DNA methylation at the suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (SOCS3) gene influences height in childhood by Prachand Issarapu, Manisha Arumalla, Hannah R. Elliott, Suraj S. Nongmaithem, Alagu Sankareswaran, Modupeh Betts, Sara Sajjadi, Noah J. Kessler, Swati Bayyana, Sohail R. Mansuri, Maria Derakhshan, G. V. Krishnaveni, Smeeta Shrestha, Kalyanaraman Kumaran, Chiara Di Gravio, Sirazul A. Sahariah, Eleanor Sanderson, Caroline L. Relton, Kate A. Ward, Sophie E. Moore, Andrew M. Prentice, Karen A. Lillycrop, Caroline H. D. Fall, Matt J. Silver, Giriraj R. Chandak, the EMPHASIS study group

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Deux millénaires ou deux siècles de constructions mégalithiques au Sénégal et en Gambie ? Nouvelles dates pour Wanar et révision des contextes archéologiques by Luc Laporte, Jean-Claude Lefèvre, Matar Ndiaye, Christine Oberlin, Adrien Delvoye, Mathilde Stern, Abdoul Kader Faye, Aziz Ballouche, Jean-Paul Cros, Selim Djouad, Laurent Quesnel

“…The megaliths of Senegal and The Gambia comprise nearly 30,000 erected stones recorded over a surface of around 30,000 km², mainly in the northern basin of the Gambia River. …”
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Multiple Plasmodium falciparum drug resistance polymorphisms identified in a pregnant woman with severe malaria and a concomitant spontaneous abortion in Cross River, Nigeria, West... by Mary Aigbiremo Oboh, Fatou Faal, Oluwagbemisola Elizabeth Adeniji, Simon Correa, Anthony Uyimulam Amawu, Ekon Ogban, Eva Heinz, Grant Hughes, Martin M. Meremikwu, Alfred Amambua-Ngwa

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Comparative and stability study of glucose concentrations measured in both sodium fluoride and serum separator tubes by Mustapha Dibbasey, Solomon Umukoro, Abdoulie Bojang

“…A total of 50 paired samples collected separately in NaF/KOx tubes and SSTs from healthy adult participants in the Gambia Adults Reference Intervals Study (GARIS) project were used as the project sample size. …”
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Determinants of academic performance in medical students: evidence from a medical school in south-east Nigeria by Ekwochi U, Osuorah DIC, Ohayi SA, Nevo AC, Ndu IK, Onah SK

“…Uchenna Ekwochi,1 DI Chidiebere Osuorah,2 Samuel A Ohayi,1 Anthony C Nevo,1 Ikenna K Ndu,1 Stanley K Onah31College of Medicine, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria; 2Child Survival Unit, Medical Research Council, The Gambia Unit, Banjul, Gambia; 3College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Awka, Anambra State, NigeriaCorrespondence: DI Chidiebere OsuorahChild Survival Unit, Medical Research Council UK, The Gambia Unit, 78 Atlantic Boulevard, Fajara, GambiaEmail chidi.osuorah@yahoo.comBackground: Medical education is considered one of the toughest college degrees to acquire. …”
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Phacomorphic glaucoma in Gambians by Chimdi M Chuka - Okosa

“…Aims: (i) To assess the uptake of cataract surgical services in the Gambia in a simple way, using the incidence of Phacomorphic glaucoma. …”
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Characterisation of the opposing effects of G6PD deficiency on cerebral malaria and severe malarial anaemia by Geraldine M Clarke, Kirk Rockett, Katja Kivinen, Christina Hubbart, Anna E Jeffreys, Kate Rowlands, Muminatou Jallow, David J Conway, Kalifa A Bojang, Margaret Pinder, Stanley Usen, Fatoumatta Sisay-Joof, Giorgio Sirugo, Ousmane Toure, Mahamadou A Thera, Salimata Konate, Sibiry Sissoko, Amadou Niangaly, Belco Poudiougou, Valentina D Mangano, Edith C Bougouma, Sodiomon B Sirima, David Modiano, Lucas N Amenga-Etego, Anita Ghansah, Kwadwo A Koram, Michael D Wilson, Anthony Enimil, Jennifer Evans, Olukemi K Amodu, Subulade Olaniyan, Tobias Apinjoh, Regina Mugri, Andre Ndi, Carolyne M Ndila, Sophie Uyoga, Alexander Macharia, Norbert Peshu, Thomas N Williams, Alphaxard Manjurano, Nuno Sepúlveda, Taane G Clark, Eleanor Riley, Chris Drakeley, Hugh Reyburn, Vysaul Nyirongo, David Kachala, Malcolm Molyneux, Sarah J Dunstan, Nguyen Hoan Phu, Nguyen Ngoc Quyen, Cao Quang Thai, Tran Tinh Hien, Laurens Manning, Moses Laman, Peter Siba, Harin Karunajeewa, Steve Allen, Angela Allen, Timothy ME Davis, Pascal Michon, Ivo Mueller, Síle F Molloy, Susana Campino, Angeliki Kerasidou, Victoria J Cornelius, Lee Hart, Shivang S Shah, Gavin Band, Chris CA Spencer, Tsiri Agbenyega, Eric Achidi, Ogobara K Doumbo, Jeremy Farrar, Kevin Marsh, Terrie Taylor, Dominic P Kwiatkowski, MalariaGEN Consortium

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Diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for childhood tuberculosis in West Africa – a multicenter pragmatic study by Awa Ba Diallo, Victory F. Edem, Arnauld Fiogbe, Kwabena A. Osman, Mohamed Tolofoudie, Amadou Somboro, Bassirou Diarra, Babatunde Ogunbosi, Ibrahim Abok, Augustine O. Ebonyi, Bamenla Goka, Dissou Affolabi, Regina Oladokun, Aderemi O. Kehinde, Nuredin Mohammed, Toyin Togun

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Extensive microbial diversity within the chicken gut microbiome revealed by metagenomics and culture by Rachel Gilroy, Anuradha Ravi, Maria Getino, Isabella Pursley, Daniel L. Horton, Nabil-Fareed Alikhan, Dave Baker, Karim Gharbi, Neil Hall, Mick Watson, Evelien M. Adriaenssens, Ebenezer Foster-Nyarko, Sheikh Jarju, Arss Secka, Martin Antonio, Aharon Oren, Roy R. Chaudhuri, Roberto La Ragione, Falk Hildebrand, Mark J. Pallen

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Zika Virus in West Africa: A Seroepidemiological Study between 2007 and 2012 by Serena Marchi, Simonetta Viviani, Emanuele Montomoli, Yuxiao Tang, Adele Boccuto, Ilaria Vicenti, Maurizio Zazzi, Samba Sow, Aldiouma Diallo, Olubukola T. Idoko, Niranjan Bhat, Claudia Maria Trombetta

“…Human serum samples were collected in 2007 and in 2011/2012 from a cohort of 2–29-year-old subjects from Mali, Senegal, and The Gambia. A sample that tested positive by Zika virus IgG ELISA and by Zika virus microneutralization test was defined as positive. …”
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Zika Virus Epidemiology in Selected West African Countries between 2007 and 2012 by Serena Marchi, Simonetta Viviani, Emanuele Montomoli, Yuxiao Tang, Adele Boccuto, Ilaria Vicenti, Maurizio Zazzi, Samba Sow, Aldiouma Diallo, Olubukola T. Idoko, Niranjan Bhat, Claudia Maria Trombetta

“…The results indicate that Zika virus is present and actively circulating in Senegal and The Gambia, with prevalence values of 13.7% and 6.9% in 2012, respectively. …”
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Uptake and determinants of childhood vaccination status among children aged 0–12 months in three West African countries by Amadou Barrow, Ayobami Oyekunle Afape, Dalanda Cham, Precious Chidozie Azubuike

“…This study looks at the uptake and determinants of childhood vaccination status among children under the age of one year, for Gambia, Sierra Leon, and Liberia. Method Data from 2019 to 20 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data from Gambia, Sierra Leone, and Liberia were pooled for the analysis used in this study. …”
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Characteristics of Distinct Dietary Patterns in Rural Bangladesh: Nutrient Adequacy and Vulnerability to Shocks by Zakari Ali, Pauline F. D. Scheelbeek, Kazi Istiaque Sanin, Timothy S. Thomas, Tahmeed Ahmed, Andrew M. Prentice, Rosemary Green

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Cytotoxic T lymphocytes to Plasmodium falciparum epitopes in an area of intense and perennial transmission in Tanzania. by Lalvani, A, Hurt, N, Aidoo, M, Kibatala, P, Tanner, M, Hill, A

“…In the Kilombero valley of Tanzania, malaria transmission is holoendemic and 300 times more intense than in The Gambia. We report here that several of the epitopes identified in The Gambia are also recognized in naturally exposed, partially immune Tanzanian adults and that levels of CTL are similar to or slightly higher than in Gambian subjects, despite the much higher inoculation rate. …”

Sex‐specific associations between cardiovascular risk factors and physical function: the Gambian Bone and Muscle Ageing Study by Ayse Zengin, Mícheál Ó Breasail, Camille M. Parsons, Landing M. Jarjou, Ramatoulie E. Janha, Modou Jobe, Ann Prentice, Cyrus Cooper, Peter R. Ebeling, Kate A. Ward

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House screening for malaria control: views and experiences of participants in the RooPfs trial by Caroline Jones, A. Matta, Margaret Pinder, Umberto D’Alessandro, Jakob Knudsen, Steve W. Lindsay

“…This study, undertaken in the Upper River Region of The Gambia, explores local perceptions of what a good house should provide for its inhabitants and responses to living in a house that has been modified as part of a randomized control trial designed to assess whether improved housing provided additional protection against clinical malaria in children (the RooPfs trial). …”
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Serious life events and associated PTSD in Gambian girls exposed to female genital cutting by Trond Heir, Trond Heir, Bothild Bendiksen, Fabakary Minteh, Rex A. Kuye, Inger-Lise Lien

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Haplotypic analysis of the TNF locus by association efficiency and entropy. by Ackerman, H, Usen, S, Mott, R, Richardson, A, Sisay-Joof, F, Katundu, P, Taylor, T, Ward, R, Molyneux, M, Pinder, M, Kwiatkowski, D

“…Both populations were haplotypically diverse (gene diversity = 0.80, Gambia; 0.85, Malawi) and significantly differentiated (p < 10-5 by exact test). …”

The second and third Hankel determinants for starlike and convex functions associated with Three-Leaf function by Amina Riaz, Mohsan Raza, Muhammad Ahsan Binyamin, Afis Saliu

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Fuzzy differential subordination associated with generalized Mittag-Leffler type Poisson distribution by Bushra Kanwal, Kashmala Sarfaraz, Munnaza Naz, Afis Saliu

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