Enhancing oral and public health scholarship at Orapuh: Unveiling the Orapuh vocabulary by V. E. Adamu, Ndidiamaka Ijeoma Eneojo

“…As an international, independent organization incorporated in the Republic of The Gambia as a charity, Orapuh is committed to promoting astute scholarship, professional proficiency, and open science in the field. …”
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Le rôle des initiatives privées dans le développement des TIC à Ziguinchor by Dieng Mbaye

“…In this city, is slat or cut to the rest of Senegal by a foreign country : Gambia. Concerning the public development access for information communication (ICT), strong is the notice that there is an absence of a particular initiative from the state, either from the international’s cooperation. …”
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Fuzzy differential subordination related to strongly Janowski functions by Bushra Kanwal, Saqib Hussain, Afis Saliu

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Health facility delivery and early initiation of breastfeeding: Cross‐sectional survey of 11 sub‐Saharan African countries by Edward K. Ameyaw, Kenneth S. Adde, Jones A. Paintsil, Kwamena S. Dickson, Olanrewaju Oladimeji, Sanni Yaya

“…Rwanda recorded the highest percentage of early initiation of breastfeeding (86.34%), while Gambia recorded the lowest (39.44%). The adjusted model revealed a significant association between health facility delivery and EIB (aOR = 1.80, CI = 1.73–1.87). …”
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First-Principles Calculations of the Phonon, Mechanical and Thermoelectric Properties of Half-Heusler Alloy VIrSi Alloys by Paul O. Adebambo, Bamidele I. Adetunji, Oghenekevwe T. Uto, Stephane Kenmoe, Gboyega A. Adebayo

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Gadget addiction among school-going children and its association to cognitive function: a cross-sectional survey from Bangladesh by Mohammad Azmain Iktidar, Simanta Roy, Sreshtha Chowdhury, Mustari Nailah Tabassum, Musa Jallow, Mowshomi Mannan Liza, Tarannum Mahmud

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Evaluation of the Social Determinants of Health in Communities across the South-Eastern Region of Nigeria by Ngozi Joe-Ikechebelu, Chidiebere Donatus Ignatius Osuorah, Basil E Nwankwo, Williams Ngene, Ezinne I Nwaneli

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Functional genetic variation in pe/ppe genes contributes to diversity in Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineages and potential interactions with the human host by Paula Josefina Gómez-González, Anna D. Grabowska, Leopold D. Tientcheu, Anthony G. Tsolaki, Martin L. Hibberd, Susana Campino, Jody E. Phelan, Taane G. Clark, Taane G. Clark

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Climate change maladaptation for health: Agricultural practice against shifting seasonal rainfall affects snakebite risk for farmers in the tropics by Eyal Goldstein, Joseph J. Erinjery, Gerardo Martin, Anuradhani Kasturiratne, Dileepa Senajith Ediriweera, Ruchira Somaweera, Hithanadura Janaka de Silva, Peter Diggle, David G. Lalloo, Kris A. Murray, Takuya Iwamura

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The influence of maternal psychosocial circumstances and physical environment on the risk of severe wasting in rural Gambian infants: a mixed methods approach. by Nabwera, HM, Moore, SE, Mwangome, MK, Molyneux, SC, Darboe, MK, Camara-Trawally, N, Sonko, B, Darboe, A, Singhateh, S, Fulford, AJ, Prentice, AM

“…</p> <h4>Conclusion</h4> <p>In rural Gambia, inappropriate infant feeding practices were associated with severe wasting in infants. …”

Ownership in Name, But not Necessarily in Action; Comment on “It’s About the Idea Hitting the Bull’s Eye”: How Aid Effectiveness Can Catalyse the Scale-up of Health Innovations”... by Melisa Martinez-Alvarez

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Which comes first – savings or growth? Time series evidence from ECOWAS countries by Yaya KEHO

“…The results show that economic growth causes domestic savings in Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria, while the reverse causality running from savings to economic growth holds in Benin, Gambia, Mali, Niger, and Senegal. A two-way causality prevails in Ghana. …”
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Genetic regulation of acquired immune responses to antigens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a study of twins in West Africa. by Jepson, A, Fowler, A, Banya, W, Singh, M, Bennett, S, Whittle, H, Hill, A

“…In this study of 255 adult twin pairs residing in The Gambia, West Africa, it is apparent that memory T-cell responses to secreted mycobacterial antigens (85-kDa antigen complex, "short-term culture filtrate," and peptides from the ESAT-6 protein), as well as to the 65-kDa heat shock protein, are subject to effective genetic regulation. …”

Infection with Pneumocystis carinii is prevalent in healthy Gambian children. by Wakefield, A, Stewart, T, Moxon, E, Marsh, K, Hopkin, J

“…Infection with P. carinii is, therefore, common in the Gambia. Thus opportunistic pneumocystis pneumonia may be an important but largely unrecognized disease in the continent, though its impact is probably diminished by the prevalence of fatal tuberculous infection, particularly in the AIDS population.…”

Severe malarial anemia and cerebral malaria are associated with different tumor necrosis factor promoter alleles. by McGuire, W, Knight, J, Hill, A, Allsopp, C, Greenwood, B, Kwiatkowski, D

“…A previous case-control study in The Gambia found cerebral malaria, but not severe malarial anemia, was associated with the TNF-308 A allele. …”

Antigens induced on erythrocytes by P. falciparum: expression of diverse and conserved determinants. by Marsh, K, Howard, R

“…In a study of these antigens in the erythrocytes of naturally infected children in the Gambia, an antibody-mediated agglutination assay revealed an extreme degree of antigenic diversity. …”

HLA class I typing by PCR: HLA-B27 and an African B27 subtype. by Hill, A, Allsopp, C, Kwiatkowski, D, Anstey, N, Greenwood, B, McMichael, A

“…We have used this to demonstrate that the predominant subtype of HLA-B27 in the Gambia, West Africa, is HLA-B*2703, which is very rare or absent in other racial groups. …”

Estimating maternal mortality: the sisterhood method. by Graham, W, Brass, W, Snow, R

“…The first field trial of the method was carried out in the North Bank Division of The Gambia, West Africa, in 1987. The results indicate a lifetime risk of maternal mortality of 0.0584, or 1 in 17, approximating a maternal mortality ratio of 1,005 per 100,000 live births, which is consistent with previous estimates for this region.…”

Lack of an association between acute gastroenteritis, acute respiratory infections and malaria in young Gambian children. by Greenwood, B, Byass, P, Greenwood, A, Hayes, R, Menon, A, Shenton, F, Stephens, J, Snow, R

“…Thus, no evidence was found to suggest that malaria plays either a direct or indirect role in causing acute gastrointestinal or respiratory infections in young children in The Gambia.…”

COVID-19 vaccination implementation in 52 African countries: trajectory and implications for future pandemic preparedness by Olalekan A Uthman, Oghenebrume Wariri, Terna Nomhwange, Beate Kampmann, Muhammed Olanrewaju Afolabi, Yauba Saidu, Christinah Mukandavire, Obe Destiny Balogun, Sidy Ndiaye, Emmanuel A Okpo

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