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Malaria Journal, 2009 Background A SNP at position 131, in the FcγRIIa gene, affects the binding of the different IgG subclasses and may influence the clinical variation seen in patients with falciparum malaria. This study confirms and extends previous findings, analysing the
Balogun Halima A +7 more
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Malaria Journal, 2009 Background C-reactive protein (CRP) is an acute phase protein that can activate various immune cells and bind to certain Fcγ receptors. The latter may compete with the binding of IgG antibodies to these receptors and could thereby interfere with the ...
ElGhazali Gehad +13 more
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BMC Genomics, 2019 Background Human population history in the Holocene was profoundly impacted by changes in lifestyle following the invention and adoption of food-production practices.
Mário Vicente +6 more
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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2021 Achieving complete vaccination for children has been challenging in Nigeria. Yet, addressing Nigeria’s completeness of vaccination requires ethno-cultural diversity consideration rather than nationally population based.
Rotimi Felix Afolabi +5 more
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The Fulani are not from the Middle East [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2010 In a recent issue of PNAS, Scheinfeldt et al. (1) maintained that, although Fulani mtDNA is consistent with a West African origin, the linguistic and nonrecombinant portion of the Y chromosome (NRY) supports a Middle Eastern origin for this population. Although this is their opinion, the linguistic and genetic evidence fails to support this conclusion.
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Effect of Fulani Herdsmen Grazing Activities on Food Crop Production among Farm Youth in Nigeria
Indonesian Journal of Agricultural Research, 2023 This study investigated the effect of herdsmen grazing activities on food crop production among farm youth in Nigeria. Data were collected from 120 farm youth through a structured interview schedule with a multi-stage selection process. Data analysis was
Kolawole Adelekan Adeloye +2 more
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International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.Abstract Objective This study identifies factors associated with not proceeding to clitoral reconstructive surgery among women with female genital mutilation (FGM) enrolled in a specialized surgical pathway. Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted at a multidisciplinary referral center in Montreuil, France, between January 2021 and December ...
Félicia Joinau‐Zoulovits +3 more
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The origin and spread of Islam in Anglophone Cameroon
Vestiges: Traces of RecordThe Fulani and Hausa were among the first people to embrace Islam in black Africa through the Jihads of Muslim clerics, among was Uthman Dan Fodio and had far reaching consequences for Muslims and non Muslims peoples.
Jabiru Muhammadou Amadou
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