Blood pressure and the hypertension care cascade in The Gambia: Findings from a nationwide survey
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Volume 26, Issue 5, Page 563-572, May 2024.Abstract Community treatment of hypertension in sub‐Saharan Africa is hampered by gaps at several stages of the care cascade. We compared blood pressure (BP) levels (systolic, diastolic and pulse pressures) in four groups of participants by hypertension and treatment status.
Modou Jobe +8 more
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La morfologia nominale nell’italiano L2 di minori stranieri non accompagnati: analfabetismo, acquisizione, didattica [PDF]
, 2019 Il contributo esplora la possibilità di tracciare specificità nel processo di acquisizione della morfologia nominale nell’italiano L2 di apprendenti privi di competenze di scrittura in lingua madre e debolmente o per nulla scolarizzati al loro arrivo in ...
Egle Mocciaro
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Characterization of CYP2B6 and CYP2A6 Pharmacogenetic Variation in Sub‐Saharan African Populations
Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, Volume 115, Issue 3, Page 576-594, March 2024.Genetic variation in CYP2B6 and CYP2A6 is known to impact interindividual response to antiretrovirals, nicotine, and bupropion, among other drugs. However, the full catalogue of clinically relevant pharmacogenetic variants in these genes is yet to be established, especially across African populations. This study therefore aimed to characterize the star
David Twesigomwe +13 more
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Digitised audio questionnaire for assessment of informed consent comprehension in a low-literacy African research population: development and psychometric evaluation. [PDF]
, 2014 OBJECTIVE: To develop and psychometrically evaluate an audio digitised tool for assessment of comprehension of informed consent among low-literacy Gambian research participants.
Afolabi, Muhammed O +8 more
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A filiação dos pronomes pessoais do crioulo da ilha de Santiago (Cabo Verde)
Journal of Ibero-Romance Creoles, 2012 This article proposes a diachronic reconstruction of the personal pronoun system of the Capeverdean Creole variety spoken on the island of Santiago, based on what we know about the personal pronouns of late medieval Portuguese and the pronouns which ...
Jürgen Lang
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Pure fiction – the interplay of indexical and essentialist language ideologies and heterogeneous practices: A view from Agnack [PDF]
, 2016 This paper investigates the complex interplay between different sets of language ideologies and multilingual practice in a village in Lower Casamance (Senegal).
Lüpke, Friederike
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Photography, care and the visual economy of Gambian transatlantic kinship relations [PDF]
, 2017 This article examines transnational kinship relations between Gambian parents in the United Kingdom and their children and carers in The Gambia, with a focus on the production, exchange and reception of photographs.
Baldassar L +15 more
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Mujeres inmigrantes y/o esposas de inmigrantes senegaleses y gambianos en Cataluña (España) : entre la vida familiar y la vida profesional [PDF]
, 2004 La inmigración de mujeres de origen senegalés y gambiano en Cataluña (España) es actualmente una realidad. Esta inmigración se beneficia de las medidas de reagrupamiento familiar instauradas por las autoridades españolas.
Sow, Papa
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IFNGR1 polymorphisms in Thai malaria patients [PDF]
, 2009 Interferon-γ (IFN-γ) has been suggested to play an important role in the pathogenesis of malaria. To examine possible association of the IFN-γ receptor 1 (IFNGR1) polymorphisms with cerebral malaria, 312 adult patients with Plasmodium falciparum malaria (
Hananantachai Hathairad +7 more
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Review of Osita Okagbue (2007) 'African Theatres and Performances' [PDF]
, 2008 This is a review of Osita Okagbue's brilliantly researched book for Routledge’s Theatres of the World series, a framework for exploring selected theatre and performance traditions from various cultures of the world.
Ukaegbu, Victor
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