Search Results - "Mendy, Michael"

Exploring influences on adolescent diet and physical activity in rural Gambia, West Africa: food insecurity, culture and the natural environment by Janha, Ramatoulie E, Hardy-Johnson, Polly, Kehoe, Sarah H, Mendy, Michael B, Camara, Isatou, Jarjou, Landing, Ward, Kathryn, Moore, Sophie E, Fall, Caroline, Barker, Mary, Weller, Susie

“…To explore, from the perspectives of adolescents and caregivers, and using qualitative methods, influences on adolescent diet and physical activity in rural…”
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Economic growth and openness in Africa: What is the empirical relationship? by Chang, Ching-Cheng, Mendy, Michael

“…This study examines the effects of trade policies on economic growth in Africa. The econometric methodology follows the cross-country studies by Barro ( 1991 )…”
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Maintaining Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte infectivity during blood collection and transport for mosquito feeding assays in the field by Soumare, Harouna M, Guelbeogo, Wamdaogo Moussa, van de Vegte-Bolmer, Marga, van Gemert, Geert-Jan, Soumanaba, Zongo, Ouedraogo, Alphonse, Ouattara, Maurice S, Abdullahi, Ahmad, Jadama, Lamin, Camara, Muhammed M, Gaye, Pa Modou, Mendy, Michael, Davis, Nwakanma, Tiono, Alfred B, D'Alessandro, Umberto, Drakeley, Chris, Bousema, Teun, Moreno, Marta, Collins, Katharine A

“…Mosquito feeding assays using venous blood are commonly used for evaluating the transmission potential of malaria infected individuals. To improve the accuracy…”
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Pregnancy‐Related Change in pQCT and Bone Biochemistry in a Population With a Habitually Low Calcium Intake by Ó Breasail, Mícheál, Ward, Kate A, Schoenbuchner, Simon M, Ceesay, Mustapha, Mendy, Michael, Jarjou, Landing M, Moore, Sophie E, Prentice, Ann

“…ABSTRACT In pregnancy, changes in maternal calcium (Ca) economy occur to satisfy fetal Ca demand. It is unclear whether maternal mineral reserves facilitate…”
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Birth weight predicts bone size in young adulthood at cortical sites in men and trabecular sites in women from The Gambia by de Bono, Stephanie, Schoenmakers, Inez, Ceesay, Mustapha, Mendy, Michael, Laskey, M. Ann, Cole, Tim J, Prentice, Ann

“…Abstract Fracture risk is determined by bone mass, size and architecture. Birth weight (Bwt) is reported to predict adult bone mass and density. Early life…”
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Bone mineral contents and plasma osteocalcin concentrations of Gambian children 12 and 24 mo after the withdrawal of a calcium supplement by Dibba, Bakary, Prentice, Ann, Ceesay, Mustapha, Mendy, Michael, Darboe, Sainabou, Stirling, Dorothy M, Cole, Tim J, Poskitt, Elizabeth M.E

“…Background: Our randomized, placebo-controlled supplementation study of 160 rural Gambian children aged 8.3-11.9 y showed that an increase in calcium intake of…”
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Bone mineral contents and plasma osteocalcin concentrations of Gambian children 12 and 24 mo after the withdrawal of a calcium supplement12 by Dibba, Bakary, Prentice, Ann, Ceesay, Mustapha, Mendy, Michael, Darboe, Sainabou, Stirling, Dorothy M, Cole, Tim J, Poskitt, Elizabeth ME

“…Our randomized, placebo-controlled supplementation study of 160 rural Gambian children aged 8.3–11.9 y showed that an increase in calcium intake of 714 mg/d…”
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Portuguese colonialism in africa: the tradition of resistance in guinea-bissau, 1871-1959 by Mendy, Peter Michael Karibe

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