Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
54 publications · 715 citations · ORCID 0000-0003-1369-3750
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Max Efui Annani-Akollor is a biomedical researcher specializing in clinical biochemistry, infectious disease pathology, and metabolic health. Annani-Akollor's work focuses on biomarkers for malaria, diabetes complications, and preeclampsia, utilizing proteomic and hematological techniques to improve diagnostic accuracy in Ghanaian populations.
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Why this gap exists: While the retrieved literature consistently establishes that maternal gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) increases the long-term risk of cardiometabolic diseases in offspring [1][2][3], it focuses primarily on pathogenesis and risk association rather than defining specific, evidence-based long-term treatment strategies for the children to mitigate these risks.
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Why this gap exists: While recent reviews [8] confirm GDM alters maternal gut microbiota and neonatal health, and older studies [0] note dysbiosis across maternal sites, the retrieved evidence lacks direct, longitudinal studies correlating specific gestational maternal microbiota profiles with the *long-term* metabolic health of offspring, leaving the core question unresolved.
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Why this gap exists: While Abstract [7] compares diagnostic criteria and Abstract [4] compares 75g and 100g OGTTs, the retrieved evidence lacks direct, comparative studies on the cost-effectiveness and relative efficacy of the one-step versus two-step *approaches* in preventing adverse outcomes, leaving the specific question unresolved.
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Why this gap exists: While a 2023 network meta-analysis [6] synthesizes general efficacy and adherence data for LTBI regimens, the retrieved evidence lacks direct comparative studies specifically focused on high-burden, low-resource settings, leaving the specific constraints of these environments unresolved.
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Why this gap exists: While the retrieved literature confirms the projected increase in child wasting and maternal undernutrition due to COVID-19 disruptions [0] and explores general concepts of food system resilience [2] and social protection [3], no study directly quantifies how specific policy frameworks moderate these projected outcomes, leaving the core interaction unresolved.
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Why this gap exists: While the retrieved papers discuss general breastfeeding barriers in South Africa [8] and cultural influences in other regions like Ethiopia [6] and Malaysia [9], none specifically address the mediation of 'insufficient milk' beliefs on the relationship between maternal dietary diversity and prelacteal feeds in rural South African communities.
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Integrative proteomic profiling of malaria-derived microparticles: A mass spectrometry-based study.
PubMed · 2026
Integrative proteomic profiling of malaria-derived microparticles: A mass spectrometry–based study
Open MIND · 2026
Integrative proteomic profiling of malaria-derived microparticles: A mass spectrometry–based study
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026
American Journal of Laboratory Medicine · 2026
Diabetogenic Effect of Diet-Induced Obesity among Male Wistar Rats
Open Journal of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases · 2025
SSRN Electronic Journal · 2024
PLoS ONE · 2023 · corresponding author · 24 citations
Health Science Reports · 2023 · 16 citations
PLOS Global Public Health · 2023 · corresponding author · 14 citations
SAGE Open Medicine · 2023 · 7 citations
Scientific African · 2023 · 5 citations
PLoS ONE · 2023 · 3 citations
Placenta · 2023 · 2 citations
Nursing and Health Care · 2023 · 1 citations
BMC Infectious Diseases · 2023
Frontiers in Clinical Diabetes and Healthcare · 2022 · 24 citations
Frontiers in Global Women s Health · 2022 · 16 citations
PLoS ONE · 2022 · 8 citations
Frontiers in Clinical Diabetes and Healthcare · 2022 · 3 citations
Human Nutrition & Metabolism · 2022 · 1 citations
Journal of Applied Sciences and Clinical Practice · 2022 · 1 citations
Kidney International Reports · 2022
PLoS ONE · 2021 · 23 citations
The EPMA Journal · 2021 · 8 citations
Thrombosis Journal · 2021 · 4 citations
Sci · 2021 · 3 citations
Research Square · 2021
Preprints.org · 2021
Heliyon · 2020 · 68 citations
PLoS ONE · 2020 · 58 citations
Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 diversity in Ghana
Malaria Journal · 2020 · 50 citations
Journal of Diabetes Research · 2020 · 24 citations
Heliyon · 2020 · corresponding author · 6 citations
Advances in Hematology · 2020 · 4 citations
Journal of Tropical Medicine · 2020 · 3 citations
Obstetrics and Gynecology International · 2020 · 1 citations
Research Square (Research Square) · 2020 · 1 citations
Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 (PfHRP2) diversity in Ghana
Research Square · 2020
BioMed Research International · 2019 · 57 citations
Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome · 2019 · corresponding author · 45 citations
Medicina · 2019 · corresponding author · 38 citations
Determination of Haematological Reference Ranges in Healthy Adults in Three Regions in Ghana
BioMed Research International · 2019 · 29 citations
PLoS ONE · 2019 · 17 citations
Disease Markers · 2019 · corresponding author · 16 citations
Alexandria Journal of Medicine · 2019 · 13 citations
The Scientific World JOURNAL · 2019 · 10 citations
Medicina · 2019 · 7 citations
Journal of Tropical Medicine · 2018 · 45 citations
Texila international journal of clinical research · 2018
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Proteomic analysis of microparticles isolated from malaria positive blood samples
Proteome Science · 2017 · 29 citations
Journal of Human Sport and Exercise · 2017 · 18 citations
PubMed · 2015 · 5 citations
Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy · 2014 · 8 citations