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QTc prolongation, increased NT-proBNP and pre-clinical myocardial wall remodeling in excessive alcohol consumers: the SABPA study
(Elsevier, 2018)
Alcohol contributes greatly to vascular and structural modifications. Due to differences in the metabolism and tolerance of alcohol between ethnic groups, the manner of these modifications may differ. We investigated the ...
Challenges and opportunities for biological mass spectrometry core facilities in the developing world
(The Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities, 2018)
The developing world is seeing rapid growth in the availability of biological mass spectrometry (MS), particularly through core facilities. As proteomics and metabolomics becomes locally feasible for investigators in these ...
Adult dragonflies are indicators of environmental metallic elements
(Elsevier, 2018)
Adult dragonflies (Insecta; Odonata) are aerial predatory arthropods that occur globally except in the polar regions. However, we know of no research on adult dragonflies as potential indicators of metallic elements in the ...
Variation of indoor particulate matter concentrations and association with indoor/outdoor temperature: a case study in rural Limpopo, South Africa
(MDPI, 2018)
There is still a pressing concern regarding the causes of poor indoor air quality and the consequent effects on health, because people spend a considerable amount of time indoors. Information about seasonal variation and ...
Correlates of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder diagnosis among rape survivors: results and implications of a South African study
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)
This study aimed to describe factors associated with the experience of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among rape survivors. Participants were female survivors attending a treatment centre in South Africa (black = ...
To the knowledge of Oribatid mites of the subgenus Galumna (Galumna) Heyden 1826 (Acari, Oribatida, Galumnidae) in South Africa, with a key to species known from the Ethiopian region
(Hayka, 2018)
A new species of Galumna (Oribatida, Galumnidae) is described from moss (Sphagnum sp.) growing in a seepage area below a permanent spring in South Africa; Galumnasphagni sp. n. is similar to G. baloghi Wallwork 1965, but ...
SAUCGA: the potential, role, and development of underground coal gasification in South Africa
(SAIMM, 2018)
This paper offers an introduction to and strategic context for the other papers included in this special UCG edition of the Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. South Africa is facing long-term ...
Prevalence of potentially serious drug-drug interactions among South African elderly private health sector patients using the Mimica Matanović/Vlahović‐Palčevski protocol
(Wiley, 2018)
Objectives
To determine the prevalence of potentially serious drug–drug interactions (DDIs) and their relationship with gender and age, among elderly in South Africa.
Methods
A cross‐sectional study was conducted using ...
Older people's competence to use mobile phones: an exploratory study in a South African context
(International Society for Gerontechnology, 2018)
The older person population, as well as the level of mobile phone penetration in Africa and SubSaharan countries, are increasing globally. This study explored older persons’ competences to
use mobile phones in the Tlokwe ...
Accelerated nutrition transition in the North West Province of South Africa: results from the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE-NWP-SA) cohort study, 2005 to 2010
(Cambridge Univ Press, 2018)
Objective: South Africa (SA) is in the midst of a health transition characterized by a
quadruple burden of diseases and a nutrition transition. The existing nutrition
transition in SA, accompanied by the coexistence of ...