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Hydrothermal synthesis, characterization and adsorption testing of MoS2-Zeolite for the removal of lead in an aqueous solution
(EARET, 2018)The shortage of water can be worsened by the pollution of limited water resources by industrial activities such as mining which contribute to significant level of toxic heavy metals in the environments. Heavy metals ... -
The hydrotreatment of an unsaturated fatty acid vegetable oil to hydrocarbons over Ni/SiO2-Al2O3
(ETA-Florence Renewable Energies, 2015)In this study, sunflower oil was hydrotreated in the presence of a nickel catalyst with the objective to evaluate the effect of reaction parameters on the characteristics of the reaction product. The effect of reaction ... -
Hymn singing in Sesotho/Setswana/Sepedi speaking churches: a process of claiming and reclaiming
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)Hymn singing is an early example of cross-cultural pollination – what had been taken away from the natives by the missionaries, was reclaimed in the adaptation of old European hymns and the composition of new traditional ... -
The Hyogo framework for action and its implications for disaster management and reduction in Africa
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2010)At the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, Hyogo, Japan, in January 2005, the international community adopted a 10-year plan to make the world safer from disasters. The resultant Hyogo Framework for Action is the global ... -
Hypercoagulation and hyperkinetic blood pressure indicative of physiological loss-of-control despite behavioural control in Africans: the SABPA study
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)Objectives: A dissociation between behavioural (in-control) and physiological parameters (indicating loss-of-control) is associated with cardiovascular risk in defensive coping (DefS) Africans. We evaluated relationships ... -
Hypercontextualized learning games: fantasy, motivation, and engagement in reality
(Sage, 2013)A Hypercontextualized Game (HCG) is a locally designed game that supports its players in gathering context-specific information and in-depth understanding and knowledge regarding the context of a site. LIEKSAMYST, an ... -
Hypercontextualized learning games: fantasy, motivation, and engagement in reality
(SAGE Publications, 2013)A Hypercontextualized Game (HCG) is a locally designed game that supports its players in gathering context-specific information and in-depth understanding and knowledge regarding the context of a site. LIEKSAMYST, an ... -
Hyperpulsatile pressure, systemic inflammation and cardiac stress are associated with cardiac wall remodeling in an African male cohort: the SABPA study
(Nature, 2016)Inflammation may contribute to an increase in cardiac wall stress through pathways related to cardiac remodeling. Cardiac remodeling is characterized by myocyte hypertrophy, myocyte death and modifications of the extracellular ... -
A hypersensitivity-like response to Meloidogyne graminicola in rice (Oryza sativa)
(The American Phytopathological Society, 2018)Meloidogyne graminicola is a major plant-parasitic nematode affecting rice cultivation in Asia. Resistance to this nematode was found in the African rice genotypes Oryza glaberrima and O. longistaminata; however, due to ... -
Hypertension treatment in a section of the prescribed management benefit market in South Africa
(North-West University, 2012)The objective of this study was to develop certain cost thresholds for the purpose of decision–making in the private health–care sector of South Africa, with specific reference to the treatment of hypertensive patients. This ... -
Hypertension types defined by clinic and ambulatory blood pressure in 14143 patients referred to hypertension clinics worldwide. Data from the ARTEMIS study
(Wolters Kluwer, 2016)Objective: The Ambulatory blood pressure Registry TEleMonitoring of hypertension and cardiovascular rISk project was designed to set up an international registry including clinic blood pressure (CBP) and ambulatory blood ... -
Hypertriglyceridaemia and the risk of pancreatitis six months post lopinavir/ritonavir initiation
(AOSIS, 2018)Background: Hypertriglyceridaemia (HTG) is an important risk factor for pancreatitis and cardiovascular disease (CVD), depending on severity. Hypertriglyceridaemia is common in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection ... -
Hyperuricaemia is an independent factor for the metabolic syndrome in a sub-Saharan African population: a factor analysis
(Elsevier, 2008)Objective To assess the risk factor pattern of the metabolic syndrome and its association with insulin resistance and hyperuricaemia in a sub-Saharan African population with different levels of urbanisation. Methods Four ... -
Hypnotherapeutic ego strengthening with coronary artery bypass surgery patients and their spouses
(North-West University, 2003)Coronary artery bypass surgery (CABS) is highly stressful for couples, since comorbid anxiety and depression are most commonly reported and hence most researched pre- and postoperative emotional states. Thus, patients' ... -
Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal-axis dysregulation and double product increases potentiate ischemic heart disease risk in a Black male cohort: the SABPA study
(Springer Nature, 2017)Emotional distress has been associated with a poorer prognosis in myocardial infarction patients. Elevated adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH), lower cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) and cortisol:DHEAS, as ... -
A hypothetical astrocyte-microglia lactate shuttle derived from a 1H NMR metabolomics analysis of cerebrospinal fluid from a cohort of South African children with tuberculous meningitis
(Springer, 2015)Tuberculosis meningitis (TBM) is the most severe form of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis and is particularly intense in small children; there is no universally accepted algorithm for the diagnosis and substantiation of TB ... -
A hypothetical method for controlling highly glycolytic cancers and metastases
(Elsevier, 2018)Most proliferating cancer cells and cancer-associated tumor stroma have an upregulated glucose energy demand in relation to normal cells. Cancer cells are further less metabolically flexible than normal cells. They can ... -
HySA infrastructure center of competence: a strategic collaboration platform for renewable hydrogen production and storage for fuel cell telecom applications
(IEEE, 2014)The Department of Science and Technology of South Africa developed the National Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Technologies (HFCT) Research, Development and Innovation Strategy. The National Strategy was branded Hydrogen South ... -
I Am the Voice. [CD resensie]
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I shall, we shall, and all others will: paradoxical information security behaviour
(Emerald, 2018)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the lemming effect as a possible cause for the privacy paradox in information security. Design/methodology/approach – Behavioural threshold analysis is used to test ...
