• Interprofessional care for chronic diseases of lifestyle 

  Useh, Ushotanefe; Akindele, Mukadas O. (Biomedical Communications Group, 2018)

  Public health and other healthcare practitioners are facing the challenges that arise from chronic diseases of lifestyle. Astronomical increase in the prevalence and burden of chronic non-communicable diseases in the high ...
• Perceptions of early adolescent Setswana-speaking learners of respect in the educator-learner relationship 

  Johnson, Zena; Jacobs, Susanne; Van Schalkwyk, Izanette (Taylor & Francis, 2018)

  This exploratory research focused on describing Setswana-speaking early adolescents’ perceptions of respect in educator-learner relationships in the South African context. A lack of mutual respect obstructs adolescents’ ...
• Suid-Afrika se waterkrisis: ’n interdissiplinêre benadering 

  Viljoen, Germarié; Van der Walt, Kobus (Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2018)

  Suid-Afrika se toekoms word wesentlik bedreig deur ʼn uiters beperkte water-hulpbron wat vanweë ʼn lae reënvalsyfer en onvoorspelbare droogtes vergelyk kan word met van die droogste lande ter wêreld. Suid-Afrika het boonop ...
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  Effects of strength training on the physiological determinants of middle- and long-distance running performance: a systematic review 

  Blagrove, Richard C.; Howatson, Glyn; Hayes, Philip R. (Springer, 2018)

  Background Middle- and long-distance running performance is constrained by several important aerobic and anaerobic parameters. The efficacy of strength training (ST) for distance runners has received considerable attention ...
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  Kontrasterende invloed van chroniese osoonblootstelling op fotosintetiese elektronoordrag en CO2-assimilering in gevoelige (S156) en bestande (R123) Phaseolus vulgaris L. genotipes 

  Krüger, Gert H. J.; Scheepers, Cornelius C.W.; Strasser, Reto J.; Berner, Jacques M. (Suid-Afrikaans Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2018)

  Troposferiese osoon (O3) word beskou as een van die belangrikste lugbesoedelstowwe aangesien dit wêreldwyd meer skade aan landbougewasse aanrig as al die ander besoedelstowwe saam. Weens die oksiderende aard daarvan ...
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  Ramsar-vleilande in Suid-Afrika: historiese en huidige akwatiese navorsing 

  Malherbe, W. (Suid-Afrikaans Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2018)

  Vleilande verskaf ’n verskeidenheid van goedere en funksies en dus moet die vleilande wat nog natuurlik is, beskerm word. Die Ramsar-konvensie vir vleilande van internasionale belang is al vanaf 1975 in werking in Suid-Afrika ...
• Effects of montmorency tart cherry (L. Prunus Cerasus) consumption on nitric oxide biomarkers and exercise performance 

  Keane, K.M.; Howatson, G.; Bailey, S.J.; Vanhatalo, A.; Jones, A.M. (Wiley, 2018)

  The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Montmorency tart cherry juice (MC) on nitric oxide (NO) biomarkers, vascular function, and exercise performance. In a randomized, double-blind, placebo ...
• Investigation of hepatic warfarin metabolism activity in rodenticide-resistant black rats (Rattus rattus) in Tokyo by in situ liver perfusion 

  Takeda, Kazuki; Ikenaka, Yoshinori; Tanaka, Kazuyuki; Nakayama, Shouta M.M.; Tanikawa, Tsutomu (Elsevier, 2018)

  Anti-blood coagulation rodenticides, such as warfarin, have been used all over the world. They inhibit vitamin K epoxide reductase (VKOR), which is necessary for producing several blood clotting factors. This inhibition ...
• Making use of survival analysis to indirectly model loss given default 

  Joubert, M.; Verster, T.; Raubenheimer, H. (Stellenbosch Univ, 2018)

  A direct or indirect modelling methodology can be used to predict Loss Given Default (LGD). When using the indirect LGD methodology, two components exist, namely, the loss severity component and the probability component. ...
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  Whole Earth Telescope discovery of a strongly distorted quadrupole pulsation in the largest amplitude rapidly oscillating Ap star 

  Holdsworth, Daniel L.; Letarte, B.; Kurtz, D.W.; Saio, H.; Provencal, J.L. (Oxford Univ Press, 2018)

  We present a new analysis of the rapidly oscillating Ap (roAp) star, 2MASS J19400781 − 4420093 (J1940; V = 13.1). The star was discovered using SuperWASP broad-band photometry to have a frequency of 176.39 d−1 (2041.55 μHz; ...
• Deception improves time trial performance in well-trained cyclists without augmented fatigue 

  Ansdell, Paul; Howatson, Glyn; Thomas, Kevin; Amann, Markus; Goodall, Stuart (Wolters Kluwer, 2018)

  Purpose To investigate the effects of feedback, in the form of a virtual avatar paced at 100% and 102% of baseline performance, on neuromuscular fatigue after a 4-km cycling time trial (TT). We hypothesized that improved ...
• Effects of strength training on postpubertal adolescent distance runners 

  Blagrove, Richard C.; Howatson, Glyn; Howe, Louis P.; Cushion, Emily J.; Spence, Adam (Wolters Kluwer, 2018)

  Purpose Strength training activities have consistently been shown to improve running economy (RE) and neuromuscular characteristics, such as force-producing ability and maximal speed, in adult distance runners. However, ...
• Imposex assessment and tributyltin levels in sediments along the Atlantic coast of South Africa 

  Van Gessellen, Nicole; Bouwman, Hindrik; Averbuj, Andres (Elsevier, 2018)

  Female marine gastropods develop imposex (growth of penis/vas deferens) when exposed to TBT (tributyltin). Ours, is the first report of an imposex survey associated with TBT in sediment along 920 km of South Africa's ...
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  Oligomerisasie van langerketting 1-alkene in die teenwoordigheid van Cp2MCl2-metalloseen-, meer komplekse Zr-metalloseen- en tridentaat bis(imino)piridienyster(II)-katalisatorsisteme 

  Marx, Frans T.I.; Vosloo, Hermanus C.M.; Pieters, Esna (LitNet, 2018)

  1-alkenes represent a large part of the commercial market and since oligomers thereof are important intermediates for specialty chemicals, they warrant further study. Metallocene catalysts are a promising development, since ...
• Rethinking urban green infrastructure and ecosystem services from the perspective of sub-Saharan African cities 

  Lindley, Sarah; Cilliers, Sarel; Pauleit, Stephan; Kumelachew, Yeshitela; Shackleton, Charlie (Elsevier, 2018)

  Urban green infrastructure and its ecosystem services are often conceptualised in terms of a predominantly western perspective of cities and their wider social, economic and environmental challenges. However, the benefits ...
• Protocol for acute and chronic ecotoxicity testing of the turquoise killifish Nothobranchius furzeri 

  Philippe, Charlotte; Brendonck, Luc; Gregoir, Arnoit F.; Thoré, Eli S.J.; De Boeck, Gudrun (JoVE, 2018)

  The killifish Nothobranchius furzeri is an emerging model organism in the field of ecotoxicology and its applicability in acute and chronic ecotoxicity testing has been demonstrated. Overall, the sensitivity of the species ...
• An optimal protocol for measurement of corticospinal excitability, short intracortical inhibition and intracortical facilitation in the rectus femoris 

  Brownstein, Callum G.; Howatson, Glyn; Ansdell, Paul; Škarabot, Jakob; Goodall, Stuart (Elsevier, 2018)

  The study aimed to determine the optimal application of single- and paired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in the rectus femoris. Twenty-nine male adults participated in the study, which involved 5 separate ...
• Differences in force normalising procedures during submaximal anisometric contractions 

  Škarabot, Jakob; Howatson, Glyn; Ansdell, Paul; Brownstein, Callum; Goodall, Stuart (Elsevier, 2018)

  Eccentric contractions are thought to require a unique neural activation strategy. However, due to greater intrinsic force generating capacity of muscle fibres during eccentric contraction, the understanding of neural ...
• Torque, power and muscle activation of eccentric and concentric isokinetic cycling 

  Green, David J.; Howatson, Glyn; Thomas, Kevin; Ross, Emma Z.; Green, Steven C. (Elsevier, 2018)

  This study aimed to establish the effect of cycling mode and cadence on torque, external power output, and lower limb muscle activation during maximal, recumbent, isokinetic cycling. After familiarisation, twelve healthy ...
• Some variables influencing academic achievement : reading, motivation, learning strategies, learning approaches 

  Van Staden, L.J.; Ellis, S. (University of Venda, 2017)

  The low throughput and high drop-out rates at contact institutions are of concern as this leads to small percentages of qualified students available for the labour market. In order to address this problem, it is essential ...

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