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N-terminal prohormone B-type natriuretic peptide and cardiovascular function in Africans and Caucasians: the SAfrEIC study
(Elsevier, 2012)Background This study compared NT-proBNP levels and the association with cardiovascular markers between Africans and Caucasians from South Africa. Methods This cross-sectional study involved 201 Africans and 255 Caucasians ... -
The Na+K+-ATPase inhibitor marinobufagenin and early cardiovascular risk in humans: a review of recent evidence
(Springer, 2019)Purpose of Review This review synthesizes recent findings in humans pertaining to the relationships between marinobufagenin (MBG), a steroidal Na+/K+-ATPase inhibitor and salt-sensitivity biomarker, and early cardiovascular ... -
Nano- and Pheroid technologies for development of foliar iron fertilizers and iron biofortification of soybean grown in South Africa
(Springer, 2019)Background Foliar iron (Fe) fertilization of crops may increase Fe concentrations in edible portions of plants and improve yield in soils with low available Fe. However, the role of foliar Fe fertilization in increasing ... -
Nasal and rectal delivery of insulin with chitosan and N-trimethyl chitosan chloride
(Taylor & Francis, 2010)The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of TMC, with different degrees of quaternization, to increase insulin absorption in vivo following nasal and rectal administration in rats. Two batches of TMC with different ... -
Nasal delivery of recombinant human growth hormone: In vivo evaluation with pheroid technology and N-Trimethyl chitosan chloride
(Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2010)Purpose. It was the aim of this study to investigate the possible enhancement of the absorption of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) in the nasal cavity, in the presence of a polymeric absorption enhancer, N-trimethyl ... -
National expenditure on health research in South Africa: how has the landscape changed in the past decade?
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2020)Background. Over the past 18 years, the South African (SA) Ministry of Health has committed to allocate 2% of the national health budget to research, while the National Health Research Policy (2001) proposed that the health ... -
National food consumption survey - fortification baselin (NFCS-FB-I)
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Nationally hosted tax intervention: exploring South African students’ perceptions of its usefulness to develop pervasive skills
(SAJHE, 2018)The article explores the usefulness of a nationally hosted tax intervention presented to tax students from various South African universities to develop pervasive skills. In response to the call from professional bodies ... -
Natural compulsive‐like behaviour in the deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii) is associated with altered gut microbiota composition
(Wiley, 2020)Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric illness that significantly impacts affected patients and available treatments yield suboptimal therapeutic response. Recently, the role of the gut–brain axis (GBA) in ... -
Naturalistic operant responses in deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii) and its response to outcome manipulation and serotonergic intervention
(Wolters Kluwer, 2020)Investigating the motivational triggers underlying naturalistic compulsive-like behavior is generally regarded as challenging. To this extent, the current study aimed to establish a proof-of-concept for future investigation ... -
The nature and scope of ocular muscle control deviations among 7 to 8 year-old children diagnosed with DCD
(LAM Publicatons, 2011)The purpose of the study was to determine, as ascertained by different ocular muscle controlled functions, what the nature and scope of these problems are among 7 to 8 year-old children diagnosed with DCD. Thirty-two ... -
The nature of community health care centre practice environments in a province in South Africa
(Unisa Press, 2016)The practice environment plays an important role in nursing. Currently, limited information seems to exist on the nature of practice environments within the primary health care (PHC) context of the public health care sector ... -
The nature of quality of life in residential care facilities: the case of White older South Africans
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)This study describes the nature of quality of life (QoL) from the perspective of older South Africans (n = 41) in residential care facilities (female =75%; age range 62 95 years). The residents participated in individual ... -
The nature of relapse in schizophrenia
(BioMed Central, 2013)Background: Multiple relapses characterise the course of illness in most patients with schizophrenia, yet the nature of these episodes has not been extensively researched and clinicians may not always be aware of important ... -
Neonatal intensive care units design: implementation strategies in South Africa.
(Elsevier, 2016)This study explored factors influencing the implementation of environmental design guidelines to facilitate neurodevelopmental supportive care in neonatal intensive care units in a South African public hospital and recommended ... -
Neurochemical differences in two rat strains exposed to social isolation rearing
(Cambridge Univ Press, 2012)Objective: Isolation rearing of rats provides a non-pharmacological method of inducing behavioural changes in rodents that resemble schizophrenia or depression. Nevertheless, results are variable within different strains. ... -
Neurodevelopmental animal models reveal the convergent role of neurotransmitter systems, inflammation, and oxidative stress as biomarkers of schizophrenia: implications for novel drug development
(ACS, 2015)Schizophrenia is a life altering disease with a complex etiology and pathophysiology, and although antipsychotics are valuable in treating the disorder, certain symptoms and/or sufferers remain resistant to treatment. ... -
Neuroprogression in schizophrenia: pathways underpinning clinical staging and therapeutic corollaries
(Sage, 2014)Objective: Whilst dopaminergic dysfunction remains a necessary component involved in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia, our current pharmacological armoury of dopamine antagonists does little to control the negative ... -
Neurovascular plasticity of the hippocampus one week after a single dose of ketamine in genetic rat model of depression
(Wiley, 2016)Glutamatergic system and the structural plasticity hypothesis are principal components for rapid and sustained antidepressant effects of novel antidepressant therapeutics. This study represents the first investigation of ... -
A new concept in inspiratory and expiratory muscle conditioning: The LUFT
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2009)