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Salt and potassium intake among adult Ghanaians: WHO-SAGE Ghana Wave 3
(BMC, 2020)Though Ghana has high hypertension prevalence, the country lacks current national salt consumption data required to build and enhance advocacy for salt reduction. We explored the characteristics of a randomly selected sub ... -
Salt use behaviours of Ghanaians and South Africans: a comparative study of knowledge, attitudes and practices
(MDPI, 2017)Salt consumption is high in Africa and the continent also shares the greatest burden of hypertension. This study examines salt-related knowledge, attitude and self-reported behaviours (KAB) amongst adults from two African ... -
Salutogenic versus Pathogenic metaphorical language usage in South Africa's National HIV/AIDS Education Policy
(North-West University, 2019)This study explored the use of metaphorical language in South Africa’s national HIV/AIDS education policy, and to what extent the metaphorical messages conveyed about HIV and AIDS in the policy are essentially health ... -
Samarium oxide as a radiotracer to evaluate the in vivo biodistribution of PLGA nanoparticles
(Springer, 2015)Developing nanoparticulate delivery systems that will allow easy movement and localization of a drug to the target tissue and provide more controlled release of the drug in vivo is a challenge in nanomedicine. The aim of ... -
SAR and molecular mechanism studies of monoamine oxidase inhibition by selected chalcone analogs
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)The present study describes the synthesis of a series of 22 chalcone analogs. These compounds were evaluated as potential human MAO-A and MAO-B inhibitors. The compounds showed varied selectivity against the two isoforms. ... -
The SASPER: a tool to assess student social workers performance during field placements
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São Paulo call to action for the prevention and control of high blood pressure: 2020
(Wiley, 2019)Key Messages About 1/4th of adults have high blood pressure which is the single most important risk for death (including heart disease and stroke). There are effective policies that could facilitate people making healthy ... -
São Paulo call to action for the prevention and control of high blood pressure: 2020
(Wiley, 2019)About 1/4th of adults have high blood pressure which is the single most important risk for death (including heart disease and stroke). There are effective policies that could facilitate people making healthy choices to ... -
The schizophrenia and bipolar disorder associated BRD1 gene is regulated upon chronic restraint stress
(Elsevier, 2012)Recent genetic evidence has implicated the bromodomain containing 1 gene (BRD1) with brain development and susceptibility to Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder. The BRD1 protein, which is essential for acetylation of histone ... -
School environment, socioeconomic status and weight of children in Bloemfontein, South Africa
(2015)Background: The continued existence of undernutrition, associated with a steady increase in the "prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents, necessitates identification of" "factors contributing to ... -
School uniforms: tradition, benefit or predicament?
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)This article focuses on the controversies surrounding school uniforms. Roleplayers in this debate in South Africa are parents, learners and educators, and arguments centre on aspects such as identity, economy and the ... -
Secondary sexual characteristics of stunted and non-stunted Black South African Boys living in a township in the North West Province
(Sabinet, 2012)It is known that sexual maturation is dependent on genetic and environmental factors and socio-economic status. The purpose of this study was to describe secondary sexual characteristics of stunted and non-stunted black ... -
The SeDeM expert diagram system: its performance and predictability in direct compressible formulations containing novel excipients and different types of active ingredients
(Elsevier, 2017)The SeDeM Expert Diagram System is a galenic pre-formulation system, which evaluates the suitability of excipients and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API's) for direct compression into tablets as well as predicting ... -
Sedentary and physical activity patterns in adults with intellectual disability
(MDPI, 2017)Little is known about the patterns of sedentary time (ST) and physical activity (PA) levels throughout the week among adults and older adults with Intellectual Disability (ID). We analyzed ST and PA patterns of adults and ... -
Sedentary behaviour and 12 sleep problem indicators among middle-aged and elderly adults in South Africa
(MDPI, 2019)The aim of this investigation was to assess the association of sedentary behaviour with 12 different sleep problem indicators among rural middle-aged and elderly adults in South Africa. Cross-sectional data were analysed ... -
Sedentary behaviour and sleep problems among young, middle-aged, and older persons in South Africa: a brief report
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)The study aimed to investigate the relationship between sedentary behaviour and sleep problems in a large national community sample in South Africa. We analysed an existing cross-sectional population data set, the “South ... -
Sedentary behaviour, physical activity and life satisfaction, happiness and perceived health status in university students from 24 countries
(MDPI, 2019)The aim of this investigation was to estimate the independent and combined associations of sedentary behaviour (SB) and physical activity (PA) with life satisfaction, happiness and perceived health in university students. ... -
Selected C7-substituted chromone derivatives as monoamine oxidase inhibitors
(Elsevier, 2012)A series of C7-substituted chromone (1-benzopyran-4-one) derivatives were synthesized and evaluated as inhibitors of recombinant human monoamine oxidase (MAO) A and B. The chromones are structurally related to a series of ... -
Selected C8 two-chain linkers enhance the adenosine A1/A2A receptor affinity and selectivity of caffeine
(Elsevier, 2017)Recent research exploring C8 substitution on the caffeine core identified 8-(2-phenylethyl)-1,3,7-trimethylxanthine as a non-selective adenosine receptor antagonist. To elaborate further, we included various C8 two-chain-length ...