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Evidence-informed decision making for nutrition: African experiences and way forward
(Cambridge Univ Press, 2017)
Although substantial amount of nutrition research is conducted in Africa, the research agenda is mainly donor-driven. There is a clear need for a revised research agenda in Africa which is both driven by and responding to ...
Ultrasound comparison of the effects of prehabilitation exercises and the scapular assistance test on the acromiohumeral distance
(ASSAf, 2017)
Background: Prolonged participation in overhead sports creates shoulder muscle imbalances which eventually alter the efficacy of the shoulder stabiliser muscles and heighten injury risk, such as subacromial impingement ...
Implementation and evaluation of the Psycho-social Therapeutic Programme (PTP) for police officials
(Unisa Press, 2017)
In this article, a Psycho-social Therapeutic Programme (PTP) empowering police officials to better deal with distress and prevent the development of post-traumatic stress (or any other co-morbid disorder) after exposure ...
The use of predefined diet quality scores in the context of CVD risk during urbanization in the South African Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological (PURE) study
(2014-08)
Objective Urbanization is generally associated with increased CVD risk and accompanying dietary changes. Little is known regarding the association between increased CVD risk and dietary changes using approaches such as ...
Community care workers, poor referral networks and consumption of personal resources in rural South Africa
(2014-04-29)
Although home-based care (HBC) programs are widely implemented throughout Africa, their success depends on the
existence of an enabling environment, including a referral system and supply of essential commodities. The ...
Paracellular drug absorption enhancement through tight junction modulation
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)
Introduction: Inclusion of absorption-enhancing agents in dosage forms is one approach to improve the bioavailability of active pharmaceutical ingredients with low membrane permeability. Tight junctions are dynamic protein ...
Overweight impairs efficacy of iron supplementation in iron-deficient South African children: a randomized controlled intervention
(Nature Publishing Group, 2013)
BACKGROUND: Many countries in the nutrition transition have high rates of iron deficiency (ID) and overweight (OW). ID is more
common in OW children; this may be due to adiposity-related inflammation reducing iron ...
Nocturnal blood pressure, 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol and carotidIntima-media thickness: the SABPA Study
(Elsevier, 2013)
Background: Research demonstrated a significant relationship between elevated nocturnal blood pressure and sym-pathetic hyperactivity. The study aimed to investigate possible associations between norepinephrine ...
In vitro skin permeation of sinigrin from its phytosome complex
(Wiley, 2016)
Objectives: Sinigrin is a major glucosinolate present in plants of the Brassicaceae family. Recently sinigrin and its phytosome formulations have been investigated for its wound healing actions, by our research group. The ...
Antiplasmodial activity and cytotoxicity of 10β-aminoquinolinylethylethers of artemisinin
(Thieme, 2013)
Each year roughly 800 000 people die of malaria, with 95% being African children. The shortcomings of the current drugs and the emergence of P. falciparum resistance to the artemisinin class of compounds warrant the search ...