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Evaluating the Tomatis® Method in promoting effective self-regulation in university students
(2016)
This study contributed to the exploration of the applicability, value and impact of the Tomatis® Method as an instrument in promoting effective self-regulation in university students through the improvement of listening ...
Withania somnifera as a topical anti-melanoma agent
(North-West University (South Africa), 2016)
In recent years people have become more attuned to the use of natural products for medicinal purposes as the belief is that natural products have fewer side effects. While it is true that natural products have medicinal ...
Illegal substance use prevention programme for adolescent learners
(North-West University (South Africa) Mafikeng Campus, 2016)
Illegal substance use among adolescent learners is a major global concern for government policy-makers, researchers and mental health care practitioners. The consequences of illegal substance use among adolescent learners ...
Novel multi-mechanism neuroprotectice coumarin conjugates as disease-modifying therapies for Alzheimer's disease
(North-West University (South-Africa). Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the most prominent of all the types of dementias. It’s a neurodegenerative disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS) and general symptoms includes a decline in cognitive abilities ...
Psycho-education with individuals diagnosed with a personality disorder : a systematic review
(North-West University (South-Africa). Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
Much research and knowledge has been generated on personality disorders. Less information is available on the treatment and the effectiveness of treatment for personality disorders. Very little has been written about the ...
Pharmacoeconomic modelling for policy decision-making : the case of sofosbuvir for hepatitis C infection in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
The main purpose of this study was to empower policy-makers to make informed decisions about the treatment of chronic hepatitis C in light of the vast array of novel treatments being developed for this disease. A two-dimensional ...
Iodine nutrition in mothers and their infants during breastfeeding and complementary feeding
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
Background :
Iodine is important for normal growth and psychomotor development. Infants and lactating
women are susceptible to iodine deficiency. The iodine requirements per kg of body weight of
babies are higher than ...
Arterial stiffness and its association with advanced glycation end-products in 6-8 year old boys : the ASOS study
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
Motivation :
Early vascular changes are suggested to develop prematurely in the black population even in
the absence of vascular disease, therefore increasing their risk for hypertension and arterial
stiffness development. ...
Cardiovascular disease and reduced pulmonary function in black South Africans : investigating the interplay with markers of systemic inflammation
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
Motivation - In South Africa, the process of rapid urbanisation has led to a high prevalence of noncommunicable diseases such as chronic respiratory and cardiovascular diseases which are
accompanied by a high cardiovascular ...
Chronic depression symptoms, hypertension and renal impairment in a bi-ethnic sex cohort : the SABPA study
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
Motivation: Although elevated renin levels are associated with volume-loading hypertension, African ethnicities are prone to develop low-renin hypertension. Chronic depressive symptoms were associated with vascular dysfunction ...