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The use of herbal medicines among chronic disease patients in Thailand: a cross-sectional survey
(Dove Medical Press, 2019)Background: The study aimed to assess the prevalence and correlates of herbal medicine use among chronic disease patients in health care settings in Thailand. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 1374 adult chronic disease ... -
Unintentional injuries and socio-psychological correlates among school-going adolescents in four ASEAN countries
(Dove Medical Press, 2019)Objectives: The study aimed to report the prevalence and socio-psychological correlates of non-fatal injury among school adolescents in four ASEAN countries. Materials and methods: Cross-sectional research data from the ... -
High carbonated soft drink consumption is associated with externalizing but not internalizing behaviours among university students in five ASEAN states
(Dove Medical Press, 2019)Background: The investigation aimed to estimate the association between carbonated soft drink consumption frequency and externalizing and internalizing behaviour among university students in five ASEAN counties. Methods: ... -
Cultural specific attitudes of Batswana people towards adoption
(Stellenbosch Univ, 2019)The aim of this study was to describe the cultural attitude of Batswana people towards adoption. The study employed a cross-sectional survey design and is descriptive in nature. It followed a quantitative approach and ... -
May Measurement Month 2017: an analysis of blood pressure screening results in South Africa-Sub-Saharan Africa
(Oxford Univ Press, 2019)Elevated blood pressure (BP) is a growing burden worldwide, leading to over 10 million deaths each year. May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global initiative of the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) aimed at raising ... -
May Measurement Month 2017: results of 39 national blood pressure screening programmes
(Oxford Univ Press, 2019)Raised blood pressure is the biggest single risk factor responsible for mortality worldwide. Despite this, the majority of people with hypertension are unaware of having it, are untreated, or are on treatment but uncontrolled. ... -
May Measurement Month 2017: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland-Europe
(Oxford Univ Press, 2019)Elevated blood pressure (BP), or hypertension, is a growing burden worldwide, leading to over 10 million deaths each year. May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global initiative aimed at raising awareness of high BP and acting ... -
Being present: an account of an exposure
(Wiley, 2019)Introduction: When a caregiver is fully present with a person with intellectual disability, it leads to a rich relationship of greater understanding. The purpose of this research was to gain a better understanding of ... -
Correlates of sedentary behaviour among adolescents and adults with hazardous, harmful or dependent drinking in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2019)Background: There is lack of information on the correlates of sedentary behaviour among persons with alcohol use disorders. The study aimed to examine socio-demographic and health correlates among adolescents and adults ... -
Happy life expectancy and correlates of happiness among older adults in South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)Objectives: This paper examines factors associated with happiness and to estimate happy life expectancy for older people in South Africa. Methods: The study uses data from the first wave of the Study on Ageing and Adult ... -
An optimistic vision for biosciences in South Africa: reply to Thaldar et al. (2019)
(ASSAf, 2019)Our reply to Thaldar et al.’s1 response to the ASSAf report2 on human genetics and genomics focuses on two elements of the Report which they highlight, namely ubuntu and sovereignty. The lack of engagement with ... -
A strategy for engaged learning in an MBA programme
(North-West University (South Africa). Potchefstroom Campus, 2019)Engaged learning is a novel combination of known methods, all related to student engagement and aimed at improved learning of subject content and development of generic skills. This study describes the formulation, ... -
Goodness-of-fit tests in the Cox proportional hazards model
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)We consider a variety of tests for testing goodness-of-fit in a parametric Cox proportional hazards (PH) model and compare their performance. Aspects of the model under test include the baseline distribution and time-invariance ... -
Probing the pulsar population of Terzan 5 via spectral modeling
(IOP Publishing, 2019)Terzan 5 is the only Galactic globular cluster that has plausibly been detected at very high energies by the High Energy Stereoscopic System. It has an unexpectedly asymmetric very high energy morphology that is offset ... -
On the pitch-angle-dependent perpendicular diffusion coefficients of solar energetic protons in the inner heliosphere
(IOP Publishing, 2019)Various numerical solar energetic particle (SEP) transport studies have shown that perpendicular diffusion plays a significant role in the propagation of these particles in the heliosphere. In particular, computed SEP ... -
Re-awakening of GRS 1716-249 after 23 yr, observed by Swift/XRT and NuSTAR
(Oxford Univ Press, 2019)In this work, we present a spectral and temporal analysis of Swift/XRT and NuSTAR observations of GRS 1716–249 during its recent 2016–2017 outburst. This low-mass X-ray binary underwent an extraordinary outburst after a ... -
H.E.S.S. observations of the flaring gravitationally lensed galaxy PKS 1830-211
(Oxford Univ Press, 2019)PKS 1830–211 is a known macrolensed quasar located at a redshift of z = 2.5. Its high-energy gamma-ray emission has been detected with the Fermi-Large Area Telescope (LAT) instrument and evidence for lensing was obtained ... -
Photosynthetic responses of canola and wheat to elevated levels of CO2, O3 and water deficit in open-top chambers
(MDPI, 2019)The effects of elevated CO2 (700 ppm) and O3 (80 ppb) alone and in combination on the photosynthetic efficiency of canola and wheat plants were investigated in open-top chambers (OTCs). The plants were fumigated for four ... -
Developing a neighbourhood sustainability assessment model: an approach to sustainable urban development
(Elsevier, 2019)In every neighbourhood urban development; attention is directed towards overcoming the spatial disparities, rapid urbanisation, socio-economic imbalances and transport system connectivity challenges that influence the urban ... -
The aerosols, radiation and clouds in Southern Africa field campaign in Namibia: overview, illustrative observations, and way forward
(AMS, 2019)The Aerosol, Radiation and Clouds in southern Africa (AEROCLO-sA) project investigates the role of aerosols on the regional climate of southern Africa. This is a unique environment where natural and anthropogenic aerosols ...
