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The association between anthropometric measures and physical performance in black adults of the North West Province, South Africa
(Wiley, 2020)OBJECTIVE: This study investigated associations between anthropometric measures and physical performance in black South African adults. It was hypothesized that noninvasive, simple anthropometric measurements, such as ... -
Lancet commission on hypertension group position statement on the global improvement of accuracy standards for devices that measure blood pressure
(Wolters Kluwer, 2020)The Lancet Commission on Hypertension identified that a key action to address the worldwide burden of high blood pressure (BP) was to improve the quality of BP measurements by using BP devices that have been validated for ... -
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Traditional versus new models of risk prediction
(Elsevier, 2015)Risk stratification for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease is today performed using traditional risk factors such as age, gender, blood pressure, serum cholesterol, smoking habits, and plasma glucose. However, ... -
Changes in peripheral blood pressure with normal and accelerated aging
(Elsevier, 2015)Aging represents an important risk factor in the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Nevertheless, the question arises: How immutable is age as a risk factor? Can we make a distinction between physiologic or ... -
Early Vascular Aging (EVA): new directions in cardiovascular protection. Preface
(Elsevier, 2015)Early Vascular Aging (EVA): New Directions in Cardiovascular Protection brings together the last decade of research related to the characterization of EVA, as well as the predictive power of pulse wave velocity (PWV). The ... -
Proteomics insights on how physical inactivity can influence cardiovascular health
(Sage, 2019)The World Health Organization (WHO) has set a global target to reduce physical inactivity by 10% by 2025,1 but according to a pooled analysis of 1.9 million participants during 2001 to 2016, the progress of the WHO target ... -
Preterm perinatal hypoxia-ischemia does not affect somatosensory evoked potentials in adult rats
(MDPI, 2019)Somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs) are a valuable tool to assess functional integrity of the somatosensory pathways and for the prediction of sensorimotor outcome in perinatal injuries, such as perinatal hypoxia-ischemia ... -
Preparation of anodized aluminium oxide at high temperatures using low purity aluminium (Al6082)
(Elsevier, 2019)A rapid two-step anodization process was developed to prepare semi-ordered nanoporous anodized aluminium oxide (AAO) layers using an inexpensive aluminium (Al) alloy, Al6082 (97.53% Al) as the Al source material. Al anodizing ... -
Organisational alignment of South African mining organisations
(AOSIS, 2019)Background: South African mining organisations are facing numerous challenges: decreasing commodity prices, policy uncertainty, rising input costs and increasing stakeholder expectations. To successfully address these ... -
A test of causative and moderator effects in human perceptions of sharks, their control and framing
(Elsevier, 2019)Sharks have historically suffered from a negative image, which has been indirectly fuelling public fear and government decisions to kill sharks, as part of bather protection programmes in various countries. Scientists are ... -
Halogenated natural products and anthropogenic persistent organic pollutants in chokka squid (Loligo reynaudii) from three sites along the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean coasts of South Africa
(Elsevier, 2019)Chokka squid (Loligo reynaudii) from three sites along the South African coast were analyzed for halogenated natural products (HNPs) and anthropogenic persistent organic pollutants (POPs). HNPs were generally more than one ... -
Improved PCR diagnostics using up-to-date in silico validation: an F-gene RT-qPCR assay for the detection of all four lineages of peste des petits ruminants virus
(Elsevier, 2019)Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a globally significant disease of small ruminants caused by the peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) that is considered for eradication by 2030 by the United Nations Food and Agriculture ... -
Physically-based landfalling tropical cyclone scenarios in support of risk assessment
(Elsevier, 2019)Populations and property values are increasing in tropical cyclone prone regions, driving up repair and replacement costs following a tropical cyclone impact. Climate change influences on tropical cyclones and sea levels ... -
Broad-band reflection spectroscopy of MAXI J1535-571 using AstroSat: estimation of black hole mass and spin
(Oxford Univ Press, 2019)We report the results from AstroSat observations of the transient Galactic black hole X-ray binary MAXI J1535–571 during its hard-intermediate state of the 2017 outburst. We systematically study the individual and joint ... -
Characterising particulate organic nitrogen at a savannah-grassland region in South Africa
(MDPI, 2019)Although atmospheric organic N compounds are considered to be important, especially in new particle formation and their contribution to brown carbon, these species are not that well understood. This can be partially ... -
Epizootic ulcerative syndrome – first report of evidence from South Africa's largest and premier conservation area, the Kruger National Park
(Elsevier, 2019)This study reports on the first evidence of genomic material of the causative agent for epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS), Aphanomyces invadans, from fish in the Limpopo River system and the Kruger National Park, South ... -
A toxicity profile of the Pheroid® technology in rodents
(Elsevier, 2019)The Pheroid® drug delivery system is now on the threshold of progressing into human clinical trials for various patented pharmaceutical applications and a systematic investigation of its toxicological properties in vitro ... -
Developing a community-based water services monitoring framework for the OR Tambo District municipality
(North-West University (South Africa). Potchefstroom, 2019)Water is both a fundamental and basic human right. The study sought to develop a community-based water services monitoring framework for the OR Tambo District Municipality. This is one municipality in the Eastern Cape ... -
The current state of OR in South Africa
(ORSSA, 2019)
