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Cerebral oxygenation during cortical activation : the differential influence of three exercise training modalities. A randomized controlled trial
(2017)Purpose: To determine if the cerebral oxygenation response during cortical activation is influenced by the exercise training mode. Methods: Sixty-seven individuals (55 to 75 years old) volunteered for this 16-week ...
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South African child and family welfare services : changing times or business as usual?
(Stellenbosch University, Department of Social Work, 2017)South African welfare policy is influenced by global economic trends and has some indicators of neoliberal policy implementation. This paper discusses the indicators of neoliberalism before exploring the implications for ...
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Promoting social change amongst Students in Higher Education : a reflection on the Listen, Live and Learn senior student housing initiative at Stellenbosch University
(Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 2017)Twenty-two years after apartheid South African higher education is still struggling with challenges around access, success and transformation. Stellenbosch University (SU), as a historically white university, is striving ...
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Considerations for South African higher education : a 'national student men who have sex with men' sexual behaviour survey
(HESA, 2017)This non-experimental study contributes to the quantitative knowledge about university student men who have sex with men (MSM), their sexual behaviour and their experiences on campus. A sample of 8896 students (MSM n = ...
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Walking on eggshells to not offend people : experiences of same-sex student couples at a South African university
(HESA, 2017)Rules and expectations for appropriate public couple behaviour on university campuses are predominantly heteronormative and marginalise people with other sexual orientations. Such environments pose specific challenges to ...
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South African corresponding authors on perceived beneficiaries and the nature of university research
(HESA, 2017)About 2 000 corresponding authors of articles in the Web of Science (who had a South African university address) selected from a list of 22 categories the perceived beneficiaries of their research. A beneficiary was defined ...
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A descriptive study to determine the prevalence of TPMT polymorphism in Healthy male subjects in Central South Africa
(2014-01)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Thiopurine medications e.g. Azathioprine and 6- Mercaptopurine are metabolized by the thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) enzyme. This enzyme activity is highly variable due to polymorphism of the ...
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Health-seeking behaviours of older black women living with non-communicable diseases in an urban township in South Africa
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background: Various studies have shown that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) especially diabetes and hypertension are prevalent among older women living in South African urban areas, placing a heavy burden on the healthcare ...
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Creation and appropriation of socio-environmental value in coopetition
(Elsevier, 2016)Although much has been written about value in coopetition initiatives, the dynamics of value creation and appropriation remain poorly articulated. This paper explores the types of value and the dynamics of value creation ...
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The biodiversity hotspot as evolutionary hot-bed: spectacular radiation of Erica in the Cape Floristic Region
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background: The disproportionate species richness of the world’s biodiversity hotspots could be explained by low extinction (the evolutionary “museum”) and/or high speciation (the “hot-bed”) models. We test these models ...
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Willingness to pay for green electricity : a review of the contingent valuation literature and its sources of error
(Elsevier, 2016)Contingent valuation is widely used due to its flexibility in valuing a wide variety of nonmarket goods. Although this method has important benefits, its validity and reliability are often criticised. This paper reviews ...
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Resistance to airflow, cooling characteristics and quality of pomegranate fruit inside ventilated packaging
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Ventilated packaging has found wide scale industry applications in fresh fruit handling and cooling operations. Given variations in fruit physical and thermal properties, optimal package design for a ...
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Differential prevalence and associations of overweight and obesity by gender and population group among school learners in South Africa : a cross-sectional study
(BioMed Central, 2017-07-17)Background: Factors influencing the increasing prevalence of overweight/obesity among children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa remain unclear. We assessed the prevalence and determinants of overweight and obesity and ...
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TRAPLINE : a standardized and automated pipeline for RNA sequencing data analysis, evaluation and annotation
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background: Technical advances in Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) provide a means to acquire deeper insights into cellular functions. The lack of standardized and automated methodologies poses a challenge for the analysis ...
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Interactive weekly mobile phone text messaging plus motivational interviewing in promotion of breastfeeding among women living with HIV in South Africa : study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
(BioMed Central, 2017-07-17)Background: South Africa recently phased out access to free formula milk in the public sector in support of breastfeeding for women living with HIV. Few women living with HIV in South Africa choose breastfeeding and among ...
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Changes in lipid profiles of HIV+ adults over nine months at a Harare HIV clinic : a longitudinal study
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2016)HIV infection, together with ART, is associated with changes in biochemical, metabolic parameters and lipid profiles. The aim of this study was to compare changes in lipid profiles among HIV positive outpatients over nine ...
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Phylogeographic patterning among two codistributed shrimp species (crustacea: decapoda: palaemonidae) reveals high levels of connectivity across biogeographic regions along the South African coast
(Public Library of Science, 2017)We compare the genetic structuring and demographic history of two sympatric caridean shrimp species with distinct life history traits, one amphidromous species Palaemon capensis and one marine/estuarine species Palaemon ...
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A web of gaps : a discussion of research strands concerning Global South families with a disabled child
(Taylor & Francis Open, 2017)Background: In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), limited access to a range of supports means that families often carry primary responsibility for the care of a disabled child. The impact of this responsibility is ...
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Corporate health and wellness and the financial bottom line
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins for American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2016)Objective: The research objective was to test the hypothesis that corporate health and wellness contributed positively to South African companies’ financial results. Methods: The past share market performance of eligible ...
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Planted forests and invasive alien trees in Europe : a code for managing existing and future plantings to mitigate the risk of negative impacts from invasions
(Pensoft, 2016)Planted forests of alien tree species make significant contributions to the economy and provide multiple products and ecosystem services On the other hand, non-native trees now feature prominently on the lists of invasive ...
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Mycorrhizal-associated nutrient dynamics in key ecosystems and their response to a changing environment
(Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 2016-04-27)Environmental change incorporates the full range of natural and anthropogenic changes currently affecting the planet. These changes include fluxes within the carbon and nutrient cycles, resulting in disturbances at the ...
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Inhibitory interactions of Aspalathus linearis (Rooibos) extracts and compounds, aspalathin and Z-2-(β-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-3-phenylpropenoic acid, on cytochromes metabolizing hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic drugs
(MDPI, 2016-11-12)Rooibos extract, due to its glucose and lipid lowering effects, has potential as a nutraceutical for improvement of metabolic dysfunction. Potential herb-drug interactions as a result of the use of natural products are of ...
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Inhibition of CYP2B6 by medicinal plant extracts : implication for use of efavirenz and nevirapine-based highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) in resource-limited settings
(MDPI, 2016-02-16)Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has greatly improved health parameters of HIV infected individuals. However, there are several challenges associated with the chronic nature of HAART administration. For populations ...
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In vitro chemopreventive properties of green tea, rooibos and honeybush extracts in skin cells
(MDPI, 2016-11-25)The chemopreventive properties of the herbal teas rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) and honeybush (Cyclopia spp.) have been demonstrated on mouse skin in vivo but the underlying mechanisms are not clear. The aim of the current ...
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Anti-inflammatory effects of Aspalathus linearis and Cyclopia spp. extracts in a UVB/keratinocyte (HaCaT) model utilising interleukin-1α accumulation as biomarker
(MDPI, 2016-10-02)Ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation is one of the major predisposing risk factors of skin cancer. The anticancer and photoprotective effects of unoxidized rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) and honeybush (Cyclopia) herbal teas, ...
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Alkaloids with activity against the Zika virus vector Aedes aegypti (L.) - crinsarnine and sarniensinol, two new crinine and mesembrine type alkaloids isolated from the South African Plant Nerine sarniensis
(MDPI, 2016-10-27)Two new Amaryllidaceae alkaloids, belonging to the mesembrine- and crinine-types, named crinsarnine (1) and sarniensinol (2), were isolated from the dried bulbs of Nerine sarniensis together with bowdensine (3), sarniensine ...
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Moderate to severe HIV-associated neurocognitive impairment : a randomized placebo-controlled trial of lithium
(Wolters Kluwer Health, 2016-11)Background: HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) remains highly prevalent despite effective anti-retroviral therapy (ART). A number of adjunctive pharmacotherapies for HAND have been studied with disappointing ...
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White matter microstructural integrity and neurobehavioral outcome of HIV-exposed uninfected neonates
(Wolters Kluwer Health, 2016-01)The successful implementation of prevention programs for mother-to-child human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission has dramatically reduced the prevalence of infants infected with HIV while increasing that of HIV-exposed ...
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Vonnisbespreking : die magtiging wat vereis word vir strukturele verandering aan 'n deel en die aangrensende gemeenskaplike eiendom in 'n deeltitelskema
(LitNet, 2016-03-08)In hierdie saak moes die hof uitspraak gee oor ’n regspunt wat nie voldoende deur die Wet op Deeltitels 95 van 1986 behandel word nie. Die applikante wou twee kombuisvensters in hul woonstel op die grondvloer van ’n ...
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Bruin gesinne se belewenisse van die negatiewe uitwerking van ouerlike alkoholmisbruik
(LitNet, 2016-11-09)Die doel van hierdie verkennende, kwalitatiewe ondersoek was om vas te stel hoe gesinne deur die probleem van ouerlike alkoholmisbruik geraak word. Die teoretiese raamwerk vir hierdie ondersoek is gesinsisteemteorie, ...
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