• Clinical perspectives on treatment of rifampicin-resistant/multidrug-resistant TB 

  Cox, V.; McKenna, L.; Acquah, R.; Reuter, A.; Wasserman, S.; Vambe, D.; Ustero, P.; Udwadia, Z.; Trivino-Duran, L.; Tommasi, M.; Skrahina, A.; Seddon, J. A.; Rodolfo, R.; Rich, M.; Padanilam, X.; Oyewusi, L.; Ohler, L.; Lungu, P.; Loveday, M.; Khan, U.; Khan, P.; Hughes, J.; Hewison, C.; Guglielmetti, L.; Furin, J. (International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2020-11-01)

  Rapid diagnostics, newer drugs, repurposed medications, and shorter regimens have radically altered the landscape for treating rifampicin-resistant TB (RR-TB) and multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB). There are multiple ongoing ...
• DOES (PREDICTED) MASS CORRELATE WITH MATING FREQUENCIES IN CENTROBOLUS COOK, 1897? 

  Cooper, Mark (2022-09-26)

  Mass and mating frequencies were checked for correlations in the red millipede genus Centrobolus. There was a significant relationship between male and female mass with mating frequencies (r=0.55, Z score=2.06, n=14, ...
• The impact of alcohol use on tuberculosis treatment outcomes : a systematic review and meta-analysis 

  Ragan, E. J.; Kleinman, M. B.; Sweigart, B.; Gnatienko, N.; Parry, C. D.; Horsburgh, C. R.; LaValley, M. P.; Myers, B.; Jacobson, K. R. (International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2020-01-01)

  Alcohol use is associated with increased risk of developing tuberculosis (TB) disease, yet the impact of alcohol use on TB treatment outcomes has not been summarized. We aimed to quantitatively review evidence of the ...
• Post-tuberculosis lung health : perspectives from the First International Symposium 

  Allwood, B. W.; van der Zalm, M. M.; Amaral, A. F. S.; Byrne, A.; Datta, S.; Egere, U.; Evans, C. A.; Evans, D.; Gray, D. M.; Hoddinott, G.; Ivanova, O.; Jones, R.; Makanda, G.; Marx, F. M.; Meghji, J.; Mpagama, S.; Pasipanodya, J. G.; Rachow, A.; Schoeman, I.; Shaw, J.; Stek, C.; van Kampen, S.; von Delft, D.; Walker, N. F.; Wallis, R. S.; Mortimer, K. (International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2020-08-01)

  ALTHOUGH CURABLE, TB frequently leaves the individual with chronic physical and psycho-social impairment, but these consequences have been largely neglected. The 1st International Post-Tuberculosis Symposium (Stellenbosch, ...
• Implementing novel regimens for drug-resistant TB in South Africa : what can the world learn? 

  Ndjeka, N.; Hughes, J.; Reuter, A.; Conradie, F.; Enwerem, M.; Ferreira, H.; Ismail, N.; Kock, Y.; Master, I.; Meintjes, G.; Padanilam, X.; Romero, R.; Schaaf, H. S.; te Riele, J.; Maartens, G. (International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2020-10-01)

  Worldwide uptake of new drugs in the treatment of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB) has been extremely low. In June 2018, ahead of the release of the updated WHO guidelines for the management of RR-TB, South Africa ...
• Challenging anxious cognitions or accepting them? Exploring the efficacy of the cognitive elements of cognitive behaviour therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy in the reduction of children's fear of the dark 

  Simon, Ellin; Driessen, Sabine; Lambert, Ann; Muris, Peter (Wiley, 2019-01-28)

  Anxiety is highly prevalent in pre-adolescent children. Distorted cognitions are characteristic for dysfunctional levels of anxiety. However, applying cognitive elements in pre-adolescent children cannot be fully ascertained, ...
• The search for happiness, towards a practical theology of joy : faith seeking beatific happiness – fides quaerens beatitudinem 

  Louw, Daniel (De Gruyter, 2020-07-22)

  In the light of the eudaimonic principle of pleasure/enjoyment, the question is posed: What is meant by a spirituality of happiness? In terms of the eucharistic perspective of graceful living, and the view that human ...
• Linking LOXL2 to Cardiac Interstitial Fibrosis 

  Erasmus, Melisse; Samodien, Ebrahim; Lecour, Sandrine; Cour, Martin; Lorenzo, Oscar; Dludla, Phiwayinkosi; Pheiffer, Carmen; Johnson, Rabia (MDPI, 2020-08)

  Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading causes of death worldwide. CVD pathophysiology is often characterized by increased stiffening of the heart muscle due to fibrosis, thus resulting in diminished cardiac function. ...
• Coenzyme Q10 supplementation improves adipokine levels and alleviates inflammation and lipid peroxidation in conditions of metabolic syndrome : a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials 

  Dludla, Phiwayinkosi V.; Orlando, Patrick; Silvestri, Sonia; Marcheggiani, Fabio; Cirilli, Ilenia; Nyambuya, Tawanda M.; Mxinwa, Vuyolwethu; Mokgalaboni, Kabelo; Nkambule, Bongani B.; Johnson, Rabia; Mazibuko-Mbeje, Sithandiwe E.; Muller, Christo J. F.; Louw, Johan; Tiano, Luca (MDPI, 2020-05-04)

  Evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) suggests that coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) can regulate adipokine levels to impact inflammation and oxidative stress in conditions of metabolic syndrome. Here, prominent electronic ...
• Erythrocyte, Platelet, Serum Ferritin, and P-Selectin Pathophysiology Implicated in Severe Hypercoagulation and Vascular Complications in COVID-19 

  Venter, Chantelle; Bezuidenhout, Johannes Andries; Laubscher, Gert Jacobus; Lourens, Petrus Johannes; Steenkamp, Janami; Kell, Douglas B.; Pretorius, Etheresia (MDPI, 2020-11-03)

  Progressive respiratory failure is seen as a major cause of death in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2)-induced infection. Relatively little is known about the associated morphologic and molecular ...
• An educational opportunity for (re)-scripting gender justice as an imperative of faith and citizenship : a South African case 

  Davids, Nuraan (Taylor and Francis Group, 2022-09-12)

  The centring of Muslim women in Islam resides in an intertwining historico-politico -theological narrative of gender reform, first promulgated in a seventh century revelation of the Qur’an. Significantly, the gains derived ...
• Die geskiedenis van graanbou aan die Kaap, 1795-1826 

  van Zyl, D. J. (1967-12)

  Daar is alreeds twee M,A,-skripsies oor die geskiedenis van graanbou aan die Kaap geskryf, t.w. die van A.J. du Plessis, getitel: "Die geskiedenis van die graankultuur in Suid-Afrika tydens die eerste eeu, 1652-1752 en ...
• Inequality and mental healthcare utilisation among first-year university students in South Africa 

  Bantjes, Jason; Saal, Wylene; Lochner, Christine; Roos, Janine; Auerbach, Randy P.; Mortier, Philippe; Brufaerts, Ronny; Kessler, Ronald C.; Stein, Dan J. (BMC, 2020-01-25)

  Background: Addressing inequalities in mental healthcare utilisation among university students is important for socio-political transformation, particularly in countries with a history of educational exclusion. Methods: ...
• Establishing Ghanaian adult reference intervals for hematological parameters controlling for latent anemia and inflammation 

  Bawua, Abigail S. A.; Ichihara, Kiyoshi; Keatley, Rosemary; Arko-Mensah, John; Dei-Adomakoh, Yvonne; Ayeh-Kumi, Patrick F.; Erasmus, Rajiv; Fobil, Julius (Wiley, 2020-09-03)

  Background: In Ghana, diagnostic laboratories rely on reference intervals (RIs) provided by manufacturers of laboratory analyzers which may not be appropriate. This study aimed to establish RIs for hematological ...
• The association between pathogen factors and clinical outcomes in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in a tertiary hospital, Cape Town 

  Abdulgader, Shima M.; van Rijswijk, Amike; Whitelaw, Andrew; Newton-Foot, Mae (Elsevier, 2019-11-26)

  Background: Staphylococcus aureus is a serious pathogen, able to cause life-threatening infections such as bacteraemia. The association between S. aureus microbial characteristics and clinical outcomes is under-investigated ...
• COVID-19 travel restrictions and the International Health Regulations – Call for an open debate on easing of travel restrictions 

  Petersen, Eskild; McCloskey, Brian; Hui, David S.; Kock, Richard; Ntoumi, Francine; Memish, Ziad A.; Kapata, Nathan; Azhar, Esam I.; Pollack, Marjorie; Madoff, Larry C.; Hamer, Davidson H.; Nachega, Jean B.; Pshenichnaya, N.; Zumla, Alimuddin (Elsevier, 2020-05-01)

  The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has made national governments worldwide to mandate several generic infection control measures such as physical distancing, self-isolation, and closure of ...
• COVID-19 and routine childhood immunization in Africa : leveraging systems thinking and implementation science to improve immunization system performance 

  Adamu, Abdu A.; Jalo, Rabiu I.; Habonimana, Desire; Wiysonge, Charles S. (Elsevier, 2020-06-24)

  One of the routine health services that is being disrupted by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Africa is childhood immunization. This is because the immunization system relies on functioning health facilities and ...
• Differential RD-1-specific IFN-γ host responses to diverse Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in HIV-uninfected persons may be explained by genotypic variation in the ESX-1 region 

  Tomasicchio, Michele; Limberis, Jason; van der Merwe, Ruben; Jacobson, Rachael; Meldau, Richard; Theron, Grant; Nicol, Mark; Warren, Rob; Dheda, Keertan (Elsevier, 2020-04-21)

  Objectives: Between-person variability in T-cell-specific interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) responses and discordance between IGRA test formats are poorly understood. Methods: We evaluated the IFN-γ responses ...
• Clonal expansion of colistin-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in Cape Town, South Africa 

  Snyman, Yolandi; Whitelaw, Andrew Christopher; Reuter, Sandra; Dramowski, Angela; Maloba, Motlatji Reratilwe Bonnie; Newton-Foot, Mae (Elsevier, 2020-02-01)

  Objectives: To describe colistin-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in Cape Town, South Africa. Methods: A. baumannii isolates identified on Vitek 2 Advanced Expert System were collected from Tygerberg Hospital ...
• COVID-19 response in low- and middle-income countries : don’t overlook the role of mobile phone communication 

  Verhagen, Lilly M.; de Groot, R.; Lawrence, C. A.; Taljaard, J.; Cotton, M. F.; Rabie, H. (ElsevierElsevier, 2020-07-26)

  Estimates of health capacities in the context of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic indicate that most low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are not operationally ready to manage this health emergency. ...
• Horizontal HIV transmission to children of HIV-uninfected mothers : a case series and review of the global literature 

  Myburgh, D.; Rabie, H.; Slogrove, A. L.; Edson, C.; Cotton, M. F.; Dramowski, A. (Elsevier, 2020-09-01)

  Background: Vertical transmission is the predominant route for acquisition of HIV infection in children, either in utero, intrapartum or postnatally through breast feeding. Less frequently, children may acquire HIV by ...
• Host urine immunological biomarkers as potential candidates for the diagnosis of tuberculosis 

  Eribo, Osagie A.; Leqheka, Monkoe S.; Malherbe, Stephanus T. (Elsevier, 2020-10-01)

  Objective: To investigate the potential of host urinary biomarkers as diagnostic candidates for tuberculosis (TB). Methods: Adults self-presenting with symptoms requiring further investigation for TB were enrolled in ...
• MDR/XDR-TB management of patients and contacts : challenges facing the new decade. The 2020 clinical update by the Global Tuberculosis Network 

  Migliori, Giovanni Battista; Tiberi, Simon; Zumla, Alimuddin; Petersen, Eskild; Chakaya, Jeremiah Muhwa; Wejse, Christian; Torrico, Marcela Munoz; Duarte, Raquel; Alffenaar, Jan Willem; Schaaf, H. Simon; Marais, Ben J.; Cirillo, Daniela Maria; Alagna, Riccardo; Rendon, Adrian; Pontali, Emanuele; Piubello, Alberto; Figueroa, Jose; Ferlazzo, Gabriella; García-Basteiro, Alberto; Centis, Rosella; Visca, Dina; D’Ambrosio, Lia; Sotgiu, Giovanni (Elsevier, 2020-03-01)

  The continuous flow of new research articles on MDR-TB diagnosis, treatment, prevention and rehabilitation requires frequent update of existing guidelines. This review is aimed at providing clinicians and public health ...
• The contribution of coaching and mentoring to the development of participants in entrepreneurial development programmes 

  van Coller-Peter, Salome; Cronje, J. P. (Oxford Brookes University, 2020-08-03)

  A significant need among small and medium enterprises is the transfer of skills, specifically business acumen, through mentorship and coaching. Despite the similarities between coaching and mentoring, it is important to ...
• A design framework to create Artificial Intelligence Coaches 

  Terblanche, Nicky (Oxford Brookes University, 2020-08-03)

  There is on going debate about the potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on humanity. The application of AI in the helping professions is an active research area, but not in organisational coaching. Guidelines ...
• Architects of recovery from alcohol misuse : narrative exploration of coaching employed professionals 

  Solheim, Thobias; Albertyn, Ruth M. (Oxford Brookes University, 2020-08-03)

  Recovery coaching is a lesser-recognised support service to individuals who pursue recovery from addiction. This narrative inquiry research explored the experiences of recovery coaches working with employed professionals ...
• A scoping review of spatial analysis approaches using health survey data in Sub-Saharan Africa 

  Manda, Samuel; Haushona, Ndamonaonghenda; Bergquist, Robert (MDPI, 2020-04-28)

  Spatial analysis has become an increasingly used analytic approach to describe and analyze spatial characteristics of disease burden, but the depth and coverage of its usage for health surveys data in Sub-Saharan Africa ...
• Legal and illegal ruck cleanouts in South African non-professional youth rugby 

  Kruger, Stephanie; Moore, Lee; Viljoen, Wayne; Lambert, Mike; Readhead, Clint; Kraak, Wilbur (SAGE, 2019)

  The ruck area is responsible for the second-highest number of rugby union injuries, therefor it is necessary to investigate and understand the ruck better for improved player safety. The study aimed to investigate and ...
• Community-based rehabilitation workers’ perspectives of wheelchair provision in Uganda : a qualitative study 

  Seymour, Nikola; Geiger, Martha; Scheffler, Elsje (AOSIS Publishing, 2019-04-24)

  Background: The challenges of wheelchair provision and use in less resourced settings are the focus of global efforts to enhance wheelchair service delivery. The shortage of professional wheelchair service providers in ...
• IS A PROMINENT STERNITE RELATED TO SEX RATIOS AND ABUNDANCE IN CENTROBOLUS COOK, 1897? 

  COOPER, MARK (2022-09-07)

  Two species of Centrobolus were identified (C. anulatus, C. inscriptus) based on morphology and confirmed using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) of the gonopod structure. Two sets of linear measurements were made from ...

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