Browsing Research Articles (Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Studies) by Title
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A smartphone-based consultation system for acute burns – methodological challenges related to follow-up of the system
(Taylor & Francis Open, 2017)Background: A smartphone-based consultation system for acute burns is currently being implemented in the Western Cape, South Africa. Even though studies indicate that similar systems for burns tend to support valid diagnosis ... -
STIAS–Wallenberg Roundtable on mHealth : towards a roadmap for image-based mobile technologies for health care
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2017)No abstract available -
Still Bay Point-production strategies at Hollow Rock Shelter and Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter and Knowledge-transfer systems in Southern Africa at about 80-70 thousand years ago
(Public Library of Science, 2016)It has been suggested that technological variations associated with Still Bay assemblages of southern Africa have not been addressed adequately. Here we present a study developed to explore regional and temporal variations ... -
Stochastic thermodynamics for Ising chain and symmetric exclusion process
(American Physical Society, 2017)We verify the finite-time fluctuation theorem for a linear Ising chain in contact with heat reservoirs at its ends.Analytic results are derived for a chain consisting of two spins. The system can be mapped onto a model ... -
Strategies for managing complex social-ecological systems in the face of uncertainty : examples from South Africa and beyond
(Resilience Alliance, 2015)Improving our ability to manage complex, rapidly changing social-ecological systems is one of the defining challenges of the 21st century. This is particularly crucial if large-scale poverty alleviation is to be secured ... -
Systems approach to the study of brain damage in the very preterm newborn
(Frontiers Media, 2016)Background: A systems approach to the study of brain damage in very preterm newborns has been lacking. Methods: In this perspective piece, we offer encephalopathy of prematurity as an example of the complexity and ... -
They are my future : childbearing desires and motivations among women with disabilities in Ghana - implications for reproductive healthcare
(BMC, 2020-10-06)Background: Previous research has highlighted widespread public mis/perceptions that portray women with disabilities (WWDs) as asexual, less likely to marry, and often not interested in childbearing. However, evidence ... -
Tracking the cellulolytic activity of Clostridium thermocellum biofilms
(BioMed Central, 2013-11-29)Background Microbial cellulose conversion by Clostridium thermocellum 27405 occurs predominantly through the activity of substrate-adherent bacteria organized in thin, primarily single cell-layered biofilms. The importance ... -
Tracking the evolution of causal cognition in humans
(Istituto Italiano di Antropologia, 2017)We suggest a seven-grade model for the evolution of causal cognition as a framework that can be used to gauge variation in the complexity of causal reasoning from the panin-hominin split until the appearance of cognitively ... -
Trade-offs in multi-purpose land use under land degradation
(MDPI, 2017)Abstract: Land provides a host of ecosystem services, of which the provisioning services are often considered paramount. As the demand for agricultural products multiplies, other ecosystem services are being degraded or ... -
Transfusion in Haemoglobinopathies : review and recommendations for local blood banks and transfusion services in Oman
(Sultan Qaboos University, 2018)Sickle cell disease and homozygous β-thalassaemia are common haemoglobinopathies in Oman, with many implications for local healthcare services. The transfusions of such patients take place in many hospitals throughout the ... -
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 ... -
Two distance memories in desert ants - modes of interaction
(Public Library of Science, 2018-10-10)Navigation plays an essential role for many animals leading a mobile mode of life, and for central place foragers in particular. One important prerequisite for navigation is the ability to estimate distances covered during ... -
Understanding and acting on the developmental origins of health and disease in Africa would improve health across generations
(Taylor & Francis Open, 2017)Data from many high- and low- or middle-income countries have linked exposures during key developmental periods (in particular pregnancy and infancy) to later health and disease. Africa faces substantial challenges with ... -
Understanding iron metabolism : lessons from transfusion-dependent Thalassemia
(Oman Medical Specialty Board, 2018)No abstract available -
Upscaling biodiversity : estimating the species–area relationship from small samples
(Ecological Society of America, 2018)The challenge of biodiversity upscaling, estimating the species richness of a large area from scattered local surveys within it, has attracted increasing interest in recent years, producing a wide range of competing ... -
Why model?
(Frontiers Media, 2014-01-28)Next generation sequencing technologies are bringing about a renaissance of mining approaches. A comprehensive picture of the genetic landscape of an individual patient will be useful, for example, to identify groups of ...
