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Speckle tracking echocardiography in acute lupus myocarditis : comparison to conventional echocardiography
(BioScientifica, 2017)Aims: Lupus myocarditis occurs in 5–10% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). No single feature is diagnostic of lupus myocarditis. Speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) can detect subclinical left ...
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Sinaps-opsporing tussen self en ander in Antjie Krog se Mede-wete (2014)
(Tydskrif vir Letterkunde Association, 2015)The poetry volume Mede-wete by Antjie Krog is a sustained questioning of ethical relations between self and other, an on-going preoccupation of Krog in both her poetry and literary non-fiction works. This review article ...
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Solid state NMR characterization and adsorption properties of lignocellulose-clinoptilolite composites prepared with siloxanes coupling agents
(South African Chemical Institute, 2015-02-15)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study reports the preparation of lignocellulose-clinoptilolite composites by means of N-terminated siloxanes as coupling agents, after acid hydrolysis. Reactions were carried out in the presence of ...
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What impedes micro, small and medium firms’ growth the most in South Africa? Evidence from World Bank Enterprise Surveys
(AOSIS, 2015-06-30)The growth of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) is often regarded as a solution to persistent unemployment in developing countries. Studies have shown that access to finance is the most serious obstacle to MSMEs’ ...
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Share repurchase and dividend payout behaviour : the South African experience
(AOSIS, 2015-09-30)Share repurchases, rather than dividend payments, are increasingly becoming the globally favoured payout method. This has prompted a renewed interest in the field, and raises questions about the actual motivation for share ...
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Institutional proxy voting in South Africa : process, outcomes and impact
(AOSIS, 2015-12-31)This study investigated the nature of institutional shareholder activism in South Africa with a particular focus on proxy voting as a public form of shareholder discontent. A total of 24 510 votes cast by 17 local investment ...
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Developments in the value-added efficiency of South African workers : an exploratory study
(AOSIS, 2015-12-31)Human capital efficiency (HCE) refers to an employee's ability to create value-added for his employer. The purpose of this study is to investigate the movement in HCE of the workers of South African listed companies over ...
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A retrospective analysis of mitral valve pathology in the setting of bicuspid aortic valves
(BioScientifica, 2017)The therapeutic implications of bicuspid aortic valve associations have come under scrutiny in the transcatheter aortic valve implantation era. We evaluate the spectrum of mitral valve disease in patients with bicuspid ...
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Competition in the South African manufacturing sector : an empirical probe
(AOSIS, 2015-09-30)This paper empirically probes competition in the South African manufacturing sector using the latest published data on the industries of this sector released by the national statistical office. It is found that enterprise ...
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Mutational correlates of virological failure in individuals receiving a WHO-recommended tenofovir-containing first-line regimen : an international collaboration
(Elsevier, 2017)Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) genotypic resistance defined by K65R/N and/or K70E/Q/G occurs in 20% to 60% of individuals with virological failure (VF) on a WHO-recommended TDF-containing first-line regimen. However, ...
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Pyoderma gangrenosum, acne, and suppurative hidradenitis syndrome in end-stage renal disease successfully treated with adalimumab
(University of California, 2017)PASH syndrome (pyoderma gangrenosum, acne, and suppurative hidradenitis) forms part of the spectrum of autoinflammatory diseases. We report an unusual case of PASH syndrome in a patient with end-stagerenal disease (ESRD) ...
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Screening for rheumatic heart disease : is a paradigm shift required?
(BioScientifica, 2017)This focused review presents a critical appraisal of the World Heart Federation criteria for the echocardiographic diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) and its performance in African RHD screening programmes. It ...
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Online-mobile service cross-channel cognitive evaluations in a multichannel context
(AOSIS, 2015-09-30)Since the advent of mobile commerce, many firms have added a mobile (m-) service to their existing offline and online services. The adoption of an m-service in a multichannel context is not only influenced by factors ...
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Women’s experiences with cervical cancer screening in a colposcopy referral clinic in Cape Town, South Africa: a qualitative analysis
(2017)Objective: The aim of this study was to explore and understand women’s experience with cervical cancer screening and with the referral pathways for abnormal Papanicolau (Pap) smears. Design and setting: Focus group ...
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The role of patient care workers in private hospitals in the Cape Metropole, South Africa
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)Background: Nursing managers have to meet expectations of patients despite economic pressures, an increasing burden of disease and nursing shortages. Shifting health care-related tasks to lower categories of staff, including ...
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Study protocol for a longitudinal study evaluating the impact of rape on women’s health and their use of health services in South Africa
(2017)Introduction South Africa is a country known for its high levels of HIV infection and sexual violence. Although the interface between gender-based violence, HIV and mental health has been described, there are substantial gaps ...
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Board meeting frequency and corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting : evidence from Malaysia
(Virtus Interpress, 2017)This study aims at determining the effectiveness of board meeting frequency on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reporting by public listed companies on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia. A CSR reporting index consisting ...
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Shifting tasks from pharmacy to nonpharmacy personnel for providing antiretroviral therapy to people living with HIV: a systematic review and metaanalysis
(2017)Objectives Lay people or non-pharmacy health workers with training could dispense antiretroviral therapy (ART) in resource-constrained countries, freeing up time for pharmacists to focus on more technical tasks. ...
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Vitamin A supplements for reducing mother-to-child HIV transmission
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. on behalf of The Cochrane Collaboration, 2017)Background: Strategies to reduce the risk of mother‐to‐child transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) include lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV‐positive women, exclusive breastfeeding from birth ...
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Authorship, plagiarism and conflict of interest : views and practices from low/ middle-income country health researchers
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2017-11)Objectives To document low/middle-income country (LMIC) health researchers’ views about authorship, redundant publication, plagiarism and conflicts of interest and how common poor practice was in their institutions. Design ...
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A multi-parameter approach for predicting prostate cancer
(Cogent OA, 2017)Urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) and its inhibitor (PAI-1) have shown to be of merit as biomarkers for a variety of cancers. The objective of this project was to assay for uPA and PAI-1 in prostate needle biopsy ...
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Protocol for a qualitative synthesis of barriers and facilitators in implementing guidelines for diagnosis of tuberculosis
(2017)Introduction Despite the introduction of new tests and guidelines for diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB), worldwide case detection rate of TB is still suboptimal. This could be in part explained by the poor implementation ...
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Modelling the cost of community interventions to reduce child mortality in South Africa using the Lives Saved Tool (LiST)
(2017)Objective To estimate the costs and impact on reducing child mortality of scaling up interventions that can be delivered by community health workers at community level from a provider’s perspective. Setting In this ...
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Epidemiology of rubella infection in Cameroon: a 7-year experience of measles and rubella case-based surveillance, 2008–2014
(2017)Objective The aim of this study was to estimate the proportion of rubella disease in a measles case-based surveillance in Cameroon prior to rubella vaccine introduction into the national immunisation programme. Design ...
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Investigating the potential of strength grading green Eucalyptus grandis lumber using multi-sensor technology
(North Carolina State University, 2017-11)The exploitation of Eucalyptus grandis lumber as structural material may take advantage of the finger-joint and edge-gluing of the boards while they are still wet, so as to reduce the natural susceptibility of the species ...
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Procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, and presepsin for the diagnosis of sepsis in adults and children
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. on behalf of The Cochrane Collaboration, 2017)This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Diagnostic test accuracy). The objectives are as follows: The objectives of this review are: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of PCT, CRP and presepsin for sepsis in ...
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Protection number in plane trees
(University of Belgrade - School of Electrical Engineering, 2017-10)The protection number of a plane tree is the minimal distance of the root to a leaf; this definition carries over to an arbitrary node in a plane tree by considering the maximal subtree having this node as a root. We ...
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Literacies : skills and practices in developing writing identities
(Stellenbosch University, 2018)This study was prompted by the fact that students who use a second language (L2) for higher education studies are often faced with the dilemma of not being able to express themselves in writing. This study attempts to ...
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The views of key stakeholders in Zimbabwe on the introduction of postgraduate family medicine training : a qualitative study
(AOSIS publishing, 2017-9)Background: Strengthening primary health care (PHC) is a priority for all effective health systems, and family physicians are seen as a key member of the PHC team. Zimbabwe has joined a number of African countries that ...
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The value of the WIRHE Scholarship Programme in training health professionals for rural areas : views of participants
(AOSIS publishing, 2017-10)Introduction: Rural hospitals in South Africa, as elsewhere, face enduring shortages of, and challenges in attracting and retaining, suitably qualified staff. The Wits Initiative for Rural Health Education (WIRHE), based ...
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