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Associations between the severity of obstructive lower urinary tract symptoms and care-seeking behavior in rural Africa : a cross-sectional survey from Uganda
(Public Library of Science, 2017)Background: Global estimates indicate that by 2018 2.3 billion individuals worldwide will suffer from lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), with 1.1 billion having LUTS related to bladder outlet obstruction (BOO). Left ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Effectiveness of home-based nutritional counselling and support on exclusive breastfeeding in urban poor settings in Nairobi : a cluster randomized controlled trial
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2017)Background: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) improves infant health and survival. We tested the effectiveness of a homebased intervention using Community Health Workers (CHWs) on EBF for six months in urban poor settings in ... -
Demonstration and pantomime in the evolution of teaching
(Frontiers Media, 2017)Donald proposes that early Homo evolved mimesis as a new form of cognition. This article investigates the mimesis hypothesis in relation to the evolution of teaching. The fundamental capacities that distinguish hominin ... -
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 ... -
Lateralization of the avian magnetic compass : analysis of its early plasticity
(MDPI, 2017)In European Robins, Erithacus rubecula, the magnetic compass is lateralized in favor of the right eye/left hemisphere of the brain. This lateralization develops during the first winter and initially shows a great plasticity. ... -
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 -
Professional learning for teaching at a research-intensive university : the need for a ‘care-full’ environment
(HESA, 2018)The participation of academics in professional learning opportunities for teaching plays an important role in promoting the desired outcomes of higher education teaching and learning. If university teachers pursuing a ... -
A clinical audit of caesarean section delivery at Helderberg District Hospital
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Maternal health is one of the main health services packages at any district-level hospital in South Africa and caesarean section delivery forms a key component of this service. Furthermore, ... -
General criterion for harmonicity
(American Physical Society, 2017)Inspired by Kubo-Anderson Markov processes, we introduce a new class of transfer matrices whose largest eigenvalue is determined by a simple explicit algebraic equation. Applications include the free energy calculation for ... -
Review and recommendations on management of adult female thalassemia patients with hypogonadism based on literature review and experience of ICET-A network specialists
(PAGEpress, 2017)Background: Multi-transfused thalassemia major (TM) patients frequently develop severe endocrine complications, mainly due to iron overload, anemia and chronic liver disease, which require prompt diagnosis, treatment and ... -
Using a theoretical framework of institutional culture to analyse an institutional strategy document
(University of South Africa Press, 2016)This paper builds on a conceptual analysis of institutional culture in higher education. A theoretical framework was proposed to analyse institutional documents of two higher education institutions in the Western Cape, for ... -
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 ... -
Medical mobile technologies – what is needed for a sustainable and scalable implementation on a global scale?
(Taylor & Francis Open, 2017)Current advances within medical technology show great potential from a global health perspective. Inexpensive, effective solutions to common problems within diagnostics, medical procedures and access to medical information ... -
Image-based mHealth for remote diagnostic assistance a means to promote equity in quality care
(Taylor & Francis Open, 2017)No abstract -
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 ... -
The archaeology of teaching and the evolution of Homo docens
(University of Chicago Press, 2017-4)Teaching is present in all human societies, while within other species it is very limited. Something happened during the evolution of Homo sapiens that also made us Homo docens—the teaching animal. Based on discussions ... -
Epigenetic regulation of lateralized fetal spinal gene expression underlies hemispheric asymmetries
(eLife Sciences Publications, 2017)Lateralization is a fundamental principle of nervous system organization but its molecular determinants are mostly unknown. In humans, asymmetric gene expression in the fetal cortex has been suggested as the molecular basis ... -
How spatial scale shapes the generation and management of multiple ecosystem services
(Ecological Society of America, 2017)The spatial extent of ecological processes has consequences for the generation of ecosystem services related to them. However, management often fails to consider issues of scale when targeting ecological processes underpinning ...
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