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Bloedige hand' beginsel in gevalle van nalatige doodsveroorsaking en boedelbeplanning
(North-West University, 2010)The “bloedige hand” principle stipulates that no person who causes the death of another person, intentionally or negligently, may inherit from the deceased. The legal position of the beneficiary who intentionally killed ... -
Bloemfontein (1848-2015), mapping eight moments in time: Measuring and appreciating that which is nearest
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)Maps represent more than physical reality. More significantly, they beckon that which is nearest; the life-care-place totality in which lived space is best understood as place, and lived time is best understood as care. ... -
Blood glucose and nocturnal blood pressure in African and Caucasian men : the SABPA study
(North-West University, 2010)Motivation - Hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus are common in the black population of South Africa. The literature also shows that elevated blood glucose concentrations can lead to an increase in blood pressure and ... -
Blood glucose and nocturnal blood pressure in African and caucasian men: the SABPA study
(Elsevier, 2011)To investigate the relationship between nocturnal blood pressure and chronically elevated blood glucose to determine if these elevated blood glucose concentrations contribute to a non-dipping blood pressure, especially in ... -
Blood glutathione and subclinical atherosclerosis in African men: the SABPA study
(Oxford Univ Press, 2009)Background: Sub-Saharan Africans face an increasing burden of hypertension and related cardiac and cerebrovascular morbidity and mortality, making the identification of factors leading to early vascular abnormalities ... -
Blood levels of selective antiretroviral drugs over a period of time, in Sprague-Dawley rats
(North-West University, 2008)Selective antiretroviral (ARV) drugs are primarily metabolized by cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes, characteristically predisposed to variation, and are therefore primarily responsible for ARV pharmacokinetic variability and ... -
Blood parasite biodiversity of reef-associated fishes of the eastern Caribbean
(Inter–Research, 2015)Parasitic micro-organisms can influence multiple ecological processes, from growth, mortality, and behavior, to community structure and trophic interactions, yet are typically ignored components of marine biodiversity. ... -
Blood pressure variability in risk stratification: What does it add?
(Wiley, 2014)1. In this minireview we address the predictive value of blood pressure variability, over and beyond level of pressure, in randomly selected population samples. All reviewed studies had sufficient power, long follow-up ... -
Blood pressure variability is significantly associated with ECG left ventricular mass in normotensive Africans: the SABPA study
(Nature Publishing Group, 2011)The prognostic significance of blood pressure (BP) variability has lately enjoyed considerable attention. The need for early markers of cardiovascular dysfunction is imperative in black South Africans who have a significant ... -
Blood pressure with nitrate exposure: back-to-basics with fresh fruits and vegetables
(Oxford Univ Press, 2017)Much as the advancements are changing modern medicine, systemic hypertension still remains the largest attributable risk factor for mortality worldwide.1 Each 2 mm Hg increase in systolic blood pressure (BP) increases ... -
Bloodier than black and white: liberation history seen through detective sergeant Donald Card’s narrative of his investigations of Congo and Poqo activities, 1960-1965.
(Department of History, North-West University, Mafikeng-campus and the School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2005)By 1950 the African National Congress and the Natal and Transvaal Indian congresses, had already embarked on an activist road to free Africans, Coloureds and Indians from unfair discrimination, injustices big and petty, ... -
Bloot ’n vrees vir verval? ’n Mentaliteitsgeskiedenis van die kragonderbrekings in Suid-Afrika, Januarie-April 2008
(2009)Aan die begin van 2008 was groot dele van Suid-Afrika geraak deur kragonderbrekings wat sporadies en oor ’n groot gebied vir 115 dae aan die orde was nadat die nasionale kragvoorsieningsinstansie, ESKOM, gebuk gegaan ... -
Blootstelling aan stof, geraas en waterstoffluoriedgas in 'n kunsmisfabriek en die gesondheidsgevare verbonde daaraan
(North-West University (South-Africa), 1999)In this study three environmental stressors were monitored, namely noise, superphosphate dust and hydrogen fluoride gas. The purpose of the study was to quantify the exposure to superphosphate dust and hydrogen fluoride ... -
Blootstelling van plaaswerkers aan stof, enkele gevaarlike chemiese substansies en swak ergonomiese toestande
(North-West University (South Africa), 2002)In this study an investigation was done on the occupational exposure of farm-wokers on two different farms to dust, dangerous chemical substances and poor ergonomic conditions in the processing and packaging of maize, ... -
Die blootstelling van werkers aan vlugtige organiese oplosmiddels by pad- en spoorlaairakke van 'n petrochemiese nywerheid
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2002)BACKGROUND: The liver serves as a first pass filter and is an important metabolising organ for VOC's. Thus the concentration that the liver is exposed to is higher than that of other organs. The substances have different ... -
Blowing your own trumpet - giving your school’s history department 121 a high profile.
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2012)In this short hands-on article, I will be looking at various ways in which a school history department can ensure that it remains vital and relevant in a 21st century school. -
Bluetongue Disabled Infectious Single Animal (DISA) vaccine: studies on the optimal route and dose in sheep
(Elsevier, 2017)Bluetongue (BT) is a disease of ruminants caused by bluetongue virus (BTV) transmitted by biting midges of the Culicoides genus. Outbreaks have been controlled successfully by vaccination, however, currently available BT ... -
Bluetongue virus nonstructural protein NS3/NS3a is not essential for virus replication
(PLoS, 2014)Orbiviruses form the largest genus of the family Reoviridae consisting of at least 23 different virus species. One of these is the bluetongue virus (BTV) and causes severe hemorrhagic disease in ruminants, and is transmitted ... -
Bluetongue virus without NS3/NS3a expression is not virulent and protects against virulent bluetongue virus challenge
(Microbiology Society, 2014)Bluetongue is a disease in ruminants caused by the bluetongue virus (BTV), and is spread by Culicoides biting midges. Bluetongue outbreaks cause huge economic losses and death in sheep in several parts of the world. The ... -
Blunted neuro-endocrine responses linking depressive symptoms and ECG left ventricular hypertrophy in black Africans: the SABPA study
(Wolters Kluwer, 2014)Objective: Chronic psychosocial stress as experienced in an urban environment plays an important role in the aetiology of depression-related cardiovascular risk. It is uncertain whether acute mental stress responses aggravate ...