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Retinal vessel caliber and its relationship with nocturnal blood pressure dipping status: the SABPA study
(Springer Nature, 2016)Adverse changes in retinal microvasculature caliber are associated with incident hypertension, coronary heart disease and stroke. The absence of a nocturnal dipping in arterial pressure may induce changes throughout the ... -
Retinal vessel caliber and vessel reaction to light flicker in true normotensive young healthy black and white adults: the African-PREDICT study
(Karger, 2019)A detrimental shift in cardiovascular disease risk factors and a higher mortality level are reported in some black populations. The retinal microvasculature provides insight into the pathogenesis of systemic vascular ... -
Retinal vessel calibres and haemostasis in black and white South Africans: the SABPA study
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2015)Objectives: Retinal arteriolar narrowing associates with hypertension development and indicates increased cardiovascular risk. Evidence on whether the retinal vessel "calibres are related to the haemostatic system is ... -
Retrofit design of a line-start PMSM using the Taguchi method
(IEEE, 2016)This paper presents the implementation of the Taguchi method for a retrofit design of a line-start permanent magnet motor. To evaluate the viability of the method, the optimum designs obtained from both the Taguchi and a ... -
A retrospective analysis of nickel exposure data at a South African base metal refinery
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)This study aimed to analyze historical soluble nickel exposure data from a South African base metal refinery and to identify trends in the soluble nickel exposure from 1981 until 2014 in the electrowinning department. Exposure ... -
Retrospective clinical analysis of adverse drug reactions associated with antiretroviral therapy in Tlokwe district, South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)Background: South Africa has the highest number of patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) globally. Various obstacles were identified that influence effective reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in resource-limited ... -
A retrospective descriptive investigation of adult patients receiving third-line antiretroviral therapy in the North West province, South Africa
(African Health Sciences, 2020)Background: Greater access and prolonged exposure to ART may inevitably lead to more treatment failure and increase the need for third-line ART (TLART) in a resource-limited setting. Objective: To describe characteristics ... -
The return to reading: acquisition, reading research on narrative and the implications for a multilingual pedagogy for higher education in South Africa
(CSSALL (UKZN), 2012)As applied linguists, we still need, given the resurgence of interest and scholarship in multilingualism, to attend to research on developing and changing language pedagogy so that it is informed by cognitive linguistics ... -
Revegetation of a uranium mine dump by using fertilizer treated sessile oaks
(Taylor & Francis, 2011)The rehabilitation of contaminated sites and the establishment of suitable trees for revegetation purposes is often problematic due to the mostly suboptimal nutrient supply and the poor humus reservoir. For these reasons ... -
Reverse flows within the pharmaceutical supply chain: a classificatory review from the perspective of end-of-use and end-of-life medicines
(Elsevier, 2019)The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain (PSC) is responsible for considerable environmental and product-value impacts. However, studies on the reverse flows of PSC do not capture the diverse routes of end-of-use and end-of-life ... -
Reversions and revisions: displacement, heritage and history in Chenjerai Hove's ancestors
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)Ancestors narrates the story of the deaf and the dumb. It stands, at once, as story and history, as allegory and epic, as journey and departure. It is panoply interrogating matriarchy and patriarchy, domination and emergence ... -
A review and update of Value at Risk
(Bureau for Economic Research (BER), 2014)Large bank losses in the mid-1980s resulted in financial risk management - as a distinct professional activity - becoming increasingly important. Several statistical techniques have since evolved to measure and manage ... -
Review Article: Ethnomusicology and Music education: Continuing the dialogue
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Review of 30 years of longitudinal studies on the association between job insecurity and health and well-being: is there causal evidence?
(Wiley, 2016)Objective: In this review article, we present an overview of the results of longitudinal studies on the consequences of job insecurity for health and well-being. We discuss the evidence for normal causation ("Does job ... -
A review of biomarkers in mood and psychotic disorders: a dissection of clinical vs. preclinical correlates
(Bentham Science, 2015)Despite significant research efforts aimed at understanding the neurobiological underpinnings of mood (depression, bipolar disorder) and psychotic disorders, the diagnosis and evaluation of treatment of these disorders are ... -
Review of Cr(VI) environmental practices in the chromite mining and smelting industry: relevance to development of the Ring of Fire, Canada
(Elsevier, 2017)During stainless steel production, new chromium units are obtained from ferrochrome, a relatively crude alloy produced from chromite ore. Large chromite reserves have recently been discovered in the so-called Ring of Fire, ... -
A review of dietary surveys in the adult South African population from 2000 to 2015
(Mdpi Ag, 2015)One serious concern of health policymakers in South Africa is the fact that there is no national data on the dietary intake of adult South Africans. The only national "dietary study was done in children in 1999. Hence, it ... -
A review of EIA report quality in the North West province of South Africa
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A review of environmental monitoring and auditing in the context of risk: unveiling the extent of a confused relationship
(Elsevier, 2013)Monitoring and auditing are regarded as essential activities for process control and follow up, which contribute to improving performance in organizations and provide a key role in preventing or reducing environmental ...