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Chemoprotective properties of rooibos (Aspalathus linearis), honeybush (Cyclopia intermedia) herbal and green and black (Camellia sinensis) teas against cancer promotion induced by fumonisin B1 in rat liver
(Elsevier, 2009)The chemoprotective properties of unfermented and fermented rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) and honeybush (Cyclopia intermedia) herbal teas, and green and black teas (Camellia sinensis) were investigated against fumonisin ... -
Chicken diseases and their ethno-botanical treatments among the rural poor in southern Zambia, Africa
(Fundación CIPAV, Cali, Colombia, 2017)Village chicken production is widespread among rural farmers in Zambia because such chickens provide immediate proteins and cash to poor rural communities. Furthermore village chickens are very resistant to common diseases ... -
Child and adolescent internalizing and externalizing problems 12 months postburn: the potential role of preburn functioning, parental posttraumatic stress, and informant bias
(Springer, 2016)Adjustment after pediatric burn injury may be a challenge for children as well as their parents. This prospective study examined associations of internalizing and externalizing problems in children and adolescents 12 months ... -
Child and adult readers' processing of foreignised elements in translated South African picturebooks: an eye–tracking study
(John Benjamins publishing company, 2013)The tension between domesticating and foreignising translation strategies is particularly strongly felt in the translation of children’s literature, and has been a key issue in many studies of such literature. However, ... -
Child health, infant formula funding and South African health professionals: eliminating conflict of interest
(HMPG, 2019)Despite clear evidence of the benefits of exclusive and continued breastfeeding for children, women and society, far too few children in South Africa (SA) are breastfed. One of the major impediments to improving this ... -
Child's gender preference: What is the regional situation among women in Nigeria?
(SABINET, 2014)Child Gender Preference (CGP) is a socio-cultural phenomenon in Africa. It has implication on family building process by increasing fertility through short birth intervals, thus putting maternal and child health at risk. ... -
Childbearing dynamics among married women of reproductive age in Nigeria: Re–affirming the role of education
(UAPS, 2014)Nigeria ranks among the high-fertility countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Studies that examine relationship between fertility dynamics and education are important to improving maternal and child health. This study uses 2008 ... -
Childhood as continuity and newness: generational succession understood according to the theological logic of the gift
(Taylor and Francis, 2015)This article seeks to understand, in a speculative way, the relationship between a new generation and the one preceding it. After having identified two opposite extremes – the ‘continuity thesis’ and the ‘discontinuity ... -
Childhood general mental ability and midlife psychosocial work characteristics as related to mental distress, neck/shoulder pain and self-rated health in working women and men
(Japan Society of Occupational Health, 2011)Psychosocial work characteristics including high demands, lack of control and poor social support have consistently been linked to poor health as has poor general mental ability (GMA). However, less is known about the ... -
Childhood overweight and obesity patterns in South Africa: a Review
(AFAHPER-SD, 2009)The prevalence of childhood obesity has been rapidly increasing over the last decade in both developed and developing countries. To combat the increasing prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity in South Africa, it ... -
Children and the transfer of religious instruction in oral,visual and literary texts...
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Children at risk for developmental delay can be recognised by stunting, being underweight, ill health, little maternal schooling or high gravidity
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2010)Aims: To investigate markers of risk status that can be easily monitored in resource-limited settings for the identification of children in need of early developmental intervention. Methods: Eighty-five children in Kilifi, ... -
Children's positive adjustment to first grade in risk-filled communities: a case study of the role of school ecologies in South Africa and Finland
(Sage, 2016)This article presents a comparative case study on the ways in which children's school ecologies facilitate their adjusting positively to first grade in risk-filled contexts in South Africa and Finland. The insights of two ... -
Chimaeric virus-like particles derived from consensus genome sequences of human rotavirus strains co-circulating in Africa
(PLOS, 2014)Rotavirus virus-like particles (RV-VLPs) are potential alternative non-live vaccine candidates due to their high immunogenicity. They mimic the natural conformation of native viral proteins but cannot replicate because ... -
Chimeras: an ethical consideration
(AOSIS, 2011)Scientists have started with experimentation that raises difficult ethical questions. It comprises taking material from the human blueprint (DNA) and inserting this in various test animals. The purpose of such research is ... -
Chinese foreign direct investment in Africa: making sense of a new economic reality
(Academic journals, 2012)China's economic progress and relations with other developing regions have received much attention, particularly the way in which Sino-African relations have evolved since 2000. This paper aims to put Chinese FDI in Africa ... -
Chitosan composite biomaterials for bone tissue engineering: a review
(Springer, 2020)The bone is a highly dynamic tissue with the remarkable ability to remodel and is in a continuous cycle of resorption and renewal as a result of internal mediators and external mechanical demands. Researchers have doubled ... -
Chitosan: a low cost material for the production of membrane for use in PEMFC – a review
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)Fuel cells, especially proton exchange membrane fuel cells, are considered promising and an attractive replacement for existing sources of energy. Despite the high potential of proton exchange membrane fuel cells as an ... -
Chlorinated, brominated and fluorinated organic pollutants in African Penguin eggs: 30 years since the previous assessment
(Elsevier, 2015)The African Penguin population has drastically declined over the last 100 years. Changes in food availability due to over-fishing and other oceanographic changes seem to be major causes. However, it has also been 30 years ... -
Chlorinated, brominated, and fluorinated organic pollutants in Nile crocodile eggs from the Kruger National Park, South Africa
(Elsevier, 2014)Repeated annual episodes of Nile crocodile deaths in two isolated areas of the Kruger National Park prompted the investigation of possible organohalogen pollutant involvement. Crocodile eggs were collected close to one of ...