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An empowerment narrative leadership program for a disadvantaged community
(Sage, 2019)Purpose: This research is providing social workers with a deeper insight into the process of empowering people from disadvantaged communities with leadership abilities by applying a narrative approach in group work and ... -
End-organ damage in urbanized Africans with low plasma renin levels: the SABPA study
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether active renin concentration is associated with markers of end-organ damage in urbanized Africans. This study forms part of the Sympathetic Activity and Ambulatory Blood ... -
Endothelial activation and cardiometabolic profiles of treated and never–treated HIV infected Africans
(Elsevier, 2015)The role the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and antiretroviral treatment on endothelial activation, and the subsequent relationship with cardiovascular disease, is not well understood. We investigated endothelial ... -
Energy availability in athletes
(Taylor & Francis, 2011)This review updates and complements the review of energy balance and body composition in the Proceedings of the 2003 IOC Consensus Conference on Sports Nutrition. It argues that the concept of energy availability is more ... -
Enhancement of nasal and intestinal calcitonin delivery by the novel PheroidTM fatty acid based delivery system, and by N-trimethyl chitosan chloride
(Elsevier, 2010)Therapeutic peptides are highly potent and specific in their functions, but difficulties in their administration require parallel development of viable delivery systems to improve their bioavailability. In this study the ... -
An enquiry concerning the characteristics of cell-free DNA released by cultured cancer cells
(Springer, 2016)Non-invasive screening that utilizes cell-free DNA (cfDNA) offers remarkable potential as a method for the early detection of genetic disorders and a wide variety of cancers. Unfortunately, one of the most prominent elements ... -
Ergonomic principles as an adjunct to the profession of biokinetics
(Sage, 2020)Work-related injuries date back to antiquity. Attempts to resolve these work-related challenges have, inter alia, led to the establishment of the professions of Ergonomics, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Occupational ... -
Erythrocyte membrane fatty acids in patients with multiple sclerosis
(SAGE Publications, 2009)BACKGROUND: Reports on fatty acids levels in multiple sclerosis remain inconclusive. OBJECTIVE: To determine the erythrocyte membrane fatty acid levels in multiple sclerosis patients and correlate with Kurtzke ... -
Erythropoietin prevents the effect of chronic restraint stress on the number of hippocampal CA3c dendritic terminals-relation to expression of genes involved in synaptic plasticity, angiogenesis, inflammation, and oxidative stress in male rats
(Wiley, 2018)Stress-induced allostatic load affects a variety of biological processes including synaptic plasticity, angiogenesis, oxidative stress, and inflammation in the brain, especially in the hippocampus. Erythropoietin (EPO) is ... -
Esketamine and rapastinel, but not imipramine, have antidepressant-like effect in a treatment-resistant animal model of depression
(Cambridge Univ Press, 2019)Objectives: Treatment-resistance to antidepressants is a major problem in the pharmacotherapy of major depressive disorder (MDD). Unfortunately, only a few animal models are suitable for studying treatment-resistant ... -
Essential competencies in contemporary applied sport psychology: comparative perspectives from South Africa and the United Kingdom
(LAM Publications Ltd, 2016)Investigation of essential competencies in present-day sport psychology practice is critical to keeping the training, education and regulation standards of applied sport psychology (ASP) practitioners at the forefront of ... -
Essential fatty acids as transdermal penetration enhancers
(Elsevier, 2016)The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of different penetration enhancers, containing essential fatty acids (EFAs), on the transdermal delivery of flurbiprofen. Evening primrose oil (EPO), vitamin F and Pheroid™ ... -
Establishing and maintaining international collaborative research teams: an autobiographical insight
(2013)Despite the growing impetus for international collaborative research teams (ICRT), there are relatively few resources available to guide and support researchers through the processes of establishing and maintaining ICRTs. ... -
Establishment and characterization of a murine HSV-2 model for the evaluation of a novel microbicide
(Elsevier, 2019)Herpes simplex virus −2 (HSV-2) is a serious global epidemic with an estimated 400 million people infected and about 20 million cases reported annually. The prevalence in South Africa is at 31% in females aged 15–29 ... -
Establishment and characterization of allograft and xenograft cancer rodent models
(Elsevier, 2019)To evaluate the efficacy of newly synthesized therapies prior to clinical trials, valid and true cancer models should be used [1]. For modelling cancer in vivo, transplantation of rodent (allograft) and human cancer ... -
Estimated carotid-femoral pulsewave velocity has similar predictive value as measured carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016)Background: Carotid–femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) adds significantly to traditional cardiovascular risk prediction, but is not widely available. Therefore, it would be helpful if cfPWV could be replaced by an estimated ... -
Estimates of global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980-2015: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
(Elsevier Inc, 2016)Background Timely assessment of the burden of HIV/AIDS is essential for policy setting and programme evaluation. In this report from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 (GBD 2015), we provide national estimates of ... -
Estimating an effect size in one-way multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA)
(Taylor & Francis, 2009)When two or more univariate population means are compared, the proportion of variation in the dependent variable accounted for by population group membership is eta-squared. This effect size can be generalized by using ... -
Ethics and intergenerational programming: a critical reflection on historic environment education in South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)This article critically reflects on the ethical issues that emerged from an intergenerational project in post-Apartheid South Africa. An international organization from outside the South African borders utilized Time Travel ... -
Ethnic and gender differences regarding the insulin-blood pressure relationship
(Elsevier, 2009)Ageing is associated with increased insulin and C-peptide levels. Due to a lack of data, our first aim was to establish whether this also holds true for Africans from South Africa. Our second aim was to determine whether ...