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Efficacy of novel small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements in improving long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid status of South African infants: a randomised controlled trial
(Springer, 2020)
Background/objectives
The objective of this study was to investigate the efficacy of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) containing essential fatty acids (EFAs) with or without long-chain polyunsaturated ...
Die invloed van geslag, ras en sosio-ekonomiese status op visueel-motoriese integrasie van nege- tot 10-jarige leerders: die NW-CHILD studie
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2017)
Visual-motor integration, visual perception and motor coordination skills have strong relationships with academic development and are considered to be some of the basic building blocks for optimal academic success. Pienaar ...
Gene expression related to serotonergic and glutamatergic neurotransmission is altered in the flinders sensitive line rat model of depression: effect of ketamine
(Wiley, 2017)
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is associated with dysfunctional serotonergic and glutamatergic neurotransmission, and the genetic animal model of depression Flinders Sensitive Line (FSL) rats display alterations in these ...
The effects of an enhanced quality Physical Education programme on the physical activity levels of Grade 7 learners in Potchefstroom, South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
Background: The absence of Physical Education (PE) from the South African school curriculum before its reintroduction in recent years contributed to health concerns regarding the low physical activity (PA) levels of children ...
Die psigososiale omstandighede van straatkinders en hulle behoeftes in ’n lewensvaardigheidsprogram
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2017)
The phenomenon of street children has become a world-wide problem, which can be attributed to many causes that are experienced in the community at large, such as economic difficulties, joblessness and family discord. These ...
Implementation and evaluation of the Psycho-social Therapeutic Programme (PTP) for police officials
(Unisa Press, 2017)
In this article, a Psycho-social Therapeutic Programme (PTP) empowering police officials to better deal with distress and prevent the development of post-traumatic stress (or any other co-morbid disorder) after exposure ...
The use of predefined diet quality scores in the context of CVD risk during urbanization in the South African Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological (PURE) study
(2014-08)
Objective Urbanization is generally associated with increased CVD risk and accompanying dietary changes. Little is known regarding the association between increased CVD risk and dietary changes using approaches such as ...
Community care workers, poor referral networks and consumption of personal resources in rural South Africa
(2014-04-29)
Although home-based care (HBC) programs are widely implemented throughout Africa, their success depends on the
existence of an enabling environment, including a referral system and supply of essential commodities. The ...
Paracellular drug absorption enhancement through tight junction modulation
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)
Introduction: Inclusion of absorption-enhancing agents in dosage forms is one approach to improve the bioavailability of active pharmaceutical ingredients with low membrane permeability. Tight junctions are dynamic protein ...
Overweight impairs efficacy of iron supplementation in iron-deficient South African children: a randomized controlled intervention
(Nature Publishing Group, 2013)
BACKGROUND: Many countries in the nutrition transition have high rates of iron deficiency (ID) and overweight (OW). ID is more
common in OW children; this may be due to adiposity-related inflammation reducing iron ...