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Black South African farm workers beliefs about HIV
(ELSEVIER, 2013)
Black South African farm workers' context of an isolated lifestyle and lack of education and resources might lead to unique beliefs that influence their understanding and behavior regarding HIV infection. An exploration ...
Effects of a multi-micronutrient-fortified beverage, with and without sugar, on growth and cognition in South African schoolchildren: a randomised, double-blind, controlled intervention
(Cambridge University Press, 2013)
Little is known about the effects of combined micronutrient and sugar consumption on growth and cognition. In the present study, we
investigated the effects of micronutrients and sugar, alone and in combination, in a ...
Double product reflects the predictive power of systolic pressure in the general population: evidence from 9,937 participants
(Oxford University Press, 2013)
BACKGROUND The double product (DP), consisting of the systolic blood pressure (SBP) multiplied by the pulse rate (PR), is an index of myocardial oxygen consumption, but its prognostic value in the general population remains ...
Double product and end-organ damage in African and Caucasian men: the SABPA study
(ELSEVIER, 2013)
Background: Increasing urbanisation in sub-Saharan African countries is causing a rapid increase in cardiovascular
disease. Evidence suggests that Africans have higher blood pressures and a higher prevalence of
hyperte ...
Complicated grief in the South African context: a social work perspective
(Oxford University Press, 2013)
Social work in South Africa in the last decade has been shaped by the White Paper for
SocialWelfare (Ministry forWelfare and Population Development, 1997) which promotes
developmental social services and constitutes both ...
Defensive coping facilitates higher blood pressure and early sub–clinical structural vascular disease via alterations in heart rate variability: the SABPA study
(Elsevier, 2013)
Objectives: Defensive coping (AC) responses in urban African males have been associated with vascular
responsiveness, partly explaining autonomic nervous system dysfunction. We therefore aimed to assess
whether AC responses ...
Inhibition of monoamine oxidase by phthalide analogues
(Elsevier, 2013)
Based on recent reports that the small molecules, isatin and phthalimide, are suitable scaffolds for the
design of high potency monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors, the present study examines the MAO inhibitory
properties ...
The utilisation of lucerne (Medicago sativa): a review
(Emerald Group Publishing, 2013)
Purpose – The aim of this review is to focus on the potential utilisation of lucerne which could
contribute more effectively to human nutrition and food sustainability. It aims to explore a proposed
cycle for the promotion ...
Nutritional genetics: the case of alcohol and the MTHFR C677T polymorphism in relation to homocysteine in a black South African population
(Karger, 2013)
Background/Aims: It is unknown whether the effect of alcohol consumption on homocysteine (Hcy) is modulated by the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T. We explored this hypothesized effect by analyzing ...
Metabolic and glutathione redox markers associated with brain-derived neurotrophic factor in depressed African men and women: evidence for counterregulation?
(Karger, 2013)
Background: Major depression is associated with evidence for metabolic and redox imbalance and also with reports of lower serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). However, the relationship between these ...