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Mental health services in South Africa
(Nova Science publishers, 2016)
The mental-health conditions and services in most African countries are of great concern. There is a stark distinction of health disparities between urban and rural communities across these countries. There is an unequal ...
The relationship of nitric oxide synthesis capacity, oxidative stress, and albumin-to-creatinine ratio in black and white men: the SABPA study
(Springer, 2016)
Inadequate substrate availability and increased
nitric oxide synthase inhibitor levels attenuate nitric oxide
(NO) synthesis, whereas increased vascular oxidative
stress may lead to inactivation of NO. We compared
markers ...
Promoting food security through indigenous and traditional food crops
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)
Despite many factors weighing in South Africa’s favor on the agricultural front, including having official “food secure” status, millions of households have insufficient access to nutritionally safe food. This is largely ...
Methylene homologues of artemisone: an unexpected structure-activity relationship and a possible implication for the design of C10-substituted artemisinins
(Wiley, 2016)
We sought to establish if methylene homologues of artemisone are biologically more active and more stable than artemisone. The analogy is drawn with the conversion of natural O- and N-glycosides into more stable C-glycosides ...
Discovery of 1,3-diethyl-7-methyl-8-(phenoxymethyl)-xanthine derivatives as novel adenosine A1 and A2A receptor antagonists
(Elsevier, 2016)
Based on a previous report that a series of 8-(phenoxymethyl)-xanthines may be promising leads for the design of A1 adenosine receptor antagonists, selected novel and known 1,3-diethyl-7-methyl-8-(phenoxymethyl)-xanthine ...
Reference gene selection for in vitro cell-free DNA analysis and gene expression profiling
(Elsevier, 2016)
Objectives: (i) To optimize cell-free DNA (cfDNA) and mRNA quantification using eight housekeeping genes
(HKGs), (ii) to determine if there is a difference in the occurrence of HKGs in the cfDNA andmRNA of normal cells
and ...
Biomechanical benefits of symmetrical strengthening of hip extensors among athletes: a review
(LAM Publications Limited, 2016)
There is abundant literature encouraging athletes to engage in concurrent strength training. However, little emphasis is placed on the value of biomechanics with regard to symmetrical strengthening of force-couple ...
What is the status of soccer injuries among female players? A systematic review
(LAM Publications Limited, 2016)
This review provides an overview of the literature pertaining to female soccer injuries from
2007-2016. The dissemination of female soccer injury surveillances in Africa, America and
Europe ...
Advances in GBA-associated Parkinson's disease: pathology, presentation and therapies
(Elsevier, 2016)
GBA mutations are to date the most common genetic risk factor for Parkinson's disease. The GBA gene encodes the lysomal hydrolase glucocerebrosidase. Whilst bi-allelic GBA mutations cause Gaucher disease, both mono- and ...
The nature of community health care centre practice environments in a province in South Africa
(Unisa Press, 2016)
The practice environment plays an important role in nursing. Currently, limited information seems to exist on the nature of practice environments within the primary health care (PHC) context of the public health care sector ...