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Live animal and carcass characteristics of South African indigenous goats
(South African Society for Animal Science (SASAS), 2011)
Eighty-nine intact male, castrates and female South African indigenous goats in three age groups (0, 2 - 6 and 8 permanent incisors) and two pre-slaughter conditioning groups; namely, the non-conditioned which were slaughtered ...
Blood pressure variability is significantly associated with ECG left ventricular mass in normotensive Africans: the SABPA study
(Nature Publishing Group, 2011)
The prognostic significance of blood pressure (BP) variability has lately enjoyed considerable attention. The need for early markers of cardiovascular dysfunction is imperative in black South Africans who have a significant ...
Association between blood pressure, measures of body composition and lifestyle factors in township adolescents, North-West Province, South Africa
(LAM Publications, 2011)
Risk factors for development of cardiovascular disease develop early in life and track into adulthood. This study investigated the relationship between blood pressure (BP) and measures of body composition in adolescents. ...
A micronutrient powder with low doses of highly absorbable iron and zinc reduces iron and zinc deficiency and improves weight-for-age z-scores in South African children
(American Society of Nutrition, 2011)
Micronutrient powders (MNP) are often added to complementary foods high in inhibitors of iron and zinc absorption. Most MNP therefore include high amounts of iron and zinc, but it is no longer recommended in malarial areas ...
Coping with HIV/AIDS stigma by women who lost their partners to AIDS in the North West Province
(Zhengzhou University, 2011)
The aim of this article is to explore and describe how women who lost their partners to the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in the North West Province, cope with the stigma of the disease. A phenomenological ...
Arterial stiffness, ambulatory blood pressure and low-grade albuminuria in non-diabetic African and caucasian men: the SABPA study
(Nature Publishing Group, 2011)
Recent evidence suggests that low-grade urinary albumin excretion is a marker of early general attenuation of vascular function, but studies are limited to Caucasian population groups. We compared low-grade urinary albumin ...
Die invloed van deelname aan fisieke aktiwiteit tydens vryetyd op die koronêre risiko-, lewenstyl- en gesondheidstatus-indeks van werknemers by ’n finansiële instelling
(University of Stellenbosch, 2011)
A sedentary lifestyle can lead to the development of hypokinetic diseases, which include risk factor development of coronary heart diseases, which can lead to ill health and reduced productivity. This study analysed the ...
Disordered eating and menstrual patterns in female university netball players
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2011)
Objectives: The primary aim of this study was to investigate disordered eating (DE) behavior and menstrual patterns in provincial-to-national level student netball players. The secondary aim was to examine the associations ...
Die profiel van die adolessente seun as mentee aan die Weskus
(AOSIS, 2011)
Adolessente seuns het 'n behoefte daaraan om deur 'n volwasse man gementor te word. Hierdie mentor se insprake in die adolessent se lewe bring groot veranderings mee sodat die adolessent se lewensgehalte gevolglik verbeter. ...
Die invloed van teater op adolessente se ervaring van selfaanvaarding, aanvaarding van ander en van hul omstandighede
(Department of Social Work, University of Stellenbosch, 2011)
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of participation in a theatre production on the perceptions of, and personal growth in, acceptance among adolescents in Promosa, Potchefstroom. Adolescent members of a ...