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Progress in physical activity over the Olympic quadrennium
(Elsevier, 2016)On the eve of the 2012 summer Olympic Games, the fi rst Lancet Series on physical activity established that physical inactivity was a global pandemic, and global public health action was urgently needed. The present paper ... -
Progression of cardiovascular risk factors in black Africans: 3 year follow up of the SABPA cohort study
(Elsevier, 2015)Recent work identified a high prevalence of modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) among urban black South Africans. The aim was to track the progression of CVD risk factors in a multi-ethnic sample of ... -
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 ... -
A proposed cutoff point of waist-to-height ratio for metabolic risk in African township adolescents
(Elsevier, 2013)Objective: A waist:height ratio (WHtR) higher than 0.5 has been proposed as a cutoff point for abdominal obesity in both sexes and at all ages. It is unknown if this cutoff point is appropriate for previously undernourished ... -
Prospective analysis of the medicine possession ratio of antidepressants in the private health sector of South Africa, 2006-2011
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2015)Background: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a disabling mental illness with high morbidity and mortality rates. Inadequate treatment efficacy, unfavourable side-effect profiles and consequent shortfalls in compliance ... -
Prospective associations between cardiac stress, glucose dysregulation and executive cognitive function in Black men: the Sympathetic activity and ambulatory blood pressure in Africans study
(Sage, 2018)Objective: Glucose dysregulation is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular and neurodegenerative disease development through synaptic dysfunction resulting in cognitive decline. The aim of this study was to study ... -
Prospective conceptual model of Tomatis® method effects on students’ self-regulation
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)This study aimed to develop a preliminary conceptual model that explains the perceived effect of the Tomatis® method on university students’ self-regulation for study course learning. Seven beginning graduate students (6 ... -
Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study: baseline characteristics of the household sample and comparative analyses with national data in 17 countries
(Elsevier, 2013)Background: The PURE study was established to investigate associations between social, behavioural, genetic, and environmental factors and cardiovascular diseases in 17 countries. In this analysis we compare the age, sex, ... -
The protective effect of plasma antioxidants during ozone autohemotherapy
(Academic Journals, 2008)Ozone (O3) therapy forms part of a group of complementary and alternative medical therapies and is gaining more and more interest worldwide. There is, however, some concern regarding O3-toxicity and uncertainty about the ... -
Protective immunity of plant-produced African horse sickness virus serotype 5 chimaeric virus-like particles (VLPs) and viral protein 2 (VP2) vaccines in IFNAR -/- mice
(Elsevier, 2022)Next generation vaccines have the capability to contribute to and revolutionise the veterinary vaccine industry. African horse sickness (AHS) is caused by an arbovirus infection and is characterised by respiratory distress ... -
The protective role of oestradiol against silent myocardial ischemia and hypertension risk in South African men: the SABPA study
(Elsevier, 2017)Background Oestradiol has a protective effect on coronary artery health in women but the effect it has on men, is controversial. A translational approach was followed to assess whether sex hormone levels are associated ... -
Protein and fat meal content increase insulin requirement in children with type 1 diabetes: role of duration of diabetes
(Elsevier, 2017)Background and objective Hyperglycaemia remains a challenge in type 1 diabetes since current regimes used to determine meal insulin requirements prove to be ineffective. This is particularly problematic for meals containing ... -
Proteomics insights on how physical inactivity can influence cardiovascular health
(Sage, 2019)The World Health Organization (WHO) has set a global target to reduce physical inactivity by 10% by 2025,1 but according to a pooled analysis of 1.9 million participants during 2001 to 2016, the progress of the WHO target ... -
A protocol for the empowerment of non-offending parents to report child sexual abuse
(SAPSAC, 2012)The prevalence of child sexual abuse in South Africa is very high, and even though the reporting of child sexual abuse is legislated by the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act (32 of 2007), the ... -
Providing male rats deficient in iron and n-3 fatty acids with iron and alpha-linolenic acid alone affects brain serotonin and cognition differently from combined provision
(BioMed Central, 2014)Background: We recently showed that a combined deficiency of iron (ID) and n-3 fatty acids (n-3 FAD) in rats disrupts brain monoamine metabolism and produces greater memory deficits than ID or n-3 FAD alone. Providing ... -
Proximate composition and serving sizes of selected composite ghanaian soups
(ASSCAT, 2020)Soups are major components of Ghanaian dishes. The composite nature of Ghanaian soups, in general, tend to make the calorie and macronutrient composition highly variable. This study sought to determine the proximate ... -
Psigososiale behoeftes van adolessente dogters met selfmoordneigings
(Stellenbosch University, 2012)Adolessente dogters wat vir die eerste keer ʼn selfmoordpoging aanwend, loop die risiko om met die tweede poging daarin te slaag. Selfmoordpogings word toegeskryf aan ʼn verskeidenheid omstandighede en gebeure wat ʼn persoon ... -
A psycho-behavioral perspective on modelling obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in animals: the role of context
(Bentham Science, 2017)Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a heterogeneous and debilitating condition, characterized by intrusive thoughts and compulsive repetition. Animal models of OCD are important tools that have the potential to contribute ... -
A psycho-diagnostic tool for psychotherapy: Interactional Pattern Analysis (IPA)
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)This article proposes a description of a psycho-diagnostic tool for psychotherapists, the Interactional Pattern Analysis (IPA). Sixteen interpersonal variables are proposed to describe the observable behaviour that ... -
Psycho-hormonal effects of aerobic fatigue on collegiate female soccer players
(AOSIS, 2020)Up to 95% of a soccer match entails aerobic actions that may cause fatigue. Little is known about the effects of fatigue on the hormonal and psychological states of female players. Cortisol values (saliva sample), state ...