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Relationship between gait kinematics and walking energy expenditure during pregnancy in South African women
(BMC, 2018)
Background
Various musculoskeletal changes occurring during pregnancy may lead to the change in gait and contribute to the increase in walking energy expenditure. Previous research indicates that changes in gait mechanics ...
Household access to traditional and indigenous foods positively associated with food security and dietary diversity in Botswana
(Cambridge Univ Press, 2018)
Objective
To determine access to traditional and indigenous foods (TIF) and the association with household food security, dietary diversity and women’s BMI in low socio-economic households.
Design
Sequential explanatory ...
Deriving an optimal threshold of waist circumference for detecting cardiometabolic risk in sub-Saharan Africa
(Nature, 2018)
BACKGROUND: Waist circumference (WC) thresholds derived from western populations continue to be used in sub-Saharan Africa
(SSA) despite increasing evidence of ethnic variation in the association between adiposity and ...
Toward a comprehensive, theoretical model of compassion fatigue: an integrative literature review
(Wiley, 2018)
This study was an integrative literature review in relation to compassion fatigue models, appraising these models, and developing a comprehensive theoretical model of compassion fatigue. A systematic search on PubMed, ...
The evaluation of endpoint variability and implications for study statistical power and sample size in conscious instrumented dogs
(Elsevier, 2018)
Introduction
The sensitivity of a given test to detect a treatment-induced effect in a variable of interest is intrinsically related to the variability of that variable observed without treatment and the number of ...
Dissipative particle dynamics investigation of the transport of salicylic acid through a simulated in vitro skin permeation model
(MDPI, 2018)
Permeation models are often used to determine diffusion properties of a drug through
a membrane as it is released from a delivery system. In order to circumvent problematic in vivo
studies, diffusion studies can be ...
Older female consumers’ clothing quality perception: expectations and performance
(SAAFECS, 2018)
The population of older consumers is growing significantly worldwide as well as in South Africa. Although they have been labelled as vulnerable consumers with less financial freedom, due to their rapid growth in numbers, ...
Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
(Elsevier, 2018)
Background Global development goals increasingly rely on country-specific estimates for benchmarking a nation’s
progress. To meet this need, the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2016 ...
A preclinical study of casein glycomacropeptide as a dietary intervention for acute mania
(Oxford Univ Press, 2018)
Background
Casein glycomacropeptide is a peptide that lacks phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan. This profile may enable it to deplete phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan, and subsequently the synthesis of dopamine ...
The role of triage to reduce waiting times in primary health care facilities in the North West province of South Africa
(AOSIS, 2018)
Background: Worldwide, patients visiting health care facilities in the public health care sector have to wait for attention from health care professionals. In South Africa, the Cape Triage Score system was implemented ...