Biology, movement behaviour and spatial dynamics of an exploited population of smooth hound shark mustelus mustelus around a coastal marine protected area in South Africa by da Silva, Charlene

“…Results of Generalised Additive Mixed Modeling (GAMMs) indicated no significant influence of tide or moon phase and only a weak influence of diel period on movement and direction of movement. …”
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Non-communicable diseases and economic outcomes in South Africa: a cohort study for the period of 2008-2018 by Mfolozi, Odwa

“…The Study examines these associations using logistic and linear regression models for NCDs exposed households and non NCDs exposed households, comparing the two for differences and the effect observed on labour force participation and household Income. …”
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Assessment of a Shredding Technology of Waste Printed Circuit Boards in preparation for Ammonia-based Copper leaching by Prestele, Marc Patrick

“…E-waste presents a specifically unique challenge to developing nations as they suffer the challenges associated with e-waste, but do not have sufficient waste volumes to adopt business models used in developed countries to harness the economic opportunities presented by the growth of this waste streams. …”
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Screening of actinobacteria for novel antimalarial compounds by Watson, Daniel John

“…This was determined independently using two models, the fixed-ratio isobologram method and the CompuSyn programme based on the massaction law principle. …”
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Exploring the effects of single and dual phase culturing on the concentrations of Southern Ocean sea-ice algae and transporting living sea-ice algae from the Southern Ocean to land... by Hambrock, Mark

“…Understanding the development of sea-ice properties based on the change in growth conditions is vital for the development of predictive models, which are key to providing forecasts of the influence global warming will have on sea ice. …”
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Evaluation of tumour-associated antigens to optically label cutaneous basal cell carcinoma for surgical excision by Madheswaran, Suresh

“…The best-performing SNAP-tag–based diagnostic antibodies resulting from these studies would be further evaluated in the future in suitable mouse models, thus aiming to reduce the time needed for surgical removal of BCC lesions and complete removal of the tumor from both superficial and deep layers of the skin by a single-excision procedure. …”
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Pharmacogenetics of Tenofovir (Alafenamide or Disoproxil Fumarate Prodrug) Renal Toxicity in HIV positive Black Southern Africans by Mateza, Somila

“…Genetic associations with each renal outcome (eGFR, uRBP/Cr and uB2M/Cr) were assessed using multivariable linear regression models adjusting for age, sex, treatment group, and screening body mass index, CD4 count, and log10 HIV-1 RNA. …”
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Psychosocial predictors of HIV treatment outcomes among young pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV by Noholoza, Sandisiwe

“…The prevalence of each exposure variable was analyzed using descriptive statistics and associations between them and with the outcome variables (engagement in care and HIV viral load <50 copies/mL) were examined using Chi2 tests and Fischer exact tests for sparse data. Poisson regression models were built to examine the association between psychosocial burden and HIV treatment outcomes before and after adjusting for sociodemographic and clinical confounding variables. …”
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Neutralizing antibody responses in HIV dual infection: lessons for vaccine design by Sheward, Daniel James

“…Stabilized, soluble trimers that mimic the native functional HIV trimer have been developed that elicit strain-specific neutralizing HIV antibodies in animal models, and are currently being evaluated in several human clinical trials. …”
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Evaluation of solvent swelling pre-treatment combined with ammonia leaching using waste etchant from printed circuit board manufacturing for copper recovery from waste printed circ... by Kondo, Takunda

“…The degree of metal liberation by the chemical pre-treatment method employed was determined by diagnostic column leaching using primarily samples of waste etchant from a local PCB manufacturing factory as well as synthetic etchant modelled after a typical waste etchant stream. Solvent swelling yielded good recoveries above 90%, with NMP solvent swelling at 150C achieving the highest copper recovery of the two solvents at 93.4%. …”
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Patterns in the landed catches and determinants of catch composition in the South African inshore trawl fishery by Besseling, Natasha

“…I tested whether the variation in landed catch composition among trips was due to the vessel or environmental influences, including year and season, using PERMANOVA models. Based on landed catch compositions, the years clustered into three groups at an 85% similarity (1990 to 1999, 2012 to 2015, and the remaining years in the period 2000 to 2019). …”
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Socio-economic factors associated with knowledge, attitudes, and practices response to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and preventive measures of COVID-19 in South Africa: An... by Orrie, Naadiya

“…The KAP results were analyzed as proportions and then the association between KAP and demographic characteristics was done using ordered logit regression models for knowledge, attitude, and practice scores. …”
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How can critical consciousness influence community driven development as social innovation by Docrat, Noor Jehan

“…This research sought to understand how unsustainable popularised models of development which focuses on funder priorities and current organisational strategy while excluding the community's input in core decision-making regarding funding, development, and resource allocation (Everatt, 2005; Pham, 2018; Wilkinson-Maposa, 2017) can be restructured to include the community. …”
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Supply chain innovations & firm strategy: pathways to manage institutional voids in emerging markets. Case study of manufacturing firms in Uganda by Abwang, Walter

“…In addition, they bring innovations in and around institutional voids, create partnerships, engage in supplier development, and develop robust business models, including last-mile strategies to ensure product availability, despite the poor infrastructure that hinders product delivery to remote areas. …”
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Identification of new therapeutic compounds against carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae using a novel agar-based high-throughput microarray compound screening approach by Mahlangu, Zandile

“…To achieve this, an agar-based microarray assay, modeled based on the standard disc diffusion assay, was developed by optimizing the assay parameters, including the cellulose nanofiber (CNF) immobilization matrix, polymer component of the printing solution, inoculum, agar thickness, and agar concentration. …”
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Investigating the effect of a small molecule, Inhibitor of Nuclear Import (INI-43) as a pan-cancer treatment by Rahman, Shabita

“…An in silico screen identified a small molecule inhibitor, Inhibitor of Nuclear Import (INI-43) as an inhibitor of KPNβ1-mediated nuclear import and showed anti-cancer effects against cervical and oesophageal cancer cells using both cell culture and animal models. In this study, we expanded our investigations by determining KPNβ1 expression using bioinformatic analyses and Western blotting, and by investigating the effects of INI-43 in multiple cancer types grown in cell culture to ascertain the potential of KPNβ1 as a pan-cancer therapeutic target. …”
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Mechanisms of observed spatial heterogeneity in rainfall variability over the winter rainfall zone of South Africa by Conradie, Willem

“…A novel rainfall data quality control and gap-filling procedure involving Generalised Additive Models for Location, Scale and Shape (GAMLSS) is developed to obtain a continuous, high-density 41-year gauge-based rainfall dataset for the WRZ and its immediate surroundings. …”
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Pulmonary rehabilitation in Africa (community-driven citizen science approach): (a focus on COPD in low-resourced communities in South Africa) by Isiagi, Moses

“…Results: The study revealed a significant gap in research regarding PR programmes in African settings, with no published studies comparing home-based and community-based PR delivery models in the region. The closest relevant research was a Brazilian protocol for home-based cardiac rehabilitation. …”
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How can critical consciousness influence community driven development as social innovation? by Docrat, Noor Jehan

“…This research sought to understand how unsustainable popularised models of development which focuses on funder priorities and current organisational strategy while excluding the community's input in core decision-making regarding funding, development, and resource allocation (Everatt, 2005; Pham, 2018; Wilkinson-Maposa, 2017) can be restructured to include the community. …”
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Hatchdate distributions and growth rates of anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) in the Southern Benguela ecosystem by Wilhelm, Margit Renate

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