The impact of point-of-care transthoracic echocardiography on management of patients presenting for emergency surgery in a resource-limited setting by Munsie, Robert David

“…Participants: Consenting patients over 18 years of age presenting for emergency surgery enrolled via convenience sampling during working hours over a 10 day period. …”
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Convictions and ambivalences: theorizing power at a Cairene feminist NGO by Wulf, Laura

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Comprehensive description of a skeleton of Endothiodon Bathystoma (Anomodontia, Therapsida), a dicynodont from the Late Permian of the Karoo Basin of South Africa by Maharaj, Iyra Esmen Maeve

“…The repeated taxonomic revision of this genus over the years has led to much confusion about what constitutes the type species, E. bathystoma. …”
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Outcomes of mechanical thrombectomy at a single-centre tertiary level public health care hospital in South Africa by Kiriinya, Martin

“…At 90 days, 34 % of participants reached functional independence and mortality was 34% . Conclusions: We achieved similar rates of recanalization and functional independence to that seen in trials in high-income countries using basic imaging despite a higher mortality and longer median time to reperfusion. …”
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Treatment of HIV associated neurocognitive disorders by Decloedt, Eric Hermann

“…Lithium has been used in mood disorders and other neuropsychiatric conditions for more than 40 years. In addition, lithium is a low-cost drug and widely available in public service settings in low and middle-income countries. …”
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The relationship between growth, development and social milieu - a longitudinal study involving preschool Coloured children in Cape Town by Molteno, Christopher D

“…Developmental data consisted of milestones recorded during infancy, language assessment on the Reynell Language Scale at 2½ years carried out by the Logopaedics Department, University of Cape Town, and at 5 years, a specially constructed developmental assessment designed to assess gross motor function, fine motor development including visuo-motor skills and language, both comprehension and expression as well as basic colour and number concepts. …”
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The utilisation of a 360° leadership assessment questionnaire as part of a leadership development model and process

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A prospective, longitudinal, observational study to assess the health-related quality of life of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in the South African context by Kotze, Urda Karin

“…Very little data are available on the HRQOL of PDAC patients in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), and to our knowledge no data have been published on the HRQOL of PDAC patients in South Africa. …”
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Spatial Patterns and Correlates of Lower Respiratory Tract Illnesses in Children from Drakenstein, Western Cape by Bhenxa, Namhla

“…Background: Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) in children under 5 years of age are a major public health concern globally with high proportions of cases occurring in low- and middle-income countries. …”
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Multi-state models for the analysis of Wheeze in a birth cohort of Western Cape children by Hannan, Patrick Luke

“…Little is known regarding the recurrent nature of childhood wheezing in low- and middle-income contexts. This study aimed to use multi-state models to estimate the rate of transition among various states of wheeze in children from birth to the age of three years. …”
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Die NCVV as welsynsorganisasie, 1912-1992 : 'n evaluatiewe studie by Schutte, Sophia Albertina

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Brain structural and white matter changes in first-episode schizophrenia and their demographic, clinical and cognitive correlates by Asmal, Laila

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Neuroimaging and neurocognitive assessment of PTSD and MDD in a South African community setting by Koopowitz, Sheri

“…Background: There is growing evidence of abnormalities in neurocognition, neuroanatomy, and functional connectivity in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder (MDD). …”
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Test-retest reliability and validity of distortion product oto-acoustic emissions and transient evoked oto-acoustic emissions in normal hearing adults

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The perception of top communicators of senior management's expectations of excellent communication in South African companies

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If I Could Tell by Morris, Michael A V

“…And the crisis of the novel lies at this nexus, the convergence of 'stuff that's happened' and 'stuff (the characters think) they know'. Plot and structure function together in exploring the limits and consequences of this intractability. …”
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Exploring rock climbing discourses

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Late effects of childhood cancer and – treatment in a South African cohort by Van Zyl, Anel

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Towards the quantification of intellectual disability in children and adolescents in Africa: an exploration of the psychometric properties of the Wessex Behaviour Schedule (WBS) in... by Abbo, Catherine

“…The TQQ has given some rates of 'disability' in lowand middle-income countries (LMICS) in the order of 10-25%. …”
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Design and development of a speculum-free digital cervical cancer screening device by Hefer, Lehan

“…Introduction Cervical cancer poses a significant global health challenge, particularly in low- and middle income countries (LMICs), where the disease remains a leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women. …”
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