Influence of gut microbiota on immune system in infants by Kachambwa, Paidamoyo

“…Background and Methods: Microbiota play many significant, direct or indirect, beneficial and detrimental roles in humans. …”
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Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction in South Africa's year-round rainfall zone using multiproxy geochemical analyses on lake sediments from Swartvlei by Maboya, Matjie Lillian

“…In this study, Holocene sediments from Swartvlei Lake were extracted and investigated using multiple methods. These include organic and inorganic geochemical proxies and multidating approach through radiocarbon and OSL dating. …”
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Synthesis, Characterisation and Device Application of Silicon Nanoparticles produced by Mechanical Attrition by Odo, Ayodele

“…However, many of the synthesis methods come with an increased level of sophistication, and thus the unit cost of material produced is high. …”
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A framework for optimising real-estate development incentivisation in priority areas by Loots, Martinus

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The impact of thermal treatment on comminution performance of blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) and South African abalone (Haliotis midae) shell waste by Lesofe, Ts’olo Ernest

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The discrete pulse transform and applications by Du Toit, Jacques Pierre

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Newer and novel sputum versus non-sputum-based tools for the diagnosis of active tuberculosis in different patient sub-populations by Esmail, Aliasgar

“…Similarly, In Chapter 5, I described the diagnostic performance of pleural fluid unstimulated interferon gamma (measured using the novel IRISA-TBTM test) and compared to other same-day tests including Xpert Ultra and adenosine deaminase (ADA) in 207 individuals from Cape Town, South Africa and Vellore, India. A composite reference standard including pleural fluid, pleural tissue TB culture, pericardial tissue histopathology and response to TB treatment was used to define the composite reference standard for TB. …”
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Predictors of difficult intubation in obstetric cohort of patients: an analysis of the prospective obstetric airway management registry (OBAMR) (substudy – R025/2018) by Burger, Adrian

“…Hypoxaemia was thus used as a composite indicator of anatomical and physiological difficulty. …”
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Evaluating Applicant Reactions to a Gamified Assessment of Personal Values: Developing and Testing a Theoretical Model by Blandin, De Chalain Megan

“…To address the limitations of traditional rating-scale assessment methods of psychological constructs in human resource management, game-based assessments and the gamification of existing pre-employment assessments have recently emerged as promising directions for applied measurement. …”
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Improving the spatio-temporal characterisation of South Africa's dynamic coastal zone using hyper-temporal satellite imagery by Bessinger, Maria Magaretha Magdalena

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An application of geometric data analysis techniques to South African crime data by Gurr, Benjamin William

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Reliable Outdoor Ai-Based Autonomous Uav Localization and Trajectory Tracking Using Cellular Networks by Afifi, Ghada

“…We utilize conventional optimization methods to determine the optimal bound of the solution of the reliable UAV navigation problem. …”
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Molecular characterization of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) parasitizing potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) in South Africa

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Establishing associations for the evaluation of mobility screen (EMS) in an adult South African population by Brink, Marthinus Lotz

“…Objective: To evaluate and compare differences in EMS scores relating to age, gender and physical activity levels. Methods: This was a quantitative study, with a descriptive, correlational design. …”
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Determining the core vocabulary of Sepedi-speaking Grade R learners from the Sekhukhune district during regular school activities

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