Coagulopathy in severe, isolated traumatic brain injury: A prevalence study by Lawrie, Ruchi

“…Introduction: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the developing world, and remains the leading cause of death and long-term disability in young adults. …”
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HIV-associated Hodgkin lymphoma at Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape, South Africa by Swart, Luhan

“…Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is associated with an increased risk of developing Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). South Africa (SA) has the highest HIV prevalence rate in the world. …”
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Isolation and characterisation of novel DNA aptamers against Mycobacterium tuberculosis biomarkers: new tools for tuberculosis diagnostics by Amos-Brown, Bianca

“…In order to overcome tuberculosis in developing countries innovation in diagnostics is key to administering treatment. …”
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Burkitt and Burkitt-like lymphoma/leukaemia at Groote Schuur Hospital from 2005 to 2014: a retrospective review by Koller, Anna J

“…The HIV seropositive population is at increased risk of developing non-Hodgkin lymphoma, particularly high grade aggressive subtypes such as Burkitt- and Burkittlike lymphoma (also known as B-cell lymphoma, unclassifiable, with features intermediate between diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and Burkitt lymphoma). …”
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Structural brain connectivity of HIV-positive children: a graph network analysis study by Fouche,Jean-Paul

“…Cortical thickness, surface area and gyrification were positively associated with CD4 count as a marker of disease severity. In conclusion, this project demonstrated abnormal brain structure and structural connectivity of brain structure in regions involved with motor development, executive function, and language fluency and generation in treated children living with HIV. …”
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A review of the implementation of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission program in the George sub-district, Western Cape by Schaefer, Rachel

“…Introduction The most common cause for HIV infection in children in developing countries is the vertical transmission of HIV from mother to child. …”
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Using fluorescene to understand Mycobacterial Heterogeneity at a Single Cell Level by Parbhoo, Trisha

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The roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus, Desmarest 1804), its ecology in the Waterberg Plateau Park by Erb, Karl Peter

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The possible effects of p-nonylphenol, an environmental toxicant with estrogenic properties, on fertility

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Three essays on economic impact assessment of the use of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative for poverty reduction in Ghana by Osei-Fosu, Anthony Kofi

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Diagnostics for joint models for longitudinal and survival data by Singini, Isaac Luwinga

“…However, minimal effort has been directed towards developing diagnostic assessment tools for these models. …”
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Sickle cell disease in Cape Town: a perspective from two regional hospitals by Vahed, Anisa

“…Most children were diagnosed incidentally via full blood count findings (66%); others presented with symptomatic anaemia (28%) or were screened because of an affected sibling (11%). …”
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Pay Equity: Reassessing gender pay gap, a comparative analysis of South Africa, India and Tanzania by Bakari, Zainab Ally

“…In many parts of the world especially developing countries, women's work is more invisible than in the developed countries simply because there is a large number of women working in informal sector, which is not protected by legislations of those countries. …”
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Die beginsel van wysheid in 'n pastorale hermeneutiek binne die konteks van moderniteit by Brummer, Gerhard

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Antimicrobial effects of chitosan and essential oils on postharvest diseases of pomegranate fruit by Munhuweyi, Karen

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A controlled randomised study to compare the IUI biochemical pregnancy outcome between a routine swim-up and the Sep-D Kit semen preparation method by Gentis, Roxanne

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The epidemiology of Tenofovir-associated renal failure in patients on antiretroviral therapy in Swaziland

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Transcriptional regulation of glycosyltransferase genes in MCF-7 human breast cancer cell line following drug treatment by Kim, Ju Young

“…Bioinformatics is a subfield in computational science that is principally focused on developing methods and performing data analytics in the areas of proteomics and genomics. …”
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Tuberculosis and hospitalization incidence postpartum among women living with HIV in Gugulethu, Western Cape, South Africa by Njoku, Kelechi Francisca

“…Results: Thirty-five (35) WLHIV developed TB postpartum at a total person-time of 2365.1 woman-years. …”
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