Echocardiographic screening for subclinical rheumatic heart disease: Improving screening through simplification of the diagnostic criteria by Hunter, Luke David

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Resurrection ecology of invertebrates in temporary wetlands in the Cape Floristic region: effects of urbanisation and fire by Blanckenberg, Michelle

“…The effects of fire were tested, on hatching success by staging vegetation fires over the collected soil samples for five temporary wetland areas in the same region. …”
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Evaluation of fungicide seed treatments to control seedling diseases of cowpea

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Detection of filamentous bacteria in activated sludge

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Defining citrus pallet stability and modes of failure: developing tools to make stronger and cheaper cartons. by Erasmus, N. J.

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Tribological evaluation of joint fluid and the development of a synthetic lubricant for use in hip joint simulators

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Using large-scale genomics to improve grain yield in bread wheat forming part of a MS-MARS pre-breeding scheme by Mulweli Judy, Mudau

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Evaluation of two topical treatment methods for the elimination of Taylorella equigenitalis in stallions

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Development of the power distribution system and communications hub for an underwater remotely operated vehicle by De Smidt, Roger

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The clinical utility of tissue polymerase chain reaction, tissue culture, and tissue histology in blood-culture negative infective endocarditis - a South African single hospital ex... by Endres, Wilhelm

“…During the study period, we identified 165 IE cases, 57 (34.5%) of which were blood-culture negative. BCNIE patients had a mean age (±standard deviation) of 40.2 (13.4) years, and 41 (71.9%) were male. …”
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Development and optimisation of a gas chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometry method for the quantification of amino acids in infant formula

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Rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in Botswana: barriers and risk factors influencing patient outcomes, case detection, and linkage to effective care and treatment by Boyd, Rosanna M

“…Risk factors for mortality during treatment included unconfirmed RR-TB (aHR 2.9), Pre/XDR-TB (aHR 2.5), HIV positivity without ART (aHR 3.6) and receiving treatment at two (of five) specific facilities (aHR 2.6 and 2.3). …”
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Knowledge of South African anaesthesia registrars of the theory and practice of spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section by Ras, Willem

“…A single best answer multiple choice questionnaire (20 questions) encompassing the following important aspects of documentation was utilised to assess knowledge of spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section: 1 Applied anatomy and physiology. 2 Equipment considerations. 3 Factors influencing block height. 4 Testing of the block, including management of breakthrough pain. 5 Pharmacology. …”
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The development of a bio-based preservative for wood protection against wood-decaying fungi by Khosa, Khanyisana

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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

“…The screening did not yield hits against the carbapenemresistant K. pneumoniae. A secondary screen of 5% of inactive compounds, with Z-scores ranging between standard deviations (SD) of -1 and -2, selected from the primary screen against K. pneumoniae 1705 and 33495, was conducted to test the accuracy and reliability the of the two-step data analysis method and the hit selection criteria. …”
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Stabilised decellularised vascular grafts in an ovine carotid model by Mentor, Keno

“…Samples of the grafts were also tested for radial and suture retention strength. The prepared grafts were implanted as interposition grafts into the carotid arteries of 6 sheep, using industry standard 6mm expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) on the contralateral side of each animal as control. …”
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Reliability of cold-formed steel screwed connections in tilt-and bearing by Van Wyk, Rudolf

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