Screening for Proteinopathic-related Dementias in Low-resource Clinical Contexts: A Machine Learning Approach by Lewis, Raphaella

“…Information from 20 clinical variables were used as features for the analysis. We used C5.0 algorithms to identify the most important features for PRD diagnosis and to derive an algorithm that could accurately diagnose these types of dementia. …”
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An investigation of the Auditory P300 Event Related Potential across gender

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Delineation of the genetic causes of complex epilepsies in South African pediatric patients by Esterhuizen, Alina

“…Results Pathogenic/likely pathogenic (P/LP) variants were identified in 41/234(17.5%) * probands. Of these, 29/234(12.4%) * were sequence variants in epilepsy-associated genes and 12/234(5.1%) * were genomic copy number variants (CNVs). …”
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A descriptive study of patients with inflammatory myopathies at Tygerberg Academic Hospital and a review of current classifications by Chothia, Mogamat-Yazied

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From Homeland to Hostland: Language Ownership of Heritage Dialect and Narratives of Third Culture Kids of the Gulf by Aref, Maryam

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A liquid consumption survey of individuals in greater Cape Town by Bourne, Lesley Thelma

“…The ratio of tap water consumed at home to total liquid consumed was approximately 0.5.…”
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Measurement of impact breakage properties of ore particles using a series of devices by Bbosa, Lawrence Sidney

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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

“…The utility of POC-Xpert Ultra in detecting likely infectious patients was also specifically evaluated. …”
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Chronic kidney disease in HIV populations: prevalence, risk factors and role of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-߀1) polymorphisms by Ekrikpo, Udeme Ekpenyong

“…Hypertension prevalence was 26.7% (25.5-28.0%); diabetes 5.6% (4.5-6.7%); obesity 8.3% (7.6-9.1%) and dyslipidaemia 29.1% (26.1-32.1%). …”
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Determination of Rifapentine and 25-O-desacetyl Rifapentine from 100 µl human breastmilk by LC-MS/MS using protein precipitation and solid phase extraction by Mkhize, Buyisile

“…Stock solutions were shown to be stable for 69 days at -80°C. v Rifapentine and 25-O-desacetyl rifapentine were stable in human breastmilk for up to 72 hours at approximately -80°C and -20°C, on benchtop for ≈4.5 hours on ice and after three freeze-thaw cycles. …”
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Community-based educational programmes as support structures for adolescents within the context of HIV and AIDS

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Determinants of cost to client in accessing rural financial services : a case of Zambia's Chongwe District

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Optimum predictive modelling, holistic integration and analysis of energy sources mix for power generation and sustainability in developing economies : a case of the Nigerian power...

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Metamaterial antennas for cognitive radio applications by Raslan, Ahmed Rajaie

“…Cognitive radio is one of the most promising techniques to efficiently utilize the radio frequency (RF) spectrum. As the Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld (DVB-H) band is targeted (470-862 MHz), the size of the antenna becomes challenging. …”
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Tensile and fracture behavior of single and dual matrix aluminum-carbon nanotube composites by Salama, Ehab

“…Single matrix Al-CNT composite powders with 1, 2, 2.5, 5 wt.% CNT fraction were synthesized using the high energy ball milling (HEBM) of Al and CNT powders for 1 hour at 400 rpm. …”
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Common ABCA4 mutations in South Africans: frequencies, pathogenicity and genotype-phenotype correlations by Nossek, C

“…Bioinformatic tools (PolyPhen, SIFT, PMUT, PANTHER PSEC, ESEfinder, and the BDGP Splice Site Prediction programme) revealed the predicted pathogenicity of the seven mutations to be as follows (in order of decreasing pathogenicity): C1490Y, R602W, V256V, R152X, G863A, L2027F, and IVS38-10T>C. Statistical analysis (using the Kruskal-Wallis test and the Wilcoxon Rank Sum test) showed no significant12effect of mutation combination on phenotype (i.e. …”
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An investigation into the use of smectitic clay soil for the containment and treatment of petrochemical waste by Huntsman, Philippa Rose

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