Investigation into implementing a massively parallel sequencing workflow for forensic human identification in South Africa by Martin, Donna-Lee

“…This entailed systematic adjustments to a direct PCR approach and the development of a lysate purification method. This optimised approach was subsequently used to conduct a population study comprising 463 consenting South African volunteers, wherein the first sequence-based allele frequency data pertaining to autosomal short tandem repeat (A-STR) markers were generated for South African populations. …”
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Investigation into implementing a massively parallel sequencing workflow for forensic human identification in South Africa by Martin, Donna-Lee

“…This entailed systematic adjustments to a direct PCR approach and the development of a lysate purification method. This optimised approach was subsequently used to conduct a population study comprising 463 consenting South African volunteers, wherein the first sequence-based allele frequency data pertaining to autosomal short tandem repeat (A-STR) markers were generated for South African populations. …”
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Assisted reproduction services : accessible screening and semen profiling of HIV-positive males

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Feline hyperthyroidism in Hong Kong : prevalence and risk factors

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The effect of poor reconciliation between surveyor-general data(spatial) and deeds register information on municipal budgets

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Optimal configuration of tie strength and tie breadth for team innovation : a fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis

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Effect of ? carotene supplementation on oestrous synchronisation and milk production of Saanen goats

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Does a greater training load increase the risk of injury and illness in ultramarathon runners? A prospective descriptive, longitudinal design by Craddock, Nicole

“…No associations were found between internal training load and injury; or between internal and external training load and illness respectively. …”
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Blood alcohol : forensic analysis by GC-MS and investigation of some pre-analytical factors that may influence the result

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Metabarcoding pollen to identify allergenic species of grasses (Poaceae) and ragweed (Ambrosia spp.) across six monitored sites in South Africa by Sidla, Siyavuya

“…The three taxonomic classification tools; UTAX, RDP, and BLAST were used to assign taxa, with a 50-read cutoff applied as the minimum read count, with confidence scores of ≥80% for UTAX and ≥0.8 for RDP. …”
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Metabarcoding pollen to identify allergenic species of grasses (Poaceae) and ragweed (Ambrosia spp.) across six monitored sites in South Africa by Sidla, Siyavuya

“…The three taxonomic classification tools; UTAX, RDP, and BLAST were used to assign taxa, with a 50-read cutoff applied as the minimum read count, with confidence scores of ≥80% for UTAX and ≥0.8 for RDP. …”
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Transitional justice and reconciliation in Zimbabwe : a case study on tradition-based approaches in two local communities

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Risk factors associated with blood pressure variation in sickle cell disease in Cameroon by Nguweneza, Arthemon

“…Methods: Systematic review and meta-analysis: A protocol was developed and registered with the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO), registration number CRD42020168798. …”
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An audit of the epidemiological, clinical features and outcomes of patients with Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD) attending a South African Tertiary referral Hospita... by Gule, Manqoba

“…Novel and highly effective disease-modifying treatments are continually being developed and examined in clinical trials. These agents are expensive, restricting their use in low-and middle-income settings. …”
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Sputum derived biomarkers of anti-tuberculosis drug activity in early bactericidal activity (EBA) studies by Kayigire, Xavier A.

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The evaluation of different strategies to improve the diagnosis of tuberculosis in people living with HIV in resource-limited settings by Dhana, Ashar Vijay

“…For CPMs, we first used logistic regression, allowing for non-linear relations, to develop an extended CPM (using backwards selection of C-reactive protein [CRP] and other predictors) and a CRP-only CPM (which only included CRP along with spline transformations); we then used internal-external cross-validation to evaluate discrimination, calibration, and clinical utility (i.e., decision curve analysis) of both CPMs and other screening strategies. …”
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An assessment of the level of knowledge of health professionals on nutrition and diabetes self-management in treating patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes Mellitus in South Afr... by Catsicas, Maria Elizabeth

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Chronic morbidities in perinatally HIV-acquired adolescents on antiretroviral therapy by Mahtab, Sana

“…Comorbidities assessed included: (1) cardiovascular health: echocardiography was used to investigate cardiac structure and endothelial peripheral arterial tonometry technique (EndoPAT) was used for endothelial function. …”
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