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

“…Statistical comparison of electroclinical features in children with and without candidate variants was performed to identify characteristics most likely predictive of a positive genetic finding. Results Pathogenic/likely pathogenic (P/LP) variants were identified in 41/234(17.5%) * probands. …”
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Somalia's struggle to integrate traditional and modern governance: The 4.5 formula and 2012 provisional constitution by Ahmed, Nasteha

“…This project will argue that clan influence is likely to remain a challenge for Somalia’s transition to democracy until a civilian based voting system is put into place. …”
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Interspecific interactions between Uroplata girardi (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) and Ophiomyia camarae (Diptera: Agromyzidae), and their impact on a shared host Lantana camara (Verb...

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Evaluation of the modal choice behaviour and bus service preferences of commuters of the scheduled Golden Arrow Bus Services (Pty) Ltd using stated choice data by Cloete, Brendon Lee

“…The analyses will show which service attributes are significant in commuter mode choice behaviour, such as changes travel time, fare prices and other significant service attributes, as well as which level of service would maximise utility for the target population. Major Evaluative Conclusions: The evaluation found that the DCE choice modelling approach used was unfamiliar to the respondents and would most likely not have been completely understood. …”
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Global crime governance off the eastern Africa littoral: does the response to piracy in the Western Indian Ocean provide a model? by Bruwer, Carina

“…This has sparked debate regarding the response's utility for other transnational organized crimes which continue to plague the world's oceans. …”
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The development of an open-source forensics platform

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Documentation of spinal anaesthesia technique and block level at caesarean section by Du Toit, Michiel Adriaan

“…If documentation of spinal anaesthesia technique was found to be inadequate in the course of such medicolegal proceedings, it is likely that the decision would be against the anaesthetist. …”
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Cape Town crisis: An analysis on drought response measures, the motives behind them, and their implications for equitable water access by Koehler, Lara-Marie

“…Situated within the field of political ecology, this research aims to determine how the evolution of water management in Cape Town in response to the drought will most likely impact the ideal of equitable water service provision throughout the city's post-crisis context. …”
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Missed opportunities to address mental health of people living with HIV in Zomba, Malawi: a cross-sectional clinic survey by Kawiya, Harry Henry

“…Participants who were employed were less likely to meet criteria for missed opportunity definition #2. …”
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The relationship of sense of coherence to health and work in data processing personnel by Fritz, Godfried

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Ergogenic aids used by ultra-marathon runners by Gwilliams, Michael

“…Runners who had more than ten years of ultra-marathon running experience were approximately 50% more likely to consume sports drinks. Females were about two and a half times more likely to utilize vitamins as an ergogenic aid. …”
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How successful is grassland restoration after removal of pine plantations on the eastern shores of Lake St Lucia? by Zaloumis, Nicholas Paul

“…Large portions of the Eastern Shores have been utilized for commercial pine plantations over the last 50 years; however these have been removed over the last 17 years. …”
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Design and validation of a leadership model for South African higher education by Walters, Cyrill

“…The quantitative results of the Cassandra© survey and the qualitative findings utilizing semi-structured interviews were merged at the interpretation stage. …”
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Factors that influence choice of contraception at mid trimester termination of pregnancy at Groote Schuur Hospital vs. New Somerset Hospital, Cape Town by Klassen, Thalia

“…Women who underwent a medical TOP were more likely to choose an injectable contraceptive whereas women who underwent surgical TOPs chose the IUCD. …”
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An analytic framework to advance understanding of power sector reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa by Hampton, Brent

“…The expected improvements in utility efficiency, access and private sector financing have mostly not materialized. …”
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Cyberbullying in the workplace- an invisible fist “hits” the hardest by Durr, Anri

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Improving the Reliability of Smart Distribution Grids Using Software-based Networking by Brown, Gerhard Errol

“…These requirements will likely include very high communication reliability with high throughput and low latency. …”
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Adapting a community first aid responder programme to increase out-of-hospital capacity in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo by Diango, Ken Ngoy

“…Our results suggest that a comprehensively implemented tailored system could potentially enhance OHEC capacity in low-resource settings and likely impact outcomes.…”
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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

“…In In Chapter 3, I evaluated the diagnostic performance of point-of-care (POC) Xpert Ultra for the detection of TB in minimally symptomatic community-based sub-population: 5,274 participants were rapidly screened to enrol 584 patients with suspected pulmonary TB from peri-urban high burden communities of Cape Town, South Africa. The utility of POC-Xpert Ultra in detecting likely infectious patients was also specifically evaluated. …”
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