The mechanical design aspects of a small diameter vascular prosthesis by MacKellar, Iain Campbell

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Ecological resilience at semi-arid and temperate boundaries of the Mediterranean-type Fynbos Biome, South Africa, during the Holocene by Macpherson, Allan J

“…Mediterranean-type ecosystems are amongst the most vulnerable to global change. Threats from desertification are projected due to rapid expansion of adjacent semiarid systems. …”
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Inactivation synergy between high energy neutrons and ⁶⁰Co gamma rays by Slabbert, Jacobus Petrus

“…Synergistic interaction was observed to be most pronounced in a radiation mixture consisting of about one part neutrons and three parts photons and appeared to be optimal at approximately 5 Gy. …”
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Minimally invasive CT-guiding excision of benign bone tumours by Sluis-Cremer, Timothy Richard

“…Result: Eleven patients (5 male) with a median age of 16 years (range 5-33) were included. Pain was the most common presenting feature. A histological diagnosis of OO was confirmed in 5 of 9 patients with a suspected diagnosis of OO preoperatively. …”
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Benthic metrics as indicators of human disturbance in a marine-dominated lagoon by Jones, Amy M

“…Benthic metrics are an excellent example of disturbance indicators in soft sediment based aquatic systems, and are directly applicable to one of South Africa’s most economically and ecologically significant marine-dominated lagoons; Langebaan lagoon. …”
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Proteomic insights into the modulation of foetal neurogenesis by the anti-retroviral efavirenz by Albeldas, Claudia

“…Results: Drug extraction with acetonitrile was selected as the optimal extraction and detection technique. In cell culture, efavirenz concentration increased after 24 hours and decreased after 48 hours. …”
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Design of a bipedal robot for rapid acceleration and braking manoeuvres by Blom, Alexander Francois

“…Baleka was found to be the most agile bipedal robot, exceeding the agility of humans. …”
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The impact of stressful life events on antiretroviral treatment adherence and viral load amongst adults in Gugulethu, Cape Town by Coombs, Julie-Anne

“…Optimal antiretroviral treatment (ART) adherence is critical in achieving virologic suppression. …”
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Predicting diarrhoea outbreak with climate change by Abdullahi, Tassallah Amina

“…Our sensitivity analysis revealed that the most influential climate variables to be considered when predicting outbreak of diarrhoea in South Africa are precipitation, humidity, evaporation and temperature conditions. …”
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Language effects on semantic fluency test performance among South African adults by Kwinana, Anathi

“…Issues around the cultural fairness of cognitive tests and their administration are becoming increasingly important as the global spread of neuropsychological practice quickens. Most of these tests are developed and standardized in high-income countries of the global north, and so when used in low- and middle-income countries (LAMICs) of the global south they are susceptible to influence by non-organic factors. …”
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States, agency, and power on the ‘peripheries': exploring the archaeology of the later Iron Age societies in precolonial Mberengwa, CE 1300-1600s by Nyamushosho, Robert Tendai

“…In southern Africa, as elsewhere, the tendency of Iron Age (CE 200-1900) researchers has been to focus on the more prominent places on the landscape, especially those believed by pioneering archaeologists to have been centres of big states. Consequently, most research foci were accorded to Mapungubwe, Great Zimbabwe, Khami, Danamombe and many other places considered as centres (mizinda) of expansive territorial states. …”
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Financial Inclusion: Using a Randomized Control Trial to Assess the Impact of Loan Amounts and Tenors on Customers' Loan Take-Up and Repayment by Johnston, Clarissa

“…A Randomized Control Trial (RCT) is conducted with a view to answering two questions: (1) What is the optimal amount to lend to a customer? (2) How long should the loan tenor be? …”
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Determinants of patient and physician global assessment of disease activity and their discrepancies amongst South Africans with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Didi, Sariu Ali

“…Results: Of 550 patients, most were female (84.9%), with a mean (SD) age and disease duration of 55.8 (12.9) and 11.5 (9.7) years. …”
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Identification of desired operational spaces via numerical methods

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The use of mobile phone advertising as an effective medium to reach the South African urban bottom of the pyramid

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Water conservation through energy conservation

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Improvements to longitudinal clean development mechanism sampling designs for lighting retrofit projects

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The status of shareholder activism in South Africa : 2015 and beyond

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What Does it Mean to be Human? Life, Death, Personhood and the Transhumanist Movement

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High pressure feedwater heaters replacement optimisation

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