Intellectual property business protection during a company survival stage : an inside-out approach by Vergara Sandoval, Matias

“…Each Intellectual Property statutory right functions independently, notwithstanding the possibility of using a combination of them. …”
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Novel urinary and serological markers of prostate cancer using proteomics techniques: an important tool for early cancer diagnosis and treatment monitoring by Adeola, Henry Ademola

“…In Africa, Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most frequently diagnosed solid organ tumour in males and use of prostate specific antigen (PSA) is presently fraught with diagnostic inaccuracies. …”
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The cloning and characterization of an α-amylase and a branching enzyme from Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens H17c and their expression in Escherichia coli by Rumbak, Elaine

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Standards of care, skill, diligence, and the business judgment rule in view of South Africa's Companies Act 71 of 2008: future implications for corporate governance by Mupangavanhu, Brighton Murisa

“…Decision-making is the most critical role that company directors have to play in the life of a company that they are appointed to manage. …”
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Spatio-temporal change in riparian woodlands of the Kruger National Park: drivers and implications by Weiss, Joshua A.

“…These habitats occupy a tiny fraction of the park’s surface area but fulfil critical ecological functions and provide several ecosystem services. Little research has, however, focused on riparian woodland dynamics across the park. …”
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Myasthenia Gravis mimics: An audit of cases identified at Groote Schuur Hospital over 20 years by Neshuku, Saara Ndinelago

“…Results: There were 31 cases identified; 10 were probable congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMS), 6 functional neurological symptoms (FNS), 6 motor neuron disease (MND) variants, 3 mitochondrial cytopathies, 4 had definite or probable muscular dystrophy (MD), 1 progressive supranuclear palsy and 1 with a multiple sclerosis brainstem relapse. …”
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The role of warfarin pharmacogenomics on the time it takes to reach stable therapeutic International Normalized Ratio (INR) and on warfarin dose required to maintain stable therape... by Makambwa, Edson

“…Warfarin, the most commonly prescribed anticoagulant, is principally metabolized by cytochrome P450 2C9 which functions by inhibiting the Vitamin K epoxide reductase. …”
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Fast track land reform and belonging: examining linkages between resettlement areas and communal areas in Zvimba District, Zimbabwe by Marewo, Malvern Kudakwashe

“…Belonging enables several functions, such as access to labour, mitigation of economic challenges and enhancement of social relations, as demonstrated by this case study. …”
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Communication tools for distance learning students by Cossa, Adele

“…The research also explores the functional features of the tools and how they are used, and the frequency of interaction on the various communication platforms within the MIT programme. …”
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A retrospective review of acute liver failure in children admitted at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital by Mlotha-Mitole, Rachel

“…Acute liver failure (ALF) describes a clinical syndrome resulting from severe liver damage and extensive loss of functional parenchymal liver mass triggered by various factors. …”
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Sustainability Assessment of Post-Mining Land Use Planning by Ugo, Prince Destiny

“…The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) functions in mining are somewhat of a risk reduction activity, even though the potential of halting projects is comparatively rare in situations where proposals are deemed to be of national interest and politically significant. …”
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Service users' perceptions of the relationships between cigarette use and recovery from substance use disorders by Chiseya, Lorraine Samba

“…Participants identified socio-cultural processes that strongly influenced their perceptions of smoking and the social and emotional functions it served, which contributed to continued cigarette use. …”
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Necessary illusions?: representations of Darfur by Tong, Kathryn Louise

“…It analyses NGO media functions within the framework of the NGO crisis triangle, composed of internal NGO conflicts between fundraising, advocacy and operational aid. …”
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Dynamic performance of pre-cast prestressed beams – cast in-situ slab composite bridges by Leo, Emmanuel

“…Most bridge management systems still rely on visual inspections for condition assessment of bridges; this means that damage in inaccessible parts of the structure such as shear connectors in concrete composite bridges remain undetected until catastrophic failure occurs. …”
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Adult age-at-death estimation using the pulp/tooth area ratio (PAR) method: a South African validation study using periapical radiography and stereomicroscopy by Kotze, Daniël

“…The labiolingual radiographic approach is most practical as it is relatively accurate, minimally invasive and efficient. …”
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ASTM assessment of a novel shoulder prosthetic design: measurement of glenoid edge motion in three degrees of freedom by Haworth, Leanne

“…The most common cause for failure of An anatomical shoulder joint prosthesis is loosening of the glenoid component, widely attributed to ‘rocking' of the component under eccentric edge loading. …”
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Associations between mental health, social cognition, and COVID-19 stress among South African university students by Mlomo, Zintle W

“…This surge in mental health complications has been reported across all populations globally, most notably among university students, who are already a vulnerable cohort to CMDs, including PTSD. …”
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Associations between mental health, social cognition, and COVID-19 stress among South African university students by Mlomo, Zintle W

“…This surge in mental health complications has been reported across all populations globally, most notably among university students, who are already a vulnerable cohort to CMDs, including PTSD. …”
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‘Exploring the potential of the law of delict in South Africa to address climate harms caused by private actors' by Naicker, Terysha Tiara

“…Murcott explains that the transformative project's aspiration of social justice cannot be realised without implementing environmentalism, because well-functioning socio-ecological systems (dependent on a stable climate) is a pre-condition for human flourishing. …”
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Implementing a prototype HPy backend for Cython: improving Python extension performance by Spies, Du Toit

“…However, the original and most popular implementation of Python, CPython, is often criticised for its slow performance as compared to other programming languages. …”
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