The clinical use and indications for head computed tomography scans in paediatric ambulatory care (short stay ward and medical emergencies) at a children’s hospital over a one-year... by Machingaidze, Pamela Rudo

“…A larger proportion of patients with VPS (25/62;40.3%) required surgical intervention compared to patients without VPS (22/249;8.8%, p <0.001) Conclusion: Most children presenting with acute illness (excluding trauma) and undergoing emergency head CT have normal findings. …”
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Cardiac sarcoidosis defined by cardiovascular magnetic resonance: patient characteristics and outcomes by Emhemed, Mohamed

“…A third (34%) of patients had evidence of acute myocardial oedema on T2-weighted imaging and T2 mapping, and 91% of subjects had evidence of focal fibrosis/infiltration on late gadolinium enhancement (LGE). Most patients (80%) had normal pericardial thickness and small pericardial effusions (< 1 cm) were noted in 49%. …”
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Breastfeeding knowledge, attitudes and practices among adolescent teenage mothers at Crossroads, Western Cape, South Africa by Ashwehdi, Ahmad

“…Background: Breastfeeding is important in supporting the normal growth and development of infants and young children. …”
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An investigation of spatial-temporal diel changes in Loligo reynaudii catch rates in the commercial squid jig fishery of South Africa by Botes, Peet

“…Thirdly, CPUEs involved varying spatial-temporal complexity while being greater at day than night across most of the fishing grounds for most of the average year. …”
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An interrogation of the impact of gender stereotypes on the perpetuation of child sexual abuse

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Effect of antimicrobial usage on enteric bacterial populations with focus on virulence and resistance profiles of Escherichia coli in growing pigs

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In vitro cytotoxic and ultrastructural effects of selected carboxylic ionophores on cardiac and skeletal myoblasts

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The role of peptides as intermediates in protein metabolism by Berman, Mervyn Clive

“…Evidence from the literature has been summarized which concludes that urine, apart from being convenient to collect, is the biological fluid most likely to contain high concentrates of peptides which are released during cellular metabolism.…”
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The characterisation of hibernating myocardium : a study of imaging techniques, histological features and clinical relevance by Gunning, Mark Gerard

“…Viable myocardium with impaired coronary flow reserve and impaired contractility recovers function following revascularisation and the preoperative identification of this "hibernating myocardium" helps to select those patients most likely to benefit from surgery. The accurate differentiation of hibernating tissue from full thickness myocardial scar is important as the choice of the correct treatment for patients with or without evidence of hibernation has important prognostic implications. …”
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The roles and responsibilities of foundation phase heads of department

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Sperm abnormalities in the dog : a light and electron microscopic study by Oettlé, Edmund Eric

“…On this basis, the dogs were divided into normal and sub-normal groups. The percentage normal morphology below which fertility was adversely affected was found to be sixty percent. …”
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Robust beta estimation and applications by Khan, Mohamed Rezah

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Improved semiochemical trapping and population genetics of mosquito species vectoring Rift Valley fever in Kenya

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A Retrospective review of medical gastrointestinal endoscopy in children attending Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Cape Town by Eke, Christopher Bismarck

“…Conclusion: Feeding difficulty and rectal bleeding were the most common presenting symptoms for OGD and colonoscopy; with chronic abdominal pain and IBD being the most common indication for performing OGD and colonoscopy respectively. …”
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The effect of hydrocortisone and methylphenidate on the growth of murine L929 fibroblast and chick brain neuronal cells

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The Noah flood narrative within the context of cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe : an exegetical and hermeneutical study of Genesis 6:5 – 9:17 by Chisango, Andrew

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