Sleep under stress: the complex web of fear, hypervigilance and mental health in a low socioeconomic status community in South Africa by Correia, Arron Taylor Lund

“…This state of hypervigilance is typically characterized by heightened sympathetic nervous system activity and reduced parasympathetic tone, which can be quantified through measures of autonomic nervous system function, such as heart rate variability. Heart rate variability (HRV) is a non-invasive measure of autonomic regulation of the heart which can be divided into time and frequency domain variables. …”
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Production analysis of biofilm fermentation under homogeneous shear conditions

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An investigation of empirical properties of South African bonds by Mate, Janet

“…The investigation is carried out at the macroeconomic level using the JSE All Bond Indices as the bond investment proxy, the FTSE/JSE All Share Total Return Index as the equity investment proxy, and the Consumer Price Index as the proxy used to measure the inflation rate. The sample autocorrelation function is used to test for mean reversion and the Kendall Tau-b correlation test is used for the correlation investigations. …”
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Law by Decree: A critique of section 5(2) of the Income Tax Act by Cronin, Benjamin

“…The power to determine the rate of income tax is a fiat legislative power that directly impacts upon the lives of millions of people in South Africa. …”
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Modelling the dynamics of methamphetamine abuse in the Western Cape by Kalula, Asha Saidi

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The control of Foxp3+ regulatory T cell by interleukin-4 receptor alpha-mediated signaling by Mohamed, Abdel Rahman Ahmed Nada

“…Even though naïve Foxp3cre IL-4Rα -/lox mice model at homeostasis did neither reveal any significant alteration of the cellular, tissular and phenotypic profile nor development of spontaneous inflammatory disorder when compared to wild-type mice, under S. mansoni infection impairment IL-4Rα-mediated signaling on Foxp3+ Tregs resulted in heightened activation marker expression and elevated T cell effector functions as indicated by increased cytokines production and greater T cell proliferation rate. …”
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Differences in callosal and subcortical volumes and associated neurobehavioural deficits in children with prenatal alcohol exposure by Biffen, Stevie Crystal

“…Combined with neurobehavioural testing it can provide links between structure and function, but is time consuming and labour intensive. …”
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EOQ models for deteriorating items with substitutable and mutual complementary price, stock, and time-dependent demand

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Selective oxidation of propene to acrolein on α-Bi₂Mo₃O₁₂ nano-particles by Van Vuuren, Peter

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Does cardioprotection by autophagy go beyond acute cardiotoxicity? by Chabaesele, Itumeleng

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The analysis of rigid-viscoplastic plane structures subjected to large impulsive loading by Griffin, Paul Dominic

“…As opposed to the standard displacement method finite element formulation where interpolation functions describing the velocity field across elements are given, a formulation is used in which nodal velocities, moments and element axial forces are carried as parameters. …”
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Labour fatigue constraints in Capacitated Arc Routing

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Handedness and the geometry and hemodynamics of the branches of the aortic arch by Jansen van Vuuren, Anica

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The relative roles of portal hypertension and of cirrhosis in the pathogenesis of pulmonary lesions associated with chronic liver disease by O'Brien, John A

“…The present study was therefore undertaken to clarify this. Pulmonary function, including exercise testing, was evaluated in two groups of patients, 11 with portal hypertension due to cirrhosis and 10 with extrahepatic portal vein thrombosis and normal liver histology. …”
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Strandfontein coastal development: proposals for a regional recreation amenity by Daniels, David P

“…This writer believes that recreation should be seen as a positive and pleasurable activity which performs a key function in the living patterns of' people. Any “quality of' life" evaluation must include the opportunities available for recreation and the nature and rate of' participation in recreation activities.…”
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Strandfontein coastal development: proposals for a regional recreation amenity by Daniels, David P

“…This writer believes that recreation should be seen as a positive and pleasurable activity which performs a key function in the living patterns of' people. Any “quality of' life" evaluation must include the opportunities available for recreation and the nature and rate of' participation in recreation activities.…”
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The effects of hardness, toughness, microstructure and thermomechanical heating on the erosion of ceramic and ultrahard materials by Vaughan, R A

“…The microtoughness is a function of grain size, porosity and defect density. …”
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A programme theory and process evaluation of a youth development programme by Swingler, Susan

“…A purposive sample of three area managers and a stratified randomised sample of four Champions participated in interviews to elicit the contextual factors influencing implementation (evaluation question 5), the adequacy of Champion training (evaluation question 6) and the adequacy of programme support functions (evaluation question 7). The operations manager also provided qualitative input on the adequacy of programme support functions through an interview. …”
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Waveform design and processing techniques in OFDM radar by Lellouch, Gabriel

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A comparison between four midwife obstretic units in the Pretoria region

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