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  • Met watter gesag se U hierdie dinge? Opmerkings oor kerklike dokumente oor die openbare lewe 
    Smit, D.J.; De Villiers, D.E. (Dawid Etienne) (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 1995-09-20)
    "What authority do you have to say these things?" Remarks on church documents about public issues: For a number of reasons it has become important for South African churches to reconsider the ways in which they were ...
  • Meta Typing is Compatible to the Typed SPO Approach 
    Gruner, Stefan (Technische Universität Berlin, 2000)
    The main result of this contribution is that the presented concept of meta-typing is compatible to the SPO theory and can be implemented, therefore, into the SPO-based graph grammar engineering environment AGG without ...
  • Meta-analyses of the sensitivity and specificity of ante-mortem andpost-mortem diagnostic tests for bovine tuberculosis in the UK and Ireland 
    Nunez-Garcia, Javier; Downs, Sara H.; Parry, Jessica E.; Abernethy, D.A. (Darrell); Broughan, Jennifer M.; Cameron, Angus R.; Cook, Alasdair J.; De la Rua-Domenech, Ricardo; Goodchild, Anthony V.; Gunn, Jane; More, Simon J.; Watson, Eamon; Welsh, Michael; Whelan, Adam O.; Woolliams, John A.; Clifton-Hadley, Richard S.; Greiner, Matthias (Elsevier, 2018-05)
    Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) in cattle is a global health problem and eradication of the disease requires accurate estimates of diagnostic test performance to optimize their efficiency. The objective of this study was, through ...
  • Meta-analysis and meta-regression indicate dynamic prevalence and moderators of foodborne pathogens in African indigenous fermented milk 
    Wambui, Joseph; Njage, Patrick Murigu Kamau; Tasara, Taurai; Buys, E.M. (Elna Maria) (MDPI Publishing, 2019-11-14)
    As more microbiological data for indigenous fermented milk (IFM) becomes available, concern about their microbial safety becomes eminent. Nonetheless, these data are highly fragmented, and a tool is required to integrate ...
  • Meta-analysis comparing incidence of grade 3-4 neutropenia with ALK inhibitors and chemotherapy in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer 
    Rapoport, Bernardo Leon; Arani, Ramin B.; Mathieson, Nicola; Krendyukov, Andriy (Future Medicine, 2019-05)
    AIM : This meta-analysis compared incidence of grade 3-4 neutropenia with ALK inhibitors versus chemotherapy in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS : PubMed/MEDLINE was searched to identify Phase ...
  • Meta-analysis of 32 genome-wide linkage studies of schizophrenia 
    Ng, M.Y.M.; Levinson, D.F.; Faraone, S.V.; Suarez, B.K.; DeLisi, L.E.; Arinami, T.; Riley, B.; Paunio, T.; Pulver, A.E.; Irmansya; Holmans, P.A.; Escamilla, M.; Wildenauer, D.B.; Williams, Neal M.; Laurent, Claude; Mowry, B.J.; Brzustowicz, L.M.; Maziade, M.; Sklar, P.; Garver, D.L.; Abecasis, G.R.; Lerer, B.; Fallin, M.D.; Gurling, H.M.D.; Gejman, P.V.; Lindholm, E.; Moises, H.W.; Byerley, W.; Wijsman, E.M.; Foraboso, P.; Tsuang, M.T.; Hwu, H-G.; Okazaki, Y.; Kendler, K.S.; Wormley, B.; Fanous, A.; Walsh, D.; O'Neill, F.A.; Peltonen, L.; Nestadt, G.; Lasseter, V.K.; Liang, K.Y.; Papadimitriou, G.M.; Dikeos, D.G.; Schwab, S.G.; Owen, M.J.; O'Donovan, M.C.; Norton, N.; Hare, E.; Raventos, H.; Nicolini, H.; Albus, M.; Maier, W.; Nimgaonkar, V.L.; Terenius, L.; Mallet, J.; Jay, M.; Godard, S.; Nertney, D.; Alexander, M.; Crowe, R.R.; Silverman, J.M.; Basset, A.S.; Roy, M-A.; Merette, C.; Pato, C.N.; Pato, M.T.; Roos, J.L. (Johannes Louw); Kohn, Y.; Amann-Zalcenstein, D.; Kalsi, G.; McQuillin, A.; Curtis, D.; Brynjolfson, J.; Sigmundsson, T.; Petursson, H.; Sanders, A.R.; Duan, J.; Jazin, E.; Myles-Worsley, M.; Karayiorgou, Maria; Lewis, C.M. (Nature Publishing Group, 2009-08)
    A genome scan meta-analysis (GSMA) was carried out on 32 independent genome-wide linkage scan analyses that included 3255 pedigrees with 7413 genotyped cases affected with schizophrenia SCZ) or related disorders. The primary ...
  • Meta-analysis of Antarctic phylogeography reveals strong sampling bias and critical knowledge gaps 
    Liu, Xiaoyue P.; Duffy, Grant A.; Pearman, William S.; Pertierra, Luis R.; Fraser, Ceridwen I. (Wiley, 2022-12)
    Much of Antarctica's highly endemic terrestrial biodiversity is found in small ice-free patches. Substantial genetic differentiation has been detected among populations across spatial scales. Sampling is, however, often ...
  • A meta-analysis of clinical pathology results from South African bred Sprague Dawley rats 
    Maribeng, Merapelo Duke (University of Pretoria, 2022)
    Rats are laboratory animals that play a pivotal role in pre-clinical toxicity testing. There are two major classes of rats available for this exercise, inbred and outbred stocks. Inbred stocks are well known for their ...
  • Meta-analysis of dynamic assessment research in South Africa 
    Murphy, Raegan; Maree, David J.F. (International Association for Cognitive Education and Psychology, 2006-07)
    The need for tertiary education screening in South Africa has highlighted the role dynamic assessment has to play in this regard, and as no cumulative statistical conclusions can be drawn from single case studies, it was ...
  • Meta-analysis of effect sizes reported at multiple time points using general linear mixed model 
    Musekiwa, Alfred; Manda, S.O.M. (Samuel); Mwambi, Henry G.; Chen, Ding-Geng (Din) (Public Library of Science, 2016-10-31)
    Meta-analysis of longitudinal studies combines effect sizes measured at pre-determined time points. The most common approach involves performing separate univariate metaanalyses at individual time points. This simplistic ...
  • Meta-analysis of factors affecting prevalence estimates of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder in sub-Saharan Africa 
    Nweke, Martins C.; Okemuo, Adaora J.; Uduonu, Ekezie M.; Ugwu, Princewill I.; Nwachukwu, Chioma; Mshunqane, Nombeko (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2021-09-29)
    Successful treatment of HIV with anti-retroviral therapy (ART) is resulting in more people living with HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND). In sub-Saharan Africa, this calls for strategic planning and judicious ...
  • Meta-analysis of HNF1A-MODY3 variants among human population 
    Behl, Rachna; Malhotra, Nishtha; Joshi, Vinay; Poojary, Shruti; Middha, Sanniya; Gupta, Shalini; Olaonipekun, Arinola B.; Okoye, Ikechukwu; Wagh, Bhushan; Biswas, Dibyendu; Aginah, Chukwuemelie; Saini, Bhavya; Nwanya, Chinaza; Ugwu, Sopuluchukwu; Anthony, Modupe M.; Fang, Xuanyu S.; Foluso, Ogunfile; Ibrahim, Abdulrahman Tudu (Springer, 2022-06)
    BACKGROUND : Previously, numerous case-control studies have highlighted variants responsible for Maturity onset diabetes of young (MODY). However, these studies have been conducted among diverse populations and hence yielded ...
  • Meta-analysis of summary statistics versus individual participant-level data of trials with binary outcomes 
    Norman, Layla (University of Pretoria, 2022)
    In this essay we will consider the meta-analysis of summary statistics versus individual participant-level data of trials with binary outcomes. Numerous techniques will be considered to essentially determine, both theoretically ...
  • A meta-analysis of two Gauteng stated preference data sets 
    Hayes, G.; Venter, C. (Southern African Transport Conference, 2017)
    Mode choice modelling is commonly done to estimate the patronage demand of the various available transport modes. Since the late 1990’s in South Africa, Stated Preference (SP) surveys and occasionally Revealed Preference ...
  • Meta-analysis of two studies with random effects? 
    Chen, Ding-Geng (Din); Fang, Di; Wilson, Jeffrey R. (Elsevier, 2017-07)
    A meta-analysis (MA) combines similar studies resulting in a larger number of subjects to improve the degree of belief in the significance declared. Its major purpose is to increase the number of observations and the ...
  • A meta-ethnography of male tertiary students' experiences of depression 
    Eksteen, Heinrich Ostwald (University of Pretoria, 2015)
    Depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders across the globe. Major depressive disorder is regarded as the fourth highest cause of disability worldwide and the second between the ages of 15 and 44. This ...
  • Meta-evaluation for programme reviewing at a University of Technology 
    Masebe, Lesiba Johnny (University of Pretoria, 2007-09-27)
    This is a case study of how Tshwane University of Technology is implementing quality assurance of its academic programmes in accordance with the requirements of the Higher Education Quality Committee. The focus of the study ...
  • Meta-optimization of the Extended Kalman filter's parameters through the use of the Bias-Variance Equilibrium Point criterion 
    Salmon, Brian Paxton; Kleynhans, Waldo; Van den Bergh, Frans; Olivier, Jan Corne; Marais, W.J.; Grobler, Trienko Lups; Wessels, K.J. (Konrad) (IEEE / Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Incorporated, 2014-08)
    The extraction of information on land cover classes using unsupervised methods has always been of relevance to the remote sensing community. In this paper, a novel criterion is proposed, which extracts the inherent ...
  • A meta-perspective on the dialogues on emerging information and communication technology (ICT) and the impact thereof on people, space and planning 
    Mirembe, Jennifer (University of Pretoria, 2017)
    ICT and related e-technologies have had an enormous impact, not only on people and people’s spaces in all parts of the world, but also on urban space dynamics, the form and function of urban spaces and urban space networks ...
  • Meta-physics of Foucault's ethics : succeeding where Levinas fails 
    Hofmeyr, Augusta Benda (Philosophical Society of Southern Africa, 2006)
    This essay aims to critically assess the later Foucault's ethical turn by using Levinas's ethical metaphysics as critical yardstick. Foucault's notion of ethical subjectivity constitutes a site of resistance against ...