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  • The lung microbiome in children with HIV-bronchiectasis : a cross-sectional pilot study 
    Masekela, Refiloe; Vosloo, Solize; Venter, S.N. (Stephanus Nicolaas); De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Green, Robin J. (BioMed Central, 2018-05-22)
    BACKGROUND : Data on the lung microbiome in HIV-infected children is limited. The current study sought to determine the lung microbiome in HIV-associated bronchiectasis and to assess its association with pulmonary exac ...
  • The lung microbiome in HIV‑positive patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis 
    Ueckermann, Veronica; Lebre, Pedro H.; Geldenhuys, Janri; Hoosien, Ebrahim; Cowan, Don A.; Janse van Rensburg, Luricke; Ehlers, Marthie Magdaleen (Nature Research, 2022-05-28)
    Tuberculosis poses one of the greatest infectious disease threats of our time, especially when associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Very little data is available on the lung microbiome in pulmonary ...
  • Lung microbiome of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with and without HIV infection in Pretoria, South Africa 
    Goolam Mahomed, Tanweer (University of Pretoria, 2020)
    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of death and is highly prevalent in South Africa (19% in adults over the age of 40 years). Inflammation of the lungs in COPD impairs the immune response and ...
  • The lung microbiome of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-infected patients with active pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection 
    Ueckermann, Veronica (University of Pretoria, 2021)
    Despite being one of the oldest known bacteria to cause disease in man, Mycobacterium. tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) claims in excess of a million lives each year and continues to be a topic of research. The lung microbiome, ...
  • Lung microbiome of stable and exacerbated COPD patients in Tshwane, South Africa 
    Goolam Mahomed, Tanweer; Peters, Remco P.H.; Allam, M.; Ismail, A.; Mtshali, S.; Goolam Mahomed, A.; Ueckermann, Veronica; Kock, Marleen M.; Ehlers, Marthie Magdaleen (Nature Research, 2021-10)
    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterised by the occurrence of exacerbations triggered by infections. The aim of this study was to determine the composition of the lung microbiome and lung virome in ...
  • Lung oedema in a bovine lung 
    Unknown; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science. Dept. of Veterinary Tropical Diseases (2009-07-02)
    This lesion is present to some degree in all cases of heartwater.
  • Lung volumes in giraffes, Giraffa camelopardalis 
    Mitchell, Graham; Skinner, J.D. (John Dawson), 1932- (Elsevier, 2011-01)
    We have measured lung mass and trachea dimensions in 46 giraffes of both genders ranging in body mass from 147 kg to 1441 kg, calculated static and dynamic lung volumes, and developed allometric equations that relate ...
  • Lungworms from South African antelopes 
    Ortlepp, R.J.; Jansen, B.C. (Pretoria : Government Printer, 1962)
    The various species of lungworms recorded from South African antelopes are discussed. Three new species of protostrongyliids are described viz. Protostrongylus capensis and Pneumostrongylus cornigerus from the bontbok ...
  • The lurch towards formalisation : lessons from the implementation of BRT in Johannesburg, South Africa 
    Venter, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus) (Elsevier, 2013-03)
    The City of Johannesburg, South Africa, implemented the first phase of its Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system named Rea Vaya between 2009 and 2011. The system design and organisational arrangements drew heavily on precedents ...
  • Lurching towards formalisation 
    Venter, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus) (3SMedia, 2016-06)
    The system design and organisational arrangements drew heavily on precedents from South America, especially insofar as BRT (bus rapid transit) is used as an instrument for securing the transformation and formalisation of ...
  • The Lurking Shadow : a qualitative study of the experience of residual symptoms following a violent crime 
    Van Rensburg, Celestè-Mari (University of Pretoria, 2014)
    This research explores the beliefs and behaviour of individuals who have suffered a traumatic experience, specifically the violent crimes of assault, motor vehicle hijackings and armed robbery. The researcher focuses on ...
  • The luster of chrome : Nixon, Rhodesia, and the defiance of UN Sanctions 
    Michel, Eddie (Oxford University Press, 2018-01)
    My article discusses the tilt towards the white minority regimes of southern Africa, specifically Rhodesia that occurred during the Nixon era. The White House approach was shaped by anti-communism and economic interest ...
  • Luteal and follicular count in bitches : assessment by means of magnetic resonance imaging 
    De Kramer, Kurt Guido Mireille (University of Pretoria, 2007-03-13)
    No abstract available
  • Luteal maintenance of pregnancy in the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) 
    Stansfield, Fiona Jane; Allen, W.R. (Twink) (BioScientifica Ltd, 2012)
    The ovaries of 8 African elephant fetuses and their mothers between 2 and 22 months of gestation, and those of 2 cycling and 2 lactating elephants, were examined grossly, histologically and immunocytochemically, with ...
  • Luther and Calvin on predestination : a comparison 
    Van Wyk, I.W.C. (Ignatius William Charles) (AOSIS Open Journals, 2018-06-19)
    Alexander Schweizer propagated the thesis that predestination is a central theme of Calvin’s theology and that later Calvinism had to defend his teaching as the distinguishing point between the Lutheran and reformed ...
  • Luther and the law in the Lutheran Church of Uganda 
    Ekyarikunda, Enoch; Van Eck, Ernest (OpenJournals Publishing, 2016-05-26)
    This article investigates the role of the Law in the Lutheran Church of Uganda. It investigates how the Law is understood and lived among Lutherans in Uganda. Luther, the sixteenthcentury Reformer, understood and interpreted ...
  • Luther and the Law in the Lutheran Church of Uganda 
    Ekyarikunda, Enoch Macben (University of Pretoria, 2015)
    This study with the title Luther and the Law in the Lutheran Church of Uganda investigates how the Law is understood and interpreted by Lutherans in the Church of Uganda. It studies the Lutheran understanding of the Law ...
  • The Lutheran Parsonage Capetown: entrance door 
    Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968); Fassler, John, 1910-1971; Mullins, Frederick William (d. 1970) (2009-03-31)
    Plan, elevation and details of the entrance door of the Lutheran Parsonage (now Martin Melck House) on Strand Street in Cape Town. Measured by Freddie Mullins and drawn by John Fassler for prof. Geoffrey Pearse's book ...
  • Lutheran Parsonage, Strand Street, Capetown 
    Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968); Martienssen, Rex Distin (1905-1942) (2009-04-02)
    Front elevation and facade plan of the Cape Dutch Lutheran Parsonage (now Martin Melck House) on Strand Street in Cape Town, drawn by Rex Martienssen for prof. Geoffrey Pearse's book "Eighteenth Century Architecture in ...
  • Luxury ethical consumers : who are they? 
    Vanhamme, Joelle; Lindgreen, Adam; Sarial-Abi, Gulen (Springer, 2023-03)
    Building on a model of the biological, socio-psychological, and structural drivers of luxury consumption, this article explores when and why luxury consumers consider ethics in their luxury consumption practices, to identify ...