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Browsing Health Sciences by Type "Dissertation"
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is considered one of the four major non-communicable disease with the global prevalence of this disease nearly doubling over the past 40 years, making it one of the leading causes of morbidity ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)The band-and-loop space maintainer (BLSM) is a non-invasive device commonly used to maintain space after the early loss of a single deciduous tooth until the permanent tooth erupts. Unfortunately, however, these devices ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Rotator cuff (RC) muscle insertion was previously thought to consist of singular, individual tendons inserting onto predefined areas on the greater and lesser tuberosities. However, more recent publications describe the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Numerous publications outlining the quantitative determination and semi-quantitative screening for both parent and metabolites of the natural plant derived cannabinoids have been reviewed due to the widespread use and abuse ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2009-04-28)Aim To determine the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of patients accessing antiretroviral treatment, in the public sector in Zambia. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional survey, using a pre-structured ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Introduction: One way of successfully measuring the quality of end-of-life care is by means of practical, applicable and valid questionnaires that focus on quality end-of-life care and can be used to help healthcare ...
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Air ambulance transport in sub-Saharan Africa : challenges experienced by health care professionals (University of Pretoria, 2011-12-05)Introduction Air ambulances transport patients to their home country or to centres of medical excellence when they are critically ill or injured. From stranded hikers to cancer patients, individuals worldwide use air ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)Besides environmental exposure to metals, cigarette smoke either primary or secondary also contributes to metal exposure. This exposure in South Africa as well as in the rest of the world is increasing. Exposure to heavy ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)The eagerness to overcome workforce health crises in the mining industry continues to be a challenge, undermining health system transformation globally and more specifically in South Africa. Despite policy implementation ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2011)Infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) constitutes a global pandemic, and South Africa forms part of the region known to house over two-thirds of HIV infected individuals worldwide. In the early stages of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013)Signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) is a family of intracellular proteins that are responsible for carrying the signal from the cell surface to the nucleus in response to specific ligands. Once in the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-03-13)Phytosterols and their glucosides (sterolins) have many therapeutic indications e.g. immune modulation, hypercholesterolaemia and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). In this study sterolslsterolins in three BPH phytotherapeutics ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2005-09-23)Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-05-10)See Abstract on Page 3 of declaration:
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)This research aims to analyse the KCNQ1 gene in sudden unexpected deaths in a young South African population, to better understand the prevalence of variations within this gene. The KCNQ1 gene is a potassium ion channel ...
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Analysis of the role of nuclear factor-kappa B in insulin resistance caused by antiretroviral drugs (University of Pretoria, 2020)Human immunodeficiency virus still remains the leading cause of death globally including women of child-bearing age. The rate of AIDS-related death has significantly declined since the introduction of antiretroviral ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2009-04-15)An infarct is an area which has lost its blood supply due to obstruction, thrombosis or embolism. It is the third leading cause of death in the Western world, following non-cerebral cardiovascular disease and cancer. This ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Having detailed anatomical knowledge when performing surgeries, is crucial to ensure a successful outcome. This is especially true when undertaking relatively new procedures. Even though nerve transfers and nerve grafts ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021-12)The eleventh cranial nerve, known as the accessory nerve (CN XI), consists of a cranial and a spinal component. The spinal root is responsible for the motor innervation of the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscle and the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Due to the lack of literature investigating the function of the interthalamic adhesion (IA), uncertainty surrounds its significance and clinical importance within the brain. However, existing literature has been able to ...
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