• Forecasting oil prices over 150 years : the role of tail risks 

  Salisu, Afees A.; Gupta, Rangan; Ji, Qiang (Elsevier, 2022-03)

  In this study, we examine the predictive value of tail risks for oil returns using the longest possible data available for the modern oil industry, i.e., 1859–2020. The Conditional Autoregressive Value at Risk (CAViaR) of ...
• The face of food insecurity is female : a post-colonial feminist argument for rural women 

  Van Dijk, Hilligje Gerritdina; Nkwana, Hunadi Mapula (Adonis and Abbey Publishers, 2021-03)

  The achievement of food security is a global priority, but remains a particular challenge for rural women. International frameworks, including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to ensure zero hunger, improved ...
• Predicting mortality in trauma patients - a retrospective comparison of the performance of six scoring systems applied to polytrauma patients from the emergency centre of a South African central hospital 

  Milton, Maxime; Engelbrecht, Andreas; Geyser, M.M. (Mimi) (Elsevier, 2021-12)

  INTRODUCTION : Over 90% of trauma-related deaths worldwide, ensue in low- and middle-income countries. Multiple useful trauma scoring systems have been devised. Although validated in high-income countries, they cannot always ...
• A capability approach analysis of student perspectives of a medical consultation quality-improvement process 

  Louw, Jakobus Murray; Marcus, Tessa S.; Hugo, J.F.M. (Jannie) (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2021-04)

  BACKGROUND. Research shows that person-centredness declines during medical education. This study examines the underlying assumptions and effects of clinical associate training interventions on person-centred practice. ...
• A ray of sunshine in the COVID-19 environment, with a virtual sunburst elective 

  Turner, A.C. (Astrid); Lubbe, J.C. (Irene); Ross, W. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2021-09)

  Traditionally there has always been a one-month elective opportunity for third-year medical students at the Univesity of Pretoria, South Africa. In pre-pandemic years, students have used this elective to explore a ...

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