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Browsing by Subject "Health sciences theses SDG-17"
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)Preservation of the original anatomical shape following instrumentation of root canals is essential for endodontic success. Procedural errors created during glide path enlargement might be exacerbated or initiated during ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Age estimation in living individuals around the legal age of 18 years remains a difficult challenge, with limited options available. In this study third molar development was used, along with the novel method of anterior ...
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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, 2016)Polymyxins have previously been described to have activity against M. tuberculosis (M. tb), but further research was abandoned due to systemic toxicity concerns to achieve the required MIC. Colistin methanesulfonate (CMS), ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Antimicrobial resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae is emerging globally. Due to the limited treatment options, the World Health Organization has designated M. tuberculosis and N. gonorrhoeae ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)Background: The Longitudinal Clinic attachment program for students (L-CAS) offers opportunities for students to visit complex and diverse learning sites in primary care settings where they can acquire and practice ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)Pesticide poisoning is a global health concern with approximately three million cases being reported on an annual basis. The latter includes both intentional and unintentional poisonings. Organophosphorus and carbamate ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)In modern society the medico-legal investigation of death is a prerequisite for the administration of justice and for the betterment of public health. These investigations require a high level of skill, professionalism and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)The main aim of this study was to assess the need for management and leadership training in dentistry in South Africa (SA). The study also explored stakeholders’ opinion about the most important non-clinical skills to teach ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of death worldwide, especially in Asia and Africa. Genotyping methods such as insertion sequence 6110-restriction fragment length polymorphism (IS6110-RFLP), spoligotyping and mycobacterial ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Objective: The purpose of this study was to establish a baseline database consisting of the morphometry of the South African neonatal pterygoid hamulus. Methods: Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) scans were conducted ...
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(South African Dental Association, 2016-09)INTRODUCTION : The University of Pretoria Oral Health Centre (UPOHC) is inundated by patients presenting with toothache, many requiring emergency pulpectomies (EPs). To date, the outcome of these procedures performed at ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)In this study, we used molecular and proteomic methods to detect novel changes within drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) strains. Our goal was to detect changes within efflux pump (EP) genes of extensively drug resistant ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)Kenya has experienced severe arboviral outbreaks of public health concern in the recent past, including yellow fever (YF), Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), chikungunya, and Rift Valley fever (RVF) among others. Most ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)Using insider-ethnography the study is an exploration of the experiences of public sector doctors in a rural hospital in KwaZulu-Natal. In the context of a complex policy environment as well as a stressed public sector ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disorder resulting in joint pain, stiffness and joint destruction. This can lead to considerable loss of physical and psycho-social function and even premature death. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019-09-10)In his thesis, Clinical presentation and echocardiographic diagnosis of rare and subtle congenital cardiovascular anomalies in the adult, the candidate submitted thirty six articles published by him during the preceding ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Knowledge of the normal arterial diameter at a given anatomical point is the first step towards quantifying the severity of cardiovascular diseases. According to several studies, parameters such as age, weight, height, ...
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(Springer, 2021-03)Sublingual dermoid cysts and oral heterotopic gastrointestinal cysts are well-documented causes of sublingual swellings in infants. However, the simultaneous occurrence of both cysts is an extremely rare phenomenon, with ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)The myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN), formerly referred to as chronic myeloproliferative disorders, are a group of haematopoietic stem cell disorders that are characterized by clonal proliferation of one or more mature ...
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