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  • The (r)evolution of gene regulatory networks controlling Arabidopsis plant reproduction : a two-decade history 
    Pajoro, Alice; Biewers, Sandra; Dougali, Evangelia; Valentim, Felipe Leal; Mendes, Marta Adelina; Porri, Aimone; Coupland, George; Van de Peer, Yves; Van Dijk, Aalt D. J.; Colombo, Lucia; Davies, Brendan; Angenent, Gerco C. (Oxford University Press, 2014-09)
    Successful plant reproduction relies on the perfect orchestration of singular processes that culminate in the product of reproduction: the seed. The floral transition, floral organ development, and fertilization are ...
  • R31C GNRH1 mutation and congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism 
    Maione, Luigi; Albarel, Frederique; Bouchard, Philippe; Gallant, Megan; Flanagan, Colleen A.; Bobe, Regis; Cohen-Tannoudji, Joelle; Pivonello, Rosario; Colao, Annamaria; Brue, Thierry; Millar, Robert P.; Lombes, Marc; Young, Jacques; Guiochon-Mantel, Anne; Bouligand, Jerome (Public Library of Science, 2013-07-25)
    Normosmic congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (nCHH) is a rare reproductive disease leading to lack of puberty and infertility. Loss-of-function mutations of GNRH1 gene are a very rare cause of autosomal recessive ...
  • Raakpunte in die ontwikkeling van ekumene in die wêreld met ekumeniese ontwikkelinge in die gereformeerde kerke in Suid-Afrika (1990–2020) 
    Van der Merwe, Rudolf (Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 2020)
    This historic-critical study analyses the development of ecumenism from 1990 to 2020 within the traditional Afrikaans speaking reformed churches in South Africa. The study attempts to determine whether the so-called ...
  • Rabies control in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 
    Le Roux, K.; Stewart, D.; Perrett, K.D,; Nel, Louis Hendrik; Kessels, J.A.; Abela-Ridder, Bernadette (World Health Organization, 2018-05)
    PROBLEM : Urbanization, large dog populations and failed control efforts have contributed to continuing endemicity of dog-mediated rabies in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. APPROACH : From 2007 to 2014 we used a ...
  • Rabies control in Liberia : joint efforts towards zero by 30 
    Voupawoe, Garmie; Varkpeh, Roland; Kamara, Varney; Sieh, Sonpon; Traore, Abdallah; De Battisti, Cristian; Angot, Angelique; Loureiro, Luis Filipe L. de J.; Soumare, Baba; Dauphin, Gwenaelle; Abebe, Wolde; Coetzer, Andre; Scott, Terence Peter; Nel, Louis Hendrik; Blanton, Jesse; Dacheux, Laurent; Bonas, Simon; Bourhy, Herve; Gourlaouen, Morgane; Leopardi, Stefania; De Benedictis, Paola; Lechenne, Monique; Zinsstag, Jakob; Mauti, Stephanie (Elsevier, 2021-04)
    Despite declaration as a national priority disease, dog rabies remains endemic in Liberia, with surveillance systems and disease control activities still developing. The objective of these initial efforts was to establish ...
  • Rabies in kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) 
    Scott, Terence Peter; Hassel, Rainer; Nel, Louis Hendrik (Schlütersche Verlagsgesellschaft, 2012)
    Cycles of terrestrial rabies are associated with carnivores. In non-carnivorous species, rabies typically occurs as a spill-over from the carnivore reservoir and quickly encounters a dead end in such species. One major ...
  • Rabies in South Africa and the FIFA Soccer World Cup : travelers awareness for an endemic but neglected disease 
    Malerczyk, Claudius; Nel, Louis Hendrik; Gniel, Dieter; Blumberg, Lucille Hellen (Landes Bioscience, 2010-05)
    Rabies is endemic on every continent except Antarctica and is also considered to be a significant health problem in Africa, including South Africa. With the upcoming FIFA Soccer World Cup to be held in 2010 in cities ...
  • Rabies in South Africa between 1993 and 2005 – what has been achieved? 
    Gummow, Bruce; Roefs, Y.A.A.; De Klerk, G. (South African Veterinary Association, 2010)
    Epidemiological analyses in time and space were carried out on all animal rabies cases reported in South Africa for the period 1993–2005. Validation of state veterinary records was done by comparing these with data from ...
  • Rabies in the African civet : an incidental host for lyssaviruses? 
    Sabeta, Claude Taurai; Marston, Denise A.; McElhinney, Lorraine M.; Horton, Daniel L.; Phahladira, Baby M.N.; Fooks, Anthony R. (MDPI Publishing, 2020-03-27)
    In South Africa, canid rabies virus (RABV) infection is maintained in domestic and wildlife species. The identification of rabies in African civets raised the question of whether this wildlife carnivore is a potential ...
  • Rabies in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and North Africa : building evidence and delivering a regional approach to rabies elimination 
    Taylor, Emma; Del Rio Vilas, Victor; Scott, Terence Peter; Coetzer, Andre; Prada, Joaquin M.; Alireza, Gholami; Alqadi, Nasr A.; Berry, Atika; Bazzal, Bassel; Barkia, Abdelaziz; Davlyatov, Firuzjon; Farahtaj, Firoozeh; Harabech, Khaouther; Imnadze, Paata; Mahiout, Fazia; Majeed, Mohammed I.; Nedosekov, Vitalii; Nel, Louis Hendrik; Rich, Hassan; Soufi, Abderazak; Vodopija, Radovan; Vranjes, Nenad; Picot, Valentina S.; Horton, Daniel (Elsevier, 2021-06)
    The Middle East, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and North Africa Rabies Control Network (MERACON), is built upon the achievements of the Middle East and Eastern Europe Rabies Expert Bureau (MEEREB). MERACON aims to foster ...
  • Rabies of canid biotype in wild dog (Lycaon pictus) and spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) in Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa in 2014–2015 : diagnosis, possible origins and implications for control 
    Sabeta, Claude Taurai; Janse van Rensburg, Driene; Phahladira, McLedwaba Nkgobe Baby; Mohale, Debrah; Harrison-White, Robert F.; Esterhuyzen, Carlien; Williams, June Heather (AOSIS, 2018-04)
    Both domestic and wild carnivore species are commonly diagnosed with rabies virus (RABV) infection in South Africa. Although the majority of confirmed rabies cases in wild carnivore species are reported from the yellow ...
  • Rabies outbreak in black-backed jackals (Canis mesomelas), South Africa, 2016 
    Ngoepe, Ernest; Chirima, Johannes George; Mohale, Debra; Mogano, Kgaogelo; Suzuki, Toru; Makita, Kohei; Sabeta, Claude Taurai (Cambridge University Press, 2022-01)
    Rabies, a fatal and vaccine-preventable disease, is endemic throughout Africa. In 2016, a rabies outbreak occurred in black-backed jackals (Canis mesomelas) along the western boundary of Gauteng Province, South Africa. ...
  • Rabies prophylactic and treatment options : an in vitro study of siRNA- and aptamer-based therapeutics 
    Scott, Terence Peter; Nel, Louis Hendrik (MDPI, 2021-05)
    If the goal of eliminating dog-mediated human rabies by 2030 is to be achieved, effective mass dog vaccination needs to be complemented by effective prophylaxis for individuals exposed to rabies. Aptamers and short-interfering ...
  • Rabies vaccination of 6‐week‐old puppies born to immunized mothers: a randomized controlled trial in a high‐mortality population of owned, free‐roaming dogs 
    Arega, Sintayehu; Conan, Anne; Sabeta, Claude Taurai; Crafford, Jan Ernst; Wentzel, Jeanette Maria; Reininghaus, Bjorn; Biggs, Louise Joanne; Leisewitz, Andrew L.; Quan, Melvyn; Toka, Felix; Knobel, Darryn Leslie (MDPI, 2020-03)
    To achieve global elimination of human rabies from dogs by 2030, evidence-based strategies for effective dog vaccination are needed. Current guidelines recommend inclusion of dogs younger than 3 months in mass rabies ...
  • Rabies vaccine is associated with decreased all-cause mortality in dogs 
    Knobel, Darryn Leslie; Arega, Sintayehu; Reininghaus, Bjorn; Simpson, Gregory J.G.; Gessner, Bradford D.; Stryhn, Henrik; Conan, Anne (Elsevier, 2017-07)
    Evidence suggests that rabies vaccine may have non-specific protective effects in animals and children. We analyzed four years of data (2012–2015) from an observational study of the health and demographics of a population ...
  • Rabies virus seroprevalence among dogs in Limpopo National Park and the phylogenetic analyses of rabies viruses in Mozambique 
    Mapatse, Milton; Ngoepe, Ernest; Abernethy, D.A. (Darrell); Fafetine, Jose Manuel; Anahory, Iolanda; Sabeta, Claude T. (MDPI, 2022-09-14)
    Rabies is considered a neglected disease among many developing Asian and African countries, including Mozambique, where its re-emergence is often attributed to low dog parenteral vaccination coverage. The objectives of ...
  • Race and energy poverty : evidence from African-American households 
    Dogan, Eyup; Madaleno, Mara; Inglesi-Lotz, Roula; Taskin, Dilvin (Elsevier, 2022-04)
    Even though energy poverty has been widely discussed in many countries, only a few studies attempt to understand the nexus of race and energy poverty. To fill the gap in the literature, this study analyses the effect of ...
  • Race and gender biases in student evaluations of teachers 
    Chisadza, Carolyn; Nicholls, Nicky; Yitbarek, Eleni (Elsevier, 2019-06)
    Student ratings of teaching (SETs) are vital for academic career trajectories of higher education lecturers. Although student bias against female lecturers is noted in previous studies, mostly in the developed world, the ...
  • Race classifiction and equal educational opportunities in South African schools 
    Joubert, Hendrika J. (Rika) (Wolf Legal Publishers, 2014)
    In South Africa, there is constitutional protection against segregation and unfair discrimination on the basis of race. The connection between school integration and a legitimate governmental purpose to further or achieve ...
  • Race in health research : considerations for researchers and research ethics committees 
    Van Staden, Werdie; Nienaber, A.; Rossouw, T.; Turner, A.C. (Astrid); Filmalter, Cecilia Jacoba; Nel, Jan Gert; Bapela, S.; Beetge, Mia-Michaela; Blumenthal, Ryan; Castelyn, Camille De Villebois; De Witt-Jordaan, T.W. (Wilma); Dlagnekova, Antonia; Kotze, Carla; Mangwane, S.; Napoles, Lizeka; Somers, R.; Sykes, Leanne M.; Van Zyl, W.B.; Venter, Marietjie; Uys, Andre; Warren, Nichola (South African Medical Association, 2023-04)
    This article provides ethical guidance on using race in health research as a variable or in defining the study population. To this end, a plain, non-exhaustive checklist is provided for researchers and research ethics ...