• Spatial analysis of livestock disease data in sub-Saharan Africa : a scoping review 

  Ngwira, Alfred; Manda, S.O.M. (Samuel); Karimuribo, Esron Daniel; Kimera, Sharadhuli Iddi; Stanley, Christopher (Elsevier, 2024-03)

  BACKGROUND : In livestock disease surveillance, spatial analysis methods play a major role in the identification of areas where the risk of disease could be higher. Though widely used in human health, their extent and depth ...
• Estimate time-to-infection (TTI) vaccination effect when TTI for unvaccinated group is unknown 

  Chen, Ding-Geng (Din); Chung, Yunro; Beyene, Kassu Mehari (Springer, 2024-02)

  The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant morbidity and mortality, as well as social and economic disruption worldwide in general and USA in particular. In order to reduce these effects, a global effort to develop ...
• A spatial model with vaccinations for COVID-19 in South Africa 

  Dresselhaus, Claudia Josephina; Fabris-Rotelli, Inger Nicolette; Manjoo-Docrat, Raeesa; Brettenny, Warren; Holloway, Jenny; Thiede, Renate Nicole; Debba, Pravesh; Dudeni-Tlhone, Nontembeko (Elsevier, 2023-12)

  Since the emergence of the novel COVID-19 virus pandemic in December 2019, numerous mathematical models were published to assess the transmission dynamics of the disease, predict its future course, and evaluate the impact ...
• Moderating effects of positive parenting on the perceived peer alcohol use and adolescent alcohol use relationship : racial, ethnic, and gender differences 

  Bo, Ai; Zhang, Liwei; Lu, Wenhua; Chen, Ding-Geng (Din) (Springer, 2023-06)

  Positive parenting behaviors such as parental monitoring and support can protect adolescents from alcohol use, either directly or through buffering risk factors such as perceived peer alcohol use. However, it is unclear ...
• Establishing the safety of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve when using the bridging infix for anterior pelvic fixation 

  Van Schalkwyk, Jerolize; Keough, Natalie; Strydom, Sven; Snyckers, Christian H; Masenge, Andries; Mogale, Nkhensani (MedPharm Publications, 2023-11)

  BACKGROUND Established subcutaneous internal fixation techniques have shown a better quality of life with reduced pain. However, complications still arise, with the most significant being injury of the lateral femoral ...
• Investigation of mandibular second molar root and canal morphology in a Black South African population using cone-beam computed tomography and two classification systems 

  Buchanan, Glynn Dale; Gamieldien, Mohamed Yasin; Fabris-Rotelli, Inger Nicolette; Van Schoor, Albert-Neels; Uys, Andre (Nihon University School of Dentistry, 2023)

  PURPOSE : To investigate the root and canal morphology of mandibular second molars, including anatomical variations, in a Black South African population using two classification systems. METHODS : Cone-beam computed ...
• Management of proximal rectus femoris injuries-do we know what we're doing? : A systematic review 

  Bogwasi, Lone; Holtzhausen, Louis; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Jansen van Rensburg, Audrey; Botha, Tanita (Termedia Publishing, 2023-07-21)

  Rectus femoris (RF) injury is a concern in sports. The management RF strains/tears and avulsion injuries need to be clearly outlined. A systematic review of literature on current management strategies for RF injuries, ...
• A semi-parametric density estimation with application in clustering 

  Salehi, Mahdi; Bekker, Andriette, 1958-; Arashi, Mohammad (Springer, 2023-04)

  The idea behind density-based clustering is to associate groups to the connected components of the level sets of the density of the data to be estimated by a nonparametric method. This approach claims some advantages over ...
• The effect of a Bacillus probiotic and essential oils compared to an ionophore on the rumen microbiome composition of feedlot cattle 

  Linde, Dina Alida; Schokker, Dirkjan; Du Toit, Cornelius Jacobus Lindeque; Ramkilawon, Gopika Devi; Van Marle-Koster, Este (MDPI, 2023-09-15)

  The rising concern of antibiotic growth promoter use in livestock has necessitated the investigation into alternative feed additives. The effect of a probiotic and essential oils to an ionophore on the rumen microbiome ...
• Epidemiology and time-loss shoulder injuries in professional South African rugby players : a prospective study that focuses on real-time collision data during a tackle 

  Louwrens, Jan Gerhardus; Jansen van Rensburg, Audrey; Viljoen, Carel T.; Hendricks, Sharief; Botha, Tanita; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina (MDPI, 2023-10-03)

  BACKGROUND : In rugby, the shoulder contributes to attack/defence during collisions, tackling, falling, scrummaging, and mauling. We investigated the frequency, tissue, and pathology type of shoulder injuries per player ...
• On the identifiability and statistical features of a new distributional approach with reliability applications 

  Alnssyan, Badr; Ahmad, Zubair; Malela-Majika, Jean-Claude; Seong, Jin-Taek; Shafik, Wasswa (American Institute of Physics, 2023-12-08)

  Probability distributions have prominent applications in different sectors. Among these sectors, probability models are mostly used to analyze datasets in engineering. Among the existing probability distributions, the ...
• Cognitive coping strategies that supported teacher resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic 

  Williams, Elisma; Ferreira, Ronel; Botha, Tanita (Education Association of South Africa, 2023-12)

  Limited research focusing on the cognitive strategies that support the resilience of teachers in a world pandemic has been conducted. By employing a sequential explanatory mixed method research design, this study was ...
• Syphilis screening coverage and positivity by HIV treatment status among South African pregnant women enrolled in the 2019 antenatal HIV sentinel survey 

  Kufa, Tendesayi; Woldesenbet, Selamawit; Cheyip, Mireille; Ayalew, Kassahun; Kularatne, Ranmini; Manda, S.O.M. (Samuel); Lombard, Carl; Puren, Adrian (Nature Reseach, 2023-04-01)

  We describe coverage of maternal syphilis screening, syphilis positivity, coverage of treatment and their association with maternal HIV infection and antiretroviral treatment (ART) status among pregnant women attending ...
• Role of gender in explaining metabolic syndrome risk factors in an Iranian rural population using structural equation modelling 

  Nouri‑Keshtkar, Marjan; Shahrokhabadi, Mohadeseh Shojaei; Ghaheri, Azadeh; Hosseini, Roya; Ketabi, Hassan; Farjam, Mojtaba; Chen, Ding-Geng (Din); Rezaeian, Mehdi; Homayounfar, Reza; Tahamtani, Yaser; Totonchi, Mehdi (Nature Reseach, 2023-09-25)

  Many factors can lead to an increase in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in different populations. Using an advanced structural equation model (SEM), this study is aimed to determine the most important risk ...
• Risk factors associated with football injury among male players from a specific academy in Ghana : a pilot study 

  Kwakye, Samuel Koranteng; Mostert, Karien; Garnett, Daniel; Masenge, Andries (Nature Reseach, 2023-05-18)

  There seems to be no information on the incidence of injury and associated risk factors for academy football players in Ghana. We determine the risk factors associated with match and training injuries among male football ...
• Personality traits and dimensions of mental health 

  Kang, Weixi; Steffens, Francois E.; Pineda, Sonia; Widuch, Kaya; Malvaso, Antonio (Nature Reseach, 2023-05-01)

  Individuals are different in a relatively constant pattern of thoughts, feeling, and behaviors, which are called personality traits. Mental health is a condition of well-being in which people may reach their full potential ...
• Long-term spatially-replicated data show no physical cost to a benefactor species in a facilitative plant-plant interaction 

  Raath-Krueger, Morgan J.; Schoeb, Christian; McGeoch, Melodie A.; Burger, Divan Aristo; Strydom, Tanya; Le Roux, Peter Christiaan (Wiley, 2023-04)

  Facilitation is an interaction where one species (the benefactor) positively impacts another (the beneficiary). However, the reciprocal effects of beneficiaries on their benefactors are typically only documented using ...
• Evolutionary support vector regression for monitoring Poisson profiles 

  Yeganeh, Ali; Abbasi, Saddam Akber; Shongwe, Sandile Charles; Malela-Majika, Jean-Claude; Shadman, Ali Reza (Springer, 2024-03)

  Many researchers have shown interest in profile monitoring; however, most of the applications in this field of research are developed under the assumption of normal response variable. Little attention has been given to ...
• Covariate construction of nonconvex windows for spatial point patterns 

  Mahloromela, Kabelo; Fabris-Rotelli, Inger Nicolette; Kraamwinkel, Christine (South African Statistical Association (SASA), 2023)

  In some standard applications of spatial point pattern analysis, window selection for spatial point pattern data is complex. Often, the point pattern window is given a priori. Otherwise, the region is chosen using some ...
• Motivational interviewing and problem-solving therapy intervention for patients on antiretroviral therapy for HIV in Tshwane, South Africa : a randomized controlled trial to assess the impact on alcohol consumption 

  Parry, Charles D.H.; Myers, Bronwyn; Londani, Mukhethwa; Shuper, Paul A.; Janse van Rensburg, C.; Manda, S.O.M. (Samuel); Nkosi, Sebenzile; Kekwaletswe, Connie T.; Hahn, Judith A.; Rehm, Jurgen; Sorsdahl, Katherine; Morojele, Neo K. (Wiley, 2023-11)

  BACKGROUND AND AIMS : Reduction of alcohol consumption is important for people undergoing treatment for HIV. We tested the efficacy of a brief intervention for reducing the average volume of alcohol consumed among patients ...

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