• Oral, maxillofacial and dental diseases in captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) 

  Steenkamp, Gerhardus; Boy, S.C.; Van Staden, Paul Jacobus; Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt (Elsevier, 2018-01)

  Descriptions of several oral, maxillofacial and dental conditions/diseases exist for a variety of captive large felids, but little is reported on the pathology of free roaming large felids. Apart from focal palatine erosions ...
• The injury and illness profile of male and female participants in a 94.7 km cycle race : a cross-sectional study 

  Breedt, Mia; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Fletcher, Lizelle; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Schwellnus, Martin Peter (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2018)

  OBJECTIVE : To describe the incidence and patterns of injury and illness of male and female participants during a 94.7 km distance cycling event. DESIGN : Descriptive study. SETTING : Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge 2014. ...
• Learner-to-teacher bullying as a potential factor influencing teachers’ mental health 

  Woudstra, Marit Helen; Janse van Rensburg, Estie; Visser, M.J. (Maretha Johanna); Jordaan, J.C. (Joyce) (Education Association of South Africa, 2018-02)

  Learner-to-teacher bullying is a focus area that has not been widely researched. The current research, underpinned by the ecosystemic paradigm, examined the proportion of teachers who reported exposure to bullying by ...
• Advances in Wishart type modeling for channel capacity 

  Ferreira, J.T. (Johannes); Bekker, Andriette, 1958-; Arashi, Mohammad (National Statistical Institute of Portugal, 2018)

  This paper paves the way when the assumption of normality is challenged within the wireless communications systems arena. Innovative results pertaining to the distributions of quadratic forms and their associated eigenvalue ...
• The prevalence, risk factors predicting injury and the severity of injuries sustained during competition in professional mixed martial arts in Africa 

  Venter, Santa-Marie; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Fletcher, Lizelle; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia) (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2017)

  BACKGROUND : Professional mixed martial arts (MMA) has gained international popularity. No African-based studies have reported the prevalence or severity of injuries, risk factors associated with injuries or return-to-play ...
• The effect of methylphenidate-OROS® on the narrative ability of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder 

  Rausch, Tessa L.; Kendall, D.L. (Diane); Kover, Sara T.; Louw, Elizabeth M.; Zsilavecz, Ursula Louise; Van der Merwe, Anita (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2017-02-27)

  BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE : Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) experience difficulty with expressive language, including form (e.g. grammatical construction) and content (e.g. coherence). The ...
• Email communication in project management : a bane or a blessing? 

  Smit, Marius C.; Bond-Barnard, T.J. (Taryn Jane); Steyn, Herman; Fabris-Rotelli, Inger Nicolette (AOSIS, 2017-08-11)

  BACKGROUND : Project success used to be measured solely in terms of efficiency metrics such as scope, cost and time; however, there are proposals that more attention should be paid to process-related performance factors ...
• Inheritance of phenotypic traits in the progeny of a Ceratocystis interspecific cross 

  Fourie, Arista; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Loots, Mattheus Theodor; Barnes, Irene (Elsevier, 2018-03)

  Ceratocystis fimbriata is a fungal plant pathogen that causes black rot on Ipomoea batatas. Based on inoculation studies on numerous tree species, the pathogen is known to be host specific. The closely related species, ...
• A comparative study of the psychological problems of HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected children in a South African sample 

  Visser, M.J. (Maretha Johanna); Hecker, H.E.; Jordaan, J.C. (Joyce) (Taylor and Francis, 2018-01)

  According to research children living with HIV experience elevated levels of depression, anxiety, ADHD and disruptive behavioural disorders. Although South Africa’s paediatric population that is infected with the human ...
• Identifying factors associated with the discharge of male State patients from Weskoppies Hospital 

  Prinsloo, Riaan G.; Swanepoel, Andre; Lippi, Gian (AOSIS, 2017-12-04)

  Background: Designated psychiatric facilities are responsible for the care, treatment and reintegration of State patients. The necessary long-term care places a considerable strain on health-care resources. Resource use ...
• A generally weighted moving average exceedance chart 

  Chakraborty, Niladri; Human, Schalk William; Balakrishnan, Narayanaswamy (Taylor and Francis, 2018-03)

  Distribution-free control charts gained momentum in recent years as they are more efficient in detecting a shift when there is a lack of information regarding the underlying process distribution. However, a distribution-free ...
• Nonparametric signed‐rank control charts with variable sampling intervals 

  Coelho, M.L.I.; Graham, Marien Alet; Chakraborti, Subhabrata (Wiley, 2017-12)

  Variable sampling interval (VSI) charts have been proposed in the literature for normal theory (parametric) control charts and are known to provide performance enhancements. In the VSI setting, the time between monitored ...
• A gamma-mixture class of distributions with Bayesian application 

  Van Niekerk, Janet; Bekker, Andriette, 1958-; Arashi, Mohammad (Taylor and Francis, 2017-05)

  In this article, a subjective Bayesian approach is followed to derive estimators for the parameters of the normal model by assuming a gamma-mixture class of prior distributions, which includes the gamma and the noncentral ...
• The validity of arterial measurements in a South African embalmed body population 

  Schoeman, Marelize; Van Schoor, Albert-Neels; Suleman, Farhana Ebrahim; Louw, Liebie; Du Toit, Peet J. (Springer, 2018-01)

  INTRODUCTION : Knowledge of the normal arterial diameter at a given anatomical point is the first step toward quantifying the severity of cardiovascular diseases. According to several studies, parameters such as weight, ...
• From statistical power to statistical assurance : it's time for a paradigm change in clinical trial design 

  Chen, Ding-Geng (Din); Ho, Shuyen (Taylor and Francis, 2017-05)

  A well-designed clinical trial requires an appropriate sample size with adequate statistical power to address trial objectives. The statistical power is traditionally defined as the probability of rejecting the null ...
• A generally weighted moving average chart for time between events 

  Chakraborty, Niladri; Human, Schalk William; Balakrishnan, N. (Taylor and Francis, 2017-05)

  Shewhart-type attribute charts are known to be inefficient for small changes in monitoring nonconformities. An alternative way is to use a time-weighted chart to monitor the time between events (TBE). We propose a one-sided ...
• Preliminary psychometric performance of the Neonatal Feeding Assessment Scale 

  Viviers, Mari; Kritzinger, Alta M. (Aletta Margaretha); Vinck, Bart M.; Graham, Marien Alet (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2017-01-30)

  OBJECTIVE : The objective was to determine the preliminary psychometric performance of a new clinical feeding scale to diagnose oropharyngeal dysphagia (OPD) in neonates. METHODS : Twenty neonates with a median gestational ...
• Correlation between different methods of intra-abdominal pressure monitoring in varying intra-abdominal hypertension models 

  Wise, R.D.; Rodseth, R.N.; Correa-Martin, L.; Sanchez Margallo, F.M.; Becker, Piet J.; Castellanos, G.; Malbrain, M.L.N.G. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2017-07)

  BACKGROUND : Advances in intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) measurement have enabled better monitoring and physiological manipulation of patients with intra-abdominal hypertension or abdominal compartment syndrome. This study ...
• A comparison between decomposition rates of buried and surface remains in a temperate region of South Africa 

  Marais-Werner, Anatulie; Myburgh, Jolandie; Becker, Piet J.; Steyn, Maryna (Springer, 2018-01)

  Several studies have been conducted on decomposition patterns and rates of surface remains; however, much less are known about this process for buried remains. Understanding the process of decomposition in buried remains ...
• The impact of the Canterbury Earthquakes on the temporal and spatial patterning of crime in Christchurch, New Zealand 

  Breetzke, Gregory Dennis; King, Marcus; Fabris-Rotelli, Inger Nicolette (Sage, 2018-03)

  The Canterbury Earthquakes struck the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand between September 2010 and February 2011. The Earthquakes resulted in widespread structural damage to Christchurch, the main city ...

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