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The effects of in utero exposure to teratogens on organ size: A prospective paediatric study
(Cambridge University Press, 2021)In low-income countries, prospective data on combined effects of in utero teratogen exposure are lacking and necessitates new research. The aim of the present study was to explore the effect of in utero teratogen exposure ... -
Effects of inorganic salt solutions on vigour, viability, oxidative metabolism and germination enzymes in aged cabbage and lettuce seeds
(MDPI, 2020)This study assessed the potential of pre-hydration treatment with aqueous solutions (electrolysed [cathodic water; CW] and non-electrolysed) prepared from four different inorganic ion combinations: 1 mM CaCl2, 1 m CaCl2 ... -
The effects of Jurassic igneous intrusions on the generation and retention of gas shale in the lower permian source-reservoir shales of karoo basin, South Africa
(Elsevier B.V, 2023)Shale gas potential of the Whitehill Formation (Permian), Karoo Basin, South Africa is strongly influenced by widespread Jurassic igneous intrusions. A high-resolution organic petrographic and geochemical study is reported ... -
Effects of land use change on streamflow and stream water quality of a coastal catchment
(South African Water Research Commission, 2017)This study aimed to link land cover/use change to water quality in an important water supply coastal catchment. The approach followed a spatial and temporal analysis of historical catchment land use change to assess how ... -
The effects of long-term exclusion of the limpet Cymbula oculus (Born) on the distribution of intertidal organisms on a rocky shore
(NISC (Pty) Ltd and Taylor & Francis, 2009)Zonation patterns on rocky shores are typically as a result of both physical factors and biological interactions. Physical factors generally set the upper limits of species distributions, while biological interactions ... -
Effects of p-type-metal-doping (Ba, Cs, and Y) of the compact-TiO2 electron transporting layer on the photovoltaic properties of n-i-p perovskite solar cells
(Springer, 2023)Tailoring of charge transport properties of the electron transport layer (ETL) in solution-processible solar cells is continuously addressed not only for the performance enhancements in perovskite solar cells but also in ... -
The effects of production system and sex on the sensory quality characteristics of dorperb lamb
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2020)The effect of production systems on the sensory quality characteristics of Dorper lambs was investigated. Sixty lambs (ewes, rams, castrates) were allocated into two production groups (feedlot or free-range) at weaning ... -
Effects of Profortil on Leptin-Induced Adverse Effects onSperm Parameters in Sprague-Dawley Rats
(PubMed Central Europe PMC, 2024)Raised leptin levels induce oxidative stress, which negatively impacts male reproduction. Profortil® is an antioxidant formulation clinically used to improve sperm quality. Whether Profortil® supplementation can prevent ... -
The effects of silver nanoparticles on RAW 264.7. Macrophages and human whole blood cell cultures
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are commonly found in consumer products due to their antimicrobial properties. This study evaluated the effects of AgNPs on the murine macrophage cell line RAW 264.7 and human whole blood cell ... -
Effects of temperature and storage time on the motility, viability, DNA integrity and apoptosis of processed human spermatozoa
(Wiley, 2019)The aim of this study was to evaluate motility, viability, DNA integrity and apoptosis of spermatozoa when washed semen samples were kept for up to 12 days at 4–6°C and 25°C. In this experimental study, 26 normozoospermic ... -
Effects of wild and farm-grown macroalgae on the growth of juvenile South African abalone Haliotis midae Linnaeus
(Taylor and Francis, 2011)The effect of various macroalgal diets on the growth of grow-out (> 20 mm shell length) South African abalone Haliotis midae was investigated on a commercial abalone farm. The experiment consisted of four treatments: fresh ... -
An efficient inclusion complex based fluorescent sensor for mercury (ii) and its application in live cell imaging
(Springer, 2022)The formation of an inclusion complex between hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (H-CD) and 4-acetylphenyl-4-(((6- chlorobenzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)-imino)-methyl)-benzoate (L) was investigated by FT-IR, 1 H-NMR, X-ray difraction ... -
Efficient Long-range Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) Feedback Affects the Low-redshift Lyα Forest
(American Astronomical Society, 2023)Active galactic nuclei (AGNs) feedback models are generally calibrated to reproduce galaxy observables such as the stellar mass function and the bimodality in galaxy colors. We use variations of the AGN feedback implementations ... -
Efficient long-range active galactic nuclei (agns) feedback affects the low-redshift lyα forest
(American Astronomical Society, 2023)Active galactic nuclei (AGNs) feedback models are generally calibrated to reproduce galaxy observables such as the stellar mass function and the bimodality in galaxy colors. We use variations of the AGN feedback implementations ... -
Efficient molecular cloning of environmental DNA from geothermal sediments
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002)An efficient and simple method for constructing an environmental library using mechanically sheared DNA obtained directly from geothermal sediments is presented. The method is based on blunt-end modification of DNA fragments ... -
Efficient numerical method for a model arising in biological stoichiometry of tumor dynamics
(American Institute of Mathematical Sciences, 2019)In this paper, we extend a system of coupled first order non-linear system of delay differential equations (DDEs) arising in modeling of stoichiometry of tumour dynamics, to a system of diffusion-reaction system of partial ... -
An efficient numerical method for pricing double-barrier options on an underlying stock governed by a fractal stochastic process.
(MDPI, 2023)After the discovery of the fractal structures of financial markets, enormous effort has been dedicated to finding accurate and stable numerical schemes to solve fractional Black-Scholes partial differential equations. This ... -
Efficient superoxide scavenging and metal immobilization in roots determines the level of tolerance to vanadium stress in two contrasting Brassica napus genotypes
(Elsevier, 2018)Brassica napus also known as Rapeseed is a member of the Brassicaceae family which is mainly cultivated for its oil-rich seeds. Indeed, B. napus is ranked the third-largest source of vegetable oil in the world. Brassica ... -
Einstein's legacy in galaxy surveys
(Oxford University Press, 2015)Non-Gaussianity in the primordial fluctuations that seeded structure formation produces a signal in the galaxy power spectrum on very large scales. This signal contains vital information about the primordial Universe, but ... -
Electric dipole polarizability of low-lying excited states in atomic nuclei
(Institute of Physics, 2024)New equations for the electric dipole polarizability α E1 of low-lying excited states in atomic nuclei—and the related (−2) moment of the total photo-absorption cross section, σ −2—are inferred in terms of electric dipole ...