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How to develop IoT cloud e-health systems based on fiware: A lesson learnt
(MDPI AG, 2020)Nowadays, the penetration of sensors and actuators in different application fields is revolutionizing all aspects of our daily life. One of the major sectors that is taking advantage of such cutting-edge cheap smart ... -
How to navigate the application of ethics norms in global health research: Refections based on qualitative research conducted with people with disabilities in Uganda
(BMC, 2021)As Canadian global health researchers who conducted a qualitative study with adults with and with‑ out disabilities in Uganda, we obtained ethics approval from four institutional research ethics boards (two in Canada and ... -
How to use relevant data for maximal benefit with minimal risk: Digital health data governance to protect vulnerable populations in low-income and middle- income countries
(BMJ Global Health, 2019)Globally, the volume of private and personal digital data has massively increased, accompanied by rapid expansion in the generation and use of digital health data. These technological advances promise increased opportunity for ... -
How to write a popular article
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How viruses evolve
(2020)The unusual cases of pneumonia began to appear in midwinter, in China. The cause, researchers would later learn, was a coronavirus new to science. By March, the infection began to spread to other Asian countries and overseas. ... -
How well are families doing? A description of family well-being in South Africa
(Chinese General Practice Press, 2016)BACKGROUND: As a result of South Africa's unique socio-political history and diverse cultures, the South African family is neither simple to describe nor easy to understand. The new family policy strives to strengthen ... -
How well can we measure the stellar mass of a galaxy: The impact of the assumed star formation history model in SED fitting
(IOP Publishing, 2020)The primary method for inferring the stellar mass (M∗) of a galaxy is through spectral energy distribution (SED) modeling. However, the technique rests on assumptions such as the galaxy star formation history and dust ... -
HPLC determination of selected flavonoid glycosides and their corresponding aglycones in Sutherlandia frutescens materials
(OMICS, 2016)Sutherlandia frutescens is a popular South African plant commercially available in a range of formulations. However, reference standards for quality and stability assessment are lacking. This work reports the development and ... -
HPLC-MS identification and expression of Candida drug-resistance proteins from African HIV-infected patients
(AIMS Press, 2021-09-10)The objective of this study was to elucidate the proteomic mechanisms of drug resistance in HIV-infected African patients. Cell membrane fractions from forty oral Candida isolates isolated from African HIV-positive patients ... -
The Hubble constant tension with next-generation galaxy surveys
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2020)The rate at which the universe is expanding today is a fundamental parameter in cosmology which governs our understanding of structure formation and dark energy. However, current measurements of the Hubble constant, H0, ... -
Hubris, humility and humanity: expanding evidence approaches for improving and sustaining community health programmes
(BMC, 2018)Community-based approaches are a critical foundation for many health outcomes, including reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH). Evidence is a vital part of strengthening that foundation, but largely ... -
'... a huge monster that should be feared and not done': Lessons learned in sexuality education classes in South Africa
(UNISA, 2015)Research has foregrounded the way in which heterosexual practices for many young people are not infrequently bound up with violence and unequal transactional power relations. The Life Orientation sexuality education ... -
Human African trypanosomiasis research gets booost: unravelling the tsetse Genome
(PLOS, 2014)Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, is a neglected disease that impacts 70 million people distributed over 1.55 million km2 in sub-Saharan Africa. Trypanosoma brucei gambiense accounts for ... -
Human capabilities of South African parents who have children with developmental disabilities
(Aosis, 2023)Background: Parenting a child with a developmental disability (DD) has a substantial influence on the lives of the parents or caregivers, as well as on how the family operates. This is frequently because of the adjustments ... -
Human coronavirus NL63 open reading frame 3 encodes a virion-incorporated N-glycosylated membrane protein
(BioMed Central, 2010)Background: Human pathogenic coronavirus NL63 (hCoV-NL63) is a group 1 (alpha) coronavirus commonly associated with respiratory tract infections. In addition to known non-structural and structural proteins all coronaviruses ... -
Human coronavirus NL63: A clinically important virus?
(Future Science Group, 2011)Respiratory tract infection is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, especially among young children. Human coronaviruses (HCoVs) have only recently been shown to cause both lower and upper respiratory tract ... -
Human coronavirus OC43 3CL protease and the potential of ML188 as a broad-spectrum lead compound: Homology modelling and molecular dynamic studies
(Springer Nature, 2015)The coronavirus 3 chymotrypsin-like protease (3CLpro) is a validated target in the design of potential anticoronavirus inhibitors. The high degree of homology within the protease’s active site and substrate conservation supports ... -
Human coronavirus research: 20 years since the SARS-CoV outbreak
(Frontiers Media, 2022)This Editorial introduces 10 articles published in a Special Issue highlighting human coronavirus (hCoV) research on the twentieth anniversary of the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in late 2002. ... -
Human coronaviruses: counteracting the damage by storm
(MDPI Viruses, 2021)Over the past 18 years, three highly pathogenic human (h) coronaviruses (CoVs) have caused severe outbreaks, the most recent causative agent, SARS-CoV-2, being the first to cause a pandemic. Although much progress has been ... -
Human genetic engineering and social justice in South Africa: Moltmann and human dignity
(University of the Free State, Faculty of Theology, 2016)The realities of social injustice in the present South African context, with its great and growing gap between rich and poor and unequal distribution of wealth and resources, are also acutely visible in the health-care ...