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Is the Alma Ata vision of comprehensive primary health care viable? Findings from an international project
(Co-Action Publishing, 2014)BACKGROUND: The 4-year (2007 2011) Revitalizing Health for All international research program (http://www. globalhealthequity.ca/projects/proj_revitalizing/index.shtml) supported 20 research teams located in 15 ... -
Is the Blue Justice concept a human rights agenda?
(PLAAS, 2019-11-21)What is Blue Justice? This concept is situated in social justice for small-scale fisheries (SSFs)—a narrative popular with civil society movements and academics to garner support for the adoption and implementation of the ... -
Is the routine health information system ready to support the planned national health insurance scheme in South Africa?
(Oxford University Press, 2021)Implementation of a National Health Insurance (NHI) in South Africa requires a reliable, standardized health information system that supports Diagnosis-Related Groupers for reimbursements and resource management. We ... -
Is there a link between the pathogenic human Coronavirus envelope protein and immunopathology? A review of the literature
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2020)Since the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2003, human coronaviruses (hCoVs) have been identified as causative agents of severe acute respiratory tract infections. Two more hCoV outbreaks have since ... -
Is there evolution in the infrared Tully–Fisher relation? Comparing two linear regressions
(Oxford University Press, 2009)In a recent paper, Puech and co-workers compared K-band Tully–Fisher relations derived for nearby and distant galaxies, respectively. They concluded that the two relations differ, and deduced that there is evolution in ... -
Is there plagiarism in the most influential publications in the field of andrology?
(Wiley, 2019)Plagiarism is a common form of academic misconduct that extensively jeopardises the quality of scientific publication. The purpose of this study is to determine the extent of plagiarism in the most influential andrology ... -
Is there plagiarism in the most influential publications in the field of andrology?
(Wiley Online Library, 2019)Plagiarism is a common form of academic misconduct that extensively jeopardises the quality of scientific publication. The purpose of this study is to determine the extent of plagiarism in the most influential andrology ... -
Is there risk compensation among HIV infected youth and adults 15 years and older on antiretroviral treatment in South Africa? Findings from the 2017 national HIV prevalence, incidence, behaviour and communication survey
(MDPI, 2022)In this paper, risk compensation among individuals on antiretroviral therapy (ART), using the 2017 South African national survey on HIV, is explored. A multi-stage stratified cluster random sampling approach was used to ... -
Is there room for improvement? Intervening at facility and district level to improve access and quality of care in a well-performing TB Control Programme: the Cape Town experience
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2012)Objectives. To use a quality improvement approach to improve access to and quality of tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and care in Cape Town. Methods. Five HIV/AIDS/sexually transmitted infections/TB (HAST) evaluations were ... -
Is your garden green? How to be kind to your garden
(Botanical Society of South Africa, 2008)Years ago, there was plenty of open, natural veld surrounding our towns and it was rich in wildlife. As towns expanded the natural veld and wildlife shrank into patches between towns, factories and farm land. With this ... -
Islamic kafalah as an alternative care option for children deprived of a family environment
(Juta Law, 2014)The inclusion of kafalah of Islamic law in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is the first time an exclusively Islamic concept is recognised in a binding international instrument. The drafting of CRC ... -
The Islamic Law of Marriage and Inheritance in Kenya
(Cambridge University, 2021)Article 24(4) of the Constitution of Kenya qualifies the right to equality “to the extent strictly necessary for the application of” Islamic law “in matters relating to personal status, marriage, divorce and inheritance”. ... -
Islamic mode of estate distribution in South Africa
(Jordan Publishing LexisNexis, 2016)It has been argued by some academics that the Islamic law of intestate succession discriminates against females due to its unequal distribution of shares in favour of males.' The general example used in this regard is when ... -
Islamic state practices in the framework of Islamic and international human rights instruments
(Electronic Publishing, 2016)The main purpose of this article is to provide an analytical perspective of essentially four current Islamic human rights instruments adopted under the protection of two different, parallel 'Arab' and 'Islamic' organisations, ... -
The Ism between endothelial cilia and endothelial nanotubules is an evolving concept in the genesis of the BBB
(MDPI, 2022)The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is fundamental in maintaining central nervous system (CNS) homeostasis by regulating the chemical environment of the underlying brain parenchyma. Brain endothelial cells (BECs) constitute ... -
Isolation and characterisation of cellulose nanocrystal obtained from sugarcane peel
(Rasayan Journal, 2020)This work was aimed at developing efficient and stable cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) from sugarcane peel, which has been of growing concern as a potential for various industrial applications and providing a solution to the ... -
The isolation and characterization of lipid compounds from black soldier fly larvae
(John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2023)With the global demand for lipid compounds on the rise, concerns are growing about the environmental and economic impact of traditional lipid sources. This concern is exacerbated by the ever-increasing demand for plant-based ... -
Isolation and characterization of lytic proteus virus 309
(MDPI, 2022)Proteus mirabilis is frequently associated with complicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) and is the main cause of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). Treatment of such infections is complicated and ... -
Isolation and characterization of strain exiguobacterium sp. Krl4, a producer of bioactive secondary metabolites from a Tibetan glacier
(MPDI, 2021)Extremophilic microorganisms represent a unique source of novel natural products. Among them, cold adapted bacteria and particularly alpine microorganisms are still underexplored. Here, we describe the isolation and ... -
Isoscalar giant monopole strength in 58Ni, 90Zr, 120Sn and 208Pb
(American Physical Society, 2023)Inelastic α-particle scattering at energies of a few hundred MeV and very-forward scattering angles including 0° has been established as a tool for the study of the isoscalar giant monopole (IS0) strength distributions ...
