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Psychosocial reintegration following traumatic spinal cord injury in South Africa: The influence of employment, injury characteristics and living situation
(The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine,, 2022)
1Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Division of Physiotherapy, Stellenbosch University, Cape
Town, South Africa, 2Department of Physiotherapy, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
Objectives: ...
How South African families protected themselves during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study
(MDPI, 2022)
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a cluster of cases of ‘viral pneumonia’—
‘Coronavirus Disease 2019’ (COVID-19)—in Wuhan City, the People’s Republic of China on 31
December 2019. To curb the spread of the ...
Comparison of phenolic content and antioxidant activity for fermented and unfermented rooibos samples extracted with water and methanol
(MPDI, 2022)
Rooibos is brewed from the medicinal plant Aspalathus linearis. It has a well-established
wide spectrum of bio-activity properties, which in part may be attributed to the phenolic antioxidant
power. The antioxidant ...
Too hot to nest? In a hot summer the Tortoise Chersina Angulata can switch from nesting to facultative viviparity
(Frontiers Media, 2022)
In a captive colony of Chersina angulata in Cape Town, South Africa, we observed
in 2015/16 retention of the last egg clutch inside the female until the hatching stage
was reached, conforming to the generally accepted ...
Optimization of the observing cadence for the Rubin observatory legacy survey of space and time: A pioneering process of community-focused experimental design
(IOP Publishing, 2022)
Vera C. Rubin Observatory is a ground-based astronomical facility under construction, a joint project of the
National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy, designed to conduct a multipurpose 10 yr ...
In vitro acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity and chemical composition of the dichloromethane extracts of the leaves and inflorescences of the tumbleweed, Trachyandra laxa (N.E.Br.) Oberm. var. rigida (Suesseng.) Roessl
(South African Journal of Botany, 2022)
Trachyandra laxa, which belongs to the family Asphodelaceae, is a poisonous geophyte, often consumed by
livestock, particularly when pastures are poor. Ingestion of T. laxa by livestock causes paresis and paralysis of
the ...
Superhorizon perturbations: A possible explanation of the hubble–lemaître tension and the large-scale anisotropy of the universe
(IOP Publishing, 2022)
Current cosmological observations point to a serious discrepancy between the observed Hubble parameter obtained
using direct versus cosmic microwave background radiation measurements. Besides this so-called Hubble–
Lemaî
tre ...
Marburg virus disease outbreak amidst COVID-19 in the Republic of Guinea: A point of contention for the fragile health system?
(Elsevier, 2022)
In August 2021, the Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak was confirmed amid the coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) pandemic in the Republic of Guinea. This is the first time it is detected in Guinea and West Africa.
Marburg ...
Covid-19 daily realities for families: A South African sample
(MPDI, 2022)
The COVID-19 pandemic affected families globally. Empirical research has been explored to
understand the impact of COVID-19 on families across countries, however, there are limited findings
of how COVID-19 has affected ...
The Role of Cytoskeletal Proteins in the Formation of a Functional In Vitro Blood-Brain Barrier Model
(MDPI, 2022)
The brain capillary endothelium is highly regulatory, maintaining the chemical stability of the brain’s microenvironment. The role of cytoskeletal proteins in tethering nanotubules (TENTs) during barrier-genesis was ...