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Reactive oxygen species and male reproductive hormones
(BMC, 2018)
Reports of the increasing incidence of male infertility paired with decreasing semen quality have triggered studies
on the effects of lifestyle and environmental factors on the male reproductive potential. There are ...
Chlorine oxidation of VOCs at a semi-rural site in Beijing: significant chlorine liberation from ClNO2 and subsequent gas- and particle-phase Cl–VOC production
(European Geosciences Union (EGU), 2018)
Nitryl chloride (ClNO2) accumulation at night acts
as a significant reservoir for active chlorine and impacts the
following day’s photochemistry when the chlorine atom is
liberated at sunrise. Here, we report simultaneous ...
An electrochemically active green synthesized polycrystalline NiO/MgO catalyst: Use in photo-catalytic applications
(Elsevier, 2018)
For many years, research scientists have aided communities in their tremendous efforts towards environmental remediation. Due to their high physical and chemical stability, metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) have been used as ...
The Christian faith and evolution: An evolving, unresolved debate
(AOSIS, 2018)
This article sketches how the debate on Christian faith and evolution has evolved. Seven
challenges are identified and described in the debate, namely, regarding a recognition of deep
(geological) time (challenging the ...
Perceptions of Kenyan adults on access to medicines for non-communicable diseases: A qualitative study
(Public Library of Science, 2018)
In Kenya, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) account for 27% of all deaths. Adult Kenyans
have an 18% chance of dying prematurely from cancers, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases
or chronic respiratory diseases. A Novartis ...
Reactive oxygen species and male reproductive hormones
(BMC, 2018)
Reports of the increasing incidence of male infertility paired with decreasing semen quality have triggered studies
on the effects of lifestyle and environmental factors on the male reproductive potential. There are ...
Socialization, legitimation and the transfer of biomedical knowledge to low- and middle-income countries: analyzing the case of emergency medicine in India
(BMC, 2018)
BACKGROUND: Medical specialization is a key feature of biomedicine, and is a growing, but weakly understood
aspect of health systems in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including India. Emergency medicine
is ...
Punching above their weight: a network to understand broader determinants of increasing life expectancy
(BMC, 2018)
BACKGROUND: Life expectancy initially improves rapidly with economic development but then tails off. Yet, at any
level of economic development, some countries do better, and some worse, than expected – they either ...
Spaces of exception: southern multilingualisms as resource and risk
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)
In this paper we draw attention to people who journey from one temporal and spatial setting towards another in the ‘South’, who aspire to a reconfigured sense of belonging, prosperity and wellbeing, and their multilinguality ...
Barriers and facilitators to utilisation of rehabilitation services amongst persons with lower-limb amputations in a rural community in South Africa
(SAGE Publications, 2018)
BACKGROUND: Persons with disabilities who reside in rural areas experience challenges accessing and utilising health services and rehabilitation. Due to the high prevalence of diabetes mellitus in rural regions, the risk ...