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Microstructurally-based constitutive modelling of the skin – Linking intrinsic ageing to microstructural parameters
(Elsevier, 2018)
A multiphasic constitutive model of the skin that implicitly accounts for the process of intrinsic (i.e. chronological) ageing via variation of the constitutive parameters is proposed. The structurally-motivated constitutive ...
The threat of aerobic vaginitis to pregnancy and neonatal morbidity
(Women's Health and Action Research Centre, 2017)
Aerobic vaginitis (AV) is an endogenous opportunistic infection brought about by the disruption of the normal vaginal microbiota. Its early diagnosis and treatment during pregnancy may reduce the risk of negative pregnancy ...
Life-long programming implications of exposure to tobacco smoking and nicotine before and soon after birth: Evidence for altered lung development
(MDPI, 2011)
Tobacco smoking during pregnancy remains common, especially in indigenous communities, and likely contributes to respiratory illness in exposed offspring. It is now well established that components of tobacco smoke, notably ...
Candida antifungal drug resistance in sub-Saharan African populations: A systematic review
(Science Navigation Group, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Candida infections are responsible for increased morbidity and mortality rates in at-risk patients, especially in developing countries where there is limited access to antifungal drugs and a high burden of HIV ...
Bacterial morphotype grading for periodontal disease assessment
(Nature Publishing Group, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Listgarten and Hellden (1978) used darkfield microscopy of wet mounts to differentiate between healthy and
periodontally diseased sites in the mouth by expressing the different bacterial morphotypes observed ...
Interpretation of semen analysis using WHO 1999 and WHO 2010 reference values: abnormal becoming normal
(Wiley, 2017)
Reference values of WHO 1999 manual were used for the interpretation of semen analysis until 2010 when new reference values were introduced which have lower cut-off compared to WHO 1999. Therefore, several men who previously ...
The in vitro effects of artificial and natural sweeteners on the immune system using whole blood culture assays
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)
This article investigates the effects of commercially available artificial (aspartame, saccharin,
sucralose) and natural sweeteners (brown sugar, white sugar, molasses) on the immune system.
Human whole blood cultures ...
A comparison of susceptibility patterns of oral Candida isolates from South African and Cameroonian HIV- positive populations
(The International Association for Dental Research (IADR), 2012)
METHOD: In this study, Candida isolates were collected from the oral mucosa of 128 South African and 126 Cameroonian HIV-positive patients, by scraping the mouths of consenting patients using sterile cotton swabs. Ethics ...
Bibliometrics: tracking research impact by selecting the appropriate metrics
(Medknow Publications, 2016)
Traditionally, the success of a researcher is assessed by the number of publications he or she publishes in peer-reviewed, indexed,
high impact journals. This essential yardstick, often referred to as the impact of a ...
The relationship between seminal leukocytes, oxidative status in the ejaculate, and apoptotic markers in human spermatozoa
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between seminal leukocytes, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in the ejaculate, and markers of apoptosis in human spermatozoa. Semen samples were collected ...