Response to: Prescribed Minimum Benefits complaints: A 5-year retrospective review by A D Marais, D J Blom, F J Raal

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The District Health System must become a learning health system by L Gilson, O S Motshweneng

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Learning in the district health system: How can meetings become spaces of reflection? by O Motshweneng, S Elloker, L Gilson

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The crystal structure of fac-tricarbonyl(N-benzoyl-N,N-cyclohexylmethylcarbamimidothioato-κ2 S,O)-(pyridine-κN)rhenium(I), C23H24N3O4ReS by Makhakhayi Luleka, Malan Frederick P., Tembu Vuyelwa J., Nkambule Comfort M., Manicum Amanda-Lee E.

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South African Rheumatism and Arthritis Association 2024 updated guidelines for the management of rheumatoid arthritis by G Tarr, N Govind, M Seboka, E Gardiner, B Hodkinson

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Evaluation of Anti-Cancer, Pro-Apoptotic, and Anti-Metastatic Effects of Synthetic Analogue Compound 2-Imino-7-Methoxy-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-2H-1,3-Thiazino [3,2-a] Benzimidazole on P... by Mpho Ndou, Marthe C. D. Fotsing, Michael H. K. Kengne, Edwin M. Mmutlane, Derek T. Ndinteh, Mthokozisi B.C. Simelane, Lesetja Motadi, Mpho Choene

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Optimized process and modeling of waste Gmelina arborea seed pyrolytic oil production and its characterization as a sustainable biofuel by Victor Idankpo Ameh, Olusola Olaitan Ayeleru, Helen Uchenna Modekwe, Philiswa Nosizo Nomngongo, Ishmael Matala Ramatsa

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Histopathological assessment of AIDS-defining malignancies in the gastrointestinal tract presenting with acute abdomen: Improving diagnostic timeliness and patient care by M C Khaba, N E Mothata, M O Keetse, T Sumbana

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Profiling the diversity of the village chicken faecal microbiota using 16S rRNA gene and metagenomic sequencing data to reveal patterns of gut microbiome signatures by Mxolisi Nene, Mxolisi Nene, Nokuthula Winfred Kunene, Rian Pierneef, Rian Pierneef, Rian Pierneef, Khanyisile Hadebe

“…This study aimed to investigate the diversity and functional capacities of the faecal microbiome in village chickens from Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa.MethodsUsing a combination of 16S rRNA gene sequencing and shotgun metagenomic sequencing technologies, we analysed 98 16S rRNA and 72 metagenomic datasets. …”
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Magnetohydrodynamics of nanofluid internal forced convection: A review and outlook for practical applications by Victor O. Adogbeji, Emmanuel O. Atofarati, Mohsen Sharifpur, Josua P. Meyer

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Rainfall forecasts, learning subsidies and conservation agriculture adoption: Experimental evidence from Zambia by Hambulo Ngoma, Esau Simutowe, João Vasco Silva, Isaiah Nyagumbo, Kelvin Kalala, Mukwemba Habeenzu, Christian Thierfelder

“…One such technology is conservation agriculture, yet its adoption by smallholders in Southern Africa is not widespread. We use incentivized economic field experiments in Zambia to test, ex-ante, whether providing rainfall forecasts and a time-bound learning subsidy can help increase the adoption of conservation agriculture. …”
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Characterisation of the environmental presence of hepatitis A virus in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jenna Patterson, Sheetal Silal, Gregory D Hussey, Paul Kuodi, Benjamin M Kagina

“…High heterogeneity of the extracted data led to the results being reported narratively.Results A total of 2092 records were retrieved, of which 33 met the inclusion criteria. 21 studies were conducted in Tunisia, India and South Africa, and the rest were from Philippines, Pakistan, Morocco, Chad, Mozambique, Kenya and Uganda. …”
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Factors associated with mortality in thoracic trauma patients in Cameroon by Odette Dzemo Kibu, Georges Nguefack-Tsague, Sithombo Maqungo, Serge Ngekeng, Fanny Nadia Dissak Delon, Darwin Touko, Rasheedat Oke, Cindy Umoh, Roland Mfondoum, Sabrinah Ariane Christie, Catherine Juillard, Alain Chichom-Mefire

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Identification and validation of a novel autoantibody biomarker panel for differential diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by Metoboroghene O. Mowoe, Metoboroghene O. Mowoe, Hisham Allam, Joshua Nqada, Marc Bernon, Karan Gandhi, Sean Burmeister, Urda Kotze, Miriam Kahn, Christo Kloppers, Suba Dharshanan, Zafirah Azween, Pamela Maimela, Paul Townsend, Eduard Jonas, Jonathan M. Blackburn, Jonathan M. Blackburn

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HIV among Female Sex Workers in Five Cities in Burkina Faso: A Cross-Sectional Baseline Survey to Inform HIV/AIDS Programs by Henri Gautier Ouedraogo, Odette Ky-Zerbo, Adama Baguiya, Ashley Grosso, Sara Goodman, Benoît Cesaire Samadoulougou, Marcel Lougue, Nongoba Sawadogo, Yves Traore, Nicolas Barro, Stefan Baral, Seni Kouanda

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Allan Boesak: innocence and the struggle for humanity by M. Cloete

“…Boesak is of the view that post-apartheid South Africa is still deeply plagued by a racist legacy of moral-political “innocence”. …”
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The prevalence of hand pathology in regional orthopaedic hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal: A cross-sectional study by S Thabit, M O'Connor, W Parker, T Mashishi, K Moodley, A Peer, K Matanzima, A J de Villiers, O Adewusi, R Aboobaker, A Rocher

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Development of a latency model for HIV-1 subtype C and the impact of long terminal repeat element genetic variation on latency reversal by Shreyal Maikoo, Robert-Jan Palstra, Krista L. Dong, Tokameh Mahmoudi, Thumbi Ndung'u, Paradise Madlala

“…Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for almost 70 % of people living with HIV (PLWH) worldwide, with the greatest numbers centred in South Africa where 98 % of infections are caused by subtype C (HIV-1C). …”
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First insights into the spatio-temporal ecology of sympatric large carnivores in Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal by Robin Horion, Zoe Woodgate, Marine Drouilly

“…Large carnivores play a crucial role in their native ecosystems, but their populations are rapidly declining across the African continent. West Africa is no exception, with large protected areas often forming the last strongholds for these species. …”
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Sexuality post gynaecological cancer treatment: a qualitative study with South African women by Jennifer Moodley, Sorrel Pitcher, Nazia Fakie, Tracey Adams, Lynette Denny

“…More research is needed about how to incorporate holistic psychosexual support post treatment into the public healthcare system in South Africa.…”
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