Modeling the Impact of Air Pollution and Meteorological Variables on COVID-19 Transmission in Western Cape, South Africa by John Kamwele Mutinda, Amos Kipkorir Langat

“…This study focuses on modeling the impact of air pollution and meteorological parameters on the risk of COVID-19 transmission in Western Cape Province, South Africa. The data used in this study consist of air pollution parameters, meteorological variables, and COVID-19 incidence observed for 262 days from April 26, 2020, to January 12, 2021. …”
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Effect of individual health perception, health consultation, and other risk factors on undiagnosed hypertension in South Africa by Muchiri E. Wandai, Brian E. Dixon

“…Abstract Background Similar to other nations, hypertension control is a challenge for public health in South Africa. To control hypertension, the condition must be screened and diagnosed in the public health system. …”
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Investigation into changes in inflammatory and immune cell markers in pre-diabetic patients from Durban, South Africa by Nomusa Christina Mzimela, Aubrey Mbulelo Sosibo, Phikelelani Siphosethu Ngubane, Andile Khathi

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An emerging grounded theory for preaching on poverty in South Africa with Matthew 25:31-46 as sermon text by H. J. C. Pieterse

“…The sermons are collected in South Africa’s eight provinces. This is an empirical-homiletic study with a grounded theory methodology. …”
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Growth, exclusion and vulnerability: evaluation of the socio-spatial transformation of post-apartheid Pretoria-Tshwane (South Africa) by Andre Horn

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Future Changes in Winter‐Time Extratropical Cyclones Over South Africa From CORDEX‐CORE Simulations by Sandeep Chinta, C. Adam Schlosser, Xiang Gao, Kevin Hodges

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Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis implementation in South Africa: a case study of USAID-supported programs by Jerome Wendoh Milimu, Lauren Parmley, Mahlodi Matjeng, Mathata Madibane, Mandisi Mabika, Jacques Livingston, Joseph Lawrence, Orapeleng Motlhaoleng, Hasina Subedar, Rethabile Tsekoa, Zandile Mthembu

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Ceratocystis eucalypticola sp. nov. from Eucalyptus in South Africa and comparison to global isolates from this tree by M. van Wyk, J. Roux, G. Kamgan Nkuekam, B.D. Wingfield, M.J. Wingfield

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Observation of Clouds Using the CSIR Transportable LIDAR: A Case Study over Durban, South Africa by Lerato Shikwambana, Venkataraman Sivakumar

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Confronting the cataracts of whiteness to see the invisible: reflections on the transmission and reception of the Bible in post-apartheid South Africa by J. Kok

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Retention in the Bukhali trial in Soweto, South Africa: a qualitative analysis using self-determination theory by Shane A Norris, Stephen Lye, Catherine E Draper, Nosibusiso Tshetu, Nokuthula Nkosi

“…The Bukhali trial is part of the Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative in Soweto, South Africa, with young women.Methods Nine focus group discussions were used to generate data from Bukhali trial staff (n=45, 23–64 years), and participants, including those currently enrolled (n=16, 25–31 years) and those who had withdrawn from the trial (n=20, 24–32 years). …”
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An assessment of compliance with proposed regulations to restrict on-package marketing of packaged foods to improve nutrition in South Africa by Safura Abdool Karim, Tamryn Frank, Alice S. Khan, Morongoa G. Tlhako, Sikhumbule K. Joni, Elizabeth C. Swart

“…Abstract Background Ultra-processed products (UPPs), high in sugar, fat and sodium, contribute to increasing burdens of obesity and non-communicable diseases in South Africa (SA). Increased consumption and acceptability of UPPs is driven, in part by aggressive marketing. …”
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Cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation in South Africa: One-year outcome from the Cryo Global Registry by A Stanley, K A van Bragt, V Obidigbo, B Vezi

“…Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) with cryoballoon catheter ablation (CBA) is a well-established and widely adopted method for the treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) to prevent recurrences of AF. CBA adoption in South Africa (SA) and outcome data in SA patients are limited. …”
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Serological Evidence and Coexposure of Selected Infections among Livestock Slaughtered at Eastern Cape Abattoirs in South Africa by K. D. Mazwi, F. B. Kolo, I. F. Jaja, R. P. Bokaba, Y. B. Ngoshe, A. Hassim, L. Neves, H. van Heerden

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Occurrence, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Virulence Profiles of Salmonella Serovars Isolated from Wild Reptiles in South Africa by Lungile N. Mlangeni, Tsepo Ramatla, Kgaugelo E. Lekota, Cormac Price, Oriel Thekisoe, Che Weldon

“…This study investigated the occurrence of Salmonella serovars in wild reptiles at Timbavati Private Game Reserve in Limpopo Province, South Africa, and examined their virulence and antimicrobial resistance gene profiles. …”
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A Delphi Study of Socio-Cognitive Predictors of Career Choice Behavior in the Construction Industry in South Africa by Mariam Akinlolu, Theo C. Haupt

Subjects: “…career choice; construction industry; gender; socio-cognitive career theory, South Africa; women…”
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Martin Prozesky and ‘Well-being’: Retroactive and Proactive Perspectives on Religion and Ethics in the Social Transformation of South Africa by Johannes A. Smit, Denzil Chetty

“… This article primarily outlines the discursive threads in Prozesky’s ‘Implications of Apartheid for Christianity in South Africa’ in the book he edited, Christianity Amidst Apartheid: Selected Perspectives on the Church in South Africa ([1985] 1990); his first book, Religion and Ultimate Well-Being: An Explanatory Theory (1984); and his latest book, Conscience: Ethical Intelligence for Global Well-Being (2007). …”
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Biliary atresia: The profile, management and outcome of patients treated at a tertiary hospital in central South Africa by E Brits, S M le Grange

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In defence of South Africa’s National Health Research Ethics Council guidelines on heritable human genome editing by Donrich Thaldar, Sheetal Soni, Larisse Prinsen, Ntokozo Mnyandu, Marietjie Botes, Julian Kinderlerer

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Re-imagining Africa: revisiting Rider Haggard’s legacy in modern times with particular reference to South Africa by Lindy STIEBEL

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