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A Comparison of upper and lower limb exercise in canoeists using the heart rate and oxygen consumption relationship
(2003)
The heart rate achieved with maximal upper limb exercise is quoted as being on average thirteen beats per minute lower than when performing maximal leg exercise. Many canoeists use heart rate monitors during training and ...
Youth's experiences in disclosing their HIV positive status in Malawi.
(2009)
Introduction Youth is a group of people which has been greatly affected by HIV epidemic in Malawi. They are vulnerable to HIV infection because they are at a stage where they are beginning sexual exploration. Youth therefore, ...
A review of the use of lay counsellors and rapid HIV tests in a voluntary counselling and testing service in UGU South ProTest pilot site.
(2002)
This study aimed to review the use of lay counsellors and rapid HIV tests in a voluntary testing and counselling (VCT) service in the UGU South health district of KwaZulu Natal. The study ran from September 1999 to April ...
Quality of deep fried chip cooking oil at fast food outlets in the South Central Operational Entity within Ethekwini Municipality.
(2006)
The demand for deep fried chips by public and the number of people entering the fast food industry in the form of fast food outlets has increased tremendously. Frying oils are very expensive and are the most important ...
Epidemiological and clinical status of South African primary school children : investing in the future.
(2001)
The physical, psychological and social development of school children has been
neglected - partly because they were seen as healthy "survivors" of the ravages of
childhood illnesses, and partly because of the way in which ...
An investigation into the effects of Sutherlandia Frutescens, L-Canavanine and aflatoxin B1 in the HepG2 human hepatocarcinoma cell line.
(2008)
Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), a potent hepatotoxic and hepatocarcinogenic mycotoxin synthesised by
toxigenic fungi (Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus), is a common contaminant of
many cereal commodities consequently ...
An in vivo study to determine the effects of Ochratoxin A and Sutherlandia frutescens in male Wistar rats.
(2009)
Ochratoxin A (OTA), a nephrotoxic mycotoxin, is a contaminant of several agricultural food
products consumed by animals and humans. Apart from renal toxicity, in particular renal
tumours, OTA may also result in teratogenicity, ...
Critically ill obstetric and gynaecology patients : the development and validation of an outcome prediction model.
(2006)
Introduction: Outcome prediction tools have the potential to provide
significant adjunctive information for intensivists. Critically ill obstetric and
gynaecology patients constitute a unique subset of the general ICU ...
Leptin levels in the hypertensive black African parturient.
(2001)
Background: Leptin is a new adipose-derived hormone discovered in 1994. It is
vital in energy balance and weight regulation in humans. During pregnancy the
placenta is an extra source of leptin. The role of leptin in ...