Time to be seen and heard: Including children’s and adolescents’ voices in the South African TB response by C Goslett, K du Preez, G Hendricks, A Best

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Unilateral superior vena cava syndrome: An uncommon complication of a commonly used procedure by N Goolam, M Bester, D Schietekat

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Physical activity and ageing: The role of physiotherapy in promoting healthy ageing by Shane Naidoo, Nirmala Naidoo

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Clinical and endoscopical and morphofunctional scores in evaluation of development of gastroesophageal reflux disease in various age groups by M. A. Osadchuk, A. M. Zolotovitskaya, N. V. Kireyeva, S. N. Nikolenko, I. M. Kvetnoy

“…Hyperproduction of nitric oxide and endothelin-1 in the stomach antrum causes preconditions for development of motor disorders and reflux that, in turn, lead to inflammatory and dystrophic changes in the esophagus. …”
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Tuberculosis transmission in South Africa: A need for a new paradigm? by L-G Bekker, R Wood

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Group childcare has a positive impact on child development from the Japan Environment and Children’s Study by Keita Kanamori, Tomohisa Suzuki, Chiharu Ota, The Japan Environment and Children’s Study Group

“…., communication, gross motor skills, fine motor skills, problem-solving, and personal-social skills, were compared. …”
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Longitudinal characterization reveals behavioral impairments in aged APP knock in mouse models by Lisa Blackmer-Raynolds, Lyndsey D. Lipson, Isabel Fraccaroli, Ian N. Krout, Jianjun Chang, Timothy Robert Sampson

“…In addition, both genotypes display impaired motor function at the same age. Together, this data identifies a timeframe where behavioral deficits appear, providing an essential foundation for future studies using these model systems.…”
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Design and Construction of Operator-Alcohol Detection Interlock System with Automatic Machine Shutdown and Alarm. by Akampurira, Chrisbus

“…This prototype has a Grove gas alcohol sensor as the input of the system, a 16×2 Liquid Crystal Display that shows the state of the breath’s alcohol level, a buzzer that produces an alarm when a breath sample is to be taken and when there is alcohol present in their breath, Light Emitting Diode which shows whether it is safe to operate machine or not and lastly the DC Motor which acts as the machine being operated. The system's outputs include a Liquid Crystal Display, Light light-emitting diode, a Direct Current Motor, and a Buzzer. …”
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Water Model Study on Alloy Melting and Mixing in RH Refining Process by XU Zhibo, CHEN Chao, WANG Jia, LI Yihong, CAO Ruiyun, ZHAO Yansong, XUE Liqiang, FAN Jinping

“…[Purposes] At different stages of RH refining process, a large weight of alloys are added to adjust the composition of steel. The motion, melting, and mixing of alloy in RH determine the production rate of refining process. …”
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The Ministerial Advisory Committees and 3 years of COVID-19 expertise – is the Department of Health’s model for information-sharing pandemic-ready? by M Richter, Y Nokhepheyi

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Cyberattack on the National Health Laboratory Service of South Africa – implications, response and recommendations by S Cassim, Z C Chapanduka

“…We share our experience of this cyberattack from the department of haematological pathology at Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, SA. We outline the negative impact on the NHLS and the immediate response, and make future recommendations, including a draft of a business continuity plan. …”
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KINEMATIC MODELING OF 6 DOF ROBOTIC ARM WITH MATLAB by Gheorghe GÎLCĂ

“…Finding the parameters of Denavit-Hartenberg representation, the kinematic equations of motion can be derived which solve the problems of automatic control of the 6 revolute joints manipulator. …”
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APPROACH TO ADJUSTING LAMPS’ HEIGHTS AND ANGLES: DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ELEVATING DEVICE FOR ILLUMINATION IN SLEDGE TESTS by ZHE WEI, HAITAO ZHANG, JINLONG GONG, YI QIANG, FADHLIYAH MUHAMMAD YUSUF

“…Both the power circuit and the control circuit were researched on to power and control the 4 3-phase asynchronous motors respectively. An effective solution was provided to the adjustment of the essential parameters in sledge tests’ illumination. …”
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Nocturnal enuresis: A call for advocacy by J John, A Wright

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Management of hyperlipidaemia by A D Marais, D J Blom, F J Raal

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Compensatory synaptotagmin-11 expression conceals parkinson’s disease-like phenotypes in parkin knockout mice by Nan Dong, Zhenli Xie, Anqi Wei, Yuxin Yang, Yongning Deng, Xu Cheng, Bianbian Wang, Yang Chen, Yuhao Gu, Jingyu Yao, Yuhao Qin, Chaowen Zheng, Xi Zhang, Yuqing Zhang, Xinjiang Kang, Guoqing Chen, Qiumin Qu, Changhe Wang, Huadong Xu

“…Unlike the normal dopamine (DA) release and motor behaviors observed in parkin KO mice, parkin knockdown (KD) in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) in adult mice led to both the impaired DA release and the pronounced motor deficits. …”
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The use of emergency medical services for palliative situations in Western Cape Province, South Africa: A retrospective, descriptive analysis of patient records by C Gage, B Spies, K Crombie, L Gwyther, W Stassen

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Fairway to fractures: Income inequality and violent crime as the driving factors for golf club-related assaults – a case series of 21 compound skull fractures by R Grobler, E-M Geldenhuys, A J Vlok

“…A retrospective analysis was performed of a prospectively maintained database for patients admitted to Tygerberg Academic Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, with golf club-related compound skull fractures between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2021. …”
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Impact of physical activity on cardiovascular health in firefighters: Scoping review by Ghaleelullah Achmat, Charlene Erasmus, Jill Kanaley, Rucia November, Lloyd Leach

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Combining Ultrasound-Guided Popliteal Sciatic and Adductor Canal Block as a Lifesaver for High-Risk Patients Scheduled for Emergency Below Knee Surgery: A Case Series by Vijayalaxmi Biradar, Shweta Konnur, Abhay Sancheti

“…Combination of the popliteal sciatic nerve and adductor canal block provide sufficient sensory and motor block with good hemodynamic stability for below-knee surgeries. …”
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