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Analysis of Drought Progression Physiognomies in South Africa

Botai, Joel Ondego; Botai, Christina M.; de Wit, Jaco P.; Muthoni, Masinde; Adeola, Abiodun M. (Water, 2019-02-11)

The spatial-temporal variability of drought characteristics and propagation mechanisms in the hydrological cycle is a pertinent topic to policymakers and to the diverse scientific community. This study reports on the ...
The anticancer, antioxidant and phytochemical screening of Philenoptera violacea and Xanthocercis zambesiaca leaf, flower & twig extracts

Ntsoelinyane, P. H.; Mashele, S. S.; Manduna, I. T. (International Journal of Pharmacological ResearchInternational Journal of Pharmacological Research, 2014)

The aim of this study was to investigate the antioxidant potential, anticancer activity, phytochemical constituents and total phenolic content of Philenoptera violacea and Xanthocercis zambesiaca leaves, flower & twig ...
Antifungal and Anti-Mycotoxigenic Activity of Selected South African Medicinal Plants Species

Dikhoba, P.M.; Mongalo, N.I.; Elgorashi, E.E.; Makhafola, T.J. (Heliyon, 2019)

Antifungal and anti-mycotoxigenic activity of 25 acetone leaf extracts of South African medicinal plants with potent antioxidant activity were investigated against three phytopathogenic fungal strains. The extracts ...
Antimicrobial activity screening of Philenoptera violacea (Klotzsch) schrire and Xanthocercis zambesiaca (Baker) Dumaz-Le-Grand

Mfengwana, Polo-Ma-Abiele Hildah; Mashele, Samson Sitheni (J. Pharm. Sci. & Res., 2016)

Microorganism involvement in cancer has been identified for over a century, and different types of bacteria have been associated with carcinogenesis. Philenoptera violacea (Klotzsch) Schrire and Xanthocercis zambesiaca ...
Are Lower Preoperative Serum Sodium Levels Associated With Postoperative Surgical Site Infection? Results From A Propensity Matched Case-Control Study

Naidoo, N.; Madiba, T.E.; Moodley, Y. (The Journal of Medical Laboratory Science and Technology of South Africa Vol. 2, No. 2, 2021-01-21)

Background: We previously reported a statistical trend toward a harmful association between lower preoperative serum sodium levels and surgical site infection (SSI) in South African (SA) laparotomy patients. Serum sodium ...
Assessing the quality of food served under a South African school feeding scheme: A nutritional analysis

Nhlapo, Nthabiseng; Lues, Ryk J.F.; Kativu, Edmore; Groenewald, Willem H. (South African Journal of Science, 2015)

School feeding schemes have been implemented in various schools across the globe to improve the nutritional welfare of learners. The purpose of this study was to identify possible nutritional benefits or deficiencies ...
Assessment of an audit-feedback instrument for oral health care facilities in South Africa

Oosthuysen, J; Fossey, A (SADJ : journal of the South African Dental Association = tydskrif van die Suid-Afrikaanse Tandheelkundige Vereniging, 2015)

The assessment of an audit-feedback instrument (AFI) for infection prevention and control was conducted on a population of South African oral health care facilities, mainly to test its workability in the varied facility ...
ASSESSMENT OF VEGETABLE PRODUCTION PRACTICES IN QWAQWA WITHIN THABO MOFUTSANYANA DISTRICT

Hadebe, G. P.; Van der Westhuizen, C. (south african journal of agricultural extension, 2015)

In this study, the information such as biographical information of the vegetable farmers, information about the vegetable gardens or farms, the current vegetable farming practices, irrigation practices on the vegetable ...
Awareness of Porcine Helminthiasis and the Prevalent Farm Management Operations Among Smallholder Pig Farmers in the Free State

Nwafor, I. C.; Roberts, H.; Fourie, P. J. (South African Society of Agricultural Extension, 2019)

Porcine helminthiasis and its zoonotic tendencies can lead to considerable loss of productivity and food security, especially in subsistence farming systems. Using open- and closed-ended questionnaires, this study was ...
Bacterial contamination of the hands of food handlers as indicator of hand washing efficacy in some convenient food industries

Lambrechts, A.A.; Human, I.S.; Doughari, J.H.; Lues, JFR (Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2014)

Hands of ready-to-eat food service employees have been shown to be vectors in the spread of foodborne disease, mainly because of poor personal hygiene and accounting for approximately 97% of food borne illnesses in food ...
Base and Catalyst-Free Synthesis of Nitrobenzodiazepines via a Cascade NNitroallylation- Intramolecular Aza-Michael Addition involving o-Phenylenediamines and Nitroallylic Acetates

Nair, Divya K.; Sivanandan, Sudheesh T.; Kendrekar, Pravin; Namboothiri, Irishi N. N. (Tetrahedron, 2019-11-06)

A [4+3] annulation of o-phenylenediamines with primary nitroallylic acetates affords nitrobenzodiazepines (NBDZs) in good to excellent yield. The reaction which proceeds in MeOH at room temperature in the absence of any ...
Bioactive Compounds and Functional Potential of Uapaca Kirkiana (Muell. arg.) Fruits

Chawafambira, A.; Sedibe, M.M.; Mpofu, A.; Achilonu, M.C. (African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 2020; 20(5): 16490-16508, 2020-09)

Consumption of Uapaca kirkiana indigenous fruit by the local populace is growing in popularity because of the acclaimed health and functional benefits. The aim of the study was to determine the bioactive compounds and ...
Bioactive Phytochemicals: Efficient Synthesis of Optically Active Substituted Flav-3-enes and Flav-3-en-3-o-R Derivatives

Chilaka Achilonu, Matthew; Sedibe, Moosa Mahmood; Shale, Karabo (Journal of Chemistry, 2017)

The structural core of flavene (2-phenyl-2H-chromene) is commonly found in plant flavonoids, which exhibit a wide range of biological activities and diverse pharmacological profiles (e.g., antioxidant and anticancer ...
Biopolymer (Chitin) from Various Marine Seashell Wastes: Isolation and Characterization

Alabaraoye, Ernestine; Achilonu, Mathew; Hester, Robert (Journal Polym Environ, 2018)

Chitin has been produced from different sea waste sources including, molluscs (mussel and oyster shell), crustacean (prawn and crab) and fish scale (pang and silver scales) using deproteinization and demineralization ...
Brachytherapy for cervical cancer: guidelines to facilitate patient-centred care in a multidisciplinary environment

Longa, Deirdré; Friedrich-Nel, Hester Sophia; Joubert, Georgina (South African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology, 2016)

To establish patient-centred guidelines to assist multidisciplinary members in providing quality care for cervical cancer patients receiving brachytherapy. Design: A qualitative research design. Main measures: This ...
Buddleja Saligna Willd (Loganiaceae) Inhibits Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Activity In Oxidative Cardiopathy With Concomitant Modulation Of Nucleotide Hydrolyzing Enzymatic Activities And Dysregulated Lipid Metabolic Pathways

Erukainure, Ochuko, L.; Chukwuma, Chika, I.; Matsabisa, Motlalepula, G.; Salau, Veronica, F.; Koorbanally, Neil, A.; Islam, Shahidul, M.D. (Journal of Ethnopharmacology Volume 248, 10 February 2020, 112358, 2020-02-10)

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Buddleja saligna Willd (Loganiaceae), mostly indigenous to South Africa is traditionally used in the treatment cardio-dysfunctional related ailments amongst other diseases. Aims: The ...
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Efficacy for Reducing Recidivism Rates of Moderate- and High-Risk Sexual Offenders: A Scoping Systematic Literature Review

Mpofu, Elias; Athanasou, James A.; Rafe, Christine; Belshaw, Scott H. (International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 2018)

This literature scoping review compared recidivism rates of moderate- and highrisk sexual offenders who received cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) oriented treatments. Ten empirical studies from 2001 to 2014 were selected ...
Comparative analysis of P450 signature motifs EXXR and CXG in the large and diverse kingdom of fungi: identification of evolutionarily conserved amino acid patterns characteristic of P450 family

Syed, Khajamohiddin; Mashele, Samson Sitheni (PLoS One, 2014)

Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (P450s) are heme-thiolate proteins distributed across the biological kingdoms. P450s are catalytically versatile and play key roles in organisms primary and secondary metabolism. Identification ...
Comparative Effects Of Commonly Used Commercially Available Non-Nutritive Sweeteners On Diabetes-Related Parameters In Non-Diabetic Rats

Mbambo, Nondumiso, Prosperity.; Dlamini, Siphiwe, Ndumiso.; Chukwuma, Chika, Ifeanyi.; Islam, Shahidul, M.D. (Journal of Food Biochemistry Volume 44, Issue 11 e13453, 2020-09-01)

Studies of non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) in diabetes models have been limited to their pure forms or NNS-sweetened products. Hence, we conducted a comparative study on the effects of commercial table-top NNS on ...
Comparative Genomics and Evolutionary Analysis of Cytochrome P450 Monooxygenases in Fungal Subphylum Saccharomycotina

Kgosiemang, Ipeleng Kopano Rosinah; Mashele, Samson Sitheni; Syed, Khajamohiddin (JOURNAL OF PURE & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY, 2014)

Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (P450s) are heme-thiolate enzymes and play an important role in the primary and secondary metabolism of living organisms. Genome sequencing analysis of fungal organisms revealed the presence ...

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