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Detection of a SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern in South Africa

Nature, 2021
Continued uncontrolled transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in many parts of the world is creating conditions for substantial evolutionary changes to the virus1,2.
H. Tegally, E. Wilkinson, M. Giovanetti, A. Iranzadeh, V. Fonseca, J. Giandhari, D. Doolabh, S. Pillay, E. J. San, N. Msomi, K. Mlisana, A. von Gottberg, S. Walaza, Mushal Allam, A. Ismail, T. Mohale, A. Glass, S. Engelbrecht, G. V. Van Zyl, W. Preiser, Francesco Petruccione, A. Sigal, D. Hardie, G. Marais, N. Hsiao, S. Korsman, M. Davies, L. Tyers, I. Mudau, Denis York, C. Maslo, D. Goedhals, S. Abrahams, O. Laguda-Akingba, A. Alisoltani-Dehkordi, A. Godzik, C. K. Wibmer, B. Sewell, J. Lourenço, L. Alcântara, S. K. Kosakovsky Pond, S. Weaver, D. Martin, R. Lessells, J. Bhiman, C. Williamson, Tulio de Oliveira   +46 more
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Rapid epidemic expansion of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in southern Africa

Nature, 2021
The SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in southern Africa has been characterized by three distinct waves. The first was associated with a mix of SARS-CoV-2 lineages, while the second and third waves were driven by the Beta (B.1.351) and Delta (B.1.617.2) variants ...
R. Viana, S. Moyo, D. Amoako, H. Tegally, C. Scheepers, C. Althaus, U. J. Anyaneji, P. Bester, M. F. Boni, M. Chand, W. Choga, R. Colquhoun, M. Davids, K. Deforche, D. Doolabh, L. du Plessis, S. Engelbrecht, J. Everatt, J. Giandhari, M. Giovanetti, D. Hardie, V. Hill, N. Hsiao, A. Iranzadeh, A. Ismail, Charity Joseph, R. Joseph, Legodile Koopile, S. K. Kosakovsky Pond, M. Kraemer, Lesego Kuate-Lere, O. Laguda-Akingba, Onalethatha Lesetedi-Mafoko, R. Lessells, S. Lockman, Alexander G. Lucaci, Arisha Maharaj, Boitshoko Mahlangu, Tongai Gibson Maponga, Kamela Mahlakwane, Z. Makatini, G. Marais, D. Maruapula, K. Masupu, M. Matshaba, S. Mayaphi, N. Mbhele, Mpaphi B. Mbulawa, A. Mendes, K. Mlisana, A. Mnguni, T. Mohale, M. Moir, Kgomotso Moruisi, M. Mosepele, Gerald Motsatsi, M. Motswaledi, T. Mphoyakgosi, N. Msomi, Peter N. Mwangi, Y. Naidoo, Noxolo N. Ntuli, M. Nyaga, Lucier Olubayo, S. Pillay, Botshelo Radibe, Yajna Ramphal, U. Ramphal, J. E. San, L. Scott, R. Shapiro, L. Singh, P. Smith-Lawrence, W. Stevens, A. Strydom, K. Subramoney, N. Tebeila, D. Tshiabuila, J. Tsui, Stephanie van Wyk, S. Weaver, C. K. Wibmer, E. Wilkinson, N. Wolter, A. Zarebski, Boitumelo J. L. Zuze, D. Goedhals, W. Preiser, F. Treurnicht, M. Venter, C. Williamson, O. Pybus, J. Bhiman, A. Glass, D. Martin, A. Rambaut, S. Gaseitsiwe, A. von Gottberg, Tulio de Oliveira   +98 more
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Pedagogies within occupational therapy curriculum: centering a decolonial praxis in community development practice

Cadernos Brasileiros de Terapia Ocupacional, 2022
Introduction: Critical occupational therapy aims to promote occupational justice through addressing the social determinants of health and the socio-political structures that affect peoples’ occupational engagement.
Roshan Galvaan, Liesl Peters, Leigh Ann Richards , Mellisa Francke, Meghan Krenzer   +4 more
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A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment and Costing of Lighting Systems for Environmental Design and Construction of Sustainable Roads

Buildings, 2023
The management of the life cycle of the transport network is one of the main challenges of sustainable mobility. Roads and highways cause significant damage to the ecosystem. Specifically, lighting systems contribute to climate change, energy consumption,
Alberto Picardo, Manuel J. Galván, Víctor M. Soltero, Estela Peralta   +3 more
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Characteristics and Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients in South Africa During the COVID-19 Omicron Wave Compared With Previous Waves.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2021
Characteristics and Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients in South Africa During the COVID-19 Omicron Wave Compared With Previous Waves On November 24, 2021, a SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern, Omicron (B.1.1.529), was identified in South Africa as responsible ...
C. Maslo, R. Friedland, M. Toubkin, A. Laubscher, Teshlin Akaloo, Boniswa Kama   +5 more
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Pharmaceuticals and Their Main Metabolites in Treated Sewage Sludge and Sludge-Amended Soil: Availability and Sorption Behaviour

Molecules, 2021
This work evaluated the availability and sorption behaviour of four pharmaceuticals and eight of their metabolites in sewage sludge and sludge-amended soil. Digested sludge and compost were evaluated.
Julia Martín, Carmen Mejías, Juan Luis Santos, Irene Aparicio, Esteban Alonso   +4 more
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Preparation of Nanoemulgels Containing Lemon Essential Oil and Pectin: Physical Stability and Rheological Properties

Applied Sciences, 2023
Nanoemulgels are novel formulations of great interest for their use as dual-release systems and as fat substitutes in foods. Lemon essential oil, with a large number of benefits due to its antimicrobial, antifungal, and medicinal properties, and low ...
José Muñoz, María-Carmen Alfaro-Rodríguez, Paula Prieto-Vargas, Carlos Lobo, María Carmen Garcia   +4 more
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Life Cycle Assessment of Sustainable Road Networks: Current State and Future Directions

Buildings, 2023
The construction sector is one of the leading global contributors to environmental footprint, with road infrastructures being a significant resource consumer.
Alberto Picardo, Víctor M. Soltero, Estela Peralta   +2 more
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Thermodynamic and Kinetic Investigation of the Adsorption and Desorption of Trimethoprim and Its Main Metabolites in Mediterranean Crop Soils

Molecules, 2023
The adsorption–desorption processes of organic pollutants into the soil are one of the main factors influencing their potential environmental risks and distribution in the environment.
Carmen Mejías, Juan Luis Santos, Julia Martín, Irene Aparicio, Esteban Alonso   +4 more
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Hybrid Machine Learning Models for Classifying Power Quality Disturbances: A Comparative Study

Energies, 2020
The economic impact associated with power quality (PQ) problems in electrical systems is increasing, so PQ improvement research becomes a key task.
Juan Carlos Bravo-Rodríguez, Francisco J. Torres, María D. Borrás   +2 more
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