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Review of innovations in the South African collection industry
South African Journal of Science, 2018 The objective of this review was to provide an overview of new developments and innovations within the collections industry that could possible enhance the performance of collection agencies, specifically in South Africa. A literature study was conducted
Vinzent Blaschczok +2 more
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 Effective, patient-tailored rehabilitation to restore upper-limb motor function in severely impaired stroke patients is still missing. If suitably combined and administered in a personalized fashion, neurotechnologies offer a large potential to assist ...
Claudia Bigoni +29 more
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Parity and body mass index in US women: a prospective 25-year study. [PDF]
, 2013 ObjectiveTo investigate long-term body mass index (BMI) changes associated with childbearing.Design and methodsAdjusted mean BMI changes were estimated by race-ethnicity, baseline BMI, and parity using longitudinal regression models for 3,943 young ...
Abrams, Barbara +3 more
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An optimised credit scorecard to enhance cut-off score determination
South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2018 Background: Credit scoring is a statistical tool allowing banks to distinguish between good and bad clients. However, literature in the world of credit scoring is limited. In this article parametric and non-parametric statistical techniques that are used
Nico Kritzinger, Gary W. van Vuuren
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A Systematic Review on Monitoring and Advanced Control Strategies in Smart Agriculture
IEEE Access, 2021 Automation in agriculture nowadays is the main focus and area of development for various countries. The population rate of the world is increasing rapidly and will be double in upcoming decades and the need of food is also increasing accordingly. To meet
Syeda Iqra Hassan +5 more
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Measuring Structural Racism and Its Association With BMI.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2020 INTRODUCTION Structural racism has attracted increasing interest as an explanation for racial disparities in health, including differences in adiposity.
Geoff B. Dougherty +4 more
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A single-cell nanocoating of probiotics for enhanced amelioration of antibiotic-associated diarrhea
Nature Communications, 2022 Here, the authors develop a polyphenol-based single-cell coating that forms a nanoarmor on the surface of probiotics, showing that protects from a wide range of antibiotics and enhances probiotic action against antibiotic-mediated diarrhea.
Jiezhou Pan +11 more
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The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, 2018 Summary Background BMI is known to be strongly associated with all-cause mortality, but few studies have been large enough to reliably examine associations between BMI and a comprehensive range of cause-specific mortality outcomes.
K. Bhaskaran +4 more
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Eating behaviours and food cravings; influence of age, sex, BMI and FTO genotype [PDF]
, 2019 Previous studies indicate that eating behaviours and food cravings are associated with increased BMI and obesity. However, the interaction between these behaviours and other variables such as age, sex, BMI and genetics is complex.
Caroline Dalton +5 more
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Emerging Self‐Assembled Nanoparticles Constructed from Natural Polyphenols for Intestinal Diseases
Advanced NanoBiomed Research, 2023 Intestinal diseases like inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and colorectal cancer originate from inflammation and disruption of mucosal barriers. Polyphenols can mitigate intestinal inflammation through antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, and microbiome ...
Qinling Liu +6 more
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