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Antjie Krog en haar literêre moeders: die werking van ’n vroulike tradisie in die Afrikaanse poësie

Tydskrif vir Letterkunde, 2018
This article looks at the way in which the Afrikaans poet Antjie Krog positions herself with regard to her female precursors or literary mothers in Afrikaans literature.
Louise Viljoen
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Prevalence of Hepatitis B and Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women in the West region of Cameroon

Health Research in Africa
Introduction. Prevention of Mother to Child transmission of Hepatitis B is crucial in mitigating the 95% the burden of acquiring the disease in childhood.
Kum Jerry Ngha, Margaret Akpan, Phillip Bassey, Kenmegne Noumsi Elvira Christelle, Gilbert Mua Akwa, Ekpo Ofem, Ekpereone Esu, Antor Ndep, Bernadine Ekpenyong   +8 more
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Ordered subset linkage analysis supports a susceptibility locus for age-related macular degeneration on chromosome 16p12

BMC Genetics, 2004
Background Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a complex disorder that is responsible for the majority of central vision loss in older adults living in developed countries. Phenotypic and genetic heterogeneity complicate the analysis of genome-wide
Weeks Daniel E, Gilbert John R, De La Paz Monica A, Hauser Elizabeth R, Agarwal Anita, Postel Eric A, Scott William K, Schmidt Silke, Gorin Michael B, Haines Jonathan L, Pericak-Vance Margaret A   +10 more
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Greenspace and Land Cover Diversity During Pregnancy in a Rural Region, and Associations With Birth Outcomes

GeoHealth
Beneficial effects on health outcomes have been observed from exposure to spaces with substantial green vegetation (“greenspace”). This includes studies of greenspace exposure on birth outcomes; however, these have been conducted largely in urban regions.
Jonathan W. Chipman, Xun Shi, Diane Gilbert‐Diamond, Camilo Khatchikian, Emily R. Baker, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Margaret R. Karagas   +6 more
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Differences in apolipoprotein E3/3 and E4/4 allele-specific gene expression in hippocampus in Alzheimer disease

Neurobiology of Disease, 2006
Apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4) allele is a major risk factor for late-onset familial and sporadic Alzheimer disease (AD). The mechanism of action of APOE in the etiology of AD remains unclear.
Pu-Ting Xu, Yi-Ju Li, Xue-Jun Qin, Clemens R. Scherzer, Hong Xu, Donald E. Schmechel, Christine M. Hulette, John Ervin, Steven R. Gullans, Jonathan Haines, Margaret A. Pericak-Vance, John R. Gilbert   +11 more
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The Toronto General Hospital Transitional Pain Service: development and implementation of a multidisciplinary program to prevent chronic postsurgical pain

Journal of Pain Research, 2015
Joel Katz,1–3 Aliza Weinrib,1,2 Samantha R Fashler,2 Rita Katznelzon,1,3 Bansi R Shah,1 Salima SJ Ladak,1 Jiao Jiang,1 Qing Li,1 Kayla McMillan,1 Daniel Santa Mina,5,6 Kirsten Wentlandt,7 Karen McRae,1,3 Diana Tamir,1,3 Sheldon Lyn,1,3 Marc de ...
Katz J, Weinrib A, Fashler SR, Katznelzon R, Shah BR, Ladak SJS, Jiang J, Li Q, McMillan K, Santa Mina D, Wentlandt K, McRae K, Tamir D, Lyn S, de Perrot M, Rao V, Grant D, Roche-Nagle G, Cleary SP, Hofer SOP, Gilbert R, Wijeysundera D, Ritvo P, Janmohamed T, O’Leary G, Clarke H   +25 more
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Comprehensive Support for Family Caregivers of Post-9/11 Veterans Increases Veteran Utilization of Long-term Services and Supports: A Propensity Score Analysis

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2018
Family caregivers are an important component of the long-term services and supports (LTSS) system. However, caregiving may have negative consequences for caregiver physical and emotional health.
Megan Shepherd-Banigan PhD, MPH, Valerie A. Smith DrPH, Karen M. Stechuchak MS, Katherine E. M. Miller MSPH, Susan Nicole Hastings MD, MHSc, Gilbert Darryl Wieland PhD, Maren K. Olsen PhD, Margaret Kabat LCSW-C, CCM, Jennifer Henius LCSW, Margaret Campbell-Kotler MPH, RN, Courtney Harold Van Houtven PhD, MSc   +10 more
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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Cervical Precancerous Lesions Among Women Aged 30 Years and Above in the Penka-Michel Health District, Cameroon: An Analytical Cross‑Sectional Study Using Pap Smear Screening

Health Research in Africa
Introduction. Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide, but data on precancerous lesions in rural Cameroon are scarce. This study determined the prevalence of cervical precancerous lesions and associated factors among women ...
Kum Jerry Ngha, Kenmegne Noumsi Elvira Christelle, Margaret Akpan, Glory Mbe Egom Nja, Ekpo Ofem, Gilbert Mua Akwa, Ekpereone Esu, Antor Ndep, Bernadine Ekpenyong   +8 more
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Frank Ramsey's Anti-Intellectualism

Journal for the History of Analytical Philosophy
Frank Ramsey’s philosophy, developed in the 1920s in Cambridge, was in conversation with the debates surrounding intellectualism in the early twentieth century. Ramsey made his mark on the anti-intellectualist tradition via his notion of habit.
Soroush Marouzi
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Women's views about contraception requirements for biomedical research participation.

PLoS ONE, 2019
The scientific and ethical importance of including women of reproductive age in biomedical research is widely acknowledged. Concerns about preventing fetal exposure to research interventions have motivated requirements for contraception among ...
Kristen A Sullivan, Margaret Olivia Little, Nora E Rosenberg, Chifundo Zimba, Elana Jaffe, Sappho Gilbert, Jenell S Coleman, Irving Hoffman, Tiwonge Mtande, Jean Anderson, Marielle S Gross, Lisa Rahangdale, Ruth Faden, Anne Drapkin Lyerly   +13 more
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