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No. 24: Spaces of Vulnerability: Migration and HIV/AIDS in South Africa [PDF]
, 2002 Seventy per cent of the 36 million people infected worldwide with HIV live in Sub-Saharan Africa and within this region the countries of Southern Africa are the worst affected.
Crush, Jonathan +3 more
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Modelling environmental factors correlated with podoconiosis: a geospatial study of non-filarial elephantiasis [PDF]
, 2014 Introduction The precise trigger of podoconiosis — endemic non-filarial elephantiasis of the lower legs — is unknown. Epidemiological and ecological studies have linked the disease with barefoot exposure to red clay soils of volcanic origin ...
Atkinson, Peter M +6 more
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Biomaterial Strategies for Targeted Intracellular Delivery to Phagocytes
Advanced Functional Materials, Volume 36, Issue 1, 2 January 2026.Phagocytes are essential to a functional immune system, and their behavior defines disease outcomes. Engineered particles offer a strategic opportunity to target phagocytes, harnessing inflammatory modulation in disease. By tuning features like size, shape, and surface, these systems can modulate immune responses and improve targeted treatment for a ...
Kaitlyn E. Woodworth +2 more
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Tuberculosis and Silicosis: an insightful perspective
Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and TuberculosisTuberculosis (TB) is the most ubiquitous disease related to Silicosis in medium and low-income nations. The government of India has set a target to eliminate TB by 2025, while the International Labor Organization and the WHO aim to eradicate Silicosis ...
Shally Pandit +4 more
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Ecotoxicology and Environmental SafetyAim: Identifying the common functional single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that can both affect the susceptibility to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and silicosis.
Rui Zhao +9 more
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Clinical and radiological features of pulmonary disease due to culture-positive M. tuberculosis or nontuberculous mycobacteria in South African gold miners. [PDF]
, 2005 Pulmonary mycobacterial disease may be due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis or nontuberculous mycobacteria ...
Glyn Thomas, R +5 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Globally, silicosis and tuberculosis (TB) have been targeted for elimination by 2030. The study’s objectives were to determine the association of silicosis with unfavorable TB treatment outcomes, as well as to explore experts’ perspectives on improving ...
Mihir P. Rupani
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Corporate Social Responsibility and the Mining Sector in Southern Africa: A Focus on Mining in Malawi, South Africa and Zambia [PDF]
, 2008 The research conducted by the Bench Marks Foundation on mining in Southern provides SADC governments, mining companies and local mining community stakeholders with information and guidance on issues to consider in the process of empowerment and ...
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Animal Models and Treatment of Pulmonary Fibrosis: Pharmacogenetic and Nonpharmacogenetic
International Journal of Clinical Practice, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Pulmonary fibrosis is a significant lung injury caused by multiple factors that profoundly affect the human quality of life. Currently, various animal models are used to understand the aetiology of pulmonary fibrosis and develop treatments. However, only pharmacogenetic models of pulmonary fibrosis have been discussed, and there have been no reviews of
Xingyu Fang +7 more
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MedComm – Future Medicine, Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2025.Air pollution, a major global health hazard, contributes to asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary fibrosis, and lung cancer via four core epigenetic pathways (DNA/RNA methylation, noncoding RNAs, and histone modifications), shaping gene expression and driving disease pathogenesis.
Ruitong Zeng +6 more
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