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Military Service Roles and ALS Among Veterans: A Matched Case–Control Study
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While military service is an established risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), it remains unclear whether this association is linked to combat. We conducted a matched case–control study comparing 191 ALS patients who were veterans of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) with known military service type and 1910 matched controls. The
Asaf Honig +4 more
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BMC Public Health, 2017 BackgroundDiabetes is a major health problem and cause of death worldwide. It is predicted that the prevalence of diabetes will increase from 415 million in 2015 to 642 million in 2040.
C. Mutyambizi +5 more
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objectives To investigate whether pulse pressure or mean arterial pressure mediates the relationship between age and white matter hyperintensity load and to examine the mediating effect of white matter hyperintensities on cognition. Methods Demographic information, blood pressure, current medication lists, and Montreal Cognitive Assessment ...
Jade Hannan +8 more
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Reconciliation in South Africa: Recent Contributions and the Part African Pentecostalism Can Play
ConspectusThe current socio-political approaches to reconciliation in South Africa are fragile which is evidenced by the high levels of poverty, corruption, and inequalities which cancel the strides taken in the right direction of democratizing and unifying the ...
Bambo Miti
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Classifying and mapping rainfall seasonality in South Africa: a review
The South African Geographical Journal, 2019 Across South Africa, many activities warrant consistent and predictable rainfall patterns which can be achieved from classification of rainfall seasonality into homogeneous zones.
S. Roffe, J. Fitchett, C. J. Curtis
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Genetic Diversity and Expanded Phenotypes in Dystonia: Insights From Large‐Scale Exome Sequencing
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Dystonia is one of the most prevalent movement disorders, characterized by significant clinical and etiological heterogeneity. Despite considerable heritability (~25%), the etiology in most patients remains elusive. Moreover, understanding correlations between clinical manifestations and genetic variants has become increasingly ...
Mirja Thomsen +47 more
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South Africa-Sweden Relations: An Appraisal
The Thinker, 2023 Sweden’s support for the Anti-Apartheid Movement is well documented and has prompted some observers to comment that both states share a “special relationship.” And while some aspects of South Africa-Sweden Post-Apartheid Relations have been interrogated ...
Sven Botha
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The Opisthobranchiata of South Africa. [PDF]
Marine investigations in South Africa, 1907 n ...
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International Journal of Epidemiology, 2018 Cohort Profile : Health and Ageing in Africa: A Longitudinal Study of an INDEPTH Community in South Africa (HAALSI)
F. Gómez-Olivé +14 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 +98 more
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