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The Ripple Effect of COVID‐19: How Lockdown Regulations Shaped Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation Among People Living With HIV in Johannesburg

open access: yesNursing &Health Sciences, Volume 27, Issue 3, September 2025.
ABSTRACT The COVID‐19 pandemic has severely impacted global healthcare systems and significantly affected individuals living with HIV. In South Africa, where the HIV epidemic is prevalent, strict lockdown measures were introduced to curb COVID‐19 transmission.
N. Nkadimeng   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maternal Phenotype, Infant Size and Breast Milk Composition in Women Living With HIV

open access: yesMaternal &Child Nutrition, Volume 21, Issue 3, July 2025.
Women living with HIV had infants with a lower weight for age up to 6 months, compared to women living without HIV. Maternal mid‐upper arm circumference and body mass index were positively associated with breast milk protein content at 6 weeks. ABSTRACT The impact of maternal factors on the size of HIV‐exposed‐uninfected (HEU) infants and breast milk ...
Marlene Gilfillan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Historical dimensions in the study of figurative wood-carving in South Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 1986
ican Studies Seminar series. Paper presented 17 March 1986.It is a widely accepted and disseminated tenet in virtually all the literature on African art that no tradition of figurative sculpture comparable to that of West and Central Africa existed in
Nettleton, Anitra
core  

Mechanochemical‐Induced Swelling–Activation of a Gastric‐Deployable 4D‐Printed Polypill Inspired by Natural Hygromorphic Actuators

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 4, April 2025.
Lifelong medication in patients with chronic diseases compromises treatment adherence, therapeutic outcomes, and quality of life. The bioinspired 4D‐printed polypill self‐deploys upon ingestion, constricting passage through the pylorus while at the same time providing sustained drug release, serving as drug delivery platform with applications in both ...
Konstantina Chachlioutaki   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pantheon 1.0, a manually verified dataset of globally famous biographies

open access: yes, 2016
We present the Pantheon 1.0 dataset: a manually verified dataset of individuals that have transcended linguistic, temporal, and geographic boundaries. The Pantheon 1.0 dataset includes the 11,341 biographies present in more than 25 languages in Wikipedia
Hidalgo, César A.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

The unfinished promise of infrastructure in post‐apartheid South Africa

open access: yesCurator: The Museum Journal, Volume 68, Issue 1, Page 37-55, January 2025.
Abstract This article explores aspects of the “unfinished” using notions of human‐centered design in African public infrastructure and the importance of involving the “users” and “beneficiaries” in infrastructure development and delivery. Infrastructure, both conceptually as an idea and in its constructed material reality, has a huge impact on society,
Katherine Roper
wiley   +1 more source

Developmental screening in South Africa : comparing the national developmental checklist to a standardized tool [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background: Worldwide, more than 200 million children in low- and middle-income countries have developmental delays and/or disabilities. In South Africa the only nationally implemented developmental 'screening' tool is integrated as part of 'The Road to ...
Glascoe, Frances Page   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Particle Dampers for Vibration Reduction Designed for a Motorcycle Handlebar

open access: yesShock and Vibration, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Health problems caused by excessive handle–arm vibrations (HAV) are very frequent in professionals working with machines that generate cyclic loads, like some hand tools (chainsaws, impulse tools and hammer drills, e.g.) and vehicles (like tractors and motorcycles).
Felipe Klein Fiorentin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘A Cultivated Leader and Sensible Spokesman for Black African Views’1: Britain's Courting of KaNgwane Chief Minister Enos J. Mabuza

open access: yesHistory, Volume 109, Issue 388, Page 521-550, December 2024.
Abstract This article analyses British policymakers’ efforts to court Enos John Mabuza, Chief Minister of the self‐governing South African homeland of KaNgwane, in the final years of apartheid. It contends that despite taking place nearly 30 years apart, there were striking similarities between British policy at the end of apartheid and in the era of ...
DANIEL J. FEATHER
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the use of mobile translation applications for culturally and linguistically diverse patients during medical imaging examinations in Australia – a systematic review

open access: yesJournal of Medical Radiation Sciences, Volume 71, Issue 3, Page 432-444, September 2024.
In this review, we sought to investigate the potential for mobile translation applications (MTAs) to be used during medical imaging examinations of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) patients. We found that MTAs may enhance communication between CALD patients and medical imaging professionals and uphold safety by more accurately performing ...
Bridget Taylor, Glenda McLean
wiley   +1 more source

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