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Browsing Research Articles (Anatomy) by Type "Postprint Article"
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Stull, Kyra Elizabeth; Tise, Meredith L.; Ali, Zabiullah; Fowler, David R.
(Elsevier, 2014-05)
Forensic pathologists commonly use computed tomography (CT) images to assist in determining the
cause and manner of death as well as for mass disaster operations. Even though the design of the CT
machine does not inherently ...
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Ridel, A.F. (Alison); Bothma, Nomshado Pearl; Liebenberg, Leandi; Oettle, Anna Catherina; L'Abbe, Ericka Noelle
(Elsevier, 2023-09)
The high number of unidentified bodies recorded in South Africa annually, combined with substantial heterogeneity within the population, necessitates that innovative forensic analysis methods be developed that incorporate ...
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Pereira, Andreia S.P.; Bester, Megan Jean; Soundy, Puffy; Apostolides, Zeno
(Springer, 2015-11)
Extracts prepared from the roots of Pelargonium sidoides (DC) are commercially available
for the treatment of respiratory related conditions. Recently, a commercial radix mother
tincture of this plant was shown to have ...
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Arbi, Sandra; Bester, Megan Jean; Pretorius, Liselle; Oberholzer, Hester Magdalena
(Taylor and Francis, 2021)
The aim of this study was to identify cardiovascular effects of relevant concentrations of Cd and Hg alone and in combination as a mixture in water. This was achieved by administering to male Sprague–Dawley rats via gavage ...
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Janse van Rensburg, Maxine; Bester, Megan; Van Rooy, Mia-Jeanne; Oberholzer, Hester Magdalena
(Sage, 2023-08)
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are a common global cause of death and are therefore a major health concern. Inhaled or ingested environmental heavy metals contribute to the development of CVD. The aim of this study was to ...
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Draper, Maxine; Bester, Megan; Van Rooy, Mia-Jeanne; Oberholzer, Hester Magdalena
(Taylor and Francis, 2023)
Exposure to environmental metal pollutants is linked to oxidative stress and the subsequent development of neurological disease. In this study, the effects of copper, manganese, and mercury, were evaluated at X100 the World ...
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Draper, Maxine; Bester, Megan Jean; Van Rooy, Mia-Jeanne; Oberholzer, H.M.
(Routledge, 2023)
The rise in respiratory disease has been attributed to an increase in environmental pollution. Heavy metals contribute to environmental contamination via air, water, soil and food. The effects of atmospheric exposure to ...
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Botha, Deona; Pretorius, Samantha; Myburgh, Jolandie; Steyn, M.
(Springer, 2016-05)
Anthropologists are constantly seeking to improve methods for age estimation in the human skeleton. A new method was introduced about a decade ago that assesses the morphological changes that take place in the acetabulum ...
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Pretorius, Etheresia; Oberholzer, Hester Magdalena; Van der Spuy, Wendy Jeannette; Meiring, Johannes H.
(Springer, 2010-01)
During aging, changes in vasculature, haemostasis
and endothelium, including alterations of platelets,
coagulation and fibrinolytic factors, occur. Research has also
reported that healthy, aged individuals have heightened ...
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Chu, Elaine Y.; Stull, Kyra Elizabeth; Sylvester, Adam D.
(Wiley, 2022-11)
OBJECTIVES : Effective allometry research relies on appropriate size variables; however, two of the largest obstacles in subadult (ontogenetic) allometry research is small sample sizes and unknown dimensions. This study ...
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Van Tonder, Jacob John; Boon, J.M. (Johannes Marinus); Becker, J.H.R. (Hennie); Van Schoor, Albert-Neels
(Wiley, 2007-05)
Sudeck's critical point at the rectosigmoid junction is described as the point of origin of the last sigmoid arterial branch, originating from the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA). There is controversy on the importance ...
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Acar, Adrienne Ann; Bosenberg, Adrian T.; Van Schoor, Albert-Neels
(Wiley, 2017-06)
INTRODUCTION : Sciatic nerve blocks provide intraoperative and prolonged postoperative pain management after lower limb surgery (posterior knee, foot, skin graft surgery). Accurate needle placement requires sound anatomical ...
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Hohmann, Erik; Van Zyl, Reinette; Glatt, Vaida; Tetsworth, Kevin; Keough, Natalie
(Springer, 2021-03)
PURPOSE : The common peroneal nerve (CPN) can be injured during fibular-based posterolateral reconstructions due to its close relationship to the neck of the fibula. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to observe the ...
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Prigge, Lane; Van Schoor, Albert-Neels; Bosenberg, Adrian T.
(Wiley, 2019-09)
BACKGROUND : Pain relief for posterior fossa craniotomies as well as occipital neuralgia, are indications for the use of the greater occipital nerve block in children. The greater occipital nerve originates from the C2 ...
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Oettle, Anna Catherina; Demeter, F.P. (Fabrice); L'Abbe, Ericka Noelle
(Wiley, 2017-01)
The variable development of the zygoma, dictating its shape and size variations
among ancestral groups, has important clinical implications and valuable
anthropological and evolutionary inferences. The purpose of the ...
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Stull, Kyra Elizabeth; Kenyhercz, Michael W.; L'Abbe, Ericka Noelle
(Elsevier, 2014-12)
Population history and positive assortative mating directs gene flow in such a way that biological
differences are recognized among groups. In turn, forensic anthropologists quantify biological
differences to estimate ...
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Keyes, Craig A.; Myburgh, Jolandie; Brits, D.
(Elsevier, 2021-10)
Scavenging animals often scatter skeletal remains of forensic interest and leave bite marks. This study aimed to identify scavenging animals in the rural Lowveld of South Africa and to describe their scattering pattern and ...
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Molepo, Maketo; Keough, Natalie; Oberholster, Abraham Johannes (Abrie); Hohmann, Erik
(Elsevier, 2024-12)
BACKGROUND :
The placement of clavicle tunnels in coracoclavicular ligament reconstruction is well established, but the optimal position of the coracoid tunnel remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate how the ...
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Malan, Melissa; Serem, June Cheptoo; Bester, Megan Jean; Neitz, Albert Walter Herman; Gaspar, Anabella Regina Marques
(Wiley, 2016-01)
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are small, cationic peptides that possess a large spectrum of bioactivities, including antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities. Several AMPs are known to inhibit ...
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Pereira, Andreia S.P.; Bester, Megan Jean; Soundy, Puffy; Apostolides, Zeno
(Taylor and Francis, 2016-09)
CONTEXT : Pelargonium sidoides DC (Geraniaceae) is an important medicinal plant indigenous to South Africa and Lesotho. Previous studies have shown root extracts rich in polyphenolic compounds with antibacterial, antiviral ...