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Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Anatomy) by Issue Date
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Greyling, Linda Magdalena
(University of Pretoria, 2001)
Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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Patriquin, Michelle Lyn
(University of Pretoria, 2001)
Correct race and sex determination of unknown skeletal material is an important aspect of forensic anthropology. Numerous studies have focused on the differences, both osteometric and morphological, between the sexes of a ...
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L'Abbe, Ericka Noelle
(University of Pretoria, 2005)
In 1999, the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF) initiated the development of the Nandoni Dam. A component of this project was the relocation of seven rural villages, which include Mulenzhe, Budeli, Dididi, ...
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Swanepoel, Elaine
(University of Pretoria, 2005-09-23)
Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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Fouche, Anna Aletta
(University of Pretoria, 2006)
Male infertility may be due to oligozoospermia, asthenozoospermia and teratozoospermia. Intracytoplasmic sperm injection is used to address male infertility. However, the percentage of viable embryos obtained by this ...
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Boca, Madalina Brindusa
(University of Pretoria, 2006)
Each manufacturing facility needs to develop, based on scientific rationale, detailed customized programs for validation. This necessity arises from the fact that the guidelines set for the pharmaceutical industry by ...
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Motsoane, Nana Arcilia
(University of Pretoria, 2006-06-03)
Increased awareness of protection against infections such as Hepatitis Band Human Immune-deficiency Virus (HIV)/ Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and other sexually transmitted diseases has led to an increase in ...
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Van Schoor, Albert-Neels
(University of Pretoria, 2006-07-06)
Clinical procedures are an important part of the daily work of doctors of various specialities, including the practice of regional anaesthetic procedures on paediatric patients. The competency that a doctor displays in ...
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Humphries, Petro
(University of Pretoria, 2006-09-22)
Not only in South Africa, but also all over the world, pollution is threatening the quality of water resources. More than 100,000 chemicals are produced worldwide and some of these chemicals enter into the aquatic environment, ...
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Mosothwane, Morongwa Nancy
(University of Pretoria, 2007-03-08)
Eighty-four skeletons pooled from 10 Toutswe tradition sites in east central Botswana are used to investigate the lifestyles of Early Iron Age inhabitants of Botswana. The Toutswe people arrived in central Botswana at ...
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Scholtz, Yvette
(University of Pretoria, 2007-05-10)
Sex and age determination are vital when attempting to establish identity from skeletal remains. There are two methodological approaches to sex determination, namely morphological and metrical methods. In this study the ...
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Roelofse, M.M. (Michelle Marizan)
(University of Pretoria, 2007-05-10)
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Keough, Natalie
(University of Pretoria, 2007-05-10)
Estimating age at death from skeletal remains can be done with relative accuracy when a skeleton is complete, however incomplete and/or poorly preserved skeletons pose a problem in assigning an accurate age range to unknown ...
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Smit, Eureka
(University of Pretoria, 2007-05-10)
Glucocorticoids known to be such powerful agents that cell growth, differentiation and cell death are influenced in the brain of mammals throughout life. Despite this, relatively little toxicological information regarding ...
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Van der Merwe, Alie Emily
(University of Pretoria, 2007-07-12)
In April 2003 the Sol Plaatjie Municipality disturbed several unmarked graves while digging a storm-water trench next to what is today known as the Gladstone Cemetery in Kimberley, South Africa. They are believed to date ...
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Oberholzer, Hester Magdalena
(University of Pretoria, 2007-08-12)
Withania somnifera is a phytomedicine that is an important component of the Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India and has been used for over 400 years to treat all kinds of diseases and ailments. The aim of this study was to ...
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Ekpo, Okobi Eko
(University of Pretoria, 2008)
Asthma is considered one of the most common respiratory complaints in the world today but a medical cure for this condition is currently not available. The use of herbal medicines to treat asthma has however been reported ...
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Humphries, Petro
(University of Pretoria, 2008-05-30)
Aspartame is a dipeptide sweetener that can be found in most of the sugar-free products available on the market today. The FDA approved the use of aspartame, but ever since the safety of the consumption of aspartame has ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2008-08-11)
Coenzyme Q10 is a lipid-soluble coenzyme, synthesized in mammalian tissue to support energy production, and also act as an antioxidant. Certain medication, stress and age may deplete the body’s endogenous Coenzyme Q10 ...
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Barrier, Isabelle Linda Odile
(University of Pretoria, 2008-08-11)
With a large number of unidentified skeletal remains found in South Africa, the development of osteometric standards to determine sex from various bones is crucial. It is imperative that a forensic anthropologist have ...