Cowpea and pumpkin have great nutritional potential but remains underutilised. They have diverse health enhancing properties and have potential to be processed into various products both for home and industrial use. In ...
Cosmo City, situated in Johannesburg, Gauteng, has been experiencing SWO in previous years which poses a significant threat to the environment and water bodies such as wetlands, rivers, and streams. This raises concerns ...
Tuberculosis was for the longest of time a leading infectious killer instigated by a single pathogen until the emergence of SARS-CoV-2. The disease continues to be a major global health problem causing high rates of morbidity ...
The capsid protein VP6 is of paramount importance to the stability and infectivity of Rotaviruses. Through interactions of VP6s’ beta-sheet (VP6) and alpha-helical (VP6) domains with the viral particle's outer- and ...
While various factors such as health conditions, lifestyle trends and special nutritional requirements create increased consumer interest in the UHT milk alternative category, little is known about the South African market ...
Introduction: Among the changes in dietary behaviour in South Africa is the increased consumption of energy drinks (EDs), shown to affect the cardiovascular system (CVS) due to high caffeine and bioactive compound ...
Advances in the clothing sector began from the 1980s when a three dimensional (3-D) full-body scanner was developed to obtain anthropometric body measurement data accurately, quickly and non-intrusively. However, sizing ...
du Plooy, Ilze; Mlangeni, Malitaba; Christian, Riann; TSOTETSI-KHAMBULE, ANA MBOKELENG(Cambridge University Press, 2023-03-20)
The study of Toxoplasma gondii genotypes is beneficial for detecting strains linked to increased disease severity and uncovering the processes involved in the transmission and distribution of this zoonotic parasite. A ...
African clawless otters (Aonyx capensis) are the most widely distributed otter species in Africa, and they occur in a wide variety of habitats. Despite their extensive distribution there is a paucity in knowledge on their ...
Protein A which is a Staphylococcus aureus cell wall component specifically binds to the Fc region of immunoglobulin G₁ from various species such as humans, rabbits and guinea pigs. The protein serves as one of the bacterium’s ...
Women in Africa currently have the lowest registered cases of breast cancer. However, they have the highest mortality rates. In South Africa (SA), women are at a greater risk of been diagnosed with breast cancer due to ...
South African research has not focussed on the influence sustainable labelling has on purchase intention through the application of the Theory of planned behaviour (TPB). Also,the understanding of sustainable labelling ...
The focus of this study is to investigate the teaching and learning difficulties and their causes in
genetics and related topics at grade 12 in Port Elizabeth District, South Africa. Qualitative and
quantitative methods ...
Inhibition of in vitro mycelial growth against six mycotoxigenic fungal pathogens in vitro of six medicinal plants leaves extracts to check potential of anti-mycotoxigenic activity . Organic extract from Strychnos mitis ...
Worldwide, cancer is a major health issue, causing millions of deaths every year. Retinoblastoma binding protein 6 (RBBP6) is thought to facilitate the interaction between p53 and its prototypical negative regulator, MDM2. ...
Following numerous other countries that have relaxed their stringent Cannabis laws, Cannabis has recently been decriminalised in South Africa. This has led consumers to believe that Cannabis is more acceptable and so ...
Cervical cancer is a health burden in many countries worldwide and is the most prevalent cancer in women across the African continent. Even with the current treatment strategies such as radiotherapy, chemotherapy and ...
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is a good source of protein (16% to 30%); it also contains appreciable concentrations of other nutrients, including glycaemic carbohydrate (59% to 70%), fat (4.5%), fibre (5% to 8%) and minerals ...
Background: Although several studies have illustrated that the global population consumes a diet low in vegetables and fruits, there are still limited studies on health promoting strategies or interventions to help increase ...
Microbial resistance to their respective treatment methods of microorganisms has become a major problem in the public health sector. Both Candida and Mycobacterium species have been noted as multi-drug resistant species ...