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Data-Driven Modeling of Frequency Dynamics Observed in Operating Microgrids: A South African University Campus Case Study by Maritz, Jacques, Gorjão, Leonardo Rydin, Bester, P. Armand, Esterhuysen, Nicolaas, Erasmus, Stefaans, Riekert, Stephanus, Immelman, Reuben, Geldenhuys, Tiaan, Viljoen, Alexandra, Bodenstein, Charl

“…South Africa has been experiencing an energy crisis since 2007. Utility loadshedding became the main control for under-frequency events due to a mismatch in…”
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Sindbis Virus Antibody Seroprevalence in Central Plateau Populations, South Africa by Kennedy, Nicole, Goedhals, Dominique, Vawda, Sabeehah, Bester, Philip Armand, Burt, Felicity

“…We report a higher percentage of Sindbis virus-specific IgG in serum from patients attending a rheumatology clinic (18.8%) compared with healthy residents…”
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Longitudinal analysis of the enteric virome in paediatric subjects from the Free State Province, South Africa, reveals early gut colonisation and temporal dynamics by Mogotsi, Milton Tshidiso, Ogunbayo, Ayodeji Emmanuel, Bester, Phillip Armand, O'Neill, Hester Gertruida, Nyaga, Martin Munene

“…•Gut microbial colonisation in infants is a crucial, yet intricate, process, characterised by minimal diversity at birth that increases with age.•The infant…”
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Seroepidemiologic Survey of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Selected Risk Groups, South Africa by Vawda, Sabeehah, Goedhals, Dominique, Bester, Phillip Armand, Burt, Felicity

“…Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is endemic in South Africa, but whether mild undiagnosed cases occur is unclear. In a seroepidemiologic survey,…”
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Hepatitis B virus seroepidemiology data for Africa: Modelling intervention strategies based on a systematic review and meta-analysis by McNaughton, Anna L, Lourenço, José, Bester, Phillip Armand, Mokaya, Jolynne, Lumley, Sheila F, Obolski, Uri, Forde, Donall, Maponga, Tongai G, Katumba, Kenneth R, Goedhals, Dominique, Gupta, Sunetra, Seeley, Janet, Newton, Robert, Ocama, Ponsiano, Matthews, Philippa C

“…International Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for elimination of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection set ambitious targets for 2030. In African populations,…”
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SARS-CoV-2 variants from COVID-19 positive cases in the Free State province, South Africa from July 2020 to December 2021 by Mwangi, Peter, Okendo, Javan, Mogotsi, Milton, Ogunbayo, Ayodeji, Adelabu, Olusesan, Sondlane, Hlengiwe, Maotoana, Makgotso, Mahomed, Lutfiyya, Morobadi, Molefi Daniel, Vawda, Sabeehah, von Gottberg, Anne, Bhiman, Jinal, Tegally, Houriiyah, Wilkinson, Eduan, Giandhari, Jennifer, Pillay, Sureshnee, Naidoo, Yeshnee, Ramphal, Upasana, de Oliveira, Tulio, Bester, Armand, Goedhals, Dominique, Nyaga, Martin

“…Since the COVID-19 outbreak emerged, SARS-CoV-2 has continuously evolved into variants with underlying mutations associated with increased transmissibility,…”
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PhyloPi: An affordable, purpose built phylogenetic pipeline for the HIV drug resistance testing facility by Bester, Phillip Armand, De Vries, Andrie, Riekert, Stephanus, Steegen, Kim, van Zyl, Gert, Goedhals, Dominique

“…Phylogenetic analysis plays a crucial role in quality control in the HIV drug resistance testing laboratory. If previous patient sequence data is available…”
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Bimodal distribution and set point HBV DNA viral loads in chronic infection: retrospective analysis of cohorts from the UK and South Africa by Downs, Louise O, Vawda, Sabeehah, Bester, Phillip Armand, Lythgoe, Katrina A, Wang, Tingyan, McNaughton, Anna L, Smith, David A, Maponga, Tongai, Freeman, Oliver, Várnai, Kinga A, Davies, Jim, Woods, Kerrie, Fraser, Christophe, Barnes, Eleanor, Goedhals, Dominique, Matthews, Philippa C

“…Hepatitis B virus (HBV) viral load (VL) is used as a biomarker to assess risk of disease progression, and to determine eligibility for treatment. While there…”
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thioredoxin reductase-like protein from the thermophile, Thermus scotoductus SA-01, displaying iron reductase activity by Bester, Phillip Armand, Litthauer, Derek, Piater, Lizelle A, van Heerden, Esta

“…The transition metal iron is an important element for the sustenance of life - it can function either as an electron acceptor or as a donor and serves as a…”
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Biofilms on urban aquatic plastic pollution as a reservoir for pathogenic yeasts by Baker, Tyla, Bester, Armand, Sebolai, Olihile, Albertyn, Jacobus, Pohl, Carolina

“…ABSTRACT Pollution of aquatic environments is a concern and poses a health risk to aquatic and terrestrial life. Plastic pollutants act as surfaces to which…”
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Validation of laboratory developed serology assays for detection of IgG antibody to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in the South African population by Matefo, Litabe, Cloete, van Vuuren, Armand, Bester Philip, Dominique, Goedhals, Samantha, Potgieter, John, Frater, Craig, Thompson, Daniel, Wright, Theresa, Lambe, Sunetra, Gupta, Maréza, Brink, Danelle, van Jaarsveldt, Jane, Burt Felicity

“…Serological assays for detection of IgG, IgM or IgA against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) play an important role in…”
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Geogas transport in fractured hard rock – Correlations with mining seismicity at 3.54km depth, TauTona gold mine, South Africa by Lippmann-Pipke, Johanna, Erzinger, Jörg, Zimmer, Martin, Kujawa, Christian, Boettcher, Margaret, Heerden, Esta Van, Bester, Armand, Moller, Hannes, Stroncik, Nicole A., Reches, Zeev

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Geogas transport in fractured hard rock – Correlations with mining seismicity at 3.54 km depth, TauTona gold mine, South Africa by Lippmann-Pipke, Johanna, Erzinger, Jörg, Zimmer, Martin, Kujawa, Christian, Boettcher, Margaret, Heerden, Esta Van, Bester, Armand, Moller, Hannes, Stroncik, Nicole A., Reches, Zeev

“…► New methodologies enable real-time geogas monitoring in Tau Tona gold mine. ► Geogas transport through an inactive fault system in 3.54 km depth was…”
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Global epidemiology of drug resistance after failure of WHO recommended first-line regimens for adult HIV-1 infection: a multicentre retrospective cohort study by Gregson, John, Tang, Michele, Ndembi, Nicaise, Hamers, Raph L, Rhee, Soo-Yon, Marconi, Vincent C, Diero, Lameck, Brooks, Katherine A, Theys, Kristof, Rinke de Wit, Tobias, Arruda, Monica, Garcia, Frederico, Monge, Susana, Günthard, Huldrych F, Hoffmann, Christopher J, Kanki, Phyllis J, Kumarasamy, Nagalingeshwaran, Kerschberger, Bernard, Mor, Orna, Charpentier, Charlotte, Todesco, Eva, Rokx, Casper, Gras, Luuk, Helvas, Elias K, Sunpath, Henry, Di Carlo, Domenico, Antinori, Antonio, Andreoni, Massimo, Latini, Alessandra, Mussini, Cristina, Aghokeng, Avelin, Sonnerborg, Anders, Neogi, Ujjwal, Fessel, William J, Agolory, Simon, Yang, Chunfu, Blanco, Jose L, Juma, James M, Smit, Erasmus, Schmidt, Daniel, Watera, Christine, Asio, Juliet, Kurungi, Wilford, Tostevin, Anna, El-Hay, Tal, Clumeck, Nathan, Goedhals, Dominique, Van Vuuren, Cloete, Bester, Philip A, Sabin, Caroline, Mukui, Irene, Santoro, MARIA M, Perno, Carlo F, Hunt, Gillian, Morris, Lynn, Camacho, Ricardo, De Oliveira, Tulio, Pillay, Deenan, Schulter, Eugene, Murakami-Ogasawara, Akio, Reyes-Terán, Gustavo, Romero, Karla, Avila-Rios, Santiago, Sirivichayakul, Sunee, Ruxrungtham, Kiat, Mekprasan, Suwanna, Dunn, David, Kaleebu, Pontiano, Raizes, Elliot, Kantor, Rami, Shafer, Robert W, Gupta, Ravindra K

“…Summary Background Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is crucial for controlling HIV-1 infection through wide-scale treatment as prevention and pre-exposure…”
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Southern African Treatment Resistance Network (SATuRN) RegaDB HIV drug resistance and clinical management database: supporting patient management, surveillance and research in southern Africa by Manasa, Justen, Lessells, Richard, Rossouw, Theresa, Naidu, Kevindra, Van Vuuren, Cloete, Goedhals, Dominique, van Zyl, Gert, Bester, Armand, Skingsley, Andrew, Stott, Katharine, Danaviah, Siva, Chetty, Terusha, Singh, Lavanya, Moodley, Pravi, Iwuji, Collins, McGrath, Nuala, Seebregts, Christopher J, de Oliveira, Tulio

“…Substantial amounts of data have been generated from patient management and academic exercises designed to better understand the human immunodeficiency virus…”
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A decontamination strategy for resolving SARS-CoV-2 amplicon contamination in a next-generation sequencing laboratory by Mwangi, Peter, Mogotsi, Milton, Ogunbayo, Ayodeji, Mooko, Teboho, Maringa, Wairimu, Sondlane, Hlengiwe, Nkwadipo, Kelebogile, Adelabu, Olusesan, Bester, Philip Armand, Goedhals, Dominique, Nyaga, Martin

“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) amplicon contamination was discovered due to next-generation sequencing (NGS) reads mapping…”
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SAT-183-High resolution insight into hepatitis B virus infection and immunity in Africa to inform on intervention strategies by Mcnaughton, Anna, Lourenço, José, Bester, Phillip Armand, Mokaya, Jolynne, Lumley, Sheila F, Forde, Donall, Maponga, Tongai G, Katumba, Kenneth R, Goedhals, Dominique, Gupta, Sunetra, Seeley, Janet, Newton, Robert, Ocama, Ponsiano, Matthews, Philippa C

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Bimodal distribution and set point HBV DNA viral loads in chronic infection: retrospective analysis of cohorts from the UK and South Africa by Downs, Louise O., Vawda, Sabeehah, Bester, Phillip Armand, Lythgoe, Katrina A., Wang, Tingyan, McNaughton, Anna L., Smith, David A., Maponga, Tongai, Freeman, Oliver, Várnai, Kinga A., Davies, Jim, Woods, Kerrie, Fraser, Christophe, Barnes, Eleanor, Goedhals, Dominique, Matthews, Philippa C.

“…Hepatitis B virus (HBV) viral load (VL) is used as a biomarker to assess risk of disease progression, and to determine eligibility for treatment. While there…”
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A thioredoxin reductase-like protein from the thermophile, Thermusscotoductus SA-01, displaying iron reductase activity by BESTER, Phillip Armand, LITTHAUER, Derek, PIATER, Lizelle A, VAN HEERDEN, Esta

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A thioredoxin reductase-like protein from the thermophile, Thermus scotoductus SA-01, displaying iron reductase activity: TrxR-like protein, displaying ferric reduction by Bester, Phillip Armand, Litthauer, Derek, Piater, Lizelle A., Van Heerden, Esta

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