Search Results - "Dave, A. J."

High prevalence of "non-dipping" blood pressure and vascular stiffness in HIV-infected South Africans on antiretrovirals by Borkum, M S, Heckmann, J M, Manning, K, Dave, J A, Levitt, N S, Rayner, B L, Wearne, N

“…HIV-infected individuals are at increased risk of tissue inflammation and accelerated vascular aging ('inflamm-aging'). Abnormal diurnal blood pressure (BP)…”
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Addison's disease associated with hypokalemia: a case report by Abdalla, M, Dave, J A, Ross, I L

“…Primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease) is a rare medical condition usually associated with hyperkalemia or normokalemia. We report a rare case of…”
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Morbid obesity in South Africa: considerations and solutions by Dave, J.A

“…The global obesity epidemic has not spared South Africa, making it relevant to report results of metabolic surgery performed in South Africa. In this issue the…”
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Abnormal glucose metabolism in non-diabetic patients presenting with an acute stroke: prospective study and systematic review by Dave, J.A., Engel, M.E., Freercks, R., Peter, J., May, W., Badri, M., Van Niekerk, L., Levitt, N.S.

“…Background: Non-diabetic patients presenting with an acute stroke often have hyperglycaemia. In most populations it is unknown whether the hyperglycaemia is…”
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Correspondence: Role of clinical laboratories in reporting results of transgender individuals on hormonal therapy by Phiri-Ramongane and Khine by Bezuidenhout, MC, Conradie-Smit, M, de Vries, E, Dave, JA, Ross, IL, Zemlin, AE

“…Phiri-Ramongane and Khine highlight the need for validation of biochemical reference intervals in transgender individuals.1 This is an interesting debate and…”
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Study of crop growth parameters using Airborne Imaging Spectrometer data by Patel, N. K., Patnaik, C., Dutta, S., Shekh, A. M., Dave, A. J.

“…High-spectral-resolution data of the Airborne Imaging Spectrometer (AIS) developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation were analysed to check their…”
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The association of pre-operative body pain diagram scores with pain outcomes following total knee arthroplasty by Dave, Amish J., M.D., M.P.H, Selzer, Faith, Ph.D, Losina, Elena, Ph.D., M.S, Usiskin, Ilana, B.S, Collins, Jamie E., Ph.D, Lee, Yvonne C., M.D., M.M.Sc, Band, Philip, Ph.D, Dalury, David F., M.D, Iorio, Richard, M.D, Kindsfater, Kirk, M.D, Katz, Jeffrey N., M.D., M.Sc

“…Abstract Objective Approximately 20% of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) recipients have suboptimal pain relief. We evaluated the association between pre-surgical…”
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Low mortality of people living with diabetes mellitus diagnosed with COVID-19 and managed at a field hospital in Western Cape Province, South Africa by van der Westhuizen, J-N, Hussey, N, Zietsman, M, Saldulker, N, Manning, K, Dave, J A, Bulajic, B, Ras, T

“…Background. The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared an international pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020. Throughout the…”
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Clinical management of COVID-19: Experiences of the COVID-19 epidemic from Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa by Mendelson, M, Boloko, L, Boutall, A, Cairncross, L, Calligaro, G, Coccia, C, Dave, J A, De Villiers, M, Dlamini, S, Frankenfeld, P, Gina, P, Gule, M V, Hoare, J, Hofmeyr, R, Hsiao, M, Joubert, I, Kahn, T, Krause, R, Kroopman, A, Levin, D, Maughan, D, Mazondwa, S, Meintjes, G, Nordien, R, Ntusi, N, Papavarnavas, N, Peter, J, Pickard, H, Raubenheimer, P, Said-Hartley, Q, Singh, P, Wasserman, S, Schuur Hospital Covid-Response Team, On Behalf Of The Groote

“…The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has presented clinicians with an enormous challenge in managing a respiratory virus that is not only capable of causing severe…”
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The mechanics of setting up a COVID-19 response: Experiences of the COVID-19 epidemic from Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa by Mendelson, M, Booyens, L, Boutall, A, Cairncross, L, Calligaro, G, Dave, J A, Dlamini, S, Dyer, S, Eick, B, Fieggen, K, Frankenfeld, P, Hoare, J, Hofmeyr, R, Joska, J, Joubert, I, Krause, R, Kropman, A, Levin, D, Maughan, D, Meintjes, G, Muller, E, Ntusi, N, Papavarnavas, N, Patel, B, Peter, J, Raubenheimer, P, Said-Hartley, Q, Singh, P, Wasserman, S, Covid-Response Team, On Behalf Of The Groote Schuur Hospital

“…The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has challenged the provision of healthcare in ways that are unprecedented in our lifetime. Planning for the sheer numbers expected…”
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Diabetes mellitus and COVID-19 : a review and management guidance for South Africa by Taljaard, J.J., Conradie, M., Dave, J.A., Coetzee, A., Hugo, S.S., Conradie-Smit, M.

“…This article reviews the association between diabetes mellitus (DM) and COVID-19. We report on the convergence of infectious diseases such as coronavirus…”
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Salivary Cortisol and Cortisone do not Appear to be Useful Biomarkers for Monitoring Hydrocortisone Replacement in Addison's Disease by Ross, I L, Lacerda, M, Pillay, T S, Blom, D J, Johannsson, G, Dave, J A, Levitt, N S, Haarburger, D, van der Walt, J-S

“…Salivary cortisol has been used to monitor hydrocortisone replacement in patients with Addison's disease (AD). Since salivary cortisol is metabolised to…”
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Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion therapy in type 1 diabetes: 2013 clinical guidelines and recommendations from the Association of Clinical Endocrinologists of South Africa (ACE-SA) by Amod, A, Carrihill, M, Dave, JA, Distiller, LA, May, W, Paruk, I, Pirie, FJ, Segal, D

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A practical approach to managing diabetes in the perioperative period by Biesman-Simons, T., Levy, N., Dave, J.A., du Toit, L.

“…Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common multisystem disease with hyperglycaemia as the hallmark. It is a modifiable risk factor of complications after surgery. The…”
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Glucocorticoid receptor gene expression in adipose tissue and associated metabolic risk in black and white South African women by Goedecke, J H, Chorell, E, Livingstone, D E W, Stimson, R H, Hayes, P, Adams, K, Dave, J A, Victor, H, Levitt, N S, Kahn, S E, Seckl, J R, Walker, B R, Olsson, T

“…Background: Black women have lower visceral adipose tissue (VAT) but are less insulin sensitive than white women; the mechanisms responsible are unknown…”
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Uncertainty analysis of an interfacial area reconstruction algorithm and its application to two group interfacial area transport equation validation by Dave, A.J., Manera, A., Beyer, M., Lucas, D., Prasser, H.-M.

“…Wire mesh sensors (WMS) are state of the art devices that allow high resolution (in space and time) measurement of 2D void fraction distribution over a wide…”
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Numerical assessment of packed-bed heat transfer correlations for molten salt by Dave, A.J., Sun, K., Hu, L.

“…•Most correlations overestimate Nusselt number in comparison to numerical results.•Similar to experiments, the onset of turbulence occurs earlier in FCC than…”
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Numerical simulations of molten salt pebble-bed lattices by Dave, A.J., Sun, K., Hu, L.

“…•Simulation of triply periodic cubic lattices with molten LiF-BeF2 (flibe) coolant.•Heat transfer is highly sensitive to mixing along boundary layers.•Small…”
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A pituitary macroadenoma presenting with hyponatraemia by Varkel, L., Levitt, N.S., Dave, J.A., Semple, P.

“…A non-functional pituitary macroadenoma commonly presents with headaches and / or visual field defects, which may even extend to blindness. Although symptoms…”
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The mycosins of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv: a family of subtilisin-like serine proteases by Brown, Gordon D., Dave, Joel A., Gey van Pittius, Nico C., Stevens, Liesel, Ehlers, Mario R.W., Beyers, Albert D.

“…There is little information regarding the role of proteolysis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and no studies on the potential involvement of proteases in the…”
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