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Research protocol: Cisplatin-associated ototoxicity amongst patients receiving cancer chemotherapy and the feasibility of an audiological monitoring program by Paken, J, Govender, C D, Sewram, V

“…Cisplatin is an anti-cancer chemotherapy drug classified as an alkylating agent. It is used for the treatment of a variety of cancers such as cervical, breast,…”
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Biomarkers of exposure to fumonisin mycotoxins: a review by Shephard, G S, Van Der Westhuizen, L, Sewram, V

“…The investigation of adverse health effects associated with fungal mycotoxins requires the measurement of human exposure. Most frequently, this exposure is…”
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Health effects in populations living around the uraniferous gold mine tailings in South Africa: Gaps and opportunities for research by Schonfeld, S.J, Winde, F, Albrecht, C, Kielkowski, D, Liefferink, M, Patel, M, Sewram, V, Stoch, L, Whitaker, C, Schüz, J

“…Highlights • Workshop of cancer research needs in people living by South Africa gold mine tailings. • Environmental measures indicate uranium contamination…”
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Occurrence of the C-series fumonisins in maize from the former Transkei region of South Africa by Shephard, G.S, van der Westhuizen, L, Sewram, V, van Zyl, J, Rheeder, J.P

“…Fumonisins are a group of structurally related mycotoxins produced mainly in maize by Fusarium verticillioides and F. proliferatum. The most abundant naturally…”
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Golestan cohort study of oesophageal cancer: feasibility and first results by POURSHAMS, A, SAADATIAN-ELAHI, M, FAHIMI, S, SADJADI, A. R, NASROLLAHZADEH, D, AGHCHELI, K, KAMANGAR, F, ABNET, C. C, SAIDI, F, SEWRAM, V, STRICKLAND, P. T, DAWSEY, S. M, NOURAIE, M, BRENNAN, P, BOFFETTA, P, MALEKZADEH, R, MALEKSHAH, A. F, RAKHSHANI, N, SALAHI, R, YOONESSI, A, SEMNANI, S, ISLAMI, F, SOTOUDEH, M

“…To investigate the incidence of oesophageal cancer (EC) in the Golestan province of North-East Iran, we invited 1349 rural and urban inhabitants of Golestan…”
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An LC–MS–MS method for the determination of cyclizine in human serum by Mohammadi, A., Kanfer, I., Sewram, V., Walker, R.B.

“…Cyclizine is a piperazine derivative with anti-emetic activity that is useful in the prevention and treatment of nausea and vomiting associated with motion…”
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The simultaneous determination of selected flavonol glycosides and aglycones in Ginkgo biloba oral dosage forms by high-performance liquid chromatography–electrospray ionisation–mass spectrometry by Dubber, M.-J., Sewram, V., Mshicileli, N., Shephard, G.S., Kanfer, I.

“…An accurate, precise and sensitive liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometric (LC–MS–MS) method was developed for the determination of two flavonol…”
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Determination of patulin in apple juice by high-performance liquid chromatography–atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry by Sewram, V, Nair, J.J, Nieuwoudt, T.W, Leggott, N.L, Shephard, G.S

“…An HPLC–MS–MS method with selected reaction monitoring (SRM) for the determination of patulin in apple juice samples is described. Mass spectrometric detection…”
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Determination of the Fusarium mycotoxins, fusaproliferin and beauvericin by high-performance liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization mass spectrometry by Sewram, V, Nieuwoudt, T.W, Marasas, W.F.O, Shephard, G.S, Ritieni, A

“…A method is described using LC–MS for the detection of the mycotoxins fusaproliferin (FUS) and beauvericin (BEA) in cultures of Fusarium subglutinans and in…”
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Determination of the mycotoxin moniliformin in cultures of Fusarium subglutinans and in naturally contaminated maize by high-performance liquid chromatography–atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry by Sewram, V, Nieuwoudt, T.W, Marasas, W.F.O, Shephard, G.S, Ritieni, A

“…A LC–MS method employing triethylamine as ion-pairing reagent for the determination of moniliformin in culture material and naturally contaminated maize…”
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Fumonisins in Brazilian corn-based foods for infant consumption by de Castro, M F P M, Shephard, G S, Sewram, V, Vicente, E, Mendonça, T A, Jordan, A C

“…A survey of 196 samples of corn-based infant foods from 13 cities of Sao Paulo State, Brazil, was carried out to investigate the fumonisin contamination in the…”
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Carcinogenicity of opium consumption by Warnakulasuriya, Saman, Cronin-Fenton, Deirdre, Jinot, Jennifer, Kamangar, Farin, Malekzadeh, Reza, Dar, Nazir A, Etemadi, Arash, Fortini, Paola, Glass, Deborah C, Khanjani, Narges, Kikura-Hanajiri, Ruri, Malats, Nuria, Pourshams, Akram, Rahimi-Movaghar, Afarin, Richardson, David B, Sewram, Vikash, Girschik, Jennifer, Turner, Michelle C, Suonio, Eero, Grosse, Yann, Benbrahim-Tallaa, Lamia, Sheikh, Mahdi, Hosseini, Bayan, Li, MengMeng, Mattock, Heidi, Guyton, Kathryn Z, Schubauer-Berigan, Mary K

“…For laryngeal cancer, an adjusted hazard ratio (HR) of 2·5 (95% CI 1·2–5·3) for ever use and a positive cumulative exposure–response trend (p=0·0004) were…”
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Neighborhood greenness and burden of non-communicable diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: A multi-country cross-sectional study by Iyer, Hari S., James, Peter, Valeri, Linda, Bajunirwe, Francis, Nankya-Mutyoba, Joan, Njelekela, Marina, Chiwanga, Faraja, Sewram, Vikash, Ajayi, IkeOluwapo, Adebamowo, Clement, Dalal, Shona, Reid, Todd G., Rebbeck, Timothy R., Adami, Hans-Olov, Holmes, Michelle D.

“…Population growth, demographic transitions and urbanization in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) will increase non-communicable disease (NCD) burden. We studied the…”
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Supercritical fluid extraction and analysis of compounds from Clivia miniata for uterotonic activity by Sewram, V, Raynor, M W, Mulholland, D A, Raidoo, D M

“…In this descriptive study, the superciritical fluid extract of the roots of Clivia miniata L. was tested for uterotonic activity using guinea pig uterine…”
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Assessing Chronic Exposure to Fumonisin Mycotoxins: The Use of Hair as a Suitable Noninvasive Matrix by Sewram, V., Nair, J.J., Nieuwoudt, T.W., Gelderblom, W.C.A., Marasas, W.F.O., Shephard, G.S.

“…This study describes for the first time the accumulation of measurable levels of fumonisin mycotoxins in the hair of nonhuman primates (vervet monkeys,…”
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Consumption of processed food dietary patterns in four African populations by Holmes, Michelle D, Dalal, Shona, Sewram, Vikash, Diamond, Megan B, Adebamowo, Sally N, Ajayi, Ikeoluwapo O, Adebamowo, Clement, Chiwanga, Faraja S, Njelekela, Marina, Laurence, Carien, Volmink, Jimmy, Bajunirwe, Francis, Nankya-Mutyoba, Joan, Guwatudde, David, Reid, Todd G, Willett, Walter C, Adami, Hans-Olov, Fung, Teresa T

“…To identify predominant dietary patterns in four African populations and examine their association with obesity. Cross-sectional study.Setting/SubjectsWe used…”
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Coupling SFE to uterotonic bioassay: an on-line investigation of the uterotonic activity of compounds from Grewia occidentalis (Tiliaceae) by Mulholland, D.A., Sewram, V., Raynor, M., Thornell, K., Raidoo, D.M., Jäger, A.K.

“…Grewia occidentalis L. (Tiliaceae) is a scrambling shrub or small tree sometimes used as a decorative garden plant. The plant is used for a wide range of…”
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An overview of cancer research in South African academic and research institutions, 2013 - 2014 : research by Ruff, P., Sewram, V., Moodley, J., Freeman, M., Stefan, D.C., Asante-Shongwe, K., Sewram, V.

“…Background and objectives. Cancer is emerging as a critical public health problem in South Africa (SA). Recognising the importance of research in addressing…”
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An overview of cancer research in South African academic and research institutions, 2013 - 2014 : research by Moodley, J., Stefan, D.C., Sewram, V., Ruff, P., Freeman, M., Asante-Shongwe, K.

“…Background and objectives. Cancer is emerging as a critical public health problem in South Africa (SA). Recognising the importance of research in addressing…”
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An overview of cancer research in South African academic and research institutions, 2013 - 2014 by Moodley, Jennifer, Stefan, D Cristina, Sewram, Vikash, Ruff, Paul, Freeman, Melvyn, Asante-Shongwe, Kwanele

“…Cancer is emerging as a critical public health problem in South Africa (SA). Recognising the importance of research in addressing the cancer burden, the…”
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