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    Diagnosing tuberculous pericarditis by REUTER, H, BURGESS, L, VAN VUUREN, W, DOUBELL, A

    Published in QJM : An International Journal of Medicine (01-12-2006)
    “…Definitive diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis requires isolation of the tubercle bacillus from pericardial fluid, but isolating the organism is often…”
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    Development of a bite force transducer for measuring maximum voluntary bite forces between individual opposing tooth surfaces by Jansen van Vuuren, L., Jansen van Vuuren, W.A., Broadbent, J.M., Duncan, W.J., Waddell, J.N.

    “…Bite forces are studied in order to understand a wide range of factors pertaining to the mastication system. Various strain gauge transducers have been…”
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    An optimised credit scorecard to enhance cut-off score determination by Van Vuuren, Gary W., Kritzinger, Nico

    “…Background: Credit scoring is a statistical tool allowing banks to distinguish between good and bad clients. However, literature in the world of credit scoring…”
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    Procyclicality in tradeable credit risk : consequences for South Africa by Visser, Dirk, Van Vuuren, Gary W.

    “…Background: Tradeable credit assets are vulnerable to two varieties of credit risk: default risk (which manifests itself as a binary outcome) and spread risk…”
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    A regression and comparative study of United States and South African yield curves using principal component analysis by Van Vuuren, Gary W., Mohamed, Ashfaaq, Patel, Kavir

    “…Volatile markets and economic environments can significantly distort the shape and smoothness of yield curve movements. This study explores the influence of…”
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    Development and comparison of payment behaviour prediction models for two South African state departments by van Vuuren, Gary W., Fourie, Erika, Verster, Tanja

    “…Background: No credit rating methodology currently exists for any of South Africa’s sub nationals. Aim: To develop a generic, quantitative credit rating…”
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    Exploring contingent convertible bond alternatives for African banks by Van Vuuren, Gary W., Liebenberg, Francois J.N., Heymans, André

    “…Background: A variant of the contingent convertible bond, first proposed in 2011, is investigated: the Call Option Enhanced Reverse Convertible (COERC)…”
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    Measuring the systemic risk in the South African banking sector by Heymans, Andre, Pretorius, Anmar, Foggitt, Gregory M., van Vuuren, Gary W.

    “…Background: In the aftermath of the sub-prime crisis, systemic risk has become a greater priority for regulators, with the National Treasury (2011) stating…”
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    A proposed best practice model validation framework for banks by de Jongh, Pieter J. (Riaan), Larney, Janette, Verster, Tanja, Mare, Eben, van Vuuren, Gary W.

    “…Background: With the increasing use of complex quantitative models in applications throughout the financial world, model risk has become a major concern. The…”
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    Hydatid cyst fistula into the aorta presenting with massive hemoptysis. Case report and literature review by Harris, D G, Van Vuuren, W M, Augustyn, J, Rossouw, G J

    Published in Journal of cardiovascular surgery (01-08-2001)
    “…Hydatid involvement of the aorta is extremely uncommon. We present a case where a hydatid cyst of the lung eroded into the thoracic aorta, causing massive…”
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    The role of histopathology in establishing the diagnosis of tuberculous pericardial effusions in the presence of HIV by Reuter, H, Burgess, L J, Schneider, J, Van Vuuren, W, Doubell, A F

    Published in Histopathology (01-02-2006)
    “…Aims : To establish the influence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection on the histopathological features of patients presenting with tuberculous…”
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    Cultural influences on risks and risk management: six case studies by van Vuuren, W

    Published in Safety science (01-02-2000)
    “…Ever since the accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant on 28 March 1979, the term ‘safety culture’ has been a hot topic for both researchers and…”
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    Organisational failure: lessons from industry applied in the medical domain by van Vuuren, W.

    Published in Safety science (01-10-1999)
    “…Risk management in the medical domain and medical accidents in particular are receiving growing interest from researchers in industrial engineering and…”
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    social returns of agricultural practices for promoting water quality improvement by Vuuren, W. van, Giraldez, J.C, Stonehouse, D.P

    Published in Canadian journal of agricultural economics (01-11-1997)
    “…Soil erosion leads to various degrees of soil productivity loss and to pollution when contaminants load into watercourses. Practices to conserve soil do not…”
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    Mental Health in High-Tech System by Sh Arghami, J Nasl Seraji, K Mohammad, Gh Zamani, A Farhangi, W Van Vuuren

    Published in Iranian journal of public health (01-03-2005)
    “…Stress and mental health at the place of work have received great attention by researchers. In spite of technology improvement in high-tech systems, the…”
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    Platform-Driven Development of Product Families: Linking Theory with Practice by Halman, Johannes I. M., Hofer, Adrian P., Van Vuuren, Wim

    “…Firms in many industries increasingly are considering platform‐based approaches to reduce complexity and to better leverage investments in new product…”
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