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Cultural competence among occupational therapy students at the University of the Free State, South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2012)
English: The study investigates occupational therapy students’ perceptions about cultural competence and assessed their levels of competence to determine whether the undergraduate occupational therapy curriculum at the ...
Arbeidsterpie en die gebruik van musiektempo in behandeling: die effek op die geestesgesondheidsverbruiker met psigose
(University of the Free State, 2010-11)
English: The mental health care user (MHCU) with psychosis presents with various restrictions in his/her occupational performance components (OPC’s) and occupational performance areas (OPA’s). Restricted motivation, ...
The occupations and socio-cultural context of Sesotho speaking adults with mental health problems
(University of the Free State, 2012-02)
English: The aim of this study was to explore the occupations and socio-cultural context of the Sesotho speaking adult with mental health problems, attending either of the group therapy programs at The Clinic or The Second ...
An online multiple-choice microbiology game for undergraduate medical students: a case study
(University of the Free State, 2012)
English: Educational games are increasingly used in medical curricula to enhance the process of mastering subject content. Students experience medical microbiology as an exceptional challenge because of unfamiliar terminology ...
Phase I, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, single-dose escalation study of the recombinant factor VIIa variant BAY 86-6150 in hemophilia
(International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2012)
Background: BAY 86-6150 is a new human recombinant
factor VIIa variant developed for high procoagulant
activity and longer action in people with hemophilia with
inhibitors. Objectives: To investigate the safety, ...
Reducing unnecessary blood smear examinations: can Sysmex blood cell analysers help?
(The Society of Medical Laboratory Technologists, 2014-06)
Background: The microscopic assessment of a peripheral blood smear is an essential diagnostic tool. Many haematology laboratories currently assess smears microscopically for every full blood count request, many of which ...
The effect of concrete and artificial turf surfaces on lower limb muscle fatigue among UFS netball players
(University of the Free State, 2015-06)
Objective: The present study sought to determine the effect of synthetic and concrete surface on lower limb muscle fatigue on UFS netball players. Fatigue increases the risk for injuries and play surfaces with less absorbing ...
Laboratory diagnosis and management of von Willebrand disease in South Africa
(Thieme Medical Publishers, 2011)
Patients with von Willebrand disease (VWD) in South Africa are cared for in
17 Hemophilia Treatment Centers. The exact prevalence of the disease is uncertain, but
539 patients are annotated in registries. VWD patients ...
Differential sensitivity of von Willebrand factor (VWF) 'activity' assays to large and small VWF molecular weight forms: a cross-laboratory study comparing ristocetin cofactor, collagen-binding and mAb-based assays
(International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2012)
Background: von Willebrand disease (VWD), the
most common inherited bleeding disorder, is caused by
deficiencies and/or defects in von Willebrand factor (VWF).
An effective diagnostic and VWD typing strategy requires
plasma ...
Cucurbitacin B inhibits growth, arrests the cell cycle, and potentiates antiproliferative efficacy of cisplatin in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma cell lines
(Spandidos Publications, 2010)
Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) is the
second most common skin cancer with a substantial risk of
metastasis which causes clinical treatment failure. This study
investigated the anti-CSCC effects of a triterpenoid ...