Genetic structure and sex‐biased gene flow in the history of southern African populations
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DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.23694
Abstract: Abstract Objectives We investigated the genetic history of southern African populations with a special focus on their paternal history. We reexamined previous claims that the Y‐chromosome haplogroup E1b1b (E‐M293) was brought to southern Africa by… read more here.
Keywords: southern african; sex biased; history; history southern ... See more keywords
Reassessing southern African silcrete geochemistry: implications for silcrete origin and sourcing of silcrete artefacts
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DOI: 10.1002/esp.4976
Abstract: A synthesis of the geochemistry of silcretes and their host sediments in the Kalahari Desert and Cape coastal zone, using isocon comparisons, shows that silcretes in the two regions are very different. Kalahari Desert silcretes… read more here.
Keywords: reassessing southern; southern african; silcrete geochemistry; geochemistry ... See more keywords
Emerging contaminant exposure to aquatic systems in the Southern African Development Community
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DOI: 10.1002/etc.5284
Abstract: The growing production and use of chemicals and the resultant increase in environmental exposure is of particular concern in developing countries where there is rapid industrialization and population growth but limited information on the occurrence… read more here.
Keywords: southern african; toxicology; chemistry; community ... See more keywords
The Angola Low: relationship with southern African rainfall and ENSO
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DOI: 10.1007/s00382-018-4222-3
Abstract: The main states of the Angola Low (AL) are identified using clustering analysis applied to daily anomalous patterns of 700-hPa wind vorticity over Angola and adjacent countries from November to March for the 1980/81–2014/15 period.… read more here.
Keywords: angola low; southern african; african rainfall; rainfall ... See more keywords
Evaluation of letsoku and related Southern African clayey soils
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DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2018.07.025
Abstract: Abstract The nature of letsoku and related clayey soils, traditionally used by indigenous Southern African communities for a wide range of purposes, was explored. Thirty nine samples were collected from Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, South Africa… read more here.
Keywords: letsoku related; southern african; evaluation letsoku; clayey soils ... See more keywords
Anti-HIV activity of southern African plants: Current developments, phytochemistry and future research
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2017.08.005
Abstract: Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance The African continent is home to a large number of higher plant species used over centuries for many applications, which include treating and managing diseases such as HIV. Due to the overwhelming… read more here.
Keywords: use; hiv activity; southern african; hiv ... See more keywords
A review of the traditional use of southern African medicinal plants for the treatment of fungal skin infections.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2019.112539
Abstract: ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Human dermatophyte infections are one of the most common classes of infection globally, with an estimated 1.7 billion people contracting at least one infection annually. Southern African ethnic groups used multiple plants to… read more here.
Keywords: southern african; plant species; medicinal plants; african medicinal ... See more keywords
Accuracy of the Demirjian and Willems methods of age estimation in a Black Southern African population.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2018.01.004
Abstract: The accuracies of the original Demirjian, modified Demirjian and Willems dental age estimation methods were compared for a Black Southern African population to determine their usefulness for forensic and anthropological purposes. Data were collected using… read more here.
Keywords: southern african; age estimation; black southern; demirjian willems ... See more keywords
Race and Class in the Postwar World: The Southern African Labour Congress
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DOI: 10.1017/s014754791800011x
Abstract: Abstract Understandings of class have often been highly racialized and gendered. This article examines the efforts of white workers’ organizations in Southern Africa during the 1940s to forge such a class identity across the region… read more here.
Keywords: african labour; labor; postwar world; class ... See more keywords
Review of children with Takayasu’s arteritis at a Southern African tertiary care centre
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DOI: 10.1017/s1047951118000938
Abstract: Abstract Introduction Takayasu’s arteritis is a rare idiopathic arteritis causing stenosis or aneurysms of the aorta, pulmonary arteries, and their branches. It usually occurs in women, but has been described in children. Objective The objective… read more here.
Keywords: african tertiary; southern african; arteritis southern; arteritis ... See more keywords
Whole-genome sequencing for an enhanced understanding of genetic variation among South Africans
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00663-9
Abstract: The Southern African Human Genome Programme is a national initiative that aspires to unlock the unique genetic character of southern African populations for a better understanding of human genetic diversity. In this pilot study the… read more here.
Keywords: whole genome; southern african; southeastern bantu; genome sequencing ... See more keywords