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Steroid hormone concentrations and physiological toxicity of water from selected dams in Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: AK Faul --- Department of Biological Sciences, Namibia E Julies --- Department of Biological Sciences, Namibia EJ Pool --- Department of Medical Biosciences, South AfricaNamibia is a semi-arid to arid country and has most of its surface water in dams built on ephemeral rivers. Whilst water quality is often measured in terms of bacterial contamination and general physico-chemical characteristics, this study extends water quality... -
Michelangelo, the Sistine Chapel and the “secret” of cancer cachexia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: A. Laviano --- Department of Clinical Medicine, ItalyThe clinical journey of chronic diseases, including cancer, renal failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is frequently characterised by the progressive deterioration of nutritional status, leading to increased morbidity and mortality, and impinges upon quality of life. Disease-associated malnutrition is...