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View article: Awareness levels of the health effects of agricultural pesticides and primary malignant bone tumours in hospital attendees in a town in South Africa
Awareness levels of the health effects of agricultural pesticides and primary malignant bone tumours in hospital attendees in a town in South Africa Open
Access to healthcare and education levels are generally low in impoverished or low socioeconomic communities. Furthermore, in agriculture, education levels have been identified as an important factor in understanding the harmful effects of…
View article: Prevalence of vascular injury in patients with orthopaedic trauma on the knee at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital
Prevalence of vascular injury in patients with orthopaedic trauma on the knee at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital Open
Background: Vascular injuries are frequently observed in cases of musculoskeletal trauma affecting the knee. The evidenced-based protocols are underutilised. This often leads to the overuse of Computed Tomography Angiogram (CTA). The purpo…
View article: Bilateral simultaneous fractures of the patellae: A review of the literature
Bilateral simultaneous fractures of the patellae: A review of the literature Open
Introduction: Bilateral simultaneous fractures of the patellae constitute an uncommon phenomenon. The aim of this review is to systematically evaluate existing literature on bilateral patella fractures, specifically traumatic fractures, wi…
View article: Osteoarticular TB specimen yield rates. Large joint analysis at a single centre.
Osteoarticular TB specimen yield rates. Large joint analysis at a single centre. Open
Tuberculosis (TB) remains endemic in South Africa. The spine, hip, and knee joints are common extra-pulmonary TB sites. Sound history taking, clinical examination, and basic laboratory and pathological tests remain key important steps in o…
View article: What can we learn from giant resonances in light nuclei?
What can we learn from giant resonances in light nuclei? Open
Extensive experimental investigations into understanding the fine structure of giant resonances in nuclei across the periodic table have been carried out in recent years using the state-of-the-art K600 magnetic spectrometer of iThemba LABS…
View article: Clinical pointers in Prevotella septic arthritis of the hip: a case report
Clinical pointers in Prevotella septic arthritis of the hip: a case report Open
Background Infective arthritis is an orthopaedic surgical emergency. Staphylococcus aureus remains the commonest causative bacteria across all age groups. Prevotella spp. as a cause of infective arthritis is extremely rare. Case report We …
View article: The Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital Fire: Our Orthopaedic Surgery Disaster Management and Lessons Learnt
The Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital Fire: Our Orthopaedic Surgery Disaster Management and Lessons Learnt Open
Purpose: This report aims to review the orthopaedic doctor's experiences and to provide insight for the formulation of response measures for similar incidents in the future.We further report on our orthopaedic surgery disaster management a…
View article: The impact of the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on orthopaedic trauma admissions in a central academic hospital in Johannesburg
The impact of the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on orthopaedic trauma admissions in a central academic hospital in Johannesburg Open
BACKGROUND: The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), commonly known as Covid-19, has caused a global economic and healthcare crisis. Many countries tried to curb the spread of the virus by implementing various lockdown restrictions to reduce tr…
View article: Effects of exercise training on bone mineral density and some health-related outcomes in HIV conditions
Effects of exercise training on bone mineral density and some health-related outcomes in HIV conditions Open
Introduction: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection remains prevalent co-morbidity, and among fracture patients. Few studies have investigated the role of exercise interventions in preventing bone demineralization in people who have…
View article: A Rare Case Report of Extrapulmonary Rifampicin Resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis of the elbow Joint
A Rare Case Report of Extrapulmonary Rifampicin Resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis of the elbow Joint Open
Abstract Rifampicin resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (TB) is common but extrapulmonary Rifampicin resistant Mycobacterium TB of the elbow joint is very rare. We present a 45 year old male patient who presented with a one week history o…
View article: A Rare Case Report of Extrapulmonary Rifampicin Resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis of the elbow Joint
A Rare Case Report of Extrapulmonary Rifampicin Resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis of the elbow Joint Open
Abstract Rifampicin resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (TB) is common but extrapulmonary Rifampicin resistant Mycobacterium TB of the elbow joint is very rare. We present a 45 year old male patient who presented with a one week history o…
View article: Search for <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mi>γ</mml:mi></mml:math>-Ray Line Signals from Dark Matter Annihilations in the Inner Galactic Halo from 10 Years of Observations with H.E.S.S.
Search for -Ray Line Signals from Dark Matter Annihilations in the Inner Galactic Halo from 10 Years of Observations with H.E.S.S. Open
Spectral lines are among the most powerful signatures for dark matter (DM) annihilation searches in very-high-energy γ rays. The central region of the Milky Way halo is one of the most promising targets given its large amount of DM and pro…
View article: The H.E.S.S. Galactic plane survey
The H.E.S.S. Galactic plane survey Open
We present the results of the most comprehensive survey of the Galactic plane in very high-energy (VHE) γ -rays, including a public release of Galactic sky maps, a catalog of VHE sources, and the discovery of 16 new sources of VHE γ -rays.…
View article: H.E.S.S. discovery of very high energy γ-ray emission from PKS 0625−354
H.E.S.S. discovery of very high energy γ-ray emission from PKS 0625−354 Open
PKS 0625−354 (z = 0.055) was observed with the four High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) telescopes in 2012 during 5.5 h. The source was detected above an energy threshold of 200 GeV at a significance level of 6.1σ. No significant va…
View article: HESS J1741−302: a hidden accelerator in the Galactic plane
HESS J1741−302: a hidden accelerator in the Galactic plane Open
The H.E.S.S. Collaboration has discovered a new very high energy (VHE, E > 0.1 TeV) γ -ray source, HESS J1741−302, located in the Galactic plane. Despite several attempts to constrain its nature, no plausible counterpart has been found so …
View article: TeV Gamma-Ray Observations of the Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817 with H.E.S.S.
TeV Gamma-Ray Observations of the Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817 with H.E.S.S. Open
We search for high-energy gamma-ray emission from the binary neutron star merger GW170817 with the H.E.S.S. Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescopes. The observations presented here have been obtained starting only 5.3 hr after GW170817. The H.E.S…
View article: Measurement of the EBL spectral energy distribution using the VHE<i>γ</i>-ray spectra of H.E.S.S. blazars
Measurement of the EBL spectral energy distribution using the VHE<i>γ</i>-ray spectra of H.E.S.S. blazars Open
Very high-energy γ rays (VHE, E ≳ 100 GeV) propagating over cosmological distances can interact with the low-energy photons of the extragalactic background light (EBL) and produce electron-positron pairs. The transparency of the Universe t…
View article: Characterizing the <i>γ</i>-ray long-term variability of PKS 2155−304 with H.E.S.S. and <i>Fermi</i>-LAT
Characterizing the <i>γ</i>-ray long-term variability of PKS 2155−304 with H.E.S.S. and <i>Fermi</i>-LAT Open
Studying the temporal variability of BL Lac objects at the highest energies provides unique insights into the extreme physical processes occurring in relativistic jets and in the vicinity of super-massive black holes. To this end, the long…
View article: H.E.S.S. Limits on Linelike Dark Matter Signatures in the 100 GeV to 2 TeV Energy Range Close to the Galactic Center
H.E.S.S. Limits on Linelike Dark Matter Signatures in the 100 GeV to 2 TeV Energy Range Close to the Galactic Center Open
No significant excess associated with dark matter annihilations was found in the energy range of 100 GeV to 2 TeV and upper limits on the gamma-ray flux and the velocity weighted annihilation cross section are derived adopting an Einasto d…
View article: Search for Dark Matter Annihilations towards the Inner Galactic Halo from 10 Years of Observations with H.E.S.S.
Search for Dark Matter Annihilations towards the Inner Galactic Halo from 10 Years of Observations with H.E.S.S. Open
The inner region of the Milky Way halo harbors a large amount of dark matter (DM). Given its proximity, it is one of the most promising targets to look for DM. We report on a search for the annihilations of DM particles using γ-ray observa…
View article: A search for very high-energy flares from the microquasars GRS 1915+105, Circinus X-1, and V4641 Sgr using contemporaneous H.E.S.S. and RXTE observations
A search for very high-energy flares from the microquasars GRS 1915+105, Circinus X-1, and V4641 Sgr using contemporaneous H.E.S.S. and RXTE observations Open
Context. Microquasars are potential γ -ray emitters. Indications of transient episodes of γ -ray emission were recently reported in at least two systems: Cyg X-1 and Cyg X-3. The identification of additional γ -ray-emitting microquasars is…