Background: A human ribosomal protein L9 (RPL9) encodes a protein that is a component of the 60S subunit. RPL9 is located on chromosome 4p14 and is approximately 5.5 kb in length and contains 8 exons. The message for human ...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) encodes three enzymes that are dependent on vitamin B12–derived cofactors for activity, including a B12-dependent methionine synthase (MetH). Previously, work in the Molecular Mycobacteriology ...

Oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) has a high prevalence in the Asiatic belt and areas of Africa. In South Africa (SA), the incidence of this cancer in the Eastern Cape is one of the highest in the world. The ...

Streptococcus pneumoniae, known as the pneumococcus, remains the leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide in children <5 years due to pneumonia, with the highest burden of disease in developing countries. The ...

This thesis explores one incident of violence known as the Moleleki execution in which eight ANC Youth League members and one adult ANC member were executed by members of a self defence unit (SDU) or informal defence ...

In any act of household migration, there are movers (the migrant) and stayers (those left behind), and both of these two groups have expectations. The movers expect to make some benefits at the destination while the ...

The purpose of the study was to explore how the North West Provincial Government (NWPG) is managing its economic growth and development policy. In this study, an assumption is made that the successful management EG&DP ...

Biomass burning contributes significantly to the global concentrations of greenhouse gases and aerosols in the atmosphere (Fishman et al., 2003, Kaufman et al., 1998). The African continent is responsible for a large ...

Abstract. In their treatment of juveniles, chimpanzees show exceptional tolerance towards the behaviours of juvenile chimpanzees and go to great lengths to care for juvenile chimpanzees. This report will examine the ...