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Beukes J, Reyneke J, Becker P
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg . 2012 Jul; 42(1):43-8. PMID: 22819693
The postoperative skeletal stability following surgical advancement of the mandible can be influenced by several factors. The effect of the medial pterygoid muscle and the stylomandibular ligament on the stability...
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Bosman E, Esterhuizen A, Rodrigues F, Becker P, Hoffmann W
Andrologia . 2012 May; 45(1):18-25. PMID: 22571794
The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of hyperinsulinaemia in a group of normozoospermic donors and the influence of insulin levels on in vitro fertilisation (IVF) outcome....
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Masekela R, Anderson R, Moodley T, Kitchin O, Risenga S, Becker P, et al.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis . 2012 Jan; 16(1):114-9. PMID: 22236856
Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected children have an eleven-fold risk of acute lower respiratory tract infection. This places HIV-infected children at risk of airway destruction and bronchiectasis. Objective: To...
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Lodder J, Simson W, Becker P
S Afr J Surg . 2011 Sep; 48(3):76-9. PMID: 21923998
Aim: To document the anatomical distribution of melanoma, extent of disease, results of treatment and survival among black patients in the north-eastern part of South Africa. Methods: All available histological...
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Steyn M, Becker P, Labbe E, Scholtz Y, Myburgh J
Forensic Sci Int . 2011 Aug; 214(1-3):210.e1-4. PMID: 21871745
Forensic anthropologists frequently use measurements of the human skeleton to determine sex and ancestry. Since the establishment of the Daubert criteria of admissibility of scientific evidence to court, methodologies used...
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Koorts A, Levay P, Hall A, van der Merwe C, Becker P, Viljoen M
Blood Cells Mol Dis . 2011 May; 47(1):50-5. PMID: 21570326
Background: The expression of the two types of ferritin subunits, the H-subunit and L-subunit, has been shown to be differentially regulated by cytokines. The primary aim of the present study...
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Koorts A, Levay P, Becker P, Viljoen M
Mediators Inflamm . 2011 May; 2011:716301. PMID: 21547258
Forty-eight patients were subdivided according to C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, resulting in 19 patients with normal (2.8 ± 2.8 mg/L) and 29 with elevated (82.2 ± 76.2 mg/L) CRP levels....
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Labbe E, van Rooyen C, Nawrocki S, Becker P
Forensic Sci Int . 2011 May; 209(1-3):195.e1-7. PMID: 21530118
Establishing ancestry from a skeleton for forensic purposes has been shown to be difficult. The purpose of this paper is to address the application of thirteen non-metric traits to estimate...
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Dawjee S, Becker P, Hlongwa P
SADJ . 2010 Dec; 65(9):404-8. PMID: 21180286
Successful orthodontic treatment is based on a clear perception by the clinician of a patient's facial preference and treatment needs. Bimaxillary protrusion is a normal facial trait seen in the...
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Vance V, Steyn M, Labbe E, Becker P
Forensic Sci Int . 2010 Mar; 199(1-3):110.e1-9. PMID: 20338703
New techniques are continuously developed to establish individualizing characteristics of unknown skeletonized remains. However, the critical evaluations of older, and seemingly standardized, methods are also necessary. Since many of the...