Anthropometric studies on African athletes who participated in the 1st African University Games.

Student-Athlete or Athlete-Student: Analysis of Benefits and Barriers of University Sport Participation in South Africa

Background. Universities are perceived as the hub for sports talent identification and development. This perception puts much pressure on student-athletes who are expected to excel in sport despite their academic commitments. Based on this expectation, students who participate in sports could be regarded as athlete-student, rather than student-athlete. Objectives. The study was carried out to ...

The Regression Modelling of Kinanthropometric and Kinematic Variables in Relation to Ball Velocity of Nigerian Female Tennis Players

Background. Kinanthropometric and Kinematic variable are important in the understanding of performance in various sports. These variables have not been explored among Tennis players in Nigeria. Objectives. An exploration to establish a regression model for kinanthropometric and kinematic variables in relation to ball velocity of Nigerian Female Tennis Players. Methods. Data were collected thr...

Studies on the replication of African Horse Sickness Virus in two different cell line cultures

The average African American male face: an anthropometric analysis.

OBJECTIVES To determine the average facial proportions of the African American man and compare results with the neoclassical canons of facial proportions and the standard for the North American white man. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. METHODS Photographs and anthropometric measurements of the face were taken of 109 men of African American descent aged between 18 and 30 years, and results w...

Molecular identification and successful treatment of Chlamydophila psittaci (genotype B) in a clinically affected Congo African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus erithacus)

Avian chlamydiosis is caused by Chlamydiophila psittaci with the highest infection rate in parrots (Psittacidae) and pigeons (Columbiformes). A two-year-old Congo African grey parrot was examined since the bird had shown clinical signs of anorexia, depression, diarrhea, and mild dyspnea and based on biochemical and hemathological analysis the bird was diagnosed as having anemia, leukocytosis, h...