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Adapting a community of practice model to design an innovative ethics curriculum in healthcare
(Karger, 2013)The focus of healthcare ethics within the framework of ethical principles and philosophical foundations has always, in recent times, been the community, namely, the healthcare provider, the patient or, in research, the ... -
Adapting an undergraduate dental objectively structured clinical examination (OSCE) during COVID‑19
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2021)In the 5-year dentistry curriculum at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa (SA), prosthetic dentistry is presented as modules, starting in the 2nd year and culminating in the final module in the 5th year. Students ... -
Adapting the diabetes prevention program for low and middle-income countries: Protocol for a cluster randomised trial to evaluate lifestyle Africa
(BMJ, 2019)Low and middle-income countries like South Africa are experiencing major increases in burden of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular conditions. However, evidence-based interventions to address ... -
Adapting the learning environment of a first year interprofessional module towards collaborative-ready graduates
(Nurse Education Today, 2022)Background: There has been a global call for a more collaborative workforce to combat the complex healthcare challenges experienced in societies. As a result, health professions education has amended their curricula to ... -
Adapting the yeast consolidated bioprocessing paradigm for biorefineries
(Green Wave Publishing of Canada, 2018)Despite decades long development, no natural or engineered organism has been isolated that can produce commodity products at the rates and yields required by industry via direct microbial conversion. However, new genomic ... -
Adapting to, integrating and selfmanaging HIV as a chronic illness: a scoping review protocol
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2021)The process of adapting to a life with a chronic illness, is a well-researched phenomenon for a number of common chronic illnesses. The construct, adaptation, embeds the notions of integration of the chronic illness ... -
Adapting x264 to asynchronous video telephony for the Deaf
(Telkom, 2008)Deaf people want to communicate remotely with sign language. Sign language requires sufficient video quality to be intelligible. Internet-based real-time video tools do not provide that quality. Our approach is to use ... -
Adding injury to insult: Intrusive laws on top of a weak system
(Constitutional Court Review, 2016)Local governments often encounter difficulties when state functions and powers are devolved to them. Capacity at local level often becomes the Achilles heel of devolution. This is the case in South Africa. The South African ... -
Additive antibacterial activity of naringenin and antibiotic combinations against multidrug resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(Academic Journals, 2015)Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus has been causing numerous problems in the health care sector. This is mainly due to its ability to develop resistance to a number of antibiotics used to treat staphylococcal ... -
Addressing climate change through international human rights law: From (extra) territoriality to common concern of humankind
(Cambridge University Press, 2022)International human rights law (IHRL) offers potential responses to the consequences of climate change. However, the focus of IHRL on territorial jurisdiction and the causation-based allocation of obligations does not ... -
Addressing dualisms in student perceptions of a historically white and black university in South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)Normative discourses about higher education institutions may perpetuate stereotypes about institutions. Few studies explore student perceptions of universities and how transformative pedagogical interventions in university ... -
Addressing female genital cutting/mutilation (FGC/M) in The Gambia
(Routledge, 2021)The purpose of this chapter is to examine the viability of the use of criminal sanction to address FGC/M in general. It then examines the nexus between FCG/M and human rights and discusses the reasons often adduced to ... -
Addressing Human Rights concerns raised by mandatory HIV testing of pregnant women through the Protocol to the African Charter on the Rights of Women
(Journal of African Law, 2008)This article considers the importance of preventing mother to child transmission of HIV in Africa. It argues, however, that any approach to achieving this aim must be consistent with respect for human rights. In particular, ... -
Addressing non-communicable diseases in the Western Cape, South Africa
(PAGEpress, 2019)Chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCDs) are increasing with grave consequences to countries’ development. The purpose of this study was three-fold: (1) to determine challenges PURE study participants faced regarding CNCD ... -
Addressing social determinants of health in South Africa: the journey continues
(Health Systems Trust (HST), 2017)With the recent change from the Millennium Development Goals to the 17 new Sustainable Development Goals, the focus of the global development agenda is expanding: there is attention on a broader set of social determinants ... -
Addressing the limits of autonomy: Origin, organization and purpose of horizontal intergovernmental forums in three federations
(Centro Studi sul Federalismo, 2020)Horizontal intergovernmental forums that bring together the constituent units of a federation are increasingly common. This article examines the origin, organization and purpose of the premium horizontal intergovernmental ... -
Addressing the social determinants of health: A case study from the Mitanin (Community Health Worker) programme in India
(London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 2014)The Mitanin Programme, a government community health worker (CHW) programme, was started in Chhattisgarh State of India in 2002. The CHWs (Mitanins) have consistently adopted roles that ... -
Addressing the tensions and complexities involved in commissioning and undertaking implementation research in low- and middle-income countries
(BMJ, 2018)Rapid scale-up of new policies and guidelines, in the context of weak health systems in low/middle-income countries (LMIC), has led to greater interest and funding for implementation research. Implementation research ... -
Addressing wrongful convictions or miscarriages of justice in the BRICS nations
(University of Tyumen, 2022)For many decades, international human rights law has recognised the danger of wrongful convictions and miscarriages of justice. It is against this background that measures have been taken to prevent or combat wrongful ... -
Adenomatoid odontogenic tumour in the anterior mandible: a case report
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2020)Adenomatoid odontogenic tumours are hamartomatous lesions that rarely deviate from their well-recognised radiological features. However, increasing numbers with atypical radiological features have been reported in recent ...