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The effect of family functioning and basic need satisfaction on decision-making styles of adolescents: a rural South African sample
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
Families are complex and diverse, but essentially are the cornerstone of society. There is very limited research regarding the role family functioning and basic psychological needs play in the decision-making styles of ...
Unlocking the grid: Language-in-education policy realisation in post-apartheid South Africa
(Routledge, 2014)
This paper reflects on the state of educational language policy two decades into a postApartheid South Africa caught between official multilingualism and English. The
focus is on the national language-in-education policy ...
Trade unions in an emerging economy :The case of South Africa
(United Nations University, 2014)
This paper provides a historical overview of the South African trade union movement,
followed by a brief discussion of the labour market legislation and institutions formed since
1994. Thereafter, a detailed evaluation ...
Genetic polymorphisms and haplotypes of the organic cation transporter 1 gene (SLC22A1) in the Xhosa population of South Africa
(Brazilian Society of Genetics, 2014)
Human organic cation transporter 1 is primarily expressed in hepatocytes and mediates the electrogenic transport of
various endogenous and exogenous compounds, including clinically important drugs. Genetic polymorphisms ...
The centre for multilingualism and diversities research at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
There is an urgency in theorising how
diversity is negotiated, communicated,
and disputed as a matter of everyday
ordinariness that is compounded by the
clear linkages between diversity, transformation,
voice, agency, ...
RAMICS: Trainable, high-speed and biologically relevant alignment of high-throughput sequencing reads to coding DNA
(Oxford University Press, 2014)
The challenge presented by high-throughput sequencing necessitates the development of novel
tools for accurate alignment of reads to reference sequences. Current approaches focus on using heuristics to map reads quickly ...
Fear of the perpetrator: A major reason why sexual assault victims delayed presenting at hospital
(Wiley, 2014)
Sexual violence occurs globally and has been reportedacross various cultures and among all demographic andsocio-economic groups. Although both sexes are affected,women are usually the victims and men the perpetrators;in ...
Traditional health practitioners’ perceptions, herbal treatment and management of HIV and related opportunistic infections
(BMC, 2014)
In South Africa, traditional health practitioners’ (THPs) explanatory frameworks concerning illness
aetiologies are much researched. However there is a gap in the literature on how THPs understand HIV-related
opportunistic ...