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Ons is Boesmans: commentary on the naming of Bushmen in the southern Kalahari
(National Inquiry Services Centre, 2015)
This paper examines academic debates about the nomenclature of the San in light of recent ethnographic data. Academic debates centre around two aspects: the apparent complicity of the term “bushman” in construing the San ...
Reasons for missed appointments linked to a public-sector intervention targeting patients with stable chronic conditions in South Africa: results from in-depth interviews and a retrospective review of medical records
(BioMed Central, 2017)
BACKGROUND
Missed appointments serve as a key indicator for adherence to therapy and as such, identifying patient reasons for this inconsistency could assist in developing programmes to improve health outcomes. In this ...
The disclosure of the identities of anonymous minors upon the age of majority: clean slate or dismal fate?
(LitNet Akademies, 2016)
The identity of minors (juveniles under the age of 18 years) is protected during court proceedings. However, when they turn 18, their identities are no longer withheld by the courts and the media. This article examines two ...
The in vitro modulation of steroidogenesis by inflammatory cytokines and insulin in TM3 Leydig cells
(BioMed Central, 2018)
BACKGROUND: Cytokines and hormones, including insulin, are known to modulate the hypothalamic-pituitary-testes
axis and steroidogenesis, both centrally and peripherally. In the context of chronic inflammation and
hyper ...
The South African Legal Practice Act: the requirement for University law clinics to have trust accounts: oversight or deliberate barrier?
(Faculty of Law University of the Western Cape, 2016)
The Legal Practice Act (LPA) appears to have far-reaching implications for legal practitioners at university law clinics. This article will, however, focus only on the compulsory requirement that attorneys at university ...
The relationship between household sanitation and women’s experience of menstrual hygiene: Findings from a cross-sectional survey in Kaduna State, Nigeria
(MDPI, 2018)
Global efforts to improve sanitation have emphasized the needs of women and girls.
Managing menstruation is one such need, yet there is scarce research capturing current practices.
This study investigated the relationships ...
Extending the nomological network of wellness at work
(Southern African Institute for Management Scientists (SAIMS), 2016)
Modern-day organisations face rapid and continuous change. In order to deal with this rapidly changing and current hostile economic environment, most organisations have become increasingly dependent on a healthy and engaged ...
Effect of landcover/land-use changes on water availability in and around Ruti Dam in Nyazvidzi catchment, Zimbabwe
(Water Research Commission, 2018)
The aim of this study was to quantify the upstream land-use and landcover changes and assess their effect on Ruti Dam levels
and water availability in Nyazvidzi catchment. Remote-sensing techniques, hydrologic modelling ...
An optimal portfolio and capital management strategy for basel III compliant commercial banks
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2014)
We model a Basel III compliant commercial bank that operates in a financial market consisting of a treasury security, a marketable security, and a loan and we regard the interest rate in the market as being stochastic. We ...
The production of hydrogen through the use of a 77 wt% Pd 23 wt% Ag membrane water gas shift Reactor
(Elsevier, 2016)
Hydrogen as an energy carrier has the potential to decarbonize the energy sector. This work presents the application of a palladium-silver (PdeAg) membrane-based reactor. The membrane reactor which is made from PdeAg film ...