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Kiara: an open source SIP system to support Deaf telephony
(Telkom, 2008)
This paper describes Kiara, an open source SIPbased communication system that provides the building blocks to enable Deaf relay services. We have implemented a prototype that provides real-time text, voice and video to a ...
Rethinking the notion of a 'higher law': Heidegger and Derrida on the Anaximander fragment
(Springer, 2009)
The Anaximander fragment, in the readings of both Heidegger and Derrida, speaks of that which exceeds positive law. In this article, the author provides a detailed reading of Heidegger’s Der Spruch des Anaximander, showing ...
Obesity in South Africa: Challenges for government and health professionals
(Nutrition Society, 2005)
OBJECTIVES: To review data on the prevalence, causes and health consequences of
obesity in South Africa and propose interventions to prevent and treat obesity and
related outcomes.
METHODS: Data from existing literature ...
Estimating the burden of disease attributable to excess body weight in South Africa in 2000
(South African Medical Association, 2007)
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the burden of disease attributable to
excess body weight using the body mass index (BMI), by age
and sex, in South Africa in 2000.
DESIGN: World Health Organization comparative risk
assessment ...
Racial desegregation and the institutionalisation of ‘race’ in university governance: The case of the University of Cape Town
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2009-12)
The racial desegregation of the student bodies of historically white universities in South Africa has
had significant political implications for student politics and university governance. I discuss two
key moments in ...
Impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic on non-communicable disease prevention
(South African Medical Association, 2005-04)
HIV/AIDS continues to ravage sub-Saharan Africa, and in
South Africa accounts for 30% of all mortality, making it the
leading cause of death. The epidemic has had other negative
effects, which have not been fully realised. ...
Ex-prisoners' views on imprisonment and re-entry
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2009)
In the past 15 years much research has been conducted on the prison system in South Africa focusing on governance, law reform and human rights. It is, however, of particular concern that the voices of prisoners and ...
Socially aware software engineering for the developing world
(IIMC International Information Management Corporation, 2006)
While the social effects of Information Technology (IT) have received much attention there is very little work on targeted methodologies to develop IT applications and content in a developing world environment. This paper ...
Reflection on three years of rural wireless Internet Protocol communication
(Telkom, 2007)
This paper reports on three years of research and fieldwork with a rural wireless Internet Protocol communication project. We built a long-range WiFi network and custom communication software to support a rural telehealth ...
Preparation of Deaf end-users and the softbridge for semi-automated relay trials
(Telkom, 2004)
Following on the development of several prototypes, we have built a semi-automated Deaf Telephony prototype on the SoftBridge platform. This prototype relays text and speech between Deaf users on the Internet and hearing ...