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Observations on the ecology of Pleurobrachia pileus (Ctenophora) in the southern Benguela ecosystem
(NISC (Pty) Ltd and Taylor & Francis, 2003)The vertical distribution, abundance and size composition of a population of Pleurobrachia pileus was studied during a six-day drogue study conducted off the west coast of South Africa in February 1995. The population was ... -
Observations on the pelagic decapod Pasiphaea semispinosa in the Benguela upwelling ecosystem
(NISC and Taylor & Francis, 1994)Information on vertical and horizontal distribution patterns, abundance and morphology of the decapod Pasiphaea semispinosa in the Benguela upwelling system is presented. P. semispinosa is the dominant pelagic decapod in ... -
Observatory's linguistic landscape: semiotic appropriation and the reinvention of space
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)Using a longitudinal ethnographic study of the linguistic landscape (LL) in Observatory's business corridor of Lower Main Road, the paper explores changes brought about by the influx of immigrant Africans, their artefacts ... -
The observed galaxy bispectrum from single-field inflation in the squeezed limit
(IOP Publishing, 2018)Using the consistency relation in Fourier space, we derive the observed galaxy bispectrum from single- eld in ation in the squeezed limit, in which one of the three modes has a wavelength much longer than the other two. ... -
Observing relativistic features in large-scale structure surveys - I. Multipoles of the power spectrum
(Oxford University Press, 2021)Planned efforts to probe the largest observable distance scales in future cosmological surveys are motivated by a desire to detect relic correlations left over from inflation and the possibility of constraining novel ... -
Observing relativistic features in large-scale structure surveys - I. Multipoles of the power spectrum
(Oxford University Press, 2021)Planned efforts to probe the largest observable distance scales in future cosmological surveys are motivated by a desire to detect relic correlations left over from inflation and the possibility of constraining novel ... -
Obstetric violence within students’ rite of passage: The reproduction of the obstetric subject and its racialised (m)other
(UNISA Press, 2021)Building on the work of Mbembe (2019) and Silva (2007), we theorise how the obstetric institution can still be considered fundamentally modern, that is, entangled with colonialism, slavery, bio- and necropolitics ... -
Occlusal outcome of orthodontic treatment for patients with complete cleft lip and palate
(Sage Journal, 2021)Aim: To assess occlusal outcomes of orthodontic treatment for patients with complete cleft lip and palate. Design: Retrospective assessment using the Peer Assessment Rating (PAR) index. Setting: Consecutive patients ... -
Occupation-based practice in a tertiary hospital setting: occupational therapists’ perceptions and experiences
(Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2017)Occupation-based practice is an important feature of occupational therapy. There is however limited research regarding occupational therapists’ experiences with occupation-based practice. This study aimed to explore ... -
The occupational dimensions of poverty and disability
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2009-03)This paper is based on ongoing research into the form, performance and meaning of all the things that particularly vulnerable people do every day i.e. their occupations. Occupations are the building blocks for livelihood. ... -
Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa (OTASA) Position Statement: Spirituality in occupational therapy
(The Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2018)Spirituality refers to a dynamic and intrinsic aspect of humanity through which persons seek ultimate meaning, purpose, and transcendence, and to experience relationship with self, family, community, nature and the ... -
Occupational therapy graduates’ reflections on their ability to cope with primary healthcare and rural practice during community service
(Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2017)BACKGROUND: Occupational therapy graduates are expected to deliver service in public health facilities using a primary healthcare approach (PHC) during their community service year. There is limited literature available ... -
Occupational therapy students’ experiences and perceptions of culture during fieldwork education
(Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2018)BACKGROUND: Understanding a client’s culture allows practitioners to consider the planning of intervention and allows for a client centred approach to be provided. During fieldwork education occupational therapy students ... -
Occupational therapy students’ experiences and perceptions of culture during fieldwork education
(SAJOT, 2018)Background: Understanding a client’s culture allows practitioners to consider the planning of intervention and allows for a client centred approach to be provided. During fieldwork education occupational therapy students ... -
Occupational therapy students’ perceptions of the challenges they experience in adapting to a psychiatric fieldwork placement.
(International Research Journals, 2014)Background: Mental health in Occupational Therapy is experiencing a decline in preference for practice. Aim: This study explored occupational therapy students’ perceptions of the challenges they experience in psychiatric ... -
Occupational therapy students’ perspectives of ethics in two countries: South Africa and the United States of America
(International Journal of Health Sciences, 2019)Objectives: Worldwide, health-care students, including occupational therapy students undergo ethics training. Ethics training facilitates students’ critical thinking, objective analysis and clinical reasoning skills to ... -
Occurrences, levels and risk assessment studies of emergingpollutants (pharmaceuticals, perfluoroalkyl and endocrine disruptingcompounds) infish samples from Kalk Bay harbour, South Africa
(Elsevier, 2019)A comprehensive analysis of 15 target chemical compounds (pharmaceuticals and personal care product,perfluoroalkyl compounds and industrial chemicals) were carried out to determine their concentrationsin selected commercially ... -
Oceans
(Routledge, 2021)One day, long ago, a little boy was killed. He was used up, and discarded, and thrown away, left for secret dumping, the nameless dead, floating in a sea of sinking secrets. -
Octupole correlations in the structure of O2 bands in the N=88 nuclei150Sm Gd
(American Physical Society, 2013)Knowledge of the exact microscopic structure of the 01 + ground state and first excited 02 + state in 150Sm is required to understand the branching of double β decay to these states from 150Nd. The detailed spectroscopy ... -
Odontogenic myxoma: a clinicopathological study in a South African population
(Blackwell, 2016)Background: Odontogenic myxoma is a benign, locally aggressive neoplasm of the jaws. Prevalence rates range between 0.5% and 17.7% of odontogenic tumours. There are few reports in the literature on this lesion in African ...