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Psychologie du sport : une psychologue aux Jeux Olympiques (1re partie)
(Elsevier, 2021)Top athletes are often introduce when they are performing at major championships. But what about their daily life and all the things they put together for those success ? Maroussia Paré, high level athlete in track and ... -
The psychosocial determinants of the intention to test for HIV among young men in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa
(Routledge, 2021): Voluntary counselling and testing is one of the effective prevention strategies against the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This study investigated the psychosocial determinants of the intention to be tested for HIV among young men ... -
Psychosocial factors influencing Ghanaian family caregivers in the post-operative care of their hospitalised patients
(Unisa Press, 2014)This study explored the psychosocial factors influencing family caregivers during the care of patients who had undergone surgery and were in pain. Family caregivers play key roles in the care of post-surgical patients in ... -
Psychosocial reintegration following traumatic spinal cord injury in South Africa: The influence of employment, injury characteristics and living situation
(The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine,, 2022)1Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Division of Physiotherapy, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa, 2Department of Physiotherapy, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa Objectives: ... -
Psychosocial support interventions for improved adherence and retention in ART care for young people living with HIV (10–24 years): a scoping review
(Springer Nature, 2020)Mental health disorders such as high levels of anxiety, isolation, depression and suicide ideation reported among young people living with HIV (10–24 years;YPLHIV) contribute significantly to poor medication adherence ... -
Psychotraumatology of the war in Ukraine: The question of the psychological care of victims who are refugees or who remain in Ukraine
(Elsevier Masson, 2023)The war in Ukraine is a major poly-traumatic event, which leads to massive population displacements. The question of the evaluation and psychological care of psychotraumatized people is an urgent matter. As many countries ... -
Pt decorated amorphous RuIr alloys as high efficiency electrocatalyst for methanol oxidation
(The Electrochemical Society, 2012)This study focuses primarily on improving the utilization and activity of anodic catalysts for methanol electro-oxidation. The Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) anodic catalyst, a carbon supported Pt decorated amorphous ... -
Pt-Sn/C as a possible methanol-tolerant cathode catalyst for DMFC
(Springer Verlag, 2013)An effective method was developed for preparing highly dispersed nano-sized Pt–Sn/C electrocatalyst synthesised by a modified polyol reduction method. From XRD patterns, the Pt–Sn/C peaks shifted slightly to lower 2θ angles ... -
Public libraries in South Africa: Agents or victims of educational change?
(LIASA Forum Press, 2004)The paper explores the impact of educational change in South Africa on public libraries. It surveys the recent literature to conclude that the position of school libraries is precarious and that public librarians feel ... -
Public Libraries Stepping into the Gap?: A Study of School Learners' Use of Libraries in a Disadvantaged Community in Cape Town
(University of Alberta Libraries, 2021)According to public library staff none of the Vista schools has a functioning library or a librarian on its staff. In itslack of school libraries Vista is no different from other parts of South Africa. Less than a third ... -
Public reporting on pharmaceutical industry-led access programs: Alignment with the WHO medicine programs evaluation checklist
(Springer Nature, 2020)There has been increased demand for greater public accountability and transparency of private sector-led global health partnership programs. This study critically reviews and pilot tests the World Health Organization (WHO) ... -
Public risk perception and behaviours towards COVID-19 during the first and second waves in Nigeria: a secondary data analysis
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2022)Objectives To describe changes in public risk perception and risky behaviours during the first wave (W1) and second wave (W2) of COVID-19 in Nigeria, associated factors and observed trend of the outbreak. Design A ... -
Public space and the cohesion-contestation spectrum
(GeoJournal, 2023)The urban policy assumption of public space’s generative capacity for cohesion stands out as limited in the face of the reality of South African urban public space. Drawing on observations and experiences in a range of ... -
Pulmonary effects and disposition of luteolin and Artemisia afra extracts in isolated perfused lungs
(Elsevier, 2013)ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Artemisia afra (Asteraceae) is a traditional medicinal plant frequently used in steam inhalation form to treat respiratory conditions. AIM OF THE STUDY: Quantify luteolin content in Artemisia ... -
Pulsar scintillation studies with LOFAR I. The census
(Hans Publishers, 2022)Interstellar scintillation (ISS) of pulsar emission can be used both as a probe of the ionized interstellar medium (IISM) and cause corruptions in pulsar timing experiments. Of particular interest are so-called scintillation ... -
Pulsars with NenuFAR: Backend and pipelines
(EDP Sciences, 2021)Context. NenuFAR (New extension in Nançay upgrading LOFAR) is a new radio telescope developed and built on the site of the Nançay Radio Observatory. It is designed to observe the largely unexplored frequency window from ... -
Pulsations and eclipse-time analysis of HWVir
(Oxford University Press, 2018)We analysed recent K2 data of the short-period eclipsing binary systemHWVir,which consists of a hot subdwarf-B type primary with an M-dwarf companion.We determined the mid-times of eclipses, calculated O–C diagrams, and ... -
Punching above their weight: a network to understand broader determinants of increasing life expectancy
(BMC, 2018)BACKGROUND: Life expectancy initially improves rapidly with economic development but then tails off. Yet, at any level of economic development, some countries do better, and some worse, than expected – they either ... -
Punished for being Poor: Evidence and Arguments for the Decriminalisation and Declassification of Petty Offences
(Dullah Omar Institute, 2015)The Ouagadougou Declaration and Plan of Action on Accelerating Prison and Penal Reform in Africa of 20031 endorsed recommendations calling for reducing the size of prison populations in Africa. The Plan of Action recommended ... -
Punishment and deterrence: don’t expect prisons to reduce crime
(SA Crime Quarterly, 2008)The belief is thoroughly entrenched that prisons fulfil the triple function of punishing offenders, making society safer by removing dangerous individuals, and deterring potential offenders from committing crime. The fact ...