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The making of Uganda's equal opportunities commission act and its interpretation by the commission
(Cambridge University Press, 2023)Article 32(3) of the Constitution of Uganda (1995) establishes the Equal Opportunities Commission; section 14 of the Equal Opportunities Commission Act provides for the functions of the Commission. These include ensuring ... -
Making rights work: Towards broader role for rights mobilisation in challenging poverty and inequality in South Afric
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2010)This paper contemplates a broader conceptualisation/role for socio-economic rights use and mobilisation in South Africa, which not only mitigates the effects of poverty and inequality but also undertakes to address the ... -
Making sense of 'evidence': Notes on the discursive politics of research and pro-poor policy making
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2012-09)This paper explores some of the assumptions underlying ‘evidence based’ approaches to poverty reduction impact assessment. It argues that the discourse of Evidence-Based Policy (EBP) offers poor guidance to those who ... -
Making sense of the information seeking process of undergraduates in a specialised university: revelations from dialogue journaling on WhatsApp messenger
(Informaing Science Institute, 2017)AIM/PURPOSE The research work investigated the information seeking process of undergraduates in a specialised university in Nigeria, in the course of a group assignment. BACKGROUND Kuhlthau’s Information Search Process ... -
Making sense of the numbers: Civil claims against the SAPS
(South African Crime Quarterly, 2015)In recent years reports have increasingly pointed to the mounting quantum of claims for civil damages faced by the South African Police Service (SAPS). A close analysis of the publicly available data shows that increasingly ... -
Making sense of the Rwandan Law Relating to Serving Life Imprisonment with Special Provisions
(Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), 2011)In October 2010, the Rwandan Law Relating to Serving Life Imprisonment with Special Provisions came into force. As the name suggests, the law is applicable to offenders sentenced to life imprisonment with special provisions. ... -
Making sense of the transitional maelstrom of part-time students and their conceptions of learning as mediated by conceptional domains of work, family and self. A case study of undergraduate, part-time political studies students at a university in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)The traditional trajectory of young students in higher education in South Africa is currently under sharp scrutiny and the general provision is considered to be inadequate in terms of quality, diversity and quantity. There ... -
Making the most of teaching at the chairside
(Wiley, 2011)This paper examines the chairside as an opportunity for teaching and learning. It sets out to understand how students learn in the dental clinic so that they can better be supported in their clinical learning. The paper ... -
Male age and progressive sperm motility are critical factors affecting embryological and clinical outcomes in oocyte donor ICSI cycles
(Reproductive Sciences, 2021)This retrospective cohort study aimed to explore whether paternal age and semen quality parameters affect the embryological and clinical outcomes of ICSI with oocyte donation. A total of 339 oocyte donation (OD)-ICSI cycles ... -
Male fertility and the COVID-19 pandemic: Systematic review of the literature
(Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology, 2020)Purpose: Since its discovery in December 2019, the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has spread globally, causing the current COVID-19 (coronavirus disease-19) pandemic. As there is an increase of infections in the male population, ... -
Male infertility
(Lancet Publishing Group, 2021)It is estimated that infertility affects 8–12% of couples globally, with a male factor being a primary or contributing cause in approximately 50% of couples. Causes of male subfertility vary highly, but can be related to ... -
Male infertility, oxidative stress and antioxidants
(IntechOpen, 2021)Within the male reproductive system, oxidative stress (OS) has been identified as prevailing etiology of male infertility. The effects of reactive oxygen species (ROS) on male fertility depend on the dimensions, “modus ... -
Male involvement in reproductive health: a management perspective
(Blackwell Publishing, 2013)AIMS: The present study outlines the perceptions of participants on male involvement in reproductive health (RH) from a management perspective. BACKGROUND: Namibia is one of the African countries affected by cultural and ... -
Male students' motivations to choose nursing as a career
(South African Medical Association, 2020)Men comprise approximately 11% of the nursing population globally, and 9.1% of the South African (SA) nursing workforce. Nursing workforce shortages require strategies for recruiting new nurses, including more males. A ... -
Malignant salivary gland tumours: Can fast neutron therapy results point the way to carbon ion therapy?
(Elsevier, 2013)BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To evaluate the outcome of malignant salivary gland tumours treated with neutron therapy to assess the potential for other high linear energy transfer (LET) beams. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Neutrons ... -
MAMMOTH: Confirmation of two massive galaxy overdensities at z = 2.24 with Hα emitters
(Oxford University Press, 2021)Massive galaxy overdensities at the peak epoch of cosmic star formation provide ideal testbeds for the formation theories of galaxies and large-scale structure. We report the confirmation of two massive galaxy overdensities ... -
Management and Governance in Higher Education: South African Universities under Siege
(Vilnius University Press, 2021)The recent spate of changes in university management worldwide should be carefully considered, interrogated and assessed against its impact on the capacity of the university fulfilling its unique role in society. For various ... -
The management of minor health ailments by doctors, clinical nurse practitioners and clients at the primary level of care in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)INTRODUCTION: Community Health Centres (CHCs) are overcrowded. The overcrowding poses a problem to health professionals as they are in charge of screening clients and the management of minor health ailments (MHA) in the ... -
Management of necrotic pulp of immature permanent incisor tooth: A regenerative endodontic treatment protocol: case report
(SADA, 2017)It is possible that a paradigm shift may be in the offing in the approach to treatment of immature teeth with necrotic pulp, away from traditional apexification procedures and to a biologically-based endodontic protocol ... -
Management of necrotic pulp of immature permanent incisor tooth: A regenerative endodontic treatment protocol: case report
(South African Dental Association, 2017)It is possible that a paradigm shift may be in the offing in the approach to treatment of immature teeth with necrotic pulp, away from traditional apexification procedures and to a biologically-based endodontic protocol ...