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Perforation of the palate - A report of two Syphilitic Gumma cases
(South African Dental Association, 2020)Syphilis has recently shown resurgence in its incidence especially in immune-compromised patients. We present two cases of tertiary syphilis in middle-aged males with large perforations in the hard and soft palates, one ... -
Performance Evaluation of a Wireless Network using a VoIP Traffic Generator on a Mobile Device
(ACM, 2014)The problem of generating different patterns of traffic to emulate real user behaviour is receiving considerable attention with the construction of new and more complex network architectures. The theoretical modelling of ... -
Performance evaluation of actively managed mutual funds
(LLC CPC Business Perspectives, 2016)Motivated by the growing attraction of the mutual fund industry worldwide, this research seeks to explore the economic benefits contributed by the South African equity unit trust managers over the period from 6 January ... -
Performance in grade 12 mathematics and science predicts student nurses’ performance in first year science modules at a university in the Western Cape
(AOSIS, 2017)BACKGROUND: The demand for highly qualified and skilled nurses is increasing in South Africa as well as around the world. Having a background in science can create a significant advantage for students wishing to enrol ... -
Performance in grade 12 mathematics and science predicts student nurses’ performance in first year science modules at a university in the Western Cape
(AOSIS, 2017)BACKGROUND: The demand for highly qualified and skilled nurses is increasing in South Africa as well as around the world. Having a background in science can create a significant advantage for students wishing to enrol ... -
The performance of photometric reverberation mapping at high redshift and the reliability of damped random walk models
(Oxford University Press, 2020)Accurate methods for reverberation mapping using photometry are highly sought after since they are inherently less resource intensive than spectroscopic techniques. However, the effectiveness of photometric reverberation ... -
The performance of photometric reverberation mapping at high redshift and the reliability of damped random walk models
(Oxford University Press, 2020-03)Accurate methods for reverberation mapping using photometry are highly sought after since they are inherently less resource intensive than spectroscopic techniques. However, the effectiveness of photometric reverberation ... -
Performance of Richardson extrapolation on some numerical methods for a singularly perturbed turning point problem whose solution has boundary layers
(KOREAN MATHEMATICAL SOC, 2014)Investigation of the numerical solution of singularly perturbed turning point problems dates back to late 1970s. However, due to the presence of layers, not many high order schemes could be developed to solve such problems. ... -
Performance of the 3-item screener, the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale, the Hopkins symptoms checklist-15 and the self-reporting questionnaire and pregnancy risk questionnaire, in screening of depression in antenatal clinics in the Blantyre district of Malawi
(University of Malawi, 2018)Screening instruments for antenatal depression vary in performance. This study aimed at assessing the performance of a range of screening instruments in detecting depressive symptoms in antenatal clinics in Blantyre ... -
Performative ethnography: difference and conviviality of everyday multiculturalism in Bellville (Cape Town)
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)The paper explores the benefits of performative ethnography as a methodological intervention. The intervention discussed in this paper utilizes the persuasive power of aesthetics and performance to attain participation ... -
Performing cities: Engaging the high-tech flâneur
(The Forum on Education Abroad, 2011)The city as place forms the backdrop to many study abroad experiences. Our sense of place, however, is often fractured by modern mobilities. As Sack (1988) notes, we move from place to place so much that places often begin ... -
Performing rap ciphas in late-modern Cape Town: Extreme locality and multilingual citizenship
(Brill, 2010)The study of hip-hop in Cape Town, and indeed South Africa, has traditionally focused on the narratives and poetics of resistance, race and counter-hegemonic agency in the context of apartheid and the early days of ... -
Performing the struggle against apartheid opposing apartheid on stage: King Kong the musical
(Cambridge University Press, 2023)Tyler Fleming’s book provides an account of the first production of ‘King Kong’ — a musical theatre production based on the life of the boxer Ezekiel Dlamini — in 1959. This musical rankled the apartheid state partly ... -
The perils of under-treatment-by not extracting asymptomatic third molar teeth, am I under-prescribing?
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Perinatal suicidality: Risk factors in South African women with mental illness
(OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd, 2020)Maternal Mortality is a global health concern. The lack of suicide data, particularly in low and middle income countries, is concerning and needs to be addressed. Aim: This study assessed suicidality and associated factors ... -
Periodic low-frequency electric field structures in a magnetized non-thermal auroral plasma
(Elsevier, 2019)The theoretical explanation of electric field structures associated with density depletion in the Earth’s upper ionosphere is presented. Using the quasi-neutrality hypothesis, the effect of excess energetic electron ... -
Periodic variations in the O-C diagrams of five pulsation frequencies of the DB white dwarf EC 20058-5234
(American Physical Society, 2013)Variations in the pulsation arrival time of five independent pulsation frequencies of the DB white dwarf EC 20058−5234 individually imitate the effects of reflex motion induced by a planet or companion but are inconsistent ... -
Periodontal treatment & allegations of neglect
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Periodontitis and cardiovascular disease
(South African Dental Association (SADA), 2013)Periodontal medicine has been studied and reviewed extensively since its introduction to the dental fraternity. The association of periodontal disease with and its effects on the cardiovascular system are amongst the many ... -
Peripheral neuropathy and quality of life of adults living with HIV/AIDS in the Rulindo district of Rwanda
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)Although the life expectancy of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) has increased in the past years, they could experience secondary illness such as peripheral neuropathy (PN). Therefore, they need to adapt to chronic ...
