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Producing relevant medical education through community-engaged scholarship
(FIRE, 2018)Some African higher education institutions (HEIs) were founded on the notion that they would serve the specific needs of African communities. Other HEIs have borrowed the concept of community-engaged scholarship (CES) from ... -
The production of hydrogen through the use of a 77 wt% Pd 23 wt% Ag membrane water gas shift reactor
(Elsevier, 2016)Hydrogen as an energy carrier has the potential to decarbonize the energy sector. This work presents the application of a palladium-silver (PdeAg) membrane-based reactor. The membrane reactor which is made from PdeAg ... -
The production of hydrogen through the use of a 77 wt% Pd 23 wt% Ag membrane water gas shift Reactor
(Elsevier, 2016)Hydrogen as an energy carrier has the potential to decarbonize the energy sector. This work presents the application of a palladium-silver (PdeAg) membrane-based reactor. The membrane reactor which is made from PdeAg film ... -
Professional administration : crucial for service delivery
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2011)Municipalities cannot deliver on their developmental mandate without suitably qualified and professional staff. However, evidence shows that the lack of good governance of staff matters in many municipalities results in ... -
Professional nurses' knowledge and skills in the management of aggressive patients in a psychiatric hospital in the Western Cape
(UNISA Press, 2015)Aggression and violence by patients towards psychiatric nurses are a global issue. Professional nurses working in psychiatric hospitals are required to look after psychiatric patients who may become aggressive. They may ... -
Professional nurses’ attitudes and perceptions towards mentally ill in an associated psychiatric hospital
(African Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance (AFAHPER-SD), 2014)Research indicates that professional nurses with additional training in mental health nursing demonstrate more positive attitudes and perceptions towards mentally ill patients compared to those with less training. The aim ... -
Professional quality of life amongst nurses in psychiatric observation units
(OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd, 2020)Professional quality of life amongst nurses in psychiatric observations units may be affected by working conditions such as an overflow of mental health care users (MHCUs), a shortage of nurses, lack of specialised staff ... -
Professionalising political leadership: Leadership matters
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2010)Moves are afoot to professionalise the administrative arm of local government. First, the National Treasury has prescribed a competency framework for municipal officials at senior and middle management levels. All senior ... -
Professionalism – A case for medical education to honour the societal contract
(Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2017)BACKGROUND: This study explores the concept of professionalism from the vantage point of a cohort of students as well as professionally qualified and practising occupational therapists. With the changes health care delivery ... -
Profile of coronary heart disease risk factors in first-year university students
(LAM Publications Limited, 2013)There is substantial evidence that coronary heart disease risk factors are present in people of all ages. The extent to which the problem exists in university students in South Africa has not been confirmed in the literature ... -
A profile of social isolation and the influence of demographics in older persons living in residential care, Durban, South Africa
(International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 2020-12-02)Introduction: Residential care settings have shown high social isolation rates with incumbent risks necessitating measurement to formulate health promotion policies. Objective: To measure social isolation levels in older ... -
Profiles of adolescent leisure motivation and substance use in the HealthWise South Africa research trial: a person-centered approach
(Routledge, 2018)Engaging in intrinsically motivated behaviors, both within and outside of the leisure context, is associated with well-being. However, individuals can be driven by multiple types of motivation simultaneously, and the ... -
Profiles of antibody responses against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus recombinant proteins and their potential use as diagnostic markers
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Profiles of Panelists: Feminist Intellectual Activism-Within and Beyond the Academy
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Progesterone, myo-inositol, dopamine and prolactin present in follicular fluid have differential effects on sperm motility subpopulations
(MDPI, 2021)Considering the challenges surrounding causative factors in male infertility, rather than relying on standard semen analysis, the assessment of sperm subpopulations and functional characteristics essential for fertilization ... -
Program assessment of efforts to improve the quality of postpartum counselling in health centers in Morogoro region, Tanzania
(BioMed Central, 2018)BACKGROUND: The postpartum period represents a critical window where many maternal and child deaths occur. We assess the quality of postpartum care (PPC) as well as efforts to improve service delivery through additional training ... -
Program sustainability post PEPFAR direct service support in the Western Cape, South Africa
(Public Library of Science, 2021)Public health practitioners have little guidance around how to plan for the sustainability of donor sponsored programs after the donor withdraws. The literature is broad and provides no consensus on a definition of ... -
Progress in remote sensing of grass senescence: A review on the challenges and opportunities
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2021)Grass senescence estimation in rangeland is particularly important for monitoring the conditions of forage quality and quantity. During senescence, grasses lose their nutrients from the leaves to the root and thereby ... -
Progress in the establishment of ward based outreach teams: experiences in the North West Province
(Health Systems Trust, 2013)This chapter briefly describes the implementation of the Ward-based Outreach Teams (WBOTs) in the North West Province. The authors then highlight some of the findings of a rapid assessment of provincial and district ... -
Progress in the remote sensing of groundwater-dependent ecosystems in semi-arid environments
(Elsevier, 2021)Remote sensing of groundwater-dependent ecosystems (GDEs) has increased substantially in recent years. Of significant prominence, is the delineation and mapping of groundwater-dependent vegetation (GDV), species diversity, ...