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Situation analysis on the regulation of nanomedicines in Southern Africa
(Frontiers Media, 2023)Medical products incorporating nanoparticle drug delivery systems (nanomedicines) are therapeutic or imaging agents, which comprise a delivery system within the nanometer size range (1 – 1000 nm). As medical products, ... -
Situation-aware routing based on link quality for static mesh networks with mobile nodes
(Telkom, 2011)Situation-aware routing seeks to improve quality of service on hybrid wireless mesh networks by making routing decisions based on the current situation of the network. BATMAN-adv is a mesh routing protocol that counts ... -
Situation-aware routing for wireless mesh networks with mobile nodes
(IIMC International Information Management Corporation, 2012)This paper describes a situation-aware algorithm based on the current situation of a mesh network with mobile nodes that improves quality of service. After running laboratory performance tests, we concluded that a ... -
A situational mapping overview of training programmes for community-based rehabilitation workers in Southern Africa: strategies for strengthening accessible rural rehabilitation practice
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2020)In 2018, the United Nations global report showed that people with disabilities, who make up 15% of the worlds’ population, have poorer health and rehabilitation access (SDG 3). Without improving the needed person-centered ... -
A six week contextualised physical activity intervention for women living with HIV and AIDS of low socioeconomic status: a pilot study
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)Research has consistently shown the benefits of regular physical activity (PA) for women living with HIV and AIDS (WLWHA). This study is a pilot, randomised controlled crossover trial, reporting the effects of a ... -
Sixth annual Julius Nyerere memorial lecture presented by Catherine A. Odora Hoppers in 2009
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)Sixth Annual Julius Nyerere Memorial Lecture Presented by Catherine A. Odora Hoppers in 2009 -
The sixth edition of the WHO manual for human semen analysis: A critical review and SWOT analysis
(MDPI, 2021)Semen analysis is the cornerstone of male fertility evaluation with WHO guidelines providing the basis for procedural standardization and reference values worldwide. The first WHO manual was published in 1980, and five ... -
Siyakholwa – We Believe: A case study on the mediatisation of religion education and religious pluralism
(Ural Federal University, 2018)Siyakholwa is the first children’s multi-faith programme series to be screened on South African television. The programme foregrounds teaching about “religion, religions, and religious diversity” (Chidester, 2008, p. ... -
SKAO HI intensity mapping: blind foreground subtraction challenge
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Neutral Hydrogen Intensity Mapping (H I IM) surveys will be a powerful new probe of cosmology. However, strong astrophysical foregrounds contaminate the signal and their coupling with instrumental systematics further ... -
Skills at masters’ level in Geography Higher E: Teaching, learning and applying
(Taylor & Francis, 2006)The perceptions of ‘skills’ at taught Master's level between course directors (teaching of skills), alumni (learning and use of skills) and employers (the skills requirements) were compared within the field of development ... -
Skills development and structural change: possibilities for and limitations of redressing structural racial inequalities in South Africa
(Springer, 2013)Improving structural racial equality for historically-disadvantaged Black South Africans, including low-skilled and unemployed adults and youths, is a pertinent challenge for the South African government during the ongoing ... -
Skills for sustainable development: Transforming vocational educationand training beyond 2015
(Elsevier, 2016)There have been recent calls to transform VETand to transform development. This double call leads us toask how can skills development best support development that is sustainable for individuals,communities and the planet, ... -
Skills-related underemployment amongst South Africa's informally employed and self-employed: A case study of Potchefstroom
(AOSIS, 2020)Mainstream development theory views the informal sector as a shock absorber in an economic crisis. South Africa’s informal sector is smaller than that of many developing countries and very little research has investigated ... -
Sleep deprivation and neurological disorders
(Hindawi, 2020)Sleep plays an important role in maintaining neuronal circuitry, signalling and helps maintain overall health and wellbeing. Sleep deprivation (SD) disturbs the circadian physiology and exerts a negative impact on brain ... -
A slipping hold? Farm dweller precarity in South Africa’s changing agrarian economy and climate
(MDPI, 2018)The paper investigates whether farm dwellers in the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province of South Africa are subject to a “double exposure”: vulnerable both to the impacts of post-apartheid agrarian dynamics and to the risks of ... -
The slow flow model of dust eflux in local star-forming galaxies
(Oxford University Press, 2013)We develop a dust efflux model of radiation pressure acting on dust grains which successfully reproduces the relation between stellar mass, dust opacity and star forma- tion rate observed in local star-forming galaxies. ... -
Slow scholarship in writing retreats: A diffractive methodology for response-able pedagogies
(Higher Education South Africa (HESA), 2017)The corporatization of universities has led to increasing pressure on academics to publish as quickly and prolifically as possible. Writing retreats have been used as one way of ensuring the production of academic articles ... -
Slum upgrading and inclusive municipal governance in Harare,Zimbabwe: New perspectives for the urban poor
(Elsevier, 2015)The story of the urban poor in Harare and Zimbabwean cities in general is a story of evictions, fear andmisery. In May 2005, at the behest of the Government of Zimbabwe the infamous Operation RestoreOrder, a house demolition ... -
Slums Act unconstitutional : case review
(ESR Review : Economic and Social Rights in South Africa, 2009)The Constitution Court handed down judgment in the Slums Act case on 14 October 2009. The case was a direct appeal against a judgment of the KwaZulu-Natal High Court, Durban, in which the latter refused to strike down the ...