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'Unconscionable and irrational': SAPS human resource allocation. South African Crime
(Institute for Security Studies (ISS), 2015)The Khayelitsha Commission revealed that areas that are predominantly populated by people who are poor and black are systematically allocated only a small fraction of the average per capita allocation of police personnel ... -
Unconscionable and irrational: SAPS human resource allocation
(South African Crime Quarterly, 2015)The Khayelitsha Commission revealed that areas that are predominantly populated by people who are poor and black are systematically allocated only a small fraction of the average per capita allocation of police personnel ... -
Uncontained and the Constraints of Historicism as Method: A reply to Mario Pissarra
(Africa South Art Initiative (ASAI), 2013)Mario Pissarra’s rigorous and considered critical review of Uncontained: Opening the Community Arts Project archive (2012) marks a significant contribution to starting a discussion that the book and exhibition aimed to ... -
Uncovering and negotiating barriers to intercultural communication at Greenmarket Square, Cape Town's 'world in miniature': an insider's perspective
(Stellenbosch University, 2010)Intercultural communication (ICC) is one of the most relevant fields for investigation in postcolonial Africa and post-apartheid South Africa, given the freedom of movement between African countries and the wide range of ... -
Under construction: Toward a theory and praxis of queer peacebuilding
(Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, 2023)| This article explores what queer as a concept brings to peacebuilding, presenting a guiding framework and introduction for a special issue on queer peacebuilding. It offers an initial approach to the topic, which means ... -
Under-5 Mortality in Tanzania: a demographic scenario
(Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2012)Background: The government of the United Republic of Tanzania has initiated the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness program to improve the health and wellbeing of children. Methods: Tanzania’s under-five mortality ... -
Undergraduate antimicrobial stewardship training for pharmacy students: Creating a foundation for containment of antimicrobial resistance in South Africa
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2017)To the Editor: The inappropriate and excessive use of antimicrobial agents has cultivated the development and progression of antimicrobial resistance worldwide, which has been recognised as a threat to global health and ... -
Undergraduate nurses reflections on Whatsapp use in improving primary health care education
(Curationis, 2015-08)Background: The global use of mobile devices with their connectivity capacity, and integrated with the affordances of social media networks, provides a resource-rich platform for innovative student-directed learning ... -
Undergraduate nurses reflections on Whatsapp use in improving primary health care education
(AOSIS Publishing, 2015)BACKGROUND: The global use of mobile devices with their connectivity capacity, and integrated with the affordances of social media networks, provides a resource-rich platform for innovative student-directed learning ... -
Undergraduate nurses’ experience of the family health assessment as a learning opportunity
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2012)The practice of community health nursing (CHN) may enhance the life experiences of families and communities, particularly amongst the poor and socially marginalised. CHN provides for a deeper understanding of the health ... -
Undernutrition and its social determinants
(Elsevier, 2017)Undernutrition, especially among young children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) remains widespread, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Its effects include increased risk of morbidity and mortality ... -
Underpotential deposition of SnBi thin films for sodium ion batteries: The effect of deposition potential and Sn concentration
(Elsevier, 2019)Bimetallic SnBi film was deposited on a Cu foil substrate via the electrochemical atomic layer deposition (E-ALD) technique. The deposition attainment of Sn and Bi were investigated using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and ... -
Understanding and investigating relationality in the capability approach
(Wiley, 2021)he capability approach (CA) is a framework for un-derstanding, assessing, and promoting the quality ofhuman lives and social justice. It focuses on capabil-ities – people's freedoms and opportunities to live invaluable ... -
Understanding and responding to prescribing patterns of sodium valproate-containing medicines in pregnant women and women of childbearing age in Western Cape, South Africa
(Springer Nature, 2020)Growing evidence of the teratogenic potential of sodium valproate (VPA) has changed prescribing practices across the globe; however, the impact of this research and the consequent dissemination of a Dear Health Care ... -
Understanding biobanking : An assessment of the public engagement speaking book intervention Biobanking and Me
(South African Medical Association, 2019)Meaningful engagement with donors of biological samples intended for human-sample biobanking increases knowledge, and allows donors to make informed decisions. Informed donors provide a platform for public awareness, ... -
Understanding climate change effects on the potential distribution of an important pollinator species, Ceratina moerenhouti (Apidae: Ceratinini), in the Eastern Afromontane biodiversity hotspot, Kenya
(Elsevier, 2023)Monitoring key pollinator taxa such as the genus Ceratina requires precise near real-time predictions to facilitate better surveillance. The potential habitat suitability of Ceratina moerenhouti was predicted in the Eastern ... -
Understanding Displacement, (Forced) Migration and Historical Trauma: The Contribution of Feminist New Materialism
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2021)Feminist new materialist theory has taken up the challenge of reconfiguring politics, ethics and justice in ways that critically account for contemporary forms of materiality, affect and embodiment at work in the contemporary ... -
Understanding diversity as a framework for improving student throughput
(Maastricht University, 2007)INTRODUCTION: Literature suggests that a diverse body of healthcare graduates could extend health service delivery. However, the literature also indicates that the throughput of minority, working class, and historically ... -
Understanding fruit and vegetable consumption: A qualitative investigation in the Mitchells plain sub-district of Cape Town
(2019)Objectives: Many South Africans do not consume enough fruit and vegetables. However, people are generally aware of the benefits of adequate consumption. To understand this gap between knowledge and practice, this study ... -
Understanding human coronavirus HCoV-NL63
(Bentham Science, 2010)Even though coronavirus infection of humans is not normally associated with severe diseases, the identification of the coronavirus responsible for the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome showed that highly ...
