UWC Research Repository: Recent submissions
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Electrocatalytic performance of ni-promoted co nanoclusters supported by n-doped carbon foams for rechargeable zn-air batteries
(Elsevier B.V., 2023)Ni/Co diatomic clusters supported on nitrogen-doped carbon foams are prepared via molten salt method to improve the density of surface active sites of zinc-air battery catalysts and further explore metal-modified carbon-based ... -
‘Sometimes I wonder if our best really is our best’: Tutor reflections on shifting to online tutoring during the covid-19 pandemic
(University of the Free State, 2023)Tutors play an important role in higher education, as they may facilitate learning, promote engagement, and assist with student success. Students also often feel more comfortable seeking assistance from them than from ... -
‘It does not feel like I am a university student’: Considering the impact of online learning on students’ sense of belonging in a ‘post pandemic’ academic literacy module
(University of the Free State, 2023)Belonging is important for student motivation, retention and engagement. However, belonging is difficult to foster in the online environment, and the pandemic necessitating a shift to online learning has meant that many ... -
Towards flexible learning and teaching: Lessons learned for blended learning and teaching post covid-19 pandemic
(University of the Free State, 2023)This discussion explores student and educator academic experiences of online learning and teaching (OLT) at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose was to report on lessons ... -
From colonialism to postcolonialism: Decolonized social work education in South Africa
(Routledge, 2023)In a postcolonial context, the influences of South African colonial and apartheid history are still visible, and much has been written about the need to decolonize learning and teaching practices. However, student protest ... -
Oral health practices and challenges facing parents of autistic children in the Western Cape (2021)
(Elsevier Ltd, 2024)Background: Periodontal status and oral hygiene practices are found to be deficient in autistic children. This is attributed to challenges in oral health practices at home and the ability to provide dental treatment in the ... -
A comprehensive data-driven odyssey to explore the equation of state of dark energy
(Springer Nature, 2024)For the first time, we reconstruct the dark energy equation of the state parameter w from the combination of background and perturbation observations, specifically combining the Hubble parameter data from cosmic chronometer ... -
Wild and Indigenous Foods (WIF) and Urban Food Security in Northern Namibia
(Springer Science and Business Media B.V., 2024)Rapid urbanisation and food system transformation in Africa have been accompanied by growing food insecurity, reduced dietary diversity, and an epidemic of non-communicable disease. While the contribution of wild and ... -
From Colonialism to Postcolonialism: Decolonized Social Work Education in South Africa
(Routledge, 2024)In a postcolonial context, the influences of South African colonial and apartheid history are still visible, and much has been written about the need to decolonize learning and teaching practices. However, student protest ... -
Can't you see i'm getting bored? The social context as a moderator of adolescent leisure boredom and alcohol use
(SAGE Publications, 2023)The current study sought to better understand how leisure boredom is associated with alcohol use and how peer factors moderated the relationship between state and trait leisure boredom and past month alcohol use. The 2004 ... -
Global alliance for the promotion of physical activity: the Hamburg declaration
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2023)Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including coronary heart disease, stroke, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, dementia, depression and cancers, are on the rise worldwide and are often associated with a lack of physical activity ... -
Design principles to develop digital innovation skills: a design-based research approach
(Springer, 2023)The digitisation of the world has led to a multitude of far-reaching implications that require students to be prepared for the dynamic era of rapid change, complexity, fluidity, and ubiquity in which they will work at the ... -
In vitro antioxidant mechanism of action of hibiscus sabdariffa in the induction of apoptosis against breast cancer
(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2023)The antioxidant mechanism of action in the process of cytotoxicity, and pro-apoptotic activity of Hibiscus sabdariffa water extract (HSWE) was assessed against non-cancerous (MCF12A) and breast cancer (MCF7) cells grown ... -
Visitor and vagrant seabirds admitted for rehabilitation in South Africa, 1993–2017
(Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023)Seabird species that breed on remote islands in the southern and northern hemispheres are occasionally seen in the continental shelf waters of South Africa. Most are only seen at sea; however, weak, oiled, or injured ... -
Reframing listening for belonging and participation in early childhood care and education settings: a case in South Africa
(Routledge, 2023)This study is part of larger South African project funded by the Department of Higher Education and Training and EU which focused on how practitioners listen to young children in early childhood care and education to ... -
Using the com-b model and behaviour change wheel to develop a theory and evidence-based intervention for women with gestational diabetes (iindiago)
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2023)Background: In South Africa, the prevalence of gestational diabetes (GDM) is growing, concomitant with the dramatically increasing prevalence of overweight/obesity among women. There is an urgent need to develop tailored ... -
Bell hooks’ feminist, and ancient Egypt’s philosophy of education for an enabling afrocentric education
(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2023)In 2021, bell hooks, an African-American anti-colonial education and feminist educator, passed on. hooks’ passing coincided with the 40th publication anniversary of her book, Ain’t I a woman: Black Women and Feminism. Her ... -
Improving health outcomes and quality at the subdistrict level: Evaluation of the ‘3 feet model’ in Waterberg District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
(South African Medical Association, 2023)Background: There is a gap in understanding of potential roles and actions at the subdistrict level to improve quality of care and health outcomes in South Africa (SA). Objectives. To report on the evaluation of a subdistrict ... -
Managing local health system interdependencies: Referral and outreach systems for maternal and newborn health in three South African districts
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2023)In complex health systems, referral and outreach systems (ROS) are formal strategies for connecting and managing interdependencies between facilities in service delivery pathways. Well-functioning maternal and newborn ROS ... -
Informal tyre dealers in South Africa: An assessment of their contributions to a circular economy
(Springer Science and Business Media B.V., 2024)Faced with extraordinarily high unemployment, the long-term unemployed in South Africa increasingly have been securing livelihoods outside of standard waged work. Many are establishing unregistered, micro-enterprises that ...
