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What makes international global health university partnerships higher-value? An examination of partnership types and activities favoured at four East African universities
(Levy Library Press, 2018)
BACKGROUND: There are many interuniversity global health partnerships with African universities. Representatives of these partnerships often claim partnership success in published works, yet critical, contextualized, and ...
Understanding the role played by parents, culture and the school curriculum in socializing young women on sexual health issues in rural South African communities
(Taylor & Francis Open, 2018)
BACKGROUND: the decline in South Africa’s HIV infection rates especially among young women is encouraging. However, studies
show that the 15–24-year-old cohort remains vulnerable. As they still report early sexual debut, ...
The role of questioning in writing tutorials: a critical approach to student-centered learning in peer tutorials in higher education
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)
Peer tutoring in higher education aims to enhance student learning, and confidence. In writing centres, peer writing tutors use critical questioning to make the tutorial sessions student-focused and productive. The nature ...
Digital literacy: The quest of an inclusive definition
(AOSIS, 2018)
Forces of globalisation and economic competition enhanced by, among others, the
digital technologies, are radically transforming the social context. Digital technologies are
characterised by a powerful and pervasive ...
Dietary patterns and colorectal cancer risk in Zimbabwe: A population based case-control study
(Elsevier, 2018)
BACKGROUND: The rising incidence of colorectal cancer in sub-Saharan Africa may be partly caused by changing dietary patterns. We sought to establish the association between dietary patterns and colorectal cancer in ...
Human Leukocyte Antigen-A, B, C, DRB1, and DQB1 Allele and Haplotype Frequencies in a subset of 237 donors in the South African Bone Marrow Registry
(Hindawi, 2018)
Human leukocyte antigen- (HLA-) A, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-DRB1, and HLA-DQB1 allele and haplotype frequencies were studied in a subset of 237 volunteer bone marrow donors registered at the South African Bone Marrow Registry ...
Does smartphone connectivity impact on undergraduate dental students' environmental stress?
(2018)
INTRODUCTION: Several studies have suggested that smartphone addiction has negative effects on mental health and academic performance and may contribute to the development of stress.
AIM: To determine the prevalence of ...
First ground-based observations of sprites over southern Africa
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2018)
Sprites are the optical signatures of electrical discharges in the mesosphere triggered by large lightning
strikes associated with thunderstorms. Since their discovery in the late 1980s, sprites have been
observed ...
Radiations and male fertility
(Springer Nature, 2018)
During recent years, an increasing percentage of male infertility has to be attributed to an array of environmental,
health and lifestyle factors. Male infertility is likely to be affected by the intense exposure to heat ...
EPRDF’s ‘menu of institutional manipulations’ and the 2015 regional elections
(Regional & Federal Studies, 2018)
Ethiopia is generally considered to have ‘a dominant party authoritarian’ system in which the Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), along with its affiliates, enjoy electoral dominance. This contribution ...