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Fisiologiese reaksies as hittestres voorspellers
(North-West University (South-Africa), 1989)High environmental temperatures are a common problem in South African industry and influence the health and performance of factory workers. The siting of industry along the coast (especially the Natal coast) and the ... -
A Fisk-Parker hybrid heliospheric magnetic field with a solar-cycle dependence
(IOP Publishing, 2008)We present a refinement of the Fisk-Parker hybrid field of Burger and Hitge which now includes a region bordering the solar rotational equator where magnetic field footpoint motion occurs only through diffusive reconnection. ... -
Fission product transport during pipebreaks in a PBMR confinement
(North-West University, 2010)The Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) (Pty) Ltd Company intends to develop a demonstration power plant to be operated by the South African state owned utility Eskom. This demonstration plant will be a high temperature gas ... -
Fitness testing, exercise intervention and health-related quality of life validation in Setswana speaking community dwelling Potchefstroom adults
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)This study was a series of linked investigations in which we explored self-reported health-related quality of life and fitness tests, as well as exercise preferences and effects among black South African adults. We (1) ... -
A fixed point theorem in non-Archimedean asymmetric normed linear spaces
(House Book Science-casa Cartii Stiinta, 2015)Jointly with H.-P. K¨unzi we started investigating a concept of spherical completeness in ultra-quasipseudometric spaces which we called q-spherical completeness. In this article we study fixed point theorems in a space ... -
Fixed point theorems in T0-ultra-quasi-metric spaces
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Fixed-dose combination antihypertensive medications
(Elsevier, 2019)On July 9, 2019, WHO added fixeddose combination antihypertensive medications to the WHO Essential Medicines List. Treatment with fixeddose combination medicines, also known as single-pill combinations, is the emerging ... -
Flagging philosophical minefields at the Synod of Dort (1618–1619) – reformed Scholasticism reconsidered
(Scriber Editorial Systems, 2011)This article investigates the phenomenon of reformed Scholasticism (of about 1550-1700), as it occurred at the Synod of Dort (1618-1619) and its Canons. More specifically, it focuses on the central problem at the Synod, ... -
Flagging potential fraudulent investment activity
(Emerald, 2016)Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the use of the bias ratio as a possible early indicator of financial fraud - specifically in the reporting of hedge fund returns. In the wake of the 2008-2009 financial crisis, ... -
The flamboyant rooster and other Tshivenda song stories
(New Gauteng Printers, 2007)Ngano are song stories of precolonial origin told by the Tshivenda-speaking people of South Africa. There are various reasons why they deserve a larger audience. Like folklore elsewhere, they are ancient artistic maps of ... -
A flame of sacred love: mission involvement of women in the 19th century
(OASIS, 2013)In the 19th century, women missionaries found acceptance in the public domain and opportunities for achievement that they were denied at home. Whilst they spearheaded movements for Christianising and modernising Asian ... -
Flame treatment of polypropylene plastics within AK Stone Guards
(North-West University, 2008)Flame treatment of polypropylene is a polarization process which improves the adhesion qualities of the substrate (Kostyk, 2000). Flame treatment is known as a "Pre-Treatment" process and is widely used in industry to ... -
Flexible staffing solutions and its impact on customer satisfaction
(North-West University, 2007)The face of the workplace has changed dramatically over the past decade and most organisations have to survive in a fiercely competitive global economy. The impact of the competitive changes, especially in the service ... -
Flexicurity gemeten: een vragenlijst over flexibiliteit en zekerheid voor organisatie en werknemer
(Boom Lemma Uitgewers, 2011)Flexicurity, the balance between security and flexibility, is an important theme in Human Resource Management in Europe for employers as well as employees (Freese, Paauwe & Schalk, 2009). A questionnaire was developed to ... -
The flight activity of Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) and Teretrius nigrescens Lewis (Coleoptera: Histeridae) in Kenya
(Elsevier, 2011)The invasive storage pest, the larger grain borer (LGB) Prostephanus truncatus (Horn), was introduced into the maize-deficit, semi-arid areas of the eastern region in Kenya in the early 1980s. In spite of containment efforts ... -
Flight activity of the groundnut leafminer (Aproaerema modicella Deventer) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in the groundnut production areas of South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2011)The groundnut leafminer (GLM), Aproaerema modicella (Deventer) is a pest of groundnut and soybean and also attacks lucerne. No information exists on the flight patterns of this invasive species that established in the ... -
Flight controller and low-cost test environment for a simulated helicopter
(IFAC, 2014)In this paper, optimal linear control techniques are utilised to control a radio-controlled helicopter (30 size) in the AeroSIMRC simulation environment. A grey-box time-domain system identification method is used to ... -
The Flinders sensitive line rat model of depression: 25 years and still producing
(ASPET, 2013)Approximately 25 years have passed since the first publication suggesting the Flinders sensitive line (FSL) rat as an animal model of depression. At least 6 years of research on these rats was completed before that seminal ... -
Flinders sensitive line rats are resistant to infarction following transient occlusion of the middle cerebral artery
(Elsevier, 2020)Background Depression is a common complication of stroke and increases the risk of mortality and disability. Pre-stroke depression is a possible risk factor for stroke and has also been linked to adverse outcomes. The ... -
The flip-or-flop boutique: marine debris on the shores of St Brandon's rock, an isolated tropical atoll in the Indian Ocean
(Elsevier, 2016)Isolated coral atolls are not immune from marine debris accumulation. We identified Southeast Asia, the Indian sub-continent, and the countries on the Arabian Sea as most probable source areas of 50 000 items on the shores ...