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Assessment of platyhelminth diversity within amphibians of French Guiana revealed a new species of Nanopolystoma (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) in the caecilian Typhlonectes compressicauda
(Praha : Academia, 2014)Scientists attending the First World Congress of Her-petology in 1989 first became concerned about a widespread decline in amphibian population numbers (Stuart et al. 2004). Since then, the number of studies and publications ... -
Assessment of polar organic aerosols at a regional background site in southern Africa
(Springer, 2019)A recent paper reported GCxGC-TOFMS analysis used for the first time in southern Africa to tentatively characterise and semi-quantify ~1000 organic compounds in aerosols at Welgegund – a regional background atmospheric ... -
Assessment of post-operative pain medication adherence after day case orthopaedic surgery: a prospective, cross-sectional study
(Elsevier, 2020)Background and aim Patients struggle to adhere to prescribed pain medication after surgery because of, inter alia, side effects, sleep disturbances and pain severity. This study aimed to determine the influence of various ... -
Assessment of potentially inappropriate medicine prescribing for elderly patients in the South African private health sector
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The aim of this study was to investigate the medicine prescribing patterns for elderly patients in the private health sector of South Africa utilising different screening tools for potentially inappropriate prescribing. The ... -
Assessment of pregnancy status, malaria knowledge and malaria fever morbidity among women of reproductive ages in Nigeria
(Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2014)Malaria is one the major health problem in Nigeria. During pregnancy, it poses serious threat to the survival of both unborn foetus and the mothers. This study determined the effect of adequate malaria knowledge and pregnancy ... -
Assessment of primary health care facilities service readiness in Nigeria
(BioMed Central, 2017)Background: Effective delivery of healthcare services requires availability of adequate infrastructure, diagnostic medical equipment, drugs and well-trained medical personnel. In Nigeria, poor funding and mismanagement ... -
Assessment of probabilistic wind forecasts at 100 m above ground level using doppler lidar and weather radar wind profiles
(American Meteorological Society, 2020)Modern society is very dependent on electricity. In the energy sector, the amount of renewable energy is growing, especially wind energy. To keep the electricity network in balance we need to know how much, when, and where ... -
An assessment of Public Private Partnerships as an alternative procurement method : the case of the South African Social Security Agency
(2014)The use of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) by governments on all continents has been rapidly growing as government departments and their agencies continue to look for improvised means of providing high quality services. ... -
An assessment of public private partnerships in the healthcare sector in Uganda : a case of government referral hospitals
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)The current study examined the role of Public-Private Partnerships in the Healthcare sector in Uganda: A case study of government referral hospitals. The study determined a sample size of 160 eligible participants, where ... -
An assessment of public private partnerships in the road sector: a Case of Uganda National Roads Authority
(North-West University, South Africa, 2019)The study aimed at conducting an assessment of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in ensuring Value for Money (VFM) within the roads sector, a case of Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA). Globally, PPPs provide one of ... -
An assessment of public servants' trust in management within a local municipality
(2014)Providing basic local administration has become one of a vast variety of priorities for all municipalities within the South African context. Municipalities need to be instrumental in South Africa’s socio- economic upliftment ... -
An assessment of rangeland degradation in the Bahurutshe communal grazing lands using remote sensing techniques
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Assessment of records management practices among the senior managers in a South African Municipality
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)Records management has become increasingly accentuated over recent years. Records have always been a tool for efficient and effective administration and it is surprising that such an important driver of business efficiency, ... -
Assessment of reproducibility of a VP7 Blocking ELISA diagnostic test for African horse sickness
(Wiley, 2019)The laboratory diagnosis of African horse sickness (AHS) is important for: (a) demonstrating freedom from infection in a population, animals or products for trade (b) assessing the efficiency of eradication policies; (c) ... -
An assessment of reputation- and conduct risks in banking: a four-point approach
(North-West University (South Africa), 2017)The primary objective of the study was to evaluate current reputation and conduct practices in the international banking environment in order to construct a four point matrix to be used to measure and manage reputational ... -
An assessment of school fees : implications for non-payment
(North-West University, 2006)Sedibeng-East is an education district in the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) and is located in the south-east of Gauteng. Sedibeng-East encompasses an area that stretches from Vereeniging in the west to Heidelberg ... -
An assessment of selected family business values in small and medium-sized family businesses
(APM, 2012)This study highlights the influence of selected business family values on the success of small and medium-sized family businesses. Success, for the purpose of this study, is measured using two variables, namely Harmonious ... -
An assessment of selected organisation–based factors on the perceived success of agribusinesses: a corporate entrepreneurship perspective
(Unisa Press, 2013)The objective of this study was to investigate the infl uence of selected organisational-based factors on the perceived success of agribusinesses in South Africa. Business success, for the purposes of this study, was ... -
An assessment of servant leadership in a power utility
(North-West University (South Africa), 2013)The aim of this study is to perform an assessment of Servant Leadership (SL) in a power utility. The purpose for deciding on a topic of this nature is due to the massive current capital expansion project that is in ... -
An assessment of service quality among internal customers : the case of the Botswana Mascom wireless company
(2012)The general objective of this study is to assess the internal service quality at Mascom Wireless. Both qualitative and quantitative research methods were used to establish the number of employees who are not happy with ...
