Browsing by Subject "Affect"
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Advanced natural language processing for improved prosody in text–to–speech synthesis
(North-West University, 2014)Text-to-speech synthesis enables the speech-impeded user of an augmentative and alternative communication system to partake in any conversation on any topic, because it can produce dynamic content. Current synthetic voices ... -
Corporate wellness in a chemical industry in South Africa
(North-West University, 2007)The world of work is changing at a whirlwind speed with mergers, acquisitions, new markets, products, growth as well as many similar business activities being at the order of the day, all aimed at improving income and ... -
Emotion lexicon in the Sepedi, Xitsonga and Tshivenda language groups in South Africa : the impact of culture on emotion
(North-West University, 2008)Emotions are seen as one of the basic functions of the human psyche and therefore play a central role in psychology (Salovey & Mayer, 1990), especially in work and organisational psychology, both in theoretical and applied ... -
An investigative study on the affect and concerns of mathematics student teachers with special reference to social–context based learning packages
(North-West University, 2013)This investigative study was undertaken against the background of the recent calls for back to basics by the Schooling 2025 initiative, as well as to address the 2000 and 2009 Review Committees’ reports on the training ... -
Notes towards a metamodernist aesthetic with reference to post-millennial literary works
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)This study draws on discussions of post-millennial literary fiction to investigate the emerging body of critical theory about the passing of postmodernism and the formulation of what comes after, designated "metamodernism". ... -
Psychological strengths, stress and suicide ideation of correctional officials
(North-West University, 2003)Suicide ideation is a growing phenomenon that can be observed in stressful environments such as those of a correctional official, and it is a cause for concern. Suicide ideation is seen as the first step of suicidal behaviour ... -
Social support as a moderator between stress and psychological well–being
(North-West University, 2010)The aim of the study was to investigate whether social support moderates the relationship between stress and psychological well–being. The inverse relationship between the experience of stress and psychological well–being ... -
Support needs of primary school educators directly affected by the HIV
(North-West University, 2008)This study focuses on how the HIV and Aids pandemic affects educators in primary schools and how these educators need to be supported to cope more resiliently with the challenges posed by the HIV/Aids pandemic. This study ... -
Work wellness in the chemical industry
(North-West University, 2008)Organisations are becoming increasingly aware of issues of employee well-being. The ever increasing demands of the competitive and stressful workplace environment, personal relationships, time constraints and lack of a ...