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Challenges Inhibiting the transformation of subsistence farming into thriving agri–business in rural Uganda
(African Journals On Line, 2014)This study investigates the challenges involved in the development of agri-businesses in rural Uganda, from largely subsistence or micro-enterprise production to self-sustaining viable and thriving economic entities. The ... -
Challenges of testing deep word knowledge of vocabulary: which path to follow?
(South African Association for Language Teaching (SAALT), 2015)The present research explores the challenges of testing deep word knowledge of the vocabulary of students of English as a Foreign/ Second Language (EFL/ESL) at higher education. A productive test modelled on the Lex30 ... -
The challenges of underweight and overweight in South African children: are we winning or losing the battle? A systematic review
(University of Tehran (Graduate Faculty of Environment), 2015)Underweight and overweight are adverse effects of malnutrition and both are associated with negative health consequences in children and adolescents. In South Africa, the burden of economic and social disparity coexists ... -
Challenges to cosmic ray modeling: from beyond the solar wind termination shock
(Elsevier, 2008)Voyager 1 crossed the solar wind termination shock on December 16, 2004 at a distance of 94 AU from the Sun, to become the first spacecraft to explore the termination shock region and to enter the heliosheath, the final ... -
Challenges to the South African corporate leniency policy and cartel enforcement
(Juta Law, 2015)Die voorkoming, opsporing en vervolging van kartelle is ’n prioriteit van mededingingsowerhede wêreldwyd gegewe die negatiewe impak wat sodanige bedrywighede het op pryse en keuse van produkte en die feit dat dit invoering ... -
Challenges to the vision and mission of lifelong learning in Sub–Saharan Africa
(KRE Publishers, 2014)Lifelong learning has become a fashionable term that is being mu ch talk ed about by politicians, occasional reviewers of development policies and academicians who are constantly exploring ways ... -
Challenging old perceptions: the classification of website advertisements according to South African Contract Law
(Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2016)South African law draws a distinction between offers and invitations to treat. Although the intention with which a statement is made is usually cited as a controlling factor in determining its proper classification, there ... -
Chandra and HESS observations of the supernova remnant CTB 37B
(EDP Sciences, 2008)We discovered the >100 GeV γ-ray source, HESS J1713−381, apparently associated with the shell-type supernova remnant (SNR) CTB37B, using HESS in 2006. In 2007 we performed X-ray follow-up observations with Chandra with ... -
Change detection in INARCH time series of counts
(Springer, 2016)In the present paper we develop an online procedure for detecting changes in the parameters of integer ARCH models of order one. The test statistic utilizes the notion of the empirical probability generating function. The ... -
Change in religious ideology in the book of Judith
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Change in renin, cardiovascular and inflammatory markers over three years in a black and white population: the SABPA study
(BioMed Central, 2017)Background: To investigate if percentage change (%Δ) in renin over a 3 year follow-up is associated with %Δ in cardiovascular and inflammatory markers in a low renin bi-ethnic group. Methods: Blood pressure, active renin, ... -
Change in the composition of bank income and its effect on the changes in the efficiency of bank regions
(Clute Institute [for academic research], 2012)Over the past five years, banks experienced a change in the composition of bank income earning more in service fees compared to interest income. The effect of this change on the efficiency of bank regions is investigated. ... -
Change in woody cover at representative sites in the Kruger National Park, South Africa, based on historical imagery
(SpringerOpen, 2016)Background: The coexistence of woody vegetation and grass is a key characteristic of savanna ecological balance. Gains in woody vegetation at the expense of grass can lead to changes in grazer and browser carrying capacities ... -
Change over three years in adolescents' physical activity levels and patterns after a physical activity intervention: play study
(Edizioni Minerva Medica, 2012)AIM: This study aimed to determine over a three-year period what the PA levels and patterns of adolescents will be after participating in a physical activity (PA) intervention. METHODS: African adolescents (158 boys, 211 ... -
Change over three years in adolescents’ physical activity levels and patterns after a physical activity intervention: play study
(Edizioni Minerva Medica, 2012)AIM: This study aimed to determine over a three-year period what the PA levels and patterns of adolescents will be after participating in a physical activity (PA) intervention. METHODS: African adolescents (158 boys, 211 ... -
Changeover-time in psychosocial wellbeing of people living with HIV and people living close to them after an HIV stigma reduction and wellness enhancement community intervention
(Taylor & Francis + NISC, 2015)HIV stigma continues to affect the psychosocial wellbeing of people living with HIV (PLWH) and people living close to them (PLC). Literature unequivocally holds the view that HIV stigma and psychosocial wellbeing interact ... -
Changes in coronary heart disease risk profile of adults with intellectual disabilities following a physical activity intervention
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2009)Background Regular physical activity is one of the modifiable risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD). With an increasing age profile and similar patterns of morbidity to the general population, persons with ... -
Changes in density and composition of algal assemblages in certain unit processes of two South African water purification plants
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)The water purification plants at Virginia and Bothaville, South Africa, experience problems with cyanobacteria and other algae. Their algal assemblages were studied during 2010 and 2011 to determine the dominant species ... -
Changes in epistemic frameworks: random or constrained?
(Scriber Editorial Systems, 2012)Since the emergence of a solid anti-positivist approach in the philosophy of science, an important question has been to understand how and why epistemic frameworks change in time, are modified or even substituted. In ... -
Changes in Perceptions of the Internet’s Influence on Marketing in South Africa since the Late-1990s
(kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2014)The present paper reports on a study that compared senior marketers’ perceptions of the Internet’s influence on marketing in South Africa in 1997 with their perceptions nearly two decades later in 2011. In South Africa, ...
