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Bootstrapping an XML Schema of syntactic functions into a skeleton ontology
(North-West University (Vaal Triangle Campus), 2009)Information Systems is regarded as an interdisciplinary science. Therefore, insights from the humanities are important for this discipline, although this is not always recognised or valued. One outstanding example is the ... -
Bootstrapping the conditional copula
(Elsevier, 2013)This paper is concerned with inference about the dependence or association between two random variables conditionally upon the given value of a covariate. A way to describe such a conditional dependence is via a conditional ... -
Borassus aethiopum Mart. (Arecaceae) in Limpopo province with a key to South African palms
(AOSIS, 2019)Background: Borassus aethiopum Mart. commonly occurs in many parts of tropical Africa, and in South Africa it is restricted to the Leydsdorp region where it is conspicuous along the Selati River. The species is sometimes ... -
Bottom of Pyramid 4.0: modularising and assimilating industrial revolution cognition into a 4-tiered social entrepreneurship upliftment model for previously disconnected communities
(World Scientific, 2018)Developing a sociopreneurial (social-entrepreneurship) ecosystem is a substantial long-term investment. Much like natural ecosystems, there are a multitude of support systems needed to maintain balance and diversity in ... -
Bound Together in Invisible Ways: Eulogising a Giant of History
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)This article examines Barack Obama's eulogy on the occasion of Nelson Mandela's memorial on 10 December, 2013. Using a critical discourse analysis framework, the article demonstrates that Obama's eulogy is an act of ... -
Boundaries: an interdisciplinary (hi)story
(AOSIS, 2016)The experience and awareness of boundaries form an integral part of being human. This article investigates the systematic philosophical underpinnings of our understanding of the nature of boundaries, in some instances ... -
Boundary layer nucleation as a source of new CCN in savannah environment
(EGU, 2013)The South African savannah region is a complex environment of air pollution and natural emissions influenced by a strong seasonal cycle in biomass burning and strong precipitation. However, the scarcity of long-term ... -
Bounded real lemma and structured singular value versus diagonal scaling: the free noncommutative setting
(Springer, 2016)The structured singular value (often referred to simply as μ) was introduced independently by Doyle and Safonov as a tool for analyzing robustness of system stability and performance in the presence of structured uncertainty ... -
Bow shocks in a newly discovered maser source in IRAS 20231+3440
(Oxford Univ Press, 2017)From measuring the annual parallax of water masers over 1.5 yr with VLBI Exploration of Radio Astrometry, we present the trigonometric parallax and corresponding distance of another newly identified water maser source ... -
Box-Jenkins transfer function framework applied to saving-investment nexus in the South African context
(Virtus Interpress, 2015)This paper studied the relationship between investment and savings in South Africa for the period 1990 quarter 1 to 2014 quarter 3. The unit root test confirmed the non-stationarity of the series prior to first differencing. ... -
Boys in middle childhood placed in a clinic school: experiences of sexual abuse.
(South African Society on the Abuse of Children (SAPSAC), 2014)This study formed part of a larger research project, which aimed to develop an intervention strategy to support sexually abused boys in their middle childhood placed in a clinic school. The experiences of these boys were ... -
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor: the neurotrophin hypothesis of psychopathology
(Cambridge Univ Press, 2008)While monoaminergic hypotheses of psychopathology remain popular, there has been growing interest in the role of neurotrophins in neuropsychiatric disorders. Basic laboratory work has documented the importance of neurotrophins ... -
Brain-derived-neurotrophic-factor, dynamic retinal vessel responses during flicker light and stroke risk: the SABPA study
(Karger, 2019)Assessment of the retinal vessels’ structure and function provides an automated and objective approach to noninvasively assess the condition of the cerebral microvasculature and indicates susceptibility for stroke. ... -
Brassicacea-based management strategies as an alternative to combat nematode pests: a synopsis
(Elsevier, 2016)Nematode pests parasitise and cause substantial crop yield and quality losses to a wide range of crops worldwide. To minimize such damage, the exploitation and development of alternative nematode control strategies are ... -
Breaching the skin barrier through temperature modulations
(Elsevier, 2015)The impermeability of the stratum corneum often hinders the transport of molecules across the skin. Temperature modulations in the skin and the application of local heat both have the potential of circumventing this problem ... -
Bread: from grain to life. Validating the use of metaphor
(AOSIS, 2015)Metaphors have always lent strength to human communication. A closer examination will reveal their value for theological conversation, in particular as a vehicle for meaning. Meaning includes both linguistic and cognitive ... -
Breaking ground in cross-cultural research on the fear of being laughed at (gelotophobia): a multi-national study involving 73 countries
(De Gruyter, Mouton, 2009)The current study examines whether the fear of being laughed at (gelotophobia) can be assessed reliably and validly by means of a self-report instrument in different countries of the world. All items of the GELOPH (Ruch ... -
Breast milk and erythrocyte fatty acid composition of lactating women residing in a peri‑urban South African township
(Elsevier, 2020)Data on breast milk fatty acid (FA) composition in South African lactating women in relation to their FA status, as well as on potential compositional changes within feed, are limited. The aim of this study was to assess ... -
Breast-milk iodine concentrations, iodine status, and thyroid function of breastfed infants aged 2-4 months and their mothers residing in a South African township
(Galenos Yayincilik, 2016)Objective: Lactating women and their infants are susceptible to iodine deficiency and iodine excess. In South Africa, no data exist on the iodine status and thyroid function of these vulnerable groups. Methods: In a ... -
Breastfeeding during the COVID-19 pandemic: a literature review for clinical practice
(BMC, 2020)Background The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting normal life globally, every area of life is touched. The pandemic demands quick action and as new information emerges, reliable synthesises and guidelines for care are urgently ...