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Business cycles and stock market performance in South Africa
(Virtus Interpress, 2015)The stock market is an important indicator of an economy’s financial health. It checks the mood of investors in a country. Stock market performance is a vital component of business cycle growth. Thus, this study investigates ... -
Business management students' application of deep and surface learning
(Prof. Ansie Lessing, 2016)The learning environments created in higher education institutions (HEI) are to a large extent not empowering students to meet demands of the workplace. Business management students who are only exposed to direct teaching ... -
Business networking relationships for business success
(Foundation for Education Science & Technology, 2008)This study explored the context of business relationships in the networking practices of South African businesses. The objective of this study was to investigate the networking practices of Gauteng businesses and specific ... -
Business socialising: women's social networking perceptions
(Academic journals, 2012)The primary research objective of the study was to investigate the perceptions of the social networking practices of businesswomen. A non-probability purposive voluntary sample, followed by snowball sampling, was used to ... -
Butanol as a drop-in fuel: a perspective on production methods and current status
(Springer, 2020)The rising fossil fuel prices as well as negative climatic conditions caused by fossil fuel emissions have prompted technologists and scientists to develop alternative value-added fuels. These fuels can be produced from ... -
Butlerius butleri Goodey, 1929 (Rhabditida) from Iran with the phylogenetic position of the species
(Society of Nematologists, 2015)A population of Butlerius butleri Goodey, 1929 was isolated from vermicompost in Kerman in the Kerman Province of Iran during a nematode survey that was conducted during 2014. This population of B. butleri is characterized ... -
Butterfly conservation in Southern Africa
(Springer, 2015)The origins and development of butterfly conservation in southern Africa are explored and the role of the Lepidopterists’ Society of Africa (LSA) in the promotion of butterfly conservation and research is described. LSA ... -
The butterfly effect: parasite diversity, environment, and emerging disease in aquatic wildlife
(Elsevier, 2015)Aquatic wildlife is increasingly subjected to emerging diseases often due to perturbations of the existing dynamic balance between hosts and their parasites. Accel- erating changes in environmental factors, together ... -
"By sy oë uit, by jóúne in": relasionaliteit, visie en die dood in Die sneeuslaper (2010) van Marlene van Niekerk
(Afrikaanse Letterkundevereniging, 2012)The aim of this article is to explore aspects of relationality in Die sneeuslaper (The Snowsleeper) by Marlene van Niekerk. This analysis of Die sneeuslaper includes the insights of Kaja Silverman as set out in Flesh of ... -
By sy oë uit, by jóúne in: relasionaliteit, visie en die dood in Die sneeuslaper (2010) van Marlene van Niekerk
(Afrikaanse Letterkundevereniging, 2012)The aim of this article is to explore aspects of relationality in Die sneeuslaper (The Snowsleeper) by Marlene van Niekerk. This analysis of Die sneeuslaper includes the insights of Kaja Silverman as set out in Flesh of ... -
Bydraende faktore tot leerderdissiplineprobleme: ’n multiveranderlike analise
(OASIS, 2013)Contributory factors to learner discipline problems: A multivariate approach. Hitherto, researchers in the field of the various causal or contributory factors of learner discipline problems in schools tended to approach ... -
C2-substituted quinazolinone derivatives exhibit A1 and/or A2A adenosine receptor affinities in the low micromolar range
(Elsevier, 2020)Antagonists of the adenosine receptors (A1 and A2A subtypes) are widely researched as potential drug candidates for their role in Parkinson’s disease-related cognitive deficits (A1 subtype), motor dysfunction (A2A subtype) ... -
C3 amino-substituted chalcone derivative with selective adenosine rA1 receptor affinity in the micromolar range
(Springer, 2020)To identify novel adenosine receptor (AR) ligands based on the chalcone scaffold, herein the synthesis, characterization and in vitro and in silico evaluation of 33 chalcones (15–36 and 37–41) and structurally related ... -
C6- and C7-substituted 3,4-dihydro-2(1H)-quinolinones as inhibitors of monoamine oxidase
(Thieme, 2017)Purpose Monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors are considered to be useful therapeutic agents and isoform specific inhibitors are employed for the treatment of depression and Parkinson’s disease. MAO inhibitors are also under ... -
C679X loss-of-function PCSK9 variant lowers fasting glucose levels in a black South African population: a longitudinal study
(Elsevier, 2018)Aims To determine the longitudinal association of the loss-of-function (LOF) PCSK9 variants (C679X and A443T), proxies of PCSK9 inhibitor drugs, with LDL-C, fasting glucose and glycated hemoglobin. Methods We conducted ... -
Caffeine as a lead compound for the design of therapeutic agents for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease
(Bentham Science, 2015)The current pharmacological therapies for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease are mostly inadequate and recent, improved therapeutic agents are required. Two important molecular targets for the design of anti-parkinsonian ... -
Caffeine improves triathlon performance: a field study in males and females
(Human Kinetics, 2018)The ergogenic effect of caffeine on endurance exercise is commonly accepted. We aimed to elucidate realistically the effect of caffeine on triathlon event performance using a field study design, while allowing investigation ... -
Calcium : magnesium ratio affects environmental stress sensitivity in the serpentine-endemic Alyssum inflatum (Brassicaceae)
(CSIRO Publishing, 2015)Plants endemic to serpentine soils are adapted to harsh environmental conditions typical of those soils, particularly, low (<1) calcium (Ca) : magnesium (Mg) ratios. We compared survival of two perennial Alyssum species ... -
Calcium is the switch in the moonlighting dual function of the ligand–activated receptor kinase phytosulfokine receptor 1
(BioMed Central, 2014)Background: A number of receptor kinases contain guanylate cyclase (GC) catalytic centres encapsulated in the cytosolic kinase domain. A prototypical example is the phytosulfokine receptor 1 (PSKR1) that is involved in ... -
Calculating operational value-at-risk (OpVaR) in a retail bank
(Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, 2008)The management of operational value-at-risk (OpVaR) in financial institutions is presented y means of a novel, robust calculation technique and the influence of this value on the capital held by a bank for operational risk. ...
