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Comments on: Tests for multivariate normalit: a critical review with emphasis on weighted L2 -statistics
(Springer, 2020)We discuss extension of the BHEP test to more general families of distributions -
Comments: a review of testing procedures based on the characteristic function
(SASA, 2016)First of all, we would like to congratulate the author for writing this interesting and timely review paper on testing procedures based on the empirical characteristic function. The exposition of the ideas and methods is ... -
Commicarpus pentandrus
(National Botanical Institute (South Africa), 2013)This is the first species of the Nyctaginaceae to be illustrated in Flowering Plants of Africa. It is commonly known as the four o’clock family, as most members have flowers that open in the late afternoon to early evening. ... -
Commodity derivative transaction comparability: evidence from South Africa
(Clute Institute, 2012)Financial statements are used by investors and financiers in their investment or financing decisions. The accounting treatment of individual transactions is reflected in the annual financial statements; therefore, similar ... -
Commodity prices and stock market performance in South Africa
(Virtus Interpress, 2014)As an export based economy, commodity prices and stock market performances are always a course for concern in the South African economy. This paper investigates the effects of the commodity prices and selected macroeconomic ... -
Common and rare single nucleotide polymorphisms in the LDLR gene are present in a black South African population and associate with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels
(Nature Publishing Group, 2014)The LDL receptor has an essential role in regulating plasma LDL-C levels. Genetic variation in the LDLR gene can be associated with either lower or moderately raised plasma levels of LDL-C, or may cause familial ... -
Common heritage: saving the environment for humankind or exploiting resources in the name of eco-imperialism?
(IFCOL, 2008)Humankind is threatened by global environmental problems. Several scholars and states have therefore proposed the application of the 'common heritage of mankind' (CHM) principle to areas that fall within the territories ... -
Common injuries among javelin throwers: a 10-year overview (2007-2016)
(LAM Publications, 2017)The sport of javelin throwing is a popular track and field competition enjoyed by many spectators and athletes and performed at both national and international levels. It has gained popularity in the IAAF (International ... -
Common law crimes and indigenous customs: Dealing with the issues in south african law
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Common variants and haplotypes in the TF, TNF–a, and TMPRSS6 genes are associated with iron status in a female black South African population1-3
(American Society for Nutrition, 2015)Background: It is unknown whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), associated with iron status in European and Asian populations, have the same relation within the African population. Objectives: We investigated ... -
Common variants associated with type 2 diabetes in a black South African population of Setswana descent: African populations diverge
(American Society for Nutrition, 2015)The increasing worldwide prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is a serious global health concern. Although T2D has a strong genetic etiology, limited knowledge exists about the common variants associated with" it ... -
Communalism and hospitality in African urban congregations: Pastoral care challenges and possible responses
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Communalism and hospitality in African urban congregations: pastoral care challenges and possible responses
(University of South Africa, 2009)This article investigates the problem behind the protracted crisis of how hospitality ought to be understood and practised in the urbanised and pluralistic congregations of Zambian Society ("the problem of hospitality"). ... -
Communicating paradigmatic intellectual orientations: the mediating role of persistent themes
(Department of Communication Science, University of the Free State, 2015)All humans have the capacity to live in organised societies and to communicate the basic patterns of such societies to forthcoming generations. If they are accompanied by persistent themes operative within intellectual ... -
Communicating with diversities : female employees in the South African platinum-mining industry
(School of Communication,University of Johannesburg, 2009)The South African government set mining companies the target to have women represent 10% of their workforce by 2009. Although the mining companies support the legislation, the target seems almost unreachable and the process ... -
Communication and relationship satisfaction in Chinese, Western and Intercultural Chinese-Western couples
(American Psychological Association, 2016)The current study compared Chinese, Western, and intercultural Chinese-Western couples' communication and examined how culture moderates the association of communication with relationship satisfaction. We coded the ... -
Communication between information system development team members from different cultural contexts: a case study
(IADIS Press, 2013)The aim of this study was to investigate how communication is affected by the different cultural contexts of information system development (ISD) team members in order to achieve ISD project results. The study investigated ... -
Communication management during the veld fires of 23 August 2011 in the Tlokwe Local Municipality: a cautionary tale
(OASIS, 2013)Background: A veld fire disaster in the Tlokwe Local Municipality on 23 August 2011, resulted in an estimated monetary loss of over R43 million. The veld fire disaster was characterised by a lack of strategic management ... -
Communicative action: the Habermasian and Freirean dialogical approach to participatory communication for social change in a post-1994 South Africa
(Buro vir Wetenskaplike Tydskrifte, Potchefstroom, 2009)Despite its almost four decade mainstay, the field of participatory communication for social change still experiences a definitional and pragmatic problem regarding what exactly participation is (cf. Jacobson & Storey, ...