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Academic literacy of South African higher education level students: does vocabulary size matter?
(University of Stellenbosch, 2015)This study explores the extent to which vocabulary size matters in academic literacy. Participants (first-year students at North-West University) were administered the Vocabulary Levels Test (Schmitt, Schmitt and Clapham ... -
The academic profession in the third world: a comparative study
(ATWS Association of Third World Studies, 2011)Higher education, and by implication the academic profession as a core component thereof, fulfils an important function in twenty-first century society in terms of the establishment of a knowledge society. In Third World ... -
Academic publishing in disaster risk reduction: past, present, and future
(Wiley, 2020)Nowadays there are approximately 80 Anglophone journals that deal primarily with disaster risk reduction (DRR) and allied fields. This large array signals a sustained, if uneven, growth in DRR scholarship but also competition ... -
Academic Rigour Versus Social Relevance: Which Way Should the Pendulum Swing with Regard to Experiential Learning and Community Service Learning in the Social Sciences?
(Trentham Publishers, 2009)Recently there has been an intense debate amongst scholars on how to increase the practical relevance of research. Although the notion of 'relevance' is frequently mentioned in the literature, it is hardly ever defined and ... -
Academic self-confidence effects on test anxiety among Nigerian university students
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)The study investigated academic self-confidence effects on test anxiety indicators of performance impairment and intrusive worry. Respondents were 206 Nigerian undergraduate students (mean age = 20.29, SD = 2. 22; female ... -
Accelerated nutrition transition in the North West Province of South Africa: results from the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE-NWP-SA) cohort study, 2005 to 2010
(Cambridge Univ Press, 2018)Objective: South Africa (SA) is in the midst of a health transition characterized by a quadruple burden of diseases and a nutrition transition. The existing nutrition transition in SA, accompanied by the coexistence of ... -
Accelerating high-energy pulsar radiation codes
(IOP Publishing, 2010)Curvature radiation (CR) is believed to be a dominant mechanism for creating gamma-ray emission from pulsars and is emitted by relativistic particles that are constrained to move along curved magnetic field lines. Additionally, ... -
Acceleration of galactic electrons at the solar wind termination shock and Voyager 1 observations
(PoS, 2017)Diffusive shock acceleration (DSA) , as an acceleration process for G alactic electrons at the solar wind termination shock (TS) , is investigated with a comprehensive numerical model which ... -
Acceleration of petaelectronvolt protons in the Galactic Centre
(Nature Publishing Group, 2016)Galactic cosmic rays reach energies of at least a few petaelectronvolts1 (of the order of 1015 electronvolts). This implies that our Galaxy contains petaelectronvolt accelerators (‘PeVatrons’), but all proposed models of ... -
Acceleration of solar wind particles by traveling interplanetary shocks
(IOP Publishing, 2019)The acceleration of thermal solar wind (SW) protons at spherical interplanetary shocks driven by coronal mass ejections is investigated. The SW velocity distribution is represented using κ-functions, which are transformed ... -
Acceptability of chevon from kids, yearling goats and mature does of indigenous South African goats: a case study
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Acceptance of ICT: applicability of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) to South African students
(Kennesaw State University, 2018)We are told that university students are Digital Natives and the diffusion of digital technologies into education holds prospective advantages. However, will students in Africa be prepared to engage with and accept the ... -
Access to and uptake of contraception by women with disabilities
(Science Publications, 2016)Contraception has been identified as an imperative for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. In poor countries, the need for contraception is highest among the most vulnerable population groups. One such group is ... -
Access to risk mitigating weather forecasts and changes in farming operations in East and West Africa: evidence from a Baseline Survey
(MDPI, 2015)Unfavorable weather currently ranks among the major challenges facing agricultural development in many African countries. Impact mitigation through access to reliable and timely weather forecasts and other adaptive ... -
Access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and under 5 diarrhea morbidity in South Africa
(Medknow Publications, 2017)Background: Universal access to safe drinking water and improved sanitation are paramount sustainable development goals. This is critical for overcoming several health challenges in developing countries. This study analyzed ... -
Access to Safe Water and the Human Development Quandary in Africa: Implications of a Rights–Based Approach
(Sabinet, 2014)Despite formal and concerted commitments by African governments to achieve universal access to clean water through various initiatives since 2000, access to clean drinking water remains a continuous challenge for human ... -
Accessible and distinct decoquinate derivatives active against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and apicomplexan parasites
(Nature, 2018)The quinolone decoquinate is coadministered with feed for treatment of parasites which cause coccidiosis in poultry. However, from a drug-development perspective, the biological activity is often not adequately exploited ... -
Accommodating multilingualism in IT classrooms in the Free State province
(Taylor & Francis, 2011)This article explores the language context of Information Technology (IT) classes in the Free State province. An overview of the multilingual context within which the research was done is provided through a brief historical ... -
Accommodation consumers and providers' attitudes, behaviours and practices for sustainability: a systematic review
(MDPI, 2016)Accommodation and lodging are an integral component of the tourism and hospitality industry. Given the sectors' growing contribution to resource consumption and waste, there is a growing body of literature on the attitudes, ... -
The accommodation of multilingualism through blended learning in two information technology classes
(UFS, 2013)The South African society can be described as culturally diverse and multilingual. However, despite the advantages of mother-tongue education, English is often chosen as the language of learning and teaching at the cost ...