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Conceptualising and managing trade–offs in sustainability assessment
(ELSEVIER, 2013)One of the defining characteristics of sustainability assessment as a form of impact assessment is that it provides a forum for the explicit consideration of the trade-offs that are inherent in complex decision-making processes. ... -
Conceptualising the effectiveness of impact assessment processes
(Elsevier, 2013)This paper aims at conceptualising the effectiveness of impact assessment processes through the development of a literature-based framework of criteria to measure impact assessment effectiveness. Four categories of ... -
Conceptualising the professional identity of industrial or organisational psychologists within the South African context
(AOSIS, 2016)Orientation: Lack in congruence amongst industrial and organisational psychologists (IOPs) as to the conceptualisation of its profession poses a significant risk as to the relevance, longevity and professional identity of ... -
Conceptualizing innovation management development through organizational learning in the public service: any lessons for developing states?
(Business Perspectives, 2016)The present economic realities, the effects of globalization, the thirst for innovation and the public's demand for improved services have led many developing states to review their approaches to service delivery. Most ... -
Conceptualizing intelligence in assessment: the next step
(Elsevier, 2015)Intelligence theory and assessment inHR and I/O contexts are unlikely to makemajor advancements when intelligence continues to be treated as a decontextualized set of skills. Models of cognitive style, situated cognition, ... -
Conceptualizing microfinance for effective smallholder farming in Africa
(The Clute Institute, 2014)Smallholder farmers in Africa desperately need pro-poor interventions to alleviate their poverty through self-sustenance. In Africa, poverty is more prevalent in rural areas, where the overwhelming majority (about 80%) of ... -
Concerns about the future of creation order
(Scriber Editorial Systems, 2011)The theological background to the notion of the law of nature/ creation order is indispensable to the reformational tradition, which recognises that these laws are the Creator‟s will, and therefore holds a “necessity” view ... -
Concerns for the language skills of South African learners and their teachers
(Kamla-Raj, 2014)The language of instruction and learner achievement is directly linked. In South Africa many English teachers lack the necessary English language skills to teach English effectively. The results of this research reveal ... -
A concessionaire model for food and beverage operations in South African National Parks
(African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2014)In recent years, protected areas have come under pressure due to the budget cuts of government. As a result, national parks have had to devise strategies by means of which they are able to generate additional revenue, in ... -
Concurrent class analysis identifies discriminatory variables from metabolomics data on isovaleric acidemia
(Springer, 2012)Metabolomics data are typically complex and high dimensional. Multivariate dimension-reducing techniques have thus been developed for analysing metabolomics data to disclose underlying relationships, with principal component ... -
Concurrent tobacco use and risky drinking in South Africa: results from the South African National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)The aim of this study was to examine socio-demographic and psychosocial correlates of concurrent tobacco use and risky drinking We analysed data from the cross-sectional South African National Health and Nutrition ... -
A condition based reliability simulator framework based on a heuristic fault model
(NWU, 2018)There are significant concerns as well as remedial efforts by the SA Power Utility to improve the generation plant performance that showed a significant decline over the past number of years. There is general consensus on ... -
Condition monitoring analysis methods for electrical machines: a review
(SPC, 2018)This paper provides a review on condition monitoring analysis methods for electrical machines. An overview of condition monitoring is provided where online as well as offline monitoring is discussed. A section on vibration ... -
Condition monitoring of lubricant shortage for gearboxes based on compressed thermal images
(Springer, 2020)Condition monitoring of gearboxes is a crucial task because gearboxes are essential power transmission components whose failure can lead to a catastrophic breakdown of machines. The common faults of a gearbox system, such ... -
Condition monitoring of medium voltage electrical cables by means of partial discharge measurements
(SAIEE, 2014)The purpose of this paper is to discuss condition monitoring (CM) of medium voltage electrical cables by means of partial discharge (PD) measurements. Electrical cables are exposed to a variety of operational and ... -
Condition monitoring thermal properties of a 20A hydraulic-magnetic MCB
(NWU, 2018)Heat is one of the major causes of degradation which can cause a reduction in performance, reliability and life span of miniature circuit breakers (MCBs) [1]. In order to diagnose the condition of electrical equipment, ... -
Conductivity as an indicator of surface water quality in the proximity of ferrochrome smelters in South Africa
(WRC, 2015)South Africa is one of the leading ferrochrome (FeCr) producing countries. One of the main environmental and healthrelated issues associated with FeCr production is the possible generation of Cr(VI). However, Cr(VI) is ... -
A confident call to faith: rediscovering the relevance of Christian catechisms
(OASIS, 2013)Protestant heritage is synonymous with the traditional employment of catechisms and catechetical teaching of both young and old. Many denominations have shifted from this historical approach, not least because of the ... -
Confirmatory analysis of the model to measure employee engagement
(Business Perspectives, 2016)A model to measure the employee engagement was developed by researching historical employee engagement models. These models, consisting of employee engagement constructs and their measuring criteria, have been empirically ... -
Confirmatory factor analysis of the Maslach Burnout Inventory: a Bayesian structural equation modeling approach
(Hogrefe, 2019)In the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), burnout is conceptualized as a combination of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment. However, the factorial structure for the MBI remains controversial. ...