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Conventional and behavioral risk factors explain differences in sub-clinical vascular disease between black and Caucasian South Africans: the SABPA study
(Elsevier, 2011)Conventional and behavioral risk factors explain differences in sub-clinical vascular disease between black and Caucasian South Africans: The SABPA study Objectives: There is an emerging burden of cardiovascular disease ... -
Convergence and endonormativity at phase 4 of the dynamic model
(John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2014)At Phase 4 of the Dynamic Model, Schneider (2007) postulates that a stable postcolonial English will gain acceptance in a country, and become endonormative, but it will also be perceived as homogenous. This paper argues ... -
The convergence of sacred and secular spaces in three selected contemporary novels
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)This article focuses on the return and revitalisation of traditional Christian themes, such as sacrifice, guilt, sin and redemption, and the manifestation of supernatural phenomena, such as visions, faith healing and ... -
Conversation laws for a variable coefficient variant boussinesq system
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2014)We construct the conservation laws for a variable coefficient variant Boussinesq system, which is a third-order system of two partial differential equations. This system does not have a Lagrangian and so we transform it ... -
Conversion of calcium sulphide to calcium carbonate during the process of recovery of elemental sulphur from gypsum waste
(Elsevier, 2014)The production of elemental sulphur and calcium carbonate (CaCO3) from gypsum waste can be achieved by thermally reducing the waste into calcium sulphide (CaS), which is then subjected to a direct aqueous carbonation step ... -
Conversion of verbal response scales: robustness across demographic categories
(Springer, 2016)Happiness and life satisfaction have traditionally been measured using verbal response scales, however, these verbal scales have not kept up with the present trend to use numerical response scales. A switch from a verbal ... -
Converted spaces, contained places: Robinson Crusoe’s monologic world
(Routledge; Taylor & Francis; Unisa Press, 2011)Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe ([1719]1985) is primarily defined by a mythic conversion experience as the novel's core narrative structure traces the hero's transition from social isolation and disconnection to self-actualisation ... -
Conveyance of preaching by vulnerable listeners - a case study of farm workers in the Vredefort Dome South Africa
(AOSIS, 2015)Farm workers living in and around the Vredefort Dome World Heritage Site are some of the most vulnerable people in South Africa. Research by means of a case study with four participants from this group examined the following ... -
Convolution algebra for extended Feller convolution
(Springer, 2020)We apply the recently introduced framework of admissible homomorphisms in the form of a convolution algebra of C2-valued admissible homomorphisms to handle two-dimensional uni-directional homogeneous stochastic kernels. ... -
Cooperative elements in joint projects to enhance first-year engineering students' self directed leaning: A case of the South African university
(World Institute for Engineering and Technology Education (WIETE), 2017)The aim of this investigation was to explore how cooperative elements could enhance first-year engineering students' self-directed learning in joint projects. A qualitative case study was used as empirical inquiry. The ... -
Cooperative environmental governance: at the coalface of sustainable infrastructure development in South Africa
(VerLoren Van Themaat Centre / Unisa Press, 2014)In this article, large-scale infrastructure development is situated within the sustainability paradigm with an emphasis on questions about environmental impact. W hile the focus is on South Africa, the article contributes ... -
Cooperative pair problem solving: a strategy for problem solving tutorials in the engineering sciences
(Tempus Publications, 2015)Engineering science courses, such as Thermodynamics, are often seen as difficult, and students have difficulty understanding the concepts and solving the problems. In an effort to improve the situation, we developed a ... -
Cooperative teaching-learning strategies in group guitar instruction for student teachers
(Unisa Press, 2012)This article examines the impact of cooperative teaching and learning techniques on achievement, anxiety and practise time. The purpose of this article is to improve teaching and learning guitar playing skills in large ... -
Cooperatives in South Africa: a review
(Indian Society for Education and Environment, 2017)Objectives: The main objective of this paper is to explore the contribution of cooperatives in economic development of South Africa in post-independence period. It examines how the cooperatives help the members to attain ... -
Coordination behaviours of new (bidentate N,O-chelating) Schiff bases towards copper(II) and nickel(II) metal ions: synthesis, characterization, antimicrobial, antioxidant, and DFT studies
(SpringerSpringer, 2017)Two Schiff bases, HL1 and HL2, were synthesized in two different reactions involving 2-hydroxynaphthaldehyde with 2-amino-6-methylbenzothiazole and 2-amino-6-florobenzothiazole respectively. Copper(II) and nickel(II) ... -
Copeptin relates to a fatty liver and measures of obesity in a South African population with mixed ethnicities
(Springer, 2019)Purpose Elevated copeptin, a vasopressin marker, is linked to metabolic disease, and obese rats with low-vasopressin concentration had a decreased risk of liver steatosis. We here investigated the association between ... -
Coping and autonomic dysfunction act in tandem with alcohol-related subclinical atherosclerosis: the SAPBA study
(Nova Science Publishers, 2014)"Introduction: Alcohol abuse is among the Westernized world‘s most common lifestyle factors contributing to sensitization of vascular structure and pathology. Gamma glutamyl transferase (γ-GT), as a marker of alcohol abuse, ... -
Coping and metabolic syndrome indicators in urban black South African men: the SABPA study
(Clinics Cardiv Publishing, 2010)Urbanisation is associated with obesity, hypertension anddevelopment of the metabolic syndrome (MS). We aimed toassess the use of different coping styles and their influenceon increases in MS indicators and target end-organ ... -
Coping and work engagement in selected South African organisations
(AOSIS, 2011)Orientation: The coping strategies of their employees are amongst the activities that organisations should address to improve their employees’ work engagement. Research purpose: The objective of this study was to investigate ... -
Coping and work engagement in selected South African organisations
(AOSIS, 2011)Orientation: The coping strategies of their employees are amongst the activities that organisations should address to improve their employees’ work engagement. Research purpose: The objective of this study was to investigate ...