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Dealing with incidents of serious disciplinary problems amongst learners: a comparative study between South Africa and selected countries
(OASIS, 2013)Teachers in South African schools battle with problems in learner discipline. Research indicates that teachers are at a loss as to handling these situations. The aim of this article is to survey incidents of serious learner ... -
Dealing with violence in South Africa: the ethical responsibility of churches
(Stellenbosch University, 2013)This article investigates the phenomenon of violence in South Africa. The statistics of the excessive violence are presented and the possible reasons for this violence are examined. In this respect the influence of the ... -
Debating some past and present research frameworks and methodologies in history on places and their peoples in South Africa
(Taylor & FrancisUNISA Press, 2013)Histories regarding places and their peoples in South Africa can be traced to the early days of History being practised as an academic discipline. However, practising this form of history under (and outside) the flag of ... -
Debating the fundamentals of the faith among South African baptists
(Cape Town Baptist Seminary, 2012)During the 1920s two words recently coined in the United States of America (where they had immediate currency among Baptists), “fundamentalist” and “fundamentalism”, entered the lexicon of English in both the United Kingdom ... -
A decade of nutrition research in Africa: assessment of the evidence base and academic collaboration
(Cambridge University Press, 2015)Objective: Malnutrition in Africa has not improved compared with other regions in the world. Investment in the build–up of a strong African research workforce is essential to provide contextual solutions to the nutritional ... -
Decentralisation and capacity-building: paradigm shifts in local self–governance
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Decentralisation or devolution: an analysis of local government effectiveness
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Decentralization reforms in Zambia 1991–2010
(KRE Publishers, 2014)On 17th December 1990, the Third Republic was born in the wake of elections that swept the United Independent party (UNIP) and President Kenneth David Kaunda from power after 27 years and replaced ... -
Deception improves time trial performance in well-trained cyclists without augmented fatigue
(Wolters Kluwer, 2018)Purpose To investigate the effects of feedback, in the form of a virtual avatar paced at 100% and 102% of baseline performance, on neuromuscular fatigue after a 4-km cycling time trial (TT). We hypothesized that improved ... -
Decolonisation of the Nursing Curriculum by the South African Nursing Students' Association
(UNISA Press, 2019)The South African Nursing Students’ Association (SANSA) held its fourth annual symposium which was co-hosted by the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) and the University of Pretoria (UP) on 4 to 6 July 2018 -
Decolonising social work research with families experiencing intergenerational trauma
(UNISA Press, 2018)This article focuses on social work research with displaced families in the Western Cape, South Africa, who have experienced both the historical trauma of their slave past and the trauma of displacement during apartheid. ... -
Decomposing blazar spectra into lepto‐hadronic emission components
(Wiley, 2018)The recently reported coincidences between high‐energy neutrino events and major blazar outbursts reinforce the relevance of lepto‐hadronic emission models for blazars. We study the influence of physical parameters on the ... -
Decomposition of subtropical fruit tree leaf litter at Nelspruit, South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)There is limited information about the decomposition of leaf litter from subtropical fruit trees despite their potential for managing soil fertility. The aim of this study was to quantify the effect of quality on decomposition ... -
Decongestion of the distribution grid via optimised location of PV-battery systems
(IET, 2017)In order to achieve the energy targets for 2020, further integration of renewable energy sources is required. Hence, there was a need to investigate possible solutions to achieve a reliable network without loss of production. ... -
A deconstruction of the term "revolution"
(AOSIS, 2015)The precise meaning of the concept of (political) revolution remains semantically contested. According to Arslanian (2013:127) this concept “is often used liberally, applied to everything from the ‘Social Media Revolution’ ... -
Decreased in vivo α2 adrenoceptor binding in the Flinders Sensitive Line rat model of depression
(Elsevier, 2015)Depression is a debilitating heterogenous disorder and the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. Alterations in monoaminergic neurotransmission, including noradrenergic, have been implicated in the etiology of depression. ... -
The deductibility of value added tax on costs incurred to raise share capital: a critical analysis of the ITC 1744-case
(University of Pretoria, 2011)Die aftrekbaarheid van belasting op toegevoegde waarde op kostes aangegaan om aandele uit te reik: 'n Kritiese ontleding van die ITC 1744-saak Maatskappye gaan dikwels wesenlike kostes aan by die uitreik van aandele om ... -
The Deep Genome Project
(BMC, 2020)In vivo research is critical to the functional dissection of multi-organ systems and whole organism physiology, and the laboratory mouse remains a quintessential animal model for studying mammalian, especially human, ...
