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Early Childhood Education in South African Townships: The Role of Innovation towards Creating Conducive Teaching and Learning Environments
(Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2014)This paper presents a descriptive study of an Early Childhood Development (ECD) intervention project, grounded in a community-research approach that resulted in more conducive ECD teaching and learning environments in ... -
Early christian identity formation amidst conflict
(Taylor and Francis, 2015)This article examines the historical development and nature of early Christian identity during the first two centuries C.E. The formation of early Christian identity was inextricably related to conflict. There were ... -
Early detection of cardiovascular risk in children: is there an alternative beyond routine blood pressure measurement?
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Early orthodoxy: The scriptures in clement of Alexandria
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Early science with the Karoo Array Telescope: a mini-halo candidate in galaxy cluster Abell 3667
(Oxford University Press, 2015)Abell 3667 is among the most well-studied galaxy clusters in the Southern hemisphere. It is known to host two giant radio relics and a head–tail radio galaxy as the brightest cluster galaxy. Recent work has suggested the ... -
An early Sidney allusion
(Oxford University Press, 2012)IN ‘Some Unfamiliar Sidney Allusions’,1 Jackson Boswell and H. R. Woudhuysen quite rightly remark that ‘there are surprisingly few specific allusions to the main characters in the Arcadia during the period we are concerned ... -
Early substance use initiation and psychological distress among adolescents in five ASEAN countries: a cross-sectional study
(Dove Press, 2019)Aim: The study aimed to assess the associations between substance use early initiation (<12 years) (smoking cigarettes, alcohol and drug use) with psychological distress among adolescents in five ASEAN countries. Methods: ... -
Early Vascular Aging (EVA): new directions in cardiovascular protection. Preface
(Elsevier, 2015)Early Vascular Aging (EVA): New Directions in Cardiovascular Protection brings together the last decade of research related to the characterization of EVA, as well as the predictive power of pulse wave velocity (PWV). The ... -
Early vascular aging in the HIV infected: is arterial stiffness assessment the ideal tool?
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Earthworm (Eisenia Fetida) bioassay to assess the possible effects of platinum tailings disposal facilities on the environment along a gradient
(ALÖKI Applied Ecological Research and Forensic Institute Ltd., 2008)Platinum mines produce large amounts of inorganic tailings containing high levels of metals which are disposed of on tailings disposal facilities (TDFs) and there is no information available on their possible effects on ... -
Earthworms and mesofauna from an isolated, alkaline chemical waste site in Northwest England
(Elsevier, 2017)Post-industrial sites across Europe may have developed over periods in excess of a century, often leading to poor nutrient soils with noxious constituents and extreme pH values. One such site, Nob End (Bolton, UK), a toxic ... -
Ease of doing business in local government: push and pull actors for business investment in selected South African Municipalities
(2022)Ease of doing business with municipalities and within municipal areas refers to the simplicity, effortlessness, and extent to which private enterprises can establish and conduct their business. It is influenced by multiple ... -
Easterly wave contributions to seasonal rainfall over the tropical Americas in observations and a regional climate model
(Springer, 2020)Easterly waves (EWs) are important moisture carriers and their variability can impact the total May–November rainfall, defined as seasonal precipitation, over the Tropical Americas. The contribution of EWs to the seasonal ... -
Easy chairs: the conformational preferences of polyfluorocyclohexanes
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2013)Polyfluorocyclohexanes present an interesting challenge to our current understanding of fundamental organic chemistry. In part to improve molecular mechanics methods and facilitate drug design, a systematic survey of ... -
Eat dry beans, split peas, lentils and soya regularly: a food–based dietary guideline
(MedPharm Publications, 2013)The objective of this paper is to review recent scientific evidence to support the food-based dietary guideline (FBDG): “Eat dry beans, split peas, lentils and soya regularly”. In this review, legumes are synonymous with ... -
Eating soup with a fork - why the EFAL syllabus cannot promote learning across the curriculum
(University of Johannesburg, 2010)Dismal literacy figures of South African learners, on the one hand, and poor matriculation results of public school learners who still prefer English as a medium of instruction, raise the question whether the current second ... -
EBL inhomogeneity and hard-spectrum gamma-ray sources
(IOP Publishing, 2017)The unexpectedly hard very-high-energy (VHE; E > 100 GeV) γ-ray spectra of a few distant blazars have been interpreted as evidence of a reduction of the γγ opacity of the universe due to the interaction of VHE γ-rays with ... -
The echo of pulmonary tuberculosis: mechanisms of clinical symptoms and other disease-induced systemic complications
(American Society for Microbiology, 2020)Clinical symptoms of active tuberculosis (TB) can range from a simple cough to more severe reactions, such as irreversible lung damage and, eventually, death, depending on disease progression. In addition to its clinical ... -
Echocardiographic and hemodynamic indices of myocardial contractility simultaneously evaluated in telemetered beagle dogs: a HESI-sponsored cross-company evaluation
(Elsevier, 2020)Introduction Alterations in cardiac contractility can have significant clinical implications, highlighting the need for early detection of potential liabilities. Pre-clinical methods to assess contractility are typically ...