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Evaluation of the Financial Threat Scale (FTS) in four European, non–student samples
(Elsevier Science Inc, 2015)The Financial Threat Scale (FTS) was designed to asses levels of fear, uncertainty, and preoccupation about the stability and security of one's finances. In previous research with Canadian university students, it was shown ... -
Evaluation of the in vitro antimicrobial activity of a Pheroid®- entrapped plant extract against human pathogens
(Elsevier, 2019)This plant extract (PE) has proven activity against fungi affecting crops in South Africa. However, there is currently insufficient data on the activity of the PE against human pathogens. The general aim of this study ... -
An evaluation of the integration of a board game in introductory accounting
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Evaluation of the mental health continuum-short form (MHC-SF) in Setswana-speaking South Africans
(Wiley, 2008)A continuous assessment and a categorical diagnosis of the presence of mental health, described as flourishing, and the absence of mental health, characterized as languishing, is applied to a random sample of 1050 ... -
Evaluation of the oral delivery of a peptide with Pheroid® technology
(Elsevier, 2019)Goserelin is a type of hormone therapy used in addition to standard adjuvant therapy. Currently, goserelin is only available as a slow releasing subcutaneous implant but this is an invasive and generally not well- tolerated ... -
Evaluation of the physical properties and stability of two lipid drug delivery systems containing mefloquine
(Elsevier, 2011)Stability data is used to determine the change the product has undergone over a certain time period at specific temperatures. In the present study, the physical stability characterized by size, pH and entrapment efficacy ... -
An evaluation of the purposes of research in social work
(Stellenbosch University, 2013)Different authors have varying opinions on what the purposes of research should be called. The terminology used in scientific writing should be understood to have a similar meaning by the various members of a particular ... -
Evaluation of the susceptibility status of spiny bollworm Earias biplaga (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to Bt cotton in South Africa
(Entomological Society of Southern Africa, 2017)The bollworm complex of cotton in South Africa consists of the African bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), red bollworm, Diparopsis castanea (Hamps.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), and the spiny ... -
Evaluation of the treatment guidelines, practices and outcomes of complicated severe acute malnutrition in children aged 0-59 months in sub-Saharan Africa: a study protocol for the SAMAC study
(Pan African Medical Journal, 2020)Introduction: in hospitals across Africa, the case fatality rates of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) have remained consistently high (over 20%), despite the existence of the WHO treatment guideline. This has been ... -
An evaluation of the weight of evidence approach to assess sediment quality in the Mvoti Estuary, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
(Natl Inquiry Services Centre Pty Ltd, 2015)A weight of evidence approach was evaluated in the Mvoti Estuary, which is affected by point and non-point sources of contaminants. Four sites were sampled in 2005 and assessed along the standard sediment quality triad ... -
Evaluation of the wideband compressive radio receiver for spectrum sensing
(IEEE, 2011)We present an empirical evaluation of the carrier detection method used in the Wideband Compressive Radio Receiver (WCRR), which is of particular interest for spectrum sensing in Cognitive Radio (CR) and Dynamic Spectrum ... -
Evaluation of waist-to-height ratio to predict 5 year cardiometabolic risk in sub-Saharan African adults
(Open Access, 2014)Background and aims Simple, low-cost central obesity measures may help identify individuals with increased cardiometabolic disease risk, although it is unclear which measures perform best in African adults. We aimed to: ... -
Evaluation of waste-to-energy grate incineration power plant drivers and barriers for a small South African city: a swot analysis approach
(SAIIE, 2016)The global share of energy from waste is approximately 0.4% of global energy consumption. The average amount of municipal solid waste generated in South Africa is equivalent to 11 GWh wasted energy. This paper focuses on ... -
Evaluative criteria applied by South African female fashion consumers when purchasing casual daywear
(Wiley, 2012)Criteria used by fashion consumers to assess the quality of apparel products during the decision-making process are a good indication of what considerations marketers and retailers should keep in mind for customer satisfaction. ... -
Evaluering van regstellende aksie in konteks van moontlike onbillike diskriminasie teen subgroepe binne die aangewese groep
(2015)The implementation of affirmative action measures can give rise to unfair discrimination. In cases where members of the “designated groups” compete with one another for the same position, there can be allegations of unfair ... -
An evangelical voice in Africa: the worldview background of the theology of Tokunboh Adeyemo (1 October 1944-17 March 2010)
(AOSIS, 2011)Africa was blessed with a son of the calibre of Dr Tokunboh Adeyemo. Since he only recently passed away, we do not yet have (as far as the author is aware) an assessment of the legacy of this eminent Christian leader. This ... -
Evangelicalism’s identity crisis: The meaning and application of qōdhesh and hágios for Christian holiness and distinctiveness in a post-Christian South Africa
(2022)South African evangelicalism finds itself in the midst of an identity crisis. In many sections of evangelicalism, there seems to be a pervasive worldliness which has resulted in a lack of holiness and distinctiveness ... -
Event reconstruction for KM3NeT/ORCA using convolutional neural networks
(IOP Publishing, 2020)The KM3NeT research infrastructure is currently under construction at two locations in the Mediterranean Sea. The KM3NeT/ORCA water-Cherenkov neutrino detector off the French coast will instrument several megatons of ... -
'Every teacher is a researcher!': creating indigenous epistemologies and practices for HIV prevention through values-ased action research
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)Since gender is an undisputed driver of HIV infection, teachers concerned with HIV prevention education should ideally encourage critical awareness of and culturally sensitive practices around gender inequalities. Many ... -
Everybody hurts: abjection, pain and laughter in Ivan Vladislavić’s ‘Courage’
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)Ivan Vladislavić’s story, 'Courage', illustrates how ideology affects individuals' subjectivity and their physical bodies. No-one has yet noted the uncanny similarities between the bodies of the protagonists, My Old Becker ...