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Are behavioural risk factors to be blamed for the conversion from optimal blood pressure to hypertensive status in black South Africans? A 5-year prospective study
(Oxford University Press, 2012)Background Longitudinal cohort studies in sub-Saharan Africa are urgently needed to understand cardiovascular disease development. We, therefore, explored health behaviours and conventional risk factors of African individuals ... -
Are blue chip stock market indices good proxies for all-shares market indices? The case of the Brussels Stock Exchange 1833-2005
(Cambridge University Press, 2011)In this article, we calculate a market-weighted return index for the 20 largest stocks listed on the Brussels Stock Exchange over the period 1833–2005, based on a new, unique and high-quality database. We find that this ... -
Are community pharmacists and nutritionists capable for obesity management in Pakistan? A cross-sectional study
(Marmara University, Faculty of Pharmacy, 2016)The main objective of the study was to evaluate knowledge and perceptions among community pharmacists and nutritionists/ dietitians regarding obesity management in Pakistan. A semi-structured questionnaire was distributed ... -
Are current effectiveness criteria fit for purpose? Using a controversial strategic assessment as a test case
(Elsevier, 2018)The aim of this paper is to test the broader utility of the sustainability assessment effectiveness framework of Bond et al. (2015) by applying it to a controversial strategic assessment case study. The effectiveness ... -
Are digital advances and inclusive growth compatible goals? Implications for trade policy in developing countries
(WTO, 2019)Can the digital economy help to alleviate the problem of inequality and forge more inclusive growth or will it exacerbate divisions as time goes by, to the detriment of those countries (including South Africa, India and ... -
Are distinct societal spheres a threat to human freedom? The fruitfulness of the principle of sphere sovereignty
(Vereniging vir Christelike Hoër Onderwys, 2013)An appreciation of the role of the individual within human society traditionally faced two extreme positions which are already found in ancient Greek philosophy. An early 5th century thinker, Callicles, acknowledged being ... -
Are efficient CEO's higher remunerated? A data envelopment analysis of selected Johannesburg security exchange companies.
(Virtus Interpress, 2014)The originality of the study is that performances of CEOs are estimated by determining how efficiently they convert their own remuneration and other key company input resources into a key performance output. Accounting-based ... -
Are freedom and equality natural enemies? A Christian-theological perspective
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Are large-scale dams environmentally detrimental? Life-cycle environmental consequences of mega-hydropower plants in Myanmar
(Springer, 2020)Purpose Rivers control biophysical processes that underpin essential ecosystem services. Myanmar’s rivers provide great opportunities for increasing energy supply at low costs from hydropower plants and make important ... -
Are red gourami (Colisa labiosa) low xenobiotic metabolizers? Elucidation of in vivo pharmacokinetics of pyrene as a model substrate
(Elsevier, 2015)Red gourami (Colisa labiosa) have previously been shown to have low levels of pyrene-metabolizing activity. In this study, other pharmacokinetic factors of pyrene in C. labiosawere compared to those in Japanese medaka ... -
Are South African Geography education students ready for problem-based learning?
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)Problem-based learning (PBL) is one of the possible training strategies that could be more fully implemented in the South African formal education system. The intention to migrate from teacher-centred to learner-centred ... -
Are the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology high blood pressure guidelines fit for global purpose? Thoughts from the International Society of Hypertension
(American Heart Association, 2018)In 2017, the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association (AHA), and 9 other American societies released guidelines for the prevention, detection, evaluation, and management of high blood pressure ... -
Are the fees that the traditional health practitioner charges generally lower than that of the medical practitioner?
(Australasian Medical Journal, 2017)Background: The cost of healthcare is a matter of concern for the public and the authorities. When a new healthcare provider enters the healthcare market, specifically the private sector, it is crucial to know if the fees ... -
Are the rights of business employees preferred more than the rights of comestic employees?
(Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2016)This case note examines, inter alia, the effect of a sequestration order on the debtor and relevant stakeholders such as creditors, shareholders and other interested parties (see s 20 read with s 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 19, 21, ... -
Are the variable functional capacities of social structures rooted in human nature?
(Vereniging vir Christelike Hoër Onderwys, 2016)Reflections on "human nature" are found throughout the Western intellectual legacy. From Greek antiquity onwards human nature has been related to an understanding of human society. The effect was that human nature acquired ... -
Are there 200,000 and more traditional healers practicing in South Africa?
(Australasian Medical Journal, 2016)Background:The promulgation of the Traditional Health Practitioners Act No 22 (2007) was guided to a great extent by the allegation that there were 200,000 and more traditional healers practicing in South Africa. This ... -
Are there sufficient number of exercise therapists in South Africa in order to equitably manage the noncommunicable disease epidemic?
(Sage, 2019)The mortality of South African noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) is rising. One of its primary contributors is physical inactivity. Therefore, South African National Health Plan included exercise therapy as part of their ... -
Are you willing to pay more for the arts?
(University of Johannesburg, 2016)This study determines festival attendees' Willingness To Pay to support an increase, or prevent a decline, in arts performances and exhibitions. It uses the contingent valuation method to produce a profile of attendees, ... -
Arecaceae : Livistona chinensis, a first record of a naturalized palm in South Africa
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Argitektoniese elemente en motiewe in Ou-Kaapse meubels
(South African Society for Cultural History, 2017)Most international authors on the art of furniture making or furniture styles mention that architecture has influenced furniture and not the other way round. Although limited information on furniture and articles in daily ...