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Exploring a post-traumatic stress disorder paradigm in Flinders sensitive line rats to model treatment-resistant depression. II. Response to antidepressant augmentation strategies
(Cambridge Univ Press, 2017)Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) displays high co-morbidity with major depression and treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Earlier work demonstrated exaggerated depressive-like symptoms in a gene×environment model ... -
Exploring adolescents' participation in decision-making in the home schooling context
(Stellenbosch University, 2016)The purpose of this study was to explore the participation of adolescents in decision-making in the home school context. The sample consisted of 21 participants from 8 families in the Western Cape. Data collection was done ... -
Exploring consumers' references with regard to department and specialist food stores
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2009)Consumers' lifestyle changes and striving towards better time management have resulted in the greater choice they are offered with regard to store formats. Therefore, this study was undertaken to identify the factors that ... -
Exploring educators’ experiences regarding empathy within inclusive classrooms
(Centre for Human Development and Research (Vancouver), 2018)An inclusive educational setting is a model in which educators must have empathic sensitivity, which will enable them to identify the different needs of the various learners. However, there is gap in research concerning ... -
Exploring home visits in a faith community as a service-learning opportunity
(Elsevier, 2013)Background: Within South Africa the Psychiatric Nursing Science curriculum in undergraduate Baccalaureate nursing education utilizes home visits as a service-learning opportunity. In this context faith communities ... -
Exploring leadership hubs as an intervention in strengthening the resilience of health caregivers
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)This article reports the findings from an intervention to strengthen the resilience of leaders of health caregivers involved in HIV and AIDS care across 4 countries, namely South Africa, Uganda, Jamaica and Kenya. Data ... -
Exploring mindfulness in self-injuring adolescents in a psychiatric setting
(Elliott & Fitzpatrick, 2011)This study explored mindfulness amongst eight self-injuring psychiatric adolescents. A mixed-method design was used. Interviews and clinical records comprised the qualitative data, while quantitative data was gathered using ... -
Exploring place-making in the Vredefort Dome, South Africa: a mixed-method approach
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Exploring programmes to support police officials exposed to trauma
(Unisa Press Host: Dept Social Work, UJ, 2015)As a result of the critical nature of police officers' work, it is of utmost importance that they have direct access to support. The efficacy of the present trauma intervention programmes in the South African Police Service ... -
Exploring resilience in nurses caring for older persons
(Elsevier, 2017)Background A shortage of nurses caring for older persons is experienced due to adverse working conditions. Resilience might empower nurses to persevere while caring for older persons. Research regarding the resilience of ... -
Exploring soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor and its relationship with arterial stiffness in a bi–ethnic population: the SAfrEIC–study
(Elsevier, 2012)Introduction: Elevated soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) indicates an inflammatory state caused by conditions such as HIV and cancer. Recently suPARwas identified as an indicator of ... -
Exploring the acceptability of amaranth-enriched bread to support household food security
(Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, 2016)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the acceptability of an identified staple product enriched with amaranth grain, a traditionally used wild plant familiar to most of the population, after households’ food ... -
Exploring the influence of shelf-edge signage on consumer decision-making in Gauteng
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Exploring the link between cardiovascular reactivity and end–organ damage in African and Caucasian men: the SABPA study
(Oxford University Press, 2013)BACKGROUND Heart failure in the African population is reaching alarming levels. Increased afterload as a result of increased vasoconstriction during stress may lead to impaired ventricular function and stroke volume (SV) ... -
Exploring the link between serum peroxides and angiogenesis in a bi-ethnic population from South Africa: the SAfrEIC study
(Elsevier, 2013)Background: Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a fundamental role in angiogenesis, and in turn, angiogenic growth factors also affect ROS. Angiogenesis and ROS are intricately involved in vascular deterioration. Since ... -
Exploring the perceptions of psychiatric patients regarding marijuana use
(AOSIS, 2012)There is limited understanding on marijuana use by psychiatric patients, specifically with regard as to why they continue to smoke marijuana despite the negative consequences, such as readmittance to psychiatric hospitals ... -
Exploring the play of middle childhood children in a poor community in the North West Province: caregivers’ experiences
(Univ Stellenbosch, 2017)Play is affected by the specific community and culture children live in. Through an explorative descriptive design this qualitative study explored the experiences of play of middle childhood children in a poor community ... -
Exploring the role, needs and challenges of relatives of mothers with HIV or HIV and psychosis: a qualitative study
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis, 2016)This study explored types and nature of supports by relatives of mothers living with HIV and psychosis in comparison to mothers with HIV only. Interview data on their experiences of their roles, needs and challenges were ... -
Exploring the supportive needs of volunteers working with sexually abused children in Somerset West
(SAPSAC (South African Professional Society on the Abuse of Children), 2013)The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the supportive needs of volunteers working with sexually abused children in Somerset West. Six participants working as volunteers at a specific organisation were recruited ...