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Exploring place-making in the Vredefort Dome, South Africa: a mixed-method approach
(Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Free State, 2009) -
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 ... -
Exploring the validity of the values-in-action inventory of strengths (VIA-IS) in an African context
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Exploring young black persons' narratives about the apartheid past
(Taylor & Francis, 2011)This study examined intergeneration narratives about the apartheid past through the retelling of 14 young black South Africans aged 16 to 21 (males =6, females =8). A qualitative categorical-content data analysis underpinned ... -
An exposure assessment of a laboratory assistant to hazardous chemical substances
(Nutrition and Consumer Sciences, North-West University, 2009)A survey was conducted to measure exposure to hazardous chemical substances of a laboratory assistant working in a university laboratory, who complained of symptoms that could be indicative of chemical absorption. This ... -
Exposure to high levels of fumarate and succinate leads to apoptotic cytotoxicity and altered global DNA methylation profiles in vitro
(Elsevier, 2017)In the Krebs cycle, succinate is oxidized to fumarate by succinate dehydrogenase (SDH), followed by the conversion of fumarate to malate by fumarate hydratase (FH). In cells with defective SDH and FH, the Krebs cycle is ... -
Exposures during industrial 3-D printing and post-processing tasks
(Emerald, 2018)Purpose This paper aims to measure exposures to airborne contaminants during three-dimensional (3-D) printing and post-processing tasks in an industrial workplace. Design/methodology/approach Contaminant concentrations ... -
Expression of inflammatory markers in a genetic rodent model of depression
(Elsevier, 2015)The complex bidirectional communication between the central nervous system and the peripheral immune system is of possible relevance for both normal brain functions and the development of psychiatric disorders. The aim of ... -
The expression of plasticity-related genes in an acute model of stress is modulated by chronic desipramine in a time-dependent manner within medial prefrontal cortex
(Elsevier, 2017)It is well established that stress plays a major role in the pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric diseases. Stress-induced alteration of synaptic plasticity has been hypothesized to underlie the morphological changes observed ... -
Expressive art in cross-cultural group supervision: applying the Mmogo-method
(Elliott & Fitzpatrick, 2008)