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Particle size and metal composition of gouging and lancing fumes
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)Metal gouging and lancing liberate particles of an unknown size and composition. Fumes are formed when vaporized materials condense in air, creating fine and ultrafine particles which can agglomerate. Particle sizes may ... -
Pathological consequences of drug abuse: implication of redox imbalance. Editorial
(Hindawi, 2019)The onset, progression, and outcome of numerous pathological conditions, affecting different organs and systems, have been widely reported to be significantly impacted by the abuse of psychoactive compounds. In the last ... -
Patient-family communication mediates the relation between family hardiness and caregiver positivity: exploring the moderating role of caregiver depression and anxiety
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)Purpose: Despite the theoretical and empirical significance of positive aspects of caregiving in caregiver well-being, relatively little is known regarding family-related predictors of caregiver positivity. This study ... -
Patient-related beliefs and adherence toward their medications among the adult hypertensive outpatients in Tanzania
(Future Medicine, 2017)Aim: Hypertension is a leading global health problem requiring lifelong treatment. However, adherence to antihypertensive medicines is a problem, greater among developing countries. Consequently, there is a need to determine ... -
Patterns and associated factors of physical activity among adolescents in Nigeria
(Public Library of Science, 2016)Introduction Understanding the context where adolescents’ physical activity (PA) takes place could impact a more targeted approach to implement PA promotion and interventions in Africa. However, standardized data on ... -
Penetration enhancing effects of selected natural oils utilized in topical dosage forms
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)Context: Various natural products, including oils, have been utilized as penetration enhancers due to their “safety profiles”. These oils contain fatty acids promoting skin permeability through lipid fluidization within ... -
Perception of social workers regarding life story work with children
(South African Society on the Abuse of Children (SAPSAC), 2015)The aim of this article was to explore how social workers perceived life story work. Narrative therapy was used as the theoretical framework of this study, which followed a qualitative descriptive design. Six registered ... -
Perceptions and attitudes of health workers towards patients co-infected with HIV and tuberculosis
(Kamla-Raj Engterprises, 2011)Increase in the prevalence of HIV and co-infection with Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the major contributors to the increased burden of diseases in the South African health system.The health workers play a crucial role in ... -
Perceptions of adolescents perinatally infected with hiv regarding the self-disclosure of their status
(Univ Stellenbosch, 2017)Most children born with perinatally acquired human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are now maturing into adolescence. From an ecological systems perspective, this qualitative study aimed to explore and describe the perceptions ... -
Perceptions of early adolescent Setswana-speaking learners of respect in the educator-learner relationship
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)This exploratory research focused on describing Setswana-speaking early adolescents’ perceptions of respect in educator-learner relationships in the South African context. A lack of mutual respect obstructs adolescents’ ... -
Perceptions of effective relationships in an institutional care setting for older people
(2014)Effective relationships are reciprocal caring, warm, satisfying and trusting and enable people to maintain relative comfort, security and freedom from anxiety (Brownie & Hortsmanshof, 2012; Ryff & Singer, 1998; Smith–Acuña, ... -
Perceptions of pharmacists towards the importance of work-life balance: a descriptive cross-sectional study from Pakistan
(College of Pharmacists of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, 2016)The present study was designed to evaluate the pharmacist’s perceptions towards the impor- tance of different factors responsible for work-life in Pakistan. A descriptive cross-sectional study design was used. A questionnaire ... -
Perceptions of poverty and crime, its impact on the farming community and guidelines for and intervention programme
(Criminological Society of South Africa (CRIMSA), 2008)This article provides a profile on the poverty and crime that farm workers experience and have to deal with in their community. A multidisciplinary study was conducted by the Faculty of Health Sciences of the North-West ... -
The perceptions of traditional healers of cervical cancer care at Ga Mothapo village in Limpopo Province
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Perceptual-motor contributors to the association between developmental coordination disorder and academic performance: North-West Child Health, Integrated with Learning and Development study
(AOSIS, 2018)Background: Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) portray motor coordination and perceptual difficulties which can hamper daily activity and academic task execution. Aim: This study examined the ... -
The performance of wearable sensors in the detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection : a systematic review
(Elsevier, 2022)Containing the COVID-19 pandemic requires rapidly identifying infected individuals. Subtle changes in physiological parameters (such as heart rate, respiratory rate, and skin temperature), discernible by wearable devices, ... -
Perinatal insults and neurodevelopmental disorders may impact age of diagnosis of Huntington’s disease
(Springer, 2018)Objectives: To determine whether early-life factors, like perinatal insults or neurodevelopmental disorders, are associated with the age of diagnosis of Huntington’s disease (HD). Methods: We used data from 13,863 ... -
Permeation enhancement effects of leaf materials from different aloe species on in vitro and ex vivo nasal epithelial models
(2020)Introduction: The nasal route of drug administration offers an alternative way for oral drug delivery and has the benefit of avoiding first-pass metabolism through drug delivery directly into the systemic circulation. The ...