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The fabrication and characterization of a PLGA nanoparticle–Pheroid® combined drug delivery system
(Springer, 2017)The combination of polymeric nanoparticles (NPs) as a core and lipid vesicles as a shell has emerged to be a robust and promising drug delivery strategy. This study explores the development of a novel combined delivery ... -
Facebook in higher education: An Auto ethnographic journey entering into edu-social space
(Global impact factor, 2014)This researcher uses auto ethnography within an education context. The author explains their experiences in attempting to research Facebook and other websites and innovation in their organisational setting. They propose ... -
FaceFunda: a taxi ride with teacher-students towards social media literacy in the rural Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
(Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), 2014)This paper explores and describes how teacher-students from rural communities in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, enrolled for a BEd Honours programme, experienced social media support to assist and guide them to compile ... -
Facile immobilization of glucose oxidase onto gold nanostars with enhanced binding affinity and optimal function
(Royal Society, 2019)Gold nanoparticles provide a user-friendly and efficient surface for immobilization of enzymes and proteins. In this paper, we present a novel approach for enzyme bioconjugation to gold nanostars (AuNSs). AuNSs were modified ... -
Facile preparation of N-glycosylated 10-piperazinyl artemisinin derivatives and evaluation of their antimalarial and cytotoxic activities
(MDPI, 2018)According to the precepts that C-10 amino-artemisinins display optimum biological activities for the artemisinin drug class, and that attachment of a sugar enhances specificity of drug delivery, polarity and solubility so ... -
Facile synthesis of carbon dots by the hydrothermal carbonization of avocado peels and evaluation of the photocatalytic property
(Elsevier, 2023)The preparation of carbon quantum dots (CQDs) from agricultural waste sources stands out as a significant type of biomass-based nanomaterials. This is primarily because of their minute size, exceptional water solubility, ... -
Facilitated defensive coping, silent ischaemia and ECG left-ventricular hypertrophy: the SABPA study
(Kluwer, 2012)Background: Defensive active coping responses (being-in-control, acceptance of the stressor as reality) have been associated with vascular hyper-responsiveness in urban Africans. However, the association between active ... -
Facilitating appreciative inquiry in combination with the World Café method in a low socio-economic environment
(ALARA Inc, 2016)This article highlights the use of combining appreciative inquiry (AI) and the World Café method (WCM), two popular and widely used approaches, not yet utilized as a methodological combination to facilitate change and ... -
Facilitating Small-Scale Implementation of Inquiry-Based Teaching: Encounters and Experiences of Experimento Multipliers in One South African Province
(Springer, 2017)This paper explores the experiences of 37 physical science high school teachers who participated in a professional development (PD) programme coordinated by three Experimento multipliers. The Experimento programme is a ... -
Facilitation in problem-based learning: Experiencing the locus of control
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Facilitators and barriers to implementing antimicrobial stewardship programs in public South African hospitals
(Cambridge University Press, 2023)Objective: The South African National Department of Health released guidelines and recommendations for antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs to be established in public healthcare facilities. Their implementation remains ... -
Facilitators and barriers to implementing antimicrobial stewardship programs in public South African hospitals
(SHEA, 2023)Objective: The South African National Department of Health released guidelines and recommendations for antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs to be established in public healthcare facilities. Their implementation remains ... -
Factor identification in managerial ethics
(Academic journals, 2012)Business is expected to serve the common good of all stakeholders and have special legal interests with regard to upholding the values embedded in the constitution. Proper managerial ethics is becoming more of a concern ... -
Factors affecting extension workers in their rendering of effective service to pre and post-settled farmers in government initiated and supported farming small, micro and medium enterprises
(Groenewald & Van Schalkwyk, 2009)Small, micro and medium entrepreneurs play an important role in economic growth and poverty alleviation across the globe. To this effect, the South African government has instituted a policy to encourage the formation, ... -
Factors affecting extension workers in their rendering of effective service to pre and post-settled farmers in government initiated and supported farming small, micro and medium enterprises
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Factors affecting low performance of junior learners in a developing country: Southern Region of Botswana
(The New Educational Review, 2017)The study was triggered as a result of declining performance of learners in Botswana and it was aimed at finding solutions that would enhance sound academic performance in junior secondary schools. A phenomenological design ... -
Factors affecting the recovery-stress, burnout and mood state scores of elite student rugby players
(Stellenbosh University, 2010)A sample of 41 male student rugby players (mean age: 21.87 ± 1.39 years) completed the Recovery-Stress Questionnaire (Kellmann & Kallus, 2001), Athlete Burnout Questionnaire (Raedeke & Smith, 2001) and Stellenbosch Mood ... -
Factors affecting the use of social media in the learning process
(AOSIS, 2017)Background: The study was established based on the inherent challenges of traditional learning systems, which require to be addressed. Arguably, social media can address many challenges of traditional learning if used ... -
Factors affecting working conditions in public hospitals: a literature review
(Elsevier, 2017)Working conditions in public hospitals have been of great concern to health care personnel worldwide. However, from an international perspective, there is no evidence of literature review that has been conducted on this ...
