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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 ... -
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 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 ... -
Factors associated with lead (Pb) exposure on dogs around a Pb mining area, Kabwe, Zambia
(Elsevier, 2020)Lead (Pb)-poisoning is a serious public health concern and dogs have been useful as a sentinel-animal for Pb exposure of humans. In the present study, the blood Pb concentrations (BLC), isotope ratios (208 Pb/206 Pb and ... -
Factors contributing to a supportive sport talent development environment
(LAM Publications; AJOL; Sabinet, 2013)Sport organisations face serious challenges such as technological, economic, social and organisational change in a competitive environment. One of the ways in which sport organisations can address these challenges is through ... -
Factors contributing to missed opportunities in the prevention of mother to child transmission programme in the sub-district of Ngaka Modiri Molema, North West Province, South Africa
(AFAHPER-SD, 2016)Prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) programme is effective when implemented properly. The purpose of the study was to explore factors contributing to missed opportunities in the PMTCT programme in the ... -
Factors explaining child survival in Ethiopia: application of two-stage probit model
(WIley, 2014)Policymakers in many developing countries had been mandated to pursue the goal of reducing child mortality as one of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This paper analyses the factors influencing child survival in ... -
Factors explaining farm households access to climate change information in Ilorin west local government area of Kwara State, Nigeria
(Business Perspectives Publishing Company, 2015)Climate change is a problem which many farmers had observed over the past few years. In this study, the authors analyzed perception on climate change and the factors influencing access to climate change information. The ... -
Factors explaining farm households’ access to and utilization of extreme climate forecasts in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
(Business Perspectives, 2015)Climate change poses significant threat to African agriculture. This study analyzes the factors influencing access to and utilization of extreme weather forecasts in selected SSA countries. The data were collected from ... -
Factors explaining households cash payment for solid waste disposal and recycling behaviors in South Africa
(MDPI, 2015)Environmental safety is one of the top policy priorities in some developing countries. This study analyzed the factors influencing waste disposal and recycling by households in South Africa. The data were collected by ... -
Factors explaining smallholder cattle farmers access to climate change information in semi–arid region of South Africa
(Business Perspectives Publishing Company, 2015)Climate change is a major bottleneck to agricultural development in semi-arid zone of South Africa. Therefore, this study analyzes smallholder cattle farmers’ access to climate change information in Ngaka Modiri Molema ... -
Factors influencing goat's semen fertility and storage: a literature review
(Kamla-Raj, 2016)The present review paper gives an idea about the candidate genes for buck fertility, including genes encoding hormones, their receptors, proteins of the seminal plasma, proteins involved in spermatozoa -ovum binding and ... -
Factors influencing the competitiveness of the South African wheat industry: a hedonic price model
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)The South African wheat industry has been under severe pressure in recent years. Prescribed high wheat quality, which is enforced via cultivar release criteria, is believed to have negatively influenced the productivity ... -
Factors that affect the accuracy of text–based language identification
(Elsevier, 2012)The classification accuracy of text-based language identification depends on several factors, including the size of the text fragment to be identified, the amount of training data available, the classification features and ... -
Factors that determine the stated willingness to pay for air pollution: A case of Bophelong Township
(The Social Sciences Research Society (SOSRES), 2014)The aim of this paper is to quantify the willingness to pay for improved air-quality in a typical low-income settlement in South Africa by making use of the contingent valuation method (CVM). Direct valuation methods or ... -
Factors that influence the independence of EIA follow-up verifiers: a developing country perspective
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)Independent verification is an important aspect of practice for ensuring the credibility of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). However, the independence of verifiers such as checkers, auditors, and Environmental ... -
FACTSAGE™ thermo-equilibrium simulations of mineral transformations in coal combustion ash
(SAIMM, 2018)The aim of this investigation is to report on the influence of operating conditions, and of additives such as potassium carbonate, on the slagging behaviour of South African coal. This was done using a FACTSAGE™ model that ...
