Browsing Health Sciences by Title
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The safety of infant feeding practices in a semi-urban community in the North-West Province
(North-West University, 2007)In this mini-dissertation the aim was to explore and describe the safety of infant feeding practices. It is argued that safe infant feeding practices can have a positive and long term effect on the health status and growth ... -
Salutogenic versus pathogenic metaphorical language usage in South Africa's National HIV/AIDS Education Policy
(North-West University (South-Africa). Vanderbijlpark Campus, 2019-04)This study explored the use of metaphorical language in South Africa’s national HIV/AIDS education policy, and to what extent the metaphorical messages conveyed about HIV and AIDS in the policy are essentially health ... -
A school-based wellbeing programme to promote social functioning in middle childhood
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)This study was done from a positive psychology perspective and was based on Bronfenbrenner’s bio-ecological systems theory as well as Erikson’s psychosocial theory. Educators’ experiences of the social functioning of ... -
A scoping literature review of the relationship between positive psychology interventions and student retention
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)The purpose of this research was firstly, to uncover by means of a scoping review, those positive psychology interventions (PPIs) aimed at both the individual and the institution which have shown positive results in retaining ... -
A scoping review of yoga and emotional-social intelligence in children and youth
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)Background and objective: A globalized world manifests new opportunities as well as new challenges. Our modern world identifies the need for contemporary citizens to Transform, Adapt, Cope and Develop (TACD) with the flow ... -
Screening of virtual libraries for monoamine oxidase inhibitors
(2013)The traditional view of drug design is that a single drug should interact with a single molecular target. As science progressed, there was an understanding that most drugs interact with more than one target and that ... -
Secondary school teachers' experiences with learner teenage pregnancies and unexpected deliveries at school
(2014)The prevalence of learner teenage pregnancies is a winnable battle, provided the major stakeholders, namely the Departments of Education (DoE) and Health (DoH) provide joint positive efforts. The situation requires continuous ... -
Die seksueel gemolesteerde kindergetuie se ervaring van die hofvoorbereidingsproses van die Blue Downs hof
(North-West University, 2010)The legal system is responsible for the prosecution of an accused of sexual abuse of a child. The prosecution process is a complicated and an adult-orientated area. In South Africa sexual abuse of children is noticeably ... -
Selected anthropometric, physical and motor performance predictors of lower body explosive power in adolescents : the PAHL study
(2014)Lower body explosive power (LBEP) forms a critical component in any individual and team sport performance and it is therefore essential to develop a means of predicting LBEP in adolescents for early identification of future ... -
Selected radiotracers as imaging tools for the investigation of nano-sized delivery systems
(2014)Developing nanoparticulate delivery systems that will allow easy movement and localisation of a drug to the target tissue and provide more controlled release of the drug in vivo is a challenge for researchers in nanomedicine. ... -
Selective enzyme inhibition in the prevention of neuronal apoptosis : a molecular modelling study
(North-West University, 2009)Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD) and Huntington's disease (HD) are neurodegenerative diseases which may be caused by neuronal apoptosis and there are currently no treatments to delay the progression of ... -
Self care and patients with hypertension at primary health care clinics
(North-West University, 2012)This study focuses on self care among patients with hypertension visiting primary health care clinics in the Naledi sub-district in the North-West Province. Hypertension is one of the chronic diseases that shorten the ... -
Self-care of older persons in the Potchefstroom district
(North-West University, 2010)The number of older persons is growing at a shocking rate. In spite of this reality, the South African health care sector does not prioritise older persons, causing their health to be poorly managed. Not only does poor ... -
Self-concept of children from different family statuses
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2001)This study forms part of a larger inter-university research project that focuses on psychological resilience and related concepts in children. The title of the overall project is: Psychological resilience in children in ... -
Self-determination theory and strategies aimed at the basic psychological needs of psychiatric patients : a rapid review
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)Self-determination theory (SDT) indicates that autonomous motivation, well-being and adaptive functioning are influenced by the fulfilment of basic psychological needs (BPN), which entail autonomy, competence and relatedness. ... -
Self-regulation and stress management in undergraduate students
(North-West University, 2007)The aim of this study was to explore qualitative differences in the self-regulation of stress management between students experiencing high stress levels and those experiencing low stress levels. Undergraduate students of ... -
Self-regulation strategies of emergency care practitioners
(2014)Emergency care practitioners (ECPs) are daily exposed to highly arousing and extremely traumatising medical emergencies including road accidents, assaults, and shootings (Erasmus & Fourie, 2008). These incidents present ... -
Self-reported use of methylphenidate by hostel students at a South African tertiary academic institution
(2015)The study set out to determine the extent and nature of methylphenidate use by hostel students from a South African tertiary academic institution. The study was executed in two phases: the literature phase and empirical ... -
Selfbeeld en coping by kinders in die middelkinderjare met aandagtekort-hiperaktiwiteitversteuring
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2002)This study forms part of an inter-university research project concerning resilience in children and falls under the leadership of drr. E. van Rensburg and R. Beukes. The title of the umbrella project is: Resilience in ... -
Selfkonsep en coping by kinders met allergieë
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2002)The aim of this research was to determine if there are significant differences between children with allergies and children without allergies. The current research focused on two components of psychological well-being: ...
