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Shared decision making and the practice of community translation in presenting a pre-final Afrikaans for the Western Cape Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire : a proposal for improved translation and cross-cultural adaptation
(SpringerOpen, 2019-08-14)Background: Translation and cross cultural adaptation of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) involves a step referred to as harmonisation, following forward and backward translation of the measure. This article ... -
Risky sexual behaviour and contraceptive use in contexts of displacement : insights from a cross-sectional survey of female adolescent refugees in Ghana
(2019-08-16)Background: Difficulty in accessing sexual and reproductive healthcare is one of the challenges young refugee women face worldwide, in addition to sexual exploitation, violence and abuse. Although Ghana hosts several ... -
Toxicity related to standard TB therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis and treatment outcomes in the REMoxTB study according to HIV status
(2019-08-14)Abstract Background The phase III REMoxTB study prospectively enrolled HIV-positive (with CD4+ count > 250 cells, not on anti-retroviral therapy) and HIV-negative patients. ... -
The Interplay between Incoterms and the CISG
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The role and function of trade usage in modern international sales law
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A pluralist approach to the Law of International Sales - research
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CISG and regional sales law : friends or foes?
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The convention on the use of electronic communications in international contracts : creating an international legal framework for electronic contracting
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The Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002 : facilitating electronic commerce
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INCOTERMS® 2010 : codified mercantile custom or standard contract terms?
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Incoterms, electronic data interchange, and the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act
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Trade usage : still law made by merchants for merchants?
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Strategic considerations in global litigation : comparing judicial case management approaches in South Africa with the United States
(2017-08-02)Economic activity has become globalised. As a result, the incidence and scope of mass litigation has increased dramatically. This has resulted in a continuously changing global litigation landscape. Litigation too has ... -
Giving notice to members of opt-out class actions
(2017-08-04)This article is concerned with class actions within the context of South African civil procedural law. There is currently no South African statute or court rule that provides a procedural framework for the institution and ... -
Individual issues and the class-action mechanism : determining damages in single-accident mass personal injury class actions
(2017-12-04)In a personal injury class action, the extent of the injuries and the quantum of damages suffered by each member are individual issues. The problem is that in a personal injury class action, if the class consists of a large ... -
Managerial judging and alternative dispute resolution in Australia : an example for South Africa to emulate. part 1
(2017-09-04)The English common law heritage of the states and territories in Australia (most of which were former British colonies) ensured that these different jurisdictions all embraced the adversarial system of civil litigation.1 ... -
Managerial judging and alternative dispute resolution in Australia : an example for South Africa to emulate? (part 2)
(2018-01-01)Geregtelike saakbestuur in Australië as moontlik Navolgingswaardige voorbeeld vir Suid-Afrika Die artikel oorweeg, as uitgangspunt, die Australiese geregtelike saakbestuur-sisteem. Oorweging word spesifiek gegee aan die ... -
Quality, dissonance and rhythm within higher education
(HESA, 2019)In this article, I argue for a position of quality in higher education commensurate with the cultivation of dissonance and rhythmic action. I focus specifically on the (South) African university and the reason why dissonance ... -
Dividend cession – investigating the South African tax implications
(AOSIS, 2019)Orientation: The South African tax legislation in respect of dividend cession. Research purpose: The objective of this article was to investigate the tax implications of a dividend cession for the cedent, cessionary and ... -
Transcatheter aortic valve in mitral annular calcifi cation (TAV-in-MAC) : a new treatment option for mitral valve replacement in patients with severe annular calcification
(South African Heart Association, 2019)Severe mitral annular calcification is not an uncommon occurrence in the elderly and up to now, this has often precluded surgical replacement of the mitral valve. Initial attempts at percutaneous placement of transcatheter ... -
Redox Status and Muscle Pathology in Rheumatoid Arthritis : insights from Various Rat Hindlimb Muscles
(Hindawi, 2019)Due to atrophy, muscle weakness is a common occurrence in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The majority of human studies are conducted on the vastus lateralis muscle—a muscle with mixed fiber type—but little comparative data ... -
Burnout among rural hospital doctors in the Western Cape : comparison with previous South African studies
(AOSIS, 2018)Background: Burnout among doctors negatively affects health systems and, ultimately, patient care. Aim: To determine the prevalence of burnout among doctors working in the district health system in the Overberg and ... -
Nurses’ views on promotion and the influence of race, class and gender in relation to the Employment Equity Act
(AOSIS, 2019)Orientation: Regardless of the implementation of the Employment Equity Act (EEA), No. 55 of 1998 and the abolishment of apartheid in 1994, African and mixed-race females are under-represented in managerial positions in the ... -
A service user perspective informing the role of occupational therapy in school transition practice for high school learners with TBI : an African perspective
(Hindawi, 2019)Background. In the South African context, there are no specific guidelines regarding how to prepare and support adolescents for the transition from a health care to a high school setting post TBI. This raises questions ... -
Factors influencing post-partum women’s choice of an implantable contraceptive device in a rural district hospital in South Africa
(Cogent OA, 2018)Background: A single-rod subdermal contraceptive implant containing 68 mg of etonogestrel, ImplanonNXT®, was introduced to the South African healthcare system in 2014. Initially the new device was well received but later ... -
Primary processing neuropils associated with the malleoli of camel spiders (Arachnida, Solifugae) : a re-evaluation of axonal pathways
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2019-08-02)Background - Arachnids possess highly specialized and unorthodox sense organs, such as the unique pectines of Scorpiones and the malleoli of Solifugae. While the external morphology, numbers, and shapes of sensory organs ... -
Mechanisms of doxorubicin-induced drug resistance and drug resistant tumour growth in a murine breast tumour model
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2019-08-01)Background: Doxorubicin is currently the most effective chemotherapeutic drug used to treat breast cancer. It has, however, been shown that doxorubicin can induce drug resistance resulting in poor patient prognosis and ... -
Publication and non-publication of clinical trials in PTSD : an overview
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2019-07-25)Background: Although a large number of clinical trials on interventions demonstrating efficacy (or lack thereof) are conducted annually, much of this evidence is not accessible to scientists and clinicians. Objectives: ... -
Health assessments and screening tools for adults experiencing homelessness : a systematic review
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2019-07-24)Background: Homelessness is increasing globally. It results in poorer physical and mental health than age matched people living in permanent housing. Better information on the health needs of people experiencing homelessness ... -
Prehospital providers’ perspectives for clinical practice guideline implementation and dissemination : strengthening guideline uptake in South Africa
(Public Library of Science, 2019)Background: In 2016 the first African emergency care clinical practice guideline (CPG) was developed for national uptake in the prehospital sector in South Africa, with implementation starting in 2018. Comprehensive uptake ...
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