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"Egtheid" in beeide : die verwerking van verbatim tekste na verhoogbeelde met spesifieke verwysing na tot stof \ tot stilte - 'n paniekreaksie (2018)
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2020)Hierdie artikel ondersoek die verwerking van verbatim teks na verhoogbeelde deur 'n ontleding van die jeugteaterproduksie getiteld tot stof | tot stilte - 'n paniekreaksie wat deur die Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof in 2018 ... -
"Wie praat hier?" Die rol van die verwerker in die aanpassing van ’n roman na ’n jeugteaterproduksie met kulturele en geografiese verskuiwings
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2020)Hierdie artikel ondersoek die verwerkingsproses van die roman Dis ek, Anna deur Anchien Troskie (onder die skuilnaam Elbie Lötter) na 'n jeugteaterdrama getiteld Dis ek, Annatjie. Hierdie jeugteaterdrama is opgevoer deur ... -
"Die pot kook oral" : NP van Wyk Louw, Johannes Degenaar en Afrikaanse dekolonisering
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2020)Die hoofdoel van hierdie artikel is om moontlike dekoloniale momente in NP van Wyk Louw se denke na te speur. In die eerste plek gee ek 'n kort oorsig oor die kritiese gesprek tussen Louw en Johan Degenaar, met die vraagstuk ... -
Vertaalprobleme wat die Deuterokanonieke Boeke oplewer : Jesus ben Sira as voorbeeld
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2020-12)Volgens Wright (2007:715) het hierdie boek drie titels. In die Hebreeus staan dit bekend as die Wysheid van Joshua ben Sira. In die Vulgaat word dit Ekklesiastikus (die kerk se boek) en in die Joods-Hellenistiese geskrifte ... -
Afrikaanse taalvariasie : uitdagings vir regverdige meting van jong kinders se taal
(Department of General Linguistics, Stellenbosch University, 2020-09-18)Sowat 5% van alle kinders toon ʼn taalagterstand (Law, Boyle, Harris, Harkness en Nye 2000) en daar is aanduidings dat hierdie syfer hoër is in Suid-Afrika, veral onder baie jong kinders (Van der Linde, Swanepoel, Sommerville, ... -
Food, nutrition and the Afrikaans housewife in Die Huisvrou, 1922-1945
(Historical Association of South Africa, 2020-05)Within Die Huisvrou, a South African magazine that claims to be one of the first periodicals for Afrikaans women, lie a myriad of curious recipes, nutritional tips and expectations about the relationship between women and ... -
Sentiment analysis of unstructured customer feedback for a retail bank
(Operations Research Society of South Africa, 2020)With the explosive growth of the Internet and social media, the communication model between an organisation and its customers has become increasingly complex. A problem arises due to the sheer volume of unstructured data ... -
Selecting an initial lemma list in specialized lexicography : a case study in the field of graphic engineering
(Bureau of the WAT, 2020)Specialized lexicography in graphic engineering has never had a tool in dictionary format that facilitates knowledge acquisition for students and meets their specific lexicographic needs in a technical university context. ... -
Taalonderwysers se perspektiewe aangaande vervlegte leer as onderrig- en leerbenadering vir die 21ste-eeuse leerder
(LitNet, 2020)Die fokus van hierdie artikel was op die perspektiewe wat taalonderwysers oor die gebruik van vervlegteleerbenaderings aangaande die taalonderrig van die hedendaagse 21ste-eeuse leerder het. Die twee kernoorwegings wat ... -
Hepatitis B virus seroepidemiology data for Africa : modelling intervention strategies based on a systematic review and meta-analysis
(Public Library of Science, 2021-04-21)Background: International Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for elimination of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection set ambitious targets for 2030. In African populations, infant immunisation has been fundamental to reducing ... -
Evaluation of a community-based mobile video breastfeeding intervention in Khayelitsha, South Africa : the Philani MOVIE cluster-randomized controlled trial
(Public Library of Science, 2021-09-28)Background: In South Africa, breastfeeding promotion is a national health priority. Regular perinatal home visits by community health workers (CHWs) have helped promote exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) in underresourced ... -
Unmet need for hypercholesterolemia care in 35 low- and middle-income countries : a crosssectional study of nationally representative surveys
(Public Library of Science, 2021-10-25)Background: As the prevalence of hypercholesterolemia is increasing in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), detailed evidence is urgently needed to guide the response of health systems to this epidemic. This study ... -
Indigenous slaughter techniques : effects on meat physico-chemical characteristics of Nguni goats
(MDPI, 2021-03-18)To improve goat meat quality in rural communities, it is important to evaluate the effects of indigenous slaughter methods used by resource-limited farmers when performing traditional ceremonies on the meat physico-chemical ... -
Impact of induction furnace steel slag as replacement for fired clay brick aggregate on flexural and durability performances of RC beams
(MDPI, 2021-10-21)This research investigates the flexural and durability performances of reinforced concrete (RC) beams made with induction furnace steel slag aggregate (IFSSA) as a replacement for fired clay brick aggregate (FCBA). To ... -
Towards a systemic assessment of gendered energy transition in urban households
(MDPI, 2021-11-03)Assessment of gendered energy transition at an urban scale has emerged as a challenging issue for researchers, policy makers and practitioners. With municipalities becoming players in the energy markets, their involvement ... -
Physical exercise potentially targets epicardial adipose tissue to reduce cardiovascular disease risk in patients with metabolic diseases : oxidative stress and inflammation emerge as major therapeutic targets
(MDPI, 2021-11-04)Excess epicardial adiposity, within a state of obesity and metabolic syndrome, is emerging as an important risk factor for the development of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Accordingly, increased epicardial fat thickness ... -
Evidence of neuroinflammation and blood–brain barrier disruption in women with preeclampsia and eclampsia
(MDPI, 2021-11-05)Cerebral complications in preeclampsia are leading causes of maternal mortality. Animal models suggest that an injured blood–brain barrier and neuroinflammation may be important but there is paucity of data from human ... -
Effects of Anchomanes difformis on inflammation, apoptosis, and organ toxicity in STZ-induced diabetic cardiomyopathy
(MDPI, 2020-02-08)Persistent hyperglycemia is known to cause enhanced generation of reactive oxygen species in diabetes. Several inflammatory cytokines are induced by oxidative stress, and their release also leads to increased oxidative ... -
Effect of hot-air and freeze-drying on the quality attributes of dried pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) arils during long-term cold storage of whole fruit
(MDPI, 2020-10-22): This study investigated the effect of hot-air and freeze-drying on the physicochemical, phytochemical and antioxidant capacity of dried pomegranate arils during long-term cold storage (7 ± 0.3 ◦C, with 92 ± 3% relative ... -
Application of dynamic controlled atmosphere technologies to reduce incidence of physiological disorders and maintain quality of 'Granny Smith' apples
(MDPI, 2021-05-26)The efficacy of dynamic controlled atmosphere technologies; repeated low oxygen stress (RLOS) and dynamic controlled atmosphere-chlorophyll fluorescence (DCA-CF) to control superficial scald development on ‘Granny Smith’ ... -
The global burden of tuberculous meningitis in adults : a modelling study
(Public Library of Science, 2021-12-08)Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most lethal form of tuberculosis. The incidence and mortality of TBM is unknown due to diagnostic challenges and limited disaggregated reporting of treated TBM by existing surveillance ... -
Laboratory biomarkers of COVID-19 disease severity and outcome : findings from a developing country
(Public Library of Science, 2021-03-15)Aim: To identify laboratory biomarkers that predict disease severity and outcome among COVID-19 patients admitted to the Millennium COVID-19 Care Center in Ethiopia. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted ... -
A gross margin analysis for Nguni cattle farmers in Limpopo Province, South Africa
(Public Library of Science, 2021-06-24)Factors such as increases in population, urbanization, growth in per capita income and changes in consumer taste and preferences are causing gradual increases in livestock product consumption and demand. South Africa is ... -
Public engagement with science : origins, motives and impact in academic literature and science policy
(Public Library of Science, 2021-07-07)‘Public engagement with science’ has become a ‘buzzword’ reflecting a concern about the widening gap between science and society and efforts to bridge this gap. This study is a comprehensive analysis of the development of ... -
Ranking lifestyle risk factors for cervical cancer among Black women : a case-control study from Johannesburg, South Africa
(Public Library of Science, 2021-12-08)Background: Aside from human papillomavirus (HPV), the role of other risk factors in cervical cancer such as age, education, parity, sexual partners, smoking and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have been described but ... -
Past and present approaches to diagnosis of active pulmonary tuberculosis
(Frontiers, 2021-09-23)Tuberculosis disease continues to contribute to the mortality burden globally. Due to the several shortcomings of the available diagnostic methods, tuberculosis disease continues to spread. The difficulty to obtain sputum ... -
Impact of chemically treated waste rubber tire aggregates on mechanical, durability and thermal properties of concrete
(Frontiers, 2020-04-15)Studies have shown that the incorporation of waste tire rubber aggregates reduces the strength, increases permeability and decrease thermal conductivity of concrete. However, only a few studies have investigated the effect ... -
The 5-HTTLPR-rs25531 S-A-S-A haplotype and chronic stress moderate the association between acute stress and internalizing mental disorders among HIV+ children and adolescents in Uganda
(Frontiers, 2021-04-23)Background: Internalizing mental disorders (IMDs) among HIV-positive (HIV+) children and adolescents are associated with poor disease outcomes, such as faster HIV disease progression. Although it has been suggested that ... -
Resprouters versus reseeders : are wild rooibos ecotypes genetically distinct?
(Frontiers, 2021-12-20)Aspalathus linearis (Burm. F.) R. Dahlgren (Fabaceae) or rooibos, is a strict endemic species, limited to areas of the Cederberg (Western Cape) and the southern Bokkeveld plateau (Northern Cape) in the greater Cape Floristic ... -
Marketing products with wildlife : how to make it benefit conservation
(Frontiers, 2021-06-22)A key obstacle to wildlife conservation is a scarcity of funding. A recent paper [Courchamp, F., Jaric, I., Albert, C., Meinard, Y., Ripple, W. J., and Chapron, G. (2018). The paradoxical extinction of the most charismatic ...
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