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Quo Vadis Practical Theology

Nell, Ian A. (Stellenbosch University, Department of Biblical Studies, 2009)

In order to ask the question about the future of a discipline, one must realise where one comes from. This article seeks to answer the "quo vadis" question in conversation with some perspectives offered by the sixteenth ...
The tears of xenophobia : preaching and violence from a South African perspective

Nell, Ian A. (Practical Theology in South Africa, 2009-07)

The wave of xenophic attacks that broke out in various places in South Africa in 2008 caught most of us unawares. In fact, we’re still struggling to come to terms with the reality that this happened in a country which ...
Calvyn as praktiese teoloog : die bydrae van ’n teodramatiese paradigma

Nell, Ian A. (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2011-06)

In order to ask the question about the role and place of a specific discipline (in this case Practical Theology), one must realise where one comes from. This article seeks to answer the question about the role of ...
Suffering in the perspective of God’s governance, eschatology and God’s council

Van de Beek, Abraham (AOSIS OpenJournals., 2014-04)

From the beginning of Christian theology, theologians have struggled with the question of how suffering in the world is related to God’s providence. A classic response to this question is that, ultimately, God’s governance ...
Cura animarum as hope care : towards a theology of the resurrection within the human quest for meaning and hope

Louw, Daniel J. (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2014-04)

The following critical questions are posed: is hope the antidote of dread and despair or a kind of escapism from the harsh realities of anguish and suffering? What is meant by hope in Christian spirituality and how is ...
He who laughs last – Jesus and laughter in the Synoptic and Gnostic traditions

Nel, Marius. J. (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2014-05)

The aim of the article is to examine the meaning of references to laughter in the Synoptic Gospels and a number of Gnostic texts. Whereas Jesus is depicted as an object of ridicule (Mk 5:40 par.) and as condemning those ...
Ascended far above all the heavens : rhetorical functioning of Psalm 68:18 in Ephesians 4:8–10

Mouton, Elna (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2014-03)

The letter to the Ephesians employs various communicative strategies in responding to the rhetorical situation of its implied recipients. Focusing on the recipients’ new identity and ethos ἐν Χριστῷ [in Christ], the text ...
Economic support to improve tuberculosis treatment outcomes in South Africa : a qualitative process evaluation of a cluster randomized controlled trial

Lutge, Elizabeth Lewin, Simon Volmink, Jimmy (BioMed Central, 2014-06)

Abstract Background Poverty undermines the adherence of patients to tuberculosis treatment. A pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted to investigate the extent to which ...
Microsatellite cross-species amplification and utility in southern African elasmobranchs : a valuable resource for fisheries management and conservation

Maduna, Simo N Rossouw, Charné Roodt-Wilding, Rouvay Bester-van der Merwe, Aletta E (2014-06)

Abstract Background Similarly to the rest of the world, southern Africa’s diverse chondrichthyan fauna is currently experiencing high fishing pressures from direct and non-direct ...
Exome capture from saliva produces high quality genomic and metagenomic data

Kidd, Jeffrey M Sharpton, Thomas J Bobo, Dean Norman, Paul J Martin, Alicia R Carpenter, Meredith L Sikora, Martin Gignoux, Christopher R Nemat-Gorgani, Neda Adams, Alexandra Guadalupe, Moraima Guo, Xiaosen Feng, Qiang Li, Yingrui Liu, Xiao Parham, Peter Hoal, Eileen G Feldman, Marcus W Pollard, Katherine S Wall, Jeffrey D Bustamante, Carlos D Henn, Brenna M (BioMed Central, 2014-04)

Abstract Background Targeted capture of genomic regions reduces sequencing cost while generating higher coverage by allowing biomedical researchers to focus on specific loci of interest, ...
The views of key leaders in South Africa on implementation of family medicine : critical role in the district health system

Moosa, Shabir Mash, Bob Derese, Anselme Peersman, Wim (BioMed Central, 2014-06)

Abstract Background Integrated team-based primary care is an international imperative. This is required more so in Africa, where fragmented verticalised care dominates. South Africa is trying ...
Highly efficient L-lactate production using engineered Escherichia coli with dissimilar temperature optima for L-lactate formation and cell growth

Niu, Dandan Tian, Kangming Prior, Bernard A Wang, Min Wang, Zhengxiang Lu, Fuping Singh, Suren (BioMed Central, 2014-05)

Abstract L-Lactic acid, one of the most important chiral molecules and organic acids, is produced via pyruvate from carbohydrates in diverse microorganisms catalyzed by an NAD+-dependent L-lactate dehydrogenase. ...
Incidence of anxiety and depression in a predominantly HIV-infected population with severe adverse drug reactions

Zitha, Eddy Chiliza, Bonga Muloiwa, Rudzani Lehloenya, Rannakoe (BioMed Central, 2014-07)

Background Little is known on the short-term or medium-term psychological and psychiatric sequelae following Stevens Johnson syndrome (SJS), toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) and drug reaction with eosinophilia and ...
Burkitt lymphoma : epidemiological features and survival in a South African centre

Stefan, Daniela C. Lutchman, Rabeen (BioMed Central, 2014-06)

Abstract Background The epidemiology of Burkitt Lymphoma (BL) shows that the endemic type is mainly confined to equatorial Africa and has a very close association with the Epstein-Barr ...
Production of radionuclides with medium energy protons with the emphasis on targetry

Vermeulen, Christiaan (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The facilities for radionuclide production at iThemba LABS have undergone a number of significant upgrades over the last decade in order to increase the production capacity and to diversify the ...
White light wavefront control with a spatial light modulator

Dirk-Mathys, Spangenberg Dudley, Angela Neethling, Pieter H. Rohwer, Erich G. Forbes, Andrew (Optical Society of America, 2014-05)

Spatial light modulators are ubiquitous tools for wavefront control and laser beam shaping but have traditionally been used with monochromatic sources due to the inherent wavelength dependence of the calibration process ...
Number sense of final year pre-service primary school teachers

Courtney-Clarke, Magret Wessels, Helena (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2014-06)

Number sense studies have indicated that the development of number sense should be the focus of primary school mathematics education. The literature review revealed that learner performance is linked to teacher subject ...
HIV-1 Subtypes B and C Unique Recombinant Forms (URFs) and transmitted drug resistance identified in the Western Cape Province, South Africa

Jacobs, Graeme. Brendon Wilkinson, Eduan Isaacs, Shahieda Spies, Georgina De Oliveira, Tulio Seedat, Soraya Engelbrecht, Susan (Public Library of Science, 2014-03)

South Africa has the largest worldwide HIV/AIDS population with 5.6 million people infected and at least 2 million people on antiretroviral therapy. The majority of these infections are caused by HIV-1 subtype C. Using ...
Close Relative of Human Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in Bat, South Africa

Ithete, Ndapewa Laudika Stoffberg, Samantha Corman, Victor Max Cottontail, Veronika M. Richards, Leigh Rosanne Schoeman, M. Corrie Drosten, Christian Drexler, Jan Felix Preiser, Wolfgang (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2013-10)

We now report the identification of a South Africa bat derived CoV that has an even closer phylogenetic relationship with MERS-CoV.
The epidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected pregnant women in the Western Cape, South Africa

Andersson, M. I. Maponga, T. G. Ijaz, S. Barnes, J. Theron, G. B. Meredith, S. A. Preiser, W. Tedder, R. S. (Elsevier, 2013-11)

OBJECTIVES: Persistent hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. The HIV epidemic has the potential to affect its biology. Immunisation protocols established in ...

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