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Feature trajectory dynamic time warping for clustering of speech segments
(SpringerOpen, 2019)Dynamic time warping (DTW) can be used to compute the similarity between two sequences of generally differinglength. We propose a modification to DTW that performs individual and independent pairwise alignment of ... -
Psychological demands of international rugby sevens and well-being needs of Elite South African Players
(Frontiers Media, 2019)Rugby sevens was included in the 2016 Olympic Games, with South Africa’s Blitzboks winning bronze. They also won the 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 World Rugby Sevens Series. Whilst peak performance is paramount at the elite level ... -
Interpretable multi-label classification by means of multivariate linear regression
(South African Statistical Association, 2019)In this paper, the potential of using a multivariate regression approach in order to obtain interpretable output in a multi-label classification problem is investigated. We focus in our analysis on extensions of ordinary ... -
Does vegetation structure influence criminal activity? insights from Cape Town, South Africa
(International Biogeography Society, 2019)Dense vegetation, especially thickets of trees or shrubs, has been associated with actual and perceived crime risk in several parts of the world. In some contexts, invasive alien trees and shrubs can create a habitat ... -
Molecular evidence for cryptic species in the common slug eating snake Duberria lutrix lutrix (Squamata, Lamprophiidae) from South Africa
(Pensoft, 2019)We examined the impact of climatic fluctuations on the phylogeographic structure of the common slug eating snake (Duberria lutrix lutrix) throughout its distribution in South Africa. The evolutionary history within the ... -
The principled leadership scale : an integration of value-based leadership
(AOSIS Publishing, 2019)Orientation: A need exists to investigate leader behaviour necessary to curb the corruption that has infected and weakened South Africa’s moral fibre. Such leader behaviour would need to be underpinned by a set of universal ... -
Perceived enablers and constraints of motivation to conduct undergraduate research in a Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences : what role does choice play?
(Public Library of Science, 2019)Background: Enhancing evidence-based practice and improving locally driven research begins with fostering the research skills of undergraduate students in the medical and health sciences. Research as a core component of ... -
Environmental temperature alters the overall digestive energetics and differentially affects dietary protein and lipid use in a lizard
(The Company of Biologists, 2019)Processing food (e.g. ingestion, digestion, assimilation) requires energy referred to as specific dynamic action (SDA) and is at least partially fuelled by oxidation of the nutrients (e.g. proteins and lipids) within ... -
The garlic compound ajoene covalently binds vimentin, disrupts the vimentin network and exerts anti-metastatic activity in cancer cells
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2019)Background: Garlic has been used for centuries for its flavour and health promoting properties that include protection against cancer. The vinyl disulfide-sulfoxide ajoene is one of the phytochemicals found in crushed cloves, ... -
7-Year experience of transcatheter aortic valve implants (TAVI) in a Western Cape private healthcare setting
(South African Heart Association, 2019)Introduction: We describe the largest South African transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) outcome report of a single team in the Western Cape, over a 7-year period from 2009 - 2016. Methods: All patients who ... -
Where there is no evidence : implementing family interventions from recommendations in the NICE guideline 11 on challenging behaviour in a South African health service for adults with intellectual disability
(2019)Background: Low- and middle-income countries often lack the fiscal, infrastructural and human resources to conduct evidence-based research; similar constraints may also hinder the application of good clinical practice ... -
An ancient example of literary blackmail
(Stellenbosch University, Department of Ancient Studies, 2018)Towards the end of his life and especially after his exile in 58-57 BC, Cicero’s publication program accelerated. While he aimed to promote his own glory, he had to do so in an environment where writing about oneself ... -
Maintaining cold chain integrity : temperature breaks within fruit reefer containers in the Cape Town Container Terminal
(University of South Africa, 2017)South Africa is among the top 10 fruit-exporting countries in the world. The South African fruit industry has identifi ed temperature breaks along the fruit export cold chain that result in the deterioration of fruit ... -
Street vending in South Africa : an entrepreneurial occupation
(Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2017)Page Header Open Journal Systems Journal Help User Username Password Remember me Notifications View Subscribe Journal Content Search Search Scope Browse By Issue By Author ... -
An exploration of burn survivors’ experiences of pressure garment therapy at a tertiary hospital in South Africa
(Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2017)ntroduction: Pressure garment therapy is used to treat hypertrophic scars, but adherence to this intervention presents challenges. The aim of the paper was to explore the pressure garment therapy experiences of adult burn ... -
Application of lean tools in the supply chain of a maintenance environment
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2017)Historically, Lean thinking has limited applications in the maintenance environment (that is, a non-manufacturing environment). This article reports on the Lean tools that can be implemented in the maintenance environment. ... -
A multi-objective approach to the assignment of stock keeping units to unidirectional picking lines
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2017)An order picking system in a distribution centre consisting of parallel unidirectional picking lines is considered. The objectives are to minimise the walking distance of the pickers, the largest volume of stock on a picking ... -
Decolonising research methodologies : lessons from a qualitative research project, Cape Town, South Africa
(Taylor & Francis Open, 2017)Background: It is becoming increasingly important for researchers to critically reflect on approaches that can have a positive impact on the health outcomes of indigenous people. Such issues are of great importance and ... -
The value of large-scale randomised control trials in system-wide improvement : the case of the Reading Catch-Up Programme
(Education Association of South Africa, 2017)This article illustrates the value of large-scale impact evaluations with counterfactual components. It begins by exploring the limitations of small-scale impact studies, which do not allow reliable inference to a wider ...
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