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Towards a definition for branded entertainment: An exploratory study
(Taylor & Francis, 2019-07-22)Branded entertainment seemingly holds varied meanings. This is of concern as the discipline is growing in importance as a means to disrupt conventional brand communication practice. One can compare this problem to an ... -
Financial development and economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa: A sectoral perspective
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-06-07)Research on the impact of financial development on economic growth remains inconclusive. Previous empirical examination of the link is based on aggregate GDP on the presumption that each economic sector responds ... -
Reframing a novel decentralized knowledge management concept as a desirable vision: As we may realize the Memex
(MDPI, 2021-04-05)Proposing a major (though envisaged synergetic) shift in the knowledge management (KM) paradigm needs to convince a skeptical audience. This article attempts such a feat and motivates its conceptual considerations by fusing ... -
DOES EJACULATE VOLUME VARY WITH SURFACE AREA AND SURFACE AREA TO VOLUME RATIO IN CENTROBOLUS COOK, 1897?
(IJESIRD, 2022-11)Abstract- Ejaculate volume and surface area and surface area-tovolume ratio were checked for correlations in the red millipede genus Centrobolus. There was a relationship between male and female surface area and ejaculate ... -
MATING FREQUENCY IS RELATED TO SURFACE AREA AND SURFACE-AREATO- VOLUME RATIOS IN CENTROBOLUS COOK, 1897
(IJESIRD, 2022-11)Abstract - I tested for relationships between male and female surface-area-to-volume ratios and mating frequency in red millipedes Centrobolus. Surface-area-to-volume ratios were related to mating frequency (r=-0.91, Z ... -
ABUNDANCE IS RELATED TO SURFACE AREA AND SURFACE-AREA-TO-VOLUME RATIOS IN CENTROBOLUS COOK, 1897
(UIJIR, 2022-10)I tested for relationships between male and female surface-area-to-volume ratios and abundance in red millipedes Centrobolus. Female surface areas appeared related to abundance (r=-0.63, Z score=-1.66, n=8, p<0.05). Male ... -
PHOENICULUS DAMARENSIS - P. PURPUREUS LATITUDINAL DISTANCE IN MANTLE IRIDOSOME DIAMETERS
(IJESIRD, 2022-10)Abstract. A latitudinal distance was proposed on microscopic differences in green and violet woodhoopoe mantle iridosomediameters of mantle feathers. Outer iridophore diameters from Green Woodhoopoe P. p. purpureus ... -
16th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HEAT TRANSFER, FLUID MECHANICS AND THERMODYNAMICS: 3D PRINTED MINIATURE COOLER FOR ELECTRONICS THERMAL MANAGEMENT ONLINE, 8 – 10 AUGUST 2022
(ASTFE, 2022-08-08)The global Central Processing Units (CPUs) are expected to grow at a significant CAGR of 3.6% by 2028. The major factors driving the growth are increasing demand for high processing power CPUs in various applications ... -
‘Cultural capital in the wrong currency’: the reflective accounts of scholarship students attending elite secondary schools
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2021-07-21)This article investigates the awarding of scholarships to students from historically disadvantaged communities to attend elite schools in South Africa. Specifically, the article analyses the narrated accounts of a sample ... -
Converse of Rensch's Rule is Probably True in Millipedes
(MEDWIN PUBLISHERS, 2022-10-14)Previous studies on Rensch's rule showed tests in the Diplopoda. These produced correct results of hypo-allometry however they were somewhat misinterpreted. The original corroboration of the rule appeared to be incorrect. -
SURFACE AREA IS RELATED TO SPECIES RICHNESS ACROSS CENTROBOLUS COOK, 1897
(IJESIRD, 2022-10)Abstract- In this paper, I test for a relationship between surface area and species richness in red millipedes Centrobolus Cook, 1897. Surface area was negatively related to species richness (r=- 0.62, Z score=-4.19, ... -
NO LONGITUDINAL SPECIES DIVERSITY GRADIENT IN RED MILLIPEDES CENTROBOLUS COOK, 1897
(UIJIR, 2022-10)The genus of red millipedes Centro bolus is distributed in southern Africa between -17 to -35° S. Species richness is negatively related to latitude. In this paper, I check for a correlation between species richness and ... -
PREDICTED MATING FREQUENCIES FOR CALCULATED AND CONTROLLED MASSES AT DISTANT LATITUDES AND LONGITUDES IN RED MILLIPEDES CENTROBOLUS COOK, 1897
(UIJIR, 2022-10)Solutions in the form of simultaneous equations are given for precited mating frequencies (z) from calculated mass (x) across latitude and longitude in red millipedes Centrobolus. The solution to the simultaneous equation ... -
PREDICTED SPECIES RICHNESS VARIATION WITH TIME IN RED MILLIPEDES CENTROBOLUS COOK, 1897
(UIJIR, 2022-10)The null hypothesis that there was no difference and relationship between predicted species richness and time was tested in red millipedes Centrobolus. The alternative was that species richness differs over time was ... -
Teaching mathematics meaningfully with technology: Implications for professional development: A Namibian case
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2022-09-16)The practice of teaching and learning is being redefined while it is being imagined how to teach with and through technology. The process is characterised by non-linear interaction between local case-based efforts through ... -
Comparison of commercial assays and two-step approach to detect Clostridioides difficile in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2022-09)Background: Clostridioides difficile is the number one cause of hospital-acquired diarrhoea. Accurate diagnosis of C. difficile is of utmost importance as it guides patient management and infection control practices. Studies ... -
Delays in HIV-1 infant polymerase chain reaction testing may leave children without confirmed diagnoses in the Western Cape province, South Africa
(AOSIS, 2022-06)Background: Early diagnosis and confirmation of HIV infection in newborns is crucial for expedited initiation of antiretroviral therapy. Confirmatory testing must be done for all children with a reactive HIV PCR result. ... -
Outcomes of extremely low-birthweight neonates at a tertiary hospital in the Western Cape, South Africa : a retrospective cohort study
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2021-10)Background. Neonates of extremely low birthweight (ELBW; <1 000 g) have the highest neonatal mortality in South Africa (SA). Objective. To describe the morbidity and mortality of ELBW neonates treated at a tertiary ... -
Predicted abundances for calculated and controlled sexual size Dimorphism at distant latitudes and longitudes in red millipedes Centrobolus cook, 1897
(IJESIRD (International Journal of Engineering Science Invention Research & Development), 2022-10)Abstract- Solutions in the form of simultaneous equations are given for precited abundances (z) from calculated sexual size dimorphism (SSD) (x) across latitude and longitude in red millipedes Centrobolus. The solution ... -
MOMENTS OF INERTIA LINK TO MALE SIZE IN RED MILLIPEDES CENTROBOLUS COOK, 1897
(IJESIRD INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL, 2022-09)Abstract-The interdependence of moments of inertia on male size is estimated in red millipedes Centrobolus Cook, 1897. Moments of inertia were positively related to male size (r=0.85, Z score=3.32, n=10, p<0.01). Male ... -
Case Study of Prospective Teachers Engaged in Professional Noticing of their Students’ Mathematical Thinking
(MDPI, 2022-09-28)Abstract: In this study, prospective teachers engaged in professional noticing of their students’ mathematical thinking captured in pieces of written work. Researchers then worked to characterize the prospective teachers’ ... -
Killing your children to hurt your partner: A South African perspective on the motivations for revenge filicide
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2022-10-01)The aim of the study was to investigate the offence characteristics and motivations for revenge filicides. Revenge filicide is an act where one parent kills their own offspring for retribution to hurt and upset the other ... -
Clinical perspectives on treatment of rifampicin-resistant/multidrug-resistant TB
(International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2020-11)Rapid diagnostics, newer drugs, repurposed medications, and shorter regimens have radically altered the landscape for treating rifampicin-resistant TB (RR-TB) and multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB). There are multiple ongoing ... -
DOES (PREDICTED) MASS CORRELATE WITH MATING FREQUENCIES IN CENTROBOLUS COOK, 1897?
(2022-09-26)Mass and mating frequencies were checked for correlations in the red millipede genus Centrobolus. There was a significant relationship between male and female mass with mating frequencies (r=0.55, Z score=2.06, n=14, ... -
The impact of alcohol use on tuberculosis treatment outcomes : a systematic review and meta-analysis
(International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2020-01)Alcohol use is associated with increased risk of developing tuberculosis (TB) disease, yet the impact of alcohol use on TB treatment outcomes has not been summarized. We aimed to quantitatively review evidence of the ... -
Post-tuberculosis lung health : perspectives from the First International Symposium
(International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2020-08-01)ALTHOUGH CURABLE, TB frequently leaves the individual with chronic physical and psycho-social impairment, but these consequences have been largely neglected. The 1st International Post-Tuberculosis Symposium (Stellenbosch, ... -
Implementing novel regimens for drug-resistant TB in South Africa : what can the world learn?
(International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2020-10)Worldwide uptake of new drugs in the treatment of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB) has been extremely low. In June 2018, ahead of the release of the updated WHO guidelines for the management of RR-TB, South Africa ... -
Challenging anxious cognitions or accepting them? Exploring the efficacy of the cognitive elements of cognitive behaviour therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy in the reduction of children's fear of the dark
(Wiley, 2019)Anxiety is highly prevalent in pre-adolescent children. Distorted cognitions are characteristic for dysfunctional levels of anxiety. However, applying cognitive elements in pre-adolescent children cannot be fully ascertained, ... -
The search for happiness, towards a practical theology of joy : faith seeking beatific happiness – fides quaerens beatitudinem
(De Gruyter, 2020-07-22)In the light of the eudaimonic principle of pleasure/enjoyment, the question is posed: What is meant by a spirituality of happiness? In terms of the eucharistic perspective of graceful living, and the view that human ... -
Linking LOXL2 to Cardiac Interstitial Fibrosis
(MDPI, 2020-08)Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading causes of death worldwide. CVD pathophysiology is often characterized by increased stiffening of the heart muscle due to fibrosis, thus resulting in diminished cardiac function. ...
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