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Experiences of critical care nurses of death and dying in an intensive care unit :|ba phenomenological study

Naidoo, Vasanthrie (2011)

Background Working in the intensive care unit can be traumatic for nursing personnel. Critical care nurses are faced with repeated exposure to death and dying as they are involved in caring for patients who are actively ...
Experimenting on the added value of M-learning for the teaching of word problems

Cassim, K. M.; Eyono Obono, Seraphin Desire (2012)

The aim of this paper is to examine the use of Mobile Learning (M-learning) for the teaching of word problems. This aim is achieved by qualitatively analyzing interviews data from three second grade teachers from ...
An exploration of marketing tactics for turbulent environments

Mason, Roger Bruce; Staude, Gavin (Emerald Group Publishing Limitedhttp://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=1775728, 2009)

The purpose of this paper is to propose that the choice of marketing tactics is influenced by the company's external environment. It aims to illustrate the marketing tactics suggested for a complex, turbulent environment, ...
An exploration of the current status quo of animal chiropractic in South Africa

Bosman, Pieter Jacobus (2012)

Background: Animal chiropractic, an internationally sanctioned profession, assists veterinarians with a complementary approach to animal healthcare therapy. Animal chiropractic in South Africa appears to be within its novel ...
An exploration of the teaching and learning of mathematics word problems in English to second language grade 8 learners in the Mafukuzela-Gandhi Circuit

Pooran, Annaleah (2012-08-21)

The abolition of apartheid in South Africa in the late 1980s and the advent of democracy in 1994 resulted in dramatic changes in the education system. Of great significance to this study is the freedom African parents were ...
An exploratory mixed-methods study to determine factors which may affect satisfaction levels of patients outside of a clinical setting.

Talmage, Grant L. (2007)

It has been shown that patient satisfaction evaluation is an excellent tool that may be used to determine whether practitioner services are meeting the needs of the general public. Furthermore, it has been observed that ...
An exploratory study of the immediate and short term effectiveness of dry needling the primary, active trigger point on clinical diagnostic findings in patients with myofascial pain syndrome of the biceps muscle

Cowie, Jacqueline (2003)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the immediate and short term effectiveness of dry needling the primary, active Biceps TrP on the pain experienced during shoulder flexion and abduction range of motion, as well ...
Exploring TOPSIS based algorithm for non-homogeneous alternatives in group decision making

Oludayo, O. Olugbara; Thiruthlall, Nepal (International Association of Engineers, 2012)

The purpose of this work is to explore an algorithm based on Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) for non-homogeneous alternatives in group decision making. In this particular case ...
Expression of a modified xylanase in yeast

Mchunu, Nokuthula Peace (2009)

Protein engineering has provided a key for adapting naturally-occurring enzymes for industrial processes. However, several obstacles have to be overcome after these proteins have been adapted, the main one being finding a ...
Expression of anti-HIV peptides in tobacco cell culture systems

Moodley, Nadine (2009)

Nearly half of all individuals living with HIV worldwide at present are woman and the best current strategy to prevent sexually transmitted HIV is antiretrovirals (ARVs). Microbicides are ARV’s which directly target viral ...
The extent of entrepreneurship, business knowledge and skills within micro and small businesses on the mid-South Coast of KZN

Graaf, René. (2007)

Entrepreneurship, business knowledge and skills within micro and small businesses play an important part in the economies of countries across the globe by being the drivers of economic growth, as well as, creating employment. ...
Factors influencing customer churn rate and retention in the mobile market

Mokadikwa, Tyson (2008)

The aim of the study was to identify causes of churning, to find ways of managing it and to diagnose customers‟ communication needs. Furthermore the research tested the impact of messaging services on customer retention ...
Factors influencing successful implementation of basic ante natal care programme in primary health care clinics in eThekwini district, KwaZulu-Natal

Ngxongo, Thembelihle Sylvia Patience (2011)

Background South Africa is burdened by consistently high maternal and perinatal mortality rates. In a move to alleviate this burden the South African National Department of Health (DoH) instructed the adoption of the Basic ...
Factors influencing the construction project success rates of Reconstruction Development Programme (RDP) housing projects in the Eastern Cape : a quality perspective : a census study

Gabula, Zandisile Herbert (2012-11-19)

There were several problems facing Reconstruction and Development Programmes (RDP) housing projects caused by contractors using unskilled labour, misuse of funds, fraudulent claims, contractors asking for additional money ...
Factors that influence the adoption of internet banking by South Africans in the eThekweni metropolitan region

Wu, Jun (2005)

Information technology is fundamentally changing the banking industry worldwide. The advent of internet banking offers banking firms a new frontier of opportunities and challenges. An understanding of how demographic ...
A field-study of the use and understanding of umqalothi (Strychnos henningsii) by traditional healers in KZN and its relationship to the homoeopathic proving of the substance

Mdima, Sihle Velenkosini (2011)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the understanding and utilization of Strychnos henningsii (umqalothi, Red bitterberry) by Zulu traditional healers and the signs and symptoms induced ...
Finance function : leveraging a source of competitive advantage for selected South African companies in KwaZulu-Natal

Shewell, Patricia Maureen (2011)

As a result of current business trends, South African companies are being forced to examine changes in the finance function. The purpose of this research is to establish and examine the paradigm shift in the finance ...
Fine tuning the transcription of ldhA for D-lactate production

Singh, Suren (Springer-Verlaghttp://link.springer.com/journal/10295/39/8/page/1, 2012-03-20)

Nonlinear ion cyclotron and ion-acoustic waves have been studied in an electron–positron–ion plasma. Using Boltzmann distributions for the electrons and positrons and fluid equations for the ions, a set of nonlinear equations ...
Firearms in South Africa

Pretorius, Johan Andries Christoffel (2008)

The purpose of this research is to compare the firearm legislation between South Africa and selected countries and to determine if multiple firearm owners and firearm dealers are affected in terms of economics, and changes ...
First level library and/or information science education and training at South African universities and technikons: developments in specialisation

Raju, Jayarani (, 2005)

The literature of the early 1990s observed a general lack of differentiation and specialisation at the basic qualification level in library and/or information science education and training in South Africa. This paper draws ...

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