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Multiple Resource Utilisation Developments in Mondi Forests
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: Richard McC. Pott --- ,Defined as the use of available resources other than the planted trees on Mondi's landholdings, the development of various MRU projects is described from 1975 onwards. Projects are differentiated into those that are directly dependant on the presence of planted... -
The perceptions of rural women doctors about their work
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: EM De Vries --- Mitchell's Plain Community Health Centre, Community Health Services Organisation Division of Family Medicine, GM Marincowitz --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care,Background: Recruitment and retention of medical staff are important issues in rural health. The aim of this study was to describe and understand the perceptions of women doctors working in rural hospitals in South Africa about their work. -
Interpersonal conflict and meaning making in early adulthood: a self-regulation perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karel F.H. Botha --- School for Psychosocial Behavioural Sciences, South AfricaThe aim of this study was to explore meaning making in response to interpersonal conflict in a group of young adults. A self-regulatory perspective was taken to explore and elaborate on current approaches to meaning making. Participants were 127 young... -
Amplitude of accommodation is reduced in pre-presbyopic diabetic patients
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Solani David Mathebula --- Department of Optometry, South Africa Prisilla Seipati Makunyane --- Department of Ophthalmology, South AfricaIntroduction: The prevalence of diabetes mellitus is increasing exponentially often causing an enormous public health burden due to changing lifestyles. People with diabetes have accelerated age-related biometric ocular changes compared with people without diabetes. -
Demographic variables as drivers of innovation in small accommodation businesses: A case of South Africa and Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Lovemore Tendai Chipunza --- , South Africa Matsidiso Nehemia Naong --- , South AfricaMost of the evidence that has been documented on the impact of demographic factors on innovation has primarily focused on large businesses, and there has been little focus on small businesses. The literature continues to confirm that innovation is a... -
Acoustic, perceptual and social analyses of speech convergence of black and white people in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Joy Oluchi Uguru --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Nkechi Mgbodichinma Ukaegbu --- University of Nigeria, NigeriaThis study assesses speech convergence between white American English (AE) speakers and black Nigerian English (NE) speakers. Most studies base convergence on speech shadowing, but this study investigates convergence in real-life conversations. Eighty utterances were analysed with PRAAT. The utterances...