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Risky sexual behaviour among married and cohabiting women and its implication for Sexually Transmitted Infections in Mahikeng, South Africa
(Springer, 2016)Risky sexual behaviour continues to be the main means through which sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV are spread in South Africa. However few studies have assessed risky sexual behaviour among married and ... -
Risky sexual behaviour among the youth of South Africa
(2013)Background: Risky sexual behaviour among the youth of South Africa is one of the major health concerns in the country because it is associated with negative reproductive health outcomes such as high teenage pregnancies ... -
Risk–based capital measures for operational risk management
(North-West University, 2011)Basel II provides banks with four options that may be used to calculate regulatory capital for operational risk. Each of these options (except the most basic approach) requires an underlying risk measurement and management ... -
Ritual, rage and revenge in 2 Maccabees 6 and 7
(AOSIS, 2012)The martyrs in 2 Maccabees 6 and 7 have been explored in various ways. In their commentaries on 2 Maccabees, Jan Willem van Henten and Daniel Schwartz proposed that the deaths of the martyrs should be seen as human sacrifices ... -
The river as an artefact: Interpreting the Groot Marico and its people in the 21st century
(South African Museums Association Bulletin (SAMAB), 2014)The catchment of the Groot Marico River in the North West Province has for centuries been a highly desirable tract of land for human settlement purposes. In many respects the river and its valuable water supplies, situated ... -
Riviere as identiteitskonstrueerders
(AOSIS, 2006)Die bundel jeugherinneringe “Met ’n eie siekspens” (Engela van Rooyen) en die roman “Manaka: plek van die horings” (Pieter Pieterse) vul mekaar aan as literêre vergestalting van die verskynsel dat die menslike lewe en ... -
RNA elements in open reading frames of the bluetongue virus genome are essential for virus replication
(PLoS, 2014)Members of the Reoviridae family are non-enveloped multi-layered viruses with a double stranded RNA genome consisting of 9 to 12 genome segments. Bluetongue virus is the prototype orbivirus (family Reoviridae, genus ... -
The Road Accident Fund and serious injuries: the narrative test
(2012)The Road Accident Fund Amendment Act 19 of 2005 came into effect on 1 August 2008. This Act limits the Road Accident Fund’s liability for compensation in respect of claims for non-pecuniary loss to instances where a ... -
Road accidents in Maseru, Lesotho and their impact on socio-economic development
(North-West University (South Africa), 2013)The study focuses on the factors that contribute to the high rate of road accidents in Maseru city between 2007 and 2010. The objectives of the study are to: • Identify the factors contributing to road accidents in Maseru • ... -
Road building and the environment.
(Departement van Geskiedenis, Universiteit van Noordwes / Department of History, University of North-West, 1996)Met die tegnologiese vooruitgang wat die industriële revolusie meegebring het, is die mens se beskouing van die natuur met die loop van tyd verander. Soos wat die samelewing verander het, moes die natuur dadelik aanpas en ... -
The road to reading for South African learners: the role of orthographic depth
(Elsevier, 2014)The study examined profiles of reading skills and cognitive skills for South African children fromschools that differed in opacity of medium of instruction. The sample included 122 third graders instructed in Afrikaans ... -
The road to reading for South African learners: the role of orthographic depth
(Elsevier, 2014)The study examined profiles of reading skills and cognitive skills for South African children from schools that differed in opacity of medium of instruction. The sample included 122 third graders instructed in Afrikaans ... -
The road to reading for South African learners: The role of orthographic depth
(Elsevier, 2014)The study examined profiles of reading skills and cognitive skills for South African children from schools that differed in opacity of medium of instruction. The sample included 122 third graders instructed in Afrikaans ... -
Road traffic accident analysis using machine learning techniques for Soshanguve, Pretoria
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Road traffic accidents (RTAs) in South Africa reached the highest road death toll in 2017, in spite of road safety campaigns and initiatives. "Ongoing campaigns are simply not sufficient", said a representative from the ... -
Roadmap for new entrants into the South African nuclear manufacturing market
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)There are 3 opportunities for non-nuclear suppliers to become part of the nuclear supply chain in South Africa. These are the announced New Nuclear Build (although being put on hold until finalisation of the IRP 2018), ... -
Roadmap to achieve 25% hypertension control in Africa by 2025
(Clinics Cardive, 2017)Background and aim: The Pan-African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR) has identified hypertension as the highest area of priority for action to reduce heart disease and stroke on the continent. The aim of this PASCAR roadmap ... -
Rob Antonissen in die Afrikaanse literatuursisteem
(Suider-Afrikaanse Vereniging vir Neerlandistiek (SAVN), 2012)The Flemish-born literary scholar Rob Antonissen came to know Afrikaans literature by means of a book collection at Steenbrugge. This eventually led to his emigration to South Africa in 1950, where he grew into probably ... -
Robert Carl-Heinz Shell (1949-2015): A tribute
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2015)No abstract available -
Robert Fuchs as Kleinmeister with specific reference to developing variation in his Piano Trio, Op. 22
(2014)In accordance with the notion of the so-called “new musicology” that musicological studies should steer away from the canon of masterpieces, this study concentrates on Robert Fuchs as an example of a Kleinmeister. His Piano ...