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Continuous improvement and employee attitudes in a manufacturing concern
(North-West University, 2012)Continuous improvement as a business philosophy and quality management strategy has become the choice of many organisations world-wide. It is a concept filled with the promise for excellence in quality, customer service ... -
A continuous improvement strategy for an occupational health and safety culture
(North-West University, 2005)Hundreds of millions of people throughout the world are employed today either by the private or public sector in conditions that breed ill-health and I or are unsafe. Traditionally health and safety management philosophies ... -
Continuous machine learning for abnormality identification to aid condition-based maintenance in nuclear power plant
(Elsevier, 2018)A condition-based maintenance (CBM) regime in a nuclear plant will result in eliminating unnecessary maintenance cost without jeopardizing the safety of the plant. The foundation of a good CBM regime is an accurate and ... -
Continuous microwave-assisted biodiesel production
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The impetus of this study focuses on the production of fuel-substitute i.e. biofuels. This arises from its similar properties with petroleum diesel and being environmentally benign. In particular, biodiesel is defined as ... -
Continuous performance improvement in the South African National Defence Force
(2007)This article concentrates on the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), as a South African public sector department, its acceptance of the Batho Pele principles and the implementation of various organisational ... -
Continuous programme renewal and critical citizenship : key items for the South African higher education curriculum agenda
(AOSIS, 2018)In this article, we explore the term ‘programme renewal’ and then continue to point out why programme renewal bodes an essential topic for continuous inquiry and attention. We also highlight the importance of approaching ... -
Continuous riparian vegetation change following a large, infrequent flood along the Sabie River, Kruger National Park
(North-West University, 2012)The flood of 2000 caused extensive changes within the riparian landscape of the Sabie River, Kruger National Park (KNP). Changes within the riparian landscape and the removal of vegetation resulted in considerable changes ... -
Continuous-time stochastic modelling of capital adequacy ratios for banks
(North-West University, 2005)Regulering van die kapitaal benodighede vir banke is besonder belangrik in vandag se banksektor. In hierdie opsig is een maatstaf om bank solvensie te meet die Kapitaal Bevoegdheidsverhouding (KBV). Ons beskou twee tipes ... -
Contours of pacificism: Ramsden Balmforth's advocacy of peace in the union of South Africa and beyond
(Sabinet, 2013)Among the many dimensions of Christian pacifism in South Africa which remain underexplored is the ministry of the Unitarian minister Ramsden Balmforth (1861-1941). For approximately four decades beginning shortly after his ... -
Contraction intensity and sex differences in knee-extensor fatigability
(Elsevier, 2017)Females are less fatigable than males during isometric contractions across various muscles and intensities. However, sex differences in knee-extensor fatigability remain relatively unexplored. Purpose: To determine the sex ... -
Contractual maintenance support of a priestess-sister in three old Babylonian sippar division agreement
(Unisa Press/SASNES (South African Society for Near Eastern Studies) / Sabinet, 2014)Generally, the family members conclude a division agreement of their inheritance received from a parental deceased estate to escape the perils of their shared inheritance by dividing it into portions of unburdened sole ... -
Contractual relations between employers and employees in an HEI: individual and organisational outcomes
(Unisa Press, 2013)The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between employees’ experiences of contractual relations and job satisfaction, flourishing and turnover intention in a higher education institution (HEI). A ... -
Contractual relations between employers and employees in an HEI: individual and organisational outcomes
(HESA / Unisa Press, 2013)The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between employees' experiences of contractual relations and job satisfaction, flourishing and turnover intention in a higher education institution (HEI). A ... -
Contradictions of community within local government in the 1950s with reference to municipal beer trading.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2009)• Opsomming: Hierdie artikel beskryf die etiese dilemmas waarin munisipale amptenare in die 1950s hulleself bevind het, veral rakende die munisipale bierbrouery in die swart woongebiede. Hierdie ervarings illustreer die ... -
Contrasting Convolutional Neural Networks with alternative architectures for transformation invariance
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) have become the standard for image classification tasks, however, they are not completely invariant to transformations of the input image. We empirically investigate to which degree CNNs ... -
Contrasting impacts of cultivated exotics on the functional diversity of domestic gardens in three regions with different aridity
(Springer, 2020)Cultivated exotic plants are often introduced for their aesthetic value and today comprise a substantial fraction of the flora of urban domestic gardens. Yet, their relative contribution to the functional diversity of ... -
Contrasting indoor and ambient particulate matter concentrations and thermal comfort in coal and non-coal burning households at South Africa Highveld
(Elsevier, 2020)One of the key challenges noted in the sustainable development goals for good health and wellbeing (SDGs 3) is both ambient and household air pollution. Household solid fuel combustion represents one of the biggest threat ... -
Contree - die eerste tien jaar.
(Afdeling vir Navorsing oor Streek- en Sosio-ekonomiese Geskiedenis van die lnstituut vir Geskiedenisnavorsing, RGN / Division for Research into Regional and Socio-economic History, Institute for Historical Research, HSRC, 1987)