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Parents’ experiences of family reunification services
(Univ Stellenbosch, 2018)This paper discusses the experiences of parents receiving family reunification services because their children have been placed in child and youth care centres. The sample was purposively selected according to inclusion ... -
How do mentally tough athletes overcome self-directed anger, shame, and criticism? A self-forgiveness mediation analysis
(Edizioni Luigi Pozzi, 2018)We examined associations between mental toughness, self-directed, negatively toned emotions and cognitions, and self-forgiveness. With reference to their participation in competitive tennis, a sample of 343 competitive ... -
Factors related to married or cohabiting women’s decision to use modern contraceptive methods in Mahikeng, South Africa
(AOSIS, 2018)Background: Sexual and reproductive decision-making has emerged as an important health indicator in family reproductive health issues. While there is evidence of male dominance in sexual and reproductive health decisions, ... -
Itraconazole and thiophanate-methyl fail to clear tadpoles naturally infected with the hypervirulent lineage of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
(Inter-Research, 2018)The emerging infectious disease chytridiomycosis, caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, is a major driver pushing many amphibian species to the brink of extinction. Substantial efforts to develop effective ... -
The cosmological perturbed lightcone gauge
(MDPI, 2018)The lightcone gauge is a set of what are called the observational coordinates adapted to our past lightcone. We develop this gauge by producing a perturbed spacetime metric that describes the geometry of our past lightcone ...
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