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The family Carabodidae (Acari: Oribatida) I. Description of a new genus, Bovicarabodes with three new species, and the redescription of Hardybodes mirabilis Balogh, 1970

Fernandez, Nestor; Theron, Pieter; Rollard, Christine (Taylor & Francis, 2013)

This is the first part of a revision of the family Carabodidae by us. The new genus Bovicarabodes comprises three new species from Madagascar, Bovicarabodes deharvengi, Bovicarabodes levyi and Bovicarabodes fortdauphini, ...

The family Carabodidae (Acari: Oribatida) IX. Redescription of Carabodella calcarata Mahunka, 1986 and Hardybodes penicillatus Mahunka, 1995

Fernandez, Nestor; Theron, Pieter; Rollard, Christine; Leiva, Sergio (Taylor & Francis, 2015)

Redescriptions of the Carabodidae species Carabodella calcarata and Hardybodes penicillatus were completed together with redefinition and comparison of the genera under investigation. Complementary study of H. penicillatus ...

The family Carabodidae (Acari: Oribatida) V. The genus Congocepheus (first part) with redescriptions of Congocepheus heterotrichus Balogh 1958, Congocepheus orientalis Mahunka 1987 and Congocepheus hauseri Mahunka 1989

Fernandez, Nestor; Theron, Pieter; Rollard, Christne; Leiva, Sergio (Taylor & Francis, 2013)

Congocepheus heterotrichus Balogh 1958, Congocepheus orientalis Mahunka 1987 and Congocepheus hauseri Mahunka 1989 are redescribed and illustrated based on adult specimens, using optical microscopy. Detailed descriptions ...

Family Carabodidae (Acari: Oribatida) V. The genus Congocepheus Balogh, 1958 (second part), with a redescription of Congocepheus involutus Mahunka, 1997, and descriptions of two new species

Fernandez, Nestor; Theron, Pieter; Tiedt, Louwrens; Rollard, Christine (Publications Scientifiques du Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, 2013)

The species Congocepheus involutus Mahunka, 1997 is redescribed, and two new species are described, Congocepheus gabonensis n. sp. and Congocepheus ektactesi n. sp., using optical and scanning electron microscopy

Family conferencing : responsibility at grassroots level – a comparative analysis between the Netherlands and South Africa

Spijker, Arda; De Jong, Madelene (PER/PELJ, 2021)

As family group conferencing is gaining world-wide recognition as an alternative dispute resolution process, this article aims to outline the origin and relevance of this process, which promotes solution-finding to ...

Family influence on youth disaster risk and vulnerability perceptions in a South African context

Chabana, D. (North-West University (South Africa), 2020)

Youth is among groups that are mostly affected by disasters with impacts ranging from psychological, to physical, socioeconomic and educational. Yet, there are still some gaps during policy-making and Disaster Risk Reduction ...

Family involvement in life skills development of learners in a primary school

Spamer, Christina Johanna (North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)

The purpose of this research was to determine how families can become more involved in the life skills development of learners in a primary school (Grades 1–7). I observed and experienced how society, parental involvement ...

FAMILY LANGUAGE POLICY: delibrate decisions by parents to educate their children via Afrikaans despite access to English in the family

Mostert, Stephanie Jean (North-West University, 2019)

Despite an expressed awareness of the hegemony and high status of English in the world today, there are English dominant and English-Afrikaans families within the Vaal Triangle Region, who opt for Afrikaans as the language ...

The family Lohmanniidae (Acari, Oribatida) II: two new Oribatid mites, Meristacarus perikopesis sp. n. from Costa Rica and Torpacarus eidikoterai sp. n. from Kenya

Fernandez, Nestor; Theron, Pieter; Jordaan, Anine; Leiva, Sergio (Pensoft, 2018)

Two very particular new species of the family Lohmanniidae were studied and described using optical and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Meristacarus perikopesis sp. n. displays complex cuticular microsculpture with ...

Family play therapy in the context of child sexual abuse : an ecological and Gestalt field approach model

Fourie, Arina (2014)

Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a major concern in the South African society. Although policies and legislation are directed at the protection of children, the high incidence of child sexual abuse is indicative of problems in ...

Family psychosocial well–being in a South African context

Koen, Vicki (North-West University, 2012)

“The family is the building block of society. It is a nursery, a school, a hospital, a leisure centre, a place of refuge and rest. It encompasses the whole of society. It fashions our beliefs; it is the preparation for the ...

Family reunification support to inpatient parents in Western Cape substance abuse treatment centres: an explorative study

Lebuso, Brandon Ashley (North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)

Parental substance abuse is a pervasive problem in South Africa and the Western Cape and places children at risk. These parents need inpatient treatment as they are dependent on drugs and alcohol, and it affects their ...