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Caring principal leadership for the support of teachers leading committees for promotion of healthy school environments
(New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences, 2018)Caring lies at the heart of effective enhancement of healthy school environments and good school leadership. This is evidenced by health policies wherein principals are indirectly obliged to act ethically and morally. By ... -
Catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol using synthesized and characterized CoS@MorphcdtH/CoS@4-MPipzcdtH nanoparticles
(JCCS, 2023)CoS@MorphcdtH NPs and CoS@4-MPipzcdtH NPs were synthesized by precip itation method involving three mechanisms: inclusion, occlusion, and adsorp tion. The synthesized NPs were characterized with the help of UV-Vis spectroscopy, ... -
The Challenge: Quality Enhancement in Teaching– How do We Know We are Making Progress?
(IACSIT Press, 2014)In 2014 the Council for Higher Education in South Africa launched a national Quality Enhancement Project (QEP). The aim of the project is to improve student success both at individual Higher Education Institutions and in ... -
Choosing between agricultural development projects in the North West Province of South Africa: A multiple criteria analysis
(Academic journals, 2012)In the light of past development failures, coupled with the pressure on government to deliver on their promises made towards agricultural development, a need was developed for a framework to assist government in choosing ... -
Cimetidine as an effective corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in hydrochloric acid
(2014)The performance of Cimetidine (2-cyano-1-methyl-3-(2-[(5-methyl- 1H-imidazol-4-yl)methylthio]ethyl)guanidine) as corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in 1M HCl was thoroughly investigated by weight loss and electrochemical ... -
Cimetidine as an Effective Corrosion Inhibitor for Mild Steel in Hydrochloric Acid
(CITESEERX, 2014)The performance of Cimetidine (2-cyano- 1-methyl- 3-(2-[(5-methyl- 1H-imidazol- 4-yl)methylthio]ethyl)guanidine) as corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in 1 M HCl was thoroughly investigated by weight loss and electrochemical ... -
Combined sinh-cosh-Gordon equation: symmetry reductions, exact solutions and conservation laws
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)In this paper we study the combined sinh-cosh-Gordon equation, which arises in mathematical physics and has a wide range of scientific applications that range from chemical reactions to water surface gravity waves. We ... -
Comparative study of an HIV risk scorecard and regression models to rank effects of demographic characteristics on risk of aquiring an HIV infection
(IEEE, 2013)This research paper covers the development of an HIV risk scorecard using SAS Enterprise MinerTM. The HIV risk scorecard was developed using the 2007 South African annual antenatal HIV and syphilis seroprevalence data. ... -
A comparison of the witchcraft is poison metaphor in Soweto and selected Old Testament passages
(Department of Biblical and Ancient Studies University of South Africa, 2011)African Old Testament interpretation has been asserting itself against mainstream Euro-American biblical scholarship. In doing so, various tools have been crafted, mostly in accordance with the goal of addressing the life ... -
Comparison of trauma on survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence in Limpopo
(AOSIS, 2014)Background: Gender-based violence is a challenge in South Africa, despite available interventions. Caring for the survivors of both forms of violence is critical for ensuring their speedy recovery. Objectives: To compare ... -
Complex systems, multilingualism and academic success in South African higher education
(Taylor & Francis/Routledge/NISC, 2010)Scholars of academic success in higher education in South Africa struggle to find an integrated framework that can explain the interplay between heterogeneous elements that combine in dynamic ways to influence the academic ... -
A computational study of pyrazinamide: Tautomerism, acid–base properties, micro–solvation effects and acid hydrolysis mechanism
(Elsevier, 2014)Pyrazinamide (PZA) is a prodrug substance utilised in the treatment of tuberculosis related to mycobacterium strains. The activities of this compound are said to occur in acidic medium where it is converted to the active ... -
The continual conundrum of the "language across the curriculum" issue: lessons from the Bullock report (1975) for South African higher education today
((SAALT/SAVTO) South African Association of Language Teaching / Suid-Afrikaanse Vereniging vir Taalonderrig // Sabinet, 2012)The link between language and learning and how to develop language across the curriculum is a persisting theme in education research over time. In this article, the first in a series, we wish to contribute to the current ... -
Corrosion Inhibition of Carbon Steel in 1M HCI Solution by 2–amino–1–methylbenzene (2–methylaniline)
(ESG, 2014)The inhibition effect of 2-amino-1-methylbenzene (AMB) on the corrosion of carbon steel in 0.5 M H₂SO₄ was studied by weight loss, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) techniques and potentiodynamic ... -
A critical analysis of government spending on sport : mass participation and school allocation : sport administration
(AFAHPER-SDLAM PublicationsAJOLSabinet, 2014)The government plays an important role in promoting and financing sport. The government therefore needs to budget for the activities it finances. The purpose of the study was to critically analyse government spending on ... -
A critical review of studies of South African youth resilience, 1990–2008
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2010)Given the growing emphasis in research and service provision on strengths rather than deficits, the focus on youth support in the South African Children’s Act of 2005 and the lack of educational, therapeutic and other ... -
Current evidence concerning the psychological and employment contract of sport coaches in South Africa
(LAM Publications; AJOL; Sabinet, 2013)The entire contract spectrum that governs the employment relationship ranges from being strictly legal, as governed by the employment law and more specifically the employment contract, to purely psychological, where scholars ... -
Deliberate strategy and the tangible link to performance: lessons from South African higher education
(Academic Journals [©2011 Academic Journals], 2011)The notion of deliberate versus emergent strategy has long been debated. However, researchers have failed to show which method will bring about an increase in organisational performance, which is the bottom line for business ... -
Density and speed of sound measurements of imidazolium-based ionic liquids with acetonitrile at various temperatures
(2014)In the present study, the interactions between acetonitrile and imidazolium-based ionic liquids (ILs) were discussed in terms of density (ρ) and speed of sound (u) measurements. The ILs used in this study were 1-ethyl-3- ...
