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Effect of dung and dung beetle application on topsoil fungal assemblage of a post-coal mining reclamation land: Towards soil health improvement
(Elsevier, 2023)Soil management practices such as organic matter input can ameliorate soil health, including microbial com munities that are crucial for ecological processes. In this study, the effect of successive application of cattle ... -
Electrochemical detection of dopamine using green and chemical synthesized CuO/PANI nanocomposite modifed electrode
(Springer, 2023)Copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles were synthesized using the chemical and green method routes and doped with polyaniline (PANI) to form PANI/CuOch and PANI/CuOgr nanocomposite. The microstructural properties of the ... -
Electrospinning and antimicrobial properties of PAN-Cu2O/ZnO nanofibers from green peel extracts
(IOP publishing, 2023)This study described the antimicrobial activities of waste biomass-mediated Cu2O/ZnO bi-oxide (BiO) nanocomposites; The Orange peels extract (OPE), and lemon peels extract(LPE), were used to synthesize the bioxide ... -
Employers’ attitude, intention, skills and barriers in relation to employment of vulnerable workers
(2022)BACKGROUND: Little is known why some organizations employ vulnerable workers and others do not. OBJECTIVE: To explore the relationships between the attitude, intention, skills and barriers of employers and employment of ... -
Entrepreneurial orientation of sport coaches in Gauteng Province, South Africa
(LAM Publications; AJOL; Sabinet, 2013)There is general consensus among entrepreneurship scholars that entrepreneurial orientation is associated with entrepreneurial activity. However, it is equally acknowledged that entrepreneurial processes are a consequence ... -
Environmental attitudes among undergraduate students at a South African university
(ediPUCRS [University Publisher], 2022)Understanding environmental attitudes (EAs) has been viewed as prerequisite to changing environmental behaviour and is a particularly salient topic in the context of higher educational institutions which play an important ... -
Environmental justice in South Africa: the dilemma of informal settlement residents
(Springer, 2023)The concept of environmental justice is well established in the literature; however, schol ars still battle to agree on what it really means. This concept has become more relevant to the studies of informal settlements ... -
Evaluation of BAYESIL for automated annotation of 1 H NMR data using limited sample volumes: application to African elephant serum
(Springer, 2023)Introduction Technological advancements enabled the analyses of limited sample volumes on 1 H NMR. Manual spectral profiling of the data is, however, complex, and timely. Objective To evaluate the performance of BAYESIL ... -
An evaluation of customer due diligence and related anti-money laundering measures in the United Kingdom
(Emerald, 2023)Purpose – Customer due diligence measures that are employed in the United Kingdom (UK) to detect and combat money laundering are discussed. The UK adopted a progressive regulatory and enforcement framework to combat money ... -
Evaluation of the Cummins theoretical framework for higher education in South Africa
(Taylor & Francis/Routledge/NISC, 2010)In the context of the successful bilingual education of children, the value of the theoretical framework of Jim Cummins is acknowledged by educators and researchers worldwide. This framework is also used extensively in ... -
The Evil Eye and Agoraphobia in the Maql?–Series
(Unisa Press/SASNES (South African Society for Near Eastern Studies) / Sabinet, 2013)The belief that certain people have the ability to harm other people or objects with a mere glance may well predate history. References to this superstition are contained in various Sumerian incantations dating to the Old ... -
Examining the relationship between job security, compensation and training among professional sport coaches in South Africa
(LAM Publications; AJOL; Sabinet, 2013)Sport organizations are mainly in the business of providing a service - for example sport coaching. For coaches to perform at the optimal level they need, among other things, to be provided with appropriate training and ... -
Explaining the ordinary magic of stable African multilingualism in the Vaal Triangle region in South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)The academic and public debates about language maintenance and language shift in the post-1994 South Africa distract attention from the more productive and important endeavour of explaining the nature of the multilingualism ... -
An exploration of families’ psychosocial well-being in a South African context
(Elliott & Fitzpatrick & NISC [© 2010 Elliot & Fitzpatrick], 2012)The aim of this study was to explore and describe aspects that contribute to the psychosocial well-being of families from diverse cultures in a South African context by analysing data obtained through narratives, drawings ... -
Exploring effective communication in district education offices in South Africa
(Wiley Online Library, 2014)Managers at district education offices in South Africa should be able to apply a variety of communication skills effectively in a range of management contexts for these district offices to be successful. This paper reports ... -
Exploring the effect of selected biographical variables on the dimensions of the Leadership Scale for Sport : a multivariate analysis
(LAM Publications; AJOL; Sabinet, 2013)In a sport context, the coach is often referred to as a leader or manager. While the coach is involved in many relationships which include, liaising with the management and other personnel of the sport organisation where ... -
Facilitators and barriers to implementing antimicrobial stewardship programs in public South African hospitals
(SHEA, 2023)Objective: The South African National Department of Health released guidelines and recommendations for antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs to be established in public healthcare facilities. Their implementation remains ... -
Factors affecting extension workers in their rendering of effective service to pre and post-settled farmers in government initiated and supported farming small, micro and medium enterprises
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Factors contributing to a supportive sport talent development environment
(LAM Publications; AJOL; Sabinet, 2013)Sport organisations face serious challenges such as technological, economic, social and organisational change in a competitive environment. One of the ways in which sport organisations can address these challenges is through ... -
Factors that promote teacher well-being in the physical environment: the context of a rural high school
(International Journal of Social Science Research and Review, 2023)Although factors that affect teacher well-being are better understood, there is a lack of clarity on factors that bolster teacher well-being in rural schools. This study illustrates the factors that promote teacher well-being ...
