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Planning and macrostructural elements for a multilingual culinary dictionary of Gabonese languages
(Buro Van Die Wat, 2015)This paper is an account of an ongoing dictionary project. It aims to outline the main features of the planned dictionary. The project is a first of its kind in Gabonese lexicography. The current paper gives a description ... -
Omgangsvariëteite van Afrikaans in die digkuns sedert Sestig
(Afrikaanse Letterkundevereniging (ALV), 2015)Employing dialectic or colloquial varieties of Afrikaans for poetic purposes has been a trend of growing importance in the history of Afrikaans literature, especially since the advent of the Movement of the (Nineteen) ... -
The use of first-person pronouns in argumentative writing of Afrikaans-speaking first-year students: a corpus-based investigation
(South African Association for Language Teaching (SAALT), 2015)The writing of academic texts in which the voice of the author figures more prominently is actively gaining support among academics. There is an increasing shift towards a more personal style of academic writing where ... -
Richard Murphy: autobiography and the connemara landscape
(AOSIS, 2015)It could be argued that an important feature of Richard Murphy’s work, and of his identity as a poet is the relationship between the creative self and a particular place, where ‘place’ should be understood as referring ... -
Marking for structure using Boolean feedback
(South African Association for Language Teaching (SAALT), 2015)This paper presents evidence that marking student texts with wellconsidered checklists is more effective than marking by hand. An experiment conducted on first-year students illustrated that the checklists developed to ... -
Existence and essence in Venda oral literature
(AOSIS, 2015)This article analyses two Venda ngano narratives that portray coming-of-age experiences. Viewed in juxtaposition, they express the radical shift from premodern modes of material and symbolic production to the reified ... -
Linear model of a closed three-shaft Brayton cycle
(IEEE, 2004)A linear model of a closed three-shaft Brayton cycle is developed. The model is intended to give an understanding of the dominant dynamic behavior in a nuclear power system that utilizes a closed three-shaft Brayton cycle. ... -
Data acquisition system for capturing dynamic transients in a control valve
(IEEE, 2004)This work presents the development of a data acquisition (DAQ) system to be used in conjunction with fuzzy modelling to derive a dynamic mathematical model of a control valve. Characterising the behaviour of a control valve ... -
Action evolution for intelligent agents
(IEEE, 2005)This paper introduces an alternative method of reinforcement learning for intelligent agents. The aim with this method is to closer emulate the natural thought processes of problem solving. This paper only provides a ... -
The physical ability of women in mining: can they show muscle?
(Southern African Inst Mining Metallurgy, 2015)Although women all over the world have been involved in mining activities for centuries, mining has always been considered a very masculine industry due to its heavily male-dominated workforce as well as the physicality ... -
Die gebruik van die metadiskoerskategorie “bewyse” as voorvereiste vir suksesvolle argumentatiewe skryfwerk op tersiêre vlak
(South African Association for Language Teaching (SAALT), 2015)Hierdie artikel werp lig op die gebruik van Hyland (2004:139) se metadiskoerskategorie “bewyse” in eerstejaar-universiteitstudente se akademiese, argumentatiewe skryfwerk. ʼn Kwasi-eksperimentele navorsingsontwerp is ... -
Oor die eerste 50 jaar se maak aan Standaardafrikaans
(Suid–afrikaanse Akad Vir Wetenskap En Kuns, Sekretaris, 2015)Creating a standardised version of Afrikaans – the first 50 years With Steyn’s 2014 publication We are going to make a language (Ons gaan ʼn taal maak) as stimulus, the beginning of organised writing of Standard Afrikaans ... -
“Klipwerk”: ’n Rooihakskeenlesing
(Afrikaanse Letterkundevereniging (ALV), 2015)"Klipwerk" (Stone Work), Van Wyk Louw's 1954 poem, actually a series of 97 separate poems, is interpreted as a poem about romantic and amorous inclinations. "Klipwerk" tells of courtship strategies, of falling in and talking ... -
Evaluation of nutritional and mineral blood parameters as tools to predict Bovine reproductive conditions in the Ngaka Modiri Molema District of the North-West Province
(North-West University, 2016)The aim of this study was to evaluate the nutritional and mineral levels in blood to assist in predicting the occurrence of reproductive conditions in cows. The study was conducted in Ngaka Modiri Molema District of the ... -
Exploring correlates of adolescent fertility in Malawi
(North-West University, 2016)Adolescence is a period in the life cycle during which females experience major transitions characterized by phyical, psychological, emotional and sexually changes (United Nations, 2013). During this period, adolescents ... -
Causes of qualified audit opinions: a case study of Mafikeng Local Municipality North West Province
(2016)The issue of financial statements of municipalities, being qualified yearly by the Auditor General of South Africa, is a cause for concern to the general public and government. For the past five years more than 75% of ... -
Managing teacher stress in Secondary Schools in Mahikeng, South Africa
(2015)This study focuses on stress management of educators, and specifically in the Mahikeng Area. The study consists of four appropriately researched sections (paraphrased in article format), namely: - The first article place ... -
The relationship between Lifestyle Behaviours and Body Mass Index (BMI): the case of youth in Ghana
(2016)When considering the major contributors to morbidity and mortality, a shift is evident in both the pattern and burden of disease as a result of the epidemiological transition. Specifically, the shift involves a move from ... -
Enhancing policy communication for improved service delivery at Joe Morolong Local Municipality
(2016)This dissertation investigates ways of enhancing policy communication for improved service delivery at Joe Morolong Local Municipality. The study sought to analyse and investigate the relationships between the communities ... -
Stress and demographic factors affecting job satisfaction among academics in one South African University
(2015)Academic staff members providing learning and teaching services are at risk of experiencing stress that may influence job satisfaction. Furthermore, external factors such as demographics may increase the level of stress ...
