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Burnout among paramilitary personnel in Nigeria: a perspective from conservation of resources theory
(SAGE, 2014)The job demands–resources model attributed burnout to incompatibility between job demands and job resources, and underplayed the role of personal resources in employees’ adaptation. Based on the Conservation of Resources ... -
Poverty, migration and the incidence of HIV/AIDS among rural women in Lesotho: a Rights–Based Approach to public health strategies
(Sabinet, 2014)This paper discusses how migration, poverty and gender-based discrimination have had an impact on HIV/AIDS vulnerability among rural women in Lesotho. It is based on data from a clinic-based HIV/AIDS prevalence study with ... -
Attitude towards sexual control among women in conjugal union in the era of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Mahikeng, South Africa
(UAPS, 2014)Husbands continue to be the greatest source of sexually transmitted infections including HIV to their wives. Using a survey of 568 respondents and 33 in-depth interviews, this study examined the attitudes of women in marital ... -
Women empowerment and the current use of long acting and permanent contraceptive: Evidence from 2010 Malawi Demographic and Health Survey
(2014)Background Both contraceptive use and fertility rates are high fertility in Malawi. Status of women remains low and is believed to affect reproductive health decisions including use of Long Acting and Permanent Contraceptives ... -
Transforming a fragmented South African society through a spirituality of koinonia coram Deo
(SU LIS, 2014)Spirituality is a way of living. It is described as that which touches the core of human existence, namely “our relationship to the Absolute”, whatever the definition of the latter may be. In this paper, we deal with ... -
The rhetorical markers of nation–building in presidential speeches
(Sabinet, 2014)Twenty years ago South Africa's transition to democracy was characterised by numerous attempts to de-racialise and bring together a diverse society, which had lived through many years of forced segregation and racial ... -
Intelligente beheer van 'n effektiewe hernubare-energie tenk vir melkboerdery
(2014)To reduce strain on Eskom and decrease the cost for producing dairy products, an energy-efficient bulk storage tank using solar power was designed. The system uses thermoelectric cooling modules as a supporting cooling ... -
Ontwerp van 'n energiebestuurstelsel vir optimale energieverbruik en effektiwiteit van 'n distribusievlakmikrokragnetwerk
(2014)South African state-owned utility company, Eskom, is under severe pressure to ensure the stability and reliability of the national electricity grid. With a shortfall in capacity of the national electricity grid, the ... -
Nie-indringende monitering van elektriese kabels in die industriële sektor om faling en kragonderbrekings te beperk
(2014)Condition monitoring of electrical cables can prevent cables from failing prematurely. Partial discharge (PD) is the main source for degradation of the insulation material of medium-voltage cables. The well-known capacitor ... -
Design of a prototype power line inspection robot
(2013)The purpose of this paper is to provide the design of a prototype power line inspection robot for the monitoring of Eskom transmission lines. It should also determine if an inspection robot would be a feasible solution ... -
The impact of HIV testing on current use of modern family planning among women and men in Uganda
(ICPS, 2014)The paper examines the association between HIV testing and the current use of modern family planning method in Uganda. Cross-sectional data on 5,243 sexually active and non-ammenorrheic women and 1,569 sexually experienced ... -
Associations between demographic factors and perceived acculturative stress among African migrants in Germany
(2014)This study investigated the nature and extent of the associations between demographic variables and acculturative stress of African migrants in Germany with the premise that living in Germany would be stressful for Africans. ... -
The idea of Southern Africa in humanities and social science disciplines
(2014)The role of the academy in the manufacture of individual and group identities remains least understood from theoretical and empirical perspectives. The legitimation and consumption of such identity discourses (by both ... -
Managing the “wow factor” at live music performances
(African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2014)The aim of this article is to determine what attendees at live music performances regard as critical success factors for different music genres in order to enhance memorable visitor experiences. Surveys were conducted for ... -
Critical ecotourism factors applicable to national parks: a visitor perspective
(Cognizant Communication Corporation, 2014)South Africa boasts 21 national parks managed by South African National Parks (SANParks), which is the leading conservation organization and also the largest provider of ecotourism experiences in South Africa. Because ... -
An analysis of critical success factors in managing the tourist experience at Kruger National Park
(Cognizant Communication Corporation, 2014)Kruger National Park (KNP) attracts over 1 million tourists per annum and is one of the top five international destinations in South Africa. However, there is a lot of competition in South Africa and, together with the 22 ... -
Transmission line monitoring system for a power line inspection robot
(2013)Eskom has thousands-of-kilometres of transmission lines running across South Africa. The current methods of overhead power line inspection (foot patrols and air inspections) have been implemented for a long time now and ... -
Design of a prototype ultra-capacitor solar panel street light
(2013)The purpose of the paper is to describe and discuss the design of a prototype ultracapacitor solar panel street light. The effect of ultra-capacitors as an energy storage device in a solar panel street light is evaluated. ... -
The South African financial services industry’s integrated reporting compliance with the global reporting initiative framework
(LLC “СPС “Business Perspectives”, 2014)In the past, business activities were motivated exclusively by the desire to maximize financial returns; however, over the past decade, increased awareness of non-financial business impacts has led companies from being ... -
Language and gender influence on the consumer choice of branded meat attributes
(2014)The feedlot industry is the main beef producer in South Africa and falls in the category of Small Businesses. For these small business enterprises to be successful in an industry subjected to fierce competition, it is ...
