WORKPLACE LEARNING IN THE CONTEMPORARY SUPERVISION LANDSCAPE: THE CASE OF SUPERVISION IN A SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANISATION
Article scientifique
Open Access
Mbongeni Shadrack Sithole, Allucia Lulu Shokane
The blurring of the boundaries and interconnectedness between learning and work are features worth exploring in the contemporary supervision landscape. Grounded on transition-experiential learning theories, …
Evaluating Effective Differentiated Instruction in Multicultural South African Secondary Schools
Article scientifique
Open Access
Thelma de Jager
Abstract Various contextual factors contribute to teachers’ failure to employ effective differentiated instruction in classroom practices. This is evident in the high drop-out rate of …
Experimental based determination and analysis of mechanical properties of AA 3003 alloy welded with friction stir lap welding process
Article scientifique
Open Access
Nabila Dellal, Mohammed Amine Merzoug, Abdelatif Mimmi
In recent years, friction stir welding (FSW) methods have been used to obtain good joints with mechanical and physical process properties. The development of FSW …
Impacts, Learner Diversity, and Curricular Framework of a Virtual Global Health Elective Catalyzed by the COVID-19 Pandemic
Article scientifique
Open Access
Maria Alonso Luaces, M Cochran, Sarah Finocchario‐Kessler
Background: Place-based international electives that build global health competencies have existed for decades. However, these electives require travel and are infeasible for many trainees around …
THE CO-DEVELOPMENT OF A FRAMEWORK TO SUPPORT PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH A HEARING LOSS: USING A CONSENSUS WORKSHOP
Article scientifique
Open Access
Ronel Davids, Nicolette V. Roman, Catherine Schenck
Research highlights the complex needs of parents of children with hearing loss. These complex needs include the need for parents to have access to information, …
EXPLORING RECIPROCITY IN GRANDPARENT-GRANDCHILDREN CARE: THE CASE OF MDLANKOMO LOCATION, LIBODE IN THE EASTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA
Article scientifique
Open Access
Aseza Soganga, S.M. Kang’ethe
In South Africa, there appears to be a paradigm shift where the majority of the country’s children are taken care of by their grandparents. This …
Shared value as shared power: Business in South Africa’s democratic transition
Article scientifique
Open Access
Brian Ganson
Purpose: This study aimed to better define the boundary conditions of voluntary business engagement for social and economic transformation. Approach: Case study of the Consultative …
Textual Augmentation Techniques Applied to Low Resource Machine Translation: Case of Swahili
Article scientifique
Open Access
Catherine Gitau, Vukosi Marivate
In this work we investigate the impact of applying textual data augmentation tasks to low resource machine translation. There has been recent interest in investigating …
Genetic Polymorphisms in ERCC1 Gene and Their Association with Response to Radiotherapy in Moroccan Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Article scientifique
Open Access
Rajaa Benzeid, Amina Gihbid, N. Tawfiq
OBJECTIVE: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a severe malignant disease. Despite its low frequency, NPC is very common in North African population. Radiotherapy is the standard …
Association of two ARID5B gene variant single nucleotide polymorphisms with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the Egyptian population
Article scientifique
Open Access
Marwa Gamaleldin, Salma Alaa Eldin Imbaby
BACKGROUND: ARID5B SNPs have been linked to ALL in many research studies in which it was identified as a risk factor. From this context, we …
Building back better children's surgical services toward universal health coverage: Perspectives from Bangladesh and Zimbabwe
Article scientifique
Open Access
Dennis Mazingi, Tanvir Kabir Chowdhury, Tasmiah Tahera Aziz
Introduction: This article is part of the Research Topic 'Health Systems Recovery in the Context of COVID-19 and Protracted Conflict'. Children's surgical services are crucial, …
Multilevel correlates of abdominal obesity in adolescents and youth living with HIV in peri-urban Cape Town, South Africa
Article scientifique
Open Access
Monika Kamkuemah, Blessings Gausi, Tolu Oni
BACKGROUND: Chronic non-communicable disease comorbidities are a major problem faced by people living with HIV (PLHIV). Obesity is an important factor contributing to such comorbidities …
Cross-cultural translation, adaptation, and validation of the stroke-specific quality of life (SSQOL) scale 2.0 into Amharic language
Article scientifique
Open Access
Dechasa Imiru Wayessa, Mulugeta Bayisa Chala, Solomon Fasika Demissie
BACKGROUND: The stroke-specific quality of life 2.0 (SSQOL 2.0) scale is a valid, reliable instrument which has been widely used as a patients reported outcome …
Effect of processing and substitution levels of Ukwa (Treculia africana) on the anti-nutrient factors, in-vitro starch and protein digestibility and total essential amino-acid content of snack bars
Article scientifique
Open Access
Anne P. Edima-Nyah, Victor E. Ntukidem, Moses Columba Ekanem
Introduction Ukwa ( Treculia africana ) is an indigenous edible seed. It is a strategic store of vital food nutrients that are available during a …
Growth of a cohort of very low birth weight and preterm infants born at a single tertiary health care center in South Africa
Article scientifique
Open Access
Isabel Michaelis, Ingeborg Krägeloh‐Mann, Mikateko Mazinu
Background Very low birth weight (VLBW) and extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants are known to be at high risk of growth failure and developmental …
Corrosion Inhibition Potential of Thiosemicarbazide Derivatives on ALuminium: Insight from Molecular Modelling and QSARs Approaches
Article scientifique
Open Access
Babatunde Temitope Ogunyemi, Francis K. Ojo
The potentials of six thiosemicarbazide derivatives towards corrosion inhibition were investigated theoretically using density functional theory (DFT) and quantitative structural-activity relationships (QSARs) methods. Their performance …
Teachers’ Experiences on Stress during COVID-19: A South African Case Study
Article scientifique
Open Access
Thanduxolo Albert Nomtshongwana, Andrea Mqondiso Buka
COVID-19 posed an obstacle to many teachers as they tried to master online teaching. This study sought to investigate teachers stress experiences in primary schools …
Performing IVF for surrogacy before confirmation of the surrogacy agreement by the court: a critical analysis of recent case law in South Africa
Article scientifique
Open Access
Donrich Thaldar
Abstract The regulation of surrogacy in South Africa centres on a scheme of judicial confirmation of surrogacy agreements before the start of the surrogate pregnancy. …
Orb-web spider Argiope (Araneidae) as indigenous arrow poison of G/ui and G//ana San hunters in the Kalahari
Article scientifique
Open Access
Tharina L. Bird, Smith Moeti, Robert K. Hitchcock
Hunting has been crucial in early human evolution. Some San (Bushmen) of southern Africa still practice their indigenous hunting. The use of poisons is one …
Case report: 7p22.3 deletion and 8q24.3 duplication in a patient with epilepsy and psychomotor delay—Does both possibly act to modulate a candidate gene region for the patient’s phenotype?
Article scientifique
Open Access
Rahma Touhami, Hajer Foddha, Eudéline Alix
Background: Psychomotor delay, epilepsy and dysmorphic features are clinical signs which are described in multiple syndromes due to chromosomal imbalances or mutations involving key genes …