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The assessment of function following intra-articular anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (12-48 months post-operatively)

Fleishman, Caren (2014-03-14)

The purpose of this retrospective study was to assess the subjective, objective and functional results of intra-articular anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions using the patellar tendon. The subjects of one ...

Assessment of human consumption of wild and cultivated plants in Kanana, a gold mining town in North West Province

Bubala, Jubilee (2014-07-22)

This study evaluated potential health risks associated with the consumption of commonly consumed leafy vegetables, Amaranthus hybridus (tepe), Brassica oleracea (cabbage) and Spinacia oleracea (spinach) in the gold mining ...

Assessment of humoral and cellular immune responses of the RTS,S/AS02D malaria vaccine candidate administered to infants living in a malaria endemic area in Mozambique

Aide, Pedro Carlos Paulino (2010-04-12)

Background: RTS,S candidate malaria vaccine has been shown to be highly immunogenic in children and infants, but the protective immune mechanisms still remain to be clearly elucidated. It is believed that RTS,S elicits ...

ASSESSMENT OF INDICATOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Nhlapo, Bella Nomafa (2011-11-10)

The primary purpose of this study is to assess the process of developing service delivery indicators in the National Department of Social Development. In exploring in detail how the Monitoring and Evaluation practitioners ...

Assessment of indoor air quality in an office building in South Africa

Brits, Paul Jacobus (2012-01-17)

Introduction The problems associated with poor indoor air quality and the possible subsequent effects thereof on workers, as experienced by the Department of Health in the Regional office situated in the Karel Schoeman ...

An assessment of integrated management of childhood illness (MCI) screening for aids based on who criteria and modifications using a retrospective review of paediatric case records from Edenvale Hospital.

Win, Thein (2006-11-14)

The study aimed to evaluate IMCI guidelines, developed to assess children with Suspected Symptomatic HIV [SSHIV] as a screening tool for AIDS. OBJECTIVES 1. To look at the agreement between IMCI classification for SSHIV ...

Assessment of levels of education and training and future training needs of employees at Lehurushe/Zeerust hospital complex.

Mosiane, Nosang John (2014-04-23)

ABSTRACT Background: Education, training and development plays a critical role in the socio-economic development of any nation. South Africa as a country is faced with ever growing challenges to produce the human resources ...

An assessment of local financial management and its implications for schools in Swaziland.

Phiri, Joyce Penelope (2014-03-24)

This paper analyses the findings of a survey conducted in eight schools in Swaziland on financial management in secondary schools. The paper sets out, as its framework, the Priority-based budgeting as well as strategic ...

Assessment of medical equipment in the maternity unit at a district hospital of the greater Tubatse sub-district

Phala, Makeku Stella (2014-02-11)

Mecklenburg Hospital provides a comprehensive package of promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative reproductive health services for women which are not available in primary health care clinics and community health ...

Assessment of mercury and cadmium concentrations in fish and crocodiles of Mtera Dam, Tanzania

Semanini, Festo Mathew (2011-05-25)

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Assessment of non-verbal intelligence in South African schools : do language and gender bias performance on the Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices?

Knowles, Jolene (2010-06-29)

Test bias within the field of psychometrics is an issue of concern in the South African context. Bias refers to whether a test measures what it claims to measure across different groups. In South Africa, psychological ...

An assessment of occupational health and safety in the informal car maintenance,welding and spraypainting industry in Mbabane.

Mamba, Richard Mfana (2007-02-19)

The study was conducted in the City of Mbabane and assessed Occupational Health and Safety in the informal car maintenance, welding and spray-painting industry. The objective of the study was to assess the risks workers ...

An assessment of performance testing in middle distance running.

Van Heerden, Zac (2006-10-25)

Most performance assessments on athletes involve an excessive amount of testing procedures. The efficacy of these tests is not always apparent, and their application is not always practical. Elite male middle-distance ...

Assessment of peritoneal dialysis adequacy among continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) ppatients in Johannesburg Hospital

Abdu, Aliyu (2010-09-29)

Introduction: Measurement of small solute clearance is the objective means of quantifying dose of peritoneal dialysis (PD) and various organisations have issued guidelines on target values. Assessment of PD adequacy involves ...

An assessment of phylogenetic origin in Chiroptera using the neuromodulatory system

Maseko, Busisiwe Constance (2008-03-11)

ABSTRACT The current study documents the findings from immunohistochemical examination of the brains of microbats and megabats (Chiroptera) using antibodies for cholineacetyltransferase (cholinergic neurons), tyrosine ...

Assessment of predictors of use of antimalaria drugs for treatment of malaria/fever in the Kilombero and Rufiji valleys in Tanzania

Tindanbil, Daniel (2008-10-13)

Background The World Health Organisation currently recommends the use of artemisinin-based combination drugs for treatment of uncomplicated malaria in high malaria endemic regions. However, comprehensive understanding ...

An assessment of reading in first language (L1) and second language (L2) learners who experience barriers to learning

Lathy, Heidi Lisa Ireland (2008-05-26)

Not many studies exist in the literature on reading in South Africa which examine the differences between the reading performance of first (L1) and second (L2) language English speaking learners, particularly those who ...

Assessment of referrals to a district hospital maternity unit in South Africa

Mashishi, Mathiba Maria (2014-02-05)

Introduction A functioning and effective referral system is essential to improve maternal care services. There are guidelines that identify the types of maternity care that should be provided at the different levels of ...

Assessment of regional integration progress in the East African community

Kaisi, Hosi John (2014-01-28)

There have been integration efforts in Africa for the last four decades, similar to other continental efforts across the globe. Learning from the past failures of regional integration efforts in Africa, in the late 1960s ...

Assessment of regulatory quality in electronic communications in South Africa

Silaule, Goodman (2014-03-18)

After enactment of the Electronic Communication Act of 2005, there has been increased regulation in the electronic communications sector. The purpose of this study is to investigate how ICASA ensured regulatory quality ...

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