Introduction A tracheostomy in the paediatric age group is a created clinical situation that demands highly specialized care. Whilst the procedure itself may be performed as a lifesaving measure, the high level of care ...

This component comprises a volume of ekphrastic poems followed by a theoretical postscript. The poems were influenced either by individual works of art or by a particular artist’s work in general. The postscript examines ...

ABSTRACT In mid-1976 following the Soweto riots a group of women that were part of the newly formed Federation of Black Women were detained under Section 6 of the Terrorism Act at the Women’s Jail in Johannesburg. Fatima ...

The Kaapvaal Craton was the scene of two major magmatic events around 2.0 Ga, namely the Bushveld Complex and the Phalaborwa Complex. Both complexes have been the subject of numerous palaeomagnetic studies during and ...

Palynological data from a new core from Tswaing Crater Lake within the savanna biome of South Africa contributes to a better understanding of vegetation and climate dynamics during the Holocene. A 650cm sediment core ...

A significant amount of palynological work has been done on southern African coal seams in the Ecca Group, but as yet there is little consensus on how these areas relate to each other. This study investigated the palynology ...

The largely dominant adaptationist argument is currently used as the framework within which hominid brain evolution is explained; however these adaptationist explanations are inherently problematic and only suffice to ...

The field of bioinformatics has been developing steadily, with computational problems related to biology taking on an increased importance as further advances are sought. The large data sets involved in problems within ...

This qualitative study explores the perceptions of parents/caregivers of the efficacy of a student based occupational therapy service with children with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD). Key informant interviews were ...

ABSTRACT This study aims to explore, the nature and the extent of parental involvement in the career development of young adolescents through the perceptions of disadvantaged young adolescents. The two-fold goals were to ...