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Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Technology: Biomedical Technology in the Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology 2008
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This case study is a product of the consortium, Creating Winners for Life, which was established during 2005 between the University of South Africa (UNISA) and Cricket South Africa (CSA). It gives evidence and reports on the state of success in the facilitation of lifelong learning for CSA cricketers and employees.
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We report the results of the first release project of 36 captive-bred mandrills into the Le ´ke ´di Park, Gabon.A mortality rate of 33% was recorded in the first year post-release, with dependent infants the most affected age class, as a result of environmental stress and malnutrition.A programme of provisioning ensured that individuals remained in a good physical condition.During the second year the death rate decreased to 4%, and 6-month survival rate of infants was 100%.Over time the...
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Organizations globally are challenged with a very volatile, fast changing environment. It is only those organizations that develop the capacity to change timeously that will survive in this millennium. (Meyer & Botha, 2000, p.23) Organizational development (OD) is a planned change approach aimed at changing behaviour and enhancing organizational effectiveness. Central to such an approach is continuous business process improvement. OD rests on the foundation of values and assumptions about...
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This chapter examines factors that predict and promote academic success, defined as grade point average and course completion, among African American and white male students in a large, urban community college district.
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Drought is a recurrent climate process occurring with uneven temporal and spatial characteristics over a broad area and over an extended period of time. Assessing the severity of drought using satellite-derived information is becoming increasingly important in disaster risk management, monitoring degradation and climate variability. Drought does not affect only agricultural productivity and hydrological resources but also the natural vegetation. It may therefore accelerate degradation...
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This article analyses the views of selected headteachers on the impact of the 10-year basic education policy on the leadership skills of secondary school headteachers in Botswana. Research literature on school leadership and management in Botswana is sparse. Despite this, demands for effective leadership in schools have continued as the education system changes. In 1996, the Botswana Government started to implement a 10-year basic education programme, which rapidly increased student numbers...
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The nature of land tenure rights is defined in many different ways in different jurisdictions. One of the basic differences lies in the extent of exclusivity or inclusivity of land tenure, or what is called a discourse of exclusion. Another lies in the distinction between the idea of property, premised by individualism, and the institution of property, preoccupied with compromise, relationality and the tension between individual and community. The purpose of this article is to compare the...
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The study sought to examine students' views regarding their study of Psychology at a South African (SA) and Mauritian university, including their views on its relevance to their social contexts. A total of 254 students (males = 48, females = 206; age range = 17–50 years) responded to a short questionnaire on their decision to study Psychology, how they learned about the profession, their views on its relevance to their social contexts, and its usefulness in their health care system....
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In 2002, moderately high levels of modern and old-fashioned racism were documented in a representative sample of 433 students registered in undergraduate courses at a South African university (Pillay & Collings, 2004). In 2006, this survey was replicated using identical methods of data collection and a sample which was representative of university enrolments for 2006 in terms of gender and race: N = 543, gender = 50% female; race = black (40%), Indian (40%), white (17%), colored (3%)....