Community education project leadership and organizational culture: Perceptions of empowerment in an Egyptian NGO by Khairat, Aisha

“…This mixed-methods research utilized surveys and semi-structured interviews to capture the perceptions of empowerment in the views of a sample of 380 community schools facilitators (teachers) spanning eight Egyptian governorates and Nile Valley NGO's Community Education project team and leadership. …”
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Electroactive nanomaterials for environmental and pharmaceutical sensing by Abdullah, Ibrahim Hassan

“…The materials fabricated were morphologically, structurally, and electrochemically characterized. They were also tested against their analytical targets in spiked and real sample media to ensure their utility, sensitivity and accuracy. …”
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Impact of Nano and Micro Analysis Studies on the Sustainability of Products and Components by Nour, Ahmed A.

“…To achieve a meaningful statistic, we developed a well-structured research methodology and research framework. …”
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How do the Entrepreneurial Motivations and Struggles of Egyptian Women Entrepreneurs Challenge Existing Perspectives? by Sherif, Salma

“…For the primary data collection, the paper follows a non-probability sampling approach by applying a purposive sampling technique. Semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted accordingly. …”
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Exploring the Capacity of the Egyptian Feminist Movement to Shape Policy Responses to Sexual Violence in Egypt by Raway, Gehad

“…The literature and findings indicate that sexual violence was a central issue on the Egyptian feminist movement agenda in 2011, where many struggles and various strategies were utilized to combat it and achieve policy responses that ensure the state's obligations to protect women. …”
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“Energy drinks” usage among light industrial workers at Suame-magazine, Kumasi: motivators and effects. by Obese, Daniel Ansah

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The effect of aggregate on the age at cracking of bonded concrete overlays subjected to restrained deformation by Dittmer, Thomas James

“…The need for effective and comprehensive repair techniques is increasing throughout the world as existing concrete structures continue to age. The bonded concrete overlay method, where a new repair material layer is cast over an existing damaged substrate, is the most commonly utilized method of repair. …”
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An investigation into the theoretical foundations of library cataloguing and a critical analysis of the cataloguing of the South African national bibliography, 1981-1983 by De Jager, Karin

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A socio-ecological analysis of environmental change in the Kannaland Municipality of the Klein Karoo, South Africa, over the last 100 years by Murray, Amy Louise

“…This study utilizes a cyclical socio-ecological systems approach to explore change in natural vegetation and land use within the Kannaland Municipality of the Klein Karoo. …”
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Time integration schemes for piecewise linear plasticity by Rencontre, LJ

“…The algorithm is extended to include the generalized trapezoidal rule in such a way that the general structure of the backward difference algorithm is maintained. …”
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The implications of anti-dumping measures for global value chains - the case of South Africa by Stemele, Lubabalo

“…The study adopts a quantitative analysis that utilized correlation analysis in identifying the impact of anti-dumping policies on GVCs. …”
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Design and validation of a leadership model for South African higher education by Walters, Cyrill

“…The quantitative results of the Cassandra© survey and the qualitative findings utilizing semi-structured interviews were merged at the interpretation stage. …”
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Experiences of social service professionals in the iLembe Municipality in rendering services to children with disabilities by Shekwa, Portia Phumla

“…A high level of knowledge and access to resources is required when caring for children with disabilities which places more pressure on social workers to seek other forms of alternative care for these children (Mitchell, 2013). The research study utilized a qualitative approach using semi structured interviews with 23 Social Services Professionals from various non-governmental organizations and the Department of Social Development. …”
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Mental Health Consequences of Unemployment: Mental Health, Somatic Symptoms, Depressive Affect and Positive Affect by Setati, Tsholofelo

“…We find that, after controlling for observed individual characteristics and utilizing the panel structure of the data by allowing for individual specific fixed effects, negative labour market shifts have a significant negative impact on mental health. …”
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Ethical Becoming, Ethical Fetishism, and Capitalist Modernity: An Ethnography of Design Education by Fore, Grant A

“…It is based on an investigation – conducted in conversation with undergraduate interior design/architectural technology students – into the hegemonic structures of higher education and the singularities that may have the potential to transform them. …”
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The revelatory landscape: Archiving memory through indigenous narrative and cosmology by Maponya, Mapula Jessica

“…These values were manifested structurally and spiritually on the topographic landscape of Cape Town nearly 1000 years ago. …”
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South African medical device regulatory pathways: A case study of the effect of the emergency authorization protocols during the Covid-19 pandemic by Etuket, Maureen

“…In the contexts of South Africa and Africa, the case study's findings can be utilized to guide policy and provide long-term regulatory paths for medical devices.…”
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The role of social capital and networks in the integration and implementation of health and human rights programmes amongst civil society organizations in Cape Town South Africa by Nefdt, Wendy

“…The qualitative methodology of Participatory Action Research utilized in the Learning Network , provided an enabling platform for reflection and review of the activities and relationships in the group. …”
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Enforcement of refugee rights in South Africa through public interest litigation in the spirit of Ubuntu by Baldauf, Marie Charlotte

“…The thesis challenges critiques against the applicability of Ubuntu in a legal setting and advocates for acknowledging its potential to serve as a foundation for public morality. Utilizing Ubuntu as an interpretive instrument creates opportunities to incorporate a wide range of human rights into legal discussions, offering a guiding structure for addressing persistent disputes concerning justice. …”
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The web of dependencies a complex network analysis of the NPM by Oldnall, Emilie-Rose

“…This thesis uses complex network science to demonstrate how network measures can be used to determine the structure and level of complexity of the npm network and, more interestingly, howthese parameters evolve over time. …”
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