The role of the family in determining a child's educational outcomes by Kola, Sameeha

“…Test scores from a literacy and numeracy evaluation were regressed on family level variables (family structure, parental involvement and socio-economic status), school quality variables and measures of individual ability and effort. …”
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Flamingo foraging plasticity: ecological drivers and impacts by Gihwala, Kirti Narendra

“…Numerous studies have emphasized the importance of apex predators in structuring assemblages at various organisational levels and in determining how ecosystems function. …”
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Investigating the tripartite aspects of transactional distance in a blended multimedia adult literacy programme by Okkers, Muhammad

“…The study focused primarily on the interplay of dialogue in relation to programme structure, learner autonomy, and how these variables influenced adult learning. …”
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Climate-change adaptation among Smallholder farmers in zambia by Ndhlovu, Obrian

“…In Zambia, climate variability has resulted in declining and more erratic rainfall. …”
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The development of fluency, syntactic complexity, and grammatical accuracy in oral presentations: a case of Egyptian EFL learners by Zaki, Mayada Mohammad Tawfik

“…These variables were percentage of error-free utterances, clausal density and nominal clauses. …”
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Three dimensional quantitative textural analysis of nickel sulphide ore using X-ray computed tomography and grey level co-occurrence matrices on drill core by Jardine, Mitchel

“…Ore texture - the interrelationship of minerals comprising a rock, has been identified as one of the primary geometallurgical indicators of ore variability. It is well known that a relationship exists between ore texture and the resultant metallurgical performance (ore hardness, throughput, liberation, grade, recovery). …”
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Developments in the South African credit market and analysis on indebted consumers using NIDS data by Choonoo, Samantha

“…The OLS and Median Quantile regression results for 2008 and 2012 under total debt analysis indicate a dampening of the negative effect for female, Black, Coloured, no schooling and primary schooling variables; a strengthening of the positive effect for formal house structure made of brick; a dampening of the positive effect for house ownership, post-secondary education, employment and urban variables; and a strengthening of the negative effect associated with government grant income. …”
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Multivariate Extreme Value Theory with an application to climate data in the Western Cape Province by Bhagwandin, Lipika

“…In the multivariate analysis, multiple variables are modelled at a single location. Block maxima, threshold excess and point process approaches are used on the weather data, specifically on rainfall, wind speed and temperature maxima. …”
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Seasonal and intra-seasonal dynamics and precursors of rainfall over northern Tanzania by Kabanda, Tibangayuka Abbas

“…The structure and variability of inter-annual and intra-seasonal circulation anomalies and their precursors are investigated over northern Tanzania. …”
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The design of a data model (DM) for managing durability index (DI) results for national road infrastructure by Govender, Daniel

“…The results were used to conduct parametric studies on the DI values which predominantly affects concrete durability in RC structures. Lastly, a method is proposed using joint probability density functions of Durability Index (DI) test results and the achieved cover depth to calculate the probability that both random variables are out of specification limits.…”
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Neuropsychological sequelae of aneurysmal sub-arachnoid haemorrhage in patients without neurological deficits 6 to 8 months post operatively : an exploratory study by Burbach, Frank Robert

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A critical realist study into the emergence and absence of academic success among Bachelor of Emergency Medical Care students by Sobuwa, Simpiwe

“…Continuous and categorical variables were described using basic descriptive statistics. …”
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Critical success factors, mechanisms, and information technology project success: a case study of a data migration project in a large South African organisation by Krakri, Akhona

“…Objectives: The main objectives of this study are: 1) To identify and discuss the role played by success factors (input variables) in an IT project; 2) To identify and discuss the role played by success criteria (output variables) in an IT project; 3) To identify and discuss the role played by mechanisms (mediating variables) and impact thereof on an IT project; and 4) To identify, investigate and explore the interrelationships between the aforementioned constructs and how they impact the success of an IT project. …”
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Place of death correlated to socio-demographic factors in a South African hospice by Kraus, Peter A

“…This form allowed the information to be entered directly into a database for analysis. The variables to be analysed with regard to place of death include: - • Age • Gender • Race • Social Structure • Category of Patient i.e. …”
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Phylogeographic variation of the Karoo bush rat, Otomys unisulcatus : a molecular and morphological perspective by Edwards, Shelley

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