eHealth supported hearing care with online and face-to-face services - patient characteristics, experience and uptake of a hybrid online and face-to-face model

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Parents' perspectives and experiences of having a child with hereditary hearing loss by Ross, Sinead Amber

“…There is ongoing research into the genetic basis of HL in the South African setting as at present, genetic testing for HL is largely uninformative in most African populations. …”
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Dynamic performance of pre-cast prestressed beams – cast in-situ slab composite bridges by Leo, Emmanuel

“…Localized non-destructive techniques such as ultrasonic techniques, radar method, impact testing, magnetic based methods and proof load tests are limited to small areas, time consuming and require prior knowledge of the damaged zone. …”
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Passive surveillance of STI pathogens in Cape Town, South Africa: A six-month molecular epidemiology study by Moodley, Clinton

“…There were several different combinations of co-infections with multiple pathogens, with one sample testing positive for five organisms. M. hominis and T. vaginalis were only detected in co-infection with other pathogens. …”
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The effect of supplementation with selected micronutrients on dementia and osteoporosis by Soliman, Rafik

“…In the dementia study, the three premixes given showed better results compared to positive control in the behavioral testing and Amyloid β-42 biomarker testing, specifically group 4 which showed the best performance. …”
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Understanding pregnancy intention in the Southern African setting: validation of the London measure of unplanned pregnancy in the Cape Town area, South Africa by Ernstoff, Elizabeth

“…This translation was then back-translated and pre-tested on five to ten pregnant women using cognitive interviews. …”
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Translation and Adaptation of the Self Assessment of Communication (SAC) and Significant Other Assessment of Communication (SOAC) into Afrikaans by Liu, Chiawen Juoe

“…The AAOS translation and adaptation guideline is a multi-step translation method that involves five stages: (i) Forward Translation from the source language (English) to the target language (Afrikaans); (ii) Synthesis of the forward translations; (iii) Backward Translation from the target language (Afrikaans) back to the source language (English); (iv) Expert Committee Review by analysing all the translations to create a pre-final Afrikaans SAC and SOAC measure; and (v) Field testing the pre-final Afrikaans SAC and SOAC. …”
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Missed Opportunities of Preventing Mother to Child Transmission Programme at Germiston District Hospital in 2004

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Non-intrusive efficiency estimation of induction machines under various power supplies by Gajjar, Chetan Sudhir

“…International efficiency testing methods such as the IEEE 112-B can determine a motors efficiency accurately at the cost of hindering the machines productivity. …”
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Business strategies and the small professional services firm : evidence from the accounting profession

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Board characteristics and the financial performance and risk management of companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange

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Wireless physiological monitoring system for psychiatric patients by Rademeyer, A. J.

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Muscle strength and endurance as predictors of successful extubation in mechanically ventilated patients : a pilot study

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The effect of mental training on the performance of young male gymnasts by Smith, Hendrik Johannes

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South African sign language dataset development and translation : a glove-based approach by Mcinnes, Ben

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An audit of the prevalence of abnormal fasting blood glucose levels in patients presenting for elective surgery at a selection of Western Cape government hospitals by Biesman-Simons, Tessa

“…Screening for DM was done using fingerprick capillary blood glucose (CBG) testing. Patients found to have a CBG of ≥ 6.5 mmol/L had an HbA1c level done. …”
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Business process analysis of a South African state-funded health care facility

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Rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in Botswana: barriers and risk factors influencing patient outcomes, case detection, and linkage to effective care and treatment by Boyd, Rosanna M

“…Risk factors for mortality during treatment included unconfirmed RR-TB (aHR 2.9), Pre/XDR-TB (aHR 2.5), HIV positivity without ART (aHR 3.6) and receiving treatment at two (of five) specific facilities (aHR 2.6 and 2.3). …”
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The effect of blast loading on composites that contain sustainable materials by Gabriel, Sherlyn

“…Initially, some of the material properties of the seven composite systems were characterised though a series of quasi-static tensile, flexural and interlaminar fracture tests. Blast testing was undertaken on a ballistic pendulum facility, capable of measuring the impulse imparted by the plastic explosive. …”
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