Development of a GC-MS method to determine toxic alcohols and their metabolites in postmortem blood by Grevel, Carl

“…However, the extent to which toxic alcohols contribute to death in South Africa is yet to be determined, as these are not routinely investigated in forensic toxicological analysis of biological samples. The purpose of this study was to modify and characterise a gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (GC-MS) method for the quantitative determination of ETG, DEG, 1,4-BD, PGL, and the toxic metabolite of ETG, glycolic acid (GCA), in postmortem whole blood samples at the Forensic Toxicology Unit (FTU) in the Western Cape, South Africa. …”
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Development of specimen mounting and gripping system for planar biaxial tensile testing of biological membrane tissue by Siddiqui, Aashir

“…At the University of Cape Town, the Blast Impact and Survivability Research Unit is building a testing methodology (using their in-house planar biaxial tensile testing and bulge inflation devices) that has thus far been used to test small intestine submucosa tissue. …”
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Factors that influence household health care utilization patterns in two districts of Zambia : a rural - urban comparative evaluation by Nkosi, Moremi Eric

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Challenges experienced by hospitalised forensic state patients regarding mental health services in Namibia

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Die bemagtiging van vrywilligers by ‘n geloofsgebaseerde organisasie by Van der Lingen, Jolanda

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Community-based resource use monitoring at the Olifants River Estuary by Soutschka, Nadine

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A critical analysis of the concept 'care' in the practice and discourse of nursing by Haegert, Sandy

“…The findings show it is not possible to give a simple definition to explain the concept 'caring'. …”
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Outlining a practical approach to price and hedge minimum rate of return guarantees embedded in recurring - contribution life insurance contracts

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Modelling and estimation study of complex reliability systems

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Case mix and workload of patients seen at three private emergency centres in Cape Town, South Africa by Moolla, Zuraida

“…Objectives: To determine the case mix and workload of patients presenting to three private emergency centres in Cape Town Design: A Prospective cross sectional observational study was undertaken Setting and subjects: A convenience sample of all prospective patients that presented to three private emergency centres namely Melomed Gatesville, Melomed Bellville and Melomed Mitchell's plain during the month of September 2013 The outcome measures included the following:- ● Determining basic metrics across all three units over study time ● Determining the triage parameters for patients sampled across three units ● Direct time study of patients through unit ● Determining Doctor to patient workloads ● Determining Nurse to patient workloads ● Determining average number of patients receiving special investigations Results: Third party funding was responsible for 91 % of patients seen. …”
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The measurement of procedural burn pain and anxiety in paediatric burns : the new BOPAS method by Albertyn, Rene

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Investigating the relationship between social capital and self-rated health in South Africa by Lau, Yan Kwan

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The interaction of organisational trust on the relationship between entrepreneurial leadership and developing a corporate entrepreneurial environment.

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Metakognisie, intrinsieke prestasiemotivering en kritiese denke as korrelate van akademiese sukses onder eerstejaar-sielkundestudente (Afrikaans)

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The Morphology of Trickle Flow Liquid Holdup

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Assessing the Influence of mineralogy and texture on the ore breakage characteristics of drill core and crushed ore using the JKRBT by Hill, Herbert Hill

“…The differences in the ore breakage characteristics were attributed to the grain size distribution of the dominant constituent minerals for each sample. The findings were attributed to an increase in the surface area available for contact due to the decrease in grain size which results in less stress per unit area and thus more resistance to breakage. …”
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"What happens behind the curtains?" : an exploration of ICU nurses’ experiences of post mortem care by De Swardt, Carien

“…The Aim of the Study: The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of ICU nurses performing post mortem care in an intensive care unit at a private hospital in Cape Town. In addition, the study set out to identify educational needs and to offer recommendations that may address these needs for this sample of ICU nurses. …”
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Determination of the genetically-significant dose from diagnostic radiology for the South African population, 1990-1991 by Maree, Gert Johannes

“…The task was set to find a model in order to draw the best representative sample of the population and it was determined in a unique way, namely the so-called Dollar Unit Sampling method. …”
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Karoo farmers living and working experiences in protracted drought conditions: a case study by Reynolds, Megann

“…A purposive sampling strategy was adopted and a total of eight participants were interviewed. …”
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Detection and Analysis of Molten Aluminium Cleanliness Using a Pulsed Ultrasound System by Matlala, Kgothatso

“…The data is then labelled by assessing the sample using metallography. The analysis provides the sample outcome and dominant inclusion. …”
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