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Prospective analysis of the medicine possession ratio of antidepressants in the private health sector of South Africa, 2006-2011
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2015)
Background: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a disabling mental illness with high morbidity and mortality rates. Inadequate treatment
efficacy, unfavourable side-effect profiles and consequent shortfalls in compliance ...
Government expenditure and economic growth in South Africa: a vector error correction modeling and Granger Causality Test
(International Foundation for Research and Development (IFRD), 2017)
Previous studies generally find mixed empirical evidence on the relationship between government spending and economic growth. This study re-examine the relationship between government expenditure and economic growth in ...
Thoughts about the historiography of veracity or “truthfulness” in understanding and teaching History in South Africa
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)
Debating the understanding and use of historical content as fact and/or fiction in
publications has come a long way in the science of History (historiography). Arthur
Marwick for example, in “The new nature of history, ...
What makes South African tourism competitive?
(AJHTL, 2015)
Global tourism is constantly increasing, creating fierce competition between tourist destination proponents. Because of this, various researchers have developed models which aim to determine the factors that make destinations ...
Key environmental management factors in protected areas an eco–tourist perspective
(AJHTL, 2015)
Ecotourism in South African National Parks is growing. Increased tourist numbers means increased environmental impacts and more pressure on non-renewable resources. Tourists are important stakeholders and have the potential ...
Shift-share analysis of production in the manufacturing industry of South Africa's Southern District Municipality
(University of Johannesburg Department of Finance and Investment Management, 2011)
In this study, the development and structure of value-added production in the manufacturing industries of the Southern District Municipality (SDM) of South Africa are investigated. The field of study focuses on spatial ...
The financial and academic implications of using smartphones among students: a quantitative study
(Allied Business Academies, 2017)
Smartphones present students (users) with great opportunities to be connected with peers and lecturers in sharing academic knowledge during and after lectures. It also allows them to engage in social networking discussions ...
South Africa calling cultural tourists
(Sabinet, 2013)
Although cultural tourism is the most prevalent type of tourism in the world it still remains invisible in South Africa’s tourism landscape. Despite the country’s unique cultural heritage resource base and the fact that ...
Professional and personal ethics in translation: a survey of South African translator's strategies and motivations
(Stellenbosch University Library and Information Service, 2014)
The aim of the study reported on in this article was to explore South African translators’
responses to various kinds of ethically contentious material at the textual level, in the context
of particular text types and ...
Mentor relationship effects on perceived quality of life by a sample of rural South African teenagers
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)
This study investigated mentor effects on the perceived quality of life of South African adolescent boys. Participants
were 20 adolescent boys that completed the Child Functioning Inventory High School, a standardised ...