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  • Why decolonising the South African university curriculum will fail 
    Vandeyar, Saloshna (Routledge, 2020)
    This paper sets out to explore how academics can become agents of meaningful educational change and social cohesion, by implementing a Pedagogy of Compassion. The education triad comprises the teacher, the learner and the ...
  • Why did the Thebans defeat the normally militarily superior Spartans at the Battle of Leuctra (371 BC)? 
    Straeuli, Christian (Department of Ancient Studies, Stellenbosch University, 2011)
    The battle of Leuctra was fought in 371 BC and represents a turning point in Greek history. For a long time the Spartans had held military dominance on any battlefield they entered, but this battle put an end to that ...
  • Why do large-scale agricultural investments induce different socio-economic, food security, and environmental impacts? Evidence from Kenya, Madagascar, and Mozambique 
    Oberlack, Christoph; Giger, Markus; Anseeuw, Ward; Adelle, Camilla; Bourblanc, Magalie; Burnod, Perrine; Eckert, Sandra; Fitawek, Wegayehu; Fouilleux, Eve; Hendriks, Sheryl L.; Kiteme, Boniface; Masola, Livhuwani; Mawoko, Zaka Diana; Mercandalli, Sara; Reys, Aurelien; Da Silva, Maya; Van der Laan, Michael; Zaehringer, Julie G.; Messerli, Peter (Resilience Alliance, 2021-12)
    Large-scale agricultural investments (LAIs) transform land use systems worldwide. There is, however, limited understanding about how the common global drivers of land use change induce different forms of agricultural ...
  • Why do people who stutter attend stuttering support groups? 
    Bloye, Nicola E. (University of Pretoria, 2022)
    Background: Stuttering support groups (SSGs) are a known, invaluable resource for people who stutter (PWS). General support groups have been well researched, however, research specifically into SSGs is only emerging. Further ...
  • Why do people who stutter attend stuttering support groups? 
    Bloye, Nicola E.; Abdoola, Shabnam S.; Eslick, Casey J. (AOSIS, 2023-08-03)
    BACKGROUND : Stuttering support groups (SSGs) have been a long-standing invaluable resource for people who stutter (PWS) but research into SSGs is only emerging. Speech-language therapists (SLTs) need further insight to ...
  • Why do South African companies not report more environmental information when managers are so positive about this kind of reporting? 
    De Villiers, Charl Johannes (School of Accounting Sciences, UP, 2003)
    Previous research has highlighted a contradiction in regard to environmental reporting in South Africa. Managers, who can influence decisions regarding disclosure, express the view that more environmental reporting is ...
  • Why do viruses keep their genome small? 
    Webber, Lynne M. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2011-05)
    Although this specific title excludes prions, which differ considerably from viruses, it explains some of their survival strategies. It may also explain their considerable clinical infection and disease diversity.
  • Why do we update? 
    Lindeque, B. Gerhard (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2009-05)
    No abstract available.
  • Why doctors do not answer referral letters 
    Smith, Selma; Khutoane, G. (Medpharm Publications, 2009-01)
    BACKGROUND: Health care workers at primary health care (PHC) clinics are frustrated by not receiving replies to their referral letters to doctors. Referral letters act as permission slips to allow patients easy access to ...
  • Why does Job repent? 
    Davis, R.E. (Ronnie) (Baptist Union of Southern Africa, 2011)
    In the book of Job, the main character is declared a righteous man by both God and Job’s peers. Throughout the book, Job’s innocence is maintained and ultimately he is vindicated by God. It is a puzzle, then, to find an ...
  • Why does serum contain ferritin? 
    Kell, Douglas B.; Pretorius, Etheresia (BMJ Publishing Group, 2015)
    In a recent article, Koperdanova and Cullis 1 rehearsed the various interpretations of raised serum ferritin levels. In fact the most interesting question 2 is why does ferritin appear in serum at all? All modern network ...
  • Why don't all maths teachers use dynamic geometry software in their classrooms? 
    Stols, Gerrit Hendrikus; Kriek, Jeanne (Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, 2011)
    In this exploratory study, we sought to examine the influence of mathematics teachers’ beliefs on their intended and actual usage of dynamic mathematics software in their classrooms. The theory of planned behaviour (TPB), ...
  • Why epistemology matters 
    Dick, Archie L. (SAGE, 2013-01)
    Epistemology is traditionally devoted to the study of the justification or the evaluation of the beliefs we have on the basis of some given body of evidence. Epistemology in library and information studies questions its ...
  • Why has the equal weight portfolio underperformed and what can we do about it? 
    Taljaard, Byran Hugo; Mare, Eben (Routledge, 2021)
    It is widely noted that market capitalisation weighted portfolios are inefficient and underperform an equal weighted portfolio over the long-term. However, at least since 2016, an equal weighted portfolio of stocks in the ...
  • Why herbicides are most effective on young weeds 
    Reinhardt, Carl Frederick (Charlie) (Plaas Publishing, 2019-01)
    Weeds are wonderous creations of nature – weedy type plants not only survived but over time have evolved miraculous adaptations to all the control methods we humans have exposed them to. Our battle against weeds has seen ...
  • Why high tech needs high touch : supporting continuity of community primary health care 
    Meyer, Ellenore D.; Hugo, Johannes F.M.; Marcus, Tessa S.; Molebatsi, Rebaone; Komana, Kabelo (AOSIS Open Journals, 2018-06-21)
    BACKGROUND : Integrated care through community-oriented primary care (COPC) deployed through municipal teams of community health workers (CHWs) has been part of health reform in South Africa since 2011. The role of COPC ...
  • Why household surveys are not : assessing surveys in inflation-targeting countries 
    Rossouw, Jannie (Springer, 2009-11)
    Available literature shows that little has been published on the inflation perceptions of households (i.e., the general public) in inflation-targeting countries. On the contrary, substantial literature exists on inflation ...
  • Why humans kill animals and why we cannot avoid it 
    Allen, Benjamin L.; Bobier, Christopher; Dawson, Stuart; Fleming, Peter J.S.; Hampton, Jordan; Jachowski, David; Kerley, Graham I.H.; Linnell, John D.C.; Marnewick, Kelly; Minnie, Liaan; Muthersbaugh, Mike; O'Riain, M. Justin; Parker, Dan; Proulx, Gilbert; Somers, Michael J.; Titus, Keifer (Elsevier, 2023-10)
    Killing animals has been a ubiquitous human behaviour throughout history, yet it is becoming increasingly controversial and criticised in some parts of contemporary human society. Here we review 10 primary reasons why ...
  • Why is it important to correctly classify and report SARS-CoV-2 infections and COVID-19 deaths? 
    Ngcobo, Sanele; Rossouw, Theresa M.; Madela-Mntla, Edith (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020-12)
    BACKGROUND : In a public health emergency such as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, mortality surveillance is crucial, as it guides the public health response and serves as a measure of its effectiveness. ...
  • Why is Southern African canine babesiosis so virulent? An evolutionary perspective 
    Penzhorn, Barend Louis (BioMed Central, 2011)
    Canine babesiosis is a common, highly virulent disease in Southern Africa with even pups and juveniles being severely affected. This contrasts with bovine babesiosis, for example, where host, parasite and vector co-evolved and ...