138 research outputs found
André Pretorius Collection index
No full textThis index describes the Andre Pretorius collection which consists of material collected by André Pretorius (1935-2006), author, photographer and conservationist. The material pertains mainly to the areas in the Western, Northern and Eastern Cape. The collection contains photographs ; newspaper clippings ; articles ; brochures ; correspondence contained in 3 filing cabinets (4 drawers each)
TsnMorph
No full textFinite-state morphological analyser for Tswana based on the Xerox toolkit and compatible with fom
Meningiomas occurring during long-term survival after treatment for childhood cancer
No full textChildhood cancer is rare but improvements in treatment over the past five decades have resulted in a cohort of more than 30,000 long-term survivors of childhood cancer in the UK with more added annually. These long-term survivors are at risk of late effects of cancer treatment which replace original tumour recurrence as the leading cause of premature death. Second neoplasms are a particular risk and in the central nervous system meningiomas occur increasingly with increased radiation dose to central nervous system tissue and length of time after exposure, resulting in a 500-fold increase above that expected in the normal population by 40 years of follow up. This multidisciplinary author group and others met to discuss the issue. Our pooled information, and consensus that screening should only follow symptoms, was published online by the Royal College of Radiologists in 2013. We outline here the current knowledge and management of these neoplasms secondary to childhood cancer treatment
An exploration of necessary conditions for standard success for complex systems
No full textMany markets are characterized by increasing returns to adoption and, often, in such markets standards battles are fought (Suarez, 2004; Schilling 1998; Van de Kaa 2011). Literature on standards selection predominantly focuses on standards that are part of a new single product or system, such as the internet or a telecommunications network (Bekkers 2002; Funk 2002). In this paper we explore factors for standard dominance for systems that connect multiple already existing subsystems and new subsystems to form a new system. We conduct an analysis of six standards battles for complex systems that have been reported in the literature and find three necessary conditions for standard success for complex systems; technological superiority, network diversity and stakeholder commitment. We contribute to the ongoing research on standards battles by studying success factors for standards for complex systems. Practitioners that are involved in developing standards for such systems can utilize the results from this research in their strategies.Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository ‘You share, we take care!’ – Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.Economics of Technology and Innovatio
Boanedi mo go Mangomo le Lehudu ka Mmileng, M.T. : Tshekatsheko le papiso
No full textThesis (MA)--PU vir CHO, 1993The main objective of this study is to investigate in detail the theory of characterization and to analyse critically the ways in which characters are presented with particular reference to Mangomo and Lehudu. This study further compares and contrasts the development and growth of characters in these two novels. The study focuses specifically on providing a comprehensive background on characterization. It is anticipated that this will help clear the confusion around characters as they feature in novels as opposed to real
life situations. Theoretical aspects of characterization shed new light on these novels and it was explained why this theory could be used with success in analysing
characterization in Setswana novels. Chapter one of this study gives a brief introduction, problems, aims as well as the methodology employed in the study. The author's biography is fully given in chapter two in order to introduce him to the readers. The biography given is of utmost importance in the sense that the two novels under discussion were largely influenced by the
author 1 s background which reveals his biography to a certain extend. Chapter three gives a detailed scientific theory of characterization as well as provides the framework for a satisfactory character depiction. The theories of investigative - comparison are also discussed to evaluate
character growth and development in Mangomo and Lehudu. Chapters four and five present critical examinations of characterization in Mangomo and Lehudu respectively. Particular attention is given to how the actions and deeds of the main character (s) and background characters
impact on characterization. These characters are evaluated individually to reveal the direct as well as the indirect presentations. A comparison approach is used in the characterization of the two novels. The differences and similarities are investigated to establish whether progressive growth in characterization could be discerned especially because both novels are written by the same author. The findings of this study reveal that the literary theory in general could be successfully applied in Setswana novels. Points of similarities and differences were discernable in Mmileng’s characterization in the two novels under focus. It also became obvious that naming among the Batswana differs from that of the English and Afrikaans people. The author tended •to alter his style of presenting characters in the two novels as characterization in Mangomo and Lehudu differs in some respect. In conclusion, this study has shown that characterization in Manqomo and Lehudu lends itself to literary theory in general. It became obvious that
the characters in the two novels could be subjected to direct and indirect presentation. The findings further revealed that the author succeeded to present and create living characters by using words. In conclusion
therefore, the author's character depiction is highly commendable.Master
Resensies: Notes from the Lost Property Department
No full textBook Title: Notes from the Lost Property DepartmentBook Author: Bridget PittCape Town: Penguin Random House, 2015. 328 pp. ISBN: 978-1-41520-744-4
A fresh start : an evaluation of the impact of mentoring programs on young people
No full textThe author presents original research findings on the subject of the impact of a youth mentoring program, Fresh Start, on a group of at-risk adolescents in the United States. The article opens with an introduction and overview of the subject of youth mentoring, and proceeds to a review of the literature that describes types of mentoring and the varied outcomes mentoring programs have been documented to have on target populations. The literature also explains the concept of at-risk adolescents, and explains how and why mentoring programs are believed to be effective interventions for working with this population. The author then presents the methodology, research design, and procedures that were used for the study, and identifies the organization that served as the subject of the study. The researcher explained that data were collected from three distinct participant groups: students, teachers, and parents. The researcher documents the data collection and analysis techniques, and reports the results. Based on the study conducted, the researcher concluded that the Fresh Start mentoring intervention influenced statistically significant positive outcomes for participants with respect to the at-risk students’ behaviour and academic performance. Taking this conclusion into consideration, the researcher reflected upon the components of a mentoring program that are most likely to predict academic and social success for students who have been deemed at-risk, and offered recommendations for future research and program development.D. Phil.(Sociology)Sociolog
Learning and knowing from the arts : an interdisciplinary model of aesthetic knowing
No full textPublished ArticleIn this article the author analyzes the types of knowledge and learning involved when educationalists study works of art to further their professional development. A theoretical background of experiential learning is presented. An Interdisciplinary Model of Aesthetic Knowing (IMAK) is developed and presented, utilizing the Model of Aesthetic Understanding as Informed Experience of Richard Lachapelle, Deborah Murray and Sandy Neim. Additional kinds of knowledge and learning processes included in the IMAK are discussed. Attending a concert in South Africa by Neil Diamond, the popular singer/songwriter stimulated the author to reflect upon his own metacognitive thinking and learning, both during and after the concert, and on the application of what he learned to the IMAK and in his lecturing room
The historicity of recent Afrikaans historical fiction on the Anglo-Boer War
No full textAuthors of creative writing in the Afrikaans language find a rich source of dramatic material in the Anglo-Boer War of 1899 to
1902. Themes from this war that lend themselves superbly to be woven into historical novels and short stories, are the
concentration camps (where 28 000 Boer civilians died); the bitterness that plagued Afrikaners in the aftermath of the war; the
pride in Boer heroism on the battlefield; important historical figures; treason that lurked in Boer ranks; the relations, usually
fraught, with the British, with black people, with fellow-burghers and those with Boer women, often at an individual level. Then
there were the experiences of prisoners of war; and the Boers’ heartfelt religiosity—on the one hand the deepening of the
spiritual experience and on the other the incidence of apostasy; the disillusionment of defeat; and the challenge of reconstruction
after the war. In this paper recent historical fiction that has appeared since 1998 from distinguished Afrikaans writers on the
Anglo-Boer War is assessed to establish its historical authenticity. The author determines whether what is portrayed is historically
correct; what was possible but verges on the improbable, and what is factually incorrect. The works of Christoffel Coetzee, Ingrid
Winterbach, Sonja Loots, P.G. du Plessis, Karel Schoeman, Zirk van den Berg, Margaret Bakkes, Jeanette Ferreira, Engela van
Rooyen and Eleanor Baker are assessed. Finally, an attempt is made to indicate the fruits of co-operation between the writer of
historical fiction, the publisher and the historian.Nasionale Navorsingstigtinghttp://www.letterkunde.up.ac.zaam201
Experiential and self-discovery learning in digital literacy: Developing the discernment to evaluate source reliability
No full textIn our modern digital and information-rich educational contexts, students are increasingly faced with conflicts between popular media and scholarly content. As a result, discerning source reliability can be considered as a key threshold concept in tertiary information literacy curricula. In this study, the author describes the development of an online tutorial designed to teach this threshold concept using experiential and self-discovery learning. Evaluation of students’ learning journeys as they progressed through the tutorial provided insight into students understanding of the concept of discerning source reliability. Therefore, the author proposes that this online tutorial is an effective pedagogical tool to help students develop their personal epistemology regarding source reliability
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