61 research outputs found
Pari songs
No full textIncludes four prophet songs, fishing songs and chant to wind. Provided to Ian Maddocks by New Zealand author James McNeish
Sputnik diner
No full textFrom an award-winning writer reminiscent of Richard Russo and Russell Banks: get ready for a heady and heartbreaking stay in Nanticoke, home of the Sputnik Diner. Travelling on Highway 3, along the upper lip of Lake Erie and through a moustache of tobacco fields and sky, we arrive in Nanticoke, Ontario. At the heart of the town is the Sputnik Diner, a smoky grill where the jukebox whirs out an ever-changing soundtrack. Navigating their way through the lies and sexual betrayals are Grace, waitress and self-defeating artist; Buzz, who offers the cook's eye view of the eccentric patrons and staff; and Marcel, the gruff French-Canadian owner who doles out hilarious malapropisms and his own peculiar brand of hospitality. In muscular prose, Maddocks traces the lives of flawed, gutsy, and utterly loveable characters: an immigrant family from Wales, struggling to find their place in the ragged, darkly absurd world of tobacco-belt Ontario; two young brothers who steal the family car and try to come to grips with their father's cancer out on the dinosaur mini-putt course in the pouring rain; and Grace, who seeks out her birth parents only to confront the dizzying epiphanies of that momentous discovery. There are others too, whose stalled dreams, gritty hopes and humour spark through the Sputnik Diner universe. --From publisher description.short stor
Bairdiidae Sars 1888
No full textFamily BAIRDIIDAE Sars, 1888 1888 Family Bairdiidae Sars: 288. Nomenclatural Remarks. In an influential review of crustacean classification (Martin & Davis 2001), the author and date of Family Bairdiidae were incorrectly given as “Sars, 1865.” This error has found its way into recent papers and the online World Ostracoda Database (Brand„o et al. 2018). The issue for 1865 actually appeared in 1866 (Kempf 1988, p. 309). In that paper, Sars did name three other families (Conchoeciidae, Polycopidae and Cytherellidae), but he classified the Genus Bairdia in the Family Cypridae Baird, 1845 (Sars 1866, p. 19). The spelling of “ Cypridae ” was validly emended to “ Cyprididae ” by Baird (1850, p. 139; see also Swain 1961, p. Q211; Howe 1955, p. 14; 1962, p. 68). The issue date of Sars’ paper on “ Ostracoda Mediterranea ” was verified as 1888 by Howe (1955, p. 314; 1962, p. 338) during preparation of the Ostracoda volume of the Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. The Kraus reprint edition (published in 1969 by Nendeln/ Liechtenstein) states the place and date of publication as “Kristiania 1888.” See also Sylvester-Bradley (1961, p. Q201, Q417), Maddocks (1969, 1995), Maddocks & Iliffe (1986), Maddocks & Wouters (1990), and Brand„o (2008). The date has been erroneously cited as 1887 by Morkhoven (1963, p. 467), Kempf (1988, p. 309), Hartmann (1989, p. 1006), and many others.Published as part of Maddocks, Rosalie F., 2021, Taxonomic applications of the esophageal flapper valve in the Genus Neonesidea (Bairdioidea, Podocopida, Ostracoda), including descriptions of new and poorly known species from the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, pp. 451-492 in Zootaxa 4903 (4) on page 454, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4903.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/443122
From Calbacor: an illustrated lecture
No full textAn excerpt from the book Cabalcor: An Extracted History by Sun Belt is presented. The book was based on songs from Sun Belt's debut album Cabalcor (OffSeason Records).Zine revie
Erratum: Burden of caring for children living with human immunodeficiency virus in a semi-rural South African community
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Patients' Experiences of and Perspectives on Phase 1 Cardiac Rehabilitation after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
No full text Purpose: This study explored and described patients' experiences and perceptions of phase 1 cardiac rehabilitation (CR) after a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) at a public hospital in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. CR is recognized around the world as an effective means of preventing disability and prolonging life in post-CABG patients. Despite this, participation in CR is low. Furthermore, little is known about patients' perceptions of CR programmes in South Africa. Method: We used a descriptive qualitative study design to study nine purposively selected participants (mean age 56 y) who had received only individualized CR post-CABG or individualized CR in combination with group CR exercise. The participants were organized into focus groups of attenders and non-attenders of the group CR exercise classes. The four attenders were all men, and the non-attenders were three men and two women. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and subjected to thematic analysis. Results: The three main themes that emerged were communication challenges between health care professionals and patients, the patients' experience of physiotherapy, and their recommendations for service delivery. Conclusion: Patients' perceptions of the current delivery of phase 1 CR in this study setting emphasized that improvements need to be made in the areas of patient-centred care, equality of access to programmes, and appropriateness of programme content. The results appear to indicate that patients have a limited awareness of and participation in in-patient and outpatient CR programmes. Research into improving the design of CR programmes in South Africa is required, in consultation with patients and the multidisciplinary health care team. </jats:p
Burden of caring for children living with human immunodeficiency virus in a semi-rural South African community
No full textBackground: Caregiver burden influences the well-being of children living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who may experience disabilities as a result of the virus, comorbidities and treatment. Overall health, psychological well-being, finances, social life and the relationship with the child being cared for influence the burden of care. This study aimed to investigate the burden of care on caregivers of children living with HIV who may be experiencing disabilities.Methods: An analytical cross-sectional survey using the Zarit Burden questionnaire was conducted with caregivers of children living with HIV who were accessing care from a semi-rural healthcare setting between May and August 2019. A socio-demographic survey supplemented the Zarit Burden instrument. Descriptive statistics were used to determine burden of care and associations between the demographic profile variables of caregivers and the burden of care, with significance set as p 0.05.Results: Thirty-eight caregivers completed the survey. Although 44.7% reported no burden of care, 36.8% reported mild-to-moderate burden and 18.4% moderate-to-severe burden of caring for children living with HIV. The only significant association was between caregiver health status and burden of care (p = 0.034).Conclusion: Although the burden of care in caregivers ranged between mild to severe and was directly associated with the caregiver’s health status, the findings of this study highlight a need to assess caregiver burden in all caregivers of children living with HIV so that appropriate referral to professionals for counselling and support can be initiated. Because caregiver burden affects the care offered to children, professionals need to integrate their well-being into healthcare
Scoping review protocol of prehabilitation interventions for primary arthroplasty
No full textBackground: Osteoarthritis (OA) ranks fifth among all forms of disability worldwide and primary replacement arthroplasty is the treatment of choice in late-stage OA. The current situation in South Africa is that the waiting lists for arthroplasty are extensive with steep costs. According to many studies, physiotherapists can have an impact on this situation by implementing prehabilitation.
Objectives: The aim of our study is to identify the trends in the literature regarding the content of prehabilitation programmes as well as the gaps.
Method: The methodology will involve a literature search and the methodology as proposed by the Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines. The literature searches will be conducted in electronic databases and peer-reviewed journal studies will be included based on predetermined inclusion criteria. Two reviewers will screen all citations and full-text articles and the first author will abstract the data.
Results: The results will be organised into themes and sub-themes, summarised, and reported as a narrative synthesis.
Conclusion: The proposed scoping review will map the breadth of knowledge available on the topic of prehabilitation in terms of exercise prescription principles, pre-operative optimisation and gaps.
Clinical implications: This scoping review is the first part of a study that aims to design a prehabilitation programme suitable for the South African public health user as the demographic and physical characteristics of its health users are unique and dependent on the context
Perceptions of women enrolled in a cardiovascular disease screening and prevention in HIV study
No full textBackground: The ISCHeMiA (integration of cardiovascular disease screening and prevention in the human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] management plan for women of reproductive age) study is an ongoing, 3-year, prospective, quasi-experimental study comparing usual care to a primary health care intervention plan guided by the World Health Organization Package of Essential Non-Communicable (WHO-PEN) disease interventions. Sixty eight percent of women were overweight or obese at baseline in the ISCHeMiA study, many of whom reported nonadherence to interventions at 6 months post enrolment. This study explores the perceptions of women living with HIV (WHIV) towards their participation in the ISCHeMiA study to understand the barriers and facilitators to lifestyle modification interventions for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prevention.Methods: A qualitative enquiry using semistructured interviews was conducted with 30 overweight WHIV at one year post-enrolment in the WHO-PEN intervention arm of the ISCHeMiA study. Data were transcribed verbatim following the interviews and analysed using conventional content analysis.Results: Four major themes emerged from the data, namely perceived body image, benefits barriers and recommendations to improve adherence to WHO-PEN lifestyle modification management.Conclusion: Women in the ISCHeMiA study believed that HIV associated stigma hindered access to care. Financial limitations and the lack of social support posed barriers to adherence to programme participation. They were further challenged by poor body image perception. Participants believed that such interventions offered them hope and feelings of improved well-being. Women recommended that lifestyle modification interventions such as those studied in the ISCHeMiA study should include partners and family to improve adherence through social support.
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