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  • The meaning of Ezekiel 44,6-14 in light of Ezekiel 1-39 
    Kilchör, Benjamin (Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome, 2017)
    This paper argues that the primary referent of Ezek 44,6-14 is located in the former chapters of the Book of Ezekiel (esp. Ezekiel 8) rather than in historical events or biblical texts outside of the book of Ezekiel. On ...
  • The meaning of food for obese men : a qualitative study 
    Van der Spuy, Esther; De Klerk, Helena Maria; Vogel, Dalena M.; Wenhold, Friedeburg Anna Maria (South African Association of Family Ecology and Consumer Sciences, 2014)
    Vetsugtigheid is wêreldwyd ‘n wesenlike probleem en Suid-Afrika is geen uitsondering nie Wanneer mans van die verskillende Suid-Afrikaanse bevolkingsgroepe in oënskou ge-neem word, toon wit mans die hoogste voor-koms van ...
  • The meaning of Hilasmos in the first Epistle of John 2:2 (Cf. 4:10) 
    Bigalke, Ron J. (University of Pretoria, 2013)
    Please read the abstract in the thesis.
  • The meaning of the food practices of the peoples of Mmotla, near Pretoria, South Africa : a socio-cultural and socio-psychological approach 
    Viljoen, Annemarie T. (University of Pretoria, 2009)
    In this study the aim was to describe and understand how meanings emerge from the context in which the food practices of the peoples of Mmotla were construed. South African society is multi-cultural and black South Africans, ...
  • The meaning of the word gamw~ in Lk 14:20 ; 17:27 ; Mk 12:25 and in a number of early Jewish and Christian authors 
    Van Tilborg, Sjef; Tilborg, Sjef van (Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2002)
    In modern Greek the word gamw~ means exclusively “to have sexual contact”, and not “to marry”. In his work Opera Minora Selecta: Epigraphie et antiquité grecques (Amsterdam, 1989, V, 417-421) the epigraphist Louis Robert ...
  • The meaning of ‘arrangement’ in the Companies Act 71 of 2008 
    Sithole, Thembinkosi Muntu (University of Pretoria, 2014)
  • The meaning of ‘Thy will be done’ : an investigation into prayer 
    Kroesbergen, Hermen (OpenJournals Publishing, 2015-10-20)
    This article investigates how we should understand the prayer ‘But thy will not mine be done’, using Wittgenstein’s ordinary language approach. The later Wittgenstein argued that philosophy’s task is to assemble reminders ...
  • The meaning(s) of life : a contemporary perspective between Nietzsche Sartre & Nancy 
    Wardle, Darryl (University of Pretoria, 2016)
    What is the meaning of life? This philosophical question is as old as human existence itself, and has received especial attention in the secular Western world since the 19th century and Friedrich Nietzsche's polemical ...
  • Meaning-centeredness in adult cancer patients in remission 
    Hamilton, Elma (2014-07-29)
    This study explores how cancer patients in remission derive meaning in their lives. A need for social work intervention was identified with cancer survivors, especially those patients who are in remission and who have to ...
  • Meaning-centeredness in adult cancer patients in remission 
    Hamilton, Elma (University of Pretoria, 2014-07-22)
    This study explores how cancer patients in remission derive meaning in their lives. A need for social work intervention was identified with cancer survivors, especially those patients who are in remission and who have to ...
  • Meaning-making in academic writing : a comparative analysis of pre- and post-intervention essays 
    Carstens, Adelia (Routledge, 2011)
    This article reports on an analysis of academic essays written by two groups of second-year university students: one group with History as a major, and a mixed group. The analyses focused on key features representing each ...
  • Meaningful batting averages in cricket 
    Van Staden, Paul Jacobus; Meiring, Albertus T.; Steyn, Johan A.; Fabris-Rotelli, Inger Nicolette (South African Statistical Association, 2010-11)
    In this paper we analyze and compare four different methods, designed to deal with the problem of an inflated batting average due to the presence of a high proportion of not-out innings. Batting records from the 2010 IPL ...
  • Meaningful knowledge? Law and ethics in post-genomic gene therapy research 
    Nienaber, A.G. (Annelize Gertruida) (LexisNexis, 2019-02)
    Nuwe metodes om menslike gene te “redigeer”, soos CRISPR-Cas9, sal wetenskaplikes in die toekoms in staat stel om presiese veranderinge aan te bring aan die menslike genoom – ʼn feitlik ondenkbare prestasie in die vorige ...
  • A meaningful workplace : framework, space and context 
    Steenkamp, P.L. (Petrus Leonard); Basson, Johan Schutte (OpenJournals Publishing, 2013-02-14)
    An attempt was made to describe and to eventually implement work space that can be defined as psychologically meaningful and which has increased during the past 5−10 years. Indications are that various researchers on ...
  • A meaningful workplace : from theory development to applicability 
    Steenkamp, P.L. (Petrus Leonard) (University of Pretoria, 2012-09-21)
    Employees experience a loss of meaning in the workplace as a result of fragmentation and alienation (Casey, 2002). This seems to be the result of a change in the way in which people view their world and their experiences ...
  • Meaningfulness as a predictor of intergenerational commitment 
    Jansen, Mikhail Chad (University of Pretoria, 2013)
    13 | P a g e SUMMARY In South Africa’s rapidly changing social and cultural context, where family dynamics and relationships are changing just as quickly, it is essential to discover which factors contribute to successful ...
  • Meanings and perceptions of the built environment in peri-urban areas of Maputo, Mozambique 
    Andersen, Jørgen Eskemose; African Perspectives Conference Proceedings; Bakker, Karel A. (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2010)
    This research project aims to explore practices through which residents in informal settlements in Maputo, create their home-space and how these practices underpin urban development. At the centre of the research are ...
  • The meanings of God : reply to four critics 
    Metz, Thaddeus (Routledge, 2021)
    In this article, I briefly reply to four critics who have critically engaged with my book God, Soul and the Meaning of Life in a special issue of the International Journal of Philosophy and Theology. I view them mainly as ...
  • Meanings of loneliness : the subjective experience of psychiatric patients 
    Coetzee, Jacobus Cornelius (University of Pretoria, 2015)
    The aim of this study was to explore the subjective experiences of loneliness by some psychiatric patients. The subjective lived experiences of research participants were examined in a qualitative research design that was ...
  • A means to an end - getting the job done 
    Zwartjes, Gertjan (2009-02-26)
    Failing software projects have plagued software development ever since its existence. Numerous different treatments for this plague have been introduced, where the latest trend is product centred and focuses on customer ...