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Browsing Research Articles (Department of Library Services) by Title
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Moropa, Robert
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2010-03)
PURPOSE: Academic libraries, in general and more specifically in Africa, are at varying stages of decline: they are gradually being dislodged as top “go-to” places. Through this article it is suggested that leaders of ...
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Fourie, Ina; Olivier, Elsabé
(The Charleston Company (United States), 2013-04)
This review critically examines the African Electronic Journals (SA ePublications) database which was developed by Sabinet <http://www.sabinet.co.za> with the intention to provide easy access to fulltext articles published ...
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Breytenbach, Amelia; Groenewald, M.E.
(Emerald, 2008)
PURPOSE – Although several collections have been digitized and made available in the University of Pretoria’s Institutional Repository, a pilot study has not been done to measure the project management and workflow. The ...
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Sethole, Khethiwe Margaret; Mshunqane, Nombeko; Maluleke, Kuhlula; Kekana, Mable; Mbonambi, Linda
(Elsevier, 2023-12)
INTRODUCTION : Checklists reduce time to comprehensive radiographic reports, improve quality and consistency of abnormality detection on chest radiographs.
AIM : The aim of this review was to examine and survey the scope ...
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Motha, Sergant Given; Naidoo, Niri; Moyo-Chilufya, Maureen; Musekiwa, Alfred; Kgarosi, Kabelo; Mostert, Karien
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2024-07)
INTRODUCTION: Chronic non-specific low back pain (CNLBP) is
among the most common musculoskeletal system conditions
reported worldwide; however, few studies are available from
low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). ...
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Theron, Linda C.; Abreu-Villaça, Yael; Augusto-Oliveira, Marcus; Brennan, Caroline H.; Crespo-Lopez, Maria Elena; De Paula Arrifano, Gabriela; Glazer, Lilah; Lin, Liyuan; Mareschal, Isabelle; Sartori, Luke; Stieger, Liesl; Trotta, Andres; Hadfield, Kristin
(Springer, 2021-03)
BACKGROUND : Whilst there is little uncertainty about the deleterious impact of pollution on human and planetary health, pollution’s impact on adolescent mental health is less well understood. This is particularly true for ...
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Olivier, Elsabé
(Faculty of Education, University of Pretoria, 2007-03)
There is much speculation that the development of institutional repositories will impact on or even change the traditional scholarly communication process. The purpose of this conversation is to introduce the reader to the ...
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Coetsee, Tertia
(UKOLN, 2012-07)
Tertia Coetsee describes a community of practice for post-graduate students where RefShare is deployed for digital storage and retrieval, alongside Blackboard for the purposes of communication. She also describes the role ...
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Viljoen, Carel Thomas; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Verhagen, Evert; Van Mechelen, Willem; Tomas, Rita; Schoeman, Marlene; Scheepers, Susan; Korkie, Elzette
(Springer, 2021-05)
BACKGROUND : Trail running is characterised by large elevation gains/losses and uneven varying running surfaces. Limited information is available on injury and illness among trail runners to help guide injury and illness ...
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Mapulanga, Miriam; Kgarosi, Kabelo; Maluleke, Kuhlula; Hlongwa, Mbuzeleni; Dlungwane, Thembelihle
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2024-05)
OBJECTIVES: To map the evidence and scope of physical
rehabilitation services delivered by community health
workers (CHWs) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
DESIGN: Scoping review
DATA SOURCES: PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane ...
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Dlangalala, Thobeka Nomzamo; Musekiwa, Alfred; Brits, Alecia; Maluleke, Kuhlula; Jaya, Ziningi Nobuhle; Kgarosi, Kabelo; Mashamba‑Thompson, Tivani Phosa
(MDPI, 2021-11-27)
Tuberculosis (TB) is still a major public health concern, despite the availability of preventative
and curative therapies. Significant progress has been made in the past decade towards its control.
However, the emergence ...
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Dzobo, Mathias; Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa; Jaya, Ziningi Nobuhle; Kgarosi, Kabelo; Mashamba‑Thompson, Tivani Phosa
(Elsevier, 2024-06)
INTRODUCTION :
Cervical cancer screening coverage remains low in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) due to limited access and low uptake of available services by women. The use of HPV-based self-sampling intervention for cervical ...
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Dzobo, Mathias; Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa; Kgarosi, Kabelo; Mashamba‑Thompson, Tivani Phosa
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2022-05)
INTRODUCTION: Evidence shows that women in sub-Saharan Africa have high rates of cervical cancer (CC) mortality compared with women in high-income countries. Effective screening programs have significantly reduced the ...
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Mushi, Gilbert Exaud; Pienaar, Heila; Van Deventer, Martha Johanna
(Ubiquity Press, 2020-01-03)
Research Data Management (RDM) services are increasingly becoming a subject of interest
for academic and research libraries globally – this is also the case in developing countries.
The interest
is motivated by a need ...
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Coetsee, Tertia; Weiner, Sharon A.
(Unisa Press, 2013)
This article examines academic librarianship in South Africa; general trends and challenges
in academic librarianship; and the higher education (HE) environment in which academic
libraries exist. The authors propose that ...
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Van Wyk, Johann
(Infobib.de, 2009-06-08)
This articles give an overview of the state of the library blogosphere in South Africa up until June 2009. The author starts by giving background information on the state of the library sector in South Africa, and then ...
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Nel, Marguerite; Makhera, Pfano; Moreana, Mabjala; Maritz, Marinda
(Emerald, 2024-08)
PURPOSE :
Although universities have extensive research and initiatives in place that align with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), there is still a significant gap in documenting and assessing ...
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Matizirofa, Lazarus; Soyizwapi, Lindiwe; Siwela, Anna; Khosie, Modisa
(Routledge, 2021)
The South African Higher Education Institution (HEI) sector had to move to ‘emergency’ online learning during the covid-19 pandemic, and they embraced a humanistic approach underpinned by the need to complete the academic ...
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Jaya, Ziningi Nobuhle; Mapanga, Witness; Van Niekerk, Brian; Dlangalala, Thobeka Nomzamo; Kgarosi, Kabelo; Dzobo, Mathias; Mulqueeny, Delarise; Mashamba‑Thompson, Tivani Phosa
(MDPI, 2022-07-26)
BACKGROUND : Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a major global healthcare burden,
disproportionately affecting women. Self-sampling interventions for diagnostic purposes have the
potential to improve STI healthcare ...
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Musekiwa, Alfred; Moyo, Maureen; Mohammed, Mohanad; Matsena-Zingoni, Zvifadzo; Twabi, Halima Sumayya; Batidzira, Jesca Mercy; Singini, Geoffrey Chiyuzga; Kgarosi, Kabelo; Mchunu, Nobuhle; Nevhungoni, Portia; Silinda, Patricia; Ekwomadu, Theodora; Maposa, Innocent
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-06-16)
BACKGROUND : Cancer remains a major public health problem, especially in Sub-Saharan
Africa (SSA) where the provision of health care is poor. This scoping review mapped
evidence in the literature regarding the burden of ...