Hall, Lee Ann

A dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master's Degree in Technology: Chiropractic, Durban Institute of Technology, 2002. / The aim of this point prevalence study was to compare the prevalence of temporomandibular joint dysfunction in recreational scuba divers and snorkiers, as opposed to non-divers, in terms of subjective findings. The Durban Metropolitan area diving population consisted of approximately 2500 divers and therefore the population size de...

Ferguson, Sarah Kim

A dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master's Degree of Technology: Chiropractic, Durban University of Technology, 2007. / The Transversus Abdominis (TrA) muscle is recognised in the literature as playing a vital and protective role in maintaining a healthy core and aiding lumbar biomechanics in the dampening of external forces applied to the lumbar spine. Pilates purports to employ the principles of core training yet there remains a deficit in the litera...

Sweidan, Melanie Jill

Submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for Master’s degree in Technology: Chiropractic, Department of Chiropractic, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2015. / Background Functional dyspepsia is a chronic pain/discomfort centred in the upper abdomen in the absence of any known structural cause. Epidemiological studies have shown that functional dyspepsia is a common complaint affecting all population groups that over time places considerable financial strain on...

Atkinson, Blaise William

Dissertation submitted in compliance with the requirements for the Master's Degree in Technology in the Department of Biotechnology, Technikon Natal, 1999. / General removal of phosphorus (P) from wastewater was introduced in Scandanavia in the late 1960's. At that time it was believed that P alone was limiting to algal growth and that the sole removal of P would solve the problem of eutrophication. However, we now know that both P and nitrogen (N) contribute to this deleterious effect and as...

Davidson, Christy Lana

Oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and its association with head and neck cancers (HNCs) have been established by many studies. The characteristics of HPV-associated HNCs are distinguishable from those of non HPV-associated HNCs. HPV-associated HNCs are related to sexual behaviour, particularly the lifetime number of oral sex partners. The oral and oropharyngeal HPV epidemiology in South African men has not yet been researched. The objective of this study was to determine the oral ...

Murphy, Eric J., Momjian, Emmanuel, Condon, James J., Chary, Ranga-Ram, Dickinson, Mark, Inami, Hanae, Taylor, Andrew R., Weiner, Benjamin J.

Our sensitive (sigma(n) approximate to 572 nJy beam(-1)), high-resolution (FWHM theta(1/2) = 0"22 approximate to 2 kpc at z greater than or similar to 1), 10 GHz image covering a single Karl G.. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) primary beam (FWHM circle minus(1/2) approximate to 4.'25) in the GOODS-N field contains 32 sources with S-p greater than or similar to 2 mu Jy beam(-1) and optical and/or near-infrared (OIR) counterparts. Most are about as large as the star-forming regions that power them. ...

Bushaw, Kyle J.

<p> With overwhelming public support, pressure has been mounting on police departments to improve accountability and public trust by equipping their officers with body worn cameras (BWCs) to reduce police violence and hold officers responsible for excessive use of force, unjustified shootings, and other forms of misconduct. As police departments have begun to employ BWCs, however, concerns have risen regarding the application of this new technology and its potential to benefit police officers mo...

Filipowski, Christina Rosa

<p> The purpose of this qualitative single-case study was to understand how transformational, transactional, and passive/avoidant leadership behaviors and practices of high-performing air transport pilots in the United States were perceived to have optimized team functions during crisis situations in the cockpit. Four research questions provided the framework for this study and focused on understanding what the perceived transformational, transactional, and passive/avoidant leadership behaviors ...

Stringer, Lance

Bibliography: leaves 98-112. / This exploratory research is aimed at the development of a conceptual model and assessment instrument to assess the extent to which IT supports organisational agility. The concepts of uncertainty, flexibility and agility are reviewed and a synthesis of concepts is undertaken to form the agility construct to be used in this research, together with proposed dimensions and measurement indicators. in deciding how to assess lT's support of organizational agility the ide...

Riach, Duncan Andrew

<p> Acupuncture, involving insertion of fine needles into points on the body associated with energy flow through channels called meridians, has been used for 1000s of years to treat both physical and psychological conditions. Meridian therapies, such as Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) that involve percussive stimulation, or tapping, of the acupuncture points, have been developed to enable individuals to self-treat conditions ranging from headaches to depression. This mixed methods pilot study...

Ling, Jessica, Tang, Diana

Class of 2012 Abstract / Specific Aims: To determine pharmacy students' knowledge and attitudes towards herbal medicine, and to identify factors that have the most influence on herbal knowledge. Subjects: Students in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th years of the Doctor of Pharmacy program at the University of Arizona. Methods: Questionnaires administered during regularly scheduled classes and email collected knowledge, attitudes, and demographic data. This included age, gender, highest level of educa...

LaBuda, Jared, Wojcik, Paul

Class of 2012 Abstract / Specific Aims: To perform a pilot survey assessing the user benefit perceived by University of Arizona students regarding topical photoprotectants and their ability to prevent solar skin damage, including sunburn and carcinogenesis. In addition, to analyze the data obtained from the survey to identify incongruence between the FDA defined indication for the OTC sun protectants and the anticipated benefit expressed by University of Arizona students. Methods: An anonymous,...

Ma, Charlie

Pressurised entrained-flow gasification (PEFG) of woody biomass has the potential to produce high purity syngas for the production of vital chemicals, e.g., biofuels. However, ash-related issues such as reactor blockages and refractory corrosion need to be addressed before this potential can be realised from a technical perspective. These undesirable consequences can be brought about by slag formation involving inorganic ash-forming elements and the chemical transformations that they undergo dur...

Kurniawan, Guntur

Class of 2012 Abstract / Specific Aims: To evaluate the effect on the incidence and nature of pharmacists’ drug utilization review (DUR) interventions of including patient diagnosis on electronic prescription (e-prescription) orders. Methods: This prospective pre-post evaluation was conducted in the outpatient pharmacy of a federally funded community health center over two consecutive four-week periods. During the pre-phase, a clinical pharmacist in the clinic’s onsite pharmacy prospectively re...

Martineau, Megan, Yandow, Stephanie, Hines, Stephanie

Class of 2012 Abstract / Specific Aims: The purpose of this study was to assess the overall satisfaction of Tucson area pharmacists in the community retail setting and to identify the facets of community practice that have the greatest contribution to job satisfaction and dissatisfaction. Methods: Surveys were sent by facsimile to all community retail pharmacies in the Tucson area. All pharmacists working in these stores were encouraged to respond to the survey by faxing back the paper copy or ...

McNellis, Jennie L.

Class of 2008 Abstract / Objectives: 1) To determine if data on weight change in the placebo arm of RCT's for weight loss were available, and 2) to conduct a pilot meta-analysis to estimate the average weight change in the placebo arm. Methods: Four randomized placebo controlled trials of rimonabant for weight loss were retrieved. A draft data extraction form was developed to record weight loss and demographic data. Potential for bias was assessed on design issues related to withdrawals, blindi...

Dixon, LaVarr

Math & Science Education / Ed.D. / This study was designed to investigate the mathematical identity and achievement of one cohort of underrepresented male youth who participated in a pilot school intervention program in an urban middle school. Using counternarratives and a case study method, the experiences of four traditionally underserved high school students were investigated to explore their emerging mathematical identities. Results revealed the intervention program had very limited effect o...

Welz, Pamela Jean

Philosophiae Doctor - PhD / As a consequence of various cellar activities the wine industry produces copious volumes of potentially hazardous wastewater each year. South Africa is one of the top ten wine-producing countries, making the successful treatment of cellar effluent an important environmental obligation in this country. Constructed wetlands (CWs) are resilient to the seasonal input fluxes associated with agri-industrial waste and are ideal systems for the in-situ treatment of cellar eff...

Kumwenda, Moses

Magister Philosophiae - MPhil / This thesis examined a pre-paid water metering pilot project which was implemented in Klipheuwel , Cape Town, South Africa in 2001. It was anticipated that the implementation of pre-paid water meters would help improve the management of water service delivery in the Cape Metropolitan Area. However, just four years after its implementation the project has collapsed. / South Africa

Combrinck, Theodore Peter

Magister Commercii - MCom / This pilot research survey was undertaken as a result of the need to assess the service quality within Higher Education in general and the Department of Management at UWC in particular. This report focuses on the complexities of measuring service quality in higher education. The quality of service delivery within education is becoming more important as the competition for students increases.The literature was searched to find a suitable measure with a sound theoretica...

Tan Jr., Roy, Lee, Katy, Cooley, Janet

Class of 2015 Abstract / Objectives: Quantify how many interventions were made during a pilot MTM program at a Costco pharmacy and assess patients’ attitudes towards MTM services offered at their local pharmacy. Methods: Contacted patients by phone and offered MTM services over 10 weeks. The patients are insured patients referred by Outcomes MTM and filled at least 50% of medications at Costco. Successful interventions were tallied and questionnaires administered to collect data on patients’ ba...

Ilako, Caroline

Current trends in libraries require that students are able to access information and services beyond library buildings. Makerere University Library (Maklib) faces a number of challenges with regard to online and remote access to library resources and services. One possible solution to this problem lies in the use of mobile technologies. This study attempted to investigate how mobile technologies can be used to provide mobile-based library services at Makerere University library. A pilot study wa...

Kinch, Vanessa

Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to determine what is known from the literature about the use of Clinical Information Systems (CIS’s) to support the information needs of individual health care providers (HCP), in particular the nurse case manager, and the inter-professional team providing chronic illness care in the community setting. Methods and Analysis: This is a scoping review with a pilot study for feasibility. MEDLINE, CINAHL, and WEB OF SCIENCE were searched up to April 2017....

Schubert, Mara

<p> The purpose of this pilot protocol was to examine the process of instillation of a bladder cancer optical imaging agent for blue light cystoscopy (BLC) procedures in a preoperative area in Bronx, NY with registered nurses (RNs). The RNs followed a process flowchart and completed a checklist. </p><p> A retrospective review was completed by the Assistant Director of Research for Urology and the Study Principal Investigator on 20 charts with four time stamps. The time stamps included the &ldq...

Reyes, Nohely, Reyes, Nohely

In-situ biosequestration, wherein electron-donating substrates are injected to promote microbial-associated sequestration of contaminants, is one promising enhanced-attenuation technique for remediation of groundwater containing arsenic, uranium, selenium, and similar constituents. A pilot-scale test of in-situ biosequestration for uranium in groundwater is in progress at a former uranium mining site in Monument Valley, Arizona. Approximately 20 m3 of 0.5% ethanol solution was injected into a te...

Cummings, Megan K.

<p> The current trend of obesity in the United states calls for more innovative ways to help one lose and maintain weight. While many different approaches exist, weight lost is often not sustained long term. Regain of weight can be attributed to impulsively eating high calorie foods that are readily available in most food environments. The purpose of this pilot study is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of four commitment strategies (financial contracts, preordering healthy meals, time...

Pan, Leyuan

To meet the urgent demand of high-speed data rate and to support large number of users, the massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) technology is becoming one of the most promising candidates for the next generation wireless communications, namely the 5G. To realize the full potential of massive MIMO, it is necessary to have the channel state information (CSI) (partially) available at the transmitter. Hence, an efficient channel estimation is one of the key enablers and also critical chall...

Meiring, Leslie Frank

Many theories on the nature of science and the nature of learning have been proposed. In particular, two theoretical orientations have been identified as having a decisive impact on activities in the school science classroom, namely "Inductivism" and "Constructivism". Inductivism views observations as objective, facts as constants and knowledge as being obtained from a fixed external reality. The constructivist view sees all knowledge as "reality" reconstructed in the mind of the learner. Each v...

Mostert, Petronella Louisa

Ever since the earliest times much emphasis has been placed on the physical appearance of women. Particularly in western cultures idealized images of perfection are constantly promoted and the message that comes across in various media outlets is that a woman ought to have a 'perfect' appearance in order to be competent and desirable. This puts a great deal of stress on women and particularly on adolescent girls who are going through a phase of increased sensitivity about their appearance. The l...

Munjere, Jescah

This study was a pilot investigation of selected milk-borne pathogens in communal cattle in the UMkhanyakude district of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Fifty seven milk samples were collected from 12 bovine tuberculosis (BTB) positive cattle herds. Udder hygiene assessment was also carried out during sample collection. Convenience sampling of milk samples was done during a BTB diagnostic pilot project involving selected BTB positive herds at the Nibela diptank in the uMkhanyakude district. The mil...

Ona, Samsiya

Zambia is one of the poorest countries in the world. The school aged population experiences high mortality and morbidity rates from malnutrition, chronic and acute infections. Our long-term goal is to develop an ongoing preventive health program to supplement the CWB educational mission. The pilot program included health screenings, detailed health status and needs survey, interviewing local experts and key stakeholders and a health promotion workshop for the schoolteachers. Follow-up screenings...

Schwant, Erin

Master of Science / School of Family Studies and Human Services / Bronwyn S. Fees / Jennifer R. Francois / The mother-infant relationship affects the child’s exploratory and separation behavior, how the child perceives strangers, and significantly impacts the conceptual framework of typical social relationships in the infant’s brain. The purpose of this study was to examine infants’ regulatory strategies, specifically, the relationship between the mother-infant dyad, and the infant’s response to...

Huang-Storms, Lark

This two-part study investigates the effectiveness of neurofeedback training for reducing behavioral problems commonly observed in abused/neglected children, and compares its efficacy to other treatment interventions with this population. Neuro-developmental sequelae of early relationship trauma are explored as an etiological framework for understanding disturbed affect-regulation, which appears central to the behavioral and emotional difficulties commonly experienced by this pediatric populatio...

Borcoman, Gabriela

The study compared outcomes for distance learning courses with those of traditional courses offered by the seven campuses of Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD). The course outcomes were defined as completion rate, dropout rate and success rate. Eleven courses offered during the fall 2003 semester were selected for the study. The methods of instruction employed for each course were traditional classroom lecture/discussion and distance learning formats of Internet, TeleCourse and Te...

Goddard, Michael

This study seeks to determine the effectiveness of the Challenging Athletes Minds for Personal Success (CHAMPS)/Life Skills program at the University of North Texas, as perceived by the student athletes who participate or participated in this program. The study attempts to measure the extent to which the student athletes feel that the program had value; if they received helpful information to support them through their college career to career transition; if the student athletes felt that the pr...

Neame, Margo Elizabeth Elwin

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a person-centred and collaborative form of guiding individuals to elicit and strengthen their motivation for change. It has achieved success in the treatment of substance disorders, and has shown promise in several other areas of interest, such as behaviour management in chronic illness. The process through which MI exerts its influence on outcome however, is still in its infancy. This research set out to explore the nature of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes patients...

Roach, R. Maurine (Rubye Maurine), 1934-

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Hansen, Christine A.

The objective of this pilot study was to examine the feasibility of using Bowenwork as a complementary intervention for symptom management of breast cancer treatment-related lymphedema in women breast cancer survivors. The aims of the investigation were to 1) determine recruitment and retention rates 2) determine adherence to the intervention, 3) assess the safety and comfort level of the intervention 4) describe the effects of the six week intervention on lymphedema symptoms. A quasi-experiment...

Nelson, Merritt R., Orum, Thomas V.

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are computer databases that organize information in a spatial framework. This allows the analysis of data based in part on location. A pilot project has been set up in the Yuma Valley to explore the use of GIS to study the influence of crop sequences, weeds, urban areas, and insect vector populations on the incidence of virus diseases of vegetables. The goal is to learn to collect field observations in such a way that long term regional trends can be understo...

Mackie, Emma-Louise.

This study explores attitudes to school history and 'senses of the past' among a sample of Grade 12 learners in a selection of six schools in the Durban area. It traces the history of history education in South Africa from its formal introduction to the Cape Colony in 1839 to the debates surrounding the revision of the history syllabus and the introduction of Curriculum 2005 in the present day. It makes the point that the context within which school history in South Africa arose and developed ha...

Nunkumar, Shamilla.

This document is aimed at all parties involved with conservation, planning and management of rivers within the Greater Durban Metropolitan Area, South Africa. The intentions of this study were to provide information on the health of the rivers using freshwater invertebrates and to identify areas where investigative efforts should be focused. In doing so, this document incorporates two data processing methods or techniques used in biomonitoring, the South African Scoring System (SASS) Rapid Bioas...

Ndebele, Paul Maduba.

This empirical study was aimed at assessing trial participants’ understanding of randomisation, double blinding and placebo use as well as investigating their attitudes towards the three procedures. The study was conducted within the HPTN035 microbicide trial that was being conducted in Blantyre and Lilongwe in Malawi among other sites. The study was descriptive in nature and used a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods which included review of study documents, in-depth interviews ...

Norouzinia, Bahman

<p> Background: Clinicians often use collagen-derived matrices to aid in the regeneration of periodontal tissue during periodontal therapy; other uses of these materials include clot stabilization, wound protection, and patient comfort. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of absorbable collagen matrices on post-operative healing and pain. Materials: Five patients requiring multiple extractions were enrolled in a split mouth study design. Each subject required extra...

Larsson, Sebastian

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MacDonald, Christine Alison.

This study is an exploration of the discourses which ha emerged in the KwaZulu Natal Land Reform Pilot Programme. It aims to identify the implications of these discourses for addressing poverty and inequality and for constructing the relationship between the state and society. It is hypothesized that there are some discourses that are privileged at the expense of others with major social consequences. This hypothesis has been tested through a discourse analysis of the proceedings of the KwaZulu ...

Markus, Patrick Wayne

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Adderley, Natasha Lorraine

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Gaudet, Wendy Rochelle

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Rankin, Anne E.

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Pitt, Daniel David Allan

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