Research and Innovation Unit: Recent submissions

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Using WhatsApp for co-creation of learning resources: A case of a South African university

Rambe, Patient; Chipunza, Crispen; Ng’ambi, Dick (The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa Vol. 16, No. 1, 2020-09-22)

Although culturally diverse students have potential to create enriched learning resources, it is difficult to harness students’ agency and to aggregate individual contributions into a meaningful learning resource. This ...
Using WhatsApp for co-creation of learning resources: A case of a South African university

Rambe, Patient; Chipunza, Crispen; Ng’ambi, Dick (The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa Vol. 16, No. 1, 2020-09-22)

Although culturally diverse students have potential to create enriched learning resources, it is difficult to harness students’ agency and to aggregate individual contributions into a meaningful learning resource. This is ...
The Impact of the Mandela-Castro Medical Collaboration Programme on Health Care Service Delivery in the Frances Baard District Hospitals in the Northern Cape Province

Motsumi, O.L; Van Niekerk, T (Administratio Publica, 2020-09)

Access to health care is a basic constitutional right in South Africa. The extreme shortage of doctors in sub-Saharan Africa is well documented, with 26 doctors per 100 000 people against a global average of 141 doctors ...
Understanding and Interpreting Measures of Central Location, Dispersion and Confidence Intervals in Pandemics The Case of the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19)

Delport, D.H (Administratio Publica, 2020-12)

Understanding the application of statistical methods is an essential component in the analysis of pandemics. Although the management of emergencies that stem from such pandemics can be a challenging task, the effects ...
Supplemental Oxygen Therapy in COVID-19

Smit, F.E.; Oelofse, A.N.; Linegar, A.L.; Botes, L.; Turton, E.W. (Journal of the South African Heart Association Vol. 17 No. 3 (2020), 2020)

South Africa face a significant shortage of ventilator-supported intensive care (ICU) beds during the peak phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, further exacerbated by severe ICU-staff shortages. It is also recognised that the ...
Efficacy Of Oral Iron Therapy In Geophagic Women With Iron Deficiency Anaemia Residing In Botshabelo, South Africa

Mogongoa, L.F. (The Journal of Medical Laboratory Science & Technology South Africa 2020; 2(1):13-21, 2020)

Background: Iron deficiency anaemia is the most commonly encountered form of anaemia in females worldwide. This form of anaemia is, amongst others, associated with geophagia that is defined as the consumption of soil. The ...
An Intepretive Structural Modelling Analysis Of Social Value Implementation Barriers In Infrastructure Delivery Systems

Unknown author (Journal of Construction Volume 13 | Issue 4, 2020-12-21)

The debate concerning the contributions of infrastructure assets to economic growth persists in contemporary society. Also, the delivery of infrastructure assets has been identified as veritable platforms for implementing ...
Engineering Innovative Ways To Sustain Learning For Pre-Service Economic And Management Science Teachers In Curriculum Practice

Mphuthi, Mochina; Tshelane, Molaodi (2022)

Remote learning is the future of teaching and learning. The inception of Covid 19 has disrupted the traditional face to face teaching and learning and raised a need for scholars to investigate innovative ways to adapt ...
A Pathway To Adapt Hybrid Learning For Pre-Service Teachers As The New Normal In Curriculum Practice: Using Whatsapp As A Learning Tool

Mphuthi, Mochina; Tshelane, Molaodi (2022)

The use of hybrid learning in curriculum practices to improve teaching and learning a recent initiatives in the package pedagogical reforms in South Africa. Nowadays, an increasing number of students have their own ...
Reflections By Pre-Service Economic And Management Sciences Teachers On Their Experiences Of Remote Learning In Curriculum Practice

Mphuthi, Mochina; Tshelane, Molaodi (2022)

Curriculum reformists were caught off-guard over the past two years by the unforeseen and extreme pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic. This phenomenon threatened to engulf humans in despair. Institutions of higher learning ...
Pre-Service Teachers’ Academic Identity and their Lived Experiences in Remote Learning: The New Normal in Curriculum Practice

Mphuthi, Mochina; Tshelane, Molaodi (Asian Journal of Distance Education, 2022)

The Ministry of Tertiary Institutions of South Africa charged post-secondary institutions to implement measures to achieve the government's social distancing policy. Institutions shifted to remote learning to sustain their ...
Lecturer Resilience During Student Unrest: A South African Case Study

Tekane, R.; Muller, J.; Louw, I. (Journal for New Generation Sciences Vol. 19, No. 2, 2021-12-01)

Over the past few years, local and international universities have seen considerable student unrest in response to unaffordable tuition fees and inequality and even pressures from the Covid-19 pandemic. Thus, resilience ...
Evaluating The Relationship Between Integrated Reporting And Financial Indicators In Jse-Listed Companies

Marx, A.; Crous, C.; Moolman, A. (Journal for New Generation Sciences Vol. 19, No. 2, 2021-12-01)

The paper explores the relationships between a comprehensive list of financial indicators and the quality of Integrated Reporting disclosed in companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. These relationships were ...
Emergency Bipap Ventilator For Breathing Assistance

Cawood, J.; Phillips, R.; Pillay, D. (Journal for New Generation Sciences Vol. 19, No. 2, 2021-12-01)

The paper proposes the concept of a simplified ventilation device that meets the requirements for the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) approval and may be manufactured in large numbers at ...
Development Of An Improved Wood’S Alloy End-Frame Casting Unit For Electron Field Shaping In Radiotherapy

Heydenrych, K.R; Van Der Walt, J.G; Du Plessis, F.C.P (Journal for New Generation Sciences Vol. 19, No. 2, 2021-12-01)

As the second leading cause of death, cancer is a harsh reality. Skin cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers in South Africa and is commonly treated using electron radiation in radiotherapy. The applied radiation ...
An Integrative Review Of Fourteen Self-Directed Learning Models

Uys, W.F (Journal for New Generation Sciences Vol. 19, No. 2, 2021-12-01)

SDL is criticised for its lack of a theoretical basis and applicability across contexts. Over time, various conceptual models have been advanced to illustrate the core concepts of SDL. It is not clear whether these various ...
Contamination Of Groundwater By Potential Harmful Elements From Gold Mine Tailings And The Implications To Human Health: A Case Study In Welkom And Virginia, Free State Province, South Africa

Belle, Gladys; Fossey, Annabel; Esterhuizen, Leana; Moodley, Roshila (Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2020-10-17)

Mining of gold in the Welkom and Virginia areas of the Free State Province in South Africa has produced numerous gold mine tailings, which contain a variety of contaminants. The extent of contamination of groundwater in ...
Microbial Analysis Of Raw Milk Around Small Scale Farmers In Harrismith Freestate, South Africa

Khasapane, Ntelekwane, George. (Central University of Technology, Free State, 2019)

Food manufacturing and agricultural industry have an ancient history of been observed to provide the most favourable conditions for the multiplication and distribution of microorganisms. These microorganisms may be found ...
Modelling Of An Architecture For Local Energy Generation And Distribution With Peer-To-Peer Electricity Sharing In A South African Context

Jordan, Earl, Avner. (Central University of Technology, Free State, 2019-07)

The increasing share of variable renewable energy sources, strict targets set for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the requirements on the improvement of system security and reliability, are calling for important ...
Development Of A Rhino Anti-Poaching Model For Game Farms and Nature Reserves in the Free State Province of South Africa

Jordaan, H.L. (Central University of Technology, Free State, 2018-11)

During the last ten years, the rhino populations of South Africa have suffered under an intense poaching onslaught. This onslaught has moved to the Free State Province of South Africa and there is a justified concern that ...

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