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South African Institution [PDF]

This report summarises the proceedings of a meeting of the South African Institution held on November 6th, 1833, focusing primarily on contributions to Zoology and Geographical Discovery.
South African Institution
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Text-based language identification for south african languages [PDF]

SAIEE Africa Research Journal, 2007
We investigate the performance of text-based language identification systems on the 11 official languages of South Africa, when n-gram statistics are used as features for classification. In particular, we compare support vector machines (SVMs) and likelihood-based classifiers on different amounts of input text, both from a closed domain and an open ...
G. Botha, V. Zimu, E. Barnard
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Retractions in Rheumatology: Trends, Causes, and Implications for Research Integrity

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to describe the trends and main reasons for study retraction in rheumatology literature. Methods We reviewed the Retraction Watch database to identify retracted articles in rheumatology. We recorded the main study characteristics, authors’ countries, reasons for retraction, time from publication to retraction, and trends over time ...
Anna Maria Vettori, Michele Iudici
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The stuttering implementation of language policies in the South African education system

Inkanyiso, 2012
The current status of indigenous African languages in South Africa has caught the attention of language experts, academics and the general public. The main focus of this article is on the role which schools can play to promote and develop indigenous ...
Elliot M. Mncwango
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The African languages in South African education 2009–2011 [PDF]

Language Teaching, 2012
South African National Language Education policy (South Africa, DoE 2002) enshrines multilingualism (ML) as one of its major goals. The implementation of such a policy is a slow process, however, particularly in the educational domain, where parents, teachers and students favour the dominant, ex-colonial language (English) for both historic and ...
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The Lupus Damage Index Revision Program: Results From the Item Generation and Reduction Phases

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective A data‐driven and expert/patient consensus‐based project to develop a revised Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC)/American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Damage Index (SDI) is under way supported by SLICC, ACR, and the Lupus Foundation of America. Our objective is to report the item generation and reduction phase results
Burak Kundakci, Megan R. W. Barber, Ann E. Clarke, Sindhu R. Johnson, Anselm Mak, Hermine I. Brunner, Murat Inanc, Rosalind Ramsey‐Goldman, Guillermo Ruiz‐Irastorza, Ellen M. Ginzler, John G. Hanly, Alexandra Legge, Cynthia Aranow, Laurent Arnaud, Nathalie Costedoat‐Chalumeau, Dafna D. Gladman, Søren Jacobsen, Michelle Petri, Clovis A. Silva, Évelyne Vinet, Alexandre E. Voskuyl, SDI Revision Literature Review Groups, SDI Revision Delphi Panel, SDI Revision Item Reduction Committee, SDI Revision Clinical Domain Groups, Ian N. Bruce   +25 more
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Understanding the Burden of Orofacial Involvement and Patient Treatment Preferences in Systemic Sclerosis: Results From a Large International Survey

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Orofacial manifestations are significantly impactful in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) yet remain understudied, with no dedicated clinical guidelines to inform their management. Methods An international online survey comprised38 questions addressing orofacial manifestations of SSc, including patients’ confidence in their treating ...
Eleni Deligianni, Lee Shapiro, Deana Gibbs, Zsuzsanna H. McMahan, Michael Hughes   +4 more
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2018 supplement to a teacher's guide to African American historic places in South Carolina : integrating the arts into classroom instruction [PDF]

, 2019
This Arts Integration Supplement to the Teacher’s Guide to African American Historic Places in South Carolina outlines 22 lesson plans that utilize the 2017 South Carolina College-and Career-Ready Standards for Visual and Performing Arts as a tool for ...
South Carolina African American Heritage Foundation
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IsiZulu idiomatic expressions derived from selected biblical figures: a morpho-syntactic & socio-cultural assimilation critique

Cogent Arts & Humanities
The aim of this article is to analyse IsiZulu idioms that are influenced by biblical figures such as Jonah, Lazarus, Judas Iscariot, Jezebel, and Delilah.
Sibusiso Percy Khumalo, Sizwe Zwelakhe Dlamini   +1 more
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Exploring the Use of an African Language in the Cinematic Sci-Fi Movie, Black Panther [PDF]

E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Black Panther is the first blockbuster science fiction film to be produced by Hollywood with a predominantly black cast, which places black people at the front and centre of futuristic worlds. The language used in Black Panther is the South African Nguni
Andzisani Prunnel Sibiya
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