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Perspectives in Adopting a Practical and Technology-Integrated Approach in the Teaching and Learning of Commercial Courses in the Post-COVID- 19 era in Higher Education

E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, 2022
South African higher education institutions (HEIs) are engaged in the transformation process and one area of interest is curriculum transformation. Some of the focus areas in the transformation process are developing effective curriculum teaching methods
Thobeka Ncanywa, Zikile Magadana, Luyanda Ghana Matolengwe, Mzimkhulu Christopher Landu, King Somfongo, Ntombizodwa Buqa, Lungile Nontiya   +6 more
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Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of adolescents in relation to STIs, pregnancy, contraceptive utilization and substance abuse in the Mhlakulo region, Eastern Cape

South African Family Practice, 2010
Background: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV/AIDS are a major problem in South Africa. This, coupled with a high incidence of teenage pregnancy, alcohol and drug abuse, is of grave concern, especially its impact among the young (15–24 years)
Vivek Bhat, A. Bana, X. Godlwana, S. Libazi, Y. Maholwana, N. Marafungana, K. Mona, A.M. Mbonisweni, N. Mbulawa, J. Mofuka, N.A. Mohlajoa, N.N. Nondula, Y. Qubekile, B. Ramnaran   +13 more
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Loss of TIP60 (KAT5) abolishes H2AZ lysine 7 acetylation and causes p53, INK4A, and ARF-independent cell cycle arrest

Cell Death and Disease, 2022
Histone acetylation is essential for initiating and maintaining a permissive chromatin conformation and gene transcription. Dysregulation of histone acetylation can contribute to tumorigenesis and metastasis.
Johannes Wichmann, Catherine Pitt, Samantha Eccles, Alexandra L. Garnham, Connie S. N. Li-Wai-Suen, Rose May, Elizabeth Allan, Stephen Wilcox, Marco J. Herold, Gordon K. Smyth, Brendon J. Monahan, Tim Thomas, Anne K. Voss   +12 more
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ACADEMIC STAFF DEVELOPMENT AS AN ENABLER TO GOOD TEACHING PRACTICES AT A HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION IN THE EASTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA

Education. Innovation. Diversity, 2022
Higher Education (HE) institutions have to provide support to Academic Staff Development (ASD) through policies, funding and strategies that afford lecturers opportunities to attend ASD disciplinary-based and professional training.
Zwelijongile Gaylard Baleni, Andrea Mqondisi Buka, Clever Ndebele   +2 more
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An open label study of the safety and efficacy of a single dose of weekly chloroquine and azithromycin administered for malaria prophylaxis in healthy adults challenged with 7G8 chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in a controlled human malaria infection model

Malaria Journal, 2020
Background Malaria remains the top infectious disease threat facing the U.S. military in many forward operating environments. Compliance with malaria chemoprophylaxis remains a critical component in preventing malaria in the deployed Service Member ...
Jeffrey Livezey, Patrick Twomey, Meshell Morrison, Susan Cicatelli, Elizabeth H. Duncan, Melinda Hamer, Christine Lee, Jack Hutter, Kristin Mills, Jesse DeLuca, Lucas Poon, Daniel Selig, Chau Vuong, Jason Sousa, Thomas Oliver, Jason Bennett, James E. Moon, April Sikaffy, Martha Sedegah, Donna Tosh, Mara Kreishman-Deitrick, Paige Waterman   +21 more
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EXPLORING LECTURERS’ RESISTANCE TO ACADEMIC STAFF DEVELOPMENT AT A HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION IN THE EASTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA

Education. Innovation. Diversity, 2022
Higher education institutions and specifically lecturers must stay pertinent and informed of the changes in the academic world. The necessity for staff development programmes in higher education institutions is in accordance with the acknowledgment that ...
Zwelijongile Gaylard Baleni, Mqondisi Andrea Buka, Clever Ndebele   +2 more
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The smoking habits, attitudes towards smoking and knowledge regarding anti-smoking legislation of students in institutions of higher learning in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

South African Family Practice, 2006
Background: The study aimed to i) investigate the smoking habits of students attending tertiary institutions of learning in the Eastern Cape Province (ECP) and ii) determine the knowledge of the students about the health hazards of smoking and their ...
A.A. Awotedu, E.R. Jordaan, O.Z.B. Ndukwana, N.O. Fipaza, K.O. Awotedu, J. Martinez, H. Foyaca-Sibat, M.K. Mashiyi   +7 more
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Preclinical small molecule WEHI-7326 overcomes drug resistance and elicits response in patient-derived xenograft models of human treatment-refractory tumors

Cell Death and Disease, 2021
Targeting cell division by chemotherapy is a highly effective strategy to treat a wide range of cancers. However, there are limitations of many standard-of-care chemotherapies: undesirable drug toxicity, side-effects, resistance and high cost.
Christoph Grohmann, Francesca Walker, Mark Devlin, Meng-Xiao Luo, Anderly C. Chüeh, Judy Doherty, François Vaillant, Gwo-Yaw Ho, Matthew J. Wakefield, Clare E. Weeden, Alvin Kamili, Jayne Murray, Sela T. Po’uha, Janet Weinstock, Serena R. Kane, Maree C. Faux, Esmee Broekhuizen, Ye Zheng, Kristy Shield-Artin, Nadia J. Kershaw, Chin Wee Tan, Helen M. Witchard, Gregor Ebert, Susan A. Charman, Ian Street, Maria Kavallaris, Michelle Haber, Jamie I. Fletcher, Marie-Liesse Asselin-Labat, Clare L. Scott, Jane E. Visvader, Geoffrey J. Lindeman, Keith G. Watson, Antony W. Burgess, Guillaume Lessene   +34 more
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Bridging unemployment gaps through ICT Bootcamps: A reality or precarity to equitable learning?

Ukrainian Journal of Educational Studies and Information Technology, 2023
In recent years, there has been a paradigm shift to skills development in ICT due to the demand for low to middle-income jobs. We provide an in-depth guide to ICT bootcamps in this article for organizations in developing countries that are interested in
Godwin Pedzisai Dzvapatsva, David Tatenda Risinamhodzi, Courage Matobobo   +2 more
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Arterial stiffness in women previously with preeclampsia from a semi-rural region of South Africa

Clinical and Experimental Hypertension, 2019
Women with pre-eclampsia have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease later in life. The aim of the study was to establish the presence and pattern of arterial stiffness in women previously with pre-eclampsia from a semi-rural region of South Africa.
A. Namugowa, J Iputo, J Wandabwa, A Meeme, G A B Buga, S Abura, Y Y Stofile   +6 more
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