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Description of occupational therapy fieldwork supervision at the University of the Free State
(University of the Free State, 2014-01)
English: Fieldwork education in Occupational Therapy provides students with the
opportunity to integrate theory learned at higher institutions with practical skills
and professional behaviour within real-life settings ...
Community health model to manage health hazards related to Mount Cameroon eruptions in West Africa
(University of the Free State, 2010-05)
Mount Cameroon is one of Africa’s largest and most active volcanoes, the last eruption occurring in 1999-2000. Communities in close proximity to this mountain were and could again be adversely affected by such volcanic ...
A framework for the placement of university students in science programmes
(University of the Free State, 2010-12)
In view of the government policy directives to broaden access, of especially students in Natural Science (hereafter referred to as Science) and to increase student throughput, a quantitative study was undertaken to identify ...
Factors contributing to malnutrition in children 0-60 months admitted to hospitals in the Northern Cape
(University of the Free State, 2010-05)
English: INTRODUCTION
A wide range of factors, including underlying, immediate and basic factors, play a role in the development of malnutrition. Globally, the prevalence of malnutrition is highest in Sub-Saharan African, ...
The use of lung‐ultrasound to confirm correct placement of left sided double lumen tubes
(University of the Free State, 2016)
Study objective: To assess the accuracy of the ultrasonographic lung sliding sign in detecting
correct positioning of the endotracheal double‐lumen tube after intubation, compared to
flexible bronchoscopy, in adult ...
Development of detection assays for sindbus virus and investigating in vitro infection of mammalian cells
(University of the Free State, 2013-08)
Sindbis virus (SINV) is a member of the Alphavirus genus and belongs to the family Togaviridae. The virus
has a positive sense RNA genome of 11700 bases which encodes for both structural and non structural
proteins. ...
Genotypic and expression analysis of CYP3A4 and CYP3A5 in patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia
(University of the Free State, 2013-01)
Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) is a haematological malignancy characterised by the BCR-ABL fusion oncogene which encodes for a constitutively active tyrosine kinase. Imatinib mesylate is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor that ...
Brachytherapy for cervical cancer : guidelines to facilitate quality patient management in a multidisciplinary environment
(University of the Free State, 2014-10)
English: This study was undertaken to establish guidelines to facilitate quality patient management for cervical cancer patients, receiving high dose rate-intracavitary brachytherapy, in a multidisciplinary environment. ...
Factors that influence the academic performance of medical students with prior tertiary education
(University of the Free State, 2016-05-06)
An in-depth study was carried out with a view to provide the School of Medicine,
University of the Free State, with more insight into the academic performance of senior
students (i.e. students with prior tertiary education) ...
An assessment of the delivery of youth friendly health services in the Northern Cape
(University of the Free State, 2011-05)
English: Literature indicates that structural as well as functional accessibility and acceptability of
Primary Health Care (PHC) services is a challenge facing the delivery of youth-friendly
services in South Africa. ...