Unannounced phone-based pill counts for monitoring antiretroviral medication adherence in South Africa by Seth Kalichman, Ellen Banas, Bruno Shkembi, Moira Kalichman, Catherine Mathews

“…Results showed that lower UPC adherence was significantly associated with male gender, alcohol use, higher HIV viral loads, lower CD4 cell counts, running out of ART, and intentionally not taking ART. Comparisons of methods for adjusting over-dosing found subtraction yielding a better representation of the data than censoring. …”
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“A Wandering Existence”: Social Media Practices of Chinese Youth in the Context of Platform-Swinging by Hongxun Zhao, Jiahui Wang, Xurui Hu

“…In the era of ubiquitous mobile internet, Chinese youth are engaging in dual pursuits of knowledge and employment through various social media platforms, showcasing unique social media practices. …”
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The Mentoring Experiences of Early Career and Senior Academics in a Multicampus University in South Africa by Yaw Owusu-Agyeman

“… Background/purpose – The study examines how early career academics (ECAs) and established academics perceive the importance of mentoring and how mentoring could enhance the career development of ECAs within a South African multicampus university. Materials/methods – Two different sets of semi-structured interview questions were administered to 16 ECAs and 10 senior academics across the university’s six faculties and three campuses. …”
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Analysis of heating degree day requirments changes under climate change in South Khorasan by hossein Imani pour, abdolreza Kashki, mokhtar Karami

“…For this purpose, daily data from the minimum and maximum temperature of 11 stations of the South Khorasan province were received from the Meteorological Organization of Iran during the period of 1990-2015. …”
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The Mardi Himal Trek (south face of the Annapurnas, Nepal) and recent developments in trekking practices by Pierre Dérioz, Mauve Letang

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Erratum to “DNMT3A Mutations in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in South Brazil” by Annelise Pezzi, Lauro Moraes, Vanessa Valim, Bruna Amorin, Gabriela Melchiades, Fernanda Oliveira, Maria Aparecida da Silva, Ursula Matte, Maria S. Pombo-de-Oliveira, Rosane Bittencourt, Liane Daudt, Lucia Silla

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AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED”? KARL BARTH AND THE STUDY OF PROPHETIC PREACHING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY by Martin Laubscher

“…In the last section, I will spell out some of these insights of Barth for the study and practice of prophetic preaching in South Africa today. …”
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The impact of drinking on smoking cessation outcomes among Hong Kong Chinese youth smokers by Ka Yan Ho, Katherine Ka Wai Lam, Qi Liu, Ting Mao, Funa Yang, Mulualem Getaneh Belay, Cynthia Sau Ting Wu, Mak Yim Wah

“…Drinking is a common unhealthy behaviour among youth smokers aged 25 or below. However, the effects of drinking on smoking cessation outcomes are not well understood. …”
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An Ecological Approach to Contemporary Rural Identities: The Case of Tourism Farms in South-East Estonia by Ester Võsu, Maarja Kaaristo

“…From the ecological perspective this living environment, perceived through the set of everyday and tourism related activities, may become an important part of individual rural identities of the tourism farmers in Rõuge and Haanja municipalities in Võru County, south-east Estonia. We analyse different activities practised in tourism farms, related to particular environments as “taskscapes” and show how these “taskscapes” participate in the formation of contemporary rural identities as they are related to farm tourism and tourism farmers individual place identities.…”
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Resurgent Fundamentalism, Politics, and the Anti-Liberal Agenda: Challenges for South Africa’s Constitutional Democracy by Dale Wallace

“… Against the background of changes in the religion-state relationship in South Africa since 2009, this essay provides the foundational history of a resurgent fundamentalist Christian alliance that seeks to exert influence in politics, state institutions, and civil society. …”
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Management of classroom acoustics by teachers at two special needs schools in Johannesburg, South Africa by Ben Sebothoma, Victor de Andrade, Nabeelah Galvaan

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Atmospheric Methane Condition over the South Sumatera Peatland during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Muhammad Rendana, Wan Mohd Razi Idris, Sahibin Abdul Rahim

“…To evaluate the effects of anthropogenic activity on peatlands, we investigated the CH4 concentrations in the atmosphere above the tropical peatlands of the Indonesian province South Sumatra before the LSSR (March 2020), during the LSSR (May 2020), and during the corresponding months of the previous year (March and May 2019). …”
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Public Participation in South Africa’s Policy Decision-Making Process: The Mass and the Elite Choices by Mokoko Piet Sebola

“…This article investigates the processes of public participation in public policy-making in South Africa with respect to the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act 92 of 1996, the Abolition of Capital Punishment policy and the Civil Union Act 17 of 2006. …”
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Determinants of Work-Related Risks among Veterinary Clinical Students in South West Nigeria by Oluwawemimo O. Adebowale, Monsurat O. Afolabi, Hezekiah K. Adesokan, Olubunmi G. Fasanmi, Olanike K. Adeyemo, Olajoju J. Awoyomi, Folorunso O. Fasina

“…To describe workplace health and safety status and risk factors associated with hazards among veterinary clinical students in South West Nigeria, a cross-sectional survey was conducted using a semistructured questionnaire. …”
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Understanding Professional Discretion by Principals in Managing Drugs in Gauteng Province schools in South Africa by Kgwete Ephraim Matala

“…A qualitative research design was employed to collect data from secondary school principals in quintiles 1 to 3 (disadvantaged schools) in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. The study adopted an interpretivist paradigm. …”
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Evaluation of the needs assessment process of the training courses for the staff of the general sports and youth departments by Shahin Hayati, Haleh Fazel, Lora Chapari

“…Abstract The purpose of this research is to evaluate the needs assessment process of training courses for the staff of the general sports and youth departments. The research method is applicable in terms of its purpose, and qualitative in terms of implementation, based on the inductive approach. …”
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Determinants of M-Commerce Platform Adoption Among Individuals in South African Township Communities by Mogau Mashishi, Mpho Primus

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Household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a rural area in South Africa by G Maimela, C E Martin, M Chersich, B Bello, J Mauti, T Bäernighausen, S Kohler, A Almuedo-Riera, S Luchters, S Sawry

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Risk factor clusters for non-communicable diseases in adolescents in Eastern Cape, South Africa by Avela Mathe, Maya M. van Gent, Leon R. van Niekerk

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Internal communication in a diverse and developing world context: Challenges for corporate South Africa by Lucinda Bella-May Sutton, Tanya le Roux, Lynnette M Fourie

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