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Showing 1 to 20 of 383 for “"Limited knowledge"”.
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Development, implementation and evaluation of a diabetes educational outreach inervention for pharmacists
… prevalence rates, poor involvement of and limited knowledge among health care professionals in disease management, and poor implementation of guidelines are barriers to quality diabetes care. This thesis aimed to develop, implement and evaluate an on-site diabetes pharmacotherapy program …
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A survey of nurses' knowledge of sleep and its role in patient recovery in a hospital context
… this study was to determine professional nurses’ knowledge of sleep and the role of sleep in patient recovery, among 83 professional nurses in a private hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. The nurses in this study were mainly found to have a limited knowledge of sleep and the role of sleep in …
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An investigation into the performance of vegetated biofilters in removing nutrients from stormwater in the City of Cape Town, South Africa
… achieved. This study aims to contribute to the limited knowledge that exists about the performance of local plant species to treat stormwater.
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The lived experience of persons with chronic fatigue syndrome : a qualitative phenomenological study
… on causality and coping strategies and there is limited knowledge of the experiences of sufferers of this condition. In-depth interviews were conducted with five participants who met the criteria for the diagnosis of CFS. The interviews were tape-recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed, …
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Fusion-Product Energy Loss in Inertial Confinement Fusion Plasmas With Applications to Target Burns
… but lags behind partly because of the limited knowledge of high-density plasmas. One area of uncertainty is the energy-loss rate of fusion products. This is due in part to the unique plasma parameters encountered in these plasmas compressed to more than one-thousand times solid density. …
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Perceptions of Ghanaian Women Regarding Breast Cancer Screening Behavior
… of Ghanaian women in breast cancer screening is limited and the existing literature has produced conflicting results. This research aimed to enhance understanding of Ghanaian women’s knowledge, beliefs and attitudes regarding breast cancer. This study explored Ghanaian women’s perceptions of …
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SOCIAL SERVICE AND HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES’ BARRIERS TO FINDING A SAFE, STABLE, NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR CENTRAL AMERICAN UNACCOMPANIED UNDOCUMENTED MINORS
… background, 3) barriers in health care was the limited access to health care 4) barriers in housing were crowded living situation, lack of affordable housing and placement in foster care, 5) barriers in language were the child’s limited knowledge of the English language, lack of bilingual …
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The Antecedents, Process, and Consequences of Female Sterilization for Low-Income Women in Mumbai
… among low-income women in India; the result of limited knowledge and poor access to family planning alternatives. To understand the dynamics of sterilization, 37 in-depth interviews were conducted with sterilized women from the study community, as well as key informant interviews with community …
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Technology impact forecasting for multi-functional composites
… lifecycle of the aircraft. However, due to the limited knowledge about a new technology in system evaluation, a low TRL technology’s high potential is counterbalanced by its inherent high risk and high uncertainty. As a result, the assessment of the potential impact of low TRL technologies on a …
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Best practice model for delivery of telehealth occupational therapy services for clients with dementia and their caregivers
… an effective delivery health care model and the limited evidence to support its use with persons with dementia and their caregivers. This dissertation study was completed in three phases. The first phase collected data from occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology …
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Identifying novel survival mechanisms of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis within its host
Limited knowledge on the pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the bottleneck of novel anti-tubercular drug/vaccine discovery. Recognizing the macrophage as the main host cell of Mtb during infection, the work of this thesis aims to identify (some of) the mechanisms that are involved …
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An analysis of syntactic errors in sentence construction: a case study of selected undergraduate first-year English majors in a South African University
… is challenging, particularly for students with limited knowledge of a second language (L2). English sentences commonly consist of three important components: the subject, the verb, and the object. These components should be effectively aligned in both simple, compound, and complex sentences to …
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Climate change impacts and farmers' responses in Chilanga District, Zambia
… variability on agriculture; however, there is limited knowledge on how farmers perceive the impacts and adapt their agricultural systems. To fill in the knowledge gap mentioned above, the aim of the present study was to evaluate farmers' observations of climate variability impacts and their …
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An assessment of kangaroo mother care among staff in a specialized neonatal intensive care unit, Asmara, Eritrea
… among newborn infants. However, there is limited research on the practice of KMC in Eritrea. Methods: A mixed methods approach was adopted in a phenomenographic study to collect the data. Eleven participants with work experience of at least two years were recruited from the Specialised …
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ON THE INTERACTION OF SUBLIMATING GAS WITH COMETARY BODIES
… the sublimation pressure of any species from limited knowledge of its physical properties. I then describe a novel cometary disruption mechanism in which this sublimation pressure induces differential stresses within the body of the nucleus that exceed its material strength, resulting in …
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Seeking and Giving Social Support and Children's Friendship Adjustment
… best friendship. These findings extend our limited knowledge about the social skills children need for friendship success. Other results indicated that girls were more likely than boys to expect that talking about problems would make them feel better, which helped account for gender …
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Tritium retention in nuclear graphite, system-level transport, and management strategies for the fluoride-salt-cooled high-temperature reactor
… the mobility of tritium at high temperatures and limited knowledge of interactions between tritium and nuclear graphite in the molten fluoride salt environment. The total activity, chemical forms, and retention mechanisms for tritium in nuclear graphite were studied through thermal desorption …
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Assessment of Pesticide Residue Levels Among Locally Produced Fruits and Vegetables in Monze District ,Zambia
… great variation in pesticide use and handling, limited knowledge, observation of reduced waiting period and increased application rate. Meanwhile, issues of monitoring and regulation of pesticide use among farmers were also limited. Exposure to pesticides has been known to be associated with …
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Assessment of Pesticide Residue Levels Among Locally Produced Fruits and Vegetables in Monze District ,Zambia
… great variation in pesticide use and handling, limited knowledge, observation of reduced waiting period and increased application rate. Meanwhile, issues of monitoring and regulation of pesticide use among farmers were also limited. Exposure to pesticides has been known to be associated with …
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of patients regarding coronary artery disease at the cardiac clinics in Windhoek, Namibia
… effects of predictor variables such as knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) on coronary artery diseases, none has been reported in the Namibian context. The purpose of this study was to determine and describe the knowledge, attitudes and practices of patients regarding coronary …
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