Biochemical tests of fetal well-being ('placental function tests') have been part of routine obstetric practice for more than twenty years. This book provides an overview of the current status of these tests - the physiological basis for their use, and their advantages and limitations in clinical practice. Considerable attention is given to interpretation, a subject which in the past has led to much confusion both in the scientific literature and in the minds of clinicians. Recent advances...

Francois van Coke collaborates with Annie Klopper to write about the events that formed him as a person and musician. Milestones like Fokofpolisiekar, Van Coke Kartel, his solo career and “Toe vind ek jou” are mentioned as well as stories about wild parties, fist fights, drugs, nights in jail cells, love, sobriety and fatherhood.

From Chalkboards to ChatbotsEducation is changing faster than ever, and teachers are at the heart of that transformation. From Chalkboards to Chatbots is a practical and inspiring guide for educators navigating the new world of Artificial Intelligence in the classroom.Written by Dr. Johan van Rooyen and Ahmaryn Kloppers, this book bridges decades of classroom wisdom with the latest in AI innovation. It shows teachers everywhere, from rural...

'I proudly wear my badge as a Covid-19 front-line hero. I believe I was meant to be where I am during these trying times.' Our nurses have witnessed the pandemic first hand, compassionately caring for patients amid war-like circumstances. The havoc caused by the pandemic highlighted existing fault lines in the South African health system, and nurses faced shortages of staff and vital life-saving equipment. Colleagues tested positive and died. Visitors were not allowed, so nurses had to be ...

Eat Your Own Lunch is written by nlightencx CEO Nathalie Schooling and Director Brendon Bairstow-Klopper. Along with two decades of research, this manual outlines their expertise in CX strategy development, training, customer journey mapping, and experience redesign in a how-to fashion."It's not a Band-aid or a marketing project. Great CX has to become part of the very fabric and DNA of your business."As the leading CX experts in South Africa, nlig...

From Transactions to Relationships: Your Roadmap to CX SuccessToo often, businesses get so caught up in their own processes that they forget that their success depends on the people they serve. When you neglect your customers, you risk losing them to competitors and spending a fortune trying to replace them. On the other hand, when you make your customers feel valued, they'll reward you with loyalty, advocacy, and growth.If you were to draw back th...

From the outset, South Africa's history has been marked by division and conflict along racial and ethnic lines. From 1948 until 1994, this division was formalized in the National Party's policy of apartheid. Because apartheid intruded on every aspect of private and public life, South African literature was preoccupied with the politics of race and social engineering.Since the release from prison of Nelson Mandela in 1990, South Africa has been a new nation-in-the-making, inspired b...

Research on Steroids contains the proceedings of the Fourth Meeting of the International Study Group for Steroid Hormones. The papers explore the production, chemical characterization, and metabolism of steroid hormones and their interactions with proteins. Topics range from the action of estradiol in vitro to water-soluble metabolites of estrogens, transport of steroids by proteins, and immunological aspects of steroid hormones. The binding of steroids by tissue proteins is also discussed...

Higher education institutions around the globe are facing complex issues that disrupt the usual roles and purposes of centres of learning and research. Forces such as globalisation, burgeoning knowledge-based economies, rapid adoption of new technology, and global competition are changing the work and lived experiences of academics across the globe.This book addresses the unprecedented effects of these global pressures, including the COVID-19 pandemic, on university work and the re...

Arts education provides students with opportunities to build knowledge and skills in self-expression, imagination, creative and collaborative problem solving and creation of shared meanings. Engagement in arts education has also been said to positively affect overall academic achievement and development of empathy towards others. This book provides key insights from stakeholders across the teaching and learning spectrum and offers examples of pedagogical practice to those interested in fac...

In July 1978 a group met in Aberdeen to discuss the whole range of new proteins recently isolated from the human placenta. With the exception of Yuri Tatarinov all the main pioneers in the field were present, and this book arose from the discussions which took place. Each author was asked to bring a written man uscript corresponding to but not necessarily identical with their verbal presentation. Nobody was given a specified remit, for the reason that the subject is so new that it would be...