A Space Too Vast and Silent? German Deaconesses and the Patriarchy of the Berlin Mission in Apartheid Transvaal

ein Raum zu riesig und still? Deutsche Diakonissinnen und das Patriarchat der Berliner mission im Transvaal unter Apartheid Unverheiratete deutsche Missionarinnen, die während der ersten Jahrzehnte der Apartheid nach Südafrika kamen, fanden eine Missionsleitung vor Ort, die von älteren Männern autoritär dominiert wurde und sich weigerte, die Apartheidpolitik der im Jahre 1948 gewählten Regierung zu kritisieren. Am Beispiel einer einzelnen Missionarin aus Ostdeutschland versucht der Aufsatz, die vorhandenen Quellen zu hinterfragen und festzustellen, welche Möglichkeiten einer Frau offen standen, die in manchen Fragen die Annahmen der Missionsleitung nicht teilte

ClayUI: A Framework for Delivering Object Properties to Native Mobile Application Components

As technology advances in the field of mobile computing with smartphones and tablet computers becoming less expensive, people are adopting these devices into their daily lives. Due to this adoption, many developers are finding opportunities to develop apps that target this growing form factor. One of the issues that developers come across when developing for these multiple platforms is that there is a need to redesign common elements of their applications for each of their platforms. They are also challenged with the decision of breaking the prescribed design guidelines for each of the platforms they are developing for so that they are able to provide support for these applications in the future. In this thesis, we propose a solution to this problem by generalizing common user interface elements and configure them outside of the application. Our solution, called ClayUI, uses a client server model to house and publish user interface elements to a mobile application using an API that is written in the target platform’s native programming language. Our solution allows a developer to create a mobile application that adheres to the platform’s design guidelines with the flexibility of being able to port it to other platforms without having to do a full redesign of the application. Our solution also introduces features that assist the developer with the process of creating local and remote database storage for the configured elements

Management derailment in South Africa across generation and gender

Retaining and developing high potential managers as part of a leadership pipeline is a critical aspect for business, and understanding not only the strengths these managers bring, but also how they derail and how interventions could be tailored to avoid derailment, or at least lessen the impact, is imperative for sustainable growth. The aim of the research is to highlight differences, if any, between gender and generations, in order to ascertain whether unique developmental programmes or derailment interventions would be required based on an individual's gender and age.M.B.A

The cost, cause and place of death in patients dying with HIV/AIDS and who have access to ART

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 48-52).The study aimed to explore the causes of death, the costs involved in these deaths as well as the places where these deaths occurred. As all patients had access to ART once registered with the disease management company, AfA, most patients would have received ART, once the criteria for starting treatment were met

Introducing De Jong : reflections upon reconstructing, the life and practice of a white English speaking designer

Jacob Dlamini, in his seminal text ‘Native nostalgia’ (2010), confides that the first time he heard the term ‘economic sanctions’ used in the township was in the early 1980s when he woke up one day to discover the local Barclays Bank had been renamed First National Bank (FNB). Notably, Dlamini continues to list “a bottle store and … the biggest news agent in Katlehong” as signifiers of urban life of Katlehong, but only the bank is recalled by brand. At the time, the re-­‐branding of Barclays engendered a storm of protest in South Africa, both in design circles, and amongst members of the public. Perhaps less known than the infamous ‘rabbit’ and ‘AK-­‐ 47 rifle’ is that a local design firm – Ernst De Jong Studios – was asked to submit an alternative to the ‘imported’ identity. In the late 1980s, 30 years after he established himself as a young graphic designer in Pretoria, it was also De Jong who was tasked with persuading a white, patriarchal Nationalist Party Cabinet meeting that a white patriarchal male had no place on South Africa’s currency: the result was the CL Stals – Second Issue: the ‘Big Five’ bank note series. This paper outlines challenges inherent in proposed research with regard to the individual designer as an ‘interactive dynamic of the community and society in which he or she is embedded’. Ernst de Jong and his studio arguably shaped many of the shared values, practices, processes and products of an ostensibly ‘modern’ South Africa through the construction of visual identities of communities – both corporate and national – from the 1950s to the 1990s. By importing his experience of American modernism into an African context, De Jong brought diverse influences to bear on his task of ‘imagining’ a nation. Intersecting with debates on the nature of history writing, and writing design, this project grapples with ideas of modernity, domestication, and South African graphic design history in its reflection upon the life and practice of a singular South African communication designer

The preferences, experience and level of comfort of anaesthetists in managing difficult intubation and ‘cannot intubate, cannot ventilate’ scenarios

A research report submitted to the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Medicine in Anaesthesiology. Johannesburg, 2016.Background: The “cannot intubate cannot ventilate” (CICV) scenario is a rare occurrence but can lead to significant morbidity and mortality if not managed appropriately. International data shows that anaesthetists lack knowledge of and fail to employ difficult airway algorithms. Method: A prospective, contextual, descriptive study was done to determine the preferences, experience and level of comfort of anaesthetists in the Wits Department of Anaesthesiology to manage difficult intubations and CICV situations. A previously validated questionnaire was adapted for local use and distributed to all available anaesthetists. Results: A total of 111 (88.1%) participants knew the location of the difficult airway trolley, but 43 (38.8%) stated that the trolley is not easily accessible. Ninety two (73%) participants preferred the videolaryngoscope as first choice device when facing a difficult airway. The predominant second choice devices were the flexible fibre-optic scope, chosen by 52 (43%) and the intubating laryngeal mask, chosen by 48 (38.1%). The majority of participants had no experience with the retrograde wire set, optical stylet and rigid bronchoscope. The most popular device for cricothyroidotomy, chosen by 47 (37.3%), was an IV cannula, but only 34.9% was comfortable with using this option. The majority of anaesthetists have no experience with the internationally recommended open surgical method. Sixty-three (50%) of the participants have experienced a CICV scenario in clinical practice. Conclusion: Airway training can be improved in our department. The location of the difficult airway trolley is not known by everyone and many believe that it is not readily available in an emergency. The videolaryngoscope is the preferred difficult airway device and the IV cannula the first choice in a CICV scenario. There is a significant difference in the comfort level of consultants and registrars with the use of most advanced airway devices.LG201

Case Study: The nutritional management of short bowel syndrome in a very low-birthweight neonate

No AbstractKeywords: NEC, necrotising enterocolitis, neonate, nutritional management, short bowel syndrom