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Basic Density of Some Hardwood Species Grown in Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: Gabriel B.J. Chapola --- , Malawi MzomaR. Ngulube --- , MalawiWood density of 18 hardwood species of age 5 to 8 years from nine different sites was evaluated. Average density varied significantly between species and ranged between 300 and 700 kg/m3, Radial wood density showed a general increase from pith... -
Wood Properties of Wide and Narrow-crowned Variants of Widdringtonia nodiflora Powrie (Mulanje Cedar) Growing at Zomba Mountain, Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: Gabriel B.J. Chapola --- , MalawiComparisons were made of typical (wide-crowned) and atypical (narrow-crowned) forms of Malawi's indigenous fine-timber cypress tree, Widdringtonia nodiflora Powrie (Mulanje cedar) at 80 years of age for basic density, fibre length, lignin and extractive contents. Wide-crowned W. nodiflora was found... -
EPIREFLECTIONS VERSUS BIREFLECTIONS FOR TOPOLOGICAL FUNCTORS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Gabriele Castellini --- Dept. of Mathematics, U.S.A.In this paper it is proved that if T: A → X is a topological functor satisfying certain conditions, then there is a Galois Connection between the class of bireflective subcategories of A and the class of epireflective subcategories of... -
On Nuclear and Multiple Summing Bilinear Operators on c 0 × c 0
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Gabriela Badea --- Department of Mathematics, RomaniaIn this paper we study the connections between the nuclear operators and the multiple summing bilinear ones defined on c 0 × c 0. We also give an example of a bilinear operator on c 0 × c 0, for... -
Some multiple summing operators defined by the determinant of a matrix
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Gabriela Badea --- Faculty of Civil Engineering, RomaniaWe give some new examples of multilinear Hilbert-Schmidt and multiple summing operators, involving the determinant of a n × n-square matrix of scalars. We also determine the exact value of the Hilbert-Schmidt and multiple summing norms and we show that... -
A case for focus on professional communication skills at senior undergraduate level in Engineering and the Built Environment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Gabrielle Sulcas --- Professional Communication Studies Department, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, Cape Town Jane English --- Professional Communication Studies Department, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, Cape TownAn initial qualitative investigation was undertaken to determine the parameters defining professional written and spoken communication in industry, professional engineering and built environment bodies and other potential employers of graduates from the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment. The... -
Initiating community participation: the stakeholder communication and environmental education programme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: MJM GabrielUnder the new National Water Act the River Health Programme has Stakeholder Communication and Environmental Education (SCEE) as one of its components. This programme seeks to develop tools to help water resource managers involve previously disadvantaged communities in managing river... -
Raptors drowning in farm reservoirs in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: MarkD. Anderson --- , South Africa Abrie W.A. Maritz --- , South Africa Enrico Oosthuysen --- , South AfricaAnderson, M.D., Maritz, A.W.A. & Oosthuysen, E. 1999. Raptors drowning in farm reserviors in South Africa. Ostrich 70 (2): 139–144 -
The prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder among school-aged children in Benin City, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: CarolineE Ofovwe GabrielE Ofovwe Anneke MeyerObjective: To establish the prevalence of ADHD among school-aged children in Benin City, Nigeria. -
Discrete Objects, Splitting Closure and Connectedness
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Gabriele CastelliniNotions of discrete and indiscrete classes with respect to a closure operator are introduced and studied. These notions are strongly related to splitting and cosplitting closure operators. By linking the above concepts, two Galois connections arise whose composition provides a... -
Psychosocial issues among children and adolescents in an integrated paediatric HIV psychology service in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lindsay E. Mullan --- Fielding Graduate University, USA Paul C. Mullan --- Children's National Health System, USA Gabriel M. Anabwani --- Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence, BotswanaThis study explored the psychosocial issues faced by children and adolescents with HIV in Botswana. Data on psychosocial issues were collected from 27 young children aged 5–9 years and 128 adolescents aged 10–19 years (n = 155). Data were analysed... -
Enlightenment and Individuation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Gabriel Rossouw [B0001] Brendon Stewart [B0002]It is important for psychology - as a discipline of thought about the nature of psyche - and for psychotherapy, as its practice of understanding, to draw a distinction between neurotic and authentic suffering if it aims to assist a... -
Death Mirrors the Spirit of Life
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Gabriel Rossouw [B0001] David Russell [B0002]The aim of this paper is to further an understanding of how a soul comes to despair and how the spirit of life is wounded. This question is approached from the perspective of death – in the form of death... -
The Limitations of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Psychodynamic Therapies of Suicidality from an Existential-Phenomenological Perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Gabriel Rossouw [B0001]Suicidality, a significant problem in New Zealand for the past decade or so, has invited a substantial body of research into causes and prevention. However, given the effort, the prevention results do not appear to be sufficiently convincing when coroners’... -
Maori Wellbeing and Being-in-the-World: Challenging Notions for Psychological Research and Practice in New Zealand
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Gabriel Rossouw [B0001]Psychological research and practice in New Zealand has a long history of a positivist inspired epistemology and a pragmatic evidence-based approach to therapeutic treatment. There is a growing realization that a more meaningful interface between research and practice is required... -
Therapists’ Experience of Working with Suicidal Clients
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Gabriel Rossouw [B0001] Elizabeth Smythe [B0002] Peter Greener [B0003]This paper is based on a study of therapists’ experiences of working with suicidal clients. Using a hermeneutic-phenomenological methodology informed by Heidegger, the study provides an understanding of the meaning of therapists’ experiences from their perspective as mental health professionals... -
Salt intake in South Africa: a current perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Gabriel Eksteen --- MSc(Physiol), RD, Vash Mungal-Singh --- MBChB, FFPath(Haem), MBA, Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa, -
Geotechnical properties of non-crystalline coastal plain sand derived lateritic soils from Ogua, Niger Delta, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Gabriel Oladapo Adeyemi --- Department of Geology, Lekan Olatayo Afolagboye --- Department of Geology, Alexandra Chinwenwa Chukwuemeka --- Department of Geology,Lateritic soils derived from coastal plain sands around Ogua, Niger Delta in Nigeria, were investigated with a view to elucidate their geotechnical characteristics, which may have influence on their engineering applications. The geotechnical properties of these soils (their compaction parameters,... -
Thinking about Thoughts in Practising Psychotherapy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Gabriel Rossouw --- Psychologist, Public Mental Health Services, New ZealandBy juxtaposing a phenomenological-existential mode of understanding with the mainstream therapeutic modality of cognitive behavioural therapy, this paper considers how the mode in which a therapist chooses to understand a client's thoughts may manifest in practice, and the potential implications... -
Strengths use and deficit improvement: The relationship with engagement and fit with study course amongst first-year students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Gabrielle van Niekerk --- WorkWell Research Unit for Economic and Management Sciences, South Africa Karina Mostert --- WorkWell Research Unit for Economic and Management Sciences, South Africa Leon T. de Beer --- WorkWell Research Unit for Economic and Management Sciences, South AfricaThis study sought to test a model of students’ proactive behaviour to use their strengths and improve their deficits and how this relates with their self-reported perceptions of their fit with a study course and engagement. Participants were 692 first-year... -
Language Enrichment revisited: evolving theories and practice in Professional Communication Studies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Gabrielle Nudelman --- Professional Communication Studies Department, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, South Africa Jane English --- Professional Communication Studies Department, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, South AfricaThe Professional Communication Studies (PCS) department at the University of Cape Town offers courses at senior undergraduate and postgraduate level. This study evaluates new developments since 2011 of the language development support classes, which are offered to linguistically weak students... -
Correlates of bacterial ulcers and acute HSV-2 infection among men with genital ulcer disease in South Africa: age, recent sexual behaviours, and HIV
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Jami S. Leichliter --- Division of STD Prevention, USA David A. Lewis --- Centre for HIV and STIs, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa Gabriela Paz-Bailey --- Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, USAData from baseline surveys and STI/HIV laboratory tests (n=615 men) were used to examine correlates of bacterial ulcers (Treponema pallidum, Haemophilus ducreyi, or Chlamydia trachomatis L1-L3 detected in ulcers) and acute HSV-2 ulcers (HSV-2 positive ulcer specimen, HSV-2 sero-negative, and... -
Information on nutritional supplement labels: time for legislation?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: G. Gabriels --- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, M. Lambert --- MRC/UCT Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, P. Smith --- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine,Background: Nutritional supplements have received attention both from food manufacturers, as a means of marketing the added value to health; and from consumers, in terms of awareness, education, and improved health. To assist this process, it is important to have... -
The impact of noun classes on tonal changes in associative constructions in Fe’efe’e
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Gabriel Delmon Djomeni --- School for African and Gender Studies, Anthropology and Linguistics, Linguistics Section, South AfricaThis paper attempts to account for the impact of noun classes on the change of tones in the associative constructions (ACs) in Fe’efe’e, a lesser described Grassfield language spoken in the West Region of Cameroon. The paper clearly demonstrates that... -
Physical and hydrological properties of peatland substrates from different hydrogenetic wetland types on the Maputaland Coastal Plain, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Franziska Faul --- Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Germany Marvin Gabriel --- Faculty of Life Science, Germany Niko Roßkopf --- Faculty of Life Science, Germany Jutta Zeitz --- Faculty of Life Science, Germany Cornelius W van Huyssteen --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, South Africa Mathilde L Pretorius --- Centre for Environmental Management, South Africa Piet-Louis Grundling --- Centre for Environmental Management, South AfricaThe Maputaland Coastal Plain in KwaZulu-Natal province is home to 60% of all peatlands occurring in South Africa. These ecosystems are increasingly threatened by unsustainable agricultural utilisation, a growing population and climate change. The aim of the study was, therefore,... -
On the self-convolution of generalized Fibonacci numbers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Hacène Belbachir --- , Algeria Toufik Djellal --- , Algeria Jean-Gabriel Luque --- Normandie Université, Université de Rouen, FranceWe focus on a family of equalities pioneered by Zhang and generalized by Zao and Wang and hence by Mansour which involves self convolution of generalized Fibonacci numbers. We show that all these formulas are nicely stated in only one... -
The dynamics and digitisation of religious testimonies: a case of prophetic ministries in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Gabriel Faimau --- Department of Sociology, BotswanaA major element in the religious practice of believers in prophetic Christianity is the sharing of religious testimonies. Focusing on prophetic ministries in Botswana, this paper examines the nature and function of religious testimonies and the dynamics of their digitisation... -
Maturity, protein content and yield stability of cowpea in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Gabriel Ddamulira --- National Crops Resources Research Institute, Uganda Carlos AF Santos --- Embrapa Semi-Arid, Brazil Mildred Alanyo --- National Crops Resources Research Institute, Uganda Idd Ramathani --- National Crops Resources Research Institute, Uganda Mcebisi Maphosa --- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, ZimbabweLow yields and protein content are major constraints to cowpea production in semi-arid areas. A study was conducted to determine cowpea performance across diverse environments in Uganda. Twenty-eight cowpea genotypes were evaluated in a randomised complete block design with three... -
Peatland substrates in northern KwaZulu-Natal: a study of the forming environments, properties and an approach towards classification
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Marvin Gabriel --- Faculty of Life Science, Germany Camelia Toader --- Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Germany Franziska Faul --- Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Germany Niko Roßkopf --- Faculty of Life Science, Germany Piet-Louis Grundling --- Centre for Environmental Management, South Africa Cornelius Wilhelm van Huyssteen --- Department of Soil, Crop, and Climate Sciences, South Africa Jutta Zeitz --- Faculty of Life Science, GermanyPeatlands in South Africa are rare and fulfil important ecological functions but are threatened by degradation. Because of this peatlands have gained increasing attention from scientists during the last two decades. However, knowledge of the peatland substrates and the means... -
New species of Mongrel Frogs (Pyxicephalidae: Nothophryne) for northern Mozambique inselbergs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Werner Conradie --- , South Africa Gabriela B. Bittencourt-Silva --- , , Switzerland Harith M. Farooq --- , , Mozambique Simon P. Loader --- , United Kingdom Michele Menegon --- , , Italy Krystal A. Tolley --- , , South AfricaNothophryne Poynton, 1963 is a monotypic genus of frog, with the nominal species N. broadleyi found only on Mount Mulanje, in southern Malawi. Recent surveys in northern Mozambique, however, have uncovered at least four new species associated with four inselbergs... -
Assessment of communicative modes used by engineering and built environment professionals
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Jane English --- Professional Communication Studies, South Africa Gabrielle Nudelman --- Professional Communication Studies, South AfricaSouth African engineering and built environment professionals often present and need to transfer complex data to diverse recipients. This study of 91 respondents (via a Likert scale survey) explores communicative skills and formats used in their workplaces. Skills for seeking... -
Nutrient status of sandy soils in smallholder areas of Zimbabwe and the need to develop site-specific fertiliser recommendations for sustainable crop intensification
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Gabriel Soropa --- Department of Environmental Sciences and Technology, Zimbabwe Justice Nyamangara --- Department of Environmental Sciences and Technology, Zimbabwe Ermson Z Nyakatawa --- Department of Crop Science and Post Harvest Technology, ZimbabweSustainable crop intensification in sub-Saharan Africa cannot be achieved if farmers cultivate inherently infertile soils that are deficient in key essential nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus. Most smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa are resource-constrained and apply suboptimal fertiliser amounts,... -
Landscape pattern changes over 25 years across a hotspot zone in southern Brazil
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Igor José Malfetoni Ferreira --- Remote Sensing Division, Brazil Gabriel da Rocha Bragion --- Remote Sensing Division, Brazil José Hilário Delconte Ferreira --- Biodiversity and Conservation of Nature Department, Brazil Evanilde Benedito --- Center for Research in Limnology, Ichthyology and Aquaculture, Biology Department, Brazil Edivando Vitor do Couto --- Biodiversity and Conservation of Nature Department, BrazilForest fragmentation caused by human activities has many implications for natural landscapes, such as habitat reduction and the loss of biodiversity. This study investigated the temporal fragmentation process of forest remnants in a strongly agro-industrialised region in southern Brazil over... -
Faith in flux: Pentecostalism and mobility in rural Mozambique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Gabriel Faimau --- Department of Sociology, Botswana -
Untapped communicative resources in multilingual classroom settings: Possible alternatives
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Lydiah Kananu Kiramba --- Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education, College of Education and Human Sciences, USA James Alan Oloo --- Gabriel Dumont Institute, CanadaThis paper presents a critical review of literature relating to language policy and literacy practices in education, with a particular focus on multilingual Kenya. Existing research on schooling in Kenya often draws attention to the use of languages that are... -
Local food and tourism in the Global South
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Gabriel CM Laeis --- Department of Hospitality, Tourism and Event Management, GermanyMany countries in the Global South import a significant share of the food served to tourists. For decades, closer linkages of local food producer and the resort industry have been heralded as an antidote to this unsustainable circumstance, further encouraged... -
The potential impact of dietary supplement adulteration on patient assessment and treatment from a healthcare provider’s perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Gary Gabriels --- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Mohamed Irhuma --- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaDietary supplements have been manufactured and supplied to the market with the objective of enhancing the overall health of the general population and optimising the performance of athletes. The perceived intention of dietary supplementation is to increase the nutritional content... -
Social cognitive drivers of farmer learning behaviour in the student-to-farmer university outreach in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Stephen W. Kalule --- Department of Extension and Innovations Studies, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Kampala, Uganda Haroon Sseguya --- Department of Extension and Innovations Studies, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Kampala, Uganda Duncan Ongeng --- Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Gulu, Uganda Gabriel Karubanga --- Department of Extension and Innovations Studies, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Kampala, UgandaGlobally, universities are repositioning themselves for community outreach although with difficulty in responding to the unpredictable social features of host communities. Accordingly, this study aims to assess the role of social cognitive factors in farmer learning behaviour during university outreach... -
The state of costing research for HIV interventions in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Drew B Cameron --- Health Policy and Management, USA Mohamed Mustafa Diab --- Institute for Health Policy Studies, USA Lauren N Carroll --- Institute for Health Policy Studies, USA Lori A Bollinger --- Avenir Health, USA Willyanne DeCormier Plosky --- Avenir Health, USA Carol Levin --- Department of Global Health, USA Benjamin Herzel --- Institute for Health Policy Studies, USA Elliot Marseille --- Health Strategies International, USA Lily Alexander --- Department of Global Health, USA Sergio Bautista-Arredondo --- Division of Health Economics and Health Systems Innovations, Mexico Carlos Pineda-Antunez --- Division of Health Economics and Health Systems Innovations, Mexico Diego Cerecero-García --- Division of Health Economics and Health Systems Innovations, Mexico Gabriela B Gomez --- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom William H Dow --- Health Policy and Management, USA James G Kahn --- Institute for Health Policy Studies, USAThe past decade has seen a growing emphasis on the production of high-quality costing data to improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of global health interventions. The need for such data is especially important for decision making and priority setting across... -
Meta-analysis of average costs of HIV testing and counselling and voluntary medical male circumcision across thirteen countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Carlos Pineda-Antunez --- Center for Health Systems Research, Mexico Gisela Martinez-Silva --- Center for Health Systems Research, Mexico Diego Cerecero-Garcia --- Center for Health Systems Research, Mexico Lily Alexander --- Department of Global Health, USA Drew B Cameron --- Health Policy and Management, USA Chris Chiwevu --- Independent consultant, Lalit Dandona --- Public Health Foundation of India, Gurugram, National Capital Region, India Carol Dayo Obure --- Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK Steven Forsythe --- Avenir Health, USA Van Thu Nguyen --- FHI 360, Vietnam Stella Settumba --- The Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Australia Michel Tchuenche --- Avenir Health, USA Hoang Van Minh --- Center for Population Health Sciences, Vietnam James G Kahn --- Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, USA Gabriela Gomez --- Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK Sedona Sweeney --- Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK Anna Vassall --- Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK Lori Bollinger --- Avenir Health, USA Carol Levin --- Department of Global Health, USA Sergio Bautista-Arredondo --- Center for Health Systems Research, MexicoObjective: Explore facility-level average costs per client of HIV testing and counselling (HTC) and voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) services in 13 countries. -
Developing the Global Health Cost Consortium Unit Cost Study Repository for HIV and TB: methodology and lessons learned
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Willyanne DeCormier Plosky --- Avenir Health, USA Lori A Bollinger --- Avenir Health, USA Lily Alexander --- Department of Global Health, USA Drew B Cameron --- Department of Health Policy and Management, USA Lauren N Carroll --- Philip R Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, USA Lucy Cunnama --- Health Economics Unit, South Africa Gabriela B Gomez --- Centre for Health Economics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom Carol Levin --- Department of Global Health, USA Elliot Marseille --- Health Strategies International, USA Mohamed Mustafa Diab --- Philip R Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, USA Mariana Siapka --- Centre for Health Economics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom Edina Sinanovic --- Health Economics Unit, South Africa Anna Vassall --- Centre for Health Economics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom James G Kahn --- Philip R Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, USAConsistently defined, accurate, and easily accessible cost data are a valuable resource to inform efficiency analyses, budget preparation, and sustainability planning in global health. The Global Health Cost Consortium (GHCC) designed the Unit Cost Study Repository (UCSR) to be a... -
A meta-analysis approach for estimating average unit costs for ART using pooled facility-level primary data from African countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Diego Cerecero-García --- National Institute of Public Health, Mexico Carlos Pineda-Antunez --- National Institute of Public Health, Mexico Lily Alexander --- HIV AIDS TB Research Consortium CISIDAT, Mexico Drew Cameron --- Health Policy, USA Gisela Martinez-Silva --- National Institute of Public Health, Mexico Carol Dayo Obure --- African Development Bank Group, Tunis Elliot Marseille --- Center for Global Surgical Studies, USA Lung Vu --- Population Council, USA James G Kahn --- Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California San Francisco, USA Anna Vassall --- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK Gabriela Gomez --- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK Lori Bollinger --- Avenir Health, USA Carol Levin --- Department of Global Health, USA Sergio Bautista-Arredondo --- National Institute of Public Health, MexicoObjective: To estimate facility-level average cost for ART services and explore unit cost variations using pooled facility-level cost estimates from four HIV empirical cost studies conducted in five African countries . -
The avifauna, conservation and biogeography of the Njesi Highlands in northern Mozambique, with a review of the country’s Afromontane birdlife
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Samuel EI Jones --- School of Biological Sciences, United Kingdom Gabriel A Jamie --- Biodiversity Inventory for Conservation, Belgium Emidio Sumbane --- Biodiversity Inventory for Conservation, Belgium Merlijn Jocque --- Biodiversity Inventory for Conservation, BelgiumNorthern Mozambique’s ‘sky-island’ mountains have become increasingly recognised for their Afromontane birdlife. Despite growing ornithological coverage, however, several Mozambican mountains remain poorly known. We present results from a three-week survey of three such mountains: the Njesi Plateau, Mount Chitagal and... -
What does determining that a disagreement is not a “peer disagreement” mean?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: N. Gabriel Martin --- Centre for Applied Philosophy, Politics, and Ethics, United KingdomAssessment of those with whom one finds oneself in dispute is indispensable in the epistemology of disagreement. The assessment of one’s opponents is necessary in order to determine whether a particular disagreement constitutes evidence of a likely error in one’s... -
Genetic control of diameter and bark percentage in spotted gum (Corymbia spp.): can we breed eucalypts with more wood and less bark?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: João Gabriel Zanon Paludeto --- , Brazil David Bush --- , Australia Regiane Abjaud Estopa --- , Brazil Evandro Vagner Tambarussi --- , BrazilThis study aimed to estimate the genetic parameters of diameter at breast height over bark (DBHOB), bark percentage (Bark%) and the correlation between DBHOB and Bark% for Corymbia spp. Three independent trials were evaluated during this study: C. variegata (CV)... -
Eco-friendly environment in Cameroon: Does an increase in fossil fuel energy consumption influence economic growth?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Thales Pacific Yapatake Kossele --- , Central African Republic Manuella Ndjakwa Tonga --- , Cameroon Magalie Gabriella Ngaba Mbai-Akem --- , Central African RepublicThis study examines the relationship between fossil fuel consumption and economic growth in ensuring energy conservation steps to reduce reliance on fossil fuels for a friendly environment in Cameroon covering the period of 1996–2013. The Auto-Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) bounds... -
Characterisation of eucalypt wood from trees with dieback for production of Kraft pulp
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Ana Paula Câmara --- , Brazil Graziela Baptista Vidaurre --- , Brazil Suellen Rios Martins --- , Brazil João Gabriel Missia da Silva --- , Brazil Humberto Fantuzzi Neto --- , Brazil Jean Carlos Lopes de Oliveira --- , Brazil Amélia Guimarães Carvalho --- , Brazil José Cola Zanuncio --- , Brazil Leandro de Siqueira --- , BrazilDieback, resulting from abiotic stress, compromises the development of trees and the quality of wood. The objective of this work was to characterise the wood and cellulosic pulp produced from young eucalypt wood with dieback. Eucalyptus grandis × Eucalyptus urophylla... -
The predictors of different measures of dietary diversity among one-year-olds in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Daniela Casale --- , South Africa Gabriel Espi --- , South Africa Shane A Norris --- , South AfricaObjectives: A study was undertaken to compare a range of dietary diversity indicators and their predictors among one-year-olds. -
Motivating people living with HIV to initiate antiretroviral treatment outside national guidelines in three clinics in the HPTN 071 (PopART) trial, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Constance Mubekapi-Musadaidzwa --- , South Africa Dillon Wademan --- , South Africa Neshaan Peton --- , South Africa Portia Hendricks --- , South Africa Gabriela Carolus --- , South Africa Rheiner Mbaezue --- , South Africa Karen F Kelley --- , South Africa James Kruger --- , South Africa Karen Jennings --- , South Africa Nelis Grobbelaar --- , South Africa Francoise Louis --- , South Africa Nulda Beyers --- , South Africa Helen Ayles --- , Zambia Sarah Fidler --- , UK Richard Hayes --- , UK Peter Bock --- , South Africa Graeme Hoddinott --- , South AfricaBackground: The HPTN 071 (PopART) trial implemented universal test and treat (UTT) in three clinics in the Western Cape, South Africa at a time when antiretroviral treatment (ART) was only offered by CD4 threshold and World Health Organization clinical staging... -
Sociocultural narratives and the anthropomorphic power of agency in a semiotic landscape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Gabriel Simungala --- , Zambia Hambaba Jimaima --- , ZambiaWe take the conflation of space, time and the sociopolitical ideology in the newly independent Zambia as a transformative semiotic capacity predicated on notions of resemiotisation and metamorphosis of artefacts that are seen through the naming and names of hostels... -
Generalized Wintgen inequality for submanifolds in generalized (κ, µ)-space forms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Chul Woo Lee --- , Republic of Korea Jae Won Lee --- , Republic of Korea Gabriel-Eduard Vîlcu --- , RomaniaIn this paper, we obtain a generalized Wintgen-type inequality for submanifolds in generalized (κ,µ)-space forms. Further, we discuss the inequality for bi-slant submanifolds, semi-slant submanifolds, hemi-slant submanifolds, CR-submanifolds and slant submanifolds in various ambient spaces. In particular, we generalize some... -
The effects of eucalyptus Eucalyptus globulus and oregano Origanum vulgare essential oils on anaesthesia response in a Namibian marine species, silver kob Argyrosomus inodorus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: NN Gabriel --- , Namibia C Chikwililwa --- , Namibia GM Liswaniso --- , Namibia S Louw --- , Namibia A Namwoonde --- , NamibiaThe anaesthetic effectiveness of separate and combined eucalyptus Eucalyptus globulus and oregano Origanum vulgare essential oils (EO) were investigated in silver kob Argyrosomus inodorus and were compared with clove oil Eugenia caryophyllata. Argyrosomus inodorus adults (595.61 [SE 11.82] g) were... -
Perceived organisational reputation and work engagement among Nigerian bank employees: The mediating role of transformational leadership style
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Gabriel C. Kanu --- , Nigeria Anene M. Ezeh --- , Nigeria Ikechukwu V. N. Ujoatuonu --- , Nigeria Sampson O. Elom --- , Nigeria Lawrence E. Ugwu --- , NigeriaThis study aimed to examine the relationship between employee perceptions of their organisational reputation and employee work engagement, and the role of transformational leadership style in that relationship. The study sample comprised 183 employees of Nigerian banks (female = 52.5%; managers = 9.8%; mean... -
Thirty years of amphibian surveys in the Ukagurus Mountains of Tanzania reveal new species, yet others are in decline
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: H Christoph Liedtke --- Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC), Spain John V Lyakurwa --- University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Lucinda P Lawson --- University of Cincinnati, USA Michele Menegon --- Manchester Metropolitan University, UK Marina Garrido-Priego --- Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC), Spain Jean Mariaux --- Natural History Museum of Geneva, Switzerland Wilirk Ngalason --- University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Alan Channing --- North-West University, South Africa Nisha R Owen --- On the EDGE Conservation, UK Gabriela B Bittencourt-Silva --- Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC), Spain Mark Wilkinson --- Natural History Museum, UK Joanna G Larson --- University of Notre Dame, USA Václav Gvoždík --- Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic Simon P Loader --- Natural History Museum, UKRecords of biodiversity over time are important resources for assessing conservation priorities. However, such baseline data are missing for regions of key biodiversity importance. The Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania are known for their species richness and endemism, but not... -
The impact of sustainability at the workplace on the employee’s motivation and satisfaction
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Gabriel Tschelisnig --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Rodney Westerlaken --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThis article focuses on the impact of sustainable efforts at the workplace on employees’ motivation and satisfaction. The focus is on the hospitality industry, represented in this case study by the Novotel Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands. As sustainability... -
Work method control of Nigerian armed forces personnel: Roles of psychological detachment and conscientiousness
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ikechukwu V. N. Ujoatuonu --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Gabriel C. Kanu --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Chiedozie O. Okafor --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Chidozie S. Okeke --- University of Nigeria, NigeriaOur study investigated the moderating roles of psychological detachment and conscientiousness on work method control of the Nigerian armed forces. The study sample comprised 252 military personnel (female= 33%; mean age = 32.98 years, SD = 5.04 years). Hierarchical multiple... -
Relationships between spacing, productivity and profitability of eucalypt plantations in a small rural property in south-eastern Brazil
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Gabriel Soares Lopes Gomes --- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Brazil Sílvio Nolasco de Oliveira Neto --- Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil Helio Garcia Leite --- Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil Márcio Lopes da Silva --- Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil Lucas Sérgio de Sousa Lopes --- Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil Bruno Leão Said Schettini --- Universidade Federal de Viçosa, BrazilTree cultivation spacing can influence productivity and wood quality, with silvicultural, technological and economic implications. This study aimed to estimate the production and provide an economic analysis of Eucalyptus urophylla × Eucalyptus grandis stands as a function of planting spacing... -
Mozambican adults’ perspectives on human rights: Comparison with French and Venezuelan adults
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Germano Vera Cruz --- University of Picardie Jules Verne, France Ana Gabriela Guédez --- TÉLUQ University of Quebec, Canada Etienne Mullet --- Institute of Advanced Studies (EPHE), FranceThe present study assessed conceptualisations of human rights in Mozambique, a developing country with a history of Portuguese colonisation. Participants were 102 Mozambicans adults (female = 48%; mean age = 29.25 years; SD = 9.04 years). They responded to four... -
Mother-to-child transmission of HIV and its prevention: awareness and knowledge in Uganda and Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Gundel Harms --- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Charité-University Medicine Berlin, Katja Schulze [B0002] Ilaria Moneta --- International Health, Charité-University Medicine Berlin, Chris Baryomunsi [B0004] Paulina Mbezi [B0005] Gabriele Poggensee --- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute in Berlin,Awareness and knowledge about HIV mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) and preventive measures in different population groups and health personnel were analysed in future intervention areas in western Uganda and south-western Tanzania. In Uganda, a total of 751 persons (440 clients of... -
‘Clinics aren't meant for men’: Sexual health care access and seeking behaviours among men in Gauteng province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Jami S Leichliter --- Division of STD Prevention, US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Gabriela Paz-Bailey --- Del Valle University, Allison L Friedman --- Behavioral Interventions & Research Branch in the Division of STD Prevention, US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Melissa A Habel --- Behavioral Interventions and Research Branch, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention in the Division of STD Prevention, Alex Vezi --- Sexually Transmitted Infections Reference Centre at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa Martha Sello --- STI Reference Centre of the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa Thato Farirai --- CDC GAP, South Africa David A Lewis --- Sexually Transmitted Infections Reference Centre at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, South AfricaMen may be key players in the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STI), and it is important that STI/HIV health services reach men. The objective of this study was to explore sexual health care access and seeking behaviours in men... -
Measuring change in vulnerable adolescents: Findings from a peer education evaluation in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Sharlene Swartz [d63e18] Charles Deutsch Mokhantšo Makoae Barbara Michel James Hamilton Harding Gabrielle Garzouzie Amanda Rozani Toby Runciman Ingrid Van der HeijdenIntroduction: In the context of poverty and HIV and AIDS, peer education is thought to be capable of providing vulnerable youth with psychosocial support as well as information and decision-making skills otherwise limited by scarce social and material resources. As... -
Exploring the acceptability of Option B plus among HIV-positive Nigerian women engaged and not engaged in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV cascade: a qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Salome C. Erekaha --- , Nigeria Llewellyn J. Cornelius --- , , USA Melissa L. Bessaha --- , , USA Abdulmumin Ibrahim --- , , Nigeria Gabriel D. Adeyemo --- , Nigeria Mofoluwake Fadare --- , Nigeria Manhattan Charurat --- , , USA Echezona E. Ezeanolue --- , USA Nadia A. Sam-Agudu --- , NigeriaThe acceptability of lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) among HIV-positive women in high-burden Nigeria, is not well-known. We explored readiness of users and providers of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services to accept lifelong ART -before Option B plus... -
Spatial interpolation of vertisol physico-chemical properties through ordinary kriging in south-eastern Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Muketiwa Chitiga --- Lupane State University, Zimbabwe Gabriel Soropa --- Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe Trevor Dube --- Midlands State University, Zimbabwe Progress Sengera --- GreenFuel, ZimbabweA decline in sugarcane yields from Block G (∼400 ha) of GreenFuel’s Chisumbanje Estate in south-eastern Zimbabwe prompted a study on spatial variability of the soil physico-chemical parameters in the 2017–2018 farming season. Using a systematic gridding schema, 123 geo-located... -
Dominant tree selection for height estimation and its impact on site classification for African mahogany stands
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Matheus Oliveira Teixeira --- Federal University of Piauí, Brazil Andressa Ribeiro --- Federal University of Piauí, Brazil Gabriel William Dias Ferreira --- Colorado State University, USA Maurício Sangiogo --- , Brazil Antonio Carlos Ferraz Filho --- Federal University of Piauí, BrazilAfrican mahogany plantations are increasing in Brazil, especially those planted with the species Khaya grandifoliola C. DC. Despite the interest in establishing plantations, there is a lack of studies in management practices for the genus. This makes it difficult to... -
Forage yield, competition and economic benefit of intercropping cactus and millet with mulch in a semi-arid environment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Marcondes de Sá Souza --- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brasil George do Nascimento Araújo Júnior --- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brasil Luciana Sandra Bastos de Souza --- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brasil Alexandre Maniçoba da Rosa Ferraz Jardim --- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brasil Gabriel Italo Novaes da Silva --- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brasil Gherman Garcia Leal de Araújo --- , Brasil Fleming Sena Campos --- , Brasil Maurício Luiz de Mello Vieira Leite --- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brasil José Nildo Tabosa --- Instituto Agronômico de Pernambuco, Brasil Thieres George Freire da Silva --- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, BrasilThis study aimed to quantify forage yield, economic performance, biological efficiency and competitive ability in cactus intercropped with millet, compared with their monocrops, both with and without mulch, under irrigation. The experiment was conducted over two years in semi-arid of... -
Fine-scale variation reveals high structure and floristic heterogeneity in dry forests of the Cerrado
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Frederico Augusto Guimarães Guilherme --- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Deivid Lopes Machado --- Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Gabriel Eliseu Silva --- Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Natanael Moreira Nascimento --- Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Gustavo Luz Ferreira --- Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Kaila de Assis Ressel Pereira --- Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Ana Paula de Souza --- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Pollyana de Godoy Borges --- Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Laura Rezende Souza --- Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil James Dean Leal Rocha --- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Christiano Peres Coelho --- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Everton Alves Maciel --- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Wendy Carniello Ferreira --- Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Marlon Zortéa --- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Steffan Eduardo Silva Carneiro --- Universidade Federal de Jataí, BrasilThis study aimed to compare the floristic and tree structure of two dry forests patches located in a forest remnant encompassed in Cerrado biome, south Goiás state, Brazil. In semideciduous (SF) and deciduous (DF) dry forests, we allocated 25 permanent... -
Pay satisfaction and work–life balance among Nigerian bank employees: The roles of psychological empowerment and gender
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Gabriel C. Kanu --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Ijeoma C. Odinko --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Ikechukwu V. N. Ujoatuonu --- University of Nigeria, NigeriaThis study examined the roles of psychological empowerment and gender in the relationship between pay satisfaction and work–life balance among bank employees. In total, 393 Nigerian bank employees participated in the study (female (49.36%; mean age = 32.07, SD =... -
The names of the supreme being in Bemba: some critical morphological insights
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Hambaba Jimaima --- University of Zambia, Zambia Susan Matukuto --- University of Zambia, Zambia Gabriel Simungala --- University of Zambia, ZambiaIn this article, we use lexical morphology to account for names of the supreme being in Bemba, a Bantu language spoken in Zambia as rendered by various translators in the Christian holy book, the Bible. Motivated by the agglutinative nature... -
Estimation of lumber recovery for small-scale mobile sawmills in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Ernest William Mauya --- Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania Lynder Gesase --- Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania Gabriel Mangi --- Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania Gilberth Temba --- Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania Diana Tesha --- Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania Sami Madundo --- Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania Nandera Juma Lolila --- Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania Justo Ndyanabo Jonas --- Sokoine University of Agriculture, TanzaniaLumber recovery is an important parameter in determining the production efficiency and viability of mobile sawmilling operations. In this study, lumber recoveries for mobile sawmilling machines operating in four different locations in Tanzania were estimated. A total of 11 mobile... -
Code-borrowing and its effects on the development of Sepedi: the case of soccer commentaries on Thobela FM
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Gabriel Babili --- Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Kgabo L Mphela --- Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Thabo Ditsele --- Tshwane University of Technology, South AfricaThis article investigates code-borrowing which happens during soccer commentaries in Sepedi on Thobela FM, a radio station which broadcasts in Sepedi. Qualitative in approach, the study collected data from purposively selected Thobela FM listeners to determine whether code-borrowing is beneficial... -
Prevalence and treatment-related outcome of hospitalised type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with comorbidities at an academic hospital in Johannesburg
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: T Makhabane --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa G Gabriels --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa S Chetty --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa -
Police interviews in a non-native context: Misconstructions and possible solutions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Gabriel Lesetsa Babili --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaSection 6(2) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa serves as the material cornerstone for promoting the equitable use of all official languages in government departments. This right, however, is not always granted equitably to the greater society,... -
‘Vampire birds’: diet metabarcoding reveals that migrating Woodchat Shrikes Lanius senator consume engorged camel ticks in a desert stopover site
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Crinan Jarrett --- Swiss Ornithological Institute, Switzerland Marc Illa --- Institut Català d’Ornitologia, Nat-Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona, Spain Marta Burri --- Swiss Ornithological Institute, Switzerland Gabriel Marcacci --- Swiss Ornithological Institute, Switzerland Vanessa A Mata --- Universidade do Porto, Portugal Maria Luisa Boglino --- Konrad-Lorenz Institute of Ethology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Austria Oumnia Himmi --- Mohammed V University of Rabat, Institut Scientifique, Morocco Ivan Maggini --- Konrad-Lorenz Institute of Ethology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Austria Barbara Helm --- Swiss Ornithological Institute, SwitzerlandData on the diets of Afro-Palearctic migratory birds outside their breeding grounds are scarce, despite the importance of feeding during the migratory journey. Here, we report on anecdotal findings from a study in which we used diet metabarcoding to analyse... -
Agbadza (2021) for piano solo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa • Authors: Gabriel Abedi [cor1]Agbadza is an intercultural work for solo piano wherein elements and processes of the music of the Ewe ethnic group from Ghana in West Africa are combined with 20th-century Western art music compositional techniques. The musical language of the Ewe,... -
Kimbu speakers’ attitudes toward language endangerment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Helena Gabriel --- Institute of Judicial Administration, Tanzania Rafiki Y. Sebonde --- University of Dodoma, TanzaniaThis article is based on a study that assesses the attitudes towards language endangerment of Kimbu speakers, a minority language spoken in the Chunya and Sikonge Districts in Tanzania. The study used a descriptive approach to assess whether Kimbu speakers... -
Childhood Trauma and Remembrance: Weaponised PTSD in Glaydah Namukasa’s The Deadly Ambition
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Gabriel Kosiso Okonkwo --- Rhodes University, South AfricaDefining crime within the prism of personal responsibility without recourse to its triggers engenders post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in victims of unfair hearings. While literary studies interrogating blame for traumatic reactions on the basis of personal responsibility or choice abound,... -
Colorimetric changes in two radial positions caused by wood-decaying fungi in wood of seven eucalypt species
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Pedro Nicó de Medeiros Neto --- Federal University of Campina Grande, Brazil Juarez Benigno Paes --- Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil João Gabriel Missia da Silva --- Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil Fabricio Gomes Gonçalves --- Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil Daniela Minini --- Federal University of Paraná, Brazil Libânia da Silva Ribeiro --- Federal University of Campina Grande, Brazil Fernanda Dalfiôr Maffioletti --- Federal University of Espírito Santo, BrazilThis research aimed to determine the colorimetric alterations of the wood of seven eucalypt species caused by fungal decay in two positions in the pith–bark direction (median heartwood and transition region, containing the heartwood and sapwood), during wood exposure to... -
Intercropping techniques improve pasture quality and beef cattle performance compared to livestock systems
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Pedro Mielli Bonacim --- Instituto de Zootecnia, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil Claudia Cristina Paro de Paz --- Instituto de Zootecnia, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil Gabriela Geraldi Mendonça --- São Paulo University, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Brazil Mara Regina Moitinho --- São Paulo State University (FCAV–UNESP), Brazil Jeferson Garcia Augusto --- Instituto de Zootecnia, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil Leonardo Sartori Menegatto --- Instituto de Zootecnia, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil Taise Robinson Kunrath --- Instituto de Zootecnia, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil Márcia Saladini Vieira Salles --- Instituto de Zootecnia, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil Flávia Fernanda Simili --- Instituto de Zootecnia, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, BrazilIn integrated crop-livestock systems (ICLS), pasture is intercropped with crops to provide grain for feed and forage mass for grazing. Although scientific results have shown the benefits of using ICLS instead of conventional livestock systems, few studies have investigated the... -
Translanguaging spaces as marketing strategies in the linguistic landscapes of Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Hambaba Jimaima --- University of Zambia, Zambia Gabriel Simungala --- University of Zambia, ZambiaWe use advertising billboards and posters of three mobile telecom giants to spotlight translanguaging spaces as marketing strategies in the multilingual and multicultural landscapes of Zambia (south-central Africa). We argue that telecommunications giants deploy, in their marketing discourses, an assemblage... -
Assessment of seed quality through rapid tests: a bibliometric analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Carlos Luiz da Silva --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil Marcone Moreira Santos --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil Eliane Cristina Sampaio de Freitas --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil Raquel Maria de Oliveira Pires --- Federal University of Lavras, Brazil Moema Barbosa de Sousa --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil Paulo César da Silva Santos --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil Erika Rayra Lima Nonato --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil Gabriel Alves de Lima --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil Ricardo Gallo --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, BrazilSeed quality is essential to ensure success in plant production. Traditionally, germination testing is widely used to assess seed viability, but it is a time-consuming process. Consequently, rapid tests have been increasingly explored due to their efficiency and speed. This... -
Influence of land use and cover on the spatio-temporal analysis of the energy balance in a conservation unit
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Liliane Moreira Nery --- Institute of Science and Technology, Brazil Gabriela Gomes --- Institute of Science and Technology, Brazil Nícholas de Paula Nicomedes --- Institute of Science and Technology, Brazil Bruno Pereira Toniolo --- Institute of Science and Technology, Brazil Raphael de Vicq Ferreira da Costa --- Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Minho, Brazil Darllan Collins da Cunha e Silva --- Institute of Science and Technology, BrazilThis study employs Landsat satellite imagery, interpolated meteorological data and the Surface Energy Balance Algorithm for Land (SEBAL) to estimate the energy balance and evapotranspiration (ET) within the Itupararanga Environmental Protection Area (Itupararanga EPA), located in the Atlantic Forest biome... -
Paclobutrazol application in eucalypt clones promotes morphological changes without affecting the physiological characteristics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Jenifer Nathanna Marcelino Moura --- Universidade Federal do Acre, Brazil Paulo André Trazzi --- Universidade Federal do Acre, Brazil Elsilene Thaynara Melo Sales --- Universidade Federal do Acre, Brazil Marcio Oliveira Martins --- Universidade Federal do Acre, Brazil Keveny da Silva e Silva --- Universidade Federal do Acre, Brazil Gabriel Melo Mustafa --- Universidade Federal do Acre, Brazil Barbara Valentim Oliveira --- Universidade Federal do Acre, BrazilThe aim of this study was to investigate the morphophysiology of young eucalypt clones in response to different water regimes and paclobutrazol (PBZ) concentrations applied to the soil. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse environment at the Federal University...
