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Fostering Self-Determination and Resilience Through Sports Counselling: Psychosocial Development of Youth in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Taunya Marie Tinsley --- California University of Pennsylvania, Lisa Lopez Levers --- Duquesne University,Sports can promote pro-social behaviors and confidence in physical abilities among participants. We conducted an extensive review of the literature on the ways in which youth in Southern African countries, severely affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic and other hardships may... -
Guidelines for Counsellors Working with People of African Ancestry in a Sport Context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lourens Human --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Taunya Tinsley --- California University of Pennsylvania, PA, Monja Muller --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Sipho Rutsate --- National University of Science and Technology, ZimbabweThe objective this article is to describe five practice guidelines for counsellors working with people of African ancestry in a sport context. The practice guidelines pertain to counsellor training, counsellor perspectives, counsellor services, counsellor ethics and counsellor research. These practice... -
Musical Sense and Meaning: An Indigenous African Perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa • Authors: Tony Perman --- , California -
Pain as a reason for primary care visits: cross-sectional survey in a rural and periurban health clinic in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: EU Igumbor --- School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, South Africa T Puoane --- School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, South Africa SA Gansky --- School of Dentistry, University of California, USA O Plesh --- School of Dentistry, University of California, USABackground: The burden of pain in primary care has not been described for South Africa. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of pain in primary care and to characterise pain among adult patients attending a rural and a periurban... -
Environment and Amphibian Distribution in Zululand
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Zoologica Africana • Authors: J. C. Poynton --- University of the Witwatersrand, A. J. Bass --- University of California, -
Blood parameters of the wild chacma baboon, Papio ursinus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Zoology • Authors: D.A. Melton --- Institute of Ecology, University of California, U.S.A C.L Melton --- Institute of Ecology, University of California, U.S.ASerum chemical and haematological data are presented for 63 wild chacma baboons, Papio ursinus, living in the Okavango Swamp, Botswana. Most values are similar to those which have been found previously for captive baboons, although some differences are noted, particularly... -
Late Pleistocene potential distribution of the North African sengi or elephant-shrew Elephantulus rozeti (Mammalia: Macroscelidea)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Árpád S. Nyári --- Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center, U.S.A. Townsend A. Peterson&yg --- Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center, U.S.A. Galen B. Rathbun --- Department of Ornithology and Mammalogy, California Academy of Sciences, U.S.A.The Sahara Desert was recently proposed as the agent of vicariant speciation in the North African elephant-shrew (order Macroscelidea, Elephantulus rozeti). Based on evidence from molecular dating, however, this speciation event was estimated as having occurred in the Miocene, an... -
Making meaning in the time of AIDS: longitudinal narratives from the Malawi Journals Project
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Amy Kaler --- Department of Sociology and School of Public Health, Canada Susan Cotts Watkins --- California Center for Population Research, USA Nicole Angotti --- Department of Sociology and Center on Health, Risk and Society, USAThe Malawi Journals Project is one of the longest-running observational field studies in rural sub-Saharan Africa, ongoing since 1999. The journals provide real-time accounts of the unfolding epidemic, from the days when AIDS was considered by rural Malawians to be... -
Electric Power for Alaska a Problem In Land-Use Planning
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: A. S. Leopold --- University of California, U.S.A. -
Technological and Public Health Problems Associated With Commercial Utilization of Game
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: G. F. Stewart --- University of California, U.S.A. W. W. Sadler --- University of California, U.S.A. -
Management Needs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: W. M. Longhurst --- University of California, U.S.A. W. L. Robinette --- College of African Wildlife Management, Tanzania -
An investigation into utilising gestational body mass index as a screening tool for adverse birth outcomes and maternal morbidities in a group of pregnant women in Khayelitsha
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Hr Davies --- Division of Human Nutrition, J Visser --- Division of Human Nutrition, M Tomlinson --- Department of Psychology, Mj Rotheram-Borus --- Semel Institute and the Department of Psychiatry University of California, USA C Gissane --- School of Human and Applied Science, UK J Harwood --- Semel Institute and the Department of Psychiatry University of California, USA I LeRoux --- Philani Child Health and Nutrition Centre,Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the ability of the gestational body mass index (BMI) method to screen for adverse birth outcomes and maternal morbidities. -
Exploring dual disclosures for men who have sex with men in Mpumalanga, South Africa: a report from the field
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Joseph Daniels --- Lehman College, USA Tim Lane --- University of California San Francisco, USA Kabelo Maleke --- Anova Health Institute, South Africa Wini Mogos --- University of California Irvine, USA Ryan Assaf --- University of California Irvine, USA Helen Struthers --- Anova Health Institute, South Africa James McIntyre --- Anova Health Institute, South Africa Tom Coates --- University of California Los Angeles, USAWe explored to whom rural men who have sex with men (MSM) disclose their sexual identity and HIV status in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Participants were recruited using a modified snowball sampling method in order to complete a questionnaire. Descriptive and... -
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 . -
Understanding the role of men in women's use of the vaginal ring and oral PrEP during pregnancy and breastfeeding: multi-stakeholder perspectives
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Petina Musara --- University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Miriam Hartmann --- , USA Julia H Ryan --- , USA Krishnaveni Reddy --- Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Joseph Ggita --- Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration, Makerere University, Uganda Prisca Mutero --- University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Nicole Macagna --- , USA Frank Taulo --- University of Malawi, Malawi Nyaradzo M Mgodi --- University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Jeanna Piper --- , USA Ariane van der Straten --- University of California San Francisco, USAWe examined men’s influence on women’s interest in biomedical HIV prevention during pregnancy and breastfeeding through structured questionnaires and focus group discussions with currently or recently pregnant and breastfeeding (P/BF) women (n = 65), men with P/BF partners (n =... -
Managing AIDS stigma
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: William L. Holzemer --- University of California, Leana R. Uys --- College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal,According to anecdotal reports, AIDS stigma and discrimination continue to influence people living with and affected by HIV disease as well as their health care providers, particularly in southern Africa where the burden of AIDS is so significant. Stigma is... -
Women in Chinsapo, Malawi: vulnerability and risk to HIV/AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Jayati Ghosh --- Division of Business, Dominican University of California, Ezekiel Kalipeni --- Geography and African Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,Malawi, a very poor country located in southern Africa, is no exception to the growing trend and severity in HIV prevalence. By the end of 2003 there were 900 000 adults and children in Malawi living with HIV/AIDS. Adult prevalence... -
Measuring HIV stigma for PLHAs and nurses over time in five African countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: William L Holzemer --- School of Nursing, University of California, Lucy N Makoae --- Faculty of Health Sciences in the Department of Nursing, National University of Lesotho, Minrie Greeff --- Africa Unit for Trans-disciplinary Health Research of the Faculty of Health Science, North-West University, Priscilla S Dlamini --- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Swaziland, Thecla W Kohi --- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Maureen L Chirwa --- University of Malawi, Joanne R Naidoo --- School of Nursing, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Kevin Durrheim --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, Yvette Cuca --- School of Nursing, University of California, Leana R Uys --- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal,The aim of this article is to document the levels of HIV stigma reported by persons living with HIV infections and nurses in Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa, Swaziland and Tanzania over a 1-year period. HIV stigma has been shown to... -
A comparison in HIV-associated stigma among healthcare workers in urban and rural Gujarat
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Kartavya J Vyas --- University of California, Gulab R Patel --- Government Medical College, Deepak Shukla --- Surat New Civil Hospital ART Therapy Center, William C Mathews --- University of Southern California (USC),The present study measures levels of stigma within health care settings in urban and rural Gujarat, in an attempt to understand how this may have contributed to the state's increasing HIV incidence. Two sites were studied: a rural hospital in... -
Traditional healers as client advocates in the HIV-endemic region of Maputo, Mozambique: results from a qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Radhika Sundararajan --- University of California, USA Patricio V. Langa --- Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique Trisha Morshed --- Vituity Physician Group, USA Sandra Manuel --- Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, MozambiqueTraditional healers are commonly utilised throughout sub-Saharan Africa instead of – and in concert with – biomedical facilities. Traditional healers are trusted providers and prominent community members and could be important partners in improving engagement with HIV services in endemic... -
CONSUMER ORGANISATION AND INTERACTIONS IN TWO TROPICAL LOWLAND ECOSYSTEMS: THE ROLE OF THE LEAF LITTER HERPETOFAUNA
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: J.N. Savage --- University of Southern California, -
A NUMERICAL SYNOPSIS OF THE AFRICAN HOLDINGS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HERPETOLOGY, CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: ROBERTC. DREWES --- California Academy of Sciences, JOHNE. SIMMONS --- California Academy of Sciences, ALANE. LEVITON --- California Academy of Sciences, -
A SUMMARY OF AFRICAN HOLDINGS AND AFRICAN RESEARCH OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HERPETOLOGY, CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: AARONM. BAUER --- Villanova University, USA JENSV. VINDUM --- California Academy of Sciences, USA ROBERTC. DREWES --- California Academy of Sciences, USAAfrican holdings of amphibians and reptiles in the collection of the California Academy of Sciences (CAS) comprise 21058 specimens in 38 families from 49 countries. A bibliography of publications on African herpetology by CAS staff and associates is appended. -
Observations on diet and seed digestion in a Sand Dune Lizard, Meroles anchietae
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: KennethA. Nagy --- University of California, USA DanielleR. Shemanski --- University of California, USAShovel‐snouted sand dune lizards, Meroles anchietae, are reported to include much seed from grasses and fig marigolds in their diets year‐round. This diet is quite unusual for a reptile, and invites investigation. We had an opportunity to examine the diet... -
A new species of Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Príncipe Island, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa with comments on the African-Atlantic clade of Hemidactylus geckos
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: ElizabethC. Miller --- University of California, USA AnnaB. Sellas --- California Academy of Sciences, USA RobertC. Drewes --- California Academy of Sciences, USAThe remote oceanic Gulf of Guinea islands of São Tomé and Príncipe are home to a highly endemic herpetofauna, which has become the focus of modern, on-going scientific analysis only during the past decade. Until now, the endemic Hemidactylus greeffi... -
Description of the tadpoles of two Cameroonian frogs, Leptodactylodon axillaris and L. perreti (Anura: Arthroleptidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Deise Cruz --- California Academy of Sciences, USA AnneliseL. Dawson --- Harvard University, USA DavidC. Blackburn --- California Academy of Sciences, USAWe describe the tadpoles of two closely related frog species of the genus Leptodactylodon (family Arthroleptidae), L. axillaris and L. perreti, that are restricted to the mountains of Cameroon. Tadpoles were collected from near the type locality of each species... -
The use of monitoring data and community feedback mechanisms to increase HIV testing among men during a cluster-randomised community mobilisation trial in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Rebecca L West --- University of California San Francisco, USA Rhandzekile Mathebula --- , South Africa Dumisani Rebombo --- , South Africa Rhian Twine --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Aimée Julien --- University of Antwerp, Belgium Nkosinathi Masilela --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Mi-Suk Kang Dufour --- University of California San Francisco, USA Dean Peacock --- , South Africa Kathleen Kahn --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Audrey Pettifor --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Sheri A Lippman --- University of California San Francisco, USAThis short communication describes the development and implementation of a programme monitoring and feedback process during a cluster-randomised community mobilisation intervention conducted in rural Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, South Africa. Intervention activities took place from August 2015 to July 2018 with the... -
More on cardinality bounds involving the weak Lindelöf degree
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: A. Bella --- University of Catania, Italy N. Carlson --- California Lutheran University, USA I. Gotchev --- Central Connecticut State University, USAWe give several new bounds for the cardinality of a Hausdorff topological space X involving the weak Lindelöf degree ωL(X). In particular, we show that if X is extremally disconnected, then |X| ≤ 2 ωL (X)πχ(X)ψ(X), and if X... -
Roundtable review of Shola Adenekan's African Literature in the Digital Age (2021)
African Digital Literature by Invite Only Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Stephanie Bosch Santana --- University of California, -
Do financial analysts publish long-term forecasts in response to firms’ overinvestments?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Su Young Choi --- Inha University, South Korea Minyoung Noh --- California State University, Jaimin Goh --- Inha University, South Korea Sooin Kim --- Konkuk University, South KoreaThis study examines the relationship between analysts issuing long-term earnings forecasts and firms overinvestment. This research demonstrates that a positive relationship exists between analysts issuing long-term forecasts and firms overinvesting. The relationship between analysts issuing a long-term forecast and firms... -
Resilience in Iranian adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: Psychometric Evaluation of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Hamid Sharif-Nia --- Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Iran Long She --- Sunway University, Malaysia Erika Sivarajan Froelicher --- University of California San Francisco, USA Gökmen Arslan --- Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Turkey Sima Hejazi --- North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Iran Fatemeh Khoshnavay Fomani --- Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran Daniyal Kohestani --- Iran University of Medical Science, Iran Elham Akhlaghi --- Iran University of Medical Sciences, IranBackground: Resilience is a measure of the ability to cope with stress and the accurate measurement of it is critical. This study aimed to translate and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale in Iranian adolescents during the... -
Navigating social and academic isolation: a qualitative exploration of American university students’ perspectives and experiences early in the COVID-19 pandemic
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Ashlynn Lawston --- California Polytechnic State University, USA Luna Lowsky --- California Polytechnic State University, USA McKenna Ross --- California Polytechnic State University, USA Christine Hackman --- California Polytechnic State University, USAObjective: To qualitatively explore the multifaceted impacts of the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of American university students. -
Travelling together: exploring the impact of support and service animals on travel experiences
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Marianna Moraes --- University of California, USAThe phenomenon of multi-species families is increasingly linked to the growing awareness of the benefits of emotional support and service animals. As more people adopt various animals into their homes, it becomes crucial to understand how these family arrangements influence... -
Training Social Network-Central Fishermen in Western Kenya to Distribute HIV Self-Test Kits and Health Facility Referral Vouchers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Joseph Onyango Okore --- , Kenya Carol S Camlin --- University of California San Francisco, USA Jayne Lewis-Kulzer --- University of California San Francisco, USA Sarah A Gutin --- University of California San Francisco, USA Edwin Charlebois --- University of California San Francisco, USA Benard Ayieko --- , Kenya Zachary Kwena --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya Kawango Agot --- , KenyaLow HIV testing among men, particularly highly mobile fishermen, is a persistent challenge. The Owete study (NCT#04772469) used social network-central men (Promoters) to promote testing and linkage to HIV services among social networks of fishermen in western Kenya. The Promoters... -
Participant acceptability and clinician satisfaction of cognitive behavioural therapy and medication management algorithm compared with enhanced standard care for treatment of depression among youth with HIV
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Emily A Barr --- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA Kristin Baltrusaitis --- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, USA Betsy D Kennard --- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA Graham J Emslie --- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA Chelsea Krotje --- , USA Kevin Knowles --- , USA Sarah Buisson --- , USA Lauren Bergam --- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, USA Jaime G Deville --- David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, USA Susan L Gillespie --- , USA Melissa Shikora --- , USA Ellen Townley --- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, USA David E Shapiro --- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, USA Larry K Brown --- Alpert Medical School of Brown University, USABackground: Primary results of the International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Network (IMPAACT) 2002 trial showed that cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and medication management algorithm (MMA) (COMB-R) significantly improved depression in youth with HIV (YWH) compared with enhanced standard... -
uJehova: Traditional South African Choral Music
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa • Authors: Nicol Hammond --- University of California at Santa Cruz, -
Bird community composition across a land use gradient in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Regine C Tabe Tiku --- Konrad Lorenz Institute of Ethology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Austria Samuel EI Jones --- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Malange NF Elikwo --- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Cameroon Kowo Cyril --- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Cameroon Steve Ngoy --- Centre de Suiveillance de la Biodiversite, Universite de Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo Virginia Zaunbrecher --- Center for Tropical Research, University of California, United States Ravinder NM Sehgal --- Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, United StatesCocoa agroforestry expansion is widespread in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, posing a significant threat to the integrity of protected areas. Despite this threat, the impact of this expansion on forest bird communities remains largely unexamined. This study investigated bird... -
HIVST in the presence of a partner among fishermen in Western Kenya: A qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Peter Abade --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Phoebe Olugo --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Sarah A. Gutin --- Department of Community Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of California San Francisco, USA Holly Nishimura --- Department of Medicine, Division of Prevention Sciences, University of California San Francisco, USA Jayne Lewis-Kulzer --- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, USA Marguerite Thorp --- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California, USA Benard Ayieko --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Lennah Oluoch --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya David Angawa --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Carol S. Camlin --- Department of Medicine, Division of Prevention Sciences, University of California San Francisco, USA Zachary A. Kwena --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya
