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In vitro organic matter disappearance of tanniferous browse using rumen liquid from goats ingesting grass versus browse
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Caroline C Wambui --- Egerton University, Kenya James P Muir --- Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA John Githiori --- International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya Barry D Lambert --- Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USAIn vitro organic matter disappearance (IVOMD) of African browse species often indicates artificially low nutritive value due to the presence of condensed tannins (CT). Diet of the rumen liquor donor may change this if it contains CT. Leaves from 11... -
Views from Africa on Positive Psychology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Irma Eloff --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Mustapha Achoui --- King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia Regis Chireshe --- Great Zimbabwe University, Zimbabwe Megan Mutepfa --- Zimbabwe Psychological Association, Caroline Ofovwe --- University of Benin, NigeriaThis study explored the state of Positive Psychology in six African countries. Thirty-seven participants from the six African countries responded to a survey on the status and prospects for positive psychology in the respective countries. Data was analyzed qualitatively and... -
Work-life Balance Policies: The Use of Flexitime
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Caroline Downes --- North-West University, South Africa Eileen Koekemoer --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study investigated the use of flexitime as a Work-life balance (WLB) policy and understanding employee perceptions regarding the use of flexitime among South African employees. A qualitative design with an exploratory approach was used. A non-probability purposive sample (n... -
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. -
Knowledge on Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra with emphasis on its importance as a non-timber forest product in South and southern Mrica: A Summary
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: SheonaE. Shackleton --- , South Africa CharlieM. Shackleton --- , South Africa Tony Cunningham --- , Australia Cyril Lombard --- , Namibia CarolineA. Sullivan --- , England ThiambiR. Netshiluvhi --- Environmentek, CSIR, South AfricaSclerocarya birrea (marula) is a widespread species throughout the semi-arid, deciduous savannas of much of sub-Saharan Africa. It is widely used by rural populations in most countries in which it is found. It has multiple uses, including the fruits, kernels,... -
Knowledge on Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra with emphasis on its importance as a non-timber forest product in South and southern Africa: A Summary
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: Rachel Wynberg --- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, South Africa Jill Cribbins --- , South Africa Roger Leakey --- Agroforestry and Novel Crops Unit, School of Tropical Biology, Australia Cyril Lombard --- CRIAA SA-DC, Namibia Myles Mander --- , South Africa Sheona Shackleton --- Environmental Science Programme, South Africa Caroline Sullivan --- Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Crownmarsh Gifford, EnglandSclerocarya birrea (marula) forms an integral part of the diet, tradition and culture of rural communities in southern Africa and also is central to various commercial initiatives. This second part of a review on the species provides an overview of... -
Couples' communication on sexual and relational issues among the Akamba in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ann Neville Miller Lenette Golding Kyalo wa Ngula MaryAnne Wambua Evans Mutua MaryN Kitizo Caroline Teti Nancy Booker Kinya Mwithia DonaldL RubinA large portion of HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa occurs among married couples, yet the majority of research on safer-sex communication has focused on communication between couples in casual relationships. This paper explores how committed Kamba couples in Machakos District,... -
Assessing ngoma-ness: a generic cross-cultural framework for African musical arts education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa • Authors: René Human --- Department of Music, University of Pretoria, South Africa Caroline van Niekerk --- Department of Music, University of Pretoria, South AfricaThis article focuses on teaching and learning contexts as well as assessment systems suited to African musical arts performance, but its findings are equally applicable beyond these contexts. Through the introduction of a generic evaluation system in the form of... -
First confirmed records of Clymene dolphin, Stenella clymene (Gray, 1850), from Angola and Congo, South-East Atlantic Ocean
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Caroline R. Weir --- Ketos Ecology, U.K.Clymene dolphins, Stenella clymene, are endemic to the tropical and subtropical Atlantic Ocean, where their occurrence is documented from fewer than 200 records. The species is particularly poorly known in the eastern Atlantic off the coast of Africa where only... -
West Africa’s Atlantic humpback dolphin (Sousa teuszii ): endemic, enigmatic and soon Endangered?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Caroline R. Weir --- Ketos Ecology, U.K. Koen Van Waerebeek --- Conservation and Research of West African Aquatic Mammals, Ghana Thomas A. Jefferson --- Clymene Enterprises, U.S.A. Tim Collins --- Ocean Giants Program, Wildlife Conservation Society, U.S.A.Atlantic humpback dolphins (Sousa teuszii ) are endemic to nearshore West African waters between Western Sahara and Angola. They are considered Vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature based on restricted geographic range, low abundance and apparent decline... -
Financial flexibility and the assessment of future cash flows
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Caroline Koornhof [AN0001]Information on financial flexibility is important to consider when projecting the cash flows of an enterprise. The level of financial flexibility can influence inter alia the risk profile, solvency and rate of return of an enterprise. At present, a gap... -
Attracting female sex workers to HIV testing and counselling in Ethiopia: a qualitative study with sex workers in Addis Ababa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Wole Ameyan --- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK Caroline Jeffery --- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK Kassahun Negash --- Amref Health Africa, Ethiopia Etsegenet Biruk --- Amref Health Africa, Ethiopia Miriam Taegtmeyer --- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UKDespite growing efforts to increase HIV testing and counselling (HTC) services for most at risk populations in Ethiopia, the use of these services by female sex workers (FSWs) remains low. With rising numbers of FSWs in Addis Ketema and concerns... -
Rotaviruses and emerging picornaviruses as aetiological agents of acute gastroenteritis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Caroline Knox --- Department of Biochemistry, Garry Luke --- Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, School of Biology, Biomolecular Sciences Building, University of St Andrews, United Kingdom John Dewar --- Department of Life and Consumer Sciences, Pablo de Felipe --- Agencia Española de Medicamentosy Productos Sanitarios (AEMPS) Calle Campezo 1, Edifcio 8, Spain Brittany Williams --- Department of Biochemistry,It is estimated that up to 40% of acute gastroenteritis cases are undiagnosed. Rotavirus is a primary aetiological agent, so the introduction of vaccines into the national immunisation programmes of many countries, including South Africa, has shown promise in reducing... -
Effects of oats and grazing vetch cover crops and fertilisation on microbial biomass and activity after five years of rotation with maize
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Caroline Mukumbareza --- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, South Africa Pardon Muchaonyerwa --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Cornelius Chiduza --- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, South AfricaDegraded soil quality could be improved by cover crops. This study determined effects of maize–oats and maize– vetch rotations with or without fertilisation on soil microbial biomass and activity. Winter treatments were oats, vetch and weedy fallow, in rotation with... -
Diversity and identification of fungi associated with needles of Pinus radiata in Tasmania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Istiana Prihatini --- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, Australia Morag Glen --- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, Australia Tim J Wardlaw --- Forestry Tasmania, Hobart, Australia Caroline L Mohammed --- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, AustraliaNeedle fungi have been extensively studied in conifers but rarely in Pinus radiata. Previous studies of P. radiata have been based on fungal isolation and not direct PCR detection from needles. This research was a component of a study examining... -
COLISTIN: adult and paediatric guideline for South Africa, 2016
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Quinten Labuschagne --- South African Society of Clinical Pharmacy (SASOCP), South Africa Natalie Schellack --- South African Society of Clinical Pharmacy (SASOCP), South Africa Andries Gous --- South African Society of Clinical Pharmacy (SASOCP), South Africa Elmien Bronkhorst --- South African Society of Clinical Pharmacy (SASOCP), South Africa Gustav Schellack --- South African Society of Clinical Pharmacy (SASOCP), South Africa Lindie van Tonder --- South African Society of Clinical Pharmacy (SASOCP), South Africa Archele Truter --- South African Society of Clinical Pharmacy (SASOCP), South Africa Caroline Smith --- South African Society of Clinical Pharmacy (SASOCP), South Africa Ruth Lancaster --- South African Society of Clinical Pharmacy (SASOCP), South Africa Sonya Kolman --- South African Society of Clinical Pharmacy (SASOCP), South AfricaThis document was created to serve as a guideline for colistin prescribing in South Africa. Antimicrobial resistance is threatening the effective prevention and treatment of a wide variety of infections, especially those that are caused by multi-drug-resistant (MDR) gram-negative bacteria... -
Comparison of soil properties under tropical Acacia hybrid plantation and shifting cultivation land use in northern Vietnam
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Trieu Thai Hung --- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture and School of Land and Food, Australia Richard Doyle --- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture and School of Land and Food, Australia Alieta Eyles --- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture and School of Land and Food, Australia Caroline Mohammed --- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture and School of Land and Food, AustraliaDespite the common use of Acacia species in Vietnam, few studies have examined changes to total soil nitrogen (TN) and total soil carbon (TC) following the planting of Acacia mangium × Acacia auriculiformis (Acacia hybrid) plantations (AH) on formerly eroded... -
The recovery and molecular identification of HAdV-D17 in raw sewage and mussel samples collected in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Hillary J Vos --- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, South Africa Caroline M Knox --- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, South AfricaHuman adenoviruses (HAdV) are a common cause of clinical infections in South Africa. However, there is a lack of information regarding the prevalence and molecular identification of this virus in the environment. The objective of this study was to investigate... -
Role of site in the mortality and production of Acacia mangium plantations in Indonesia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Marcus Hardie --- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Australia Nawari Akhmad --- Research and Development RAPP, APRIL Group, Indonesia Caroline Mohammed --- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Australia Daniel Mendham --- CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences and Sustainable Agriculture Flagship, Australia Ross Corkrey --- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Australia Abdul Gafur --- Research and Development RAPP, APRIL Group, Indonesia Sabar Siregar --- Research and Development RAPP, APRIL Group, IndonesiaIn Indonesia, Acacia mangium plantations exceed 1.6 Mha contributing approximately 3.5% of the country’s GDP. The viability of these plantations is increasingly threatened by fungal pathogens, insect pests, squirrels, monkeys, elephants and wind damage. Studies indicate that the problem is... -
Seasonal variations in the diet and food selection of the Algerian hedgehog Atelerix algirus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Chafika Mouhoub-Sayah --- Laboratoire de Zoologie Appliquée et d’Ecophysiologie Animale, Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie, Algeria Hafsa Djoudad-Kadji --- Laboratoire de Zoologie Appliquée et d’Ecophysiologie Animale, Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie, Algeria Florian Kletty --- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC, France André Malan --- Institut des Neurosciences Cellulaires et Intégratives, France Jean-Patrice Robin --- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC, France Michel Saboureau --- Institut des Neurosciences Cellulaires et Intégratives, France Caroline Habold --- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC, FranceThe Algerian hedgehog Atelerix algirus is an insectivorous species. However, the exact composition of its natural diet remains largely undetermined, especially in relation to seasonal variations in food availability. From March to November, we simultaneously analysed the composition of 180... -
A comparison of text difficulty in systemic assessment using Lexile theory
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Karen Roux --- Centre for Evaluation and Assessment, Nangamso Mtsatse --- Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages, Caroline Long --- Department of Childhood Education, South AfricaIn South Africa, the use of systemic assessments is controversial, raising issues of fairness. However, an argument can be made that they yield valuable insights into the current levels of literacy and education in the country. National systemic assessments are... -
Association between HIV/AIDS knowledge and stigma towards people living with HIV/AIDS in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sandra B Letshwenyo-Maruatona --- Institute of Health Sciences-Gaborone, Botswana Montlenyane Madisa --- Botswana College of Distance and Open Learning, Botswana Thokgamo Boitshwarelo --- Institute of Health Sciences-Gaborone, Botswana Botho George-Kefilwe --- Institute of Health Sciences-Gaborone, Botswana Caroline Kingori --- Department of Social and Public Health, USA Gillian Ice --- Department of Social Medicine, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and College of Health Sciences and Professions, USA Joseph A Bianco --- Department of Social Medicine, USA Marape Marape --- Marape & Marape Family Medical and Public Health Clinic, Botswana Zelalem T Haile --- Department of Social Medicine, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, USAIn Botswana, an estimated 350 000 people live with HIV/AIDS. HIV/AIDS testing rates are low, suggesting that many other people remain undiagnosed. Stigma related to HIV/AIDS is prevalent and contributes to low testing rates and under-diagnosis of the virus. Identifying... -
Effect of residue management and fertiliser application on the productivity of a Eucalyptus hybrid and Acacia mangium planted on sloping terrain in northern Vietnam
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Nguyen Van Bich --- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Australia Daniel Mendham --- CSIRO Land and Water, Australia Katherine J Evans --- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Australia Tran Lam Dong --- Silviculture Research Institute, Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences, Vietnam Vo Dai Hai --- Silviculture Research Institute, Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences, Vietnam Hoang Van Thanh --- Silviculture Research Institute, Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences, Vietnam Caroline L Mohammed --- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, AustraliaForest plantation growers in Vietnam commonly burn residues after harvesting and often apply suboptimal amounts of nutrients during plantation establishment. We examined whether the retention of forest residue, and application of phosphorus fertiliser at higher rates, can increase rates of... -
HIV testing preferences among pregnant women attending antenatal care and their male partners: a discrete choice experiment in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jeffrey E Korte --- Department of Public Health Sciences, USA Michael Strauss --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division, South Africa Aissatou Ba --- Department of Public Health Sciences, USA Esther Buregyeya --- School of Public Health, Uganda Joseph KB Matovu --- School of Public Health, Uganda Rose Kisa --- School of Public Health, Uganda William Musoke --- Mildmay Uganda, Uganda Harriet Chemusto --- Mildmay Uganda, Uganda Caroline J Vrana-Diaz --- Department of Public Health Sciences, USA Angela M Malek --- Department of Public Health Sciences, USA Rhoda K Wanyenze --- School of Public Health, Uganda Gavin George --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division, South AfricaHIV testing rates remain stubbornly low among men – a crucial target population for reaching the ambitious global and regional goals of the HIV programme. In an era of declining donor funding, identifying cost-effective strategies to increase testing rates amongst... -
Which delivery model innovations can support sustainable HIV treatment?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Caroline A Bulstra --- Erasmus Medical Centre, Department of Public Health, The Netherlands Jan AC Hontelez --- Erasmus Medical Centre, Department of Public Health, The Netherlands Osondu Ogbuoji --- Center for Policy Impact in Global Health, USA Till Bärnighausen --- Institute of Global Health, University of Heidelberg, GermanyThe rapid scale-up of antiretroviral treatment (ART) for HIV since the mid-2000s, mostly through disease-specific or “vertical” programmes, has been a highly successful undertaking, which averted millions of deaths and prevented many new infections. However, the dynamics of the HIV... -
“I’m doing this test so I can benefit from PrEP”: exploring HIV testing barriers/facilitators and implementation of pre-exposure prophylaxis among South African adolescents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Emily Yoshioka --- , USA Danielle Giovenco --- , USA Caroline Kuo --- , USA Kristen Underhill --- , USA Jackie Hoare --- , South Africa Don Operario --- , USAIn South Africa, adolescents are a key population in the HIV epidemic that can benefit from increased access to oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). HIV testing is an integral component of the PrEP care continuum but adolescents in South Africa have... -
Challenges in nest monitoring of White-winged Flufftails Sarothrura ayersi in Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Melissa A Howes-Whitecross --- , South Africa Caroline Howes --- , South Africa Robin B Colyn --- , South Africa Hanneline A Smit-Robinson --- , South AfricaThe Critically Endangered White-winged Flufftail Sarothrura ayresi is only known to breed in the high-altitude wetlands of Ethiopia and South Africa. Several studies have documented the physical properties of nests in the well-known Berga wetland, Ethiopia; however, behavioural accounts of... -
Effect of harvest residue management on soil properties of Eucalyptus hybrid and Acacia mangium plantations planted on steep slopes in northern Vietnam
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Nguyen Van Bich --- , Australia Alieta Eyles --- , Vietnam Daniel Mendham --- , Australia Tran Lam Dong --- , Vietnam Katherine J. Evans --- , Australia Vo Dai Hai --- , Vietnam Caroline Mohammed --- , AustraliaBurning harvest residues during site preparation can compromise the soil-nutrient stock in short-rotation plantations, but this practice remains common in northern Vietnam. This study compared the effect of two contrasting harvest-residue treatments (burning vs retention) on soil total carbon (TC),... -
A review of adolescent nutrition in South Africa: transforming adolescent lives through nutrition initiative
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Stephanie V Wrottesley --- , South Africa Titilola M Pedro --- , South Africa Caroline H Fall --- , UK Shane A Norris --- , South AfricaObjective: In South Africa, urbanisation is associated with substantial burdens of adolescent overweight and obesity, making teenagers vulnerable to longer-term non-communicable diseases. In addition, as potential future parents, the nutritional status of adolescents is increasingly recognised as a key driver... -
Low acceptance of intimate partner violence by pregnant women in Uganda predicts higher uptake of HIV self-testing among their male partners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Caroline J Vrana-Diaz --- , USA Jeffrey E Korte --- , USA Mulugeta Gebregziabher --- , USA Lauren Richey --- , USA Anbesaw Selassie --- , USA Michael Sweat --- , USA Rose Kisa --- , Uganda William Musoke --- , Uganda Harriet Chemusto --- , Uganda Esther Buregyeya --- , Uganda Joseph KB Matovu --- , Uganda Rhoda K Wanyenze --- , UgandaIntroduction: Heterosexual couples are at high risk for HIV acquisition in sub-Saharan Africa, and HIV self-testing (HST) is an additional approach to expand access to HIV testing services. However, it is not well known how gender equality is associated with... -
Knowledge about HIV/AIDS and policy knowledge in a South African state hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Allard Dijkstra --- Rehabilitation Centre “Roessingh”, The Netherlands Evelyn Kangawaza --- Dr. George Mukhari Hospital, University of Limpopo, South Africa Caroline Martens --- , The Netherlands Henk Boer --- Faculty of Behavioural Sciences, Department of Psychology and Communication of Health and Risk, University of Twente, Johannes J. Rasker --- Faculty of Behavioural Sciences, Department of Psychology and Communication of Health and Risk, University of Twente, -
Perception of HIV/AIDS among the Igbo of Anambra State, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Caroline Okumdi Muoghalu [d353e19] Samuel Ayodele JegedePerception is fundamental in the fight against stigmatization of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV). Perception generally influences discriminatory attitudes towards PLHIV which exacerbates their problems and quickens the degeneration of the disease from HIV to AIDS. This study examined the... -
Pre-exposure prophylaxis as an opportunity for engagement in HIV prevention among South African adolescents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Ashleigh LoVette --- Brown University School of Public Health, USA Caroline Kuo --- Brown University School of Public Health, USA Danielle Giovenco --- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Jacqueline Hoare --- University of Cape Town, USA Kristen Underhill --- Columbia Law School, USA Don Operario --- Brown University School of Public Health, USAPre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) offers a potential biomedical strategy to reduce HIV incidence among adolescent populations disproportionately affected by HIV. There is limited evidence on the social and clinical implications, including engagement in HIV prevention efforts, of PrEP for South African... -
‘I can't go to her when I have a problem’: sexuality communication between South African adolescent girls and young women and their mothers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Zoe Duby --- South African Medical Research Council, South Africa Wilmé Verwoerd --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Katja Isaksen --- University of Bergen, Norway Kim Jonas --- South African Medical Research Council, South Africa Kealeboga Maruping --- South African Medical Research Council, South Africa Janan Dietrich --- South African Medical Research Council, South Africa Ashleigh Lovette --- Brown University School of Public Health, USA Caroline Kuo --- Brown University School of Public Health, USA Catherine Mathews --- South African Medical Research Council, South AfricaParent–adolescent sexuality communication, the process in which parents and their adolescent children discuss sexuality and sexual and reproductive health, is a key component for adolescents’ protective behaviours. Open communication with parents, particularly mothers, enables informed sexual and reproductive health (SRH)... -
A new cryptic Dainty Frog from East Africa (Anura: Ranidae: Cacosternum)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: Alan Channing --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Caroline Brun --- Neuroscience Research Building 1, USA Marius Burger --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Severine Febvre --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa David Moyer --- Wildlife Conservation Society, TanzaniaWe describe a new species of dainty frog in the genus Cacosternum (Ranidae) from East Africa. It is similar morphologically to Cacosternum boettgeri from the interior of southern Africa, and is distinguished on the basis of an advertisement call with... -
Spawning and non-breeding activity of adult giant bullfrogs (Pyxicephalus adspersus)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: CarolineA. Yetman --- University of Pretoria, South Africa J. Willem H. Ferguson --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaPopulations of the giant bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus) have been poorly monitored due to the unpredictable appearance of this species aboveground. To better understand the activity of P. adspersus we quantified spawning by a population during five summers, and the activity... -
Happy families: How to protect and support your child’s mental health
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Caroline Marie Newman --- , Ireland -
Experimental evaluation of a neurophysiological intervention designed to increase student resilience: a pilot study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Alex Kresovich --- NORC at the University of Chicago, USA Kai MacLean --- NORC at the University of Chicago, USA Caroline M. Lancaster --- NORC at the University of Chicago, USA Elizabeth D. Torres --- University of Texas Medical Branch, USA Jeff R. Temple --- University of Texas Medical Branch, USA Elizabeth A. Mumford --- NORC at the University of Chicago, USASocial and emotional learning (SEL) interventions have shown promise for building resilience and protecting youth from adverse outcomes. This study reports on an experimental pilot evaluation of the Smart Brain Wise Heart SEL intervention during the 2021–2022 school year. Smart... -
Serving Hot Tea: Analyzing Narratives of ‘Abroad’ on Glocal Kenyan Twitter/X Spaces
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Caroline Mose --- The Mawazo Institute, KenyaSocial media reconstitutes the idea of ‘abroad’ as a geographical place, shortens the symbolic distance between borders, and renders the local and global into one almost seamless space. This seamlessness is both metaphorical and symbolic, where happenings on the spatial... -
Longitudinal associations between lifestyle changes during the COVID-19 pandemic and distress among children and adolescents in Montréal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Adrien Saucier --- Centre for Public Health Research, University of Montreal, Canada Katia Charland --- Centre for Public Health Research, University of Montreal, Canada Britt McKinnon --- Centre for Public Health Research, University of Montreal, Canada Florence Dupont --- Centre for Public Health Research, University of Montreal, Canada Isabelle Laurin --- University of Montreal, Canada Cat Tuong Nguyen --- University of Montreal, Canada Laura Pierce --- Centre for Public Health Research, University of Montreal, Canada Margot Barbosa Da Torre --- Centre for Public Health Research, University of Montreal, Canada Islem Cheriet --- Centre for Public Health Research, University of Montreal, Canada Caroline Quach --- University of Montreal, Canada Kate Zinszer --- Centre for Public Health Research, University of Montreal, CanadaBackground: COVID-19 mitigation measures disrupted many youths’ lives. The burden that pandemic changes induced on children and adolescent’s mental health requires further research.
