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Disaggregation of land types using terrain analysis, expert knowledge and GIS methods
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: George M van Zijl --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Science, South Africa Pieter Al Le Roux --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Science, South Africa David P Turner --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, South AfricaSoil maps’ value is increasingly recognised for enabling the optimal management of ecosystems. Digital soil mapping (DSM) can overcome the cost constraints of traditional mapping methods, but requires local area-specific research. As South Africa is blessed with the land type... -
SIKHULA NABANYE
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: M.C. SEME GeorgeS. Zulu -
Linguistic innovation during a national crisis: An analysis of selected Shona metaphors created during the Zimbabwe crisis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Maxwell Kadenge --- Department of Linguistics, Republic of South Africa George Mavunga --- Department of Applied Communicative Skills, Republic of South AfricaThis article discusses the nature of metaphors that were created by Shona speakers in order to capture various aspects of the Zimbabwean political and socio-economic crisis. The data for this study were collected from August to December of 2008 and... -
The Universal Declaration’s Problematic Rights Justification
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Georges Alexandre (Alex) Lenferna --- Philosophy Department, Rhodes University,In this paper I aim to critically analyse the underlying moral justification of the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth. The aim of the critique is to highlight some of the problematic areas that... -
The categorlal status of the possessive in zulu – a new perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Linguistics • Authors: SonjaE. Bosch --- Department of African Languages, Republic of South Africa George Poulos --- Department of African Languages, Republic of South AfricaDie doel van hierdie artikel is eerstens om die geldigheid van die tradisionele kategoriale status van die possessief in Zulu te ondersoek en te bevraagteken, en tweedens om 'n algehele nuwe perspektief op die konseptualisering van besit aan te bied... -
Hazardous Alcohol Use among Persons Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council & University of the Free State, Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya --- Human Sciences Research Council & University of the Western Cape, George Petros --- Human Sciences Research Council, South AfricaThe study assessed the prevalence of hazardous alcohol use among people living with HIV (PLHIV) and its correlates with socio-economic characteristics, disease variables and ART adherence in South Africa. The sample included 607 PLHIV (males =475, females =132; age range... -
The Experience of Psychosocial Stressors Amongst Adolescent Learners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ancel George --- University of the Free State, South Africa Henriëtte van den Berg --- University of the Free State, South AfricaThis study sought to identify and describe the psychosocial factors that adolescents experience as stressful. Data were collected from 556 respondents (Grade 10 to 12; 250 males and 306 females; mean age = 17.3 yrs; SD = 1.66) who completed... -
Speech and Language Disorders in Kenyan Children: Adapting Tools for Regions with Few Assessment Resources
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Julie Anne Carter --- The Centre for Geographic Medicine Research (Coast), Grace Murira --- The Centre for Geographic Medicine Research (Coast), Joseph Gona --- The Centre for Geographic Medicine Research (Coast), Judy Tumaini --- The Centre for Geographic Medicine Research (Coast), Janet Lees --- Neurosciences Unit, Brian George Neville --- Neurosciences Unit, Charles Richard Newton --- The Centre for Geographic Medicine Research (Coast),This study sought to adapt a battery of Western speech and language assessment tools to a rural Kenyan setting. The tool was developed for children whose first language was KiGiryama, a Bantu language. A total of 539 Kenyan children (males=271,... -
Experiences of Clinical Psychologists Working in Public Health Service Facilities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Anthony L. Pillay --- University of KwaZulu-Natal & Fort Napier Hospital, Anne L. Kramers-Olen --- University of KwaZulu-Natal & Fort Napier Hospital, Anna Maria Kritzinger --- University of Limpopo (MEDUNSA) & Dr George Mukhari Hospital, Vusi Matshazi --- Sterkfontein Hospital & Wits University,Through a mail survey, this study investigated the work experiences of Clinical Psychologists employed in South African public health service facilities (n = 95; mean age 37.0 years; females = 69.5%). We surveyed the psychologists on aspects of job satisfaction,... -
CATEGORICAL HOMOTOPY
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Georges Hoff --- Département de Mathématiques,We present a homotopy theory of small categories. In a work of this nature there is a need to give a theory which is clear and which shows the methods of work in this field. It is also necessary to... -
SMALL RAMSEY NUMBERS II: CRITICAL COLOURINGS FOR r(C5 + e,K5)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: George R.T. Hendry --- Department of Mathematical Sciences, ScotlandIt is shown that if G is a graph of order 16 such that C5+e ⊄ G and K5 ⊄ Ǥ then either 4K4 ⊂ G or G is one of 5 other graphs. -
THE BAILEY TRANSFORM AND D.B. SEARS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: GeorgeE. Andrews --- Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science, Usa Douglas Bowman --- Department of Mathematics, UsaIn recent years, the pioneering q-series methods initiated by Rogers and extended by Bailey have found extensive applications in number theory and physics. In this paper we show how some of the work of D.B. Sears can be understood and... -
q-ENGEL SERIES EXPANSIONS AND SLATER'S IDENTITIES
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: GeorgeE. Andrews --- Department of Mathematics, U.S.A. Arnold Knopfmacher --- , South Africa Peter Paule --- , Austria Helmut Prodinger --- , South AfricaDedicated to the memory of John Knopfmacher (1937–1999) -
The status of the word in selected conventional writing systems — the case of disjunctive writing
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Louis Jacobus Louwrens George PoulosIn this article, the issue of the status or nature of the word is revisited with specific reference to languages which employ the disjunctive system of writing. Although it is generally assumed that the 'word' represents the basic unit of... -
After Babel
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: George Steiner -
Workplace ART programmes: Why do companies invest in them and are they working?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Gavin GeorgePrevalence data indicates that certain sectors within the private sector are particularly affected by HIV/AIDS. Companies in southern Africa began implementing treatment programmes in early 2002 as the corporate sector came to realise the financial imperative of offsetting employee morbidity... -
HIV prevention in the world of work in sub-Saharan Africa: research and practice*
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Gavin George --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Courtenay Sprague --- Graduate School of Business Administration, South Africa -
Patterns of disclosure and antiretroviral treatment adherence in a South African mining workplace programme and implications for HIV prevention
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Anil Bhagwanjee --- , South Africa Kaymarlin Govender --- , South Africa Olagoke Akintola --- , South Africa Inge Petersen --- , South Africa Gavin George --- , South Africa Leigh Johnstone --- , South Africa Kerisha Naidoo --- , South AfricaSocial and psychological barriers to the disclosure of one's seropositive HIV status to significant others and poor adherence to taking medications pose significant challenges to the scaling-up of access to antiretroviral treatment (ART) in the workplace. Such barriers are predictive... -
The Madikwe Forum: a comprehensive partnership for supporting governance of Botswana's HIV and AIDS response
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Gavin George --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Division (HEARD), South Africa Candice Reardon --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Division (HEARD), South Africa Jonathan Gunthorp --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Division (HEARD), South Africa Themba Moeti --- African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP), Botswana Innocent Chingombe --- African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP), Botswana Lesego Busang --- African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP), Botswana Godfrey Musuka --- African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP), BotswanaThere is a need for actors within the philanthropic sector to pursue collaborative partnerships with developing nations which could result in sustainable country-led responses to HIV and AIDS. There is also a need to evaluate the structures governing these partnerships... -
Predictors of sexual behaviour among church-going youths in Nairobi, Kenya: a cross-denominational study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ann Neville Miller --- Nicholson School of Communication, United States Kyalo wa Ngula --- Nicholson School of Communication, United States George Musambira --- Nicholson School of Communication, United StatesWe surveyed church-going youths in Nairobi, Kenya, to investigate denominational differences in their sexual behaviour and to identify factors related to those differences. In comparison with youths attending mainline churches, the youths surveyed at Pentecostal/evangelical churches were less likely to... -
An exploratory study of the individual determinants of students’ sexual risk behaviour at a South African university
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Given Mutinta --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Kaymarlin Govender --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Jeff Gow --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Gavin George --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South AfricaThe prevalence of sexual risk behaviour is high on campuses at South African universities, putting many students at risk of HIV infection. This study explores individual influences on students’ sexual risk-taking behaviour at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The study collected... -
Indigenous names of fish and fishing gear in the Cuvelai, Kavango and Caprivi regions of Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: DanielO Okeyo George Mubita ThomasK Harris DagberthE Sahombu Josephat Namundjanga Samson Mulonga S KapirikaThis study discusses the local names of the inland fresh water fish species of the Cuvelai, Kavango and Caprivi regions of Namibia, in five indigenous languages: OshiWambo/OshiNdonga, RuKwangali, RuGciriku, SiLosi and SiSubia. It also discusses local names of the indigenous... -
The food and feeding habits of five freshwater and brackish-water fish species in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: PO Ajah MN Georgewill MO AjahThe food and feeding habits of five economically important fresh-and brackish-water fishes, Channa obscura, Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus, Heterotis niloticus, Synodontis nigrita and Trachinotus maxillosus, were investigated. A number of techniques were used to carry out gut content analysis, including the Hynes... -
Robert Sanderson ['Bob'] Crass (26 June 1921–13 January 2011)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: GeorgeR Hughes --- , South Africa Mike Coke --- , South Africa -
PATTERN AND TIMING OF MOULT IN PENDULINE TITS (ANTHOSCOPUS)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: GeorgeT. Austin --- Department of Biological Sciences, U.S.A.Austin, G. T. 1979. Pattern and timing of moult in penduline tits (Anthoscopus). Ostrich 49:168-173. -
FORAGING BEHAVIOUR OF THE DUNE LARK
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: GeorgeW. Cox --- Department of Biology, USACox, George W. 1983. Foraging behaviour of the Dune Lark. Ostrich 54:113-120. -
COMPARISON OF COMMUNICATION AND SIGNALLING PATTERNS OF WHITEBROWED SPARROWWEAVERS AND OTHER GREGARIOUS PLOCEID WEAVERS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: J. W. H. Ferguson --- George Evelyn Hutchinson Laboratory, Zoology Department, South AfricaFerguson, J. W. H. 1988. Comparison of communication and signalling patterns of Whitebrowed Sparrowweavers and other gregarious ploceid weavers. Ostrich 59: 54–62. -
Seasonality, distribution and taxonomic status of avian haemosporidian parasites within the Greater Cape Town area, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Albert Schultz --- Animal Demographic Unit, Department of Zoology, South Africa LesG Underhill --- Animal Demographic Unit, Department of Zoology, South Africa Roy Earlé --- , UK George Underhill --- ,A total of 9 304 birds representing 29 families, 55 genera and 78 species were captured at 10 sites within the Greater Cape Town area. Forty-one avian haemosporidian parasites from three genera were present in 20 avian families, with 1... -
Interrelationships between Vegetation and Site Characteristics in the Gouna Forest
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: C.J. Geldenhuys --- Department of Forestry, George and Faculty of Forestry, A. van Laar --- Department of Forestry, George and Faculty of Forestry,Sampling studies in the Gouna Forest indicated that the density of tree regeneration, density and height of onderbos—Trichocladus crinitus—and basal area/ha of different tree species groups are significantly different for different aspects. The height and density of onderbos, density of... -
Prunus africana in the Bloukrans River Gorge, Southern Cape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: C.J. Geldenhuys --- George Department of Water Affairs, Forestry and Environmental Conservation,The decline of Prunus africana in the most southern end of its distribution is attributed to unsuitable establishment conditions for the seedlings and adverse climatic conditions. Only 43 trees ≥ 10 cm D.B.H. occur 47% of which are dead. The... -
Comparative Soil Bulk Density Determination in the Southern Cape Forest-Fynbos Ecotone
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: J.C. van Daalen --- George Department of Water Affairs, Forestry and Environmental Conservation,Soil bulk densities of the Southern Cape indigenous forest-fynbos ecotone were determined by means of a simplified excavation method. No difference between forest and fynbos soil bulk densities could be found. The B21 horizons were significantly denser than the A1... -
The Silviculture of Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: J.G. de Zwaan --- Saasveld Forestry Research Station George, South Africa -
The parent-child-therapist alliance: A case study using a strategic approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Thirusha Naidu --- Department of Behavioural Medicine, King George V Hospital, Durban Sheethal Behari --- Department of Behavioural Medicine, King George V Hospital, DurbanIn this paper we present a single case study of a clinical approach that addresses the needs of parents and their children in psychotherapy. The approach begins by addressing the child's and parent's concerns separately at first by establishing strong... -
The influence of psychosocial variables on adolescent suicidal ideation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Ancel George --- Psychology, South Africa HenrietteS van den Berg --- Psychology, South AfricaBackground: Increased rates of suicide among adolescents aged 15–24 years have led to suicides becoming the third leading cause of death in the Unites States. South African statistics show an equally worrying trend as suicide constitutes 11.5% of the total... -
The structural grading of young South African grown Pinus patula sawn timber
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: GeorgeP Dowse --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa C Brand Wessels --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South AfricaIn this study sawn timber from 16- to 20-year-old Pinus patula trees were obtained from a wide variety of sites along the Mpumalanga escarpment in South Africa. The objectives of this study were to assess the efficiency of the current... -
Bridging the gap between VCT and HIV/AIDS treatment uptake: perspectives from a mining-sector workplace in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Anil Bhagwanjee Inge Petersen Olagoke Akintola Gavin GeorgeThis qualitative study sought to understand users' perceptions of the voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) and HIV-treatment services offered by a mining company in South Africa, with the intention of making recommendations to improve the rates of uptake. A purposive... -
Human impact on lake ecosystems: the case of Lake Naivasha, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: GeorgeE Otiang'a-Owiti Ignatius Abiya OsweLake Naivasha is a wetland of national and international importance. However, it is under constant anthropogenic pressures, which include the quest for socioeconomic development within the lake ecosystem itself as well as other activities within the catchment. The lake is... -
Effect of garlic, black seed and Biogen as immunostimulants on the growth and survival of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (Teleostei: Cichlidae), and their response to artificial infection with Pseudomonas fluorescens
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: AhmedS Diab SalahM Aly George John Yasser Abde-Hadi MohamedF MohammedThree dosage levels of black seed, garlic and commercial Biogen were administered for three months in summer and six months in winter to test their stimulation effect on growth, survival and response to challenge infection in Oreochromis niloticus. At the... -
Comparative embryogenesis of Australian and South African viviparous clinid fishes (Blennioidei, Teleostei)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: L Fishelson --- Department of Zoology, George S Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Israel O Gon --- , South AfricaThe study follows the embryogenesis of 16 species of viviparous clinid fishes (Clinidae, Teleostei), from the Cape south coast of South Africa and from Australia, with comparative remarks on the development of juveniles in oviparous species. The sperm intromitted into... -
Descriptive Set Theoretic Methods Applied to Strictly Singular and Strictly Cosingular Operators
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: George Androulakis Kevin BeanlandThe class of strictly singular operators originating from the dual of a separable Banach space is written as an increasing union of ω 1 subclasses which are defined using the Schreier sets. A question of J. Diestel, of whether a... -
Terms of address usage by police officers at Mbare Police Station, Harare, in conversation with complainants
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Partson Kufakunesu --- Department of Linguistics, Zimbabwe John Mutambwa --- Department of Linguistics, Zimbabwe George Mavunga --- Academic Development Centre, South AfricaThis article describes terms of address usage by police officers at Mbare Police Station, Harare, in conversation with members of the public who came to report cases from 3 June 2010 to 12 October 2010. The researchers visited the police... -
Language and the legal process: A linguistic analysis of courtroom discourse involving selected cases of alleged rape in Mutare, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Paul Svongoro --- Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies, South Africa Josephat Mutangadura --- Department of Linguistics, Zimbabwe Lameck Gonzo --- Department of Linguistics, Zimbabwe George Mavunga --- Academic Development Centre, South AfricaThis article analyses the nature of courtroom discourse in a Zimbabwean context in cases of alleged rape. The research investigated the language used by both court officials and lay persons during legal proceedings and examined the linguistic and socio-cultural factors... -
Torturers and the Tortured
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Nancy Sherman --- Philosophy Department Georgetown University 215 New North 37 and O Streets, USAPatrick Lenta and Jessica Wolfendale have written two very thoughtful discussions on torture. A central question that arises in responding to these essays in terms of my recent book, Stoic Warriors, is whether ancient Stoicism affords any insights into both... -
Plato’s Cave
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: T. F. Morris --- Department of Philosophy George Washington University, USACurrent interpretations of Plato’s cave are obviously incorrect because they do not explain how what we hear does not come from what we see. I argue that Plato is saying that the colors we receive from our faculty of vision... -
Singer Revisited: Cosmopolitanism, Global Poverty and Our Ethical Requirements
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Georges Alexandre Lenferna --- Department of Philosophy, South AfricaA commonly held view is that giving to the poor is superogatory i.e., that while it is a good thing to do, it is not morally wrong for us not to do so. This essay sets out to show that... -
Moult, breeding season, mass, wing length, and dispersal in Cape Robins (Cossypha caffra) and Olive Thrush
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: BoT Bonnevie AdrianJFK Craig PatE Hulley GeorgeD UnderhillWe compared a data set from the Western Cape, South Africa (GDU, n = 170 Olive Thrushes (Turdus olivaceus), n = 475 Cape Robins (Cossypha caffra)) with our captures in the Eastern Cape, South Africa (n = 197 Olive Thrushes,... -
7. SHORT NOTES FROM MEMBERS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: R.C. Wood J.C. Knobel C.W. Benson John Simpson Chas. Wyndham --- , GeorgeF. Talent -
SHORT NOTES
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: GeorgeF. Talent --- , S. Rhodesia R.C. Wood --- , -
6 SHORT NOTES
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: GEORGEF. TALENT --- , Southern Rhodesia RODNEYC. WOOD --- , Nyasaland W. C. H. ZIPP W. -
Should haemoglobin A1c be used for the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus in South Africa?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: JA George --- Department of Chemical Pathology, National Health Laboratory Service,Diabetes is an important medical problem in sub-Saharan Africa. It has traditionally been diagnosed by means of fasting plasma glucose, random blood glucose or an oral glucose tolerance test. Each of these has limitations and, in 2009, an expert committee... -
Intraocular pressure changes in patients undergoing cataract extraction and lens implantation: laryngeal mask airway versus endotracheal tube
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: M J Motiang --- Dr George Mukhari Hospital and University of Limpopo (Medunsa campus), J L A Rantloane --- Steve Biko Academic Hospital and University of Pretoria,Objectives: To investigate the influence on intraocular pressure (IOP) of airway management with a laryngeal mask airway (LMA) or tracheal tube (ETT), and secondly to compare the devices with regard to their impact on IOP. -
Letters: Recovering from rapeItem type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Dr Louis Jenkins --- George Hospital, -
The role of educational strategies to reverse the inverse performance spiral in academically-isolated rural hospitals
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: BJ Marais --- Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa M De Villiers --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care and Deputy Dean of Education, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa J Kruger --- The Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa H Conradie --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa L Jenkins --- George Hospital, South Africa H Reuter --- Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health, The Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaThe importance of continuous professional development for health care workers is widely acknowledged, but the identification of optimal implementation strategies remains a challenge, particularly in academically isolated rural areas. -
Home-based care: caring for people in the community—challenges and opportunities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: E Jack --- Department of Family Medicine (George Complex), South Africa L Jenkins --- Department of Family Medicine (George Complex), South Africa D Enslin --- Elective period at George Complex, -
Barriers and facilitators to the uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) among adolescent boys in KwaZulu–Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Gavin George --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Michael Strauss --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Petronella Chirawu --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Bruce Rhodes --- School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, South Africa Janet Frohlich --- Centre for the Aids Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), South Africa Carl Montague --- Centre for the Aids Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), South Africa Kaymarlin Govender --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South AfricaEpidemiological modelling has concluded that if voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is scaled up in high HIV prevalence settings it would lead to a significant reduction in HIV incidence rates. Following the adoption of this evidence by the WHO, South... -
Anaesthesia in the radiological suite (remote location) on an outpatient basis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: RS Hannallah --- Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, George Washington University, USA -
Understanding the combined effect of soil properties on gully erosion using quantile regression
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: George M van Zijl --- Department of Soil Science, South Africa Freddie Ellis --- Department of Soil Science, South Africa Andrei Rozanov --- Department of Soil Science, South AfricaThe individual effects of soil properties on soil erodibility are well understood. It is also known that various interactions between these properties exist, which creates the need for unique investigations into how soil properties influence soil stability. Quantile regression was... -
Primary wing-moult and site fidelity in South African mousebirds (Coliidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Adrian JFK Craig --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Bo T Bonnevie --- Information Technology Division, South Africa Patrick E Hulley --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa George D Underhill --- ,Based on large samples of birds mist-netted in the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape, moult of the primary remiges in both Speckled Mousebirds Colius striatus and Red-faced Mousebirds Urocolius indicus occurred throughout the year with no regional or seasonal... -
The influence of biological factors on students’ sexual behaviour at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Given Mutinta --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Kaymarlin Govender --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Gavin George --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Jeff Gow --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South AfricaStudies in South African universities reveal that the prevalence of sexual risk behaviour is very high, putting many students at high risk of HIV infection. This study explored the biological influences on students’ sexual taking behaviour at the University of... -
Soil organic carbon and nitrogen stocks along a seasonal wetland (dambo) transect in central Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: George Nyamadzawo --- Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, Zimbabwe Menas Wuta --- Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, Zimbabwe Justice Nyamangara --- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics, Matopos Research Station, Zimbabwe Philip Nyamugafata --- Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, ZimbabweEcosystems of central and southern Africa are occupied by some of the largest seasonal wetlands commonly called dambos. Dambos are likely to store huge stocks of soil organic carbon (SOC) because of their saturated conditions. However, most available literature report... -
Low-dose spinal anaesthesia provides effective labour analgesia and does not limit ambulation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: T Anabah --- School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghana A Olufolabi --- School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghana J Boyd --- IWK Health Centre, Canada R George --- IWK Health Centre, CanadaBackground: While epidural analgesia for labour pain is standard in high-resource countries, minimal to no analgesia is usually provided in low-resource countries. Intrathecal local anaesthetics provide good pain relief, but the potential impact on ambulation is of concern. Our objective... -
The effect of bait collectors on stocks of Callichirus kraussi and Upogebia species in Langebaan Lagoon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Pierre Nel --- West Coast National Park, South Africa George M. Branch --- Zoology Department, South AfricaThe effects of collecting prawns (Callichirus and Upogebia spp.) in Langebaan Lagoon as bait were assessed in 1999–2001 and in 2012–2013. Langebaan Lagoon (part of West Coast National Park and a Marine Protected Area) is divided into three zones. One... -
Hospitality and prosumption
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: George Ritzer --- Department of Sociology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, USAHospitality and the hospitality industry need to be reevaluated in the era of the new prosumer and smart prosuming machines. Traditional notions of hospitality hearken back to an earlier era and ongoing changes are forcing us to reconsider them. Among those changes... -
Conscience of a Conservative Psychologist: Return of the Mysteriously Illusive Psyche
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: George Kunz [B0001]Psyche, the daughter of a Greek king, was so beautiful that people stopped worshipping Aphrodite; instead they turned their adoration to the girl who modestly rejected any divine honours. Aphrodite, enraged, sent her son Eros to contrive a spell to... -
How to be a real gay: gay identities in small-town South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: George Paul Meiu --- Departments of Anthropology and African and African American Studies, United States of America -
Socio-ecological influences of attitudes toward disability among Kenyan undergraduate students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: George I. Mamboleo --- Department of Counseling, Rehabilitation & Counseling Psychology, USA Abdoulaye Diallo --- Department of Rehabilitation, USA Robinson M. Ocharo --- Sociology Department, Kenya Spalatin N. Oire --- Department of Counseling, Higher Education, & Special Education, USA Charlene M. Kampfe --- Department of Disability & Psychoeducational Studies, USAThis study examined personal and contextual variables as predictors of attitudes toward disability at a Kenyan higher education setting. Participants were a convenience sample of 309 undergraduate students at a Kenyan university enrolled in Sociology, Social Work, Psychology, Political Science,... -
1. Body composition measures as predictors of hypertension in urban black South African woman
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: C. George --- Non-Communicable Disease Research Unit, J. Goedecke --- Non-Communicable Disease Research Unit, A.P. Kengne --- Non-Communicable Disease Research Unit, S. Norris --- Developmental Pathways of Health Research Unit, L.K. Micklesfield --- Developmental Pathways of Health Research Unit,Objectives: Hypertension is becoming increasingly prevalent in South Africa (SA), especially amongst the black population. Since body composition is a major risk factor for hypertension, it is important to investigate which parameter of body composition best predicts this disease. The... -
Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of selected invasive pathogens from public sector hospitals in South Africa, 2007
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: C Bamford --- National Health Laboratory Service, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town., L Badenhorst --- National Health Laboratory Service, Universitas Hospital and University of Free State., A G Duse --- National Health Laboratory Service, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital and University of Witwatersrand., A A Hoosen --- National Health Laboratory Service, Steve Biko Academic Hospital and University of Pretoria., M Nchabeleng --- National Health Laboratory Service, Dr George Mukhari Tertiary Hospital and University of Limpopo,, S Oliver --- National Health Laboratory Service, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town., O Perovic --- National Health Laboratory Service, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital and University of Witwatersrand., P P Sein --- National Health Laboratory Service, Dr George Mukhari Tertiary Hospital and University of Limpopo,, J Simpson --- National Health Laboratory Service, Green Point Laboratory and University of Cape Town., J Wadula --- National Health Laboratory Service, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital and University of Witwatersrand., E Wasserman --- National Health Laboratory Service, Tygerberg Hospital and University of Stellenbosch.,Retrospective antibiotic surveillance data of selected invasive pathogens isolated from blood and cerebrospinal fuid at public sector hospitals in South Africa in 2007 are presented. Antimicrobial susceptibilities were determined according to the 2007 Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute criteria. Klebsiella... -
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Selected Bacteraemic Isolates from South African Public Sector Hospitals, 2010
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: C Bamford --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Groote Schuur and University of Cape Town, K Bonorchis --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Green Point and University of Cape Town, A Ryan --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Green Point and University of Cape Town, J Simpson --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Green Point and University of Cape Town, E Elliott --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Universitas and University of the Free State, R Hoffmann --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Tygerberg and Stellenbosch University, P Naicker --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Tygerberg and Stellenbosch University, N Ismail --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Steve Biko Academic and University of Pretoria, N Mbelle --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Dr George Mukhari and University of Limpopo, M Nchabeleng --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Dr George Mukhari and University of Limpopo, T Nana --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic and University of the Witwatersrand, C Sriruttan --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic and University of the Witwatersrand, S Seetharam --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Chris Hani Baragwanath and University of the Witwatersrand, J Wadula --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Chris Hani Baragwanath and University of the Witwatersrand,We report on antimicrobial susceptibility surveillance data for six key bloodstream pathogens (Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii and Staphylococcus aureus) identified in public sector hospitals in South Africa during 2010. Major findings include the accelerated... -
Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Escherichia coli strains isolated from urine samples in South Africa from 2007-2011
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Colleen Bamford --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Groote Schuur and University of Cape Town, Kim Bonorchis --- Medical Technology Microbiology Laboratory Manager, National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Green Point and University of Cape Town, Anthea Ryan --- Medical Technology Microbiology Laboratory Manager, National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Green Point and University of Cape Town, Rena Hoffmann --- Registrar Medical Microbiology, National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Tygerberg and Stellenbosch University, Preneshni Naicker --- Registrar Medical Microbiology, National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Tygerberg and Stellenbosch University, Motlatji Maloba --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Dr George Mukhari and University of Limpopo, Trusha Nana --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic and University of the Witwatersrand, I. Zietsman --- Ampath Laboratories, C. Govind --- Lancet Laboratories, DurbanEscherichia coli is the most common cause of urinary tract infections. Knowledge of its local antimicrobial susceptibility patterns can be used to inform choice of empiric antimicrobial therapy. In this article, we review data on antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of E... -
Gender differences in characteristics, occupational exposure, and infection control practices among dental professionals in Edo State, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Nosayaba Osazuwa-Peters --- Public Health Program, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, USA Clement Chinedu Azodo --- Department of Periodontics, Nigeria Adebola Oluyemisi Ehizele --- Department of Periodontics, Nigeria Ozoemene Ndubuisi Obuekwe --- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, NigeriaThe objective of this study was to assess the gender differences in the characteristics of dental professionals in Edo State, Nigeria, their occupational exposure to percutaneous injuries, and their infection control practices. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among dental professionals... -
A traveller returning to South Africa with fever and haemorrhagic rash
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: George Nyale --- Departments of Critical Care and Infectious Diseases, University of the Witwatersrand, Peter Munyu --- Departments of Critical Care and Infectious Diseases, University of the Witwatersrand, Guy Richards --- Director of Critical Care Department of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital,Infections in travellers returning to their home country often represent a diagnostic challenge. In addition, there is always the potential for these diseases to be transmissible. We describe a case of a young woman who returned from Sri Lanka with... -
Antifungal susceptibility profile of yeast isolates from sterile sites at a tertiary hospital in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: N A Makhado --- University of Limpopo, F. Ismail --- National Health Laboratory Service, Tshwane Academic Division, Y. Dangor --- University of Limpopo, T J H Chephe --- National Health Laboratory Service, Dr George Mukhari Tertiary Laboratory, A A Hoosen --- National Health Laboratory Service, Tshwane Academic Division, M. Nchabeleng --- University of Limpopo,Invasive infections caused by yeasts are associated with high mortality and morbidity, and resistance to antifungal agents is increasing. Candida spp. has emerged as the leading cause of systemic nosocomial fungal infections. The aim of this study was to identify... -
Atypical manifestation of Takayasu’s disease masquerading as tuberculosis in an adolescent male
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Rupali Malik --- Department of Internal Medicine, India Arun Gogna --- Department of Internal Medicine, India Jisa George --- Department of Internal Medicine, IndiaIntroduction: Takayasu’s disease is a chronic idiopathic vasculitis that mainly affects the aorta and/or its main branches. It affects young adult women most commonly. Although pulmonary artery involvement in Takayasu’s disease is well documented, most patients remain asymptomatic and the... -
Population Densities and the Range-Carrying Capacity for Large Mammals in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Zoologica Africana • Authors: George A. Petrides --- Departments of Fisheries and Wildlife, and Zoology, Michigan State University, and Department of Fish and Game, U.S.A. Wendell G. Swank --- Departments of Fisheries and Wildlife, and Zoology, Michigan State University, and Department of Fish and Game, U.S.A. -
Daily basking patterns of the fresh-water turtle
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Zoology • Authors: D.G.M. Miller --- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Natal, King George,Basking activity in the turtle Pelomedusa subrufa L. apparently is initiated by the presence of a suitable heat source, whereas subsequent basking is largely determined by prevailing environmental temperatures as well as requirements for avoiding overheating. -
Xenopus Laevis (Anura: Pipidae) Mating Systems - A Preliminary Synthesis with some Data on the Female Phonoresponse
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Zoology • Authors: M. Picker --- George Evelyn Hutchinson Laboratory, Zoology Department, South AfricaThe mating system of hormonally stimulated Xenopus laevis laevis has been examined. The mating call of the male can be divided into two parts, one displaying a greater pulse repetition rate. These two components follow one another in calling bouts... -
Spatial and temporal variability in recruitment of intertidal mussels around the coast of southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Zoology • Authors: Jean M. Harris --- Scientific Services, Natal Parks Board, South Africa George M. Branch --- Zoology Department, University of Cape Town, Bridget L. Elliott --- Zoology Department, University of Cape Town, Bronwen Currie --- Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Arthur H. Dye --- Zoology Department, University of Transkei,, Christopher D. Mcquaid --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, Bruce J. Tomalin --- Oceanographic Research Institute, Claudio Velasquez --- Zoology Department, University of Cape Town,Intensity of intertidal mussel recruitment was compared across a range of different spatial and temporal scales around the coast of southern Africa between June 1995 and October 1996. Comparison of the east and west coasts revealed significantly higher recruit densities... -
Preferred habitat of white-browed sparrow-weavers Plocepasser mahali
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Zoology • Authors: J.W.H. Ferguson --- George Evelyn Hutchinson Laboratory, Zoology Department, Republic of South AfricaHabitat use by white-browed sparrow-weavers Plocepasser mahali was studied in the Bloemhof area, South Africa. The habitat of nine sparrow-weaver groups consisted of three vegetation communities: Acacia erioloba community, Nidorella resedifolia community and Conyza bonariensis community. The latter community comprised... -
Kroyeria deetsi n.sp. (Kroyeriidae: Siphonostomatoida), a parasitic copepod infecting gills of spinner sharks, Carcharhinus brevipinna (Müller & Henle, 1839), in the Indian Ocean
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Susan M. Dippenaar --- Department of ZoologyandBiology, South Africa George W. Benz --- Tennessee Aquarium and Southeast Aquatic Research Institute, U.S.A. Pieter A.S. Olivier --- Department of ZoologyandBiology, South AfricaKroyeria deetsi n.sp. (Kroyeriidae: Siphonostomatoida) is described from both sexes collected from the gills of spinner sharks, Carcharhinus brevipinna (Müller & Henle, 1839), captured in the Indian Ocean off the coast of South Africa. Kroyeriadeetsi n.sp. can easily be distinguished... -
Sampling strategies for millipedes (Diplopoda), centipedes (Chilopoda) and scorpions (Scorpionida) in savanna habitats
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Dave Druce --- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, George Campbell Building,, South Africa Michelle Hamer --- School of Botany and Zoology, South Africa Rob Slotow --- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, George Campbell Building,, South AfricaAt present considerable effort is being made to document and describe invertebrate diversity as part of numerous biodiversity conservation research projects. In order to determine diversity, rapid and effective sampling and estimation procedures are required and these need to be... -
Performance of Western Buggara Bulls Fed on Rations Containing High Levels of Poor Quality Agro-Industrial by-Products
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: G. A. El Hag --- Faculty of Agriculture, Sudan A. E. George --- Faculty of Agriculture, Sudan -
Factors influencing the choice of anaesthesia as a field of specialty in University of Ghana School of Medicine and Dentistry, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Mubarak Abdul-Rahman --- Department of Pathology, Ghana George Aryee --- Department of Anaesthesia, Ghana Raymond Essuman --- Department of Anaesthesia, Ghana Robert Djagbletey --- Department of Anaesthesia, Ghana Eugenia Lamptey --- Department of Anaesthesia, Ghana Christian Owoo --- Department of Anaesthesia, Ghana Frank Boni --- Department of Anaesthesia, GhanaBackground: Specialisation is perceived as essential for success, and affects the availability and distribution of medical personnel and the quality of service the health system is able to deliver. In Ghana, some areas of medical specialties have a relatively good... -
For the EAC, Products are Visibility
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: George Njoroge --- East African Data Handlers, Kenya -
A Profile of the East African Community
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Frederick Onyango Ogola --- Strathmore University Business School, Kenya George N. Njenga --- Strathmore University Business School, Kenya Peter C. Mhando --- The Pennsylvania State University, USA Moses N. Kiggundu --- Carleton University Sprott School of Business, CanadaRegional integration in East Africa dates back more than a hundred years. This article provides a general synopsis of the East African Community (EAC) and traces the evolution of regional integration in Eastern Africa from colonial times to the present... -
Psychosocial and health risk outcomes among orphans and non-orphans in mixed households in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Candice Reardon, Gavin George --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division, (HEARD), South Africa Collins Mucheuki --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division, (HEARD), South Africa Kaymarlin Govender --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division, (HEARD), South Africa Tim Quinlan --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division, (HEARD), South AfricaA growing body of research warns of the social challenges facing orphans. We examined this issue focusing on differences between orphans and non-orphans from mixed households, that is, households that comprise both orphans and non-orphans. We examined whether orphans reported... -
Limit laws in vector lattices
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: George Stoica --- Department of Mathematical Sciences, CanadaWe prove a law of large numbers and a central limit theorem with respect to the order convergence topology in vector lattices. -
Development and characterisation of a modified multi-purpose pine oil detergent for a small-scale manufacturer in Lesotho
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mosotho George --- Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Lesotho Ts'ukulu Motsamai --- Chemistry and Chemical Technology, LesothoThe interest in small-scale manufacturing of simple products seems to be growing in Lesotho. However, this could have undesirable effects without insights into the chemical processes involved in such presumed simple processes. This manuscript reports the partnership between the National... -
Sustainable restaurants: A research agenda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: George Jacobs --- Research Centre Gastronomy in Food Service, Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, Maastricht, The Netherlands Peter Klosse --- Research Centre Gastronomy in Food Service, Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, Maastricht, The NetherlandsThere is growing emphasis on sustainability within the hospitality industry. For restaurants, which are often small businesses, that emphasis is poorly structured and rarely based on scientific evidence. Research is needed into what factors could promote sustainability in restaurants. We... -
Nutritional management after total laryngectomy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: T Ackerberg --- Dr George Mukhari Hospital, -
Psychometric properties of beliefs about relationship violence against women and gender stereotypes scale
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sunday B. Fakunmoju --- Department of Social Work, USA Funmi O. Bammeke --- Department of Sociology, Nigeria Felicia A. D. Oyekanmi --- Department of Sociology, Nigeria Segun Temilola --- Department of Sociology, Nigeria Bukola George --- Department of Sociology, NigeriaThis article describes psychometric properties of the Gender-Based Relationship Violence Beliefs Scale (BEREVIWOS) and the Gender Stereotypes and Beliefs (GESTABE) scale in a Nigerian setting. Analysis was based on a convenience sample of 202 respondents. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was... -
Identification and molecular characterisation of Colletotrichum species from avocado, citrus and pawpaw in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Joseph O Honger --- Soil and Irrigation Research Centre, School of Agriculture, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, Ghana Samuel K Offei --- Biotechnology Centre, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, Ghana Kwadwo A Oduro --- Department of Crop Science, School of Agriculture, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, Ghana George T Odamtten --- Botany Department, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, Ghana Seloame T Nyaku --- Department of Crop Science, School of Agriculture, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, GhanaOwing to previous identifications based solely on morphological characteristics, the identity of the causal agents of anthracnose disease of pawpaw and avocado in Ghana is in doubt. In addition, the pathogen has not been identified previously on citrus. In this... -
Cape cormorants decrease, move east and adapt foraging strategies following eastward displacement of their main prey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: RJM Crawford --- Branch: Oceans & Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa RM Randall --- South African National Parks, South Africa TR Cook --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa PG Ryan --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa BM Dyer --- Branch: Oceans & Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa R Fox --- Addo Elephant National Park, South African National Parks, South Africa D Geldenhuys --- CapeNature, Voëlklip, South Africa J Huisamen --- CapeNature, Voëlklip, South Africa C McGeorge --- CapeNature, Voëlklip, South Africa MK Smith --- South African National Parks, South Africa L Upfold --- Branch: Oceans & Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa J Visagie --- CapeNature, Scientific Services, Assegaaibosch Nature Reserve, South Africa LJ Waller --- CapeNature, Voëlklip, South Africa PA Whittington --- Department of Zoology, South Africa CG Wilke --- Branch: Fisheries Management, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, South Africa AB Makhado --- Branch: Oceans & Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South AfricaNumbers of Cape cormorants Phalacrocorax capensis breeding in South Africa decreased by nearly 50% from approximately 107 000 pairs in 1977–1981 to 57 000 pairs in 2010–2014. Although four colonies had >10 000 pairs in 1977–1981, there was just one... -
In pursuit of a South African national soil database: potential and pitfalls of combining different soil data sets
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: George M van Zijl --- University of the Free State, South Africa Jacobus O Botha --- Natural Resources Section, KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, South AfricaA national soil profile database will be a huge asset to South Africa, enabling improved soil information products to be created. However, numerous practical pitfalls exist in reliably creating such a database. This project aimed to identify such pitfalls, while... -
Combatting the pandemic: An analysis of selected adverts on HIV/AIDS on Zimbabwean Broadcasting Corporation Television (September 2008 to May 2011)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: George Mavunga --- Academic Development Centre, Darmarris Kaguda --- Department of Linguistics,This article seeks to establish the communicative strategies employed in selected Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation Television (ZBC-TV) advertisements about HIV/AIDS between September 2008 and May 2011. Most of the adverts thematically address the following issues: destigmatisation; protection against HIV/AIDS; prevention of... -
A Guide to, and Checklist for, the Decapoda of Namibia, South Africa and Mozambique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: George M Branch --- Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa -
Hospitality and prosumption
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: George Ritzer --- Department of Sociology, USAHospitality and the hospitality industry need to be reevaluated in the era of the new prosumer and smart prosuming machines. Traditional notions of hospitality hearken back to an earlier era and ongoing changes are forcing us to reconsider them. Among... -
Sustainable restaurants: A research agenda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: George Jacobs --- Research Centre Gastronomy in Food Service, The Netherlands Peter Klosse --- Research Centre Gastronomy in Food Service, The NetherlandsThere is growing emphasis on sustainability within the hospitality industry. For restaurants, which are often small businesses, that emphasis is poorly structured and rarely based on scientific evidence. Research is needed into what factors could promote sustainability in restaurants. We... -
Patients’ knowledge and perception of anaesthesia and the anaesthetist at a tertiary health care facility in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Robert Djagbletey --- Department of Anaesthesia, Ghana George Aryee --- Department of Anaesthesia, Ghana Raymond Essuman --- Department of Anaesthesia, Ghana Vincent Ganu --- Department of Internal Medicine, Ghana Ebenezer O Darkwa --- Department of Anaesthesia, Ghana Christian Owoo --- Department of Anaesthesia, Ghana Francis Ahiaku --- Department of Anaesthesia, Ghana Alfred Yawson --- Department of Community Health, GhanaBackground: Anaesthesia has always been misconstrued as a ‘behind the scenes’ specialty. Despite advancements in anaesthesia, there is inadequate public knowledge regarding the specialty, the scope of the functions of anaesthetists, and the pivotal role anaesthetists play in the healthcare... -
Strathmore Business School Host and Home for the 2016 AFAM Conference
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Frederick Onyango Ogola --- Strathmore University Business School, Kenya George N. Njenga --- Strathmore University Business School, Kenya -
Decreased total antioxidant levels and increased oxidative stress in South African type 2 diabetes mellitus patients
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: FA Ganjifrockwala --- Department of Human Biology, South Africa JT Joseph --- Department of Human Biology, South Africa G George --- Department of Human Biology, South AfricaBackground: Chronic hyperglycaemia in diabetes mellitus leads to increased lipid peroxidation in the body, followed by the development of chronic complications due to oxidative stress. Objective: The aim of this study was to compare total antioxidant (TAO) levels and oxidative... -
Factors associated with the take-up of voluntary medical male circumcision amongst learners in rural KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Gavin George --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Kaymarlin Govender --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Sean Beckett --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Carl Montague --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), South Africa Janet Frohlich --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), South AfricaVoluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is an integral part of South Africa’s HIV prevention programme. School-going males, in particular, are considered a cost-effective target population. However, ambitious policy targets have not been achieved due to the plateau in demand for... -
Resilience and suicide ideation: Coping mediator-moderator effects among adolescent learners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ancel George --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Reinier Moolman --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThe current study aimed to investigate the influence of coping on the relationship between resilience and adolescent suicide ideation among secondary learners in the Free State Province, South Africa (n = 495; female = 61.6%; black = 55%, white =... -
Suicide behaviour among Guyanese orphans: identification of suicide risk and protective factors in a low- to middle-income country
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Ellen-ge D. Denton --- Department of Psychology, USA George J. Musa --- Global Psychiatric Epidemiology Group, Department of Psychiatry, USA Christina Hoven --- Global Psychiatric Epidemiology Group, Department of Psychiatry, USAObjective: Suicide is the leading cause of death among youth in Guyana, a low- and middle-income country (LMIC), which globally ranks first in female adolescent suicides over the last decade. Worldwide, Guyana has experienced the largest increase in youth suicide,... -
Teenage pregnancies in Mozambique: the experience of “Servicios Amigos dos Adolescentes” clinics in Beira
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Damiano Pizzol --- Operational Research Unit, Italy Francesco Di Gennaro --- Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Italy Chiara Boscardin --- Department of Woman’s and Child’s Health, Italy Giovanni Putoto --- Operational Research Unit, Italy Elena Cuppini --- District Health Department, Mozambique Graciana Pita --- Department of Woman’s and Child’s Health, Italy Alexandra George --- District Health Department, Mozambique Laura Monno --- Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Italy Annalisa Saracino --- Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Italy Liviana Da Dalt --- Department of Woman’s and Child’s Health, Italy Angela De Palma --- Section of Thoracic Surgery, ItalyThe purpose of this article is to provide insights into the demand for pregnancy-related health services by adolescent girls and young women in Mozambique. We analysed the patient registers for the first year of operation (2014) of the Servicios Amigos... -
Social support-oriented coping and resilience for self-harm protection among adolescents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Wilmie van der Wal --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Ancel A. George --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThe study aimed to investigate the extent to which social support-focused coping and resilience can predict lower risk for self-harm by at-risk adolescents. Participants were 962 high school learners from nine high schools in the Free State Province, South Africa... -
Psychosocial characteristics of primary care-seeking long-distance truck drivers in Kenya and associations with HIV testing
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Matthew L Romo --- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics & Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, USA Gavin George --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division, South Africa Joanne E Mantell --- HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Gender, Sexuality, and Health, USA Eva Mwai --- North Star Alliance, Kenya Eston Nyaga --- North Star Alliance, Kenya Jacob O Odhiambo --- North Star Alliance, Kenya Kaymarlin Govender --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division, South Africa Elizabeth A Kelvin --- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics & Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, USAThe 90-90-90 strategy from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) to end the AIDS epidemic by 2020 includes, as its first goal, to have 90% of all people living with HIV to know their status. Achieving this goal... -
Coral reefs of the Glorieuses Islands, western Indian Ocean
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: MH Schleyer --- Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI), South Africa L Bigot --- Laboratoire d’ Écologie Marine Tropicale dans les Océans Pacifique et Indien (ENTROPIE), France Y Benayahu --- School of Zoology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, IsraelThe benthic fauna on reefs around the Glorieuses Islands, a small and protected Indian Ocean archipelago northwest of Madagascar, was surveyed in November 2015, focusing particularly on the orders Alcyonacea (soft corals and gorgonians) and Scleractinia (stony corals). The species... -
Community perceptions and personal accounts of HIV discordance in rural western Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ken Ondenge --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya Isdorah Odero --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya Eucabeth Awuonda --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya Tereza Omoro --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya Michael Kibogo --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya George Otieno --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya Pauline Ongwena --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya Deborah A Gust --- Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USAAmong HIV-discordant couples, the literature is sparse regarding issues related to stigma, relationships and coping. Objectives were to explore: 1) perceptions about discordant HIV status; 2) understanding of HIV discordancy; 3) effects of discordancy on couples; and 4) adaptation and... -
Whole-tree sap flow responses to soil water and weather variables for Pinus radiata and three indigenous species in a southern afrotemperate forest region
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Tatenda Mapeto --- School of Natural Resources Management, Nelson Mandela University, George Campus, South Africa Josua Louw --- School of Natural Resources Management, Nelson Mandela University, George Campus, South Africa Mark Gush --- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa Jeanette Pauw --- School of Natural Resources Management, Nelson Mandela University, George Campus, South AfricaIn a water-scarce country such as South Africa, timber and fibre production often stands in conflict with catchment water yields. The optimal provision of both is sought. Forest hydrological experiments improve our understanding of the soil–plant–atmosphere continuum and facilitate the... -
The second symposium of the ICTM Study Group of African Musics: selected highlights
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa • Authors: George Worlasi Kwasi Dor --- Department of Music, University of Mississippi, USA -
Densities and population sizes of raptors in Uganda’s conservation areas
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Derek Pomeroy --- Department of Zoology, Uganda Micheal Kibuule --- Department of Zoology, Uganda Dianah Nalwanga --- NatureUganda, Uganda George Kaphu --- Uganda Wildlife Authority, Uganda Michael Opige --- NatureUganda, Uganda Phil Shaw --- School of Biology, UKProjected increases in Africa's human population over the next 40 years point to further, large-scale conversion of natural habitats into farmland, with far-reaching consequences for raptor species, some of which are now largely restricted to protected areas (PAs). To assess... -
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... -
Satisfaction with spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section at Tembisa Hospital, South Africa: a cross-sectional study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Uziele M Makoko --- Anesthesiology Department, Tembisa Hospital, South Africa Lebitsi M Modiba --- Department of Public Health, University of South Africa (UNISA), South Africa Doudou K Nzaumvila --- Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital/Family Medicine & Primary Health Care Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU), South AfricaBackground: The most recommended type of anaesthesia by many obstetric guidelines for Caesarean section (CS) is spinal anaesthesia. This to achieve a higher level of pain and comfort control for the patient during and after CS. Little scientific research has... -
Households’ satisfaction with the healthcare services rendered by a ward-based outreach team in Tshwane district, Pretoria, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AT Masango Makgobela --- Family Medicine and Primary Health Care Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa JV Ndimande --- Family Medicine and Primary Health Care Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital, South Africa G Ogunbanjo --- Family Medicine and Primary Health Care Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa T Bongongo --- Family Medicine and Primary Health Care Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa SN Nyalunga --- Family Medicine and Primary Health Care Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South AfricaIntroduction: Households’ satisfaction is an important and commonly used indicator for measuring quality in health care. An amelioration of primary health care services at the level of households, by utilising community health workers, has led to a good healthcare system... -
Brown hyaena (Parahyaena brunnea) diet composition from Zingela Game Reserve, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: J Philip B Faure --- Department of Nature Conservation, George South Africa Nadine J Holmes --- Primate and Predator Project, Lajuma Research Centre, South Africa Lawrence H Watson --- Department of Nature Conservation, George South Africa Russell A Hill --- Primate and Predator Project, Lajuma Research Centre, South AfricaBrown hyaenas Parahyaena brunnea are classified as ‘Near Threatened’. Although predominantly scavengers, they are frequently blamed for livestock depredations leading to persecution. Information on brown hyaena diets is important for understanding the degree of potential conflict with farming livelihoods and... -
Minimum corporate website disclosure levels and information asymmetry: Evidence from Johannesburg Stock Exchange small-cap companies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: George Nel --- School of Accountancy, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Roelof Baard --- School of Accountancy, Stellenbosch University, South AfricaThe use of corporate websites as communication medium may contribute to good governance and specifically transparency as one of the basic principles of governance, mitigating the effect of the agency problem. The primary objective of this study was to ascertain... -
Variations of [ɾ] in Dagbani female names
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Abdul-Razak Inusah --- Department of Languages, Evershed Kwasi Amuzu --- Department of Linguistics, George Akanlig Pare --- Department of Linguistics,The article examines the sociolinguistic variations of the alveolar tap [ɾ] in Dagbani female names, a Gur language spoken in the northern part of Ghana. It focuses on how the language is losing the pronunciation of the alveolar lateral /l/... -
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... -
Identification of land predators of African Penguins Spheniscus demersus through post-mortem examination
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Ralph ET Vanstreels --- Marine Apex Predator Research Unit, Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, South Africa Nola J Parsons --- Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds, South Africa Cuan McGeorge --- Stony Point Nature Reserve, South Africa Renata Hurtado --- Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds, South Africa Katrin Ludynia --- Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds, South Africa Lauren Waller --- Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds, South Africa Monique Ruthenberg --- Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve, South Africa Arne Purves --- Environmental Management Department, Transport and Urban Development Authority, South Africa Lorien Pichegru --- Marine Apex Predator Research Unit, Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, South Africa Pierre A Pistorius --- Marine Apex Predator Research Unit, Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, South AfricaThe African Penguin Spheniscus demersus is an endangered seabird endemic to southern Africa, and killing sprees by terrestrial predators have been one of the main threats for its mainland colonies. The methods employed to manage predators may differ depending on... -
Comparative assessment of construction cost overruns: A case study of regional distribution in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: George Harrison Coffie --- Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, University of Johannesburg, 37 Nind Street, Doornfontein, Johannesburg, 2094, South Africa Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa --- Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, University of Johannesburg, 37 Nind Street, Doornfontein, Johannesburg, 2094, South AfricaThis study examines the magnitude of variance between the initial contract award cost and actual completion cost of building construction projects (educational related) from Ghana that were completed between 2011 and 2016. The findings brought differences in the actual completion... -
Cliff roost site selection of the endangered Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Francis R Martens --- School of Natural Resource Management, George Campus, South Africa Morgan B Pfeiffer --- School of Natural Resource Management, George Campus, South Africa Colleen T Downs --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa Jan A Venter --- School of Natural Resource Management, George Campus, South AfricaRoost site preferences influence the spatial distribution of species. Large soaring birds often roost on cliffs and large structures, and thus are restricted to areas where safe take-offs and landings can occur. The cliff roosting preferences of the Cape Vulture... -
A pedogenetic method for land type survey disaggregation into soil association maps
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: George Munnik van Zijl --- , South Africa Christina Botha --- , South AfricaThere is an increasing demand worldwide for spatial soil information. Unfortunately, gathering new soil data is expensive, leading to a focus on extracting detailed information from existing datasets. The most extensive dataset in South Africa is that of the land... -
How do firms combine different types of innovation? A multivariate probit approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: George Abuchi Agwu --- Department of Economics and Development Studies, Nigeria Tobechi Agbanike --- Department of Economics and Development Studies, Nigeria Nkechinyere Uwajumogu --- Department of Economics and Development Studies, Nigeria R. Anuli Ogbuagu --- Department of Economics and Development Studies, NigeriaWhen previous studies relate innovation behaviours to firm heterogeneity, they consider mainly product and process innovations. In this paper, we consider a wider range of types of innovation that firms could combine to form different innovation strategies. Using the multivariate... -
Promoting rainwater harvesting for improving water security: Analysis of drivers and barriers in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mavis Akuffobea-Essilfie --- , Ghana Portia Adade Williams --- , Ghana Roland Asare --- , Ghana Sigrid Damman --- , Norway George Owusu Essegbey --- , GhanaThe study explored strategies and means of achieving wider acceptability and adoption of roof rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems in Ghana to improve water security and availability. The paper employed a qualitative approach in analyzing views expressed by a wide range... -
RETRACTED ARTICLE: A hybrid technique for partner selection in virtual enterprises
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: George Wamamu Musumba --- , South Africa Ruth Diko Wario --- , South AfricaStatement of Retraction: “A hybrid technique for partner selection in virtual enterprises” -
The future of hospitality jobs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Georges El Hajal --- , The Netherlands Bill Rowson --- , The NetherlandsThis article reviews the literature on artificial intelligence (AI)-driven technology and looks at its effects on the future of hospitality jobs, and the skills needed for the future. The purpose of this article is to understand and describe how developments... -
Effect of land terracing on soil physical properties across slope positions and profile depths in medium and high altitude regions of Rwanda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Aloys Fashaho --- , Rwanda George M Ndegwa --- , Rwanda Joyce J Lelei --- , Kenya Amos O Musandu --- , Kenya Samuel M Mwonga --- , KenyaAlthough land terracing is promoted as a management practice for effective soil conservation in hilly areas, construction of terraces causes changes in soil properties. This study evaluated the effect of land terracing on some soil physical properties across slope positions... -
Applying a social-ecological lens to opinions about HIV self-testing among Kenyan truckers who declined to test: a qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Stephanie N Christian --- , USA Joanne E Mantell --- , USA Matthew L Romo --- , USA Christian Grov --- , USA Gavin George --- , South Africa Eva Mwai --- , Kenya Eston Nyaga --- , Kenya Jacob O Odhiambo --- , Kenya Kaymarlin Govender --- , South Africa Elizabeth A Kelvin --- , USAHIV prevalence among truckers in Africa is high and testing rates suboptimal. With numerous African countries having approved HIV self-testing kits, more information on how to design acceptable and accessible self-testing programs for high-risk populations is necessary. We explored views... -
Rats and prions at Tristan da Cunha Island
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Ben J Dilley --- , South Africa Delia Davies --- , South Africa Julian Repetto --- , United Kingdom (South Atlantic Ocean) George Swain --- , United Kingdom (South Atlantic Ocean) Peter G Ryan --- , South AfricaTristan da Cunha is a 96 km2 volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean. Black Rats Rattus rattus reached the island from a shipwreck in 1882 and their depredation of seabirds’ eggs and chicks are likely partly responsible for the... -
Perspectives of college students on the causes and prevention of suicide in Nigerian universities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Diane Ezeh Aruah --- , Nigeria Onwuama Michael Emeka --- , Nigeria Virginia Obioma Eze --- , Nigeria Uche Uwaezuoke Okonkwo --- , Nigeria George Chibuike Agbo --- , NigeriaWe explored how university students make sense of suicide experience and prevention. Informants were 20 students attending a public university in Nigeria (females = 50%; age range = 19 to 46 years). The students completed a semi-structured interview on the... -
The new soil classification system in South Africa, its history, important changes made and implications for users
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: George van Zijl --- , South Africa Dave Turner --- , South Africa Garry Paterson --- , South Africa Jaco Koch --- , South Africa Johan van Tol --- , South Africa Kurt Barichievy --- , South Africa Cathy Clarke --- , South Africa Martiens du Plessis --- , South Africa Piet van Deventer --- ,The board of the Soil Science Society of South Africa endorsed the “Soil Classification: A Natural and Anthropogenic System for South Africa”, in 2020 making it the official soil classification system to be used in South Africa. This classification system,... -
Nest characteristics and morphometry of Black Crowned Cranes Balearica pavonina ceciliae in Lake Tana area wetlands
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Shimelis Aynalem Zelelew --- , Ethiopia George Archibald --- , United StatesBirds select breeding habitats based on biotic and abiotic environmental factors, resulting in a non-random spatial distribution of nests. This study investigated the onset of nesting, nest location, the relationship between nest height and water depth, nest materials, and the... -
Usability evaluation of frugal innovation: A case of mobile training for micro businesses in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: William Clifford Gomera --- , Tanzania Jarkko Suhonen --- , Finland Markku Tukiainen --- , Finland George S. Oreku --- , Finland Matti Tedre --- , Finland Solomon Sunday Oyelere --- , FinlandThis study evaluated a mobile training pilot prototype designed for micro business owners in Tanzania. The paper focused on the extent to which features of the pilot prototype developed under frugal innovation confirmed the defined user requirements of the mobile... -
Vitamin D [25(OH)D] and 1,25(OH)2D serum concentrations in patients tested at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: S Botha --- , South Africa MR Maphayi --- , South Africa N Cassim --- , South Africa JA George --- , South Africa -
Slavery and Liberation in Hotels, Restaurants and Bars
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Georges El Hajal --- , The Netherlands -
The future of hospitality jobs: The rise of the gig worker
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Georges El Hajal --- , The Netherlands Bill Rowson --- , The NetherlandsThis review article aims to analyse the different perspectives on the gig economy and gig workers, specifically in the hospitality industry, and establish a research base that contributes to future research. The article examines the perceptions of both employers and... -
Giving condoms to school children: educators’ views on making condoms available in South African schools
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Leah D Junck --- , South Africa Gavin George --- , South AfricaOne of the policy goals of the South African Department of Basic Education’s National Policy on HIV, STIs and TB of 2017 is to reduce the incidence of HIV and pregnancy among learners. This is expected to be achieved by... -
Teleworking and the jobs of tomorrow
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Georges El Hajal --- , The NetherlandsTeleworking’s popularity as a flexible working arrangement has been on the rise. Today, it is a hot topic of discussion among employees and employers alike. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the popularity of this trend and has convinced many that... -
Standardising English and Afrikaans common names for polychaetes harvested as bait in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Carol A Simon --- , South Africa Alheit N du Toit --- , South Africa Stephen J Lamberth --- , South Africa George M Branch --- , South AfricaPolychaete worms are used widely as bait in South Africa, but common names are not used consistently among fishers or in the literature. This can have implications for conservation, since different polychaete species will not be equally vulnerable to exploitation,... -
Employee psychological well-being, transformational leadership and the future of hospitality jobs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Laurens Alexander Walbeek --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Georges El Hajal --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsEmployee psychological well-being is a central concern for hospitality establishments as it impacts talent retention. This empirical research explores the relationship between transformational leadership and employee psychological well-being. This relationship is tested through a mediation model where transformational leadership is... -
Estimating the cost and efficiency gain of rolling out a multi-month dispensing programme for antiretroviral treatment in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: George Ruhago --- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania Steven Forsythe --- , USA Roland Van de Ven --- , USA Louis Apicella --- , USABackground: Globally, efforts to curtail the HIV pandemic are growing. The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) and partners set the 95-95-95 targets to be achieved by 2025. Tanzania’s ongoing transition from single-month ARV to longer multi-month... -
Complementary perspectives in African musicology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa • Authors: George Worlasi Kwasi Dor -
Honouring Christopher Kobla Dewornu
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa • Authors: George Worlasi Kwasi Dor --- University of Mississippi, USAChristopher Kobla Dewornu, a retired Inspector General of Police for Ghana and a member of the Council of State, is a multi-talented musician-composer, lead singer and drummer. Since his national political responsibilities overshadowed his public musical practice and visibility, a... -
Developing an improved reverse engineering adoption model towards the improvement of performance in metal engineering industries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Yichalewal Goshime --- Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Daniel Kitaw --- Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Frank Ebinger --- Erlangen University, George Simon Ohm Technical Institute, Nuremberg Campus of Technology, Germany Kassu Jilcha --- Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Addis Ababa University, EthiopiaPurpose: This research aims to develop an improved model that promotes reverse engineering /RE/ practice in metal engineering industries (MEIs). RE is one cost-effective technology transfer /TT/ and innovation method that improves organizational performance. However, only a few scholars have... -
Understanding and measuring AIDS-related stigma in health care settings: A developing country perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Vaishali Sharma Mahendra --- Population Council, India Laelia Gilborn --- Population Council, Shalini Bharat --- School of Health Systems Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India Rupa Jakharia Mudoi --- Lawyers Collective HIV/AIDS Unit, Bangalore Office, India Indrani Gupta --- Health Policy Research Unit, Institute of Economic Growth, India Bitra George --- Stigma Reduction Operations Research Study, SHARAN, Luke Samson --- SHARAN, Celine Costello Daly --- Asia Pacific Regional Office of Family Health International, Julie Pulerwitz --- Horizons Program/Population Council,AIDS-related stigma and discrimination remain pervasive problems in health care institutions worldwide. This paper reports on stigma-related baseline findings from a study in New Delhi, India to evaluate the impact of a stigma-reduction intervention in three large hospitals. Data were... -
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, -
Psychosocial and behavioural correlates of attitudes towards antiretroviral therapy (ART) in a sample of South African mineworkers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Kaymarlin Govender --- School of Psychology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Olagoke Akintola --- School of Psychology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Gavin George --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), University of KwaZulu-Natal, Inge Petersen --- School of Psychology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Anil Bhagwanjee --- School of Psychology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Candice Reardon --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), University of KwaZulu-Natal,Despite being one of the worst affected sectors in South Africa, the mining sector has proven to be one of the most active in intervention efforts in the fight against HIV and AIDS (Ellis, 2007). Owing to low uptake rates... -
A comparison of quality of life between HIV positive and negative diamond miners in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Jeff Gow --- , , Australia Gavin George --- , , South Africa Kaymarlin Govender --- , , South AfricaObjective: To analyse the health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) in two groups of diamond miners (HIV negative and positive) in South Africa using three instruments. Two hypotheses were to be tested. One, was that the HR-QOL of HIV positive miners... -
Parental HIV disclosure in Burkina Faso: Experiences and challenges in the era of HAART
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Georges Tiendrebeogo [d318e18] Fabienne Hejoaka Edwige Mireille Belem Pascal Louis Germain Compaoré Liezel Wolmarans André Soubeiga Nathalie OuangraouaIncreasingly parents living with HIV will have to confront the dilemmas of concealing their lifelong treatment or disclosing to their children exposed to their daily treatment practices. However, limited data are available regarding parental HIV disclosure to children in Burkina... -
Making sense of fidelity: young Africans’ cross-national and longitudinal representations of fidelity and infidelity in their HIV-related creative narratives, 1997–2014
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Robyn Singleton --- Banyan Communications, USA Manon Billaud --- Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, USA Haley McLeod --- Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, USA Georges Tiendrebeogo --- Laafi Consulting, Burkina Faso Fatim Dia --- Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, USA Chris Obong’o --- PATH, Kenya Siphiwe Nkambule-Vilakati --- Super Buddies Club, Swaziland Benjamin Mbakwem --- Community and Youth Development Initiatives, Nigeria Gaelle Sabben --- Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, USA Kate Winskell --- Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, USAMutual fidelity and partner reduction have been identified as key behavioural strategies to prevent HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly following recognition of the role that multiple concurrent sexual partnerships play in driving generalised HIV epidemics. We analysed social representations... -
AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF THE OUTAMBA-KILIMI REGION, SIERRA LEONE
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: GEORGER. ZUG --- Smithsonian Institution, -
Observations on diet and drinking behaviour of radiated tortoises (Geochelone radiata) in Southwest Madagascar
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: ThomasE.J. Leuteritz --- George Mason University,Radiated Tortoises (Geochelone radiata) fed on 29 species of plants comprising 18 families. Grasses comprised 58.1% of observed plant diet followed by Opuntia at 7.6%. All other observed plant feedings were less than 5% each and together comprised a total... -
A balanced perspective on the contribution of extensive ruminant production to greenhouse gas emissions in southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Michiel M Scholtz --- , South Africa Frans J Jordaan --- , South Africa N Thuli Chabalala --- , South Africa Georgette M Pyoos --- , South Africa M Joel Mamabolo --- , South Africa Frederick WC Neser --- University of the Free State, South AfricaThere is a general perception that ruminants produce large quantities of greenhouse gases (GHG) which contribute to global warming. Ruminant production is also known as the world’s largest user of land, and southern Africa is no exception. Recent estimates indicate... -
Do smaller businesses pay more bribes? Firm size, informal payments and mitigating strategies in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: George Acheampong --- University of Ghana, Legon-Accra, Ghana John Rand --- University of Copenhagen, Denmark,In this paper, we sought to understand the effect of firm size on demand for and payment of bribes by African firms and the strategies needed to overcome them. We argued that size represents a selectionist pressure on firms to... -
Intercropping forage cactus with sorghum affects the morphophysiology and phenology of forage cactus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Alexandre Maniçoba da Rosa Ferraz Jardim --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil Luciana Sandra Bastos de Souza --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil Cleber Pereira Alves --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil Jandis Ferreira Nunes de Araújo --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil Carlos André Alves de Souza --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil Antonio Gebson Pinheiro --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil Gherman Garcia Leal de Araújo --- , Brazil Fleming Sena Campos --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil José Nildo Tabosa --- Agronomic Institute of Pernambuco, Brazil Thieres George Freire da Silva --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, BrazilThe aim of this study was to evaluate morphophysiological indices, phenology and cutting time of forage cactus (Opuntia and Nopalea spp.) clones intercropped with sorghum cultivars (Sorghum bicolor). The experiment was carried out from 2017 to 2018, in two cropping... -
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... -
Family violence during COVID-19 and its impact on mental health of children: A systematic review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Eslavath Rajkumar --- Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai, India Jayashree Mitra --- Central University of Karnataka, India Reethika Yadav --- Central University of Karnataka, India P. V. Hareesh --- Central University of Karnataka, India Alakananda Gangadharan --- Central University of Karnataka, India M. C. Gopika --- Central University of Karnataka, India Anamika Ben Christa --- Central University of Karnataka, India Allen Joshua George --- Indian Institute of Management, India Aswathy Gopi --- Central University of Karnataka, India Romate John --- Central University of Karnataka, India S. Arya --- Amity Institute of English Studies & Research, India John Abraham --- St. Johns National Academy of Health Sciences, India L. Rajashekaran --- Central University of Karnataka, IndiaPurpose: The COVID-19 pandemic posed unanticipated challenges that could impact how the family system operates across the world. Restrictions imposed to control the rapid spread of the virus substantially increased violence in families. The current study aims to review violence... -
Beyond gender bias: Factors affecting female employee retention and advancement in the Dutch hotel sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Marrit Lijster --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Georges El Hajal --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsIn The Netherlands, gender roles have evolved remarkably, marked by feminist activism and legislative strides. Nevertheless, persistent gender biases and disparities continue to impact many industries, including the Dutch hotel sector. This quantitative research explores the factors affecting female employee... -
Employee unethical behavior in organizations: A functionalist perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Baniyelme D. Zoogah --- McMaster University, Canada Ruby Melody Agbola --- Central University, Ghana Tendy Matenge --- Faculty of Business, Department of Marketing, University of Botswana, Botswana George Sundagar Moses Wee --- Perez University College, Ghana,How does unethical behavior of employees manifest in organizations? We answer this question using strain, interest, and ethnos oblige theories in four studies based on data from Ghana and Botswana. We find support across the three theoretical perspectives of a... -
Allan Heydorn (1930-2023): marine biologist and conservationist
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: Rudy van der Elst --- Oceanographic Research Institute, South Africa George M Branch --- University of Cape Town, South Africa -
Primary moult of adult Laughing Doves Spilopelia senegalensis: introduction of the relative duration index and a comparison of moult indices
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Tanya Scott --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Les G Underhill --- University of Cape Town, South Africa George D Underhill --- University of Cape Town, South AfricaA new moult index, the relative duration index (RDI), was developed to quantify progress through moult using the Underhill–Zucchini model of primary avian moult, with the Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis as a case study. The RDI weights individual primaries in... -
Digital soil mapping enables informed decision-making to conserve soils within protected areas
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: George M van Zijl --- North-West University, South Africa Johan van Tol --- University of the Free State, South AfricaProtected areas are regarded as pristine land, but often they require rehabilitation and effective management to prevent increased land degradation. Soil management should be based on soil maps, which are difficult to create in protected areas due to their large... -
Participatory establishment of Cenchrus ciliaris forage grass among pastoralists in a semi-arid rangeland area of eastern Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Onesmo Damian Ngenzi --- Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania Peter Rogers Ruvuga --- , Tanzania George Mutani Msalya --- Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania David Dawson Maleko --- Sokoine University of Agriculture, TanzaniaIn the semi-arid areas of Africa many pastorallsts move their livestock to find better grazing when forage is scarce during the dry season. However, the practice of forage cultivation can sustain fodder supply for effective livestock feeding during these times... -
Diet preference of black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis at Welgevonden Game Reserve, South Africa, across seasons
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Joti Daya --- Nelson Mandela University – George Campus, South Africa Hervé Fritz --- Nelson Mandela University – George Campus, South Africa Jan A Venter --- Nelson Mandela University – George Campus, South AfricaDiet preference of the black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis was determined in Welgevonden Game Reserve (WGR), located in the Waterberg region of Limpopo Province, South Africa. Fieldwork was conducted in the dry, early wet and late wet seasons. Diet preference was... -
On emergent mobile phone-based social engineering cyberattacks in developing countries: The case of the Zambian ICT sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Aaron Zimba --- ZCAS University, Zambia, George Mukupa --- Mulungushi University, Zambia, Victoria Chama --- University of Cape Town, South Africa,The number of registered SIM cards and active mobile phone subscribers in Zambia in 2020 surpassed the population of the country. This development and the integration of mobile phone systems with financial payment systems has not come without a cost... -
The future of AI: hospitality and tourism perspectives
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Georges El Hajal --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThe Hotel Management School Leeuwarden and the European Tourism Futures Institute organised a webinar to discuss and explore how artificial intelligence (AI) will impact the hospitality and tourism industry in the future. The webinar brought together a panel of academics,... -
International tourism futures: the drivers and impacts of change
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Georges El Hajal --- NHL Stenden University, The Netherlands -
Transitions into the futures: AI disruption and resilience in hospitality graduates
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Georges El Hajal --- Hotel Management School Leeuwarden, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThis viewpoint article explores the impact of fast-paced advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies on the hospitality industry’s workforce, focusing on the employability and career sustainability of today’s hospitality education graduates. AI technologies reshape traditional job roles and introduce new... -
Tracing the evolution of environmental practices research in the hotel industry: a mixed-review perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Christopher Mensah --- Ho Technical University, Ghana Edem M. Azila-Gbettor --- Ho Technical University, Ghana Divine Tuinese Novieto --- Ho Technical University, Ghana George Harrison Coffie --- Ho Technical University, Ghana Eric Kodzo Adzivor --- Ho Technical University, GhanaThe purpose of the study is to map the terrain of extant literature on green hotel practices conducted over 40 decades (1983–2020) and identify the gaps to be addressed by future research. The study examines the content of 561 articles... -
Perceptions on child feeding practices among mothers of children under five in Namibia: a qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: George W Mukisa --- Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), Namibia Andrit Lourens --- Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), Namibia Tonderai W Shumba --- University of Namibia (UNAM), Namibia -
Model and measure: comparing soil organic carbon stocks quantification approaches at field scale in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Willie Herman Cloete --- North-West University, South Africa Gerhard du Preez --- North-West University, South Africa George Munnik van Zijl --- North-West University, South AfricaThere is an ongoing debate about the most appropriate approach for quantifying changes in soil organic carbon stocks (SOCS). The aim of the study was to evaluate the performance of the Rothamsted carbon (RothC) modelling approach against the re-measured SOCS... -
Effect of entrepreneurial orientation on sustainable financial practices: The roles of dynamic capabilities and institutional conditions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Divine Atinyo --- University of Cape Coast, Ghana George Tweneboah --- University of Cape Coast, GhanaEntrepreneurial orientation (EO) is increasingly recognized as a vital strategic factor, particularly in volatile business environments. While EO can potentially drive superior sustainable financial practices (SFP), there remains a gap in understanding the underlying mechanisms and contextual factors that complement... -
Computerization adoption in Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOS) in Tanzania: An implementation framework
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: George Matto --- Moshi Co-operative University, TanzaniaStudies show that the majority of Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOS) in Tanzania rely on manual operations instead of computerized systems. This has caused various operational challenges and poor governance practices. While some SACCOS have never attempted to adopt...
