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Macro and micro element requirements of young and bearing apple trees under drip fertigation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Grace N. Kangueehi --- Department of Horticultural Science, South Africa P.J.C. Stassen --- , South Africa K.I. Theron --- Department of Horticultural Science, South Africa J. Wooldridge --- , South Africa‘Brookfield Gala’ apple trees on Merton 793 rootstock were planted on a loam sand soil at 2000 trees ha−1, trained to a central leader using the solaxe system and supplied with nutrients by drip fertigation. Trees were individually excavated at... -
Mother-tongue education in primary schools in Malawi: From policy to implementation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Grace Chiuye --- , USA Themba Moyo --- , South AfricaThis article argues that it is one thing to pronounce language-in-education policy statements and yet another to implement such pronounced policies. In the context of Malawi, the language policy has remained fragmented since 1996 when five indigenous languages were elevated... -
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,... -
An analysis of students’ slang terms for academic activities in a Nigerian university: A semiotic approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: GraceE Adamo --- Department of English and Literary Studies, NigeriaUsing a semiotic approach, this article analyses Nigerian university students’ slang terms for academic activities. It inquires into how students in an ESL context are able to exchange meanings with one another using their own form of English. Using a... -
Are you your father's child? Social identity influences of father absence in a South African setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Petunia Smith --- School of Human and Community Development, South Africa Grace Khunou --- Department of Sociology, South Africa Motlalepule Nathane-Taulela --- Department of Social Work, South AfricaThis study explored social identity influences of father absence on black South African young adults, including use of paternal surname. Informants were six young women and men between 21 and 35 years of age from a historically disadvantaged South African... -
The histopathology of Enterogyrus coronatus Pariselle, Lambert & Euzet, 1991 (Monogenoidea) in the stomach of the southern mouthbrooder Pseudocrenilabrus philander (Weber, 1897) (Cichlidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Grace N Madanire-Moyo --- Department of Zoology, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Annemariè Avenant-Oldewage --- Department of Zoology, University of Johannesburg, South AfricaThe aim of this study was to describe the histopathology of the stomach of the southern mouthbrooder Pseudocrenilabrus philander (Weber, 1897) naturally infected with an endoparasitic monogenoid, Enterogyrus coronatus Pariselle, Lambert and Euzet, 1991. A total of 16 host specimens... -
Comparison of empyema thoracis in HIV-infected and non-infected patients with regard to aetiology and outcome
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Grace Kaye-Eddie --- Respiratory Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Andrew Black --- Respiratory Unit, Department of Internal Medicine,Empyema thoracis remains a problem in developing countries. Human immunodefciency virus (HIV) is a risk factor for the development of empyema. There is a clinical impression that HIV-infected patients with empyema have worse outcomes. This study was conducted to assess... -
Assessing the potential benefits of organic and mineral fertiliser combinations on legume productivity under smallholder management in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Grace Kanonge --- Chemistry and Soils Research Institute, Zimbabwe Florence Mtambanengwe --- Soil Fertility Consortium for Southern Africa (SOFECSA), Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, Zimbabwe Muneta G Manzeke --- Soil Fertility Consortium for Southern Africa (SOFECSA), Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, Zimbabwe Hatirarami Nezomba --- Soil Fertility Consortium for Southern Africa (SOFECSA), Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, Zimbabwe Paul Mapfumo --- Soil Fertility Consortium for Southern Africa (SOFECSA), Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, ZimbabweProductivity of grain legumes on sandy soils of southern Africa is critically limited by marginal fertilisation. Effects of co-applying phosphorus (P)-based mineral fertilisers and organic nutrient resources to cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) and soyabean (Glycine max L.) were investigated... -
Editorial
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Ron Valle --- American School of Professional Psychology, Cynthia L. Grace --- American School of Professional Psychology, -
The Second-Chance Self: Transformation as the Gift of Life for Maternal Caregivers of Transplant Children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Cynthia L. Grace --- American School of Professional Psychology,This paper examines the phenomenon of transformational growth in maternal caregivers of children who have undergone a kidney transplant. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven mothers of transplant children who shared narrative accounts of their lived experience. Through a phenomenological... -
Minimising instability on manufacturing systems after random disruption
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: John M. Ikome --- Department of Industrial Engineering, South Africa Sesan P. Ayodeji --- Department of Industrial Engineering, South Africa Grace M. Kanakana --- Department of Industrial Engineering, South AfricaOne of the major issues in manufacturing systems is to determine how to deal effectively with unexpected disruption during production operation, (e.g. material unavailability, machine breakdown, employee absenteeism, power failure and additional resources, etc.). This paper presents a comprehensive literature... -
Morbidity and nutrition status of rural drug-naïve Kenyan women living with HIV
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Charlotte G Neumann --- David Geffen School of Medicine, USA Winstone Nyandiko --- USAID – Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH) Partnership, Kenya Abraham Siika --- USAID – Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH) Partnership, Kenya Natalie Drorbaugh --- Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health, USA Goleen Samari --- Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health, USA Grace Ettyang --- School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Kenya Judith A Ernst --- Indiana University School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, USAThis paper describes morbidity in a group of HIV-positive drug-naïve rural women in western Kenya. A total of 226 drug-naïve HIV-positive women were evaluated for baseline morbidity, immune function, and anthropometry before a food-based nutrition intervention. Kenyan nurses visited women... -
HIV-1 RNA testing of pooled dried blood spots is feasible to diagnose acute HIV infection in resource limited settings
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Wentzel Dowling --- Division of Medical Virology, South Africa Kirsten Veldsman --- Division of Medical Virology, South Africa Mary Grace Katusiime --- Division of Medical Virology, South Africa Jean Maritz --- Division of Medical Virology, South Africa Peter Bock --- Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, South Africa Sue-Ann Meehan --- Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, South Africa Marije Van Schalkwyk --- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, South Africa Mark F Cotton --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, South Africa Wolfgang Preiser --- Division of Medical Virology, South Africa Gert U Van Zyl --- Division of Medical Virology, South AfricaObjectives: Rapid human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody tests, routinely used for diagnosis in adults and older children in resource-limited settings (RLS), do not detect early HIV infections prior to seroconversion or when antibody levels are still low. Nucleic acid amplification... -
Antibiotic resistance profiles of biofilm-forming bacteria associated with urine and urinary catheters in a tertiary hospital in Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Michael O. Osungunna [COR0001] Grace O. Onawunmi --- Department of Pharmaceutics, NigeriaBackground: Microorganisms that infect humans differ in pathogenesis, virulence factors and antimicrobial resistance profiles. In natural settings, bacterial cells are most often found in close association with surfaces and interfaces, in the form of multicellular aggregates commonly called biofilms. Given... -
Child and adolescent mental health in Africa: A qualitative analysis of the perspectives of emerging mental health clinicians and researchers using an online platform
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Eugene Lee Davids --- Adolescent Health Research Unit, Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, South Africa Leigh Adams Tucker --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Grace Nduku Wambua --- See Me, Kenya Deborah Leigh Fewster --- Occupational Therapy Department, South Africa Liezl Schlebusch --- Centre for Autism Research in Africa, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, South Africa Saira BS Karrim --- Speech-Language Therapy, South Africa Mouna Attia --- Psychiatry Department, Tunisia Joachim Nyoni --- Ministry of General Education, Zambia Fikirte Girma Bayouh --- Department of Psychiatry, Ethiopia Hillary Kuteesa --- College of Health Science, Uganda Takoua Brahim --- Psychiatry Department, Tunisia Michelle Hoogenhout --- Division of Developmental Paediatrics, South Africa Rahma Ben Moussa Kahloul --- Psychiatry Department, Tunisia Nicola Jearey-Graham --- Psychology Department, South Africa Habte Belete Gobie --- College of Medicine and Health Science, Ethiopia Joyce Sserunjogi Nalugya --- Department of Psychiatry, UgandaObjective: Using a social ecological framework, this study aimed to establish emerging mental health clinicians and researchers’ perspectives about child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) in Africa. -
Highlife music without alcohol? Interrogating the concept of gospel highlife in Ghana and Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa • Authors: Austin Emielu --- Department of Music, University of Ghana, Ghana Grace Takyi Donkor --- Department of Music, University of Ghana, GhanaThe term ‘gospel highlife’ has been in use in Ghana and Nigeria for a long time, without examination of its underlying ideology and ambivalences. As West Africa’s pioneer popular music and as a social construct, highlife is a socio-musical phenomenon... -
PMTCT Option B+ 2012 to 2018 — Taking stock: barriers and strategies to improve adherence to Option B+ in urban and rural Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Rachel King --- , USA Joyce Namale Matovu --- , Uganda Joseph Rujumba --- , Uganda Priscilla Wavamunno --- , Uganda Alexander Amone --- , Uganda Grace Gabagaya --- , Uganda Mary Glenn Fowler --- , Uganda Jaco Homsy --- , Uganda Janet Seeley --- , UK Philippa Musoke --- , UgandaSince 2012, PMTCT Option B+ has been recommended by the World Health Organization to reduce vertical transmission but numerous adherence challenges remain. We conducted a qualitative study at baseline using six focus group discussions and 14 in-depth interviews to explore... -
Molecular characterization of pests (Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) of beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) in the Republic of Congo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Valentin Dibangou --- , Republic of Congo Mireille Belle Mbou Okassa --- , Republic of Congo Grace Fidelma Missamou Mazikou --- , Republic of Congo Arsène Lenga --- , Republic of CongoThe bean Phaseolus vulgaris is widely consumed by the Congolese population, because it is rich in protein and has a good nutritional quality. Beetles of the subfamily Bruchinae are pests of bean seeds in the field and storage in the... -
Undergraduate hospitality students’ perceptions of careers in the industry: The Ghanaian context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Grace Anthony --- , Ghana Ishmael Mensah --- , Ghana Eunice Fay Amissah --- , GhanaThe study examined undergraduate students’ perceptions about careers in the hospitality industry in Ghana. Students were sampled from traditional and technical public universities through a stratified random sampling technique. With a sample size of 1 341, exploratory factor analysis, t-test... -
Down River Road 01: Place
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Lucky Grace Isingizwe --- , Rwanda -
Perceptions of door-to-door HIV counselling and testing in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Karen Kroeger --- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Allan W Taylor --- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Heather M Marlow --- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Douglas T Fleming --- Bristol-Myers Squib Company, USA Vanessa Beyleveld --- Premiere Personnel, Botswana Mary Grace Alwano --- CTS Global Inc., Mabel Tebogo Kejelepula --- Ministry of Health, Botswana Kentsenao Busang Chilume --- Botswana National AIDS Coordination Agency, Botswana Dawn K Smith --- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Thierry Roels --- CDC's Division of Global HIV/Aids Programme, Peter Kilmarx --- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ZimbabwePrevalence of HIV infection in Botswana is among the highest in the world, at 23.9% of 15 – 49-year-olds. Most HIV testing is conducted in voluntary counselling and testing centres or medical settings. Improved access to testing is urgently needed... -
Headnote: Roundtable review of Shola Adenekan's African Literature in the Digital Age (2021)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Grace A Musila --- University of the Witwatersrand, -
Identifying HIV-exposed uninfected children and adolescents in resource-limited settings: the HOPE study experience
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Hellen Moraa --- , Kenya Maureen Kinge --- University of Nairobi, Kenya Alvin Onyango --- , Kenya Daniel Matemo --- , Kenya Grace John-Stewart --- University of Washington, USA Dalton Wamalwa --- University of Nairobi, Kenya Irene Njuguna --- , KenyaHIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) children and adolescents are at higher risk of poor outcomes compared to HIV-unexposed children (HUU). In program settings, it is critical to understand how to identify HEU for screening services. We describe our experience identifying HEU for... -
Prevalence of anaemia in pregnancy and associated factors in northern Uganda: a cross-sectional study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Samson Udho --- Lira University, Uganda Joyce Nankumbi --- Makerere University, Uganda Mariam Namutebi --- Makerere University, Uganda David Mukunya --- Sanyu Africa Research Institute, Uganda Grace Ndeezi --- Makerere University, Uganda James K Tumwine --- Makerere University, Uganda -
Experiences and challenges of nurses in initiating antiretroviral drugs among adolescents living with HIV and AIDS in Thaba-Tseka, Lesotho
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Palesa Grace Likoti --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Nelisiwe Khuzwayo --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaBackground: Lesotho has the second-highest HIV and AIDS prevalence globally and is the country’s second leading cause of death. Despite increasing ART coverage, adolescents remain left behind and face high mortality because of delayed ART initiation. This study aimed to... -
‘I owe you just 100k’: Attitudinal perception of selected Nigerian English expressions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Samuel Akanbi Babatunde --- Redeemer’s University, Nigeria Grace Akinola --- Redeemer’s University, NigeriaThis study investigates the attitudinal perceptions of selected Nigerian English expressions, including ‘I am sorry now’, ‘If I had offended you’, ‘I owe her just 100k’, ‘And so?’ and ‘And then?’. It surveys how Nigerians perceive and interpret these expressions...
