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Inheritance of flavour in six tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) varieties
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: KarenA. Lunt --- Department of Genetics, Republic of South Africa C.Z. Roux --- Department of Genetics, Republic of South Africa I. Blokpoel --- , Republic of South Africa Mardè Booyse --- , Republic of South AfricaFlavour component differences between six tomato varieties and their F1, progenies were investigated. A diallel crossing system, excluding the reciprocal crosses was used. The F-1 and parent varieties were compared by carrying out a sensory evaluation and a chemical component... -
Effect of mineral oil and hydrogen cyanamide concentration on dormancy breaking in ‘Golden Delicious’ apple trees
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: KarenX. Sagredo --- Department of Horticultural Science, South Africa KarenI. Theron --- Department of Horticultural Science, South Africa N.C. Cook --- Department of Horticultural Science, South AfricaSouth African production areas receive insufficient winter chilling for apple production, necessitating the use of artificial means to break dormancy. Hydrogen cyanamide (HC) alone or in combination with mineral oil (oil) is used as a rest-breaking agent in many deciduous... -
The efficacy of 6-benzyladenine, gibberellins4+7 and prohexadione-calcium to increase fruit size in ‘Forelle’ and ‘Abate Fetel’ pear
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Carlien Dreyer --- Department of Horticultural Science, South Africa Karen I Theron --- Department of Horticultural Science, South AfricaFruit size is an important marketing and quality parameter and has a significant effect on the economic value of fruit. The application of synthetic cytokinins are believed to enhance fruit size by stimulating and extending the cell division stage in... -
PREFACE/VOORWOORD
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Karen Calteaux --- STANON Research programme, -
‘Re-storying’ Africa: The harvest festival in Chadian writer, J.B. Seid
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Karen Haire --- , South AfricaThis article reads the harvest festival in the preface to Joseph Brahim Seid's 1962 Au Tchad sous les étoiles (Told by starlight in Chad) as ‘re-storying’ Africa. The coming together at harvest-time as well as the exchange of produce, evidence... -
LOUISIANA'S ERODING COASTAL ZONE: MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: IrvingA. Mendelssohn --- Center for Wetland Resources, USA R. Eugene Turner --- Center for Wetland Resources, USA KarenL. McKee --- Center for Wetland Resources, USAThe wetlands and protective barrier islands of coastal Louisiana are deteriorating and eroding at rates of crisis proportions. Annually Louisiana loses 130 km2 of wetlands. This high rate of coastal land loss is due to both natural and man-induced causes... -
François van der Heyden (1962 - 2000)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Karen Esler -
Normative Indications for Xhosa Speaking Unskilled Workers on the Trail Making and Stroop Tests
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karen Andrews --- Department of Psychology, Ann Shuttleworth-Edwards --- Department of Psychology, Sarah Radloff --- Department of Statistics,The aim of this study was to produce preliminary normative indications for the Trail Making Test and the Stroop Test, administered in English, on a non-clinical sample of Black, Xhosa speaking unskilled workers (N = 33), with an educational level... -
The Prevalence of Coping Behaviour, Posttraumatic Growth and Psychological Well-Being in Women who Experienced Childhood Sexual Abuse
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Hayley J. Walker-Williams --- North-West University, South Africa Chrizanne van Eeden --- North-West University, South Africa Karen van der Merwe --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study investigated the prevalence of coping behaviour, posttraumatic growth and psychological well-being in adult South African women (n=60, mean age=32, ethnicity=70% European, 28% African and 2% Asian descent). Specifically, the study considered the prevalence of constructive coping, posttraumatic growth... -
Knowledge and Learning: Views of a Sample of South African Higher Education Students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karen van der Merwe --- North-West University, Werner Nell --- North-West University,This study explored views of knowledge and learning held by a sample of 14 Black South African first year university students (age range = 18–24,50% female). Data was collected by means of semi-structured interviews, group interviews and focus group interviews... -
“…Here We Help Each Other”: Sense of Community of People Subjected to Forced Removals
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Shingairai Chigeza --- North-West University, South Africa Vera Roos --- North-West University, South Africa Karen Puren --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study examined the sense of community of people with experience of forced removals in a South African setting. The participants were 200–108 men (54%) and 92 women (46%) between 18 and 61 years of age and selected using systematic... -
Coping Behaviour, Posttraumatic Growth and Psychological Well-Being in Women with Childhood Sexual Abuse
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Hayley J. Walker-Williams --- North-West University, South Africa Chrizanne van Eeden --- North-West University, South Africa Karen van der Merwe --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study investigated the coping behaviours and posttraumatic growth of women with sexual abuse in childhood (CSA) and long-term effects on their psychological well-being in adulthood. Participants were 10 women survivors of CSA (ages ranging from 23–48 years). Data on... -
SOME RESULTS ON BUDS, STEMS AND FAULT TOLERANCE IN HYPERCUBES OF DIMENSION ⋚ 5
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Karen Anne Johnson --- , U.S.A.We determine the minimum number of faulty links in a 5-dimensional hypercube so that no 2-dimensional subcube is fault free. The degree sequences of some related extremal graphs are also determined. -
PASCALIAN RECTANGLES MODULO m
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Karen Anne Johnson --- Department of Mathematics, USA Richard Grassl --- Department of Mathematics, Joseph McCanna --- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, USA L.A. Székely --- Department of Comp Sci, HUNGARYWe develop a recursive technique for optimizing the sums and as a by-product produce two new proofs of the Ramus formula -
Cost-effectiveness analysis of infant feeding strategies to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mandy Maredza --- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Melanie Y Bertram --- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Haroon Saloojee --- Division of Community Paediatrics, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Matthew F Chersich --- Centre for Health Policy, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Stephen M Tollman --- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Karen J Hofman --- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaDespite increasing availability of perinatal interventions to prevent mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV in South Africa, MTCT remains high due to breastfeeding. To inform policy decisions in the country, cost-effectiveness of alternative infant-feeding interventions was conducted. Mathematical modelling was used... -
Preliminary testing of the Integrated Habitat Assessment System (IHAS) for aquatic macroinvertebrates
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: DeanJ Ollis Charles Boucher HelenF Dallas KarenJ EslerPreliminary testing of the Integrated Habitat Assessment System (IHAS), a widely-used aquatic macroinvertebrate habitat assessment method in South Africa, was undertaken. Based on the sensitivity of the South African Scoring System (SASS) to biotope availability and assuming that SASS Scores... -
Bioassessment of the ecological integrity of river ecosystems using aquatic macroinvertebrates: an overview with a focus on South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: DeanJ Ollis HelenF Dallas KarenJ Esler Charles BoucherAn overview is given of the bioassessment of the ecological integrity of river ecosystems using aquatic macroinvertebrates, focussing on the South African situation within a global context. Biotic indices and their use in aquatic bioassessment are covered, and comparative descriptions... -
SHORT NOTES
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: J.S. De Villiers --- , K.Z. Edwards --- , J.R. Grindley --- , W.J. Lawson --- , J.M. Winterbottom --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, W.R. Siegfried --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, R.B. Payne --- Department of Zoology, U.S.A. RobertB. Payne --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, Karen Payne --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, P. Steyn --- , Rhodesia P. Steyn --- , Rhodesia P. Steyn --- , Rhodesia P. Steyn --- , Rhodesia P. Steyn --- , Rhodesia D. Tredgold --- , Rhodesia P. Steyn --- , Rhodesia D. Tredgold --- , Rhodesia B. Every --- , J. W. H. Ferguson --- , R.K. Brooke --- , Rhodesia M.B. Markus --- Dept. of Zoology, MilesB. Markus --- Dept. of Zoology, A.J. Tree --- , A.J. Tree --- , P.A. Clancey --- , R. A.C. Jensen --- , M.K. Jensen --- , B.G. Donnelly --- , B.G. Donnelly --- , C.J. Vernon --- , C.J. Vernon --- , C.J. Vernon --- , D. Mcculloch --- , W.R. Siegfried --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, J.R. Grindley --- , -
Effect of shading and fertilisation on the development of container-grown Nothofagus glauca seedlings, a threatened species from central Chile
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Rómulo Santelices --- Department of Forestry Science and Dryland Technology Centre, Faculty of Agrarian and Forestry Sciences, Chile Sergio Espinoza --- Department of Forestry Science and Dryland Technology Centre, Faculty of Agrarian and Forestry Sciences, Chile Antonio Cabrera Ariza --- Department of Forestry Science and Dryland Technology Centre, Faculty of Agrarian and Forestry Sciences, Chile Karen Peña-Rojas --- Department of Silviculture and Nature Conservation, Faculty of Forestry and Nature Conservation Science, Chile SergioR Donoso --- Department of Silviculture and Nature Conservation, Faculty of Forestry and Nature Conservation Science, ChileNothofagus glauca is an endemic tree of the Mediterranean zone of Chile and is a threatened species. Currently, available information for the propagation and nursery cultivation of this species is conspicuously lacking. This study examined the effect of four levels... -
Employees' perceptions of the Aid-for-AIDS disease-management programme, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Alan Rothberg Karen Van HuyssteenIt is estimated that 18–20% of South Africa's more than 5 million HIV-positive individuals are formally employed. Disease management programmes for these employees vary in scope and sophistication, with services provided by the employer, or third-party specialist disease managers, or... -
Quantifying Functional Biodiversity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Karen Esler --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology and Centre for Invasion Biology, South Africa Alanna Rebelo --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South Africa -
Influence of glyphosate, other herbicides and genetically modified herbicide-resistant crops on soil microbiota: a review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Karen Wolmarans --- Department of Plant Sciences, South Africa Wijnand J Swart --- Department of Plant Sciences, South AfricaThe use of herbicides and genetically modified crops that are herbicide tolerant (HT) is said to adversely affect soil microbial biodiversity, thus negatively influencing the soil ecosystem. Concern has also been raised regarding the potential increase in crop disease incidence... -
Allelopathic effects of invasive Eucalyptus camaldulensis on germination and early growth of four native species in the Western Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Sheunesu Ruwanza --- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa Mirijam Gaertner --- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa Karen J Esler --- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South Africa David M Richardson --- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, South AfricaEucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh. (red river gum; Myrtaceae) is an invasive tree in riparian habitats of the Western Cape, South Africa, where it replaces indigenous vegetation and affects ecosystem functioning. These invasions lead to changes in river geomorphology and reduction in... -
Multiple interventions in a managerial accounting and financial management tutorial programme to enhance understanding
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Karen Bargate --- Department of Accounting, South AfricaThis paper emanates from a study which focused on Managerial Accounting and Financial Management (MAF) students’ experiences of learning in a Writing Intensive Tutorial (WIT) programme. Often students do not fully grasp the underlying disciplinary concepts and struggle to transfer... -
Silodosin — a safer alpha-blocker targeting benign prostatic hyperplasia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Karen Koch --- Private practice GP and freelance medical writer, South AfricaSilodosin is a specific alpha-1A receptor inhibitor newly available in South Africa. It offers a real solution to symptoms of BPH especially in those patients with moderate prostate enlargement experiencing nocturia, frequency and incomplete voiding. -
The Wildlife Education Programme: A Critical Evaluation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: Karen Carlson --- Northwestern University, U.S.A. -
Differential dependence of apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) cultivars on the xanthophyll cycle for photoprotection
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Simeon Hengari --- WRaDAC, Namibia Karen I Theron --- Department of Horticultural Science, South Africa Stephanie JE Midgley --- 84 Arum Road, South Africa Willem J Steyn --- Department of Horticultural Science, South AfricaThe dependence of fruit peel photosystems of ‘Granny Smith’, ‘Braeburn’, ‘Fuji’, ‘Golden Delicious’ and ‘Topred’ apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) peel on the xanthophyll cycle for photoprotection was studied under laboratory conditions. Mature fruit peel was either treated with 1 mm dithiothreitol... -
Effect of Prosopis (mesquite) invasion and clearing on vegetation cover in semi-arid Nama Karoo rangeland, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Thabisisani Ndhlovu --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South Africa Suzanne J Milton --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST–NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Karen J Esler --- Centre for Invasion Biology and Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South AfricaThe Nama-Karoo is the largest of the three biomes that comprise the semi-arid Karoo-Namib ecoregion of southern Africa. Large tracts of Nama-Karoo rangeland have been invaded by alien leguminous trees of the genus Prosopis. We assessed the impact of Prosopis... -
Ascorbic acid losses in vegetables associated with cook-chill food preparation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Karen Charlton --- Nutrition and Dietetics Division, Paula Patrick --- Nutrition and Dietetics Division, Linda Dowling --- Nutrition and Dietetics Division, Elmarie Jensen --- Kagiso Khulani Supervision Foodservices, Cape TownObjective. To assess ascorbic acid (AA) losses in four vegetables (broccoli, peas, cauliflower and cabbage) at each production stage in a cook-chill food service system. -
Impact of Prosopis (mesquite) invasion and clearing on vegetation species composition and diversity in semi-arid Nama-Karoo rangeland, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Thabisisani Ndhlovu --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South Africa Suzanne J Milton --- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence at the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, South Africa Karen J Esler --- Centre for Invasion Biology and Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South AfricaThe Nama-Karoo biome occupies 28% of South Africa’s land area. Alien leguminous trees of the genus Prosopis have invaded large tracts of Nama-Karoo rangeland. We evaluated the impact of Prosopis invasion and clearing on vegetation species composition and diversity (alien... -
Anti-epileptic prescribing patterns in the South African private health sector (2008–2013)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Karen Jacobs --- Medicine Usage in South Africa, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Marlene Julyan --- Medicine Usage in South Africa, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Martie S Lubbe --- Medicine Usage in South Africa, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Johanita R Burger --- Medicine Usage in South Africa, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Marike Cockeran --- Medicine Usage in South Africa, Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaBackground: Little is known about longitudinal prescribing practices for anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) in South Africa. The prescribing patterns and associated direct medicine costs of AEDs in the private health sector were investigated, using claims data from January 1, 2008 to... -
Evidence and/or Experience-Based Knowledge in Lifestyle Treatment of Patients Diagnosed as Obese?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Karen Synne Groven --- Postdoctoral Fellow, Norway Kristin Heggen --- Kristin Heggen Professor, Department of Health and Society Faculty of Medicine, NorwayProceeding from a phenomenological perspective, this study investigates how physiotherapists’ experience-based knowledge acquires significance in their encounters with patients diagnosed as obese. Presenting the thematic accounts of three physiotherapists, this paper illuminates how they make use of experiences from both... -
Practising Physical Activity Following Weight-Loss Surgery: The Significance of Joy, Satisfaction, and Well-Being
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Karen Synne Groven --- Associate Professor, Institute of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health, Norway Målfrid Råheim --- Professor of Health Science, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, Norway Eli Natvik --- Associate Professor of Health Science, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, NorwayWhile health care professionals advise those who have undergone weight loss surgery (WLS) to increase their levels of physical activity, research suggests that often this is not achieved. This paper explores the experiences of ten Norwegian women as they engaged... -
Stories of Suffering and Success: Men’s Embodied Narratives following Bariatric Surgery
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Karen Synne Groven --- , Norway Birgitte Ahlsen --- , Norway Steve Robertson --- , United KingdomThis paper draws on research exploring how men narrate their long-term experiences of Weight Loss Surgery [WLS] and is specifically focused on findings relating to male embodiment. Whilst there is concern about increasing obesity and the possible role of bariatric... -
Teenage Girlhood and Bodily Agency: On Power, Weight, Dys-Appearance and Eu-Appearance in a Norwegian Lifestyle Programme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Karen Synne Groven --- , Norway Kristin Zeiler --- , SwedenDespite the growing literature on childhood obesity and lifestyle intervention programmes focusing on weight loss, few studies have examined young persons’ experiences of being identified as candidates for such programmes and of participating in them. This paper does so. Juxtaposing... -
Assessing the success of experimental rehabilitation on a coastal mineral sands mine in Namaqualand, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Marco J Pauw --- South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON): Arid Lands Node, South Africa Karen J Esler --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South Africa David C Le Maitre --- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South AfricaThe success of different rehabilitation treatments following surface mining on the arid west coast of South Africa was assessed. Treatments consisting of one or a combination of topsoil addition, plant translocation and seeding were applied to experimental rehabilitation sites in... -
A comparison of text difficulty in systemic assessment using Lexile theory
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Karen Roux --- Centre for Evaluation and Assessment, Nangamso Mtsatse --- Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages, Caroline Long --- Department of Childhood Education, South AfricaIn South Africa, the use of systemic assessments is controversial, raising issues of fairness. However, an argument can be made that they yield valuable insights into the current levels of literacy and education in the country. National systemic assessments are... -
A Curriculum of Inclusivity: Towards a “Lived-Body” and “Lived-Experience” Curriculum in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Oscar Koopman --- , South Africa Karen Koopman --- , South AfricaDrawing on Merleau-Ponty’s “lived body” theory, we argue for a shift towards a lived-experience and body-specific curriculum in South Africa. Such a curriculum would view learning as a lived, embodied, social and culturally contextualised field. Its central aim would be... -
Validation of the periodicity of growth zone deposition in otoliths of two large endemic Labeobarbus species in Lake Tana, Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Shewit Gebremedhin --- Department of Animal Science and Aquatic Ecology, Belgium Karen Bekaert --- Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food (ILVO), Belgium Abebe Getahun --- Department of Zoological Sciences, Ethiopia Stijn Bruneel --- Department of Animal Science and Aquatic Ecology, Belgium Wassie Anteneh --- Department of Biology, Ethiopia Els Torreele --- Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food (ILVO), Belgium Peter Goethals --- Department of Animal Science and Aquatic Ecology, BelgiumAlthough validation of the rate of growth zone deposition is a prerequisite for accurate age estimation, such studies are non-existent for the endemic Labeobarbus species in Lake Tana. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to validate the periodicity... -
Motivating people living with HIV to initiate antiretroviral treatment outside national guidelines in three clinics in the HPTN 071 (PopART) trial, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Constance Mubekapi-Musadaidzwa --- , South Africa Dillon Wademan --- , South Africa Neshaan Peton --- , South Africa Portia Hendricks --- , South Africa Gabriela Carolus --- , South Africa Rheiner Mbaezue --- , South Africa Karen F Kelley --- , South Africa James Kruger --- , South Africa Karen Jennings --- , South Africa Nelis Grobbelaar --- , South Africa Francoise Louis --- , South Africa Nulda Beyers --- , South Africa Helen Ayles --- , Zambia Sarah Fidler --- , UK Richard Hayes --- , UK Peter Bock --- , South Africa Graeme Hoddinott --- , South AfricaBackground: The HPTN 071 (PopART) trial implemented universal test and treat (UTT) in three clinics in the Western Cape, South Africa at a time when antiretroviral treatment (ART) was only offered by CD4 threshold and World Health Organization clinical staging... -
Sustainable early literacy outcomes for young children of poverty: Influences of attendance, social competence, and problem behaviour
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karen C. Stoiber --- , United States of America Maribeth Gettinger --- , United States of AmericaThis study examined the role of children’s early school attendance and social competency skills in their early literacy development. Participants were 286 African American pre-schoolers from low-income homes enrolled in Head Start classrooms in the Unites States of America (mean... -
Exploring the psychological well-being of postgraduate accounting students at a South African university
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Corlia Janse van Vuuren --- , South Africa Karen Bodenstein --- , South Africa Marsha Oberholzer --- , South AfricaThe challenges associated with higher education studies can impact significantly on the psychological well-being of students and can influence their academic success, even leading to anxiety, stress and depression. Factors influencing academic success in postgraduate accounting students have been well... -
Increasing resilience to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and other health threats in food-insecure communities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Karen Morris --- , South Africa Thandi Puoane --- , South AfricaThe health of the majority of South Africa’s population is seriously threatened by hunger and micronutrient deficiency, with impaired immune response a real threat, which the current SARSCoV-2 virus pandemic has highlighted. Traditional household food-processing techniques can, amongst other advantages,... -
The influence of seed-drill choice on crop performance in a semi-arid production region of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Johann Strauss --- , South Africa Karen Truter --- , South Africa Pieter Swanepoel --- , South AfricaA seed-drill should facilitate seed placement in an environment conducive to uniform seedling emergence. In semi-arid rain-fed production regions, low rainfall intensity and erratic rainfall events can result in non-uniform emergence. Evaluation of seed-drills is necessary to supply small grain... -
Clinical characteristics of people with diabetic ketoacidosis at a clinic in The Gambia: a retrospective study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Orighomisan F Agboghoroma --- Medical Research Council the Gambia at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, The Gambia Modou Jobe --- Medical Research Council the Gambia at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, The Gambia Karen Forrest --- Medical Research Council the Gambia at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, The Gambia -
Experiences of orphan care in Amach, Uganda: assessing policy implications
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Christopher Oleke --- Ministry of Health - Uganda, Astrid Blystad --- University of Bergen, Norway Ole Bjørn Rekdal --- Bergen University College, Karen Marie Moland --- University of Bergen, NorwayUganda is estimated to have around two million orphans constituting approximately 19% of all the children in the country. This paper presents findings from a study on the experiences of orphan care among Langi people of Amach sub-county in Lira... -
Difficult choices: Infant feeding experiences of HIV-positive mothers in northern Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Sebalda Charles Leshabari --- Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences, Astrid Blystad --- University of Bergen, Karen Marie Moland --- Bergen University College,Infant feeding represents a great challenge in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (pMTCT). The international guidelines informing infant feeding counselling suggest feeding methods that reduce the risk of HIV transmission, and discourage mixed feeding (combining breastfeeding with other... -
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... -
First language instruction? Eswatini teachers’ insight of the Eswatini language-in-education policy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Phindile A. Dlamini --- University of Eswatini, Eswatini Karen Ferreira-Meyers --- University of Eswatini, EswatiniThis article identifies and discusses why siSwati – most citizens of Eswatini’s first language – is seen by various educational stakeholders as the second choice when it comes to the medium of instruction in the officially bilingual siSwati-English Kingdom of... -
Macrobenthic fauna of the Agulhas Bank shelf edge
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: S Brandt --- University of Cape Town, South Africa N Karenyi --- University of Cape Town, South Africa K Sink --- South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South AfricaThe deep sea (>200m depth) off South Africa is largely unexplored, with most benthic macrofauna samples limited to depths shallower than 100m. The benthic infaunal diversity of the Agulhas Bank shelf edge has not yet been studied. We analysed seven... -
Quantifying the tax compliance costs of individual taxpayers in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Karen Stark --- University of South Africa, South Africa Sharon Smulders --- University of South Africa, South Africa Elza Odendaal --- University of South Africa, South AfricaThe aim of the study was to quantify the total tax compliance costs (TCC) of individual taxpayers in South Africa for the 2017 and 2018 years of assessment as no studies were found that comprehensively quantified these costs in South... -
Why traditional diets are more relevant than ever today
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Karen Cheryl Morris --- Naturopath, South Africa Thandi Puoane --- University of the Western Cape, SAThe current epidemic of obesity and its co-morbidities reflect an urgent need to reform our modern eating patterns. This commentary proposes the reclamation of our traditional diets of the precolonial, preindustrial era, which are argued to be more sustainable, in...
