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A Review of the Role of Root Pruning for Containerised Forest Seedlings
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: W.R. Nelson --- ,The role of root pruning practices in containerised forestry seedling propagation is often ignored or poorly understood. Root pruning is used to reduce the incidence of potential container-induced deformities. -
Containerised Forest Seedling Root Defects Induced by Transporting or Transplanting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: WarrickR. Nelson --- ,Two trials were conducted in an attempt to establish the effect of poor handling and transplanting techniques on subsequent root growth of containerised seedlings. Major root distortion was recorded where seedling root systems were transplanted with vertical pressure. Some distortion... -
The effect of micronutrients and gibberellic acid on the germination and metabolism of seedlings of themeda triandra forsk
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Proceedings of the Annual Congresses of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: C. F. Cresswell --- Department of Botany, Helen Nelson --- Department of Botany,Dormancy of the caryopsis of Themeda triandra Forsk was shown to be broken by the addition oí boron to the germination media. This effect was specific to boron, as no response was observed with zinc, copper, manganese, iron, cobalt and... -
Root compound nouns in Tshivenḓa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Nelson Mbulaheni Musehane --- Department of Tshivenda, South AfricaThere are nominal compounds in Tshivenḓa but unlike in other languages, there are no verbal compounds. Some nominal compounds are formed by combining two nouns (Noun + Noun) while other nominal compounds are formed by the noun followed by other... -
Religious inclination of Sigwavhulimu's poetry, with special reference to Tsiko-Tshiphiri (1971) and Mirunzi ya Vhuvha (1975)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Nelson Mbulahaeni Musehane --- Tshivenḓa Language Research and Development Centre, Republic of South AfricaReligious themes tend to create a great deal of interest among literary scholars. An instance of this is the poetry by Sigwavhulimu as reflected in his anthologies titled Tsiko-Tshiphiri ‘Secret Creation’ (1971) and Mirunzi ya Vhuvha ‘Shadows of Being’ (1975)... -
Physical processes contributing to harmful algal blooms in Saldanha Bay, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: T. A. Probyn G. C. Pitcher P. M. S. Monteiro A. J. Boyd G. NelsonThe study synthesises current understanding of the predominant physical processes responsible for the seasonality of harmful algal blooms, notably Alexandrium catenella and Dinophysis spp., in the nearshore environment of Saldanha Bay on the west coast of South Africa. Saldanha Bay... -
Information on currents in the Cape Peninsula area, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: G. Nelson A. PolitoStatistical information and some interpretative detail, based on currents measured at 28 mooring sites between Cape Point and Yzerfontein since 1981, are presented. The most striking feature is the continual presence of wavelike reversals of current close to the coast... -
Winds and subsurface currents in the False Bay region, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: C. K. Wainman A. Polito G. NelsonFour current-meter moorings placed in False Bay between February and May 1985 revealed a tendency towards cyclonic motion, but with poleward flow along the western boundary. Data from six anemometers situated around the Bay showed periodic acceleration of northward air... -
Field and analytical drogue studies applicable to the St Helena Bay area off South Africa's west coast
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: R. Lamberth G. NelsonEvidence is presented, from CODE drifters, of a strong time-dependent surface current flowing southwards from St Helena Bay. The local construction of the drifters is discussed and their performance against a likely background of circulation in the Bay is analysed... -
Passive transportation of pelagic system components in the southern Benguela area
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: G. Nelson L. HutchingsA current-closure system for pelagic species between the Agulhas Bank and St Helena Bay in the southern Benguela system is proposed, in particular for the anchovy Engraulis capensis. It is shown that current speeds for the most part exceed swimming... -
A note on wind-driven replacement flow of the bottom layer in Saldanha Bay, South Africa: implications for pollution
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: S. J. Weeks P. M. S. Monteiro G. Nelson R. M. CooperThe unexpected effect of a synoptic-scale event (passage of a cold front) on the advection of water across the mouth of Small Bay, Saldanha Bay, is recorded. From a current-meter record, it is shown how the strength (> 15m·s−1) and... -
Equatorward wind and atmospheric pressure spectra as metrics for primary productivity in the Benguela system
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: G. NelsonThrough its connection with upwelling, averaged longshore wind displacement is often invoked as a metric linearly related to productivity on timespans of months to seasons. In this paper, the linearity of such a relationship is questioned by analysing Ekman divergence... -
The 1980s – a decade of change in the Benguela ecosystem
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: L. V. Shannon R. J. M. Crawford D. E. Pollock L. Hutchings A. J. Boyd J. Taunton-Clark A. Badenhorst R. Melville-Smith C. J. Augustyn K. L. Cochrane I. Hampton G. Nelson D. W. Japp R. J. Q. TarrChanges that occurred in sea surface and some deeper temperatures, surface winds, currents, plankton and some dominant crustacean (rock lobster Jasus lalandii), molluscan (squid Loligo vulgaris reynaudii and abalone Haliotis midae), fish (anchovy Engraulis capensis, pilchard Sardinops ocellatus, Cape hakes... -
Sea-bottom temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen on the continental margin off south-western Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: R. V. Dingle G. NelsonFrom a historical data base of temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen for the Benguela shelf between Cape Agulhas and Cape Frio, average bottom patterns for each of these parameters are presented along with statistical justifications. Some physical interpretation is given... -
Ichthyoplankton distribution and dispersal in the Tsitsikamma National Park marine reserve, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: R. L. Tilney G. Nelson S. E. Radloff C. D. BuxtonThe nature of ichthyoplankton distribution within the Tsitsikamma National Park marine reserve was investigated in an attempt to evaluate the potential for export of larvae of commercially and recreationally important reef species to adjacent, exploited areas. Monthly, inshore ichthyoplankton samples... -
Variability of the Benguela Current off the Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: A. J. Boyd G. NelsonThe near-surface flow off the Cape Peninsula, South Africa, was monitored weekly along a 60 km transect between August 1995 and July 1996 as part of the South African Sardine and Anchovy Recruitment Programme. Measurements from small vessels were made... -
An upwelling filament north-west of Cape Town, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: G. Nelson A. J. Boyd J. J. Agenbag C. M. Duncombe RaeSatellite images frequently show a thin filament of water stretching from the Cape Peninsula upwelling cell to beyond the shelf edge north-west of Cape Town. The filament carries nutrients and weakly motile biological organisms from the shelf zone towards the... -
Ekman estimates of upwelling at Cape Columbine based on measurements of longshore wind from a 35-year time-series
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: A. S. Johnson G. NelsonCape Columbine is a prominent headland on the south-west coast of Africa at approximately 32°50′S, where there is a substantial upwelling tongue, enhancing the ambient upwelling on the shelf, produced by wind-stress curl. From hourly records of wind measured there,... -
On the Meaning of Being Real: Fantasy and ‘the Real’ in Personal Identity-Formation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Andrea Hurst --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University,With the help of Lacanian psychoanalytic theory, this article addresses certain perplexities concerning personal identity that emerge from different kinds of interpersonal encounters. Lacan’s notion of the ‘fundamental fantasy’ incorporates the insight that phantasmic projections (of both self and other)... -
DIE AFRIKAANSE VERTALING VAN NEDERLANDSE TEENWOORDIGE DEELWOORDE IN KINDERLITERATUUR
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Linguistics • Authors: M.E. Nelson --- Departement Klassieke Tale en Semitistiek, Republiek van Suid-Afrika D.P. Wissing --- Departement Algemene Taal- en Literatuurwetenskap en Europese Tale, Republiek van Suid-AfrikaDie vertaling van teenwoordige deelwoorde in twee Nederlandse kindertekste wat in Afrikaans vertaal is, is nagegaan. Deur die teenwoordige deelwoorde en hulle vertalings te tel, te klassifiseer en te analiseer, is tot die gevolgtrekking gekom dat die frekwensie van teenwoordige... -
DIE AFRIKAANSE VERTALING VAN LATYNSE TEENWOORDIGE DEELWOORDE
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Linguistics • Authors: M.E. Nelson --- Departement Klassieke en Semitistiek, Republiek van Suid-Afrika U. Boonzaaier --- Departement Klassieke en Semitistiek, Republiek van Suid-AfrikaAs gevolg van die groot strukturele verskille tussen Latyn en Afrikaans, verg 'n Latynse teks wat in Afrikaans vertaal word, sekere aanpassings in sintaktiese strukture van die vertaler. In hierdie artikel is nagegaan watter strukture in Afrikaans gebruik is om... -
DIE AFRIKAANSE VERTALING VAN NEDERLANDSE WERKWOORDE IN N KINDERVERHAAL
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Linguistics • Authors: M.E. Nelson --- Departement Klassieke en Semitistiek,In hierdie artikel word 'n beskrywing gegee van die vertaling van werk-woorde in 'n Afrikaanse vertaling van 'n Nederlandse kinderboek. Daar word besin oor die korrelasie al dan nie tussen die Nederlandse en die Afrikaanse vorme. Ten slotte word 'n... -
Maternal Response to Father-Daughter Incest: Experiences of Mothers Following Disclosure
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tokozile Mayekiso --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Fikelephi Mbokazi --- University of the Witwatersrand,This study explored the impact of the disclosure of sexual abuse of the daughter by the father or father figure on the mother. Data were collected from seven mothers aged between 31 and 48 years whose daughters had a history... -
A Group of Sexually Abused Adolescents' Perceptions of their Future Life-Roles: An Exploratory Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Martha A. J. (Tilla) Olivier --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Daniel J. L. Venter --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Johannes L. van der Walt --- North-West University,Sexual abuse of adolescents can have detrimental effects on their perceptions of their different future life-roles. We investigated such perceptions of students with a history of sexual abuse (n=163) as well as typically developing others (n=237). Participants completed the Life-role... -
South African Adolescents' Career Development through the Lens of the Systems Theory Framework: An Exploratory Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mary McMahon --- The University of Queensland, Mark Watson --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Cheryl Foxcroft --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Asha Dullabh --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University,Adolescent career development has predominantly been studied in the context of middle class Eurocentric cultures and there have been calls for greater attention to the career development of non-dominant and disadvantaged groups. Further, there have been calls to explore career... -
Coping with Life's Challenges in the 21st Century: A Three-Pronged Strategy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Martha A.J. (Tilla) Olivier --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Johannes L. van der Walt --- North-West University,The demands and challenges of life in the 21st century are such that an ‘academic-rationalistic’ view of intelligence needs to be replaced with a more holistic view of intelligence as a multi-faceted construct. However, merely replacing the traditional view with... -
A Prospective Model for HIV and AIDS Prevention in an African Setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Clvin Gwandure --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Thokozile Mayekiso --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Diane Elkonin --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South AfricaThe study conceptualizes locus of control as a behavioural mechanism for HIV and AIDS prevention. The locus of control variables that could build the model are: social systems control, self-control, fatalism, achievement-oriented behaviour, willingness to delay gratification, personal values and... -
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)—Dilemmas and Solutions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Martha Alida Jacoba Olivier --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Ana Maria Gomes --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Aletta Johanna Greyling --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University,We investigated the efficacy of the Coping Skills Programme to address dilemmas and solutions for parents of children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Participants were purposively sampled parents of children diagnosed with ADHD in the Eastern Cape of... -
South African Educators' Voice on the Potential Role of Traditional Healers (THs) in Education Support Services
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Johanna L. Geldenhuys --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South AfricaThe aim of this qualitative research was to explore and describe perceptions of the potential role of traditional healers in education support services. Participants were 42 teachers (males = 13, females = 29) from a school district in the Eastern... -
Delinquent Adolescents' Regrettable Behaviours and Parental Engagement: A Cross-cultural Comparison
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Zinziswa C. Nqweni --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Ellen E. Pinderhughes --- Tufts University, Sean Hurley --- University of Vermont,We examined delinquents' involvement in regrettable behaviours, their meaning-making processes and parental engagement in preventing these behaviours. After reviewing court-record data for 109 males and females of African descent (50 South African and 50 American youth) for data on delinquency,... -
Occupational Interests and Aspirations of Rural Black South African Children: Considerations for Theory, Research and Practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mark Watson --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Mary McMahon --- The University of Queensland, Australia Paul Longe --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South AfricaThere has been limited international and South African research on the career development of rural and socioeconomically disadvantaged children. The present research provides baseline information on the career development of rural, low socioeconomic status, Black upper elementary school children (N... -
Resilience in Families Adapting to Autism Spectrum Disorder
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Leché Kapp --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Ottilia Brown --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University,This study explored adjustment and adaptation in families living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Data on family resilience were collected from 19 biological mothers of children with ADS. The data were analysed qualitatively and quantitatively to yield information on factors... -
Psychofortology of Women Undergoing Infertility Treatment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Paul Fouché --- University of the Free State, South Africa Nico Nortjé --- University of the Free State, South Africa Kerry Phillips --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Louise Stroud --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University,This study explored the coping and subjective well-being of women undergoing infertility treatment. Participants were 61 South African women attending a fertility clinic was selected by means of non- probability purposive sampling (mean age = 34.5). Data were gathered by... -
Sense of Coherence and Quality of Life in Elderly Persons Living with Diabetes Mellitus: An Exploratory Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melody Knight --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Diane Elkonin --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Ottilia Brown --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University,This study sought to explore and describe the sense of coherence (SOC) and quality of life (QoL) in elderly people living with diabetes mellitus (DM). Participants were 72 elderly persons with DM (men = 19, women = 53, M (age)... -
Psychological Contract in HIV Prevention Clinical Trials in Resource Poor Communities in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Calvin Gwandure --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Thokozile Mayekiso --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South AfricaThe paper explored the application of psychological contract in HIV prevention clinical trials in resource poor communities in Africa. The psychological contract was discussed in relation to practices in New HIV Prevention Technologies in Africa. From this discussion, it would... -
Experiences of Managers and Healthcare Personnel Involved in a Functional Healthcare Public Private Partnership
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Esmeralda Ricks --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Dalena van Rooyen --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Moloko Priscilla Gantsho --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Wilma ten Ham --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South AfricaThis study explored the experiences of managers and healthcare personnel involved in a functional healthcare public private partnership (PPP) in a semi-rural area situated in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Data on how managers and healthcare personnel experienced their... -
South African Eastern Cape Contexts Influencing the Quality of Community Home-Based Care
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: David Morton --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Thoko Mayekiso --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Peter Cunningham --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University,This study explored the perceptions of the quality of community home-based care (CHBC) as provided by volunteer caregivers in a South African Eastern Cape district. Data on perceptions regarding quality of care were collected from 76 community informants (32 volunteer... -
Exploring the Factor Structure of the Proactive Coping Inventory: A Southern African Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Michelle Renard --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Robin John Snelgar --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University,This study explored the factor structure of the Proactive Coping Inventory (PCI) to determine whether its six-factor structure holds within the Southern African context. Data on proactive coping were collected from students attending three universities, one each in Botswana (n=88,... -
Vaccine preparedness: lessons from Lyantonde, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Paul Ritvo Dennis Willms Robert Meisner Laura Brown Adam Goldman Nelson SewankamboTo explore how to better educate rural Africans about preventive HIV/AIDS vaccine trials, 15 semi-structured, open-ended interviews were conducted with villagers in Lyantonde, Rakai District, Uganda. This study reports on the findings by focusing on the attitudes, knowledge and questions... -
Understanding the experiences of doctors who undertake elective surgery on HIV/AIDS patients in an area of high incidence in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jacqueline Gwala-Ngozo --- Department of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Myra Taylor --- Department of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Colleen Aldous --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, South AfricaThis study investigates the experiences of doctors who perform elective surgical procedures in an area of South Africa with a high incidence of HIV and AIDS. A qualitative study approach was adopted. Interviews were individually conducted with 15 doctors. The... -
Understanding the agency of home-based care volunteers: establishing identity and negotiating space in AIDS-home-based care in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Thirusha Naidu --- Department of Behavioural Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Yvonne Sliep --- School of Psychology, South AfricaIn traditional Zulu communities, caregiving is rooted in compassionate and hardworking personal identity precepts and the traditional identity expectations of women. Home-based-care volunteerism in the community represents the performance of this identity. Data from a series of interviews with 15... -
‘Trophy-hunting scripts’ among male university students in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nelson Muparamoto --- Department of Sociology, ZimbabweDrawing on a multi-method qualitative study, this article examines ‘trophy-hunting’ scripts among male university students in Zimbabwe. ‘Trophy hunting’ is a term I have adopted to refer to hegemonic masculinity rituals through which men gain social admiration for dating and... -
Identifying the potential wintering sites of the globally threatened Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola using remote sensing
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: GraemeM Buchanan --- , UK Lars Lachmann --- , UK Cosima Tegetmeyer --- , Germany Steffen Oppel --- , UK Andrew Nelson --- , Italy Martin Flade --- , GermanyThe Aquatic Warbler is a threatened Afro-Palaearctic migrant with a largely unknown distribution in the winter (non-breeding) season. Protection of wintering sites may be crucial for the conservation of the species. Previous studies have identified extensive areas of north-western sub-Saharan... -
New hope for the critically endangered São Tomé Grosbeak Neospiza concolor and an alert to protect Obô Natural Park surroundings
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Nelson Solé --- , António Alberto --- , Sedney Samba --- , Aristides Santana --- , Ricardo Faustino de Lima --- Lancaster Environment Centre, UKThe São Tomé Grosbeak Neospiza concolor is critically endangered, with an area of occurrence smaller than 16 km2 and an adult population under 50 individuals. It was previously thought to be restricted to old-growth forest in the southern lowlands of... -
Cannabis use and family history in adolescent first episode psychosis in Durban, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Saeeda Paruk --- Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa JonathanK Burns --- Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Rochelle Caplan --- Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior, David Geffen School of Medicine, USAObjectives: To investigate the clinical correlates of cannabis use in adolescents with first episode psychosis (FEP). -
Sexual abstinence and HIV knowledge in school-going adolescents with intellectual disabilities and non-disabled adolescents in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Toyin J Aderemi --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Basil J Pillay --- Department of Behavioural Medicine, Nelson Mandela School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, South Africa -
Seasonal fluctuations in occurrence of inshore Bryde's whales in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa, with notes on feeding and multispecies associations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: GS Penry --- , UK VG Cockcroft --- Department of Zoology, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa PS Hammond --- , UKSeasonal fluctuations in the occurrence of inshore South African Bryde's whales Balaenoptera edeni were investigated between November 2005 and June 2008. Sighting data were collected in Plettenberg Bay on the south-east coast of South Africa. Bryde's whale occurrence was modelled... -
Occurrence of larval fishes in a rocky shore-associated nursery area in temperate South Africa, with emphasis on temperature-related growth in dominant Sparidae
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: NA Strydom --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa AJ Booth --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa A McLachlan --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South AfricaLarval fishes were studied in Shark Bay on the warm, temperate south-east coast of South Africa. The bay is a small, shallow, subtidal area associated with a rocky shore. Sampling took place fortnightly for a period of one year (September... -
A comparison between excavator-based harvester productivity in coppiced and planted Eucalyptus grandis compartments in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Muedanyi Ramantswana --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Andrew McEwan --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Jaap Steenkamp --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South AfricaDue to the labour challenges in South Africa, mechanised forestry equipment has increasingly been required to operate in complex forest conditions – such as coppiced Eucalyptus compartments – where they have not operated before. For this reason, harvesters are either... -
Nature, Capitalism, and the Future of Humankind
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Bert Olivier --- Philosophy Centre for Advanced Studies Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Port lizabeth, South AfricaThis paper addresses the question regarding the relation between capitalism and nature, on the one hand, and that of the continued existence of life, including humankind, on earth in light of the disturbing evidence that has emerged since the early... -
Supposing Truth is a Woman – What Then?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Andrea Hurst --- Philosophy Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South AfricaNietzsche’s analysis of the self-poisoning of ‘the will to power’ and his insistence upon overcoming its ideological outcome (the dogmatist’s fake ‘Truth’) by recognizing the ‘un-truth’ of a ‘logic of contamination,' demonstrates that he understands ‘truth’ as a paradox. What... -
The Impotence of Pseudo-Antagonism: A Derridean Response to Žižek’s Charge of Practical Irrelevance
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Andrea Hurst --- Philosophy, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South AfricaThis article addresses a strange investment within ‘continental’ philosophy, in asserting the impotence of a Derridean approach when it comes to addressing practical (juridical, political, ethical, economic) issues. Such assertions of impotence regularly stand as the foil for whatever is... -
This White ‘I’: The Reciprocal Shame of Oppressor and Oppressed
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Andrea Hurst --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University,Vice’s answer to the question of this white ‘I’ who must try to live well in South Africa, configures shame, political silence and humble self-reconfiguration. I accept her insightful analysis of ‘whiteness’ in terms of the oppressor’s shame, but find... -
Testing pelargonic acid and pyraflufen-ethyl with glyphosate as alternatives to paraquat dichloride for the preparation of fire-break tracer lines at Underberg, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Keith M Little --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Ryan Nadel --- Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South AfricaOver the past 31-year period, about 18 700 ha annum−1 of planted forests in South Africa have been lost through fire. In forested areas where the risk of fire entering compartments is always high, fire-break tracer lines are prepared by... -
Perioperative β-adrenoceptor blockade in major non-cardiac surgery
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: BM Biccard --- Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine,This review discusses the mechanisms of perioperative ischaemia and how β-adrenoceptor blockade may prevent it. The evidence for perioperative β-adrenoceptor blockers, their side effects and recommendations for their perioperative use are discussed. -
Awake carotid endarterectomy to decrease stroke rate in high-risk patients
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: BM Biccard --- Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, -
Acute peri-operative beta-blockade in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: BM Biccard --- Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa -
Airway Management Resources in Operating Theatres
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: RE Hodgson --- Addington Hospital and honorary lecturer, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, A Milner --- Pretoria Academic Hospital, D Barrett --- Ngwelazana Hospital, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, A Alberts --- Pretoria Academic Hospital, I Joubert --- Groote Schuur Hospital, UCT Medical School, A Hold --- , -
Contrast-induced acute kidney injury
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: PD Gopalan --- Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of Kwazulu-Natal, -
What's new in critical care?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: PD Gopalan --- Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of Kwazulu-Natal, -
The association between preoperative clinical risk factors and in-hospital strokes and death following carotid endarterectomy in South African patients
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Yoshan Moodley --- Perioperative Research Group, Department of Anaesthetics, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Bruce M. Biccard --- Perioperative Research Group, Department of Anaesthetics, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine,Background: Current surgical management of carotid artery disease includes carotid endarterectomy (CEA). In-hospital strokes and death following CEA might be associated with preinduction blood pressure (BP) measurements and other clinical risk factors. -
Airway skills training using a human patient simulator
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Thesegan Moodley --- Discipline of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Dean Gopalan --- Discipline of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine,Background: Airway skills education is important for the safe and effective care of patients. Interns often encounter critical airway situations. Their ability to cope derives from the recall of formal lectures and tutorials, as well as accumulated experience. We tested... -
The perspectives of eThekwini public service anaesthetic doctors on the informed consent process for anaesthesia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: S Naidu --- St Aidans Regional Hospital, PD Gopalan --- Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine,Objectives: This study aimed to ascertain the perspectives of anaesthetists with regard to their current practice of obtaining informed consent. The outcome of this study will eventually assist in creating a standardised system for informed consent which will be pivotal... -
Family Medicine Training: Ideas from Belgium
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: SAH Moosa --- University of Witwatersrand, HH Conradie --- University of Stellenbosch, G Morris --- Nelson Mandela Medical School, C Van Deventer --- Unversity of Witwatersrand, M Van Rooyen --- University of Pretoria, A Derese --- Centre for Education Development, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, J De Maeseneer --- Head of Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Chairman Interuniversity Co-operation for Family Medicine training in Flanders, -
The Flemish model of training and supervision
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: HH Conradie --- University of Stellenbosch, SAH Moosa --- University of Witwatersrand, G Morris --- Nelson Mandela Medical School, C Van Deventer --- University of Witwatersrand, M Van Rooyen --- University of Pretoria, S Smith --- University of Pretoria, A Derese --- Centre for Education Development, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, J De Maeseneer --- Head of Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, -
Educational Ideas and Lessons Learnt
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: G Morris --- Nelson Mandela Medical School, M Van Rooyen --- University of Pretoria, C Van Deventer --- University of Witwatersrand, HH Conradie --- University of Stellenbosch, SAH Moosa --- University of Witwatersrand, S Smith --- University of Pretoria, A Derese --- Centre for Education Development, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, J De Maeseneer --- Head of Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, -
The learning plan as a reflective tool for trainers of family medicine registrars
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: C Van Deventer --- University of Witwatersrand, HH Conradie --- University of Stellenbosch, SAH Moosa --- University of Witwatersrand, G Morris --- Nelson Mandela Medical School, S Smith --- University of Pretoria, M Van Rooyen --- University of Pretoria, A Derese --- Centre for Education Development, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, J De Maeseneer --- Head of Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, -
Evaluation Systems of Family Medicine Trainees in Belgium
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: M Van Rooyen --- University of Pretoria, C Van Deventer --- University of Witwatersrand, HH Conradie --- University of Stellenbosch, SAH Moosa --- University of Witwatersrand, G Morris --- Nelson Mandela Medical School, S Smith --- University of Pretoria, A Derese --- Centre for Education Development, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, J De Maeseneer --- Head of Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, -
Patient-centred care in primary health care
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Mzukisi Kolosa --- Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa -
Enhanced dietary awareness and lifestyle changes in first-year medical students following exposure to problem-based nutrition education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: EM Peters --- Discipline of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, South Africa SB Higgins-Opitz --- Discipline of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, South Africa M McLean --- Discipline of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, South Africa J Van Wyk --- School of Undergraduate Medical Education, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, South AfricaBackground -
Health, illness and disability—Psychosocial approaches
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Wilma J Kotzé --- Nelson Mandela University, -
A South African perspective on factors that impact on the adoption and meaningful use of health information technologies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: N Mostert-Phipps [AN0001] D Pottas --- Institute for ICT Advancement, School of ICT, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, M Korpela --- Institute for ICT Advancement, School of ICT, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University School of Computing, University of Eastern Finland,Objective: Various benefits are associated with the adoption and meaningful use of health information technologies (HITs) in the healthcare sector. Despite the associated advantages with the adoption and use of HITs, the South African healthcare sector has been slow to... -
South African Neurosurgical Patient Management Survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: CH Daniel --- Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Natal, South Africa N Nathoo --- Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Natal, South Africa IJS Osborn --- Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Natal, South Africa -
Is endovascular aortic aneurysm repair intermediate risk noncardiac surgery? A meta-analysis of cardiac morbidity reported in the randomised controlled trials comparing open and endovascular aortic aneurysm repair
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: A Torborg --- Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa C Jolly --- Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa BM Biccard --- Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa -
An interpretation of suicide and murder character elimination in selected isiXhosa literary texts
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: L.L. Kwatsha --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Z. Peter --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Z. Kondowe --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South AfricaThis article investigates character elimination by means of suicide and murder in selected isiXhosa dramas. It is noticed that women characters in particular are most likely to commit suicide when they are frustrated by something. In the selected texts, the... -
Helen Suzman: a psychobiographical — psychosocial developmental trajectory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Paul Fouchè --- University of the Free State, South Africa Carla Nel --- University of the Free State, South Africa Roelf van Niekerk --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South AfricaThe primary aim of this study was to describe Helen Suzman's (1917–2009) psychosocial developmental trajectory within her socio-historical context through the application of the stage based description of psychosocial development by Erikson. Two methodological strategies were used. Alexander's psychobiographical model... -
Health care practitioners' perceptions of public mental health care in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Dalena van Rooyen --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Kegan Topper --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, David Morton --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Joanitha Strümpher --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Isabell Schierenbeck --- University of Gothenburg, Lena Andersson --- University of Gothenburg,This qualitative study explored the perceptions of health care practitioners (HCPs) concerning public mental health care in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Data were collected from thirteen purposively selected HCPs using in-depth unstructured interviews (males = 6, females = 7). Data were... -
Other health-seeking behaviour of HIV and AIDS patients visiting private sector doctors in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Panjasaram Naidoo --- Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South AfricaObjectives: Although allopathic medicines are used in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), many HIV-infected patients visit alternate medical and health practitioners, and take alternative therapies for their HIV condition. This study was conducted to confirm whether or not... -
A review of occupational exposure to blood and blood products in medical students in a South African university
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Andrew Ross --- Department of Family Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Sean Cheevers --- Occupational and Student Health Services, South Africa Laura Campbell --- Teaching and Learning in Clinical Medicine, South AfricaBackground: There is a significant risk of a medical student acquiring a blood-borne pathogen following occupational exposure to blood and other bodily fluids from infected patients in the healthcare setting. Internationally and nationally, interventions have been implemented in medical schools... -
The nursery role of a sheltered surf-zone in warm-temperate southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Gavin M Rishworth --- Department of Zoology, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Nadine A Strydom --- Department of Zoology, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Warren M Potts --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, Rhodes University, South AfricaMarine fish nurseries such as surf-zones have usually been classified as nurseries based solely on the density of pre-adult fish, yet the full suite of developmental stages are seldom assessed because of difficulties associated with sampling these habitats. The larval... -
Cephalopod diet of the Cape fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus, along the Namibian coast: variation due to location
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: P.J.N. de Bruyn --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa M.N. Bester --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa S.P. Kirkman --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa S. Mecenero --- Avian Demography Unit, Department of Statistical Sciences, South Africa J.P. Roux --- Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Directorate of Resource Management, Lüderitz Marine Research, Namibia N.T.W. Klages --- Institute for Environmental and Coastal Management, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South AfricaScats of the Cape fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus, were sampled at four mainland colonies, Cape Cross, Atlas Bay,Wolf Bay and Van Reenen Bay, along the Namibian coast over a period of eight years (1994–2001) to assess the diversity and... -
Options for building an economic future
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Nelson Mandela [AN0001] -
Do social media display correct conventional hotel ratings?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Wouter Hensens --- Stenden University (South African campus), PO Box 2821, Port Alfred 6170, South Africa Miemie Struwig --- School of Management Sciences, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth 6001, South Africa Oren Dayan --- Department of Business Management, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth 6001, South AfricaThis study investigates conventional ratings as they are presented on TripAdvisor. Conventional ratings are ratings, commonly using stars as a symbol, allocated by government or private bodies that work with hotel inspectors. The data from guest ratings on TripAdvisor was... -
A study of hurdles in mass treatment of schistosomiasis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Randjelovic --- Faculty of Medicine, Norway SG Frønæs --- Faculty of Medicine, Norway M Munsami --- The Kwazulu-Natal Department of Health, South Africa JD Kvalsvig --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa SG Zulu --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa S Gagai --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa A Maphumulo --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa L Sandvik --- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Norway SG Gundersen --- Research Department, Norway EF Kjetland --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa M Taylor --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South AfricaBackground: It has been estimated that 700 million people worldwide and 5.2 million people in South Africa are in need of annual treatment for schistosomiasis. In accordance with the current policy the Department of Health (DoH) in KwaZulu-Natal province, South... -
Predictors of peri-operative risk acceptance by South African vascular surgery patients at a tertiary level hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: P Govender --- Department of Anaesthesia, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa D Spurrett --- College of Humanities, Howard College Campus, South Africa BM Biccard --- Peri-Operative Research Group, Department of Anaesthesia, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Vascular surgical patients have an elevated cardiac risk following non-cardiac surgery. The decision whether to proceed with surgery is multidimensional. Patients must balance the considerations in favour of surgery with those favouring conservative treatment, which requires weighing peri-operative risk... -
The development of a scoring tool for the measurement of performance in managing hypotension and intra-operative cardiac arrest during spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Garth Horsten --- Discipline of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Robert Wise --- Pietermaritzburg Metropolitan Department of Anaesthetics, South Africa Shaun Ramroop --- Department of Statistics and Biometry, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, South Africa Reitze Rodseth --- Pietermaritzburg Metropolitan Department of Anaesthetics, South AfricaBackground: At level one hospitals in South Africa a high annual number of maternal deaths occur due to the unrecognised/untreated complications of spinal anaesthesia. The authors developed a clinical scenario and scoring system to measure intern performance in managing hypotension... -
“Managing identities” and parental disclosure of HIV sero-status in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nelson Muparamoto --- Sociology Department, Zimbabwe Manase Kudzai Chiweshe --- Centre for Development Studies, ZimbabweDrawing from a small sample of HIV infected respondents, this paper examines parents’ perceptions on the decision to disclose or not to disclose their HIV sero-status to their children. It explores how parents control the information in the interactional ritual... -
Preoperative B-type natriuretic peptides in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery: a cumulative meta-analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Lisa Ryan --- Perioperative Research Group, Department of Anaesthetics, Grey’s Hospital, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine,, South Africa Chantal Rajah --- Perioperative Research Group, Department of Anaesthetics, Grey’s Hospital, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine,, South Africa Dale Simmers --- Department of Anaesthetics, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Danielle Potgieter --- Department of Anaesthetics, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Reitze N. Rodseth --- Perioperative Research Group, Department of Anaesthetics, Grey’s Hospital, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine,, South AfricaBackground: A plethora of studies have shown elevated preoperative natriuretic peptide measurements to predict postoperative mortality and adverse cardiac events.Objectives: The current study aimed to demonstrate this overwhelming association and to show that further studies of this nature are unwarranted.Methods:... -
Intern to independent doctor: basic surgical skills required for South African practice and interns’ reports on their competence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Frank Peters --- Department of Family Medicine,, South Africa Jacky van Wyk --- Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Marietjie van Rooyen --- Department of Family Medicine,, South AfricaBackground: The role and scope of general practitioners in semi-urban and rural areas is poorly understood and documented. An absence of specialist support results in generalists being called to perform surgical procedures. It is imperative that they competently and confidently... -
Pattern of inappropriate cases presenting to the Accident and Emergency Department in a Nigeria Tertiary Hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Opunabo Nelson Young-Harry --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria Paul Owajionyi Dienye --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria Kaine Olaide Diete-Spiff --- Department of Family Medicine, NigeriaBackground: Although the primary mission of the Accident and Emergency Department (AED) is to provide initial treatment for life-threatening conditions, some patients make inappropriate use of the service. This study is aimed to determine the level of inappropriate use and... -
Clinical correlates of first episode early onset psychosis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Saeeda Paruk --- Department of Psychiatry, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Khadija Jhazbhay --- Department of Psychiatry, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Keshika Singh --- Department of Psychiatry, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Benn Sartorius --- Department of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, Jonathan K. Burns --- Department of Psychiatry, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine,Background: The study of first episode early onset psychosis can yield many clues to understanding the early development of psychosis and guide interventions to decrease psychosis risk and improve outcome. The aim of the study was to investigate the socio-demographic... -
Comparison of Production Performance and Tolerance to Helminthosis of Toggenburg and Norwegian Crossbred Goats Under Smallholder Production Systems in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: S. W. Chenyambuga --- Department of Animal Science and Production, Tanzania D. S. Shija --- Department of Animal Science and Production, Tanzania L. J. M. Kusiluka --- The Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology, Tanzania F. P. Lekule --- Department of Animal Science and Production, TanzaniaThis study was carried out to compare the growth rate, lactation performance and tolerance to gastrointestinal nematode infection of Toggenburg and Norwegian breeds in Kongwa district, Tanzania with a semi-arid environment and Mvomero district with a sub-humid environment. Milk production... -
Debates Section
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Theodore S. Petrus --- Department of Sociology and Anthropology, David L. Bogopa --- Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Heike Becker --- University of the Western Cape, Joy Owen --- Rhodes University, Kees van der Waal --- Stellenbosch University, David L. Bogopa --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Theodore S. Petrus --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Stephné Herselman --- University of South Africa, -
Plant selection and grazing activity of the invasive snail Theba pisana in coastal Algoa Bay, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Sean van Elden --- DST–NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, South Africa Nelson AF Miranda --- DST–NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, South Africa Renzo Perissinotto --- DST–NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, South Africa Janine B Adams --- Department of Botany, South AfricaThe land snail Theba pisana is a coastal species native to the Mediterranean but has been introduced to regions all over the world, including South Africa and Australia, where it is considered a pest. This study examines the diet of... -
A review of fiddler crabs (genus Uca Leach, 1814) in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Nasreen Peer --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, South Africa Nelson AF Miranda --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, South Africa Renzo Perissinotto --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, South AfricaFiddler crabs occur globally across tropical and subtropical coastal habitats including mangrove swamps, which are in decline worldwide. The genus has been well-studied in the Americas, Australia and Asia, whereas information on African species is scarce. This review summarises the... -
Radical vaginal trachelectomy in a patient with HIV infection
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: M Moodley --- Gynaecological Oncology, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal,Radical trachelectomy is a well-described procedure for the preservation of fertility in women with early-stage cervical cancer. Experience of this procedure in an HIV (human immunodeficience virus) -infected patient has not been reported. In this case, radical vaginal trachelectomy was... -
Knowledge, awareness and utilisation of the human papillomavirus vaccine in Durban
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: N Allie --- Lecturer/Specialist; Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, M Moodley --- Specialist Obstetrican and Gynaecologist,Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the causative agent of cervical cancers, low-grade cervical lesions, and warts of the genital tract. Since March 2008, a vaccine against HPV has been licensed for use in South Africa to reduce the incidence of... -
The association between HIV testing and sexual behaviour amongst rural Zulu high school students in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: M Taylor --- Department of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, S B Dlamini --- Department of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, N Nyawo --- Department of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, H de Vries --- Department of Health Promotion and Health Education, Maastricht University., R Sathiparsad --- School of Social Work and Community Development, University of KwaZulu-Natal, C C Jinabhai --- Department of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, R M E Huver --- Department of Health Promotion and Health Education, Maastricht University., K R Sullivan --- Department of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal,This cross-sectional study investigated the prevalence of HIV testing amongst South African high school students, their perceptions about HIV testing, and the influence of HIV testing on their sexual behaviour. Grade 10 students at 28 high schools completed a questionnaire... -
Complexity and diversity of betβ-lactamase expression in inhibitor-resistant Escherichia coli from public hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: C Mocktar --- School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Durban. U Govinden --- School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Durban. A W Sturm --- Department of Medical Microbiology, Nelson R Mandela Medical School, S Essack --- School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Durban.β-lactamase profles of 38 inhibitor-resistant Escherichia coli isolates obtained from public hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, selected on the basis of their resistance profles to one/more of amoxicillin/clavulanate, ampicillin/sulbactam and piperacillin/tazobactam were analysed. Isolates were subjected to iso-electric focusing, plasmid profle determination,... -
Schistosomiasis and water-related practices in school girls in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: D E Thomassen Morgas --- Centre for Imported and Tropical Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases Ullevaal, Norway J D Kvalsvig --- School of Family and Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa M Taylor --- School of Family and Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa S G Gundersen --- Research Unit, Sorlandet Hospital, HF Kristiansand, Norway, University of Agder, Norway E F Kjetland --- School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaThere is increasing evidence of an association between female genital Schistosoma haematobium infection and HIV. In KwaZulu-Natal, we aimed to explore girls' water contact practice and to determine whether a study exclusively on girls would be manageable and welcomed. Three... -
Generic praziquantel in South Africa: the necessity for policy change to provide cheap, safe and effcacious schistosomiasis drugs for the poor, rural population
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: S T Berge --- Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway N Kabatereine --- Vector Control Division, Ministry of Health, Uganda S G Gundersen --- Research Department, Norway M Taylor --- School of Family and Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa J D Kvalsvig --- School of Family and Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Z Mkhize-Kwitshana --- Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, C Jinabhai --- School of Family and Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa E F Kjetland --- Centre for Imported and Tropical Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases,An estimated 4.5 million South Africans, mainly in settings of rural poverty, are in need of treatment for urogenital schistosomiasis. In spite of severe morbidity and mortality, schistosomiasis remains a neglected disease with an important gender impact. The World Health... -
Male Circumcision as a Public Health Measure for the Prevention of HIV Transmission
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: M J Titus --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Grey’s Hospital, Pietermaritzburg and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa J Moodley --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Women’s Health and HIV Research Group, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South AfricaAlthough male circumcision is regarded as an effcacious and cost-effective public health strategy for combating human immunodifciency virus (HIV) in heterosexual men in high-prevalence areas, some experts suggest a more cautious approach to the implementation of circumcision for HIV prevention... -
Intramedullary conus medullaris tuberculoma in an HIV-infected child: an unusual immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome response
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: M. Lawler --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, S. Zulu --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, M. Archary --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, V. Govender --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, L. Mubaiwa --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, R. Bobat --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine,A human immunodeficiency virus-infected girl with previous cerebral tuberculosis presented with paraparesis and sphincter dysfunction after improvement in her CD4 count, following antiretroviral therapy. Magnetic resonance imaging of her spinal cord revealed a conus medullaris lesion, in keeping with a... -
Early onset meningococcal meningitis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Marelize Bosman --- Department Paediatrics and Child Health, Moherndran Archary --- Department Paediatrics and Child Health, Prasha Mahabeer --- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Durban Raziya Bobat --- Head of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal,Neisseria meningitidis is a rare cause of meningitis and septicaemia in the neonatal population. Meningococcal septicaemia in neonates is divided into early-onset infection (symptoms within seven days of life) and late-onset infection (8-30 days of life). Early-onset meningococcal infection is... -
Antifungal products dispensed by a group of community pharmacies in south africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: I Truter --- Drug Utilisation Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, M Graz --- Drug Utilisation Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University,There is increasing evidence of Candida spp. becoming resistant to some antifungal agents, particularly the azole group. Few studies have investigated antifungal prescribing. The primary aim of the study was to determine the general prescribing patterns of antifungal products in... -
Immune reconstitution in human immunodefciency virus-positive patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy at an urban public sector district hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: O S Jimoh --- Department of Family Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, M. Naidoo --- Department of Family Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine,Immune reconstitution is measured by circulating CD4 T cells that follows a biphasic pattern. Not everyone who is on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) will attain immune reconstitution at the same rate, or to the same extent. This study aimed... -
Experiences in the implementation of provider-initiated counselling and testing and linkage to HIV services at urban public sector health facilities in KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Rogerio Phili --- Department of Public Health Medicine, South Africa Quarraisha Abdool Karim --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Boikhutso Tlou --- Department of Public Health Medicine, South AfricaBackground: A provider-initiated counselling and testing (PICT) strategy replaced the voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) strategy with respect to the provision of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) counselling and testing (HCT) in KwaZulu-Natal province with the aim of increasing the uptake... -
Locating bilharzia transmission sites in South Africa: guidelines for public health personnel
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Chris Appleton --- School of Life Sciences, Nelson Miranda --- Department of Zoology, South AfricaBilharzia surveillance at local authority level in South Africa relies on public health personnel being able to locate transmission sites. Although several methods have been tried, the method of choice is collecting snails, identifying those that serve as intermediate hosts... -
Characteristics of women having first-trimester termination of pregnancy at a district hospital in Kwazulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: N.C. Ngene --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, A Ross --- Department of Family Medicine, Durban J Moodley --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Women's Health and HIV Research Group Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, DurbanTermination of pregnancy (TOP) is requested by some women for a variety of reasons and it is plausible that profling their characteristics might help to target selected groups for counselling. This study aimed to determine the characteristics of women having... -
Concentrating on the right measures
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Richard von Rahden --- Discipline of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Nelson Mandela School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, South Africa Zane Farina --- Discipline of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Nelson Mandela School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, South Africa Michael James --- Department of Anaesthesia, South AfricaThe continued use of “percent” in the labelling and description of many drugs used in the field of anaesthesia is an ongoing source of errors. As part of the modern drive towards safety in medicine it is proposed that the... -
Speaking the language of the patient: indigenous language policy and practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Margaret Matthews --- University Language Board, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Republic of South Africa Jacqueline Van Wyk --- Clinical and Pedagogical Education, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Republic of South AfricaSouth Africa faces numerous challenges in healthcare, with the result that communities in many rural provinces are grossly underserved. These problems are compounded when doctors are unable to communicate with their patients. IsiZulu is spoken by most people in KwaZulu-Natal... -
Using an unbaited stationary video system to investigate the behaviour and interactions of bull sharks Carcharhinus leucas under an aquaculture farm
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: N Loiseau --- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement [IRD], UMR ENTROPIE (IRD, Universite de La Réunion, CNRS), Laboratoire d'Excellence [LABEX] CORAIL, France JJ Kiszka --- Marine Sciences Program, Department of Biological Sciences, USA T Bouveroux --- Coastal and Marine Research Institute, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa MR Heithaus --- Marine Sciences Program, Department of Biological Sciences, USA M Soria --- IRD – UMR EME, France P Chabanet --- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement [IRD], UMR ENTROPIE (IRD, Universite de La Réunion, CNRS), Laboratoire d'Excellence [LABEX] CORAIL, FranceBull sharks Carcharhinus leucas are common along the coast of Reunion Island (South-West Indian Ocean) and were suspected to aggregate in the vicinity of an aquaculture farm in Saint-Paul Bay on the west coast. In order to understand the behaviour... -
Snakebite in north-eastern South Africa: clinical characteristics and risks for severity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Darryl Wood --- Nelson Mandela School of Clinical Medicine, University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa Benjamin Sartorius --- School of Public Health, University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa Richard Hift --- Nelson Mandela School of Clinical Medicine, University of KwaZulu Natal, South AfricaObjectives: To identify the toxicity profile of snakebites and to assess clinical severity. -
Infant feeding practices in a high HIV prevalence rural district of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Mr. Ghuman --- Department of Paediatrics, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa H. Saloojee --- Division of Community Paediatrics, South Africa G. Morris --- GJ Crookes Hospital, South AfricaAim: To describe infant feeding practices at birth and at 14 weeks post-partum in the Ugu-North Health District, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. -
Dietary intake and metabolic control of children aged six to ten with type 1 diabetes mellitus in KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: K. Pillay --- Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Emw. Maunder --- Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Kl. Naidoo --- Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine,Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess the dietary intake and metabolic control of children with type 1 diabetes. -
Development of predictive equations for total body water using the deuterium-dilution method as the gold standard in a population of asymptomatic HIV-positive Zulu women in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: G. Kindra --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, A. Coutsoudis --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, L. Pillay --- Department of Chemistry, A. Kindness --- Department of Chemistry,Objectives: The study aimed to derive predictive equations for total body water determinations with bioelectrical impedance and anthropometric measurements in a population of asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) -positive Zulu women. -
Eating, drinking and physical activity in Faculty of Health Science students compared to other students at a South African university
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: A. Gresse --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, L. Steenkamp --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, J. Pietersen --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University,Objectives: Students studying towards a qualification in Health Sciences should have more knowledge of a healthy lifestyle than other university students. However, it has been questioned whether or not these students apply such knowledge. While studies have been conducted on... -
The impact of introducing drug labelling at Grey’s Hospital Theatre over a six-month period
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Reitze Rodseth --- Department of Anaesthetics, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, Grey’s Hospital, South Africa Zane Farina --- Department of Anaesthetics, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, Grey’s Hospital, South Africa -
Strengthening HIV surveillance: measurements to track the epidemic in real time
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Usangiphile E Buthelezi --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Candace L Davidson --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Ayesha BM Kharsany --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South AfricaSurveillance for HIV as a public health initiative requires timely, detailed and robust data to systematically understand burden of infection, transmission patterns, direct prevention efforts, guide funding, identify new infections and predict future trends in the epidemic. The methods for... -
Knowledge of hypertensive patients about treatment in the Seboche hospital, 2013
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Tankiso Khothatso --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Tabitha Moshoeshoe --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Zawadi Saroni --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Andrew Ross --- Department of Family Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Hypertension is common, control is often poor and patients’ knowledge of their drug treatment is unknown in Lesotho. The aim of this study was to assess patients’ knowledge regarding drug treatment of hypertension and to identify self-reported reasons for... -
Cannabis and mental illness in adolescents: a review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Saeeda Paruk --- Department of Psychiatry, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Jonathan K Burns --- Department of Psychiatry, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South AfricaThis article reviews the literature on the association between cannabis exposure and mental illness in adolescents and provides the clinician with an evidence base to address cannabis use with teenagers. Traditionally cannabis was considered a benign recreational drug with low... -
Dispensing of vitamin products by retail pharmacies in South Africa: Implications for dietitians
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Ilse Truter --- Department of Pharmacy, South Africa Liana Steenkamp --- HIV & AIDS Research Unit, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South AfricaObjective: The objective of this study was to analyse the dispensing patterns of vitamins (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) group A11) over a one-year period in a group of community pharmacies in South Africa. -
The role of dexamethasone in peripheral and neuraxial nerve blocks for the management of acute pain
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: KG Gordon --- Department of Anaesthetics, South Africa S Choi --- Department of Anesthesia, Canada RN Rodseth --- Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, South AfricaDexamethasone has an emerging role as an additive in regional anaesthesia for the management of acute pain. However, outcomes in terms of improvement and prolongation of analgesia, as well as the methods of administration and potential adverse effects, have yet... -
The projecting of musical and extra-musical elements in constructing choral identity with specific reference to three South African regional children’s choirs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa • Authors: Rudi Bower --- Department of Music, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Jan-Erik Swart --- Glenwood House School, South AfricaThis article explores how three regional children’s choirs and their practitioners, from different provinces of South Africa, project a distinctly South African choral identity that they themselves construct by fabricating a mental representation of themselves, through the identification, organisation and... -
Seasonally and spatially referenced estimates of recreational shore-angling effort, catch composition, catch rates and total catch in the Goukamma Marine Protected Area, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: CG Attwood --- Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa CS van Zyl --- Department of Nature Conservation, Faculty of Natural Resource Management, South Africa AT Lombard --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa C McCagh --- School of Animal Biology, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, AustraliaA roving creel survey of the recreational shore fishery along the 16.4-km coastline in the Goukamma Marine Protected Area on the south coast of South Africa was conducted from 2009 to 2011. Some 838 patrols were stratified equally among months,... -
Do social media display correct conventional hotel ratings?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Wouter Hensens --- Stenden University (South African campus), South Africa Miemie Struwig --- School of Management Sciences, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Oren Dayan --- Department of Business Management, South AfricaThis study investigates conventional ratings as they are presented on TripAdvisor. Conventional ratings are ratings, commonly using stars as a symbol, allocated by government or private bodies that work with hotel inspectors. The data from guest ratings on TripAdvisor was... -
The presence and spectrum of bacteria colonising mobile phones of staff and caregivers in high disease burden paediatric and neonatal wards in an urban teaching hospital in Durban, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Raziya Bobat --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Moherndran Archary --- King Edward VIII Hospital, South Africa Melissa Lawler --- King Edward VIII Hospital, South Africa Sajeeda Mawlana --- Enhancing Care Foundation, South Africa Kimesh L Naidoo --- King Edward VIII Hospital, South Africa Sandra Maphumulo --- Department of Microbiology, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Yacoob Coovadia --- Department of Microbiology, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Hospital acquired infections are on the increase worldwide. A possible source for transmission is the presence of microorganisms on mobile phones which are carried by increasing numbers of medical and nursing staff, students, and caregivers. -
An HIV-positive status and short term perioperative mortality – a systematic review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Yoshan Moodley --- Discipline of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, South Africa Kumeren Govender --- Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, South AfricaBackground: A contemporary summary describing the impact of an HIV-positive status on short term perioperative mortality is lacking. -
Depression, anxiety symptoms and substance use amongst sex workers attending a non-governmental organisation in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: V Poliah --- Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, South Africa S Paruk --- Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, South AfricaBackground: Sex work is a high-risk occupation for mental health problems as sex workers are vulnerable to high rates of violence, sexual coercion, stigma and HIV. -
Substance use in adolescents with mental illness in Durban, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Bhoodeo Taukoor --- Department of Psychiatry, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Saeeda Paruk --- Department of Psychiatry, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Enver Karim --- Department of Psychiatry, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Jonathan K. Burns --- Department of Psychiatry, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, South AfricaComorbid substance use in adolescents with mental illness is often an indicator of poor treatment outcome. This study aims to determine the prevalence of, and associated risk factors for, substance use in adolescents with mental illness attending a mental health... -
Primary care screening and risk factors for postnatal depression in Zimbabwe: A scoping review of literature
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: James January --- Department of Psychiatry, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Jonathan Burns --- Department of Psychiatry, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Moses Chimbari --- School of Nursing and Public Health, Howard Campus, College of Health Sciences, South AfricaPostnatal depression (PND) exerts a significant burden on the global public health system, globally affecting approximately 10 to 20% of women. Despite the recently reported high prevalence of PND in Zimbabwe, it is rarely diagnosed or appropriately managed in primary... -
Sustainable agriculture practices and livelihoods in pro-poor smallholder farming systems in southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Clifton Makate --- International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Zimbabwe Marshall Makate --- Department of Economics, USA Nelson Mango --- International Centre for Tropical Agriculture, UgandaClimate variability and change threaten and impact negatively on biodiversity, agricultural sustainability, ecosystems, and economic and social structures – factors that are all vital for human resilience and wellbeing. To cope with these challenges, embracing sustainability in food production is... -
Variation in selected solid wood properties of young Pinus patula from diverse sites in the Mpumalanga escarpment area in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Barry G Muller --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Josua H Louw --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Francois S Malan --- Research Centre, South Africa (retired)Regression analyses identified ‘Growth Days’ (an index expressing site moisture availability) as the only site variable contributing significantly to the prediction to wood density (R2 = 0.57), whereas the model predicting grain angle included only ‘Altitude’ (R2 = 0.60). These... -
Preoperative predictors of thrombocytopenia in Caesarean delivery: is routine platelet count testing necessary?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Lulama Nkomentaba --- Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, Discipline of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, South Africa David G Bishop --- Perioperative Research Group, Department of Anaesthetics, South Africa Reitze N Rodseth --- Perioperative Research Group, Department of Anaesthetics, South AfricaBackground: Peri-partum thrombocytopenia significantly impacts anaesthetic technique and increases the risk of perioperative bleeding. However, as less than 5% of normal pregnancies have significant thrombocytopenia, routine platelet testing incurs great cost for a relatively low yield. Determining whether clinical predictors,... -
Harvesting and extraction impacts on Eucalyptus grandis × E. urophylla coppicing potential and rotation-end volume in Zululand, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Kylle Schwegman --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Keith M Little --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Andrew McEwan --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Simon A Ackerman --- Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South AfricaFrom the early 2000s there has been a general shift in South Africa in harvesting and extraction systems from the use of semi- to fully-mechanised systems. Any increase in mechanisation, as is occurring in Zululand, will need to take into... -
The influence of lotteries on employees’ workplace HIV testing behaviour
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Martin Weihs --- Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance (SAHARA) and HIV/AIDS, South Africa Anna Meyer-Weitz --- School of Applied Human Sciences, South Africa Friederike Baasner-Weihs --- Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaThe aim of the study was to understand how lottery incentives influenced the HIV counselling and testing (HCT) behaviour and behaviour intention of shop-floor workers who participated in a workplace HCT campaign initiative in two companies in the Nelson Mandela... -
Errors and clinical supervision of intubation attempts by the inexperienced
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: VM Satyapal --- Department of Anaesthetics, Nelson R Mandela School of Clinical Medicine, South Africa CC Rout --- Department of Anaesthetics, Nelson R Mandela School of Clinical Medicine, South Africa TE Sommerville --- Department of Anaesthetics, Nelson R Mandela School of Clinical Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Tracheal intubation is an essential skill for anaesthetists and other disciplines that require emergency establishment of a secure airway. Early attempts in patients often meet with failure. Existing publications focus mainly on trainees in emergency settings and highlight the... -
Classification of marine bioregions on the east coast of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: T-C Livingstone --- Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, South Africa JM Harris --- Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, South Africa AT Lombard --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa AJ Smit --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa DS Schoeman --- School of Science and Engineering, AustraliaMarine bioregional planning requires a meaningful classification and spatial delineation of the ocean environment using biological and physical characteristics. The relative inaccessibility of much of the ocean and the paucity of directly measured data spanning entire planning regions mean that... -
Alternative eucalypts for commercial pulpwood production at moderately dry sites in the warm temperate zone of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Robin AW Gardner --- Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South Africa Keith M Little --- School of Natural Resource Management, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Arnulf Kanzler --- Sappi Forest Research, South Africa Thimagren N Naidoo --- Sappi Forest Research, South AfricaDuring 2001, a series of four site–taxa interaction trials was established in the warm temperate (mean annual temperature range 16–19 °C) forestry climatic zone of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa. The main objective was to investigate the commercial forestry potential of... -
Determinants of market participation and marketing channels in smallholder groundnut farming: A case of Mudzi district, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Nelson Mango --- International Centre for Tropical Agriculture, Zimbabwe Clifton Makate --- International Centre for Tropical Agriculture, Zimbabwe Nicola Francesconi --- Technical Center for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), The Netherlands Matthias Jager --- International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Colombia Mark Lundy --- International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), ColombiaThis paper investigates the factors that are associated with market participation and choice of marketing channels by smallholder groundnut farmers in a semi-arid district of Zimbabwe. It contributes to the existing body of knowledge on groundnuts, especially the marketing aspect... -
Skin cancer awareness and sunscreen use among outpatients of a South African hospital: need for vigorous public education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: NC Dlova --- Discipline of Dermatology, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa R Gathers --- Department of Dermatology, Multicultural Dermatology Center, J Tsoka-Gwegweni --- Department of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, South Africa RJ Hift --- School of Clinical Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Melanoma incidence among white South Africans is increasing. Among black individuals, melanoma is associated with advanced stage at presentation and significant mortality. -
Farm household typology and adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in smallholder farming systems of southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Clifton Makate --- International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Zimbabwe Marshall Makate --- Department of Economics, USA Nelson Mango --- International Centre for Tropical Agriculture, UgandaEnhancing adoption rates of climate-smart agriculture practices and their impact on livelihoods requires promotional persistence, complemented by a thorough socioeconomic analysis that recognizes the heterogeneity of smallholder farmers. Farm typologies are a useful tool to assist in understanding and unpacking... -
Perceived HIV-related stigma among university students in South Africa: implications for HIV testing
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Firoza Haffejee --- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Brendan Maughan-Brown --- Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, South Africa Thulasizwe Buthelezi --- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Ayesha B M Kharsany --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaHIV-related stigma, and particularly perceived stigma, has a negative impact across the HIV care continuum. This study adds to our understanding of stigma by assessing how perceived stigma varies from one context to another and how such differences are associated... -
Relationships of water temperature and aquatic macroinvertebrate community structure with non-native riparian plant densities in the southern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: NA Rivers-Moore --- Centre for Water Resources Research, South Africa HF Dallas --- Freshwater Research Centre, South Africa, and Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa FC de Moor --- Albany Museum and Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa J Barendse --- Sustainability Research Unit/South African National Parks, South AfricaNon-native vegetation in the riparian zone impacts on water temperatures, flow patterns, degree of shading, channel modification, and changes to natural sediment loads. Freshwater ecosystems in the Garden Route Initiative planning domain are of particular conservation value, because of the... -
Rural medicine and ‘home stay’: a medical student’s experience
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Reabetswe Ntshabele --- Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Rubeshan Perumal --- Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Nesri Padayatchi --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA)—MRC TB HIV Pathogenesis Unit, South AfricaMedical education is evolving from a heavily hierarchical and paternalistic approach to a more developmental and student-centred paradigm. In addition, there has been a greater focus on decentralised medical education, taking medical students closer to the lowest tiers of the... -
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... -
Fitness for purpose in anaesthesiology: a review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Nicola Kalafatis --- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Thomas Sommerville --- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Pragasan Dean Gopalan --- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South AfricaThe purpose of this review is to explore how fitness for purpose can be defined for anaesthesiology graduates and to delineate the parameters of this concept for anaesthesiology. Newly qualified anaesthesiology graduates experience difficulties with the transition from trainee to... -
The impact of slash management, fertilisation and vegetation management on Pinus elliottii pulpwood growth and rotation-end yield
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Noxolo N Ndlovu --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Keith M Little --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Louis Titshall --- School of Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Carol A Rolando --- Scion, Rotorua, New ZealandIntensive silviculture (re-establishment) is practised within South African plantations to increase the potential productivity per unit area. Rotation-end productivity benefits are not well documented to support intensive inputs. A trial investigating rotation-end (17 years) impacts of slash management (clear, single... -
Progress in diabetes care in the KwaZulu-Natal public health sector: a decade of analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: N Sahadew --- Clinical and Professional Practice, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa VS Singaram --- Clinical and Professional Practice, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South AfricaAims: This study analysed diabetes-related information routinely collected by the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Health (DOH). -
Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in South African women living with HIV
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: S Hanley --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), Umlazi Clinical Research Site, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South AfricaThe colliding epidemics of HIV and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are of great public health concern. People living with HIV (PLHIV) are more predisposed to CVD development as a result of a multitude of contributors. Women living with HIV (WLHIV) appear... -
Ushairi Msemele na Ubidaa wa Euphrase Kezilahabi Katika Dhifa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Ahmad Kipacha --- The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology,Euphrase Kezilahabi ameingia katika kundi la wabidaa wa kishairi ulimwenguni. Makala haya yanathibitisha hoja hiyo kupitia ushahidi wa ubunifu wa vipengele msemele katika diwani yake ya Dhifa (2008). Vipengele msemele vimechipuzwa ili kuwashawishi wasomaji wake wakubaliane na mabadiliko ya kifikra... -
Gnomic Poetry and Innovation in Euphrase Kezilahabi’s Dhifa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Ahmad Kipacha --- The Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science & Technology, TanzaniaEuphrase Kezilahabi can be truly regarded as belonging to that category of poets in the world of creative writing who is innovative. This paper seeks to affirm that assertion by providing evidence of creativity and innovation in ‘gnomic’ poetry in... -
On solutions for the defects of Tshivenḓa practical orthography
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Nelson Mbulaheni Musehane --- Department of African Languages, South AfricaIn Tshivenḓa, there are clear discrepancies between the written and spoken forms of words. This affects the writing and compilation of dictionaries because sometimes a trigraph such as tsh has two distinct pronunciations, namely [tʃh] and [tʃ’] as in mutshila... -
Does the choice of fund performance measure matter?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Christopher Adcock --- School of Finance and Management, UK Nelson Areal --- NIPE Research Centre, School of Economics and Management, Portugal Maria Céu Cortez --- NIPE Research Centre, School of Economics and Management, Portugal Benilde Oliveira --- School of Economics and Management, Portugal Florinda Silva --- NIPE Research Centre, School of Economics and Management, PortugalThis paper investigates whether investment strategies using rankings based on different portfolio performance measures lead to different future abnormal returns. A set of 13 commonly used risk-adjusted performance measures is applied to a dataset of US equity mutual funds over... -
Salt marsh elevation and responses to future sea-level rise in the Knysna Estuary, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JL Raw --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, Department of Botany, South Africa T Riddin --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, Department of Botany, South Africa J Wasserman --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, Department of Botany, South Africa TWK Lehman --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, Department of Botany, South Africa TG Bornman --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa JB Adams --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, Department of Botany, South AfricaSea-level rise is a significant threat to salt marshes. However, these habitats can respond by increasing their relative elevation, or by migrating into adjacent areas. Here we provide the first report on surface elevation change for salt marsh at the... -
An evaluation of Tshivenḓa orthography of adoptives with special reference to Pan South African Language Board spelling rule booklets
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Shumani Leonard Tshikota --- , South Africa Nelson Mbulaheni Musehane --- , South AfricaIn Tshivenḓa, words which have been adopted from foreign languages have acquired entirely new characteristics. Such words have made a considerable contribution to the development of Tshivenḓa vocabulary. The aim of the article is to evaluate the role played by... -
English language in African higher education: A systematic review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Addisalem Tebikew Yallew --- , South Africa Patrício Vitorino Langa --- , South Africa Nelson Nkhoma --- , South AfricaOne of the features of the internationalisation of higher education is the increasing use of the English language as a medium of instruction and research in higher education. This growing use of English spurs this article’s attempt at systematically reviewing... -
An indicator-based approach for cross-realm coastal biodiversity assessments
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: LR Harris --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa AL Skowno --- South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South Africa KJ Sink --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa L van Niekerk --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa SD Holness --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa M Monyeki --- South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South Africa P Majiedt --- South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South AfricaEcosystem status assessments are generally separated into realm-specific analyses (terrestrial, freshwater, estuarine or marine), but without integrating these into a coherent assessment of coastal biodiversity across the land–sea interface. Trends in assessment indicators in coastal versus non-coastal areas have also... -
Thermal physiology of Tropical House Geckos (Hemidactylus mabouia) in a cool temperate region of South Africa.
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: S Welman --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa I Ibarzabal --- Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaTemperature profoundly influences the functioning of ectotherms and understanding the thermal biology of invasive species affords valuable insights regarding the suitability of different habitats. Yet, this remains an understudied aspect in the field of invasion biology. Here, we investigated the... -
The contribution and value of the trait-based approach to water resource protection
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Oghenekaro Nelson Odume --- , South AfricaFreshwater is one of the Earth’s most crucial resources for social-economic development and prosperity. Biomonitoring contributes to water resource protection by integrating a holistic picture of ecosystem health through an analysis of resident biota. The taxonomy-based approach, in which taxa... -
Prevalence of severe acute malnutrition and its effect on under-five mortality at a regional hospital in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Nosiphiwo Mandla --- Dora Nginza Hospital and Walter Sisulu University, South Africa Cheryl Mackay --- Dora Nginza Hospital, South Africa Siyazi Mda --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa -
Application of teachers’ philosophies on literacy teaching and learning in rural schools
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Mzimkulu Samson Honey Dyasi --- Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa Cina Mosito --- Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaThe aim of this study is to explore the teachers' philosophies in literacy teaching at rural primary schools in South Africa. Studies show that South African primary school learners’ literacy skills and abilities are significantly below the norm for their... -
Knowing you, knowing me: Identity, agency and the analyst’s discourse in the context of a South African university classroom
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Sharon Rudman --- Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaLanguage, as discourse, largely determines one's perception of the world, including one's own identity and the identity of others. As a subject of discourse, one is generally unaware of the manner in which ideological assumptions dictate one's thoughts and actions... -
Tshebediso ya melao kabong ya dinoko tsa Sesotho
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Johannes Sibeko --- Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaThis article investigates the syllabification of Sesotho words using a rule-based approach. A total of eleven syllabification rules are proposed based on Guma's (1982) three types of syllables, that is, consonant only (C), consonants and vowels (CV), and vowels only... -
Natural recolonisation of sub-Antarctic Marion Island by Common Diving Petrels Pelecanoides urinatrix
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Maëlle Connan --- Marine Apex Predator Research Unit (MAPRU), Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Stefan Schoombie --- Marine Apex Predator Research Unit (MAPRU), Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Janine Schoombie --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence, University of Cape Town, South Africa Ben Dilley --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence, University of Cape Town, South Africa Peter G Ryan --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence, University of Cape Town, South AfricaNocturnal burrow-nesting seabirds are notoriously difficult to study and can go unnoticed for years in remote areas. One of these species is the Common Diving Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix, which has a circumpolar breeding distribution in the Southern Ocean, including at... -
Factors affecting eucalypt survival in South African plantation forestry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Ullrich Hechter --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Keith Little --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Julian Chan --- Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South Africa Jacob Crous --- , South Africa Dean da Costa --- , South AfricaA review was conducted to highlight the most important factors contributing to increased mortality and decreased growth in eucalypt plantations during re-establishment (0–12 months). Citations were ranked in terms of credibility, with the importance ratings (derived from the literature sources)... -
Examining the implementation of language policy for access and successof students in higher education in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Zakhile Somlata --- Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaThe multilingual nature of South African universities requires a multilingual approach towards both administration and academic practice for inclusivity and language equity. While almost all universities in South Africa have language policies, as required by the National Language Policy for... -
A baseline assessment of coastal pH variability in a temperate South African embayment: implications for biological ocean acidification research
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: C Edworthy --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa WM Potts --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa S Dupont --- University of Gothenburg, Sweden MI Duncan --- Rhodes University, South Africa TG Bornman --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa NC James --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South AfricaCompared with the open ocean, knowledge of pH variability in coastal waters is rudimentary, especially in Africa. This is concerning as quantifying local pH conditions is critical when assessing the response of coastal species to future ocean acidification scenarios. The... -
Association between anthropometry and cardiovascular risk in patients attending a diabetic clinic
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Kylie Divashnee Konar --- Phoenix Community Health Centre, South Africa Somasundram Pillay --- Nelson R Mandela School of Clinical Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa -
Developing teacher self-efficacy via a formal HIV/AIDS intervention
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Paul Webb --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Anita Gripper --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University,This study investigated the effects of a HIV/AIDS module on teachers' sense of self-efficacy regarding their ability to bring about behaviours in their learners which contribute to responsible living and a reduction of the spread of HIV in their communities... -
More than a decade of addressing HIV and AIDS in education in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Naydene de Lange --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Claudia Mitchell --- McGill University, Canada Mathabo Khau --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa -
Using modern models to test Poynton's predictions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Clemens Schreiner --- Zoologisches Forschungmuseum Alexander Koenig, Germany Dennis Rödder --- Zoologisches Forschungmuseum Alexander Koenig, Germany G. John Measey --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South AfricaIn his seminal work ‘The Amphibia of southern Africa: a faunal study’, Poynton identified and contrasted two centres of amphibian importance, the temperate south-western Cape (“Cape”) and tropical northeast (“Tropical”). With reference to the dominant role of climate fluctuations resulting... -
Restoration of South African estuaries: successes, failures and the way forward
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: L Claassens --- Rhodes University, South Africa JB Adams --- Institute for Coastal & Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa NM de Villiers --- Rhodes University, South Africa J Wasserman --- Institute for Coastal & Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa AK Whitfield --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South AfricaMajor threats to South African estuaries include freshwater flow alterations, urbanisation, habitat transformation, deteriorating water quality, increased biological invasions and resource over-exploitation. Although South African estuary restoration is in its infancy, important lessons have been learnt through past efforts undertaken... -
Crossing the Boundary: An Investigation of Transnationalism, Transculturalism and Transracial Marriages in Jane Katjavivi’s Undisciplined Heart and Trudie Amulungu’s Taming My Elephant
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Selma K. Shiyoka --- University of Namibia, Namibia Nelson Mlambo --- University of Namibia, NamibiaThe focus of this paper is to explore the literary portrayal of transnational identities, transculturalism and transracial marriages as presented by two expatriate female writers who have made their niche in the postcolonial Namibian autobiographical (sub) genre, namely, Taming My... -
Wind- and eddy-driven upwelling over submarine canyons inshore of the northern Agulhas Current
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: G Rautenbach --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa J Hermes --- , South Africa I Halo --- , South Africa T Morris --- , South Africa J Veitch --- , South AfricaThe iSimangaliso Wetland Park, located along the coastline of northern KwaZulu-Natal, hosts South Africa’s only subtropical coral reef system. Episodic upwelling events are observed inshore and at the heads of Diepgat, Leadsman and Leven canyons within the iSimangaliso Wetland Park... -
The road towards effective governance and management of marine protected areas in South Africa: evolving policies, paradigms and processes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: SP Kirkman --- , South Africa P Kowalski --- , South Africa BQ Mann --- Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI), South Africa GM Branch --- University of Cape Town, South Africa MG van der Bank --- South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South Africa KJ Sink --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa P Fielding --- , South Africa JB Mann-Lang --- Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI), South Africa MC Pfaff --- University of Cape Town, South Africa D Kotsedi --- , South Africa R Adams --- , South Africa S Dlulisa --- , South Africa SL Petersen --- , MadagascarThe efficacy of marine protected areas (MPAs) depends on their governance and management. We review their history in South Africa and recognise four periods. Period 1 (1964–1994) provided initial protection but was based on exclusionary, preservationist policies, was ad hoc... -
Effects of Acacia melanoxylon, an alien tree species to South Africa, on Afrotemperate forest tree sapling composition
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Tineke Kraaij --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Johan A Baard --- , South Africa B Adriaan Grobler --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Bayleigh Miles --- Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaThe alien tree Acacia melanoxylon (R.Br.) occurs extensively in the Southern Cape Afrotemperate Forest (South Africa). Concerns exist about its potential negative effects on indigenous tree sapling communities, ultimately with implications for forest composition and structure. We investigated whether Acacia... -
A tree-level analysis of baboon damage in commercial forest stands using deep learning techniques
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Regardt Ferreira --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Kabir Peerbhay --- , South Africa Josua Louw --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Ilaria Germishuizen --- Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South Africa Andrew Morris --- Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South Africa Romano Lottering --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaCommercial forest plantations in South Africa are homogeneous monocultures of highly bred exotic species grown to deliver timber products of the best potential quality. As such, these stands are susceptible to adverse effects of biotic and abiotic factors, and therefore... -
New Pleistocene avian ichnosites on South Africa’s Cape south coast
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Charles W Helm --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Martin G Lockley --- University of Colorado Denver, United States Andrew S Carr --- University of Leicester, United Kingdom Hayley C Cawthra --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Jan C De Vynck --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Mark G Dixon --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Pieter-Jan Gräbe --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Renée Rust --- Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaTwelve new avian ichnosites have been identified on South Africa’s Cape south coast, adding to the 29 sites previously identified. More than half of these 41 avian ichnosites are found along a 9-km stretch of coastline east of Still Bay... -
Cross-Cultural Cognitive Test Norms: An Advanced Collation from Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Cheryl D. Foxcroft --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa -
Mapping fine-scale demersal trawl effort for application in ecosystem assessment and spatial planning
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: JC Currie --- South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South Africa LR Harris --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa LJ Atkinson --- South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON), South Africa TP Fairweather --- Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), South Africa KJ Sink --- South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South AfricaFine-scale maps of fishing activity are valuable information layers for fisheries management, assessments of biodiversity impacts and marine spatial planning. Our aim was to develop an accurate map of demersal trawling intensity in South Africa and to demonstrate its utility... -
The significance of the contributions of congruences to the theory of connectednesses and disconnectednesses for topological spaces and graphs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Stefan Veldsman --- Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaThis is a survey of some of the consequences of the recently introduced congruences on the theory of connectednesses (radical classes) and disconnectednesses (semisimple classes) of graphs and topological spaces. In particular, it is shown that the connectednesses and disconnectednesses... -
Shepherding is not a shot in the dark: evidence of low predation losses from the Northern Cape province of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: --- , South Africa --- University of Mpumalanga, South Africa --- University of the Free State, South Africa --- University of the Free State, South Africa --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa --- Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaPredation threatens the viability of livestock farming, while lethal predator management can negatively influence wildlife ecology. There is renewed interest in non-lethal vs lethal methods of livestock protection, but a systematic comparison is lacking. Using multivariate models, we explored how... -
How Karlien van Jaarsveld and Refentse Morake became ‘Huisgenote’: a Foucauldian problematisation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa • Authors: Lestie Hughes --- Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaThis article problematises the relative openness or closedness of Afrikaner identity formations manifested in the song and video ‘packages’ of ‘Sing vir Liefde’ (‘Sing for Love’) by Karlien van Jaarsveld and ‘What a Boytjie’ by Refentse Morake. By bestowing the... -
Analysis of freshwater diatom deformities in the Karoo, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: M Holmes --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa EE Campbell --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa M de Wit --- Africa Earth Observatory Network (AEON) – Earth Stewardship Science Research Institute (ESSRI) Nelson Mandela University, South Africa JC Taylor --- North-West University, South AfricaSeveral studies regarding the effects of excess nutrients and metals as possible causes of deformities found in diatom cells have been conducted in Europe, North America and Australia. This is the first study in South Africa which catalogued and analysed... -
The connotative meaning of the Xhosa word umlungu before and during the democratic era
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Andiswa Mvanyashe --- Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaThe meaning of umlungu is analysed as it evolved and assimilated many meanings around the start of colonialisation in South Africa and during the apartheid era. Colonialisation and apartheid psychologically persuaded black people to believe that anything better, rich and... -
Further insights into killer whales Orcinus orca preying on white sharks Carcharodon carcharias in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: A Towner --- Rhodes University, South Africa P Micarelli --- University of Siena, Italy D Hurwitz --- , South Africa MJ Smale --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa AJ Booth --- Rhodes University, South Africa C Stopforth --- , South Africa E Jacobs --- , South Africa FR Reinero --- Sharks Studies Centre – Scientific Institute, Italy V Ricci --- Sharks Studies Centre – Scientific Institute, Italy A Di Bari --- Sharks Studies Centre – Scientific Institute, Italy S Gavazzi --- Sharks Studies Centre – Scientific Institute, Italy G Carugno --- Sharks Studies Centre – Scientific Institute, Italy M Mahrer --- Claremont McKenna College, United States E Gennari --- Rhodes University, South AfricaPhotography and video footage, captured by researchers and tourists on board two vessels, provided insights into the predation techniques employed by an adult male killer whale Orcinus orca in Mossel Bay, South Africa. The incapacitation of its prey, a juvenile... -
Examining the income gap-gender inequality nexus in Africa using bi-wavelet and partial wavelet coherence analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Rasaq Raimi --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Andrew Phiri --- Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaThe eradication of gender discrimination traditions and the reduction of income disparities are vital global objectives outlined in Sustainable Development Goals 4 and 10, particularly in African nations where gender and income gaps persist. In alignment with these goals, this... -
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... -
Movement and growth of the spotted gully shark Triakis megalopterus in South African waters
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: BQ Mann --- Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI), South Africa GL Jordaan --- Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI), South Africa WN Dalton --- Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI), South Africa R Daly --- Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI), South Africa M Soekoe --- Reel Science Coalition, South Africa WM Potts --- Rhodes University, South Africa MJ Smale --- Zoology Department and Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa L Swart --- Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), South AfricaThe movement and growth of spotted gully sharks Triakis megalopterus (family Triakidae) along the coast of South Africa were investigated using external dart tagging. Of a total of 7 211 sharks tagged, 657 (9.1%) were recaptured over a 37-year period,... -
Spatial patterns and environmental drivers of demersal fish assemblages in the Swartkops and Sundays estuarine to marine seascapes, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: P Nodo --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa AR Childs --- Rhodes University, South Africa P Pattrick --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa NC James --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South AfricaEstuaries are often observed as the boundary between the ocean and the river, separating coastal environments, rather than being seen as a continuum. Owing to insufficient research on demersal fish communities across nearshore marine to estuarine habitats, particularly in South... -
Migratory movement of photo-identified humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae along the southeastern coast of Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: B Tree --- Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa J Olbers --- , South Africa E Seyboth --- Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa SM Seakamela --- , South Africa VG Cockcroft --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa E Vermeulen --- Mammal Research Institute Whale Unit, University of Pretoria, South Africa KP Findlay --- Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South AfricaThe global conservation of humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae relies on continuous assessments of the populations’ post-whaling status, which in turn require information on population mixing and movements. One of the seven breeding stocks in the Southern Hemisphere, breeding stock C... -
To move or not? Tourists’ perceptions and management considerations of a beached whale carcass in a South African national park and marine protected area
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: MKS Smith --- , South Africa GS Penry --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa MM Mokhatla --- , South AfricaThe handling of beached cetacean carcasses requires social, legal, financial, ecological and logistical considerations. However, limited research on the topic hinders informed decision-making. A large humpback whale carcass that washed ashore at a South African marine protected area (MPA) provided... -
The African Penguin Spheniscus demersus should be considered Critically Endangered
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Richard B Sherley --- Environment and Sustainability Institute/Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, United Kingdom Azwianewi B Makhado --- , South Africa Robert JM Crawford --- , South Africa Christina Hagen --- , South Africa Jessica Kemper --- , Namibia Katrin Ludynia --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Makhudu J Masotla --- , South Africa Alistair McInnes --- , South Africa Lorien Pichegru --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Desmond Tom --- , Namibia Leshia Upfold --- , South Africa Lauren J Waller --- University of the Western Cape, South AfricaThe African Penguin Spheniscus demersus has been considered a threatened species since 1984 and, aside from a short period around 2000, its population has been in constant decline since at least the 1950s. By combining counts of the numbers of... -
Preserving cultural legacy through the explicit teaching of idiomatic language: a case study of AmaXhosa proverbs and idioms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Andiswa Mvanyashe --- Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaThis article examines the explicit and systematic teaching of idiomatic language, with a particular emphasis on the history of the AmaXhosa people. This methodological approach is qualitative research to study and gain insight into proverbs and idioms in the context... -
Igama neendidi zentsingiselo eziqulathwe lilo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Neliswa Nkosiyane --- Walter Sisulu University, South Africa Zoliswa Made --- Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaLo ngumsebenzi onjongo zawo ikukubonisa ukuba igama eli naliphi na alinayo intsingiselo eyeyalo nezimeleyo, onokuthi eli gama lithetha ‘ukuthi.’ Lilonke kuphawuleka ukuba igama yileyibheli nje yokubiza loo nto ngelo xesha. Lo mcamango ke ukrobisa kuluvo lokuba igama lithi ukuze kuthiwe... -
Life-history of invasive common carp, Cyprinus carpio, within a natural lake (Groenvlei), South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: DL Mukhari --- Rhodes University, South Africa L Mofu --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa AT Lombard --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa CG Attwood --- University of Cape Town, South Africa M Witteveen --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa MKS Smith --- Rhodes University, South Africa PD Cowley --- Rhodes University, South Africa OLF Weyl --- Rhodes University, South Africa J Pegg --- Rhodes University, South AfricaCommon carp, Cyprinus carpio, is a global invasive species illegally introduced into the Groenvlei system, South Africa, in the 1990s for recreational angling. To manage this population effectively, basic information is needed on its biology including growth and reproduction. This... -
‘Innie Malmesbuġy waa ôs bly’: Taalburgerskap, Arabies-Afrikaans, en die bry-r in Ashwin Arendse se Swatland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Luan Staphorst --- Nelson Mandela Universiteit, Suid AfrikaDie belang van die geromaniseerde ghaynsimbool (ġ) in Ashwin Arendse se digdebuut, Swatland, word in dié artikel as ʼn vorm van taalburgerskap ondersoek. Die ghaynsimbool, wat met verwysing na die Arabies-Afrikaanse skryftradisie gebruik word, word deur Arendse ingespan om die... -
Exploring the readability of Sesotho Grade 12 examination texts using English readability metrics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Johannes Sibeko --- Digital Humanities, Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaThis article explores the readability of Sesotho reading comprehension and summary writing exam texts using a web-based tool. The study adapts the tool by using the Sesotho list of frequently used words and the rule-based syllabification system. A total of... -
Impact of agricultural land-use on functional feeding groups of Afrotropical Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera in the Kat River, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Frank Chukwuzuoke Akamagwuna --- Rhodes University, South Africa Oghenekaro Nelson Odume --- Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University, South Africa Nicole Bertine Richoux --- Rhodes University, South AfricaDespite Africa experiencing a substantial rise in inadequately managed agricultural practices, studies examining the effects of these activities on the functional organisation of macroinvertebrates in tropical streams are underdeveloped. The responses of Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera (EPTs) functional feeding groups... -
Long-term interannual temperature variability across the KwaZulu-Natal Bight as a technique for monitoring the complex uThukela Marine Protected Area, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: N Ramsarup --- University of Cape Town, South Africa T Morris --- , South Africa J Hermes --- University of Cape Town, South Africa M Dicken --- Institution for Coastal and Marine Research, Ocean Sciences Campus, Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaThe uThukela Marine Protected Area (MPA), situated on the continental shelf of the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Bight on the northeastern coast of South Africa, has been identified as a vital ecological region. Knowledge of the oceanographic dynamics in the region is... -
Threshold changes in the production potential of bush clumps along piosphere gradients in arid thicket mosaics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Anton Schmidt --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Graham Kerley --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Munyaradzi Manjoro --- Sol Plaatje University, South AfricaVarious studies have noted threshold changes in vegetation composition and structure and soil physical and chemical properties in the Albany Thicket biome of South Africa. The aim of this study is to assess if these changes to the environment have... -
Impact of postharvest handling technologies on income of tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum L.) smallholder farmers in Mvomero, Morogoro, Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Robert Geofrey --- Mzumbe University, Tanzania Eliaza Mkuna --- Mzumbe University, Tanzania Nyamsabhi M. Nyamwero --- Mzumbe University, Tanzania Kulwa Mang’ana --- Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), TanzaniaThis study investigates how smallholder tomato farmers in Mvomero District, Tanzania, utilize postharvest handling technologies (PHTs) and analyzes the factors influencing their adoption. We also assess the impact of PHTs on farmer income. Using a cross-sectional survey of 201 farmers,... -
Bayesian forecasting of stock returns on the JSE using simultaneous graphical dynamic linear models
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Nelson Kyakutwika --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Bruce Bartlett --- Stellenbosch University, South AfricaCross-series dependencies are crucial in obtaining accurate forecasts when forecasting a multivariate time series. Simultaneous Graphical Dynamic Linear Models (SGDLMs) are Bayesian models that elegantly capture cross-series dependencies. This study forecasts returns of a 40... -
A multiscale analysis of returns and volatility spillovers in cryptocurrency markets: A post-COVID perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Andrew Phiri --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Izunna Anyikwa --- Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaSince the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, leading cryptocurrencies have undergone significant price fluctuations, prompting widespread interest in the interdependence and spillover effects among cryptocurrency markets, as well as in identifying the key cryptocurrencies that drive market movements. This study... -
Ukuphicothwa kweziphumo zesiXhosa zebanga le-12 ukusuka kunyaka wama 2014 ukuya kowama 2018
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Zoliswa Made --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Stephen Vuyani Naile --- Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaOlu phando lutsolorhele ekufumaneni imiqobo noonobangela bokuba abafundi abangamaXhosa bebanga le-12 bangaphumeleli emagqabini kwinqanaba lesi-6 nesi-7 (level 6 and 7) ngobuninzi kulwimi lwabo lwenkobe olusisiXhosa. Oku kuza kwenziwa ngokuphengulula banzi amaphepha eemviwo zabafundi besiXhosa ukusukela kunyaka we-2014 ukuya kunyaka we-2018... -
Paving the way to detect adult malnourished patients in resource-limited settings: the first step to the right to nutritional care
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: E Van Tonder --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa FAM Wenhold --- University of Pretoria, South Africa R Blaauw --- Stellenbosch University, South AfricaHospital malnutrition, particularly disease-related malnutrition (DRM), is a significant public health concern associated with increased morbidity, mortality and costs. The recent Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) proposed a framework to globally standardise the diagnosis of adult malnutrition (undernutrition), allowing... -
Cross-realm biodiversity profile of the South African coastal zone
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: LR Harris --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa JB Adams --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa A Dayaram --- Kirstenbosch Research Centre, South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South Africa LV Dunga --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa N Job --- Kirstenbosch Research Centre, South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South Africa SP Kirkman --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa SJ Lamberth --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa MC Pfaff --- University of Cape Town, South Africa JL Raw --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa GM Rishworth --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa A Robbins --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa KJ Sink --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa AL Skowno --- Kirstenbosch Research Centre, South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South Africa H van Deventer --- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa L van Niekerk --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaSouth Africa’s coast is 3 113 km long and includes microtidal shores that experience semi-diurnal tides and mostly high wave energy. From west to east, the cool Benguela Current and the warm Agulhas Current drive steep gradients in climate and... -
Towards an indigenous and traditional “pedagogy of repair”: an ecological approach to environmental education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Emma Hay --- Chair in Identities and Social Cohesion in Africa (ISCIA), Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaThis article explores some of the arguments, ethical directions and implementation options that emerge when indigenous and traditional ecological knowledge (ITEK) is brought into critical dialogue with the universal approach to environmental education. Moving from an ecological perspective (meaning one... -
Whose cosmopolitanism is it, anyway?: Western museums, looted artifacts, postcolonial identities and restitution in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Adeolu Oluwaseyi Oyekan --- Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaWho should keep cultural artifacts looted from Africa by colonialists, and what arguments can be made in defence of the choice we make? Kwame Appiah invites us to see stolen cultural artifacts not as properties of the societies from which... -
The link between English language proficiency and academic performance among NC(V) first-year engineering students at a South African TVET college
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Belinda du Plooy --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Liandi Stander --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Eileen Scheckle --- Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaThere is significant existing scholarship on the relationship between the English language proficiency (ELP) and academic performance (AP) of English Additional Language (EAL) learners at South African schools and universities. However, this relationship has not been explored in the Technical... -
An analysis of totemic animal imagery in Setswana praise poems of the Bakwena ba Mogopa clan of the Southern African Batswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Joseph Maleke Sethabela --- Faculty of Humanities, Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaThis article explores the importance of totemic animal imagery in three extracts from Bakwena ba Mogopa praise poems, published in the original Setswana and subsequently translated into English. The poems, identified through convenience sampling, were chosen because they are representative... -
Nominalisation and semantic shift in selected isiXhosa nouns
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Andiswa Mvanyashe --- Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaThis study addresses the process of nominalisation in isiXhosa to establish its historical development and implications on the writing and sense of words. Nominalisation, an important feature of scientific writing, enables information concentration as well as grammatical functions such as... -
Influence of water physico-chemical properties and vegetation type on the distribution of schistosomiasis intermediate host snails in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: PS Campbell --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa JB Adams --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research and Department of Botany, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa M Thwala --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa O Oyedele --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa PE Melariri --- Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaSchistosomiasis is an infectious water-borne disease transmitted by Schistosoma flatworms. Humans become infected through skin penetration following exposure to water contaminated with schistosome cercariae. This study assessed the physico-chemical properties of the water bodies, vegetation type, distribution and habitat presence... -
Long-term temporal patterns of human-carnivore conflict in the Chobe Enclave, northern Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Gosiame Neo-Mahupeleng --- Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Botswana Richard Fynn --- Okavango Research Institute, University of Botswana, Botswana Moseki Ronald Motsholapheko --- Okavango Research Institute, University of Botswana, Botswana Matshelo Makondo --- , Botswana Kaelo Nkile --- , Botswana Reneilwe Dipheko --- , Botswana Graham IH Kerley --- Centre for African Conservation Ecology, Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaIn some areas, human and carnivore livelihoods overlap causing human-carnivore conflict (HCC), hence there is a need for carnivore conservation efforts. The decline of most large carnivore populations are linked to HCC, primarily due to the killing of carnivores by... -
Dung and carrion beetle diversity in small forest patches versus large continuous forest in the southern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Graham van Bergen --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Anina Coetzee --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Jan A Venter --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Francois Roets --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Rudi C Swart --- Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaNaturally fragmented indigenous forests in the southern Cape of South Africa are particularly understudied in terms of beetle diversity. This study therefore aimed to determine whether southern Afrotemperate forest dung and carrion beetle diversity differs between continuous forest and naturally... -
Unpacking masculine stereotypes: a critical analysis of selected isiXhosa proverbs and idioms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Andiswa Mvanyashe --- Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaThis article examines the application of proverbs and idioms in perpetuating male stereotypes, seeking their cultural and historical origins and societal perceptions of masculinity. It traces the evolution of Western masculinity in relation to the labour market, family, and gender... -
Establishing a basis for recognising marine ‘other effective area-based conservation measures’ (OECMs) in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: SP Kirkman --- Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), South Africa P Kowalski --- , South Africa SD Holness --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa LJ Atkinson --- , South Africa R Brand --- Western Cape Government, South Africa L Dunga --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa TP Fairweather --- Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), South Africa T Goldman --- Rhodes University, South Africa D Marnewick --- Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office, South Africa J Nhleko --- Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), South Africa R Peter --- Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), South Africa C Smith --- World Wide Fund for Nature – South Africa (WWF-SA), South Africa MG van der Bank --- South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), Kirstenbosch Research Centre, South Africa G van der Heever --- Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), South Africa L van Niekerk --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa KA Wright --- Wildlands Conservation Trust (WILDTRUST), South Africa KJ Sink --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaThe concept of ‘other effective area-based conservation measures’ (OECMs) and its technical guidance provide opportunities for recognising a broader range of area-based management measures that contribute to biodiversity conservation outside of protected areas. However, progress towards the recognition of OECMs... -
High adult mortality of African Penguins Spheniscus demersus in South Africa after 2004 was likely caused by starvation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Robert JM Crawford --- Fisheries and the Environment, South Africa Richard B Sherley --- Environment and Sustainability Institute/Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, United Kingdom Lynne J Shannon --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Alistair M McInnes --- BirdLife South Africa, South Africa Tegan Carpenter-Kling --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Azwianewi B Makhado --- Fisheries and the Environment, South AfricaFrom 2004–2011, following the collapse of sardine Sardinops sagax, a main food for African Penguins Spheniscus demersus, to < 25% of its maximum recorded abundance, survival of penguins breeding at Dassen and Robben islands, north of Cape Town, South Africa... -
Pleistocene Hamerkop Scopus umbretta (Scopidae) tracks and other new avian ichnosites on South Africa’s Cape south coast
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Charles W Helm --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Given Banda --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Andrew S Carr --- University of Leicester, United Kingdom Hayley C Cawthra --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Jan C de Vynck --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Mark G Dixon --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Alex van den Heever --- Magazine Hill, South AfricaEight Pleistocene avian ichnosites have been identified in aeolianites on South Africa’s Cape south coast, adding to the 41 sites previously identified. All the newly identified sites are thought to fall within the age range of marine isotope stages (MIS)... -
Pre- and post-emergent herbicides tested as alternatives to glyphosate for vegetation management during pine and eucalypt establishment, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Keith M Little --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Ira Tzitzika --- Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaPre-emergent, selective and desiccant herbicides were tested for the control of competing vegetation in a pine and eucalypt trial and, if successful, to reduce the reliance on manual ring-weeding and/or glyphosate (current practice). Both trials consisted of ten treatments replicated... -
Silvicultural intervention during re-establishment to reduce mortality in eucalypt plantations, South Africa: early results
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Ullrich Hechter --- Mondi South Africa (Pty) Ltd, South Africa Keith M Little --- School of Natural Resources Management, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Julian Moreno Chan --- Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South Africa Jacob Crous --- Sappi Shaw Research Centre, South AfricaHigh mortality negatively affects rotation-end yield in pulpwood eucalypt stands. Most forest companies in South Africa aim to achieve +90% survival. To ensure optimal survival, companies implement preventative measures such as the use of high-quality plants and optimum re-establishment practices,... -
Intersecting identities: Matolino’s limited communitarianism and its implications for LGBTQ+ in African communities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Lemohang Tebeli --- Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaIn many African communities, identity is profoundly intertwined with communal values and ethics. Individuals strongly associate with families, clans, tribes, or ethnic groups to shape their identity and belonging. Identity is a reciprocal relationship between the individual and the community,... -
Pelargonic acid for the management of firebreak tracer-lines: results from four trials implemented in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Keith M Little --- Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaMost South African planted forests occur in high wildfire risk regions, with firebreaks used to minimise the risk of run-away fires. Desiccant herbicides together with burning are used for firebreak preparation in a stepwise manner. In late summer, 1–2 m... -
Aggressive interactions by invasive Common Mynas Acridotheres tristis with urban birds in Pretoria, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Robyn Nelson --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Michael J Somers --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaWe conducted transect surveys in urban Pretoria, South Africa, to document interspecific interactions involving the invasive Common Myna Acridotheres tristis and coexisting species. During 90 standardised transect surveys across three suburban sites from April to August 2022 (outside the main... -
The impact of scaffolding and feedback practices on ESL collaborative writing performance
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Primrose Hlatshwayo --- Centre for Communication Studies, Midlands State University, Zimbabwe Marcelle Harran --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Jacqueline Luck --- Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaThis action research (AR) study explores how various scaffolding and feedback practices impact the writing performance of students writing collaboratively. Sociocultural theory (SCT) was employed as the theoretical framework for the study. Through the assessment of student interactions in two... -
Philosophical and ideological intertextual resonances in OK Matsepe and Vonani Bila’s selected poems
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Nelson Ratau --- University of Mpumalanga, South Africa James Seanego --- University of Limpopo, South AfricaThis article explores the philosophical and ideological intertextual resonances between OK Matsepe’s Ge wa ditšhila ka moka re ka o hlaswa and Vonani Bila’s The Toilet Cleaner at OR Tambo Airport. It argues that the two poems share thematic, ideological,... -
Benthic macrofaunal changes in response to restoration efforts in the St Lucia estuarine lake, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: PC Moloi --- School of Agriculture and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa GM Rishworth --- Department of Zoology, Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa MS Bird --- Department of Zoology, University of Johannesburg, South Africa NK Carrasco --- School of Agriculture and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaThe St Lucia estuarine lake and Mfolozi River mouth on the Indian Ocean coast of South Africa were once a single, connected system but were artificially separated in 1952 to prevent siltation from the Mfolozi River catchment which risked shallowing... -
Using DNA barcoding to identify the early life history stages of demersal coastal fishes in shallow nearshore and estuarine benthic habitats of Algoa Bay
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: P Nodo --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa P Pattrick --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa A-R Childs --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa NC James --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South AfricaThe accurate identification of early life history stages of fishes, including larval and transformation stages to species level, is critical in spatial and temporal studies of coastal fish assemblages. This enables a better understanding of species-specific settlement patterns, nursery habitat... -
The call to tolerance: Duplicitous, dangerous and distancing
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Sharon Rudman --- Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaThe concept of tolerance is often proposed as a solution to conflicts and misunderstandings which arise in a diverse society. However, the ideological baggage which underlies the use of this term is generally overlooked, as are the consequences of applying... -
Marine–estuarine connectivity, salinity and sedimentation in the St Lucia system, South Africa, following reconnection with the uMfolozi River
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: RH Taylor --- Independent Hydro-Ecologist, South Africa AK Whitfield --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa CE Fox --- Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife, St Lucia Estuary, South Africa JB Adams --- Botany Department and Institute for Coastal & Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaThis study reviews selected physical and biotic responses of the St Lucia estuarine system to the recently implemented management approach of re-establishing the connection between the uMfolozi River and the St Lucia Estuary. This connection was severed in the 1950s... -
Comparing fixed count and observed/expected taxa approaches in diatom-based water quality assessment: implications for monitoring efficiency and accuracy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: M Holmes --- Africa Earth Observatory Network (AEON) – Earth Stewardship Science Research Institute (ESSRI), Nelson Mandela University, South Africa JC Taylor --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management (UESM), North-West University, South Africa B Linol --- Africa Earth Observatory Network (AEON) – Earth Stewardship Science Research Institute (ESSRI), Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaDiatom-based indices are widely used for freshwater bioassessment, yet methodological variability, particularly in count strategies, can influence ecological classification outcomes. This study compares a traditional fixed count (FC) approach with an observed/expected taxa (OE) strategy across five riverine sites in... -
Individual differences in technological readiness and the adoption of solar dryers: The case of horticultural smallholder farmers in Northern Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Dismas Jerome Kimaro --- Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), Tanzania Thomas Kivevele --- Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), Tanzania Anthony Nyangarika --- Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), TanzaniaAdoption of solar dryers among smallholder farmers in developing countries remains low, despite their proven potential to enhance food security. While prior studies emphasize techno-socio-economic barriers, they often overlook individual psychological traits that likely shape adoption behaviour, assuming uniform adoption...
