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the utilization by sheep of winter and spring Smuts finger and Kikuyu pastures
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: H.H. Meissner --- Department of Livestock Science, DagmarV. Paulsmeier --- Department of Livestock Science,An experiment was conducted on Smuts finger (Digitaria eriantha ssp. eriantha) and Kikuyu (Pennisetum clandestinum) pastures during a winter and spring period to study the effect of postruminal energy and/or protein supplementation on the selection pattern and performance of sheep... -
In vitro regeneration of Digitaria eriantha
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: M. Paula Watt --- CSIR/WITS Photosynthetic Nitrogen Metabolism Research Unit, C.F. Cresswell --- CSIR/WITS Photosynthetic Nitrogen Metabolism Research Unit,Embryogenic callus was obtained from immature regions of the leaf of Digitaria eriantha when grown in the dark on a MS medium supplemented with 1,0 or 2,0mg/dm3, 2,4‐D and 3–9 % sucrose. Plantlet regeneration occurred when the calli were transferred... -
Assessment of aluminium tolerance in maize using a rapid screening procedure
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Paula Mendes --- , M. P.W. Farina --- , P. Channon --- ,Routine testing for Al tolerance requires that screening procedures be both rapid and simple. Growth-chamber techniques, developed in the USA, show considerable promise in this regard and were used in this study to compare the Al tolerance of 10 maize... -
A field evaluation of the differential tolerance to soil acidity of forty-eight South African maize cultivars
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Ana Paula Mendes --- Summer grain Sub-Centre, M. P.W. Farina --- Summer grain Sub-Centre, P. Channon --- Summer grain Sub-Centre, Marie Smith --- Biometry Section, Directorate of Biometrie and Datametric Services,A field experiment was conducted on a Normandien clay loam (Plinthic Paleudult) to compare the acid tolerance of 48 commercially grown maize (Zea mays L.) cultivars. Cultivars were compared in terms of grain yield, plant height and leaf Al content... -
Occurrence and pathogenicity of Puccinia triticina on wheat in South Africa during 2007
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Tarekegn Terefe --- , South Africa I. Paul --- , South Africa J. Mebalo --- , South Africa K. Naicker --- , South Africa L. Meyer --- , South AfricaA survey was conducted during 2007 to determine the occurrence and pathogenicity of Puccinia triticina Eriks., the cause of wheat leaf rust, in South Africa. Leaf rust was widely observed in the wheat growing areas of the Western Cape but... -
Non-uptake of silicon and variable nematode species relationships between different levels of this element in sugarcane
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: S.D. Berry --- , South Africa V.W. Spaull --- , South Africa P.V. Ramouthar --- , South Africa P. Cadet --- , FranceSilicon (Si) is known to alleviate biotic and abiotic stresses in many crops. Much of the research on the biotic influence of Si has dealt with insects and fungi, with no proper studies on the effect of Si on plant-parasitic... -
Sociolinguistic and linguistic aspects of borrowing in Yilumbu
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Paul Achille Mavoungou --- Department of Afrikaans and Dutch, Republic of South AfricaThe paper explores sociolinguistic and linguistic aspects of borrowing in Yilumbu. Yilumbu has recorded the arrival of new words mostly from the following languages: Portuguese, French and English. From a phonological point of view, the Yilumbu system displays a set... -
Loanwords in Yilumbu: A morphological, semantic and lexicographic perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Paul Achille Mavoungou --- Department of Linguistics, GabonA considerable fraction of the vocabulary of Yilumbu is made up of words, which can be regarded as loanwords. This article focuses on morphologic, semantic and lexicographic aspects of borrowing in Yilumbu. As far as morphology is concerned, it is... -
Preparing for talent: Towards transformed indigenous African language disciplines at South African universities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: PaulH. Nkuna --- Department of African Languages, South AfricaThis study investigated the challenges facing higher education institutions in South Africa in retaining and recruiting talent, especially in the discipline of indigenous African languages. A survey was conducted among a number of academics of nine universities in South Africa... -
Orthographic considerations regarding the Class 4 noun prefix and some verb stems in Xitsonga
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: PaulH Nkuna --- Department of African Languages, South AfricaThis article examines orthographic discrepancies which speakers and users of the standard Xitsonga language find confusing. It places particular emphasis on the formation of Class 4 nouns. The analysis is based on the data collected from the work of prominent... -
Artificial neural networks and non-linear regression for quantifying the wood volume in Eucalyptus species
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Tays Silva Batista --- , Brazil Larissa Pereira Ribeiro Teodoro --- , Brazil Gileno Brito de Azevedo --- , Brazil Glauce Taís de Oliveira Sousa Azevedo --- , Brazil Nerison Luis Poersch --- , Brazil Marcus Vinicius Vieira Borges --- , Brazil Paulo Eduardo Teodoro --- , BrazilWood volume is the variable that best represents the yield of planted forests, and several regression models are used in its estimation. Artificial neural networks (ANNs) are recognised for their accuracy and generalisation capacity associated with the quality and quantity... -
Why squid, though not fish, may be better understood by pretending they are
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: D. PaulySize is the single most important biological attribute of organisms, and it is the interplay of body mass and some limiting surface which determines the maximum size organisms can reach. In animals, the limiting surface depends, among other things, on... -
Age and growth of the squid Sepioteuthis lessoniana in N.W. Luzon, philippines
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: M. C. Balgos D. PaulyThe statoliths of 33 Sepioteuthis lessoniana from Bolinao, north-western Luzon, Philippines, were examined microscopically for growth increments. The daily nature of the increments was verified for captive specimens (<6 cm) kept in a tank containing Alizarin solution and fed with... -
Cephalopod fisheries: a future global upside to past overexploitation of living marine resources? Results of an international workshop, 31 August – 2 September 1997, Cape Town, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: M. R. Lipiński D. S. Butterworth C. J. Augustyn J. K. T. Brodziak G. Chrsty S. Des Clers G. D. Jackson R. K. O'Dor D. Pauly L. V. Purchase M. J. Roberts B. A. Roel Y. Sakurai W. H. H. SauerManagement strategies for cephalopod fisheries present similar challenges to those encountered in fisheries for finfish. Peculiarities of cephalopod life cycles and the fact that cephalopod fisheries can benefit from management experiences gained in other fisheries may help to preclude mistakes... -
Large marine ecosystems: analysis and management
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: D. PaulyThis contribution articulates a series of research issues concerning the definition, study and management of Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) and of the fisheries resources therein. The 57 biochemical provinces of Longhurst (1995, Progress in Oceanography 36) are suggested as standard... -
Public Reason as a Form of Normative and Political Justification: A Study on Rawls’s Idea of Public Reason and Kant’s Notion of the Use of Public Reason in What is Enlightenment?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Paul Nnodim --- Department of Philosophy,This article explores the historical and philosophical backgrounds that inform the appropriation of the term “public reason” in liberal theory. Particularly, it studies the differing nuances attached to public reason by Kant and Rawls. The article suggests that, while Kant... -
The True Confessions of a White Rawlsian Liberal: An Argument for a Capacities Approach to Democratic Legitimacy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Paul Voice --- Bennington College Bennington, United States of AmericaThis paper takes as its point of departure the constitutional talks in South Africa in the early 1990’s. I suggest that liberal rather than democratic values held a particular attraction to South African political philosophers like me. Taking the example... -
The ethics of complexity and the complexity of ethics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Minka Woermann --- Department of Philosophy, Stellenbosch;South Africa Paul Cilliers --- Department of Philosophy, Stellenbosch;South AfricaIn this paper, we investigate the implications that a general view of complexity - i.e. the view that complex phenomena are irreducible - hold for our understanding of ethics. In this view, ethics should be conceived of as constitutive of... -
Nietzsche’s Questioning
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Paul van Tongeren --- Dept. Philosophy, The NetherlandsWhen Nietzsche is called a radical philosopher, it is (among other reasons) because he claims to call into question what other thinkers take for granted. In the article I concentrate on the way in which Nietzsche asks his questions, and... -
Deconstruction and complexity: a critical economy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Rika Preiser --- Centre for Studies in Complexity, Department of Philosophy, South Africa Paul Cilliers --- Centre for Studies in Complexity, Department of Philosophy, South Africa Oliver Human --- Centre for Studies in Complexity, Department of Philosophy, South AfricaIn this paper we argue for the contribution that deconstruction can make towards an understanding of complex systems. We begin with a description of what we mean by complexity and how Derrida's thought illustrates a sensitivity towards the problems we... -
FOREST PROTECTION
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the South African Forestry Association • Authors: RALPHC. HAWLEY PAULW. STICKEL -
SOME RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN HUMUS RESEARCH
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the South African Forestry Association • Authors: F.W. Pauli --- ,A survey is given of some recent contributions made by investigators to unravel the problems about humus, its origin, synthesis and role in the inter-relationships between plant and soil. -
PERSOONSNAME IN ZULU
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Linguistics • Authors: Paul MS von Staden --- Department Afrikatale,'n Zulu-persoon kan tot ses tipes name hê waarvan drie gruepname en drie individuele name kan wees. Uitgesonderd die amagama esilingu (“Blanke name”) het name duidelike betekenisse wat verband hou met bepaalde omstandighede of kenmerke. Die groepname is uiteraard beperk... -
Afasia—'n relatiwisties-pragmatiese benadering
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Linguistics • Authors: Paul Schveiger --- Department of Russian Studies, Republic of South AfricaAs gevolg van die onlangse belangstelling in die algemene eien-skappe van kommunikasie het sielkundiges, neuroloë en filosowe begin belangstel in die pragmatiese eienskappe van afasiese kommunikasie. In hierdie artikel word die pragmatiese aspekte van afasiese kommunikasie in Engels, Hongaars, Romeens... -
Syntactic and semantic coherence in Negative Polarity Items (NP1)-triggering; evidence from Dutch and Afrikaans’
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Linguistics • Authors: Paul ter Horst --- Department of Linguistics and English Language, South Africa -
A comparison of different planting methods, including hydrogels, and their effect on eucalypt survival and initial growth in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: PaulW.M. Viero KeithM. LittleResearch to minimize mortality and enhance early growth during the re-establishment of eucalypts includes the use of optimum growing stock and planting techniques, the application of adequate volumes of water at planting (where appropriate), correct fertilizer application and placement, and... -
Community Psychology and Quality of Life in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Paula Gormley --- Teosilo Kisanji University, Tanzania Tuntufye Mwamwenda --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaThe purpose of this study was to explore the status of community psychology and its contribution to the quality of life in Tanzania. The study was based on both literature review and interviews. First, social responses to problems such as... -
Positive Psychology: The Case of Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Regis Chireshe --- Great Zimbabwe University, Zimbabwe & Kyambogo University, Uganda Paul Ojwang --- Kyambogo University, Uganda Edward Ntare Rutondoki --- Kyambogo University, Uganda Gastone Byamugisha --- Kyambogo University, UgandaThe application of positive psychology concepts in professional psychology in Uganda is in its infancy. Both undergraduate and postgraduate psychology programmes in Ugandan universities have very limited emphasis on positive psychology concepts. Some applications are apparent in HIV/AIDS and disability... -
Photovoice as a Methodological Tool to Address HIV and AIDS and Gender Violence amongst Girls on the Street in Rwanda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jean-Paul Umurungi --- National University of Rwanda, Claudia Mitchell --- McGill University, Myriam Gervais --- McGill University, Eliane Ubalijoro --- McGill University, Violet Kabarenzi --- Rwanda National Police,This study involved a particular group of children in Rwanda—girls who are living on the street and who miss out on education. Noting their relative absence from “the picture” in relation to accesses to services, the study explored how participatory... -
Does Aircraft Noise Impair Learners' Reading Comprehension, Attention and Working Memory? A Pilot Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Joseph Seabi --- University of the Witwatersrand, Paul Goldschagg --- University of the Witwatersrand, Kate Cockcroft --- University of the Witwatersrand,The study sought to determine whether the cognitive performance of learners is affected by exposure to aircraft noise. The cognitive performance (reading comprehension, attention and memory) of 174 learners aged 9–13 years (males = 69, females = 68; Unidentified =... -
Exploring the Impact of Self-Directed Team Learning in an Air Traffic Control Environment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacobus G. Maree --- University of Pretoria, Christiaan G. Joubert --- University of Pretoria, Mike van der Linde --- University of Pretoria, Paul J. van Staden --- University of Pretoria,Experienced military air traffic controllers (25 respondents, males = 15, females = 10, years of experience = less than one year = 5 respondents, more than one year but less than three years = 11 respondents and more than three... -
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... -
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... -
On the convergence in mean of martingale difference sequenceS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Paul Abraham John Alexopoulos S.J. DilworthIn [6] Freniche proved that any weakly null martingale difference sequence in L 1 [0, 1] has arithmetic means that converge in norm to 0. We show any weakly null martingale difference sequence in an Orlicz space whose N-function belongs... -
Boman's theorem: Strengthened and applied
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: H. L. Bentley Paul CherenackA 1-variable calculus type argument is used to show that, for a function f : R 2 → R, if for all (a, b) ∈ R 2 we have that f o c is smooth for every smooth curve c... -
Upper total domination versus upper paired-domination
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Paul Dorbec MichaelA. Henning John McCoyLet G be a graph with no isolated vertices. A set S of vertices in G is a total dominating set of G if every vertex of G is adjacent to some vertex in S, while a paired-dominating set of... -
BASIC ASPECTS OF UNIRATIONAL HOMOTOPY THEORY
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Paul Cherenack --- Department of Mathematics, -
CONES AND COMPARISONS IN IND-AFFINE HOMOTOPY THEORY
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Paul Cherenack --- Department of Mathematics,Ind-affine schemes over an algebraically closed field k are introduced. The cone functor is then defined and characterized in the based category (ind-aff)* of ind-affine schemes. Homotopy theories, one induced from the monad related to the cone functor and the... -
ALGEBRAIC π2(S2)Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Paul Cherenack --- ,For the algebraic sphere S2 defined as the zero set of the equation x2 1 + x2 2 + x2 3 = 1 in C3, we see that there are polynomial maps fn: S2 → S2 of each degree. For... -
ASYMPTOTIC BOUNDS FOR IRREDUNDANT RAMSEY NUMBERS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Paul Erdös --- , Hungary JohannesH. Hattingh --- Department of Mathematics, South AfricaThe irredundant Ramsey number s(m,n) is the smallest N such that in every red-blue colouring of the edges of KN , either the blue graph contains an m-element irredundant set or the red graph contains an n-element irredundant set. We... -
SOME OF MY FAVORITE SOLVED AND UNSOLVED PROBLEMS IN GRAPH THEORY
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Paul Erdös --- , IsraelDuring my long life I published many papers with related titles. To keep this paper short I will not give proofs and will restrict myself to problems in graph theory, but I will try to give references and make these... -
COMPARING LARGE-SCALE COSMOLOGICAL DENSITY FLUCTUATIONS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Paul Haines --- Department Mathematics, Nigel Bishop --- Department Mathematics,Two methods for looking at cosmological density on large scales are briefly described. The first takes galaxies observed in infrared, by the IRAS satellite. The second method, called POTENT by its inventors (Dekel and Bertschinger), uses the observed peculiar motions... -
ON THE DICHROMATIC INDEX OF A DIGRAPH
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Frank Harary --- Department of Computer Science, USA PaulC. Kainen --- Department of Computer Science, USALet D be a digraph. The arc (u, v) is adjacent to the arc (w, x) if v = w. Let r(D) be the smallest number of arc colors so that no two adjacent arcs have the same color. Let... -
ON THE VITALI-HAHN-SAKS-NIKODYM THEOREM
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Paul Abraham --- Department of Mathematics & Physics,The classical Vitali-Hahn-Saks-Nikodym Theorem [5, Thm. I.4.8] gives a limit criterion for when a sequence of strongly additive vector measures on a σ-field of sets having their range in a Banach space can be expected to be uniformly strongly additive... -
THE WALLMAN COMPACTIFICATION AND INTERMEDIATE SPACES
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Paul Castillo --- Department of Mathematics, DarrellW. Hajek --- Department of Mathematics,In this paper we introduce new characterizations of the Wallman compactification among the T 1 compactifications of a space. We then use one of these characterizations to investigate conditions which would imply that an intermediate Wallman space have a Wallman... -
q-ENGEL SERIES EXPANSIONS AND SLATER'S IDENTITIES
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: GeorgeE. Andrews --- Department of Mathematics, U.S.A. Arnold Knopfmacher --- , South Africa Peter Paule --- , Austria Helmut Prodinger --- , South AfricaDedicated to the memory of John Knopfmacher (1937–1999) -
The cardinal inequality α2 < 2α
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Horst Herrlich --- , Germany Paul Howard --- Department of Mathematics, USA Eleftherios Tachtsis --- Department of Statistics and Actuarial-Financial Mathematics, GreeceIn ZFC set theory (i.e., Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory with the Axiom of Choice (AC)) any two cardinal numbers are comparable. However, this may not be valid in ZF (i.e., Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory modulo AC). In this paper, we study the... -
Kinyarwanda locative applicatives and the Minimal Link Condition
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Jochen Zeller Jean Paul NgobokaThe two objects of ditransitive locative applicatives in Kinyarwanda display asymmetrical behaviour with respect to syntactic movement. Whereas the applied object (the goal) of a locative can be extracted in relative clauses, become the subject of a passive and incorporate... -
The applicative construction and object symmetry as a parameter of variation in Kiswahili and Maragoli
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Paul Murrell --- , USAOver the last 20 years there has been much debate concerning double objects in applicative constructions in Bantu languages and the symmetry, or lack of it, in the behaviour of objects. It would appear that object symmetry depends to some... -
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... -
Perceptions of the benefits and affordability of antiretrovirals among HIV-positive persons in a rural area of South-West Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: PaulS Ogunro AdeniyiK Adeneye TitusO Ogungbamigbe TaiwoA Adewole AdesolaZ Musa JoyI IsikweiTo assess the affordability of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) and accessibility to treatment for opportunistic infections (OIs) among HIV-1 seropositive persons, we used semi-structured interviewer-administered questionnaires to interview 154 individuals seeking ARV treatment at the Daughter of Charity German Leprosy and... -
The significance of gathering wild orchid tubers for orphan household livelihoods in a context of HIV/AIDS in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: JoyceFX Challe --- Department of Research and Training, Mikocheni Agricultural Institute, Tanzania Anke Niehof --- Sociology of Consumers and Households Group, The Netherlands PaulC Struik --- Centre for Crop System Analysis, The NetherlandsWe investigated the role of gathering and selling the edible tubers of wild orchids by children orphaned by AIDS as one of their livelihood strategies, through a household survey administered to 152 households in three villages in the Southern Highlands... -
Does accessibility to antiretroviral care improve after down-referral of patients from hospitals to health centres in rural South Africa?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mosa Moshabela --- , Helen Schneider --- , South Africa SusanM Cleary --- Health Economics Unit, South Africa PaulM Pronyk --- , John Eyles --- School of Geography and Earth Sciences, CanadaWe conducted an evaluation of healthcare accessibility among patients taking antiretroviral treatment (ART) after they were ‘down-referred’ from hospital-based programmes to primary healthcare (PHC) centres in a rural South African setting. A cross-sectional design was used to study 109 PHC... -
The ethical and legal regulation of HIV-vaccine research in Africa: lessons from Cameroon, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda and Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Pamela Andanda --- , South Africa Paschal Awah --- , United States Paul Ndebele --- , Botswana Olanrewaju Onigbogi --- Department of Community Health and Primary Care, Nigeria Daniel Udatinya --- , Rwanda Malala Mwondela --- , ZambiaEthical and legal frameworks are important for ensuring that the goals of scientific research are realised while at the same time the rights and welfare of human participants are adequately protected. A balance in attaining these two goals can be... -
Effects of the 2000 southern Mozambique floods on a marginal coral community: the case at Xai-Xai
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: MarcosAM Pereira Paulo MiguelB GonçalvesIn early 2000 the southern part of Mozambique suffered the worst flooding in 50 years, causing fatalities and considerable material loss. This study aimed to investigate the impact of this flood on the coral communities in Xai-Xai lagoon. Benthic cover... -
Interactions between fish and snails in a Zimbabwe pond, with particular reference to Sargochromis codringtonii (Pisces: Cichlidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Paul Makoni MosesJ Chimbari Henry MadsenThe impact of fishes on snail densities in a 100 x 12m pond was assessed from October 2000 to May 2002, using a fish exclosure experiment. Snail species included numerically dominant Bulinus globosus (ca 85%) as well as B. tropicus,... -
Catfishes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Paul Skelton -
Update on the bathymetry of Lake Mweru (Zambia), with notes on water level fluctuations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: ArthurR Bos CyprianK Kapasa PaulAM van ZwietenA new bathymetric map of Lake Mweru was developed, displaying previously unknown morphological features and correcting the shape of the shoreline as presented in older maps. Water depth was measured during 11 transect cruises in early 1994. Two depressions were... -
Sustainable Ocean Development: An initiative for the Management and Protection of the Marine and Coastal Resources of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Sub-region
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Paul Cowley --- , South Africa -
OBITUARY
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: JamesPaul Chapin -
SOME OBSERVATIONS ON MACCOA DUCK BEHAVIOUR
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: PaulA. Johnsgard -
Geographic variation in Red Lark Certhilauda burra plumage, morphology, song and mitochondrial DNA haplotypes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: PeterG. Ryan --- , South Africa Paulette Bloomer --- , South AfricaRyan, P.G. & Bloomer, P. 1997. Geographic variation in Red Lark Certhilauda burra plumage, morphology, song and mitochondrial DNA haplotypes. Ostrich 68 (1): 31–36. -
Ecology and genetics of hybrid zones in the southern African Pycnonotus bulbul species complex
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Penn Lloyd --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Adrian J.F.K. Craig --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa PatE. Hulley --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa M. Faadiel Essop --- , South Africa Paulette Bloomer --- , South Africa TimothyM. Crowe --- , South AfricaLloyd, P., Craig, A.J.F.K., Hulley, P.E., Essop, M.F., Bloomer, P. & Crowe, T.M. 1997. Ecology and genetics of hybrid zones in the southern African Pycnonotus bulbul species complex. Ostrich 68 (2–4): 90–96. -
Are mist-nets suitable for rapid habitat evaluations in the tropics? Results from a study in Guinea-Bissau
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Paulo Catry --- Applied Ornithology Unit, United Kingdom António Araújo --- , Portugal Carlos Cruz --- , Portugal Ana Pinheiro --- , Portugal Miguel Poças --- , Portugal Justo Nadum --- , Guinea-Bissau Michael Armelin --- , Portugal JoséR. Pereira --- , PortugalCatry, P., Araújo, A., Cruz, C., Pinheiro, A., Poças, M., Nadum, J., Armelin, M.& Pereira, J.R. 1999. Are mist-nets suitable for rapid habitat evaluations in the tropics? Results from a study in Guyinea-Bissau. Ostrich 70(2) 134–137 -
The role of wetland policies in the conservation of waterbirds: the case of Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Paul Mafabi --- National Wetlands Programme, UgandaMafabi, P. 2000. The role of wetland policies in the conservation of waterbirds: the case of Uganda. Ostrich 71 (1 & 2): 96–98. -
Key sites for the conservation of waterbirds in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Julius Arinaitwe --- , Uganda Achilles Byaruhanga --- , Uganda Paul Mafabi --- National Wetlands Programme, UgandaArinaitwe, J., Byaruhanga, A. & Mafabi, P. 2000. Key sites for the conservation of waterbirds in Uganda. Ostrich 71 (1 &2): 102–105. -
Floodplain rehabilitation in Far North Cameroon: expected impact on bird life
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Paul Scholte --- , Cameroon Selvino de Kort --- , the Netherlands Merlijn van Weerd --- , the NetherlandsScholte, P., de Kort, S. & van Weerd, M. 2000. Floodplain rehabilitation in Far North Cameroon: expected impact on bird life. Ostrich 7 (1): 112–117. -
Distribution and abundance of African waterfowl: examples from the African Waterfowl Census
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Tim Dodman --- , Senegal Paul Rose --- , UKDodman, T. & Rose, P. 2000. Distribution and abundance of African waterfowl: examples from the African Waterfowl Census. Ostrich 71 (1 & 2): 235–243. -
Distribution and population size of the threatened East Coast Akalat in Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: PaulM. Matiku --- Ornithology Department, Kenya LeonA. Bennun --- Ornithology Department, Kenya Erwin Nemeth --- Ornithology Department, KenyaMatiku, P.M., Bennun, L.A. & Nemeth, E. 2000. Distribution and population size of the threatened East Coast Akalat in Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, Kenya. Ostrich 71 (1 & 2): 282–285. -
Nesting status of African White-backed Vultures Gyps africanus in the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Munir Virani --- , USA Paul Kirui --- , Kenya Ara Monadjem --- All Out Africa Research Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, Swaziland Simon Thomsett --- Ornithology Section, Department of Zoology, Kenya Mwangi Githiru --- Ornithology Section, Department of Zoology, KenyaVulture populations have declined globally as well as regionally within Africa. Little is known about the status of the African White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus in Kenya, but ongoing studies indicate that its population has declined over the last two decades... -
Supernormal clutches in southern African Kelp Gulls Larus dominicanus vetula
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: PeterG Ryan --- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence at the Percy FitzPatrick Institute, South Africa BruceM Dyer --- Department of Environment Affairs, South Africa A Paul Martin --- Department of Zoology, South Africa VincentL Ward --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa PhilA Whittington --- Department of Zoology, South Africa AnthonyJ Williams --- , South AfricaThe Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus typically lays clutches of 1–3 eggs, but larger clutches have been recorded occasionally. We report that four- and five-egg clutches comprise 0.3% of clutches among the southern African subspecies L. d. vetula, with a higher... -
Psychosocial adjustment of children affected by HIV/AIDS in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Paul Narh Doku --- Institute of Psychology, NorwayObjective: The study was conducted to assess the psychosocial adjustment of children affected by HIV/ AIDS in the eastern part of Ghana. -
Conus pennaceus: a phylogenetic analysis of the Mozambican molluscan complex
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: CM Pereira --- , Portugal J Rosado --- , Mozambique SG Seabra --- , Portugal F Pina-Martins --- , Portugal OS Paulo --- , Portugal PJ Fonseca --- , PortugalThe genus Conus has over 500 species and is the most species-rich taxon of marine invertebrates. Based on mitochondrial DNA, this study focuses on the phylogenetics of Conus, particularly the pennaceus complex collected along the Mozambican coast. Phylogenetic trees based... -
Effects of Refrigerant Charge in the Output of a CO2 Heat Pump
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Paul Maina --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, South Africa Zhongjie Huan --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, South AfricaMany of the refrigerants currently being used in heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration systems have high global warming potential. One potential, environmentally friendly replacement refrigerant is carbon dioxide (CO2). In this study, a CO2 trans-critical water to water test... -
Assessment ofwood density of seven clones of Eucalyptus grandis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: JoseT. Lima --- Departamento de Ciencias Florestais, Brazil SebastifioC. S. Rosado --- Departamento de Ciencias Florestais, Brazil PauloF. Trugilho --- Departamento de Ciencias Florestais, BrazilWiththe objective ofevaluating the correlation ofwoodbasic density with age in seven Eucalyptus grandis clones planted in Brazil, five trees in each clone were sampled at the ages of 0,5, 1,5, 2,5, 3,5,4,5 and 7,5 years. The analysis of these samples... -
HIV- and AIDS-related (mis)perceptions and (non)responses of school principals in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Lesley Wood Paul WebbDespite various HIV and AIDS training programmes offered for educators by the South African Department of Education, little has been achieved at the level of management in terms of creating a wider understanding of the social and cultural complexities of... -
Assessment of HIV-positive in-patients using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Hellen Myezwa Aimee Stewart Eustasius Musenge Paul NesaraThe International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) short-version checklist was used to assess the impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions experienced by a sample of HIV-positive in-patients admitted to Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa. Laboratory... -
HIV behavioural surveillance among refugees and surrounding host communities in Uganda, 2006
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kathleen McDavid Harrison Johanna Claass PaulB Spiegel Judith Bamuturaki Njogu Patterson Michael Muyonga Lillian TatwebwaWe used a standardised behavioural surveillance survey (BSS), modified to be directly relevant to populations in conflict and post-conflict settings as well as to their surrounding host populations, to survey the populations of a refugee settlement in south-western Uganda and... -
Impact of Sargochromis codringtonii (Teleostei: Cichlidae) on pulmonate snails in irrigation ponds in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: MosesJ Chimbari Paul Makoni Henry MadsenThe impact of Sargochromis codringtonii on pulmonate snails, including those that transmit schistosomiasis, was assessed over 29 months in 2 800m2 irrigation ponds. Snail populations in fishless ponds were first monitored for 10 months before 85 S. codringtonii were introduced... -
Sangoma dance aesthetic: choreographing spirituality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa • Authors: Paul Rommelaere -
Comparative biology of the forest-inhabiting hawks Accipiter spp. in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Michel Louette Paul HerroelenThe four Accipiter species in the equatorial forest of the Democratic Republic of Congo (from small to large: Red-thighed Sparrowhawk A. erythropus, Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk A. castanilius, African Goshawk A. (tachiro) toussenelii and Black Sparrowhawk A. melanoleucus) were studied in the... -
Objectifs et priorités pour la conservation des oiseaux et de la biodiversité d'Afrique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Thomas Brooks Luciano Andriamaro Roy Gereau Frank Hawkins Kim Howell David Knox Penny Langhammer JohnF Lamoreux PorterP Lowry Quentin Luke Paul Matiku MeghanW McKnight Charles Msuya Robinson Mugo Harison Rabarison Zo Lalaina Rakotobe Harison RandrianasoloBiodiversity is facing an extinction crisis, with rates of species loss three orders of magnitude higher than average throughout geological history. However, neither biodiversity nor threats are randomly distributed around the planet, and so it is extremely important to target... -
The contribution of the Important Bird Areas programme to the conservation of birds in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: JuliusA Arinaitwe PaulinusC Ngeh HazellS ThompsonThe Important Bird Areas (IBA) programme aims to identify and protect a network of sites of global importance for the conservation of birds in perpetuity. Sites are identified at national level through applying internationally-agreed criteria concerned with the vulnerability and... -
Community-based conservation of critical sites: Uganda's experience
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Pauline Nantongo Achilles Byaruhanga Ambrose MugishaSetting up infrastructure for long-term management is one way of ensuring the survival of critical sites for conservation. Our experience in Uganda gives an overview of engaging communities to participate actively and effectively in sustainable utilisation of natural resources, first... -
Habitat use, distribution and breeding ecology of the globally threatened Rudd's Lark and Botha's Lark in eastern South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: DavidH Maphisa PaulF Donald GraemeM Buchanan PeterG RyanHabitat use and breeding ecology of the threatened and poorly known Rudd's Lark Heteromirafra ruddi were studied in south-eastern Mpumalanga, South Africa, from October 2002 to April 2004. Data were also collected incidentally on the equally poorly known Botha's Lark... -
Convolution Operators that Factor Through a Hilbert Space
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Paulette SaabLet G be a compact abelian group, and let X be a Banach space. We investigate vector-valued extensions of a result of Pisier concerning certain convolution operators that factor through Hilbert spaces. For example we show that X is finite... -
Convolution Operators on Spaces of Vector-Valued Functions that are Completely Continuous
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Paulette Saab --- Department of Mathematics, USALet X be a Banach space and let G be a compact abelian group. We study when convolution operators that are induced by a regular Borel scalar measure v on G are Completely Continuous (or Dunford-Pettis) operators (respectively, Weak-Dunford-Pettis) when... -
Language and the legal process: A linguistic analysis of courtroom discourse involving selected cases of alleged rape in Mutare, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Paul Svongoro --- Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies, South Africa Josephat Mutangadura --- Department of Linguistics, Zimbabwe Lameck Gonzo --- Department of Linguistics, Zimbabwe George Mavunga --- Academic Development Centre, South AfricaThis article analyses the nature of courtroom discourse in a Zimbabwean context in cases of alleged rape. The research investigated the language used by both court officials and lay persons during legal proceedings and examined the linguistic and socio-cultural factors... -
Politics, Friendship and Solitude in Nietzsche (Confronting Derrida’s reading of Nietzsche in ‘Politics of Friendship’)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Paul J.M. van Tongeren --- Visiting Scholar, Department of Philosophy,The paper offers a counter-reading to Derrida’s “utopian” reading of Nietzsche, focussing instead on Nietzsche’s cynical view of friendship, based on the impossibility of being a friend to oneself. Unlike Aristotle, who sees the basis of human political nature in... -
Freud’s “Project”, Distributed Systems, and Solipsism
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Andries Gouws --- Philosophy Programme, University of Natal, South Africa Paul Cilliers --- Philosophy Department, South AfricaThis paper discusses Freud’s model of the psychical apparatus in the “Project”, and concludes that it is a remarkably sophisticated work which even today is still highly relevant to neuropsychological theorising. Freud rejects the notion that what happens in the... -
The Formation of the Self. Nietzsche and Complexity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Paul Cilliers [AN0001] Tanya de Villiers --- Department of Philosophy, South Africa Vasti Roodt --- Department of Philosophy, South AfricaThe purpose of this article is to examine the relationship between the formation of the self and the worldly horizon within which this self achieves its meaning. Our inquiry takes place from two perspectives: the first derived from the Nietzschean... -
Dialogue Disrupted: Derrida, Gadamer and the Ethics of Discussion
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Chantélle Swartz --- Department of Philosophy, South Africa Paul CilliersThis essay gives an account of the exchanges between Jacques Derrida and Hans-Georg Gadamer at the Goethe Institute in Paris in April 1981. Many commentators perceive of this encounter as an “improbable debate,” citing Derrida’s marginalization, or, in deconstructive terms,... -
Narrating the self: Freud, Dennett and complexity theory
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Tanya de Villiers --- Department of Philosophy, Paul Cilliers --- Department of Philosophy,Adopting a materialist approach to the mind has far reaching implications for many presuppositions regarding the properties of the brain, including those that have traditionally been consigned to “the mental” aspect of human being. One such presupposition is the conception... -
Nietzsche, Democracy and Transcendence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Paul van Tongeren --- Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands / Department of Philosophy, South AfricaSocialism, utilitarianism and democracy, are according to Nietzsche secularised versions of Christianity. They have continued the monomaniac one-sidedness of the Christian idea of what a human being is and should be, and they have even strengthened this monomania through its... -
Strawson on Philosophy – Three Episodes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Paul Francis Snowdon --- Department of Philosophy, UKStrawson repeatedly wrote about the nature of philosophy. This article responds to three of his discussions. First, in his review of Wittgenstein’ s Philosophical Investigations (1954) Strawson expressed dissatisfaction with Wittgenstein’s philosophy of philosophy. It is argued that Strawson’s response... -
Robert Nozick, Libertarian?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Paul Boaheng --- Department of Government and History, USA Wesley Cooper --- University of Alberta, CanadaWe set out a variety of material from Nozick’s work after -Anarchy, State, and Utopia- that tends to show that, despite his protestations of fidelity to libertarianism in-Invariances- and interviews before his death, his thought took directions inconsistent with the... -
Sex ratios of Red-billed Oxpecker groups
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Paul Weeks SimonC. Griffith -
The Karoo Thrush (Turdus smithi Bonaparte 1850), a southern African endemic
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: RauriCK Bowie Paulette Bloomer PhillipA Clancey TimothyM CroweThe Olive Thrush (Turdus olivaceus) species complex is characterised by striking geographical phenotypic variation. Recent consensus has been to recognise three assemblages (1) the olivaceus group restricted to southern Africa, (2) the swynnertoni group of the Zimbabwean and southern Malawi... -
Geoffrey Roy McLachlan 1923–2005
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Paula McLachlan Patrick Niven -
Causes for the recent increase in sea surface salinity in the north-eastern Gulf of Guinea
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: CY Da-Allada --- International Chair in Mathematical Physics and Applications [ICMPA – UNESCO Chair], Bénin G Alory --- Université de Toulouse; Université Paul Sabatier [UPS]; Laboratoire d'Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales [LEGOS], France Y du Penhoat --- International Chair in Mathematical Physics and Applications [ICMPA – UNESCO Chair], Bénin J Jouanno --- Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace [IPSL], France MN Hounkonnou --- Université de Toulouse; Université Paul Sabatier [UPS]; Laboratoire d'Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales [LEGOS], France E Kestenare --- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement [IRD], FranceIn situ sea surface salinity (SSS) observations showed an increase >0.5 over the period 2002–2009 in the Gulf of Guinea, off the Niger Delta. Observed changes in the Niger River runoff were not consistent with this increase in SSS, but... -
Fire can suppress the development of macrophyllous thickets
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Paul Gordijn --- South African Environmental Observation Network, Grasslands, Wetlands and Forests Node, South Africa David Ward --- School of Life Sciences, South AfricaThe ingression of woody plants into savannas, known as bush or shrub encroachment, has become a global concern. Fire has been acknowledged as a key factor in managing woody vegetation in savannas. This study assessed the role of fire in... -
Knowledge of foot care in people with diabetes in a tertiary care setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Paul Rheeder --- Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Marie Venn --- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ewald de Korte --- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Danie van Zyl --- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences,Background. The objective of this study was to investigate levels of foot care knowledge among patients attending the diabetes clinic at Pretoria Academic Hospital by comparing the knowledge of patients with ‘at risk’ feet (ARF) to those with ‘normal/not at... -
Utility of neuroimaging in postpartum headache work-up: case report and diagnostic considerations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: VV Ajith --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India N Shetty --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India C Paul --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India P Reddy --- Department of Anaesthesiology, IndiaA postpartum headache is commonly seen in clinical practice, especially after a subarachnoid block. Generally, it is treated as a postdural puncture headache. We report on a case of a 24-year-old primigravida who underwent emergency Caesarean delivery under spinal anaesthesia... -
Letters to the Editor
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Sa'ad Lahri Paul Hill --- Dept of Family Medicine, Zandy Rosochacki --- , David Whittaker --- , -
Diabetes management in family practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Paul Rheeder --- Faculty of Health Sciences, -
Response to discussion paper: thoughts on the state of Family Medicine training in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Paul Hill -
Not quite dead yet: a liberal response to Van Heerden
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Paul Voice --- Department of Philosophy, South AfricaIn this article I challenge Derick van Heerden's prediction of ‘the demise of liberal political theory’. I point out several misinterpretations and misunderstandings of liberal theory in his article and take issue in particular with his claims regarding ‘embedded individuality’. -
Beyond the politics of positionality: deconstruction and feminism
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Elly Holm --- Department of Philosophy, South Africa Paul Cilliers --- Department of Philosophy, South AfricaThe article commences with a discussion of Derrida's alleged anti-feminist position. We argue that, given his distinction between ‘reactive’ and ‘maverick’ feminism, this is an over-simplification. A correlation is drawn between the latter form of feminism and deconstruction by showing... -
'Complexity and postmodernism. Understanding complex systems' Reply to David Spurrett
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Paul Cilliers --- Department of Philosophy, South Africa -
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... -
Electronic hospital beds: a warning!
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Paul Whitehead --- Independent Private Practice, -
Willingness to participate in future HIV prevention trials in Beira, Mozambique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ivete Meque --- Universidade Católica de Moçambique/Catholic University of Mozambique (UCM), Centro de Investigação de Doenças Infecciosas/Research Center for Infectious Diseases (CIDI), Mozambique Karine Dubé --- FHI 360, USA Lotte Bierhuizen --- Amsterdam Institute of Global Health and Development (AIGHD), The Netherlands Arlinda Zango --- Universidade Católica de Moçambique/Catholic University of Mozambique (UCM), Centro de Investigação de Doenças Infecciosas/Research Center for Infectious Diseases (CIDI), Mozambique Nienke Veldhuijzen --- Amsterdam Institute of Global Health and Development (AIGHD), The Netherlands Fidelina Cumbe --- Universidade Católica de Moçambique/Catholic University of Mozambique (UCM), Centro de Investigação de Doenças Infecciosas/Research Center for Infectious Diseases (CIDI), Mozambique Paul J Feldblum --- FHI 360, USA Janneke van de Wijgert --- Amsterdam Institute of Global Health and Development (AIGHD), The NetherlandsIn preparation for trials of new HIV prevention methods, willingness to participate (WTP) was assessed in Beira, Mozambique. A totla of 1 019 women participating in an HIV incidence study, and 97 men participating in a separate WTP survey, were... -
Edgy Edgars: The Restless Youth in Suzanna Nelson's Nightmare along the River Nile: A Story of Twentieth Century Slavery
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Paul M. Mukundi --- Department of Literature, KenyaSuzanna E. Nelson's first novel, Nightmare along the River Nile: A Story of Twentieth Century Slavery shows the danger faced by youth during war. While the young adult stage of life is generally characterized by unsteadiness—social, professional and otherwise—because individuals... -
From language to society: An analysis of interpreting quality and the linguistic rights of the accused in selected Zimbabwean courtrooms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Paul Svongoro --- Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies, School of Literature, Language and Media, Maxwell Kadenge --- Department of Linguistics, School of Literature, Language and Media, -
Marine connectivity and fish length frequencies of selected species in two adjacent temporarily open/closed estuaries in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Poogendri Reddy --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa Nicola C. James --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa Alan K. Whitfield --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa Paul D. Cowley --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South AfricaThe effects of timing, frequency and duration of mouth opening and marine overwash events on fish assemblages in two, adjacent temporarily open/closed estuaries were investigated. Sampling was conducted biannually over two years during summer and winter, using selective sampling gear... -
Residency and small-scale movement behaviour of three endemic sparid fishes in their shallow rocky subtidal nursery habitat, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Peter A. Watt-Pringle --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, Rhodes University, South Africa Paul D. Cowley --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa Albrecht Götz --- Elwandle Node, South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON), South AfricaThe residency and small-scale movements of early juveniles (<175 mm fork length) of three sparid fish species were examined in the shallow subtidal zone along a 500 m stretch of rocky coastline near Schoenmakerskop (Eastern Cape Province, South Africa). A... -
Fragmented populations of leopards in West-Central Africa: facing an uncertain future
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Pauline Toni --- Université de Rennes 1, France Thierry Lodé --- Université de Rennes 1, FranceDuring recent decades, most endangered species have suffered serious population declines. Little has been documented on leopards inWest-Central Africa and as a result the efficiency of protection measures and wildlife managing practices can be questioned. Using 416 occurrences of leopards,... -
Psychosocial issues among children and adolescents in an integrated paediatric HIV psychology service in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lindsay E. Mullan --- Fielding Graduate University, USA Paul C. Mullan --- Children's National Health System, USA Gabriel M. Anabwani --- Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence, BotswanaThis study explored the psychosocial issues faced by children and adolescents with HIV in Botswana. Data on psychosocial issues were collected from 27 young children aged 5–9 years and 128 adolescents aged 10–19 years (n = 155). Data were analysed... -
The interstices of hospitality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Luiz Octávio de Lima Camargo --- School of Hospitality and Tourism, Anhembi Morumbi University, São Paulo, BrazilThis paper is a review of previous works, and it shows the notion of hospitality situated at the confluence of the concepts of interpersonal relationships, virtue, rites and commercial/non-commercial exchange. In doing so it discusses the most significant authors who... -
Scientific research in hospitality studies in Brazil: challenges to finding a theoretical framework
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Sênia Bastos --- School of Business and Hospitality, University of Anhembi Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil Mirian Rejowski --- School of Business and Hospitality, University of Anhembi Morumbi, São Paulo, BrazilThis paper seeks to present the systematisation of information in hospitality studies, as generated by an analysis of 227 dissertations submitted to the Master’s Programme in Hospitality Studies at the University of Anhembi Morumbi, as well as 18 doctoral dissertations... -
Interaction in research and the importance of exercising hospitality within the academic environment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Ana Paula G. Spolon --- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Alexandre Panosso Netto --- Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades da Universidade de São Paulo (EACH-USP) Isabel Baptista --- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, PortugalThis article aims to discuss the relevance of the initiative of promoting the scientific event, the Academy of International Hospitality Research Conference 2014, held in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, in November 2014, and of its result – texts presented there were published... -
Hospitality in women’s wear retail in São Paulo City
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Izabel Cristina Sabatier de Faria --- Hospitality and Tourism, University of Anhembi Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil Ricardo Gil Torres --- Hospitality and Tourism, University of Anhembi Morumbi, São Paulo, BrazilThis article investigates the relationship between seller and customer in retail women’s wear business in São Paulo, considering hospitality driven strategies adopted by it. It is assumed that in this segment people tend to play different roles according to common... -
Employing the prespecified variable approach to APT factor identification on the segmented Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Paul van Rensburg --- Department of Accounting and Finance,Prior research has provided evidence that the return generating process on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is dichotomous in nature (Campbell, 1979; Gilbertson and Goldberg, 1981;Carter, 1983; Page, 1986, 1989; Venter, Bradfield and Bowie, 1992). More specifically, this prior work... -
Expanded ratio analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Paul J. Strebel -
Rational expectations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: John D. Paulus -
Husserl’s Preemptive Responses to Existentialist Critiques
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Paul S. MacDonald [B0001]Existentialist thinkers often publicly acknowledged Husserl’s phenomenology as one of their main points of departure for treatment of such themes as intentionality, comportment, transcendence, and the lifeworld. Several central elements of Husserl’s approach were adopted by the Existentialists, but equal... -
Husserl, the Monad and Immortality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Paul MacDonald [B0001]In an Appendix to his Analyses Concerning Passive and Active Synthesis dating from the early 1920s, Husserl makes the startling assertion that, unlike the mundane ego, the transcendental ego is immortal. The present paper argues that this claim is an... -
The Experience of Violence by Male Juvenile Offenders Convicted of Assault: A Descriptive Phenomenological Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Pieter Basson [B0001] Pauline Mawson [B0002]Statistics from both South Africa and the United States of America indicate that the phenomenon of violence amongst youths is increasing. This implies that a larger number of youths are being exposed to the experience of violence and thus present... -
Fathering a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Claudia D. Martins [B0001] Stephen P. Walker [B0002] Paul Fouché [B0003]Raising a child with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a stressful experience and has been associated with poor maternal mental health and increased maternal emotional distress. However, the experiences of fathers of children with ASD are largely unexplored and... -
Macroeconomic variables and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange: A multifactor approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: Paul Van Rensburg --- Department of Accounting,This study estimates the simultaneous relationship between a number of selected macroeconomic variables and share prices on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). A linear factor model identical in form to that assumed by the arbitrage pricing theory (APT) is estimated... -
Separating sets by upper semicontinuous quasi-continuous functions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Paulina Szczuka --- Kazimierz Wielki University, PolandIn this paper we characterize the pairs (A0, A1) and (A−, A+) of disjoint sets which can be separated by an upper semicontinuous quasi-continuous function. -
An analysis of the development of home exchange organisations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Alexander Grit --- Stenden University, Qatar Paul Lynch --- Strathclyde University, GlasgowThis paper contributes to a better understanding of the home exchange phenomenon by considering the historical development of the home exchange intermediation processes, membership profiles and the role of the media. The Internet has enabled a more interactive process and... -
How to be a real gay: gay identities in small-town South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: George Paul Meiu --- Departments of Anthropology and African and African American Studies, United States of America -
Boxing and religious practice: a comment on Sender's “Church of boxing”
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Paul Weinberg --- Senior Curator of the Visual Archives, South Africa -
The prevalence and association of low testosterone levels in a South African male, diabetic, urban population
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Tanja Kemp --- Department of Internal Medicine, South Africa Paul Rheeder --- Department of Internal Medicine, South AfricaBackground: According to the literature, low serum testosterone levels are associated with diabetes mellitus. No or minimal data exist for its prevalence or predictors in South Africa. -
Sexual dimorphism based on body proportions and ontogenetic changes in the Brazilian electric ray Narcine brasiliensis (von Olfers, 1831) (Chondrichthyes: Narcinidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: FA Rolim --- Fisheries Institute of São Paulo, Brazil FP Caltabellotta --- Oceanography Department, Brazil MM Rotundo --- Zoological Collection of University of Santa Cecília – UNISANTA, Brazil T Vaske-Júnior --- Elasmobranch Laboratory, BrazilSexual dimorphism in the Brazilian electric ray Narcine brasiliensis from the south‑western Atlantic coast was evaluated based on body proportions and ontogenetic changes. All regions of the body were found to have differences in body proportions between the sexes, except... -
Dimensions of achievement goal orientation and coping in South African wheelchair rugby players with quadriplegia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Julius Jooste --- Department of Sport, Rehabilitation and Dental Sciences, South Africa Ntwanano A. Kubayi --- Department of Sport, Rehabilitation and Dental Sciences, South Africa Yvonne Paul --- Department of Sport, Rehabilitation and Dental Sciences, South AfricaThis study investigated the relationship between dispositional achievement goal orientation (task and ego) and coping ability in wheelchair rugby players with quadriplegia. The sample consisted of 16 (15 males and 1 female) players between the ages of 25 and 44... -
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... -
Psychiatric services for preschoolers: an emerging need
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Lavinia Lumu --- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Lynda Albertyn --- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Christopher Paul Szabo --- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaObjective: To describe clinical presentation and service requirements for those under six years of age referred to a specialised child and adolescent psychiatry unit. -
Hazardous, harmful and dependent drinking in hostel-dwelling students at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein: a cross-sectional study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Paulina van Zyl --- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Julie Botha --- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Michelle van Wyk --- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Jaco Breytenbach --- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Christiaan Nel --- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Michael van Niekerk --- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Wilma Breytenbach --- Statistical Consultation Services, Potchefstroom Campus, South AfricaObjective: This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of hazardous, harmful and dependent drinking among hostel-dwelling students on the main campus of the University of the Free State (UFS), and the influence of sex and academic year on the... -
The world ‘topsy-turvy’ and the ancient Near Eastern cultures: a few examples
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Paul A. Kruger --- Department of Ancient Studies,This paper considers socio-political examples of the universal cultural phenomenon of symbolic inversion (mundus inversus), the earliest instances of which can be traced back to the cultures of the ancient Near East. Symbolic inversion refers to manifestations of expressive behaviour... -
A Structure Preserving Generalization of Independence, Domination and Irredundance
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Paul Grobler --- Department of Mathematical Sciences, South AfricaThe now famous inequality chain ir≤γ≤i≤β ≤ Γ ≤ IR, where ir and IR denote the lower and upper irredundance numbers of a graph, γ and Γ the lower and upper domination numbers, i the independent domination number and β... -
Movement behaviour of largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides in a South African impoundment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Dylan H Howell --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa Paul D Cowley --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa Amber-Robyn Childs --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa Olaf LF Weyl --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South AfricaThe objectives of this study were to describe movements and area use patterns of largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides in relation to abiotic factors (water temperature, river inflow and water level). The study was conducted in the Kubusi arm of Wriggleswade... -
Movement patterns of Lichia amia (Teleostei: Carangidae): results from a long-term cooperative tagging project in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Stuart W Dunlop --- Oceanographic Research Institute, South Africa Bruce Q Mann --- Oceanographic Research Institute, South Africa Paul D Cowley --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa Taryn S Murray --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa Jade Q Maggs --- Oceanographic Research Institute, South AfricaUnderstanding fish movement patterns and migrations is important for fisheries management as well as the identification and conservation of critical habitats. Data collected by the Oceanographic Research Institute's Cooperative Fish Tagging Project (ORI-CFTP) were used to describe the large-scale movement... -
The ‘coming of age’ for Southern African psychobiography
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Paul Fouché --- Department of Psychology, South Africa -
Roald Dahl: A psychosexual developmental trajectory study illustrated within psychobiography
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Paul Fouché --- Department of Psychology, Faculty of the Humanities, South Africa Tania Holz --- Department of Psychology, Faculty of the Humanities, South AfricaThis study applies analytical psychobiography, particularly Freud's psychoanalytic apporoach, to the study of the psychosexual development of Roald Dahl (1916–1990), a renowned children's author, gentleman spy, connoisseur, and philanthropist of his time. Data sources for the analysis included primary and... -
The Dracula killer: A psychobiographical illustration of the Schahriar syndrome model for serial murder
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Paul Fouché --- Department of Psychology, Faculty of the Humanities, South Africa Hanlie Nel --- Department of Psychology, Faculty of the Humanities, South Africa Pravani Naidoo --- Department of Psychology, Faculty of the Humanities, South AfricaThis psychobiographical study of Richard Trenton Chase (1950–1980), a serial murderer, has the aim to uncover the psychic mechanisms characteristic of his functioning. The study included primary and secondary data sources. All materials collected and analysed, were published and publically... -
The spiritual wellness of Beyers Naudé: A psychobiographical study of a South African anti-apartheid theologian
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Paul Fouché --- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, South Africa Barbara Burnell --- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, South Africa Roelf van Niekerk --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South AfricaThe study explores and describes Beyers Naudé's (1915–2004) spiritual wellness across his lifespan. Naudé's life history was uncovered through the systematic collection and analyses of life history materials. Data were interpreted applying the Wheel of Wellness model (WoW) by Sweeney... -
The career development of Christiaan Neethling Barnard: A psychobiography
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Roelf van Niekerk --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South Africa Henry Vos --- Private practice, South Africa Paul Fouché --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study employs a psychobiographical case study to describe and interpret the career development of Christiaan Neethling Barnard, who performed the first human heart transplant. It interprets Barnard's life history according to the career development model of Greenhaus, Callanan and... -
Predictors of tuberculosis treatment defaulting in informal dwellers within the eThekwini municipality, Kwazulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: A Rajagopaul --- Department of Community Health Studies Faculty of Health Sciences, E J Kistnasamy --- Department of Community Health Studies Faculty of Health Sciences, P Reddy --- Department of Community Health Studies Faculty of Health Sciences,Globally, tuberculosis causes more than 2-million deaths annually. Despite the implementation of the directly observed treatment strategy (DOTS) in South Africa, cure and defaulter rates have not reached World Health Organization (WHO) target rates. This causes concern as it may... -
Application of geographical information system and remote sensing in malaria research and control in South Africa: a review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Abiodun Morakinyo Adeola --- Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, South Africa Joel O Botai --- Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, South Africa Jane Mukarugwiza Olwoch --- South African Space Agency (SANSA), Earth Observation Directorate, South Africa Hannes CJ de W Rautenbach --- Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, South Africa Ahmed M Kalumba --- Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, South Africa Philemon L Tsela --- Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, South Africa Mayowa Omolola Adisa --- Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, South Africa Nsubuga Francis Wasswa --- Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, South Africa Paul Mmtoni --- Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, South Africa Ausi Ssentongo --- Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, South AfricaThis paper presents a review of numerous items of published literature on the use of spatial technology for malaria epidemiology in South Africa between 1930 and 2013. In particular, focus is on the use of statistical and mathematical models as... -
A high seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in a population of feral cats in the Western Cape province of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Kenneth Hammond-Aryee --- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical and Tuberculosis Research/SAMRC Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South Africa Monika Esser --- Immunology Unit, NHLS Tygerberg, Division Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Lesley van Helden --- Veterinary Services: Animal Health, Western Cape Government Agriculture, South Africa Paul van Helden --- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical and Tuberculosis Research/SAMRC Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South AfricaToxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan pathogen that causes toxoplasmosis; and, is of global importance. T. gondii is highly pathogenic to both humans and animals due to its ability to infect almost all mammals and birds. Felids are the... -
Safety and tolerability of yellow fever vaccines
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Nondumiso Makhunga-Ramfolo --- Clinical Epidemiology, School of Health Systems and Public Health, Division of Clinical Epidemiology, University of Pretoria, Paul Rheeder --- Clinical Epidemiology, School of Health Systems and Public Health, Division of Clinical Epidemiology, University of Pretoria,Yellow fever is a non-contagious, viral, multisystem syndrome, that causes an estimated 200 000 human infections annually, and has a high fatality rate. Yellow fever vaccination is one of the main methods of primary prevention. Although the yellow fever vaccine... -
Marine Fisheries Ecology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Paul Cowley --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (formerly J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology), -
Introduction to Ecotoxicology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Paul Cowley --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (formerly J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology), C.G. Palmer --- Institute for Water Research Rhodes University, -
Reproductive biology of a pride of lions on Karongwe Game Reserve, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Monika B. Lehmann --- Department of Nature Conservation, South Africa Paul J. Funston --- Department of Nature Conservation, South Africa Cailey R. Owen --- K.e.r.i. Research, Ecological Institute of Research, South Africa Rob Slotow --- School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, South AfricaThe reproductive biology of a pride of lions (Panthera leo) was studied on the 8500 ha Karongwe Game Reserve from 1999 to 2005. Over this period, the pride consisted of between four and 11 lions with a paired coalition of... -
Assessing the potential benefits of organic and mineral fertiliser combinations on legume productivity under smallholder management in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Grace Kanonge --- Chemistry and Soils Research Institute, Zimbabwe Florence Mtambanengwe --- Soil Fertility Consortium for Southern Africa (SOFECSA), Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, Zimbabwe Muneta G Manzeke --- Soil Fertility Consortium for Southern Africa (SOFECSA), Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, Zimbabwe Hatirarami Nezomba --- Soil Fertility Consortium for Southern Africa (SOFECSA), Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, Zimbabwe Paul Mapfumo --- Soil Fertility Consortium for Southern Africa (SOFECSA), Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, ZimbabweProductivity of grain legumes on sandy soils of southern Africa is critically limited by marginal fertilisation. Effects of co-applying phosphorus (P)-based mineral fertilisers and organic nutrient resources to cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) and soyabean (Glycine max L.) were investigated... -
Effects of Plant Spacing and Leaf Removal Frequency on Leaf Numbers and Fresh Leaf Weight of Kale
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: Paul W. Chahira --- Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, KENYA Francis M. Itulya --- Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, KENYA -
Ecophysiology of Acacia species in wet–dry tropical plantations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Alieta Eyles --- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Australia Paul Drake --- Cooperative Research Centre for Forestry, Australia Le Thanh Quang --- Forest Science Sub-Institute of South Vietnam, Vietnam Pham Van Bon --- Forest Science Sub-Institute of South Vietnam, Vietnam Daniel Mendham --- CSIRO Ecosystems Sciences, Australia Don White --- CSIRO Ecosystems Sciences, Australia Kieu Tuan Dat --- Forest Science Sub-Institute of South Vietnam, Vietnam Pham The Dung --- Forest Science Sub-Institute of South Vietnam, Vietnam Chris Beadle --- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, AustraliaSelected tropical Acacia species are used extensively for short-rotation plantation forestry in many parts of Asia and, to a limited degree, in Australia. We explored leaf-level photosynthetic activity and leaf water potential (Ψleaf) of three field-grown Acacia tree species (aged... -
Movement behaviour of alien largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides in the estuarine headwater region of the Kowie River, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Taryn S Murray --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa Mandla L Magoro --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa Alan K Whitfield --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa Paul D Cowley --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South AfricaThe movement behaviour of largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides in the estuarine headwater region of the Kowie River, South Africa, was investigated using passive acoustic telemetry. Ten adult fish were tagged and released in four discrete pools below a weir that... -
Exploring the role, needs and challenges of relatives of mothers with HIV or HIV and psychosis: A qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ruan Spies --- Clinical Child and Family Studies and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, The Netherlands Olivia K. Derks --- Clinical Child and Family Studies and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, The Netherlands Paula S. Sterkenburg --- Clinical Child and Family Studies and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, The Netherlands Carlo Schuengel --- Clinical Child and Family Studies and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, The Netherlands Esme van Rensburg --- Department of Psychosocial Behavioural Sciences and Compres, South AfricaThis study explored types and nature of supports by relatives of mothers living with HIV and psychosis in comparison to mothers with HIV only. Interview data on their experiences of their roles, needs and challenges were collected from 33 relatives... -
Feeding ecology of four livestock species under different management in a semi-arid pastoral system in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Igshaan Samuels --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production Institute, Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa Clement Cupido --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production Institute, Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa Melvin B Swarts --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production Institute, Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa Anthony R Palmer --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production Institute, South Africa Jamie W Paulse --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production Institute, Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South AfricaThe Leliefontein communal area in Namaqualand is grazed by mixed species herds that have multiple benefits for pastoralists. This study assessed how the management (herding and free-ranging) of different livestock herds affects their feeding ecology during the wet and dry... -
The number of symmetric colorings of the dihedral group D3
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Iryna Kashuba --- Institute of Mathematics, University of S̃ao Paulo, Brazil Yuliya Zelenyuk --- School of Mathematics, South AfricaWe compute the number of symmetric r-colorings and the number of equivalence classes of symmetric r-colorings of the dihedral group D3. -
Living the Divine Divide: A Phenomenological Study of Mormon Mothers Who are Career-Professional Women
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Curtis G. G. Greenfield --- American School of Professional Psychology, Pauline Lytle --- American School of Professional Psychology, F. Myron Hays --- American School of Professional Psychology,The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – the Mormon Church – upholds a cultural expectation for women of their community to remain unemployed outside the home and to dedicate their early adulthood to bearing and raising children. This... -
Ascorbic acid losses in vegetables associated with cook-chill food preparation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Karen Charlton --- Nutrition and Dietetics Division, Paula Patrick --- Nutrition and Dietetics Division, Linda Dowling --- Nutrition and Dietetics Division, Elmarie Jensen --- Kagiso Khulani Supervision Foodservices, Cape TownObjective. To assess ascorbic acid (AA) losses in four vegetables (broccoli, peas, cauliflower and cabbage) at each production stage in a cook-chill food service system. -
Glutamine, heat shock protein, and inflammation — opportunity from the midst of difficulty
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Paul Wischmeyer [AN0001] -
Separating sets by Świa̧tkowski functions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Marcin Kowalewski --- Kazimierz Wielki University, Poland Paulina Szczuka --- Kazimierz Wielki University, PolandIn this paper we characterize the pairs (A0, A1) and (A−, A+) of disjoint sets which can be separated by a Świa̧tkowski function. -
Common-wide information flow in CDS markets: The case of earnings surprises of industry leaders
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Paulo Pereira da Silva --- CMVM-Portuguese Securities Commission, Rua Laura Alves n.° 4, Lisbon, PortugalThis paper examines the way common-wide information is disseminated in credit default swap (CDS) markets. I find strong supporting evidence that earnings announcements of CDS references with greater liquidity and higher credit risk help in predicting the subsequent CDS spread... -
Determinants of undernutrition among women of reproductive age in Tanzania mainland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: AH Mtumwa --- Assistant Lecturer, Department of Statistics, School of Mathematical Sciences, E Paul --- Assistant Lecturer, Department of Statistics, School of Mathematical Sciences, SAH Vuai --- Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, School of Mathematical Sciences,Objective: Developing countries, including Tanzania, are increasingly characterised by undernutrition. It is very disheartening, affecting a large proportion of the country’s population. Women in the reproductive age group are affected the most. Undernourished women are likely to face reproductive health... -
Subjects’ experiences of a nutrition education programme: a qualitative study of adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus living in a rural resource-limited setting in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Jane Muchiri --- Department of Human Nutrition, South Africa Gerda Gericke --- Department of Human Nutrition, South Africa Paul Rheeder --- Department of Internal Medicine, South AfricaObjective: The objective of the study was to explore the views and experiences of adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus on a nutrition education programme. -
Genetic monitoring of ex situ African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) populations in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Christiaan Labuschagne --- Department of Genetics, South Africa Lisa Nupen --- National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, South Africa Antoinette Kotzé --- Department of Genetics, South Africa J Paul Grobler --- Department of Genetics, South Africa Desiré L Dalton --- Department of Genetics, South AfricaThe African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) has suffered population declines and is listed in the IUCN Red List as Endangered. The species is endemic to the coast of southern Africa, and breeding colonies are distributed on the south-western coast of Africa... -
Pregnant women admitted with urinary tract infections to a public sector hospital in South Africa: Are there lessons to learn?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Francois de Paul Siemefo Kamgang --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Women’s Health and HIV Research Group, South Africa Hopolang C Maise --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Women’s Health and HIV Research Group, South Africa Jagidesa Moodley --- Women’s Health and HIV Research Group, South AfricaBackground: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is associated with poor maternal and foetal outcomes. There is little information on UTI in pregnancy in South Africa. -
Workplace ethics culture and work engagement: The mediating effect of ethical leadership in a developing world context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jeremy Mitonga-Monga --- Department of Industrial & Organisational Psychology, South Africa Aden-Paul Flotman --- Department of Industrial & Organisational Psychology, South Africa Frans Cilliers --- Department of Industrial & Organisational Psychology, South AfricaThis study examined the mediating effect of ethical leadership on the relationship between workplace ethics culture and work engagement among employees in a railway transport organisation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The sample consisted of permanently employed... -
Privacy and democracy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Paul Voice --- Department of Philosophy, United StatesThe meaning of privacy has been frequently disputed in the philosophical and legal literature since Warren and Brandeis first argued for it as a distinct and important personal and social value. Nevertheless, while the meaning of privacy is held to... -
Effects of rooting media on root growth and morphology of Brassica rapa seedlings
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Michael O Adu --- Department of Ecological Sciences, UK David O Yawson --- Department of Soil Science, School of Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Ghana Frederick A Armah --- Department of Environmental Science, School of Biological Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Ghana Paul A Asare --- Department of Crop Science, School of Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Ghana Malcolm J Bennett --- Plant and Crop Sciences Division, School of Biosciences, UK Martin R Broadley --- Plant and Crop Sciences Division, School of Biosciences, UK Philip J White --- Department of Ecological Sciences, UK Lionel X Dupuy --- Department of Ecological Sciences, UKRooting media used in current root phenotyping studies can have substantial effect. In this study, the effects of three different nutrient conducting papers (Black construction paper, Anchor blue germination paper and Kimpak paper) and soil-filled boxes on root growth and... -
The impact of the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis on bond fund performance persistence: Evidence from a small market
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Paulo Leite --- Applied Management Research Unit (UNIAG), Portugal Orlando Faria --- Medicavado Group – Insurance Company, Portugal Manuel Rocha Armada --- NIPE – School of Economics and Management, PortugalWe evaluate the impact of the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis on the performance and performance persistence of a survivorship bias-free sample of bond funds from a small market, identified as one of the most affected by this event, during the... -
Diabetes and hypertension screening in Zandspruit, Johannesburg 2012–2014
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Paul Rheeder --- Department of Internal Medicine, South Africa Tessy Muthembe --- Department of Internal Medicine, South Africa Stefan Lawson --- Project HOPE, South Africa Julie Brink --- Project HOPE, South AfricaBackground: Hypertension (HT) and diabetes mellitus (DM) affect millions of individuals in South Africa and are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Given the substantial public health and socio-economic burden South Africa faces due to the rising rates... -
HIV care and treatment experiences among female sex workers living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kathryn E. Lancaster --- Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, USA Dana Cernigliaro --- Department of Health, Behavior and Society, USA Rose Zulliger --- Department of Health, Behavior and Society, USA Paul F. Fleming --- Department of Health Behavior & Health Education, USAFemale sex workers (FSW) living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa have poor engagement to HIV care and treatment. Understanding the HIV care and treatment engagement experiences of FSW has important implications for interventions to enhance care and treatment outcomes. We... -
A tale from the field: Reflexivity during management research in an African-based development organisation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Loice Natukunda --- Management, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom Phil Johnson --- Management, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom Pauline Dibben --- Management, University of Sheffield, United KingdomThis article is a product of the reflexive experience of data collection and analysis in a development organisation in Uganda. Several studies provide helpful debates about managing people in Africa. However, existent literature seldom covers pertinent issues related to collecting... -
Marriage as an end or the end of marriage? Change and continuity in Southern African marriages
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Julia Pauli --- Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Germany Rijk van Dijk --- African Studies Centre, The NetherlandsMarriage used to be widespread and common throughout Southern Africa. However, over the past decades marriage rates have substantially declined in the whole region. Marriage has changed from a universal rite of passage into a conspicuous celebration of middle class... -
The struggle for marriage: elite and non-elite weddings in rural Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Julia Pauli --- Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Hamburg, Germany Francois Dawids --- Master of the Post Office, NamibiaNamibian weddings have become lavish and expensive rituals. Recent studies have discussed how these marriage transformations are linked to late capitalism and the spread of modernisation ideologies. Much of this research concludes that marriage has become a middle class institution,... -
Suicidal ideation among suburban adolescents: The influence of school bullying and other mediating risk factors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: David T. Lardier --- Department of Family Science and Human Development, USA Veronica R. Barrios --- Department of Family Science and Human Development, USA Pauline Garcia-Reid --- Department of Family Science and Human Development, USA Robert J. Reid --- Department of Family Science and Human Development, USAObjective: Prior research has identified multiple factors that influence suicidal ideation (SI) among bullied youth. The effects of school bullying on SI cannot be considered in isolation. In this study, we examined the influence of school bullying on SI, through... -
Optical chlorophyll measurements as predictors of total nitrogen, nitrogen fractions and in vitro ruminal nitrogen degradability in tropical grass forages
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Martin Hughes --- Department of Food Production, Trinidad and Tobago Victor Mlambo --- Department of Animal Science, South Africa Cicero HO Lallo --- Department of Food Production, Trinidad and Tobago Paul GA Jennings --- MARJEN Consulting Group, JamaicaThis study evaluated whether the FieldScout CM 1000 NDVI and Yara N–Tester models can produce accurate and reliable estimates of nitrogen (N), buffer-soluble nitrogen (BSN), buffer-insoluble nitrogen (BISN), non-protein nitrogen (NPN) and in vitro ruminal nitrogen degradability after 3, 12... -
An analysis of the development of home exchange organisations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Alexander Grit --- Stenden University, Qatar Paul Lynch --- Strathclyde University,This paper contributes to a better understanding of the home exchange phenomenon by considering the historical development of the home exchange intermediation processes, membership profiles and the role of the media. The Internet has enabled a more interactive process and... -
Interaction in research and the importance of exercising hospitality within the academic environment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Ana Paula G. Spolon --- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnología de São Paulo, Brazil Alexandre Panosso Netto --- Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades da Universidade de São Paulo (EACH-USP), Isabel Baptista --- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, PortugalThis article aims to discuss the relevance of the initiative of promoting the scientific event, the Academy of International Hospitality Research Conference 2014, held in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, in November 2014, and of its result—texts presented there were published as this... -
Cholera and household water treatment why communities do not treat water after a cholera outbreak: a case study in Limpopo Province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Lutendo Sylvia Mudau --- Norwich School of Medicine, UK Murembiwa Stanley Mukhola --- Norwich School of Medicine, UK Paul Raymond Hunter --- Norwich School of Medicine, UKBackground: Cholera is one of the common diseases in developing countries caused by consumption of contaminated and untreated drinking water. A study was conducted 7 months after a cholera outbreak in Vhembe district, Limpopo, South Africa. The aim of the study... -
Exploring the relationship between victims and witnesses of aggression and anger expression in Thai adolescents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Nualnong Wongtongkam --- School of Biomedical Sciences, Australia Paul Russell Ward --- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Australia Andrew Day --- Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Centre, Australia Anthony Harold Winefield --- School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, AustraliaObjective: Young people who are victims of, or witnesses to, aggression are at increased risk of developing a psychological disorder and behaving aggressively themselves. The aim of this study was to report the prevalence of exposure to aggression in a... -
Development of gene expression assays measuring immune responses in the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Roxanne L Higgitt --- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research/SAMRC Centre for TB Research/Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South Africa Peter E Buss --- Veterinary Wildlife Services, South African National Parks, Kruger National Park, South Africa Paul D van Helden --- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research/SAMRC Centre for TB Research/Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South Africa Michele A Miller --- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research/SAMRC Centre for TB Research/Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South Africa Sven DC Parsons --- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research/SAMRC Centre for TB Research/Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South AfricaAs scavengers, spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) are exposed to a wide array of pathogens but exhibit low mortality rates due to infectious disease. This suggests that this species exhibits a unique and robust immune response to pathogens. However, few tools... -
Diversification and the realised volatility of equity portfolios
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Hannes du Plessis --- Department of Finance and Tax, South Africa Paul van Rensburg --- Department of Finance and Tax, South AfricaIn Markowitz’s (1952) portfolio theory, a reduction in volatility for a given level of expected return is implied as being equivalent to an increase in diversification. The recent development of risk-based portfolio construction methods, which emphasise diversification separately from volatility... -
Ecology and behaviour of Palm-nut Vultures Gypohierax angolensis in the Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Camilo Carneiro --- Department of Biology and CESAM, Portugal Mohamed Henriques --- Faculty of Sciences, Portugal Castro Barbosa --- Institute of Biodiversity and Protected Areas of Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Bissau Quintino Tchantchalam --- Institute of Biodiversity and Protected Areas of Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Bissau Aissa Regalla --- Institute of Biodiversity and Protected Areas of Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Bissau Ana R Patrício --- Centre for Ecology and Conservation, UK Paulo Catry --- MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, PortugalPopulations of many vulture species have undergone substantial declines. In Africa, 82% are threatened and although research on vultures has increased, the biology and ecology of several species is still poorly known. The Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis has peculiar ecological... -
Status of birds of prey in Guinea-Bissau: first assessment based on road surveys
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Mohamed Henriques --- Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre (MARE), Portugal Miguel Lecoq --- BirdLife International, Senegal Hamilton Monteiro --- Coastal Planning Office, Guinea-Bissau Aissa Regalla --- Instituto da Biodiversidade e Áreas Protegidas (IBAP), Guinea-Bissau José P Granadeiro --- Centro de estudos do ambiente e do mar (CESAM), Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Paulo Catry --- Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre (MARE), PortugalSeveral studies have reported marked declines in populations of birds of prey across the African continent, including West Africa. However, there are still regions of which virtually nothing is known, as is the case for Guinea-Bissau. Because birds of prey... -
Traces and tracks
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Paul Weinberg --- Centre for African Studies, South AfricaIn this photo essay, well-known photographer Paul Weinberg traces three decades of work on the San in Southern Africa. It is a body of work that has long grappled with the divergence between mythologised versions of the San and the... -
Levinsonian Seasons in the Life of Steve Jobs: A Psychobiographical Case Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Paul Fouché --- Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, South Africa Ruvé du Plessis --- Clinical Psychologist, South Africa Roelf van Niekerk --- Professor of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South AfricaSteve Jobs (1955-2011) was not only a businessman renowned for his legacy of technological innovation and entrepreneurship. His life history indicates eras or seasons as prankster, hippie, family man, and cancer fighter. This psychobiographical case study entailed a psychosocial-historical analysis... -
HIV stigma experiences and stigmatisation before and after a HIV stigma-reduction community “hub” intervention
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Catharina Dorothea Prinsloo --- Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR), Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Minrie Greeff --- Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR), Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Annamarie Kruger --- Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR), Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Itumeleng Paul Khumalo --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South AfricaThis study sought to explore, describe and determine whether an HIV stigma-reduction community “hub” intervention would change the HIV stigma experiences of people living with HIV (PLWH) and the stigmatisation by the community in an urban area in South Africa... -
Birds as major predators of fishes in the East Kleinemonde Estuary
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Paul D Cowley --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa Anja I Terörde --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa Alan K Whitfield --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South AfricaThis study provides a quantitative account of fish predation by piscivorous birds in the temporarily open/closed East Kleinemonde Estuary and represents the first global attempt to simultaneously relate such consumption to production by a fish community in the same estuary... -
A qualitative analysis of the barriers to antiretroviral therapy initiation among children 2 to 18 months of age in Swaziland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Charisse V Ahmed --- Department of Epidemiology, USA Pauline Jolly --- Department of Epidemiology, USA Luz Padilla --- Department of Epidemiology, USA Musa Malinga --- Lusweti Institute for Health Development Communication, Kingdom of Swaziland Chantal Harris --- Department of Epidemiology, USA Nobuhle Mthethwa --- Swaziland National AIDS Program, Kingdom of Swaziland Inessa Ba --- Clinton Health Access Initiative, Kingdom of Swaziland Amy Styles --- Clinton Health Access Initiative, Kingdom of Swaziland Sarah Perry --- Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative, Kingdom of Swaziland Raina Brooks --- Department of Epidemiology, USA Florence Naluyinda-Kitabire --- United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Kingdom of Swaziland Makhosini Mamba --- United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Kingdom of Swaziland Peter Preko --- President Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, Kingdom of SwazilandHIV/AIDS remains one of the leading causes of death among children under 5 years old in Swaziland. Although studies have shown that early initiation of infants and children diagnosed with HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART) significantly reduces mortality, many children... -
Linguistic inequality in Cameroon: The case of advertising in Douala
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Paul Nepapleh Nkamta --- Department of English, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, South Africa Themba Lancelot Ngwenya --- Department of English, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, South AfricaDespite the vast research conducted on linguistic hegemony, linguistic inequality, multilingualism and multiculturalism in Cameroon, very little has been done in advertising as it reflects language representation. Much of the research has focused on the linguistic hegemony and privileging of... -
Nest-site characteristics and aspects of the breeding biology of the endangered Timneh Parrot Psittacus timneh in Guinea-Bissau
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Daniel C Lopes --- Faculty of Sciences, Portugal Rowan O Martin --- World Parrot Trust, UK Mohamed Henriques --- MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Portugal Hamilton Monteiro --- Coastal Planning Office, Guinea-Bissau Aissa Regalla --- Institute of Biodiversity and Protected Areas, Guinea-Bissau Quintino Tchantchalam --- Institute of Biodiversity and Protected Areas, Guinea-Bissau Bucar Indjai --- INEP – National Institute for Study and Research, Guinea-Bissau Seco Cardoso --- Institute of Biodiversity and Protected Areas, Guinea-Bissau Celestino Manuel --- Institute of Biodiversity and Protected Areas, Guinea-Bissau Manjaco Cunha --- Institute of Biodiversity and Protected Areas, Guinea-Bissau Domingos Cunha --- Institute of Biodiversity and Protected Areas, Guinea-Bissau Paulo Catry --- MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, PortugalTimneh Parrots Psittacus timneh are endemic to the moist forests of West Africa. Concerns over rapid declines in populations due to overharvesting for the pet trade and forest loss prompted the species’ categorisation as Endangered on the IUCN Red List... -
Varied diet and opportunistic foraging in the Ethiopian Bush-crow Zavattariornis stresemanni, an Endangered generalist
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Samuel EI Jones --- School of Biological Sciences, UK Andrew J Bladon --- Department of Zoology, UK Nigel J Collar --- BirdLife International, UK Galgalo Dadacha --- Borana National Park Headquarters, Ethiopia Jarso Denge --- Borana National Park Headquarters, Ethiopia Paul F Donald --- Centre for Conservation Science, UKThe Ethiopian Bush-crow Zavattariornis stresemanni is an endangered, co-operatively breeding southern Ethiopian endemic with a remarkably restricted range (c. 6 000 km2). The species’ range was recently found to be almost perfectly predicted by an envelope of cooler, drier and... -
The performance of European SRI funds investing in bonds and their comparison to conventional funds
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Paulo Leite --- Applied Management Research Unit (UNIAG), Portugal Maria Céu Cortez --- NIPE – School of Economics and Management, PortugalThis paper evaluates the performance of European SRI fixed-income funds domiciled in France and in Germany compared to characteristics-matched conventional funds. Fund performance is evaluated by means of conditional multi-factor models that allow for both time-varying risk and performance. The... -
On extensions of countable filterbases to ultrafilters and ultrafilter compactness
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Horst Herrlich --- Department of Mathematics, U.S.A. Paul Howard --- Department of Mathematics, U.S.A. Kyriakos Keremedis --- Department of Mathematics, GreeceWe show in the Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory ZF without the axiom of choice: Given an infinite set X, the Stone space S(X) is ultrafilter compact.For every infinite set X, every countable filterbase of X extends to an ultra-filter iff for every... -
The 39 Country Initiative and Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Paul W. Beamish --- International Business Institute, Ivey Business School, CanadaManagement education in Africa’s poorest countries suffers from the greatest resource constraints of any continent on earth. At least three major challenges exist: lack of current teaching material; very expensive books/photocopies, making an insufficient quantity of materials available; and too... -
Effects of urea addition on the fermentation of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) silage
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Ana Paula Maia dos Santos --- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zootecnia, Brazil Edson Mauro Santos --- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zootecnia, Brazil Juliana Silva de Oliveira --- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zootecnia, Brazil Ossival Lolato Ribeiro --- Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, Brazil Alexandre Fernandes Perazzo --- Bolsista DCR/FAPESB/CNPq, Brazil Ricardo Martins Araújo Pinho --- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zootecnia, Brazil Alberto Jeferson da Silva Macêdo --- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zootecnia, Brazil Gildenia Araújo Pereira --- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zootecnia, BrazilThis study was conducted to evaluate the effects of urea addition on fermentation characteristics, losses and chemical composition of silage of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) ‘BRS Ponta Negra’. The sorghum plant was chopped and treated with different levels of urea (0.1756,... -
Analysis of phenotypic variability for yield and quality traits within a collection of cassava (Manihot esculenta) genotypes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Athanase Nduwumuremyi --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Rob Melis --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Paul Shanahan --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Asiimwe Theodore --- Rwanda Agriculture Board, RwandaGenetic diversity is essential for crop improvement and knowledge of the genetic variability within a breeding population facilitates its future exploitation. This study examined the phenotypic and genetic variability for specific cassava key traits in a collection of 30 genotypes... -
Did informed order flow move to multilateral trading facilities? Evidence for some Eurozone countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Paulo Pereira da Silva --- CEFAGE, Universidade de Évora, PortugalThis paper investigates the effects of the fragmentation of European stock markets after MiFID application in 2007. Specifically, we discuss whether the process of fragmentation elicited a flight of informed trading from the primary stock exchanges to the incoming multilateral... -
Barriers to antiretroviral therapy initiation for HIV-positive children aged 2–18 months in Swaziland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Pauline Jolly --- University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, USA Luz A Padilla --- University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, USA Charisse Ahmed --- University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, USA Chantal Harris --- University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, USA Nobuhle Mthethwa --- Swaziland National AIDS Programme, National Pediatric HIV Care & Treatment Office, Swaziland Megha Jha --- University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, USA Inessa Ba --- Clinton Health Access Initiative, Swaziland Amy Styles --- Eureka Idea Company, Australia Sarah P Hope --- Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative, Swaziland Raina Brooks --- University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, USA Florence Naluyinda-Kitabire --- United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Swaziland Makhosini Mamba --- United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Swaziland Peter Preko --- President Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), SwazilandAlthough early antiretroviral therapy (ART) reduces HIV-related mortality in children by up to 75%, almost half of HIV-positive children younger than 1 year old in Swaziland do not initiate ART. This study was conducted to identify barriers to early ART... -
Group Relations Consulting: Voice Notes from Robben Island
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Aden-Paul Flotman --- ,Group process consultants use themselves as instruments of intervention at the micro, meso and macro levels, and therefore need to have a deep sense of personal self-awareness and self-regulation as they serve as complex dynamic containers of group consultation processes... -
First records of marine tardigrades (Arthrotardigrada) from Fuerteventura (Canary Islands, Spain)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Łukasz Kaczmarek --- Department of Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Poland Paul Bartels --- Department of Biology, Warren Wilson College, USA Milena Roszkowska --- Department of Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, PolandMarine tardigrades are very poorly known and up to now only c. 200 taxa have been reported around the world (mostly from European coasts). In a marine algae sample, collected on the coast of Fuerteventura island (Atlantic Ocean, Canary Islands),... -
Factors influencing post-partum women’s choice of an implantable contraceptive device in a rural district hospital in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Francois Potgieter --- Department of Family and Emergency Medicine, South Africa Paul Kapp --- Department of Family and Emergency Medicine, South Africa Francois Coetzee --- Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health, South AfricaBackground: A single-rod subdermal contraceptive implant containing 68 mg of etonogestrel, ImplanonNXT®, was introduced to the South African healthcare system in 2014. Initially the new device was well received but later uptake tapered off. A need was identified to determine the... -
Emily Hobhouse’s Psychosocial Developmental Trajectory as Anti-War Campaigner: A Levinsonian Psychobiography
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Paul Fouché Nico Nortjé Crystal Welman Roelf van NiekerkThe aim of this psychobiography was to uncover, reconstruct and illustrate significant trajectories of psychosocial development and historical events over the lifespan of Emily Hobhouse (1860-1926). The British-born Hobhouse later became an anti-war campaigner and social activist who exposed the... -
An assessment of antiretroviral drug initiation to pregnant women of unknown HIV status during labour and delivery in Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Anastasia Yenban Bongajum --- Ministry of Public Health, Cameroon Divine Mbiydzenyuy Dufe --- Merck Animal Health, The Netherlands Paul Théodore Biyaga Tjek --- Ministry of Public Health, Cameroon Daniel Ter Goon --- Department of Nursing Sciences, Céline Nguefeu Nkenfou --- “Chantal Biya” Reference Centre for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management, Cameroon Julius Mbekem Nwobegahay --- Cameroon Military Health Research Center (CRESAR), Cameroon Robinson Mbu --- Department of Family Health, Ministry of Public Health, CameroonBackground: Evidence from previous research has shown that antiretroviral (ARV) drug initiation to seropositive pregnant women could significantly contribute to eliminating new paediatric infections even when started during labour and delivery. This study therefore seeks to assess missed opportunities for... -
Community perceptions and personal accounts of HIV discordance in rural western Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ken Ondenge --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya Isdorah Odero --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya Eucabeth Awuonda --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya Tereza Omoro --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya Michael Kibogo --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya George Otieno --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya Pauline Ongwena --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya Deborah A Gust --- Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USAAmong HIV-discordant couples, the literature is sparse regarding issues related to stigma, relationships and coping. Objectives were to explore: 1) perceptions about discordant HIV status; 2) understanding of HIV discordancy; 3) effects of discordancy on couples; and 4) adaptation and... -
Chemical characteristics of woods from several Chilean native forest species and their relationship with nanomechanical cell properties
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: María Graciela Aguayo --- Centro de Biomateriales y Nanotecnología, Chile William Gacitúa --- Centro de Biomateriales y Nanotecnología, Chile Paulina Valenzuela --- Centro de Biomateriales y Nanotecnología, Chile Regis Teixeira Mendonça --- Laboratorio de Recursos Renovables, Centro de Biotecnología, Chile Pablo Reyes --- Centro de Excelencia en Nanotecnología, Fundación Leitat Chile, ChileThe objective of this research was to study the chemical and nanomechanical characteristics of native woods grown in southern Chile region. The species analysed were Drimys winteri, Laureliopsis philippiana, Aextoxicon puctatum, Nothofagus alpina, Nothofagus dombeyi, Laurelia sempervirens, Austrocedrus chilensis and... -
Social engagement and survival in people aged 50 years and over living with HIV and without HIV in Uganda: a prospective cohort study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Joseph O Mugisha --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Uganda Enid J Schatz --- Department of Health Sciences, USA Christian Hansen --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Uganda Emily Leary --- Biostatistics and Research Design Unit, School of Medicine, USA Joel Negin --- School of Public Health, Australia Paul Kowal --- World Health Organization study on global AGEing and adult health, Switzerland Janet Seeley --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UgandaThis study examined the association between social engagement and survival in people with or without HIV aged 50 years and over in Uganda. We analysed two waves of a survey from two sites in Uganda to assess predictors of mortality... -
TIGA-CUB-manualised psychoanalytic child psychotherapy versus treatment as usual for children aged 5–11 with treatment-resistant conduct disorders and their primary carers: results from a randomised controlled feasibility trial
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Elizabeth Edginton --- , UK Rebecca Walwyn --- , UK Maureen Twiddy --- , UK Alex Wright-Hughes --- , UK Sandy Tubeuf --- , UK Sadie Reed --- , UK Alix Smith --- , UK Laura Stubbs --- , UK Jacqueline Birtwistle --- , UK Sarah Jane Abraham --- , UK Lynda Ellis --- , UK Nick Midgley --- , UK Tom Hughes --- , UK Paul Wallis --- , , UK David Cottrell --- , UKBackground: Parenting programmes are recommended for conduct disorders in 5–11 year olds, but ineffective for 25–33%. A feasibility trial was needed to determine whether a confirmatory trial of second-line, manualised short-term psychoanalytic child psychotherapy (mPCP) versus treatment as usual (TaU)... -
Leveraging poetry on the airwaves: appropriating linguistic creativity in Nigerian hip hop lyrics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa • Authors: Niyi Akingbe --- Department of English Studies, University of South Africa, Pretoria Paul Ayodele Onanuga --- Department of English and Literary Studies, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, NigeriaLyrical ingenuity has been influential in the rise and global spread of hip hop. This has extended to Nigerian hip hop artists, who battle for supremacy and relevance on the airwaves. In carving a niche for itself, Nigerian hip hop... -
The simultaneous moult of female hornbills is not triggered by the darkness of their nest cavity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Mark Stanback --- Department of Biology, Davidson College, USA David Millican --- Department of Biological Sciences, USA Paul Visser --- Cheetah Conservation Fund, Namibia Laurie Marker --- Cheetah Conservation Fund, NamibiaA verbal model from 1937 proposed that the darkness of the nest cavity acts as a proximate trigger for the simultaneous moult observed in female hornbills. Although never tested, the plausibility of this hypothesis has allowed it to be cited... -
Why defaecate on your doorstep? Investigating an unusual behaviour in Africa’s smallest falcon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Billi A Krochuk --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Diana Bolopo --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Anthony M Lowney --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Paul R Meyers --- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, South Africa Claire N Spottiswoode --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Rajendra MG Raman --- Department of Zoology, UK Robert L Thomson --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South AfricaDepositing faeces at the nest should be expected to carry risks such as increased parasite loads and disease exposure. This perplexing behaviour is unusual in birds but is consistently shown by a handful of species, and has been demonstrated to... -
A note on Golomb topologies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Pete L. Clark --- Department of Mathematics, Boyd Graduate Studies Research Center, USA Noah Lebowitz-Lockard --- Department of Mathematics, Boyd Graduate Studies Research Center, USA Paul Pollack --- Department of Mathematics, Boyd Graduate Studies Research Center, USAIn 1959 Golomb defined a connected topology on ℤ. An analogous Golomb topology on an arbitrary integral domain was defined first by Knopfmacher-Porubský [KP97] and then again in a recent work of Clark [Cl17]. Here we study properties of Golomb... -
Language as potential space for relational positioning: Exploring language use as a manifestation of leadership anxiety dynamics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Aden-Paul Flotman --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South Africa Michelle S. May --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South Africa Frans Cilliers --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South AfricaThis exploratory study considered language use as a manifestation of anxiety in work and everyday settings. Respondents were seven psychology practitioners from across the discipline (following a psychodynamic approach), who reflected on the dynamics of language use associated with their... -
Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in older South Africans with and without hip fractures and the effects of age, body weight, ethnicity and functional status
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: P Chutterpaul --- Division of Medicine, South Africa F Paruk --- Division of Medicine, South Africa B Cassim --- Department of Geriatrics, South AfricaBackground: Vitamin D plays an important role in many physiological and pathological processes, including bone metabolism. Vitamin D deficiency is common worldwide, but there are few data in older South Africans. -
Determinants of risky sexual behaviours among adolescents in Central African Republic, Eswatini and Ghana: evidence from multi-indicator cluster surveys
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Joseph Kangmennaang --- Department of Geography and Environment, Canada Paul Mkandawire --- Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, Human Rights Program, Carleton University, Canada Isaac Luginaah --- Department of Geography, CanadaDespite the declining HIV/AIDS prevalence globally, nearly half of all new HIV infections still occur among youth, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. While determinants of risky sexual behaviour have received copious attention in the literature, we still lack multi-country studies that... -
Informal transit, socio-spatial exclusion, and changing geographies of HIV/AIDS in urban Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Paul Mkandawire --- Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, Human Rights Program, Carleton University, Canada Godwin Arku --- Department of Geography, Canada Isaac Luginaah --- Department of Geography, Canada Josephine Etowa --- University of Ottawa School of Nursing, CanadaThe role played by the transport sector in the regional spread of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa is well known, yet attention has remained confined to entertainment hotspots and stopping places along long-distance highways and cross-border transport corridors. This paper draws... -
The economic cost of unreliable grid power in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Samuel Olowosejeje --- School of Engineering, Nigeria Paul Leahy --- School of Engineering, Republic of Ireland Alan Morrison --- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering, Republic of IrelandThe ever-increasing demand for electrical power in Nigeria, coupled with a limited supply, have restricted the nation's socioeconomic development. The country’s policymakers, aware of this, have formulated and enacted energy development policies in recent years targeted at diversifying the current... -
Trauma awareness and preparedness: Their influence on posttraumatic stress disorder development related to armed conflict experience
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yvonne Duagani Masika --- Laboratoire de Psychologie Médicale et d’Addictologie, Belgium Christophe Leys --- Faculty of Psychology, Belgium Pierre Fossion --- Laboratoire de Psychologie Médicale et d’Addictologie, Belgium Paul Verbanck --- Laboratoire de Psychologie Médicale et d’Addictologie, Belgium Maurice Tingu Yaba Nzolameso --- Faculté de Psychologie et des Sciences de l’Education, Samuel Mampunza Ma Miezi --- Département de Psychiatrie, RDC Charles Kornreich --- Laboratoire de Psychologie Médicale et d’Addictologie, BelgiumThis study examined influences of trauma awareness and preparedness on the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in civilian and military personnel with exposure to the civil war. Participants were 302 people with exposure to civil war in the Democratic... -
Influence of site in the wood quality of Eucalyptus in plantations in Brazil
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Thiago Leite Barbosa --- Department of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Brazil José Tarcísio da Silva Oliveira --- Department of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Brazil Sofia Maria Gonçalves Rocha --- Department of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Brazil Ana Paula Câmara --- Department of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Brazil Graziela Baptista Vidaurre --- Department of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Brazil Antônio Marcos Rosado --- Celulose Nipo-Brasileira SA (CENIBRA), Brazil Fernando Palha Leite --- Celulose Nipo-Brasileira SA (CENIBRA), BrazilGenetic materials interact with the environment in specific ways, therefore their responses in wood need to be better understood. The present study sought to evaluate the influence of different climatic conditions in Minas Gerais, Brazil on Eucalyptus grandis × Eucalyptus... -
New age-determination method based on fast growth rate of Cape hake Merluccius capensis in Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: MR Wilhelm --- Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Science, Namibia SC Paulus --- National Marine Information and Research Centre (NatMIRC), Namibia S Kashava --- National Marine Information and Research Centre (NatMIRC), NamibiaNamibia’s most important commercial fisheries resource, the shallow-water Cape hake Merluccius capensis, is currently assessed using statistical catch-at-age analysis. Age data obtained from otoliths constitute an important data component of this model. Recent age-validation studies of M. capensis showed that... -
Contribution to the knowledge of the macroinvertebrate fauna of the streams of Kahuzi-Biega National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: MF Ngera --- Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles Lwiro, Democratic Republic of Congo SU Pauls --- Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum, Germany RW Holzenthal --- Department of Entomology, USA M Bagalwa --- Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles Lwiro, Democratic Republic of Congo MA Bisimwa --- Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles Lwiro, Democratic Republic of Congo EM Mushayuma --- Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles Lwiro, Democratic Republic of Congo DR Cammaerts --- Independent researcher, research associate of the CRSN-Lwiro, Democratic Republic of CongoThe Albertine Rift is one of Africa’s major biodiversity hotspots. However, the aquatic fauna of its western border in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains understudied and poorly characterised. Kahuzi-Biega National Park (KBNP) in DRC is a crucial link for... -
The inflation hedging properties of South African and international asset classes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Donovan Stefan --- Department of Finance and Tax, South Africa Paul van Rensburg --- Department of Finance and Tax, South AfricaWithin the period 1965 to 2015 all domestic asset class returns (except cash) are found to exhibit negative correlations with the contemporaneous inflation rate. Cash has hedging qualities due to Reserve Bank inflation targeting policy action but has a low... -
Separating sets in bitopological spaces by ????-LSC and ℒ-USC functions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Paulina Szyszkowska --- Kazimierz Wielki University, PolandIn this paper we characterize the pairs ⟨A0, A1⟩ and ⟨A−, A+⟩ of disjoint subsets of bitopological space (X, ????, ℒ) which can be separated by the function f : X → ℝ simultaneously lower semicontinuous in the topology ????... -
First report of Wolbachia from field populations of Culex mosquitoes in south-western Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Tosin Segun Ogunbiyi --- Redeemer’s University, Nigeria Philomena Eromon --- Redeemer’s University, Nigeria Paul Oluniyi --- Redeemer’s University, Nigeria Femi Ayoade --- Redeemer’s University, Nigeria Owoicho Oloche --- Redeemer’s University, Nigeria Judith Uche Oguzie --- Redeemer’s University, Nigeria Onikepe Folarin --- Redeemer’s University, Nigeria Christian Happi --- Redeemer’s University, Nigeria Isaac Komolafe --- Redeemer’s University, NigeriaRecent reports on finding Wolbachia-strain infections in field mosquito species in some West African countries and the potential for developing these as disease vector biocontrol tools have prompted a search for Wolbachia in mosquitoes within the study area. Using a... -
Changes in decomposition rate and litterfall in riparian zones with different basal area of exotic Eucalyptus in south-eastern Brazil
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Glaucia Regina Santos --- Department of Forest Science, Brazil Marina Shinkai Gentil Otto --- Department of Forest Science, Brazil José Raimundo de Souza Passos --- Department of Biostatistics, Brazil Felipe Ferreira Onofre --- Department of Forest Science, Brazil Valdemir Antônio Rodrigues --- Department of Forest Science, Brazil Felipe Rossetti de Paula --- Department of Forest Science, Brazil Silvio Frosini de Barros Ferraz --- Department of Forest Science, BrazilExotic species in riparian environments can influence the quantity and quality of litterfall in the ecological system. The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of Eucalyptus leaves on litterfall and terrestrial and aquatic leaf decomposition in a... -
The effect of translanguaging in teaching the Grade 6 topics of perimeter and area in rural schools
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Judah Paul Makonye --- Marang Centre for Mathematics and Science Education, South AfricaThe concepts of area and perimeter are problematic to primary and secondary school learners. They often confuse their meaning; often evidenced in assessment tasks by learners misusing the formulae of one for the other. In this research, translanguaging is used... -
Interpreters’ treatment of questions during consecutively interpreted interactions in Zimbabwean courtrooms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Paul Svongoro --- Department of Linguistics, Zimbabwe Kim Wallmach --- Language Centre, South AfricaThis article analyses how interpreters dealt with various forms of questions used by different court players during consecutively interpreted rape trials in Zimbabwean courtrooms in their renditions. The data for this article are extracts selected from 19 cases of alleged... -
Parading Respectability: The Cultural and Moral Aesthetics of the Christmas Bands Movement in the Western Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa • Authors: Paula Fourie --- Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation, Stellenbosch University, -
The status and conservation of the Cape Gannet Morus capensis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Richard B Sherley --- Environment and Sustainability Institute/Centre for Ecology and Conservation, United Kingdom Robert JM Crawford --- Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF), South Africa Bruce M Dyer --- Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF), South Africa Jessica Kemper --- African Penguin Conservation Project, Namibia Azwianewi B Makhado --- Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF), South Africa Makhudu Masotla --- Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF), South Africa Lorien Pichegru --- DST-NRF Centre of Excellence at the FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa Pierre A Pistorius --- DST-NRF Centre of Excellence at the FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa Jean-Paul Roux --- Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Namibia Peter G Ryan --- DST-NRF Centre of Excellence at the FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa Desmond Tom --- Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Namibia Leshia Upfold --- Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF), South Africa Henning Winker --- Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF), South AfricaThe Cape Gannet Morus capensis is one of several seabird species endemic to the Benguela upwelling ecosystem (BUS) but whose population has recently decreased, leading to an unfavourable IUCN Red List assessment. Application of ‘JARA’ (‘Just Another Red-List Assessment,’ a... -
Equimultiple coefficient modules
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: P.H. Lima --- Federal University of Maranhão, Brazil V.H. Jorge Pérez --- Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science, ICMC, University of São Paulo, BrazilLet (R, m) be a d-dimensional quasi-unmixed Noetherian local ring and B ⊆ F := Rr an equimultiple finitely generated R-module of rank r and analytic spread s. Let Ir (B) denote the 0-th fitting ideal of F/B. In this... -
The planning and production of a corpus of Yilumbu: Progress of the building stage
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Paul A Mavoungou --- Department of Language Education, South AfricaIn this article, an account is given of the planning and production of a corpus of Yilumbu. The primary focus of the article is on the presentation of the project background. Then the article also gives an account of the... -
Canasseus Masilo Lamla (1943–2019)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Janet Hayward --- , South Africa Mzwandile Paul Komanisi --- , South Africa Kholekile Hazel Ngqila --- , South Africa -
Roads through Mwinilunga: a history of social change in Northwest Zambia,
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Paul David Wilkin --- , United States of America -
Optimization of the production and storage of cold in a mechanical compression solar refrigerator
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Adingra Paul Arsène Kouassi --- Laboratoire d’Energie Solaire, Unité de Formation et de Recherche des Sciences des Structures de la Matière et Technologie, Côte d’Ivoire Siaka Touré --- Laboratoire d’Energie Solaire, Unité de Formation et de Recherche des Sciences des Structures de la Matière et Technologie, Côte d’Ivoire Wanignon Ferdinand Fassinou --- Laboratoire d’Energie Solaire, Unité de Formation et de Recherche des Sciences des Structures de la Matière et Technologie, Côte d’IvoireDesign, optimization and realization of high-performance photovoltaic systems are topical issues. Especially in photovoltaic solar refrigeration machines, the cost and the lifetime of electrochemical batteries limit the development of these systems in places well served by solar radiation. The objective... -
Developing professional competence in accounting graduates: An action research study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Shaun Parsons --- College of Accounting, South Africa Bette Davidowitz --- Department of Chemistry, South Africa Paul Maughan --- College of Accounting, South AfricaIn 2014, the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) introduced the Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) as its final professional examination. The APC is an eight-hour case study assessing both the technical knowledge and pervasive skills that together represent... -
Unravelling technology-acceptance factors influencing farmer use of banana tissue culture planting materials in Central Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Lucy Mulugo --- , Uganda Florence Birungi Kyazze --- , Uganda Paul Kibwika --- , Uganda Enoch Kikulwe --- , Aman Bonaventure Omondi --- , Susan Ajambo --- ,Effective management of plant health is fundamental for food and income security to meet the growing demands of local and global markets. This however requires farmers’ adequate access to quality planting materials under the prevailing contextual and psycho-social factors. This... -
Essentialism in Zoroastrian boundary construction
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Paulina Niechciał --- , PolandThe article explores tensions in contemporary Zoroastrianism, one of the world’s oldest practiced religions, over who a “real” Zoroastrian is, what, for Zoroastrians, constitutes the essence of Zoroastrianism and how constructed collective boundaries may or may not be crossed. Considering... -
Rational homotopy of mapping spaces between complex Grassmannians
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Jean Baptiste Gatsinzi --- , Botswana Paul Antony Otieno --- , Nairobi Vitalis Onyango-Otieno --- , NairobiThe complex Grassmann Gr(k, n) is the space of k dimensional subspaces of ℂ n . It is a complex manifold of complex dimension k(n − k). There is a natural inclusion ik ,n : Gr(k, n) ↪ Gr(k,... -
Assimilation and glide addition: The case of Xitsonga labiovelar nasal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Paul Nkuna --- , South AfricaThis article aims to present a case study on the Xitsonga labiovelar nasal (n’w [ŋw]) logjam. It places particular emphasis on the glide addition. The case study critically investigates the portrayal by some Xitsonga scholars of phonological processes resulting in... -
Metaphors as strategic manoeuvring in isiXhosa traditional argumentative political discourse
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Zameka Paula Sijadu --- , South AfricaThe theoretical framework of argumentation as advanced by Van Eemeren and Grootendorst is used to explore the quality of argumentative segments in the traditional political setting as portrayed in AC Jordan’s isiXhosa novel Ingqumbo Yeminyanya, self-translated as The Wrath of... -
HIV serostatus, inflammatory biomarkers and the frailty phenotype among older people in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Anita Edwards --- , South Africa Mark J Siedner --- , South Africa Stephen Nash --- , UK Melissa Neuman --- , UK Sivapragashini Danaviah --- , South Africa Theresa Smit --- , South Africa Dickman Gareta --- , South Africa Paul Kowal --- , Switzerland Janet Seeley --- , South AfricaObjective: We compared the prevalence of frailty by HIV serostatus and related biomarkers to the modified frailty phenotype among older individuals in a rural population in South Africa. -
Risk-based portfolio sensitivity to covariance estimation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Hannes du Plessis --- , Paul van Rensburg --- ,Risk-based portfolio construction methods focus on optimally extracting information from the covariance matrix of asset returns, as opposed to utilising forecasts of expected returns, in determining the portfolio allocation. This improves their robustness to estimation error in means, but this... -
Anatomical, physiological and allometric contrasts of the Cerrado tree Dalbergia miscolobium in full sun and shade environments
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Ane Marcela das Chagas Mendonça --- , Brazil Jean Marcel Sousa Lira --- , Brazil Marcelo Rodrigues --- , Brazil Vanessa da Fontoura Custódio Monteiro --- , Brazil Edson Simão --- , Brazil João Paulo Rodrigues Alves Delfino Barbosa --- , BrazilThe Brazilian Cerrado is a mosaic comprised of different vegetation formations and consequently, different environmental conditions. Tree density modifies the availability of light and affects species distribution. Thus, seedlings of species with a broad distribution should show contrasting anatomical, morphological,... -
Characterisation of eucalypt wood from trees with dieback for production of Kraft pulp
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Ana Paula Câmara --- , Brazil Graziela Baptista Vidaurre --- , Brazil Suellen Rios Martins --- , Brazil João Gabriel Missia da Silva --- , Brazil Humberto Fantuzzi Neto --- , Brazil Jean Carlos Lopes de Oliveira --- , Brazil Amélia Guimarães Carvalho --- , Brazil José Cola Zanuncio --- , Brazil Leandro de Siqueira --- , BrazilDieback, resulting from abiotic stress, compromises the development of trees and the quality of wood. The objective of this work was to characterise the wood and cellulosic pulp produced from young eucalypt wood with dieback. Eucalyptus grandis × Eucalyptus urophylla... -
Debarking damage by alien Pallas’s squirrel, Callosciurus erythraeus, in Argentina and its effects on tree growth
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Paula A Pedreira --- , Argentina Eduardo A Penon --- , Argentina Mariela Borgnia --- , ArgentinaIntroduced squirrels threaten forest ecosystems by debarking, resulting in economic losses to the timber industry and additional damage mitigation and pest control costs. The Pallas’s squirrel, also called the red-bellied squirrel. (Callosciurus erythraeus), originally from Asia, is the first squirrel... -
Separating sets by bilaterally quasi-continuous functions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Paulina Szyszkowska --- , PolandIn this paper we characterize the pairs (A 0, A 1) and (A−, A +) of disjoint sets which can be separated by a bilaterally quasi-continuous function. Moreover, we characterize when two arbitrary subsets of the real line can be... -
Enhancing ICT for productivity in sub-Saharan Africa: Thresholds for complementary policies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Simplice A. Asongu --- , Paul N. Acha-Anyi --- , South AfricaThe purpose of this research is to investigate the relevance of enhancing information and communication technology (ICT) on dynamics of total factor productivity (TFP) in 25 sub-Saharan African countries using data covering the period 1980–2014. The empirical evidence is based... -
The ‘street’ construct and mass-mediated identities in Nigerian hip hop
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa • Authors: Paul Ayodele Onanuga --- , NigeriaThe origins, influence and perspectivisation of American hip hop can be traced to African American locational references to the ‘hood’. The global diffusion of hip hop ensures that the ‘hood’ identity is continually localised and appropriated within emergent localities. Within... -
Frequent burning maintained a stable grassland over four decades in the Drakensberg, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Craig D Morris --- , South Africa Colin S Everson --- , South Africa Terry M Everson --- , South Africa Paul J Gordijn --- , South AfricaThe mesic montane grasslands of the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg, which produce cured flammable fuel, have evolved under and are sustained by recurrent fires. The Brotherton burning trial (12 replicated treatments) was established at Cathedral Peak (1 890 m asl) in 1980 to... -
Grass functional trait responses to experimental warming and fire in Afromontane grasslands
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Mariska te Beest --- , The Netherlands Anne Kleinjan --- , The Netherlands Veerle Tuijnman --- , The Netherlands Nicky Findlay --- , The Netherlands Thembeka Mvelase --- , South Africa Elizabeth le Roux --- , United Kingdom Michelle Tedder --- , South Africa Paul Gordijn --- , South Africa Susan Janse van Rensburg --- , South AfricaClimate change is one of the main challenges facing humanity in the coming century. To understand the impact of climate change on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, we urgently require a better understanding of plant responses to climate change. To address... -
Procedural justice, police legitimacy, and performance: Perspectives of South African students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Paul Oluwatosin Bello --- , South Africa Thabiso Donald Matshaba --- , South AfricaThis study explored notions of procedural justice and police legitimacy among university students in South Africa. We surveyed 482 South African university students (female =77.6%; black = 91.7%; mean age = 23.0 years, SD = 1.05 years) on the effect... -
The prospects of the method of wide reflective equilibrium in contemporary African epistemology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Paul O. Irikefe --- , UKThis article makes a case for wide reflective equilibrium in doing African epistemology. It argues that on the issue of formulating a viable theory of knowledge, such an approach is more promising than the extant dominant approaches, namely the method... -
Stock separation of the shallow-water hake Merluccius capensis in the Benguela ecosystem using otolith shape analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: ENG Shoopala --- , Namibia MR Wilhelm --- , Namibia SC Paulus --- , NamibiaThe fishing industry is an important economic sector in Namibia and South Africa, with the shallow-water hake Merluccius capensis being an important target species. Recent genetic studies of M. capensis found two stocks in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem,... -
Adapting a diabetes nutrition education programme for adults with type 2 diabetes from a primary to tertiary healthcare setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Jane W Muchiri --- , South Africa Gerda J Gericke --- , South Africa Paul Rheeder --- , South Africa -
Rethinking open government as innovation for inclusive development: Open access, data and ICT in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Paul Plantinga --- , South Africa Rachel Adams --- , South AfricaOpen government has come to be closely associated with innovation for inclusive development (IID). These two areas of practice and research have converged around similar mechanisms aimed at achieving inclusive development outcomes including: open interaction between government, technologists and end-users... -
Indirect exposure to trauma: Does resilience explain the link between optimism and secondary traumatic stress among in-patient carers?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Rosemary C. Muomah --- , Nigeria Appollos C. Ndukuba --- , Nigeria Paul C. Odinka --- , Nigeria Kennedy U. Amadi --- , Nigeria Callista U. Nduanya --- , Nigeria Jaclyn I. Odinka --- , Nigeria Theclar C. Iyidobi --- , NigeriaThis study examined the relationship between optimism and secondary traumatic stress (STS), including the mediating role of resilience on the association. Family carers (n = 194; female = 64.95%; married = 50%; age range = 15 to 70, mean age... -
Barriers to ART adherence among school students living with HIV in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Edith Apondi --- , Kenya Juddy Wachira --- , Kenya Rose Ayikukwei --- , Kenya Catherine Kafu --- , Kenya Jael Onyango --- , Kenya Mark Omollo --- , Kenya Becky Genberg --- , USA Winstone Nyandiko --- , Kenya Paula Braitstein --- , KenyaHIV has transformed from a serious acute illness with high rates of morbidity and mortality to a fairly easily managed chronic disease. However, children and adolescents living with HIV are yet to achieve similar improvement in their HIV care outcomes... -
Carbon production from seasonal litterfall in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Greyce CB Maas --- , Brazil Carlos R Sanquetta --- , Brazil Renato Marques --- , Brazil Sebastião do A Machado --- , Brazil Mateus NI Sanquetta --- , Brazil Ana Paula D Corte --- , Brazil Iara M Barberena --- , BrazilForests play an important role in climate change, acting as a source or sink of carbon. There is, however, a lack of data regarding the carbon production from litterfall in tropical forests. The Atlantic Forest is one of the most... -
Corporate ethical values and ethical work climate influences on employees’ helping behaviour in a developing country’s banking sector setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jeremy Mitonga-Monga --- , South Africa Aden-Paul Flotman --- , South AfricaThis study investigated the influence of corporate ethical values and work ethical climate on employees’ helping behaviour. A convenience sample (n= 421) of employees at a bank in the Democratic Republic of Congo were participants (female = 32.5%). The employers... -
Face-to-face with COVID-19 untranslatability in African languages: Experiences of English–Shona translators in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Paul Svongoro --- , South Africa Monwabisi Ralarala --- , South Africa Raymond Damba --- , ZimbabweThis article explores the concepts of equivalence and translatability as they relate to the translation of COVID-19 texts from English into Shona. First, the article investigates whether equivalence and non-equivalence are useful concepts in explaining translatability and untranslatability of technical... -
An analysis of factors affecting the speed of establishment of field-based farmer learning alliances: A case of Farmer Learning Centres (FLCs) in southern Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Toga Mapangisana --- , Zimbabwe Paul Mapfumo --- , Zimbabwe Shephard Siziba --- , Zimbabwe Florence Mtambanengwe --- , ZimbabweFarmer learning alliances are an important vehicle for information dissemination and co-innovation among smallholder communities in southern Africa. However, the process of establishing functional farmer learning alliances tends to be uneven, slow, and costly for many development agents. This study... -
Optimisation of micropropagation protocols for temperate eucalypt hybrids in South Africa, with a focus on auxin transport proteins
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Rafael Keret --- , South Africa Muhammad Nakhooda --- , South Africa Nicoletta B Jones --- , South Africa Paul N Hills --- , South AfricaGlobally the demand for forestry resources is booming, and consequently innovative approaches to cultivate valuable hardwoods, such as eucalypts, are crucial. Although micropropagation offers a means to clonally propagate desirable cultivars, this technique is often variety-specific for eucalypts. Thus, recalcitrant... -
Effect of fibre and vessel biometry on wood combustibility of native Miombo tree species
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Jonas Massuque --- , Brazil Kelly Iapuque Rodrigues de Sousa --- , Brazil Paulo Fernando Trugilho --- , BrazilFibres and vessels represent the largest proportion of anatomical elements in hardwood tree species. They exert significant effects on various properties of the wood, which, consequently, have several implications for the use of the wood. However, the effect of these... -
Charcoal heaps volume estimation based on unmanned aerial vehicles
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Luiza Marina Esteves de Carvalho --- , Brazil Alessandra Melo --- , Brazil Glauco José de Matos Umbelino --- , Brazil Jan-Peter Mund --- , Germany Jhonathan Gomes dos Santos --- , Brazil Jacqueline Rosette --- , United Kingdom Daniel Silveira --- , São Paulo Eric Bastos Gorgens --- , BrazilThe charcoal stock in a forestry business is controlled based on the theoretical capacity of the masonry ovens (input) and shipped trucks (output). During the year, the company must monitor the stock for accountability reports and internal governance. This paper... -
Tipping the scales: how fire controls the balance among functional groups in Angolan grasslands
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Paulina Meller --- , Germany Raquel Frazão --- , Germany Fernanda Lages --- , Angola Norbert Jürgens --- , Germany Manfred Finckh --- , GermanyFire plays an important role in the ecology of tropical grasslands globally. However, detailed studies comparing the response of plant functional groups to fire seasonality, and thus phenological timing, are scarce from humid Afrotropical grasslands. Such information, however, is crucial... -
Long-term frequent fires do not decrease topsoil carbon and nitrogen in an Afromontane grassland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Nicola Findlay --- , The Netherlands Alan Manson --- , South Africa Joris PGM Cromsigt --- , The Netherlands Paul Gordijn --- , South Africa Cathy Nixon --- , South Africa Max Rietkerk --- , The Netherlands Guy Thibaud --- , South Africa Martin J Wassen --- , The Netherlands Mariska te Beest --- , The NetherlandsFire has been an integral evolutionary force shaping and maintaining grassy biomes, such as the Afromontane grasslands of South Africa. Afromontane grasslands represent a large carbon reservoir, but it is uncertain how fire affects their long-term C storage. We investigated... -
Assessing mobile phone use in farming: The case of Nigerian rural farmers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Chioma Anadozie --- , Nigeria Mathias Fonkam --- , Nigeria Jean-Paul Cleron --- , NigeriaMost existing literature in the field of mobile phones for agriculture and rural development adopted an economic stance that focused mainly on agriculture marketing and pricing. Little attention has been given to other areas of the farming value chain. To... -
A psychobiography of Oliver Reginald Tambo from an African psychology perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sunitha Swanepoel --- , South Africa Paul J. P. Fouché --- , South Africa Pravani Naidoo --- , South AfricaThe objective of this study was to psychologically reconstruct the life of Oliver Reginald Tambo (1917-1993), using integrated African-centred psychological approaches. The researchers applied a constructivist, single-case psychobiographical approach and Alexander’s (1988) principal identifiers of salience to analyse primary and... -
Time of permanence and rooting quality of minicuttings of eucalypt clones
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Glauce Taís de Oliveira Sousa Azevedo --- , Brazil Anderson Marcos de Souza --- , Brazil Gileno Brito de Azevedo --- , Brazil Paulo Eduardo Teodoro --- , Brazil Larissa Pereira Ribeiro Teodoro --- , Brazil José Raimundo Luduvico de Sousa --- , BrazilEstablishing the optimal time for rooting permanence and evaluation of the rooting quality of eucalypt clones allows us to optimise the production process and increase the quality of the seedlings produced. This study aimed to determine the optimal time for... -
How citizen scientists are rapidly generating big distribution data: lessons from the Arewa Atlas Team, Nigerian Bird Atlas Project
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Abubakar S Ringim --- , Nigeria Sulaiman I Muhammad --- , Nigeria Longji A Bako --- , Nigeria Haruna M Abubakar --- , Nigeria Sulaiman M Isa --- , Nigeria Doofan J Nelly --- , Nigeria Aliyu A Bajoga --- , Nigeria Abdulhamid S Bunu --- , Nigeria Hafiz A Adam --- , Nigeria Idris M Jalo --- , Nigeria Jonathan O Eveso --- , Nigeria Eugene D Mathew --- , Nigeria Bello A Danmallam --- , Nigeria Umbule Mador --- , Nigeria Jennifer I Paul --- , Nigeria Isuwa Aminu --- , Nigeria Alai Lawal --- , Nigeria Joseph I Izang --- , Nigeria Ponyil N Abu --- , NigeriaThe Arewa Atlas Team (AAT) in northern Nigeria has set an example for a robust methodological data collection and made a big impact for the African Bird Atlas Project. To broaden national bird atlas projects and coverage across the continent,... -
Lives in Motion: Theorising Mobility in Contemporary Queer African Cinema
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Wesley Paul Macheso --- ,This paper discusses two fictional films — Inxeba (The Wound) (2017) and Rafiki (2018) — as forms of queer representation within the nascent field of queer African cinema. My analysis situates the films within discourses of globalisation with a specific... -
Using a nurse-driven and home-based telehealth intervention to improve insulin therapy for people with type 2 diabetes in primary care: a feasibility study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Patrick Ngassa Piotie --- , South Africa Paola Wood --- , South Africa Jane W Muchiri --- , South Africa Elizabeth M Webb --- , South Africa Paul Rheeder --- , South Africa -
Predictors of mortality among people living with HIV in the test and treat era within rural Uganda: a retrospective cohort study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Anacret Byamukama --- , Uganda Pauline M Golding --- , United KingdomBackground: Uganda adopted the test and treat strategy in 2016 where all people living with HIV are initiated on antiretroviral drugs irrespective of CD4 count and WHO clinical stage, as one of the major strategies to end the HIV epidemic... -
An analysis of the relationship between HIV risk self-perception with sexual behaviour and HIV status in South African older adults
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Makandwe Nyirenda --- , South Africa Nonzwakazi Mnqonywa --- , South Africa Bomkazi Tutshana --- , South Africa Jayganthie Naidoo --- , South Africa Paul Kowal --- , Australia Joel Negin --- , AustraliaObjective: To examine how older adults perceive their own risk of acquiring HIV; and how this perception correlates with their sexual behaviour and HIV status. -
Correlation of variations in species abundance of Atlantic forests regenerating on abandoned pastures with different environmental and spatial variables
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: João Paulo de Maçaneiro --- , Brazil Laio Zimermann Oliveira --- , Brazil Lauri Amândio Schorn --- , Brazil Franklin Galvão --- , Brazil Guilherme Salgado Grittz --- , Brazil André Luís de Gasper --- , BrazilThe conversion of native forests into pastures is still a common practice in Brazil. Abandoned pastures have great potential for natural regeneration and therefore could play an important role in meeting the enormous demand for forest restoration. Few studies, however,... -
Patterns of fish distribution in tropical rock pools at Príncipe Island, Gulf of Guinea
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: J Azevedo e Silva --- University of Lisbon, Portugal AJ Almeida --- University of Lisbon, Portugal M Cravo --- University of Lisbon, Portugal MP Pais --- University of Lisbon, Portugal Y Santos --- , São Tomé e Príncipe J Paula --- University of Lisbon, PortugalLittle is known about the ichthyofauna from intertidal rock pools of the west coast of Africa, especially in the Gulf of Guinea. Rock pools are characteristic habitats of the intertidal zone of structurally complex rocky shores, adding important niche space... -
A latent class analysis of adverse childhood life events in Ugandan adolescents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Paulo Ferrajão --- Universidade Europeia, Portugal Francisco Frias --- Universidade Europeia, Portugal Joana Ramos --- Universidade Europeia, Portugal Ask Elklit --- University of Southern Denmark, DenmarkThis study aimed to characterise adverse childhood events (ACEs) experiences of school-going Ugandan adolescents (female = 50.6%, with diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder: PTSD = 38.2%; mean age = 15.9 years, SD = 1.2 years). The children completed the Harvard... -
Mother-to-child transmission of HIV and its prevention: awareness and knowledge in Uganda and Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Gundel Harms --- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Charité-University Medicine Berlin, Katja Schulze [B0002] Ilaria Moneta --- International Health, Charité-University Medicine Berlin, Chris Baryomunsi [B0004] Paulina Mbezi [B0005] Gabriele Poggensee --- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute in Berlin,Awareness and knowledge about HIV mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) and preventive measures in different population groups and health personnel were analysed in future intervention areas in western Uganda and south-western Tanzania. In Uganda, a total of 751 persons (440 clients of... -
Assessment of knowledge, attitudes and practices of infant feeding in the context of HIV: A case study from western Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Juddy Wachira --- Moi University School of Public Health, Kenya Boaz Otieno-Nyunya --- GAP/CDC, Kenya Joyce Beatrice Ballidawa --- Department of Behavioural Sciences, Moi University School of Medicine, Paula Braitstein --- University of British Columbia, CanadaGuidelines for infant feeding options among HIV-positive mothers are changing with informative research. Cultural factors, socialisation processes, gender dimensions and socio-economic status within communities should be considered in recommending feasible and sustainable options. The objective of this study was to... -
Perceived stigma among patients receiving antiretroviral treatment: A prospective randomised trial comparing an m-DOT strategy with standard-of- care in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Susan Kaai --- Department of Health Studies and Gerontology, University of Waterloo, Canada Sandra Bullock --- Department of Health Studies and Gerontology, University of Waterloo, Canada Avina Sarna --- Population Council, Matthew Chersich --- Centre for Health Policy, University of the Witwatersrand, Stanley Luchters --- International Centre for Reproductive Health (ICRH), Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ghent University, Belgium Scott Geibel --- Population Council, Paul Munyao --- ICAP, Kenya Kishorchandra Mandaliya --- , Kenya Marleen Temmerman --- Obstetrical Department, Ghent University Hospital, Naomi Rutenberg --- Population Council,HIV and AIDS remain highly stigmatised. Modified directly observed therapy (m-DOT) supports antiretroviral treatment (ART) adherence but little is known about its association with perceived stigma in resource-constrained settings. In 2003, 234 HIV-infected adults enrolled in a two-arm randomised trial... -
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... -
Perceptions of the availability and effectiveness of HIV/AIDS awareness and intervention programmes by people with disabilities in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Regis Chireshe --- Faculty of Education, Walter Sisulu University, South Africa Edward Ntare Rutondoki --- Department of Psychology, Kyambogo University, Uganda Paul Ojwang --- Department of Community and Disability Studies, Kyambogo University, UgandaThe study investigated perceptions of the availability and effectiveness of HIV/AIDS awareness and intervention programmes by people with disabilities in Uganda. Participants (N=95) were made up of 15 leaders of disabled people's organisations (DPOs) and 80 people with disabilities (PWDs)... -
Factors underlying taking a child to HIV care: implications for reducing loss to follow-up among HIV-infected and -exposed children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Juddy Wachira [d221e18] Susan E Middlestadt Rachel Vreeman Paula BraitsteinObjective: With the aim of reducing pediatric loss to follow-up (LTFU) from HIV clinical care programs in sub-Saharan Africa, we sought to understand the personal and socio-cultural factors associated with the behavior of caregivers taking HIV-infected and -exposed children for... -
Drug trafficking, use, and HIV risk: The need for comprehensive interventions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Jessie Mbwambo [d186e18] Sheryl A. McCurdy Bronwyn Myers Barrot Lambdin Gad Paul Kilonzo Pamela KaduriThe rapid increase in communication and transportation between Africa and other continents as well as the erosion of social fabric attended by poverty, ethnic conflicts, and civil wars has led to increased trafficking and consumption of illicit drugs. Cannabis dominates... -
Assessing the effects of anti-homosexuality legislation in Uganda on HIV prevention, treatment, and care services
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Paul Semugoma [d194e18] Chris Beyrer Stefan BaralUganda's response to the HIV epidemic has been lauded for its robustness and achievements. However, a key component of HIV prevention programming has been missing, for men who have sex with men (MSM). The main reason cited has been criminalization... -
Invisible work: Child work in households with a person living with HIV/AIDS in Central Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Julie Abimanyi-Ochom --- , , Australia Brett Inder --- , , Australia Bruce Hollingsworth --- , , UK Paula Lorgelly --- , , AustraliaBackground: HIV/AIDS has led to increased mortality and morbidity, negatively impacting adult labour especially in HIV/AIDS burdened Sub-Saharan Africa. There has been some exploration of the effects of HIV/AIDS on paid child labour, but little empirical work on children’s non-paid... -
CASE HISTORY OF A GREEN MAMBA BITE IN THE CONGO
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia • Authors: Paul Leloup --- , Congo Republic D.S. Bukavu --- , Congo Republic J.H. Mason --- S.A.I.M.R., -
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: W.R. BRANCH --- , M. BURGER --- , MARIUS BURGER --- , M.F. Bates --- , W.R. BRANCH --- , M.S. BRANCH --- , W.R. BRANCH --- , G.V. HAAGNER --- , W.R. BRANCH --- , G.V. HAAGNER --- , M.S. BRANCH --- , G.V. HAAGNER --- , W.R. BRANCH --- , W.R. BRANCH --- , G.V. HAAGNER --- , M.S. BRANCH --- , W.R. BRANCH --- , M. BURGER --- , R. B.T. SMITH --- , AARONM. BAUER --- Villanova University, U.S.A. W.R. BRANCH --- , G. HAAGNER --- , R. HALL --- , G. CRAIG --- , PAULS. FREED --- Houston Zoological Gardens , USA W.R. BRANCH --- , R.E. BRANCH --- , D.G. BROADLEY --- , Zimbabwe W.R. BRANCH --- , M. BURGER --- , D.G. BROADLEY --- , Zimbabwe -
LIFE HISTORY NOTES
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: W.R. BRANCH --- , J. C. P. VAN WYK --- University of the Orange Free State, D.J. KOK --- University of the Orange Free State, L.H. DU PREEZ --- , G.V. HAAGNER --- , G.V. HAAGNER --- , C.J. McCARTNEY --- , W.R. BRANCH --- , T.C. BRANCH --- , G.V. HAAGNER --- , D.R. MORGAN --- Tygerberg Preservation Trust, R.M. DOUGLAS --- , M.C. MASON --- University of the Witwatersrand, G.J. ALEXANDER --- University of the Witwatersrand, R.M. DOUGLAS --- , W.R. BRANCH --- , G.V. HAAGNER --- , G.V. HAAGNER --- , A. COCKERAN --- , G.V. HAAGNER --- , South Africa G. TOMSETT --- , G.V. HAAGNER --- , R.J. HALL --- , W.R. BRANCH --- , A. POISAT --- , W.R. BRANCH --- , A. COCKERAN --- , G.V. HAAGNER --- , G.V. HAAGNER --- , C.H. CLARKE --- Africa School for Missions, M.F. BATES --- , South Africa JAMES WAKIBARA --- University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania PAUL MATTHEWS --- The Society for Environmental Exploration, U.K. -
New data on the South African acontine skink Typhlosaurus lomii Haacke 1986 (Squamata: Scincidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: AaronM. Bauer --- Villanova University, USA Victoria Schneider --- Villanova University, USA Trip Lamb --- East Carolina University, USA PaulE. Moler --- Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission , USA RandallD. Babb --- , USA -
Temperature regulation in free-ranging ectotherms: what are the appropriate questions?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: PaulE. Hertz --- Barnard College, Columbia University, USA RaymondB. Huey --- University of Washington, USA RobertD. Stevenson --- University of Massachusetts Boston, USA -
The ‘peer’ in ‘Peer Review’
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Gad Perry --- Texas Tech University, USA Jaime Bertoluci --- Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil Bruce Bury --- USGS, USA RobertW. Hansen --- , USA Robert Jehle --- University of Salford, UK John Measey --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa BradR. Moon --- University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA Erin Muths --- USGS, USA MarcoA. L. Zuffi --- Museum Natural History, University of Pisa, Italy -
An allele-specific PCR assay for detection of mutations that confer benzimidazole resistance and zoxamide sensitivity in Phyllosticta citricarpa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Beatrix Coetzee --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Elma Carstens --- Citrus Research International (Pty) Ltd, South Africa Gerhardus C Schutte --- Avima (Pty) Ltd, South Africa Elaine Basson --- Citrus Research International (Pty) Ltd, South Africa Mia J Groeneveld --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Tankiso Mpholo --- Land Reform and Rural Development, South Africa Providence Moyo --- Citrus Research International (Pty) Ltd, South Africa Jessica C Winn --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Paul H Fourie --- Citrus Research International (Pty) Ltd, South Africa Aletta E Bester van der Merwe --- Stellenbosch University, South AfricaPhyllosticta citricarpa is the causative agent of citrus black spot (CBS), a cosmetic fungal disease that has been reported in most of the citrus-growing regions of the world. The occurrence of CBS in orchards is predominantly controlled by the application... -
Tropical wood species: alternative model to determine the characteristic compressive strength perpendicular to grain
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Arthur Filipe Freire Gomes --- Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil Fernando Júnior Resende Macarenhas --- Rua Luís Reis Santos - Pólo II, University of Coimbra, Portugal Diego Henrique de Almeida --- Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil Alfredo Manuel Pereira Geraldes Dias --- Rua Luís Reis Santos - Pólo II, University of Coimbra, Portugal Tulio Hallak Panzera --- Federal University of São João Del Rey (UFSJ), Brazil Francisco Antônio Rocco Lahr --- University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil André Luis Christoforo --- Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), BrazilBrazil has a vast area of native forests with the potential to be sustainably exploited for application in civil construction. Density is a key factor when analysing the characteristics of different wood species and their future uses, and additionally it... -
Long-term study of the drought impact on the phytoplankton concentration and assemblages in two water supply reservoirs in Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Johannes Sirunda --- Namibia Water Corporation, Namibia Paul Oberholster --- University of the Free State, South Africa Gideon Wolfaardt --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Christoff Truter --- Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada Sean van der Merwe --- University of the Free State, South AfricaRising temperatures and increased occurrences of droughts, brought on by climate change, are expected to affect reservoir water levels. We hypothesised that the decrease in reservoir volumes in dams with desert climates will favour the growth of phytoplankton biomass, measured... -
Factors associated with patients defaulting on HIV treatment at Helen Joseph Hospital, Gauteng province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Paul Potsane --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaBackground: South Africa’s government has made significant improvements in expanding access to antiretroviral (ARV) treatment. A rate of adherence of 95% to 100% is necessary to achieve the intended outcomes of antiretroviral treatment. However, antiretroviral treatment adherence remains a significant... -
Forgiveness-related motives: An Angola–Portugal comparison
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Paulo Alves --- Piaget Institute of Viseu, Portugal Joana Neto --- Management and Information Technologies (REMIT), Portucalense University, Portugal Maria da Conceição Azevedo --- University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal Félix Neto --- University of Porto, Portugal Etienne Mullet --- Institute of Advanced Studies (EPHE), FranceThis study examined the structure of forgiveness motives expressed by young adults in two different countries: Angola and Portugal. A total of 483 participants (245 Angolans and 238 Portuguese) were presented with the Motivation to Forgive Questionnaire. Exploratory and confirmatory... -
The determinants of the intention to use autonomous vehicles
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Paul Orsot-Dessi --- Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, France Arvind Ashta --- Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, France Surender Mor --- BPS Women University, IndiaThis study measures the relative importance of the determinants of the intentions to use autonomous vehicles. We hypothesize that the intention to use is influenced by perceived usefulness and perceived ease and that the perceived usefulness will be determined by... -
The morphophysiological mechanisms of light-induced net primary production of Amazonian tree species
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Victor Alexandre Hardt Ferreira dos Santos --- , Brazil Ana Flávia Monteiro de Souza --- Federal University of Amazonas, Brazil Bruna de Oliveira dos Santos --- Federal University of Amazonas, Brazil Adriana Grandis --- University of São Paulo, Brazil Marciel José Ferreira --- Federal University of Amazonas, BrazilWe investigated the morphophysiological mechanisms indicative of resource uses behind net primary production in seedlings of three valuable forest species of socio-economic value in the Amazon:mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla), Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) and Laurel (Cordia alliodora). The hypotheses tested were:... -
Fine-scale variation reveals high structure and floristic heterogeneity in dry forests of the Cerrado
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Frederico Augusto Guimarães Guilherme --- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Deivid Lopes Machado --- Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Gabriel Eliseu Silva --- Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Natanael Moreira Nascimento --- Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Gustavo Luz Ferreira --- Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Kaila de Assis Ressel Pereira --- Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Ana Paula de Souza --- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Pollyana de Godoy Borges --- Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Laura Rezende Souza --- Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil James Dean Leal Rocha --- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Christiano Peres Coelho --- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Everton Alves Maciel --- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Wendy Carniello Ferreira --- Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Marlon Zortéa --- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Steffan Eduardo Silva Carneiro --- Universidade Federal de Jataí, BrasilThis study aimed to compare the floristic and tree structure of two dry forests patches located in a forest remnant encompassed in Cerrado biome, south Goiás state, Brazil. In semideciduous (SF) and deciduous (DF) dry forests, we allocated 25 permanent... -
Doing anthropology in uncertain contexts: patchwork ethnography in Mozambique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Maria Paula Meneses --- University of Coimbra, PortugalCovid-19 posed significant challenges to anthropological research as quarantines, travel restrictions and physical distance measures were introduced. In the Mozambican context, however, the pandemic added an additional critical level to previous crises (epidemics, extreme climate events, armed violence) which had... -
Introduction
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: José Adalima --- University Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique Xénia de Carvalho --- University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal Fernando Florêncio --- University of Coimbra, Portugal Elísio Jossias --- University Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique Maria Paula Meneses --- University of Coimbra, Portugal -
The influence of type of sexual partnership on male condom use: empirical evidence from the South African construction industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kamal Yakubu --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Paul Bowen --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Rajen Govender --- University of Cape Town, South AfricaThere are indications that gender has an effect on individual risk factors and pathways to HIV diagnoses and treatment. Furthermore, there is growing recognition that to improve HIV-related health outcomes for men, it is important to understand their experiences and... -
Gender relations and social justice in Africa: Toward a duty-based approach to gender-based violence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Abiodun Paul Afolabi --- Adekunle Ajasin University, Nigeria Edwin Etieyibo --- University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaA large and important part of social relations is gender relations between men and women. Over time, the manifestation of such relations has often been one of violence, particularly violence against women. Different approaches have been deployed to deal with... -
Network analysis of the endemic spotted gully shark Triakis megalopterus reveals spatial vulnerability to exploitation in the Western Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: E Cottrant --- , South Africa NJ Drobniewska --- , South Africa TL Johnson --- , South Africa LG Underhill --- University of Cape Town, South Africa TS Murray --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa N Hammerschlag --- University of Miami, United States PS Albano --- University of Miami, United States C Elston --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa ME McCord --- , South Africa PD Cowley --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa C Fallows --- , South Africa TG Paulet --- , South AfricaThe spotted gully shark Triakis megalopterus (Triakidae) is a mesopredatory species endemic to southern Africa. It is currently listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List in accordance with an estimated increase in population size, general release by recreational... -
The effect of e-government development indices (EGDI) on corruption perception index in sub-Sahara Africa: A panel data analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Chima Paul --- University of Abuja, Nigeria Samuel Olorunfemi Adams --- University of Abuja, NigeriaThe study aims to examine the impact of e-government development indices on the corruption perception index (CPI) using cross-sectional data covering the period 2012–2020. To achieve the objective of the study, the E-Government Development Index (EGDI), which comprises the Online... -
Agricultural credit guarantee scheme fund and oil palm production in Nigeria: A vector autoregressive (VAR) approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Elaigwu Christopher Ogbanje --- Nasarawa State University, Nigeria Eberechukwu Johnpaul Ihemezie --- University of Nigeria, NigeriaOil palm has been identified as one of the key agricultural products that can diversify Nigeria’s economy. However, its production and export have been hampered by capital constraints. Consequently, the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund (ACGSF) was introduced to encourage... -
The influence of crises on the financial position of multinationals in emerging markets
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Peter Vaz da Fonseca --- Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil Michele Nascimento Jucá --- Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil João Paulo da Torre Vieito --- Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, PortugalThis investigation is one of the first to analyse the relationships between leverage and bankruptcy costs, interest expenses, tax benefits and firm value, in multinational and domestic companies, during periods of crisis and financial stability. The analysed data are related... -
Distribution and site fidelity of four endemic catshark species in Walker Bay, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: TL Johnson --- , South Africa JC de Bresser --- , South Africa E Cottrant --- , South Africa NJ Drobniewska --- , South Africa TG Paulet --- , South Africa LG Underhill --- University of Cape Town, South AfricaCatsharks (family Scyliorhinidae) and the recently reclassified deepwater catsharks (family Pentanchidae) are two of the largest families of elasmobranchs and include species that function as important mesopredators in almost all marine ecosystems. This study focuses on four species endemic to... -
Suboptimal control and failure to intensify therapy for South Africans with type 2 diabetes: an audit of diabetes management at primary health care facilities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Patrick Ngassa Piotie --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Elizabeth M Webb --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Paul Rheeder --- University of Pretoria, South Africa -
Zoning the occurrence of
Thyrinteina arnobia in eucalypts and its relationship with the spectral behaviour of canopies and soil attributesItem type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Caíque Carvalho Medauar --- , Brazil Samuel de Assis Silva --- , Brazil Luis Carlos Cirilo Carvalho --- State University of Santa Cruz, Brazil Willian Bucker Moraes --- Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil Marcus Vinicius Masson --- State University of Paulista, Brazil Ricardo Previdente Martins --- , Brazil Sidinei Dallacort --- , Brazil João Mendes Cicarini Hott --- Federal University of Espírito Santo, BrazilThis study aimed to outline areas at risk of the occurrence of eucalypt defoliator caterpillars and their relationship with variations in the spectral behaviour of canopies and soil attributes. The study was conducted in three eucalypt plantation areas of the... -
On property-(R 1) and relative Chebyshev centers in Banach spaces-II
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Syamantak Das --- Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India Tanmoy Paul --- Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, IndiaWe continue to study (strong) property-(R 1) in Banach spaces. As discussed by Pai & Nowroji in [On restricted centers of sets, J. Approx. Theory, 66(2), 170–189 (1991)], this study corresponds to a triplet , where X is a Banach... -
Does self-compassion protect adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury from developing borderline features? A two-wave longitudinal study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Diogo Carreiras --- University Coimbra, Portugal Paula Castilho --- University Coimbra, Portugal Marina Cunha --- University Coimbra, PortugalBackground: Adolescence is a vulnerable developmental stage for the onset of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and borderline features, which are related psychological phenomena. Self-compassion reflects a sensitivity to own suffering and a motivation to relieve it, consisting of a more positive... -
Biomass production and nutritional efficiency in short rotation eucalypt clone plantations for energy in north-east Brazil
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Welluma Teixeira Barros --- State University of Southwest Bahia, Brazil Patrícia Anjos Bittencourt Barreto-Garcia --- State University of Southwest Bahia, Brazil Valdemiro da Conceição Júnior --- State University of Southwest Bahia, Brazil Marcos Gervasio Pereira --- Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Paulo Henrique Marques Monroe --- State University of Southwest Bahia, Brazil Maicon dos Santos da Silva --- São Paulo State University, Brazil Mariana dos Santos Nascimento --- State University of Southwest Bahia, Brazil Jaqueline Lima Morais --- State University of Southwest Bahia, BrazilSelecting adapted hybrids with greater efficiency in the use and return of nutrients is essential to ensure the success of forestry activities. Although topics on the nutritional sustainability of eucalypt biomass harvesting have frequently been discussed, few studies have focused... -
Adults living with type 2 diabetes experiences of a randomised adapted diabetes nutrition education programme: a qualitative process evaluation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Jane W Muchiri --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Gerda J Gericke --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Paul Rheeder --- University of Pretoria, South Africa -
Performing multispecies studies in Southern Africa: historical legacies, marginalised subjects, reflexive positionalities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Paula Alexiou --- University of Cologne, Germany Julia Brekl --- University of Cologne, Germany Emilie Köhler --- University of Cologne, Germany Wisse van Engelen --- University of Cologne, GermanyMultispecies studies are known for tackling human exceptionalism. Whilst the field has seen a remarkable increase in popularity amongst scholars in the humanities and social sciences, critiques argue that it neglects inequalities and consequential differences amongst humans and between humans... -
Investor sentiments and performance of selected ESG indices in BRICS markets during bull and bear conditions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Damilola Aboluwodi --- Finance, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Paul-Francois Muzindutsi --- Finance, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Bomi Nomlala --- Accounting, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaSustainability concerns are increasingly shaping global investment decisions, prioritising sustainable impacts over mere profit-making. This study examines the performance of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) funds in emerging markets, focusing on bull and bear market scenarios. A Markov Regime Switching... -
Understanding depression, anxiety and stress in young people living with HIV in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: John-Paul Omuojine --- , Ghana Charles Martyn-Dickens --- , Ghana Sheila Agyiewaa Owusu --- , Ghana Allysa Warling --- , USA Ruth Charlotte Sackey --- , Ghana Gustav Nettey --- , Ghana Evans Otieku --- University of Ghana, Ghana Anthony Enimil --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Leah Ratner --- , USAGhanaians with perinatally acquired human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection now live into adulthood. It is known that adolescents and young adults living with HIV have a high risk of mental health comorbidity. Despite increasing global attention on HIV–mental health interactions,... -
Coastal carbon storage in degraded, natural, and restored mangrove ecosystems of Guyana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Sabrina Dookie --- University of Guyana, Guyana Sirpaul Jaikishun --- University of Guyana, Guyana Abdullah Adil Ansari --- University of Guyana, GuyanaMangroves are among the most carbon-rich forests in the tropics due to their capacity to sequester and store carbon within their ecosystems. However, the combination of natural and human-induced phenomena causes changes in these ecosystems which can affect the flow... -
Occurrence and pathogenicity of Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici on wheat in South Africa during 2007 and 2008
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: T. Terefe --- ARC-Small Grain Institute, Private Bag X29, Bethlehem 9700, South Africa Z.A. Pretorius --- Department of Plant Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa I. Paul --- ARC-Small Grain Institute, South Africa J. Mebalo --- ARC-Small Grain Institute, Private Bag X29, Bethlehem 9700, South Africa L. Meyer --- ARC-Small Grain Institute, Private Bag X29, Bethlehem 9700, South Africa K. Naicker --- ARC-Small Grain Institute, Private Bag X29, Bethlehem 9700, South AfricaSurveys were conducted in 2007 and 2008 to determine the distribution and frequency of pathotypes of Puccinia graminis Pers.:Pers f. sp. tritici Eriks. E. Henn. in South Africa. Stem and/or leaf samples of wheat and triticale (X Triticosecale) infected with... -
Advances in mini-cutting of Libidibia ferrea: an integrated approach with mini-stump management and growth regulator
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Igor de Souza Bitú --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil Erika Rayra Lima Nonato --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil Moema Barbosa de Sousa --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil Paulo César da Silva Santos --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil Carlos Luiz da Silva --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil Eliane Cristina Sampaio de Freitas --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil Ricardo Gallo --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, BrazilVegetative propagation plays a crucial role in biodiversity conservation and the promotion of sustainable forestry practices, especially for species with difficulties in seed germination due to dormancy and low germination rates. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate mini-stump management techniques... -
Intercropping techniques improve pasture quality and beef cattle performance compared to livestock systems
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Pedro Mielli Bonacim --- Instituto de Zootecnia, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil Claudia Cristina Paro de Paz --- Instituto de Zootecnia, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil Gabriela Geraldi Mendonça --- São Paulo University, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Brazil Mara Regina Moitinho --- São Paulo State University (FCAV–UNESP), Brazil Jeferson Garcia Augusto --- Instituto de Zootecnia, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil Leonardo Sartori Menegatto --- Instituto de Zootecnia, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil Taise Robinson Kunrath --- Instituto de Zootecnia, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil Márcia Saladini Vieira Salles --- Instituto de Zootecnia, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil Flávia Fernanda Simili --- Instituto de Zootecnia, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, BrazilIn integrated crop-livestock systems (ICLS), pasture is intercropped with crops to provide grain for feed and forage mass for grazing. Although scientific results have shown the benefits of using ICLS instead of conventional livestock systems, few studies have investigated the... -
Allometric biomass estimations for Senegalia mellifera and Vachellia reficiens
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Jerome M Boys --- Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia Gert N Smit --- University of the Free State, South Africa Paul J Malan --- University of the Free State, South AfricaA well established tool that is able to provide a detailed estimation of the leaf and wood biomass of woody plants is the third version of the Biomass Estimate from Canopy Volume (BECVOL3) model. An Excel-based biomass quantification tool is... -
Some classes satisfying the 2-dimensional Jacobian conjecture and a proof of the complex conjecture until degree 104
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Thuy Nguyen --- São Paulo State Univesity (UNESP), BrazilWe construct a non-proper set of two variables polynomial maps and study the nowhere vanishing Jacobian condition of the Jacobian conjecture for this set. We obtain some classes of polynomial maps satisfying the 2-dimensional Jacobian conjecture for both real and... -
HIV incidence and prevalence projections for Zimbabwe: Findings from five mathematical models
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Isaac Taramusi --- UNAIDS UCO Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe John Stover --- , United States of America Robert Glaubius --- , United States of America Tsitsi Apollo --- Ministry of Health and Child Care, Zimbabwe Getrude Ncube --- Ministry of Health and Child Care, Zimbabwe Owen Mugurungi --- Ministry of Health and Child Care, Zimbabwe Ngwarai Sithole --- Ministry of Health and Child Care, Zimbabwe Loveleen Bansi-Matharu --- Institute for Global Health, University College London, United Kingdom Jenny Smith --- Institute for Global Health, University College London, United Kingdom Andrew Phillips --- Institute for Global Health, University College London, United Kingdom Valentina Cambiano --- Institute for Global Health, University College London, United Kingdom Daniel T Citron --- New York University Grossman School of Medicine, United States of America Anna Bershteyn --- New York University Grossman School of Medicine, United States of America Debra ten Brink --- Burnet Institute, Australia Rowan Martin-Hughes --- Burnet Institute, Australia Michael Pickles --- Medical Research Council Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Imperial College London, United Kingdom Paul Revill --- University of York, United Kingdom Amon Mpofu --- National AIDS Council of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Jeffrey Imai-Eaton --- Chan School of Public Health, Center for Communicable Diseases Dynamics, Harvard University, United States of America Richard Makurumidze --- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Simbarashe Rusakaniko --- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, ZimbabweIntroduction: Understanding how HIV epidemics are likely to behave in the future is key to informing HIV response strategies in low-income countries. Up-to-date HIV epidemiological estimates are important for policy decision- making, but surveillance data can be out of date... -
Unintentional insincerity in witnesses’ discourse strategies in the Malawian criminal justice system
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Wellman Kondowe --- Mzuzu University, Malawi Paul Svongoro --- University of South Africa,While previous studies have focused on intentional insincerity as a form of deliberate and wilful behaviour not to cooperate with the questions asked by lawyers, this study introduces the concept of ‘unintentional insincerity’, focusing on the language behaviours of prosecution... -
Using a low-cost drone to assess herbaceous biomass and quality in the Sahelian Rangeland ecosystems
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Haftay Hailu Gebremedhin --- College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Haramaya University, Ethiopia Paulo Salgado --- Pôle Pastoralisme et Zones Sèches, Pôle de recherche de Hann, Senegal Cofélas Fassinou --- Pôle Pastoralisme et Zones Sèches, Pôle de recherche de Hann, Senegal Simon Taugourdeau --- Pôle Pastoralisme et Zones Sèches, Pôle de recherche de Hann, SenegalExisting ways of assessing rangeland plant biomass and nutritional quality mostly rely on field surveys, which are difficult to generalise across plots, along with laboratory-based techniques that entail lengthy pre-processing procedures. As a solution, drones have emerged as a promising... -
Reflection on students’ use of English and isiXhosa in meaning-making at a higher education institution
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Zameka Paula Sijadu --- Stellenbosch University, South AfricaTranslanguaging has emerged as an effective pedagogical method in various educational settings where the language of instruction differs from the students’ native languages. In this article, I explore the use of English and isiXhosa in teaching and learning for meaning-making... -
Height–diameter allometric models for commercial species in the south-western region of the Brazilian Amazon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Lucas Dalmolin Ciarnoschi --- Federal University of Paraná, Brazil Sylvio Péllico Netto --- Federal University of Paraná, Brazil Allan Libanio Pelissari --- Federal University of Paraná, Brazil Marcus Vinicio Neves d’Oliveira --- , Brazil Alexandre Behling --- Federal University of Paraná, Brazil Claiton Nardini --- Federal University of Paraná, Brazil João Paulo Sardo Madi --- Federal University of Paraná, BrazilAccurate total height estimates in Brazilian Amazon forests are still scarce. This study aimed to (1) evaluate a method for stratifying data by potential height (quasi-asymptotic heights) to group the species; (2) fit a regression model using potential heights (quasi-asymptotic... -
Assessment of seed quality through rapid tests: a bibliometric analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Carlos Luiz da Silva --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil Marcone Moreira Santos --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil Eliane Cristina Sampaio de Freitas --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil Raquel Maria de Oliveira Pires --- Federal University of Lavras, Brazil Moema Barbosa de Sousa --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil Paulo César da Silva Santos --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil Erika Rayra Lima Nonato --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil Gabriel Alves de Lima --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil Ricardo Gallo --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, BrazilSeed quality is essential to ensure success in plant production. Traditionally, germination testing is widely used to assess seed viability, but it is a time-consuming process. Consequently, rapid tests have been increasingly explored due to their efficiency and speed. This... -
Species-specific wood volume growth models outperform unified model across eucalypt species
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Emanuel Ferrari do Nascimento --- Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Brazil João Amaro Ferreira Vieira Netto --- Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Brazil Marco Antônio Peixoto --- University of Florida, USA Larissa Pereira Ribeiro Teodoro --- Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Brazil Paulo Eduardo Teodoro --- Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Brazil Leonardo Lopes Bhering --- Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), BrazilForest ecosystems play an essential role in maintaining biodiversity and mitigating global warming. Intensively managed forest plantations represent a major raw material source for pulp, timber and paper industries. The objective of this study was to apply the model identity... -
Protective and risk factors for social and emotional well-being of Indigenous children and adolescents: A rapid review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Nelsensius Klau Fauk --- Torrens University Australia, Australia Elsa Dent --- Caring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Australia Paul Aylward --- Torrens University Australia, Australia Paul Russell Ward --- Torrens University Australia, Australia Jessica Tyndall --- Torrens University Australia, Australia Lesli Kirwan --- Torrens University Australia, Australia Lillian Mwanri --- Torrens University Australia, AustraliaBackground: Indigenous children and adolescents experience life circumstances that significantly affect their social and emotional well-being (SEWB) and limit their capacity to fulfil their potential. This contributes to inequities in health, education, employment, and justice system involvement. -
Trajectories of maternal depression, anxiety, stress, and child developmental milestones at 24 months
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Clariana Vitória Ramos de Oliveira --- School of Nursing, University of Nevada Las Vegas, United States of America Simoní Saraiva Bordignon --- School of Nursing, Federal University of Rio Grande, Brazil Rafaela Costa Martins --- GPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil Cauane Blumenberg --- GPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil Thais Martins-Silva --- GPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil Francine Costa --- GPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil Juraci Cesar --- Postgraduate Program in Public Health, Federal University of Rio Grande, Brazil Paul Springer --- Virginia Tech University, United States of Ameerica Christian Loret de Mola --- GPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, BrazilBackground: Literature suggests a link between maternal mental health and adverse child developmental outcomes. However, we do not know to what extent this is true in low and middle-income settings, and most studies do not explore mental health longitudinally since... -
Shujaa Okonkwo analysis from the perspective of Eco-Translatology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Martina Paul Chaligha --- Zhengzhou University, China Hu Gengshen --- Zhengzhou University, ChinaThe relationship between translation, literature, and culture is intricate and solid, as they mutually influence and shape one another. However, translating cultural perspectives often presents challenges due to linguistic and cultural differences. This study investigates the translation of cultural elements... -
Does financial technology and innovation promote bank performance? Evidence from COMESA member countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Charles O. Manasseh --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Chi Aloysius Ngong --- University of Bamenda, Cameroon Chidiebere Jude Anago --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Nnenna G. Nwonye --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Paul C. Obidike --- Institute of Management & Technology, Nigeria Felicia C. Abada --- University of Nigeria, Anuli R. Ogbuagu --- University of Nigeria, NigeriaThis study examines the impact of financial technology and innovation on bank performance in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern African from 1997 to 2022. Previous studies provide inconsistent results on the impact of financial technology and innovation on... -
Factors driving pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake among students at six Gauteng province universities: An application of Pender’s Health Promotion Model
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Paul Potsane --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Charlene Downing --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Patrick Ndayizigamiye --- College of Business & Economics, University of Johannesburg, South AfricaBackground: South Africa has the world’s highest HIV prevalence rate (12.7%), with university students disproportionately affected. While HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective preventive measure for high-risk individuals, its uptake among university students remains low, which hinders progress toward... -
Numerical semigroups of coated odd elements
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: M.B. Branco --- Universidade de Évora, J.C. Rosales --- Universidad de Granada, Spain M.A. Traesel --- Instituto Federal de São Paulo, BrazilA numerical semigroup S is coated with odd elements (Coe-semigroup), if {x − 1, x + 1} ⊆ S for all odd elements x in S. In this note, we will study this kind of numerical semigroup. In particular, we... -
Distance domination and linear-vizing constants
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Paul Horn --- University of Denver, USA Di Qin --- University of Denver, USAGeneralizing and strengthening a classical result of Vizing, Rautenbach proved a linear relationship between the domination number, the maximum degree, the number of vertices, and the number of edges for graphs with no isolated vertices. The sharpest version of this... -
Enhancing communication through an analysis of Sesotho motion verbs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Motsamai Paul Lesoetsa --- Walter Sisulu University, South AfricaThis article investigates motion verbs in Sesotho. It will seek to define these verbs, showing their relevance in enhancing communication through the markedness theory. Zhang and Tian (2015) proposes with markedness theory in the world’s languages that certain linguistic elements... -
Influence of land use and cover on the spatio-temporal analysis of the energy balance in a conservation unit
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Liliane Moreira Nery --- Institute of Science and Technology, Brazil Gabriela Gomes --- Institute of Science and Technology, Brazil Nícholas de Paula Nicomedes --- Institute of Science and Technology, Brazil Bruno Pereira Toniolo --- Institute of Science and Technology, Brazil Raphael de Vicq Ferreira da Costa --- Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Minho, Brazil Darllan Collins da Cunha e Silva --- Institute of Science and Technology, BrazilThis study employs Landsat satellite imagery, interpolated meteorological data and the Surface Energy Balance Algorithm for Land (SEBAL) to estimate the energy balance and evapotranspiration (ET) within the Itupararanga Environmental Protection Area (Itupararanga EPA), located in the Atlantic Forest biome... -
Paclobutrazol application in eucalypt clones promotes morphological changes without affecting the physiological characteristics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Jenifer Nathanna Marcelino Moura --- Universidade Federal do Acre, Brazil Paulo André Trazzi --- Universidade Federal do Acre, Brazil Elsilene Thaynara Melo Sales --- Universidade Federal do Acre, Brazil Marcio Oliveira Martins --- Universidade Federal do Acre, Brazil Keveny da Silva e Silva --- Universidade Federal do Acre, Brazil Gabriel Melo Mustafa --- Universidade Federal do Acre, Brazil Barbara Valentim Oliveira --- Universidade Federal do Acre, BrazilThe aim of this study was to investigate the morphophysiology of young eucalypt clones in response to different water regimes and paclobutrazol (PBZ) concentrations applied to the soil. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse environment at the Federal University... -
Adding economic and ecological value to communal pastoralism: lessons from implementing a Herding for Health model in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Edwin I Mudongo --- Communities Living Among Wildlife Sustainably (CLAWS) Botswana, Botswana Mathata Tomeletso --- Communities Living Among Wildlife Sustainably (CLAWS) Botswana, Botswana Kelebogile Motshoi --- Communities Living Among Wildlife Sustainably (CLAWS) Botswana, Botswana Paul Dube --- Communities Living Among Wildlife Sustainably (CLAWS) Botswana, Botswana Charles Chibidika --- , Botswana Andrew B Stein --- Communities Living Among Wildlife Sustainably (CLAWS) Botswana, BotswanaThe Herding for Health (H4H) model integrates ecosystem restoration with improved livestock management to address rangeland degradation, livestock losses, and market constraints in pastoral communities. This four-year case study evaluates the implementation of H4H in Eretsha, Botswana, where annual cattle... -
Residency, site affinity and coastal movements of the southern African endemic spotted gully shark Triakis megalopterus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: E Cottrant --- South African Shark Conservancy, South Africa JH Morrison --- South African Shark Conservancy, South Africa C Elston --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa TS Murray --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa NJ Drobniewska --- South African Shark Conservancy, South Africa LG Underhill --- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa N Hammerschlag --- Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, University of Miami, United States PS Albano --- Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, University of Miami, United States ME McCord --- South African Shark Conservancy, South Africa PD Cowley --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa C Fallows --- Apex Shark Expeditions, South Africa TG Paulet --- South African Shark Conservancy, South AfricaRising global concern regarding the conservation and management of shark species makes it essential to identify key ecological species to guide conservation efforts, especially species with more restricted distributions such as endemic species. The southern African endemic spotted gully shark... -
The first record of the tropical tramp millipede Orthomorpha coarctata (de Saussure, 1860) in Cameroon (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Peter Decker --- , Germany Armand Richard Nzoko Fiemapong --- Laboratoire de Zoologie, Université de Yaoundé I, Cameroon Hans S Reip --- Senckenberg Museum of Natural History Görlitz, Germany Samuel Didier Makon --- Laboratoire de Zoologie, Université de Yaoundé I, Cameroon Paul Serge Mbenoun Massé --- Laboratoire de Zoologie, Université de Yaoundé I, CameroonThis study reports the first record of the flat-backed millipede Orthomorpha coarctata (de Saussure, 1860) in Cameroon, and the second for Central Africa. Specimens were collected between 2014 and 2025 at nine localities in anthropogenic habitats, such as agricultural fields...
