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Carbon stocks in fynbos, pastures and vineyards on the Agulhas Plain, South Africa: a preliminary assessment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: AJ Mills --- Department of Soil Science, South Africa SC Birch --- , South Africa JD Stephenson --- , South Africa RV Bailey --- , South AfricaLarge tracts of fynbos on the Agulhas Plain are being converted to agriculture. Carbon (C) stocks in fynbos, pastures and vineyards were measured in this preliminary study to determine whether conservation of fynbos results in greater C storage relative to... -
An account of vowel lengthening in Cilubà
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Stephen T.M. Lukusa --- Department of Foreign Languages and Linguistics, TanzaniaThis article offers an autosegmental explanation of vowel lengthening processes in Cilubà, one of the major Bantu languages of Zaire. It uses X elements of the skeletal tier as timing units equivalent to the single beat duration of a short... -
A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON SOME ASPECTS OF WATTLE PATHOLOGY
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the South African Forestry Association • Authors: R.P. STEPHENS --- , W.B. GOLDSCHMIDT --- , -
MINING TIMBER IN SOUTH AFRICA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO WATTLE SILVICULTURE
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the South African Forestry Association • Authors: R.P. STEPHENS --- , -
THE QUALITY OF MATURE PINUS PATULA AND P. INSIGNIS TIMBER GROWN IN SOUTH AFRICA
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the South African Forestry Association • Authors: M.H. SCOTT R.P. STEPHENSThis paper was presented to the Fifth British Empire Forestry Conference in London, 1947, and is reprinted here with the kind permission of the Director of Forestry -
Comparing the reading and listening proficiency of L2 Students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Applied Language Studies • Authors: BessieC. Stephenson --- Department of Linguistics,The research discussed in this paper is concerned with determining whether poor reading proficiency by non-native speakers of English at tertiary and secondary level in Zimbabwe is related to a low level of language competence, or whether it is more... -
Implications from transitional bilingual and immersion programmes for transitional ESL programmes in a post apartheid South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Applied Language Studies • Authors: Stephen Carey --- Department of Language Education, CanadaThis article is based on various papers given, and research done, by Dr Carey during his July 1992 visit to South Africa (see References, page 36). It focuses on immersion and transitional ESL and French immersion programmes in Canada, and... -
Book Review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: James Mayers Stephen Bass -
Provincial road condition and round wood timber transport in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: StephenJ. Nicholls ReinoE. Pulkki PierreA. AckermanThe context of the study is the concern over declining provincial road conditions due to insufficient government funding for road maintenance. The roads are used by a wide variety of commercial and private interests that contribute a broad range of... -
The Use of a Simple Genetic Algorithm as a Tree Breeding Selection Technique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: StephenD. Verryn --- , Republic of South Africa CarlZ. Roux --- Department of Genetics, Republic of South AfricaA genetic ranking procedure for breeding which is not dependant on statistical selection methods such as Best Linear Unbiased Prediction (BLUP) and Best Linear Prediction (BLP) is described and results of tests on simulation breeding data are presented. A simple... -
A repeatability study of trait assessment in a Pinus patula breeding programme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: MarianneH. Hettasch --- , Republic of South Africa StephenD. Verryn --- , Republic of South AfricaA repeatability study of tree height, diameter at breast height (DBH), stem and crown form assessments was undertaken. Trees were measured four times by two independent teams. The repeatability of the five traits was estimated. The effect of repeatability on... -
Jung's Breath-Body and African Spiritual Healing
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen D. Edwards --- University of Zululand, David J. Edwards --- University of Zululand,Psychology essentially refers to the study and use (logos) of the breath, soul or spirit of life (psyche) that leaves a person at death and continues in some other form. From such a fundamental perspective, all forms of ancient and... -
Self-Perceived Multicultural Counseling Competencies in South African Psychologists: A Basis for Practice Guidelines
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Humphrey S. B. Ngcobo --- University of Zululand, Stephen D. Edwards --- University of Zululand,The study sought to explore multicultural counseling competences that are relevant for the South African context, in order to advance appropriate multicultural competent theory and practice. A total of 271 psychologists on the national register participated 109 Clinical, 79 Counselling,... -
The Description and Evaluation of an African Breath Psychotherapeutic Workshop
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen D. Edwards --- University of Zululand,An African breath psychotherapeutic workshop is described and evaluated with a small group of participants (students =9, males = 3, females =6, age range =24 to 59 years, mean age 40.3 years) all of whom were professionally registered psychologists. There... -
Counselling for Psychological Well-Being in Persons Living with HIV/AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen D. Edwards --- University of Zululand, South Africa David J. Edwards --- University of Zululand, South AfricaA psychological well-being counselling program, which provided person centered, group counselling interventions for inpatients infected with HIV/AIDS was evaluated at Amangwe therapeutic village in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The aim was to improve the psychological well-being of participants (9 male, 21... -
A Rogerian Perspective on Empathic Patterns in Southern African Healing
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen D. Edwards --- University of Zululand,The aim of this article is to describe and provide evidence for the effectiveness of patterns of empathy in Southern African forms of healing. This is done through an evaluative literature review of the Rogerian perspective on empathy in relation... -
Ancestral Consciousness in the Zulu Culture: A Wilberian View
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen D. Edwards --- University of Zululand, South Africa Jabulani D. Thwala --- University of Zululand, South Africa P. Buyi Mbele --- University of Zululand, South Africa Vusi Siyaya --- University of Zululand, South Africa Nozipho Ndlazi --- University of Zululand, South Africa Ntombintombi J. Magwaza --- University of Zululand, South AfricaThe aim of this research was to complement and advance Wilber's integral approach through an investigation into ancestral consciousness by the Zulu. Five isiZulu home language speakers (age range 33 to 56 years) and a sixth English speaking person were... -
Editorial Comment and Acknowledgement of Reviewers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen David Edwards -
A Psychology of Indigenous Healing in Southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen David Edwards --- University of Zululand,Converging lines of evidence from various scientific disciplines consistently point to humanity's African roots. In this context, the term “indigenous healing” is used to refer to universal forms of healing that began in Africa and were developed further both locally... -
Behavioural and Emotional Development in Children of Divorce
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lephodisa Stephen Molepo --- Tholene Sodi and Partners, Inc., South Africa Tholene Sodi --- University of Limpopo, South Africa Levison Maunganidze --- Midlands State University, Zimbabwe Pilot Mudhovozi --- University of Venda, South AfricaThis study reports on teacher perceptions of the impact of parental divorce on behaviour and emotional development in children of divorce. Participants were a purposive sampling of 80 primary school learners with parental divorce experience and a comparison group of... -
Standardization of a Spirituality Scale with a South African Sample
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen D. Edwards --- University of Zululand, South AfricaThe study reports on the psychometric properties of a Spirituality Scale developed in the USA in a South African setting. Respondents were 218 women and 84 men with a mean age of 25.54 years and an age range from 17... -
Influence of a Self-identification Meditation Intervention on Psychological and Neurophysiologic Variables
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen D. Edwards --- University of Zululand, South AfricaThis study investigated the influence of a brief, twenty minute, breath based, Self-identification meditation intervention on meditation experiences, identity, mindfulness and spirituality perceptions, and correlative neurophysiologic functioning in a small convenience sample of 10 South African adults (7 women and... -
The Marikana Violence in South Africa: A Brief Psychodynamic Extrapolation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Humphrey Siphiwe B. Ngcobo --- University of Zululand, South Africa Stephen D. Edwards --- University of Zululand, South Africa David J. Edwards --- University of Zululand, South AfricaThis study applies psychoanalytic concepts in making sense of the individual, group and collective factors that may have contributed towards the Marikana violence. Speculatively, individual factors might include the death instinct, repetition compulsion, and intra-psychic splitting. Related group dynamics such... -
Holistic Psychology: A Brief Primer
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen D. Edwards --- University of Zululand, South AfricaThis article explicates the foundations, essential themes and healing principles of holistic psychology; an approach which provides a corrective for such trends in modern scientific psychology as disciplinary perspectives, the overemphasis on the economics and politics of professionalism. Holistic psychology... -
Contemplating the Self: A Brief Phenomenological Participatory Action Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen D. Edwards --- Psychology and Educational Psychology Departments, Sumeshni Govender --- Psychology and Educational Psychology Departments, Dumisani R. Nzima --- Psychology and Educational Psychology Departments, Mandla M. Hlongwane --- Psychology and Educational Psychology Departments, Jabulani D. Thwala --- Psychology and Educational Psychology Departments, Ashmin Singh --- Psychology and Educational Psychology Departments, Pricilla B. Mbele --- Psychology and Educational Psychology Departments,This study examines Self contemplation from a heuristic phenomenological and applied psychological perspective using a participatory action research approach. The participant authors (n = 6; females = 50%, majority ethnicity = isiZulu = 67%) engaged in reflective contemplation of the... -
Intuition as a Healing Modality: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen D. Edwards --- University of Zululand,This article examines intuition as an archetypal, cultural-spiritual healing modality. It builds on the notion of intuition as a reality founded on the archetypal calling to become a healer. Consideration is given to a variety of intuition traditions as well... -
On Rademacher's Conjecture and A Recurrence Relation of Euler
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Morley Davidson StephenM. GagolaWe consider a connection between Rademacher's conjectural partial fraction decomposition for the reciprocal of Dedekind's eta function and Euler's recurrence relation for the partition function. An identity for coefficients attached to cyclotomic characteristic roots of this recurrence is obtained under... -
CLIQUE NUMBERS OF PALEY GRAPHS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: StephenD. Cohen --- Department of Mathematics, ScotlandThe clique number of the Paley graph G(q), where q, is a prime power with q ≡ 1 (mod 4) is known to be Jq, when q, is a square. When q, is a non-square the problem of finding a... -
POWERSET OPERATOR BASED FOUNDATION FORPOINT-SET LATTICE-THEORETIC (POSLAT) FUZZY SET THEORIES and TOPOLOGIES
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Stephen Ernest Rodabaugh --- Department of Mathematics & Statistics, USAThis paper sets forth in detail point-set lattice-theoretic or poslat foundations of all mathematical and fuzzy set disciplines in which the operations of taking the image and pre-image of (fuzzy) subsets play a fundamental role; such disciplines include algebra, measure... -
Prosody and pedagogy in a democratic South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: StephenJ CowleyThis article explores how prosodic patterning influences relationships. Written from an integrational point of view, it highlights the local importance of the issue by examining talk that resounds with a post-apartheid 'ugly tone'. Two central claims are made. Firstly, much... -
A critical historical analysis of the South African Catholic Church's HIV/AIDS response between 2000 and 2005
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Stephen Muoki Joshua --- School of Religion and Theology, Department of History of Christianity, South AfricaThe South African HIV and AIDS experience is unique in many ways considering the country's delayed and robust epidemic, the apartheid context, and successive HIV-denialist government regimes. While the struggle for democracy may have overshadowed the enormity of the unfolding... -
The rise and fall of HIV prevalence in Zimbabwe: the social, political and economic context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Stephen O'Brien --- School of Social Science, Australia Alex Broom --- School of Social Science, AustraliaFor more than 10 years Zimbabwe has experienced social, political and economic instability, including the near collapse in 2008 of its health system. Paradoxically, this period has also seen a fall in estimated HIV prevalence, from 25.6% in 1996 to... -
Cost-effectiveness analysis of infant feeding strategies to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mandy Maredza --- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Melanie Y Bertram --- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Haroon Saloojee --- Division of Community Paediatrics, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Matthew F Chersich --- Centre for Health Policy, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Stephen M Tollman --- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Karen J Hofman --- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaDespite increasing availability of perinatal interventions to prevent mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV in South Africa, MTCT remains high due to breastfeeding. To inform policy decisions in the country, cost-effectiveness of alternative infant-feeding interventions was conducted. Mathematical modelling was used... -
Is the absolute requirement for informed consent before HIV testing a barrier to public health? A case report and management challenges
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: David Ameh --- Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia Uchendu O Uchendu --- Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia Oyedeji A Adeyemi --- Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia Readon C Ideh --- Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia Bernard E Ebruke --- Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia Grant Mackenzie --- Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia Stephen Howie --- Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia Tumani Corrah --- Medical Research Council Unit, The GambiaClinicians in sub-Saharan Africa are faced with a major challenge of parental refusal to test their children for HIV. We present a case of a nine-month-old child with a clinical presentation suggestive of HIV infection whose mother persistently declined HIV... -
Phytoplankton responses to changes in macrophyte density in a tropical artificial pond in Zaria, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: AM Chia --- Department of Biological Sciences, Nigeria DN Iortsuun --- Department of Biological Sciences, Nigeria BJ Stephen --- Department of Biological Sciences, Nigeria AE Ayobamire --- Department of Biological Sciences, Nigeria Z Ladan --- , NigeriaThe response of phytoplankton population dynamics to changes in densities of Nymphaea lotus L. and Polygonum limbatum Meisn. was studied in an artificial pond in Zaria, Nigeria, from June to November 2007. Antagonistic effects of these macrophytes on Netrium sp.,... -
SHORT NOTE
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: W. Stephens --- , V. Blackwood --- , -
FOOD SIZE AND AGGRESSIVE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN TWO SPECIES OF GULLS: AN EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH TO RESOURCE PARTITIONING
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: David Cameron Duffy --- , South Africa Stephen Heseltine --- , South Africa GraemeD. La Cock --- , South AfricaDuffy, D. C., Heseltine, S. & La Cock, G. D. 1987. Food size and aggressive interactions between two species of gulls: an experimental approach to resource partitioning. Ostrich 58: 164–167. -
Distribution and abundance of forest birds in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu --- Zoology Department, Ghana ErasmusH. Owusu --- , Ghana Stephen Asamoah --- , Ghana Kwame Owusu-Boateng --- , GhanaNtiamoa-Baidu, Y., Owusu, E.H., Asamoah, S. & Owusu-Boateng, K. 2000. Distribution and abundance of forest birds in Ghana. Ostrich 71 (1 & 2): 262–268. -
SELF-DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR AS A SEQUEL TO CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: StephenJ Collings --- Department of Psychology, -
Utility of the Koppitz norms for the Bender Gestalt Test performance of a group of Sesotho-speaking children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Lerato Makhele Stephen Walker Karel EsterhuyseObjective: This study investigated the utility of the Koppitz administration, scoring and norms for the Bender Gestalt Test (BGT) as a neurocognitive screening instrument for Sesotho-speaking children. -
Reliability of self report questionnaires for epidemiological investigations of adolescent mental health in Cape Town, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Catherine Rothon --- Centre for Psychiatry, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, UK StephenA Stansfeld --- Centre for Psychiatry, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, UK Cathy Mathews --- Health Systems Research Unit, Medical Research Council, Cape Town; and School of Public Health and Family Medicine, South Africa Arlene Kleinhans --- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, South Africa Charlotte Clark --- Centre for Psychiatry, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, UK Crick Lund --- Centre for Public Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, South Africa AlanJ Flisher --- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, South AfricaObjective: This study aimed to assess the reliability of a number of self report questionnaires for epidemiological investigations of adolescents’ mental health in Cape Town, South Africa. The scales used were: the Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ), Zung Self-rating... -
Life in the World's Oceans: Diversity, Distribution, and Abundance
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: Stephen Lamberth --- Department of Agriculture, South Africa Kerry Sink --- , South AfricaOctober 2010, Wiley-Blackwell, 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford, OX4 2DQ, UK -
Appreciative inquiry into lifeskills-based HIV/AIDS education in South African schools
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sumeshni Govender Stephen EdwardsWith a steady rise in the prevalence of HIV and AIDS throughout the world it has become vital for programme implementers at all levels to ensure that all HIV intervention programmes are effectively put into practice. The present research used... -
Truth Without Reconciliation? The Question of Guilt and Forgiveness in Simon Wiesenthal’s The Sunflower and Bernhard Schlink’s The Reader
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Stephen M. Finn --- Department of English, South AfricaGuilt and forgiveness, with their attendant philosophical and religious ramifications, permeate writing on the Holocaust and can also be related to South Africa’s recent history and present situation. Two controversial and provocative books (both possibly autobiographical) which tackle the question... -
Thermal conductance and basal metabolism of the Orange-cheeked Waxbill (Estrilda melpoda)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: CarolynM. Stephens RodneyB. Siegel WesleyW. Weathers -
Population differences in parameters of bone and mineral metabolism—the African fracture paradox
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Stephen Hough --- Endocrine Unit Department of Medicine, -
Position paper of the National Osteoporosis Foundation of South Africa (NOFSA) on the use of parathyroid hormone (PTH 1–34) in the treatment of osteoporosis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Stephen Hough --- National Osteoporosis Foundation, Brynne Ascott-Evans --- National Osteoporosis Foundation, Tobie de Villiers --- National Osteoporosis Foundation, Jan de Weerd --- National Osteoporosis Foundation, Graham Ellis --- National Osteoporosis Foundation, Stan Lipschitz --- National Osteoporosis Foundation, -
2nd NOFSA-IOF Advanced Training Course on Osteoporosis, 2006
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Stephen Hough --- Endocrine Unit Department of Medicine, -
13th NOFSA Congress 2008
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Stephen Hough -
Strontium ranelate in the treatment of osteoporosis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Stephen Hough --- Endocrine Unit, -
The metabolic syndrome—does it exist?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Stephen Hough --- Division of Endocrinology Department of Medicine, -
We are moving….
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Stephen Hough -
It's time to move on …
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Stephen Hough -
The IDF is in Cape Town: 3–7 December 2006
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Stephen Hough --- Division of Endocrinology Department of Medicine, -
Use of generic alendronate in the treatment of osteoporosis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Stephen Hough --- National Osteoporosis Foundation of South Africa The Council: National Osteoporosis Foundation of South Africa, -
Editorial
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Stephen Hough -
Editorial
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Stephen Hough [AN0001] -
NOFSA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Osteoporosis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Stephen Hough --- National Osteoporosis Foundation of South Africa (NOFSA), Brynne H Ascott-Evans --- National Osteoporosis Foundation of South Africa (NOFSA), Susan L Brown --- National Osteoporosis Foundation of South Africa (NOFSA), Bilkish Cassim --- National Osteoporosis Foundation of South Africa (NOFSA), Tobie J de Villiers --- National Osteoporosis Foundation of South Africa (NOFSA), Stan Lipschitz --- National Osteoporosis Foundation of South Africa (NOFSA), John M Pettifor --- National Osteoporosis Foundation of South Africa (NOFSA), Ernst WW Sonnendecker --- National Osteoporosis Foundation of South Africa (NOFSA), -
15th NOFSA Congress 2012
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Stephen Hough --- Organising Committee and NOFSA, -
The diagnosis of osteoporosis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Stephen Hough -
Time to hand over the reins
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Stephen Hough -
On papers, congresses and editorial boards
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Stephen Hough -
We are picking up speed
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Stephen Hough -
Acute and long-term medical management of osteoporotic hip fractures
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Hough Stephen -
NOFSA policy statement on the association between calcium supplementation and cardiovascular disease
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Stephen Hough --- National Osteoporosis Foundation of South Africa (NOFSA), -
Talking about behaviour change: Is guiding more effective than directing?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Stephen Rollnick --- Department of Primary Care & Public Health, UKMotivating others to change their behaviour is often not straightforward. People tend to react against well- intentioned efforts to persuade them to change. This common approach to the challenge of patient behaviour change is pragmatic, for sure, but probably not... -
Depression as a Creative Illness: A South African Case Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Humphrey Ngcobo --- University of Zululand, South Africa Stephen Edwards --- University of Zululand, South AfricaThis case study presents a cultural perspective to supporting health and wellbeing in a young South African adult with depression and unresolved paternity issues. Issues around cultural identity appeared to influence the experience of depression and addressing the identifying aspects... -
Resilience and coping experiences among master's professional psychology students in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: David John Edwards --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Humphrey Siphiwe B. Ngcobo --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Stephen David Edwards --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaA longitudinal, five year study, with a qualitative, phenomenological approach, investigated resilience and coping experiences of 47 professional psychology master's degree students in their first year of training in South Africa. There were 12 men and 31 women, with a... -
A new informal economy in Africa: The case of Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Franklin Obeng-Odoom --- School of Built Environment, Australia Stephen Ameyaw --- Department of Real Estate and Land Management, Faculty of Planning and Land Management,This paper reveals a new informal economy in Ghana, Africa – the ‘in formal informal economy’ – where the actors are highly educated and skilled, and neither migrants nor ‘dropouts’ from the formal sector. Cast in the same setting where... -
The insulin resistance syndrome—diagnosis and management
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Stephen Hough --- Endocrine Unit Department of Medicine, -
HIV in Harare: The role and relevance of social stigma
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Stephen O'Brien --- School of Humanities and Social Science, Australia Alex Broom --- School of Social Science, AustraliaHIV is a significant social, political and economic problem in Zimbabwe. However, few researchers have explored peoples’ experiences of living with HIV in that country. Drawing on 60 qualitative interviews conducted with Zimbabweans living in Harare in 2010, this paper... -
Integral approach to South African psychology with special reference to indigenous knowledge
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen D Edwards --- Psychology Department, South AfricaIn order to redress imbalances in South African psychological service provision, honor indigenous, transpersonal, community based perspectives, and introduce fresh insights and direction, this article presents an integral approach to psychology in South Africa. Areas highlighted for future research and... -
Fur Seals and Sea Lions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: Stephen P Kirkman --- Branch: Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa -
Jews, Race and Popular Music
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa • Authors: Stephen Muir --- University of Leeds, United Kingdom -
Reproductive cycle of the Namaqua sand lizard, Pedioplanis namaquensis (Squamata: Lacertidae), from southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Stephen R. Goldberg --- Department of Biology, U.S.A.The reproductive cycle of the Namaqua sand lizard, Pedioplanis namaquensis, from southern Africa is described from histological examination of gonadal material from museum specimens. Males followed a seasonal testicular cycle in which sperm was produced in January–March and September–December. Testes... -
Reproductive cycle of the Namib giant ground gecko, Chondrodactylus angulifer (Squamata: Gekkonidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Stephen R. Goldberg --- Department of Biology, U.S.A.The reproductive cycle of the Namib giant ground gecko, Chondrodactylus angulifer, from southern Africa was described from a histological examination of gonadal material from museum specimens. Males followed a seasonal testicular cycle in which (based on available specimens) the major... -
Rediscovery of Boulengerula denhardti Nieden 1912 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) in Meru County, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: G. John Measey --- Department of Zoology, South Africa Vincent Muchai --- Section of Herpetology, National Museums of Kenya, Kenya Stephen Spawls --- 7 Crostwick Lane, Spixworth, U.K.The dearth of information on caecilian amphibians is most likely due to a lack of directed field studies. Here we report the rediscovery of a population of Boulengerula denhardti nearly a century after its description by Nieden in 1912. Morphological... -
Chondrichthyan occurrence and abundance trends in False Bay, South Africa, spanning a century of catch and survey records
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Lauren N. Best --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST/NRF Centre of Excellence, University of Cape Town, South Africa Colin G. Attwood --- MA-RE Institute, Zoology Department, South Africa Charlene da Silva --- Department of Agriculture, South Africa Stephen J. Lamberth --- Department of Agriculture, South AfricaCommercial fishing in False Bay, South Africa, began in the 1600s. Today chondrichthyans are regularly taken in fisheries throughout the bay. Using a combination of catch, survey and life history data, the occurrence and long-term changes in populations of chondrichthyans... -
A graphical solution to the lease evaluation problem
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Stephen Goddard [AN0001] Steven Michener [AN0001] John Rickard [AN0001] -
Democratising economic growth: Crisis and growth models for the future
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Stephen Gelb [AN0001] -
Gesture, Landscape and Embrace: A Phenomenological Analysis of Elemental Motions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Stephen J. Smith [B0001]Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s ‘flesh of the world’ speaks to an embodied connection to the spaces we inhabit deeply, primally, elementally. Flesh suggests water and its circulations, air and its respirations, earth and its conformations, fire and its inspirations. Flesh speaks to... -
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... -
HeartMath: a positive psychology paradigm for promoting psychophysiological and global coherence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen D Edwards --- Psychology Department, South AfricaThis article proposes HeartMath as a positive psychology paradigm for promoting psychophysiological and global coherence . It provides evidence for the value of psychophysiological and global coherence, with special reference to human functioning through synchronisation between positive emotions, cardiovascular, respiratory,... -
Using lot quality assurance sampling methodology to evaluate the u Thukela District Child Survival Project of KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Julian D Pillay --- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stephen Knight --- Department of Public Health Medicine,Health services programmes and interventions require objective measures on coverage and quality to ensure that managers have the evidence to adopt and expand health interventions effectively and effciently. Over the past 15 years, the uThukela District Child Survival Project of... -
Lipid Content and Condition in an Estuarine Teleost
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Zoologica Africana • Authors: Stephen J. M. Blaber --- Zoology Department,The value of lipid content as a measure of the feeding level of fish compared with condition factor was assessed using two populations of juvenile Rhabdosargus holubi, one from the closed West Kleinemond estuary and the other from the open... -
Some Parasitic Worms in Freshwater Fishes and Fish-Predators from the Transvaal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Zoologica Africana • Authors: Stephen Prudhoe --- British Museum (Natural History), Charles G. Hussey --- British Museum (Natural History),This report concerns a collection of parasitic worms from South Africa, and contains a new species of monogenean, Gyrodactylus transvaalensis, six species of adult trematodes, including a new species of Phyllodistomum.P. van der waali, two metacercariae of the Family Clinostomidae... -
Description of a new earthworm species, Nsukkadrilus funmie (Eudrilidae: Oligochaeta: Annelida) from Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Zoology • Authors: Stephen Olugbemiga Owa --- Department of Biological Sciences, NigeriaA new eudriiid earthworm species, Nsukkadrilus funmie sp.n. is described from Ogoja (eastern Nigeria), The species belongs to the Eudrilus-Hippopera-Nsukkadrilus group of genera. It is differentiated from Eudrilus by possessing penial setae and intestinal gizzards and from Hippopera by possessing... -
Helminths of four species of gekkonid lizards from southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Stephen R. Goldberg --- Department of Biology, U.S.A. Charles R. Bursey --- Department of Biology, U.S.A.One hundred and seven specimens of four species of gekkonid lizards from southern Africa, Chondrodactylus angulifer, Pachydactylus bibronii, Pachydactylus capensis and Ptenopus garrulus, were examined for helminths. One species of cestode, Oochoristica ubelakeri, an undetermined cyclophyllid metacestode, six species of... -
A PCR-based method for sex identification in Hippopotamus amphibius
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Richard Beckwitt --- Department of Biology, Framingham State College, U.S.A. Jennifer Shea --- Department of Biology, Framingham State College, U.S.A. Deirdre Osborne --- Department of Biology, Framingham State College, U.S.A. Stephen Krueger --- The Toledo Zoo, U.S.A. William Barklow --- Department of Biology, Framingham State College, U.S.A.Identification of the sex of aquatic mammals such as the hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) is difficult in the field. We have developed a PCR-based method for sex identification in the hippopotamus. This method amplifies a short fragment of the ZFX and... -
Helminths of seven species of lacertid lizards from southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Stephen R. Goldberg --- Department of Biology, Whittier College, U.S.A Charles R. Bursey --- Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, U.S.ATwo hundred and forty five lacertid lizards representing seven species (Heliobolus lugubris, Ichnotropis squamulosa, Meroles anchietae, M. cuneirostris, M. suborbitalis, Pedioplanis lineoocellata, P. namaquensis) from southern Africa were examined for helminths. Adults of one species of cestode, Oochoristica ubelakeri, and... -
Helminths from three species of African chameleons
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Stephen R. Goldberg --- Department of Biology, U.S.A. Charles R. Bursey --- Department of Biology, U.S.A.Three species of African chameleons (Chamaeleo gracilis, C. jacksoni and C. johnstoni) were examined for helminths. Two species of Cestoda (Oochoristica truncata and tetrathyridia of Mesocestoides sp.) and four species of Nematoda (Oswaldocruzia chamaeleonis, Parapharyngodon kenyaensis,Raillietnema chamaeleo, and Strongyluris elegans)... -
Two Experiments on the Effects of Heavy Applications of Triple Superphosphate on Maize and Cotton in Buganda Clay Loam Soil
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D. Stephens --- Department of Agriculture, Uganda -
The Effects of Different Nitrogen Treatments and of Potash, Lime and Trace Elements on Cotton, on Buganda Clay Loam Soil
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D. Stephens --- Kawanda Research Station, Uganda -
Effects of Fertilizers on Grazed and Cut Elephant Grass Leys at Kawanda Research Station, Uganda
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The Effects of Ammonium Sulphate and Other Fertilizer and Inoculation Treatments on Beans (Phaseolus Vulgaris)Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D. Stephens --- Kawanda Research Station, Uganda -
A Note on the Correlations Between Coffee Yields and Soil Analyses in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D. Stephens --- Kawanda Research Station, Uganda -
The Effects of Fertilizers, Manure and Trace Elements in Continuous Cropping Rotations in Southern and Western Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D. Stephens --- Kawanda Research Station, Uganda -
Roman and Total Domination
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Mustapha Chellali --- LAMDA-RO Laboratory, Department of Mathematics, Algeria Teresa W. Haynes --- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, South Africa Stephen T. Hedetniemi --- Professor Emeritus, School of Computing, Clemson University, USAA set S of vertices is a total dominating set of a graph G if every vertex of G is adjacent to some vertex in S. The minimum cardinality of a total dominating set is the total domination number γt(G)... -
High level of initial default among smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis in eThekwini health district, KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Lindiwe Priscilla Cele --- National Health Laboratory Services, South Africa Stephen Knight --- School of Nursing and Public Health, South Africa Elize Webb --- School of Health Systems and Public Health, SHSPH, South Africa Khin Tint --- SAFELTP NICD, South Africa Thembelihle Dlungwane --- School of Nursing and Public Health, South AfricaIn this study, initial tuberculosis (TB) default was measured in clinics in a district with a high incidence of TB. A retrospective review of TB case identification registers in 2007 found 4049 (9.0%) new smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) cases... -
The Global Coherence Initiative: A global psychological paradigm for health promotion
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen D. Edwards --- Psychology Department,This review proposes the value of a global psychology-oriented initiative to promote health and wellbeing. It discusses the concept of collective consciousness, especially heart-based, moral consciousness and related actions as resources for health promotion. The review draws on a collaborative... -
Occupational safety and health issues on road construction sites in sub-Saharan Africa: A case study from Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Stephen Nyende-Byakika --- Department of Civil Engineering, South AfricaThe road construction industry in Uganda has been boosted in recent years in an effort to foster economic development. Safety practices within the industry, however, leave a lot to be desired and this exposes workers to unnecessary occupational risks. This... -
Effectiveness of early initiation of antiretroviral therapy in adults with HIV associated tuberculosis in Lesotho in 2012
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Maletsatsi Lenela --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, Stephen Knight --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health,Background: Lesotho has a huge burden of human immunodeficiency virus associated tuberculosis (HIV-TB). In this study we compared the effectiveness of early versus late commencement of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in adults living with HIV-TB in Lesotho. -
Bounds on cost effective domination numbers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Teresa W. Haynes --- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, USA Stephen T. Hedetniemi --- School of Computing, USA Tabitha L. McCoy --- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, USA Tony K. Rodriguez --- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, USAA vertex υ in a set S is said to be cost effective if it is adjacent to at least as many vertices in V\S as it is in S and is very cost effective if it is adjacent to... -
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) implementation in rural community health centres in Mpumalanga province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- HIV/AIDS/STIs and TB (HAST) Research Programme, South Africa Guillermo Prado --- Center for Prevention Implementation Methodology (CePIM) for Drug Abuse and Sexual Risk Behavior, USA Viviana Horigian --- Florida Node Alliance of the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network, USA Stephen Weiss --- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, USA Ryan Cook --- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, USA Sibusiso Sifunda --- HIV/AIDS/STIs and TB (HAST) Research Programme, South Africa Deborah Jones --- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, USAThis study explores organisational and individual provider influences on prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) implementation at 12 community health centres (CHCs) in a rural South African setting. Clinic staff members (N = 103; females = 86%, nurse managers = 9.7%,... -
A new galago species for South Africa (Primates: Strepsirhini: Galagidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Fabien Génin --- African Primate Initiative for Ecology and Speciation, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Ayabulela Yokwana --- African Primate Initiative for Ecology and Speciation, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Nokuthula Kom --- African Primate Initiative for Ecology and Speciation, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Sébastien Couette --- Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Laboratoire Paléobiodiversité et Evolution and UMR uB CNRS 6282 “Biogéosciences”, France Thibault Dieuleveut --- Emirates Center for Wildlife Propagation, Morocco Stephen D Nash --- , USA Judith C Masters --- African Primate Initiative for Ecology and Speciation, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaThe primate fauna of South Africa has historically been viewed as comprising three diurnal cercopithecoid taxa – chacma baboons (Papio ursinus), vervet (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) and samango monkeys (Cercopithecus albogularis) – and two nocturnal lorisoid species – the thick-tailed greater galago... -
A review of carbon dynamics and assessment methods in the miombo woodlands
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Ferdinand Handavu --- Forest Science Postgraduate Programme, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, South Africa Paxie W Chirwa --- Forest Science Postgraduate Programme, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, South Africa Stephen Syampungani --- Department of Environmental and Plant Sciences, Zambia Larwanou Mahamane --- African Forest Forum, c/o World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), KenyaProvision of accurate carbon (C) measurements and analysis are critical components in quantification of C stocks. The objectives of this review were to (1) compile and synthesise current knowledge of available methods for C stock estimation, (2) examine socio-economic drivers... -
Impact of pipe roughness on the performance of a water distribution network: A case study of the Westbury Network, Johannesburg, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Stephen Nyende-Byakika --- Department of Civil Engineering, South AfricaThe Westbury area, a suburb of the city of Johannesburg, is characterized by a very old pipe network, high water losses as well as high operating and maintenance costs. Consequently, a network rehabilitation project was proposed for the area, with... -
Developing primary health care and public health competencies in undergraduate medical students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Stephen E Knight --- School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, South Africa Andrew J Ross --- School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, South Africa Ozayr Mahomed --- School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, South AfricaBackground: The Selective Programme (Selectives) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is a three-year longitudinal, community-based programme within the undergraduate medical curriculum, which aims to develop primary health care (PHC) and public health competencies in students using the community-oriented primary... -
Genetic diversity and differentiation of the Western Leopard Toad (Sclerophrys pantherina) based on mitochondrial and microsatellite markers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Jessica M. da Silva --- , , South Africa Kevin A. Feldheim --- , , USA G. John Measey --- , , South Africa Stephen Doucette-Riise --- , , South Africa Ryan J. Daniels --- , , South Africa Lucas F. Chauke --- , , South Africa Krystal A. Tolley --- , , South AfricaIntraspecific genetic diversity provides the basis for evolutionary change and is therefore considered the most fundamental level of biodiversity. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and microsatellite loci are the markers most typically used in population-level studies; however, their patterns of genetic variation... -
Comparison of infrared thermography and miniature Deltatron accelerometer sensors in the measurement of structural vibration characteristics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Stephen M. Talai --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, South Africa Dawood A. Desai --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, South Africa P. Stephan Heyns --- Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, South AfricaThis paper investigates the comparison of infrared thermography (IRT) and miniature Deltatron accelerometer sensors in measuring structural vibration characteristics in terms of frequency and displacement, given that of age IRT has fully grown for temperature condition monitoring. In addition, IRT... -
Molecular identification of polydorid polychaetes (Annelida: Spionidae): is there a quick way to identify pest and alien species?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Lee-Gavin Williams --- Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa Stephen A Karl --- University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology, USA Stanley Rice --- Department of Biology, USA Carol Simon --- Department of Botany and Zoology, South AfricaThe early detection and correct identification of polydorid polychaete species is essential as they are often encountered as invasive alien pests in aquaculture facilities or the intertidal where they may modify the ecosystem. Accurate identification is, however, often hampered by... -
Experiences of the health care delivery system in a rural South African setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Joan E. Stoyanov --- Psychology Department, South Africa Stephen D. Edwards --- Psychology Department, South AfricaThis exploratory study aimed to examine health care provider work-related experiences in a rural South African context. Participants were a convenient sample of 12 medical practitioners (private sector = 55%). The practitioners responded to an open-ended question on their health... -
On the qualitative theory of the rotating Boussinesq and quasi-geostrophic equations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Maleafisha Joseph Pekwa Stephen Tladi --- Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, South AfricaThe author studies the rotating Boussinesq equations describing the motion of a viscous incompressible stratified fluid in a rotating system which is relevant, e.g., a Lagrangian and Eulerian analysis of a geophysical fluid flow. This article focuses on the initial... -
Knowledge transfer model for improving productivity of the cable manufacturing industry: A South African perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Thomas Munyai --- Department of Operations Management, South Africa Stephen Nyakala --- Department of Operations Management, South Africa Charles Mbohwa --- Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, South AfricaIndustry is faced with increased challenges relating to transferring knowledge due to the complex nature of the manufacturing process. This paper is part of a comprehensive research study to develop a knowledge transfer model for improving productivity. Although knowledge management... -
The psychosocial themes of children with a congenital heart defect
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Ronél van der Watt --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Carina Pheiffer --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Stephen Brown --- Pediatric and Child Health, South AfricaChildren living with a congenital heart defect (CHD) carry the burden of a condition affecting their biological, psychological, and social functioning. Even though the physical heartbeats of these children might be inaudible and defective, their intra- and inter-personal ‘stories in... -
Nest boxes for Cape Parrots Poicephalus robustus in the Hogsback area, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Kirsten Wimberger --- Cape Parrot Project, South Africa Kate F Carstens --- Cape Parrot Project, South Africa Johann C Carstens --- Cape Parrot Project, South Africa R Stephen Boyes --- Cape Parrot Project, South AfricaBreeding propensity of tree-cavity nesting bird species are often limited by a shortage of natural nesting sites. Artificial nests can be used to provide alternative nest sites. Cape Parrots Poicephalus robustus are nationally endangered and nest in existing tree-cavities in... -
Modelling of an on-farm direct expansion bulk milk cooler to establish baseline energy consumption without milk pre-cooling: A case of Fort Hare Dairy Trust, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Russel Mhundwa --- Fort Hare Institute of Technology, South Africa Michael Simon --- Fort Hare Institute of Technology, South Africa Stephen Loh Tangwe --- Fort Hare Institute of Technology, South AfricaStorage of milk at a low temperature of 4°C inhibits bacterial growth. As such bulk milk coolers (BMC) are used for cooling and storage of milk on dairy farms. This paper presents performance monitoring of a direct expansion bulk milk... -
Evaluating maize yield variability and gaps in two agroecologies in northern Ghana using a crop simulation model
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Dilys S MacCarthy --- Soil and Irrigation Research Centre, School of Agriculture, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, Ghana Samuel G Adiku --- Department of Soil Science, School of Agriculture, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, Ghana Bright S Freduah --- Soil and Irrigation Research Centre, School of Agriculture, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, Ghana Alpha Y Kamara --- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Nigeria Stephen Narh --- Soil and Irrigation Research Centre, School of Agriculture, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, Ghana Alhassan L Abdulai --- Savanna Agricultural Research Institute, GhanaThe yield gap and variability in maize under smallholder systems in two agroecologies in northern Ghana were evaluated using a decision support system for agrotechnology transfer (DSSAT). The model was used to assess (1) the potential yield of maize (YPOT),... -
Self-mythologization in East African Political Writings: Kenyatta, Nyerere and Museveni
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Stephen Muthoka Mutie --- Department of Communication and Literary Studies, KenyaA particular kind of debate has been raising dust, especially after what seems largely as the inability of the first independent African leaders to put an end to the unholy trio of poverty, illiteracy and disease, and thus to open... -
Deceptive jugular manometry, blood colour and Po2 in the presence of an ipsilateral upper extremity arteriovenous fistula: a report of two cases
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: David M Corda --- Department of Anesthesiology, USA Stephen Aniskevich III --- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, USAManometry, blood gas analysis and colour of blood are often used as adjuncts to verify central venous access and rule out inadvertent arterial puncture. Several clinical scenarios may make these techniques unreliable. Two cases are presented involving patients with mature... -
Extended family constellations workshop efficacy on intuition measure and experience
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Catherine Geils --- Department of Behavioural Medicine, South Africa Stephen D. Edwards --- Psychology Department, South AfricaThis study explored the efficacy of an intuition-oriented family constellations process workshop in influencing intuition and consciousness of extended family constellations. Participants were eight white South Africans (male = 1, female = 7; age range = 36 to 62 years)... -
Effects of exposure to an intensive HIV-prevention programme on behavioural changes among female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ravi Prakash --- Karnataka Health Promotion Trust (KHPT), India Parinita Bhattacharjee --- Department of Community Health Sciences, Canada Andrea Blanchard --- Department of Community Health Sciences, Canada Helgar Musyoki --- National AIDS and STI Control Programme (NASCOP), Ministry of Health, Kenya John Anthony --- Department of Community Health Sciences, Canada Joshua Kimani --- Department of Community Health Sciences, Canada Gloria Gakii --- Partners for Health and Development in Africa (PHDA), Kenya Martin Sirengo --- National AIDS and STI Control Programme (NASCOP), Ministry of Health, Kenya Nicholas Muraguri --- Ministry of Health (MoH), Kenya Elizabeth Mziray --- The World Bank, USA Lombe Kasonde --- The World Bank, USA James Blanchard --- Department of Community Health Sciences, Canada Shajy Isac --- Department of Community Health Sciences, Canada Stephen Moses --- Department of Community Health Sciences, CanadaWhile Kenya has had a long-standing national HIV-prevention programme, evidence on the level of exposure to its interventions and related effects on behavioural changes among female sex workers (FSWs) is limited. Using cross-sectional behavioural data collected in 2013 from 1... -
Sexual risk behaviour among HIV-infected women in the first twelve months after delivery in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- HIV/AIDS/STIs and TB (HAST) Research Programme, South Africa Geoffrey Setswe --- HIV/AIDS Management, South Africa Gladys Matseke --- HIV/AIDS/STIs and TB (HAST) Research Programme, South Africa Shandir Ramlagan --- HIV/AIDS/STIs and TB (HAST) Research Programme, South Africa Stephen M. Weiss --- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, USA Violeta J. Rodriguez --- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, USA Sibusiso Sifunda --- HIV/AIDS/STIs and TB (HAST) Research Programme, South Africa Ryan Cook --- Department of Epidemiology, USA Tae Kyoung Lee --- Department of Public Health Sciences, USA Deborah Jones --- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, USAThis study aimed to assess sexual risk behaviour and its social correlates in HIV-infected women living in rural South Africa at six and twelve months post-partum. Participants were 699 HIV-positive women recruited prenatally by systematic sampling from twelve community health... -
Contrasting mental health correlates of physical and sexual abuse-related shame
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Stephen Ellenbogen --- School of Social Work, Canada Delphine Collin-Vezina --- School of Social Work, Canada Vandna Sinha --- School of Social Work, Canada Martin Chabot --- School of Social Work, Canada Shauna J R Wells --- School of Social Work, CanadaObjective: This study represents an initial attempt to contrast behavioural and mental health correlates of shame as a result of physical abuse (PA) and sexual abuse (SA). Because they are distinctive forms of injury, it is possible that corollary shame... -
Association between adherence to anti-diabetic therapy and adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes in diabetes in pregnancy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Doreen Macherera Mukona --- Department of Nursing Science, Zimbabwe Stephen Peter Munjanja --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Zimbabwe Mathilda Zvinavashe --- Department of Nursing Science, Zimbabwe Babil Stray-Pederson --- Institute of Clinical Medicine, NorwayObjectives: To analyse the association between adherence to anti-diabetic therapy (diet, physical activity and medications) and perinatal outcomes. -
Ubuntu HeartMath programme efficacy for social coherence and work spirit: Preliminary evidence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen D. Edwards --- Psychology Department, South AfricaThis study reports preliminary evidence on the efficacy of an Ubuntu type HeartMath intervention for the purpose of facilitating social coherence and spirit at work. The study employed a pre-test and post-test, mixed methods design with 17 students and staff... -
Trait variations in 28-year-old teak (Tectona grandis) provenance field trials in Ghana, West Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Stephen Adu-Bredu --- CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana, Ghana Daniel A Ofori --- CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana, Ghana Anders Ræbild --- Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Faculty of Science, Denmark Jon K Hansen --- Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Faculty of Science, Denmark Appolinaire Koffi --- Société de Développement defs Forêts (SODEFOR), Côte d’Ivoire Philipp Vigneron --- CIRAD, Forest Department, Research Unit 39, Diversity and Breeding of Forest Tree Species, France Erik D Kjær --- Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Faculty of Science, DenmarkStem straightness, axis persistence, presence/absence of protuberant buds and epicormics, diameter and height have profound influence on timber quality and volume of teak (Tectona grandis). Provenance trials of teak were established in the 1970s in Ghana, as part of the... -
Bringing Up Life With Horses
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Stephen J. Smith --- , CanadaA key phrase in working with horses, “bringing up life” is taken in its literal sense of moving expressively and energetically in order to animate the movements of the horses. The phrase also points to both what the radical phenomenologist... -
Development and evaluation of a cardiac coherence index for sleep analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Patrick Celka --- SATHeart SA, Rue Galilée, Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland Niclas Granqvist --- SATHeart SA, Rue Galilée, Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland Herbert Schwabl --- SATHeart SA, Rue Galilée, Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland Stephen D. Edwards --- Psychology Department, South AfricaCardiac coherence measurement is an established technology in biofeedback systems for stress release. Studies have typically been conducted with participants during ordinary waking consciousness, yet cardiac coherence during sleep may be even more important in illness prevention and health promotion... -
The impacts of season and livestock management strategy on the quality of diets selected by goats and sheep in the semi-arid rangelands of Namaqualand, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Francuois L Müller --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production, South Africa M Igshaan Samuels --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa Clement F Cupido --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production, South Africa Melvin BV Swarts --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production, South Africa Nefza M Amary --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa Dawood Hattas --- Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa Craig Morris --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production, South Africa Lilburne F Cyster --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa J Stephen Boatwright --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South AfricaAccess to good-quality forages is one of the major limitations to livestock production in semi-arid pastoral systems. This study aimed to determine whether there are differences in the nutritional quality of diets selected by herded and free-ranging goat and sheep... -
Accessing HIV treatment and care services in fishing communities around Lake Victoria in Uganda: mobility and transport challenges
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Christopher Tumwine --- Centre for Social Research in Health, Australia Peter Aggleton --- Centre for Social Research in Health, Australia Stephen Bell --- Kirby Institute for Infection and Immunity in Society, AustraliaQualitative research exploring the influence of community-level factors on access to and use of HIV treatment and care services among people living in fishing communities is limited, especially with respect to those already in receipt of HIV care and on... -
Social cognitive drivers of farmer learning behaviour in the student-to-farmer university outreach in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Stephen W. Kalule --- Department of Extension and Innovations Studies, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Kampala, Uganda Haroon Sseguya --- Department of Extension and Innovations Studies, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Kampala, Uganda Duncan Ongeng --- Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Gulu, Uganda Gabriel Karubanga --- Department of Extension and Innovations Studies, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Kampala, UgandaGlobally, universities are repositioning themselves for community outreach although with difficulty in responding to the unpredictable social features of host communities. Accordingly, this study aims to assess the role of social cognitive factors in farmer learning behaviour during university outreach... -
Relative impact of differences in job security on performance among local government employees: The moderation of affective commitments
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen Tetteh --- School of Management, Peoples Republic of China Cisheng Wu --- School of Management, Peoples Republic of China Lincoln Jisuvei Sungu --- School of Management, Peoples Republic of China Christian Narh Opata --- School of Management, Peoples Republic of China Gloria Nana Yaa Asirifua Agyapong --- School of Economics, Peoples Republic of ChinaWe investigated the relationship between public employees’ job security, motivation, and role performance; and how affective commitments moderate this relationship among local government service employees. Participants were 373 local government service employees from Ghana (females = 41.5%; mean service experience... -
Prevalence and patterns of mental disorders among primary school age children in Ghana: correlates with academic achievement
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Kwabena Kusi-Mensah --- , , Ghana Gordon Donnir --- , , Ghana Stephen Wemakor --- , , Ghana Ruth Owusu-Antwi --- , , Ghana Olayinka Omigbodun --- , , NigeriaBackground: There is limited data on the prevalence of child and adolescent mental health disorders (CAMHD) in Ghana. Recent reports suggest a decline in academic achievement in basic education. This paper sought to determine the prevalence of CAMHD in Ghanaian... -
Perceived organisational support, job stress, and turnover intention: The moderation of affective commitments
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen Tetteh --- School of Management, China Cisheng Wu --- School of Management, China Christian Narh Opata --- School of Management, Ghana Gloria Nana Yaa Asirifua Agyapong --- School of Economics, China Richard Amoako --- School of Management, China Frank Osei-Kusi --- School of Management, ChinaThe current study examined the role of affective commitment in the relationship between perceived organisational support (POS), job stress, and quitting intention of mining sector employees. The participants were 407 employees of a mining company in Ghana (females = 41.8%,... -
Customers' loyalty to tablet commerce in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sunday Adewale Olaleye --- Department of Marketing, Management, and International Business, Finland Ismaila Temitayo Sanusi --- School of Educational Services and Psychology, University of Eastern Finland, Finland Fanning Stephen Mark --- School of Business and Law, Australia Jari Salo --- Department of Economics and management, FinlandConsumers' use of a variety of devices, for example desktops, laptops, tablets, and/or smartphones to conduct intelligent site searches, is advancing mobile commerce. Consumers' choice of devices to use depends largely on their perceptions of value. Given the importance of... -
Contesting the Subaltern Narrative: The Trickster Trope in the Kenyan Political Autobiography
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Stephen Mutie --- , KenyaThis article is a critique of the idea of subalternity 1 as it is used in the Kenyan political autobiographies of leaders who have reigned but never ruled. 2 The study is largely located within postcolonial theory, with particular emphasis... -
Value co-creation effects on transaction cost, relational capital, and loyalty of hair salon customers: Results and implications of a Ghanaian study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Wen Xiao --- , China Christian Narh Opata --- , China Stephen Tetteh --- , China Tettey-Wayo John Narh --- , Ghana Robert E. Hinson --- , GhanaThis study aimed to examine customer relational capital, transaction cost, and loyalty with value co-creation in the Ghanaian hair-dressing business sector. Participants were 455 female hair-dressing customers (mean age = 2.56 years, SD = 1.07 years, age range 22 to... -
Agents sans frontiers: cross-border aquatic weed biological control in the rivers of southern Mozambique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Silvia DF Langa --- , South Africa Martin P Hill --- , South Africa Stephen G Compton --- , South AfricaBiological control is an effective ways of controlling aquatic plants, especially in South Africa. Release of biological control agents has been limited to Mozambique, where water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms-Laubach (Pontederiaceae)), water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes L. (Araceae)), red water... -
Physiological measure of animal welfare in relation to semi-captive African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) interaction programs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Chloe E Grotto --- , South Africa Tanja Wolf --- , South Africa Elizabeth Berkeley --- , United States Stephen Lee --- , United States Andre Ganswindt --- , South AfricaElephant interaction programs, specifically ones that provide elephant back riding, have come under public scrutiny, and little information exists to show whether these activities affect animal welfare. This study examined the impact of human interactions and ride-based activities on physiological... -
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. -
Discovering the research focus of higher academic institutions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Olufunke Oladipupo --- , Nigeria Ibukun Afolabi --- , Nigeria Stephen Adubi --- , Nigeria Olaperi Sowunmi --- , NigeriaThe research focus of an institution indicates the academic strength of the institution. This academic strength goes a long way to determine the quality of academic product expected from such an institution. To this effect, this study aims at analyzing... -
Differences in soil microbial communities and enzyme activity due to the application of bioslurry under cultivation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Motiki M Mofokeng --- , South Africa Johan Habig --- , South Africa Stephen O. Amoo --- , South Africa Christian P du Plooy --- , South Africa Phatu W Mashela --- , South Africa Mokhele E Moeletsi --- , South Africa Sonja Venter --- , South Africa Hintsa T Araya --- , South AfricaSoil micro-organisms influence soil ecosystem processes and properties. Their influence can be modified by cultivation practices, which affect their interaction with cultivated plants as well as soil physical and chemical properties. The study investigated differences in soil microbial activities between... -
Virtual identity crisis: The phenomenology of Lockean selfhood in the “Age of Disruption”
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Michael F. Deckard --- , USA Stephen Williamson --- ,From the end of the seventeenth century to now well into the 21st, John Locke’s theory of personal identity has been foundational in the field of philosophy and psychology. Here we suggest that there are two fundamental threads intertwined in... -
Death and the sociocultural dimensions of forced relocations: experiences from the Tugwi-Mukosi displacement in Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Hardlife Stephen Basure --- , Zimbabwe Lloyd Nhodo --- , Ghana Charles Dube --- , Zimbabwe Roselyn Kanyemba --- , South AfricaThis article is an ethnographic inquiry into the cultural dimensions of forced relocations. It is based on the experiences of four resident anthropologists on the forced displacements at Tugwi-Mukosi in Masvingo province, Zimbabwe. Using the concept of death, we question... -
Understanding ICT adoption amongst SMEs in Uganda: Towards a participatory design model to enhance technology diffusion
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Stephen Kyakulumbye --- , South Africa Shaun Pather --- , South AfricaPolicy statements by the United Nations, the African Union and most African countries boldly pronounce on the anticipated benefits of the internetworked world and associated ICT to society in general and to the world of business specifically. In terms of... -
Corporate sustainability and customer loyalty: The role of firm’s green image
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Michelle Frempomaa Frempong --- , China Yinping Mu --- , China Stephen Sarfo Adu-Yeboah --- , China Md Altab Hossin --- , China Richard Amoako --- , ChinaWe aimed to investigate the influence of corporate sustainability on customer loyalty. Participants were 790 customers from mobile telecommunication, retail banking, and the manufacturing sector of the Ghanian economy (female = 42%, age range = 18 to 65 years). The... -
The role of innovation for employment growth among firms in developing countries: Evidence from Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Stephen Kehinde Medase --- , South Africa Michael Wyrwich --- , The NetherlandsThis paper examines the nexus between innovation and employment growth. In contrast to most studies that employ data from technologically advanced economies, the study uses well-documented data from a leapfrogging and catching-up economy in sub-Saharan Africa. We find a positive... -
Standardising English and Afrikaans common names for polychaetes harvested as bait in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Carol A Simon --- , South Africa Alheit N du Toit --- , South Africa Stephen J Lamberth --- , South Africa George M Branch --- , South AfricaPolychaete worms are used widely as bait in South Africa, but common names are not used consistently among fishers or in the literature. This can have implications for conservation, since different polychaete species will not be equally vulnerable to exploitation,... -
Exploring the perception of Nigerians towards nuclear power generation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Daniel R. E. Ewim --- , South Africa Stephen S. Oyewobi --- , Nigeria Michael O. Dioha --- , India Chibuike E. Daraojimba --- , South Africa Suzzie O. Oyakhire --- , Nigeria Zhongjie Huan --- , South AfricaTo decarbonize the Nigerian power sector and ensure a reliable electricity supply, nuclear power will play a key role. However, public acceptance must be considered for the successful introduction of nuclear power. This study examines the perceptions of Nigerians towards... -
The impact of open innovation challenges on automotive component manufacturers’ competitiveness: An insight from the South African automotive industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Arthur Mzwandile Gonyora [cor1] Stephen Migiro --- , South Africa Pfano Mashau --- , South Africa Bongani Ngwenya --- , South AfricaOpen innovation is a function of managing innovation challenges within an organization to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. To achieve this, organizations have to configure and regulate their strategic resources, harness their core competencies and absorptive capacity, and manage uncertainties inherent... -
Corporate sustainability and firm performance in small and medium enterprises in Ghana: Mediating role of green innovation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen Sarfo Adu-Yeboah --- , People’s Republic of China Yuanchun Jiang --- , People’s Republic of China Michelle Frempomaa Frempong --- , People’s Republic of China Md Altab Hossin --- , People’s Republic of China Richard Amoako --- , People’s Republic of ChinaThis study examined green innovation influences on the relationship between business organisation corporate sustainability and its performance related to market share, profitability, and market positioning. Participants (n = 432) were from the hospitality (n = 138), agribusiness (n = 74), manufacturing (n = 105) and professional services (n = 115)... -
Mistaken identity: challenges with specimen identification for morphologically conservative skinks (Trachylepis) leads to taxonomic error
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Kirstin Stephens --- South African National Biodiversity Institute, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, South Africa Graham J Alexander --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Buyisile G Makhubo --- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Nicolas S Telford --- South African National Biodiversity Institute, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, South Africa Krystal A Tolley --- South African National Biodiversity Institute, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, South AfricaIt is commonly recognised that natural history datasets contain locality errors that can compromise the utility of those datasets. However, another source of error in these datasets is taxonomic misidentifications, and this type of error is potentially common, particularly with... -
Healing knowledge in Atlantic Africa: medical encounters, 1500–1850
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Hardlife Stephen Basure --- Great Zimbabwe University, Zimbabwe -
Linking disruptive innovation to sustainable entrepreneurship within the context of small and medium firms: A focus on Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ayodotun Stephen Ibidunni --- , Nigeria Daniel E. Ufua --- , Nigeria Abdullah Promise Opute --- , United KingdomThis study illuminates the linkages between disruptive innovation (DI) and sustainable entrepreneurship (SE) within the context of small and medium firms (SMFs). By adopting a systematic review of the literature, we thematized the possible connections between DI and SE practices... -
Sexual risk reduction among Zambian couples
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Ndashi Chitalu --- Department of Medicine, University of Zambia School of Medicine, Phillimon Ndubani --- Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Zambia, Miriam Mumbi --- University of Zambia School of Medicine, Deborah L Jones --- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Stephen M Weiss --- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Olga Villar-Loubet --- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Szonja Vamos --- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Drenna Waldrop-Valverde --- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine,Zambia has over 1 million HIV infections nationwide and an urban prevalence rate of 23%. This study compared the impact of male involvement in multiple and single session risk reduction interventions among inconsistent condom users in Zambia and the role... -
Efficacy of a lay health worker led group antiretroviral medication adherence training among non-adherent HIV-positive patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Results from a randomized trial
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Karl Peltzer [d77e18] Shandir Ramlagan Deborah Jones Stephen M. Weiss Henry Fomundam Lucia ChanetsaThere is a lack of theory-based randomized controlled trials to examine the effect of antiretroviral adherence in sub-Saharan Africa. We assessed the effectiveness of a lay health worker lead structured group intervention to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in... -
HIV knowledge, disclosure and sexual risk among pregnant women and their partners in rural South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Molatelo Elisa Shikwane --- , South Africa Olga M. Villar-Loubet --- , USA Stephen M. Weiss --- , USA Karl Peltzer --- , South Africa Deborah L. Jones --- , USAPartner involvement has been deemed fundamental for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV, although it remains difficult to achieve. This study aimed to explore the attitudes and behaviours of pregnant women and their partners who participated in a... -
HIV in (and out of) the clinic: Biomedicine, traditional medicine and spiritual healing in Harare
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Stephen O'Brien --- , , Australia Alex Broom --- , , AustraliaContemporary lived experiences of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are shaped by clinical and cultural encounters with illness. In sub-Saharan countries such as Zimbabwe, HIV is treated in very different ways in various therapeutic contexts including by biomedical experts, traditional... -
The Achilles’ heel of prevention to mother-to-child transmission of HIV: Protocol implementation, uptake, and sustainability
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Violeta J. Rodriguez --- , , USA Richard P. LaCabe --- , , USA C. Kyle Privette --- , , USA K. Marie Douglass --- , USA Karl Peltzer --- , South Africa Gladys Matseke --- , South Africa Audrey Mathebula --- , South Africa Shandir Ramlagan --- , South Africa Sibusiso Sifunda --- , South Africa Guillermo “Willy” Prado --- , USA Viviana Horigian --- , , USA Stephen M. Weiss --- , , USA Deborah L. Jones --- , , USAThe Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS proposed to reduce the vertical transmission of HIV from ∼72,200 to ∼8300 newly infected children by 2015 in South Africa (SA). However, cultural, infrastructural, and socio-economic barriers hinder the implementation of... -
Maternal and infant antiretroviral therapy adherence among women living with HIV in rural South Africa: a cluster randomised trial of the role of male partner participation on adherence and PMTCT uptake
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Deborah L. Jones --- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, USA Violeta J. Rodriguez --- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, USA Manasi Soni Parrish --- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, USA Tae Kyoung Lee --- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, USA Stephen M. Weiss --- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, USA Shandir Ramlagan --- HIV/AIDS/STIs and TB (HAST) Research Programme, Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Karl Peltzer --- Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam‘Mother-to-child transmission of HIV’ can occur during the period of pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding. ‘Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV’ (PMTCT) in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, is especially vital as the prevalence of HIV is 28.2% in women aged 15–49... -
ECOLOGICAL NOTES ON CHAMAELEO SCHUBOTZI FROM MOUNT KENYA
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: STEPHENM. REILLY --- Southern Illinois University, USA -
NOTES ON A BITE BY A WEST AFRICAN ATRACTASPIS (COLUBRIDAE: APARALLACTINI)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: STEPHEN SPAWLS --- , England -
LIFE HISTORY NOTES
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: D.L. CLARK --- Sam Knott Nature Reserve, M. JAENSCH --- , ORTWIN BOURQUIN --- Natal Parks Board, JOHAN VAN RHYN --- , R.B. YEADON --- , R.B. YEADON --- , G.V. HAAGNER --- , D.R. MORGAN --- Tygerberg Preservation Trust, R.B. YEADON --- , R.B. YEADON --- , M.F. BATES --- , D.H. DE SWART --- , W.R. BRANCH --- , R.B. YEADON --- , G.V. HAAGNER --- , STEPHEN SPAWLS --- Moeding College, Botswana G.V. HAAGNER --- , D.R. MORGAN --- Tygerberg Preservation Trust, W.R. BRANCH --- , M. BURGER --- , G.V. HAAGNER --- , G.V. HAAGNER --- , D.R. MORGAN --- Tygerberg Preservation Trust, H. NICOLAY --- , Germany G.V. HAAGNER --- , G.V. HAAGNER --- , G.V. HAAGNER --- , G.V. HAAGNER --- , D.R. MORGAN --- Tygerberg Preservation Trust, W.R. BRANCH --- , R. RAU --- , K.J. ESLER --- University of Cape Town, MARKL. McMAHON --- Swadini Reptile Park, W.R. BRANCH --- , -
POPULAR AFRICAN HERPETOLOGICAL LITERATURE—A PERSONAL VIEW
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: STEPHEN SPAWLS --- Moeding College, BotswanaA personal view of the popular literature relating to African reptiles and amphibians is given, with anecdotes on some of Africa's most colourful and productive herpetologists. The author notes the lack of popular literature dealing with the herpetofaunas of many... -
ACTIVITY PATIERNS IN NOCTURNAL WEST AFRICAN SAVANNA SNAKES
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: STEPHEN SPAWLS --- Moeding College, BotswanaA two-year collecting programme, carried out in the Guinea Savanna in the Wa area, north-west Ghana, produced a total of 480 snakes of 37 species. As part of this programme, routine night-collecting by motorcycle and on foot, produced 190 specimens... -
THE SNAKE FAUNA OF ETHIOPIA—A PRELIMINARY REPORT
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: STEPHEN SPAWLS --- Sandford School, EthiopiaEthiopia is a known centre of endemism for birds and small mammals, but herpetologically remains poorly known. The major geographic regions and their vegetation are introduced. Eighty two snake species (unlisted) are currently known from the country. and are allocated... -
Book review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Stephen Spawls --- Sandford School, Ethiopia -
Book review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: DonaldG. Broadley --- Biodiversity Foundation for Africa, Zimbabwe Stephen Spawls --- Sandford International School , GrahamJ. Alexander --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa MartinJ. Whiting --- University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaA Field Guide to the Reptiles of East Africa. Stephen Spawls, Kim Howell, Robert Drewes and James Ashe + consultants Alex Duff‐MacKay and Harald Hinkel. 2002. Academic Press, London & San Diego. Hardback, 543 pp. £29.95 ISBN 0–12–656470–1. -
A new species of pseudoboodon (Reptilia: Serpentes) from the central highlands of Ethiopia; with notes on some other members of the genus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: Stephen Spawls --- , EnglandA new highly distinctive species of Pseudoboodon is described from a single locality in the central highlands of Ethiopia. It is distinguished from its three congeners by differences in colour pattern, head shape and lepidosis. Some additional notes on other... -
Book review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: Vincent Carruthers --- , J.C. Poynton --- The Natural History Museum, UK DonaldG. Broadley --- Biodiversity Foundation for Africa, Zimbabwe AaronM. Bauer --- Villanova University, USA Stephen Spawls --- , United KingdomAtlas and Red Data Book of the Frogs of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. Edited by L.R. Minter, M. Burger, J.A. Harrison, H.H. Braak, P.J. Bishop and D. Kloepfer, 2004. xv + 360 pages, 111 colour photographs, 3 colour maps,... -
Obituary: James Ashe 1925 ‐ 2004
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: Stephen Spawls --- , United Kingdom -
A new gregarious species of Trachylepis (Reptilia: Sauria: Scincidae) from Lolui Island, Lake Victoria, Uganda, with a key to Ugandan Trachylepis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Rungwe Kingdon --- Gallery Pangolin, UK Stephen Spawls --- , UKA new, distinctive gregarious species of Trachylepis is described from five specimens from Lolui Island, in Lake Victoria, Uganda, East Africa. Living in large groups on rock outcrops, it is distinguished from its congeners by differences in colour pattern and... -
A new species of Cordylus (Squamata: Cordylidae) from the Marungu Plateau of south-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Eli Greenbaum --- University of Texas at El Paso, USA EdwardL. Stanley --- Richard Gilder Graduate School, American Museum of Natural History, USA Chifundera Kusamba --- Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles, Lwiro, République Démocratique du, Congo WandegeM. Moninga --- Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles, Lwiro, République Démocratique du, Congo StephenR. Goldberg --- Whittier College, USA CharlesR. Bursey --- , USACurrently there are 20 recognised species of the widespread lizard genus Cordylus, which is distributed throughout sub-Saharan Africa's non-forested habitats from Ethiopia to South Africa. Most recent taxonomic work has focused on forms in southern Africa, where several subspecific taxa... -
Morphological and physiological responses of Calobota sericea plants subjected to water limitation and subsequent rewatering
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Francuois Müller --- Agricultural Research Council – Animal Production: Range and Forage Sciences, South Africa Lincoln Raitt --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Lilburne Cyster --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Samson Chimphango --- University of Cape Town, South Africa M Igshaan Samuels --- Agricultural Research Council – Animal Production: Range and Forage Sciences, South Africa Clement Cupido --- Agricultural Research Council – Animal Production: Range and Forage Sciences, South Africa J Stephen Boatwright --- University of the Western Cape, South AfricaCalobota sericea is a native legume of South Africa, confined to the water-limited rangelands, and it has recently been prioritised for additional characterisation regarding its pasture potential. In this study, we examined the growth characteristics of C. sericea under glasshouse... -
Seedling establishment and early growth in Calobota sericea subjected to moisture stress
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Francuois Müller --- , South Africa Letty Masemola --- , South Africa Stephen Modiba --- , South Africa Nothando Ngcobo --- , South AfricaThe South African perennial legume Calobota sericea (Thunb.) Boatwr. & B-E van Wyk has been shown to be drought tolerant as mature plants, but information on drought tolerance of seedlings is lacking. This study evaluated the impact of moisture stress... -
Non-adherence to antiretroviral treatment among migrating fishermen in western Kenya’s islands: a rapid qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Stephen Okumu Ombere --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Erick Otieno Nyambedha --- Maseno University, KenyaFishing communities in many Sub-Saharan African countries are a high-risk population group disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic. The association of migration with HIV and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa is well documented. Frequent mobility, high consumption of alcohol, multiple sexual... -
Tree diversity, vegetation structure and management of mangrove systems on Viti Levu, Fiji Islands
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Ashik Rubaiyat --- University of Göttingen, Germany Nicholas Rollings --- The University of the South Pacific, Fiji Islands Stephen Galvin --- The University of the South Pacific, Fiji Islands Ralph Mitloehner --- University of Göttingen, Germany Sohag Miah --- University of Göttingen, Germany Hans Juergen Boehmer --- The University of the South Pacific, Fiji IslandsMangrove forest ecosystems are critical natural resources, particularly in the South Pacific region. Mangrove forests in Viti Levu, Fiji’s main island, are threatened by infrastructure development activities and population growth. Consequently, the protection and restoration of mangrove forest are of... -
Does participation in innovation platform improve welfare? Insights from smallholder maize farmers in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Eric Asiamah Yeboah --- , Ghana Kelvin Balcombe --- University of Reading, UK Bright Owusu Asante --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana Stephen Prah --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana Robert Aidoo --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), GhanaThis paper investigates the impact of participation in innovation platforms (IPs) on smallholder maize farmers’ welfare in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana using data collected from 477 rural farm households. We employed the doubly robust inverse probability weighted regression... -
Health provider administration functions, patient satisfaction, and loyalty: Their mediation by patient healthcare service quality perceptions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Geoffrey Bentum-Micah --- Zhejiang Normal University, China Lianyu Cai --- Zhejiang Normal University, China Sampson Agyapong Atuahene --- Zhejiang Normal University, China Moses Agyemang Ameyaw --- Zhejiang Normal University, China Victor Bondzie-Micah --- Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Stephen Sarfo Adu-Yeboah --- Hefei University of Technology, ChinaThe study tested a health service quality mediation model on patient satisfaction and loyalty outcomes with provider administration functions. Participants were 7 108 outpatients from eleven public hospitals in Hubei province, China (female = 58.5%; infections and chronic diseases =... -
Evaluation of in situ and ex situ forage germplasm collections reveals the first occurrence and seed-transmission of alfalfa mosaic virus and southern bean mosaic virus in Urochloa species
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Woubit Dawit --- International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Ethiopia Fikerte Mulatu --- International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Ethiopia Yesuf Eshete --- International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Ethiopia Alemayehu Teressa Negawo --- International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Ethiopia Alok Kumar --- Haramaya University, Ethiopia Alice Muchugi --- International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Ethiopia Chris Stephen Jones --- International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), KenyaGrasses of the genus Urochloa (Urochloa species syn. Brachiaria species) are among the most important tropical forage grasses of African origin. The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Forage Genebank maintains 671 Urochloa grass accessions, belonging to 28 species, of which... -
‘The South in the North’: Worlding Kenyanness in Alex Chamwada’s TV series Daring Abroad
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Stephen Mutie --- Kenyatta University, KenyaRecently, there has been a proliferation of narratives that recount the daily experiences of Africans in White spaces. However, the scholarship on how Black people navigate predominantly White spaces has remained scanty. This article aims to help fill this gap... -
Ensiling as a technique for preservation of the nutritional quality of Vachellia nilotica
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Fortune L Manganyi --- University of South Africa, Julius Tjelele --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production: Range and Forage Sciences, South Africa Khanyisile R Mbatha --- University of South Africa, Ngoako Letsoalo --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production: Range and Forage Sciences, South Africa Stephen Modiba --- , South Africa Thamsanqa Mpanza --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production: Nutrition, South Africa Francuois Müller --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production: Range and Forage Sciences, South AfricaFodder tree species are considered to have high nutritional value and have always played a significant role in feeding livestock during the dry seasons. The study was conducted to explore the possibility of preserving chopped Vachellia nilotica shoots as silage... -
Ukuphicothwa kweziphumo zesiXhosa zebanga le-12 ukusuka kunyaka wama 2014 ukuya kowama 2018
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Zoliswa Made --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Stephen Vuyani Naile --- Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaOlu phando lutsolorhele ekufumaneni imiqobo noonobangela bokuba abafundi abangamaXhosa bebanga le-12 bangaphumeleli emagqabini kwinqanaba lesi-6 nesi-7 (level 6 and 7) ngobuninzi kulwimi lwabo lwenkobe olusisiXhosa. Oku kuza kwenziwa ngokuphengulula banzi amaphepha eemviwo zabafundi besiXhosa ukusukela kunyaka we-2014 ukuya kunyaka we-2018... -
A survey and exposition of sub-Hausdorff separation axioms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Jeffrey T. Denniston --- Kent State University, USA Austin Melton --- Kent State University, USA Stephen E. Rodabaugh --- Institute for Applied Topology and Topological Structures, Youngstown State University, USA Jamal K. Tartir --- Institute for Applied Topology and Topological Structures, Youngstown State University, USAThis paper surveys and develops sub-Hausdorff axioms. It augments known relationships involving T 0 (Kolmogorov), S 0 (quasi-sobriety), S 1 (sobriety), T 1 (Fréchet), and T 2 (Hausdorff ) by examining a large suite of sub-Hausdorff axioms. Emphasis is given...
