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Pinus patula progeny test: Heritability estimates and genetic correlations between fifth- and eighth-year traits
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: B.I. Nyoka --- Forest Research Centre, J.S. Birks --- , UK C.M. Gumbie --- Forest Research Centre,Seed for a breeding seedling orchard produced from a factorial mating design (33 progenies) and from a diallel (four progenies) was used to establish this progeny test. Analysis of fifth- and eighth-year data showed highly significant differences between the parents... -
Effect of Frankia, Phosphate and Soil Type on Nodulation and Growth of Casuarina cunninghamiana in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: A.J. Masuka --- Forest Research Centre, Zimbabwe J. Makoni --- Forest Research Centre, ZimbabweA nursery inoculation experiment with Casuarina cunninghamiana was conducted using naturalised and imported Frankiastrains, three soil types and fertiliser phosphate. Five months after inoculation seedling height was significantly affected byFrankia, fertiliser and soil type. There were significant differences in root... -
Influence on a North‐Eastern Sandy Highveld sward of winter utilization by sheep
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Proceedings of the Annual Congresses of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: N. F. G. Rethman --- , B. H. Beukes --- , C. E. Malherbe --- ,North‐Eastern Sandy Highveld was utilized selectively by sheep grazing alone in winter with a supplementary lick. Winter utilization in four consecutive years had no detrimental effect on production, cover or seed production but care should be exercised in recommending this... -
Overseeding of Eragrostis curvula on north‐eastern Sandy Highveld
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Proceedings of the Annual Congresses of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: N. F. G. Rethman --- , B. H. Beukes --- ,A small plot trial to investigate the possibilities of directing changes in the botanical composition of fertilized veld by oversowing demonstrated the potential of this technique for the establishment of improved pastures in non‐arable situations. The improved return on fertilization,... -
Die reaksie van anthephora pubescens nees op verskillende intensiteite en frekwensies van ontblaring(1)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Proceedings of the Annual Congresses of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: S. J. Burger --- , J. O. Grunow --- Departement Plantproduksie, J. W. Rabie --- Departement Plantproduksie,‘n Faktoriaal experiment met vier frekwensies (2, 4, 6 en 8 weekliks) en vyf intensiteite (2, 5, 8, 11 ot 14 cm hoogte) van sny is in potproewe op Anthephora pubescens uitgevoer. Die totale DM‐snyopbrengs, wortelproduksie en bogroei/wortelverhouding is bepaal. -
The utilization of eragrostis curvula and pennisetum clandestinum pastures for growing out and finishing young beef steers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Proceedings of the Annual Congresses of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: N.F.G. Rethman --- , D.W. Eden --- , B.H. Beukes --- , C.C. De Witt --- ,Results obtained from three observation trials to assess the feasibility of utilizing Eragrostis and kikuyu with young beef steers are presented. Although both grasses were characterized by a high grazing capacity the performance of livestock, on an individual basis, was... -
The implications, with respect to production and nutritional value, of different stages of harvesting eragrostis curvula hay
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Proceedings of the Annual Congresses of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: N.F.G. Rethman --- , B.H. Beukes --- ,A small plot cutting trial conducted over a five year period has demonstrated that dry matter production and crude protein content are negatively related when different frequencies of defoliation are applied. Frequent harvesting at a leafy stage produced the most... -
The influence of feedback on hay pastures
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Proceedings of the Annual Congresses of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: N.F.G. Rethman --- , B.H. Beukes --- ,The feeding of hay to sheep or cattle on an Eragrostis curvula pasture during the winter months has a most beneficial effect on the response of the pasture to fertilization in subsequent seasons. Low rates of feedback (10 t/ha) had... -
Use of the dry‐weight‐rank method of botanical analysis in the eastern Transvaal Highveld
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Proceedings of the Annual Congresses of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: D.L. Barnes --- , J.J. Odendaal --- , B.H. Beukes --- ,The dry‐weight‐rank method of botanical analysis was tested in the highveld of the Eastern Transvaal and was found to be an efficient and accurate means of determining the botanical composition of veld herbage. Accuracy was increased by weighting ranks on... -
Veld composition in relation to grazing capacity die verhouding tussen veld samestelling en weidingskapasiteit
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: D.L. Barnes --- Department of Agriculture (Transvaal Region), N.F.G. Rethman --- Department of Agriculture (Transvaal Region), B.H. Beukes --- Department of Agriculture (Transvaal Region), G.D. Kotzé --- Department of Agriculture (Transvaal Region),Present methods of evaluating veld composition in relation to grazing capacity can be criticised on grounds of subjectivity, especially with regard to the assignment of relative values to the constituent species. Data relating to botanical composition and estimated grazing capacity,... -
A study of variations in floristic composition of highveld in the eastern Transvaal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: D.L. Barnes --- Department of Agriculture (Transvaal Region), B.H. Beukes --- Department of Agriculture (Transvaal Region), G.D. Kotzé --- Department of Agriculture (Transvaal Region),Floristic surveys of two 1500m line transects in veld provided data which indicated the nature of variations in veld composition, expressed in terms of species, palatability classes or weighted palatability classes. The transects were subjectively subdivided into units comprising relatively... -
Produksie en kwaliteit van ‘n aantal grasspesies in die Combretum‐veld van noord‐transvaal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: P.A. Pieterse --- Departement Plantproduksie, Fakulteit Landbouwetenskappe, J.O. Grunow --- Departement Plantproduksie, Fakulteit Landbouwetenskappe,Die produksie en kwaliteit van vyf spesies (Themeda triandra, Heteropogon contortus, Digitaria eriantha var. pentzii, Schmidtia pappophoroides en Eragrostis rigidior) is by verskillende frekwensies van ontblaring op ontbosde en onontbosde bosveld gemeet. In die daaropvolgende jaar is intensiteit bygebring met... -
Die invloed van die beskikbaarheid van nutriënte en ontblaringsbestuur op die produksie van digitar1a Eriantha variëteit Eriantha
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: P A Pieterse --- Departement Plantproduksie,Die invloed van verskillende peile van stikstof (N), fosfaat (P) en kalium (K) op die produksie en kwaliteit van Digitaria eriantha var. eriantha is in sandkultuur ondersoek. Verder is daar ook gekyk na die invloed van drie intensiteite van ontblaring... -
Groei en produksie van ‘n aanal aangeplante weidings onder beweiding
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: P.A. Pieterse --- Dept Plantproduksie, J.O. Grunow --- Dept Plantproduksie, N.F.G. Rethman --- Dept Plantproduksie,Die groei en produksie onder beweiding van ‘n aantal aangeplante weidings is met behulp van die verskilmetode bepaal. Uit die data verkry in die proef is dit duidelik dat indien daar besproeiingswater beskikbaar is, groen materiaal dwarsdeur die jaar voorsien... -
The influence of nitrogen fertilization, spring burning and height of stubble on hay and seed production of eragrostis curvula 1
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: N.F.G. Rethman --- Department of Plant Production, B.H. Beukes --- Department of Agriculture & Water Supply,This investigation, conducted over a three‐year period, emphasized the strong effect of nitrogen fertilization on both hay and seed production. The optimum level of nitrogen, for conditions on the Eastern Highveld being 100–150 kg N/ha applied in spring, followed by... -
Implikasies van subhabitat‐diversiteit en die rol van bestuur op die voorkoms van ‘n aantal grasspesies van die suuragtige‐gemengde bosveld1
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: G.N. Smit --- Departement Plantproduksie, N.F.G. Rethman --- Departement Plantproduksie,Die subhabitatvoorkeure van sewe grasspesies en die nie‐grasagtige kruide, tipies van die Suuragtige‐Gemengde Bosveld, is in agt kampe, wat verskillende langtermyn‐beweidingsbehandelings ontvang het, ondersoek. Twee subhabitatte is geidenti‐fiseer, nl. onder borne en tussen bome. Verskille in die subhabitatvoorkeure van die... -
‘n Vergelyking van wei‐ en voergewasse vir die produksie van slaglammers in die Pretoria‐ Witwatersrand‐Vereeniging(PWV)‐gebied
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: P.A. Pieterse --- Departement Plantproduksie, Republiek van Suid‐Afrika J.O. Grunow --- Departement Plantproduksie, Republiek van Suid‐Afrika N.F.G. Rethman --- Departement Plantproduksie, Republiek van Suid‐Afrika W.A. van Niekerk --- Departement Veckunde, Republiek van Suid‐AfrikaA comparison of pasture and fodder crops for the production of slaughter lambs in the Pretoria‐Witwatersrand‐Vereeniging (PWV) area. A number of pasture and fodder species were evaluated for the production of mutton with weancr lambs. Animal performance and meat production... -
The influence of level and distribution of nitrogenous fertilizer on the dry matter production of Eragrostis curvula
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: N.F.G. Rethman --- Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, Republic of South Africa L.G. vanZy1 --- Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, Republic of South Africa B.H. Beukes --- Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, Republic of South Africa212 kg N/ha was the most profitable level. With the probability of poor seasons (when 106–159 kg N/ha was more profitable), the optimum level of spring fertilization being in the region of 100 kg N and the improved distribution of... -
Influence of phosphatic fertilization on the yield and chemical composition of grass pasture
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: N.F.G. Rethman --- Department of Agriculture & Water Supply, Republic of South Africa B.H. Beukes --- Department of Agriculture & Water Supply, Republic of South AfricaWhile the distribution of P fertilizer had an insignificant influence on the DM production of a grass pasture over a three‐year period, the level of both N and P was highly significant. Growth patterns were unaffected by any of the... -
Die evaluering van vier Eragrostis curvula ekotipes met weidende skape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: P.A. Pieterse --- Departement Plantproduksie, Fakulteit Landbouwetenskappe, Republiek van Suid‐Afrika N.F.G. Rethman --- Departement Plantproduksie, Fakulteit Landbouwetenskappe, Republiek van Suid‐Afrika J.O. Grunow --- Departement Plantproduksie, Fakulteit Landbouwetenskappe, Republiek van Suid‐AfrikaThe evaluation of four Eragrostis curvula ecotypes with grazing sheep. Four ecotypes of Eragrostis curvula, namely, Cape Province 5, Ermelo, Pearston 204 and Makwassie 150 were evaluated in a grazing trial with sheep, at three stocking rates, during two growing... -
Assosiasie van Cymbopogon plurinodis met klei‐inhoud van grond in die Suuragtige‐Gemengde Bosveld1
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: G.N. Smit --- Departement Plantproduksie, Republiek van Suid‐Afrika N.F.G. Rethman --- Departement Plantproduksie, Republiek van Suid‐AfrikaAssociation of Cymbopogon plurinodis with the day content of soil in the Sourish Mixed Bushveld. In a camp, typical of the Sourish Mixed Bushveld, a marked decrease in the abundance of Cymbopogon plurinodis along a soil gradient from high to... -
Tekortkominge van die naasteplant‐metode en Dyksterhuis‐verwante klassifikasiesisteme om veldtoestand in semi‐ariede gebiede te bepaal1
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: D.D. Snyman --- , Republiek van Suid‐Afrika D. Grossman --- , Republiek van Suid‐Afrika N.F.G. Rethman --- Département Plantproduksie, Republiek van Suid‐AfrikaShortcomings of the nearest plant methods and Dyksterhuis‐related classification systems for assessing veld condition in the semi‐arid regions. Veld condition was determined on seven farms in the Mopane veld, during two seasons using the nearest plant method and a Dyksterhuis‐related... -
‘n Tegniek om beskikbare bogrondse fitomassa van graspolle in ontblaring‐studies te kwantifiseer*
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: J.J. Jordaan --- Departement Landbou‐ontwikkeling (Transvaalstreek), Republiek van Suid‐Afrika N.F.G. Rethman --- Departement Plantproduksie, Republiek van Suid‐Afrika P.A. Pieterse --- Departement Plantproduksie, Republiek van Suid‐AfrikaA technique to quantify available above‐ground phytomass of grass tufts in defoliation studies is described. Highly significant correlations were found between tuft volume and above‐ground phytomass in eighteen out of twenty‐two species that were examined. Tuft volume can therefore be... -
Die rol van sekere omgewingsfaktore by alachloraktiwiteit
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: C.F. Reinhardt --- Departement Plantproduksie, P.C. Nel --- Departement Plantproduksie,Biotoetse met graansorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) is in potte in glashuise en groeikabinette uitgevoer. Geselekteerde grond- eienskappe is gekorreleer met alachloraktiwiteit. Organiese materiaalinhoud (% C) was die beste gekorreleerd met die aktiwiteit van alachlor en pH die swakste. Die r-waardes... -
Invloed van sekere grondeienskappe op matrikspotensiaal by, en tydsverloop tot, veldkapasiteit
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: D.J. Beukes --- Hoëveldstreek, Departement van Landbou,Veldkapasiteit (VK) is bepaal op 5x5 m-persele op verskeie gronde in Wes-Kaapland. Tekstureel het die gronde gewissel van growwe sand tot sandklei. Gronde van die Avalon-, Dundee-, Fernwood-, Hutton-, Oakleafen Westleighvorme is gebruik. Matrikspotensiaal (ψm) is gemonitor met kwiktensiometers, terwyl... -
Empinese verwantskappe tussen veldkapasiteit en sekere fisiese grondeienskappe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: D.J. Beukes --- Hoëveldstreek, Departement van Landbou en Watervoorsiening,Veldkapasiteit (VK) is in situ bepaal op verskeie gronde in Wes- Kaapland. Grondtekstuur het gewissel van sand tot sandklei. Veldkapasiteit is op vyf dieptes bepaal en het gevarieer van 4,9% tot 27,2% op massabasis. Matrikspotensiaal by VK het gewissel van... -
Effects of level and timing of irrigation on growth and water use of lucerne
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: D.J. Beukes --- Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, S.A. Barnard --- Department of Agriculture and Water Supply,A six-year flood irrigation trial with lucerne (Medicago sativa cv. Karoo) was conducted on a sandy loam soil in the south-western part of the Cape Province at Oudtshoorn. Two cropping practices, whereby one or two forage cuttings are followed by... -
'n Vergelyking tussen berekende en in situ onversadigde geleivermoë van 'n sand en 'n sandkleileem
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: D.J. Beukes --- Hoëveldstreek, Departement van Landbou en Watervoorsiening, Republiek van Suid-AfrikaOnversadigde geleivermoë, K(θ), is bereken vanaf verskeie vergelykings gebaseer op poriegrootteverspreiding en die grondwaterretensiekromme. Versadigde geleivermoë (Ks ) is as passingsfaktor gebruik en is verkry vanaf laboratorium-en veldbepalings. Berekende K(θ) is by verskillende porieklasse vergelyk met waardes vanaf in situ-... -
Opbrengskomponente van koring by verskillende vlakke van grondvrugbaarheid
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: P.S. Hammes --- Departement Plantproduksie, Republiek van Suid-Afrika J.G. Annandale --- Departement Plantproduksie, Republiek van Suid-Afrika E.A. Beyers --- Departement Plantproduksie, Republiek van Suid-Afrika P.C. Nel --- Departement Plantproduksie, Republiek van Suid-AfrikaIn 'n langtermyn bemestingsproef met koring onder besproeiing het groot verskille in grondvrugbaarheid oor jare ontwikkel, wat ook in groot verskille in graanopbrengs weerspieëf word. Opbrengs en opbrengskomponente was kleiner op persele wat geen P-bemesting ontvang as op persele wat... -
Rol van tekorte aan sekere makro-elemente by verdraagsaamheid van mielies (Zea mays L.) teenoor atrasien
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: C.F. Reinhardt --- Departement Plantproduksie, P.C. Nel --- Departement Plantproduksie, N. M.J. Vermeulen --- Departement Biochemie, Z. Apostolides --- Departement Biochemie, D. J.J. Potgieter --- Departement Biochemie,Die verdraagsaamheid van mieliesaailinge (Zea mays L. kv SSM2041) teenoor atrasien is in 'n glashuis ondersoek. Plante is in potte gekweek, in voedingsoplossings met tekorte aan sekere makro-elemente. Atrasien in die voedingsoplossings is periodiek bepaal met behulp van hoëdrukvloeistofchromatografie. Tekorte... -
Implikasies van die oesindeks by navorsing verbouing van mielies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: P.S. Hammes --- Departement Plantproduksie, R.E. Steynberg --- Departement Plantproduksie, E.A. Beyers --- Departement Plantproduksie, B. Kriel --- Departement Plantproduksie,Die oesindeks van mielies is bepaal in vier veldproewe. Verskille tussen mieliekultivars het voorgekom. Kultivars wat hoë graanopbrengste gelewer het in 'n kultivarproef, het ook deurgaans hoë oesindekswaardes gehad. In 'n langtermyn- bemestingsproef het behandelings wat kalium ontvang het, hoër... -
Alachlor-geïhduseerde veranderinge in sekere membrane van Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench-plante
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: C.F. Reinhardt --- Departement Plantproduksie, Republiek van Suid-Afrika P.C. Nel --- Departement Plantproduksie, Republiek van Suid-AfrikaSekere ultrastrukturele veranderinge veroorsaak deur alachlor (α-chloor-2′, 6′-diëtiel-N-metoksimetielasetanilied) in graansorghumplante is ondersoek. Elektronmikro- skoopmikrograwe het aangetoon dat disintegrering van vakuoolmembrane, kernmembrane en omhullingsmembrane van chloroplaste voorgekom het by alachlorbehandelde plante. -
'n Evaluering van die volumetermetode om aggregaatstabiliteit van 'n vertisol te kwantifiseer
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: D.J. Beukes --- Departement van Landbou en Watervoorsiening, Republiek van Suid-AfrikaDie 0–10 mm laag van twee proefpersele van 'n vertiese grond waarop graansorghum sonder enige bewerking met behoud van 'n stoppeldeklaag (GBS) en met die Stoppel verwyder (GBG), verbou is, is gemonster. Grond- koolstofinhoud was 1,82% en 1,15% onderskeidelik. Massas... -
Reproduktiewe opbrengskomponente van mielies (Zea mays L.) soos beïnvloed deur verskillende grondvrugbaarheids- en be- sproeiingspeile
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: R.E. Steynberg --- Departement Plantproduksie, Republiek van Suid-Afrika P.C. Nel --- Departement Plantproduksie, Republiek van Suid-Afrika P.S. Hammes --- Departement Plantproduksie, Republiek van Suid-AfrikaDie reproduktiewe opbrengskomponente van mielies (Zea mays L.) is gedurende die 1982/83-seisoen gemonitor by sekere behandelings van 'n langtermyn bemestings- en besproeiingsproef met twee peile elk van besproeiing (W), stikstof (N), fosfor (P), kallum (K) en kompos (M). Addisionele besproeiing... -
'n Vergelyking tussen hidrouliese geleivermoë en vernante eienskappe van 'n fynsand en 'n fynsandkleileem tydens in sity-dreinering
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: D.J. Beukes --- Hoëveldstreek, Departement van Landbou en Watervoorsiening, Republiek van Suid-AfrikaIn situ-dreineringstudies is in triplikaat op elk van 'n fynsand (Shashaserie) en 'n fynsandkleileem (Msingaserie) uitgevoer. Die ondersoek het 340 uur geduur waartydens op vyf dieptes metings van volumetriese waterinhoud (θ) en matrikspotensiaal (ψm) gedoen is. Unieke verwantskappe tussen θ,... -
Variations in floristic and palatability composition, yield of veld and of soil characteristics on a paddock scale
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: D.L. Barnes --- Department of Agriculture and Water Supply (Transvaal Region), Republic of South Africa G.D. Kotzé --- Department of Agriculture and Water Supply (Transvaal Region), Republic of South Africa B.H. Beukes --- Department of Agriculture and Water Supply (Transvaal Region), Republic of South Africa C. Kohlmeyer --- Department of Agriculture and Water Supply (Transvaal Region), Republic of South AfricaFive parallel 900-m line-transects were laid out 100 m apart in relatively homogeneous veld. Floristic composition, yields of dry matter, soil forms and series, effective depth, clay content of the top and subsoil, and the pH of the topsoil were... -
Kaliumvaslegging in 'n Arcadia-grond: I. Vaslegging onder natuurlike toestande
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: C.J. Steenkamp --- , Republiek van Suid-Afrika A.A. Theron --- Departement Grand- en Waterboukunde, Republiek van Suid-Afrika J.A. de Bruyn --- Departement Plantkunde, Republiek van Suid-AfrikaTen einde die mate van kaliumvaslegging op 'n grand van die Arcadia-serie onder natuurlike toestande na te gaan, is grondmonsters van 'n reeks proefpersele geneem. Die persele het verskillende hoeveelhede kaliumbemesting oor 'n periode van 12 jaar ontvang. Die monsters... -
Invloed van sekere grondeienskappe op aktiwiteit van atrasien
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J.G. Ehlers --- Departement Plantproduksie, Republiek van Suid-Afrika C.F. Reinhardt --- Departement Plantproduksie, Republiek van Suid-Afrika P.C. Nel --- Departement Plantproduksie, Republiek van Suid-AfrikaDie aktiwiteit van atrasien is in biotoetse onder gekontroleerde toestande ondersoek in 43 gronde vanaf 29 lokaliteite geleë in die somerreënvalstreek van Suid-Afrika. Sojabone en hawer is in afsonderlike proewe as toetsgewas gebruik. Geselekteerde grondeienskappe is met atrasienaktiwiteit gekorreleer. In... -
Die invloed van voedingsoplossingkonsentrasie op groei van growweskilsuurlemoen en Troyer citrange saailinge
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. G.K. Coetzee --- Outspan Laboratoriums, Republiek van Suid-Afrika L.C. Holtzhausen --- Departement Tuinboukunde, Republiek van Suid-Afrika R.O. Barnard --- Departement Grondkunde en Plantvoeding, Republiek van Suid-AfrikaIn sitruskwekerye word vegetatiewe groei gestimuleer deur die konsentrasie van voedingstowwe in die groeimedium so hoog moontlik te handhaaf. Dit kan egter te hoë konsentrasie teweegbring. In die ondersoek is gevind dat growwe- skilsuurlemoensaailinge (GS) optimaal groei waar sproeibemes was... -
Die invloed van kalsium en magnesium op die groei van tabakplante en opname van kalium, kalsium en magnesium in waterkultuur
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: C.J. Steenkamp --- , Republiek van Suid-Afrika J.A. de Bruyn --- Departement Plantkunde, Republiek van Suid-Afrika A.A. Theron --- Departement Grond- en Waterboukunde, Republiek van Suid-Afrika'n Toename in the Ca-konsentrasie van 'n voedingsoplossing het 'n verhoging in biomassa tot gevolg gehad asook 'n verhoogde opname van K en Ca deur tabakplante. Die opname van Mg aan die anderkant word onderdruk deur toenemende konsentrasies van Ca... -
Kaliumvaslegging in 'n Arcadia-grond II. Vaslegging in die kleifraksie
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: C.J. Steenkamp --- , Republiek van Suid-Afrika A.A. Theron --- Departement Grond- en Waterboukunde, Republiek van Suid-Afrika J.A. de Bruyn --- Departement Botanie, Republiek van Suid-AfrikaOndersoek is ingestel na die invloed van relatief lae toedienings van kalium, asook drogingstemperatuur, op die vermoë van die kleifraksie van 'n Arcadia-grond, versadig met kalsium of magnesium, om kalium vas te lê. Die verskil in reaksie tussen die behandelings... -
'n Vergelyking van verskillende metodes vir die ekstraksie en bepaling van aluminium in grond
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Mardel Pretorius --- Hoëveldstreek, Departement van Landbou en Watervoorsiening, Republiek van Suid-Afrika D.J. Beukes --- Hoëveldstreek, Departement van Landbou en Watervoorsiening, Republiek van Suid-AfrikaVier metodes vir die ekstrahering en bepaling van Al in suur gronde is vergelyk vir grondmonsters vanaf 'n verskeidenheid van bronne en met pH (KCl) waardes tussen 3,3 en 4,4. Die oogmerk was om 'n vinnige, eenvoudige, maar steeds betroubare... -
Die invloed van kort hittestremmings op groei en opbrengs van aartappels
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: P.S. Hammes --- Departement Plantproduksie, Republiek van Suid-Afrika E.A. Beyers --- Departement Plantproduksie, Republiek van Suid-Afrika Helen Birnbaum --- Departement van Biologie, IsraelPlante van die kultivars Up-to-date en BP1 is in 'n glashuis gekweek en op verskillende tye gedurende die groeiperiode vir vyf opeenvolgende dae aan hoë temperature (35/25°C dag/nag) blootgestel. Die kultivars het eenders op die behandelings gereageer. Die hittestremmingsbehandelings het... -
Spruitvorming by mielies: 'n Vergelyking van enkelstammige en spruitvormende plante
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J.F. Verwey --- Departement Plantproduksie, Republiek van Suid-Afrika P.S. Hammes --- Departement Plantproduksie, Republiek van Suid-AfrikaDie groei en opbrengs van enkelstammige en meerstammige mielieplante uit dieselfde stand is vergelyk om vas te stel wat die effek van spruitvorming hierop is. Spruitontwikkeling het nie 'n wesentlike invloed op planthoogte en blaaroppervlakte van hoofstamme gehad nie. Spruite... -
The potassium requirements of maize and soyabean on a high K-fixing soil
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: V. Kovačević --- Department of Crop Production, Yugoslavia V. Vukadinović --- Department of Crop Production, YugoslaviaSevere K nutritional problems in maize (Zea mays L.) and soyabean (Glycine max (L) Merr.) are common on the strongly K-fixing gleysols of east Croatia, Yugoslavia. There is, however, little information currently available regarding the K fertilizer requirements of these... -
Die invloed van straling op die groei van mielies (Zea mays L.)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: P.M. Hurn --- Departement Plantproduksie, Republiekvan Suid-Afrika P.S. Hammes --- Departement Plantproduksie, Republiekvan Suid-AfrikaAangesien stralingsintensiteit met plek en tyd varieer, is die invloed daarvan op groei en ontwikkeling van mielies in 'n veldproef ondersoek. Drie stralingsintensiteite (100%, 75% en 42% van voile sonlig) en drie plantpopulasies (1.2, 2.7 en 5.5 plante m−2) is... -
Manipulasie van sori-voorkoms op Rumohra adiantiformis blare
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: ElsaS. van Wyk --- Departement Plantproduksie, Republiek van Suid-Afrika A.B. Wessels --- Departement Plantproduksie, Republiek van Suid-Afrika R. Owen --- Sentrum vir Navorsingondersteuning en Rekenaarkundigheid, Republiek van Suid-AfrikaRumohra adiantiformis (G. Forst.) Ching, die Seweweeks- of Knysnavaring se gewildheid as snyloofproduk neem vinnig toe. Onder natuurlike groeitoestande ontwikkel die Knysnavaring slegs beperkte hoeveelhede sori, terwyl groot hoeveel- hede sori ontwikkel wanneer die varing onder skadunet verbou word. Die... -
Effek van residuele plus toegediende stikstof op graanopbrengs van mielies in die Hoëveldstreek
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.A. Bloem --- , Republiek van Suid-Afrika R.O. Barnard --- Departement van Grondkunde en Plantproduksle, Republiek van Suid-AfrikaDie behoefte in Suid-Afrika aan stikstofbemestingsriglyne wat op 'n meer fundamentele basis berus, het aanleiding gegee dat drie veldproewe in die 1992/93 groeiseisoen begin is. Residuele NO3-N is na oes (Julie 1993) en voor plant (November 1993) op dieptes van... -
Die invloed van kultivar, stikstofbemesting en tophoogte op die kwaliteit van oonddroogtabak I. Fisiese kwaliteit en opbrengs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: G.J. Malan --- Departement Plantproduksie en Grondkunde, Republiek van Suid Afrika P.S. Hammes --- Departement Plantproduksie en Grondkunde, Republiek van Suid Afrika M.C. Dippenaar --- Navorsingsinstituut vir Tabak en Katoen, Republiek van Suid AfrikaDie toenemende vraag na goeie kwaliteit oonddroogtabak het aanleiding gegee tot navorsing om te bepaal watter rol stikstofbemesting, tophoogte en kultivars speel. Vyf oonddroogtabakkultivars (TL 33, OD86, A4, OD224 en OD212) is in 'n veldproef onderwerp aan drie stikstofbemestingspeile (70,... -
Die invloed van kultivar, stikstofbemesting en tophoogte op die kwaliteit van oonddroogtabak II. Chemiese kwaliteit
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: G.J. Malan --- Departement Plantproduksie en Grondkunde, Republiek van Suid Afrika P.S. Hammes --- Departement Plantproduksie en Grondkunde, Republiek van Suid Afrika M.C. Dippenaar --- , Republiek van Suid AfrikaDie toenemende vraag na beter kwaliteit oonddroogtabak, het aanleiding gegee tot navorsing om te bepaal watter rol stikstofbemesting, tophoogte en kultivar speel. Vyf oonddroogtabakkultivars (TL33, OD86, A4, OD224 en OD212) is in 'n veldproef onderwerp aan drie stikstofbemestingspeile (70, 100... -
Die invloed van die voginhoud op die dopbaarheid van sonneblomsaad
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.A. Nel --- , Republiek van Suid-Afrika H.L. Loubser --- , Republiek van Suid-Afrika P.S. Hammes --- Departement Plantproduksie en Grondkunde, Republiek van Suid AfrikaDie voginhoud van sonneblomsaad (Helianthus annuns L.) wat vir persing gebruik word, wissel tussen 5.5% (ongeveer die laagste inhoud waartoe saad natuurlik droog) en 10% (die hoogste toelaatbare inhoud vir berging). Die doel van die ondersoek was om vas te... -
Die sif van sonneblomsaad vir die verbetering van olie- en proteienherwinning
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.A. Nel --- , Republiek van Suid-Afrika H.L. Loubser --- , Republiek van Suid-Afrika P.S. Hammes --- Departement Plantproduksie en Grondkunde, Republiek van Suid-AfrikaVoor die olie van sonneblomsaad (Helianthus annuus L.) uitgepers word, word dit ontdop om onder andere die kwaliteit van die oliekoek so hoog moontlik te kry. Dopbaarheid, of die gemak van ontdopping, het 'n positiewe verwantskap met saadgrootte. Aangesien saadmonsters... -
Temporal and spatial relations of plant element uptake and yield of a lucerne stand
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A. Venter --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa D.J. Beukes --- , South Africa A.S. Claassens --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa M. Van Meirvenne --- Dept. Soil Management and Soil Care, BelgiumIn general, agricultural fields are managed as uniform units, ignoring spatial and temporal relations between plant element uptake and yield. This study was conducted from June 2001 to February 2002 on a two-year-old lucerne stand and explores the spatial relationships... -
Development of a doubled haploid mapping population and linkage map for the bread wheat cross Kariega × Avocet S
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: R. Prins --- , South Africa V.P. Ramburan --- , South Africa Z.A. Pretorius --- Department of Plant Sciences, South Africa L.A. Boyd --- Department of Disease and Stress Biology, John Innes Centre, UK W. H.P. Boshoff --- , South Africa P.H. Smith --- Department of Disease and Stress Biology, John Innes Centre, UK J.H. Louw --- Department of Genetics, South AfricaA doubled haploid wheat population of 150 lines was constructed from the F1 of a cross between cultivars Kariega and Avocet S using the wheat-maize technique. Segregation and linkage analysis of 203 DNA markers, two storage protein markers and the... -
Comparison of osmopriming and seed coating with calcium salts for green bean performance under field conditions. I. Cotyledonal cracking
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: T.G. Mazibuko --- , A.T. Modi --- ,Cotyledonal cracking is a physiological disorder, which appears as one or a few transverse fissures across legume seed cotyledons early during seed germination or seedling emergence. The fissures hinder translocation of nutrients to the developing seedling and cause stunted seedling... -
Comparison of osmopriming and seed coating with calcium salts for green bean performance under field conditions. II. Stand establishment, chlorophyll fluorescence and yield
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: T.G. Mazibuko --- School of Agricultural Sciences & Agribusiness, Crop Science Discipline, A.T. Modi --- School of Agricultural Sciences & Agribusiness, Crop Science Discipline,Seed coating is commonly used to supply fungicides and micronutrients to enhance seed quality. The primary reason for using mineral elements in seed priming is to regulate water absorption. Osmopriming and seed coating were compared for their effect on crop... -
The effects of spatial variation of certain soil properties on the winter yield of a lucerne stand
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A. Venter --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa D.J. Beukes --- , South Africa A.S. Claassens --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa M. Van Meirvenne --- Department Soil Management and Soil Care, BelgiumIn general, agricultural fields are managed as uniform units, ignoring spatial soil heterogeneity and its effects on growth and yield of field crops. This study was conducted from June 2001—February 2002 and examines the effects of spatial variation of soil... -
Effects of seed priming and water potential on germination of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) and maize (Zea mays L.) in laboratory assays
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: F.S. Murungu --- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Natural Resources and Agriculture, Zimbabwe P. Nyamugafata --- Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Zimbabwe C. Chiduza --- Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Zimbabwe L.J. Clark --- , UK W.R. Whalley --- , UKSub-optimal crop emergence and establishment is a problem in crop production owing to low soil moisture. The effects of seed priming (seed soaking) on cotton and maize germination at different water potentials (0, −10 kPa, −100kPa, −200 kPa, −500 kPa... -
Water use of maize in response to planting density and irrigation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. B.O. Ogola --- Department of Plant Production, South Africa T.R. Wheeler --- Department of Agriculture, UK P.M. Harris --- Department of Agriculture, UKThis study aimed to quantify the effect of plant population density and irrigation on the water use efficiency (q) of maize crops, with particular emphasis on the partitioning of water use into transpiration (T) and direct evaporation of water from... -
Clay mineral associations in soils of the Lusikisiki area, Eastern Cape Province, and their agricultural significance
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: C. Bühmann --- , D.J. Beukes --- , D.P. Turner --- ,The study deals with changes in clay mineral associations with soil development and related implications for land users in the Lusikisiki area of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Fifteen profiles, encompassing all major soil forms in the region,... -
Acidity/Al aspects in soils of the Lusikisiki area, Eastern Cape Province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: C. Bühmann --- , D.J. Beukes --- , D.P. Turner --- ,Soil acidity related parameters like pH, extractable and soil organic matter bound Al, amorphous Al phases and Al substitutions in secondary iron minerals were determined on 57 samples from 15 representative soil profiles from the Lusikisiki area. The pH (H2O)... -
Plant nutrient status of soils of the Lusikisiki area, Eastern Cape Province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: C. Bühmann --- , D.J. Beukes --- , D.P. Turner --- ,The aim of the paper is to Identify major soil plant fertility constraints for 15 soil profiles from the Lusikisiki area of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Phosphorus levels were very low, with 87% of the A horizons... -
Oviposition site preferences by Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): effect of season and density on distribution of eggs on plants
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: E.S. Zitsanza --- Department of Crop Science, Zimbabwe D.P. Giga --- , Zimbabwe J.D. Knight --- Department of Environmental Science and Technology, UKIn an attempt to improve field sampling of the African bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner), oviposition behaviour of the pest on tomato plants was investigated. From limited studies conducted in the past, variation in oviposition sites preferences by H. armigera is... -
Effect of watering and seedling density on field establishment and performance of pearl millet and sorghum
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: S. Mapfumo --- Department of Crop Science, Zimbabwe C. Chiduza --- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, South Africa E.M. Young --- , UK F.S. Murungu --- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, South Africa P. Nyamudeza --- , ZimbabweThe practice of transplanting seedlings from nurseries was used as a strategy to improve stand establishment in pearl millet and sorghum in a semi arid area of Zimbabwe. A nursery experiment evaluated three watering regimes namely, watering after depletion to... -
Effect of cultivar, seedling age and leaf clipping on establishment, growth and yield of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) transplants
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: S. Mapfumo --- Department of Crop Science, Zimbabwe C. Chiduza --- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, South Africa E.M. Young --- , UK F.S. Murungu --- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, South Africa P. Nyamudeza --- , ZimbabweThis study explored the viability of intensifying pearl millet and sorghum production through use of nurseries and transplanting to address the problem of poor stand establishment. The experiments were carried out over two seasons, the 1999/2000 and 2000/2001 seasons in... -
Spatial variation of soil and plant properties and its effects on the statistical design of a field experiment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A. Venter --- , South Africa M.F. Smith --- , South Africa D.J. Beukes --- , South Africa A.S. Claassens --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa M. Van Meirvenne --- Dept. Soil Management and Soil Care, BelgiumThe standard procedure in field experimentation is to use a randomized complete block (RCB) design, striving for the most homogeneous conditions as possible among plots in the same block. However, geostatistical concepts dictate that a spatial dependence exists for observations... -
Relationships between soil buffer capacity and selected soil properties in a resource-poor farming area in the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: H.G. Jansen van Rensburg --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa A.S. Claassens --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa D.J. Beukes --- , South AfricaIn this study, the soil buffer capacity (soil BC) was measured for 80 topsoil samples of the most dominant soil forms in a small-scale farming area. Soils used in the study ranged from weakly to strongly buffered, with soil BC... -
Assessing the potential soil acidification risk under dryland agriculture in the Mlondozi district in the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: H.G. Jansen van Rensburg --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa A.S. Claassens --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa D.J. Beukes --- , South Africa H.L. Weepener --- , South Africa P.J. Beukes --- , South AfricaThe farming community in the Mlondozi district in the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa has been part of a government liming intervention with the objective to ameliorate the serious soil acidity problem in the district. The current study was undertaken... -
Preliminary assessment of bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L.) landraces for temperature and water stress tolerance under field conditions in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A. Sesay --- Botswana College of Agriculture, Botswana T. Mpuisang --- Botswana College of Agriculture, Botswana T.S. Morake --- Department of Agricultural Research, Ministry of Agriculture, I. Al-Shareef --- School of Bioscience, Department of Plant and Crop Science, UK H.J. Chepete --- Botswana College of Agriculture, Botswana B. Moseki --- Department of Biological Sciences, BotswanaField experiments were conducted in 2006/07 and 2007/08 in Botswana to study the response of bambara groundnut to heat stress (2006/07 season) and to heat stress and soil moisture deficit stress (2007/08 season). In both seasons selected bambara groundnut landraces... -
Are ‘ancient wheat species’ more adapted to hostile environments than modern bread wheat?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: D.L. Sparkes --- , UKThis preliminary study investigated whether three ‘ancient wheat species’, spelt (Triticum spelta L.), emmer (Triticum dicoccum) and einkorn (Triticum monococcum L.) are more adapted to hostile environments than modern bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) based on their physiological characteristics and... -
Field evaluation of Ugandan sweetpotato germplasm for yield, dry matter and disease resistance
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: B. Yada --- , Uganda P. Tukamuhabwa --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda A. Alajo --- , Uganda R.O.M. Mwanga --- , UgandaA total of 946 morphologically distinct accessions of sweet-potato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam) germplasm collected from Uganda were evaluated along with four released cultivars for root yield, dry matter, sweetpotato virus disease (SPVD) and Alternaria bataticola blight disease resistance for... -
Effects of liming and inorganic fertiliser application on soil properties and maize growth and yield in rural agriculture in the Mbizana area, Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: DJ Beukes --- , South Africa TC Mapumulo --- , South Africa TP Fyfield --- , South Africa GG Jezile --- , South AfricaA five-year study was conducted to assess the seasonal and medium-term effects of liming and fertilisation of an acid clay loam topsoil on soil properties and on the growth and yield of maize under dry land. Treatments consisted of a... -
Comparison of medium-term organic and inorganic fertiliser application on leaf nutrient concentration and yield of maize in rural agriculture in the Mbizana area, Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: DJ Beukes --- , South Africa TP Fyfield --- , South Africa GG Jezile --- , South Africa TC Mapumulo --- , South AfricaA five-year study was conducted in the Mbizana area, Eastern Cape province, to assess the seasonal and medium term effects of chicken manure and inorganic fertiliser application to an acid clay loam topsoil on nutrient element uptake and yield of... -
TEACHING AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE TO NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS: SOME THOUGHTS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: T.V. Ntsukunyane --- ,In South Africa today we are experiencing an unprecedented interest in the learning/teaching of African languages as third or additional languages in the White community. Unfortunately this welcome development found those whose responsibility it is to teach these languages unprepared... -
MOFI UYAHLEKA
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: S.S. MKHATSHWA Joyce Bonisile SukumaneThe poem is an ardent attack on ritual murder. The poet is opposed to the man who murders for “muthi” because this shattering practice hinders the progress of the nation. The nation suffers object fear, agitation and above all, helplessness... -
KUGELETA IMICABANGO
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: J.P. SHONGWE Joyce Bonisile Sukumane -
Use of imagery and symbolism in the poetry of O.E.H. Nxumalo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Joyce B.G. Sukumane --- , SwazilandAs a poet Nxumalo has not so far been acclaimed in the same way as Vilakazi, the first Zulu to publish a collection of poems. However, the ardent belief that Nxumalo's poetry might equal Vilakazi's in quality, is responsible for... -
Pragmatics of discourse in Northern Sotho: A functional approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: P.D. Sekhukhune --- ,A distinct analysis is made of the functions of language in the socialization process. This general survey of social pragmatics includes speech used in various situational contexts, such as matrimony, mourning, sacred and ritual situations; language and sex; language of... -
Towards a sociolinguistic study of North Sotho language and sex
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: PhatudiD. Sekhukhune --- Department of North Sotho, Republic of South AfricaThe influence of sex on North Sotho language usage is prominent and inevitable in everyday discourse. Language is used not only to express attitudes among members of a speech community but also to determine their social roles. This is demonstrated... -
KUVISISA SISWATI
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: E.L. DLAMINI Joyce B.G. Sukumane -
NGABE LISHONI ?Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: L.V. MAKAULA Joyce B.G. Sukumane -
Componential analysis of situational context in Northern Sotho: an introduction to sociolinguistic postulates
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: PhatudiD. Sekhukhune --- Department of Northern Sotho, Republic of South AfricaThe sociolinguistic standpoint perceives componential analysis of situational context as consisting of a network of extralinguistic factors, namely fields, modes, and tenors of discourse. In addition to these contextual factors, the paralinguistics—amongst others, the missionery tone—are considered as equally important... -
LANGUAGE IN SCHOOLS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: R. MOSS J. Sukumane -
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... -
The syntactic status of the reciprocal and the reflexive affixes in Bantu
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Angelina Nduku Kioko --- Department of English, KENYABantu languages express reciprocity and reflexivity by use of affixes. The question which this paper seeks to answer is whether the reciprocal and the reflexive affixes in Bantu are pronominal, and therefore arguments of the verbs to which they are... -
The future of African languages in Namibia: is there a plan?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: JoyceB. Sukumane --- , United States of AmericaAfter independence in 1990, Namibia made English, spoken by 0.8% of its 1.6 million inhabitants, the new sole official language. However, there is a gap between the ideological position of English and the status of indigenous languages. The gap requires... -
On determining the primary object in Bantu
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Angelina Nduku Kioko --- Department of English, KENYAStudies on Bantu have encountered problems in applying the traditional notions of direct and indirect objects to Bantu structures. This is because a typical Bantu sentence has a potential sequence of up to three nouns in post-verbal position and in... -
The depiction of Mkabayi: A review of her praise poem
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Norma Masuku --- Department of African Languages, Republic of South AfricaVarious research projects have been conducted on the portrayal of women in the different genres of literature. Most scholars who focus on the depiction of women in literature agree that women are sometimes depicted unfairly in literature. Women are often... -
The socio-cultural and linguistic implications of Zulu names
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Sihawukele Ngubane --- School of Arts, DurbanNames and naming practices reflect the socio-cultural background of any particular society. Names are terms that can refer to any concept or object and naming practices concern the ‘how’ of naming. This article looks into the socio-cultural and linguistic implications... -
On the dynamics of demersal fish assemblages off Namibia in the 1990s
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: G. Bianchi H. Hamukuaya O. AlvheimDemersal fish surveys carried out off Namibia from 1990 to 2000 were used to study the dynamics of demersal fish assemblages on the shelf and upper slope. The study was performed on each major assemblage, i.e. over the shelf (100–300... -
The structure of demersal assemblages off Namibia in relation to abiotic factors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: H. Hamukuaya G. Bianchi D. BairdGroundfish surveys carried out between October 1992 and October 1996 were used to describe the demersal assemblages of the northern Benguela along the Namibian coast. Multivariate analyses indicated a clear separation between shelf and slope habitats, which were divided into... -
A review of the Angolan House snakes, genus Boaedon Duméril, Bibron and Duméril (1854) (Serpentes: Lamprophiidae), with description of three new species in the Boaedon fuliginosus (Boie, 1827) species complex
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Jakob Hallermann --- Center of Natural History (CeNak), Zoologisches Museum, Universität Hamburg, Germany Luis MP Ceríaco --- Museu de História Natural e da Ciência da Universidade do Porto, Portugal Andreas Schmitz --- Natural History Museum of Geneva, Department of Herpetology and Ichthyology, Switzerland Raffael Ernst --- Museum of Zoology, Senckenberg Natural History Collections Dresden, Germany Werner Conradie --- Port Elizabeth Museum (Bayworld), South Africa Luke Verburgt --- National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project, Wild Bird Trust, South Africa Mariana P Marques --- Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos (CIBIO), Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva (InBIO), Universidade do Porto, Portugal Aaron M Bauer --- Department of Biology and Center for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Stewardship, Villanova University, USAAn integrative taxonomic review of the genus Boaedon in Angola is provided. A molecular phylogeny, based on 99 genetic samples for which the mitochondrial markers 16S rRNA have been sequenced, reveals 23 monophyletic species-level groups in Africa and indicates the... -
A note on the fibre-optic light-guides in the eye photophores of Watasenia scintillans
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: M. Kawahara I. G. Gleadall Y. TsukaharaA brief account is given of the anatomy and fibre-optic-like light-guiding properties of rod-like elements in the eye photophores on the ventral surface of the eyeball of the Japanese firefly squid Watasenia scintillans. These light-guiding elements form a dominant proportion... -
The diurnal vertical dynamics of Cape hake and their potential prey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: I. Huse H. Hamukuaya D. C. Boyer P. E. Malan T. StrømmeThe Cape hakes Merluccius capensis and M. paradoxus are dominant predators over the Namibian shelf. They are found in a water column that includes myctophids and other mesopelagic fish, euphausiids and cephalopods. Together with their cohabitant potential prey, hake are... -
Observations of severe hypoxia and offshore displacement of Cape hake over the Namibian shelf in 1994
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: H. Hamukuaya M. J. O'Toole P. M. J. WoodheadIn 1994, persistent and pronounced hypoxic conditions developed off the coast of central and northern Namibia, with oxygen levels <0.5 mℓ·ℓ−1 in bottom water over much of the continental shelf. These conditions apparently displaced juvenile Cape hake Merluccius capensis offshore... -
Archive Fever: ‘Order is no longer assured’
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Anél Boshoff --- Department of Law and Criminology, UKThis article uses a close reading of Jacques Derrida’s short work Archive fever: A Freudian impression (1996), in order to show the structural impossibility for law and the wider legal system to protect itself from the destabilising effects of deconstruction... -
The Injustice of Discrimination
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Carl Knight --- Department of Politics, UKDiscrimination might be considered unjust on account of the comparative disadvantage it imposes, the absolute advantage it imposes, the disrespect it shows, or the prejudice it shows. This article argues that each of these accounts overlooks some cases of unjust... -
Phenomenological futures in dispute: Emmanuel Levinas, Jacques Derrida and Jean-Luc Nancy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Joanna Hodge --- Manchester Metropolitan University, UKThis discussion consists of five sections, beginning with a pair of citations marking up a politics of inclusion, and exclusion in philosophical discussion. The second section, focusing on the first part of this essay's title, ‘Phenomenological futures in dispute’, locates... -
Heidegger and the source of meaning
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Charlotte Knowles --- Department of Philosophy, UKSandra Lee Bartky criticises the account of meaning contained in Heidegger's ontology in Being and Time. In her view, Heidegger must choose between the claim that meaning is received and the claim that it is created, but is unable to... -
Transitivity and the ontology of causation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Nicholas Unwin --- Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, UKIt is argued that it is very hard to analyse causation in such a way that prevents everything from causing everything else. This is particularly true if we assume that the causal relation is transitive, for it all too often... -
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE FRAME SAW AND ITS USE IN SAWMILLING
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the South African Forestry Association • Authors: KaukoS. Juvonen --- , Finland -
RECOVERY IN SAWMILLING
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the South African Forestry Association • Authors: KaukoS. Juvonen --- , -
LOSS OF NUTRIENTS FROM WATER SAMPLES BY FILTRATION AND ITS AFFECT ON ALGAL BIOASSAY PROCEDURES
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: ColleenJ. Watts --- Hydrobiology Research Unit, Division of Biological Sciences, Zimbabwe WillieK. Nduku --- Hydrobiology Research Unit, Division of Biological Sciences, ZimbabweWater samples were collected from fourteen sampling points along the Hunyani River system and subjected to various filtration treatments involving glass fibre filters and 1,2 and 0,45 pm membrane filters. Chemical analyses of the filtered waters showed that nitrogen, phosphorus... -
THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECOLOGICAL CONCEPTS IN LIMNOLOGY, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE LAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: C.S. Reynolds --- , UKThis paper compares the development of ecological ideas in limnological science with those refined in terrestrial biology. It is suggested that topics peculiar to the perception and management of aquatic systems had a distracting influence upon the conceptual development of... -
'n Funksionele analise van die taal van die voornemende skoolbeginner: 'n longitudinale studie
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Linguistics • Authors: E. Alant --- Departement Spraakheelkunde en Oudiologie, S.M. Beukes --- Departement Spraakheelkunde en Oudiologie,Die gespreksvaardighede van nie-standaardsprekende kinders word bespreek aan die hand van Dore (1977) se kategorieë. Na aanleiding van die data van dieselfde kinders op voorskoolse vlak en na ongeveer 'n jaar in die junior primêre skool word gevind dat daar... -
Towards a linguistic analysis of North Sotho speech registers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Linguistics • Authors: PhatudiD. Sekhukhune --- Department of North Sotho, Republic of South AfricaIn hierdie artikel word 'n inleidende studie van verskillende taalregisters in Noord-Sotho gedoen. Vir dié doel word verskillende taalgebruiksfere geanaliseer, naamlik voorvaderverheerliking-, kerklike-, roubeklaging-, huwelik- en beroepsfeer. Eerstens word die konseptuele betekenis van die begrip ‘taalregister’ van nader beskou en... -
Vertaling in Suid-Afrika by 'n kruispad
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Linguistics • Authors: Anne-Marie Beukes --- Departement van Kuns, Kultuur, Wetenskap en Tegnologie, Republiek van Suid-AfrikaIn die artikel word geargumenteer dat die, vertaalprofessie in post-apartheid Suid-Afrika in 'n krisis verkeer. Daar word bevind dat die linguisistiese grondslag van vertaalpraktyk slegs ten behoewe van die sprekers van die vroeëre amptelike tale, Engels en Afrikaans, gerig was... -
Leksikografiese hantering van seksuele uitdrukkings in Afrikaans
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Linguistics • Authors: Gerhardus Beukes van Huyssteen --- Departement Afrikaans en Nederlands, Republiek van Suid-AfrikaLeksikale items wat na aspekte van die seksuele domein verwys, lewer dikwels probleme op vir die leksikograaf. So byvoorbeeld is dit dikwels moeilik om die werking van uitbreidingsmeganismes soos metaforiek en metonimie in die leksikografiese bewerking van seksuele uitdrukkings te... -
Impacts of non-selective grazing on cover, composition, and productivity of Nama-karoo grassy shrubland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: P.C. Beukes R.M. CowlingThe non-selective rotational grazing system has undergone a long and controversial development. The merits of this grazing system, where relatively large numbers of livestock are herded into numerous small paddocks for short timespans with long rests between grazings, have not... -
Soil and vegetation changes across a Succulent Karoo grazing gradient
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: P C Beukes F EllisThis study describes soil and vegetation changes radiating out from a central watering point on a livestock farm in the Succulent Ceres Karoo (Tanqua). The aim was to identify possible relationships between long-term grazing pressure, and soil and vegetation properties... -
Forage–sheep relationships in communally managed moist thornveld in Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: CC Nyamukanza --- Department of Agriculture, South Africa PF Scogings --- Department of Agriculture, South Africa KR Mbatha --- Department of Agriculture, South Africa NW Kunene --- Department of Agriculture, South AfricaCommunal rangelands have a wide range of vegetation communities that sustain livestock. Limited information exists on forage availability and quality in communal areas and how it influences Nguni sheep foraging behaviour. A study spanning almost three years was conducted to... -
Resource Ecology: Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Foraging
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Andrew Illius --- Institute of Evolutionary Biology, School of Biological Sciences, UK2008, Springer, PO Box 17, 3300 AA Dordrecht, The Netherlands -
Wildlife or livestock? New directions for developing communal rangelands in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Petronella Chaminuka --- Department of Agricultural Economics, South AfricaThe paper agrees with three fundamental points raised by Vetter (in this issue), whilst highlighting an emerging trend in wildlife land use, which should be considered in policy making. Firstly, the paper supports the argument that communal rangelands are important... -
The sociocultural contexts and meanings associated with livestock keeping in rural South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Andrew Ainslie --- School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, UKThis paper complements Vetter's position paper, ‘Development and sustainable management of rangeland commons – aligning policy with the realities of South Africa's rural landscape’ (Vetter in this issue). It seeks to advance the debate regarding the contemporary nature of livestock... -
Institutions and governance of communal rangelands in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: JamesE Bennett --- Department of Geography, Environment and Disaster Management and Centre for Agroecology and Food Security, UKThe creation of local institutions with a mandate over land access and control is seen as a prerequisite for successful decentralisation of land tenure and effective local resource management in sub-Saharan Africa. However, with land tenure reform in South Africa... -
Degradation of communal rangelands in South Africa: towards an improved understanding to inform policy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: AnthonyR Palmer --- , South Africa JamesE Bennett --- Department of Geography, Environment and Disaster Management and Centre for Agroecology and Food Security, UKIn South Africa, the relative extent of range degradation under freehold compared to communal tenure has been strongly debated. We present a perspective on the processes that drive rangeland degradation on land under communal tenure. Our findings are based on... -
Aligning policy with the socio-ecological dynamics of rangeland commons
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: JamesE Bennett --- Department of Geography, Environment and Disaster Management and Centre for Agroecology and Food Security, UK Monique Salomon --- Farmer Support Group, South Africa Brigid Letty --- , South Africa Igshaan Samuels --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production Institute, c/o Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa -
Reforming communal rangeland policy in southern Africa: challenges, dilemmas and opportunities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Martin Adams --- , UKIn the savanna rangelands of southern Africa, the debate about land reform tends to be about the redistribution of formerly freehold ranches and fencing-off the rangeland commons into ranches for better-off African farmers. The position of those who favour privatisation... -
Multiple Stable States in Natural Ecosystems
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Christopher P Cesar --- Environment Agency, Analysis and Reporting, UK -
Growth of Nine-Year-Old Provenance and Taxonomy Trials of Pinus tecunumanii at Zomba and Chongoni, Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: C. R.Y. Munthali --- , Malawi M. Stewart --- , UKTwo species/provenance trials of P. tecunumanii were established in Malawi in 1987. The objective of these trials was to compare provenance and family performance and to investigate taxonomic features of the species. This paper reports results, at nine years of... -
Addressing Urgent Community Mental Health Needs in Rwanda: Culturally Sensitive Training Interventions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lisa Lopez Levers --- Duquesne University, USA Desire Kamanzi --- Kigali Health Institute, Rwanda Donatilla Mukamana --- Kigali Health Institute, Rwanda Kirrily Pells --- Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London, Dan-Bush Bhusumane --- Duquesne University and University of Botswana,Rwandan leaders in the health and educational sectors have begun to discuss the necessity for establishing culturally appropriate community-based mental health counselling services in Rwanda, especially trauma counselling. The need for a community psychology approach is anchored in the lingering... -
Levels of Social Support and Coping Strategies in Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Patricia Marivate --- University of Limpopo, Sylvester Ntomchukwu Madu --- University of Limpopo,The study examined the effects of levels of social support and types of coping strategies on the psychological adjustment of adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Five hundred students from two universities in the Limpopo Province of South Africa participated... -
Integration and Social Identity of Foreign African Professionals in South African Organisations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Thandiwe Nayiga Luzuka --- University of the Witwatersrand, Calvin Gwandure --- University of the Witwatersrand,This study explored integration and social identity of foreign African nationals in the South African workplace. The study also explored the implications of the Employment Equity Act of 2006 as interpreted by foreign African nationals within the contexts of integration... -
HIV/AIDS, Education, and Childhood in the African Context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nithi Muthukrishna --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, Anitha Ramsuran --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, -
Doing Childhoods in the Context of HIV and AIDS: Young Children in Early Schooling Speak
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nithi Muthukrishna --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, Fundisa Tshauka --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, Hasina Ebrahim --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, Thabile Mbatha --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, Vuyelwa Ntoi --- University of the Free State,This study investigated children's experiences and understandings of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Grade 3 children (n=31) from the province of KwaZulu-Natal aged between 8–11 years were participants in the study. Data were collected through a four-stage focus group process including activities... -
An Evaluation of an HIV/AIDS Prevention Program in a Nigerian Setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jude Obinna Ezeokana --- Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria Anthony Nnedum --- Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria Azikiwe Nnamdi --- University of Nigeria, Sylvester Ntomchukwu Madu --- University of Limpopo,The study examined the success of a group based behavioural intervention with Nigerian youths aimed at reducing the risk of contracting and spreading HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted illness (STI). Participants were 147 youths (males=75, females=72, age range 5 to... -
Researching HIV/AIDS, Education & Childhood in the African Context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Carol Aubrey --- University of Warwick, UKThis article offers a reflective review of 12 articles and 4 brief reports included in this special issue of the International Journal of Psychology in Africa with the theme, ‘HIV/AIDS, education and childhood in the African context’. Muthukrishna and Ramsuran... -
Estimating One's Own and Others' Multiple Intelligence: A Cross-Cultural Study from Guinea Bissau and Portugal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Félix Neto --- Universidade do Porto, Portugal Adrian Furnham --- Department of Psychology, UK Maria da Conceição Pinto --- Universidade do Porto, PortugalThis study examined the estimations of multiple intelligences for self, partner and parents. One hundred and fifty two students (males = 81, females = 68, and 3 have not indicated their sex; mean age = 24.02, SD = 3.08) from... -
Psychological Well-Being and Health Related Quality of Life among a Group of Low-Income Women Living with HIV/AIDS in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Krishna Mannadiar Nair --- Chatsworth Regional Hospice, South Africa Nithi Muthukrishna --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaThis study documented the relationships among biomedical factors, psychosocial factors, health related quality of life (HRQOL) and suicidality in respect of HIV positive women in KwaZulu-Natal. One hundred and thirty three (133) women over the age of 18 years (mean... -
Employability, Emotional Intelligence and Career Preparation Support Satisfaction among Adolescents in the School-to-work Transition Phase
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melinde Coetzee --- University of South Africa, Christopher J. Beukes --- University of South Africa,This study explored the relationship between the employability and career support satisfaction and emotional intelligence of a convenience sample of predominantly black (N = 590) South African adolescents (mean age 17, males 43%, females 57%). Data were collected using the... -
Structural Violence Effects on the Educational Life Chances of Children from Low Income Families in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nithi Muthukrishna --- University of KwaZulu-Natal,The aim of the study was to explore the structural conditions and social formations that mediate access to quality education amongst low income children in KwaZulu-Natal. Structural violence can lead to injustices to children such as the experience of hunger,... -
Experiences of Clinical Psychologists Working in Public Health Service Facilities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Anthony L. Pillay --- University of KwaZulu-Natal & Fort Napier Hospital, Anne L. Kramers-Olen --- University of KwaZulu-Natal & Fort Napier Hospital, Anna Maria Kritzinger --- University of Limpopo (MEDUNSA) & Dr George Mukhari Hospital, Vusi Matshazi --- Sterkfontein Hospital & Wits University,Through a mail survey, this study investigated the work experiences of Clinical Psychologists employed in South African public health service facilities (n = 95; mean age 37.0 years; females = 69.5%). We surveyed the psychologists on aspects of job satisfaction,... -
Psychometric Properties of the Religious Orientation Test (ROT) in a Sample of South African Students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Cynthia J Patel --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Sarojini Naidoo --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Zubeda Paruk --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaThis study investigated the psychometric properties of the Religious Orientation Test (ROT) (Idehen, 2001) with 1284 South African respondents. Participants were 323 learners (mean age = 15.81, SD = 1.24) and 961 university students (mean age = 20.08, SD =... -
Substance Abuse Inpatients' Experience of Animal-Assisted Therapy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nicoleen Coetzee --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Jarrod T. Beukes --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Ingrid Lynch --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaThis study explored the utility of Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) as a therapeutic modality within a substance abuse inpatient treatment programme in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa. Four male participants residing in a 21-day treatment centre participated in... -
A Psycho-Diagnostic Tool for Psychotherapy: Interactional Pattern Analysis (IPA)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Charl Vorster --- North-West University, South Africa Vera Roos --- North-West University, South Africa Mari Beukes --- North-West University, South AfricaThis article proposes a description of a psycho-diagnostic tool for psychotherapists, the Interactional Pattern Analysis (IPA). Sixteen interpersonal variables are proposed to describe the observable behaviour that constitutes a client's interpersonal style within the context of a particular relationship, such... -
Some remarks on vector measures duality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: V. Kadets K. ZheltukhinIn this note the concept of measure duality and connections of this concept to some other questions of Banach space and vector measure theories are studied. -
A Γ-Whitehead product for track groups and its dual
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Nobuyuki Oda Toshiyuki ShimizuIn this paper, we generalize the product defined by Hardie and Jansen in [3]. The generalized product gives a pairing [·, ·] W Γ : [ΓX ∧ W, Z] × [ΓY ∧ W, Z] → [Γ(X ∧ Y)... -
Approximate Symmetries of the Boussinesq Equation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: V.A. Baikov S.A. KordyukovaIn this paper we show that all exact symmetries of the linear wave equation are inherited by the Boussinesq type equation with a small parameter as approximate symmetries in any order of precision. We find an approximate integraldifferential transformation of... -
The Approximation of Compacta by Finite T0-Spaces
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: RalphD. Kopperman VladimirV. TkachukIt has long been known that compact Hausdorff spaces can be approximated using finite T 0-spaces, and that many can be represented as inverse limits of polyhedra. Here we study the relationship between these two types of representation. In Section... -
Function spaces and d-separability
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: VladimirV. TkachukThe object of this paper is to study when a function space is d-separable, i.e., has a dense σ-discrete subspace. Several sufficient conditions are obtained for C p(X) to be d-separable; as an application it is proved that C p(X)... -
A NOTE ON AN INTEGRAL INEQUALITY
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: W.N. Everitt --- Department of Mathematics, Scotland, UK1. This note is concerned with integral inequalities of the following form -
NON-DIFFERENTIABLE INDEFINITE PETTIS INTEGRALS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: V.M. Kadets --- Department of Mechanics and Mathematics, UkraineAnswering a question posed by J. Diestel we construct for every infinite-dimensional Banach space X an X-valued Pettis integrable function f on [0,1] for which F(t) = ∫t 0 f(x)dx is non-differentiable on a set of positive measure. -
TOPOLOGIES ON THE SET OF ALL SUBSPACES OF A BANACH SPACE AND RELATED QUESTIONS OF BANACH SPACE GEOMETRY
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: M.I. Ostrovskii --- Mathematical Division, UkraineThe survey is devoted to two of the most common topologies on the set of all subspaces of a Banach space. The first part contains definitions of the topologies and a description of their properties. The main topics of the... -
ON THE RIEMANN INTEGRABILITY OF WEAKLY CONTINUOUS FUNCTIONS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: V.M. Kadets --- Department of Mechanics and Mathematics, UkraineIf X is a Banach space without the Schur property, then there is a weakly continuous function f: [0,1] → X which is not strongly Riemann integrable. -
AN EXTREME POINT WHICH IS ORTHOGONAL TO THE RANGE OF THE OPERATOR, CONJUGATED TO AN OPERATOR ON l 1
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: A.M. Plichko --- , UkraineIn this note we prove that if a linear bounded operator T from l 1 to a Banach space Y is not an isomorphism, then there exists an element f = (f 1, f 2,…) ε l ∞ such that... -
SOME REMARKS CONCERNING THE DAUGAVET EQUATION
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: VladimirM. Kadets --- Department of Mechanics and Mathematics, UkraineWe say that a normed space X has the Daugavet property (DP) if for every finite rank operator K in X the equality ∥I + T∥ = 1 + ∥T∥ holds. It is known that C[0,1] and L 1[0,1] have... -
THE LIMIT SET OF RIEMANN SUMS OF A VECTOR STIELTJES INTEGRAL
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Leonid Tseytlin --- Department of Mathematics and Mechanics, UkraineConditions for convexity of the limit set of Riemann sums of a vector integral are investigated. -
DOUGLAS BARKER SEARS: HIS WORK IN DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: P.J. Browne --- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Canada W.N. Everitt --- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, UK I.W. Knowles --- Department of Mathematics, USA -
Ramsey Functions for Symmetric Subsets in Compact Abelian Groups
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Mareli Korostenski --- , South Africa Yuliya Zelenyuk --- , South AfricaGiven a compact group G and r ∈ N, let sr(G) denote the least upper bound of real ϵ > 0 such that for every measurable r-coloring of G, there exists a monochrome symmetric subset of measure ≥ ϵ. A... -
Countably compact first countable subspaces of ordinals have the Sokolov property
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: VladimirV. Tkachuk* --- Departamento de Matematicas,A space X is Sokolov if for any sequence {Fn : n ∈ ℕ} where Fn is a closed subset of Xn for every n ∈ ℕ, there exists a continuous map f : X → X such that nw(f(X))... -
On the eccentric connectivity index and Wiener index of a graph
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: P. Dankelmann --- Department of Mathematics, South Africa M.J. Morgan --- School of Mathematical Sciences, South Africa S. Mukwembi --- School of Mathematical Sciences, South Africa H.C. Swart --- School of Mathematical Sciences, South AfricaLet G be a finite connected graph of order n and minimum degree δ. The eccentric connectivity index ξc (G) of G is defined as ξc (G) = Σv∊V (G) ecG (v)degG (v), where ecG (x) and degG (x) denote... -
Resistance to change in language teaching: some African case studies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Albert Weideman Haddish Tesfamariam Loide ShaalukeniA number of recent studies of language teaching on the African continent (Shaalukeni, 2000; Tesfamariam, 2000) have investigated how teachers manage to retain old styles of language teaching in the face of new approaches that have been introduced by the... -
Teaching and Researching Translation. Basil Hatim
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Ronel Beukes -
Translation in South Africa: the politics of transmission
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Anne-Marie BeukesThis article investigates interlingual mediation, i.e. translation and interpreting as a macro-level language-planning goal in contemporary South Africa. The focus of the article is the political dimensions of translation as social practice. The study argues that, in addition to being... -
Governmentality and the good offices of translation in 20th-century South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Anne-Marie BeukesA postmodern approach to language policy and planning suggests a rethinking of our social, economic, and political categories in favor of a more localised understanding of modes of governmentality (Pennycook, 2006: 71). This article provides an overview of the ideological... -
On language heroes and the modernising movement of Afrikaner nationalism
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Anne-Marie BeukesThis article explores the re-invention of translators as 'language heroes' in periods of intense Afrikaner mobilisation during the first half of the 20th century. The narrative construction of translators' accomplishments in standardising the corpus and modernising the functional uses of... -
The use of slang by black youth in Gauteng
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Magdeline Princess Bembe Anne-Marie BeukesYouth generally use slang to identify themselves with particular groups in terms of age, gender, region, race, etc. The focus of this paper is to discuss the use of slang, particularly in English, by black youth in Gauteng and their... -
Uitdagings en struikelblokke by die vertaling van die FIT internasionale-vertaalterminologielys in Afrikaans
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Anne-Marie Beukes --- Departement Linguistiek en Literatuurwetenskap, Marné Pienaar --- Departement Afrikaans, Suid AfrikaThis article reports on a project whereby a translation list consisting of some 200 key concepts identified by the International Federation of Translators (FIT) was revised and translated into Afrikaans. The article is concerned with the processes followed in compiling... -
Object marking and morphosyntactic variation in Bantu
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Lutz Marten --- Departments of the Languages and Cultures of Africa and Linguistics, School of Oriental and African Studies, UK NancyC. Kula --- Department of Language and Linguistics, UKThe paper presents a detailed discussion of morphosyntactic variation in object marking in Bantu. Building on previous work (Marten et al., 2007), the paper investigates variation in object marking in 16 Bantu languages with respect to six parameters: the co-occurrence... -
Locative object marking and the argument-adjunct distinction
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Kristina Riedel --- Department of Linguistics, USA Lutz Marten --- Departments of the Languages and Cultures of Africa and Linguistics, UKThis paper examines the status of locative phrases in Bantu and the argument-adjunct distinction. We look at verbal locative agreement and at other morphosyntactic patterns related to locative phrases in different Bantu languages including Kiswahili, Sambaa, Haya, and several Nguni... -
Preface
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Lutz Marten --- Departments of the Languages and Cultures of Africa and Linguistics, School of Oriental and African Studies, UK Kristina Riedel --- Department of Linguistics, USA Silvester Ron Simango --- Department of English Language and Linguistics, South Africa Jochen Zeller --- Linguistics Programme, School of Arts, South Africa -
'Kusvika taparadzaniswa nerufu' (Until death do us part)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: N Spark-du Preez B Zaba C Nyamukapa M Mlilo S GregsonA cross-sectional study of 7 667 non-virgins between 15 and 54 years of age was carried out to assess the protective effect of marriage against HIV acquisition in a rural population in Zimbabwe, whilst taking into account gender-differentials in risk... -
Acceptability of female-controlled HIV/STI prevention options by Nigerian professionals — an exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: ChidiV Nweneka AugustaU MayukuThe attitudes of working professionals, particularly in the healthcare sector, may play a large role in the acceptance or otherwise of female-controlled HIV/STI prevention options. In 2002, we conducted an exploratory study on the perceptions surrounding female-controlled HIV/STI prevention options,... -
Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of HIV/AIDS among traditional birth attendants and herbal practitioners in Lagos State, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ahmed Omowunmi Odunukwe Nkiru Raheem Yekeen Efienemokwu Chinyere Junaid Muinat Adesesan Segun Ogedengbe Olasubomi Harry Tekena Salako LateefRecognising the widespread role of traditional birth attendants (TBAs) and herbal practitioners (HPs) in health care at community level in Nigeria, we set out to assess their knowledge, attitudes and practices in relation to HIV infection and prevention. Questionnaires were... -
Containment and contagion: How to strengthen families to support youth HIV prevention in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Zubeda Paruk Inge Petersen Arvin Bhana Carl Bell Mary McKayThere has been little research done in South Africa that investigates how families nested within communities can be strengthened to support the prevention of HIV infection in youth. A focused ethnographic case-study approach was employed to better understand how families... -
Prevalence of HIV infection among premarital couples in southeast Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Odie Ugochukwa Umeora Chidi EsikeThe Catholic Church in Nigeria offers premarital HIV screening to couples, yet instances of voluntary screening are rare in southeast Nigeria. This study examines the contribution of such tests to HIV detection, and evaluates the prevalence of HIV infection in... -
Preliminary investigation of adherence to antiretroviral therapy among children in Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mariya Mukhtar-Yola Solomon Adeleke Dayyabu Gwarzo Zubaida Farouk LadanTreatment of HIV with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has resulted in declining morbidity and mortality rates from HIV-associated diseases, but concerns regarding access and adherence are growing. To determine the adherence level and the reasons for non-adhering to antiretroviral... -
Knowledge and perception of HIV/AIDS among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Ogun State, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: AdeniyiK Adeneye MargaretA Mafe AdejuwonA Adeneye KabiruK Salami WilliamR Brieger MusbauA Titiloye TaiwoA Adewole PhilipU AgomoMother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT) is responsible for more than 90% of the cases of HIV infection in infants and children in sub-Saharan Africa. Accurate data on the knowledge and perceptions of HIV/AIDS among women attending antenatal clinics in Nigeria... -
Awareness of HIV/AIDS and its oral manifestations among people living with HIV in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Febronia Kahabuka Flora Fabian Poul Erick Petersen Hubert NguvumaliThe aim of this study was to investigate the awareness of the oral manifestations of HIV/AIDS and general issues about HIV and AIDS among people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. A structured questionnaire was used to... -
‘Dear diary I saw an angel, she looked like heaven on earth’: Sex talk and sex education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Rob Pattman --- Thomas Coram Research Unit, UK Fatuma Chege --- Department of Educational Foundations, KenyaIn this paper we highlight and address some of the problems involved in teaching HIV/AIDS education in southern and eastern Africa, and especially in generating open discussion among pupils about sex and sexuality. The paper draws on the findings of... -
Community and ecotourist perceptions of forest conservation benefits:a case study of Mabira Central Forest Reserve, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: I Kiyingi --- , Uganda M Bukenya --- Faculty of Forestry and Nature Conservation, UgandaThe different interests in forest resources by various stakeholders may result in differences in perceived value of forest conservation. In order to test this hypothesis, we compared the valuation by international ecotourists and local respondents of the perceived benefits of... -
‘Keeping healthy in the backseat’: How motherhood interrupted HIV treatment in recently delivered women in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Opondo Awiti-Ujiji --- Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Global Health, Sweden Anna Mia Ekström --- Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Global Health, Sweden Festus Ilako --- , Kenya Dorcas Indalo --- , Kenya Abigael Lukhwaro --- , Kenya David Wamalwa --- , Kenya Birgitta Rubenson --- Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Global Health, SwedenAlthough there is a large body of literature related to the experiences of motherhood and aspects of the change that it brings about, how the experience of motherhood affects the healthcare of women with chronic illness is less documented. This... -
Adolescents’ perceptions of sexual coercion in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ruth Birungi --- , Uganda Dennis Nabembezi --- , Uganda Julius Kiwanuka --- , Uganda Michele Ybarra --- , United States Sheana Bull --- Department of Community and Behavioral Health, United StatesIn Uganda, HIV prevalence remains high with young people at higher risk of infection than adults. Much is known about the sexual risk factors for HIV transmission among youths, including sexual encounters that are coerced. On the other hand, relatively... -
The Madikwe Forum: a comprehensive partnership for supporting governance of Botswana's HIV and AIDS response
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Gavin George --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Division (HEARD), South Africa Candice Reardon --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Division (HEARD), South Africa Jonathan Gunthorp --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Division (HEARD), South Africa Themba Moeti --- African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP), Botswana Innocent Chingombe --- African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP), Botswana Lesego Busang --- African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP), Botswana Godfrey Musuka --- African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP), BotswanaThere is a need for actors within the philanthropic sector to pursue collaborative partnerships with developing nations which could result in sustainable country-led responses to HIV and AIDS. There is also a need to evaluate the structures governing these partnerships... -
Transactional sex in the fishing communities along Lake Victoria, Kenya: a catalyst for the spread of HIV
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: ZacharyA Kwena --- Centre for Microbiology Research, Kenya Elizabeth Bukusi --- Centre for Microbiology Research, Kenya Enos Omondi --- Centre for Microbiology Research, Kenya Musa Ng'ayo --- Centre for Microbiology Research, Kenya KingK Holmes --- Department of Global Health, United StatesThe study describes the nature, context and implications of a unique form of transactional sexual relationships in the fishing communities along Lake Victoria in Kisumu County, Kenya. We conducted 12 focus group discussions and 17 key informant interviews among fishermen,... -
The use of rites of passage in strengthening the psychosocial wellbeing of orphaned children in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Masego Thamuku --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Norway Marguerite Daniel --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, NorwayChildren who have been bereaved in the context of AIDS may experience many challenges to their psychosocial wellbeing. Programmes to help orphaned children are usually anchored in child rights. As the individual focus of rights-based approaches is inept in African... -
Media ownership and news framing: an analysis of HIV/AIDS coverage by Ugandan press
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: James Kiwanuka-Tondo --- Department of Communication, United States KellyF Albada --- Department of Communication, United States Fay Cobb Payton --- Department of Communication, United StatesApplying framing theory, the present research analyzes trends in Ugandan news coverage and the prominent issue frames for HIV/AIDS-related stories. In order to determine the influence of other factors, such as media ownership and journalist origin, nearly 800 articles, from... -
Neglected older women and men: Exploring age and gender as structural drivers of HIV among people aged over 60 in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Esther Richards --- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK Flavia Zalwango --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI) Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Uganda Janet Seeley --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI) Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Uganda Francien Scholten --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI) Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Uganda Sally Theobald --- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UKThis study explored how women's and men's gendered experiences from childhood to old age have shaped their vulnerability in relation to HIV both in terms of their individual risk of HIV and their access to and experiences of HIV services... -
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... -
Seasonal and diurnal stratification in two small Zimbabwean reservoirs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Tamuka Nhiwatiwa BrianE MarshallSeasonal and diurnal stratification patterns were studied in two small Zimbabwe reservoirs. The water level of the upper reservoir fluctuated more than that of the lower one and theoretical water retention times were 9 days and 3.6 days, respectively. Rainfall... -
Temporal and spatial variability in macroinvertebrate community structure in relation to environmental variables in Ajijiguan Creek, Niger Delta, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: FO Arimoro --- , South Africa RB Ikomi --- Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Nigeria IO Ajuzieogu --- Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Nigeria FO Nwadukwe --- Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, NigeriaVariations in macrobenthic community structure in time and space along a pollution gradient were examined in a small Niger Delta creek in 2006–2007. Salinity fluctuated between fresh and mesohaline conditions with values ranging from 0.4 to 5.2, and conductivity ranged... -
Metal concentrations in water, sediment and sharptooth catfish Clarias gariepinus from three peri-urban rivers in the upper Manyame catchment, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: T Nhiwatiwa --- Department of Biological Sciences, Zimbabwe M Barson --- Department of Biological Sciences, Zimbabwe AP Harrison --- Department of Animal and Veterinary Basic Sciences, Denmark B Utete --- Department of Biological Sciences, Zimbabwe RG Cooper --- Division of Physiology, UKConcentrations of zinc, cadmium, chromium, nickel, lead, copper and iron were measured in flowing water, riverbed sediments and tissues of sharptooth catfish Clarias gariepinus from three rivers in the upper Manyame catchment over seven months in 2008–2009. The Manyame and... -
Optimum rabbit density over fish ponds to optimise Nile tilapia production in an integrated rabbit–fish system in Rwanda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: S Rukera Tabaro --- School of Environmental Science, South Africa O Mutanga --- School of Environmental Science, South Africa D Rugege --- School of Environmental Science, South Africa JC Micha --- Research Unit in Environmental Biology, Department of Biology, BelgiumAlthough previous studies have suggested that rabbit excreta can be used as high-quality manure for sustaining plankton production due to their gradual nutrient release, integrated rabbit–fish production systems are still not widely used. Between 2006 and 2010 optimal rabbit densities... -
Has climate change disrupted stratification patterns in Lake Victoria, East Africa?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: BE Marshall --- Lake Victoria Fisheries Organisation, Uganda CN Ezekiel --- Tanzanian Fisheries Research Institute, Tanzania J Gichuki --- Kenya Marine and Freshwater Fisheries Institute, Kenya OC Mkumbo --- Lake Victoria Fisheries Organisation, Uganda L Sitoki --- Kenya Marine and Freshwater Fisheries Institute, Kenya F Wanda --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, UgandaClimate change may threaten the fisheries of Lake Victoria by increasing density differentials in the water column, thereby strengthening stratification and increasing the intensity and duration of deoxygenation in the deeper waters. Between 1927 and 2008 the lake's temperature increased... -
THE STRUCTURE AND SEASONAL DYNAMICS OF THE BIRD COMMUNITY IN TSAVO EAST NATIONAL PARK, KENYA
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: PeterC. Lack --- Dept. Zoology, UKLack, P. C. 1987. The structure and seasonal dynamics of the bird community in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya. Ostrich 58: 9–23. -
SHORT NOTES
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: R.T. Wilson --- , UK John Mendelsohn --- , South Africa W. R. J. Dean --- , South Africa R.K. Brooke --- , South Africa -
FORAGING BEHAVIOUR AND SELECTION OF PREY AND PERCHES BY THE BUFFSTREAKED CHAT OENANTHE BIFASCIATA
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Alan Tye --- , UKTye, A. 1988. Foraging behaviour and selection of prey and perches by the Buffstreaked Chat Oenanthe bifasciata. Ostrich 59: 105–115. -
PREY OF NORTHERN ROCKHOPPER PENGUINS AT GOUGH ISLAND, SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: NorbertT. Klages --- , South Africa Michael De L. Brooke --- Department of Zoology, UK BarryP. Watkins --- , South AfricaKlages, N. T., Brooke, M. de L. & Watkins, B. P. 1988. Prey of Northern Rockhopper Penguins at Gough Island, south Atlantic Ocean. Ostrich 59:162-165. -
OBSERVATIONS ON THE BIOLOGY OF THE MAURITIUS CUCKOO-SHRIKE CORACINA TYPICA
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: R.J. Safford --- Mauritius/Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, UK J. Beaumont --- , MauritiusSafford, R. J. & Beaumont, J. 1996. Observations on the biology of the Mauritius Cuckoo-shrike Coracina typica Ostrich 67:15-22. -
ORGANOCHLORINE RESIDUES AND EGGSHELL THINNING IN THE PEREGRINE FALCON FALCO PEREGRINUS MINOR IN ZIMBABWE
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: R.R. Hartley --- , Zimbabwe I. Newton --- Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, UK M. Robertson --- , USAHartley, R.R., Newton, I., & Robertson, M. 1995. Organochlorine residues and eggshell thinning in the Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus minor in Zimbabwe. Ostrich 66: 69–73. -
NOTES ON THE BIOLOGY OF THE MAURITIUS BLACK BULBUL HYPSIPETES OLIVACEUS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: R.J. Safford --- , UKSafford, R.J. 1996. Notes on the biology of the Mauritius Black Bulbul Hypsipetes olivaceus. Ostrich 67: 151–154. -
The nests of sympatric native and introduced fody Foudia species on Mauritius
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: R.J. Safford --- , UKSafford, R.J. 1997. The nests of sympatric native and introduced fody Foudia species on Mauritius. Ostrich 68 (1): 27–30. -
Short Notes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Russell Thorstrom --- , USA Lily Arison Rene de Roland --- , Madagascar StephanieJ. Tyler --- Room 106, Department of Animal Health and Production, Botswana Jerry M.S. Lewis --- , UK Lindsay Tyler --- Room 106, Department of Animal Health and Production, Botswana A. Wood --- KwaZulu Department of Nature Conservation, South Africa D.N. Johnson --- , South Africa -
The annual cycle and breeding behaviour of the Mauritius Fody Foudia rubra
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: R.J. Safford --- , UKSafford, R.J. 1997. The annual cycle and breeding behaviour of the Mauritius Fody Foudia rubra. Ostrich 68 (24): 58–67. -
Making the most of birds as environmental indicators
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: ColinJ. Bibby --- , UKBibby, C.J. 1999. Making the most of birds as environmental indicators. In: Adams, N.J. & Slotow, R.H. (eds) Proc. 22 Int. Ornithol. Congr., Durban. Ostrich 70 (1): 81–88. -
Promoting sustainable conservation under conditions of poverty and civil strife in the Albertine Rift
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Wenceslas Gatarabirwa --- , Kenya Samuel Kanyamibwa --- , UK Tharcisse Ukizintambara --- School of Biological Sciences, UKGatarabirwa, W., Kanyamibwa, S. & Ukizintambara, T. 2000. Promoting sustainable conservation under conditions of poverty and civil strife in the Albertine Rift. Ostrich 71 (1 & 2): 33–35. -
Population changes in European herons in relation to African climate
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Mauro Fasola --- Dipartimento Biologia Animate, Italy Heinz Hafner --- , France Josefina Prosper --- , Spain Henk van der Kooif --- , Netherlands Igorv. Schogolev --- , UkraineFasola, M., Hafner, H., Prosper, J., van der Kooij, H. & V. Schogolev, I. 2000. Population changes in European herons in relation to African climate. Ostrich 71 (1 & 2): 52–55. -
Influence of breeding on foraging behaviour and diet of Crowned Cranes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Nathan Gichuki --- Centre for Biodiversity, KenyaGichuki, N. 2000. Influence of breeding on foraging behaviour and diet of crowned cranes. Ostrich 71 (1 & 2): 74–79. -
The African Waterfowl Census: review and development of an international monitoring programme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: T. Dodman --- , UKDodman, T. 2000. The African Waterfowl Census: review and development of an international monitoring programme. Ostrich 71 (1 &2):95. -
Community participation in the protection of Kenya's wetlands
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: CeciliaM. Gichuki --- Centre for Biodiversity, KenyaGichuki, CM. 2000. Community participation in the protection of Kenya's wetlands. Ostrich 71 (1 & 2): 122–125. -
Home range and movement patterns of Sokoke Scops Owl Otus ireneae
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Munir Virani --- The Peregrine Fund (Kenya Project). Zoology Dept, UKVirani, M. 2000. Home range and movement patterns of Sokoke Scops Owl Otus ireneae. Ostrich 71 (1 & 2): 139–142. -
THE ‘BIRDLIFE DAY’ SYMPOSIUM
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: NONIE COULTHARD --- Loanhead House, UK GARY ALLPORT --- , UK -
Birdlife International: who we are and where we have come from
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Michael Rands --- Wellbrook Court, UKRands, M. 2000. Birdlife International: who we are and where we have come from. Ostrich 71 (1 & 2): 148–149. -
The Important Bird Areas Programme in Africa: an outline
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Leon Bennun --- , Kenya Lincoln Fishpool --- , UKBennun, L. & Fishpool, L. 2000. The Important Bird Areas Programme in Africa: an outline. Ostrich 71 (1 & 2): 150–153. -
Conservation in the community: the Kilum-Ijim Forest Project, Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: David H.L. Thomas --- , UK Susan Anders --- , Cameroon Nkengla Jeremiah Penn --- , CameroonThomas, D.H.L., Anders, S. & Penn, N.J. 2000. Conservation in the community: the Kilum-Ijim Forest Project, Cameroon. Ostrich 71 (1 & 2): 157–161. -
Etude pilote sur les Zones d'Importance pour la Conservation des Oiseaux (ZICO) au Rwanda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Sam Kanyamibwa --- , UKKanyamibwa, S. 2000. Etude pilote sur les Zones d'Importance pour la Conservation des Oiseaux (ZICO) au Rwanda. Ostrich 71 (1 & 2): 172–174. -
Birdlife International's Important Bird Areas Programme in Morocco
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Chris Magin --- , UKMagin, C. 2000. Birdlife International's Important Bird Areas Programme in Morocco. Ostrich 71 (1 & 2): 175–176. -
The Kilum-Ijim Forests IBA in Cameroon: monitoring biodiversity using birds as indicators
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Clive McKay --- , UK Nonie Coulthard --- , UKMcKay, C. & Coulthard, N. 2000. The Kilum-Ijim Forests IBA in Cameroon: monitoring biodiversity using birds as indicators. Ostrich 71 (1 & 2): 177–180. -
Distribution and abundance of African waterfowl: examples from the African Waterfowl Census
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Tim Dodman --- , Senegal Paul Rose --- , UKDodman, T. & Rose, P. 2000. Distribution and abundance of African waterfowl: examples from the African Waterfowl Census. Ostrich 71 (1 & 2): 235–243. -
Introduction by the Chairman
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Sam Kanyamibwa --- , UKTropical forest ecosystems are the world's richest and most complex habitats and globally recognised for their importance in the human survival. Birds constitute an important component of tropical forests, not only in terms of their diversity, but also in terms... -
Comparative avian biodiversity of five mountains in northern Cameroon and Bioko
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Brenda Larison --- Centre for Tropical Research and Department of Biology, USA ThomasB. Smith --- Centre for Tropical Research and Department of Biology, USA Roger Fotso --- , Yaounde Duncan McNiven --- , UKLarison, B., Smith, T.B., Fotso, R. & McNiven, D. 2000. Comparative avian biodiversity of five mountains in northem Cameroon and Bioko. Ostrich 71 (1 & 2): 269–276. -
Predicting bird species occurrences for conservation planning in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Herbert Tushabe --- , Uganda Derek Pomeroy --- , Uganda Jake Reynolds --- , UKTushabe, H., Pomeroy, D. & Reynolds, J. 2000. Predicting bird species Occurrences for conservation planning in Uganda. Ostrich 71 (1 & 2): 307–309. -
Incubation in uni-parental Arctic breeding waders
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: L. Bruinzeel --- , The Netherlands I. Tulp --- , The Netherlands J. Jukema --- , The Netherlands O. Stepanova --- , The NetherlandsBruinzeel, L., Tulp, I., Jukema, J. & Stepanova, O. 2000. Incubation in mi-parental arctic breeding waders. Ostrich 71 (1 & 2): 345. -
Behaviour of Standard-wing Nightjars in Togo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: R.A. Cheke --- , UK J.F. Walsh --- , UKCheke, R.A. & Walsh, J.F. 2000. Behaviour of Standard-wing Nightjars in Togo. Ostrich 71 (1 & 2): 349–350. -
Niche partitioning and densities of Albertine Rift endemics and their congeners in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Philip Shaw --- School of Biology, Bute Building, UKBiogeographical theory predicts that restricted-range species should typically occur at lower densities than ecologically similar, but geographically widespread species. Exceptions may arise where endemics occupy distinctive habitats, in which they are capable of reaching higher densities than their more widespread... -
Revising estimates of the Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) population size in the Bangweulu Swamp, Zambia, through a combination of aerial surveys and habitat suitability modelling
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Lizanne Roxburgh --- , Zambia GraemeM Buchanan --- , UKThe Shoebill Balaeniceps rex is a threatened bird of inaccessible papyrus swamps in central and eastern Africa, and is thus difficult to census. We conducted an aerial survey of Shoebills in the Bangweulu Swamps of north-eastern Zambia using a microlight... -
Sexing immature Mauritius Fodies Foudia rubra using biometrics and delayed plumage maturation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: A Cristinacce --- , Mauritius RE Cole --- , Mauritius CG Jones --- , Mauritius RVV Tatayah --- , Mauritius DJ Bell --- School of Biological Sciences, UKThere is currently no reliable, affordable method of sexing Mauritius Fodies in their first non-breeding season. Ringed immature fodies from a released population on an offshore island were caught in April and May 2005 and sexed in later breeding seasons... -
Temporal and sex-specific variation in growth rates of Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus chicks
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Ara Monadjem --- All Out Africa Research Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, Swaziland AndrewJ Bamford --- School of Biosciences, UK IanCW Hardy --- School of Biosciences, UK JasonK Earnshaw --- All Out Africa Research Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, Swaziland Elaine Franklin --- , Swaziland DesireL Dalton --- , South Africa Antoinette Kotze --- , South AfricaThe nesting success of Marabou Storks Leptoptilos crumeniferus breeding in north-eastern Swaziland is closely associated with rainfall, with nests started late in the season exposed to higher rainfall and showing lower success. This may be related to lower food intake... -
New species of haematozoa in Phalacrocoracidae and Stercorariidae in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: NolaJ Parsons --- , South Africa MichaelA Peirce --- , UK Venessa Strauss --- , South AfricaNew species of haematozoa, namely Leucocytozoon ugwidi sp. nov. from the Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis and Haemoproteus skuae sp. nov. from the Subantarctic Skua Catharacta antarctica, are described. These are the first species to be recorded from the families Phalacrocoracidae... -
Seasonal comparisons of Barn Owl diets in an agricultural and natural area in central South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Ute Stenkewitz --- , Germany Beryl Wilson --- , South Africa JanF Kamler --- Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, The Recanati-Kaplan Centre, Department of Zoology, UK -
The Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe in the Sahel of West Africa: distribution, seasonal variation in abundance and habitat associations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: JaredM Wilson --- SOI Limited, UK Will Cresswell --- Bute Building, School of Biology, UKPalearctic migrant birds are declining, including the Northern Wheatear, and some of the causes of these declines are likely to be operating on their wintering grounds in Africa. We examined seasonal and spatial variation in wintering densities of Northern Wheatears... -
Observations of mixed-species bird flocks at Kichwa Tembo Camp, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: AlasdairIV Gordon --- , UK NancyM Harrison --- , UKMixed-species foraging flocks were studied at Kichwa Tembo Camp on the edge of the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya between July and September 2004. Observations were made on 29 mixed-species flocks, in which 24 species participated. African Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone... -
Annual prevalence of haematozoa in White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus nestlings at Kimberley, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: MA Peirce --- , UK MD Anderson --- , South Africa -
Densities of Palearctic warblers and Afrotropical species within the same guild in Sahelian West Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: JaredM Wilson --- , UK Will Cresswell --- Bute Medical Building, School of Biology, UKDeclines in populations of Palearctic migrants wintering in the Sahel of Africa have been linked to the impacts of climate change and habitat degradation in the region. Despite this, there is an almost complete lack of data on the density... -
Cryptic sexual size dimorphism in Malagasy plovers Charadrius spp.
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Sama Zefania --- Department of Animal Biology, Razafimahatratra Emilienne --- Department of Animal Biology, PatríciaJ Faria --- Cardiff School of Biosciences, UK MichaelW Bruford --- Cardiff School of Biosciences, UK PeterR Long --- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, UK Tamás Székely --- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, UKMany small plovers Charadrius spp. have sexually monomorphic plumage and cryptic sexual size dimorphism. The objective of our study was to assess the variation in body sizes between male and female plovers breeding in Madagascar. We collected blood samples and... -
Identifying the potential wintering sites of the globally threatened Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola using remote sensing
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: GraemeM Buchanan --- , UK Lars Lachmann --- , UK Cosima Tegetmeyer --- , Germany Steffen Oppel --- , UK Andrew Nelson --- , Italy Martin Flade --- , GermanyThe Aquatic Warbler is a threatened Afro-Palaearctic migrant with a largely unknown distribution in the winter (non-breeding) season. Protection of wintering sites may be crucial for the conservation of the species. Previous studies have identified extensive areas of north-western sub-Saharan... -
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor as a nomadic species in African shallow alkaline lakes and pans: genetic structure and future perspectives
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Serena Zaccara --- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Italy Giuseppe Crosa --- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Italy Isabella Vanetti --- Department of Biotechnology and Molecular Sciences, Italy Giorgio Binelli --- Department of Biotechnology and Molecular Sciences, Italy Brooks Childress --- , UK Graham McCulloch --- Department of Zoology, Ireland DavidM Harper --- Department of Ornithology, KenyaThe Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor is a nomadic species, which inhabits shallow alkaline lakes and pans in sub-Saharan Africa and southern Asia. The extent of genetic diversity and the degree of differentiation within and among populations are important factors to... -
Seasonality, distribution and taxonomic status of avian haemosporidian parasites within the Greater Cape Town area, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Albert Schultz --- Animal Demographic Unit, Department of Zoology, South Africa LesG Underhill --- Animal Demographic Unit, Department of Zoology, South Africa Roy Earlé --- , UK George Underhill --- ,A total of 9 304 birds representing 29 families, 55 genera and 78 species were captured at 10 sites within the Greater Cape Town area. Forty-one avian haemosporidian parasites from three genera were present in 20 avian families, with 1... -
The presence of the trematodes Cardiocephaloides physalis and Renicola sloanei in the African Penguin Spheniscus demersus on the east coast of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: ElizabethC Horne --- , South Africa RodneyA Bray --- Department of Zoology, UK Barry Bousfield --- , South Africa -
Habitat selection by the Southern (Mashona) Hyliota Hyliota australis in southern Africa: a stand resolution, hierarchical approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Anthony Cizek --- , UKHabitat selection by Hyliota australis in southern Africa is assessed using newly collated habitat and hyliota distribution data. This is done hierarchically, assessing its occurrence in different types of moist-dystrophic savanna, different types of stands of miombo, as well as... -
Using playback of vocalisations to survey the Nahan's francolin, a threatened African forest galliform
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: RA Fuller --- School of Biological Sciences, Australia P Akite --- Institute of Environmental and Natural Resources, Uganda JB Amuno --- Institute of Environmental and Natural Resources, Uganda CL Fuller --- School of Biological Sciences, Australia JM Ofwono --- Institute of Environmental and Natural Resources, Uganda G Proaktor --- Division of Biology, UK R Ssemmanda --- Institute of Environmental and Natural Resources, UgandaMethods using playback of vocalisations have been widely used to survey elusive birds. Most of these methods suffer from the drawback that movement of birds is often elicited by the sound stimulus used, violating assumptions of distance sampling and generating... -
Seasonal changes in abundances of waterbirds at Sabaki River Mouth (Malindi, Kenya), a key stopover site on the West Asian–East African Flyway
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Simon Valle --- Department of Biology and Biotechnology ‘Charles Darwin’, Italy Luigi Boitani --- Department of Biology and Biotechnology ‘Charles Darwin’, Italy IlyaMD Maclean --- Centre for Ecology and Conservation, UKInformation on seasonal changes in waterbird numbers in coastal East Africa is limited, but crucial for estimating global flyway populations and targeting conservation efforts. The Sabaki River Mouth is an important site for waterbirds in the region. We counted waterbirds... -
High mite burdens in an island population of Cape Wagtails Motacilla capensis: release from predation pressure?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: William Goulding --- , Australia RichardA Pettifor --- , UK RobertE Simmons --- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence at the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, South AfricaCape Wagtails Motacilla capensis have been identified as a species susceptible to infection by the mite Knemidokoptes jamaicensis, but the processes influencing infection rates and prevalence have not been studied. We assessed the mite infection level of 117 Cape Wagtails... -
New hope for the critically endangered São Tomé Grosbeak Neospiza concolor and an alert to protect Obô Natural Park surroundings
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Nelson Solé --- , António Alberto --- , Sedney Samba --- , Aristides Santana --- , Ricardo Faustino de Lima --- Lancaster Environment Centre, UKThe São Tomé Grosbeak Neospiza concolor is critically endangered, with an area of occurrence smaller than 16 km2 and an adult population under 50 individuals. It was previously thought to be restricted to old-growth forest in the southern lowlands of... -
Population estimates of three vulture species in Kruger National Park, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Campbell Murn --- , UK Leigh Combrink --- , South Africa G Scott Ronaldson --- , South Africa Charles Thompson --- , South Africa André Botha --- , South AfricaVultures are globally threatened, yet reliable population data on these birds are few, thus measuring their response to change is difficult. Kruger National Park (KNP) in South Africa is an important stronghold for many avian species, particularly vultures. In this... -
Survival rates in West African savanna birds
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: MattC Stevens --- School of Biology, UK Ulf Ottosson --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Nigeria Ross McGregor --- , UK Miriam Brandt --- , Germany Will Cresswell --- School of Biology, UKDespite widespread interest in life histories and the comparison of parameters between tropical and temperate regions, there are still relatively few multispecies studies assessing annual survival in Afrotropical species. We used data from systematic mist-netting of savanna birds in Nigeria,... -
Effects of crop diversity on bird species richness and abundance in a highland East African agricultural landscape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: P Kariuki Ndang'ang'a --- , Kenya JohnBM Njoroge --- , Kenya Kamau Ngamau --- , Kenya Wariara Kariuki --- , Kenya PhilipW Atkinson --- British Trust for Ornithology, UK Juliet Vickery --- The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, UKWe examined the effects of crop diversity on avian species richness and abundance in the highland farmlands of Nyandarua, Kenya. We surveyed birds using point counts and recorded habitat data at the same locations estimating cover and growth stage of... -
Longevity of the Seychelles Fody Foudia sechellarum
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: H Dieter Oschadleus --- Animal Demography Unit, Department of Zoology, South Africa Riaz Aumeeruddy --- Nature Seychelles, Seychelles SjoukeA Kingma --- School of Biological Sciences, UKThe Seychelles Fody Foudia sechellarum, which occurs on six islands in the Seychelles, has been well ringed over several decades in order to obtain population estimates for the species, and morphological descriptions and measurements. Annual survival estimates for the species... -
Diurnal patterns of mass gain in tropical granivores suggest avoidance of high midday temperatures during foraging, rather than the starvation–predation risk trade-off
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Shiiwua Manu --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Nigeria Will Cresswell --- School of Biology, UKDiurnal patterns of body mass gain in small temperate birds are of theoretical interest because they are largely a consequence of the starvation vs predation risk trade-off. In tropical birds, diurnal variation in body mass may also be influenced by... -
Vegetation composition and structure influences bird species community assemblages in the highland agricultural landscape of Nyandarua, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: P Kariuki Ndang'ang'a --- BirdLife International – Africa Partnership Secretariat, Kenya John BM Njoroge --- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya Mwangi Githiru --- Ornithology Section, KenyaWe examined the effects of vegetation composition and structure on bird species diversity and richness of foraging guilds in the highland agricultural landscape of Nyandarua, Kenya. Bird point counts and vegetation surveys were undertaken during four sampling periods. Linear mixed... -
The vulnerable Osprey breeding population of the Al Hoceima National Park, Morocco: present status and threats
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Flavio Monti --- Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CNRS UMR5175), France Houssine Nibani --- Association de Gestion Intégrée des Ressources (AGIR), Morocco Jean-Marie Dominici --- Rèserve Naturelle Scandola, Parc Naturel Règional de Corse, France Hamid Rguibi Idrissi --- University Chouaib Doukkali, Faculty of Sciences, Morocco Mathieu Thévenet --- , France Pierre-Christian Beaubrun --- Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CNRS UMR5175), France Olivier Duriez --- Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CNRS UMR5175), FranceIn the Mediterranean, most areas belonging to the initial distribution range of the Osprey Pandion haliaetus have been lost and local populations have disappeared in recent decades because of persecution. Even though direct management actions have allowed local partial recovery,... -
The Silviculture of Indigenous and Exotic Trees other than Pines and Eucalypts in Swaziland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: J.A. Bleys W. K.M. Mazibuko J.A. Allen -
Nile tilapia invades the Lake Malawi catchment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: MJ Genner --- School of Biological Sciences, UK E Connell --- School of Biological Sciences, UK A Shechonge --- School of Biological Sciences, UK A Smith --- Department of Biological Sciences, UK J Swanstrom --- School of Biological Sciences, UK S Mzighani --- Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute (TAFIRI), Tanzania A Mwijage --- Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute (TAFIRI), Tanzania BP Ngatunga --- Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute (TAFIRI), Tanzania GF Turner --- School of Biological Sciences, UKThe Lake Malawi/Nyasa catchment contains over 835 endemic cichlid fish species. This unique biodiversity has made it widely recognised as one of the world's most significant freshwater ecosystems. Here we report the first occurrence records of two invasive tilapiines, Oreochromis... -
An interdisciplinary method to harmonise ecology, economy and co-management: fisheries exploitation in Lake Nabugabo, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: I Vaccaro --- Department of Anthropology and McGill School of Environment, Canada CA Chapman --- Department of Anthropology and McGill School of Environment, Canada EA Nyboer --- Department of Biology, Canada M Luke --- McGill School of Environment, Canada A Byekwaso --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, Uganda C Morgan --- McGill School of Environment, Canada D Mbabazi --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, Uganda D Twinomugisha --- Makerere University Biological Field Station, Uganda LJ Chapman --- Department of Biology, CanadaCollective action theory predicts that natural resource management at a local level has a higher probability of success if territoriality and jurisdiction of the managerial institution are in synchrony with mobility and territoriality of the resource and exploitation patterns of... -
A hotspot of large branchiopod diversity in south-eastern Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: T Nhiwatiwa --- KU Leuven, Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Belgium A Waterkeyn --- KU Leuven, Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Belgium BJ Riddoch --- Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, UK L Brendonck --- KU Leuven, Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, BelgiumLarge branchiopods are considered threatened across much of their global range. However, because several regions, including Zimbabwe in general and its south-eastern lowveld in particular, remain largely unstudied, interpretations of species distribution patterns are often based on limited data. A... -
GROWING UP IN VIOLENT SITUATIONS—THE SOUTH AFRICAN SITUATION
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Diana Shmukler --- , -
STREET CHILDREN IN KENYA
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: L. Ochola --- , UK & IrelandAfrican cities are experiencing a rapid growth of street children and people (currently estimated at five million). These are either “children on the street”, who are engaged in economic activities, but who mostly still go home, or “children of the... -
Abuse Of Child Rights: Experiences From East Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: L. Ochola --- , UK & IrelandThe rampant cases of child abuse, neglect and exploitation are a disturbing phenomenon throughout the world today. The increase in the number of reports of cases does not make it a new issue. It has a close link with resurgence... -
Patterns of Substance Use among Kenyan Street Children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: C.J Othieno --- Department of Psychiatry, Kenya A.A. Obondo --- Department of Psychiatry, D.M. Kathuku --- Department of Psychiatry, D.M. Ndetel --- Department of Psychiatry,A sample of 50 (36 male and 14 female) street children currently in a remand home at Kabete in Nairobi, Kenya, were interviewed using a predesigned questionnaire in order to estimate prevalence rates for use of selected substances. The lifetime... -
Rethinking School-Based HIV/AIDS Interventions In South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Wanllrû Mukoma --- Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, South AfricaChanging behaviour, even that of adolescents who are just beginning to experience and experiment with their sexuality is perhaps the biggest challenge facing HIV/AIDS prevention. In South Africa, youth aged 15–24 years have the highest rates of HIV transmission, and... -
Steering by the Stars: Being Young in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Wanjiru Mukoma -
The Denver II Scales and the Griffiths Scales of Mental Development: a correlational study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: DoloresM Luiz CherylD Foxcroft AbigailN TukuluScreening measures aim to minimise the number of children being diagnosed incorrectly; however, many of these measures have been based on the "normal" white population. This study identified the need for a valid developmental assessment of black preschool children. The... -
Could a healthy ego identity serve as a protective factor against suicidal tendencies? A pilot study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Sarojini Ramgoon Shaneel Bachoo Cynthia Patel Zubeda ParukObjective: The study investigated the interrelationship between adolescent ego identity, suicidal tendencies, gender and race in a sample of South African Indian and Black secondary school students. -
Predictors of non-condom use intentions by university students in Britain and Greece: The impact of attitudes, time perspective, relationship status, and habit
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Cleo Protogerou --- Department of Psychology, UK Julie Turner-Cobb --- Department of Psychology, UKObjective: This study investigated the impact of socio-cognitive factors (attitudes and norms), time perspective (TP), relationship status (RS), and past sexual behaviour on intended non-condom use in 104 Greek and 93 British university undergraduates. -
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... -
Cannabis use and family history in adolescent first episode psychosis in Durban, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Saeeda Paruk --- Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa JonathanK Burns --- Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Rochelle Caplan --- Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior, David Geffen School of Medicine, USAObjectives: To investigate the clinical correlates of cannabis use in adolescents with first episode psychosis (FEP). -
Aspects of musical modernism: the Afrikaans song cycles of Cromwell Everson
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa • Authors: Jeffrey Brukman --- , , South AfricaSouth African composer Cromwell Everson (1925–1991) reflected the compositional language of twentieth-century modernism in most of his oeuvre. Largely influenced by Erik Chisholm and Béla Bartók, Everson's modernist musical language alienated many listeners and as a result he was considered... -
Growth patterns of the pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera L. in Gazi Bay, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: KM Mavuti EN Kimani T MukiamaCulture of pearl oysters is rapidly increasing worldwide, including the western Indian Ocean. The oyster Pinctada margaritifera L., which produces the most highly valued black pearls, occurs in East Africa, a nd as been exploited there for the shell for... -
Feeding of the tintinnid ciliate Favella taraikaensis on the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium tamarense and the fate of prey toxins
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: T Kamiyama T Suzuki Y OkumuraTo establish the fate of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins in planktonic foodwebs, feeding activities of the planktonic ciliate Favella taraikaensis on the PSP-producing alga Alexandrium tamarense were examined in laboratory experiments and the toxin content in the ciliates was... -
Geomorphological and managerial implications of fish trapping in the Kosi Bay Estuary, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: AN Green GG Garland R UkenThe tidal basin of the Kosi Bay lagoonal-lacustrine complex is dominated by fish traps that line the intertidal and subtidal environments. These have been considered significant sediment sinks, responsible for transformation of parts of the system from subtidal and intertidal... -
Buoyancy-stirring interactions in a subtropical embayment: a synthesis of measurements and model simulations in Maputo Bay, Mozambique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: JD Lencart e Silva --- , UK JH Simpson --- , UK AM Hoguane --- School of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Mozambique J-L Harcourt-Baldwin --- Department of Oceanography, South AfricaMaputo Bay, on the coast of Mozambique, is a tidally energetic, subtropical embayment in a region subjected to strong seasonal rainfall. Data from moored current meters, tide gauges and monthly bay-wide surveys were used to characterise the evolution of the... -
The biology, life history and management needs of a large sciaenid fish, Argyrosomus coronus, in Angola
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: WM Potts --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, PO Box 94, South Africa WHH Sauer --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, PO Box 94, South Africa R Henriques --- School of Biological Sciences, UK S Sequesseque --- , Angola CV Santos --- , Angola PW Shaw --- School of Biological Sciences, UKThe West Coast dusky kob Argyrosomus coronus is an understudied yet important fishery species in Angola. During a five-year study (2005–2009), the species was recorded in all fishery sectors, but was most important in the inshore recreational fishery in southern... -
Distribution and seasonality of cetaceans in tropical waters between Angola and the Gulf of Guinea
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: CR Weir --- , UKThe species richness, spatial distribution, seasonality and interspecific associations of cetaceans in tropical oceanic waters between the Gulf of Guinea and Angola were examined using 5 905.3 h of dedicated survey effort collected from 13 platforms of opportunity (geophysical vessels)... -
Collapse of South Africa's penguins in the early 21st century
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: RJM Crawford --- Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa R Altwegg --- Animal Demography Unit, South Africa BJ Barham --- , UK PJ Barham --- Animal Demography Unit, South Africa JM Durant --- Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), Department of Biology, Norway BM Dyer --- Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa D Geldenhuys --- , South Africa AB Makhado --- Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa L Pichegru --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, South Africa PG Ryan --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, South Africa LG Underhill --- Animal Demography Unit, South Africa L Upfold --- Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa J Visagie --- , South Africa LJ Waller --- Animal Demography Unit, South Africa PA Whittington --- , South AfricaThe number of African penguins Spheniscus demersus breeding in South Africa collapsed from about 56 000 pairs in 2001 to some 21 000 pairs in 2009, a loss of 35 000 pairs (>60%) in eight years. This reduced the global... -
Assessment of current data for the octopus resource in Rodrigues, western Indian Ocean
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: WHH Sauer --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa W Potts --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa D Raberinary --- , UK J Anderson --- , Mauritius MJ Sylvio Perrine --- , RodriguesThe annual catch of octopus in the Rodrigues Lagoon, located east/north-east of Mauritius, has dropped by almost half since 1994. This has prompted concern over the resource and has initiated an assessment of the current status of the stock. The... -
The dispersion of red knots Calidris canutus in Africa—is southern Africa a buffer for West Africa?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: RW Summers --- , UK LG Underhill --- Animal Demography Unit, Department of Zoology, South Africa M Waltner --- , UKThe Siberian subspecies of the red knot Calidris canutus canutus spends the non-breeding season largely in West Africa (Mauritania and Guinea Bissau), where approximately half a million occurred in the 1980s. It was a rarely seen in southern Africa in... -
Transit station or destination? Attendance patterns, movements and abundance estimate of humpback whales off west South Africa from photographic and genotypic matching
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: J Barendse --- , South Africa PB Best --- , South Africa M Thornton --- , South Africa SH Elwen --- , South Africa HC Rosenbaum --- , USA I Carvalho --- , USA C Pomilla --- , USA TJQ Collins --- , USA MA Meÿer --- , South Africa RH Leeney --- , UKHumpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae found off west South Africa (WSA) are known to display an atypical migration that may include temporary residency and feeding during spring and summer. At a regional scale there is uncertainty about how these whales relate... -
Movement patterns of coastal bottlenose dolphins in the presence of a fast-flowing, prevailing current: shore-based observations at Cape Vidal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: T Photopoulou --- Sea Mammal Research Unit, UK PB Best --- , South Africa PS Hammond --- Sea Mammal Research Unit, UK KP Findlay --- Department of Oceanography, University of Cape Town, South AfricaThe presence and movement of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins Tursiops aduncus were investigated using shore-based observations made during a humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae migration survey at Cape Vidal, South Africa, undertaken between June and October 1988–1991. Occurrence was analysed as counts... -
Cetacean research in the southern African subregion: a review of previous studies and current knowledge
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: SH Elwen --- , South Africa KP Findlay --- Department of Oceanography, South Africa J Kiszka --- , France CR Weir --- , UKCetacean research, in terms of the number of papers, and areas for which data are available, has expanded considerably in the southern African subregion in the past decade, especially in the South-West Indian Ocean. We review cetacean research within this... -
The first African Marine Mammal Colloquium, South Africa, May 2010
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: SH Elwen --- , South Africa M Thornton --- , South Africa SP Kirkman --- Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa PA Pistorius --- Department of Zoology, South Africa CR Weir --- , UKThe African Marine Mammal Colloquium (AMMC) was initiated to provide a platform for increased collaboration and communication between researchers working on marine mammals in and around Africa. The first meeting of the AMMC was held at Kleinbaai, South Africa, in... -
Seasonal fluctuations in occurrence of inshore Bryde's whales in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa, with notes on feeding and multispecies associations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: GS Penry --- , UK VG Cockcroft --- Department of Zoology, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa PS Hammond --- , UKSeasonal fluctuations in the occurrence of inshore South African Bryde's whales Balaenoptera edeni were investigated between November 2005 and June 2008. Sighting data were collected in Plettenberg Bay on the south-east coast of South Africa. Bryde's whale occurrence was modelled... -
A significant and unappreciated intertidal mytiloidean genus: the biology and functional morphology of Brachidontes puniceus (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) from the Cape Verde Islands
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: Brian Morton --- Department of Zoology, UKBrachidontes puniceus (Gmelin 1791) occurs on all the islands of the Cape Verde Archipelago and along the West African coast from Mauritania to Ghana. The species is morphologically, in terms of its acutely heteromyarian form, strong byssal attachment, stout ligament,... -
In situ video observations of benthic megafauna and fishes from the deep eastern Mediterranean Sea off Egypt
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: AR Gates --- SERPENT Project, UK DOB Jones --- SERPENT Project, UK JE Cartes --- , SpainRemotely operated vehicle (ROV) video observations were used to document benthic fauna at a hydrocarbon drilling location, at 2 720 m depth, in the poorly studied deep water off northern Egypt. The decapod Chaceon mediterraneus was the most common organism... -
Temporal and spatial patterns in the abundance of jellyfish in the northern Benguela upwelling ecosystem and their link to thwarted pelagic fishery recovery
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: BA Flynn --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa AJ Richardson --- Climate Adaptation Flagship, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Australia AS Brierley --- Pelagic Ecology Research Group, Scottish Oceans Institute, UK DC Boyer --- National Marine Information and Research Centre (NatMIRC), Namibia BE Axelsen --- , Norway L Scott --- , South Africa NE Moroff --- National Marine Information and Research Centre (NatMIRC), Namibia PI Kainge --- National Marine Information and Research Centre (NatMIRC), Namibia BM Tjizoo --- National Marine Information and Research Centre (NatMIRC), Namibia MJ Gibbons --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South AfricaThere has been debate in the literature about whether jellyfish abundance has increased in the northern Benguela upwelling system, or not, over the past five decades and what impact they are having on pelagic fish. Here we review old expedition... -
Records of poorly known batoid fishes from the north-western Indian Ocean (Chondrichthyes: Rhynchobatidae, Rhinobatidae, Dasyatidae, Mobulidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: ABM Moore --- School of Ocean Sciences, UKRecords are presented of several species of batoid fish from the north-western Indian Ocean that are poorly known, of taxonomic interest, or of conservation concern. For the Persian (Arabian) Gulf, the first records of Rhinobatos halavi, Himantura fai, and the... -
Sea level changes at Ascension Island in the last half century
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: PL Woodworth --- National Oceanography Centre, UK PR Foden --- National Oceanography Centre, UK DS Jones --- National Oceanography Centre, UK J Pugh --- National Oceanography Centre, UK SJ Holgate --- National Oceanography Centre, UK A Hibbert --- National Oceanography Centre, UK DL Blackman --- National Oceanography Centre, UK CR Bellingham --- National Oceanography Centre, UK VM Roussenov --- School of Environmental Sciences, UK RG Williams --- School of Environmental Sciences, UKAn exercise in ‘data archaeology’ at Ascension Island has provided an estimate of sea level change between 1955 and 2001.5 (the mid-point of a recent dataset spanning 1993–2009). That average trend of 0.93 mm y−1 (SE 0.69) compares to a... -
Evidence of deep genetic divergence between populations of an important recreational fishery species, Lichia amia L. 1758, around southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: R Henriques --- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour, School of Biological Sciences, UK WM Potts --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa WHH Sauer --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa PW Shaw --- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBRS), UKLichia amia is an important coastal recreational fishery species with a cosmopolitan distribution in the eastern Atlantic. In southern Africa, it is distributed from southern Angola to northern KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. A recent biological survey revealed differences between Angolan... -
Role of the source community for the recovery of seagrass associated meiofauna: a field colonisation experiment with seagrass mimics in Diani Beach, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: LN Daudi --- , Kenya JN Uku --- , Kenya M De Troch --- Biology Department, Marine Biology, BelgiumSeagrass communities are subject to frequent disturbances that can affect the associated fauna. Seagrass loss in Kenya has been mainly due to extensive grazing by the sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla, leading to habitat fragmentation. The challenge is whether the system... -
Diversity and coverage of seagrass ecosystems in south-west Madagascar
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: JMO Hantanirina --- , UK S Benbow --- , UKSeagrass meadows provide important nursery and feeding grounds for many commercially valuable fish species. Here, we address the paucity of published information on the status of seagrasses in Madagascar by documenting the results from ecological surveys of 11 seagrass beds... -
Abyssal scavenging demersal fauna at two areas of contrasting productivity on the Subantarctic Crozet Plateau, southern Indian Ocean
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: NJ Cousins --- Oceanlab, UK T Horton --- National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK BD Wigham --- Dove Marine Laboratory, School of Marine Science and Technology, UK PM Bagley --- Oceanlab, UKThe Crozet Plateau is situated below typical high-nutrient, low-chlorophyll (HNLC) waters of the southern Indian Ocean. The area to the east of the Crozet Islands experiences high levels of surface productivity during the austral summer due to natural iron enrichment... -
Feeding habits and food partitioning between three commercial fish associated with artificial reefs in a tropical coastal environment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: C Mablouké --- Université de la Réunion, Laboratoire ECOMAR FRE 3560 (CNRS/INEE/UR), France J Kolasinski --- IsoEnvironmental cc, Botany Department, South Africa M Potier --- IRD, UMR 212 EME (IRD/IFREMER/UM2), France A Cuvillier --- Université de la Réunion, Laboratoire ECOMAR FRE 3560 (CNRS/INEE/UR), France G Potin --- Université de la Réunion, Laboratoire ECOMAR FRE 3560 (CNRS/INEE/UR), France L Bigot --- Université de la Réunion, Laboratoire ECOMAR FRE 3560 (CNRS/INEE/UR), France P Frouin --- Université de la Réunion, Laboratoire ECOMAR FRE 3560 (CNRS/INEE/UR), France S Jaquemet --- Université de la Réunion, Laboratoire ECOMAR FRE 3560 (CNRS/INEE/UR), FranceAt Réunion Island (south-western Indian Ocean), artificial reefs were submerged in 2003 in a bay and were soon colonised by fish, among which were the highly abundant commercial species Lutjanus kasmira, Priacanthus hamrur and Selar crumenophthalmus. The high concentration and... -
Composition of elasmobranch landings in Bahrain
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: ABM Moore --- RSK Environment Ltd, UK R Peirce --- Shark Conservation Society, UKThe first detailed elasmobranch fisheries data for the Kingdom of Bahrain are presented, based on surveys of fish markets in April 2012. At least 25 species were recorded, including undescribed taxa. The milk shark Rhizoprionodon acutus was the most frequently... -
Lessons learnt from experimental temporary octopus fishing closures in south-west Madagascar: benefits of concurrent closures
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: S Benbow --- Blue Ventures Conservation, Level 2 Annex, UK F Humber --- Blue Ventures Conservation, Level 2 Annex, UK TA Oliver --- Blue Ventures Conservation, Level 2 Annex, UK KLL Oleson --- Blue Ventures Conservation, Level 2 Annex, UK D Raberinary --- Blue Ventures Conservation, Level 2 Annex, UK M Nadon --- Blue Ventures Conservation, Level 2 Annex, UK H Ratsimbazafy --- Blue Ventures Conservation, Level 2 Annex, UK A Harris --- Blue Ventures Conservation, Level 2 Annex, UKThis paper presents evidence of the fisheries effect of experimental temporary fishing closures for Octopus cyanea in the then-emergent Velondriake Locally Managed Marine Area (LMMA) in south-west Madagascar during 2004–2006. We present an analysis of the O. cyanea catch data... -
Gender Earnings Disparity and Discrimination in Urban China: Unconditional Quantile Regression
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Yao Tang --- School of Sociology and Social Policy, UK Wenjin Long --- School of Sociology and Social Policy, UKMarket-oriented economic reform has gone through several key stages to bring substantial changes to the current Chinese economy. It accelerated after 1992, and ushered in the pattern transformation since ‘scientific development outlook’ raised in 2002. During this dramatic and complicated... -
A Conceptual Framework for Implementing Sustainable Livelihoods and Innovation in Biofuel Production among Smallholder Farmers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Chipo Nyamwena-Mukonza --- , South AfricaThere has been renewed interest in biofuel production globally as a response to the continuous increase in oil prices, the depletion of fossil fuels and as nations move towards a low carbon economy. The paper is a work in progress... -
Frugality, Grassroots and Inclusiveness: New Challenges for Mainstream Innovation Theories
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mario Pansera --- University of Exeter Business School, UKIntriguing and provocative concepts such as frugal innovation, Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP) innovation, empathetic innovation and inclusive innovation are attracting the attention of many scholars in emerging countries as well as raising concern in Western countries. These notions are... -
A breeding strategy for Acacia mearnsii (black wattle) in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: R. W. Dunlop --- , R. D. Bairnes --- , UK K. M. Nixon --- , S. F. Hagedorn --- ,The black wattle breeding programme that has served the wattle bark industry ofSouth Africa for the past five decades putlittleemphasis on improvingthe yield and quality ofthe timber, as timberwas not the product ofimportance. Today the timber is as important, ifnot... -
Influence of the origin of stem cutting, season of collection and auxin application on the vegetative propagation af African Sandalwood (Osyris lanceolata) in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: Z. Teklehaimanot --- School of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, UK P.L. Mwang'ingo --- Tanzania Forestry Research Institute, Tanzania A.G. Mugasha --- Department of Forest Biology, Faculty of Forestry and Nature Conversation, Tanzania C.K. Ruffo --- Tanzania Tree Seed Agency, TanzaniaAn investigation into the possibility of propagating O.lanceolata through stem cutting was carried out at Tanzania Tree Seed Agency, Iringa Zone, Tanzania. The aim was to test the potential of stem cuttings in providing an alternative/supplement to the use of... -
The impact of community-based forest management on timber treeregeneration in north-eastern Honduras, with specific reference tobig-leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: M Kukkonen --- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, FinlandReduced-impact logging is used to minimise the negative effects of selective logging. However, it has been suggested that low-impact logging may create too little disturbance for the regeneration of the light-demanding timber tree species, hence compromising forest productivity. This study... -
Growth models for Pinus patula in Angola
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: C Delgado-Matas --- Faculty of Agrarian Sciences, Angola T Pukkala --- , FinlandThis study developed growth models for Pinus patula Schiede ex Schltdl. et Cham. for the Central Highlands of Angola for simulating the development of stand characteristics. The model set included dominant height, individual-tree diameter increment, individual-tree height and self-thinning models... -
Low genetic diversity and high genetic differentiation among severely fragmented populations of the critically endangered tree Talbotiella gentii (Fabaceae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: D Dompreh --- School of Biological Sciences, UK MD Swaine --- School of Biological Sciences, UK A Price --- School of Biological Sciences, UKThe genetic diversity among 17 populations (including 10 newly discovered) of Talbotiella gentii (Fabaceae, Caesalpinioideae), a rare tree species endemic to Ghana, was assessed using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD). A total of 80 polymorphic bands were generated from eight... -
Growth models based on radial increment observations for eight pine species in Angola
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Cristobal Delgado-Matas --- Faculty of Agrarian Sciences, Angola Timo Pukkala --- School of Forest Sciences, FinlandGrowth models for the Central Highlands of Angola were developed in this study for Pinus pseudostrobus Lindl., P. kesiya Royle ex Gordon, P. devoniana Lindl., P. chiapensis (Martinez) Andresen, P. elliottii Engelm., P. greggii Engelm. ex Parl., P. montezumae Lamb... -
Uptake of voluntary counselling and testing for HIV by pregnant women in a prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission programme at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: HadizaS Galadanci Zubairu Iliyasu Jamilu Tukur Mariya Muktar-Yola SolomonI AdelekeMother-to-child transmission is the main mode of HIV infection among children in developing countries. In 2003, as a result of government policy, a prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission (PMTCT) programme was introduced at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital in Nigeria. The aim of this study... -
Facilitating health-enabling social contexts for youth: qualitative evaluation of a family-based HIV-prevention pilot programme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Zubeda Paruk Inge Petersen Arvin BhanaThis paper reports on a post-intervention qualitative evaluation of the pilot intervention of the AmaQhawe Family Project, in South Africa, which is a cartoon-based, manualised intervention delivered to multiple family groups over 10 sessions, aimed at preventing HIV in adolescents... -
Water quality and plankton dynamics in two small dams in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Tamuka Nhiwatiwa BrianE MarshallTwo small dams on the Munwahuku River was investigated in relation to the influence of hydrology on their water chemistry over the period January 2000–August 2001. The water level of the upper dam fluctuated more than that of the lower... -
Heavy metals in the water and sediments of Oued Es-Souk, Algeria, a river receiving acid effluents from an abandoned mine
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Chahrazed BoukhalfaThe Sidi Kamber Mine, abandoned since 1976, is still a source of acidic drainage entering the Oued Es-Souk River. An investigation of the rate of pollution of the Oued Es-Souk and the variation of its water quality showed that the... -
A preliminary investigation of winter daily food intake by four small teleost fish species from the Igoda Estuary, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: LukhanyisoU Vumazonke TebelloS Mainoane Tembela Bushula EvgenyA PakhomovThe winter diet and daily ration of four small size classes of estuary-associated fishes, Rhabdosargus holubi, Gilchristella aestuaria, Glossogobius callidus and Monodactylus falciformis, from the temporarily open/closed Igoda Estuary were investigated. The diet of G. callidus was dominated by gammarid... -
Maturity, age and growth of Oreochromis karongae (Teleostei: Cichlidae) in Lakes Malawi and Malombe, Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Fanuel Kapute Emmanuel Kaunda Moses Banda Sinshuke MoriokaSize-at-50% maturity, age and growth, of Oreochromis (Nyasalapia) karongae ('chambo') in Lakes Malawi and Malombe were studied. Oreochromis karongae, a major component of the chambo species flock, attained 50% maturity at 225 mm TL in Lake Malawi and at 203... -
Macroinvertebrate colonisation of artificial substrates in a Nigerian river I: gravel and leaf litter
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JO Olomukoro U OkologumeBenthic macroinvertebrate colonisation of artificial gravel and leaf litter substrates over periods of four to 40 days was examined in the Ogba River, Benin City, Nigeria. Of all the assemblages of organisms identified (398 individuals, 27 taxa) on different substrates,... -
Distribution, behaviour and photo-identification of Atlantic humpback dolphins Sousa teuszii off Flamingos, Angola
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: CR Weir --- , UKAtlantic humpback dolphins Sousa teuszii are a priority for research due to their restricted geographic range, narrow ecological niche and the paucity of existing information. The distribution and behaviour of S. teuszii off Flamingos, southern Angola, was investigated during summer... -
Forage–cattle relationships in a communally managed semi-arid savanna in northern Zululand, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: CC Nyamukanza PF Scogings NW KuneneDevelopment of extensive livestock production in KwaZulu-Natal is constrained by seasonal variability of rangeland production and low forage nutritional quality. A three-year study was implemented to determine the seasonal variation in herbaceous biomass and chemical composition of veld, animal weight,... -
Babies in Mind: Understanding Your Baby's Psychological Needs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Jeanine Beukes -
Prevalence and factors associated with depression in HIV/AIDS patients aged 15–25 years at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Shehu Sale Muktar GadanyaObjective: The objective of the study is to determine the prevalence and factors associated with depression in HIV/AIDS patients aged 15–25 years in Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria. -
Overcoming Body Image Disturbance: A Programme for People with Eating Disorders
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Carla Dukas -
Preliminary validation of the Multi-Attitude Suicide Tendency (MAST) scale using a South African adolescent sample
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Sarojini Ramgoon Cynthia Joan Patel Zubeda ParukObjective: The factor structure of the Multi-Attitude Suicide Tendency (MAST) scale was examined using a sample of non-white South African adolescents. -
Objectifs et priorités pour la conservation des oiseaux et de la biodiversité d'Afrique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Thomas Brooks Luciano Andriamaro Roy Gereau Frank Hawkins Kim Howell David Knox Penny Langhammer JohnF Lamoreux PorterP Lowry Quentin Luke Paul Matiku MeghanW McKnight Charles Msuya Robinson Mugo Harison Rabarison Zo Lalaina Rakotobe Harison RandrianasoloBiodiversity is facing an extinction crisis, with rates of species loss three orders of magnitude higher than average throughout geological history. However, neither biodiversity nor threats are randomly distributed around the planet, and so it is extremely important to target... -
Time allocation and vigilance behaviour of Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) wintering in the Gulf of Gabès, Tunisia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Jihen Boukhriss Slaheddine Selmi Saïd NouiraWe studied time allocation and vigilance behaviour of Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) wintering in the Gulf of Gabès. In particular, we tested the relationships between time devoted to vigilance and that devoted to foraging and sleeping, and investigated variation in... -
Bird species richness and abundance in different forest types at Kakamega Forest, western Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: FB Munyekenye EM Mwangi NN GichukiThe avifauna of differently disturbed forest types of Kakamega Afrotropical forest were compared from December 2004 to May 2005. A total of 11 220 individual birds comprising of 129 bird species were recorded. Significant differences in abundance of birds among... -
Interactions between snakes and seabirds on Robben, Schaapen and Meeuw Islands, Western Cape province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: LesG Underhill --- Animal Demography Unit, Department of Zoology, South Africa RichardB Sherley --- School of Biological Sciences, UK BruceM Dyer --- , South Africa RobertJM Crawford --- Animal Demography Unit, Department of Zoology, South Africa -
A perceived local extinction of Red-billed Oxpeckers in the Yabelo region, southern Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: RichardJ Mellanby --- Project Yabelo, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, UK Celia Broadhurst --- Project Yabelo, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, UK Mengistu Wondafrash --- Project Yabelo, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, UK Mihiret Ewnetu --- Project Yabelo, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, UK Sandy Watt --- Project Yabelo, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, UK Rob Critchlow --- Project Yabelo, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, UK Aman Dadesa --- Project Yabelo, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, UK Tom Deas --- Project Yabelo, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, UK Chere Enawgaw --- Project Yabelo, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, UK Berihun Gebremedhin --- Project Yabelo, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, UK Ellie Graham --- Project Yabelo, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, UK Sarah MacLean --- Project Yabelo, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, UK Ben Ross --- Project Yabelo, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, UK -
An effect of vegetation structure on carcass exploitation by vultures in an African savanna
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: AndrewJ Bamford --- School of Biosciences, UK Ara Monadjem --- All Out Africa Research Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, Swaziland IanCW Hardy --- School of Biosciences, UKCarcass utilisation by vultures may be constrained by the surrounding vegetation, as high vegetation densities may leave insufficient space for the vultures to take-off. We tested this by placing carcasses at 14 sites differing in density and height of the... -
Investigating the practicality of using radio tracking to determine home range and movements of Picathartidae
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Taku Awa --- , Cameroon MalcolmD Burgess --- Centre for Agri-Environmental Research, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, UK Ken Norris --- Centre for Agri-Environmental Research, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, UKRadiotelemetry is an important tool used to aid the understanding and conservation of cryptic and rare birds. The two bird species of the family Picathartidae are little-known, secretive, forest-dwelling birds endemic to western and central Africa. In 2005, we conducted... -
Skryf Afrikaans van A tot Z. Die essensiële gids vir taalgebruikers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Anne-Marie Beukes -
Comparative growth performance of different Australian provenances and local land races of Grevillea robusta at Lushoto and Ubiri in the West Usambara Mountains, Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: LM Madadi --- Lushoto Silviculture Research Centre, Tanzania SC Mathias --- Lushoto Silviculture Research Centre, Tanzania WA Mugasha --- , Tanzania L Nshubemuki --- , Tanzania ST Mwihomeke --- Department of Forestry, South AfricaGrowth of seven Grevillea robusta provenances from its natural habitat in northern New South Wales and southern Queensland, Australia, and five local land races were studied at two trial sites established in November 1998 at Lushoto and Ubiri in the... -
The Value of Epistemic Norms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Veil Mitova --- Queens’ College 15 Trafalgar Road, UKIt is argued that, contrary to popular pragmatist opinion, the source of epistemic normativity does not lie in the realm of practical rationality. Epistemic norms are indeed hypothetical, as the pragmatist anticipates, but he has misjudged how much their antecedent... -
Moral Obligation and Everyday Advice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Bob Brecher --- School of Historical & Critical Studies University of Brighton UK,A major obstacle in the way of any rationalistic understanding of morality is that the moral ‘ought’ obliges action: and on the (neo-)Humean view, action is thought to require affect. If, however, one could show that “ordinary” practical reasons are... -
Contextualism and Nonsense in Wittgenstein’s Tractatus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Edmund Dain --- Philosophy Cardiff University Humanities Building Colum Drive Cardiff CF10 3EU Wales, UKCentral to a new, or ‘resolute’, reading of Wittgenstein’s Tractatus LogicoPhilosophicus is the idea that Wittgenstein held there an ‘austere’ view of nonsense: the view, that is, that nonsense is only ever a matter of our failure to give words... -
Wholes and Parts: The Limits of Composition
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: D. H. Mellor --- Cambridge University Faculty of Philosophy Sidgwick Avenue Cambridge UK,The paper argues that very different part-whole relations hold between different kinds of entities. While these relations share most of their formal properties, they need not share all of them. Nor need other mereological principles be true of all kinds... -
A Kantian Stance on Teleology in Biology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Alix A. Cohen --- Newnham College, UKKant describes organisms as the beings ‘which first give objective reality to the concept of a purpose […] of nature […], and which hence give natural science the basis for a teleology’ (Kant 1987: 255 [5:375–376]). Yet, even though organisms... -
Strawson on Philosophy – Three Episodes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Paul Francis Snowdon --- Department of Philosophy, UKStrawson repeatedly wrote about the nature of philosophy. This article responds to three of his discussions. First, in his review of Wittgenstein’ s Philosophical Investigations (1954) Strawson expressed dissatisfaction with Wittgenstein’s philosophy of philosophy. It is argued that Strawson’s response... -
Need there be a common currency for decision-making?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: David Spurrett --- School of Philosophy and Ethics (UKZN),According to various theorists and empirical scholars of behavior and decision, including economists, utility theorists, behavioral ecologists, behavioral economists and researchers in the new field of neuroeconomics the value (typically understood as utility) of competing choices must be represented on... -
Special Divine Action and How to Do Philosophy of Religion
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Patrick Giddy --- School of Philosophy and Ethics, UKZN Howard College,Any notion of a god that is of relevance to us must show how it makes a difference in the world. But this idea of an interventionist god doesn’t make sense for a secular and scientific mentality such as ours... -
Steven Edward Piper (28 February 1945-15 March 2009)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Michael Lawes --- School for Environmental Research, Australia Dale Schultz --- , USA Craig Hilton-Taylor --- , UK Harrie -
Blue whales Balaenoptera musculus off Angola: recent sightings and evaluation of whaling data
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: I Figueiredo --- Sítio da Fonte da Murta, Portugal CR Weir --- Ketos Ecology, UKThe population of blue whales Balaenoptera musculus inhabiting the South-East Atlantic (Gabon to South Africa) was heavily depleted by commercial whaling. We report four photographically-verified sightings, and one probable sighting, of blue whales in deep waters (>1 000 m) off... -
Factors affecting diet, habitat selection and breeding success of the African Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus in a fragmented landscape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Christopher J Swatridge --- School of Biosciences, UK Ara Monadjem --- All Out Africa Research Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, Swaziland David J Steyn --- , South Africa Garth R Batchelor --- , South Africa Ian CW Hardy --- School of Biosciences, UKThis study aimed to identify variables that affect habitat selection and nesting success of the African Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus, the largest forest raptor, in north-eastern South Africa. A preference for nesting in the Northern Mistbelt Forest vegetation type was... -
Alternative approaches to Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea management: mass-capture for food
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Clive CH Elliott --- Blue Barn House, South Leigh, UK Boaz N Mtobesya --- Plant Health Services, Tanzania Robert A Cheke --- Natural Resources Institute, UKOrganophosphate pesticide spraying or the deployment of explosives as standard practices for controlling quelea breeding colonies or roosts that threaten small-grain crops in Africa have negative side-effects on non-target birds and on the environment. Mass-capture techniques were tested as an... -
Post-mortem examination and sampling of African flamingos (Phoenicopteridae) under field conditions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: John E Cooper --- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kenya Amy E Deacon --- Centre for Biological Diversity, UK Thomas Nyariki --- African Union–Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources, KenyaRecent largely unexplained deaths in African flamingos have prompted the need for standard, reproducible methods for the post-mortem examination of these birds, for the taking of samples and for the recording of findings. Here we describe suitable techniques and present... -
Birds in a Changing Environment: Report on the 13th Pan-African Ornithological Congress in Arusha, Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Colleen Downs --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa Doug Harebottle --- Animal Demography Unit, South Africa Tim Dodman --- Wetlands International, The Netherlands Abdoulaye Ndiaye --- Wetlands International, The Netherlands Phoebe Barnard --- South African National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa Brian Huntley --- School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, UK Darcy Ogada --- The Peregrine Fund, USA Andre Botha --- Endangered Wildlife Trust, South Africa Fleur Ng'weno --- Nature Kenya (East Africa Natural History Society), Kenya -
Commutativity of rings involving additive mappings
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Shakir Ali --- Department of Mathematics, India Mohammad Ashraf --- Department of Mathematics, India Mohammad Salahuddin Khan --- Department of Mathematics, India Joso Vukman --- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, SloveniaLet R be an associative ring. In the present paper, we investigate commutativity of a ring admitting an additive mapping F satisfying any one of the following properties: (i) F ([x, y]2 ) = F ([x2 , y2 ]), (ii)... -
Population dynamics of potentially harmful algal blooms in Bizerte Lagoon, Tunisia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: D Bouchouicha Smida --- Laboratoire de Cytologie Végétale et Phytoplanctonologie, Département des Sciences de la Vie, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Tunisie I Sahraoui --- Laboratoire de Cytologie Végétale et Phytoplanctonologie, Département des Sciences de la Vie, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Tunisie B Grami --- Laboratoire de Cytologie Végétale et Phytoplanctonologie, Département des Sciences de la Vie, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Tunisie H Hadj Mabrouk --- Laboratoire de Cytologie Végétale et Phytoplanctonologie, Département des Sciences de la Vie, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Tunisie A Sakka Hlaili --- Laboratoire de Cytologie Végétale et Phytoplanctonologie, Département des Sciences de la Vie, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, TunisieThe population dynamics of potentially harmful phytoplankton in the semi-closed, coastal Bizerte Lagoon, Tunisia, in the south-western Mediterranean, were examined from November 2007 to February 2009 at six sampling stations, three situated in areas of mussel and oyster farming. The... -
Evaluation of four Mozambican cowpea landraces for drought tolerance
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Celia M Martins --- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Plant Science Department, South Africa David W Lawlor --- Rothamsted Research, UK Orlando A Quilambo --- Department of Biological Sciences, Mozambique Karl J Kunert --- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Plant Science Department, South AfricaThe southern part of Mozambique is vulnerable to drought, affecting the country's food production, and thus requires more drought-tolerant crops. Four local cowpea landraces, Massava nhassenje, Timbawene moteado, Namarua and Tete-2, which are currently widely used by local Mozambican farmers,... -
A case of generalised allergic reaction to human insulin
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Peter J Raubenheimer --- Department of Endocrinology, UK Naomi S Levitt --- Endocrinology/Diabetes Unit, Department of Medicine,Allergic reactions to insulin are distinctly unusual with recombinant human insulin. When they occur, however, they can be associated with severe symptoms, making it difficult to treat patients who are insulin-dependent. We report here on a patient with generalised allergy... -
The metabolic syndrome using the National Cholesterol Education Program and International Diabetes Federation definitions among urbanised black South Africans with established coronary artery disease
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Lucas M Ntyintyane --- Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Vanessa R Panz --- Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Frederick J Raal --- Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Geoffrey V Gill --- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UKBackground. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) introduced a new definition of the metabolic syndrome (MS) that emphasises ethnic-specific cut-offs for waist circumference (WC). -
Hyperthyroidism—an unusual feature of thyroid carcinoma
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Chukwuma O Ekpebegh --- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Ian L Ross --- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Naomi S Levitt --- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine,A 53-year-old woman presented with thyrotoxicosis, which is an unusual manifestation of thyroid carcinoma. Hyperthyroidism associated with malignancy usually occurs with well-differentiated follicular thyroid carcinoma. We show that extensive disease burden contributed to the development of hyperthyroidism, the occurrence of... -
High prevalence of abnormal liver enzymes in South African patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending a diabetes clinic
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: IM Paruk --- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, FJ Pirie --- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, AA Motala --- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, BA Kolawole --- Obafemi Awolowo University, NigeriaObjective: To determine the prevalence of liver function test abnormalities in South African black and Indian adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending a tertiary diabetes clinic. -
Diabetes mellitus: preliminary health-promotion activity based on service-learning principles at a South African national science festival
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: SC Srinivas --- Faculty of Pharmacy, WM Wrench --- Faculty of Pharmacy, K Bradshaw --- Department of Computer Science, N Dukhi --- Faculty of Pharmacy,Objectives: To investigate the effects of a service-learning-based health promotion elective in influencing knowledge of diabetes mellitus (DM) and ways to prevent it. -
Awareness and practices of foot self-care in patients with diabetes at Dr Yusuf Dadoo district hospital, Johannesburg
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: RA Dikeukwu --- Department of Family Medicine, OB Omole --- Clinical Unit (Family Medicine), Sedibeng District Department of Family Medicine,Objectives: To determine awareness and foot self-care practices in patients with diabetes. -
Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion therapy in type 1 diabetes: 2013 clinical guidelines and recommendations from the Association of Clinical Endocrinologists of South Africa (ACE-SA)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: A Amod M Carrihill JA Dave LA Distiller W May I Paruk FJ Pirie D Segal -
Recommendations for the acute and long-term medical management of low-trauma hip fractures
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: B Cassim --- Department of Geriatrics, S Lipschitz --- Private Practice, F Paruk --- Division of Medicine, B Tipping --- Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine,Hip fractures are the most serious complication of osteoporosis and are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Generally, patients who sustain osteoporotic hip fractures are older adults who have a number of co-morbid diseases which predispose them to perioperative complications,... -
General anaesthesia with and without intubation for patients with Cornelia de Lange syndrome
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Y Asahi --- Department of Dentistry, Japan I Tsujimoto --- Department of Dentistry, Japan Y Kawai --- Department of Anesthesia, Japan M Sugimoto --- Department of Anesthesia, Japan T Suzuki --- Department of Anesthesia, Japan S Omichi --- Department of Dentistry, Japan M Kogo --- The First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Japan J Kotani --- Department of Anesthesiology, JapanWe present the use of different methods of general anaesthesia in two patients with Cornelia de Lange syndrome and its contribution to the patients' oral health. -
The influence of anaesthetic drug selection for scoliosis surgery on the management of intraoperative haemodynamic stability and postoperative pain—pharmaceutical care programme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: BA Hadi --- Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan R Al Ramadani --- Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan R Daas --- Arab Medical Center, Fifth Circle, Jordan I Naylor --- School of Pharmacy, Bradford University, UK R Zelko --- Pharmacy Department, Hungary M Saleh --- Arab Medical Center, Fifth Circle, JordanAim: The aim of this study was to conduct a pharmaceutical care programme for two different anaesthetic methods used during scoliosis surgery, to investigate which method ensured better intraoperative haemodynamic stability and postoperative pain control. -
Anaesthesia for a morbidly obese patient with schizophrenia and intellectual disability
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Y Asahi --- Department of Dentistry, Japan Y Kawai --- Department of Anesthesia, Japan M Sugimoto --- Department of Anesthesia, Japan T Suzuki --- Department of Anesthesia, Japan S Omichi --- Department of Dentistry, Japan J Kotani --- Department of Anesthesiology, JapanWe report the case of a morbidly obese woman with schizophrenia and intellectual disability who underwent dental treatment using general anaesthesia. The 38-year-old patient was 156 cm tall and weighed 140 kg, with a body mass index of 57.5 kg... -
Potentially fatal tricuspid valve aspergilloma detected after laparoscopic abdominal surgery
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: MK Singla --- Department of Cardiac Anaesthesia, A Shrivastava --- Department of Cardiac Anaesthesia, KC Mukherjee --- Department of Cardiac Surgery, K Sodhi --- Department of Critical Care,Fungal endocarditis accounts for 1.3–6% of all cases of infective endocarditis. The most common causative organism is Candida, followed by Aspergillus and other mould fungi. Aspergillus endocarditis is usually associated with high morbidity and mortality. Establishing a definitive and timely... -
Transoesophageal echocardiography assessment of the aortic valve
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: NJ Harvey --- Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester, UK JLC Swanevelder --- Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester, UK -
Intraoperative echocardiography assessment of left and right ventricular function
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: NJ Harvey --- Department of Anaesthesia, UK -
Intraocular pressure changes in patients undergoing cataract extraction and lens implantation: laryngeal mask airway versus endotracheal tube
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: M J Motiang --- Dr George Mukhari Hospital and University of Limpopo (Medunsa campus), J L A Rantloane --- Steve Biko Academic Hospital and University of Pretoria,Objectives: To investigate the influence on intraocular pressure (IOP) of airway management with a laryngeal mask airway (LMA) or tracheal tube (ETT), and secondly to compare the devices with regard to their impact on IOP. -
Use of the sitting position for pineal tumour surgery in a five-year-old child
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: P Amukoa --- Kericho District Hospital, Kenya A Reed --- Metro West Anaesthetic Service, New Somerset Hospital, JM Thomas --- Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital,The sitting position provides almost ideal access to several areas within the cranium. The high risk of air embolism has led to decreased use of the sitting position. However, improved identification of patients at risk of paradoxical embolism may allow... -
Analgesia and sedation in paediatric intensive care
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: AR Wolf --- Paediatric Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, UK -
Cervical epidural anaesthesia for shoulder arthroscopy and effective postoperative physiotherapy for a frozen shoulder: a case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: K Marodkar --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India S Deshmukh --- Department of Anaesthesiology, IndiaShoulder arthroscopy is used to treat various diseases of the shoulder, including refractory adhesive capsulitis. Effective postoperative pain relief is critical for these patients, as the success of surgery largely depends on early and regular physiotherapy. Although traditionally, various methods... -
Anaesthesia-related maternal deaths in South Africa Chapter Seven of the 5th Saving Mothers Report 2008–2010
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: CC Rout --- UKZN College of Health Sciences, School of Clinical Medicine, Z Farina --- Pietermaritzburg Metropolitan, Department of Anaesthesia,The number of reported deaths due to anaesthesia continues to increase. There were 121 reported this triennium. This represents 2.5% of all maternal deaths and 5.4% of deaths directly related to complications of pregnancy. One hundred and eighteen of these... -
Evidence-based anaesthesia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: JB Carlisle --- Anaesthesia, Intensive and Perioperative Care Anaesthetic Department, UK -
Letter to the Editor
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: P Naidoo --- Department of Pharmacology, UKZN, V Rambiritch --- Department of Pharmacology, UKZN, JFM Hugo --- University of Pretoria, ID Couper --- University of the Witwatersrand, -
From learning portfolios to personal development plans
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: T Gibbs --- College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Kingdom of Bahrain D Brigden --- Faculty of Health Sciences, UK D Hellenberg --- Faculty of Health Sciences, -
The Education versus Training and the Skills versus Competency debate
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: T Gibbs --- College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Kingdom of Bahrain D Brigden --- Faculty of Health Sciences, UK D Hellenberg --- University of Cape Town,The essence of modern medical education lies in the ability of defining and developing its terminology, which all too often is used in a less than thoughtful and inappropriate manner. Educationalists place emphasis upon the concept of learning rather than... -
The importance of life long learning
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: T Gibbs --- College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Kingdom of Bahrain D Brigden --- Faculty of Health Sciences, UK D Hellenberg --- University of Cape Town,The concepts of evidence-based practice and clinical governance are slowly becoming commonplace in practitioners' everyday terminology. The concepts of accreditation, re-accreditation and external appraisal and validation loom in the not too distant future. However, are these terms so frighteningly divorced... -
Effective teaching through active learning
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: T Gibbs --- Bute Medical School, University of St Andrews, Scotland D Brigden --- Faculty of Health Sciences, UK D Hellenberg --- University of Cape Town,There can be very few practitioners whose daily working life is not involved someway in teaching or learning. Used in its broadest sense, we engage teaching everyday in our advice to patients, and conversely we learn from each of our... -
Cancel Your Old Policies… Good Idea Or Bad Advice?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Germa Beukes --- TenFOUR Consulting (Pty)Ltd, -
Continuing professional development
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: T Gibbs --- College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, D Brigden --- Faculty of Health Sciences, UK D Hellenberg --- University of Cape Town,It would be unlikely that many of today's practicing family doctors have not been involved in Continuing Medical Education (CME) activities. It would be equally unlikely, however, that these activities were part of any contextually structured educational plan towards professional... -
Encouraging reflective practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: T Gibbs --- College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain D Brigden --- Faculty of Health Sciences, UK D Hellenberg --- Faculty of Health Sciences,As busy practitioners it becomes commonplace to look back over the day's professional activities. All too often, and despite a preponderance of positive interactions, the reflective eye reviews the negative aspects of daily activity and interrupts the intended social relaxation... -
Feedback: The educational process of giving and receiving
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: T Gibbs --- Bute Medical School, University of St Andrews, Scotland D Brigden --- Faculty of Health Sciences, UK D Hellenberg --- University of Cape Town,The report of the Standing Committee on Postgraduate Medical Education in the United Kingdom stated in 1995 1 that “all those involved in teaching can contribute by creating a positive educational environment, helping learners to achieve their goals by providing... -
Assessment and evaluation in medical education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: T Gibbs --- College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Kingdom of Bahrain D Brigden --- Faculty of Health Sciences, UK D Hellenberg --- University of Cape Town,Previous discussion has focused upon the educational process, specifically, the basis for “good” medical education, the methods of learning and teaching used and the relationship between undergraduate, postgraduate and life-long learning; continuing professional development. All these would appear to be,... -
updAIDS in SA Family Practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Helmuth Reuter --- Ukwanda Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, -
A study of health workers' knowledge and practices regarding leprosy care and control at primary care clinics in the Eerstehoek area of Gert Sibande district in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: IS Ukpe --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaBackground -
Patient-centred care in primary health care
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Mzukisi Kolosa --- Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa -
Mentoring in medical practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: T Gibbs --- College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Kingdom of Bahrain D Brigden --- Faculty of Health Sciences, UK D Hellenberg --- University of Cape Town,Previous articles in this series have defined words and concepts that guide our thinking in the areas of teaching and learning, set in the greater world of education; but what happens in the quiet and often lonely world of individual... -
Morphine use in the last six days of life of patients with HIV/AIDS at the inpatient unit of a South African hospice implementing the ICHC model
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: R Els --- Radiation-oncology Department, South Africa HM Power --- Sowerby Centre for Health Informatics, UKBackground -
Post-marketing stability surveillance: Amoxicillin
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: KK Naidoo --- School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, P Nompuku --- School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, SN Mkalali --- School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, K Shabangu --- School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, L Nkabinde --- School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, V Singh --- School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology,Background -
The smoking habits, attitudes towards smoking and knowledge regarding anti-smoking legislation of students in institutions of higher learning in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AA Awotedu --- Department of Internal Medicine, ER Jordaan --- Biostatistics Unit, OZB Ndukwana --- Department of Health Promotion, NO Fipaza --- Department of Health Promotion, KO Awotedu --- Department of Physiology, J Martinez --- Department of Community Medicine, H Foyaca-Sibat --- Department of Internal Medicine, MK Mashiyi --- Department of Internal Medicine,Background -
Common opportunistic infections in HIV infected infants and children Part 2 non-respiratory infections
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: H Rabie --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, KIDCRU Pediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, BJ Marais --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, R Van Toorn --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, ED Nel --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, MF Cotton --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, KIDCRU Pediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, -
Editorial: Ethics in Antiretroviral Therapy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Natasha Bolognesi --- , Helmuth Reuter --- Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health, -
Common opportunistic infections in HIV infected infants and children Part 1—respiratory infections
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: BJ Marais --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health, H Rabie --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, KIDCRU Paediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, SH Schaaf --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, MF Cotton --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, KIDCRU Paediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, -
Talking rural in Beaufort-West
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Helmuth Reuter --- Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, -
Tuberculosis patients' reasons for defaulting on tuberculosis treatment: a need for a practical patient-centred approach to tuberculosis management in primary health care
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: IS Ukpe --- Family Medicine, South Africa -
Taking XDR TB seriously in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Natasha Bolognesi --- , Helmuth Reuter --- Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health,“The global emergence of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is a stark reminder of the failure of public health systems to control TB, an infectious disease that is easily diagnosed and treated.” -
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... -
Editorial comment for updAIDS column
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Helmuth Reuter --- Ukwanda, Faculty of Health Sciences, -
Letters
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Idongesit Sunday Ukpe --- University of Pretoria, Steve Reid --- University of KwaZulu Natal, -
The infant-feeding practices of mothers enrolled in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV programme at a primary health care clinic in the Mpumalanga province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: IS Ukpe --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa J Blitz --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa J Hugo --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa M Theledi --- White River Clinic, South AfricaPurpose: To determine whether mothers attending a primary health care (PHC) clinic in the Mpumalanga province, South Africa for post-delivery prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) follow-up care were adhering to the recommendation of exclusive... -
Challenges in managing dementia in a primary health care setting: A case report
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: NA Aziz --- Department of Family Medicine, UKM Medical Centre, Malaysia M Leelavathi --- Department of Family Medicine, UKM Medical Centre, Malaysia H Tohid --- Department of Family Medicine, UKM Medical Centre, Malaysia MS Hamzah --- Department of Family Medicine, UKM Medical Centre, MalaysiaDementia is a condition that is frequently associated with ageing. However, many fail to recognise that dementia is a treatable condition if detected early. This case report illustrates a 64-year-old man who was initially presented in a primary health care... -
The role of educational strategies to reverse the inverse performance spiral in academically-isolated rural hospitals
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: BJ Marais --- Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa M De Villiers --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care and Deputy Dean of Education, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa J Kruger --- The Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa H Conradie --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa L Jenkins --- George Hospital, South Africa H Reuter --- Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health, The Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaThe importance of continuous professional development for health care workers is widely acknowledged, but the identification of optimal implementation strategies remains a challenge, particularly in academically isolated rural areas. -
Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of adolescents in relation to STIs, pregnancy, contraceptive utilization and substance abuse in the Mhlakulo region, Eastern Cape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Bana --- Year-3 COBES Group, VG Bhat --- Department of Medical Microbiology, X Godlwana --- Year-3 COBES Group, S Libazi --- Year-3 COBES Group, Y Maholwana --- Year-3 COBES Group, N Marafungana --- Year-3 COBES Group, K Mona --- Year-3 COBES Group, AM Mbonisweni --- Year-3 COBES Group, N Mbulawa --- Year-3 COBES Group, J Mofuka --- Year-3 COBES Group, NA Mohlajoa --- Year-3 COBES Group, NN Nondula --- Year-3 COBES Group, Y Qubekile --- Year-3 COBES Group, B Ramnaran --- Year-3 COBES Group,Background: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV/AIDS are a major problem in South Africa. This, coupled with a high incidence of teenage pregnancy, alcohol and drug abuse, is of grave concern, especially its impact among the young (15–24 years) and... -
Drug therapy, lifestyle modification and blood pressure control in a primary care facility, south of Johannesburg, South Africa: an audit of hypertension management
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: SC Onwukwe --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa OB Omole --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Hypertension management is suboptimal in many settings. We assessed blood pressure (BP) control according to target, the appropriateness of antihypertensive therapy and the extent of implementing lifestyle modification among hypertensive patients. -
Sense of humour and adolescents' cognitive flexibility
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: KGF Esterhuyse --- Department of Psychology, N Nortjé --- University of the Free State, A Pienaar --- University of the Free State, RBI Beukes --- University of the Free State,Objective: There is a lack of research on humour among adolescents in South Africa. This article examines cognitive flexibility and humour. The objective was to investigate the roles of gender and language as possible moderating variables in the relationship between... -
Alcohol consumption and high risk sexual behaviour among female sex workers in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Martin Mbonye --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI) Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Rwamahe Rutakumwa --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI) Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Helen Weiss --- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK Janet Seeley --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI) Uganda Research Unit on AIDS,Alcohol consumption has been associated with high risk sexual behaviour among key populations such as female sex workers. We explored the drivers of alcohol consumption and its relationship to high risk sexual behaviour. Participants were drawn from a cohort of... -
Love, lust and the emotional context of multiple and concurrent sexual partnerships among young Swazi adults
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Allison Ruark --- Department of International Health, USA Lunga Dlamini --- Department of International Health, USA Nonhlanhla Mazibuko --- Department of International Health, USA Edward C Green --- Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, USA Caitlin Kennedy --- Department of International Health, USA Amy Nunn --- Division of Infectious Diseases, USA Timothy Flanigan --- Division of Infectious Diseases, USA Pamela J Surkan --- Department of International Health, USAMen and women in Swaziland who are engaged in multiple or concurrent sexual partnerships, or who have sexual partners with concurrent partners, face a very high risk of HIV infection. Ninety-four in-depth interviews were conducted with 28 Swazi men and... -
‘Mum never loved me.’ How structural factors influence adolescent sexual and reproductive health through parent–child connectedness: A qualitative study in rural Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Joyce Wamoyi --- National Institute for Medical Research, Tanzania Daniel Wight --- Medical Research Council, UKResearch in high income countries shows parent–child connectedness to be protective against undesirable sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes among young people. Little has been done to understand the nature of parent–child connectedness, the structural factors that impact on connectedness... -
Addressing structural factors in HIV prevention and treatment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kaymarlin Govender --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, College of Law and Management Sciences, Janet Seeley --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI) Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Uganda Charlotte Watts --- Department of Global Health and Development, UK -
Integrating tuberculosis/HIV treatment: an evaluation of the tuberculosis outcomes of patients co-infected with tuberculosis and HIV in the Breede Valley subdistrict
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: H Conradie --- Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, P Khati --- Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, H Pharoah --- Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, S Adams --- Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences,Background: The Infectious Disease Clinic of Worcester Hospital introduced an integrated tuberculosis/human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) service in July 2009 to provide comprehensive management to patients who were co-infected with tuberculosis and HIV. -
Lactic acidosis, risk factors and predictive laboratory markers: a nested case control study in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: CA Luke --- Discipline of Family Medicine, MYS Moosa --- Department of Infectious Disease, TM Esterhuizen --- Program of Bio Research Ethics and Medical Law, Division of Public Health Medicine, SE Knight --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, S Saman --- Port Shepstone Hospital, A Ross --- Discipline of Family Medicine,Background: The incidence of antiretroviral therapy (ART)-induced lactic acidosis and its associated mortality may be reduced by appropriate dosing, risk stratification and early detection. -
The Ways in Which Adolescents Cope and their Relationship to Age, Gender and Specific Religious Variables
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Trevor Moodley --- University of the Free State, South Africa Karel Esterhuyse --- University of the Free State, South Africa Roelf Beukes --- University of the Free State, South AfricaThis study investigated the roles of age, gender, the importance of religion/spirituality, attending church activities and frequency of prayer on the types of adolescents’ coping strategies. Participants were drawn from ten public high schools. Data on coping strategies, personal variables... -
The epistemology of neo-Gettier epistemology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Robert Lockie --- Psychology Department, UKThe paper begins by drawing a number of ‘levels’ distinctions in epistemology. It notes that a theory of knowledge must be an attempt to obtain knowledge (about knowledge). It is suggested that we can make sense of much of the... -
Glucose control: What benefit, what cost?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: JW Sear --- Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, UK -
Non-neuraxial analgesia in labour
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: G O'Sullivan --- Dept of Anaesthetics, UKNeuraxial analgesia remains the gold standard for achieving analgesia in labour. Many women, however, prefer to employ less invasive techniques to relieve pain during labour. Most non-neuraxial methods of analgesia will never provide complete pain relief during labour, but at... -
Do percutaneous coronary interventions protect the surgical patient?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: GM Howard-Alpe --- Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, J De Bono --- Specialist Registrar, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, UK L Hudsmith --- Specialist Registrar, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, UK P Foëx --- Emeritus Nuffield Professor of Anaesthetics, University of Oxford, JW Sear --- Professor, Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics,The number of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) performed annually has increased rapidly over the last two decades. Coronary angioplasties are now commonly complemented with the insertion of coronary artery stents. Initially bare metal stents (BMS) were developed with drug-eluting stents... -
Ophthalmic loco-regional anaesthesia: Reducing discomfort during injection
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: A Van Zundert --- Catharina Hospital, Brabant Medical School, Eindhoven, the Netherlands Ghent University, Belgium C Kumar --- James Cook University Hospital, UKLoco-regional anaesthesia is commonly used for both intraocular and extraocular surgical procedures, although the provision and use of the anaesthetic technique varies worldwide. Injection techniques (retrobulbar, peribulbar and sub-Tenon's blocks) are associated with significant pain; indeed, many patients have a... -
Clinical practice guidelines for management of neuropathic pain: expert panel recommendations for South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: S Chetty --- Department of Anaesthesiology, E Baalbergen --- Life Vincent Pallotti Rehabilitation Unit, AI Bhigjee --- Department of Neurology, P Kamerman --- Brain Function Research Group, J Ouma --- Department of Neurosurgery, R Raath --- Jacaranda Hospital, M Raff --- Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital, S Salduker --- St Augustines Hospital,Neuropathic pain (NeuP) is challenging to diagnose and manage, despite ongoing improved understanding of the underlying mechanisms. Many patients do not respond satisfactorily to existing treatments. There are no published guidelines for diagnosis or management of NeuP in South Africa... -
Does thinking about the meaning of life make you happy in a religious and globalised world? A 75-nation study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mohsen Joshanloo --- Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Dan Weijers --- Chungbuk National University, South KoreaThis paper reports on a multilevel study of 75 nations, which tests two hypotheses that arose from considering Tolstoy's experience of thinking about the meaning and purpose of life. The globalisation-as-exacerbator hypothesis predicts that as globalisation increases, the relationship between... -
Textualising beyond Rorty's textualism
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Dimitri Ginev --- Zukunftskolleg, GermanyWhile supporting radical anti-essentialism and the primacy of practical choices in delineating objects of inquiry, this paper spells out the constellation ‘beliefs-practices-meaning-objects-inquiry-texts-interpretation’ in a manner alternative to that suggested by Rorty's strong textualism based on the conception of ‘inquiry as... -
Diet selection of goats depends on season: roles of plant physical and chemical traits
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Ntuthuko R Mkhize --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production Institute, South Africa Peter F Scogings --- Department of Agiculture, South Africa Ignatius V Nsahlai --- Animal and Poultry Science, South Africa Luthando E Dziba --- CSIR, Natural Resources and the Environment, South AfricaThis paper reports on diet selection of goats offered six browse species (i.e. Acacia natalitia [Vachellia natalitia], Acacia nilotica [Vachellia nilotica], Dichrostachys cinerea, Grewia occidentalis, Gymnosporia maranguensis and Scutia myrtina) commonly found in moist Zululand thornveld. The hypotheses tested were:... -
Exploring a regional pharmaceutical innovation network as a possible solution to the market failure in the innovation of essential medicines for tropical diseases in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Thaddeus Manu --- Centre for Commercial Law Studies, UKFrom an economic reasoning perspective, pharmaceutical research and development operates as a pure market activity. This viewpoint suggests innovations are receptive to questions of commerce. It is on this basis the pharmaceutical industry has undervalued the innovation of medicines for... -
Genetic diversity and gene flow in Clarias gariepinus from Lakes Victoria and Kanyaboli, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JE Barasa --- Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Kenya R Abila --- Department of Fisheries Management and Aquaculture Technology, Kenya JP Grobler --- Department of Genetics, South Africa OG Dangasuk --- Department of Biological Sciences, Molecular Genetics Section, Kenya MN Njahira --- Biosciences eastern and central Africa - International Livestock Research Institute Hub (BecA-ILRI Hub), Kenya B Kaunda-Arara --- Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, KenyaThe African catfish Clarias gariepinus is an important species in the rapidly expanding aquaculture industry in East Africa. Most Kenyan catfish farmers use stocks with unknown genetic characteristics, with uncertified seeds and inter-basin exchange of brood stocks threatening the genetic... -
Developing and implementing global gender policy to reduce HIV and AIDS in low- and middle -income countries: Policy makers’ perspectives
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Shannon Olinyk --- University of Michigan Columbus, USA Andrew Gibbs --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Catherine Campbell --- Institute of Social Psychology, London School of Economics and Political Science, UKGender inequalities have been recognised as central to the HIV epidemic for many years. In response, a range of gender policies have been developed in attempts to mitigate the impact and transform gender relations. However, the effects of these policies... -
Breeding biology of the White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis in Kruger National Park, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Campbell Murn --- Hawk Conservancy Trust, UK Graham J Holloway --- School of Biological Sciences, UKInformation on the breeding biology of the White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis is limited and published data are few. Within the Kruger National Park in north-east South Africa there is a regionally important population of about 60 White-headed Vulture pairs, of... -
Congress Editorial
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Imran Paruk --- Local Organising Committee, -
Primary congenital hypothyroidism complicated by persistent severe anaemia in early infancy: a case report with a literature review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: AN Onyiriuka --- Paediatric Endocrinology Training Centre for West Africa, Nigeria M Kouyate --- Paediatric Endocrinology Training Centre for West Africa, Nigeria AO Oduwole --- Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Nigeria EE Oyenusi --- Paediatric Endocrinology Training Centre for West Africa, Nigeria IO Oluwayemi --- Paediatric Endocrinology Training Centre for West Africa, Nigeria OB Fakaye-Udeogu --- Paediatric Endocrinology Training Centre for West Africa, Nigeria CJ Achonwa --- Paediatric Endocrinology Training Centre for West Africa, Nigeria M Abdullahi --- Paediatric Endocrinology Training Centre for West Africa, Nigeria -
Extremal regular graphs for the eccentric connectivity index
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: M.J. Morgan --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa S. Mukwembi --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa H.C. Swart --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaTopological indices are useful tools for identifying properties of chemicals directly from their molecular structure, and are used extensively in pharmaceutical drug design. One such graph-invariant index is the eccentric connectivity index. If G is a connected graph with vertex... -
Computerised inventory management for a manufacturing industry: A case study in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Emmanuel Seye Owoeye --- Mechanical Engineering Department, Nigeria Samuel Babatope Adejuyigbe --- Mechanical Engineering Department, Nigeria Bukola Olalekan Bolaji --- Mechanical Engineering Department, Nigeria A.F. Adekoya --- Computer Science Department, NigeriaVarious authors have suggested that the cost of purchasing and holding inventory can account for as much as 60%–80% of the total cost of a product or service. Usually, only some of the inventory (about 10%) contributes to 70%–80% of... -
Institutional barriers to successful innovations: Perceptions of rural farmers and key stakeholders in southwest Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Oluwaseun Kolade --- Weeks Centre for Social and Policy Research, UK Trudy Harpham --- Department of Social Sciences, UK Gaim Kibreab --- Department of Social Sciences, UKDiffusion studies in sub-Saharan Africa have typically focused on the impact of traditional adoption factors on uptake of technological innovations. This study draws on semi-structured interviews of rural farmers and in-depth interviews of stakeholders in southwest Nigeria to examine the... -
Intubation of a neonate with glossopalatine ankylosis using a paraglossal approach and a laryngoscope with a straight blade
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: S Mukharjee --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India D Mitra --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India A Sen --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India A Chattopadhyay --- Department of Paediatric Surgery, India S Kajal --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India M Dhankhar --- Department of Anaesthesiology, IndiaGlossopalatine ankylosis presents a challenge to the anaesthesiologist because of its intraoral attachment which obstructs the view of the oral cavity. When preoperative assessment by direct laryngoscopy is possible, a paraglossal approach using a straight blade can be used in... -
Mobile health for early retention in HIV care: a qualitative study in Kenya (WelTel Retain)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kirsten Smillie --- British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Canada Natasha Van Borek --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, Mia L van der Kop --- Department of Medicine, Canada Abigael Lukhwaro --- AMREF Health Africa, Kenya Neville Li --- British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Canada Sarah Karanja --- AMREF Health Africa, Kenya Anik R Patel --- Department of Medicine, Canada David Ojakaa --- Département de Démographie, Canada Richard T Lester --- Department of Medicine, CanadaMany people newly diagnosed with HIV are lost to follow-up before timely initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART). A randomised controlled trial (RCT), WelTel Kenya1, demonstrated the effectiveness of the WelTel text messaging intervention to improve clinical outcomes among patients initiating... -
Feasibility of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in assessing children's mental health in primary care: Finnish parents’, teachers’ and public health nurses’ experiences with the SDQ
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Anne-Mari Borg --- University of Tampere, School of Medicine, Finland Raili Salmelin --- University of Tampere, School of Health Sciences, Finland Pälvi Kaukonen --- Tampere University Hospital, Finland Matti Joukamaa --- University of Tampere, School of Health Sciences, Finland Tuula Tamminen --- University of Tampere, School of Medicine, Finland -
Edgy Edgars: The Restless Youth in Suzanna Nelson's Nightmare along the River Nile: A Story of Twentieth Century Slavery
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Paul M. Mukundi --- Department of Literature, KenyaSuzanna E. Nelson's first novel, Nightmare along the River Nile: A Story of Twentieth Century Slavery shows the danger faced by youth during war. While the young adult stage of life is generally characterized by unsteadiness—social, professional and otherwise—because individuals... -
Melancholy and happiness
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Steven R. Smith --- School of Humanities and Social Sciences, UKThis paper explores an under-theorised phenomenon – the experience of melancholy as an enhancer of happiness. Drawing from philosophy and literature, I define melancholy as an experience that combines the pleasure of feeling sad with sober self-reflection. Despite expectations to... -
How successfully can we measure well-being through measuring happiness?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Sam Wren-Lewis --- Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied Centre, UKHappiness is currently the topic of a wide range of empirical research, and is increasingly becoming the focus of public policy. The interest in happiness largely stems from its connection with well-being. We care about well-being – how well our... -
Efficiency of using green algae as biological controllers against toxic algal taxa in cultured Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus, based on histopathological examinations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: SM Aly --- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Egypt EM Ali --- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Egypt AA Dessouki --- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Egypt AA Dawah --- Department of Limnology, EgyptThe incidence of harmful cyanobacterial blooms in surface waters has increased in frequency and outbreaks have become more severe. This research aimed at studying the effect of a culture of two green algal species as biological control of the growth... -
Predation on invasive redclaw crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus by native fishes in the Kafue River, Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: AB. Tyser --- School of Biosciences, UK RJ. Douthwaite --- Kafue River Trust, UKThe stomach contents of eight species of predatory or omnivorous fish caught in gillnets in the Kafue River in May and June 2010 were examined to determine the relative importance, expressed as ‘prominence value’ (PV), of crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus in... -
Evidence for lacustrine breeding by sanjika Opsaridium microcephalum (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in Lake Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: D Tweddle --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa GF Turner --- School of Biological Sciences, UKThree species of Opsaridium occur in the Lake Malawi catchment. The kabyabya Opsaridium tweddleorum is a small species restricted to inflowing rivers and streams, the mpasa Opsaridium microlepis is a large lake-dwelling species that ascends the lower reaches of inflowing... -
Research and conservation of the larger parrots of Africa and Madagascar: a review of knowledge gaps and opportunities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Rowan O Martin --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, South Africa Michael R Perrin --- Research Centre for African Parrot Conservation, South Africa Rutledge S Boyes --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, South Africa Yilma D Abebe --- Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society, Ethiopia Nathaniel D Annorbah --- Division of Biology and Conservation Ecology, UK Augustus Asamoah --- Environmental Sustainability Project, Accra Dieudonné Bizimana --- Association Burundaise pour la protection des Oiseaux, Burundi Kadiri S Bobo --- Department of Forestry, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, Cameroon Nancy Bunbury --- Seychelles Islands Foundation, Seychelles Joost Brouwer --- Niger Bird Database, The Netherlands Moussa S Diop --- AfriWet Consultants, Senegal Mihret Ewnetu --- Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority, Ethiopia Roger C Fotso --- Wildlife Conservation Society, Cameroon Jerry Garteh --- Society for the Conservation of Nature of Liberia, Liberia Philip Hall --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Nigeria Lars H Holbech --- Department of Animal Biology and Conservation Science, Ghana Ireene R Madindou --- Ornithology Section, Kenya Fiona Maisels --- Global Conservation Program, USA Jérôme Mokoko --- Wildlife Conservation Society, Republic of Congo Ronald Mulwa --- Ornithology Section, Kenya Anna Reuleaux --- Seychelles Islands Foundation, Seychelles Craig Symes --- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Simon Tamungang --- Wildlife Ecology and Management Group, Cameroon Stuart Taylor --- School of Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, New Zealand Simon Valle --- Division of Biology and Conservation Ecology, UK Matthias Waltert --- Conservation Biology/Workgroup on Endangered Species, Germany Mengistu Wondafrash --- Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society, EthiopiaParrot populations in Africa and Madagascar are declining and the need for conservation actions to address threats is increasingly recognised. Effective conservation requires a robust knowledge base on which decisions over appropriate actions can be made, yet at present there... -
Test anxiety: contributions of gender, age, parent's occupation and self-esteem among secondary school students in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: JohnBosco Chika Chukwuorji --- Department of Psychology, Sampson Kelechi Nwonyi --- Department of Psychology,Most of the previous studies on test anxiety have focused on students in higher institutions with little research on test anxiety in secondary school students. The present study examined the contributions of gender, age, parent's occupation and self-esteem on test... -
Soil properties and elements other than hydrogen that can affect the field calibration of a neutron water meter
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Reedah M Mampana --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, South Africa Danie J Beukes --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, South Africa Corrie M Swanepoel --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, South AfricaA neutron water meter (NWM) operates on the principle that emitted high-energy neutrons are thermalised by elastic collisions with atomic nuclei present in soil, such as that of the hydrogen atom. Thermalised neutrons, however, are affected by other nuclear-matter interactions... -
Consumption of sachet water in Nigeria: quality, public health and economic perspectives
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: David O. Omole --- Department of Civil Engineering, South Africa Julius M. Ndambuki --- Department of Civil Engineering, South Africa Kehinde Balogun --- Department of Civil Engineering, NigeriaDemand for drinking water is met by different methods in different parts of the world. Water packaging into polyethylene sachets (as a form of water vending) has assumed an innovative status which has spread from its origin in Nigeria to... -
A new screening method for Ganoderma philippii tolerance in tropical Acacia species
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Abdul Gafur --- AAA Group Research and Development, Indonesia Aswardi Nasution --- AAA Group Research and Development, Indonesia Muhammad Yuliarto --- AAA Group Research and Development, Indonesia Wong Ching Yong --- AAA Group Research and Development, Indonesia Mukesh Sharma --- AAA Group Research and Development, IndonesiaRed root rot disease caused by Ganoderma philippii is one of the most economically important diseases of tropical Acacia species. Research on field control of the disease has to date focused on inoculum reduction, silviculture practices and application of biological... -
Water hyacinth hotspots in the Ugandan waters of Lake Victoria in 1994–2012: implications for management
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: FM Wanda --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute (NaFIRRI), Uganda M Namukose --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute (NaFIRRI), Uganda M Matuha --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute (NaFIRRI), UgandaWater hyacinth invaded Lake Victoria in the 1980s and, by 1998, had attained peak coverage of approximately 2 000 ha in the Ugandan waters of the lake. Control interventions, especially via biological means, significantly reduced the weed's coverage to non-nuisance... -
Population dynamics and ecology of freshwater gastropods in the highveld and lowveld regions of Zimbabwe, with emphasis on schistosome and amphistome intermediate hosts
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: G. Chingwena --- Department of Paraclinical Veterinary Studies, Zimbabwe S. Mukaratirwa --- Department of Paraclinical Veterinary Studies, Zimbabwe M. Chimbari --- University of Zimbabwe Lake Kariba Research Station, Zimbabwe T. K. Kristensen --- Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory, Denmark H. Madsen --- Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory, DenmarkFrom November 1998 to October 2000, patterns of distribution and seasonal population fluctuations of snails and factors influencing them were investigated in six dams and six streams in the highveld region, and in nine dams in the lowveld region of... -
Preliminary examination of hatching season and growth of Engraulicypris sardella (Pisces: Cyprinidae) larvae and juveniles in Lake Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Shinsuke Morioka --- Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Science, Bunda College of Agriculture, Malawi Emmanuel Kaunda --- Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Science, Bunda College of Agriculture, MalawiThe hatching period and the growth of Malawian cyprinid Engraulicypris sardella larvae and juveniles collected from two sites along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Malawi were investigated using otolith increment information. The lapillus was used to determine the age in... -
The first record of the genus Haplohexapodibius Pilato & Beasley, 1987 in Africa, with notes on synonymy of Hexapodibius beasleyi Maucci, 1988, with Haplohexapodibius seductor Pilato & Beasley, 1987
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Łukasz Kaczmarek --- Department of Animal Taxonomy & Ecology, Poland Clark W. Beasley --- Department of Biology, U.S.A Łukasz Michalczyk --- University of East Anglia, U.K.Notes on the synonymy of Hexapodibius beasleyi Maucci, 1988, with Haplohexapodibius seductor Pilato & Beasley 1987, are given. Ha. seductor Pilato & Beasley, 1987, is a new record for the African tardigrade fauna. -
Assessment of the macro-invertebrate fauna of rivers in southern Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: J. O. Olomukoro --- Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Nigeria L. I. N. Ezemonye --- Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, NigeriaThis study evaluated the macro-invertebrate fauna in water bodies of southern Nigeria spanning the rainforest and derived savanna ecozones. The benthic macro-invertebrate fauna of Edo Ecozone comprises 55 taxa, belonging to 13 major groups. The abundance of major taxonomic groups... -
Post-weaning changes in the digestive physiology and caecal fermentative activity in the greater cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Y.M. Yapi --- National Polytechnic Institute Houphouët-Boigny of Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast T. Gidenne --- INRA, UMR1289 Tissus Animaux Nutrition Digestion Ecosystème et Métabolisme, France Y. Farizon --- Université de Toulouse INPT ENVT, UMR1289 Tissus Animaux Nutrition Digestion Ecosystème et Métabolisme, France M. Segura --- INRA, UMR1289 Tissus Animaux Nutrition Digestion Ecosystème et Métabolisme, France D. Zongo --- National Polytechnic Institute Houphouët-Boigny of Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast F. Enjalbert --- Université de Toulouse INPT ENVT, UMR1289 Tissus Animaux Nutrition Digestion Ecosystème et Métabolisme, FranceThe greater cane rat is a recently domesticated monogastric herbivore, and the importance of the caecum in the functioning of its digestive tract has frequently been mentioned. However, no data are available on caecal fermentative activity of this animal and... -
The phylogeography of Lemniscomys striatus (Rodentia: Muridae) confirms a remarkable vicariant event in neighbouring savanna populations in Central Gabon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: J. F. Mboumba --- Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku, Gabon V. Nicolas --- Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Département de Systématique et Evolution, France M. Colyn --- Université de Rennes 1, France P. Deleporte --- Université de Rennes 1, FranceOur recent phylogeographic study on the strictly savanna small rodent Nannomys minutoides revealed an unexpected pattern of divergence between populations occupying neighbouring savanna islands in Central Gabon, suggesting the historical and continuing fragmentation of these savanna habitats. In this study,... -
The first record of Tardigrada from Zambia, with a description of Doryphoribius niedbalai n.sp. (Eutardigrada: Isohypsibiidae, the evelinae group)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Krzysztof Zawierucha --- Department of Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Faculty of Biology, Poland Łukasz Michalczyk --- Department of Entomology, Poland Łukasz Kaczmarek --- Department of Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Faculty of Biology, PolandIn three mixed samples (mosses and leaf litter) collected in Zambia (southern Africa), forty-three specimens and six eggs of eutardigrades were found. Among them, 29 specimens belonged to a new species of the family Isohypsibiidae, Doryphoribius niedbalai n.sp. The new... -
Integrating research with management: the case of Katavi National Park, Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: T. Caro --- Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology, U.S.A. M. Elisa --- Katavi National Park, Tanzania J. Gara --- Katavi National Park, Tanzania D. Kadomo --- Katavi National Park, Tanzania A. Martin --- Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology, U.S.A. D. Mushi --- Katavi National Park, Tanzania C. Timbuka --- Katavi National Park, TanzaniaMany protected areas in Africa and elsewhere suffer from several external pressures making it difficult for management to set priorities. For example, aerial censuses show that many mammal populations in the Katavi-Rukwa ecosystem of western Tanzania are declining. Vehicle transect... -
A Porites lutea climate record from Sodwana Bay, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: S Hayman --- School of Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Geological Sciences, South Africa R Uken --- School of Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Geological Sciences, South AfricaWe report on a 41-year (winter 1970 to winter 2010) Porites lutea coral core climate record from Two-Mile Reef, Sodwana Bay, in the South-Western Indian Ocean. X-ray analysis, ultraviolet fluorescent photography and stable isotope (δ18O and δ13C) analysis revealed skeletal... -
Extending HIV/AIDS policy abroad through international collaboration aimed at promoting positive sexual behaviours of African students schooling in foreign countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Chinomso Ugochukwu Nwozichi --- Department of Adult Health Nursing, Nigeria -
Management Studies from Africa: A Cross-cultural Critique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Terence Jackson --- Middlesex University Business School, UKThis article presents a critical cross-cultural appraisal of management scholarship concerning Africa, considering differences between scholarship on Africa, scholarship for Africa, and scholarship from Africa. It looks at how Africa has been conceptualized and portrayed in the management literature from... -
Factor structure and psychometric properties of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) among Ghanaian adolescents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Franklin N Glozah --- School of Health and Human Sciences, UK David J Pevalin --- School of Health and Human Sciences, UK -
Response rate on the Adjusted Rorschach Comprehensive System (ARCS) by isiXhosa learners: a replication and extension
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mokgadi Moletsane --- Department of Educational Psychology, South Africa Robert Kananga Mukuna --- Department of Educational Psychology, South AfricaThis study describes the response profiles of a sample of isiXhosa learners regarding to the Adjusted Rorschach Comprehensive System (ARCS) and related influences to explain the response latencies. This was a multiple case study in which six test naive high... -
Blue Petrels Halobaena caerulea discovered breeding on Gough Island
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Peter G Ryan --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST–NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Ben J Dilley --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST–NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Christopher Jones --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST–NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Alexander L Bond --- RSPB Centre for Conservation Science, UKThe Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea breeds at five subantarctic island groups and at islands off southern Chile in a narrow latitudinal band from 47° to 56° S on either side of the Antarctic Polar Front. We found a colony on... -
Movement ecology of five Afrotropical waterfowl species from Malawi, Mali and Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: John Y Takekawa --- US Geological Survey, USA Shane R Heath --- US Geological Survey, USA Samuel A Iverson --- US Geological Survey, USA Nicolas Gaidet --- CIRAD, UPR AGIRs, Campus international de Baillarguet, France Julien Cappelle --- CIRAD, UPR AGIRs, Campus international de Baillarguet, France Tim Dodman --- Hundland, UK Ward Hagemeijer --- Wetlands International, The Netherlands William D Eldridge --- US Fish and Wildlife Service, USA Scott A Petrie --- Long Point Waterfowl, Canada Gregory S Yarris --- US Geological Survey, USA Shiiwua Manu --- AP Levantis Ornithological Research Institute, Nigeria Glenn H Olsen --- US Geological Survey, USA Diann J Prosser --- US Geological Survey, USA Kyle A Spragens --- US Geological Survey, USA David C Douglas --- US Geological Survey, USA Scott H Newman --- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, VietnamHabitat availability for Afrotropical waterbirds is highly dynamic with unpredictable rainfall patterns and ephemeral wetlands resulting in diverse movement strategies among different species. Movement strategies among waterfowl encompass resident, regional and intercontinental migrants, but little quantitative information exists on their... -
Phenotypic characterisation of sweetpotato genotypes grown in East and Central Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Rukundo Placide --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Hussein Shimelis --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Mark Laing --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Daphrose Gahakwa --- Rwanda Agriculture Board, RwandaIdentification of genetic variability and interrelationships among germplasm collections is fundamental to select parents with complementary traits for plant breeding programmes. The aim of this study was to characterise and identify breeding parents among 54 sweetpotato genotypes grown in Rwanda,... -
Reproductive biology of the critically endangered tropical tree Talbotiella gentii
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Daniel Dompreh --- Department of Plant and Soil Science, UK Michael D Swaine --- Department of Plant and Soil Science, UK Christopher C Wilcock --- Department of Plant and Soil Science, UKTalbotiella gentii is a critically endangered caesalpiniaceous legume endemic to Ghana, restricted in distribution to the margins of the forest zone where there has been extensive fire damage in recent decades. It occurs as isolated, near-monospecific populations, some of which... -
Growth models for six Eucalyptus species in Angola
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Cristobal Delgado-Matas --- Faculty of Agrarian Sciences, Angola Timo Pukkala --- Faculty of Science and Forestry, FinlandThis study developed growth models for Eucalyptus saligna Sm., E. camaldulensis Dehnh., E. macarthurii H.Deane & Maiden, E. resinifera Sm., E. siderophloia Benth. and E. grandis Hill ex. Maiden, for the central highlands of Angola, and used these models to... -
Assessment of the effects of climate change on the performance of pavement subgrade
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: M.B. Mndawe --- Department of Civil Engineering, South Africa J.M. Ndambuki --- Department of Civil Engineering, South Africa W.K. Kupolati --- Department of Civil Engineering, South Africa A.A. Badejo --- Department of Civil Engineering, South Africa R. Dunbar --- Royal Haskoning DHV, South AfricaThis research investigated the effects of future climate change on pavement life in South Africa by simulating prolonged moisture presence in the pavement subgrade. The study was conducted on roads P435 and P443 within uMkhanyakude District Municipality. Climatic data were... -
Heidegger and Levinas: Metaphysics, Ontology and the Horizon of the Other
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Irina Poleshchuk [B0001]Already in his earlier works Levinas proposes a distinct phenomenological project which takes into consideration the radicality of the other and otherness by questioning intentionality and the validity of intersubjectivity within intentional consciousness. His move “towards Heidegger and against Husserl”... -
The Lived Experiences of Mothers whose Children were Sexually Abused by Their Intimate Male Partners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Gertie Pretorius [B0001] Audrey Patricia Chauke [B0002] Brandon Morgan [B0003]Child sexual abuse is a global phenomenon that affects many families and appears to be increasing dramatically in South Africa. The literature on child sexual abuse focuses mainly on the victims and perpetrators while largely ignoring the experiences of non-offending... -
Taylor spectrum of commuting n-contractions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Berrabah Bendoukha --- Laboratoire de mathématiques pures et appliquées, Algeria Fatima-Zohra Delali --- Laboratoire de mathématiques pures et appliquées, AlgeriaIn this paper, we characterize the Taylor spectrum for a certain class of commuting n-contractions. We also investigate the behavior of this spectrum under action of involutive automorphisms of the unit ball ???? n. -
Separating sets by upper semicontinuous quasi-continuous functions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Paulina Szczuka --- Kazimierz Wielki University, PolandIn this paper we characterize the pairs (A0, A1) and (A−, A+) of disjoint sets which can be separated by an upper semicontinuous quasi-continuous function. -
Benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in mangroves and open intertidal areas on the Dar es Salaam coast, Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: C Rumisha --- Department of Biological Sciences, Tanzania H Shukuru --- Department of Biological Sciences, Tanzania J Lyimo --- Department of Biological Sciences, Tanzania JD Maganira --- Department of Biological Sciences, Tanzania A Nehemia --- Department of Biological Sciences, TanzaniaThe assemblages of benthic macroinvertebrates in mangroves and open intertidal areas of the Dar es Salaam coast, Tanzania, was investigated in 2013–2014, revealing 56 species. Higher density, species richness and diversity were recorded in open intertidal areas, compared to nearby... -
Hospitableness: the new service metaphor? Developing an instrument for measuring hosting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Matthew Blain --- Compass Group UK & Ireland, Compass House, Chertsey, Surrey, United Kingdom Conrad Lashley --- School of International Hospitality Management, Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsOver the last couple of decades the word hospitality has emerged from the shadow of being used to describe a cluster of commercial activities providing accommodation, food and drink experiences to guests for a fee. Hospitality describes a ubiquitous aspect of human... -
The cosmological aspects of food in the material world
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Joseph Hegarty --- Sheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UKThere is a general tendency today to believe that all truth worth knowing is to be found in the various branches of the physical sciences. If this were so, there could be no place for a philosophy of matter, or by... -
Joint degrees and engaging with a Europe of Knowledge: lessons from a UK perspective of a challenging collaborative endeavour
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Jan Katherine Bamford --- Creative Industries, Faculty of Business and Law, London Metropolitan University, London, UKInternational joint degrees offer the possibility of internationalising the curriculum, enhancing intercultural skills for both staff and students and enhancing global job opportunities. This paper examines the challenges for staff and institutions engaging in developing a ‘Europe of Knowledge’ by offering a... -
Southern African pasture science in the 21st century
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Pieter A Swanepoel --- Department of Agronomy, South Africa Matt A Sanderson --- Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory, US Department of Agriculture–Agricultural Research Service, USA Lindsay W Bell --- CSIRO Sustainable Agriculture Flagship, Australia Dean T Thomas --- CSIRO Sustainable Agriculture Flagship, Australia James E Bennett --- Department of Geography, Environment and Disaster Management and Centre for Agroecology Water and Resilience, UK -
Short Notes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Marc Herremans --- Royal Museum for Central Africa, Dept. Zoology (Vertebrates, Ornithology), Belgium Mark Muller --- , Botswana. Reg Allsopp --- , UK. Wendy D. Borello --- , Botswana. Elaine Pryce --- , Botswana. Barrie Pryce --- , Botswana. Diane Herremans-Tonnoeyr --- Royal Museum for Central Africa, Dept. Zoology (Vertebrates, Ornithology), Belgium Doleen Bridges --- , Botswana. D.H. De Swardt --- Deportment of Ornithology, National Museum, South Africa Stephanie J. Tyler --- , Botswana H.D. Jackson --- , New Zealand Benjamin B. Rawdon --- Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa. D.H. De Swardt --- Deportment of Ornithology, National Museum, South Africa M.A. Peirce --- Corresponding Associate, International Reference Centre for Avian Haematozoa, UK. M.D. Anderson --- Department of Agriculture, Land Reform, Environment & Conservation, South Africa. R.J. Dowsett --- , France L. A. Bennun W.R.J. Dean P.G. Ryan R. Slotow -
Africapitalism: A Management Idea for Business in Africa?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Kenneth Amaeshi --- University of Edinburgh, UK Uwafiokun Idemudia --- York University, CanadaThe efforts to rethink the role of business in development, especially in developing countries, have facilitated the emergence of an array of concepts. Africapitalism – i.e. the private sector's commitment to the socio-economic development of Africa – proposed and championed... -
Opportunities and challenges for empirical strategy research in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Ronald Klingebiel --- Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Germany Christian Stadler --- Warwick Business School, UKThis editorial complements Michael Mol and Kamel Mellahi's commentary on promising research directions by taking a look at opportunities and pitfalls in empirical research in and about Africa. It highlights some interesting examples of data sources that carry the potential... -
Africa is just like every other place, in that it is unlike any other place
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Kamel Mellahi --- Warwick Business School, UK Michael J. Mol --- Department of Strategic Management and Globalization, DenmarkIn this commentary we make a case that an increased focus on strategic management in Africa is both very timely and very necessary. We discuss existing research in this area, arguing that there is not quite enough of it and... -
Diabetic patients served at a regional level hospital: what is their clinical picture?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: S Pillay --- MBChB, FCP(SA), Specialist Physician, Edendale Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, C Aldous --- PhD, Senior Lecturer, School of Clinical Medicine, F Mahomed --- MBChB, FCP(SA), FRCP(UK), CertEndocrinology, Specialist Physician/Endocrinologist, Department of Internal Medicine,Objectives: We describe the demographics, diabetic characteristics, diabetic control and complications in the diabetes service in Edendale Regional Hospital, Pietermaritzburg, in this study. Diabetes mellitus, together with its complications, is increasing at an alarming rate worldwide. Good glycaemic control translates... -
The achievement of glycaemic, blood pressure and LDL cholesterol targets in patients with type 2 diabetes attending a South African tertiary hospital outpatient clinic
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Y Pinchevsky --- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa V Shukla --- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa N Butkow --- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa FJ Raal --- Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism Research Unit, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa T Chirwa --- Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaObjectives: To determine differences in the control of multiple diabetes control parameters in a select group of subjects with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) after a four-year follow-up period. -
Attracting female sex workers to HIV testing and counselling in Ethiopia: a qualitative study with sex workers in Addis Ababa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Wole Ameyan --- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK Caroline Jeffery --- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK Kassahun Negash --- Amref Health Africa, Ethiopia Etsegenet Biruk --- Amref Health Africa, Ethiopia Miriam Taegtmeyer --- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UKDespite growing efforts to increase HIV testing and counselling (HTC) services for most at risk populations in Ethiopia, the use of these services by female sex workers (FSWs) remains low. With rising numbers of FSWs in Addis Ketema and concerns... -
Patient satisfaction during and following procedural sedation for ambulatory surgery
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Cherese Lapere --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa James Roelofse --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Yusof Omar --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Andre du Plessis --- Eastman Dental Institute, UK Andre von Backstrom --- Sedation Solutions, UK Will Botha --- Sedation Solutions, UK Craig Cook --- Sedation Solutions, UK Gideon Bosch --- Sedation Solutions, UKBackground: Patient satisfaction is multidimensional. The clinician’s perspective of a good outcome and the patient’s experience of a satisfactory service are often two different end-points. The primary aim of our study was to assess the perioperative experience of patients undergoing... -
Ultrasound-guided supraclavicular brachial plexus anaesthesia improves arteriovenous fistula flow characteristics in end-stage renal disease patients
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Shyam Meena --- Department of Anaesthesia, India Virendra Arya --- Department of Anaesthesia, India Indu Sen --- Department of Anaesthesia, India Mukut Minz --- Department of Anaesthesia, India Mahesh Prakash --- Department of Anaesthesia, IndiaBackground: Surgical construction of an arteriovenous fistula is preferred for end-stage renal failure patients requiring long-term haemodialysis. -
Clinical correlates of first episode early onset psychosis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Saeeda Paruk --- Department of Psychiatry, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Khadija Jhazbhay --- Department of Psychiatry, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Keshika Singh --- Department of Psychiatry, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Benn Sartorius --- Department of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, Jonathan K. Burns --- Department of Psychiatry, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine,Background: The study of first episode early onset psychosis can yield many clues to understanding the early development of psychosis and guide interventions to decrease psychosis risk and improve outcome. The aim of the study was to investigate the socio-demographic... -
Comparison of Production Performance and Tolerance to Helminthosis of Toggenburg and Norwegian Crossbred Goats Under Smallholder Production Systems in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: S. W. Chenyambuga --- Department of Animal Science and Production, Tanzania D. S. Shija --- Department of Animal Science and Production, Tanzania L. J. M. Kusiluka --- The Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology, Tanzania F. P. Lekule --- Department of Animal Science and Production, TanzaniaThis study was carried out to compare the growth rate, lactation performance and tolerance to gastrointestinal nematode infection of Toggenburg and Norwegian breeds in Kongwa district, Tanzania with a semi-arid environment and Mvomero district with a sub-humid environment. Milk production... -
Community, family and intimate relationships: an exploration of domestic violence in Griquatown, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Linda Waldman --- Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UKThis paper explores domestic violence in the rural location of Griquatown, South Africa. Although academics have long recognised that structural and cultural factors influence people's experience of domestic violence, not much has been written about the manner in which this... -
Assessing the utility of ALOS PALSAR and SPOT 4 to predict timber volumes in even-aged Eucalyptus plantations located in Zululand, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Riyad Ismail --- Sappi Forests, South Africa Horst Kassier --- Sappi Forests, South Africa Morries Chauke --- Sappi Forests, South Africa Francesco Holecz --- Sarmap SA, Switzerland Nico Hattingh --- Sappi Forests, South AfricaIn commercial forestry, regular terrestrial enumerations of the growing stock are required for the valuation, sustain-able management and planning of current and future timber supplies. In this study we examined whether the combination of synthetic aperture radar (ALOS PALSAR) and... -
Diseases on Eucalyptus species in Zimbabwean plantations and woodlots
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Luke Jimu --- Forest Science Postgraduate Programme, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), South Africa Michael J Wingfield --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), South Africa Eddie Mwenje --- Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe Jolanda Roux --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), South AfricaZimbabwe embarked on planting Eucalyptus species in the early 1900s. Based on a robust breeding programme, it has become a major source of seed for other countries in and outside Africa. Tree health surveys conducted on Eucalyptus in some east... -
Current conservation status of the Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea Sundevall 1850 in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Steven W Evans --- SARCHI Chair on Biodiversity Value and Change, School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, South Africa Ara Monadjem --- Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa Lizanne Roxburgh --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Andrew E McKechnie --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Ellizabeth M Baker --- Tanzanian Bird Atlas Project, United Republic of Tanzania Robert B Kizungu --- Organisation of Biodiversity Information and Conservation in Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo Ian T Little --- Endangered Wildlife Trust, South Africa Fadzai Matsvimbo --- BirdLife Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Ronald K Mulwa --- National Museums of Kenya and Nature Kenya, Kenya Daniel Mwizabi --- Zambian Wildlife Authority, Zambia Dianah Nalwanga --- Nature Uganda, Uganda Kariuki Ndang'ang'a --- BirdLife International, Africa Partnership Secretariat, Kenya Leigh Combrink --- Endangered Wildlife Trust, South AfricaThe global Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea was classified as Vulnerable in 2010 on account of its small and rapidly declining population estimated at less than 1 500 pairs. We undertook this study to gain a better understanding of the current... -
A survey for the Critically Endangered Liben Lark Heteromirafra archeri in Somaliland, north-western Somalia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Michael SL Mills --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST–NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Callan Cohen --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST–NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Julian Francis --- Tolpuddle Manor, UK Claire N Spottiswoode --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST–NRF Centre of Excellence, South AfricaThe Critically Endangered Archer's Lark (now Liben Lark) Heteromirafra archeri was formerly considered to be endemic to north-western Somalia and known only from the Tog Wajaale Plain, where 18 specimens were collected between 1918 and 1922. Fifteen visits between 1970... -
Long-distance dispersal capability of Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor between India and Africa: genetic inferences for future conservation plans
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: BM Parasharya --- AH India Network Project on Agricultural Ornithology, India DN Rank --- Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, India David M Harper --- Department of Biology and Centre for Landscape and Climate Research, UK Giuseppe Crosa --- Department of Theoretical and Applied Sciences, Italy Serena Zaccara --- Department of Theoretical and Applied Sciences, Italy Nirmal Patel --- Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, India CG Joshi --- Department of Animal Biotechnology, IndiaWe examine genetic differentiation of Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor, a colonial and vagrant waterbird confined to four populations in the Old World, in order to provide a first insight into geographic connections between the two major breeding populations. Sixty-nine flamingos,... -
A new subfossil bulbul (Aves: Passerines: Pycnonotidae) from Rodrigues Island, Mascarenes, south-western Indian Ocean
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Julian P Hume --- Bird Group, Department of Life Sciences, UKThe Hypsipetes bulbuls (Pycnonotidae) occur on Madagascar and oceanic islands throughout the Indian Ocean, as well as continental Asia. Endemic species are found on the Mascarene Islands of Mauritius and Réunion, but the genus was purportedly never reported from Rodrigues,... -
Temporal distribution of baseline characteristics and association with early mortality among HIV-positive patients at University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Joshua.O. Akinyemi --- Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, College of Medicine, Nigeria Olubukola A. Adesina --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, Nigeria Modupe.O. Kuti --- Department of Chemical Pathology, College of Medicine, Nigeria Babatunde.O. Ogunbosi --- Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, Nigeria Achiaka E. Irabor --- Department of Family Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria Georgina N. Odaibo --- Department of Virology, College of Medicine, Nigeria David O. Olaleye --- Department of Virology, College of Medicine, Nigeria Isaac F. Adewole --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, NigeriaThe first six months of HIV care and treatment are very important for long-term outcome. Early mortality (within 6 months of care initiation) undermines care and treatment goals. This study assessed the temporal distribution in baseline characteristics and early mortality... -
Inferring the links between breeding and wintering grounds in a Palearctic– African migratory bird, the Great Reed Warbler, using mitochondrial DNA data
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Naglaa El-Arabany --- Department of Biology, Sweden Marjorie Sorensen --- Department of Zoology, UK Bengt Hansson --- Department of Biology, SwedenUnderstanding spatial connections between breeding and wintering populations is critical for developing sound conservation plans in migratory animals. However, for long-distance migratory songbird species wintering in sub-Saharan Africa, many of which are in a state of population decline, information on... -
Photo-identification and habitat use of Atlantic humpback dolphins Sousa teuszii around the Río Nuñez Estuary in Guinea, West Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: CR Weir --- Ketos Ecology, UKEcological data for the Atlantic humpback dolphin Sousa teuszii are scant. Six on-effort Sousa teuszii sightings were recorded during 817.6 km of boat-based effort in the Río Nuñez region of Guinea during October and November 2013. Two incidental sightings were also... -
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, diagnosed as a paraneoplastic manifestation of small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the cervix
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: B Chakrabarti --- Department of Radiotherapy, India S Roy --- Department of Radiotherapy, India C Mallik --- Department of Radiotherapy, India K S Bhattacharya --- Department of Radiotherapy, India S Mukherjee --- Department of Radiotherapy, IndiaParaneoplastic syndrome frequently presents before cancer is diagnosed and can be associated with neoplastic disease that is not yet radiographically detectable. We report on the case of a 35-year-old woman who presented at the neurology department with complaints of insidious... -
Case of a locally advanced carcinoma cervix presenting with protrusio acetabuli: pre-screening era presentation rarely seen in modern times
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: A Mukherji --- Professor of Department of Radiotherapy, S Vivekanandham --- Department of Radiotherapy, India K S Reddy --- Regional Cancer Centre, The Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, India -
Cobalt-60 is a logical, economical and comparable alternative to Ir-192: analysis and institutional experience from western India
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Upendra Nandwana --- Radiotherapy Department, India Narendra Rathore --- Radiotherapy Department, India Sunnia Gupta --- Radiotherapy Department, India Arvind Shukla --- Radiotherapy Department, India Satish Kumar --- Radiotherapy Department, India Kiran Intodia --- Radiotherapy Department, India Poonam Chand Bana --- Radiotherapy Department, India Abhay Jain --- Radiotherapy Department, IndiaObjectives: The objective of the study was to examine the dosimetry of intracavitary radiotherapy (ICRT) in carcinoma of the cervix using cobalt-60 (Co-60) as source of ICRT, and as an alternative to iridium-192 (Ir-192). -
Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of selected invasive pathogens from public sector hospitals in South Africa, 2007
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: C Bamford --- National Health Laboratory Service, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town., L Badenhorst --- National Health Laboratory Service, Universitas Hospital and University of Free State., A G Duse --- National Health Laboratory Service, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital and University of Witwatersrand., A A Hoosen --- National Health Laboratory Service, Steve Biko Academic Hospital and University of Pretoria., M Nchabeleng --- National Health Laboratory Service, Dr George Mukhari Tertiary Hospital and University of Limpopo,, S Oliver --- National Health Laboratory Service, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town., O Perovic --- National Health Laboratory Service, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital and University of Witwatersrand., P P Sein --- National Health Laboratory Service, Dr George Mukhari Tertiary Hospital and University of Limpopo,, J Simpson --- National Health Laboratory Service, Green Point Laboratory and University of Cape Town., J Wadula --- National Health Laboratory Service, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital and University of Witwatersrand., E Wasserman --- National Health Laboratory Service, Tygerberg Hospital and University of Stellenbosch.,Retrospective antibiotic surveillance data of selected invasive pathogens isolated from blood and cerebrospinal fuid at public sector hospitals in South Africa in 2007 are presented. Antimicrobial susceptibilities were determined according to the 2007 Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute criteria. Klebsiella... -
Reducing case fatality in HIV-infected TB patients in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: A D Harries --- International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK.HIV-infected patients with tuberculosis (TB) have much higher case fatality rates compared with non-HIV-infected patients. There are various reasons for this high mortality that include delayed presentation and advanced TB at the time of diagnosis, incorrect diagnosis of smear-negative TB... -
Care-seeking behaviour and implications for malaria control in southern Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: S J Masangwi --- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, UK N S Ferguson --- Environmental Health Department of Civil Engineering, UK A M Grimason --- Environmental Health Department of Civil Engineering, UK T D Morse --- Environmental Health Department of Civil Engineering, UK L N Kazembe --- Department of Mathematical Sciences,Although malaria is a controllable and preventable disease, it remains among the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in southern Malawi. The importance of early diagnosis and prompt treatment with hospital prescribed drugs and effective home management to control malaria... -
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Selected Bacteraemic Isolates from South African Public Sector Hospitals, 2010
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: C Bamford --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Groote Schuur and University of Cape Town, K Bonorchis --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Green Point and University of Cape Town, A Ryan --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Green Point and University of Cape Town, J Simpson --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Green Point and University of Cape Town, E Elliott --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Universitas and University of the Free State, R Hoffmann --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Tygerberg and Stellenbosch University, P Naicker --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Tygerberg and Stellenbosch University, N Ismail --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Steve Biko Academic and University of Pretoria, N Mbelle --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Dr George Mukhari and University of Limpopo, M Nchabeleng --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Dr George Mukhari and University of Limpopo, T Nana --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic and University of the Witwatersrand, C Sriruttan --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic and University of the Witwatersrand, S Seetharam --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Chris Hani Baragwanath and University of the Witwatersrand, J Wadula --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Chris Hani Baragwanath and University of the Witwatersrand,We report on antimicrobial susceptibility surveillance data for six key bloodstream pathogens (Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii and Staphylococcus aureus) identified in public sector hospitals in South Africa during 2010. Major findings include the accelerated... -
Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Escherichia coli strains isolated from urine samples in South Africa from 2007-2011
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Colleen Bamford --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Groote Schuur and University of Cape Town, Kim Bonorchis --- Medical Technology Microbiology Laboratory Manager, National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Green Point and University of Cape Town, Anthea Ryan --- Medical Technology Microbiology Laboratory Manager, National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Green Point and University of Cape Town, Rena Hoffmann --- Registrar Medical Microbiology, National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Tygerberg and Stellenbosch University, Preneshni Naicker --- Registrar Medical Microbiology, National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Tygerberg and Stellenbosch University, Motlatji Maloba --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Dr George Mukhari and University of Limpopo, Trusha Nana --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic and University of the Witwatersrand, I. Zietsman --- Ampath Laboratories, C. Govind --- Lancet Laboratories, DurbanEscherichia coli is the most common cause of urinary tract infections. Knowledge of its local antimicrobial susceptibility patterns can be used to inform choice of empiric antimicrobial therapy. In this article, we review data on antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of E... -
Genotypic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in pretoria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Prisca Hove --- Department of Microbiological Pathology, Julitha Molepo --- Department of Microbiological Pathology, Samukeliso Dube --- Department of Microbiological Pathology, Maphoshane Nchabeleng --- Department of Microbiological Pathology,Tuberculosis is a global health problem. Continuous efforts are needed to understand the genetic diversity and geographical distribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The objective of this study was to determine the genetic diversity of M. tuberculosis strains in Soshanguve, Pretoria. Eighty-nine... -
Knowledge and utilisation of expanded functions of oral hygiene and barriers to successful implementation in public healthcare services in Gauteng
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Veli Lukhozi --- Department of Public Health, School of Health Care Sciences, Muhammad Hoque --- Department of Public Health, School of Health Care Sciences, Hendry Heever --- Department of Public Health, School of Health Care Sciences,Dental hygiene continues to evolve as a profession. It needs greater regulation and autonomy. Since the burden of disease and demand for treatment is increasing, there is a great need for existing oral hygiene services to be utilised effectively and... -
Rotaviruses and emerging picornaviruses as aetiological agents of acute gastroenteritis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Caroline Knox --- Department of Biochemistry, Garry Luke --- Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, School of Biology, Biomolecular Sciences Building, University of St Andrews, United Kingdom John Dewar --- Department of Life and Consumer Sciences, Pablo de Felipe --- Agencia Española de Medicamentosy Productos Sanitarios (AEMPS) Calle Campezo 1, Edifcio 8, Spain Brittany Williams --- Department of Biochemistry,It is estimated that up to 40% of acute gastroenteritis cases are undiagnosed. Rotavirus is a primary aetiological agent, so the introduction of vaccines into the national immunisation programmes of many countries, including South Africa, has shown promise in reducing... -
A Study of lung cancer in Johannesburg, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: M Mukansi --- Head of Subdivision, Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, C Smith --- Pulmonologist in Private Practice Morningside Mediclinic, C Feldman --- Head, Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences,We investigated whether or not differences existed between black and white patients in Johannesburg with regard to the demographic and histological features of lung cancer. This was a retrospective case record review of patients with lung cancer, seen over seven... -
Antifungal susceptibility profile of yeast isolates from sterile sites at a tertiary hospital in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: N A Makhado --- University of Limpopo, F. Ismail --- National Health Laboratory Service, Tshwane Academic Division, Y. Dangor --- University of Limpopo, T J H Chephe --- National Health Laboratory Service, Dr George Mukhari Tertiary Laboratory, A A Hoosen --- National Health Laboratory Service, Tshwane Academic Division, M. Nchabeleng --- University of Limpopo,Invasive infections caused by yeasts are associated with high mortality and morbidity, and resistance to antifungal agents is increasing. Candida spp. has emerged as the leading cause of systemic nosocomial fungal infections. The aim of this study was to identify... -
Application of geographical information system and remote sensing in malaria research and control in South Africa: a review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Abiodun Morakinyo Adeola --- Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, South Africa Joel O Botai --- Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, South Africa Jane Mukarugwiza Olwoch --- South African Space Agency (SANSA), Earth Observation Directorate, South Africa Hannes CJ de W Rautenbach --- Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, South Africa Ahmed M Kalumba --- Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, South Africa Philemon L Tsela --- Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, South Africa Mayowa Omolola Adisa --- Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, South Africa Nsubuga Francis Wasswa --- Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, South Africa Paul Mmtoni --- Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, South Africa Ausi Ssentongo --- Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, South AfricaThis paper presents a review of numerous items of published literature on the use of spatial technology for malaria epidemiology in South Africa between 1930 and 2013. In particular, focus is on the use of statistical and mathematical models as... -
Observations on the Movement Patterns and Daily Home Range Size of Impala, Aepyceros Melampus (Lichtenstein) in the Kruger National Park
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Zoologica Africana • Authors: E. Young --- Division of Veterinary Services, Kruger National Park, P.O. Skukuza.,The movements and other behavioural and physiological patterns of impala and of some of the other more abundant game species in the Kruger National Park were studied to provide information which could be applied to their management, especially in regard... -
The Size, Composition and Fissioning in Baboon Troops (Papio Ursinus Kerr, 1792)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Zoologica Africana • Authors: Lukas P. Stoltz --- Nature Conservation Division, Transvaal Provincial Administration,Several baboon troops were studied during a two year study period. Sub-troop formation in troops was regularly observed and such sub-troops are defined as temporary or semi-permanent. Sub-troops are either normally or abnormally composed as far as age and sex... -
Sandgrouse as models of avian adaptations to deserts
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Zoology • Authors: D.H. Thomas --- Department of Zoology, UKSandgrouse have many adaptations whose cumulative effect is sufficient to let them thrive and reach high population densities. The adaptations include: (a) Selection of appropriate micro-environments: movement between sun and shade is reminiscent of heliothermic reptiles, conserving energy and water... -
Anatomical adaptations for peripheral oxygen transport at high and low temperatures
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Zoology • Authors: Stuart Egginton --- Department of Physiology, UKOn acute cold exposure most animals show a reduction in cardiac output and increased blood viscosity that may seriously impair oxygen supply to peripheral tissue. The apparent increase in capillarisation in response to chronic low temperature may be accompanied by... -
Geotechnical properties of non-crystalline coastal plain sand derived lateritic soils from Ogua, Niger Delta, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Gabriel Oladapo Adeyemi --- Department of Geology, Lekan Olatayo Afolagboye --- Department of Geology, Alexandra Chinwenwa Chukwuemeka --- Department of Geology,Lateritic soils derived from coastal plain sands around Ogua, Niger Delta in Nigeria, were investigated with a view to elucidate their geotechnical characteristics, which may have influence on their engineering applications. The geotechnical properties of these soils (their compaction parameters,... -
The heart of the cheetah: Biography, identity and social change in north-western Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Joëlle Chesselet --- Doxa Productions, Susan Levine --- Department of Social Anthropology, Cornelius Mukuena TjiumaThis ethnographic collaboration between filmmaker, anthropologist and translator aims to make visible the often unacknowledged life-story of the translator whose particular positioning as ‘cultural broker’ between ethnographers and indigenous communities is unmapped. By micro-mapping the interaction between place and personhood,... -
Otolith features and growth of juvenile Opsaridium microcephalum (Pisces: Cyprinidae) from the southwestern shoreline of Lake Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Shinsuke Morioka --- Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Science, Bunda College of Agriculture, MalawiSanjika, Opsaridium microcephalum, were collected from two sites (Nkhotakota and Chia) along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Malawi. The sagitta of the otolith was arrowhead-shaped with an obvious nucleus. Increments in the sagittae were observable until the bases of the... -
Xenopus laevis embryos and tadpoles as models for testing for pollution by zinc, copper, lead and cadmium
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Lorren K. Haywood --- Ecophysiological Studies Research Group, School of Animal, South Africa Graham J. Alexander --- Ecophysiological Studies Research Group, School of Animal, South Africa Marcus J. Byrne --- Ecophysiological Studies Research Group, School of Animal, South Africa Ewa Cukrowska --- School of Chemistry, South AfricaThe toxicity of bio available Zn, Cu, Pb, and Cd on the life stages of Xenopus laevis embryos and tadpoles was investigated. Cu and Cd were found to affect the hatching success of the embryos, with a strong negative relationship... -
Distribution and status of the hippopotamids in the Ivory Coast
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Harald H. Roth --- , Zimbabwe Bernd Hoppe-Dominik --- , Germany Michael Mühlenberg --- v. Siebold Str. 2, Zentrum för Naturschutz der Universität Güttingen, Germany Bernd Steinhauer-Burkart --- , Germany Frauke Fischer --- , GermanyThe distribution and relative abundance of the common hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) and the pygmy hippo (Hexaprotodon liberiensis) was studied in the Ivory Coast between 1978 and 1986 by questionnaire survey, interviews, local field investigations and aerial censuses. In addition, the... -
Prey selection by a reintroduced lion population in the Greater Makalali Conservancy, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Dave Druce --- School of Life & Environmental Sciences, South Africa Heleen Genis --- School of Life & Environmental Sciences, South Africa Jonathan Braak --- Makalali Private Game Reserve, South Africa Sophie Greatwood --- School of Life & Environmental Sciences, South Africa Audrey Delsink --- School of Life & Environmental Sciences, South Africa Ross Kettles --- Makalali Private Game Reserve, South Africa Luke Hunter --- School of Life & Environmental Sciences, South Africa Rob Slotow --- School of Life & Environmental Sciences, South AfricaLion prey selection was studied on the Greater Makalali Conservancy (140 km2), Limpopo Province, South Africa, in order to assist with management strategies. Monitoring was carried out between February 1998 and December 2001. Lion killed 15 species, with warthog, blue... -
Dactylobiotus luci, a new freshwater tardigrade (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae) from theRwenzori Mountains, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Łukasz Kaczmarek --- Department of Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Poland Łukasz Michalczyk --- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation, School of Biological Sciences, U.K. Hilde Eggermont --- Department of Biology, Limnology Unit, BelgiumA new freshwater eutardigrade, Dactylobiotus luci is described from a permanent marsh pool (Zaphania’s Pool) at 4225 m elevation in the Alpine zone of the Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda. The new species is most similar to D. dervizi Biserov, 1998 in... -
Investigation of a parasitic outbreak of Lernaea cyprinacea Linnaeus (Crustacea: Copepoda) in fish from Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Maxwel Barson [AN0001] Atridah Mulonga --- Department of Biological Sciences, Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Zimbabwe, Belgium Tamuka Nhiwatiwa --- Department of Biological Sciences, Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Zimbabwe, BelgiumInfestation of fish by the crustacean ectoparasite Lernaea cyprinacea Linnaeus, 1758 was investigated to establish the extent of infestation, potential effects of the parasite and its ecological adaptations. Fish samples were collected from impoundments in the Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve in... -
Asymmetric interspecific territorial competition over food resources amongst Lake Malawi cichlid fishes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Atsushi Maruyama --- Faculty of Science and Technology, Ryukoku University, Japan Bosco Rusuwa --- Department of Biology, Malawi Masahide Yuma --- Faculty of Science and Technology, Ryukoku University, JapanThe rock-dwelling cichlids in Lake Malawi comprise the most diverse freshwater fish community in the world. Individuals frequently interact with heterospecifics through feeding territoriality. Underwater observations and experiments were conducted to examine interspecific variation in the frequencies of territorial behaviour... -
Effects of oats and grazing vetch cover crops and fertilisation on microbial biomass and activity after five years of rotation with maize
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Caroline Mukumbareza --- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, South Africa Pardon Muchaonyerwa --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Cornelius Chiduza --- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, South AfricaDegraded soil quality could be improved by cover crops. This study determined effects of maize–oats and maize– vetch rotations with or without fertilisation on soil microbial biomass and activity. Winter treatments were oats, vetch and weedy fallow, in rotation with... -
Selection in the Rice Variety Kihogo Red for Yield Improvement
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. H. Monyo --- Research and Training Institute, Tanzania D. R. Haswell --- Research and Training Institute, Tanzania S. H. Mwaruka --- Research and Training Institute, Tanzania -
Viability of Sclerotia of Dactuliophora tarrii in Soil
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. Mukiibi --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda -
Stability Performance of Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) Varieties in Medium Altitude Areas of Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: P. T. Shukla --- Agricultural Research Institute, Tanzania -
Bacteriological Milk Evaluation with Particular Reference to Deoxyribonuclease Production and Antibiotic Resistance in Staphylococci
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: S. K. C. Obi --- Department of Microbiology, Nduka Okafor --- Department of Microbiology, -
The Effect of Vapam on the Ectotrophic Mycorrhizae of Pine Seedlings
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: Chukwunyeaka Iloba --- Department of Forest Biology, Faculty of Forestry, Germany -
Altitude and Environmental Responses of Entries in the 1976–77 Eastern African Maize Variety Trial
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: L. L. Darrah [AN0001] S. Z. Mukuru [AN0002] -
Yield Performance and Selection for Resistance in Beans (Phaseolus Vulgaris L.) to Common Diseases in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D. M. Mukunya --- Faculty of Agriculture, Kenya S. O. Keya --- Faculty of Agriculture, Kenya -
A Greenhouse Study of the Effect of Wet-Dry Cycles on the Phosphorus Uptake and Dry Matter Yield of Three Crops
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: S. K. Muriuki --- University of Nairobi, R. G. Barber --- University of Nairobi, -
An Appreciation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: Titus Wycliffe Omukabe Olembo -
Waste Recycling: The Use of Dried Poultry Waste as Protein Suppliment to Broiler Chicks in the Tropics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: A.U. Okorie --- Department of Animal Science, Nigeria M. M. E. Iwuchukwu --- Department of Animal Science, Nigeria -
Changes in Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity in Selected Soils of Kenya Irrigated with Waters of Variable Salt Content
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D. W. Macharia --- University of Nairobi, Kenya S. K. Muriuki --- University of Nairobi, Kenya -
Feed Value of Some Nigerian Browse Plants: Chemical Composition and in Vitro Digestibility of Leaves
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: C.F.I. Onwuka --- Division of Agricultural Biochemistry and Nutrition, Department of Animal Science, Nigeria A.O. Akinsoyinu --- Division of Agricultural Biochemistry and Nutrition, Department of Animal Science, Nigeria O.O. Tewe --- Division of Agricultural Biochemistry and Nutrition, Department of Animal Science, Nigeria -
Studies of Insecticidal and Growth-Regulating Activity in Extracts of Melia Volkensii (Gurke), an Indigenous Tree in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: R. W. Mwangi --- Department of Zoology, Kenya T.K. Mukiama --- Department of Zoology, Kenya -
Determination of the Optimal Time to Start and to Stop Spraying Against Fungal Diseases of Finger Millet in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: E. Adipala --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda J. K. Mukiibi --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda -
Aspects of the Development, Survival and Immature Stages of Cletus Fuscescens Walker (Heteroptera: Coreidae) on Amaranthus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: F.K. Ewete --- Department of Agricultural Biology, Nigeria U.M. Ukwela --- Department of Agricultural Biology, Nigeria -
A Markov Chain Model for Crop Planning in Nsukka Environ Using Rainfall Data
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: W.I.E. Chukwu --- Department of Statistics, Nigeria -
Yield of Cupressus Lusitanica in Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: T. Pukkala --- Faculty of Forestry, Finland V. Pohjonen --- Faculty of Forestry, Finland -
Biosystematic Study of Solanum Macrocarpon—S. Dasyphyllum Complex in Uganda and Relations with Solanum Linnaeanum
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: Z.R. Bukenya --- Department of Botany, Uganda J.F. Carasco --- Department of Botany, Uganda -
Effect of Nitrogen Sources and Storage Method on Nitrate Content of Kale (Brassica Oleracea var. Acephala Leaves
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: M.O. Abukutsa --- Maseno University College, J.A. Chweya --- Maseno University College, B.O. Mochoge --- Maseno University College, J.C. Onyango --- Maseno University College, -
Immunisation of Small-Holder Cattle Against East Coast Fever in Kiambu District, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: S.K. Mbogo --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, D.P. Kariuki --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, P.N. Ngumi --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, R.M. Rumberia --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, A. Linyonyi --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, J.M. Wanjohi --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, A.C. Lesan --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, -
Chemotherapy of East Coast Fever: Buparvaquone Treatment of Field Cases Occurring in Kikuyu and Limuru Divisions of Kiambu District, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J.M. Wanjohi --- Protozoology Division, National Veterinary Research Centre, Kenya G.R. Muraguri --- Protozoology Division, National Veterinary Research Centre, Kenya R.M. Rumberia --- Protozoology Division, National Veterinary Research Centre, Kenya D.P. Kariuki --- Protozoology Division, National Veterinary Research Centre, Kenya N. McHardy --- Protozoology Division, National Veterinary Research Centre, Kenya -
Preliminary Evaluation of Cowpea Lines for Resistance to Zonate Leaf Spots and Bacterial Blight
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: E. Adipala --- Dept. of Crop Science, Uganda J.P. Takan --- Dept. of Crop Science, Uganda Z. Mukalere --- Dept. of Crop Science, Uganda M.W. Ogenga-Latigo --- Dept. of Crop Science, Uganda -
Immunisation Against East Coast Fever: Possible Ways of Reducing Costs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: S.K. Mbogo --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kenya D.P. Kariuki --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kenya -
The Role of Dairy Cooperative Societies in Providing Services to Small-Holder Dairy Farmers in Kiambu District, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J.N. Ombui --- Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, J.J. McDermott --- Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, S.M. Arimi --- Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, S.K. Mbugua --- Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, S. Kakuko --- Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, J.K. Kilungo --- Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, -
Reduced Acaricide Application After Immunisation Against East Coast Fever by the Infection and Treatment Method
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D.P. Kariuki --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kenya S.G. Muraguri --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kenya M. Kamau --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kenya -
Bean Growth and Yield Response to Irrigation, Nitrogen Fertiliser and Planting Density Under Temperate and Tropical Conditions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: LP Simmonds --- University of Reading, UK MWK Mburu --- University of Reading, UK CJ Pilbeam --- University of Reading, UKBeans (Phaseolus vulgaris var Mwezi Moja) were grown in the field under two irrigation levels (irrigated and rainfed), two nitrogen levels (no fertiliser and 100 kg N ha−1) and two planting densities (22 and 44 plants m−2) at Sonning (UK)... -
Rain Water Management for Dry Spell Mitigation in Semi-Arid Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J Barron --- Department of Systems Ecology, Sweden J Rockström --- Department of Systems Ecology, Sweden F Gichuki --- Department of Systems Ecology, SwedenAverage actual cereal yields are a result of both inter-seasonal droughts and intraseasonal dry spells that occur during the cropping season. During dry spells crops cannot effectively use available soil nutrients. In order to decrease the gap between actual and... -
Characterisation of the Flow Regime of Ewaso Ngiro North River
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: FN Gichuki --- Department of Agricultural Engineering, PG Gichuki --- Department of Agricultural Engineering, RK Muni --- Department of Agricultural Engineering,This study aimed at characterising the river flow regime using statistical and probability methods. Streamflow data for Archers Post river gauging station for the period 1960 to 1998 were used for the analysis. Preliminary analysis of the daily flow data... -
Hydraulic Properties of Andosols Following Deforestation in the Northern Slopes of Mt. Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: G Kironchi --- Department of Soil Science, JP Mbuvi --- Department of Soil Science, FN Gichuki --- Department of Soil Science,Deterioration in soil hydraulic properties due to deforestation adversely affects the hydrology of catchments, especially those on mountain slopes. The effects of clearing natural forest (NF) for potato cultivation (PC) and livestock grazing (GL) on the hydraulic properties of an... -
Effects of Genotype and in Vitro Media Composition on Micropropagation of Sugar Cane
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: W. Kirwa --- University of Nairobi, Kenya S.D. Obukosia --- University of Nairobi, Kenya K. Waithaka --- University of Nairobi, Kenya G. Ruhl --- University of Nairobi, Kenya K. Standke --- University of Nairobi, Kenya H. Damroth --- University of Nairobi, Kenya -
The Effects on Production of Milking Crossbred Suckler Cows Grazing a Semi-Arid Area of Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D.O. Anindo --- University of Aberdeen, UK J.H. Topps --- University of Aberdeen, UK -
The Effects on Production of Milking Crossbred Suckler Cows Grazing a Semi-Arid Area of Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D.O. Anindo --- University of Aberdeen, School of Agriculture, UK J.H. Topps --- University of Aberdeen, School of Agriculture, UK -
Effects on Production of Milking Crossbred Suckler Cows Grazing a Semi-Arid Area of Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D.O. Allindo --- University of Aberdeen, School of Agriculture, UK J.H. Topps --- University of Aberdeen, School of Agriculture, UK -
Root-Knot Nematode Surveys of Cultivated Areas in East Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: A. G. Whitehead --- East African Agriculture and Forestry Research Organization, L. Kariuki --- East African Agriculture and Forestry Research Organization, -
Influence of Farmyard Manure and Nitrogen Fertilizers on Sown Pastures, Seed Yield and Quality of Cenchrus CiliarisL. at Kongwa Tanzania Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: P. M. Wigg [AN0001] M. A. Owen [AN0002] N. J. Mukurasi [AN0003] -
Minor Diseases of Groundnuts in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. Mukiibi --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda -
Fungicidal Control of Cercospora Leafspots of Groundnuts in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. Mukiibi --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda -
Genetic Divergence in Relation to Geographical Origin in Maize (Zea mays)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: R. S. Utkhede --- Agricultural Research Institute, Tanzania P. T. Shukla --- Agricultural Research Institute, Tanzania N. G. Nikolov --- Agricultural Research Institute, Tanzania -
Evaluation of Two Methods of Measuring Cation Exchange Capacity Using Selected Kenyan Soils
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: G. D. Manuya --- Department of Soil Science, S. K. Muriuki --- Department of Soil Science, -
Effect of Bean Common Mosaic Virus on Growth and Yield of Beans
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: M. E. Omunyin --- Crop Science Department, Kenya E.M. Gathuru --- Crop Science Department, Kenya D. M. Mukunya --- Crop Science Department, Kenya -
Chromosome Numbers and DNA Amounts in Agave Variants
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: R. A. Finch --- , UK J. F. Osborne --- , UK -
The Effect of Intercropping Maize with Finger Millet on Physoderma Maydis and Exserohilum Turcicum Infections
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: E. Adipala --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda C.A. Okoboi --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda J.P. Takan --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda Z. Mukalere --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda -
Agroforestry for Soil and Water Conservation in Drylands
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: C.K. Ong --- International Centre for Research in Agroforestry, Kenya J. Kinama --- International Centre for Research in Agroforestry, Kenya R. Chiti --- International Centre for Research in Agroforestry, Kenya F. Gichuki --- International Centre for Research in Agroforestry, Kenya C.J. Stigter --- International Centre for Research in Agroforestry, Kenya J.K. Ng'ang'a --- International Centre for Research in Agroforestry, KenyaThe performance of contour hedgerows for soil and water conservation in the drylands was examined in terms of the ‘water cost’ as transpired by the trees and the ‘amount saved’ as reduction in runoff. Analysis of long-term data obtained from... -
Utilisation of Fodder Trees Under Small-Holder Systems in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: R. T. Paterson --- , Kenya R. L. Roothaert --- , Kenya I. W. Kariuki --- , KenyaAlthough the technical advantages in terms of animal production and improved soil fertility of the use of herbaceous legumes have been well demonstrated in Kenya and elsewhere, adoption by small-scale farmers has been disappointing. This has led to increased research... -
Land-Use Policy and Environmental Conservation in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: Kiragu Njuki --- , KenyaThe paper begins by providing a brief inventory of the Kenyan land and water resource. Land use types are seen as comprising two main categories, namely: those occurring in the medium-to high-rainfall areas and those occurring in the Arid and... -
Examining the evidence for ecologically sustainable ostrich breeding practices on natural veld in the Little Karoo, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Anita Wheeler --- Department of Botany, South Africa Andrew T Knight --- Department of Life Sciences, UK Susanne Vetter --- Department of Botany, South AfricaLand degradation in the Little Karoo is extensive. Overstocking of breeding ostriches on natural veld has been among the main causes of this. The National Department of Agriculture has set a general stocking rate of 60 ha LSU−1 as a... -
The impact of livestock grazing management systems on soil and vegetation characteristics across savanna ecosystems in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Olaotswe E Kgosikoma --- Department of Agricultural Research, Botswana Witness Mojeremane --- Botswana College of Agriculture, Botswana Barbra Harvie --- University of Edinburgh, UKThe objective of this study was to determine the impact of livestock grazing management systems on soil and vegetation dynamics under different environmental conditions of Botswana. Soil and vegetation were randomly sampled along transects located in three ranches and adjacent... -
The influence of family characteristics on glycaemic control among adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending the general outpatient clinic, National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Bethrand Brian Odume --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria Onyebuchi Stephanie Ofoegbu --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria Elias Chike Aniwada --- Department of Community Medicine, Nigeria Emeka Franklin Okechukwu --- United States Agency for International Development, USAID, NigeriaBackground: There is an increasing epidemic of diabetes worldwide with many patients not achieving set treatment targets. Family interventions in diabetes patient management, a proven adjunct, have not been fully integrated to patient care. -
Health policy implications of blood transfusion-related human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 infection and disease
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Hoosain Paruk --- Department of Neurology, South Africa Ahmed Bhigjee --- Department of Neurology, South AfricaHuman T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the causative agent for HTLV-1-associated myelopathy (HAM) or tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP), and adult T-cell leukaemia (ATL). The virus is transmitted vertically from mother to child, and horizontally by sexual intercourse and... -
Multi-Sector Approach Ensures Mukwano Group Thrives Despite Tough Climate
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Tony Gadhoke --- Mukwano Group, Uganda -
Chester Himes, Jacques Derrida and inescapable colonialism: Reflections on African philosophy from the diaspora
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Bryan Mukandi --- School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, AustraliaIn this article, I read Chester Himes' Blind Man With a Pistol as the work of an African- American writer who takes Harlem to be a colonial space, and who attempts to think through the ways that are available for... -
Ecucalyptus Citriodora-
Essential Oil Content and Chemical Varieties in Kenya Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. W. Mwangi --- Department of Pharmacy, Kenya A. N. Guantai --- Department of Pharmacy, Kenya G. Muriuki --- Department of Pharmacy, Kenya -
Digestibility and Protein Content of Leucaena LeucocephalaItem type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: R. D. Child --- National Range Research Station, Kenya J. N. Njuki --- National Range Research Station, Kenya R. M. Hansen --- National Range Research Station, Kenya D. L. Whittington --- National Range Research Station, Kenya -
Feeding Sorghum Silage and Pyrethrum Marc for Sustained Growth of Boran Steers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J.K. Kitilit --- Kenya Agriculgural Research Institute, Kenya K.R.G. Irungu --- Kenya Agriculgural Research Institute, Kenya J.N. Kariuki --- Kenya Agriculgural Research Institute, Kenya D. Indetie --- Kenya Agriculgural Research Institute, Kenya K. Changwony --- Kenya Agriculgural Research Institute, Kenya -
The Effect of Farmyard Manure and Fertilisers on Cabbage Yields in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: A.W. Muriuki --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kenya H.F. Schnier --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kenya H. Recke --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kenya S.M. Kanyanjua --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kenya -
Impact of Soil Fertility Management Strategies on Diversity and Populations Soil Macrofauna in an Agroecosystem
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: F. O. Ayuke --- Department of Forestry, Kenya M. R. Rao --- Department of Forestry, Kenya M. J. Swift --- Department of Forestry, Kenya M. L. Opondo-Mbai --- Department of Forestry, KenyaThe role of soil invertebrate fauna in decomposition of organic residues and thus nutrient release, soil structure and soil-water relations is well appreciated. The scope, however, of their manipulation to derive the potential benefits is little understood. A study was... -
Psychosocial and health risk outcomes among orphans and non-orphans in mixed households in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Candice Reardon, Gavin George --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division, (HEARD), South Africa Collins Mucheuki --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division, (HEARD), South Africa Kaymarlin Govender --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division, (HEARD), South Africa Tim Quinlan --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division, (HEARD), South AfricaA growing body of research warns of the social challenges facing orphans. We examined this issue focusing on differences between orphans and non-orphans from mixed households, that is, households that comprise both orphans and non-orphans. We examined whether orphans reported... -
The relationship between collective action and serious illness in western Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jane K Njuguna --- Save The Children, USA Andrew M Muriuki --- Save The Children, USABy 2012 HIV had infected about 1.6 million Kenyans and an estimated 58 000 had died due to HIV/AIDS. HIV/AIDS rates in western Kenya are disproportionately high compared to the rate in Kenya as a whole. This study aimed to... -
INTRODUCTION: Phonetics and Phonology in Bantu
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Nancy C Kula --- Department of Language and Linguistics, UK Maxwell Kadenge --- Department of Linguistics, South Africa -
Mental representation of tonal spreading in Bemba: Evidence from elicited production and perception
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Nancy C Kula --- Department of Language and Linguistics, UK Bettina Braun --- Fachbereich Sprachwissenschaft, GermanyPrevious research has shown that listeners from tonal languages are better at processing tone compared to speakers from non-tonal languages. However, most of this research has tested Asian tone languages, particularly those which have many tonal contrasts and a dense... -
“Wine you get every day, but a child you can't replace”: The perceived impact of parental drinking on child outcomes in a South African township
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Karmel W Choi --- Duke University, USA Melissa H Watt --- Duke University, USA Donald Skinner --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Seth C Kalichman --- University of Connecticut, USA Kathleen J Sikkema --- Duke University, USAObjective: This study explored the perceived impact of parental drinking on children in a South African township where alcohol abuse is prevalent and high levels of existing poverty and violence may exacerbate potential consequences on children. -
Code-switching among chiShona-English bilinguals in courtroom discourse: Rape cases in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Victor Mugari --- University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Laston Mukaro --- University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Lovemore Mutonga --- University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Nhamo W Samasuwo --- University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Maxwell Kadenge --- Department of Linguistics, School of Literature, Language and Media, South AfricaAs has become the norm in bilingual situations, code-switching in both formal and informal contexts has increased recognition as a verbal mode of communication. This article presents a parsimonious exegesis of the patterns and functions of code-switching in the courtroom... -
Bioaccumulation and distribution of organochlorine residues across the food web in Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: B Akinsanya --- Department of Zoology, Nigeria R Alani --- Department of Chemistry, Nigeria UD Ukwa --- Department of Zoology, Nigeria F Bamidele --- Department of Zoology, Nigeria JK Saliu --- Department of Zoology, NigeriaEighteen organochlorine pesticide (OCP) residues were measured in the water, sediment, plankton, benthic invertebrates and fish in various sections of the Lagos Lagoon in 2014 to investigate their bioaccumulation and distribution in the food web. The analysis was done using... -
Biophysical models of larval dispersal in the Benguela Current ecosystem
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: C Lett --- UMI IRD 209 UPMC UMMISCO, Centre de Recherche Halieutique Méditerranéenne et Tropicale, France CD van der Lingen --- Branch: Fisheries Management, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, South Africa BR Loveday --- Remote Sensing Group, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK CL Moloney --- Marine Research Institute and Department of Biological Sciences, South AfricaWe synthesise and update results from the suite of biophysical, larval-dispersal models developed in the Benguela Current ecosystem. Biophysical models of larval dispersal use outputs of physical hydrodynamic models as inputs to individual-based models in which biological processes acting during... -
C∗-Segal Algebras with Order Unit, II
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Jukka Kauppi --- Department of Mathematical Sciences, Finland Jussi Mattas --- Department of Mathematical Sciences, FinlandWe continue the work begun in [12] on noncommutative C∗-Segal algebras, with an emphasis on the order structure. We extend and improve the main results of [12], and characterize the C∗-Segal algebras with an order unitization. -
Open Source as a viable technical resource for Nigeria's developing health system
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ogochukwu Eburuoh --- Department of Computer Science, USAThis article provides an in-depth analysis into the usefulness of Open Source Electronic Health Recording Systems for Nigeria's struggling health care system. It critiques the present quality of care received by patients, while advocating a revised education and management infrastructure... -
School adjustment of adolescents affected by HIV and AIDS: A case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Olubusayo Aduke Asikhia --- Department of Psychology of Education, South Africa Kesh Mohangi --- Department of Psychology of Education, South AfricaThe study examined the school adjustment of South African adolescents affected by HIV and AIDS . Participants were a convenient sample of 60 adolescents from a secondary school in a major South African city (females = 73 .33%, 50% affected... -
The semantics of depictive secondary predication in chiShona
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Laston Mukaro --- Linguistics Department, Zimbabwe Victor Mugari --- Linguistics Department, ZimbabweThis article describes chiShona verb meaning using the event-based semantics approach. The analysis adopted in this article is couched within the framework first introduced by Davidson and then developed by many other scholars including Parsons, Dowty, Rapoport, Landman and Rothstein... -
Appraisal of access to safe drinking water in southwest Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Adedayo A. Badejo --- Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, South Africa Julius M. Ndambuki --- Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, South Africa Williams K. Kupolati --- Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, South Africa Adebola A Adekunle --- Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Nigeria Solomon A. Taiwo --- Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Nigeria David O. Omole --- Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, South AfricaThe importance of developing effective water supply services is universally recognised as a basis for improving the overall health of the population. This study ascertained the quality of water supplied by a water treatment scheme in southwest Nigeria. One hundred... -
Conservation Education in the Primary and Secondary School Syllabi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: S. F. Muka --- Curriculum Development and Research Centre, Kenya -
Influence of growth media and regulators on vegetative propagation of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: P. Kiuru --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) Thika, Kenya S. J. N. Muriuki --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) Thika, Kenya S. B. Wepukhulu --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) Thika, Kenya S. J. M. Muriuki --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) Thika, KenyaRosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) is a woody, perennial herb with fragrant evergreen needle-like leaves and a lovely fragrance. Leaves are finely chopped and used to flavour dishes. Rosemary propagation is done through either seed or stem cutting. Seeds of rosemary are... -
Effects of short-term water deficit stress on physiological characteristics of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Yusuf Y Muhammad --- School of Biosciences, Malaysia Sean Mayes --- Plant and Crop Sciences, School of Biosciences, UK Festo Massawe --- School of Biosciences, MalaysiaBambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) is an annual leguminous food crop native to Africa. The crop is grown in marginal soils and it is considered to be a drought-resistant species. However, there is limited information on the ways Bambara... -
Statistical assessment of maize leaf nutrient and yield relationships in rural agriculture in the Mbizana area, Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Danie J Beukes --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, South Africa Gcina G Jezile --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, South Africa Thembisile C Mapumulo --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, South Africa Thomas P Fyfield --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, South AfricaA medium-term study was conducted under dry land to develop regression models to predict maize yield from leaf analyses for cost-effective fertiliser recommendations. Treatments consisted of lime, organic and inorganic fertiliser applications in a randomised complete block design with three... -
Predicting soil nitrogen content using narrow-band indices from Eucalyptus grandis canopies as proxy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Thamsanqa Mzinyane --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Jan van Aardt --- Rochester Institute of Technology, UK Fethi Ahmed --- University of Witswatersrand, South Africa Michael Gebreslasie --- School of Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Science, South AfricaOptimal fertiliser applications for sustainable forest stand productivity management, whilst protecting the environment, is vital. This study estimated soil nitrogen content using leaf-level narrow-band vegetation indices derived from a hand-held 350-2 500 nm spectroradiometer. Leaf-level spectral data were collected and subjected... -
Sex determination of African Penguins Spheniscus demersus using bill measurements: method comparisons and implications for use
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Kate J Campbell --- Animal Demography Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa Danielle Farah --- School of Biological Sciences, UK Sarah Collins --- School of Biological Sciences, UK Nola J Parsons --- Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds, South AfricaAfrican Penguins Spheniscus demersus are sexually dimorphic; on average, males are larger than females but measurements overlap making sex determination difficult through observations alone. We developed a discriminant function, using bill length and depth from a sample of birds sexed... -
Usurpation of a Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus nest by African Wattled Lapwings V. senegalensis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Nicholas PC Horrocks --- Department of Zoology, UKI report an instance of usurpation of a Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus nest by a pair of African Wattled Lapwings Vanellus senegalensis. The nest, which originally contained a single Crowned Lapwing egg, eventually contained an additional three Wattled Lapwing eggs,... -
Social epistemology and the aim(s) of education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Luke A. Buckland --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaIn Knowledge in a Social World (1999) Alvin Goldman has defended a ‘veritistic’ or truth-oriented, monistic account of the aim of education. In particular, he argued that the inculcation of true belief constitutes the ultimate goal of education, with other... -
Reflooding the Faguibine floodplain system, northern Mali: potential benefits and challenges
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: O Hamerlynck --- Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Team, Kenya SA Moulaye Zeine --- Global Monitoring, Mauritania JY Mutua --- Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Team, Kenya LV Mukhwana --- Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Team, Kenya M Yéna --- Direction Nationale de l’Hydraulique du Mali, MaliThe Faguibine system, northern Mali, consists of a series of interconnected floodplains of which the flooded surface area declined from about 1 000 km² in the late 19th century to only some 90 km² in 2010. Flood extent depends on... -
Carbon stocks of the terraces of the Lower Tana River floodplain and delta, Kenya, prior to conversion for biofuel production
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: LV Mukhwana --- Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Team (KENWEB), Kenya Q Luke --- Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Team (KENWEB), Kenya E Delmas --- Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Team (KENWEB), Kenya K Otoi --- Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Team (KENWEB), Kenya O Hamerlynck --- Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Team (KENWEB), Kenya L Vandepitte --- Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Belgium B Adkins --- Dadacha Consulting Ltd, KenyaFew studies have addressed the terraces adjacent to the Tana River and delta. In May 2012 a survey assessed the woody vegetation of the terraces in anticipation of their conversion to a biofuel farm. The 64 000 hectares targeted by... -
The number of symmetric colorings of the dihedral group D3
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Iryna Kashuba --- Institute of Mathematics, University of S̃ao Paulo, Brazil Yuliya Zelenyuk --- School of Mathematics, South AfricaWe compute the number of symmetric r-colorings and the number of equivalence classes of symmetric r-colorings of the dihedral group D3. -
Intraoperative fluid therapy in neonates
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: AR Visram --- Barts Health NHS Trust, UKThe evidence base for the administration of intraoperative fluids in neonates is poor and extrapolated from adults and children. Differences from adults and children in physiology and anatomy of neonates inform our practice. -
The United Kingdom National Audit Projects: a narrative review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: G Thomas --- Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Foundation Trust, UK TM Cook --- Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Foundation Trust, UKThe Royal College of Anaesthetists’ National Audit Project (NAP) programme has been running in its current form since 2006. Since NAP3 was commissioned the NAPs have examined rare but important complications of anaesthesia and related sub-specialties. The topics covered include... -
DNA barcoding for identification of cryptic species in the field and existing museum collections: a case study of Aethomys and Micaelamys (Rodentia: Muridae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Metlholo Andries Phukuntsi --- National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, South Africa Helene Brettschneider --- National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, South Africa Desiré L Dalton --- National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, South Africa Teresa Kearney --- Vertebrate Department, Ditsong National Museum of Natural History, South Africa Jacqueline Badenhorst --- Department of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Antoinette Kotze --- National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, South AfricaDNA barcoding has been proposed as a method for species identification. However, this method has been criticised for its over-reliance on a single mitochondrial gene. In this study, four mitochondrial gene regions and one nuclear gene region were used to... -
Influence of local environmental conditions and bleaching histories on the diversity and distribution of Symbiodinium in reef-building corals in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: LJ Chauka --- Institute of Marine Sciences, Tanzania G Steinert --- Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), Germany MSP Mtolera --- Institute of Marine Sciences, TanzaniaPollution, turbidity and coral bleaching history, as well as coral diversity, vary along the Tanzanian coastline. Prior to this study, it was not known whether exposure to such environmental variation might have influenced the diversity and distribution of Symbiodinium along... -
Institutional and regulatory framework for biodiesel production: International perspectives and lessons for South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Chipo Mukonza --- Institute of Corporate Citizenship, South Africa Godwell Nhamo --- Institute of Corporate Citizenship, South AfricaBiodiesel is produced from a range of feedstock including oil seeds (canola/rape and soya beans), as well as used cooking oil. This is done by converting the oil to methyl esters in a transesterification process that yields glycerine as one... -
Does social capital really determine poverty? Evidence from a Cameroon household survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Johannes Tabi Atemnkeng --- Department of Economics and Management, Cameroon Andrew Wujung Vukenkeng --- Department of Economics, CameroonThis paper examines the effect of social capital on household poverty using the 2007 Cameroon household survey. A social capital indicator is constructed using the polychoric principal components analysis method and econometric approaches are employed to correct for potential endogeneity... -
Development and characterisation of a modified multi-purpose pine oil detergent for a small-scale manufacturer in Lesotho
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mosotho George --- Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Lesotho Ts'ukulu Motsamai --- Chemistry and Chemical Technology, LesothoThe interest in small-scale manufacturing of simple products seems to be growing in Lesotho. However, this could have undesirable effects without insights into the chemical processes involved in such presumed simple processes. This manuscript reports the partnership between the National... -
Hotel industry expansion and sustainable development: A case study of Inle Lake, Myanmar
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Harald Buijtendijk --- Academy for Tourism, NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, Breda, The Netherlands Kristina Tschunkert --- School of International Development, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UKThis article examines how international hotel industry expansion affects sustainable development in the context of least developed countries. The study focuses on power asymmetries in the governance processes of hotel value chains. First it develops a model to analyse these... -
Evaluation of the use of oral rehydration therapy in the management of diarrhoea among children under 5: knowledge attitudes and practices of mothers/caregivers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Sergius Onwukwe --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Claire van Deventer --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Olu Omole --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaIntroduction: Dehydration from diarrhoea and vomiting has remained a threat to the lives of children under 5 years old especially in developing countries. Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) administered by caregivers is lifesaving but evidence shows unsatisfactory implementation of this. -
A case report of primary psammomatous serous adenocarcinoma of the peritoneum
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Purwa R Patil --- Department of Pathology, India Bhavana M Bharambe --- Department of Pathology, India Aditi H Mahure --- Department of Pathology, India Madhumita D Kurdukar --- Department of Pathology, India Amruta A Patil --- Department of Pathology, India Kalpana A Deshpande --- Department of Pathology, IndiaExtraovarian peritoneal serous papillary carcinoma is an uncommon malignant tumour characterised by peritoneal involvement with ascites, which is similar to ovarian serous papillary carcinoma histologically. Our case involved only the surface and superficial cortex of the ovaries, with peritoneal involvement,... -
Liver dysfunction as the presenting feature of disseminated cryptococcosis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Shailaja Shukla --- Department of Pathology, India Jyoti Garg --- Department of Pathology, India Gunjan Mahajan --- Department of Pathology, India Sunita Sharma --- Department of Pathology, IndiaDisseminated cryptococcosis is rare in immunocompetent individuals with central nervous and respiratory systems being the most common initial sites of involvement. Liver dysfunction as a presenting feature of disseminated cryptococcosis has been reported rarely, with the majority of patients being... -
Holy hustlers, schism, and prophecy: apostolic reformation in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Asonzeh Ukah --- Religious Studies, South Africa -
Psychometric properties of a measure of psychological factors among francophone adolescent learners in a South African setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Moletsane Mokgadi --- Department of Educational Psychology, South Africa Robert Kananga Mukuna --- Department of Educational Psychology, South AfricaThis study reported on the psychometric properties of a prospective measure of psychological wellbeing among immigrant francophone adolescent learners in high schools in the Western Cape, South Africa. The sample size comprised 170 participants (females = 51%; age range 14... -
The role of snail aestivation in transmission of schistosomiasis in changing climatic conditions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: O Rubaba --- College of Health Sciences, South Africa MJ Chimbari --- College of Health Sciences, South Africa S Mukaratirwa --- School of Life Sciences, South AfricaSchistosomiasis vector snails are subjected to extreme seasonal changes, particularly in ephemeral rivers and lentic waterbodies. In the tropics, aestivation is one of the adaptive strategies for survival and is used by snails in times of extremely high temperatures and... -
Understanding the role of forests in rural household economies: experiences from the Northern and Western provinces of Rwanda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Edward Mutandwa --- Department of Rural Development and Agribusiness, College of Agriculture, Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Rwanda Richard Kanyarukiga --- Department of Rural Development and Agribusiness, College of Agriculture, Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, RwandaForests have conventionally been seen as a source of products for sustaining resource-poor households. Nonetheless, forest management strategies have often not been designed to meet these pressing needs. The objectives of this research were to examine the contribution of forest... -
WHO global strategy on diet, physical activity and health: How can Codex Alimentarius take action to support its implementation?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: D C Coitinho --- Department of Nutrition for Health and Development, C Nishida --- Department of Nutrition for Health and Development, I Keller --- Primary Prevention of Chronic Diseases Unit, Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion, C Tukuitonga --- Primary Prevention of Chronic Diseases Unit, Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion, C Taylor --- Programme on Chemical Safety, Department of Protection of the Human Environment, -
Cocoa, flavanols and cardiovascular health: what are the public health implications?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: I A Macdonald --- IInstitute of Clinical Research and School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Nottingham Medical School, Queen’s Medical Centre, UK -
Evidence-based nutrition interventions for the control of HIV/AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Andrew Tomkins --- Centre for International Child Health, UK -
Some health benefits of low glycaemic index diets – a systematic review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Maretha Opperman --- School of Physiology, Christine Venter --- School of Physiology, Welma Oosthuizen --- School of Physiology, Rachel Thompson --- Public Health Nutrition, UK -
The effect of extrusion processing on the glycaemic index of dry bean products
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Welma Oosthuizen --- School of Physiology, Christine Venter --- School of Physiology, Theo Nell --- School of Physiology, Celia Matthew --- School of Physiology, Jacky Gouws --- School of Physiology, Johann Jerling --- School of Physiology, Klauss Englyst --- Englyst Carbohydrates – Research & Services Ltd, UK -
Impact of the special training of community health workers on breastfeeding counselling and support in KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: C. Mukantwali --- Discipline of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, E.M.W. Maunder --- Discipline of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, M Paterson --- Discipline of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, C. Gibson --- Thukela District Child Survival Project,Objectives. To evaluate the impact of special training of community health workers (CHWs) on breastfeeding counselling and support. -
Two-year recall of maternal peanut consumption using a food-frequency questionnaire
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: A.T. Fox --- Department of Paediatric Allergy, UK G. Dutoit --- Department of Paediatric Allergy, UK G. Lack --- Department of Paediatric Allergy, UK R. Meyer --- Imperial College, UK H. Syed --- Cancer Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Mathematics and Statistics, UK P. Sasieni --- Cancer Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Mathematics and Statistics, UKObjectives. To design a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to estimate peanut consumption during pregnancy, and to determine reproducibility when this consumption was recalled after a 2-year period. -
Factors influencing high socio-economic class mothers’ decision regarding formula-feeding practices in the Cape Metropole
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: M. Sowden --- Division of Human Nutrition, D. Marais --- Division of Human Nutrition, R. Beukes --- Division of Human Nutrition,The aims of the study were to identify the reasons why high socio-economic class women in the Cape Metropole decide not to breast-feed; to evaluate whether the type and volume of infant formula selected by the mother was appropriate for... -
Breastfeeding pattern, anthropometry and health status of infants attending child welfare clinics of a teaching hospital in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Au Ukegbu --- Department of Public Health, Nigeria Eu Ebenebe --- Department of Community Medicine, Nigeria Po Ukegbu --- Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, NigeriaObjective: To determine the breastfeeding pattern and its relationship with the physical growth and health status of infants aged 0–24 weeks. -
Relationships of alcohol intake with biological health outcomes in an African population in transition: the Transition and Health during Urbanisation in South Africa (THUSA) study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Re Gopane --- Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa Pt Pisa --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa Hh Vorster --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa A Kruger --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa Bm Margetts --- Institute of Human Nutrition, UKObjective: Because present recommendations on alcohol intake are based mainly on evidence of beneficial effects in populations of developed countries, this study examines biological effects of alcohol consumption in an African population in transition to assess whether these recommendations are... -
Nutritional management after total laryngectomy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: T Ackerberg --- Dr George Mukhari Hospital, -
Job satisfaction of South African registered dietitians
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: J. Visser --- Division of Human Nutrition, A. Mackenzie --- Division of Human Nutrition, D. Marais --- Division of Human Nutrition, UKObjectives: The aim of this study was to determine the overall level of job satisfaction among South African registered dietitians and possible relationships between the influencing factors. -
An investigation into utilising gestational body mass index as a screening tool for adverse birth outcomes and maternal morbidities in a group of pregnant women in Khayelitsha
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Hr Davies --- Division of Human Nutrition, J Visser --- Division of Human Nutrition, M Tomlinson --- Department of Psychology, Mj Rotheram-Borus --- Semel Institute and the Department of Psychiatry University of California, USA C Gissane --- School of Human and Applied Science, UK J Harwood --- Semel Institute and the Department of Psychiatry University of California, USA I LeRoux --- Philani Child Health and Nutrition Centre,Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the ability of the gestational body mass index (BMI) method to screen for adverse birth outcomes and maternal morbidities. -
Overweight, obesity and underweight in nurses in Vhembe and Capricorn districts, Limpopo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Dt Goon --- Centre for Biokinetics, Recreation and Sport Science, Ms Maputle --- Department of Advanced Nursing and Science, A Olukoga --- Department of Public Health, R Lebese --- Department of Advanced Nursing and Science, Lb Khoza --- Department of Advanced Nursing and Science, Fc Ayanwu --- Department of Public Health,Background: In South Africa, anecdotal evidence concerning the prevalence of overweight and obesity in nurses is alarming, but no scientific studies have confirmed this notion. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity in black nurses... -
Determinants of obesity and perception of weight in hypertensive patients in rural South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Pr Duncan --- Academic Clinical Fellow and General Practice Trainee, Bristol Ld Howe --- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit University of Bristol, Bristol Z. Manukusa --- Manguzi Hospital, Durban S. Purdy --- Academic Clinical Fellow and General Practice Trainee, BristolObjective: The objective of the study was to identify factors associated with being overweight or obese, and perceptions of weight by hypertensive patients living in rural South Africa. -
Adherence to infant-feeding choices by HIV-infected mothers at a Nigerian tertiary hospital: the pre-“rapid advice” experience
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Cu Onubogu --- Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria Ef Ugochukwu --- Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria I. Egbuonu --- Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria In Onyeka --- Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, FinlandObjectives: The study examined adherence to infant-feeding choices made by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected mothers at a Nigerian tertiary hospital prior to implementation of the “rapid advice” guideline, i.e. the revised World Health Organisation principles and recommendations on infant feeding... -
Psychometric properties of beliefs about relationship violence against women and gender stereotypes scale
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sunday B. Fakunmoju --- Department of Social Work, USA Funmi O. Bammeke --- Department of Sociology, Nigeria Felicia A. D. Oyekanmi --- Department of Sociology, Nigeria Segun Temilola --- Department of Sociology, Nigeria Bukola George --- Department of Sociology, NigeriaThis article describes psychometric properties of the Gender-Based Relationship Violence Beliefs Scale (BEREVIWOS) and the Gender Stereotypes and Beliefs (GESTABE) scale in a Nigerian setting. Analysis was based on a convenience sample of 202 respondents. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was... -
Diet of nesting African Crowned Eagles Stephanoaetus coronatus in emerging and forest–savanna habitats in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Gerard Malan --- Department of Nature Conservation, South Africa Eleen Strydom --- Department of Nature Conservation, South Africa Susanne Shultz --- Faculty of Life Sciences, UK Graham Avery --- Natural History Collections Department, South AfricaThe aim of this study was to investigate the species composition of prey caught in the forest, savanna and emerging habitats in which African Crowned Eagles Stephanoaetus coronatus breed in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. At the 17 nest sites, the... -
Relationship dynamics and sexual risk behaviour of male partners of female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Martin Mbonye --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute, Uganda Godfrey E Siu --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute, Uganda Thadeus Kiwanuka --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute, Uganda Janet Seeley --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute, UgandaRegular male partners of female sex workers (FSWs) represent an important population to reach with HIV-prevention interventions. This paper discusses the relationship dynamics and HIV/sexually transmitted infection risk behaviour of men involved with self-identified FSWs in Kampala. Between 2011 and... -
Separating sets by Świa̧tkowski functions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Marcin Kowalewski --- Kazimierz Wielki University, Poland Paulina Szczuka --- Kazimierz Wielki University, PolandIn this paper we characterize the pairs (A0, A1) and (A−, A+) of disjoint sets which can be separated by a Świa̧tkowski function. -
The economics of the carbon sequestration potential of plantation forestry in south-western Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Isaac Kiyingi --- National Forestry Resources Research Institute, Uganda Abdi-Khalil Edriss --- Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Faculty of Development Studies, Malawi Alexander MR Phiri --- Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Faculty of Development Studies, Malawi Buyinza Mukadasi --- School of Postgraduate Studies, Uganda Susan Tumwebaze --- School of Forestry, Environment and Geographical Sciences, Uganda Hillary Agaba --- National Forestry Resources Research Institute, UgandaThis study assessed the amount of carbon stored and the economic viability of the small-scale Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) carbon offsets in Pinus caribaea and Eucalyptus grandis plantations under varying rotations. Volume equations were used to estimate carbon stocks and... -
Task type and incidental L2 vocabulary learning: Repetition versus task involvement load
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Ali Akbar Ansarin --- University of Tabriz, Iran Aso Bayazidi --- Department of English, Boukan Branch, IranThis study investigated the effect of task type on incidental L2 vocabulary learning. The different tasks investigated in this study differed in terms of repetition of encounters and task involvement load. In a within-subjects design, 72 Iranian learners of English... -
A secure framework for SMS-based service delivery in m-government using a multicast encryption scheme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Adebukola Onashoga --- Department of Computer Science, Nigeria Adebayo Ogunjobi --- Department of Computer Science, Nigeria Thomas Ibharalu --- Department of Computer Science, Nigeria Oluwafunmilayo Lawal --- Department of Computer Science, NigeriaThe use of mobile devices has revolutionised the world. Their affordability, high availability and usage convenience could transform the current governance to mobile government. However, in literature, the existing m-government architecture in Africa does not adequately consider security in its... -
Modelling the effects of petroleum product contaminated sand on the compressive strength of concretes using fuzzy logic and artificial neural networks: A case study of diesel
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Chidozie Chukwuemeka Nwobi-Okoye --- Faculty of Engineering, Nigeria Ikechukwu Etienne Umeonyiagu --- Department of Civil Engineering, NigeriaIn this study an artificial neural network (ANN) and fuzzy logic (FL) were used to predict the compressive strength of concrete produced with diesel contaminated sand. Concrete was produced using sand contaminated with diesel at 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2,... -
Distribution of calcareous nannoplankton in surface sediments along the northern KwaZulu-Natal Bight, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: MN Ovechkina --- Geological Sciences, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa MB Mostovski --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa R Uken --- Geological Sciences, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South AfricaThe coccolith assemblages from seafloor sediments over the inner shelf in the northern region of the KwaZulu- Natal Bight on the east coast of South Africa were identified and their distribution determined. In all, 29 Recent species and taxonomic groups,... -
Cannabis and mental illness in adolescents: a review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Saeeda Paruk --- Department of Psychiatry, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Jonathan K Burns --- Department of Psychiatry, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South AfricaThis article reviews the literature on the association between cannabis exposure and mental illness in adolescents and provides the clinician with an evidence base to address cannabis use with teenagers. Traditionally cannabis was considered a benign recreational drug with low... -
Online mentoring in medical education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Kieran Walsh --- BMJ Learning, BMJ Publishing Group, UKOnline mentoring offers a number of advantages in medical education. These advantages can help both mentors and mentees. The main advantages of online mentoring are that: it is much more likely to be learner or mentee centric than traditional forms... -
Group B streptococcus colonisation in pregnant women at Dr. George Mukhari Hospital, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: MC Monyama --- Department of Life and Consumer Sciences, South Africa JY Bolukaoto --- Department of Life and Consumer Sciences, South Africa MO Chukwu --- Department of Life and Consumer Sciences, South Africa MRB Maloba --- Department of Microbiological Pathology, South Africa SR Moyo --- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, Namibia RT Mavenyengwa --- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, Namibia M Nchabeleng --- Department of Microbiological Pathology, South Africa SL Lebelo --- Department of Life and Consumer Sciences, South AfricaThe aim of the study was to estimate group B streptococcus (GBS) colonisation in pregnant mothers using selective enrichment broth and solid media for culturing GBS. Vaginal and rectal swabs were collected from 413 pregnant women for GBS culture at... -
Reliability of an adult respiratory symptom questionnaire in a community located near a mine dump in South Africa: pilot study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Vusumuzi Nkosi --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Kuku Voyi --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaBackground: Pretesting a questionnaire is an important activity before the start of the main epidemiological study. Aim: The study tested the reliability (internal consistency) of the modified ATS-DLD-78 adult respiratory diseases questionnaire developed by the British Medical Research Council. Results:... -
Efficacy of antimicrobial lock solutions in preventing catheter-related blood stream infection in haemodialysis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective randomised controlled trials
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Ahmad Maifada Yakasai --- Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, Public Health and Diagnostic Institute, College of Medical Sciences, Nigeria Hamza Muhammad --- Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, Nigeria Garba Iliyasu --- Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, Nigeria Aisha Muhammad Nalado --- Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Nigeria Mahmood Muhammad Dalhat --- Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, Nigeria Zaiyad Garba Habib --- Department of Medicine, Nigeria Farouk Daiyabu --- Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, Nigeria Chinagozi Precious Edwin --- Department of Microbiology, Nigeria Musa Baba Maiyaki --- Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Nigeria Daiyabu Alhaji Ibrahim --- Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, NigeriaBackground: Catheter-related blood stream infection (CRBSI) contributes to morbidity and mortality among patients on haemodialysis (HD). We carried out a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the efficacy of antimicrobial lock solutions (ALS) in preventing CRBSI. Method: Electronic search of... -
Diversity and distribution of seagrasses in the Union of the Comoros
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: CNS Poonian --- Community Centred Conservation (C3), UK K Tuharska --- C3 Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Programme, Madagascar MD Hauzer --- C3 Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Programme, MadagascarThis study represents the first in situ assessment of seagrasses in the Union of the Comoros. The presence of the following 10 species (ranked in order of abundance) was confirmed: Thalassia hemprichii, Thalassodendron ciliatum, Syringodium isoetifolium, Halodule wrightii, Cymodocea rotundata,... -
Blue whales Balaenoptera musculus in offshore waters of Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: R Barber --- Gardline Environmental Ltd, UK I Sikora --- Gardline Environmental Ltd, UK M Nimak-Wood --- Gardline Environmental Ltd, UKObservations of blue whales were made in Kenyan offshore waters during a seismic survey from September 2014 to January 2015. These represent the first live at-sea sightings of blue whales reported from Kenyan waters. All 30 sightings occurred between September... -
Biological data from sharks landed within the United Arab Emirates artisanal fishery
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: RW Jabado --- Biology Department, Faculty of Science, United Arab Emirates SM Al Ghais --- Biology Department, Faculty of Science, United Arab Emirates W Hamza --- Biology Department, Faculty of Science, United Arab Emirates DP Robinson --- Life Sciences Department, UK AC Henderson --- The School for Field Studies, Turks and Caicos IslandsLanding site and market surveys of sharks landed along the Arabian Gulf coast of the United Arab Emirates were undertaken between October 2010 and September 2012 to obtain biological data from this artisanal fishery. Data were collected on the size... -
On the radius of neighborhood graphs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Simon Mukwembi --- Department of Mathematics, South Africa Tomáš Vetrík --- Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, South AfricaThe k-step graph of a graph G has the same vertex set as G and two vertices are adjacent in if and only if there exists a path of length k connecting them in G. The graph is called the... -
Effects of rooting media on root growth and morphology of Brassica rapa seedlings
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Michael O Adu --- Department of Ecological Sciences, UK David O Yawson --- Department of Soil Science, School of Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Ghana Frederick A Armah --- Department of Environmental Science, School of Biological Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Ghana Paul A Asare --- Department of Crop Science, School of Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Ghana Malcolm J Bennett --- Plant and Crop Sciences Division, School of Biosciences, UK Martin R Broadley --- Plant and Crop Sciences Division, School of Biosciences, UK Philip J White --- Department of Ecological Sciences, UK Lionel X Dupuy --- Department of Ecological Sciences, UKRooting media used in current root phenotyping studies can have substantial effect. In this study, the effects of three different nutrient conducting papers (Black construction paper, Anchor blue germination paper and Kimpak paper) and soil-filled boxes on root growth and... -
Multiple sexual partnerships and their correlates among Facebook users in Swaziland: an online cross-sectional study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Bhekumusa Wellington Lukhele --- Department of Global Health and Socio-Epidemiology, Japan Teeranee Techasrivichien --- Department of Global Health and Socio-Epidemiology, Japan Patou Masika Musumari --- Department of Global Health and Socio-Epidemiology, Japan Christina El-saaidi --- Department of Global Health and Socio-Epidemiology, Japan S. Pilar Suguimoto --- Department of Global Health and Socio-Epidemiology, Japan Masako Ono-Kihara --- Department of Global Health and Socio-Epidemiology, Japan Masahiro Kihara --- Department of Global Health and Socio-Epidemiology, JapanSocial networking sites (SNSs) have been suggested to facilitate risky sexual activities. However, it is unknown and of concern how SNSs such as Facebook shape risky sexual activities in developing settings such as Swaziland, the country hardest hit by HIV... -
Clinical correlates of suicidality among individuals with HIV infection and AIDS disease in Mbarara, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Godfrey Zari Rukundo --- Department of Psychiatry, Uganda Eugene Kinyanda --- Department of Psychiatry, Uganda Brian Mishara --- Centre for Research and Intervention on Suicide and Euthanasia and Psychology Department, CanadaThe association between suicidality and HIV/AIDS has been demonstrated for three decades, but little is know about risk factors that can help understand this association and help identify who is most at risk. Few research studies have been conducted in... -
Adverse drug reactions associated with antiretroviral therapy in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sumeshni Birbal --- School of Health Sciences, South Africa Mukesh Dheda --- School of Health Sciences, South Africa Elizabeth Ojewole --- School of Health Sciences, South Africa Frasia Oosthuizen --- School of Health Sciences, South AfricaSouth Africa has one of the highest prevalences of HIV and AIDS in the world. HIV/AIDS patients face countless challenges, one of which is the risk of adverse drug reactions (ADRs). This study aimed to describe the ADRs reported in... -
Political economy of decentralising HIV and AIDS treatment services to primary healthcare facilities in three Nigerian states
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Chinyere Mbachu --- Health Policy Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, Nigeria Obinna Onwujekwe --- Health Policy Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, Nigeria Nkoli Ezumah --- Health Policy Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, Nigeria Olayinka Ajayi --- , Nigeria Olusola Sanwo --- , Nigeria Benjamin Uzochukwu --- Health Policy Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, NigeriaDecentralisation is defined as the dispersion, distribution or transfer of resources, functions and decision-making power from a central authority to regional and local authorities. It is usually accompanied by assignment of accountability and responsibility for results. Fundamental to understanding decentralisation... -
Atlantic humpback dolphins Sousa teuszii in the Saloum Delta (Senegal): distribution, relative abundance and photo-identification
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: CR Weir --- Ketos Ecology, UKDuring October and November 2015, the first systematic survey of Sousa teuszii was carried out in the Saloum Delta (Senegal, West Africa), comprising 1 617.5 km of boat-based survey coverage. Thirty sightings were recorded in the Saloum and Diomboss rivers,... -
Birds and biogeography of Mount Mecula in Mozambique’s Niassa National Reserve
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Claire N Spottiswoode --- Department of Zoology, UK Lincoln DC Fishpool --- BirdLife International, UK Julian L Bayliss --- Department of Zoology, UKThe montane forests of northern Mozambique’s isolated massifs are inhabited by numerous range-restricted and threatened bird species, but until recently were extremely little-known. We report on a first avifaunal survey of the isolated montane habitats of Mt Mecula (1 442... -
Population estimates of the breeding birds of the Tinhosas islands (Gulf of Guinea), the only major seabird colony of the eastern tropical Atlantic
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Simon Valle --- Division of Biology and Conservation Ecology, School of Science and the Environment, UK Nuno Barros --- Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds, Marine Department, Portugal Iván Ramírez --- BirdLife International, Belgium Ross M Wanless --- Seabird Division, BirdLife South Africa, South AfricaThe Tinhosas islands, in São Tomé e Príncipe, host the most important seabird breeding colony in the Gulf of Guinea, but information on its conservation status was hitherto unpublished or anecdotal, the last assessment having been performed in 1997. A... -
Assessing the accuracy of plotless density estimators using census counts to refine population estimates of the vultures of Kruger National Park
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Campbell Murn --- Hawk Conservancy Trust, UK André Botha --- Birds of Prey Programme, South AfricaBreeding population estimates for three vulture species in Kruger National Park (KNP), South Africa, were made in 2013 using data from aerial censuses and a plotless density estimator (PDE). PDEs are distance-based methods used to assess sparse populations unsuitable for... -
Doing it Differently: Engaging Interview Participants with Imaginative Variation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Emma L. Turley --- Senior Lecturer in Psychology, UK Surya Monro --- Associate Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, UK Nigel King --- Professor of Applied Psychology, UKThe phenomenological technique of imaginative variation was identified by Husserl (1936/1970) as conducive to elucidating the manner in which phenomena appear to consciousness. In brief, by engaging in the phenomenological reduction and using imaginative variation, phenomenologists are able to describe... -
Relationship between MPV and paraoxonase-1 activity, brachial artery diameter and IMT in patients with diabetes mellitus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Pinar Karakaya --- Department of Endocrinology, Turkey Yildiz Okuturlar --- Department of Internal Medicine, Turkey Meral Mert --- Department of Endocrinology, Turkey Asuman Gedikbasi --- Department of Biochemistry, Turkey Filiz Islim --- Department of Radiology, Turkey Didem Acarer --- Department of Internal Medicine, Turkey Nursel Kocamaz --- Department of Internal Medicine, Turkey Ozlem Soyluk --- Department of Endocrinology, Turkey Teslime Ayaz --- Department of Internal Medicine, Turkey Pinar Alarslan --- Department of Endocrinology, Turkey Ozlem Harmankaya --- Department of Internal Medicine, Turkey Abdulbaki Kumbasar --- Department of Internal Medicine, TurkeyAims: Higher mean platelet volume (MPV) in diabetic patients has been considered as an emerging risk factor for diabetes related micro- and macrovascular complications. Human paraoxonase 1/arylesterase (PON1), which has antioxidant and antiatherogenic properties, is documented in high oxidative stress... -
Immunohistochemistry markers in diagnosing high-grade serous carcinoma of ovary with breast metastasis: a rare case report
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Thiraviyam Elumalai --- Department of Radiotherapy, India Ashutosh Mukherji --- Department of Radiotherapy, India Debasis Gochhait --- Department of Pathology, IndiaOvarian cancer patients presenting with breast metastasis are a rare phenomenon. Very few cases have been documented so far in the literature and have shown that long-term prognosis of these patients is poor despite intense chemotherapy schedules. This report discusses... -
An unusual case of repeated venous air embolism during awake bilateral deep brain stimulation surgery
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: WMN Wan Hassan --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, School of Medical Sciences, Malaysia BT Yeap --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, School of Medical Sciences, Malaysia L Ab Mukmin --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, School of Medical Sciences, Malaysia ARI Ghani --- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medical Sciences, Malaysia RH Mohd Zaini --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, School of Medical Sciences, MalaysiaVenous air embolism (VAE) is the entrainment of air either from a surgical site or from the environment into the venous or arterial vasculature, which can subsequently cause systemic effects. Many cases are subclinical but large volume and high rate... -
A tale from the field: Reflexivity during management research in an African-based development organisation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Loice Natukunda --- Management, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom Phil Johnson --- Management, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom Pauline Dibben --- Management, University of Sheffield, United KingdomThis article is a product of the reflexive experience of data collection and analysis in a development organisation in Uganda. Several studies provide helpful debates about managing people in Africa. However, existent literature seldom covers pertinent issues related to collecting... -
Reckoning the risks and rewards of fertilizer micro-dosing in a sub-humid farming system in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Lutengano Mwinuka --- Department of Economics and Statistics, Tanzania Khamaldin Daud Mutabazi --- School of Agricultural Economics and Business Studies, Tanzania Jeremia Makindara --- School of Agricultural Economics and Business Studies, Tanzania Stefan Sieber --- Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) e. V., GermanySmallholder farmers are reluctant to risk investing in fertilizers. To understand how risk is perceived and how economic returns are distributed before the decision to invest in fertilizer use is made, needs a systematic approach using localized applications. This study... -
The sensitivity of Afromontane tarns in the Maloti-Drakensberg region of South Africa and Lesotho to acidic deposition
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JA Dunnink --- Centre in Water Research and Development (CiWaRD) and Department of Geography, South Africa CJ Curtis --- Centre in Water Research and Development (CiWaRD) and Department of Geography, South Africa JP Beukes --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa PG van Zyl --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa J Swartz --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South AfricaDespite their remoteness from sources of atmospheric pollutant emissions, the Afromontane tarns in the Maloti-Drakensberg region are perfect candidates to study the negative effects of acidifying atmospheric pollution, because mountain lakes are widely recognised as sentinel ecosystems, unimpacted by direct... -
Life cycle of chokka-squid Loligo reynaudii in South African waters
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: MR Lipiński --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa JSF van der Vyver --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa P Shaw --- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University Penglais, UK WHH Sauer --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South AfricaThis short note summarises past and current knowledge of the life cycle of chokka-squid Loligo reynaudii d’Orbigny, 1845, in South African waters. Prior to approximately 2010, the chokka-squid stock was considered simple and uniform, with one paralarval pool, the drift... -
Effect of short-duration overnight cattle kraaling on grass production in a southern African savanna
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Pamela Sibanda --- National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe Allan Sebata --- National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe Edward Mufandaedza --- Africa Centre for Holistic Management, Zimbabwe Mukai Mawanza --- National University of Science and Technology, ZimbabweRanch owners in eastern and southern Africa have embraced a new rangeland management practice of keeping cattle overnight in temporary livestock corrals (hereafter referred to as kraals) within rangelands for short durations (for example, one week) to improve grass production... -
The effect of conditioning and natural aeration methods on rate of moisture loss and crude protein content of Lablab purpureus herbage during hay-making
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Godfrey Manyawu --- International Livestock Research Institute, Zimbabwe Lovemore C Gwiriri --- Centre for Agroecology, UK Irenie Chakoma --- International Livestock Research Institute, Zimbabwe Siboniso Moyo --- International Livestock Research Institute, Ethiopia Sikhalazo Dube --- International Livestock Research Institute, ZimbabweThe objective of this on-farm study was to develop an effective and labour-extensive method to cure forage Lablab purpureus ‘Highworth’ for resource-constrained smallholder farmers in the Goromonzi district, Zimbabwe in 2014. In a completely randomised factorial design, the drying rate... -
Exploring the invasion of rangelands by Acacia mearnsii (black wattle): biophysical characteristics and management implications
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Onalenna Gwate --- Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University, South Africa Sukhmani K Mantel --- Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University, South Africa Andiswa Finca --- Agricultural Research Council – Animal Production Institute, South Africa Lesley A Gibson --- Department of Construction and Surveying, UK Zahn Munch --- Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, South Africa Anthony R Palmer --- Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University, South AfricaAustralian acacias have spread to many parts of the world. In South Africa, species such as A. mearnsii and dealbata are invasive. Consequently, more effort has focused on their clearing. In a context of increasing clearing costs, it is crucial... -
Nutrient intake, digestibility and rumen fermentation characteristics of sheep fed on selected forage sweet potato cultivars
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: R. Irungu --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Kenya P.K. Migwi --- Egerton University, Kenya J.N. Kariuki --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Kenya A.Y. Guliye --- Egerton University, Njoro, KenyaSelected forage sweet potato cultivars (Ipomoea batatas Lam) have superior forage characteristics, have high rates of regeneration after harvest, are able to smother weeds and can tolerate diseases and moisture stress. However, little information is documented on their feeding value... -
Genetic parameters for large white pigs reared under intensive management systems in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: V. O. Ouko --- Department of Animal Science, Kenya E.D. Ilatsia --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), Kenya G. W. Oduho --- Department of Animal Science, Kenya D. K. Kios --- Department of Animal Science, KenyaA lack of performance parameters is one of the factors limiting the implementation of sustainable breeding strategies for the pig industry in Kenya. The objective of this study was to estimate genetic and phenotypic parameters for growth performance of Large... -
Farmers’ perspectives on factors limiting tomato production and yields in Kabete, Kiambu County, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: G. N. Karuku --- Department of LARMAT, Nairobi J. W. Kimenju --- Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, Nairobi H. Verplancke --- Department of Soil Management and Soil Care, BelgiumA survey was carried out in Kabete, Central Kenya to establish the limitations and constraints experienced by farmers growing tomatoes. A structured questionnaire was prepared and tested in the field before the actual survey was carried out. Fifty farmers were... -
Predictors of superstitious beliefs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Patrick Kwaku Ofori --- School of Health and Allied Sciences, David Tod --- School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, UK David Lavallee --- School of Sport, UKThis study investigated whether relationships exist among personal control, coping mechanism, primary control, secondary control and superstitious beliefs. The participants were 375 Ghanaian student athletes (females = 44%). They completed measures of self-reported superstitious beliefs, personal control, coping mechanisms, primary... -
The effects of conservation tillage practices and fertiliser management on soil structural properties at an experimental farm
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Danie Beukes --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, South Africa Corrie Swanepoel --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, South AfricaCrop rotation and reduced tillage under conservation agriculture (CA) practices may induce higher soil organic carbon (SOC) and nitrogen (N) levels compared with conventional (Con) tillage practices. Soil organic carbon may increase soil aggregate stability (AS). The study site was... -
Hospitableness: the new service metaphor? Developing an instrument for measuring hosting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Matthew Blain --- Compass Group UK & Ireland, United Kingdom Conrad Lashley --- School of International Hospitality Management, Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsOver the last couple of decades the word hospitality has emerged from the shadow of being used to describe a cluster of commercial activities providing accommodation, food and drink experiences to guests for a fee. Hospitality describes a ubiquitous aspect... -
The cosmological aspects of food in the material world
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Joseph Hegarty --- Sheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallam University, UKThere is a general tendency today to believe that all truth worth knowing is to be found in the various branches of the physical sciences. If this were so, there could be no place for a philosophy of matter, or... -
Joint degrees and engaging with a Europe of Knowledge: lessons from a UK perspective of a challenging collaborative endeavour
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Jan Katherine Bamford --- Creative Industries, Faculty of Business and Law, UKInternational joint degrees offer the possibility of internationalising the curriculum, enhancing intercultural skills for both staff and students and enhancing global job opportunities. This paper examines the challenges for staff and institutions engaging in developing a ‘Europe of Knowledge’ by... -
Hotel industry expansion and sustainable development: A case study of Inle Lake, Myanmar
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Harald Buijtendijk --- Academy for Tourism, The Netherlands Kristina Tschunkert --- School of International Development, UKThis article examines how international hotel industry expansion affects sustainable development in the context of least developed countries. The study focuses on power asymmetries in the governance processes of hotel value chains. First it develops a model to analyse these... -
Employees’ perspectives of service quality in hotels
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Mukhles M. Al-Ababneh --- Department of Hotel and Tourism Management, JordanAlthough the importance of service quality has been recognised, few studies have addressed service quality in hotels from the perspective of employees. Therefore, this study aims to measure the service quality of four and five-star hotels in Jordan from the... -
A comparison of DNA barcoding markers in West African frogs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Heidi J. Rockney --- , , USA Caleb Ofori-Boateng --- , Ghana Natsuko Porcino --- , , USA Adam D. Leaché --- , , USADNA barcoding has been proposed as a means of quick species identification using a short standardised segment of DNA. The established barcode gene for animals—the mitochondrial gene cytochrome oxidase one (CO1)—has been plagued by primer failure and low species identification... -
Influence of riparian habitats on the distribution of rainforest chameleons in Parc National de Ranomafana, Madagascar
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Jeanneney Rabearivony --- , , Madagascar Lee D. Brady --- , , UK Richard K.B. Jenkins --- , , UK Richard A. Griffiths --- , , UK Achille P. Raselimanana --- , , Madagascar Michel Bisoa --- , Rasoamampionona N. Raminosoa --- , , MadagascarThe spatial and seasonal distribution of chameleon species along ecological gradients within six riparian areas in Parc National de Ranomafana was studied using transects. Eight species of chameleons were recorded (Palleon nasus, Brookesia superciliaris, B. thieli, Calumma gastrotaenia, C. glawi,... -
Influences of stereotype and social distance on prejudice toward African Americans
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ok-joo Choi --- Department of Social Welfare, South Korea Kyung-suk Lee --- Department of Counseling Psychology, South Korea Ki-tai Lee --- Department of Tourism Events and International Conferences, South Korea Joon-ho Kim --- Education Institute, South KoreaThe study sought to identify the influential factors of stereotypes, social distance, and prejudice toward racial/ethnic minorities in the United States. We used data from the American General Social Survey (GSS) of 2012, and analysed the data of 4 820... -
Lower bounds on the leaf number in graphs with forbidden subgraphs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: P. Mafuta --- Department of Mathematics, Zimbabwe S. Mukwembi --- Department of Mathematics, Zimbabwe S. Munyira --- Department of Mathematics, Zimbabwe B.G. Rodrigues --- School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, South AfricaLet G be a simple, connected graph. The leaf number, L(G) of G, is defined as the maximum number of leaf vertices contained in a spanning tree of G. Assume that G is a triangle−free graph with minimum degree δ,... -
Migration flyway of the Mediterranean breeding Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis emigratus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Abdulmaula Hamza --- School of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Malaysia Nicola Baccetti --- Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale, Italy Joe Sultana --- BirdLife Malta, Malta Jaber Yahia --- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Libya Marco Zantello --- Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale, Italy Adriano de Faveri --- Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale, Italy Nick Cutts --- Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Studies, UK John Borg --- BirdLife Malta, Malta Hichem Azafzaf --- Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas, Tunisia Pierre Defos du Rau --- Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage, France Esam Bourass --- Nature Conservation Department, Libya Khaled Etayeb --- Zoology Department, Faculty of Sciences, Libya Michael Elliott --- Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Studies, UKThe Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis emigratus breeding population in the Mediterranean is found exclusively in Libya, on the two coastal islands of Gara and Elba and one wetland on the mainland coast at Benghazi. In order to improve knowledge... -
A response to Gatali and Wallin (2015) Bird diversity in the savanna habitats of Akagera National Park, Rwanda, in the post-war recovery period
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: James WT Hogg --- Scarth Wood Farm, UK Gaël R Vande weghe --- Illume Creative Studio, RwandaThe paper ‘Bird diversity in the savanna habitats of Akagera National Park, Rwanda, in the post-war recovery period’ by Gatali and Wallin (Ostrich 86(3): 267–276, 2015) makes several claims for new species records for Akagera National Park and Rwanda. We... -
Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) performance versus weight for height in South African children (0–59 months) with acute malnutrition
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Natisha Dukhi --- Department of Human Physiology, South Africa Benn Sartorius --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, South Africa Myra Taylor --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, South AfricaObjectives: The objective of this study was to compare mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) and weight for height (W/H) as indices of acute malnutrition in children aged 0–59 months in South Africa. -
Obesity and associated factors in young adults attending tertiary institutions in south-eastern Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Patricia Ogechi Ukegbu --- Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Nigeria Ada Charity Uwaegbute --- Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Nigeria Chinyere Akudo Echendu --- Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Nigeria Chukwunonso Ejike --- Department of Biochemistry, Nigeria Julie Uche Anyika-Elekeh --- Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Nigeria Victoria Uzoamaka Asumugha --- Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Nigeria Solomon Abasiekong Kuyik --- Department of Food Science and Technology, Nigeria Shola Omodamiro --- Department of Biochemistry, Nigeria Blessing Nwofia --- Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Nigeria Chinwe Uzokwe --- Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Nigeria Chidinma Oluchi-Nliam --- Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Nigeria Nnenna Uwakwe --- Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, NigeriaObjective: To assess prevalence of overweight/obesity and associated factors in a group of university undergraduates in south-east Nigeria. -
Cholera and household water treatment why communities do not treat water after a cholera outbreak: a case study in Limpopo Province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Lutendo Sylvia Mudau --- Norwich School of Medicine, UK Murembiwa Stanley Mukhola --- Norwich School of Medicine, UK Paul Raymond Hunter --- Norwich School of Medicine, UKBackground: Cholera is one of the common diseases in developing countries caused by consumption of contaminated and untreated drinking water. A study was conducted 7 months after a cholera outbreak in Vhembe district, Limpopo, South Africa. The aim of the study... -
Knowledge, attitudes and practices in the control and prevention of malaria in four endemic provinces of Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Nzooma M. Shimaponda-Mataa --- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Zambia Enala Tembo-Mwase --- School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Zambia Michael Gebreslasie --- School of Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Samson Mukaratirwa --- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaThis study sought to determine malaria knowledge levels, attitudes and practices of the communities in four malaria endemic provinces of Zambia. A cross-sectional survey on knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) on malaria transmission, prevention and control was conducted among 584... -
Understanding the dynamics of Indian higher education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Anasua Mukherjee Das --- Jawaharlal Nehru University, India -
Stabilization of lateritic soil with pulverized palm kernel shell (PPKS) for road construction
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Adeyemi Adeboje --- Department of Civil Engineering, South Africa Williams Kupolati --- Department of Civil Engineering, South Africa Emmanuel Sadiku --- Department of Chemical, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, South Africa Julius Ndambuki --- Department of Civil Engineering, South Africa Chewe Kambole --- Department of Civil Engineering, South Africa Oladapo Ogunleye --- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, NigeriaThis paper discusses the stabilization of lateritic soil with pulverized palm kernel shell (PPKS), an agricultural waste, for road construction. Samples of lateritic soil with the addition of 5.00–12.50% PPKS at an increment of 2.50% were prepared for index and... -
Equilibrium sorption isotherms of Moringa oleifera leaves at different temperatures
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sunday Samuel Sobowale --- Department of Food Technology, Nigeria Moruf Olanrewaju Oke --- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Nigeria Lukumon Ayinde Odunmbaku --- Department of Food Technology, Nigeria Oluwafemi Ayodeji Adebo --- Department of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Faculty of Science, South AfricaAdsorption and desorption isotherms for Moringa oleifera leaves were investigated using concentrated H2SO4 solutions to vary the micro-climate over different temperatures (27, 32, 37°C) and water activity (aw) (0.1–0.8). Plots of equilibrium moisture content (EMC) against aw were used to... -
Practising anaesthesia as a community service doctor: a survey-based assessment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Belinda Kusel --- Department of Anaesthesia, South Africa Zane Farina --- Clinical Department, Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Management, South Africa Colleen Aldous --- Postgraduate Research, UKZN, South AfricaBackground: Anaesthesia-related maternal mortality remains unacceptably high, especially in district hospitals. Community service doctors (CSDs) play an important role in the provision of anaesthesia in these hospitals. The purpose of this study was to understand the experience of doctors providing... -
Evaluation of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission programme at a primary health care centre in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: OS Akinsanya --- Department of Public Health, UK JA Wiseberg-Firtell --- Department of Public Health, UK G Akpomiemie --- Reproductive Health & HIV Institute, University of the Witswatersrand, South Africa OV Adeniyi --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa RP Kaswa --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaAim: To evaluate the effectiveness of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of the HIV programme at Levai Mbatha Community Health Centre (CHC), Evaton, South Africa. -
National collective identity in transitional societies: Salience and relations to life satisfaction for youth in South Africa, Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Kosovo and Romania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Radosveta Dimitrova --- Stockholm University, Sweden Pasquale Musso --- University of Palermo, Italy Luzelle Naudé --- University of the Free State, South Africa Skerdi Zahaj --- University of Tirana, Albania Iva Polackova Solcova --- The Czech Academy of Sciences, the Czech Republic Delia Stefenel --- Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania Fitim Uka --- Private Bearer of Higher Education “Qeap Heimerer”, Kosovo Venzislav Jordanov --- University of World and National Economy (UWNE), Bulgaria Evgeni Jordanov --- Ivan Rilski University, Bulgaria Peter Tavel --- Palacky University, the Czech RepublicIn this study we investigated the salience of the construct of national collective identity and its associations with life satisfaction among adolescents living in transitional societies characterised by relevant change in the last decades. Participants were 1 066 adolescents (M... -
Plastic waste as strength modifiers in asphalt for a sustainable environment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Adedayo A. Badejo --- Department of Civil Engineering, Nigeria Adebola A. Adekunle --- Department of Civil Engineering, Nigeria Olusola O. Adekoya --- Department of Civil Engineering, Nigeria Julius M. Ndambuki --- Department of Civil Engineering, South Africa Kehinde W. Kupolati --- Department of Civil Engineering, South Africa Babatunde S. Bada --- Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology, Nigeria David O. Omole --- Department of Civil Engineering, NigeriaThis research took the form of an investigation into the applicability of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) as strength modifiers in asphalt road construction. Samples of thoroughly washed, naturally dried and shredded PET wastes were collected. The optimum binder content (OBC) of... -
Cortisol stress response and histopathological alteration index in Clarias gariepinus exposed to sublethal concentrations of Qua Iboe crude oil and rig wash
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JK Saliu --- Ecotoxicology Unit, Department of Zoology, Nigeria SA Oluberu --- Ecotoxicology Unit, Department of Zoology, Nigeria II Akpoke --- Ecotoxicology Unit, Department of Zoology, Nigeria UD Ukwa --- Ecotoxicology Unit, Department of Zoology, NigeriaThe histological effect on and stress response of post juvenile Clarias gariepinus exposed to Qua Iboe crude oil and rig wash were investigated. Fish weighing 60–90 g and measuring 16–18 cm were exposed for 7–28 days to 8.00 ml−1 Qua... -
Depression, anxiety symptoms and substance use amongst sex workers attending a non-governmental organisation in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: V Poliah --- Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, South Africa S Paruk --- Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, South AfricaBackground: Sex work is a high-risk occupation for mental health problems as sex workers are vulnerable to high rates of violence, sexual coercion, stigma and HIV. -
Endo-parasites of public-health importance recovered from rodents in the Durban metropolitan area, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Colleen E Archer --- School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering & Science, South Africa Christopher C Appleton --- School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering & Science, South Africa Samson Mukaratirwa --- School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering & Science, South Africa Jennifer Lamb --- School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering & Science, South Africa M Corrie Schoeman --- School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering & Science, South AfricaBackground: Parasite infections of public health importance carried by Rattus spp. on the African continent (excluding toxoplasmosis) have not been adequately researched. The aim of this study was to investigate endoparasites of public health importance, particularly those associated with R... -
Schistosomiasis risk factors based on the infection status among school-going children in the Ndumo area, uMkhanyakude district, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Muhubiri Kabuyaya --- School of Nursing and Public Health, Department of Public Health Medicine, South Africa Moses John Chimbari --- School of Nursing and Public Health, Department of Public Health Medicine, South Africa Tawanda Manyangadze --- School of Nursing and Public Health, Department of Public Health Medicine, South Africa Samson Mukaratirwa --- School of Life Sciences, South AfricaBackground: Schistosomiasis remains a public health burden in South Africa, particularly in KwaZulu-Natal. The study aimed to identify the risk factors for transmission of Schistosoma haematobium among school-going children in the Ndumo area of uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal. -
Substance use in adolescents with mental illness in Durban, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Bhoodeo Taukoor --- Department of Psychiatry, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Saeeda Paruk --- Department of Psychiatry, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Enver Karim --- Department of Psychiatry, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Jonathan K. Burns --- Department of Psychiatry, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, South AfricaComorbid substance use in adolescents with mental illness is often an indicator of poor treatment outcome. This study aims to determine the prevalence of, and associated risk factors for, substance use in adolescents with mental illness attending a mental health... -
Status of mental-health services for adolescents with psychiatric morbidity in youth correctional institutions in Lagos
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Olayinka Atilola --- Department of Behavioural Medicine, Nigeria Bolanle Ola --- Department of Behavioural Medicine, Nigeria Gbonjubola Abiri --- Child and Adolescent Unit, Nigeria Modepeola Sahid-Adebambo --- Ministry of Youth and Social Development, Nigeria Olubukayo Odukoya --- Ministry of Youth and Social Development, Nigeria Abiodun Adewuya --- Department of Behavioural Medicine, Nigeria Olurotimi Coker --- Department of Behavioural Medicine, Nigeria Oluwadamilola Folarin --- Department of Behavioural Medicine, Nigeria Adedolapo Fasawe --- Mental Health Desk, NigeriaBackground: High prevalence rates of psychiatric morbidity have been documented among adolescents within youth correctional institutions in Nigeria. However, there has not been prior investigation to determine the capacity for and nature of mental health services being provided in these... -
Distribution of the invasive alien weed, Lantana camara, and its ecological and livelihood impacts in eastern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Ross T Shackleton --- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa Arne BR Witt --- Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International, Kenya Winnifred Aool --- National Agricultural Research Organisation, Uganda Corin F Pratt --- Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International, UKLantana camara (lantana) is a major invasive shrub globally, impacting upon biodiversity, economies, ecosystem services, and driving socio-ecological change. The aim of this study was to determine the current and potential distribution of lantana in eastern Africa and its livelihood... -
Determining fPAR and leaf area index of several land cover classes in the Pot River and Tsitsa River catchments of the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Anthony R Palmer --- Centre for African Conservation Ecology, South Africa Andiswa Finca --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production Institute, South Africa Sukhmani K Mantel --- Institute for Water Research, South Africa Onalenna Gwate --- Institute for Water Research, South Africa Zahn Münch --- Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, South Africa Lesley A Gibson --- Department of Construction and Surveying, UKDetermining the quantum (both annual maxima and minima) and the temporal variation in the leaf area index (LAI), and the fraction of photosynthetically active radiation (fPAR), are three fundamental biophysical characteristics of the plant canopy that should parameterise ecophysiological models... -
Daily activity, biometry and diet of the North African ocellated lizard Timon pater in Mount Chélia, north-eastern Algeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Messaoud Saoudi --- , , Algeria Abdeldjabar Necer --- , , Algeria Idriss Bouam --- , , Algeria Farouk Khelfaoui --- , , Algeria Oussama Saadi --- , , AlgeriaAlthough Timon pater is among the largest species of lacertids found throughout North Africa, mainly in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, studies examining the ecology of this lizard remain rare. In this paper we describe the daily activity patterns, biometry and... -
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... -
The tardigrade fauna of Tunisia, with an integrative description of Bryodelphax maculatus sp. nov. (Heterotardigrada: Echiniscidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Piotr Gąsiorek --- Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, Poland Daniel Stec --- Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, Poland Witold Morek --- Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, Poland Jamila Marnissi --- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Tunisia Łukasz Michalczyk --- Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, PolandThe current knowledge of the diversity and distribution of tardigrade species in northern Africa is scarce and far from satisfactory. In this paper we review old and provide new faunistic records for various regions of Tunisia. Among the newly recorded... -
Ghost crab burrow density at Watamu Marine National Park: An indicator of the impact of urbanisation and associated disturbance?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: HFR Hereward --- School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences, UK LK Gentle --- School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences, UK ND Ray --- School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences, UK RD Sluka --- A Rocha Kenya, KenyaGhost crab (Ocypode species) burrow densities have previously been used as an indicator of anthropogenic impact. This study aimed to assess the burrow density of Ocypode species (O. ryderi and O. cordimanus) at four sites across Watamu Marine National Park,... -
Factors associated with failed spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean sections in Mthatha general hospital, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Adeyinka Abiodun Alabi --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Oladele Vincent Adeniyi --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Olukayode Ademola Adeleke --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Pamela Pillay --- School of Laboratory Medicine & Medical Sciences, Department of Anatomy, South Africa Mohamed Rashid Haffajee --- School of Laboratory Medicine & Medical Sciences, Department of Clinical Anatomy, South AfricaBackground: The use of spinal anaesthesia has increased in the last three decades, given that it is the recommended anaesthetic of choice for better foetal and maternal outcomes in Caesarean section. Failed spinal anaesthesia (FSA) exposes patients to unfavourable experience... -
Kalahari vulture declines, through the eyes of meerkats
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Jack B Thorley --- Department of Zoology, UK Tim Clutton-Brock --- Department of Zoology, UKVulture populations are experiencing rapid declines across the globe. While the declines have been most precipitous in Asia, recent reports suggest African populations are likewise imminently threatened. As the factors underlying these general population trends are multifaceted and will vary... -
Ecology and behaviour of Palm-nut Vultures Gypohierax angolensis in the Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Camilo Carneiro --- Department of Biology and CESAM, Portugal Mohamed Henriques --- Faculty of Sciences, Portugal Castro Barbosa --- Institute of Biodiversity and Protected Areas of Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Bissau Quintino Tchantchalam --- Institute of Biodiversity and Protected Areas of Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Bissau Aissa Regalla --- Institute of Biodiversity and Protected Areas of Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Bissau Ana R Patrício --- Centre for Ecology and Conservation, UK Paulo Catry --- MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, PortugalPopulations of many vulture species have undergone substantial declines. In Africa, 82% are threatened and although research on vultures has increased, the biology and ecology of several species is still poorly known. The Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis has peculiar ecological... -
Visitors to nests of Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus in northeastern South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Lindy J Thompson --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa John P Davies --- Lawson’s Birding, Wildlife and Custom Safaris, South Africa Maja Gudehus --- Selati Private Game Reserve, South Africa André J Botha --- Endangered Wildlife Trust, South Africa Keith L Bildstein --- Acopian Centre for Conservation Learning, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, USA Campbell Murn --- Hawk Conservancy Trust, UK Colleen T Downs --- School of Life Sciences, South AfricaHooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus are critically endangered but little is known of their year-round use of nests or whether other species usurp Hooded Vulture nest sites. We investigated visitation rates by Hooded Vultures and other species (including potential nest predators... -
The creation of the SAVE consortium – Saving Asia’s Vultures from Extinction: a possible model for Africa?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Christopher GR Bowden --- Globally Threatened Species Recovery Unit, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, UKThere have been few faster, more dramatic and wide-scale species declines than those of South Asian vulture populations since the 1990s. This article describes the background to this problem, caused mainly by the veterinary drug diclofenac, and the establishment and... -
Reticence in disclosure of HIV infection and reasons for bereavement: impact on perinatally infected adolescents’ mental health and understanding of HIV treatment and prevention in Johannesburg, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nataly Woollett --- Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute, South Africa Vivian Black --- Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Lucie Cluver --- Centre for Evidence-Based Intervention, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, UK Heena Brahmbhatt --- Department of Population, Reproductive and Family Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, USASurvival rates of perinatally infected HIV-positive adolescents (PIA) are increasing in sub-Saharan Africa. There is a gap in understanding how disclosure and bereavement have an impact on PIA beliefs and understanding of their HIV infection and its management. In-depth interviews... -
Interaction of small-scale supplemental irrigation, sawah preparation intensity and soil amendment type on productivity of lowland sawah-rice system
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: John C Nwite --- Department of Crop Production Technology, Nigeria Sunday E Obalum --- Department of Soil Science, Nigeria Charles A Igwe --- Department of Soil Science, Nigeria Toshiyuki Wakatsuki --- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, JapanSole dependence on rainfall, poor water management and low soil fertility largely explain the fluctuations in agricultural productivity in West Africa. Lowlands for sawah-based rice farming often offer opportunities for small-scale supplemental irrigation but these are rarely explored and their... -
Utilization of pulverized cow bone (PCB) for stabilizing lateritic soil for road work
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Adeyemi Adeboje --- Department of Civil Engineering, South Africa Williams Kupolati --- Department of Civil Engineering, South Africa Rotimi Sadiku --- Department of Chemical, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, South Africa Julius Ndambuki --- Department of Civil Engineering, South Africa Dolapo Yussuf --- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nigeria Chewe Kambole --- Department of Civil Engineering, South AfricaThis research explored the possibility of improving the engineering properties of lateritic soil with pulverized cow bone (PCB), a processed animal waste obtained from slaughtered cows, for road construction. The effects of PCB on the lateritic soil samples were evaluated... -
A contextual assessment of the FADAMA III programme in Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ayokunle Olumuyiwa Omobowale --- Department of Sociology, Nigeria Olukunle Tayo Akinola --- Department of Sociology, NigeriaFADAMA is a World Bank development initiative aimed at improving productivity and income of Nigerian farmers through relative science and technological inclusion as well as community and group participation. Following the success of Fadama I and II projects, the government... -
Health risk assessment of exposure to ambient concentrations of benzene, toluene and xylene in Pretoria West, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Oyewale Mayowa Morakinyo --- Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Science, South Africa Matlou Ingrid Mokgobu --- Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Science, South Africa Murembiwa Stanley Mukhola --- Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Science, South Africa Jacobus Christoffel Engelbrecht --- Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Science, South AfricaBenzene, toluene and xylene (BTX) are part of the volatile organic group of pollutants and are seen as international environmental priority air pollutants that can constitute a threat to public health. This study assessed the non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risks of... -
Awareness of family medicine discipline among clinical medical students of Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Tanko Salihu Tanimu --- Department of Family Medicine, Kano Godpower Chinedu Michael --- Department of Family Medicine, Kano Aliyu Ibrahim --- Department of Paediatrics, Kano Bukar Alhaji Grema --- Department of Family Medicine, Kano Abubakar Abiso Mohammed --- Department of Family Medicine, KanoIntroduction: Undergraduate medical education requires the studying of a wide range of medical specialties to produce the future workforce of the healthcare system. Family medicine (FM), a relatively new specialty in Nigeria, aims at supplying doctors capable of providing comprehensive... -
Price gaps: Another market anomaly?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Guglielmo Maria Caporale --- Brunel University London, CESifo and DIW Berlin, Alex Plastun --- Sumy State University, UkraineThis paper analyses price gaps in financial markets, also known as trading, opening, common, stock or morning gaps – all these terms being used to indicate that the current day’s opening price is not the same as the previous day’s... -
Market-oriented innovations in tourism
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Ruhet Genç --- Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Turkey Eda Aylin Genç --- Department of Sociology, UKInnovations are the key elements that boost the economy in a given sector. Particularly, the tourism sector requires different types of innovations, as it is one of the most competitive ones. This paper discusses the role of innovations in the... -
Women who give birth before arriving at National District Hospital in Bloemfontein, Free State
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Beukes --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, South Africa T Mabasa --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, South Africa L Mkhungo --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, South Africa C Olivier --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, South Africa N Ramoo --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, South Africa D Van Rooi --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, South Africa BR Dawadi --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, South Africa G Joubert --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Biostatistics, South AfricaBackground: Birth before arrival (BBA) contributes to the neonatal death rate in South Africa. This study aimed to determine the profile of and reasons for women giving birth prior to arrival at National District Hospital, Bloemfontein. -
Innovation for inclusive development, public policy support and triple helix: perspectives from BRICS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Chux U. Daniels --- SPRU – Science Policy Research Unit, UK Olga Ustyuzhantseva --- Research Centre for Policy Analysis and Studies of Technologies, Russian Federation Wei Yao --- Research Institute for Development Strategy (RIDS), Zhejiang University, China P.RThis paper investigates the role of innovation in (inclusive) development – subsequently referred to as innovation for inclusive development (IID) and the links to public policy in BRICS (Brazil, Russia India, China and South Africa) countries. To achieve this aim,... -
Scope of research on Parthenium hysterophorus in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Owen Rubaba --- College of Health Sciences, South Africa Moses Chimbari --- College of Health Sciences, South Africa Samson Mukaratirwa --- School of Life Sciences, South AfricaParthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus) is an invasive plant that invades farm and grazing lands, and affects biodiversity, animal and human health, agricultural productivity and food security. The plant is native to the Americas, but was introduced to Africa, Asia and Australia... -
Variation in morphology and yield traits of Cucurbita landraces in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Nontuthuko R Ntuli --- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, South Africa Rufaro M Madakadze --- African Crop Improvement Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, Kenya Alpheus M Zobolo --- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, South AfricaPumpkins, represented by various Cucurbita species, are important traditional leafy vegetable crops that are widely eaten in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and elsewhere. Cucurbita landraces are exceptionally variable in morphology and productivity. Although these vegetables are grown extensively in South Africa,... -
The taxonomic position and breeding range of Golden Nightjar Caprimulgus eximius (Caprimulgidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Yvonne Lawrie --- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, Institute of Medical Sciences, UK Robert Swann --- , UK Peter Stronach --- , UK Yoav Perlman --- Israel Ornithological Center, Israel J Martin Collinson --- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, Institute of Medical Sciences, UKGolden Nightjar Caprimulgus eximius is an apparently sedentary sub-Saharan species with a breeding range extending from Senegal and Mauritania to Sudan. Although genetic studies of nightjars and related Caprimulgiformes have been published previously, none has included Golden Nightjar. In this... -
Avian guild assemblages in forest fragments around Budongo Forest Reserve, western Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Moreen Uwimbabazi --- Department of Forest Biology and Ecosystems Management, Uganda Amy E Eycott --- Institute of Biology, Norway Fred Babweteera --- Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, UK Eric Sande --- Department of Biological Sciences, Uganda Richard J Telford --- Institute of Biology, Norway Vigdis Vandvik --- Institute of Biology, NorwayRemnant forest fragments provide an opportunity for conservation in fragmented landscapes but some patches are more useful than others. Forest fragments around Budongo Forest Reserve, an Important Bird Area in western Uganda, were surveyed to explore the effects of different... -
Deforestation since independence: a quantitative assessment of four decades of land-cover change in Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Rachel A Bone --- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, UK Kate E Parks --- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, UK Malcolm D Hudson --- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, UK Mathews Tsirinzeni --- LEAD Southern and Eastern Africa, Chancellor College, Malawi Simon Willcock --- Centre for Biological Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Environmental Sciences, UKLand cover has changed rapidly across the tropics over the past century; however, detailed historical information describing the extent and possible drivers of such change is widely lacking. Here, we constructed a history of land-cover change at the district level... -
Love matters: exploring conceptions of love in Rwanda and Swaziland and relationship to HIV and intimate partner violence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Allison Ruark --- Department of Medicine, USA Erin Stern --- Department of Global Health and Development, UK Thandeka Dlamini-Simelane --- Institute for Health Measurement, Swaziland Marie Fidele Kakuze --- Independent Consultant, SwazilandHealth risks such as intimate partner violence (IPV) and HIV infection often occur within intimate sexual relationships, yet the study of love and intimacy is largely absent from health research on African populations. This study explores how women and men... -
Interventions and pathways for South African women in engineering and the built environment professions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Christianah O. Ijagbemi --- Department of Industrial Engineering, South Africa Mukondeleli G. Kanakana --- Department of Industrial Engineering, South Africa Harold M. Campbell --- Department of Industrial Engineering, South AfricaWomen engineers are known to be very resourceful, result-oriented, committed and hardworking. The low participation of women in engineering and the built environment professions has been taking its toll on the economic and infrastructural development of South Africa. The practice... -
The scale effect of economic development and freshwater quality in Nigeria: Environmental pollution of the Lower River Niger Basin
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Chigozie Damian Ezeonyejiaku --- Department of Zoology, Nigeria Maximilian Obinna Obiakor --- School of Environmental and Rural Science, Australia Dymphna Javier --- School of Environmental and Rural Science, Australia Ikem Innocent Ifedigbo --- Department of Zoology, Nigeria Hamilton Chukwuebuka Obiakor --- Department of Public Administration, NigeriaRiver Niger is the third-longest river in Africa and the longest river in West Africa. The river basin traverses West and Central African countries, and forms a coastal delta (in southern Nigeria) where it empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The... -
Roundtable review: Game Reserves, Murder, Afterlives: Grace A. Musila’s A Death Retold in Truth and Rumour
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Brendon Nicholls --- School of English, University of Leeds, UK -
Roundtable review: Land, Law, Rumour and Research
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Ambreena Manji --- Department of land, law and development, UK -
Roundtable on Grace A. Musila’s A Death Retold in Truth and Rumour: Kenya, Britain and the Julie Ward Murder
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Carli Coetzee --- Journal of African Cultural Studies, UK -
A Place for Individuals: Positive Growth in Rwanda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Hannah Grayson --- School of Modern Languages, UKThis article introduces the Rwandan Stories of Change research project, and uses data collected jointly with the Aegis Trust to argue for the value of in-depth studies on individual Rwandans’ positive growth. It seeks to explore the place of individual... -
Hepatitis C virus seroprevalence among haemodialysis patients, sickle cell patients and blood donors at a tertiary hospital in Yaounde, Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Therese Ndomgue --- Department of Microbiology/Immunology, Cameroon Michel Kengne --- Department of Microbiology/Immunology, Cameroon Patrick Achiangia Njukeng --- Department of Plant Biology, Cameroon Valentine Ngum Ndze --- Metabiota Cameroon, Cameroon Damien Nota Anong --- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Cameroon Tracy Madimabi Masebe --- Department of Life and Consumer Sciences, South Africa Ubald Tamoufe --- Metabiota Cameroon, Cameroon Anastasia Yenban Bongajum --- Service for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT), Cameroon Daniel Ter Goon --- Department of Nursing Sciences, South Africa Julius Mbekem Nwobegahay --- Military Health Research Center (CRESAR), CameroonBackground: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a serious health care problem in haemodialysis patients, sickle cell patients and blood donation in Africa. However, there is a paucity of information about this in Cameroon. This study presents the prevalence of... -
The clinical impact of a positive family history of psychosis or mental illness in psychotic and non-psychotic mentally ill adolescents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Saeeda Paruk --- Department of Psychiatry, South Africa Khatija Jhazbhay --- Department of Psychiatry, South Africa Keshika Singh --- Department of Psychiatry, South Africa Benn Sartorius --- Department of Psychiatry, South Africa Jonathan K Burns --- Department of Psychiatry, South AfricaBackground: A family history of psychosis is associated with negative clinical characteristics of psychosis. -
Combating Corruption in Africa through Institutional Entrepreneurship: Peering in from Business-government Relations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Tahiru Azaaviele Liedong --- School of Management, UKCorruption remains a significant barrier to the socio-economic development of Africa, despite efforts by various local, national and international stakeholders to combat it. Mishra and Maiko (2017), in their article which was published in Africa Journal of Management, suggest that... -
Collocative meaning in the Igbo language
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Chukwuma Onyebuchi Okeke --- Department of Linguistics, Igbo and Other Nigerian Languages, Nigeria Uchenna Modestus Egbuta --- Department of Linguistics, Igbo and Other Nigerian Languages, NigeriaThis paper analyses collocation in the Igbo language through the corpus study of lexical and grammatical manifestations of collocation in scholarly documents in the Igbo language. The corpora comprise 20 randomly selected documents from different scholars published from 2013 to... -
Game fence presence and permeability influences the local movement and distribution of South African mammals
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Tara J Pirie --- People and Wildlife Research Group, School of Biological Sciences, UK Rebecca L Thomas --- People and Wildlife Research Group, School of Biological Sciences, UK Mark DE Fellowes --- People and Wildlife Research Group, School of Biological Sciences, UKFences are utilised throughout the world to restrict the movements of wildlife, protecting them from threats and reducing human–wildlife conflict. In South Africa the number of privately-owned fenced game reserves has greatly increased in recent years, but little is known... -
Habitat characteristics of wintering Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix in the Centre Region of Cameroon: conservation implications
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Taku Awa --- Laboratory of Applied Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, Cameroon Tsi A Evaristus --- Department of Fundamental Science, Higher Technical Teacher Training College, Cameroon Robin C Whytock --- School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, UK Tsetagho Guilain --- Laboratory of Applied Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, Cameroon John Mallord --- Centre for Conservation Science, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, UKPopulations of many Afro-Palearctic birds have declined, with those wintering in sub-Saharan Africa, such as Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix, particularly affected. In this study we investigated the relationship between habitat characteristics and Wood Warbler presence/absence in the Centre Region of... -
Nest-site characteristics and aspects of the breeding biology of the endangered Timneh Parrot Psittacus timneh in Guinea-Bissau
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Daniel C Lopes --- Faculty of Sciences, Portugal Rowan O Martin --- World Parrot Trust, UK Mohamed Henriques --- MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Portugal Hamilton Monteiro --- Coastal Planning Office, Guinea-Bissau Aissa Regalla --- Institute of Biodiversity and Protected Areas, Guinea-Bissau Quintino Tchantchalam --- Institute of Biodiversity and Protected Areas, Guinea-Bissau Bucar Indjai --- INEP – National Institute for Study and Research, Guinea-Bissau Seco Cardoso --- Institute of Biodiversity and Protected Areas, Guinea-Bissau Celestino Manuel --- Institute of Biodiversity and Protected Areas, Guinea-Bissau Manjaco Cunha --- Institute of Biodiversity and Protected Areas, Guinea-Bissau Domingos Cunha --- Institute of Biodiversity and Protected Areas, Guinea-Bissau Paulo Catry --- MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, PortugalTimneh Parrots Psittacus timneh are endemic to the moist forests of West Africa. Concerns over rapid declines in populations due to overharvesting for the pet trade and forest loss prompted the species’ categorisation as Endangered on the IUCN Red List... -
Varied diet and opportunistic foraging in the Ethiopian Bush-crow Zavattariornis stresemanni, an Endangered generalist
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Samuel EI Jones --- School of Biological Sciences, UK Andrew J Bladon --- Department of Zoology, UK Nigel J Collar --- BirdLife International, UK Galgalo Dadacha --- Borana National Park Headquarters, Ethiopia Jarso Denge --- Borana National Park Headquarters, Ethiopia Paul F Donald --- Centre for Conservation Science, UKThe Ethiopian Bush-crow Zavattariornis stresemanni is an endangered, co-operatively breeding southern Ethiopian endemic with a remarkably restricted range (c. 6 000 km2). The species’ range was recently found to be almost perfectly predicted by an envelope of cooler, drier and... -
Managing human disturbance: factors influencing flight-initiation distance of birds in a West African nature reserve
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Bukola Braimoh --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, University of Jos, Nigeria Soladoye Iwajomo --- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Nigeria Mark Wilson --- British Trust for Ornithology, UK Adams Chaskda --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, University of Jos, Nigeria Afan Ajang --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, University of Jos, Nigeria Will Cresswell --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, University of Jos, NigeriaEscape behaviour in response to perceived predators can be employed as a guide when designating protected areas around sensitive bird species to minimise the impact of human disturbance. A key measure of escape response is flight-initiation distance (FID), the distance... -
Role of reciprocity and innovativeness on performance in a developing context: Empirical evidence from Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Shogo Mlozi --- Department of Tourism, Tanzania Ossi Pesämaa --- Accounting and Control, Sweden Sarah Jack --- Department of Entrepreneurship, Strategy and Innovation, UKGenerally, investors tend to invest when likelihood of success is high. Many investors consider Africa as one market and neglect individual differences among African countries. Africa is mostly considered a high-risk market and conceptually innovativeness involves uncertainty, which precedes risk... -
Subordination and superordination results for analytic functions with respect to symmetrical points
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: S.Z.H. Bukhari --- Department of Mathematics, Pakistan T. Bulboacă --- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Romania M.S. Shabbir --- Department of Mathematics, PakistanThe theory of symmetric functions has many applications in the investigation of fixed points, estimation of absolute values of some integrals and obtaining the results of the type of Cartan’s uniqueness theorem. In this paper, we solve some differential subordinations... -
Characteristics of subjects with diabetes mellitus diagnosed before 35 years of age presenting to a tertiary diabetes clinic in Durban, South Africa, from 2003 to 2016
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Prevendri Govender --- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, South Africa Khaled Elmezughi --- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, South Africa Tonya Esterhuizen --- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, South Africa Imran Paruk --- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, South Africa Fraser James Pirie --- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, South Africa Ayesha Ahmed Motala --- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, South AfricaBackground: Most patients diagnosed with diabetes mellitus < 35 years will have type 1 diabetes (T1D). The increase in youth-onset type 2 diabetes (T2D) parallels the obesity epidemic and in African subjects ketosis-prone type 2 diabetes (KPD) may occur in this age... -
‘Treating a patient should be approached in a holistic manner’: collaboration of doctors and physiotherapists in the rehabilitation of people living with HIV
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Stacy Maddocks --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Verusia Chetty --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Arishna Maghoo --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Nkuleleko Mhlongo --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Nsindiso Mthembu --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Sinempilo Khanyile --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Siphokazi Chiliza --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Tyrel Munsamy --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Zanele Gamede --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Slindile Mazibukoc --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South AfricaPeople living with HIV facing impairments and subsequent disabilities related to the virus and its treatment require involvement of a collaborative team of healthcare professionals to ensure reintegration into daily life and community living. Healthcare teams responsible for this care... -
The role of children in their HIV-positive parents’ management of antiretroviral therapy in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ruth Nalugya --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute, Uganda Steven Russell --- School of International Development, UK Flavia Zalwango --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute, Uganda Janet Seeley --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute, UgandaAdjustment to life on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and living with HIV as a long-term chronic condition, pose significant medical, social and economic challenges. We investigated children’s role in supporting HIV-positive parents to self-manage life on ART. Between 2010 and 2012,... -
Psychological contract breach and workplace deviance: Does emotional intelligence matter?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Anthony G. Balogun --- Department of Pure and Applied Psychology, Nigeria Taye S. Oluyemi --- Department of Pure and Applied Psychology, Nigeria Olukayode A. Afolabi --- Department of Pure and Applied Psychology, NigeriaThis study investigated the influence of emotional intelligence on the relationship between psychological contract breach and workplace deviance with feelings of violation. The participants were 232 employees of a Nigerian public sector organisation (125 males and 107 females). The employees... -
‘Inhliziyo ekhombisa uthando’: Exploring children’s conceptions of spirituality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Gugulethu M. Hlatshwayo --- School of Education, College of Humanities, South Africa Nithi Muthukrishna --- School of Education, College of Humanities, South Africa Melanie Martin --- School of Education, College of Humanities, South AfricaIn this study we explored young isiZulu children’s conceptions of spirituality. The children (n = 8; females = 5; male = 3) were nine to eleven years old and attended a primary school in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. They drew pictures... -
Structural ambiguity in Xitsonga
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: SJ Kubayi --- School of Languages and Communication Studies, South Africa OR Chauke --- School of Languages and Communication Studies, South AfricaThis article discusses structural ambiguity in Xitsonga. As a point of departure, structural ambiguity is examined from the theoretical perspective of transformational grammar, which is premised on the understanding that in all human languages, every sentence can be read at... -
“On paper” and “having papers”: Zimbabwean migrant women’s experiences in accessing healthcare in Giyani, Limpopo province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Tamuka Chekero --- Anthropology, School of African and Gender Studies, Anthropology and Linguistics, South Africa Fiona C. Ross --- Anthropology, School of African and Gender Studies, Anthropology and Linguistics, South AfricaSouth Africa is signatory to international protocols that secure migrant rights to healthcare. Its national health policy prohibits discrimination. Pregnant women and children under six years ostensibly enjoy access to free healthcare, irrespective of migration status. What is clear “on... -
Arzelà-Ascoli theorem via the Wallman compactification
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Mateusz Krukowski --- Łódź University of Technology, Institute of Mathematics, PolandIn the paper, we recall the Wallman compactification of a Tychonoff space T (denoted by Wall(T)) and the contribution made by Gillman and Jerison. Motivated by the Gelfand-Naimark theorem, we investigate the homeomorphism between Cb(T), the space of continuous and... -
Factors associated with prelacteal feeding practices in a rural northern Nigerian setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: AO Jimoh --- Department of Paediatrics, Nigeria SE Adaji --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nigeria HA Adelaiye --- Department of Paediatrics, Nigeria AA Olorukooba --- Department of Paediatrics, Nigeria C Garba --- Community midwife, CBS Research Group, Nigeria AL Mfuh --- Department of Nursing Sciences, Nigeria U Bawa --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nigeria S Idris --- Department of Community Medicine, Nigeria OS Shittu --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, NigeriaIntroduction: Prelacteal feeding practice contravenes the recommendation of World Health Organisation that breastfeeding be initiated within an hour of childbirth. Consequently, the health, social, emotional and economic benefits of optimal breastfeeding are limited. Therefore, to break this vicious cycle of... -
The continuing lack of ornithological research capacity in almost all of West Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Will Cresswell --- Centre for Biological Diversity, University of St Andrews, UKWest Africa has high bird diversity and is a crucial non-breeding area for over one-third of European breeding species, yet local capacity for ornithological research and so targeted bird conservation is perceived to be limited. I reviewed all the published... -
The wild bird trade and African parrots: past, present and future challenges
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Rowan O Martin --- Africa Programme, World Parrot Trust, Hayle, UK; and DST-NRF Centre of Excellence at the FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, Department of Biological Sciences, South AfricaAfrican parrots are among the most traded of all birds listed on the appendices of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Collapses in some wild populations due to trapping for the pet... -
Trends and themes in African ornithology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Colin M Beale --- Department of Biology, UKOrnithology in Africa has a long history. I review trends in the ornithological literature since 1990 within the context of the 14th Pan-African Ornithological Congress. Using full text searches of papers on PubMed® and abstracts from main ornithological journals I... -
Missing the bigger picture: reply to McKechnie and Amar (2018)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Colin M Beale --- Department of Biology, UK -
Land-use and land-cover changes and their drivers in rangeland-dependent pastoral communities in the southern Afar Region of Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Muluken Mekuyie --- Disaster Management Training and Education Center for Africa, South Africa Andries Jordaan --- Disaster Management Training and Education Center for Africa, South Africa Yoseph Melka --- Wondo Genet College of Forestry and Natural Resource, EthiopiaThe present study was conducted in the southern Afar Region in Ethiopia to analyse the trends of land-use and land-cover changes and their drivers in the period 1985 to 2015 using remote sensing, field observation, focus group discussions and semi-structured... -
Temperature control of the distributional range of five C3 grass species in the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Luke K Bentley --- South African Environmental Observation Network, South Africa Tim G O’Connor --- South African Environmental Observation Network, South AfricaGlobal climate change is expected to influence the distribution of global biodiversity. C4 and C3 perennial grasses co-occur in the fire-prone KwaZulu-Natal uKhahlamba-Drakensberg grasslands, with C3 grass species occurring at cooler locations in the mountain range and C4 grass species... -
The population dynamics of a recently introduced crayfish, Cherax quadricarinatus (von Martens, 1868), in the Sanyati Basin of Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Lightone Marufu --- Department of Biological Sciences, Zimbabwe Maxwel Barson --- Department of Biological Sciences, Zimbabwe Portia Chifamba --- Department of Biological Sciences, Zimbabwe Michael Tiki --- Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Authority, Zimbabwe Tamuka Nhiwatiwa --- Department of Biological Sciences, ZimbabweThe redclaw crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus is a recent introduction into Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe where it is rapidly spreading. There are, however, no studies that have investigated the population dynamics and possible ecological impacts of the crayfish in the lake. This... -
Contrasting invasion patterns in intertidal and subtidal mussel communities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Lisa Skein --- Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa Mhairi Alexander --- School of Science and Sport, UK Tamara Robinson --- Department of Botany and Zoology, South AfricaTwo invasive mussel species are known from South Africa, Mytilus galloprovincialis and Semimytilus algosus. Most of the existing research on these invaders has focused on the intertidal zone, with little attention paid to subtidal habitats. This study addresses this knowledge... -
A new species of Scolecoseps (Reptilia: Scincidae) from coastal north-eastern Mozambique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Luke Verburgt --- , , South Africa Ursula K. Verburgt --- , , South Africa William R. Branch --- , South AfricaSeven specimens of Scolecoseps Loveridge, 1920 from the vicinity of Palma on the north coast of Mozambique are compared morphologically with other known material of this genus. The new material can be distinguished morphologically from all other Scolecoseps by the... -
Blind Spots in African Management Education: An Examination of Issues Deserving Greater Attention
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Michelle P. Lee --- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Howard Thomas --- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Lynne Thomas Alexander Wilson --- School of Business and Economics, UKThere is reason to be optimistic about management education in Africa given the growth in the number of business schools on the continent and continued efforts at raising quality. There remains room for improvement in the field, of course, and... -
On learning how to live in this strange place
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Luke A. Buckland --- Centre for Leadership Ethics in Africa, South AfricaIn “How do I live in this strange place?”, Samantha Vice contends that white South Africans ought to feel shame for their unjustly acquired privilege and their morally compromised selves, and recommends that they engage with humility and political silence... -
Effects of psycho-education plus basic cognitive behavioural therapy strategies on medication-treated adolescents with depressive disorder in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Ehimwenma W Isa --- Child and Adolescent Unit, Nigeria Cornelius Ani --- Centre for Mental Health, UK Tolulope Bella-Awusah --- Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Nigeria Olayinka Omigbodun --- Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, NigeriaObjective: Limited data exists on psychological interventions for adolescent depression in African countries such as Nigeria. This study therefore investigates the effects of a psychological intervention that includes psycho-education and basic elements of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) on depressed medication-treated... -
International transmission of risk factor movements: The case of developed markets
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Hyung-Suk Choi --- School of Business, Korea Doojin Ryu --- College of Economics, Korea Heejin Yang --- School of Finance, KoreaUnder the Carhart four-factor system, this study examines the international transmission mechanism among country-specific risk factors by focusing on the cross-border transmission of factor innovation. We find that international stock markets are interrelated with respect to market, size, value and... -
Does relative efficiency matter? An analysis of market uncertainty
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Hyoung-joo Lim --- Division of Accounting/Tax and Management Information Systems, South Korea Dafydd Mali --- Sheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallam University, UKIn this paper, we examine whether relative efficiency provides useful information for investment decisions. We find that efficient firms have lower levels of stock price volatility compared to inefficient firms. The results suggest that market participants consider relative efficiency when... -
Innovative solutions and women empowerment: Implications for sustainable development goals in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Yetunde A. Aluko --- Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), Nigeria Oluwakemi B. Okuwa --- Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), NigeriaThis paper presents an analysis of patterns of university interaction for innovation that engenders inclusive development in Nigeria. Specifically, it explains innovative solutions for women empowerment that occurred through interaction between the University of Ibadan and the Ile-Ogbo community and... -
Spirituality as a coping mechanism for family caregivers of persons with aphasia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Khetsiwe Phumelele Masuku --- Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, South Africa Katijah Khoza-Shangase --- Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, South AfricaThis study sought to describe spirituality resourcing of family caregivers for people with aphasia (PWA). A purposive sample of 14 female family caregivers of PWA from a historically disadvantaged South African community were participants (married = 42%; age range 21... -
Late entry to HIV and AIDS care and treatment, Juba Teaching Hospital, Juba, South Sudan, 2013–2016
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Muki Johnson --- Immunization and Field Epidemiology Training Project, South Sudan Benjamin L Lemi --- Juba Teaching Hospital, South Sudan Hillary L Tonny --- Juba Teaching Hospital, South Sudan Adelina D David --- Juba Teaching Hospital, South Sudan Waqo Boru --- Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Kenya James Ransom --- Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, KenyaLate diagnosis of HIV and enrolment to care are global public health challenges. This study aimed to characterise late HIV diagnoses and initiation of treatment among patients at Juba Teaching Hospital (JTH) in South Sudan. We conducted a retrospective review... -
Energy drinks consumption among football players in Lagos, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Foluke Adenike Olatona --- Department of Community Health and Primary Care, College of Medicine, Nigeria Ijeoma Olumide Aderibigbe --- Department of Community Health and Primary Care, College of Medicine, Nigeria Sunday Adedeji Aderibigbe --- Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, Nigeria Temitope ‘Wunmi Ladi-Akinyemi --- Department of Community Health and Primary Care, College of Medicine, NigeriaObjectives: This study assessed the prevalence, frequency and reasons for the consumption of energy drinks among members of registered football clubs in Lagos, Nigeria. A descriptive cross-sectional study design was employed and the study setting was Onikan Stadium Lagos, Lagos... -
The impact of internal service quality on job satisfaction in the hotel industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Mukhles M. Al-Ababneh --- Department of Hotel and Tourism Management, Jordan Mousa A. Masadeh --- Department of Hotel and Tourism Management, Jordan Firas J. Al-Shakhsheer --- Department of Hotel and Tourism Management, Jordan Ma’moun A. Habiballah --- Department of Hotel and Tourism Management, JordanService quality is a key factor for success in any hotel. Many researchers have conducted studies on service quality, but only a few studies have been conducted on internal service quality (ISQ) in general, and in the hotel industry in... -
First records of marine tardigrades (Arthrotardigrada) from Fuerteventura (Canary Islands, Spain)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Łukasz Kaczmarek --- Department of Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Poland Paul Bartels --- Department of Biology, Warren Wilson College, USA Milena Roszkowska --- Department of Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, PolandMarine tardigrades are very poorly known and up to now only c. 200 taxa have been reported around the world (mostly from European coasts). In a marine algae sample, collected on the coast of Fuerteventura island (Atlantic Ocean, Canary Islands),... -
Surgical outcomes in eastern Uganda: a one-year cohort study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: A Hewitt-Smith --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Uganda F Bulamba --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Uganda C Olupot --- Mbale Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda F Musana --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Uganda JP Ochieng --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Uganda MS Lipnick --- Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, USA RM Pearse --- Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, UKIntroduction: There is urgent need to improve access to safe surgical treatments for patients in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, few data exist to characterise clinical outcomes for this patient population. -
First report on OH-PAHs in South African Clarias gariepinus bile from an urban impacted system
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: W Pheiffer --- Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Science and Management, South Africa N Bortey-Sam --- Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Environmental Veterinary Science, Japan Y Ikenaka --- Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Science and Management, South Africa SMM Nakayama --- Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Environmental Veterinary Science, Japan H Mizukawa --- Department of Environmental Veterinary Science, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Japan M Ishizuka --- Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Environmental Veterinary Science, Japan NJ Smit --- Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Science and Management, South Africa R Pieters --- Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Science and Management, South AfricaThe concentrations of selected hydroxylated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (OH-PAHs) were determined in the bile of the African sharptooth catfish Clarias gariepinus from impoundments in the urban impacted Klip River system in Soweto, South Africa. Fish were sampled from three impoundments... -
Two point-picking games derived from a property of function spaces
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Vladimir V. Tkachuk --- Departamento de Matemáticas,We present a study of two versions of the point-picking game defined by Berner and Juhasz. Given a space X there are two rivals O and P who take turns playing on X. In the n-th round Player O takes... -
Uniform ergodicities and perturbation bounds of Markov chains on base norm spaces
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Nazife Erkurşun-Özcan --- Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Turkey Farrukh Mukhamedov --- Department of Mathematical Science, College of Science, UAEIt is known that Dobrushin's ergodicity coefficient is one of the effective tools in the investigations of limiting behavior of Markov processes. Several interesting properties of the ergodicity coefficient of a positive mapping defined on base norm spaces have been... -
Factors influencing post-partum women’s choice of an implantable contraceptive device in a rural district hospital in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Francois Potgieter --- Department of Family and Emergency Medicine, South Africa Paul Kapp --- Department of Family and Emergency Medicine, South Africa Francois Coetzee --- Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health, South AfricaBackground: A single-rod subdermal contraceptive implant containing 68 mg of etonogestrel, ImplanonNXT®, was introduced to the South African healthcare system in 2014. Initially the new device was well received but later uptake tapered off. A need was identified to determine the... -
Occurrence and ingestion of microplastics by zooplankton in Kenya's marine environment: first documented evidence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: C Kosore --- Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Kenya L Ojwang --- Pwani University, Kenya J Maghanga --- Taita Taveta University, Kenya J Kamau --- Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Kenya A Kimeli --- Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Kenya J Omukoto --- Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Kenya N Ngisiag’e --- Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Kenya J Mwaluma --- Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Kenya H Ong’ada --- Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Kenya C Magori --- Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Kenya E Ndirui --- Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, KenyaMicroplastics can be ingested by marine organisms and may lead to negative impacts at the base of marine food chains. This study investigated the occurrence and composition of microplastics in the sea-surface water and sought evidence of ingestion by zooplankton... -
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. -
The association between calf circumference and appendicular skeletal muscle mass index of black urban women in Tlokwe City
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: PO Ukegbu --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa HS Kruger --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa JD Meyer --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa C Nienaber-Rousseau --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa C Botha-Ravyse --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa SJ Moss --- Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation Sciences, South Africa MI Kruger --- Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research, South AfricaBackground: Sarcopenia, the loss of muscle mass and strength, is associated with adverse health outcomes. Calf circumference (CC) has been proposed as a surrogate measure of muscle mass in the elderly; however, ethnic/sex specific cut-off values remain to be established. -
Psychopathy and aggressive behaviour among Nigerian male prison inmates: The moderating role of substance abuse
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Maria Chidi C. Onyedibe --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Chuka Mike Ifeagwazi --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Dorothy I. Ugwu --- Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, NigeriaThis study investigated the moderating role of substance abuse in the relationship between psychopathy and aggression among male prison inmates. Two hundred and sixty-seven male prison inmates from the Nigerian Prison Services were participants. The inmates were incarcerated for armed... -
Teacher-instigated in-school interpersonal violence: Types and prevalence in South African public schools
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nontle Nako --- College of Education, Edgewood Campus, South Africa Nithi Muthukrishna --- College of Education, Edgewood Campus, South AfricaThe study examined types and prevalence of interpersonal violence in South African schools. Data on in-school interpersonal violence by the South African Council of Teachers (SACE) were analysed. The sample consisted of 1 184 teachers (rural = 32.6%, urban =... -
“Treatment is not yet necessary”: delays in seeking access to HIV treatment in Uganda and Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Rachel Kawuma --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (MRC/UVRI and LSHTM), Uganda Janet Seeley --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (MRC/UVRI and LSHTM), Uganda Zivai Mupambireyi --- Centre for Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Research, Zimbabwe Frances Cowan --- International Public Health Department, UK Sarah Bernays --- School of Public Health, Australia --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (MRC/UVRI and LSHTM), UgandaWe examined the logic that individuals use to account for delaying HIV testing and/or initiating HIV treatment. Our qualitative study, situated within the REALITY trial (Reduction of EArly mortaLITY in HIV infected adults and children starting antiretroviral therapy), was conducted... -
Mother–baby dyads enrolled in PMTCT care in western Kenya: characteristics and implications for ART programmes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Edith A Ogalo --- Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kenya Japheth O Adina --- Academic Model Providing Access to Health Care (AMPATH)-USAID, Kenya Hesbon Ooko --- Academic Model Providing Access to Health Care (AMPATH)-USAID, Kenya James Batuka --- US Agency for International Development (USAID), Kenya Sylvester Kimaiyo --- Academic Model Providing Access to Health Care (AMPATH)-USAID, KenyaThe objective of the study was to establish the mother–baby pair characteristics that contribute to vertical transmission of HIV and elucidate on remediation. We assessed for factors increasing the odds of HIV transmission in children born to HIV-infected mothers in... -
Courage and confidence to stop lying: caregiver perspectives on a video to support paediatric HIV disclosure in Kampala, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sonja Klingberg --- Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit & UK Clinical Research Collaboration Centre for Diet and Activity Research, United Kingdom Rachel King --- Global Health Sciences, Uganda Janet Seeley --- Department of Global Health and Development, United Kingdom Resty Lubwama --- Makerere University–Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration, Uganda Margaret Namuganga --- Makerere University–Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration, Uganda Barbara Nabiryo --- Makerere University–Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration, Uganda Monica Etima --- Makerere University–Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration, Uganda Philippa Musoke --- Makerere University–Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration, Uganda Lisa M. Butler --- Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention and Policy, ConnecticutThe World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that HIV-positive children are told their diagnosis by age 12 years. However, most perinatally-infected children reach adolescence without being told their HIV status. Effective strategies are needed to promote disclosure, and optimise children’s health... -
Religious Beliefs and Entrepreneurial Behaviors in Africa: A Case Study of the Informal Sector in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Rebecca Namatovu --- Makerere University Business School, Uganda Samuel Dawa --- Makerere University Business School, Uganda Adeyinka Adewale --- Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK Fiona Mulira --- Makerere University Business School, UgandaReligion plays a major role in Africa’s polity and its influence on the business landscape of the continent has been acknowledged in literature. This study contributes to the discourse by investigating and explaining how religious beliefs shape entrepreneurial behaviors in... -
Towards a core curriculum for civic engagement on appropriate technology: Characterizing, optimizing and mobilizing youth community service learning
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Alexia J. Wensing --- Social Psychology, Canada Enrico J. Wensing --- Teachers College, Columbia University, USA Michelle Virgo --- Independent Scholar Practitioner, UKYoung learners represent a source of renewable energy that could benefit communities worldwide. While there are a growing number of isolated case examples of successful community engagement projects led by youth and their educators from around the world, a gap... -
An overview of themes in the agrarian and environmental history of the Karoo since c.1800
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: William Beinart --- African Studies Centre, UKThis article explores some themes in the agrarian and environmental history of the Karoo since 1800. It argues that environmental change cannot be understood without incorporating social, economic and political history. This is especially so in the case of the... -
Long-term changes in land use, land cover and vegetation in the Karoo drylands of South Africa: implications for degradation monitoring
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: M Timm Hoffman --- Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa Andrew Skowno --- South African National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa Wesley Bell --- Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa Samukele Mashele --- Department of Biological Sciences, South AfricaWe used several large data sets at a range of temporal and spatial scales to document the land-use/land-cover change (LULCC) dynamics of the semi-arid Succulent Karoo and Nama-Karoo biomes of South Africa. More than 95% of the Karoo is comprised... -
Complexities of intercultural writing process of budding multilingual writers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Vukile Desmond Mgijima --- Department of Communication, Nomalungelo Isabel Ngubane --- Department of Education, South AfricaThis paper explores challenges faced by twenty-six budding multilingual creative writers. Grounded in a contrastive rhetoric writing perspective, the paper determines the extent to which language is a barrier to creative writers who write in English as a second language... -
Oxidative stress responses of juvenile catfish, Clarias gariepinus exposed to potassium dichromate at sublethal concentrations in south-eastern Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: FN Ekeh --- Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, Nigeria EN Ekechukwu --- Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, Nigeria CI Atama --- Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, Nigeria FI Ezenwajiaku --- Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, Nigeria CM Ohanu --- Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, Nigeria JI Nzei --- Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, Nigeria ION Aguzie --- Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, Nigeria GE Odo --- Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, Nigeria UME Dibuah --- Department of Microbiology, NigeriaThe oxidative stress responses of Clarias gariepinus exposed to potassium dichromate at sublethal concentrations for 28 days were studied in 2017. Fish were exposed to 0.165, 0.0825 and 0.033 mg l−1 corresponding to 1/10, 1/20 and 1/50 of the 96... -
The spatial ecology of adult Labeobarbus marequensis and their response to flow and habitat variability in the Crocodile River, Kruger National Park
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: MJ Burnett --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Zoology Department, South Africa GC O’Brien --- School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, South Africa V Wepener --- Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa D Pienaar --- Scientific Services Skukuza, Kruger National Park, South AfricaThe spatial movement of Labeobarbus marequensis was evaluated by attaching radio transmitters to 16 adult fish and tracking them from August 2009 to July 2012 in the Crocodile River, Kruger National Park, South Africa. Monthly monitoring surveys acquired 1 620... -
Intraspecific morphological divergence in two Cichlid species from Benin
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Luke M Bower --- Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, USA Laith A Jawad --- Freelance Fish Biodiversity Consultant, New Zealand Pierre M Gnohossou --- Département d’Aménagement et Gestion de Ressources Naturelles, Republic of Benin Ayoko Géraldine Tossou --- Département d’Aménagement et Gestion de Ressources Naturelles, Republic of BeninSelection on morphological traits can vary across the range of species, inducing a mosaic of phenotypes across populations. Intraspecific morphological divergence had been demonstrated for many fish groups inhabiting environments with varying abiotic or biotic selective pressures. Such intraspecific phenotypic... -
Harnessing the Potential of Nigeria’s Creative Industries: Issues, Prospects and Policy Implications
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Allwell Okechukwu Nwankwo --- School of Media and Communication, NigeriaThis article argues that Nigeria has rich creative industry sectors with great potential and global footprints. Through the kaleidoscope of film, music and creative writing, the article critically appraises Nigeria’s creative industries and contends that although the country is a... -
Change-of-state paradigms and the middle in Kinyarwanda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Kyle Jerro --- Department of Language and Linguistics, UKThis article investigates the derivational relationships among members of verbal paradigms in Kinyarwanda (Bantu JD61; Rwanda) by pursuing two interrelated goals. First, I describe a variety of derivational strategies for marking transitive and intransitive variants in change-of-state verb paradigms. Second,... -
TIGA-CUB-manualised psychoanalytic child psychotherapy versus treatment as usual for children aged 5–11 with treatment-resistant conduct disorders and their primary carers: results from a randomised controlled feasibility trial
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Elizabeth Edginton --- , UK Rebecca Walwyn --- , UK Maureen Twiddy --- , UK Alex Wright-Hughes --- , UK Sandy Tubeuf --- , UK Sadie Reed --- , UK Alix Smith --- , UK Laura Stubbs --- , UK Jacqueline Birtwistle --- , UK Sarah Jane Abraham --- , UK Lynda Ellis --- , UK Nick Midgley --- , UK Tom Hughes --- , UK Paul Wallis --- , , UK David Cottrell --- , UKBackground: Parenting programmes are recommended for conduct disorders in 5–11 year olds, but ineffective for 25–33%. A feasibility trial was needed to determine whether a confirmatory trial of second-line, manualised short-term psychoanalytic child psychotherapy (mPCP) versus treatment as usual (TaU)... -
Factors of regular sponsorship of African children: A cross-ethnic study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jae-kyeong Kim --- School of Management, South Korea June-hyuk Kwon --- Department of Business Administration, South Korea Nam-hyun Lee --- Department of Performing Arts, South Korea Hyun-ju Choi --- Department of Cultural & Arts Management, South Korea Seung-hye Jung --- School of Dance, South Korea Hyuck-jin Lee --- Department of Business Administration, South Korea Joon-ho Kim --- Department of Business Administration, South KoreaThis study examined psychological well-being influences of personal factors on regular sponsorship of, or donation to, African children living in Africa. Study participants (N = 597) were 338 Koreans (50.3% female, n = 170) and 259 Chinese (56.8% female, n... -
The occurrence of mycotoxigenic fungi in abalone feed in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: MR Greeff-Laubscher --- , South Africa I Beukes --- , South Africa GJ Marais --- , South Africa K Jacobs --- , South AfricaAbalone feed in South Africa is mainly produced from locally sourced grains and has soy or fishmeal as a protein source. Contamination with fungal species associated with grain-based animal feed is, therefore, a predictable risk. Various Fusarium, Penicillium and Aspergillus... -
Cropping System Intensification as a Management Method Against Vectors of Viruses Causing Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: E. S. Namikoye --- Department of Agricultural Science and Technology, G. M. Kariuki --- Department of Agricultural Science and Technology, Z. M. Kinyua --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, M. W. Githendu --- Department of Agricultural Science and Technology, M. Kasina --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization,Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease (MLND) has emerged as a great threat to maize production in East Africa. It is caused by a synergistic infection of maize by sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV) and maize chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV). This study was... -
Effects of temporal factors, nesting microhabitat and nest position on the survival of passerine nests in a Tunisian oasis habitat
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Jihen Boukhriss --- Unité de recherche «Ecologie de la faune terrestre» (UR17ES44), Faculté des Sciences de Gabès, Tunisia Slaheddine Selmi --- Département des Sciences de la Vie, Faculté des Sciences de Gabès, TunisiaIdentifying the ecological factors shaping bird nest survival is essential for understanding bird population dynamics, as well as for conservation purposes. Using data obtained by monitoring natural bird nests in one oasis in south-eastern Tunisia, we fitted logistic exposure models... -
Why defaecate on your doorstep? Investigating an unusual behaviour in Africa’s smallest falcon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Billi A Krochuk --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Diana Bolopo --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Anthony M Lowney --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Paul R Meyers --- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, South Africa Claire N Spottiswoode --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Rajendra MG Raman --- Department of Zoology, UK Robert L Thomson --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South AfricaDepositing faeces at the nest should be expected to carry risks such as increased parasite loads and disease exposure. This perplexing behaviour is unusual in birds but is consistently shown by a handful of species, and has been demonstrated to... -
Densities and population sizes of raptors in Uganda’s conservation areas
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Derek Pomeroy --- Department of Zoology, Uganda Micheal Kibuule --- Department of Zoology, Uganda Dianah Nalwanga --- NatureUganda, Uganda George Kaphu --- Uganda Wildlife Authority, Uganda Michael Opige --- NatureUganda, Uganda Phil Shaw --- School of Biology, UKProjected increases in Africa's human population over the next 40 years point to further, large-scale conversion of natural habitats into farmland, with far-reaching consequences for raptor species, some of which are now largely restricted to protected areas (PAs). To assess... -
The discourse of institutional change in the Zambian microfinance sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Juliana Siwale --- Nottingham Business School, UK Jonathan Kimmitt --- Newcastle University Business School, UK Bruce LamontThis paper investigates the discourse of key actors instigating institutional change in the Zambian microfinance sector. It draws from the institutional story of Zambia, which has experienced regulatory and legislative flux since drafting its first microfinance act in 2006. Building... -
Navigating competing institutional logics in a developing economy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Kassa Woldesenbet Beta --- Strategic Management and Marketing, UK John Storey --- People and Organization, UK Bruce T. LamontThis paper examines how senior managers in a developing economy, Ethiopia, navigate between, and draw upon, the competing logics of ‘state’ and ‘market’ when seeking to explain their firm’s business strategies. This fault-line is especially critical in such contexts. The... -
Pre-retirement anxiety: Development and validation of a measurement instrument in a Nigerian sample
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lawrence E. Ugwu --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Ibeawuchi K. Enwereuzor --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Philip Chukwuemeka Mefoh --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Leonard I. Ugwu --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Ike E. Onyishi --- Department of Psychology, NigeriaTwo studies were conducted to develop and provide evidence supporting the construct validity and internal consistency of scores from the Nigerian Pre-retirement Anxiety Scale (NPAS). The measure comprises three dimensions: financial preparedness, social obligation, and social alienation. In the first... -
Estimating evapotranspiration in semi-arid rangelands: connecting reference to actual evapotranspiration and the role of soil evaporation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Onalenna Gwate --- Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University, South Africa Sukhmani K Mantel --- Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University, South Africa Andiswa Finca --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production Institute, South Africa Lesley A Gibson --- School of Engineering, UK Zahn Munch --- Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, South Africa Anthony R Palmer --- Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University, South AfricaIn a context of water scarcity, efforts to increase landscape production should focus on improving water productivity. This requires an appreciation of the various components of evapotranspiration (ET), including soil evaporation (Es) because the latter reflects ‘unproductive’ water loss. Both... -
The influence of phosphorus and calcium application rates on the mineral composition of the perennial legume Macrotyloma axillare
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Karina Batista --- Instituto de Zootecnia, Brazil Luciana Gerdes --- Instituto de Zootecnia, Brazil Alessandra Aparecida Giacomini --- Instituto de Zootecnia, Brazil Waldssimiler Teixeira de Mattos --- Instituto de Zootecnia, Brazil Ivani Pozar Otsuk --- Instituto de Zootecnia, BrazilThe response of legumes to the supply of either phosphorus (P) or calcium (Ca) alone has been extensively investigated but no prior studies have evaluated their combinations in the perennial legume Macrotyloma axillare (Macrotyloma legume). This study assessed the mineral... -
Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in older South Africans with and without hip fractures and the effects of age, body weight, ethnicity and functional status
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: P Chutterpaul --- Division of Medicine, South Africa F Paruk --- Division of Medicine, South Africa B Cassim --- Department of Geriatrics, South AfricaBackground: Vitamin D plays an important role in many physiological and pathological processes, including bone metabolism. Vitamin D deficiency is common worldwide, but there are few data in older South Africans. -
Rickets mimicker: a report of two cases of primary hyperparathyroidism in adolescence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Imran M Paruk --- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, South Africa Fraser J Pirie --- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, South Africa Ayesha A Motala --- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, South AfricaThe presentation of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) in most Western countries has evolved from the classic description of ‘stones, bones, and groans’ to becoming increasingly asymptomatic as a result of more frequent serum calcium screening. However, many developing countries are still... -
“I don’t want them to know”: how stigma creates dilemmas for engagement with Treat-all HIV care for people living with HIV in Eswatini
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Shona Horter --- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK Sarah Bernays --- Sydney School of Public Health, Australia Zanele Thabede --- Médecins sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders, Eswatini Velibanti Dlamini --- Médecins sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders, Eswatini Bernhard Kerschberger --- Médecins sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders, Eswatini Munyaradzi Pasipamire --- Swaziland National AIDS Programme, Eswatini Barbara Rusch --- Médecins sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders, Switzerland Alison Wringe --- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK“Treat-all” programmes aim to improve clinical outcomes and to reduce HIV transmission through regular HIV testing and immediate offer of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for those diagnosed HIV-positive, irrespective of immunological status and symptoms of disease. Global narratives on the benefits... -
Assessment of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal spore density and viability in soil stockpiles of South African opencast coal mines
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Obinna T Ezeokoli --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, South Africa Cyril C Nwangburuka --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, South Africa Rasheed A Adeleke --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, South Africa Ashira Roopnarain --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, South Africa D Garry Paterson --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, South Africa Mark S Maboeta --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa Cornelius C Bezuidenhout --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South AfricaThe symbioses between arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi and plant roots is essential for nutrient uptake and growth of most vascular plants. Soil condition and management influence the density and viability of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) spores. In this study, AMF... -
Time-dependent volatility in futures contract options
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Jilong Chen --- International Business School, School of Finance, China Christian Ewald --- University of Glasgow, UK Ali M. Kutan --- Business School, Department of Economics and Finance, USAThe Schwartz (1997) two-factor model is the benchmark model for pricing futures options, and the volatility is constant, which is similar to the Black-Scholes model. In this paper, we use a similar method which can make the Black-Scholes model be... -
Satisfaction with spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section at Tembisa Hospital, South Africa: a cross-sectional study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Uziele M Makoko --- Anesthesiology Department, Tembisa Hospital, South Africa Lebitsi M Modiba --- Department of Public Health, University of South Africa (UNISA), South Africa Doudou K Nzaumvila --- Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital/Family Medicine & Primary Health Care Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU), South AfricaBackground: The most recommended type of anaesthesia by many obstetric guidelines for Caesarean section (CS) is spinal anaesthesia. This to achieve a higher level of pain and comfort control for the patient during and after CS. Little scientific research has... -
A new family of Lerch-type zeta functions interpolating a certain class of higher-order Apostol-type numbers and Apostol-type polynomials
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Irem Kucukoğlu --- Department of Software Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Yilmaz Simsek --- Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Turkey H.M. Srivastava --- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, CanadaThe aim of this paper is to investigate some classes of higher-order Apostol-type numbers and Apostol-type polynomials. We construct Lerch-type zeta functions which interpolate these numbers and polynomials at negative integers. Moreover, by combining some well-known identities such as the... -
Job apathy and work engagement: Moderating influence of perceived leader integrity and spiritual intelligence in a Nigerian mass transit company
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Fabian O. Ugwu --- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Nigeria Ike E. Onyishi --- Department of Psychology, Faculty of the Social Sciences, Nigeria Okechukwu Ibiam Egwu --- Department of Political Science, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Nigeria Otu Otu Akanu --- Department of Political Science, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Nigeria Okechukwu Groupson --- Department of Political Science, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Nigeria Moses Agudiegwu --- Department of Political Science, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, NigeriaThis study explored the direct and interactive roles of job apathy, perceived leader integrity, and spiritual intelligence on work engagement among 206 Nigerian employees of a leading mass transit company (females = 33%; mean age = 35.81years, SD = 5.04;... -
Reciprocal altruism: It’s relationship to locus of control and dispositional optimism among Nigerian undergraduates
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Olukayode AyoOluwa Afolabi --- Department of Pure and Applied Psychology, Nigeria Uba Dennis --- Department of Pure and Applied Psychology, NigeriaThe study examined locus of control and dispositional optimism influences on reciprocal altruism among Nigerian university undergraduate students. Participants consisted of 253 undergraduate students in their second year of study (males = 151 (60%), females = 102 (40%); mean age... -
The attitudes of riparian communities to the presence of water hyacinth in the Wouri River Basin, Douala, Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: SN Kenfack Voukeng --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa P Weyl --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa MP Hill --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa N Chi --- Watershed Task Group Coordinator (WTG), CameroonSince publication of the first record of Eichhornia crassipes in Cameroon in 1997, the weed has become highly invasive in the Wouri River Basin. Between June and September 2014, a socio-economic survey using participatory and qualitative methods was undertaken in... -
Design, construction and mathematical modelling of the performance of a biogas digester for a family in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Patrick Mukumba --- Department of Physics, South Africa Golden Makaka --- Department of Physics, South Africa Sampson Mamphweli --- Department of Physics, South Africa Peace-maker Masukume --- Department of Physics, South AfricaCurrently, South Africa is experiencing electricity blackouts as result of an energy shortage. Biogas can be a solution to South Africa’s energy needs, especially in the rural areas of the Eastern Cape province that have plenty of biogas substrates from... -
Households’ satisfaction with the healthcare services rendered by a ward-based outreach team in Tshwane district, Pretoria, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AT Masango Makgobela --- Family Medicine and Primary Health Care Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa JV Ndimande --- Family Medicine and Primary Health Care Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital, South Africa G Ogunbanjo --- Family Medicine and Primary Health Care Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa T Bongongo --- Family Medicine and Primary Health Care Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa SN Nyalunga --- Family Medicine and Primary Health Care Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South AfricaIntroduction: Households’ satisfaction is an important and commonly used indicator for measuring quality in health care. An amelioration of primary health care services at the level of households, by utilising community health workers, has led to a good healthcare system... -
Lifestyle counselling and behavioural change: role among adult hypertensives in a rural tertiary institution
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AO Ayodapo --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria TAV Olukokun --- Department of Family Medicine, NigeriaBackground: In spite of the availability of myriads of antihypertensive medications, the control of high blood pressure is still low. Studies on effect of lifestyle behavioural changes through counselling on blood pressure control are scant in Nigeria. Therefore, this study... -
Tax as an option to fund the proposed National Health Insurance fund: What do knowledgeable individuals think?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Terry Tu --- Oxford University, UK Magda Turner --- School of Accountancy, University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaThis research paper seeks to answer the question: What tax or combination of taxes knowledgeable individuals think the South African government can use as a potential source of revenue to fund the proposed National Health Insurance? -
Determination of Factors Influencing Cultivation and Utilisation of Pumpkins Among Smallholders in Kakamega and Nyeri Counties, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J.K. Kiramana --- Chuka University, Kenya D.K. Isutsa --- Egerton University, KenyaPumpkin is becoming an important fruit-vegetable, although its potential remains unexploited in Kenya. This study aimed at enhancing conservation, preservation and production of naturalized pumpkins through the cataloguing of accessions and documentation of indigenous traditional knowledge influencing cultivation and utilization... -
An Economic Assessment of Woodlots for Smallholder Farms in the Coast Region of Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: Linus Wekesa --- Coast Eco-region Research Programme, Kenya Sylivia Mwalewa --- Coast Eco-region Research Programme, Kenya Kevin Muema --- Coast Eco-region Research Programme, Kenya Joseph Muthini --- Coast Eco-region Research Programme, Kenya Phedister Riziki --- Coast Eco-region Research Programme, Kenya Peter Mukirae --- Coast Eco-region Research Programme, Kenya Carolyne Menya --- Coast Eco-region Research Programme, KenyaLittle is known about economic viability of woodlots being integrated in smallholder production systems in the Coast Region of Kenya. The current study was therefore conducted as a cross-sectional survey covering a sample size of 282 smallholder farmers in the... -
Effect of multiple intervention models on uptake of HIV testing services and sexual behaviour among residents of military cantonments in south-east Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Benedict N Azuogu --- Department of Community Medicine, Nigeria Lawrence U Ogbonnaya --- Department of Community Medicine, Nigeria Chukwuma D Umeokonkwo --- Department of Community Medicine, Nigeria Chihurumnanya Alo --- Department of Community Medicine, Nigeria Ngozi A Ifebunandu --- Department of Internal Medicine, Nigeria Christopher N Obionu --- Department of Community Medicine, Nigeria Adaoha P Agu --- Department of Community Medicine, Nigeria Victoria C Azuogu --- Department of Health Education, Nigeria Felix O-O Oyari --- Department of Community Medicine, Nigeria Ijeoma N Okedo-Alex --- Department of Community Medicine, Nigeria Ifenyinwa M Okafor --- Department of Community Medicine, Nigeria Ugochukwu C Madubueze --- Department of Community Medicine, NigeriaBackground: HIV testing and counselling (HTC) has been a viable tool in controlling the spread of HIV/AIDS, and serves as the entry point in the HIV care and treatment cascade. In Africa, HIV-related morbidity and mortality are high with thousands... -
Disconnect between policy and practice in developing countries: Evidence of managing e-waste from Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Johnson Ojiyovwi Okorhi --- Institute of Engineering, Technology, and Innovation Management, Nigeria Joe E. Amadi-Echendu --- Institute of Engineering, Technology, and Innovation Management, Nigeria Helen Olubunmi Aderemi --- Department of Management and Accounting, Nigeria Roland Uhunmwangho --- Electrical/Engineering Department, Nigeria Anthony Chukwudi Okwubunne --- National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM), NigeriaThere are insufficient management functions that begin with planning, institutional arrangements and technical handling of e-waste materials in Nigeria. Modern trends in recycling still fall short of global practices. This study examined Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) management strategies... -
Genetic diversity of endangered sandalwood (Osyris lanceolata) populations in Kenya using ISSR molecular markers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: KP Andiego --- Department of Forestry and Wood Science, Kenya OG Dangasuk --- Department of Biological Sciences, Kenya DW Odee --- Biotechnology Laboratory, Kenya FS Omondi --- Biotechnology Laboratory, Kenya DF Otieno --- Department of Biological Sciences, Kenya BK Balozi --- Department of Forestry and Wood Science, KenyaOsyris lanceolata is an evergreen, drought tolerant tropical African tree species belonging to the family Santalaceae. It is endangered, owing to overexploitation for its essential oil used in cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries. The study aimed at determining: (1) the genetic... -
Delayed disclosure of disability related needs: Experiences of “at-risk” students in a South African university
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Samukelisiwe Mngomezulu --- School of Education, South AfricaThe present study explored disability disclosure influences on university students, and specifically the types of supports the students perceive to need. Informants were three differently abled students (female = 1 and males = 2). They participated in semi-structured and focus... -
The subtropical–temperate transition along the east coast of South Africa shapes the thermal physiology of the truncated mangrove snail Cerithidea decollata (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda, Potamididae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: AS Nonyukela --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa S Baldanzi --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa LU Vumazonke --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaThe east and south coasts of South Africa are characterised by a transition from subtropical to warm-temperate conditions. This transition in environmental temperatures may shape the physiological tolerance of ectothermic species inhabiting harsh environments, such as the intertidal zone. A... -
Developing pathways to improve smallholder agricultural productivity through ecological intensification technologies in semi-arid Limpopo, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Farirai Rusere --- Climate System Analysis Group, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, South Africa Siyabusa Mkuhlani --- Climate System Analysis Group, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, South Africa Olivier Crespo --- Climate System Analysis Group, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, South Africa Lynn V. Dicks --- School of Biological Sciences, UKAgriculture faces an enormous global challenge of feeding nine billion people by 2050. This means a comprehensive intensification of agriculture is required. Ecological intensification is gaining momentum as a clearly defined vision for increasing agriculture productivity and sustainability. How ecological... -
Factors affecting the choice of marketing outlet selection strategies by smallholder farmers in Swaziland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Bongiwe Porrie Dlamini-Mazibuko --- Discipline of Agricultural Economics, South Africa Stuart Ferrer --- Discipline of Agricultural Economics, South Africa Gerald Ortmann --- Discipline of Agricultural Economics, South AfricaThis paper explores smallholder vegetable farmers’ marketing channel selection decisions using data collected from a sample of 140 farmers from Manzini and Hhohho regions of Swaziland. Multivariate probit analysis was applied to examine the determinants of marketing channels participation. The... -
A new sentiment index for the Islamic stock market
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Muhammad Asif Khan --- Faculty of Business and Accountancy, Malaysia Rubi Ahmad --- Faculty of Business and Accountancy, Malaysia Anna Azmi --- Faculty of Business and Accountancy, Malaysia Muhammad Akbar --- Birmingham City Business School, UKThis study attempts to examine the predictability of Google search volume (GSV) and to construct an appropriate investor sentiment index for Islamic stock markets for seven United States (US) Islamic stock indices. Using principal component analysis, we construct an appropriate... -
A comparative analysis of risk measures: A portfolio optimisation approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Evan Gilbert --- University of Stellenbosch Business School, South Africa Luke Meiklejohn --- Department of Actuarial Science, South AfricaInvestment portfolios are typically created to minimise the level of risk for a required level of return. This paper highlights the importance of the choice of risk metric in this process. The theoretical nature of volatility as a risk measure... -
Leadership for high performance in local councils in Cameroon and Nigeria: Examining deviant and concordant practices to the philosophy of Ubuntu
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Joseph Ebot Eyong --- Faculty of Business and Law, People, Organization and Work Institute (POWI), UKEmerging from indigenous communities in South Africa, Ubuntu has been heralded as a context-resonant approach to leadership practice befitting the African socio-cultural and institutional environment. Ubuntu privileges moral and humanistic consideration premised on collective endeavor and people-oriented preferences. These are... -
Introduction to the Special Issue: Building High Performing Organizations in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Constant D. Beugré --- Department of Business Administration, USA Judy N. Muthuri --- Nottingham University Business School, UK -
Iron deficiency in South African children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Luzuko Magula --- Department of Psychiatry, South Africa Karis Moxley --- Department of Psychiatry, South Africa Anusha Lachman --- Department of Psychiatry, South AfricaObjective: Iron deficiency may play a role in the pathophysiology of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by causing dopamine dysfunction, but there is conflicting evidence in the literature regarding this relationship. This study investigates the possible correlation between iron deficiency... -
Child and adolescent mental health in Africa: A qualitative analysis of the perspectives of emerging mental health clinicians and researchers using an online platform
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Eugene Lee Davids --- Adolescent Health Research Unit, Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, South Africa Leigh Adams Tucker --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Grace Nduku Wambua --- See Me, Kenya Deborah Leigh Fewster --- Occupational Therapy Department, South Africa Liezl Schlebusch --- Centre for Autism Research in Africa, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, South Africa Saira BS Karrim --- Speech-Language Therapy, South Africa Mouna Attia --- Psychiatry Department, Tunisia Joachim Nyoni --- Ministry of General Education, Zambia Fikirte Girma Bayouh --- Department of Psychiatry, Ethiopia Hillary Kuteesa --- College of Health Science, Uganda Takoua Brahim --- Psychiatry Department, Tunisia Michelle Hoogenhout --- Division of Developmental Paediatrics, South Africa Rahma Ben Moussa Kahloul --- Psychiatry Department, Tunisia Nicola Jearey-Graham --- Psychology Department, South Africa Habte Belete Gobie --- College of Medicine and Health Science, Ethiopia Joyce Sserunjogi Nalugya --- Department of Psychiatry, UgandaObjective: Using a social ecological framework, this study aimed to establish emerging mental health clinicians and researchers’ perspectives about child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) in Africa. -
Community beliefs, HIV stigma, and depression among adolescents living with HIV in rural Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Scholastic Ashaba --- Department of Psychiatry, Uganda Christine E Cooper-Vince --- Massachusetts General Hospital, USA Dagmar Vořechovská --- Massachusetts General Hospital, USA Godfrey Zari Rukundo --- Department of Psychiatry, Uganda Samuel Maling --- Department of Psychiatry, Uganda Dickens Akena --- Department of Psychiatry, Makerere College of Health Sciences, Uganda Alexander C Tsai --- Department of Psychiatry, UgandaThe availability of and increased access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) has significantly reduced the morbidity and mortality associated with HIV. As a result, perinatally infected youth are increasingly able to reach adolescence. There is limited information about the psychosocial challenges... -
Differences between bone mineral density, lean and fat mass of HIV-positive and HIV-negative black women
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: C Ellis --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University, South Africa HS Kruger --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University, South Africa P Ukegbu --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University, South Africa IM Kruger --- Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research, North-West University, South Africa M Viljoen --- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, South Africa MC Kruger --- School of Health Sciences, Massey University, New ZealandObjectives: To investigate the differences between bone mineral density (BMD), lean and fat mass of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-) positive and HIV-negative black women and to investigate factors associated with low BMD. -
Mobile money as a frugal innovation for the bottom of the pyramid – Cases of selected African countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Olayinka David-West --- Sustainable and Inclusive Digital Financial Services (SIDFS) Initiative, Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria Nkemdilim Iheanachor --- Strategic Management, Nigeria Immanuel Ovemeso Umukoro --- Sustainable and Inclusive Digital Financial Services (SIDFS) Initiative, Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University, NigeriaThis paper explores the concept of mobile money as a frugal innovation and a business model. While the frugal innovation theory is evolving, frugality addresses three critical issues about social problems, resources constraints and institutional voids. This paper argues that... -
Management of financial institutions in Africa: Emerging themes and future research agenda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Ifedapo Adeleye --- Human Resources Management Program, USA Yaw A. Debrah --- School of Management, UK Lilac Nachum --- Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, USAThe rise of the financial services sector in Africa over the last decade or so has been phenomenal, marked by significant advances in mobile money, and growing financial inclusion and profitability. However, there are significant gaps in the academic literature... -
Elevational variation of dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) communities on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Christie A Sukhdeo --- Department of Biological Sciences, United States T Keith Philips --- Department of Biology, United States Geraud C Tasse --- Department of Zoology and Animal Physiology, Cameroon Eric B Fokam --- Department of Biology, United States Katy Morgan --- Department of Biological Sciences, United StatesDung beetles are important for the healthy functioning of tropical forest ecosystems, performing essential roles, including nutrient recycling and secondary seed dispersal. Sensitive to changes in both habitat quality and vertebrate diversity, dung beetles are ideal taxa for monitoring ecosystem... -
The prevalence and risk factors for diabetes mellitus in healthcare workers at Tygerberg hospital, Cape Town, South Africa: a retrospective study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Ankia Coetzee --- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, South Africa Amanda Beukes --- Department of Medicine, South Africa Reinhardt Dreyer --- Department of Medicine, South Africa Salaamah Solomon --- Tygerberg Academic Hospital, South Africa Lourentia van Wyk --- Tygerberg Academic Hospital, South Africa Roshni Mistry --- Tygerberg Academic Hospital, South Africa Magda Conradie --- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, South Africa Mari van de Vyver --- Tygerberg Academic Hospital, South AfricaObjectives: To assess the contribution of traditional and modifiable risk factors to the overall risk and prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) amongst health workers (HWs) in the public sector. -
Nitrogen Deficiency in Semi-Arid Kenya: Can Pigeonpea fix it?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: K. Kwena --- University of Nairobi, Kenya G. N. Karuku --- University of Nairobi, Kenya F. O. Ayuke --- University of Nairobi, Kenya A. O. Esilaba --- Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), KenyaFew studies have evaluated improved pigeonpea varieties developed and released in Kenya for soil fertility improvement and contribution to the productivity of cereal-based cropping systems prevalent in marginal areas. A study comprising field and greenhouse experiments was conducted between 2009... -
Farmers’ Perceptions of Dairy Cattle Breeds, Breeding and Feeding Strategies: A Case of Smallholder Dairy Farmers in Western Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: M. N. Lukuyu --- University of New England, Australia J. P. Gibson --- University of New England, Australia D. B. Savage --- University of New England, Australia E. J. O. Rao --- International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya N. Ndiwa --- International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya A. J. Duncan --- International Livestock Research Institute, KenyaTo understand farmers’ preference and perceptions of breed attributes, breeding and feeding practices, 419 households in western Kenya were interviewed in a cross-sectional survey. Respondents scored their preference for cattle breeds, traits and breeding methods on a scale of 1... -
Spatio-temporal variation of environmental variables and aquatic macroinvertebrate assemblages in Lake Nokoué, a RAMSAR site of Benin
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: OH Odountan --- Laboratory of Ecology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Department of Zoology, Republic of Benin L Janssens de Bisthoven --- Capacities for Biodiversity and Sustainable Development (CEBioS), Belgium CZ Koudenoukpo --- Laboratory of Hydrobiology and Aquaculture, Benin Y Abou --- Laboratory of Ecology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Department of Zoology, Republic of BeninEnvironmental characteristics and macroinvertebrate assemblages of Lake Nokoué (Benin) were investigated from September 2014 to July 2016. Seasonal and hydroclimatic changes, as well as anthropogenic activities were the overriding factors affecting environmental variables investigated. Analysis of macroinvertebrate community structure with... -
Morphological identification of fungi associated with Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.-Solms) Laubach in the Wouri River Basin, Douala, Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: SN Kenfack Voukeng --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa C Coombes --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa P Weyl --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, Switzerland F Djeugoue --- Department of Quality, Security and Environment, Cameroon MP Hill --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaIn many parts of the world, excess growth of Eichhornia crassipes (Pontederiaceae) poses a serious threat to aquatic environments. In Cameroon, where manual clearing is still undertaken, little is known about fungal diversity associated with the plant, or its potential... -
Reliability and equity of subject delivery competencies: Perspectives of pre-service teachers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Alfred Henry Makura --- Faculty of Humanities, South Africa Lukanda Kalobo --- Faculty of Humanities, South AfricaThis study examined the reliability and equity of assessors of subject delivery competences as perceived by pre-service teachers. The participants were 310 final year student teachers from a college in Zimbabwe. They responded to a survey on their perceptions of... -
Time varying correlations and causalities between stock and foreign exchange markets: Evidence from China, Japan and Korea
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Young K. Park --- Business School, Korea Ki Beom Binh --- Department of Economics, Korea Suk-Joong Kim --- Discipline of Finance, AustraliaThis paper examines the time-varying relationship between the stock and the foreign exchange markets for China, Japan and Korea for the period July 2005 to November 2013. The cross-market relationship within each country differs among the three countries and varies... -
HIV treatment support services in Tanzania: a cost and efficiency analysis at facility and community levels
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Steven Forsythe --- Avenir Health, United States of America Bryant Lee --- Palladium Group Inc., United States of America Kuki Tarimo --- Palladium Group Inc., United States of America Boniface Silvan --- Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Tanzania Marianna Balampama --- Palladium Group Inc., United States of America Julie Chitty --- Palladium Group Inc., United States of America Sara Bowsky --- Palladium Group Inc., United States of AmericaDifferentiated service delivery models provide an opportunity to reduce the cost of HIV treatment while increasing the focus on advanced patients. Also, stable patients who need less attention can visit facilities less frequently, saving time and money and reducing overcrowding... -
Meta-analysis of average costs of HIV testing and counselling and voluntary medical male circumcision across thirteen countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Carlos Pineda-Antunez --- Center for Health Systems Research, Mexico Gisela Martinez-Silva --- Center for Health Systems Research, Mexico Diego Cerecero-Garcia --- Center for Health Systems Research, Mexico Lily Alexander --- Department of Global Health, USA Drew B Cameron --- Health Policy and Management, USA Chris Chiwevu --- Independent consultant, Lalit Dandona --- Public Health Foundation of India, Gurugram, National Capital Region, India Carol Dayo Obure --- Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK Steven Forsythe --- Avenir Health, USA Van Thu Nguyen --- FHI 360, Vietnam Stella Settumba --- The Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Australia Michel Tchuenche --- Avenir Health, USA Hoang Van Minh --- Center for Population Health Sciences, Vietnam James G Kahn --- Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, USA Gabriela Gomez --- Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK Sedona Sweeney --- Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK Anna Vassall --- Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK Lori Bollinger --- Avenir Health, USA Carol Levin --- Department of Global Health, USA Sergio Bautista-Arredondo --- Center for Health Systems Research, MexicoObjective: Explore facility-level average costs per client of HIV testing and counselling (HTC) and voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) services in 13 countries. -
The costs of home-based HIV testing and counselling in sub-Saharan Africa and its association with testing yield: a literature review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Katharina Hauck --- Abdul Latif Jameel Institute for Disease and Emergency Analytics, MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, UKMore than 14.5 of the 36.7 million people living with HIV globally do not know their HIV status, making comprehensive testing interventions a critical step in ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Home-based testing and counselling (HBTC) involves small teams of community... -
A meta-analysis approach for estimating average unit costs for ART using pooled facility-level primary data from African countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Diego Cerecero-García --- National Institute of Public Health, Mexico Carlos Pineda-Antunez --- National Institute of Public Health, Mexico Lily Alexander --- HIV AIDS TB Research Consortium CISIDAT, Mexico Drew Cameron --- Health Policy, USA Gisela Martinez-Silva --- National Institute of Public Health, Mexico Carol Dayo Obure --- African Development Bank Group, Tunis Elliot Marseille --- Center for Global Surgical Studies, USA Lung Vu --- Population Council, USA James G Kahn --- Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California San Francisco, USA Anna Vassall --- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK Gabriela Gomez --- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK Lori Bollinger --- Avenir Health, USA Carol Levin --- Department of Global Health, USA Sergio Bautista-Arredondo --- National Institute of Public Health, MexicoObjective: To estimate facility-level average cost for ART services and explore unit cost variations using pooled facility-level cost estimates from four HIV empirical cost studies conducted in five African countries . -
Market orientation and poverty reduction: A study of rural microentrepreneurs in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Charles Blankson --- Department of Marketing, Logistics and Operations Management, G. Brint Ryan College of Business, USA Julius A. Nukpezah --- Department of Political Science and Public Administration, USAWe draw on the quality of life theory and government economic development policies that focus on entrepreneurship for a theoretical backdrop to investigate the consequences of market orientation among microentrepreneurs in Ghana. We use qualitative data from 28 microentrepreneurs involving... -
A systematic review of short and medium-term mental health outcomes in young people following sexual assault
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Kirsten E MacGregor --- , UK Laia Villalta --- , UK Venetia Clarke --- , UK Russell Viner --- , UK Tami Kramer --- , UK Sophie N Khadr --- , UKObjective: Sexual assault peaks in adolescence, yet sequelae at this age are not well understood. This systematic review aimed to describe mental health outcomes following sexual assault in young people. Method: Two reviewers independently searched databases, screening publications from 1990... -
Uchambuzi wa Riwaya ya Kiu Kwa Kutumia Nadharia ya Saikolojia Changanuzi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Saade Said Mbarouk --- Chuo Kikuu cha Abdulrahma Al-Sumait, ZanzibarMakala haya yanaonesha nadharia ya Saikolojia Changanuzi na namna inavyotumika katika uchambuzi wa riwaya ya Kiu. Makala itachunguza kwa makini mbinu za kisaikolojia za wahusika kama, uzungumzi nafsi, daiolojia ya ndani na ndoto ambavyo vinaonesha hali zao za ndani na... -
A Psychoanalytic Analysis of Mohamed Suleiman’s Kiu
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Saade Said Mbarouk --- Abdulrahma Al-Sumait University, TanzaniaThis paper attempts to read Mohamed Suleiman Mohamed’s novel Kiu through the psychoanalytical lenses. It demonstrates how psychoanalysis theory has been utilised in the analysis of the novel. The paper critically investigates how the tripartite parts of the psyche that... -
Utendajipepe wa Fasihi Simulizi: Haja ya Kuwa na Tawi Jipya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Angelus Mnenuka --- University of Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaMakala hii inajadili dhana ya utendaji wa fasihi simulizi mtandaoni. Kiini cha makala hii ni hoja kuwa uainishaji wa fasihi hivi sasa, yaani fasihi simulizi na fasihi andishi, umekitwa katika aina za uwasilishaji, ambazo ni uwasilishaji wa kimazungumzo na wa... -
Online Performance of Swahili Orature: The Need for a New Category?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Angelus Mnenuka --- University of Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaThis paper discusses the concept of the online performance of oral literature. The central argument advanced in this discussion arises out of the contemporary categorisation of literature, notably the distinction between oral and written literature based on their forms of... -
African hip hop as a rhizomic art form articulating urban youth identity and resistance with reference to Kenyan genge and Ghanaian hiplife
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa • Authors: Jeong Kyung Park --- Division African Studies, College of International and Area Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea James Nyachae Michira --- Division African Studies, College of International and Area Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea Seo Young Yun --- Division African Studies, College of International and Area Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South KoreaThis study argues that hip hop, as a global phenomenon, is a complex assemblage of narratives and metanarratives, many of which are not necessarily direct, structured or causative. Applying Deleuze and Guattari’s concept of the rhizome, this study attempts a... -
Mapping distribution of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in Rwanda using multispectral remote sensing imagery
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JA Mukarugwiro --- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences (APES), South Africa SW Newete --- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences (APES), South Africa E Adam --- School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies (GAES), South Africa F Nsanganwimana --- African Center of Excellence for Innovative Teaching & Learning Mathematics & Science, Rwanda KA Abutaleb --- Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, South Africa MJ Byrne --- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences (APES), South AfricaWater hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes (C. Mart) Solms (Pontederiaceae), is an invasive aquatic macrophyte with major negative economic and ecological impacts in Rwanda and other East African countries since its establishment in the region in the 1960s. Reliable estimates of water... -
Ecological, recreational and educational potential of a small artificial wetland in an urban environment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: PN Gitau --- School of Biological Sciences, Kenya GG Ndiritu --- School of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, Kenya NN Gichuki --- School of Biological Sciences, KenyaPertinent questions remain on whether small, artificial wetlands, such as abandoned quarries play any ecological or socio-economic role in the environment. To increase information on roles played by small-sized artificial wetlands in the environment, an assessment study was carried out... -
An annotated checklist of the leech (Annelida: Hirudinida) species of the Moulouya River basin, Morocco, with several new distribution records and a historical overview
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Younes Mabrouki --- Université Mohamed Premier, Morocco Raja Ben Ahmed --- Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, LR18ES41 Ecologie, Biologie et Physiologie des organismes aquatiques, Tunisia Abdelkhaleq Fouzi Taybi --- Université Mohamed Premier, Morocco Juan Rueda --- Instituto Cavanilles de Biodiversidad y Biología Evolutiva (ICBiBE-UV), SpainA historical overview of the leech fauna of Morocco, based on both literature data, museum collections and new material, sampled in more than 100 sites in the Moulouya River basin (eastern region of Morocco), is provided. Twenty species from five... -
Game domination numbers of a disjoint union of paths and cycles
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Watcharintorn Ruksasakchai --- , Thailand Kritkhajohn Onphaeng --- , Thailand Chalermpong Worawannotai --- , ThailandThe domination game is played on a graph G by two players, Dominator and Staller, who alternately chooses a vertex of G in such a way that at least one new vertex is dominated. The game ends when all vertices... -
Analysis of marketing efficiency of processed sardine products of Lake Victoria: Case of Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Josephine Joseph Mkunda --- School of Business Studies and Humanities (BUSH), Department of Innovation, Technology Management & Entrepreneurship, Tanzania Jesper Lassen --- Department of Food Resource Economics, Denmark Bukaza Chachage --- Department of Leadership and Governance, Tanzania Lughano J.M. Kusiluka --- Mzumbe University, Tanzania Liliane Pasape --- School of Business Studies and Humanities (BUSH), Department of Innovation, Technology Management & Entrepreneurship, TanzaniaThe paper tested the marketing efficiency of Lake Victoria processed sardines using structure-performance and efficient-structure hypotheses and the influence of socioeconomic characteristics on marketing efficiency. Primary data was collected using structured questionnaires from randomly selected 249 respondents. The conceptual framework... -
Transformational leadership and management safety practices: Their role in the relationship between work pressure and compliance with safety work behaviour in a health-care sector industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Fabian O. Ugwu --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Adeline N. Idike --- Department of Political Science, Nigeria Okechukwu E. Ibiam --- Department of Political Science, Nigeria Francis A. Akwara --- Department of Political Science, Nigeria Cornelius O. Okorie --- Department of Political Science, NigeriaThis study examined both the direct and interactive effects on employee compliance to safety work behaviour of perceived work pressure, transformational leadership behaviour, and organisation management safety practices. Study participants were 208 nurses from public hospitals in South-eastern, Nigeria. The... -
Does the choice of fund performance measure matter?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Christopher Adcock --- School of Finance and Management, UK Nelson Areal --- NIPE Research Centre, School of Economics and Management, Portugal Maria Céu Cortez --- NIPE Research Centre, School of Economics and Management, Portugal Benilde Oliveira --- School of Economics and Management, Portugal Florinda Silva --- NIPE Research Centre, School of Economics and Management, PortugalThis paper investigates whether investment strategies using rankings based on different portfolio performance measures lead to different future abnormal returns. A set of 13 commonly used risk-adjusted performance measures is applied to a dataset of US equity mutual funds over... -
The relationship between female adiposity and physical attractiveness amongst adults in rural Ranaka village, Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: H Salome Kruger --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa Tumelo Seru --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa Zandile J Mchiza --- School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, South Africa John R Speakman --- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, UKObjective: The aim was to assess the relationship between female adiposity and physical attractiveness among men and women in Botswana. -
A community-based HIV counselling and testing programme found a decreasing proportion of new HIV testers in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Simukai Shamu --- Foundation for Professional Development, South Africa Thato Farirai --- Foundation for Professional Development, South Africa Jean Slabbert --- Foundation for Professional Development, South Africa Geoffrey Guloba --- Foundation for Professional Development, South Africa Nomea Masihleho --- USAID, South Africa Julius Kamera --- USAID, South Africa Nkhensani Nkwashu --- Foundation for Professional Development, South AfricaThis article assesses the history of HIV testing among community-based HIV counselling and testing (CBCT) clients between 2014 and 2018 in 13 South African districts. Consenting clients were tested for HIV and interviewed to categorise as first-time testers or repeat... -
Maternal HIV status disclosure to young uninfected children: psychological variables of the mother
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Maretha Visser --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Amukelani Jennifer Hlungwani --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaMothers living with HIV are faced with the dilemma of when and how to disclose their HIV-positive status to their young uninfected children. In this study, a South African sample of mothers living with HIV, with young uninfected children (6–10... -
Recent droughts in the Kruger National Park as reflected in the extreme climate index
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Johan Malherbe --- , South Africa Izak PJ Smit --- , South Africa Konrad J Wessels --- , United States Philip J Beukes --- , South AfricaAssociated with the 2015/2016 El Niño, extreme drought occurred over the Lowveld of South Africa. The area includes the Kruger National Park (KNP). Significant die-offs of a mega herbivore species occurred, corroborated by census data in KNP. The drought situation... -
Critical success factors militating against competitive advantage of indigenous construction firms in developing countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Matthew Kwaw Somiah --- Department of Civil Engineering, South Africa Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa --- Department of construction and management and quantity surveying, South Africa Wellington Didibhuku Thwala --- Department of construction and management and quantity surveying, South AfricaThough a plethora of studies has suggested indigenous construction firms in developing countries are competitively disadvantaged and risk being marginalized in the competition posed by their foreign counterparts, little is known of studies that empirically investigate the critical success factors... -
Generalizations of Steffensen’s inequality by Lidstone’s polynomial and related results
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Josip Pečarić --- Faculty of Textile Technology, Croatia Anamarija Perušić Pribanić --- Faculty of Civil Engineering, Croatia Ana Vukelić --- Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, CroatiaIn this paper we obtain few valuable identities by using Lidstone’s polynomial. Further, the identities were applied for constructing new generalizations of Steffensen’s inequality, namely for (2n)−convex and (2n + 1)−convex functions. In addition, using Čebyšev and Grüss type inequalities... -
Fixed points of multi-valued relation-theoretic contractions in metric spaces and application
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Satish Shukla --- Department of Applied Mathematics, India Rosana Rodríguez-López --- Departamento de Ańalisis Matemático, Estadística y Optimización, Facultad de Matemáticas, SpainIn this paper, we establish a relation-theoretic version of a famous fixed point result of Nadler on complete metric spaces endowed with a binary relation. Our results extend and generalize the recent result of A. Alam and M. Imdad (see... -
Psychosocial management of depression in adolescent learners: Results and implications of a Nigerian study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Precious Chibuike Chukwuere --- School of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Abel Jacobus Pienaar --- Faculty of Nursing, Leepile Alfred Sehularo --- School of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaThis study explored the perceptions of adolescent learners, teachers, and parents on the psychosocial management of adolescent depression in a district of Lagos State, Nigeria. Data were collected from 24 participants (10 adolescent learners, 6 teachers, 2 principals, and 6... -
Measuring bankers’ deviant behaviour: Structure and reliability in a Nigerian sample
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ifeanyichukwu Chukwudi Eze --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Police Academy, Nigeria Lawrence Ejike Ugwu --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Obiageli Omeje --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Ejike Okonkwo --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Obinna O. Ike --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Francisca N. Ogba --- Department of Education Foundations, Nigeria Chinyere Nwajiuba --- Department of Education Foundations, Nigeria Enuma Icha-Ituma --- Department of Mass Communication, NigeriaIn combating the increasing number of challenges faced by the banking industries that range from disobedience to standard operations, connivance with fraudulent clients, and regular counterproductive behaviours, a measure of deviant behaviour in the banking sector is necessary. We validated... -
Using stable δ13C and δ15N isotopes to assess foodweb structures in an African subtropical temporary pool
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: L de Necker --- Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa A Manfrin --- Environmental Campus Birkenfeld, Germany Y Ikenaka --- Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa M Ishizuka --- Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Japan L Brendonck --- Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa JHJ van Vuren --- Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa B Sures --- Department of Aquatic Ecology and Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU), Germany V Wepener --- Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa NJ Smit --- Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South AfricaSouthern Africa has one of the highest densities of temporary pools and some of the most understudied temporary wetlands in the world. Additionally, the eastern African annual killifishes (Nothobranchius spp.) are rare in southern Africa and found exclusively in temporary... -
SPECIAL ISSUE: Science, technology and eco-innovation diffusion for sustainable management of natural resources
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Kokouvi Edem N’Tsoukpoe --- Laboratoire Énergies Renouvelables et Efficacité Énergétique (LabEREE), Burkina Faso Mariam Sou Dakoure --- Laboratoire Eaux Hydro-Systèmes et Agriculture (LEHSA), Burkina Faso Hamma Yacouba --- Laboratoire Eaux Hydro-Systèmes et Agriculture (LEHSA), Burkina Faso -
Thermal stability of a vegetable oil-based thermal fluid at high temperature
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Aboubakar Gomna --- Laboratoire Énergies Renouvelables et Efficacité Énergétique (LabEREE), Burkina Faso Kokouvi Edem N’Tsoukpoe --- Laboratoire Énergies Renouvelables et Efficacité Énergétique (LabEREE), Burkina Faso Nolwenn Le Pierrès --- LOCIE, France Yézouma Coulibaly --- Laboratoire Énergies Renouvelables et Efficacité Énergétique (LabEREE), Burkina FasoSynthetic and mineral oils are widely used in high temperature processes (above 200°C) as heat transfer fluids or thermal storage materials. Mineral oils are essentially derived from petroleum that is depleting and synthetic oils are expensive. Furthermore, these oils are... -
Planning for child and adolescent mental health interventions in a rural district of South Africa: a situational analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Gbotemi Bukola --- , South Africa Arvin Bhana --- , South Africa Inge Petersen --- , South AfricaObjective: The aim of this study was to conduct a situational analysis as part of formative work to inform the development of community-based mental health services for children and adolescents at a district level. The purpose of the situational analysis... -
Trends in glycaemic control and morbidity over 10 years in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Muhammed Zaid Hoosen --- , South Africa Imran M Paruk --- , South Africa Fraser J Pirie --- , South Africa Ayesha A Motala --- , South AfricaAim: To assess control and morbidity in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1 attending a tertiary adult diabetes clinic in Durban, South Africa. -
Expected option returns during the post-GFC era
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Cheng Yan --- , PRC Xiaoli Wu --- , UKWe investigate whether the option implied volatility predicts the future realised volatility of the underlying securities and whether volatility risk factors exploited from options are pricing factors. Our sample includes six popular stock indices such as the S&P 500 and... -
The effect of employees’ behaviour on organisational competitiveness in hospitality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Belmiro D. Simbine --- , Eddy K. Tukamushaba --- ,The purpose of this research was to establish the effect of employee behaviour on organisational competitiveness in the hospitality industry. A sample of 51 employees took part in the study. Results show that employee attitude and perceptions towards various aspects... -
Growth and metabolism of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) fed with copepods (Eucyclops sp.) exposed to lead and titanium dioxide nanoparticles
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: MM Matouke --- , Nigeria MK Mustapha --- , NigeriaThe increasing uses of lead (Pb2+) and titanium dioxide nanoparticles (nTiO2) in commercial products have led totheir increased discharge into aquatic environments. This study investigated the effects of the interaction betweennTiO2 and lead (Pb2+) in a simple freshwater food web... -
Status and population structures of three anthelmintic tree species along climatic gradient in Benin and the implications for conservation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Géorcelin G Alowanou --- , Bénin Thierry D Houéhanou --- , Bénin Sylvanus Mensah --- , Bénin Bénoit K Alissou --- , Bénin Carlos C Ahoyo --- , Bénin Rauldin S Akpako --- , Bénin Faroukou Wabi --- , Bénin Marcel RB Houinato --- , Bénin Sylvie M Hounzangbé-Adoté --- , BéninSmallholder farmers make intensive use of anthelmintic plant species in the traditional treatment of animal parasitic infections. As a result, populations of these plant species are exposed to increased disturbances such as plant harvesting, threatening their stability. Information on population... -
Yield stability of tropical soybean genotypes in selected agro-ecologies in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: T Obua --- , Uganda M Nabasirye --- , Uganda M Namara --- , Uganda G Tusiime --- , Uganda M Maphosa --- , Zimbabwe P Tukamuhabwa --- , UgandaDifferential yield response of a genotype is the result of its interaction with the prevailing environment. This makes the task of selecting widely adapted and best soybean genotypes challenging under varied target production environments. The objectives of this study were... -
PMTCT Option B+ 2012 to 2018 — Taking stock: barriers and strategies to improve adherence to Option B+ in urban and rural Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Rachel King --- , USA Joyce Namale Matovu --- , Uganda Joseph Rujumba --- , Uganda Priscilla Wavamunno --- , Uganda Alexander Amone --- , Uganda Grace Gabagaya --- , Uganda Mary Glenn Fowler --- , Uganda Jaco Homsy --- , Uganda Janet Seeley --- , UK Philippa Musoke --- , UgandaSince 2012, PMTCT Option B+ has been recommended by the World Health Organization to reduce vertical transmission but numerous adherence challenges remain. We conducted a qualitative study at baseline using six focus group discussions and 14 in-depth interviews to explore... -
Abusive supervision and work engagement in the Nigerian public service sector: Do strengths use, and promotion focus matter?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Adeline N. Idike --- , Nigeria Okechukwu Ibiam Egwu --- , Nigeria Fabian O. Ugwu --- , Nigeria Cornelius O. Okorie --- , Nigeria Francis A. Akwara --- , NigeriaThis study examined experiences of abuse and work engagement behaviours of general employees in the Nigerian public service sector. Cross-lagged survey data were collected from 219 workers (female = 57.3%; age range = 24 – 59 years, mean age =... -
Exploring Basotho teenage fathers’ experiences of early fatherhood at South African rural high schools
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Robert Kananga Mukuna --- , South AfricaThis study explored the early fatherhood experiences of school-going teenage fathers. Informants were four South African Sesotho speaking teenage fathers, aged 17 to 20 years. They responded to semi-structured interviews on their experiences during schooling. Following thematic analysis, results revealed... -
Iterative algorithm for a family of monotone inclusion problems in cat(0) spaces
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: H. Dehghan --- , Iran C. Izuchukwu --- , O.T. Mewomo --- , D.A. Taba --- , Iran G.C. Ugwunnadi --- , EswatiniIn this paper, we introduce a new mapping given by a finite family of multivalued monotone mappings in a CAT(0) space. We further propose a modified Halpern-type algorithm for the mapping and prove a strong convergence theorem for approximating a... -
Duration of survey changes interpretation of habitat preferences: an example of an endemic tropical songbird, the Bangwa Forest Warbler
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Michał Budka --- , Poland Magdalena Czyż --- , Poland Anna Skierczyńska --- , Poland Michał Skierczyński --- , Poland Tomasz S Osiejuk --- , PolandUnderstanding the distribution, habitat preferences and population trends is crucial to effectively manage and protect birds. Currently, in this area, there are disproportionally more studies on temperate than on tropical species. Consequently managing, protecting and predicting population trends in tropical... -
Clean energy transition in a developing society: Perspectives on the socioeconomic determinants of Solar Home Systems adoption among urban households in southeastern Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Edlyne Eze Anugwom --- , Nigeria Kenechukwu Nwakego Anugwom --- , Nigeria Oliver Ifeanyi Eya --- , NigeriaThis study identifies factors that constrain the adoption of clean energy sources by urban households in southeastern Nigeria, using the Solar Home Systems (SHS) as a case study. It is premised on the assumption that adoption of innovation is affected... -
Shelf-life characteristics of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.)Verdc) probiotic beverage
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Yvonne Yeukai Murevanhema --- , South Africa Victoria Adaora Jideani --- , South AfricaTwo Bambara groundnut probiotic beverages (BGNPB), fermented with (1) Lactobacillus bulgaricus and (2) Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Lactobacillus plantarum were assessed for their shelf-life characteristics. During the shelf-life study, sampling of the BGNPB was done at two-days interval for 28 days... -
Characterisation of ecosystem-based adaptations to drought in the central cattle corridor of Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Susan Nanfuka --- , Uganda David Mfitumukiza --- , Uganda Anthony Egeru --- , UgandaEcosystems provide climate-change adaptation opportunities including ecosystem services, adaptation benefits and livelihood improvement especially for natural resource dependent communities. To contribute to the understanding of location specific adaptation processes of predominantly agro-pastoralists, a study was carried out in the central... -
Spatio-temporal typology of the physico-chemical parameters of a large North African river: the Moulouya and its main tributaries (Morocco)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Taybi Abdelkhaleq Fouzi --- , Morocco Mabrouki Youness --- , Morocco Legssyer Bouchra --- , Morocco Berrahou Ali --- , MoroccoThe physico-chemical parameters of surface water from the largest Maghrebian river flowing into the Mediterranean Sea, the Moulouya River, show a large variability in space and time, under the influence of natural and anthropogenic phenomena. This study was conducted between... -
Perspectives of healthcare workers on factors influencing diabetes management and diabetic foot problems in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Oppah Kuguyo --- , Zimbabwe Chengeto Muhaso --- , Zimbabwe Simbarashe Nyandoro --- , Zimbabwe Joconiah Chirenda --- , Zimbabwe Vasco Chikwasha --- , Zimbabwe Akimu C Mageza --- , Zimbabwe Lovemore Gwanzura --- , Zimbabwe Doreen Macherera Mukona --- , Zimbabwe Alice Matimba --- , ZimbabweBackground: Poor management of diabetes mellitus gives rise to complications such as diabetic foot (DF), which pose a host of medical and socioeconomic problems, especially in low-income countries where resources, capacity and awareness are limited. -
Motherhood venerated in Zulu proverbs and folktales: The Africana- womanist approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Norma Masuku --- , South AfricaThe unprecedented incidents of woman and child abuse in South Africa indicate that there is animosity directed towards women and children. Even though women are subjected to demeaning acts of violence, they, especially mothers, still play an important role in... -
Parasitic infections and environmental influences on verbal memory and learning potential of isiZulu speaking pre-school children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Xolisile I. Mazibuko --- , South Africa Moses J. Chimbari --- , South AfricaThis study aimed to explore the effects of parasitic infections, demographic, and contextual factors on verbal memory and learning potential. Applying a cross sectional, experimental, and comparative design, we sampled 112 black pre-school children from a historically poor rural South... -
How do HIV/AIDS policies address access to HIV services among men who have sex with men in Botswana?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kgosiekae Maxwell Matlapeng --- , South Africa Gbotemi Bukola Babatunde --- , South Africa Olagoke Akintola --- , South AfricaThe study assessed Botswana government policies related to HIV/AIDS and international policy documents that were adopted to address the HIV epidemic. Studies have indicated that HIV surveillance among men who have sex with men (MSM) is poor and that they... -
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. -
Negative centralisation of HIV/AIDS trauma and health-related quality of life: do post-traumatic stress symptoms explain the link?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Desmond Uchechukwu Onu --- , Nigeria Steven Kator Iorfa --- , Nigeria Dorothy I Ugwu --- , NigeriaOver-integration of HIV-related trauma into the client’s memory in a negative emotional valence could be a serious health debilitating process which may result in negative post-traumatic health outcomes, affecting health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of people living with HIV (PLWH)... -
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... -
Some applications of exponentially separable spaces
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Vladimir V. Tkachuk --- , MexicoWe prove that any finite product of functionally countable spaces is functionally countable if it has the Lindelöf property. In particular, any finite product of functionally countable Lindelöf Σ-spaces is functionally countable. A Lindelöf Σ- space is functionally countable if... -
A review of adolescent nutrition in South Africa: transforming adolescent lives through nutrition initiative
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Stephanie V Wrottesley --- , South Africa Titilola M Pedro --- , South Africa Caroline H Fall --- , UK Shane A Norris --- , South AfricaObjective: In South Africa, urbanisation is associated with substantial burdens of adolescent overweight and obesity, making teenagers vulnerable to longer-term non-communicable diseases. In addition, as potential future parents, the nutritional status of adolescents is increasingly recognised as a key driver... -
New insights into the taxonomic status, distribution and natural history of De Witte’s Clicking Frog (Kassinula wittei Laurent, 1940)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Werner Conradie --- , South Africa Chad Keates --- , South Africa Javier Lobón-Rovira --- , Portugal Pedro Vaz Pinto --- , Portugal Luke Verburgt --- , South Africa Ninda L Baptista --- , South Africa James Harvey --- , South Africa Timóteo Júlio --- , South AfricaKassinula is a monotypic genus of small frog in the family Hyperoliidae, only represented by Kassinula wittei. This species morphologically resembles both Kassina Girard, 1853 and Afrixalus Laurent, 1944, and its taxonomic status has been debated for decades. It has... -
Mobile banking adoption by business executives in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Foluke Olabisi Okocha --- , Nigeria Vera Awele Adibi --- , NigeriaChallenges with the adoption of mobile banking technologies are best understood by studies on adoption. This however requires understanding the factors that influence its adoption in a given region. Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) was adopted to understand the underlying factors... -
The role of mobile money in improving the financial inclusion of Nairobi’s urban poor
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Kyung-ha Kim --- , UKThe aim of this research is to examine the extent to which mobile money has improved the financial inclusion of Nairobi’s urban poor. Nairobi is Kenya’s largest and most developed city, but it is also the city where the country’s... -
Type of diabetes mellitus and health-related quality of life in Nigeria: Ethnic and sex differences
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Onyekachi Prince David --- , Denmark Graham Edgar --- , UK Dianne Catherwood --- , UK Abigail Olubola Taiwo --- , UKThis study examined quality of life (QoL) differences among diabetic patients in Nigeria by ethnicity, sex, and type of diabetes. Out-patients (n = 486) with diabetes mellitus (Type I = 16%; female = 71%; Igbo = 25% Hausa = 22%,... -
A business case argument for corporate social responsibility disclosure in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Inalegwu Ode-Ichakpa --- , UK Emmanuel Cleeve --- , UK Chibuzo Amadi --- , UK Godswill Osemeke --- , UKFrom the theoretical perspectives of stakeholder, agency and slack resources, and using fixed effects and random effects models, this study investigates the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and financial performance. The study adopts fixed and random effects panel estimates... -
Raising the bar? Top management teams, gender diversity, and environmental sustainability
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Edward M. Mungai --- , Kenya S. Wagura Ndiritu --- , Kenya Tazeeb Rajwani --- , UKThis study examines how female board directors and top managers may influence an organization’s decision to adopt ISO 14001. Upper Echelon Theory (UET) argues that an organization’s outcomes are based on the decisions made by its directors and managers, who... -
Evaluation of agribusiness performance in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Chukwuma Otum Ume --- , Germany Anslem Anibueze Enete --- , Nigeria Anthony Nwajesus Onyekuru --- , Patience Ifeyinwa Opata --- , NigeriaIn Nigeria, agribusiness has a major role to play in the transformation of the agricultural sector. Little is known about the key performance indicators relevant to the agribusiness sector. This article employed the latest World Bank Enterprise Survey data to... -
Will Africapitalism work?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Emmanuel Adegbite --- , UK Olabisi Daodu --- , UK Jacob Wood --- , SingaporeAfricapitalism suggests a refined capitalist system aimed at achieving collective good unlike the shareholder value maximization model of Anglo-American capitalism. It emphasizes the obligations of the private sector in Africa to pursue socio-economic development. Despite these proposed benefits, this paper... -
Impact of pine plantation establishment on soil properties and fungal communities of natural forests in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Luke Jimu --- , Zimbabwe Innocent W Nyakudya --- , Zimbabwe Charles Magogo --- , Zimbabwe Admore Mureva --- , ZimbabweGlobally, large expanses of land were cleared for the establishment of exotic pine and eucalypt tree plantations for commercial purposes. In Zimbabwe, these plantations resulted in the clearance of over 120 000 ha of native vegetation, especially miombo woodlands that... -
Pheromones as management tools for non-Scolytinae Curculionidae: development and implementation considerations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Luki-Marie Scheepers --- , South Africa Jeremy D Allison --- , Canada Marc C Bouwer --- , South Africa Egmont R Rohwer --- , South Africa Bernard Slippers --- , South AfricaFor the large family Curculionidae, the number of species considered pests is expected to increase due to global movement of plant and soil material, as well as climate change. Pheromones are increasingly popular for use in pest management programmes, either... -
Rhythmic idioms in Igbo hip hop music: Phyno as exemplar
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa • Authors: Ijeoma Iruka Forchu --- , NigeriaContemporary Nigerian pop musicians draw from and build upon a treasure trove of indigenous musical idioms and performance practices, including call-and-response techniques, extemporisation, and specific melodic, rhythmic and harmonic vocabularies. It is necessary to understand how, for example, an Igbo... -
The use of symbols in the praise-naming of chiefs in selected Igbo folk music
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa • Authors: Ebuka Elias Igwebuike --- , GermanyPraise names are repositories and means through which ideologies and socio-cultural identities are transmitted in Igbo culture. In ‘praise naming’, symbols with socio-cultural meanings are deployed to represent ideological realities of Igbo naming in communities. The symbols which are infused... -
Perspectives on hospitality industry trade unionism in the UK and beyond
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Roy C. Wood --- , UKThe study of traditional industrial relations institutions in the hospitality industry (such as trade unions) is somewhat in the doldrums. This is, perhaps, unsurprising, given that the sector has historically never had high union membership. This article briefly explores the... -
Evaluation of phytoremediation effects of chicken manure, urea and lemongrass on remediating a lead contaminated soil in Kabwe, Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Yui Yoshii --- , Japan Isabell von Rein --- , USA Kabenuka Munthali --- , Zambia Mukuka Mwansa --- , Zambia Hokuto Nakata --- , Japan Shota Nakayama --- , Japan Mayumi Ishizuka --- , Japan Yoshitaka Uchida --- , JapanHigh levels of lead (Pb) in the soil is a serious issue in the city of Kabwe, Zambia. Phytoremediation is an effective approach to revive the life-supporting functions of the soils. Locally available soil amendments, such as chicken manure, can... -
Project planning and control analysis for suburban photovoltaic alternative electric power supply in Southwestern Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ibikunle Olalekan Ogundari --- , Nigeria Funso Ayotunde Otuyemi --- , UKAlternative photovoltaic (PV) electric power systems are designed for suburban residential complexes in Nigeria’s Southwestern region as succour to erratic grid power supply. The initial project in suburban Ibadan, Oyo State was analyzed as model for other stakeholders in the... -
Prevalence and clinical risk factors for morphometric vertebral fractures in older subjects in KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: M Esaadi --- , South Africa F Paruk --- , South Africa B Cassim --- , South Africa -
Size at maturity, maturity stages and sex ratio of tigerfish Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau, 1861 in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe: assessing the influence of decades of fisheries exploitation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Terence Magqina --- , Zimbabwe Tatenda Dalu --- , South Africa Lindah Mhlanga --- , Zimbabwe Tamuka Nhiwatiwa --- , ZimbabweSize at maturity, sex ratio and maturity stages are key population parameters in fisheries management of exploited stocks because they influence survival of fish populations. The decline in Hydrocynus vittatus catches during the tigerfish competition and along the shoreline of... -
Motivating people living with HIV to initiate antiretroviral treatment outside national guidelines in three clinics in the HPTN 071 (PopART) trial, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Constance Mubekapi-Musadaidzwa --- , South Africa Dillon Wademan --- , South Africa Neshaan Peton --- , South Africa Portia Hendricks --- , South Africa Gabriela Carolus --- , South Africa Rheiner Mbaezue --- , South Africa Karen F Kelley --- , South Africa James Kruger --- , South Africa Karen Jennings --- , South Africa Nelis Grobbelaar --- , South Africa Francoise Louis --- , South Africa Nulda Beyers --- , South Africa Helen Ayles --- , Zambia Sarah Fidler --- , UK Richard Hayes --- , UK Peter Bock --- , South Africa Graeme Hoddinott --- , South AfricaBackground: The HPTN 071 (PopART) trial implemented universal test and treat (UTT) in three clinics in the Western Cape, South Africa at a time when antiretroviral treatment (ART) was only offered by CD4 threshold and World Health Organization clinical staging... -
Determinants of loss to follow-up among people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Farouq Muhammad Dayyab --- , Nigeria Fahad Mukhtar --- , USA Garba Iliyasu --- , Nigeria Abdulrazaq Garba Habib --- , NigeriaBackground: Considerable success has been recorded in the global fight against the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Retention in care is the key to the attainment of set goals in the fight against the disease. We... -
HIV and aging among adults aged 50 years and older on antiretroviral therapy in Eswatini
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Tiffany G Harris --- , USA Sarah Flören --- , USA Joanne E Mantell --- , USA Rejoice Nkambule --- , Eswatini Nomthandazo G Lukhele --- , Eswatini Bongiwe Prudence Malinga --- , Eswatini Rhinos Chekenyere --- , Eswatini Altaye Kidane --- , USABackground: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has decreased HIV-related morbidity and mortality and increased life expectancy of people living with HIV (PLHIV). Globally, the number of older PLHIV (OPLHIV; ≥50 years) is growing and predicted to increase substantially in coming years. In... -
Young children’s conceptions of morality in a South African context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melanie Y. Martin --- , South Africa Nithi Muthukrishna --- , South Africa Gugulethu M. Hlatshwayo --- , South AfricaThe aim of the study was to explore children’s conceptions of morality, specifically the meanings children assigned to situations of morality. The participants were eight to eleven-year-old children (n = 8; female = 5, male = 3) who attended a... -
Luxury hospitality — Is this the time to rethink the ethical stance?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Andy Heyes --- , The Netherlands Kasia Minor --- , Wales, UKThe term “luxury” — and thus “luxury hospitality” — has positive connotations for many; however, the demand of trying to meet the needs and wants of others is questionable. This article discusses the nature of luxury along and the need... -
The service semiotics of luxury events: An exploration for future research and events management industry practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Charles Bladen --- , UKThis article discusses the implications of the role of semiotics in the design and delivery of luxury event-attendees’ experience. Within the contemporary industry and sector, the place of semiotics within the field of design will be established and its importance... -
New Conversations on the Problems of Identity, Consciousness and Mind
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Maduka Enyimba --- , -
The prospects of the method of wide reflective equilibrium in contemporary African epistemology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Paul O. Irikefe --- , UKThis article makes a case for wide reflective equilibrium in doing African epistemology. It argues that on the issue of formulating a viable theory of knowledge, such an approach is more promising than the extant dominant approaches, namely the method... -
Usability evaluation of frugal innovation: A case of mobile training for micro businesses in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: William Clifford Gomera --- , Tanzania Jarkko Suhonen --- , Finland Markku Tukiainen --- , Finland George S. Oreku --- , Finland Matti Tedre --- , Finland Solomon Sunday Oyelere --- , FinlandThis study evaluated a mobile training pilot prototype designed for micro business owners in Tanzania. The paper focused on the extent to which features of the pilot prototype developed under frugal innovation confirmed the defined user requirements of the mobile... -
Solar drying research of medicinal and aromatic plants: An African experience with assessment of the economic and environmental impact.
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Macmanus Chinenye Ndukwu --- , Nigeria Merlin Simo-Tagne --- , France Lyes Bennamoun --- , CanadaPerformances of solar dryers for the drying of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAP) in Africa were reviewed. Policy formulation indicators, including the economic and the environmental impact analysis that was lacking in almost all research, were presented in this study... -
Technico-economic comparison of heat transfer fluids or thermal energy storage materials: A case study using Jatropha curcas oil
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Kokouvi Edem N’Tsoukpoe --- , Burkina Faso Nolwenn Le Pierrès --- , France Yao Manu Seshie --- , Burkina Faso Yézouma Coulibaly --- , Burkina FasoThermal oils are omnipresent in processes using heat at high temperature as heat transfer fluids (HTFs) as well as thermal storage materials (TESMs), particularly in concentrating solar plants. In this study, a methodology for technico-economic comparison of HTF and TESM... -
Evaluating Kenya’s coastal gillnet fishery: trade-offs in recommended mesh-size regulations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: K Osuka --- , Kenya JA Kawaka --- , Kenya MA Samoilys --- , KenyaGillnets are a widely used fishing gear in Kenya’s artisanal fisheries, yet their mesh sizes are inadequately monitored or regulated. This study evaluated the impacts of gillnets of seven stretched-mesh sizes, through comparative analysis of species-related metrics and catch per... -
Models for predicting slenderness coefficient from stump diameter for Tectona grandis stands in south-western Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Onyekachi Chukwu --- , NigeriaIllegal logging has continued to be a major cause of depletion of the tropical forests in developing countries. However, empirical means of estimating the growth characteristics of a removed tree, which will facilitate the conviction of illegal loggers in judicial... -
Cross-parallels in isiZulu proverbial messages
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Mfundo Mandla Masuku --- , South Africa Tholakele Henrietta Chiliza --- , South AfricaThis article analyses Zulu proverbs and examines contradicting and contrasting expressions embedded in the selected proverbs. A contrast occurs when the first part of a proverb is followed by its antithesis in the second part. This is referred to as... -
Job insecurity and psychological well-being: The moderating roles of self-perceived employability and core self-evaluations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Fabian O. Ugwu --- , Nigeria Victor C. Nwaosumba --- , Nigeria Emmanuella U. Anozie --- , Nigeria Chioma K. Ozurumba --- , Nigeria Chisom E. Ogbonnaya --- , Nigeria Francis A. Akwara --- , Nigeria Chinelo H. Ogwuche --- , Nigeria Okechukwu E. Ibiam --- , NigeriaThis study examined the relationship between job insecurity and psychological well-being of bank sector employees and the role of core self-evaluations and self-perceived employability in that relationship. Employing a two-wave panel design, we surveyed 259 casual employees of commercial banks... -
Psychometric validation of the centrality of events scale in a Nigerian clinical sample
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Leonard Ifeanyichukwu Ugwu --- , Nigeria Desmond Uchechukwu Onu --- , Nigeria Ebele Evelyn Nnadozie --- , Nigeria Steven Kator Iorfa --- , NigeriaWe sought to validate the Centrality of Event Scale (CES) in a Nigerian clinical sample of people living with HIV/ ADS. Our sample consisted of 869 people living with HIV/AIDS. They completed the CES, the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist... -
Anxiety and depression among Egyptians during COVID-19 pandemic: A cross sectional study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Eman D. El Desouky --- , Egypt Walaa Fakher --- , Egypt Ahmed Sallam AbdelHakim El Hawary --- , Egypt Marwa Rashad Salem --- , EgyptWe conducted a cross-sectional study among 1 040 Egyptian adults (female = 56.0%; mean age = 28.8 years, SD = 7.7 years, age range 21–70 years) to assess their anxiety and depressive symptoms two weeks after the partial lockdown due... -
When language revitalisation transcends linguistic issues: Motivations for the revitalisation of Tonga
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Jubilee Chikasha --- , South Africa Anne-Marie Beukes --- ,This article presents findings from research on Tonga language revitalisation. Tonga is a formerly marginalised indigenous language spoken in north-western Zimbabwe. It is part of Zimbabwe’s linguistic ecology comprising 16 officially recognised languages that exist in a polyglossic situation. The... -
Concurrent low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet with/without physical activity does not improve glycaemic control in type 2 diabetics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Gerrit J Breukelman --- , South Africa Albertus K Basson --- , South Africa Trayana G Djarova --- , South Africa Cornelia J Du Preez --- , South Africa Ina Shaw --- , South Africa Heidi Malan --- , South Africa Brandon S Shaw --- , South Africa -
Risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the sediments of the Ekulu River in Enugu State in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Uzochukwu C Ugochukwu --- , Nigeria Onyechi H Onuora --- , Nigeria Leonard Kurumeh --- , Nigeria Uchenna I Mbakwe --- , Nigeria Obiageli J Okolo --- , Nigeria Amaka L Onuorah --- , NigeriaThe human health and ecological risks resulting from exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the Ekulu River sediments were estimated in this study. The Ekulu River receives pollutants potentially containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from runoff from automotive workshops... -
Validating elements of competitive intelligence for competitive advantage of construction firms in Ghana: A Delphi study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Matthew Kwaw Somiah --- , South Africa Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa --- , South Africa Wellington Didibhuku Thwala --- , South AfricaThe aim of this study was to ascertain whether the elements of competitive intelligence (CI) found in other countries that impact competitive advantage are relevant to the Ghanaian construction industry (GCI). This Delphi study revealed 11 CI elements that impact... -
On some new Gaussian hypergeometric summation formulae with applications
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Insuk Kim --- , Republic of Korea T.K. Pogány --- , Hungary Arjun K. Rathie --- , IndiaThe aim of this note is to provide some new Gaussian hypergeometric summation formulae. These are further used to obtain certain new expressions for the product of hypergeometric series. Already obtained results by Bailey, Choi and Rathie and Qureshi et... -
Indirect exposure to trauma: Does resilience explain the link between optimism and secondary traumatic stress among in-patient carers?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Rosemary C. Muomah --- , Nigeria Appollos C. Ndukuba --- , Nigeria Paul C. Odinka --- , Nigeria Kennedy U. Amadi --- , Nigeria Callista U. Nduanya --- , Nigeria Jaclyn I. Odinka --- , Nigeria Theclar C. Iyidobi --- , NigeriaThis study examined the relationship between optimism and secondary traumatic stress (STS), including the mediating role of resilience on the association. Family carers (n = 194; female = 64.95%; married = 50%; age range = 15 to 70, mean age... -
Psychosocial experiences of infant mortality by mothers in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Foluke Nike Bolu-Steve --- , Nigeria Mary Ogechi Esere --- , NigeriaThis study examined the psychosocial experiences of infant mortality by mothers in Nigeria. Mothers (n = 2 400) from the six geo-political zones in Nigeria participated in the study (age range = 18 to 40 years and above; African Traditional... -
Evaluating Kenya’s coastal gillnet fishery: trade-offs in recommended mesh-size regulations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: K Osuka --- , Kenya JA Kawaka --- , Kenya MA Samoilys --- , Kenya -
Species-specific or assemblage-wide decline? The case of Arthroleptides dutoiti Loveridge, 1935 and the amphibian assemblage of Mount Elgon, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Jacob M Ngwava --- National Museums of Kenya, Kenya Christopher D Barratt --- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Germany Elizabeth Boakes --- University College London, United Kingdom Beryl A Bwong --- National Museums of Kenya, Kenya Alan Channing --- North-West University, South Africa Olivia Couchman --- Zoological Society of London, United Kingdom Stefan Lötters --- Trier University, Germany Patrick K Malonza --- National Museums of Kenya, Kenya Vincent Muchai --- National Museums of Kenya, Kenya Julius K Nguku --- National Museums of Kenya, Kenya Joash Nyamache --- National Museums of Kenya, Kenya Nisha Owen --- On the EDGE Conservation, United Kingdom Victor Wasonga --- National Museums of Kenya, Kenya Simon P Loader --- Natural History Museum, United KingdomThe frog Arthroleptides dutoiti Loveridge, 1935, endemic to Mount Elgon, East Africa was last collected in 1962 and has not been observed since. The species is regarded as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List and is a priority species... -
Integration of family planning services into HIV services in Nigeria: Evidence from the Performance Monitoring and Accountability 2020 survey in seven states
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Babayemi O Olakunde --- , Nigeria Daniel A Adeyinka --- , Nigeria Funmilola M OlaOlorun --- , Nigeria Tolulope T Oladele --- , Nigeria Hidayat Yahaya --- , Nigeria Chinwendu D Ndukwe --- , NigeriaDespite global calls for stronger linkages between family planning and HIV, a growing body of evidence in sub-Saharan Africa suggests that the integration of family planning and HIV service delivery is suboptimal in some countries. In this study, we assess... -
Analysis of farmers’ food price volatility and Nigeria’s growth enhancement support scheme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Joseph I. Uduji --- , Nigeria Elda Nduka Okolo-Obasi --- , Nigeria Simplice Anutechia Asongu --- , CameroonFood prices in Nigeria have become significantly higher and more volatile since 2012. The purpose of this research was to find out what affects farmers’ participation in the growth enhancement support scheme (GESS) in the country. We determined the effect... -
Creative Writing as Literary Activism: Decolonial Perspectives on the Writing Workshop
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Bwesigye Bwa Mwesigire --- , USA Madhu Krishnan --- , UKThis paper explores the concept of literary activism by reflecting on a co-productive creative writing project run by the University of Bristol (United Kingdom) and the Center for African Cultural Excellence (Uganda). It considers how the space of the creative... -
Reading Dar es Salaam’s (Female-led) Book Clubs as Paravirtual Networks
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Zamda R. Geuza --- , Tanzania Kate Wallis --- , UKThis article focuses on three Dar es Salaam-based book clubs, all founded by women post-2016 – Taswira Book Club, Umoja Book Club and Leaders Read Book Club – and examines how they are positioned through their relationships with booksellers, digital... -
Introduction: Literary Activism in 21st Century Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Ruth Bush --- , UK Madhu Krishnan --- , UK Kate Wallis --- , UK -
Speak for Yourself: Africa in Dialogue and the Activism of Interviewing;
https://africaindialogue.com/ Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Chelsea Haith --- , UK -
Developing summary writing skills through translanguaging
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Vukile D Mgijima --- , South Africa Leketi Makalela --- , South AfricaTranslanguaging, an umbrella term used to refer to pedagogical approaches that engage the learners’ home languages as a resource, is praised for positive outcomes when its techniques are employed in teaching and learning in multilingual settings. This article examines the... -
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides s.l. causes an outbreak of anthracnose of cacao in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: EK Asare --- , Ghana O Domfeh --- , Ghana SW Avicor --- , Ghana P Pobee --- , Ghana Y Bukari --- , Ghana I Amoako-Attah --- , GhanaOutbreak of anthracnose of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.), covering an estimated total growing area of 248.47 hectares, occurred in parts of Ghana from July to October 2019. Disease samples were collected from the outbreak areas to isolate and identify the... -
Vocabulary knowledge and academic achievement revisited: General and academic vocabulary as determinant factors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Ahmed Masrai --- , Saudi Arabia James Milton --- , UKIt is uncontroversial to suggest that in order to be successful in academic study through the medium of English as a Foreign Lanuage, a learner will need a large general vocabulary and knowledge of academically relevant vocabulary, and the latter... -
Chieftaincy and traditional authority in modern democratic Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Lord Mawuko-Yevugah --- , Ghana Harry Anthony Attipoe --- , GhanaContrary to the expectations of several theorists belonging to the modernisation school, chieftaincy as a traditional institution survived various political changes throughout the 19th and 20th century in most African states. Nonetheless, their existence thereafter has varied in these states... -
‘Drink clean, safe water and/or other fluids through-out the day even if you do not feel thirsty’: a food-based dietary guideline for the elderly in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Upasana Mukherjee --- , USA Carin Napier --- , South Africa Wilna Oldewage-Theron --- , USAThis review summarises information from available literature to support the dietary guideline ‘Drink Clean, Safe Water and/or Other Fluids Through-Out the Day Even if You Do Not Feel Thirsty’ set for the elderly of South Africa (SA). Water is essential... -
Food and beverages promoting elderly health: six food-based dietary guidelines to plan good mixed meals for elderly South Africans
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Sanjoy Saha --- , USA Upasana Mukherjee --- , USA Makenzie Miller --- , USA Li-Ling Peng --- , USA Carin Napier --- , South Africa Heleen Grobbelaar --- , South Africa Wilna Oldewage-Theron --- , USAStudies have shown that the elderly are at a higher risk of developing malnutrition due to physiological and pathological changes. Several studies have confirmed that older South Africans have insufficient dietary diversity, resulting in nutritional deficiencies. Furthermore, poor and uninformed... -
Contractor commitment and the delivery of road infrastructure projects in Uganda: A practitioner perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Andrew Emejeit --- , Uganda Oluka Pross Nagitta --- , Uganda Michael Okoche --- , Uganda Marcia Mkansi --- , South AfricaThis study examined the relationship between commitment (specifically the affective, continuance and normative aspects of commitment) and the delivery of road infrastructure in Uganda. The study employed a cross-sectional survey design with a sample of 266 that was purposively selected... -
Determinants of participation in livestock development programmes: Evidence from South Africa’s Kaonafatso ya Dikgomo (KyD) Scheme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Saul Ngarava --- , South Africa Abbyssinia Mushunje --- , Petronella Chaminuka --- , South AfricaThe objective of the study was to determine factors influencing participation decisions in the Agricultural Research Council’s Kaonafatso ya Dikgomo (KyD) Scheme in South Africa. A cross-sectional survey was used to collect data on socio-economic and institutional factors, as well... -
The distribution of dinoflagellate cyst assemblages in recent sediments of the Oualidia Lagoon, Morocco, with a focus on toxic species
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: K Chaira --- , Morocco H Rhinane --- , Morocco B Ennaffah --- , Morocco S Maimouni --- , Morocco R Sagou --- , Morocco S Loulad --- , Morocco A BenMhamed --- , Morocco A Agouzouk --- , Morocco S BenBrahim --- , Morocco E Masseret --- , France M Laabir --- , FranceHarmful algal blooms (HABs) are becoming widely distributed and more frequent, threatening socioecosystems and human health. We determined species composition, abundance and spatial distribution of dinoflagellate cysts in the upper sediment of the Oualidia Lagoon located on the Atlantic coast... -
Barriers to ART adherence among school students living with HIV in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Edith Apondi --- , Kenya Juddy Wachira --- , Kenya Rose Ayikukwei --- , Kenya Catherine Kafu --- , Kenya Jael Onyango --- , Kenya Mark Omollo --- , Kenya Becky Genberg --- , USA Winstone Nyandiko --- , Kenya Paula Braitstein --- , KenyaHIV has transformed from a serious acute illness with high rates of morbidity and mortality to a fairly easily managed chronic disease. However, children and adolescents living with HIV are yet to achieve similar improvement in their HIV care outcomes... -
Magnitude, patterns and composition of wildlife roadkill in the Serengeti ecosystem, northern Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Richard D Lyamuya --- , Tanzania Kwaslema M Hariohay --- , Tanzania Emmanuel H Masenga --- , Tanzania John K Bukombe --- , Tanzania Grayson G Mwakalebe --- , Tanzania Maulid L Mdaki --- , Tanzania Ally K Nkwabi --- , Tanzania Robert D Fyumagwa --- , Tanzania Eivin Røskaft --- , NorwayGlobally, traffic associated with roads that pass through protected areas are the cause of many negative impacts on wildlife, such as wildlife roadkill, which has occurred within the Serengeti ecosystem. A 200 km stretch of gravel road networks that passes... -
Occurrence of echinostomatoids (Platyhelminthes: Digenea) in Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) and Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea): first insights into the DNA barcodes from Lake Victoria, Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Fred Chibwana --- , Tanzania Jestina Katandukila --- , TanzaniaMost migratory aquatic birds are regarded as reservoir hosts for many parasitic diseases, including digenetic trematodes that cause significant losses to farmed fish. However, in Tanzania, studies of birds focus more on their species diversity and patterns of speciation than... -
Quality assessment of groundwater in an agricultural belt in eastern Nigeria using a Water Quality Index
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Ogechi L Alum --- , Nigeria Chukwuma OB Okoye --- , Nigeria Hillary O Abugu --- , NigeriaThe physico-chemical and microbial analyses of fifteen hand-dug wells (HDWs) and six boreholes (BHs) in the Ezeagu and Uzo-uwani Local Governments Areas (LGAs) of Enugu State in south-eastern Nigeria were conducted to evaluate their water quality for potability. Samples were... -
The role of research and development (R&D) expenditure and governance on economic growth in selected African countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ibukun James Olaoye --- , Nigeria Opeyemi Eyitayo Ayinde --- , Nigeria Oluwafemi Olajide Ajewole --- , Nigeria Luke Oloruntoba Adebisi --- , NigeriaThis paper provides an overview of the effect of research and development (R&D) expenditure and government effectiveness on economic growth. By focusing on R&D expenditure as a measure of innovation, government effectiveness as a measure of governance and GDP as... -
Conservation Agriculture farming systems in rainfed annual crop production in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: R van Antwerpen --- , South Africa MC Laker --- , South Africa DJ Beukes --- , South Africa JJ Botha --- , South Africa A Collett --- , South Africa M du Plessis --- , South AfricaSouth Africa is, relative to the rest of the world, a water scarce country with a limited amount of arable land, especially land with a long-term sustainable agricultural production potential. Agriculture should therefore focus on the implementation of soil and... -
Modernisation from the Shadows: Conspiracy, Monasticism and Techno-Utopia in the Amharic novel Dertogada
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Sara Marzagora --- , UK Tom Boylston --- , UKThe Amharic novel Dertogada (2009) was a smash hit in Ethiopia, launching Yismake Worku’s career as one of the most popular Amharic writers of the last decade. This paper explores Dertogada’s huge cultural influence by tracing its unique synthesis between... -
‘Just be Easy, Feel the Music’ – Branding in the Musical and Social Life of Kampala’s Hip-hop Scene
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Simran Singh --- , UKSituating branding as socio-cultural performative practice, this article provides critical insight into the hip-hop scene in Kampala, Uganda, with spatial contexts evoked through ethnographic accounts. Focusing on a recording studio in the city, branding mobilises, first, musical life through performative... -
The effects of Acacia mearnsii (black wattle) on soil chemistry and grass biomass production in a South African semi-arid rangeland: implications for rangeland rehabilitation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Onalenna Gwate --- , South Africa Sukhmani K Mantel --- , South Africa Lesley A Gibson --- , United Kingdom Zahn Munch --- , South Africa Bukho Gusha --- , South Africa Anthony R Palmer --- , South AfricaGlobally, grasslands are under threat from woody encroachment by invasive alien plants and this undermines grass production. The study sought to determine the effects of Acacia mearnsii clearing on soil physico-chemical properties and grass production. Soil samples were collected from... -
Challenges managing women with suspected Lynch Syndrome in Zimbabwe: a case report
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Kotti-Emily Mukucha --- , Zimbabwe Marshall T Manase --- , Zimbabwe Charles Muronda --- , Zimbabwe Judy Whittaker --- , South Africa Bothwell T Guzha --- , ZimbabweLynch Syndrome (LS) is associated with a genetic predisposition to colorectal, endometrial and multiple extracolonic cancers. The lifetime risk of developing endometrial and ovarian cancers is 40–62% and 4–12% respectively. The case is presented of a 56-year-old woman with a... -
The Africa–China engagement: Contemporary developments and directions for future research
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Ken Kamoche --- , UK Saileshsingh Gunessee --- , Nana K. Kufuor --- ,The Africa–China engagement continues to attract attention from scholars and the media, and is increasingly characterized by controversy and conjecture. This special issue sought to re-examine the engagement against this backdrop, to provide a forum where some important aspects of... -
The interplay between interpersonal relationships and organisational learning behaviour: Influences of psychological safety
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Emenike N. Anyaegbunam --- , Nigeria Izuchukwu L. G. Ndukaihe --- , Nigeria Onyinye A. Nwankwo --- , Nigeria Fabian O. Ugwu --- , NigeriaThis study examined the association between interpersonal relationships and organisation learning behaviour among new employees; as well as the influence of psychological safety on that relationship. Participants were 1 500 newly recruited university employees (females = 41.66%; mean age =... -
Modes of innovation used by SMMEs to tackle social challenges in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Nokuthula Lukhele --- , South Africa Ogundiran Soumonni --- , South AfricaInnovation has become critical for many countries in the Global South, particularly in responding to challenges such as slow economic growth, primary commodity dependence, and socio-economic inequalities. Since 1996, the National System of Innovation (NSI) approach has been adopted by... -
Coalescing intellectual property incentives, gender inclusiveness and environmental sustainability for female traditional healers in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ofonmbuk Esther Ekong --- , NigeriaThe prevalence of women in the knowledge-based enterprise of traditional healing underscores the role of women in sustainable development. The World Health Organization (WHO) finds that about three quarters of the world’s population depend upon traditional remedies for their health... -
Pedagogy of incoko: challenges in adapting conversational forms as a praxis of student care and engagement in the context of digital learning in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Nomalanga Mkhize --- , South Africa Qawekazi Maqabuka --- , South Africa Babalwa Magoqwana --- , South AfricaIn this article we explore and conceptualise incoko, conversationalism, as a critical praxis and pedagogy of care in our university teaching practice. In “normal” times, it is the conversations in the classroom, in the halls as we pass students and... -
Interrogating the mistreatment of sacred objects as art(efacts)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Aribiah David Attoe --- , South Africa Maduka Enyimba --- , NigeriaIn this article, we argue against the assumptions that allow for the exploitation of certain types of relics under the guise that these objects are merely artistic and/or artifactual. Our thesis, therefore, is that sacred objects cannot be counted as... -
Adoption of innovation technology in the face of efficient energy use: A case of improved biomass stoves in Kwara State, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ibukun James Olaoye --- , Nigeria Morolake Bolaji --- , Nigeria Adeola Oreoluwa Oloyede --- , NigeriaGiven that locally developed innovation technology can foster sustainable growth and development, this study assessed the factors that underpinned the choice of improved biomass stoves among rural households in Kwara South, Nigeria. The study involved the use of primary and... -
Rural infrastructure and production efficiency of food crop farmers: Implication for rural development in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso --- , Nigeria Saidat Adebola Daud --- , Nigeria Luke Okojie --- , Nigeria Abiodun Olusola Omotayo --- , South AfricaThis study investigated the impact of rural infrastructure on production efficiency of food crop rural farmers in Ogun State, Nigeria. A total of 160 farming households from 20 communities in Abeokuta and Ilaro in Ogun State Agricultural Development Programme (OGADEP)... -
Digital innovations for transitioning to circular plastic value chains in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Muyiwa Oyinlola --- , UK Patrick Schröder --- , UK Timothy Whitehead --- , UK Oluwaseun Kolade --- , UK Kutoma Wakunuma --- , UK Soroosh Sharifi --- , Barry Rawn --- , Rwanda Victor Odumuyiwa --- , Nigeria Selma Lendelvo --- , Namibia Geoff Brighty --- , UK Bosun Tijani --- , Nigeria Tomi Jaiyeola --- , Rwanda Lukonga Lindunda --- , Zambia Radhia Mtonga --- , Zambia Soroush Abolfathi --- , UKThe paper analyzes the current state of plastic value chains in Africa and the potential of digital innovations adopted by African entrepreneurs to contributing to a circular plastic economy. We provide an overview of plastic waste trade to African countries... -
Naming and describing in Tanure Ojaide’s The Fate of Vultures and Other Poems
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Goodluck Chinenye Kadiri --- , Nigeria Anita Erhuvwu Maledo --- , Nigeria Isaiah Ifeanyichukwu Agbo --- , NigeriaThis article is a stylistic study of selected poems in Tanure Ojaide's The Fate of Vultures and Other Poems. It sees stylistics as a sub-discipline of applied linguistics, and it adopts a critical stylistic approach, using naming and describing as... -
Parenting style, social interaction anxiety, and problematic internet use among students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Blessing Nneka Onyekachi --- , Nigeria Francisca Oluchukwu Egboluche --- , Nigeria JohnBosco Chika Chukwuorji --- , NigeriaOur study examined the roles of parenting styles and social interaction anxiety in problematic internet use (PIU) in a sample of Nigerian undergraduate students (n = 300; female = 63.3%; mean age = 19.66 years, SD = 2.64 years). The... -
What considerations exist for innovative public health management in the age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Machanduke Lucas Shipalana --- , South Africa Sebenzile Reuben Masango --- , South Africa Kedibone Goodwill Phago --- , South AfricaThe notion of innovation and the Fourth Industrial Revolution euphoria are not mutually exclusive and require a focused assessment on the readiness of governments around the world. Such assessments are more compelling for developing countries to determine their level of... -
Adoption and perceptions of biogas: Empirical evidence from rural households of Melani village in Raymond Mhlaba municipality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Lindiwe Ngcobo --- , South Africa Ajuruchukwu Obi --- , South Africa Sampson Mamphweli --- , South Africa Siphe Zantsi --- , South AfricaRenewable energies, which include biogas, have been identified as a possible panacea for the energy challenges faced by the poor and can potentially ensure that they obtain cheaper energy that is more accessible and environmentally sustainable. However, its adoption and... -
Introduction of an electronic petition system in the City of Tshwane – A municipal residents’ perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Queen E. Malemela --- , South Africa Ricky M. Mukonza --- , South AfricaPublic participation has been found, in prior related studies, as a way of demonstrating impartiality and ensuring inclusivity. In developed countries, governments ensure public participation using e-petitions. This study focused on determining municipal residents’ perceptions of the electronic petition system... -
Micro-perspective lens on entrepreneurs in the early stage of business: Expectations vis-à-vis realities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: D.S. Nheta --- , South Africa R. Shambare --- , South Africa C. Sigauke --- , South AfricaIn the early stage of business, which is where most new ventures fail, many entrepreneurs experience discrepancies between their entrepreneurial expectations and business realities. These discrepancies referred to by this paper as an entrepreneurial gap (EG) are, therefore, among other... -
Agricultural supply response for sunflower in South Africa (1947–2016): The partial Nerlovian framework approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Kenneth Nhundu --- , South Africa Colleta Gandidzanwa --- , South Africa Petronella Chaminuka --- , South Africa Manana Mamabolo --- , South Africa Sandile Mahlangu --- , South Africa Moraka N. Makhura --- , South AfricaThe study estimates sunflower supply response in South Africa using time series data from 1947 to 2016, modelled through the Nerlovian Partial Adjustment approach. Short- and long-run price elasticities of 0.238 and 0.313 respectively, suggest that farmers do not easily... -
The non-trivial concept of truth in Richard Kirkham’s Theories of truth: a critical introduction
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Artyom E. Ukhov --- , Russian Federation Eleonora G. Simonyan --- , Russian Federation Eduard L. Kovrov --- , Russian Federation -
The utility of serial prolactin sampling in healthy adult volunteers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Reinhardt Dreyer --- , South Africa Amanda Beukes --- , South Africa Mariza Hoffmann --- , South Africa Wessel Meyer --- , South Africa Ankia Coetzee --- , South AfricaBackground: Stress hyperprolactinemia is a common cause of elevated prolactin (PRL) and often leads to additional investigation and radiation exposure. The results of PRL serial sampling in healthy adult volunteers to determine the utility of delayed collection are reported. -
Managerial ties and access to finance in weak institutional contexts: Does CEO duality matter?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Tahiru Azaaviele Liedong --- , UK Tazeeb Rajwani --- , UKThough managerial ties are substitutes for the weak market-supporting institutions in developing and emerging countries, little is known about the contingent value of these ties in credit markets. In this study, we disintegrate managerial ties into political and financial ties,... -
The role of leaders in building research cultures in sub-Saharan African universities: A six-nation study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Bill Buenar Puplampu --- , Ghana Stella Nkomo --- , South Africa Yvonne du Plessis --- , South Africa Jolly Byarugaba Kabagabe --- , Uganda Evelyn Chiyevo Garwe --- , Zimbabwe Juliana Namada --- , Kenya Kemi Ogunyemi --- , Nigeria Juliet Thondhlana --- , UK Inusah Abdul-Nasiru --- , Ghana Añulika Agina --- , Nigeria Kwesi Amponsah-Tawiah --- , Ghana Rosemary Danesi --- , Nigeria Justice Gameli Djokoto --- , Ghana Denise Diana Duncan --- , Ghana Joseph Lekunze --- , South Africa Simon McGrath --- , UK Joyce Ndegwa --- , Kenya Nancy Ngowa --- , Kenya Michael Ofori Ntow --- , Ghana Emily Ayieta Ondondo --- , Kenya Ravinder Rena --- , South Africa Maxwell Sandada --- , ZimbabweExisting research attributes the problem of weak research productivity of academics in African universities primarily to institutional resource poverty and inadequate research skills. However, there has been little attention to research cultures and the role of leaders in fostering productive... -
Building markets between institutional discontinuities: Intermediation between formal and informal sectors in developing countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: John M. Luiz --- , UK Baldwin Guchu --- , South AfricaWe explore the role of an intermediary, Palladium, in Zimbabwe as it bridges the divide between formal and informal sectors and the process through which it connects these sectors. We conduct in-depth, qualitative interviews structured around our case study of... -
The Uncommon Knowledge of Elinor Ostrom: Essential Lessons for Collective Action
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: James Bennett --- , UK -
COVID-19 lockdown and remote attendance teaching in developing countries: A review of some online pedagogical resources
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abdulkarim A. Oloyede --- , Nigeria Nasir Faruk --- , Nigeria Wasiu O. Raji --- , NigeriaThe Corona Virus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has negatively impacted teaching and learning globally, imposing widespread closure of schools from the elementary to tertiary levels. As of 14 April 2020, teaching activities of over 1.75 billion students globally were disrupted in... -
Potential of households’ solar PV consumption in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Silas K. Mulaudzi --- , South Africa Steve Bull --- , UK Rudzani A. Makhado --- , South AfricaEnergy demand and consumption across the world are increasing, putting much pressure on current supply. The solar PV system has become one of the most promising renewable energy technologies. The potential of solar PV differs from one province and household... -
Analysis of offshore wind energy potential for power generation in three selected locations in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mamman Rabiu Onoruoiza --- , Nigeria Oyewole Adedipe --- , Nigeria Sunday Albert Lawal --- , Nigeria Oluwafemi Ayodeji Olugboji --- , Nigeria Victor Chiagozie Nwachukwu --- , NigeriaThe rise in the global carbon footprint arising from fossil fuel sources has necessitated the need to explore sustainable and eco-friendly sources of energy. Wind as a source of renewable energy has been underutilized in Nigeria and this study is... -
Factors influencing the decision to adopt Smart Building Technology (SBT) in developing countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: De-Graft Owusu-Manu --- , Ghana Frank A. Ghansah --- , Hong Kong Joshua Ayarkwa --- , Ghana David J. Edwards --- , UK Reza Hosseini --- , AustraliaThe decision-making towards the adoption of Smart Building Technologies (SBTs) is not sufficiently informed by pertinent expertise in developing countries such as Ghana, in terms of energy-efficient building design methods and associated technologies. This study aims to assess the decision... -
Economic Returns of public research and development funding in South Africa: Evidence from the Agricultural Research Council’s table grapes cultivar development programme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sukoluhle Mazwane --- , South Africa Moraka Nakedi Makhura --- , South Africa Kenneth Nhundu --- , South Africa Petronella Chaminuka --- , South AfricaThe study sought to estimate the genetic gains and associated monetary value contributed by the TGCD programme of the Agricultural Research Council (ARC). The Just-Pope production function and cost benefit analysis (benefit cost ratio – BCR, and modified internal rate... -
Controlling the clock: Working hours in the UK hotel sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Annemarie Piso --- , UKThe hotel sector is synonymous with working hours that are long, unpredictable and result in poor outcomes for employees. Arguably, they constitute one of the most significant features of the employment relationship, yet little research exists to explore the factors... -
Rainfall-driven nutrient loading affects coastal phytoplankton in the southwestern Indian Ocean: a lagoon at Mauritius Island
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: M Soondur --- , Republic of Mauritius R Boojhawon --- , Republic of Mauritius R Lowe --- , Australia D Kaullysing --- , Republic of Mauritius BE Casareto --- , Japan Y Suzuki --- , Japan R Bhagooli --- , Republic of MauritiusThis study aimed to test the effects of rainfall-driven nutrient loading on the microphytoplankton dynamics in the shallow water at Trou aux Biches lagoon on the northwest coast of Mauritius. Changes in density, diversity and estimated productivity of microphytoplankton were... -
A question of Zhou, Shi and Duan on nonpower subgroups of finite groups
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: C.S. Anabanti --- , Austria A.B. Aroh --- , Nigeria S.B. Hart --- , UK A.R. Oodo --- , NigeriaA subgroup H of a group G is called a power subgroup of G if there exists a non-negative integer m such that H = ⟨gm : g ∈ G⟩. Any subgroup of G which is not a power subgroup... -
A note on a further extension of Gauss’s second summation theorem with an application to the extension of two well-known combinatorial identities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Insuk Kim --- , Korea Gradimir V. Milovanović --- , Serbia Richard B. Paris --- , UK Arjun K. Rathie --- , IndiaRecently, Masjed-Jamei and Koepf established the extension of several classical summation theorems (including Gauss’s second summation theorem). Our aim in this paper is to establish a further extension of Gauss’s second summation formulas due to Masjed-Jamei and Koepf in the... -
Women’s self-help groups and asset accumulation in peri-urban Wa, Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ibrahim Abu Abdulai --- , Ghana Shaibu Bukari --- , Ghana Moses Naiim Fuseini --- , GhanaWomen’s self-help groups (SHGs) play an essential role in the fight against poverty. Despite this, studies on the impact of SHGs on women’s asset accumulation and incomes tend to focus on rural and urban areas, with peri-urban areas receiving little... -
The effects of cluster collaboration and the utilization of big data on business performance: A research based on the expansion of open innovation and social capital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Joon-ho Kim --- , Republic of Korea Yae-ri Kim --- , Republic of Korea Seung-hye Jung --- , Republic of Korea Hyun-ju Choi --- , Republic of Korea June-hyuk Kwon --- , Republic of KoreaThis study examines the influence of firm cluster collaboration and the utilization of big data on the expansion of open innovation. We also investigate the effect of open innovation on business performance and test the moderating effect of social capital... -
Complete membership to Kaplan classes of a certain class of functions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Szymon Ignaciuk --- , Poland Maciej Parol --- , PolandWe determine the complete membership to Kaplan classes of a family of functions that can be presented in the form of integral operators I 1(f, g; α, β) introduced by Kim and Merkes as well as I 2(f, g; α)... -
Wangari Maathai’s Environmental Bible as an African Knowledge: Eco-spirituality, Christianity, and Decolonial Thought
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Adriaan van Klinken --- , UKRecent scholarship has acknowledged the contribution of the environmental activist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Wangari Maathai (1940–2011), to African ecological and decolonial thinking. As far as Maathai’s engagement with religion is concerned, scholarship emphasises her critique of Christianity for... -
Special issue editorial: Social innovation and entrepreneurship in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: David Littlewood --- Sheffield University Management School, UK Giacomo Ciambotti --- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy Diane Holt --- Leeds University Business School, Laurel Steinfield --- Bentley University, USA -
Medical intern job demands and job carry-over strain: The moderating role of psychosocial mentoring and job satisfaction
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Rita Ekele --- , Nigeria Vincent Onodugo --- , Nigeria Henry Okwo --- , Nigeria Sinclair Ogba --- , Nigeria Chike Onodugo --- , Nigeria Benjamin Chukwu --- , NigeriaThis study examined the relationship between psychological job demands and job carry-over strain among medical interns, and the moderating role of mentoring and job satisfaction in that relationship. Medical interns (n = 229) at teaching hospitals in Southeastern Nigeria (male... -
Perceived organisational reputation and work engagement among Nigerian bank employees: The mediating role of transformational leadership style
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Gabriel C. Kanu --- , Nigeria Anene M. Ezeh --- , Nigeria Ikechukwu V. N. Ujoatuonu --- , Nigeria Sampson O. Elom --- , Nigeria Lawrence E. Ugwu --- , NigeriaThis study aimed to examine the relationship between employee perceptions of their organisational reputation and employee work engagement, and the role of transformational leadership style in that relationship. The study sample comprised 183 employees of Nigerian banks (female = 52.5%; managers = 9.8%; mean... -
Forage legumes from the Mediterranean Fynbos biome of South Africa with potential for domestication: slope aspect affects tissue fibre and mineral composition
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Samson BM Chimphango --- , South Africa Luke H Gallant --- , South Africa M Igshaan Samuels --- , South Africa Odette E Curtis-Scott --- , South Africa A Muthama Muasya --- , South Africa Clement Cupido --- , South Africa James S Boatwright --- , South Africa John Howieson --- , AustraliaFabaceae plants contribute greatly to a high quality of pasture in rangelands, because of high levels of protein in their tissues. Despite this established importance, only a few southern African legumes have been evaluated for nutritional value and domestication. The... -
Warming promotes growth of seedlings of a woody encroacher in grassland dominated by C4 species
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Lusanda Ncisana --- , South Africa Ntuthuko R Mkhize --- , South Africa Peter F Scogings --- , South AfricaLittle is known of warming effects on growth and defence of woody seedlings that potentially invade grasslands. We predicted that elevated temperatures would increase growth and spine length of Vachellia sieberiana seedlings growing (1) with or without grass in the... -
Assessment of long-term protection on the aboveground biomass and organic carbon content using two non-destructive techniques: case of the Sidi Toui National Park in southern Tunisia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Roukaya Chibani --- , Tunisia Abderrazak Tlili --- , Tunisia Farah Ben Salem --- , Tunisia Mounir Louhaichi --- , Tunisia Azaiez Ouled Belgacem --- , Saudi Arabia Mohamed Neffati --- , TunisiaLong-term protection of arid ecosystems changes the vegetation and soil structures. The quantification of aboveground biomass and carbon content are among the principal indicators to evaluate these changes. Most methods used to quantify these parameters are costly, time consuming and... -
Electronic customer relationship management framework for Game Parks in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Theo Tsokota --- Midlands State University, Zimbabwe Gilbert Mahlangu --- Midlands State University, Zimbabwe Muchaneta Enipha Muruko --- MSc Information System Management Graduate Student at Midlands State University, Zimbabwe Colletor Tendeukai Chipfumbu Kangara --- Midlands State University, ZimbabweElectronic customer relationship management (e-CRM) is acknowledged today as an obligatory concept of customer relationship management in the world of services. However, there is a lack of any clear e-CRM framework for Game Parks in Zimbabwe. Consequently, this study’s primary... -
Evaluating DoS jamming attack on reactive routing protocol in wireless sensor networks
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Opeyemi A. Osanaiye --- Nile University of Nigeria, Nigeria Olayinka O. Ogundile --- Tai Solarin University, Nigeria Folayo Aina --- University of Central Lancashire, UKWireless sensor networks (WSNs) over the years have emerged as the enabling underlining infrastructure for new wireless technology trends such as Internet-of Things (IoT) and Fog Computing. Its application has spread across diverse fields such as agriculture, military, healthcare and... -
An Android-based mobile platform for understanding Residential PV system sizing
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Iheanacho Henry Denwigwe --- University of Lagos, Nigeria Joseph Dare Akinde-Peters --- University of Lagos, Nigeria Olubayo Moses Babatunde --- University of Lagos, Nigeria Oluwaseye Samson Adedoja --- Kogi State University Campus, Nigeria Ibrahim Abiola Taiwo --- Bournemouth University, UK Toyosi Beatrice Adedoja --- Cooperative Information Network (COPINE), NASRDA, OAU Campus, NigeriaThis research study presents the design of a mobile Android application which provides efficient PV sizing recommendations for residential users. The paper aims to promote the adoption of solar energy to meet energy demands for residential use, by providing accurate... -
Predictors of mortality among people living with HIV in the test and treat era within rural Uganda: a retrospective cohort study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Anacret Byamukama --- , Uganda Pauline M Golding --- , United KingdomBackground: Uganda adopted the test and treat strategy in 2016 where all people living with HIV are initiated on antiretroviral drugs irrespective of CD4 count and WHO clinical stage, as one of the major strategies to end the HIV epidemic... -
Acceptability and accessibility of HIV testing and treatment among men who have sex with men in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kgosiekae Maxwell Matlapeng --- , South Africa Gbotemi Bukola Babatunde --- , South Africa Olagoke Akintola --- , South AfricaBackground: Although HIV testing and treatment are the cornerstones of a comprehensive prevention strategy, their acceptability and accessibility are complex within the healthcare system. -
Thirty years of amphibian surveys in the Ukagurus Mountains of Tanzania reveal new species, yet others are in decline
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: H Christoph Liedtke --- Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC), Spain John V Lyakurwa --- University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Lucinda P Lawson --- University of Cincinnati, USA Michele Menegon --- Manchester Metropolitan University, UK Marina Garrido-Priego --- Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC), Spain Jean Mariaux --- Natural History Museum of Geneva, Switzerland Wilirk Ngalason --- University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Alan Channing --- North-West University, South Africa Nisha R Owen --- On the EDGE Conservation, UK Gabriela B Bittencourt-Silva --- Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC), Spain Mark Wilkinson --- Natural History Museum, UK Joanna G Larson --- University of Notre Dame, USA Václav Gvoždík --- Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic Simon P Loader --- Natural History Museum, UKRecords of biodiversity over time are important resources for assessing conservation priorities. However, such baseline data are missing for regions of key biodiversity importance. The Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania are known for their species richness and endemism, but not... -
A comparative review of decision support tools routinely used by selected transboundary River Basin Organisations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: H Bukhari --- , South Africa CA Brown --- , South AfricaAs human pressures on water resources increase, the data and decision support (DS) tools used in the governance, development and management of transboundary rivers are likely to become increasingly important. There are no universal, standardised selection processes or designs for... -
The Elephant Marsh, Malawi – Part 1: reconstruction of the historic hydromorphology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: AL Birkhead --- , South Africa CA Brown --- , South Africa H Bukhari --- , South Africa MK Reinecke --- , South Africa WO Mgoola --- , Malawi JK Nyirenda --- , MalawiThe Elephant Marsh lies on the floodplain of the lower Shire River, in southern Malawi. It is both a cultivated, seasonal floodplain and an area of permanent shallow lakes. The marsh is highly biodiverse, has a productive fishery and supports... -
An empirical study on the benefits of augmented reality technology (ART): A Nigerian construction industry context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke --- , Nigeria Victor Adetunji Arowoiya --- , Nigeria Damilola Ekundayo --- , UKAugmented reality (AR) is the combination of real and computer-based images and scenes to bring about a unified and improved view of the world. This study assesses the benefits of augmented reality technology (ART) to the construction industry so that... -
Farmers’ knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions for the adoption of in-field rainwater harvesting (IRWH) technique in Thaba Nchu, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Admire Rukudzo Dzvene --- , South Africa Weldemichael Tesfuhuney --- , South Africa Sue Walker --- , South Africa Andries Fourie --- , South Africa Cobus Botha --- , South Africa Gert Ceronio --- , South AfricaA systematic engagement strategy was used to identify contextual factors that prevent farmers from accepting the in-field rainwater harvesting (IRWH) technique. The purpose of the qualitative study is to assess farmers’ knowledge and attitudes about the technique, as well as... -
South African citizens’ self-assessed knowledge about the fourth industrial revolution
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Matolwandile Mzuvukile Mtotywa --- , South Africa Mankodi Moitse --- , South Africa Modjadji Alidia Seabi --- , South AfricaThis study assessed the levels of knowledge of South African citizens about the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) to determine how organizations can assimilate the implications of 4IR to leapfrog the development of the country. The findings show that knowledge was... -
Preliminary study on improved postharvest practices for tomato loss reduction in Nigeria, Rwanda and India
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Olubukola Motunrayo Odeyemi --- , Nigeria Lisa Kitinoja --- , USA Neeru Dubey --- , India Solange Musanase --- , Rwanda Gurbinder Singh Gill --- , USATomato production is increasing along with postharvest losses in Nigeria, Rwanda and India. Modified Commodity Systems Assessment Methodology on tomato was conducted in the study areas during the July – August 2017 harvest season to evaluate the costs and benefits... -
Comparison of physico-chemical parameters with macroinvertebrate and vertebrate fauna of Lake Ogelube and Lake Ojii, Opi-Agu, south-eastern Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: IE Onah --- , OJ Ajanwachukwu --- , PO Ubachukwu --- ,The physico-chemical parameters of water provide crucial information on the condition of a waterbody at a point in time. Physico-chemical parameters determine the primary and secondary productivity of an aquatic ecosystem. Data on water temperature, pH, turbidity, water depth, total... -
On a cubic family of Thue equations involving Fibonacci numbers and powers of two
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Ingrid Vukusic --- University of Salzburg, AustriaIn this paper we completely solve the family of parametrised Thue equations -
Should fast-food nutritional labelling in South Africa be mandatory?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Siphiwe N Dlamini --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Gudani Mukoma --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Shane A Norris --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa -
A typology of challenges facing township micro-tour operators in Soweto, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Pulane Letuka --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Marcia Lebambo --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaPost-apartheid South Africa created opportunities for black and marginalized entrepreneurs to venture into township tourism and to contribute towards the growth of the mainstream economy. However, a number of challenges threaten the long-term survival, profitability and growth of businesses, due... -
Exit from social assistance in sub-Sahara Africa: The reality of livelihood empowerment against poverty in the Upper West Region, Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Moses Naiim Fuseini --- Department of Public Policy and Management, SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Ghana Ibrahim Abu Abdulai --- SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Ghana William Quarmine --- BlueCrest College, Ghana Shaibu Bukari --- University of Cape Coast, GhanaGlobally, there is a frantic rush to establish social assistance programmes such as Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP), which are viewed as a panacea for poverty reduction. Nonetheless, prior research ignored the critical issue of exiting these programmes, which is... -
Work method control of Nigerian armed forces personnel: Roles of psychological detachment and conscientiousness
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ikechukwu V. N. Ujoatuonu --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Gabriel C. Kanu --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Chiedozie O. Okafor --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Chidozie S. Okeke --- University of Nigeria, NigeriaOur study investigated the moderating roles of psychological detachment and conscientiousness on work method control of the Nigerian armed forces. The study sample comprised 252 military personnel (female= 33%; mean age = 32.98 years, SD = 5.04 years). Hierarchical multiple... -
Psychological flexibility as a moderator of the relationship between HIV-related stigma and resilience among HIV/AIDS patients
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Chinenye Joseph Aliche --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Chuka Mike Ifeagwazi --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Chisom Christopher Ozor --- University of Nigeria, NigeriaHIV-related stigmatisation is common in many parts of the world and is experienced by all categories of people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA). Although the negative consequences of HIV-related stigmatisation on the resilience of PLWHA is well documented, little... -
A critical analysis of Mthunzikazi Mbungwana’s protest in ‘Ababuyanga’
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Lukhanyo E Makhenyane --- University of Fort Hare, South AfricaDespite the substantial research on poetry produced by female Xhosa poets on sociopolitical issues, there is little commentary on their poetry on sociocultural issues in the post-apartheid era. As a result, their voice and role in sociocultural issues is misunderstood... -
Organisational justice and workplace deviance behaviour among bank workers in Nigeria: the role of perceived organisational support as a moderator
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Eze C. Ifeanyichukwu --- , Nigeria Ike O. Obinna --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Obiageli Omeje --- Enugu State University of Science and Technology Enugu, Nigeria Ejike Okonkwo --- Enugu State University of Science and Technology Enugu, Nigeria Attamah Ikechukwu --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Chinwendu M. Okoro --- Coal City University, NigeriaThe study investigated the relationship between organisational justice (OJ: distributive, interactive, and procedural) and work-place deviance (WPD) behaviours and the role of perceived organisational support (POS) in that relationship. Participants were bank workers from South-east Nigeria (n = 482; male... -
Job complexity moderates the relationship between proactive personality and job crafting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yunsheng Ruan --- Zhoukou Normal University, China Yungui Guo --- Hunan University of Science and Technology, ChinaThis study examined the moderating role of job complexity on the relationship between proactive personality and job crafting (task, relational, cognitive). Data were collected from 251 employees of two pharmaceutical enterprises located in the Henan Province of China (female =... -
Psychosocial coping mechanisms among uncircumcised Pokot women in North-Eastern Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Noah Kalengo --- Makerere University, Uganda Alone Isabirye --- Kyambogo University, Uganda John Bukusuba --- Makerere University, Uganda Laban K Musinguzi --- Makerere University, Uganda Janestic Mwende Twikirize --- Makerere University, UgandaUncircumcised women continue to be stigmatised with their rights and social status contested in communities where the practice is cherished. This study explored the circumcision refusal coping skills of women from the Pokot community, North-Eastern Uganda. Informants were 25 uncircumcised... -
Artistic innovation through African concepts: education for art music composers based on African traditions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa • Authors: Lukas Ligeti --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaAfrican music studies are generally undertaken within the field of ethnomusicology. Instruction in art music composition is, however, almost always based exclusively on Western practice, with the potential of African culture as the foundation for new, experimental work remaining unaddressed... -
A new type Sturm-Liouville problem with an abstract linear operator contained in the equation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: K. Aydemir --- Amasya University, Turkey O.Sh. Mukhtarov --- Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University, TurkeyIn this study we shall introduce to the consideration a new type Sturm-Liouville problem, which differs from the standard problems in that it contain nondifferential term in the equation. Namely, the equation contains an abstract linear operator B, which may... -
Technology-based banking and bank deposit: The Nigerian commercial banks’ experience
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Chukwuebuka Bernard Azolibe --- Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria Jisike Jude Okonkwo --- Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria Victoria Ogochukwu Obi-Nwosu --- Nnamdi Azikiwe University, NigeriaIn this paper, we theorize a novel mechanism by which technology-based banking services – automated teller machines (ATMs), point of sale (POS), mobile and internet banking – stimulate bank deposit growth based on observed practical experiences. The autoregressive distributed lag... -
Multidimensional Kantorovich modifications of exponential sampling series
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Tuncer Acar --- Selcuk University, Turkey Sadettin Kursun --- Selcuk University, Turkey Metin Turgay --- Selcuk University, TurkeyThis paper is devoted to construction of multidimensional Kantorovich modifications of exponential sampling series, which allows to approximate suitable measurable functions by considering their mean values on just one section of the function involved. Approximation behaviour of newly constructed operators... -
Willingness to pay for treatment with highly active antiretroviral (HAART) drugs: a rural case study in Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Kenneth Ngwambokong Muko --- Catholic Health Service of the archdiocese of Bamenda, Valentine Che Ngwa --- St James University Hospital, UK Leslie Chigang --- St Louis Clinic Bamenda, Igbinosum Gladys Ngwa --- St Martin De Porres Hospital, Anke Meiburg --- St Martin De Porres Hospital, Elvis Neba Shu --- Department of pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Nsukka,This paper reports on the willingness of HIV/AIDS patients to pay for the most affordable triple therapy combination of antiretrovirals in a local setting in Cameroon. Questionnaires were used to evaluate willingness to pay, and patients who could still afford... -
Preventing mother-to-child transmission: factors affecting mothers' choice of feeding — a case study from Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Kenneth Ngwambokong Muko --- Catholic Health Service, Archdiocese of Bamenda, Cameroon Koubitim Ginnette Tchangwe --- St Martin de Porres Hospital, Valentine Che Ngwa --- St James University Hospital, UK Laah Njoya --- Fundong District Hospital, CameroonThis paper reports on factors influencing the decision of mothers regarding the type of feeding method for their babies in a rural setting in Cameroon. The aim of the study was to ascertain the proportion of mothers choosing the different... -
The meaning and challenge of voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for counsellors — report of the Kenya Association of Professional Counsellors (KAPC) conference for sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Cecilia Rachier [CXX0001] Elias Gikundi [B0002] Don Balmer --- Senior Research Fellow, University of Durham, UK Maggie Robson --- School of Psychology, University of Keele, UK Kathryn Hunt --- University of Durham, UK Nonie Cohen --- Centre for Studies in Counselling, University of Durham, UKA large number of voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) sites are being opened in sub-Saharan Africa. The services provided by these sites are playing an increasingly important role in the prevention of HIV/AIDS. The sites offer many possibilities and it... -
Book Reviews
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Scott Drimie --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Janet Seeley --- University of East Anglia, UKHIV/AIDS and Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa: Impact on Farming Systems, Agricultural Practices and Rural Livelihoods — An Overview and Annotated Bibliography By Tanja R Muller, African women leaders in agriculture and the environment (AWLAE) Series No. 1, Wageningen Academic Publishers,... -
Phase III microbicide trial methodology: opinions of experienced expanded safety trial participants in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Janneke van de Wijgert --- IATEC Foundation, Heidi Jones --- Population Council, Annalie Pistorius --- Health Professions Council of South Africa, Alana de Kock --- Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit of the School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa Mohlatlego Sebola --- Health Professions Council of South Africa, Barbara Friedland --- International Programs Division, Population Council, Anwar Hoosen --- Department of Microbiological Pathology, Medunsa Campus of the University of Limpopo, Nicol Coetzee --- UK National Health Service,In preparation for effectiveness trials of candidate vaginal microbicides, scientists are debating trial design and implementation challenges, including choice of control arm(s), product-sharing across arms, and visit schedules. This study involved a survey of South African women participating in an... -
Compassion or condemnation? South African Muslim students' attitudes to people with HIV/AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Zubeda Paruk --- School of Psychology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Sitti Djamela Mohamed --- Health Promotion, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Cynthia Patel --- School of Psychology, University of KwaZulu-Natal (Howard College Campus), Sarojini Ramgoon --- School of Psychology, University of KwaZulu-Natal (Howard College Campus),Given the dearth of literature on the influence of religiosity on attitudes toward people with HIV/AIDS, the present study surveyed these variables in a sample of South African Muslim university students using the Religious Orientation Scale (ROS) and an attitude... -
Understanding and measuring AIDS-related stigma in health care settings: A developing country perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Vaishali Sharma Mahendra --- Population Council, India Laelia Gilborn --- Population Council, Shalini Bharat --- School of Health Systems Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India Rupa Jakharia Mudoi --- Lawyers Collective HIV/AIDS Unit, Bangalore Office, India Indrani Gupta --- Health Policy Research Unit, Institute of Economic Growth, India Bitra George --- Stigma Reduction Operations Research Study, SHARAN, Luke Samson --- SHARAN, Celine Costello Daly --- Asia Pacific Regional Office of Family Health International, Julie Pulerwitz --- Horizons Program/Population Council,AIDS-related stigma and discrimination remain pervasive problems in health care institutions worldwide. This paper reports on stigma-related baseline findings from a study in New Delhi, India to evaluate the impact of a stigma-reduction intervention in three large hospitals. Data were... -
Knowledge about HIV/AIDS and policy knowledge in a South African state hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Allard Dijkstra --- Rehabilitation Centre “Roessingh”, The Netherlands Evelyn Kangawaza --- Dr. George Mukhari Hospital, University of Limpopo, South Africa Caroline Martens --- , The Netherlands Henk Boer --- Faculty of Behavioural Sciences, Department of Psychology and Communication of Health and Risk, University of Twente, Johannes J. Rasker --- Faculty of Behavioural Sciences, Department of Psychology and Communication of Health and Risk, University of Twente, -
Attitude of health care workers to patients and colleagues infected with human immunodeficiency virus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Ayebo E Sadoh --- Institute of Child Health, University of Benin, Wilson E Sadoh --- Department of Child health, College of Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Adeniran Olubukola Fawole --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria Ayo Oladimeji --- Federal Medical Centre, Nigeria Oladapo Sotiloye --- Federal Medical Centre, NigeriaDiscrimination against persons living with HIV/AIDS in hospital settings has been documented. This study examined the attitude of health care workers (HCWs) to nurses, doctors and patients infected with HIV. A total of 345 respondents selected by multistage sampling techniques... -
‘Triangulating’ AMPATH: Demonstration of a multi-perspective strategic programme evaluation method
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Thomas S Inui --- Regenstrief Institute, Inc., John E Sidle Winstone M Nyandiko Violet N Yebei Richard M Frankel David L Mossbarger David Ayuku Joyce Ballidawa Rose AyikukweiClinical programmes are typically evaluated on operational performance metrics of cost, quality and outcomes. Measures of patient satisfaction are used to assess the experience of receiving care, but other perspectives, including those of staff and communities, are not often sought... -
High levels of psychosocial readiness for ART in an African population at the onset of treatment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Brent Wolff --- MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Martin Mbonye --- MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Alex Coutinho --- Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, Uganda Barbara Amuron --- MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Robert Nkabala --- The AIDS Support Organization (TASO), Uganda Shabbar Jaffar --- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK Heiner Grosskurth --- MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS,Adherence at the earliest stages of treatment is likely to be influenced by prior illness trajectories and future expectations, best captured (and addressed) before treatment begins. We examined the influence of illness trajectories and treatment expectations on psychosocial readiness to... -
Self-reported adherence to HAART in South-Eastern Nigeria is related to patients' use of pill box
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Chinwe V Ukwe --- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Management, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Obinna I Ekwunife --- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Management, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Patrick O Udeogaranya --- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Management, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Ukamaka I Iwuamadi --- Orchad community Pharmacy,The aim of this study was to assess levels of adherence and predictors of adherence to HAART in South-Eastern Nigeria. Selfreported adherence to HAART was assessed at 4-week intervals for a period of 3 months. A 10-item questionnaire was used... -
Maternal HIV status and infant feeding practices among Ugandan women
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Pius Okong --- St Francis Hospital Nsambya, Praxedes Kituuka Namaganda --- Department of Paediatrics, St Francis Hospital Nsambya, Luciana Bassani --- St Francis Hospital Nsambya, Mary Mbidde Tabaro --- St Francis Hospital Nsambya, Francesca Zanetto --- St Joseph's Hospital, Edith Birungi Mwebaze --- Social Sector Planning and Management, Makerere University, Liliana Weimer --- Unit of Pharmacology and Therapy of Viral Diseases of the Department of Therapeutic Research, Istituto Superiore di Sanità (The Italian National Institute of Health), Lina Tomasoni --- Unit for Tropical and Imported Diseases, Spedali Civili General Hospital, Francesco Castelli --- Department for Mother and Child Care and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Brescia, Italy Marina Giuliano --- Unit of Pharmacology and Therapy of Viral Diseases of the Department of Therapeutic Research, Istituto Superiore di Sanità (The Italian National Institute of Health),To describe the infant feeding practices in the general population in Uganda, and to assess the impact of maternal HIV status on these practices, a questionnaire was administered to women attending the follow-up clinics for child vaccination. Among the mothers... -
A comparison in HIV-associated stigma among healthcare workers in urban and rural Gujarat
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Kartavya J Vyas --- University of California, Gulab R Patel --- Government Medical College, Deepak Shukla --- Surat New Civil Hospital ART Therapy Center, William C Mathews --- University of Southern California (USC),The present study measures levels of stigma within health care settings in urban and rural Gujarat, in an attempt to understand how this may have contributed to the state's increasing HIV incidence. Two sites were studied: a rural hospital in... -
Concurrent sexual and substance-use risk behaviours among female sex workers in Kenya's Coast Province: Findings from a behavioural monitoring survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Simon-Pierre Tegang --- People's Friendship University of Moscow, Russia S. Abdallah G. Emukule S. Luchters N. Kingola M. Barasa S. Mucheke P. MwarogoWhile many studies confirm the association between HIV, alcohol and injecting drug use by female sex workers (FSWs), little is known about their use of marijuana, khat and other substances and the association of these substances with HIV, risky sexual... -
The effects of psychological inoculation on cognitive barriers against condom use in women with HIV: A controlled pilot study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Benjamin Olley --- Clinical & Health Psychology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria Moyosola Abbas --- Brunel University, UK Yori Gidron --- Free University of Brussels (VUB),Past studies have shown that in attempts to prevent HIV, health education yields little change in condom use. The reason may be that education fails to target barriers for changing behaviour. The present controlled pilot study tested whether psychological inoculation... -
Modelling level, trend and geographical variations in stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Samson B Adebayo --- Monitoring and Evaluation Division, Society for Family Health, Richard Fakolade [B0002] Jennifer Anyanti --- Society for Family Health, Bright Ekweremadu --- Society for Family Health, Olaronke Ladipo --- Society for Family Health, Augustine Ankomah --- Applied Population Research, University of Exeter, UKPeople living with HIV and AIDS (PLHA) often face stigma and discrimination. Stigma is a powerful tool for social control and PLHA are to varying degrees stigmatised against. Consequences of stigma and discrimination against PLHA may result in low turn-out... -
An evaluation of a refresher training intervention for HIV lay counsellors in Chongwe District, Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Charles Msisuka --- , Zambia Ikuma Nozaki --- National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Japan Kazuhiro Kakimoto --- Osaka Prefecture University, Motoko Seko --- Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan Mercy M S Ulaya --- National AIDS Council, ZambiaTo address a severe shortage of human resources for health, the Zambian Ministry of Health has begun to make use of lay counsellors for HIV counselling and testing. However, their skills and knowledge rarely have been reviewed or refreshed. We... -
Consensus on context-specific strategies for reducing the stigma of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in Zambézia Province, Mozambique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Abraham Mukolo --- , , USA Isabel Torres --- , Mozambique Ruth M. Bechtel --- , Mozambique Mohsin Sidat --- , , Mozambique Alfredo E. Vergara --- , USAStigma has been implicated in poor outcomes of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) care. Reducing stigma is important for HIV prevention and long-term treatment success. Although stigma reduction interventions are conducted in Mozambique, little is known about the... -
The association between social networks and self-rated risk of HIV infection among secondary school students in Moshi Municipality, Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Elizabeth J. Lyimo --- , Tanzania Jim Todd --- , UK Lisa Ann Richey --- , , Denmark Bernard Njau --- , TanzaniaThis study describes the social networks of secondary school students in Moshi Municipality, and their association with self-rated risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted among 300 students aged 15–24 years in 5 secondary... -
Early infant male circumcision for human immunodeficiency virus prevention: knowledge and attitudes of women attending a rural hospital in Swaziland, Southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Prudence Jarrett --- , , UK Merav Kliner --- , , UK John Walley --- , , UKSwaziland has the highest prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the world at 26% of the adult population. Medical male circumcision (MMC) has been shown to reduce the risk of acquiring HIV from heterosexual sex by up to 60%... -
Experiences of HIV-related stigma among HIV-positive older persons in Uganda – a mixed methods analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Monica O. Kuteesa --- , Uganda Stuart Wright --- , , UK Janet Seeley --- , Uganda Joseph Mugisha --- , Uganda Eugene Kinyanda --- , Uganda Frederick Kakembo --- , USA Richard Mwesigwa --- , USA Francis Scholten --- , UgandaThere is limited data on stigma among older HIV-infected adults in sub-Saharan Africa. We describe the experiences of stigma and disclosure in a cohort of HIV-positive older people in Uganda. Using data from the Wellbeing of Older Peoples' Study of... -
A case study of school support and the psychological, emotional and behavioural consequences of HIV and AIDS on adolescents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Olubusayo Aduke Asikhia --- , , South Africa Kesh Mohangi --- , , South AfricaVarious studies have reported a huge increase in the numbers of orphaned adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa and its effects on their psychological, emotional and behavioural development. Yet, their needs are seldom recognised or adequately addressed in policy and programmes.This article... -
Social support seeking and self-efficacy-building strategies in enhancing the emotional well-being of informal HIV/AIDS caregivers in Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Bernedette Okwuchukwu Okeke --- , NigeriaThis study examined the relative efficacy of social support seeking (SSS) and self-efficacy building (SEB) in the management of emotional well-being of caregivers of people suffering from HIV/AIDS. It was based at the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS... -
HIV status disclosure rate and reasons for non-disclosure among infected children and adolescents in Enugu, southeast Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: A.C. Ubesie --- , , Nigeria K.K. Iloh --- , , Nigeria I.J. Emodi --- , , Nigeria N.S. Ibeziako --- , , Nigeria I.N. Obumneme-Anyim --- , , Nigeria O.N. Iloh --- , , Nigeria A.C. Ayuk --- , , Nigeria C.J. Anikene --- , , Nigeria J.E. Enemuo --- , , NigeriaAims: To determine the rate of HIV status disclosure, caregivers’ reasons for non-disclosure, and factors influencing disclosure among a sample of HIV-infected children in Enugu, southeast Nigeria. Methods: Data were collected prospectively via a questionnaire on HIV-infected children and their... -
Invisible work: Child work in households with a person living with HIV/AIDS in Central Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Julie Abimanyi-Ochom --- , , Australia Brett Inder --- , , Australia Bruce Hollingsworth --- , , UK Paula Lorgelly --- , , AustraliaBackground: HIV/AIDS has led to increased mortality and morbidity, negatively impacting adult labour especially in HIV/AIDS burdened Sub-Saharan Africa. There has been some exploration of the effects of HIV/AIDS on paid child labour, but little empirical work on children’s non-paid... -
Evaluation of a community-based ART programme after tapering home visits in rural Sierra Leone: a 24-month retrospective study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: J. Daniel Kelly --- , , USA Raphael Frankfurter --- , , USA Gregoire Lurton --- , , USA Sulaiman Conteh --- , Sierra Leone Susannah F. Empson --- , , USA Fodei Daboh --- , Sierra Leone Brima Kargbo --- , Sierra Leone Thomas Giordano --- , , USA Joia Mukherjee --- , , USA M. Bailor Barrie --- , Sierra LeoneEvaluations of community-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) programmes have demonstrated positive outcomes, but little is known about the impact of tapering community-based ART. The objective of this study was to assess 24-month HIV retention outcomes of a community-based ART programme and... -
HIV fatalism and engagement in transactional sex among Ugandan fisherfolk living with HIV
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Katelyn M. Sileo --- , , USA Laura M. Bogart --- , USA Glenn J. Wagner --- , USA William Musoke --- , Uganda Rose Naigino --- , , Uganda Barbara Mukasa --- , Uganda Rhoda K. Wanyenze --- , , UgandaHIV fatalism, or the belief that HIV acquisition and mortality is out of one's control, is thought to contribute to HIV risk in fishing populations in East Africa. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the association between... -
Investigating client satisfaction with antiretroviral treatment services in South-South Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Omosivie Maduka --- , , NigeriaClient satisfaction is a key method of evaluating the quality of healthcare services. This research investigated client satisfaction with anti-retroviral treatment services in selected outpatient facilities in Rivers State. This study was a qualitative study carried out in four antiretroviral... -
Exploring the views of academic staff on HIV/AIDS integration into the curricula: a case study of the University of Fort Hare
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Zukiswa Theodorah Dasheka --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa Nomzamo Dube --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa Lulekwa Baleni --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa Eunice Seekoe --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa Actor Katurura --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa Nombulelo Lubisi --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa Daniel Ter Goon --- University of Fort Hare, South AfricaAs a clarion call by Higher Education HIV/AIDS programme (HEAIDS) to South African universities, entrenching, integration and infusing the teaching and learning of HIV/AIDS in the curriculum of universities prove to be a sustainable solution to changing risky behaviour and... -
Assessing sexual practices and beliefs among university students in Khartoum, Sudan; a qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Husameddin Farouk Elshiekh --- Maastricht University, The Netherlands Hein de Vries --- Maastricht University, The Netherlands Ciska Hoving --- Maastricht University, The NetherlandsUniversity students in Sudan are more at risk of contracting HIV than the general population, due to a high rate of sexual activity and low uptake of preventive measures such as condoms. Hence, they are considered an important target for... -
CASE HISTORY OF A GREEN MAMBA BITE IN THE CONGO
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia • Authors: Paul Leloup --- , Congo Republic D.S. Bukavu --- , Congo Republic J.H. Mason --- S.A.I.M.R., -
Dasypeltis scabra and Lamprophis fuliginosus—two pan-African snakes in the Horn of Africa: a tribute to Don Broadley
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: B. HUGHES --- , UKHUGHES, B. 1997. Dasypeltis scabra and Lamprophis fuliginosus—two pan-African snakes in the Horn of Africa: a tribute to Don Broadley. Afr. J. Herpetol. 46(2): 68–77. -
On Bufo pantherinus A. Smith, 1828 (Anura: Bufonidae), the leopard toad of the southwestern Cape, South Africa, with the designation of a neotype
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: JohnC. Poynton --- , UK Angelo J.L. Lambiris --- University of Durban-Westville, South AfricaThe leopard toad of the southwestern tip of Africa has appeared under the names Bufo pantherinus, Bufo cruciger, Bufo regularis and Bufo pardalis. This paper examines the nomenclatural confusion and proposes a neotype of B. pantherinus A. Smith, 1828, to... -
Evidence for an Afrotemperate amphibian fauna
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: JohnC. Poynton --- , UKLatitudinal and altitudinal changes in composition of the African amphibian fauna is analysed to test the standard zoogeographical division of the continent into Palaearctic and Afrotropical Regions. A comparably high faunal change north and south of the. tropical savannas suggests... -
Foam‐nest treefrogs in eastern Africa (Anura Rhacophoridae Chiromantis): Taxonomic complexities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: JohnC. Poynton --- Natural History Museum, UKParker's (1932) relegation of Chiromantis kelleri to subspecific status as C. petersii kelleri is investigated. Examination of the holotypes of C. petersii and C. kelleri shows subspecific status for these taxa to be inappropriate. Available data leave an open question... -
Arthroleptis troglodytes and the content of schoutedenella (Amphibia: Anura: Arthroleptidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: JohnC. Poynton --- Natural History Museum, UKLaurent (1954) transferred a large number of species then in Arthroleptis to the genus Schoutedenella, which up to that time was a monotypic genus distinguished by de Witte (1921) from Arthroleptis on the grounds of lacking maxillary teeth. Laurent's concept... -
Phylogenetic relationships of African caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona): Insights from mitochondrial rRNA gene sequences
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Mark Wilkinson --- The Natural History Museum, UK SimonP. Loader --- The Natural History Museum, UK DavidJ. Gower --- The Natural History Museum, UK JonathanA. Sheps --- University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK BernardL. Cohen --- University of Glasgow, Scotland, UKAfrica (excluding the Seychelles) has a diverse caecilian fauna, including the endemic family Scolecomorphidae and six endemic genera of the more cosmopolitan Caeciliidae. Previous molecular phylogenetic studies have not included any caecilians from the African mainland. Partial 12S and 16S... -
A new giant species of Arthroleptis (Amphibia: Anura) from the Rubeho Mountains, Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: JohnC. Poynton --- The Natural History Museum, UKTwo giant specimens of Arthroleptis attaining a snout‐vent length of 57 mm, from the Rubeho Mountains in southern Tanzania are described as a new species. They are distinguished from the giant species A. tanneri of the West Usambara Mountains by... -
Polemon barthi Jan 1858 and P. bocourti Mocquard 1897, two West African snakes which are allopatric, not sympatric
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Barry Hughes --- , UKTwo species of Polemon ‐ P. barthi and P. bocourti, are morphologically very similar and are currently supposed to both occur within the rain forest of West Africa (Guinea to Nigeria) and Central Africa (Cameroon eastward). Reliance on postocular number... -
Stream frogs in Tanzania (Ranidae: Strongylopus): The case of S. Merumontanus and S. Fuelleborni
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: JohnC. Poynton --- The Natural History Museum, UKExamination of the holotype of Strongylopus merumontanus (Lönnberg) points to Barbour & Loveridge (1928) being unjustified in referring Stream Frogs from northeastern Tanzania to this species. Their material is here assigned to the widespread S. fuelleborni, a species shown to... -
Misidentification of Dromophis lineatus (Dumèril & Bibron, 1854) as Psammophis sibilans (Linné 1758) and the perpetuation of error
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: Barry Hughes --- , UKBeing struck by the number of instances of misidentification of Dromophis lineatus as Psammophis spp. by recognised authorities, I have summarised those that have come to my notice and tried to draw some useful conclusions from such errors. These are:... -
Niche separation and comparative abundance of Boulengerula boulengeri and Scolecomorphus vittatus (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) in an East Usambara forest, Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: DavidJ. Gower --- The Natural History Museum, UK SimonP. Loader --- University of Glasgow, UK CliveB. Moncrieff --- The Natural History Museum, UK Mark Wilkinson --- The Natural History Museum, UKThe ecology of the sympatric caecilians Boulengerula boulengeri and Scolecomorphus vittatus was studied in Nilo Forest Reserve in the East Usambara Mountains, Tanzania. Three sampling methods (timed digging, pitfall trapping and casual visual encounter surveys of the forest floor) yielded... -
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,... -
Edge effect from paths on two chameleon species in Madagascar
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Jessica Metcalf --- Imperial College, UK Nick Bayly --- The Wetland Trust, Michel Bisoa --- Faculté des Sciences, Madagascar Jeanneney Rabearivony --- Faculté des Sciences, Madagascar Alex Stewart‐Jones --- School of Biological Sciences, U.K.Edge effects are thought to be widespread in ecology and have important implications for forest fragmentation and conservation. Generally, however, large openings in the forest canopy are considered. Here we report a statistically robust edge effect from forest paths with... -
Bufo uzunguensis of southern Tanzania (Amphibia: Anura): A history of confusion
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: JohnC. Poynton --- The Natural History Museum, UK Michele Menegon --- Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali, Italy Sebastiano Salvidio --- DIP.TE.RIS Corso Europa 26, ItalyType and more recently‐collected material of Bufo uzunguensis Loveridge, is compared with members of the "B. lonnbergi complex” of east African highland dwarf toads. It is concluded that B. uzunguensis is not a member of this complex despite many similarities... -
Differences in resting metabolic rates of two southern African tortoises: Psammobates oculiferus and Geochelone pardalis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: Michael Scantlebury --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Peter Minting --- Ayrshire Rivers Trust, UKEnergy metabolism varies considerably between different groups of endotherms, yet there is little or no reported variation among extant groups of reptiles. We measured lower resting metabolic rates (RMRs) in Kalahari tent tortoises (Psammobates oculiferus) than in sympatric Leopard tortoises... -
Biodiversity and conservation of the reptiles of the mount Cameroon area
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: N. L. Gonwouo --- University of Yaoundé I Faculty of Science, Cameroon M. LeBreton --- Cameroon Biodiversity Conservation Society, Cameroon L. Chirio --- Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, France I. Ineich --- Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, France N. M. Tchamba --- WWF Cameroon Program Office, Cameroon P. Ngassam --- University of Yaoundé I Faculty of Science, Cameroon G. Dzikouk --- University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon J. L. Diffo --- CRESAR, CameroonA survey of reptiles was undertaken in the Mt. Cameroon region. We recorded 74 species of reptiles from 49 genera and 14 families. An additional 12 species have been found in the area but were not detected during our research... -
A new giant species of Arthroleptis (Amphibia: Anura) from the forests of the Nguru Mountains, Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: John Poynton --- Natural History Museum, UK SimonP. Loader --- University of Basel, Switzerland Michele Menegon --- Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali, ItalySpecimens of Arthroleptis attaining a body length of nearly 58 mm have been collected above 1790 m a.s.l. on the Nguru Mountains, part of the Eastern Arc mountain chain of Tanzania. In body size this material slightly surpasses the other... -
A new species of chameleon (Sanria: Chamaeleonidae: Kinyongia) from the Magombera forest and the Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Michele Menegon --- Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali, Italy KrystalA. Tolley --- South African National Biodiversity Institute, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, South Africa Trevor Jones --- c/o Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania Francesco Rovero --- Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali, Italy AndrewR. Marshall --- University of York, UK ColinR. Tilbury --- University of Stellenbosch, South AfricaA new species of chameleon Kinyongia magomberae sp. nov. (the Magombera chameleon), is described from Magombera forest and the Vdzungwa Mountains National Park, south-central Tanzania. The species status is supported by phylogenetic analyses using mitochondrial and nuclear markers. The new... -
Predation on chameleons in Madagascar: a review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Richard K. B. Jenkins --- School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, UK Jeanneney Rabearivony --- The Peregrine Fund, Madagascar Hajanirina Rakotomanana --- University of Antananarivo, MadagascarWe reviewed the diet of nocturnal and diurnal chameleon predators on Madagascar from the available literature and identified 28 species. Diurnal raptors were the main predators of chameleons, although the literature was biased towards birds and probably underestimated predation by... -
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... -
The ‘peer’ in ‘Peer Review’
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Gad Perry --- Texas Tech University, USA Jaime Bertoluci --- Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil Bruce Bury --- USGS, USA RobertW. Hansen --- , USA Robert Jehle --- University of Salford, UK John Measey --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa BradR. Moon --- University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA Erin Muths --- USGS, USA MarcoA. L. Zuffi --- Museum Natural History, University of Pisa, Italy -
A visceral synapomorphy of Scolecomorphus Boulenger, 1883 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Scolecomorphidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Mark Wilkinson --- The Natural History Museum, UK DavidJ. Gower --- The Natural History Museum, UK SimonP. Loader --- University of Basel, Switzerland Hendrik Müller --- Institut für Spezielle Zoologie und Evolutionsbiologie mit Phyletischem Museum, Friedrich Schiller Universität Jena, GermanyWe describe the distinctive but previously overlooked shape and position of the fat bodies of some scolecomorphid caecilians. Anteriorly positioned, finger-like fat bodies projecting into the coelom from narrow bases in the genital mesenteries are found in both sexes of... -
Species boundaries and biogeography of East African torrent frogs of the genus Petropedetes (Amphibia: Anura: Petropeditidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: SimonP. Loader --- University of Basel, Switzerland F. Sara Ceccarelli --- University of Basel, Switzerland Mark Wilkinson --- The Natural History Museum, UK Michele Menegon --- Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali, Italy Jean Mariaux --- Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Switzerland RafaelO. de Sá --- University of Richmond, USA KimM. Howell --- University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania DavidJ. Gower --- The Natural History Museum, UKBased on morphology there are currently three described East African species of torrent frogs belonging to the tropical African genus Petropedetes (P. dutoiti, P. martiennseni and P. yakusini). Taxonomic uncertainties are evident within this group: a putative new species reported... -
Afrotemperate Amphibians in southern and eastern Africa: a critical review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: JohnC. Poynton --- Natural History Museum, UKThe term ‘Afrotemperate’ is taken to cover the area and fauna of the southern Cape, eastern highlands of South Africa, and intertropical highlands. A feature of Afrotemperate distribution is that it conforms to climatic zones rather than to latitudinal zonation... -
Multiple paternity and sperm storage in the Cape Dwarf Chameleon (Bradypodion pumilum)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Krystal A. Tolley --- , , South Africa Lucas F. Chauke --- , , South Africa Jennifer C. Jackson --- , , South Africa Kevin A. Feldheim --- , , USAAlthough multiple paternity and sperm storage are common in squamates, neither has been conclusively demonstrated in the chameleons (Chamaeleonidae). To examine whether these traits are present in chameleons, the Cape Dwarf Chameleon (Bradypodion pumilum) was investigated. This viviparous species inhabits... -
Participatory inventory and nutritional evaluation of local forage resources for smallholder free-range beef production in semi-arid areas of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Ayanda Nyambali --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa Julius T Tjelele --- Animal Production Institute, South Africa Mthunzi Mndela --- Animal Production Institute, South Africa Cletos Mapiye --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Phillip Strydom --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Emiliano Raffrenato --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Kennedy Dzama --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Voster Muchenje --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa Ntuthuko Mkhize --- Animal Production Institute, South AfricaFeed scarcity is a major challenge facing free-range beef farming in semi-arid areas. Specifically, low quality and quantity of forage in rangelands and higher feeding costs are the main constraints limiting smallholder free-range beef farmers’ participation in mainstream beef markets... -
Mapping the strength of sectoral innovation system in the Nigerian pharmaceutical industry: Empirical evidence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Rachael Aderonke Ayo-Lawal --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Caleb Muyiwa Adelowo --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Ayobami Adesina Oyewale --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Emmanuel Emeka Ejim-Eze --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Elizabeth Adeteju Omimakinde --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Wilson Oyekigho Erhun --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Okechukwu Ukwuoma --- Obafemi Awolowo University, NigeriaIt is well known that innovation in the modern economy is driven by interactions among the stakeholders that make up the innovation system. Effective interactions among key actors in an innovation system foster flow of knowledge and resources development and... -
Socio-psychological factors influencing farmers’ willingness to continue participating in collaborative activities of community-based innovation platforms in eastern Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Rebecca Mukebezi --- Makerere University, Uganda Bernard Bonton Obaa --- Makerere University, Uganda Florence Birungi Kyazze --- Makerere University, Uganda Settumba B. Mukasa --- Makerere University, Uganda Irene Bulenzibuto Tamubula --- Kyambogo University, UgandaThis study employed an extended theory of planned behaviour to assess the socio-psychological factors influencing farmers’ willingness to continue participating (WTCP) in collaborative activities of community-based innovation platforms (CB-IPs). Using a structured questionnaire, data were obtained from a random sample... -
Sustainability of energy transition on output growth and carbon emission abatement in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ikechukwu Sebastine Asogwa --- Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Nigeria Charles Nnamdi Anumudu --- Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, NigeriaThis study examined the effects of renewable energy use on the output growth convergence, as well as the impacts of renewable energy use for an alternative to carbon emission (CO2) abatement in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The dual purpose followed the... -
Lipid profiles of HIV-infected diabetic patients
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Clive Sydney --- Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, Louansha Nandlal --- Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, Firoza Haffejee --- Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa Jamila Kathoon --- Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa Thajasvarie Naicker --- Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, -
Roles and responsibilities of expert clients in adolescent HIV service delivery in Eswatini: a conventional content analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Charisse V Ahmed --- University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, USA Guy Weissinger --- University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, USA Anne M Teitelman --- University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, USA Ndumiso Sabelo Dlamini --- University Research Co., LLC, Eswatini Nontsikelelo Patience Dlamini --- University Research Co., LLC, Eswatini Thuthukile Cebsile Dlamini --- University Research Co., LLC, Eswatini Angel Nkambule --- University Research Co., LLC, Eswatini Siphesihle Nkambule --- University Research Co., LLC, Eswatini Bridgette M Rice --- Villanova University, USA Marianne Calnan --- University Research Co., LLC, EswatiniWe aimed to elucidate the specific roles and responsibilities of expert clients in service delivery among adolescents living with HIV in Eswatini, and to provide recommendations for enhancing adolescent service provision among expert clients and similar lay health workers throughout... -
The use of monitoring data and community feedback mechanisms to increase HIV testing among men during a cluster-randomised community mobilisation trial in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Rebecca L West --- University of California San Francisco, USA Rhandzekile Mathebula --- , South Africa Dumisani Rebombo --- , South Africa Rhian Twine --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Aimée Julien --- University of Antwerp, Belgium Nkosinathi Masilela --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Mi-Suk Kang Dufour --- University of California San Francisco, USA Dean Peacock --- , South Africa Kathleen Kahn --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Audrey Pettifor --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Sheri A Lippman --- University of California San Francisco, USAThis short communication describes the development and implementation of a programme monitoring and feedback process during a cluster-randomised community mobilisation intervention conducted in rural Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, South Africa. Intervention activities took place from August 2015 to July 2018 with the... -
Effect of multi-month antiretroviral dispensing on HIV clinic attendance at 68 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Yaba, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nkechinyere Harrison --- , Lagos Nigeria Ismail Lawal --- , Nigeria Kehinde Aribisala --- , Lagos Nigeria Kenneth Oruka --- , Lagos Nigeria Yakubu Adamu --- , Nigeria Patricia Agaba --- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, USA Elizabeth Lee --- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, USA Laura Chittenden --- , Nigeria Nathan Okeji --- , NigeriaBackground: Multi-month dispensing (MMD) of antiretroviral therapy has demonstrated benefits for HIV patients and health service delivery systems, including reduced frequency of hospital visits and improved retention. We evaluated the effect of 6-monthly dispensing (MMD6) on patient clinic attendance at... -
Spatial interpolation of vertisol physico-chemical properties through ordinary kriging in south-eastern Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Muketiwa Chitiga --- Lupane State University, Zimbabwe Gabriel Soropa --- Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe Trevor Dube --- Midlands State University, Zimbabwe Progress Sengera --- GreenFuel, ZimbabweA decline in sugarcane yields from Block G (∼400 ha) of GreenFuel’s Chisumbanje Estate in south-eastern Zimbabwe prompted a study on spatial variability of the soil physico-chemical parameters in the 2017–2018 farming season. Using a systematic gridding schema, 123 geo-located... -
On the almost h-conformal semi-invariant Riemannian maps
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Kwang Soon Park --- University of Seoul, Republic of Korea Sylvia Szabo --- College of Future Convergence, Dongguk University, Republic of KoreaIn this paper, we introduce hsR maps and ahsR maps from almost quaternionic Hermitian manifolds into Riemannian manifolds as a generalization of almost h-conformal semi-invariant submersions and conformal semi-invariant Riemannian maps. We give some examples of these maps and study... -
Linear equivalence of (pseudo) compact spaces
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Jan Baars --- , Singapore Jan van Mill --- KdV Institute for Mathematics, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Vladimir V. Tkachuk --- Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, MexicoGiven Tychonoff spaces X and Y, Uspenskij proved in [15] that if X is pseudocompact and Cp(X) is uniformly homeomorphic to Cp (Y), then Y is also pseudocompact. In particular, if Cp (X) is linearly homeomorphic to Cp (Y), then... -
Comultiplication structures on the wedge product of spheres
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Dae-Woong Lee --- Jeonbuk National University, Republic of Korea Sunyoung Lee --- Jeonbuk National University, Republic of KoreaHomotopy multiplications on H-spaces and homotopy comultiplications on co-H-spaces play an important role in topology for many reasons. They are the duals with each other in the sense of Eckmann and Hilton, and have many kinds of examples to construct... -
Heartwood formation and its relationship with basic density and green moisture content of young small-leaf mahogany trees
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Rizki Arisandi --- Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia Sri Nugroho Marsoem --- Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia Johanes Pramana Gentur Sutapa --- Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia Ganis Lukmandaru --- Universitas Gadjah Mada, IndonesiaSwietenia mahogani (L.) Jacq. is one of Indonesia’s commercially valuable timbers. We investigated the time or age at which heartwood formation begins, and observed and determined whether the occurrence of heartwood formation was affected by age or diameter. The presence... -
Some geometric and physical properties of pseudo ψ-conharmonically symmetric manifolds
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Krishnendu De --- Kabi Sukanta Mahavidyalaya, The University of Burdwan, India Uday Chand De --- University of Calcutta, IndiaIn this article, we present a new tensor that generalizes the conharmonic curvature tensor, termed the ψ-conharmonic curvature tensor. In the first part, we derive some fundamental geometrical properties of a pseudo ψ-conharmonically symmetric manifold (briefly, ) and give some... -
Radius, leaf number, connected domination number and minimum degree
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: P. Mafuta --- University of the Free State, South Africa S. Mukwembi --- University of The Witwatersrand, South Africa S. Munyira --- University of Zimbabwe,Let G be a simple, connected graph with minimum degree δ, radius r and leaf number L(G). We prove that -
Non-existence of translation-invariant derivations on algebras of measurable functions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Aleksey Ber --- National University of Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan Jinghao Huang --- University of New South Wales, Australia Karimbergen Kudaybergenov --- Karakalpak State University, Uzbekistan Fedor Sukochev --- University of New South Wales, AustraliaLet S(0,1) be the *-algebra of all classes of Lebesgue measurable functions on the unit interval (0,1) and let be a complete symmetric Δ-normed *-subalgebra of S(0,1), in which simple functions are dense, e.g., L ∞(0,1), L log(0,1), S(0,1) and... -
Representations of Indian Ocean Ecologies, Heritage and Kinship in Banaadiri Fishing Poems and Owuor's The Dragonfly Sea
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Ayan Salaad --- University of Southampton, UKThis article brings Yvonne Owuor’s 2019 novel The Dragonfly Sea into conversation with nine Banaadiri fishing poems called geeraarro, a form of classical Somali oral poetry in the maanso category. I explore the ways in which ideas of labour, kinship,... -
Nonlinear dependencies in the Fama and French three-factor model
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Jakub Bandurski --- University of Warsaw, Poland Łukasz Postek --- University of Warsaw, PolandThis article addresses the topic of nonlinear dependencies in the Fama and French three-factor model. Five time-series models, including nonlinear terms, are assessed using US and European data and compared with a benchmark linear model. The analysis found that nonlinear... -
Core self-evaluations and job embeddedness: Influences on career adaptability and work engagement in Nigerian public sector employees
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Cornelius O. Okorie --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Felix M. Nwankwo --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Harrison O. Iwuala --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Moses O. Agudiegwu --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Samuel O. Nnadi --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Joseph O. Nkwede --- Ebonyi State University, Nigeria Charles K. Nwachukwu --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Christopher C. Arua --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Kenneth T. Osuebi --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Ernest N. Ejem --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Emmanuel S. Chigbata --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, NigeriaThis study examined the mediation effect of job embeddedness and the moderating effect of core self-evaluation in the relationship between career adaptability and work engagement among a sample of 387 employees of 12 local government areas of Nigeria (female =... -
Nimble-footed Zimbabwean migrants: (im)mobility and the porousness of borders between South Africa and Zimbabwe during the Covid-19 national lockdown
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Mutsawashe Mutendi --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Tamuka Chekero --- University of Cape Town, South AfricaThis ethnographic study highlights the impact of Covid-19 border closures on the migration patterns of Zimbabwean cross-border migrants. Data in this study were collected using qualitative techniques, one-on-one telephonic interviews and social media platforms from 20 participants over a period... -
“Sex is sex, marriage is marriage”: infidelity amongst married women in Shamva, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Patience Chadambuka --- Midlands State University, Zimbabwe André Pelser --- University of the Free State, South Africa Victor Muzvidziwa --- Midlands State University, ZimbabweMany African societies adhere to a strong patriarchal norm as regards sexual relations, one that is unforgiving of female infidelity yet tolerates men’s extramarital affairs and even incorporates these into culture. This study reveals that, contrary to traditional assumptions defining... -
Examining leaders’ emotional intelligence as a distal antecedent of employee engagement: The role of employee voice and trust in direct leadership
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Okechukwu Ethelbert Amah --- Pan-Atlantic University,The study investigated leaders’ emotional intelligence (EI) as a distal antecedent of employee engagement, using employee voice and trust in direct leadership as mediating variables. Based on the Affective Event Theory, the study recognized the emotional intelligence of leaders as... -
The relationships between socioeconomic status, dietary knowledge and patterns, and physical activity with adiposity in urban South African women
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Gudani Mukoma --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Stephanie V Wrottesley --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Juliana Kagura --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Tolu Oni --- University of Cambridge, United Kingdom Lisa Micklesfield --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Shane A Norris --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa -
Social support and health-related quality of life in Nigerian cancer patients: Role of cancer-related stress
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Erhabor Sunday Idemudia --- North-West University, South Africa Desmond Uchechukwu Onu --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Maria-Chidi Christiana Onyedibe --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Lawrence E Ugwu --- North-West University, South AfricaWe investigated the mediating influence of cancer-related stress (CRS) in social support health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among Nigerian cancer patients. Nigerian cancer patients (n = 316; female = 64.6%; mean age = 50.16 years, SD = 13 years) completed... -
Assessing long-term nutrient and lime enrichment effects on a subtropical South African grassland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Naledi Zama --- University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa Anathi Magadlela --- University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa Ntuthuko Mkhize --- University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa Michelle Tedder --- University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa Kevin Kirkman --- University of Kwazulu-Natal, South AfricaNutrient enrichment influences grassland ecosystem structure, typically manifested by reduced species richness and increased productivity. Quantifying the long-term impacts of nutrient enrichment on grasslands contributes to understanding eutrophication effects on grassland, particularly for grasslands adapted to low soil nutrient status... -
Exploring new solutions to Tingley’s problem for function algebras
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: María Cueto-Avellaneda --- University of Kent, UK Daisuke Hirota --- Niigata University, Japan Takeshi Miura --- Niigata University, Japan Antonio M. Peralta --- Instituto de Matemáticas de la Universidad de Granada (IMAG), SpainIn this note we present two new positive answers to Tingley’s problem in certain subspaces of function algebras. In the first result we prove that every surjective isometry between the unit spheres, S(A) and S(B), of two uniformly closed function... -
The model theory of commutative near-vector spaces
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Karin-Therese Howell --- Stellenbosch University, SA Charlotte Kestner --- Imperial College London, UKIn this paper we study near-vector spaces over a commutative F from a model theoretic point of view. In this context we show regular near-vector spaces are in fact vector spaces. We find that near-vector spaces are not first-order axiomatisable,... -
Google Scholar as a pointer to open full-text sources of research articles: A useful tool for researchers in regions with poor access to scientific literature
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Vivek Kumar Singh --- Banaras Hindu University, India Satya Swarup Srichandan --- Banaras Hindu University, India Rajesh Piryani --- University of Tsukuba, Japan Anurag Kanaujia --- Banaras Hindu University, India Sujit Bhattacharya --- CSIR-NIScPR, IndiaThe access to knowledge is an important requirement for advancement of scientific and technological research and development of a country. Availability of resources is a crucial bottleneck for universities and colleges in developing countries. This leads to frequent use of... -
Barriers to linkage and retention in HIV care still persist among adolescent girls and young women in western Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Zachary A Kwena --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya Rivet K Amico --- University of Michigan, USA Tsitsi B Masvawure --- College of the Holy Cross, USA Kenneth K Ngure --- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya Elizabeth A Bukusi --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya Robert H Remien --- New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, USA Perez O Ochwal --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya Nadia Nguyen --- New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, USA Joanne E Mantell --- New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, USAAdolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in sub-Saharan Africa experience delayed linkage to and poor retention in HIV care. Identifying and addressing specific barriers in HIV care programming is important to achieving the upgraded UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets and epidemic control... -
Community health workers can be trained to identify patients eligible for tuberculosis preventive therapy, but encounter barriers to programme implementation in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sarah Norton --- Duke University Hospital, USA Anthony P Moll --- , South Africa Jabulile Madi --- , South Africa Nkazi Nkomo --- , South Africa Ralph P Brooks --- Yale University School of Medicine, USA Laurie Andrews --- Yale University School of Medicine, USA Sheela V Shenoi --- Yale University School of Medicine, USATuberculosis (TB) remains one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide, ranking as the leading cause of death from infectious disease, above HIV and AIDS. South Africa has the sixth highest TB incidence rate in the world and the... -
The opposite of injectivity by proper classes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Pınar Aydoğdu --- Hacettepe University, Turkey Yılmaz Durğun --- Çukurova University, TurkeyProper classes (or exact structures) offer rich research topics due to their important role in category theory. Motivated by the studies on opposite of injective modules, we introduce a new approach to opposed to injectivity in terms of injectively generated... -
Generating solutions of a linear equation and structure of elements of the Zelisko group II
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: V.A. Bovdi --- United Arab Emirates University, UAE V.P. Shchedryk --- Pidstryhach Institute for Applied Problems of Mechanics and Mathematics, UkraineWe continue our previous investigation of the Zelisko group of a matrix over Bézout domains. The explicit form of elements of this group over homomorphic image of Bézout domain of stable rank 1.5 is described. -
Multilingual pragmatic markers in South African English
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Foluke Unuabonah --- Redeemer’s University, Nigeria Noloyiso Mtembu --- Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study, South AfricaThis article provides a descriptive account of five multilingual pragmatic markers – nje, mara, kanti, vele and kaloku – which are borrowed from indigenous South African languages into South African English, with a view to investigating their frequencies, spelling stability,... -
Peer relationships and aggressive behaviour in adolescents: Moderation by gender and mediation by media violence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Izuchukwu L. G. Ndukaihe --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Chiedozie O. Okafor --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Uchechukwu L. Okeowata --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Hillary O. Eze --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Emmanuel O. Agha --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Peter Offu --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, NigeriaWe investigated the role of gender and media violence in adolescents’ peer relationship problems and aggressive behaviour. High school students (n = 144) from South-Eastern Nigeria participated in the study. Seventy-two completed an experiment in which they were exposed to... -
Energy and nutrient contribution of different food groups to the dietary intake of 6- to <9-month-old infants in a low socioeconomic community in North West Province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Tshiphiri Mukwevho --- North-West University, South Africa Cornelius M Smuts --- North-West University, South Africa Hannah Asare --- North-West University, South Africa Mieke Faber --- North-West University, South Africa -
Timing and effectiveness of media frames reporting the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: KelvinFrancis Obitube --- University of Nigeria, Nsukka Ijeoma Dorathy Ajaero --- University of Nigeria, Nsukka Bestman Odeh --- University of Nigeria, NsukkaThis article analyses media frames employed by the Nigerian media in reporting events of the COVID-19 pandemic. It determines the linguistic choices that shaped the intentions of the media and how they aligned with the timing and effectiveness that impacted... -
Expressions from Zulu proverbs on the uniqueness of motherhood in mitigating the adverse effects of orphanhood
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Mfundo Mandla Masuku --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Nomusa M Mlondo --- , South Africa Tholakele Henrietta Chiliza --- University of Zululand, South AfricaProverbs are labelled as the expression of messages embedded in a language. This article analyses a selected proverb which reflects on motherhood and orphanhood and which is used to show the value of motherhood in the Zulu culture. The meaning... -
In India and East Africa/E-Indiya nase East Africa: a travelogue in isiXhosa and English
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Lukhanyo Elvis Makhenyane --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa -
Advanced tongue root effect in Igbo affixation: perspectives from Èwùlù
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Don Chukwuemeka Utulu --- Delta State University, NigeriaÈwùlù (Igboid: West Benue–Congo, southern Nigeria) is a type 2IU dialect with a rather pervasive advanced tongue root (ATR) effect in its productive affixation morphology. Consequently, all vowels in affixes and those in adjoining root morphemes acquire the same value... -
District analysis of poverty dynamics in rural South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Manana Mamabolo --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Petronella Chaminuka --- Agricultural Research Council, South Africa Charles Machethe --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaPersistent poverty is a major developmental challenge for South Africa and has multifaceted dimensions. This paper profiled and investigated poverty transitions among rural households in 22 district municipalities in South Africa. Foster-Greer-Thorbecke indices were applied to panel data from the... -
Comparison of rehabilitation treatments on mechanically reconstructed soils following strip coal mining activities: effects on soil properties
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: DJ Beukes --- Agricultural Research Council, South Africa LD Wiese-Rozanov --- Agricultural Research Council, South Africa MV Kidson --- Agricultural Research Council, South AfricaA rainfed rehabilitation trial on mechanically reconstructed soil, following strip coal mining, was laid out in the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa. It was used to evaluate seven rehabilitation treatments with four different depths of topsoil on coal spoil over... -
Bioprospecting for active compounds: impact of milling, extract fractions and freeze-drying on targeted terpene compounds of Helichrysum odoratissimum (L.) Sweet
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Neliswa A. Matrose --- Agricultural Research Council (ARC) Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, South Africa Zinash A. Belay --- Agricultural Research Council (ARC) Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, South Africa Obikeze Kenechukwu --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Lucky Mokwena --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Oluwafemi James Caleb --- Stellenbosch University, South AfricaThis study investigated the effect of processing and freeze-drying on targeted volatile compounds (terpenes) of Helichrysum odoratissimum (L.) Sweet. Air-dried plant material was processed to obtain: (i) roughly ground leaves and stems (RGMHO); (ii) finely ground leaves and stems (FGMHO);... -
Pay satisfaction and work–life balance among Nigerian bank employees: The roles of psychological empowerment and gender
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Gabriel C. Kanu --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Ijeoma C. Odinko --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Ikechukwu V. N. Ujoatuonu --- University of Nigeria, NigeriaThis study examined the roles of psychological empowerment and gender in the relationship between pay satisfaction and work–life balance among bank employees. In total, 393 Nigerian bank employees participated in the study (female (49.36%; mean age = 32.07, SD =... -
The ℓp -metrization of functors with finite supports
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Taras Banakh --- Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine Viktoria Brydun --- Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Lesia Karchevska --- , Ukraine Mykhailo Zarichnyi --- Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, UkraineLet p ∈ [1, ∞] and F : Set → Set be a functor with finite supports in the category Set of sets. Given a non-empty metric space (X, dX), we introduce the distance on the functor-space FX as the... -
On numerical invariants of a finite group factorized by tcc-subgroups
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Alexander Trofimuk --- Brest State A.S. Pushkin University, BelarusA subgroup A of a group G is called tcc-subgroup in G, if there is a subgroup T of G such that G = AT and for any X ≤ A and for any Y ≤ T there exists an... -
Scepticism in African philosophy: A conversation with Jonathan Chimakonam on the notion of “arumaristics”
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Maduka Enyimba --- University of Calabar Faculty of Arts, NigeriaThe significance of scepticism for philosophical inquiry appears to have been well articulated by epistemologists in diverse forms, but none to the best of my knowledge has shown its place and significance in African (epistemology) philosophy. In this article, I... -
Time–frequency analysis of cryptocurrency attention
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Zuzana Kučerová --- VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic Svatopluk Kapounek --- Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic Jarko Fidrmuc --- Mendel University in Brno, Czech RepublicWe present a wavelet analysis of retail investor attention and the daily returns of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin at five selected crypto exchanges that identifies the fractal dynamics of the short- and long-term persistent processes. The investors’ attention is proxied... -
Do financial analysts publish long-term forecasts in response to firms’ overinvestments?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Su Young Choi --- Inha University, South Korea Minyoung Noh --- California State University, Jaimin Goh --- Inha University, South Korea Sooin Kim --- Konkuk University, South KoreaThis study examines the relationship between analysts issuing long-term earnings forecasts and firms overinvestment. This research demonstrates that a positive relationship exists between analysts issuing long-term forecasts and firms overinvesting. The relationship between analysts issuing a long-term forecast and firms... -
Quantile dependencies across BRICS currency markets in time of crisis: Analysis of the Russia–Ukraine war
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Oluwatomisin J. Oyewole --- Federal University of Agriculture, Nigeria Ismail O. Fasanya --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Mamdouh Abdulaziz Saleh Al-Faryan --- School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Faculty of Business and Law, University of Portsmouth, UK & Consultant in Economics and Finance, Saudi ArabiaThis paper examines the spillovers across BRICS currency markets during the Russia–Ukraine war. We observe that the connectedness across the BRICS currency markets is stronger during than before the war and the average-based connectedness framework shows a moderate level of... -
Knowledge, awareness, and perception of senior high school learners towards nuclear energy: A South African case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Daniel Raphael Ejike Ewim --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Yasthil Nundlal --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Keenan Govender --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Nokubonga Lungile Nzuke --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Mfanafuthi Vukani Mbatha --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Nangamso Gwexa --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Kelsi Naidoo --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Opeyeolu T. Laseinde --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Sogo Mayokun Abolarin --- University of the Free State, South AfricaThis study investigated senior South African high school students’ levels of knowledge, perception, attitude, and awareness toward nuclear energy using paper-based, semi-structured questionnaires and digital data collection instruments through online Google forms. The sample consisted of 100 high school students... -
Community involvement in the mass capture of Red-billed Queleas Quelea quelea adjacent to protected areas: the case of Chemba District, Dodoma, Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Naza Emanuel Mmbaga --- The University of Dodoma, Tanzania Richard John Mongi --- The University of Dodoma, Tanzania Mhuji Bukheti Kilonzo --- The University of Dodoma, Tanzania Leonard Kamanga Katalambula --- The University of Dodoma, TanzaniaThe mass capture and utilisation of Red-billed Queleas Quelea quelea as a source of food is practiced in different African countries. The current study sought information on the trapping methods and techniques used by local communities in Chemba District, Tanzania,... -
Prevalence of anaemia in pregnancy and associated factors in northern Uganda: a cross-sectional study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Samson Udho --- Lira University, Uganda Joyce Nankumbi --- Makerere University, Uganda Mariam Namutebi --- Makerere University, Uganda David Mukunya --- Sanyu Africa Research Institute, Uganda Grace Ndeezi --- Makerere University, Uganda James K Tumwine --- Makerere University, Uganda -
A case for film as an andragogical tool for business schools in Africa: Trends, challenges and prospects
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Ijeoma G. Ukeni --- University of Huddersfield, UKThis article extends the work of existing studies on the development of learners to be ethical leaders in Africa. It makes a case for the use of film as an andragogical tool in the education of adult learners in Africa... -
“ … [I]f I can [be] infected now that means I am going to die … ”: an explorative study focusing on vulnerable, immunocompromised groups and caregivers experiences and perceptions of the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Alicia North --- Registry of Older Australians (ROSA), South Australia Allanise Cloete --- HSRC, South Africa Shandir Ramlagan --- HSRC, South Africa Thabang Manyaapelo --- HSRC, South Africa Amukelani Ngobeni --- HSRC, South Africa Noloyiso Vondo --- HSRC, South Africa Derrick Sekgala --- HSRC, South AfricaIn this paper, we explored how vulnerable, immunocompromised groups and caregivers of the elderly experienced and perceived the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa. Semi-structured interviews were conducted remotely between the 5th andthe 18th of April 2020 in... -
Spatial variations in STIs among women enrolled in HIV prevention clinical trials in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Reshmi Dassaye --- South African Medical Research Council, South Africa Handan Wand --- Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Australia Tarylee Reddy --- South African Medical Research Council, South Africa Frank Tanser --- University of Lincoln, Lincoln Institute for Health, UK Benn Sartorius --- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK Natashia Morris --- South African Medical Research Council, South Africa Gita Ramjee --- South African Medical Research Council, South AfricaSouth Africa is faced with a high HIV and STI prevalence and incidence, respectively, with pockets of high burden areas driving these diseases. Localised monitoring of the HIV epidemic and STI endemic would enable more effective targeted prevention strategies. We... -
The names of the supreme being in Bemba: some critical morphological insights
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Hambaba Jimaima --- University of Zambia, Zambia Susan Matukuto --- University of Zambia, Zambia Gabriel Simungala --- University of Zambia, ZambiaIn this article, we use lexical morphology to account for names of the supreme being in Bemba, a Bantu language spoken in Zambia as rendered by various translators in the Christian holy book, the Bible. Motivated by the agglutinative nature... -
Agricultural credit guarantee scheme fund and oil palm production in Nigeria: A vector autoregressive (VAR) approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Elaigwu Christopher Ogbanje --- Nasarawa State University, Nigeria Eberechukwu Johnpaul Ihemezie --- University of Nigeria, NigeriaOil palm has been identified as one of the key agricultural products that can diversify Nigeria’s economy. However, its production and export have been hampered by capital constraints. Consequently, the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund (ACGSF) was introduced to encourage... -
Transpiration efficiency of lucerne under unlimited soil water conditions during the first growing season
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: CM Tfwala --- University of the Free State, South Africa G Mengistu --- University of the Free State, South Africa IB Ukoh Haka --- University of the Free State, South Africa LD van Rensburg --- University of the Free State, South Africa CC du Preez --- University of the Free State, South AfricaLucerne production is regarded as requiring high water inputs, making it necessary to understand its transpiration efficiency, especially in countries with water scarcity such as South Africa. The resurgent opportunities in the local lucerne markets prompted the publication of this... -
Growth, vegetative rescue and vegetative propagation in Eucalyptus species and hybrids
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Patrícia Fukushima de Souza --- Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias, Brazil Marcio Carlos Navroski --- Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias, Brazil Mariane Oliveira Pereira --- Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias, Brazil Marcos Felipe Nicoletti --- Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias, Brazil Ramon Silveira de Andrade --- Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias, BrazilThe objective of the study was the evaluation of survival and productivity indicators in different species/hybrids of Eucalyptus in the adult stage, as well as the vegetative rescue of adult trees and cuttings, testing for species/hybrids, concentration of growth regulator... -
Selection and evaluation of promising indigenous fodder trees and shrubs as supplemental diets for ruminant animals across different agroecological environments
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Shigdaf Mekuriaw --- Amhara Region Agricultural Research Institute, Ethiopia Atsushi Tsunekawa --- Tottori University, Japan Toshiyoshi Ichinohe --- Shimane University Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, Firew Tegegne --- Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia Nigussie Haregeweyn --- Tottori University, Japan Nobuyuki Kobayashi --- Tottori University, Japan Assaminew Tassew --- Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia Yeshambel Mekuriaw --- Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia Misganaw Walie Belete --- Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia Seid Ali --- Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia Mitsuru Tsubo --- Tottori University, Japan Toshiya Okuro --- The University of Tokyo, Japan Derege Meshesha --- Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia Getu Abebe --- Amhara Regional Agricultural Research Institute, EthiopiaThe aim of this study was to select and evaluate promising potential indigenous fodder trees and shrubs (IFTS) as supplemental feeds for ruminant animals. Through interviews with farmers and field inventories, 107 IFTS species were identified as ruminant feeds, from... -
L1 influence on stress placement by English language teachers in Anambra State (Nigeria)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Omotosho Moses Melefa --- University of Nigeria, Nsukka Amarachi Calister Okenmuo --- University of Nigeria, NsukkaDespite the availability of a number of studies on stress in Nigerian English, scant attention has been paid to patterns of stress placement in connected speech by Anambra State English language teachers, especially insights that are supported with acoustic evidence... -
Ukuphuhliselwa ezobuNgcali kweeLwimi zaseAfrika: isiXhosa njengolwimi lokuphanda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Lukhanyo Elvis Makhenyane --- University of Fort Hare, South AfricaThe interest of researchers in African languages is inclined towards the intellectualisation of African languages. Research reveals African languages’ capacity to be used as languages for teaching and learning in higher education. Although there is research on the intellectualisation of... -
Responding to xenophobic violence in South Africa: identity negotiation and language practices of Nigerian immigrants in Cape Town and Johannesburg
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Chimaobi Onwukwe --- Abia State University, NigeriaThis study reflects on language use and identity navigation in the context of xenophobia. It specifically examines language practices by Nigerian Igbo immigrants as they relate to negotiating social and national identities, as well as motivations of the language practices... -
Derivations in disjointly complete commutative regular algebras
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Aleksey Ber --- National University of Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan Vladimir Chilin --- North-Ossetian State University, Russia Fedor Sukochev --- UNSW, AustraliaWe show that any nonexpansive derivation on a subalgebra of a dis-jointly complete commutative regular algebra extends up to a derivation on . For an algebra of functions , continuous on a dense open subset of Stone compact X, we... -
A rigid Riesz space
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: A.W. Wickstead --- Queen’s University Belfast, , Northern Ireland, UKWe give an example of an Archimedean Riesz space on which every automorphism is a strictly positive multiple of the identity. -
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... -
Building sustainable agri-food market systems: Interconnectedness of social, economic and environmental factors in biofortified cassava food systems
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ogbonnaya Ukeh Oteh --- Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, Nigeria Jude Mbanasor --- Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, Nigeria Nnanna Mba Agwu --- Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, Nigeria Ambrose Ogbonna Oloveze --- Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, NigeriaSustainability and the future of food systems have become major food policy discourses in recent years. While prior research has focused on analyzing social, economic, and environmental aspects of sustainability separately, the present study takes a broader approach to understand... -
Building hope for the poor with digital services: Providing prosperity, justice, and dignity for ALL
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: M. Barrett --- University of Cambridge, UK S. Liyala --- Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, Kenya E. Oborn --- University of Warwick, UK K. Prince --- University of Cambridge, UKDigital technologies offer hope for societal change, with the potential to improve the lives of those in poverty. Avoiding utopian and dystopian views, we offer a more dynamic perspective of ‘realistic hope' where hope can be aspired to and achieved,... -
New waterbird breeding records in Western Province, Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Jonah Gula --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Amukena Mungole --- , Zambia Kirsty J Kyle --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Matthew J Burnett --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Moses Chibesa --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Colleen T Downs --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaKnowledge of where species breed is important for understanding population trends, range shifts and conservation threats. During fieldwork in 2019–2023 in Western Province, Zambia, we recorded evidence of breeding of 21 waterbird species. According to known literature, these are considered... -
On sums of two Fibonacci numbers that are powers of numbers with limited hamming weight
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Ingrid Vukusic --- University of Salzburg, Austria Volker Ziegler --- University of Salzburg, AustriaIn 2018, Luca and Patel conjectured that the largest perfect power representable as the sum of two Fibonacci numbers is 38642 = F 36 + F 12. In other words, they conjectured that the equation -
Molecular characterisation and phylogeny of two nematode parasites recovered from the amphibian host Schlerophrys regularis sampled in Lagos metropolis, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Okeagu Martin Okechukwu --- University of Lagos, Nigeria Akinsanya Bamidele --- University of Lagos, Nigeria Fadipe Ojuolape Temitope --- Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Nigeria Njoku Ifeoma Faith --- Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Nigeria Adekoya Olajide Khalid --- University of Lagos, Nigeria Akadiri Oladimeji Olalekan --- Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Nigeria Aisien Martins --- University of Benin, NigeriaResearch on amphibian parasites has been on the increase because of the noticeable decline of amphibians. Studies on these parasites have been limited to their prevalence and infection patterns, and there is still a dearth of knowledge on the phenotypic... -
Rating to economic profit: Valuation properties, implementation issues, and the justification of target prices
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Apostolos Ballas --- Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece Grigoria Chlomou --- Edinburgh Napier University, UK Efthimios Demirakos --- Athens University of Economics and Business, GreeceThis study offers a comprehensive theoretical and empirical analysis of a fundamentals-based investment criterion (HSBC’s Rating to Economic Profit – REP). By employing a large sample of US-listed firms over a 12-year time-period and conducting univariate, multivariate and portfolio analyses,... -
Disordered eating behaviours and basic psychological need satisfaction: the mediating role of anxiety symptoms in preadolescents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Tess E Marshall --- School of Psychology, Cardiff University, UK Kai S Thomas --- School of Psychology, Cardiff University, UK Netta Weinstein --- School of Psychology, Cardiff University, UK Ross E Vanderwert --- School of Psychology, Cardiff University, UKObjective: According to self-determination theory, satisfied basic psychological needs can be a protective factor for psychopathology, including eating disorders and anxiety symptomatology. However, most research has focused on adolescent and adult populations, with less work examining perceived basic psychological need... -
Maps preserving maximal numerical range of operator products
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: K. Dhifaoui --- University of Sfax, Tunisia M. Mabrouk --- University of Sfax, TunisiaLet be a complex Hilbert space and denote by the algebra of all linear bounded operators on . For any , denote by V 0(T) its maximal numerical range. We prove that if is a surjective map such that -
Argument estimates associated with meromorphic close-to-starlike and Bazilević functions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Nak Eun Cho --- Pukyong National University, Republic of Korea Inhwa Kim --- Harris-Stowe State University, U.S.A H.M. Srivastava --- University of Victoria, CanadaThe object of the present paper is to derive some argument properties associated with meromorphic close-to-starlike and Bazilević functions in the punctured open unit disk. Furthermore, we investigate integral-preserving properties in a sector with some special cases of the main... -
Discrete selectivity, shrinking properties, and disjoint local π-bases
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Gary Gruenhage --- Auburn University, U.S.A Vladimir V. Tkachuk --- Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, MexicoUsing binary function spaces, we give an example of a pseudocompact discretely selective topological group. We show that, under PFA, every compact space of countable tightness has a countable disjoint local π-base at every point. If X is a compact... -
Appraisement of groundwater quality status within Enugu, Nigeria, using physicochemical evaluation and water quality indices
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Kelvin Ifeanyi Ekpete --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Patricia Ebele Igbo --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Hillary Onyeka Abugu --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Solomon Obialo Onwuka --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Nnamdi Lawrence Obasi --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Chukwuma OB Okoye --- University of Nigeria, NigeriaEnugu state is notorious for potable water scarcity which forces residents to depend on polluted water sources. In this study, an appraisement of the quality status of groundwater from some areas within Enugu was conducted. Physicochemical characteristics of groundwater sampled... -
Analysis of rural women’s access to financial services and corporate social responsibility in Nigeria’s Niger delta region
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Joseph Ikechukwu Uduji --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Elda Nduka Okolo-Obasi --- University of Nigeria, NigeriaThe purpose of this paper is to critically examine the corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives of multinational oil companies (MOCs) in Nigeria. Its special focus is to investigate the impact of the global memorandum of understanding (GMoU) on enhancing rural... -
Customer intelligence and customer retention in hotels in south-west Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Edwin Chigozie Nwokorie --- The Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Nigeria Polycarp Amaogananya Igbojekwe --- Imo State University Owerri, Nigeria Emmanuel Nnabugwu Ukabuilu --- Imo State University Owerri, NigeriaThe impact of customer intelligence on customer retention in midscale and luxury hotels in south-west Nigeria was examined in this study. A model was developed for the consequent variables to test the research hypotheses relative to the impulse buying theory... -
Premodifiers and a scarcity-productivity hypothesis in Yorùbá: Does the scarcity of adjectives influence productivity of the premodification slot?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Mayowa Akinlotan --- SOAS University of London, UKThe notion that the Yorùbá language operates only a small, closed class of adjectives is well noted in the literature. However, this hypothesis of scarcity of adjectives in the Yorùbá language is yet to be examined in light of how... -
Semiotic modes accentuating learners’ metafunctions: The systemic functional approach to multimodal discourse analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Azza A. M. Abdelrahim --- University of Tabuk, Saudi ArabiaDrawing on the systemic functional approach to multimodal discourse analysis, this study investigates how struggling multilingual writers use semiotic modes to achieve different metafunctions in their multimodal composition. This study used the systemic functional approach to multimodal discourse analysis as... -
Carbon storage in a dry Miombo woodland area in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Ezekiel Edward Mwakalukwa --- Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania Henrik Meilby --- Copenhagen University, Denmark Thorsten Treue --- Copenhagen University, DenmarkA persistent need exists, both politically and academically, for knowledge on carbon storage and sequestration potentials of forest ecosystems and their contributions to the global carbon balance. This study assessed carbon stocks of a 6 065 ha dry Miombo woodland... -
On the way to Frölicher bornology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Ben Moditi Mahudu --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Mukinayi Hermenegilde Tshilombo --- University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaIn this work we introduce the concept of bornology on the theory of Frölicher spaces. A canonical bornology, called the functional bornology, is induced from structure functions, and bounded maps under this bornology are determined. Based on the structure of... -
Grass dynamics along a woody-plant density reduction gradient in a South African savanna
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Piet Monegi --- Animal Production–Agricultural Research Council, South Africa Ntuthuko R. Mkhize --- Animal Production–Agricultural Research Council, South Africa Julius T. Tjelele --- Animal Production–Agricultural Research Council, South Africa David Ward --- Kent State University, United States Zivanai Tsvuura --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaWoody plant encroachment threatens ecosystem services and functioning, thereby reducing herbaceous plant population persistence and community stability. We assessed the impact of woody removal intensity (WRI) on the grass ground cover, grass composition, diversity and richness, and rangeland condition in... -
In search of Ubuntu in an African SME: A case of a transitional entrepreneur
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Farhad Hossain --- University of Manchester, UK Mohammed Ibrahim --- University of Manchester, UK Emmanuel Yeboah-Assiamah --- University of Ghana, GhanaThis study sets out to address the decontextualized discourse on African entrepreneurship and attempts to locate it within the socio-cultural context using the philosophy and principles of Ubuntu. It investigates and traces how Ubuntu informs the motive, decisions and actions... -
How do entrepreneurs succeed in challenging economic environments in Africa? Case study evidence from Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Christopher J. Rees --- University of Manchester, UK Irene Okhade --- University of Manchester, UK Kate E. Rowlands --- University of Manchester, UKThe main aim of the study is to explore aspects of entrepreneurs’ motivation and perceptions with reference to prevailing values in a given context in Africa. In the initial sections of the paper, we draw on concepts of entrepreneurship and... -
Special Issue: Entrepreneurship and Africa’s cultural context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: A. Mamman --- Global Development Institute, University of Manchester, UK M. Branine --- Dundee Business School, Abertay University, UK J. Bawole --- University of Ghana Business School, University of Ghana, Ghana C. J. Rees --- Global Development Institute, University of Manchester, UKThe subject of entrepreneurship has generated swathes of interest from a variety of stakeholders seeking to address economic challenges in Africa. At the heart of this interest is the fact that the businesses created by entrepreneurs create employment opportunities which,... -
Debt financing and growth of Ghanaian family-owned businesses: The dual role of family values
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: J. K. Dartey --- Doctorate Division, Nobel International Business School, Ghana J. Okeniyi --- Creative Enterprise Department, School of Business and Creative Industry, University of West of Scotland, UK S. E. Samuel --- School of Business, Law and Social Sciences, Abertay University, UK E. Peregrino-Dartey --- Business Administration, Walden University, USA C. Cobblah --- Doctorate Division, Nobel International Business School, GhanaThis study investigates how family values can create finance and growth challenges for family-owned businesses in emerging economies. Specifically, it explores the interplay between family values, debt financing, and firm growth, while also considering the moderating role of self-enhancement and... -
Investigating servant leadership and Ubuntu in Nigerian private sector enterprises: A parallel conceptual analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Chimkwanum Okecha --- University of Westminster, UK Mohamed Branine --- Abertay University, UK Aminu Mamman --- University of Manchester, UKThis paper provides an analysis of the relationship between servant leadership as described in the contemporary literature and Ubuntu, which is generally described as a type of African leadership behavior. Previous studies of leadership and management in African enterprises have... -
Digitalization and small businesses supply chain financing: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sukoluhle Mazwane --- University of Mpumalanga, South Africa Okuhle Maya --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa Moraka N. Makhura --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaSupply chain finance continues to play an important role in servicing businesses that have limited access to finance. With the disruptions associated with the fourth industrial revolution, opportunities exist in Africa to increase participation by small businesses. While the effect... -
On uniquely packable trees
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: A. Alochukwu --- Albany State University, USA M. Dorfling --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa E. Jonck --- University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaAn i-packing in a graph G is a set of vertices that are pairwise at distance more than i. A packing colouring of G is a partition X = {X 1, X 2, . . . , X k... -
Complete convergence for the maximal partial sums without maximal inequalities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Fakhreddine Boukhari --- Abou Bekr Belkaid University, Algeria Nguyen Chi Dzung --- Institute of Mathematics, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam Lê Vǎn Thaǹh --- Vinh University, VietnamThis work provides the necessary and sufficient conditions for complete convergence for the maximal partial sums of dependent random variables. The results are proved without using maximal inequalities. The main theorems can be applied to sequences of (i) m-pairwise negatively... -
Hunting the hippo: a brief history of wildlife hunting and the reconfiguration of animal-human relations in Namibia’s Zambezi region
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Hauke-Peter Vehrs --- University of Cologne, GermanyThe Zambezi region in north-eastern Namibia is located at the centre of the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA), an area that is endowed with a great variety of wildlife and managed not only to protect this asset but also... -
Introduction: Multispecies encounters in conservation landscapes in Southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Léa Lacan --- University of Cologne, Germany Hauke-Peter Vehrs --- University of Cologne, Germany Michael Bollig --- University of Cologne, Germany -
Conclusion: Situating multispecies relations in Southern Africa in their local historical and political contexts
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Hauke-Peter Vehrs --- University of Cologne, Germany Léa Lacan --- University of Cologne, Germany Michael Bollig --- University of Cologne, Germany -
Tshivenḓa death-related names as a communicative act: an ethnopragmatic study from Vhembe District in Limpopo province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Thilivhali Mukosi --- University of South Africa, South Africa Itani Peter Mandende --- Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Mashudu C Mashige --- University of Venda, South AfricaThis article interrogates Tshivenḓa death-related names against the communication acts they encapsulate among Vhavenḓa society in the Vhembe District. Anthroponym scholars agree that personal naming moves from just identification to becoming a communication act. Like other African groups, the sampled... -
Morphological variations in the African palm weevil, Rhynchophorus phoenicis (F) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in Kenya and Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: James P Egonyu --- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Kenya Alfonce Leonard --- Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) Ukiriguru Centre, Tanzania Chrysantus Mbi Tanga --- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Kenya Sevgan Subramanian --- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, KenyaWe investigated morphological differences in the African palm weevil (Rhynchophorus phoenicis) from Kenya (Busia and Kwale) and Uganda using a LEICA EZ4HD stereo microscope and an absolute digimatic caliper. Ten pronotal colour patterns were recorded, of which two (brown with... -
Afrocentric triple helix: A communal perspective on addressing Africa’s economic and social challenges
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Motolani Agbebi --- University of Tampere, Finland Jianing Song --- University of Manchester, UK Aminu Mamman --- University of Manchester, UK Nabil Baydoun --- Academic Affairs, Vice Chancellor Office, Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University, United Arab EmiratesThat collaboration has always been the foundation of human development as well as the coping strategy of some animal species is a view widely shared by scholars. In fact, no individual, organization or nation can produce everything it needs without... -
On the skew eigenvalues of joined union of oriented graphs and applications
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Hilal A. Ganie --- , India Archana Ingole --- , India Ujwala Deshmukh --- , IndiaLet be an oriented graph with n vertices and m arcs having underlying graph G. The skew matrix of oriented graph , denoted by is a (−1, 0, 1)- skew symmetric matrix. The skew eigenvalues of are the eigenvalues of... -
Fire suppression interacts with soil acidity to maintain stable recalcitrant pyrogenic carbon fractions in South African mesic grasslands soil
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Robyn E Nicolay --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Ntuthuko R Mkhize --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Michelle J Tedder --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Kevin P Kirkman --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaGrassland ecosystems have evolved alongside fire, a fundamental element that shapes and sustains their ecological balance. Recent research indicates that carbon produced during pyrogenic events in fire-dependent ecosystems may occur in more recalcitrant forms within deeper soil horizons. Notably, refractory... -
Vocalic and intervocalic intervals in the speech of educated Idoma speakers of English
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Omotosho Moses Melefa --- University of Nigeria, Nsukka Faith Olije Abah --- University of Nigeria, NsukkaThe measurement of vocalic and intervocalic intervals, which has been proposed as a more reliable acoustic correlate of rhythm than inter-stress intervals or syllable duration, is usually not included in the description of the rhythm of Nigerian English, and little... -
A guiding framework for promoting public-private partnerships in research and innovation: Evidence from a developing country context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Shem Sikombe --- Copperbelt University, Zambia Franco Muleya --- Copperbelt University, Zambia Joseph Phiri --- Copperbelt University, Zambia Sambo Zulu --- Leeds Beckett University, UK Peter L. Simasiku --- Copperbelt University, Zambia Mercy Situtu --- Kitwe and District Chamber of Commerce and Industry, ZambiaPublic-private partnerships have long existed in literature, primarily in the construction sector. However, there is a paucity of research on the research and innovation ecosystem. This research aims to develop a framework for promoting public-private partnerships in research and innovation... -
On emergent mobile phone-based social engineering cyberattacks in developing countries: The case of the Zambian ICT sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Aaron Zimba --- ZCAS University, Zambia, George Mukupa --- Mulungushi University, Zambia, Victoria Chama --- University of Cape Town, South Africa,The number of registered SIM cards and active mobile phone subscribers in Zambia in 2020 surpassed the population of the country. This development and the integration of mobile phone systems with financial payment systems has not come without a cost... -
Changes in anatomical characteristics of Falcataria moluccana wood due to Uromycladium tepperianum infection
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Widyanto Dwi Nugroho --- Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia Brian Nurharjadi --- Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia Shofi Rukhama --- Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia Hairi Cipta --- Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia Sri Rahayu --- Universitas Gadjah Mada, IndonesiaSerious problems have occurred on Falcataria moluccana plantations because of gall rust disease caused by Uromycladium tepperianum. The disease inhibits tree growth, reduces wood quality, and can cause tree mortality. The presence of galls is a notable symptom of this... -
Experiences of participants in an agricultural livelihood support initiative for people living with HIV in central Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Christopher Tumwine --- School of Medicine, Kabale University, Uganda Isaac Yeboah Addo --- University of New South Wales, Australia Henry Zakumumpa --- Makerere University, Uganda Janet Seeley --- , UK Lazarus Oucul --- , UgandaThis study aimed at assessing the experiences of people living with HIV who participated in an agricultural livelihood support initiative in selected districts of Uganda. The initiative, implemented from 2017 to 2018, involved the provision of agricultural inputs such as... -
Prevalence and neighbourhood determinants of early sexual debut and multiple sexual partnerships among young people in Rwanda, Ghana and South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nebechukwu H. Ugwu --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Clifford O. Odimegwu --- University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaBackground: The consequences of engaging in risky sexual behaviours (RSB) can lead to HIV infection, sexually transmitted diseases and unintended pregnancy. The relationship between neighbourhood characteristics and youth involvement in RSB such as early sexual debut and multiple sexual partnerships... -
Assessing the pertinence and usefulness of HIV and AIDS indicators for evaluating clinical care quality: Perspectives of health care professionals
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Tambwe Willy Muzumbukilwa --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Manimani Riziki Ghislain --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Aganze Glory-Aime Mushebenge --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Rajesh Vikram Vagiri --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Manimbulu Nlooto --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaFollowing a systematic review of quality indicators employed in the evaluation of clinical care for individuals with HIV and AIDS, we performed “an exploratory study” that aims to assess the clinical significance and practical applicability of these indicators from the... -
Life-history of invasive common carp, Cyprinus carpio, within a natural lake (Groenvlei), South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: DL Mukhari --- Rhodes University, South Africa L Mofu --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa AT Lombard --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa CG Attwood --- University of Cape Town, South Africa M Witteveen --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa MKS Smith --- Rhodes University, South Africa PD Cowley --- Rhodes University, South Africa OLF Weyl --- Rhodes University, South Africa J Pegg --- Rhodes University, South AfricaCommon carp, Cyprinus carpio, is a global invasive species illegally introduced into the Groenvlei system, South Africa, in the 1990s for recreational angling. To manage this population effectively, basic information is needed on its biology including growth and reproduction. This... -
Contribution of R&D grants and investment to the commercialization of innovations in Uganda: Lessons from UNCST a science granting council
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ronald Jjagwe --- Makerere University, Uganda John Baptist Kirabira --- Makerere University, Uganda Norbert Mukasa --- Makerere University, UgandaThe Government of Uganda (GoU) has prioritized Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) in its pursuit of a knowledge-based economy. While scholars have identified a positive association between innovation investment and performance, the role of R&D grants and investment in the... -
Memorandum on the problem of farm labour (1937)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: H. Max Gluckmann [AN1] Isak Niehaus --- Brunel University London, UKIn 1937, Max Gluckman submitted a memorandum to a commission of inquiry into the shortage of farm labour in South Africa. In the memorandum, he criticised the presumption that the government should induce African male migrants from the reserves to... -
Clinical insights from continuous glucose monitor use in patients living with type 1 diabetes in rural Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: G Ferrari --- Brigham and Women’s Hospital, USA M Boti --- , Malawi D Nakotwa --- , Malawi A Gomber --- Brigham and Women’s Hospital, USA MM Coates --- Brigham and Women’s Hospital, USA K Kumwenda --- , Malawi F Valeta --- , Malawi L Drown --- Brigham and Women’s Hospital, USA A Thapa --- Brigham and Women’s Hospital, USA V Mithi --- , Malawi A Msekandiana --- Baylor, College of Medicine Children’s Foundation, Malawi C Kachimanga --- , Malawi PH Park --- Brigham and Women’s Hospital, USA AJ Adler --- Brigham and Women’s Hospital, USA G Bukhman --- Brigham and Women’s Hospital, USA T Ruderman --- , Malawi C Trujillo --- Brigham and Women’s Hospital, USA -
Female song in tinkerbirds (family Lybiidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Sifiso M Lukhele --- University of Cyprus, Cyprus Matteo Sebastianelli --- University of Cyprus, Cyprus Alexander NG Kirschel --- University of Cyprus, CyprusIn species that are sexually monomorphic, it can be challenging to ascertain whether both males and females sing. This is particularly the case when there are no discernible differences in the vocalisations of each sex. It is known that females... -
Impact of agricultural land-use on functional feeding groups of Afrotropical Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera in the Kat River, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Frank Chukwuzuoke Akamagwuna --- Rhodes University, South Africa Oghenekaro Nelson Odume --- Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University, South Africa Nicole Bertine Richoux --- Rhodes University, South AfricaDespite Africa experiencing a substantial rise in inadequately managed agricultural practices, studies examining the effects of these activities on the functional organisation of macroinvertebrates in tropical streams are underdeveloped. The responses of Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera (EPTs) functional feeding groups... -
Estimation of standing crop biomass in rangelands of the Middle Atlas mountains using remote sensing data
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: S Boukrouh --- University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P), Morocco Y Bouazzaoui --- Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Morocco A El Aich --- Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Morocco H Mahyou --- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Morocco M Chikhaoui --- Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Morocco M Ait Lafkih --- Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Morocco O N’Dorma --- Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Morocco CL Alados --- Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología (CSIC), SpainIn the Middle Atlas rangelands, traditional methods for estimating standing crop biomass are labour-intensive and impractical. Remote sensing offers an initiative for standing crop biomass large-scale monitoring. The aim of this study was to estimate standing crop biomass, comprising annual... -
Seasonal dynamics of forage nutrition in smallholder goat production systems in Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Andrew S Cooke --- University of Lincoln, UK Winchester Mvula --- Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Malawi Patson Nalivata --- Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Malawi Javier Ventura-Cordero --- Queen’s University Belfast, UK Lovemore C Gwiriri --- Coventry University, Taro Takahashi --- Rothamsted Research, UK Eric R Morgan --- Queen’s University Belfast, UK Michael RF Lee --- Harper Adams University, UK Andrews Safalaoh --- Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, MalawiForage and browse are a valuable natural resource in Malawi that can be used to support livestock production which, in turn, can contribute towards delivering income and nutrition to households and communities. However, the quality and quantity of forages can... -
Perceived barriers and enablers for consuming a diverse diet in women residing in resource-poor communities in Cape Town, South Africa: a qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Samukelisiwe S Madlala --- South African Medical Research Council, South Africa Jillian Hill --- South African Medical Research Council, South Africa Ernesta Kunneke --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Mieke Faber --- South African Medical Research Council, South Africa -
Factors associated with uptake of HIV testing among clients diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections in Chegutu District, Zimbabwe, 2021
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Memory Chimsimbe --- University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Pride Mucheto --- University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Tsitsi P Juru --- University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Addmore Chadambuka --- University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Notion T Gombe --- University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Gerald Shambira --- University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Mufuta Tshimanga --- University of Zimbabwe, ZimbabweHIV testing services (HTS) enable early linkage to HIV prevention, treatment and care. A review of Chegutu District Health Information System 2 sexually transmitted infection (STI)/HIV data revealed HIV testing rates among those infected with STIs were 41%, 48%, 50%,... -
African Pianism
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa • Authors: Echezonachukwu Nduka --- University of Pennsylvania, -
China–Africa relationships: A systematic literature review and future directions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Max C. Dike --- Leicester Castle Business School De Montfort University, UK Richard A. Owusu --- Linnaeus University School of Business, SwedenThe deepening engagements of China in Africa in the past three decades have recently led to an increase in academic interest in exploring China–Africa relationships. This paper presents a systematic review of the extant literature on China–Africa ties published during... -
Impacts of analyst coverage initiation on market quality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Yongsik Kim --- Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Korea Doojin Ryu --- Sungkyunkwan University, KoreaWe examine whether the initiation of financial analysts’ coverage leads to improved stock-price informativeness and increased market liquidity using the difference-in-differences methodology. The average value of daily total trading volume is significantly higher after than before initiation. The increase in... -
Discursive strategies of framing in Nigerian and South African headlines on xenophobic violence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Chuka F. Ononye --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Tochukwu J. Chukwuike --- Godfrey Okoye University, NigeriaThis article examines the frames built in Nigerian and South African newspaper headlines and the linguistic strategies by which they are characterised. Sixty headlines (thirty from three Nigerian newspapers – Vanguard, DailyTrust, The Sun, and thirty from three South African... -
Risk spillovers among global oil & gas firms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Oluwasegun B. Adekoya --- University of Maine, USA Johnson A. Oliyide --- University of Maine, USA Ademola B. Akinseye --- Tai Solarin University of Education, Nigeria Mamdouh Abdulaziz Saleh Al-Faryan --- University of Portsmouth, UKThis study examines the risk spillovers among the world’s top oil & gas firms, accounting for the role of environmental fiscal policies, economic policy uncertainty (EPU), and regulatory quality. We find evidence of high risk spillovers among the oil &... -
“Esprit de B Corps”: The rapid increase in B Corp accreditations across UK hospitality companies — a viewpoint on their collective potential and a future research agenda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Mark Ashton --- University of Surrey, UK Viachaslau Filimonau --- University of Surrey, UKThe rapid growth of B-Corp certified organisations in the UK hospitality sector calls for a better understanding of their potential to influence the supply and demand sides of the market. It also requires an outline of a dedicated research agenda... -
Exploring the role of digital media in the intergenerational transmission of the Igbo language
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Ikechukwu Williams Eke --- Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA), North-West University, South Africa Abiodun Salawu --- Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA), North-West University, South AfricaEnglish colonialism minoritised the Igbo language, but it was a low level of intergenerational transmission, among other fringe factors, that ultimately endangered it. Since the language has a scanty presence in the broadcast media, and it has totally lost the... -
Evaluation of the effect of soil acidity amelioration on maize yield and nutrient interrelationships using stepwise regression and nutrient vector analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: H.G. Jansen van Ransburg --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa A.S. Claassens --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa D.J. Beukes --- ARC-lnstitute for Soil, Climate and Water, Private Bag X79, Pretoria 0001, South AfricaThe interrelationships between elemental content of selected soil and leaf nutrients and maize grain yield were evaluated in a liming experiment conducted on a Hutton and Oakleaf soil in a resource-poor farming area in the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa... -
Does parental education moderate the association between personal growth initiative, purpose in life and subjective well-being among Chinese college students?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Xiaoxia Huang --- Huzhou Vocational and Technical College, China Hong Li --- Zhoukou Vocational and Technical College, China Yungui Guo --- Hunan University of Science and Technology, ChinaWe investigated the moderating effect of parental education on the relationship between personal growth initiative, purpose in life, and subjective well-being. Two-wave time-lagged data with an interval of three months were collected from 491 students (mean age = 19.58 years,... -
Proactive personality and career success of higher education teachers: The mediating effects of job crafting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yunsheng Ruan --- School of Economic and Management, Zhoukou Normal University, China Zibin Cao --- School of Economic and Management, Zhoukou Normal University, China Chao Han --- School of Economic and Management, Zhoukou Normal University, China Qianlu Sun --- School of Economic and Management, Zhoukou Normal University, ChinaWe investigated the role of job crafting (task, cognitive, and environmental) in the relationship between proactive personality and career success among teachers. Participants were 326 higher education teachers (female = 60.4%; senior title = 20.9%; doctoral degree = 22.1%) from... -
The effect of online nutrition and lifestyle education on body image dissatisfaction, body mass index, and disordered eating among female university undergraduate students in Lagos, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Foluke Adenike Olatona --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Annette Van Onselen --- University of South Africa, South Africa Unathi Kolanisi --- University of Zululand, South Africa -
Over half of South African beverages will require warning labels for high sugar and/or artificial sweeteners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Wantonda Mukhovha --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Naledi Sibiya --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Thanujj Kisten --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Molatela K Mamabolo --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Siphiwe N Dlamini --- University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaObjective: To determine the proportion of commercially available beverages that may require warning labels for high sugar content and the presence of artificial sweeteners in South Africa. -
Modelling the perception of banking customers on mobile technology adoption in a developing economy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Emmanuel Asafo-Adjei --- Global Development Institute, School of Environment, Education and Development, The University of Manchester, UK Anokye M. Adam --- Department of Finance, School of Business, University of Cape Coast, Ghana Peterson Owusu Junior --- Department of Finance, School of Business, University of Cape Coast, GhanaDespite the numerous risks and security dangers associated with mobile banking, an increasing number of banks in developing economies are appreciating the merits of mobile technology. Hence, we investigated customers’ perception of mobile technology adoption (MTA) in the banking industry,... -
Reimagining Innovation Systems in the Covid and Post-Covid World
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sukhdeep Singh --- Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), India -
Leveraging forums as a catalyst for innovation: Driving progress through communities of practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Priviledge Cheteni --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa Ikechukwu Umejesi --- University of Fort Hare, South AfricaInnovation is a key indicator of growth in a country. South African rural areas increasingly embrace innovation through community of practice (CoP). The study’s main objective was to investigate whether forums can be used as drivers of innovation in the... -
Efficacy of immunosuppression in preserving beta cell function and reducing insulin requirements in Type 1 diabetes mellitus: a comprehensive review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: S Pillay --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa A Pillay --- DRAM Consulting, South Africa A Kalhan --- Royal Glamorgan Hospital, UK -
Influence of physico-chemical parameters on benthic macroinvertebrate community dynamics in Isiukhu River, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Emmanuel Mzungu --- Kenya Fisheries Service (Western Region), Kenya William A Shivoga --- Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya Dorothy K Lukhabi --- Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (ACECoR), Ghana Anthony W Sifuna --- Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, KenyaThe current study investigated the influence of physico-chemical parameters on macroinvertebrates distribution, abundance and diversity throughout the Isiukhu River. The sampling sites were selected along the Isiukhu River based on distinct land use types at the upstream, midstream and downstream... -
Filling the gaps: herpetological checklist of Mayombe National Park and Cabinda Province (Angola) shed light on one of the most unexplored corners of tropical Central Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Javier Lobón-Rovira --- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Asociado, Universidade do Porto, Portugal Ninda L Baptista --- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Asociado, Universidade do Porto, Portugal Tyron Clark --- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Luke Verburgt --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Gregory FM Jongsma --- New Brunswick Museum, Canada Werner Conradie --- Port Elizabeth Museum, South Africa Luis Veríssimo --- Fundação Kissama, Angola Pedro Vaz Pinto --- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Asociado, Universidade do Porto, PortugalThe global environmental crisis has reinforced the importance of improving the documentation of the geographical distributions of extant species. With this aim, species inventories of specific locations or regions are a high priority, especially so in poorly explored areas. Cabinda... -
Mapping suitable habitat for Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus in one of the last West African strongholds for the species, The Gambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Michael Bode Agunbiade --- Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Sefftenberg, Germany Jallow Mawdo --- Abuko Nature Reserve Headquarters, The Gambia Fagimba Camara --- West African Bird Study Association, Abuko Nature Reserve Headquarters, The Gambia Chefor Fotang --- Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Sefftenberg, Germany Elvis Tangwa --- Palacky University (UP), Czech Republic Olayinka Amos Oladosu --- Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Sefftenberg, Germany Luc Roscelin Dongmo Tédonzong --- Centre for Research and Conservation (CRC), Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp (RZSA), Belgium Yisa Ginath Yuh --- Planning and Environment, University of Concordia, Canada Darcy Ogada --- The Peregrine Fund, United States Klaus Birkhofer --- Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Sefftenberg, GermanyHooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus are Critically Endangered, with numbers decreasing due to illegal poisoning, hunting for belief-based use and food, and habitat loss. In The Gambia, human activities currently benefit commensalism between humans and Hooded Vultures, as these birds primarily... -
Social entrepreneurship in Africa: A systematic multilevel literature review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: David Littlewood --- Sheffield University Management School, UK Giacomo Ciambotti --- Faculty of Economics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy Andrea Sottini --- Faculty of Economics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, ItalyThis paper presents the findings of a systematic multi-level literature review of research on social entrepreneurship in Africa. Our review focuses on work from the last decade, since the first issue of the Africa Journal of Management was published, and... -
Amplifying success in SMEs: Harnessing the joint power of social capital and new product development capability in developing economies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Ahmed Agyapong --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Patrick A. Akanpaaba --- Accra Business School, Ghana Tesfalidet Tukue --- Southern University, USA Amo Sarpong --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, GhanaThis study examines the ongoing debate in scholarly literature regarding the role of firm-specific resources and capabilities – namely, social capital (SC) and new product development capability (NPDC) – in influencing firm performance. Addressing a critical gap, the research explores... -
Context is key: Using intersectionality and sensemaking to unlock new doors in leadership theory
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Clif P Lewis --- Queen Mary University of London, UKThis research explores differences in how marginalized groups in leadership roles within the South African private sector engage in sensemaking, influenced by intersecting gender and race identities. Primary data was collected with semi-structured intersectional interviews. Thematic and axial coding was... -
Gender preferences in cryptocurrency systems: Sentiment analysis and predictive modelling
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Samer Muthana Sarsam --- School of Management, Coventry University, UK Ahmed Ibrahim Alzahrani --- Community College, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia Hosam Al-Samarraie --- School of Design, University of Leeds, UK Fahad Alblehai --- Community College, King Saud University, Saudi ArabiaThis study explored the role of gender preferences in cryptocurrency investments using sentiment analysis. X (Twitter) users’ gender (male/female) together with relevant sentiments (positive/negative) were extracted and investigated in this study. The Latent Dirichlet Allocation technique was utilised to model... -
Investigating the link between ESG activities and dividend policies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Doojin Ryu --- Sungkyunkwan University, Korea Doowon Ryu --- Kyung Hee University, Korea Heejin Yang --- Dongguk University WISE Campus, KoreaThis study investigates the relationship between environmental, social, and governance (ESG) activities and dividend policies among non-financial firms. Specifically, it explores how ESG performance influences dividend payout levels, stability, and the likelihood of dividend payments. Using a broad sample of... -
An analysis of guest attitude toward dining at green restaurants in Qatar
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: MC Ashim Sagar --- Human Resource Management, FTC Qatar, Qatar Eddy Kurobuza Tukamushaba --- College of Business, University of Doha for Science and Technology, Qatar Juliet Gladies Jayasuria --- College of Business, University of Doha for Science and Technology, Qatar Khalid Ibrahim Al-Sulaiti --- Marketing, Al-Rayyan International University College in partnership with University of Derby UK Doha–Qatar, QatarThis study examines how interpersonal influence, green menu attributes and eco-friendly attributes shape guest attitudes toward green dining in five-star hotels in Qatar, and how these attitudes influence their willingness to dine at green restaurants. Using a quantitative approach, a... -
Stabilization of a coupled bridge system with past history and gurtin-pipkin’s heat conduction
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Soh Edwin Mukiawa --- University of Hafr Al Batin, Saudi Arabia Johnson D. Audu --- King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia Salim A. Messaoudi --- University of Sharjah, United Arab EmiratesThe asymptotic stability of the vertical vibrations of a suspension bridge and the main cables from which the bridge is suspended by the cables is investigated. The history of the materials of the bridge and the effect of heat governed... -
Multiplicatively maximal numerical range-preserving maps
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Abdellatif Bourhim --- Syracuse University, USA Mohamed Mabrouk --- Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi ArabiaLet be the algebra of all bounded linear operators on a complex Hilbert space . For any operator , let W 0(T) be the maximal numerical range of T. We show that two maps φ 1 and φ 2 from... -
The nexus between information and communication technology (ICT) and poverty status in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Thapelo Chauke --- North-West University – Vanderbijlpark Campus, South Africa Oladipo Olalekan David --- North-West University – Vanderbijlpark Campus, South AfricaSince 1994, South Africa has grappled with persistent poverty and inequality. In an effort to eradicate these social issues, the South African democratic government has implemented several policies. However, there has been little success. The advent of globalization and advancements... -
Exploring the role of open and distance education in empowering women technological skills in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Jane Ada Ukaigwe --- National Open University of Nigeria, Nigeria Hakeem O. Liadi --- National Open University of Nigeria, Nigeria Christiana Uchenna Ezeanya --- National Open University of Nigeria, Nigeria Olayemi Mikail Olaniyi --- National Open University of Nigeria, NigeriaThe pursuit of gender equality and women's empowerment is a crucial driver of societal and economic growth in any nation. Despite the expansion of educational opportunities, women in Nigeria still encounter major obstacles to pursuing higher education and developing their... -
Are South African registered dietitians ready to take responsibility for prescription of parenteral nutrition and intravenous nutrients?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: BJ Kroukam --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa AL Du Toit --- Groote Schuur Hospital, South Africa DG Nel --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa J Visser --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa -
Integrating rainfall data into site-specific modelling to improve forest productivity estimation of eucalypt hybrid species in coastal Zululand, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Morries Chauke --- School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Henry Mwambi --- School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Antonio C Ferraz-Filho --- Federal University of Piauí, BrazilThis study aimed to develop a dynamic dominant height model and explore the effects of rainfall on the growth dynamics of Eucalyptus grandis × Eucalyptus urophylla. This species is grown for wood production in South Africa, and accurately estimating site... -
Quality characteristics of forage in the sowing year of a standard perennial pasture established with annual ryegrass, barley, and berseem clover as companion crops
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Hasan Beytullah Dönmez --- Çukurova University, Turkey Rustu Hatipoglu --- Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, TurkeyThis study was conducted to determine the effect of different seed sowing rates (25%, 50%, 75%, 100% of the recommended pure stand of the species) and harvesting stages (early harvest, late harvest) of annual ryegrass, barley, and berseem clover used... -
False rape accusation and its complex ramifications: an analysis of Kuxabene Ubendle (pandemonium)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Norma Masuku --- University of South Africa,Rape is a crime that inflicts deep-seated scars on the survivors, whether they are men or women. This condition of rape leaves the survivors of rape in a precarious position, with indelible scars that cannot be easily erased. A notable... -
Cash holding, risk-taking behavior and financial performance of non-financial firms listed in sub-Saharan Africa Securities Exchanges
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Brian Ochieng Aluora --- University of Embu, Kenya Samuel Nduati Kariuki --- University of Embu, Kenya Peter Njagi Kirimi --- University of Embu, KenyaThe study examined the linkage between cash holding, risk-taking and financial performance of listed non-financial corporations using the two-step system GMM method. GMM's outcome was then compared across the agricultural, manufacturing and construction industries. Cash holding and risk-taking had a... -
When and how does creativity influence performance? An examination of SMEs in an emerging economy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Ahmed Agyapong --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Felicity Asiedu Appiah --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Hannah Vivian Osei --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Suzzie Aidoo --- York St John University, UKUnderpinned by the resource-based view and social capital theories, this study examines the mediating role of innovation in the relationship between creativity and the performance of SMEs in an emerging economy. We propose additionally that the innovation created through the... -
Functionally countable subspaces of nice products
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Vladimir V. Tkachuk --- Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, MéxicoWe establish that, for any Tychonoff space X of weight ≤ ω 1, if Xδ is the Gδ -modification of X , then Cp (Xδ ) has a dense functionally countable subspace. Furthermore, the space has a dense functionally countable... -
The number of human-simulated predators influences the escape behaviour of bird species in a West African protected area
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Ngozi M Okafor --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Nigeria Soladoye B Iwajomo --- University of Lagos, Nigeria Bukola DA Azaki --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Manu A Shiiwua --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, NigeriaContinuous human presence in protected and recreational areas can adversely affect wildlife. Birds perceive the approach by humans as predatory and mostly flee in response, which can be energetically costly, and leads to disruption of foraging activities and interactions with... -
Breeding dynamics and threats identified at a small colony of Critically Endangered Rüppell’s Vultures Gyps rueppellii in a Ugandan Forest Reserve
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Ivan Oruka --- Gulu University, Uganda Geoffrey M Malinga --- Gulu University, Uganda Stonewall S Kato --- Gulu University, Uganda Darcy Ogada --- , United States of America Derek Pomeroy --- Makerere University, UgandaThe Critically Endangered Rüppell’s Vulture Gyps rueppelli is a resident species in Uganda, with only one known breeding site in Luku Central Forest Reserve, Arua district. The natural resources in this protected forest reserve are under severe threat due to... -
Comparison of rehabilitation methods on mechanically reconstructed soils following strip coal mining activities: effects on grass properties
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: DJ Beukes --- ARC-Soil, Climate and Water, South Africa LD Wiese --- ARC-Soil, Climate and Water, South Africa MV Kidson --- ARC-Soil, Climate and Water, South Africa F Breytenbach --- ARC-Livestock Business Division,Opencast coal mining has devastated the grassland biomes in the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa. A rain-fed rehabilitation trial on mechanically reconstructed soil, following strip coal mining, was conducted to demonstrate that the post-mining landscape can be returned to sustainable... -
Impact of land use changes on soil physical quality in southeastern Tigray, Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Araya Kahsay --- Adigrat University, Ethiopia Mitiku Haile --- Mekelle University, Ethiopia Girmay Gebresamuel --- Mekelle University, Ethiopia Muktar Mohammed --- Oda-Bultum University, EthiopiaThis study evaluates the effects of land use changes on soil physical quality in southeastern Tigray, northern Ethiopia, using the visual evaluation of soil structure (VESS) method. Soil samples were collected from cropland, grassland, and shrubland sites during two field... -
Perceptions on child feeding practices among mothers of children under five in Namibia: a qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: George W Mukisa --- Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), Namibia Andrit Lourens --- Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), Namibia Tonderai W Shumba --- University of Namibia (UNAM), Namibia -
Public attitudes towards responsibilities and actions to curb obesity in South Africa: Second South African Human Development Pulse Survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Ashleigh Craig --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Gudani Mukoma --- University of Venda,, South Africa Witness Mapanga --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Asanda Mtintsilana --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Siphiwe N Dlamini --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Lisa K Micklesfield --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Shane A Norris --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa -
Saving for a rainy day: piloting a savings intervention to reduce HIV risk among young female sex workers in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Linet Achieng' Ochieng' --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Jacob Onyango --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Gerald Ochieng' Owuor --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Ivy Obare --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Marylyn Ochillo --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Tobias Odwar --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Elizabeth Bukusi --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya Kawango Agot --- Impact Research and Development Organization, KenyaFinancial insecurity pushes female sex workers into risky sexual transactions. We piloted an economic empowerment intervention among female sex workers in Kenya to test if they could save part of their income from which to make withdrawals to avoid risky... -
Malawi’s progress towards UNAIDS 95-95-95 fast-track targets: who is lagging?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Bilaal Wilson Matola --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Lovemore Mapahla --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Juliet Charity Yauka Nyasulu --- Stellenbosch University, South AfricaThe HIV and AIDS epidemic remains a critical global health challenge. Malawi accounts for 2.5% of global HIV cases and is a focus country in the UNAIDS 95-95-95 fast-track initiative. Despite reaching 92-95-94 in 2020, there is a need to... -
English relative clauses and the production difficulty facing native speakers of Kiswahili
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Kelvin Mathayo Lukanga --- University of Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaThis article examines the production of English relative clauses by native speakers of Kiswahili to determine the difficulty they face. Data were collected at a high school in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, using a sentence combination task and a grammaticality... -
Veld condition assessments are unrepresentative at the edges of rotational burn management blocks where grass community composition is atypical
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Anne E Goodenough --- School of Education and Science, University of Gloucestershire, UK William S Carpenter --- School of Education and Science, University of Gloucestershire, UK Hannah Toms --- School of Education and Science, University of Gloucestershire, UK Benjamin A Bayliss --- School of Education and Science, University of Gloucestershire, UK Chloe J Cookes --- School of Education and Science, University of Gloucestershire, UK Lena Buerger --- School of Education and Science, University of Gloucestershire, UK Chloe L Cogdell --- School of Education and Science, University of Gloucestershire, UK Sara L Evans --- School of Education and Science, University of Gloucestershire, UK Tom Lancashire --- School of Education and Science, University of Gloucestershire, UK Fern D Kenyon-Hamp --- School of Education and Science, University of Gloucestershire, UK Ruari J MacGregor --- School of Education and Science, University of Gloucestershire, UK Sarah A Morshead --- School of Education and Science, University of Gloucestershire, UK Candace M Pattison --- School of Education and Science, University of Gloucestershire, UK Eli Shrubb --- School of Education and Science, University of Gloucestershire, UK Hannah D Upshall --- School of Education and Science, University of Gloucestershire, UK Charlene R Watts --- School of Education and Science, University of Gloucestershire, UK Lynne MacTavish --- Mankwe Wildlife Reserve, South Africa Melissa Dawson --- Mankwe Wildlife Reserve, South Africa Adam G Hart --- School of Education and Science, University of Gloucestershire, UKFenced reserves provide benefits for wildlife but are vulnerable to overgrazing. Accurate veld condition assessments are essential to inform stocking density, translocation/culling interventions and burn management decisions. Here, for the first time, we test whether atypical changes in the grass... -
Chemical composition and in-vitro dry matter degradability of Eragrostis curvula grass hay supplemented with Raphanus sativus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Lwando Mbambalala --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Ntuthuko Raphael Mkhize --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Thamsanqa Doctor Empire Mpanza --- Agricultural Research Council-Animal Production: Animal Nutrition Section, South Africa Zikhona Theodora Rani-Kamwendo --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Sphesihle Mkhungo --- Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, South Africa Lucky Sithole --- Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, South Africa Mutshidzi Given Musekwa --- School of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, South Africa Lusanda Ncisana --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Khuliso Ravhuhali --- School of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, South Africa Tlou Julius Tjelele --- University of South Africa, South AfricaIn developing countries, smallholder livestock farmers face significant challenges due to inadequate feed availability and poor-quality forage. This study investigated the potential of fodder radish (Raphanus sativus) as a protein supplement for low-quality grass hay. Specifically, it examined the effects... -
Acoustic, perceptual and social analyses of speech convergence of black and white people in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Joy Oluchi Uguru --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Nkechi Mgbodichinma Ukaegbu --- University of Nigeria, NigeriaThis study assesses speech convergence between white American English (AE) speakers and black Nigerian English (NE) speakers. Most studies base convergence on speech shadowing, but this study investigates convergence in real-life conversations. Eighty utterances were analysed with PRAAT. The utterances... -
Challenging the bottom-of-the-pyramid narrative in Africa: A cross-cultural management perspective on the impact of mobile money
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Terence Jackson --- Middlesex University, UK Ellis L.C. Osabutey --- Northumbria University, UKThe “bottom-of-the-pyramid” (BoP) narrative underpins the introduction of fintech initiatives such as mobile money into Africa’s largely informal economies by multinational enterprises (MNEs) often endorsed by the international development community. This is claimed to enhance financial inclusion and enterprise development... -
Deductibility of input tax on share issue costs in the context of the broad taxation principles
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Wilna Beukes --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Andrea van der Merwe --- Stellenbosch University, South AfricaPurpose: The purpose of this article is to determine whether input tax on share issue costs incurred should be deductible, in consideration of the broad taxation principles of neutrality, efficiency, flexibility, certainty and simplicity and effectiveness and fairness. -
Protective and risk factors for social and emotional well-being of Indigenous children and adolescents: A rapid review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Nelsensius Klau Fauk --- Torrens University Australia, Australia Elsa Dent --- Caring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Australia Paul Aylward --- Torrens University Australia, Australia Paul Russell Ward --- Torrens University Australia, Australia Jessica Tyndall --- Torrens University Australia, Australia Lesli Kirwan --- Torrens University Australia, Australia Lillian Mwanri --- Torrens University Australia, AustraliaBackground: Indigenous children and adolescents experience life circumstances that significantly affect their social and emotional well-being (SEWB) and limit their capacity to fulfil their potential. This contributes to inequities in health, education, employment, and justice system involvement. -
A baseline survey of coastal birds in the Greater Bazaruto region, Mozambique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Peter G Ryan --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Cliff Dorse --- , South Africa Dave Gilroy --- , Mozambique James Hogg --- , United Kingdom Albert McLean --- , South Africa Christine Read --- , South Africa Evan Trotzuk --- African Parks Mozambique, Mozambique Gary Allport --- The David Attenborough Building, United KingdomWe report the numbers of coastal birds in the Greater Bazaruto Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA), Mozambique. In November–December 2023, we counted waterbirds foraging on tidal flats and at roost sites in the San Sebastian (São Sebastião) Peninsula, Bazaruto... -
Prevalence and associated factors of loneliness among in-school adolescents in three South Asian countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Md Khalid Hasan --- Texas Tech University, United States Helal Uddin --- East West University, Bangladesh Tahmina Bintay Younos --- Texas Tech University, United States Nur A Habiba Mukta --- East West University, BangladeshObjective: We aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with loneliness among adolescent students in three South Asian countries. -
Inverse Problem for Moore-Gibson-Thompson equation with integral overdetermination condition
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: A.A. Boltaev --- Bukhara State University, Uzbekistan D.K. Durdiev --- Institute of Mathematics at the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan A.A. Rahmonov --- Institute of Mathematics at the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, UzbekistanThis article is dedicated to the solution of the initial-boundary value problem for the Moore-Gibson-Thompson equation and introduces the inverse problem of identifying the kernel using an additional integral condition. First, we prove the existence and uniqueness of the solution... -
Can good ESG performance help companies resist external shocks?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Xin Yang --- Nanfang College, China Ahmad Fahmi Sheikh Hassan --- Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia Yusuf Karbhari --- Cardiff University, UKIn order to validate the varied conclusions regarding the integration of corporate ESG practices by investors during external shocks, this study utilises the COVID-19 crisis as a specific external shock. The findings from our difference-in-differences methodology suggest that companies demonstrating... -
Association between HIV infection, antiretroviral therapy and dysglycaemia prevalence in black South Africans: evidence from the Durban Diabetes Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: D Perumal --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa FJ Pirie --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa TM Esterhuizen --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa B O’Leary --- , South Africa EH Young --- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK MI McCarthy --- University of Oxford, UK MS Sandhu --- University of Cambridge, UK AA Motala --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa -
A critical evaluation of the front matter: the case of Kriel, Pharos and Oxford Northern Sotho-English bilingual dictionaries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Makoetja Ramusi --- North-West University, South Africa Gugulethu Mazibuko --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaNorthern Sotho bilingual dictionaries have existed since the 1970s as a tool for learners, teachers and translators of that time to understand and comprehend the language better. This study provides different perspectives on how the front matter can affect the... -
Antecedents of purchase intentions in digital marketing: A case of TikTok shop
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ainiezean Awang Jual --- Politeknik Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Anbukkarasu Paramasivam --- Politeknik Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Silllalee S. Kandasamy --- Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences University Malaya, Malaysia Parvathi Wajindram --- Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences University Malaya, Malaysia Elayaraja Aruchunan --- University Malaya, MalaysiaThis study investigates the antecedents of purchase intentions on TikTok Shop, utilizing Uses and Gratification (U&G) Theory to analyze the impact of entertainment, informativeness, cost savings and attractiveness on student purchase intentions. The study gathered responses from 357 students through... -
Using interactive SMS support groups to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in South Africa: a qualitative analysis of social and psychological benefits
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Cindy A. Crusto --- , USA Samantha Pittenger --- Yale University School of Medicine, USA Jessica Costeines --- Yale University School of Medicine, USA Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha --- Tufts University School of Medicine, USA Anna Kydd --- SHM Foundation, UK Maretha Visser --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Thu Do --- Gilead Sciences, USA Andrea Dean --- Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital, USA Brian Forsyth --- Yale University School of Medicine, USAAlthough advances have been made in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV, social and psychological factors associated with learning of an HIV diagnosis and living with HIV during pregnancy can impact medication adherence and health outcomes. Mobile technology... -
Foraging behaviour of scatter-hoarding gerbils (Gerbilliscus (Gerbillurus)) influences seed fate and dispersal for key plant species in the Namib Desert
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Saima D Shikesho --- Gobabeb-Namib Research Institute, Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia Eugene Marais --- Gobabeb-Namib Research Institute, Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia Jeremy J Midgley --- University of Cape Town, South AfricaHairy-footed gerbils (Gerbilliscus (Gerbillurus) spp.) in the Namib Desert play a dual ecological role as both seed dispersers and predators, a behaviour typical of scatter-hoarding species. The fate of seeds following their removal by these gerbils, whether consumed immediately or... -
Examining the impact of digital media technology in teaching Igbo to heritage learners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Toochukwu Mariagorettie Awolor --- University of Utah, USA Sopuruchi Christian Aboh --- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong KongLittle research attention has been given to the role of digital media technologies such as Zoom, WhatsApp and PowerPoint in teaching Igbo as a heritage language. To address this research gap, this study examined the impact of digital media technology... -
Conventionalised impoliteness in Nigerians’ reactions to the Buhari-led government’s Federal Character Principle
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Chuka F Ononye --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Chika M Ozim --- Federal University Dutse, Nigeria Chidi O Nwankwo --- University of Nigeria, NigeriaPrevious scholarly work on impoliteness in Nigerian political discourses appears to be steeped in the analysis of the super strategies of impoliteness, paying little attention to the socio-cognitive corollaries of impoliteness as practised on social media. Thus, adopting Culpeper’s conventionalised... -
Exploring the strategies shaping application programming interface development and integration in digital music platforms: A qualitative case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Joshua Ofoeda --- University of Professions Studies, Ghana Richard Boateng --- University of Ghana, Ghana Choudrie Jyoti --- University of Hertfordshire, UK John Effah --- University of Ghana, GhanaApplication Programming Interfaces (APIs) have become essential to contemporary software development, supporting the growth of digital platforms and ecosystems. APIs enable developers to create applications by providing functionalities that facilitate communication. Despite their importance in supporting digital platforms and ecosystems,... -
The mediating effect of individual beliefs between self-testing knowledge and HIV self-testing use
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Gerald Mukisa Nsereko --- Makerere University, Uganda Khamisi Musanje --- Makerere University, Uganda Loyce Kiiza Kobusingye --- Makerere University, Uganda Martin Mabunda Baluku --- Makerere University, UgandaBackground: HIV self-testing has been introduced as a secondary mode of testing in most countries as a way of counteracting the barriers associated with the traditional clinic-based method of testing. As the entry point into the HIV care cascade, testing... -
A comparative analysis of compliance with HIV/AIDS clinical care indicators and treatment outcomes: A case study of the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Tambwe Willy Muzumbukilwa --- School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Riziki Ghislain Manimani --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Rajesh Vikram Vagiri --- School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Manimbulu Nlooto --- School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaBackground: Significant advancements have been made in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) diagnosis and treatment, yet progress in quality care remains limited. To address this gap, 88 quality indicators for clinical HIV/AIDS care were evaluated. This... -
Feasibility, challenges, and lessons learned in implementing antiretroviral adherence club models in Northern Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ramadhani Abdul --- Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands Lukas Van Duffel --- Doctors with Africa Collegio Universitario Aspiranti Medici Missionari (CUAMM), Tanzania Giulia Martelli --- Doctors with Africa Collegio Universitario Aspiranti Medici Missionari (CUAMM), Tanzania Edda Ndyamukama Joel --- Doctors with Africa Collegio Universitario Aspiranti Medici Missionari (CUAMM), Tanzania Joyce Zacharia Misesemo --- Doctors with Africa Collegio Universitario Aspiranti Medici Missionari (CUAMM), Tanzania Tobias F. Rinke de Wit --- Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands Sayoki Mfinanga --- National Institute for Medical Research, Tanzania Anton Pozniak --- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom Sabine Hermans --- Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, University of Amsterdam, the NetherlandsIntroduction: In Tanzania, nearly 1.6 million adults were living with HIV in 2022, with an HIV prevalence rate of 4.4%. We piloted community health worker-managed adherence clubs in two clinics in Shinyanga, Tanzania. We previously demonstrated better stability in care... -
Quality assessment of groundwater in a crystalline semi-urbanised environment (Lefock watershed, Cameroon)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Lauric Tontsa --- University of Dschang, Cameroon Emile Temgoua --- University of Dschang, Cameroon Obina Chigoziem Akakuru --- Federal University of Technology, Nigeria Hara Toukou --- University of Dschang, Cameroon Guillaume Bertrand --- Univerité de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, France Patrick Lachassagne --- Université de Montpellier, FranceThis study provides an assessment of the hydrogeochemical processes influencing shallow groundwater quality in the Lefock watershed (crystalline area, Cameroon). Seventeen groundwater samples were collected in May 2021 during the rainy season. These samples were analysed for their physical characteristics... -
Assessment of the physico-chemical water quality, distribution and abundance of Macrobrachium species in Okwagbe River, Delta State, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Jerimoth Kesena Ekelemu --- Delta State University, Nigeria Alice Olok Ekwu --- University of Uyo, Nigeria Patrick Adarighofua --- University of Uyo, Nigeria Arnold Ebuka Irabor --- Dennis Osadebay University, NigeriaOkwagbe community, situated along the Okwagbe River, a tributary of River Forcados, is a notable commercial hub recognised for its shrimp harvesting and trade. A study was therefore conducted on this river to determine its water quality, and distribution and... -
Unveiling Kianda: a multifaceted symbol in Luanda, Angola
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Kyeri Kim --- Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Global Campus, Republic of KoreaThis article explores how Kianda, an (un)official urban symbol of Luanda, the capital of Angola, is rooted in the cosmological worldview of residents of Luanda’s Cabo Island (Ilha do Cabo, also known as Ilha de Luanda) and how it has... -
Ritualised wealth and the moral spectacle: interrogating occult imagery in Nigerian media narratives
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Ugochukwu Zacky Eze --- University of Nigeria, NigeriaIn this article, I examine how the Nigerian media constructs narratives of ritualised wealth as a moral spectacle that negotiates the tensions between youth aspiration, economic uncertainty and institutional failure. Using a qualitative design and thematic analysis, I interrogate ten... -
Assessing the thermal tolerance of a cosmopolitan eurythermal species, the flathead mullet Mugil cephalus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: DL Mukhari --- Rhodes University, South Africa A-R Childs --- Rhodes University, South Africa BA Ziko --- Rhodes University, South Africa TS Murray --- Rhodes University, South AfricaWater temperature is a key abiotic factor affecting fish physiology, behaviour and distribution, with fluctuations impacting species assemblages and habitat use. The flathead mullet Mugil cephalus is a eurythermal species with a cosmopolitan distribution across tropical, subtropical and temperate coastal... -
The moving structure of reality in Gadamer’s method of interpretation: A philosophy of life in the making of history
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Andrew Fuyarchuk --- Yorkville University, CanadaThe reorientation in hermeneutics from matters of textual interpretation and historically effected consciousness to “hermeneutic realism” and immanent metaphysics has created questions about our place in both history and nature. They are as mutually exclusive of one another as linear... -
Exploring SDG 2 disclosure of South African food and beverage companies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Elizma Booysen --- Management Cybernetics research niche area, North-West University, South Africa Susanna L Middelberg --- Management Cybernetics research niche area, North-West University, South Africa Nadia Gulko --- University of Lincoln, UK -
Verbalising the body: sexual tropes in Hausa girls’ game songs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Maryam Yusuf Magaji --- Federal University Wukari, NigeriaScholars have conducted research on the games that young girls play, on the sensual elements in their performances, and on the connection between girls’ game songs and songs sung and sold by male hip hop artists but the songs sung... -
Isihloko: “Yintoni esegameni?” Uhlalutyo lwamagama athiywe abalinganiswa abangamanina kwiincwadi ezikhethiweyo zesiXhosa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Nompumelelo Kapa --- University of Fort Hare Alice, South Africa Lukhanyo Elvis Makhenyane --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaUkuthiywa igama kwabalinganiswa kuncwadi yinxalenye yokubunjwa kwabalinganiswa. Igama umbhali alithiyayo liba yinxalenye yengqiqo yombhali noko anqwenela ukudlulisa ngencwadi ayibhalileyo, kuba amagama anentsingiselo enzulu yaye abhekiselele kwimiba ebalulekileyo. Amagama abantu kumaXhosa akhelwa kumnombo weziduko, kubuKrestu, amava osapho umntwana azalelwe kulo, okulindelwe... -
High population differentiation of Okpe River Talbotiella gentii at Anum Boso, Ghana, uncovered by RAPD
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Daniel Dompreh --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Adam Price --- University of Aberdeen, UK Michael David Swaine --- University of Aberdeen, UKTalbotiella gentii Hutch. & Greenway is an endemic, severely threatened and fragmented species in Ghana. Though it is a highly valued non-timber product, it faces the threat of extinction from wildfire, and exploitation for charcoal and fuelwood, agriculture and building... -
Mycorrhizal fungi in Acacia mearnsii plantations and native fragments of the Pampas biome, southern Brazil
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Etienne Winagraski --- Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil Celso Garcia Auer --- Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil Pedro Henrique Riboldi Monteiro --- Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil Antônio Rioyei Higa --- Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil Glaciela Kaschuk --- Universidade Federal do Paraná, BrazilBlack wattle (Acacia mearnsii) was introduced to southern Brazil in the 1930s without any documented history of microbial inoculation. This study tested the hypothesis that black wattle introduction does not harm indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) communities or reduce soil... -
The association between fracture risk and bone mineral density in black postmenopausal women living with human immunodeficiency virus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: C van der Merwe --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University, South Africa PO Ukegbu --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University, South Africa HS Kruger --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University, South Africa -
Physiological traits associated with drought tolerance in Moroccan chickpea
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Meriem Tabouktirt --- University Hassan II, Morocco Fatoumata Farida Traore --- University Hassan II, Morocco Sara Fahde --- , Morocco Ayyoub Ammar --- University Hassan II, Morocco Hasnae Choukri --- , Morocco Said Boughribil --- University Hassan II, MoroccoIn a greenhouse experiment conducted in Mohammedia, drought stress responses were evaluated under two treatments (100% and 50% of field capacity; FC) in six Moroccan chickpea varieties: Arifi, Bouchra, Farihane, Moubarak, Rizki, and Zahour. The susceptibility index (SI) clearly differentiated... -
Sand knobwood Zanthoxylum leprieurii as a keystone resource for birds in Nigeria: insights from observational counts and proximate analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Adewale G Awoyemi --- Forest Center, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Nigeria Ademola D Ajayi --- Forest Center, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Nigeria Olukunle E Olasupo --- Forest Center, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Nigeria Olufemi P Olubodun --- Forest Center, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Nigeria Taiwo Adams --- Forest Center, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Nigeria Mary Oyegbami --- Forest Center, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Nigeria Omobamidele A Awoyemi --- Forest Center, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, NigeriaThis study investigated the importance of sand knobwood Zanthoxylum leprieurii (family Rutaceae) fruits as a food source for birds in the Tree Heritage Park, Ibadan, Nigeria. We conducted focal observations over three years (2018, 2019, and 2024) during peak fruiting... -
Effects of grazing regimes on ground-dwelling small mammal distribution and abundance in rangelands at Gravelotte, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: AW Bio Keri --- The Regional Post-Graduate Training School on Integrated Management of Tropical Forests and Lands (ERAIFT), University of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo J De Groot --- Southern African Wildlife College, South Africa PM Hamming --- Southern African Wildlife College, South Africa S Ntie --- Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku (USTM), Gabon SGA Nago --- Université de Parakou (UP), Benin EBO Ahouandjinou --- Federal University of Technology, Nigeria AJ Gardiner --- Southern African Wildlife College, South AfricaUnderstanding the impact of grazing on wildlife communities is essential for implementing sustainable grazing practices that promote biodiversity conservation. This study investigated the effects of three grazing regimes (Wildlife and Cattle Grazing, Traditional Rotational Selective Grazing, and Holistic Planned Grazing... -
Transhumance within private land conservation areas: perspectives from pastoralist landowners in rural Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Simon M Thiong’o --- Centre for Events, Tourism, and Hospitality Management, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Headingley Campus, UKPastoralism in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid regions supports about 10 million indigenous people. While general studies on pastoralist livelihoods exist, limited research explores these dynamics within privately governed landscapes. This study critically examines how land tenure complexities within private land... -
Will I survive? Assessing the thermal tolerance of an estuary-dependent mugilid, Chelon dumerili, in a changing climate
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: BA Ziko --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa AR Childs --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa DL Mukhari --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa TS Murray --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South AfricaDetermining the thermal tolerance limits of fishes is crucial for understanding their persistence in the face of anthropogenic climate change. This study used dynamic critical thermal assays to determine the upper (CTmax) and lower (CTmin) critical thermal limits of an... -
Exploring the effects of historical legacies and patronage politics on human resource management in Ghana’s local government
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Mohammed Ibrahim --- Global Development Institute, The University of Manchester, UK Farhad Hossain --- Global Development Institute, The University of Manchester, UKThis paper examines human resource management (HRM) practices in Ghana's local government and advances a twofold argument. First, it shows that decentralization reforms introduced in the 1980s and 1990s locked the system into a path-dependent governance trajectory. This has narrowed... -
Interactions between Red-billed Oxpeckers (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) and hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) in the Salambala Conservancy, Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Michael S Lukubwe --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, South Africa Adrian JFK Craig --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, South Africa Charles Byaruhanga --- Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, University of Pretoria, South AfricaOxpeckers (Buphagus spp.) play dual roles as mutualists and parasites of large mammals, primarily engaging in ectoparasite removal, with occasional instances of wound feeding. However, studies on their interactions with semi-aquatic species, such as hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius, hereafter hippos), remain... -
Distribution and community structure of riverine fish in two east-flowing rivers in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Japhet Kaadzo Tembo --- Egerton University, Kenya Charles Maina Kihia --- Egerton University, Kenya Nzula Kivuva Kitaka --- Egerton University, Kenya Gordon O’Brien --- School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University of Mpumalanga, South Africa Emmanuel Mbaru --- , Malaysia Catherine Kariuki --- Egerton University, KenyaThis study investigated the distribution, composition and habitat associations of freshwater eels in the Athi–Galana–Sabaki (Athi) and Ramisi Rivers using fortnightly fyke-net sampling conducted between April 2021 and March 2022. A total of 304 eels were recorded, with the Ramisi... -
Sustainable development outcomes of tech-based industrialization in emerging markets
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Germain Stephane Ketchoua --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Muhamadu Awal Kindzeka Wirajing --- University of Dschang, Cameroon Jean-Claude Mousseuknadji Kouladoum --- University of N’Djamena, ChadIndustrialization is vital for economic growth, producing goods using technology, skilled labour, and efficient processes, driving innovation and employment. This study scrutinizes government spending and financial inclusion on the relationship between tech-intensive manufacturing value added and sustainable development in emerging... -
Exploring the factors behind digitalization convergence and revealing Africa’s digital transformation journeys
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Thapelo Chauke --- North-West University, South Africa Oladipo Olalekan David --- North-West University, South Africa Afees Oluwashina Noah --- North-West University, South AfricaGlobal economies are transitioning from traditional agrarian models to technology-driven ones, focusing on sustainable growth. Historically, Africa has been slow to adopt digital technologies, lagging behind other regions. However, since the late 1990s, the continent has experienced significant growth in... -
The Frank graph
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Efruz Özlem Mersin --- Aksaray University, Turkey Ayşe Dilek Maden --- Selcuk University, Turkey Mustafa Bahşi --- Aksaray University, TurkeyThis paper introduces the Frank graph, a special weighted digraph with self-loops whose adjacency matrix corresponds to the Frank matrix, a special Max matrix. We derive bounds for the spectral radius and energy of the graph and illustrate these results...
