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Coping with hardship through friendship: the importance of peer social capital among children affected by HIV in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Morten Skovdal --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Norway Vincent Onyango Ogutu --- , KenyaChildren living in households affected by HIV face numerous challenges as they take on significant household-sustaining and caregiving roles, often in conditions of poverty. To respond to their hardships, we must identify and understand the support systems they are already... -
BIRD PROTECTION IN SOUTH AFRICA, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO NATAL
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: J. Vincent --- , -
SHORT NOTES
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Alexander Wetmore P.A. Clancey --- , P.A. Clancey --- , J.M. Winterbottom --- , J. Vincent --- , DonaldW. Lamm --- , U.S.A. D.R. Calder --- , R.K. Brooke --- , -
MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, HELD AT CAPE TOWN ON 17 May 1969
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: W.R. Siegfried J. Vincent J.M. Winterbottom -
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Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Tibor Farkas --- , G. J. B. Ross --- , A. Polson --- M.R.C. and U.C.T. Virus Research Unit, Hela Gitay --- M.R.C. and U.C.T. Virus Research Unit, J.M. Winterbottom --- , J.M. Underhill --- , J. Cooper --- , A.D. Boddam-Whetham --- , J.M. Winterbottom --- , Jack Vincent --- , R.K. Brooke --- , R.P. Borrett --- , -
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Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Jack Vincent --- , T. O'Connor --- , P.G. Ryan --- , J. M.D. Graham --- , B.A. Carr --- , -
SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR OF THE SOUTHERN GIANT PETREL
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Vincent Bretagnolle --- , FranceBretagnolle, V. 1988. Social behaviour of the Southern Giant Petrel, Ostrich 59: 116–125. -
SHORT NOTES
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: R.A. Earlé --- , South Africa S. Louw --- , South Africa J.J. Herholdt --- , South Africa A.C. de Kock --- Department of Oceanography, South Africa Robert Simmons --- Department of Zoology, South Africa Peter Steyn --- , South Africa Eric Hosking --- , United Kingdom Peter Steyn --- , South Africa Peter Steyn --- , South Africa Jack Vincent --- , L.G. Underhill --- Department of Mathematical Statistics, -
Record of Redbilled Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: J. Vincent --- , -
Obituary
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Terry Oatley John Vincent -
Supernormal clutches in southern African Kelp Gulls Larus dominicanus vetula
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: PeterG Ryan --- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence at the Percy FitzPatrick Institute, South Africa BruceM Dyer --- Department of Environment Affairs, South Africa A Paul Martin --- Department of Zoology, South Africa VincentL Ward --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa PhilA Whittington --- Department of Zoology, South Africa AnthonyJ Williams --- , South AfricaThe Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus typically lays clutches of 1–3 eggs, but larger clutches have been recorded occasionally. We report that four- and five-egg clutches comprise 0.3% of clutches among the southern African subspecies L. d. vetula, with a higher... -
The Epistemological Foundations of Scientific Observation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Vincent Israel-Jost --- IHPST, 13, rue du Four, FranceIn the philosophy of science, it is a rather undisputed idea that our concepts, conceptions and theories are strongly constrained by what we observe. But the epistemic authority of observation is threatened by its widely acknowledged lack of autonomy: to... -
An overview of the history and distribution of the Olive-headed Weaver, Ploceus olivaceiceps, with prelimi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: DanielB. Nuttall Vincent ParkerA comprehensive overview of historical information regarding the Olive-headed Weaver, Ploceus olivaceiceps, reveals a highly fragmented distribution ranging from northern Tanzania to central and southern Malawi, easternmost Zambia and southern, central and northern Mozambique. More recent information based on a... -
4. AN INTELLICENT ALIEN
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Jack Vincent -
1. THE WHITE-RUMPED SWIFT, M. CAFFER BEGINNING TO BREED UNDER THE EAVES OF HOUSES
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Hubert Lynes Jack Vincent -
6. SHORT NOTES
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Jack Vincent E.S. ALLSOPP --- , AUSTIN ROBERTS D. C. H. Plowes G. BEVAN --- , THOSA. BATTEN --- -
8. SHORT NOTES
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: H.B. MASTERSON --- , J. VINCENT --- , H. LEIGHTON HARE --- , C.J. Skead C.J. Skead -
4. SOME NOTES ON THE BALD IBIS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Jack Vincent Godfrey Symons -
SYSTEMATIC NOTES (Part I)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: JACK VINCENT -
SYSTEMATIC NOTES
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SYSTEMATIC NOTES (Part IV)
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SYSTEMATIC NOTES (Part II)
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A NOTE ON SOME SWAZILAND BIRDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: J. Vincent -
The promise of an intra-African family medicine network: Connecting? Southern and East Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Jessica Greenberg --- Greenberg was the previous executive director of GHETS, Vincent R Hunt -
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... -
The experiences of people living with HIV/AIDS in Gaborone, Botswana: stigma, its consequences and coping mechanisms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Vincent Setlhare --- Department of Family Medicine, Botswana Anne Wright --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Ian Couper --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: This study was carried out in Bontleng, Extension 14 and Old Naledi, which are low-income residential areas of Gaborone, Botswana. The aim of the study was to explore the experiences of people living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency... -
Rediscovery of Boulengerula denhardti Nieden 1912 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) in Meru County, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: G. John Measey --- Department of Zoology, South Africa Vincent Muchai --- Section of Herpetology, National Museums of Kenya, Kenya Stephen Spawls --- 7 Crostwick Lane, Spixworth, U.K.The dearth of information on caecilian amphibians is most likely due to a lack of directed field studies. Here we report the rediscovery of a population of Boulengerula denhardti nearly a century after its description by Nieden in 1912. Morphological... -
Microsatellite DNA analyses reveal population subdivisions among the recently introduced Nile perch (Lates spp.) in Lake Victoria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Matthew T. Mwanja --- ARDC–Kajjansi, Uganda Vincent B. Muwanika --- Department of Environmental Management, South Africa Charles Masembe --- Biology Department, Uganda Wilson W. Mwanja --- Department of Fisheries Resources, Uganda Silvester Nyakaana --- Biology Department, UgandaNile perch (Lates spp.) was introduced into Lake Victoria only five decades ago but is now well established and distributed throughout the lake. Given the extensive size of the lake, there is a possibility of isolation by distance that can... -
Management Theory, Research and Practice for Sustainable Development in Africa: A Commentary from a Practitioner's Perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Vincent Bagire --- Department of Business Administration, Uganda Juliana Namada --- School of Business, KenyaIn this article we give a synthesis of the argument that inadequate management theory and practice have contributed to Africa's lack of sustainable development. The article is based on a keynote address by the Governor of the Bank of Botswana,... -
Exploring ground-based methods for the validation of remotely sensed evapotranspiration
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Andiswa Finca --- Agricultural Research Council–Livestock Business Division, South Africa Anthony R Palmer --- Agricultural Research Council–Livestock Business Division, South Africa Vincent Kakembo --- Centre for African Conservation Ecology, South AfricaAccurate estimates of evapotranspiration (ET) are essential when calculating catchment-scale water balances. An open top chamber (OTC), a ground-based method for measuring actual ET, was used to validate modeled ET from earth observation MODIS and agrometeorological data. We studied and... -
Endometrial sampling: a comparison between the Pipelle® endometrial sampler and the Endosampler®
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: R Soeters --- Head: Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, J Whittaker --- Pathcare Laboratories, K Dehaeck --- Vincent Palloti Hospital,Objective: To compare the adequacy of endometrial sampling by the Endosampler® and the Pipelle®. -
The immunocompromised traveller
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: P Vincent --- South African Society of Travel Medicine executive member,Thanks to the relative ease of modern travel, more and more immunocompromised people are able to travel for pleasure, business, and visiting friends and relatives in all corners of the world. They represent a very important group of travellers due... -
Retrospective comparison of cytological and histological bone marrow morphology in adult antiretroviral-naïve and antiretroviral experienced human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients with peripheral blood cytopaenias
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Suraya Naidoo --- Department of Haematology, South Africa Vincent Louis Naicker --- National Health Laboratory Services, South AfricaBackground: A cohort of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients presenting to a quaternary hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa over a period of one year was identified and morphological analyses of their bone marrow aspirates and trephine biopsies (BMAT) undertaken. -
Soil carbon dioxide effluxes from different vegetation environments in semi-arid Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Rebecca Zengeni --- Soil Sciences Department, South Africa Vincent Kakembo --- Department of Geosciences, South Africa Nsalambi Nkongolo --- Centre of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science, USAThough important, CO2 effluxes from non-agricultural ecosystems are poorly characterised. Given that thicket vegetation is prevalent in Eastern Cape, South Africa, we monitored soil CO2 effluxes from an intact thicket, degraded thicket (DT) and grassland (G) over 10 months, as... -
Resourcing resilience: social protection for HIV prevention amongst children and adolescents in Eastern and Southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Elona Toska --- AIDS and Society Research Unit, Centre for Social Science Research, South Africa Lesley Gittings --- AIDS and Society Research Unit, Centre for Social Science Research, South Africa Rebecca Hodes --- AIDS and Society Research Unit, Centre for Social Science Research, South Africa Lucie D Cluver --- School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Division of Social and Behavioural Sciences, South Africa Kaymarlin Govender --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa K Emma Chademana --- School of Public Health, South Africa Vincent Evans Gutiérrez --- School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Division of Social and Behavioural Sciences, South AfricaAdolescents are the only age group with growing AIDS-related morbidity and mortality in Eastern and Southern Africa, making HIV prevention research among this population an urgent priority. Structural deprivations are key drivers of adolescent HIV infection in this region. Biomedical... -
Patients’ knowledge and perception of anaesthesia and the anaesthetist at a tertiary health care facility in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Robert Djagbletey --- Department of Anaesthesia, Ghana George Aryee --- Department of Anaesthesia, Ghana Raymond Essuman --- Department of Anaesthesia, Ghana Vincent Ganu --- Department of Internal Medicine, Ghana Ebenezer O Darkwa --- Department of Anaesthesia, Ghana Christian Owoo --- Department of Anaesthesia, Ghana Francis Ahiaku --- Department of Anaesthesia, Ghana Alfred Yawson --- Department of Community Health, GhanaBackground: Anaesthesia has always been misconstrued as a ‘behind the scenes’ specialty. Despite advancements in anaesthesia, there is inadequate public knowledge regarding the specialty, the scope of the functions of anaesthetists, and the pivotal role anaesthetists play in the healthcare... -
Audit fee premium: The potential effect of King III
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Vincent Pendehama --- Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, South Africa Nirupa Padia --- School of Accountancy, South Africa Chris Callaghan --- School of Economic and Business Sciences, South AfricaIn the wake of corporate scandals at world-renowned companies such as Enron (in 2001) and WorldCom (in 2002), public confidence in the role of the auditing profession was eroded. Consequently, in the United States, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX)... -
Evaluation of the sustainability of participatory management of forest plantations: the case study of Wari-Maro Forest Reserve, Republic of Benin
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Kisito Gandji --- Laboratory of Biomathematics and Forest Estimations, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, Republic of Benin Valère K Salako --- Laboratory of Biomathematics and Forest Estimations, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, Republic of Benin Achille E Assogbadjo --- Laboratory of Biomathematics and Forest Estimations, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, Republic of Benin Vincent OA Orekan --- Laboratory of Biogeography and Environmental Expertise, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Human Sciences, Republic of Benin Romain L Glèlè Kakaï --- Laboratory of Biomathematics and Forest Estimations, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, Republic of Benin Brice A Sinsin --- Laboratory of Applied Ecology, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, Republic of BeninThis study assessed ecological and socio-economic impacts of a participatory forest management project in the Republic of Benin. The study focused on the Wari-Maro Forest Reserve and the ‘Projet d’Aménagement des Massifs Forestiers’ five years after its completion. A forest... -
Growing common plantation tree species in Kenya for sale of carbon and wood supply: what is the best bet?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Vincent Oeba --- African Forest Forum, c/o World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Kenya Larwanou Mahamane --- African Forest Forum, c/o World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Kenya Samuel CJ Otor --- Department of Environmental Sciences, School of Environmental Studies, Kenya James B Kung’u --- Department of Environmental Sciences, School of Environmental Studies, Kenya Muchiri N Mbae --- Kenya Forestry Research Institute, KenyaThe introduction of carbon finance as an incentive in forestry farming has a potential of increasing the amount of carbon sequestered. However, this has created a daunting task among investors in forestry to optimise the joint production of wood and... -
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... -
Pattern and correlates of obesity among public service workers in Ondo State, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Isaac Aladeniyi --- Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Nigeria Oladele Vincent Adeniyi --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Olufunmilayo Fawole --- Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Nigeria Mary Adeolu --- Nigeria State Health Investment Project, Nigeria Daniel Ter Goon --- Department of Health Sciences, South Africa Anthony Idowu Ajayi --- Department of Sociology, South Africa Eyitayo Omolara Owolabi --- Department of Health Sciences, South AfricaBackground: Obesity is the third leading cause of mortality and has become a global epidemic. There is a continuous increase in its prevalence both in the developed and in developing countries. Obesity is closely associated with chronic health conditions, thus... -
Adult binge drinking: rate, frequency and intensity in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Eyitayo Omolara Owolabi --- Department of Nursing Science, South Africa Daniel Ter Goon --- Department of Nursing Science, South Africa Oladele Vincent Adeniyi --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Eunice Seekoe --- Department of Nursing Science, South AfricaBackground: Binge drinking (BD) is a significant risk factor for several acute and chronic illnesses, including injuries. This study examines the rate, frequency and intensity of BD in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (BCMM), South Africa. -
Assessment of heavy metals in foods and adult dietary intake estimates
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Vincent O. Adimula --- Department of Industrial Chemistry, Nigeria Percy C. Onianwa --- Department of Chemistry, Nigeria Omolola Ilupeju --- Department of Chemistry, Nigeria Eric Ayom --- Department of Chemistry, Nigeria Alafara A. Baba --- Department of Industrial Chemistry, NigeriaLevels of some heavy metals were investigated in 114 snack samples consumed in Ibadan city, Nigeria. The concentrations of the selected metals were observed to range widely in the sampled food snacks: cadmium (0.004 to 0.892 mg/kg), cobalt (0.090 to 0.797 mg/kg),... -
The trade in the endangered African Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus and the Timneh Parrot Psittacus timneh in Algeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Sadek Atoussi --- , Algeria Daniel Bergin --- , United Kingdom Imane Razkallah --- , Algeria Vincent Nijman --- , United Kingdom Mouslim Bara --- , Algeria Zihad Bouslama --- , Algeria Moussa Houhamdi --- , AlgeriaThe global wildlife trade is considered one of the main threats to the conservation of a large number of imperilled species. African Grey parrots are one of the most heavily traded groups of birds, which led the International Union for... -
Low awareness and use of post-exposure prophylaxis among adolescents and young adults in South Africa: implications for the prevention of new HIV infections
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Anthony Idowu Ajayi --- , Kenya Mohammed Sanusi Yusuf --- , South Africa Elmon Mudefi --- , South Africa Oladele Vincent Adeniyi --- , South Africa Ntombana Rala --- , South Africa Daniel Ter Goon --- , South AfricaThe vulnerability of adolescents and young adults in South Africa to HIV and sexual violence is well documented. Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is available for victims of sexual abuse in the country but awareness of this measure is required to maximise... -
Alone or in company? Cultural orientation, strategic response and COVID-19 outcomes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Baniyelme D. Zoogah --- , USA Benedicta S. Quao --- , Ghana Vincent H. T. Musah --- , Ghana Patience O. Ahwireng --- , GhanaThe respiratory disease, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), which began in December 2019, and became a pandemic in early 2020, has posed critical challenges not only for nations and businesses but also individuals. As a result, management scholars are examining organizational... -
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... -
Antiretroviral therapy adherence and viral suppression among HIV-infected adolescents and young adults at a tertiary hospital in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Isaac Justice Kobina Biney --- , Ghana Kofi Adesi Kyei --- , Ghana Vincent Jessey Ganu --- , Ghana Ernest Kenu --- , Ghana Peter Puplampu --- , Ghana Steven Manortey --- , Ghana Margaret Lartey --- , GhanaWith the introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART), many HIV-infected children are growing into adolescence and adulthood. A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted at the Fevers Unit of one of the teaching hospitals in Ghana. The Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8)... -
Pragmatic restaurant tipping in star-rated hotels in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Simon O Were --- , Kenya Moses N Miricho --- , Kenya Vincent N Maranga --- , KenyaTipping can be traced to Tudor England in the sixteenth century. This act transformed into a custom, spreading to many countries. However, tipping is observed differently from one country to the other and thus is not homogeneous from a global... -
Mountain refugia limit anthropogenic suppression in a re-established felid population: the case of the Magaliesberg leopard population in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: R John Power --- , South Africa Matt S Rogan --- , South Africa Vincent N Naude --- , South AfricaAlthough highly adaptable, leopards incur substantial mortality in human-modified landscapes and generally subsist at lower densities than in protected areas. Leopard populations are difficult to enumerate across any landscapes, though there have been strides to improve upon this, particularly in... -
Language visibility in the public space: the linguistic landscape of Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Vincent Jenjekwa --- , ZimbabweThis article investigates the language situation in the public space in Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe, from a linguistic landscape point of view. The data consists of written information displayed on billboards, road signs and buildings. Data were also generated through in-depth... -
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... -
Hotel facilities’ management practices and employee performance in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Simon O Were --- Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya Vincent N Maranga --- Kenyatta University, KenyaThis study investigated the efficacy of hotel facilities’ management practices on employee performance. A descriptive research survey was applied, while the study area was Nairobi County. The sampling techniques applied were a census, stratified, purposive and simple random sampling which... -
Acceptabilité du test VIH proposé aux nourrissons dans les services pédiatriques, en Côte d'Ivoire, Significations pour la couverture du diagnostic pédiatrique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Maxime Oga --- , Côte d'Ivoire Hermann Brou --- , , Côte d'Ivoire Hortense Dago-Akribi --- , , Abidjan-Cocody Patrick Coffie --- , , Côte d'Ivoire Clarisse Amani-Bossé --- , Côte d'Ivoire Didier Ékouévi --- , , Côte d'Ivoire Vincent Yapo --- , , Côte d'Ivoire Hervé Menan --- , , Côte d'Ivoire Camille Ndondoki --- , , France M. Timité-Konan --- , Côte d'Ivoire Valériane Leroy --- , , FranceProblème: Le dépistage VIH chez les enfants a rarement été au centre des préoccupations des chercheurs. Quand le dépistage pédiatrique a retenu l'attention, cela a été pour éclairer seulement sur les performances diagnostiques en ignorant même que le test pédiatrique... -
A NEW LOCALITY RECORD FOR TOMOPTERNA DELALANDII (TSCHUDI) WITH SOME DISCUSSION ON POSSIBLE DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: VINCENT --- , JANE CARRUTHERS --- , -
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,... -
Influence of optimal room occupancy strategies on revenue maximisation during slack periods in selected 3- to 5-star hotels in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: John Adanse --- School of Business, Economics and Tourism Management, Kenyatta University, Kenya Rosemarie Khayiya --- School of Business, Economics and Tourism Management, Kenyatta University, Kenya Vincent Maranga --- School of Business, Economics and Tourism Management, Kenyatta University, KenyaAn organisation’s inability to generate adequate income to sustain its business activities poses a significant challenge to maintaining profitability. Employing revenue-maximisation strategies is crucial to securing necessary resources and ensuring the continued success and stability of organisations. The purpose of... -
Managing drought stress in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production: strategies and impacts
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Maltase Mutanda --- University of South Africa, South Africa Hussein Shimelis --- School of Agricultural, South Africa Vincent Chaplot --- School of Agricultural, South Africa Sandiswa Figlan --- University of South Africa, South AfricaDrought stress is a major constraint to sustainable wheat production worldwide, including sub-Saharan Africa, where environmental and poor agronomic practices exacerbate the yield gap. Drought disrupts physiological, biochemical, and molescular processes, negatively impacting crop growth, grain yield and quality. This... -
The semantics of Dagbani cut and break verbs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Bashiru Nurideen --- Ghana Education Service, Bamvim Presbyterian Junior High School, Samuel Alhassan Issah --- University of Education, Ghana Musah Sugri Issahaku --- St. Vincent College of Education, GhanaThis article discusses the semantics of cut and break verbs in Dagbani, a Mabia language spoken in Ghana’s Northern Region by the Dagbamba. We demonstrate that cut and break verbs are about different types of separation events with different lexicalisation... -
Thoughts of suicide and self-harm: A national study on young people presenting to non-paediatric acute hospitals in Ireland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Katerina Kavalidou --- , Ireland James O’Mahony --- University College Cork, Ireland Sally-Ann Lovejoy --- , Ireland Fiona McNicholas --- University College Dublin, Ireland Vincent Russell --- , IrelandBackground: In Ireland, acute hospital emergency departments (ED) become the default service for youth aged 16 to 18 years; and in the absence of paediatric EDs, for youth under 16 years. No previous research has explored adolescent presentations to non-paediatric... -
Too cold to sing: Warbler dawn chorus affected by environmental factors in a high-elevation wetland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Toka Mosikidi --- University of the Free State, South Africa Nicholas R Friedman --- Leibniz Institute for the Study of Biodiversity Change, Germany Nicholas Le Maitre --- University of the Free State, South Africa Sandy-Lynn Steenhuisen --- University of the Free State, South Africa Vincent Ralph Clark --- University of the Free State, South Africa Kyle John Lloyd --- University of the Free State, South Africa Aliza le Roux --- University of the Free State, South AfricaMany bird species take part in a dawn chorus, the phenomenon in which the community of songbirds in a particular habitat, show a peak of vocal activity around dawn. Understanding the species-specific extrinsic factors affecting this intensive singing activity is... -
Phosphorus and nitrogen fertiliser effects on anion-exchange-resin phosphorus and sugarcane yield in Plinthic soils of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Sandile Siphesihle Mthimkhulu --- Mangosuthu University of Technology, South Africa Sizwe Vincent Mbona --- Durban University of Technology, South AfricaEfficient phosphorus (P) extraction methods are vital for optimising sugarcane production, yet no single chemical extractant currently suits the diverse soil conditions across South Africa’s sugarcane regions. This study explored the potential of anion-exchange-resin phosphorus (AER-P) as a possible alternative...
