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Alternative hosts of Asian soybean rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi) in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A. Nunkumar --- , South Africa P.M. Caldwell --- , South Africa Z.A. Pretorius --- Department of Plant Sciences, South AfricaPhakopsora pachyrhizi Syd., the causal organism of Asian soybean rust (ASR) is an obligate parasite and cannot survive independently of its hosts or on debris. Thirteen legume species were tested for susceptibility to P. pachyrhizi. The abaxial leaf surface of... -
Proximate composition of carob cultivars growing in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: G.O. Sigge --- Department of Food Science, South Africa L. lipumbu --- Department of Food Science, South Africa T.J. Britz --- Department of Food Science, South AfricaFive carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) cultivars grown in South Africa were analysed for proximate and polyphenol composition as well as for mineral, amino and fatty acid content. Carob pods from the five cultivars were obtained from two locations in the... -
Towards reduced herbicide use in forest vegetation management
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: K.M. Little I. Willoughby R.G. Wagner P. Adams H. Frochot J. Gava S. Gous R.A. Lautenschlager G. örlander K.V. Sankaran R.P. WeiMechanical, manual, thermal, biological and chemical methods of managing forest vegetation have, to a large extent, been developed independently. The effectiveness and relatively low cost of chemical herbicides, however, have led to systems of vegetation management that rely on their... -
Moufang Unit Loops Torsion Over Their Centres
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: EdgarG. Goodaire Ćesar Polcino MiliesLet L be an RA loop, that is, a loop whose loop ring in any characteristic is an alternative, but not associative, ring. We find necessary and sufficient conditions for the (Moufang) unit loop of RL to be torsion over... -
Willingness to care for children orphaned by HIV/AIDS: a study of foster and adoptive parents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Loraine Townsend Andy DawesThere is substantial evidence to indicate that South Africa is facing the prospect of a large number of children, now and in the future, who will be orphaned as a result of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Following the incapacitation and/or death... -
Positive care? HIV and residential care for children in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Susan Moses --- , South Africa Helen Meintjes --- , South AfricaResponses to the HIV epidemic leading to an increase in the number of residential care facilities for children across sub-Saharan Africa have prompted concerns that large numbers of orphaned children are being placed in institutional care. There is little empirical... -
Introduction of Producer Gas as an Alternative Fuel—South African Case Example of a Programme for Applying Technology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: H. Scharfetter --- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, W.T. Gore --- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research,A techno-economic assessment of the potential of producer gas as an alternative fuel, taking into account local biomass availability. costs. requirements of industry and agriculture, and available technology and equipment was promising. -
Organic matter fuel briquettes as a forest conservation tool in Lake Malawi National Park
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: S. Rantala --- WWF Finland, Finland T. Tyynelä --- MTT Agrifood Research, Finland M. Vickers --- , USAEnvironmental degradation including deforestation is of great concern in the whole of sub-Saharan Africa, even in many protected areas. One of them is Lake Malawi National Park (LMNP), which encases the most populated village in Malawi, Chembe. The rise in... -
Complementary and alternative medicine for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: An Eastern Cape study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: S Snyman --- Department of Pharmacy, South Africa I Truter --- Department of Pharmacy, South Africa -
Motor neuron disease: the impact of decreased speech intelligibility on marital communication
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: K Joubert --- Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, J Bornman --- Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication,Background: The onset of motor neuron disease (MND), a neurodegenerative disease, results in physical and communication disabilities that impinge on an individual's ability to remain functionally independent. Multiple aspects of the marital relationship are affected by the continuously changing roles... -
Complementary therapy in atopic eczema: the latest systematic reviews
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Yasmeen Thandar --- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Heath Sciences, South Africa Julia Botha --- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South Africa Anisa Mosam --- Department of Dermatology, South AfricaComplementary and alternative medicines (CAM) are widely used for atopic eczema (AE) with user estimates as high as 63%. Despite the availability of effective conventional therapies, the chronic nature of AE and concerns about long-term steroid use lead many patients... -
Traditional medicine use and the anaesthetist
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: GD Nethathe --- Chris Hani Baragwanath Intensive Care Unit, South Africa SL Russell --- Department of Anesthesia, CanadaThis review considers traditional medicine, with an emphasis on traditional African medicine and its influence on perioperative care. Western and Eastern herbal remedies are widely used. The paucity of good quality evidence concerning these medicinal products has led to only... -
Southern African pasture and forage science entering the 21st century: past to present
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Wayne F Truter --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa Philip R Botha --- Directorate Plant Sciences, Western Cape Department of Agriculture, South Africa Chris S Dannhauser --- Grass SA, Waverley, South Africa Barbara V Maasdorp --- Department of Crop Science, Zimbabwe Neil Miles --- South African Sugarcane Research Institute, South Africa Albert Smith --- Stats4science, South Africa Hennie A Snyman --- Department of Animal, Wildlife and Grassland Sciences, South Africa Neil M Tainton --- Amber Valley, South AfricaGiven the global challenges of mitigating and alleviating land degradation and ensuring food security, particularly through protein production, pasture and forage science together with rangeland science will remain imperative to sustainable livestock production systems. Recognising the scientific principles developed in... -
Confidentiality protection in consulting with modern medicine following use of traditional medicine: perspectives of South African clients
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sidwell Matlala --- Department of Nursing, South Africa Elzabe Nel --- Department of Nursing, South Africa Mary Chabeli --- Department of Nursing, South AfricaThis study explored the confidentiality values and needs of clients of traditional medicine practitioners who also consulted with modern medical care facilities. Participants were 12 clients of traditional healers who were also receiving modern medicine services (9 males; Sotho, Sepedi... -
Vachellia karroo leaf meal: a promising non-conventional feed resource for improving goat production in low-input farming systems of Southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: E Monday Idamokoro --- Department of Livestock and Pasture Science, South Africa Patrick J Masika --- Department of Livestock and Pasture Science, South Africa Voster Muchenje --- Department of Livestock and Pasture Science, South AfricaAmong a vast number of forage trees, Vachellia karroo (Acacia karroo) remains one of the most widely distributed indigenous plant legumes in Southern Africa. The plant possesses some striking attributes, such as rapid growth rate, drought tolerance, adaptation to alkaline... -
Promoting the use of home-mixed supplements as alternatives to commercial supplements in smallholder beef production systems in the subhumid region of Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Irenie Chakoma --- International Livestock Research Institute, Zimbabwe Godfrey Manyawu --- International Livestock Research Institute, Zimbabwe Lovemore C Gwiriri --- International Livestock Research Institute, Zimbabwe Siboniso Moyo --- International Livestock Research Institute, Ethiopia Sikhalazo Dube --- International Livestock Research Institute, Zimbabwe Venancio E Imbayarwo-Chikosi --- Department of Animal Science, Zimbabwe Tinyiko E Halimani --- Department of Animal Science, Zimbabwe Charles Chakoma --- , Zimbabwe Barbara V Maasdorp --- Department of Crop Science, Zimbabwe Victor Buwu --- Department of Animal Science, ZimbabweThe economic and performance effect of supplementing smallholder cattle by substituting commercial feed with iso-nitrogenous and iso-energetic diets based on alternative protein sources was investigated in two trials. In trial 1, three diets (commercial concentrate, commercial concentrate partially substituted with... -
Knowledge, attitude and practices of South African healthcare professionals towards complementary and alternative medicine use for atopic eczema – a descriptive survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Yasmeen Thandar --- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Heath Sciences, South Africa Julia Botha --- Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Division of Pharmacology, South Africa Benn Sartorius --- Department of Public Health, School of Nursing and Public Health, South Africa Anisa Mosam --- Department of Dermatology, South AfricaBackground: Complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) are used widely for treating atopic eczema (AE), commonly in conjunction with conventional medicines prescribed by mainstream healthcare professionals (HCPs). This cross-sectional survey evaluated the knowledge, general attitudes and practices regarding CAM among dermatologists,... -
Technological capabilities in the Indian Ayurveda medicine industry: Lessons for ‘industrialisation’ of alternative medicine in the post-WTO regime
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abha Arya --- Centre for Studies in Science Policy, India Saradindu Bhaduri --- Centre for Studies in Science Policy, IndiaThis paper makes an attempt to explore technological change as well as the motivations and pattern of technological capabilities in the Indian Ayurveda medicine industry. It seeks to investigate the different kinds of learning and technological innovations taking place in... -
An analysis of short put strategies and their role in asset allocation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: João Bruno Meneses Schwalbach --- 1st Fusion, South Africa David McClelland --- School of Economic and Business Sciences, South AfricaFully-collateralised short put strategies have been found by Ungar and Moran (2009) to have similar return and improved risk characteristics when compared to broad market ETF equity exposure, resulting in an improved risk-return relationship. This paper analyses the risk and... -
Comparison of socio-economic and ecological benefits of bamboo and trees: the perspectives of local communities in south-western Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Richard Osei --- Earth and Life Institute, Belgium Michael Ansong --- Department of Silviculture and Forest Management, Ghana Stefan Zerbe --- Faculty of Science and Technology, ItalyNatural forests are disappearing in many tropical countries, resulting in loss of biodiversity and erosion of forest-dependent livelihoods. The maintenance and restoration of forests as well as a search for alternative natural resources that can concurrently improve the environment and... -
An investigation of the barriers to the uptake of local materials in Africa: A literature review approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Oluwaseun S. Dosumu --- , South Africa Clinton Aigbavboa --- , South AfricaThe activities of the construction industry require that alternative construction materials be used for construction projects, especially in developing countries like those in Africa. The conventional construction materials are no longer sustainable because they have caused devastating environmental damage and... -
Determining the post-herbivore-exclusion effect on an intertidal community by the recovery response of a known dominant herbivore
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: DC van den Berg --- , South Africa K Sethebe --- , South Africa GW Maneveldt --- , South AfricaFollowing a long-term herbivore-exclusion study (2003-2008) in the mid-eulittoral zone at Kalk Bay, Cape Town, South Africa, the post-herbivore-exclusion effect (12 years later) of the limpet Cymbula oculus, the dominant herbivore in the community, was examined after it had recolonised... -
Spawning observations of Pomadasys commersonnii in the marine section of the Knysna estuarine bay, Western Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: EC Butler --- , South Africa A-R Childs --- , South Africa MKS Smith --- , South Africa RM Foster --- , South Africa WM Potts --- , South AfricaKnowledge of the location and timing of spawning events is critical for fisheries management. As is the case for many southern African fishes, the spotted grunter Pomadasys commersonnii was historically thought to reproduce in the coastal waters off KwaZulu-Natal Province... -
Adoption of eco-bricks for housing: the case of Yelwa, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Uche Emmanuel Edike --- , Nigeria Omotayo Aina --- , Nigeria Adebowale Babalola Adeoye --- , NigeriaThe benefits of eco-bricks have been highlighted in contemporary literature. Notwithstanding, the adoption of eco-bricks masonry for the construction of houses in rural communities of low-income countries is significantly low. This study investigated the features, benefits, drivers and barriers to... -
Towards an integrated approach to health and medicine in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Kezia Batisai --- , , South AfricaThis article frames the intersections of medicine and humanities as intrinsic to understanding the practice of health care in Africa. Central to this manuscript, which draws on empirical findings on the interplay between HIV and AIDS and alternative medicine in... -
Gender disparity in livelihood diversification among rural households in Osogbo Agricultural Development Programme (ADP) Zone of Osun State, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Olaide K. Akintunde --- , Nigeria Khadijat O. Olanrewaju --- , Nigeria Timothy O. Agboola --- , Nigeria Ahmed O. Busari --- , NigeriaLivelihood diversification is a coping strategy that functions as a cushioning effect owing to dwindling income from agriculture. This study examined the significant differences in income between males and females before and after livelihood diversification. The multi-stage sampling procedure was... -
An Engel–Kollat–Blackwell model application on restaurant clientele purchase decision-making processes in commercial eateries in Kakamega County, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Simon O. Were --- Masinde Muliro University of Science & Technology, KenyaRestaurant clientele have a task of making critical decisions concerning their choices of food and drinks. The decision-making process involves, firstly, the selection of the restaurant in which to have a meal and, secondly, the selection of food items from... -
Towards a New Poetics of Comedic Performance in Kenya Following COVID-19
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Anne Lanoi Keton --- Maasai Mara University, Kenya Denis Waswa Barasa --- Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, KenyaStand-up comedy in Kenya before COVID-19 relied on close proximity between comedians and their audiences. However, COVID-19 disrupted this arrangement and subverted the performance space of ‘traditional theatre.’ This article examines alternative comic spaces embraced by selected Kenyan stand-up comedians...
