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  1. <em>Pinus maximinoi:</em> A Promising Species in South Africa

    Pinus maximinoi: A Promising Species in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: J.E. Kietzka --- D.R. de Wet Forestry Research Centre,
    A number of provenance trials of Pinus pseudostrobus initiated by the Oxford Forestry Institute were planted in the Eastern Transvaal Forest Region. Taxonomic studies later revealed that many of the provenances included in these trials were P. maximinoi (previously known...
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  2. Adjusting Faustmann's Formula for a Dynamic Financial Environment

    Adjusting Faustmann's Formula for a Dynamic Financial Environment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: H. J.E. Uys --- Department of Forest Science,
    The well-known LEV criterion or Faustmann's formula which evolved in the static financial environment of the nineteenth century is adjusted to take account of the changes in the dynamic financial environment of today. A previous incorrect attempt to adjust LEV...
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  3. Genetic Improvement of Timber Yield and Wood Quality in <em>Eucalyptus Grandis</em> (Hill) Maiden

    Genetic Improvement of Timber Yield and Wood Quality in Eucalyptus Grandis (Hill) Maiden

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: G. van Wyk --- Division of Forest Science and Technology,
    Results of a partial diallel progeny test of Eucalyptus grandis assessed at ages 5, 36, 60 and 105 months are presented. Large genetic variations among full-sib families were found for all traits studied, e.g. the mean tree volume per family...
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  4. Pine Provenance Research in South Africa: Promises and Problems

    Pine Provenance Research in South Africa: Promises and Problems

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: E.R. Falkenhagen --- ,
    Provenance research really started with the work of H.L. Duhamel Du Monceau on Pinus sylvestris in the eighteenth century. In South Africa the first properly designed provenance trials were established between 1934 and 1936 with the testing of five races...
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  5. Financial Decision Criteria and Real Price Changes

    Financial Decision Criteria and Real Price Changes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: H. J.E. Uys --- Department of Forest Science,
    General price indices such as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) or the Production Price Index (PPI) represent the weighted average of prices of a large number of goods and services. Such price indices therefore cannot accurately measure the changes in...
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  6. A New Form of Internal Rate of Return

    A New Form of Internal Rate of Return

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: H. J.E. Uys --- Department of Forest Science,
    When the Internal Rate for Return (IRR) of a forestry project is calculated by means of traditional methods which ignore real price changes, the IRR for one rotation of the project is identical to the IRR for an infinite series...
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  7. Determining Transpiration from <em>Pinus patula</em> Shoots—A Comparative Evaluation of the Cut-Shoot Method and Two Null-Balance Diffusion Porometers

    Determining Transpiration from Pinus patula Shoots—A Comparative Evaluation of the Cut-Shoot Method and Two Null-Balance Diffusion Porometers

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: P.J. Dye --- D.R. de Wet Forestry Research Centre Division of Forest Science and Technology, S.I. Christie --- D.R. de Wet Forestry Research Centre Division of Forest Science and Technology, B.W. Olbrich --- D.R. de Wet Forestry Research Centre Division of Forest Science and Technology, E. Ferreira --- D.R. de Wet Forestry Research Centre Division of Forest Science and Technology, N. Tallon --- D.R. de Wet Forestry Research Centre Division of Forest Science and Technology,
    The cut-shoot method and two types of small-chambered null-balance diffusion porometer were evaluated for suitability in studies of stomatal conductance and transpiration in Pinus patula. In the course of the cut-shoot evaluation, excised shoots were found to transpire at a...
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  8. Estimated Woody Litterfall in Broadleaved, Evergreen Forest, Southern Cape, South Africa

    Estimated Woody Litterfall in Broadleaved, Evergreen Forest, Southern Cape, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: S.J. Milton --- ,
    A new line-transect technique for monitoring woody litterfall in forests is described. In indigenous, evergreen coastal forest at Harkerville, southern Cape, branches and trees which fell and accumulated across 50 m lengths of twine over a period of seven years,...
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  9. Distribution, Size and Ownership of Forests in the Southern Cape

    Distribution, Size and Ownership of Forests in the Southern Cape

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: C.J. Geldenhuys --- Saasveld Forestry Research Centre,
    Indigenous forest of the southern Cape as delimited on 1:50 000 maps was analysed for distribution, size and ownership in six landscape zones: mountains, foothill, coastal platform, river valley, coastal scarp and dunes. I tested the hypothesis that forest distribution...
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  10. Determination of the Long-term Profitability of Forestry Projects

    Determination of the Long-term Profitability of Forestry Projects

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: H.J.E Uys --- Department of Forest Science, J.H. Nel --- Department of Water Affairs and Forestry,
    A planned forestry project which appears to be profitable for one rotation will not necessarily be profitable in the long term. It can change to an unprofitable project after a number of profitable rotations. Sustained profitability will depend on the...
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  11. Volume, Pulp and Paper-making Traits of <em>Pinus maximinoi</em> Provenances Planted at Two Sites in South Africa

    Volume, Pulp and Paper-making Traits of Pinus maximinoi Provenances Planted at Two Sites in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: J.A. Wright --- Investigacion Forestal, Colombia B. Baylis --- Usutu Pulp Company, Swaziland
    Two provenance trials of P. maximinoi H.E. Moore growing in the eastern Transvaal, South Africa, were assessed for growth, pulp and paper-making traits at approximately 11 years of age. Provenances were significantly (p<0,05) different for breaking length, burst index and...
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  12. A preliminary investigation of woody plant increase in the western Transvaal and implications for veld assessment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: MargaretH. Friedel --- Division of Wildlife and Rangelands Research, Australia
    The relationships between tree density and indices of pasture and soil condition were examined in Western Transvaal grasslands where Acacia karroo had increased following disturbance. The correlation between tree density and pasture condition was not linear, indicating a threshold in...
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  13. Die evaluasie van droëland Cenchrus ciliaris L. cv Molopo vir speenkalf‐produksie in die sentrale grasveld

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: L.G. du Pisani --- , J.P. van Niekerk --- , H.O. de Waal --- , I.W. Knight --- ,
    Speenkalfproduksie op droëland Cenchrus ciliaris‐weiding is by drie veeladings onder aanhoudende beweiding ondersoek (1978–83). Verskille in beskikbare bogrondse fitomassa (BBF), speenmassa en die ekonomie van speenkalfproduksie word bespreek.
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  14. The development of veld assessment in the northern Transvaal savanna I. Red Turfveld

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: M.H. Friedel --- Division of Wildlife and Rangelands Research, Australia A.C. Blackmore --- ,
    Grazing‐induced gradients in pasture species composition were characterized for the red turfveld of the Northern Transvaal savanna. A proposed classification of pasture species response to grazing was developed and the influence of state variables and driving forces other than grazing...
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  15. The development of veld assessment in the northern Transvaal savanna II. Mixed bushveld

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: M.H. Friedel --- Division of Wildlife and Rangelands Research, Australia
    Differences in pasture species composition as a consequence of grazing were used to develop a proposed classification of pasture species response to grazing, for both the Combretum apiculatum and the Acacia tortilis communities of the northern Transvaal mixed bushveld. The...
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  16. Some factors effecting the dry matter production of lucerne cultivars

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: A. Smith --- Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, MarieF. Smith --- ,
    Dry matter yields of lucerne cultivars were affected by different factors. A simple equation is given for predicting total dry matter yield of irrigated lucerne based on mean maximum temperatures in January.
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  17. Leaf silicification in grasses — A review

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: P.J. O&#039;Reagain --- Department of Agriculture, M.T. Mentis --- Centre for Resource Ecology,
    Silica is absorbed from the soil by many grasses in an active or passive manner depending upon the species involved. It is carried upwards in the transpiration stream and deposited throughout the plant where it polymerizes to form amorphous silica...
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  18. ‘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‐Afrika
    A 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...
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  19. How economic are the farming units of Leliefontein, Namaqualand?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: FionaM. Archer --- Department of Botany, Republic of South Africa M.T. Hoffman --- Department of Botany, Republic of South Africa J.E. Danckwerts --- Department of Agriculture (Eastern Cape Region), Republic of South Africa
    Nomadic pastoralism has been practised in Leliefontein for centuries. In 1984, the area was formally divided into 47 so‐called ‘economic units’ on the assumption that this agricultural approach would (a) promote development in the region and (b) introduce conservation management...
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  20. A conceptual stocking rate model for the moderately dry mixed and sourveld

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: J.R. Turner --- Department of Grassland Science, Republic of South Africa N.M. Tainton --- Department of Grassland Science, Republic of South Africa
    Results for the 1986/87 season from 15 grazing trials situated at five sites were used to develop a qualitative model describing the relationships between stocking rate and herbage mass and between stocking rate and individual animal performance. Although it cannot...
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  21. Die invloed van bemesting op die spesiesamestelling en basale bedekking van beweide veld in die Potchefstroom‐omgewing

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: FranciP. Janse van Rensburg --- Departement Landbou en Watervoorsiening, Republiek van Suid‐Afrika R.H. Drewes --- Departement Landbou en Watervoorsiening, Republiek van Suid‐Afrika J.W. Cilliers --- Departement Landbou en Watervoorsiening, Republiek van Suid‐Afrika A.C. Beckerling --- Departement Landbou en Watervoorsiening, Republiek van Suid‐Afrika
    The impact of fertilization on veld in the Potchefstroom area was investigated. Nitrogen and phosphorus were applied annually from 1972/73 until 1981/82. The control plots and the fertilized plots were grazed with year‐old steers. Species composition and basal cover were...
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  22. A comparison of continuous and rotational grazing on veld at two stocking rates

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: D.L. Barnes --- Department of Agricultural Development (Transvaal Region), Republic of South Africa R.P. Denny --- , Republic of South Africa
    Two rotational grazing procedures, a four‐paddock system with a 10‐day period of stay and an eight‐paddock system with a 5‐day period of stay, were compared with continuous grazing on veld. The trial was conducted 40 km south of Bulawayo in...
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  23. The Potch System: An approach to the management of semi‐arid grasslands in southern Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: R.H. Drewes --- Department of Agricultural Development, Republic of South Africa
    A host of grassland management systems have been published and recommended. Whereas earlier approaches to grassland management emphasized the systematic resting aspect, the systems published since 1966 have tended to stress the degree of utilization of the grassland sward. In...
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  24. Germination of fresh seed of thirty Cenchrus ciliaris ecotypes as influenced by seed treatment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: P.S. Venter --- Division of Grassland Science, Department of Plant Production, Republic of South Africa N.F.G. Rethman --- Division of Grassland Science, Department of Plant Production, Republic of South Africa
    Germination tests were carried out with fresh seed of 30 ecotypes of Cenchrus ciliaris produced under uniform conditions. Untreated seeds were compared with washed and shelled seeds. The percentage germination of untreated seed varied between 0% and 48%, with an...
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  25. A complex dormancy mechanism in seeds of the weed &lt;em&gt;Rubus cuneifolius&lt;/em&gt;

    A complex dormancy mechanism in seeds of the weed Rubus cuneifolius

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. van Staden --- Department of Botany, PetaL. Campbell --- ,
    Both the endocarp and embryo contribute to the dormancy of Rubus cuneifolius seed. Whereas scarification was found to break the dormancy imposed by the endocarp, embryo dormancy could only be overcome by a combination of treatments. These treatments consisted of...
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  26. Response of five soybean (&lt;em&gt;Glycine max&lt;/em&gt; (L.) Merr.) cultivars to lime and phosphorus on an acid Normandien subsoil

    Response of five soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) cultivars to lime and phosphorus on an acid Normandien subsoil

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.D. Noble --- Department of Crop Science, J.D. Lea --- Department of Crop Science, M.V. Fey --- Department of Soil Science and Agrometeorology,
    Five soybean cultivars (Hill, Geduld, Forrest, Welkom and Oribi), previously selected for Al tolerance or sensitivity by a rapid seedling evaluation method, were grown in acid soil treated with varying rates of lime and P. After 35 days the plants...
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  27. Assessment of aluminium tolerance in maize using a rapid screening procedure

    Assessment of aluminium tolerance in maize using a rapid screening procedure

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Paula Mendes --- , M. P.W. Farina --- , P. Channon --- ,
    Routine testing for Al tolerance requires that screening procedures be both rapid and simple. Growth-chamber techniques, developed in the USA, show considerable promise in this regard and were used in this study to compare the Al tolerance of 10 maize...
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  28. Genotypic tolerance of selected dry bean (&lt;em&gt;Phaseolus vulgaris&lt;/em&gt; L.) cultivar s to soluble Al and to acid, low P soil conditions

    Genotypic tolerance of selected dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivar s to soluble Al and to acid, low P soil conditions

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.D. Noble --- Department of Crop Science, J.D. Lea --- Department of Crop Science, M.V. Fey --- Department of Soil Science and Agrometeorology,
    Twelve dry bean cultivare were grown for seven days on filter paper soaked with nutrient solution containing a range of up to 10 mmol Al dm−3. Differential response to Al toxicity, measured as taproot elongation, occurred at Al concentrations of...
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  29. Reduced leaf diffusive resistance with re-exposure of maize (&lt;em&gt;Zea mays&lt;/em&gt; L.) to atrazine

    Reduced leaf diffusive resistance with re-exposure of maize (Zea mays L.) to atrazine

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M.R. le Court de Billot --- Summer Grain Centre, Republic of South Africa P.C. Nel --- Department of Plant Production, Republic of South Africa
    Application and subsequent removal of atrazine in a nutrient solution resulted in changes in leaf diffusive resistance in maize. Re-exposure to atrazine elicited lower responses in leaf diffusive resistance, suggesting an improved tolerance to atrazine by maize. The time elapsed...
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  30. A field evaluation of the differential tolerance to soil acidity of forty-eight South African maize cultivars

    A field evaluation of the differential tolerance to soil acidity of forty-eight South African maize cultivars

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Ana Paula Mendes --- Summer grain Sub-Centre, M. P.W. Farina --- Summer grain Sub-Centre, P. Channon --- Summer grain Sub-Centre, Marie Smith --- Biometry Section, Directorate of Biometrie and Datametric Services,
    A field experiment was conducted on a Normandien clay loam (Plinthic Paleudult) to compare the acid tolerance of 48 commercially grown maize (Zea mays L.) cultivars. Cultivars were compared in terms of grain yield, plant height and leaf Al content...
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  31. Preliminary studies on the inheritance of atrazine tolerance in maize (&lt;em&gt;Zea mays&lt;/em&gt; L.)

    Preliminary studies on the inheritance of atrazine tolerance in maize (Zea mays L.)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M.R. Le Court De Billot --- Department of Plant Production, A.P. Fourie --- Department of Plant Production, P.C. Nel --- Department of Plant Production,
    Thirty-three maize (Zea mays L.) inbreds were screened for tolerance to atrazine (2-chloro-4-ethylamino-6- isopropylamino-1,3,5-triazine) in a glasshouse using a sand culture technique. Tolerance ranged from 95,7–51,0% of the control. The continuous pattern of tolerance exhibited by the inbreds indicated polygenic...
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  32. Assessment of recent drought severity for natural grassland at three locations

    Assessment of recent drought severity for natural grassland at three locations

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J.A. Dyer --- Crop Production Division, Canada J.M. de Jager --- Department of Agrometeorology, Republic of South Africa
    The relative severity of drought in natural grassland during three growing seasons was analyzed for three South African weather stations. Computer simulation of grassland water use, based upon weather records, was used to quantify drought and to compare the conditions...
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  33. Canopy temperature as a plant water stress indicator for nectarines

    Canopy temperature as a plant water stress indicator for nectarines

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Helga Tormann --- ,
    Three-year-old nectarine trees of the cultivar Independence grown in free-drainage lysimeters were exposed to a wet and a dry treatment, i.e. high soil moisture content throughout or progressive soil drying respectively. The canopy temperature of the trees was measured with...
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  34. Die invloed van verdigtingspoging, klei-en waterinhoud op verdigting van geselekteerde Ho&euml;veldgronde

    Die invloed van verdigtingspoging, klei-en waterinhoud op verdigting van geselekteerde Hoëveldgronde

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. A.G. Henning --- Departement van Landbou en Watervoorsiening, D.J. Nel --- Departement Bodemkunde, PU vir CHO, H. J. van M. Harmse --- Departement Bodemkunde, PU vir CHO,
    Die verwantskap tussen kegelpenetrasieweerstand en droë brutodigtheid word deur die mate van sortering beïnvloed. By swak sortering word laer penetrasieweerstande as in die geval van matige sortering met spesifieke brutodigthede geassosieer. Waterinhoud waarby maksimum verdigting plaasvind, word deur klei-inhoud en...
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  35. An evaluation of rootstocks for apricots on sandy soil

    An evaluation of rootstocks for apricots on sandy soil

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J.D. Stadler --- , Republic of South Africa P. J.C. Stassen --- , Republic of South Africa
    The nematode-resistant rootstocks Okinawa and Nemaguard yielded better than all other rootstocks for Royal on sandy soil. Bulida performed best on apricot seedling rootstock followed by Okinawa. Prunus mume did not appear promising for either Royal or Bulida. Both Royal...
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  36. Relationship between DIMBOA content and atrazine tolerance in maize

    Relationship between DIMBOA content and atrazine tolerance in maize

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: C. Malan --- , Republic of South Africa M.R. le Court de Billot --- , Republic of South Africa
    Data of two independent studies are presented to illustrate the relationship between DIMBOA content of maize inbreds and their tolerance to atrazine. Polynomial regression curves best described this relationship. R-squared values of 0,48 and 0,87 between DIMBOA content and tolerance...
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  37. Leaf water retention of excised leaves as a measure of drought resistance in grain sorghum (&lt;em&gt;Sorghum bicolor&lt;/em&gt; L. Moench) genotypes

    Leaf water retention of excised leaves as a measure of drought resistance in grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) genotypes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: W.G. Wenzel --- , Republic of South Africa W.J. van den Berg --- , Republic of South Africa
    The objective of these experiments was to evaluate the usefulness of the excised leaf water retention capability (ELWRC) technique for screening grain sorghum genotypes for drought resistance. Seven genotypes were planted in a randomized block consisting of four replications. The...
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  38. Genotipe&mdash;omgewingsinteraksie by sojabone

    Genotipe—omgewingsinteraksie by sojabone

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: T. E.M. Odendaal --- , Republiek van Suid-Afrika C.S. van Deventer --- Departement Genetika, Republiek van Suid-Afrika
    'n Gekombineerde variansie-ontleding is uitgevoer op die saadopbrengste en proteïenpersentasies van die saad van 14 sojaboonkultivars wat op nege verskillende lokaliteite oor 3 jaar geëvalueer is. Variansiekomponente geassosieer met elke bron van variasie is beraam. Die verkreë resultate en implikasies...
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  39. Allocation of resources in sorghum (&lt;em&gt;Sorghum bicolor&lt;/em&gt; L. Moench) yield trials

    Allocation of resources in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) yield trials

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: W.G. Wenzel --- , Republic of South Africa
    Three replications of twenty-two grain sorghum genotypes were planted in a randomized block design. Plots consisted of three rows. Yield records were taken from eight single plants as well as from 2-m samples of each row. The components of variation...
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  40. &#039;n Vergelyking van koringkultivars ten opsigte van droogteverdraagsaamheid

    'n Vergelyking van koringkultivars ten opsigte van droogteverdraagsaamheid

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: G.D. Joubert --- , Republiek van Suid-Afrika
    'n Proef met vyf koringkultivars en twee vogpeile (50 en 80% van veldwaterkapasiteit) is in 'n glashuis uitgevoer. Kultivarverskiile in droëmateriaalakkumulasie is verkry by die lae vogpeil. Gamtoos het die grootste blaaroppervlakte en blaarmassa gehad by die vlagblaarstadium en uiteindelik...
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  41. Changes in plant water relations of wheat and soybeans after relief of water stress

    Changes in plant water relations of wheat and soybeans after relief of water stress

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Sue Walker --- Department Land, Air and Water Resources, Veihmeyer Hall, U.S.A. D.M. Oosterhuis --- Department of Agronomy, U.S.A. Judy Eastham --- , Republic of South Africa
    The ability of a crop to recover from a mild or severe water stress and the rate of recovery are of importance for irrigation management and are also linked to the drought resistance and water use efficiency of the crop...
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  42. Stomatal resistance measurement as an indicator of water deficit stress in wheat and soybeans

    Stomatal resistance measurement as an indicator of water deficit stress in wheat and soybeans

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: D.M. Oosterhuis --- Department of Agronomy, U.S.A. Sue Walker --- Department Land, Air and Water Resources, Veihmeyer Hall, U.S.A.
    The usefulness of stomatal response as an indicator of the onset and development of water stress was studied over five seasons in field-grown wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and soybeans (Glycine max L. Merr.). With the onset of water stress, stomatal...
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  43. Performance of five soybean cultivars in relation to lime and phosphorus levels on an acid Ultisol

    Performance of five soybean cultivars in relation to lime and phosphorus levels on an acid Ultisol

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.D. Noble --- Department of Crop Science, Republic of South Africa J.D. Lea --- Department of Crop Science, Republic of South Africa M.V. Fey --- Department of Soil Science and Agrometeorology, Republic of South Africa
    The seed-yield response of five soybean cultivars (Hill, Geduld, Forrest, Welkom and Oribi) to applications of lime [Ca(OH)2] and P was evaluated over two seasons in the field on an acid soil of the Normandien series (Plinthic Paleudult). As a...
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  44. The influence of rainfall on the seasonal abundance and flight activity of the maize stalk borer, &lt;em&gt;Busseola fusca&lt;/em&gt; in South Africa

    The influence of rainfall on the seasonal abundance and flight activity of the maize stalk borer, Busseola fusca in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. B.J. van Rensburg --- Summer Grain Centre, Republic of South Africa G. D.J. van Rensburg --- Summer Grain Centre, Republic of South Africa J.H. Giliomee --- Department of Entomology, Republic of South Africa M.C. Walters --- , Republic of South Africa
    This study attempts to demonstrate the extent to which seasonal fluctuations in the number of Busseola fusca (Fuller) moths can be explained by precipitation data. Daily flight activity is shown to be enhanced by cool, humid conditions and restricted by...
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  45. Penetration resistance of fine sandy apedal soils as affected by relative bulk density, water content and texture

    Penetration resistance of fine sandy apedal soils as affected by relative bulk density, water content and texture

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A. T.P. Bennie --- Department of Soil Science, Republic of South Africa R. du T. Burger --- Department of Soil Science, Republic of South Africa
    The major physical properties that control the penetration resistance of soils are the degree of soil compaction, water content and particle size distribution. Sandy soils with well-sorted particle size distributions and low cohesivity compact and consolidate easily under pressure. Six...
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  46. Changes in percentage moisture loss of excised leaves of seven field-grown grain sorghum genotypes

    Changes in percentage moisture loss of excised leaves of seven field-grown grain sorghum genotypes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: W.G. Wenzel --- , Republic of South Africa W.J. van den Berg --- , Republic of South Africa
    The objectives of these experiments were to study the seasonal and diurnal changes in percentage moisture loss (PML) and correlated characteristics of excised leaves. Seven grain sorghum genotypes were planted in a randomized block design and their PML and the...
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  47. The inheritance of percentage moisture loss in sorghum leaves

    The inheritance of percentage moisture loss in sorghum leaves

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: W.G. Wenzel --- , Republic of South Africa
    The inheritance of drought resistance and agronomic characteristics of field-grown sorghum plants was determined. High heritabilities were recorded for each characteristic. The genetic differences of percentage moisture loss were due to genes exhibiting incomplete dominance. The agronomic characteristics of plant...
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  48. A simple, accurate method of estimating maximum total evaporation from a wheat crop during the daylight period

    A simple, accurate method of estimating maximum total evaporation from a wheat crop during the daylight period

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: W.H. van Zyl --- Department of Agrometeorology, Republic of South Africa J.M. de Jager --- Department of Agrometeorology, Republic of South Africa C.J. Maree --- Department of Agrometeorology, Republic of South Africa
    The use of empirical relationships for the calculation of the energy and aerodynamic components of the Penman-Monteith equation were tested against measured data. Accurate estimates of maximum total evaporation, Em, from a wheat crop were obtained. The empirical equation utilizes...
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  49. Relationships between yield, base temperature and drought resistance in grain sorghum

    Relationships between yield, base temperature and drought resistance in grain sorghum

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: W.G. Wenzel --- , Republic of South Africa
    The object of this study was to investigate the interrelationship between yield, its components, base temperature and drought resistance of grain sorghum. Seven commercial cultivars and 27 F1 progenies were compared in two separate randomized block trials. A total of...
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  50. The inheritance of base temperature in grain sorghum

    The inheritance of base temperature in grain sorghum

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: W.G. Wenzel --- , Republic of South Africa
    Two different methods were used to identify the genetic determinants of the base temperatures of sorghum seeds which were germinated at 15°C. These were a factorial mating design and a crossing system to identify lines which contain the greatest number...
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  51. Spatial pattern and variability of soils in a granite landscape, north-east of Nelspruit

    Spatial pattern and variability of soils in a granite landscape, north-east of Nelspruit

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: E. Verster --- Department of Geography, Republic of South Africa
    Morphological and selected chemical and granulometric properties of eleven soil profiles occurring on five hillslope sites (midslope, upper footslope, mid-footslope, lower footslope and valley bottom) were determined in order to evaluate the spatial pattern and variability of soils in a...
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  52. Field reactions of lucerne genotypes to anthracnose and crown rot caused by &lt;em&gt;Colletotrichum trifolii&lt;/em&gt;

    Field reactions of lucerne genotypes to anthracnose and crown rot caused by Colletotrichum trifolii

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: SusanH. Koch --- Department of Plant Pathology, Republic of South Africa P.S. Knox-Davies --- Department of Plant Pathology, Republic of South Africa
    Nineteen different cultivars and experimental lines of lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) were inoculated with sand-bran cultures of Colletotrichum trifolii Bain & Essary and evaluated for resistance to anthracnose and crown rot under local conditions. The various genotypes differed significantly in...
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  53. Tolerance of almond (&lt;em&gt;Prunus amygdalus&lt;/em&gt;) and peach (&lt;em&gt;P. Persica&lt;/em&gt;) seedlings to metam-sodium

    Tolerance of almond (Prunus amygdalus) and peach (P. Persica) seedlings to metam-sodium

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.F. Lourens --- , Republic of South Africa A.H. Lange --- ,
    The tolerance of 1-year-old almond seedlings (Prunus amygdalus) in a loamy sand, and newly planted peach seedlings (P. persica) in washed river sand to low concentrations of metam-sodium (sodium methyldithiocar- bamate) in the root zone was investigated. Phytotoxic symptoms were...
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  54. The resistance of guar (&lt;em&gt;Cyamopsis tetragonoloba&lt;/em&gt; (L.) Taub.) to attack by the root parasitic &lt;em&gt;Alectra vogelii&lt;/em&gt; (Benth.)

    The resistance of guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.) to attack by the root parasitic Alectra vogelii (Benth.)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J.H. Visser --- Department of Botany, Republic of South Africa B. Beck --- , Republic of South Africa
    The nature of the resistance of guar to attack by the root parasitic A. vogelii was investigated, it was found that although seed of the parasite was induced to germinate in the presence of stimulants, radicle elongation was prevented owing...
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  55. Inheritance of atrazine tolerance in South African maize

    Inheritance of atrazine tolerance in South African maize

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M.R. Le Court De Billot --- , Republic of South Africa P.C. Nel --- Department of Plant Production, Republic of South Africa H.O. Gevers --- , Republic of South Africa
    Forty-five maize (Zea mays L.) inbreds were screened for tolerance to atrazine (2-chloro-4-ethylamino-6- isopropylamino-1, 3, 5-triazine) in a glasshouse using a sand culture technique. Ten inbreds displaying a spectrum of tolerance were hybridized in all possible combinations including reciprocals to...
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  56. Spatial pattern and variability of soil and hillslope properties in a granitic landscape 1. Pretoriuskop area

    Spatial pattern and variability of soil and hillslope properties in a granitic landscape 1. Pretoriuskop area

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M.C. Munnik --- Department of Geography, Republic of South Africa E. Verster --- Department of Geography, Republic of South Africa T.H. van Rooyen --- Department of Geography, Republic of South Africa
    Characteristics of nine hillslope profiles and selected properties of 69 soil profiles were determined in order to evaluate the spatial pattern and variability of soil and hillslope properties in a granitic area near Pretoriuskop, Kruger National Park. A transect design...
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  57. A multivariate approach to a specific problem of grouping maize cultivars

    A multivariate approach to a specific problem of grouping maize cultivars

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: MarieF. Smith --- , Republic of South Africa
    The use of multivariate techniques in the analysis of multivariate problems is illustrated by comparing the results of univariate and multivariate techniques applied to the problem of establishing the nutritional requirements of, and the acid tolerance differences between maize cultivars...
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  58. Resistance of South African maize hybrids to maize streak virus

    Resistance of South African maize hybrids to maize streak virus

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: G. D.J. van Rensburg --- , Republic of South Africa J.H. Giliomee --- Department of Entomology and Nematology, Republic of South Africa K.L. Pringle --- Department of Entomology and Nematology, Republic of South Africa
    Data from maize cultivar trials at Vaalharts over a five-year period were used to evaluate the level of resistance to maize streak virus (MSV) in commercial maize hybrids, and to determine the potential value of such resistance. Maize hybrids presently...
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  59. Registration of cotton (&lt;em&gt;Gossypium hirsutum&lt;/em&gt; L.) cultivars Letaba, NIK2 and OR19

    Registration of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) cultivars Letaba, NIK2 and OR19

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: H.G. van Heerden --- , Republic of South Africa W.H. van Staden --- , Republic of South Africa G.W. Schoeman --- , Republic of South Africa M.E. Stone --- , Republic of South Africa G. S.P. Vink --- , Republic of South Africa
    Letaba, NIK2 and OR19 were released for commercial cultivation in the R.S.A. in 1989. Letaba has potential as a dryland cultivar in the Springbok Flats and northern Natal. NIK2 is intended for cultivation under irrigation in the same areas and...
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  60. Evaluating different wheat production strategies for the Orange Free State using stochastic dominance techniques and a crop growth model

    Evaluating different wheat production strategies for the Orange Free State using stochastic dominance techniques and a crop growth model

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A. Singels --- Department of Agrometeorology, Republic of South Africa J.M. de Jager --- Department of Agrometeorology, Republic of South Africa
    A wheat crop growth model and stochastic dominance techniques were used to evaluate several wheat production strategies for the Orange Free State. Fifty seasonal grain yields and corresponding gross margins were calculated from daily weather data and soil data for...
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  61. The inheritance of drought resistance characteristics in grain sorghum seedlings

    The inheritance of drought resistance characteristics in grain sorghum seedlings

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: W.G. Wenzel --- , Republic of South Africa
    A factorial crossing method was used to study the inheritance of and the relationship between characteristics which are related to drought resistance in grain sorghum seedlings. The potential for improving drought resistance in grain sorghum seedlings was verified by the...
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  62. Utilization of initially-applied labelled ammonium nitrate by three successive crops

    Utilization of initially-applied labelled ammonium nitrate by three successive crops

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A. D.P. Botha --- , Republic of South Africa D.C. Pretorius --- , Republic of South Africa J.C. Johnson --- , Republic of South Africa M.V. Kidson --- , Republic of South Africa
    The aim of the study was to compare N uptake from initially-applied NH4 + and NO3- ions and to compile a balance sheet for applied fertilizer N. In a pot experiment, maize, sorghum and sunflower plants were grown in succession,...
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  63. Spatial pattern and variability of soil and hillslope properties in a granitic landscape 2. Pretoria&mdash;Johannesburg area

    Spatial pattern and variability of soil and hillslope properties in a granitic landscape 2. Pretoria—Johannesburg area

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M.C. Munnik --- Department of Geography, Republic of South Africa E. Versterand --- Department of Geography, Republic of South Africa T.H. van Rooyen --- Department of Geography, Republic of South Africa
    Using a transect design, a detailed examination was made of nine hillslopes and 64 soil profiles in the granitic area between Johannesburg and Pretoria to assess the spatial pattern and variability of soil and hillslope properties. The land surface was...
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  64. Die invloed van verskillende waterregimes op Up-to-date aartappels I. Vegetatiewe ontwikkeling, fotosintesetempo en stomatadiffusieweerstand

    Die invloed van verskillende waterregimes op Up-to-date aartappels I. Vegetatiewe ontwikkeling, fotosintesetempo en stomatadiffusieweerstand

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J.M. Steyn --- , Republiek van Suid-Afrika H.F. du Plessis --- , Republiek van Suid-Afrika P.F. Nortj&eacute; --- , Republiek van Suid-Afrika
    Drie grondwaterregimes (20, 50 en 70% onttrekking van plantbeskikbare water) is gedurende herfsaanplan- tings in 1987 en 1988 op Up-to-date aartappels toegepas om die invloed daarvan op groei en ontwikkeling te ondersoek. Twee fisiologiese parameters van plantwaterstremming, naamlik, fotosintesetempo en...
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  65. The success of the AMMI model in predicting lucerne yields for cultivars with differing dormancy characteristics

    The success of the AMMI model in predicting lucerne yields for cultivars with differing dormancy characteristics

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: MarieF. Smith --- , Republic of South Africa A. Smith --- , Republic of South Africa
    The AMMI model, which incorporates both additive and multiplicative components into an integrated, powerful, least squares analysis, is used for the analysis of cultivar trials at different localities. These trials are a major experimental component in crop production and plant...
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  66. The influence of phosphorus on the tolerance of maize (&lt;em&gt;Zea mays&lt;/em&gt; L.) to atrazine

    The influence of phosphorus on the tolerance of maize (Zea mays L.) to atrazine

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: C.F. Reinhardt --- Department of Plant Production, Republic of South Africa P.C. Nel --- Department of Plant Production, Republic of South Africa
    Glasshouse and field studies were conducted to examine the effect of high phosphorus (P) application on the tolerance of the maize cultivar SSM2041 to atrazine [2-chloro-4-(ethylamino)-6-(isopropylamino)-s-tria- zine]. Two glasshouse experiments were conducted. In one, seedlings were exposed to five P...
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  67. Inheritance of antibiosis to the maize stalk borer, &lt;em&gt;Busseola fusca&lt;/em&gt; (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and the combining ability for yield in resistant maize genotypes

    Inheritance of antibiosis to the maize stalk borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and the combining ability for yield in resistant maize genotypes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. B.J. van Rensburg --- Summer Grain Centre, Republic of South Africa H.O. Gevers --- Summer Grain Sub-centre, Republic of South Africa
    A diallel set of hybrids involving eleven maize inbred lines was used to determine the genetic basis of resistance to Busseola fusca. Larval mass gain over a period of three weeks after the artificial infestation of plants was closely correlated...
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  68. Implications of &lt;em&gt;Chalara elegans&lt;/em&gt; resistance in groundnut breeding

    Implications of Chalara elegans resistance in groundnut breeding

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: P. J.A. van der Merwe --- Oil and Protein Seed Centre, Republic of South Africa L.P. van der Merwe --- Oil and Protein Seed Centre, Republic of South Africa H. L.N. Joubert --- Oil and Protein Seed Centre, Republic of South Africa
    Genetic advances in six important traits in the groundnut, including resistance to C. elegans, were determined in field trials conducted at the Vaalharts Research Station during 1988/89 using a randomized block design. Results indicated that significant genetic advances for the...
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  69. Protein turnover: possible contributing factor in determining drought tolerance in &lt;em&gt;Nicotiana tabacum&lt;/em&gt; L.

    Protein turnover: possible contributing factor in determining drought tolerance in Nicotiana tabacum L.

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: L. van Rensburg --- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Republic of South Africa G. H.J. Kr&uuml;ger --- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Republic of South Africa
    Drought stress-induced changes in the water-soluble protein concentration and total number of sulphydryl (-SH) groups were monitored under controlled environmental conditions in four tobacco cultivars (Nicotiana tabacum L.) with different drought tolerances. The drought stress ranged from light (-0.52 MPa)...
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  70. Status of resistance to &lt;em&gt;Chilo partellus&lt;/em&gt; (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in South African grain sorghum hybrids

    Status of resistance to Chilo partellus (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in South African grain sorghum hybrids

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. van den Berg --- Summer Grain Centre, Republic of South Africa J. B.J. van Rensburg --- Summer Grain Centre, Republic of South Africa M.C. van der Westhuizen --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, Republic of South Africa
    The level of resistance to Chilo partellus was evaluated in 49 commercially available grain sorghum hybrids using artificial infestation in each of two field trials. The assessment of leaf feeding damage on a scale of one to nine indicated levels...
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  71. Variable tolerance of some crop species to atrazine in various soils

    Variable tolerance of some crop species to atrazine in various soils

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: C.F. Reinhardt --- Department of Plant Production, Republic of South Africa P.C. Nel --- Department of Plant Production, Republic of South Africa
    The carry-over of atrazine (2-chloro-4-ethylamino-6-isopropylamino-1,3,5-s-triazine), which occasionally causes damage to susceptible crops grown in rotation with atrazine-treated maize (Zea mays L.), calls for a refinement of the specified recropping intervals. Bioassays were conducted in a glasshouse to evaluate, with nine...
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  72. The inheritance of seedling growth rate in grain sorghum

    The inheritance of seedling growth rate in grain sorghum

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: W.G. Wenzel --- , Republic of South Africa
    The inheritance of growth rate in grain sorghum seedlings was studied in two factorial crossing systems. The presence of both additive and dominance genetic variation was indicated. The additive gene effects played a greater role. At least three genetic factors...
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  73. Die fitotoksiese eienskappe van koring-strooi en die invloed daarvan op opkoms, vegetatiewe groei en opbrengs van koring (&lt;em&gt;Triticum aestivum&lt;/em&gt;)

    Die fitotoksiese eienskappe van koring-strooi en die invloed daarvan op opkoms, vegetatiewe groei en opbrengs van koring (Triticum aestivum)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: N.C. Raath --- , Republiek van Suid-Afrika P. C.J. Maree --- Departement Akkerbou en Weiding, Republiek van Suld-Afrika
    Die vrystelling van allelopatiese stowwe as ontbindingspro- dukte van koringstrooi kan swak plantegroei en opbrengs van koring veroorsaak. 'n Glashuisstudie is oor drie jaar uitgevoer om die opkoms, vegetatiewe groei en opbrengs van koring (kultivar SST66 en Palmiet) te ondersoek...
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  74. Absence of the 1BL/1RS chromosome translocation in the Kavkaz-derived wheat cultivar Tugela

    Absence of the 1BL/1RS chromosome translocation in the Kavkaz-derived wheat cultivar Tugela

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Z.A. Pretorius --- Department of Plant Pathology, Republic of South Africa G.F. Marais --- department of Genetics, Republic of South Africa J. Smith --- Small Grain Centre, Republic of South Africa J. le Roux --- Small Grain Centre, Republic of South Africa F.J. Kloppers --- Department of Plant Pathology, Republic of South Africa
    The South African bread wheat (Triticum aestivumL) cultivar Tugela (Kavkaz/Jaral'S') is highly resistant to stem rust caused by Puccinia graminis Pers. f. sp. tritici Eriks. & Henn. Based on pedigree analysis and infection types, it has previously been assumed that...
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  75. Evidence that alachlor selectivity in sunflower is based on depth-protection

    Evidence that alachlor selectivity in sunflower is based on depth-protection

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. Allemann --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, Republic of South Africa C.F. Reinhardt --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, Republic of South Africa
    The relative importance of the underground shoot parts (hypocotyl) and roots of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) seedlings on the absorption of alachlor [a-chloro-2′,6′-diethyl- N-(methoxymethyl) acetanilide] was studied in a glasshouse experiment. A layer of activated charcoal divided the soil in...
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  76. Managing certain recently named &lt;em&gt;Lr&lt;/em&gt; genes in breeding wheat for resistance to &lt;em&gt;Puccinia recondita&lt;/em&gt; f. sp. &lt;em&gt;tritici&lt;/em&gt; in South Africa

    Managing certain recently named Lr genes in breeding wheat for resistance to Puccinia recondita f. sp. tritici in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Z.A. Pretorius --- Department of Plant Pathology, Republic of South Africa B.D. van Niekerk --- Department of Plant Pathology, Republic of South Africa F.J. Kloppers --- Department of Plant Pathology, Republic of South Africa A.L. Vorster --- Department of Plant Pathology, Republic of South Africa
    Five new or locally unexploited Lr genes were evaluated as sources of resistance to leaf rust (Puccinia recon- dita Rob. ex Desm. f. sp. tritici) of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in South Africa. The expression of Lr36, Lr41 and Lr42,...
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  77. High availability of alachlor affects the roots and general growth of sunflower seedlings

    High availability of alachlor affects the roots and general growth of sunflower seedlings

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. Allemann --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, Republic of South Africa C.F. Reinhardt --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, Republic of South Africa
    The tolerance to alachlor [α-chloro-2′,6′?diethyl-N-(metoxy- methyl) acetanilide] of three sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) cultivars was evaluated in an aqueous medium in a glass- house. Alachlor (0.79 - 6.32 mg L−1) caused significant reductions in the root and shoot growth of...
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  78. Field evaluation of leaf rust severity, yield loss and quality characteristics in near-isogenic wheat lines with &lt;em&gt;Lr29, Lr35&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Lr37&lt;/em&gt;

    Field evaluation of leaf rust severity, yield loss and quality characteristics in near-isogenic wheat lines with Lr29, Lr35 or Lr37

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: F.J. Kloppers --- Department of Plant Pathology, Republic of South Africa Z.A. Pretorius --- Department of Plant Pathology, Republic of South Africa D. van Lill --- Small Grain Centre, Republic of South Africa
    The potential of three Lr genes in the wheat lines RL6080 (Thatcher*6/Lr29), RL6081 (Thatcher*8/Lr37) and RL6082 (Thatcher*6/Lr35) was evaluated in field experiments. Leaf rust reaction types on flag leaves of lines with Lr29, Lr35 or Lr37 varied between resistance and...
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  79. Phosphorus sorption in Natal soils

    Phosphorus sorption in Natal soils

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: S.H. Bainbridge --- Department of Agriculture, Republic of South Africa N. Miles --- Department of Agriculture, Republic of South Africa R. Praan --- Department of Agriculture, Republic of South Africa M.A. Johnston --- Department of Agronomy, Republic of South Africa
    Phosphorus (P) sorption poses a severe constraint on the ability of many soils to supply adequate amounts of P to plants. In an effort to quantify the P sorption capacities of soils in Natal, P sorption isotherms of 50 topsoils...
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  80. The use of hematoxylin in screening perennial ryegrass (&lt;em&gt;Lolium perenne&lt;/em&gt;) for aluminium tolerance

    The use of hematoxylin in screening perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) for aluminium tolerance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: R.J. Bennet --- , Republic of South Africa
    Controlled environment studies have indicated that the reaction of hematoxylin with Al-stressed roots can be used as the basis for a rapid and reliable test for Al tolerance in perennial ryegrass. Preliminary screening experiments identified a high degree of variability...
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  81. Residual effect of atrazine on field-grown dry beans and sunflower

    Residual effect of atrazine on field-grown dry beans and sunflower

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: C.F. Reinhardt --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, Republic of South Africa
    The applicability of fixed recropping intervals for crops that are sensitive to atrazine (2-chloro-4-ethylamino-6-isopropylamino-1,3,5-striazine) was assessed. Atrazine carry-over was monitored 12 and 24 months after its application at six different rates to maize (Zea mays L.) grown in eight trials...
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  82. The effects of tillage systems on soil bulk density and penetrometer resistance of a sandy clay loam soil

    The effects of tillage systems on soil bulk density and penetrometer resistance of a sandy clay loam soil

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J.T. Steyn --- Small Grain Centre, Republic of South Africa J. P.C. Tolmay --- Small Grain Centre, Republic of South Africa J.J. Human --- Department of Agronomy, Republic of South Africa W.H. Kilian --- Small Grain Centre, Republic of South Africa
    Concern has been expressed that reduced tillage systems may lead to excessive soil compaction, with a negative impact on crop growth. The objectives of this study were to determine the effects of different tillage systems, namely, minimum tillage (disc and...
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  83. New sources of resistance to the stalk borers &lt;em&gt;Busseola fusca&lt;/em&gt; (Fuller) and &lt;em&gt;Chilo partellus&lt;/em&gt; Swinhoe in maize

    New sources of resistance to the stalk borers Busseola fusca (Fuller) and Chilo partellus Swinhoe in maize

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. B.J. van Rensburg --- Summer Grain Centre, Republic of South Africa J. van den Berg --- Summer Grain Centre, Republic of South Africa
    A number of maize genotypes reportedly resistant to various stem borer species were evaluated for resistance to the maize stalk borer, Busseola fusca, and the spotted stem borer, Chilo partellus. Based on larval mass gain after two weeks of feeding...
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  84. Can molybdenum reduce pre-harvest sprouting in wheat?

    Can molybdenum reduce pre-harvest sprouting in wheat?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.T. Modi --- Department of Agronomy, Republic of South Africa A. L.P. Cairns --- Department of Agronomy, Republic of South Africa
    The effect of foliar application of molybdenum (Mo) on grain dormancy was examined in six wheat cultivare at four sites. Application of 100 mg L−1 Mo at flag leaf stage significantly increased grain Mo content at all sites and reduced...
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  85. Fotosintesetempo en stomatadiffusieweerstand van aartappels soos be&iuml;nvloed deur waterstremming

    Fotosintesetempo en stomatadiffusieweerstand van aartappels soos beïnvloed deur waterstremming

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: H.F. du Plessis --- , Republiek van Suid-Afrika J.M. Steyn --- , Republiek van Suid-Afrika
    Die invloed van waterstremming in aartappelplante op netto fotosintesetempo en stomatadiffusieweerstand is tydens 'n herfsaanplanting ondersoek. Watertoediening is op 14, 28 en 42 dae na opkom gestaak om sodoende verskillende waterstremmingsperiodes tydens die groeiseisoen toe te pas. Hierdie Studie is...
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  86. Synthesis of heat-shock proteins in six cotton cultivars at different heat treatments

    Synthesis of heat-shock proteins in six cotton cultivars at different heat treatments

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J.A. de Ronde --- , Republic of South Africa W.A. Cress --- Department of Botany, Republic of South Africa
    Changes in protein synthesis in leaf tissue of six cotton cultivars were studied by comparing the heat-shock protein patterns synthesized at different heat treatments. Leaf tissue responded to thermotolerance treatments by synthesizing a specific set of proteins for each treatment...
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  87. Spatial pattern and variability of soil and hillslope properties in a granitic landscape. 3. Phalaborwa area

    Spatial pattern and variability of soil and hillslope properties in a granitic landscape. 3. Phalaborwa area

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M.C. Munnik --- Department of Geography, Republic of South Africa E. Verster --- Department of Geography, Republic of South Africa T.H. van Rooyen --- Department of Geography, Republic of South Africa
    A pedogeomorphic study was made of the area immediately east of Phalaborwa underlain by granitic materials. Fifty-five soil profiles from nine transects were examined in detail to determine, among other things, the spatial variability of the soils and the hillslope...
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  88. Evaluation of proline accumulation as an indicator of drought tolerance in spring wheat cultivars

    Evaluation of proline accumulation as an indicator of drought tolerance in spring wheat cultivars

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: P. D.R. van Heerden --- Department of Botany, Republic of South Africa O.T. de Villiers --- Department of Botany, Republic of South Africa
    The aim of this study was to evaluate proline accumulation as an indicator of drought stress and drought tolerance in spring wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum L.) grown in the Western Cape. Drought stress was induced in whole plants and leaf...
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  89. The influence of applied nitrogen on herbage yield and quality of &lt;em&gt;Lolium perenne&lt;/em&gt; L. pastures during the establishment year under subtropical conditions

    The influence of applied nitrogen on herbage yield and quality of Lolium perenne L. pastures during the establishment year under subtropical conditions

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: F.R. McKenzie --- Department of Grassland Science, Republic of South Africa
    The dry matter (DM) yield, cellulase DM disappearance (CDMD) and herbage nitrogen (N) of sheep-grazed perennial ryegrass [Lolium perenne (L.)] during its establishment year was evaluated. Yield and quality were monitored under N applications ranging from 120 to 720 kg...
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  90. Plant resistance &times; environment interaction: Perspectives on yield losses caused by the maize stalk borer, &lt;em&gt;Busseola fusca&lt;/em&gt; (Fuller)

    Plant resistance × environment interaction: Perspectives on yield losses caused by the maize stalk borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. B.J. van Rensburg --- , Republic of South Africa
    Experimental maize hybrids with various levels of resistance to the maize stalk borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller), were evaluated at different infestation levels during seasons of favourable and unfavourable rainfall. Limited plant resistance sufficed to reduce plant damage and yield losses...
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  91. Evaluation of the relative water content and the reduction of 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazoliumchloride as indicators of drought tolerance in spring wheat cultivars

    Evaluation of the relative water content and the reduction of 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazoliumchloride as indicators of drought tolerance in spring wheat cultivars

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: P. D.R. van Heerden --- Department of Botany, Republic of South Africa O.T. de Villiers --- Department of Botany, Republic of South Africa
    The aim of this study was to evaluate the relative water content and the reduction of 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazoliumchloride, as indicators of drought stress and drought tolerance in spring wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum L.) grown in the Western Cape. Drought stress was...
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  92. Determination of the preharvest sprouting resistance of South African winter wheat (&lt;em&gt;Triticum aestivum&lt;/em&gt; L.) cultivars

    Determination of the preharvest sprouting resistance of South African winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Annelie Barnard --- , Republic of South Africa J.L. Purchase --- , Republic of South Africa MarieF. Smith --- , Republic of South Africa D. van Lill --- Department of Food, Clothing and Hotel Management, Technicon Free State, Republic of South Africa
    Preharvest sprouting significantly reduces the quality of the South African wheat crop. This study classified the preharvest sprouting resistance of 17 South African winter wheat cultivars sampled over a range of typical winter wheat growth environments. Sampling was performed under...
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  93. Tolerance of six Namaqualand pioneer species to saline soil conditions

    Tolerance of six Namaqualand pioneer species to saline soil conditions

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.J. de Villiers --- Department of Botany (Soil Science), Republic of South Africa M.W. van Rooyen --- Department of Botany (Soil Science), Republic of South Africa G.K. Theron --- Department of Botany (Soil Science), Republic of South Africa A.S. Claassens --- Department of Botany (Soil Science), Republic of South Africa
    Saline soils pose a great problem to reclamation of mined areas in arid regions. Experiments were carried out in order to determine the tolerance of six Namaqualand pioneer species to varying levels of salinity. Both perennial and ephemeral species were...
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  94. The economic benefits of fungicide treatment of maize for the control of grey leaf spot (&lt;em&gt;Cercospora zeae-maydis&lt;/em&gt;) in KwaZulu-Natal

    The economic benefits of fungicide treatment of maize for the control of grey leaf spot (Cercospora zeae-maydis) in KwaZulu-Natal

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. M.J. Ward --- , Republic of South Africa M. A.G. Darroch --- Department of Agricultural Economics, Republic of South Africa M.D. Laing --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Republic of South Africa A. L.P. Cairns --- Department of Agronomy, Republic of South Africa H.M. Dicks --- Department of Statistics and Biometry, South Africa
    Grey leaf spot (Cercospora zeae-maydis Tehon and E.Y. Daniels) is a relatively new disease of maize in South Africa and is capable of reducing grain yields by 20–60% in KwaZulu-Natal. Fungicides are widely used for control, but must be applied...
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  95. Assessment of macroscopic components of leaf rust resistance in wheat genotypes containing &lt;em&gt;Lr12&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Lr13&lt;/em&gt;

    Assessment of macroscopic components of leaf rust resistance in wheat genotypes containing Lr12 and Lr13

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: C.M. Bender --- Department of Plant Pathology, South Africa Z.A. Pretorius --- Department of Plant Pathology, South Africa J.J. Spies --- Department of Botany and Genetics, South Africa
    Monogenic resistance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to leaf rust, caused by Puccinia recondita Rob. ex. Desm. f. sp. tritici, has generally not been durable. Durable resistance, as well as an improved expression of resistance, have been associated with Lr...
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  96. The influence of Demeton-S-Methyl/Parathion and Imidacloprid on the yield and quality of Russian wheat aphid resistant and susceptible wheat cultivars

    The influence of Demeton-S-Methyl/Parathion and Imidacloprid on the yield and quality of Russian wheat aphid resistant and susceptible wheat cultivars

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: VickiL. Tolmay --- , South Africa D. van Lill --- , South Africa MarieF. Smith --- , South Africa
    Russian wheat aphid, (Diuraphis noxia) causes severe damage to wheat in South Africa and producers have been forced to use insecticides for control. Plant resistance to Russian wheat aphid has been successfully transferred into bread wheat cultivars. A split plot...
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  97. Evaluation of plant resistance to the maize stalk borer, &lt;em&gt;Busseola fusca&lt;/em&gt; (Fuller) in maize germplasm improved for resistance to other borer species

    Evaluation of plant resistance to the maize stalk borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) in maize germplasm improved for resistance to other borer species

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. B.J van Rensburg --- , Republic of South Africa
    Nineteen maize genotypes resistant to various stalk borer species were evaluated for resistance to the maize stalk borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller), using artificially infested plants grown in a greenhouse. The inbred line GT-FAWCC (C5) resistant to the fall armyworm Spodoptera...
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  98. The aluminium response network in wheat (&lt;em&gt;Triticum aestivum&lt;/em&gt; L.): I. The root growth reactions

    The aluminium response network in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.): I. The root growth reactions

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: R.J. Bennet --- , Republic of South Africa
    The mechanistic basis of Al rhizotoxicity was investigated through a time-based analysis of the growth reactions seen in hydroponically-grown roots of wheat isolines (IS and IT) differing in Al tolerance, when exposed to 75 μM Al (pH 4.1) for times...
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  99. The response of germinating sunflower seed to heat tolerance induction

    The response of germinating sunflower seed to heat tolerance induction

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.A. Nel --- , Republic of South Africa
    Vigour of pre-emergent sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) seedlings is reduced when daily peak soil temperatures exceed 44°C resulting in poor emergence. Seedlings of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) are known to acquire thermotolerance to temperatures of 45–50°C as a consequence...
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  100. An investigation into the problems associated with revegetating chrysotile tailings

    An investigation into the problems associated with revegetating chrysotile tailings

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: L. van Rensburg --- , Republic of South Africa L. Pistoruis --- , Republic of South Africa
    The present investigation was initiated because of the limited success achieved in the past at attempts to revegetate chrysotile tailings with their associated inherent environmental risk factors. The current set of experiments and surveys, as with several previous studies, were...
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  101. &lt;em&gt;Lolium&lt;/em&gt; spp. resistance to ACC-ase inhibitors in wheat (&lt;em&gt;Triticum aestivum&lt;/em&gt; L.) within the RSA: a preliminary study

    Lolium spp. resistance to ACC-ase inhibitors in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) within the RSA: a preliminary study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J.J. Smit --- , Republic of South Africa B.L. De Villiers --- , Republic of South Africa
    Herbicide resistance raises the possibility that the agricultural industry and crop producers might loose a valuable chemical tool that is essential for the control of weeds in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production. The recognition of herbicide resistance occurred relatively recently...
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  102. The combining ability of RTx432 for Sorghum malt quality and stem borer resistance

    The combining ability of RTx432 for Sorghum malt quality and stem borer resistance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: W.G. Wenzel --- , Republic of South Africa J. van den Berg --- , Republic of South Africa M. Bloem --- , Republic of South Africa
    Combining ability of R-lines with respect to malt quality and stem borer resistance was evaluated in two trials. Crosses between three R-lines and eight R-lines were made for malt quality and three R-lines and seven R-lines for stem borer resistance...
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  103. The aluminium response network in perennial ryegrass (&lt;em&gt;Lolium perenne&lt;/em&gt;): II. Water fluxes and ion transport

    The aluminium response network in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne): II. Water fluxes and ion transport

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: R.J. Bennet --- , Republic of South Africa A. Stewart --- , New Zealand
    Aluminium toxicity was investigated by analyzing the mineral nutrition and water-use characteristics of hydroponically-grown plants differing in tolerance to Al when subjected to Al (0, 20, 40, 80 μM: pH 4.5) for 28 days. Both lines reacted to Al by...
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  104. Boundary layer, stomatal geometry and -spacing, in relation to drought tolerance in four &lt;em&gt;Nicotiana tabacum&lt;/em&gt; L. cultivars

    Boundary layer, stomatal geometry and -spacing, in relation to drought tolerance in four Nicotiana tabacum L. cultivars

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: L. Van Rensburg --- , Republic of South Africa J. Peacock --- , Republic of South Africa G. H.J. Kr&uuml;ger --- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Republic of South Africa
    Although numerous studies, both phenomenological and mathematical, have related gaseous interchanges at the plant leaf surface and atmospheric interface specifically with regard to drought tolerance, the important role of trichomes and the boundary layer has not been recognized. In this...
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  105. Biology of &lt;em&gt;Cicadulina&lt;/em&gt; leafhoppers and epidemiology of maize streak virus disease in West Africa

    Biology of Cicadulina leafhoppers and epidemiology of maize streak virus disease in West Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: NilsaA. Bosque-P&eacute;rez --- Department of Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences, USA I.W. Buddenhagen --- Department of Agronomy and Range Science, USA
    Studies have been conducted in Nigeria on biology of Cicadulina leafhopper vectors of maize streak virus (MSV), the role of indigenous grasses as reservoirs of virus and vectors, and on incidence and severity of MSV in relation to maize varietal...
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  106. Criteria for selecting groundout varieties in breeding for resistance to rosette disease

    Criteria for selecting groundout varieties in breeding for resistance to rosette disease

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: P. J.A. van der Merwe --- , Malawi L.J. Reddy --- , India P. Subrahmanyam --- , India R.A. Naidu --- , India
    Short-duration groundnut cultivars were screened under high, medium and low rosette disease pressures and evaluated for rosette disease incidence, presence of groundnut rosette assister virus and other agronomic characteristics. Heritabili- ties of these characteristics and interaction plus variance components across...
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  107. Historical overview of breeding for durable resistance to maize streak virus for tropical Africa

    Historical overview of breeding for durable resistance to maize streak virus for tropical Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: I.W. Buddenhagen --- Department of Agronomy and Range Science, USA NilsaA. Bosque-Perez --- Department of Plant, USA
    Maize streak virus (MSV) was first studied by Storey in Kenya in the 1920s and resistance transferred into East African maize in the 1960's. Yet the majority of farmers of East Africa are still growing streak-susceptible maize. At the International...
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  108. Inheritance of resistance to Russian wheat aphid, &lt;em&gt;Diuraphis noxia&lt;/em&gt; (Homoptera: Aphididae) in two wheat lines

    Inheritance of resistance to Russian wheat aphid, Diuraphis noxia (Homoptera: Aphididae) in two wheat lines

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Vicki Tolmay --- , Republic of South Africa C.S. van Deventer --- , Republic of South Africa M.C. van der Westhuizen --- , Republic of South Africa
    The Russian wheat aphid, Diuraphis noxia, is a serious pest of wheat grown in the summer rainfall regions of South Africa. The use of D. noxia resistant cultivars may reduce the impact of this pest on cereal production, at the...
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  109. The role of temperature in the germination of subterranean and aerial seeds of &lt;em&gt;Commelina benghalensis&lt;/em&gt; L.

    The role of temperature in the germination of subterranean and aerial seeds of Commelina benghalensis L.

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M.I. Ferreira --- , Republic of South Africa C.F. Reinhardt --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, Republic of South Africa
    Information on the temperature requirements for germination of weed seeds can be used to predict the soil temperature required for weed emergence. The germination behaviour of the two types of mature C. benghalensis seeds, ie. subterranean and aerial, were studied...
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  110. Differential efficacy of tralkoxydim and diclofop-methyl on a suspected resistant ryegrass (&lt;em&gt;Lolium rigidum&lt;/em&gt; Gaud.) biotype

    Differential efficacy of tralkoxydim and diclofop-methyl on a suspected resistant ryegrass (Lolium rigidum Gaud.) biotype

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J.J. Smit --- , Republic of South Africa H.A. Smit --- , Republic of South Africa B.L. de Villiers --- , Republic of South Africa
    The efficacy of herbicides belonging to the aryloxyphenoxy propionic acids and cyclohexanedione groups was determined on a suspected resistant ryegrass biotype (Lolium rigidum Gaud.). Ryegrass seed was collected in the Southern Cape and germinated in a glasshouse with a day/night...
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  111. The use of physiological parameters to identify drought tolerance in spring wheat cultivars

    The use of physiological parameters to identify drought tolerance in spring wheat cultivars

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J.A. Strauss --- Department of Agronomy and Pastures, Republic of South Africa G.A. Agenbag --- Department of Agronomy and Pastures, Republic of South Africa
    Wheat crops produced under dryland conditions in the winter rainfall region of South Africa often experience periods of water stress. It is, therefore, important to identify spring wheat cultivars that can withstand these conditions. The multitude of factors potentially involved...
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  112. Maize cultivars differ in tolerance to imazethapyr

    Maize cultivars differ in tolerance to imazethapyr

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: L.J. van Wyk --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, Republic of South Africa C.F. Reinhardt --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, Republic of South Africa
    The low tolerance of maize (Zea mays L.) to imazethapyr ((±)-2-[4,5-dihydro-4 methyl-4-(1 -methylethyl)-5-oxo 1H-imidazol-2-yl]-5-ethyl-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid) resulted in extensive crop damage in 1992/93 due to residue carry-over from resistant soybean (Glycine max L.). Pot experiments were conducted to assess the role...
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  113. Agronomic evaluation of streak resistant maize germ plasm derived from the improved Vaalharts maize composite

    Agronomic evaluation of streak resistant maize germ plasm derived from the improved Vaalharts maize composite

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. B.J. van Rensburg --- , Republic of South Africa
    Streak resistant maize inbred lines released by the Grain Crops Institute in 1995 were evaluated in the absence of streak disease as hybrid combinations in field trials. The evaluation of single crosses between three lines in each of a B73...
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  114. Manipulation of acrotony in one-year-old apple shoots

    Manipulation of acrotony in one-year-old apple shoots

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: N.C. Cook --- Department of Horticultural Science, Republic of South Africa K. Verhaegen --- , Belgium J. Keulemans --- , Belgium G. Jacobs --- Department of Horticultural Science, Republic of South Africa
    Unbranched rooted layers of the rootstock Mailing 9 (M.9 clone Nie 29) ≈600 mm long were treated twice in autumn (4 and 13 October 1995) in the stoolbed as follows: a) non-treated control; b) the distal 300 mm of the...
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  115. Resistance of little seeded canary grass (&lt;em&gt;Phalaris minor&lt;/em&gt; Retz.) to ACC-ase inhibitors

    Resistance of little seeded canary grass (Phalaris minor Retz.) to ACC-ase inhibitors

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J.J. Smit --- , Republic of South Africa A. L.P. Cairns --- Department of Agronomy, Republic of South Africa
    Since 1996, several incidents of poor weed control regarding little seeded canary grass (Phalaris minor Retz.) in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production have been reported from the Western Cape. Little seeded canary grass showed indications of resistance towards ACC-ase inhibitors...
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  116. Grain yield and contribution of symbiotically fixed nitrogen to seed in cowpea varieties using the &lt;sup&gt;15&lt;/sup&gt;N natural abundance technique

    Grain yield and contribution of symbiotically fixed nitrogen to seed in cowpea varieties using the 15N natural abundance technique

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: K.K. Ayisi --- Department of Plant Production, Republic of South Africa
    Identification of cowpea varieties with superior grain yield and high nitrogen fixing potential is crucial to increasing productivity of the crop among small-scale farmers in the Northern Province. A field experiment was established during the 1997/98 growing season to evaluate...
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  117. The aluminium response network in &lt;em&gt;Themeda triandra&lt;/em&gt; Fosk. III: Regulatory mechanisms and aluminium tolerance

    The aluminium response network in Themeda triandra Fosk. III: Regulatory mechanisms and aluminium tolerance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: R.J. Bennet --- , Republic of South Africa J.E. Granger --- , Republic of South Africa
    Aluminium toxicity was investigated by analyzing the reaction of hydroponically-grown plants of two ecotypes of T. triandra to Al (0, 25, 50, 100 μM; pH 4.1; for 28 days). The Al-tolerant 'Berg ecotype responded to the Al treatments by increasing...
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  118. Differential susceptibility of commercial zucchini cultivars to viruses of cucurbits

    Differential susceptibility of commercial zucchini cultivars to viruses of cucurbits

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: K.R. Cradock --- , Republic of South Africa J.V. da Gra&ccedil;a --- , Republic of South Africa M.D. Laing --- , Republic of South Africa
    A study to assess the effectiveness of some zucchini [Cucurbita pepo (L.)] cultivars in limiting the effects of virus disease in zucchini crops was conducted at Bayne's Drift, KwaZulu-Natal. The severity of disease was assessed using a visual rating scale...
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  119. Genotypic response to chilling period of apple buds from two Western Cape localities

    Genotypic response to chilling period of apple buds from two Western Cape localities

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: P.J. Halgryn --- Department of Horticultural Science, Republic of South Africa K.I. Theron --- Department of Horticultural Science, Republic of South Africa N.C. Cook --- Department of Horticultural Science, Republic of South Africa
    One-year-old, ca. 40 cm long shoots of various apple cultivars were selected from commercial orchards in both the Elgin [34°S, 305 m, ca. 750 Utah Chill Units (CU)] and Koue Bokkeveld (33°S, 945 m, ca. 1300 CU) regions of the...
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  120. Antixenosis to &lt;em&gt;Cicadulina mbila&lt;/em&gt; (Naud&eacute;) (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) as a mechanism of resistance to maize streak disease

    Antixenosis to Cicadulina mbila (Naudé) (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) as a mechanism of resistance to maize streak disease

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. B.J. van Rensburg --- , South Africa
    Streak resistant maize inbred lines derived from various resistance breeding programmes were compared for leafhopper feeding preferences, both in the presence and absence of a susceptible line. Pronounced antixenosis to C. mbila was observed in inbred lines E739 and CML206,...
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  121. An evaluation of three &lt;em&gt;Sr27&lt;/em&gt;-carrying wheat &times; rye translocations

    An evaluation of three Sr27-carrying wheat × rye translocations

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: G.F. Marais --- Department of Genetics, Republic of South Africa
    Near isogenic lines differing for the presence or absence of group 3 wheat x rye translocations were developed in three wheat varieties. These included a non-compensating 3AS.3RS translocation and two compensating translocations with constitutions 3AL.3RS and 3BL.3RS. Results of a...
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  122. Breaking dormancy to improve germination in seeds of &lt;em&gt;Acacia erioloba&lt;/em&gt;

    Breaking dormancy to improve germination in seeds of Acacia erioloba

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: E.K. Materechera --- Faculty of Agriculture, Science &amp; Technology, Republic of South Africa S.A. Materechera --- Faculty of Agriculture, Science &amp; Technology, Republic of South Africa
    Although Acacia erioloba is an ecologically important indigenous leguminous tree in semi-arid areas of Southern Africa, its propagation remains difficult because of seed dormancy. Different techniques of scarifying the seeds to break dormancy were tested and compared viz.: non-scarified (control),...
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  123. Resistance in new groundnut breeding lines to black pod rot caused by &lt;em&gt;Chalara elegans&lt;/em&gt;

    Resistance in new groundnut breeding lines to black pod rot caused by Chalara elegans

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.J. Cilliers --- , Republic of South Africa
    Black pod rot or black hull of groundnut caused by the fungus Chalara elegans results in severe damage to groundnut pods and kernels in South Africa. The disease is managed most effectively by planting resistant varieties. The commercial varieties currently...
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  124. Factors influencing the tolerance of maize to atrazine and terbuthylazine applied post-emergence

    Factors influencing the tolerance of maize to atrazine and terbuthylazine applied post-emergence

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: N. G.R. Khorommbi --- , South Africa C.F. Reinhardt --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa
    Herbicide damage to maize seedlings reported in the 1997/98 season from certain maize-growing areas where atrazine or atrazine/terbuthylazine was applied post-emergence, prompted this investigation. Pot experiments were conducted to assess the role of growth stage, cultivar and temperature on the...
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  125. Resistance in South African and foreign wheat cultivars to pathotypes 6E16A- and 6E22A- of &lt;em&gt;Puccinia striiformis&lt;/em&gt; f. sp. &lt;em&gt;tritici&lt;/em&gt;

    Resistance in South African and foreign wheat cultivars to pathotypes 6E16A- and 6E22A- of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: W. H.P. Boshoff --- , Republic of South Africa Z.A. Pretorius --- Department of Plant Pathology, Republic of South Africa B.D. van Niekerk --- , Republic of South Africa
    Stripe rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis Westend. f. sp. tritici Eriks., has become an endemic disease of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in South Africa after being observed for the first time near Moorreesburg, Western Cape, during August 1996. The reaction...
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  126. Evaluation of sorghum hybrids for resistance to the root rot complex

    Evaluation of sorghum hybrids for resistance to the root rot complex

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: N.W. McLaren --- , South Africa
    Seventy-one sorghum hybrids were evaluated for root rot resistance at Bethlehem and Potchefstroom, South Africa, from 1995/96 to 1998/99. Mean root rot severity ranged from 30.3% in PAN8494 to 41.3% in PAN8061 and root rot severity of hybrids differed significantly...
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  127. Reaction of South African spring wheat cultivars to head blight caused by &lt;em&gt;Fusarium graminearum&lt;/em&gt;

    Reaction of South African spring wheat cultivars to head blight caused by Fusarium graminearum

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: K. Ntushelo --- , South Africa W. H. P. Boshoff --- , South Africa
    Head blight caused by Fusarium graminearum (Schwabe) is an important wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) disease in the centrepivot irrigation areas of South Africa. Fifteen cultivars, Gamtoos, Inia, Kariega, Marico, Nantes, Palmiet, SST 38, SST 55, SST 57, SST 65, SST...
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  128. Partial resistance to &lt;em&gt;Puccinia triticina&lt;/em&gt; in certain &lt;em&gt;Triticum&lt;/em&gt; species

    Partial resistance to Puccinia triticina in certain Triticum species

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J.E. Snyman --- Department of Plant Pathology, South Africa Z.A. Pretorius --- Department of Plant Pathology, South Africa F.J. Kloppers --- , South Africa C.M. Bender --- Department of Plant Pathology, South Africa
    Resistance to rust diseases of common wheat (Triticum aestivum) has often been transferred from related species. These alien genes usually mediate hypersensitive, and frequently non-durable, resistance to leaf rust caused by Puccinia triticina. Partial resistance may be more durable than...
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  129. Status of resistance of sorghum hybrids to the aphid, &lt;em&gt;Melanaphis sacchari&lt;/em&gt; (Zehntner) (Homoptera: Aphididae)

    Status of resistance of sorghum hybrids to the aphid, Melanaphis sacchari (Zehntner) (Homoptera: Aphididae)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. van den Berg --- , South Africa
    Four field trials were conducted over four seasons during the period from 1996/97 to 2000/2001 to determine the status of resistance of South African sorghum hybrids to natural infestation by the aphid Melanaphis sacchari. Aphid damage symptoms were evaluated on...
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  130. Breeding for resistance to ear rot of maize, caused by &lt;em&gt;Stenocarpella maydis&lt;/em&gt; (Berk) Sutton. 1. Evaluation of selection criteria

    Breeding for resistance to ear rot of maize, caused by Stenocarpella maydis (Berk) Sutton. 1. Evaluation of selection criteria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J.D. Rossouw --- , South Africa J. B.J. van Rensburg --- , South Africa C.S. van Deventer --- Department of Plant Breeding, South Africa
    The objective of this study was to provide a better understanding of the interrelationship between methods of screening for resistance to ear rot, caused by Stenocarpella maydis. The inheritance of resistance as well as genetic and phenotypic correlation of various...
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  131. Breeding for resistance to ear rot of maize, caused by &lt;em&gt;Stenocarpella maydis&lt;/em&gt; (Berk) Sutton. 2. Inheritance of resistance

    Breeding for resistance to ear rot of maize, caused by Stenocarpella maydis (Berk) Sutton. 2. Inheritance of resistance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J.D. Rossouw --- , South Africa J. B.J. van Rensburg --- , South Africa C.S. van Deventer --- , South Africa
    The inheritance of resistance to ear rot, caused by Stenocarpella maydis, was investigated using a complete diallel cross of 10 inbred lines, ranging from resistant to susceptible. Parents, F1 crosses and reciprocals were evaluated at each of three localities, representative...
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  132. Inheritance of resistance in maize to the African stalk borer, &lt;em&gt;Busseola fusca&lt;/em&gt; (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

    Inheritance of resistance in maize to the African stalk borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.M. Andr&eacute; --- Department of Plant Breeding, South Africa J. B.J. van Rensburg --- , South Africa M.T. Labuschagne --- Department of Plant Breeding, South Africa
    The inheritance of resistance to the African stem borer, Busseola fusca, in maize was investigated by means of line x tester analyses in the F1 to F4 generations of crosses between 18 susceptible inbred lines and two resistant testers of...
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  133. New generation maize inbred lines resistant to diplodia ear rot, caused by &lt;em&gt;Stenocarpella maydis&lt;/em&gt; (Berk) Sutton

    New generation maize inbred lines resistant to diplodia ear rot, caused by Stenocarpella maydis (Berk) Sutton

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. B.J van Rensburg --- , South Africa J.D. Rossouw --- , South Africa C.S. van Deventer --- Department of Plant Sciences, South Africa
    In an attempt to obtain superior levels of resistance to Stenocarpella maydis ear rot, three elite maize inbred lines (DO620Y, E739 and B37) from different genetic backgrounds that had previously been shown to have useful levels of resistance were crossed...
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  134. Ultrastructural changes caused by metazachlor on maize seedling leaves and root cells

    Ultrastructural changes caused by metazachlor on maize seedling leaves and root cells

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: L. Kanyomeka --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, Faculty of Biological and Agricultural Sciences, South Africa C.F. Reinhardt --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, Faculty of Biological and Agricultural Sciences, South Africa
    Maize (Zea mays L.) genotypes exhibit differential tolerance to metazachlor (2-chloro-N-(pyrazol-1-ylme-thyl)acet-2′-6′-xylidide) in the greenhouse and in the field. However, since little is known on the effect of metazachlor on the ultrastructure of maize seedlings, laboratory experiments were conducted to determine...
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  135. Recurrent selection for resistance in maize to the African stalk borer, &lt;em&gt;Busseola fusca (Fuller)&lt;/em&gt;

    Recurrent selection for resistance in maize to the African stalk borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. B.J. van Rensburg --- , South Africa J. Klopper --- , South Africa
    Stem borer resistant inbred lines Mp704 and Mp706 of Mississippi origin were used as donor parents in a recurrent selection programme, to develop locally adapted germplasm with improved resistance to the stalk borer Busseola fusca. The segregating progenies of crosses...
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  136. An evaluation of two collections of South African maize (&lt;em&gt;Zea mays L.&lt;/em&gt;) germ plasm: 1. The genetic basis of the synchronization of pollen shedding and silk emergence

    An evaluation of two collections of South African maize (Zea mays L.) germ plasm: 1. The genetic basis of the synchronization of pollen shedding and silk emergence

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: B. de Jager --- Department of Genetics, C.Z. Roux --- Department of Genetics, H.C. K&uuml;hn --- ,
    Pollen shed-silking synchronization for a cultivar was measured by the interval between the dates on which 50% of the plants exhibited anthers and the dates on which 50% of the primary ears exhibited extruded silks. Under drought stress silking may...
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  137. An evaluation of two collections of South African maize (&lt;em&gt;Zea mays L&lt;/em&gt;.) germ plasm: 2. The genetic basis of dry-down rate

    An evaluation of two collections of South African maize (Zea mays L.) germ plasm: 2. The genetic basis of dry-down rate

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: B. de Jager --- Department of Genetics, C.Z. Roux --- Department of Genetics, H.C. K&uuml;hn --- ,
    Dry-down rate is the loss of moisture from maize kernels over time. This study was undertaken to determine whether collections of early and late flowering South African germ plasm have the same genetic properties with reference to dry-down rate as...
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  138. Modelling the contribution of root accessible water tables towards crop water requirements

    Modelling the contribution of root accessible water tables towards crop water requirements

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: N.Z. Jovanovic --- Department of Earth Sciences, Republic of South Africa L. Ehlers --- Department of Soil, Republic of South Africa A. T.P. Bennie --- Department of Soil, Republic of South Africa C.C. Du Preez --- Department of Soil, Republic of South Africa J.G. Annandale --- Department Plant Production and Soil Science, Republic of South Africa
    Proper utilization of shallow water tables could substantially reduce irrigation water requirements in large agricultural areas. The objective was to develop and test a computer model for predicting the contribution of shallow water tables to root water uptake. The model...
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  139. Validation of the soil evaporation subroutine of the SWB-2D model in a hedgerow peach orchard

    Validation of the soil evaporation subroutine of the SWB-2D model in a hedgerow peach orchard

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: P Lobit --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, NS Mpandeli --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, JG Annandale --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, NZ Jovanovic --- Department of Earth Sciences, N du Sautoy --- Department Soil Science,
    The SWB (Soil Water Balance) model, previously developed to estimate water use by agronomic crops, has been adapted to describe solar radiation interception and soil evaporation in hedgerow orchards. The distribution of solar radiation (Rs) at the soil surface is...
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  140. Inheritance of resistance to &lt;em&gt;Uromyces appendiculatus&lt;/em&gt; in the South African dry bean cultivar Kranskop

    Inheritance of resistance to Uromyces appendiculatus in the South African dry bean cultivar Kranskop

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M.M. Liebenberg --- , South Africa Z.A. Pretorius --- Department of Plant Sciences, South Africa
    The inheritance of resistance to race RSA-Ua7 of the rust pathogen Uromyces appendiculatus in the South African dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) cultivar Kranskop, as well as the relationship of rust resistance between Kranskop and the international rust differential cultivars Redlands...
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  141. Breeding for rust resistance increases dry bean productivity in South Africa

    Breeding for rust resistance increases dry bean productivity in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M.M. Liebenberg --- , South Africa A.J. Liebenberg --- , South Africa Z.A. Pretorius --- Department of Plant Sciences, South Africa
    Infection of dry beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) by rust, caused by Uromyces appendiculatus Pers.: Pers. (Unger), results in regular yield and quality losses in South Africa. The growing of resistant varieties is generally considered the most cost effective control measure...
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  142. New streak resistant maize lines derived from the Vaalharts composite

    New streak resistant maize lines derived from the Vaalharts composite

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. B.J van Rensburg --- , South Africa
    Experimental white and yellow maize inbred lines of US Corn Belt derivation were improved for streak resistance using the improved Vaalharts Composite in yellow kernel colour (VHC2) and its counterpart in white (VHCW) as donor parents. Using natural infection and...
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  143. Determining milling performance of sorghum cultivars by means of abrasive decortication and roller milling techniques

    Determining milling performance of sorghum cultivars by means of abrasive decortication and roller milling techniques

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M. van der Merwe --- , Republic of South Africa G. Osthoff --- Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Technology, Republic of South Africa A.J. Pretorius --- , Republic of South Africa
    Although roller milling has been successfully applied to produce sorghum meal, the South African sorghum milling industry mostly uses abrasive decortication milling. The first objective of this study was to develop a laboratory-scale roller milling technique for a scaled-down roller...
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  144. Yield retention of resistant wheat cultivars, severely infested with Russian wheat aphid, &lt;em&gt;Diuraphis noxia&lt;/em&gt; (Kurdjumov), in South Africa

    Yield retention of resistant wheat cultivars, severely infested with Russian wheat aphid, Diuraphis noxia (Kurdjumov), in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: VickiL. Tolmay --- , South Africa CS van Deventer --- Department of Plant Breeding, South Africa
    Russian wheat aphid, Diuraphis noxia (Kurdjumov), has been a serious pest of wheat in South Africa since 1978. Wheat producers observed that resistant cultivars, developed for control of this aphid, differed in resistance and questioned whether insecticide treatment would be...
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  145. The possible role of the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway in seed dormancy in winter wheat cultivars

    The possible role of the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway in seed dormancy in winter wheat cultivars

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A. Barnard --- , South Africa J.C. Pretorius --- Department of Agronomy, South Africa
    Seed dormancy is an important characteristic in small grain cultivars, because of its potential to prevent preharvest sprouting and the subsequent loss of quality. In this study the oxidative pentose pathway (OPP) activity in seeds of a preharvest sprouting susceptible...
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  146. Effects &lt;em&gt;of Artemisia afra&lt;/em&gt; leaf extracts on seed germination of selected crop and weed species

    Effects of Artemisia afra leaf extracts on seed germination of selected crop and weed species

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: N. Ammann --- Department of Agronomy, Republic of South Africa P.J. Pieterse --- Department of Agronomy, Republic of South Africa
    Herbicide resistance in weeds is a phenomenon threatening sustainable cereal production in the winter rainfall region of South Africa. Every possible weed control measure that may be used to complement chemical weed control measures should be investigated. The effect of...
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  147. Genetic diversity analysis of CIMMYT-mid-altitude maize inbred lines using AFLP markers

    Genetic diversity analysis of CIMMYT-mid-altitude maize inbred lines using AFLP markers

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: B.W. Legesse --- , Ethiopia A.A. Myburg --- Department of Genetics &amp; Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), South Africa K.V. Pixley --- , Zimbabwe A.M. Botha --- Department of Genetics &amp; Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), South Africa
    Information on genetic variability of maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines can be helpful in developing high yielding varieties in a breeding programme. The objectives of this study were to investigate genetic diversity among 21 CIMMYT-mid-altitude maize inbred lines and...
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  148. Genetic distance analysis of elite cassava (&lt;em&gt;Manihot esculenta&lt;/em&gt; Crantz) genotypes in Malawi using morphological and AFLP marker techniques

    Genetic distance analysis of elite cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) genotypes in Malawi using morphological and AFLP marker techniques

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: I. R.M. Benesi --- Department of Plant Sciences, South Africa M.T. Labuschagne --- Department of Plant Sciences, South Africa A. G.O. Dixon --- , Nigeria C.D. Viljoen --- Department of Plant Sciences, South Africa N.M. Mahungu --- , Malawi
    Cassava is the second most important staple food crop in Sub-Saharan Africa and is also an important food and cash crop in Malawi. A prerequisite for any genetic improvement programme is knowledge of the extent of genetic variation present between...
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  149. Early detection of nitrogen deficiency in wheat at different times of N application by using spectral reflectance of crop canopy

    Early detection of nitrogen deficiency in wheat at different times of N application by using spectral reflectance of crop canopy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: P. Shaker --- Department of Soil Science, South Africa P.S. Fouch&eacute; --- Department of Soil Science, South Africa
    Physiological changes resulting from nitrogen limitations can be translated into clear spectral differences between treatments, demonstrating the relationship between leaf reflectance and leaf chlorophyll and nitrogen concentrations. A wheat trial was conducted in which nitrogen (N) was applied in the...
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  150. The prediction of best line combiners and heterosis in Tanzanian maize breeding lines through the use of Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLPs)

    The prediction of best line combiners and heterosis in Tanzanian maize breeding lines through the use of Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLPs)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: B.A. Kiula --- Dakawa Agricultural Research Center, Tanzania A-M. Botha --- Department of Genetics, South Africa N.G. Lyimo --- , Tanzania
    Amplified fragment length polymorphism DNA markers have been used to assist plant breeders in the choice of maize parents for commercial hybrid production. However, maize yield in Tanzania is significantly reduced by gray leaf spot (GLS) disease, which is now...
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  151. Etiolation aids rooting of &lt;em&gt;Protea cynaroides&lt;/em&gt; cuttings

    Etiolation aids rooting of Protea cynaroides cuttings

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: H.C. Wu --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, South Africa E.S. du Toit --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, South Africa C.F. Reinhardt --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, South Africa
    The role that starch content and blanching play in the rooting of Protea cynaroides cuttings was studied. P. cynaroides stems were blanched on the motherplant in the field, which resulted in a higher starch concentration in the cuttings. The relationship...
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  152. Screening of South African sunflower (&lt;em&gt;Helianthus annuus&lt;/em&gt; L.) cultivars for alachlor sensitivity

    Screening of South African sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) cultivars for alachlor sensitivity

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. Allemann --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, South Africa G.M. Ceronio --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, South Africa
    Occasionally a herbicide that is considered safe to use at prescribed rates causes damage to crop plants at those same rates. Alachlor (Lasso EC®) is registered for use on sunflower at a rate of 1.5 to 1.92 kg ai ha−1...
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  153. Gene action determining &lt;em&gt;Phaeosphaeria&lt;/em&gt; leaf spot disease resistance in experimental maize hybrids

    Gene action determining Phaeosphaeria leaf spot disease resistance in experimental maize hybrids

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. Derera --- , Republic of South Africa P. Tongoona --- , Republic of South Africa B.S. Vivek --- , Zimbabwe N. van Rij --- KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs, Republic of South Africa M.D. Laing --- , Republic of South Africa
    Phaeosphaeria leaf spot (Phaeosphaeria maydis Henn.) has the potential to cause substantial yield losses in maize. Maize is grown by small-scale farmers without fungicides; hence there is need to breed for resistance in regionally adapted germplasm. Little information about the...
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  154. First report of field resistance by the stem borer, &lt;em&gt;Busseola fusca&lt;/em&gt; (Fuller) to Bt-transgenic maize

    First report of field resistance by the stem borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) to Bt-transgenic maize

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. B.J. van Rensburg --- , South Africa
    Reports of severe damage caused by the African stem borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) to Mon810-transgenic maize (Bt) prompted a study in which the survival of progenies of diapause larvae collected from both a Bt and non-Bt planting were compared when...
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  155. Measuring water stress in &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; Schiede ex Schlect. &amp;amp; Cham. seedlings

    Measuring water stress in Pinus patula Schiede ex Schlect. & Cham. seedlings

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: C.A. Rolando --- , K.M. Little --- ,
    A pot trial was conducted to investigate measures of water stress for Pinus patula seedlings planted for commercial forestry in South Africa. The objectives were to determine the efficacy of different equipment for quantifying water stress, and the effect of...
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  156. Ridge regression technique to determine the environmental influences on tef (&lt;em&gt;Eragrostis tef&lt;/em&gt;) grain yield

    Ridge regression technique to determine the environmental influences on tef (Eragrostis tef) grain yield

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Legesse Kassa Debusho --- , Republic of South Africa
    Tef grain yield is dependent on a number of component characters such as plant height and panicle length. These characters and consequently yield are governed by a large number of factors including environmental factors. The objective of this paper was...
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  157. Physiological traits associated with drought tolerance in bread wheat (&lt;em&gt;Triticum aestivum&lt;/em&gt; L.) under tropical conditions

    Physiological traits associated with drought tolerance in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under tropical conditions

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: P.K. Kimurto --- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Kenya J.B.O. Ogola --- Department of Plant Production, South Africa M.G. Kinyua --- Department of Crop Science and Biotechnology, Kenya J.M. Macharia --- Department of Botany, Kenya P.N. Njau --- , Kenya
    Although it is generally accepted that drought tolerance is a critical agronomic trait, efficient and predictable improvement in drought tolerance in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), in varying drought stress conditions, has not been fully achieved. This study aimed at...
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  158. Effect of microencapsulated alachlor on South African sunflower (&lt;em&gt;Helianthus annuus&lt;/em&gt; L.) cultivars

    Effect of microencapsulated alachlor on South African sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) cultivars

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. Allemann --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, South Africa G.M. Ceronio --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, South Africa
    The microencapsulated formulation of alachlor is becoming increasingly popular for use on sunflower in South Africa, where it is registered for use at a rate of 1.54 to 1.92 kg ai ha−1. Some injury symptoms, apparently herbicide induced, have been...
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  159. SCAR markers that specifically tag chromosomes 2D of wheat and 2J&lt;sub&gt;1&lt;/sub&gt; &lt;sup&gt;d&lt;/sup&gt; of &lt;em&gt;Thinopyrum distichum&lt;/em&gt;

    SCAR markers that specifically tag chromosomes 2D of wheat and 2J1 d of Thinopyrum distichum

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: G.F. Marais --- Department of Genetics, South Africa C.W. Groenewald --- Department of Genetics, South Africa AS Marais --- Department of Genetics, South Africa
    A SCAR marker for Thinopyrum distichum chromosome 2J1 d (involved in salt tolerance) also amplified a slightly larger fragment in chromosome 2D of common wheat and substituted hexaploid triticale. The Thinopyrum and wheat derived fragments were isolated and used to...
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  160. Soil water variability in the Weatherley grassland catchment, South Africa: I. Evapotranspiration

    Soil water variability in the Weatherley grassland catchment, South Africa: I. Evapotranspiration

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: CW van Huyssteen --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, South Africa TB Zere --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, South Africa M Hensley --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, South Africa
    Evapotranspiration (ET) is a major component of the soil water balance and therefore requires accurate determination to quantify catchment water yield. Six-year daily ET was determined at 300 mm depth intervals in the root zone of 28 soil profiles in...
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  161. Modelling crop growth and crop water relations in South Africa: Past achievements and lessons for the future

    Modelling crop growth and crop water relations in South Africa: Past achievements and lessons for the future

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A. Singels --- , South Africa J.G. Annandale --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa J.M. De Jager --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, South Africa R.E. Schulze --- , South Africa N.G. Inman-Bamber --- , Australia W. Durand --- , South Africa L.D. Van Rensburg --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, South Africa P.S. Van Heerden --- , South Africa C.T. Crosby --- , South Africa G.C. Green --- , South Africa J.M. Steyn --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa
    Mathematical simulation of crop growth and water relations has become indispensable to agricultural science and practice. A critical assessment of how modelling has contributed to the development of crop science and to the management of crop production and natural resources...
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  162. Herbicide resistance in weeds &ndash; a threat to effective chemical weed control in South Africa

    Herbicide resistance in weeds – a threat to effective chemical weed control in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: P.J. Pieterse --- Department of Agronomy,
    Apart from the last 40 to 50 years, weed control in crops has always been a labour-intensive and time-consuming mechanical practice. Relief came in the form of chemical compounds that could control weeds, in particular selective herbicides. The development of...
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  163. Screening of some South African maize (&lt;em&gt;Zea mays&lt;/em&gt; L.) cultivars for acetochlor tolerance

    Screening of some South African maize (Zea mays L.) cultivars for acetochlor tolerance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. Allemann --- Department of Soil, South Africa P.M. Mphundi --- Department of Soil, South Africa
    Acetochlor containing a safener is registered for pre-emergence use on maize to control mainly annual grasses. It is applied at rates of between 0.49 and 1.89 kg ai ha-~ on soils with a clay content from <10% to 55%. Some...
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  164. Preliminary assessment of bambara groundnut (&lt;em&gt;Vigna subterranea&lt;/em&gt; L.) landraces for temperature and water stress tolerance under field conditions in Botswana

    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, Botswana
    Field 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...
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  165. A preliminary study to determine water stress tolerance in wild melon &lt;em&gt;(Citrullus Lanatus L.)&lt;/em&gt;

    A preliminary study to determine water stress tolerance in wild melon (Citrullus Lanatus L.)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: N.S. Zulu --- , A.T. Modi --- ,
    Common wild melon (Citrullus Lanatus L.) is an indigenous crop that can contribute to the alleviation of food insecurity as it is an easy-to-grow food source with the potential for processing. The objective of this study was to test the...
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  166. Host suitability of selected South African maize genotypes to the root-knot nematode species &lt;em&gt;Meloidogyne incognita&lt;/em&gt; race 2 and &lt;em&gt;Meloidogyne javanica&lt;/em&gt;: A preliminary study

    Host suitability of selected South African maize genotypes to the root-knot nematode species Meloidogyne incognita race 2 and Meloidogyne javanica: A preliminary study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: G.L. Ngobeni --- , South Africa H. Fourie --- , South Africa A.H. Mc Donald --- , South Africa P.W. Mashela --- , South Africa
    Thirty-one commercial maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids and open-pollinated varieties (OPV’s) were screened in separate greenhouse trials with a resistant inbred line MP712W as reference genotype for host suitability to Mel-oidogyne incognita race 2 and Meloidogyne javanica. Approximately 10 000...
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  167. Involvement of reactive oxygen species generating enzymes and hydrogen peroxide in the rust resistance response of sunflower (&lt;em&gt;Helianthus annuus&lt;/em&gt; L.)

    Involvement of reactive oxygen species generating enzymes and hydrogen peroxide in the rust resistance response of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: L. Mohase --- Department of Plant Sciences, South Africa A.J. der Westhuizen --- Department of Plant Sciences, South Africa Z.A. Pretorius --- Department of Plant Sciences, South Africa
    Activities of potential reactive oxygen species generating enzymes and the subsequent production of H2O2, were investigated during the rust (Puccinia helianthi)—sunflower interaction using resistant (PhRR3) and susceptible (S37–388) lines. The resistance response was associated with induced activities of NADPH oxidase...
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  168. Field evaluation of maize inbred lines for resistance to &lt;em&gt;Exserohilum turcicum&lt;/em&gt;

    Field evaluation of maize inbred lines for resistance to Exserohilum turcicum

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M. Craven --- , South Africa A.P. Fourie --- , South Africa
    Nine maize inbred lines with excellent grey leaf spot resistance and good combining ability were evaluated for their reaction to infection by Exserohilum turcicum. The lines were compared to a differential set consisting of Oh43 and B73 (susceptible controls) and...
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  169. Hypersensitivity of rust resistance in lentil

    Hypersensitivity of rust resistance in lentil

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: TG Negussie --- Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Ethiopia CM Bender --- Department of Plant Sciences, South Africa PWJ van Wyk --- Centre for Microscopy, South Africa ZA Pretorius --- Department of Plant Sciences, South Africa
    Characterising resistance at different levels of expression is important in understanding host defence mechanisms and the improvement of durable disease resistance in crop plants. Histological reactions of the lentil cultivars EL-142 (susceptible) and Gudo (resistant) to infection by Uromyces viciae-fabae,...
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  170. Effect of tillage systems and nitrogen application rates on selected physical and biological properties of a clay loam soil in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Effect of tillage systems and nitrogen application rates on selected physical and biological properties of a clay loam soil in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: TS Taylor --- Soil Science, School of Environmental Sciences, South Africa LW Titshall --- Soil Science, School of Environmental Sciences, South Africa JC Hughes --- Soil Science, School of Environmental Sciences, South Africa GR Thibaud --- Soil and Analytical Services Division, Department of Agriculture, South Africa
    The effects of agricultural management practices on soil physical and biological parameters provide fundamental information for assessing sustainability. Tillage (annual conventional tillage and no-till) and nitrogen fertiliser (limestone ammonium nitrate at rates of 0, 100 and 200 kg N ha−1)...
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  171. Optimum replications and crop-years for sugarcane genotype trials at Dwangwa Sugar Estate in Malawi

    Optimum replications and crop-years for sugarcane genotype trials at Dwangwa Sugar Estate in Malawi

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: MM Zhou --- , South Africa A Chihana --- , Malawi RC Parfitt --- , South Africa
    The ability to detect significant differences among genotypes in trials depends on the variance associated with the means. Dwangwa Sugar Estate, Malawi, imports genotypes from the South African Sugarcane Research Institute (SASRI) to test for possible commercial release. The objective...
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  172. Family selection gains for quality traits among South African sugarcane breeding populations

    Family selection gains for quality traits among South African sugarcane breeding populations

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: MM Zhou --- South African Sugarcane Research Institute, South Africa ML Lichakane --- South African Sugarcane Research Institute, South Africa
    In sugarcane breeding, family selection has been shown to produce larger gains than individual plant selection. During family selection, whole families of seedlings are selected or rejected based on data derived from replicated family plots. The objective of this study...
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  173. Growth, phenological and yield responses of a bambara groundnut (&lt;em&gt;Vigna subterranea&lt;/em&gt; (L.) Verdc.) landrace to imposed water stress under field conditions

    Growth, phenological and yield responses of a bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) landrace to imposed water stress under field conditions

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi --- Crop Science, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa AlbertT Modi --- Crop Science, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa
    Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) is an underutilised species with potential to contribute nutritional and food security in marginal areas. Growth, phenology and yield of a local bambara groundnut landrace from Jozini, KwaZulu-Natal, characterised into three selections according to...
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  174. Effect of shallow tillage and straw mulching on soil water conservation and grapevine response

    Effect of shallow tillage and straw mulching on soil water conservation and grapevine response

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Philip A Myburgh --- ARC&ndash;Infruitec/Nietvoorbij, South Africa
    Effects of shallow tillage and straw mulch thickness on water conservation and grapevine responses were compared to bare, untilled soil in a Sauvignon blanc/99R vineyard near Stellenbosch from 1995 to 1997. Shallow tillage to a depth of 6 cm did...
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  175. Glasshouse screening of CIMMYT wheat germplasm for Fusarium head blight response in South Africa

    Glasshouse screening of CIMMYT wheat germplasm for Fusarium head blight response in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Catharina I de Villiers --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Small Grain Institute, South Africa
    Fusarium head blight (FHB), mainly caused by Fusarium graminearum, is a serious disease of wheat, barley, oat and maize. Yield losses up to 40% have been reported and grain may contain mycotoxins that are harmful to humans and animals. In...
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  176. Influence of buoyancy and vertical distribution of sardine &lt;em&gt;Sardinops sagax&lt;/em&gt; eggs and larvae on their transport in the northern Benguela ecosystem

    Influence of buoyancy and vertical distribution of sardine Sardinops sagax eggs and larvae on their transport in the northern Benguela ecosystem

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: E. K. Stenevik S. Sundby R. Cloete
    In recent years, sardine Sardinops sagax spawning has been recorded inshore off central Namibia. Field observations on eggs and laboratory measurements show that spawning, demonstrated by the distribution of newly spawned eggs, takes place just below the upper mixed layer...
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  177. Depth-stratified density estimates and distribution of the Cape hake &lt;em&gt;Merluccius capensis&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;M. paradoxus&lt;/em&gt; off Namibia deduced from survey data, 1990&ndash;1999

    Depth-stratified density estimates and distribution of the Cape hake Merluccius capensis and M. paradoxus off Namibia deduced from survey data, 1990–1999

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: L-M. Burmeister
    In this study demersal survey data for the period 1990–1999 are used to investigate the average distribution of the Cape hake Merluccius capensis and M. paradoxus off Namibia in terms of density and mean length. Further, biomass estimates are compared...
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  178. Comparison of horse mackerel length frequencies obtained from research vessels and commercial midwater trawlers: implications for biomass estimation

    Comparison of horse mackerel length frequencies obtained from research vessels and commercial midwater trawlers: implications for biomass estimation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: G. Bauleth-D&#039;Almeida J-O. Krakstad A. Kanandjembo
    The validity of abundance estimates from hydroacoustic surveys relies, inter alia, on the ability of the fishing gear on the research vessel to sample non-selectively. This study compares the length frequencies of Cape horse mackerel Trachurus trachurus capensis taken in...
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  179. Variable spatial structure of schooling pelagic fish off Namibia: implications for acoustic surveys

    Variable spatial structure of schooling pelagic fish off Namibia: implications for acoustic surveys

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: J. C. Coetzee O. A. Misund G. Oechslin
    Schools of horse mackerel Trachurus trachurus capensis, sardine Sardinops sagax and round herring Etrumeus whiteheadi were surveyed by conventional echo-integration along systematic transects. The transects were surveyed twice, in opposite directions. Clupeoid biomass was concentrated in a few dense aggregations,...
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  180. Evaluation of a class of possible simple interim management procedures for the Namibian hake fishery

    Evaluation of a class of possible simple interim management procedures for the Namibian hake fishery

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: D. S. Butterworth H. F. Geromont
    During 1997, considerable scientific differences arose about the status of the Namibian hake (Merluccius capensis and M. paradoxus) resource, and as to whether the hake Total Allowable Catch (TAC) should be substantially decreased or increased. These differences revolved primarily around...
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  181. Interaction between Cape hake spawning and the circulation in the northern Benguela upwelling ecosystem

    Interaction between Cape hake spawning and the circulation in the northern Benguela upwelling ecosystem

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: S. Sundby A. J. Boyd L. Hutchings M. J. O&#039;Toole K. Thorisson A. Thorsen
    Cape hake in Namibian waters are demersal and mesopelagic spawners, spawning peaking offshore between 100 and 400 m deep, depending on local environmental conditions. The cross-shelf circulation, low-oxygen layers and mesoscale gyres are three important environmental factors influencing hake spawning...
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  182. Fishery characteristics and abundance estimates of the mangrove crab &lt;em&gt;Scylla serrata&lt;/em&gt; in southern Tanzania and northern Mo&ccedil;ambique

    Fishery characteristics and abundance estimates of the mangrove crab Scylla serrata in southern Tanzania and northern Moçambique

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: D. K. A. Barnes N. K. Dulvy S. H. Priestley W. R. T. Darwall V. Choisel M. Whittington
    The mud crab Scylla serrata is lightly exploited along the East African seaboard. This study reports on fishing practices and gives preliminary estimates of abundance and size structures of the mud crab populations in Utende, Chole Island and Juani Island,...
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  183. A SPECIFIC ULTRAVIOLET ABSORBANCE BAND OF &lt;em&gt;MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA&lt;/em&gt; TOXINS

    A SPECIFIC ULTRAVIOLET ABSORBANCE BAND OF MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA TOXINS

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: J.N. Eloff --- Department of Botany, South Africa
    It could be shown that toxic fractions of Microcystis aeruginosa extracts always had a 240 nm absorbance band, There was a linear relationship between toxicity and UV absorbance at 240 nm of extracts from different isolates of Nicrocystis. One ml...
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  184. TOXIC CONCENTRATION OF FREE AMMONIA TO &lt;em&gt;BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS&lt;/em&gt; PALLAS, A ROTIFER PEST SPECIES FOUND IN HIGH RATE ALGAL PONDS (HRAP&#039;s)

    TOXIC CONCENTRATION OF FREE AMMONIA TO BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS PALLAS, A ROTIFER PEST SPECIES FOUND IN HIGH RATE ALGAL PONDS (HRAP's)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: IreneJ. de Moor --- National Institute for Water Research, Republic of South Africa
    Laboratory tests on Brachionus calyciflorus Pallas indicate that at low concentrations of free ammonia (< 7 mg l −1) pH levels up to 9,85 could be tolerated for 96 h without apparent ill effect. Free ammonia concentrations > 14,4 mg...
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  185. AN ASSESSMENT OF A RAPID AND CONVENIENT SPECTROPHOTOMETRY ADAPTATION OF THE WINKLER PROCEDURE FOR THE DETERMINATION OF DISSOLVED OXYGEN IN FRESH WATERS

    AN ASSESSMENT OF A RAPID AND CONVENIENT SPECTROPHOTOMETRY ADAPTATION OF THE WINKLER PROCEDURE FOR THE DETERMINATION OF DISSOLVED OXYGEN IN FRESH WATERS

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: P.J. Ashton --- National Institute for Water Research, South Africa A.J. Twinch --- National Institute for Water Research, South Africa
    The use of a spectrophotometric adaptation of the standard Winkler procedure to measure the dissolved oxygen content of water samples is described and assessed. The technique allows the rapid processing of routine samples and the accuracy, precision and sensitivity of...
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  186. NOTES ON THE AVAILABILITY AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF WATER FROM THE GRAVEL PLAINS OF THE NAMIB-NAUKLUFT PARK

    NOTES ON THE AVAILABILITY AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF WATER FROM THE GRAVEL PLAINS OF THE NAMIB-NAUKLUFT PARK

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: O.B. Kok --- Department of Zoology, J.U. Grobbelaar --- Department of Zoology,
    Data are presented on the occurrence of a surprising number of permanent water sources on the gravel plains of the Namib-Naukluft Park, South West Africa. As a consequence, no game animal is further than ca 25 km away from the...
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  187. NITROGEN TRANFORMATIONS AND THE NITROGEN BUDGET OF A HYPERTROPHIC IMPOUNDMENT (HARTBEESPOORT DAM, SOUTH AFRICA)

    NITROGEN TRANFORMATIONS AND THE NITROGEN BUDGET OF A HYPERTROPHIC IMPOUNDMENT (HARTBEESPOORT DAM, SOUTH AFRICA)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: P.J. Ashton --- , South Africa
    The major components of the nitrogen balance of hypertrophic Hartbeespoort Dam were studied at weekly intervals from October 1980 to September 1984. The Crocodile River contributed over 80Z of the hydraulic load and over 97X of the annual total nitrogen...
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  188. ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TIGERFISH AND SARDINES IN LAKE KARIBA

    ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TIGERFISH AND SARDINES IN LAKE KARIBA

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: B.E. Marshall --- Department of Biological Sciences, Zimbabwe
    There was a clear relationship in Lake Kariba between the abundance of young-of-the-year (0+) tigerfish and the sardines on which they prey. The abundant sardine population that existed before commercial fishing began accounted for the increase in tiger-fish which occurred...
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  189. DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF THE BENTHOS IN THE SEDIMENTS OF LAKE CUBHU: A FRESHWATER COASTAL LAKE IN ZULULAND SOUTH AFRICA

    DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF THE BENTHOS IN THE SEDIMENTS OF LAKE CUBHU: A FRESHWATER COASTAL LAKE IN ZULULAND SOUTH AFRICA

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: D.P. Cyrus --- Coastal Research Unit of Zululand, Department of Zoology, South Africa T.J. Martin --- Coastal Research Unit of Zululand, Department of Zoology, South Africa
    A preliminary investigation of the macrobenthic invertebrates of the sediments of Lake Cubhu, a freshwater coastal lake near Richards Bay was conducted on a quarterly basis during 1987. The most important factor which determined the abundance and distribution of each...
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  190. Covariance Analysis of Chlorophyll Distribution in the Sundays River Estuary, Eastern Cape

    Covariance Analysis of Chlorophyll Distribution in the Sundays River Estuary, Eastern Cape

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences • Authors: T. Hilmer --- Department of Botany, South Africa G.C. Bate --- Department of Botany, South Africa
    An analysis of covariance performed on chlorophyll a distribution data from the Sundays River estuary identified five persistent water masses with significantly different chlorophyll a contents. These corresponded to different hydrodynamic regions within the estuary. The relationship between salinity and...
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  191. A NOTE ON THE UNUSUAL CRUSTACEAN COMMUNITY OF A TEMPORARY POOL IN THE NORTHERN CAPE

    A NOTE ON THE UNUSUAL CRUSTACEAN COMMUNITY OF A TEMPORARY POOL IN THE NORTHERN CAPE

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences • Authors: M. Hamer --- , South Africa N.A. Rayner --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa
    A temporary pool in a dry stream bed traversing Grootvloer Pan in the Northern Cape was inhabited by fifteen branchiopod and calanoid copepod crustacean species. There was an unusually high number of congeneric species in the pool; in the class...
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  192. VARIABILITY IN THE INVERTEBRATE FAUNA OF AN INTERMITTENT STREAM OVER THREE CONSECUTIVE MIDSUMMER PERIODS

    VARIABILITY IN THE INVERTEBRATE FAUNA OF AN INTERMITTENT STREAM OVER THREE CONSECUTIVE MIDSUMMER PERIODS

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences • Authors: M. C. Uys --- , South Africa J. H. O&#039;Keeffe --- , South Africa
    Non-perennial rivers in semi-arid regions are exposed to unpredictable and highly variable rainfall and hydrology which can have considerable effects on faunal organisation at different scales. Spatial and temporal dynamics in the aquatic invertebrate fauna of an aseasonal intermittent river...
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  193. THE EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE ON &lt;em&gt;AFROPTILUM SUDAFRICANUM&lt;/em&gt; (EPHEMEROPTERA: BAETIDAE) POPULATION DENSITIES IN A KENYAN MOUNTAIN STREAM

    THE EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE ON AFROPTILUM SUDAFRICANUM (EPHEMEROPTERA: BAETIDAE) POPULATION DENSITIES IN A KENYAN MOUNTAIN STREAM

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences • Authors: Jude M. Mathooko --- , , Kenya
    The effects of physical disturbance on larval populations of the mayfly Afroptilum sudafricanum Lestage were examined in the Naro Morn River, Kenya. Disturbance was induced by stirring, shifting and relocating streambed substrates by hand. The method aimed to simulate natural...
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  194. Quantified range condition assessment of open Camelthorn savanna along a degradation gradient

    Quantified range condition assessment of open Camelthorn savanna along a degradation gradient

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: I Zimmermanno FP Graz MH Berry NNT Imasiku ND Muroua MM Sibalatani CS Sikopo
    Measurements were taken at 20 different sites in a relatively homogenous area of open Camelthorn savanna in eastern Namibia. Ordination of grass species composition did not provide a good degradation gradient, due to domination by different species of annual grasses...
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  195. Response to elevated CO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; from a natural spring in a C&lt;sub&gt;4&lt;/sub&gt;-dominated grassland depends on seasonal phenology

    Response to elevated CO2 from a natural spring in a C4-dominated grassland depends on seasonal phenology

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: SJE Wand GF Midgley WD Stock
    A South African C4-dominated grassland was exposed to twice-ambient atmospheric CO2 concentration using gas emitted by a natural CO2 spring and distributed over a 7m x 7m plot. A similar control plot was established 20m away at near-ambient CO2 concentrations...
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  196. The challenge of integrated rangeland monitoring: synthesis address

    The challenge of integrated rangeland monitoring: synthesis address

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: David Western
    The need to balance biodiversity conservation with sustainable development, though widely agreed upon, is elusive in practice. Human societies are increasingly disconnected from the ecosystems which support them. The loosening connection and growing scientific acceptance that ecosystems are complex, dynamic,...
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  197. Kudu foraging behaviour: influenced by animal density?

    Kudu foraging behaviour: influenced by animal density?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: C van der Waal
    In deciduous savanna a marked decline in browse availability characterises the late dry season and apparently regulates populations of large browser species such as kudu. The dry season utilisation patterns of two woody species, Acacia tortilis and Boscia albitrunca, in...
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  198. Use and availability of tree and shrub resources on Maasai communal rangelands near Amboseli, Kenya

    Use and availability of tree and shrub resources on Maasai communal rangelands near Amboseli, Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: John Warui Kiringe Moses Makonjio Okello
    Use of plant resources is critical in understanding resource dependence among poor rural communities. This study investigated use of tree and shrub resources by a local Maasai community, through discussions and a questionnaire. Twenty-four tree and shrub species were utilised...
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  199. Do we understand the causes of bush encroachment in African savannas?

    Do we understand the causes of bush encroachment in African savannas?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: D Ward
    Bush encroachment affects the agricultural productivity and biodiversity of 10–20 million ha of South Africa. Many people believe that we understand the causes of bush encroachment. We do not. Many people believe that either fire or heavy grazing by domestic...
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  200. Factors affecting &lt;em&gt;in sacco&lt;/em&gt; dietary degradation by Ankole cattle grazing natural range pastures in Uganda

    Factors affecting in sacco dietary degradation by Ankole cattle grazing natural range pastures in Uganda

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: S Okello EN Sabiiti HJ Schwartz
    The in sacco disappearance of dietary dry matter after 48h of incubation in the rumen (DMd) was examined for its relationship with seasonal changes in neutral detergent fibre (NDFd), crude protein (CPd), cellulose (CELL), hemicellulose (HCELL), acid detergent lignin (ADLd)...
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  201. The logistic model-generated carrying capacities, maximum sustained off-take rates and optimal stocking rates for Kenya&#039;s commercial ranches

    The logistic model-generated carrying capacities, maximum sustained off-take rates and optimal stocking rates for Kenya's commercial ranches

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: JT Njoka PID Kinyua
    This paper deals with the derivation of logistic models for cattle, sheep and goats in a commercial ranching system in Machakos District, Kenya, a savannah ecosystem with average annual rainfall of 589.3 ± 159.3mm and an area of 10 117ha...
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  202. Towards a technique for determining basal cover in tufted grasslands

    Towards a technique for determining basal cover in tufted grasslands

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: M.B. Hardy --- , Republic of South Africa N.M. Tainton --- Department of Grassland Science, Republic of South Africa
    Computer simulation, point‐based field sampling procedures, and step‐wise multiple linear regression were used to establish a relationship between the basal cover (BC) of a sample site and paired observations of the mean distance from a point to the nearest living...
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  203. The effect of defoliation and competition on the regrowth of &lt;em&gt;Themeda triandra&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Aristida junciformis&lt;/em&gt; subsp. &lt;em&gt;junciformis&lt;/em&gt;

    The effect of defoliation and competition on the regrowth of Themeda triandra and Aristida junciformis subsp. junciformis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: C.D. Morris --- Agricultural Research Council, Republic of South Africa N.M. Tainton --- Department of Grassland Science, Republic of South Africa
    The effects of a cutting trial, conducted to study the combined influence of defoliation and competition from surrounding vegetation on the vigour of Themeda triandra and Aristida junciformis, were evident after the single season of treatment implementation. Aristida junciformis was...
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  204. Habitat factors influencing the distribution of &lt;em&gt;Cymbopogon validus&lt;/em&gt; in Mkambati game reserve, Transkei

    Habitat factors influencing the distribution of Cymbopogon validus in Mkambati game reserve, Transkei

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: SheonaE. Shackleton --- Department of Botany, Republic of South Africa C.M. Shackleton --- Department of Botany, Republic of South Africa
    The factors influencing the distribution of Cymbopogon validus in Mkambati Game Reserve were investigated using multivariate techniques. C. validus was found to be present on nutrient‐rich, clay soils and absent from dystrophic, sandy soils. This could account for the patchy...
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  205. Small‐scale reseeding trials in arid rangeland: Effects of rainfall, clearing and grazing on seedling survival

    Small‐scale reseeding trials in arid rangeland: Effects of rainfall, clearing and grazing on seedling survival

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: S.J. Milton --- FitzPatrick Institute, Republic of South Africa
    Seeds of four indigenous plant species were sown in 1990 in small‐scale field trials in an arid, non‐seasonal rainfall region of the southern Karoo, South Africa. Seeds of a winter annual Tetragonia echinata (Aizoaceae) showed innate dormancy but those of...
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  206. Evapotranspiration, water‐use efficiency and quality of six dryland planted pasture species and natural vegetation, in a semi‐arid rangeland&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;

    Evapotranspiration, water‐use efficiency and quality of six dryland planted pasture species and natural vegetation, in a semi‐arid rangeland1

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: H.A. Snyman --- Department of Grassland Science, Republic of South Africa
    Hydraulic, non‐floating lysimeters were used to determine evapotranspiration (Et) and water‐use efficiency (WUE) of several dryland planted pasture species over a period of three years. The species were Anthephora pubescens, Cenchrus ciliaris, Chloris gayana, Digitaria eriantha subsp. eriantha, Eragrosiis curvula...
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  207. Effect of grazing frequency and intensity on &lt;em&gt;Lolium perenne&lt;/em&gt; L. pastures under subtropical conditions: Herbage quality

    Effect of grazing frequency and intensity on Lolium perenne L. pastures under subtropical conditions: Herbage quality

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: F.R. Mckenzie --- Department of Grassland Science, Republic of South Africa N.M. Tainton --- Department of Grassland Science, Republic of South Africa
    The cellulase dry matter disappearance (CDMD) and herbage nitrogen (N) of Lolium perenne (perennial ryegrass) were evaluated for pastures grown under subtropical conditions for two years, under five combinations of grazing frequency and intensity, each applied in a rotational grazing...
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  208. The influence of organic mulches on soil temperatures with the establishment of Smuts finger and white buffalo grasses on a vertic soil

    The influence of organic mulches on soil temperatures with the establishment of Smuts finger and white buffalo grasses on a vertic soil

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: F.P. Jordaan --- Department of Agriculture, Republic of South Africa G.F. Rautenbach --- Department of Agriculture, Republic of South Africa
    Fine‐seeded grasses are established with great difficulty, especially on heavy clay soil, but the literature suggests that organic mulches may counteract constraining soil factors which result in poor germination. Various organic mulches were used in this study in order to...
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  209. Comparative investigation of physiological responses of field-grown alfalfa and tall fescue to cutting under different water regimes

    Comparative investigation of physiological responses of field-grown alfalfa and tall fescue to cutting under different water regimes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: M Lazaridou --- Department of Forestry, Greece P Kostopoulou --- School of Forestry and Natural Environment, Greece M Karatassiou --- School of Forestry and Natural Environment, Greece G Merkouropoulos --- Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece
    An important consideration in designing and managing forage systems is the knowledge of the physiological response mechanisms to cutting, especially when water deficit conditions are prevailing. The objective of this study was to determine the physiological response of Medicago sativa...
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  210. Bushclump-grass interactions: influence of bushclumps on their local environment in a south-east African savanna

    Bushclump-grass interactions: influence of bushclumps on their local environment in a south-east African savanna

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: L.C. Jarvel T.G. O&#039;Connor
    The interaction between multi-species bushclumps and the herbaceous layer was investigated in a mesic Eastern Cape bushclump savanna. Bushclumps had a moderating effect on their microclimate when compared with the open grassland: lower maximum and higher minimum temperatures. higher humidity...
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  211. Host plants of &lt;em&gt;Osyris lanceolata&lt;/em&gt; (African Sandalwood) and their influence on its early growth performance in Tanzania

    Host plants of Osyris lanceolata (African Sandalwood) and their influence on its early growth performance in Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: P.L. Mwang&#039;ingo Z. Teklehaimanot L.L. Lulandala S.T. Mwihomeke
    Identification of the host plants of the hemi-parasitic African sandalwood (Osyris lanceolata) and the influence of some on its early growth performance was investigated at Image, Nundu, Sao Hill and Iringa in the southern highlands of Tanzania. The aim was...
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  212. Root volume and raising period affect field performance of &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; cuttings in South Africa

    Root volume and raising period affect field performance of Pinus patula cuttings in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: R. G. Mitchell J. Zwolinski N. B. Jones A. D. Bayley
    The propagation of pines through cuttings has become a commercial means of rapidly multiplying improved genetic material for operational use in forestry companies. Cuttings of pines are produced entirely in containers in South Africa. Containers, however, can negatively affect plant...
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  213. Propagating &lt;em&gt;Osyris lanceolata&lt;/em&gt; (African sandalwood) through air layering: Its potential and limitation in Tanzania

    Propagating Osyris lanceolata (African sandalwood) through air layering: Its potential and limitation in Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: P.L. Mwang&#039;ingo Z. Teklehaimanot L.L. Lulandala S.M. Maliondo
    Propagation of African sandalwood (Osyris lanceolata) by air layering (marcotting) was investigated at Sao Hill, Tanzania, aiming at providing an alternative propagation technique to the use of seeds or cuttings that germinate or root poorly. Air layers were initiated on...
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  214. Effects of storage conditions on chlorophyll content in diploid black wattle (&lt;em&gt;Acacia mearnsii&lt;/em&gt;)

    Effects of storage conditions on chlorophyll content in diploid black wattle (Acacia mearnsii)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: S. Mathura S. L. Beck A. Fossey
    Black wattle (Acacia mearnsii de Wild) is a commercially important forestry species in South Africa, however, being an exotic it is also seen as an invader of indigenous vegetation. Research into producing a sterile variety is underway and one such...
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  215. Phenotypic variation in fruit, seed and seedling traits of nine &lt;em&gt;Uapaca kirkiana&lt;/em&gt; provenances found in Malawi

    Phenotypic variation in fruit, seed and seedling traits of nine Uapaca kirkiana provenances found in Malawi

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: W.F. Mwase &Aring; Bj&oslash;rnstad Y.M. Ntupanyama M.B. Kwapata J.M. Bokosi
    Uapaca kirkiana is one of the priority indigenous fruit tree species for domestication in southern Africa. Natural populations of U. kirkiana are declining due to deforestation, forest fragmentation and wildfires. Knowledge of genetic variation is prerequisite for development of conservation...
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  216. The wood properties and sawn-board quality of South African-grown &lt;em&gt;Pinus maximinoi&lt;/em&gt; (HE Moore)

    The wood properties and sawn-board quality of South African-grown Pinus maximinoi (HE Moore)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: F.S. Malan
    This report summarises results of past research in South Africa on the wood properties and qualities of P. maximinoi, supplemented by results of a study performed recently on an approximately 15.5-year-old provenance trial at Wilgeboom after it had been severely...
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  217. Growth performance of lesser-known &lt;em&gt;Leucaena&lt;/em&gt; species/provenances at Gairo inland plateau, Morogoro, Tanzania

    Growth performance of lesser-known Leucaena species/provenances at Gairo inland plateau, Morogoro, Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: E. Edward S.A.O. Chamshama A.G. Mugasha
    Growth performance and psyllid resistance was studied among nineteen lesser-known Leucaena species/provenances at Gairo inland plateau, Morogoro, Tanzania. Assessment was done at irregular intervals for survival, root collar diameter and diameter at 30 cm above the ground, height, diameter at...
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  218. Performance of &lt;em&gt;Podocarpus falcatus&lt;/em&gt; Provenances in South Africa

    Performance of Podocarpus falcatus Provenances in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: C.J. Geldenhuys --- Division of Water, Environment and Forestry Technology, G.B. von dem Bussche --- ,
    Podocarpus falcatus, a canopy tree of the mixed evergreen forests in South Africa, is planted in riparian zones in commercial forestry areas. In 1982 provenance trials were initiated to evaluate the performance of 11 provenances in three experimental sites: De...
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  219. Fourteen Year Performance of &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus&lt;/em&gt; Species/Provenances, &lt;em&gt;Casuarina equisetifolia, Leucaena leucocephala&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Senna siamea&lt;/em&gt; at Michafutene, Mozambique

    Fourteen Year Performance of Eucalyptus Species/Provenances, Casuarina equisetifolia, Leucaena leucocephala and Senna siamea at Michafutene, Mozambique

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: A.G. Mugasha --- Department of Forest Biology, Faculty of Forestry, Tanzania P.A. Wate --- Centro de Experimentacao Florestal (CEF), S. A.O. Chamshama --- Department of Forest Biology, Faculty of Forestry, Tanzania
    Variation in performance of several Eucalyptus species/provenances/land races, Casuarina equisetifolia, Leucaena leucocephala and Senna siamea was evaluated in two 14—year old trials planted at Michafutene, Mozambique. At the age of 6, 10, and 14 years, data were collected of survival,...
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  220. Nutrient levels of three &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus&lt;/em&gt; species/provenances, measured over four seasons in a trial along the sandy, dry, Cape West Coast of South Africa

    Nutrient levels of three Eucalyptus species/provenances, measured over four seasons in a trial along the sandy, dry, Cape West Coast of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: F. Ellis --- Faculty of Forestry, A. van Laar --- Faculty of Forestry,
    Foliage nutrient content of 3 to 6-year old Eucalyptus species/provenances (E. camaldulensis, E. globulus and E. grandis x E. tereticornis) were analysed for eleven elements over a four-year period. The trial was planted on three sites, adjacent to each other,...
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  221. The survival, growth and wood basic densities of 14 year old &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus camaldulensis&lt;/em&gt; at Michafutene, Mozambique

    The survival, growth and wood basic densities of 14 year old Eucalyptus camaldulensis at Michafutene, Mozambique

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: P.A. Wate --- Centro de Experimentacao Florestal (CEF), Mozambique S. A.O. Chamshama --- Department of Forest Biology, Faculty of Forestry &amp; Nature Conservation, Tanzania A.G. Mugasha --- Department of Forest Biology, Faculty of Forestry &amp; Nature Conservation, Tanzania
    A species and provenance trial for Eucalyptus (11 Eucalyptus camaldulensis provenances and 1 Eucalyptus tereticornis) was established at Michafutene, Mozambique in March 1982. Data on survival, growth, yield, stem characteristics and wood basic density have been analysed. Assessments were done...
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  222. The effect of fire on the diversity and abundance of wood-living beetles in a miombo woodland, Tanzania

    The effect of fire on the diversity and abundance of wood-living beetles in a miombo woodland, Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: SeifS. Madoffe --- Department of Forest Biology, Tanzania Alf Bakke --- , Norway JusticeA. Tarimo --- Department of Forest Biology, Tanzania
    Weekly sampling was carried out using window flight traps for three and a half successive years, between 1995–1998 to determine the effects of annual fires on the occurrence, abundance, and diversity of wood-living beetles in a miombo woodland at Kitulangalo,...
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  223. Factors Impacting on Career Choices of Technikon Students From Previously Disadvantaged High Schools

    Factors Impacting on Career Choices of Technikon Students From Previously Disadvantaged High Schools

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Olaniyi Bojuwoye --- University of Kwazulu Natal, Sihle Mbanjwa --- University of Kwazulu Natal,
    Career development is a socially constructed process involving complex interactions among different structures, forces, and systems all constituting spheres of influence. The purpose of this study was to investigate factors that influence career decisions. Eighty respondents (40 males and 40...
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  224. Guidance and Counseling Services in South African Schools: Issues and Challenges

    Guidance and Counseling Services in South African Schools: Issues and Challenges

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Henry Nkhanedzeni Muribwathoho --- School of Education Studies, Almon Shumba --- School of Education Studies,
    This study seeks to determine if guidance and counseling: (a) lessons are provided to students; (b) services provided are adequate; (c) students are aware of guidance and counseling services provided; and (d) difficulties that counselors face in implementing the programme...
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  225. A Review of Mood and Anxiety Disturbances in Alzheimer&#039;s Disease: Implications for Treatment Outcomes

    A Review of Mood and Anxiety Disturbances in Alzheimer's Disease: Implications for Treatment Outcomes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nafisa Cassimjee --- University of Pretoria,
    Alzheimer's disease was identified almost 100 years ago and cognitive morbidity (deterioration in memory, attention, language, and executive functioning) was regarded as a sufficient index for the description and diagnosis of this disease. Within the cognitive discourse, the importance of...
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  226. The Relationship Between Hope And Goal Achievement

    The Relationship Between Hope And Goal Achievement

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: David J.F. Maree --- University of Pretoria, Marinda Maree --- University of Pretoria, Charmaine Collins --- University of Pretoria,
    The aim of this study was to explore the psychological resource structure of students as assessed by the Hope Orientation Measure or HOME instrument. The aim was also to find what the relationship between this resource structure and goal achievement...
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  227. Teacher Ratings and Standardised Test Scores: How Good for Predicting Achievement in Students with Learning Support Placement?

    Teacher Ratings and Standardised Test Scores: How Good for Predicting Achievement in Students with Learning Support Placement?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Levison Maunganidze --- Zimbabwe Open University, Nancy Ruhode --- Zimbabwe Open University, Loice Shoniwa --- Zimbabwe Open University, Solomon Nyanhongo --- Midlands State University, Joseph M. Kasayira --- Midlands State University, Tholene Sodi --- University of Venda, South Africa
    The study analysed the relationships between teacher ratings and standardised test scores in Reading and Mathematics for students receiving learning support for learning difficulties (n = 60, mean age= 16.3). Teacher ratings were found to significantly predict pupils' performance in...
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  228. The Design and Evaluation of a Hope Enhancement Programme for Adults

    The Design and Evaluation of a Hope Enhancement Programme for Adults

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Charl Pretorius --- University of the North-West, Chris Venter --- University of the North-West, Michael Temane --- University of the North-West, Mari&egrave; Wissing --- University of the North-West,
    The study evaluated the effectiveness of a hope enhancement programme for a group of adults and its impact on general psychological well-being. The intervention programme focused on participants' abilities to set feasible goals, planning ways to reach those goals (pathways)...
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  229. Cancer Patients&#039; Illness Experiences During a Group Intervention

    Cancer Patients' Illness Experiences During a Group Intervention

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mariska Venter --- North-West University, Chris Venter --- North-West University, Karel Botha --- North-West University, Munro Strydom --- Stikland Hospital,
    The study used secondary data analysis to explore cancer patients' illness experiences during a listening group intervention. Participants were 12 patients (age range 22 to 62 years in age; males = 4; females = 8). Data were analysed using qualitative...
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  230. Screening and Brief Advice for Risky Substance Users among Charismatic and Main Stream Churches in South Africa

    Screening and Brief Advice for Risky Substance Users among Charismatic and Main Stream Churches in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council &amp; University of the Free State,
    The aim of the study was to investigate screening and brief advice for risky substance users among charismatic and main stream churches in South Africa. The sample included 117 clergy (63 from charismatic and 54 from mainstream churches) chosen randomly...
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  231. Post Abortion Syndrome is a Clinical Reality: A Critical and Methodological Reflection on the Politics, Biology and Phenomenology of Unwanted Pregnancy and Abortion

    Post Abortion Syndrome is a Clinical Reality: A Critical and Methodological Reflection on the Politics, Biology and Phenomenology of Unwanted Pregnancy and Abortion

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: David Edwards --- Rhodes University, South Africa
    Macleod (2009) criticizes Boulind and Edwards (2008) for using the concept of post-abortion syndrome (PAS) in their conceptualization of the case of Grace. This article responds to this by arguing the following points: 1) the appropriation of PAS into anti-abortion...
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  232. Guidelines for Counsellors Working with People of African Ancestry in a Sport Context

    Guidelines for Counsellors Working with People of African Ancestry in a Sport Context

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lourens Human --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Taunya Tinsley --- California University of Pennsylvania, PA, Monja Muller --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Sipho Rutsate --- National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe
    The objective this article is to describe five practice guidelines for counsellors working with people of African ancestry in a sport context. The practice guidelines pertain to counsellor training, counsellor perspectives, counsellor services, counsellor ethics and counsellor research. These practice...
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  233. Child Abuse and Neglect: Counseling and Healing Practices with People of African Ancestry

    Child Abuse and Neglect: Counseling and Healing Practices with People of African Ancestry

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nareadi Phasha --- University of South Africa, Almon Shumba --- Central University of Technology, South Africa Ngozi Okose --- Private Practice, USA Pilot Mudhovozi --- University of Venda, South Africa Seter Siziya --- University of Zambia,
    Communities worldwide condemn child abuse and agree that any form of harm should be mitigated by culturally sensitive methods. In African settings such methods are underrepresented in the literature. This article sought to identify and highlight the healing practices that...
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  234. A Meta-Theoretical Framework for Counselling People of African Ancestry: An Ecologically Oriented Response to the Special Section Articles

    A Meta-Theoretical Framework for Counselling People of African Ancestry: An Ecologically Oriented Response to the Special Section Articles

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lisa Lopez Levers --- Duquesne University, USA
    This article is a review of the preceding six articles included in the Special Section related to the subject of counselling people of African ancestry. The major objective was to ascertain whether any recurring themes might be identified, and whether...
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  235. A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Motivational Factors in Kenyan and Danish Middle and Long Distance Elite Runners

    A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Motivational Factors in Kenyan and Danish Middle and Long Distance Elite Runners

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Anne-Marie Elbe --- University of Copenhagen, Christian Madsen --- University of Copenhagen, Julie Midtgaard --- Copenhagen University Hospital,
    This study examined similarities and differences in motivational factors and reasons for running between Kenyan and Danish elite runners. Participants were elite middle and long distance runners (distances from 800m to marathon) from Kenya (n = 139, males = 114,...
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  236. The Career Exploration of a Previously Disadvantaged Middle-Aged Woman: A Case Study

    The Career Exploration of a Previously Disadvantaged Middle-Aged Woman: A Case Study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Daleen Alexander --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
    The case study explores the perceptions of a middle-aged, previously disadvantaged South African woman regarding her career aspirations and her promotability. A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and contextual research design was used. Narrative inquiry was used to interview the client. The...
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  237. Young Rural Males in South Africa Speak on Teenage Pregnancy: &ldquo;It&#039;s Really Her Problem&rdquo;

    Young Rural Males in South Africa Speak on Teenage Pregnancy: “It's Really Her Problem”

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Reshma Sathiparsad --- University of KwaZulu-Natal,
    The aim of this study was to explore the attitudes, beliefs and behaviours of school-going rural males in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa on teenage pregnancy. Two methods of data collection were used, namely, a quantitative survey with a sample of 294...
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  238. &lsquo;We Do Not Cook, We Only Assist Them&rsquo;: Constructions of Hegemonic Masculinity Through Gendered Activity

    ‘We Do Not Cook, We Only Assist Them’: Constructions of Hegemonic Masculinity Through Gendered Activity

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kopano Ratele --- University of South Africa/Medical Research Council, Tamara Shefer --- University of the Western Cape, Anna Strebel --- Independent Researcher, Elron Fouten --- Rhodes University,
    This article discusses how the gendering of activity by boys coincides with, contests or recreates constructions of hegemonic masculinity in the context of South Africa. The study used a qualitative methodology including a series of three focus groups with 14–16...
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  239. Exploring the Intersecting Health Risks of Substance Abuse, Sexual Risk, and Violence for Female South African Teen Dropouts

    Exploring the Intersecting Health Risks of Substance Abuse, Sexual Risk, and Violence for Female South African Teen Dropouts

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kyla Marie Sawyer-Kurian --- North Carolina Central University, USA Felicia A. Browne --- RTI International, USA Tara Carney --- Medical Research Council, South Africa Petal Petersen --- Medical Research Council, South Africa Wendee M. Wechsberg --- RTI International, USA
    The study sought to better understand the cultural contexts of the risks for adolescent females who have dropped out of school. Focus groups were conducted with 37 Black and Coloured females aged 13 to 17 in Cape Town, South Africa...
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  240. Influence of Socio-Demographic Factors on SRAVEN Performance

    Influence of Socio-Demographic Factors on SRAVEN Performance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Raegan Murphy --- University College Cork, Ireland Nafisa Cassimjee --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Clare Schur --- University of Pretoria, South Africa
    This exploratory study aimed to investigate the influence of specific socio-demographic variables on a computerized test of non-verbal neuropsychological performance. Six hundred and thirty South African first year students were assessed using the University of Pennsylvania Computerized Neuropsychological Test Battery...
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  241. Aspects of Alcohol Use at a South African University Campus

    Aspects of Alcohol Use at a South African University Campus

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Almon Shumba --- Central University of Technology, South Africa Sikhululekile Ncube --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa
    This study sought to investigate aspects of alcohol use by students attending a South African university. A convenience sample of 40 students (20 male, 20 female; aged 20–30 years.) participated. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire and interviews in...
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  242. Ancestral Consciousness in the Zulu Culture: A Wilberian View

    Ancestral Consciousness in the Zulu Culture: A Wilberian View

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen D. Edwards --- University of Zululand, South Africa Jabulani D. Thwala --- University of Zululand, South Africa P. Buyi Mbele --- University of Zululand, South Africa Vusi Siyaya --- University of Zululand, South Africa Nozipho Ndlazi --- University of Zululand, South Africa Ntombintombi J. Magwaza --- University of Zululand, South Africa
    The aim of this research was to complement and advance Wilber's integral approach through an investigation into ancestral consciousness by the Zulu. Five isiZulu home language speakers (age range 33 to 56 years) and a sixth English speaking person were...
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  243. Initial Review of the Psychometric Properties of a Computerised Career Preference Test for Career Guidance Assessment

    Initial Review of the Psychometric Properties of a Computerised Career Preference Test for Career Guidance Assessment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mari&eacute; de Beer --- University of South Africa,
    Psychometric proprties of the Career Preference Computerised Adaptive Test (CPCAT) (De Beer & Marais, 2010; De Beer, Marais, Maree, & Skrzypczak, 2008) are reported. Participants were high school students (n=343; males=279, females=164)at Grade 9 and Grade 11 level from a...
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  244. A Psychology of Indigenous Healing in Southern Africa

    A Psychology of Indigenous Healing in Southern Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen David Edwards --- University of Zululand,
    Converging lines of evidence from various scientific disciplines consistently point to humanity's African roots. In this context, the term “indigenous healing” is used to refer to universal forms of healing that began in Africa and were developed further both locally...
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  245. The Meanings of an Animal Wristband (&lt;em&gt;isiphandla&lt;/em&gt;) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    The Meanings of an Animal Wristband (isiphandla) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nomahlubi Makunga --- University of Zululand, Jabulani Thwala --- University of Zululand, Steve Edwards --- University of Zululand,
    This study investigated indigenous meanings attributed to the use of an animal skin wristband (isiphandla) in persons in KwaZulu-Natal. The study was motivated by the need for indigenous psychological knowledge in the South African context where western-based treatment approaches, ideologies...
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  246. Integrating Ancestral Consciousness into Conventional Counselling

    Integrating Ancestral Consciousness into Conventional Counselling

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Olaniyi Bojuwoye --- University of the Western Cape, Steve Edwards --- University of Zululand,
    This article discusses concepts from traditional beliefs in ancestral spirits as therapeutic behavior change agents. Specifically, it examines ancestral consciousness in relation to attachment theory and its application in conventional counselling. A case illustration is discussed to show the potential...
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  247. Psychological Strengths as Predictors of Postgraduate Students&#039; Academic Achievement

    Psychological Strengths as Predictors of Postgraduate Students' Academic Achievement

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sanet van der Westhuizen --- University of South Africa, Mari&eacute; de Beer --- University of South Africa, Nomfusi Bekwa --- University of South Africa,
    This study sought to predict students' Grade Point Average (GPA) from their personal sense of coherence, locus of control, hope and research self-efficacy. Participants were 429 postgraduate students at a large South African university (males = 86, females = 311,...
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  248. Your Culture or Mine? Changes in Cultural Sensitivity in a Service-Learning Class

    Your Culture or Mine? Changes in Cultural Sensitivity in a Service-Learning Class

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Luzelle Naud&eacute; --- University of the Free State,
    This study investigated patterns of attitudinal change in students following a service-learning experience. The data for this study was collected from psychology students in their third and fourth years of study at the University of the Free State. All these...
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  249. Influences on Fertility Control and Early Parenthood in a Rural District of Zimbabwe

    Influences on Fertility Control and Early Parenthood in a Rural District of Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nyengeterai Chemhuru --- Zimbabwe Open University, Zimbabwe Jephias Matunhu --- Midlands State University, Zimbabwe Almon Shumba --- Central University of Technology, South Africa Winifrida S. Nyamande --- Zimbabwe Open University, Zimbabwe Janet P. Mahlatini --- Zimbabwe Open University, Zimbabwe
    This study investigated influences on fertility control and early parenthood among teenage learners from a rural district in Zimbabwe. Data on perceived influences on risks for early parenthood were collected from 1320 female secondary school learners (mean age=16 years, SD=1.35)...
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  250. A Qualitative Exploration of Women&#039;s Work&mdash;Life Balance Over the Life Course: A Case Study of Retail Managers

    A Qualitative Exploration of Women's Work—Life Balance Over the Life Course: A Case Study of Retail Managers

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Shaida Bobat --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, Nosipho Mshololo --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, Shanya Reuben --- University of KwaZulu-Natal,
    This study examined women's work—life balance (WLB) over the life course in retail management. Ten women (mean age =25) who worked in the centre management of a shopping mall were interviewed. Thematic analysis revealed that they perceived their WLB to...
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  251. The Optimism Bias: Is It Adaptive In Academic Settings?

    The Optimism Bias: Is It Adaptive In Academic Settings?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Caryl Ochse --- University of South Africa,
    This study investigated whether optimism was adaptive or maladaptive in an academic context. Participants were 715 psychology students with a large open and distance education university in South Africa (age range 20 to 61, average age 31 years, women =...
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  252. Young Women who Have Experienced Unwanted Pregnancy: A Multiple Case Study

    Young Women who Have Experienced Unwanted Pregnancy: A Multiple Case Study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Thandokazi T. Khethiwe --- University of Zululand, South Africa David J. Edwards --- University of Zululand, South Africa Jabulani D. Thwala --- University of Zululand, South Africa
    Qualitative approaches were used to understand the experience of pregnancy in a group of young Xhosa women (N =10, M age = 19.70, SD = 3.20). Data is provided on their retrospective accounts of factors which contributed towards unwanted pregnancy...
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  253. Quality of Daily Life with Teenage Motherhood

    Quality of Daily Life with Teenage Motherhood

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Edzisani Sodi --- Tholene Sodi and Partner&#039;s Inc, South Africa Tholene Sodi --- University of Limpopo, South Africa
    This study describes teenage mothers' quality of daily life in a South African rural setting. It is a retrospective study. It was conducted with five participant women aged between 26 and 35 years with early motherhood experience. In-depth interviews were...
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  254. Cancer Treatment in South Africa: A Narrative Literature Review

    Cancer Treatment in South Africa: A Narrative Literature Review

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mariska Venter --- North-West University, Chris Venter --- North-West University, Karel Botha --- North-West University,
    Due to the advances in cancer treatment, there are a growing number of cancer survivors. Finishing treatment rarely indicates the end of the cancer experience. As a result, cancer management has shifted from an acute care model to one that...
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  255. Flourishing of Students in a Tertiary Education Institution in South Africa

    Flourishing of Students in a Tertiary Education Institution in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Llewellyn Ellardus Van Zyl --- North-West University (VTC), South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- North-West University (VTC), South Africa
    The aims of this study were to examine the relationship between flourishing and academic performance (AP), life satisfaction (SWT), and positive affect (PA). A quantitative cross-sectional survey design was used on a convenience sample of university students (n = 845)...
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  256. Psychosocial Influences on Substance Abuse in a Sample of South African Youth: A Qualitative Analysis

    Psychosocial Influences on Substance Abuse in a Sample of South African Youth: A Qualitative Analysis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nirmala D. Gopal --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Steven J. Collings --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    This study investigated the lived experience of substance abusers in the South African context. Participants were 10 individuals attending a drug treatment centre in Durban, South Africa. Data were collected using open-ended interviews with data being analysed using thematic analysis...
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  257. Positive Side of the Work-Family Interface: A Theoretical Review

    Positive Side of the Work-Family Interface: A Theoretical Review

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marissa De Klerk --- North-West University, South Africa Jan Alewyn Nel --- North-West University, South Africa Eileen Koekemoer --- North-West University, South Africa
    This narrative review considers the positive side of the work-family interface. It surveyed a range of relevant literature (1960–2012) using search terms on the positive work-family interface. From the literature it is evident that various concepts (e.g., work-family enhancement, work-family...
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  258. Breast Cancer Health Beliefs and Perceived Barriers to Self-Examination Amongst Hindu Women in South Africa

    Breast Cancer Health Beliefs and Perceived Barriers to Self-Examination Amongst Hindu Women in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Catherine Govender --- University of South Africa, Prashilla Soma --- University of Pretoria, Leeana Persad --- University of Witwatersrand, Julie Moodley --- National Health Laboratory Services, Vinay Rajah --- , South Africa
    This study explored the breast cancer health beliefs and perceived barriers to breast self-examination of South African Hindu women. Participants were 68 Hindu women (mean age = 39.36 years SD=13.42) from two South African cities. They completed the Champion's Health...
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  259. Examining the Mediating Effect of Open Distance Learning Students&#039; Study Engagement in Relation to Their Life Orientation and Self-Efficacy

    Examining the Mediating Effect of Open Distance Learning Students' Study Engagement in Relation to Their Life Orientation and Self-Efficacy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melinde Coetzee --- University of South Africa, Rudolf M. Oosthuizen --- University of South Africa,
    This study reports on the mediating effect of study engagement (measured by an adapted version of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale) in relation to students' life orientation (measured by the Orientation to Life Questionnaire) and their self-efficacy (measured by the...
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  260. Perceived Work Uncertainties and Expectancy-Value as Predictors of Postgraduate Intentions

    Perceived Work Uncertainties and Expectancy-Value as Predictors of Postgraduate Intentions

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sheriffa Mahama --- University of Ghana, Ghana Rainer K. Silbereisen --- Friedrich-Schiller University, Germany Jacquelynne S. Eccles --- University of Michigan,
    Current globalized labor market trends have been associated with protracted and uncertain work environments for youth and consequently, prolonged periods spent in education. To investigate this association, we assessed work demands which is the perception of growing work-related uncertainties, expectancies,...
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  261. Qualities of Work-Related Well-Being in Selected South African Occupations

    Qualities of Work-Related Well-Being in Selected South African Occupations

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Len&eacute; Ilyna Jorgensen --- North-West University, South Africa Jan Alewyn Nel --- North-West University, South Africa David Johannes Roux --- North-West University, South Africa
    This study investigated the structure of work-related well-being in four occupational groups in South Africa. The participants were 4 006 employees, namely educators and administrative personnel (n = 2501), insurance industry personnel (n = 613), and correctional services personnel (n...
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  262. Substance Abuse Inpatients&#039; Experience of Animal-Assisted Therapy

    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 Africa
    This 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...
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  263. Sport Psychological Characteristics of Talented 13-Year Old Adolescents

    Sport Psychological Characteristics of Talented 13-Year Old Adolescents

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ankeb&eacute; Kruger --- North-West University, Republic of South Africa Anita Pienaar --- North-West University, Republic of South Africa Ri-Ellen Kemp --- North-West University, Republic of South Africa Alida Nienaber --- North-West University, Republic of South Africa
    The objective of this study was to determine whether the sport psychological profiles of talented 13-year-old sport participants differ from less talented participants. 162 grade 8 learners with a mean age of 13.2 ± 0.33 years voluntarily participated in the...
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  264. Non-cancellation Phenomena in the Class Of Finitely Generated Groups with Finite Commutator Subgroups

    Non-cancellation Phenomena in the Class Of Finitely Generated Groups with Finite Commutator Subgroups

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Habtay Ghebrewold
    We observe some non-cancellation phenomena arising from recent studies of the non-cancellation set χ (G) of a certain group G. Here χ (G) denotes the set of all isomorphism classes of groups H such that H × Z G ×...
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  265. Balanced and Closed-generated Filters In Frames

    Balanced and Closed-generated Filters In Frames

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Themba Dube
    We introduce the notions of balanced filters and closed-generated filters in frames and use them to give a new characterisation of normality for frames, and hence, due to normality being a conservative property, a new characterisation of normality for topological...
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  266. Geodetic Achievement and Avoidance Games For Graphs

    Geodetic Achievement and Avoidance Games For Graphs

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: TeresaW. Haynes Michael Henning CharlotteA. Tiller
    Let G = (V, E) be a nontrivial connected graph. For a subset S ⊆ V, the geodesic closure (S) of S is the set of all vertices on geodesics (shortest paths) between two vertices of S. We study the...
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  267. The Termwise Equivalence of The Varieties of &lt;em&gt;L&lt;/em&gt;-group Cones and Cancellative Generalized Hoops

    The Termwise Equivalence of The Varieties of L-group Cones and Cancellative Generalized Hoops

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: C.J. Van Alten
    We show that the varieties of l-group cones and of cancellative generalized hoops are termwise equivalent. We conclude that the varieties of l-groups and cancellative generalized hoops are categorically equivalent.
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  268. Discrepancy estimates for point sets on the &lt;em&gt;s&lt;/em&gt;-dimensional Sierpińnski carpet

    Discrepancy estimates for point sets on the s-dimensional Sierpińnski carpet

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: L.L. Cristea F. Pillichshammer G. Pirsic K. Scheicher
    In a recent paper Cristea and Tichy introduced several types of discrepancies of point sets on the s-dimensional Sierpí nski carpet and proved various relations between these discrepancies. In the present paper we prove a general lower bound for those...
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  269. Approximate Conserved Quantities of Conservative Dynamical Systems in &lt;em&gt;R&lt;/em&gt; &lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;

    Approximate Conserved Quantities of Conservative Dynamical Systems in R 3

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: G. &Uuml;nal C.M. Khalique
    Approximate generalized symmetries associated with the resonances of conservative dynamical systems in R 3 have been discussed. It has been shown that an approximate first integral (conserved quantities) can be found from the knowledge of two conservative approximate symmetries. Furthermore,...
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  270. Sobolev spaces on graphs

    Sobolev spaces on graphs

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: M.I. Ostrovskii
    The present paper is devoted to discrete analogues of Sobolev spaces of smooth functions. The discrete analogues that we consider are spaces of functions on vertex sets of graphs. Such spaces have applications in Graph Theory, Metric Geometry and Convex...
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  271. Approximate First Integrals of a Chaotic Hamiltonian System

    Approximate First Integrals of a Chaotic Hamiltonian System

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: G. &Uuml;nal C.M. Khalique G.F. Alişveriş&ccedil;i
    Approximate first integrals (conserved quantities) of a Hamiltonian dynamical system with two-degrees of freedom which arises in the modeling of galaxy have been obtained based on the approximate Noether symmetries for the resonance ω 1 = ω 2. Furthermore, Kolmogorov-Arnold-Moser...
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  272. On completeness in symmetric spaces

    On completeness in symmetric spaces

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: SeithutiP. Moshokoa
    In the literature completeness for symmetric spaces is done through the classical Cauchy criterion for metric spaces. However, unlike the situation in metric spaces a convergent sequence in a symmetric space is not necessarily a Cauchy sequence. In the paper...
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  273. On the Mappings Preserving Equality of 2-Distance

    On the Mappings Preserving Equality of 2-Distance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Wei-Jia Jia* --- School of Mathematics Science, P.R. China
    In this paper, we consider 2-isometries, 2-continuous mappings and mappings preserving equality of 2-distance and investigate the relation between the three mappings in linear 2-normed spaces. We prove that if f: E → F is a mapping preserving equality of...
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  274. European basket option pricing by maximizing over a subset of lower bounds

    European basket option pricing by maximizing over a subset of lower bounds

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: W. Mudzimbabwe --- Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, South Africa K.C. Patidar --- Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, South Africa P.J. Witbooi --- Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, South Africa
    In this paper we derive a lower bound for the price of a European basket option under the Black and Scholes framework. The bound is based on the conditioning method of [L.C.G. Rogers and Z. Shi, The value of an...
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  275. Necessary and sufficient conditions for approximate strong invariance for semilinear differential inclusions

    Necessary and sufficient conditions for approximate strong invariance for semilinear differential inclusions

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Alina Ilinca Lazu --- Department of Mathematics, Romania Victor Postolache --- Department of Mathematics, Romania
    We establish necessary and sufficient conditions for approximate strong invariance referring to semilinear differential inclusions, conditions expressed in terms of a suitable defined tangency concept.
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  276. A metric property of Sierpiński hypercubes

    A metric property of Sierpiński hypercubes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Heiko Hoffmann --- Department of Mathemactics, Germany
    In this short note we are engaged with sets we call generalized Sierpiński hypercubes. We give a detailed proof of the fact that these sets are uniformly regular, i.e., the geodesic metric is comparable to the Euclidean one.
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  277. AIDS, order and &#039;best practice&#039; in the South African workplace: managers, peer educators, traditional healers and folk theories

    AIDS, order and 'best practice' in the South African workplace: managers, peer educators, traditional healers and folk theories

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: David Dickinson
    This article examines the response of three medium-sized South African manufacturing companies to HIV/AIDS. It is argued that the response is heavily influenced by managerial conceptions of workplace order — sometimes divergent from industrial realities — which results in the...
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  278. Wits University&#039;s response to HIV/AIDS: flagship programme or &#039;tramp steamer&#039;?

    Wits University's response to HIV/AIDS: flagship programme or 'tramp steamer'?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Murray Cairns David Dickinson Wendy Orr
    HIV/AIDS is a threat to the creation of human capital and development prospects in southern Africa and South Africa. The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) is a well-regarded institution of higher education in Johannesburg. This paper outlines the university's qualified...
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  279. &#039;We will eat when I get the grant&#039;: negotiating AIDS, poverty and antiretroviral treatment in South Africa

    'We will eat when I get the grant': negotiating AIDS, poverty and antiretroviral treatment in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Suzanne Leclerc-Madlala
    The maturing HIV epidemic has led to a decline in the health status of many South Africans. One result is an increasing number of AIDS-affected poor who qualify for a government disability grant. Recent research has drawn attention to the...
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  280. Sustainable income-generating projects for HIV-affected households in Zimbabwe: evidence from two high-density suburbs

    Sustainable income-generating projects for HIV-affected households in Zimbabwe: evidence from two high-density suburbs

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: MunyaradziJ Mutenje InnocentW Nyakudya Constance Katsinde TichaedzaJ Chikuvire
    An estimated 25% of the adults in urban areas of Zimbabwe are living as HIV-positive. In HIV-affected households the need for income increases with the demand for medicines, food and funeral costs. One way to mitigate this effect of the...
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  281. Faithfulness to partners: a means to prevent HIV infection, a source of HIV infection risks, or both? A qualitative study of women&#039;s experiences in Abidjan, C&ocirc;te d&#039;Ivoire

    Faithfulness to partners: a means to prevent HIV infection, a source of HIV infection risks, or both? A qualitative study of women's experiences in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: ThomasM Painter KassambaL Diaby DanielleM Matia LillianS Lin ToussaintS Sibailly Mo&iuml;seK Kouassi EhounouR Ekpini ThierryH Roels StefanZ Wiktor
    A cross-sectional study was carried out at a programme to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT) at a public antenatal clinic in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The objectives were to obtain information from women concerning their reactions to HIV test results...
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  282. The correlates of safe sex practices among Rwandan youth: a positive deviance approach

    The correlates of safe sex practices among Rwandan youth: a positive deviance approach

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Stella Babalola --- Center for Communication Programs (JHU/CCP), United States of America David Awasum --- , Rwanda Brigitte Quenum-Renaud --- , Rwanda
    This paper presents the results of a 2001 sample survey and uses an ideation model to identify the factors affecting primary sexual abstinence and condom use among Rwandan youth. The findings showed that urban residence and age negatively influence primary...
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  283. Adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected children attending a donor-funded clinic at a tertiary hospital in Nigeria

    Adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected children attending a donor-funded clinic at a tertiary hospital in Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Edna Iroha --- Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, Nigeria Christopher Imokhuede Esezobor --- Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, Nigeria Chinyere Ezeaka --- Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, Nigeria Edamisan Olusoji Temiye --- Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, Nigeria Adebola Akinsulie --- Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, Nigeria
    The success of antiretroviral therapy (ART) depends on a high level of adherence to a life-long regimen of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs). Since the scale-up of access to ARVs in Nigeria, few studies have determined the level of adherence of ART...
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  284. Factors affecting first-month adherence to antiretroviral therapy amongHIV-positive adults in South Africa

    Factors affecting first-month adherence to antiretroviral therapy amongHIV-positive adults in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Dikokole Maqutu --- School of Statistics and Actuarial Science, South Africa Temesgen Zewotir --- School of Statistics and Actuarial Science, South Africa Delia North --- School of Statistics and Actuarial Science, South Africa Kogieleum Naidoo --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), South Africa Anneke Grobler --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), South Africa
    This study explores the influence of baseline factors on first-month adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) among adults. The study design involved a review of routinely collected patient information in the CAPRISA AIDS Treatment (CAT) programme, at a rural...
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  285. Personal coping strategies for managing the side effects of antiretroviral therapy among patients at an HIV/AIDS clinic in Uganda

    Personal coping strategies for managing the side effects of antiretroviral therapy among patients at an HIV/AIDS clinic in Uganda

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Rogers Kyajja --- , Uganda Joshua Kanaabi Muliira --- , Uganda Elizabeth Ayebare --- , Uganda
    The side effects of antiretroviral (ARV) medications negatively impact patients’ quality of life and adherence to treatment. This study describes the burden of side effects from ARV treatment as experienced by a sample of HIV/AIDS patients and identifies the personal...
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  286. Treatment adherence following national antiretroviral rollout in South Africa

    Treatment adherence following national antiretroviral rollout in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: AltaC. Van Dyk --- Department of Psychology, South Africa
    The national antiretroviral (ARV) programme in South Africa commenced in 2004. ARV drugs became readily available to all South Africans due to the concerted efforts of ‘access to all’ campaigns. This study investigates medication adherence among a sample of South...
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  287. Cultural obstacles to the rollout of antiretrovirals: an exploratorycross-country analysis

    Cultural obstacles to the rollout of antiretrovirals: an exploratorycross-country analysis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nicoli Nattrass --- , South Africa
    This article begins with an econometric analysis of potential socioeconomic determinants of highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) coverage. It shows that ‘cultural’ factors such as language diversity pose challenges to HAART coverage, but that the most important drivers of HAART...
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  288. A qualitative exploration of the impact of HIV and ART on social disruption and household continuity in Uganda

    A qualitative exploration of the impact of HIV and ART on social disruption and household continuity in Uganda

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Glenn Wagner --- , United States Gery Ryan --- , United States Alexis Huynh --- , United States Cissy Kityo --- , Uganda Peter Mugyenyi --- , Uganda
    With increased uptake of antiretroviral therapy (ART) throughout sub-Saharan Africa, it is critical to have a better understanding of the impact of ART on all health dimensions since the treatment can have the expected benefits as well as unintended negative...
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  289. Correlates of highly active antiretroviral therapy adherence among urban Ethiopian clients

    Correlates of highly active antiretroviral therapy adherence among urban Ethiopian clients

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Hibret Alemu --- School of Public Health, Ethiopia Damen Haile Mariam --- School of Public Health, Ethiopia AmyO Tsui --- , United States Aster Shewamare --- , Ethiopia
    There has been a massive expansion of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) services in Ethiopia since 2005. To assess clients’ self-reported adherence to HAART medication, a descriptive, comparative cross-sectional study was carried out among adults receiving HAART medication at the...
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  290. Factors associated with HIV infection among sexually experienced adolescents in Africa: a pooled data analysis

    Factors associated with HIV infection among sexually experienced adolescents in Africa: a pooled data analysis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Stella Babalola --- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, United States
    The article examines the factors associated with HIV status among adolescents aged 15–19 years in 13 African countries: Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Malawi, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The data were...
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  291. Evaluating adverse drug reactions among HAART patients in a resource-constrained province of South Africa

    Evaluating adverse drug reactions among HAART patients in a resource-constrained province of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Viloshini Krishna Manickum --- School of Health Sciences, South Africa Fatima Suleman --- School of Health Sciences, South Africa
    The high prevalence of HIV in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, has greatly increased the demand for antiretroviral therapy (ART), resulting in an exponential increase in the number of patients initiated on highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART). However, little information about...
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  292. Safeguarding inheritance and enhancing the resilience of orphaned young people living in child- and youth-headed households in Tanzania and Uganda

    Safeguarding inheritance and enhancing the resilience of orphaned young people living in child- and youth-headed households in Tanzania and Uganda

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ruth Evans --- Department of Geography and Environmental Science, United Kingdom
    This article explores the resilience of orphaned young people in safeguarding physical assets (land and property) inherited from their parents and sustaining their households without a co-resident adult relative. Drawing on the concept of resilience and the sustainable livelihoods framework,...
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  293. Older people living with HIV in Uganda: understanding their experience and needs

    Older people living with HIV in Uganda: understanding their experience and needs

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: MonicaO Kuteesa --- , Australia Janet Seeley --- Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Uganda RobertG Cumming --- , Australia Joel Negin --- , Australia
    Older adults ageing with HIV in Africa have been largely neglected, despite the distinctive healthcare needs of this population. This article examines the medical care experiences of older Ugandans living with HIV. Data were collected from 40 HIV-positive adults, aged...
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  294. HIV/AIDS patient satisfaction with a food assistance programme in Sofala province, Mozambique

    HIV/AIDS patient satisfaction with a food assistance programme in Sofala province, Mozambique

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mariana Posse --- Faculty of Economics and Management, Mozambique Rob Baltussen --- Department of Primary and Community Care, The Netherlands
    Food insecurity is one of the main factors affecting access and adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) in middle- and low-income countries. To mitigate this problem, food assistance interventions are being integrated in ART programmes. As evidence of effectiveness of these...
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  295. Youth mortality due to HIV/AIDS in South Africa, 2001&ndash;2009: An analysis of the levels of mortality using life table techniques

    Youth mortality due to HIV/AIDS in South Africa, 2001–2009: An analysis of the levels of mortality using life table techniques

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nicole De Wet --- Demography and Population Studies, South Africa Somefun Oluwaseyi --- Demography and Population Studies, South Africa Clifford Odimegwu --- Demography and Population Studies, South Africa
    South Africa has one of the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rates in the world. It is estimated that 5.38 million South Africans are living with HIV/AIDS. In addition, new infections among adults aged 15+ were reportedly 316 900 in 2011. New...
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  296. Correlates of sexual activity versus non-activity of incoming first-year students at a South African university

    Correlates of sexual activity versus non-activity of incoming first-year students at a South African university

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Renette J Blignaut --- Department of Statistics and Population Studies, Tania Vergnani --- Department of Statistics and Population Studies, Joachim J Jacobs --- Department of Statistics and Population Studies,
    In order to contribute to the design of more effective programmes to curb the spread of HIV at tertiary institutions, this study compares the profile of students who are sexually active versus those who are not yet sexually active when...
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  297. Level of awareness and uptake of the female condom in women aged 18 to 49 years in Bindura district, Mashonaland Central province, Zimbabwe

    Level of awareness and uptake of the female condom in women aged 18 to 49 years in Bindura district, Mashonaland Central province, Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Tirivanhu Chipfuwa --- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Zimbabwe Ancia Manwere --- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Zimbabwe Margret M Kuchenga --- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Zimbabwe Lynah Makuyana --- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Zimbabwe Estelle Mwanza --- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Zimbabwe Elizabeth Makado --- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Zimbabwe Rumbidzai P Chimutso --- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Zimbabwe
    Zimbabwe introduced the female condom in 1997, but acceptance was slow. A study was conducted to determine its level of awareness and uptake in women aged 18 to 49 years at Bindura Provincial Hospital, and at Chipadze and Chiwaridzo council...
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  298. The IFR process: beyond the specialist workshop

    The IFR process: beyond the specialist workshop

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: D Louw D Hughes A Birkhead
    The process of determining Instream Flow Requirements (IFRs) has been well developed to the point at which an IFR table which quantifies the temporal distribution of discharge, upon which the modified flow regime is based, is produced. During the last...
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  299. Physical determinants of the distribution and abundance of the burrowing ocypodid crab &lt;em&gt;Paratylodiplax blephariskios&lt;/em&gt; Stebbing in the St. Lucia and Mhlathuze estuaries, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Physical determinants of the distribution and abundance of the burrowing ocypodid crab Paratylodiplax blephariskios Stebbing in the St. Lucia and Mhlathuze estuaries, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: RK Owen AT Forbes DP Cyrus SE Piper
    The burrowing ocypodid crab, Paratylodiplax blephariskios, is endemic to the southeast coast of southern Africa where it forms an important component of the estuarine benthic fauna in muddy substrata. Two estuaries in KwaZulu-Natal, namely St. Lucia and the Mhlathuze, were...
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  300. Water policy in southern Africa: A brief synopsis of some of the macro driving forces

    Water policy in southern Africa: A brief synopsis of some of the macro driving forces

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: AR Turton
    The water sector reforms that are underway in many parts of southern Africa are a manifestation of a global phenomenon. This is rooted in the human response to the undesirable consequences of development, and seeks to introduce the notion of...
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  301. An assessment of the fish population of the lower reaches of the Sanyati River, Zimbabwe

    An assessment of the fish population of the lower reaches of the Sanyati River, Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: W Mhlanga
    The fish population of the lower reaches of the Sanyati River was studied using multifilament gillnets and monthly sampling was conducted over 13 consecutive months. A total of 15 fish species belonging to seven families were collected and variations in...
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  302. Genetic varaiation within and differentiation between &lt;em&gt;Pseudobarbus quathlambae&lt;/em&gt; (Pisces, Cyprinidae) populations from the Senqunyane, Jordane and Bokong Rivers (Central Lesotho)

    Genetic varaiation within and differentiation between Pseudobarbus quathlambae (Pisces, Cyprinidae) populations from the Senqunyane, Jordane and Bokong Rivers (Central Lesotho)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: FH van der Bank JL Rall GJ Steyn
    Horizontal starch-gel electrophoresis was used to obtain baseline genetic information on critically endangered Pseudobarbus quathlambae populations in the Senqunyane, Jordane and Bokong Rivers in the Lesotho Highlands. Allelic frequencies were similar between the populations and generations studied. However, allele classes...
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  303. An analysis of plant species distributions on the floodplain of the Okavango River, Namibia, with respect to impacts of possible water abstraction

    An analysis of plant species distributions on the floodplain of the Okavango River, Namibia, with respect to impacts of possible water abstraction

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: NJ Diederichs WN Ellery
    The proposed abstraction of water from the Okavango River in Namibia could potentially result in significant changes in the vegetation of floodplains downstream of the abstraction point. Direct gradient analysis was used to determine the distribution of the most common...
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  304. Phylogeography of the African catfish, &lt;em&gt;Chrysichthys maurus&lt;/em&gt; (Valenciennes, 1839)

    Phylogeography of the African catfish, Chrysichthys maurus (Valenciennes, 1839)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: J-F Agn&egrave;se
    Polymorphism at 19 allozyme loci was studied in 227 individuals of the catfish, Chrysichthys maurus (Valenciennes, 1839), collected from ten populations representing nine different river basins in west Africa. Eleven of the loci studied were polymorphic. Analysis showed that populations...
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  305. The influence of downstream changes in water quality on phytoplankton composition in the Vaal River, South Africa

    The influence of downstream changes in water quality on phytoplankton composition in the Vaal River, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Sanet Janse van Vuuren AJH Pieterse
    Links between spatial differences in phytoplankton composition and changes in environmental variables in the Vaal River, South Africa, were investigated. Multivariate analysis showed that the most important environmental variables influencing algal abundance were turbidity, conductivity, nutrient concentrations and temperature. Of...
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  306. The use of multivariate analysis as a tool to illustrate the influence of environmental variables on phytoplankton composition in the Vaal River, South Africa

    The use of multivariate analysis as a tool to illustrate the influence of environmental variables on phytoplankton composition in the Vaal River, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Sanet Janse van Vuuren AJH Pieterse
    The highly eutrophic Vaal River system is subjected to algal blooms that cause problems ranging from aesthetically unacceptable conditions to the release of toxins. In order to understand how environmental variables influence one another and to determine the key environmental...
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  307. The impact of dredging on macrobenthic invertebrates in a tributary of the Warri River, Niger delta

    The impact of dredging on macrobenthic invertebrates in a tributary of the Warri River, Niger delta

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: EI Ohimain TOT Imoobe MO Benka-Coker
    The macrobenthic invertebrates of a canal, created from a tributary of the Warri River in the mangrove swamp of the Niger Delta, Nigeria, were studied before and after dredging. In the canal dredging resulted in at least a 93% decrease...
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  308. Modelling highly variable daily maximum water temperatures in a perennial South African river system

    Modelling highly variable daily maximum water temperatures in a perennial South African river system

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: NicholasA Rivers-Moore CarelN Bezuidenhout GrahamPW Jewitt
    Thirty-three months of observed hourly water temperatures were used to calculate daily maximum water temperatures for nine sites within the Sabie-Sand River system, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. A suite of statistical models for simulating daily maximum water temperatures, of differing...
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  309. Population demographics of &lt;em&gt;Palaemon peringueyi&lt;/em&gt; (Macpherson 1990) (Decapoda: Palaemonidae) in a small intermittently open Eastern Cape estuary

    Population demographics of Palaemon peringueyi (Macpherson 1990) (Decapoda: Palaemonidae) in a small intermittently open Eastern Cape estuary

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: PW Froneman
    The population demographics of the caridean shrimp Palaemon peringueyi was investigated monthly at four sites over a period of one year in the small, intermittently-open Grants River Estuary situated on the south-east coastline of southern Africa. Mean total abundance and...
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  310. The association between invertebrates and macrophytes in a tropical reservoir, Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe: a preliminary survey

    The association between invertebrates and macrophytes in a tropical reservoir, Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe: a preliminary survey

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Lindah Mhlanga Nqobizitha Siziba
    The invertebrate fauna associated with aquatic macrophytes in the littoral of Lake Kariba was studied over a three-month period in 2002. Animals from seven classes — Hirudinea, Oligochaeta, Turbellaria, Insecta, Crustacea, Bivalvia and Gastropoda — were collected. Two hirudineans, Placobdella...
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  311. Salinity tolerance of the burrowing ocypodid crab, &lt;em&gt;Paratylodiplax blephariskios&lt;/em&gt;, in the St. Lucia and Mhlathuze estuaries, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Salinity tolerance of the burrowing ocypodid crab, Paratylodiplax blephariskios, in the St. Lucia and Mhlathuze estuaries, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: RK Owen --- Department of Zoology, South Africa AT Forbes --- , South Africa
    The ocypodid crab, Paratylodiplax blephariskios, is endemic to the southeast coast of southern Africa where it forms an important component of the estuarine benthic fauna in muddy substrata. The St. Lucia and Mhlathuze estuaries are two of the largest estuaries...
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  312. The sublethal effects of copper and lead on the haematology and acid-base balance of the groovy mullet, &lt;em&gt;Liza dumerili&lt;/em&gt;

    The sublethal effects of copper and lead on the haematology and acid-base balance of the groovy mullet, Liza dumerili

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: HM Mzimela --- Coastal Research Unit of Zululand, Department of Zoology, South Africa V Wepener --- Coastal Research Unit of Zululand, Department of Zoology, South Africa DP Cyrus --- Coastal Research Unit of Zululand, Department of Zoology, South Africa
    Toxicity bioassays were conducted on groovy mullet, Liza dumerili, using copper and lead, in order to assess how these metals affected their blood haematology and acid-base balance. Short-term (96 hours) exposure to lead caused significantly more haematological response [PCO2] than...
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  313. The use of bitter kola &lt;em&gt;Garcinia kola&lt;/em&gt; dry seed powder as a natural growth-promoting agent for African sharptooth catfish &lt;em&gt;Clarias gariepinus&lt;/em&gt; fingerlings

    The use of bitter kola Garcinia kola dry seed powder as a natural growth-promoting agent for African sharptooth catfish Clarias gariepinus fingerlings

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: AA Dada --- Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology, Nigeria NE Oviawe --- Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology, Nigeria
    The effect of dietary Garcinia kola seed meal on growth and body composition was investigated in catfish Clarias gariepinus. Fingerlings of about 50 g were fed diets supplemented with four concentrations (50, 100, 150 and 200 g kg−1) of G...
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  314. An overview of the structure and function of microbial biofilms, with special emphasis on heterotrophic aquatic microbial communities

    An overview of the structure and function of microbial biofilms, with special emphasis on heterotrophic aquatic microbial communities

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: AW Muia --- Department of Biological Sciences, Kenya G Bretschko --- , Austria GJ Herndl --- Department of Biological Oceanography, The Netherlands
    An overview is presented of the formation, structure and development of biofilms, and of the roles and functions of heterotrophic microbial communities in streambeds, in order to stimulate interest and research in this field in Africa. Microbial biolfilms are of...
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  315. Spatial and temporal patterns of phytoplankton abundance and composition in three ecological zones in the Tanzanian waters of Lake Victoria

    Spatial and temporal patterns of phytoplankton abundance and composition in three ecological zones in the Tanzanian waters of Lake Victoria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: GW Ngupula --- , Tanzania ASE Mbonde --- , Tanzania CN Ezekiel --- , Tanzania
    Phytoplankton abundance and composition in relation to physico-chemical parameters were investigated from September 2005 to October 2007 at 51 stations of various depths in the nearshore, intermediate and deep offshore waters of Lake Victoria. Shallow nearshore waters had the highest...
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  316. The effect of plant density on epiphytic macroinvertebrates associated with a submerged macrophyte, &lt;em&gt;Lagarosiphon ilicifolius&lt;/em&gt; Obermeyer, in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe

    The effect of plant density on epiphytic macroinvertebrates associated with a submerged macrophyte, Lagarosiphon ilicifolius Obermeyer, in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: C Phiri --- , Zimbabwe A Chakona --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa JA Day --- Freshwater Research Unit, Zoology Department, South Africa
    The effect of variations in the density of a submerged macrophyte, Lagarosiphon ilicifolius, on epiphytic macroinvertebrate community structure in the shallow waters of a sheltered bay of Lake Kariba were investigated. The body size class distributions of a mayfly, Cloeon...
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  317. Seasonal distribution of phytoplankton in the Aby lagoon system, Ivory Coast, West Africa

    Seasonal distribution of phytoplankton in the Aby lagoon system, Ivory Coast, West Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: NM Seu-Ano&iuml; --- Laboratoire d&rsquo;Environnement et de Biologie Aquatique, C&ocirc;te d&#039;lvoire A Ouattara --- Laboratoire d&rsquo;Environnement et de Biologie Aquatique, C&ocirc;te d&#039;lvoire YJ-M Kon&eacute; --- Laboratoire d&rsquo;Environnement et de Biologie Aquatique, C&ocirc;te d&#039;lvoire G Gour&egrave;ne --- Laboratoire d&rsquo;Environnement et de Biologie Aquatique, C&ocirc;te d&#039;lvoire
    Seasonal variability of phytoplankton species composition, abundance and physical and chemical factors influencing phytoplankton dynamics were investigated in the Aby lagoon system, south-eastern Ivory Coast, covering the main climatic seasons in 2006–2007. Seasonal and spatial variability of nutrient concentrations in...
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  318. The influence of pool size on species diversity and water chemistry in temporary rock pools on Domboshawa Mountain, northern Zimbabwe

    The influence of pool size on species diversity and water chemistry in temporary rock pools on Domboshawa Mountain, northern Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: A Anusa --- Tropical Resources Ecology Programme (TREP), Department of Biological Sciences, Zimbabwe HGT Ndagurwa --- Tropical Resources Ecology Programme (TREP), Department of Biological Sciences, Zimbabwe CHD Magadza --- Tropical Resources Ecology Programme (TREP), Department of Biological Sciences, Zimbabwe
    The effect of pool size (area and depth) on species diversity and physicochemical characteristics of rock pool habitats on Domboshawa Mountain, northern Zimbabwe, was studied from December 2006 to May 2007. Pools were categorised based on maximum depth. Pool duration...
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  319. Macroinvertebrates associated with two submerged macrophytes, &lt;em&gt;Lagarosiphon ilicifolius&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Vallisneria aethiopica&lt;/em&gt;, in the Sanyati Basin, Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe: effect of plant morphological complexity

    Macroinvertebrates associated with two submerged macrophytes, Lagarosiphon ilicifolius and Vallisneria aethiopica, in the Sanyati Basin, Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe: effect of plant morphological complexity

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: C Phiri --- , Zimbabwe A Chakona --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa JA Day --- Freshwater Research Unit, Department of Zoology, South Africa
    Vallisneria aethiopica and Lagarosiphon ilicifolius are common and abundant submerged macrophytes in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe. The two species have distinct structural morphologies, with Vallisneria consisting of long ribbon-like leaves, while Lagarosiphon has filiform stems with numerous small alternate leaves. This...
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  320. Optimum rabbit density over fish ponds to optimise Nile tilapia production in an integrated rabbit&ndash;fish system in Rwanda

    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, Belgium
    Although 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...
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  321. Fish sampling in the marine-dominated Kariega Estuary, South Africa, using a demersal otter trawl: day/night effects

    Fish sampling in the marine-dominated Kariega Estuary, South Africa, using a demersal otter trawl: day/night effects

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: SE Bailey --- , South Africa NC James --- , South Africa
    Very few demersal fish assemblage studies using otter trawls in estuaries have been done in South Africa and none of these have tested for the effects of diel period. This study aimed to test whether diel period affects otter trawl...
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  322. An integrated remote sampling approach for aquatic invertebrates associated with submerged macrophytes

    An integrated remote sampling approach for aquatic invertebrates associated with submerged macrophytes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: PSR Weyl --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa JA Coetzee --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa
    A sampling method and apparatus for collecting meaningful and quantifiable samples of aquatic macroinvertebrates, and the macrophytes they are associated with, are presented. Where physical danger from wildlife is a significant factor, especially in Africa, this apparatus offers some safety...
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  323. Seasonal occurrence, distribution and diversity of phytoplankton in the Douala Estuary, Cameroon

    Seasonal occurrence, distribution and diversity of phytoplankton in the Douala Estuary, Cameroon

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: AB Fonge --- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Cameroon BG Chuyong --- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Cameroon AS Tening --- Department of Chemistry, Cameroon AC Fobid --- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Cameroon NF Numbisi --- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Cameroon
    The occurrence and abundance of phytoplankton in the Wouri and Dibamba rivers and the Douala Estuary and their relationships to physico-chemical conditions were studied during the wet and dry seasons of 2008. One-hundred-and-sixty-eight species belonging to 67 genera were identified...
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  324. Water quality and zooplankton of the Ogba River, Benin City, Nigeria

    Water quality and zooplankton of the Ogba River, Benin City, Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: ED Anyanwu --- Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Nigeria RB Ikomi --- Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Nigeria FO Arimoro --- Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Nigeria
    Water quality and zooplankton were investigated using standard methods at four stations in the Ogba River, Benin City, Nigeria, from January to April 2008 (dry season) and from May to August 2008 (rainy season). Nigerian water quality standards were used...
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  325. Zooplankton composition and community structure in Lake Tiga, Kano, Nigeria

    Zooplankton composition and community structure in Lake Tiga, Kano, Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: EO Akindele --- Department of Zoology, Nigeria IF Adeniyi --- Department of Zoology, Nigeria
    Zooplankton in Lake Tiga was identified and its community structure assessed between March 2009 and March 2011. A total of 54 species of zooplankton was recorded, comprising two species of Protozoa, 26 species of Rotifera, eight species of Copepoda, 11...
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  326. Antibiotic resistance among heterotrophic bacteria in Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria

    Antibiotic resistance among heterotrophic bacteria in Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: OA Agwu --- Department of Biological Oceanography, Nigeria
    Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the aquatic environment are considered reservoirs for drug-resistant genes. Therefore, culturable heterotrophic bacteria isolated from Lagos Lagoon surface waters between 2011 and 2012 were screened for their susceptibility to 14 commonly used antibiotics belonging to six major...
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  327. A review of Jouanin&#039;s Petrel records in the eastern Indian Ocean

    A review of Jouanin's Petrel records in the eastern Indian Ocean

    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 Barrie Rose --- , South Africa Michael Carter --- , Australia RohanH Clarke --- School of Biological Sciences, Australia
    Jouanin's Petrel Bulweria fallax mainly occurs in the western Indian Ocean. Prior to our study there were only two records from east of 82° E. We show that small numbers of Jouanin's Petrels are regular visitors to the eastern Indian...
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  328. Litter Fall and Decomposition in Stands of Mature &lt;em&gt;Pinus radiata&lt;/em&gt;

    Litter Fall and Decomposition in Stands of Mature Pinus radiata

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: D.B. Versfeld --- Department of Water Affairs, Forestry and Environmental Conservation,
    Rates of litter fall in mature stands of Pinus radiata D. Don have been monitored at the Jonkershoek Forestry Research Station since 1976. Decomposition trials were laid out in June 1977. Litter fall has been collected on six sites in...
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  329. Final Findings on the Response of &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus grandis&lt;/em&gt; to Fertilising at De Kaap, Eastern Transvaal

    Final Findings on the Response of Eucalyptus grandis to Fertilising at De Kaap, Eastern Transvaal

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: M.A. Herbert --- , South Africa D.A. Jackson --- , South Africa R.Verloren van Themaat --- , South Africa
    The final results are presented of a pair of fertiliser experiments with a seedling crop of Ecucalyptus grandis on fully cultivated sites, one of which incorporated the application of dolomitic lime. Liming had a strong effect on the response of...
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  330. The Effect of Long Term Stratification on the Germination of &lt;em&gt;Pinus Pinaster&lt;/em&gt; Ait

    The Effect of Long Term Stratification on the Germination of Pinus Pinaster Ait

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: D. G.M. Donald --- ,
    Trials to determine the effect of long term stratification on Pinus pinaster seed subjected to periods of room temperature storage following cold storage and cold storage only indicated that the former could reduce viability of the seedlots. Dormancy of all...
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  331. Road Building and the Survival of Indigenous Forest in the Southern Cape

    Road Building and the Survival of Indigenous Forest in the Southern Cape

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: C.J. Geldenhuys --- Saasveld Forestry Research Centre, D. Kotze --- Van Wyk and Louw Consulting Engineers, C.J. van der Merwe --- Saasveld Forestry Research Centre,
    The effects of road building activities on indigenous evergreen forest were investigated to quantify the impact, to provide guide-lines for minimising damage to forests during future road projects and to gain understanding of the response of different species. The investigation...
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  332. Spatial distribution of soluble reactive silica (SRSi) in the Tanzanian waters of Lake Victoria and its implications for diatom productivity

    Spatial distribution of soluble reactive silica (SRSi) in the Tanzanian waters of Lake Victoria and its implications for diatom productivity

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: GW Ngupula --- Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute, Tanzania CN Ezekiel --- Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute, Tanzania ASE Mbonde --- Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute, Tanzania B Kashindye --- Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute, Tanzania E Mboni --- Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute, Tanzania
    Soluble reactive silica (SRSi) concentrations and diatom abundance were determined during four surveys in the Tanzanian waters of Lake Victoria between 2005 and 2008. The SRSi concentrations increased towards offshore sites, while the opposite was true for diatom abundance. The...
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  333. ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TIGERFISH AND SARDINES IN LAKE KARIBA

    ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TIGERFISH AND SARDINES IN LAKE KARIBA

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: B.E. Marshall --- Department of Biological Sciences, Zimbabwe
    There was a clear relationship in Lake Kariba between the abundance of young-of-the-year (0+) tigerfish and the sardines on which they prey. The abundant sardine population that existed before commercial fishing began accounted for the increase in tiger-fish which occurred...
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  334. Drift Patterns of Anchovy &lt;em&gt;Engraulis Capensis&lt;/em&gt; Larvae in The Southern Benguela, and Their Possible Importance for Recruitment

    Drift Patterns of Anchovy Engraulis Capensis Larvae in The Southern Benguela, and Their Possible Importance for Recruitment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: M. D. Skogen L. J. Shannon J. E. Stiansen
    In the southern Benguela, successful recruitment of Cape anchovy Engraulis capensis is highly variable and seems to be dependent on the spawning biomass only to a small extent. This paper investigates how the variations in the drift patterns of larvae...
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  335. Contributions of the Benguela ecology programme to pelagic fisheries management in South Africa

    Contributions of the Benguela ecology programme to pelagic fisheries management in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: C. L. Moloney C. D. Van Der Lingen L. Hutchings J. G. Field
    In 1982, the Benguela Ecology Programme (BEP) created a formal, multi-institutional research partnership in South Africa. During the next two decades, the BEP directed many aspects of pelagic ecosystem research in the southern Benguela upwelling region, aiming to improve fisheries...
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  336. Effects of fishing on the size and dominance structure of linefish of the Cape region, South Africa

    Effects of fishing on the size and dominance structure of linefish of the Cape region, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: D. Yemane J. G. Field M. H. Griffiths
    A dataset of linefish catch, effort and fish size distribution records has been assembled from archives to cover three short periods over the 100 years from 1897 to 1998 in four regions of the former Cape Colony, South Africa. Linefish...
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  337. Limits to the use of environmental indices to reduce risk and/or increase yield in the South African anchovy fishery

    Limits to the use of environmental indices to reduce risk and/or increase yield in the South African anchovy fishery

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: JAA De Oliveira DS Butterworth
    Environmental indices that provide short-term predictions of recruitment have the potential to improve the average yield from highly productive resources that sustain recruit fisheries without an associated increase in risk (of resource 'collapse'). This is particularly true for cases where...
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  338. Patterns of movements of the African penguin in South Africa and Namibia

    Patterns of movements of the African penguin in South Africa and Namibia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: PA Whittington RM Randall BM Randall AC Wolfaardt RJM Crawford NTW Klages PA Bartlett YJ Chesselet R Jones
    The direction, distance and seasonal patterns of movements of African penguins Speniscus demersus between breeding colonies were investigated for birds that had been flipper-banded between 1970 and 1998. These were comprised of 3 986 penguins banded as chicks at nests,...
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  339. Stage-dependent vertical distribution of pelagic fish eggs on the western Agulhas Bank, South Africa

    Stage-dependent vertical distribution of pelagic fish eggs on the western Agulhas Bank, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: MT Dopolo CD van der Lingen CL Moloney
    The vertical distributions of eggs of anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus, sardine Sardinops sagax and round herring Etrumeus whiteheadi over the western Agulhas Bank, South Africa, were sampled between 0m and 100m, using an opening-closing WP-2 net, to investigate differences in developmental...
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  340. Oiled and injured African penguins &lt;em&gt;Spheniscus demersus&lt;/em&gt; and other seabirds admitted for rehabilitation in the Western Cape, South Africa, 2001 and 2002

    Oiled and injured African penguins Spheniscus demersus and other seabirds admitted for rehabilitation in the Western Cape, South Africa, 2001 and 2002

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: NJ Parsons LG Underhill
    Following the Treasure oil spill incident in 2000 in which 19 000 African penguins Spheniscus demersus were oiled, there were no large spills in either 2001 or 2002. In spite of this, the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of...
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  341. Characterising and comparing the spawning habitats of anchovy &lt;em&gt;Engraulis encrasicolus&lt;/em&gt; and sardine &lt;em&gt;Sardinops sagax&lt;/em&gt; in the southern Benguela upwelling ecosystem

    Characterising and comparing the spawning habitats of anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus and sardine Sardinops sagax in the southern Benguela upwelling ecosystem

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: NM Twatwa CD van der Lingen L Drapeau CL Moloney JG Field
    The spawning habitats of anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus and sardine Sardinops sagax in the southern Benguela upwelling ecosystem were characterised by comparing their egg abundances with environmental variables measured concomitantly during two different survey programmes: the South African Sardine and Anchovy...
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  342. Boulders or urchins? Selecting seeding sites for juvenile &lt;em&gt;Haliotis midae&lt;/em&gt; along the Namaqualand coast of South Africa

    Boulders or urchins? Selecting seeding sites for juvenile Haliotis midae along the Namaqualand coast of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: SWP de Waal
    The extent to which the relationship between juvenile abalone Haliotis midae and sea urchins Parechinus angulosus is induced by their physical habitat along the Namaqualand coast of South Africa was investigated. Correlation analyses between the proportion of abalone utilising sea...
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  343. Food habits of some deep-sea fish off South Africa&#039;s west coast. 2. Eels and spiny eels (Anguilliformes and Notacanthiformes)

    Food habits of some deep-sea fish off South Africa's west coast. 2. Eels and spiny eels (Anguilliformes and Notacanthiformes)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: ME Anderson
    The food habits of five species of eels and one species of spiny eel collected from the upper continental slope off the Cape west coast and Agulhas Bank, South Africa, are described. All a re embers of a defined demersal...
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  344. Comparative trophodynamics of anchovy &lt;em&gt;Engraulis encrasicolus&lt;/em&gt; and sardine &lt;em&gt;Sardinops sagax&lt;/em&gt; in the southern Benguela: are species alternations between small pelagic fish trophodynamically mediated?

    Comparative trophodynamics of anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus and sardine Sardinops sagax in the southern Benguela: are species alternations between small pelagic fish trophodynamically mediated?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: CD van der Lingen L Hutchings JG Field
    The results of detailed morphological, experimental, field and modelling studies on various aspects of the trophic ecology of sardine Sardinops sagax and anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus in the Benguela ecosystem are synthesised, and differences in the trophodynamics of these two species...
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  345. Comparison of assemblages and some life-history traits of seabirds in the Humboldt and Benguela systems

    Comparison of assemblages and some life-history traits of seabirds in the Humboldt and Benguela systems

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: RJM Crawford E Goya J-P Roux CB Zavalaga
    There are 21 and 15 species of seabirds that breed in the Humboldt and Benguela upwelling systems respectively. Only two species of gull are common to both systems, one as an endemic subspecies to the Benguela system. Eleven species and...
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  346. A comparative evaluation of three methods used to tag South African linefish

    A comparative evaluation of three methods used to tag South African linefish

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: SE Kerwath A G&ouml;tz C Wilke CG Attwood WHH Sauer
    Tagging effects and loss rates of 60 Roman Chrysoblephus laticeps tagged with dart tags with barbs (D-tags), T-bar filaments (T-tags) and visible implant fluorescent elastomer (VIFE) tags were investigated. The fish were tagged and monitored in a controlled tank experiment...
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  347. A knowledge base for management of the capital-intensive fishery for small pelagic fish off South Africa

    A knowledge base for management of the capital-intensive fishery for small pelagic fish off South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: TP Fairweather M Hara CD van der Lingen J Raakj&aelig;r LJ Shannon GG Louw P Degnbol RJM Crawford
    As a contribution to South Africa's move towards an ecosystem approach to fisheries management, this study explores the existence of common perceptions about South Africa's pelagic fishery between resource users and scientists. It represents a collaborative research effort of social...
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  348. Indicators of sustainable fishing for South African sardine &lt;em&gt;Sardinops sagax&lt;/em&gt; and anchovy &lt;em&gt;Engraulis encrasicolus&lt;/em&gt;

    Indicators of sustainable fishing for South African sardine Sardinops sagax and anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: TP Fairweather CD van der Lingen AJ Booth L Drapeau JJ van der Westhuizen
    Six indicators were investigated for South African sardine Sardinops sagax and anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus: mean length of catch, length-at-50% maturity, total mortality, exploitation rate, ratio of bycatch, and centre of gravity of commercial catches. Sardine length-at-50% maturity is the most...
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  349. Buoyancy-stirring interactions in a subtropical embayment: a synthesis of measurements and model simulations in Maputo Bay, Mozambique

    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 Africa
    Maputo 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...
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  350. Vertical distribution of small pelagic fish eggs and larvae on the eastern Agulhas Bank, South Africa

    Vertical distribution of small pelagic fish eggs and larvae on the eastern Agulhas Bank, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: W Osman --- Department of Zoology and Marine Research Institute, South Africa CL Moloney --- Department of Zoology and Marine Research Institute, South Africa CD van der Lingen --- Department of Agriculture, South Africa
    Vertical distributions of anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus and sardine Sardinops sagax eggs and larvae within the upper 50 m of the water column on the eastern Agulhas Bank, South Africa, were examined using discrete depth samples collected with a multiple, opening/closing...
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  351. Patterns of diversity along experimental gradients of disturbance and nutrient supply&mdash;the confounding assumptions of the Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis

    Patterns of diversity along experimental gradients of disturbance and nutrient supply—the confounding assumptions of the Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: MC Pfaff --- Department of Zoology, South Africa C Hiebenthal --- , Germany M Molis --- , Germany GM Branch --- Department of Zoology, South Africa M Wahl --- , Germany
    A model of the interactive effects of disturbance and productivity on diversity predicts peak diversity to shift towards higher disturbance regimes as productivity increases, confining the Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis to intermediate productivity levels. We conducted a two-factorial (disturbance, nutrients) field...
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  352. The 2005 KwaZulu-Natal sardine run survey sheds new light on the ecology of small pelagic fish off the east coast of South Africa

    The 2005 KwaZulu-Natal sardine run survey sheds new light on the ecology of small pelagic fish off the east coast of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: JC Coetzee --- Branch Fisheries, Department of Agriculture, South Africa D Merkle --- Branch Fisheries, Department of Agriculture, South Africa L Hutchings --- Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa CD van der Lingen --- Branch Fisheries, Department of Agriculture, South Africa M van den Berg --- Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa MD Durholtz --- Branch Fisheries, Department of Agriculture, South Africa
    Despite much public awareness surrounding the annual migration of sardine Sardinops sagax northward along the east coast of South Africa in winter each year, relatively little research effort has been expended to improve understanding of the ‘sardine run’. For this...
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  353. Alongshore distribution and abundance of fish larvae off the coast of Kenya

    Alongshore distribution and abundance of fish larvae off the coast of Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: J.M. Mwaluma --- , Kenya B. Kaunda-Arara --- Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Kenya J. Rasowo --- Department of Biological Sciences, Kenya
    Knowledge is limited on the fish larval assemblage in shallow lagoonal reefs along the Kenyan coast. Fish larvae from five lagoons, spanning 120 km on the Kenyan coast, were sampled in March 2007 and April 2008 to compare interannual spatial...
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  354. Modelling regime shifts in the southern Benguela: a frame-based approach

    Modelling regime shifts in the southern Benguela: a frame-based approach

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: MD Smith --- Marine Research (MA-RE) Institute and Zoology Department, South Africa A Jarre --- Marine Research (MA-RE) Institute and Zoology Department, South Africa
    This study explores the usefulness of a frame-based modelling approach in the southern Benguela upwelling ecosystem, with four frames describing observed small pelagic fish dominance patterns. We modelled the dynamics of sardine Sardinops sagax and anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus populations under...
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  355. Allozyme and mtDNA variation of white seabream &lt;em&gt;Diplodus sargus&lt;/em&gt; populations in a transition area between western and eastern Mediterranean basins (Siculo-Tunisian Strait)

    Allozyme and mtDNA variation of white seabream Diplodus sargus populations in a transition area between western and eastern Mediterranean basins (Siculo-Tunisian Strait)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: M Kaou&egrave;che --- Unit&eacute; de Recherche de Biologie, Ecologie et Parasitologie des Organismes Aquatiques, Tunis L Bahri-Sfar --- Unit&eacute; de Recherche de Biologie, Ecologie et Parasitologie des Organismes Aquatiques, Tunis M Gonz&aacute;lez-Wang&uuml;emert --- Departamento de Ecolog&iacute;a e Hidrolog&iacute;a, Facultad de Biolog&iacute;a, Spain &Aacute; P&eacute;rez-Ruzafa --- Departamento de Ecolog&iacute;a e Hidrolog&iacute;a, Facultad de Biolog&iacute;a, Spain OK Ben Hassine --- Unit&eacute; de Recherche de Biologie, Ecologie et Parasitologie des Organismes Aquatiques, Tunis
    To investigate the possible influence of the Siculo-Tunisian Strait on the genetic structure of white seabream Diplodus sargus, 13 polymorphic allozyme loci and a fragment of the cytochrome b mito-chondrial DNA were analysed. Allozyme data indicated a moderate but significant...
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  356. Population size of neonate and juvenile dusky sharks &lt;em&gt;Carcharhinus obscurus&lt;/em&gt; in the Port of Ngqura, South Africa

    Population size of neonate and juvenile dusky sharks Carcharhinus obscurus in the Port of Ngqura, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: ML Dicken --- Department of Development Studies, School of Economics, Development and Tourism, South Africa
    Identifying nearshore waters that serve as important habitats for neonate and juvenile sharks is crucial for effective fisheries management. This study examined the abundance of neonate and juvenile dusky sharks Carcharhinus obscurus within the Port of Ngqura, on the south-east...
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  357. Observations of individual humpback whales utilising multiple migratory destinations in the south-western Indian Ocean

    Observations of individual humpback whales utilising multiple migratory destinations in the south-western Indian Ocean

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: PJ Ersts --- Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, USA C Pomilla --- Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics, USA J Kiszka --- Observatoire des Mammif&egrave;res Marins, France S Cerchio --- Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics, USA HC Rosenbaum --- Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, USA M V&eacute;ly --- , France Y Razafindrakoto --- Madagascar Country Program, Madagascar JA Loo --- Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics, USA MS Leslie --- Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics, USA M Avolio --- Barnard College, USA
    Movements of humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae among breeding regions within the southwestern Indian Ocean are poorly understood. Understanding the relationships among breeding regions is critical for effective conservation and management strategies. Through systematic comparisons of molecular genotypes and both systematic...
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  358. New perspectives in small-scale fisheries management: challenges and prospects for implementation in South Africa

    New perspectives in small-scale fisheries management: challenges and prospects for implementation in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: M Sowman --- Environmental Evaluation Unit, South Africa
    Worldwide, the past 15–20 years has seen a significant shift in thinking and approaches to the management of small-scale fisheries. This is in response to the recognition that conventional fisheries management is not equipped to deal with the complexities, uncertainties...
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  359. Transit station or destination? Attendance patterns, movements and abundance estimate of humpback whales off west South Africa from photographic and genotypic matching

    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 Me&yuml;er --- , South Africa RH Leeney --- , UK
    Humpback 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...
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  360. Dugong abundance and distribution in the Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique

    Dugong abundance and distribution in the Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: KP Findlay --- Department of Oceanography, South Africa VG Cockcroft --- , South Africa AT Guissamulo --- , Mozambique
    Despite the distribution of dugongs Dugong dugon ranging across nearshore waters of the tropical and subtropical regions of the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean, their distribution in the western Indian Ocean is highly fragmented and appears to be declining...
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  361. Acoustic behaviour of southern right whales in relation to numbers of whales present in Walker Bay, South Africa

    Acoustic behaviour of southern right whales in relation to numbers of whales present in Walker Bay, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: LH Hofmeyr-Juritz --- , South Africa PB Best
    Estimating numbers of whales present in an area from recorded call rates could be a useful conservation tool. We recorded southern right whale Eubalaena australis vocalisations and presence in Walker Bay on the south coast of South Africa. In all,...
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  362. Ecological distribution of the shrimp &lt;em&gt;Nematopalaemon schmitti&lt;/em&gt; (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea) in three bays on the south-eastern coast of Brazil

    Ecological distribution of the shrimp Nematopalaemon schmitti (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea) in three bays on the south-eastern coast of Brazil

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: AC Almeida --- NEBECC (Crustacean Biology, Ecology and Culture Study Group), Departamento de Zoologia, Brazil A Fransozo --- NEBECC (Crustacean Biology, Ecology and Culture Study Group), Departamento de Zoologia, Brazil GM Teixeira --- NEBECC (Crustacean Biology, Ecology and Culture Study Group), Departamento de Zoologia, Brazil KAN Hiroki --- NEBECC (Crustacean Biology, Ecology and Culture Study Group), Departamento de Zoologia, Brazil M Furlan --- NEBECC (Crustacean Biology, Ecology and Culture Study Group), Departamento de Zoologia, Brazil G Bertini --- , Brazil
    The relationships between the spatial and temporal variations in the abundance of the shrimp Nematopalaemon schmitti and water temperature, salinity, and texture and organic-matter content of the sediment, were analysed in Ubatumirim, Ubatuba and Mar Virado bays on the northern...
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  363. Records of poorly known batoid fishes from the north-western Indian Ocean (Chondrichthyes: Rhynchobatidae, Rhinobatidae, Dasyatidae, Mobulidae)

    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, UK
    Records 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...
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  364. Composition of macrobenthos in the Wouri River estuary mangrove, Douala, Cameroon

    Composition of macrobenthos in the Wouri River estuary mangrove, Douala, Cameroon

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: VM Ngo-Massou --- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Cameroon GL Essome-Koum --- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Cameroon E Ngollo-Dina --- , USA N Din --- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Cameroon
    The macrobenthos of mangroves is dominated by crabs and molluscs, which have a significant ecological role in terms of the structure and function of mangroves. The aim of this study was to determine the abundance and biological diversity of these...
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  365. Diversity of decapod crustaceans at the interface of unconsolidated seabed areas and rocky shores in tropical/subtropical Brazil

    Diversity of decapod crustaceans at the interface of unconsolidated seabed areas and rocky shores in tropical/subtropical Brazil

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: A Fransozo --- Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Bioci&ecirc;ncias, Brazil M Furlan --- Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Bioci&ecirc;ncias, Brazil V Fransozo --- , Brazil G Bertini --- , Brazil RC da Costa --- Departamento de Ci&ecirc;ncias Biol&oacute;gicas, Faculdade de Ci&ecirc;ncias, Brazil LC Fernandes-G&oacute;es --- , Brazil
    The decapod crustacean assemblages from unconsolidated seabed areas located near rocky shores in the Ubatuba region on the south-east coast of Brazil were analysed by investigating the abundance, richness, diversity and dominance of species. The relationships of the sediment and...
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  366. Significant population genetic structuring of the holoplanktic scyphozoan &lt;em&gt;Pelagia noctiluca&lt;/em&gt; in the Atlantic Ocean

    Significant population genetic structuring of the holoplanktic scyphozoan Pelagia noctiluca in the Atlantic Ocean

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: BJ Miller --- Evolutionary Genomics Group, Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa S von der Heyden --- Evolutionary Genomics Group, Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa MJ Gibbons --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa
    Pelagia noctiluca is thought to have a global distribution, yet our understanding of genetic connectivity across the range of this problem animal is poor. Here, we investigate the genetic structure of populations off southern Africa using mitochondrial COI and nuclear...
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  367. Seasonality in fish assemblage structure in an East African mangrove creek

    Seasonality in fish assemblage structure in an East African mangrove creek

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: MW Wainaina --- , Kenya B Kaunda-Arara --- Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Kenya JM Njiru --- Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Kenya
    The spatial and seasonal structures of fish assemblages in a tropical mangrove tidal creek, Tudor, Kenya, were analysed from monthly survey data, extending from October 2007 to July 2008, and covering the north-east (NEM; October–March) and south-east (SEM; April–July) monsoon...
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  368. Role of the source community for the recovery of seagrass associated meiofauna: a field colonisation experiment with seagrass mimics in Diani Beach, Kenya

    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, Belgium
    Seagrass 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...
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  369. Reproductive biology of the milk shark &lt;em&gt;Rhizoprionodon acutus&lt;/em&gt; (Carcharhinidae) off the coast of Senegal

    Reproductive biology of the milk shark Rhizoprionodon acutus (Carcharhinidae) off the coast of Senegal

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: A Ba --- D&eacute;partement de Biologie Animale, Facult&eacute; des Sciences et Techniques, Senegal CT Ba --- D&eacute;partement de Biologie Animale, Facult&eacute; des Sciences et Techniques, Senegal K Diouf --- , Senegal PI Ndiaye --- D&eacute;partement de Biologie Animale, Facult&eacute; des Sciences et Techniques, Senegal J Panfili --- , Senegal
    Despite the considerable commercial value of the milk shark Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell 1837) along the Senegal coast, there are few data on its biology. Milk sharks examined in this study were caught by small-scale fisheries on the Senegalese coast from...
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  370. Can anchovy age structure be estimated from length distribution data collected during surveys?

    Can anchovy age structure be estimated from length distribution data collected during surveys?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: C L de Moor --- Marine Resource Assessment and Management Group (MARAM), Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, South Africa D S Butterworth --- Marine Resource Assessment and Management Group (MARAM), Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, South Africa J C Coetzee --- Branch Fisheries Management, Department of Agriculture, South Africa
    Historically, a time-series of proportions-at-age 1 from annual November hydro-acoustic surveys has been used to inform the assessment of, and in particular the choice of appropriate values for juvenile and adult natural mortality for, the South African anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus...
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  371. Shallow waters: social science research in South Africa&#039;s marine environment

    Shallow waters: social science research in South Africa's marine environment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: M Sowman --- Environmental Evaluation Unit, Department of Environmental &amp; Geographical Science, South Africa D Scott --- School of Built Environment and Development Studies, Howard College Campus, South Africa L J F Green --- Department of Social Anthropology, South Africa M M Hara --- Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, South Africa M Hauck --- Environmental Evaluation Unit, Department of Environmental &amp; Geographical Science, South Africa K Kirsten --- Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, South Africa B Paterson --- Marine Research Institute, South Africa S Raemaekers --- Environmental Evaluation Unit, Department of Environmental &amp; Geographical Science, South Africa K Jones --- Environmental Evaluation Unit, Department of Environmental &amp; Geographical Science, South Africa J Sunde --- Environmental Evaluation Unit, Department of Environmental &amp; Geographical Science, South Africa J K Turpie --- Anchor Environmental, South Africa
    This paper provides an overview of social science research in the marine environment of South Africa for the period 1994–2012. A bibliography based on a review of relevant literature and social science projects funded under the SEAChange programme of the...
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  372. South Africa&#039;s coastal-breeding white-breasted cormorants: population trends, breeding season and movements, and diet

    South Africa's coastal-breeding white-breasted cormorants: population trends, breeding season and movements, and diet

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: RJM Crawford --- Branch: Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa RM Randall --- South African National Parks, South Africa PA Whittington --- East London Museum, South Africa L Waller --- CapeNature, South Africa BM Dyer --- Branch: Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa DG Allan --- Durban Natural Science Museum, South Africa C Fox --- Ezemvelo-KZN Wildlife, South Africa AP Martin --- Department of Zoology, South Africa L Upfold --- Branch: Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa J Visagie --- CapeNature, South Africa S Bachoo --- Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, South Africa M Bowker --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa CT Downs --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa R Fox --- Addo Elephant National Park, South African National Parks, South Africa J Huisamen --- CapeNature, South Africa AB Makhado --- Branch: Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa WH Oosthuizen --- Branch: Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa PG Ryan --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, South Africa RH Taylor --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa JK Turpie --- Anchor Environmental Consultants, South Africa
    White-breasted cormorants Phalacrocorax [carbo] lucidus breed around South Africa's coast and at inland localities. Along the coasts of the Northern, Western and Eastern Cape provinces, numbers breeding were similar during the periods 1977–1981 (1 116 pairs at 41 localities) and...
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  373. Effect of human disturbance on the behavioural responses and offspring survival of grey-headed albatrosses &lt;em&gt;Thalassarche chrysostoma&lt;/em&gt; at Subantarctic Marion Island

    Effect of human disturbance on the behavioural responses and offspring survival of grey-headed albatrosses Thalassarche chrysostoma at Subantarctic Marion Island

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: M Wheeler --- Animal Demography Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Cape Town, South Africa MS de Villiers --- Animal Demography Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Cape Town, South Africa R Altwegg --- Animal Demography Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Cape Town, South Africa
    Nest monitoring is commonly used to gather important seabird demographic data, but monitoring itself can affect seabird behaviour and offspring survival. The effect of monitoring on grey-headed albatrosses Thalassarche chrysostoma at Subantarctic Marion Island was investigated. The behaviour of chicks...
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  374. Occurrence of larval fishes in a rocky shore-associated nursery area in temperate South Africa, with emphasis on temperature-related growth in dominant Sparidae

    Occurrence of larval fishes in a rocky shore-associated nursery area in temperate South Africa, with emphasis on temperature-related growth in dominant Sparidae

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: NA Strydom --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa AJ Booth --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa A McLachlan --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa
    Larval fishes were studied in Shark Bay on the warm, temperate south-east coast of South Africa. The bay is a small, shallow, subtidal area associated with a rocky shore. Sampling took place fortnightly for a period of one year (September...
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  375. Factors that Affect Municipal Service Delivery in Gauteng and North West Provinces of South Africa

    Factors that Affect Municipal Service Delivery in Gauteng and North West Provinces of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Solomon Khale --- , South Africa Zeleke Worku --- , South Africa
    This study attempts to identify and quantify factors that affect service delivery by local government counsellors in the Gauteng and North-West provinces. The study is based on a stratified random sample of size n=300 respondents. Both quantitative and qualitative research...
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  376. Does Microfinance Promote Entrepreneurship and Innovation? A Macro Analysis

    Does Microfinance Promote Entrepreneurship and Innovation? A Macro Analysis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: No&ocirc;men Lahimer --- , Tunisia Soumendra Dash --- Financial Management Department, African Development Bank, Tunisia Mahjouba Zaiter --- , Tunisia
    Innovative entrepreneurs in Africa experience a lack of financial support and underdeveloped financial systems. Microfinance could offer a solution to this complex issue. In this respect, this research paper studies the contribution of microfinance to the innovation process through entrepreneurship...
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  377. A Parametric Study of a Natural Flow Solar Air Heater with a Rectangular Air-Duct Profile

    A Parametric Study of a Natural Flow Solar Air Heater with a Rectangular Air-Duct Profile

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: H. O. Ondieki [d858022e20] J. K. Tonui
    This article presents a theoretical analysis of a solar air heater (SAH) with a rectangular air duct profile operated in a natural airflow mode. The study involves modelling the SAH system and simulated results are used to study the effects...
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  378. Assessing Pharmaceutical Innovation in Tunisia: An Empirical Survey on Firms&#039; Knowledge-Capital and an Analysis of the National Sectoral Innovation System

    Assessing Pharmaceutical Innovation in Tunisia: An Empirical Survey on Firms' Knowledge-Capital and an Analysis of the National Sectoral Innovation System

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Nejla Yacoub --- Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, Tunisia
    The objective of this research was to assess pharmaceutical innovation in Tunisia. First, we examined the national sectoral innovation system (NSIS), focusing on the objectives and instruments of the industrial and innovation policy. Second, we adopted an empirical approach based...
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  379. Effects of Refrigerant Charge in the Output of a CO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; Heat Pump

    Effects of Refrigerant Charge in the Output of a CO2 Heat Pump

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Paul Maina --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, South Africa Zhongjie Huan --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, South Africa
    Many of the refrigerants currently being used in heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration systems have high global warming potential. One potential, environmentally friendly replacement refrigerant is carbon dioxide (CO2). In this study, a CO2 trans-critical water to water test...
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  380. Mobile Money for Financial Inclusion: Policy and Regulatory Perspective in Zimbabwe

    Mobile Money for Financial Inclusion: Policy and Regulatory Perspective in Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Alex Bara --- Senior Economist at the Agriculture Bank of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
    The introduction of mobile telephony and innovative technology in financial services is forcing regulators to re-evaluate their rules for financial service provision. Zimbabwe also adopted mobile financial service, and has realised rapid growth in mobile financial services. Inevitably, it has...
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  381. Proposing Organizational Self Sufficiency Theory

    Proposing Organizational Self Sufficiency Theory

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mohammad Ali Shafia --- Department of Industrial Engineering, Iran Mammo Muchie --- DST/NRF Research Professor, South Africa Ali Reza Babakhan --- Department of Progress Engineering, Iran
    It is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the positive impacts of advanced manufacturing technologies (AMTs) on organizational performance. Many firms from developing countries attempt to import AMTs from foreign suppliers in order to improve their products' qualities, reduce costs and...
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  382. New Technologies in Remittance Sending: Opportunities for mobile remittances in Africa

    New Technologies in Remittance Sending: Opportunities for mobile remittances in Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Melissa Siegel --- Maastricht Graduate School of Governance, the Netherlands Sonja Fransen --- Maastricht Graduate School of Governance, the Netherlands
    Mobile remittances have a high development potential as they hold the promise of providing quick, easy and cheap money transfers. In Africa, mobile phone usage has increased sharply and mobile banking providers are extending their services, therefore offering opportunities for...
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  383. Yield Potential of selected &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus&lt;/em&gt; genetic stock on the sandy soils of the South African Cape West Coast

    Yield Potential of selected Eucalyptus genetic stock on the sandy soils of the South African Cape West Coast

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: G. van Wyk --- Department of Forest Science, Faculty of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Republic ofSouth Africa A. van Laar --- Department of Forest Science, Faculty of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Republic ofSouth Africa J.M. Theron --- Department of Forest Science, Faculty of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Republic ofSouth Africa
    Land available for afforestation in the Western Cape Region has largely been subordinate to agriculture. Eucalypt species have never been tested intensively along the West Coast. Climatic matching suggests planting of species from West Australia as native habitat introductions, or...
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  384. Early performance of &lt;em&gt;Casuarina junghuhniana&lt;/em&gt; provenances/land races at Lushoto, Tanzania

    Early performance of Casuarina junghuhniana provenances/land races at Lushoto, Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: S.T. Mwihomeket --- , Tanzania A.G. Mugasha --- Department of Forest Biology, Faculty of Forestry and Nature Conservation, Tanzania S.A.O. Chamshama --- Department of Forest Biology, Faculty of Forestry and Nature Conservation, Tanzania M.A. Mgangamundo --- Department of Forest Biology, Faculty of Forestry and Nature Conservation, Tanzania O.C. Kumburu --- Department of Forest Biology, Faculty of Forestry and Nature Conservation, Tanzania Z. Lupala --- Department of Forest Biology, Faculty of Forestry and Nature Conservation, Tanzania
    A trial involving 21 provenances form Indonesia and 7 “local” seed sources of Casuarina junghuhniana was established at Lushoto, Tanzania in March 1997. At 22 and 48 months of age, the following characteristics were assessed: survival, root collar diameter (RCD...
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  385. Evaluation of 19 provenances of &lt;em&gt;Calliandra calothyrsus&lt;/em&gt; at Gairo and SUA Farm, Morogoro,Tanzania

    Evaluation of 19 provenances of Calliandra calothyrsus at Gairo and SUA Farm, Morogoro,Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: M. Herbert --- Department of Forest Biology, Faculty of Forestry &amp; Nature Conservation, Tanzania A. G. Mugasha --- Department of Forest Biology, Faculty of Forestry &amp; Nature Conservation, Tanzania S.A.O. Chamshama --- Department of Forest Biology, Faculty of Forestry &amp; Nature Conservation, Tanzania
    Performance evaluation was conducted among nineteen provenances of Calliandra calothyrsus from mesa-America, Indonesia and Tanzania. Two trials were established in February and March, 1996 at Gairo (8 provenances) and Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) Farm (17 provenances) in Morogoro, Tanzania...
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  386. African sandalwood (&lt;em&gt;Osyris lanceolata&lt;/em&gt;): Resource assessment and quality variation among populations in Tanzania

    African sandalwood (Osyris lanceolata): Resource assessment and quality variation among populations in Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: P.L. Mwang&#039;ingo --- Silviculture Research Centre, Tanzania Z. Teklehaimanot --- School ofAgricultural and Forest Sciences, United Kingdom J.B Hall --- School ofAgricultural and Forest Sciences, United Kingdom L.L.L. Lulandala --- Department of Forest Biology, Faculty of Forestry and Nature Conservation, Tanzania
    African sandalwood (Osyris lanceolata) populations occurring in Tanzania were assessed to determine the current resource status and ascertain variation in quality existing among them. This will provide a guide inthe selection ofpopulations where conservation efforts and improvement programmes can be...
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  387. Influence of the origin of stem cutting, season of collection and auxin application on the vegetative propagation af African Sandalwood (&lt;em&gt;Osyris lanceolata&lt;/em&gt;) in Tanzania

    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&#039;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, Tanzania
    An 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...
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  388. Modelling maximum canopy conductance and transpiration in &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus grandis&lt;/em&gt; stands not subjected to soil water deficits

    Modelling maximum canopy conductance and transpiration in Eucalyptus grandis stands not subjected to soil water deficits

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: J. M. Campion --- , Republic of South Africa P.J. Dye --- Environmentek, CSIR, c/o Agrometeorology, Republic of South Africa M.C. Scholes --- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, Republic of South Africa
    There is much current interest in predicting the maximum amount of water that can be transpired by Eucalyptus trees. It is possible that industrial waste water may be applied as irrigation water to eucalypts and it is important to predict...
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  389. Spatial changes in forest cover on the KwaNibela Peninsula, St Lucia, South Africa, during the period 1937 to 2008

    Spatial changes in forest cover on the KwaNibela Peninsula, St Lucia, South Africa, during the period 1937 to 2008

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: BM Corrigan --- Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology, South Africa M Kneen --- Department of Geography, Environmental Management and Energy Studies, South Africa CJ Geldenhuys --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa B-E van Wyk --- Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology, South Africa
    The KwaNibela Peninsula is situated in the northernmost region of Lake St Lucia in KwaZulu-Natal. It is covered by forest patches of either Sand Forest or Coastal Forest within the Maputaland Coastal Vegetation. The area and the forests are heavily...
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  390. Performance of four-year-old Australian and Papua New Guinean &lt;em&gt;Acacia&lt;/em&gt; species/provenances at Kongowe, Kibaha, Tanzania

    Performance of four-year-old Australian and Papua New Guinean Acacia species/provenances at Kongowe, Kibaha, Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: AI Kindo --- Forestry and Beekeeping Division, Tanzania MA Mndolwa --- , Tanzania E Edward --- Department of Forest Biology, Faculty of Forestry and Nature Conservation, Tanzania SAO Chamshama --- Department of Forest Biology, Faculty of Forestry and Nature Conservation, Tanzania
    This study to compare performance of three Australian–Papua New Guinean Acacia species/provenances (A. mangium, A. auriculiformis, A. crassicarpa) and A. julifera was conducted at Kongowe, Kibaha, Tanzania. Species/provenances were evaluated for survival, growth (diameter, height and volume), wood basic density...
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  391. Analysis of differences in field performance of vegetatively andseed-propagated &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus&lt;/em&gt; varieties II: vertical uprooting resistance

    Analysis of differences in field performance of vegetatively andseed-propagated Eucalyptus varieties II: vertical uprooting resistance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: MEO Mokotedi --- School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, Biological Sciences Building, South Africa MP Watt --- School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, Biological Sciences Building, South Africa NW Pammenter --- School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, Biological Sciences Building, South Africa
    The aim of this study was to establish whether roots of micropropagated Eucalyptus grandis× E. nitens differ in their vertical uprooting resistance and architecture when compared with those of macropropagated E. grandis× E. nitens and seed-propagated E. grandis and E...
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  392. Physiological responses of &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus nitens&lt;/em&gt; &times; &lt;em&gt;nitens&lt;/em&gt; under experimentally imposed water stress

    Physiological responses of Eucalyptus nitens × nitens under experimentally imposed water stress

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: MEO Mokotedi --- School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, Biological Sciences Building, South Ring Road, Westville Campus, South Africa
    This study reports on how a cold- and frost-tolerant clone of Eucalyptus nitens × nitens responds to drought stress. The aim was to identify physiological traits that contribute to drought acclimation. Macropropagated saplings were grown in a climate-controlled greenhouse in...
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  393. The pitch canker fungus, &lt;em&gt;Fusarium circinatum&lt;/em&gt;: implications for South African forestry

    The pitch canker fungus, Fusarium circinatum: implications for South African forestry

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: RG Mitchell --- York Timbers, Tree Breeding Division, South Africa ET Steenkamp --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), South Africa TA Coutinho --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), South Africa MJ Wingfield --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), South Africa
    Fusarium circinatum, the causal agent of pitch canker of mature pines and root/collar rot of pine seedlings/cuttings, has resulted in large-scale losses to pine forestry in various parts of the world. The disease caused by this fungus is now regarded...
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  394. The effect of anthropogenic disturbances on population structure and regeneration of &lt;em&gt;Scorodophloeus fischeri&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Manilkara sulcata&lt;/em&gt; in coastal forests of Tanzania

    The effect of anthropogenic disturbances on population structure and regeneration of Scorodophloeus fischeri and Manilkara sulcata in coastal forests of Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: C Mligo --- Department of Botany, Tanzania HVM Lyaruu --- Department of Botany, Tanzania HJ Ndangalasi --- Department of Botany, Tanzania
    Scorodophloeus fischeri (Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinoideae) and Manilkara sulcata (Sapotaceae) are examples of tropical African hardwood species and are endemic to East African coastal forests. These plant species are threatened by human activities beyond natural recovery in some forests. This study...
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  395. Comparisons between laboratory and field results of frost tolerance of pines from the southern USA and Mesoamerica planted as exotics

    Comparisons between laboratory and field results of frost tolerance of pines from the southern USA and Mesoamerica planted as exotics

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: GR Hodge --- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, USA WS Dvorak --- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, USA ME Tighe --- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, USA
    An artificial freezing study was conducted with 14 pine species and varieties from Mexico and Central America, and the southern and western USA. The pines chosen represented major commercial plantation species in the Southern Hemisphere such as Pinus caribaea var...
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  396. Performance of two &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; hybrids in southern Africa

    Performance of two Pinus patula hybrids in southern Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: A Kanzler --- Sappi Forest Research, South Africa K Payn --- , South Africa A Nel --- Sappi Forest Research, South Africa
    Two Pinus patula hybrids, P. greggii × P. patula and P. patula × P. tecunumanii, were planted across a number of sites in southern Africa. The growth and survival for each species/taxon was assessed at either 5 or 8 years...
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  397. Fibre volume losses of eight softwood clearfell harvesting systems in South Africa

    Fibre volume losses of eight softwood clearfell harvesting systems in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: P Ackerman --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa R Pulkki --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa
    A study of both fibre volume loss and related opportunity cost was performed across the South African softwood sawtimber industry to gain information on the actual utilisation of useful fibre and potential loss or gain of opportunity in terms of...
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  398. Low light availability affects leaf gas exchange, growth and survival of &lt;em&gt;Euterpe edulis&lt;/em&gt; seedlings transplanted into the understory of an anthropic tropical rainforest

    Low light availability affects leaf gas exchange, growth and survival of Euterpe edulis seedlings transplanted into the understory of an anthropic tropical rainforest

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: MLS dos Santos --- Departamento de Ci&ecirc;ncias Agr&aacute;rias e Ambientais, Brazil S Fran&ccedil;a --- Departamento de Ci&ecirc;ncias Agr&aacute;rias e Ambientais, Brazil FP Gomes --- Departamento de Ci&ecirc;ncias Biol&oacute;gicas, Brazil JL do Nascimento --- Departamento de Ci&ecirc;ncias Agr&aacute;rias e Ambientais, Brazil L dos Anjos Silva --- Departamento de Ci&ecirc;ncias Biol&oacute;gicas, Brazil MS Mielke --- Departamento de Ci&ecirc;ncias Biol&oacute;gicas, Brazil
    Euterpe edulis Mart. (Arecaceae) is a threatened palm tree of the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest understory with fundamental importance for the restoration of degraded forest environments. We assessed the leaf gas exchange, growth and survival of E. edulis seedlings transplanted at...
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  399. Can early thinning and pruning lessen the impact of pine plantations on beetle and ant diversity in the Patagonian steppe?

    Can early thinning and pruning lessen the impact of pine plantations on beetle and ant diversity in the Patagonian steppe?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: JC Corley --- Grupo de Ecolog&iacute;a de Poblaciones de Insectos, Argentina JM Villacide --- Grupo de Ecolog&iacute;a de Poblaciones de Insectos, Argentina M Vesterinen --- Grupo de Ecolog&iacute;a de Poblaciones de Insectos, Argentina
    Pine plantations are thought to negatively impact species diversity and to irreversibly modify arid zones. However, some studies have suggested that through the application of appropriate management practices, the negative impacts of plantations may be reduced. Our aim was to...
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  400. Stand basal area model for &lt;em&gt;Cunninghamia lanceolata&lt;/em&gt; (Lamb.) Hook. plantations based on a multilevel nonlinear mixed-effect model across south-eastern China

    Stand basal area model for Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook. plantations based on a multilevel nonlinear mixed-effect model across south-eastern China

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: LiFang Zhao --- Center for Earth Observation and Digital Earth, China ChunMing Li --- Institute of Forest Resource Information Techniques, China
    Based on a multilevel nonlinear mixed-effect model approach, a stand basal area model was developed for Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook. plantations belonging to the National Forest Inventory in China. The database consists of 583 plots embracing 18 different blocks within...
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  401. Stomatal characteristics of &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus grandis&lt;/em&gt; clonal hybrids in response to water stress

    Stomatal characteristics of Eucalyptus grandis clonal hybrids in response to water stress

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: AlanaB Eksteen --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa Valerie Grzeskowiak --- Sappi Forests, South Africa NickyB Jones --- Sappi Forests, South Africa NormanW Pammenter --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa
    This study describes the stomatal response occurring during water stress and subsequent recovery of three Eucalyptus grandis clonal hybrids. The aim was to investigate the degree to which stomatal conductance (g s) and stomatal density differ between the clonal hybrids...
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  402. Growth potential of &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus cypellocarpa&lt;/em&gt; as an alternative species for the mid-altitude summer rainfall region of South Africa

    Growth potential of Eucalyptus cypellocarpa as an alternative species for the mid-altitude summer rainfall region of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Christopher Komakech --- Forestry and Forestry Products, South Africa Tammy-L Swain --- , South Africa Annabel Fossey --- Biotechnology, South Africa
    Eucalyptus grandis is predominantly cultivated in the humid, warmer temperate, subtropical regions in South Africa for pulp and paper production because of its rapid growth and desirable wood properties. With forestry expanding into mid-altitude drier and warmer, or drier and...
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  403. Effects of irregular stand structure on tree growth, crown extension and branchiness of plantation-grown &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt;

    Effects of irregular stand structure on tree growth, crown extension and branchiness of plantation-grown Pinus patula

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Simon A Ackerman --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa Pierre A Ackerman --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa Thomas Seifert --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa
    The practice of combining row and selective thinning in commercial pine plantation silviculture carries the risk of unwanted irregularities in tree distribution, a situation that is aggravated when tree selection during marking is poor. The potential consequences of poor tree...
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  404. Water relations of &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus nitens&lt;/em&gt; &times; &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus grandis&lt;/em&gt;: is there interclonal variation in response to experimentally imposed water stress?

    Water relations of Eucalyptus nitens × Eucalyptus grandis: is there interclonal variation in response to experimentally imposed water stress?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: ME Oscar Mokotedi --- CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment, South Africa
    This study tested the hypothesis that water stress increases the hydraulic efficiency of Eucalyptus nitens × E. grandis saplings as a result of osmotic and elastic adjustments. Eucalyptus nitens × E. grandis clones (NH00, NH58, NH69 and NH70) were potted...
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  405. HIV epidemiology and trends in a large national manufacturing company in South Africa, 2001&ndash;2006

    HIV epidemiology and trends in a large national manufacturing company in South Africa, 2001–2006

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Clive Evian
    This paper presents epidemiological data from ongoing HIV-prevalence surveillance in a large South African manufacturing company located in various provinces, as well as one location in Swaziland. A survey of the workforce in 12 of the manufacturer's business units (BUs)...
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  406. The economic burden of HIV and AIDS on households in Nigeria

    The economic burden of HIV and AIDS on households in Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: MichaelA Adedigba Sudeshni Naidoo Albert Abegunde Oluwafemi Olagundoye Ebun Adejuyigbe Ibiyemi Fakande
    The study estimates the economic burden of HIV and AIDS on households in a Nigerian population. The data derive from a cross-sectional survey of households affected by HIV or AIDS in Ife-Ijesa Zone, Osun State, Nigeria. The sample consisted of...
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  407. Factors associated with conception among a sample of HIV-positive women at a hospital in Uganda

    Factors associated with conception among a sample of HIV-positive women at a hospital in Uganda

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Peter Kisakye --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uganda Wilfred Owot Akena --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uganda G Kikampikaho --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uganda DanK Kaye --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uganda
    Conception among HIV-positive individuals is an important health and social issue. However, the proportion of HIV-positive women who conceive while being aware of their serostatus and the factors that influence this decision is not well documented. In a cross-sectional study,...
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  408. Anthropological perspectives on the challenges to monitoring and evaluating HIV and AIDS programming in Lesotho

    Anthropological perspectives on the challenges to monitoring and evaluating HIV and AIDS programming in Lesotho

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: David Turkon --- Department of Anthropology, United States David Himmelgreen --- Department of Anthropology, United States Nancy Romero-Daza --- Department of Anthropology, United States Charlotte Noble --- Department of Anthropology, United States
    This article focuses on how numerous international nongovernmental organisations (INGOs) have stepped forward to provide services related to HIV and AIDS prevention and treatment in Lesotho. We highlight some widely recognised challenges associated with the INGO approach and describe how...
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  409. Artistic activities and cultural activism as responses to HIV/AIDS in Harare, Zimbabwe

    Artistic activities and cultural activism as responses to HIV/AIDS in Harare, Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Susan Pietrzyk --- Department of Anthropology, United States
    Over the last two decades both the number and types of civil-society-led organisations involved in addressing HIV and AIDS have increased dramatically. In many cases, the work undertaken is thoughtfully researched, appropriately focused, and as a result produces positive outcomes...
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  410. Large allozyme variation within populations and isozyme differences between &lt;em&gt;Clarias gariepinus&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;C. ngamensis&lt;/em&gt; from the Okavango Delta, Botswana

    Large allozyme variation within populations and isozyme differences between Clarias gariepinus and C. ngamensis from the Okavango Delta, Botswana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Herman van der Bank Nico Smit
    An allozyme study of 47 Clarias gariepinus and 53 C. ngamensis individuals revealed variation at 11 (57.9%) and eight (40%), out of 19 and 20 loci, respectively. The average heterozygosity of 0.167, 57.9% polymorphism and average of 1.895 alleles at...
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  411. Dry season fish survival in isolated pools and within sand-beds in the Mzingwane River, Zimbabwe

    Dry season fish survival in isolated pools and within sand-beds in the Mzingwane River, Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JohnL Minshull
    Four isolated pools in the otherwise dry Mzingwane River, Zimbabwe, were sampled in December 1985 and a total of 4 547 specimens of 23 species were collected. The dominant species, by number, were Chiloglanis paratus, followed by Barbus toppini, Mesobola...
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  412. Variation in benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in Ologe Lagoon, Nigeria

    Variation in benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in Ologe Lagoon, Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: TundeOT Imoobe
    The community structure, diversity and seasonal variation of the benthic macroinvertebrates in Ologe Lagoon were studied at four sites during the dry and wet seasons of 2003 to provide environmental baseline data for the lagoon. The community comprised 29 taxa...
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  413. Effect of garlic, black seed and Biogen as immunostimulants on the growth and survival of Nile tilapia, &lt;em&gt;Oreochromis niloticus&lt;/em&gt; (Teleostei: Cichlidae), and their response to artificial infection with &lt;em&gt;Pseudomonas fluorescens&lt;/em&gt;

    Effect of garlic, black seed and Biogen as immunostimulants on the growth and survival of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (Teleostei: Cichlidae), and their response to artificial infection with Pseudomonas fluorescens

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: AhmedS Diab SalahM Aly George John Yasser Abde-Hadi MohamedF Mohammed
    Three dosage levels of black seed, garlic and commercial Biogen were administered for three months in summer and six months in winter to test their stimulation effect on growth, survival and response to challenge infection in Oreochromis niloticus. At the...
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  414. Effect of salinity on growth of juvenile silver kob, &lt;em&gt;Argyrosomus inodorus&lt;/em&gt; (Teleostei: Sciaenidae)

    Effect of salinity on growth of juvenile silver kob, Argyrosomus inodorus (Teleostei: Sciaenidae)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: HL Ferreira NG Vine CL Griffiths H Kaiser
    As part of the evaluation of new aquaculture species, the effect of environmental factors on growth, food conversion ratio and survival should be tested. In this study silver kob, Argyrosomus inodorus, were reared for 98 days at three salinities, of...
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  415. Alterations in serum protein fractions and Na&lt;sup&gt;+&lt;/sup&gt;-K&lt;sup&gt;+&lt;/sup&gt;ATPase activity in &lt;em&gt;Clarias gariepinus&lt;/em&gt; infested with henneguyosis in Ismailia, Egypt

    Alterations in serum protein fractions and Na+-K+ATPase activity in Clarias gariepinus infested with henneguyosis in Ismailia, Egypt

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: DM Sabri MA Danasoury IAM Eissa HM Khouraiba
    Total serum protein, protein fractions and Na+-K+ATPase activity were estimated in Clarias gariepinus collected from surface waters in Ismailia governorate, Egypt. Comparisons were made between fish infested with respiratory henneguyosis and non-infested fish. Results of serum analysis revealed a significant...
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  416. Micro-distribution of freshwater snails before and after water flow events in hydraulic structures in Tessaout Amont irrigation system, Morocco

    Micro-distribution of freshwater snails before and after water flow events in hydraulic structures in Tessaout Amont irrigation system, Morocco

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: H Laamrani H Madsen E Boelee
    Bulinus truncatus, the intermediate host of Schistosoma haematobium, is widely distributed in modern irrigation schemes in Morocco. These schemes have intermittent irrigation and canals dry out in between irrigation periods. The snail species is therefore associated with the 'siphon boxes'...
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  417. Role of pelagic crustaceans in the diet of the longnose lancetfish &lt;em&gt;Alepisaurus ferox&lt;/em&gt; in the Seychelles waters

    Role of pelagic crustaceans in the diet of the longnose lancetfish Alepisaurus ferox in the Seychelles waters

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: M Potier F M&eacute;nard Y Cherel A Lorrain R Sabati&eacute; F Marsac
    The role of pelagic crustaceans in the diet of the longnose lancetfish Alepisaurus ferox was investigated from stomach content analysis of fish collected in the waters surrounding the Seychelles Archipelago in the western Indian Ocean. Crustaceans accounted for 88.4% by...
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  418. Diel vertical migration of anchovy &lt;em&gt;Engraulis encrasicolus&lt;/em&gt; larvae in the northern Benguela

    Diel vertical migration of anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus larvae in the northern Benguela

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: EK Stenevik S Sundby R Cloete
    The diel vertical migration of anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus larvae was studied in the northern Benguela during a survey in April 2001. The diel pattern is described in relation to the degree of swimbladder inflation and the vertical structure of temperature...
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  419. Management of avian cholera &lt;em&gt;Pasteurella multocida&lt;/em&gt; outbreaks on Dyer Island, South Africa, 2002&ndash;2005

    Management of avian cholera Pasteurella multocida outbreaks on Dyer Island, South Africa, 2002–2005

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: LJ Waller LG Underhill
    In 2002 there was a widespread epizootic involving seabirds on five of the offshore islands of the Western Cape, South Africa. Since then, avian cholera Pasteurella multocida outbreaks have been occurring annually on one of these islands, Dyer Island. This...
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  420. Non-random habitat use by coral reef fish recruits in Mafia Island Marine Park, Tanzania

    Non-random habitat use by coral reef fish recruits in Mafia Island Marine Park, Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: KC Garpe MC &Ouml;hman
    The habitat use by nearly 3 000 reef fish recruits, comprising 56 taxa, at seven sites in Mafia Island Marine Park, Tanzania, were examined. The study was carried out following the 1998 global coral bleaching event and all sites but...
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  421. Abrupt environmental shift associated with changes in the distribution of Cape anchovy &lt;em&gt;Engraulis encrasicolus&lt;/em&gt; spawners in the southern Benguela

    Abrupt environmental shift associated with changes in the distribution of Cape anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus spawners in the southern Benguela

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: C Roy CD van der Lingen JC Coetzee JRE Lutjeharms
    Cape anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus spawners in the southern Benguela showed an eastward shift in their distribution on the Agulhas Bank that occurred abruptly in 1996 and has since persisted. We assessed whether this shift was environmentally mediated by examining sea...
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  422. Refined estimates of South African pelagic fish biomass from hydro-acoustic surveys: quantifying the effects of target strength, signal attenuation and receiver saturation

    Refined estimates of South African pelagic fish biomass from hydro-acoustic surveys: quantifying the effects of target strength, signal attenuation and receiver saturation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: JC Coetzee D Merkle CL de Moor NM Twatwa M Barange DS Butterworth
    The biomass of small pelagic fish species off the coast of South Africa has been monitored since 1984 using hydro-acoustic survey techniques. These time-series of spawner biomass and recruitment estimates form the basis for management of both the South African...
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  423. Revised estimates of abundance of South African sardine and anchovy from acoustic surveys adjusting for echosounder saturation in earlier surveys and attenuation effects for sardine

    Revised estimates of abundance of South African sardine and anchovy from acoustic surveys adjusting for echosounder saturation in earlier surveys and attenuation effects for sardine

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: CL de Moor DS Butterworth JC Coetzee
    Hydro-acoustic surveys have been used to provide annual estimates of May recruitment and November spawner biomass of the South African sardine Sardinops sagax and anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus resources since 1984. These time-series of abundance estimates form the backbone of the...
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  424. Comparison of, and the effects of altered freshwater inflow on, fish assemblages of two contrasting South African estuaries: the cool-temperate Olifants and the warm-temperate Breede

    Comparison of, and the effects of altered freshwater inflow on, fish assemblages of two contrasting South African estuaries: the cool-temperate Olifants and the warm-temperate Breede

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: SJ Lamberth L van Niekerk K Hutchings
    This study compares the fish assemblages of the permanently open cool-temperate Olifants and warm-temperate Breede estuaries on the west and south coasts of South Africa respectively, and their responses to altered freshwater flows. Both estuaries have experienced a >35% reduction...
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  425. Does vertical migratory behaviour retain fish larvae onshore in upwelling ecosystems? A modelling study of anchovy in the southern Benguela

    Does vertical migratory behaviour retain fish larvae onshore in upwelling ecosystems? A modelling study of anchovy in the southern Benguela

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: C Parada C Mullon C Roy P Fr&eacute;on L Hutchings CD van der Lingen
    A spatially explicit individual-based model (IBM) forced by 3D temperature and current fields simulated by a hydrodynamic model of the southern Benguela upwelling region was used to test two hypotheses concerning the role of diel vertical migration (DVM) by Cape...
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  426. Review of the rescue, rehabilitation and restoration of oiled seabirds in South Africa, especially African penguins &lt;em&gt;Spheniscus demersus&lt;/em&gt; and Cape gannets &lt;em&gt;Morus capensis&lt;/em&gt;, 1983&ndash;2005

    Review of the rescue, rehabilitation and restoration of oiled seabirds in South Africa, especially African penguins Spheniscus demersus and Cape gannets Morus capensis, 1983–2005

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: AC Wolfaardt AJ Williams LG Underhill RJM Crawford PA Whittington
    South Africa is a global hotspot for oil pollution. The regional oiled seabird cleaning centre, the South African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB), has handled over 50 000 seabirds from its inception in 1968 until 2005. The...
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  427. Assessing the utility of a continuous, underway fish egg sampler (CUFES) for sampling zooplankton

    Assessing the utility of a continuous, underway fish egg sampler (CUFES) for sampling zooplankton

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: S Sono --- Department of Zoology, South Africa CL Moloney --- Marine Research Institute and Department of Zoology, South Africa CD van der Lingen --- Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa
    The accuracy of using a continuous underway fish egg sampler (CUFES) to sample zooplankton was assessed by comparing CUFES samples with those collected using a vertically towed bongo net. Samples were collected concurrently by the two samplers along four inshore-offshore...
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  428. The 2004 re-assessment of the South African sardine and anchovy populations to take account of revisions to earlier data and recent record abundances

    The 2004 re-assessment of the South African sardine and anchovy populations to take account of revisions to earlier data and recent record abundances

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: CL de Moor --- Marine Resource Assessment and Management Group (MARAM), Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, South Africa DS Butterworth --- Marine Resource Assessment and Management Group (MARAM), Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, South Africa
    Hydroacoustic surveys off the coast of South Africa over the early years of the 21st century indicated that both the sardine Sardinops sagax and anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus populations had simultaneously reached record abundances. The South African pelagic fishery is regulated...
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  429. Inducible defences in &lt;em&gt;Acacia sieberiana&lt;/em&gt; in response to giraffe browsing

    Inducible defences in Acacia sieberiana in response to giraffe browsing

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: AD Zinn D Ward K Kirkman
    Acacia trees comprise a principal component of the diet of many African browsers. The resultant browsing pressure has led to the evolution of both physical and chemical responses in Acacia trees. In an observational study, we investigated the physical and...
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  430. Seed dynamics of &lt;em&gt;Themeda triandra&lt;/em&gt; in the montane grasslands of South Africa

    Seed dynamics of Themeda triandra in the montane grasslands of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: TM Everson RI Yeaton CS Everson
    Seed production, viability, dispersal, predation and seed banks of Themeda triandra were determined to assess the potential of the seeds of this indigenous species in the re-establishment of degraded grassland. Annual seed production of T. triandra increased with length of...
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  431. Different responses of &lt;em&gt;Eragrostis curvula&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Themeda triandra&lt;/em&gt; to rapid- and slow-release fertilisers: insights into their ecology and implications for fertiliser selection in pot experiments

    Different responses of Eragrostis curvula and Themeda triandra to rapid- and slow-release fertilisers: insights into their ecology and implications for fertiliser selection in pot experiments

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: RWS Fynn J Naiken
    In a pot experiment, we examined the response of Eragrostis curvula and Themeda triandra to 0, 15, 30 and 60 g m−2 of nitrogen (N) supplied either as a rapid-release fertiliser (Sasol Nitro NPK) or a slow-release fertiliser (Plantacote Plus)...
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  432. Seasonal energy extraction patterns by agropastoral herds in semiarid south-eastern Kenya

    Seasonal energy extraction patterns by agropastoral herds in semiarid south-eastern Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: MM Nyangito --- Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, Kenya NKR Musimba --- Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, Kenya DM Nyariki --- Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, Kenya
    Primary energy extraction patterns by livestock under agropastoralism and ranching were investigated by the bite count method in semiarid south-eastern Kenya. Sward biomass for optimal energy intake by cattle was derived using intake-digestibility constraint curves and realised livestock productivity from...
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  433. On moduli of convexity and some applications

    On moduli of convexity and some applications

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Di&oacute;medes B&aacute;rcenas --- Departamento de Matem&aacute;ticas, Venezuela Luisa S&aacute;nchez --- Departamento de Matem&aacute;ticas, Venezuela
    We provide some properties of both moduli of convexity δ and β and derive some applications of the modulus β to the geometry of Banach spaces as well as fixed point theory.
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  434. Growth potential of &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus globulus&lt;/em&gt; subsp. &lt;em&gt;bicostata&lt;/em&gt; provenances for the mid-altitude summer rainfall regions of South Africa

    Growth potential of Eucalyptus globulus subsp. bicostata provenances for the mid-altitude summer rainfall regions of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: C Komakech T Swain A Fossey
    Eucalyptus grandis is cultivated extensively in the humid, warmer temperate and subtropical regions in South Africa. With forestry expanding into mid-altitude drier and warmer, or drier and colder, sites the search to identify reasonably well-performing species/provenances for such 'low productivity'...
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  435. Growth responses of &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus globulus&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;E. nitens&lt;/em&gt; to pruning and fertiliser treatments in a plantation managed for solid-wood products

    Growth responses of Eucalyptus globulus and E. nitens to pruning and fertiliser treatments in a plantation managed for solid-wood products

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: D Wiseman E Pinkard T Wardlaw C Mohammed M Hall C Beadle
    The responses of Eucalyptus globulus and E. nitens to pruning (removal of 0 or 60% of the green crown depth) in two lifts and nitrogen (N) fertiliser application (0 [N0], 100 [N1], 300 [N3] and 500 [N5] kg N ha–1)...
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  436. Image-based reflectance conversion of ASTER and IKONOS imagery as precursor to structural assessment of plantation forests in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Image-based reflectance conversion of ASTER and IKONOS imagery as precursor to structural assessment of plantation forests in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: MT Gebreslasie --- School of Environmental Sciences, South Africa FB Ahmed --- School of Environmental Sciences, South Africa JAN van Aardt --- Laboratory for Imaging Algorithms and Systems, Center for Imaging Science, USA
    Reflectance-converted imagery is a requirement for establishing temporally robust remote sensing algorithms, given the reduction of time-specific atmospheric effects. Thus, in this study image-based atmospheric correction methods for ASTER and IKONOS imagery for retrieving surface reflectance of plantation forests in...
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  437. Effect of temperature on cone bursting, seed extraction and germination in five provenances of &lt;em&gt;Pinus roxburghii&lt;/em&gt; from Garhwal Himalaya in India

    Effect of temperature on cone bursting, seed extraction and germination in five provenances of Pinus roxburghii from Garhwal Himalaya in India

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: SK Ghildiyal CM Sharma S Gairola
    Pinus roxburghii (chir pine or long-needle pine) is considered to be a fire-hardy species. In this study the effect of a wide range of elevated temperatures (from 40 °C to 150 °C) on cone bursting and subsequent seed germination was...
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  438. Secondary Traumatic Stress, Psychological Wellbeing and Life Satisfaction of Social Workers in Namibia

    Secondary Traumatic Stress, Psychological Wellbeing and Life Satisfaction of Social Workers in Namibia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Martina Perstling --- University of Namibia, Sebastiaan Rothmann --- North-West University, South Africa
    The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships among secondary traumatic stress, psychological wellbeing (purpose in life, environmental mastery and self-acceptance) and life satisfaction of social workers of Namibia. A cross-sectional survey design was used with a sample...
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  439. Female-biased mortality in African penguins

    Female-biased mortality in African penguins

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: L Pichegru --- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence at the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, Department of Zoology, South Africa NJ Parsons --- Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds, South Africa
    Sex-biased mortality can increase the risk of extinction of threatened populations. Numbers of the endangered African penguin Spheniscus demersus are decreasing rapidly and the smaller size of females, associated with their higher foraging effort during the breeding season, may place...
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  440. Responses of the Serengeti avifauna to long-term change in the environment

    Responses of the Serengeti avifauna to long-term change in the environment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Anthony RE Sinclair --- Beaty Biodiversity Research Centre, Canada Ally Nkwabi --- Serengeti Biodiversity Program, Tanzania Simon AR Mduma --- Beaty Biodiversity Research Centre, Canada Flora Magige --- Department of Zoology and Wildlife Conservation, Tanzania
    In this paper we examine how climate change interacts with other disturbances to alter the functioning of a tropical ecosystem, the Serengeti in Tanzania. Tropical Africa has increasing temperatures and changes in rainfall. Long-term data have shown how the avifauna...
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  441. Evaluation of four Mozambican cowpea landraces for drought tolerance

    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 Africa
    The 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,...
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  442. Preliminary evaluation of guava selections for guava wilt disease resistance in South Africa

    Preliminary evaluation of guava selections for guava wilt disease resistance in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Maritha H Schoeman --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Crops, South Africa Nico Labuschagne --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, South Africa
    Guava wilt disease (GWD), caused by Nalanthamala psidii, is a serious disease occurring in the guava-producing areas of the Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces of South Africa. Two resistant guava rootstocks, TS-G1 and ‘TS-G2’, were developed by the ARC-ITSC in 1995...
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  443. Survival, growth, wood basic density and wood biomass of seven-year-old &lt;em&gt;Casuarina&lt;/em&gt; species/provenances grown at Kongowe, Kibaha, Tanzania

    Survival, growth, wood basic density and wood biomass of seven-year-old Casuarina species/provenances grown at Kongowe, Kibaha, Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Abeid I Kindo --- Tanzania Forest Services, Tanzania Ezekiel Edward --- Department of Forest Biology, Tanzania Mathew A Mndolwa --- Tanzania Forestry Research Institute, Tanzania Shabani AO Chamshama --- Department of Forest Biology, Tanzania
    A performance comparison of seven-year-old individuals of 13 Casuarina species/provenances in terms of survival, growth (diameter, height and volume), wood basic density and wood biomass was undertaken at Kongowe, Kibaha, Tanzania. The trial was laid out using a randomised complete...
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  444. Insulin resistance induced by antiretroviral drugs: Current understanding of molecular mechanisms

    Insulin resistance induced by antiretroviral drugs: Current understanding of molecular mechanisms

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: WIW Ismail --- Division of Chemical Pathology, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, JA King --- Division of Chemical Pathology, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, TS Pillay --- Division of Chemical Pathology, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences,
    The increase in incidence of HIV infection continues to be a major public health problem across the world, but more especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has improved the prognosis of patients with AIDS, but...
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  445. Imaging phaeochromocytoma

    Imaging phaeochromocytoma

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Janse P van Rensburg --- Division of Radiodiagnosis, Department of Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa
    The phaeochromocytoma (pheochromocytoma) is a hormonally active tumour of neuroendocrine origin. This article reviews the embryology, anatomy, nomenclature and pathology as it relates to the imaging of phaeochromocytomas and paragangliomas. The imaging findings and the role of different imaging modalities...
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  446. Hypertriglyceridaemia: Aetiology, Complications and Management

    Hypertriglyceridaemia: Aetiology, Complications and Management

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: DJ Blom --- Division of Lipidology, Department of Medicine,
    The bulk of plasma triglycerides are carried by chylomicrons in the fed and very low-density lipoproteins in the fasted state. These triglyceride-rich lipoproteins are metabolised to remnant lipoproteins by lipoprotein lipase (LPL). Hypertriglyceridaemia results if triglyceride-rich lipoproteins accumulate either due...
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  447. Serum resistin levels in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and their relationship to severity of liver disease

    Serum resistin levels in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and their relationship to severity of liver disease

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: A Murad --- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Egypt H Hassan --- Department of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Egypt H Husein --- Department of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Egypt A Ayad --- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Egypt
    Background: Resistin is a hormone that is linked to the development of insulin resistance (IR), but information on the direct relationship of resistin levels in humans with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and their effect on the histological severity of...
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  448. Papillary thyroid cancer: sporadic or inherited?

    Papillary thyroid cancer: sporadic or inherited?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: S Mogili --- Resident Department of Internal Medicine, K Rajamani --- Endocrinology and Diabetes Center,
    Background: Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is one of the most common thyroid malignancies, with an increase in incidence rates over the past few decades. Although the exact cause of thyroid cancer in most patients is still unclear, the possibility of...
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  449. A pelvic paraganglioma presenting as a hypertensive emergency in pregnancy

    A pelvic paraganglioma presenting as a hypertensive emergency in pregnancy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: FJ Bosch --- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, J Goedhals --- Department of Anatomical Pathology, W De Lange --- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, M Ackermann --- Department of Anaesthesiology, JMM Koning --- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine,
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  450. Pregnancy- and lactation-associated osteoporosis

    Pregnancy- and lactation-associated osteoporosis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: MR Davey --- Westville Hospital, JT De Villiers --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, S Lipschitz --- MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit Department of Paediatrics, Family of Health Sciences, JM Pettifor --- MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit Department of Paediatrics, Family of Health Sciences,
    Pregnancy-and lactation-associated osteoporosis is a rare syndrome of spontaneous fractures occurring in late pregnancy or lactation. Early diagnosis and management is essential, because of the severity of the morbidity associated with these fractures. Prior to therapy, other reversible causes of...
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  451. A survey of metabolic syndrome in first-degree relatives (fathers) of patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome

    A survey of metabolic syndrome in first-degree relatives (fathers) of patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: M Akbarzadeh --- Academic Instructor, Iran F Moradi --- Midwife, University of Medical Sciences, Iran MH Dabbaghmanesh --- Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrine and Metabolism Research Center, Iran P Jafari --- Department of Biostatistics, Iran ME Parsanezhad --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Iran
    Objectives: Women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) are at twice the risk of developing metabolic syndrome, compared to women from the general population. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the first-degree relatives...
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  452. Should haemoglobin A&lt;sub&gt;1c&lt;/sub&gt; be used for the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus in South Africa?

    Should haemoglobin A1c be used for the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus in South Africa?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: JA George --- Department of Chemical Pathology, National Health Laboratory Service,
    Diabetes is an important medical problem in sub-Saharan Africa. It has traditionally been diagnosed by means of fasting plasma glucose, random blood glucose or an oral glucose tolerance test. Each of these has limitations and, in 2009, an expert committee...
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  453. A thyroid-related endocrine emergency in pregnancy

    A thyroid-related endocrine emergency in pregnancy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: EF Delport --- Steve Biko Academic Hospital,
    A 28-year-old woman presented with a thyroid storm while pregnant. Thyroid storm in pregnancy is a rare, life threatening endocrinological emergency. The diagnosis and management can be challenging. Even with early aggressive therapy the maternal mortality is still high and...
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  454. The febrile parturient: choice of anesthesia

    The febrile parturient: choice of anesthesia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Krzysztof M Kuczkowski --- Departments of Anesthesiology and Reproductive Medicine,
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  455. Case Studies: Unusual phaeochromocytomas in African families: the importance of genetic testing

    Case Studies: Unusual phaeochromocytomas in African families: the importance of genetic testing

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: A Krause --- Division of Human Genetics, South Africa C Feben --- Division of Human Genetics, South Africa C Van Wyk --- Division of Human Genetics, South Africa K Huddle --- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism, South Africa FJ Raal --- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism, South Africa
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  456. Anesthesia for the parturient with cardiovascular disease

    Anesthesia for the parturient with cardiovascular disease

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Krzysztof M. Kuczkowski --- Departments of Anesthesiology And Reproductive,
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  457. Perioperative care of a pregnant trauma victim: a review of anesthetic considerations

    Perioperative care of a pregnant trauma victim: a review of anesthetic considerations

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: KM Kuczkowski --- Departments of Anesthesiology and Reproductive Medicine, USA
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  458. Marijuana use in Pregnancy: Anaesthetic Implications

    Marijuana use in Pregnancy: Anaesthetic Implications

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: KM Kuczkowski --- Departments of Anesthesiology and Reproductive Medicine,
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  459. Advances in obstetric anesthesia: ambulation during labor with combined spinal-epidural analgesia

    Advances in obstetric anesthesia: ambulation during labor with combined spinal-epidural analgesia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: KM Kuczkowski --- Departments of Anesthesiology and Reproductive Medicine, USA
    Epidural analgesia is widely considered as the most effective method of providing pain relief in labor. However, epidural labor analgesia is not a generic procedure and many technical modifications have been invented over time. Continuous search for a balanced labor...
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  460. Neurophysiological foundations of organ electrodermal diagnostics, acupuncture, TENS and other reflexive therapies

    Neurophysiological foundations of organ electrodermal diagnostics, acupuncture, TENS and other reflexive therapies

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: JZ Szopinski --- Pain Clinic, South Africa T Sierak --- Department of Medical Biophysics, Poland GP Lochner --- Department of Electronic Engineering, South Africa
    The nervous system is the primary computing system of the human body. The sensory nervous system detects any damage done to the body from both outside and inside and sends the information, at the earliest stage of pathology, to the...
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  461. Sevoflurane or halothane with target-controlled sufentanil infusions for coronary artery bypass surgery

    Sevoflurane or halothane with target-controlled sufentanil infusions for coronary artery bypass surgery

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: AI Levin --- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Faculty of health Sciences, JF Coetzee --- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Faculty of health Sciences, M Coetzer --- , AR Coetzee --- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Faculty of health Sciences,
    Objectives
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  462. Coping responses as predictors of psychosocial functioning amongst individuals suffering from chronic pain

    Coping responses as predictors of psychosocial functioning amongst individuals suffering from chronic pain

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: AC Vorster --- Department of Psychology, South Africa SP Walker --- Unit for Professional Training and Sevices in the Behavioural Sciences, South Africa KGF Esterhuyse --- Department of Psychology, South Africa
    Background: Research on coping with chronic pain has focused on exploring the impact of different coping responses on various aspects of living with chronic pain. The aim of this study is to determine whether certain coping responses can be identified...
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  463. Anaesthetic management of a parturient with severe pulmonary stenosis undergoing Caesarean section

    Anaesthetic management of a parturient with severe pulmonary stenosis undergoing Caesarean section

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: JK Makkar --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, India S Jindal --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, India A Jain --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, India J Wig --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, India
    We report the successful management of a parturient with severe pulmonary stenosis undergoing Caesarean section. Anaesthesia was managed with combined spinal and epidural anaesthetic technique. During the intraoperative period, haemodynamic parameters were well maintained. There were no episodes of haemodynamic...
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  464. Utility of neuroimaging in postpartum headache work-up: case report and diagnostic considerations

    Utility of neuroimaging in postpartum headache work-up: case report and diagnostic considerations

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: VV Ajith --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India N Shetty --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India C Paul --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India P Reddy --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India
    A postpartum headache is commonly seen in clinical practice, especially after a subarachnoid block. Generally, it is treated as a postdural puncture headache. We report on a case of a 24-year-old primigravida who underwent emergency Caesarean delivery under spinal anaesthesia...
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  465. Pain severity, coping and satisfaction with life in patients with chronic pain

    Pain severity, coping and satisfaction with life in patients with chronic pain

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: SP Walker --- Unit for Professional Training and Services in the Behavioural Sciences (UNIBS), KGF Esterhuyse --- Department of Psychology,
    Objectives: The primary study aim was to determine whether or not a statistically significant relationship exists between pain severity and satisfaction with life in patients with chronic pain. The second aim was to explore the extent to which coping responses...
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  466. Regional infraclavicular blocks via the coracoid approach for below-elbow surgery: a comparison between ultrasound guidance with, or without, nerve stimulation

    Regional infraclavicular blocks via the coracoid approach for below-elbow surgery: a comparison between ultrasound guidance with, or without, nerve stimulation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: FMT Azmin --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Malaysia YC Choy --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Malaysia
    This randomised, observer-blinded study compared brachial plexus infraclavicular block under ultrasound guidance with, or without, nerve stimulation, for patients undergoing below-elbow surgery.
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  467. Paravertebral block as a sole technique for the anaesthetic management of a patient with myalgic encephalomyelitis undergoing breast cancer surgery

    Paravertebral block as a sole technique for the anaesthetic management of a patient with myalgic encephalomyelitis undergoing breast cancer surgery

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Kinsley Enohumah --- Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Ireland S. Raza Mehdi --- Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Ireland Alan J. McShane --- Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Ireland Crina L. Burlacu --- Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Ireland
    Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is a multifaceted organic disease which, owing to its non-specific multiple symptoms that include incapacitating fatigue, deeply affects the quality of life of diseased patients. It carries a perceived risk of an adverse reaction to drugs, including...
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  468. The views of Medical Students on professionalism in South Africa

    The views of Medical Students on professionalism in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: M Van Rooyen --- Department of Family Medicine,
    An article on medical professionalism was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine in February 2002 outlining a charter, and the fifth-year medical students of the Medical School of the University of Pretoria were asked to comment on the charter...
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  469. Does Medicine Need Psycho-Social Science?

    Does Medicine Need Psycho-Social Science?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: SWP Mhlongo --- Department of Family Medicine &amp; Primary Health Care Medunsa, PMH Maduna --- Department of Family Medicine &amp; Primary Health Care Medunsa,
    Despite Alma Ata in 1978, the developing countries continue to divert scarce resources to multiple-story tertiary hospitals at the expense of primary health care services. No country in the world has unlimited resources with regard to budget allocation for health...
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  470. The prevalence of post-abortion syndrome in patients presenting at Kalafong hospital&#039;s family medicine clinic after having a termination of pregnancy

    The prevalence of post-abortion syndrome in patients presenting at Kalafong hospital's family medicine clinic after having a termination of pregnancy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: M Van Rooyen --- Department of Family Medicine, S Smith --- Kalafong Hospital, University of Pretoria,
    Background: Post-abortion syndrome (PAS) is said to be the emotional, psychological, physical and spiritual trauma caused by an abortion, which is an event outside the normal range of human experience. Post-abortion syndrome is a type of post-traumatic disorder and is...
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  471. Ethical Issues in Family Practice: Are we prudent when using antimicrobials?

    Ethical Issues in Family Practice: Are we prudent when using antimicrobials?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: D Knapp van Bogaert --- Dept. of Family Medicine &amp; Primary Health Care, GA Ogunbanjo --- Department of Family Medicine &amp; Primary Health Care,
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  472. Social Interaction of Teenage Mothers During and After Their Pregnancy

    Social Interaction of Teenage Mothers During and After Their Pregnancy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: FPR De Villiers --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, J Kekesi --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health,
    Extensive attention has been given to adolescent sexuality and teenage pregnancy in the past 30 years, yet many teenagers still fall pregnant. A teenager who becomes a parent is at a significant disadvantage in becoming a contributing adult, both psychosocially...
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  473. Is pregnancy termination being used as a family planning method in the Free State?

    Is pregnancy termination being used as a family planning method in the Free State?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: F Lang --- Department of Family Medicine, G Joubert --- Department of Biostatistics, EAM Prinsloo --- Department of Family Medicine,
    Background: This study determined the profile of women seeking termination of pregnancy (TOP) in the Free State and whether TOP was used as a family planning method.
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  474. Hormone Therapy: a practical guide to risk assessment for short-term symptomatic treatment of menopausal symptoms

    Hormone Therapy: a practical guide to risk assessment for short-term symptomatic treatment of menopausal symptoms

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: EJC Hugo --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, TI Siebert --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, TF Kruger --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
    As part of its colourful history, the menopause was described in 1887 as “the inability of the ovaries to retire in graceful old age…transmitting their irritation to the brain… and leading to extreme nervousness or an outburst of actual insanity.1”...
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  475. Evidence for Zolpidem efficacy in brain damage

    Evidence for Zolpidem efficacy in brain damage

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: RP Clauss --- Nuclear Medicine Department, United Kingdom H W Nel --- , South Africa
    Previous reports have shown that zolpidem could reverse semi-coma and improve cerebral perfusion after brain injury. Studies in animals have implicated omega 1 GABAergic action as reason for this improvement. Evidence for the efficacy of Zolpidem in a wide range...
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  476. Encouraging reflective practice

    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...
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  477. Strategies for the Prevention and Containment of Antibiotic Resistance

    Strategies for the Prevention and Containment of Antibiotic Resistance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: SY Essack --- School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Kwazulu-Natal,
    Antibiotic resistance may emerge by antibiotic selection pressure but is perpetuated by diverse risk factors and maintained within environments as a result of poor infection control. Population-specific drug pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics also play a role. The WHO, US, UK and...
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  478. Outcome of pregnancy in the morbidly obese woman

    Outcome of pregnancy in the morbidly obese woman

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: E Ngoga --- Department of Obstetrics asnd Gynaecology, D Hall --- Department of Obstetrics asnd Gynaecology, F Mattheyse --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, D Grov&eacute; --- Department of Obstetrics asnd Gynaecology,
    Background: Obesity is a growing global health problem. In South Africa, more than half of the adult women are overweight and almost 30% are obese. The problems associated with obesity, such as diabetes, hypertension, thrombo-embolism and coronary heart disease, are...
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  479. A bibliometric analysis of research publications funded partially by the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) during a 10-year period (1994&ndash;2003)

    A bibliometric analysis of research publications funded partially by the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) during a 10-year period (1994–2003)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: C Albrecht --- Cancer Association of South Africa,
    Background: The objective of this study was to establish the quantity and quality of research publications outputs by grant recipients of the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) over a 10-year period (1994–2003).
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  480. Pattern of domestic violence among pregnant women in Jos, Nigeria

    Pattern of domestic violence among pregnant women in Jos, Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: ANI Gyuse --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria AP Ushie --- ECWA Evengel Hospital, Nigeria
    Background: Domestic violence is a global concern. Domestic violence refers to violence inflicted on a partner (mostly females) within the context of the family or an intimate relationship. It is known to be responsible for numerous hospital visits undertaken by...
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  481. Healthy lifestyle interventions in general practice Part 5: Lifestyle and cancer

    Healthy lifestyle interventions in general practice Part 5: Lifestyle and cancer

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: EW Derman --- MRC/UCT Research Unit, S Whitesman --- Institute for Mindfulness, South Africa M Dreyer --- , DN Patel --- , CJ Nossel --- , MP Schwellnus --- MRC/UCT Research Unit,
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  482. Jet lag and environmental conditions that may influence exercise performance during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa

    Jet lag and environmental conditions that may influence exercise performance during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MP Schwellnus --- UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, EW Derman --- UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology,
    The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be held in South Africa in June/July 2010. This is the largest international sports event ever to be held in this country. At this time 32 international football teams, with their management and supporters,...
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  483. Integrative medicine and leaky gut syndrome

    Integrative medicine and leaky gut syndrome

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: B Brom [AN0001]
    Leaky gut syndrome, also called increased intestinal permeability, is not a well-established diagnosis in general practice and yet is a well-recognised and common diagnosis within the community of integrative doctors. Perhaps this is because the integrative medical focus is not...
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  484. Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy and the general practitioner: a vignette and lessons to learn

    Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy and the general practitioner: a vignette and lessons to learn

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: J Moodley --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Women&#039;s Health and HIV Research Unit,
    In South Africa, the general practitioner is often the first health professional to provide care and health advice to pregnant women. Estimation of blood pressure levels is an essential basic step, particularly in pregnant women. Hypertensive disorders occur frequently in...
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  485. Hypertriglyceridaemia: Aetiology, complications and management

    Hypertriglyceridaemia: Aetiology, complications and management

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: DJ Blom --- Division of Lipidology, Department of Medicine,
    The bulk of plasma triglycerides is carried by chylomicrons in the fed and very low density lipoproteins in the fasted state. These triglyceride-rich lipoproteins are metabolised to remnant lipoproteins by lipoprotein lipase. Hypertriglyceridaemia results if triglyceride-rich lipoproteins accumulate either due...
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  486. Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of adolescents in relation to STIs, pregnancy, contraceptive utilization and substance abuse in the Mhlakulo region, Eastern Cape

    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...
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  487. Attitudes, perceptions and understanding amongst teenagers regarding teenage pregnancy, sexuality and contraception in Taung

    Attitudes, perceptions and understanding amongst teenagers regarding teenage pregnancy, sexuality and contraception in Taung

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: T Kanku --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa R Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa
    Background: South African teenage pregnancy rates remain high by international comparison and, in the rural town of Taung, the rate of 13% is twice the national average of 6.5%. Teenage pregnancy is a risk factor for disruption of education, future...
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  488. Oropharyngeal carcinoma: a sexually transmitted disease

    Oropharyngeal carcinoma: a sexually transmitted disease

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: WFP Van Heerden --- Department of Oral Pathology and Oral Biology, South Africa AW Van Zyl --- Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, South Africa
    Human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) is on the increase and accounts for 18% to 63% of OPC. It occurs mostly in young males with no other identifiable risk factors. The vast majority of HPV-associated OPC is attributable to HPV16...
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  489. Aminoglycoside-induced balance deficits: a review of vestibulotoxicity

    Aminoglycoside-induced balance deficits: a review of vestibulotoxicity

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: C Rogers --- Division of Communication Sciences and Disorders, L Petersen --- Division of Communication Sciences and Disorders,
    This article aims to inform clinicians about the current knowledge on aminoglycoside-induced vestibulotoxicity through a review of the literature. The effects of vestibulotoxicity are irreversible and may be profoundly disabling. It would appear that the sooner vestibular rehabilitation therapy is...
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  490. Gender discrepancies in the HIV/AIDS Community Home-Based Care Programme in Kanye, Botswana

    Gender discrepancies in the HIV/AIDS Community Home-Based Care Programme in Kanye, Botswana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: SM Kang&#039;ethe --- Social Work Department, RSA
    The aim and objective of this paper is to discuss the gender discrepancies associated with caregiving based on empirical findings from the Kanye HIV/AIDS Community Home-Based Care (CHBC) Programme. The research study was explorative and descriptive in nature and qualitative...
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  491. Acceptance and uptake of voluntary HIV testing among healthcare workers in a South African public hospital

    Acceptance and uptake of voluntary HIV testing among healthcare workers in a South African public hospital

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: LI Zungu --- Department of Health Studies, BA Sanni --- Strategic Health Programmes, National Department of Health,
    Background: Healthcare workers are seen as being at the centre of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) management. They are also at risk of HIV infection from occupational exposure to blood-borne pathogens during their daily work activities. Although...
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  492. The state of affairs of the public sector mammography service in the Free State Pprovince of South Africa

    The state of affairs of the public sector mammography service in the Free State Pprovince of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: WS Harmse --- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, CS De Vries --- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Health Sciences,
    Background: The Cancer Association of South Africa stated that breast health services in South Africa were “fragmented and not comprehensive.” The aim of study was to investigate the current state of public sector mammography in the Free State, and to...
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  493. An audit of surgical termination of pregnancy at a level 1 health facility in South Africa

    An audit of surgical termination of pregnancy at a level 1 health facility in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: J Devjee --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, S Khedun --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, J Moodley --- Women&#039;s Health and HIV Research Unit,
    Background: It was alleged that the termination of pregnancy (TOP) services in a certain district health facility were forgoing the opportunity to offer screening tests for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and syphilis for women seeking legal medical abortions. In addition,...
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  494. Dealing with substance use disorders in general practice

    Dealing with substance use disorders in general practice

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: SC Pasche --- Division of Addiction Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, DJ Stein --- Division of Addiction Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health,
    Substance use disorders are highly prevalent in South Africa. General practitioners are often the first point of contact and play an essential role in correctly identifying the substance use problem. This article provides an overview of the importance of screening...
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  495. The relationship of overweight and obesity to the motor performance of children living in South Africa

    The relationship of overweight and obesity to the motor performance of children living in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: L Truter --- School of Biokinetics, Recreation and Sport Science, North-West University, AE Pienaar --- School of Biokinetics, Recreation and Sport Science, North-West University, D Du Toit --- School of Education, North-West University,
    Objectives: This study aimed to determine the relationship between overweight and obesity and the motor performance of nine- to 13-year-old South African children.
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  496. Emotional intelligence and locus of control of adult patients with breast cancer receiving treatment

    Emotional intelligence and locus of control of adult patients with breast cancer receiving treatment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: O Brown --- Department of Psychology, E Swartz --- Department of Psychology,
    Background: This article investigates emotional intelligence and locus of control in an adult breast cancer population receiving treatment. Gaining insight into these constructs will contribute to improving breast cancer patients' psychological well-being and to reducing physical vulnerability to disease before...
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  497. Revisiting the importance of childhood activity

    Revisiting the importance of childhood activity

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: DC Janse van Rensburg --- Section Sports Medicine, PC Zondi --- Section Sports Medicine, TC Grant --- Section Sports Medicine, CC Grant --- Section Sports Medicine,
    Formalised exercise programmes for children and adolescents are becoming increasingly important. There has been a drastic increase in documented childhood morbidity and mortality relating to poor nutrition and low activity levels in recent years. Regular physical activity decreases the risk...
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  498. Sociodemographic factors in anaemia in pregnancy in south-western Nigeria

    Sociodemographic factors in anaemia in pregnancy in south-western Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MO Owolabi --- Family Medicine Department, Federal Medical Centre, AO Owolabi --- Family Medicine Department, Federal Medical Centre, DA OlaOlorun --- Family Medicine Department, Nigeria
    Background: Anaemia in pregnancy persists, especially in third world countries where poor diet, low levels of literacy, infections, infestations and cultural practices predispose pregnant women to being anaemic. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of anaemia...
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  499. Understanding lactose intolerance and the dietary management thereof

    Understanding lactose intolerance and the dietary management thereof

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: IL Labuschagne --- Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Faculty of Health Sciences, MJ Lombard --- Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Faculty of Health Sciences,
    Diets that exclude dairy may decrease gastrointestinal symptoms in symptomatic individuals who have lactose malabsorption or lactose intolerance. However, most lactose-intolerant adults can consume some lactose without experiencing major symptoms, thereby reducing the need for strict elimination of dairy products...
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  500. Advance directives or living wills: reflections of general practitioners and frail care coordinators in a small town in KwaZulu-Natal

    Advance directives or living wills: reflections of general practitioners and frail care coordinators in a small town in KwaZulu-Natal

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Bull --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, B Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care,
    Background: Living wills have long been associated with end-of-life care. This study explored the promotion of living wills by general practitioners (GPs) and frail care nursing coordinators who were directly involved in the care of the elderly in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal...
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  501. Anxiety and the patient with breast cancer: a review of current research and practice

    Anxiety and the patient with breast cancer: a review of current research and practice

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: HM Van Oers --- Durban Oncology Centre, L Schlebusch --- University of KwaZulu-Natal,
    Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide. Statistics reveal that the number of women diagnosed with breast cancer is increasing in South Africa. In particular, there appears to be a growing incidence in younger, black women in...
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  502. Melanoma continues to rise throughout the world

    Melanoma continues to rise throughout the world

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Revelas --- Department of Pathology, Greece O Tahmazidis --- Department of Pathology,
    Melanoma has become a common form of cancer. The incidence of melanoma tends to increase with increasing latitude, being low in southern, sunny tropical areas, where dark skins are more prevalent, and high in the north, in temperature areas, where...
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  503. Modern management of colorectal cancer

    Modern management of colorectal cancer

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: RJ Baigrie --- Department of Colorectal Surgery,
    Colorectal cancer affects approximately 1:20 of the population and in South Africa is largely managed by general surgeons. Management of this disease has undergone very significant changes over the last two decades. Until very recently, only two academic general surgery...
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  504. Ethics and medicine: revisiting the Children&#039;s Act and the implications for healthcare practitioners

    Ethics and medicine: revisiting the Children's Act and the implications for healthcare practitioners

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: D Knapp van Bogaert --- Centre for Applied Ethics, GA Ogunbanjo --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care,
    Under the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, the rights of children are protected in the same manner as are those of ordinary South African citizens. In Section 28, the Constitution also makes provision for the protection of specific...
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  505. Qualitative Exploration of the Experiences and Challenges of Adolescents during Pregnancy

    Qualitative Exploration of the Experiences and Challenges of Adolescents during Pregnancy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Portia Mashala --- University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus), South Africa Rita Esterhuizen --- University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus), South Africa Wilna Basson --- University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus), South Africa Kathryn Nel --- University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus), South Africa
    This study explores and describes the experiences and challenges of pregnant adolescents (N = 9, mean age = 16.33 years, SD = 1.58 years) by focusing on their thoughts and feelings about their pregnancies and future prospects. The expectant mothers...
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  506. Job Retention Factors, Perceived Career Mobility and Organisational Commitment in the South African Financial Sector

    Job Retention Factors, Perceived Career Mobility and Organisational Commitment in the South African Financial Sector

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tanzia F. Joāo --- University of South Africa, Melinde Coetzee --- University of South Africa,
    This study explores job retention factors, perceived career mobility and organisational commitment among early career employees. Participants were professional auditors, accountants and financial staff (N = 82) in the finance industry in South Africa (57% = females, 70% White, age...
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  507. Constipation in children

    Constipation in children

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: RA Brown --- Department of Paediatric Surgery, RJ Wood --- Red Cross War Memorial Children&#039;s Hospital,
    Constipation in children is a universal problem, occurring in 0.7–28% of the population. The exact aetiology is unknown, but the majority of children have a functional, rather than organic, aetiology. Symptoms associated with constipation include abdominal pain, a poor appetite...
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  508. Work stress, work&ndash;home interference and perceptions of organisational culture amongst insurance employees in Zimbabwe

    Work stress, work–home interference and perceptions of organisational culture amongst insurance employees in Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Rudolf M. Oosthuizen --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Delene Visser --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Peggy T.V. Mudzimu --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology,
    The objective of the study was to determine the relationship between work stress, work-home interference, and perceptions of organisational culture amongst insurance employees in the Zimbabwean context. Data were collected from a sample of 190 employees (females=46%) who completed the...
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  509. The lived experiences of single mothers in Swaziland of their son&#039;s aggressive behaviour

    The lived experiences of single mothers in Swaziland of their son's aggressive behaviour

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marie Poggenpoel --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Chris PH Myburgh --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Rejoice J Simelane --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa
    The study explored and described the lived experiences of single mothers and described guidelines for psychiatric nurses to facilitate the mental health of single mothers subjected to aggression by their adolescent sons. Participants were a purposive sample of 8 (single...
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  510. &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; and pine hybrid hedge productivity in South Africa: a comparison between two vegetative propagation systems exposed to natural infection by &lt;em&gt;Fusarium circinatum&lt;/em&gt;

    Pinus patula and pine hybrid hedge productivity in South Africa: a comparison between two vegetative propagation systems exposed to natural infection by Fusarium circinatum

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Craig M Ford --- Sappi Forests, Shaw Research Centre, South Africa Nicoletta B Jones --- Sappi Forests, Shaw Research Centre, South Africa Paxie WC Chirwa --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa
    In response to the Fusarium circinatum pine pathogen threat in southern Africa, research has been conducted on the development of F. circinatum-tolerant P. patula and P. patula hybrids. The objective of this study was to investigate the propagation potential of...
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  511. The politics and aesthetics of commemoration: national days in southern Africa

    The politics and aesthetics of commemoration: national days in southern Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Heike Becker --- Department of Anthropology and Sociology, South Africa Carola Lentz --- Department of Anthropology and Sociology, South Africa
    The contributions to the special section in this issue study recent independence celebrations and other national days in South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Madagascar and the Democratic Republic of Congo. They explore the role of national days in state-making and nation-building,...
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  512. The drama(s) of Independence Day: reflections on political affects and aesthetics in Kinshasa (2010)

    The drama(s) of Independence Day: reflections on political affects and aesthetics in Kinshasa (2010)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Katrien Pype --- Institute of Anthropological Research in Africa, Faculty of Social Sciences&mdash;University of Leuven, Belgium
    On June 30 2010, in Kinshasa, a “drama” unfolded as the military march was abruptly interrupted by street children intermingling and enacting ndombolo-inspired dances in front of the president. Police and soldiers started beating up people; the state radio and...
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  513. Beyond ethical imperatives in South African anthropology: morally repugnant and unlikeable subjects

    Beyond ethical imperatives in South African anthropology: morally repugnant and unlikeable subjects

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Ilana van Wyk --- Institute for Humanities in Africa (HUMA), Upper Campus, Humanities Graduate Building, 4 Floor, University of Cape Town, South Africa
    In this article, I argue that anthropologists' dislike of their subjects in the field poses both epistemological and ethical questions that go beyond concerns about harming or exploiting those we study, about maintaining human relationships, or about the self-reflexivity and...
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  514. Spirit and society: in defence of a critical anthropology of religious life

    Spirit and society: in defence of a critical anthropology of religious life

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Hylton White --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
    According to recent criticisms, the critical anthropology of religious life in Africa, associated especially with the Comaroffs, has failed to take relations with invisible beings at face value. In this view, we should explore the social work that such relations...
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  515. Impact of cultivation method on productivity and botanical composition of a kikuyu&ndash;ryegrass pasture

    Impact of cultivation method on productivity and botanical composition of a kikuyu–ryegrass pasture

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Pieter A Swanepoel --- Research and Technology Development Services, South Africa Philip R Botha --- Research and Technology Development Services, South Africa Hennie A Snyman --- Animal, Wildlife and Grassland Sciences, South Africa Chris C du Preez --- Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, South Africa
    Kikuyu (Pennisetum clandestinum)–ryegrass (Lolium spp.) cultivated pastures form the base for dairy production in the southern Cape region of South Africa. The impact of various methods and implements used to over-sow ryegrass on the productivity and botanical composition of the...
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  516. Performance of simple irrigation scheduling calendars based on average weather data for annual ryegrass

    Performance of simple irrigation scheduling calendars based on average weather data for annual ryegrass

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Melake K Fessehazion --- Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa John G Annandale --- Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa Colin S Everson --- Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa Richard J Stirzaker --- Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa Michael van der Laan --- Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa Wayne F Truter --- Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa Amanuel B Abraha --- Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa
    Poor irrigation management in pastures can lead to yield and quality reduction as well as loss of income through extra pumping and leaching of nitrate fertiliser. A number of irrigation scheduling techniques of varying levels of sophistication have been developed...
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  517. &lt;em&gt;Exit/Exist&lt;/em&gt;: Gregory Maqoma&#039;s dance and the call to life

    Exit/Exist: Gregory Maqoma's dance and the call to life

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Patricia C. Henderson --- Department of Social Anthropology, South Africa
    The paper explores life-giving qualities of creativity and self-stylisation in the performance art and dance of contemporary South African choreographer Gregory Maqoma. Placing his performance Exit/Exist in conversation with social theories of becoming, desire and futurity explored in the work...
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  518. &ldquo;An African way of doing things&rdquo;: reproducing gender and generation

    “An African way of doing things”: reproducing gender and generation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Nolwazi Mkhwanazi --- Department of Anthropology, South Africa
    In this article I draw on ethnographic research conducted in the townships of Nyanga East and Khayelitsha, South Africa, to suggest a link between normative ideals about the relations between children and adults, normative practises around the care of children,...
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  519. Variability in growth of &lt;em&gt;Vachellia nilotica&lt;/em&gt; provenances tested in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of Niger

    Variability in growth of Vachellia nilotica provenances tested in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of Niger

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Mahamane Larwanou --- African Forest Forum, Kenya Rabiou Issa --- Institut Pratique de D&eacute;veloppement Rural, Niger Mahamane Saadou --- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Niger Anders R&aelig;bild --- Department of Geoscience and Natural Resources, Denmark
    A provenance trial of Vachellia nilotica (Acacia nilotica) was conducted in Niger in order to assess variability in growth among 10 provenances from Africa (subsp. adstringens from Niger, Senegal and Cameroun) and outside the continent (subsp. indica from Pakistan and...
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  520. Models for estimation of tree volume in the miombo woodlands of Tanzania

    Models for estimation of tree volume in the miombo woodlands of Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Ernest W Mauya --- Department of Ecology and Natural Resource Management, Norway Wilson A Mugasha --- Department of Ecology and Natural Resource Management, Norway Eliakimu Zahabu --- Department of Forest Mensuration and Management, Tanzania Ole M Bollands&aring;s --- Department of Ecology and Natural Resource Management, Norway Tron Eid --- Department of Ecology and Natural Resource Management, Norway
    Volume of trees is an important parameter in forest management, but only volume models with limited geographical and tree size coverage have previously been developed for Tanzanian miombo woodlands. This study developed models for estimating total, merchantable stem and branches...
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  521. Development of a career-enabler framework within a South African higher education institution

    Development of a career-enabler framework within a South African higher education institution

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Anton Grobler --- Unisa Graduate School of Business Leadership, South Africa Elizabeth Cornelia Rudolph --- Unisa Graduate School of Business Leadership, South Africa Magdalena Louise Bezuidenhout --- Unisa Graduate School of Business Leadership, South Africa
    This study developed a preliminary career-enabler framework for use in a higher education setting. A quantitative survey was conducted with a sample of 1392 employees within a higher education institution in South Africa. Structural analysis was performed using exploratory factor...
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  522. HIV risk after release from prison: a pilot case-control study in Canada, France, Ivory Coast and South Africa

    HIV risk after release from prison: a pilot case-control study in Canada, France, Ivory Coast and South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Evelyne Valli&egrave;res --- LICEF, Canada Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa R&eacute;mi Dongo Kouabenan --- Universit&eacute; Pierre Mend&egrave;s France, France Denis Dagou Kom&eacute;nan --- Universit&eacute; F&eacute;lix Houphou&euml;t-Boigny Cocody, Ivory Coast Sid Abdellaoui --- Universit&eacute; de Paris, France Fran&ccedil;ois Joseph Azoh --- &Eacute;cole normale sup&eacute;rieure, Ivory Coast Pierre McDuff --- Universit&eacute; de Montr&eacute;al, Canada Jacques Bergeron --- Universit&eacute; de Montr&eacute;al, Canada Safi&eacute;tou MBaye --- &Eacute;lectricit&eacute; de France (EDF), France
    This study aimed to assess HIV knowledge, risk perception and risk behaviour of ex-offenders at risk of new infection and to compare them with the general population. A case-control interview study was conducted with conveniently sampled ex-offenders and persons with...
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  523. First-time mothers&rsquo; experiences of meaningfulness during their third trimester of pregnancy: A focus on spirituality

    First-time mothers’ experiences of meaningfulness during their third trimester of pregnancy: A focus on spirituality

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Amon&eacute; Redelinghuys --- African Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research, South Africa Heleen Coetzee --- African Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research, South Africa Vera Roos --- African Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research, South Africa
    This study sought to gain in-depth understanding of the lived experiences of first-time mothers during their third trimester of pregnancy. The non-probability, purposive sample were Afrikaans speaking first-time mothers aged between 22 and 40 years. Data on their experiences of...
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  524. Sexual orientation and HIV risk among youth in South Africa: a brief report

    Sexual orientation and HIV risk among youth in South Africa: a brief report

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa
    This study investigated the prevalence of homosexual orientation and HIV risk in a population-based survey among youth in South Africa. A cross-sectional population-based household survey was conducted using a multi-stage stratified cluster sampling approach. The total sample included 1859 sexually...
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  525. Sense of meaning and study perseverance and completion: a brief report

    Sense of meaning and study perseverance and completion: a brief report

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Solomon Makola --- Central University of Technology, South Africa
    The study examines sense of meaning influences on study perseverance and course completion among students within a faculty of management sciences at a South African university (n = 40). Participants were selected for high scores on the Purpose in life...
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  526. Macrozoobenthic communities in waters off Angola

    Macrozoobenthic communities in waters off Angola

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: G Lange --- Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, Germany A Darr --- Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, Germany ML Zettler --- Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, Germany
    Macrozoobenthic biodiversity is described for waters off Angola, one of the poorest-known marine environments of the world. During research cruises in 2004 and 2011, the shelf region of Angola was investigated at 39 stations in water depths of between 19...
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  527. Prioritising species for research, conservation and management: a case study of exploited fish species

    Prioritising species for research, conservation and management: a case study of exploited fish species

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: SJ Lamberth --- Branch: Fisheries Management, Department of Agriculture, South Africa AR Joubert --- Southern Waters Ecological Research and Consulting, South Africa
    Studies that categorise species according to their conservation status often fall short in their implementation by not having taken into account the impacts on, or the response from, those that either benefit from, or exploit, the resource under consideration. This...
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  528. Response of endemic &lt;em&gt;Clarias&lt;/em&gt; species&rsquo; life-history biometrics to land use around the papyrus-dominated Mpologoma riverine wetland, Uganda

    Response of endemic Clarias species’ life-history biometrics to land use around the papyrus-dominated Mpologoma riverine wetland, Uganda

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: GA Ssanyu --- Department of Biological Sciences, Uganda J Kipkemboi --- Department of Biological Sciences, Kenya JM Mathooko --- Global Research Akademik and Mentoring Services (GRAMS), Kenya J Balirwa --- Department of Fish Biology, Uganda
    The Mpologoma River wetland is highly negatively impacted by rice growing and yet it provides habitat to endemic Clarias species that are important to the wetland fishery. Variations in life-history biometrics of small Clarias species at various wetland sites in...
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  529. Macroinvertebrate distributions in relation to human and animal-induced physical disturbance of the sediment surface in two Kenyan tropical Rift Valley streams

    Macroinvertebrate distributions in relation to human and animal-induced physical disturbance of the sediment surface in two Kenyan tropical Rift Valley streams

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: CM M&#039;Erimba --- Department of Biological Sciences, Kenya JM Mathooko --- Global Research Akademik and Mentoring Services, Kenya KO Ouma --- Department of Biological Sciences, Kenya
    A study of macroinvertebrate distribution in relation to different levels of human and animal physical disturbance of the sediments of the Njoro (highly disturbed) and Ellegirini (less disturbed) rivers was conducted from October 2001 to June 2002, and again in...
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  530. Drivers for the effective management of HIV and AIDS in the South African construction industry &mdash; a Delphi study

    Drivers for the effective management of HIV and AIDS in the South African construction industry — a Delphi study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nishani Harinarain --- School of Engineering, Property Development Programme, South Africa Theo Conrad Haupt --- School of Engineering, Property Development Programme, South Africa
    Different industries manage the threats presented by HIV and AIDS in different ways. The construction industry is particularly vulnerable to the pandemic because of its large unskilled labour force, high labour turnover and the migratory nature of the workforce. The...
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  531. Reproductive behaviour among women on antiretroviral therapy in Botswana: mismatched pregnancy plans and contraceptive use

    Reproductive behaviour among women on antiretroviral therapy in Botswana: mismatched pregnancy plans and contraceptive use

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Michelle M Schaan --- University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa Myra Taylor --- University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa Richard Marlink --- Harvard School of Public Health AIDS Initiative, USA
    Understanding pregnancy planning and contraceptive use is important in preventing unplanned/unwanted pregnancies among women on antiretroviral therapy (ART). Through a cross-sectional survey of 155 women living with HIV on ART in Botswana (mean age = 36), bivariate/multivariate analyses were used...
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  532. Acanthosis nigricans: a flag for insulin resistance

    Acanthosis nigricans: a flag for insulin resistance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: S Venkatswami --- Department of Dermatology, India S Anandam --- Department of Dermatology, India
    Objectives: Acanthosis nigricans refers to the velvety, black hyperpigmentation seen in the flexures. It is a cutaneous marker for insulin resistance (IR), some metabolic disorders and rarely malignancy. When secondary to IR, it is asymptomatic, except for the hyperpigmentation. The...
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  533. Influence of glyphosate, other herbicides and genetically modified herbicide-resistant crops on soil microbiota: a review

    Influence of glyphosate, other herbicides and genetically modified herbicide-resistant crops on soil microbiota: a review

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Karen Wolmarans --- Department of Plant Sciences, South Africa Wijnand J Swart --- Department of Plant Sciences, South Africa
    The use of herbicides and genetically modified crops that are herbicide tolerant (HT) is said to adversely affect soil microbial biodiversity, thus negatively influencing the soil ecosystem. Concern has also been raised regarding the potential increase in crop disease incidence...
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  534. Materials science, technology and innovation in sub-Saharan Africa

    Materials science, technology and innovation in sub-Saharan Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Jung Yong Kim --- Organic Electronics and Spintronics Laboratory, Department of Materials Engineering, Ethiopia
    In Ethiopia, the first Materials Engineering Department was inaugurated at Adama Science and Technology University in 2013. The department, pursuing world-class excellence both in teaching and research, will strongly contribute to Materials Science, Technology and Innovation (STI)-led industrialisation in Ethiopia...
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  535. Socially relevant computing curriculum innovation

    Socially relevant computing curriculum innovation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: John Trimble --- Systems and Computer Science Department, USA Harry Keeling --- Systems and Computer Science Department, USA
    This paper is based on curriculum development over the past ten years that includes work at Howard University as well as universities in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Rwanda. The focus is the development of the computing discipline in a people-centered...
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  536. Experiences with &lt;em&gt;Jatropha&lt;/em&gt; cultivation in sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons for the next phase of development

    Experiences with Jatropha cultivation in sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons for the next phase of development

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Raphael M. Jingura --- Directorate of Quality Assurance and Graduate Studies, Zimbabwe Reckson Kamusoko --- Directorate of Quality Assurance and Graduate Studies, Zimbabwe
    Jatropha curcas L. has emerged in recent times as a leading energy crop in sub-Saharan Africa with over 32 countries in the region involved in its production. The establishment of Jatropha has not been without challenges and has arguably been...
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  537. The syndromic child and anaesthesia

    The syndromic child and anaesthesia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Kotie Bester --- Department of Anaesthesia, South Africa
    Many systems that are relevant to anaesthetists may be affected in syndromic children. These include the spine, airway, respiratory, cardiovascular, genitourinary and neuromuscular systems, as well as coagulation, endocrine and metabolic functions. Embryological development may explain some co-existing anomalies. Although...
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  538. Racing risk, gendering responsibility: a qualitative study of how South African students talk about sexual risk and responsibility

    Racing risk, gendering responsibility: a qualitative study of how South African students talk about sexual risk and responsibility

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mary van der Riet --- Psychology, School of Applied Human Sciences, South Africa Tamaryn Jane Nicholson --- Psychology, School of Applied Human Sciences, South Africa
    Individuals’ perceptions of risk have implications for whether and how they engage with protective strategies. This study investigated how sexual risk, specifically HIV and pregnancy and responsibility for these risks were constructed in discussions across five groups of youth in...
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  539. Nicotine exposure effects on ADHD in young adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)

    Nicotine exposure effects on ADHD in young adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Skye Sayce --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Alban Burke --- Department of Psychology, South Africa
    This study investigated whether ingestion of nicotine could enhance cognitive performance in people with ADHD. Participants with ADHD (n = 17) and without ADHD (n = 22) were contrasted for nicotine use. Cognitive performance was measured using selected subtests of...
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  540. The relationship between employees&rsquo; experience of performance management and work engagement within a South African organisation

    The relationship between employees’ experience of performance management and work engagement within a South African organisation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Janko Kotz&eacute; --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South Africa Sanet van der Westhuizen --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South Africa Elzab&eacute; Nel --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South Africa
    The study investigated the relationship between employees’ experience of performance management and work engagement. Participants were a convenience sample of employed adults (N=202; females=59%, middle management = 48%, White = 54%, tenure more than 9 years = 48%) in an organisation in the vehicle and asset-based...
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  541. People performance enablers in relation to employees&rsquo; psychological attachment to the organisation

    People performance enablers in relation to employees’ psychological attachment to the organisation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Dieter Veldsmana --- The HR Touch, Mindset Management, South Africa Melinde Coetzeeb --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South Africa
    This study investigated the relationship between a set of people performance enablers and psychological attachment behavioural states in a variety of South African work settings. The sample (N = 582) comprised mostly males (69%) and black Africans from organisations in the manufacturing...
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  542. Performance appraisal systems &mdash; equity perceptions of mathematics teachers: an exploratory study

    Performance appraisal systems — equity perceptions of mathematics teachers: an exploratory study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Michael Kainose Mhlolo --- Faculty of Education, South Africa
    This study investigated equity perceptions of a school based performance appraisal system in a subject discipline. Participants were 110 mathematics teachers (females = 10%) and 12 school principals (females = 25%). They completed a questionnaire on distributive, procedural and interactional justice regarding the performance...
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  543. Analysis of active rotenone concentration during treatment of the Rondegat River, Cape Floristic Region, South Africa

    Analysis of active rotenone concentration during treatment of the Rondegat River, Cape Floristic Region, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: E Slabbert --- Department of Microbiology, South Africa MS Jordaan --- CapeNature Scientific Services, South Africa OLF Weyl --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa
    Most endemic freshwater fish species of the Cape Floristic Region are listed as threatened, due mainly to the impacts of invasive alien fish species. The piscicide rotenone has been identified as a potential tool to aid the conservation of indigenous...
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  544. Spatial and seasonal patterns in sighting rate and life-history composition of the white shark &lt;em&gt;Carcharodon carcharias&lt;/em&gt; at Mossel Bay, South Africa

    Spatial and seasonal patterns in sighting rate and life-history composition of the white shark Carcharodon carcharias at Mossel Bay, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: R Ryklief --- Department of Zoology, South Africa PA Pistorius --- Department of Zoology, South Africa R Johnson --- Oceans Research, South Africa
    White sharks Carcharodon carcharias aggregate at specific times of the year at localities along the South African coast. At Mossel Bay, on the southern Cape coast, four sites were sampled (Seal Island, Hartenbos, Kleinbrak and Grootbrak) to investigate spatial and...
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  545. The disjunctive domination number of a graph

    The disjunctive domination number of a graph

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Wayne Goddard --- Department of Mathematical Sciences, USA Michael A. Henning --- Department of Mathematics, South Africa Charles A. McPillan --- Department of Mathematical Sciences, USA
    For a positive integer b, we define a set S of vertices in a graph G as a b-disjunctive dominating set if every vertex not in S is adjacent to a vertex of S or has at least b vertices...
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  546. The mixed irredundant Ramsey numbers &lt;em&gt;t&lt;/em&gt;(3, 7) = 18 and &lt;em&gt;t&lt;/em&gt;(3, 8) = 22

    The mixed irredundant Ramsey numbers t(3, 7) = 18 and t(3, 8) = 22

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: A.P. Burger --- Department of Logistics, South Africa J.H. Hattingh --- Department of Mathematics, United States of America J.H. van Vuuren --- Department of Logistics, South Africa
    The mixed irredundant Ramsey number t(m, n) is the smallest natural number t such that if the edges of the complete graph Kt on t vertices are arbitrarily bi-coloured using the colours blue and red, then necessarily either the subgraph...
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  547. Determinants of blood pressure control in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Determinants of blood pressure control in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Polly Duncan --- School of Social and Community Medicine, United Kingdom Laura Howe --- School of Social and Community Medicine, United Kingdom Zibonele Manakusa --- Manguzi Hospital, South Africa Sarah Purdy --- School of Social and Community Medicine, United Kingdom
    Background: Hypertension is a common problem in South Africa and is known to be inadequately treated and poorly controlled.
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  548. Exploring adult learners&rsquo; self-directedness in relation to their employability attributes in open distance learning

    Exploring adult learners’ self-directedness in relation to their employability attributes in open distance learning

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jo-Anne Botha --- Department of Human Resource Management, Melinde Coetzee --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Mariette Coetzee --- Department of Human Resource Management,
    This study investigated the relationship between adult learners’ self-directedness and their perceptions of their employability attributes. A stratified proportional random sample (N = 1 102) was taken of undergraduate adult learners at a South African open distance learning (ODL) higher...
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  549. Nitrogen fixation of &lt;em&gt;Acacia mangium&lt;/em&gt; Willd. from two seed sources grown at different levels of phosphorus in an Ultisol, South Sumatra, Indonesia

    Nitrogen fixation of Acacia mangium Willd. from two seed sources grown at different levels of phosphorus in an Ultisol, South Sumatra, Indonesia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: M Gunawan Wibisono --- School of Plant Biology, Australia Erik Veneklaas --- School of Plant Biology, Australia Daniel S Mendham --- CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, Australia Eko B Hardiyanto --- Faculty of Forestry, Indonesia
    Phosphorus (P) is required to facilitate the fixation of atmospheric nitrogen (N) by leguminous species such as Acacia mangium. We studied the N fixation of A. mangium trees grown from two seed sources. These consisted of bulk seedlots collected from...
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  550. Applied disease screening and selection program for resistance to vascular wilt in Hawaiian &lt;em&gt;Acacia koa&lt;/em&gt;

    Applied disease screening and selection program for resistance to vascular wilt in Hawaiian Acacia koa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Nicklos S Dudley --- Hawai&#039;i Agriculture Research Center, USA Tyler C Jones --- Hawai&#039;i Agriculture Research Center, USA Robert L James --- Plant Disease Consulting Northwest, USA Richard A Sniezko --- United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, USA Phil Cannon --- United States Department of Agriculture, USA Dulal Borthakur --- University of Hawai&#039;i at Manoa, USA
    Acacia koa is a valuable tree species economically, ecologically and culturally in Hawai'i. A vascular wilt disease of A. koa resulting from infection by the fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. koae (FOXY) causes high rates of mortality in field...
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  551. Evaluating the inheritance of &lt;em&gt;Ceratocystis acaciivora&lt;/em&gt; symptom expression in a diverse &lt;em&gt;Acacia mangium&lt;/em&gt; breeding population

    Evaluating the inheritance of Ceratocystis acaciivora symptom expression in a diverse Acacia mangium breeding population

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Jeremy Brawner --- Forest Industries Research Centre, Australia Yani Japarudin --- Sabah Softwood Berhad, Malaysia Mahadir Lapammu --- Sabah Softwood Berhad, Malaysia Redzuan Rauf --- Sabah Softwood Berhad, Malaysia David Boden --- Boden and Associates Pty Ltd, Australia Michael J Wingfield --- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, South Africa
    A dramatic rise in the incidence of a serious canker and wilt disease of Acacia mangium has led to the replacement of thousands of hectares of plantation forests in eastern Sabah. A disease screening program was initiated to evaluate levels...
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  552. Physiological stress levels in the endemic and endangered Udzungwa red colobus vary with elevation

    Physiological stress levels in the endemic and endangered Udzungwa red colobus vary with elevation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Claudia Barelli --- Sezione di Biodiversit&agrave; Tropicale, MUSE &ndash; Museo delle Scienze, Italy Francesco Rovero --- Sezione di Biodiversit&agrave; Tropicale, MUSE &ndash; Museo delle Scienze, Italy Keith Hodges --- Reproductive Biology Unit, German Primate Center, Germany Alessandro Araldi --- Reproductive Biology Unit, German Primate Center, Germany Michael Heistermann --- Endocrinology Laboratory, German Primate Centre, Germany
    Habitat loss and fragmentation inevitably cause biodiversity decline, a major concern for the conservation of endangered species. Primates are of particular interest, because they are highly vulnerable to forest fragmentation. In this study, we investigated faecal glucocorticoid measurements (FGCM), an...
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  553. Who named it in anaesthesia?

    Who named it in anaesthesia?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: AA Abraham --- Department of Anaesthesia, India
    The history of modern anaesthesia started on October 16, 1846 when WTG Morton demonstrated ether anaesthesia in Massachusetts General Hospital in USA. For about one month the new born branch of medicine was without a name. The word anaesthesia as...
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  554. Species composition and recruitment of tidal pool fishes in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Species composition and recruitment of tidal pool fishes in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Lynnath E. Beckley --- Oceanographic Research Institute, South Africa
    Fishes occurring in a lower shore tidal pool near Durban, South Africa, were collected using rotenone at monthly intervals for a year. Eighteen teleost families and 50 lower taxa of fishes were recorded. Cryptic Tripterygiidae, Blenniidae and Gobiidae were particularly...
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  555. Hypoxia tolerance of introduced Nile perch: implications for survival of indigenous fishes in the Lake Victoria basin

    Hypoxia tolerance of introduced Nile perch: implications for survival of indigenous fishes in the Lake Victoria basin

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Pamela J. Schofield --- Department of Zoology, U.S.A. Lauren J. Chapman --- Department of Zoology, U.S.A.
    The introduction of predatory Nile perch (Lates niloticus) into the Lake Victoria basin coincided with a dramatic decline in fish diversity. However, remnant populations of indigenous fishes persist in lagoons and satellite lakes separated from the main lakes by extensive...
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  556. Abundance of the endangered Cape parrot, &lt;em&gt;Poicephalus robustus&lt;/em&gt;, in South Africa: implications for its survival

    Abundance of the endangered Cape parrot, Poicephalus robustus, in South Africa: implications for its survival

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Colleen T. Downs --- School of Botany and Zoology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    Factors affecting the decline of the endangered Cape parrot, which is endemic to South Africa, are presented. Its abundance and status were investigated during annual intensive national surveys. The merits of such a census are reported. Presence of birds was...
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  557. A test of five mechanisms of species coexistence between rodents in a southern African savanna

    A test of five mechanisms of species coexistence between rodents in a southern African savanna

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: M.R. Perrin --- School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa B.P. Kotler --- Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology, Israel
    The operation of five different mechanisms of species coexistence in a community of rodents was examined in a semi-arid Kalahari savanna in southern Africa. The two most common species were Tatera leucogaster (bushveld gerbil) and Rhabdomys pumilio (striped mouse). The...
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  558. Reproductive partitioning among polyandrous alpha and beta pale chanting-goshawk males

    Reproductive partitioning among polyandrous alpha and beta pale chanting-goshawk males

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Gerard Malan --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute, University of Cape Town, South Africa
    This study investigates the reproductive and parental roles of polyandrous male pale chanting-goshawks, Melierax canorus, and speculatively reviews the fitness outcomes of different skew and relatedness scenarios. The study was conducted over five years in the Little Karoo, South Africa...
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  559. An analysis of the recreational shore fishery in the Goukamma Marine Protected Area

    An analysis of the recreational shore fishery in the Goukamma Marine Protected Area

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: P. Pradervand --- Oceanographic Research Institute, South Africa R. Hiseman --- Western Cape Nature Conservation Board, South Africa
    Ten years (1993–2002) of shore fishing catch and effort data collected during routine patrols in the Goukamma Marine Protected Area in theWestern Cape Province were analysed. Of a total of 35 species recorded, the most common were backtail, Diplodus sargus...
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  560. Aspects of the biology and ecology of the estuarine cirolanid isopod, &lt;em&gt;Cirolana fluviatilis&lt;/em&gt;

    Aspects of the biology and ecology of the estuarine cirolanid isopod, Cirolana fluviatilis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Brent K. Newman --- Department of Zoology, South Africa Tristram H. Wooldridge --- Department of Zoology, South Africa Andy C. Cockcroft --- Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Marine and Coastal Management Branch, South Africa
    Trends in the distribution, population dynamics and reproductive biology of the estuarine cirolanid isopod, Cirolana fluviatilis, were investigated over a 12-month period in the warm–temperate Gamtoos River Estuary, by means of baited traps. Tolerance of adult isopods to combinations of...
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  561. Waterfowl abundance and diversity in relation to season, wetland characteristics and land-use in semi-arid South Africa

    Waterfowl abundance and diversity in relation to season, wetland characteristics and land-use in semi-arid South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Ashley A. Raeside --- Department of Biology, Canada Scott A. Petrie --- Long Point Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Fund, Bird Studies Canada, Canada Thomas D. Nudds --- Department of Integrative Biology, Ecology Group, Canada
    We studied waterfowl abundance and diversity in relation to season (wet vs dry), wetland characteristics (vegetation and morphometrics) and land-use in a semi-arid agricultural region of South Africa to determine how waterfowl respond to various wetland characteristics, particularly those of...
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  562. Do Cape ground squirrels (&lt;em&gt;Xerus inauris&lt;/em&gt;) discriminate between olfactory cues in the faeces of predators &lt;em&gt;versus&lt;/em&gt; non-predators?

    Do Cape ground squirrels (Xerus inauris) discriminate between olfactory cues in the faeces of predators versus non-predators?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Lydia E. Belton --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Nick Ball --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Jane M. Waterman --- Department of Biology, U.S.A. Philip W. Bateman --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa
    One way to avoid potential predators is to be sensitive to odour cues, particularly those in faeces and urine, left by predators. This sensitivity has been demonstrated in many solitary, nocturnal, small mammals which may fall victim to ambush predators.We...
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  563. An assessment of behavioural dominance in a social subterranean rodent, &lt;em&gt;Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae&lt;/em&gt;, using the cardinal dominance index method

    An assessment of behavioural dominance in a social subterranean rodent, Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae, using the cardinal dominance index method

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: G. P. Malherbe --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa N. C. Bennett --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa
    The highveld mole-rat, Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae, is a social bathyergid that exhibits a high reproductive skew and occurs in colonies of between 5 and 14 individuals. Behavioural dominance has previously been assessed in this species using an ordinal ranking procedure...
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  564. Long-term trends in the competitive shore fishery along the KwaZulu-Natal coast, South Africa

    Long-term trends in the competitive shore fishery along the KwaZulu-Natal coast, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: P. Pradervand --- Oceanographic Research Institute, South Africa B. Q. Mann --- Oceanographic Research Institute, South Africa M. F. Bellis --- Records Officer, South African Shore Angling Association, South Africa
    Twenty-four years (1977–2000) of competitive shore angling catch and effort data from the KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Anglers Union for the province of KwaZulu-Natal were analysed. Of a minimum of 117 species recorded, the most commonly caught species were dusky shark (Carcharhinus...
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  565. Diversity, dispersal and disturbance: cladoceran species composition in the Okavango Delta

    Diversity, dispersal and disturbance: cladoceran species composition in the Okavango Delta

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Markus Lindholm --- Norwegian Institute for Water Research/NIVA, Norway Dag O. Hessen --- Department of Biology, Norway Lars Ramberg --- Harry Oppenheimer Okavango Research Centre, University of Botswana, Botswana
    Communities exposed to intermediate disturbances have been shown to be more diverse than more stable or unstable systems. We recorded the diversity pattern of zooplankton in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, a system which include water bodies with different stability with...
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  566. Intraspecific host preferences of mopane moths (&lt;em&gt;Imbrasia belina&lt;/em&gt;) in mopane (&lt;em&gt;Colophospermum mopane&lt;/em&gt;) woodland

    Intraspecific host preferences of mopane moths (Imbrasia belina) in mopane (Colophospermum mopane) woodland

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Halszka Hrabar --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Dawood Hattas --- Department of Botany, South Africa Johan T. du Toit --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa
    Colophospermum mopane trees are a common larval food plant of the mopane moth (Imbrasia belina),which commonly reaches outbreak proportions. Our study investigated factors determining host tree choice by ovipositing mopane moths within a single host species (C. mopane). Tree size...
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  567. The occurrence of large branchiopod crustaceans in perennial pans: a research note

    The occurrence of large branchiopod crustaceans in perennial pans: a research note

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: M. Ferreira --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Department of Zoology, South Africa V. Wepener --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Department of Zoology, South Africa J. H. J. van Vuren --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Department of Zoology, South Africa
    Pans are isolated, shallow depressions that are endorheic in nature. Because of the natural hydrological functioning of pans, these systems are usually restricted to arid regions and complete desiccation occurs seasonally. In the eastern provinces of South Africa many pans...
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  568. Survival and movement of the Congo forest mouse (&lt;em&gt;Deomys ferrugineus&lt;/em&gt;): a comparison of primary rainforest and fallow land in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo

    Survival and movement of the Congo forest mouse (Deomys ferrugineus): a comparison of primary rainforest and fallow land in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Jan Kennis --- Evolutionary Ecology Group, University of Antwerp, Belgium Crespin Laurent --- INRA, UR346 d&rsquo;Epid&eacute;miologie animale, France Nicaise Drazo Amundala --- Animal Ecology and Resource Management Laboratory (LEGERA), University of Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo Akaibe Migimiru Dudu --- Animal Ecology and Resource Management Laboratory (LEGERA), University of Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo Herwig Leirs --- Evolutionary Ecology Group, University of Antwerp, Belgium
    The Congo forest mouse, Deomys ferrugineus, occurs readily in natural and human-altered habitats in the region of Kisangani (Democratic Republic of Congo). We studied survival and movement patterns of D. ferrugineus in both habitats. Capture-mark-recapture was used to study the...
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  569. Freshwater snail distribution related to environmental factors in Banco National Park, an urban reserve in the Ivory Coast (West Africa)

    Freshwater snail distribution related to environmental factors in Banco National Park, an urban reserve in the Ivory Coast (West Africa)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: I.A. Camara --- Laboratoire d&rsquo;Environnement et de Biologie Aquatique, Universit&eacute; d&rsquo;Abobo-Adjam&eacute;, Y.K. Bony --- Laboratoire d&rsquo;Environnement et de Biologie Aquatique, Universit&eacute; d&rsquo;Abobo-Adjam&eacute;, D. Diomand&eacute; --- Laboratoire d&rsquo;Environnement et de Biologie Aquatique, Universit&eacute; d&rsquo;Abobo-Adjam&eacute;, O.E. Edia --- Laboratoire d&rsquo;Environnement et de Biologie Aquatique, Universit&eacute; d&rsquo;Abobo-Adjam&eacute;, F.K. Konan --- Laboratoire d&rsquo;Environnement et de Biologie Aquatique, Universit&eacute; d&rsquo;Abobo-Adjam&eacute;, C.N. Kouassi --- Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA), Programme P&ecirc;che et Aquaculture Continentales (PAC), G. Gour&eacute;ne --- Laboratoire d&rsquo;Environnement et de Biologie Aquatique, Universit&eacute; d&rsquo;Abobo-Adjam&eacute;, J.P. Pointier --- Centre de Biologie et d&rsquo;Ecologie Tropicale et M&eacute;diterran&eacute;enne, USR 3278 CNRS-EPHE, Universit&eacute; de Perpignan,
    Freshwater snails and environmental variables were studied at seven stations along the Banco River (Ivory Coast;West Africa) from March to October 2008. Two species (Physa marmorata (Physidae) and Bulinus forskalii (Planorbidae) were recorded only at one sampling site. This station...
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  570. Invertebrates or iron: does large-scale opencast mining impact invertebrate diversity in ephemeral wetlands?

    Invertebrates or iron: does large-scale opencast mining impact invertebrate diversity in ephemeral wetlands?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Falko T. Buschke --- Centre for Environmental Management (67), University of the Free State, South Africa Joan Adendorff --- Centre for Environmental Management (67), University of the Free State, South Africa Jaco Lamprechts --- Kolomela Iron Mine, South Africa Marie Watson --- Centre for Environmental Management (67), University of the Free State, South Africa Maitland T. Seaman --- Centre for Environmental Management (67), University of the Free State, South Africa
    Disturbance has been offered as an explanatory mechanism in structuring the variation of species across a landscape. In this study, we investigated the effect of the impact by Kolomela Iron Mine on the variation of species occurring in temporary pans...
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  571. Is a reduction in the individual vigilance of mothers a key evolutionary driver of group formation in white rhinos?

    Is a reduction in the individual vigilance of mothers a key evolutionary driver of group formation in white rhinos?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Adrian M. Shrader --- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Julie F. Post --- Department of Zoology &amp; Entomology, South Africa Nicole Hagenah --- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Philip W. Bateman --- Department of Environment and Agriculture, Western Australia
    A key benefit and evolutionary driver of group living is reduced predation risk. In white rhinos, groups comprise adult females, their calves and one to six unrelated subadults. Subadults benefit from group living through exposure to novel areas, and protection...
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  572. Patterns of egg deposition and egg development in the catsharks &lt;em&gt;Poroderma pantherinum&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Haploblepharus pictus&lt;/em&gt;

    Patterns of egg deposition and egg development in the catsharks Poroderma pantherinum and Haploblepharus pictus

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: C. Pretorius --- Marine Biology Research Centre and Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa C. L. Griffiths --- Marine Biology Research Centre and Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa
    Patterns of egg deposition and rates of egg development were examined for two endemic South African scyliorhinid shark species: Poroderma pantherinum, the leopard catshark, and Haploblepharus pictus, the dark shy shark. P. pantherinum laid their eggs at an average depth...
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  573. Interspecific variation in the distribution of ungulates relative to human infrastructure surrounding Amboseli National Park

    Interspecific variation in the distribution of ungulates relative to human infrastructure surrounding Amboseli National Park

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Marian Howe --- Department of Biology, Vassar College, U.S.A. Moses M. Okello --- The School for Field Studies, Center for Wildlife Management Studies, Kenya Jeremy M. Davis --- Department of Biology, Vassar College, U.S.A.
    The presence of humans and man-made structures may cause increased wariness in wildlife, causing displacement from traditional habitat ranges. Potential species differences in such responses could affect the composition of wildlife communities around human settlements. We examined the position of...
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  574. Chondrichthyan occurrence and abundance trends in False Bay, South Africa, spanning a century of catch and survey records

    Chondrichthyan occurrence and abundance trends in False Bay, South Africa, spanning a century of catch and survey records

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Lauren N. Best --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST/NRF Centre of Excellence, University of Cape Town, South Africa Colin G. Attwood --- MA-RE Institute, Zoology Department, South Africa Charlene da Silva --- Department of Agriculture, South Africa Stephen J. Lamberth --- Department of Agriculture, South Africa
    Commercial fishing in False Bay, South Africa, began in the 1600s. Today chondrichthyans are regularly taken in fisheries throughout the bay. Using a combination of catch, survey and life history data, the occurrence and long-term changes in populations of chondrichthyans...
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  575. Grassland bird response to vegetation structural heterogeneity and clearing of invasive bramble

    Grassland bird response to vegetation structural heterogeneity and clearing of invasive bramble

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Chevonne Reynolds --- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Craig T. Symes --- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
    Spatial and temporal patterns of disturbance and the subsequent heterogeneity are critical in maintaining biodiversity within grassland ecosystems. Grassland birds have evolved within this ‘shifting mosaic’ to become reliant on specific habitat characteristics maintained under varying levels of both natural...
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  576. Fragmented populations of leopards in West-Central Africa: facing an uncertain future

    Fragmented populations of leopards in West-Central Africa: facing an uncertain future

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Pauline Toni --- Universit&eacute; de Rennes 1, France Thierry Lod&eacute; --- Universit&eacute; de Rennes 1, France
    During recent decades, most endangered species have suffered serious population declines. Little has been documented on leopards inWest-Central Africa and as a result the efficiency of protection measures and wildlife managing practices can be questioned. Using 416 occurrences of leopards,...
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  577. Population density and habitat preferences of forest duikers in Moukalaba-Doudou National Park, Gabon

    Population density and habitat preferences of forest duikers in Moukalaba-Doudou National Park, Gabon

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Yoshihiro Nakashima --- Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Japan Eiji Inoue --- Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Japan Etienne-Fran&ccedil;ois Akomo-Okoue --- Insititut de Recherche en Ecologie Tropicale/CENAREST Gabon, Gabon
    We conducted a line-transect survey via direct observation to estimate the densities of forest duikers in Moukalaba-Doudou National Park, Gabon. Five 2-km line transects were established in different vegetation types, and each transect was walked at 1.0 km/h. We also...
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  578. Taxonomic and phylogenetic utility of variation in advertising calls of francolins and spurfowls (Galliformes: Phasianidae)

    Taxonomic and phylogenetic utility of variation in advertising calls of francolins and spurfowls (Galliformes: Phasianidae)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Tshifhiwa G. Mandiwana-Neudani --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa Rauri C. K. Bowie --- Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa Martine Hausberger --- Universit&eacute; de Rennes 1, France Laurence Henry --- Universit&eacute; de Rennes 1, France Timothy M. Crowe --- Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa
    Systematists have not often made use of avian vocalizations to assess the taxonomic rank of birds, or to infer their phylogenetic relationships. The likely reasons for this stem from the perceived inability to distinguish genetic and ecological components of variation...
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  579. Spatial genetic pattern in an economically beneficial insect, the cyclical African wild silk moth (&lt;em&gt;Gonometa postica&lt;/em&gt;)

    Spatial genetic pattern in an economically beneficial insect, the cyclical African wild silk moth (Gonometa postica)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Timothy C. Bray --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa
    The African wild silk moth (Gonometa postica) exhibits large inter-annual population size fluctuations in the Kalahari region of southern Africa. Spent cocoons from this species are currently being utilized in a local silk industry. An understanding of the recolonization dynamics...
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  580. Adaptations to life on arid islands of South Africa: renal performance and phenotypic plasticity in the European rabbit &lt;em&gt;Oryctolagus cuniculus&lt;/em&gt;

    Adaptations to life on arid islands of South Africa: renal performance and phenotypic plasticity in the European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Gareth J. Tate --- Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa Heather G. Marco --- Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa
    Morphological parameters of the mammalian kidney can provide information on the extent to which an animal is able to regulate water relations within its body and cope with arid conditions. Certain groups of mammals, such as rabbits and hares, show...
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  581. Attitudes of women and men living with HIV and their healthcare providers towards pregnancy and abortion by HIV-positive women in Nigeria and Zambia

    Attitudes of women and men living with HIV and their healthcare providers towards pregnancy and abortion by HIV-positive women in Nigeria and Zambia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ann M Moore --- The Guttmacher Institute, USA Akinrinola Bankole --- The Guttmacher Institute, USA Olutoin Awolude --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, Nigeria Suzette Audam --- The Guttmacher Institute, USA Adesina Oladokun --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, Nigeria Isaac Adewole --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, Nigeria
    Fertility decisions among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) are complicated by disease progression, the health of their existing children and possible antiretroviral therapy (ART) use, among other factors. Using a sample of HIV-positive women (n = 353) and men (n...
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  582. Gender and HIV infection in the context of alcoholism in Kenya

    Gender and HIV infection in the context of alcoholism in Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nancy Muturi --- AQ Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications, USA
    Women in sub-Saharan Africa account for more than half (58%) of people living with the HIV and it is the only continent where HIV prevalence is higher for women than for men. Studies have attributed alcoholism with the high rates...
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  583. The Challenge of Management Scholarship in Africa

    The Challenge of Management Scholarship in Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Constant D. Beugr&eacute; --- College of Business, USA
    In her speech marking the opening of the second biannual meeting of the Africa Academy of Management (AFAM) in Gabarone, Bostwana, in January 2014, the Honorable Linah K. Mohohlo, Governor of the Bank of Bostwana, raised three important issues that...
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  584. Indigenizing counselling valuing the afterlife with the Igbo of south eastern Nigeria: a case for &lt;em&gt;ino-uwa&lt;/em&gt; based intervention

    Indigenizing counselling valuing the afterlife with the Igbo of south eastern Nigeria: a case for ino-uwa based intervention

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Chika Eze --- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education, Kenya
    This study examines prospects for the utilization of the concept of ino-uwa practised by the Igbo cultural-linguistic community of South Eastern Nigeria to understand and address counselling needs of a child and his family. Ino-uwa is the cultural familial scaffold...
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  585. Differential reactions to anthropogenic disturbance by two ground-nesting shorebirds

    Differential reactions to anthropogenic disturbance by two ground-nesting shorebirds

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Shirley Van de Voorde --- Van Hall Larenstein, The Netherlands Minke Witteveen --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST&ndash;NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Mark Brown --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa
    Many ground-nesting shorebirds experience a high level of anthropogenic disturbance, often to the detriment of their breeding success. This study investigated the responses of the Near-Threatened African Black Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini (ABO) and the Least Concern Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus...
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  586. Food abundance explains the breeding season of a tropical shorebird, the Crab Plover &lt;em&gt;Dromas ardeola&lt;/em&gt;

    Food abundance explains the breeding season of a tropical shorebird, the Crab Plover Dromas ardeola

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Giuseppe De Marchi --- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e dell&#039;Ambiente, Italy Giorgio Chiozzi --- Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Italy Dawit Semere --- Research Division, Eritrea Yohannes Mebrahtu --- Research Division, Eritrea Farhad Hosseini Tayefeh --- Department of the Environment Provincial Office, Iran Mohammed Almalki --- Department of Biology, College of Science, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mauro Fasola --- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e dell&#039;Ambiente, Italy
    The timing of breeding in birds is a life-history trait that generally depends on food availability, but other factors may play a role, particularly in tropical areas where food availability is less seasonal than in temperate or polar areas. We...
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  587. A novel methodology for the rapid assessment of waterbird vulnerability to disturbance

    A novel methodology for the rapid assessment of waterbird vulnerability to disturbance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Kate JH England --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST&ndash;NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Colin Jackson --- A Rocha Kenya, Mwamba Bird Observatory and Field Study Centre, Kenya Philip AR Hockey --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST&ndash;NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa
    A methodology for rapidly assessing the vulnerability of waterbirds to disturbance was tested at Sabaki estuary, Kenya. Three variables were employed to measure the responses of 15 species: (1) bird density, (2) minimum distance of birds from a stationary disturbance...
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  588. Growth, physiology and yield responses of &lt;em&gt;Amaranthus cruentus&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Corchorus olitorius&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Vigna unguiculata&lt;/em&gt; to plant density under drip-irrigated commercial production

    Growth, physiology and yield responses of Amaranthus cruentus, Corchorus olitorius and Vigna unguiculata to plant density under drip-irrigated commercial production

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Innocent Maseko --- University of South Africa, South Africa Yacob G Beletse --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Roodeplaat Vegetable and Ornamental Plant Institute, South Africa Noluyolo Nogemane --- University of South Africa, South Africa CP du Plooy --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Roodeplaat Vegetable and Ornamental Plant Institute, South Africa Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi --- Crop Science, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa
    Amaranthus cruentus, Corchorus olitorius and Vigna unguiculata are traditional leafy vegetables with potential to improve nutritional security of vulnerable people. The promotion of these crops is partly hindered by the lack of agronomic information. The effect of plant spacing on...
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  589. Modelling of product demand as a pointer tool for choice of maintenance strategy

    Modelling of product demand as a pointer tool for choice of maintenance strategy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Michael Kanisuru Adeyeri --- Department of Industrial Engineering, South Africa Khumbulani Mpofu --- Department of Industrial Engineering, South Africa Buliaminu Kareem --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nigeria
    The purpose of this paper is to use product demand or sales turnout of products in a competitive environment as an indicator to suggest maintenance strategies for machinery. The model takes account of singular products from several companies or industries,...
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  590. The realignment of international stock markets after the 1987 crash, with special reference to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange

    The realignment of international stock markets after the 1987 crash, with special reference to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: G D I Barr --- Department of Statistical Science, L Sharp --- Department of Economics,
    This paper investigates stock price associations between the world’s sixteen largest international markets in the period immediately before and after the 1987 market crash, as well as in a more recent post-crash period. The analysis suggests that the crash had...
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  591. Voluntary reporting of financial targets: Motivation and share price reaction

    Voluntary reporting of financial targets: Motivation and share price reaction

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: W A A Maguire --- Department of Accounting and Finance,
    This paper examines the impact on share prices on the first occasion on which firms voluntarily report financial targets; specifically target rate of return, target debt-equity ratio and target dividend payout ratio. By reference to estimation risk and signalling theories,...
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  592. The impact of managerial accounting and control systems on employee participation programmes: an integrated causal model and path analysis

    The impact of managerial accounting and control systems on employee participation programmes: an integrated causal model and path analysis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: J Lord --- Department of Accounting and Finance,
    Empirical support for the causal direction of inter-relationships between employee participation, attitudes and performance was sought on a profitable South African mine. Of particular interest were the roles played by various elements of the Firm’s managerial accounting and control system...
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  593. Measuring the selection and timing abilities of South African fund managers

    Measuring the selection and timing abilities of South African fund managers

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: D J Bradfield --- Department of Statistical Sciences,
    This article reviews a model proposed by Bhattacharya and Pfleiderer (1983) and first implemented by Lee and Rhaman (1990) which allows the separation of the measurement of selection and timing skills of fund managers. It is the first model to...
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  594. The domestic transfer pricing practices of large listed South African industrial companies

    The domestic transfer pricing practices of large listed South African industrial companies

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: I Vally --- Department of Accountancy,
    The three main objectives of a domestic transfer pricing system are: (1) the attainment of goal congruence, (2) the facilitation of fair divisional performance evaluation and (3) the promotion of divisional autonomy.
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  595. International stock market linkages in Southern Africa

    International stock market linkages in Southern Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: K R Jefferis --- Bank of Botswana, C C Okeahalam --- Donald Gordon Professor of Banking and Finance, Graduate School of Business Administration,
    The paper examines linkages between stock markets in South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe, and between these markets and stock markets elsewhere in the world, specifically emerging markets in Latin America and Asia and developed markets in the USA and the...
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  596. Accounting for futures and options in terms of IASC proposals: practitioners&rsquo; views in South Africa

    Accounting for futures and options in terms of IASC proposals: practitioners’ views in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: S Baker --- South African Breweries, G K Everingham --- Department of Accounting,
    This paper outlines the development and nature of the International Accounting Standards Committee’s proposals in relation to financial instruments. It considers the applicability of the specific principles therein in relation to accounting for futures and options traded on the South...
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  597. Uncertainty, cost of capital and financial disclosure: A review of the theory and some evidence

    Uncertainty, cost of capital and financial disclosure: A review of the theory and some evidence

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: M Negash --- University of the Witwatersrand,
    This paper contains a critical review of the uncertainty research, and reports on the relationship between corporate disclosure and the adverse selection component of the buy-sell (bid-ask) spread of stock prices. Order processing and holding costs will be decoupled from...
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  598. Recent evidence on the persistence of fund performance &ndash; A note

    Recent evidence on the persistence of fund performance – A note

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: D Bradfield --- Department of Statistical Sciences, J Swartz --- University of Cape Town,
    This note highlights recent evidence on the persistence of fund performance in South Africa, throwing new light on the 1985–1995 study conducted by Meyer (1997). Our analysis on the persistence of South African fund performance is based on the General...
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  599. Rethinking the reporting of intangibles

    Rethinking the reporting of intangibles

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: M Negash --- School of Accountancy, Republic of South Africa
    This paper deals with one of the central problems of financial reporting. Using a mix of qualitative-quantitative approach the paper extends the author’s previous work on intangibles. It attempts to represent the views of users and preparers of financial statements...
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  600. Market segmentation and the cost of equity of companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange

    Market segmentation and the cost of equity of companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: C Correia --- Department of Accounting, E Uliana --- Department of Accounting,
    The segmentation between the Resources/Mining and the Financial and Industrial sectors on the Johannesburg stock exchange and the relative historical dominance of the Mining sector in relation to other international markets poses questions about whether the All share data or...
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  601. The time series behaviour of net profit, cash flow from operating activities and accruals of South African listed industrial companies for the period December 1988 to November 2002

    The time series behaviour of net profit, cash flow from operating activities and accruals of South African listed industrial companies for the period December 1988 to November 2002

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: B W Steyn --- Department of Accountancy, W D Hamman --- Graduate School of Business,
    Harmonising South African accounting methods with international trends led to basically all South African accounting statements being revised after December 1994. This resulted in changes in accounting policies and methods and, quite often, involved more conservative requirements than previously.
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  602. A Comparison of the General Anti-Avoidance Provisions in the Australian and South African Income Tax Acts With Reference to Whether or Not the South African Anti-Avoidance Provisions Would Have Been Applicable to the Facts of FCT v Spotless Services Limited

    A Comparison of the General Anti-Avoidance Provisions in the Australian and South African Income Tax Acts With Reference to Whether or Not the South African Anti-Avoidance Provisions Would Have Been Applicable to the Facts of FCT v Spotless Services Limited

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: D A Warneke --- Department of Accounting (Tax Section),
    The decision of the Australian Courts in the case of FCT v Spotless Services Limited was cause for considerable concern among the ranks of the Australian tax fraternity. The decision hinged on an application of the general anti-avoidance provisions (contained...
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  603. Firm ownership structure and intellectual capital disclosures

    Firm ownership structure and intellectual capital disclosures

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: S Firer --- University of the Witwatersrand, S M Williams --- Singapore Management University,
    The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the association between three ownership structure characteristics and voluntary intellectual capital (IC) disclosure practices. Data for this study is hand collected from the 2000 annual reports of 390 Singapore publicly traded...
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  604. The appropriateness of performance measurement in the service sector: A case study

    The appropriateness of performance measurement in the service sector: A case study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: K Sartorius --- School of Accountancy, C Eitzen --- School of Accountancy, C Nicholson --- School of Accountancy,
    The development of performance measures in service companies has not kept abreast with their manufacturing counterparts despite the unprecedented growth of this sector in recent decades. The objective of this paper is to contribute towards a better understanding of the...
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  605. The use and perceived usefulness of IAS 29 restated financial statements by Zimbabwean investment analysts

    The use and perceived usefulness of IAS 29 restated financial statements by Zimbabwean investment analysts

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: E Chamisa --- Department of Accounting,
    International Accounting Standard 29 (IAS 29) (Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies) asserts that, in a hyperinflationary economy, financial statements “are useful only if they are expressed in terms of the measuring unit current at the balance sheet date” (International Accounting...
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  606. Characteristics of companies with a higher risk of financial statement fraud: A survey of the literature

    Characteristics of companies with a higher risk of financial statement fraud: A survey of the literature

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: E. du Toit --- Department of Financial Management,
    Fraud and corruption in companies is a serious problem in this day and age. One only needs to think of Enron, Parmalat and Macmed. Companies are constantly identifying new and ingenious ways to defraud their customers, investors, the government and...
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  607. An analysis of underpricing and aftermarket performance of initial public offerings on the Alternative Exchange (AltX)

    An analysis of underpricing and aftermarket performance of initial public offerings on the Alternative Exchange (AltX)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: C. Correia --- Department of Accounting, G. Holman --- Department of Accounting,
    This paper reviews the international evidence of underpricing of Initial Public Offerings and analyses IPO underpricing by companies listing on the South African Alternative Exchange (AltX). Underpricing is indicated by measuring the percentage difference between the initial offer price and...
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  608. Cost contribution agreements: The South African tax implications of research and development costs incurred by multinationals participating in joint research projects with offshore associates

    Cost contribution agreements: The South African tax implications of research and development costs incurred by multinationals participating in joint research projects with offshore associates

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: M Steyn --- Department of Management Accounting,
    Cost Contribution Agreements (CCAs) or cost sharing of research and development costs, is one of the vehicles sanctioned by tax authorities that may be used by multinational enterprise groups (MNEs) to develop and distribute intangible property among members of the...
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  609. An analysis of audit committee responsibilities and disclosure practices at large listed companies in South Africa

    An analysis of audit committee responsibilities and disclosure practices at large listed companies in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: B Marx --- Department of Accountancy,
    Audit committees traditionally focused on oversight of the financial reporting process with the aim of ensuring that accurate, credible and reliable financial reporting is provided to the shareholders. The role and responsibilities of the audit committee have evolved, however, and...
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  610. Estimating technical and scale efficiency in banks and its relationship with economic value added: A South African study

    Estimating technical and scale efficiency in banks and its relationship with economic value added: A South African study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: M Oberholzer --- WorkWell: Research Unit for Economic and Management Sciences, Faculty Economic and Management Sciences, G van der Westhuizen --- Unit for Business Mathematics and Informatics, Faculty Economic Sciences and Information Technology,
    This study used monthly balance sheet data, annual financial statement reports as well as other relevant data to calculate the technical and scale efficiency estimates (determined by Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)) as well as the performance measurement of economic value...
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  611. Management accounting and financial management knowledge requirements for South African entry-level trainee accountants

    Management accounting and financial management knowledge requirements for South African entry-level trainee accountants

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: K Barac --- University of South Africa,
    The literature shows that the content of management accounting syllabuses does not always correspond to the subject knowledge as applied in practice. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the perceptions of TIPP and TOPP training officers differ...
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  612. The effects of IFRS adoption: A review of the early evidence

    The effects of IFRS adoption: A review of the early evidence

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: M Negash --- School of Accountancy,
    This review documents the conceptual, methodological and policy issues that relate to the domain of financial reporting research that attempts to examine whether there are measurable gains, (if any) stemming from the adoption of international financial reporting standards, (IFRS). It...
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  613. Portfolio rebalancing in South Africa

    Portfolio rebalancing in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: G Sher --- Department of Actuarial Science, G D I Barr --- Department of Economics and Statistical Sciences,
    The theory of so-called ‘optimal’ portfolio rebalancing has emerged over the last decade in journals and working papers, but this theory has several drawbacks, being based on advanced mathematics and relying on sets of restrictive assumptions. This paper investigates rebalancing...
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  614. Sustainability reporting at large public sector entities in South Africa

    Sustainability reporting at large public sector entities in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: B Marx --- Department of Accountancy, V van Dyk --- Department of Accountancy,
    Public sector entities are central to the delivery of sustainable development, and every aspect of their role shapes how people live their lives. This, together with the fact that they are under constant and growing pressure to operate in an...
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  615. A Note: The SAICA Part I Qualifying Examinations: Factors that may influence candidates&rsquo; success

    A Note: The SAICA Part I Qualifying Examinations: Factors that may influence candidates’ success

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: E van Wyk --- Department of Accountancy,
    The study investigates certain factors characterising successful and unsuccessful candidates in the 2009 and 2010 SAICA Part I Qualifying Examination (QE I) with the purpose of making recommendations to candidates, educators, training centres and to SAICA. The study also aims...
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  616. A Note: The perceptions of a CTA class regarding the changes to the international accounting standards dealing with financial instruments

    A Note: The perceptions of a CTA class regarding the changes to the international accounting standards dealing with financial instruments

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: G Steenkamp --- University of Stellenbosch,
    The IASB has recently begun redeveloping the accounting standards that deal with financial instruments. During 2009 the IASB issued an exposure draft (ED 7/2009), which proposed certain changes to IAS 39. This study seeks to investigate the perceptions of a...
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  617. A Note: Estimating the relationship between environmental performance and economic performance of South African mining companies

    A Note: Estimating the relationship between environmental performance and economic performance of South African mining companies

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: T F Prinsloo --- Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, M Oberholzer --- Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences,
    The purpose of the study is to determine the relationship between environmental performance and economic performance in the South African mining industry, where the economic performance consists of market-based and accounting-based estimates. In this regard, Spearman’s ranking-order correlation was applied...
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  618. The impact of study behaviour on the success of South African CTA students

    The impact of study behaviour on the success of South African CTA students

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: G Steenkamp --- Department of Accounting,
    In South Africa, prospective chartered accountants are required to complete a postgraduate course that is recognised as a Certificate of Theory in Accounting (CTA) in order to qualify to write Part 1 of the SAICA Qualifying Examination (QE1). Students often...
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  619. Explaining the first-year academic performance of commerce academic development students: A statistical analysis

    Explaining the first-year academic performance of commerce academic development students: A statistical analysis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: L C Smith --- Education Development Unit, Faculty of Commerce, J Pym --- Education Development Unit, Faculty of Commerce, V Ranchhod --- School of Economics,
    Academic development students’ academic performance in the first-year accounting degree is influenced by a range of personal and contextual variables. The objective of this paper is to conduct an exploratory investigation of a selection of these variables in order to...
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  620. Capitalisation of borrowing costs: An investigation into technical uncertainties in IAS 23

    Capitalisation of borrowing costs: An investigation into technical uncertainties in IAS 23

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: L van Staden --- School of Accounting Sciences, N van der Merwe --- School of Accounting Sciences,
    Those who are not experts in the field of accounting will most probably be of the opinion that interest should be expensed and therefore reduce profits. However, for financial periods beginning on or after 1 January 2009, the capitalisation of...
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  621. An argument for either excluding death as a capital gains tax event or abolishing estate duty

    An argument for either excluding death as a capital gains tax event or abolishing estate duty

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: J J Roeleveld --- Department of Finance and Tax,
    South Africa is one of the few countries in the world that imposes both estate duty and capital gains tax on the assets of a person on death. This paper presents an argument for the abolishment of estate duty in...
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  622. A commentary on SARS&rsquo; proposed fair value tax on financial instruments

    A commentary on SARS’ proposed fair value tax on financial instruments

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: P de Jager --- Department of Finance and Tax, S Parsons --- College of Accounting, J J Roeleveld --- Department of Finance and Tax,
    On 5 July 2012 the South African National Treasury released its draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, which included the proposed insertion of section 24JB into the Income Tax Act. The proposed section will require all banks, company members of the...
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  623. The impact of a quality, technology-enhanced teaching support medium on student success in a first-year financial accounting module at an open distance learning institute

    The impact of a quality, technology-enhanced teaching support medium on student success in a first-year financial accounting module at an open distance learning institute

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: H Muller --- Department of Interdisciplinary Research, A du Plessis --- Department of Financial Accounting,
    In South Africa, the Department of Higher Education and Training (DoHET) has expressed grave concerns about the poor pass rate of first-year accounting students. In an attempt to improve performance, the University of South Africa (Unisa), an open distance learning...
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  624. Multiple interventions in a managerial accounting and financial management tutorial programme to enhance understanding

    Multiple interventions in a managerial accounting and financial management tutorial programme to enhance understanding

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Karen Bargate --- Department of Accounting, South Africa
    This paper emanates from a study which focused on Managerial Accounting and Financial Management (MAF) students’ experiences of learning in a Writing Intensive Tutorial (WIT) programme. Often students do not fully grasp the underlying disciplinary concepts and struggle to transfer...
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  625. Factors influencing corporate governance disclosure of companies listed on the Alternative Exchange (AltX) in South Africa

    Factors influencing corporate governance disclosure of companies listed on the Alternative Exchange (AltX) in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Henri&euml;tte Scholtz --- School of Accountancy, South Africa Anna-Retha Smit --- Department of Taxation, South Africa
    This article examines the various factors that influence the level of conformance with corporate governance recommendations for companies listed on the Alternative Exchange (AltX) in South Africa. To achieve this objective, a corporate governance disclosure index was developed by examining...
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  626. The role of South African property in balanced portfolios

    The role of South African property in balanced portfolios

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: David Bradfield --- Department of Statistical Sciences, South Africa Yashin Gopi --- Head of Quantitative Research, South Africa Joan Tshivhinda --- Quantitative Analyst, South Africa
    The overriding objective of this paper is to establish the features that South African property brings to a balanced portfolio – and importantly to give insight into a strategic investment weight for this asset class. We acknowledge that listed and...
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  627. IFRS 3 &ldquo;grey area&rdquo; regarding contingent liabilities

    IFRS 3 “grey area” regarding contingent liabilities

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Eloise de Jager --- Department of Accounting, South Africa
    All South African listed companies must prepare their financial statements using International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Although IFRS aims to provide a framework that can be applied to ensure comparable financial information, there are “grey areas” where judgement needs to...
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  628. A comment on &ldquo;Portfolio rebalancing in South Africa&rdquo;

    A comment on “Portfolio rebalancing in South Africa”

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: David Bradfield --- Department of Statistical Sciences, South Africa Graham Barr --- Department of Economics and Department of Statistical Sciences, South Africa
    In this comment we add to the discussion on rebalancing portfolios by Sher and Barr (2011). In particular we highlight how a recent rebalancing proposal by Chan and Ramkumar (2011) is found to significantly improve rebalancing performance. An important feature...
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  629. A comparison of the performance of the FTSE South Africa Islamic Index to the conventional market (JSE) in South Africa

    A comparison of the performance of the FTSE South Africa Islamic Index to the conventional market (JSE) in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Riaz Dhai --- School of Accounting, Economics &amp; Finance, South Africa
    Over the past four decades there has been a growing interest in the emerging field of Islamic finance and investment (IFI) in South Africa and more generally in other parts of the Western world. One of the distinguishing features of...
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  630. An analysis of corporate governance and company performance: a South African perspective

    An analysis of corporate governance and company performance: a South African perspective

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Hamutyinei Harvey Pamburai --- Department of Finance &amp; Tax, South Africa Eddie Chamisa --- Department of Finance &amp; Tax, South Africa Cader Abdulla --- Department of Finance &amp; Tax, South Africa Colin Smith --- Department of Finance &amp; Tax, South Africa
    This study examines the relationship between corporate governance mechanisms and company performance as measured by economic value added (EVA), return on assets (ROA) and Tobin's Q. A multiple regression model is used to compare the association between corporate governance mechanisms...
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  631. Peculiarities of the fair value taxation regime for financial instruments

    Peculiarities of the fair value taxation regime for financial instruments

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Warren Maroun --- School of Accountancy, South Africa
    The enactment of s24JB represents a significant change in the taxation of financial instruments. The traditional approach of including amounts in gross income on the earlier of receipt or accrual is superseded by a fair value regime grounded in International...
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  632. The value-relevance of goodwill reported under IFRS 3 versus IAS 22

    The value-relevance of goodwill reported under IFRS 3 versus IAS 22

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Anne-Marie Eloff --- School of Accountancy, South Africa Charl de Villiers --- Department of Accounting, New Zealand
    The application of International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 3, which became compulsory for financial periods beginning on or after 31 March 2004, significantly changed the initial and subsequent measurement of goodwill in annual reports. This change in the accounting treatment...
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  633. Value and size investment strategies during the global financial crisis: evidence from the South African equity market

    Value and size investment strategies during the global financial crisis: evidence from the South African equity market

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: K. J. Barnard --- Department of Accounting, South Africa M. B. Bunting --- Department of Accounting, South Africa
    Value/growth and size investment strategies involve the creation of equity portfolios on the bases, respectively, of intrinsic value relative to market value and market capitalisation. The propositions that a portfolio of high relative intrinsic value shares anomalously outperforms a low...
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  634. Convergence to market efficiency: the case of seasoned equity offering stocks

    Convergence to market efficiency: the case of seasoned equity offering stocks

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Han-Ching Huang --- Department of Finance, Business Building 404A, 4/F, Taiwan Yong-Chern Su --- Department of Finance, Taiwan Hsuan-Yin Wang --- Department of Finance, Taiwan
    This study examines the relationship between returns and contemporaneous and lagged-order imbalances by regression analysis. Conditional on contemporaneous imbalances, a significantly negative relationship is found between lagged-one imbalances and returns, except for a 10-minute time interval. This suggests that seasoned...
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  635. Effects of the market factor on portfolio diversification: the case of market crashes

    Effects of the market factor on portfolio diversification: the case of market crashes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Cheoljun Eom --- School of Business, Korea Jong Won Park --- College of Business Administration, Korea Yong H. Kim --- Carl H. Lindner College of Business, USA Taisei Kaizoji --- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Japan
    This paper investigates empirically the effects of the market factor on the degree of portfolio diversification extracted from Markowitz's mean-variance (MV) model to explore an alternative method for improving the practical usefulness of the model. It controls for various properties...
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  636. Fund manager characteristics and performance

    Fund manager characteristics and performance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Yi Fang --- Center for Quantitative Economics, China Haiping Wang --- School of Administrative Studies, Canada
    This study establishes a multitier framework to evaluate how fund manager characteristics systematically affect mutual fund performance. The framework includes three tiers of performance elements: comprehensive performance; return and risk; and timing skill and picking ability. Using performance decomposition, our...
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  637. Perceptions regarding the sources of financial information for South African institutional investors

    Perceptions regarding the sources of financial information for South African institutional investors

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: D.K. Flynn --- University of Cape Town,
    The sources of financial information of institutional investors used for the purpose of making decisions regarding the buying, holding and selling of ordinary shares is the focus of this article. The results of a survey of a sample of institutional...
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  638. Basic Financial Statements: Objectives, Categories, Principles and Presentation

    Basic Financial Statements: Objectives, Categories, Principles and Presentation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: J.A. Miller --- University of Natal,
    Objectives ae suggested for each of the basic financial statements in the annual report of a business entity. Categories of information required and the principles used in their classification, are identified and defined. A suggested presentation reflects cash flow alongside...
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  639. Essensi&euml;le agtergrondkennis van die konsepsuele raamwerk: &rsquo;n Opvallende leemte in die Ovkom-leerplan

    Essensiële agtergrondkennis van die konsepsuele raamwerk: ’n Opvallende leemte in die Ovkom-leerplan

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: E. Saenger --- Universiteit van Suid-Afrika,
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  640. The Impact of Corporate Control on the Financial Variables of Companies listed on the J.S.E.

    The Impact of Corporate Control on the Financial Variables of Companies listed on the J.S.E.

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: E. Uliana --- University of Cape Town,
    The effect of different types of corporate control on financial variables of companies are investigated. Three groups of companies representing foreign controlled, owner controlled and conglomerate controlled are matched according to size and industry. Certain financial ratios for each group...
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  641. A note on the estimation problems caused by thin-trading on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange

    A note on the estimation problems caused by thin-trading on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: D. Bradfield --- University of Cape Town,
    The estimation problems caused by the effects of thin-trading are highlighted. In particular thin-trading is found to be the major cause of bias associated with the estimation of beta coefficients in smaller markets like the JSE. The empical study conducted...
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  642. An Analysis of the Approaches used by Industrial Companies Listed on the JSE to Identify their Cost of Capital

    An Analysis of the Approaches used by Industrial Companies Listed on the JSE to Identify their Cost of Capital

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: A S Pocock --- Mann Pocock and Associates, C de J Correia --- University of Cape Town, M P Wormald --- University of Cape Town,
    In order to maximise shareholder’s wealth, financial managers need to estimate their firm’s cost of capital. This paper, which is based on the results of a questionnaire sent to industrial companies listed on the JSE, examines both the acceptance and...
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  643. An investigation into the significance of certain firm-specific non-financial variables in a failure prediction model

    An investigation into the significance of certain firm-specific non-financial variables in a failure prediction model

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: P W Court --- Rhodes University,
    Most failure prediction models contain only financial ratios. There are nevertheless a number of firm-specific, non-financial ratios which could point to failure. This article attempts to Investigate the impact of some of these variables in a failure prediction model, it...
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  644. Intemasionale rekeningkundige standaarde: &rsquo;n waardebepaling

    Intemasionale rekeningkundige standaarde: ’n waardebepaling

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: M.A. Faul --- Universiteit van Suid-Afrika, T.H. Wallach --- Universiteit van Durban-Westville,
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  645. The Distribution Properties of the Financial Ratios of Listed South African Industrial Companies: 1980&ndash;1989

    The Distribution Properties of the Financial Ratios of Listed South African Industrial Companies: 1980–1989

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: W R Muil --- University of Stellenbosch, W D Hamman --- University of Stellenbosch, E vd M Smit --- University of Stellenbosch,
    Financial ratios are widely used tools in financial statement analysis, where often the assumption of normality in the ratio distributions has to be made. The article examines the distributions of nine financial ratios for listed South African industrial companies over...
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  646. A critical analysis of the new definition of the holding-subsidiary relationship

    A critical analysis of the new definition of the holding-subsidiary relationship

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: G K Everingham --- University of Cape Town, R D Jooste --- University of Cape Town,
    This article reviews the new definition of the holding-subsidiary relationship, introduced by amendment in 1992 in South Africa into the Companies Act of 1973. It traces the efforts of the legislature, influenced by developments in the United Kingdom, to produce...
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  647. The Discount to Net Asset Value, Unbundling and Shareholder Interests

    The Discount to Net Asset Value, Unbundling and Shareholder Interests

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: G.D.I. Barr --- School of Economics University of Cape Town, B.S. Kantor --- School of Economics University of Cape Town,
    The argument has recently been made by powerful political voices that the large South African corporate conglomerates (or groups) should be broken up into their constituents or “unbundled”, as the process has become known in South Africa. Critics of these...
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  648. Reforming taxation of business for rationalisation and inflation-neutrality

    Reforming taxation of business for rationalisation and inflation-neutrality

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: Wesley J Gavin --- Professor in the Department of Accounting at Rhodes University,
    Taxation of business in South Africa needs reforming to avoid inflationary distortions and investment disincentives. Inflation adjusted income has largely been abandoned as a feasible tax base. Taxing both corporate and non-corporate business income at a flat rate on the...
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  649. The accounting function of John Company&rsquo;s Cape of Good Hope factory 1812&ndash;1813, during the second British occupation of the Cape colony &ndash; observations and comments

    The accounting function of John Company’s Cape of Good Hope factory 1812–1813, during the second British occupation of the Cape colony – observations and comments

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: J G Samkin --- Department of Accountancy,
    This paper reviews and makes observations on the accounting functions of the Cape of Good Hope factory of the English East India Company during the period 1812–1813. In particular, the accounting records maintained by the Cape factory are examined. By...
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  650. Benthic macroinvertebrate assemblage composition and distribution pattern in the upper Mthatha River, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Benthic macroinvertebrate assemblage composition and distribution pattern in the upper Mthatha River, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: AS Niba --- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, South Africa SP Mafereka --- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, South Africa
    Benthic macroinvertebrates were sampled and environmental variables measured at Langeni Forest and Kambi Valley, two sites of varying degrees of human impact in the upper Mthatha River, South Africa, in 2010–2011. Four species, Simulium adersi Pomeroy, Baetis harrisoni Barnard, Pseudocloeon...
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  651. Impact of marine inundation after a period of drought on the lakeshore vegetation of Lake St Lucia, South Africa: resilience of estuarine vegetation

    Impact of marine inundation after a period of drought on the lakeshore vegetation of Lake St Lucia, South Africa: resilience of estuarine vegetation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: EJJ Sieben --- Department of Plant Sciences, South Africa WN Ellery --- Department of Geography, South Africa BW Dullo --- Center for Energy and Environmental studies, The Netherlands AP Grootjans --- Center for Energy and Environmental studies, The Netherlands
    The shore of Lake St Lucia in the vicinity of Catalina Bay, in the southern part of the lake, receives freshwater input as surface and groundwater seepage from the adjacent elevated coastal plain. Vegetation, water quality and landform were recorded...
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  652. Tanzania River Scoring System (TARISS): a macroinvertebrate-based biotic index for rapid bioassessment of rivers

    Tanzania River Scoring System (TARISS): a macroinvertebrate-based biotic index for rapid bioassessment of rivers

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: LT Kaaya --- Department of Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries, Tanzania JA Day --- Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa HF Dallas --- Department of Botany, South Africa
    The biological assessment of rivers using aquatic macroinvertebrates is an internationally recognised approach for the determination of riverine ecological conditions. In this study a Tanzanian macroinvertebrate-based biotic method, Tanzania River Scoring System (TARISS), was developed in 2012, based on the...
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  653. 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, UK
    International 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...
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  654. The hospitality of Nepali tea houses: redefining the boundaries of empowerment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Andrew C MacLaren --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Carolyn L McMillan --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Kevin D O&rsquo;Gorman --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
    The paper reports on research which shows that in an environment where women traditionally represent the marginalised population, the female tea house owners/managers display higher levels of economic, social and psychological empowerment. It illustrates how commercial hospitality has catalysed social...
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  655. Productivity evaluation of &lt;em&gt;Medicago sativa&lt;/em&gt; cultivars under irrigation in a semi-arid climate

    Productivity evaluation of Medicago sativa cultivars under irrigation in a semi-arid climate

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Johann F Theron --- Free State Department of Agriculture, South Africa Hennie A Snyman --- Department of Animal, Wildlife and Grassland Sciences, South Africa
    Many Medicago sativa cultivars are available in South Africa, each with unique characteristics. This study evaluated 26 cultivars under irrigation on two ecotopes in terms of number of cuttings, dry matter (DM) production, seasonal DM production curve, DM production curve...
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  656. Socio-demographic risk factors for unintended pregnancy among unmarried adolescent Nigerian girls

    Socio-demographic risk factors for unintended pregnancy among unmarried adolescent Nigerian girls

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Chibuogwu Izugbara --- Human Economy Programme, South Africa;
    Background: Globally, unintended births among unmarried adolescent girls are a major contributor to maternal and childhood mortality, the vicious cycle of ill-health, poverty, and truncated educational opportunities. Nigeria has the highest rates of adolescent fertility in sub-Saharan Africa. Over 900...
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  657. The influence of gender roles and traditional healing on cervical screening adherence amongst women in a Cape Town peri-urban settlement

    The influence of gender roles and traditional healing on cervical screening adherence amongst women in a Cape Town peri-urban settlement

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Despina Learmonth --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Anica Jansen van Vuuren --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Chantelle De Abreu --- Department of Psychology, South Africa
    Background: Cervical cancer is the third most common gynaecologic malignancy worldwide and is the second most common cancer among South African women. Although entirely preventable, cervical cancer is responsible for the death of approximately 3 027, 53% of those diagnosed,...
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  658. Aesthetics of Muslim public and community formations in Cape Town: observations of an anthropologist

    Aesthetics of Muslim public and community formations in Cape Town: observations of an anthropologist

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Ala Rabiha Alhourani --- Department of Anthropology and Sociology, South Africa
    This paper explores the implications of the arrival of Muslim Somali immigrants for the emergence of other Muslim communities in post-apartheid Cape Town. The ethnography unpacks the complexity and diversity of Somali identity formation, their culturally distinct politics of aesthetics...
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  659. Political intolerance: the role of intergroup threat and negative intergroup emotion

    Political intolerance: the role of intergroup threat and negative intergroup emotion

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melina Ojiambo --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Johann Louw --- Department of Psychology, South Africa
    This study investigated whether the perception of intergroup threat, and intergroup emotion, are related to political intolerance. One hundred and twenty three South African undergraduate students (females = 76%; males = 24%; White = 65%; Coloured = 24%; Indian = 8%; Chinese = 2%; mean age  = 19.8, SD = 3.03 years) were randomly assigned...
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  660. Career support needs of learners with historical disadvantage: an exploratory study

    Career support needs of learners with historical disadvantage: an exploratory study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Cebile Tebele --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South Africa Kathryn Anne Nel --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Bongani Dlamini --- Department of Applied Managment, South Africa
    This study explored the career support needs of learners from a historically disadvantaged rural South African school setting. Participants were a convenience sample of 20 high school learners (females=60%; males=40%; age range 15–17 years; schools grades 9–10). They completed focus...
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  661. Reports of &lt;em&gt;Kroyeria&lt;/em&gt; species collected from South African waters with notes on the host&ndash;parasite associations

    Reports of Kroyeria species collected from South African waters with notes on the host–parasite associations

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Peter J Mokumo --- Department of Biodiversity, University of Limpopo, South Africa Susan M Dippenaar --- Department of Biodiversity, University of Limpopo, South Africa
    There are 21 species in the genus Kroyeria of which nine have been reported from hosts caught off South Africa. Host–parasite associations were reported for K. dispar, K. papillipes and K. sphyrnae. Kroyeria specimens were collected from the gill filaments...
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  662. Distribution of &lt;em&gt;Contracaecum&lt;/em&gt; (Nematoda: Anisakidae) larvae in freshwater fish from the northern regions of South Africa

    Distribution of Contracaecum (Nematoda: Anisakidae) larvae in freshwater fish from the northern regions of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Sareh Tavakol --- Department of Biodiversity, University of Limpopo, South Africa Willem J Smit --- Department of Biodiversity, University of Limpopo, South Africa Joseph R Sara --- Department of Biodiversity, University of Limpopo, South Africa Ali Halajian --- Department of Biodiversity, University of Limpopo, South Africa Wilmien J Luus-Powell --- Department of Biodiversity, University of Limpopo, South Africa
    A total of 1 847 fishes (16 species) from 14 reservoirs in northern and north-eastern regions of South Africa were collected and examined for larval Contracaecum spp. between 2005 and 2013. This study, the first to examine several potential second...
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  663. A brief history of freshwater fish parasitology in southern Africa

    A brief history of freshwater fish parasitology in southern Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Jo G van As --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of the Free State, South Africa
    The paper presents an overview of the history of aquatic parasitology of freshwater fish in southern Africa. Aquatic parasitology has become a very popular field of specialisation in South Africa and is currently practised by a number of individual research...
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  664. The Relationship between Competitive Strategy and Firm Performance in Micro and Small Businesses in Ghana: The Moderating Role of Managerial and Marketing Capabilities

    The Relationship between Competitive Strategy and Firm Performance in Micro and Small Businesses in Ghana: The Moderating Role of Managerial and Marketing Capabilities

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Moses Acquaah --- Bryan School of Business and Economics, USA Ahmed Agyapong --- KNUST Business School, Ghana
    This study investigates the role of managerial and marketing capabilities in moderating the relationship between competitive strategy and firm performance using data from 581 micro and small businesses (MSBs) in Ghana. Using a hierarchical multiple regression analysis the findings indicate...
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  665. Coeliac plexus neurolysis for upper abdominal malignancies using an anterior approach: review of the literature

    Coeliac plexus neurolysis for upper abdominal malignancies using an anterior approach: review of the literature

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Anju Ghai --- Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain and Intensive Care, India Hamesh Kumar --- Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain and Intensive Care, India Sarthak Wadhera --- MBBS student,
    Background: Coeliac plexus neurolysis (CPN) helps to diminish pain arising from malignancy of upper abdominal viscera. Imaging modalities have increased the success rates by enhancing technical accuracy including fluoroscopy, computed tomography and ultrasound. Advancement in the imaging modalities used has...
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  666. The prevalence and clinical significance of acanthosis nigricans in diabetic and non-diabetic women of mixed ancestry

    The prevalence and clinical significance of acanthosis nigricans in diabetic and non-diabetic women of mixed ancestry

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: M Hoffmann --- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Division of Chemical Pathology, South Africa WI Visser --- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, South Africa B Ascott-Evans --- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, South Africa FS Hough --- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, South Africa
    Objectives: The purpose of this study was to improve our understanding of the prevalence of acanthosis nigricans (AN) and its clinical relevance in our mixed-ancestry population and to investigate its association with abnormal glucose metabolism, obesity and hypertension.
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  667. Patterns in financial performance indicators of capital and labour intensive enterprises during an upswing and a decline in the economic cycle

    Patterns in financial performance indicators of capital and labour intensive enterprises during an upswing and a decline in the economic cycle

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: JZ Bloom --- Department of Business Management, IJ Lambrechts --- Department of Business Management, NJ le Roux --- Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science,
    The objective of this paper is to investigate patterns in the behaviour of various financial performance indicators for capital intensive (CI) and labour intensive (LI) enterprises during an upswing (1987–1989) and a decline (1990–1992) phase of the economic cycle, as...
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  668. Uncertainty, cost of capital and financial disclosure: A review of the theory and some evidence

    Uncertainty, cost of capital and financial disclosure: A review of the theory and some evidence

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: M Negash --- University of the Witwatersrand,
    This paper contains a critical review of the uncertainty research, and reports on the relationship between corporate disclosure and the adverse selection component of the buy-sell (bid-ask) spread of stock prices. Order processing and holding costs will be decoupled from...
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  669. CEO&#039;s use of financial and non-financial performance measures: Manufacturing companies in Mauritius and Australia compared

    CEO's use of financial and non-financial performance measures: Manufacturing companies in Mauritius and Australia compared

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: DW Taylor --- School of Accounting, Curtin University of Technology, Australia T Soobaroyen --- School of Management, University of Mauritius, C Ah-Hen --- School of Management, University of Mauritius,
    It is contended in a body of management accounting literature that financial performance measures are being rendered less relevant than non-financial measures in the management of companies. Such a management trend towards non-financial performance measures is particularly applicable to manufacturing...
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  670. Recent evidence on the persistence of fund performance&mdash;A note

    Recent evidence on the persistence of fund performance—A note

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: D Bradfield --- Quantitative Research, Cadiz Holdings, J Swartz --- University of Cape Town,
    This note highlights recent evidence on the persistence of fund performance in South Africa, throwing new light on the 1985–1995 study conducted by Meyer (1997). Our analysis on the persistence of South African fund performance is based on the General...
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  671. Age and growth of the common blacktip shark &lt;em&gt;Carcharhinus limbatus&lt;/em&gt; from Indonesia, incorporating an improved approach to comparing regional population growth rates&lt;xref ref-type=&quot;fn&quot; rid=&quot;FN0001&quot;/&gt;

    Age and growth of the common blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus from Indonesia, incorporating an improved approach to comparing regional population growth rates

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: JJ Smart --- Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, Australia A Chin --- Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, Australia AJ Tobin --- Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, Australia CA Simpfendorfer --- Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, Australia WT White --- CSIRO Oceans &amp; Atmosphere Flagship, Australia
    Age and growth estimates from length‑at‑age data were produced for the common blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus from Indonesia. Back‑calculation techniques were used due to a low sample size (n = 30), which was dominated by large, mature sharks. A multi‑model...
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  672. Sexual dimorphism based on body proportions and ontogenetic changes in the Brazilian electric ray &lt;em&gt;Narcine brasiliensis&lt;/em&gt; (von Olfers, 1831) (Chondrichthyes: Narcinidae)&lt;xref ref-type=&quot;fn&quot; rid=&quot;FN0000&quot;/&gt;

    Sexual dimorphism based on body proportions and ontogenetic changes in the Brazilian electric ray Narcine brasiliensis (von Olfers, 1831) (Chondrichthyes: Narcinidae)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: FA Rolim --- Fisheries Institute of S&atilde;o Paulo, Brazil FP Caltabellotta --- Oceanography Department, Brazil MM Rotundo --- Zoological Collection of University of Santa Cec&iacute;lia &ndash; UNISANTA, Brazil T Vaske-J&uacute;nior --- Elasmobranch Laboratory, Brazil
    Sexual dimorphism in the Brazilian electric ray Narcine brasiliensis from the south‑western Atlantic coast was evaluated based on body proportions and ontogenetic changes. All regions of the body were found to have differences in body proportions between the sexes, except...
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  673. Baited remote underwater video system (BRUVs) survey of chondrichthyan diversity in False Bay, South Africa&lt;xref ref-type=&quot;fn&quot; rid=&quot;FN0001&quot;/&gt;

    Baited remote underwater video system (BRUVs) survey of chondrichthyan diversity in False Bay, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: L De Vos --- Marine Research Institute, Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa RGA Watson --- Marine Research Institute, Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa A G&ouml;tz --- Elwandle Node, South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON), South Africa CG Attwood --- Marine Research Institute, Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa
    Global declines in chondrichthyan populations necessitate evidence‑based planning for their conservation. False Bay, in south‑west South Africa, has a high diversity of marine biota, with Atlantic and Indian Ocean influences, but its chondrichthyan fauna is poorly described ecologically. False Bay...
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  674. Contraceptive usage in women requesting emergency contraception in Swaziland

    Contraceptive usage in women requesting emergency contraception in Swaziland

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: SA Sonubi --- Private Practitioner, Swaziland Lushiku Nkombua --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa
    Background: The Kingdom of Swaziland, following the introduction of the National Family Planning Programme in 1973, has witnessed insufficient scientific publications on the contraceptive practices in the country despite documented high fertility rates and low contraceptive prevalence rates. This study...
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  675. The impact of the global economic crisis on HIV and AIDS programmes directed at women and children in Zambia

    The impact of the global economic crisis on HIV and AIDS programmes directed at women and children in Zambia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: John Serieux --- Department of Economics, Mwansa Njelesani --- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) at UNESCO, South Africa Abson Chompolola --- Department of Economics, Zambia Ardeshir Sepehri --- Department of Economics, Harminder Guliani --- University of Regina, Canada
    This investigation sought to ascertain the extent to which the global economic crisis of 2008–2009 affected the delivery of HIV/AIDS-related services directed at pregnant and lactating mothers, children living with HIV and children orphaned through HIV in Zambia. Using a...
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  676. HIV health literacy, sexual behaviour and self-reports of having tested for HIV among students

    HIV health literacy, sexual behaviour and self-reports of having tested for HIV among students

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Saloshni Naidoo --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Myra Taylor --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    The HIV prevalence among young South African adults makes it important to understand their HIV knowledge, sexual behaviour and HIV counselling and testing (HCT) behaviour in this group. This paper presents the demographics, knowledge, sexual behaviour and cues to action...
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  677. The epistemology of AIDS in South Africa: lessons from three scenario projects

    The epistemology of AIDS in South Africa: lessons from three scenario projects

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Charl Swart --- School of Public Health, South Africa Pieter Fourie --- Department of Political Science, South Africa
    This article reviews the methodology of future scenario-building in the context of HIV and AIDS in Africa. It considers three scenario studies conducted in the past decade: UNAIDS (2005), Metropolitan Holdings (2006) and the AIDS Governance scenarios (2015). The article...
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  678. Prostate cancer profile and risk stratification of patients treated at Universitas Annex Department of Oncology, Bloemfontein, Free State, during 2008 to 2010

    Prostate cancer profile and risk stratification of patients treated at Universitas Annex Department of Oncology, Bloemfontein, Free State, during 2008 to 2010

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Sherriff --- Department of Oncology, South Africa N Da Costa --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, South Africa A Engelbrecht --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, South Africa A Li --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, South Africa N Price --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, South Africa G Joubert --- Faculty of Health Science, Department of Biostatistics, South Africa
    Background: Prostate cancer commonly occurs in older men. Since TNM staging excludes prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level and Gleason score, patients with prostate cancer are divided into risk groups when deciding on treatment options. This study determined the profile and risk...
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  679. Acceptability of human papillomavirus vaccination among academics at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Acceptability of human papillomavirus vaccination among academics at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Muhammad Ehsanul Hoque --- Graduate School of Business and Leadership, South Africa
    Background: The South African Government has recently implemented the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme through the school health system. For the vaccination programme to be effective, it is important to investigate the acceptability of the vaccines among university academics. The...
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  680. Genetic variability in cowpea (&lt;em&gt;Vigna unguiculata&lt;/em&gt; (L.) Walp.) genotypes

    Genetic variability in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) genotypes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Abe S Gerrano --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Roodeplaat Vegetable and Ornamental Plant Institute, South Africa Patrick O Adebola --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Roodeplaat Vegetable and Ornamental Plant Institute, South Africa Willem S Jansen van Rensburg --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Roodeplaat Vegetable and Ornamental Plant Institute, South Africa Sunette M Laurie --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Roodeplaat Vegetable and Ornamental Plant Institute, South Africa
    Information on genetic variability among the existing cowpea genotypes will increase the efficiency of the cowpea improvement. Field experiments were conducted at the Agricultural Research Council–Roodeplaat Vegetable and Ornamental Plant Institute in South Africa, in 2011 and 2012, to estimate...
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  681. Minimum detectable differences for cane yield, sucrose content and sugar yield among the Midlands and Coastal Short Cycle sugarcane breeding programmes in South Africa

    Minimum detectable differences for cane yield, sucrose content and sugar yield among the Midlands and Coastal Short Cycle sugarcane breeding programmes in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Marvellous Zhou --- South African Sugarcane Research Institute, Mt Edgecombe, South Africa; and Department of Plant Breeding, University of the Free State, South Africa
    Minimum detectable differences (MDD) are the smallest difference between two genotypes that can be determined accurately at a given statistical significance threshold. The effect of genotype by environment interaction reduces accuracy of determining genetic values, increases MDD and reduces selection...
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  682. Perceptions Among Professional Accounting Students of Self, Job Attractiveness and Academic Reputation

    Perceptions Among Professional Accounting Students of Self, Job Attractiveness and Academic Reputation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: E Papageorgiou --- School of Accountancy, C Callaghan --- School of Economic and Business Sciences, D Coldwell --- School of Economic and Business Sciences, T Joosub --- School of Accountancy,
    Discussions around career pathways have gained momentum in the field of career development to assist young people in mapping out their career choices in order to achieve meaningful and productive futures. The purpose of the study was to empirically investigate...
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  683. Remuneration Committees in South African Listed Companies

    Remuneration Committees in South African Listed Companies

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: D Penkin Kenneth --- Master of Commerce of the University of Cape Town in Financial Management (2009),
    This article examines the administration of executive compensation in listed South African companies in order to understand the background to the emotive expressions by the public concerning the amount of executive earnings. It conducts research in order to ascertain whether...
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  684. Timeliness of Financial Reporting in Nigeria

    Timeliness of Financial Reporting in Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: U Efobi --- School of Business, P Okougbo --- School of Business,
    This study explored the factors that can influence the timeliness of financial reporting in Nigeria using a sample of 33 financial institutions (2005–2008). The Generalized Least Square (GLS) regression method was used for the estimation and the results reveal that...
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  685. Factors Influencing the Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards by African Countries

    Factors Influencing the Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards by African Countries

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: L J Stainbank --- University of KwaZulu-Natal,
    The purpose of this paper is to identify the factors which may influence the adoption of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) by African countries. Using previous literature, the following factors were identified: economic growth, education level, economic openness, culture...
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  686. The evaluation of development projects. A South African anthropological perspective

    The evaluation of development projects. A South African anthropological perspective

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: RD Coertze --- Centre for Indigenous Law, South Africa
    The need to equate development with a process of self-directed westernisation in the present time is explained initially in this discussion. This is followed by a discussion on the involvement of the Ethnological Section of the former Department of Development...
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  687. Rhetoric and anthropology

    Rhetoric and anthropology

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Philippe-Joseph Salazar --- Centre for Rhetoric Studies, Department of Social Anthropology, South Africa
    This essay deals with the relationship between rhetoric and anthropology, along three main lines of argument. The author offers reflections on the relationship between the two fields, highlighting contentious intersections, as in the case of the French anthropological tradition. He...
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  688. Partial truths: representations of teenage pregnancy in research

    Partial truths: representations of teenage pregnancy in research

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Nolwazi Mkhwanazi --- Department of Social Anthropology,
    In this article the author identifies three schools of research on teenage pregnancy that were dominant from the 1980s to 2003 in South Africa. By providing a comparison with some of the research in the United States and in England,...
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  689. The world &lsquo;topsy-turvy&rsquo; and the ancient Near Eastern cultures: a few examples

    The world ‘topsy-turvy’ and the ancient Near Eastern cultures: a few examples

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Paul A. Kruger --- Department of Ancient Studies,
    This paper considers socio-political examples of the universal cultural phenomenon of symbolic inversion (mundus inversus), the earliest instances of which can be traced back to the cultures of the ancient Near East. Symbolic inversion refers to manifestations of expressive behaviour...
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  690. &lsquo;Qualified to work&rsquo;: Anthropological insights into employee empowerment

    ‘Qualified to work’: Anthropological insights into employee empowerment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Stephn&eacute; Herselman --- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology,
    Drawing on research conducted in a life insurance company, this paper looks at qualities and behaviour of a group of black financial consultants in terms of the notion of empowerment. It attempts to show that empowerment, in the sense of...
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  691. The indigenous contract as legal phenomenon

    The indigenous contract as legal phenomenon

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: FP van R Whelpton --- Department of Constitutional,
    Drawing largely on the views of various theorists, this article seeks to discuss the indigenous contract as legal phenomenon with specific reference to underlying values and legal principles of indigenous contracts in the southern African context. It shows that indigenous...
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  692. Succession to &lt;em&gt;Bogosi&lt;/em&gt; among the Batlhako ba Matutu in a changing dispensation

    Succession to Bogosi among the Batlhako ba Matutu in a changing dispensation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: RD Coertze --- School of Law, University of South Africa, FC de Beer --- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology,
    Dealing with a succession dispute among the Batlhako ba Matutu required a study of their politico-administrative structure, their marriage rules and procedures, as well as the genealogical succession of their senior traditional leaders since 1830. Research findings disclosed traditional rules...
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  693. Widow &lsquo;dispossession&rsquo; in northern Namibian inheritance

    Widow ‘dispossession’ in northern Namibian inheritance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Robert J. Gordon --- Department of Anthropology,
    This paper examines ‘asset stripping’ which is said to occur particularly in matrilineal societies when young widows are stripped of their late husband's possessions. Contrary to many scholars who see asset stripping as a recent phenomenon and who believe that...
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  694. Good or bad, my heritage: customary legal practices and the liberal constitution of postcolonial states

    Good or bad, my heritage: customary legal practices and the liberal constitution of postcolonial states

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Thomas Widlok --- Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Netherlands
    The post-colonial constitutions of Namibia (1990) and of South Africa (1996) in principle allow for ‘indigenous’ or ‘customary’ law within the framework set by constitutional law. Developments in recent years, in particular in the course of debates surrounding the reform...
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  695. &lsquo;Dabbling in the market&rsquo;: Ideas on &lsquo;an anthropology of marketing&rsquo;

    ‘Dabbling in the market’: Ideas on ‘an anthropology of marketing’

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Stephn&eacute; Herselman --- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology,
    Contextualised in terms of the phenomenal growth in purchasing power in the so-called ‘emerging market’ in South Africa, this paper considers possibilities for anthropological involvement in market research, and looks at ways in which trust influences buying behaviour in the...
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  696. &lsquo;Sick&rsquo; with Child

    ‘Sick’ with Child

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Nina Botha --- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology,
    Following a discursive approach, this paper introduces a school intended for sick learners; one that is regarded as an institution that promotes good mothering, and where the attending girls are cured of being ‘sick’ with child. The paper aims to...
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  697. Rural people&#039;s perceptions of wildlife conservation&mdash;the case of the Masebe Nature Reserve in Limpopo Province, South Africa

    Rural people's perceptions of wildlife conservation—the case of the Masebe Nature Reserve in Limpopo Province, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Chris Boonzaaier --- Department of Anthropology &amp; Archaeology,
    The First World rationale for nature conservation is usually the aesthetic and recreational experiences and opportunities that nature provides and its scientific importance, but rural populations in Africa tend to focus on the utilisation of natural resources. This paper argues...
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  698. &lsquo;We can be united, but we are different&rsquo;: discourses of &lt;em&gt;difference&lt;/em&gt; in postcolonial Namibia

    ‘We can be united, but we are different’: discourses of difference in postcolonial Namibia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Michael Akuupa --- Dept of Anthropology and Sociology,
    Social scientists who have written about the dynamics of festival rituals have analysed such practices variously as celebrations of commonality, as the enhancement of social cohesion, or as expressions of nostalgia. Festivals have also been studied as spaces where information...
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  699. New insights on trust, honour and networking in informal entrepreneurship: Zimbabwean &lt;em&gt;malayishas&lt;/em&gt; as informal remittance couriers

    New insights on trust, honour and networking in informal entrepreneurship: Zimbabwean malayishas as informal remittance couriers

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Phefumula Nyoni --- Department of Anthropology,
    The paper focuses on the utility of the concepts of trust and honour in understanding relations among Zimbabwean remittance couriers who are popularly known as “malayishas”. Trust and honour are explored in relation to how they produce and sustain a...
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  700. Performing illness and health: the humanistic value of cancer narratives

    Performing illness and health: the humanistic value of cancer narratives

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Maheshvari Naidu --- School of Social Sciences (Anthropology), University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    Cancer is a potent example of a disease that grips and plays out on the body in ways that are both visceral and visual. This paper explores issues of disease and disorder, functioning and malfunctioning in bodies marked by cancer...
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  701. The politics and aesthetics of commemoration: national days in southern Africa

    The politics and aesthetics of commemoration: national days in southern Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Heike Becker --- Department of Anthropology and Sociology, South Africa Carola Lentz --- Department of Anthropology and African Studies, Germany
    The contributions to the special section in this issue study recent independence celebrations and other national days in South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Madagascar and the Democratic Republic of Congo. They explore the role of national days in state-making and nation-building,...
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  702. The drama(s) of Independence Day: reflections on political affects and aesthetics in Kinshasa (2010)

    The drama(s) of Independence Day: reflections on political affects and aesthetics in Kinshasa (2010)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Katrien Pype --- Institute of Anthropological Research in Africa, Belgium
    On June 30 2010, in Kinshasa, a “drama” unfolded as the military march was abruptly interrupted by street children intermingling and enacting ndombolo-inspired dances in front of the president. Police and soldiers started beating up people; the state radio and...
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  703. Beyond ethical imperatives in South African anthropology: morally repugnant and unlikeable subjects

    Beyond ethical imperatives in South African anthropology: morally repugnant and unlikeable subjects

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Ilana van Wyk --- Institute for Humanities in Africa (HUMA), South Africa
    In this article, I argue that anthropologists' dislike of their subjects in the field poses both epistemological and ethical questions that go beyond concerns about harming or exploiting those we study, about maintaining human relationships, or about the self-reflexivity and...
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  704. Spirit and society: in defence of a critical anthropology of religious life

    Spirit and society: in defence of a critical anthropology of religious life

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Hylton White --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
    According to recent criticisms, the critical anthropology of religious life in Africa, associated especially with the Comaroffs, has failed to take relations with invisible beings at face value. In this view, we should explore the social work that such relations...
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  705. Modelling primary branch growth based on a multilevel nonlinear mixed‑effects model: a &lt;em&gt;Pinus koraiensis&lt;/em&gt; plantation case study in north‑east China

    Modelling primary branch growth based on a multilevel nonlinear mixed‑effects model: a Pinus koraiensis plantation case study in north‑east China

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Lingbo Dong --- Department of Forest Management, College of Forestry, China Zhaogang Liu --- Department of Forest Management, College of Forestry, China Fengri Li --- Department of Forest Management, College of Forestry, China Lichun Jiang --- Department of Forest Management, College of Forestry, China
    On the basis of a multilevel nonlinear mixed‑effects model approach, branch diameter and length growth models were developed for a Pinus koraiensis plantation in north‑east China. The models developed were able to better capture the residual variation successfully by partitioning...
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  706. Seasonal and genotypic variation of water-soluble polysaccharide content in leaves of &lt;em&gt;Cyclocarya paliurus&lt;/em&gt;

    Seasonal and genotypic variation of water-soluble polysaccharide content in leaves of Cyclocarya paliurus

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Xiangxiang Fu --- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, China Xiaodong Zhou --- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, China Bo Deng --- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, China Xulan Shang --- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, China Shengzuo Fang --- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, China
    Cyclocarya paliurus (Batal) Iljinskaja is an important medicinal woody plant due to numerous bioactive natural products in its leaves. As an important bioactive natural product, water-soluble polysaccharides (WSP) in leaves of C. paliurus possess diverse biological activities, such as hypoglycemic,...
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  707. A comparison of point counts with a new acoustic sampling method: a case study of a bird community from the montane forests of Mount Cameroon&lt;xref ref-type=&quot;fn&quot; rid=&quot;FN0001&quot;/&gt;

    A comparison of point counts with a new acoustic sampling method: a case study of a bird community from the montane forests of Mount Cameroon

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Ondřej Sedl&aacute;ček --- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Czech Republic Jana Vokurkov&aacute; --- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Czech Republic Michal Ferenc --- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Czech Republic Eric Nana Djomo --- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Czech Republic Tom&aacute;&scaron; Albrecht --- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Czech Republic David Hoř&aacute;k --- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Czech Republic
    Acoustic signals are frequently used for estimating avian species richness, abundance and community composition. However, sampling by traditional methods of bird surveys is often limited by availability of experienced researchers in the field, especially in the tropics. New bioacoustic approaches...
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  708. Long-distance dispersal capability of Lesser Flamingo &lt;em&gt;Phoeniconaias minor&lt;/em&gt; between India and Africa: genetic inferences for future conservation plans

    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, India
    We 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,...
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  709. What&#039;s culture got to do with it? Examining job embeddedness and organizational commitment and turnover intentions in South Africa

    What's culture got to do with it? Examining job embeddedness and organizational commitment and turnover intentions in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Ian O. Williamson --- Associate Dean, International Relations, Helen Macpherson Smith Chair in Leadership for Social Impact, Director of the Asia Pacific Social Impact Centre, Oscar Holmes --- Assistant Professor of Management, Rutgers,
    Using a longitudinal design this study examines the relationship between job embeddedness, organizational commitment and turnover intentions using a sample of South African professionals. Results show that job embeddedness had a positive relationship on organizational commitment and a negative relationship...
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  710. Introduction, establishment and spread of the Southern mouthbrooder &lt;em&gt;Pseudocrenilabrus philander&lt;/em&gt; in the Baakens River, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Introduction, establishment and spread of the Southern mouthbrooder Pseudocrenilabrus philander in the Baakens River, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Cuen Muller --- Zoology Department, South Africa Olaf LF Weyl --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa Nadine A Strydom --- Zoology Department, South Africa
    This paper provides evidence for the extralimital establishment and spread of Pseudocrenilabrus philander in the Baakens River, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Since the first occurrence record at a single locality in 1994 this species has now spread throughout the river...
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  711. A review of the assessments of the major fisheries resources in South Africa

    A review of the assessments of the major fisheries resources in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: CL de Moor --- Marine Resource Assessment and Management Group (MARAM), Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, South Africa SJ Johnston --- Marine Resource Assessment and Management Group (MARAM), Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, South Africa A Brand&atilde;o --- Marine Resource Assessment and Management Group (MARAM), Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, South Africa RA Rademeyer --- Marine Resource Assessment and Management Group (MARAM), Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, South Africa JP Glazer --- Branch: Fisheries Management, Department of Agriculture, South Africa LB Furman --- Marine Resource Assessment and Management Group (MARAM), Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, South Africa DS Butterworth --- Marine Resource Assessment and Management Group (MARAM), Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, South Africa
    The waters off South Africa's coastline boast a rich mix of commercially fished species. Quantitative assessments of these marine resources have developed from simple methods first applied in the 1970s, to models that encompass a wide range of methodologies. The...
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  712. Moderating role of affectivity in career resilience and career anchors

    Moderating role of affectivity in career resilience and career anchors

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melinde Coetzee --- Department of Industrial &amp; Organisational Psychology, South Africa Phillemon M . Mogale --- Department of Industrial &amp; Organisational Psychology, South Africa Ingrid L . Potgieter --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa
    This study explored the moderating role of positive affect and negative affect in the link between employees’ career resilience and their career anchors . A convenience sample (N=143) of predominantly black African people (86%) and staff level (80%) employees with...
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  713. Diabetes mellitus in pregnancy, still changing

    Diabetes mellitus in pregnancy, still changing

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: D Hall --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa M du Toit --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa D Mason --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa M Conradie --- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, South Africa
    Objective: The management of pregnant women with diabetes mellitus places a significant burden on healthcare systems. Significant global changes have been proposed with regard to the diagnosis and management of women with diabetes mellitus in pregnancy. The study aims were...
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  714. The half-yellow man

    The half-yellow man

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: BJ Merwitz --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism Research Unit, South Africa FJ Raal --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism Research Unit, South Africa
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  715. Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

    Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: L A Denny --- Department Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
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  716. Cervical cancer in Southern Africa: The challenges

    Cervical cancer in Southern Africa: The challenges

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: M Moodley --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
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  717. Endometrial carcinoma: a South African perspective

    Endometrial carcinoma: a South African perspective

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: M H Botha --- Unit for Gynaecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
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  718. Epithelial ovarian cancer in Southern Africa

    Epithelial ovarian cancer in Southern Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: T Smith --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, F Guidozzi --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences,
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  719. Cancer of the vulva and vagina

    Cancer of the vulva and vagina

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: A Mouton --- Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Dept of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
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  720. HER-2 positive breast cancer and trastuzumab: lessons learnt by heart

    HER-2 positive breast cancer and trastuzumab: lessons learnt by heart

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: K Outhoff --- Department of Pharmacology, South Africa
    Women treated with trastuzumab have an increased risk for developing cardiac problems, particularly if they receive prior or concurrent anthracyclines. Left ventricular dysfunction associated with trastuzumab treatment may progress to severe New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III/IV heart failure...
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  721. Triple negative, basal-like and BRCA1-associated breast cancers &ndash; what&rsquo;s the difference and should anyone care?

    Triple negative, basal-like and BRCA1-associated breast cancers – what’s the difference and should anyone care?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: T Slavik --- Ampath Pathology Laboratories, South Africa
    Breast carcinoma is common in women and forms an integral part of the BRCA familial cancer syndromes. As breast cancer is considered a heterogeneous disease, clinicians have traditionally relied on clinical and morphologic findings, as well as hormone receptor/HER-2 status...
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  722. Radiation therapy for cervix carcinoma: the benefits and constraints in sub-Saharan Africa

    Radiation therapy for cervix carcinoma: the benefits and constraints in sub-Saharan Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: H M Simonds --- Division of Radiation Oncology, Tygerberg Hospital, South Africa
    Cervix carcinoma is one of the most prevalent cancers in women in Africa. Primary and secondary prevention measures in place are currently not sufficient to prevent further cases. Radiotherapy is the main therapeutic option as most cases present at a...
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  723. Case report of an intra-uterine pregnancy complicated by an ectopic invasive molar pregnancy

    Case report of an intra-uterine pregnancy complicated by an ectopic invasive molar pregnancy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: L C Snyman --- Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Department Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa
    We report on a rare case of a woman presenting with an early intra-uterine pregnancy, lower abdominal pain and a right-sided pelvic mass. She developed an acute abdomen and an emergency laparotomy was performed. Histology revealed an ectopic invasive molar...
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  724. HER2 testing: ASCO/CAP guidelines and beyond &ndash; implications for South Africa

    HER2 testing: ASCO/CAP guidelines and beyond – implications for South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: S J Nayler --- Gritzman and Thatcher Laboratory, South Africa
    HER2 status in breast cancer has major significance in terms of prognostication and prediction of response to chemotherapeutic agents, as well as being an absolute indicator for the use of trastuzumab. Recent guidelines for the testing and interpretation for HER2...
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  725. Diagnosing epithelial ovarian cancer: can we detect it earlier?

    Diagnosing epithelial ovarian cancer: can we detect it earlier?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: M H Botha --- Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, South Africa
    Ovarian cancer often presents late and the mortality associated with the diagnosis is high. Even with careful clinical examination, many subtle signs may be missed. Observational studies confirm that tubal ligation and hysterectomy confer a protective effect. Screening of low-risk...
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  726. Imaging in gynaecological oncology follow-up

    Imaging in gynaecological oncology follow-up

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: B R Howard --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Gynaecology Oncology Unit, R P Soeters --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Gynaecology Oncology Unit,
    The early detection of a gynaecological cancer recurrence is important in order to institute early treatment. Numerous imaging techniques have been used to follow up patients after treatment of gynaecological malignancies. These include plain X-rays, ultrasound, CT scan, MRI scan...
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  727. Familial and genetic cancers in gynaecology

    Familial and genetic cancers in gynaecology

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: G. Dreyer --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa
    The diagnosis of inherited cancer-susceptibility syndromes can enable identification of individuals at increased risk for earlyonset cancer. The treatment and prognosis of patients diagnosed with malignancy due to a germ-line mutation may differ from the standard therapy.
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  728. The management of epithelial ovarian cancer: neoadjuvant chemotherapy and interval surgery

    The management of epithelial ovarian cancer: neoadjuvant chemotherapy and interval surgery

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: D G Allen --- Mercy Hospital for Women, Australia
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  729. Understanding and incorporating human papillomavirus testing in cervical cancer screening: a South African perspective

    Understanding and incorporating human papillomavirus testing in cervical cancer screening: a South African perspective

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: K L Richter --- Department of Medical Virology,
    The identification of human papillomavirus (HPV) as the aetiological agent for cervical cancer has important implications for the future of cervical cancer screening and prevention strategies. Despite the availability of HPV vaccines, regular and adequate screening will remain the mainstay...
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  730. The art of prescribing trastuzumab for HER2-positive breast cancer

    The art of prescribing trastuzumab for HER2-positive breast cancer

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: K Outhoff --- Senior Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology,
    The human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is overexpressed in HER2-positive breast cancer. This confers characteristics associated with an overall poor prognosis, with early metastases to major visceral sites and a relative resistance to chemotherapy. Trastuzumab is a humanised...
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  731. Investigating cervical cancer awareness: perceptions of the Female Cancer Programme in Mdantsane, South Africa

    Investigating cervical cancer awareness: perceptions of the Female Cancer Programme in Mdantsane, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: M M De Kubber --- Fellow, University of Leiden, The Netherlands A A W Peters --- Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Netherlands R P Soeters --- Consultant Gynaecologist, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa
    Background: The Female Cancer Programme (FCP) is offering women visual inspection with acetic acid screening and if necessary, cryotherapy and medication. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the awareness campaign.
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  732. A pilot study of two radiation fractionation regimens in patients with cancer of the cervix, who were HIV positive and not on antiretroviral therapy

    A pilot study of two radiation fractionation regimens in patients with cancer of the cervix, who were HIV positive and not on antiretroviral therapy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: A M Hocepied --- Department of Radiation Oncology, H Westerink --- Department of Radiation Oncology, R Lakier --- Department of Radiation Oncology,
    The Department of Radiation Oncology at the previously named Pretoria Academic Hospital (now the Steve Biko Hospital) undertook a pilot study between 2000 and 2001 of 20 patients who were human immunodeficiency virus-positive with locally advanced cancer of the cervix...
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  733. Translation and validation of the EORTC QLQ-CX24 questionnaire into the indigenous African languages of &lt;bold&gt;isiXhosa&lt;/bold&gt; and Afrikaans

    Translation and validation of the EORTC QLQ-CX24 questionnaire into the indigenous African languages of isiXhosa and Afrikaans

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: G C Du Toit --- Unit of Gynaecological Oncology, Tygerberg Hospital, University of Stellenbosch, D G Nel --- Centre for Statistical Consultation, University of Stellenbosch,
    Objectives: Quality of life (QOL) assessment plays an important role in oncological clinical practice and research settings when evaluating treatment outcome. Cervical cancer remains a prevalent disease in South African women. The current study translated the European Organisation for Research...
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  734. A cavernous haemangioma of the uterine cervix during pregnancy

    A cavernous haemangioma of the uterine cervix during pregnancy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: S Mahapatra --- Department of Pathology, India B P Das --- Department of Pathology, India A Kar --- Department of Pathology, India R Das --- Department of Pathology, India K Hazra --- Department of Pathology, India S Sethy --- Department of Haematology, India
    Cavernous haemangioma of the uterine cervix is extremely rare. Fewer than 50 have been reported cases to date. A nulliparous term woman presented with a sensation of “something coming out” of her introitus. The mass was found to be large,...
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  735. Cervical cancer screening programme in Limpopo province: January 2007 to December 2010

    Cervical cancer screening programme in Limpopo province: January 2007 to December 2010

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: M T Mamahlodi --- HIV/AIDS, National Institute for Communicable Disease; National Health Laboratory Services; School of Health Systems and Public Health, University of Pretoria, L R Kuonza --- National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa S Candy --- Corporate Data Warehouse; National Health Laboratory Services,
    Objective: South Africa launched a cervical screening policy in 2001 and aimed to screen 70% of women aged 30 years and older by the year 2010. The current study describes the performance of the cervical cancer screening programme that was...
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  736. A retrospective analysis comparing clinical staging with magnetic resonance imaging staging in patients with cervical cancer

    A retrospective analysis comparing clinical staging with magnetic resonance imaging staging in patients with cervical cancer

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: J Sauer --- Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology, H M Simonds --- Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology, H Van der Merwe --- Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology, S M Hattingh --- Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology,
    This single-institution retrospective study compares the accuracy of clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) staging of cervical cancer. For patients who underwent surgery, MRI and clinical staging were compared to final pathological stage. Pathological stage was utilised as the reference...
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  737. Reasons why unscreened patients with cervical cancer present with advanced stage disease

    Reasons why unscreened patients with cervical cancer present with advanced stage disease

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: L C Snyman --- Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Department Obstetrics and Gynaecology, U Herbst --- Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Department Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
    Objective: Cervical cancer is the most common gynaecological cancer in South Africa, and the vast majority of women present with an advanced stage of the disease. This can be attributed to the absence of an implemented screening programme, resulting in...
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  738. Contextual quality of life of HIV-positive patients with cervical carcinoma at Tygerberg Hospital

    Contextual quality of life of HIV-positive patients with cervical carcinoma at Tygerberg Hospital

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: G C Du Toit --- Unit of Gynaecological Oncology, Tygerberg Hospital; University of Stellenbosch, M Kidd --- Centre for Statistical Consultation; University of Stellenbosch,
    Objective: In South Africa, the majority of cervical carcinoma cases present when they are in the advanced stage. Concomitant HIV/AIDS further compromise patient health. Data on the impact of HIV/AIDS on the quality of life of cases with advanced cervical...
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  739. Consensus recommendations for the prevention of cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa

    Consensus recommendations for the prevention of cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: I F Adewole --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nigeria Y R Abauleth --- University Teaching Hospital of Cocody, Cote d&rsquo;Ivoire I Adoubi --- Oncology Unit, Teaching Hospital of Treichville Teacher, Medical College; Coordinator of the PNLC, Cote d&rsquo;Ivoire F Amorissani --- Department of Paediatrics, Cote d&rsquo;Ivoire R I Anorlu --- Professor College of Medicine, University of Lagos/Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria O A Awolude --- Obstetrician and Gynaecologist College of Medicine, University of Ibadan/University College Hospital, Nigeria H Botha --- Associate Professor and Head Unit of Gynaecological Oncology, Stellenbosch University; Tygerberg Academic Hospital, South Africa J K Byamugisha --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Makerere University School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Uganda L Cisse --- Head of Neonatal Unit, Paediatric Unit, Treichville Teaching Hospital Center, Cote d&rsquo;Ivoire M Diop --- Director of Dakar Cancer Institute, Le Dantec University Hospital, Senegal S Doh --- Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cameroon A O Fabamwo --- Lagos State University College of Medicine Ikeja, Nigeria D Gahouma --- Clinic Union Medical, University of Health Sciences, Gabon H S Galadanci --- Medical Advisory Committee; Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Nigeria D Githanga --- Kenyan Paediatric Association, Kenya T M Magure --- University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences, Zimbabwe C Mabogunje --- Massey Street Children&rsquo;s Hospital, Nigeria J Mbuthia --- University of Nairobi, Kenya L W Muchiri --- Department of Human Pathology, Kenya O Ndiaye --- Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, A M Nyakabau --- Clinical Oncologist, Parirenyatwa Hospital, Zimbabwe S B O Ojwang --- Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi, Kenya D Ramogola-Masire --- University of Pennsylvannia; University of Botswana, Botswana O Sekyere --- Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana T H Smith --- University of Witwatersrand, Charlotte Makeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, South Africa F O G Taulo --- Director Centre for Reproductive Health, Deputy Head and Associate Professor College of Medicine, Malawi A Wewege --- Private Practice, South Africa E Wiredu --- University of Ghana Medical School and School of Allied Health Sciences, Ghana O Yarosh --- Yarosh Medservice (PTY), Gaborone Private Hospital, Botswana
    Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related death in women in sub-Saharan Africa. It is estimated that more than 200 million females older than 15 years are at risk in this region. This...
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  740. Prolonged survival after laparoscopic splenectomy for recurrent ovarian cancer and no adjuvant therapy: a report and review of the literature

    Prolonged survival after laparoscopic splenectomy for recurrent ovarian cancer and no adjuvant therapy: a report and review of the literature

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: F Marriqoun-Harris --- The Sydney Gynaecologic Oncology Group, Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Y J J Rhou --- The Sydney Gynaecologic Oncology Group, Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, D Storey --- The University Of Sydney, Australia S Pather --- The Sydney Gynaecologic Oncology Group, Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital,
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  741. Schistosoma haematobium in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient with cancer of the cervix

    Schistosoma haematobium in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient with cancer of the cervix

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: A M Hocepied --- Department of Radiation Oncology, R Lakier --- Head of Department, Department of Radiation Oncology,
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  742. Alternative sampling methods for cervical cancer screening: practical perspectives from the laboratory

    Alternative sampling methods for cervical cancer screening: practical perspectives from the laboratory

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: K L Richter --- Consultant Pathologist and Clinical Virologist, Department of Medical Virology,
    The coverage of cervical cancer screening in South Africa is inadequate, with an estimated 8.8-million unscreened women who are mainly serviced by the public health sector in lower-resourced areas. Alternative screening options need to be considered. Every step in the...
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  743. Challenges in preventative care and research in primary healthcare facilities: information obtained during implementation of a cervical cancer screening project in the Tshwane Health District

    Challenges in preventative care and research in primary healthcare facilities: information obtained during implementation of a cervical cancer screening project in the Tshwane Health District

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: G Dreyer --- Gynaecological Oncology Unit Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, E F Mnisi --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, A Maphalala --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
    Objectives: The aim was to identify challenges to conducting research and obstacles to successful cervical cancer screening in public sector primary healthcare clinics (PHCs).
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  744. Human papillomavirus DNA testing on self-collected vaginal tampon samples as a cervical cancer screening test in a Gauteng population

    Human papillomavirus DNA testing on self-collected vaginal tampon samples as a cervical cancer screening test in a Gauteng population

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: E F Mnisi --- Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, G Dreyer --- Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, K L Richter --- Department of Medical Virology, University of Pretoria; Tshwane Academic Division, A Horton --- Department of Anatomical Pathology, University of Pretoria; Tshwane Academic Division, L C Snyman --- Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
    Background: There is a need to simplify cervical cancer screening to reach more women. Tampon-collected specimens can be tested using molecular methods, but this type of self-screening has not been properly evaluated as a screening method in South Africa before...
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  745. The effect of human immunodeficiency virus prevalence on the epidemiology of conventional cervical cytological abnormalities: an institutional experience

    The effect of human immunodeficiency virus prevalence on the epidemiology of conventional cervical cytological abnormalities: an institutional experience

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: L C Snyman --- Department Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kalafong Academic Hospital, G Dreyer --- Head, Gynaecological Oncology Unit Department Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
    Objectives: Despite a shift towards other screening modalities, cervical cytology still has an important screening function in many settings. The worldwide human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic has impacted severely on cervical cancer, resulting in women presenting at a younger age...
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  746. The role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in cervical cancer: an overview of the literature

    The role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in cervical cancer: an overview of the literature

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: T J De Greve --- Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, L C Snyman --- Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
    Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in southern African women. Although the FIGO staging does not include lymph node status, lymph node metastasis is an important risk factor for recurrence and death in patients with early cervical cancer...
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  747. Case of a locally advanced carcinoma cervix presenting with &lt;em&gt;protrusio acetabuli&lt;/em&gt;: pre-screening era presentation rarely seen in modern times

    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
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  748. Living with the late effects of cervical cancer treatment: a descriptive qualitative study at an academic hospital in Gauteng

    Living with the late effects of cervical cancer treatment: a descriptive qualitative study at an academic hospital in Gauteng

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: SN Ntinga --- Oncology Nurse Cancer Diseases Hospital, Zambia JE Maree --- Department of Nursing Education, Faculty of Health Sciences,
    Objective: The late effects of cervical cancer and its treatment are well known. However, qualitative research describing how women experience these effects seems to be unavailable. The purpose of our study was to describe how women experienced the late effects...
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  749. Adjuvant treatment, tumour recurrence and the survival rate of uterine serous carcinomas: a single-institution review of 62 women

    Adjuvant treatment, tumour recurrence and the survival rate of uterine serous carcinomas: a single-institution review of 62 women

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: F Pol --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, the Netherlands D Allen --- Department of Gynaelogical Oncology, Australia R Bekkers --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, the Netherlands P Grant --- Department of Gynaelogical Oncology, Australia S Hyde --- Department of Gynaelogical Oncology, Australia
    Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess our department’s management of uterine serous carcinoma (USC) and to determine the correlation of the recurrence and survival rates of stage I-IV patients with different adjuvant treatment modalities.
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  750. Epithelioid trophoblastic tumour: a report of two cases

    Epithelioid trophoblastic tumour: a report of two cases

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: MMA Elhassan --- Radiation Oncology Department, Sudan H-T Wu --- Department of Anatomical Pathology, AL Van Wijk --- Department of Radiation Oncology,
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  751. Retrospective analysis of patients with cancer of the cervix attending a radiotherapy outpatient department: experience from a university-based hospital in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India

    Retrospective analysis of patients with cancer of the cervix attending a radiotherapy outpatient department: experience from a university-based hospital in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: M Nandi --- Department of Radiation Oncology, India A Mandal --- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, India AK Asthana --- Radiotherapy and Radiation Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, India
    Objective: A retrospective analysis of all patients with cancer of the cervix attending a radiotherapy outpatients department in a single unit from January 2005 to December 2006 was carried out to study their epidemiology, stage and status of presentation, compliance...
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  752. An original risk of ovarian malignancy index and its predictive value in evaluating the nature of ovarian tumour

    An original risk of ovarian malignancy index and its predictive value in evaluating the nature of ovarian tumour

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Vesna Antovska --- Department of Urogynecology, Macedonia Milka Trajanova --- Department of Urogynecology, Macedonia
    Background: We carried out this study to evaluate the predictive value of an original risk of ovarian malignancy index (ROMI) devised by us.
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  753. The impact of HIV infection on women receiving radiation for cervical cancer

    The impact of HIV infection on women receiving radiation for cervical cancer

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Mapule Mangena --- Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Leon Snyman --- Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Greta Dreyer --- Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sheynaz Bassa --- Department of Radiation Oncology, Piet Becker --- Research Office, Faculty of Health Sciences,
    Background: The objective of the study was to compare patient characteristics, treatment toxicity and interruptions, and survival in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive and HIV-negative cervical cancer patients receiving radiation as primary or adjuvant treatment.
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  754. Transvaginal colour Doppler ultrasound in predicting response to chemoradiation in patients with carcinoma of the cervix

    Transvaginal colour Doppler ultrasound in predicting response to chemoradiation in patients with carcinoma of the cervix

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Mishu Mangla --- SMS Medical College, India Deepak Singla --- Department of Anaesthesia,
    Background: The objective of the study was to evaluate the potential role of transvaginal colour Doppler ultrasound (TVCDUS) in predicting response to chemoradiotherapy in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer.
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  755. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Selected Bacteraemic Isolates from South African Public Sector Hospitals, 2010

    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...
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  756. Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of &lt;em&gt;Escherichia coli&lt;/em&gt; strains isolated from urine samples in South Africa from 2007-2011

    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, Durban
    Escherichia 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...
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  757. Repeatability of manual coding of cancer reports in the South African National Cancer Registry, 2010

    Repeatability of manual coding of cancer reports in the South African National Cancer Registry, 2010

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Nomathemba Dube --- School of Health Systems and Public Health, University of Pretoria, South African Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme, Brendan Girdler-Brown --- School of Health Systems and Public Health, University of Pretoria, Khin Tint --- School of Health Systems and Public Health, University of Pretoria, South African Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Patricia Kellett --- South African National Cancer Registry, National Institute for Occupational Health,
    Data validity is a very important aspect of cancer registries in ensuring data quality for research and interventions. This study focused on evaluating the repeatability of manual coding of cancer reports in the South African National Cancer Registry (NCR). This...
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  758. Contraceptive use and prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among women seeking termination of pregnancy at a district hospital in KwaZulu-Natal

    Contraceptive use and prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among women seeking termination of pregnancy at a district hospital in KwaZulu-Natal

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Samuel Muruya --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hannah Sebitloane --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
    Termination of pregnancy (TOP) is one of the components of female reproductive health and rights that are freely available in South Africa within the public health system, and yet unwanted pregnancies still remain a challenge. The objectives of this study...
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  759. Clinical profile of patients diagnosed with primary lung cancer at the Pulmonology Division, Universitas Academic Hospital, Bloemfontein, 2010-2011

    Clinical profile of patients diagnosed with primary lung cancer at the Pulmonology Division, Universitas Academic Hospital, Bloemfontein, 2010-2011

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: S.D. Maasdorp --- Department of Internal Medicine Francois, C.E. Snyman --- Department of Internal Medicine Francois, M. Prins --- Department of Internal Medicine Francois, F.C. van Rooyen --- Department of Biostatistics, M.C. Struwig --- Offce of the Dean Faculty of Health Sciences,
    Lung cancer is regarded by the World Health Organization as a leading cause of death globally. Limited data are available on lung cancer epidemiology in South Africa. This study aimed to determine the profle of patients with lung cancer who...
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  760. Anal human papillomavirus and anal squamous cell cancer in people living with HIV/AIDS: implications for southern africa

    Anal human papillomavirus and anal squamous cell cancer in people living with HIV/AIDS: implications for southern africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: S Chirkut --- King Edward VIII Hospital,
    Southern Africa has the largest burden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the world. Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is increasingly being made available in the region. The disease has shifted from being a death sentence...
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  761. A Study of lung cancer in Johannesburg, South Africa

    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...
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  762. A Double Load to Carry: Parasites and Pregnancy

    A Double Load to Carry: Parasites and Pregnancy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: J M Tsoka-Gwegweni --- Department of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health College of Health Sciences, N P Ntombela --- Department of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health College of Health Sciences,
    Pregnancy drains the body physically, physiologically and immunologically. This burden is aggravated when combined with parasite infection. Intestinal parasitic infections in pregnancy have been associated with serious adverse outcomes, both for the mother and the unborn baby. In this article,...
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  763. Epidemiology of rubella disease in south-west nigeria: trends and projection from measles case-based surveillance data

    Epidemiology of rubella disease in south-west nigeria: trends and projection from measles case-based surveillance data

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: A A Fatiregun --- Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, A F Fagbamigbe --- Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, A S Adebowale --- Population Training and Research Training Unit, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, North-West University,
    Although surveillance for rubella does not exist in Nigeria, a measles case-based surveillance system was introduced in 2005 as one of the strategies for measles morbidity control, and included laboratory testing for confirmation of the disease. In this report, we...
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  764. Characteristics of women requesting legal termination of pregnancy in a district hospital in Hammanskraal, South Africa

    Characteristics of women requesting legal termination of pregnancy in a district hospital in Hammanskraal, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Aluwani Ndwambi --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Indiran Govender --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa
    Introduction: Worldwide, the most commonly reported reason stated by women for undergoing a termination of pregnancy (TOP) is to postpone or stop childbearing. The second most common cited reason is socio-economic concerns, which include a disruption to education or employment,...
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  765. Public knowledge, attitudes and behaviour towards antibiotic usage in Windhoek, Namibia

    Public knowledge, attitudes and behaviour towards antibiotic usage in Windhoek, Namibia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Dawn D Pereko --- School of Pharmacy, South Africa Martie S Lubbe --- School of Pharmacy, South Africa Sabiha Y Essack --- School of Health Sciences, South Africa
    Background: The development of antibiotic resistance is a globally recognised human health threat. Overuse of antibiotics is a major contributory factor to the development of resistance. As end users, the public play a role in antibiotic use and the development...
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  766. Dominance and population structure of freshwater crabs (Potamonautes perlatus Milne Edwards)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Zoology • Authors: M.J. Somers --- Department of Zoology, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa J.A.J. Nel --- Department of Zoology, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
    Although freshwater crabs, Potamonautes spp, are abundant (up to 23 crabs m-2) in southern African freshwater systems and form a major part of the diet of many vertebrates, little is known about their biology. Understanding crab population dynamics and behaviour,...
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  767. Enteropathogens associated with the seasonal fuctuations in plasma sodium and potassium levels in childhood diarrhoea

    Enteropathogens associated with the seasonal fuctuations in plasma sodium and potassium levels in childhood diarrhoea

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: V Pillay-van Wyk --- Burden of Disease Research Unit, G Swingler --- School of Child and Adolescent Health,
    This paper aims to assess the clinical, nutritional, microbiological, environmental and socio-economic determinants that have a seasonal distribution, or are potential confounders of a seasonal association of previously described seasonal fuctuations in plasma sodium and potassium concentrations in children with...
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  768. Characteristics of women having first-trimester termination of pregnancy at a district hospital in Kwazulu-Natal

    Characteristics of women having first-trimester termination of pregnancy at a district hospital in Kwazulu-Natal

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: N.C. Ngene --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, A Ross --- Department of Family Medicine, Durban J Moodley --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Women&#039;s Health and HIV Research Group Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Durban
    Termination of pregnancy (TOP) is requested by some women for a variety of reasons and it is plausible that profling their characteristics might help to target selected groups for counselling. This study aimed to determine the characteristics of women having...
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  769. An observational study of infuenza A(H&lt;sub&gt;1&lt;/sub&gt;N&lt;sub&gt;1&lt;/sub&gt;)pdm09 viral shedding and resistance under standard-duration oseltamivir treatment

    An observational study of infuenza A(H1N1)pdm09 viral shedding and resistance under standard-duration oseltamivir treatment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: S Aspinall --- Synexus Clinical Research SA (Pty) Ltd, B Pretorius --- Synexus Clinical Research SA (Pty) Ltd, T Vally --- Synexus Clinical Research SA (Pty) Ltd, B Sebopa --- Synexus Clinical Research SA (Pty) Ltd, C Turner-Babb --- Lancet Molecular Pathology Laboratory,
    An observational study was established in South Africa in 2009, early in the infuenza A(H1N1)pdm09 outbreak, to provide information on the virological response of the new virus to oseltamivir and the potential for resistance. Patients (n = 54) aged 1-64...
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  770. Self-employed women and their access to finance: perspectives from the informal sector

    Self-employed women and their access to finance: perspectives from the informal sector

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Harshana Kasseeah --- Department of Economics and Statistics, Mauritius Verena Tandrayen-Ragoobur --- Department of Economics and Statistics, Mauritius
    The objective of this paper is to investigate the factors that impact on the difficulty that self-employed women operating in the informal sector in Mauritius face in their access to finance. Using data obtained from a survey of 158 self-employed...
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  771. Territoriality and breeding success in Gurney&rsquo;s sugarbird, &lt;em&gt;Promerops gurneyi&lt;/em&gt;

    Territoriality and breeding success in Gurney’s sugarbird, Promerops gurneyi

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: K.M. Calf --- Department of Zoology, South Africa C.T Downs --- School of Botany and Zoology, South Africa M.I. Cherry --- Department of Zoology, South Africa
    Territory size and quality were determined for Gurney’s sugarbirds in Qwaqwa National Park, northeastern Free State, South Africa. Changes in territory size of Gurney’s sugarbirds during the six-month season reflect increases in numbers of territorial birds and inflorescences at mid...
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  772. Pup growth and maternal attendance patterns in Subantarctic fur seals

    Pup growth and maternal attendance patterns in Subantarctic fur seals

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: S.P Kirkman --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa M.N. Bester --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa G.J.G. Hofmeyr --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa P.A. Pistorius --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa A.B. Makhado --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa
    Samples of pups from the expanding populations of Subantarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus tropicalis) atMarion and Gough islands were weighed at specific ages between birth and weaning in the period 1993-2000. Growth was estimated and compared between years, sexes, sites of...
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  773. The role of estuarine type in characterizing early stage fish assemblages in warm temperate estuaries, South Africa

    The role of estuarine type in characterizing early stage fish assemblages in warm temperate estuaries, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: N.A. Strydom --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa A.K. Whitfield --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa T.H. Wooldridge --- Department of Zoology, South Africa
    Assemblages of early stage fishes (larval and early juvenile stages) were investigated and compared in seven permanently open and five intermittently open estuarine systems on the warm temperate Eastern Cape coast of South Africa. Estuarine type, by virtue of mouth...
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  774. Costs associated with tail autotomy in an ambush foraging lizard, &lt;em&gt;Cordylus melanotus melanotus&lt;/em&gt;

    Costs associated with tail autotomy in an ambush foraging lizard, Cordylus melanotus melanotus

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Suzanne McConnachie --- Communication and Behaviour Research Group, School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Martin J. Whiting --- Communication and Behaviour Research Group, School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, South Africa
    Tail autotomy is a widespread method of escape among lizards and can be costly. Most studies on the effects of tail loss have focused on active foraging lizards, but few data exist for ambush foraging lizards. We investigated potential costsassociated...
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  775. Molecular and bioacoustic divergence in &lt;em&gt;Mantidactylus granulatus&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;M. zavona&lt;/em&gt; n.sp. (Anura: Mantellidae): bearings for the biogeography of northern Madagascar

    Molecular and bioacoustic divergence in Mantidactylus granulatus and M. zavona n.sp. (Anura: Mantellidae): bearings for the biogeography of northern Madagascar

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Miguel Vences --- Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, Netherlands Franco Andreone --- Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Sezione di Zoologia, Italy Frank Glaw --- Zoologische Staatssammlung, Germany Jasmin E. Randrianirina --- Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza, Madagascar
    We analysed the genetic and bioacoustic variability in Mantidactylus granulatus, a semi arboreal frog species endemic to the northern portion of Madagascar. Advertisement calls had a longer note duration in northeastern as compared to northwestern populations. Specimens from mid altitudes...
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  776. A microsatellite perspective on the reproductive success of subordinate male honey badgers, &lt;em&gt;Mellivora capensis&lt;/em&gt;

    A microsatellite perspective on the reproductive success of subordinate male honey badgers, Mellivora capensis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: R. Verwey --- Department of Zoology, South Africa C. Begg --- Mammal Research Institute,, South Africa K. Begg --- Carnivore Conservation Group, Johannesburg C.A. Matthee --- Department of Zoology, South Africa
    The dominance hierarchy system of male honey badg ers, Mellivora capensis, does not appear to determine reproductive success in the species as subordinate males are frequently seen to gain brief access to re ceptive females. To establish whether these interac...
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  777. Abundance and home ranges of feral cats in an urban conservancy where there is supplemental feeding: a case study from South Africa

    Abundance and home ranges of feral cats in an urban conservancy where there is supplemental feeding: a case study from South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Jaclyn Tennent --- School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, South Africa Colleen T. Downs --- School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, South Africa
    There is much debate surrounding the impact of feral cats (Felis catus) on wildlife. Conservancies areusually areas where indigenous flora and fauna are protected and aliens excluded or managed. The University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Howard College campus (HCC) is an urban...
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  778. &amp;gt;Utilization of shallow subtidal bays associated with warm temperate rocky shores by the late-stage larvae of some inshore fish species, South Africa

    >Utilization of shallow subtidal bays associated with warm temperate rocky shores by the late-stage larvae of some inshore fish species, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Nadine A. Strydom --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa
    >This work describes the utilization of shallow, subtidal bays, associated with rocky shores, by the late-stage larvae and early juveniles of some common inshore fishes. Larval and early juvenile fishes were collected in seven small bays (30–50 m wide) between...
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  779. Vagrant Subantarctic fur seal on the coast of Tanzania

    Vagrant Subantarctic fur seal on the coast of Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: G.J. Greg Hofmeyr --- Port Elizabeth Museum at Bayworld, South Africa Omar A. Amir --- Institute of Marine Sciences, Tanzania
    An immature Subantarctic fur seal was sighted on Unguja Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, in 2008. This is the most northerly record of a vagrant of this species. The nearest breeding colony is on the Prince Edward Islands, 4500 km distant. While...
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  780. Ecology of metazoan parasites of &lt;em&gt;Clarias gariepinus&lt;/em&gt; (Osteichthyes: Clariidae) from the Nwanedi-Luphephe Dams of the Limpopo River System, South Africa

    Ecology of metazoan parasites of Clarias gariepinus (Osteichthyes: Clariidae) from the Nwanedi-Luphephe Dams of the Limpopo River System, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: G.N. Madanire-Moyo --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa W.J. Luus-Powell --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa P.A.S. Olivier --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa
    A total of 7748 parasites, belonging to 17 metazoan species, was recorded from 45 specimens of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) caught from the Nwanedi-Luphephe Dams, Limpopo River System, South Africa. All host specimens were parasitized by one or more metazoan...
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  781. Effect of temperature on growth, survival and reproduction of &lt;em&gt;Bulinus nyassanus&lt;/em&gt; (Smith, 1877) (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Lake Malawi

    Effect of temperature on growth, survival and reproduction of Bulinus nyassanus (Smith, 1877) (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Lake Malawi

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Godfrey K. Kubirizajournal --- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Uganda Henry Madsen --- Mandahl Barth Research Centre for Biodiversity and Health, DBL Centre for Health Research and Development, Faculty of Life Sciences, Denmark Jeremy S. Likongwe --- Aquaculture and Fisheries Science Department, Bunda College of Agriculture, Malawi Jay R. Stauffer Jr --- School of Forest Resources, U.S.A. Jeremiah Kang????Ombe --- Aquaculture and Fisheries Science Department, Bunda College of Agriculture, Malawi Fanuel Kapute --- Aquaculture and Fisheries Science Department, Bunda College of Agriculture, Malawi
    Bulinus nyassanus, endemic to Lake Malawi, is an intermediate host for Schistosoma haematobium and plays an important role in transmission of this parasite along some shorelines on the Nankumba Peninsula in the southern part of the lake. Density of B...
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  782. Brand performance of Chinese domestic vs. international hotels: Perceptions of operators as well as domestic and foreign guests

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Cathy H.C. Hsu --- School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
    The significant differences in financial performance between internationally branded hotels and domestically branded hotels in China inspired this study. As part of the research, we surveyed hotel operators and guests on their perception of brand performance of the hotel they managed and...
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  783. Hotel quality in the European Capital of Culture: Leeuwarden 2018

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Sjoerd Gehrels --- Stenden Academy of International Hospitality Research, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Thomas Landen --- Revinate, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    This research looks into the experience as perceived in 2014 by hotel guests in 15 bigger Dutch cities. The hotel reviews of Leeuwarden (Capital of Culture 2018) are compared to those of hotels in the other cities to provide an initial...
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  784. Saliva fractions from South African Russian wheat aphid biotypes induce differential defence responses in wheat

    Saliva fractions from South African Russian wheat aphid biotypes induce differential defence responses in wheat

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Lintle Mohase --- Department of Plant Sciences, South Africa Bernice Taiwe --- Glen Agricultural College, South Africa
    The Russian wheat aphid (RWA), Diuraphis noxia (Kurdjomov, 1913), is a notorious pest that reduces yield in wheat. Nevertheless, the source of eliciting activity during RWA–wheat interaction has not been established. This paper reports on the isolation of eliciting activity...
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  785. A Profile of the East African Community

    A Profile of the East African Community

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Frederick Onyango Ogola --- Strathmore University Business School, Kenya George N. Njenga --- Strathmore University Business School, Kenya Peter C. Mhando --- The Pennsylvania State University, USA Moses N. Kiggundu --- Carleton University Sprott School of Business, Canada
    Regional integration in East Africa dates back more than a hundred years. This article provides a general synopsis of the East African Community (EAC) and traces the evolution of regional integration in Eastern Africa from colonial times to the present...
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  786. Institutional Factors Affecting Expansion within the East African Community: An Analysis of Managers&rsquo; Personal Stories

    Institutional Factors Affecting Expansion within the East African Community: An Analysis of Managers’ Personal Stories

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Trey Sutton --- Robins School of Business, USA Jeremy C. Short --- Michael F. Price College of Business, USA Aaron F. McKenny --- College of Business Administration, USA Rebecca Namatovu --- Makerere University Business School, Uganda
    This study investigates the roles of the regulative, normative, and cognitive institutional pillars as perceived obstacles and facilitators of internationalization within an integrated region. Integrated regions involve efforts to create institutional similarities among member nations and encourage intra-regional trade. These...
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  787. Effects of a fast-burning spring fire on the ground-dwelling spider assemblages (Arachnida: Araneae) in a central South African grassland habitat

    Effects of a fast-burning spring fire on the ground-dwelling spider assemblages (Arachnida: Araneae) in a central South African grassland habitat

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Charles R Haddad --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Stefan H Foord --- Department of Zoology, Chair in Biodiversity Value and Change, South Africa Ren&eacute; Fourie --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Anna S Dippenaar-Schoeman --- Biosystematics: Arachnology, Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Plant Protection Research Institute, South Africa
    Fire is widely used as a management strategy in grasslands to maintain vegetation structure and improve grazing quality for large herbivores. The impacts of burning on invertebrates in South Africa remain poorly understood. A study was initiated in spring 2005...
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  788. Feeding rank in the Derby eland: lessons for management

    Feeding rank in the Derby eland: lessons for management

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Pavla Jůnkov&aacute; Vymyslick&aacute; --- Department of Animal Science and Food Processing, Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Karol&iacute;na Brandlov&aacute; --- Department of Animal Science and Food Processing, Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Kateřina Hozdeck&aacute; --- Department of Animal Science and Food Processing, Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Magdalena Ž&aacute;čkov&aacute; --- Department of Animal Science and Food Processing, Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Pavla Hejcmanov&aacute; --- Department of Animal Science and Food Processing, Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences,
    Transfers to new breeding herds and supplementary feeding are crucial management steps for small populations of ungulates. However, the successful realisation of those steps is strongly dependent on social interactions among individuals. Agonistic encounters connected with feeding determine the quality...
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  789. Psychosocial and health risk outcomes among orphans and non-orphans in mixed households in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    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 Africa
    A 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...
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  790. Siphonostomatoid copepods infecting &lt;em&gt;Squalus acutipinnis&lt;/em&gt; Regan, 1908 off South Africa

    Siphonostomatoid copepods infecting Squalus acutipinnis Regan, 1908 off South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: SM Dippenaar --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa RA Molele --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa
    Squalus acutipinnis (previously included in S. megalops) individuals caught off the east, south and west coasts of South Africa were examined for siphonostomatoid copepod infection. Collected siphonostomatoids were fixed and preserved in 70% ethanol and studied under microscopes using both...
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  791. The factors affecting functionality and sustainability of mechanized elements of water supply systems in Mbeere South Sub-County, Kenya

    The factors affecting functionality and sustainability of mechanized elements of water supply systems in Mbeere South Sub-County, Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Job Kitetu --- Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya Kinyua Ngige --- Clean Air Energy Solutions, Kenya
    This paper focuses on the functionality and sustainability of mechanized elements of water supply systems. Despite the huge sums of money spent by development agencies in developing water supply systems, once the projects are handed over to communities they start...
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  792. Factorial invariance of the Rahim emotional quotient index

    Factorial invariance of the Rahim emotional quotient index

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Martina Kotz&eacute; --- Business School, University of the Free State, South Africa Petrus Nel --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South Africa
    This study investigated the degree of factorial invariance of the 30-item Rahim Emotional Quotient Index (REQI) (Afzalur Rahim et al., 2002) across gender and language, using multiple group confirmatory factor analysis. Respondents were 341 full-time employed applicants to programmes in...
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  793. The Shockley five-parameter model of a solar cell: A short note

    The Shockley five-parameter model of a solar cell: A short note

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: H.A. Koffi --- Department of Physics, Ghana A. Kuditcher --- Department of Physics, Ghana V.C.K. Kakane --- Department of Physics, Ghana E.A. Armah --- Department of Physics, Ghana A.A. Yankson --- Department of Physics, Ghana J.K.A. Amuzu --- Department of Physics, Ghana
    This paper is concerned with an alternative formulation of the Shockley five-parameter model of a solar cell. This formulation leads to an explicit relationship between the short-circuit current and the light-generated current and the direct determination of the light-generated current...
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  794. Estimating rotor resistance of wound rotor induction motor by look-up table and fuzzy logic approach

    Estimating rotor resistance of wound rotor induction motor by look-up table and fuzzy logic approach

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Chitra Venugopal --- Department of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering, South Africa
    Wound rotor induction motors are commonly used in high torque, adjustable speed industrial applications. The provision to add external resistances to the rotor offers high starting torque and smooth starting at a low starting current. In this paper, the look-up...
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  795. Graded epidural anaesthesia for Caesarean section in a parturient with Shone&rsquo;s syndrome: a case study

    Graded epidural anaesthesia for Caesarean section in a parturient with Shone’s syndrome: a case study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Anjum Naz --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, India Sugata Dasgupta --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, India Bijoy Kumar Bandyopadhyay --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, India Hasibul Hasan Shirazee --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, India
    Pregnancy with underlying heart disease is a unique challenge both to the obstetrician and the anesthesiologist. Asymptomatic women with mild to moderate single lesions can successfully carry a pregnancy to term and undergo vaginal delivery. However, pregnancy can result in...
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  796. Identifying high-yielding dryland wheat cultivars for the summer rainfall area of South Africa

    Identifying high-yielding dryland wheat cultivars for the summer rainfall area of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Ernest Dube --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Small Grain Institute, South Africa Rorisang Mare-Patose --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Small Grain Institute, South Africa Willem Kilian --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Small Grain Institute, South Africa Annelie Barnard --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Small Grain Institute, South Africa Toi J Tsilo --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Small Grain Institute, South Africa
    Drought is a major challenge to dryland wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production in the summer rainfall area (SRA) of South Africa. Dryland wheat farming in the SRA is unique in that the crop is dry-planted on high-water-table soils in winter,...
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  797. Population density of the R&eacute;union Grey White-eye &lt;em&gt;Zosterops borbonicus&lt;/em&gt; within the summit ecosystems of R&eacute;union, Mascarene Islands

    Population density of the Réunion Grey White-eye Zosterops borbonicus within the summit ecosystems of Réunion, Mascarene Islands

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Joris AM Bertrand --- Laboratoire &Eacute;volution et Diversit&eacute; Biologique, France Yann XC Bourgeois --- Laboratoire &Eacute;volution et Diversit&eacute; Biologique, France Christophe Th&eacute;baud --- Laboratoire &Eacute;volution et Diversit&eacute; Biologique, France
    Assessing population density is crucial for studying the ecology and evolutionary biology of species as well as for conservation purposes. Here we used point count methods to infer population density in a single-island endemic passerine bird, the Réunion Grey White-eye...
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  798. Recovery of bird communities after selective logging and clear-cutting in Kibale National Park, Uganda

    Recovery of bird communities after selective logging and clear-cutting in Kibale National Park, Uganda

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Pirita Latja --- Department of Biology, Finland Geoffrey M Malinga --- Department of Biology, Finland Anu Valtonen --- Department of Biology, Finland Heikki Roininen --- Department of Biology, Finland
    In the face of the continuing destruction of tropical rainforests, a major challenge is to understand the consequences of these habitat changes for biodiversity and the time scale at which biodiversity can recover after such disturbances. In this study, we...
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  799. Lung function decline is accelerated in South Africans with cystic fibrosis

    Lung function decline is accelerated in South Africans with cystic fibrosis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: R Masekela --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Division of Paediatric Pulmonology, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, South Africa S Olorunju --- Biostatistics Unit, South Africa RJ Green --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Division of Paediatric Pulmonology, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, South Africa NT Magidimisa --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Division of Paediatric Pulmonology, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, South Africa
    Background: Poor nutritional status has been shown to be associated with a significant decline in lung function in patients with cystic fibrosis. There are few data published on the lung function decline and the effects of nutritional status in cystic...
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  800. Utilisation of staff clinic facility in a Northwest Nigeria hospital: emerging challenges for the National Health Insurance Scheme

    Utilisation of staff clinic facility in a Northwest Nigeria hospital: emerging challenges for the National Health Insurance Scheme

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: GC Michael --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria BA Grema --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria SO Yakubu --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria I Aliyu --- Department of Paediatrics, Nigeria
    Background: The health status of workers and their families affects workplace productivity. The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) objective of improving healthcare accessibility to Nigerians has increased service utilisation but may pose new challenges to existing facilities. This study was...
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  801. Knowledge, awareness and readiness of private sector doctors practising in the Ethekweni and Ugu districts of KwaZulu-Natal province for the implementation of the National Health Insurance

    Knowledge, awareness and readiness of private sector doctors practising in the Ethekweni and Ugu districts of KwaZulu-Natal province for the implementation of the National Health Insurance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: S Latiff-Khamissa --- Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South Africa Panjasaram Naidoo --- Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South Africa
    Background: The proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) aims to improve quality of care and equity in healthcare financing for all South Africans. Successful implementation requires participation by stakeholders, such as private sector doctors who play an important role in healthcare...
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  802. First outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus in a haematology unit in Durban, South Africa

    First outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus in a haematology unit in Durban, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Yesholata Mahabeer --- Department of Medical Microbiology, South Africa Warren Lowman --- Vermaak and Partners Pathologists, South Africa Chetna N Govind --- School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, South Africa Khine Swe-Swe-Han --- Department of Medical Microbiology, South Africa Koleka P Mlisana --- Department of Medical Microbiology, South Africa
    Vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) are increasingly important causes of morbidity and mortality in developed countries. Although VRE is a significant cause of nosocomial sepsis in these countries, limited data is available on the role that this pathogen plays in South...
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  803. The mediating effect of leader-member exchange between strengths use and work engagement

    The mediating effect of leader-member exchange between strengths use and work engagement

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Crizelle Els --- WorkWell Research Unit, South Africa Jolandie Viljoen --- School of Human Resource Sciences, South Africa Leon de Beer --- WorkWell Research Unit, South Africa Lelani Brand-Labuschagne --- WorkWell Research Unit, South Africa
    This study investigated the mediating effect of leader-member exchange (LMX) (as perceived by subordinates) in the relationship between strengths use and work engagement. Participants numbered 213 employees in a South African financial organisation (females=53.10%, blacks=19.40%). Data on their perceptions of...
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  804. Tomatis&reg; Method comparative efficacy in promoting self-regulation in tertiary students: A systematic review

    Tomatis® Method comparative efficacy in promoting self-regulation in tertiary students: A systematic review

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Annelize Bonthuys --- School for Psychosocial Behavioural Sciences, North-West University:, South Africa Karel Botha --- School for Psychosocial Behavioural Sciences, North-West University:, South Africa
    This systematic review sought to determine the evidence on how the Tomatis® Method, a sound stimulation intervention for improving listening, compares to other self-regulation interventions with tertiary students. We searched studies from the following data bases ‘Academic FileOne, CINAHL, Cochrane...
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  805. The use of cash transfers for HIV prevention &mdash; are we there yet?

    The use of cash transfers for HIV prevention — are we there yet?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jessica Taaffe --- The World Bank Group, USA Nejma Cheikh --- The World Bank Group, USA David Wilson --- The World Bank Group, USA
    Poverty and social inequality are significant drivers of the HIV epidemic and are risk factors for acquiring HIV. As such, many individuals worldwide are at risk for new HIV infection, especially young women in East and Southern Africa. By addressing...
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  806. The nearest-plant method is robust and powerful enough for different survey teams to monitor change in mesic grassland species composition

    The nearest-plant method is robust and powerful enough for different survey teams to monitor change in mesic grassland species composition

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Alan Short --- Themeda Eco Consulting, South Africa Craig Morris --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Livestock Business Division, Range and Forage Unit, c/o School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, South Africa
    A long-term rangeland monitoring programme needs to employ a field survey technique that is practicable, precise, powerful enough to distinguish change, not prone to worker bias, and able to distinguish real change from operator error arising from staff turnover. These...
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  807. Effects of smoke, ash and heat shock on seed germination of seven species from Central Zagros rangelands in the semi-arid region of Iran

    Effects of smoke, ash and heat shock on seed germination of seven species from Central Zagros rangelands in the semi-arid region of Iran

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Ali Asghar Naghipour --- Department of Natural Resources, Iran Hossein Bashari --- Department of Natural Resources, Iran Seyed Jamaleddin Khajeddin --- Department of Natural Resources, Iran Pejman Tahmasebi --- Faculty of Natural Resources and Earth Science, Iran Majid Iravani --- Department of Natural Resources, Iran
    Fire products have been widely identified as germination cues for a number of species from both fire-prone and fire-free ecosystems. However, there is uncertainty about the effects of fire products on seed germination of semi-arid rangeland species. We examined the...
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  808. Reflooding the Faguibine floodplain system, northern Mali: potential benefits and challenges

    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 Y&eacute;na --- Direction Nationale de l&rsquo;Hydraulique du Mali, Mali
    The 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...
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  809. Thermal optimum: time, intimacy and the elemental in the first thousand days of life

    Thermal optimum: time, intimacy and the elemental in the first thousand days of life

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Fiona C. Ross --- Anthropology, School of African and Gender Studies, Anthropology and Linguistics, South Africa Nicholas Eppel --- Plumstead, South Africa
    “Thermal Optimum” is a collaboration between photographer Nicholas Eppel and anthropologist Fiona C. Ross. Focusing on pregnancy and early childhood, we sought a way to open questions about how the “hard facts” of biology are given force and presence through...
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  810. Johnny Clegg: a shadow man

    Johnny Clegg: a shadow man

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Marguerite de Villiers --- , South Africa
    Johnny Clegg has been given many labels — White Zulu, academic, activist, performer. In the context of apartheid South Africa, his deliberate interaction with Zulu-speaking migrant workers and street musicians in Johannesburg helped shape his performance style. His training in...
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  811. Acute management of hyperlipaemic pancreatitis: a successful reduction in triglyceride levels with simultaneous insulin infusion and plasma exchange

    Acute management of hyperlipaemic pancreatitis: a successful reduction in triglyceride levels with simultaneous insulin infusion and plasma exchange

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: A Korb --- Specialist Physician in Private Practice, South Africa PH Sonnekus --- Specialist Physician in Private Practice, South Africa JD Botha --- Specialist Physician in Private Practice, South Africa
    We report on a case in which a combination of an insulin infusion and plasma exchange were successfully used in the acute management of hyperlipaemic pancreatitis.
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  812. Applications of the growth characteristics induced by the spectral distance

    Applications of the growth characteristics induced by the spectral distance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Rudi Brits --- Department of Mathematics, South Africa
    Let A be a complex unital Banach algebra. Using a connection between the spectral distance and the growth characteristics of a certain entire map into A, we derive a generalization of Gelfand’s famous power boundedness theorem. Elaborating on these ideas,...
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  813. Determinants of student performance in an accounting degree programme

    Determinants of student performance in an accounting degree programme

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Jade Jansen --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Charl de Villiers --- Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
    The objective of this study is to identify, by way of regression analysis, the factors that have a significant relationship with student performance in accounting at the third-year level at universities. This study extends the existing literature on student performance...
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  814. An investigation of investors&rsquo; estimates of returns earned and the effect of anchoring on these estimations

    An investigation of investors’ estimates of returns earned and the effect of anchoring on these estimations

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: G Dowie --- College of Accounting, South Africa G Willows --- College of Accounting, South Africa
    This study examines overconfidence and anchoring in an investing environment to determine if there is evidence of the phenomenon amongst a sample of academics at participating universities.
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  815. Knowledge structures and their relevance for teaching and learning in introductory financial accounting

    Knowledge structures and their relevance for teaching and learning in introductory financial accounting

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: L. Peta Myers --- Department of Accounting, South Africa
    The structure of knowledge within a discipline has implications for the teaching and learning within the discipline. This research examines how the hierarchical knowledge structure found in accounting impacts on the teaching and learning which takes place in the first-semester...
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  816. Heparin flush vs. saline flush for use in the maintenance of adult central venous and intra-arterial catheters: potential harm, too little gain?

    Heparin flush vs. saline flush for use in the maintenance of adult central venous and intra-arterial catheters: potential harm, too little gain?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: GD Nethathe --- Intensive Care Unit, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, South Africa M Mbeki --- Department of Anaesthesia, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, South Africa
    Heparin saline use for the maintenance of invasive arterial and central lines may be associated with significant risks and has not been conclusively shown to confer additional benefits over saline flushing alone. The routine use of heparin saline flush instead...
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  817. Factors influencing academic use of internet banking services: An empirical study

    Factors influencing academic use of internet banking services: An empirical study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Theresadevi Moodley --- Information Systems &amp; Technology, South Africa Irene Govender --- Information Systems &amp; Technology, South Africa
    This study explores factors influencing the adoption of Internet banking. Based on the literature and the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model, six constructs which influence academics’ usage of and behavioural intention to adopt Internet banking...
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  818. Multi-criteria performance evaluation of an airline maintenance programme &ndash; A case study

    Multi-criteria performance evaluation of an airline maintenance programme – A case study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Kazeem A Adebiyi --- Mechanical Engineering Department, Nigeria Olasunkanmi O Akinyemi --- Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering Department, Nigeria Egunleti O Adeleye --- Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering Department, Nigeria
    It has always been a concern to most airline operators why their aircraft are on the ground despite all the resources being incurred on maintenance. It is the main goal of this study to evaluate the performance of an airline...
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  819. Family versus individual plant selection for stem borer (&lt;em&gt;Eldana saccharina&lt;/em&gt;) resistance in early stages of sugarcane breeding in South Africa

    Family versus individual plant selection for stem borer (Eldana saccharina) resistance in early stages of sugarcane breeding in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Marvellous Zhou --- South African Sugarcane Research Institute, South Africa Alfred Mokwele --- South African Sugarcane Research Institute, South Africa
    Eldana saccharina is an indigenous lepidopteran insect pest and the most damaging stem borer of sugarcane in southern Africa. Breeding for E. saccharina resistance in South Africa started in 1980 by crossing resistant parents (expected to possess resistance genes) and...
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  820. 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, UK
    This 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...
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  821. Sustainable hospitality and tourism at different ages: Women’s and men’s attitudes in Italy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Alessandra Fermani --- Department of Education, Cultural Heritage and Tourism, University of Macerata, Luigi Bertelli Campus, Macerata, Italy Isabella Crespi --- Department of Education, Cultural Heritage and Tourism, University of Macerata, Luigi Bertelli Campus, Macerata, Italy Flavia Stara --- Department of Education, Cultural Heritage and Tourism, University of Macerata, Luigi Bertelli Campus, Macerata, Italy
    Future tourism experiences will be more oriented towards eco-friendly destinations and dictated by responsible lifestyles, as shown by the Travel Trends Report and UNWTO report. Many studies confirm that the number of travellers looking for accommodation that ensures greater respect...
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  822. The power of research in finance to enhance sustainability – Applied to practice

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Gernot Peichl --- Hilton Tallinn Park, Accounting and Finance Department, Tallinn, Estonia
    Many people think of research in the hospitality industry as being difficult to relate to practice. This paper shows not only how theory can be applied to practice, but also how practice is related to theory with regard to concepts...
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  823. Multiple cardiovascular disease risk factors in rural Kenya: evidence from a health and demographic surveillance system using the WHO STEP-wise approach to chronic disease risk factor surveillance

    Multiple cardiovascular disease risk factors in rural Kenya: evidence from a health and demographic surveillance system using the WHO STEP-wise approach to chronic disease risk factor surveillance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: PM Chege --- Department of Family Medicine, Kenya
    Background: To describe the distribution of obesity, hypertension, dysglycaemia and dyslipidaemia (which are risk factors for cardiovascular disease) using a Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) site in western Kenya.
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  824. Expression of adhesion molecule epithelial cadherin and matrix metalloproteinase-9 in squamous neoplasia of the uterine cervix

    Expression of adhesion molecule epithelial cadherin and matrix metalloproteinase-9 in squamous neoplasia of the uterine cervix

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Julian Crasta --- Department of Pathology, India Gayatri Ravikumar --- Department of Pathology, India Sharon Koorse --- Department of Pathology, India Premalatha Siddharta --- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, India Elizabeth Vallikad --- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, India
    Background: The objective of the study was to evaluate the expression of cell adhesion molecules [epithelial cadherin (E-cadherin)] and extracellular matrix protease [matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9] in preinvasive and invasive lesions of squamous neoplasia of the uterine cervix.
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  825. The expression status of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 in epithelial ovarian cancer in Ibadan, Nigeria

    The expression status of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 in epithelial ovarian cancer in Ibadan, Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: MA Ajani --- Department of Pathology, Nigeria A Salami --- Department of Pathology, Nigeria OA Awolude --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nigeria AO Oluwasola --- Department of Pathology, Nigeria EEU Akang --- Department of Pathology, Nigeria
    Background: It has been proposed that the overexpression of the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2/neu proto-oncogene) could be a possible therapeutic target in epithelial ovarian cancer, as has been the case in breast carcinomas. However, there is lack...
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  826. Palliative chemotherapy in recurrent carcinoma cervix: experience from a regional cancer centre in southern India

    Palliative chemotherapy in recurrent carcinoma cervix: experience from a regional cancer centre in southern India

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Ravikiran Bonanthaya --- Department of Radiation Oncology, India KC Lakshmaiah --- Department of Medical Oncology, India Suresh Babu --- Department of Medical Oncology, India D Lokanatha --- Department of Medical Oncology, India
    Aims: To evaluate the clinical outcome and complications with two different palliative chemotherapy regimens in recurrent cervical carcinoma.
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  827. Lymphovascular space invasion in early-stage endometrial cancer: adjuvant treatment and patterns of recurrence

    Lymphovascular space invasion in early-stage endometrial cancer: adjuvant treatment and patterns of recurrence

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Esther van Barneveld --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Netherlands David G Allen --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Australia Ruud LM Bekkers --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Netherlands Peter T Grant --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Australia
    Background: In early-stage endometrial cancer, lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI) is an independent predictor of relapse of disease and poorer survival. Nevertheless, adjuvant treatment for LVSI-positive patients is variable.
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  828. Casts, bones and DNA: interrogating the relationship between science and postcolonial indigeneity in contemporary South Africa

    Casts, bones and DNA: interrogating the relationship between science and postcolonial indigeneity in contemporary South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Katharina Schramm --- Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Germany
    This paper discusses the articulation and complex enactment of postcolonial indigeneity, commonly referred to as Khoesan revivalism in contemporary South Africa. Through a close examination of the “substances of indigeneity,” i.e. body casts, human remains and DNA, it interrogates the...
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  829. Mutual fund performance: a market efficiency perspective

    Mutual fund performance: a market efficiency perspective

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Tim Verheyden --- Arabesque Asset Management Ltd, United Kingdom Lieven De Moor --- Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences and Solvay Business School, Belgium Rosanne Vanp&eacute;e --- Faculty of Economics and Business, KU Leuven Campus Brussel, Belgium
    This study reconciles existing literature on stock market efficiency and mutual fund performance by developing a framework to test whether fund managers are able to exploit market inefficiencies. We find a positive relationship between alpha and weak-form market efficiency. Most...
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  830. Putting the squeeze on the sample covariance matrix for portfolio construction

    Putting the squeeze on the sample covariance matrix for portfolio construction

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Brian Munro --- Cadiz Asset Management, The Terraces, South Africa David Bradfield --- Department of Statistical Sciences, South Africa
    Portfolio construction plays a critical role in adding performance to a fund. Central to portfolio construction are the two primary inputs: the vector of forecast returns and the covariance matrix. Our focus is on the covariance matrix. With guidance from...
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  831. Measurement invariance across gender and ethnicity on the Emotional Quotient Inventory 2.0

    Measurement invariance across gender and ethnicity on the Emotional Quotient Inventory 2.0

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Casper J. J. Van Zyl --- Department of Psychology, South Africa
    This study investigated the measurement invariance of the Emotional Quotient Inventory 2.0 across gender and ethnic groups in South Africa. The sample consisted of 1 144 working adults (female = 49.8%. black = 36.2%, white = 29.8%; other = 34%;...
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  832. Psychological skills and mindfulness training effects on the psychological wellbeing of undergraduate music students: An exploratory study

    Psychological skills and mindfulness training effects on the psychological wellbeing of undergraduate music students: An exploratory study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Barend JM Steyn --- Department of Sport and Leisure Studies, South Africa Margaretha H Steyn --- Department of Psychology, South Africa David JF Maree --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Clorinda Panebianco-Warrens --- Department of Music, South Africa
    This study explored the efficacy of psychological skills and mindfulness training intervention on the psychological wellbeing of undergraduate music students. Participants were undergraduate music students (n = 36) from the Department of Music at a South African university, 21 of...
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  833. Psychometric properties of a measure of psychological factors among francophone adolescent learners in a South African setting

    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 Africa
    This 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...
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  834. Characterisation of a Tunisian coastal lagoon through hyperspectral underwater irradiance

    Characterisation of a Tunisian coastal lagoon through hyperspectral underwater irradiance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: DH Nourisson --- Department of Biology, Italy F Scapini --- Department of Biology, Italy L Massi --- Department of Biology, Italy L Lazzara --- Department of Biology, Italy
    North African coastal lagoons are unique ecosystems that often suffer degradation due to human activities. Therefore, monitoring methods are required to identify stressors and assist with the management of these valuable and often understudied ecosystems. A synthetic indicator of water...
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  835. Symmetric Intersections of Rauzy Fractals

    Symmetric Intersections of Rauzy Fractals

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Tarek Sellami --- , , Tunisia V&iacute;ctor F. Sirvent --- , , Venezuela
    In this article we study symmetric subsets of Rauzy fractals of unimodular irreducible Pisot substitutions. The symmetry considered is reflection through the origin. Given an unimodular irreducible Pisot substitution, we consider the intersection of its Rauzy fractal with the Rauzy...
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  836. Product diversification in South Africa&rsquo;s commercial timber plantations: a way to mitigate investment risk

    Product diversification in South Africa’s commercial timber plantations: a way to mitigate investment risk

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Verena C Griess --- Department of Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry, Canada Britta Uhde --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa Cori Ham --- Institute of Forest Management, Germany Thomas Seifert --- Institute of Forest Management, Germany
    We used the portfolio method to examine how a forest company can lower investment risk by producing a mix of timber products. We derived optimum combinations of pine (Pinus patula) saw timber production and eucalypt (Eucalyptus grandis) pulpwood production at...
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  837. Consumer acceptance of yellow, provitamin A-biofortified maize in KwaZulu-Natal

    Consumer acceptance of yellow, provitamin A-biofortified maize in KwaZulu-Natal

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: K. Pillay --- Dietetics and Human Nutrition, J. Derera --- Dietetics and Human Nutrition, M. Siwela --- Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Fj Veldman --- Dietetics and Human Nutrition,
    Objectives: To assess the acceptance of popular maize food products (phutu, thin porridge and samp), prepared with yellow, provitamin A-biofortified maize varieties, in 212 subjects between the ages of three and 55 years, from rural KwaZulu-Natal.
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  838. Development of predictive equations for total body water using the deuterium-dilution method as the gold standard in a population of asymptomatic HIV-positive Zulu women in South Africa

    Development of predictive equations for total body water using the deuterium-dilution method as the gold standard in a population of asymptomatic HIV-positive Zulu women in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: G. Kindra --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, A. Coutsoudis --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, L. Pillay --- Department of Chemistry, A. Kindness --- Department of Chemistry,
    Objectives: The study aimed to derive predictive equations for total body water determinations with bioelectrical impedance and anthropometric measurements in a population of asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) -positive Zulu women.
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  839. Acceptance of a complementary food prepared with yellow, provitamin A-biofortified maize by black caregivers in rural KwaZulu-Natal

    Acceptance of a complementary food prepared with yellow, provitamin A-biofortified maize by black caregivers in rural KwaZulu-Natal

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: L. Govender --- Dietetics and Human Nutrition, K. Pillay --- Dietetics and Human Nutrition, J. Derera --- Associate Professor, Plant Breeding, M. Siwela --- Dietetics and Human Nutrition,
    Objectives: The objective was to assess the sensory acceptability and consumer perceptions of soft porridge made with yellow, provitamin A-biofortified maize by black African female infant caregivers from rural KwaZulu-Natal.
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  840. The 2012 University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences centenary debate

    The 2012 University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences centenary debate

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Td Noakes --- University of Cape Town,
    Our human ancestors thrived on a diet high in fat and protein of animal or fish origin for at least 2.5 million years. Foods with a high-energy content and nutritional density were required for the development of the large, energy-expensive...
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  841. Pancreas cancer with Whipple&rsquo;s operation

    Pancreas cancer with Whipple’s operation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: R. Blaauw --- Associate Professor,
    The following case study was discussed at the SASPEN Workshop held during the Nutrition Congress 2014. It is a reflection of the general opinion of the audience, followed by a rationale of the latest literature on the topic. Herewith follows...
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  842. Barriers to the growth of small, micro and medium-sized business enterprises in the Vaal Triangle region of South Africa

    Barriers to the growth of small, micro and medium-sized business enterprises in the Vaal Triangle region of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Zeleke Worku --- Tshwane University of Technology Business School, South Africa
    The purpose of the study was to identify and quantify factors that are responsible for the high rate of failure in newly established SMMEs in the Vaal Triangle region of Gauteng Province in South Africa. The study was based on...
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  843. Understanding entrepreneurship in the South African context: Insights from entrepreneurial risk attitudes of four major ethnic groups

    Understanding entrepreneurship in the South African context: Insights from entrepreneurial risk attitudes of four major ethnic groups

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Dennis Yao Dzansi --- Department of Business Support Studies, South Africa Akwasi Arko-Achemfuor --- Department of Adult Basic Education, South Africa
    Researchers have been asking why some ethnic groups are more entrepreneurial than others. This question persists in South Africa where there are differing entrepreneurial outcomes based on ethnicity. In this study, we examine why some ethnic groups in South Africa...
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  844. The Pareto principle and a hazard model as tools for appropriate scheduled maintenance in a manufacturing firm

    The Pareto principle and a hazard model as tools for appropriate scheduled maintenance in a manufacturing firm

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Johnson A. Fadeyi --- Industrial and Systems Engineering, USA Modestus O. Okwu --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nigeria Chinedum O. Mgbemena --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nigeria Kingsley C. Ezekiel --- Department of Maintenance Engineering and Asset Management, School of Mechanical, United Kingdom
    This study relates to a manufacturing firm that produces sanitary towels in Nigeria. The firm was confronted with operational challenge of high production downtime occasioned by frequent breakdown of the subsystems of the production system. This situation thus threatened its...
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  845. Vegetation dynamics after experimental fire disturbance in the arid Succulent Karoo, South Africa

    Vegetation dynamics after experimental fire disturbance in the arid Succulent Karoo, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Helga van der Merwe --- South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON): Arid Lands Node, South Africa Sebataolo Rahlao --- Invasives Monitoring and Reporting, South Africa Liesel Hein --- South African Environmental Observation Network, South Africa Suzanne J Milton --- South African Environmental Observation Network, South Africa
    Disturbance by fire in the Succulent Karoo is rare but fire events could increase as a result of an increase in grassiness (alien and indigenous species). This study assessed the effects of fire eight years after an experimentally induced burn...
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  846. Work engagement in the mining industry in South Africa: The role of tasks and relationships

    Work engagement in the mining industry in South Africa: The role of tasks and relationships

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Joe Palo --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa
    The platinum mining sector in South Africa presents a significant context for the study of work engagement, given the major changes and turmoil experienced by employees in this sector. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of...
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  847. Comparison of distance sampling estimates to a known population size of Ant-eating Chats &lt;em&gt;Myrmecocichla formicivora&lt;/em&gt;

    Comparison of distance sampling estimates to a known population size of Ant-eating Chats Myrmecocichla formicivora

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Ute Stenkewitz --- Icelandic Institute of Natural History, Iceland Eric Herrmann --- 48 Van Riebeeck Street, South Africa
    Line-transect sampling was used to obtain abundance estimates of an Ant-eating Chat Myrmecocichla formicivora population to compare these with the true size of the population. The population size was determined by a long-term banding study, and abundance estimates were obtained...
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  848. Seasonal elevational movements of Eastern Olive Sunbird &lt;bold&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cyanomitra olivacea&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/bold&gt; in the Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania

    Seasonal elevational movements of Eastern Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea in the Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Chacha Werema --- Department of Zoology and Wildlife Conservation, Tanzania
    Little is known about the seasonal elevational movements for most tropical avifauna species. Seasonal elevational movements of the Eastern Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea were studied along an elevational gradient from 600 to 1 500 m above sea level in the Uluguru...
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  849. Strengthening HIV surveillance: measurements to track the epidemic in real time

    Strengthening HIV surveillance: measurements to track the epidemic in real time

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Usangiphile E Buthelezi --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Candace L Davidson --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Ayesha BM Kharsany --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa
    Surveillance for HIV as a public health initiative requires timely, detailed and robust data to systematically understand burden of infection, transmission patterns, direct prevention efforts, guide funding, identify new infections and predict future trends in the epidemic. The methods for...
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  850. Placing contraception at the centre of the HIV prevention agenda

    Placing contraception at the centre of the HIV prevention agenda

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Tamaryn L Crankshaw --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Jennifer A Smit --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent, &amp; Child Health Research) Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa Mags E Beksinska --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent, &amp; Child Health Research) Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa
    Over the past decade, the global response to the HIV epidemic has been unprecedented, and enormous progress has been made. Significant investment in the roll out of antiretroviral treatment (ART) and efforts to increase treatment coverage have greatly reduced the...
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  851. The asymmetric effects of financing deficits and surpluses on the pecking order theory in sub-Saharan Africa

    The asymmetric effects of financing deficits and surpluses on the pecking order theory in sub-Saharan Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Chimwemwe Chipeta --- School of Economic and Business Sciences, South Africa Chera Deressa --- School of Business Studies, Zambia
    This paper is the first to examine the asymmetric effects of financing deficits and surpluses on the pecking order financing strategies in sub-Saharan Africa. Panel data estimation techniques are carried out on a sample of 564 non-financial firms for the...
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  852. The Internationalization of African Firms: Effects of Cultural Differences on the Management of Subsidiaries

    The Internationalization of African Firms: Effects of Cultural Differences on the Management of Subsidiaries

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Franca Ovadje --- Lagos Business School, Pan Atlantic University, Nigeria
    The recent rise in internationalization of African firms has given rise to an interest in studies on internationalization in Africa. This study examines the motives for internationalization of these firms and the role subsidiaries play in the parent company. It...
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  853. Workplace Family Resources and Service Performance: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement

    Workplace Family Resources and Service Performance: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Samuel Aryee --- King&#039;s College London, United Kingdom Fred O. Walumbwa --- Florida International University, United States of America Hazel Gachunga --- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya Chad A. Hartnell --- Georgia State University, United States of America
    Drawing on the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model, this study examined processes through which informal workplace family resources influence service performance. Our findings reveal that family supportive supervisor behavior (FSSB) and perceived organizational family support (POFS) relate to work engagement directly...
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  854. Making Sense of Changing Hats: A Study of the Nigeria, Vietnam, and Azerbaijan/Kazakhstan Projects within the Norwegian Statoil and British BP Strategic Alliance

    Making Sense of Changing Hats: A Study of the Nigeria, Vietnam, and Azerbaijan/Kazakhstan Projects within the Norwegian Statoil and British BP Strategic Alliance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Lin Lerpold --- Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden Lena Zander --- Department of Business Studies, Sweden
    To explore group-based identities and collective sensemaking in the context of a cross-border alliance, a qualitative exploratory study was initiated. The emphasis was on interpretation of issues, within and around an interfirm partnership and the alliance process, perceived by those...
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  855. A secure framework for SMS-based service delivery in m-government using a multicast encryption scheme

    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, Nigeria
    The 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...
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  856. Remittances, mobile phones and informality: Insights from Cameroon

    Remittances, mobile phones and informality: Insights from Cameroon

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Nathanael Ojong --- Department of Business Administration, Canada
    Research on mobile phones abound. However, the use of the mobile phone as an informal value transfer mechanism has received little attention. This paper attempts to fill this lacuna in academic literature by focusing on the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of...
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  857. Taxpayers&rsquo; attitudes towards tax amnesties and compliance in South Africa: an exploratory study

    Taxpayers’ attitudes towards tax amnesties and compliance in South Africa: an exploratory study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: S. V. Junpath --- Faculty of Accounting &amp; Informatics, South Africa M. S. E. Kharwa --- Faculty of Accounting &amp; Informatics, South Africa L. J. Stainbank --- Faculty of Accounting &amp; Informatics, South Africa
    South Africa has seen tremendous changes since 1994, from the introduction of a new government to structural changes in tax administration. One of the challenges the government faced in the new democracy was the restructuring of the tax system. Multiple...
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  858. The role of gold bullion in South African balanced portfolios

    The role of gold bullion in South African balanced portfolios

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: D. Bradfield --- Department of Statistical Sciences, South Africa B. Munro --- Head of Multi Assets, Cadiz Asset Management, South Africa
    The objective of this paper is to establish the structural features that gold bullion brings to South African global–balanced portfolios and to establish a strategic weight for this potential asset. We consider two methodological approaches based on a 40-year history...
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  859. The food environment of students on a financial assistance programme at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein

    The food environment of students on a financial assistance programme at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: NML Meko --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, South Africa EM Jordaan --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, South Africa
    The research study was undertaken to determine the food that students on the financial assistance program at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, could buy on campus. Students on this program can buy food from six food outlets on...
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  860. Pregnant women admitted with urinary tract infections to a public sector hospital in South Africa: Are there lessons to learn?

    Pregnant women admitted with urinary tract infections to a public sector hospital in South Africa: Are there lessons to learn?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Francois de Paul Siemefo Kamgang --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Women&rsquo;s Health and HIV Research Group, South Africa Hopolang C Maise --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Women&rsquo;s Health and HIV Research Group, South Africa Jagidesa Moodley --- Women&rsquo;s Health and HIV Research Group, South Africa
    Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is associated with poor maternal and foetal outcomes. There is little information on UTI in pregnancy in South Africa.
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  861. Knowledge and perceptions of antimicrobial stewardship concepts among final year pharmacy students in pharmacy schools across South Africa

    Knowledge and perceptions of antimicrobial stewardship concepts among final year pharmacy students in pharmacy schools across South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Marisa Burger --- Department of Pharmacy, South Africa Jaco Fourie --- Department of Pharmacy, South Africa Devin Loots --- Department of Pharmacy, South Africa Tercia Mnisi --- Department of Pharmacy, South Africa Natalie Schellack --- Department of Pharmacy, South Africa Selente Bezuidenhout --- Department of Pharmacy, South Africa Johanna C Meyer --- Department of Pharmacy, South Africa
    Background: Antimicrobial stewardship is currently not mandatory as part of the undergraduate training of pharmacists. Identifying gaps in knowledge and a better understanding of pharmacy students’ perceptions about antimicrobial stewardship could assist in recommendations for appropriate changes to the pharmacy...
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  862. Suspended silt and salinity tolerances of the first zoeal stage of the fiddler crab &lt;em&gt;Uca annulipes&lt;/em&gt; (Decapoda: Brachyura) and why marine connectivity is essential to the survival of the species

    Suspended silt and salinity tolerances of the first zoeal stage of the fiddler crab Uca annulipes (Decapoda: Brachyura) and why marine connectivity is essential to the survival of the species

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: N Peer --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, South Africa NAF Miranda --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, South Africa R Perissinotto --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, South Africa
    Fiddler crabs (Uca spp.) undergo the zoeal stage of development in open-ocean waters, where they experience stable salinity levels, low turbidity and reduced predation. The St Lucia estuarine system has undergone many geomorphological changes, both natural and anthropogenic, and the...
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  863. Influence of prey abundance and abiotic factors on the long-term home-range and movement dynamics of spotted grunter &lt;em&gt;Pomadasys commersonnii&lt;/em&gt; in an intermittently open estuary

    Influence of prey abundance and abiotic factors on the long-term home-range and movement dynamics of spotted grunter Pomadasys commersonnii in an intermittently open estuary

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: BA Maree --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa PD Cowley --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa TF N&aelig;sje --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa A-R Childs --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa AI Ter&ouml;rde --- Arcus Consulting, South Africa EB Thorstad --- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Norway
    Long-term home-range and movement dynamics of spotted grunter Pomadasys commersonnii and the distribution of their dominant prey, the sandprawn Callichirus kraussi, were investigated in the intermittently open East Kleinemonde Estuary, South Africa. In addition, the effects of fish length, diel...
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  864. Adolescents&rsquo; perceptions of health and well-being: Influences of urban contemporary music

    Adolescents’ perceptions of health and well-being: Influences of urban contemporary music

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Cindy Swartbooi --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Shazly Savahl --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Deborah Isobell --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Gadija Khan --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Cassandra Wagenaar --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Fadzisai Makonyonga --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Thandokazi Maseti --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Laaiqah Parker --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Tshinondiwa Ramaite --- Department of Psychology, South Africa
    The study aimed to explore adolescents’ perceptions of how urban contemporary music influences health and well-being among them. Data on health and well-being effects of music consumption were gathered from a convenience sample of 16 participants (male = 50%, females...
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  865. The social and academic adjustment experiences of first-year students at a historically disadvantaged peri-urban university in South Africa

    The social and academic adjustment experiences of first-year students at a historically disadvantaged peri-urban university in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kathryn Nel --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Saraswathie Govender --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Reyagalaletsa Tom --- Department of Psychology, South Africa
    The goal of the research was to explore the social and academic experiences of first-year students at a peri-urban university in South Africa. Eighteen students (females = 50%, mean age = 19.88 years), participated in focus group discussions on their...
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  866. Correlates of illicit drug use among university students in Africa and the Caribbean

    Correlates of illicit drug use among university students in Africa and the Caribbean

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Thailand Supa Pengpid --- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Thailand
    The goal of this study was to estimate the prevalence and correlates of illicit drug use (IDU) among university students from eight countries in Africa and three countries in the Caribbean. In a cross-sectional survey, data were collected from 7...
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  867. The prevalence of chronic postmastectomy pain syndrome in female breast cancer survivors

    The prevalence of chronic postmastectomy pain syndrome in female breast cancer survivors

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Muhammed Luqmaan Variawa --- Department of Anaesthesiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Juan Scribante --- Department of Anaesthesiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Helen Perrie --- Department of Anaesthesiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Sean Chetty --- Department of Anaesthesiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa
    Background: Breast cancer is one of the most common cancer diagnoses in women. Surgical treatment is indicated in most patients. Postmastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS) is a debilitating neuropathic pain syndrome that develops after breast surgery. A review of the literature...
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  868. Degradation of paracetamol and other constituents in Perfalgan&reg;

    Degradation of paracetamol and other constituents in Perfalgan®

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Catherine Curran --- Department of Anaesthesia, South Africa
    Background: The manufacturers of Perfalgan®, a formulation of intravenous paracetamol, recommend that each ampoule be used once only. This is most likely due to concerns regarding degradation of paracetamol or other ingredients in the solution, and sterility issues. However, in...
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  869. Self-reported knowledge and use of emergency contraception among women presenting for termination of pregnancy

    Self-reported knowledge and use of emergency contraception among women presenting for termination of pregnancy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: O Osa-Izeko --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa RD Govender --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa AJ Ross --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa
    Background: Emergency contraception (EC) is widely accepted as a safe method of preventing conception following unprotected coitus. Use of EC has been promoted in South Africa, yet uptake among women appears to remain low.
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  870. Agronomic performance of early segregating generations of rice under salt stress in Niger

    Agronomic performance of early segregating generations of rice under salt stress in Niger

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Oumarou Souleymane --- Institut National de la recherche Agronomique du Niger, culture irrigu&eacute;e, Niger Baboucarr Manneh --- Africa Rice Center, Senegal Eric Nartey --- University of Ghana, Ghana Kwadwo Ofori --- University of Ghana, Ghana Eric Danquah --- University of Ghana, Ghana
    Salinity is a major abiotic constraint that retrains rice production worldwide. The development and release of rice cultivars with improved performance in saline environments is essential to fight against this scourge. Hence this study was carried out to evaluate segregating...
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  871. Adverse drug reactions associated with antiretroviral therapy in South Africa

    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 Africa
    South 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...
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  872. Endogeneity in CEO power: A survey and experiment

    Endogeneity in CEO power: A survey and experiment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Frank Li --- Finance, Canada
    The endogeneity problem has always been one, if not the only, obstacle to understanding the true relationship between different aspects of empirical corporate finance. Variables are typically endogenous, instruments are scarce, and causality relations are complicated. As the first attempt...
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  873. &lt;em&gt;Etmopterus alphus&lt;/em&gt; n. sp.: a new lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from the south-western Indian Ocean

    Etmopterus alphus n. sp.: a new lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from the south-western Indian Ocean

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: DA Ebert --- Pacific Shark Research Center, USA N Straube --- Bavarian State Collection of Zoology, Germany RW Leslie --- Branch: Fisheries Management, South Africa S Weigmann --- University of Hamburg, Germany
    A new species of lanternshark, Etmopterus alphus (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae), is described from the south-western Indian Ocean. The new species resembles other members of the ‘Etmopterus lucifer’ clade in having linear rows of dermal denticles and most closely resembles E. molleri...
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  874. Cancellation of elective surgical procedures in the university teaching hospital center Yalgado Ouedraogo in Burkina Faso: incidence, reasons and proposals for improvement

    Cancellation of elective surgical procedures in the university teaching hospital center Yalgado Ouedraogo in Burkina Faso: incidence, reasons and proposals for improvement

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Martin Lankoande --- Department of Anaesthesia and Resuscitation, Burkina Faso P Bonkoungou --- Emergency Service, Burkina Faso SIS Traore --- Department of Anaesthesia and Resuscitation, Burkina Faso RAF Kabore --- Department of Anaesthesia and Resuscitation, Burkina Faso E Ouangre --- General and Visceral Surgery, Burkina Faso P Pendeville --- Anaesthesiology Clinic, Belgium
    Background: Cancellation of scheduled surgery leads to operating theatre under-occupancy and is recognised as a major cause of emotional trauma to patients and their families. This study aimed to assess the incidence of elective surgery cancellation in order to make...
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  875. Community member perceptions of influences on teenage pregnancies

    Community member perceptions of influences on teenage pregnancies

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Cily Tabane --- University of South Africa, South Africa Adlai Davids --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa
    This exploratory qualitative study aimed to provide insight into the factors contributing to the high prevalence rate of teenage pregnancy in South African communities. Focus group were conducted with 193 community members (females = 44.6%; adults = 50.8%, teenagers/youth =...
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  876. Comparative performance of four survey methods for assessing Lilian&rsquo;s Lovebird abundance in Liwonde National Park, Malawi

    Comparative performance of four survey methods for assessing Lilian’s Lovebird abundance in Liwonde National Park, Malawi

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Tiwonge I Mzumara --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa Michael R Perrin --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa Colleen T Downs --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa
    Monitoring abundance of threatened species is important for conservation planning. Lilian’s Lovebird Agapornis lilianae is a near-threatened small parrot found in mopane Colophospermum mopane woodland. Its population has not been investigated in any part of its range. We investigated the...
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  877. Population estimates of the breeding birds of the Tinhosas islands (Gulf of Guinea), the only major seabird colony of the eastern tropical Atlantic

    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 Iv&aacute;n Ram&iacute;rez --- BirdLife International, Belgium Ross M Wanless --- Seabird Division, BirdLife South Africa, South Africa
    The 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...
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  878. Wintering waterbird assemblages in the central part of the Gulf of Gab&egrave;s in southern Tunisia

    Wintering waterbird assemblages in the central part of the Gulf of Gabès in southern Tunisia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Foued Hamza --- D&eacute;partement des Sciences de la Vie, Facult&eacute; des Sciences de Gab&egrave;s, Tunisia Abdessalem Hammouda --- D&eacute;partement des Sciences de la Vie, Facult&eacute; des Sciences de Gab&egrave;s, Tunisia Slaheddine Selmi --- D&eacute;partement des Sciences de la Vie, Facult&eacute; des Sciences de Gab&egrave;s, Tunisia
    Although the Gulf of Gabès is recognised as an Important Bird Area, several aspects of the ecology of waterbirds inhabiting this area still need to be investigated. We observed how waterbird foraging guilds varied among habitats. In total, 49 species...
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  879. Habitat associations of birds at Mara Naboisho Conservancy, Kenya

    Habitat associations of birds at Mara Naboisho Conservancy, Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Ara Monadjem --- All Out Africa Research Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, Swaziland Munir Z Virani --- The Peregrine Fund, Kenya
    Habitat associations of birds were quantified through fixed-radius timed bird counts at Mara Naboisho Conservancy within the Greater Mara Region, Kenya. We conducted 73 timed counts in four distinct habitats (riparian, woodland, rocky outcrop and plains) in both dry and...
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  880. Characteristics of tuberculosis patients and the evaluation of compliance to the national TB management guidelines at clinics in a rural community from Mpumalanga province, South Africa

    Characteristics of tuberculosis patients and the evaluation of compliance to the national TB management guidelines at clinics in a rural community from Mpumalanga province, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Jolly Musoke --- Faculty of Veterinary Science, Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, South Africa Anita L. Michel --- Faculty of Veterinary Science, Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, South Africa
    This study serves as baseline investigation into tuberculosis (TB) patient population characteristics and the compliance of clinics in rural settings to the national TB guidelines in terms of diagnosing the disease. A total of 62 TB positive patients’ files were reviewed...
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  881. Colon cancer and the consumption of red and processed meat: an association that is medium, rare or well done?

    Colon cancer and the consumption of red and processed meat: an association that is medium, rare or well done?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: SM Kassier --- Dietetics and Human Nutrition, South Africa
    In 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) indicated that red meat is a probable cause of colon cancer, while processed meat was classified as carcinogenic. The 2010 indicators of lifetime risk for developing colorectal cancer among South...
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  882. Nutrition-related cancer prevention knowledge of undergraduate students at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria

    Nutrition-related cancer prevention knowledge of undergraduate students at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Oluyemisi Folake Folasire --- Department of Human Nutrition, Nigeria Ayorinde Mobolanle Folasire --- Department of Radiotherapy, Nigeria Samuel Chikezie --- Department of Human Nutrition, Nigeria
    Objective: This study assessed the nutrition-related cancer prevention knowledge and dietary pattern of undergraduate students.
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  883. The impact of the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis on bond fund performance persistence: Evidence from a small market

    The impact of the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis on bond fund performance persistence: Evidence from a small market

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Paulo Leite --- Applied Management Research Unit (UNIAG), Portugal Orlando Faria --- Medicavado Group &ndash; Insurance Company, Portugal Manuel Rocha Armada --- NIPE &ndash; School of Economics and Management, Portugal
    We evaluate the impact of the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis on the performance and performance persistence of a survivorship bias-free sample of bond funds from a small market, identified as one of the most affected by this event, during the...
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  884. IPO market cycles and expansion curse: Evidence from Chinese IPO market

    IPO market cycles and expansion curse: Evidence from Chinese IPO market

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Yonghong Jin --- Department of Finance, School of Business, China Jianbang Guo --- Department of Finance, School of Business, China Xiaozhou Zhou --- Department of Finance, School of Business, China Sai-Ping Li --- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
    There are two theories on the relationship between primary and secondary markets for securities. The first states that the expansion of IPO financing leads to a decline in stock prices, i.e. an expansion curse effect. The other states that the...
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  885. The value of financial advice: An analysis of the investment performance of advised and non-advised individual investors

    The value of financial advice: An analysis of the investment performance of advised and non-advised individual investors

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Jahangir Allie --- Department of Finance and Tax, South Africa Darron West --- Department of Finance and Tax, South Africa Gizelle Willows --- College of Accounting, South Africa
    This study investigates the value added by financial advisors on the investment performance of advised versus non-advised individuals. A sample of 4 142 individual investors from a large South African investment house were analysed over a period of 10 years...
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  886. Relationship between MPV and paraoxonase-1 activity, brachial artery diameter and IMT in patients with diabetes mellitus

    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, Turkey
    Aims: 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...
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  887. Brachytherapy for cervical cancer: guidelines to facilitate patient-centred care in a multidisciplinary environment

    Brachytherapy for cervical cancer: guidelines to facilitate patient-centred care in a multidisciplinary environment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Deirdr&eacute; Long --- Department of Oncology, South Africa Hester Sophia Friedrich-Nel --- Faculty of Health &amp; Environmental Sciences, South Africa Georgina Joubert --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa
    Objective: To establish patient-centred guidelines to assist multidisciplinary members in providing quality care for cervical cancer patients receiving brachytherapy.
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  888. Immunohistochemistry markers in diagnosing high-grade serous carcinoma of ovary with breast metastasis: a rare case report

    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, India
    Ovarian 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...
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  889. Experiences of women receiving high dose rate brachytherapy for cervical cancer at an academic hospital

    Experiences of women receiving high dose rate brachytherapy for cervical cancer at an academic hospital

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: AD Dzaka --- Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana JE Maree --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing Education, South Africa
    The objective of this study was to present a descriptive summary of the experiences of women treated with high dose rate brachytherapy for cervical cancer. A qualitative descriptive design was used and 16 women treated at an academic hospital in...
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  890. Securing African forests for future drier climates: applying ecophysiology in tree improvement

    Securing African forests for future drier climates: applying ecophysiology in tree improvement

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Casparus J Crous --- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, South Africa Francois S Malan --- 102, 2nd Avenue, South Africa Michael J Wingfield --- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, South Africa
    Increasing incidences of drought-induced tree mortality are being recorded worldwide, including Africa. African forests cover a significant proportion of the continent, which implies that African forest sustainability is threatened from a climate-change perspective. This is especially problematic in a developing...
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  891. Modelling growth behaviour in monoculture in subtropical eastern Australia of two eucalypt species that differ in shade tolerance

    Modelling growth behaviour in monoculture in subtropical eastern Australia of two eucalypt species that differ in shade tolerance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Philip W West --- Forest Research Centre, School of Environment, Science and Engineering, Australia Kevin Glencross --- Forest Research Centre, School of Environment, Science and Engineering, Australia J Doland Nichols --- Forest Research Centre, School of Environment, Science and Engineering, Australia
    Growth behaviour of the relatively shade-intolerant species Eucalyptus dunnii and the rather more shade-tolerant Corymbia citriodora was considered during several growth periods over 8–14 years of age in experimental plantation monoculture in subtropical New South Wales. Larger trees dominated growth...
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  892. Leadership and governance: learning outcomes and competencies required of the family physician in the district health system

    Leadership and governance: learning outcomes and competencies required of the family physician in the district health system

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: R Mash* --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa J Blitz --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Z Malan --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa K Von Pressentin --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa
    The South African National Development Plan expects the family physician to be a leader of clinical governance within the district health services. The family physician must also help to strengthen the services through leadership in all his/her other roles as...
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  893. A reflection on the practical implementation of the clinical governance framework in the Cape Winelands District of the Western Cape

    A reflection on the practical implementation of the clinical governance framework in the Cape Winelands District of the Western Cape

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Colette Gunst --- , South Africa Robert J Mash --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Lizette Cathleen Phillips --- , South Africa
    Primary health care is seen as the ‘linchpin of effective health care delivery’ by the Western Cape Government Health services and improving the quality of primary care, through clinical governance, is a key aspect of realising this vision. This article...
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  894. Dynamic Tensions from Management Control Systems and Performance in a Sub-Saharan African Economy: Mediating Effects of Competitive Strategy

    Dynamic Tensions from Management Control Systems and Performance in a Sub-Saharan African Economy: Mediating Effects of Competitive Strategy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Moses Acquaah --- Department of Management, USA Ahmed Agyapong --- Department of Marketing and Corporate Strategy, Ghana
    This study examines how the dynamic tension created as a result of the simultaneous and balanced use of controlling and innovative forces of management control systems indirectly influences firm performance through competitive strategy. Using data from 106 firms from Ghana,...
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  895. Performance and emission evaluation of pure biodiesel from non-edible feedstock and waste oil in a diesel engine

    Performance and emission evaluation of pure biodiesel from non-edible feedstock and waste oil in a diesel engine

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: E. I. Onuh --- Mechanical Discipline, School of Engineering, South Africa Freddie Inambao --- Mechanical Discipline, School of Engineering, South Africa
    Biodiesel prepared from Jatropha, Moringa and restaurant waste oil were evaluated in a 3.5 kw diesel engine to determine their performance and pollutant emission. The brake specific (BS) emissions across the full load spectrum were benchmarked against the United States Environmental...
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  896. A stability optimization model for shaft rotor-bearing systems

    A stability optimization model for shaft rotor-bearing systems

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Chiemela Onunka --- Discipline of Mechanical Engineering, South Africa Herbert A. Grobler --- Discipline of Mechanical Engineering, South Africa Glen Bright --- Discipline of Mechanical Engineering, South Africa
    The paper presents the modelling of unbalance in a shaft rotor-bearing system using energy methods and finite element analysis strategies. The modelling process brought about the review of three types of unbalance in the shaft rotor-bearing system. They include mass...
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  897. A machine survival time-based maintenance workforce allocation model for production systems

    A machine survival time-based maintenance workforce allocation model for production systems

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: D.E. Ighravwe --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nigeria S.A. Oke --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nigeria
    Today’s maintenance workforce operates in a complex business environment and relies on metrics that indirectly link equipment breakdown, fluctuating production rate, demand uncertainties and fluctuating raw material requirements. This has triggered a change in the scope as well as the...
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  898. Financial innovation and economic growth in the SADC

    Financial innovation and economic growth in the SADC

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Alex Bara --- Department of Economics, South Africa Gift Mugano --- Department of Economics, South Africa Pierre Le Roux --- Department of Economics, South Africa
    This study empirically establishes the causal relationship between financial innovation and economic growth in the SADC. Using an Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) Model, estimated by Pooled Mean Group and Dynamic Fixed Effects, the study finds that financial innovation generally has...
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  899. Factorial invariance and latent mean differences of the Beck Depression Inventory &ndash; second edition (BDI-II) across gender in South African university students

    Factorial invariance and latent mean differences of the Beck Depression Inventory – second edition (BDI-II) across gender in South African university students

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Malose Makhubela --- Department of Psychology, Legesse Kassa Debusho --- Department of Statistics,
    This study examined the measurement invariance of scores from the BDI-II as well as the differences in latent mean scores by gender. Participants were 919 South African university students (females = 72%). They completed the BDI-II, which is a measure...
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  900. Lived experiences of school-going early mothers in Swaziland

    Lived experiences of school-going early mothers in Swaziland

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kayi Ntinda --- Department of Educational Foundations and Management, Swaziland S&rsquo;lungile K. Thwala --- Department of Educational Foundations and Management, Swaziland Thulile P. Dlamini --- Department of Educational Foundations and Management, Swaziland
    This study explored the lived family and community experiences of Swazi school-going early mothers (N = 15; age range 13–22 years). Participants responded to family and community relationship experiences focus group discussions. The data were content thematically analysed. The findings...
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  901. Evaluation of an intervention aimed at developing the personal attributes of prospective entrants into the accounting profession

    Evaluation of an intervention aimed at developing the personal attributes of prospective entrants into the accounting profession

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Andres Merino --- School of Accountancy, South Africa Michele Aucock --- School of Accountancy, South Africa
    Rapid changes in the business world coupled with increased global competition demand that accountants must have a wide range of skills and attitudes if they are to meet the rising expectations of employers and of society as a whole. This...
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  902. Effectiveness of electro-fencing for restricting the ranging behaviour of wildlife: a case study in the degazetted parts of Akagera National Park

    Effectiveness of electro-fencing for restricting the ranging behaviour of wildlife: a case study in the degazetted parts of Akagera National Park

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Jean D Bariyanga --- College of Science and Technology, School of Science, Department of Biology, Rwanda Torsten Wronski --- College of Science and Technology, School of Science, Department of Biology, Rwanda Martin Plath --- College of Animal Science and Technology, China Ann Apio --- College of Agriculture, Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Department of Wildlife and Aquatic Resources Management, Rwanda
    Several national parks on the African continent have been fenced to mitigate human–wildlife conflict, but the effectiveness of different fencing strategies seems to vary between regions. Here, we assessed the effectiveness of electro-fencing for restricting movement patterns of several wild...
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  903. Ocean robotics in support of fisheries research and management

    Ocean robotics in support of fisheries research and management

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: S Swart --- Ocean Systems and Climate, South Africa JJ Zietsman --- Defence, Peace, Safety and Security, South Africa JC Coetzee --- Branch: Fisheries Management, South Africa DG Goslett --- Defence, Peace, Safety and Security, South Africa A Hoek --- Sea Technology Services (Pty) Ltd, South Africa D Needham --- Sea Technology Services (Pty) Ltd, South Africa PMS Monteiro --- Ocean Systems and Climate, South Africa
    South Africa’s small-pelagic fishery is a socio-economically important component of the country’s commercial fisheries sector, second in value only to the demersal trawl fishery. Management of this sector relies on infrequent hydro-acoustic surveys, which provide measures of anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus...
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  904. Skimmed milk as a determinant of vitamin A deficiency

    Skimmed milk as a determinant of vitamin A deficiency

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Colin Musara --- Department of Preclinical Veterinary Studies, Zimbabwe Mudavanhu Nyagura --- Department of Preclinical Veterinary Studies, Zimbabwe
    Objective: To compare the levels of vitamin A in ultra-high temperature treated (UHT) whole milk (3.5% fat) and UHT skimmed milk (0.5% fat) using UV-visible light spectrophotometry and to compare the contribution of whole milk and skimmed milk to the...
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  905. Valuable Russian wheat aphid-resistant bread wheat accessions identified using four South African &lt;em&gt;Diuraphis noxia&lt;/em&gt; biotypes

    Valuable Russian wheat aphid-resistant bread wheat accessions identified using four South African Diuraphis noxia biotypes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Vicki L Tolmay --- Agricultural Research Council-Small Grain Institute, South Africa Mard&eacute; Booyse --- Agricultural Research Council Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, South Africa
    Resistance-breaking biotypes of Diuraphis noxia have been reported in both the USA and South Africa where commercial cultivars with genetic resistance to this pest have been deployed. The need to identify novel Russian wheat aphid (RWA) resistance for deployment against...
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  906. The hospitality of Nepali tea houses: redefining the boundaries of empowerment

    The hospitality of Nepali tea houses: redefining the boundaries of empowerment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Andrew C MacLaren --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Carolyn L McMillan --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Kevin D O&#039;Gorman --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
    The paper reports on research which shows that in an environment where women traditionally represent the marginalised population, the female tea house owners/managers display higher levels of economic, social and psychological empowerment. It illustrates how commercial hospitality has catalysed social...
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  907. Joint degrees and engaging with a Europe of Knowledge: lessons from a UK perspective of a challenging collaborative endeavour

    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, UK
    International 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...
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  908. Brand performance of Chinese domestic vs. international hotels: Perceptions of operators as well as domestic and foreign guests

    Brand performance of Chinese domestic vs. international hotels: Perceptions of operators as well as domestic and foreign guests

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Cathy H.C. Hsu --- School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,
    The significant differences in financial performance between internationally branded hotels and domestically branded hotels in China inspired this study. As part of the research, we surveyed hotel operators and guests on their perception of brand performance of the hotel they...
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  909. Hotel quality in the European Capital of Culture: Leeuwarden 2018

    Hotel quality in the European Capital of Culture: Leeuwarden 2018

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Sjoerd Gehrels --- Stenden Academy of International Hospitality Research, The Netherlands Thomas Landen --- , The Netherlands
    This research looks into the experience as perceived in 2014 by hotel guests in 15 bigger Dutch cities. The hotel reviews of Leeuwarden (Capital of Culture 2018) are compared to those of hotels in the other cities to provide an...
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  910. Sustainable hospitality and tourism at different ages: Women&rsquo;s and men&rsquo;s attitudes in Italy

    Sustainable hospitality and tourism at different ages: Women’s and men’s attitudes in Italy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Alessandra Fermani --- Department of Education, Cultural Heritage and Tourism, Italy Isabella Crespi --- Department of Education, Cultural Heritage and Tourism, Italy Flavia Stara --- Department of Education, Cultural Heritage and Tourism, Italy
    Future tourism experiences will be more oriented towards eco-friendly destinations and dictated by responsible lifestyles, as shown by the Travel Trends Report and UNWTO report. Many studies confirm that the number of travellers looking for accommodation that ensures greater respect...
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  911. The power of research in finance to enhance sustainability &ndash; Applied to practice

    The power of research in finance to enhance sustainability – Applied to practice

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Gernot Peichl --- Hilton Tallinn Park, Accounting and Finance Department, Estonia
    Many people think of research in the hospitality industry as being difficult to relate to practice. This paper shows not only how theory can be applied to practice, but also how practice is related to theory with regard to concepts...
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  912. Hotel industry expansion and sustainable development: A case study of Inle Lake, Myanmar

    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, UK
    This 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...
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  913. Wasted millions: Revenue management in Dutch culinary restaurants

    Wasted millions: Revenue management in Dutch culinary restaurants

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Bill Rowson --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Academy of International Hospitality Research, The Netherlands Wouter van Poppel --- Het Concertgebouw, The Netherlands Sjoerd Gehrels --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Academy of International Hospitality Research, The Netherlands
    The concept of revenue management is widely adopted in various industries including the hospitality industry. Yet, its application to the restaurant industry has been limited. Especially culinary restaurants appear to be a somewhat unexplored area of study, thus indicating a...
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  914. Problem-based learning in the first or second language: Does it make a difference?

    Problem-based learning in the first or second language: Does it make a difference?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Dirk Humalda --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Wichard Zwaal --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Academy of International Hospitality Research, The Netherlands
    Problem-based learning (PBL) is the key didactic approach in the curriculum of the Stenden Hotel Management School. Real-world problems are used to activate prior knowledge and to trigger a learning process aimed at expanding and elaborating students’ understanding and competences...
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  915. Appendicular skeleton of the vestigial-limbed African skink &lt;em&gt;Eumecia anchietae&lt;/em&gt;

    Appendicular skeleton of the vestigial-limbed African skink Eumecia anchietae

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Shane G. Stanley --- , , USA Rachel M. Liniewski --- , , USA Philip J. Senter --- , , USA
    Within the lizard family Scincidae (the skinks) are numerous examples of species with vestigial limbs and girdles, but these vestigial structures remain undescribed for many such species. Here we seek to partially fill this gap in knowledge by describing the...
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  916. Audit fee premium: The potential effect of King III

    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 Africa
    In 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)...
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  917. Determinants of external tax compliance costs: Evidence from South Africa

    Determinants of external tax compliance costs: Evidence from South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Sharon Smulders --- Taxation Department, South Africa Madeleine Stiglingh --- Taxation Department, South Africa Riel Franzsen --- African Taxation Institute, University of Pretoria, South Africa Lizelle Fletcher --- Department of Statistics, South Africa
    Small businesses tend to rely on external service providers (tax practitioners, accountants, lawyers and bookkeepers) for assistance with their tax affairs. Payments to external service providers clearly affect a small business’s tax compliance costs. This study uses multiple regression analyses...
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  918. Influences of stereotype and social distance on prejudice toward African Americans

    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 Korea
    The 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...
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  919. Personality as a moderator between emotional exhaustion and workplace deviance among teachers

    Personality as a moderator between emotional exhaustion and workplace deviance among teachers

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ibeawuchi K. Enwereuzor --- Department of Psychology, Ike E. Onyishi --- Department of Psychology, Ijeoma F. Onyebueke --- Department of Psychology, Lawrence O. Amazue --- Department of Psychology, Mary Basil Nwoke --- Department of Psychology,
    This study investigated the moderating role of personal factors of agreeableness and conscientiousness in the relationship between emotional exhaustion and workplace deviance. The sample comprised 200 teachers from nine schools in the south-eastern part of Nigeria (females = 85%; married...
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  920. Writing (as) Africans &mdash; French Fiction Between Empathy and Orientalism

    Writing (as) Africans — French Fiction Between Empathy and Orientalism

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Oana Pana&iuml;t&eacute; --- Department of French and Italian, United States
    This article examines the impact colonial ideology and discursive practices have on French writing about Africa. I begin by examining the constitution and reiteration of a series of defining scenes such as the momentous departure for the African colonies and...
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  921. Popular Cultural Memory in Chris Abani&rsquo;s &lt;em&gt;Graceland&lt;/em&gt;

    Popular Cultural Memory in Chris Abani’s Graceland

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Christopher Ouma --- Department of English, South Africa
    This essay argues that Chris Abani’s Graceland uses popular culture as a project of narrative memory. This project of memory involves the performance of popular expressive cultures across a range of mediated texts — literary and musical — within the...
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  922. &ldquo;The child can remember your voice&rdquo;: parent&ndash;child communication about sexuality in the South African context

    “The child can remember your voice”: parent–child communication about sexuality in the South African context

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Esmeralda Vilanculos --- Centre of Excellence in Human Development, School of Human and Community Development, Department of Psychology, South Africa Mzikazi Nduna --- Centre of Excellence in Human Development, School of Human and Community Development, Department of Psychology, South Africa
    There is a wealth of research on parent–child communication about sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and its influence on young people’s sexual behaviours. However, most of it is from the global North. The aim of this study was...
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  923. How well do bird atlas reporting rates reflect bird densities? Correlates of detection from the Fynbos biome, South Africa, with applications for population estimation

    How well do bird atlas reporting rates reflect bird densities? Correlates of detection from the Fynbos biome, South Africa, with applications for population estimation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Alan TK Lee --- Climate Change BioAdaptation, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, South Africa Phoebe Barnard --- Climate Change BioAdaptation, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, South Africa
    Relationships between true population densities and reporting indices from atlas data are important for the calculation of population sizes, though these relationships are remarkably little-known and likely confounded by issues of detection. We examine issues of detection for a single-observer...
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  924. Performance evaluation of contractor development programmes in South Africa

    Performance evaluation of contractor development programmes in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ambrose D. Dapaah --- Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Department of the Quantity Surveying and Construction Management, South Africa Wellington D. Thwala --- Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Department of the Quantity Surveying and Construction Management, South Africa Innocent Musonda --- Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Department of the Quantity Surveying and Construction Management, South Africa
    The performance of the construction industry in South Africa is supported by its industry players, such as the construction contractors, and cannot be underestimated. The designed Contractor Development Programmes (CDPs) in South Africa are aimed at creating an enabling environment...
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  925. Section 12M contributions in terms of the Income Tax Act No. 58 of 1962: Normal tax implications for the retired employee

    Section 12M contributions in terms of the Income Tax Act No. 58 of 1962: Normal tax implications for the retired employee

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: E van Wyk --- School of Accountancy, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, M Terblanche --- Ducharme Consulting, South Africa
    Section 12M of the Income Tax Act No. 58 of 1962 allows a normal tax deduction for employers who pay the post-retirement medical contributions by way of lump sum payments on behalf of retired employees. Although a full deduction is...
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  926. Pattern of intimate partner violence disclosure among pregnant women attending ante-natal clinic in Oyo East Local Government, Nigeria

    Pattern of intimate partner violence disclosure among pregnant women attending ante-natal clinic in Oyo East Local Government, Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AO Ayodapo --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria OO Sekoni --- Department of Community Medicine, Nigeria MC Asuzu --- Department of Community Medicine, Nigeria
    Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant public health problem. Despite being a phenomenon that occurs globally, few studies have reviewed the issue of intimate partner violence among pregnant women as it relates to disclosure of abuse. This study...
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  927. Compliance with standard treatment guidelines in the management of hypertension: a review of practice of healthcare workers in Potchefstroom, North West Province, South Africa

    Compliance with standard treatment guidelines in the management of hypertension: a review of practice of healthcare workers in Potchefstroom, North West Province, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Peter Rapula Siko --- Family Medicine and Rural Health, South Africa Claire van Deventer --- Family Medicine and Rural Health, South Africa
    Introduction: Hypertension is a leading lifestyle disease and major cause of morbidity and mortality in South Africa, and globally. Standard Treatment Guidelines are issued in this country to assist healthcare workers in the diagnosis and management thereof. Considering the debilitating...
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  928. Obesity and kidney disease: hidden consequences of the epidemic

    Obesity and kidney disease: hidden consequences of the epidemic

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Csaba P Kovesdy --- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, United States Susan Furth --- Department of Pediatrics, United States Carmine Zoccali --- CNR &ndash; IFC Clinical Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Italy [FN0001]
    Obesity has become a worldwide epidemic, and its prevalence has been projected to grow by 40% in the next decade. This increasing prevalence has implications for the risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and also for chronic kidney disease. A high...
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  929. Portfolio performance under reference-day risk

    Portfolio performance under reference-day risk

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Marcelo Gonzalez --- Universidad de Chile, Chile Arturo Rodriguez --- Universidad de Chile, Chile Roberto Stein --- College of Business Administration, USA
    Reference-day risk has been previously identified as a type of sampling variation phenomenon, and its effect on the estimation of stock returns and their volatility and market betas has been documented. Using a dataset of daily equity mutual fund returns,...
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  930. Long-run adjustment of size, value, momentum and growth premium in equity returns: Evidence from South Asian emerging markets

    Long-run adjustment of size, value, momentum and growth premium in equity returns: Evidence from South Asian emerging markets

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Adnan Shoaib --- Management Sciences, Pakistan Muhammad Ayub Siddiqui --- FAST School of Management, Pakistan
    This study scrutinizes the long-run adjustment of risk premiums in equity returns of the emerging stock markets of Pakistan, China and India, the three emerging South Asian economies, by keeping in view leading contributions of the Fama and French (1992)...
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  931. Merger imbalance and returns in international equity markets

    Merger imbalance and returns in international equity markets

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Adam Zaremba --- Department of Investment and Capital Markets, Poland Przemyslaw Grobelny --- Department of Investment and Capital Markets, Poland
    At the global level, the mispricing theory of mergers by Shleifer and Vishny (2003) may imply that a significant number of targets acquired in a given country is a sign of market-wide undervaluation whereas intense acquisition activity indicates overvaluation. The...
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  932. The severity and optimal management of iron deficiency and anaemia before radiation for cervical cancer at the University of Pretoria Academic Hospitals

    The severity and optimal management of iron deficiency and anaemia before radiation for cervical cancer at the University of Pretoria Academic Hospitals

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Greta Dreyer --- Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa Anna E. Mostert --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa Cathy Visser --- Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa Arnold Mouton --- Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa
    Background: In patients with locally advanced cervical cancer who receive radiotherapy, outcomes correlate significantly with haemoglobin level before and during therapy. These patients often have severe anaemia and require repeated transfusions to achieve and maintain optimal haemoglobin levels.
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  933. The relative importance of climatic gradient versus human disturbance in determining population structure of &lt;em&gt;Afzelia africana&lt;/em&gt; in the Republic of Benin&lt;xref ref-type=&quot;fn&quot; rid=&quot;F0000&quot;/&gt;

    The relative importance of climatic gradient versus human disturbance in determining population structure of Afzelia africana in the Republic of Benin

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Achille E Assogbadjo --- Laboratory of Applied Ecology, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, Republic of Benin Sylvanus Mensah --- Laboratory of Biomathematics and Forest Estimations, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, Republic of Benin Romain Gl&egrave;l&egrave; Kaka&iuml; --- Laboratory of Biomathematics and Forest Estimations, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, Republic of Benin
    The study aimed to investigate the relative significance of effects of climatic variability and human disturbance on the population structure of the threatened species Afzelia africana Sm. ex Pers. in the Republic of Benin in West Africa. Forest inventory data...
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  934. Forests, people and environment: some African perspectives&lt;xref ref-type=&quot;fn&quot; rid=&quot;FN0001&quot;/&gt;

    Forests, people and environment: some African perspectives

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Paxie W Chirwa --- Forest Science Postgraduate Programme, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, South Africa Larwanou Mahamane --- African Forest Forum, c/o World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Kenya Godwin Kowero --- African Forest Forum, c/o World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Kenya
    Forests in Africa support the livelihoods of millions of people through provision of timber and non-timber forest products, food and nutrition, energy and payment of environmental services. However, mismanagement of forests has resulted in deforestation and forest degradation, thereby contributing...
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  935. Determination of energy efficiency for water heating in eight South African hotels

    Determination of energy efficiency for water heating in eight South African hotels

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Fannie Machete --- Waste for Development, Natural Resources and the Environment, South Africa Oyewale Mayowa Morakinyo --- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Faculty of Public Health, Nigeria
    This study presents a characterization framework for energy efficient hotels. It builds on existing frameworks of energy efficiency and the adopted characterization framework advances from the input-output framework. The theoretical framework was developed through an in-depth literature analysis. In contrast...
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  936. Temporal dynamics and relationship between climate, limnological variables and zooplankton composition in climate-sensitive Lake Bosumtwi, Ghana

    Temporal dynamics and relationship between climate, limnological variables and zooplankton composition in climate-sensitive Lake Bosumtwi, Ghana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: PO Sanful --- Department of Fisheries and Water Resources, School of Natural Resources, Ghana S Aikins --- Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology, Ghana E Frempong --- Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology, Ghana RI Hall --- Department of Biology, Canada RE Hecky --- Biology Department and Large Lakes Observatory, USA
    The community composition and the factors affecting seasonal and interannual dynamics of zooplankton in Lake Bosumtwi were studied biweekly at a central index station during 2005 and 2006. The lake zooplankton community was species poor. Mesocyclops bosumtwii was numerically superior...
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  937. Rural realities in service provision for substance abuse: a qualitative study in uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Rural realities in service provision for substance abuse: a qualitative study in uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: DM Mpanza --- School of Health Sciences, Discipline of Occupational Therapy, South Africa P Govender --- School of Health Sciences, Discipline of Occupational Therapy, South Africa
    Background: Substance abuse is recognised as a worldwide concern, contributing significantly to morbidity and mortality in South Africa. There is minimal research that has considered influences in mental health care service delivery in rural and disadvantaged communities in South Africa.
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  938. HIV transmission in twin pregnancy: Maternal and perinatal outcomes

    HIV transmission in twin pregnancy: Maternal and perinatal outcomes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: LL Makunyane --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa J Moodley --- Women&rsquo;s Health and HIV Reproductive Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa MJ Titus --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa
    Background: Despite over two decades of studies of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV, very little data is available on HIV transmission in twin pregnancies in Africa.
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  939. Combining Ability and Molecular Genetic Distances in Tropical Maize Lines for Grain Yield and Agronomic Traits

    Combining Ability and Molecular Genetic Distances in Tropical Maize Lines for Grain Yield and Agronomic Traits

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Lilian Gichuru --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Kenya John Derera --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Pangirayi Tongoona --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Mwimali Murenga --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Kenya
    Ascertaining the relationship of genetic diversity and combining ability would aid the design of a breeding strategy for maize hybrids. Twelve tropical maize inbreds were crossed in a half-diallel to study gene action for yield and other traits and also...
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  940. Use of a chimeric transgene construct to confer broad resistance in zucchini (&lt;em&gt;Cucurbita pepo&lt;/em&gt; L.) plants against cucurbit-infecting potyviruses occurring in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Use of a chimeric transgene construct to confer broad resistance in zucchini (Cucurbita pepo L.) plants against cucurbit-infecting potyviruses occurring in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Jacques D Ibaba --- Discipline of Plant Pathology, School of Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Benice J Sivparsad --- Discipline of Plant Pathology, School of Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Mark D Laing --- Discipline of Plant Pathology, School of Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Augustine Gubba --- Discipline of Plant Pathology, School of Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, South Africa
    The frequent identification of cucurbit-infecting viruses across the province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) in South Africa necessitates developing effective methods of controlling these diseases. Putative transgenic baby marrow (Cucurbita pepo L.) plants resistant to Zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV), Moroccan watermelon...
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  941. Growth and phenology of a three- to four-year-old Sclerocarya birrea international provenance trial in Malawi

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Hemisphere Forestry Journal • Authors: PW Chirwa RJ Bwanali G Meke W Sagona CRY Munthali L Mwabumba
    Indigenous wild fruits of Sclerocarya birrea have been used to supplement diets in time of critical food shortage, generate income when sold and as a source of raw materials for natural food-based industries in many developing countries. However, the widespread...
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  942. Growth and development of a six-year-old Uapaca kirkiana provenance trial at Nauko Forest Reserve, Malawi

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Hemisphere Forestry Journal • Authors: PW Chirwa RJ Bwanali W Sagona
    A research trial of seven provenances of Uapaca kirkiana (six obtained locally and one Mozambican) was established in 1997 at Nauko in Malawi in order to evaluate their performance. At six years of age, there were significant (p ≤ 0.05)...
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  943. Comparison of the effects of mechanical scarification and gibberellic acid treatments on seed germination in Pterocarpus angolensis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Hemisphere Forestry Journal • Authors: E Chisha-Kasumu S Woodward A Price
    Pterocarpus angolensis is a savanna tree species growing mostly in the miombo and undifferentiated woodlands found in the southern and central parts of Africa. Exploitation for its medicinal and commercial uses has led to a diminishing of wild populations. Artificial...
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  944. Glutamine and its use in selected oncology settings

    Glutamine and its use in selected oncology settings

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Reinette Tydeman-Edwards --- Chief Dietician, South Africa
    This review summarises the latest evidence for the use of glutamine (GLN) in oncology taking cognisance of current systematic reviews and available guidelines. Various studies in adults suggest that GLN supplementation suppresses tumour growth, by restoring the function of natural...
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  945. Antecedents of flourishing at work in a fast-moving consumer goods company

    Antecedents of flourishing at work in a fast-moving consumer goods company

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Cindy Rautenbach --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa
    The aims of this study were to investigate antecedents of flourishing in the workplace. A cross-sectional survey design was used with a stratified random sample of 779 employees in a fast-moving consumer goods company in South Africa (females = 40.4%,...
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  946. Sense of meaning and academic performance: A brief report

    Sense of meaning and academic performance: A brief report

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Henry D. Mason --- Directorate of Higher Education Development and Support, South Africa
    This study examined sense of meaning and academic performance among a sample of South African university students (n = 210, mean age = 19.49, SD = 1.99, female = 54.29%). Data on meaning were collected using the Purpose in Life...
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  947. All drag, all the time &mdash; one night in Cape Town with Lola Fine

    All drag, all the time — one night in Cape Town with Lola Fine

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Lindy-Lee Prince --- Institute for Humanities in Africa, South Africa
    This photo essay discusses the ways in which a participant in a research project on the performance of gender embodies and becomes a performance character, as well as the different instantiations this takes in different contexts and situations. The photo...
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  948. On reading about Lola Fine&rsquo;s night on the town

    On reading about Lola Fine’s night on the town

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Graeme Reid --- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights Programme, USA
    This is a commentary on Lindy-Lee Prince’s photographic essay about gender and drag featuring Cape Town performance artist Lola Fine.
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  949. No evidence for avoidance of black rat scent by the presumably less competitive Natal multimammate mouse in a choice experiment

    No evidence for avoidance of black rat scent by the presumably less competitive Natal multimammate mouse in a choice experiment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Laura N Cuypers --- Evolutionary Ecology Group, Belgium Wim L Cuypers --- Evolutionary Ecology Group, Belgium Am&eacute;lie Gildemyn-Blomme --- Evolutionary Ecology Group, Belgium Laura Abraham --- Evolutionary Ecology Group, Belgium Senne Aertbeli&euml;n --- Evolutionary Ecology Group, Belgium Apia W Massawe --- Pest Management Centre, Tanzania Benny Borremans --- Evolutionary Ecology Group, Belgium Sophie Gryseels --- Evolutionary Ecology Group, Belgium Herwig Leirs --- Evolutionary Ecology Group, Belgium
    In Africa, indigenous multimammate mice (Mastomys natalensis) only appear to live commensally in houses when invasive black rats (Rattus rattus) are absent, yet little is known about the underlying mechanism. Avoidance through smell may cause the absence of M. natalensis...
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  950. An audit of stillborn babies in mothers with diabetes mellitus at a tertiary South African Hospital

    An audit of stillborn babies in mothers with diabetes mellitus at a tertiary South African Hospital

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Jana Rossouw --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa David Hall --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa Deidr&eacute; Mason --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa Gabri&euml;l Gebhardt --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa
    Objectives and design: This study is a retrospective audit spanning six years following the implementation of a new guideline on the management of diabetes in pregnancy. It aims to describe the patient profile of pregnancies complicated by diabetes and stillbirth.
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  951. Domestic Resource Mobilization in Africa: State, Capacity Imperatives and Policy Actions

    Domestic Resource Mobilization in Africa: State, Capacity Imperatives and Policy Actions

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Emmanuel Nnadozie --- The African Capacity Building Foundation, Zimbabwe Thomas Munthali --- The African Capacity Building Foundation, Zimbabwe Robert Nantchouang --- The African Capacity Building Foundation, Zimbabwe Barassou Diawara --- The African Capacity Building Foundation, Zimbabwe
    In Agenda 2063 and Agenda 2030, Africa has its major development aspirations defined in the broader global and continental economic development context. Implementation of the two Agendas calls for substantial financial resources at a time when the global development finance...
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  952. Methylphenidate use among students living in junior on-campus residences of the University of the Free State

    Methylphenidate use among students living in junior on-campus residences of the University of the Free State

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: PM Van Zyl --- Department of Pharmacology, South Africa G Joubert --- Department of Biostatistics, South Africa L Fechter --- School of Medicine, South Africa J Griesel --- School of Medicine, South Africa M Nel --- School of Medicine, South Africa A Honiball --- School of Medicine, South Africa L Serfontein --- School of Medicine, South Africa M Diedericks --- School of Medicine, South Africa
    Background: The use of methylphenidate as cognitive enhancer is a growing trend among students at tertiary institutions globally. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of methylphenidate use and co-use with alcohol among on-campus residence students of the University of...
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  953. Invasive cervical cancer and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection at Tygerberg Academic Hospital in the period 2003&ndash;2007: demographics and characteristics

    Invasive cervical cancer and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection at Tygerberg Academic Hospital in the period 2003–2007: demographics and characteristics

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Abdiyah Diarra --- Department of Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology, South Africa Hennie Botha --- Department of Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology, Gynecological Oncology Unit, South Africa
    Background: Despite the prevalence of HIV infection in women with pre-invasive and invasive cervical diseases managed at the Gynaecologic Oncology unit of Tygerberg Hospital, there is a lack of local data on the effect HIV/AIDS has on invasive cervical cancer...
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  954. Impact of percutaneous nephrostomy in South African women with advanced cervical cancer and obstructive uropathy

    Impact of percutaneous nephrostomy in South African women with advanced cervical cancer and obstructive uropathy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Matthys Cornelis van Aardt --- Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa Judith van Aardt --- Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa Arnold Mouton --- Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa
    Objectives: South Africa women with cervical carcinoma present at younger ages and the majority with advanced-stage disease. Certain patients may have a favourable outcome after placement of a percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) for obstructive uropathy in cervical cancer.
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  955. Ecological correlates of multiple sexual partnerships among adolescents and young adults in urban Cape Town: a cumulative risk factor approach

    Ecological correlates of multiple sexual partnerships among adolescents and young adults in urban Cape Town: a cumulative risk factor approach

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Evans Muchiri --- Demography and Population Studies Programme, Schools of Public Health and Social Sciences, South Africa Clifford Odimegwu --- Demography and Population Studies Programme, Schools of Public Health and Social Sciences, South Africa Pamela Banda --- Demography and Population Studies Programme, Schools of Public Health and Social Sciences, South Africa Lorreta Ntoimo --- Demography and Population Studies Programme, Schools of Public Health and Social Sciences, South Africa Sunday Adedini --- Demography and Population Studies Programme, Schools of Public Health and Social Sciences, South Africa
    Studies in South Africa have reported unsafe levels of risky sexual behvaiours among adolescents and young adults, with the country reporting the highest burden of HIV/AIDS globally, as well as a high rate of teenage pregnancy. While determinants of risky...
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  956. Cultural competence: a framework for promoting voluntary medical male circumcision among VaRemba communities in Zimbabwe

    Cultural competence: a framework for promoting voluntary medical male circumcision among VaRemba communities in Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kemist Shumba --- Department of Science and Technology (DST)\-National Research Foundation (NRF) Centre of Excellence, Human Development, South Africa Musara Lubombo --- Centre for Communication, Media &amp; Society, South Africa
    Almost a decade after the formal introduction of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) as an important technology for HIV prevention, its implementation is still fraught with acceptability challenges. This is especially true among ethnic groups where male circumcision is conducted...
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  957. Selection of drought-tolerant tef (&lt;em&gt;Eragrostis tef&lt;/em&gt;) genotypes using drought tolerance indices

    Selection of drought-tolerant tef (Eragrostis tef) genotypes using drought tolerance indices

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Mizan Tesfay Abraha --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Hussein A Shimelis --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Mark D Laing --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Kebebew Assefa --- Debre-Zeit Agricultural Research Centre, Ethiopia
    Drought stress is one of the major abiotic constraints affecting production and productivity of tef (Eragrostis tef). Genetic resources and selection methodologies are among the prerequisites to improve the efficiency of breeding for drought tolerance. The objectives of this study...
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  958. Public perceptions about renewable energy technologies in Nigeria

    Public perceptions about renewable energy technologies in Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Rosemary N. Wojuola --- School of Education, South Africa Busisiwe P. Alant --- School of Education, South Africa
    Globally, there is a focus on generating energy from renewable energy sources in order to ensure sustainability. However, experience has shown that although the public generally accepts renewable energy technology (RET), there is also opposition to its implementation. Renewable energy...
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  959. Generating optimum solar output energy with three-dimensional photovoltaic system &ndash; the effect of solar radiation

    Generating optimum solar output energy with three-dimensional photovoltaic system – the effect of solar radiation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Olufunmilayo Alice Mafimidiwo --- School of Engineering, South Africa Akshay Kumar Saha --- School of Engineering, South Africa
    In order to optimize the solar energy generated from a photovoltaic solar panel, adequate utilization of the global irradiation incident on the photovoltaic panel is necessary. Solar irradiation received on the surface of any material on the earth could be...
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  960. Operation and maintenance of back-up photovoltaic systems: An analysis based on a field study in Cameroon

    Operation and maintenance of back-up photovoltaic systems: An analysis based on a field study in Cameroon

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Kodji Deli --- Department of Renewable Energy, Higher Institute of the Sahel, Cameroon Etienne Tchoffo Houdji --- Department of Renewable Energy, Higher Institute of the Sahel, Cameroon Noel Djongyang --- Department of Renewable Energy, Higher Institute of the Sahel, Cameroon Donatien Njomo --- Environmental Energy Technologies Laboratory (EETL), Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Cameroon
    This work is an analysis of the data collected from 20 photovoltaic installations all over Cameroon. The objectives are to study the causes of the breakdown of the different installations and propose maintenance strategies to solve them and to evaluate...
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  961. Mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in &lt;em&gt;Haemophilus parainfluenzae&lt;/em&gt;

    Mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in Haemophilus parainfluenzae

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Regina E. Abotsi --- Antimicrobial Research Unit, School of Health Science, South Africa Usha Govinden --- Antimicrobial Research Unit, School of Health Science, South Africa Sabiha Y. Essack --- Antimicrobial Research Unit, School of Health Science, South Africa
    Haemophilus parainfluenzae is part of the HACEK group of fastidious bacteria commonly implicated in endocarditis and bacteremia. Previously considered as a normal respiratory, oral and sometimes genitourinary commensal, it has been recognised as a pathogen that can cause life-threatening infections...
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  962. HIV risk perception and consistency in condom use among adolescents and young adults in urban Cape Town, South Africa: a cumulative risk analysis

    HIV risk perception and consistency in condom use among adolescents and young adults in urban Cape Town, South Africa: a cumulative risk analysis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Evans Muchiri --- Demography and Population Studies Programme, South Africa Clifford Odimegwu --- Demography and Population Studies Programme, South Africa Nicole De Wet --- Demography and Population Studies Programme, South Africa
    Background: The relationship between HIV risk perception and consistency in the use of condoms is scarcely understood in the context of a high HIV prevalence among adolescents and young adults in urban South Africa. Methods: Using data from Cape Area...
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  963. Psychometric validation of the Flourishing-at-Work Scale &ndash; Short Form (FWS-SF): Results and implications of a South African study

    Psychometric validation of the Flourishing-at-Work Scale – Short Form (FWS-SF): Results and implications of a South African study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Cindy Rautenbach --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa
    The aim of this study was to validate the Flourishing-at-Work Scale Short Form (FWS-SF) in a South African fast-moving consumable goods industry. Participants were a stratified random sample of 779 employees of an alcoholic beverage company (female = 40.4%, black...
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  964. Evaluating fit of the Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire (PRMQ) in a Nigerian adult population

    Evaluating fit of the Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire (PRMQ) in a Nigerian adult population

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Philip C. Mefoh --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Lawrence E. Ugwu --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Agnes E. Okafor --- Department of Social Work, Nigeria
    This study aimed to evaluate the latent structure of the Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire (PRMQ) and to estimate the reliability and validity of scores from the measure in a Nigerian adult population (N = 758; age range = 18...
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  965. Love in cross-cultural perspective: Mozambique-France comparison

    Love in cross-cultural perspective: Mozambique-France comparison

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Germano Vera Cruz --- University of Toulouse Jean Jaur&egrave;s, France
    The study aimed to characterise the conceptualisation of love in Mozambique (a collectivist society) and France (an individualistic society) on three attributes: passion, intimacy, and commitment. The study sample comprised 310 Mozambican adults (females = 57%; age range = 18-64)...
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  966. Workplace diversity in South Africa: Its qualities and management

    Workplace diversity in South Africa: Its qualities and management

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yvonne T. Joubert --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa
    This qualitative study explored diversity management strategies used by South African financial institutions. The sample included 72 employees (33.33% females; 39.08% Indigenous African language speakers). Of the participants, 44.45% were white, 28.57% were black, 22.22% were Indian, and 4.78% were...
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  967. Optimal grazing management strategies: evaluating key concepts

    Optimal grazing management strategies: evaluating key concepts

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Richard WS Fynn --- Okavango Research Institute, University of Botswana, Botswana Kevin P Kirkman --- Grassland Science, South Africa Riaan Dames --- , Namibia
    Rangeland management strategies must be based on robust ecological and economic concepts if they are to be effective and profitable. Thus, the aim of this paper was to examine concepts related to grazing and resting of grassland and associated effects...
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  968. Eelgrass beds and bare substrata &ndash; sparid and mugilid composition in contrasting littoral estuarine habitats

    Eelgrass beds and bare substrata – sparid and mugilid composition in contrasting littoral estuarine habitats

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: M Pollard --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa AN Hodgson --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa HM Kok --- Port Elizabeth Museum, South Africa AK Whitfield --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa
    Seagrass beds serve as nursery grounds for many fish species and often play an important role in the juvenile stages of economically and recreationally important fishes. The eelgrass Zostera capensis is the dominant submerged macrophyte in permanently open South African...
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  969. Eucalypt plantation management in regions with water stress&lt;xref ref-type=&quot;fn&quot; rid=&quot;F0001&quot;/&gt;

    Eucalypt plantation management in regions with water stress

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Jos&eacute; LM Gon&ccedil;alves --- Department of Forest Science, Brazil Clayton A Alvares --- Institute of Forest Research and Study, Brazil Jos&eacute; HT Rocha --- Department of Forest Science, Brazil Carolina B Brandani --- Department of Forest Science, Brazil Rodrigo Hakamada --- Department of Forest Science, Brazil
    Most eucalypt plantations are managed in short rotations (6–8 years) and are established in regions with water and nutritional stresses of varying degrees. The mean annual increment in these regions ranges from 20 to 45 m3 ha−1 y−1 depending on...
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  970. Do mutual fund flows drive the disposition behaviour of fund managers?

    Do mutual fund flows drive the disposition behaviour of fund managers?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Min-Hsien Chiang --- Institute of International Business, Taiwan Hsin-Yi Huang --- Department of Finance, Taiwan
    This study examines the relationship between fund flows and the disposition behaviour of fund managers. During our sample period of 1996–2014, we find that the disposition biases of fund managers are significantly and negatively correlated with unexpected fund flows but...
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  971. Cadres and compatriots: An analysis of their good lives as presented by &lt;em&gt;Top Billing&lt;/em&gt;

    Cadres and compatriots: An analysis of their good lives as presented by Top Billing

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Brandaan Huigen --- Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Free University of Berlin, Germany
    Top Billing is a South African lifestyle show, aired by the national broadcaster, the South African Broadcasting Corporation. The show promotes the “good life,” covering the lifestyles of wealthy South Africans. Segments on mansions and especially weddings are the most...
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  972. The influence of the importance of event factors on meeting planner satisfaction: A case study of a theme park event business

    The influence of the importance of event factors on meeting planner satisfaction: A case study of a theme park event business

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Jutta Fast --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Academy of International Hospitality Research, The Netherlands Elsbeth de Boer --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Academy of International Hospitality Research, The Netherlands Bill Rowson --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Academy of International Hospitality Research, The Netherlands
    This paper presents data from a research project aimed at identifying how important the different event factors are to the visiting meeting planners and how this might influence guest satisfaction. The focus for the researchers was to get an overall...
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  973. Horizontal transfer of OXA-23-carbapenemase-producing &lt;em&gt;Acinetobacter&lt;/em&gt; species in intensive care units at an academic complex hospital, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Horizontal transfer of OXA-23-carbapenemase-producing Acinetobacter species in intensive care units at an academic complex hospital, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Khine Swe Swe-Han --- Department of Medical Microbiology, South Africa Melendhran Pillay --- Department of Medical Microbiology, South Africa Desmond Schnugh --- Infection Control Services Laboratory, Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, South Africa Koleka P Mlisana --- Department of Medical Microbiology, South Africa Kamaldeen Baba --- Department of Medical Microbiology, National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa Manormoney Pillay --- Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, School of Laboratory Medicine &amp; Medical Science, South Africa
    Introduction: Carbapenemase production is an important mechanism of carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter species. This study investigated the presence of the carbapenem-hydrolysing class D β–lactamase- encoding genes, blaOXA-23 and blaOXA-58, and their association with the spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter species...
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  974. Anaemia in pregnancy in a setting of high HIV prevalence rates

    Anaemia in pregnancy in a setting of high HIV prevalence rates

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Kay Tunkyi --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa Jagidesa Moodley --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa
    Background: Although there is much literature on anaemia in pregnancy, there are limited data on anaemia specific to HIV in pregnancy. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of anaemia among HIV-infected antenatal attendees at their first...
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  975. Technological appropriability and export performance of Brazilian firms

    Technological appropriability and export performance of Brazilian firms

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Graziela Ferrero Zucoloto --- Institute of Applied Economic Research, Brazil Julio Raffo --- Division Sectorial Studies, World Intellectual Property Organization, Economics and Statistics Division, Switzerland Sergio Le&atilde;o --- Phd in Economics at Pontificia Universidade Catolica (PUC), Brazil
    This paper aims to evaluate the strategies of Brazilian manufacturing firms in their use of intellectual property (IP) and its impact on their export performance. Although the correlation between exports and innovative activities is already consolidated in the existing literature,...
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  976. Episodic emotions of Tshivenda cultural community mothers towards their adolescent children&rsquo;s pregnancies

    Episodic emotions of Tshivenda cultural community mothers towards their adolescent children’s pregnancies

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Makondelele Radzilani-Makatu --- Department of Psychology, South Africa
    This study explored Tshivenda mothers’ emotional reactions to the learning of unplanned pregnancies of their adolescent daughters. Ten purposively selected mothers with early parent adolescent children were informants (age range = 40 to 55 years). They responded to semi-structured face-to-face...
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  977. Estimating Cape hare occupancy and abundance in southern Tunisia using spotlighting data

    Estimating Cape hare occupancy and abundance in southern Tunisia using spotlighting data

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Chammem Mohsen --- Laboratoire d&rsquo;Elevage et de la Faune Sauvage, Tunisia Karssene Yamna --- Laboratoire d&rsquo;Elevage et de la Faune Sauvage, Tunisia Jarray Mohsen --- Laboratoire d&rsquo;Elevage et de la Faune Sauvage, Tunisia Khorchani Touhami --- Laboratoire d&rsquo;Elevage et de la Faune Sauvage, Tunisia
    This study outlines the importance of integrating spotlighting data and occupancy modelling to estimate the spatial occupancy, abundance and habitat preferences of Cape hares Lepus capensis in southern Tunisia. Exploring the spatial distribution pattern of this species is problematic because...
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  978. Redescription and molecular characterisation of the fish parasitic isopod &lt;em&gt;Norileca indica&lt;/em&gt; (Milne Edwards, 1840) (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae) with a key to the genus

    Redescription and molecular characterisation of the fish parasitic isopod Norileca indica (Milne Edwards, 1840) (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae) with a key to the genus

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Serita van der Wal --- Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa Nico J Smit --- Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa Kerry A Hadfield --- Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa
    Norileca indica (Milne Edwards, 1840) is fully redescribed based on ovigerous females collected from Maputo Bay, Mozambique, from the branchial cavity of the fish host Selar crumenophthalmus Bloch, 1793. An identification key to the species of Norileca Bruce, 1990 is...
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  979. Use of adjuvants and fungicide application timing for the control of wattle rust (&lt;em&gt;Uromycladium acaciae&lt;/em&gt;) in &lt;em&gt;Acacia mearnsii&lt;/em&gt; plantations in South Africa

    Use of adjuvants and fungicide application timing for the control of wattle rust (Uromycladium acaciae) in Acacia mearnsii plantations in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Richard G Payn --- School of Natural Resource Management, South Africa Keith M Little --- School of Natural Resource Management, South Africa
    Acacia mearnsii (black wattle) plantations in South African cover approximately 110 000 ha, with Uromycladium acaciae (wattle rust) found from Limpopo to the Western Cape of South Africa. This disease of black wattle causes reductions in growth, and mortalities with...
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  980. Phytoplankton primary productivity seasonality and changes in a small African lake, Lake Hora-Kilole, Ethiopia

    Phytoplankton primary productivity seasonality and changes in a small African lake, Lake Hora-Kilole, Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: R Abate --- Aquatic Sciences, Fisheries and Aquaculture Stream, Department of Zoological Sciences, China D Kifle --- Aquatic Sciences, Fisheries and Aquaculture Stream, Department of Zoological Sciences, Ethiopia YH Gao --- School of Life Sciences and State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, China
    The seasonality of primary productivity by phytoplankton in relation to physico-chemical and biological variables was studied in Lake Hora-Kilole from August 2007 to May 2008. In 1989, the Mojo River was temporarily diverted to flow into the lake, which substantially...
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  981. &lt;em&gt;Nothobranchius cooperi&lt;/em&gt; (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes): a new species of annual killifish from the Luapula River drainage, northern Zambia

    Nothobranchius cooperi (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes): a new species of annual killifish from the Luapula River drainage, northern Zambia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: B Nagy --- 30, rue du Mont Ussy, France BR Watters --- 6141 Parkwood Drive, Canada PDW van der Merwe --- Department of Biochemistry, South Africa FPD Cotterill --- Department of Earth Sciences, South Africa DU Bellstedt --- Department of Biochemistry, South Africa
    Nothobranchius cooperi, Nagy, Watters and Bellstedt, new species, is described from seasonal streams and ephemeral pools associated with the upper Mansa River system in the middle Luapula drainage and systems draining into the low-lying area marginal to the southwestern part...
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  982. Genetic parameters and genotype by environment interaction of &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus grandis&lt;/em&gt; populations used in intraspecific hybrid production in South Africa

    Genetic parameters and genotype by environment interaction of Eucalyptus grandis populations used in intraspecific hybrid production in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Gert J van den Berg --- Mondi Forests (Pty) Ltd, South Africa Steven D Verryn --- , South Africa Paxie W Chirwa --- Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, South Africa Francois van Deventer --- Mondi Forests (Pty) Ltd, South Africa
    In South Africa, Eucalyptus grandis is an important species due to its fast growth and general suitability of its timber for a range of products. However, E. grandis is susceptible to fungal diseases such as Crysoporthe austroafricana and Coniothyrium sp...
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  983. A South African softwood sawtimber supply chain case study

    A South African softwood sawtimber supply chain case study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Pierre A Ackerman --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa Elizabeth A van der Merwe --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa Reino E Pulkki --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa
    Supply chain management principles were analysed by investigating the effects of smaller-scale and incremental interventions in a forest-to-mill value chain on financial returns and forest resource use in an Eastern Cape case study area. Three previous studies provided input by...
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  984. Empowering caregivers of orphans and vulnerable children in Swaziland

    Empowering caregivers of orphans and vulnerable children in Swaziland

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Syloid Choice Makufa --- Pact, Swaziland Daisy Kisyombe --- Pact, Swaziland Nicole Miller --- Pact, Swaziland Nanette Barkey --- Pact, USA
    This paper reports on the health and psychosocial impacts of a programme designed to economically empower female caregivers of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). The results presented are from a cohort of 492 female caregivers who participated in savings groups...
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  985. Possible rehabilitation methods of &lt;em&gt;Galenia africana&lt;/em&gt;-dominated old lands in the Cederberg Mountains, South Africa

    Possible rehabilitation methods of Galenia africana-dominated old lands in the Cederberg Mountains, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Nelmarie Saayman --- Directorate Plant Sciences, South Africa Clement Cupido --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Animal Production Institute, c/o Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa Hannes Botha --- Western Cape Department of Agriculture, South Africa Rudi Swart --- Western Cape Department of Agriculture, South Africa
    Several methods to rehabilitate old cropping lands in the Cederberg Mountains were tested to determine what type of soil disturbance, if any, and which of five indigenous perennial plant species are the most successful and economically feasible. Old lands are...
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  986. Breast cancer among women in sub-Saharan Africa: prevalence and a situational analysis

    Breast cancer among women in sub-Saharan Africa: prevalence and a situational analysis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Samuel Nambile Cumber --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Department of Nursing &amp; Public Health, College of Health Sciences, South Africa Keneth Nkeh Nchanji --- Institute of Health and Biomedical Science, Cameroon Joyce Mahlako Tsoka-Gwegweni --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Department of Nursing &amp; Public Health, College of Health Sciences, South Africa
    Breast cancer is the most common cause of death in women worldwide. The incidence of breast cancer in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has been rising and yet many cases remain undetected. Studies reveal that the prevalence of breast cancer in most...
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  987. Endometrial cancer with bone marrow metastases: a management dilemma

    Endometrial cancer with bone marrow metastases: a management dilemma

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Bt Guzha --- Division of Gynaecology Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa T Adams --- Division of Gynaecology Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa L Rogers --- Division of Gynaecology Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa N Mbatani --- Division of Gynaecology Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa H-t Wu --- South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)/University of Cape Town (UCT) Gynaecological Cancer Research Centre, South Africa N Fakie --- South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)/University of Cape Town (UCT) Gynaecological Cancer Research Centre, South Africa J Opie --- Division of Haematology Pathology, South Africa La Denny --- Division of Gynaecology Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa
    A case is presented of a 67-year-old woman referred to the authors’ institution with endometrioid endometrial cancer with a leucoerythroblastic blood film and marked thrombocytopenia. On further evaluation, it was confirmed that she had grade 3 endometrial cancer with bone...
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  988. An analysis of the development influences of the low-income cover market-end in South Africa

    An analysis of the development influences of the low-income cover market-end in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Bibi. Z. Chummun --- Graduate School of Business, South Africa
    The National Treasury and Financial Services Board in 2011 highlighted the urgent need of an inclusive insurance sector for low-income households known as microinsurance. The ‘insurance gap’ representing many low-income earners who are still uninsured remains a challenge in South...
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  989. Weight-related quality of life in obese, pregnant women in South Africa

    Weight-related quality of life in obese, pregnant women in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: MA Tisane --- Department of Obstetrics &amp; Gynaecology, South Africa JL Van der Merwe --- Department of Obstetrics &amp; Gynaecology, South Africa DR Hall --- Department of Obstetrics &amp; Gynaecology, South Africa
    Objective: The global obesity pandemic includes pregnant women. Obesity may negatively impact quality of life (QOL). A validated, obesity-specific, QOL assessment tool was used to assess the impact of obesity on five specific domains.
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  990. Economic and psychological burden of scheduled surgery cancellation in a sub-Saharan country (Burkina Faso)

    Economic and psychological burden of scheduled surgery cancellation in a sub-Saharan country (Burkina Faso)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Martin Lankoand&eacute; --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Burkina Faso Papougn&eacute;zambo Bonkoungou --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Burkina Faso Bertille K Ki --- Department of Anaesthesiology, Burkina Faso Armel Flavien R Kabor&eacute; --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Burkina Faso Edgar Ouangr&eacute; --- General and Digestive Surgery, Burkina Faso Yacouba Savadogo --- General Medicine, Burkina Faso Cheik Thw Bougouma --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Burkina Faso Joachim Sanou --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Burkina Faso Nazinigouba Ouedraogo --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation, Burkina Faso Phillipe Pendeville --- Department of Anaesthesiology, Belgium
    Background: Cancellation of scheduled surgery creates a financial burden for hospitals, caregivers and patients. Cancellation causes emotional stress, which impacts on outcomes. In poor countries where the adequacy of healthcare is limited, the ethical dilemma created by scheduled surgery cancellation...
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  991. Preoperative predictors of thrombocytopenia in Caesarean delivery: is routine platelet count testing necessary?

    Preoperative predictors of thrombocytopenia in Caesarean delivery: is routine platelet count testing necessary?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Lulama Nkomentaba --- Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, Discipline of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, South Africa David G Bishop --- Perioperative Research Group, Department of Anaesthetics, South Africa Reitze N Rodseth --- Perioperative Research Group, Department of Anaesthetics, South Africa
    Background: Peri-partum thrombocytopenia significantly impacts anaesthetic technique and increases the risk of perioperative bleeding. However, as less than 5% of normal pregnancies have significant thrombocytopenia, routine platelet testing incurs great cost for a relatively low yield. Determining whether clinical predictors,...
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  992. Pathways to trust and caution among South African university students

    Pathways to trust and caution among South African university students

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Erhabor S. Idemudia --- School of Research and Postgraduate Studie, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, South Africa Catherine T. Kwantes --- Department of Psychology, Canada Matthew O. Olasupo --- School of Research and Postgraduate Studie, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, South Africa
    This study sought to characterise lifestyle factors of trust and caution among South African university students (n = 196; females = 78.06%; median age = 21 years). The students completed an online survey on trustworthiness in cultural context. The data...
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  993. Farm worker identities contested and reimagined: gender, race/ethnicity and nationality in the post-strike moment

    Farm worker identities contested and reimagined: gender, race/ethnicity and nationality in the post-strike moment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: &Aring;sa Eriksson --- Department of Ethnology, History of Religions and Gender Studies, Sweden
    In 2012/2013, widespread rural unrest — commonly referred to as the “farm worker strike” — broke out in the Western Cape, South Africa. This exposed not only poor salaries and working conditions, but also the disparity between representations of farm...
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  994. Benthic freshwater nematode community dynamics under conditions of Tilapia aquaculture in Egypt

    Benthic freshwater nematode community dynamics under conditions of Tilapia aquaculture in Egypt

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: AEA Abada --- Zoology Department, Egypt NF Ghanim --- Zoology Department, Egypt AH Sherif --- Department of Fish diseases, Kafrelsheikh Provincial Laboratory, Egypt NA Salama --- Zoology Department, Egypt
    Studies of the influence of fish aquaculture on benthic freshwater nematode assemblages are scarce, but could provide a way of gauging environmental effects. The abundance and diversity of nematode assemblages in response to Oreochromis niloticus aquaculture were investigated in Kafr...
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  995. Variation in the daily activity, movement and refugia of Critically Endangered geometric tortoises, &lt;em&gt;Psammobates geometricus&lt;/em&gt;, in autumn and spring

    Variation in the daily activity, movement and refugia of Critically Endangered geometric tortoises, Psammobates geometricus, in autumn and spring

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Brian T. Henen --- , , South Africa Ulric P. van Bloemestein --- , , South Africa Margaretha D. Hofmeyr --- , , South Africa Craig A. Weatherby --- , , USA
    To help assess habitat requirements of Critically Endangered geometric tortoises, we used thread-trailing to measure daily activity, movements and refugia of adult Psammobates geometricus in autumn and spring 2002. We found strong differences between seasons, and effects of weather, individuals...
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  996. Obstetric outcomes and antenatal access among adolescent pregnancies in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Obstetric outcomes and antenatal access among adolescent pregnancies in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: T Govender --- Department of Community Health Studies, Discipline of Environmental Health, South Africa P Reddy --- Department of Community Health Studies, Discipline of Environmental Health, South Africa S Ghuman --- Department of Community Health Studies, Discipline of Environmental Health, South Africa
    Background: Pregnancy among adolescents in South Africa is a growing concern as it may be associated with adverse socio-economic and health impacts. Timeous initiation and optimal utilisation of antenatal care (ANC) services is imperative to ensure positive pregnancy outcomes. However,...
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  997. Retrospective clinical analysis of adverse drug reactions associated with antiretroviral therapy in Tlokwe district, South Africa

    Retrospective clinical analysis of adverse drug reactions associated with antiretroviral therapy in Tlokwe district, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Rentia van Graan --- Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences (PharmaCen), Division of Pharmacology, South Africa Michelle Viljoen --- Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences (PharmaCen), Division of Pharmacology, South Africa Malie Rheeders --- Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences (PharmaCen), Division of Pharmacology, South Africa Fadeela Motara --- Potchefstroom Hospital, Pharmacy, South Africa
    Background: South Africa has the highest number of patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) globally. Various obstacles were identified that influence effective reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in resource-limited countries. This investigation aimed to identify, classify and analyse the prevalence...
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  998. Seasonal habitat requirements of Lemon Dove (&lt;em&gt;Aplopelia larvata&lt;/em&gt;) in coastal forest: camera-trap surveys of a reclusive species

    Seasonal habitat requirements of Lemon Dove (Aplopelia larvata) in coastal forest: camera-trap surveys of a reclusive species

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: David A Ehlers Smith --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa Yvette C Ehlers Smith --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa Colleen T Downs --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa
    The modification of natural habitats requires behavioural plasticity, which may be challenging for ‘specialist’ species. Quantifying habitat requirements and behavioural responses of specialists to landscape transformation is thus a priority for baseline data to inform conservation practices. Using camera-trap surveys...
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  999. Two cases of probable hybridisation between the pufferfishes &lt;em&gt;Arothron meleagris&lt;/em&gt; (Anonymous 1798) and &lt;em&gt;A. nigropunctatus&lt;/em&gt; (Bloch and Schneider 1801) on a fringing reef at R&eacute;union Island

    Two cases of probable hybridisation between the pufferfishes Arothron meleagris (Anonymous 1798) and A. nigropunctatus (Bloch and Schneider 1801) on a fringing reef at Réunion Island

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: P Bourjon --- Les Sentinelles du R&eacute;cif, r&eacute;seau d&rsquo;observateurs volontaires de la R&eacute;serve Naturelle Marine de La R&eacute;union [&lsquo;Sentinels of the Reef&rsquo;, Volunteer Observers Network of the R&eacute;union Marine Park] (GIP&ndash;RNMR), R&eacute;union Island B Chanet --- Institut de Syst&eacute;matique, France
    Two individuals displaying mixed features of the colour patterns distinctive of Arothron meleagris and A. nigropunctatus were observed on the fringing reef at Réunion Island, between September 2012 and August 2013. Because many hybrid fish have been first identified through...
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  1000. Multi-stakeholder collaboration yields valuable data for cetacean conservation in Gamba, Gabon

    Multi-stakeholder collaboration yields valuable data for cetacean conservation in Gamba, Gabon

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: G Minton --- WWF Gabon, Gabon JR Kema Kema --- WWF Gabon, Gabon A Todd --- Gabon Biodiversity Program, Center for Conservation and Sustainability, Gabon L Korte --- Gabon Biodiversity Program, Center for Conservation and Sustainability, Gabon PB Maganga --- WWF Gabon, Gabon JR Migoungui Mouelet --- Brigade de Peche de Gamba/Department des P&ecirc;ches et d&rsquo;Aquaculture, Gabon AM Nguema --- Agence National des Parc Nationaux, Gabon E Moussavou --- Brigade de Peche de Gamba/Department des P&ecirc;ches et d&rsquo;Aquaculture, Gabon GK Ngu&eacute;l&eacute; --- Agence National des Parc Nationaux, Gabon
    Private industry, the Government of Gabon and two international NGOs collaborated to conduct marine surveys off the coast of Gabon, Central Africa. Surveys addressed multiple objectives of surveillance and monitoring, the documentation of the distribution of and threats to the...
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  1001. Comparative genetic structure in two high-dispersal prawn species from the south-west Indian Ocean

    Comparative genetic structure in two high-dispersal prawn species from the south-west Indian Ocean

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: TK Mkare --- Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Kenya JC Groeneveld --- Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI), South Africa PR Teske --- Centre for Ecological Genomics and Wildlife Conservation, Department of Zoology, South Africa CA Matthee --- Evolutionary Genomics Group, Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa
    The penaeid prawns Fenneropenaeus indicus and Metapenaeus monoceros support shallow-water prawn fisheries in the south-west Indian Ocean. They are sympatric and have similar life histories, including developmental stages that depend on estuarine and marine habitats and a short dispersal duration...
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  1002. Movement patterns of an endangered fishery species, &lt;em&gt;Lithognathus lithognathus&lt;/em&gt; (Sparidae), and the role of no-take marine protected areas as a management tool

    Movement patterns of an endangered fishery species, Lithognathus lithognathus (Sparidae), and the role of no-take marine protected areas as a management tool

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: RH Bennett --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa PD Cowley --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa A-R Childs --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa CG Attwood --- Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa L Swart --- Branch: Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa TF N&aelig;sje --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa
    Understanding movement behaviour is essential for effective management of fishery species. Dart tags were used to study coastal movement patterns of white steenbras Lithognathus lithognathus, an overexploited seabream (Sparidae) in South Africa. In total, 6 962 fish (190–1 080 mm...
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  1003. The impact of river flooding and high flow on the demersal fish assemblages of the freshwater-dominated Great Fish Estuary, South Africa

    The impact of river flooding and high flow on the demersal fish assemblages of the freshwater-dominated Great Fish Estuary, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: P Nodo --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa NC James --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa A-R Childs --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa MDV Nakin --- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, South Africa
    Freshwater inflow has a strong impact on the biological, chemical and physical characteristics of estuaries, which in turn affect the distribution and abundance of estuarine organisms. Increased climatic variability associated with climate change is predicated to modify precipitation patterns, which...
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  1004. Trends and magnitudes of genotype &times; environment interaction variance components for yield, quality and agronomic traits among coastal short cycle sugarcane breeding populations

    Trends and magnitudes of genotype × environment interaction variance components for yield, quality and agronomic traits among coastal short cycle sugarcane breeding populations

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Sphamandla Sengwayo --- South African Sugarcane Research Institute, South Africa Marvellous Zhou --- South African Sugarcane Research Institute, South Africa Maryke Labuschagne --- University of the Free State, South Africa
    Genotype × environment interactions (G×E) can reduce the genetic contribution to the phenotype and increase minimum detectable differences, which eventually reduce selection precision. This study was conducted to determine the magnitudes and trends of G×E variance components for sugarcane yield,...
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  1005. Assessment of genetic diversity of rice based on SNP markers for selection of parents for sheath rot (&lt;em&gt;Sarocladium oryzae&lt;/em&gt;) resistance breeding

    Assessment of genetic diversity of rice based on SNP markers for selection of parents for sheath rot (Sarocladium oryzae) resistance breeding

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Simon M Mvuyekure --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Julia Sibiya --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa John Derera --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa John Nzungize --- Rwanda Agriculture Board, Rwanda Germain Nkima --- Rwanda Agriculture Board, Rwanda
    Sheath rot of rice, caused by Sarocladium oryzae, is an important emerging rice disease not only in Rwanda, but also in other rice-growing countries. Given that cultivar resistance is a sustainable management strategy for small-scale farmers, the aim of this...
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  1006. Managing human disturbance: factors influencing flight-initiation distance of birds in a West African nature reserve

    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, Nigeria
    Escape 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...
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  1007. Coalition formation, mate selection and pairing behaviour of the Crested Francolin

    Coalition formation, mate selection and pairing behaviour of the Crested Francolin

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Johann H van Niekerk --- Department of Environmental Sciences, South Africa
    Transect field observations were conducted on the behaviour of Crested Francolin Dendroperdix sephaena to describe male coalitions in the Borakalalo National Park, North West province, South Africa during May, August, October and December 2008, and again in July 2009. Crested...
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  1008. Wood anatomical and chemical properties related to the pulpability of &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus globulus&lt;/em&gt;: a review

    Wood anatomical and chemical properties related to the pulpability of Eucalyptus globulus: a review

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Isabel Carrillo --- Laboratorio de Recursos Renovables, Centro de Biotecnolog&iacute;a, Chile Claudia Vidal --- Laboratorio de Recursos Renovables, Centro de Biotecnolog&iacute;a, Chile Juan P Elissetche --- Laboratorio de Recursos Renovables, Centro de Biotecnolog&iacute;a, Chile Regis T Mendon&ccedil;a --- Laboratorio de Recursos Renovables, Centro de Biotecnolog&iacute;a, Chile
    Eucalyptus globulus is one of the most important hardwood species used by the pulp and paper industry due to its high pulp yield, high wood density, excellent fibre quality and good handsheet properties. However, the wood is a highly variable...
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  1009. Role of reciprocity and innovativeness on performance in a developing context: Empirical evidence from Africa

    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 Pes&auml;maa --- Accounting and Control, Sweden Sarah Jack --- Department of Entrepreneurship, Strategy and Innovation, UK
    Generally, 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...
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  1010. The winner takes it all: Outperformance drives subsequent flows in South African Unit Trust Funds

    The winner takes it all: Outperformance drives subsequent flows in South African Unit Trust Funds

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Jennifer Arendse --- Gordon Institute of Business Science, South Africa Chris Muller --- Gordon Institute of Business Science, South Africa Michael Ward --- Gordon Institute of Business Science, South Africa
    The relationship between unit trust (mutual fund) performance and subsequent investment flows into and out of funds has been the focus of many international studies. Emerging markets, which are characterised by higher risk, weaker institutions, volatile economies and fewer participants,...
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  1011. Does institutional monitoring matter? Evidence from insider trading by information risk level

    Does institutional monitoring matter? Evidence from insider trading by information risk level

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Chune Young Chung --- School of Business Administration, Republic of Korea Sanggyu Kang --- School of Business Administration, Republic of Korea Doojin Ryu --- Department of Economics, Republic of Korea
    We examine the effects of institutional ownership on insider exploitation of asymmetric information. Because institutional investors monitor firm activities in order to improve the corporate information environment, such monitoring could decrease the intensity of insider trading on private information. We...
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  1012. The performance of European SRI funds investing in bonds and their comparison to conventional funds

    The performance of European SRI funds investing in bonds and their comparison to conventional funds

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Paulo Leite --- Applied Management Research Unit (UNIAG), Portugal Maria C&eacute;u Cortez --- NIPE &ndash; School of Economics and Management, Portugal
    This paper evaluates the performance of European SRI fixed-income funds domiciled in France and in Germany compared to characteristics-matched conventional funds. Fund performance is evaluated by means of conditional multi-factor models that allow for both time-varying risk and performance. The...
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  1013. Fluoroquinolone-resistant &lt;em&gt;Salmonella typhi&lt;/em&gt; infection: a report of two cases in South Africa

    Fluoroquinolone-resistant Salmonella typhi infection: a report of two cases in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: N Schellack --- School of Pharmacy, South Africa E Bronkhorst --- School of Pharmacy, South Africa C Maluleka --- Department of Microbiology, South Africa L Hunt --- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, USA P Srinivas --- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, USA W Grootboom --- School of Pharmacy, South Africa D Goff --- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, USA P Naicker --- School of Pharmacy, South Africa T Modau --- School of Pharmacy, South Africa O Babarinde --- School of Pharmacy, South Africa
    Typhoid and paratyphoid fever are acute, life-threatening febrile illnesses caused by systemic infection with the bacterium Salmonella enterica. Nineteen cases were reported in South Africa in 2016. We report on two cases of bacteraemic invasive S. typhi with fluoroquinolone resistance.
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  1014. Molecular characterisation of multidrug-resistant &lt;em&gt;Pseudomonas aeruginosa&lt;/em&gt; from a private hospital in Durban, South Africa

    Molecular characterisation of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa from a private hospital in Durban, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Cosmos B. Adjei --- Antimicrobial Research Unit, South Africa Usha Govinden --- Antimicrobial Research Unit, South Africa Krishnee Moodley --- Lancet Laboratories, South Africa Sabiha Y. Essack --- Antimicrobial Research Unit, South Africa
    Background: Multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa pose a clinical challenge globally. This study delineated the molecular mechanisms of resistance to β-lactam antibiotics in multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa isolated from a single private hospital in Durban, South Africa and ascertained clonality with regard...
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  1015. Antimicrobial susceptibility of &lt;em&gt;Mycoplasma genitalium&lt;/em&gt; isolates from Pretoria, South Africa in 2012 and 2016

    Antimicrobial susceptibility of Mycoplasma genitalium isolates from Pretoria, South Africa in 2012 and 2016

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Marie C Le Roux --- Department of Microbiological Pathology, South Africa Maanda Mafunise --- Department of Microbiological Pathology, South Africa Barbara E de Villiers --- Department of Microbiological Pathology, South Africa Ramalau Mm Ditsele --- Department of Microbiological Pathology, South Africa
    Background: Mycoplasma genitalium is a sexually transmitted pathogen associated with non-gonococcal urethritis and cervicitis. Azithromycin regimens have been considered first-line treatment for M. genitalium infections, with fluoroquinolone regimens effective as second-line treatments. However, the proportion of M. genitalium harbouring macrolide...
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  1016. Teenage pregnancies in Mozambique: the experience of &ldquo;Servicios Amigos dos Adolescentes&rdquo; clinics in Beira

    Teenage pregnancies in Mozambique: the experience of “Servicios Amigos dos Adolescentes” clinics in Beira

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Damiano Pizzol --- Operational Research Unit, Italy Francesco Di Gennaro --- Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Italy Chiara Boscardin --- Department of Woman&rsquo;s and Child&rsquo;s Health, Italy Giovanni Putoto --- Operational Research Unit, Italy Elena Cuppini --- District Health Department, Mozambique Graciana Pita --- Department of Woman&rsquo;s and Child&rsquo;s Health, Italy Alexandra George --- District Health Department, Mozambique Laura Monno --- Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Italy Annalisa Saracino --- Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Italy Liviana Da Dalt --- Department of Woman&rsquo;s and Child&rsquo;s Health, Italy Angela De Palma --- Section of Thoracic Surgery, Italy
    The purpose of this article is to provide insights into the demand for pregnancy-related health services by adolescent girls and young women in Mozambique. We analysed the patient registers for the first year of operation (2014) of the Servicios Amigos...
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  1017. Grit and academic performance among first-year university students: A brief report

    Grit and academic performance among first-year university students: A brief report

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Henry D. Mason --- Directorate of Higher Education Development and Support, South Africa
    This study examined grit and academic performance among a sample of South African university students (n = 121, mean age = 19.55, SD = 1.77, female = 57.85%). Data were collected using the Grit Scale and academic performance was assessed...
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  1018. Psychometric validation of an Organisational Performance Questionnaire (OPQ) based on the Burke-Litwin model

    Psychometric validation of an Organisational Performance Questionnaire (OPQ) based on the Burke-Litwin model

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Benny Olivier --- University of South Africa, South Africa
    This study reports the findings on the development and validation of an Organisational Performance Questionnaire (OPQ) based on the Burke-Litwin model. Respondents were 398 employees from various public and private sector organisations in South Africa, consisting of different genders (male...
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  1019. Addiction treatment providers&rsquo; perceptions of publicly-funded treatment services in the Western Cape, South Africa

    Addiction treatment providers’ perceptions of publicly-funded treatment services in the Western Cape, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Deborah Isobell --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Kamal Kamaloodien --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Shazly Savahl --- Department of Psychology, South Africa
    This study explored addiction treatment implementation effectiveness of publicly-funded services in the Western Cape, South Africa, as perceived by service providers. Informants were six service providers from state-subsidised and public outpatient treatment services for substance use disorders (SUDs) (social workers...
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  1020. Psychological contract breach and workplace deviance: Does emotional intelligence matter?

    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, Nigeria
    This 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...
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  1021. Trust in business alliances between mainstream and emerging companies in South Africa

    Trust in business alliances between mainstream and emerging companies in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kgope P. Moalusi --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South Africa Melinde Coetzee --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South Africa
    This study explored perceived trust between mainstream and emerging business partner entities in South Africa. A purposive sample of 25 managers from mainstream companies (n = 7) and emerging companies (n = 18) participated in the study. The managers Q-sorted...
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  1022. What effects do student jobs have on the study performance, competency and career development of hospitality management students&lt;xref ref-type=&quot;fn&quot; rid=&quot;FN0000&quot;/&gt;

    What effects do student jobs have on the study performance, competency and career development of hospitality management students

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Annemarie Geerlink --- Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Conrad Lashley --- Hotel Management School, The Netherlands
    This research examines the effects student jobs have on the study performance, and the competency and career development of hospitality management students. A 13-item survey was administered to a sample of 82 hospitality management students to see how they think...
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  1023. Detection of rust resistance in selected Zimbabwean and ICARDA bread wheat (&lt;em&gt;Triticum aestivum&lt;/em&gt;) germplasm using conventional and molecular techniques

    Detection of rust resistance in selected Zimbabwean and ICARDA bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) germplasm using conventional and molecular techniques

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Bruce Mutari --- Crop Breeding Institute, Zimbabwe Sripada M Udupa --- Biotechnology Section, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Morocco Peter Mavindidze --- Department of Agronomy, South Africa Charles S Mutengwa --- Department of Agronomy, South Africa
    Host resistance is the most effective and economical method to minimise yield losses caused by rusts. The aim of this study was to detect the presence of resistance in 75 wheat genotypes. The presence of the genes Sr2, Sr24, Lr34,...
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  1024. Adult plant resistance to leaf rust and stem rust of wheat in a newly developed recombinant inbred line population

    Adult plant resistance to leaf rust and stem rust of wheat in a newly developed recombinant inbred line population

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Sandiswa Figlan --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Tarekegn G Terefe --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Small Grain Institute, South Africa Hussein Shimelis --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Toi J Tsilo --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Small Grain Institute, South Africa
    Leaf rust caused by Puccinia triticina and stem rust by P. graminis f. sp. tritici are the most destructive diseases of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), resulting in substantial yield losses globally. A continuous search for new sources of effective rust...
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  1025. Performance effects of international knowledge transfer: A panel analysis of human mobility between knowledge environments

    Performance effects of international knowledge transfer: A panel analysis of human mobility between knowledge environments

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Sebastian G.M. H&auml;ndschke --- Department of Business Administration and Economics, Chair of Organization, Leadership and HRM, Germany Raluca Kerekes --- Department of Business Administration and Economics, Chair of Organization, Leadership and HRM, Germany Peter Walgenbach --- Department of Business Administration and Economics, Chair of Organization, Leadership and HRM, Germany
    In this paper, we build on the argument that knowledge transfer is a source for competitive advantage. We test the proposition whether knowledge transfer from knowledge-rich to knowledge-indigent environments leads to better performance. Empirically, we test the performance effects of...
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  1026. Effect of positive organizational behaviour (POB) characteristics on construction employees&rsquo; turnover in Uyo City of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

    Effect of positive organizational behaviour (POB) characteristics on construction employees’ turnover in Uyo City of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Amaka Chinweude Ogwueleka --- Department of Quantity Surveying, Nigeria Stanley Nnamdi Ogbonna --- Department of Quantity Surveying, Nigeria
    Low turnover of skilled construction employees is paramount to any construction organization in order to boost high rate of skilled and talented workers. The global shortage of skilled workers within the construction industry provides the need to investigate factors that...
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  1027. Multiple disturbance patterns and population structure of a tropical tree species, &lt;em&gt;Afzelia africana&lt;/em&gt; (Leguminosae&ndash;Caesalpinioideae), in two contrasting bioclimatic zones of the Republic of Benin

    Multiple disturbance patterns and population structure of a tropical tree species, Afzelia africana (Leguminosae–Caesalpinioideae), in two contrasting bioclimatic zones of the Republic of Benin

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Ogoudje I Amahowe --- Laboratoire d&rsquo;Ecologie, de Botanique et de Biologie v&eacute;g&eacute;tale, Facult&eacute; d&rsquo;Agronomie, R&eacute;publique du B&eacute;nin Samadori SH Biaou --- Laboratoire d&rsquo;Ecologie, de Botanique et de Biologie v&eacute;g&eacute;tale, Facult&eacute; d&rsquo;Agronomie, R&eacute;publique du B&eacute;nin Armand K Natta --- Laboratoire d&rsquo;Ecologie, de Botanique et de Biologie v&eacute;g&eacute;tale, Facult&eacute; d&rsquo;Agronomie, R&eacute;publique du B&eacute;nin Rodrigue O Balagueman --- Laboratoire d&rsquo;Ecologie, de Botanique et de Biologie v&eacute;g&eacute;tale, Facult&eacute; d&rsquo;Agronomie, R&eacute;publique du B&eacute;nin
    Understanding how multiple disturbances affect species population structure is crucial for designing a better conservation strategy of threatened species. In this paper, we assessed the disturbance patterns and evaluated their effects on the population structure of Afzelia africana, in two...
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  1028. A productivity model for first thinning of &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; using a tractor and double-drum winch in South Africa

    A productivity model for first thinning of Pinus patula using a tractor and double-drum winch in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Thabo Moloi --- Forest Postgraduate Programme, South Africa Michal Brink --- Forest Postgraduate Programme, South Africa Paxie W Chirwa --- Forest Postgraduate Programme, South Africa Elisha Ngulube --- Department of Forestry, Malawi
    The productivity of skidding tractors in intermediate harvesting operations has not been determined in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The objective of this study was to develop a productivity model using a farm tractor in first thinning operations in Pinus patula compartments...
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  1029. Alternative eucalypts for commercial pulpwood production at moderately dry sites in the warm temperate zone of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Alternative eucalypts for commercial pulpwood production at moderately dry sites in the warm temperate zone of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Robin AW Gardner --- Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South Africa Keith M Little --- School of Natural Resource Management, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Arnulf Kanzler --- Sappi Forest Research, South Africa Thimagren N Naidoo --- Sappi Forest Research, South Africa
    During 2001, a series of four site–taxa interaction trials was established in the warm temperate (mean annual temperature range 16–19 °C) forestry climatic zone of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa. The main objective was to investigate the commercial forestry potential of...
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  1030. Soil quality effects on regeneration of annual &lt;em&gt;Medicago&lt;/em&gt; pastures in the Swartland of South Africa

    Soil quality effects on regeneration of annual Medicago pastures in the Swartland of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Pieter A Swanepoel --- Department of Agronomy, South Africa Flackson Tshuma --- Department of Agronomy, South Africa
    Annual medic (Medicago spp.) pastures are widely used as the forage component of crop rotation systems in the Mediterranean region of South Africa. Reliable establishment of medics can be challenging. This may be related to poor soil quality, an inherent...
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  1031. Competitive factors of electronic dance music festivals with Social Networking Service (SNS) citizenship behaviour of international tourists

    Competitive factors of electronic dance music festivals with Social Networking Service (SNS) citizenship behaviour of international tourists

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Joon-ho Kim --- Department of Business Administration, South Korea Ki-tai Lee --- Department of Tourism Events and International Conferences, South Korea Bong-ihn Seok --- Commercialization Planning Team, South Korea Hyun-ju Choi --- Department of Cultural &amp; Arts Management, South Korea Seung-hye Jung --- School of Dance, South Korea
    This study examined the comparative advantages of prestige service labelling (VIP), online marketing, and image differentiation when applied as marketing strategies to build tourist loyalty as a component of citizenship behaviour. The participants were 220 African tourists attending the World...
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  1032. Habitat utilisation and nesting behaviour of two sympatric weavers in Mbalmayo District, Cameroon

    Habitat utilisation and nesting behaviour of two sympatric weavers in Mbalmayo District, Cameroon

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Abubakari Said Mgelwa --- College of Life Sciences, China Abadi Mehari Abrha --- Department of Wildlife and Ecotourism Management, Ethiopia Zabibu Kabalika --- College of Natural Resources Management and Tourism, Tanzania Simon Awafor Tamungang --- Laboratory of Applied Ecology and Biology, Department of Animal Biology, Cameroon Amare Gebre Medhin Nigusse --- Institute of Geo-Information and Earth Observation Sciences, Department of Geo-Information and Earth Observation Sciences for Natural Resource Management, Ethiopia
    Avian ecology and behaviour data provides crucial information for bird conservation and management, but are still missing for many species, particularly in developing countries. This study examines habitat utilisation, nesting behaviour, anthropogenic disturbances and impacts on agricultural crops of Village...
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  1033. Retrospective analysis of radiotherapy outcomes in breast cancer radiotherapy at a single institution

    Retrospective analysis of radiotherapy outcomes in breast cancer radiotherapy at a single institution

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: M Heunis --- Radiation Oncology, South Africa DC Lombe --- Radiation Oncology, South Africa M McCaul --- Biostatistics Unit, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Global Health, South Africa
    Introduction: Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide. With the challenges of cancer treatment in developing countries there is a need for a systematic and methodical approach to treatment in resource-limited settings.
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  1034. Tumour and treatment factors influencing the outcome of chemo-radiation in stage IIB cervical cancer: a single institution experience

    Tumour and treatment factors influencing the outcome of chemo-radiation in stage IIB cervical cancer: a single institution experience

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Mtabeni Jemu --- Division of Radiation Oncology, South Africa Leon van Wijk --- Division of Radiation Oncology, South Africa Michelle Parker --- Radiobiology Section, Division of Radiation Oncology, South Africa Glenn Jones --- School of Clinical Medicine and Research, Bahamas
    Objective: This study examined the effects of treatment and tumour factors on the overall survival of patients completing chemo-radiation for stage IIB cervical cancer, to identify modifiable factors that might improve outcome.
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  1035. A retrospective study of stage IB node-negative cervical cancer treated with adjuvant radiation with standard pelvic versus central small pelvic fields

    A retrospective study of stage IB node-negative cervical cancer treated with adjuvant radiation with standard pelvic versus central small pelvic fields

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Tlotlo B Ralefala --- Division of Radiation Oncology, South Africa Leon van Wijk --- Division of Radiation Oncology, South Africa Rakiya Saidu --- Department of Obstetrics &amp; Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, Nigeria
    Objective: To compare two types of postoperative radiation therapy (PORT) in early-stage, node-negative cervical cancer treated at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
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  1036. Quality Assurance of Business Management Education in Africa: A Review of Current Systems and Recommendations for Quality Enhancements

    Quality Assurance of Business Management Education in Africa: A Review of Current Systems and Recommendations for Quality Enhancements

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Eunice V. Akoto --- School of Business, USA Edward O. Akoto --- School of Business, USA
    Quality assurance systems – the collections of policies, procedures, and practices for achieving and maintaining quality – are critical to ensuring the relevance and effectiveness of business and management education in Africa. Currently, stakeholders may assess the quality of business...
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  1037. Blind Spots in African Management Education: An Examination of Issues Deserving Greater Attention

    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, UK
    There 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...
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  1038. What affects portfolio yield of microfinance institutions? Evidence from Bangladesh

    What affects portfolio yield of microfinance institutions? Evidence from Bangladesh

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Md. Aslam Mia --- Department of Development Studies, Faculty of Economics and Administration, Malaysia Md. Sohel Rana --- Department of Business Strategy and Policy, Faculty of Business and Accountancy, Malaysia
    Despite the success and rapid growth of the microfinance industry worldwide, there has been very little sign of any abatement of the high interest rates. High interest rates in microfinance rescind consumer benefits and limit the outreach of microfinance institutions...
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  1039. Analysis of phenotypic variability for yield and quality traits within a collection of cassava (&lt;em&gt;Manihot esculenta&lt;/em&gt;) genotypes

    Analysis of phenotypic variability for yield and quality traits within a collection of cassava (Manihot esculenta) genotypes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Athanase Nduwumuremyi --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Rob Melis --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Paul Shanahan --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Asiimwe Theodore --- Rwanda Agriculture Board, Rwanda
    Genetic diversity is essential for crop improvement and knowledge of the genetic variability within a breeding population facilitates its future exploitation. This study examined the phenotypic and genetic variability for specific cassava key traits in a collection of 30 genotypes...
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  1040. Factors associated with unintended pregnancy among women attending a public health facility in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Factors associated with unintended pregnancy among women attending a public health facility in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Firoza Haffejee --- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, South Africa Laura O&rsquo;Connor --- Department of Chiropractic and Somatology, South Africa Nalini Govender --- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, South Africa Poovendhree Reddy --- Department of Community Health Studies, South Africa Maureen Nokuthula Sibiya --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Shanaz Ghuman --- Department of Community Health Studies, South Africa Thembelihle Ngxongo --- Department of Nursing, South Africa Dorinda Borg --- Department of Chiropractic and Somatology, South Africa
    Background: Across the globe a large proportion of pregnancies have been reported as unintended. There are no available reports from South Africa concerning the prevalence of unintended pregnancies. This study explored the prevalence of unintended pregnancies among South African women...
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  1041. Skin cancer awareness and sunscreen use among outpatients of a South African hospital: need for vigorous public education

    Skin cancer awareness and sunscreen use among outpatients of a South African hospital: need for vigorous public education

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: NC Dlova --- Discipline of Dermatology, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa R Gathers --- Department of Dermatology, Multicultural Dermatology Center, J Tsoka-Gwegweni --- Department of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, South Africa RJ Hift --- School of Clinical Medicine, South Africa
    Background: Melanoma incidence among white South Africans is increasing. Among black individuals, melanoma is associated with advanced stage at presentation and significant mortality.
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  1042. Risk factors and HIV infection among patients diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis at a regional/tertiary hospital in Kimberley, South Africa

    Risk factors and HIV infection among patients diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis at a regional/tertiary hospital in Kimberley, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: FK Mampuya --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, South Africa WJ Steinberg --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, South Africa JE Raubenheimer --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Biostatistics, South Africa
    Background: Common risk factors for developing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) are prolonged immobilisation, surgery, leg trauma or fracture, pregnancy, hormone therapy, heart failure, cancer, obesity, age, and smoking. The incidence of DVT in HIV-infected patients shows a two- to tenfold...
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  1043. An exploration of the reasons women give for choosing legal termination of pregnancy at Soshanguve Community Health Centre, Pretoria, South Africa

    An exploration of the reasons women give for choosing legal termination of pregnancy at Soshanguve Community Health Centre, Pretoria, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Carrien Steyn Indiran Govender --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, South Africa John Velaphi Ndimande
    Background: Termination of pregnancy (TOP) is one of the most commonly performed gynaecological procedures in the world and was legalised in South Africa in 1996 with the passing of the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1996 (Act No. 29...
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  1044. Risk factors associated with MRSA

    Risk factors associated with MRSA

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Sonal Gupta --- Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Medical Research and Education (GIPMER), India Bibhabati Mishra --- Department of Microbiology, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Medical Research and Education (GIPMER), India Archana Thakur --- Department of Microbiology, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Medical Research and Education (GIPMER), India Vinita Dogra --- Department of Microbiology, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Medical Research and Education (GIPMER), India Poonam Sood Loomba --- Department of Microbiology, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Medical Research and Education (GIPMER), India Manisha Jain --- Department of Microbiology, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Medical Research and Education (GIPMER), India Aradhana Bhargava --- Department of Microbiology, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Medical Research and Education (GIPMER), India
    Background: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is associated with increased morbidity and mortality compared with infections caused by methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA). Treatment of MRSA infection is complicated by the fact that these organisms are resistant to multiple antimicrobial agents,...
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  1045. Institutional investment management: An investor&#039;s perspective on the relation between turnover and performance

    Institutional investment management: An investor's perspective on the relation between turnover and performance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Diego V&iacute;ctor de Mingo-L&oacute;pez --- Department of Finance and Accounting, Spain Juan Carlos Matall&iacute;n-S&aacute;ez --- Department of Finance and Accounting, Spain
    The main aim of this study is to analyse the relationship between turnover and performance in institutional investment management. For a sample of US equity mutual funds during the period January 1999–December 2014, we show that high-turnover funds do not...
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  1046. International transmission of risk factor movements: The case of developed markets

    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, Korea
    Under 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...
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  1047. A Decision Tree and Na&iuml;ve Bayes algorithm for income tax prediction

    A Decision Tree and Naïve Bayes algorithm for income tax prediction

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: G. V. Mabe-Madisa --- Department of Decision Sciences, South Africa
    One of the concerns regarding the tax collection system is incorrect case selection. Manual selection of audit cases by auditors (whose role is to detect individual cases of tax non-compliance) based on their expert knowledge of the taxpayers’ behaviour, cannot...
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  1048. Extended family constellations workshop efficacy on intuition measure and experience

    Extended family constellations workshop efficacy on intuition measure and experience

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Catherine Geils --- Department of Behavioural Medicine, South Africa Stephen D. Edwards --- Psychology Department, South Africa
    This study explored the efficacy of an intuition-oriented family constellations process workshop in influencing intuition and consciousness of extended family constellations. Participants were eight white South Africans (male = 1, female = 7; age range = 36 to 62 years)...
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  1049. The use of field and artificial freezing studies to assess frost tolerance in natural populations of &lt;em&gt;Pinus oocarpa&lt;/em&gt;

    The use of field and artificial freezing studies to assess frost tolerance in natural populations of Pinus oocarpa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Lizette de Waal --- Forestry Division, South Africa R Glen Mitchell --- Kuching, Malaysia Gary R Hodge --- Camcore, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, USA Paxie W Chirwa --- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, South Africa
    The susceptibility of Pinus oocarpa to freezing temperatures limits the commercial deployment of the highly productive Pinus patula × P. oocarpa hybrid in South Africa. Identifying P. oocarpa germplasm with increased frost tolerance is important. Twenty-three P. oocarpa provenances, originating...
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  1050. Review of progress with integrated coastal management in South Africa since the advent of democracy

    Review of progress with integrated coastal management in South Africa since the advent of democracy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: M Sowman --- Environmental and Geographical Science Department, South Africa N Malan --- Branch: Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), South Africa
    Worldwide, coastal environments are recognised as complex systems of immense biophysical, socioeconomic and cultural value. In South Africa, the promulgation of the Coastal White Paper in 2000, and the Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) Act of 2008, signalled a significant paradigm...
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  1051. A multimetric-index approach using fisheries data to assess fish assemblage structure in relation to salinity gradient in a tropical West African estuary

    A multimetric-index approach using fisheries data to assess fish assemblage structure in relation to salinity gradient in a tropical West African estuary

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: J Kantoussan --- Universit&eacute; Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis, Senegal JM Ecoutin --- Institut de Recherche pour le D&eacute;veloppement (IRD), France R La&euml; --- Institut de Recherche pour le D&eacute;veloppement (IRD), France OT Thiaw --- Institut Universitaire de P&ecirc;che et d&rsquo;Aquaculture (IUPA), Universit&eacute; Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Senegal L Tito de Morais --- Institut de Recherche pour le D&eacute;veloppement (IRD), France
    This study examines the effects of increasing salinity on fish assemblage structure in the Casamance Estuary, Senegal, using a series of indices. The study data were derived from commercial fishery surveys conducted between April and July 2005. Analysis of within-trophic-group...
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  1052. Suppression of the aquatic weed &lt;em&gt;Hydrilla verticillata&lt;/em&gt; (L.f.) Royle (Hydrocharitaceae) by a leaf-cutting moth &lt;em&gt;Parapoynx diminutalis&lt;/em&gt; Snellen (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Jozini Dam, South Africa

    Suppression of the aquatic weed Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Royle (Hydrocharitaceae) by a leaf-cutting moth Parapoynx diminutalis Snellen (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Jozini Dam, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: A Bownes --- Agricultural Research Council Plant-Protection Research Institute (ARC-PPRI), South Africa
    A classical biological control programme against Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Royle (Hydrocharitaceae) was initiated in South Africa following the discovery of extensive mats in Jozini Dam in northern KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) in 2006. However, in mid-2008, high densities of a phytophagous insect,...
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  1053. Anaesthesia in the MRI suite

    Anaesthesia in the MRI suite

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Reinier Swart --- Department of Anaesthesiology, University of the Free State, South Africa William Ian Duncombe Rae --- Discipline of Medical Radiation Sciences, Australia
    Anaesthesia in the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suite, or when performing surgery that requires MRI guidance, is becoming a more frequent and complex procedure for anaesthetists, as the study modality is increasing in application. MRI is not inert in its...
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  1054. Relationship between nutritional status and treatment-related neutropenia in children with nephroblastoma

    Relationship between nutritional status and treatment-related neutropenia in children with nephroblastoma

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Kelly S Draper --- Dietetics and Human Nutrition, South Africa GP Hadley --- Department of Paediatric Surgery, South Africa Kirthee Pillay --- Dietetics and Human Nutrition, South Africa Nicola L Wiles --- Dietetics and Human Nutrition, South Africa
    Background: Assessment of nutritional status of paediatric oncology patients is crucial, as it may influence treatment and clinical outcomes. Concurrent malnutrition and cancer in children may lead to reduced chemotherapy delivery due to impaired tolerance and increased toxicity.
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  1055. Networking dimensions and performance of event management ventures in Kenya

    Networking dimensions and performance of event management ventures in Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Jacqueline Cheptepkeny Korir --- School of Tourism Hospitality and Events Management, Kenya
    The role of networking in the sharing of knowledge and information is well documented. What is not clear, however, are the facets of networks that best drive firm performance, and whether or not the nature of business is a factor...
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  1056. Job demands and resources: Flourishing and job performance in South African universities of technology settings

    Job demands and resources: Flourishing and job performance in South African universities of technology settings

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Christine Janse van Rensburg --- Human Resource Management, South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- Optentia, North-West University, South Africa Elsab&eacute; Diedericks --- Optentia, North-West University, South Africa
    We investigated the extent to which perceived job demands and resources influenced work-related flourishing and job performance among academic staff in South African universities of technology. Participants were 339 lecturers from three universities of technology (female = 53.8%; junior lecturers...
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  1057. Exploring the links between gender, dwelling, and career orientations of African emerging adults

    Exploring the links between gender, dwelling, and career orientations of African emerging adults

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tshepo Matjie --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South Africa Melinde Coetzee --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South Africa
    The study explored the socio-ecological (i.e. gender and geographical location) influences on the career orientations of emerging adults. The participants comprised a convenience sample of 159 black African South African university students (57% rural, 43% urban; 63% females, 37% males;...
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  1058. Knowledge and quality-management activities&rsquo; influences on technology communication and innovation with African foreign investment experience

    Knowledge and quality-management activities’ influences on technology communication and innovation with African foreign investment experience

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Bong-ihn Seok --- Commercialisation Planning Team, South Korea Man-pil Han --- Department of Business Administration, South Korea Joon-ho Kim --- Department of Business Administration, South Korea
    We examined how psychic distance moderates the association of South Korean chief executive officers’ (CEOs’) knowledge and quality management with their predisposition to invest in African technology and innovation markets. Participants were current and prospective South Korean African business investment...
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  1059. Tiller population dynamics in eight cultivars of elephant grass during undisturbed growth

    Tiller population dynamics in eight cultivars of elephant grass during undisturbed growth

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Jos&eacute; A Rueda --- Licenciatura en Zootecnia, Mexico Eusebio Ortega-Jim&eacute;nez --- Colegio de Postgraduados, Mexico Javier F Enr&iacute;quez-Quiroz --- Campo Experimental &ldquo;La Posta&rdquo;, Mexico Rogelio E Palacios-Torres --- Licenciatura en Zootecnia, Mexico Sergio Ram&iacute;rez-Ordo&ntilde;es --- Licenciatura en Zootecnia, Mexico
    The aim of the study was to assess tiller population dynamics of aerial and basal tillers in eight cultivars of Pennisetum purpureum (Schumach.), syn. Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone, in a warm humid climate in Veracruz, Mexico. This is a pioneer...
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  1060. Antimicrobial resistance surveillance in the South African public sector

    Antimicrobial resistance surveillance in the South African public sector

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Olga Perovic --- Centre for Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Husna Ismail --- Centre for Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Erika Van Schalkwyk --- Centre for Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs),
    Electronic surveillance for antimicrobial resistance was established in 2013 for public sector laboratories and released annually. This article reports susceptibility data on ESKAPE pathogens for 2016.
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  1061. Antimicrobial resistance surveillance in the South African private sector report for 2016

    Antimicrobial resistance surveillance in the South African private sector report for 2016

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Olga Perovic --- Centre for Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and Mycoses, Husna Ismail --- Centre for Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and Mycoses, Erika Van Schalkwyk --- Centre for Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and Mycoses, Warren Lowman --- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, School of Pathology, Elizabeth Prentice --- Ampath Microbiology National Reference Laboratory, Marthinus Senekal --- Pathcare Pathology Group Reference Laboratory, Chetna N Govind --- Department of Clinical Microbiology, South Africa
    Aim: The relevance of surveillance for antimicrobial resistance is increasingly recognised in the light of a global action plan to combat resistance. This report presents antimicrobial susceptibility testing on ESKAPE pathogens from private sector laboratories in South Africa for 2016.
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  1062. Seasonality, habitat type and locality influenced bird assemblage structure in Nigeria

    Seasonality, habitat type and locality influenced bird assemblage structure in Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Sulaiman I Muhammad --- Department of Biological Sciences, Nigeria Rosli Ramli --- Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Malaysia Amy Y Then --- Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Malaysia
    This is the first report of the avian assemblage in the study area of Dutse, Nigeria. In addition to recording bird species, the effects of season, dominant vegetation structure, locality and anthropogenic activities on bird abundance, species richness and diversity...
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  1063. Association between adherence to anti-diabetic therapy and adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes in diabetes in pregnancy

    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, Norway
    Objectives: To analyse the association between adherence to anti-diabetic therapy (diet, physical activity and medications) and perinatal outcomes.
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  1064. Ovarian germ cell tumour and bleomycin-induced lung injury

    Ovarian germ cell tumour and bleomycin-induced lung injury

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: P Barnardt --- Department of Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology (MICO), South Africa S Griffith-Richards --- Department of Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology (MICO), South Africa
    Bleomycin, an antibiotic agent with antitumour activity, is an important drug in the management of many oncological malignancies such as lymphoma and germ cell tumours. These tumours are potentially curable and mostly affect young people. The potential side effects and...
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  1065. Synchronous oligometastases in cervical cancer: a case report

    Synchronous oligometastases in cervical cancer: a case report

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: BT Guzha --- Division of Gynaecology Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa N Ngxola --- Division of Gynaecology Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa T Adams --- Division of Gynaecology Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa L Rogers --- Division of Gynaecology Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa N Mbatani --- Division of Gynaecology Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa H-T Wu --- South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)/University of Cape Town (UCT) Gynaecological Cancer Research Centre, Cape Town, South Africa, N Fakie --- South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)/University of Cape Town (UCT) Gynaecological Cancer Research Centre, Cape Town, South Africa, V Muzenda --- Department of Radiology, South Africa LA Denny --- Division of Gynaecology Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa
    Incidence and mortality of cervical cancer in South Africa is still very high and 4-6% of women present with FIGO stage IVB disease. However, the management of oligometastatic cervical cancer is not well decribed in literature. Treatment of stage IVB...
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  1066. A content analysis of online news media reporting on the human papillomavirus vaccination programme in South Africa

    A content analysis of online news media reporting on the human papillomavirus vaccination programme in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Sharon Attipoe-Dorcoo --- Health Science Center, School of Public Health, University of Texas, USA Vedantha Singh --- Cancer Research Initiative, University of Cape Town, South Africa Jennifer Moodley --- Cancer Research Initiative, University of Cape Town, South Africa
    Background: Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among females in South Africa. In 2014 South Africa launched a national human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme for grade 4 girls attending public schools. Approximately 49% of South Africans have...
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  1067. Psychopathy and aggressive behaviour among Nigerian male prison inmates: The moderating role of substance abuse

    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, Nigeria
    This 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...
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  1068. Emotional intelligence influences on the work performance of early career academics: An exploratory study

    Emotional intelligence influences on the work performance of early career academics: An exploratory study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mathew Marembo --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South Africa Willie Tafadzwa Chinyamurindi --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South Africa Themba Mjoli --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South Africa
    We aimed to investigate emotional intelligence (EI) influences on the work performance of early career academic (ECA) staff. Participants were 220 early career academic staff at a rural South African university (female = 56.8%, 77.7% aged between 20 and 40...
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  1069. Managing in the Informal Economy: The Informal Financial Sector in Tanzania

    Managing in the Informal Economy: The Informal Financial Sector in Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Peter C. Mhando --- 315 Business Building, Risk Management Department, Smeal College of Business, USA
    To a certain extent, the informal economy flourishes by filling the gap left by formal institutions. This is most vividly illustrated where practical management of informal financial service delivery rests on the need for such as a means to an...
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  1070. Deployment factors for mobile business intelligence in developing countries small and medium enterprises

    Deployment factors for mobile business intelligence in developing countries small and medium enterprises

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tope Samuel Adeyelure --- Department of Informatics, South Africa Billy Mathias Kalema --- Department of Informatics, South Africa Kelvin J. Bwalya --- School of Consumer Intelligence and Information Systems, South Africa
    Data are more rapidly generated than they can be digested and consumed in real time due to the increased mobility and automation of activities of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). These challenges could be avoided if SMEs in developing countries...
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  1071. Impact of information technology on innovation in determining firm performance

    Impact of information technology on innovation in determining firm performance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Indiran Poobalan Naidoo --- Graduate School of Business and Leadership, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Muhammad Hoque --- Graduate School of Business and Leadership, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    The aim of this study is to investigate the strategic relevance of Information Technology (IT). The study used resource-based theory to test if IT was a competitive resource, by examining the role it played between the constructs of innovation capability...
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  1072. Personality and adjustment in South African higher education accounting studies

    Personality and adjustment in South African higher education accounting studies

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Elmarie Papageorgiou --- , South Africa Chris William Callaghan --- , South Africa
    This study seeks to investigate the contribution of individual personality differences to diverse aspects of accounting student adjustment to university in the context of a South African university. In a context in which many have but one opportunity to access...
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  1073. Executive performance evaluation and remuneration: Disclosure and practices of selected listed South African companies (2002&minus;2015)

    Executive performance evaluation and remuneration: Disclosure and practices of selected listed South African companies (2002−2015)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Nadia Mans-Kemp --- , South Africa Suzette Viviers --- , South Africa
    Given growing inequality in South Africa, shareholders are increasingly questioning the size and composition of executive remuneration packages. They are also demanding greater transparency on the criteria and processes used to award performance incentives. The researchers hence investigated the extent...
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  1074. Share price reaction to financial and integrated reports

    Share price reaction to financial and integrated reports

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Gizelle D. Willows --- , South Africa Jessica A. Rockey --- , South Africa
    This study analyses whether significant cumulative average abnormal returns (CAAR) are observed before and after the release of financial results and integrated reports. The study was completed through the use of event study methodology, based on the capital asset pricing...
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  1075. Alternative pine hybrids and species to &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;P. radiata&lt;/em&gt; in South Africa and Swaziland

    Alternative pine hybrids and species to Pinus patula and P. radiata in South Africa and Swaziland

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Phillip Hongwane --- Technical Services, South Africa Glen Mitchell --- Kuching, Malaysia Arnulf Kanzler --- Sappi Forest Research, South Africa Steven Verryn --- Creation Breeding Innovations, South Africa Juan Lopez --- Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, USA Paxie Chirwa --- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, South Africa
    Through the collaborative efforts of companies affiliated with the International Program for Tree Improvement and Conservation (Camcore), a number of pine hybrids have been produced over the last decade. Many of these have been planted in trials across southern Africa...
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  1076. An automated framework for business enterprise performance evaluation

    An automated framework for business enterprise performance evaluation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: C. O. Anyaeche --- Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Nigeria D. E. Ighravwe --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nigeria
    The evaluation of the performance of business enterprises has continued to pose challenges to business managers. Many approaches have been developed to address this problem, but most have been either input or output oriented, while some focus on specific tasks...
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  1077. Institutional Risk and Firm Performance in Africa: The Moderating Role of Corruption Control&lt;xref ref-type=&quot;fn&quot; rid=&quot;FN0000&quot;/&gt;

    Institutional Risk and Firm Performance in Africa: The Moderating Role of Corruption Control

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: David B. Zoogah --- Williams College of Business, USA
    How does institutional risk influence firm performance in Africa? While most studies focus on formal institutional risk, I argue that informal institutional risks are equally influential. Consistent with that view I use informal institutions theory and multilevel techniques to analyze...
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  1078. Stunted scale-up of a performance-based financing program on HIV and maternal&ndash;child health services in Mozambique &mdash; a policy analysis

    Stunted scale-up of a performance-based financing program on HIV and maternal–child health services in Mozambique — a policy analysis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jessica Gergen --- ThinkWell, Mozambique Joana Falcao --- Independent contractor, Mozambique Yogesh Rajkotia --- ThinkWell, Mozambique
    Objective: A performance-based financing (PBF) program was implemented for services for HIV, prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) and maternal/child health (MCH) in two provinces of Mozambique. This study investigates the determinants of policy scale-up to help accelerate the expansion of...
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  1079. Globalised tuberculosis control in local worlds

    Globalised tuberculosis control in local worlds

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Justin Dixon --- Department of Global Health and Development, United Kingdom Helen Macdonald --- School of African and Gender Studies, Anthropology and Linguistics, South Africa
    Despite a steady global decline in the incidence of tuberculosis (TB), progress towards health targets has been slow and a crisis of drug-resistant strains of TB continues unabated. The United Nations high-level meeting on TB in September 2018 resulted in...
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  1080. Family structure and community connectedness: Their association with teenage pregnancy in South Africa

    Family structure and community connectedness: Their association with teenage pregnancy in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Clifford Odimegwu --- Demography and Population Studies Programme, Schools of Public Health and Social Sciences, Sibusiso Mkwananzi --- Demography and Population Studies Programme, Schools of Public Health and Social Sciences,
    This study aimed to examine the relationships between family structure and community connectedness on the one hand, as well as risk for teenage pregnancy on the other. Data were from the South African General Household Surveys 2011, 2012, 2013; N...
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  1081. Maternal attitudes towards pre-natal substance abuse, medical care, and treatment in a historically disadvantaged South African community

    Maternal attitudes towards pre-natal substance abuse, medical care, and treatment in a historically disadvantaged South African community

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Michelle Ovens --- Department of Corrections Management, South Africa Johan Prinsloo --- Department of Criminology, South Africa
    This study explored maternal substance abuse and the access to pre-natal medical care and treatment for substance abuse during pregnancy. Respondent mothers (n = 102; mean age = 27.8 years, SD = 10.9 years) were from Mitchell’s Plain, a historically disadvantaged South African community. The mothers...
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  1082. When life&#039;s good: Gendered marital satisfaction and work-pay satisfaction influences on organisational commitment of advancement-career-stage employees

    When life's good: Gendered marital satisfaction and work-pay satisfaction influences on organisational commitment of advancement-career-stage employees

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Chibuzor Uchenna Onuoha --- Population &amp; Health Research Entity, Faculty of the Human Sciences, South Africa Erhabor Sunday Idemudia --- Population &amp; Health Research Entity, Faculty of the Human Sciences, South Africa
    We examined the influences of marital satisfaction and work-pay satisfaction on organisational commitment among advancement-career-stage employees while controlling for gender and a selection of socio-demographics. The sample consisted of 350 workers (females = 237; mean age = 32.44, SD =...
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  1083. Population fluctuations of &lt;em&gt;Cerithidea decollata&lt;/em&gt; (Gastropoda: Potamididae) in mangrove habitats of the St Lucia Estuary, South Africa

    Population fluctuations of Cerithidea decollata (Gastropoda: Potamididae) in mangrove habitats of the St Lucia Estuary, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: JL Raw --- , South Africa GM Rishworth --- , South Africa R Perissinotto --- , South Africa JB Adams --- , South Africa
    Mangrove macrobenthos species are used as ecological indicators as they are sensitive to changes in sediment properties. In this study, the population density of the common mangrove whelk Cerithidea decollata was assessed during different environmental conditions in the St Lucia...
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  1084. Use of Animal Information and Trait Preferences for Making Breeding Decisions on Smallholder Dairy Farms

    Use of Animal Information and Trait Preferences for Making Breeding Decisions on Smallholder Dairy Farms

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: B. K. Bett --- Ministry of Agriculture, Kenya B. O. Bebe --- Department of Animal Science, Kenya
    Smallholder dairy farmers aim to maximize the proportion of potentially high milk yielding dairy genotypes in their herds as a breeding strategy to increase milk production for home consumption and cash income. This study describes how farmers aiming at attaining...
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  1085. The presence of artificial water points structures an arid-zone avian community over small spatial scales&lt;xref ref-type=&quot;fn&quot; rid=&quot;FN0001&quot;/&gt;

    The presence of artificial water points structures an arid-zone avian community over small spatial scales

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Salamatu Abdu --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Alan TK Lee --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Susan J Cunningham --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa
    Water plays a key role in avian thermoregulation, especially when environmental temperatures approach or exceed body temperature. Birds living in arid environments need to either be adapted to life with unreliable access to water, or engage in large-scale movements to...
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  1086. Modelling bird atlas reporting rate as a function of density in the southern Karoo, South Africa&lt;xref ref-type=&quot;fn&quot; rid=&quot;FN0000&quot;/&gt;

    Modelling bird atlas reporting rate as a function of density in the southern Karoo, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Alan TK Lee --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST&ndash;NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Campbell Fleming --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST&ndash;NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Dale R Wright --- BirdLife South Africa, Centre for Biodiversity Conservation, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, South Africa
    The relationship between true population density and abundance indices derived from atlas data can be used to estimate population size, a metric that is vital for assessing the conservation status of animal species. However, this relationship remains understudied. Meanwhile, there...
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  1087. Comparing family with individual genotype breeding parameters for cane yield in sugarcane populations

    Comparing family with individual genotype breeding parameters for cane yield in sugarcane populations

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Ntombokulunga W Mbuma --- South African Sugarcane Research Institute, South Africa Marvellous M Zhou --- South African Sugarcane Research Institute, South Africa Rouxlene van der Merwe --- Department of Plant Sciences, South Africa
    Family selection is the positive advancement of all progenies from a cross and is widely practiced in breeding for sugarcane and other crops. The objective of this study was to compare family with individual genotype selection (IGS) for cane yield...
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  1088. Quantification of sorgoleone in sorghum accessions from eight southern African countries

    Quantification of sorgoleone in sorghum accessions from eight southern African countries

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Handsen Tibugari --- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, South Africa Cornelius Chiduza --- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, South Africa Arnold B Mashingaidze --- Department of Crop Science and Post-Harvest Technology, School of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Zimbabwe Stanford Mabasa --- Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Zimbabwe
    Allelopathic effects of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) can ease weed pressure and improve grain yields if cultivars capable of producing high levels of natural chemicals effective in suppressing weeds of economic importance are identified. Three hundred and fifty three...
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  1089. Inheritance of fruit neck, rind and seed coat hardness, and seed coat colour in bottle gourd

    Inheritance of fruit neck, rind and seed coat hardness, and seed coat colour in bottle gourd

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Nogbou F Amangoua --- UFR des Sciences de la Nature, Breeding and Crop Husbandry Unit, C&ocirc;te d&rsquo;Ivoire Kouam&eacute; K Koffi --- UFR des Sciences de la Nature, Breeding and Crop Husbandry Unit, C&ocirc;te d&rsquo;Ivoire Jean-Pierre Baudoin --- Unit&eacute; de Phytotechnie Tropicale et d&rsquo;Horticulture, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Belgium Iri&eacute; A Zoro Bi --- UFR des Sciences de la Nature, Breeding and Crop Husbandry Unit, C&ocirc;te d&rsquo;Ivoire
    Bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.) is an edible, medicinal and decorative plant exhibiting wide genetic variation for fruit and seed characters, but it remains under-researched. This study assessed inheritance of fruit neck, fruit rind hardness, seed coat hardness and...
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  1090. An &lt;em&gt;EnSpm&lt;/em&gt; interspersed repeat identified in &lt;em&gt;Triticum aestivum&lt;/em&gt; and implicated in resistance to &lt;em&gt;Diuraphis noxia&lt;/em&gt;

    An EnSpm interspersed repeat identified in Triticum aestivum and implicated in resistance to Diuraphis noxia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Anandi Bierman --- Division of Bioinformatics, South Africa Anna-Maria Botha --- Department of Genetics, South Africa
    Diuraphis noxia Kurdjumov, 1913 (Hemiptera: Aphididae), commonly known as the Russian wheat aphid, is a devastating pest of wheat and barley. Although fourteen sources of resistance (Dn genes) have been identified to date, none have been cloned. In this study...
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  1091. Modifiable factors within the prevention of mother-to-child transmission programme associated with failure to prevent HIV transmission in the Onandjokwe district of Namibia

    Modifiable factors within the prevention of mother-to-child transmission programme associated with failure to prevent HIV transmission in the Onandjokwe district of Namibia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Flavia Strato Shayo --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Bob Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa
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  1092. An artificial inoculation protocol for &lt;em&gt;Uromycladium acaciae&lt;/em&gt;, cause of a serious disease of &lt;em&gt;Acacia mearnsii&lt;/em&gt; in southern Africa

    An artificial inoculation protocol for Uromycladium acaciae, cause of a serious disease of Acacia mearnsii in southern Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Stuart Fraser --- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Tree Protection Co-operative Programme, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, South Africa Alistair R McTaggart --- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Tree Protection Co-operative Programme, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, South Africa Julian Moreno Chan --- Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South Africa Thobile Nxumalo --- Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South Africa Louise S Shuey --- Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, South Africa Michael J Wingfield --- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Tree Protection Co-operative Programme, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, South Africa Jolanda Roux --- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Tree Protection Co-operative Programme, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, South Africa
    Uromycladium acaciae is the cause of a severe wattle rust epidemic in plantations of Acacia mearnsii (black wattle) in southern Africa. Research on the biology of this damaging rust is assisting in the development of control strategies. One strategy under...
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  1093. Densities and population sizes of raptors in Uganda&rsquo;s conservation areas

    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, UK
    Projected 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...
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  1094. The discourse of institutional change in the Zambian microfinance sector

    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 Lamont
    This 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...
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  1095. Conflict management and prevention under the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) of the African Union

    Conflict management and prevention under the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) of the African Union

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Sophie Desmidt --- Policy Officer, Security and Resilience programme, Bruce Lamont
    Under the umbrella of the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA), the African Union (AU) and Regional Economic Communities (RECs) have intervened in violent conflicts using a number of non-military tools. In the first section, after unpacking the institutional pillars...
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  1096. Pre-retirement anxiety: Development and validation of a measurement instrument in a Nigerian sample

    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, Nigeria
    Two 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...
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  1097. Wives&rsquo; career progression among dual-career ethno-cultural couples: Husbands&rsquo; perspectives

    Wives’ career progression among dual-career ethno-cultural couples: Husbands’ perspectives

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sumaiyah Fuad Mohamed --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa
    This study explored the perspectives of husbands regarding the participation of their wives in professional occupations. The participants included nine South African Indian men in dual-career marriages (ages ranging from 25 to 54 years old). The completed semi-structured, life-story interviews...
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  1098. Factors associated with adherence to ARV treatment in people living with HIV/AIDS in a rural area (Koula-Moutou) in East Gabon

    Factors associated with adherence to ARV treatment in people living with HIV/AIDS in a rural area (Koula-Moutou) in East Gabon

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Arnaud Mongo-Delis --- HIV/AIDS Outpatient Treatment Centre of Koula-Moutou, Gabon Landry E Mombo --- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Gabon Patrick Mickala --- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Gabon Wenceslas Bouassa --- HIV/AIDS Outpatient Treatment Centre of Koula-Moutou, Gabon Wilfried S Bouedy --- HIV/AIDS Outpatient Treatment Centre of Koula-Moutou, Gabon Bertrand M&rsquo;batchi --- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Gabon Cyrille Bisseye --- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Gabon
    The goal of this study was to evaluate the impact of socio-clinical factors on adherence to antiretroviral treatment in people living with HIV/AIDS in Koula-Moutou (a rural area of Gabon). Two adherence assessment methods based on patient declaration and compliance...
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  1099. Variance components and heritability of yield and yield-related traits in tepary bean (&lt;em&gt;Phaseolus acutifolius&lt;/em&gt;)

    Variance components and heritability of yield and yield-related traits in tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Zinhle B Mhlaba --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Hussein A Shimelis --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Beyene Amelework --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Albert T Modi --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Discipline of Crop Science, South Africa Jacob Mashilo --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa
    The extent of variance and heritability of traits influence the response to selection in crop breeding programs. The objective of this study was to determine variance components and heritability in tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius A.Gray) populations to identify promising genotypes...
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  1100. Investigating the informal mode of financing utilized for construction financing in Somalia: Some evidence

    Investigating the informal mode of financing utilized for construction financing in Somalia: Some evidence

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mohamed Ibrahim Nor --- Faculty of Management Sciences, Somalia Tajul Ariffin Masron --- School of Management, Malaysia
    Intermediation is the main objective of any financial industry. While financing services are provided by formal financial institutions in the advanced world, financing services are provided differently in emerging economies. Hence, various alternative modes of financing are used in these...
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  1101. Spatial considerations when monitoring reef fishes

    Spatial considerations when monitoring reef fishes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: D Parker --- Branch: Fisheries Management, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), South Africa H Winker --- Branch: Fisheries Management, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), South Africa ATF Bernard --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa MKS Smith --- South African National Parks, Rondevlei Scientific Services, South Africa A G&ouml;tz --- South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON), South Africa
    Spatial dependence can obscure relationships between response and explanatory variables because of structuring within the residuals reducing variance and biasing coefficient estimates. Here, we highlight the influence of the spatial component, in the presence of spatial dependence, on abundance trends...
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  1102. Gender-sensitive training for substance use disorder treatment: Results and implications of a pilot health professionals needs assessment

    Gender-sensitive training for substance use disorder treatment: Results and implications of a pilot health professionals needs assessment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Liezille Jacobs --- Psychology Department, South Africa
    This study explored mental health practitioner training needs in gender-sensitive substance use disorder (SUD) counselling genderqueer populations. Informants were health professionals in SUD practices and from the Eastern Cape, South Africa (females = 75%; black = 90%, 10% = white,...
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  1103. Differences in the neurocognitive profiles of professional and semi-professional male South African rugby union players

    Differences in the neurocognitive profiles of professional and semi-professional male South African rugby union players

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ankeb&eacute; Kruger --- Community Psychosocial Research (COMPRES), South Africa Kobus Du Plooy --- Community Psychosocial Research (COMPRES), South Africa Pieter Kruger --- Community Psychosocial Research (COMPRES), South Africa
    This study investigated possible cognitive functioning profile differences between professional and semi-professional rugby players. Seventy-nine male rugby union players (professional = 55, semi-professional = 24; age range = 19–37 years) participated in the study. The players completed a battery of...
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  1104. Restorative effects of awe on negative affect after receiving negative performance feedback

    Restorative effects of awe on negative affect after receiving negative performance feedback

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Cynthia Atamba --- Department of Business Administration, China
    The present study investigated the discrete positive effects of awe on negative job affect (NJA) arising from receiving negative performance feedback from a work supervisor or a co-worker. The participants were 131 business professionals and students at a large university...
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  1105. Growth and biomass partitioning of nine provenances of &lt;em&gt;Quillaja saponaria&lt;/em&gt; seedlings to water stress

    Growth and biomass partitioning of nine provenances of Quillaja saponaria seedlings to water stress

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Carlos Magni --- Departamento de Silvicultura, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y de la Conservaci&oacute;n de la Naturaleza, Chile Sergio Espinoza --- Centro de Desarrollo para el Secano Interior, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales, Chile Paola Poch --- Departamento de Silvicultura, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y de la Conservaci&oacute;n de la Naturaleza, Chile Betsab&eacute; Abarca --- Departamento de Silvicultura, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y de la Conservaci&oacute;n de la Naturaleza, Chile Iv&aacute;n Grez --- Departamento de Silvicultura, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y de la Conservaci&oacute;n de la Naturaleza, Chile Eduardo Mart&iacute;nez --- Departamento de Silvicultura, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y de la Conservaci&oacute;n de la Naturaleza, Chile Marco Y&aacute;&ntilde;ez --- N&uacute;cleo Cient&iacute;fico Multidisciplinario, Chile R&oacute;mulo Santelices --- Centro de Desarrollo para el Secano Interior, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales, Chile Antonio Cabrera --- Centro de Desarrollo para el Secano Interior, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales, Chile
    Information on the morphological and physiological responses of seedlings to stressors, such as water stress, is required for successful early establishment of seedlings. We examined provenance variation in morphological and physiological traits of Quillaja saponaria Molina seeds from nine provenances...
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  1106. Land-use impacts on the composition and diversity of the &lt;em&gt;Baikiaea&lt;/em&gt;&ndash; &lt;em&gt;Guibourtia&lt;/em&gt;&ndash;&lt;em&gt;Pterocarpus&lt;/em&gt; woodlands of north-western Zimbabwe

    Land-use impacts on the composition and diversity of the Baikiaea– Guibourtia–Pterocarpus woodlands of north-western Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Angella Chichinye --- Department of Forest Resources and Wildlife Management, Zimbabwe Coert J Geldenhuys --- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, South Africa Paxie W Chirwa --- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, South Africa
    Variation in floristic composition of recovering Baikiaea–Guibourtia–Pterocarpus woodlands was studied in different development stages (from early regrowth to mature woodland) under different land-use systems (protected areas, timber harvesting, pole and firewood collection, and abandoned crop fields), in the Gwayi and...
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  1107. Layering mobilities: charting place-making through performance in Johannesburg&rsquo;s inner-city suburbia

    Layering mobilities: charting place-making through performance in Johannesburg’s inner-city suburbia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Alex Halligey --- South African Research Chair in Spatial Analysis and City Planning, Wits School of Architecture and Planning, South Africa
    Drawing together Tim Cresswell’s work on mobilities with Walter Benjamin’s Arcades Project, this article considers the Johannesburg suburbs of Bertrams, Lorentzville and Judith’s Paarl as produced and reinvented through the mobilities of their inhabitants. How might an artistic performance foreground...
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  1108. The perceptions of general practitioners on National Health Insurance in Chris Hani district, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    The perceptions of general practitioners on National Health Insurance in Chris Hani district, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Mthetheleli Mbongeni Gaqavu --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Robert Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa
    Background: National Health Insurance (NHI) intends to provide universal health coverage to all South Africans, with equity and quality as its tenets. The participation of private general practitioners (GPs) in NHI is essential. The aim was to explore perceptions of...
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  1109. Tax as an option to fund the proposed National Health Insurance fund: What do knowledgeable individuals think?

    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 Africa
    This 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?
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  1110. Tax governance compliance: An exploratory study of the 50 largest Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed companies

    Tax governance compliance: An exploratory study of the 50 largest Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed companies

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Cara Thiart --- School of Accountancy, South Africa
    In line with current international sentiment which promotes greater transparency, the King Committee on Corporate Governance in South Africa updated its corporate governance framework through the issue of the King IV Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa, which replaced...
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  1111. Financial Profitability of Carbon Offset Monoculture Plantation Forestry on Smallholder Farms in Trans Mara Sub-County, Kenya

    Financial Profitability of Carbon Offset Monoculture Plantation Forestry on Smallholder Farms in Trans Mara Sub-County, Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. Chemuliti --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Kenya C. Ackello-Ogutu --- Department of Agricultural Economics, Kenya S. Mbogoh --- Department of Agricultural Economics, Kenya P. Irungu --- Department of Agricultural Economics, Kenya
    There is growing interest in the development of smallholder carbon offset forestry projects in Africa as a means of mitigating climate change while providing co-benefits of development and environmental protection and conservation. Financial profitability of carbon projects is a key...
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  1112. The Effect of Provenance, Plant Spacing and Cutting Interval on Leaf Biomass Yield of &lt;em&gt;Moringa Oleifera&lt;/em&gt; Lam.

    The Effect of Provenance, Plant Spacing and Cutting Interval on Leaf Biomass Yield of Moringa Oleifera Lam.

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: C. T. Gadzirayi --- Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe F. Kubiku --- Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe J. Mupangwa --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa B. Masamha --- Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe L. Mujuru --- Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe
    Two provenances of Moringa oleifera Lam., Malawi and Mutoko, were evaluated to determine the effect of plant spacing and cutting interval on the leaf biomass yield for fodder production. A split-split plot experimental design was set up with provenance as...
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  1113. Evaluation of the early warning indicators of HIV drug resistance surveillance system in Manicaland province, Zimbabwe

    Evaluation of the early warning indicators of HIV drug resistance surveillance system in Manicaland province, Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Anesu Marume --- Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Zimbabwe Admire Zikiti --- Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Zimbabwe Byron Chapoterera --- Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Zimbabwe Julita Maradzika --- Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Zimbabwe
    More than 1.1 million people currently receive lifelong antiretroviral treatment in Zimbabwe following the adoption of the test and treat strategy in 2017. The huge numbers of people on antiretroviral therapy (ART), combined with HIV’s error-prone replication, increases the probability...
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  1114. Developing governance models and funding mechanisms of state&ndash;civil society partnerships for HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention based on lessons from Ghana

    Developing governance models and funding mechanisms of state–civil society partnerships for HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention based on lessons from Ghana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Martin Hushie --- Department of Behavioural Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, Ghana
    The contribution of civil society organisations (CSOs) to national HIV/AIDS responses in sub-Saharan African countries, with Global Health Initiatives’ (GHIs) funding channelled through National AIDS Commissions (NACs), is well researched. Less well understood are the governance models and funding mechanisms...
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  1115. Diaphragm wall and piles set record in Africa: Foundation for Africa&rsquo;s largest suspension bridge in Mozambique

    Diaphragm wall and piles set record in Africa: Foundation for Africa’s largest suspension bridge in Mozambique

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Joern Seitz --- GAUFF GmbH &amp; Co. Engineering KG, Mozambique/Germany Bai Pengyu --- CRBC China Road and Bridge Corporation, China Wang Gang --- CRBC China Road and Bridge Corporation, China
    As part of the master plan for the infrastructure of the road network in the southern Africa area, a suspension bridge is being built in Maputo, Mozambique. The bridge over the Maputo Bay has an open span of 680 m between...
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  1116. Relative Performance of West African Dwarf Goats fed &lt;em&gt;Panicum maximum&lt;/em&gt; Supplemented with Raw or Processed Rubber Seed Meal

    Relative Performance of West African Dwarf Goats fed Panicum maximum Supplemented with Raw or Processed Rubber Seed Meal

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: MD Udo --- Akwa Ibom State University, Nigeria FO Ahamefule --- Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Nigeria JA Ibeawuchi --- Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Nigeria JS Ekpo --- Akwa Ibom State University, Nigeria
    Sixteen weaner WAD goats were used in 56-day feeding trial to determine their relative performance when fed with groundnut cake or raw or processed rubber seed (RS) meal. The raw or processed (boiled and toasted) RS were dried and milled...
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  1117. Genetic diversity of endangered sandalwood (&lt;em&gt;Osyris lanceolata&lt;/em&gt;) populations in Kenya using ISSR molecular markers

    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, Kenya
    Osyris 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...
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  1118. The moderating role of proactive coping on the relationship between distress tolerance and elevated blood pressure

    The moderating role of proactive coping on the relationship between distress tolerance and elevated blood pressure

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Maria Chidi C. Onyedibe --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria
    This study investigated the moderating role of proactive coping on the relationship between distress tolerance and elevated blood pressure (BP) among Nigerian adults with heart disease. Two hundred and forty hypertensive patients were recruited from the cardiology unit of a...
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  1119. Exploring procedural justice and police legitimacy in South Africa

    Exploring procedural justice and police legitimacy in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Johan Prinsloo --- Department of Criminology, South Africa
    Perceptions of legitimacy are at the foundation of public mandates underlying criminal justice institutions, their legal authority, and public cooperation. This study explored perceptions of South African policing by members of a historically disadvantaged community, in terms of the procedural...
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  1120. Organisational culture moderation of interpersonal trust and affective commitment in health care non-governmental organisations in Ghana

    Organisational culture moderation of interpersonal trust and affective commitment in health care non-governmental organisations in Ghana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ramous Agyare --- Business School, China Ge Yuhui --- Business School, China Eugene Abrokwah --- Business School, China James Agyei --- Business School, China
    This study examined the moderating effect of organisational culture (OC) moderation on the relationship between interpersonal trust (IT; trust in management and trust in peers) and employees’ affective commitment (AC). Participants were 295 employees of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Ghana...
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  1121. Korean dance performance influences on prospective tourist cultural products consumption and behaviour intention

    Korean dance performance influences on prospective tourist cultural products consumption and behaviour intention

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Hye-eun Kwak --- Contents Business MBA, South Korea Joon-ho Kim --- Department of Business Administration, South Korea Sun-young Kim --- Department of Cultural &amp; Arts Management, South Korea Ju-eee Jung --- School of Dance, South Korea Hyun-ju Choi --- Department of Cultural and Arts Management, South Korea
    We examined to what extent viewing the Korean dance performance by Beyond The Scene (BTS) at the 2018 Melon Music Awards influenced global viewers’ purchase of Korean cultural products and tourism behaviour intention. We surveyed 230 prospective tourists from the...
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  1122. Effect of residue management and fertiliser application on the productivity of a &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus&lt;/em&gt; hybrid and &lt;em&gt;Acacia mangium&lt;/em&gt; planted on sloping terrain in northern Vietnam

    Effect of residue management and fertiliser application on the productivity of a Eucalyptus hybrid and Acacia mangium planted on sloping terrain in northern Vietnam

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Nguyen Van Bich --- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Australia Daniel Mendham --- CSIRO Land and Water, Australia Katherine J Evans --- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Australia Tran Lam Dong --- Silviculture Research Institute, Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences, Vietnam Vo Dai Hai --- Silviculture Research Institute, Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences, Vietnam Hoang Van Thanh --- Silviculture Research Institute, Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences, Vietnam Caroline L Mohammed --- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Australia
    Forest plantation growers in Vietnam commonly burn residues after harvesting and often apply suboptimal amounts of nutrients during plantation establishment. We examined whether the retention of forest residue, and application of phosphorus fertiliser at higher rates, can increase rates of...
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  1123. Frost tolerance of various Pinus pure species and hybrids

    Frost tolerance of various Pinus pure species and hybrids

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Fanelesibonge Mabaso --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa Hann&eacute;l Ham --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa Andr&eacute; Nel --- Sappi Forests Research, Shaw Research Centre, South Africa
    Pinus species are widely planted by the South African forestry industry and are utilised for pulp, paper and saw timber products. Historically, Pinus patula Schiede ex Schltdl. et Cham. was the most widely planted commercial species in the summer rainfall...
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  1124. Diatoms associated with two South African kelp species: &lt;em&gt;Ecklonia maxima&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Laminaria pallida&lt;/em&gt;

    Diatoms associated with two South African kelp species: Ecklonia maxima and Laminaria pallida

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: NAS Mayombo --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa R Majewska --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, School of Biological Sciences, South Africa AJ Smit --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa
    Kelp forests are believed to host a large biomass of epiphytic fauna and flora, including diatoms, which constitute the base of aquatic food webs and play an important role in the transfer of energy to higher trophic levels. Epiphytic diatom...
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  1125. The subtropical&ndash;temperate transition along the east coast of South Africa shapes the thermal physiology of the truncated mangrove snail &lt;em&gt;Cerithidea decollata&lt;/em&gt; (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda, Potamididae)

    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 Africa
    The 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...
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  1126. Effects of the 2008 global financial crisis on corporate social responsibility and firm value in Korea

    Effects of the 2008 global financial crisis on corporate social responsibility and firm value in Korea

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Doowon Ryu --- Business School, Republic of Korea
    This study examines the effect of the 2008 global financial crisis on firms’ corporate social responsibility (CSR) by analysing Korean CSR and market data from 2004 to 2016 (excluding 2007). We focus on the role of the 2008 global financial...
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  1127. Personality profiling of South African rugby union players

    Personality profiling of South African rugby union players

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ankeb&eacute; Kruger --- Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation (PhASRec), South Africa Kobus Du Plooy --- Institute of Psychology &amp; Wellbeing (IPW), North-West University, South Africa Pieter Kruger --- Institute of Psychology &amp; Wellbeing (IPW), North-West University, South Africa
    This study aimed to investigate whether differences exist in the personality profiles of professional and semi-professional rugby union players. Participants were 73 male rugby players, 52 professional players and 21 semi-professional players. All participants completed the NEO Five-Factor Personality Inventory...
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  1128. Exploring the audit capabilities expectation-performance gap of newly employed first-year trainee accountants in Gauteng: Audit managers at large firms&rsquo; perceptions

    Exploring the audit capabilities expectation-performance gap of newly employed first-year trainee accountants in Gauteng: Audit managers at large firms’ perceptions

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Rolien Kunz --- Department of Economic and Management Sciences, South Africa Herman de Jager --- Department of Economic and Management Sciences, South Africa
    The objective of this paper is to determine the relative size of the expectation-performance gap of technical auditing and assurance knowledge of newly employed first-year trainee accountants. In a study dealing with the expectation-performance gap in accounting education it was...
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  1129. Community healthcare workers&rsquo; satisfaction with ward-based outreach team services in Tshwane district, South Africa

    Community healthcare workers’ satisfaction with ward-based outreach team services in Tshwane district, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: JV Ndimande --- Discipline of Family Medicine, South Africa GA Ogunbanjo --- Discipline of Family Medicine, South Africa SN Nyalunga --- Discipline of Family Medicine, South Africa A Masango-Makgobela --- Discipline of Family Medicine, South Africa T Bongongo --- Discipline of Family Medicine, South Africa
    Background: The incorporation of community healthcare worker (CHW) involvement in the management of patients is in line with the 2006 World Health Report, which advocates increased community participation and the systematic delegation of tasks to less specialised cadres. For CHWs...
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  1130. Adherence to iron prophylactic therapy during pregnancy in an urban regional hospital in South Africa

    Adherence to iron prophylactic therapy during pregnancy in an urban regional hospital in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Princess Z Mkhize --- Women&rsquo;s Health and HIV Research Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, T Naicker --- Optics and Imaging Centre, South Africa OA Onyangunga --- Optics and Imaging Centre, South Africa J Moodley --- Women&rsquo;s Health and HIV Research Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
    Background: Iron and folic acid supplementation plays a major role in the prevention and control of iron-deficiency anaemia in pregnancy. Therefore, this study assesses adherence to prophylactic iron supplementation during the antenatal period in South Africa.
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  1131. An effective learning culture: Using high performance work systems to strengthen the relationship between communities of practice and knowledge creation in Africa

    An effective learning culture: Using high performance work systems to strengthen the relationship between communities of practice and knowledge creation in Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Florence Nansubuga --- School of Psychology, Makerere University, Uganda John C Munene --- School of Psychology, Makerere University, Uganda Julius Kikooma --- School of Psychology, Makerere University, Uganda Joyce Nansamba --- School of Psychology, Makerere University, Uganda Khamis Musanje --- School of Psychology, Makerere University, Uganda
    This paper sought to demonstrate how communities of practice can coalesce with high performance work systems to develop an Africanized learning culture that promotes interaction among employees and empowers them to create innovative knowledge for competitive performance. A total of...
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  1132. Awareness and usage of work-life balance policies, cognitive engagement and perceived organizational support: A multi-level analysis

    Awareness and usage of work-life balance policies, cognitive engagement and perceived organizational support: A multi-level analysis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Felicity Asiedu-Appiah --- Human Resource and Organisational Development, Ghana David B. Zoogah --- Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, USA
    Underpinned by boundary management and social exchange theories, the study tested a multi-level model that examined the effect of collective employee awareness and usage of organizational work-life balance (WLB) policies on employees’ perceived organizational support. Results of multisource data obtained...
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  1133. Leadership for high performance in local councils in Cameroon and Nigeria: Examining deviant and concordant practices to the philosophy of Ubuntu

    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), UK
    Emerging 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...
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  1134. Microbreweries and finance in the rural north of Sweden &mdash; a case study of funding and bootstrapping in the craft beer sector

    Microbreweries and finance in the rural north of Sweden — a case study of funding and bootstrapping in the craft beer sector

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Wilhelm Skoglund --- Department of Economics, Geography, Law and Tourism, The European Tourism Research Institute, Sweden
    This paper explores the growth of the craft beer sector in a northern Swedish rural setting, with a particular focus on how small-scale brewers manage to fund their activities and ventures. It connects craft brewing with the concept of bootstrapping,...
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  1135. Do challenges still exist amongst HIV/AIDS patients in managing their condition? A cross-sectional study of 297 participants in the Ethekwini Metro of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Do challenges still exist amongst HIV/AIDS patients in managing their condition? A cross-sectional study of 297 participants in the Ethekwini Metro of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Panjasaram Naidoo --- Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Rayanta Premdutt --- Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, South Africa
    Background: South Africa has the largest HIV/AIDS epidemic globally and the largest anti-retroviral treatment (ART) programme in the world, yet HIV incidence is still chronically high in South Africa, especially in KwaZulu-Natal province (KZN). In light of this, a study...
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  1136. The effect of innovation practices on agribusiness performance: A structural equation modelling (SEM) approach

    The effect of innovation practices on agribusiness performance: A structural equation modelling (SEM) approach

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Evans Brako Ntiamoah --- College of Management, People&rsquo;s Republic of China Dongmei Li --- College of Management, People&rsquo;s Republic of China Daniel Bruce Sarpong --- Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness,
    This study investigates how innovation practices including product, process, marketing and organizational innovation affect agribusiness performance such as innovative, production, marketing and financial performance in Ghanaian agribusiness companies. Data were collected through survey questionnaires from 1526 respondents mainly from inputs...
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  1137. Dry bean cultivars with the potential for use in potato&ndash;dry bean crop rotation systems for managing root-knot nematodes in South Africa

    Dry bean cultivars with the potential for use in potato–dry bean crop rotation systems for managing root-knot nematodes in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Kgabo M Pofu --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Vegetable and Ornamental Plants, South Africa Phatu W Mashela --- Green Biotechnologies Research Centre, South Africa Sonja L Venter --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Vegetable and Ornamental Plants, South Africa
    Potato (Solanum tuberosum) cultivars are highly susceptible to the root-knot (Meloidogyne spp.) nematodes, with the preferred nematode management strategy being rotation using nematode-resistant crops. Most commercial potato- producing farmers prefer high-yielding, but low-input leguminous crops for use in potato crop-rotation...
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  1138. Genotype-by-environment interaction of grain yield among candidate dryland wheat genotypes

    Genotype-by-environment interaction of grain yield among candidate dryland wheat genotypes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Miriam Matlala --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Hussein Shimelis --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Jacob Mashilo --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa
    Genotype-by-environment interaction (GEI) analysis is an essential step to identify superior and stable yielding genotypes and suitable test environments for cultivar development. The objective of the present study was to examine GEI of grain yield among candidate dryland wheat genotypes...
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  1139. Lifestyle modification in the management of insulin resistance states in overweight/obesity: the role of exercise training

    Lifestyle modification in the management of insulin resistance states in overweight/obesity: the role of exercise training

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Tshidi Thaane --- Discipline of Biokinetics, Exercise and Leisure Sciences, South Africa; Ayesha A Motala --- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, South Africa; Andrew J Mckune --- Discipline of Biokinetics, Exercise and Leisure Sciences, South Africa;
    Physical inactivity is a major contributor to overweight/obesity and associated disorders including cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), diabetes, and insulin resistance (IR). Intensive lifestyle modification (ILM) is recommended as first-line treatment for obese individuals at risk for IR. Exercise is considered to...
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  1140. Evidence for multiple paternity and confirmation of an Indo-Pacific origin of blacktip shark &lt;em&gt;Carcharhinus limbatus&lt;/em&gt; occurring in South Africa

    Evidence for multiple paternity and confirmation of an Indo-Pacific origin of blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus occurring in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: AE Bester-van der Merwe --- Molecular Breeding and Biodiversity Group, Department of Genetics, South Africa SN Maduna --- Molecular Breeding and Biodiversity Group, Department of Genetics, South Africa KL Hull --- Molecular Breeding and Biodiversity Group, Department of Genetics, South Africa J Bell --- Molecular Breeding and Biodiversity Group, Department of Genetics, South Africa C Rossouw --- Molecular Breeding and Biodiversity Group, Department of Genetics, South Africa SP Wintner --- KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board, South Africa
    The blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus is a cosmopolitan species found in warm-temperate, subtropical and tropical waters around the world. The research here aimed to assess whether multiple paternity exists in South African C. limbatus and to confirm phylogeographic patterns previously...
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  1141. Ethnomedicinal use of vultures by traditional medicinal practitioners in Ghana

    Ethnomedicinal use of vultures by traditional medicinal practitioners in Ghana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Maxwell K Boakye --- PO Box KS 11041, Ghana Edward D Wiafe --- Department of Environmental and Natural Resources Management, Ghana Meyir Y Ziekah --- Kumasi Zoological Garden, Forestry Commission (Wildlife Division), Ghana
    Vultures form an important ingredient used by traditional medicinal practitioners for the preparation of their therapeutic remedies. The aim of this study was to determine the vulture body parts used for alleviating human ailments by traditional medicinal practitioners in Ghana...
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  1142. Winter site use by Afro-Palearctic migrants in Ghana: site persistence and densities of Willow Warbler, Pied Flycatcher, Melodious Warbler and Common Redstart

    Winter site use by Afro-Palearctic migrants in Ghana: site persistence and densities of Willow Warbler, Pied Flycatcher, Melodious Warbler and Common Redstart

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Kasper Thorup --- Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Denmark Iben Hove S&oslash;rensen --- DOF BirdLife Denmark, Denmark Mikkel Willemoes --- Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Denmark Mathilde Lerche-J&oslash;rgensen --- Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Denmark Jon Fjelds&aring; --- Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Denmark Anders P T&oslash;ttrup --- Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Denmark Erik Mandrup Jacobsen --- DOF BirdLife Denmark, Denmark Andrew H Reeve --- Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Denmark Robert Oteng-Appau --- Ghana Wildlife Society, Ghana Augustus Asamoah --- Ghana Wildlife Society, Ghana Thomas Lehmberg --- DOF BirdLife Denmark, Denmark
    Little is known about the variation within and among species of long-distance migrants in behavioural strategies and habitat choice on their non-breeding grounds. We report results from regular ringing operations carried out during the winter seasons 2009–2013 and transect counts...
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  1143. Management of financial institutions in Africa: Emerging themes and future research agenda

    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, USA
    The 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...
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  1144. Agulhas long-billed lark (&lt;em&gt;Certhilauda brevirostris&lt;/em&gt;) densities, population estimates and habitat association in a transformed landscape

    Agulhas long-billed lark (Certhilauda brevirostris) densities, population estimates and habitat association in a transformed landscape

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Celeste de Kock --- Department of Continuing Education, United Kingdom Alan TK Lee --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa
    The effects of agricultural landscape transformation and subsequent habitat associations have been little studied for the Agulhas long-billed lark (Certhilauda brevirostris), a regionally threatened species in the Overberg, Western Cape, South Africa. Point count surveys were conducted throughout the Overberg...
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  1145. Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of &lsquo;true&rsquo; francolins: Galliformes, Phasianidae, Phasianinae, Gallini; &lt;em&gt;Francolinus&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Ortygornis&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Afrocolinus&lt;/em&gt; gen. nov&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Peliperdix&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Scleroptila&lt;/em&gt; spp.

    Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of ‘true’ francolins: Galliformes, Phasianidae, Phasianinae, Gallini; Francolinus, Ortygornis, Afrocolinus gen. nov., Peliperdix and Scleroptila spp.

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Tshifhiwa G Mandiwana-Neudani --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa Robin M Little --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa Timothy M Crowe --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa Rauri CK Bowie --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa
    Afro-Asiatic perdicine galliform taxa commonly and inconsistently referred to as francolins, spurfowls and partridges have contentious taxonomic and phylogenetic histories. Hall combined two putative monophyletic, but taxonomically unnamed, clades comprising 28 perdicine species known as ‘francolins’ or fisante in South...
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  1146. Variable phylogeographic histories of five forest birds with populations in Upper and Lower Guinea: implications for taxonomy and evolutionary conservation

    Variable phylogeographic histories of five forest birds with populations in Upper and Lower Guinea: implications for taxonomy and evolutionary conservation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Jean-Bernard Dongmo --- Laboratory of Zoology, Department of Animal Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, Cameroon Jeffrey M DaCosta --- Biology Department, Boston College, USA Champlain Djieto-Lordon --- Laboratory of Zoology, Department of Animal Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, Cameroon Pierre Ngassam --- Laboratory of Parasitology and Ecology, Cameroon Michael D Sorenson --- Department of Biology, USA
    This study evaluates phylogeographic structure in selected forest bird species distributed on either side of the Dahomey Gap in West Africa to extend analyses of avian diversification across the Guineo-Congolean forest. Mitochondrial DNA sequence data were collected for five species,...
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  1147. Nutritional status, glycaemic control and barriers to treatment compliance among patients with type 2 diabetes attending public primary health clinics in Maseru, Lesotho

    Nutritional status, glycaemic control and barriers to treatment compliance among patients with type 2 diabetes attending public primary health clinics in Maseru, Lesotho

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Louise van den Berg --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, South Africa Mohlakotsana Mokhehle --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, South Africa Jacques Raubenheimer --- Department of Biostatistics, South Africa
    Objectives: To evaluate the nutritional status, glycaemic control and barriers to treatment compliance of outpatients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) attending two public primary health clinics in Maseru, Lesotho.
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  1148. Improving the quality of clinical training in the workplace: implementing formative assessment visits

    Improving the quality of clinical training in the workplace: implementing formative assessment visits

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Robert Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Zelra Malan --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Julia Blitz --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Jill Edwards --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa
    Family physicians have a key role to play in strengthening district health services in South Africa. There are a number of barriers to the supply of these specialists in family medicine, one of which is the quality of workplace-based training...
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  1149. Antimicrobial stewardship in rural districts of South Africa: growing a positive culture

    Antimicrobial stewardship in rural districts of South Africa: growing a positive culture

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Klaus B von Pressentin --- Mossel Bay Sub-district, Garden Route District, South Africa Hendr&eacute; Swanepoel --- Van Rensburg Lancet, South Africa Jessica JS Opie --- Division of Haematology, National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa Louis S Jenkins --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa
    Background: The success of medical specialist-led antimicrobial stewardship activities in urban tertiary health care settings has been well documented. The issue of antimicrobial resistance remains an ongoing concern. This has particular relevance in primary health care communities treated from sub-district...
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  1150. Smallholder group dynamics and capacity building: A case study of dairy groups in Kenya

    Smallholder group dynamics and capacity building: A case study of dairy groups in Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: Stella Nabwile Makokha --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Biotechnology Centre Research Institute-Kabete, Kenya David Yongo --- Livestock Production, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, State Department of Livestock, Kenya Martin Mwirigi --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Biotechnology Centre Research Institute-Kabete, Kenya Dave Nyongesa --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Biotechnology Centre Research Institute-Kabete, Kenya
    Smallholder farmer groups increase market access and reduce transaction costs, but many challenges reduce their performance. A study on how group dynamics and capacity building influence group performance was conducted in Meru, Tharaka Nithi and Uasin Gishu Counties in 2013...
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  1151. Gender appropriateness of field days in knowledge generation and adoption of push-pull technology in eastern Africa

    Gender appropriateness of field days in knowledge generation and adoption of push-pull technology in eastern Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: AW Murage --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), JO Pittchar --- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Kenya CAO Midega --- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Kenya CO Onyango --- Asian Vegetable Research and Development Centre (ADRDC), JA Pickett --- Rothamsted Research, United Kingdom ZR Khan --- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Kenya
    Adoption studies have identified gender as one of the factors that determine technology uptake and this has been linked to women’s access to farming information or lack of it. Technology scaling up systems should utilise pathways that are compatible with...
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  1152. Testing of the applicability of European diatom indices in the tropical rift valley lake, Lake Hawassa, in Ethiopia

    Testing of the applicability of European diatom indices in the tropical rift valley lake, Lake Hawassa, in Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: T Wondmagegn --- Department of Animal Science, Ethiopia S Mengistou --- Department of Zoological Science, Ethiopia PA Barker --- Environment Centre, United Kingdom
    Quantitative ecological monitoring of African lakes is needed to understand growing human pressures on ecosystems. Diatom-based indices are routinely used for this purpose elsewhere in the world, but have not yet been produced for the flora of African freshwater lakes...
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  1153. Diet of &lt;em&gt;Glossogobius callidus&lt;/em&gt; (Teleostei: Gobiidae) in freshwater impoundments in the Sundays River Valley of the Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Diet of Glossogobius callidus (Teleostei: Gobiidae) in freshwater impoundments in the Sundays River Valley of the Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: L Mofu --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa DJ Woodford --- Centre for Invasion Biology, School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, South Africa RJ Wasserman --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa T Dalu --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa OLF Weyl --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa
    Despite the high abundance of the gobiid fish Glossogobius callidus in many freshwater ecosystems in South Africa, very few studies have assessed the biology and ecology of the species. Here, we investigated the diet of G. callidus populations sourced from...
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  1154. Nurturing forest resources in the Vhavenda community, South Africa: factors influencing non-compliance behaviour of local people to state conservation rules

    Nurturing forest resources in the Vhavenda community, South Africa: factors influencing non-compliance behaviour of local people to state conservation rules

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Mulugheta G Araia --- Forest Science Postgraduate Programme, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, South Africa Paxie W Chirwa --- Forest Science Postgraduate Programme, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, South Africa
    This comparative study analysed the compliance behaviour of local communities towards culturally protected areas and state-protected indigenous forests. Interviews were conducted with 135 households from four villages. Data analysis was done using non-parametric tests. All villages did not significantly differ...
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  1155. Supervisor developmental feedback and employee performance: The roles of feedback-seeking and political skill

    Supervisor developmental feedback and employee performance: The roles of feedback-seeking and political skill

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Weilin Su --- School of Labor and Human Resources, China Bei Lyu --- Chinese Graduate School, Thailand Yanjun Liu --- School of Labor and Human Resources, China Hui Chen --- Chinese Graduate School, Thailand Jiayu Fan --- School of International Education, China
    The present study investigated the positive influence of supervisor developmental feedback on employee performance through feedback-seeking, as well as the moderating role of political skill. Employees (n = 327, females = 59.6%) of a high-tech company completed measures of supervisor...
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  1156. Construct validity of a financial literacy instrument

    Construct validity of a financial literacy instrument

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nico Keyser --- Department of Economics and Finance, South Africa Cecile Duvenhage --- Department of Economics and Finance, South Africa
    The aim of the present study was to validate the factorial structure and psychometric properties of a financial literacy instrument in a South African student sample. A total of 265 students completed the measure (58.5% = female; 58.62% = black,...
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  1157. Educator self-perceived life skills education implementation practices: An exploratory study

    Educator self-perceived life skills education implementation practices: An exploratory study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kayi Ntinda --- Department of Educational Foundations and Management, Eswatini Phumaphi Siphiwe Dlamini --- Department of Educational Foundations and Management, Eswatini
    The study sought to explore educator views on implementation practices of life orientation skills education (LSE) for senior high school students. Participants were 15 guidance and counselling teachers from a rural district of Eswatini (females = 7). The educators responded...
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  1158. FTSE/JSE Index migration: Testing for a tradeable index effect

    FTSE/JSE Index migration: Testing for a tradeable index effect

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Nico Katzke --- Department of Economics, South Africa Charlotte van Tiddens --- Prescient Securities,
    This paper studies whether periodic changes to the constituents in the Swix Top 40 Index leads to price distortions at quarterly rebalancing. Following large and predictable spikes in trade of affected stocks around rebalancing, the natural question is whether this...
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  1159. Gestational trophoblastic disease managed at Grey&#039;s Tertiary Hospital: a five-year descriptive study

    Gestational trophoblastic disease managed at Grey's Tertiary Hospital: a five-year descriptive study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Bongumusa S Makhathini --- Grey&rsquo;s Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Greta Dreyer --- Gynaecologic Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa Eckhart J Buchmann --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa
    Background: A study was undertaken to describe the outcomes of gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) and to determine the influence of antecedent pregnancy, the distance travelled by patients to Grey's Hospital (GH), and HIV status on the disease and clinical outcomes.
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  1160. Towards the development of a community-based model for promoting cervical cancer prevention among Yoruba women in Ibadan Nigeria: application of PEN-3 model

    Towards the development of a community-based model for promoting cervical cancer prevention among Yoruba women in Ibadan Nigeria: application of PEN-3 model

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: AD Olanlesi-Aliu --- School of Nursing, University of Western Cape, South Africa PD Martin --- School of Nursing, University of Western Cape, South Africa FM Daniels --- School of Nursing, University of Western Cape, South Africa
    Objective: Through the identification of the barriers to the uptake of prevention services for cervical cancer and ways to promote prevention of cervical cancer in the community, this research study purposed the development of a community-based model for promoting cervical...
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  1161. The impact of venous thromboembolism on the outcomes of patients with cervical carcinoma, a retrospective analysis at a single institution

    The impact of venous thromboembolism on the outcomes of patients with cervical carcinoma, a retrospective analysis at a single institution

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Preyesh T Goven Shiba --- Department of Radiation Oncology, South Africa Vinay Sharma --- Department of Radiation Oncology, South Africa
    Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a frequent cause of morbidity in patients with cervical cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate the survival outcomes of patients with cervical cancer and VTE in a South African population.
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  1162. Bone involvement in patients with cervical carcinoma: a single-institution cohort study

    Bone involvement in patients with cervical carcinoma: a single-institution cohort study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: JL Butt --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Tygerberg Hospital, South Africa MH Botha --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Tygerberg Hospital, South Africa
    Introduction: Bony metastases in cervical carcinoma are rare; however, autopsy studies indicate that they are underdiagnosed. A retrospective study was undertaken to describe the risk factors and tumour characteristics and estimate the prevalence of bone involvement in women with cervical...
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  1163. Planning and sustaining HIV response in the countries of the &ldquo;risky middle&rdquo;

    Planning and sustaining HIV response in the countries of the “risky middle”

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Alan Whiteside --- Global Health Policy, School of International Policy and Governance, Canada Robert Greener --- Associate, Oxford Policy Management, United Kingdom Iris Semini --- Health Economics, Switzerland
    This paper focusses on high-HIV middle-income countries termed the “risky middle”, i.e. characterised by a typology based on HIV burden and gross national income (GNI), according to which seven countries — Lesotho, Eswatini, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Namibia and Zambia —...
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  1164. It&rsquo;s politics, stupid! A political analysis of the HIV/AIDS Trust Fund in Uganda

    It’s politics, stupid! A political analysis of the HIV/AIDS Trust Fund in Uganda

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Charles Birungi --- Institute for Global Health, University College London, United Kingdom Timothy Colbourn --- Institute for Global Health, University College London, United Kingdom
    The role of trust funds in the practice of and the policy discourse on the sustainable financing for health and HIV is growing. However, there is a paucity of political analyses on implementing trust fund arrangements. Drawing on a novel...
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  1165. The ancestral land debate prior to and during Namibia&rsquo;s Second National Land Conference: the redistribution-recognition dilemma

    The ancestral land debate prior to and during Namibia’s Second National Land Conference: the redistribution-recognition dilemma

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Phanuel Kaapama --- Political and Administrative Studies, Namibia
    With the 2007 adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, the notion of ancestral land rights has gained greater global currency. However, this international legal instrument falls short of proffering an unambiguous definition of an...
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  1166. Post COVID-19 online shopping in South Africa: A mediation analysis of customer satisfaction on e-service quality and purchase intention

    Post COVID-19 online shopping in South Africa: A mediation analysis of customer satisfaction on e-service quality and purchase intention

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Matolwandile M. Mtotywa --- Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Charles Kekana --- Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
    The study investigated the dynamics of online shopping focusing on mediation analysis of customer satisfaction on e-service quality and purchase intention. The study used a cross-sectional quantitative method where 324 responses were collected through a self-administered online survey questionnaire from...
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  1167. Online Performance of Swahili Orature: The Need for a New Category?

    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, Tanzania
    This 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...
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  1168. Coping with occupational stress in an open distance learning university in South Africa

    Coping with occupational stress in an open distance learning university in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melissa du Plessis --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa
    The study explored the occupational stressors experienced by academics employed by open distance learning (ODL) institutions and their coping strategies. The participants were a convenience sample of 305 academics from an ODL university in South Africa (female = 64.3%; median...
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  1169. For better or for worse: Shaping the hospitality industry through robotics and artificial intelligence

    For better or for worse: Shaping the hospitality industry through robotics and artificial intelligence

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Nadine Drexler --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Viyella Beckman Lapr&eacute; --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The Netherlands
    Contemporary technological applications are widely in use in the public sector; transportation, law enforcement, armed forces, and health care industries have long adopted robotics and artificial intelligence (AI). Our daily lives have been shaped through the digital transformation and, as...
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  1170. Exploring the indirect costs of a firm in business rescue

    Exploring the indirect costs of a firm in business rescue

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Wesley Rosslyn-Smith --- Department of Business Management, South Africa Nicole Varela Aguiar De Abreu --- Department of Business Management, South Africa Marius Pretorius --- Department of Business Management, South Africa
    It may be argued that the indirect costs of financial distress are substantially higher than the direct costs. Consequently, indirect costs of participating in a formal turnaround may hinder the success of a reorganisation attempt. This study set out to...
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  1171. Point counts outperform line transects when sampling birds along routes in South African protected areas

    Point counts outperform line transects when sampling birds along routes in South African protected areas

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Graeme S Cumming --- ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, Australia Dominic AW Henry --- FitzPatrick Institute, South Africa
    Bird atlases have become an important source of distribution data for broad-scale analyses in ecology, biogeography and conservation. However, national bird atlases are undertaken in different ways in different countries, usually with little formal assessment of alternatives. Existing research suggests...
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  1172. Effects of human disturbance and altitudinal gradient on myriapod species richness and abundance at Mount Kala, central Cameroon

    Effects of human disturbance and altitudinal gradient on myriapod species richness and abundance at Mount Kala, central Cameroon

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: PS Mbenoun Masse --- Laboratoire de Zoologie, Cameroon SD Makon --- Laboratoire de Zoologie, Cameroon
    Myriapods are remarkably diverse and encompass many endemic species, yet they remain poorly studied in Cameroon. We investigated the influence of anthropogenic activities on myriapod assemblage structures along an altitudinal gradient at Mount Kala. Myriapods were collected by pitfall trapping,...
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  1173. The influence of pruning height on symbiotic nitrogen fixation in a tree-based fodder production system

    The influence of pruning height on symbiotic nitrogen fixation in a tree-based fodder production system

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Thabo I Makhubedu --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Brigid A Letty --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Paramu L Mafongoya --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Peter F Scogings --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa
    Woody species, especially dinitrogen-fixing species, can provide multiple products including food, fuelwood and fodder. In cut-and-carry silvopastoral systems, woody trees are often severely pruned for harvesting nitrogen (N)-rich fodder. However, very few studies have assessed the influence of this management...
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  1174. Correlation and path coefficient analyses of yield and yield components in drought-tolerant bread wheat populations

    Correlation and path coefficient analyses of yield and yield components in drought-tolerant bread wheat populations

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Kwame W Shamuyarira --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Hussein A Shimelis --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Isack Mathew --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Toi J Tsilo --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Small Grains, South Africa
    Correlation and path coefficient analyses of economic traits is important in identifying traits that can be used to simplify selection of complex traits such as grain yield. The aim of this study was to determine the degree of association between...
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  1175. Bucking the trend: the African Black Oystercatcher as a recent conservation success story

    Bucking the trend: the African Black Oystercatcher as a recent conservation success story

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Mark Brown --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa Brittany Arendse --- Nature&rsquo;s Valley Trust, Nature&rsquo;s Valley, South Africa Bruno Mels --- Nature&rsquo;s Valley Trust, Nature&rsquo;s Valley, South Africa Alan TK Lee --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa
    The African Black Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini is a charismatic, southern African near-endemic, wader species, that is often seen as a flagship species for coastal bird conservation, as it was recently down-listed regionally to Least Concern on the IUCN Red List...
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  1176. Innovation financing and public policy dilemmas in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

    Innovation financing and public policy dilemmas in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Joseph Ato Forson --- Department of Banking and Finance, Ghana
    As part of efforts to change the structure of economies in sub-Saharan Africa from agrarian dominated to a more diversified one that will add value to exports and create more job opportunities, countries in the region have intensified strategies through...
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  1177. Analysis of marketing efficiency of processed sardine products of Lake Victoria: Case of Tanzania

    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 &amp; 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 &amp; Entrepreneurship, Tanzania
    The 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...
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  1178. HeartMath approach to self-regulation and psychosocial well-being

    HeartMath approach to self-regulation and psychosocial well-being

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jorina Elbers --- HeartMath Research Center, USA Rollin McCraty --- HeartMath Research Center, USA
    The ability to alter one’s emotional responses is central to overall well-being and effectively meeting the demands of life. In this article, we discuss the perspective that one’s ability to self-regulate the quality of feeling and emotion of one’s moment-to-moment...
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  1179. Inflammatory activity and academic performance in university students

    Inflammatory activity and academic performance in university students

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Bianca Lee Thomas (ne&eacute; Negrao) --- Department of Human Anatomy and Physiology, South Africa Priyesh Bipath --- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, South Africa Margaretha Viljoen --- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, South Africa
    This study aimed to assess inflammatory levels in first year university students and to determine whether associations exist between pro-inflammatory biomarker levels and academic performance. Inflammatory activity was assessed by urinary neopterin-to-creatinine ratios in 180 students attending a large South...
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  1180. Organisational commitment influences on the relationship between transactional and laissez- faire leadership styles and employee performance in the Ghanaian public service environment

    Organisational commitment influences on the relationship between transactional and laissez- faire leadership styles and employee performance in the Ghanaian public service environment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Francis Donkor --- School of Management and Economics, China Dongmei Zhou --- School of Management and Economics, China
    This study explored organisational commitment influences on the relationship between leadership style and employee performance in a developing country’s public sector enterprises. The study participants were 330 full-time employees in ten units in the Ghanaian public sector commission (female =...
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  1181. 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

    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, Nigeria
    This 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...
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  1182. Does the choice of fund performance measure matter?

    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 C&eacute;u 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, Portugal
    This 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...
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  1183. &ldquo;Left behind&rdquo;: why implementing migration-aware responses to HIV for migrant farm workers is a priority for South Africa

    “Left behind”: why implementing migration-aware responses to HIV for migrant farm workers is a priority for South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Thea de Gruchy --- The African Centre for Migration &amp; Society, South Africa Jo Vearey --- The African Centre for Migration &amp; Society, South Africa
    Like many other countries, South Africa (SA) has committed to the Sustainable Development Goals that aim to “leave no-one behind”, in efforts towards universal health coverage, and meeting the UNAIDS 90–90–90 targets through the implementation of universal test and treat...
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  1184. The Problematics of Naming in Kenyan Creative Narratives

    The Problematics of Naming in Kenyan Creative Narratives

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Makau Kitata --- Literature, University of Nairobi, Kenya
    There is a tendency in Kenyan literature, which can be defined as ahistorical ethnopolitanism. In this approach the writer chooses to use names of characters and places that indicate an attempt to see the Kenyan community from a distance. The...
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  1185. &lt;em&gt;Omogusii Omokimbizi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;xref ref-type=&quot;fn&quot; rid=&quot;EN0001&quot;/&gt;: A Gusii&lt;xref ref-type=&quot;fn&quot; rid=&quot;EN0002&quot;/&gt; Popular Artist&rsquo;s Meditation on the Post-election Violence in Kenya

    Omogusii Omokimbizi: A Gusii Popular Artist’s Meditation on the Post-election Violence in Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Reuben Kiyondi Ondara --- Languages, Linguistics and Literature, Kenya
    The 2007–2008 post-election violence in Kenya marked a momentous period in the country’s history due to the unprecedented loss of life, displacement, destruction of property, animosity and ethnic strife, courtesy of the disputed presidential elections. The period is chronicled in...
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  1186. Blockchain and catching-up in developing countries: The case of financial inclusion in Africa

    Blockchain and catching-up in developing countries: The case of financial inclusion in Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Roberto Mavilia --- ICRIOS &ndash; Invernizzi Center for Research on Innovation, Organization, Strategy and Entrepreneurship &ndash; Bocconi University, Italy Roberta Pisani --- MEDAlics &ndash; Research Center for Mediterranean Relations, Italy
    Blockchain technology, born as a tool to support Bitcoins (the most popular and controversial cryptocurrency in the world) has set itself in a very short time as a disruptive technology able not only to revolutionize existing businesses but also to...
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  1187. A case of inheritance: from citizens&rsquo; forum to magisterial justice in Botswana&rsquo;s customary courts

    A case of inheritance: from citizens’ forum to magisterial justice in Botswana’s customary courts

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Pnina Werbner --- , United Kingdom Richard Werbner --- , United Kingdom
    Botswana’s customary courts were known in the past for their procedural openness to debate. The presiding judge allowed members of the court, usually in ascending order of seniority, to express their views on the case, before finally reaching a judgement...
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  1188. Psychosocial factors impacting the college adjustment of undergraduate students: A scoping review

    Psychosocial factors impacting the college adjustment of undergraduate students: A scoping review

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Thelma Fennie --- Psychology Department, South Africa Yolanda Mayman --- Psychology Department, South Africa Chanel van Louw --- Psychology Department, South Africa Ebruphiyo Useh --- Psychology Department, South Africa Matapelo Kombora --- Psychology Department, South Africa
    This scoping review explores the emerging evidence on psychosocial factors that influence the adjustment and academic performance of undergraduate students. For the identification of pertinent studies, we searched the following electronic databases: EbschoHost, ERIC, ScienceDirect and Sabinet. Our inclusion criteria...
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  1189. First-time mothers&rsquo; perceptions of workplace social support: An exploratory qualitative study

    First-time mothers’ perceptions of workplace social support: An exploratory qualitative study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Zamandlovu Sizile Makola --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa Elizabeth Cornelia Rudolph --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa Yvonne Trijntje Joubert --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa
    The goal of this study was to explore the perceptions of first-time mothers regarding the social support received from the workplace during pregnancy, maternity leave, and upon returning to work. The participants included 19 first-time mothers (ages 18 to 40...
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  1190. Mom&rsquo;s taxi &ndash; Maternal care in shovel-nosed frogs &lt;em&gt;Hemisus marmoratus&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Hemisus guttatus&lt;/em&gt;

    Mom’s taxi – Maternal care in shovel-nosed frogs Hemisus marmoratus and Hemisus guttatus

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: K Kyle --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa LH du Preez --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa
    This communication details the maternal care of Hemisus marmoratus and Hemisus guttatus. A Hemisus mother stays with the eggs, protecting them during their time in the nest chamber, and ensures their ultimate arrival in a body of water, at varying...
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  1191. A comparison of aquatic macroinvertebrate and large branchiopod community composition between temporary pans of a conservation area and surrounding communal area in South Africa

    A comparison of aquatic macroinvertebrate and large branchiopod community composition between temporary pans of a conservation area and surrounding communal area in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: T Dube --- Animal Ecology, Global Change and Sustainable Development, Belgium L de Necker --- Water Research Group, School for Biological Sciences, South Africa V Wepener --- Water Research Group, School for Biological Sciences, South Africa NJ Smit --- Water Research Group, School for Biological Sciences, South Africa T Pinceel --- Animal Ecology, Global Change and Sustainable Development, Belgium GN Mwaijengo --- Animal Ecology, Global Change and Sustainable Development, Belgium P Lemmens --- Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Evolution and Conservation, Belgium L Brendonck --- Animal Ecology, Global Change and Sustainable Development, Belgium
    Although temporary wetlands are often biodiversity hotspots that deliver multiple ecosystem services, they are also threatened by human exploitation. We conducted a comparative field study to investigate the impact of reserve protection on the diversity and community structure of aquatic...
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  1192. Using stable &delta;&lt;sup&gt;13&lt;/sup&gt;C and &delta;&lt;sup&gt;15&lt;/sup&gt;N isotopes to assess foodweb structures in an African subtropical temporary pool

    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 Africa
    Southern 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...
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  1193. Local ecological knowledge demonstrates shifting baselines and the large-scale decline of sawfishes (Pristidae) in Tanzania

    Local ecological knowledge demonstrates shifting baselines and the large-scale decline of sawfishes (Pristidae) in Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: G Braulik --- University of St Andrews, United Kingdom M Kasuga --- Wildlife Conservation Society Tanzania Program, Tanzania G Majubwa --- Ambakofi, Tanzania
    Sawfishes are coastally distributed rays that grow to very large sizes. All five species are assessed as Endangered or Critically Endangered as a result of population declines caused mainly by entanglements in fishing gear and by habitat degradation. Three species...
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  1194. Optimising the number of test sites, crop-years and replications to maximize post-release testing efficiencies

    Optimising the number of test sites, crop-years and replications to maximize post-release testing efficiencies

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Sbongeleni Warren Duma --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Hussein Shimelis --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Sanesh Ramburan --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Admire Isaac Tichafa Shayanowako --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa
    The South African sugar industry develops commercial sugarcane cultivars across multiple testing sites, crop-years and replications. The extent of such parameters has not been well quantified for optimum breeding and resource allocation. The objective of this study was to identify...
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  1195. The influence of host dispersal on the gene flow and genetic diversity of generalist and specialist ectoparasites

    The influence of host dispersal on the gene flow and genetic diversity of generalist and specialist ectoparasites

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Conrad A Matthee --- , South Africa
    The dispersal and subsequent gene flow within parasite species is the result of a complex interaction between parasite life history, host life history and abiotic environmental factors. To gain more insights into the drivers responsible for parasite dispersal, COI mtDNA...
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  1196. Discrepancy between preoperative endometrial sampling and hysterectomy diagnosis in endometrial cancer

    Discrepancy between preoperative endometrial sampling and hysterectomy diagnosis in endometrial cancer

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Sanele E Mhlongo --- , South Africa Thinagrin D Naidoo --- , South Africa Bongumusa S Makhathini --- , South Africa
    Background: A study was conducted to determine the accuracy of preoperative endometrial sampling histology type and tumour grade results compared with the final postoperative diagnosis.
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  1197. Financial slack, method of payment and acquirer performance: The case of cross-border acquisitions into Africa

    Financial slack, method of payment and acquirer performance: The case of cross-border acquisitions into Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Chimwemwe Chipeta --- , South Africa Prince Nkiwane --- , South Africa
    This paper examines the influence of financial slack on the method of payment and financial performance of acquirers targeting African firms. Using panel data estimation techniques and controlling for, inter alia, firm and deal specific factors, we find no evidence...
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  1198. Exploring the process of ethical leadership on organisational commitment: The mediating role of career calling

    Exploring the process of ethical leadership on organisational commitment: The mediating role of career calling

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Leigang Zhang --- , China Huaibin Jiang --- , China
    This study aimed to examine the extent to which career calling mediates the relationship between ethical leadership and organisational commitment. The sample consisted of 943 employees randomly recruited from ten financial organisations in China (females = 39.87%; mean age =...
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  1199. Stress levels and alcohol use amongst beginning students at a peri-urban South African university: A brief report

    Stress levels and alcohol use amongst beginning students at a peri-urban South African university: A brief report

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Thapelo Kleinboy Nekgotha --- , South Africa Kathryn Nel --- , South Africa Saraswathie Govender --- , South Africa
    We explored stress levels and alcohol use amongst first year students at a peri-urban university in South Africa. A cross sectional survey design using stratified random sampling was utilised (n = 217; females = 60%, males = 40%; age range...
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  1200. Monitoring the effects of spatial protection on the reef fish communities of the Pondoland Marine Protected Area, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

    Monitoring the effects of spatial protection on the reef fish communities of the Pondoland Marine Protected Area, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: BQ Mann --- , South Africa JQ Maggs --- , New Zealand SN Porter --- , South Africa WN Dalton --- , South Africa
    Monitoring marine protected areas (MPAs) is critical for evaluating their effectiveness and for improving management. In this study, a single-camera baited remote underwater video system (mono-BRUVS) was deployed quarterly at four sites (10–30-m depths) to quantify the reef fish communities...
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  1201. Sheep, herbs and blood on the beach: discrepant representations of ritual acts for essentialising and reinforcing difference in contemporary South Africa

    Sheep, herbs and blood on the beach: discrepant representations of ritual acts for essentialising and reinforcing difference in contemporary South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Andrew D. Spiegel --- , South Africa
    South Africa’s 2018/2019 summer holidays were marked by a flurry of media reports describing, some in vivid, graphic detail, the ritual slaughter of a sheep on a popular Cape Town beach by a group of #MustFall activists. Their action was...
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  1202. Habitat utilisation of &lt;em&gt;Pseudobarbus afer&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Sandelia capensis&lt;/em&gt; in headwaters of the Swartkops River, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Habitat utilisation of Pseudobarbus afer and Sandelia capensis in headwaters of the Swartkops River, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: B Hannweg --- , South Africa SM Marr --- , South Africa LE Bloy --- , South Africa OLF Weyl --- , South Africa
    Habitat degradation is one of the greatest threats to endemic freshwater fish in the Cape Fold Ecoregion. One habitat restoration strategy is the replication of critical habitat using artificial materials. In this paper, we evaluate the habitat occupancy of two...
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  1203. Seasonal abundance and distribution of Red-capped Robin Chat &lt;em&gt;Cossypha natalensis&lt;/em&gt; in the Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania

    Seasonal abundance and distribution of Red-capped Robin Chat Cossypha natalensis in the Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Chacha Werema --- , Tanzania
    In Africa, the migratory status of the Red-capped Robin Chat Cossypha natalensis is still not well understood. In some areas, this species has been regarded as either a full or a partial migrant, whereas in other parts of its range,...
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  1204. A genetic study of pod shattering resistance in F2 soybean (&lt;em&gt;Glycine max&lt;/em&gt;) germplasm

    A genetic study of pod shattering resistance in F2 soybean (Glycine max) germplasm

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Khuliso M Nevhudzholi --- , South Africa Eastonce T Gwata --- , South Africa Godwin RA Mchau --- , South Africa
    Soybean is an important food legume. Promiscuous (tropical) soybean types which are compatible with indigenous soil rhizobia are desirable in crop production systems that are limited by inorganic nitrogenous fertilizers. However, the tropical soybean types are generally susceptible to pod...
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  1205. Male partners&rsquo; influence on women&rsquo;s acceptance and use of PrEP products across two high HIV-burdened districts in South Africa

    Male partners’ influence on women’s acceptance and use of PrEP products across two high HIV-burdened districts in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Londeka Mbewe --- , South Africa Eliza Govender --- , South Africa
    The demonstrated efficacy of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has brought hope of controlling the epidemic among women with limited HIV preventation options. Several studies have demonstrated the importance of male partner involvement in female sexual and reproductive health but there is...
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  1206. Colonisation of South African kelp-bed canopies by the alien mussel &lt;em&gt;Mytilus galloprovincialis&lt;/em&gt;: extent and implications of a novel bioinvasion

    Colonisation of South African kelp-bed canopies by the alien mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis: extent and implications of a novel bioinvasion

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: C Lindberg --- , South Africa CL Griffiths --- , South Africa RJ Anderson --- , South Africa
    The Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis is the most significant invasive alien marine species in South Africa and, although not normally found subtidally, has recently been observed colonising heads and stipes of the kelp species Ecklonia maxima in False Bay. We...
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  1207. Performing Urban Social Realities in Contemporary Kenya: A Reading of episodes of &lt;em&gt;Vioja Mahakamani&lt;/em&gt;

    Performing Urban Social Realities in Contemporary Kenya: A Reading of episodes of Vioja Mahakamani

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Violet Nasambu Barasa --- , Kenya
    This article examines class dynamics in Kenya’s urban cities using television theatre episodes that dramatise the interaction between marginalised and privileged citizens. In the main, the analysis in the article focuses on selected Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) television theatre texts...
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  1208. Genetic differentiation of selected drought and heat tolerant wheat genotypes using simple sequence repeat markers and agronomic traits

    Genetic differentiation of selected drought and heat tolerant wheat genotypes using simple sequence repeat markers and agronomic traits

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Sonto Silindile Mkhabela --- , South Africa Hussein Shimelis --- , South Africa Jacob Mashilo --- , South Africa
    Development of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) varieties with increased yield potentials that are adapted to drought and heat stresses requires genetically differentiated and complementary parents. The present study established genetic profiles of heat and drought tolerant wheat genotypes through SSR...
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  1209. Genetic diversity assessment of sorghum (&lt;em&gt;Sorghum bicolor&lt;/em&gt; (L.) Moench) landraces using SNP markers

    Genetic diversity assessment of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) landraces using SNP markers

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Girma Mengistu --- , South Africa Hussein Shimelis --- , South Africa Mark Laing --- , South Africa Dagnachew Lule --- , South Africa Ermias Assefa --- , Ethiopia Isack Mathew --- , South Africa
    Systematic genetic profiling of the genetic pool is fundamental to select desirable parents for conventional and genomic-assisted breeding. The objective of this study was to assess genetic variation and population structure in a diverse population of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.)...
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  1210. Changing patterns of &lt;em&gt;Schistosoma&lt;/em&gt; host snail population densities in Maun, Botswana

    Changing patterns of Schistosoma host snail population densities in Maun, Botswana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: MJ Chimbari --- , South Africa C Kalinda --- , South Africa N Siziba --- , Zimbabwe
    Changes in the inflow of water into the Thamalakane River had been predicted to alter snail population dynamics and influence the risk of schistosomiasis transmission in Maun. We determined the abundance of schistosome intermediate host snails along the Thamalakane River...
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  1211. Necrotising migratory erythema leading to the diagnosis of a metastatic glucagonoma without diabetes

    Necrotising migratory erythema leading to the diagnosis of a metastatic glucagonoma without diabetes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Rahm Makan --- , South Africa Cloete Van Vuuren --- , South Africa
    A case of necrotising migratory erythema (NME), which is one of the distinctive paraneoplastic skin manifestations associated with the glucagonoma syndrome, is described and discussed. In 80% of all patients with glucagonoma, NME is the first clinical sign. The glucagonoma...
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  1212. Pseudohypoparathyroidism presenting in children at a tertiary hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa

    Pseudohypoparathyroidism presenting in children at a tertiary hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: N Madi --- , FY Moosa --- , KB Parbhoo --- , JM Pettifor --- , K Thandrayen --- ,
    Pseudohypoparathyroidism (PHP) represents a group of disorders due to end organ resistance to the actions of parathyroid hormone (PTH) and abnormalities in the PTH signalling pathway. PHP is characterised by hypocalcaemia and hyperphosphataemia, with or without a variable expression of...
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  1213. Consequences of consumer engagement on the performance of e-commerce firms in Ghana: Moderating effects of consumer-owned resources

    Consequences of consumer engagement on the performance of e-commerce firms in Ghana: Moderating effects of consumer-owned resources

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Isaac Owusu Asante --- , China Jiaming Fang --- , China Dennis Fiifi Darko --- , China
    We examined the financial consequences of consumer engagement on firms’ performance and how consumer-owned resources moderate the relationship. We collected data on consumer engagement attitudes, consumer-owned resources, and firms’ performance from customers and management of the top online shopping firms...
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  1214. Climbing the illusive ladder: Examining female employees&rsquo; perceptions of advancement opportunities at a higher education institution

    Climbing the illusive ladder: Examining female employees’ perceptions of advancement opportunities at a higher education institution

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Maryam Moosa --- , South Africa Mariette Coetzee --- , South Africa
    The study examined how women at a higher education institution in South Africa identify factors they perceive as affecting their advancement opportunities to leadership positions. The study sampled women employees (n = 2 000) working in top management (1%), academic (44.1%), professional...
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  1215. The Sasol Oil case &ndash; Would the present South African GAAR stand up to the rigours of the court?

    The Sasol Oil case – Would the present South African GAAR stand up to the rigours of the court?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Teresa M. Pidduck --- , South Africa
    South Africa finds itself vulnerable to exploitation by the measures taken by multinational enterprises (MNEs) who seek to enter into tax avoidance schemes that artificially shift profits to low- or no-tax jurisdictions. While common law, specific and general anti-avoidance measures...
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  1216. Expansion of HIV testing in Eswatini: stakeholder perspectives on reaching the first 90

    Expansion of HIV testing in Eswatini: stakeholder perspectives on reaching the first 90

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Philip J Kitchen --- , Germany Kate B&auml;rnighausen --- , Germany Lenhle Dube --- , Eswatini Zandi Mnisi --- , Eswatini Sithembile Dlamini-Nqeketo --- , Eswatini Cheryl C Johnson --- , Switzerland Till B&auml;rnighausen --- , Germany Jan Walter De Neve --- , Germany Shannon A McMahon --- , Germany
    Achieving the United Nations’ 90-90-90 goals has proven challenging in most settings and the ambitious 95-95-95 goals seem even more elusive. However, in Eswatini – a lower-middle-income country in sub-Saharan Africa with the highest HIV prevalence in the world –...
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  1217. A STEEP-cum-SWOT approach for maintenance strategy evaluation for an off-grid PV-powered street lighting system

    A STEEP-cum-SWOT approach for maintenance strategy evaluation for an off-grid PV-powered street lighting system

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Desmond Eseoghene Ighravwe --- , Nigeria Moses Olubayo Babatunde --- , Nigeria Iheanacho Henry Denwigwe --- , Nigeria Daniel Osezua Aikhuele --- , Nigeria
    Recently, the installation of street light systems in remote communities has experienced significant improvement. This improvement has a direct relationship with the innovations in off-grid standalone energy sources. However, there exists sparse information on standalone PV-powered street light system maintenance...
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  1218. Determination of the series resistance of a solar cell through its maximum power point

    Determination of the series resistance of a solar cell through its maximum power point

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: H. A. Koffi --- , Accra, Ghana A. A. Yankson --- , Accra, Ghana A. F. Hughes --- , Accra, Ghana K. Ampomah-Benefo --- , Accra, Ghana J. K. A. Amuzu --- , Accra, Ghana
    A simple analytical approach has been developed to determine the series resistance, R s, of a solar cell. The method adopted here depends only on the knowledge of the open-circuit voltage, V oc, and the current and voltage at the...
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  1219. The effects of uncertainty on investor expectations and volatility in the South African white maize futures market

    The effects of uncertainty on investor expectations and volatility in the South African white maize futures market

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Christo Auret --- , South Africa Ayesha Sayed --- , South Africa
    Given the rapidly changing nature of financial markets, volatility indices often influence the trading behaviour of market participants, as they identify market patterns, predict market risk and gauge market sentiment. This paper examines the effects of uncertainty on the expectations...
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  1220. A simplified approach to estimate the sustainable lifestyle level for retirement planning

    A simplified approach to estimate the sustainable lifestyle level for retirement planning

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Elze-Mari Roux --- , South Africa Johann de Villiers --- , South Africa
    In this article we offer a simplified version of the alternative retirement planning model we originally proposed (De Villiers & Roux, 2019). Our method focuses on determining the sustainable lifestyle level (SLL) that an individual can currently afford while still...
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  1221. The influence of manual and motor-manual pitting implements, pit size and quality on eucalypt performance, South Africa

    The influence of manual and motor-manual pitting implements, pit size and quality on eucalypt performance, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Ullrich Hechter --- , South Africa Keith M Little --- , South Africa Louis Titshall --- , South Africa
    Pitting is the preparation of a planting position. Various methods of pitting exist and range from manual pitting to fully-mechanised operations. Until recently, most pit preparation in South Africa was carried out manually using hand-held pitting implements (agricultural hoe, mattock,...
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  1222. General and specific combining ability effects for sugarcane yield among South African breeding populations

    General and specific combining ability effects for sugarcane yield among South African breeding populations

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Marvellous Zhou --- , South Africa
    General combining ability (GCA) and specific combining ability (SCA) have been applied in breeding maize and other crops for decades. Sugarcane breeding has seen low genetic gains, which may be attributed to limited exploitation of GCA and SCA effects. The...
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  1223. The role of mobile money in improving the financial inclusion of Nairobi&rsquo;s urban poor

    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 --- , UK
    The 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...
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  1224. The role of size and number of forest patches in the conservation of bird species in a fragmented landscape

    The role of size and number of forest patches in the conservation of bird species in a fragmented landscape

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Kwaku Brako Dakwa --- , Ghana Bright Opoku --- , Ghana Judith Toku --- , Ghana
    We used presence data to evaluate the role of small patches in bird conservation in the Cape Coast Metropolis of Ghana by surveying 24 forest patches. Cumulative species-area and number curves were plotted by ordering patch size from large to...
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  1225. Marabou Stork &lt;em&gt;Leptoptilos crumenifer&lt;/em&gt; breeding in the greater Gorongosa landscape, Mozambique

    Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer breeding in the greater Gorongosa landscape, Mozambique

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Marc Stalmans --- , Mozambique Andre Botha --- , South Africa Teague Scott --- , United States Gregory Kaltenecker --- , United States Ara Monadjem --- , Eswatini
    The Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer is a large wading bird that occurs extensively throughout sub-Saharan Africa in savanna and wetland habitats. Despite its widespread occurrence in southern Africa, the number of known breeding localities and the numbers of nests are...
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  1226. Application of principles from the International&thinsp;&amp;lt;&thinsp;IR&thinsp;&amp;gt;&thinsp;Framework for including sustainability disclosures within South African integrated reports

    Application of principles from the International < IR > Framework for including sustainability disclosures within South African integrated reports

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Shelly Herbert --- , South Africa Mark Graham --- , South Africa
    With the introduction of integrated reporting, organisations are now encouraged to integrate sustainability disclosures within their integrated reports, in addition to traditional sustainability reporting practices. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the International < IR > Framework (the Framework) led to...
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  1227. Does a paternalistic leader facilitate voice and creative performance? Evidence from Ghana

    Does a paternalistic leader facilitate voice and creative performance? Evidence from Ghana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lu Chen --- , China William Ansah Appienti --- , China
    Drawing upon the conservation of resource theory and leadership contingency model, this study investigated how and when employee voice under three paternalistic leadership dimensions of benevolence, morality, and authoritarianism relates to creativity. The sample included matched survey responses obtained from...
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  1228. Prevalence of anxiety-induced sleep disturbance and associated factors among a national sample of in-school adolescents in Benin

    Prevalence of anxiety-induced sleep disturbance and associated factors among a national sample of in-school adolescents in Benin

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Supa Pengpid --- , Thailand Karl Peltzer --- , South Africa
    The goal of the study was to estimate the prevalence and correlates of anxiety-induced sleep disturbance (AISD) among adolescent school children in Benin. Nationally representative cross-sectional data were analysed from 2 536 adolescents (median age = 17 years) that participated...
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  1229. Brand loyalty and the Bangtan Sonyeondan (BTS) Korean dance: Global viewers&rsquo; perceptions

    Brand loyalty and the Bangtan Sonyeondan (BTS) Korean dance: Global viewers’ perceptions

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Hae-won Lee --- , South Korea Joon-ho Kim --- , South Korea
    This study examined the influence of brand trust and loyalty to Korean Bangtan Sonyeondan (BTS), as perceived by global viewers who watched a BTS dance performance on TV and online. The sample consisted of 498 respondents (women = 44. 7%),...
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  1230. Practicing psychologists&rsquo; understanding of the athletic-body ideal internalisation: Implications for classification and treatment

    Practicing psychologists’ understanding of the athletic-body ideal internalisation: Implications for classification and treatment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lindi Williams --- , South Africa Del Naidoo --- , South Africa Ruan Spies --- , South Africa
    This study explored how practicing psychologists make sense of the athletic-body ideal when internalised by their clients. Utilising a grounded theory approach, we interviewed a purposive sample of nine psychologists to explore their understanding of the athletic-body ideal, with a...
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  1231. A cohort study of treatment outcomes after radiotherapy in vulva carcinoma patients

    A cohort study of treatment outcomes after radiotherapy in vulva carcinoma patients

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: T Goba-Mjwara --- , South Africa H Simonds --- , South Africa
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  1232. Supply chain management and organizational performance: Evidence from SMEs in South Africa

    Supply chain management and organizational performance: Evidence from SMEs in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Welby V. Loury Okoumba --- , South Africa Chengedzai Mafini --- , South Africa Joyendu Bhadury --- , USA
    The salutary impact of adopting supply chain management best practices (SCMBPs) on organizations is well documented. However, similar studies on small and medium enterprises (SMEs), especially in underdeveloped/developing economies are relatively scant in the extant literature. This is despite the...
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  1233. Evaluation of agribusiness performance in Nigeria

    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 --- , Nigeria
    In 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...
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  1234. Social capital and performance of SMEs: The role of entrepreneurial orientation and managerial capability

    Social capital and performance of SMEs: The role of entrepreneurial orientation and managerial capability

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Suzzie Owiredua Aidoo --- , Ghana Ahmed Agyapong --- , Ghana Henry Kofi Mensah --- , Ghana
    This study proposes and investigates the argument that social capital–performance link is mediated by entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and that this mediated relationship is dependent upon the level of managerial capability (MC) present in a firm. The study uses a sample...
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  1235. Intercolony health evaluation of wild African penguins &lt;em&gt;Spheniscus demersus&lt;/em&gt;, in relation to parasites, along the southwest coast of South Africa

    Intercolony health evaluation of wild African penguins Spheniscus demersus, in relation to parasites, along the southwest coast of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: MPA Espinaze --- , South Africa C Hui --- , South Africa L Waller --- , South Africa S Matthee --- , South Africa
    Clinical parameters of African penguins Spheniscus demersus have been recorded mostly from birds admitted to rehabilitation centres and are typically presented as mean values across a region. It is uncertain whether these values are representative of wild penguins and whether...
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  1236. Common dolphin &lt;em&gt;Delphinus delphis&lt;/em&gt; occurrence off the Wild Coast of South Africa

    Common dolphin Delphinus delphis occurrence off the Wild Coast of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: M Caputo --- , South Africa PW Froneman --- , South Africa S Pl&ouml;n --- , South Africa
    Despite their typical large group sizes, limited research exists on the occurrence of common dolphins Delphinus delphis because of the pelagic, offshore nature of this species and the lack of barriers to their movement in this environment. The main purpose...
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  1237. Innovative reworkings of ancestor ritual as a response to forced villagisation: an Eastern Cape example

    Innovative reworkings of ancestor ritual as a response to forced villagisation: an Eastern Cape example

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Chris J. de Wet --- , South Africa Eric A. Mgujulwa --- , South Africa
    In the mid-1960s, the people of the rural settlement of Cata in the Keiskammahoek district of the then Ciskei bantustan were moved by the apartheid government’s “betterment planning” programme, from their small patrilineal-kinship-based residential clusters into larger, more concentrated residential...
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  1238. Barriers to the success of female leaders in the hospitality industry

    Barriers to the success of female leaders in the hospitality industry

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Martina Deiana --- , the Netherlands Chiara Fabbri --- , the Netherlands
    This research analyses gender equality in the hospitality industry in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In particular, this quantitative study focuses on women who could potentially occupy a senior management position, and therefore the aim of this research is to...
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  1239. Improving SMEs&rsquo; performance using innovative knowledge and financial system designed from the Moroccan business environment

    Improving SMEs’ performance using innovative knowledge and financial system designed from the Moroccan business environment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Hicham Rachidi --- , Morocco Mohammed El Mohajir --- , Morocco
    Information and communication technologies are considered real vectors of corporate performance. However, their adoption by small and medium sized organizations is hampered by unreported or unknown obstacles. As part of a new approach, and rather than opting for a purely...
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  1240. Effects of egg shell meal on the performance and haematology of layers and their egg quality

    Effects of egg shell meal on the performance and haematology of layers and their egg quality

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Uchele Okpanachi --- , Nigeria Khalid Aliyu Yusuf --- , Nigeria Maryann Kehinde Ikubaje --- , Nigeria Gift Cincin Amaje Okpanachi --- , Nigeria
    In an attempt to achieve Sustainable Development Goals numbers one and two, eggshell meal was incorporated into layers diets to replace bone meal. Seventy-two point of lay birds were utilized in a nine-week experiment. Four experimental diets were formulated consisting...
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  1241. Acute effects of single-bout exercise in adults with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials and controlled crossover trials

    Acute effects of single-bout exercise in adults with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials and controlled crossover trials

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Dominic Hicks --- , South Africa Robert C Hickner --- , South Africa Usha Govinden --- , South Africa Takshita Sookan --- , South Africa
    Background: Exercise interventions improve type 2 diabetes (T2D). Published randomised control trials and crossover control trials were systematically examined to establish the differences in the effect of single-bout exercise on glucose control and insulin sensitivity in individuals with type 2...
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  1242. Frequent burning maintained a stable grassland over four decades in the Drakensberg, South Africa

    Frequent burning maintained a stable grassland over four decades in the Drakensberg, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Craig D Morris --- , South Africa Colin S Everson --- , South Africa Terry M Everson --- , South Africa Paul J Gordijn --- , South Africa
    The mesic montane grasslands of the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg, which produce cured flammable fuel, have evolved under and are sustained by recurrent fires. The Brotherton burning trial (12 replicated treatments) was established at Cathedral Peak (1 890 m asl) in 1980 to...
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  1243. Violence and HIV among female street sex workers in South Africa

    Violence and HIV among female street sex workers in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Molefi Motsoeneng --- , South Africa
    This study explored South African female sex workers’ (FSWs) experiences of violence by their clients. Informants were eight FSWs aged from 25 to 30 years who obtained clients mainly from the streets and transportation depots of a major metropolitan city...
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  1244. Does perceived chess skills mediate the relationship between fluid intelligence and academic performance?

    Does perceived chess skills mediate the relationship between fluid intelligence and academic performance?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Qiyang Gao --- , People&rsquo;s Republic of China Yayi Feng --- , People&rsquo;s Republic of China Wei Chen --- , People&rsquo;s Republic of China Xianjie Ping --- , People&rsquo;s Republic of China
    We analysed the association between chess skills and academic performance in primary school students. Additionally, we tested the potential mediating effect of fluid intelligence on this association. The sample consisted of 255 primary school students (48.2% girls), aged between 10...
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  1245. Performing arts and sustainable consumption: Influences of consumer perceived value on ballet performance audience loyalty

    Performing arts and sustainable consumption: Influences of consumer perceived value on ballet performance audience loyalty

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yu-sun Han --- , Republic of Korea Joon-ho Kim --- , Republic of Korea
    This study investigated the influence of the perceived value of ballet performances (personal, artistic, and sociocultural) on consumer satisfaction, trust, and intention to rewatch (revisit). Participants included 240 Americans, 272 South Africans, and 227 Koreans, for a total of 739...
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  1246. Prevalence and associated factors of weapon carrying among university students from 25 countries

    Prevalence and associated factors of weapon carrying among university students from 25 countries

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Supa Pengpid --- , Thailand Karl Peltzer --- , South Africa
    The study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of recent weapon carrying among university students from 25 countries. Using a cross-sectional study design, 18 433 university students (median age = 20 years) 25 countries in Africa, the Americas,...
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  1247. The performance implications of strategic responses of SMEs to the covid-19 pandemic: Evidence from an African economy

    The performance implications of strategic responses of SMEs to the covid-19 pandemic: Evidence from an African economy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Suzzie Owiredua Aidoo --- , Ghana Ahmed Agyapong --- , Ghana Moses Acquaah --- , USA Samuel Yaw Akomea --- , Ghana
    How does the use of adaptive resilience (perseverance and retrenchment) as a strategic response influence the performance of SMEs during catastrophic events such as the COVID-19 pandemic? This study examines how adaptive resilience in the form of perseverance and retrenchment...
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  1248. Population and breeding patterns of the pest rodent: &lt;em&gt;Mastomys natalensis&lt;/em&gt; in a maize dominated agroecosystem in Lake Victoria crescent zone, Eastern Uganda

    Population and breeding patterns of the pest rodent: Mastomys natalensis in a maize dominated agroecosystem in Lake Victoria crescent zone, Eastern Uganda

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Alex Mayamba --- , Uganda Robert Modest Byamungu --- , Tanzania Herwig Leirs --- , Belgium Isabirye Moses --- , Uganda Rhodes H Makundi --- , Tanzania Didas N Kimaro --- , Tanzania Apia W Massawe --- , Tanzania David Kifumba --- , Uganda Alice Nakiyemba --- , Uganda Mshaka E Mdangi --- , Tanzania Brian E Isabirye --- , Kenya Loth S Mulungu --- , Tanzania
    Multimammate mice (Mastomys natalensis) are a key rodent pest species to cereal crop production in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed at generating information on the population fluctuation and breeding patterns of M. natalensis in a maize dominated agro-ecosystem in the...
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  1249. Usability evaluation of frugal innovation: A case of mobile training for micro businesses in Tanzania

    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 --- , Finland
    This 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...
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  1250. Abundance and distribution of Antarctic blue whales &lt;em&gt;Balaenoptera musculus intermedia&lt;/em&gt; off the Queen Maud Land coast of Antarctica

    Abundance and distribution of Antarctic blue whales Balaenoptera musculus intermedia off the Queen Maud Land coast of Antarctica

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: S Paarman --- , South Africa E Vermeulen --- , South Africa E Seyboth --- , South Africa M Thornton --- , South Africa K Findlay --- , South Africa
    The Antarctic blue whale Balaenoptera musculus intermedia was hunted to near extinction in the twentieth century. Current data on the abundance and distribution of the species are lacking owing to the difficulty and expense of surveys under adverse weather conditions...
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  1251. Participative cultural productions of the oppressed: The master-servant dialectic through an Indian lens

    Participative cultural productions of the oppressed: The master-servant dialectic through an Indian lens

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: AC Nisar --- , India
    The master-servant and self-substance dialectic in Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit presents the self as reflectively negating the particularities of its natural consciousness and transcending towards the social substance in order to inscribe its culturally refined self-conception upon the universal substance...
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  1252. VAT lottery incentives: An opportunity for South Africa?

    VAT lottery incentives: An opportunity for South Africa?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Manda Burger --- , South Africa Anculien Schoeman --- , South Africa
    Some countries have introduced receipt-based tax lotteries (value-added tax (VAT) lotteries) in recent years in an effort to improve tax compliance. This acknowledges that the traditional method of tax compliance enforcement through audits, fines and penalties alone may no longer...
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  1253. Does economic policy uncertainty aggravate financial constraints?

    Does economic policy uncertainty aggravate financial constraints?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Lewis Makosa --- , China Sun Jie --- , China Wellington Garikai Bonga --- , Zimbabwe Moses Jachi --- , Zimbabwe Lovemore Sitsha --- , Zimbabwe
    This paper examines the impact of economic policy uncertainty on economic growth due to its effects on firms' investment decisions, which subsequently justify firms' financial constraints. Using a sample of Chinese listed firms, the study documents that economic policy uncertainty...
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  1254. Academic attitude and subjective norms effects on international doctoral students&rsquo; academic performance self-perceptions: A moderated-mediation analysis of the influences of knowledge- seeking intentions and supervisor support

    Academic attitude and subjective norms effects on international doctoral students’ academic performance self-perceptions: A moderated-mediation analysis of the influences of knowledge- seeking intentions and supervisor support

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Waqas Khuram --- , China Yanqing Wang --- , China Salim Khan --- , China Aisha Khalid --- , China
    This study aimed to examine the relationship between international students’ academic attitude and subjective norms on the one hand, and academic self-perception on the other hand in the context of student’s perception of their knowledge- seeking intention and supervisor support...
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  1255. Species composition and distribution of mayflies (Ephemeroptera) in relation to land use systems along the Thika River, Kenya

    Species composition and distribution of mayflies (Ephemeroptera) in relation to land use systems along the Thika River, Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: C Maina --- , Kenya BM Mwangi --- , Kenya JJ Jumbe --- , Kenya
    Mayflies (order Ephemeroptera) are widely distributed and commonly used in biological assessment of water quality because of their sensitivity. Their application as bio-indicators in tropical streams and rivers, however, is hampered by lack of adequate information about their status in...
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  1256. Diversity of macrophytes in relation to environmental conditions in wetlands along the lower part of the Gilgel Abay River catchment in Ethiopia

    Diversity of macrophytes in relation to environmental conditions in wetlands along the lower part of the Gilgel Abay River catchment in Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Habtamu Getnet --- , Ethiopia Seyoum Mengistou --- , Ethiopia Bikila Warkineh --- , Ethiopia
    The environmental conditions in wetlands affect the diversity, composition, and distribution of their macrophyte communities. This study investigated the diversity of macrophytes as related to environmental conditions in wetlands of the lower part of Gilgel Abay River catchment in Ethiopia...
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  1257. Reflections concerning spurfowl and francolin species recommendations contained in Mandiwana-Neudani et al. (2019a and 2019b)

    Reflections concerning spurfowl and francolin species recommendations contained in Mandiwana-Neudani et al. (2019a and 2019b)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Nigel Hunter --- , Kenya Don Turner --- , United Kingdom Nik Borrow --- , United Kingdom Brian Finch --- , Kenya Adam Scott Kennedy --- , United Kingdom Terry Stevenson --- , United Kingdom Neil Baker --- , United Republic of Tanzania Nigel Redman --- , United Kingdom
    Recently, two papers by Mandiwana-Neudani et al. (2019a, 2019b) revisited the taxonomy of all Afrotropical spurfowl and francolins and proposed significant changes at the species level. A careful review of the papers suggests there are key deficiencies and inadequate explanations...
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  1258. The importance of adopting an integrative taxonomy framework in species delimitation: Response to Hunter et al. (2021)

    The importance of adopting an integrative taxonomy framework in species delimitation: Response to Hunter et al. (2021)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Tshifhiwa G Mandiwana-Neudani --- , South Africa Timothy M Crowe --- , South Africa Robin M Little --- , South Africa Rauri CK Bowie --- , South Africa
    The review by Hunter et al. (2021) on the delineation of certain francolin and spurfowl taxa as full species by Mandiwana-Neudani et al. (2019a, 2019b) appears to be largely orientated around their application of the Biological Species Concept (BSC). We...
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  1259. Enhancing competitiveness of Zimbabwe&rsquo;s cotton production under contract farming

    Enhancing competitiveness of Zimbabwe’s cotton production under contract farming

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Jackqeline Mutambara --- , Harare, Zimbabwe Kingstone Mujeyi --- , Harare, Zimbabwe
    This study was designed to assess the competitiveness of cotton production by smallholder farmers under contract farming in Zimbabwe and propose strategies for enhancing sector performance. Data were collected from secondary sources, key informant interviews and focus group discussions (FGDs)...
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  1260. Evaluating the influencing factors responsible for construction contractors&rsquo; opportunism in a developing economy

    Evaluating the influencing factors responsible for construction contractors’ opportunism in a developing economy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Matthew Ikuabe --- , South Africa Ayodeji Oke --- , South Africa Clinton Aigbavboa --- , South Africa
    Construction is a very competitive business which often experiences situations in which contractors deploy various schemes to rake in financial proceeds unduly, particularly when the risks encountered do not turn out as favourably as envisaged at inception. This exposes the...
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  1261. Improvements in forecasting insurance stock excess returns: Comparing the investor sentiment endurance index with the CAPM and Fama-French models

    Improvements in forecasting insurance stock excess returns: Comparing the investor sentiment endurance index with the CAPM and Fama-French models

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Ling T. He --- , Haibo Yao --- , K. Michael Casey --- ,
    This study applies the sentiment endurance (SE) index developed by He (2012) to forecast excess returns of insurance stocks. With the exception of the 12-month rolling forecasts of the Fama-French three-factor model (FF), forecasts of the SE model persistently outperform...
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  1262. Exploring hotel identity by focusing on customer experience analysis

    Exploring hotel identity by focusing on customer experience analysis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Javed Suleri --- , The Netherlands Roos Meijer --- , The Netherlands Edwin Tarus --- , The Netherlands
    Changing customer demands in the 21st century have led hotels to rethink their way of doing business. While most hotels operate with an internal focus, it is essential to examine interactions from the customer’s perspective. This study explored what makes...
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  1263. Does the elderly&rsquo;s private pension ownership intensify aggregate equity demand? Empirical evidence in the US

    Does the elderly’s private pension ownership intensify aggregate equity demand? Empirical evidence in the US

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Sei-Wan Kim --- , Korea Young-Min Kim --- , Korea Dennis W. Jansen --- , USA Lu Yanxin --- , Korea
    In this paper, we investigate how the old generation income structure affects aggregate equity purchases, using Flows of Funds Accounts and Survey of Consumer Finances. Our results suggest that the risk aversion that increases with age could be modified to...
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  1264. Stakeholders&rsquo; perceptions of mammal occurrence and abundance on agricultural properties bordering the Boland Mountain Complex, South Africa

    Stakeholders’ perceptions of mammal occurrence and abundance on agricultural properties bordering the Boland Mountain Complex, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Willem A Nieman --- , South Africa Brittany C Schultz --- , South Africa Anita Wilkinson --- , South Africa Alison J Leslie --- , South Africa
    The encroachment of agricultural landscapes on natural ecosystems poses a significant threat to native wildlife persistence. In the Boland Mountain Complex (BMC), the presence of mammals was well documented in the 20th century, but an updated account is lacking. This...
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  1265. Interpersonal sensitivity and social avoidance and distress in female college students: Mediating role of self-inconsistency and moderating role of self-consciousness

    Interpersonal sensitivity and social avoidance and distress in female college students: Mediating role of self-inconsistency and moderating role of self-consciousness

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yanhong Luo --- , China Zhenrong Shi --- , China Bin Zhang --- , China Yu Peng --- , China Anqi Zhang --- , China Yixin Zeng --- , China
    This study aimed to explore the relationship between interpersonal sensitivity and college students’ social avoidance and distress. Our sample consisted of 544 Chinese female undergraduate college students selected through cluster sampling (mean age = 19.3 years, SD = 1.43 years)...
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  1266. &ldquo;I did not plan&thinsp;&hellip;&thinsp;that is what hurts&rdquo;: Pregnancy intentions and contraceptive use among pregnant young women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    “I did not plan … that is what hurts”: Pregnancy intentions and contraceptive use among pregnant young women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jessica N Coleman --- , USA Cecilia Milford --- , South Africa Nzwakie Mosery --- , South Africa Karmel W Choi --- , USA Letitia Rambally Greener --- , South Africa Lynn T Matthews --- , USA Abigail Harrison --- , USA David R Bangsberg --- , USA Steven A Safren --- , USA Jennifer A Smit --- , South Africa Christina Psaros --- , USA
    Unintended pregnancy impacts many young women in South Africa, and rates of consistent contraceptive use among this population are suboptimal. Limited empirical work has investigated reasons for inconsistency between pregnancy intention and contraceptive use behaviour with data collected during pregnancy...
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  1267. Effectiveness of the Sista2Sista programme in improving HIV and other sexual and reproductive health outcomes among vulnerable adolescent girls and young women in Zimbabwe

    Effectiveness of the Sista2Sista programme in improving HIV and other sexual and reproductive health outcomes among vulnerable adolescent girls and young women in Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Gemma Oberth --- , South Africa Tamisayi Chinhengo --- , South Africa Tendayi Katsande --- , Zimbabwe Rudo Mhonde --- , Zimbabwe Dagmar Hanisch --- , Zimbabwe Pennelope Kasere --- , Zimbabwe Beverley Chihumela --- , Zimbabwe Bernard Madzima --- , Zimbabwe
    Background: In Zimbabwe, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) experience high rates of HIV and other sexual and reproductive health challenges. In 2013, the Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Care partnered with the United Nations Population Fund to implement...
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  1268. Analysis of farmers&rsquo; food price volatility and Nigeria&rsquo;s growth enhancement support scheme

    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 --- , Cameroon
    Food 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...
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  1269. First report of glyphosate and paraquat resistance in two Plantago biotypes

    First report of glyphosate and paraquat resistance in two Plantago biotypes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Vhuthu Ndou --- , South Africa Frederick Eksteen --- , Ethel Phiri --- , South Africa Petrus J Pieterse --- , South Africa
    Resistance to glyphosate in plantago (Plantago lanceolata L.), a serious weed in South Africa, was confirmed in 2003. More recently, a plantago biotype that is putatively resistant to both glyphosate and paraquat was reported. Seeds from a putatively susceptible (S)...
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  1270. Combining ability of bread wheat genotypes for yield and yield-related traits under drought-stressed and non-stressed conditions

    Combining ability of bread wheat genotypes for yield and yield-related traits under drought-stressed and non-stressed conditions

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Yared Semahegn --- , South Africa Hussein Shimelis --- , South Africa Mark Laing --- , South Africa Isack Mathew --- , South Africa
    Drought is a major cause of reduced yields in dryland wheat production. This study aimed to determine the combining ability effects of selected bread wheat genotypes (Triticum aestivum L.) for yield and yield-related traits. Eight parental lines were selected and...
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  1271. Moderating effect of supply chain complexity in governance mechanisms and operational performance relationship: Evidence from a sub-Saharan African market

    Moderating effect of supply chain complexity in governance mechanisms and operational performance relationship: Evidence from a sub-Saharan African market

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Emmanuel Kwabena Anin --- , Ghana Nathaniel Boso --- , Ghana David Asamoah --- , Ghana
    This study draws on the tenets of transaction cost economics to examine the moderating effect of supply chain complexity on the relationship between formal control and social control mechanisms, and operational performance. The study argues that under conditions of increased...
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  1272. Auto insurance premiums in Ghana: An Autoregressive Distributed Lag model approach to risk exposure variables

    Auto insurance premiums in Ghana: An Autoregressive Distributed Lag model approach to risk exposure variables

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacob Azaare --- , China Zhao Wu --- , China Bernard Gumah --- , China Enock Mintah Ampaw --- , Ghana Socrates Modzi Kwadwo --- , Germany
    This study examined risk exposure and auto insurance premium determinants in Ghana. We analysed an existing data set of 23 434 policies (without claims = 84.1%, policies with claims = 15.9%; comprehensive policies = 48.0%, third-party policies = 52.0%) applying...
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  1273. Influence of ego resilience on school adaptability among primary school lower-grade children

    Influence of ego resilience on school adaptability among primary school lower-grade children

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ruiqian Li --- , China Xia Wu --- , China Zeming Jin --- , China Hui Zhou --- , China Yuan Meng --- , China
    We explored the association between primary school children’s ego resilience, failure tolerance, and adaptability in a Chinese school setting. The participants were 231 primary school children (female = 45.9%; from two-parent families = 81%, from single parent families = 19%;...
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  1274. Grade 12 performance and academic performance in first-year psychology students: Influences of generational status and academic self-concept

    Grade 12 performance and academic performance in first-year psychology students: Influences of generational status and academic self-concept

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Len&eacute; Groenewald --- , South Africa Luzelle Naud&eacute; --- , South Africa Karel Esterhuyse --- , South Africa
    We examined the relationship between students’ Grade 12 achievement and their first-year academic performance and the potential moderating and/or mediating roles of generational status and academic self-concept in this relationship. Participants were 203 students (female = 82.8%; black African =73.9%;...
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  1275. Knowledge, attitude and practices of patients receiving maintenance haemodialysis in Bloemfontein, South Africa

    Knowledge, attitude and practices of patients receiving maintenance haemodialysis in Bloemfontein, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: HC Spies --- , South Africa VL van den Berg --- , South Africa M Nel --- , South Africa
    Introduction: In sub-Saharan Africa, a paucity of data exists in respect of the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of patients on maintenance haemodialysis (MHD) regarding the dietary adaptations they should make.
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  1276. Contractor commitment and the delivery of road infrastructure projects in Uganda: A practitioner perspective

    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 Africa
    This 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...
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  1277. Genetic variation between and within two populations of bat-eared foxes &lt;em&gt;(Otocyon megalotis&lt;/em&gt; Desmarest, 1822) in South Africa

    Genetic variation between and within two populations of bat-eared foxes (Otocyon megalotis Desmarest, 1822) in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Maria Granell-Ruiz --- , Sweden Karin Nor&eacute;n --- , Sweden Daniela C Kalthoff --- , Sweden Aliza le Roux --- , South Africa Fredrik Dalerum --- , Sweden
    Information on genetic variation within and among populations is relevant for a broad range of topics in biology. We use a combination of mitochondrial and nuclear microsatellite markers to evaluate genetic variation within and between two populations of bat-eared foxes...
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  1278. Short-term recovery of macroinvertebrate communities following a flash flood in an urban river: a case study of the Palmiet River in Durban, South Africa

    Short-term recovery of macroinvertebrate communities following a flash flood in an urban river: a case study of the Palmiet River in Durban, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: N Khumalo --- , South Africa S Mdluli --- , South Africa J Lebepe --- , South Africa
    Extreme floods have become frequent in the urban Palmiet River due to exacerbating climate change. Therefore, the current study aimed to explore a short-term recovery of macroinvertebrate communities following a flash flood in the Palmiet River, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Different...
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  1279. Investigating the wood production and adaptability potential of &lt;em&gt;Corymbia&lt;/em&gt; hybrid progeny in northern coastal Zululand, South Africa

    Investigating the wood production and adaptability potential of Corymbia hybrid progeny in northern coastal Zululand, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Robin AW Gardner --- , South Africa David J Lee --- , Australia
    During August 2013, two ‘new’ eucalypt taxa × site interaction trials were established in northern coastal Zululand. The main purpose of these trials was to investigate the commercial forestry potential of a range of Corymbia inter-specific hybrids for the region...
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  1280. Public investment and economic growth in ECOWAS countries: Does governance Matter?

    Public investment and economic growth in ECOWAS countries: Does governance Matter?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mamadou Bah --- , C&ocirc;te d&rsquo;Ivoire Koffi Kpognon --- , Cameroon
    The ECOWAS countries have been facing weak economic performance in recent decades. While the role of investment as an engine of growth is undeniable, the effect of public investment remains less clear. The role of the quality of governance in...
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  1281. The role of research and development (R&amp;amp;D) expenditure and governance on economic growth in selected African countries

    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 --- , Nigeria
    This 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...
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  1282. Colonial versus solitary breeding: nesting patterns of Brown-throated Martins &lt;em&gt;Riparia paludicola&lt;/em&gt; in Morocco

    Colonial versus solitary breeding: nesting patterns of Brown-throated Martins Riparia paludicola in Morocco

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Peter W Greig-Smith --- , United Kingdom
    This study explored reasons for variable nesting habits in a hole-nesting bird species that sometimes breeds colonially and sometimes alone. Nesting was surveyed over ten years in natural sand cliffs and similar features created by human activity along a river...
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  1283. Rotifers in the Niger River, Niger: diversity and abundance in relation to environmental parameters

    Rotifers in the Niger River, Niger: diversity and abundance in relation to environmental parameters

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: H Souley Adamou --- , France B Alhou --- , Niger M Tackx --- , France F Az&eacute;mar --- , France
    A first study of the rotifers of the Niger River in Niger is reported here. Two surveys took place under contrasting hydrological conditions: low-water level (16 April to 8 May 2018) and high-water level (1 to 15 February 2019). Zooplankton...
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  1284. A history of Conservation Agriculture in South Africa

    A history of Conservation Agriculture in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: JA Strauss --- , South Africa PA Swanepoel --- , South Africa H Smith --- , South Africa EH Smit --- , South Africa
    Conservation Agriculture (CA) is a holistic farming system aimed at the conservation of natural resources by halting soil erosion and increasing biodiversity in cropping systems, while still effecting sustainable production. Conservation agriculture is based on three principles, namely minimum soil...
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  1285. &lsquo;The Vibe is Really Important&rsquo;: Experiencing Hip-hop and Performance Poetry in Dar es Salaam

    ‘The Vibe is Really Important’: Experiencing Hip-hop and Performance Poetry in Dar es Salaam

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Nikitta Dede Adjirakor --- , Germany
    In the city of Dar es Salaam, hip-hop and performance poetry events are a vibrant, visible presence. Research into this phenomenon has generally explored its relation to historical, economic, social or political contexts. Such approaches are only ever rarely concerned...
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  1286. Nutritional management of a polytrauma patient in an intensive care unit

    Nutritional management of a polytrauma patient in an intensive care unit

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Lisa Burgdorf --- , South Africa
    A 32-year-old male was admitted to hospital with multiple injuries following a quadbike accident. Treatment of the patient included a left arm amputation, a right hemicolectomy and end ileostomy, and the orthopaedic management of a left femur fracture and degloving...
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  1287. Growth and yield of African ginger in response to application of organic fertiliser

    Growth and yield of African ginger in response to application of organic fertiliser

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Phomolo Maphothoma --- , Riana Kleynhans --- , Gerhard Prinsloo --- , Salmina N Mokgehle --- , Ian du Plooy --- , Hintsa T Araya --- ,
    African ginger (Siphonochilus aethiopicus) is in high demand for medicinal use. The plant does not multiply after being harvested, as it is destroyed in the process. The species is now facing extinction as a result of over harvesting. In order...
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  1288. The use of microscopic haematuria can reduce the need for staging cystoscopy to exclude invasion of the urinary bladder by cervical carcinoma

    The use of microscopic haematuria can reduce the need for staging cystoscopy to exclude invasion of the urinary bladder by cervical carcinoma

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: L Vlok --- , South Africa S Wessels --- , South Africa K Du Toit --- , South Africa A Van der Merwe --- , South Africa
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  1289. A retrospective study comparing the efficiency of recurrent LSIL cytology to high-grade cytology as predictors of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia or worse (CIN2+)

    A retrospective study comparing the efficiency of recurrent LSIL cytology to high-grade cytology as predictors of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia or worse (CIN2+)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: R Suleman --- , South Africa MH Botha --- , South Africa
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  1290. Retrospective review of 37.4 Gy in 11 fractions for the palliation of advanced cervical cancer

    Retrospective review of 37.4 Gy in 11 fractions for the palliation of advanced cervical cancer

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Andriani K Morphis --- , South Africa Hildah Napo --- , South Africa Gina Joubert --- , South Africa
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  1291. Response of improved &lt;em&gt;Brachiaria&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Urochloa&lt;/em&gt;) grass cultivars to foliar diseases and their agronomic performances in Rwanda

    Response of improved Brachiaria (Urochloa) grass cultivars to foliar diseases and their agronomic performances in Rwanda

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Bellancile Uzayisenga --- , Kenya Mupenzi Mutimura --- , Rwanda James W Muthomi --- , Kenya Agnes W Mwang&rsquo;ombe --- , Kenya Sita R Ghimire --- , Kenya
    Diseases have emerged as one of the major challenges of Brachiaria production in Africa. Nine Brachiaria cultivars were evaluated for leaf rust, leaf spot and leaf blight diseases and agronomic performances in two agro-ecological zones of Rwanda. The relationships between...
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  1292. The relationship between tax transparency and tax avoidance

    The relationship between tax transparency and tax avoidance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Madeleine Stiglingh --- , South Africa Anna-Retha Smit --- , South Africa Anri Smit --- , South Africa
    All over the world, the tax avoidance practices of large multinational firms have received much media attention over the last few years, which has become a prominent reputational risk for many firms. In addition to the possible reputational risk stemming...
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  1293. Investigating the impact of country-by-country reporting on effective tax rates: Exploratory evidence from listed South African multinational groups

    Investigating the impact of country-by-country reporting on effective tax rates: Exploratory evidence from listed South African multinational groups

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Cara Thiart --- , South Africa
    Background: Following the global initiative to curb base erosion and profit shifting, South Africa introduced Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting standards for South African multinational groups with an effective date of 1 January 2016.
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  1294. The effect of the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards on foreign portfolio investment in Africa

    The effect of the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards on foreign portfolio investment in Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Matthew Olubayo Omotoso --- , South Africa Dani&euml;l Petrus Schutte --- , South Africa Merwe Oberholzer --- , South Africa
    The adoption and implementation of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are anticipated to enhance the quality and credibility of financial statement in terms of reliability, transparency and comparability. Consequently, it presupposes improving the functioning of the capital market and influence...
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  1295. Teacher-humour types and college students&rsquo; academic performance in online teaching: The mediating role of academic interest

    Teacher-humour types and college students’ academic performance in online teaching: The mediating role of academic interest

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Runfeng Luo --- , China Qiqi Zhan --- , China
    We investigated the relationship between teacher-humour types and academic performance in online learning and the role of student academic interest in that relationship. Our study participants were 2 401 college students from 22 universities across China (female =68.1 %, mean...
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  1296. Antiretroviral therapy adherence and viral suppression among HIV-infected adolescents and young adults at a tertiary hospital in Ghana

    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 --- , Ghana
    With 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)...
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  1297. Fundamental analysis, low accruals, and the accrual anomaly: Korean evidence

    Fundamental analysis, low accruals, and the accrual anomaly: Korean evidence

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Young Jun Kim --- , Republic of Korea Jung Hoon Kim --- , USA Sewon Kwon --- , Republic of Korea Su Jeong Lee --- , Republic of Korea
    Prior studies in Korea document that low accrual firms yield extremely low returns, driving away abnormal returns of an accrual-based trading strategy. We examine whether the performance of an accrual-based trading strategy can be improved using fundamental analysis to distinguish...
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  1298. Earnings informativeness in the Brazilian market: the influence of dividends and financial constraints

    Earnings informativeness in the Brazilian market: the influence of dividends and financial constraints

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Rodrigo Simonassi Scalzer --- , Brazil Ana Carolina Santos Souza --- , Brazil
    This study addresses the informativeness of accounting earnings in Brazil by analysing the impact of distributed dividends and the existence of financial constraints. Panel data regression with fixed effects and quantile regression estimated that the dividend informativeness in Brazil and...
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  1299. CFOs versus CEOs: Risk-taking incentives and decisions of corporate policies

    CFOs versus CEOs: Risk-taking incentives and decisions of corporate policies

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Han-Ching Huang --- , Taiwan Pei-Shan Tung --- ,
    We undertake a broad-based study of the effect of the equity incentives of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) on decisions relating to corporate policies and find that the risk-taking incentives of acquirer CEOs have a greater...
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  1300. Embodied resilience: A phenomenological perspective

    Embodied resilience: A phenomenological perspective

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Eric Elbers --- , the Netherlands Vivianne Baur --- , the Netherlands Babet te Winkel --- , the Netherlands Joachim Duyndam --- , the Netherlands
    Background: From a phenomenological perspective, our body is the “from-which” we face the world. Vice versa, our body is affected by occurrences in our surroundings. Embodied resilience is understood as a quality of the dynamic relationships between our affected body...
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  1301. The feasibility of resistance in the workplace: A critical investigation

    The feasibility of resistance in the workplace: A critical investigation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: A. Benda Hofmeyr --- , South Africa
    In this article, I undertake a critical interrogation of the complex relations of control operating in the contemporary workplace of the knowledge worker by drawing on Foucault’s theorisation of power and resistance. I plot the risks to which the knowledge...
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  1302. Ectoparasites infecting the heads and gills of commercially valuable marine fishes in South Africa

    Ectoparasites infecting the heads and gills of commercially valuable marine fishes in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Mark Weston --- , South Africa Irfan Nunkoo --- , South Africa Cecile Reed --- , South Africa Carl D van der Lingen --- , South Africa
    The South African marine environment is highly diverse, containing >12 000 species of flora and fauna. However, the state of knowledge of marine fish parasites in South African waters is still relatively poor. This study used opportunistic sampling to examine...
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  1303. Temperature cycles beneath, and adjacent to, intertidal boulders and associated differences in biotic composition

    Temperature cycles beneath, and adjacent to, intertidal boulders and associated differences in biotic composition

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: C van Rensburg --- , South Africa A Robbins --- , South Africa C Griffiths --- , South Africa
    The only previous study on the macrobiota of South African boulder shores showed this assemblage to be more diverse than on nearby rocky platforms, but the drivers of that difference remain unresolved. We recorded water and air temperatures under intertidal...
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  1304. Dropping plates to pick up aliens: towards a standardised approach for monitoring alien fouling species

    Dropping plates to pick up aliens: towards a standardised approach for monitoring alien fouling species

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: TG Loureiro --- , South Africa K Peters --- , South Africa TB Robinson --- , South Africa
    Biological invasions pose a major threat to biodiversity and significant investment is required to prevent the introduction of alien species, contain introduced populations and mitigate associated impacts. The implementation of standardised long-term monitoring programmes enables the early identification of new...
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  1305. Application of DNA mini-barcoding reveals illegal trade in endangered shark products in southern Africa

    Application of DNA mini-barcoding reveals illegal trade in endangered shark products in southern Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: TA Asbury --- , South Africa R Bennett --- , United States AS Price --- , South Africa C da Silva --- , South Africa M B&uuml;rgener --- , South Africa JD Klein --- , South Africa SN Maduna --- , South Africa N Sidat --- , Mozambique S Fernando --- , Mozambique AE Bester-van der Merwe --- , South Africa
    In recent decades, a combination of increasing demand and economic globalisation has created a global market for elasmobranch products, especially the highly prized shark fins for Asian markets. Morphological species identification, as well as traditional cytochrome c oxidase subunit I...
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  1306. Occurrence of putatively resistant plantago in the winter rainfall region of South Africa: a survey

    Occurrence of putatively resistant plantago in the winter rainfall region of South Africa: a survey

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Vhuthu Ndou --- , South Africa Ethel E Phiri --- , South Africa Frederik H Eksteen --- , Petrus J Pieterse --- , South Africa
    Globally glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide. The alternative in many cropping situations is paraquat. After many years of success, neither herbicide could control plantago (Plantago lanceolata L., also ‘English plantain’) in Robertson. A survey was carried out by...
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  1307. Local variations in the response of birds to human presence in urban areas

    Local variations in the response of birds to human presence in urban areas

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Tristan Nyatanga --- , Zimbabwe Henry Ndaimani --- , South Africa Tanyaradzwa Gaza --- , Zimbabwe
    Studies that seek to understand the local variations in the response of birds to human disturbance in urban areas are important for conservation. This article investigated the contribution of human population density in the different urban land use zones of...
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  1308. Disturbance impacts on the persistence niche of key species in the &lt;em&gt;Baikiaea&ndash;Guibourtia&ndash;Pterocarpus&lt;/em&gt; woodlands of north-western Zimbabwe

    Disturbance impacts on the persistence niche of key species in the Baikiaea–Guibourtia–Pterocarpus woodlands of north-western Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: A Chichinye --- , Zimbabwe CJ Geldenhuys --- , South Africa PW Chirwa --- , South Africa
    The persistence niche (studied through different modes regeneration) of three key species (Baikiaea plurijuga (Harms), Guibourtia coleosperma (Benth.) J. Leonard and Pterocarpus angolensis) (DC) under five different disturbance regimes (eight years after cessation of disturbance) was studied in the Baikiaea–Guibourtia–Pterocarpus...
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  1309. Assessing the finance led growth hypothesis: Empirical evidence from sub-Saharan Africa

    Assessing the finance led growth hypothesis: Empirical evidence from sub-Saharan Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Kore Marc Guei --- , South Africa Ireen Choga --- , South Africa
    Financial development and economic growth nexus is still an ongoing debate. Several studies have indicated the positive benefits associated with enhancing financial development. Nevertheless, more work can still be done to reap the full benefits of financial development. With growing...
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  1310. Identification of technical factors that influence sugar productivity of factories in Sudan

    Identification of technical factors that influence sugar productivity of factories in Sudan

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tageldeen S. Ibrahim --- , South Africa Tilahun S. Workneh --- , South Africa
    This study was conducted to identify the factors influencing the productivity of the sugar industry in Sudan. The study involved collecting data from selected sugar mill databases, namely, the Kenana, Guneid, Halfa, Sinnar, Assalaya and White-Nile sugar mills. The data...
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  1311. A strategy to enhance consumer trust in the adoption of mobile banking applications

    A strategy to enhance consumer trust in the adoption of mobile banking applications

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Theo Tsokota --- , Zimbabwe Samuel Musungwini --- , Zimbabwe Amanda Mutembedza --- , Zimbabwe
    Despite the popularity of mobile banking applications among banks and a phenomenal increase in Commercial Bank of Zimbabwe (CBZ) customer base of 206.6% since 2009, uptake of mobile banking applications has remained deplorably low with CBZ Touch mobile application recording...
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  1312. Factors influencing attitudes and intention to adopt financial technology services among the end-users in Lagos State, Nigeria

    Factors influencing attitudes and intention to adopt financial technology services among the end-users in Lagos State, Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Yusuf Opeyemi Akinwale --- , Saudi Arabia Adam Konto Kyari --- , Saudi Arabia
    Financial technology (Fintech) innovation has brought a dynamic change to the financial sector as new products and services are offered by conventional banks and other companies offering banking services through various online platforms. The attitudes of the end-users tend to...
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  1313. Fire and herbivory shape belowground bud banks in a semi-arid African savanna

    Fire and herbivory shape belowground bud banks in a semi-arid African savanna

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: AB Bombo --- , Brazil F Siebert --- , South Africa A Fidelis --- , Brazil
    Fire and herbivory are major drivers in tropical savanna ecosystems and they selected a flora composed of species able to cope with recurrent aboveground biomass removal. Renewal of the herbaceous stratum is made possible by resprouting, mostly through a belowground...
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  1314. Determining percentage body fat of male South African jockey apprentices irrespective of hydration status

    Determining percentage body fat of male South African jockey apprentices irrespective of hydration status

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Emma Illidge --- , South Africa Chara Biggs --- , South Africa Kathleen Krog --- , South Africa Tarryn Mason --- , South Africa Mandy Read --- , South Africa
    Objective: The aim was to determine the most appropriate field techniques to measure %BF when both euhydrated and dehydrated.
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  1315. Business organisation performance behaviour indicators in Ghana and Kenya: A comparative analysis

    Business organisation performance behaviour indicators in Ghana and Kenya: A comparative analysis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Solomon Abugre Anafo --- , China Yixiang Tian --- , China Bright Nana Kwame Ahia --- , China
    We examined business organisation performance indicators across two African countries (Ghana and Kenya) with diverse and volatile economic variables. Utilising secondary data from 2007 to 2017, we applied fixed-effect panel regression to predict profitability indicators from business operations. Our findings...
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  1316. The financial and social efficiency of rural cooperatives in South Africa

    The financial and social efficiency of rural cooperatives in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Collin L. Yobe --- , South Africa Stuart R. D. Ferrer --- , South Africa Maxwell Mudhara --- , South Africa
    Identifying the type of organization for achieving social efficiency for agricultural development remains a challenge. In this study, the relationship between the financial and social efficiency of South African agricultural cooperatives was examined. Data, comprising 1788 agricultural cooperatives, were obtained...
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  1317. Macrophyte species diversity and distribution in relation to water quality of the Cheleleka Wetland in Ethiopia

    Macrophyte species diversity and distribution in relation to water quality of the Cheleleka Wetland in Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Haymanot Tesfaye --- , Ethiopia Bikila Warkineh --- , Ethiopia
    The Cheleleka Wetland is located in the Ethiopian Rift Valley on the upper shore of Lake Hawassa, after which the regional capital is named. This study investigated the relationship between water quality and the occurrence and diversity of macrophyte species...
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  1318. Macroinvertebrate community structure and diversity in relation to environmental factors in wetlands of the lower Gilgel Abay River catchment, Ethiopia

    Macroinvertebrate community structure and diversity in relation to environmental factors in wetlands of the lower Gilgel Abay River catchment, Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Habtamu Getnet --- , Ethiopia Seyoum Mengistou --- , Ethiopia Bikila Warkineh --- , Ethiopia
    The influence of environmental factors on the diversity of macroinvertebrates was studied in the wetlands of the Gilgel Abay River (GAR) catchment in Ethiopia. The study was done between September 2017 and March 2018, encompassing both wet and dry seasons...
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  1319. The effect of rainbow trout (&lt;em&gt;Oncorhynchus mykiss&lt;/em&gt;) invasions on native fish communities in the subtropical Blyde River, Mpumalanga province, South Africa

    The effect of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) invasions on native fish communities in the subtropical Blyde River, Mpumalanga province, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Lerato T Maimela --- , South Africa Christian T Chimimba --- , South Africa Tsungai A Zengeya --- , South Africa
    This study investigated the effects of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) invasion on native fish communities in the upper Blyde River catchment. A fish survey was undertaken between September 2017 and October 2018 from 11 sites in the Blyde and Treur...
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  1320. The taxation of gap cover policies for individual taxpayers in South Africa: a critical analysis

    The taxation of gap cover policies for individual taxpayers in South Africa: a critical analysis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Petro Gerber --- , South Africa Cecileen Greeff --- , South Africa
    Gap cover policies cover the shortfall between medical scheme benefits and the rates the service providers charge and are therefore used by individuals in South Africa to supplement payments of medical expenditure not covered by private medical schemes. Little information...
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  1321. The influence of academic engagement on academic performance of university accounting students in Ghana

    The influence of academic engagement on academic performance of university accounting students in Ghana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Nana Adwoa Anokye Effah --- , China Agyeiwaa Owusu Nkwantabisa --- , China
    An essential component of every university’s desired outcome is producing successful students with advanced academic and cognitive learning skills. However, this goal might be compromised and, in some extreme cases, not attained due to circumstances encountered in the university education...
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  1322. Correlates of job search behaviour among unemployed job seekers in Ghana: A mediation model

    Correlates of job search behaviour among unemployed job seekers in Ghana: A mediation model

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Godson Kweitsu --- , China Chai Junwu --- , China Sulemana Bankuoru Egala --- , China
    This study examined the role of goal setting and the association between the determinants of job search and job search behaviour among unemployed job seekers. Participants were 203 Ghanaians (female = 38%; bachelor’s degree holders = 85%; master’s degree holders...
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  1323. Polysubstance use among national samples of in-school adolescents in Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago

    Polysubstance use among national samples of in-school adolescents in Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- , South Africa Supa Pengpid --- , Thailand
    This study aimed to provide estimates on current polysubstance use among adolescents in three Caribbean countries. Cross-sectional and national school health survey data (2016-2017) were analysed from 6 269 adolescents (median age = 15 years) in Dominican Republic (n =...
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  1324. High-commitment human resource (HR) practices&rsquo; influence on harmonious passion for work and affective commitment in a non-governmental organisation (NGO) setting in Ghana

    High-commitment human resource (HR) practices’ influence on harmonious passion for work and affective commitment in a non-governmental organisation (NGO) setting in Ghana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ramous Agyare --- , China Ge Yuhui --- , China Zipporah Aidoo --- , Ghana
    This study examined high-commitment human resource (HR) practices’ influence on non-governmental organisation (NGO) employees’ harmonious passion for work, affective organisational commitment, and task performance in a developing economy. We surveyed 210 managers and 528 employees (female = 43.85%; mean age...
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  1325. Managerial ties and access to finance in weak institutional contexts: Does CEO duality matter?

    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 --- , UK
    Though 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,...
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  1326. Migrancy as Trauma: Yvonne Owuor&#039;s &ldquo;Weight Of Whispers&rdquo;

    Migrancy as Trauma: Yvonne Owuor's “Weight Of Whispers”

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Miriam Maranga-Musonye --- , Kenya
    Despite winning the Caine Prize for African Writing in 2003, Yvonne Owuor's “Weight of Whispers” has not received much critical attention. Yet this novella has great potential for understanding Eastern Africa as a cultural and political space as well as...
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  1327. Small mammal species diversity and distribution in the Selous ecosystem, Tanzania

    Small mammal species diversity and distribution in the Selous ecosystem, Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Aenea Saanya --- , United Republic of Tanzania Apia Massawe --- , United Republic of Tanzania Rhodes Makundi --- , United Republic of Tanzania
    Threats to ecosystems are ever increasing from different drivers mostly being linked to anthropogenic activities. This has brought about various measures to restore/protect the wildlife in these areas. Considering the background of most protected areas in East Africa, small mammals...
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  1328. Changes in social dominance in a group of subadult white rhinoceroses (&lt;em&gt;Ceratotherium simum&lt;/em&gt;) after dehorning

    Changes in social dominance in a group of subadult white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum) after dehorning

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Samuel G Penny --- , United Kingdom Maxim Withey --- , United Kingdom Rachel L White --- , United Kingdom Dawn M Scott --- , United Kingdom Lynne MacTavish --- , United Kingdom Angelo P Pernetta --- , United Kingdom
    In many social species physical attributes correlate with dominance rankings and influence the outcomes of dyadic interactions. We investigated the processes that affect white rhinoceros’ social behaviour in response to a reduction in horn size asymmetries within a group of...
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  1329. Impact of climate and management on radial growth dynamics of two coexisting Mediterranean &lt;em&gt;Quercus&lt;/em&gt; species in south Albania

    Impact of climate and management on radial growth dynamics of two coexisting Mediterranean Quercus species in south Albania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Edmond Pasho --- , Albania Arben Q Alla --- , Albania
    In the context of changing climate conditions, it is crucial to understand how trees maintain resistance and resilience to and recover from drought stress and management-related disturbances, and how management (intensive/extensive) modulates tree growth responses to climate. Dendrochronological methods were...
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  1330. How do institutionalized supplier development initiatives affect knowledge transfer and operational performance? Evidence from SME construction companies in Zambia

    How do institutionalized supplier development initiatives affect knowledge transfer and operational performance? Evidence from SME construction companies in Zambia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Shem Sikombe --- , South Africa Maxwell Phiri --- , South Africa
    The purpose of the study is, first, to examine how, and which institutionalized supplier development initiatives are associated with knowledge transfer, and, second, to investigate the mediating role of knowledge transfer between institutionalized supplier development and operational performance. Data were...
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  1331. South Africa&rsquo;s agro processing trade in value added, global value chains (GVCs) perspective

    South Africa’s agro processing trade in value added, global value chains (GVCs) perspective

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ajebush A. Shafi --- , Republic of South Africa Mammo Muchie --- , Republic of South Africa Getachew T. Sedebo --- , Republic of South Africa
    The agro-processing sub-sector of the manufacturing industry has high recognition on the South African government’s development agenda. Yet, the contribution of the sector to the economy with respect to the foreign trade earning appears to be low in comparison to...
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  1332. Case study: nutritional considerations in the head and neck cancer patient

    Case study: nutritional considerations in the head and neck cancer patient

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Nathani&euml;l Van Wyk --- , South Africa
    Head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) involves cancer of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx and larynx. By virtue of the tumour location, nutrition support in this patient cohort can be extremely challenging. A 48-year-old male presented with a two-month...
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  1333. Portfolio diversification with cryptocurrencies &ndash; Evidence from Middle Eastern stock markets

    Portfolio diversification with cryptocurrencies – Evidence from Middle Eastern stock markets

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Sunitha Kumaran --- , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
    The appealing features of cryptocurrency in the digital money sector have put them into the category of investable assets. Investment professionals have begun to consider their investability and diversification benefits. It is vital for investors to understand the return-risk behaviour...
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  1334. Financial constraints and the financial distress puzzle: Evidence from a frontier market before and during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Financial constraints and the financial distress puzzle: Evidence from a frontier market before and during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Khoa Dang Duong --- , Vietnam Linh Thi Diem Truong --- , Vietnam Tran Ngoc Huynh --- , Vietnam Quang Thu Luu --- , Vietnam
    We are the first ever to examine the financial constraints and distress risk puzzle of listed manufacturing firms in Vietnam. We employ different estimation methods such as portfolio sorting, Fama Macbeth regression, and asset pricing models to analyse a sample...
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  1335. Location and seasonal effects on sugarcane smut and implications for resistance breeding in South Africa

    Location and seasonal effects on sugarcane smut and implications for resistance breeding in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: MM Zhou --- , South Africa
    Smut, Sporisorium scitamineum (Syd.) (formerly Ustilago scitamineum), is a major disease of sugarcane causing cane yield losses of 0.25 to 0.75% for every 1% of infected stools. Breeding resistant cultivars is part of integrated smut management. The objective of this...
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  1336. Assessing resistance levels of potato cultivars in South Africa against &lt;em&gt;Alternaria alternata&lt;/em&gt;

    Assessing resistance levels of potato cultivars in South Africa against Alternaria alternata

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Avhurengwi Shirley Mathelemuse --- , Kwasi Sackey Yobo --- , Mariette Truter --- , Philippus Steyn --- , Mapotso Anna Kena --- , Rene Sutherland --- ,
    Brown leaf spot caused by Alternaria alternata (Fries) Keissler is one of the most devastating fungal diseases of potato. Management of this disease relies mostly on fungicide applications. However, fungicides are becoming less effective due to the development of fungal...
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  1337. Weed species composition and abundance in the main coffee production systems and regions of Ethiopia

    Weed species composition and abundance in the main coffee production systems and regions of Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Abera Daba --- , Ethiopia Mekuria Tadesse --- , Ethiopia Selamawit Negassa Chawaka --- , Ethiopia Gezahegn Berecha --- , Ethiopia
    A weed population survey was carried out to assess the variability in weed species composition and abundance in the main coffee production systems and regions of Ethiopia. A total of 168 coffee fields were assessed using a quadrat count in...
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  1338. The Teacher Well-Being Scale (TWBS): Construct validity, model comparisons and measurement invariance in an Ethiopian setting

    The Teacher Well-Being Scale (TWBS): Construct validity, model comparisons and measurement invariance in an Ethiopian setting

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Girum Tareke Zewude --- , Hungary Maria Hercz --- , Hungary
    The present study aimed to adapt and validate the Teacher Well-Being Scale (TWBS), in an Ethiopian education setting. To test the reliability and validity of the scale, an Amharic version of the TWBS was developed and administered to a sample...
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  1339. Macro- and micronutrient composition of estuarine roundherring (&lt;em&gt;Gilchristella aestuaria&lt;/em&gt;) (Pisces: Clupeidae) in the Eastern Cape, South Africa: a potential dietary source of essential nutrients

    Macro- and micronutrient composition of estuarine roundherring (Gilchristella aestuaria) (Pisces: Clupeidae) in the Eastern Cape, South Africa: a potential dietary source of essential nutrients

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: M Zvavahera --- , South Africa S Hugo --- , South Africa NG Vine --- , South Africa OLF Weyl --- , South Africa
    South Africa lacks research on the nutritional value of inland small fish species available to poor rural communities, despite the potential of such species to mitigate micronutrient deficiencies. Here we provide the first nutrient composition analysis for estuarine roundherring Gilchristella...
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  1340. Ecological quality of the Alibori River, northern Benin, using macroinvertebrate indicators

    Ecological quality of the Alibori River, northern Benin, using macroinvertebrate indicators

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: TM Agblonon Houelome --- , Benin TP Agbohessi --- , Benin D Adandedjan --- , Benin R Nechifor --- , Romania A Chikou --- , Benin IM Lazar --- , Romania P Laleye --- , Benin
    The Alibori River, which flows through Benin’s cotton crop regions, receives surface water from much of the cultivated land that is situated along its banks. Chemical pollution in surface runoff from this land use threatens the ecological quality of the...
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  1341. Primate diversity and species&rsquo; distributions in Maze National Park, southern Ethiopia

    Primate diversity and species’ distributions in Maze National Park, southern Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Muluneh Dansa --- , Ethiopia Wondimagegnehu Tekalign --- , Ethiopia
    Information on animal diversity and distribution is essential for designing management plans for conservation. This study aimed to investigate primate diversity and species’ distributions in the Maze National Park, southern Ethiopia. The study was conducted during the dry season (January–March)...
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  1342. Lessons learnt from UNAIDS virtual technical support to countries applying for funding from the Global Fund COVID-19 Response Mechanism

    Lessons learnt from UNAIDS virtual technical support to countries applying for funding from the Global Fund COVID-19 Response Mechanism

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Arlette Campbell White --- , United Kingdom Marc P&eacute;chevis --- , United Kingdom Adriana Jimenez Cuen --- , Switzerland
    In 2020 the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria initiated a new funding modality, the COVID-19 Response Mechanism, to mitigate the pandemic’s effects on HIV, TB and malaria programmes and health systems in implementer countries. In 2021 UNAIDS introduced...
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  1343. The sexual and reproductive health needs of school-going young people in the context of COVID-19 in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    The sexual and reproductive health needs of school-going young people in the context of COVID-19 in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Natsayi Chimbindi --- Africa Health Research Institute, South Africa Ursula Ngema --- Africa Health Research Institute, South Africa Nothando Ngwenya --- Africa Health Research Institute, South Africa Andrew Gibbs --- Institute for Global Health, University College London, United Kingdom Candice Groenewald --- Centre for Community Based Research, Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Guy Harling --- Africa Health Research Institute, South Africa Nondumiso Mthiyane --- Africa Health Research Institute, South Africa Busisiwe Nkosi --- Africa Health Research Institute, South Africa Janet Seeley --- Africa Health Research Institute, South Africa Maryam Shahmanesh --- Africa Health Research Institute, South Africa
    Background: The impact of school closures due to COVID-19 raised widespread concerns about children’s health and well-being. We examine the impact on the sexual health needs of learners in the context of COVID-19 related lockdowns in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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  1344. 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

    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 Korea
    This 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...
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  1345. Mobile broadband quality of service analysis using host-based performance measurements

    Mobile broadband quality of service analysis using host-based performance measurements

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ayokunle Ayoyemi Akinlabi --- , Owo, Nigeria Folasade Mojisola Dahunsi --- , Akure, Nigeria
    Mobile broadband since its adoption in Africa has been able to deliver both social and economical dividends to the African people. The increased migration to mobile broadband services in Africa is due to accelerated smartphone adoption rate, increased network roll-out...
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  1346. Institutions and training: A case of social franchising in Africa

    Institutions and training: A case of social franchising in Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Judith Jacob Iddy --- University of Agder, Norway Ilan Alon --- University of Agder, Norway Benjamin C. Litalien --- School of Undergraduate Studies, University Blvd East, USA
    The purpose of this paper is to explore two questions: how do institutions affect knowledge transfer in social franchises in Africa, and does training help social franchises respond to these challenges? Despite advances in the knowledge management literature, our understanding...
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  1347. The sustainable lifestyle level: How real salary increases affect adequate retirement provision

    The sustainable lifestyle level: How real salary increases affect adequate retirement provision

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Elze-Mari Roux --- , South Africa Johann de Villiers --- , South Africa
    This article studies the effect of real increases in salary on required contribution rates when saving for retirement to maintain a Sustainable Lifestyle Level (SLL). We consider two strategies. The first sets conventional contribution rates, recalculating whenever an increase occurs...
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  1348. Corporate sustainability and firm performance in small and medium enterprises in Ghana: Mediating role of green innovation

    Corporate sustainability and firm performance in small and medium enterprises in Ghana: Mediating role of green innovation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen Sarfo Adu-Yeboah --- , People&rsquo;s Republic of China Yuanchun Jiang --- , People&rsquo;s Republic of China Michelle Frempomaa Frempong --- , People&rsquo;s Republic of China Md Altab Hossin --- , People&rsquo;s Republic of China Richard Amoako --- , People&rsquo;s Republic of China
    This study examined green innovation influences on the relationship between business organisation corporate sustainability and its performance related to market share, profitability, and market positioning. Participants (n = 432) were from the hospitality (n = 138), agribusiness (n = 74), manufacturing (n = 105) and professional services (n = 115)...
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  1349. Multi-trait, multi-method talent assessment through a digital platform: Relationship with job performance

    Multi-trait, multi-method talent assessment through a digital platform: Relationship with job performance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Frederick W. Stander --- , South Africa Sebastian Rothmann --- , South Africa Vesselin Popov --- , United Kingdom Luning Sun --- , United Kingdom
    This study investigated whether a multi-method assessment approach increases variance for predicting future job performance compared to a single-method approach measuring similar constructs. Participants were managers (n = 539, female = 29%, average age 38 years, SD = 7 years)...
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  1350. Servant leadership and work performance of public servants: Exploring the mediating role of public service motivation and job satisfaction

    Servant leadership and work performance of public servants: Exploring the mediating role of public service motivation and job satisfaction

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Wei Liu --- , China Lianrong Zhao --- , China
    We investigated servant leadership influences on work performance in public sector employees, and the mediating influence of public service motivation and job satisfaction in that relationship. The sample comprised 206 Chinese public service employees (female = 46%; mean age = 3.16 years, SD = 35.28 years)...
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  1351. Screening herbicides and herbicide mixtures to identify alternative chemical controls for resistant plantago biotypes

    Screening herbicides and herbicide mixtures to identify alternative chemical controls for resistant plantago biotypes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Vhuthu Ndou --- , South Africa Ethel E Phiri --- , South Africa Petrus J Pieterse --- , South Africa
    Herbicide mixtures are beneficial since they delay the occurrence of resistance to herbicides, provided that the herbicides used are effective at controlling the target weed species. Recently, plantago (Plantago lanceolata L.) was found to show 23 and 10-fold-resistance to glyphosate...
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  1352. Wood extraction performance with a farm tractor in a mountainous region of Brazil: cycle time, productivity and costs of two different work crews

    Wood extraction performance with a farm tractor in a mountainous region of Brazil: cycle time, productivity and costs of two different work crews

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Rafael Oliveira Brown --- , Brazil Kau&ecirc; Augusto Oliveira-Nascimento --- , Brazil Renato C&eacute;sar Gon&ccedil;alves Robert --- , Brazil Daniel DeArmond --- , Brazil
    Harvesting is a complex and expensive step within forestry operations. In mountainous terrain timber harvesting is complex due to the risks and limitations that the terrain imposes on traditional forms of wood extraction. The objective of this study was to...
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  1353. Correlation of variations in species abundance of Atlantic forests regenerating on abandoned pastures with different environmental and spatial variables

    Correlation of variations in species abundance of Atlantic forests regenerating on abandoned pastures with different environmental and spatial variables

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Jo&atilde;o Paulo de Ma&ccedil;aneiro --- , Brazil Laio Zimermann Oliveira --- , Brazil Lauri Am&acirc;ndio Schorn --- , Brazil Franklin Galv&atilde;o --- , Brazil Guilherme Salgado Grittz --- , Brazil Andr&eacute; Lu&iacute;s de Gasper --- , Brazil
    The conversion of native forests into pastures is still a common practice in Brazil. Abandoned pastures have great potential for natural regeneration and therefore could play an important role in meeting the enormous demand for forest restoration. Few studies, however,...
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  1354. Estimating the economic damage caused by jellyfish to fisheries in Morocco

    Estimating the economic damage caused by jellyfish to fisheries in Morocco

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: B Mghili --- University Abdelmalek Essa&acirc;di, Morocco M Analla --- University Abdelmalek Essa&acirc;di, Morocco M Aksissou --- University Abdelmalek Essa&acirc;di, Morocco
    Although there is great fluctuation in annual recordings of jellyfish along the Moroccan Mediterranean coast and an absence of long-term datasets, there is a common perception that jellyfish numbers are rising. To better understand the possible economic losses sustained by...
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  1355. Thermal physiology of Tropical House Geckos (&lt;em&gt;Hemidactylus mabouia&lt;/em&gt;) in a cool temperate region of South Africa.

    Thermal physiology of Tropical House Geckos (Hemidactylus mabouia) in a cool temperate region of South Africa.

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: S Welman --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa I Ibarzabal --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
    Temperature profoundly influences the functioning of ectotherms and understanding the thermal biology of invasive species affords valuable insights regarding the suitability of different habitats. Yet, this remains an understudied aspect in the field of invasion biology. Here, we investigated the...
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  1356. Policing the (post)colonial body: The Covid-19 lockdown in South Africa

    Policing the (post)colonial body: The Covid-19 lockdown in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Amber Reed --- , United States of America Ziyanda Xaso --- , South Africa
    In March 2020, South Africa enacted one of the world’s most severe lockdowns to combat the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Whilst this action received international praise, its implementation by the armed security forces in many ways mirrored colonial and apartheid-era controls on...
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  1357. Negotiating Cultural Transformation in the Performance Practice of Narratives in Kenya

    Negotiating Cultural Transformation in the Performance Practice of Narratives in Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Nancy Abigael Masasabi --- , Kenya
    Culture is never static but continues to change. The narrative is one of the prosaic performances in cultures with an oral tradition. Such prosaic performances are culture bearers and signifiers. Change in societal setup has affected the contexts within which...
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  1358. Analysts&rsquo; stock ratings and the predictive value of news and Twitter sentiment

    Analysts’ stock ratings and the predictive value of news and Twitter sentiment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: John Garcia --- , USA
    This study investigates the relationship between the stock ratings of professional analysts and company-level sentiment. I find that investor sentiment expressed in tweets and news articles displays a positive relationship with professional analysts’ stock ratings and that the sentiment conveyed...
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  1359. Information sharing and fund performance: Evidence from the US mutual fund family

    Information sharing and fund performance: Evidence from the US mutual fund family

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Yaoyao Fu --- , China Peng Hua --- , P.R. China Qijie Chen --- , P.R. China Si Zhou --- , P.R. China
    In this paper, we investigate the information sharing within an organisation and its consequences on mutual fund performance. Using a sample from the US open-end mutual fund industry, information sharing inside an organisation is quantified via the dependence of individual...
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  1360. Complex information and accounting standards: Evidence from UK narrative reporting

    Complex information and accounting standards: Evidence from UK narrative reporting

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Ekaete Efretuei --- , United Kingdom Abel Usoro --- , Nigeria Christina Koutra --- , United Arab Emirates
    The application of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) has been introduced in many countries to enhance efficiencies in financial markets and improve communication in financial reporting. However, extant studies have suggested that the introduction of IFRS has increased narrative complexity,...
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  1361. Determinants of ICT adoption and uptake at a rural public-access ICT centre: A South African case study

    Determinants of ICT adoption and uptake at a rural public-access ICT centre: A South African case study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Cecilia Frans --- , Shaun Pather --- ,
    The global Covid-19 pandemic has created a heightened sense of awareness of the inequalities that prevail in society. Access to real-time information delivered via broadband internet has become critical for survival. However, the reality of the digital divide implies that...
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  1362. A Notsie narrative perspective on turnover in the UK financial services industry

    A Notsie narrative perspective on turnover in the UK financial services industry

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: David Sarpong --- , United Kingdom Mairi Maclean --- , United Kingdom Wuraola Hassan --- , United Kingdom
    Drawing on a cultural perspective from the Global South, Notsie narrative, a West African literary folklore, we explore the high churn rate in the UK financial services industry. Viewing the storied accounts of former financial complaint handlers through a Notsie...
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  1363. Social capital and firm performance nexus: The role of new product development capability and environmental dynamism in an emerging economy

    Social capital and firm performance nexus: The role of new product development capability and environmental dynamism in an emerging economy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Patrick Awusak Akanpaaba --- , Ghana Ahmed Agyapong --- , Ghana Henry Kofi Mensah --- , Ghana Samuel Yaw Akomea --- , Ghana
    This paper seeks to examine the argument that the social capital and market performance link is more pronounced when it is channelled through the new product development capability of the firm. The study further argues that the indirect effect of...
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  1364. Aspects of the nonbreeding ecology of the Tree Pipit &lt;em&gt;Anthus trivialis&lt;/em&gt; in and around Amurum Forest Reserve, Jos Plateau, Nigeria

    Aspects of the nonbreeding ecology of the Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis in and around Amurum Forest Reserve, Jos Plateau, Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Taiwo A Adams --- University of Jos Biological Conservatory, Nigeria Samuel T Ivande --- University of Jos Biological Conservatory, Nigeria Mark Wilson --- , United Kingdom
    To advance our knowledge about the nonbreeding ecology of the Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis, this study investigated its population dynamics, habitat utilisation and foraging behaviour, from October to December 2018, in and around the Amurum Forest Reserve, located in the...
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  1365. Hotel facilities&rsquo; management practices and employee performance in Kenya

    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, Kenya
    This 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...
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  1366. Co-branding hotel owners and operators to increase willingness to pay

    Co-branding hotel owners and operators to increase willingness to pay

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Elizabeth A Whalen --- Middle Tennessee State University, USA Annamarie D Sisson --- Southern Connecticut State University, USA
    Although hotel brands are well established in the industry, customers have not been educated about the different kinds of properties, nor has hotel structure been utilised as a functional marketing tool. Drawing on previous studies, the purpose of this study...
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  1367. The chemistry of the pedoderm &ndash; part 4: grasslands and savannas within Mokala National Park, South Africa

    The chemistry of the pedoderm – part 4: grasslands and savannas within Mokala National Park, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Anthony J Mills --- , South Africa Klaus Kellner --- , South Africa
    Treed savannas and treeless grasslands occur across Mokala National Park, South Africa. To identify soil properties potentially underpinning these marked differences in vegetation structure, we analysed the soil chemistry of 27 composite pedoderm samples in both savannas and grasslands. Savannas...
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  1368. Universal lines in graphs

    Universal lines in graphs

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Juan Alberto Rodr&iacute;guez-Vel&aacute;zquez --- Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain
    In a metric space M = (X, d), a line induced by two distinct points x, x′ ∈ X, denoted by , is the set of points given by
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  1369. Exit from social assistance in sub-Sahara Africa: The reality of livelihood empowerment against poverty in the Upper West Region, Ghana

    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, Ghana
    Globally, 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...
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  1370. Factors affecting the adoption and usage of electronic tax system in Ethiopia in the case of Addis Ababa city large taxpayers

    Factors affecting the adoption and usage of electronic tax system in Ethiopia in the case of Addis Ababa city large taxpayers

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mathewos Woldemariam Birru --- Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia
    The aim of this research is to assess the adoption and usage of electronic tax system in the case of large taxpayers in Addis Ababa city through the implementation of unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model...
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  1371. The association between internal migration and teenage fertility control: A South African study

    The association between internal migration and teenage fertility control: A South African study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sibusiso Mkwananzi --- Institute for Gender Studies, University of South Africa, South Africa
    This study investigated the association between internal migration, as a form of residential mobility, and teenage fertility in South Africa. Data were from the 2001 and 2011 South African censuses, n 2001 = 335 065 and n 2011 = 316...
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  1372. COVID-19 context and job insecurity among casual employees: The predictive value of education, financial stress, and coping ability

    COVID-19 context and job insecurity among casual employees: The predictive value of education, financial stress, and coping ability

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Abiodun Musbau Lawal --- Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria Erhabor Sunday Idemudia --- North-West University, South Africa Constance Karing --- Friedrich-Schiller-University, Germany Babatunde Mustapha Bello --- Lagos State University, Nigeria
    This study examined COVID-19 mitigation and job insecurity among casual employees and the role of educational attainment, coping ability, and financial stress in that relationship. We surveyed 238 casual employees from five industries in the Southwestern part of Nigeria (female=...
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  1373. Life covers, risk and security &mdash; anthropological perspectives of social insurances: a case study from Namibia

    Life covers, risk and security — anthropological perspectives of social insurances: a case study from Namibia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Sabine Klocke-Daffa --- Eberhard Karls Universit&auml;t T&uuml;bingen, Germany
    With the end of apartheid in Namibia, private insurance companies opened their product range to what they call the “black market.” The increased demand for social insurance is not only because of a lack of security and state-provided welfare programmes...
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  1374. Organisational justice and workplace deviance behaviour among bank workers in Nigeria: the role of perceived organisational support as a moderator

    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, Nigeria
    The 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...
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  1375. Compulsory unethical pro-organisational behaviour and employees&rsquo; in-role performance: a moderated mediation analysis

    Compulsory unethical pro-organisational behaviour and employees’ in-role performance: a moderated mediation analysis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jing Wang --- Zunyi Medical University, China Gangqiang Wang --- Zunyi Normal University, China Guoqin Liu --- Zunyi Medical University, China Qing Zhou --- Zunyi Medical University, China
    This study aimed to identify the influences of compulsory unethical pro-organisational behaviour (CUPB) on employees’ in-role performance and the potential mechanisms between them. Based on the multilevel data from 612 salespeople in China (female = 55.4%; managers = 47.8%; 23–30...
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  1376. Soil organic carbon stocks and properties are affected by plant cover types in an urban ecosystem in Colombia

    Soil organic carbon stocks and properties are affected by plant cover types in an urban ecosystem in Colombia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: V&iacute;ctor Mondrag&oacute;n --- Universidad Nacional de, Colombia Sede Medell&iacute;n Flavio Moreno Hurtado --- Universidad Nacional de, Colombia Sede Medell&iacute;n Daniel Francisco Jaramillo Jaramillo --- Universidad Nacional de, Colombia Sede Medell&iacute;n
    Soil organic carbon (SOC) is the main element in soil organic matter (SOM) and its storage or release into the atmosphere is sensitive to changes in land use. This study evaluated SOC storage and SOM quality in the Metropolitan Regional...
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  1377. Low constant temperature drying can be a satisfactory method to determinethe moisture content of impermeable seed coated species

    Low constant temperature drying can be a satisfactory method to determinethe moisture content of impermeable seed coated species

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Ganesh K Jaganathan --- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, China Jiajin Li --- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, China Baolin Liu --- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, China
    The International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) recommends two methods for seed moisture content determination: high constant temperature drying, carried out at 130 °C for 1, 2, 3 or 4 hours, and low constant temperature drying, carried out at 103 °C...
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  1378. Relationship between hypothyroidism and gestational diabetes mellitus: a retrospective cohort study

    Relationship between hypothyroidism and gestational diabetes mellitus: a retrospective cohort study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Mahmood Moosazadeh --- Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Iran Adeleh Bahar --- Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Iran Ramin Yeganeh Sarhangi --- Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Iran Mohsen Aarabi --- Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Iran Mohammad Khademloo --- Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
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  1379. Acceptance of e-learning applications by accounting students in an online learning environment at residential universities

    Acceptance of e-learning applications by accounting students in an online learning environment at residential universities

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Wendy Terblanche --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa Ilse Lubbe --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Elmarie Papageorgiou --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Nico van der Merwe --- North-West University, South Africa
    Technology acceptance models have been used in the higher education context to understand students’ acceptance of various learning technologies. Not only was the use of e-learning technologies heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the shift to predominantly online teaching and...
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  1380. Effect of entrepreneurial orientation on business performance of young women agribusiness owners in Benin: Do social and business environments matter?

    Effect of entrepreneurial orientation on business performance of young women agribusiness owners in Benin: Do social and business environments matter?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Smith A. R. Dossou --- University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin Razack Adeoti --- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nigeria Augustin K. N. Aoudji --- University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin Mignouna Djana --- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nigeria
    This research examined how key entrepreneurial orientation (EO) dimensions influence business performance of young women agribusiness owners, as well as the moderating effects of social and business environments on these relationships. Data were collected from a sample of 365 young...
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  1381. Developing an improved reverse engineering adoption model towards the improvement of performance in metal engineering industries

    Developing an improved reverse engineering adoption model towards the improvement of performance in metal engineering industries

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Yichalewal Goshime --- Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Daniel Kitaw --- Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Frank Ebinger --- Erlangen University, George Simon Ohm Technical Institute, Nuremberg Campus of Technology, Germany Kassu Jilcha --- Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
    Purpose: This research aims to develop an improved model that promotes reverse engineering /RE/ practice in metal engineering industries (MEIs). RE is one cost-effective technology transfer /TT/ and innovation method that improves organizational performance. However, only a few scholars have...
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  1382. Social grants as safety net for HIV/AIDS-affected households in South Africa

    Social grants as safety net for HIV/AIDS-affected households in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Frikkie Booysen --- Department of Economics and the Centre for Health Systems Research &amp; Development, University of the Free State, South Africa
    South Africa has a well-developed system of social security and the reach of the social grant safety net has expanded rapidly over the past five years. Social grants are likely to play an important role in mitigating the impact of...
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  1383. L&#039;ascenseur et l&#039;escalier &mdash; la lutte contre le SIDA au Cameroun

    L'ascenseur et l'escalier — la lutte contre le SIDA au Cameroun

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Jacques-Philippe Tsala Tsala --- Department of Psychology, University of Yaound&eacute; I and Catholic University of Central Africa, Cameroon
    HIV/AIDS infection has spread like wildfire in the countries of sub-saharan Africa. In order to fight that pandemic, Cameroon has organised itself by setting up, with the assistance of bilateral and multilateral partners, a national structure with the aim to...
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  1384. Mother-to-child transmission of HIV and its prevention: awareness and knowledge in Uganda and Tanzania

    Mother-to-child transmission of HIV and its prevention: awareness and knowledge in Uganda and Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Gundel Harms --- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Charit&eacute;-University Medicine Berlin, Katja Schulze [B0002] Ilaria Moneta --- International Health, Charit&eacute;-University Medicine Berlin, Chris Baryomunsi [B0004] Paulina Mbezi [B0005] Gabriele Poggensee --- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute in Berlin,
    Awareness and knowledge about HIV mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) and preventive measures in different population groups and health personnel were analysed in future intervention areas in western Uganda and south-western Tanzania. In Uganda, a total of 751 persons (440 clients of...
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  1385. A comparative analysis of perceived stigma among HIV-positive Ghanaian and African American males

    A comparative analysis of perceived stigma among HIV-positive Ghanaian and African American males

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Kwabena A Poku --- Health Services Management Department, University of Ghana Business School, J Gary Linn --- School of Nursing, Tennessee State University, Betsy L Fife --- School of Nursing, University of Indiana-Indianapolis, Sherry Azar --- School of Nursing, Tennessee State University, Lorna Kendrick --- School of Nursing, Tennessee State University,
    The purpose of this paper was to address two questions: (i) Do Ghanaian and African American males with HIV/AIDS experience different types and degrees of stigma? and (ii) Is the impact of stigma associated with HIV/AIDS on the self different...
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  1386. Poverty and HIV/AIDS in South Africa: an empirical contribution

    Poverty and HIV/AIDS in South Africa: an empirical contribution

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Lerato Sonia Tladi --- Demography Section of the Social Aspect of HIV/AIDS (SAHA) Research Programme, Human Sciences Research Council,
    This study sets out to establish and explain the empirical link between HIV/AIDS and poverty using data collected by the 1998 South African Demographic and Health Survey (SADHS). Analysis is restricted to women of reproductive age (15 – 49 years)...
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  1387. An assessment of government policy response to HIV/AIDS in Ghana

    An assessment of government policy response to HIV/AIDS in Ghana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Julius Fobil --- School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Ireneous Soyiri --- School of Public Health, University of Ghana,
    The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa has assumed a dimension raising heartbreaking anxiety among national governments and civil society groups. In Ghana for example, the pandemic is well-documented and has gone beyond a health problem, and now encompasses all socio-economic aspects...
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  1388. The role of HIV/AIDS committees in effective workplace governance of HIV/AIDS in South African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

    The role of HIV/AIDS committees in effective workplace governance of HIV/AIDS in South African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Jocelyn R Vass --- Human Science Research Council,
    The primary purpose of this study was to assess the role, status and scope of workplace HIV/AIDS committees as a means of effective workplace governance of the HIV/AIDS impact, and their role in extending social protective HIV/AIDS-related rights to employees...
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  1389. Barriers and facilitators to patients&#039; adherence to antiretroviral treatment in Zambia: a qualitative study

    Barriers and facilitators to patients' adherence to antiretroviral treatment in Zambia: a qualitative study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Nawa Sanjobo --- Copperbelt University, Jan C Frich --- Research Unit for General Practice, University of Oslo, Atle Fretheim --- Preventive and International Health Care Unit, Norwegian Knowledge Centre for Health Services, Norway
    Patients' adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is important for effective medical treatment of HIV/AIDS. We conducted a qualitative interview study in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia in 2006. The aim of the study was to explore patients' and health care...
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  1390. Gender differences in university students&#039; HIV/AIDS-related knowledge and sexual behaviours in Malawi: a pilot study

    Gender differences in university students' HIV/AIDS-related knowledge and sexual behaviours in Malawi: a pilot study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Pierson RT Ntata --- Chancellor College, University of Malawi, Adamson S Muula --- Flinders University Medical School, Australia Seter Siziya --- Medical Biostatistics in the School of Medicine, University of Zambia, Edrinnie E Kayambazinthu --- English Department, Chancellor College, University of Medicine,
    A cross-sectional study was conducted among first-year university students in Malawi to determine distributions of HIV/AIDS related knowledge, and sexual behaviours. A total of 314 (199 male and 115 female) students were eligible to participate, and of these 221 (70.4%)...
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  1391. Stigma, identity and resistance among people living with HIV in South Africa

    Stigma, identity and resistance among people living with HIV in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Jane Goudge --- Centre for Health Policy, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Lenore Manderson --- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, and Faculty of Arts, Monash University, Australia Bulelwa Ngoma --- Centre for Health Policy, Helen Schneider --- Centre for Health Policy and Professor Extraordinarius, University of the Free State,
    AIDS-related stigma can cause delays in testing, poor treatment adherence, and greater numbers of new infections. Existing studies from low- and middle-income countries focus on the negative experiences of stigma, and few document resistance strategies. In this article we document...
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  1392. Provider-initiated HIV testing in health care settings: Should it include client-centered counselling?

    Provider-initiated HIV testing in health care settings: Should it include client-centered counselling?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Susan M Kiene --- Medicine and Community Health (Research), Brown University, Michael Stein --- Medicine and Community Health, Brown University, USA Moses Bateganya --- Makerere University (Internal Medicine), Rhoda Wanyenze --- Makerere University School of Public Health-CDC HIV Fellowship Programme, Uganda Kenneth Mayer --- The Fenway Institute/Fenway Health, Haruna Lule --- Gombe Hospital, Uganda
    To increase access to HIV testing, the WHO and CDC have recommended implementing provider-initiated HIV testing (PITC). To address the resource limitations of the PITC setting, WHO and CDC suggest that patient-provider interactions during PITC may need to focus on...
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  1393. Knowledge of HIV/AIDS and attitudes towards people living with HIV among the general staff of a public university in Malaysia

    Knowledge of HIV/AIDS and attitudes towards people living with HIV among the general staff of a public university in Malaysia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Yvonne Tee --- Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia Mary Huang --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia , Malaysia
    Stigma and discrimination towards people living with HIV have been widely documented, and have extended their impact into the workplace. Stigmatising attitudes towards people living with HIV (PLHIV) in the workplace significantly hinder HIV prevention efforts and indirectly affect national...
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  1394. Perceived stigma among patients receiving antiretroviral treatment: A prospective randomised trial comparing an m-DOT strategy with standard-of- care in Kenya

    Perceived stigma among patients receiving antiretroviral treatment: A prospective randomised trial comparing an m-DOT strategy with standard-of- care in Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Susan Kaai --- Department of Health Studies and Gerontology, University of Waterloo, Canada Sandra Bullock --- Department of Health Studies and Gerontology, University of Waterloo, Canada Avina Sarna --- Population Council, Matthew Chersich --- Centre for Health Policy, University of the Witwatersrand, Stanley Luchters --- International Centre for Reproductive Health (ICRH), Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ghent University, Belgium Scott Geibel --- Population Council, Paul Munyao --- ICAP, Kenya Kishorchandra Mandaliya --- , Kenya Marleen Temmerman --- Obstetrical Department, Ghent University Hospital, Naomi Rutenberg --- Population Council,
    HIV and AIDS remain highly stigmatised. Modified directly observed therapy (m-DOT) supports antiretroviral treatment (ART) adherence but little is known about its association with perceived stigma in resource-constrained settings. In 2003, 234 HIV-infected adults enrolled in a two-arm randomised trial...
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  1395. &ldquo;I don&#039;t use a condom (with my regular partner) because I know that I&#039;m faithful, but with everyone else I do&rdquo;: The cultural and socioeconomic determinants of sexual partner concurrency in young South Africans

    “I don't use a condom (with my regular partner) because I know that I'm faithful, but with everyone else I do”: The cultural and socioeconomic determinants of sexual partner concurrency in young South Africans

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Chris Kenyon --- GF Jooste Hospital, Andrew Boulle --- Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Motasim Badri --- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Valerie Asselman --- Infectious Diseases Referral Unit, GF Jooste Hospital,
    Finding ways to reduce the high rates of sexual partner concurrency is increasingly believed to be vital to controlling HIV spread in southern Africa. We describe the frequency and correlates of sexual partner concurrency in a representative sample of 3...
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  1396. Concurrent sexual and substance-use risk behaviours among female sex workers in Kenya&#039;s Coast Province: Findings from a behavioural monitoring survey

    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&#039;s Friendship University of Moscow, Russia S. Abdallah G. Emukule S. Luchters N. Kingola M. Barasa S. Mucheke P. Mwarogo
    While 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...
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  1397. &lsquo;When I get better I will do the test&rsquo;: Facilitators and barriers to HIV testing in Northwest Region of Cameroon with implications for TB and HIV/AIDS control programmes

    ‘When I get better I will do the test’: Facilitators and barriers to HIV testing in Northwest Region of Cameroon with implications for TB and HIV/AIDS control programmes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Nwarb&eacute;b&eacute; Barnabas Njozing --- Public Health at the Division of Epidemiology and Global Health, Ume&aring; University, Sweden Kerstin E Edin --- Unit for Epidemiology and Global Health, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Ume&aring; Centre of Gender Studies, University, Anna-Karin Hurtig --- Public Health at the Division of Epidemiology and Global Health, Ume&aring; University, Sweden
    The World Health Organization has recommended collaborative activities between TB and HIV programmes with routine counselling and testing for HIV among TB patients in order to improve the uptake of HIV services. We carried out qualitative research interviews with 21...
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  1398. HIV/AIDS knowledge, behaviour and beliefs among South African university students

    HIV/AIDS knowledge, behaviour and beliefs among South African university students

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Preshani Reddy --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, Jose Frantz --- University of the Western Cape,
    Globally, South Africa has the highest prevalence of HIV/AIDS. In the absence of cure, prevention is the only available method to reduce HIV prevalence rates. This can only be obtained through behavioural change, which is associated with a good knowledge...
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  1399. HIV knowledge and health-seeking behavior in Zamb&eacute;zia Province, Mozambique

    HIV knowledge and health-seeking behavior in Zambézia Province, Mozambique

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Carolyn M. Audet [d209e19] Mohsin Sidat Meridith Blevins Troy D. Moon Alfredo Vergara Sten H. Vermund
    HIV prevalence rates in Zambézia Province were estimated to be 12.6% in 2009. A number of educational campaigns have been aimed at improving HIV transmission and prevention knowledge among community members in an effort to reduce infection rates. These campaigns...
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  1400. Perception of HIV/AIDS among the Igbo of Anambra State, Nigeria

    Perception of HIV/AIDS among the Igbo of Anambra State, Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Caroline Okumdi Muoghalu [d353e19] Samuel Ayodele Jegede
    Perception is fundamental in the fight against stigmatization of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV). Perception generally influences discriminatory attitudes towards PLHIV which exacerbates their problems and quickens the degeneration of the disease from HIV to AIDS. This study examined the...
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  1401. &lsquo;We keep her status to ourselves&rsquo;: Experiences of stigma and discrimination among HIV-discordant couples in South Africa, Tanzania and Ukraine

    ‘We keep her status to ourselves’: Experiences of stigma and discrimination among HIV-discordant couples in South Africa, Tanzania and Ukraine

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Laetitia C. Rispel --- , , South Africa Allanise Cloete --- , , South Africa Carol A. Metcalf --- , South Africa
    In HIV-discordant relationships, the HIV-negative partner also carries the burden of a stigmatised disease. For this reason, couples often hide their HIV-discordant status from family, friends and community members. This perpetuates the silence around HIV-discordant relationships and impacts on targeted...
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  1402. &lsquo;You need to have some guts to teach&rsquo;: Teacher preparation and characteristics for the teaching of sexuality and HIV/AIDS education in South African schools

    ‘You need to have some guts to teach’: Teacher preparation and characteristics for the teaching of sexuality and HIV/AIDS education in South African schools

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Dennis A. Francis --- , South Africa Ren&eacute;e DePalma --- , Spain
    Using in-depth interviews, we asked sexuality educators in South Africa about their own professional preparation and what they believed were necessary educator characteristics for teaching Sexuality Education. Our findings show that our teachers taught Sexuality Education without any appropriate qualification...
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  1403. Trends in HIV risk behaviour of incoming first-year students at a South African university: 2007&ndash;2012

    Trends in HIV risk behaviour of incoming first-year students at a South African university: 2007–2012

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: R&eacute;nette J. Blignaut --- , , South Africa Joachim Jacobs --- , South Africa Tania Vergnani --- , South Africa
    The aim of the research on which this article is based was to understand the behavioural changes of the target student population over time to ensure that future prevention programmes are more effective in changing behaviour. This study reports on...
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  1404. Zimbabwe&#039;s national AIDS levy: A case study

    Zimbabwe's national AIDS levy: A case study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Nisha Bhat --- , Peter H. Kilmarx --- , Freeman Dube --- , Albert Manenji --- , Medelina Dube --- , Tapuwa Magure --- ,
    Background: We conducted a case study of the Zimbabwe National AIDS Trust Fund (‘AIDS Levy’) as an approach to domestic government financing of the response to HIV and AIDS.
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  1405. Social support seeking and self-efficacy-building strategies in enhancing the emotional well-being of informal HIV/AIDS caregivers in Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria

    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 --- , Nigeria
    This 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...
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  1406. Monitoring and evaluation of sport-based HIV/AIDS awareness programmes: Strengthening outcome indicators

    Monitoring and evaluation of sport-based HIV/AIDS awareness programmes: Strengthening outcome indicators

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Elma Nelisiwe Maleka --- , South Africa
    There are number of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in South Africa that use sport as a tool to respond to Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS), however, little is reported about the outcomes and impact of these programmes. The aim of...
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  1407. The lived experiences of rural women diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus in the antenatal period

    The lived experiences of rural women diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus in the antenatal period

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Genevieve Marion Fords --- , , South Africa Talitha Crowley --- , , South Africa Anita S van der Merwe --- , , South Africa
    Background: In South Africa, pregnant women are diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at antenatal clinics and simultaneously initiated on antiretroviral treatment (ART). An HIV diagnosis together with the initiation of ART has an emotional impact that may influence how...
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  1408. Modelling self-assessed vulnerability to HIV and its associated factors in a HIV-burdened country

    Modelling self-assessed vulnerability to HIV and its associated factors in a HIV-burdened country

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: A. F. Fagbamigbe --- , , South Africa A. M. Lawal --- , , South Africa E. S. Idemudia --- , , South Africa
    Background: Globally, individuals’ self-assessment of vulnerability to HIV infection is important to maintain safer sexual behaviour and reduce risky behaviours. However, determinants of self-perceived risk of HIV infection are not well documented and differ. We assessed the level of self-perceived...
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  1409. Problematizing official narratives of HIV and AIDS education in Scotland and Zimbabwe

    Problematizing official narratives of HIV and AIDS education in Scotland and Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Tarsisio Nyatsanza --- , , , South Africa Lesley Wood --- , , South Africa
    When human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) are framed within an intersectional approach, they have the potential to transform understandings of social justice within the curriculum and education policy and practice in general. Yet, this transformative...
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  1410. Psychosocial factors predicting risky sexual behaviour among long distance truck drivers in Lagos, Nigeria

    Psychosocial factors predicting risky sexual behaviour among long distance truck drivers in Lagos, Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Abiodun Musbau Lawal --- , , Nigeria Benjamin Oladapo Olley --- , , Nigeria
    Long distance truck drivers (LDTDs) have been identified as one of the groups at higher risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Understanding how certain social and psychological variables that have a strong theoretical basis contribute to sexual risk behaviour...
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  1411. Determinants of disclosure and non-disclosure of HIV-positive status, by&nbsp;pregnant women in rural South Africa

    Determinants of disclosure and non-disclosure of HIV-positive status, by pregnant women in rural South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Shandir Ramlagan --- , , South Africa Gladys Matseke --- , , the Netherlands Violeta J. Rodriguez --- , , USA Deborah L. Jones --- , , USA Karl Peltzer --- , , South Africa Robert A.C. Ruiter --- , , the Netherlands Sibusiso Sifunda --- , , South Africa
    Disclosure of HIV status remains one of the major challenges to the effectiveness of the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in rural areas in South Africa. This study aimed at assessing the determinants of HIV status disclosure...
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  1412. Zimbabwean secondary school Guidance and Counseling teachers teaching sexuality education in the HIV and AIDS education curriculum&lt;xref ref-type=&quot;fn&quot; rid=&quot;FN0000&quot;/&gt;

    Zimbabwean secondary school Guidance and Counseling teachers teaching sexuality education in the HIV and AIDS education curriculum

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Ephias Gudyanga --- , , South Africa Naydene de Lange --- , , South Africa Mathabo Khau --- , , South Africa
    In spite of the importance of sexuality education and HIV and AIDS education in preventing HIV infections, Zimbabwean secondary school Guidance and Counseling teachers are not engaging optimally with the current Guidance and Counseling, HIV and AIDS & Life Skills...
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  1413. HIV/AIDS treatment funding system to support the people affected by HIV/AIDS in Surakarta, Indonesia

    HIV/AIDS treatment funding system to support the people affected by HIV/AIDS in Surakarta, Indonesia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Argyo Demartoto --- Universitas Sebelas Maret, Bhisma Murti --- Universitas Sebelas Maret, Siti Zunariyah --- Universitas Sebelas Maret,
    People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA's) quality of life (QoL) is determined by the lifetime treatment sustainability. Republic of Indonesia Minister of Health's Decree Number 328 of 2003 stated that government subsidies the PLWHA's medication and treatment, despite not covering entire...
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  1414. The effect of anthropogenic habitat modification on habitat use by &lt;em&gt;Afrana angolensis&lt;/em&gt; along the dodwe river, Tanzania

    The effect of anthropogenic habitat modification on habitat use by Afrana angolensis along the dodwe river, Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: ScottG. Lynn --- University of Kentucky, USA Christian Lindle --- University of Vienna, Austria
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  1415. The effect of intergroup distance on group fidelity in the group‐living Lizard, &lt;em&gt;Cordylus cataphractus&lt;/em&gt;

    The effect of intergroup distance on group fidelity in the group‐living Lizard, Cordylus cataphractus

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Eloise Costandius --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa P.Le FrasN. Mouton --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa AlexanderF. Flemming --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa
    The effect of intergroup distance on group fidelity in the Armadillo Lizard, Cordylus cataphractus, was studied in the Lambert's Bay/Graafwater area, South Africa. One hundred and six individuals from 27 groups were marked and recaptured regularly from May until September...
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  1416. Diet of amphibians and reptiles from the Engare Ondare river region of central Kenya, during the dry season

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: LaurenceM. Hardy --- Louisiana State University in Shreveport, USA AmandaC. Crnkovic --- Louisiana State University in Shreveport, USA
    In seasonally arid environments many species undergo some form of dormancy, such as aestivation. The dietary habits of those species during the period of seasonal aridity are poorly known. Little is known of the seasonal variation in the diet of...
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  1417. Herpetofaunal utilisation of riparian buffer zones in an agricultural landscape near Mtunzini, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: Bryan Maritz --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa GrahamJ. Alexander --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
    We measured herpetofaunal species richness and abundance in riparian and non‐riparian habitats of an agriculture‐dominated landscape to compare herpetofaunal utilisation of these two habitat types. Riparian areas hosted higher mean species richness and abundance than non‐riparian areas. Riparian and non‐riparian...
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  1418. Breaking ground: Quantitative fossorial herpetofaunal ecology in South Africa

    Breaking ground: Quantitative fossorial herpetofaunal ecology in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Bryan Maritz --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa GrahamJ. Alexander --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
    Basic ecological data are lacking for many species of herpetofauna, particularly fossorial species. Quantitative analyses of the factors that may influence the occurrence of fossorial herpetofaunal species are rare, with minimal work conducted in southern Africa. We mapped the absolute...
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  1419. Phylogeography of the Clicking Stream Frog &lt;em&gt;Strongylopus grayii&lt;/em&gt; (Anura, Pyxicephalidae) reveals cryptic divergence across climatic zones in an abundant and widespread taxon

    Phylogeography of the Clicking Stream Frog Strongylopus grayii (Anura, Pyxicephalidae) reveals cryptic divergence across climatic zones in an abundant and widespread taxon

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: KrystalA. Tolley --- South African National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa Anne Braae --- South African National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa Michael Cunningham --- University of the Free State, South Africa
    The Clicking Stream Frog (Strongylopus grayii) occurs throughout southern and eastern South Africa across summer, aseasonal and winter rainfall areas. Because of its contiguous distribution and extended breeding season this species might be expected to show a phylogeographic pattern of...
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  1420. Respiration and hemoglobin function in the giant African bullfrog &lt;em&gt;Pyxicephalus adspersus&lt;/em&gt; Tschudi (Anura: Pyxicephalidae) during rest, exercise and dormancy

    Respiration and hemoglobin function in the giant African bullfrog Pyxicephalus adspersus Tschudi (Anura: Pyxicephalidae) during rest, exercise and dormancy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: W.J. van Aardt --- North-West University, South Africa RoyE. Weber --- University of Aarhus, Denmark
    The survival strategies of frogs exposed to harsh conditions include various forms of dormancy. Giant bullfrogs Pyxicephalus adspersus subjected to slow desiccation without access to moist substrata over winter in cocoons during dormancy. We found that Pyxicephalus can survive long...
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  1421. The political economy of bilateral aid: African development and the manufacture of consent

    The political economy of bilateral aid: African development and the manufacture of consent

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Peter Blunt --- University of New South Wales, Australia Cecilia Escobar --- Independent Researcher and Consultant, Greece Vlassis Missos --- University of Athens, Greece
    This paper discusses implications for African development arising from our analysis of the political economy of bilateral aid (Blunt, 2023). We argue that the existential threats posed to life on Earth by global warming and nuclear war are a product...
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  1422. Performance of goats browsing on &lt;em&gt;Vachellia karroo&lt;/em&gt; encroached communal lands and open grasslands in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa

    Performance of goats browsing on Vachellia karroo encroached communal lands and open grasslands in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: W Maguraushe --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa JF Mupangwa --- University of Namibia, Namibia S Washaya --- Great Zimbabwe University, Masvingo V Muchenje --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa
    The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of season, rangeland type, and herd size on the performance of goat browsing. A total of eighty communal household goat herds from Mbashe and Nkonkobe municipalities were monitored for twelve...
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  1423. Business-driven approach to cloud computing adoption by small businesses

    Business-driven approach to cloud computing adoption by small businesses

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Martin Adane --- University of Cape Coast, Ghana
    In the adoption of technology, there is the need for the alignment of the objectives of the business’s information technology (IT) strategy with the business strategy to ensure effectiveness and overall business performance. This study sought to investigate the effect...
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  1424. Determinants of adoption of electronic payment by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Cameroon

    Determinants of adoption of electronic payment by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Cameroon

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Christelle Flore Kadjie --- University of Dschang, Cameroon Prince Hikouatcha --- University of Dschang, Cameroon Ars&egrave;ne Aurelien Njamen Kengdo --- University of Dschang, Cameroon Tii N. Nchofoung --- University of Dschang, Cameroon
    This paper aims to identify the determinants of the adoption of electronic payment in SMEs in Cameroon. It considers data collected from 117 SMEs. The methodology involves principal component analysis and ordinal logistic regression. The results obtained are at least...
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  1425. Clinical and ultrasound characteristics distinguishing benign and malignant thyroid nodules in Johannesburg, South Africa

    Clinical and ultrasound characteristics distinguishing benign and malignant thyroid nodules in Johannesburg, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Kershlin Naidu --- Netcare Waterfall City Hospital, South Africa Victoria Saksenberg --- Netcare Waterfall City Hospital, South Africa Nasrin Goolam Mahyoodeen --- Netcare Waterfall City Hospital, South Africa
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  1426. Intertextuality: Decolonising Imperial Narrative in &lt;em&gt;Weep Not, Child&lt;/em&gt;

    Intertextuality: Decolonising Imperial Narrative in Weep Not, Child

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Addisu Hailu Abebe --- Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
    Imperial narrative paved the way for the ‘superior white’ and ‘inferior black’ psychology for centuries. This article seeks to determine the impact of intertexts employed in Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong'o's Weep Not, Child in resisting the imperial discourse. The article identifies...
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  1427. The MAX puzzle in a frontier market before and during the Covid-19 pandemic

    The MAX puzzle in a frontier market before and during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Khoa Dang Duong --- Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam Man Minh Tran --- Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam Qui Nhat Nguyen --- Portfolio Management, Vietnam Hoa Thanh Phan Le --- Van Lang University, Vietnam
    This study analyses the MAX anomaly in a frontier market before and during the Covid19 pandemic. Our sample has 39,673 firm-month observations of non-financial firms in Vietnam from 2008 to 2021. Using the Carhart four-factor model augmented with MAX anomaly,...
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  1428. Purpose in life and academic performance: Grit mediation among Chinese college students

    Purpose in life and academic performance: Grit mediation among Chinese college students

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yungui Guo --- Hunan University of Science and Technology, China Shiyu Luo --- Hunan University of Science and Technology, China Yu Tan --- Hunan University of Science and Technology, China
    This study explored the mediating effect of grit (consistency of interest, perseverance of effort) on the association between purpose in life (meaningfulness, goal orientation, and beyond-the-self) and academic performance. Data were collected from 493 students from two universities in Hunan...
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  1429. Psychosocial factors associated with physical injury among adults in Eswatini

    Psychosocial factors associated with physical injury among adults in Eswatini

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- University of the Free State, South Africa
    This study aimed to examine the psychosocial factors associated with physical injury among adults in Eswatini. The investigation included 3 281 individuals (15 to 69 years) from the 2014 Eswatini cross-sectional STEPwise approach to non-communicable disease risk factor surveillance (STEPS)...
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  1430. An investigation into the normal tax implications of fractional share rights in South Africa

    An investigation into the normal tax implications of fractional share rights in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Christoff Botha --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Cecileen Greeff --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa
    A recent development in the financial service industry is the introduction of the fractional share right that allows a retail investor to invest in a fraction of a listed equity share. Fractional share right is not defined in the Income...
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  1431. The value relevance of mandatory sustainability reporting assurance

    The value relevance of mandatory sustainability reporting assurance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Maher Jeriji --- IHEC &ndash; University of Carthage, Tunisia Ala Nasfi --- Montpellier University, France
    Sustainability reporting assurance (SRA) ensures the credibility of sustainability information disclosed by companies. This practice has continued to evolve, particularly within regulatory frameworks. The SRA is widespread among the largest French and South African companies because of the requirements of...
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  1432. Accounting outsourcing and its relationship with financial performance of SMEs: Manager and employee perspectives

    Accounting outsourcing and its relationship with financial performance of SMEs: Manager and employee perspectives

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Faeze Rezazade --- Excelsia College, Australia Susannah Minutillo --- Excelsia College, Australia Nirmal Patel --- Excelsia College, Australia
    There is a gap in the literature related to understanding the relationship between outsourcing of accounting functions and financial performance (productivity and cost efficiency) of SMEs. This study examines the relationship between accounting outsourcing and financial performance in terms of...
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  1433. &lsquo;Flash &lt;em&gt;Mobula&lt;/em&gt;&rsquo;: first observations of courtship behaviour of the shortfin devil ray &lt;em&gt;Mobula kuhlii&lt;/em&gt;

    ‘Flash Mobula’: first observations of courtship behaviour of the shortfin devil ray Mobula kuhlii

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: M Carpenter --- University of Cape Town, South Africa C Griffiths --- University of Cape Town, South Africa
    First-time observations of courtship behaviour of the Endangered shortfin devil ray Mobula kuhlii are described from the Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area (MPA), KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Three events of M. kuhlii courtship, called ‘mating trains’, were recorded on video during...
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  1434. Estimating population changes in humpback whales &lt;em&gt;Megaptera novaeangliae&lt;/em&gt; migrating past Cape Vidal, South Africa

    Estimating population changes in humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae migrating past Cape Vidal, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: C Wilkinson --- Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa E Seyboth --- Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa J Olbers --- , South Africa E Vermeulen --- University of Pretoria, South Africa R Kramer --- WILDTRUST, South Africa K Findlay --- Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
    Shore-based surveys of humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae were performed from Cape Vidal, on the east coast of South Africa (iSimangaliso Marine Protected Area, Indian Ocean), from two independent platforms between 27 June and 7 August in 2018 and 2019, to...
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  1435. An allele-specific PCR assay for detection of mutations that confer benzimidazole resistance and zoxamide sensitivity in &lt;em&gt;Phyllosticta citricarpa&lt;/em&gt;

    An allele-specific PCR assay for detection of mutations that confer benzimidazole resistance and zoxamide sensitivity in Phyllosticta citricarpa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Beatrix Coetzee --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Elma Carstens --- Citrus Research International (Pty) Ltd, South Africa Gerhardus C Schutte --- Avima (Pty) Ltd, South Africa Elaine Basson --- Citrus Research International (Pty) Ltd, South Africa Mia J Groeneveld --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Tankiso Mpholo --- Land Reform and Rural Development, South Africa Providence Moyo --- Citrus Research International (Pty) Ltd, South Africa Jessica C Winn --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Paul H Fourie --- Citrus Research International (Pty) Ltd, South Africa Aletta E Bester van der Merwe --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa
    Phyllosticta citricarpa is the causative agent of citrus black spot (CBS), a cosmetic fungal disease that has been reported in most of the citrus-growing regions of the world. The occurrence of CBS in orchards is predominantly controlled by the application...
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  1436. On 0012-avoiding inversion sequences and a conjecture of Lin and Ma

    On 0012-avoiding inversion sequences and a conjecture of Lin and Ma

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Shane Chern --- Dalhousie University, Canada
    The study of pattern avoidance in inversion sequences recently attracts extensive research interests. In particular, Zhicong Lin and Jun Ma conjectured a formula that counts the number of inversion sequences avoiding the length-four pattern 0012. Our object of the paper...
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  1437. A quantile-based analysis of risk-return dynamics in the South African equity market

    A quantile-based analysis of risk-return dynamics in the South African equity market

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Munyaradzi Chawana --- , South Africa Ilse Botha --- School of Accounting, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Yolanda Stander --- Investec, Senior research associate at University of Johannesburg, South Africa
    This paper employs quantile autoregression to investigate the influence of ‘market size’ and ‘industry’ effects on the South African equity market volatility response to return shocks. It is now well documented that equity market volatility exhibits asymmetric response to positive...
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  1438. &ldquo;Sex is sex, marriage is marriage&rdquo;: infidelity amongst married women in Shamva, Zimbabwe

    “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 Andr&eacute; Pelser --- University of the Free State, South Africa Victor Muzvidziwa --- Midlands State University, Zimbabwe
    Many 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...
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  1439. Information Communication technology governance practices in universities: A case study of a university of technology in Durban, South Africa

    Information Communication technology governance practices in universities: A case study of a university of technology in Durban, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: John Mangundu --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa
    Information communication technologies (ICTs) have become an indispensable asset in the university environment. However, processes regarding ICT acquisition have become complicated as adoption of ICTs brings with it ICT risks, requiring ICT governance. ICT governance in a developing economy university...
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  1440. A research agenda for African smart public value governance &ndash; Insights from a webinar series

    A research agenda for African smart public value governance – Insights from a webinar series

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Emamdeen Fohim --- University of Bern, Switzerland Adeelah Kodabux --- Middlesex University Mauritius, Mauritius Amar Seeam --- Middlesex University Mauritius, Mauritius
    The article discusses key insights gained from a webinar series that the authors of this article launched when founding the “Centre for African Smart Public Value Governance” (C4SP). As a research centre that aims to improve the quality of public...
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  1441. A note on reducing resistance in snarks

    A note on reducing resistance in snarks

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Imran Allie --- University of Cape Town,
    In this paper, we define new parameters which measure the edge uncolourability of cubic graphs. These parameters count the minimum number of vertex reductions required to render a 3-edge-colourable graph, given a cubic graph G. Two of these parameters we...
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  1442. Nutritional support practices at an intensive care unit in Johannesburg, South Africa

    Nutritional support practices at an intensive care unit in Johannesburg, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Abdullah E Laher --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Jared McDowall --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Mikayla van Welie --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Domenic M Malinga --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Alistair J Craythorne --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Brandon J van Aardt --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Tasneem Dalvie --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Guy A Richards --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
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  1443. Telecommuting and job performance during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of psychological detachment from work

    Telecommuting and job performance during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of psychological detachment from work

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jinkai Cheng --- Renmin University of China, China Chao Zhang --- Fuzhou University, China
    This study examined the mediating role of psychological detachment from work and the moderating influence of perceived organisational telework task support in the relationship between the extent of telecommuting and the job performance of employees. Using a time-lag study design,...
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  1444. Validation of Learning Transfer Inventory System (LTIS) in Cameroon teachers: Measurement invariance and latent mean difference across sex

    Validation of Learning Transfer Inventory System (LTIS) in Cameroon teachers: Measurement invariance and latent mean difference across sex

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Bekolo Ngo&rsquo;a Celestin --- Yibin University, China Tchouchu Emmanuel --- University of Cape Coast, Ghana Kouame Dangui Dorcas --- School of Management and Economics (SME) University of Electronic Science and Technology-Chengdu, China
    This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Learning Transfer Inventory System (LTIS) in the Cameroonian education system. A sample of 700 in-service teachers (female = 54.8%; mean age = 36 years, SD = 15.41 years) who completed leadership, management,...
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  1445. Attachment and general well-being in breast cancer patients: Mediation of body esteem and social support

    Attachment and general well-being in breast cancer patients: Mediation of body esteem and social support

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Li Yanyan --- Southwest University, China Chen Xu --- Southwest University, China
    This study aimed to explore the mediation of body esteem and social support in the relationship between attachment and general well-being in breast cancer patients. We collected data from 150 women with breast cancer and 150 healthy women. Employing bootstrap...
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  1446. Social support and health-related quality of life in Nigerian cancer patients: Role of cancer-related stress

    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 Africa
    We 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...
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  1447. Morphological and physiological responses of &lt;em&gt;Calobota sericea&lt;/em&gt; plants subjected to water limitation and subsequent rewatering

    Morphological and physiological responses of Calobota sericea plants subjected to water limitation and subsequent rewatering

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Francuois M&uuml;ller --- Agricultural Research Council &ndash; Animal Production: Range and Forage Sciences, South Africa Lincoln Raitt --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Lilburne Cyster --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Samson Chimphango --- University of Cape Town, South Africa M Igshaan Samuels --- Agricultural Research Council &ndash; Animal Production: Range and Forage Sciences, South Africa Clement Cupido --- Agricultural Research Council &ndash; Animal Production: Range and Forage Sciences, South Africa J Stephen Boatwright --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa
    Calobota sericea is a native legume of South Africa, confined to the water-limited rangelands, and it has recently been prioritised for additional characterisation regarding its pasture potential. In this study, we examined the growth characteristics of C. sericea under glasshouse...
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  1448. Changes in plant vegetation structure and diversity with distance from herder shelters in the Middle Atlas Mountains

    Changes in plant vegetation structure and diversity with distance from herder shelters in the Middle Atlas Mountains

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: A El Aich --- Institut Agronomique et V&eacute;t&eacute;rinaire Hassan II, Morocco S Ghassan --- Institut Agronomique et V&eacute;t&eacute;rinaire Hassan II, Morocco CL Alados --- Instituto Pirenaico de Ecolog&iacute;a (CSIC), Spain S El Aayadi --- Institut Agronomique et V&eacute;t&eacute;rinaire Hassan II, Morocco L Baamal --- Institut Agronomique et V&eacute;t&eacute;rinaire Hassan II, Morocco
    Livestock grazing intensity gradients associated with sheep holder shelters influenced the longevity of rangelands vegetation. This study aimed to examine the effects of livestock grazing pressure on vegetation structure and diversity with distance from herder shelters. Six shelters were sampled...
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  1449. Drought as a driver of vegetation change in Succulent Karoo rangelands, South Africa

    Drought as a driver of vegetation change in Succulent Karoo rangelands, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: SJ Milton --- , South Africa H Petersen --- , South Africa G Nampa --- , South Africa H van der Merwe --- , South Africa JR Henschel --- , South Africa
    We document changes in rangeland during a prolonged drought in the arid Karoo. Rangeland in this arid region is species-rich and dominated by a mixture of long-lived succulent and non-succulent shrubs. Ranching has led to the domination of vegetation by...
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  1450. Diversity of euglenoids in a drinking water source in Burkina Faso (West Africa): implications for sustainability and water quality

    Diversity of euglenoids in a drinking water source in Burkina Faso (West Africa): implications for sustainability and water quality

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Minata Ouattara --- University Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Burkina Faso Fr&eacute;d&eacute;ric Zongo --- University Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Burkina Faso Bilass&eacute; Zongo --- University Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Burkina Faso
    Euglenophyta are a group of algae that occur in water polluted by organic matter, which makes them a good indicator for organic pollution. This study aimed to determine the diversity of Euglenophyta, the environmental conditions favourable to their development and...
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  1451. Spatio-temporal variation in phytoplankton community structure in backwaters of the Ketar River, central Ethiopia

    Spatio-temporal variation in phytoplankton community structure in backwaters of the Ketar River, central Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Yadesa Chibsa --- Wachemo University, Ethiopia Seyoum Mengistou --- Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Demeke Kifle --- Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
    This study assessed the spatio-temporal dynamics of the phytoplankton community in backwaters of the Ketar River, central Ethiopia, in relation to water quality and macrophyte coverage. Phytoplankton samples and physicochemical information were collected at six sites along the river over...
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  1452. Explicating the adoption of an innovation Fintech Value Chain Financing from &lt;em&gt;Aarti&lt;/em&gt; (Middlemen) perspective in Pakistan

    Explicating the adoption of an innovation Fintech Value Chain Financing from Aarti (Middlemen) perspective in Pakistan

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sayeda Zeenat Maryam --- University of the Punjab, Pakistan Ashfaq Ahmed --- University of the Punjab, Pakistan Syed Waqar Haider --- Govt. College for Women University, Pakistan Tasneem Akhter --- University of Central Punjab, Pakistan
    In the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis, the Fintech industry and Islamic banking were striving to fill the existing void through innovation and different business approaches. Losing trust in conventional banking, advancement of technology and internet globally, and...
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  1453. Case assessment and identification of pharmaceutical supply chain performance measures and metrics

    Case assessment and identification of pharmaceutical supply chain performance measures and metrics

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Asrat Mekonnen Gobachew --- University of Bremen, Germany Hans-Dietrich Haasis --- University of Bremen, Germany Eshetie Berhan --- Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
    A lot of attention has been paid to performance measurement during the past few decades. There are several reasons for utilizing performance measurement in a business, but the most important one is that, when done right, it will increase productivity...
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  1454. The road towards effective governance and management of marine protected areas in South Africa: evolving policies, paradigms and processes

    The road towards effective governance and management of marine protected areas in South Africa: evolving policies, paradigms and processes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: SP Kirkman --- , South Africa P Kowalski --- , South Africa BQ Mann --- Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI), South Africa GM Branch --- University of Cape Town, South Africa MG van der Bank --- South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South Africa KJ Sink --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa P Fielding --- , South Africa JB Mann-Lang --- Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI), South Africa MC Pfaff --- University of Cape Town, South Africa D Kotsedi --- , South Africa R Adams --- , South Africa S Dlulisa --- , South Africa SL Petersen --- , Madagascar
    The efficacy of marine protected areas (MPAs) depends on their governance and management. We review their history in South Africa and recognise four periods. Period 1 (1964–1994) provided initial protection but was based on exclusionary, preservationist policies, was ad hoc...
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  1455. The effects of suspended bivalve culture on benthic community structure and sediment fluxes in Saldanha Bay, South Africa

    The effects of suspended bivalve culture on benthic community structure and sediment fluxes in Saldanha Bay, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: TA Probyn --- Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), South Africa M Pretorius --- Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), South Africa F Daya --- Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), South Africa A du Randt --- Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), South Africa A Busby --- Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), South Africa
    This study provides a follow-up to prior measurements of the impact of mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis farming on benthic macrofauna and biogeochemistry and includes the first measurements of the effect of oyster Crassostrea gigas farming in Saldanha Bay, South Africa. The...
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  1456. Liberate or obliterate: Women&rsquo;s leadership in academia

    Liberate or obliterate: Women’s leadership in academia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mariette Coetzee --- University of South Africa, Maryam Moosa --- University of South Africa,
    Women form a critical component of the workforce of South Africa, yet the retention of women in leadership positions is problematic. This study examined the relationship between leadership opportunities and the retention of women at an open-distance education institution. A...
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  1457. How loneliness influences the city identity of Chinese migrant children: A moderated mediation model

    How loneliness influences the city identity of Chinese migrant children: A moderated mediation model

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yanmei Tang --- Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, China Hong Zhou --- Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, China Shuangzhou Chen --- The University of Hong Kong, China
    This study explored the mediating role of resilience and the moderating role of social class on the relationship between loneliness and migrant children’s city identity. The participants were 479 Chinese migrant children (females = 52%, mean age = 10.07 years,...
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  1458. Influence of career orientations and career guidance need on students&rsquo; employability attributes

    Influence of career orientations and career guidance need on students’ employability attributes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melinde Coetzee --- University of South Africa, Margaret Mosima Ngope --- University of South Africa,
    This study explored the interplay between students’ career orientations and career guidance need in relation to their employability attributes of graduateness and personal employability qualities. Applying a cross-sectional design, 369 black South African students at a university of technology were...
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  1459. Feasibility and acceptability of continuous at-home glucose monitoring during pregnancy: a mixed-methods pilot study

    Feasibility and acceptability of continuous at-home glucose monitoring during pregnancy: a mixed-methods pilot study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Alastair van Heerden --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Şefki Kolozali --- University of Essex, United Kingom Shane A Norris --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
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  1460. The determinants of the intention to use autonomous vehicles

    The determinants of the intention to use autonomous vehicles

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Paul Orsot-Dessi --- Universit&eacute; Bourgogne Franche-Comt&eacute;, France Arvind Ashta --- Universit&eacute; Bourgogne Franche-Comt&eacute;, France Surender Mor --- BPS Women University, India
    This study measures the relative importance of the determinants of the intentions to use autonomous vehicles. We hypothesize that the intention to use is influenced by perceived usefulness and perceived ease and that the perceived usefulness will be determined by...
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  1461. A tree-level analysis of baboon damage in commercial forest stands using deep learning techniques

    A tree-level analysis of baboon damage in commercial forest stands using deep learning techniques

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Regardt Ferreira --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Kabir Peerbhay --- , South Africa Josua Louw --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Ilaria Germishuizen --- Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South Africa Andrew Morris --- Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South Africa Romano Lottering --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    Commercial forest plantations in South Africa are homogeneous monocultures of highly bred exotic species grown to deliver timber products of the best potential quality. As such, these stands are susceptible to adverse effects of biotic and abiotic factors, and therefore...
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  1462. Estimation of genetic parameters for growth in a population of &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus grandis&lt;/em&gt; &times; &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus nitens&lt;/em&gt; hybrids in KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga

    Estimation of genetic parameters for growth in a population of Eucalyptus grandis × Eucalyptus nitens hybrids in KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: W Brink --- Sappi Shaw Research Centre, South Africa G van den Berg --- Sappi Shaw Research Centre, South Africa A Nel --- Sappi Shaw Research Centre, South Africa B du Toit --- University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
    Hybridising Eucalyptus grandis with Eucalyptus nitens produces progeny intended to combine the favourable traits of both parents. E. grandis exhibits good growth, stem form, wood properties and rooting ability for vegetative propagation. E. nitens displays superior cold tolerance, including superior...
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  1463. Status and density of the threatened Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori in a woodland savanna

    Status and density of the threatened Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori in a woodland savanna

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Kathan Bandyopadhyay --- University of Wyoming, United States Bogdan Cristescu --- , Namibia Jeffrey L Beck --- University of Wyoming, United States John L Koprowski --- University of Wyoming, United States Laurie Marker --- , Namibia
    Many grassland habitats have disappeared or undergone substantial change worldwide and many obligatory grassland animal species have populations that are at risk of extinction. The Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori is the largest flying bird native to Africa and an open...
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  1464. Equity issuance and share price performance on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange

    Equity issuance and share price performance on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Dirk Johan van Vuuren --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Michael Ward --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Chris Muller --- University of Pretoria, South Africa
    Listed companies can acquire capital through a rights issue where existing shareholders have a preference in buying additional shares at a discounted rate, in proportion to their existing holding. When implemented, share prices tend to react to the announcement and...
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  1465. Predicting tax fraud using supervised machine learning approach

    Predicting tax fraud using supervised machine learning approach

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Belle Fille Murorunkwere --- University of Rwanda, Rwanda Revenue Authority, Dominique Haughton --- Universit&eacute; Paris 1 (SAMM), Joseph Nzabanita --- University of Rwanda, Francis Kipkogei --- Stepwise Inc, Kenya Ignace Kabano --- College of Business and Economics/University of Rwanda,
    With the advancement in technology, the tax base in Rwanda has become broader, and as a result, tax fraud is growing. Depending on the dataset used, fraud detection experts and researchers have used different methods to identify questionable cases. This...
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  1466. Pay satisfaction and work&ndash;life balance among Nigerian bank employees: The roles of psychological empowerment and gender

    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, Nigeria
    This 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 =...
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  1467. Graduate student challenge-hindrance scientific research stress and creativity: Mediating effect of creative self-efficacy

    Graduate student challenge-hindrance scientific research stress and creativity: Mediating effect of creative self-efficacy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Hao Yao --- Institute of Higher Education, Tongji University, China Qing Yu --- Soochow University, China
    This study examined the relationship between graduate student challenge-hindrance scientific research stress and creativity and the mediating role of creative self-efficacy in that relationship. Participants were 1 210 Chinese graduate students from a large university in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai...
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  1468. Prevalence and predictors of comorbid current alcohol, cannabis, and tobacco use among school adolescents in Liberia and Mauritius

    Prevalence and predictors of comorbid current alcohol, cannabis, and tobacco use among school adolescents in Liberia and Mauritius

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- University of the Free State, South Africa
    This study aimed to provide estimates on current comorbid alcohol, cannabis, and tobacco use among school adolescents in Liberia and Mauritius. Secondary data were analysed from the 2017 national and cross-sectional school health surveys in Liberia and Mauritius which sampled...
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  1469. Teacher support and student engagement in mathematics: The chain mediating role of academic self-efficacy and achievement goal orientation

    Teacher support and student engagement in mathematics: The chain mediating role of academic self-efficacy and achievement goal orientation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yanfei Yang --- Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia Guangzheng Li --- Jiangsu Normal University, China Fenfen Song --- , China Yuan Yuan --- Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia
    This explored how teacher support impacted student engagement in mathematics. A total of 632 students in Grades 7 to 9 from junior middle schools in China were participants (females = 54.27%, mean age = 13.97, SD = 0.88). They completed...
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  1470. Beauty and materiality: Subjective social class mediation of self-perceived physical attractiveness and materialism in Chinese college students

    Beauty and materiality: Subjective social class mediation of self-perceived physical attractiveness and materialism in Chinese college students

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Baoyan Yang --- Northwest Normal University, China Xiaoyue Zhao --- Northwest Normal University, China Mengmeng Zhu --- Northwest Normal University, China Yiting Wang --- Northwest Normal University, China Qiaoqiao Du --- Northwest Normal University, China
    This study examines the relationship between self-perceived physical attractiveness and materialism, and the mediating role of subjective social class in that relationship. Participants were 375 Chinese college students (female = 79%; sophomore = 29%; mean age = 21.99; SD =...
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  1471. Complementary level of financial and tax aggressiveness and the impact on cost of debt: A cross-country study

    Complementary level of financial and tax aggressiveness and the impact on cost of debt: A cross-country study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Nurul Aisyah Rachmawati --- Universitas Trilogi, Indonesia Sidharta Utama --- University of Indonesia, Indonesia Dwi Martani --- University of Indonesia, Indonesia Ratna Wardhani --- University of Indonesia, Indonesia
    Managers can take advantage of the flexibility of accounting choices to act opportunistically through financial aggressiveness and/or tax aggressiveness. The higher the complementary level of financial and tax aggressiveness, the higher the risk arising from the levels of error or...
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  1472. Critical thinking: Stakeholder expectations and challenges for Accountancy educators

    Critical thinking: Stakeholder expectations and challenges for Accountancy educators

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: E. A. J. Terblanche --- University of South Africa, South Africa C. C. Shuttleworth --- University of South Africa, South Africa A. A. van Rooyen --- University of South Africa, South Africa R. N. Masela --- University of South Africa, South Africa
    Developing future accountants who are critical thinkers, able to adapt in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world, remains one of the biggest challenges facing accounting educators. Competency frameworks of professional accounting bodies do provide some guidance in terms...
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  1473. 4&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; Industrial Revolution skills in the current South African accountancy curricula: A systematic literature review

    4th Industrial Revolution skills in the current South African accountancy curricula: A systematic literature review

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Estelle Landsberg --- , South Africa Liandi van den Berg --- , South Africa
    The business environment has seen rapid changes due to the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and the influence of exponential technological advancements. The enhancement of technology-based work environments has changed the skill set needed by graduates entering the workforce. In this...
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  1474. Service quality and the services sourced from small accounting practitioners

    Service quality and the services sourced from small accounting practitioners

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Adele Oosthuizen --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa
    Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) often lack the necessary financial skills to safeguard business success. It is therefore expected that they would benefit from the advisory services offered by external accountants. Research, however, indicates a reluctance amongst Small Business Owners...
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  1475. The &lt;em&gt;ℓ&lt;sup&gt;p&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/em&gt;-metrization of functors with finite supports

    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, Ukraine
    Let 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...
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  1476. Do financial analysts publish long-term forecasts in response to firms&rsquo; overinvestments?

    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 Korea
    This 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...
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  1477. Which shrinkage is better? Portfolio selection with a cleaned random matrix

    Which shrinkage is better? Portfolio selection with a cleaned random matrix

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Young C. Joo --- Shanghai University, China Sung Y. Park --- Chung-Ang University, Korea
    Covariance matrix estimation is of great importance in formulating a portfolio. The sample covariance matrix, the most frequently used estimator, is well known to be unstable due to the estimation error, when the sample size is small. A shrinkage approach...
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  1478. Use of H5P interactive learning content in a self-paced MOOC for learning activity preferences and acceptance in an Indonesian medical elective module

    Use of H5P interactive learning content in a self-paced MOOC for learning activity preferences and acceptance in an Indonesian medical elective module

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Pratiwi Rahadiani --- Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia Aria Kekalih --- Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia Desak Gede Budi Krisnamurti --- Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia
    This study aims to assess the learning activities that students find most helpful in self-paced MOOC settings, develop a questionnaire, and determine the predictors of students’ acceptance of H5P interactive content. This research is a quantitative study. The experimented details...
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  1479. Population size, habitat use and foraging habits of wild Helmeted Guineafowl &lt;em&gt;Numida meleagris&lt;/em&gt; in southwestern Ethiopia

    Population size, habitat use and foraging habits of wild Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris in southwestern Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Yihenew Aynalem --- Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Afework Bekele --- Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Bezawork Afework Bogale --- Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
    The Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris is a widespread and abundant resident gamebird species in sub-Saharan Africa. It is hunted throughout the region, including in Ethiopia. However, knowledge of the species’ ecology and behaviour in many parts of the country is...
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  1480. Navigating Interiorised Dissonance: Somali Women&rsquo;s Identity, Agency and The Language of Apparel in Nadifa Mohamed&rsquo;s &lt;em&gt;The Orchard of Lost Souls&lt;/em&gt;

    Navigating Interiorised Dissonance: Somali Women’s Identity, Agency and The Language of Apparel in Nadifa Mohamed’s The Orchard of Lost Souls

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: R.J. Lim --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa
    Nadifa Mohamed wrote The Orchard of Lost Souls with the impetus of foregrounding Somali women’s intimate experiences throughout the social and political upheaval during the prelude to the Somaliland-Somalia civil war. The Somali people’s centuries-cultivated homogeneity through culture and way...
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  1481. Prevalence of anaemia in pregnancy and associated factors in northern Uganda: a cross-sectional study

    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
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  1482. Perioperative nutritional management of a Whipple&rsquo;s patient

    Perioperative nutritional management of a Whipple’s patient

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Safiyah Hasson --- Groote Schuur Hospital, South Africa
    Pancreatic cancers comprise one of the most difficult cancers to diagnose and one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in the world.1,2 A 70-year-old male presenting with a head of pancreas malignant mass was referred for nutritional optimisation as...
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  1483. The influence of cross-cultural adjustment on job performance

    The influence of cross-cultural adjustment on job performance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Irena Mihaela Stan --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Ilse Jongboom --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
    Given the international nature of teams and guests in the hospitality industry, cross-cultural adjustment and awareness are crucial at both personal and organisational levels. The purpose of this study is to understand the factors underlying cross-cultural adjustment and how it...
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  1484. Strengths use in the workplace: A meta-analysis

    Strengths use in the workplace: A meta-analysis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: --- School of Labor and Human Resources, Renmin University of China, China --- School of Labor and Human Resources, Renmin University of China, China --- School of Labor and Human Resources, Renmin University of China, China --- School of Labor and Human Resources, Renmin University of China, China
    This meta-analysis aimed to clarify the relationship between perceived organisational support and core self-evaluations and strengths use and task performance outcomes utilising a cross-temporal versus time-lagged research design. Drawing on the random effects model, this study combined 44 effect sizes...
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  1485. Geographical and seasonal patterns in the diet of Cape fur seals &lt;em&gt;Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus&lt;/em&gt; in Namibia, based on extensive scat analyses

    Geographical and seasonal patterns in the diet of Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus in Namibia, based on extensive scat analyses

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: DN Mwaala --- University of Namibia, Namibia MR Wilhelm --- University of Namibia, Namibia SP Kirkman --- Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE): Branch Oceans and Coasts, South Africa J-P Roux --- Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Namibia
    Namibia's population of Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus is a major constituent of top predator biomass in the northern Benguela upwelling system. Understanding their diet is key to comprehending their role in the ecosystem and potential drivers of recent...
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  1486. The primary moult of adult Red-headed Finches &lt;em&gt;Amadina erythrocephala&lt;/em&gt;

    The primary moult of adult Red-headed Finches Amadina erythrocephala

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: T Scott --- University of Cape Town, South Africa JMH Raijmakers --- , South Africa LG Underhill --- University of Cape Town, South Africa
    Little is known about the biology of the Red-headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala. This study investigates its primary moult, the first aspect of its life history to be looked at in depth. Additionally, we used a modified Cook’s distance algorithm to...
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  1487. Influence of groups of points on estimates of the parameters of moult

    Influence of groups of points on estimates of the parameters of moult

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Les G Underhill --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Tanya Scott --- University of Cape Town, South Africa
    The Underhill–Zucchini model of avian moult is a statistical simplification for the analysis of primary moult, a complex biological system in birds. As with all such models, conclusions can be biased if a subset of the data used to fit...
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  1488. Corruption is making people sick

    Corruption is making people sick

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Arlette Campbell White --- , Oliver Charles Campbell White --- ,
    According to Transparency International, of the US$7.5 trillion spent globally on health each year, US$500 billion is lost to corruption.1 This article deals with the topic of corruption in the health sector in sub-Saharan Africa with a focus on how...
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  1489. Quantifying the tax compliance costs of individual taxpayers in South Africa

    Quantifying the tax compliance costs of individual taxpayers in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Karen Stark --- University of South Africa, South Africa Sharon Smulders --- University of South Africa, South Africa Elza Odendaal --- University of South Africa, South Africa
    The aim of the study was to quantify the total tax compliance costs (TCC) of individual taxpayers in South Africa for the 2017 and 2018 years of assessment as no studies were found that comprehensively quantified these costs in South...
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  1490. Tree diversity, vegetation structure and management of mangrove systems on Viti Levu, Fiji Islands

    Tree diversity, vegetation structure and management of mangrove systems on Viti Levu, Fiji Islands

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Ashik Rubaiyat --- University of G&ouml;ttingen, Germany Nicholas Rollings --- The University of the South Pacific, Fiji Islands Stephen Galvin --- The University of the South Pacific, Fiji Islands Ralph Mitloehner --- University of G&ouml;ttingen, Germany Sohag Miah --- University of G&ouml;ttingen, Germany Hans Juergen Boehmer --- The University of the South Pacific, Fiji Islands
    Mangrove forest ecosystems are critical natural resources, particularly in the South Pacific region. Mangrove forests in Viti Levu, Fiji’s main island, are threatened by infrastructure development activities and population growth. Consequently, the protection and restoration of mangrove forest are of...
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  1491. Woody biomass increases across three contrasting land uses in Hurungwe, mid-Zambezi valley, Zimbabwe

    Woody biomass increases across three contrasting land uses in Hurungwe, mid-Zambezi valley, Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Tatenda Gotore --- , Zimbabwe Sam Bowers --- University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom Hilton GT Ndagurwa --- National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe Shakkie Kativu --- University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Anderson Muchawona --- , Zimbabwe Pomerayi Mutete --- , Zimbabwe Mduduzi Tembani --- , Zimbabwe Ruramai Murepa --- , Zimbabwe Admore Mureva --- Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe Casey Ryan --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Denis Gautier --- Universit&eacute; Montpellier, France Laurent Gazull --- Universit&eacute; Montpellier, France
    Globally, Miombo woodlands store important quantities of carbon, with tree cover and carbon stocks strongly determined by human use. We assessed woodland cover and aboveground carbon (AGC) stocks of miombo along a utilisation gradient on three different land use types,...
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  1492. Call to prayer: the sound of the adhan, heritage and shifting urban identity in Cape Town

    Call to prayer: the sound of the adhan, heritage and shifting urban identity in Cape Town

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Duane Jethro --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Mahoati Arthur Lehloenya --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa
    Architectural analyses of heritage and the city largely focus on the visual and physical properties of buildings and sites. Traces of intangible, sensuous heritage such as sounds, smells and community-lived experience are often left out. This article critiques this tradition...
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  1493. Disrupting self-censorship, inventing public space through interactive performances in Luanda, Angola

    Disrupting self-censorship, inventing public space through interactive performances in Luanda, Angola

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Chlo&eacute; Buire --- , France
    This article analyses a series of cultural events organised in Luanda, Angola, in 2021–2022 by an artistic collective called the Vosi Yetu Project. These open-mike sessions promoting freedom of expression are analysed as carnivalesque moments redistributing the norms of who...
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  1494. Farm operation injuries among cocoa famers in Ghana: Investigating the causes, choice of treatment and compliance to safety standards

    Farm operation injuries among cocoa famers in Ghana: Investigating the causes, choice of treatment and compliance to safety standards

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Gifty-Maria Sangber-Dery --- KNUST-Kumasi, Ghana Enoch Kwame Tham-Agyekum --- KNUST-Kumasi, Ghana Fred Ankuyi --- KNUST-Kumasi, Ghana John-Eudes Andivi Bakang --- KNUST-Kumasi, Ghana Nathaniel Nii Lartey Lartey --- University of Michigan, USA Ernest Laryea Okorley --- University of Cape Coast, Ghana Ebenezer Osei Jones --- Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Development, Ghana David Boansi --- KNUST-Kumasi, Ghana
    This study investigated the socioeconomic factors that predispose cocoa farmers to farm operation injuries, their choice of treatment and compliance with recommended safety standards. It used the multi-stage sampling technique to collect data from 400 cocoa farmers. Descriptive statistics, the...
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  1495. The effect of e-government development indices (EGDI) on corruption perception index in sub-Sahara Africa: A panel data analysis

    The effect of e-government development indices (EGDI) on corruption perception index in sub-Sahara Africa: A panel data analysis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Chima Paul --- University of Abuja, Nigeria Samuel Olorunfemi Adams --- University of Abuja, Nigeria
    The study aims to examine the impact of e-government development indices on the corruption perception index (CPI) using cross-sectional data covering the period 2012–2020. To achieve the objective of the study, the E-Government Development Index (EGDI), which comprises the Online...
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  1496. Agricultural credit guarantee scheme fund and oil palm production in Nigeria: A vector autoregressive (VAR) approach

    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, Nigeria
    Oil 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...
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  1497. Transpiration efficiency of lucerne under unlimited soil water conditions during the first growing season

    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 Africa
    Lucerne 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...
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  1498. The influence of crises on the financial position of multinationals in emerging markets

    The influence of crises on the financial position of multinationals in emerging markets

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Peter Vaz da Fonseca --- Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil Michele Nascimento Juc&aacute; --- Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil Jo&atilde;o Paulo da Torre Vieito --- Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Portugal
    This investigation is one of the first to analyse the relationships between leverage and bankruptcy costs, interest expenses, tax benefits and firm value, in multinational and domestic companies, during periods of crisis and financial stability. The analysed data are related...
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  1499. Does stock market liberalisation reduce earnings management? Evidence from China

    Does stock market liberalisation reduce earnings management? Evidence from China

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Chen Song --- , China Leqin Chen --- Shenzhen Technology University, China
    This paper employs the Stock Connect programme to examine the impact of stock market liberalisation on the earnings management activities of listed firms in China. Using the time-varying difference-in-difference model, we find that both accrual-based and real earnings management activities...
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  1500. Empirical investigation of the Fintech and financial literacy nexus: Small business managers&rsquo; insights in Cameroon

    Empirical investigation of the Fintech and financial literacy nexus: Small business managers’ insights in Cameroon

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Prince Hikouatcha --- University of Dschang, Cameroon Alain Gilles Tagne Foka --- University of Dschang, Cameroon Armand Depesquidoux Fossi --- University of Dschang, Cameroon Simplice A Asongu --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa
    Recent and ongoing advancements in the field of ICT have led to the introduction of increasingly diversified financial products, and their use is improving people’s level of financial knowledge and skills. This article aims at assessing the effect of Fintech...
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  1501. Financial innovation and banking performance: The role of banking regulations in SAARC Region

    Financial innovation and banking performance: The role of banking regulations in SAARC Region

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Hussain Abbas --- Zhongnan University of Economics and Law Wuhan, People&rsquo;s Republic of China Guo Fei --- Zhongnan University of Economics and Law Wuhan, People&rsquo;s Republic of China Shah Abbas --- China University of Geosciences Wuhan,, People&rsquo;s Republic of China Farhan Hussain --- Central South University, People&rsquo;s Republic of China
    The rapid proliferation of information and communication technology has accelerated innovation in financial instruments, resulting in a heightened transformation of the competitive landscape and regulatory framework within the banking sector. Despite ongoing policy debates regarding the role and significance of...
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  1502. Integration of nutrition support using the FIGO nutrition checklist in the &lt;em&gt;Bukhali&lt;/em&gt; trial: a dietitian&rsquo;s perspective

    Integration of nutrition support using the FIGO nutrition checklist in the Bukhali trial: a dietitian’s perspective

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Lethabo Mogashoa --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Shane A Norris --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Khuthala Mabetha --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Larske Soepnel --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Catherine E Draper --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
    The burden of malnutrition experienced globally, coupled with the increasing rate of micronutrient deficiencies, compromises the health and well-being of women during their reproductive years. Obesity places young South African women at particular risk during pregnancy, and increases obesity risk...
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  1503. Dynamic pathways to SMEs performance: Unraveling the influence of organizational learning capability, innovation, market dynamism and market responsiveness in an African emerging economy

    Dynamic pathways to SMEs performance: Unraveling the influence of organizational learning capability, innovation, market dynamism and market responsiveness in an African emerging economy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Ahmed Agyapong --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Moses Acquaah --- University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Gladys E. Abiew --- Department of Secretaryship and Management Studies, Koforidua Technical University, Ghana Hubert N. Zan --- Ghana Energy Commission,
    This study explores the complex relationships among organizational learning capability (OLC), innovation, market dynamism, market responsiveness, and the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in African emerging economies. Our research investigates the role of innovation as a mediator in...
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  1504. Towards a New Poetics of Comedic Performance in Kenya Following COVID-19

    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, Kenya
    Stand-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...
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  1505. Subgroups of products of semitopological groups with a strong development

    Subgroups of products of semitopological groups with a strong development

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Iv&aacute;n S&aacute;nchez --- Universidad Aut&oacute;noma Metropolitana,
    Using the notion of ωs-balanced semitopological group and some cardinal invariants, Kumar and Tyagi [7] characterize when a regular (T 1, Hausdorff) semitopological group admits a homeomorphic embedding as a subgroup into a product of regular (T 1, Hausdorff) semitopological...
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  1506. Seasonal movements of Black Coucals &lt;em&gt;Centropus grillii&lt;/em&gt; in Nigeria

    Seasonal movements of Black Coucals Centropus grillii in Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Soladoye B Iwajomo --- University of Lagos, Nigeria Himma Bakam --- Kaduna State University, Nigeria Shiiwua A Manu --- University of Jos, Nigeria Ulf Ottosson --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, University of Jos, Nigeria Kasper Thorup --- Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
    The scale of movement associated with the migration of many intra-African bird species is still poorly known even with the increasing availability of tracking devices. In this study, we tracked the movements of Black Coucals Centropus grillii breeding in Nigeria...
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  1507. Compliance with goodwill impairment disclosure and reasons provided by management: Evidence from South Africa

    Compliance with goodwill impairment disclosure and reasons provided by management: Evidence from South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: E. Louw --- University of Pretoria, South Africa J. H. Hall --- University of Pretoria, South Africa L. M. Br&uuml;mmer --- University of Pretoria, South Africa
    Purpose: The aim of this article is to investigate compliance with the IFRS disclosure requirements regarding goodwill impairment testing in the South African setting, using JSE-listed firms as a sample. The article considers the explanatory strategies used by management to...
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  1508. The use of big data and analytics in external auditing: Does audit firm size matter? Evidence from a developing country

    The use of big data and analytics in external auditing: Does audit firm size matter? Evidence from a developing country

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Ahmed S. Abdelwahed --- Cairo University, Egypt Ahmad A. Abu-Musa --- Tanta University, Egypt Hosam Moubarak --- Alexandria University, Egypt Hebatallah A. Badawy --- Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology, Egypt
    Purpose: The aims of this research are to investigate the reasons for adopting big data (BD) and big data analytics (BDA), determine their extent of usage, and identify potential obstacles to their adoption in a developing country, Egypt.
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  1509. The impact of sustainable investment on firm performance in South Africa

    The impact of sustainable investment on firm performance in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Vongani V. Masongweni --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Beatrice D. Simo-Kengne --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa
    Purpose: This study investigates the influence of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores on the financial performance of firms in South Africa across industries.
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  1510. Global bifurcation of positive solutions for a class of superlinear biharmonic equations

    Global bifurcation of positive solutions for a class of superlinear biharmonic equations

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Mantang Ma --- Northwest Normal University, P.R. China Ruyun Ma --- Northwest Normal University, P.R. China Jiao Zhao --- Northwest Normal University, P.R. China
    We are concerned with semilinear biharmonic equations of the form
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  1511. Nonlinear evolution equations via resolvent operators on Hadamard manifolds

    Nonlinear evolution equations via resolvent operators on Hadamard manifolds

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Vo Minh Tam --- Dong Thap University, Vietnam
    The purpose of this work is to study new systems given by evolution equations via resolvent operators for solving Yosida inclusion problems, equilibrium problems and fixed point problems on Hadamard manifolds. Then we show that the systems have a unique...
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  1512. Beyond the &ldquo;single story&rdquo; of vaccine hesitancy: &ldquo;studying up&rdquo; a public health response to vaccine-associated polio in South Africa

    Beyond the “single story” of vaccine hesitancy: “studying up” a public health response to vaccine-associated polio in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Lehlohonolo Kekana --- University of Cape Town, South Africa
    Vaccine hesitancy is a widely noted challenge in the struggle against communicable diseases. This was clearly demonstrated in the Covid-19 vaccine drives in South Africa and the world over. While social responses to vaccines are well documented, the literature tells...
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  1513. Rating to economic profit: Valuation properties, implementation issues, and the justification of target prices

    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, Greece
    This 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,...
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  1514. On the difference graph of power graphs of finite groups

    On the difference graph of power graphs of finite groups

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Jitender Kumar --- Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, India Ramesh Prasad Panda --- VIT-AP University, India Parveen --- Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, India
    The power graph of a finite group G is the simple undirected graph with vertex set G whose two vertices are adjacent if one is a power of the other. The enhanced power graph of a finite group G is...
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  1515. Effects of land-use change on the provisioning ecosystem service of wetlands: the case of a social-ecological systems perspective of Boyo Wetland in Ethiopia

    Effects of land-use change on the provisioning ecosystem service of wetlands: the case of a social-ecological systems perspective of Boyo Wetland in Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: A Tuji --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa S.M. Jacobs --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa R.R. Malgas --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa K Dzama --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa T Alamirew --- Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
    Wetlands are catchment life support systems with diverse ecological and socio-economic functions. They have played a significant role in the growth of African human civilisations and cultural development, and today contribute billions of US dollars’ worth of ecosystem services to...
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  1516. Analysis of rural women&rsquo;s access to financial services and corporate social responsibility in Nigeria&rsquo;s Niger delta region

    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, Nigeria
    The 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...
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  1517. Financial innovation, financial inclusion, and enterprise performance: A sectoral analysis

    Financial innovation, financial inclusion, and enterprise performance: A sectoral analysis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Bernadin G&eacute;raud Comlan Ahodode --- Department of Economic Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin Eug&egrave;ne Bertrand Okala Eloundou --- Department of Development Economics, University of Yaound&eacute; II, Cameroon
    This study analyzed the effects of the use of financial services (financial innovation and financial inclusion) on the enterprises’ performance in Cameroon. Ordinary least squares and logit model estimation methods were used for the empirical analyses. The data used are...
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  1518. Public information disclosure practices and civic participation: The roles of social justice perceptions and internet use

    Public information disclosure practices and civic participation: The roles of social justice perceptions and internet use

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yongjiang Wu --- Chongqing University, China Zhi Li --- Chongqing University, China
    This study examined the relationship between public information disclosure practices and civic participation and the roles of social justice perceptions and internet use in that relationship. Our data comes from the 2019 Chinese Social Survey (CSS, 2019), a large nationwide...
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  1519. Examining the mediating role of support resources in the self-efficacy and career satisfaction relationship among professional women in a developing economy

    Examining the mediating role of support resources in the self-efficacy and career satisfaction relationship among professional women in a developing economy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ndayiziveyi Takawira --- University of South Africa, South Africa
    This study explored the mediating role of perceived organisational support and social support in the relationship between self-efficacy and career satisfaction among professional women. The participants comprised a non-probability sample of 606 professional women (white = 62%; black women of...
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  1520. Influence of optimal room occupancy strategies on revenue maximisation during slack periods in selected 3- to 5-star hotels in Ghana

    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, Kenya
    An 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...
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  1521. Variation in survival, growth and stem straightness in &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus urophylla&lt;/em&gt; provenances in the Southern Highlands region of Tanzania

    Variation in survival, growth and stem straightness in Eucalyptus urophylla provenances in the Southern Highlands region of Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: MJ Sangiwa --- Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania SAO Chamshama --- Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania SMS Maliondo --- Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania JN Mwambusi --- Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania RP Mushumbusi --- Tanzania Forestry Research Institute, Tanzania SM Mputa --- Tanzania Forestry Research Institute, Tanzania
    Lack of quality planting materials has significantly limited productivity and quality of commercial forestry plantations in Tanzania. A provenance/progeny trial of Eucalyptus urophylla was established to test performance in order to select the best planting materials for future plantation activities...
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  1522. Debt financing and growth of Ghanaian family-owned businesses: The dual role of family values

    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, Ghana
    This 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...
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  1523. Coastal topography and rates of mussel recruitment: a comparison of bay versus open-coast sites

    Coastal topography and rates of mussel recruitment: a comparison of bay versus open-coast sites

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: CD McQuaid --- Rhodes University, South Africa M Buresch --- Rhodes University, South Africa
    The recruitment of intertidal benthic organisms that have planktonic larvae is influenced by hydrodynamics at multiple nested spatial scales, ranging from tens of centimetres to kilometres. Intertidal mussel populations on the south coast of South Africa are known to exhibit...
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  1524. Spatial patterns and environmental drivers of demersal fish assemblages in the Swartkops and Sundays estuarine to marine seascapes, South Africa

    Spatial patterns and environmental drivers of demersal fish assemblages in the Swartkops and Sundays estuarine to marine seascapes, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: P Nodo --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa AR Childs --- Rhodes University, South Africa P Pattrick --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa NC James --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa
    Estuaries are often observed as the boundary between the ocean and the river, separating coastal environments, rather than being seen as a continuum. Owing to insufficient research on demersal fish communities across nearshore marine to estuarine habitats, particularly in South...
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  1525. Digitalization and small businesses supply chain financing: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa

    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 Africa
    Supply 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...
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  1526. A conservation assessment of birds in the Karoo region of South Africa: densities, populations, ranges, and trend estimates

    A conservation assessment of birds in the Karoo region of South Africa: densities, populations, ranges, and trend estimates

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Alan TK Lee --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Dale R Wright --- RMIT University, Australia
    The Karoo region of South Africa, which includes the Succulent and Nama Karoo biomes, supports a unique avian fauna, with ten bird species occurring exclusively in this arid-zone region and many others exhibiting a strong preference for this habitat. To...
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  1527. Conditional indicators

    Conditional indicators

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Dorsaf Cherif --- , Tunisia Emmanuel Lepinette --- Paris Dauphine University, France
    In this paper, we introduce a large class of (so-called) conditional indicators, on a complete probability space with respect to a sub σ-algebra. A conditional indicator is a positive mapping, which is not necessary linear, but may share common features...
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  1528. Do we have the tools for achieving distributive tax justice?

    Do we have the tools for achieving distributive tax justice?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: James Alm --- Tulane University, USA
    Purpose: How can tax policies serve as a tool to promote distributive tax justice? The purpose of this study is to discuss several policies that research shows are both feasible and effective in achieving distributive tax justice.
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  1529. The mediation effect of innovation in the relationship between external knowledge and firm performance in Africa

    The mediation effect of innovation in the relationship between external knowledge and firm performance in Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Sam Zisuh Njinyah --- Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, United Kingdom Geofry Areneke --- Metropolitan University Business School, United Kingdom Isaac K. Ofori --- Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland Gaelle Lesly Chofor Lepawa --- Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, United Kingdom
    The purpose of this research is to explore empirically the mediation effect of firm innovation on the relationship between external knowledge and firm performance. Using cross-sectional data from the World Bank Enterprise Survey in ten sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, a...
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  1530. Linking resource mobilization approaches and venture performance in highly resource-constrained environments

    Linking resource mobilization approaches and venture performance in highly resource-constrained environments

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Abiodun Samuel Adegbile --- Birmingham City University, The Curzon Building, United Kingdom Tahiru Azaaviele Liedong --- University of Bath, United Kingdom Heinz-Theo Wagner --- , Germany
    Drawing on resource orchestration and social network theories, this study examines the relationships between bricolage, optimization, and new venture performance. We argue that optimization (i.e. standard application of resources acquired from resource markets) increases performance whereas bricolage (i.e. improvisation and...
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  1531. Emerging trends in FinTech and financial inclusion: A review and bibliometric analysis

    Emerging trends in FinTech and financial inclusion: A review and bibliometric analysis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Prihana Vasishta --- Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be Univerisity), India Anju Singla --- Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be Univerisity), India
    FinTech has enabled various financial institutions to reach a larger and more diverse customer base, thus making the unbanked population financially inclusive. This paper aims to systematically review academic papers on Financial Inclusion and FinTech. A combination of these two...
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  1532. Examining cryptocurrency usage by technology acceptance model in the Turkish context

    Examining cryptocurrency usage by technology acceptance model in the Turkish context

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Asli Derlek Kocabas --- Yalova University, Turkiye Eyup Calik --- Yalova University, Turkiye Basak Cetinguc --- Yalova University, Turkiye
    In recent times, the usage of cryptocurrencies has become remarkably widespread in e-commerce applications. This study aims to explain the factors affecting cryptocurrencies by proposing an extended technology acceptance model (TAM) consisting of perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, trust,...
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  1533. Investigating drivers of information technology governance in South African public healthcare sector

    Investigating drivers of information technology governance in South African public healthcare sector

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: John Mangundu --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Osden Jokonya --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa
    As organizations continue to heavily invest in Information Technology (IT), effective information technology governance is critical to make sure that IT spending leads to the fulfilment of organizational goals and delivery of expected value. The purpose of this study is...
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  1534. Blockchain technology-driven supply chain financing for Ghana&rsquo;s SMEs: An evaluation of the dilemmas to adoption using a picture fuzzy preference selection index technique

    Blockchain technology-driven supply chain financing for Ghana’s SMEs: An evaluation of the dilemmas to adoption using a picture fuzzy preference selection index technique

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Elijah Asante Boakye --- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, People&rsquo;s Republic of China Hongjiang Zhao --- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, People&rsquo;s Republic of China Millicent Adu-Damoah --- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, People&rsquo;s Republic of China
    Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been urged to embrace blockchain technology-driven supply chain financing (BcTSCF) by the Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA) and the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI); however, a substantial number have not responded favourably. With the utilization...
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  1535. Water-quality assessment and spatial distribution of water-quality parameters of Dodoma Urban, Tanzania

    Water-quality assessment and spatial distribution of water-quality parameters of Dodoma Urban, Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: OJ Mdee --- University of Dodoma, Tanzania B Mndolwa --- University of Dodoma, Tanzania N Sadiki --- University of Dodoma, Tanzania
    The study was conducted in 2022 in shallow wells and deep boreholes owned by residents, to investigate the water quality status in the emerging developing area of Dodoma Urban municipality in central Tanzania. Eighteen boreholes and five shallow wells were...
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  1536. Insights into the phylogenetic position of genus &lt;em&gt;Synodontella&lt;/em&gt; (Monopisthocotylea) among some other Dactylogyridea gill parasites of African catfishes and the importance of haptoral elements

    Insights into the phylogenetic position of genus Synodontella (Monopisthocotylea) among some other Dactylogyridea gill parasites of African catfishes and the importance of haptoral elements

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Jonathan A Mbondo --- Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD), Mbalmayo Agricultural Research Centre, Cameroon Dieu ne dort Bahanak --- Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD), Minko Multipurpose Research Station, Cameroon Etienne D Bassock Bayiha --- University of Yaound&eacute; I, Cameroon Charles F Bilong Bilong --- University of Yaound&eacute; I, Cameroon
    This work provides new molecular data on seven species representing three genera (Protoancylodiscoides, Schilbetrema and Synodontella) in the order Dactylogyridea. The results help to explain the origin of Synodontella spp. and to elucidate the phylogenetic position of Synodontella in relation...
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  1537. Characterisation, prevalence and antibiogram of &lt;em&gt;Aeromonas hydrophila&lt;/em&gt; in turtles: insights into virulence factors, antimicrobial resistance genes and innate immunity

    Characterisation, prevalence and antibiogram of Aeromonas hydrophila in turtles: insights into virulence factors, antimicrobial resistance genes and innate immunity

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Ahmed R. Khafagy --- Suez Canal University, Egypt Atef M. Kamel --- Suez Canal University, Egypt El-sayed N. Abou El Ghait --- National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF), Egypt Nermeen M. Mohamed --- Cairo University, Egypt Nada H. Eidaroos --- Suez Canal University, Egypt Fatma A. Hagag --- National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF), Egypt Mohamed Fathi --- National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF), Egypt
    Bacterial infection poses a significant threat to the health and survival of turtles, both in their natural habitats and in captivity. Notably, the presence and interactions of bacteria, such as those belonging to the Aeromonas genus, have been identified for...
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  1538. Population genetics and key phenotypic variability does not support different subspecies of Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler &lt;em&gt;Phylloscopus ruficapilla&lt;/em&gt; within the Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Population genetics and key phenotypic variability does not support different subspecies of Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler Phylloscopus ruficapilla within the Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Jake M Mulvaney --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Michael I Cherry --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa
    Two subspecies of the Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler Phylloscopus ruficapilla (family Phylloscopidae) have been recognised in South Africa based on the extent and intensity of yellow colouration. Our previous multi-locus population genetic survey across much of the Eastern Cape and southern...
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  1539. Tax buoyancy dynamics in sub-Saharan African nations: The case study of Rwanda

    Tax buoyancy dynamics in sub-Saharan African nations: The case study of Rwanda

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Gaudence Uwimana --- University of Rwanda, Kigali Rwanda Charles Ruranga --- University of Rwanda, Kigali Rwanda Emmanuel Masabo --- University of Rwanda, Kigali Rwanda Mammo Muchie --- Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
    Tax buoyancy exhibits unique behaviour in nations facing specific challenges. This phenomenon is particularly pronounced in sub-Saharan countries which often implement tax exemptions to boost investment and facilitate trade. This study investigates tax buoyancy in Rwanda. It uses government administrative...
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  1540. Investor sentiments and performance of selected ESG indices in BRICS markets during bull and bear conditions

    Investor sentiments and performance of selected ESG indices in BRICS markets during bull and bear conditions

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Damilola Aboluwodi --- Finance, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Paul-Francois Muzindutsi --- Finance, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Bomi Nomlala --- Accounting, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    Sustainability concerns are increasingly shaping global investment decisions, prioritising sustainable impacts over mere profit-making. This study examines the performance of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) funds in emerging markets, focusing on bull and bear market scenarios. A Markov Regime Switching...
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  1541. Adapting Altman Z-score models for early warning signals: Evidence from delisted mining stocks on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange

    Adapting Altman Z-score models for early warning signals: Evidence from delisted mining stocks on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Nigel Matanga --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Glen Holman --- University of Cape Town, South Africa
    The aim of the study is to measure the predictive prowess of adapting the Altman’s Z-score models when used to predict financial health and subsequent delisting of mining companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange between 1994 and 2021. The...
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  1542. Institutional determinants of dividend policy of African listed firms

    Institutional determinants of dividend policy of African listed firms

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Margret Tembo --- University of the Witwatersrand, School of Economics and Finance, South Africa Chimwemwe Chipeta --- University of the Witwatersrand, School of Economics and Finance, South Africa
    This paper examines the institutional determinants shaping the dividend policy of 357 non-financial firms listed across 13 African markets. Utilising panel data estimation techniques, our findings indicate that weaker investor protection, increased financial development, high GDP growth, and greater press...
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  1543. Performance of Green vis-&agrave;-vis Red EU securities

    Performance of Green vis-à-vis Red EU securities

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Ferdinantos Kottas --- National University of Ireland Maynooth, Ireland
    This research compares the performance of Green (eco-friendly) versus Red (eco-enemy) returns for EU securities. Green securities are the stocks of companies whose primary business activities focus on being relatively beneficial to the environment, while Red stocks are associated with...
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  1544. Hospitality 2.0: Applying the UTAUT model to understand guest perspectives on personalised technologies in hotels

    Hospitality 2.0: Applying the UTAUT model to understand guest perspectives on personalised technologies in hotels

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Md Ibrahim --- Noakhali Science and Technology University, Bangladesh Md Jamsedul Islam --- Noakhali Science and Technology University, Bangladesh
    This study evaluates hotel guest perspectives on adopting personalised technology-enabled hospitality services by using a quantitative survey methodology. Applying unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model constructs, the questionnaire gauges 200 guest views on performance benefits, usage...
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  1545. Changes in protein expression in &lt;em&gt;Acacia mearnsii&lt;/em&gt; De Wild (black wattle) as a result of exposure to frost-inducing temperatures

    Changes in protein expression in Acacia mearnsii De Wild (black wattle) as a result of exposure to frost-inducing temperatures

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: M Jugmohan --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa J Moreno Chan --- Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South Africa C Morris --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Animal Production, c/o University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa MW Bairu --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Vegetable, Industrial and Medicinal Plants, South Africa R Burgdorf --- Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South Africa MD Laing --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    Acacia mearnsii De Wild (black wattle) is one of the most important forestry crops in South Africa. The bark of this species contains high-quality tannins, while its wood is used for wood chips, charcoal and mining timber. One of the...
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  1546. Tax policies with a human rights perspective: towards greater tax justice

    Tax policies with a human rights perspective: towards greater tax justice

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Benjam&iacute;n Sevilla-Bernab&eacute;u --- University of Valencia, Spain Estrella Del-Valle-Calzada --- University of Valencia, Spain
    Purpose: The main objective of this study is to analyse tax policies from a human rights perspective.
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  1547. Psychological empowerment and job burnout in Chinese kindergarten teachers: The mediating effect of occupational stress

    Psychological empowerment and job burnout in Chinese kindergarten teachers: The mediating effect of occupational stress

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ruiqian Li --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, China Jie Hou --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, China Xiongying Liu --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, China Tong Shen --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, China Jiaying Xu --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, China Ziyu Wu --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, China
    We explored the role of occupational stress in the relationship between psychological empowerment and job burnout in kindergarten teachers. Chinese female kindergarten teachers (n = 243) were participants (mean age = 28.2 years, SD = 5.08 years; specialist and below...
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  1548. Role of distress tolerance, meaning in life and social support in the relationship between posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) among Nigerian cancer patients

    Role of distress tolerance, meaning in life and social support in the relationship between posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) among Nigerian cancer patients

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Chinenye Joseph Aliche --- North-West University, South Africa Erhabor Sunday Idemudia --- North-West University, South Africa
    We examined the moderating roles of distress tolerance, meaning in life, and social support in the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) among cancer patients. Participants included 301 cancer outpatients randomly selected from the oncology unit...
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  1549. Cooperation in common property resource management: A group engagement approach

    Cooperation in common property resource management: A group engagement approach

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Evans Shoko --- Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa Bongani Ncube --- Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
    This study explored motivational cooperative behaviour types as a communal resource in a rural Zimbabwean setting. Using the group engagement model, the study examined motivational cooperative behaviour types in managing in managing water resources. Thirty community residents of Mhondoro-Ngezi District...
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  1550. Space and spatially structured environmental variables account for variation in blackfly and mayfly communities in sub-tropical South African rivers

    Space and spatially structured environmental variables account for variation in blackfly and mayfly communities in sub-tropical South African rivers

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: PA Ramulifho --- University of South Africa, South Africa SH Foord --- University of Venda, South Africa NA Rivers-Moore --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    Using aquatic invertebrate assemblages for bioassessment of streams and rivers is a fast and cost-effective approach to studying the impact of environmental stressors in aquatic ecosystems. The use of aquatic invertebrates is premised on their predictable responses to environmental stressors...
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  1551. Moving beyond technical competence in 3D printing industry in South Africa: The effect of emotional intelligence and organizational emotional climate in driving job performance

    Moving beyond technical competence in 3D printing industry in South Africa: The effect of emotional intelligence and organizational emotional climate in driving job performance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sampson Afrifa Jnr --- Central University of Technology, South Africa Thywill Cephas Dzogbewu --- Central University of Technology, South Africa Dennis Yao Dzansi --- Central University of Technology, South Africa Deon Johan de Beer --- Central University of Technology, South Africa
    The purpose of this study is to contribute to managerial research in the 3D printing industry in South Africa. Specifically, the study sought to examine the direct and moderating relationships between leader emotional intelligence, leader emotional behaviour, organizational emotional climate,...
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  1552. Clinical characteristics of endocrine disturbances in post-COVID-19 condition, case report with review of literature

    Clinical characteristics of endocrine disturbances in post-COVID-19 condition, case report with review of literature

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: W. Ji --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People&#039;s Republic of China XM. Xie --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People&#039;s Republic of China L. Zhang --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People&#039;s Republic of China HY. Zhou --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People&#039;s Republic of China GR. Bai --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People&#039;s Republic of China L. Li --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People&#039;s Republic of China YT. He --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People&#039;s Republic of China J. He --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People&#039;s Republic of China CY. Xia --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People&#039;s Republic of China H. Li --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People&#039;s Republic of China RD. Li --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People&#039;s Republic of China R. Ping --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People&#039;s Republic of China D. Qiang --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People&#039;s Republic of China
    Post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) is frequently associated with multiple endocrine hormone disturbances, primarily involving the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis. However, the exact cause remains unclear, particularly concerning whether these symptoms result from hypothalamus damage. This study reports on the clinical characteristics and examination...
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  1553. A new diatom-based multimetric index (MMI-D) for ecological health monitoring in the Tropical Rift Valley Lake (Lake Hawassa, Ethiopia)

    A new diatom-based multimetric index (MMI-D) for ecological health monitoring in the Tropical Rift Valley Lake (Lake Hawassa, Ethiopia)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: TW Gelaw --- Debre Markos University, Ethiopia S Mengistou --- Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia PA Barker --- Lancaster University, United Kingdom
    Multimetric assessment is one of the important tools for diagnosing, detecting and measuring impairment in ecosystem function in lentic ecosystems. It enhances detection capabilities across a broader variety of stressors and offers a more complete picture of ecological conditions than...
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  1554. A preliminary macroinvertebrate index of biotic integrity (M-IBI) for monitoring the highland flood plain wetland ecosystems in Ethiopia

    A preliminary macroinvertebrate index of biotic integrity (M-IBI) for monitoring the highland flood plain wetland ecosystems in Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Habtamu Getnet Fetene --- Asossa University, Ethiopia Seyoum Mengistou --- Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Bikila Warkineh Dullo --- Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
    Anthropogenic activities have put tremendous pressure on the natural condition of wetlands. However, few studies have used indices based on benthic invertebrates to assess the effect of these pressures on wetland ecosystems. Multi-metric indices (MMIs) have been used successfully to...
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  1555. Threshold changes in the production potential of bush clumps along piosphere gradients in arid thicket mosaics

    Threshold changes in the production potential of bush clumps along piosphere gradients in arid thicket mosaics

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Anton Schmidt --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Graham Kerley --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Munyaradzi Manjoro --- Sol Plaatje University, South Africa
    Various studies have noted threshold changes in vegetation composition and structure and soil physical and chemical properties in the Albany Thicket biome of South Africa. The aim of this study is to assess if these changes to the environment have...
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  1556. The impact of planting dates and hybrid selection on sunflower seed yield and oil content

    The impact of planting dates and hybrid selection on sunflower seed yield and oil content

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Safiah Ma&rsquo;ali --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Grain Crops, South Africa Nicolene Cochrane --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Biometry, South Africa William Makgoga --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Grain Crops, South Africa Jan Erasmus --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Grain Crops, South Africa
    Suitable planting dates and hybrid selection are crucial in optimising yield, component traits and oil production in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). In South Africa, there is limited information on the effects of planting dates on currently available sunflower hybrids in...
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  1557. Phenotypic variation and association of agronomic traits in tepary bean genotypes under drought-stress and non-stress conditions

    Phenotypic variation and association of agronomic traits in tepary bean genotypes under drought-stress and non-stress conditions

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Saul Eric Mwale --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, African Centre for Crop Improvement (ACCI), University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Hussein Shimelis --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, African Centre for Crop Improvement (ACCI), University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Wilson Nkhata --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, African Centre for Crop Improvement (ACCI), University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Abel Sefasi --- Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Malawi Isaac Fandika --- Kasinthula Agricultural Research Station, Malawi Jacob Mashilo --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, African Centre for Crop Improvement (ACCI), University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    Genetic variation for economic traits associated with drought adaptation is a prerequisite for developing climate-smart crop varieties, including tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius A. Gray). This study aimed to assess the magnitude of genetic variation and the relationship of agronomic traits...
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  1558. Genetic, breeding and environmental parameters for yellow sugarcane aphid (&lt;em&gt;Sipha flava&lt;/em&gt;) damage in advanced South African sugarcane breeding populations

    Genetic, breeding and environmental parameters for yellow sugarcane aphid (Sipha flava) damage in advanced South African sugarcane breeding populations

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Marvellous Zhou --- South African Sugarcane Research Institute, South Africa
    Yellow sugarcane aphid (YSA), a native pest of temperate and subtropical regions in North America, has spread to many regions of the world including KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga sugarcane growing regions of South Africa. Cultivar differences to YSA damage have been...
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  1559. Offsetting the void of overboarding risk: The role of financial expertise in an emerging market

    Offsetting the void of overboarding risk: The role of financial expertise in an emerging market

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Sulaiman Ademola Oreshile --- Universiti Malaya, Malaysia Rozaimah Zainudin --- Universiti Malaya, Malaysia Nurul Shahnaz Mahdzan --- Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
    To contribute to the growing literature on the implications of board busyness for firm outcomes, this study investigates the relationship between overboarding risk (OBRisk) and firm value (FV) in an emerging market setting and whether financial expertise matters for this...
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  1560. Managerial capabilities and their drivers: Lessons from grain-milling firms in Tanzania

    Managerial capabilities and their drivers: Lessons from grain-milling firms in Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: David Rwehikiza --- University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Goodluck Charles --- University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Lettice Rutashobya --- University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
    Despite managerial capabilities being credited for driving business performance, little evidence exists about how those capabilities are acquired. This study investigated managerial capabilities and their drivers in grain-milling firms in Tanzania. Based on a qualitative analysis of ten enterprises, the...
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  1561. The legacy of the Maxim machine gun in postcolonial Africa: Implications for governance and management scholarship

    The legacy of the Maxim machine gun in postcolonial Africa: Implications for governance and management scholarship

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Moses N. Kiggundu --- , Canada
    The essay draws on aspects of British colonial history to throw light on Africa’s postcolonial state and society. Under the leadership of Captain Lugard, drawing from the principles of the dual mandate and indirect rule, colonialists employed the then most...
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  1562. Determinants of the effective tax rate: Board composition of South African firms listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange

    Determinants of the effective tax rate: Board composition of South African firms listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Cecileen Greeff --- School of Accountancy, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
    Motivation: Numerous international studies have been conducted to determine the effect of board composition on tax aggressiveness, and ultimately the effective tax rate (ETR) of firms, but to the best of the author's knowledge, no similar research from a South...
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  1563. The cumulative prospect theory and fund flows in emerging markets

    The cumulative prospect theory and fund flows in emerging markets

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Amit Pandey --- Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India Anil Kumar Sharma --- Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
    This study is the first to examine the efficacy of the Cumulative Prospect Theory value of the past return (CPTV) to explain fund flow in emerging markets funds by considering the impact of fund managers’ characteristics and behavioural biases on...
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  1564. Volatility and return spillovers between private equity buyout, venture capital and major financial markets

    Volatility and return spillovers between private equity buyout, venture capital and major financial markets

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Korhan K. Gokmenoglu --- Ankara HBV University, Turkey Efe Altingunes --- Department of Banking and Finance, Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus
    This study investigates the volatility and return spillovers between Private Equity Buyouts (PE) and Venture Capital (VC), the equity market, precious metals, real estate, and the Dollar index, which has been widely ignored in the literature. We analysed daily data...
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  1565. First report of the giant conifer aphid, &lt;em&gt;Cinara pinivora&lt;/em&gt; (Wilson) and the Monterey pine aphid, &lt;em&gt;Essigella californica&lt;/em&gt; (Essig) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in South Africa

    First report of the giant conifer aphid, Cinara pinivora (Wilson) and the Monterey pine aphid, Essigella californica (Essig) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Privilege T Makunde --- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, South Africa Bernard Slippers --- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, South Africa Brett P Hurley --- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, South Africa
    Pine aphids represent a significant group of insect pests in coniferous ecosystems worldwide. To assess pine aphid prevalence and potentially new introductions in South Africa, aphid samples from various pine-growing regions were collected through national surveys conducted by the Tree...
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  1566. Predicting wearable technology readiness in a South African government department: Exploring the influence of wearable technology acceptance and positive attitudes

    Predicting wearable technology readiness in a South African government department: Exploring the influence of wearable technology acceptance and positive attitudes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Henda J. Thomas --- Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Cornelia P. J. Harmse --- Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Cecile Schultz --- Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
    Wearable technologies are anticipated to flourish in the fourth industrial revolution, enabling employers to integrate data into organizational systems. This study examined whether readiness for wearables can predict employees’ acceptance of these devices in the workplace. It explored the factors...
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  1567. Digital financial management skill training for women&rsquo;s informal saving groups in Dodoma, Tanzania: Mapping user requirements

    Digital financial management skill training for women’s informal saving groups in Dodoma, Tanzania: Mapping user requirements

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Madina Hamisi Juma --- The University of Eastern Finland, Finland Nasibu Rajabu Mramba --- College of Business Education, Tanzania Jarkko Suhonen --- The University of Eastern Finland, Finland Alsen Florian Kapinga --- College of Business Education, Tanzania Matti Tedre --- The University of Eastern Finland, Finland
    Financial management skills are important for the performance of informal saving groups (ISGs) for making informed financial decision-making. Digital training solutions present a convenient, ubiquitous, and relatively affordable skills development mechanism. Despite the importance of digital financial management skills to...
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  1568. Bayesian forecasting of stock returns on the JSE using simultaneous graphical dynamic linear models

    Bayesian forecasting of stock returns on the JSE using simultaneous graphical dynamic linear models

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Nelson Kyakutwika --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Bruce Bartlett --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa
    Cross-series dependencies are crucial in obtaining accurate forecasts when forecasting a multivariate time series. Simultaneous Graphical Dynamic Linear Models (SGDLMs) are Bayesian models that elegantly capture cross-series dependencies. This study forecasts returns of a 40...
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  1569. Subjective perception of economic policy uncertainty and ESG performance: Evidence from China

    Subjective perception of economic policy uncertainty and ESG performance: Evidence from China

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Guangchen Li --- Beijing Wuzi University, China Bokun Hei --- Beijing Wuzi University, China Qianlong Ma --- Beijing Wuzi University, China Haijun Wang --- Beijing Wuzi University, China
    This paper explores the relationship between subjective perception of economic policy uncertainty (SPEPU) and ESG performance. We find that SPEPU could deteriorate ESG performance, especially corporate social performance and that this negative effect works through increasing financialization and weakening internal...
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  1570. Dance sport involvement and behavioural loyalty: Body image and self-efficacy among university students

    Dance sport involvement and behavioural loyalty: Body image and self-efficacy among university students

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yongdi Wang --- Hunan City University, China Kyungsik Kim --- Hoseo University, South Korea Qingyang Shao --- Hoseo University, South Korea
    We investigated the role of body image and self-efficacy in the relationship between dance sport involvement, and behavioural loyalty in university students participating in dance sport. A total of 75 students from each of ten universities were recruited. Participant were...
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  1571. Gratitude and college students&rsquo; school belonging: The mediating role of perceived stress and meaning in life

    Gratitude and college students’ school belonging: The mediating role of perceived stress and meaning in life

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lihua He --- Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, China Qian Zhang --- Mental Health Education and Counseling Center, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, China Yitao Wang
    We examined the relationship between gratitude and school belonging of college students, and the potential mediating role of perceived stress and meaning in life in such a relationship. Participants were college students (n = 1 691) from 10 universities in...
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  1572. Trends and psychosocial factors associated with health-risk behaviours among university students in South Africa

    Trends and psychosocial factors associated with health-risk behaviours among university students in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marizanne Lu-Visser --- Asia University, Taiwan Laurencia Sylvano --- Asia University, Taiwan Earl Francis Infante Mallari --- Asia University, Taiwan Karl Peltzer --- Asia University, Taiwan
    Significant urbanisation and increased tertiary enrolment shifted lifestyle and health behaviours among young adults in South Africa. Therefore, we investigated the trends and psychosocial determinants associated with health-risk behaviours among university students in South Africa. Cross-sectional survey data collected during...
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  1573. Overlooked forbs: implications for rangeland biodiversity and function in southern Africa

    Overlooked forbs: implications for rangeland biodiversity and function in southern Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Sindiso Nkuna --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Craig Morris --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    Forbs are a diverse component of grassy ecosystems, offering various vital ecosystem services while enhancing system resilience. However, herbaceous non-grass species are not routinely enumerated, nor their significance evaluated. We examined the extent to which grassland forbs have been considered...
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  1574. Modelling the perception of banking customers on mobile technology adoption in a developing economy

    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, Ghana
    Despite 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,...
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  1575. The contribution of social and territorial innovation to territorial development in Morocco: Insights from a systematic review

    The contribution of social and territorial innovation to territorial development in Morocco: Insights from a systematic review

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tariq Laajini --- LARETA, Hassan 1st University, Morocco Hind Tadjousti
    This study investigates how social and territorial innovation influences territorial development in Morocco, offering insights into inclusive governance approaches that integrate collaborative, participatory, and solidarity-based practices. Utilizing a systematic documentary analysis of six innovative projects, the research reveals that these...
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  1576. Establishment of determinants to influence community acceptance towards water reuse in India

    Establishment of determinants to influence community acceptance towards water reuse in India

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Kirti Goyal --- Lovely Professional University, India Arun Kumar --- Indian Institute of Technology, India
    Worldwide, rising water scarcity calls for alternatives to supplement the water supplies. Water reuse is an emerging source, ensuring water safety and environmental sustainability, but its growth is hindered due to sparse public acceptance. In this study, a social survey...
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  1577. Distance dominator packing coloring of type II

    Distance dominator packing coloring of type II

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Jasmina Ferme --- University of Maribor, Slovenia Da&scaron;a Mesarič &Scaron;tesl --- University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
    In 2021, we introduced one type of the generalization of dominator coloring via packing coloring and distance domination. In this paper, we present a second type of such generalization, namely distance dominator packing coloring of type II, defined as follows...
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  1578. Influence of physico-chemical parameters on benthic macroinvertebrate community dynamics in Isiukhu River, Kenya

    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, Kenya
    The 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...
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  1579. The effects of financial performance and corporate social responsibility on integrated reporting: The case of listed firms in Nigeria

    The effects of financial performance and corporate social responsibility on integrated reporting: The case of listed firms in Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Ini Etete Udofia --- University of Lagos, Nigeria Collins Sankay Oboh --- University of Lagos, Nigeria
    This study investigates the impact of financial performance (FP) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) on integrated reporting (IR) of listed firms in Nigeria during the 2013–2022 period. Using a set of 630 firm-year observations over ten years, this study establishes...
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  1580. Does financial literacy enhance banking transactions among rural people with access to bank accounts? Insights from a field experiment in Ghana

    Does financial literacy enhance banking transactions among rural people with access to bank accounts? Insights from a field experiment in Ghana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Yaa Afi Osei --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Helena Barnard --- University of Pretoria, South Africa William Derban --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Dominic Essuman --- University of Pretoria, South Africa
    Bank account usage is a fundamental indicator of financial inclusion. Across sub-Saharan Africa, various stakeholders actively work to improve access to banking. This study uses motivation, opportunity and ability theory, with self-efficacy as a boundary condition, to theorize the relationship...
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  1581. Factors influencing the quality of financial information: A systematic literature review

    Factors influencing the quality of financial information: A systematic literature review

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Masidivinga Landu --- University of Aveiro, Portugal Jorge H. Mota --- , Portugal Ant&oacute;nio Carrizo Moreira --- , Portugal Ana Maria Bandeira --- Porto School of Accounting and Business (ISCAP), Polytechnic of Porto (P.PORTO); Center for Organisational and Social Studies (CEOS.PP), Portugal
    Purpose: This research seeks to identify the key factors influencing the quality of financial information within the context of globalisation and complex commercial transactions.
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  1582. An exploratory study on supplier acceptance of and engagement in a national tax lottery designed to improve tax compliance

    An exploratory study on supplier acceptance of and engagement in a national tax lottery designed to improve tax compliance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Anculien Schoeman --- University of Pretoria, Department of Taxation, Republic of South Africa
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  1583. Corporate social responsibility and firm performance: Evidence from Korea

    Corporate social responsibility and firm performance: Evidence from Korea

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Wonhee You --- Sungkyunkwan University, Korea Jens M&uuml;ller-Merbach --- , Germany Doojin Ryu --- Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
    This study explores the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate financial performance (CFP) in listed Korean companies over ten years. The results show a significant positive effect of CSR on CFP in the manufacturing sector, but no notable...
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  1584. Investigating the link between ESG activities and dividend policies

    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, Korea
    This 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...
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  1585. Tourism resilience in Iran: navigating sanctions, diplomacy and emerging opportunities

    Tourism resilience in Iran: navigating sanctions, diplomacy and emerging opportunities

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Masood Khodadadi --- University of the West of Scotland, United Kingdom
    The re-election of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States in 2024 marks a significant shift in US-Iran relations, with far-reaching consequences for Iran’s tourism sector. This brief report examines the potential impact of Trump’s foreign policy,...
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  1586. Exploring the impact of drivers and barriers of augmented reality on construction lifecycle in the Nigerian construction industry

    Exploring the impact of drivers and barriers of augmented reality on construction lifecycle in the Nigerian construction industry

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Taofeek Tunde Okanlawon --- Federal University of Technology, Nigeria Abdulkabir Opeyemi Bello --- Federal University of Technology, Nigeria Luqman Oyekunle Oyewobi --- Federal University of Technology, Nigeria Samuel Olufisayo Ogunjimi --- University of Ibadan, Nigeria Aliyyu Abiola Abdulraheem --- University of Abuja, Nigeria Richard Ajayi Jimoh --- Federal University of Technology, Nigeria
    Industry 4.0 marks a shift from traditional approaches to production, construction and human interactions towards a digital environment in which machinery and people work together seamlessly. This transformative wave brings together advanced technologies such as Augmented Reality (AR), transforming the...
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  1587. Exploring the role of open and distance education in empowering women technological skills in Nigeria

    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, Nigeria
    The 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...
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  1588. Phases of STI cycle: Countries comparative analysis

    Phases of STI cycle: Countries comparative analysis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Eugeny Balatsky --- Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Russian Federation Svetlana Ushakova --- Politics and Law in Science and Technology, Russian Federation Vadim Malahov [cor1] Maxim Yurevich --- Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Russian Federation
    This article focuses on a comparative analysis of the main technological development stages of a country. For the purpose of assessing the S&T potential of countries, a method of creating a scientific and technological balance is proposed. This approach unites...
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  1589. The triple burden of obesity, HIV, and anaemia during pregnancy and associations with delivery outcomes in urban South Africans

    The triple burden of obesity, HIV, and anaemia during pregnancy and associations with delivery outcomes in urban South Africans

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Alessandra Prioreschi --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Stephanie V Wrottesley --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Linda Adair --- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Kate A Ward --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Shane A Norris --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
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  1590. Mixed-effect modelling of &lt;em&gt;Tectona grandis&lt;/em&gt; L.f. yield at stand-level

    Mixed-effect modelling of Tectona grandis L.f. yield at stand-level

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Lucas Araujo Moura --- Federal University of Paran&aacute;, Brazil Allan Libanio Pelissari --- Federal University of Paran&aacute;, Brazil Luan Demarco Fiorentin --- Federal University of Paran&aacute;, Brazil Vinicius Costa Cysneiros --- Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil Luciano Rodrigo Lanssanova --- Federal Institute of Science, Technology and Education of Mato Grosso, Brazil Sidney Fernando Caldeira --- Federal University of Mato Grosso, Brazil
    The prediction of volume from commercial plantations is essential to manage Tectona grandis L.f. stands. However, the assumptions of regression, especially homoscedasticity and residual independence, are often ignored when fitting longitudinal regression models. Thus, this work aimed to build a...
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  1591. Effects of artificial waterpoints on woody species composition and structure in semi-arid communal rangelands, northern Namibia

    Effects of artificial waterpoints on woody species composition and structure in semi-arid communal rangelands, northern Namibia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Johannes Ndeyamo Nuuyoma --- University of Namibia, Namibia Jesaya Nakanyala --- University of Namibia, Namibia Ayana Angassa --- Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources,
    The provision of artificial water resources for livestock in communal rangelands in arid environments is a major driver of land degradation. This study examined the impact of waterpoints on woody plant species composition and structure in the Omuntele communal rangeland,...
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  1592. The interplay of verbal cinematic, balletic and pantomimic manifestations in isiZulu literary narratives

    The interplay of verbal cinematic, balletic and pantomimic manifestations in isiZulu literary narratives

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Sicelo Ziphozonke Ntshangase --- Language and Arts, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Lungile Mncwango --- University of Pretoria, South Africa
    There is a dearth of studies that analyse the discourse of isiZulu literature. Most studies focus on the actual story, which is the chain of events and its setting. However, discourse, which is how the story is narrated, is frequently...
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  1593. Cash holding, risk-taking behavior and financial performance of non-financial firms listed in sub-Saharan Africa Securities Exchanges

    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, Kenya
    The 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...
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  1594. When and how does creativity influence performance? An examination of SMEs in an emerging economy

    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, UK
    Underpinned 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...
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  1595. Assessing the adoption potential of online currency exchange systems: A case study of currency dealers in Mogadishu, Somalia

    Assessing the adoption potential of online currency exchange systems: A case study of currency dealers in Mogadishu, Somalia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mohamed Ibrahim Nor --- SIMAD University, Somalia Abdifatah Farah Ali --- SIMAD University, Somalia
    This study investigates the readiness of currency dealers in Somalia to adopt online currency exchange systems, addressing the research question: What factors influence the acceptance and adoption of online currency exchange platforms in an unregulated market? Using a quantitative approach,...
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  1596. Role of subregional cooperation towards environmental conservation

    Role of subregional cooperation towards environmental conservation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Robita Lee Robinson --- Universiti Malaya, Malaysia Angathevar Baskaran --- Universiti Malaya, Malaysia Sonia Kumari Selvarajan --- Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
    This study examines the role of subregional cooperation in advancing environmental conservation within the ASEAN framework, focusing specifically on the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) and its institutional body, the Centre for IMT-GT Subregional Cooperation (CIMT). Through qualitative analysis based on...
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  1597. Advancing disease-resistant stock in aquaculture: a brief overview

    Advancing disease-resistant stock in aquaculture: a brief overview

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Nur Nashyiroh Izayati Mastor --- Borneo Marine Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia Wahidatul Husna Zuldin --- Borneo Marine Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia Norfazreena Mohd Faudzi --- Borneo Marine Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia Kenneth Francis Rodriques --- Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Borneo Marine Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia Julian Ransangan --- Borneo Marine Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
    The effective management of diseases caused by aquatic pathogens is one of the primary challenges in aquaculture. The breeding of disease-resistant fish requires a combination of traditional and modern genetic approaches. With an increasing global population and demand for food,...
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  1598. Evolution, population structure and morphology of the African Black Duck &lt;em&gt;Anas sparsa&lt;/em&gt; and Yellow-billed Duck &lt;em&gt;A. undulata&lt;/em&gt;

    Evolution, population structure and morphology of the African Black Duck Anas sparsa and Yellow-billed Duck A. undulata

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Philip Lavretsky --- University of Texas at El Paso, United States Ramsey Russell --- , United States Sara Gonzalez --- University of Texas at El Paso, United States Vergie M Musni --- University of Texas at El Paso, United States Alexis D&iacute;az --- Centro de Ornitolog&iacute;a y Biodiversidad (CORBIDI), Peru Joshua I Brown --- University of Texas at El Paso, United States
    Biological conservation requires a fundamental understanding of evolutionary history and established contemporary population genetics. Here, we sequenced mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and thousands of nuclear loci across individuals of the African Black Duck Anas sparsa and Yellow-billed Duck A. undulata to...
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  1599. The number of human-simulated predators influences the escape behaviour of bird species in a West African protected area

    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, Nigeria
    Continuous 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...
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  1600. Occurrence and persistence of Blacksmith Lapwings &lt;em&gt;Vanellus armatus&lt;/em&gt; and Crowned Lapwings &lt;em&gt;V. coronatus&lt;/em&gt; and their reproductive success in an urban mosaic landscape

    Occurrence and persistence of Blacksmith Lapwings Vanellus armatus and Crowned Lapwings V. coronatus and their reproductive success in an urban mosaic landscape

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Feziwe Phoswa --- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa S Thobeka Gumede --- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Colleen T Downs --- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    Urbanised landscapes continue to expand globally, leading to increased habitat fragmentation, which creates a mosaic of natural and managed landscapes. These environmental changes have an impact on bird populations, and are reflected in the declining populations of open-habitat species. Despite...
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  1601. Dung and carrion beetle diversity in small forest patches versus large continuous forest in the southern Cape, South Africa

    Dung and carrion beetle diversity in small forest patches versus large continuous forest in the southern Cape, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Graham van Bergen --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Anina Coetzee --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Jan A Venter --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Francois Roets --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Rudi C Swart --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
    Naturally fragmented indigenous forests in the southern Cape of South Africa are particularly understudied in terms of beetle diversity. This study therefore aimed to determine whether southern Afrotemperate forest dung and carrion beetle diversity differs between continuous forest and naturally...
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  1602. Evaluating the histopathology, condition index and stress-on-stress response of caged brown mussels &lt;em&gt;Perna perna&lt;/em&gt; for monitoring marine coastal pollution in Senegal

    Evaluating the histopathology, condition index and stress-on-stress response of caged brown mussels Perna perna for monitoring marine coastal pollution in Senegal

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: F Tabane --- Centre R&eacute;gional de Recherche en &Eacute;cotoxicologie et S&eacute;curit&eacute; Environnementale (CERES-Locustox), Unit&eacute; Biologie, Senegal F Cazier --- Centre Commun de Mesures, Universit&eacute; du Littoral C&ocirc;te d&rsquo;Opale, France D Dewa&eacute;l&eacute; --- Centre Commun de Mesures, Universit&eacute; du Littoral C&ocirc;te d&rsquo;Opale, France K Hylland --- University of Oslo, Norway CT Ba --- Universit&eacute; Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegal M Fall --- Universit&eacute; Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegal
    This study is the first in a coastal West African country to evaluate the histopathology, condition index and stress-on-stress response time of caged brown mussels Perna perna for use in pollution monitoring of coastal ecosystems. Perna perna collected from an...
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  1603. Rapid assessment of the Seychelles octopus (&lt;em&gt;Octopus cyanea&lt;/em&gt;) fishery value chain: insights for sustainable management

    Rapid assessment of the Seychelles octopus (Octopus cyanea) fishery value chain: insights for sustainable management

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: J McCafferty --- Rhodes University, South Africa A Ebrahim --- , Seychelles WHH Sauer --- Rhodes University, South Africa R Wright --- , South Africa A Vidot --- , Seychelles V Schmidt --- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Italy
    The octopus fishery for Octopus cyanea in Seychelles plays an important role in local cuisine, culture and tourism, yet it is unmanaged unlike other octopus fisheries in the western Indian Ocean region. We conducted a rapid assessment of the octopus...
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  1604. Ethnic community languages in contemporary social media advertisements in Tanzania

    Ethnic community languages in contemporary social media advertisements in Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Emmanuel Ilonga --- Dar es Salaam University College of Education (DUCE), Tanzania
    A speech community’s expectation is to see its language develop. However, such an imaginative prospect may not materialise due to the asymmetrical power dynamics between influential and less influential speech communities. Consequently, less influential societies are forced to depend on...
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  1605. Persuasion in compliance-gaining messages in Milubi&rsquo;s play &lt;em&gt;Ndi muṱodzi muni?&lt;/em&gt;

    Persuasion in compliance-gaining messages in Milubi’s play Ndi muṱodzi muni?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Mawande Dlali --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Masindi Sadiki --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa
    This article explores compliance-gaining messages in interpersonal interactions that show persuasion by critically analysing discourse excerpts from the Tshivenḓa play Ndi muṱodzi muni? (‘What kind of tear is this?’). The play displays how communication with goal-attainment intentions occur in Tshivenḓa...
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  1606. Leveraging learning orientation for superior organizational performance: The role of firm-specific factors

    Leveraging learning orientation for superior organizational performance: The role of firm-specific factors

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Henry Kofi Mensah --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Gilbert Anyowuo Okyere --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Emmanuel Kwabena Anin --- Kumasi Technical University, Ghana Phyllis Adjei Tuffour --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
    Extant literature recognizes organizational learning orientation (LO) as a critical resource, yet the mechanisms and conditions under which it translates into superior performance remain underexplored and often assumed. We draw on Resource-Based View (RBV) and dynamic capability frameworks to develop...
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  1607. The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI): exploring global extractive firms&rsquo; interpretation of EITI initiatives in Ghana&rsquo;s mining sector amidst institutional complexity

    The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI): exploring global extractive firms’ interpretation of EITI initiatives in Ghana’s mining sector amidst institutional complexity

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Hevina S. Dashwood --- , Uwafiokun Idemudia --- , Bill Buenar Puplampu --- , Kernaghan Webb --- ,
    The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is a global governance initiative that has the primary goal of promoting greater transparency and accountability concerning the use of royalties paid by global extractive firms to governments. Global extractive firms are largely supportive...
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  1608. On the determinants of derivatives disclosure &ndash; an emerging markets perspective

    On the determinants of derivatives disclosure – an emerging markets perspective

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Franz Eduard Toerien --- University of Pretoria, South Africa John Hall --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Leon Br&uuml;mmer --- University of Pretoria, South Africa
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  1609. Real earnings management practices and financial performance: The moderating role of whistleblowing policy

    Real earnings management practices and financial performance: The moderating role of whistleblowing policy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Sulaiman Ademola Oreshile --- Lagos State University, Nigeria Yusuf Adeneye --- Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Malaysia
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  1610. Building an ethical artificial intelligence corporate governance framework for the integration of emerging technologies into business processes

    Building an ethical artificial intelligence corporate governance framework for the integration of emerging technologies into business processes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Husain Coovadia --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Ben Marx --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Ilse Botha --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa&nbsp; Nusirat O. Gold --- University of Johannesburg,
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  1611. Contagion from crypto exchange hacks: Wealth effect or portfolio rebalancing?

    Contagion from crypto exchange hacks: Wealth effect or portfolio rebalancing?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Dung Thi Ngoc Pham --- College of Technology and Design, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Chune Young Chung --- Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam Doojin Ryu --- Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
    This study explores the contagion mechanism from the cryptocurrency market to stock markets of 30 countries with the highest Bitcoin trading volumes, focusing on cyberattacks targeting cryptocurrency exchanges. We identify investor-induced contagion through the wealth effect as the primary transmission...
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  1612. Location matters: Market reactions to South African corporations&rsquo; cross-border transactions

    Location matters: Market reactions to South African corporations’ cross-border transactions

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Werner Mennen --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Ryan Kruger --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Eden Gross --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
    We evaluate the market reaction to 320 cross-border transactions (CBTs) by South African-listed corporations from January 2005 to June 2024. The sample is divided according to the development state of the target company’s country and the currency of the target’s...
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  1613. The bias of IID resampled backtests for rolling window mean-variance portfolios

    The bias of IID resampled backtests for rolling window mean-variance portfolios

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Andrew Paskaramoorthy --- Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa Terence van Zyl --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Tim Gebbie --- Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa
    Backtests on historical data are fundamental for evaluating portfolio selection rules, but their reliability is often limited by reliance on a single sample path. This reliance can lead to high estimation variance. IID resampling offers a potential solution by increasing...
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  1614. Adaptive Beta Shrinkage estimation of covariance matrices

    Adaptive Beta Shrinkage estimation of covariance matrices

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Henri Staal --- Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Emlyn Flint --- Peresec, South Africa
    Accurate estimation of the covariance matrix is essential for mean-variance portfolio optimisation, yet the sample covariance matrix is a notoriously noisy estimate, especially in high dimensions. Contemporary shrinkage methods attempt to mitigate this noise but often retain significant estimation error...
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  1615. The influence of selected non-financial and macroeconomic determinants on delistings in South Africa

    The influence of selected non-financial and macroeconomic determinants on delistings in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Peter Lansdell --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Ilse Botha --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Ben Marx --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa
    This study explores the factors possibly driving delisting from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) in South Africa, focusing on selected non-financial and macroeconomic determinants. Using data from 2010 to 2023, the analysis covers 302 delisted companies and a matched control...
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  1616. Effects of forest cover and fragmentation on bird functional guilds in understorey birds in shade coffee habitats of southwest Ethiopia

    Effects of forest cover and fragmentation on bird functional guilds in understorey birds in shade coffee habitats of southwest Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Gelaye Gebremichael --- College of Natural Sciences, Jimma University, Ethiopia Anagaw Atickem --- Colleges of Natural Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Seid Tiku Mereta --- Jimma University, Ethiopia Luc Lens --- Ghent University, Belgium
    Habitat loss and fragmentation, as consequences of anthropogenic land use changes, are the main drivers of global biodiversity loss. In this study, we evaluate the response of functional guilds in forest understorey bird communities to the amount of forest cover...
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  1617. Prevalence of and factors associated with loneliness, anxiety-induced sleep disturbance, and suicidal ideation among school-going adolescents in Panama

    Prevalence of and factors associated with loneliness, anxiety-induced sleep disturbance, and suicidal ideation among school-going adolescents in Panama

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child &amp; Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Ishrar Tahmin Anika --- Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh Habiba Islam --- Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh Khalid Hasan --- Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
    Background: In recent years, mental health issues among adolescents have gained significant attention. Like many other nations, Panama is experiencing a growing prevalence of these challenges within its youth. It is crucial to investigate the prevalence of, and the underlying...
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  1618. Digital transformation and goodwill impairment

    Digital transformation and goodwill impairment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Yan Zhao --- Beijing Wuzi University, China Honglin Liu --- Wuhan Textile University, China Libin Zhao --- Wuhan Textile University, China Wei Zhang --- Wuhan Textile University, China
    We utilise a sample M&A listed on the Chinese A-shares market between 2008 and 2021. Our focus is specifically on A-share listed companies that acted as acquiring firms. We conduct an empirical analysis to investigate how their digital transformation influences...
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  1619. Text-mining approach with Black&ndash;Litterman model: A case study of Armenian pension funds

    Text-mining approach with Black–Litterman model: A case study of Armenian pension funds

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Ruben Gevorgyan --- Head of Data Science for Business Master Program at Yerevan State University, Armenia Rita Hovhannisyan --- Yerevan State University, Armenia
    Pension fund managers face challenges in acquiring, analysing, and synthesising external information to make informed investment decisions. Text-mining and sentiment analysis can aid fund managers integrate contrasting news, financial data, and market speculation into their decision rubric. Considering Armenia pension...
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  1620. Financial analysts&rsquo; information role on brand capital

    Financial analysts’ information role on brand capital

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Yifei Chen --- Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China Dan Palmon --- , USA Li Zhang --- , USA
    Self-created intangible assets are crucial in firm valuations but are difficult for investors to evaluate because they are not recognised in financial statements. This study examines whether sell-side financial analysts contribute to the market’s understanding of the value of brand...
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  1621. Mutual fund shareholdings and performance: A network perspective

    Mutual fund shareholdings and performance: A network perspective

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Bing Li --- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST), China Jiancheng Lin --- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST), China Yaopeng Wang --- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST), China
    Mutual fund shareholdings build up complex relations between funds and can impact fund performance as well. We focus on the Chinese mutual fund market to examine the relationship between mutual fund shareholdings and performance. Specifically, we describe the complex shareholding...
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  1622. Can good ESG performance help companies resist external shocks?

    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, UK
    In 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...
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  1623. Relevance of corporation quality and environmental protection, social responsibility, and corporate governance

    Relevance of corporation quality and environmental protection, social responsibility, and corporate governance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Meng-Yi Liu --- Feng Chia University, Taiwan (R.O.C.) Ying-Chieh Shen --- Feng Chia University, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
    This study explores the relationship between corporate ESG performance, various corporate quality metrics, and the F-Score. The empirical results obtained using composite quality indicators based on traditional financial performance metrics exhibit a significant positive correlation with corporate ESG performance and...
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  1624. Innovating financial metrics for SME development: A factor-based analysis of Chinese enterprises

    Innovating financial metrics for SME development: A factor-based analysis of Chinese enterprises

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Jiaqi Wang --- Universiti Malaya, Malaysia Wee-Yeap Lau --- Universiti Malaya, Malaysia Angathevar Baskaran --- Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
    This study investigates the role of innovative financial performance metrics in promoting the sustainable development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in China. Responding to the limitations of single-indicator financial assessments, the research develops a composite Financial Performance Evaluation (FPE)...
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  1625. Sustaining smartphone-based payment services among youth: Extending ECM with habit and pre-adoption expectancies

    Sustaining smartphone-based payment services among youth: Extending ECM with habit and pre-adoption expectancies

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Rameshkumar Subramanian --- Central University of Punjab, India Ashique Ali K. A. --- SVKM&#039;s NMIMS Deemed-to-be University, India
    Smartphone-based payment services (SBPS) are gaining incredible popularity among the Indian youth due to their tech-savvy behaviour and desire for ease and convenience. The intention to continue using SBPS by youngsters will have a long-lasting effect on India’s vision to...
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  1626. Establishing a basis for recognising marine &lsquo;other effective area-based conservation measures&rsquo; (OECMs) in South Africa

    Establishing a basis for recognising marine ‘other effective area-based conservation measures’ (OECMs) in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: SP Kirkman --- Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), South Africa P Kowalski --- , South Africa SD Holness --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa LJ Atkinson --- , South Africa R Brand --- Western Cape Government, South Africa L Dunga --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa TP Fairweather --- Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), South Africa T Goldman --- Rhodes University, South Africa D Marnewick --- Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office, South Africa J Nhleko --- Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), South Africa R Peter --- Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), South Africa C Smith --- World Wide Fund for Nature &ndash; South Africa (WWF-SA), South Africa MG van der Bank --- South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), Kirstenbosch Research Centre, South Africa G van der Heever --- Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), South Africa L van Niekerk --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa KA Wright --- Wildlands Conservation Trust (WILDTRUST), South Africa KJ Sink --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
    The concept of ‘other effective area-based conservation measures’ (OECMs) and its technical guidance provide opportunities for recognising a broader range of area-based management measures that contribute to biodiversity conservation outside of protected areas. However, progress towards the recognition of OECMs...
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  1627. Comparing seismic survey mitigation regulations: lessons for South Africa from international frameworks

    Comparing seismic survey mitigation regulations: lessons for South Africa from international frameworks

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: J Purdon --- Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa MJ Somers --- University of Pretoria, South Africa FW Shabangu --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Y Doh --- , France J Scheun --- Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
    Underwater seismic surveys generate high-intensity, low-frequency noise that can negatively affect a range of marine fauna. As a result, countries have implemented mitigation regulations to reduce the potential impacts of this activity. This study examines seismic survey mitigation regulations from...
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  1628. Corporate sustainability in Africa: A review, trends and future direction

    Corporate sustainability in Africa: A review, trends and future direction

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Tshegofatso A. Monkge --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Catherine le Roux --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Rebaona Letsholo --- University of Pretoria, South Africa
    As the world grapples with grand challenges, Africa remains the most affected yet receives the least research focus. This study adopts a systematic scoping review to analyze the extent of corporate sustainability research in Africa. Using a predetermined search strategy...
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  1629. Brain drain in African healthcare: A systematic review and policy implications

    Brain drain in African healthcare: A systematic review and policy implications

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Gregory N. Orewa --- University of Texas at San Antonio, USA Nero Edevbie --- Sam Houston State University, Ifeyimika O. Ajaiyeoba --- University of Wisconsin-Parkside, USA Sofia Smeigh --- University of Texas at San Antonio, USA Juliet O. Osuji --- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, USA
    The migration of highly educated and working professionals from Africa to more developed regions – commonly referred to as “brain drain” – is a significant issue that undermines the continent's socioeconomic progress. This paper provides a systematic literature review of...
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  1630. Does financial technology and innovation promote bank performance? Evidence from COMESA member countries

    Does financial technology and innovation promote bank performance? Evidence from COMESA member countries

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Charles O. Manasseh --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Chi Aloysius Ngong --- University of Bamenda, Cameroon Chidiebere Jude Anago --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Nnenna G. Nwonye --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Paul C. Obidike --- Institute of Management &amp; Technology, Nigeria Felicia C. Abada --- University of Nigeria, Anuli R. Ogbuagu --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria
    This study examines the impact of financial technology and innovation on bank performance in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern African from 1997 to 2022. Previous studies provide inconsistent results on the impact of financial technology and innovation on...
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  1631. Mobile FinTech and financial inclusion in sub-Saharan Africa: A comparative analysis

    Mobile FinTech and financial inclusion in sub-Saharan Africa: A comparative analysis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abdul Karim Kamara --- University of International Business and Economics, People&rsquo;s Republic of China Emmanuel Owusu Oppong --- University of International Business and Economics, People&rsquo;s Republic of China
    This paper examines the impact of mobile FinTech on financial inclusion in sub-Saharan Africa. The analysis used data from the Global Findex database in 2014, 2017, and 2021 and from the World Development Indicators database. For mobile FinTech, the study...
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  1632. Preliminary dietary recommendations for adult spinal cord-injured endurance hand cyclists

    Preliminary dietary recommendations for adult spinal cord-injured endurance hand cyclists

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Reno Eron Gordon --- Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa Sunita Potgieter --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Lize Havemann-Nel --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition (CEN), North-West University, South Africa
    Sports nutrition recommendations for able-bodied athletes are well established. However, sports nutrition recommendations for para-athletes are still developing. Spinal cord-injured (SCI) hand cyclists face unique physiological and nutrition-related challenges compared with able-bodied athletes, complicating the extrapolation of recommendations. This paper...
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  1633. 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

    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 Africa
    Background: 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...
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  1634. Assessing technological capability of innovative stress detection tools in forestry for the improvement of commercial production: a South African perspective

    Assessing technological capability of innovative stress detection tools in forestry for the improvement of commercial production: a South African perspective

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Regardt Ferreira --- School of Natural Resource Management, South Africa Kabir Peerbhay --- Sappi Shaw Research Centre, South Africa Josua Louw --- School of Natural Resource Management, South Africa Ilaria Germishuizen --- Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South Africa Naeem Agjee --- Sappi Shaw Research Centre, South Africa Mikka Parag --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    There is a constant need for efficient screening methods of plant physiological stress in nursery and plantation forestry systems. Most stress is assessed visually, which can be subjective and requires manpower that is time-consuming and expensive. However, as technology has...
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  1635. Listening to the voices of Namibia&rsquo;s recreational anglers to improve shore-based fishery resource use and management

    Listening to the voices of Namibia’s recreational anglers to improve shore-based fishery resource use and management

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: NMC Gusha --- University of Namibia, Namibia AM Veii --- University of Namibia, Namibia NM Nghipangelwa --- University of Namibia, Namibia AS Shikongo --- University of Namibia, Namibia CS Bova --- Rhodes University, South Africa A Kanyimba --- University of Namibia, Namibia GH Engelhard --- Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), United Kingdom K Hyder --- Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), United Kingdom B Snow --- Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), United Kingdom WM Potts --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa MR Wilhelm --- University of Namibia, Namibia
    In most fisheries, the traditional centralised, top-down management approach is still prevalent despite its limited success. While a bottom-up ecosystem-based approach is increasingly preferred, a shift in focus from purely ecological considerations to a socio-ecological system approach is necessary. The...
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  1636. Comparing the activity of exploited and unexploited populations of a reef-dwelling seabream, &lt;em&gt;Chrysoblephus laticeps&lt;/em&gt;, during an extreme upwelling and cold-spell event

    Comparing the activity of exploited and unexploited populations of a reef-dwelling seabream, Chrysoblephus laticeps, during an extreme upwelling and cold-spell event

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: NT Mlotshwa --- Rhodes University, South Africa MR Skeeles --- Rhodes University, South Africa MI Duncan --- Rhodes University, South Africa C Muller --- Rhodes University, South Africa WM Potts --- Rhodes University, South Africa AC Winkler --- Rhodes University, South Africa A-R Childs --- Rhodes University, South Africa
    Along the south coast of South Africa, extreme upwelling events lead to rapid temperature declines and prolonged marine cold-spells, which have, on occasion, led to large-scale mortalities of coastal fishes. In a somewhat antagonistic process, fishing exploitation has been shown...
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  1637. Horizon scanning to identify priority research questions for the South African marine shore-based recreational fishery

    Horizon scanning to identify priority research questions for the South African marine shore-based recreational fishery

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: K Hewett --- Rhodes University, South Africa CS Bova --- Rhodes University, South Africa EC Butler --- Rhodes University, South Africa A-R Childs --- Rhodes University, South Africa MW Farthing --- Rhodes University, South Africa BQ Mann --- Rhodes University, South Africa JB Mann-Lang --- Rhodes University, South Africa AC Winkler --- Rhodes University, South Africa K Hyder --- Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, United Kingdom WM Potts --- Rhodes University, South Africa
    The marine shore-based recreational fishery (MSBRF) is the largest sector of the South African linefishery. The high rate of participation, widely dispersed effort, the diversity of motivations, attitudes and perceptions of its participants, and the large number of target species...
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  1638. Seventy-five years of insight &ndash; the impact of the Ukulinga very long-term grassland experiments

    Seventy-five years of insight – the impact of the Ukulinga very long-term grassland experiments

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Craig D Morris --- Agricultural Research Council &ndash; Animal Production Institute (ARC-API), South Africa Kevin P Kirkman --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    Two of the world’s oldest grassland experiments began in 1950/51 in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. The Burning and Mowing Trial (BMT) tests how summer mowing and dormant-season burning or mowing regimes affect mesic grassland. The Veld Fertiliser Trial (VFT) examines how...
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  1639. Managing land use transitions to safeguard transhumance corridors in arid eastern Morocco: challenges and adaptive strategies

    Managing land use transitions to safeguard transhumance corridors in arid eastern Morocco: challenges and adaptive strategies

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Imane Hamzaoui --- Hassan II Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine Institute, Morocco Mohamed Chikhaoui --- Hassan II Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine Institute, Morocco Nicolas Faysse --- , France Mohamed Taher Sra&iuml;ri --- Hassan II Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine Institute, Morocco
    The conversion of rangelands and barren lands into agricultural use destabilises fragile pastoralism. This study examines the drivers and impacts of this transformation on pastoralism in Tinghir province, Morocco, using geospatial analysis, semi-structured interviews with pastoralists, discussions with officials and...
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  1640. An evaluation of tax compliance among small businesses

    An evaluation of tax compliance among small businesses

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Mphagahlele O. Ndlovu --- University of, South Africa Daniel P. Schutte --- North-West University, South Africa
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  1641. Exploring SDG 2 disclosure of South African food and beverage companies

    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
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  1642. Management entrenchment: Determinants and impact on firm performance of French listed companies

    Management entrenchment: Determinants and impact on firm performance of French listed companies

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Mounir Jaouadi --- Arab Open University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Amira Feidi --- University of Tunis El-Manar, Tunisia
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  1643. Distance domination and linear-vizing constants

    Distance domination and linear-vizing constants

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Paul Horn --- University of Denver, USA Di Qin --- University of Denver, USA
    Generalizing and strengthening a classical result of Vizing, Rautenbach proved a linear relationship between the domination number, the maximum degree, the number of vertices, and the number of edges for graphs with no isolated vertices. The sharpest version of this...
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  1644. Comparison of three methods to assess pre-harvest sprouting in wheat

    Comparison of three methods to assess pre-harvest sprouting in wheat

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: SI Hull --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa PA Swanepoel --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa WC Botes --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa C Mutengwa --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa
    Pre-harvest sprouting (PHS) in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is an increasing concern, as climate variability alters rainfall patterns and air temperatures during harvest, intensifying risk in many cereal-producing regions. The untimely germination of the grain, PHS, is caused by germination...
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  1645. Impact of agroforestry tree canopies on soil properties and wheat (&lt;em&gt;Triticum aestivum&lt;/em&gt;) yield in southern Ethiopia

    Impact of agroforestry tree canopies on soil properties and wheat (Triticum aestivum) yield in southern Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Daba Misgana Bekele --- Arba Minch University, Forestry Department, Ethiopia Tesfaye Hailemariam Hagos --- Arba Minch University, Forestry Department, Ethiopia Dereje Tsegaye Selfeko --- Arba Minch University, Plant Sciences Department, Ethiopia
    Farmers in southern Ethiopia integrate versatile trees with annual crops; yet, scientific data on their impacts on soil properties and crop yields remain limited. This research evaluated the impact of Croton macrostachyus (Hochst. Ex Delile) and Erythrina brucei (Schweinf) canopies...
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  1646. Viability of shortened canola production systems in a winter rainfall region of South Africa based on eleven years of field data

    Viability of shortened canola production systems in a winter rainfall region of South Africa based on eleven years of field data

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: JA Strauss --- , South Africa L Nowers --- , South Africa M Booyse --- Agricultural Research Council, Biometry, South Africa M Van der Rijst --- Agricultural Research Council, Biometry, South Africa
    Crop rotation is a key component of conservation agriculture, known to enhance yields and break the cycles of pests and diseases. In the Western Cape, South Africa, canola has become an increasingly important cash crop, with producers considering shorter rotation...
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  1647. Are analyst forecasts more value relevant than reported earnings? Evidence from seasoned equity offerings

    Are analyst forecasts more value relevant than reported earnings? Evidence from seasoned equity offerings

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Jingwen GE --- ESSCA School of Management, France Hassan Raza Kazmi --- , France
    Using the Vuong test, we compare the value-relevance of analyst forecasts with that of reported earnings around Seasoned Equity Offerings (SEOs), where upward earnings management is common. Using a sample of 1,683 SEOs from 2000–2016 by 1,125 European firms, we...
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  1648. Arbitrage opportunities in no-arbitrage portfolios: The case of Bitcoin and Treasury Bills

    Arbitrage opportunities in no-arbitrage portfolios: The case of Bitcoin and Treasury Bills

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Wing-Keung Wong --- Asia University, Taiwan Zhenzhen Zhu --- School of Statistics and Mathematics, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, China I-Ming Jiang --- College of Management, Yuan Ze University, Taiwan Elie Bouri --- Lebanese American University, Lebanon
    Employing both mean-variance portfolio optimization and stochastic dominance analysis, we examine whether including Bitcoin and 3-month US Treasury Bills could generate arbitrage opportunities and lead to better investment choices. The results show, independent of whether short sales are allowed, that:...
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  1649. Mobile money usage and performance of women-owned enterprises: Evidence from Kenya

    Mobile money usage and performance of women-owned enterprises: Evidence from Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Tesfaye T. Lemma --- Towson University, USA Mthokozisi Mlilo --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
    The rapid expansion of digital financial services has sparked discussions about their potential to help financially constrained businesses overcome performance challenges. We investigate whether female-owned businesses, which are often more financially constrained than male-owned businesses, could reduce their performance gap...
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  1650. Paclobutrazol application in eucalypt clones promotes morphological changes without affecting the physiological characteristics

    Paclobutrazol application in eucalypt clones promotes morphological changes without affecting the physiological characteristics

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Jenifer Nathanna Marcelino Moura --- Universidade Federal do Acre, Brazil Paulo Andr&eacute; Trazzi --- Universidade Federal do Acre, Brazil Elsilene Thaynara Melo Sales --- Universidade Federal do Acre, Brazil Marcio Oliveira Martins --- Universidade Federal do Acre, Brazil Keveny da Silva e Silva --- Universidade Federal do Acre, Brazil Gabriel Melo Mustafa --- Universidade Federal do Acre, Brazil Barbara Valentim Oliveira --- Universidade Federal do Acre, Brazil
    The aim of this study was to investigate the morphophysiology of young eucalypt clones in response to different water regimes and paclobutrazol (PBZ) concentrations applied to the soil. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse environment at the Federal University...
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  1651. Do HbA1c levels during pregnancy predict offspring birthweights in women with pregestational diabetes? A retrospective study

    Do HbA1c levels during pregnancy predict offspring birthweights in women with pregestational diabetes? A retrospective study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: T Hassim --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa S Budhram --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa DR Hall --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa
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  1652. Nutritional management of a patient with a small bowel neuroendocrine tumour and obstruction: a South African case study

    Nutritional management of a patient with a small bowel neuroendocrine tumour and obstruction: a South African case study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Kirsten E Drake --- Groote Schuur Hospital, South Africa
    Small bowel neuroendocrine tumours (SBNETs) arise from enterochromaffin cells, most commonly in the terminal ileum. Functional tumours may secrete hormones, which can lead to carcinoid syndrome, whereas non-functional tumours often present later with symptoms of mechanical obstruction. Malnutrition is common...
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  1653. Polyconvolutions and their applications to Fredholm and Barbashin-type integral equations

    Polyconvolutions and their applications to Fredholm and Barbashin-type integral equations

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Lu&iacute;s P. Castro --- University of Aveiro, Portugal Nguyen M. Tuan --- VNU University of Education, Viet Nam National University, Viet Nam Trinh Tuan --- Electric Power University, Viet Nam
    This article introduces a new polyconvolution, which is studied here in the context of Lebesgue spaces with weights (under different possibilities and conditions). This means that we are looking at a convolution as an integral transform. Various properties of the...
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  1654. Mobile financial services and performance of business in the informal economy

    Mobile financial services and performance of business in the informal economy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Benjamin Bisimwa Cisagara --- University of Latvia, Latvia
    The rapid growth of mobile financial services in emerging economies presents a vital opportunity to assess their impact on informal business performance, yet current empirical evidence remains mixed. Utilizing mixed methods, including quantitative analysis of the World Bank's 2023 Informal...
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  1655. The role of STI governance in increasing the efficiency of the University of Tehran Science and Technology Park with an emphasis on its internationalization

    The role of STI governance in increasing the efficiency of the University of Tehran Science and Technology Park with an emphasis on its internationalization

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Bahareh Heidary --- Governance Faculty, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, Maryam Afkhami --- Governance Faculty, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran,
    The governance of science, technology, and innovation (STI) is increasingly recognized as a key driver for international collaboration and competitiveness. To ensure effective STI governance, it is essential to understand internationalization parameters, their impact, and the strategic frameworks that enable...
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  1656. The role of digital inclusive finance in rural revitalization: Mediating effects of infrastructure and education

    The role of digital inclusive finance in rural revitalization: Mediating effects of infrastructure and education

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Yingying Li --- Kunming University of Science and Technology, People&rsquo;s Republic of China Zhao Rui Feng --- Kunming University of Science and Technology, People&rsquo;s Republic of China Muhammad Dawood --- Yunnan Technology and Business University, People&rsquo;s Republic of China Xiang Long --- Yunnan Provincial Government Development Research Center, People&rsquo;s Republic of China
    To explore in depth the impact of digital inclusive finance (DIF) on rural revitalization, this study employs the entropy method to measure the level of rural revitalization across 30 provincial-level administrative regions in mainland China from 2014 to 2023. It...
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  1657. Physiological traits associated with drought tolerance in Moroccan chickpea

    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, Morocco
    In 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...
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  1658. Additive and non-additive genetic control for sucrose content among unselected South African regional sugarcane progeny populations

    Additive and non-additive genetic control for sucrose content among unselected South African regional sugarcane progeny populations

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Marvellous Zhou --- South African Sugarcane Research Institute, South Africa
    Knowledge of trait genetic control in sugarcane breeding is limited but is required to develop breeding strategies that optimise trait breeding. The objective of this study was to determine additive and non-additive genetic variance for sucrose content, and to evaluate...
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  1659. Cape Gannet &lt;em&gt;Morus capensis&lt;/em&gt; year-round presence off the southern Cape coast of South Africa

    Cape Gannet Morus capensis year-round presence off the southern Cape coast of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Zanri Strydom --- , South Africa Tiaan Strydom --- , South Africa
    The year-round presence and abundance of Cape Gannets Morus capensis in the greater Wilderness waters (Western Cape, South Africa) were monitored through a land-based observational study, 330 km (straight-line distance) from the nearest breeding colony, Bird Island Algoa Bay. Between...
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  1660. Updates on population status of vultures in Nazinga Game Ranch, Burkina Faso

    Updates on population status of vultures in Nazinga Game Ranch, Burkina Faso

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Cl&eacute;ment Dabon&eacute; --- Animal Biology and Ecology, University Centre of Tenkodogo/Thomas Sankara University, Burkina Faso Idrissa Ou&eacute;draogo --- Laboratory of Animal Biology and Ecology, Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, Burkina Faso Idrissa Ou&eacute;draogo --- Laboratory of Animal Biology and Ecology, Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, Burkina Faso Adama Ou&eacute;da --- Laboratory of Animal Biology and Ecology, Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, Burkina Faso Wendengoudi Guenda --- Laboratory of Animal Biology and Ecology, Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, Burkina Faso Peter DM Weesie --- Integrated Research on Energy, Environment and Society, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
    In the early 2000s, the ornithological community was alerted to the vulture population decline in West Africa. Since then, the situation of vultures in this area has not been updated, specifically in Burkina Faso’s protected areas. To find out more,...
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  1661. Language of instruction and its influence on educational outcomes and cultural inclusion in Ethiopia: A systematic review

    Language of instruction and its influence on educational outcomes and cultural inclusion in Ethiopia: A systematic review

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Tamene Deysmi Geremew --- University of P&eacute;cs, Hungary Stekl&aacute;cs J&aacute;nos --- University of P&eacute;cs, Hungary
    Modern education in Ethiopia began in 1908, and the curriculum predominantly used both Amharic and foreign languages as media of instruction. In 1994, the Ethiopian Education and Training Policy announced a multilingual educational model for political and pedagogical benefits. Despite...
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  1662. &lsquo;The mountain has a story to tell&rsquo;: transhumant production systems in the US Intermountain West

    ‘The mountain has a story to tell’: transhumant production systems in the US Intermountain West

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Hailey Wilmer --- USDA-ARS Range Sheep Production Efficiency Research Unit, USA Jonathan Spiess --- USDA-ARS Range Sheep Production Efficiency Research Unit, USA Katherine D White --- Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, University of Wyoming, USA Amira Burns --- USDA-ARS Range Sheep Production Efficiency Research Unit, USA Steven Cox --- Former Dubois Ranger District, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, USA John Derek Scasta --- Laramie Research and Extension Center, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, University of Wyoming, USA Devan Allen McGranahan --- Livestock and Range Research Laboratory, USDA Agricultural Research Service, USA Carrie S Wilson --- USDA-ARS Range Sheep Production Efficiency Research Unit, USA Will Munger --- USDA-ARS Range Sheep Production Efficiency Research Unit, USA J Bret Taylor --- USDA-ARS Range Sheep Production Efficiency Research Unit, USA
    Grazing systems research has taken a notable social-ecological turn in response to recent debates, and integrative work is still needed to address gaps in our understanding of multiscalar dynamics in transhumant systems. Transhumance encompasses diverse cultures, ecological relationships, and traditions...
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  1663. Sustainable intensification in rangelands of the southernmost region of Chile

    Sustainable intensification in rangelands of the southernmost region of Chile

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Ra&uacute;l J Lira Fernandez --- Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, Centro Regional de Investigaci&oacute;n Kampenaike, Chile Andres F Cibils --- Livestock, Forage and Pasture Management Research Unit, USDA ARS OCPARC, USA
    Rangeland-based sheep ranching has shaped the agricultural economy of Chile’s southernmost grasslands for over a century and a half. Ranching systems in the region, established in the late 1800s, transitioned from large European corporate enterprises, common until the mid-20th century,...
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  1664. Grazing smarter: science-based grazing strategies, not only stocking rate, determine rangeland outcomes

    Grazing smarter: science-based grazing strategies, not only stocking rate, determine rangeland outcomes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Richard Fynn --- Okavango Research Institute, University of Botswana, Botswana Kevin Kirkman --- School of Agriculture and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Craig Morris --- School of Agriculture and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Peter Zacharias --- Consultant in Vegetation/Animal Systems, South Africa
    Research indicates a ‘crisis’ in the search for optimal grazing strategies with experimental results suggesting that stocking rate is the primary factor influencing rangeland condition and cattle performance. However, we contend that this is a spurious conclusion, inevitably conceived by...
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  1665. Marine gastropods as potential sources of medicinal and nutraceutical compounds

    Marine gastropods as potential sources of medicinal and nutraceutical compounds

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: TT Kereeditse --- Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability (iNanoWS), College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa (UNISA), South Africa YAT Ngandjui --- Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability (iNanoWS), College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa (UNISA), South Africa I Kamika --- Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability (iNanoWS), College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa (UNISA), South Africa K de Bruyn --- Agriculture and Environmental Science Laboratories, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), South Africa LM Madikizela --- Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability (iNanoWS), College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa (UNISA), South Africa TAM Msagati --- Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability (iNanoWS), College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa (UNISA), South Africa
    Gastropods make up the most diverse class of molluscs. Marine species of gastropods include a vast array of sea slugs and sea snails, which are among the most diverse and ecologically significant groups of marine invertebrates. Exploring these fascinating marine...
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  1666. Residency, site affinity and coastal movements of the southern African endemic spotted gully shark &lt;em&gt;Triakis megalopterus&lt;/em&gt;

    Residency, site affinity and coastal movements of the southern African endemic spotted gully shark Triakis megalopterus

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: E Cottrant --- South African Shark Conservancy, South Africa JH Morrison --- South African Shark Conservancy, South Africa C Elston --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa TS Murray --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa NJ Drobniewska --- South African Shark Conservancy, South Africa LG Underhill --- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa N Hammerschlag --- Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, University of Miami, United States PS Albano --- Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, University of Miami, United States ME McCord --- South African Shark Conservancy, South Africa PD Cowley --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa C Fallows --- Apex Shark Expeditions, South Africa TG Paulet --- South African Shark Conservancy, South Africa
    Rising global concern regarding the conservation and management of shark species makes it essential to identify key ecological species to guide conservation efforts, especially species with more restricted distributions such as endemic species. The southern African endemic spotted gully shark...
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  1667. The role of green innovation in mediating green supply chain and CSR impacts on hospitality firm performance: Evidence from Ghana

    The role of green innovation in mediating green supply chain and CSR impacts on hospitality firm performance: Evidence from Ghana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Mohammed Majeed --- Tamale Technical University, Ghana Esther Asiedu --- Ghana Communication Technology University, Ghana Iddrisu Sulemana --- Tamale College of Education, Ghana Aidatu Abubakari --- Wisconsin International University College, Ghana Ahmed Sakara --- Tamale Technical University, Ghana
    This study examines the impact of green supply chain management (GSCM) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) on the performance of hospitality firms in Ghana, using stakeholder theory and considering green innovation (GI) as a mediating factor. A quantitative survey of...
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  1668. Effect of entrepreneurial orientation on sustainable financial practices: The roles of dynamic capabilities and institutional conditions

    Effect of entrepreneurial orientation on sustainable financial practices: The roles of dynamic capabilities and institutional conditions

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Divine Atinyo --- University of Cape Coast, Ghana George Tweneboah --- University of Cape Coast, Ghana
    Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) is increasingly recognized as a vital strategic factor, particularly in volatile business environments. While EO can potentially drive superior sustainable financial practices (SFP), there remains a gap in understanding the underlying mechanisms and contextual factors that complement...
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  1669. Knowledge sharing, innovation capability, and organizational performance in emerging markets: Empirical evidence from SMEs in Ghana

    Knowledge sharing, innovation capability, and organizational performance in emerging markets: Empirical evidence from SMEs in Ghana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Asiamah Yeboah --- Kumasi Technical University, Ghana
    Despite its importance, knowledge sharing as a driver of organizational performance in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within emerging markets has received limited scholarly attention. Grounded in the resource-based view and knowledge-based view of the firm, this study investigates the...
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  1670. Interactions between Red-billed Oxpeckers (&lt;em&gt;Buphagus erythrorhynchus&lt;/em&gt;) and hippopotamus (&lt;em&gt;Hippopotamus amphibius&lt;/em&gt;) in the Salambala Conservancy, Namibia

    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 Africa
    Oxpeckers (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...
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  1671. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexual and reproductive health performance indicators at public health care facilities in Ekurhuleni Health District, South Africa: An interrupted time series analysis

    The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexual and reproductive health performance indicators at public health care facilities in Ekurhuleni Health District, South Africa: An interrupted time series analysis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Podestah Surprise Mabale --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Anesu Marume --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Alfred Musekiwa --- University of Pretoria, South Africa
    Background: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted essential health services globally, including sexual and reproductive health (SRH).
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  1672. Hybrid k-means&ndash;kNN approach for predicting student performance based on library usage behaviours: A case study in Tanzanian higher education

    Hybrid k-means–kNN approach for predicting student performance based on library usage behaviours: A case study in Tanzanian higher education

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Hussein Bakiri --- The Institute of Finance Management (IFM), Tanzania Rose Tinabo --- The Institute of Finance Management (IFM), Tanzania
    The complex relationship between student participation and resource usage is frequently missed by traditional predictors of academic performance, such as past academic records and demographic data. These predictors have limited insight into real-time learning behaviours and often act as lagging...
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  1673. Sustainable development outcomes of tech-based industrialization in emerging markets

    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&rsquo;Djamena, Chad
    Industrialization 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...
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  1674. Executive pay, committee diversity and financial performance of JSE-listed companies

    Executive pay, committee diversity and financial performance of JSE-listed companies

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Reon Matemane --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Oloyede Obagbuwa --- Walter Sisulu University, South Africa Kwabena Agyarko Gyekye --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Herman Sello Mphela --- University of Pretoria, South Africa
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  1675. Are financial reporting judgement disclosures by JSE-listed companies ambiguous?

    Are financial reporting judgement disclosures by JSE-listed companies ambiguous?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Danielle van Wyk --- School of Accountancy, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Gretha Steenkamp --- School of Accountancy, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Nicolene Wesson --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa
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  1676. Encouraging tax compliance of small business owners in South Africa through nudging

    Encouraging tax compliance of small business owners in South Africa through nudging

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Nompumelelo Monageng --- University of Pretoria, South Africa
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