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Reductions in Plant Species Richness under Stands of Alien Trees and Shrubs in the Fynbos Biome
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: D.M. Richardson --- Jonkershoek Forestry Research Centre, I. A.W. Macdonald --- , G.G. Forsyth --- Jonkershoek Forestry Research Centre,The reduction of species richness of indigenous plants is one of the major problems associated with the presence of dense stands of invasive alien trees and shrubs in the Fynbos Biome of the Cape Province, South Africa. A synthesis was... -
Are Pine Plantations “Inhospitable Seas” around Remnant Native Habitat within South-western Cape Forestry Areas?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: A.J. Armstrong --- Department of Nature Conservation, South Africa H.J. van Hensbergen --- Department of Nature Conservation, South Africa D.F. Scott --- Jonkershoek Forestry Research Centre, South Africa S.J. Milton --- , South AfricaSome areas of forestry estates, including unplantable ones, may be zoned and managed for nature conservation. This paper is an analysis of the results of studies of plants, birds and small mammals at Jonkershoek, Stellenbosch, to determine whether pine plantations... -
Plant palatability assessment and its implications for plant‐herbivore relations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: N. Owen‐Smith --- Resource Ecology Group, Department of Zoology, S.M. Cooper --- Resource Ecology Group, Department of Zoology,An objective method used to assess the palatability of the foliage of woody plant species to kudus, impalas and goats is described. Observations were made on the feeding behaviour of tame animals in the Nylslvey Nature Reserve in northern Transvaal... -
A preliminary account of growth characteristics and seed germination of Cassia mimosoides L. in Dohne Sourveld
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: T.D. Steinke --- Department of Botany, Republic of South Africa L.O. Nel --- Department of Agriculture (Eastern Cape Region), Republic of South AfricaAn autecological study of Cassia mimosoides L., which invades mismanaged Dohne Sourveld, was initiated at the Agricultural Research Institute, Dohne. A study of the growth characteristics revealed that the nature of the root distribution enabled the plant to take up... -
Relations between woody and herbaceous components and the effects of bush‐clearing in southern African savannas
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: W.R. Teague --- , Republic of South Africa G.N. Smit --- , Republic of South AfricaThe relations between woody and herbaceous plants in southern African savannas are reviewed in the context of pastoral use. Current knowledge is summarized, important gaps are indicated and research priorities are suggested. Although all savannas consist of a grass and... -
Costing the initial clearance of alien Acacia species invading fynbos vegetation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: I. A.W. Macdonald --- , Republic of South Africa C. Wissel --- , Federal Republic of GermanyThe costs of the initial clearing of mixed stands of the alien Acacia cyclops and A. saligna invading fynbos vegetation were compared in a replicated trial on the Pella Fynbos Research Site. Costs were estimated using a regression-based model of... -
Host plant preference by the maize stalk borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
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 AfricaSome graminaceous fodder crops were compared to maize and grain sorghum for ovipositional preference by Busseola fusca (Fuller) under laboratory conditions. The infestation potential of different crops was increased by the incidence of tillering, infestation being enhanced by the availability... -
Inferences on the threshold temperatures and summation constants in the case of crop development
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.J. van der Merwe --- Department of Mathematical Statistics, Republic of South AfricaThe simplest crop development model assumes a linear relationship between temperature (x) and rate of development (y) and can be written as y = β1 + β2x + €. In crop development models non-linear functions of the parameters β1 and... -
Maize response to Langebaan rock phosphate—superphosphate mixtures under glasshouse conditions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: G.R. Thibaud --- Summer Grain Sub-Centre, Republic of South Africa M. P.W. Farina --- Summer Grain Sub-Centre, Republic of South Africa J.C. Hughes --- Department of Agronomy, Republic of South Africa M.A. Johnston --- Department of Agronomy, Republic of South AfricaA previous investigation showed that Langebaan rock phosphate (Langfos) was not an effective substitute for superphosphate. However, in the light of reports that P availability is enhanced when phosphate rock (PR) and monocalcium phosphate are combined, an improvement in Langfos... -
Cabbage seed germination for the assessment of adjuvant effects on 2, 4-D iso-octyl ester volatility
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: C.L. Schubert --- , Republic of South Africa D.J. Erasmus --- , Republic of South Africa L.P. van Dyk --- , Republic of South Africa V. Gray --- Department of Botany, Republic of South AfricaThe germination rate of cabbage seeds (Brassica oleracea cv. Hercules) exposed to the vapour of the 2,4-dichlorophenoxy iso-octyl ester (2,4-D IOE) was used in a bioassay to determine the effectiveness of commercial adjuvants in reducing the volatility of this hormonal... -
Assessment of phosphorus availability in soils fertilized with Langebaan rock phosphate or superphosphate
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: G.R. Thibaud --- , Republic of South Africa M. P.W. Farina --- , Republic of South Africa J.C. Hughes --- Department of Agronomy, Republic of South Africa M.A. Johnston --- Department of Agronomy, Republic of South AfricaProblems currently exist in the interpretation of soil test values for soils fertilized with rock phosphate. This study was undertaken to compare the ability of four extradants (Ambic, Bray 1, Mehlich 3 and modified Truog) to assess plant available phosphorus... -
A comparison of methods used for the extraction of K in soils of the Western Cape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: G.R. Thompson --- Department of Agricultural Development, Republic of South AfricaA number of common soil extractants, mainly those used for soil P, were used to extract K from a range of widely differing soils which occur in the Western Cape; the objective being to evaluate the simultaneous determination of P... -
Pentachlorophenol-contaminated soil bioremediation: survival and efficacy of monoculture inoculants and enrichment of indigenous catabolic populations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A. D.K. McBain --- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, United Kingdom M.S. Salkinoja-Salonen --- Department of Applied Chemistry and Microbiology, Finland E. Senior --- , South Africa C.A. du Plessis --- Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry, South Africa A. Paterson --- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, United Kingdom I.A. Watson-Craik --- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, United KingdomSurvival and efficacy of monoculture inoculants of Flavobaderium sp. and Rhodococcus chlorophenolicus to bioremediate PCP-contaminated soil were examined under sterile and non-sterile conditions. Both species effected ≥ 40% catabolism in four weeks although inoculant survival was significantly higher with R... -
Optimizing glyphosate performance with adjuvants
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: B.L. de Villiers --- , South Africa R.C. Lindeque --- , South Africa H.A. Smit --- , South AfricaGlyphosate [N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine] is a non-selective herbicide which is extremely sensitive to antagonism by salts in the spray solution and to environmental conditions at application. Various adjuvants were evaluated with glyphosate in glasshouse and field experiments with the aim of identifying... -
Influence of adjuvants on tetrapion efficacy for nassella tussock (Stipa trichotoma Nees) control and subsequent seedling establishment: a preliminary study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: B.D. Viljoen --- , Republic of South AfricaNassella tussock (Stipa trichotoma Nees) is a perennial grass weed that seeds prolifically, resulting in build-up of a large soil seed bank. Due to it's vigorous growth it has the potential to spread rapidly in disturbed environments and overgrazed areas... -
Optimizing MCPA (K-salt) activity with adjuvants
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: B.L. de Villiers --- , Republic of South Africa H.A. Smit --- , Republic of South Africa R.C. Lindeque --- , Republic of South Africa J.J. Smit --- , Republic of South AfricaMCPA [2-methyl-4-chloro phenoxy acetic acid] is applied with various water sources containing antagonistic salts. It is applied without an adjuvant but is often mixed with bromoxynil for a broader spectrum of weeds. MCPA (K-salt) was applied in carriers containing calcium... -
Effect of temperature on the growth of Lachenalia cv. Ronina during the bulb preparation phase
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: E.S. du Toit --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Republic of South Africa P.J. Robbertse --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Republic of South Africa J.G. Niederwieser --- , Republic of South AfricaLachenalia cultivars have excellent characteristics as flowering pot plants. The effect of three temperature regimes on the growth of small bulbs of Lachenalia cv. Ronina to flowering size (± 7 g) was studied. Potted bulbs were grown in three temperature... -
Relationships between Ambic 1 and Bray 1 extractable phosphorus in some South African arable soils
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: C. J.J. Schmidt --- , South Africa F.G. Adriaanse --- , South Africa C.C. du Preez --- Department of Soil, South AfricaSouth African analytical laboratories use different extractants for P in soils of which the most important are Bray 1, Ambic 1, Bray 2, Truog and Olsen. The fertilizer industry prefers to use Bray 1 extractions for fertilization recommendations and the... -
Pine litter as substrate for propagation of vegetable transplants in trays
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: N.S. Mphaphuli --- Centre of Organic and Smallholder Agriculture, Department of Crop Sciences, South Africa W. van Averbeke --- Centre of Organic and Smallholder Agriculture, Department of Crop Sciences, South Africa R. Böhringer --- Centre of Organic and Smallholder Agriculture, Department of Crop Sciences, South AfricaThe study evaluates the potential of pine litter for use as a substrate in the propagation of vegetable transplants in trays. Sub-optimum pH and electrical conductivity of pine litter were addressed by incorporating 10% feedlot manure by volume. The water... -
Two-step approach to determining some useful phosphorus characteristics of South African soils: a review of work done at the ARC-Institute for Soil, Climate and Water
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: P.C. Henry --- , MarieF. Smith --- ,Work carried out at the ARC-Institute for Soil, Climate and Water on soil phosphorus characteristics was reviewed. Regression functions were established in order to test the correlations between P parameters, single point indices and soil properties. The parameters investigated were... -
Extractable soil phosphorus threshold values for dryland maize on the South African Highveld
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: C. J.J. Schmidt --- , South Africa F.G. Adriaanse --- , South Africa C.C. du Preez --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, South AfricaThe principle objective of this study was to establish P fertilizer guidelines for dryland maize on the South African Highveld according to the sufficiency concept of soil extractable P. Data sets from nine different P fertilizer trials at various localities... -
Maize–planting date interaction and effect of Bt maize on European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner) (Coleoptera: Crambidae) damage
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M Obopile --- Department of Entomology, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, USA RB Hammond --- Department of Entomology, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, USA PR Thomison --- Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, USAA study was conducted to determine the influence of planting date and transgenic maize on maize yield following stalk injury by European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner). Transgenic and non-transgenic maize hybrids with short- and full-season maturity were planted in... -
VALUES FOR THE FIRST AND SECOND APPARENT DISSOCIATION CONSTANTS, K'1 & K'2 OF CARBONIC ACID FOR ESTUARINE AND BRACKISH WATERS AS A FUNCTION OF TEMPERATURE AND CHLORINITY
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: B.R. Allanson --- Institute for Freshwater Studies, Department of Zoology and Entomology, Republic of South Africa C. Duncombe Rae --- Institute for Freshwater Studies, Department of Zoology and Entomology, Republic of South Africa -
Diet selection of goats in the communally grazed Richtersveld National Park
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: HH Hendricks PA Novellie WJ Bond JJ MidgleyThe study provided an account of the diet selection of goats within the Richtersveld National Park and focused on (a) diet composition, (b) plant growth-forms, (c) principal and preferred food plants. The conservation status of these food plants was also... -
Plant invaders, global change and landscape restoration
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: DA Pyke ST KnickModifications in land uses, technology, transportation and biogeochemical cycles currently influence the spread of organisms by reducing the barriers that once restricted their movements. We provide an overview of the spatial and temporal extent for agents of environmental change (land... -
A contiguous-quadrat sampling exercise in a shrub-invaded grassland patch: size matters but biggest is not best
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: J Goodall P Zacharias T Olckers T EdwardsWe attempted to ascertain the most effective sample size for monitoring serial changes in the herbaceous layer of fragmented and neglected grasslands that are responding to annual veld burning. We conducted a sampling exercise in a coastal grassland invaded by... -
Do mammalian herbivores influence invertebrate communities via changes in the vegetation? Results from a preliminary survey in Kruger National Park, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: M Jonsson --- Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Sweden D Bell --- Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies, Sweden J Hjältén --- Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies, Sweden T Rooke --- Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies, Sweden PF Scogings --- Department of Agriculture, South AfricaWe investigated the indirect influence of mammalian herbivores on invertebrates, by utilising long-term mammalian herbivore exclosures in Kruger National Park. The exclosures span three distinct habitat types (crest, footslope and riparian) on a catena. By performing invertebrate collections in the... -
Effects of previous cultivation on regeneration of Julbernadia globiflora and Brachystegia spiciformis in grazing areas of Mupfurudzi Resettlement Scheme, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: T Chinuwo --- Faculty of Agriculture, Science and Technology, South Africa E Gandiwa --- , Zimbabwe PH Mugabe --- Institute of Environmental Studies, Zimbabwe IDT Mpofu --- Animal Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Namibia E Timpong-Jones --- College of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Centre, GhanaWe investigated the effects of previous cultivation on regeneration potential under miombo woodlands in a resettlement area, a spatial product of Zimbabwe's land reforms. We predicted that cultivation would affect population structure, regeneration, recruitment and potential grazing capacity of rangelands... -
Review article: Vegetative growth, reproduction, browse production and response to tree clearing of woody plants in African savanna
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: G.N. Smit --- Department of Grassland Science, Republic of South Africa N.F.G. Rethman --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, Republic of South Africa A. Moore --- Department of Agriculture, Republic of South AfricaThis review deals with issues including the determinants of vegetative growth of woody plants (soil water availability, water stress, soil nutrient availability, carbohydrate reserves, plant hormones, atmospheric CO2 concentration, tree age, competition, defoliation and shoot pruning, fire, pathogens, soil and... -
Impact of Prosopis (mesquite) invasion and clearing on the grazing capacity of semiarid Nama Karoo rangeland, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: T Ndhlovu --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South Africa SJ Milton-Dean --- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence at the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, South Africa KJ Esler --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South AfricaWe assessed the impact of Prosopis invasion and clearing on the grazing capacity of heavily grazed Nama Karoo rangeland in the Beaufort West district of the Western Cape province of South Africa. Invasion (c. 15% Prosopis canopy cover) reduced grazing... -
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'ingo Z. Teklehaimanot L.L. Lulandala S.T. MwihomekeIdentification 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... -
The Moderating Effect of Self-efficacy on Job Insecurity and Organisational Commitment Among Nigerian Public Servants
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: D.O. Adebayo --- University of Ibadan,The study examined the moderating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between perceived job insecurity and organisational commitment of survivors of retrenchment among Nigerian public workers. Using a cross-sectional survey, data was collected from 186 survivors. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis... -
Infantile Colic Among The Traditional Shona People: An Ethnopsychological perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Calvin Gwandure --- University of the Witwatersrand,The study provides an ethnopsychological view of infantile colic among the Shona people. Ethnopsychological perspectives are culturally grounded views of psychological phenomena, and intersect a number of disciplines, including anthropology, sociology and cultural psychology. The study considered Shona perspectives on... -
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... -
Value Orientations, Acculturative Stress and Mental Health Among African German Immigrants
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Erhabor S. Idemudia --- North West University, South AfricaThis study describes the relationship between value orientations, acculturative stress, and wellbeing of African migrants in Germany. Concepts from culture learning theory are applied in the context of intercultural interaction. Data were collected from 85 African migrants (males=73.4, females=26.5%; age... -
Marital Expectations and Marital Satisfaction Between African Immigrant and United States Born Married Couples
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Evadne E. Ngazimbi --- Central Connecticut State University, Andrew P. Daire --- University of Central Florida, Damaris Soto --- University of Central Florida, Ryan G. Carlson --- University of Central Florida, Matthew D. Munyon --- University of Central Florida,This study examined the relationship between marital expectations and marital satisfaction among U.S. born (n=157; females=51.6%) and immigrant African couples (n=43; females=44.6%) who were faith community members. The participants completed the Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS; Hendrick, 1988), Relationship Pleasure Scale... -
African Migrants' Experiences of Xenophobic Violence in South Africa: A Relational Approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Shingairai Chigeza --- North-West University, Alda De Wet --- University of Limpopo, Vera Roos --- North-West University, Charl Vorster --- North-West University,This study explores the experiences of African migrants in relation to South African citizens in the course of xenophobic violence in South Africa. In a secondary data analysis of a larger research project, 44 migrants (both men and women with... -
Convergence of ray sequences of Padé approximants for 2 f 1(a, 1; c; z), (c > a > 0)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: K. Driver K. JordaanThe Padé table of 2 F 1(a, 1; c; z) is normal for c > a > 0 (cf. [4]). For m ≥ n - 1 and c ∉ Z-, the denominator polynomial Q mn (z) in the [m/n]... -
Fluid Dynamics of Parallel Plates Viscometer: a Case Study of Methods Of Series Summation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: O.D. MakindeThe fluid dynamics of parallel plates viscometer is investigated mathematically using both the Navier-Stokes and continuity equations for an incompressible viscous fluid. The problem admits similarity solutions, thereby reducing the unsteady Navier-Stokes equations to a parameter dependent fourth order nonlinear... -
Additive Families of GLn-Invariants of Schur Functors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Arnold Keet --- Mathematics Department, Van der Sterr Building, South AfricaWe extend the symbolic method of [5] to invariants for the action of the general linear group on any Schur or co-Schur functor. We apply this symbolic method to prove that certain families of invariants of the Schur (co-Schur) functors... -
Key determinants of AIDS impact in Southern sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Wayne Xavier ShanderaTo investigate why Southern sub-Saharan Africa is more severely impacted by HIV and AIDS than other parts of sub-Saharan Africa, I conducted a review of the literature that assessed viral, host and transmission (societal) factors. This narrative review evaluates: 1)... -
Nutrition education and counselling as strategic interventions to improvehealth outcomes in adult outpatients with HIV: a literature review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: HannahL. Kaye --- , South Africa CarlosJ. Moreno-Leguizamon --- , South AfricaMalnutrition poses a significant risk for people living with HIV and accelerates disease progression. This is because adequate nutrition is essential for optimal immune function. This article discusses research on the role and use of nutrition education or counselling as... -
The significance of gathering wild orchid tubers for orphan household livelihoods in a context of HIV/AIDS in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: JoyceFX Challe --- Department of Research and Training, Mikocheni Agricultural Institute, Tanzania Anke Niehof --- Sociology of Consumers and Households Group, The Netherlands PaulC Struik --- Centre for Crop System Analysis, The NetherlandsWe investigated the role of gathering and selling the edible tubers of wild orchids by children orphaned by AIDS as one of their livelihood strategies, through a household survey administered to 152 households in three villages in the Southern Highlands... -
South African HIV/AIDS programming overlooks migration, urban livelihoods, and informal workplaces
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jo Vearey --- , South Africa Marlise Richter --- , South Africa Lorena Núñez --- , South Africa Khangelani Moyo --- , South AfricaSouth Africa has the largest population of people living with HIV globally and is associated with high population mobility. The majority of migrants move in search of improved livelihood opportunities, and many who migrate (both internally and across borders) move... -
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 StatesThe 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... -
Migration status, reproductive health knowledge and sexual behaviour among female out-of-school adolescents in Iwaya community, Lagos, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Michael ON Kunnuji --- Department of Sociology, Nigeria Samual Adejoh --- Department of Sociology, Nigeria Uwemedimo Esiet --- Action Health Incorporated (AHI), Nigeria Adenike Esiet --- Action Health Incorporated (AHI), NigeriaReproductive health is an essential aspect of the wellbeing of adolescents. Therefore reproductive health knowledge and sexual behaviour deservedly attract the attention of researchers, programme planners and policy implementers working with young people. Yet in Nigeria, little is known about... -
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 PiperThe 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... -
Changes in the distribution of emergent aquatic plants in a brackish South African estuarine-lake system
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: IA RussellVegetation mapping in the Wilderness Lakes indicated that, between 1975 and 1997, prominent increases occurred in the distribution of the mapping units Phragmites australis (53.9ha; +53%), grass or fields (23.1ha; +35%) and scrub or trees (12.2ha; +45%). Over the same... -
Biochemical genetic variation between four populations of Labeobarbus polylepis from three river systems in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: PFS Mulder D Engelbrecht JS Engelbrecht F RouxThe genetic variation within four Labeobarbus polylepis populations from both river and dam environments in the Limpopo, Incomati and Phongolo River systems was studied. Gene products of 22 enzyme-coding loci were resolved using horizontal starch gel electrophoresis. Fourteen (64%) of... -
Primary habitats of the St Lucia Estuarine System, South Africa, and their responses to mouth management
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Ricky Taylor JanineB Adams Sylvi HaldorsenFour primary habitats have been identified in the St Lucia estuarine system, each having a suite of characteristic vegetation types. These can be described as follows: (1) open water; (2) intertidal shoreline; (3) 'dry' shoreline and island (i.e. those habitats... -
The effect of copper and zinc at neutral and acidic pH on the blood coagulation of Oreochromis mossambicus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: G Nussey --- Department of Zoology, South Africa J HJ van Vuren --- Department of Zoology, South Africa HH du Preez --- Department of Zoology, South AfricaThe effect of copper and zinc on fish blood coagulation under alkaline and acidic conditions and the possible occurrence of disseminated intravascular clotting under these conditions have been poorly studied to date. -
The effect of copper and zinc at neutral and acidic pH on the general haematology and osmoregulation of Oreochromis mossambicus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: G Nussey --- Department of Zoology, South Africa J HJ van Vuren --- Department of Zoology, South Africa HH du Preez --- Department of Zoology, South AfricaThe objective of this study was to determine the effect of sublethal copper and zinc concentrations at a neutral and an acidic pH, on selected haematological parameters as well as on the total osmolality and electrolyte concentrations of Oreochromis mossambicus... -
A laboratory assessment of the potential molluscicidal activity of some Nigerian plant species used as anthelmintics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: AA Adenusi --- Parasitology Unit, Department of Plant Science and Applied Zoology, Nigeria AB Odaibo --- Department of Zoology, NigeriaLaboratory studies were conducted to determine the potential molluscicidal activity of five Nigerian plant species used in alternative medicine practice as anthelmintics. Laboratory-bred adult Biomphalaria pfeifferi, the snail host of Schistosoma mansoni in Nigeria, and their viable 0- to 24-hour-old... -
Body-size distribution, biomass estimates and life histories of common insect taxa associated with a submerged macrophyte Lagarosiphon ilicifolius in the Sanyati Basin, 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 AfricaThe body-size distributions and biomass estimates of Caenis (Ephemeroptera: Caenidae), Cloeon (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae), Coenagrionidae (Odonata), Micronecta (Hemiptera: Corixidae), Chironominae (Diptera: Chironomidae) and Orthocladiinae (Diptera: Chironomidae), the most common and abundant insect taxa associated with a submerged macrophyte Lagarosiphon ilicifolius in... -
Effects of 17-α-estradiol on a free-living marine nematode community: a microcosm experiment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: N Essid --- Laboratory of Environment Biomonitoring, Coastal Ecology and Ecotoxicology Unit, Tunisia F Boufahja --- Laboratory of Environment Biomonitoring, Coastal Ecology and Ecotoxicology Unit, Tunisia H Beyrem --- Laboratory of Environment Biomonitoring, Coastal Ecology and Ecotoxicology Unit, Tunisia P Aïssa --- Laboratory of Environment Biomonitoring, Coastal Ecology and Ecotoxicology Unit, Tunisia E Mahmoudi --- Laboratory of Environment Biomonitoring, Coastal Ecology and Ecotoxicology Unit, TunisiaA microcosm experiment was used to examine the effects of 17-α-estradiol on a nematode community. Four 17-α-estradiol concentrations (0.15, 0.31, 0.62 and 1.24 ppm) were tested, and effects were examined after 30 days. Significant differences were noted between nematode assemblages... -
The Distribution and Spread of Alien Vascular Plants on Prince Edward Island
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: P. G. Ryan V. R. Smith N. J. M. GremmenSurveys of alien plants at subantarctic Prince Edward Island in 2001 show that the ranges of all three introduced species have increased since the last survey in 1998. Poa annua, the longest-established species, increased its range substantially after 1987, prior... -
Toxicological requirements for risk assessment of shellfish contaminants: a review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: R MundayThere is increasing concern by consumers with regard to the health aspects and safety of foodstuffs. Most food additives and contaminants are controlled by regulatory authorities, with Acceptable Daily Intakes (ADIs) having been set on the basis of detailed acute... -
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 AfricaMany 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... -
Couples' communication on sexual and relational issues among the Akamba in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ann Neville Miller Lenette Golding Kyalo wa Ngula MaryAnne Wambua Evans Mutua MaryN Kitizo Caroline Teti Nancy Booker Kinya Mwithia DonaldL RubinA large portion of HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa occurs among married couples, yet the majority of research on safer-sex communication has focused on communication between couples in casual relationships. This paper explores how committed Kamba couples in Machakos District,... -
Facilitating health-enabling social contexts for youth: qualitative evaluation of a family-based HIV-prevention pilot programme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Zubeda Paruk Inge Petersen Arvin BhanaThis paper reports on a post-intervention qualitative evaluation of the pilot intervention of the AmaQhawe Family Project, in South Africa, which is a cartoon-based, manualised intervention delivered to multiple family groups over 10 sessions, aimed at preventing HIV in adolescents... -
Paediatric antiretroviral treatment programmes in sub-Saharan Africa: a review of published clinical studies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mary-Ann Davies --- Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Unit, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, South Africa Matthias Egger --- , Switzerland Olivia Keiser --- , Switzerland Andrew Boulle --- Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Unit, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, South AfricaKnowledge of the experience and outcomes of current paediatric antiretroviral treatment (ART) programmes in sub-Saharan Africa can inform new programmes in the region as well as enhance existing ones. This is urgently needed to facilitate the scale-up of treatment, which... -
Response of resident bacteria in a tropical detergent effluent-polluted stream to linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Kit EniolaBacteria were isolated from a tropical detergent-polluted stream, and their responses to linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) were investigated. The responses of the resident bacteria were assessed in terms of their ability or failure to grow in the presence of LAS... -
Reproductive and feeding biology of the endangered fiery redfin, Pseudobarbus phlegethon (Barnard 1938) (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), in the Noordhoeks River, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: A Whitehead OLF Weyl IR BillsThe aim of this study was to contribute to the knowledge on the reproductive and feeding biology of the endangered Pseudobarbus phlegethon (Barnard 1938) in the Olifants River system, by providing estimates of its maturity, reproductive periodicity and the diet... -
Effect of an impoundment on nutrient dynamics in the Kihansi River, Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: RJ Ideva J Machiwa F Schiemer T HeinThe impact of the Kihansi Dam on electrical conductivity, pH, temperature and dissolved oxygen in the Kihansi River was assessed in 2005 after 85% of the original river flow had been diverted to the Lower Kihansi power plant. The results... -
Mouthpart deformities in Chironomidae (Diptera) as indicators of heavy metal pollution in northern Lake Victoria, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: H Ochieng ED de Ruyter van Steveninck FM WandaDue to the absence of appropriate and sensitive tools for monitoring heavy metal pollution in northern Lake Victoria (Uganda), this study investigated mouthpart deformities in chironomid larvae (Diptera) in relation to concentrations of lead, copper, cadmium and zinc in lake... -
Low allozyme variation in tigerfish Hydrocynus vittatus (Teleostei: Alestidae) from the Okavango panhandle, with notes on the selection of candidates for artificial breeding
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: M Soekoe --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Department of Zoology, South Africa NJ Smit --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Department of Zoology, South Africa H van der Bank --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Department of Zoology, South AfricaTo ensure the utilisation of optimal tigerfish gene pools for artificial propagation, the hypothesis that tigerfish from the Okavango system should have greater heterozygosity than those from smaller river systems was tested. This electrophoretic analysis provides the first report of... -
First tracking of white stumpnose Rhabdosargus globiceps (Sparidae) in a South African marine protected area
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: CG Attwood PD Cowley SE Kerwath TF Naesje F Økland EB ThorstadThere is a growing recreational fishery for white stumpnose Rhabdosargus globiceps (Sparidae) in Langebaan Lagoon, part of South Africa's West Coast National Park. The upper reaches of the lagoon are protected from fishing, but the extent to which the closure... -
Vagrant birds ashore at the Prince Edward Islands, southern Indian Ocean, from 1987 to 2009
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: WC Oosthuizen --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa BM Dyer --- Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa PJN de Bruyn --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaVagrant birds recorded ashore at Marion Island and Prince Edward Island from 1987 to 2009 are documented. In total, 101 observations (including multiple sightings of potentially the same individual) of 29 species were made. Palaearctic and Holarctic migrants (17 species),... -
A survey of plants sold by traders at Zululand muthi markets, with a view to selecting popular plant species for propagation in communal gardens
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: BG Ndawonde AM Zobolo ET Dlamini SJ SiebertA survey of medicinal plants sold at muthi markets of northern KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa was conducted by questioning 63 plant traders to identify unthreatened and threatened plants for cultivation purposes. From a total of 163 plants sold at local... -
A Combinatorial Approach for Analyzing the Number of Descendants in Increasing Trees and Related Parameters
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Markus Kuba Alois PanholzerThis work is devoted to a study of the number of descendants of node j in random increasing trees, previously treated in [5, 8, 10, 15], and also to a study of the number of descendants of node j in... -
Comparison of ultrasound-guided vs. anatomical landmark-guided cannulation of the femoral vein at the optimum position in infant
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: AA Eldabaa --- Anaesthesia and PSIU, Faculty of Medicine, Egypt AS Elgebaly --- Anaesthesia and PSIU, Faculty of Medicine, Egypt AAA Elhafz --- Anaesthesia and PSIU, Faculty of Medicine, Egypt AS Bassuni --- Anaesthesia and PSIU, Faculty of Medicine, EgyptBackground: Femoral vein cannulation can be a routine process during major surgery in infants and children, and may prove to be lifesaving under certain conditions. This study compared ultrasound (US)-guided cannulation of the femoral vein in infants with the traditional... -
Blood is thicker than water: coagulation challenges in the perioperative period
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: P Motshabi Chakane --- Department of Anaesthesia,This manuscript serves to highlight some novel approaches to perioperative coagulation abnormalities and to address unanswered questions. -
Field anaesthesia of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: GF Stegmann --- Department of Companion Animal Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, D Grobler --- Catchco Africa, J Zuba --- San Diego Wild Animal Park, USA -
The barriers and challenges to Health Promotion in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: RD Govender --- Department of Family Medicine, -
Antidepressant-induced sexual dysfunction
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: K Outhoff --- Department of Pharmacology, South AfricaDepression and sexual dysfunction are both common in the general population. When they co-exist they have the potential to impact negatively on each other in a bidirectional manner. Medication used to treat depression may cause additional problems with the sexual... -
Immigrants' and refugees' unmet reproductive health demands in Botswana: Perceptions of public healthcare providers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: JO Oucho --- Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations, United Kingdom NO Ama --- Department of Statistics, BotswanaBackground: The healthcare of Batswana (citizens of Botswana) as indicated in the country's Vision 2016 is one of the top priorities of the government of Botswana, yet Botswana's National Health Policy, the Immigration Policy and the National Sexual and Reproductive... -
The pharmacology of anxiolytics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: K Outhoff --- Department of Pharmacology, South AfricaGiven that anxiety disorders are common and chronic and often co-morbid with both medical and psychiatric conditions, effective and safe anxiolytic drugs are in great demand. Serotonergic agents, in particular the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake... -
Prevalence and determinants of burnout syndrome among primary healthcare physicians in Qatar
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: L Abdulla --- Primary Health Care, Qatar DM Al-Qahtani --- Primary Health Care, Qatar MG Al-Kuwari --- Primary Health Care, QatarBackground: General practitioners (GPs) in particular are prone to developing burnout syndrome, as they are frequently overloaded with the demands of caring for sick patients. This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of burnout syndrome among primary healthcare physicians... -
Hypertension, chronic kidney disease, atrial fibrillation and the newer anticoagulants
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: B Rayner --- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, -
The pharmacology of anxiolytics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: K Outhoff --- Department of Pharmacology, South AfricaGiven that anxiety disorders are common and chronic and often co-morbid with both medical and psychiatric conditions, effective and safe anxiolytic drugs are in great demand. Serotonergic agents, in particular the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake... -
The effects of maternal diet and breastfeeding on children with asthma and allergy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Revelas --- St Nicolas General Hospital, T Katasos --- St Nicolas General Hospital,The increase in the prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases highlights the need for devising effective prevention strategies. Several studies have investigated the preventive effect of maternal avoidance of highly allergenic foods, such as cow's milk, eggs, and nuts, during... -
Does health-related quality of life in asthma patients correlate with the clinical indices?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: OA Oni --- McNeal PL, USA GE Erhabor --- Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Nigeria PO Oluboyo --- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaBackground: Assessment of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) has been shown to be more relevant to patients who have chronic diseases such as asthma, as achieving the best possible quality of life is the paramount objective in the management of... -
Primary congenital hypothyroidism complicated by persistent severe anaemia in early infancy: a case report with a literature review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: AN Onyiriuka --- Paediatric Endocrinology Training Centre for West Africa, Nigeria M Kouyate --- Paediatric Endocrinology Training Centre for West Africa, Nigeria AO Oduwole --- Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Nigeria EE Oyenusi --- Paediatric Endocrinology Training Centre for West Africa, Nigeria IO Oluwayemi --- Paediatric Endocrinology Training Centre for West Africa, Nigeria OB Fakaye-Udeogu --- Paediatric Endocrinology Training Centre for West Africa, Nigeria CJ Achonwa --- Paediatric Endocrinology Training Centre for West Africa, Nigeria M Abdullahi --- Paediatric Endocrinology Training Centre for West Africa, Nigeria -
Consumption of sachet water in Nigeria: quality, public health and economic perspectives
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: David O. Omole --- Department of Civil Engineering, South Africa Julius M. Ndambuki --- Department of Civil Engineering, South Africa Kehinde Balogun --- Department of Civil Engineering, NigeriaDemand for drinking water is met by different methods in different parts of the world. Water packaging into polyethylene sachets (as a form of water vending) has assumed an innovative status which has spread from its origin in Nigeria to... -
Seed removal by ants, birds and rodents in a woodland savanna habitat in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Alicia V. Linzey --- Department of Biology, U.S.A. Kimberly A. Washok --- Department of Biology, U.S.A.Seed removal from bait stations was studied in miombo habitat in western Zimbabwe. Previous studies of seed predation in southern Africa have largely been conducted in desert ecosystems. However, this woodland-savanna habitat is more mesic and has relatively predictable rainfall... -
Home range and seasonal movement of elephants in the Kunene Region, northwestern Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Keith E.A. Leggett --- Namibian Elephant and Giraffe Trust, NamibiaThis paper examines the home ranges and seasonal movements of eight GPS-collared elephants (two females and six males) in the northwestern Kunene region of Namibia. Minimum convex polygon (MCP) and the fixed kernel density estimation (FKDE) methods were used to... -
Possible optimal foraging for Brants’s whistling rats by caracals in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: H. I. A. S. Melville --- Centre for Wildlife Management, University of Pretoria, South Africa J. du P. Bothma --- Centre for Wildlife Management, University of Pretoria, South AfricaOptimal foraging in caracals has never been substantiated. However, several authors have found that these predators select foraging paths to minimize distances between areas of high prey availability. The foraging pattern used by a predator relative to a common prey... -
Vagrant Subantarctic fur seals at Bouvetøya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: G. J. G. Hofmeyr --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa M. N. Bester --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa S. P. Kirkman --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaThree vagrant Subantarctic fur seals, Arctocephalustropicalis, were seen amongst a colony of Antarctic fur seals, A. gazella, at the isolated subantarctic island, Bouvetøya. Possible sources of the vagrants are populations at either Gough Island or the Prince Edward Islands Archipelago. -
Inshore occurrence of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis ) at Subantarctic Marion Island
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: M. Postma --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa M. Wege --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa M. N. Bester --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa D. S. van der Merwe --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa P. J. N. de Bruyn --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaOpportunistic shore-based sightings of southern right whales Eubalaena australis for Marion Island (46°54’S, 37°45’E) were documented at five different times between 1974 and 2009. Whales were sighted between May and September and exclusively on the eastern lee side of the... -
Assessing local scale impacts of Opuntia stricta (Cactaceae) invasion on beetle and spider diversity in Kruger National Park, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: M.P. Robertson --- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa K.R. Harris --- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa J.A. Coetzee --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa L.C. Foxcroft --- Conservation Services, South African National Parks, South Africa A.S. Dippenaar-Schoeman --- Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Council, South Africa B.J. van Rensburg --- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaThere is a paucity of studies examining direct impacts of introduced alien species on biodiversity, a key need for motivating for alien species control in conservation areas. The introduced prickly pear (Opuntia stricta) has invaded some 35 000 ha of... -
A preliminary study of South African consumers’ knowledge of and their attitudes towards using indigenous ornamentals in horticultural applications
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Lorraine Middleton --- Department of Biology, South AfricaCrucial aspects related to the knowledge levels and attitudes of South African consumers in the formal commercial sector regarding the horticultural uses of ornamental plants in general, and indigenous plants in particular, were evaluated. The findings showed that consumer behaviour... -
Employers’ and public accountants’ attitudes towards employee reporting in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: L. Stainbank --- Financial Accounting Section, School of Accounting and Finance, Republic of South AfricaEmployee reporting has evolved as a form of reporting to meet the needs of the employees for information about the enterprise for which they work. This is a particularly pertinent topic in South Africa as a result of recent pronouncements... -
Differential corporate reporting: Registered accountants’ and auditors’ views in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: L J Stainbank --- School of Accounting, M J C Wells --- School of Accounting,This paper reports the results of a postal survey of South African Registered Accountants’ and Auditors’ views on the suitability of selected South African Statements of Generally Accepted Accounting Practice to a range of South African entities varied by size,... -
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... -
Evidence of share option backdating in the JSE Top 40 since 2001
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: G Holman --- Department of Accounting, J Shev --- Department of Accounting, F Zheng --- Department of Accounting,This study investigates whether executives backdate share option grant dates to their advantage in South Africa. Using data for 175 options granted to executives of the JSE top 40 companies between 2001 and 2006, a pattern of negative cumulative abnormal... -
Accounting academics’ multiple challenges: Issues-driven learning offers a way forward
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: J H Hesketh --- Management Studies Education Unit,Accounting academics in South Africa are under pressure from their stakeholders, particularly the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) and the Department of Education (DoE), to make urgent changes. Challenges include the need for increased research output and for... -
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... -
The relationship between devoted study time and auditing learning approaches followed by prospective chartered accountants in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: K Barac --- Department of Auditing,Learning approaches in accounting, distinguishing between deep, surface and strategic approaches, have been researched in several countries other than South Africa. The study reported in this article provided a South African perspective by investigating the auditing learning approaches of prospective... -
Sustainability in accounting education: An analysis of the teaching thereof at accredited South African universities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: B Marx --- Department of Accountancy, A van der Watt --- Department of Accountancy,Accountants and auditors are key role players in the financial world and society at large and as such can play a vital role in fostering awareness of sustainability and creating sustainable business practices. The issue of sustainability in accounting education... -
Prospects for the advancement of Women Chartered Accountants in Public Accounting firms in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: E. Sadler --- University of South Africa,Female chartered accountants comprise a small minority of the accounting profession in South Africa, although dramatic increases in their numbers have occurred in recent years. The personnel partners of a selection of public accounting firms were surveyed about their employment... -
Material Irregularities and the Auditor’s Report
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: T.T. Dunne --- University of Cape Town, R.D. Jooste --- University of Cape Town, P.M. Smith --- Cape Credit Union League,Little research has been carried out in relation to the auditor’s duty to disclose material irregularities in his report on financial statements This article examines the statutory provision imposing this duty in the light of responses to a questionnaire sent... -
Key Information Technologies in the mid-1990s as Perceived by the Accounting Profession and Business Managers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: Dan Remenyi --- University of the Witwatersrand, Frances Sutherland --- University of the Witwatersrand,As information technology is playing a bigger ro!e in all business, professional and government organisations than ever before, it has become increasingly important to be able to forecast the direction of the use of this technology. -
Efficacy of intrathecal midazolam versus fentanyl for endoscopic urology surgery
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Neerja Bharti --- Department of Anesthesia & Intensive Care, India Yatindra K Batra --- Department of Anesthesia & Intensive Care, India Sunder L Negi --- Department of Anesthesia & Intensive Care, IndiaBackground: This prospective randomized double-blind study was designed to compare the analgesic efficacy and safety of intrathecal midazolam versus fentanyl as an adjunct to bupivacaine for endoscopic urology surgery. -
Can brand personality differentiate fast food restaurants?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Alisha Ali --- Sheffield Hallam University, City Campus, London, United Kingdom Vishal Sharma --- PriceWaterHouse Coopers, London, United KingdomThis study examines brand personality as an approach to establish brand differentiation in the highly competitive fast food sector. A modified brand personality scale proposed by Musante et al. (2008) was used to develop a questionnaire which was distributed to... -
An investigation in purchasing practices of small F&B operators
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Michel Altan --- Academy of Hospitality and Facility Management, NHTV Breda, The Netherlands Christine Demen-Meier --- Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne, Le Chalet-à-Gobet, SwitzerlandThe food and beverage (F&B) purchasing function is operating in a rapidly changing environment, whereby professionalisation and efficiency become key. This paper aims to identify generic skills that are most important for small F&B operators when it comes down to purchasing and... -
Quality assessment in small businesses: the case of Dutch culinary restaurants
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Sjoerd Gehrels --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Rengerslaan 8, 8917 DD Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Berry Dumont --- Fletcher Hotel and Restaurant Kasteel Ehrenstein, Oud-Erensteinerweg 10, 6468 PC Kerkrade, The NetherlandsResearch material on quality definitions in the specific small business segment of culinary restaurants is scarce. Defining quality in culinary restaurant small businesses deserves increased attention in order to further develop professionalism within this segment. For this research nine Dutch... -
“Managing identities” and parental disclosure of HIV sero-status in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nelson Muparamoto --- Sociology Department, Zimbabwe Manase Kudzai Chiweshe --- Centre for Development Studies, ZimbabweDrawing from a small sample of HIV infected respondents, this paper examines parents’ perceptions on the decision to disclose or not to disclose their HIV sero-status to their children. It explores how parents control the information in the interactional ritual... -
Application of multivariate statistics and toxicity indices to evaluate the water quality suitability for fish of three rivers in the Kruger National Park, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: R Gerber --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Department of Zoology, South Africa V Wepener --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa NJ Smit --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South AfricaThe water quality of the Olifants, Letaba and Luvuvhu rivers within the Kruger National Park was assessed for their suitability to sustain fish populations. Since water quality assessments result in huge datasets, principal component analysis and an aquatic toxicity index... -
Prospects for extirpating small populations of the wetland invader Melaleuca quinquenervia from South Africa: a case study from the Western Cape region
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: E van Wyk --- Invasive Species Programme, South Africa LEO Jacobs --- Invasive Species Programme, South AfricaThe broad-leaved paper bark tree Melaleuca quinquenervia is a major invader in the wetlands of the Florida Everglades, USA. In South Africa, this introduced species is known from eight locality records and is naturalising at two of these sites. The... -
‘Qualified to work’: Anthropological insights into employee empowerment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Stephné 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... -
Title: between N!a†xam and tibi. A case study of tuberculosis and the Ju/'hoansi in the Tsumkwe region, Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Diana Gibson --- Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Estelle Oosthuysen --- , NamibiaIn academic literature and the media, knowledge of the Ju/'hoansi San of Namibia is often either valorised or problematised. In this case study of tuberculosis in a small village in Tsumkwe district, which we call Dune and Low Dune, all... -
Memory, landscape and event: How Ndebele labour tenants interpret and reclaim the past
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Chris J van Vuuren --- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology,The article discusses the roots of memory of former Ndebele labour tenants, and how these memories manifest in landscape, object and event. Recognising the role of history that bound most of the Ndundza community into labour tenancy, the author unpacks... -
Waiting in liminal space: Migrants' queuing for Home Affairs in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Rebecca Sutton --- Faculty of Law, Canada Darshan Vigneswaran --- Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Germany Harry Wels --- Athena Institute, VU University Amsterdam, The NetherlandsWaiting is a common feature of everyday encounters between individuals and organisations. Government officials and private sector workers make us wait for decisions, wait for services and sometimes, simply wait our turn. Yet, little attention has been devoted to theorising... -
Social models of HIV risk among young adults in Lesotho
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nicola L. Bulled --- Center for Global Health, USAExtensive research over the past 30 years has revealed that individual and social determinants impact HIV risk. Even so, prevention efforts focus primarily on individual behaviour change, with little recognition of the dynamic interplay of individual and social environment factors... -
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... -
Seed removal by ants, birds and rodents in a woodland savanna habitat in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Alicia V. Linzey --- Department of Biology, U.S.A. Kimberly A. Washok --- Department of Biology, U.S.A.Seed removal from bait stations was studied in miombo habitat in western Zimbabwe. Previous studies of seed predation in southern Africa have largely been conducted in desert ecosystems. However, this woodland-savanna habitat is more mesic and has relatively predictable rainfall... -
The cheeseboard in Dutch fine dining restaurants, I: Practices and opinions of restaurant professionals
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Jan A. Schulp --- International Hospitality Management, Stenden University of Applied Science, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Anne Küpers --- International Hospitality Management, Stenden University of Applied Science, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Jaap-Peter Nijboer --- International Hospitality Management, Stenden University of Applied Science, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Elske Rozendal --- International Hospitality Management, Stenden University of Applied Science, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Christel Westerhuis --- International Hospitality Management, Stenden University of Applied Science, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsThe difficulties in serving a cheeseboard are explored in this paper. From literature 1940–2010, for accompanying cheeses, a shift was found from red to white wines and from dry to sweeter wines. There is also a tendency to more and sweeter... -
The cheeseboard in Dutch fine dining restaurants, II: Integration of the cheese course into the menu
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Jan A. Schulp --- International Hospitality Management, Stenden University of Applied Science, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Suzanne Gerritsen --- International Hospitality Management, Stenden University of Applied Science, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Jorieke de Leeuw --- International Hospitality Management, Stenden University of Applied Science, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsIn Dutch fine dining restaurants, the customer who orders a cheeseboard as part of the dessert is served an assortment of cheeses without regard to the dishes that preceded the cheese. The present paper tries to contribute to a more logical... -
South African consumers’ selection criteria for ornamental plants: a market perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Lorraine Middleton --- Department of Biology, South AfricaThe considerations of South African consumers in the ornamental plant sector can be interpreted as selection criteria and be used as a marketing tool to increase the use of indigenous plants for ornamental purposes locally. A countrywide survey was undertaken... -
Antioxidant content and phytochemical properties of apple ‘Granny Smith’ at different harvest times
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Asanda Mditshwa --- Postharvest Technology Research Laboratory, South African Research Chair in Postharvest Technology, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of AgriSciences, South Africa Filicity Vries --- Agricultural Research Council Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, South Africa Kobus van der Merwe --- Agricultural Research Council Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, South Africa Elke Crouch --- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of AgriSciences, South Africa Umezuruike Linus Opara --- Postharvest Technology Research Laboratory, South African Research Chair in Postharvest Technology, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of AgriSciences, South AfricaUnderstanding the biochemical composition of fruit to be stored could be used as a tool for planning postharvest management to maintain quality and reduce losses of fresh fruit. This study evaluated the effects of harvesting fruit seven days before (H1)... -
Determinants of the occurrence of a native encroacher species, Pechuelloeschea leubnitziae (wild sage), in the eastern Okavango Delta, Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Michelle J Tedder --- Grassland Science, School of Life Sciences, South Africa Kevin P Kirkman --- Grassland Science, School of Life Sciences, South Africa Craig D Morris --- Agricultural Research Council, c/o School of Life Sciences, South Africa Winston SW Trollope --- Research and Development, South Africa Mpaphi C Bonyongo --- Okavango Research Institute, BotswanaAlthough indigenous to southern Africa, Pechuel-loeschea leubnitziae is considered a problematic weed as it forms dense monotypic stands in the grasslands and woodlands of the Okavango Delta, Botswana, and is associated with veld degradation and a dominance of shade-tolerant, poor-quality... -
Using synergistic exogenous phytohormones to enhance somatic embryogenesis from leaf explants of a Eucalyptus grandis clone
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Muhammad Nakhooda --- Department of Biotechnology and Consumer Sciences, South Africa Eshani Mandiri --- School of Life Sciences, South AfricaSomatic embryogenesis (SE) in Eucalyptus spp. has been limited to germinated seeds, flowers, lignotubers or zygotic embryos. The low yield of somatic embryos from leaf explants has hampered progress, even though leaves offer a more viable source of clonal explants... -
Effect of Prosopis (mesquite) invasion and clearing on vegetation cover in semi-arid Nama Karoo rangeland, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Thabisisani Ndhlovu --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South Africa Suzanne J Milton --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST–NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Karen J Esler --- Centre for Invasion Biology and Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South AfricaThe Nama-Karoo is the largest of the three biomes that comprise the semi-arid Karoo-Namib ecoregion of southern Africa. Large tracts of Nama-Karoo rangeland have been invaded by alien leguminous trees of the genus Prosopis. We assessed the impact of Prosopis... -
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 ZealandThe 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... -
Breastfeeding pattern, anthropometry and health status of infants attending child welfare clinics of a teaching hospital in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Au Ukegbu --- Department of Public Health, Nigeria Eu Ebenebe --- Department of Community Medicine, Nigeria Po Ukegbu --- Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, NigeriaObjective: To determine the breastfeeding pattern and its relationship with the physical growth and health status of infants aged 0–24 weeks. -
Information on nutritional supplement labels: time for legislation?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: G. Gabriels --- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, M. Lambert --- MRC/UCT Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, P. Smith --- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine,Background: Nutritional supplements have received attention both from food manufacturers, as a means of marketing the added value to health; and from consumers, in terms of awareness, education, and improved health. To assist this process, it is important to have... -
Knowledge and attitudes of nursing staff and mothers towards kangaroo mother care in the eastern sub-district of Cape Town
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: N. Solomons --- Division of Dietetics, C. Rosant --- Department of Health,Objectives: To determine the knowledge and attitude of nursing staff and mothers towards kangaroo mother care (KMC) in the eastern sub-district of Cape Town. -
Impact of Prosopis (mesquite) invasion and clearing on vegetation species composition and diversity in semi-arid Nama-Karoo rangeland, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Thabisisani Ndhlovu --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South Africa Suzanne J Milton --- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence at the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, South Africa Karen J Esler --- Centre for Invasion Biology and Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South AfricaThe Nama-Karoo biome occupies 28% of South Africa’s land area. Alien leguminous trees of the genus Prosopis have invaded large tracts of Nama-Karoo rangeland. We evaluated the impact of Prosopis invasion and clearing on vegetation species composition and diversity (alien... -
(Re)politicising and (re)positioning prevention: community mobilisations and AIDS prevention in the new AIDS era
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Imara Ajani Rolston --- Department of Social Psychology & Centre for the Study of Human Rights, United KingdomAn increasing focus on the relationship between AIDS prevalence and socio-economic inequality signals the need for a revaluation of the role of “politics” and “power” in AIDS prevention. This revaluation bears great significance when considering the future trajectories of the... -
Reinscriptions of “stateless” socialities in South Africa: some thoughts on “Metropolitan nomads: a journey through Jo’burg’s ‘little Mogadishu’”
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Daniel K. Thompson --- Department of Anthropology, United States of AmericaIn this commentary, Daniel K. Thompson critically assesses Nereida Ripero-Muñiz and Salym Fayad’s photo essay, “Metropolitan Nomads: A Journey through Jo’burg’s ‘Little Mogadishu.’ The essay is published alongside this commentary. -
Marriage, kinship and childcare in the aftermath of AIDS: rethinking “orphanhood” in the South African lowveld
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Isak Niehaus --- Anthropology Division, United KingdomIn this article I consider the significance of marriage from the vantage point of children’s affiliation to domestic units during the era of South Africa’s AIDS pandemic. Drawing on multi-temporal fieldwork in Impalahoek, a village in the Bushbuckridge municipality of... -
Exploring the invasion of rangelands by Acacia mearnsii (black wattle): biophysical characteristics and management implications
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Onalenna Gwate --- Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University, South Africa Sukhmani K Mantel --- Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University, South Africa Andiswa Finca --- Agricultural Research Council – Animal Production Institute, South Africa Lesley A Gibson --- Department of Construction and Surveying, UK Zahn Munch --- Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, South Africa Anthony R Palmer --- Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University, South AfricaAustralian acacias have spread to many parts of the world. In South Africa, species such as A. mearnsii and dealbata are invasive. Consequently, more effort has focused on their clearing. In a context of increasing clearing costs, it is crucial... -
The magnitude and determinants of anaemia among refugee preschool children from the Kebribeyah refugee camp, Somali region, Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Yasin Jemal --- School of Public Health, Ethiopia Jemal Haidar --- School of Public Health, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Wambui Kogi Makau --- Department of Food Science Nutrition and Technology, KenyaBackground: Anaemia is a global public health problem affecting children from both industrialised and developing countries with major consequences for health, social and economic development. Although the burden of anaemia is high among refugee children due to their living conditions,... -
Quality assessment in small businesses: the case of Dutch culinary restaurants
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Sjoerd Gehrels --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Berry Dumont --- Fletcher Hotel and Restaurant Kasteel Ehrenstein, The NetherlandsResearch material on quality definitions in the specific small business segment of culinary restaurants is scarce. Defining quality in culinary restaurant small businesses deserves increased attention in order to further develop professionalism within this segment. For this research nine Dutch... -
Can brand personality differentiate fast food restaurants?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Alisha Ali --- Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom Vishal Sharma --- PriceWaterHouse Coopers, United KingdomThis study examines brand personality as an approach to establish brand differentiation in the highly competitive fast food sector. A modified brand personality scale proposed by Musante et al. (2008) was used to develop a questionnaire which was distributed to... -
An investigation in purchasing practices of small F&B operators
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Michel Altan --- Academy of Hospitality and Facility Management, NHTV Breda, The Netherlands Christine Demen-Meier --- Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne, Le Chalet-à-Gobet, SwitzerlandThe food and beverage (F&B) purchasing function is operating in a rapidly changing environment, whereby professionalisation and efficiency become key. This paper aims to identify generic skills that are most important for small F&B operators when it comes down to... -
The cheeseboard in Dutch fine dining restaurants, I: Practices and opinions of restaurant professionals
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Jan A. Schulp --- International Hospitality Management, Stenden University of Applied Science, The Netherlands Anne Küpers --- International Hospitality Management, Stenden University of Applied Science, The Netherlands Jaap-Peter Nijboer --- International Hospitality Management, Stenden University of Applied Science, The Netherlands Elske Rozendal --- International Hospitality Management, Stenden University of Applied Science, The Netherlands Christel Westerhuis --- International Hospitality Management, Stenden University of Applied Science, The NetherlandsThe difficulties in serving a cheeseboard are explored in this paper. From literature 1940–2010, for accompanying cheeses, a shift was found from red to white wines and from dry to sweeter wines. There is also a tendency to more and... -
The cheeseboard in Dutch fine dining restaurants, II: Integration of the cheese course into the menu
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Jan A. Schulp --- International Hospitality Management, Stenden University of Applied Science, The Netherlands Suzanne Gerritsen --- International Hospitality Management, Stenden University of Applied Science, The Netherlands Jorieke de Leeuw --- International Hospitality Management, Stenden University of Applied Science, The NetherlandsIn Dutch fine dining restaurants, the customer who orders a cheeseboard as part of the dessert is served an assortment of cheeses without regard to the dishes that preceded the cheese. The present paper tries to contribute to a more... -
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 NetherlandsThe 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... -
Seasonal population dynamics and energy consumption by waterbirds in a small temperate estuary
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Jeffrey W Hean --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Adrian JFK Craig --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Nicole B Richoux --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaSimple measures of population dynamics and energy consumption can provide baseline information on the role of consumers in food webs, particularly for cryptic or highly-mobile species of waterbirds. We provide estimates of the seasonal population dynamics and energy consumption of... -
Accounting for revenue using an accountability and business model framework: The case of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants’ professional examinations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Warren Maroun --- School of Accountancy, South AfricaThis research adopts a normative approach. It builds on the academic literature which argues that the usefulness of financial reporting can be enhanced by aligning accounting for balances and transactions with an organisation’s business model, as presented in its integrated... -
Intraoperative glucose management in children < 1 year or < 10 kg: an observational study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: K. Bester --- Division of Paediatric Anaesthesia, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, South Africa T. Pretorius --- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Infants may be at risk of hypoglycaemia in the perioperative period. Current evidence has led to the global use of maintenance fluid with low-concentration dextrose in these patients. This study aimed to analyse the current practice of anaesthetists in... -
Human health risks of metals and metalloids in muscle tissue of Synodontis zambezensis Peters, 1852 from Flag Boshielo Dam, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JR Sara --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa SM Marr --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa WJ Smit --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa LJC Erasmus --- Department of Physiology and Environmental Health, South Africa WJ Luus-Powell --- Department of Biodiversity, South AfricaMuscle tissue from 63 Synodontis zambezensis collected bimonthly in 2013 at Flag Boshielo Dam were analysed for metals and metalloids in a desktop human health risk assessment. The Hazard Quotient, based on a weekly meal of 67 g of fish... -
A qualitative analysis of the barriers to antiretroviral therapy initiation among children 2 to 18 months of age in Swaziland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Charisse V Ahmed --- Department of Epidemiology, USA Pauline Jolly --- Department of Epidemiology, USA Luz Padilla --- Department of Epidemiology, USA Musa Malinga --- Lusweti Institute for Health Development Communication, Kingdom of Swaziland Chantal Harris --- Department of Epidemiology, USA Nobuhle Mthethwa --- Swaziland National AIDS Program, Kingdom of Swaziland Inessa Ba --- Clinton Health Access Initiative, Kingdom of Swaziland Amy Styles --- Clinton Health Access Initiative, Kingdom of Swaziland Sarah Perry --- Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative, Kingdom of Swaziland Raina Brooks --- Department of Epidemiology, USA Florence Naluyinda-Kitabire --- United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Kingdom of Swaziland Makhosini Mamba --- United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Kingdom of Swaziland Peter Preko --- President Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, Kingdom of SwazilandHIV/AIDS remains one of the leading causes of death among children under 5 years old in Swaziland. Although studies have shown that early initiation of infants and children diagnosed with HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART) significantly reduces mortality, many children... -
Gendered childcare norms — evidence from rural Swaziland to inform innovative structural HIV prevention approaches for young women
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Pinky N Shabangu --- Independent community-based researcher, Swaziland Michelle R Brear --- Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, Jean Hailes Research Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, AustraliaAddressing discriminatory gender norms is a prerequisite for preventing HIV in women, including young women. However, the gendered expectation that women will perform unpaid childcare-related labour is rarely conceptualised as influencing their HIV risk. Our aim was to learn from... -
Ants (Formicidae) as food for birds in southern Africa: opportunism or survival?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: W Richard J Dean --- DST-NRF Centre of Excellence at the FitzPatrick Institute, South Africa Suzanne J Milton --- South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON), South AfricaAnts (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) are eaten by a number of bird species in southern Africa. Our database contained 545 species (excluding waterbirds and raptors), of which 179 species have been observed feeding on ants, or had ants in their stomachs. Ants... -
Analgesic efficacy of dexmedetomidine versus fentanyl as an adjunct to thoracic epidural in patients undergoing upper abdominal surgery: a randomized controlled trial
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Neerja Bharti --- Department of Anesthesia & Intensive Care, India Shweta N Pokale --- Department of Anesthesia & Intensive Care, India Indu Bala --- Department of Anesthesia & Intensive Care, India Vikas Gupta --- Department of Surgery, IndiaBackground: This randomised, double-blind study was designed to assess the analgesic efficacy of dexmedetomidine as compared with fentanyl as an adjunct to local anaesthetic in thoracic epidural for upper abdominal surgeries. -
Rethinking medicinal plants and plant medicines
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Diana Gibson --- Department of Anthropology and Sociology, South AfricaBecause plants are perceived as sessile and immobile, they are often represented as objects or things in current literature. In this paper, I explore variations and shifts in research and literature since 2000 that reconsider the ways that plant-related ideas,... -
PAHs, OCPs and PCBs in sediments from three catchments in Durban, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: T Vogt --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa R Pieters --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa BK Newman --- Coastal Systems Research Group, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South AfricaPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were analysed from sediment samples collected in 2012 from rivers, surface runoff canals and estuaries in three highly urbanised catchments in durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. PAHs were ubiquitous, at... -
Macro and trace elements of 26 browse species growing in semi-arid grazing lands of Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Solomon Tefera --- Department of Animal Science, Namibia Victor Mlambo --- Department of Animal Sciences, South AfricaLeaves and twigs from woody plants provide essential nutrients to range animals. We examined variation in the mineral status of 26 woody species, and the influence of harvesting height as well as the interactions of the main effects on minerals... -
Madagascar Fish Eagle productivity in the Tsimembo-Manambolomaty Protected Area and surrounding habitat of western Madagascar
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Gilbert Razafimanjato --- The Peregrine Fund Madagascar Project, Madagascar Lily-Arison René de Roland --- The Peregrine Fund Madagascar Project, Madagascar Marius Rakotondratsima --- The Peregrine Fund Madagascar Project, Madagascar Stephanie Razakaratrimo --- The Peregrine Fund Madagascar Project, Madagascar Yverlin ZM Pruvot --- The Peregrine Fund Madagascar Project, Madagascar Tsiresy M Razafimanantsoa --- Mention: Zoologie et Biodiversité Animale, Facultés des Sciences, Madagascar Aristide Andrianarimisa --- The Peregrine Fund Madagascar Project, Madagascar Russell Thorstrom --- The Peregrine Fund, USAWe monitored the productivity of the critically endangered Madagascar Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vociferoides inside and outside of the Tsimembo-Manambolomaty Protected Area (T-M PA), western Madagascar from 2010 to 2015. We recorded 14 breeding pairs inside and 13 outside T-M PA... -
“Being attentive”: exploring other-than-human agency in medicinal plants through everyday Rastafari plant practices
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Tihana Nathen --- Department of Anthropology and Sociology, South AfricaThe focus is on everyday practices and relations between local medicinal plants, Rastafari bossiesdokters [bush doctors] and kruiemanne [herbalists] of the Matzikama Local Municipality, which lies in the far north-west of the Western Cape Province. Inspired by the work of... -
Towards plant-centred methodologies in anthropology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Diana Gibson --- Department of Anthropology and Sociology, South AfricaThis paper reflects on research on medicinal plants in the Matzikama Local Municipality, Western Cape, in order to elaborate on methodological possibilities and their problematic in such studies. Classical ethnographic research is usually conducted from an anthropocentric viewpoint, but our... -
Technological advancement and modes of existence in medicinal plant research
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Josh B. Cohen --- Anthropology Section, School of African and Gender Studies, Anthropology and Linguistics, South AfricaThis paper examines the practices and knowledge of kruiedokters [herb doctors] and a phytochemist engaging with healing properties of plants found in Namaqualand, Northern Cape Province. Technological and theoretical advancements in the natural and social sciences toward more holistic or... -
“Doing” diabetes: the unobtrusive presence of plants
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Hameedah Parker --- Department of Anthropology and Sociology, South AfricaThis article investigates the “knowing” and “doing” (through a material semiotic approach) of diabetes. Practices of treatment and healing give insight into how this chronic medical condition is “done” in clinics and in homes, by clinic staff and patients in... -
“Ons is die stam van die gemeenskap”: rethinking old age and vitality in Nuwerus, Western Cape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Michellé Pasquallie --- Department of Anthropology and Sociology, South AfricaIn this paper, I argue against contemporary South African representations of the elderly as people at the fringes of society, as frail, withdrawn from social activity or “invisible.” Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork carried out in Nuwerus, in the Matzikama Local... -
Human and plant interfaces: relationality, knowledge and practices
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Diana Gibson --- Department of Anthropology and Sociology, South Africa William Ellis --- Department of Anthropology and Sociology, South AfricaThis introduction to the special issue on “Human-Plant Interfaces: Relationality, Knowledge and Practices” briefly makes a case for the ethnography of the human-plant interface by referring to three interrelated aspects that emerge from the set of papers that follow. These... -
Therapeutic powers of medicinal plants used by traditional healers in Kavango, Namibia, for mental illness
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Michael Murundu Shirungu --- Academic Affairs, Namibia Ahmad Cheikhyoussef --- Multidisciplinary Research Centre, Science and Technology Division, NamibiaThis paper examines the position, usage and healing power of medicinal plants in the treatment of mental illness in two regions in the Kavango, Namibia. It focuses in particular on three common, locally identified mental disorders, namely nyambi, kasenge, and... -
Mozambican immigrants to South Africa: Their xenophobia and discrimination experiences
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Miriam Moagi --- Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Gail Wyatt --- Department of Psychiatry and Bio-behavioral Sciences, USA Maboe Mokgobi --- Faculty of Social and Health Sciences, South Africa Tamra Loeb --- Department of Psychiatry and Bio-behavioral Sciences, USA Muyu Zhang --- Department of Psychiatry and Bio-behavioral Sciences, USA Mashudu Davhana-Maselesele --- North-West University, South AfricaWe explored Mozambican immigrants’ lived experiences of xenophobia and discrimination in South Africa. Informants were 15 Mozambican immigrants (female = 7, male = 8) living in an informal settlement in Zandspruit, Gauteng Province. They completed open-ended written narratives on xenophobic... -
Poverty as a barrier to antiretroviral therapy access for people living with HIV/AIDS in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Markus Haacker --- Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, USA Charles Birungi --- UNAIDS, BotswanaUnderstanding barriers to access to essential health services is critical for devising effective strategies to improve access and align such strategies with national health and development policy objectives. However, while considerable empirical evidence exists on correlates of HIV prevalence and... -
Barriers to antiretroviral therapy initiation for HIV-positive children aged 2–18 months in Swaziland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Pauline Jolly --- University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, USA Luz A Padilla --- University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, USA Charisse Ahmed --- University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, USA Chantal Harris --- University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, USA Nobuhle Mthethwa --- Swaziland National AIDS Programme, National Pediatric HIV Care & Treatment Office, Swaziland Megha Jha --- University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, USA Inessa Ba --- Clinton Health Access Initiative, Swaziland Amy Styles --- Eureka Idea Company, Australia Sarah P Hope --- Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative, Swaziland Raina Brooks --- University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, USA Florence Naluyinda-Kitabire --- United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Swaziland Makhosini Mamba --- United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Swaziland Peter Preko --- President Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), SwazilandAlthough early antiretroviral therapy (ART) reduces HIV-related mortality in children by up to 75%, almost half of HIV-positive children younger than 1 year old in Swaziland do not initiate ART. This study was conducted to identify barriers to early ART... -
Preliminary evaluation of non-native rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) impact on the Cederberg ghost frog (Heleophryne depressa) in South Africa’s Cape Fold Ecoregion
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: S Avidon --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South Africa JM Shelton --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South Africa SM Marr --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Inland Fisheries and Freshwater Ecology, South Africa TA Bellingan --- Centre for Invasion Biology, South Africa KJ Esler --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South Africa OLF Weyl --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Inland Fisheries and Freshwater Ecology, South AfricaWe evaluated the impact of non-native rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss on a population of endemic Cedarberg ghost frog Heleophryne depressa in the upper Krom River (Olifants-Doring River Catchment, Cape Fold Ecoregion). We compared H. depressa abundance (using kick-sampling and underwater... -
A comparative study of selected multi-criteria decision-making methodologies for location selection of very large concentrated solar power plants in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Olayinka S. Ohunakin --- The Energy and Environment Research Group (TEERG), Mechanical Engineering Department, Nigeria Burak Omer Saracoglu --- Orhantepe Mahallesi, Tekel Caddesi, Istanbul, TurkeyThis work studies the location selection of very large concentrated solar power plants (VLCSPPs) in Nigeria using five Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) methodologies including: Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), Consistency-Driven Pairwise Comparisons (CDPC), Decision Expert for Education (DEXi), Elimination and Choice... -
A synthesis on the impact of non-native conifer plantations on ant and beetle diversity in north-western Patagonia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Juan C Corley --- Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos, Argentina Romina D Dimarco --- Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos, Argentina Déborah Fischbein --- Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos, Argentina María V Lantschner --- Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos, Argentina Andrés S Martínez --- Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos, Argentina Maité Masciocchi --- Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos, Argentina Analia Mattiacci --- Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos, Argentina Juan Paritsis --- Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos, Argentina José M Villacide --- Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos, ArgentinaSoftwood forestry with non-native tree species is increasing worldwide and especially in many developing countries of the Southern Hemisphere. Tree plantations are beneficial in environmental and socioeconomic aspects, but at the same time there are recognised costs associated with afforestation... -
Human health risks of metalloids and metals in muscle tissue of silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Valenciennes, 1844) from Lake Flag Boshielo, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JR Sara --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa SM Marr --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa NM Chabalala --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa WJ Smit --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa LJC Erasmus --- Department of Physiology and Environmental Health, South Africa WJ Luus-Powell --- Department of Biodiversity, South AfricaThe Olifants River, a major tributary of the Limpopo River, is one of the most polluted rivers in South Africa. Consequently, concerns regarding the human health impact of long-term consumption of fish from the Olifants River have been raised in... -
(Mis)communicating through Conflicts: Chinese Restaurant Owners and Zimbabwean Employees in Johannesburg
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Ying-Ying Tiffany Liu --- Department of Sociology and Anthropology, CanadaSouth Africa is home to the two largest populations of foreign nationals on the continent – migrants from China and Zimbabwe – and many of them are involved in the Chinese restaurant sector. Based on original ethnographic research, this paper... -
Seabird breeding populantions decrease along the arid coastline of South Africa’s Northern Cape province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Robert JM Crawford --- Branch Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa Bruce M Dyer --- Branch Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa Louise Geldenhuys --- Northern Cape Department of Environment and Nature Conservation, South Africa W Herman Oosthuizen --- Branch Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa Azwianewi B Makhado --- Branch Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South AfricaNumbers of eight seabird species that have bred in coastal areas of South Africa’s arid Northern Cape province have all shown substantial decreases since initial estimates of their abundance were made in the latter part of the twentieth century. Likely... -
Central obesity is an independent risk factor of poor glycaemic control at Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Tsakani Stanford Mashele --- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, South Africa Motetelo Alfred Mogale --- Department of Biochemistry, School of Pathology & Pre-Clinical Sciences, South Africa Olakunle Adewunmi Towobola --- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, South Africa Mmampenani Florence Moshesh --- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Results of previous studies on the effect on glycaemic control of anthropometric measures of obesity, some economic status variables and the presence of metabolic syndrome are not consistent and appear to differ among health institutions. The status of glycaemic... -
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, MalaysiaIntermediation 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... -
Validity and reliability of a questionnaire developed to explore nutrition determinants among construction workers in Gauteng, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Chioma Okoro --- School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, Innocent Musonda --- School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, Justus Agumba --- School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying,Objectives: The nutrition of construction workers is related to their health and safety (H&S) at work. Research on the factors influencing construction workers’ food choices and overall nutrition is limited, in South Africa and indeed Africa as a whole. The... -
Acute toxicity and adverse effects of aqueous and ethanol extracts of Parkia biglobosa pods on biochemical parameters of Clarias gariepinus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: KA Bawa-Allah --- Environmental Toxicology Unit, Department of Zoology, Nigeria BO Akinnuoye --- Environmental Toxicology Unit, Department of Zoology, NigeriaThe acute toxicity of the aqueous and ethanol extracts of Parkia biglobosa pods against Clarias gariepinus was investigated under laboratory conditions. Agitated behaviours and respiratory distress were also observed during the exposure period. The adverse effects on biochemical parameters were... -
Remote sensing of forest health and vitality: a South African perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Sifiso Xulu --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Michael T Gebreslasie --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Kabir Y Peerbhay --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South AfricaCommercial forestry plantations are an important and valuable segment of the South African economy and forest managers are required to maximise and sustain forest productivity. However, various factors such as the outbreak of damaging agents are constantly hampering forest health... -
Inventory of kiln stacks emissions and health risk assessment: Case of a cement industry in Southwest Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Solomon O. Giwa --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nigeria Collins N. Nwaokocha --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nigeria Abayomi T. Layeni --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, NigeriaCement production is a significant source of air pollution as both gaseous and particulate materials released are detrimental to the ecosystem. This work was carried out in a cement industry located in Southwest Nigeria. The emission rates of carbon monoxide... -
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 AfricaThe 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... -
Local food and authenticity in Greek restaurants
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Gerasimos-Panagiotis Angelopoulos --- Academy of International Hospitality Research, Stenden Hotel Management School, the Netherlands Jan Arend Schulp --- Academy of International Hospitality Research, Stenden Hotel Management School, the Netherlands Vanessa de Oliveira Menezes --- Academy of International Hospitality Research, Stenden Hotel Management School, the NetherlandsThis article aims to understand the role of local food and authenticity for restaurateurs in Athens and Patras, Greece. Nine restaurant owners were interviewed about their current dishes, menu and ingredients. The results of this qualitative research indicate that, for... -
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 Sørensen --- DOF BirdLife Denmark, Denmark Mikkel Willemoes --- Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Denmark Mathilde Lerche-Jørgensen --- Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Denmark Jon Fjeldså --- Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Denmark Anders P Tøttrup --- 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, DenmarkLittle 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... -
Economic value of non-timber forest products utilized by the households adjacent to the South Nandi forest reserve in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: James Odhiambo Maua --- Socio-economics, Policy and Governance, Muguga, Kenya Harrison Mugatsia Tsingalia --- Biological Sciences, Kenya Joshua Cheboiwo --- Socio-economics, Policy and Governance, Muguga, KenyaMany rural dwellers in tropical regions depend on non-timber forest products (NTFPs) for their livelihood and income requirements. However, the link between the economic benefits of NTFPs and their resource base (including local availability and sustainability) and sources are poorly... -
Assessment of persistent organochlorine compounds contamination on the Lake Victoria water and sediments: a case study in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: A Wenaty --- Department of Food Technology, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences, Tanzania F Mabiki --- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Tanzania B Chove --- Department of Food Technology, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences, Tanzania R Mdegela --- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health, TanzaniaThe current study was conducted to establish the levels of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), its degradation products, and indicatory polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in water and sediments from Lake Victoria in Tanzania. Seven indicator PCBs were identified in sediments, and five were... -
Nutritional values and chemical composition of tropical pastures as potential sources of α-tocopherol and condensed tannin
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Jalise F Tontini --- Graduate Program in Animal Science, Agronomy College, Brazil Cesar HEC Poli --- Graduate Program in Animal Science, Agronomy College, Brazil Viviane S Hampel --- Graduate Program in Animal Science, Agronomy College, Brazil Alessandro P Minho --- Embrapa Southeast Livestock, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Ministry of Agriculture, Brazil James P Muir --- Texas AgriLife Research, USATropical pastures can be important natural sources of antioxidant compounds and may impact production and quality of animal protein with repercussions on human health. The objective of this study was to evaluate the concentrations of α-tocopherol, condensed tannin (CT) and... -
“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 & Society, South Africa Jo Vearey --- The African Centre for Migration & Society, South AfricaLike 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... -
Nutrient enrichment as a threat to the ecological resilience and health of South African microtidal estuaries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JB Adams --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, South Africa S Taljaard --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, South Africa L van Niekerk --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, South Africa DA Lemley --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, South AfricaNutrient pollution in South African estuaries is described using a Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response framework. The root cause (‘driver’) of deteriorating water quality is rapid population growth that leads to increasing inputs from wastewater treatment works (WWTWs), stormwater run-off and agricultural return flow... -
Psychosocial management of depression in adolescent learners: Results and implications of a Nigerian study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Precious Chibuike Chukwuere --- School of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Abel Jacobus Pienaar --- Faculty of Nursing, Leepile Alfred Sehularo --- School of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaThis study explored the perceptions of adolescent learners, teachers, and parents on the psychosocial management of adolescent depression in a district of Lagos State, Nigeria. Data were collected from 24 participants (10 adolescent learners, 6 teachers, 2 principals, and 6... -
Behavioural response as a reliable measure of acute nanomaterial toxicity in zebrafish larvae exposed to a carbon-based versus a metal-based nanomaterial
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Sarel J Brand --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa Tarryn L Botha --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa Victor Wepener --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South AfricaProduction, use and disposal of products containing nanomaterials can lead to an increased presence of these particles in the environment and exposure to the organisms found there. It is therefore becoming increasingly necessary to develop methods for screening these materials... -
Core subjects in accounting academic programmes: Development of pervasive skills
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Monique Keevy --- School of Accounting, College of Business and Economics, South AfricaAccounting education has in recent years increasingly emphasised the need for developing pervasive skills. This paper reports on a South African study of the perceptions of aspirant chartered accountants (CAs) on the importance of the core subjects during the academic... -
Histopathology of the liver and gills of Labeo rosae (rednose Labeo) from Loskop Dam in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Jeffrey Lebepe --- , South Africa Johan Steyl --- , South Africa Wilmien J Luus-Powell --- , South AfricaThe Loskop Dam is the most polluted impoundment in the Olifants River, because it receives pollutants from the entire mine-dominated upper catchment. However, histopathology of fish inhabiting this polluted dam is scantly explored. The current study aimed to investigate the... -
Seasonal changes of copper and zinc concentrations in browse saltbush (Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.) from the Algerian arid rangelands
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Bouzid Nedjimi --- , AlgeriaThe study aimed to elucidating the seasonal variations of copper (Cu2+) and zinc (Zn2+) contents occurring in Atriplex canescens shrubs, as well as in surrounding soil. Cu and Zn concentrations were determined using X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry. Data were compared... -
Sources of technological learning among tenants of Nigeria’s incubators
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Caleb Muyiwa Adelowo --- , NigeriaPast literature on incubation has examined the benefits and roles incubators play in the stimulation of local and regional economies. Studies have also shown the enormous implications of technological and non-technological assistance to tenants’ enterprises. However, research on the process... -
Quantifying grass productivity using remotely sensed data: an assessment of grassland restoration benefits
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Thulile Vundla --- , South Africa Onisimo Mutanga --- , South Africa Mbulisi Sibanda --- , South AfricaThis study sought to evaluate the utility of remotely sensed data in estimating the impact of wattle invasion and clearance on native grass species productivity using Sentinel-2 multispectral instrument (MSI) imaging and the partial least squares regression (PLSR) algorithm. Therefore... -
An assessment of the ecological condition of a wetland on the Lions River floodplain based on soil and vegetation parameters, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: H Ndlovu --- , South Africa DC Kotze --- , South Africa GPW Jewitt --- , South Africa CD Morris --- , South AfricaWetlands are increasingly exposed to human activities, resulting in degradation. As the wetland degrades, it loses functionality. In South Africa, wetlands can play an important water-regulating role. This study aims to establish the ecological condition of a historically utilised wetland... -
The psychosocial determinants of the intention to test for HIV among young men in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Thabang Manyaapelo --- , South Africa Robert AC Ruiter --- , The Netherlands Sibusiso Sifunda --- , South Africa Anam Nyembezi --- , South Africa Bart van den Borne --- , The Netherlands Priscilla Reddy --- , South AfricaBackground: Voluntary counselling and testing is one of the effective prevention strategies against the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This study investigated the psychosocial determinants of the intention to be tested for HIV among young men in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province using the... -
Liminality in incorporation: regularisation of undocumented Zimbabweans in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Shingirai Nyakabawu --- , South AfricaSince 2000, large numbers of undocumented Zimbabweans have settled in South Africa in search of better living opportunities. In 2010, the South African government approved an immigration amnesty known as the Dispensation Zimbabwe Permit (DZP). This article argues that DZP... -
A comparison of the results of phosphorus analyses of alkaline and calcareous soils amongst South African laboratories
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: AE Venter --- , South Africa CC du Preez --- , South AfricaLarge areas of alkaline and calcareous soils are irrigated in South Africa. For these soils, proper fertilisation programs based on soil phoshorus (P) analyses are required. Little is known about P analyses of alkaline and calcareous soils. The study aimed... -
Diversity of benthic macroinvertebrates in anthropogenically disturbed Aturukuku River, Eastern Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Hannington Ochieng --- , Uganda Willy P Gandhi --- , Uganda Godfrey Magezi --- , Uganda James Okot-Okumu --- , Uganda Robinson Odong --- , UgandaBiodiversity conservation has focused on large vertebrates and plants with pronounced economic value, compared with smaller organisms such as benthic macroinvertebrates that play a particular role in freshwater ecosystems. The increasing loss and degradation of freshwater habitats, coupled with low... -
Determinants of adoption of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) based technology in handicrafts among rural women of Amathole, South Africa: A double hurdle model approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Raphael Mudemba --- , South Africa Amon Taruvinga --- , South Africa Leocadia Zhou --- , South AfricaIndigenous Knowledge (IK) based technologies and skills have been central to rural livelihoods for ages. Women apply these techniques in a wide range of livelihood activities both on-farm and off-farm. Despite, growing scholarly work on adoption of technologies in rural... -
Overview of field-testing of the revised, draft South African Paediatric Food-Based Dietary Guidelines amongst mothers/caregivers of children aged 0–5 years in the Western Cape and Mpumalanga, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: LM du Plessis --- , South Africa LC Daniels --- , South Africa HE Koornhof --- , South Africa S Samuels --- , South Africa I Möller --- , South Africa S Röhrs --- , South AfricaBackground: This paper provides an overview of a series of studies undertaken to assess the appropriateness and understanding of the revised, draft South African Paediatric Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (SA-PFBDGs) amongst mothers/caregivers of children aged 0–5 years. Previous exposure to guidelines... -
Field-testing of the revised, draft South African Paediatric Food-Based Dietary Guidelines amongst mothers/caregivers of children aged 0–12 months in the Breede Valley sub-district, Western Cape province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: LM du Plessis --- , South Africa LC Daniels --- , South Africa HE Koornhof --- , South Africa ZL Solomon --- , South Africa M Loftus --- , South Africa LC Babajee --- , South Africa C Ronquest --- , South Africa B Kleingeld --- , South Africa CM Greener --- , South Africa KJ Burn --- , South AfricaObjectives: To assess the appropriateness and understanding of the revised, draft South African Paediatric Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (SA-PFBDGs) amongst mothers/caregivers of children aged 0–12 months. Exposure to guidelines with similar messages, barriers and enablers to following of the guidelines were... -
Field testing of the revised, draft South African Paediatric Food-Based Dietary Guidelines among mothers/caregivers of children aged 12–36 months in the Stellenbosch Municipality in the Western Cape province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: S Strydom --- , South Africa LM du Plessis --- , South Africa LC Daniels --- , South AfricaObjective: To assess the appropriateness and understanding of the revised, draft South African Paediatric Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (SA-PFBDGs) among mothers/caregivers of children aged 12–36 months. Exposure to guidelines with similar messages, barriers and enablers to following of the guidelines were... -
Field-testing of the revised, draft South African Paediatric Food-Based Dietary Guidelines among Siswati-speaking mothers/caregivers of children aged 0–36 months in Kabokweni, Mpumalanga province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: I Möller --- , South Africa LM du Plessis --- , South Africa LC Daniels --- , South AfricaObjectives: To determine the appropriateness and understanding of the revised, draft South African Paediatric Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (SA-PFBDG) among siSwati speaking mothers/caregivers of children aged 0–36 months. Previous exposure to guidelines with similar messages, barriers and enablers to following the... -
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... -
HIV test coverage among pregnant women in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Aklilu Endalamaw --- , Ethiopia Demeke Geremew --- , Ethiopia Sisay Mulugeta Alemu --- , The Netherlands Sintayehu Ambachew --- , Ethiopia Hiwot Tesera --- , Ethiopia Tesfa Dejenie Habtewold --- , The NetherlandsIntroduction: A human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test during pregnancy is the gateway to the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV. Estimating the national uptake of HIV tests among pregnant women is an important course of action. Thus, we pooled... -
Co-producing knowledge and care in team-based fieldwork in the Covid-19 era
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Comfort Asante --- , Zambia Sarah Burack --- , United States Mutale Chileshe --- , Zambia Jean Hunleth --- , United StatesIn this article, we examine how the pandemic has led us to a dispersed and technologically mediated form of team-based fieldwork framed by an ethics of care. Covid-19 has changed the proximity of research teams and, thus, affected how teams... -
The effect of adjacent vegetation on fire severity in Afrotemperate forest along the southern Cape coast of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Brandon Giddey --- , South Africa Johan A Baard --- , South Africa Lufuno Vhengani --- , South Africa Tineke Kraaij --- , South AfricaRecently two large wildfires (around the towns of Knysna in 2017 and George in 2018) jointly burnt over 80 000 ha in the southern Cape, South Africa. Here, patches of closed-canopy Afrotemperate forest occur within a matrix of fire-prone (native)... -
Factors associated with HIV testing among youth in a generalised hyperendemic setting: findings from a national survey in Eswatini
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Maswati S Simelane --- , Eswatini Garikayi B Chemhaka --- , Eswatini Mduduzi Colani Shongwe --- , Eswatini Mfundi PS Motsa --- , Taiwan Lindelwa P Dlamini --- , TaiwanAim: Even though Eswatini was the first country in Africa to achieve the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets among people living with HIV nationally, youth aged 15–24 years lag behind in HIV testing. This study determined the overall prevalence of HIV testing... -
Structural assemblages of plant species in the Owabi Ramsar Wetland in the Ashanti Region of Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Collins A Nsor --- , Ghana Rockson Acolatse --- , Ghana John N Mensah --- , Ghana Samuel K Oppong --- , Ghana Daniel Dompreh --- , Ghana Louis Addai-Wireko --- , GhanaAnthropogenic activities as predictors of species assemblages in the Owabi Ramsar Wetland were investigated between May and September 2019. Data were collected in 154 plots at five different sites. The prevalence index method was used to categorise the species into... -
Spectral classification, mapping and physical habitat implications of a riparian invasion by Tamarix ramosissima Ledeb. in the Touws River, Klein Karoo, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: MC Grenfell --- , South Africa TI Dube --- , South AfricaThis paper investigates the invasion of a reach of the Touws River by the deciduous alien tree Tamarix ramosissima Ledeb. (Pink Tamarisk, Saltcedar). The objectives of the paper were to investigate the utility of a delta-normalised difference vegetation index (dNDVI)... -
Determinants of the adoption of green manufacturing practices by medium- and large-scale manufacturing industries in northern Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Adino Andaregie --- , Ethiopia Tessema Astatkie --- , CanadaThe barriers to and opportunities for adopting green manufacturing practices (GMP) have not been well investigated in Ethiopian manufacturing industries. The objectives of this study were to identify the potential barriers to and determinants of adopting GMP among medium- and... -
Determinants of technology adoption by micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in Awi zone, Northwest Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Adino Andaregie --- , Ethiopia Tessema Astatkie --- , CanadaAdoption of technology can enhance the development of micro and small enterprises (MSEs). But in Ethiopia, there is a very low adoption of broadband connections, mobile phones, computers, printers, scanners, copiers, and other technologies by MSEs. The main objective of... -
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 --- , ChinaWe 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)... -
Analysis of domestic water consumption in peri-urban South Africa: The case study of Thohoyandou in Limpopo province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: M. Muloiwa --- , South Africa M. O. Dinka --- , South Africa S. Nyende-Byakika --- , South AfricaThe aim of the paper was to analyze factors affecting domestic water consumption in Thohoyandou, Limpopo province, South Africa. A structured questionnaire was used to collect qualitative and quantitative data in the study area. A total sample of 100 households... -
A comparison of migrant and resident bird population changes in South Africa using citizen science data: trends in relation to Northern Hemisphere distribution
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Alan TK Lee --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Sophie AJ Hammer --- , United KingdomMany species of migratory birds have been declining on the Palearctic-African flyways in recent decades due to human population pressure and land-use intensification. Models predict that the declining trends of migratory birds will continue into the foreseeable future across much... -
“Lydiate is now our home of a sort”: perceptions of place amongst ageing first-generation Malawian migrants in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Johannes Bhanye --- University of the Free State, South AfricaThe notion of “home” amongst the diaspora is complex, with some scholars asserting that home in the diaspora is not singular or exclusionary but that migrants are torn between multiple “homes.” Other scholars highlight that it is not always the... -
“Armed with faith”: church membership, Pentecostal beliefs and migrant belonging in Harare, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Rufaro Hamish Mushonga --- University of Zimbabwe, ZimbabweThis ethnographic study explores how church membership and Pentecostal beliefs afford Nigerian migrant traders living in Harare an opportunity to embed themselves within the spaces of Harare’s Downtown informal settlement, which are characterised by entrenched and heightened forms of exclusion... -
Appell-Carlitz numbers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Su Hu --- South China University of Technology, China Min-Soo Kim --- Kyungnam University, Republic of KoreaIn this paper, we introduce the concept of the (higher order) Appell-Carlitz numbers which unifies the definitions of several special numbers in positive characteristic, such as the Bernoulli-Carlitz numbers and the Cauchy-Carlitz numbers. Their generating function is named Hurwitz series... -
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 & Development, University of the Free State, South AfricaSouth 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... -
New approaches, new activities and new outcomes in international conferences on HIV/AIDS in Africa — Report of the 3rd African Conference on the Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS, Dakar, 10 – 14 October 2005
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: C.I. Niang O. Shisana G. Andrews D. Kaseje L. Simbayi Karl Peltzer [CXX0001] Y. ToefyAfrica's HIV/AIDS situation remains cause for concern. The impact of HIV is considerable and threatens the survival and development of African societies. Although much has been attempted, the results still leave much to be desired. AIDS is an epidemic that... -
Innovations dans les approches, activités et résultats des conférences internationales sur le VIH/SIDA en Afrique — Le cas de la 3ème conférence africaine sur les aspects sociaux du VIH/SIDA, Dakar, 10 – 14 octobre 2005
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Cheikh Ibrahima Niang [CXX0001] O. Shisana G. Andrews D. Kaseje L. Simbayi K. Peltzer Y. ToefyLa situation du VIH/SIDA en Afrique demeure très préoccupante. L'impact du VIH est considérable et menace la survie et le développement des sociétés africaines. Bien qu'il y ait beaucoup d'efforts, les réponses ne sont pas encore à la hauteur des... -
Translating research into policy: the case of orphans and vulnerable children in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Olive Shisana --- Human Sciences Research Council, Julia Louw --- University of the Western Cape,Policies are often developed without taking into account social science research findings and recommendations, despite the plethora of such research studies. This is largely because researchers and policy makers often work in isolation, yet if they worked synergistically they could... -
Assistance needed for the integration of orphaned and vulnerable children — views of South African family and community members
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Melvyn Freeman --- Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS and Health Research Programme of the HSRC, Nkululeko Nkomo --- Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS and Health Research Programme of the HSRC,Guardianship within families is often regarded as the most viable and preferred option for orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC). However, this will place a considerably increased burden on the new caregivers of these children. This study examines whether assistance to... -
Compassion or condemnation? South African Muslim students' attitudes to people with HIV/AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Zubeda Paruk --- School of Psychology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Sitti Djamela Mohamed --- Health Promotion, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Cynthia Patel --- School of Psychology, University of KwaZulu-Natal (Howard College Campus), Sarojini Ramgoon --- School of Psychology, University of KwaZulu-Natal (Howard College Campus),Given the dearth of literature on the influence of religiosity on attitudes toward people with HIV/AIDS, the present study surveyed these variables in a sample of South African Muslim university students using the Religious Orientation Scale (ROS) and an attitude... -
Met and unmet palliative care needs of people living with HIV/AIDS in Rwanda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Jeannine Uwimana --- Kigali Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), P. Struthers --- University of the Western Cape,The rising number of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) worldwide has made health care professionals and policy makers search for accessible health care that will meet the needs of people who are suffering from the disease and enhance their quality... -
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%)... -
Traditional healers as caregivers to HIV/AIDS clients and other terminally challenged persons in Kanye community home-based care programme (CHBC), Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: S. M. Kang'ethe --- Centre for Continuous Education (CCE), University of Botswana,The research study done at the Kanye village of Botswana was qualitative in design and exploratory in nature. While the broad goal aimed at assessing the contributions of caregivers in the Kanye CHBC programme, this article aims at evaluating the... -
Barriers and facilitators to antiretroviral medication adherence among HIV-infected paediatric patients in Ethiopia: A qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Sibhatu Biadgilign --- John Hopkins University's Technical Support for the Ethiopian HIV/AIDS ART Initiative, Amare Deribew --- Department of Epidemiology, Jimma University, Alemayehu Amberbir --- Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Kebede Deribe --- FIDA, EthiopiaMedication adherence is a complex behaviour with multiple determinants. Understanding the barriers and facilitators of adherence is invaluable for programme improvement, which assists the foundation of adherence intervention strategies. A qualitative study was conducted in six selected hospitals of Addis... -
The quality of material care provided by grandparents for their orphaned grandchildren in the context of HIV/AIDS and poverty: a study of Kopanong municipality, Free State
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Tsiliso Tamasane --- Human and Social Development Research Programmes, Human Sciences Research Council, Judith Head --- Department of Sociology, University of Cape Town,A pervasive argument in the literature on AIDS orphans in South Africa is that grandparents, who often care for their orphaned grandchildren, lack the material means to provide adequate care. This study investigated that claim in an area of ubiquitous... -
Developing teacher self-efficacy via a formal HIV/AIDS intervention
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Paul Webb --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Anita Gripper --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University,This study investigated the effects of a HIV/AIDS module on teachers' sense of self-efficacy regarding their ability to bring about behaviours in their learners which contribute to responsible living and a reduction of the spread of HIV in their communities... -
Perception of risk of HIV and sexual risk behaviours among students in the United States, Turkey and South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Adedeji Adefuye --- HIV/AIDS Research and Policy Institute, Tititlayo C Abiona --- HIV/AIDS Research and Policy Institute, Joseph A Balogun --- College of Health Sciences, Chicago State University, USA Seyi Ladele Amosun --- Division of Physiotherapy at the School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa Jose Frantz --- Department of Physiotherapy, University of the Western Cape, South Africa Yavuz Yakut --- Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation of Faculty of Health Sciences, Hacettepe University, TurkeyThe aim of this study was to examine HIV sexual risk behaviours and perception of HIV risk among 1 095 students from the United States of America (US), Turkey and South Africa. Randomly selected students who were enrolled in general... -
A qualitative exploration of resilience in pre-adolescent AIDS orphans living in a residential care facility
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Anja Pienaar --- Centre for Health Systems Research & Development, Zendré Swanepoel --- Psychology of Education, University of the Free State, Hendrik van Rensburg --- CHSR&D (UFS), Christo Heunis --- CHSR&D (UFS),This article presents the findings of a study among a small group of South African AIDS orphans living in a residential care facility, Lebone Land. The research was conducted between June and September 2006. A qualitative, exploratory study consisting of... -
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... -
Social grants for people living with HIV and on antiretroviral therapy in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a longitudinal study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Karl Peltzer [d231e18]The aim of this study was to assess the predictors of the receipt of a disability grant (DG) status and the impact of the DG on health outcomes of HIV patients and on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in a longitudinal study... -
Contraceptive practices in the era of HIV/AIDS among university students in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Muhammad Hoque [d227e18] Shanaz GhumanUniversity students as a population of young adults are reportedly at a higher risk of acquiring sexually transmitted infections and HIV infection than the general public due to their higher levels of sexual experimentation and unsafe sexual practices. The objective... -
Equipping educators to address HIV and AIDS: A review of selected teacher education initiatives
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: W. L. (Bill) Holderness [d91e15]Teacher educators, school principals and teachers are potentially well positioned to play a pivotal role in changing the course of the HIV and AIDS epidemic. The purpose of this article is to focus on a spectrum of educational initiatives in... -
Using HIV&AIDS statistics in pre-service Mathematics Education to integrate HIV&AIDS education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Linda van Laren [d85e14]In South Africa, the HIV&AIDS education policy documents indicate opportunities for integration across disciplines/subjects. There are different interpretations of integration/inclusion and mainstreaming HIV&AIDS education, and numerous levels of integration. Integration ensures that learners experience the disciplines/subjects as being linked and... -
The association between social networks and self-rated risk of HIV infection among secondary school students in Moshi Municipality, Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Elizabeth J. Lyimo --- , Tanzania Jim Todd --- , UK Lisa Ann Richey --- , , Denmark Bernard Njau --- , TanzaniaThis study describes the social networks of secondary school students in Moshi Municipality, and their association with self-rated risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted among 300 students aged 15–24 years in 5 secondary... -
Parental HIV disclosure in Burkina Faso: Experiences and challenges in the era of HAART
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Georges Tiendrebeogo [d318e18] Fabienne Hejoaka Edwige Mireille Belem Pascal Louis Germain Compaoré Liezel Wolmarans André Soubeiga Nathalie OuangraouaIncreasingly parents living with HIV will have to confront the dilemmas of concealing their lifelong treatment or disclosing to their children exposed to their daily treatment practices. However, limited data are available regarding parental HIV disclosure to children in Burkina... -
Perception of risk of HIV infections and sexual behaviour of the sexually active university students in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Njabulo Nkomazana --- , , Republic of South Africa Pranitha Maharaj --- , , Republic of South AfricaThe study sought to establish university students' perceptions of risk of HIV infections. A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 345 sexually active students at two universities in Zimbabwe (one state and one private). Results revealed that above a quarter of... -
Acceptabilité du test VIH proposé aux nourrissons dans les services pédiatriques, en Côte d'Ivoire, Significations pour la couverture du diagnostic pédiatrique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Maxime Oga --- , Côte d'Ivoire Hermann Brou --- , , Côte d'Ivoire Hortense Dago-Akribi --- , , Abidjan-Cocody Patrick Coffie --- , , Côte d'Ivoire Clarisse Amani-Bossé --- , Côte d'Ivoire Didier Ékouévi --- , , Côte d'Ivoire Vincent Yapo --- , , Côte d'Ivoire Hervé Menan --- , , Côte d'Ivoire Camille Ndondoki --- , , France M. Timité-Konan --- , Côte d'Ivoire Valériane Leroy --- , , FranceProblème: Le dépistage VIH chez les enfants a rarement été au centre des préoccupations des chercheurs. Quand le dépistage pédiatrique a retenu l'attention, cela a été pour éclairer seulement sur les performances diagnostiques en ignorant même que le test pédiatrique... -
Interplay between economic empowerment and sexual behaviour and practices of migrant workers within the context of HIV and AIDS in the Lesotho textile industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Pius Tangwe Tanga --- , , South Africa Magdaline Nji Tangwe --- , , South AfricaEconomic empowerment brings with it a wide range of consequences, both positive and negative. The objective of this paper was to examine the relationship between economic empowerment and the sexual behaviour and practices of migrant workers within the context of... -
Factors that influence utilisation of HIV/AIDS prevention methods among university students residing at a selected university campus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Eléazar Ndabarora --- , , South Africa Gugu Mchunu --- , , South AfricaVarious studies have reported that university students, who are mostly young people, rarely use existing HIV/AIDS preventive methods. Although studies have shown that young university students have a high degree of knowledge about HIV/AIDS and HIV modes of transmission, they... -
‘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 AfricaIn 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... -
Social support seeking and self-efficacy-building strategies in enhancing the emotional well-being of informal HIV/AIDS caregivers in Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Bernedette Okwuchukwu Okeke --- , NigeriaThis study examined the relative efficacy of social support seeking (SSS) and self-efficacy building (SEB) in the management of emotional well-being of caregivers of people suffering from HIV/AIDS. It was based at the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS... -
Qualitative evaluation of selected social factors that impact sexual risk-taking behaviour among African students in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Ndumiso Daluxolo Ngidi --- , , South Africa Sibusiso Moyo --- , South Africa Thobile Zulu --- , , South Africa Jamila Khatoon Adam --- , South Africa Suresh Babu Naidu Krishna --- , South AfricaBackground: The incidence of HIV and AIDS continues to be a source of great concern within universities in South Africa. Furthermore, university students constitute an important community in the intervention against the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Students in the age group of... -
A mobile school-based HCT service – is it youth friendly?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Estelle Lawrence --- , , South Africa Patricia Struthers --- , , South Africa Geert Van Hove --- , , BelgiumBackground: Despite an increase in HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT), few young people have been tested. It has been suggested that they do not test because formal health services (where HCT is provided) are often not youth friendly. The World... -
HIV status disclosure rate and reasons for non-disclosure among infected children and adolescents in Enugu, southeast Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: A.C. Ubesie --- , , Nigeria K.K. Iloh --- , , Nigeria I.J. Emodi --- , , Nigeria N.S. Ibeziako --- , , Nigeria I.N. Obumneme-Anyim --- , , Nigeria O.N. Iloh --- , , Nigeria A.C. Ayuk --- , , Nigeria C.J. Anikene --- , , Nigeria J.E. Enemuo --- , , NigeriaAims: To determine the rate of HIV status disclosure, caregivers’ reasons for non-disclosure, and factors influencing disclosure among a sample of HIV-infected children in Enugu, southeast Nigeria. Methods: Data were collected prospectively via a questionnaire on HIV-infected children and their... -
Life skills as a behaviour change strategy in the prevention of HIV and AIDS: Perceptions of students in an open and distance learning institution
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: B.J. Mohapi --- , , South Africa E.M. Pitsoane --- , , South AfricaThe prevention of HIV and AIDS, especially amongst young people, is very important, as they are the future leaders. South Africa carries a high burden of the HIV and AIDS disease, and efforts at the prevention of the disease need... -
On the periphery of HIV and AIDS: Reflections on stress as experienced by caregivers in a child residential care facility in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Kesh Mohangi --- , , South Africa Chereen Pretorius --- , , South AfricaFew researchers have investigated how female caregivers of institutionalised children, especially those affected by HIV and AIDS, experience stress. The role played by caregivers cannot be overemphasised; yet caregivers who work in institutions caring for orphaned and/or abandoned children affected... -
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 AfricaWhen 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... -
Achievement of interventions on HIV infection prevention among migrants in China: A meta-analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Rui Zhang --- , , People’s Republic of China Ling Chen --- , , People’s Republic of China Ya deng Cui --- , , People’s Republic of China Ge Li --- , , People’s Republic of ChinaIn China, migrants with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) have become a serious problem in the field of AIDS prevention. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of interventions for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection prevention for migrants in China and... -
Attitudes and beliefs of immigrants regarding HIV and AIDS in Mopani district, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Lunic B. Khoza --- University of Venda, South Africa Hilda N. Shilubane --- University of Venda, South Africa Mygirl P. Lowane --- Sefako Makgato Health Sciences University, South AfricaSub-Saharan Africa faces and is severely affected by many conflicts. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) threaten both the physical and financial well-being of individuals in these struggling countries. This research aims to investigate the immigrants’ attitudes... -
Spatio-temporal status of vegetation, soil and cattle serum minerals in degraded communal rangelands of the Eastern Cape, South Africa: implications for livestock sustainability and management interventions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Nangamso Mlaza --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa Solomon Tefera --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa Abubeker Hassen --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaIn this study, we examined forage, soil and cattle serum mineral status, and their relationships in severely (SD) and less severely (LSD) degraded rangelands, South Africa. Such evidence is essential to inform rangeland policies and interventions. In each rangeland, three... -
Evaluating HIV policy: a gender analysis of the representation of women and men in UNAIDS HIV-prevention guidelines
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Catherine Merriman --- Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom Kevin Deane --- Open University, United KingdomGender inequalities have long been recognised as one of the most significant factors influencing the dynamics of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, it remains unclear how men and women are discussed in HIV-prevention initiatives and if certain... -
Crossing the Boundary: An Investigation of Transnationalism, Transculturalism and Transracial Marriages in Jane Katjavivi’s Undisciplined Heart and Trudie Amulungu’s Taming My Elephant
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Selma K. Shiyoka --- University of Namibia, Namibia Nelson Mlambo --- University of Namibia, NamibiaThe focus of this paper is to explore the literary portrayal of transnational identities, transculturalism and transracial marriages as presented by two expatriate female writers who have made their niche in the postcolonial Namibian autobiographical (sub) genre, namely, Taming My... -
Work engagement and job-related well-being: The moderation by public service work motivation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Zhi Li --- Chongqing University, China Ni Chen --- Chongqing University, ChinaThis study examined the relationship between civil servants’ work engagement and job-related well-being, and how it is moderated by work motivation. Participant were 496 Chinese civil servants (female = 41.7%; mean age = 40.5 years, SD = 14.14 years, 93.3%... -
Energy and nutrient contribution of different food groups to the dietary intake of 6- to <9-month-old infants in a low socioeconomic community in North West Province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Tshiphiri Mukwevho --- North-West University, South Africa Cornelius M Smuts --- North-West University, South Africa Hannah Asare --- North-West University, South Africa Mieke Faber --- North-West University, South Africa -
Fine-scale variation reveals high structure and floristic heterogeneity in dry forests of the Cerrado
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Frederico Augusto Guimarães Guilherme --- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Deivid Lopes Machado --- Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Gabriel Eliseu Silva --- Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Natanael Moreira Nascimento --- Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Gustavo Luz Ferreira --- Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Kaila de Assis Ressel Pereira --- Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Ana Paula de Souza --- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Pollyana de Godoy Borges --- Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Laura Rezende Souza --- Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil James Dean Leal Rocha --- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Christiano Peres Coelho --- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Everton Alves Maciel --- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Wendy Carniello Ferreira --- Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Marlon Zortéa --- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Jataí, Brasil Steffan Eduardo Silva Carneiro --- Universidade Federal de Jataí, BrasilThis study aimed to compare the floristic and tree structure of two dry forests patches located in a forest remnant encompassed in Cerrado biome, south Goiás state, Brazil. In semideciduous (SF) and deciduous (DF) dry forests, we allocated 25 permanent... -
Managers’ perception of ethics in public entities and service delivery using the corporate virtue scale
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Priviledge Cheteni --- , East London, South Africa Emmanuel Selemani Shindika --- President’s Office, Public Service Management, Tanzania Public Service College, TanzaniaEthical culture is the epitome of the success of various organizations and a prerequisite for progress. This study aimed to examine the construct validity of the Corporate Virtue Scale (CEV) and find if there is any association between ethical culture... -
On numerical invariants of a finite group factorized by tcc-subgroups
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Alexander Trofimuk --- Brest State A.S. Pushkin University, BelarusA subgroup A of a group G is called tcc-subgroup in G, if there is a subgroup T of G such that G = AT and for any X ≤ A and for any Y ≤ T there exists an... -
Determinants of smallholder livestock farmers’ adoption decisions of improved fodder technologies in Insiza District
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Trymore Nhundu --- , Zimbabwe Edward Mutandwa --- , Zimbabwe Jayne Stark --- Resilience Knowledge Hub, Mercy Corps, Zimbabwe Tafireyi Chamboko --- , Zimbabwe Arthur Tinashe Vambe --- , ZimbabweThe study investigated the factors that influence the extent of the use of fodder technologies in the Insiza District of Zimbabwe, as well as the reasons for their low adoption and the lower participation of women than men in fodder... -
If COVID-19 doesn’t kill you, uber eats will: hospitality entrepreneurs’ views on online food aggregators
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Andy Erickson --- Auckland University of Technology, New ZealandEven before COVID-19 changed the world, hospitality operators were struggling to understand how to cope with the short-term benefits but potentially long-term damage to their business model of collaborating with food aggregators. The ease of accessing a well-managed customer interface... -
Hospitality in and outside of prisons: prison restaurants and cafés
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Tracy Harkison --- Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand“Hospitality” is certainly not a word that comes to mind when one thinks of a prison, and neither does the phrase “award-winning restaurant”. But there are now several hospitality establishments that have opened inside and outside of prisons using offenders... -
The role of the social sciences and humanities in pandemic preparedness responses: insights gained from COVID-19, HIV and AIDS and related epidemics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kaymarlin Govender --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Judith King --- , South Africa Patrick Nyamaruze --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Tim Quinlan --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaThe COVID-19 pandemic, particularly from 2020 to mid-2022, debilitated the management of the HIV epidemic in Africa. The multiple effects included well-documented HIV service interruptions, curtailment of HIV prevention programmes, the associated marked increase in both the risk for HIV... -
A document analysis of the South African national guidelines for medical male circumcision and the implications for infant and child male circumcision decision-making
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Eurica L Palmer --- University of the Free State, South Africa Steven Forsythe --- , USASouth Africa’s 2016 medical male circumcision (MMC) guidelines (“the guidelines”) provide direction for the MMC programme’s implementation in South Africa. The aim of our document analysis was to assess the guidelines, particularly in lieu of changing guidance from WHO and... -
Migrant arrival infrastructures and their impact on Zimbabweans’ mobility and integration in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Shingirai Nyakabawu --- University of the Western Cape, South AfricaThis study argues that arrival infrastructures play a crucial role in shaping the mobility and integration of Zimbabwean migrants in South Africa. By examining the experiences of migrants with access to these infrastructures and those without, the research explores the... -
Gender-disaggregated analysis of sustainable intensification practices adoption: A case of northern Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abdulai Adams --- SD. Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Ghana Emmanuel Tetteh Jumpah --- Czech University of Life Sciences, Czech Republic Asaah Sumaila Mohammed --- CK. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences, GhanaAgricultural productivity has remained low in Africa, especially among smallholder farmers. Women often suffer resource constraints and access to certain technologies needed to increase productivity relative to men. This study analyzes the effect of gender on the adoption of selected... -
Is psychological resilience associated with changes in youth sport participants’ health-related quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Carolyn T Graham --- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Canada Heather A Shepherd --- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Canada Olivia Galea --- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Canada Daniel C Kopala-Sibley --- Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Canada Carolyn A Emery --- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Canada Keith Owen Yeates --- Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, CanadaObjectives: This study investigated the quality of life of youth sport participants over the COVID-19 pandemic as moderated by psychological resilience. -
Adults living with type 2 diabetes experiences of a randomised adapted diabetes nutrition education programme: a qualitative process evaluation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Jane W Muchiri --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Gerda J Gericke --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Paul Rheeder --- University of Pretoria, South Africa -
Wildlife corridors in a Southern African conservation landscape: the political ecology of multispecies mobilities along the arteries of anthropogenic conservation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Michael Bollig --- University of Cologne, GermanyThe decline of biodiversity is a key topic in public discussions around the globe. These debates have triggered massive efforts to increase protected areas and to safeguard the corridors connecting them. The wildlife corridors dealt with in this article are... -
Cultivation of honeybush (Cyclopia spp.) in neo-colonial and multispecies landscapes of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Sthembile Ndwandwe --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Roderick Juba --- , South Africa Matthew Sephton --- , South AfricaThe indigenous wild plants of Southern Africa are intertwined with human cultures, histories and livelihoods. By focusing on commercial cultivation of a wild plant, honeybush (Cyclopia spp.), an indigenous plant that is endemic to parts of South Africa, we discuss... -
Ethical ideology and fraud rationalization among future accountants in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Collins Sankay Oboh --- University of Lagos, Nigeria Peter Sproat --- TaxWatch, United KingdomThis study examines the effect of ethical ideology on fraud rationalization among future accountants in Nigeria. Specifically, it investigates whether being a moral idealist or moral relativist influences the ability of future accountants to rationalize fraud. The study collected data... -
Third-order Hankel determinants for q-analogue analytic functions defined by a modified q-Bernardi integral operator
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Sarem H. Hadi --- College of education for pure sciences, University of Basrah, Iraq Maslina Darus --- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia Rabha W. Ibrahim --- Near East University, Mathematics Research Center, TurkeyIn this paper we define a Bernardi type quantum integral operator. It transforms the starlike univalent in the unit disk into a starlike region in it. We show that the upper-bound of the third-order Hankel determinant for classes of q-starlike... -
Assessment of the impact of woody species encroachment on plant species diversity and the livelihood of pastoralists in southeastern Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Abdulhakim Mahmud --- Madda Walabu University, Ethiopia Habte Telila --- Madda Walabu University, Ethiopia Lemessa Kumsa --- Adama Science and Technology University, EthiopiaThe study aimed to assess the encroachment of woody plants on the rangelands of the Dallo Manna district of Bale Zone, and their impact on plant species diversity and pastoral livelihoods. Plant data were collected from 45 plots at encroaching... -
Signals of change: eating trends shaping the future of food service
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Ian Yeoman --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Una McMahon-Beattie --- Ulster University Business School, Ulster University, United KingdomFood security is a problem across the world, as prices rise under pressure from climate change, geopolitics, demographics and de-globalisation. These factors, when combined, will impact on the food service sector. In this trends article, the authors identify ten trends... -
Weaving the tastes of tradition: Uncovering the threads of India’s culinary identity amid globalisation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Ha van Trung --- Graduate Institute of Tourism Management, National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism, Taiwan Du Quoc Dao --- Van Hien University, VietnamIn the face of globalisation’s homogenising wave, this study serves as a beacon, illuminating the intricate web of factors that safeguard culinary heritage in India. The study hypothesised that a myriad of elements interweaves to form the fabric of food... -
Determinants of nutrition security status of women in rural households in Northwest Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Fentaw Teshome --- Injibara University, Ethiopia Adino Andaregie --- Soka University, Japan Tess Astatkie --- Dalhousie University, CanadaThe nutrition security of women is critically important for society’s well-being. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the determinants of the nutrition security status of rural women in Northwest Ethiopia. Data collected from rural women in 197 randomly selected... -
Contribution of R&D grants and investment to the commercialization of innovations in Uganda: Lessons from UNCST a science granting council
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ronald Jjagwe --- Makerere University, Uganda John Baptist Kirabira --- Makerere University, Uganda Norbert Mukasa --- Makerere University, UgandaThe Government of Uganda (GoU) has prioritized Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) in its pursuit of a knowledge-based economy. While scholars have identified a positive association between innovation investment and performance, the role of R&D grants and investment in the... -
Seasonal dynamics of forage nutrition in smallholder goat production systems in Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Andrew S Cooke --- University of Lincoln, UK Winchester Mvula --- Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Malawi Patson Nalivata --- Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Malawi Javier Ventura-Cordero --- Queen’s University Belfast, UK Lovemore C Gwiriri --- Coventry University, Taro Takahashi --- Rothamsted Research, UK Eric R Morgan --- Queen’s University Belfast, UK Michael RF Lee --- Harper Adams University, UK Andrews Safalaoh --- Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, MalawiForage and browse are a valuable natural resource in Malawi that can be used to support livestock production which, in turn, can contribute towards delivering income and nutrition to households and communities. However, the quality and quantity of forages can... -
DNA sequence data confirms the presence of two closely related cypress-feeding aphid species on African cypress (Widdringtonia spp.) in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Mesfin Wondafrash --- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, South Africa Michael J Wingfield --- 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 Bernard Slippers --- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, South Africa Eston K Mutitu --- Kenya Forest Research Institute (KEFRI), Kenya Herbert Jenya --- Forestry Research Institute of Malawi, Malawi Trudy Paap --- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, South AfricaAphids in the genus Cinara (Hemiptera: Aphididae) are pests of coniferous trees globally. Some of these aphids have become invasive in various parts of the world and have led to significant economic and environmental damage. During surveys conducted as part... -
Factors affect the technical efficiency of micro and small enterprises in Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Adamu Mulu Ketema --- Former lecturer at Salale University at the Department of Economics, and Research and Development Officer at the Cooperative Bank of Oromia, EthiopiaMicro and small enterprises (MSEs) play a crucial role in Ethiopia's economy. Measuring the technical efficiency of enterprises is thus of interest to various stakeholders. This study measured and estimated technical efficiency using a stochastic frontier and a maximum-likelihood approach... -
Leveraging forums as a catalyst for innovation: Driving progress through communities of practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Priviledge Cheteni --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa Ikechukwu Umejesi --- University of Fort Hare, South AfricaInnovation is a key indicator of growth in a country. South African rural areas increasingly embrace innovation through community of practice (CoP). The study’s main objective was to investigate whether forums can be used as drivers of innovation in the... -
Feeding practices of very low birthweight infants born 2018 at a tertiary hospital in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: AM Haughton --- Walter Sisulu University, South Africa IA Michaelis --- Walter Sisulu University, South AfricaIntroduction: In recent decades, there has been a global increase in the birth and survival rates of very low birthweight (VLBW) infants. Breastfeeding plays a crucial role in providing optimal nutrition for the growth and development of these infants, particularly... -
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 AfricaThis 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... -
I. Commitment and capacity for the support of breastfeeding in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Du Plessis LM [cor1] Pereira C --- Provincial Government of the Western Cape,This paper aims to summarise current evidence and highlight best practices, in order to propose a paediatric food-based dietary guideline (FBDG) on exclusive breastfeeding for South Africa. A literature search was conducted to profile the current nutritional status of children... -
II. Complementary feeding: a critical window of opportunity from six months onwards
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Du Plessis LM [cor1] Kruger HS --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University, Sweet L --- Consultant Dietitian,This paper aims to propose evidence-based, paediatric food-based dietary guidelines on the complementary feeding period, from six to 24 months, of South Africa. A growing body of evidence supports the World Health Organization recommendation that, following six months of exclusive... -
V. Food hygiene and sanitation in infants and young children: a paediatric food-based dietary guideline
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Bourne LT [cor1] Pilime N --- United States Agency for International Development, Sambo M --- Environment and Health Research Unit, Medical Research Council, Behr A --- National Department of Health,This paper has three related aims. Firstly, it aims to profile the current food hygiene and safety needs of children under the age of five in South Africa. Secondly, to reflect the importance of domestic hygiene, access to water and... -
Advancing scholarship where Africa-based scholars dominate: A systematic review of migrant entrepreneurship in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Clavis Nwehfor Fubah --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Helena Barnard --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaMigrant entrepreneurs are generally assumed to come from rather than settle in Africa. This paper systematically reviews scholarship on immigrant entrepreneurs operating on the continent, a topic of interest to Africans more than the general scholarly community. Using Scopus and... -
Haemoglobin levels and growth of South African infants aged 6–12 months exposed to maternal HIV infection
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Phumudzo Tshiambara --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Marinel Hoffman --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Heather Legodi --- Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa Helen Mulol --- University of Pretoria, Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital, South Africa Ute Feucht --- University of Pretoria, Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital, South Africa -
Emergence of dark kitchens and factors shaping consumer patronage: a review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Samuel Kwabena Chaa Kyire --- University of Energy and Natural Resources, Ghana Surjeet Singh Dhaka --- Central University of Punjab, India Jeffery Kofi Asare --- University of Energy and Natural Resources, GhanaDue to the dearth of thorough literature reviews, this review compiles information on the evolving concept of dark kitchens. Forty-nine research articles indexed in the Scopus database were gathered for the review. Performance analysis and science mapping were used to... -
Inferring regional, habitat and phylogenetic patterns in caliochory from bird nests in a museum collection
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Suzanne J Milton --- Wolwekraal Conservation and Research Organisation, South Africa W Richard J Dean --- Wolwekraal Conservation and Research Organisation, South AfricaCoevolution of plants and animals may lead to features or behaviour that are mutually beneficial. This is exemplified by plant adaptations for seed dispersal, including caliochory, which is the dispersal of seeds by birds in nest materials. Caliochory is a... -
DNA-based species identification as a tool to distinguish invasive Nassella species in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Anthony Mapaura --- University of the Free State, South Africa Kim Canavan --- University of the Free State, South Africa David M Richardson --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Nicholas C Le Maitre --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa V Ralph Clark --- University of the Free State, South Africa Sandy-Lynn Steenhuisen --- University of the Free State, South AfricaThe three non-native Nassella species (N. neesiana, N. tenuissima, and N. trichotoma) occurring in the South African montane grasslands are morphologically cryptic, and hence difficult to distinguish from several taxonomically complex, co-occurring tufted C3 perennial grass genera (e.g. Festuca), and... -
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, USAGeneralizing 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... -
Isihloko: “Yintoni esegameni?” Uhlalutyo lwamagama athiywe abalinganiswa abangamanina kwiincwadi ezikhethiweyo zesiXhosa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Nompumelelo Kapa --- University of Fort Hare Alice, South Africa Lukhanyo Elvis Makhenyane --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaUkuthiywa igama kwabalinganiswa kuncwadi yinxalenye yokubunjwa kwabalinganiswa. Igama umbhali alithiyayo liba yinxalenye yengqiqo yombhali noko anqwenela ukudlulisa ngencwadi ayibhalileyo, kuba amagama anentsingiselo enzulu yaye abhekiselele kwimiba ebalulekileyo. Amagama abantu kumaXhosa akhelwa kumnombo weziduko, kubuKrestu, amava osapho umntwana azalelwe kulo, okulindelwe...
