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Conservation Developments in South African Forestry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: R. McC. Pott --- ,The historical development of environmental conservational activities within the South African Forestry Industry is followed, and the changing emphasis from the conservation of the remaining indigenous forests (pre-1900) to water conservation, to natural assets and unplanted areas is highlighted. The... -
Alcohol Use in Three Different Inner Cities in South Africa: AUDIT-C and CAGE
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council & University of Limpopo, Leickness Simbayi --- Human Sciences Research Council, Seth Kalichman --- University of Connecticut, Sean Jooste --- Human Sciences Research Council, Allanise Cloete --- Human Sciences Research Council, Ntombizodwa Mbelle --- Human Sciences Research Council,The aim of the present study was to describe the frequency of risky drinking among a general urban population survey (n=1379) in South Africa with the help of (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) AUDIT-C scores, CAGE (Cut down, Annoyed, Guilty,... -
HIV/AIDS and auditory function in adults: the need for intensified research in the developing world
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Katijah Khoza-Shangase --- , South AfricaThis article reviews published research on auditory function in HIV-infected adults, while also highlighting the need for intensified research on this topic in Africa. It begins with an introduction to the effects of HIV disease and treatment on the auditory... -
Filial cannibalism in the Chestnut-backed Sparrow-lark Eremopterix leucotis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Derek Engelbrecht --- Department of Biodiversity, University of Limpopo, South AfricaCannibalism is a rare event in passerines, especially filial cannibalism. Here I report on two instances of filial cannibalism observed in the Chestnut-backed Sparrow-lark Eremopterix leucotis in the Limpopo province, South Africa. In both instances it was only the females... -
A hotspot of large branchiopod diversity in south-eastern Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: T Nhiwatiwa --- KU Leuven, Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Belgium A Waterkeyn --- KU Leuven, Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Belgium BJ Riddoch --- Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, UK L Brendonck --- KU Leuven, Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, BelgiumLarge branchiopods are considered threatened across much of their global range. However, because several regions, including Zimbabwe in general and its south-eastern lowveld in particular, remain largely unstudied, interpretations of species distribution patterns are often based on limited data. A... -
Interpreting behavioural data from Radio-Acoustic Positioning Telemetry (RAPT) systems
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: PR Rigby Y Andrade RK O'DorTo detect behavioural patterns of individually tagged squid Loligo vulgaris reynaudii in a Radio-Acoustic Positioning Telemetry (RAPT) buoy array, trajectories reflecting the four dimensions of latitude, longitude, depth and time were plotted from data collected during field experiments in South... -
First Lagrangian ROMS–IBM simulations indicate large losses of chokka squid Loligo reynaudii paralarvae from South Africa's Agulhas Bank
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: MJ Roberts --- Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa C Mullon --- , FrancePresent knowledge of ocean currents based on in situ observation and models suggests that passive biological material such as eggs and larvae can be advected offshore away from the Agulhas Bank, South Africa, and hence removed from the ecosystem on... -
Breeding ecology of the Chestnut-backed Sparrowlark Eremopterix leucotis in an agroecosystem in the Limpopo province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Derek Engelbrecht --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa Lucket Dikgale --- Department of Biodiversity, South AfricaWe studied the breeding ecology of the Chestnut-backed Sparrowlark Eremopterix leucotis over three years between 2008 and 2010. The breeding season was bimodal with a main peak in laying in autumn (March–April) and another smaller peak in spring (September–October). Nest... -
An audit of preoperative evaluation of general surgery patients at Dr George Mukhari Hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: GT Mokgwathi --- Department of Anaesthesiology, BJ Baloyi --- Department of Anaesthesiology, GA Ogunbanjo --- Department of Family Medicine and PHC,Background: Preoperative evaluation of a patient is the fundamental component of anaesthetic practice. Inadequate documentation and record keeping on the preoperative evaluation form (PEF) can be a major obstacle to attaining good practice and improving patient outcomes following operative procedures... -
The management of postoperative pain in children with caudal blocks
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: A Hasani --- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Republic of Kosovo M Soljakova --- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Republic of Macedonia S Ustalar-Ozgen --- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, TurkeyBackground: The aim of this study was to evaluate the pre-emptive analgesic effect and duration of postoperative analgesia after caudal blocks in children. -
Accidental deposition of local anaesthetic in the subdural space following caudal block
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Prachee Sachan Veena Asthana Sanjay Agrawal --- Department of Anaesthesia, IndiaThe incidence of accidental injection of local anaesthetic into the subdural space during neuraxial blockade is rare. The presentation of unexplainable clinical signs that do not match the clinical picture of subarachnoid or intravascular injection of the local anaesthetic agent... -
Expensive anaesthesia complications
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: AG Beeton --- Private Practice, Anaesthesiologist, Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre,The major, costly, and catastrophic adverse consequences of anaesthesia are reviewed. The American Society of Anesthesiologists' closed claims registry yields valuable insights. The size and success of claims is determined by the standard of care, and extent of injury. Ongoing... -
Inpatient blood glucose management of diabetic patients in a large secondary hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: DG Van Zyl --- Department of Internal Medicine, P Rheeder --- Division of Clinical Epidemiology,Background: Diabetes has become a major health problem worldwide, as well as in South Africa. This, coupled with the chronicity of the disease, relate to an increasing burden on health care facilities and an increasing number of hospital admissions of... -
An audit of PMTCT services at a regional hospital in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: EF Orie --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa PP Songca --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa J Moodley --- Women's Health and HIV Research Group, South AfricaPrevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) is a major intervention world-wide in the fight against the HIV pandemic, and has resulted in markedly reduced rates of mother-to-child transmission rates in well-resourced countries. -
Misconceptions about diabetes mellitus among adult male attendees of primary health care centres in Eastern Saudi Arabia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AA Sabra --- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saudi Arabia AZ Taha --- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saudi Arabia AG Al-Zubier --- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saudi Arabia NY Al-Kurashi --- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saudi ArabiaBackground: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major public health problem in Saudi Arabia. Its prevalence is on the increase, being as high as 23.7% among adult citizens. Misconceptions and wrong beliefs regarding DM and its management among those attending primary... -
A medical audit of the management of cryptococcal meningitis in HIV-positive patients in the Cape Winelands (East) district, Western Cape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: KB Von Pressentin --- Langeberg Sub-District, Cape Winelands District, HH Conradie --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, R Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,Background: Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) has become the most common type of community-acquired meningitis. CM has a poor outcome if the initial in-hospital treatment does not adhere to standard guidelines. The aim of this audit was to improve the quality of... -
The profile of maternal deaths in a district hospital: a five-year review of maternal deaths from 2006–2010
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: PN Makinga --- Northdale Hospital, J Moodley --- Women's Heath and HIV Research Group, MJ Titus --- Pietermaritzburg Hospitals Complex,Objectives: The objectives were to determine the clinical and demographic profile of maternal deaths, determine the most common primary causes of maternal deaths at district hospital level, compare the causes of deaths at district hospital, provincial and national level, and... -
Audit of antenatal care at a community health centre in Tshwane North subdistrict, Gauteng province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: V Horner --- South African Medical Research Council, PGD Rautenbach --- Community Health Department, TJ Mashamba --- Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, N Mbananga --- LINK Centre, S Olorunju --- Biostatistics Unit, T Ramahlo --- Midwife, H Kwinda --- Elim Hospital,Objective: Few studies document the level of compliance with antenatal care protocols in primary health care in South Africa. The aim of this study was to conduct an audit of antenatal care at a community health centre in Tshwane North... -
Communication characteristics of young children with HIV in South Africa as reported by some physicians
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Michelle Hattam --- Con Amore School, South Africa Brenda Louw --- Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, United States Salome Geertsema --- Communication Pathology, South AfricaHIV has been shown to have significant effects on the development of a child. Currently, there is limited South African research regarding HIV and specific characteristics of communication development, and the treatment thereof, in the child infected with HIV. The... -
Nest and nestling data for Barlow‘s lark, Calendulauda barlowi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Derek Engelbrecht --- School of Molecular and Life Sciences, University of Limpopo, South Africa Johann Lonzer --- Port Nolloth Museum, South AfricaBarlow’s lark is one of southern Africa’s least known lark species. This study is the first to report on the structure and dimensions of this species’ nest and aspects of the nestling period. The ontogenetic development of the nestling is... -
Breeding ecology of the pink-billed lark, Spizocorys conirostris, in an agricultural landscape in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: D. Engelbrecht --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa M.H.T. Mathonsi --- Department of Biodiversity, South AfricaWe studied the breeding ecology, parental care and nesting success of the pink-billed lark, Spizocorys conirostris, in an agricultural landscape in the Limpopo Province of South Africa, from October 2008 to October 2010. The results are compared with data in... -
Autotomy, tail regeneration and jumping ability in Cape dwarf geckos (Lygodactylus capensis) (Gekkonidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Patricia A. Fleming --- School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia Philip W. Bateman --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaMany studies have examined the effect of caudal autotomy on speed and behaviour of lizards escaping over horizontal surfaces, but there have been few studies on lizards escaping over vertical surfaces and, in particular, species that jump between surfaces. We... -
Lights out, let’s move about: locomotory activity patterns of Wagner’s gerbil from the desert of Saudi Arabia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: A.N. Alagaili --- KSU Mammals Research Chair, Department of Zoology, College of Science, Saudi Arabia O.B. Mohammed --- KSU Mammals Research Chair, Department of Zoology, College of Science, Saudi Arabia N.C. Bennett --- KSU Mammals Research Chair, Department of Zoology, College of Science, Saudi Arabia M.K. Oosthuizen --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology & Entomology, South AfricaWe investigated the circadian activity rhythm in the little-studied Wagner’s gerbil (Gerbillus dasyurus) from the Raydah Protected Area, southwestern Saudi Arabia. In order to assess whether these animals possess an endogenous rhythm of locomotor activity that entrains to the light:... -
Debiasing the curse of knowledge and audit judgement: Experience reconsidered
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: R Reeve --- Department of Accounting and Finance, Australia H Holmes --- Department of Accounting and Finance, Australia P Li --- Department of Accounting and Finance, Australia C Patel --- Department of Accounting and Finance, AustraliaThis study contributes to the research related to judgment biases in auditing by examining the extent to which relevant audit experience debiases (mitigates) the “curse of knowledge” (outcome knowledge bias} in audit judgements. Auditors, with a wide range of experience,... -
An empirical analysis of the external audit fee in the “new” South Africa: The basic model
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: S Firer --- School of Accountancy, Johannesburg G Swartz --- School of Accountancy, JohannesburgThis paper studies the audit services market in Post Apartheid South Africa. The similarity of audit fee determinants between South Africa and other countries is analysed and the extent to which the large audit fee premium documented in other countries... -
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,... -
Characteristics of companies with a higher risk of financial statement fraud: A survey of the literature
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: E. du Toit --- Department of Financial Management,Fraud and corruption in companies is a serious problem in this day and age. One only needs to think of Enron, Parmalat and Macmed. Companies are constantly identifying new and ingenious ways to defraud their customers, investors, the government and... -
An analysis of audit committee responsibilities and disclosure practices at large listed companies in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: B Marx --- Department of Accountancy,Audit committees traditionally focused on oversight of the financial reporting process with the aim of ensuring that accurate, credible and reliable financial reporting is provided to the shareholders. The role and responsibilities of the audit committee have evolved, however, and... -
An investigation into the impact of continuous auditing on the external auditors of the four largest banks in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: G Charlton --- Department of Accountancy, B Marx --- Department of Accountancy,With the increasing demands on technology and the increase in the number of transactions processed by organisations, users of financial information require information that is accurate, valid and reliable, but, most importantly, relevant – which means having the information available... -
Audit firm rotation and audit report: evidence from the Tehran Stock Exchange
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Saman Mohammadi --- Department of Accounting, Iran Mohammad Monfared Maharlouie --- Master of Accounting, Iran Sepideh Kazemi Noori --- Financial Management, IranThis research is an attempt to study the relationship between audit firm rotation and audit reports in companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange from 2003 to 2011. Due to the nominal nature of the variables, this study uses a... -
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... -
Insider dealing in South Africa – the criminal aspects
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: R.D Jooste --- University of Cape Town,The new criminal provisions aimed at the regulation of insider dealing In South Africa, although an improvement on the old, are of dubious merit, This article purports to show how the Legislature, through suspect draftmanship, conceptual deficiencies and an over-generous... -
Insider dealing in South Africa – the civil aspects
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: R.D. Jooste --- University of Cape Town,What are the civil consequence of insider dealing? is civil action a reality? This article examines these issues in the light of recent legislative amendments and attempts to show that, in most instances, neither the common law nor the new... -
The South African audit report: an empirical investigation of the positive perceptions gap
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: P.J.M. Bourne --- Department of Accounting, M.T. Minter --- Department of Accounting,The positive perceptions gap, a component of the expectations gap, is the difference between what auditors perceive they are doing and what informed users of audited financial information perceive auditors are doing. This article reports the results of an empirical... -
An analysis of problems encountered by auditors of small, medium and micro enterprises in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: EG Kitindi --- Department of Accounting and Finance, DS Iwisi --- Technikon SA, KV Mgaya --- Department of Accounting and Finance,Auditing is acclaimed as lending credibility to financial statements of enterprises. However, small enterprises see little importance in maintaining proper books of accounts and preparing financial statements. The Republic of Botswana has committed itself to the promotion of small enterprises... -
Debiasing the curse of knowledge and audit judgement: Experience reconsidered
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: R Reeve --- Department of Accounting and Finance, Australia H Holmes --- Department of Accounting and Finance, Australia P Li --- Department of Accounting and Finance, Australia C Patel --- Department of Accounting and Finance, AustraliaThis study contributes to the research related to judgment biases in auditing by examining the extent to which relevant audit experience debiases (mitigates) the “curse of knowledge” (outcome knowledge bias) in audit judgements. Auditors, with a wide range of experience,... -
An audit of documented preoperative evaluation of surgery patients at Universitas Academic Hospital, Bloemfontein
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: W Swart --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Anaesthesiology, South Africa A Kuhn --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Anaesthesiology, South AfricaBackground: The anaesthetic preoperative evaluation of a patient is the clinical foundation of perioperative patient management, and can potentially reduce operative morbidity and enhance patient outcomes. Generally, anaesthetists complete a standardised preoperative anaesthetic record (PAR) form to improve the quality... -
Perceptions Among Professional Accounting Students of Self, Job Attractiveness and Academic Reputation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: E Papageorgiou --- School of Accountancy, C Callaghan --- School of Economic and Business Sciences, D Coldwell --- School of Economic and Business Sciences, T Joosub --- School of Accountancy,Discussions around career pathways have gained momentum in the field of career development to assist young people in mapping out their career choices in order to achieve meaningful and productive futures. The purpose of the study was to empirically investigate... -
Timeliness of Financial Reporting in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: U Efobi --- School of Business, P Okougbo --- School of Business,This study explored the factors that can influence the timeliness of financial reporting in Nigeria using a sample of 33 financial institutions (2005–2008). The Generalized Least Square (GLS) regression method was used for the estimation and the results reveal that... -
The spiritual wellness of Beyers Naudé: A psychobiographical study of a South African anti-apartheid theologian
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Paul Fouché --- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, South Africa Barbara Burnell --- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, South Africa Roelf van Niekerk --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South AfricaThe study explores and describes Beyers Naudé's (1915–2004) spiritual wellness across his lifespan. Naudé's life history was uncovered through the systematic collection and analyses of life history materials. Data were interpreted applying the Wheel of Wellness model (WoW) by Sweeney... -
Calls of three species of arthroleptid frogs from Río Muni, Equatorial Guinea
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Ignacio De la Riva --- Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Spain Jaime Bosch --- Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Spain Rafael Márquez --- Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, SpainThe calls of three anuran species in the family Arthroleptidae in the sub-family Astylosterminae from Equatorial Guinea are described including information on calling behaviour. For each species, we present a characteristic audiospectrogram and oscillogram. We also provide numerical information about... -
Practices employed by audiologists in the management of adult patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: M Govender --- Audiology, Department of Health, Republic of South Africa J Paken --- Discipline of Audiology, Republic of South AfricaIntroduction: Aminoglycosides used for treating multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis are ototoxic, leading to a need for audiological monitoring. While audiologists monitor ototoxicity, currently there are no guidelines on monitoring in the South African context. Therefore, the findings of this study might... -
Perceived challenges faced by the internal audit function in the South African public sector: A case study of The National Treasury
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Nebbel Motubatse --- Faculty of Economics and Finance, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Karin Barac --- Department of Auditing, South Africa Elza Odendaal --- Department of Auditing, South AfricaThis article reports on the challenges faced by the internal audit function in the South African public sector, as perceived by role players other than the internal audit function itself. This study implemented a qualitative research design, using a case... -
The United Kingdom National Audit Projects: a narrative review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: G Thomas --- Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Foundation Trust, UK TM Cook --- Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Foundation Trust, UKThe Royal College of Anaesthetists’ National Audit Project (NAP) programme has been running in its current form since 2006. Since NAP3 was commissioned the NAPs have examined rare but important complications of anaesthesia and related sub-specialties. The topics covered include... -
Audiological testing for ototoxicity monitoring in adults with tuberculosis in state hospitals in Gauteng, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Katijah Khoza-Shangase --- Department of Speech, Pathology and Audiology, School of Human and Community Development, South Africa Megan Stirk --- Department of Speech, Pathology and Audiology, School of Human and Community Development, South AfricaBackground: Ototoxicity monitoring during treatment of medical conditions, where the medications used are known to be toxic to the ear, is an important scope of practice of the audiologist; and, is an important clinical service aimed at enhancing patients’ quality... -
Patterns of unprofessional conduct by medical practitioners in South Africa (2007–2013)1
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Willem A Hoffmann --- Department of Biomedical Sciences, South Africa Nico Nortjé --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaA role of ethics in the medical context is to protect the interests, freedoms and well-being of patients. A critical analysis of unprofessional conduct by medical practitioners registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) requires a better... -
Sedation for paediatric auditory electrophysiology in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: S Moodley --- Centre for Deaf Studies, South Africa C Storbeck --- Centre for Deaf Studies, South AfricaBackground: The sedation of children in the medical and allied professional fields has been a topic of controversy and debate internationally. Limited information is available on the use of sedation for auditory electrophysiology testing in South Africa. -
Audit fee premium: The potential effect of King III
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Vincent Pendehama --- Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, South Africa Nirupa Padia --- School of Accountancy, South Africa Chris Callaghan --- School of Economic and Business Sciences, South AfricaIn the wake of corporate scandals at world-renowned companies such as Enron (in 2001) and WorldCom (in 2002), public confidence in the role of the auditing profession was eroded. Consequently, in the United States, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX)... -
Morphological variation in the Sabota Lark Calendulauda sabota in southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Sean M Marr --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa Mmatjie L Mashao --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa G Derek Engelbrecht --- Department of Biodiversity, South AfricaSeparation of the eight southern African subspecies of Sabota Lark Calendulauda sabota into thick-billed and slender-billed groups has been proposed. This study used biometric data obtained from museum skins in South Africa to evaluate morphological variation in the subspecies as... -
Habitat preference of the eastern population of the Short-clawed Lark Certhilauda chuana in the Limpopo province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Sean M Marr --- Department of Biodiversity, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, South Africa Joseph I Grosel --- Department of Biodiversity, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, South Africa G Derek Engelbrecht --- Department of Biodiversity, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, South AfricaThe southern African endemic Short-clawed Lark Certhilauda chuana has two geographically isolated populations. Little is known about the smaller eastern population, which is restricted to the Polokwane Plateau, South Africa. To provide input for a conservation strategy for the eastern... -
Public sector inefficiencies: Are we addressing the root causes?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: David Fourie --- School of Public Management and Administration, Wayne Poggenpoel --- Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, South AfricaPublic sectors all over the world face challenges and, thus far, public sector reforms have not been very successful. The public sector, as a key component of any economy, needs to address its challenges adequately to prevent economic growth and... -
An evaluation of the use of the South African Triage Scale in an urban district hospital in Durban, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: S Soogun [COR0001] M Naidoo --- Discipline of Family Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, K Naidoo --- Discipline of Family Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health,Background: Emergency centres in South Africa are among the busiest in the world and serve as entry points for hospital care for most of the population. The South African Triage Scale (SATS) is a validated tool introduced nationally in 2006... -
Increasing the labour epidural rate in a state hospital in South Africa: challenges and opportunities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Stephanus F van Zyl --- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa Jonathan L Burke --- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, South AfricaBackground: A 2012 audit on labour epidural analgesia rates in Tygerberg Hospital (TBH) revealed that only 2.2% of labouring parturients received epidural analgesia. This unacceptably low number necessitated a dedicated epidural service that was subsequently initiated in June 2014 by... -
Whose ethics? The international regulation of labour practices on South African export fruit farms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Janie Swanepoel --- Department of Anthropology, South AfricaThis paper concerns private labour regulation services in the form of ethical audits. By describing the development and nature of ethical audits in the South African fruit export industry, it juxtaposes the complex relations between farm workers and farmers, shaped... -
Intravenous paracetamol — waste not, want not: a retrospective audit on the appropriate use of intravenous paracetamol at Universitas Academic Hospital Complex—Bloemfontein
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: NJ Procter --- Department of Anaesthesiology, South Africa G Lamacraft --- Department of Anaesthesiology, South Africa G Joubert --- Department of Biostatistics, South AfricaBackground: Paracetamol can be given both orally and intravenously (IV) with similar clinical efficacy, but the IV formulation is 360 times more expensive. IV paracetamol is therefore only recommended when the oral route is not available. This study investigated whether... -
Underage drinking as a predictor of alcohol use disorder among African Americans
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Euchay Ngozi Horsman --- School of Counseling, Human Performance, and Rehabilitation, College of Education and Health Professions, USAThis study aimed to examine the effect of underage drinking (UD) on alcohol use disorder (AUD) among African Americans. Data from the 2010 National Survey of Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) (N = 19 240; age range 25–75 years) were... -
The effectiveness of audit sampling methods recommended to small and medium practices in guides published by audit regulators
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Elmarie Swanepoel --- , South AfricaThe paper focuses on the quality of audits in small and medium practices (SMPs) when these audits are performed according to the freely available guidelines published by various regulatory bodies. Audit sampling is highlighted as a key component of audit... -
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... -
Agulhas long-billed lark (Certhilauda brevirostris) densities, population estimates and habitat association in a transformed landscape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Celeste de Kock --- Department of Continuing Education, United Kingdom Alan TK Lee --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South AfricaThe effects of agricultural landscape transformation and subsequent habitat associations have been little studied for the Agulhas long-billed lark (Certhilauda brevirostris), a regionally threatened species in the Overberg, Western Cape, South Africa. Point count surveys were conducted throughout the Overberg... -
Parental care in a sexually monomorphic, ground-nesting passerine, the Pink-billed Lark Spizocorys conirostris (Alaudidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: G Derek Engelbrecht --- Department of Biodiversity, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, South Africa Sean M Marr --- Department of Biodiversity, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, South AfricaWithin the family Alaudidae, most monomorphic species exhibit some degree of biparental care, but direct paternal care in most species is confined to food provisioning to offspring during the nestling period. Uniquely, the genus Spizocorys is the only sexually monomorphic... -
Institutional logics and sustainability of selected small and medium-sized audit firms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Carla Coetzee --- Department of Auditing, South Africa Karin Barac --- Department of Auditing, South Africa Joanne Seligmann --- Department of Financial Management, South AfricaAlthough an abundance of research exists concerning larger audit firms, studies on small-scale audit firms are scarce. This study investigates how small and medium-sized audit firms deal with professional and commercial logic for sense-making and legitimisation of their strategies and... -
The Role of Mrisho Mpoto’s Songs in Developing Oral Literature
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Evans Makhulo --- Department of Linguistics and Languages, KenyaThis paper investigates the contribution of Mrisho Mpoto’s songs in developing oral literature. It does so by examining the role of oral literature and evaluating the extent to which his songs advance the said role. Furthermore, we propose to show... -
Audit quality and independence concerns in the South African audit industry: Contrasting views
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Michael Harber --- College of Accounting, University of Cape Town, South Africa Ben Marx --- Department of Accountancy, South AfricaAudit quality in South Africa is perceived by the audit regulator to be deteriorating, with the primary cause being a compromise of auditor independence, mostly as a result of excessively long audit firm tenures. The regulator has responded with mandatory... -
Factors to consider for effective critical thinking development in auditing students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: E. A. J. Terblanche --- Department of Financial Governance, South Africa B. de Clercq --- Department of Taxation, South AfricaFor students to be able to adapt in a fast-changing, technology-driven world, they have to be critical thinkers. With critical thinking being viewed as a prized commodity, there is an increased emphasis on this vital skill in the auditing profession... -
Phylogeography and morphometric variation of the Spike-heeled Lark Chersomanes albofasciata complex
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: SM Miller --- , South Africa KN Barnes --- , South Africa P Bloomer --- , South Africa PG Ryan --- , South AfricaThe Spike-heeled Lark Chersomanes albofasciata is a peculiar, short-tailed lark confined to southern, central and East Africa. Typical of resident larks, it exhibits marked geographic variation in plumage colour, which has historically resulted in large numbers of subspecies being described... -
Prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of alcohol consumption among adults living with HIV in Eswatini
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Garikayi B Chemhaka --- , Eswatini Maswati S Simelane --- , Eswatini Stanzia Moyo --- , Zimbabwe Mduduzi C Shongwe --- , EswatiniAim: Alcohol consumption contributes to a significant burden of illnesses, health conditions and premature deaths globally. There is limited knowledge of alcohol consumption among people living with HIV (PLWH) in Eswatini. This study sought to determine the prevalence, and examine... -
Response of improved Brachiaria (Urochloa) grass cultivars to foliar diseases and their agronomic performances in Rwanda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Bellancile Uzayisenga --- , Kenya Mupenzi Mutimura --- , Rwanda James W Muthomi --- , Kenya Agnes W Mwang’ombe --- , Kenya Sita R Ghimire --- , KenyaDiseases have emerged as one of the major challenges of Brachiaria production in Africa. Nine Brachiaria cultivars were evaluated for leaf rust, leaf spot and leaf blight diseases and agronomic performances in two agro-ecological zones of Rwanda. The relationships between... -
Problematic smartphone use among adults: Exploratory measure development and validation in Saudi Arabia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Abdulrahman Al-Mohaimeed --- , Saudi Arabia Mansour Alharbi --- , Saudi Arabia Farid Midhet Mahmood --- , Pakistan Ilias Mahmud --- , Saudi ArabiaThis study aimed to develop and validate a scale to measure problematic smartphone use. Respondents were 708 adults (female = 54.1%, mean age = 25.1 years, SD = 8.5 years) who were randomly recruited for a cross-sectional survey. We purposively... -
Signalling of internal audit effectiveness
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Jabile Brenda Pooe --- , South Africa Karin Barac --- , South Africa Kato Plant --- , South Africa Blanche Steyn --- , South AfricaThe internal audit function is increasingly recognised as an important internal governance mechanism and consequently factors that contribute to its effectiveness are now an area of great interest to researchers and practitioners. This study draws on signalling theory to fill... -
The power drivers of public sector audit committee effectiveness
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Philna Coetzee --- Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Lourens Erasmus --- University of South Africa, South Africa Mangakane Pududu --- University of South Africa, South Africa Shan Malan --- University of South Africa, South Africa Audrey Legodi --- Tshwane University of Technology, South AfricaAudit committees are often implicated as accomplices in governance failures, or slow to react to findings. The power drivers of public sector audit committee effectiveness in developing countries is an under-researched area. With the progress of developing countries threatened by... -
Accounting for youth audiences’ resistances to HIV and AIDS messages in the television drama Tsha Tsha in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Blessing Makwambeni --- , , South Africa Abiodun Salawu --- , , South AfricaTheoretical debates and literature on E-E efforts in Africa have largely focussed on understanding how and why interventions on HIV and AIDS are effective in influencing behaviour change among target communities. Very few studies have sought to investigate and understand... -
Optimising the rate and stages of application of nitrogen fertiliser for stevia under greenhouse conditions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Alireza Eslami-Firouzabadi --- Shahrekord University Faculty of Agriculture, Islamic Republic of Iran Mojtaba Karimi --- Shahrekord University Faculty of Agriculture, Islamic Republic of Iran Ali Abbasi-Surki --- Shahrekord University Faculty of Agriculture, Islamic Republic of Iran Alireza Shafeinia --- Ramin Agricultural and Natural Resources University, Islamic Republic of Iran Fatemeh Derikvand-Moghadam --- Ramin Agricultural and Natural Resources University, Islamic Republic of IranNitrogen (N) is the nutrient most used by crop producers and its application may affect the N use efficiency in crop production. The present study was conducted in order to determine the optimum N fertiliser rate and application stages (S)... -
Predicting tax fraud using supervised machine learning approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Belle Fille Murorunkwere --- University of Rwanda, Rwanda Revenue Authority, Dominique Haughton --- Université Paris 1 (SAMM), Joseph Nzabanita --- University of Rwanda, Francis Kipkogei --- Stepwise Inc, Kenya Ignace Kabano --- College of Business and Economics/University of Rwanda,With the advancement in technology, the tax base in Rwanda has become broader, and as a result, tax fraud is growing. Depending on the dataset used, fraud detection experts and researchers have used different methods to identify questionable cases. This... -
A new bullfrog from southern Africa (Pyxicephalidae, Pyxicephalus Tschudi, 1838)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Louis H du Preez --- North-West University, South Africa Edward C Netherlands --- North-West University, South Africa Mark-Oliver Rödel --- , Germany Alan Channing --- North-West University, South AfricaFour species of African bullfrogs are currently recognised. We describe a new species from southern Africa, which can be distinguished on the basis of morphology, advertisement call and DNA sequences. Morphologically it differs from other bullfrogs by a combination of... -
Suboptimal control and failure to intensify therapy for South Africans with type 2 diabetes: an audit of diabetes management at primary health care facilities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Patrick Ngassa Piotie --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Elizabeth M Webb --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Paul Rheeder --- University of Pretoria, South Africa -
The use of big data and analytics in external auditing: Does audit firm size matter? Evidence from a developing country
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Ahmed S. Abdelwahed --- Cairo University, Egypt Ahmad A. Abu-Musa --- Tanta University, Egypt Hosam Moubarak --- Alexandria University, Egypt Hebatallah A. Badawy --- Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology, EgyptPurpose: The aims of this research are to investigate the reasons for adopting big data (BD) and big data analytics (BDA), determine their extent of usage, and identify potential obstacles to their adoption in a developing country, Egypt. -
Turnaround for municipal distress resolution: An audit outcomes approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Mariska McKenzie --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Ben Marx --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaPurpose: This research study aims to identify effective turnaround strategies that can resolve municipal financial distress by improving the audit outcomes of dysfunctional municipalities. -
A conservation assessment of birds in the Karoo region of South Africa: densities, populations, ranges, and trend estimates
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Alan TK Lee --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Dale R Wright --- RMIT University, AustraliaThe Karoo region of South Africa, which includes the Succulent and Nama Karoo biomes, supports a unique avian fauna, with ten bird species occurring exclusively in this arid-zone region and many others exhibiting a strong preference for this habitat. To... -
Population status of the range-restricted Red Lark Calendulauda burra in a conservation area stronghold
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Ryno Kemp --- DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence at the FitzPatrick Institute, South Africa Robin Colyn --- BirdLife South Africa, Science and Innovation Programme, South Africa Marc T Freeman --- DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence at the FitzPatrick Institute, South Africa Andrew E McKechnie --- DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence at the FitzPatrick Institute, South AfricaMany desert birds are vulnerable to anthropogenic global warming and landscape transformation, particularly in the case of range-restricted species. We quantified suitable habitat and the current population of Red Larks Calendulauda burra (family Alaudidae), a range-restricted southern African species, in... -
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... -
Impacts of corporate governance attributes on audit quality in emerging economies: The case of India
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Reshma Kumari Tiwari --- Tezpur University, India Santi Gopal Maji --- Tezpur University, India -
Is there a gender gap in audit fees in Spain? Explaining the variables involved in audit fees
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Mercedes Mareque --- University of Vigo, Spain Susana Escaloni --- University of Vigo, Spain -
Exploring auditing experts’ reactions to expanded public sector auditors’ powers in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Lindani Myeza --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Naledi Nkhi --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa -
Uhlalutyo nzulu lwemirhiba engolwaphulomthetho ngabomthetho kwiinoveli zesiXhosa ezichongiweyo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Siziwe Everrette Dlepu --- Walter Sisulu University, South AfricaInjongo yolu phando kukuxavatha umba wolwaphulomthetho olwenziwa ngabomthetho nangona bekumele ukuba bakhusela umthetho noluntu ngokubanzi. Kufumaniseka ukuba ngabo abatshotsh’entla kulwaphulomthetho oluqhubeka umhla nezolo, noluye lufake uluntu engozini. Ingcingane eyithiyori yomthetho wendalo yiyo ekuqanyelwe ngayo xa kuxavathwa olu phando. Le thiyori... -
Federated machine learning for cross-bank credit card fraud detection: A privacy-preserving framework
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Dhanveer Singh --- Technology Leader Capital One USA, USA Raja Chattopadhyay --- Technology Leader Capital One USA, USAFederated machine learning is a solution to the problem of identifying instances of credit card fraud in any bank without violating privacy laws. The framework proposed in this paper any bank without violating privacy laws. The framework proposed in this... -
A private company perspective of the audit expectation gap
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Ané Church --- School of Accountancy, University of the Free State, South Africa Frans E. Prinsloo --- School of Accountancy, University of the Free State, South Africa
