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The effect of stocking rate and lick supplementation on the performance of lactating beef cows and its impact on Highland Sourveld
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: A. Van Niekerk --- Department of Agriculture (Natal Region), M.B. Hardy --- Department of Agriculture (Natal Region), B.D. Mappledoram --- Department of Agriculture (Natal Region), S.F. Lesch --- Department of Agriculture (Natal Region),The Highland Sourveld of Natal is an important beef producing area. Although it covers only 13% of the total area of the province, it supports 18% of the beef cattle population. -
Grazing behaviour and diet selection of Barotse cattle on a communally grazed floodplain in west Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: RMT Baars JJ OttensGrazing behaviour and diet selection of cattle were studied on a communally grazed floodplain and its adjacent wooded uplands in western Zambia to identify the interaction between basic herd management practices, foraging behaviour and body condition of cattle. On average,... -
The effect of supplements of crop residues based diets on the performance of steers grazed on natural pasture during the dry season
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: EM AregheoreTwenty-four White Fulani steers, 20-26 months old, mean initial live weight of 270.6 ± 0.5kg, were divided into three treatment groups to investigate the effects of crop residues supplementation on performance when grazed on natural pasture during the dry season... -
Analysis of factors affecting milk yield of Ankole cows grazed on natural range pastures in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: S Okello EN Sabiiti HJ SchwartzEffects of seasonal rainfall (RF) and maximum temperature (Tm) variations on milk yield of Ankole cows grazed solely on range pastures were investigated. The resulting changes in herbage growth (HG), herbage yields (HY), herbage crude protein (CPh) and neutral detergent... -
Jung's Breath-Body and African Spiritual Healing
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen D. Edwards --- University of Zululand, David J. Edwards --- University of Zululand,Psychology essentially refers to the study and use (logos) of the breath, soul or spirit of life (psyche) that leaves a person at death and continues in some other form. From such a fundamental perspective, all forms of ancient and... -
Lived Experiences of Subclinical Eating Disorder: Female Students' Perceptions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Doret K. Kirsten --- North-West University, Wynand F. du Plessis --- North-West University,The aim of this study was to obtain an “insiders' perspective” on the lived experience of Subclinical Eating Disorder (SED) in female university students. Participants were 30 white, undergraduate females from the Potchefstroom campus of the North-West University in South... -
A Cross-Cultural Exploration: Body Image in Older Black and White Women in the Workplace
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Helena Hewat --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Marlene Arndt --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaThis study investigated body image attitudes in a non-clinical sample of black and white older professional women in the workplace in South Africa. Participants were 125 professional women (white woman n=76 and black women n = 49). They completed the... -
A morphological study on species of African Mormyrus (Teleostei: Mormyridae) and their electric organ discharges
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: B Kramer --- Zoological Institute, GermanyFive species of Mormyrus Linné 1758, three from West Africa and one each from East and southern Africa, were compared morphologically, and their electric organ discharges (EODs) recorded in the field. The five species were morphologically well differentiated in terms... -
Testing for a decline in secondary productivity under desertification in subtropical thicket, South Africa, using Angora goats: lessons for experimental design
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: TA Milne --- Centre for African Conservation Ecology, Department of Zoology, South Africa GIH Kerley --- Centre for African Conservation Ecology, Department of Zoology, South AfricaThere are few tests of the predicted decline of secondary productivity in desertified rangelands, despite this being one of the major concerns around desertification. Subtropical thicket, largely used for goat pastoralism, suffers extensive transformation typical of desertification. We measured body... -
Feynman's Electromagnetic Fields Induced by Moving Charges and the Existence and Uniqueness of Solutions to the N-Body Problem of Electrodynamics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: VictorM. Bogdan --- Department of Mathematics, USAGiven n charges interacting with each other according to Feynman's law. Let (r j (t), v j (t)) denote the position and velocity of the charge q j . The list y(t) of all such vectors is... -
A condition index for African penguin Spheniscus demersus chicks
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: A Lubbe --- Animal Demography Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa LG Underhill --- Animal Demography Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa LJ Waller --- Animal Demography Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa J Veen --- VEDA Consultancy, The NetherlandsThe body condition of altricial seabird chicks is directly related to the amount of food received from their parents, which depends on feeding conditions at sea. An index of body condition is therefore a useful tool for assessing variation in... -
Anaesthetic implications of a parturient with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: T Singh --- Department of Anaesthesia, India SM Ghosh --- Department of Anaesthesia, India R Agarwala --- Department of Anaesthesia, India K Rahul --- Department of Anaesthesia, India -
Postmenopausal symptoms in a group of rural Xhosa women
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: TJ Friderichs DR Hall --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South AfricaBackground: To describe the incidence and understanding of early postmenopausal symptoms in rural Xhosa women. -
The general practitioner's approach to pelvic organ prolapse
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: HS Cronjé --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaPelvic organ prolapse (POP) together with urinary incontinence is extremely common. About 11% of women will receive surgery for these conditions and a third of them will receive a second operation within two years. The general practitioner should be on... -
A cross-sectional survey on the lifestyle and health-seeking behaviour of Basotho patients with diabetes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: PN Makinga --- Northdale Hospital, South Africa A Beke --- School of Health Systems and Public Health; University of Pretoria,Objectives: The objectives of the study were to determine the level of practice of a healthy lifestyle, to assess the health education provided to patients with diabetes and to determine the prevalence of obesity among Basotho patients with diabetes. -
Sexuality, Power and Transgression: Homophobia in Abdulrazak Gurnah's Memory of Departure
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Kimani Kaigai --- Literature Department, KenyaThis paper offers a reading of Zanzibari-born, UK-based writer, Abdulrazak Gurnah’ debut novel, Memory of Departure in order to explore how the novel positions sexual activities that are seen as transgressive and how contestations over these bodily activities imply issues... -
Aseasonal reproduction in the Hottentot golden mole, Amblysomus hottentotus (Afrosoricida: Chrysochloridae) from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: S. Schoeman --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa N. C. Bennett --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa M. van der Merwe --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa A. S. Schoeman --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaThe Hottentot golden mole, Amblysomus hottentotus, is a subterranean mammal that exhibits aseasonal breeding. Reproductive organs of golden moles that had been killed on a monthly basis over a period of one year were examined. Reproductive tract measurements and body... -
Sexual size dimorphism in montane cordylid lizards: a case study of the dwarf crag lizard, Pseudocordylus nebulosus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Eloise Costandius --- Department of Botany & Zoology, South Africa P. le Fras N. Mouton --- Department of Botany & Zoology, South AfricaThe aim of this study was to provide information on sexual size dimorphism (SSD) in Pseudocordylus nebulosus and to discuss the observed variation in SSD among montane cordylids. Data for P. nebulosus were recorded in the Landdroskop area in the... -
Thermoregulation under semi-natural conditions in speckled mousebirds: the role of communal roosting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Andrew E. McKechnie --- School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Gerhard Körtner --- School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Barry G. Lovegrove --- School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaMousebirds (Coliiformes) exhibit well-developed communal roosting behaviour as well as a pronounced capacity for facultative hypothermic responses. We recorded body temperature (Tb)) in speckled mousebirds (Colius striatus) under semi-natural conditions in outdoor aviaries, and examined interactions between behavioural and metabolic... -
The incidence of torpor in winter and summer in the Angolan free-tailed bat, Mops condylurus (Microchiroptera: Molossidae), in a subtropical environment, Mpumulanga, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: L. Vivier --- Zoology Department, South Africa M. van der Merwe --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaThe incidence of torpor during summer and winter in response to cold exposure in Mops condylurus was studied in a subtropical environment. Body temperature changes under natural roosting conditions during winter and summer were monitored using bats fitted with temperature-sensitive... -
Basking behaviour in the rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) during winter
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Kelly J. Brown --- School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Colleen T. Downs --- School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaBasking is a behaviour frequently observed in the rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) during winter that supposedly plays a significant role in rewarming from nocturnal hypothermia. This behaviour, together with changes in body temperature and changes in black bulb temperatures (Tbb)... -
Spatial and temporal variation in cadmium body loads of four intertidal invertebrates from False Bay, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: A.J. Reinecke --- Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa N.P. Mdzeke --- Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa S.A. Reinecke --- Department of Botany and Zoology, South AfricaIncreasing urbanization and industrialization along the coastal areas of False Bay in South Africa can endanger coastal ecosystems because of increasing metal pollution. To obtain baseline data on contamination levels in the intertidal zone, cadmium (Cd) body loads of four... -
Rediscovery of Boulengerula denhardti Nieden 1912 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) in Meru County, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: G. John Measey --- Department of Zoology, South Africa Vincent Muchai --- Section of Herpetology, National Museums of Kenya, Kenya Stephen Spawls --- 7 Crostwick Lane, Spixworth, U.K.The dearth of information on caecilian amphibians is most likely due to a lack of directed field studies. Here we report the rediscovery of a population of Boulengerula denhardti nearly a century after its description by Nieden in 1912. Morphological... -
No effects of huddling on core body temperature in rock hyrax, Procavia capensis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: C. T. Downs --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa K. Wimberger --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa A. L. Wilson --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaHuddling is a behavioural energy conservation mechanism that is widely used by many small endotherms at low ambient temperatures. Huddling has many benefits, including decreasing the metabolic cost of maintaining body temperature (Tb), reducing the amount of heat lost to... -
The impact of high temperatures on foraging behaviour and body condition in the Western Australian Magpie Cracticus tibicen dorsalis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Emily K Edwards --- School of Animal Biology, Australia Nicola J Mitchell --- School of Animal Biology, Australia Amanda R Ridley --- Centre for Evolutionary Biology, School of Animal Biology, AustraliaHigh temperatures can pose significant thermoregulation challenges for endotherms, and determining how individual species respond to high temperatures will be important for predicting the impact of global warming on wild populations. Animals can adjust their behaviour or physiology to cope... -
Students’ and lecturers’ perceptions of the effect of open-book examinations on the learning behavior of accountancy students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: S J Kruger --- Department of Accounting,In 2003 the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) changed its assessment policy from a closed-book to an open-book format. One reason for this was to encourage better learning behaviour amongst students. This paper investigates whether students perceive this... -
Sex differences in correlates of obesity indices and blood pressure among Malay adults in Selangor, Malaysia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Norfazilah --- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Community Health, Malaysia MS Julaina --- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Community Health, Malaysia MN Azmawati --- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Community Health, MalaysiaBackground: Obesity is a risk factor for many chronic diseases and related morbidity and mortality. It is imperative to identify the best index of obesity which has the strongest relationship to blood pressure in various populations. The main aim of... -
Growth Performance of Two Crossbred Rabbit Genotypes Fed Two Levels of Dietary Protein
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: O. M. Momoh --- Department of Animal Breeding and Physiology, H. U. Unung --- Department of Animal Breeding and Physiology, S. Attah --- Department of Animal Production, NigeriaA study was undertaken in which two crossbred rabbit genotypes were fed two levels of dietary crude protein with the objectives of assessing and comparing their growth performances as well as investigate any possible genotype × protein level interaction. Twenty-four... -
Glaring invisibility: dressing the body of the female cleaner
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Maheshvari Naidu --- School of Anthropology, Gender and Historical Studies, University of KwaZulu Natal,The paper explores how the uniform of a group of female cleaners appears to be more than an abstract object framed by the practical exegetics of work. The uniform is seen as acting as a material exercise of discretionary and... -
Performing illness and health: the humanistic value of cancer narratives
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Maheshvari Naidu --- School of Social Sciences (Anthropology), University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaCancer is a potent example of a disease that grips and plays out on the body in ways that are both visceral and visual. This paper explores issues of disease and disorder, functioning and malfunctioning in bodies marked by cancer... -
Temporal changes in cranial size in South African vlei rats (Otomys): evidence for the ‘third universal response to warming’
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Aluwani Nengovhela --- Department of Ecology and Resource Management, School of Environmental Sciences, South Africa Roderick M Baxter --- Department of Ecology and Resource Management, School of Environmental Sciences, South Africa Peter J Taylor --- South African Research Chair on Biodiversity Value and Change in the Vhembe Biosphere Reserve, School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, South AfricaUsing museum collections and recently collected specimens we studied geographical and temporal (from 1906 to 2013) changes in skull size of two sibling species of rodents, Otomys auratus and O. angoniensis, in northern South Africa occupying distinct temperate grassland (O... -
Insights into the diet of a poorly known species: pygmy killer whale Feresa attenuata from Cape Verde, West Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: PR O'Dwyer --- Marine Biodiversity Research Group, Ireland S Berrow --- Marine Biodiversity Research Group, Ireland P López-Suárez --- Bios, C Oujo Lamao --- Bios,Despite having a worldwide distribution in tropical waters, knowledge on pygmy killer whales Feresa attenuata, including diet, is poor, with only a few studies carried out to date. The presence of otoliths and beaks in stomachs that have been examined... -
Locating bilharzia transmission sites in South Africa: guidelines for public health personnel
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Chris Appleton --- School of Life Sciences, Nelson Miranda --- Department of Zoology, South AfricaBilharzia surveillance at local authority level in South Africa relies on public health personnel being able to locate transmission sites. Although several methods have been tried, the method of choice is collecting snails, identifying those that serve as intermediate hosts... -
Lung function decline is accelerated in South Africans with cystic fibrosis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: R Masekela --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Division of Paediatric Pulmonology, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, South Africa S Olorunju --- Biostatistics Unit, South Africa RJ Green --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Division of Paediatric Pulmonology, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, South Africa NT Magidimisa --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Division of Paediatric Pulmonology, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, South AfricaBackground: Poor nutritional status has been shown to be associated with a significant decline in lung function in patients with cystic fibrosis. There are few data published on the lung function decline and the effects of nutritional status in cystic... -
Determinants of obesity in an urban township of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: R Malhotra --- Department of Community and Family Medicine, USA C Hoyo --- Department of Community and Family Medicine, USA T Østbye --- Department of Community and Family Medicine, USA G Hughes --- Departments of Family Medicine and Surgery, Brody School of Medicine, USA D Schwartz --- Department of Community and Family Medicine, USA L Tsolekile --- School of Public Health, South Africa J Zulu --- School of Public Health, South Africa T Puoane --- School of Public Health, South AfricaObjective: To estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity, and identify factors associated with Body Mass Index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) among adults residing in an urban township in South Africa. -
Are 20th-century recommendations for growth and height correct? A review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Tt Samaras [AN0001]Findings supporting the counter-intuitive thesis that smaller body size promotes greater health and longevity are reviewed. In addition, the risks of promoting further growth through genetic manipulation are explored in relation to chronic disease and longevity. Supporting examples from animal... -
Accuracy of reporting food energy intake: influence of ethnicity and body weight status in South African women
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Zj Mchiza --- Knowledge Systems, Nutrition Unit, South Africa Jh Goedecke --- UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Dept of Human Biology, South Africa Ev Lambert --- UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Dept of Human Biology, South AfricaThe current study sought to identify characteristics that may be associated with the misreporting of food energy intake (EI) in urban South African women. A total of 198 women (61 black, 76 of mixed ancestry, 61 white) completed a quantified... -
Perceptions of body size and its association with HIV/AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: T. Matoti-Mvalo --- Diva Nutritional Products, T. Puoane --- School of Public Health,Objective: To explore the perception among black South African women that people who are thin are infected with HIV or have AIDS. -
Overweight, obesity and underweight in rural black South African children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Al. Toriola --- Department of Sports, Vk Moselakgomo --- Department of Sports, Bs. Shaw --- Department of Sports, Dt Goon --- Centre for Biokinetics, Recreation and Sport Science,Background: The objective was to estimate the prevalence of overweight, obesity and underweight conditions among rural black children in South Africa. A cross-sectional study was undertaken. The setting was Mankweng and Toronto, both rural settlements in Capricorn district, Limpopo province,... -
Body composition in stunted, compared to non-stunted, black South African children, from two rural communities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Bs. Motswagole --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, Hs Kruger --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, M. Faber --- Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, Kd Monyeki --- Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle Unit,Background: The objective was to compare the body composition of black stunted, and non-stunted, children, from two rural communities in South Africa, and investigate whether increased total and central adiposity is found in stunted children. The design was a cross-sectional... -
Development of predictive equations for total body water using the deuterium-dilution method as the gold standard in a population of asymptomatic HIV-positive Zulu women in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: G. Kindra --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, A. Coutsoudis --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, L. Pillay --- Department of Chemistry, A. Kindness --- Department of Chemistry,Objectives: The study aimed to derive predictive equations for total body water determinations with bioelectrical impedance and anthropometric measurements in a population of asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) -positive Zulu women. -
Tuck-shop purchasing practices of Grade 4 learners in Pietermaritzburg and childhood overweight and obesity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Nl Wiles --- Lecturer, Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Jm Green --- Senior Research Associate, Rural Resource Management, Fj Veldman --- Associate Professor, Dietetics and Human Nutrition,Objectives: To determine the anthropometric characteristics of Grade 4 learners in relation to their tuck-shop purchasing practices. -
An investigation into utilising gestational body mass index as a screening tool for adverse birth outcomes and maternal morbidities in a group of pregnant women in Khayelitsha
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Hr Davies --- Division of Human Nutrition, J Visser --- Division of Human Nutrition, M Tomlinson --- Department of Psychology, Mj Rotheram-Borus --- Semel Institute and the Department of Psychiatry University of California, USA C Gissane --- School of Human and Applied Science, UK J Harwood --- Semel Institute and the Department of Psychiatry University of California, USA I LeRoux --- Philani Child Health and Nutrition Centre,Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the ability of the gestational body mass index (BMI) method to screen for adverse birth outcomes and maternal morbidities. -
Overweight, obesity and underweight in nurses in Vhembe and Capricorn districts, Limpopo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Dt Goon --- Centre for Biokinetics, Recreation and Sport Science, Ms Maputle --- Department of Advanced Nursing and Science, A Olukoga --- Department of Public Health, R Lebese --- Department of Advanced Nursing and Science, Lb Khoza --- Department of Advanced Nursing and Science, Fc Ayanwu --- Department of Public Health,Background: In South Africa, anecdotal evidence concerning the prevalence of overweight and obesity in nurses is alarming, but no scientific studies have confirmed this notion. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity in black nurses... -
Determinants of obesity and perception of weight in hypertensive patients in rural South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Pr Duncan --- Academic Clinical Fellow and General Practice Trainee, Bristol Ld Howe --- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit University of Bristol, Bristol Z. Manukusa --- Manguzi Hospital, Durban S. Purdy --- Academic Clinical Fellow and General Practice Trainee, BristolObjective: The objective of the study was to identify factors associated with being overweight or obese, and perceptions of weight by hypertensive patients living in rural South Africa. -
Patient safety and nutrition: is there a connection?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Christina Nieuwoudt --- University of Pretoria Past Chairperson, United Arab EmiratesNutrition care is not always recognised as a patient safety issue. This article explores the origins of the patient safety initiative and seeks to identify possible connections between nutrition care and patient safety. Examples of tools that can be used... -
Eating behaviour, eating attitude and body mass index of dietetic students versus non-dietetic majors: a South African perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Sm Kassier --- Discipline of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Durban Fj Veldman --- Discipline of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, DurbanObjectives: The objective was to determine and compare the eating behaviour, eating attitude and body mass index (BMI) of dietetic students to those of non-dietetic majors. -
A desire for weight loss in season increases disordered eating behaviour risk and energy deficiency in athletes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Hh Wright --- School of Health and Sports Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa R. Ford --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa Cr Botha --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South AfricaObjective: The objective was to explore eating behaviour, body image and energy status in female university team sport athletes. -
Morbidity and nutrition status of rural drug-naïve Kenyan women living with HIV
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Charlotte G Neumann --- David Geffen School of Medicine, USA Winstone Nyandiko --- USAID – Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH) Partnership, Kenya Abraham Siika --- USAID – Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH) Partnership, Kenya Natalie Drorbaugh --- Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health, USA Goleen Samari --- Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health, USA Grace Ettyang --- School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Kenya Judith A Ernst --- Indiana University School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, USAThis paper describes morbidity in a group of HIV-positive drug-naïve rural women in western Kenya. A total of 226 drug-naïve HIV-positive women were evaluated for baseline morbidity, immune function, and anthropometry before a food-based nutrition intervention. Kenyan nurses visited women... -
A broken fenestrated tracheostomy tube fragment removed from the right main bronchus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Nic James Procter --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Anaesthesiology, South Africa Caro Louw --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Anaesthesiology, South AfricaAspiration of a broken tracheostomy tube fragment is a relatively rare complication with the potential to result in serious airway complications. Case reports of tracheal fragment aspiration have been documented infrequently in the past, with the earliest documented case in... -
Variation in body size and morphometric traits of males and females of the wall gecko, Tarentola delalandii (Phyllodactylidae) from different environments on Tenerife
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: María de Fuentes-Fernández --- , Spain María Mercedes Suárez-Rancel --- , , Spain Miguel Molina-Borja --- , SpainWe analysed sexual dimorphism in body size and several other morphological traits of two populations of Tarentola delalandii on the island of Tenerife (San Cristóbal de La Laguna in the North, and Granadilla de Abona in the South), whose habitats... -
Observation of the pulse oximeter trace to estimate systolic blood pressure during spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section: the effect of body mass index
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: T Samuel --- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, South Africa D van Dyk --- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, South Africa CJ Lombard --- Biostatistics Unit, South Africa RA Dyer --- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, South AfricaBackground: The estimation of systolic blood pressure by disappearance and reappearance of the pulse oximeter trace during cuff inflation and deflation was compared with non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) measurement, across the range of body mass index (BMI), during spinal anaesthesia... -
Body weight and weight perception among African and Caribbean university students: Correlation with depression symptoms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Supa Pengpid --- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Thailand Karl Peltzer --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThe aim of the study was to investigate the association between body weight, weight perception, and depressive symptoms in African and Caribbean university students. In a cross-sectional survey the total sample included 4 964 undergraduate university students (mean age 21.8,... -
Embodied self-awareness among South African social services therapist-practitioners: An exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Colleen Angela Potgieter --- CCYF, COMPRES, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Cornelia Hesther Margaretha Bloem --- CCYF, COMPRES, Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaWe explored South African social service therapist-practitioners’ experiences of their own lived body in the context of practice. The participants consisted of a convenience sample of 13 therapist-practitioners registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa and the South... -
Hospital-acquired malnutrition in children at a tertiary care hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Del-Rossi Sean Quadros --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Kenya. Rose Kamenwa --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Kenya. Samuel Akech --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Kenya. William M Macharia --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Kenya.Objectives: This study sought to investigate the incidence and factors associated with hospital-acquired malnutrition in children. -
Does the body modified appearance of front-line employees matter to hotel guests?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Verena Hopf --- International Hospitality and Service Management, The NetherlandsThe hospitality industry is all about providing service. This service provision takes place in the employee and guest encounter. Hence, this interaction is crucial for the hospitality industry. The employees in this interplay are expected to represent the company and... -
Induction of anaesthesia with propofol according to the adjusted ideal body mass in obese and non-obese patients: an observational study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: FJ Smith --- Department of Anaesthesiology, School of Medicine, South Africa FX Jurgens --- Department of Anaesthesiology, School of Medicine, South Africa JF Coetzee --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa PJ Becker --- Department of Anaesthesiology, School of Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Obesity changes body composition including fat free mass (FFM), regarded as the “pharmacologically active mass”. Scaling drug doses to obese patients by total body mass (TBM) results in overdose. We aimed to determine the success rate of inducing anaesthesia... -
Validation of age-based body mass estimation methods in toddlers and pre-school children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Karin Booysen --- Private Practice, South Africa Johannes Marthinus Dippenaar --- Department of Maxillo-Oral-Facial Surgery, Oral Health Centre, South Africa Francois Jacobus Smith --- Department of Anaesthesiology, South AfricaBackground: Body mass is commonly used to determine medication dosages and equipment size. In emergency situations (including cases necessitating surgery) weighing paediatric patients can be impractical. Clinicians may use any of several body mass estimation techniques to surmount this obstacle... -
Dosage of sugammadex according to the calculated lean body mass in obese female patients: time to reverse moderate neuromuscular blockade induced by rocuronium
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Cheik Tidiane Hafid Wind-Pouiré Bougouma --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Burkina Faso Jean-Luc RJ Demeere --- Department of Anaesthesiology, BelgiumBackground: Sugammadex is a selective relaxant binding agent for antagonism of prolonged rocuronium-induced neuromuscular blockade. The recommended dose is 2 mg/kg. Based on the pharmacological characteristics of sugammadex in obese patients, the calculated lean body mass (CLBM) should be used to... -
Microfilarial infections associated with body mass loss of Village Weavers Ploceus cucullatus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Andong F Atawal --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Nigeria Anthony C Mgbeahuruike --- Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Nigeria Martijn Hammers --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, NigeriaHaemoparasitic infections in wild birds have been widely studied in order to understand parasite–host relation- ships, but our understanding of their impact on the host's fitness is still limited. In this study, we quantified the associations between microfilarial infections and... -
Spatial variation in meristic and morphometric characteristics of sardine Sardinops sagax around the coast of southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: G Groenewald --- Marine Research Institute and Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa CL Moloney --- Marine Research Institute and Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa CD van der Lingen --- Marine Research Institute and Department of Biological Sciences, South AfricaSpatial variability in phenotypic characteristics within a fish population may be used to infer the existence of multiple stocks, and knowledge of the population structure of exploited species is important for their sustainable management. In this study we investigated geographic... -
Adult weight measurement: decoding the terminology used in literature
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Christen Renée Lahner --- Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, South AfricaThere are various types of names given to describe the adult weight measurement. The most commonly used terms (actual body weight, estimated body weight, ideal body weight and adjusted body weight) have been defined and summarized to assist in their... -
Body composition and intake of nutrients associated with bone metabolism in young adolescents in a peri-urban setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: M Fourie --- Department of Human Nutrition, School of Health Care Sciences, South Africa GJ Gericke --- Department of Human Nutrition, School of Health Care Sciences, South Africa MC Kruger --- School of Food and Nutrition, Massey Institute of Food Science and Technology, New ZealandObjective: The aim was to describe the anthropometry, bone mineral content (BMC), bone mineral density (BMD), dietary calcium intake and 25(OH)D3 levels in 11- and 12-year-old children in a peri-urban area. -
Body condition of Little Egret Egretta garzetta nestlings in relation to hatching order in a southern Tunisian breeding colony
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Amel Neb --- Unité de Recherche “Ecologie de la Faune Terrestre” (UR17ES44) – Faculté des Sciences de Gabès, Tunisia Abdessalem Hammouda --- Unité de Recherche “Ecologie de la Faune Terrestre” (UR17ES44) – Faculté des Sciences de Gabès, Tunisia Slaheddine Selmi --- Unité de Recherche “Ecologie de la Faune Terrestre” (UR17ES44) – Faculté des Sciences de Gabès, TunisiaThe effect of asynchronous hatching on nestling health and condition in ardeids is still in need of empirical evidence from populations living in different environmental conditions. Using morphometric and hematologic data from Little Egret Egretta garzetta nestlings in a Tunisian... -
Association between dietary adherence, anthropometric measurements and blood pressure in an urban black population, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Nasheetah Solomons --- Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, South Africa H Salome Kruger --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa Thandi Puoane --- School of Public Health, South AfricaObjectives: The aim was to determine participants’ dietary adherence by calculating a diet adherence score based on the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH)-style diet; (2) to determine if there was an association between dietary adherence score, anthropometric measurements (waist... -
Obesity is associated with anaemia and iron deficiency indicators among women in the rural Free State, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: EM Jordaan --- , South Africa VL Van den Berg --- , South Africa FC Van Rooyen --- , South Africa CM Walsh --- , South Africa -
Body mass and condition of a fynbos bird community: investigating impacts of time, weather and raptor abundance from long-term citizen- science datasets
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Alan Tristram Kenneth Lee --- , South Africa Phoebe Barnard --- , South Africa Mike Fraser --- , South Africa Chris Lennard --- , South Africa Ben Smit --- , South Africa Hans-Dieter Oschadleus --- , South AfricaVariation in body size, especially mass, is a function of local environmental conditions for any given species. Recent recorded decreases in body size of endotherms have been attributed to climate change in some cases. This prediction is based on the... -
Practicing psychologists’ understanding of the athletic-body ideal internalisation: Implications for classification and treatment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lindi Williams --- , South Africa Del Naidoo --- , South Africa Ruan Spies --- , South AfricaThis study explored how practicing psychologists make sense of the athletic-body ideal when internalised by their clients. Utilising a grounded theory approach, we interviewed a purposive sample of nine psychologists to explore their understanding of the athletic-body ideal, with a... -
Intercolony health evaluation of wild African penguins Spheniscus demersus, in relation to parasites, along the southwest coast of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: MPA Espinaze --- , South Africa C Hui --- , South Africa L Waller --- , South Africa S Matthee --- , South AfricaClinical parameters of African penguins Spheniscus demersus have been recorded mostly from birds admitted to rehabilitation centres and are typically presented as mean values across a region. It is uncertain whether these values are representative of wild penguins and whether... -
‘Who is this body?’ – A qualitative user study on ‘The Machine to be Another’ as a virtual embodiment system
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Jonathan Harth --- , Germany Maximilian Brücher --- , Germany Nele Kost --- , Germany Ann-Danielle Hartwig --- , Germany Bernhard Schäfermeyer --- , Germany Erwin Holkin --- , Germany Hanna Gottschalk --- , GermanyLike no other medium, virtual reality (VR) offers new possibilities to alter the perception of reality. These possibilities are mainly related to the feeling of presence in a virtual environment. With the VR performance ‘The Machine to be Another’ (TMTBA),... -
Anthropogenic food availability and body mass maintenance in urban Red-winged Starlings Onychognathus morio
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Taylyn C Risi --- , South Africa Petra Sumasgutner --- , South Africa Susan J Cunningham --- , South AfricaAnthropogenic food availability is influenced by short-term fluctuations in human presence, especially in core urban areas. Few studies have explored responses to such day-to-week fluctuations, specifically on body mass and body condition of urban birds. Here, we investigated non-breeding body... -
Are there long-term temporal trends of size composition and the length– weight relationship? Results for chokka squid Loligo reynaudii during the peak spawning season off the south coast of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: MR Lipiński --- , South Africa MA Mmethi --- , South Africa D Yemane --- , South Africa J Githaiga-Mwicigi --- , South Africa WHH Sauer --- , South AfricaTemporal trends in the size composition (length frequency) and length–weight (L–W) relationship of chokka squid Loligo reynaudii on the south coast of South Africa were assessed over periods spanning 22 years: length frequencies from 1996 to 2017 (with 15 years... -
Network Novel: Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo’s Wizard of the Crow and Dialogues in African Literature
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Charles Kipng’eno Rono --- , KenyaThis essay reads Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo’s Wizard of the Crow (2006) as an intervention in the ongoing dialogues in African literature. Through the paradigms of ‘reciprocality’, ‘extensibility’ and ‘reconfigurability’, the essay gauges the impacts of dialoguing on the readings of... -
Body composition of HIV-positive candidates for and recipients of a kidney transplant: comparative analysis between DEXA and anthropometric indices
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: CJ Martin --- , South Africa E Muller --- , South Africa D Labadarios --- , South Africa FJ Veldman --- , South Africa SM Kassier --- , South AfricaObjective: To determine body composition (BC) and the correlation, if any, between indices measured by anthropometry and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). -
Embodied resilience: A phenomenological perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Eric Elbers --- , the Netherlands Vivianne Baur --- , the Netherlands Babet te Winkel --- , the Netherlands Joachim Duyndam --- , the NetherlandsBackground: From a phenomenological perspective, our body is the “from-which” we face the world. Vice versa, our body is affected by occurrences in our surroundings. Embodied resilience is understood as a quality of the dynamic relationships between our affected body... -
Determining percentage body fat of male South African jockey apprentices irrespective of hydration status
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Emma Illidge --- , South Africa Chara Biggs --- , South Africa Kathleen Krog --- , South Africa Tarryn Mason --- , South Africa Mandy Read --- , South AfricaObjective: The aim was to determine the most appropriate field techniques to measure %BF when both euhydrated and dehydrated. -
Battle for digital customer ownership between the Telcos and Over-the-Top (OTT) players: Emerging markets perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Adeolu Dairo --- , Hungary Krisztián Szűcs --- , HungaryToday’s Telcos are confronted with digital evolution and innovation that are forcing them to rethink their traditional business models. In many domains, the global Over-the-Top (OTT) players have established scales across their business models, thereby putting enormous pressure on the... -
Effect of nutrition education on nutritional status and serum zinc level of HIV and AIDS clients: implication for care in resource-limited settings
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ifeyinwa Ezenwosu --- , Nigeria Osita Ezenwosu --- , Nigeria Chinyere Mbachu --- , Nigeria Ijeoma Itanyi --- , Nigeria Emmanuel Aguwa --- , NigeriaBackground: People living with HIV or AIDS in resource-limited settings are faced with challenges in their nutrition and micronutrient levels. This study aimed to determine the effect of nutrition education on the nutrition status and serum zinc level of HIV... -
Helly-type results for 3-disjoint families of convex bodies in the plane
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Zokhrab Mustafaev --- University of Houston-Clear Lake, USA Jamesley Norvil --- University of Houston-Clear Lake, USAIn this note, we prove that a family of non-overlapping, 3-disjoint convex bodies in the plane with the property S(n) will also have the property S(n + 1) for n ≥ 5. This result leads confirming the conjecture of Revenko-Soltan. -
Association between anthropometry and cardiovascular risk in patients attending a diabetic clinic
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Kylie Divashnee Konar --- Phoenix Community Health Centre, South Africa Somasundram Pillay --- Nelson R Mandela School of Clinical Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa -
Temperature regulation in free-ranging ectotherms: what are the appropriate questions?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: PaulE. Hertz --- Barnard College, Columbia University, USA RaymondB. Huey --- University of Washington, USA RobertD. Stevenson --- University of Massachusetts Boston, USA -
Analysis of intraspecific colour variation in the fossorial Coastal Legless Lizard, Microacontias litoralis (Scincidae: Acontiinae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: PhomoloL. Mashinini --- Transvaal Museum, South Africa Neil.J. L. Heideman --- University of the Free State, South Africa P. le FrasN. Mouton --- Stellenbosch University, South AfricaAn analysis of intraspecific variation in the fossorial skink Microacontias litoralis revealed that orange‐coloured and melanistic individuals co‐occur at several localities. Body colour was found to be independent of sex and body size. Both orange‐coloured and melanistic in situ embryos... -
Rediscovery of Boulengerula fischeri, with notes on its morphology and habitat
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: G. John Measey --- Applied Biodiversity Research, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, South African National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa HaraldH. Hinkel --- The World Bank Country Office Kigali, Rwanda Bonny Dumbo --- University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany Eberhard Fischer --- University of Koblenz-Landau, GermanyCaecilians remain an enigmatic component of the tropical terrestrial fauna due in part to their cryptic life-history but also to a lack of directed effort towards their study. Many species are known from single specimens associated with poor collection data,... -
Population ecology of Psammobates oculifer in a semi-arid environment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Toby Keswick --- , , South Africa Margaretha D. Hofmeyr --- , , South AfricaWe studied the ecology of Psammobates oculifer over 13 months near Kimberley, South Africa, to ascertain if the population's life history traits conform to chelonian patterns in arid environments. Capture rates were highest in spring and lowest in winter when... -
Initial evaluation of the care and rehabilitation success of Cape Cormorants Phalacrocorax capensis rescued from Robben and Jutten islands, South Africa, in January 2021
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Jesse Phillips --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Katrin Ludynia --- , South Africa Lauren J Waller --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Peter J Barham --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Andile Mdluli --- , South Africa Romy Klusener --- , South Africa Gavin W Maneveldt --- University of the Western Cape, South AfricaThe population of the endangered Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis more than halved over the last three decades (BirdLife International 2018a). In January 2021, nearly 2 000 Cape Cormorant chicks were found abandoned, suffering from dehydration and heat stress, at two... -
The relationships between socioeconomic status, dietary knowledge and patterns, and physical activity with adiposity in urban South African women
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Gudani Mukoma --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Stephanie V Wrottesley --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Juliana Kagura --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Tolu Oni --- University of Cambridge, United Kingdom Lisa Micklesfield --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Shane A Norris --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa -
Attachment and general well-being in breast cancer patients: Mediation of body esteem and social support
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Li Yanyan --- Southwest University, China Chen Xu --- Southwest University, ChinaThis study aimed to explore the mediation of body esteem and social support in the relationship between attachment and general well-being in breast cancer patients. We collected data from 150 women with breast cancer and 150 healthy women. Employing bootstrap... -
Heavy episodic alcohol use among adults: Prevalence and correlates in Central African Republic
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- University of the Free State, South AfricaHeavy episodic drinking (HED) is associated with negative health consequences. The goal of the study was to assess HED among the general adult population in Central African Republic (CAR). In a cross-sectional survey in CAR (Bangui city and Ombella M’Poko... -
Cross-section measures, radii, and Radon curves
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Horst Martini --- University of Technology Chemnitz, Germany Zokhrab Mustafaev --- University of Houston-Clear Lake, USAThe purpose of this paper is to study cross-section measures and their connections to Radon curves in two-dimensional Minkowski spaces. More precisely, we use results on cross-section measures to present, for nomed planes, inner and outer radii of the unit... -
Pattern and intensity of moult in White-capped/Shy Albatrosses Thalassarche steadi/cauta
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Peter G Ryan --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Oluwadunsin E Adekola --- University of Cape Town, South AfricaAlbatrosses typically only replace a subset of flight feathers each annual moult cycle. We scored the moult of 662 White-capped/Shy Albatrosses Thalassarche steadi/cauta, using birds that had been killed by longline fisheries off South Africa. Most adults and immatures alternated... -
Short-video usage and female college students’ restricted diets: a chain mediation model
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tingting Fu --- Normal University, China Xiong Li --- Guangzhou Huashang Vocational College, China Xuesong Wei --- Guangxi Technology and Business Vocational College, China Jun Qin --- Normal University, ChinaWith the popularity of short-video platforms, people’s self-concept and body views are everyday concerns, including their dieting. How short-video platforms impact people’s dieting especially for female college students, remain unclear. This study examines the mediating paths between short-video usage and... -
The effect of online nutrition and lifestyle education on body image dissatisfaction, body mass index, and disordered eating among female university undergraduate students in Lagos, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Foluke Adenike Olatona --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Annette Van Onselen --- University of South Africa, South Africa Unathi Kolanisi --- University of Zululand, South Africa -
Sugar-sweetened beverage intake and anthropometric profile of grade 6 learners in the Nelson Mandela Bay area, South Africa: a mixed-methods study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Candice Stansbury --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Zarina Ebrahim --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Daniel Nel --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Penelope Love --- Deakin University, Australia Yolande Smit --- Stellenbosch University, South AfricaBackground: A paucity of data exists regarding the intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) among children and the prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity in the Nelson Mandela Bay area in South Africa (SA). -
Nutritional management of a patient with a small bowel neuroendocrine tumour and obstruction: a South African case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Kirsten E Drake --- Groote Schuur Hospital, South AfricaSmall bowel neuroendocrine tumours (SBNETs) arise from enterochromaffin cells, most commonly in the terminal ileum. Functional tumours may secrete hormones, which can lead to carcinoid syndrome, whereas non-functional tumours often present later with symptoms of mechanical obstruction. Malnutrition is common... -
The Body as a Site for Marginalization and Violence in Ebrahim Hussein’s Kinjeketile (1969)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Maryline Chepngetich Kirui --- Moi University, KenyaMarginalization involves subjugating groups and relegating them to the position of the ‘Other.’ It is idealized and realized through the creation of the dominant group ‘self’ as being the centre and the subordinate group ‘the other’ as being in the...