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Effect of plant spacing on growth and yield of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) in a soilless production system
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M.M. Maboko --- , C.P. Du Plooy --- ,Lettuce production in re-circulating hydroponic systems is done on a limited scale in South Africa with conflicting information on the recommended spacing for optimal yield and quality in such systems. The development and yield of four lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.)... -
Protecting wood with a water repellent/ paint combination
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: J.D. van Zyl --- , W.J. van Wyk --- ,The influence of high and/or low solids water repellent on the durability of an alkyd enamel paint on P. radiata was investigated. Apart from increasing the drying time of the first paint coat, a low solids water repellent proved a... -
Trauma aesthetics in war documentaries about the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Okaka Opio Dokotum --- Literature Department, UgandaMemory studies scholar Cathy Caruth postulates that “history is precisely the way we are implicated in one another's trauma” (24). Given the violent and traumatic history of post-independence Uganda, especially the bloody, insane and protracted Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) insurgency... -
Prospecting cyanobacterial formulations as plant-growth-promoting agents for maize hybrids
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Radha Prasanna --- Division of Microbiology, India Firoz Hossain --- Division of Genetics, India Santosh Babu --- Division of Microbiology, India Ngangom Bidyarani --- Division of Microbiology, India Anurup Adak --- Division of Microbiology, India Shikha Verma --- Division of Microbiology, India Yashbir Singh Shivay --- Division of Agronomy, India Lata Nain --- Division of Microbiology, IndiaCyanobacteria represent environment-friendly inputs that can lead to savings of nitrogenous fertilisers, in addition to improving plant growth and soil fertility. The present investigation aimed to evaluate the potential of cyanobacteria inoculants as nutrient-management and plant-growth-promoting options for maize hybrids,... -
Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells, numerical simulation and analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Hocine Heriche --- Materials and Electronic Systems Laboratory, Algeria Zahir Rouabah --- Materials and Electronic Systems Laboratory, Algeria Sabrina Benabbas --- Materials and Electronic Systems Laboratory, AlgeriaIn this work, we have used a one-dimensional simulation program called the solar cell capacitance simulator (SCAPS) to design solar cells with the structure SnOx/CdS/CIGS (SnOx window, CdS buffer and CIGS absorber material) and study their performance. To improve efficiency... -
Endometrial cancer with bone marrow metastases: a management dilemma
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Bt Guzha --- Division of Gynaecology Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa T Adams --- Division of Gynaecology Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa L Rogers --- Division of Gynaecology Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa N Mbatani --- Division of Gynaecology Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa H-t Wu --- South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)/University of Cape Town (UCT) Gynaecological Cancer Research Centre, South Africa N Fakie --- South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)/University of Cape Town (UCT) Gynaecological Cancer Research Centre, South Africa J Opie --- Division of Haematology Pathology, South Africa La Denny --- Division of Gynaecology Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South AfricaA case is presented of a 67-year-old woman referred to the authors’ institution with endometrioid endometrial cancer with a leucoerythroblastic blood film and marked thrombocytopenia. On further evaluation, it was confirmed that she had grade 3 endometrial cancer with bone... -
Antibiotic resistance profiles of biofilm-forming bacteria associated with urine and urinary catheters in a tertiary hospital in Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Michael O. Osungunna [COR0001] Grace O. Onawunmi --- Department of Pharmaceutics, NigeriaBackground: Microorganisms that infect humans differ in pathogenesis, virulence factors and antimicrobial resistance profiles. In natural settings, bacterial cells are most often found in close association with surfaces and interfaces, in the form of multicellular aggregates commonly called biofilms. Given... -
Fieldwork as performance: being ethnographic in film-making
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Julia Koch --- Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, GermanyThis paper examines the use of the visual medium of collaborative ethnographic film-making as a fieldwork method in anthropology. Focusing on practices of filming, I adapt Richard Schechner’s ideas of performance processes and relational quadrilogues to move beyond the dichotomy... -
Linking empowering leadership and career calling: The mediating role of psychological need fulfilment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Leigang Zhang --- School of Teacher Education, China Tingting Jin --- Intensive Care Unit, ChinaThis study investigated whether and how empowering leadership influences employees’ career calling by exploring the mediating role of psychological need fulfilment. Participants comprised a convenience sample of 584 clinical nurses from ten public hospitals in China (female = 85.2%; age... -
The underlying concepts of the definition of a liability in financial reporting: A doctrinal research perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Daniël Coetsee --- , South AfricaAccounting literature has identified fundamental conceptual issues and uncertainties regarding the financial reporting treatment of liabilities. This paper assesses whether the underlying concepts for the definition of a liability are robust and sufficiently developed in the 2018 Conceptual Framework of... -
Negotiating Cultural Transformation in the Performance Practice of Narratives in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Nancy Abigael Masasabi --- , KenyaCulture is never static but continues to change. The narrative is one of the prosaic performances in cultures with an oral tradition. Such prosaic performances are culture bearers and signifiers. Change in societal setup has affected the contexts within which... -
A case for film as an andragogical tool for business schools in Africa: Trends, challenges and prospects
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Ijeoma G. Ukeni --- University of Huddersfield, UKThis article extends the work of existing studies on the development of learners to be ethical leaders in Africa. It makes a case for the use of film as an andragogical tool in the education of adult learners in Africa... -
Recreating valour: Exploring the life domains and quality of life impact among military re-enactors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Dewald Venter --- Vaal University of Technology, South AfricaThis study explored the effect on military re-enactors’ life domains and quality of life (QoL). Eight military re-enactors (female = 1, male = 7; age range 42–75 years) were interviewed before and after participating in a military re-enactment regarding the... -
Stereotypical Home Making: Producing Subjects through Spatial Stories in Afronovelas
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Daddy Dibinga Kalamba --- Techniche Universität, Germany Séverine Marguin --- Techniche Universität, GermanyIn recent decades, television series in Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire have emerged as influential mass media forms with broad audiences, driven by a dynamic and rapidly evolving industry in these countries. In this paper, we study series belonging to the...