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Pentachlorophenol-contaminated soil bioremediation: survival and efficacy of monoculture inoculants and enrichment of indigenous catabolic populations

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A. D.K. McBain --- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, United Kingdom M.S. Salkinoja-Salonen --- Department of Applied Chemistry and Microbiology, Finland E. Senior --- , South Africa C.A. du Plessis --- Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry, South Africa A. Paterson --- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, United Kingdom I.A. Watson-Craik --- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, United Kingdom

Survival and efficacy of monoculture inoculants of Flavobaderium sp. and Rhodococcus chlorophenolicus to bioremediate PCP-contaminated soil were examined under sterile and non-sterile conditions. Both species effected ≥ 40% catabolism in four weeks although inoculant survival was significantly higher with R...

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Soil organic matter and microbial biomass as influenced by sugar cane (Saccharum hybrid sp.) production practices in Mauritius

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: L.R. Ng Cheong --- , Mauritius K. F. Ng Kee Kwong --- , Mauritius C. C. Du Preez --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, South Africa

Sugar cane has been grown in Mauritius for over 350 years in a monocropping system. As a result, soil quality could have declined since productivity has been stagnating over the last twenty years in spite of improved agronomic practices and...

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Effect of species, cutting position and exogenous rooting substances on rooting of honeybush (Cyclopia spp.) cuttings

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: MM Mbangcolo --- Department of Agronomy, South Africa EY Reinten --- Department of Agronomy, South Africa GA Agenbag --- Department of Agronomy, South Africa

Effect of the cutting position, terminal and subterminal, and rooting substance on the rooting of cuttings of two Cyclopia species (Cyclopia genistoides and C. intermedia) taken in winter, spring or summer was studied under controlled glasshouse conditions. Cuttings taken in...

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Effect of an organic plant fertiliser on the establishment of rooted cuttings of two species of Cyclopia (honeybush)

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: MM Mbangcolo --- Department of Agronomy, South Africa EY Reinten --- Department of Agronomy, South Africa GA Agenbag --- Department of Agronomy, South Africa

The effect of different application rates of an organic plant fertiliser (Nitrosol®) on the establishment and early growth of rooted cuttings of Cyclopia (Fabaceae) species was evaluated. Rooted terminal and subterminal cuttings of C. intermedia and C. genistoides were transplanted...

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Effects of Mediated Learning Experience, Tutor Support and Peer Collaborative Learning on Academic Achievement and Intellectual Functioning among College Students

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Joseph Seabi --- University of the Witwatersrand, Kate Cockcroft --- University of the Witwatersrand, Peter Fridjhon --- University of the Witwatersrand,

The main objective of this study was to investigate the effects of mediated learning experience, tutor support and peer collaborative learning on academic achievement and intellectual functioning. The sample comprised 111 first year engineering students (males=38, females=73, age range =16–23),...

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Coping Self-Efficacy as Mediator in the Dynamics of Psychological Well-Being in Various Contexts

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marié P. Wissing --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Itumeleng P. Khumalo --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Tertia M. Oosthuizen --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Alida Nienaber --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Annamarie Kruger --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Johan C. Potgieter --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Q. Michael Temane --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa

The aim of this study was to explore whether coping self-efficacy mediates between various distress related variables on the one hand (symptoms of stress and depression), and the degree of psycho-social well-being as measured on the upper end of the...

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Older People's Portrayal in the Print Media: Implications for Intergenerational Relations

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Samiera Sedick --- North-West University, South Africa Vera Roos --- North-West University, South Africa

This study explored the perceptions of older people in a residential care facility regarding how they are portrayed in the print media and the implications of such portrayal for intergenerational relations. Twenty-one older residents in a residential care facility participated...

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Natural Alternatives For One Dimensional Median Filtering

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: C.H. Rohwer M. Wild

For practical purposes median smoothers have often been considered the basic components for the construction of simple non-linear smoothers for removing impulsive noise before any subsequent linear signal extraction from a sequence. Alternatives exist that are computationally convenient, conceptually simpler...

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Ethical journalism in a time of AIDS

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Franz Krüger

The media's role in fighting the AIDS pandemic has come under scrutiny due to the scale of the pandemic, the breadth of its impact and the accompanying stigma and denial. There have been calls for the mobilisation of the media...

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'But where are our moral heroes?' An analysis of South African press reporting on children affected by HIV/AIDS

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Helen Meintjes Rachel Bray

Messages conveyed both explicitly and implicitly in the media play an important role in shaping the public's understanding of issues, as well as in shaping associated policy, programmes and popular responses to these issues. This paper applies discourse analysis to...

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Youth have a new attitude on AIDS, but are they talking about it?

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Alison Zisser Dennis Francis

In advocating HIV prevention, organisations such as loveLife in South Africa have increasingly used the media to encourage communication and influence behaviour change in youth. Our study examined youths' understanding and communication habits surrounding loveLife's extensive 'Get Attitude' print campaign...

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Waging war: discourses of HIV/AIDS in South African media

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mark Connelly --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Catriona Macleod --- Department of Psychology, South Africa

This paper explores a discourse of war against HIV/AIDS evident in the Daily Dispatch, a South African daily newspaper, from 1985 to 2000, and discusses the implications of this in terms of the way in which HIV/AIDS is constructed. The...

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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 Africa

This 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...

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HIV/AIDS messages as a spur for conversation among young South Africans?

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Elizabeth Lubinga --- School of Languages and Communication Studies, South Africa Margrit Schulze --- School of Languages and Communication Studies, South Africa Carel Jansen --- , The Netherlands Alfons Maes --- , The Netherlands

HIV/AIDS messages are often deliberately puzzling so as to increase the chance for them to be used as food for conversation. The South African health organisation ‘loveLife,’ for instance, uses messages that include complicated rhetorical expressions in their media campaigns,...

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Factors associated with high media coverage of the HIV epidemic in Lesotho

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Cecilia Strand --- Department of Informatics and Media Science, Sweden

Regional studies show that Lesotho outperforms other countries in southern Africa in terms of awarding coverage to HIV and AIDS. Through qualitative interviews, this study examines the motivations, experiences, and perceived challenges among media workers, which could explain the high...

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Distribution and habitats of Bulinus natalensis and its role as intermediate host of economically important helminth parasites in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: KennéN de Kock CorneliusT Wolmarans

This article focusses on the geographical distribution and habitats of Bulinus natalensis, as reflected by the samples taken from 244 collection sites on record in the database of the National Freshwater Snail Collection (NFSC) at the Potchefstroom campus of the...

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Gastropod diversity, distribution and abundance in habitats with and without anthropogenic disturbances in Lake Victoria, Kenya

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: CN Lange --- Invertebrate Zoology Section, Kenya TK Kristensen --- Mandahl-Barth Research Centre for Biodiversity and Health in Developing Countries, DBL Centre for Health Research and Development, Denmark H Madsen --- Mandahl-Barth Research Centre for Biodiversity and Health in Developing Countries, DBL Centre for Health Research and Development, Denmark

We investigated freshwater gastropod diversity, abundance and distribution in habitats with and without anthropogenic disturbance in two localities, Ndere in the Winam Gulf and Mbita Point, Lake Victoria, Kenya, from May 2002 to January 2004. A total of 133 984...

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HAB outreach using multimedia: integrating ocean research and education

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: A deCharon S Etheridge T McDonnell Wysor M Sieracki

This paper highlights a few of the education and outreach products on harmful algal blooms (HABs) that have been developed at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, a non-profit organisation dedicated to marine biological research and education. The 'Toxic & Harmful...

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Extent of Access to Information and Communications Technology by the Rural Population of South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Moses Mefika Sithole --- Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII), South Africa Cheryl Moses --- Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII), Yul Derek Davids --- Population Health, Health Systems and Innovation (PHHSI), Saahier Parker --- Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII), Julien Rumbelow --- Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII), Neo Molotja --- Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII), Demetre Labadarios --- Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII),

This paper investigates the trends in access to Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in rural compared to the urban areas of South Africa. Using data from the South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS) covering the period from 2003 to 2009,...

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“Shorthaul” pulpwood transport in South Africa. A network analysis case study

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: Pierre A. Ackerman --- Forest Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, South Africa Reino E. Pulkki --- Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment, Canada

Shorthaul transport, also known as secondary intermediate transport (SIT), is a feature of pulpwood transport in South Africa. SIT is an additional transport phase within traditional secondary transport. It originates at roadside landing or depot and terminates at another depot,...

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Parental communication with children about sex in the South African HIV epidemic: raced, classed and cultural appropriations of Lovelines

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Lindy Wilbraham

Responsive to perceived high risk of HIV infection by sexually active youth, several South African sexual health-promotion campaigns have used media targeting mothers, instructing them on how sex should be talked about with their children to 'risk-proof' them. A Foucauldian...

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The effectiveness of a national communication campaign using religious leaders to reduce HIV-related stigma in Ghana

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Marc Boulay Ian Tweedie Emmanuel Fiagbey

This article describes the effects of a national mass media and community-level stigma-reduction programme in Ghana, in which national and local religious leaders urged their congregations and the general public to have greater compassion for people living with HIV or...

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Representations of HIV/AIDS management in South African newspapers

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Catherine Campbell Andy Gibbs

In South Africa, numerous strong policy statements emphasise the importance of involving communities in HIV/AIDS management, yet in practice such involvement tends to be tokenistic and minimal. Social representations in the public sphere constitute the symbolic dimension within which responses...

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Interactions between Bulinus globosus and B. tropicus (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in a pond experiment in Zimbabwe

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Busani Ndlela MosesJ Chimbari Henry Madsen

Bulinus tropicus, which does not transmit Schistosoma haematobium, has been suggested for biological control of the schistosome intermediate host Bulinus globosus in Zimbabwe. The possible competition between B. tropicus and B. globosus was evaluated under semi-natural conditions in an enclosure...

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The zooplankton community of Lake Abo Zaabal, a newly-formed mining lake in Cairo, Egypt

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: RandaA El-Bassat WilliamD Taylor

Abo Zaabal Lake, a new mining lake at the outskirts of Cairo, receives domestic sewage from a nearby village. We examined its chemical and biological properties in order to develop a plan to improve its ecosystem services. The pH ranged...

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A laboratory assessment of the potential molluscicidal potency of Jatropha curcas aqueous extracts

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: MJ Chimbari CJ Shiff

Preliminary laboratory studies were conducted to determine the molluscicidal potency of Jatropha curcas, the physic nut. Biomphalaria glabrata and Bulinus globosus snails were exposed to varying concentrations of aqueous extracts of crushed J. curcas seeds from unripe, ripe and overripe...

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Carotid intima-media thickness and its associations with type 2 diabetes mellitus in South Africans

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: P Rheeder --- Epidemiology and Biostatistics Track, School of Health Systems and Public Health, University of Pretoria, MC Duim-Beytell --- School of Medicine, University of Pretoria, R Meijer --- Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, Netherlands T Gustavsson --- Image and Data Analysis, Sweden GKG Danler --- Department of Radiology, RA Ahmed --- Department of Radiology, DG Van Zyl --- Department of Internal Medicine,

Objectives: Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is a surrogate marker of subclinical atherosclerosis and a predictor of cardiovascular events. Few studies in Africa have evaluated CIMT and its associations in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. This study measured CIMT in...

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Myths of anterior mediastinal masses

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: M Castillo --- Mt. Sinai Hospital, USA P Slinger --- University of Toronto, Canada

This lecture will discuss the risks that are associated with the management of patients with anterior mediastinal masses. A plan for risk stratification and preoperative evaluation of such patients will be developed. The indications and available options for anaesthetic management...

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Cardiovascular risk assessment

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: DJ Blom --- Division of Lipidology, Department of Medicine, South Africa

Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of mortality in the Westernised world. Lifestyle changes and drug therapy can reduce cardiovascular risk. Many interventions such as lipid-lowering therapy reduce relative risk to the same extent irrespective of baseline risk, but the...

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An approach to hearing loss in children

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: GJ Copley --- University of Cape Town, Groote Schuur and Red Cross Children's hospitals, South Africa NB Friderichs --- The Carel du Toit Centre, Ivan Tom's Infant Hearing Screening Programme, South Africa

Hearing loss in children is common and can be difficult to identify, especially in young children. There are a variety of pathologies involved in these children, which make the problem challenging to diagnose and manage. This update describes how new...

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Presence of meaning and search for meaning as mediators between spirituality and psychological well-being in a South African sample

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Itumeleng P. Khumalo --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Marié P. Wissing --- Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research, South Africa Lusilda Schutte --- Statistical Consultation Services, South Africa

Spirituality and meaning in life are important pathways to well-being. Research has conceptually and empirically linked spirituality, religiousness and meaning in life. The present study was concerned with investigating presence of meaning (MLQ-P) and search for meaning (MLQ-S) as mediators...

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‘Zimbabwe will never be a colony again’: changing celebratory styles and meanings of independence

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Wendy Willems --- Department of Media and Communications, United Kingdom

As part of a revival of cultural nationalism, state-led national-day celebrations intensified in Zimbabwe in the early 2000s through the introduction of popular music events alongside the traditional official, militarised ceremony. Independence Day, in particular, provided ZANU-PF with an excellent...

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The drama(s) of Independence Day: reflections on political affects and aesthetics in Kinshasa (2010)

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Katrien Pype --- Institute of Anthropological Research in Africa, Faculty of Social Sciences—University of Leuven, Belgium

On June 30 2010, in Kinshasa, a “drama” unfolded as the military march was abruptly interrupted by street children intermingling and enacting ndombolo-inspired dances in front of the president. Police and soldiers started beating up people; the state radio and...

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Disseminated large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma associated with ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone secretion

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: A Van der Walt --- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, K Huddle --- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, S Pather --- Department of Anatomical Pathology, A Korb --- Department of Internal Medicine Division of Endocrinology,

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Organisational and individual strengths use as predictors of engagement and productivity

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Frederick W. Stander --- Optentia Research Programme, South Africa Karina Mostert --- WorkWell Research Unit, South Africa Leon T. de Beer --- WorkWell Research Unit, South Africa

This study sought to determine whether Perceived Organisational Support for Strengths Use (POSSU) and Proactive Behaviour towards Strengths Use (PBSU) predict engagement and productivity in a sample of South African call centre operators. Participants were 218 call centre operators within...

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Diversity, dispersal and disturbance: cladoceran species composition in the Okavango Delta

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Markus Lindholm --- Norwegian Institute for Water Research/NIVA, Norway Dag O. Hessen --- Department of Biology, Norway Lars Ramberg --- Harry Oppenheimer Okavango Research Centre, University of Botswana, Botswana

Communities exposed to intermediate disturbances have been shown to be more diverse than more stable or unstable systems. We recorded the diversity pattern of zooplankton in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, a system which include water bodies with different stability with...

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Contribution of innovation intermediaries in agricultural innovation: the case of agricultural R&D in Tanzania

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Athman H. Mgumia --- Tanzania Commission of Science and Technology, Directorate of Innovation, Tanzania Amon Z. Mattee --- Sokoine University of Agriculture, TANZANIA Beatus A.T. Kundi --- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Tanzania

With the current global economic reforms and advances in science, the move has been towards privatisation of the agricultural knowledge infrastructure. However, inadequate capacity of agricultural entrepreneurs and the diversity in the characteristics of the agricultural technologies have created market...

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The impact of a quality, technology-enhanced teaching support medium on student success in a first-year financial accounting module at an open distance learning institute

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: H Muller --- Department of Interdisciplinary Research, A du Plessis --- Department of Financial Accounting,

In South Africa, the Department of Higher Education and Training (DoHET) has expressed grave concerns about the poor pass rate of first-year accounting students. In an attempt to improve performance, the University of South Africa (Unisa), an open distance learning...

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Do social media display correct conventional hotel ratings?

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Wouter Hensens --- Stenden University (South African campus), PO Box 2821, Port Alfred 6170, South Africa Miemie Struwig --- School of Management Sciences, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth 6001, South Africa Oren Dayan --- Department of Business Management, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth 6001, South Africa

This study investigates conventional ratings as they are presented on TripAdvisor. Conventional ratings are ratings, commonly using stars as a symbol, allocated by government or private bodies that work with hotel inspectors. The data from guest ratings on TripAdvisor was...

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An analysis of the development of home exchange organisations

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Alexander Grit --- Stenden University, Qatar Paul Lynch --- Strathclyde University, Glasgow

This paper contributes to a better understanding of the home exchange phenomenon by considering the historical development of the home exchange intermediation processes, membership profiles and the role of the media. The Internet has enabled a more interactive process and...

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Parental mediation of adolescent media use and demographic factors as predictors of Kenyan high school students’ exposure to sexual content in television

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kyalo wa Ngula --- Department of Mass Communication, Hellen K. Mberia --- Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ann Neville Miller --- Nicholson School of Communication, USA

Research in Western nations suggests that parents’ involvement in their children's media use can make a difference in how adolescents select, process and respond to sexual television messages. Little or no published research has investigated this issue in sub-Saharan Africa,...

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The application of the agricultural innovation system approach in technology development in Tanzania: researchers' perceptions and practices

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Athman H. Mgumia --- Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology, Tanzania Amon Z. Mattee --- Department of Agricultural Education and Extension, Tanzania Beatus A.T. Kundi --- Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Tanzania

This paper examines the perceptions of researchers towards features of the innovation system approach. It also examines the extent of incorporation of these features into Tanzania's existing National Agricultural Research System (NARS). Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected from...

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The indigenous contract as legal phenomenon

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: FP van R Whelpton --- Department of Constitutional,

Drawing largely on the views of various theorists, this article seeks to discuss the indigenous contract as legal phenomenon with specific reference to underlying values and legal principles of indigenous contracts in the southern African context. It shows that indigenous...

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Racist accusations in contemporary South Africa: lessons from studies of witchcraft

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: E.A. Boonzaier --- Department of Anthropology and Sociology,

By international consensus, racism features as one of the major evils of our time. Unsurprisingly, therefore, no one wants to be branded a racist. There currently seems to be an epidemic of accusations of racism in South Africa, not altogether...

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An ‘historic victory’ for the Basarwa in Botswana?: Reading the evidence

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Emile Boonzaier --- Department of Anthropology and Sociology,

In late 2006 ‘the Basarwa’ won a landmark case against the Botswana government, returning their rights to continue living in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (from which they had been ‘forcibly’ removed). The case attracted massive media attention, both in...

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‘Zimbabwe will never be a colony again’: changing celebratory styles and meanings of independence

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Wendy Willems --- Department of Media and Communications, United Kingdom

As part of a revival of cultural nationalism, state-led national-day celebrations intensified in Zimbabwe in the early 2000s through the introduction of popular music events alongside the traditional official, militarised ceremony. Independence Day, in particular, provided ZANU-PF with an excellent...

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The drama(s) of Independence Day: reflections on political affects and aesthetics in Kinshasa (2010)

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Katrien Pype --- Institute of Anthropological Research in Africa, Belgium

On June 30 2010, in Kinshasa, a “drama” unfolded as the military march was abruptly interrupted by street children intermingling and enacting ndombolo-inspired dances in front of the president. Police and soldiers started beating up people; the state radio and...

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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 Africa

Bilharzia 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...

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Exploring communication channels used by festival visitors: Traditional channels versus the Internet

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: A. van Lille --- Business Management, South Africa J.W. Strydom --- Business Management, South Africa

Various communication channels are available to festival managers to present messages to specific target markets. Today's festival visitors live in the Information Age, and have become mostly unresponsive to traditional communication methods. Therefore this research investigated the communication channels used...

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The role of waterbirds in the dispersal of freshwater cladocera and bryozoa in southern Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Chevonne Reynolds --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST–NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Graeme S Cumming --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST–NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa

It has long been presumed that waterbirds disperse the propagules of aquatic organisms. However, it is only in recent years that this claim has been empirically explored and little is still known about waterbird-mediated dispersal in southern Africa. Aquatic invertebrates...

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Influence of growth media and regulators on vegetative propagation of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.)

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: P. Kiuru --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) Thika, Kenya S. J. N. Muriuki --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) Thika, Kenya S. B. Wepukhulu --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) Thika, Kenya S. J. M. Muriuki --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) Thika, Kenya

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) is a woody, perennial herb with fragrant evergreen needle-like leaves and a lovely fragrance. Leaves are finely chopped and used to flavour dishes. Rosemary propagation is done through either seed or stem cutting. Seeds of rosemary are...

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Social media (SM) use by technology education students on field placement

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Watson Moffat Manduna --- Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, South Africa

This study explored the intuitions and usage of social media (SM) for communication and instructional support by information technology (ICT) education students on field placement. A random sampling procedure was used to select 37 pre-service teachers (female = 65%; mean...

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Furcocercous cercariae shed by the freshwater snails Pila occidentalis (Mousson, 1887) and Biomphalaria pfeifferi (Krauss, 1848) in the Okavango Delta, Botswana

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: C Jansen van Rensburg --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa PH King --- Department of Biology, South Africa JG van As --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa

During July 2009 and 2010 surveys of snail-borne larval trematodes of the Okavango Delta floodplains and lagoons were undertaken. Cercaria mohemboense were shed by Pila occidentalis (Mousson, 1887) and Cercaria dubaensis and Cercaria indistinctus were shed by Biomphalaria pfeifferi (Krauss,...

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Striving for excellence: investigating the practical aspects of dietetic practice

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: B. Harmse --- Dietitian (Private Practice), I. Retief --- Dietitian (Private Practice),

Dietetics is a constantly evolving scientific field, and challenges for the dietitian are not restricted to private practice, but rather span across all sectors of the profession, and are an opportunity for personal and professional growth. The need for evidence-based...

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Effects of rooting media on root growth and morphology of Brassica rapa seedlings

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Michael O Adu --- Department of Ecological Sciences, UK David O Yawson --- Department of Soil Science, School of Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Ghana Frederick A Armah --- Department of Environmental Science, School of Biological Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Ghana Paul A Asare --- Department of Crop Science, School of Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Ghana Malcolm J Bennett --- Plant and Crop Sciences Division, School of Biosciences, UK Martin R Broadley --- Plant and Crop Sciences Division, School of Biosciences, UK Philip J White --- Department of Ecological Sciences, UK Lionel X Dupuy --- Department of Ecological Sciences, UK

Rooting media used in current root phenotyping studies can have substantial effect. In this study, the effects of three different nutrient conducting papers (Black construction paper, Anchor blue germination paper and Kimpak paper) and soil-filled boxes on root growth and...

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Theatre for Community Development and the “Tyranny” of Advanced Media Technology

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Christopher Odhiambo Joseph --- Department of Literature, Theatre and Film Studies, Kenya

This article grapples with the question of the existence of theatre for community development (TfD) in a world that is saturated with advanced media technology. The impulse to interrogate the relationship between theatre for development and a world largely driven...

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Do social media display correct conventional hotel ratings?

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Wouter Hensens --- Stenden University (South African campus), South Africa Miemie Struwig --- School of Management Sciences, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Oren Dayan --- Department of Business Management, South Africa

This study investigates conventional ratings as they are presented on TripAdvisor. Conventional ratings are ratings, commonly using stars as a symbol, allocated by government or private bodies that work with hotel inspectors. The data from guest ratings on TripAdvisor was...

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An analysis of the development of home exchange organisations

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Alexander Grit --- Stenden University, Qatar Paul Lynch --- Strathclyde University,

This paper contributes to a better understanding of the home exchange phenomenon by considering the historical development of the home exchange intermediation processes, membership profiles and the role of the media. The Internet has enabled a more interactive process and...

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What drives customers to use access-based sharing options in the hospitality industry?

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Can Lu --- Department of Human Sciences, USA Jay Kandampully --- Department of Human Sciences, USA

Access-based sharing businesses have gained popularity in the hospitality industry. The recent shift of customers’ willingness to share accommodation with a host as opposed to using a private hotel room has many implications for the traditional lodging sector. Sharing firms...

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Are social media applications a facilitator or barrier to learning for tourism and hospitality management students?

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Li Li --- Bath Business School, United Kingdom

This paper reports an exploratory investigation on the role of social media (SM) in Chinese university students’ learning. Structuration theory was employed as the analytic framework to guide the discussion about the dynamics of the participants’ behaviours and thoughts on...

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The dynamics and digitisation of religious testimonies: a case of prophetic ministries in Botswana

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Gabriel Faimau --- Department of Sociology, Botswana

A major element in the religious practice of believers in prophetic Christianity is the sharing of religious testimonies. Focusing on prophetic ministries in Botswana, this paper examines the nature and function of religious testimonies and the dynamics of their digitisation...

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Development of gene expression assays measuring immune responses in the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Roxanne L Higgitt --- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research/SAMRC Centre for TB Research/Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South Africa Peter E Buss --- Veterinary Wildlife Services, South African National Parks, Kruger National Park, South Africa Paul D van Helden --- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research/SAMRC Centre for TB Research/Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South Africa Michele A Miller --- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research/SAMRC Centre for TB Research/Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South Africa Sven DC Parsons --- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research/SAMRC Centre for TB Research/Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South Africa

As scavengers, spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) are exposed to a wide array of pathogens but exhibit low mortality rates due to infectious disease. This suggests that this species exhibits a unique and robust immune response to pathogens. However, few tools...

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The relationship between Nairobi adolescents’ media use and their sexual beliefs and attitudes

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ann Neville Miller --- Nicholson School of Communication, USA William Kinnally --- Nicholson School of Communication, USA Hellen Maleche --- Communication Department, Kenya Nancy Achieng’ Booker --- Graduate School of Media and Communications, Kenya

Adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa are at risk for contracting HIV. Although media campaigns have educated the population as a whole, few studies are available about the time sub-Saharan African youth spend listening to and viewing sexual messages via the entertainment...

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A productivity model for first thinning of Pinus patula using a tractor and double-drum winch in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Thabo Moloi --- Forest Postgraduate Programme, South Africa Michal Brink --- Forest Postgraduate Programme, South Africa Paxie W Chirwa --- Forest Postgraduate Programme, South Africa Elisha Ngulube --- Department of Forestry, Malawi

The productivity of skidding tractors in intermediate harvesting operations has not been determined in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The objective of this study was to develop a productivity model using a farm tractor in first thinning operations in Pinus patula compartments...

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A content analysis of online news media reporting on the human papillomavirus vaccination programme in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Sharon Attipoe-Dorcoo --- Health Science Center, School of Public Health, University of Texas, USA Vedantha Singh --- Cancer Research Initiative, University of Cape Town, South Africa Jennifer Moodley --- Cancer Research Initiative, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Background: Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among females in South Africa. In 2014 South Africa launched a national human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme for grade 4 girls attending public schools. Approximately 49% of South Africans have...

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Corruption, transaction costs, and innovation in Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Laura Barasa --- School of Economics, Kenya

This paper examines the relationship between corruption, transaction costs as measured by asset specificity, and innovation in Africa. We hypothesize that in the context of developing countries in Africa, corruption is positively associated with innovation. In addition, we hypothesize that...

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Rickets mimicker: a report of two cases of primary hyperparathyroidism in adolescence

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Imran M Paruk --- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, South Africa Fraser J Pirie --- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, South Africa Ayesha A Motala --- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, South Africa

The presentation of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) in most Western countries has evolved from the classic description of ‘stones, bones, and groans’ to becoming increasingly asymptomatic as a result of more frequent serum calcium screening. However, many developing countries are still...

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Transformational leadership, diversity climate, and job satisfaction in selected South African companies

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sean McCallaghan --- NWU Business School, South Africa Leon T. B. Jackson --- NWU Business School, WorkWell Research Unit, South Africa Marita M Heyns --- Optentia Focus Area, South Africa

This study investigated the relationship between transformational leadership, diversity climate, and job satisfaction in a selection of South African companies. Participants were a convenience sample of 263 employees from the Gauteng Province (white = 69.3%). They completed measures for transformational leadership, diversity...

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Social media as a trigger for positive political action: The case of Ghana's fight against illegal small-scale mining (Galamsey)

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ebenezer Agbozo --- Department of Systems Analysis and Decision Making, Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation, Kamen Spassov --- Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria

A shift from social media being a medium of communication to being a voice of the people is underway. Nations have experienced a fair share of the use of social media in raising the awareness on certain cankers in society...

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Mediated mutual reciprocity in the process of African children’s social ontogenesis

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Therese Mungah Shalo Tchombe --- Center for Research in Child and Family Development and Education (CRCFDE), Cameroon

The paper highlights Nsamenang’s social ontogenesis theoretical stance in explaining how participatory pedagogies in socialisation impact not only development but children’s capacity to assume responsibilities for their own development. A synoptic review is presented of widely discussed challenges faced by...

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Supervisor developmental feedback and employee performance: The roles of feedback-seeking and political skill

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Weilin Su --- School of Labor and Human Resources, China Bei Lyu --- Chinese Graduate School, Thailand Yanjun Liu --- School of Labor and Human Resources, China Hui Chen --- Chinese Graduate School, Thailand Jiayu Fan --- School of International Education, China

The present study investigated the positive influence of supervisor developmental feedback on employee performance through feedback-seeking, as well as the moderating role of political skill. Employees (n = 327, females = 59.6%) of a high-tech company completed measures of supervisor...

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“Inbox me, please”: Analysing comments on anonymous Facebook posts about depression and suicide

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lane Tao --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Liezille Jacobs --- Department of Psychology, South Africa

This study explored Facebook posts for receptive disclosure and discussion of depression and suicidality among contributors. We utilised an existing data set of Facebook commentary from 445 comments made on 156 anonymous Facebook posts. A Chi-square analysis revealed that Facebook...

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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, China

This 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...

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Online Performance of Swahili Orature: The Need for a New Category?

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Angelus Mnenuka --- University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

This paper discusses the concept of the online performance of oral literature. The central argument advanced in this discussion arises out of the contemporary categorisation of literature, notably the distinction between oral and written literature based on their forms of...

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Examining the mediating effect of diversity climate on the relationship between destructive leadership and employee attitudes

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sean McCallaghan --- NWU Business School, South Africa Leon T. B. Jackson --- NWU Business School, WorkWell Research Unit, South Africa Marita M Heyns --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa

The study sought to investigate the mediating effect of diversity climate on the relation between a destructive leadership style and employee attitudes of organisational commitment, job satisfaction, and intention to quit. Participants were employees from the financial, banking, retail, and...

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Levels and determinants of HIV testing uptake among Ghanaian men

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Samuel H Nyarko --- Department of Demography, College of Public Policy, USA Corey Sparks --- Department of Demography, College of Public Policy, USA

The uptake of HIV testing has always been found to be lower among men compared with women in many developing countries. The aim of this study was to ascertain the level and determinants of HIV testing uptake among men aged...

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Mediating role of meaningful work and vocational identity on the relationship between perceived family supportive supervisor behaviour and career satisfaction

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Niya Chen --- , China Leigang Zhang --- , China

This study examined meaningful work and vocational identity influences on the relationship between perceived family supportive supervisor behaviour (FSSB) and career satisfaction among educators. Participants were a convenience sample of 492 public school teachers from eight secondary schools in China...

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Negative centralisation of HIV/AIDS trauma and health-related quality of life: do post-traumatic stress symptoms explain the link?

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Desmond Uchechukwu Onu --- , Nigeria Steven Kator Iorfa --- , Nigeria Dorothy I Ugwu --- , Nigeria

Over-integration of HIV-related trauma into the client’s memory in a negative emotional valence could be a serious health debilitating process which may result in negative post-traumatic health outcomes, affecting health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of people living with HIV (PLWH)...

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Individual and contextual predictors of comprehensive HIV and AIDS knowledge among young females in Ghana

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Eugene KM Darteh --- , Ghana

Sub-Saharan Africa is a region that is severely affected by the HIV and AIDS pandemic with females disproportionately affected. Having accurate and comprehensive knowledge about HIV and AIDS is a major strategy in the fight against the pandemic. This study...

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Evaluation of phytoremediation effects of chicken manure, urea and lemongrass on remediating a lead contaminated soil in Kabwe, Zambia

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Yui Yoshii --- , Japan Isabell von Rein --- , USA Kabenuka Munthali --- , Zambia Mukuka Mwansa --- , Zambia Hokuto Nakata --- , Japan Shota Nakayama --- , Japan Mayumi Ishizuka --- , Japan Yoshitaka Uchida --- , Japan

High levels of lead (Pb) in the soil is a serious issue in the city of Kabwe, Zambia. Phytoremediation is an effective approach to revive the life-supporting functions of the soils. Locally available soil amendments, such as chicken manure, can...

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Prevalence and aetiology of thyrotoxicosis in patients with hyperemesis gravidarum presenting to a tertiary hospital in Cape Town, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: T van der Made --- , South Africa M van de Vyver --- , South Africa M Conradie-Smit --- , South Africa Magda Conradie --- , South Africa

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Motivating people living with HIV to initiate antiretroviral treatment outside national guidelines in three clinics in the HPTN 071 (PopART) trial, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Constance Mubekapi-Musadaidzwa --- , South Africa Dillon Wademan --- , South Africa Neshaan Peton --- , South Africa Portia Hendricks --- , South Africa Gabriela Carolus --- , South Africa Rheiner Mbaezue --- , South Africa Karen F Kelley --- , South Africa James Kruger --- , South Africa Karen Jennings --- , South Africa Nelis Grobbelaar --- , South Africa Francoise Louis --- , South Africa Nulda Beyers --- , South Africa Helen Ayles --- , Zambia Sarah Fidler --- , UK Richard Hayes --- , UK Peter Bock --- , South Africa Graeme Hoddinott --- , South Africa

Background: The HPTN 071 (PopART) trial implemented universal test and treat (UTT) in three clinics in the Western Cape, South Africa at a time when antiretroviral treatment (ART) was only offered by CD4 threshold and World Health Organization clinical staging...

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“Out there it’s YOLO”: Youth perspectives on a mass media HIV- and gender-based violence campaign in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Gavin Robert Walker --- , China

Gender-based violence continues to be a leading determinant of South Africa’s HIV/AIDS epidemic. As such, gender socialisation and de-normalisation of gender inequality and violence remain principal objectives for public health organisations. This article discusses youth reception of a mass media...

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Does perceived chess skills mediate the relationship between fluid intelligence and academic performance?

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Qiyang Gao --- , People’s Republic of China Yayi Feng --- , People’s Republic of China Wei Chen --- , People’s Republic of China Xianjie Ping --- , People’s Republic of China

We analysed the association between chess skills and academic performance in primary school students. Additionally, we tested the potential mediating effect of fluid intelligence on this association. The sample consisted of 255 primary school students (48.2% girls), aged between 10...

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Social media among distant spouses in South Western Nigeria

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Olayinka Akanle --- , South Africa God’sgift Chinenye Nwanagu --- , Nigeria Olufunmilola Esther Akanle --- , Nigeria

Industrialization and modernization have heighten in Africa and this has implications for marriages and family because they make spouses traverse the socio-technological spaces of the twenty-first century and beyond. Social media plays crucial, complicated and strategic roles yet these are...

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Emotional labour influences on psychological health: The moderating role of religiosity

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Collins Badu Agyemang --- , Ghana

The present study examined the direct association between emotional labour and psychological health, and the moderating role of religiosity among media practitioners in Ghana. Using a cross-sectional design, 336 media practitioners (female = 31%) completed a survey on emotional labour...

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Okadabooks, E-Book Publishing and the Distribution of Homegrown Nigerian Literature

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Temitayo Olofinlua --- , Nigeria

This article examines the work of Okadabooks, a Nigerian e-book publishing and reading platform and its impact on the Nigerian publishing industry, exploring the complex and overlapping relationships between writing online, self-publishing and e-book publishing. Drawing on interviews as well...

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Catch them young: Knowledge and awareness levels of HIV and AIDS transmission among high school students in Harare, Zimbabwe

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Dennis Junior Choruma --- , South Africa Simbarashe Dexter Choruma --- , Zimbabwe Rutendo Moyra Pasirayi --- , South Africa

HIV and AIDS has developed as one of the urgent problems affecting many youths in Africa. Yet many of the knowledge and awareness programmes aimed at young people do not target high schools where the majority of young people are...

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Green technology for bioremediation of the eutrophication phenomenon in aquatic ecosystems: a review

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Mostafa El-Sheekh --- , Egypt Mohamed M Abdel-Daim --- , Saudi Arabia Mohamed Okba --- , Egypt Samiha Gharib --- , Egypt Asgad Soliman --- , Egypt Hala El-Kassas --- , Egypt

Eutrophication is a serious phenomenon that leads to vigorous algal blooms that alters the structure of ecosystems. It is caused by non-point sources of nutrients; as nitrogen and phosphorus, and point sources as wastewater effluent. Distinctive algae groups are responsible...

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An innovation intermediary for Nairobi, Kenya: Designing student-centric services for university-industry collaboration

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mikko Koria --- , United Kingdom Roberto Hinojosa Osorno --- , Mexico Ida Telalbasic --- , United Kingdom Delia del Carmen Ramírez Vázquez --- , Mexico Emmy Chirchir --- , Kenya

Engaging students as partners in university-industry collaboration (UIC) through challenge-based and real-life projects creates significant value for all participants through novel educational approaches, talent recruitment, user-driven innovation, new resources, and research-related opportunities. However, as these practices have developed iteratively over...

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Parenting style effects on the mental health of college students: Their mediation by proactive personality and self-identity

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ming Hong --- , Belarus Dmitry Grigoryevich Dyakov --- , Belarus

We examined the mediating role of proactive personality and self-identity on the relationship between mental health and parenting style among college students. Participants were 406 Chinese college students (female = 61.80%, mean age = 19.56 years, SD = 1.38 years)...

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Tweeting on COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa: LDA-based topic modelling approach

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Murimo Bethel Mutanga --- , South Africa Abdultaofeek Abayomi --- , South Africa

The advent of COVID-19 has disrupted all facets of human lives. As of September 2020, there is no effective viral therapy for the disease, thus necessitating research efforts toward providing solutions to the diverse areas where the pandemic has wreaked...

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Fire as friend or foe: the role of scientists in balancing media coverage of fires in National Parks

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Izak PJ Smit --- , South Africa Marina Joubert --- , South Africa Kyle Smith --- , South Africa Nicola van Wilgen --- , South Africa Tercia Strydom --- , South Africa Johan Baard --- , South Africa Marna Herbst --- , South Africa

Fire can destroy infrastructure and livelihoods, and claim lives. Yet, fire is inevitable and plays several vital ecological roles that have shaped ecosystems over millennia. Planned fires also serve human needs. Critical media content analysis of 390 media reports (print,...

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Frequency of exposure to the media is associated with levels of HIV-related knowledge and stigmatising attitudes among adults in Ghana

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Michael Boah --- , Ghana Daudi Yeboah --- , Ghana Mary Rachael Kpordoxah --- , Ghana Martin Nyaaba Adokiya --- , Ghana

Studies show that increased knowledge of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is achieved through exposure to mass media, which then contributes to positive attitudes and behaviours towards people living with HIV and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). This study examined...

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Building markets between institutional discontinuities: Intermediation between formal and informal sectors in developing countries

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: John M. Luiz --- , UK Baldwin Guchu --- , South Africa

We explore the role of an intermediary, Palladium, in Zimbabwe as it bridges the divide between formal and informal sectors and the process through which it connects these sectors. We conduct in-depth, qualitative interviews structured around our case study of...

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Knowledge sharing by clinicians using social media: A case study in Ethiopia

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tesfa Tegegne Asfaw --- , Ethiopia Belisty Yalew Mekonnen --- , Ethiopia

Social media is becoming an integral part of medical information dissemination. Health professionals adopt social media for clinical knowledge sharing and for social networking. However, there is no information specifically about use of social media by Ethiopian clinicians: The purpose...

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Attention control mediates the relationship between self-esteem and life satisfaction in youth

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Huifang Yang --- , China Meiting Liu --- , China Rurun Lu --- , China

This study explored the role of attention control in the relationship between self-esteem and life satisfaction in college students. A sample of 723 college students completed the Attentional Control Scale, the Self-Esteem Scale, and the Life Satisfaction Scale. Following regression...

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HIV renaissance in Ghana: an opinion piece on further measures to address HIV among Ghanaian youth

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Daniel Katey --- , Ghana Abigail Akua Addo --- , Ghana

This article sought to provide insight into further measures to address the spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among young Ghanaians, aged 15–24 years. An extensive literature review was carried out to ascertain the dynamics of the disease in...

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Factors associated with knowledge and awareness of HIV/AIDS among married women in Bangladesh: evidence from a nationally representative survey

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Md. Ashiqul Haque --- , , Bangladesh Md. Sha Newaj Hossain --- , , Bangladesh Muhammad Abdul Baker Chowdhury --- , , USA Md. Jamal Uddin --- , , Bangladesh

Women in Bangladesh share a greater risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) infection compared to men. Levels of knowledge and awareness largely contribute to the prevalence of the HIV epidemic and its consequences. So, it is...

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Restoration of South African estuaries: successes, failures and the way forward

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: L Claassens --- Rhodes University, South Africa JB Adams --- Institute for Coastal & Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa NM de Villiers --- Rhodes University, South Africa J Wasserman --- Institute for Coastal & Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa AK Whitfield --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa

Major threats to South African estuaries include freshwater flow alterations, urbanisation, habitat transformation, deteriorating water quality, increased biological invasions and resource over-exploitation. Although South African estuary restoration is in its infancy, important lessons have been learnt through past efforts undertaken...

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The classroom environment and college students’ being silent/hidden dropouts: The chain of mediating effects of college identification and academic achievement

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yongtao Gan --- Shantou University, China Tian Zhang --- Shantou University, China Jian Gao --- Shantou University, China Yifei Li --- Universiti Malaya, College of Education, Malaysia Jing Zhang --- Shantou University, China Wenjun Wang --- Cleveland State University, USA

The present study investigated the relationship between the classroom environment (CE) and hidden dropout (HD), and the chain mediating role of college identification (CI) and academic achievement (AA) in that relationship. A total of 1 214 Chinese college students were...

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Purpose in life and academic performance: Grit mediation among Chinese college students

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yungui Guo --- Hunan University of Science and Technology, China Shiyu Luo --- Hunan University of Science and Technology, China Yu Tan --- Hunan University of Science and Technology, China

This study explored the mediating effect of grit (consistency of interest, perseverance of effort) on the association between purpose in life (meaningfulness, goal orientation, and beyond-the-self) and academic performance. Data were collected from 493 students from two universities in Hunan...

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College students’ loneliness and problematic mobile phone use: Mediation by fear of missing out

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Qishan Zheng --- Lingnan University, China Sisi Liu --- Lingnan University, China Jianhong Zheng --- , China Maojin Gu --- Lingnan University, China Wuming He --- , China

This study examined the relationship between loneliness and problematic mobile phone use among university students, as well as the mediating role of fear of missing out in that relationship. College undergraduates (n = 233; female = 51.1%; first-year students =...

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Peer relationships and aggressive behaviour in adolescents: Moderation by gender and mediation by media violence

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Izuchukwu L. G. Ndukaihe --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Chiedozie O. Okafor --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Uchechukwu L. Okeowata --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Hillary O. Eze --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Emmanuel O. Agha --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Peter Offu --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria

We investigated the role of gender and media violence in adolescents’ peer relationship problems and aggressive behaviour. High school students (n = 144) from South-Eastern Nigeria participated in the study. Seventy-two completed an experiment in which they were exposed to...

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Self-esteem mediation of perceived social support and depression in university first-year students: A longitudinal study

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Pei Jiang --- Hunan Normal University, China Zhihui Zhang --- Hunan Institute of Engineering, China

This study aimed to explore the development of and change in perceived social support, self-esteem, and depression in college first-year students, as well as the relationships among them. A total of 509 Chinese college first-year students (females = 65.6%, mean...

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Kindergarten teachers’ objective career success and subjective well-being: The mediating role of professional identity

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Xinli Zhai --- Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China Li Zhang --- Guangzhou Teachers College of Foreign Languages and Arts, China Lingyuan Li --- Henan University, China Lin Yang --- , China Pingzhi Ye --- Guangzhou University, China

This study explored the relationship between objective career success and subjective well-being in kindergarten teachers and the mediating role of professional identity in that relationship. The study sample comprised 5 385 kindergarten teachers from Guangdong province, China (females = 99.1%,...

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The use of social media as a source of nutrition information

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Megan Kreft --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Brittany Smith --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Daniella Hopwood --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Renee Blaauw --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa

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Social support and self-concept clarity as mediators between college students’ passive social network site use and loneliness

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: --- Shaoxing University, China --- Shaoxing University, China --- Shaoxing University, China

The current study tested the mediating roles of social support and self-concept clarity in the relationship between passive social network site use and loneliness. A total of 709 undergraduate students (females = 44.15%, mean age = 19.10, SD = 0.95)...

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The “double-edged sword” effect of social media usage on postgraduate student creativity

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: --- Xiangtan University, China --- Xiangtan University, China --- Xiangtan University, China

Based on the social media use theory and goal orientation theory, this study explored the “double-edged sword” effect of social media usage on postgraduate student creativity. Participants in the study were 262 postgraduate students from Xiangtan University in China (females...

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Perceived teacher support and student engagement: The chain mediating effect of basic psychological needs satisfaction and learning drive

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Xiuni Xu --- Long Dong University, China Zhen Wu --- Tianjin University of Technology and Education, China Dongpo Wei --- Shandong Huayu University of Technology, China

This study explored the relationship between perceived teacher support and student engagement, and the influence of the basic psychological needs satisfaction and learning drive in this relationship. We sampled 1 136 Chinese higher vocational students, and 1 031 students’ questionnaires...

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LovesCompany: evaluating the safety and feasibility of a mental health-focused online community for adolescents

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Anna Van Meter --- New York University Langone Health, USA Neha Agrawal --- Yeshiva University, USA

Background: Adolescents are at risk for mental health (MH) disorders but are unlikely to seek services and may be reluctant to talk about their MH. An anonymous, online MH-focused community could help reduce suffering. However, online forums can also promote...

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Internet addiction and suicidal ideation in Chinese college students: The role of meaning in life and social support

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Liling Wang --- Soochow University, China Junjun Fu --- Northwest Normal University, China Tao Wang --- Northwest Normal University, China I-Jun Chen --- Soochow University, China

Worldwide, internet addiction and suicidal ideation have become serious issues in public health. However, little is known about the underlying mechanisms in the relationship between internet addiction and suicidal ideation. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between internet addiction...

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Social anxiety and problematic social network site use: The sequential mediating role of self-esteem and self-concept clarity

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jing Wu --- Shaoxing University, China Xu Zhang --- Shaoxing University, China Yuan Gao --- Shaoxing University, China Qianxiu Xiao --- Shaoxing University, China

This study explored the relationship between social anxiety and problematic social network sites use and the mediating role of self-esteem and self-concept clarity. A total of 811 college students (female= 58.2%; mean age= 19.18 years, SD = 1.12 years) completed...

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How perspective taking influences obesity stereotypes: The mediating effect of intergroup contact

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yunlong Wu --- Inner Mongolia Normal University, China Yuzhu Zhang --- Hulunbuir University, China

Obesity is stigmatised and associated with adverse health, psychological, and social consequences. This study examined contact influences on the relationship between perspective taking and obesity stereotypes in young adults. The sample comprised 411 Chinese university students (female = 73.97%; mean...

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Is mindfulness associated with lower online trolling among adolescents? Mediating effects of self-esteem and depression and moderating effect of dark personality traits

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Fang Li --- Sichuan Normal University, China Xu Tang --- Sichuan Normal University, China Xin Ge --- , China Mengni Yu --- Sichuan Normal University, China Siqi Wang --- Sichuan Normal University, China Biyun Wu --- Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, China

We investigated the relationship between mindfulness and online trolling among adolescents. We also explored the mediating role of self-esteem and depression and the moderating role of dark personality traits in the relationship between mindfulness and online trolling. Chinese adolescents (n...

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Social media and electronic communication usage by South African dietitians

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: J Visser --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa E van Niekerk --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa ML Marais --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa N Koen --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa

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A framework for using social media for organisational learning: An empirical study of South African companies

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Harry Moongela* --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Marié Hattingh --- University of Pretoria, South Africa

This study addresses the gap in the literature in terms of the lack of guidelines for organisations that would like to use social media to facilitate organisational learning (OL). This study presents an overarching conceptual theoretical framework that can assist...

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Serving Hot Tea: Analyzing Narratives of ‘Abroad’ on Glocal Kenyan Twitter/X Spaces

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Caroline Mose --- The Mawazo Institute, Kenya

Social media reconstitutes the idea of ‘abroad’ as a geographical place, shortens the symbolic distance between borders, and renders the local and global into one almost seamless space. This seamlessness is both metaphorical and symbolic, where happenings on the spatial...

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Prevalence and neighbourhood determinants of early sexual debut and multiple sexual partnerships among young people in Rwanda, Ghana and South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nebechukwu H. Ugwu --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Clifford O. Odimegwu --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

Background: The consequences of engaging in risky sexual behaviours (RSB) can lead to HIV infection, sexually transmitted diseases and unintended pregnancy. The relationship between neighbourhood characteristics and youth involvement in RSB such as early sexual debut and multiple sexual partnerships...

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Transformational leadership and financial employees’ unethical pro-organisational behaviour: A cognitive perspective

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Hu Zhengyan --- Henan University, China Enhui Cao --- Henan University, China Junzhe Zhao --- Henan University, China Minghui Wang --- Henan University, China

We examined the relationship between transformational leadership and financial employees' unethical pro-organisational behaviour, accounting for organisational identity and future focus in the context of the Chinese organisational culture. Participants were 94 business leaders and 176 financial employees mainly from the...

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Career interest on calling: The chain mediating role of future work self and engaged learning

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Bin Liu --- Northeast Normal University, China Chunna Hou --- Northeast Normal University, China

We investigated the role of future work self and engaged learning in the relationship between career interest and career calling. Students (n = 641; female = 235; mean age = 18.96 years, SD = 1.01 years) complete the Career Interest...

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How textual and picture cues influence motor skill learning in short instructional videos: Evidence from eye-tracking experiments

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yue Hu --- Tianjin University of Sport, China Fang Qi --- Tianjin University of Sport, China Yanling Wu --- Tianjin University of Sport, China Pengpeng Yang --- Häme University of Applied Sciences, Finland

Three eye-tracking experiments were designed to determine the influence of textual and graphic cues on motor skill learning in short instructional videos. Experiment 1 (n = 45) manipulated the colour of picture cues (red arrows, white arrows, and without cue)...

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Research on the influence of fiscal policy uncertainty on corporate strategic investment – Evidence from China

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Xuejiao Yu --- Central University of Finance and Economics, China Xiaomin Cao --- Central University of Finance and Economics, China Junjian Gu --- Wuhan University of Technology, China

Corporations should pay attention to various policies issued by The Chinese government when making strategic investment. This paper discusses the influence of fiscal policy uncertainty on corporate strategic investment and its mechanism. The results show that the uncertainty of fiscal...

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The digital transformation of tourism: a study of tourist behaviour and preferences in the age of technology in Bangladesh

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Md Istiaq Mohhamad Shuvo --- Noakhali Science and Technology University, Bangladesh Md Jamsedul Islam --- Noakhali Science and Technology University, Bangladesh

The rapid development of technology has profoundly altered tourist behaviour and trends, yet there is a notable gap in understanding how these changes affect tourists in Bangladesh. Existing research focuses on developed markets, overlooking Bangladesh’s unique sociocultural and economic factors...

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Does parental education moderate the association between personal growth initiative, purpose in life and subjective well-being among Chinese college students?

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Xiaoxia Huang --- Huzhou Vocational and Technical College, China Hong Li --- Zhoukou Vocational and Technical College, China Yungui Guo --- Hunan University of Science and Technology, China

We investigated the moderating effect of parental education on the relationship between personal growth initiative, purpose in life, and subjective well-being. Two-wave time-lagged data with an interval of three months were collected from 491 students (mean age = 19.58 years,...

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Family cohesion and adaptability effects on social anxiety among adolescents: The mediating role of experiential avoidance

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yakun Ni --- Institute of Applied Psychology, Guangdong University of Finance, China Shiya Zeng --- Institute of Applied Psychology, Guangdong University of Finance, China Yanzhen Xu --- Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, China Tengfei Guo --- Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, China

We investigated the effect of family cohesion and adaptability on adolescent social anxiety and explored the mediating effect of experiential avoidance between them. A total of 610 adolescents completed the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales II, the Acceptance and...

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Academic researchers’ work stress and work engagement: Hindrance stress appraisal mediation and psychological resilience moderation

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Hui Wang --- Xiangtan University, China Yan Li --- Xiangtan University, China

We explored the role of hindrance stress appraisal and psychological resilience in the relationship between work stress and work engagement among academic researchers. Data were collected from academic researchers in China (n = 314; female = 48.7%; professor = 10.8%,...

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Future work self and career calling in vocational education students: Workplace learning as a mediator and mentoring as a moderator

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Bin Liu --- Northeast Normal University, China Chunna Hou --- Northeast Normal University, China

We explored the role of workplace learning and mentoring in the relationship between future work self and career calling among students. The nationwide sample comprised 741 Science and Engineering students from six higher vocational colleges in China (female = 46.56%;...

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Opinion divergence, investor sentiment, and stock liquidity: Evidence from social media

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Gaoshan Wang --- Shandong University of Finance and Economics, China Mingyue Chen --- Shandong University of Finance and Economics, China Xiaomin Wang --- Shandong University of Finance and Economics, China Yilin Dong --- Shandong University of Finance and Economics, China Zhiyi Wang --- Shandong University of Finance and Economics, China

This paper developed a mediating effect model of retail opinion divergence, investor sentiment, and stock liquidity to investigate how investor comments and bullish-bearish-polling activities on social media affect investors’ attitudes and behaviours, thus, the stock market. The paper first used...

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Dialoguing hunger and survival during the Zimbabwe COVID-19 lockdowns through WhatsApp jokes

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Hugh Mangeya --- Midlands State University, Zimbabwe Ashton Mudzingiri --- Midlands State University, Zimbabwe

This article analyses the dialogue on hunger and survival issues emanating from viral COVID-19-induced jokes circulated via WhatsApp during Zimbabwe’s consecutive lockdowns. The lockdowns were part of public health measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. They, however, disrupted the...

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Ukucobelelana ngolwazi olungamagugu ase-Afrika lwesenzo ‘goma’ olusemyalezweni osenkundleni yezokuxhumana iTikTok

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Beryl Babsy Boniwe Xaba --- University of South Africa, South Africa

Sekube nokukhalaza okuningi ngokubhalwa kolimi ezinkundleni zokuxhumana. Izingcweti zolimi kanye nabacwaningi bolimi abagculisekile ngokusetshenziswa kolimi kulezi zizindalwazi. Isililo esikhulu sisuswa ukungayilandeli imigomo nemithetho yolimi lwesiZulu uma kubhalwa ezinkundleni zokuxhumana. Lolu cwaningo luhlose ukwethula indlela inkundla yezokuxhumana iTikTok efundisa ngayo ngemvelaphi...

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Evolution, population structure and morphology of the African Black Duck Anas sparsa and Yellow-billed Duck A. undulata

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Philip Lavretsky --- University of Texas at El Paso, United States Ramsey Russell --- , United States Sara Gonzalez --- University of Texas at El Paso, United States Vergie M Musni --- University of Texas at El Paso, United States Alexis Díaz --- Centro de Ornitología y Biodiversidad (CORBIDI), Peru Joshua I Brown --- University of Texas at El Paso, United States

Biological conservation requires a fundamental understanding of evolutionary history and established contemporary population genetics. Here, we sequenced mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and thousands of nuclear loci across individuals of the African Black Duck Anas sparsa and Yellow-billed Duck A. undulata to...

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Dung and carrion beetle diversity in small forest patches versus large continuous forest in the southern Cape, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Graham van Bergen --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Anina Coetzee --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Jan A Venter --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Francois Roets --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Rudi C Swart --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa

Naturally fragmented indigenous forests in the southern Cape of South Africa are particularly understudied in terms of beetle diversity. This study therefore aimed to determine whether southern Afrotemperate forest dung and carrion beetle diversity differs between continuous forest and naturally...

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Female students’ entrepreneurial leadership and education: A sequential mediation analysis of entrepreneurial knowledge and mindset

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Rajenthyran Ayavoo --- Universiti Malaya (UM), Malaysia Ponmalar N. Alagappar --- Universiti Malaya (UM), Malaysia Egena Ode --- Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom

Women are under-represented in business, especially in patriarchal countries like Malaysia, hence efforts to encourage female students to become entrepreneurs are needed. This study uses human capital theory to examine how entrepreneurial education affects female students’ entrepreneurial leadership, showing the...

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Ethnic community languages in contemporary social media advertisements in Tanzania

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Emmanuel Ilonga --- Dar es Salaam University College of Education (DUCE), Tanzania

A speech community’s expectation is to see its language develop. However, such an imaginative prospect may not materialise due to the asymmetrical power dynamics between influential and less influential speech communities. Consequently, less influential societies are forced to depend on...

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Semantic extensions of ziyakhala used on social media platforms in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Yanga Lusanda Praiseworth Majola --- Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Evangeline Bonisiwe Zungu --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa

This study analyses the semantic extension ziyakhala (also written as ayikhale or azikhale), which is popularly used on social media platforms. Ziyakhala literally means ‘let it cry’, the root word is ‘khala’ which means to cry and the prefix ‘zi’...

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Effectiveness of YouTube in the learning and preservation of the Yoruba language in Nigeria

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Babatunde Adeyeye --- North-West University, South Africa Abiodun Salawu --- North-West University, South Africa

This study investigated YouTube’s effectiveness in the learning and preservation of the Yoruba language among youths of Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria. Data was collected through a mixed-methods approach using a survey and content analysis. Findings demonstrate the awareness (85%) of...

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War metaphors as names for medical concepts in Sesotho newspaper HIV and AIDS communication

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Nt&scaron;oeu Seepheephe --- National University of Lesotho, Lesotho

The study examines the behaviour and the ideological functions of war metaphors that are used in Sesotho newspaper communication on HIV and AIDS. Using the dynamic systems approach towards metaphor, I explore the use of these metaphors in three major...

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Southern African python (Python natalensis) diet, using information gathered from social media and historical data

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Kirsty J Kyle --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Colleen T Downs --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

African pythons are the largest and among the most charismatic species of snake on the continent. Surprisingly little is known about the details of their diets. This may be due to the difficulty of compiling a list of prey items...

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Ritualised wealth and the moral spectacle: interrogating occult imagery in Nigerian media narratives

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Ugochukwu Zacky Eze --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria

In this article, I examine how the Nigerian media constructs narratives of ritualised wealth as a moral spectacle that negotiates the tensions between youth aspiration, economic uncertainty and institutional failure. Using a qualitative design and thematic analysis, I interrogate ten...

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The self-reported influence of social media on food choices of young adults at a tertiary institution in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: M Kreft --- Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa, C Lombard --- Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa, N Koen --- Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa,

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Computational analysis of Orientalist discourse in social media: A case study of Twitter

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Qiming Dong --- Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia Shasha Zhang --- Hunan University of Information Technology, People’s Republic of China Megat Al Imran Yasin --- Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia Chow Ow Wei --- Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

The paper presents ORIENT-Net as a tool that processes texts in terms of their orientalist views. This is done by the detection and classification of such texts on social media Twitter. An Orientalist view of the East can see the...

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