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  1. Site Indicator Species for Predicting Productivity of Pine Plantations in the Southern Cape

    Site Indicator Species for Predicting Productivity of Pine Plantations in the Southern Cape

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: G.N. Schafer --- Saasveld Forestry Research Centre,
    A means of predicting site potential for pine species in the Southern Cape based on 10 vegetation associations is presented.
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  2. Fertilising Commercial Forest Species in Southern Africa: Research Progress and Problems (Part 1)

    Fertilising Commercial Forest Species in Southern Africa: Research Progress and Problems (Part 1)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: M.A. Herbert --- , South Africa A. P.G. Schönau --- , South Africa
    Since the inception of forest fertiliser research in Southern Africa in 1926, eight eucalypt, six pine and four acacia species have been tested, encompassing a wide range of sites in summer, winter and uniform rainfall areas. Marked deficiencies of P,...
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  3. Recovery of <em>Ocotea bullata</em> (Lauraceae) after Fire Damage

    Recovery of Ocotea bullata (Lauraceae) after Fire Damage

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: W.A. Lübbe --- Saasveld Forestry Research Centre,
    Fire damage to Ocotea bullata (Lauraceae) may result in crown death but survival and eventual recovery is possible by means of shoot formation. Survival is due to the above-average thickness of the bark of O. bullata and possibly the isolating...
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  4. Management of the Coppice Regeneration of <em>Ocotea bullata</em> (Lauraceae)

    Management of the Coppice Regeneration of Ocotea bullata (Lauraceae)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: W.A. Lübbe --- Saasveld Forestry Research Centre,
    The effects of protecting the coppice shoots of Ocotea bullata (Lauraceae) stumps against bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus) browsing were studied. Apart from reducing damage to coppice shoots, protection led to a decrease in the number of shoots per coppice cluster, a...
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  5. Decline and Mortality of <em>Ocotea bullata</em> Trees in the Southern Cape Forests

    Decline and Mortality of Ocotea bullata Trees in the Southern Cape Forests

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: W.A. Lübbe --- Saasveld Forestry Research Centre, C.J. Geldenhuys --- Saasveld Forestry Research Centre,
    Dying trees of Ocotea bullata (Lauraceae) occurred in small groups in certain areas in the medium-moist forests of the southern Cape. Crown health declined significantly (P > 0,01) in the dying groups, but this was not the general trend for...
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  6. Determining Transpiration from <em>Pinus patula</em> Shoots—A Comparative Evaluation of the Cut-Shoot Method and Two Null-Balance Diffusion Porometers

    Determining Transpiration from Pinus patula Shoots—A Comparative Evaluation of the Cut-Shoot Method and Two Null-Balance Diffusion Porometers

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: P.J. Dye --- D.R. de Wet Forestry Research Centre Division of Forest Science and Technology, S.I. Christie --- D.R. de Wet Forestry Research Centre Division of Forest Science and Technology, B.W. Olbrich --- D.R. de Wet Forestry Research Centre Division of Forest Science and Technology, E. Ferreira --- D.R. de Wet Forestry Research Centre Division of Forest Science and Technology, N. Tallon --- D.R. de Wet Forestry Research Centre Division of Forest Science and Technology,
    The cut-shoot method and two types of small-chambered null-balance diffusion porometer were evaluated for suitability in studies of stomatal conductance and transpiration in Pinus patula. In the course of the cut-shoot evaluation, excised shoots were found to transpire at a...
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  7. Evaluating Forestry Land During Inflationary Times

    Evaluating Forestry Land During Inflationary Times

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: H. J.E. Uys --- Department of Forest Science,
    The Land Expectation Value criterion has been used since 1849 to calculate the value of forestry land. It was, however, developed in a static financial environment, and is no longer suitable for land valuation in today's dynamic financial environment. This...
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  8. Litterfall and Nutrient Release in Mature <em>Pinus radiata</em> in the South-western Cape

    Litterfall and Nutrient Release in Mature Pinus radiata in the South-western Cape

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: D.B. Versfeld --- Division of Forest Science and Technology, CSIR, Jonkershoek F.R.C., D. G.M. Donald --- Faculty of Forestry,
    Fast-growing plantations of conifers have replaced areas of mediterranean shrubland in the south-western Cape. This study arises from the need to quantify the impacts of major changes in primary productivity, litterfall, and nutrient cycling in terms of the site utilisation...
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  9. The Response of <em>Ocotea bullata</em> (Lauraceae) to Flooded Conditions

    The Response of Ocotea bullata (Lauraceae) to Flooded Conditions

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: W.A. Lübbe --- Saasveld Forestry Research Centre, Division of Forest Science and Technology,
    The response of Ocotea bullata (Lauraceae), stinkwood, grown under a range of flooded conditions, was studied. Flooding results in chlorosis and shedding of leaves and may end in death if continued for prolonged periods. Die-back is the result of several...
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  10. Geno-Phenotypic Regression and Juvenile-Mature Correlations: Methodological Tools for Clonal Selection of <em>Eucalyptus</em> Hybrids in Congo

    Geno-Phenotypic Regression and Juvenile-Mature Correlations: Methodological Tools for Clonal Selection of Eucalyptus Hybrids in Congo

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: Jean-Marc Bouvet --- Centre Technique Forestier Tropical Department of the CIRAD, France
    This paper discusses different ways to improve clonal selection and clonal variety propagation for the industrial plantations in Congo.
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  11. Micropropagation <em>of Eucalyptus radiata ssp. radiata</em> Using Explants from Mature and Coppice Material

    Micropropagation of Eucalyptus radiata ssp. radiata Using Explants from Mature and Coppice Material

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: S.H. Chang --- Department of Forestry, RSA D. G.M. Donald --- Department of Forestry, RSA G. Jacobs --- Department of Horticulture, RSA
    Nodes from young field-grown coppice regrowth and branches of a mature tree of Eucalyptus radiata ssp. radiata were cultured on a MS medium containing BA and NAA. BA at 0,5 mg/ℓ and NAA at 0,01-0,1 mg/ℓ were most effective in...
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  12. Evidence of Induced Nutrient Deficiency in Pine Plantings on Previously Cropped Lands

    Evidence of Induced Nutrient Deficiency in Pine Plantings on Previously Cropped Lands

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: A.W. Schumann --- , South Africa A.D. Noble --- , South Africa
    Widespread establishment failures of Pinus species have recently occurred on agricultural land acquired for commercial forestry in South Africa. These include about 10 000 ha of previously tilled soils in the north-eastern Cape belonging to Mondi Forests. A lettuce (Lactuca...
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  13. Volume, Pulp and Paper-making Traits of <em>Pinus maximinoi</em> Provenances Planted at Two Sites in South Africa

    Volume, Pulp and Paper-making Traits of Pinus maximinoi Provenances Planted at Two Sites in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: J.A. Wright --- Investigacion Forestal, Colombia B. Baylis --- Usutu Pulp Company, Swaziland
    Two provenance trials of P. maximinoi H.E. Moore growing in the eastern Transvaal, South Africa, were assessed for growth, pulp and paper-making traits at approximately 11 years of age. Provenances were significantly (p<0,05) different for breaking length, burst index and...
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  14. The Genetic Control of Ring Width, Wood Density and Tracheid Length in the Juvenile Core of &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt;

    The Genetic Control of Ring Width, Wood Density and Tracheid Length in the Juvenile Core of Pinus patula

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: R.D. Barnes --- Forest Research Centre, Zimbabwe J.S. Birks --- , United Kingdom G. Battle --- Forest Research Centre, Zimbabwe L.J. Mullin --- Forest Research Centre, Zimbabwe
    Controlled crosses were made between six Pinus patula Schiede & Deppe plus trees selected in plantations. Six full-sib families and two commercial checks were planted in randomised complete block thrice-replicated progeny tests at two sites in Zimbabwe. At 7,5 years,...
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  15. Modelling Diameter and Height Distributions through Dispersion Statistics in Even-aged Pine Plantations

    Modelling Diameter and Height Distributions through Dispersion Statistics in Even-aged Pine Plantations

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: HorstW. Kassier --- , South Africa BrianV. Bredenkamp --- Department of Forest Science, South Africa
    Diameter and height distribution recovery, in combination with standlevel projection modelling, is generally used in Southern Africa for predicting growth and yield in even-aged pine plantations. A different approach for modelling diameter and height distributions for five pine species commercially...
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  16. Chemical Evaluation of Leaf Fibre Residues from Tropical Tree Legumes&mdash;a Wealth in Social Perspective

    Chemical Evaluation of Leaf Fibre Residues from Tropical Tree Legumes—a Wealth in Social Perspective

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: Sunanda Chanda --- Biological Sciences Division, India S.K. Bhaduri --- Department of Chemistry and Microbiology, Jute Technological Research Laboratories, India Sharmistha Das --- Biological Sciences Division, India D. Sardar --- Department of Chemistry and Microbiology, Jute Technological Research Laboratories, India
    Leaf fibre residues obtained as a by-product during bulk extraction of leaf protein meal from three tropical forest trees viz. Albizzia procera Benth., Dalbergia sisso Roxb. and Delonix regia Raf. were analysed for their chemical and mineral composition. The fibres...
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  17. A Field Demonstration of the Effect on Streamflow of Clearing Invasive Pine and Wattle Trees from a Riparian Zone

    A Field Demonstration of the Effect on Streamflow of Clearing Invasive Pine and Wattle Trees from a Riparian Zone

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: P.J. Dye --- Division of Forest Science and Technology, A.G. Poulter --- Division of Forest Science and Technology,
    Two portable weirs were used to quantify changes in streamflow following clearfelling of a dense stand of self-sown Pinus patula and Acacia mearnsii along a riparian zone on Kalmoesfontein, a SAPPI forest plantation south-east of Lydenburg, Eastern Transvaal. The weirs...
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  18. Basic Density, Tracheid Length and Strength Properties of Juvenile and Mature Wood of &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; Grown in Tanzania

    Basic Density, Tracheid Length and Strength Properties of Juvenile and Mature Wood of Pinus patula Grown in Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: R.C. Ishengoma --- Department of Wood Utilization, Faculty of Forestry, P.R. Gillah --- Department of Wood Utilization, Faculty of Forestry, S. Iddi --- Department of Wood Utilization, Faculty of Forestry,
    More than 70% of Tanzanian plantations consist of conifers, 60% of which are Pinus patula plantations. Juvenile wood is one of the most important sources of variability.
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  19. Laboratory Technique for the Development and Evaluation of Moulded Resinous Composites

    Laboratory Technique for the Development and Evaluation of Moulded Resinous Composites

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: R.E. Ysbrandy --- Dept. of Wood Science, G. F.R. Gerischer --- Dept. of Wood Science, R.D. Sanderson --- , Republic of South Africa
    Two procedures of resin moulding powder preparation were evaluated. Their results are discussed on the basis of their tensile properties for moulded dumb-bells. The best procedure was then implemented for future work on phenolated pitch/ligin systems. Mouldings of different resin...
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  20. Preparation of Binders from Inexpensive By-products for Use in High-Pressure Phenolic Laminates: Reactive Phenosolvan Pitch-Lignin Derived Products for Use in Impregnating Varnishes and Testing of 6-Ply Hessian-Paper Laminates

    Preparation of Binders from Inexpensive By-products for Use in High-Pressure Phenolic Laminates: Reactive Phenosolvan Pitch-Lignin Derived Products for Use in Impregnating Varnishes and Testing of 6-Ply Hessian-Paper Laminates

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: R.E. Ysbrandy --- Department of Wood Science, G. F.R. Gerischer --- Department of Wood Science, R.D. Sanderson --- , Republic of South Africa
    Equal mixtures of phenosolvan pitch and autohydrolysis bagasse lignin in the presence of either acid or alkaline catalyst and without catalyst were submitted to a thermal treatment stage at 230°C (Phenolation). Each of the phenolated products was mixed with phenol...
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  21. Are Pine Plantations &ldquo;Inhospitable Seas&rdquo; around Remnant Native Habitat within South-western Cape Forestry Areas?

    Are Pine Plantations “Inhospitable Seas” around Remnant Native Habitat within South-western Cape Forestry Areas?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: A.J. Armstrong --- Department of Nature Conservation, South Africa H.J. van Hensbergen --- Department of Nature Conservation, South Africa D.F. Scott --- Jonkershoek Forestry Research Centre, South Africa S.J. Milton --- , South Africa
    Some areas of forestry estates, including unplantable ones, may be zoned and managed for nature conservation. This paper is an analysis of the results of studies of plants, birds and small mammals at Jonkershoek, Stellenbosch, to determine whether pine plantations...
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  22. The Effect of Site Preparation and Tending on the Growth of &lt;em&gt;Pinus radiata&lt;/em&gt; in the Southern Cape: Five Year Results

    The Effect of Site Preparation and Tending on the Growth of Pinus radiata in the Southern Cape: Five Year Results

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: Lee Cunningham --- ,
    This paper details the latest results of site preparation and tending experiments in Pinus radiata on regenerated sites, on both Kruisfontein Plantation in the Southern Cape District of the Western Cape Forest Region and Blueliliesbush Plantation in the Tsitsikamma Forest...
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  23. Multiple Resource Utilisation Developments in Mondi Forests

    Multiple Resource Utilisation Developments in Mondi Forests

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: Richard McC. Pott --- ,
    Defined as the use of available resources other than the planted trees on Mondi's landholdings, the development of various MRU projects is described from 1975 onwards. Projects are differentiated into those that are directly dependant on the presence of planted...
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  24. The production potential of pure and mixed stands of Eragrostis curvula and Medicago sativa on the eastern transvaal highveld

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: N.F.G. Rethman --- Department of Agriculture (Transvaal Region), C.C. De Witt --- Department of Agriculture (Transvaal Region),
    Over a five year period pure stands of Medicago sativa and mixtures of M. sativa and Eragrostis curvula have done as well and better than E. curvula receiving 300 kg N/ha, and considerably better than treatments receiving 200 and 100...
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  25. Production and quality norms of certain grass species for fodder flow planning: Pretoria area

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: J.O. Grunow --- Department of Plant Production, J.W. Rabie --- Department of Plant Production,
    Four subtropical (Cenchrus. Digitaria, Anthephora and Sorghum) and two temperate grass species (Festuca. Agrotricum) were grown in a replicated field experiment at three levels of N application, with adequate P and K. Species were mown at 4‐, 6‐ and 8‐weekly...
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  26. Growth and desiccation of Themeda triandra and Sporobolus fimbriatus in relation to diminishing moisture availability

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: J.E. Danckwerts --- Department of Agriculture (Eastern Cape Region),
    Water was withheld from individual plants of Themeda triandra and Sporobolus fimbriatus growing in pots in a greenhouse. Leaf extension growth, followed by successive degrees of tiller desiccation, were monitored on a daily basis and related to diminishing moisture availability...
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  27. The response of Acacia karroo plants to defoliation by hand compared to defoliation by goats

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: W.R. Teague --- ,
    The leaf and shoot growth of Acacia karroo plants defoliated by goats was compared to that of plants in which leaf only or leaf plus shoot‐tips were removed by hand, to simulate goat browsing.
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  28. Groei en produksie van ‘n aanal aangeplante weidings onder beweiding

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: P.A. Pieterse --- Dept Plantproduksie, J.O. Grunow --- Dept Plantproduksie, N.F.G. Rethman --- Dept Plantproduksie,
    Die groei en produksie onder beweiding van ‘n aantal aangeplante weidings is met behulp van die verskilmetode bepaal. Uit die data verkry in die proef is dit duidelik dat indien daar besproeiingswater beskikbaar is, groen materiaal dwarsdeur die jaar voorsien...
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  29. ‘n oorsig oor staande hooi in die sentrale grasveld met spesiale verwysing na digit aria eriantha

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: C.S. Dannhauser --- Departement Landbou en Watervoorsiening,
    ‘n Literatuuroorsig oor die gebruikswaarde van tropiese grassse as staande hooi, in die winter, word voorsien. Die invloed van klimaat op die keuse van spesies en bestuur van die grasse, gedurende die voorafgaande groeiseisoen, word bespreek. Meer onlangse gegewens oor...
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  30. The influence of nitrogen fertilization, spring burning and height of stubble on hay and seed production of eragrostis curvula 1

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: N.F.G. Rethman --- Department of Plant Production, B.H. Beukes --- Department of Agriculture &amp; Water Supply,
    This investigation, conducted over a three‐year period, emphasized the strong effect of nitrogen fertilization on both hay and seed production. The optimum level of nitrogen, for conditions on the Eastern Highveld being 100–150 kg N/ha applied in spring, followed by...
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  31. Implikasies van subhabitat‐diversiteit en die rol van bestuur op die voorkoms van ‘n aantal grasspesies van die suuragtige‐gemengde bosveld1

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: G.N. Smit --- Departement Plantproduksie, N.F.G. Rethman --- Departement Plantproduksie,
    Die subhabitatvoorkeure van sewe grasspesies en die nie‐grasagtige kruide, tipies van die Suuragtige‐Gemengde Bosveld, is in agt kampe, wat verskillende langtermyn‐beweidingsbehandelings ontvang het, ondersoek. Twee subhabitatte is geidenti‐fiseer, nl. onder borne en tussen bome. Verskille in die subhabitatvoorkeure van die...
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  32. The influence of level and distribution of nitrogenous fertilizer on the dry matter production of Eragrostis curvula

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: N.F.G. Rethman --- Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, Republic of South Africa L.G. vanZy1 --- Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, Republic of South Africa B.H. Beukes --- Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, Republic of South Africa
    212 kg N/ha was the most profitable level. With the probability of poor seasons (when 106–159 kg N/ha was more profitable), the optimum level of spring fertilization being in the region of 100 kg N and the improved distribution of...
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  33. Vegetation response to wagon wheel camp layouts

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: YvetteJ. Stroleny --- Botany Department, Republic of South Africa M.T. Mentis --- Botany Department, Republic of South Africa
    Wagon wheel camp layouts have been favoured, in some quarters, for rotational grazing due to the economy and convenience of having the camps radially arranged around central facilities. A possible disadvantage of such layouts is the tendency for over‐grazing near...
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  34. The application of various chemicals to cuts made in the stem bases of Brachystegia spiciformis Benth., Julbernardia globiflora (Benth.) Troupin and Terminalia sericea Burch. ex DC.

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: W.R. Teague --- , Zimbabwe DianeM. Killilea --- , Zimbabwe
    Picloram‐potassium and various mixtures of picloram with 2,4‐D amine, 2,4,5‐T ester or amine, or 2,4,5‐T ester alone were injected into incisions made in the cambium of standing Brachystegia spiciformis and Julbernardia globiflora trees. Each arboricide was tested at a range...
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  35. The application of various picloram formulations to cut stumps of Brachystegia spiciformis Benth., Julbernardia globiflora (Benth.) Troupin, Terminalia sericea Burch. ex DC. and Acacia karroo Hayne trees

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: W.R. Teague --- , Zimbabwe DianeM. Killilea --- , Zimbabwe
    Trees were felled 150 mm above ground level and various mixtures of picloram with 2,4‐D araine, 2,4,5‐T amine in water solution or 2,4,5‐T ester in diesel oil were applied to the freshly‐cut surfaces. Mixtures of picloram/2,4‐D amine and picloram/2,4,5‐T amine,...
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  36. The regrowth of Colophospermum mopane following clearing

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: R.J. Scholes --- Department of Botany, Republicof South Africa
    The recovery of cleared Colophospermum mopane thicket in the eastern Transvaal lowveld, to a level where its effect on grass production is similar to that in the pre‐cleared state, occurs within fourteen years. Based on certain assumptions, the ‘effective duration’...
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  37. Kouebeskadiging van houtagtige plante in die Suuragtige‐Gemengde Bosveld

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: G.N. Smit --- DepartementLandbou‐ontwikkeling (Transvaalstreek), Republiek van Suid‐Afrika
    Cold damage to woody plants in the Sourish Mixed Bushveld. An incident of damage to woody plants by cold in the Sourish Mixed Bushveld was investigated. Woody plants in eight paddocks which were subjected to long‐term grazing treatments and which...
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  38. Plant relations in mixtures of Trifolium subterraneum cv. Mt Barker and Lolium multiflorum cv. Midmar: II. Yield advantage as reflected in the Land Equivalent Ratio

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: M. van den Berg --- , Republic of South Africa A.J. Kruger --- , Republic of South Africa
    Land Equivalent Ratios (LER) were calculated for mixtures of Trifolium subterraneum and Lolium multiflorum in terms of dry matter production and crude protein production. This ratio denotes the yield advantage, if any, of a specific mixture against the pure stands...
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  39. The herbage yield and quality of three grass species on two marginal maize soils at Potchefstroom

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: C.S. Dannhauser --- , Republic of South Africa
    A small plot experiment with Digitaria eriantha, Panicum maximum and Anthephora pubescens, established on Valsrivier and Westleigh soil forms, was conducted at Potchefstroom during the 1986/87 and 1987/88 seasons. The yield of P. maximum was the highest of the three...
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  40. Remote sensing applications for monitoring rangeland vegetation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: P.T. Tueller --- Department of Range, Wildlife and Forestry, United States of America
    Remote sensing techniques hold considerable promise for the inventory and monitoring of natural resources on range‐lands. A significant lack of information concerning basic spectral characteristics of range vegetation and soils has resulted in a lack of rangeland applications. To use...
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  41. Defoliation effects on resource allocation in Arizona cottontop (Digitaria californica) and Lehmann lovegrass (Eragrostis lehmanniana)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: JerryR. Cox --- , Republic of South Africa M. Giner‐Mendoza --- , Mexico A.K. Dobrenz --- Plant Sciences Department, United States of America MarieF. Smith --- , Republic of South Africa
    Arizona cottontop (Digitaria californica), a bunchgrass native to the Chihuahuan and Sonoran Deserts in North America, and Lehmann lovegrass (Eragrostis lehmanniana), a bunchgrass introduced to the southwestern USA from southern Africa, were defoliated and examined for above‐ and below‐ground productivity,...
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  42. Epidemiology of ryegrass mosaic virus in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: SarahN. Salm --- , Republic of South Africa M.E. Christine Rey --- Department of Microbiology, Republic of South Africa
    The distribution and seasonal occurrence of ryegrass mosaic virus (RMV) in South Africa was determined. Italian ryegrass plants were collected from eight different research stations twice during the growing season in 1990 and 1991. Samples were tested for the presence...
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  43. Measurement of exchangeable aluminium in soils and clay minerals by isotopic exchange

    Measurement of exchangeable aluminium in soils and clay minerals by isotopic exchange

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: W. A.G. Kotz&eacute; --- , Marlise Joubert --- , Johannes.F. de Villiers --- , M. van der Westhuizen --- , D. van der Bank --- ,
    Isotopically exchangeable Al was determined in soils and clay minerals by equilibration with 28Al. Best results were obtained with a weak extractant and an equilibration time of eight min. The calculated amount of isotopically exchangeable Al was independent of the...
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  44. Reaction of oriental tobacco to spacing and topping treatments at three levels of nitrogenous fertilizer application

    Reaction of oriental tobacco to spacing and topping treatments at three levels of nitrogenous fertilizer application

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M.P. Lamprecht --- , W. J.C. van der Merwe --- ,
    Three levels of nitrogenous fertilizer were applied to oriental tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L. cv. Elcatra) at different spacings and topped to 14 and 28 leaves per plant respectively. Yield, income, total nitrogen and total alkaloids of the cured leaves increased,...
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  45. Intercropping of beans (&lt;em&gt;Phaseolus vulgaris&lt;/em&gt; L.) and sugar-cane: The effect of inter-specific competition on the growth of plant cane

    Intercropping of beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and sugar-cane: The effect of inter-specific competition on the growth of plant cane

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M. F.A. Leclezio --- Department of Crop Science, J.D. Lea --- Department of Crop Science, P.K. Moberly --- ,
    The competitive effects of intercropped beans (maturation period: three months) on the growth, tiller development and yield of plant sugar-cane (maturation period: 18 months) in the subhumid coast-hinterland of Natal were investigated over two seasons. In the first season rainfall...
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  46. Effects of level and timing of irrigation on growth and water use of lucerne

    Effects of level and timing of irrigation on growth and water use of lucerne

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: D.J. Beukes --- Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, S.A. Barnard --- Department of Agriculture and Water Supply,
    A six-year flood irrigation trial with lucerne (Medicago sativa cv. Karoo) was conducted on a sandy loam soil in the south-western part of the Cape Province at Oudtshoorn. Two cropping practices, whereby one or two forage cuttings are followed by...
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  47. Influence of sub-optimal imbibition temperatures on seed vigour and respiration in maize (&lt;em&gt;Zea mays&lt;/em&gt; L.)

    Influence of sub-optimal imbibition temperatures on seed vigour and respiration in maize (Zea mays L.)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: H.A. van de Venter --- , N. Grobbelaar --- ,
    Germination and coleoptile growth of nine seed lots of maize (representing seven cultivars) were studied at 25°C (constant), 13°C (constant) and also at 7°C (7 days) followed by 25°C. Relative germination response to sub-optimal temperatures reflected relative differences in germination...
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  48. &#039;n Vergelyking tussen berekende en &lt;em&gt;in situ&lt;/em&gt; onversadigde geleivermo&euml; van &#039;n sand en &#039;n sandkleileem

    'n Vergelyking tussen berekende en in situ onversadigde geleivermoë van 'n sand en 'n sandkleileem

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: D.J. Beukes --- Ho&euml;veldstreek, Departement van Landbou en Watervoorsiening, Republiek van Suid-Afrika
    Onversadigde geleivermoë, K(θ), is bereken vanaf verskeie vergelykings gebaseer op poriegrootteverspreiding en die grondwaterretensiekromme. Versadigde geleivermoë (Ks ) is as passingsfaktor gebruik en is verkry vanaf laboratorium-en veldbepalings. Berekende K(θ) is by verskillende porieklasse vergelyk met waardes vanaf in situ-...
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  49. Opbrengskomponente van koring by verskillende vlakke van grondvrugbaarheid

    Opbrengskomponente van koring by verskillende vlakke van grondvrugbaarheid

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: P.S. Hammes --- Departement Plantproduksie, Republiek van Suid-Afrika J.G. Annandale --- Departement Plantproduksie, Republiek van Suid-Afrika E.A. Beyers --- Departement Plantproduksie, Republiek van Suid-Afrika P.C. Nel --- Departement Plantproduksie, Republiek van Suid-Afrika
    In 'n langtermyn bemestingsproef met koring onder besproeiing het groot verskille in grondvrugbaarheid oor jare ontwikkel, wat ook in groot verskille in graanopbrengs weerspieëf word. Opbrengs en opbrengskomponente was kleiner op persele wat geen P-bemesting ontvang as op persele wat...
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  50. Allelopathic influence of &lt;em&gt;Tagetes&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Bidens-&lt;/em&gt;infested soils on seedling growth of certain crop species

    Allelopathic influence of Tagetes and Bidens-infested soils on seedling growth of certain crop species

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Ruth Meissner --- Department of Plant Production, P.C. Nel --- Department of Plant Production, E.A. Beyers --- Department of Plant Production,
    Two naturally-occurring polyacetylene derivatives are found in Tagetes minuta L. and Bidens bipinnata L. which, when released into the soil, may affect crop growth. They are alpha- terthienyl in roots of T. minuta and phenylheptatriyne in leaves of B. bipinnata...
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  51. Field response to P and K fertilizers of &lt;em&gt;Lupinus albus&lt;/em&gt; cv. Kiev and &lt;em&gt;L. angustifolius&lt;/em&gt; cv. Unicrop

    Field response to P and K fertilizers of Lupinus albus cv. Kiev and L. angustifolius cv. Unicrop

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: V.D. Wassermann --- Department of Agriculture,
    A field trial is described, in which the response of Lupinus albus and L. angustifolius to three levels of P and five of K was measured. The P level of the soil was moderate, but the K content was extremely...
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  52. Methods of presenting intercropping results and preliminary results with &lt;em&gt;Zea mays&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Phaseolus vulgaris&lt;/em&gt;

    Methods of presenting intercropping results and preliminary results with Zea mays and Phaseolus vulgaris

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M.N. Austin --- Department of Agronomy, J.N. Marais --- Department of Agronomy,
    Replacement intercropping trials with maize and dry beans were conducted to provide information which could lead to a cropping strategy that would reduce the risk of rainfed crop production in the Ciskei. Attention is focused on the problem of analysing...
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  53. Effect of rate and time of application of tetrapion on nassella tussock (&lt;em&gt;Stipa trichotoma&lt;/em&gt; Nees) in South Africa

    Effect of rate and time of application of tetrapion on nassella tussock (Stipa trichotoma Nees) in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: B.D. Viljoen --- Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, Republic of South Africa
    Tetrapion was applied at rates of 0, 44; 0, 88; 1, 76 and 3, 52 kg a.i. ha-1 at monthly intervals to nassella tussock (Stipa trichotoma Nees) plants of various ages. The efficacy of the three higher tetrapion rates was...
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  54. Effects of plant density and row spacing on &lt;em&gt;Lupiniis albus&lt;/em&gt; cv. Kiev

    Effects of plant density and row spacing on Lupiniis albus cv. Kiev

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: V.D. Wassermann --- Department of Agriculture, Republic of South Africa
    Two field trials in which the effects of plant density and row spacing on L. albus cv. Kiev were studied, are described. One trial was carried out on dryland and the Other under irrigation. Plant densities ranging from c. 20...
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  55. Release of cotton breeding lines (&lt;em&gt;Gossypium hirsutum&lt;/em&gt; L.) adapted to South African conditions

    Release of cotton breeding lines (Gossypium hirsutum L.) adapted to South African conditions

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: H.G. van Heerden --- , Republic of South Africa W.H. van Staden --- , Republic of South Africa L. J.B. Rossouw --- , Republic of South Africa C.G. Theron --- , Republic of South Africa
    The cotton breeding programme of the Tobacco and Cotton Research Institute has made available a number of advanced breeding lines and cultivars of cotton for a second cycle of intercrossing and selection. Selati, Gariep and NIK3 have been released for...
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  56. Rapid vegetative propagation of pineapples by crown sectioning

    Rapid vegetative propagation of pineapples by crown sectioning

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Mariana Fitchet --- , Republic of South Africa H.A. van de Venter --- , Republic of South Africa
    Pineapples can be rapidly multiplied and propagated by means of crown sections in a peatmoss and vermiculite mixture (2:1). Each section can produce a new plantlet within 65 days and the development of dormant buds may be promoted by the...
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  57. Genotypic variation in leaf water potential of field-grown soybeans (&lt;em&gt;Glycme max&lt;/em&gt; L. Merr.) and its association with dryland yield

    Genotypic variation in leaf water potential of field-grown soybeans (Glycme max L. Merr.) and its association with dryland yield

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: R.F. Grant --- , Republic of South Africa J.D. Lea --- Department of Crop Science, Republic of South Africa
    Maintenance of leaf water potential (ΨL) during periods of water stress may constitute an important drought-avoiding response. The identification of genotypic variation for this characteristic is, however, made difficult by the fact that comparative values for ΨL must be measured...
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  58. Watervlakke in sekere gronde van die Noordwestelike Oranje-Vrystaat

    Watervlakke in sekere gronde van die Noordwestelike Oranje-Vrystaat

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. A.G. Henning --- , Republiek van Suid-Afrika D.J. Nel --- Departement Bodemkunde, P.U. vir C.H.O., Republiek van Suid-Afrika
    Die akkumulasie van vrywater in sekere gronde in die Noordwestelike Oranje-Vrystaat word geassosieer met verskillende tipes stadig-deurlaatbare lae (keerlae). Voorlopige ondersoeke het aangetoon dat die langtermyn-storing van water verskil tussen twee tipes keerlaag, naamlik 'n kleilaag en 'n harde plintiese...
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  59. An hypothesis concerning the development of the red leaf disorder in cotton (&lt;em&gt;Gossypium hirsutum&lt;/em&gt; L.)

    An hypothesis concerning the development of the red leaf disorder in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: N. J.J. Combrink --- , Republic of South Africa
    The development of the physiological disorder of cotton known as ‘rooidood’, ‘red leaf disorder’ or ‘potassium deficiency syndrome’ has not yet been explained. Several stress conditions have been associated with this disorder, including low N levels in leaves, low K...
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  60. The influence of different P, NH&lt;sup&gt;+&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;sub&gt;4&lt;/sub&gt; and NO&lt;sup&gt;&minus;&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt; supply levels on the yield and P and Ca relationships in wheat

    The influence of different P, NH+ 4 and NO− 3 supply levels on the yield and P and Ca relationships in wheat

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.S. Claassens --- Department Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Republic of South Africa W.J. F&ouml;lscher --- Department Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Republic of South Africa
    In a water culture experiment with wheat, the influence on growth and nutrient uptake of varying the P supply from 0,02 to 5 mmol H2PO4 − dm−3 and the NH4 +:NO3 − ratio from 0:15 to 12:3, with a Hoagland...
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  61. Germination rate of maize (&lt;em&gt;Zea mays&lt;/em&gt; L.) kernels. II. Relationships with respiration rate and adenosine triphosphate content

    Germination rate of maize (Zea mays L.) kernels. II. Relationships with respiration rate and adenosine triphosphate content

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: H.A. van de Venter --- , Republic of South Africa Rentia Hoffman --- , Republic of South Africa S. de Meillon --- , Republic of South Africa
    Germination rate of freshly harvested, undeteriorated seed lots of maize was found to be positively correlated with rate of oxygen uptake of kernels and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) content of embryos, at 6 and 12 h of incubation. Respiration rate was...
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  62. Abnormalities of the growth point and ear of barley caused by 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid

    Abnormalities of the growth point and ear of barley caused by 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J.W. Loubser --- Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, Republic of South Africa A. L.P. Cairns --- , Republic of South Africa
    Treatment of barley plants with 2,4-D, when the main tiller apical meristem was in the late vegetative or double ridge stage, resulted in the production of various abnormalities including missing spikes, branched spikes, whorls of spikelets and paired spikelets instead...
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  63. The effect of lime, KCl and parent material on the cation exchange capacity of some acid subsoils of the western Cape

    The effect of lime, KCl and parent material on the cation exchange capacity of some acid subsoils of the western Cape

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. Wooldridge --- , Republic of South Africa
    Cation exchange capacity (CEC) values obtained by 22Na dilution for a number of mineralogically diverse acid subsoils reflected positive responses to lime and to treatment with KCl such that: CEC (unlimed, no KCl) < (unlimed + KCl) < (limed, no...
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  64. Die invloed van plantpopulasie op opbrengs en kwaliteit van katoen (&lt;em&gt;Gossypium hirsutum&lt;/em&gt; L.) in die Vaalharts- en Sandvetbesproeiingsgebiede

    Die invloed van plantpopulasie op opbrengs en kwaliteit van katoen (Gossypium hirsutum L.) in die Vaalharts- en Sandvetbesproeiingsgebiede

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: L.P. de Bruyn --- Landboufakulteit, Republiek van Suid-Afrika J. de Kock --- Departement Landbou en Watervoorsiening, Kleingraansentrum, Republiek van Suid-Afrika J.J. Human --- Landboufakulteit, Republiek van Suid-Afrika
    Die invloed van plantdigtheid op die opbrengs en kwaliteit van katoen is vir die Vaalharts- en Sandvetbesproeiingsgebiede ondersoek. Aangesien hoër plantpopulasies hoër eise aan water- en stikstofvoorsiening stel, is hierdie effek by verskillende peile van besproeiing en stikstofbemesting uitgetoets. Individuele...
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  65. Efficacy of fungicide seed dressings in the control of pre- and post-emergence damping-off and seedling blight of sorghum

    Efficacy of fungicide seed dressings in the control of pre- and post-emergence damping-off and seedling blight of sorghum

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: N.W. Mc Laren --- , Republic of South Africa F. H.J. Rijkenberg --- , Republic of South Africa
    A field trial to determine the efficacy of captab seed dressing in reducing the incidence of pre- and post-emergence damping-off and the severity of seedling blight of sorghum was carried out. Tests on four commercial sorghum hybrids showed this fungicide...
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  66. An analysis of yield components of &lt;em&gt;Lupinus albus&lt;/em&gt; L.

    An analysis of yield components of Lupinus albus L.

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. A.M. van der Mey --- , Republic of South Africa J. Middel --- , Republic of South Africa Amelia Me Donald --- , Republic of South Africa
    Lupinus albus or sweet white lupin is a crop producing its seed yield in succeeding orders of racemes on the plant. All combinations of 18 yield components of five cultivars grown in 11 environments were correlated with each other. An...
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  67. Die effek van vertraging van besproeiing op die opbrengs en kwaliteit van katoen (&lt;em&gt;Gossypium hirsutum&lt;/em&gt; L.) in die Vaalhartsbesproeiingsgebied

    Die effek van vertraging van besproeiing op die opbrengs en kwaliteit van katoen (Gossypium hirsutum L.) in die Vaalhartsbesproeiingsgebied

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. de Kock --- Landboufakulteit, Republiek van Suid-Afrika J.J. Human --- Landboufakulteit, Republiek van Suid-Afrika L.P. de Bruyn --- Landboufakulteit, Republiek van Suid-Afrika
    Aangesien dit reeds bekend is dat katoen tydens die eerste stadia van die groeiperiode minder gevoelig vir watertekorte is, is 'n proef oor drie seisoene op Vaalharts uitgelê waar die eerste besproeiing na opkom van die saailinge uitgestel is totdat...
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  68. Residual effects of lupins in two lupin/maize fodder production systems

    Residual effects of lupins in two lupin/maize fodder production systems

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: H.L. Grobbelaar --- , Republic of South Africa V.D. Wassermann --- , Republic of South Africa B.E. Eisenberg --- , Republic of South Africa
    The residual effects of three lupin species, whose tops were either removed or ploughed in, on a following maize crop were compared with the response of maize, not preceded by lupins, to N fertilizer in field trials over two seasons...
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  69. Variasie in lipied- en prote&iuml;eninhoud van sonneblomsaad en oliekoekmele in Suid-Afrika

    Variasie in lipied- en proteïeninhoud van sonneblomsaad en oliekoekmele in Suid-Afrika

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: G.A. Smith --- Departement Veekunde, Republiek van Suid-Afrika J.P. Hayes --- Departement Pluimveekunde, Republiek van Suid-Afrika Naomi Smith --- Navorsingsinstituut vir Vee- en Suiwelkunde, Republiek van Suid-Afrika
    Die variasie in die chemiese samestelling van sonneblom- saad, wat uit verskillende areas aan oliepersers gelewer is, en die invloed daarvan op die samestelling van die geproduseerde oliekoekmele is in die studie ondersoek. Die ontleding van die sade het 'n...
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  70. Bepaling van donkerrespirasie by mielies (&lt;em&gt;Zea mays L.&lt;/em&gt;)

    Bepaling van donkerrespirasie by mielies (Zea mays L.)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: W.H. du Preez --- Landboufakulteit, Republiek van Suid-Afrika J.J. Human --- Landboufakulteit, Republiek van Suid-Afrika L.P. de Bruyn --- Landboufakulteit, Republiek van Suid-Afrika
    Twee mieliecultivars wat in potte onder glashuistoestande met optimale watervoorsiening gekweek is, is gedurende die agtblaarstadium en stuifmeelstort tot baardverskyning aan stremming onderwerp deur watertoediening te weerhou. Die CO2-uitvloeitempo is op sekere tye gedurende die nagperiode gemonitor. Hierdie waardes het...
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  71. Controlling excessive growth in cotton by multiple applications of low concentrations of mepiquat chloride

    Controlling excessive growth in cotton by multiple applications of low concentrations of mepiquat chloride

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M.C. Dippenaar --- , Republic of South Africa C.R. Nolte --- , Republic of South Africa C. Barnard --- , Republic of South Africa
    Excessive vegetative growth of cotton occurs under favourable growing conditions and this contributes to yield losses. Low concentrations of mepiquat chloride (1, 1-dimethylpiperidinium chloride) were applied to vigorous, growing cotton by means of two or more sprays at different time...
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  72. The importance of certain insects as pollinators of sunflower (&lt;em&gt;Helianthus annuus&lt;/em&gt; L.)

    The importance of certain insects as pollinators of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.P. du Toit --- , Republic of South Africa
    This study reports the effects of Apis mellifera L. (honeybees), Astylus atromaculatus Blanchard (spotted maize beetles), Heliothis armigera Hübner (American bollworm larvae) and Musca domestica L. (house flies) on seed set in commercial sunflower. The pollination efficiency of these insects...
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  73. The effect of acetanilide herbicides on photosynthesis and respiration in isolated hypocotyl-epicotyl cells from three &lt;em&gt;Phaseolus&lt;/em&gt; taxa

    The effect of acetanilide herbicides on photosynthesis and respiration in isolated hypocotyl-epicotyl cells from three Phaseolus taxa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: E. van Rensburg --- , Republic of South Africa L.P. van Dyk --- , Republic of South Africa G.H. de Swardt --- , Republic of South Africa
    The effect of alachlor [2-chloro-N-(2,6 diethylphenyl)-N-methoxymethyl) acetamide], metolachlor [2-chloro-N- (2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-(2-methoxy-1-methylethyl) acetamide] and acetochlor [2-chloro-N-(ethoxymethyl)-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl) acetamide] on photosynthesis and respiration of isolated 10-day-old hypocotyl-epicotyl cells from three Phaseolus taxa was investigated. Herbicide concentrations of 1×10−12, 1×10−10, 1×10−8, 1×10−6,1×10−4 and 5×10−3 M...
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  74. Invloed van tyd van ringelering op vruggrootte en rypwording van nektariens

    Invloed van tyd van ringelering op vruggrootte en rypwording van nektariens

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Hannelie Agenbag --- , Republiek van Suid-Afrika
    Voldraende Sunlite nektarienbome is in vyf produksie gebiede op 5, 6, 7, 8 en 9 weke na volblom geringeleer in 'n poging om ringelering se effek op vrugkwaliteit vas te stel. Alle ringeleerbehandelings het skynbaar tot groter vrugte gelei, maar...
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  75. Use of estimated leaf water potential for irrigation timing of wheat

    Use of estimated leaf water potential for irrigation timing of wheat

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.A. Nel --- , Republic of South Africa F.J. Dijkhuis --- , Republic of South Africa
    A regression model with which the leaf water potential (LWP) of wheat can be estimated from soil water content and potential evapotranspiration was developed from data generated during 1986. This model was used during the 1988 wheat season to decide...
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  76. Registration of cotton (&lt;em&gt;Gossypium hirsutum&lt;/em&gt; L.) cultivars Letaba, NIK2 and OR19

    Registration of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) cultivars Letaba, NIK2 and OR19

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: H.G. van Heerden --- , Republic of South Africa W.H. van Staden --- , Republic of South Africa G.W. Schoeman --- , Republic of South Africa M.E. Stone --- , Republic of South Africa G. S.P. Vink --- , Republic of South Africa
    Letaba, NIK2 and OR19 were released for commercial cultivation in the R.S.A. in 1989. Letaba has potential as a dryland cultivar in the Springbok Flats and northern Natal. NIK2 is intended for cultivation under irrigation in the same areas and...
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  77. Effect of temperature on the severity of pre-and post-emergence damping-off and seedling blight of grain sorghum (&lt;em&gt;Sorghum bicolor&lt;/em&gt;)

    Effect of temperature on the severity of pre-and post-emergence damping-off and seedling blight of grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: N.W. McLaren --- , Republic of South Africa F. H.J. Rijkenberg --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Republic of South Africa
    The effect of temperature regimes on seedling diseases of grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench), was investigated in growth cabinets and for five planting dates in field trials. The period from planting to seedling emergence was increased by low pre-emergence...
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  78. Comparison of aluminium, basic cations and acidity in the soil of indigenous forests and pine stands in the southern Cape

    Comparison of aluminium, basic cations and acidity in the soil of indigenous forests and pine stands in the southern Cape

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M.E. Clough --- Saasveld Forestry Research Centre, Republic of South Africa
    Litter and topsoil were sampled in plantations of Pinus elliottii and Pinus taeda and in adjacent indigenous forest in three different locations in the southern Cape, to study some of the effects on the soil of the establishment of pine...
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  79. Diversity, abundance and behaviour of diurnal insects on flowering capitula of commercial sunflower in the Transvaal

    Diversity, abundance and behaviour of diurnal insects on flowering capitula of commercial sunflower in the Transvaal

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.P. du Toit --- Apicultural Unit, Republic of South Africa E. Holm --- Department of Entomology, Republic of South Africa
    Sunflower, Helianthus annuus L., is an insect-pollinated crop and the different insect taxa visiting the flowering head play a role of greater or lesser importance in cross-pollination. Species diversity, abundance and behaviour of insects visiting commercial sunflower during flowering are...
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  80. Pollination activity and behaviour of honeybees (&lt;em&gt;Apis mellifera&lt;/em&gt; L.) in commercial sunflower in the Transvaal

    Pollination activity and behaviour of honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) in commercial sunflower in the Transvaal

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.P. du Toit --- , Republic of South Africa E. Holm --- Department of Entomology, Republic of South Africa
    Honeybee foraging activity in commercial sunflower fields was studied at Settlers, 100 km north of Pretoria. Foraging activity, which was studied by means of the conventional strip count method, commenced after sunrise and reached a peak of 38 foragers per...
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  81. Pistilloidy in common wheat resulting from a spontaneous mutation

    Pistilloidy in common wheat resulting from a spontaneous mutation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: G.F. Marais --- Department of Genetics and Institute for Biotechnology, South Africa B. Lombard --- , Republic of South Africa
    A plant that produced more than one kernel in many of its florets was isolated from breeding material. The condition was found to be transmitted in monogenic fashion as a recessive character. Transmission of the mutation through the egg cells...
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  82. Die gebruik van groeireguleerders om die blomperiode van katoen te wysig

    Die gebruik van groeireguleerders om die blomperiode van katoen te wysig

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M.C. Dippenaar --- , Republic of South Africa T.J. Meyer --- , Republic of South Africa
    Katoengebiede in Suid-Afrika, hoër as 950 m bo seevlak, het 'n kort groeiseisoen indien laat in November geplant word. Die bydrae van groeireguleerders en verbouings praktyke om rypwording van laat geplante katoen te verhaas en die uitwerking daarvan op veselgehalte,...
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  83. Seed development and maturation in edible dry bean (&lt;em&gt;Phaseolus vulgaris&lt;/em&gt; L.) cv. Teebus

    Seed development and maturation in edible dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cv. Teebus

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: H.A van de Venter --- Department of Botany, Republic of South Africa I. Demir --- Department of Botany, Republic of South Africa S. de Meillon --- Department of Botany, Republic of South Africa W.A. Loubser --- National Department of Agriculture, Republic of South Africa
    A study of seed development and maturation in edible dry bean cv. Teebus was conducted on field-grown plants. Mass maturity (maximum seed dry mass) occured 43 days after flowering (DAF) when seed moisture content was 52%. Harvest maturity (at a...
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  84. A preliminary investigation of the potential for maize - legume intercropping in the semi-arid area of Sidamo region, Ethiopia. I. Maize response

    A preliminary investigation of the potential for maize - legume intercropping in the semi-arid area of Sidamo region, Ethiopia. I. Maize response

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Y.B. Alemseged --- , Australia G.W. King --- , Australia L.R. Coppock --- International Livestock Centre for Africa, Ethiopia J.C. Tothill --- International Livestock Centre for Africa, Ethiopia
    An intercropping trial involving four legumes, three maize planting densities and two legume planting times was undertaken at Dembela Wacho in the Sidamo region of Ethiopia during the 1987 growing season. The objective was to explore the potential of intercropping...
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  85. A preliminary investigation of the potential for maize - legume intercropping in semi-arid area of Sidamo region, Ethiopia. II. Legume response

    A preliminary investigation of the potential for maize - legume intercropping in semi-arid area of Sidamo region, Ethiopia. II. Legume response

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Y.B. Alemseged --- , Australia G.W. King --- , Australia L.R. Coppock --- International Livestock Centre for Africa, Ethiopia J.C. Tothill --- International Livestock Centre for Africa, Ethiopia
    An intercropping trial of maize (Zea mays) with two dual-purpose and two forage legumes was undertaken at Dembela Wacho in the Sidamo region of Ethiopia during the 1987 growing season. The objective was to explore the potential of intercropping in...
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  86. Identification of &lt;em&gt;Cyclopia&lt;/em&gt; species (&lsquo;Heuningbostee&rsquo;) using Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis

    Identification of Cyclopia species (‘Heuningbostee’) using Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: O.T. de Villiers --- Department of Botany, South Africa M. Bosman --- Department of Botany, South Africa J.H. de Lange --- , South Africa
    Protein banding patterns of seed obtained by sodium dodecyl sulphate Polyacrylamide get electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) or acid polycrylamide gel electrophoresis (A-PAGE) were used to distinguish between different Cyclopia species (‘heuningbostee’). An electrophoretic formula was determined for each species using relative band...
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  87. Die invloed van kultivar, stikstofbemesting en tophoogte op die kwaliteit van oonddroogtabak I. Fisiese kwaliteit en opbrengs

    Die invloed van kultivar, stikstofbemesting en tophoogte op die kwaliteit van oonddroogtabak I. Fisiese kwaliteit en opbrengs

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: G.J. Malan --- Departement Plantproduksie en Grondkunde, Republiek van Suid Afrika P.S. Hammes --- Departement Plantproduksie en Grondkunde, Republiek van Suid Afrika M.C. Dippenaar --- Navorsingsinstituut vir Tabak en Katoen, Republiek van Suid Afrika
    Die toenemende vraag na goeie kwaliteit oonddroogtabak het aanleiding gegee tot navorsing om te bepaal watter rol stikstofbemesting, tophoogte en kultivars speel. Vyf oonddroogtabakkultivars (TL 33, OD86, A4, OD224 en OD212) is in 'n veldproef onderwerp aan drie stikstofbemestingspeile (70,...
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  88. Association of a stem rust resistance gene (&lt;em&gt;Sr45&lt;/em&gt;) and two Russian wheat aphid resistance genes (&lt;em&gt;Dn5&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Dn7&lt;/em&gt;) with mapped structural loci in common wheat

    Association of a stem rust resistance gene (Sr45) and two Russian wheat aphid resistance genes (Dn5 and Dn7) with mapped structural loci in common wheat

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: G.F. Marais --- Department of Genetics, Republic of South Africa W.G. Wessels --- Department of Genetics, Republic of South Africa M. Horn --- Department of Genetics, Republic of South Africa F. du Toit --- , Republic of South Africa
    A stem rust resistance gene, originally derived from Triticum tauschii accession RL5289 and present in the germplasm line 87M66-2-1, is here designated Sr45. Sr45 was found to be closely linked to Sr33 (9 ± 1.9 map units) and the centromere...
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  89. Rootstock-dependent soil respiration in a citrus orchard

    Rootstock-dependent soil respiration in a citrus orchard

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: N. Keutgen --- Department of Horticultural Science, Republic of South Africa M. Huysamer --- Department of Horticultural Science, Republic of South Africa
    Soil respiration is a major contributor to the carbon flux in apple orchards, but very little data exist for citrus. Daytime soil respiration, grass respiration, and grass photosynthesis were recorded in a ‘Nules’ clementine (Citrus reticulata Blanco) orchard on ‘Carrizo’...
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  90. Classifying the sensitivity of soils of the South African highveld to acidification

    Classifying the sensitivity of soils of the South African highveld to acidification

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M.V. Fey --- Department of Geological Sciences, Republic of South Africa H.A. Dodds --- Department of Geological Sciences, Republic of South Africa
    The potentially acidifying impact of air pollution coupled with agriculture and forestry has stimulated interest in the spatial assessment of soil quality deterioration in the highveld and eastern escarpment region of South Africa. Current information on soils is available as...
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  91. Influence of adjuvants on tetrapion efficacy for nassella tussock &lt;em&gt;(Stipa trichotoma&lt;/em&gt; Nees) control and subsequent seedling establishment: a preliminary study

    Influence of adjuvants on tetrapion efficacy for nassella tussock (Stipa trichotoma Nees) control and subsequent seedling establishment: a preliminary study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: B.D. Viljoen --- , Republic of South Africa
    Nassella tussock (Stipa trichotoma Nees) is a perennial grass weed that seeds prolifically, resulting in build-up of a large soil seed bank. Due to it's vigorous growth it has the potential to spread rapidly in disturbed environments and overgrazed areas...
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  92. Using Ground Penetrating Radar to investigate spoil layers in rehabilitated minesoils

    Using Ground Penetrating Radar to investigate spoil layers in rehabilitated minesoils

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: D.G. Paterson --- , Republic of South Africa M.C. Laker --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, Republic of South Africa
    Opencast coal mining on the Highveld of Mpumalanga involves the disturbance of highly productive soils, which must then be rehabilitated on top of the mined spoil. Various problems in this process may occur, however, which may lead to water-logging, compaction...
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  93. Changes in inorganic and organic Phosphorus in soil under maize (&lt;em&gt;Zea mays&lt;/em&gt;) cultivation

    Changes in inorganic and organic Phosphorus in soil under maize (Zea mays) cultivation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: H.G. du Preez --- , Republic of South Africa A.S. Claassens --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, Republic of South Africa
    The changes in applied and residual phosphorus (P) were examined in Avalon and Clovelly soils under cultivation by using the P fractionation method of Hedley, Stewart and Chauhan (1982). Soil P was separated into six major fractions of which some...
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  94. Spatial variability of nitrate nitrogen in soil during the growing season of maize, cowpea and soybean

    Spatial variability of nitrate nitrogen in soil during the growing season of maize, cowpea and soybean

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.A. Bloem --- Department of Agriculture, North West Province, Republic of South Africa R.O. Barnard --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, Republic of South Africa
    The nitrogen advantage of legumes in crop rotation systems is well known, but the nitrogen advantage from legumes to associated crops in an intercropping system is unclear. The objective of this study was to determine whether plant-available nitrogen is released...
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  95. Grain yield response and &lt;em&gt;Chilo partellus&lt;/em&gt; infestation in diverse sorghum-cowpea intercrop arrangements

    Grain yield response and Chilo partellus infestation in diverse sorghum-cowpea intercrop arrangements

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: K.K. Ayisi --- Department of Plant Production, Republic of South Africa M.S. Mposi --- Department of Plant Production, Republic of South Africa J. van den Berg --- , Republic of South Africa
    Yield improvement and insect pest control in intercropping systems relative to sole cultures has been variable and inconsistent over habitats, component species, varieties, density, row arrangement, soil fertility and moisture. This study was initiated to quantify yield response of two...
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  96. The influence of exogenous gibberellic acid treatments on the relative pith length of witloof chicory (&lt;em&gt;Cichorium intybus&lt;/em&gt; L.)

    The influence of exogenous gibberellic acid treatments on the relative pith length of witloof chicory (Cichorium intybus L.)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: R. K&ouml;nig --- Department of Agronomy, Republic of South Africa N. J.J. Combrink --- Department of Agronomy, Republic of South Africa
    Two cultivars of witloof chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) were grown in a fertigated sand medium and GA applied at two concentration levels, either as a leaf or a root treatment. The plants were additionally subjected to a chilling treatment, roots...
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  97. Maize cropping system analysis and economic comparison for two environments

    Maize cropping system analysis and economic comparison for two environments

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M.A. Prinsloo --- , Republic of South Africa H. J.H. Erasmus --- , Republic of South Africa
    The effect of different maize cropping systems and economic implications were investigated at two localities from 1994 to 2000. Soil types differed, and the topsoil at Bloekomspruit and Viljoenskroon contained 17% and 5% clay, respectively. The five primary cropping systems...
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  98. Number and concentration of calcium nitrate plus Kelpak&reg; sprays for control of bitter pit in &#039;Braeburn&lt;sup&gt;5&lt;/sup&gt; apple fruit

    Number and concentration of calcium nitrate plus Kelpak® sprays for control of bitter pit in 'Braeburn5 apple fruit

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M. North --- , J. Wooldridge --- ,
    In a spray trial to test the effects of calcium nitrate and a kelp extract (Kelpak®), fruit calcium (Ca) concentrations in ‘Braeburn’ apples peaked between 7.6 and 9.5 mg 100 g−1 fresh mass (FM) on 19 December 2000, then declined...
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  99. Possible flood irrigation technologies to reduce water use of Sultanina grapevines in a hot, arid climate

    Possible flood irrigation technologies to reduce water use of Sultanina grapevines in a hot, arid climate

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: P.A. Myburgh --- , South Africa
    Growth, production and water use efficiency of Sultanina grapevines irrigated by means of methods where only a fraction of the soil was wetted, were compared to full surface flood irrigation in the hot, arid Lower Orange River region of South...
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  100. Biological control of &lt;em&gt;Rhizoctonia solani&lt;/em&gt; by two &lt;em&gt;Trichoderma&lt;/em&gt; species isolated from South African composted soil

    Biological control of Rhizoctonia solani by two Trichoderma species isolated from South African composted soil

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: K.S. Yobo --- , Republic of South Africa M.D. Laing --- , Republic of South Africa C.H. Hunter --- , Republic of South Africa M.J. Morris --- , Republic of South Africa
    Strains of two Trichoderma species isolated from composted soil were evaluated for biological control of Rhizoctonia solani. Macroscopic observations of in vitro bioassays revealed that the Trichoderma isolates overgrew the pathogen completely and that a brownish discolouration occurred at the...
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  101. Effect of soil nutrient status on severity of seedling diseases and root rot of sorghum (&lt;em&gt;Sorghum bicolor&lt;/em&gt;)

    Effect of soil nutrient status on severity of seedling diseases and root rot of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: N.W. McLaren --- , Republic of South Africa
    The hybrid NK283 was subjected to a range of nutrient element concentrations to determine their effect on predisposition of sorghum to seedling diseases and root rot. Emergence was not affected by soil nutrient status. Similarly N, P and K did...
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  102. Development of a doubled haploid mapping population and linkage map for the bread wheat cross Kariega &times; Avocet S

    Development of a doubled haploid mapping population and linkage map for the bread wheat cross Kariega × Avocet S

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: R. Prins --- , South Africa V.P. Ramburan --- , South Africa Z.A. Pretorius --- Department of Plant Sciences, South Africa L.A. Boyd --- Department of Disease and Stress Biology, John Innes Centre, UK W. H.P. Boshoff --- , South Africa P.H. Smith --- Department of Disease and Stress Biology, John Innes Centre, UK J.H. Louw --- Department of Genetics, South Africa
    A doubled haploid wheat population of 150 lines was constructed from the F1 of a cross between cultivars Kariega and Avocet S using the wheat-maize technique. Segregation and linkage analysis of 203 DNA markers, two storage protein markers and the...
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  103. Effect of adjuvants on apple fruit and leaf calcium and nitrogen concentrations at three fruit growth stages

    Effect of adjuvants on apple fruit and leaf calcium and nitrogen concentrations at three fruit growth stages

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M. North --- , J. Wooldridge --- ,
    In a field trial, 0.006% v/v Agral-90® and four alternative adjuvants were evaluated to determine their effects on calcium (Ca) and nitrogen (N) uptake by leaves and fruit of ‘Golden Delicious’ apple from 0.45% m/v calcium nitrate sprays. No bitter...
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  104. Phenotypic diversity for morphological and agronomic traits in traditional Ethiopian highland maize accessions

    Phenotypic diversity for morphological and agronomic traits in traditional Ethiopian highland maize accessions

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: T. Beyene --- Department of Plant Sciences, A.M. Botha --- Department of Genetics, South Africa A.A. Myburg --- Department of Genetics, South Africa
    Farmers in the highlands of Ethiopia have developed locally adapted maize varieties for more than 300 years. In order to assess the phenotypic diversity among traditional Ethiopian highland maize accessions, a total of 180 accessions were evaluated for agro-morphological traits...
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  105. Water use of maize in response to planting density and irrigation

    Water use of maize in response to planting density and irrigation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. B.O. Ogola --- Department of Plant Production, South Africa T.R. Wheeler --- Department of Agriculture, UK P.M. Harris --- Department of Agriculture, UK
    This study aimed to quantify the effect of plant population density and irrigation on the water use efficiency (q) of maize crops, with particular emphasis on the partitioning of water use into transpiration (T) and direct evaporation of water from...
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  106. Pine litter as substrate for propagation of vegetable transplants in trays

    Pine litter as substrate for propagation of vegetable transplants in trays

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: N.S. Mphaphuli --- Centre of Organic and Smallholder Agriculture, Department of Crop Sciences, South Africa W. van Averbeke --- Centre of Organic and Smallholder Agriculture, Department of Crop Sciences, South Africa R. B&ouml;hringer --- Centre of Organic and Smallholder Agriculture, Department of Crop Sciences, South Africa
    The study evaluates the potential of pine litter for use as a substrate in the propagation of vegetable transplants in trays. Sub-optimum pH and electrical conductivity of pine litter were addressed by incorporating 10% feedlot manure by volume. The water...
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  107. Bromide movement and uptake under bare and cropped soil conditions at Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

    Bromide movement and uptake under bare and cropped soil conditions at Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: K. Tilahun --- , Ethiopia J.F. Botha --- Institute for Groundwater Studies, Republic of South Africa A. T.P. Bennie --- Department of Soil, Crop, and Climate Sciences, Republic of South Africa
    The worst-case scenario of NO3-N leaching is often determined using conservative tracers since it undergoes complex and interdependent transformations in the soil. However, few tracer studies have hitherto been done under cropped soil conditions. In this study, a field experiment...
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  108. Genetic diversity analysis of CIMMYT-mid-altitude maize inbred lines using AFLP markers

    Genetic diversity analysis of CIMMYT-mid-altitude maize inbred lines using AFLP markers

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: B.W. Legesse --- , Ethiopia A.A. Myburg --- Department of Genetics &amp; Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), South Africa K.V. Pixley --- , Zimbabwe A.M. Botha --- Department of Genetics &amp; Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), South Africa
    Information on genetic variability of maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines can be helpful in developing high yielding varieties in a breeding programme. The objectives of this study were to investigate genetic diversity among 21 CIMMYT-mid-altitude maize inbred lines and...
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  109. Depletion of nutrients in adjacent crop lands &lt;em&gt;by Eucalyptus camaldulensis&lt;/em&gt;

    Depletion of nutrients in adjacent crop lands by Eucalyptus camaldulensis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Jiregna Gindaba --- Department of Horticultural Science, South Africa Andrey Rozanov --- Department of Soil Science, South Africa Legesse Negash --- Department of Biology, Ethiopia
    Fine root distribution of Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh and effects on soil fertility attributes were studied under field conditions in Badessa, Eastern Ethiopia. Soil samples were collected from inside the stand, edge of the stand and 10 m away from the...
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  110. Effect of tillage system and nitrogen fertilization on yield and yield components of maize in Western Ethiopia

    Effect of tillage system and nitrogen fertilization on yield and yield components of maize in Western Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: D. Tolessa --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, South Africa C.C. Du Preez --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, South Africa G.M. Ceronio --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, South Africa
    The western part of Ethiopia has a high maize production potential as a result of favourable environmental conditions. However, maize production is constrained by non-sustainable cropping practices, particularly plough- or hoe-based cultivation, soil and water loss due to erosion, as...
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  111. Fate of nitrogen applied to maize on conventional and minimum tilled Nitisols in Western Ethiopia

    Fate of nitrogen applied to maize on conventional and minimum tilled Nitisols in Western Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: D. Tolessa --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, South Africa C.C. Du Preez --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, South Africa G.M. Ceronio --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, South Africa
    Maize production in western Ethiopia is practiced mainly on Nitisols inherently low in N. Neither conventional nor minimum tilled maize reaches its full yield potential without fertilization. A large amount of applied N usually escapes from the soil-crop system and...
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  112. Effect of segregation distortion on genetic mapping of a PI 294994-derived Russian Wheat Aphid resistance gene

    Effect of segregation distortion on genetic mapping of a PI 294994-derived Russian Wheat Aphid resistance gene

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: G.F. Marais --- Department of Genetics, South Africa W. Boshoff --- , South Africa F. du Toit --- , South Africa
    An earlier genetic mapping study with an unidentified Russian Wheat Aphid resistance gene, referred to as Dn? and derived from PI 294994, suggested that the gene occurs close to the centromere on 7DS. Closer inspection of the map data showed...
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  113. Effect of cultivar, seedling age and leaf clipping on establishment, growth and yield of pearl millet (&lt;em&gt;Pennisetum glaucum&lt;/em&gt;) and sorghum (&lt;em&gt;Sorghum bicolor&lt;/em&gt;) transplants

    Effect of cultivar, seedling age and leaf clipping on establishment, growth and yield of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) transplants

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: S. Mapfumo --- Department of Crop Science, Zimbabwe C. Chiduza --- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, South Africa E.M. Young --- , UK F.S. Murungu --- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, South Africa P. Nyamudeza --- , Zimbabwe
    This study explored the viability of intensifying pearl millet and sorghum production through use of nurseries and transplanting to address the problem of poor stand establishment. The experiments were carried out over two seasons, the 1999/2000 and 2000/2001 seasons in...
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  114. Evapotranspiration of &lt;em&gt;Vitis vinifera&lt;/em&gt; L. &lt;em&gt;cvs&lt;/em&gt; Sunred Seedless and Muscat Supreme in response to soil water depletion and irrigation cutoff during berry ripening

    Evapotranspiration of Vitis vinifera L. cvs Sunred Seedless and Muscat Supreme in response to soil water depletion and irrigation cutoff during berry ripening

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: P.A. Myburgh --- , South Africa C.L. Howell --- , South Africa
    The effects of soil water depletion and irrigation cutoff during ripening on yield, quality and evapotranspiration (ET) of table grapes were studied to refine irrigation strategies needed during hot, dry summers. Six irrigation treatments were applied to two cultivars, viz...
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  115. Reaction of South African soybean cultivars to rust caused by &lt;em&gt;Phakopsora pachyrhizi&lt;/em&gt;

    Reaction of South African soybean cultivars to rust caused by Phakopsora pachyrhizi

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: N.W. McLaren --- Centre for Plant Health Management, Department of Plant Sciences, South Africa
    Soybean rust was recorded in South Africa in February 2001 in the Vryheid area of KwaZulu-Natal, from where it spread throughout production areas east of the escarpment. Management of the disease is presently, based on fungicide spray programs. Commercial soybean...
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  116. Soil organic matter and microbial biomass as influenced by sugar cane (&lt;em&gt;Saccharum hybrid&lt;/em&gt; sp.) production practices in Mauritius

    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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  117. Bio-stimulatory properties in seeds of plants from the families Caryophyllaceae and Fabaceae with application potential in agriculture

    Bio-stimulatory properties in seeds of plants from the families Caryophyllaceae and Fabaceae with application potential in agriculture

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J.C. Pretorius --- , South Africa A. Du Plessis --- , South Africa E. van der Watt --- , South Africa
    A comparative investigation into the bio-stimulatory activity of seed suspensions from two South African plant species belonging to each of the families Caryophyllaceae and Fabaceae were conducted using ComCat®, a commercially available bio-stimulant, as a positive control. These included Acacia...
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  118. &lt;em&gt;Citrus tristeza virus&lt;/em&gt; cross-protection of &lsquo;Palmer&rsquo; navel orange in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

    Citrus tristeza virus cross-protection of ‘Palmer’ navel orange in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: S.P. van Vuuren --- , J.G.J. Maritz --- , N. Combrink --- ,
    Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) is endemic in southern Africa due to the abundance of the citrus brown aphid, To x -optera citricida Kirk., the main insect vector. Virus-free propagation material in the Southern African Citrus Improvement Scheme is pre-inoculated with...
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  119. Comparison of SSR and AFLP analysis for genetic diversity assessment of Ethiopian arabica coffee genotypes

    Comparison of SSR and AFLP analysis for genetic diversity assessment of Ethiopian arabica coffee genotypes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Yigzaw Dessalegn --- , Ethiopia Liezel Herselman --- Department of Plant Sciences, Maryke Labuschagne --- Department of Plant Sciences,
    Knowledge of genetic diversity within and among genotypes of any crop is fundamental for estimation of the potential genetic gain in a breeding programme and effective conservation of available genetic resources. Currently, different molecular marker techniques are being developed for...
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  120. Soil water variability in the Weatherley grassland catchment, South Africa: I. Evapotranspiration

    Soil water variability in the Weatherley grassland catchment, South Africa: I. Evapotranspiration

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: CW van Huyssteen --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, South Africa TB Zere --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, South Africa M Hensley --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, South Africa
    Evapotranspiration (ET) is a major component of the soil water balance and therefore requires accurate determination to quantify catchment water yield. Six-year daily ET was determined at 300 mm depth intervals in the root zone of 28 soil profiles in...
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  121. FAO-type crop factor determination for irrigation scheduling of hot pepper (&lt;em&gt;Capsicum annuum&lt;/em&gt; L.) cultivars

    FAO-type crop factor determination for irrigation scheduling of hot pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) cultivars

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Y.A. Alemayehu --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa J.M. Steyn --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa J.G. Annandale --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa
    Hot pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) is an irrigated, high value cash crop. Irrigation requirements can be estimated following a FAO crop factor approach, using information on basal crop coefficients (Kcb), crop coefficients (Kc) and duration of crop growth stages. However,...
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  122. Agricultural suitability of dune system and Limpopo Basin soils near Xai-Xai, Mozambique

    Agricultural suitability of dune system and Limpopo Basin soils near Xai-Xai, Mozambique

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M. Brandt --- , Germany R. B&auml;umler --- , Germany C Samimi --- , Austria
    Quaternary dune systems, as well as the Limpopo Basin near the rural city of Xai-Xai in southern Mozambique were studied concerning their soil fertility and sustainability for crop cultivation. Due to population growth, most sites, which are not overbuilt, are...
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  123. Development of &lt;em&gt;Phakopsora pachyrhizi&lt;/em&gt; on soybean at controlled temperature, relative humidity and moisture periods

    Development of Phakopsora pachyrhizi on soybean at controlled temperature, relative humidity and moisture periods

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A. Nunkumar --- , South Africa P.M. Caldwell --- , South Africa Z.A. Pretorius --- Department of Plant Sciences, South Africa
    The influence of temperature, relative humidity (RH) and moisture period (MP) was studied in relation to infection of soybean plants (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) by Asian Soybean Rust (ASR) caused by Phakopsora pachyrhizi Syd. Disease development was investigated at 15,...
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  124. Advances in pedology in South Africa

    Advances in pedology in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: P.A.L. le Roux --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, M. Hensley --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, C.W. van Huyssteen --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences,
    The ability of soil to serve as a unique buffer of water, organic carbon, nutrients, pH, redox and temperature is recognised in environmental research. A detailed study on hardpan carbonate and dorbank horizons in the commonly occurring ‘heuweltjies’ of the...
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  125. A review of the post harvest handling of fruits in South Africa over the past twenty five years

    A review of the post harvest handling of fruits in South Africa over the past twenty five years

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M. Dodd --- , P. Cronje --- , M. Taylor --- , M. Huysamer --- , F. Kruger --- , E. Lotz --- , K. van der Merwe --- ,
    During the past 25 years there has been a tremendous amount of positive change in the post harvest handling of fruits in South Africa, primarily due to the adoption of many new technologies developed in response to changes in the...
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  126. Effect of pine bark goat manure medium on seedling growth and N, P, K concentration of various vegetables

    Effect of pine bark goat manure medium on seedling growth and N, P, K concentration of various vegetables

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: L.T. Mupondi --- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, South Africa P.N.S. Mnkeni --- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, South Africa P. Muchaonyerwa --- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, South Africa
    Pine bark compost is the medium of choice for seedling growers in South Africa due to its availability, low cost and good physical properties. However, it is acidic, has low electrical conductivity (EC) and nutrient content such that fortification and...
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  127. An overview of indigenous crop development by the Mpumalanga Department of Agriculture and Land Administration (DALA)

    An overview of indigenous crop development by the Mpumalanga Department of Agriculture and Land Administration (DALA)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: C. Mathews --- Department of Agriculture and Land Administration (DALA),
    Indigenous as well as indigenized crops form part of the daily diet of the smallholder and developing farmers in the Mpumalanga province. Developmental efforts by national research institutes on these crops under smallholder environments have been negligible in the past...
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  128. Growth, yield and grain protein content of wheat (&lt;em&gt;Triticum aestivum&lt;/em&gt; L&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;) in response to nitrogen fertiliser rates, crop rotation and soil tillage

    Growth, yield and grain protein content of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in response to nitrogen fertiliser rates, crop rotation and soil tillage

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: GA Agenbag --- Department of Agronomy, South Africa
    Soil tillage affects both the profitability and sustainability of cropping systems. Minimum- and no-tillage systems are promoted because research has shown that these systems may reduce production costs and improve biological sustainability when compared to conventional systems, in which mouldboard...
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  129. Winter cover crops effects on soil strength, infiltration and water retention in a sandy loam Oakleaf soil in Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Winter cover crops effects on soil strength, infiltration and water retention in a sandy loam Oakleaf soil in Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: HA Mupambwa --- Department of Agronomy, South Africa IIC Wakindiki --- Department of Agronomy, South Africa
    There is substantial evidence that cover crops increase soil fertility and plant nutrition but the few studies concerning soil physical properties are conflicting. This study determined the effects of monocultures of vetch (Vicia dasycarpa L.), lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.), oats...
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  130. Effect of species, cutting position and exogenous rooting substances on rooting of honeybush (&lt;em&gt;Cyclopia&lt;/em&gt; spp.) cuttings

    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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  131. Phosphorus enhances aluminium tolerance in both aluminium-tolerant and aluminium-sensitive wheat seedlings

    Phosphorus enhances aluminium tolerance in both aluminium-tolerant and aluminium-sensitive wheat seedlings

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: MT Iqbal --- Department of Agronomy and Agricultural Extension, Bangladesh
    Seedlings growing in acid soils suffer both phosphorus (P) deficiency and aluminium (Al) toxicity stresses. An experiment was conducted to study the effects of Al and P interaction on Al-tolerant (ET8) and Al-sensitive (ES8) wheat genotypes in an acid soil...
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  132. Effect of an organic plant fertiliser on the establishment of rooted cuttings of two species of &lt;em&gt;Cyclopia&lt;/em&gt; (honeybush)

    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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  133. Disaggregation of land types using terrain analysis, expert knowledge and GIS methods

    Disaggregation of land types using terrain analysis, expert knowledge and GIS methods

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: George M van Zijl --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Science, South Africa Pieter Al Le Roux --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Science, South Africa David P Turner --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, South Africa
    Soil maps’ value is increasingly recognised for enabling the optimal management of ecosystems. Digital soil mapping (DSM) can overcome the cost constraints of traditional mapping methods, but requires local area-specific research. As South Africa is blessed with the land type...
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  134. Elucidation of seasonal pigmentation patterns in the involucral leaves of &lt;em&gt;Leucadendron&lt;/em&gt; &lsquo;Safari Sunset&rsquo;

    Elucidation of seasonal pigmentation patterns in the involucral leaves of Leucadendron ‘Safari Sunset’

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Michael Schmeisser --- Department of Horticultural Science, South Africa Gerard J Jacobs --- Department of Horticultural Science, South Africa Willem J Steyn --- Department of Horticultural Science, South Africa
    This study investigates seasonal pigmentation patterns found in the involucral leaves of Leucadendron ‘Safari Sunset’, with the long-term aim of colour manipulation. Treatments comprised deconed shoots and shoots in which the opening of the flower head was physically prevented. During...
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  135. Effects of storage conditions on transpiration rate of pomegranate aril-sacs and arils

    Effects of storage conditions on transpiration rate of pomegranate aril-sacs and arils

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Wilhelmina V Aindongo --- Department of Food Science, Faculty of AgriSciences, South Africa Oluwafemi J Caleb --- Postharvest Technology Research Laboratory, South African Research Chair in Postharvest Technology, Faculty of AgriSciences, South Africa Pramod V Mahajan --- Department of Horticultural Engineering, Germany Marena Manley --- Department of Food Science, Faculty of AgriSciences, South Africa Umezuruike L Opara --- Postharvest Technology Research Laboratory, South African Research Chair in Postharvest Technology, Faculty of AgriSciences, South Africa
    This study investigated the effects of temperature (5, 10, 15 and 22 °C) and relative humidity (RH) (76%, 86% and 96%) on the transpiration rate (TR) of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cv. Bhagwa fruit fractions, namely arils and aril-sac. Both...
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  136. A review of orange roughy &lt;em&gt;Hoplostethus atlanticus&lt;/em&gt; fisheries, estimation methods, biology and stock structure

    A review of orange roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus fisheries, estimation methods, biology and stock structure

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: T. A. Branch
    Orange roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus are unusual fish. They form dense aggregations that have fuelled lucrative fisheries at great depths (600–1 400 m), especially off Namibia, New Zealand and Australia. They are thought to be very long-lived (>100 years, maturity at...
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  137. Entanglement of pinnipeds at Marion Island

    Entanglement of pinnipeds at Marion Island

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: G. J. G. Hofmeyr M. N. Bester
    During the period April 1991–March 1996, 10 entangled Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella, 28 entangled Subantarctic fur seals A. tropicalis and one entangled southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina were observed at Marion Island, Southern Ocean. Entanglement of fur seals was...
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  138. Some observations on the reproductive biology of The sixgill shark &lt;em&gt;Hexanchus griseus&lt;/em&gt; (Bonnaterre, 1788) from southern African waters

    Some observations on the reproductive biology of The sixgill shark Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788) from southern African waters

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: D. A. Ebert
    Observations are made of the maturation status of 81 male and 88 female sixgill sharks Hexanchus griseus from southern African waters. Males mature at about 310 cm total length (TL) with the calcification of the terminal cartilage elements of the...
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  139. Age and growth of the spinner shark &lt;em&gt;Carcharhinus brevipinna&lt;/em&gt; (M&uuml;ller and Henle, 1839) off the KwaZulu-Natal coast, South Africa

    Age and growth of the spinner shark Carcharhinus brevipinna (Müller and Henle, 1839) off the KwaZulu-Natal coast, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: B. R. Allen S. P. Wintner
    Age and growth of the spinner shark Carcharhinus brevipinna off the KwaZulu-Natal coast of South Africa was investigated from vertebral growth ring counts of 67 specimens (54–213 cm precaudal length, PCL). Counts were made from sectioned vertebral centra by two...
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  140. A new species of threadsnake in the genus &lt;em&gt;Myriopholis&lt;/em&gt; (Squamata: Scolecophidia: Leptotyplophidae) from southeastern Kenya

    A new species of threadsnake in the genus Myriopholis (Squamata: Scolecophidia: Leptotyplophidae) from southeastern Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Patrick K. Malonza --- National Museums of Kenya, Kenya
    A new threadsnake species from the family Leptotyphlopidae, Myriopholis mackayi sp. nov., is described from the Tsavo area in southeastern Kenya. Myriopholis mackayi sp. nov. is a member of the Myriopholis longicauda group on the basis of having a low...
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  141. ON THE STATUS OF CLARIAS GARIEPINUS (BURCHELL) IN LARGE MAN-MADE LAKES IN RHODESIA

    ON THE STATUS OF CLARIAS GARIEPINUS (BURCHELL) IN LARGE MAN-MADE LAKES IN RHODESIA

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: B.E. Marshall --- Department of National Parks and Wildlife Management, Rhodesia
    Data from some large man-made lakes in Rhodesia suggest that the populations of Clarias gariepinus have declined in these lakes. The reasons for this are not clear although commercial fishing does not appear to be responsible.
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  142. ASPECTS OF THE BIOLOGY OF TILAPIA RENDALLI IN THE DOORNDRAAI DAM TRANSVAAL

    ASPECTS OF THE BIOLOGY OF TILAPIA RENDALLI IN THE DOORNDRAAI DAM TRANSVAAL

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: G.R. Batchelor --- Division of Nature Conservation, South Africa
    Scale studies indicated that the annulus is a reliable year mark. A linear relationship existed between scale radius and body growth enabling back calculations to be made. The growth rate of males in Doorndraai Dam were similar to findings in...
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  143. THE HABITATS AND HABITAT PREFERENCES OF &lt;underline&gt;CLARIAS GARIEPINUS&lt;/underline&gt; (PISCES: CLARIIDAE) IN A CLEAR COASTAL LAKE (LAKE SIBAYA, SOUTH AFRICA)

    THE HABITATS AND HABITAT PREFERENCES OF CLARIAS GARIEPINUS (PISCES: CLARIIDAE) IN A CLEAR COASTAL LAKE (LAKE SIBAYA, SOUTH AFRICA)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: M.N. Bruton --- , South Africa
    The habitat preferences of the sharptooth catfish, Clarias gariepinus, in a clear coastal lake, Lake Sibaya, are described. Larval and small juvenile catfish inhabit flotsam and the rootstocks of plants in very shallow marginal areas. Larger juveniles inhabit densely-vegetated marginal...
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  144. REVERSED VERTICAL MIGRATION OF PLANKTONIC CRUSTACEANS IN A EUTROPHIC LAKE OF HIGH pH

    REVERSED VERTICAL MIGRATION OF PLANKTONIC CRUSTACEANS IN A EUTROPHIC LAKE OF HIGH pH

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: A.D. Connell --- ,
    Two studies of the diel vertical migration of zooplankton in the hyper-eutrophic Hartbeespoort Dam, revealed that both in summer when the lake was anaerobic below 15 m depth, and in winter, when homogeneous, aerobic conditions existed throughout the water column,...
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  145. OBSERVATIONS ON THE THREE ALLOPATRIC POPULATIONS OF THE MALUTI MINNOW, &lt;underline&gt;OREODAIMON QUATHLAMBAE&lt;/underline&gt; (BARNARD) WITH NOTES ON ITS EVOLUTION, ECOLOGY, SPAWNING, AND CONSERVATION

    OBSERVATIONS ON THE THREE ALLOPATRIC POPULATIONS OF THE MALUTI MINNOW, OREODAIMON QUATHLAMBAE (BARNARD) WITH NOTES ON ITS EVOLUTION, ECOLOGY, SPAWNING, AND CONSERVATION

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: S.R. Gephard --- , Lesotho
    Meristics and pigmentation of specimens of Oreodaimon quathlambae from the three known populations were compared to determine whether the species has experienced divergent evolution. Pigmentation was found to vary substantially but meristics counts did not. A proposal is made-to recognise...
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  146. A LIMNOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF LAKE LIAMBEZI, CAPRIVI

    A LIMNOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF LAKE LIAMBEZI, CAPRIVI

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: M.T. Seaman --- , South Africa W.E. Scott --- , South Africa R.D. Walmsley --- , South Africa B. C.W. van der Waal --- , South Africa D.F. Toerien --- , South Africa
    A general investigation was carried out on Lake Liambezi to characterize the limnological features of the lake. The lake, 101 km2 in area and situated within the tropics, was found to be shallow and bordered by reed swamps, particularly on...
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  147. THE USE OF BENZOCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE AS FISH TRANQUILLIZER AND ANAESTHETIC IN SALINE WATERS

    THE USE OF BENZOCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE AS FISH TRANQUILLIZER AND ANAESTHETIC IN SALINE WATERS

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: W.T. Barham --- Department of Zoology, South Africa K.M. Caiger --- Department of Zoology, South Africa J. G.J. Visser --- Department of Zoology, South Africa
    The anaesthetic effects of various concentrations of benzocaine hydrochloride were tested on Liza macrolepis and Sarotherodor mossambicus in sea water and diluted sea water, respectively. Induction time for anaesthesia was negatively correlated with increasing anaesthetic concentrations in L. macrolepis.
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  148. NEW &lt;em&gt;ARRENURUS&lt;/em&gt; SPECIES (ACARI, HYDRACHNELLAE, ARRENURIDAE) FROM SOUTHERN AFRICA

    NEW ARRENURUS SPECIES (ACARI, HYDRACHNELLAE, ARRENURIDAE) FROM SOUTHERN AFRICA

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: K.O. Viets --- , Deutschland
    Five new Arrenurus spp, from Southern Africa are described: A. amoenus sp. nov. from Natal, A. agnewi sp. nov., A. curtipalpus sp. nov., A. pedatus sp. nov. and A. cavatus sp. nov. from Botswana. The species from Natal came from...
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  149. ASPECTS OF THE FISHERIES OF LAKE LIAMBEZI, CAPRIVI

    ASPECTS OF THE FISHERIES OF LAKE LIAMBEZI, CAPRIVI

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: B. C.W. van der Waal --- Department of Co-operation and Development, South Africa
    Lake Liambezi, situated in the Linyanti Swamp, Caprivi, is inhabited by 43 fish species. Population estimates with seine nets, rotenone and explosives gave values of 74 to 157 kg ha−1. The composition of seine net catches differed markedly from gill...
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  150. AGE, GROWTH, REPRODUCTION AND MORTALITY OF THE BUTTER-CATFISH &lt;em&gt;EUTROPIUS DEPRESSIROSTRIS&lt;/em&gt; (SCHILBEIDAE: PISCES) IN THE LUPHEPHE NWANEDZI IMPOUNDHENT, VENDA (SOUTH AFRICA)

    AGE, GROWTH, REPRODUCTION AND MORTALITY OF THE BUTTER-CATFISH EUTROPIUS DEPRESSIROSTRIS (SCHILBEIDAE: PISCES) IN THE LUPHEPHE NWANEDZI IMPOUNDHENT, VENDA (SOUTH AFRICA)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: T. Hecht --- Department of Zoology, South Africa
    Aspects of the biology of Eutropius depressirostris in the Luphephe-Nwanedzi impoundment in north-east Venda (South Africa 30° 25' E, 23° 14' S) have been investigated. The Von Bertalanffy equation
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  151. AQUATIC MACROPHYTE COMMUNITIES OF THE WILDERNESS LAKES: COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND ASSOCIATED ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

    AQUATIC MACROPHYTE COMMUNITIES OF THE WILDERNESS LAKES: COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND ASSOCIATED ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: Clive Howard-Williams --- , South Africa
    The structure and summer biomass (g m−2 dry mass) of the principal aquatic macrophyte communities of the Wilderness Lakes were measured. Both emergent and submerged communities were included in the study. Productivity estimates were made by multiplying biomass by production/biomass...
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  152. POPULATION DYNAMICS AND DEMOGRAPHY OF AN ESTUARINE COPEPOD (&lt;em&gt;PSEUDODIAPTOMUS EESSEI&lt;/em&gt;) IN LAKE SIBAYA, A SUBTROPICAL FRESHWATER COASTAL LAKE

    POPULATION DYNAMICS AND DEMOGRAPHY OF AN ESTUARINE COPEPOD (PSEUDODIAPTOMUS EESSEI) IN LAKE SIBAYA, A SUBTROPICAL FRESHWATER COASTAL LAKE

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: RC Hart --- , South Africa
    Population size and stage structure of Pseudodiaptomus hessei (Mrázek) was studied over 27 months at a single site in subtropical Lake Sibaya. Population density varied seasonally from about 1 to 4 individuals per litre, but a fairly stable population structure...
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  153. UTILIZATION OF PLANT MATERIALS BY JUVENILE AFRICAN CATFISH &lt;em&gt;(CLARIAS GARIEPINUS)&lt;/em&gt; AND ITS IMPORTANCE IN FISH CULTURE

    UTILIZATION OF PLANT MATERIALS BY JUVENILE AFRICAN CATFISH (CLARIAS GARIEPINUS) AND ITS IMPORTANCE IN FISH CULTURE

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: Douglas Clay --- Department of Agriculture, Zimbabwe
    Juvenile African catfish Clarias gariepinus between 100 and 200 mm total length from Lake McIlwaine, Zimbabwe are able to digest plant proteins. The digestibility of three major plant proteins (maize, sunflower seed and soya meal) was 30,0, 65,4 and 84,3%...
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  154. THE ENUMERATION OF AQUATIC BACTERIA USING DAPI

    THE ENUMERATION OF AQUATIC BACTERIA USING DAPI

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: RichardD. Robarts --- , South Africa LynM. Sephton --- , South Africa
    A comparison was made between acridine orange (AO) and 4'6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI), a highly sensitive DNA fluorescing stain, for enumerating aquatic bacteria. When water samples were processed in a darkened room and a final DAPI concentration of 0,05 μg ml −1...
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  155. THE FOOD OF &lt;em&gt;BARBUS MATTOZI&lt;/em&gt; GUIMARAES. 1884, (PISCES: CYPRINIDAE) IN A ZIMBABWE IMPOUNDMENT

    THE FOOD OF BARBUS MATTOZI GUIMARAES. 1884, (PISCES: CYPRINIDAE) IN A ZIMBABWE IMPOUNDMENT

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: B.G. Donnelly --- , Zimbabwe
    The food from the gut contents of 853 Barbus mattozi of various sizes were examined and analysed. The results showed a dietary transition from planktonivorous and omnivorous to piscivorous with increasing size of fish. At sizes larger than 230 nm...
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  156. A COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT METHODS OF AGE DETERMINATION IN THE SHARPTOOTH CATFISH &lt;em&gt;CLARIAS GARIEPINUS&lt;/em&gt;

    A COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT METHODS OF AGE DETERMINATION IN THE SHARPTOOTH CATFISH CLARIAS GARIEPINUS

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: Douglas Clay --- Department of Zoology, U. K.
    Growth of the sharptooth catfish Clarias gariepinus from four southern African impoundments was estimated by back-calculating age from vertebrae and spines. Length frequency analysis supported the growth estimates derived from vertebrae but not those from spines.- Spines under-estimated the age...
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  157. BREEDING BEHAVIOUR OF THE MPASA, &lt;em&gt;OPSARIDIUM MICROLEPIS&lt;/em&gt; (GUNTHER) (PISCES:CYPRINIDAE), IN LAKE MALAWI

    BREEDING BEHAVIOUR OF THE MPASA, OPSARIDIUM MICROLEPIS (GUNTHER) (PISCES:CYPRINIDAE), IN LAKE MALAWI

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: D. Tweddle --- Fisheries Department, Malawi
    Observations on the breeding behaviour of mpasa, a commercially valuable cyprinid endemic to Lake Malawi, were conducted in the Bua and North Rukuru Rivers. The spawning run takes place over an extended period during and after the rains, with an...
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  158. CAROTENOID COMPOSITION AS TAXONOMIC CHARACTER FOR &lt;em&gt;MICROCYSTIS&lt;/em&gt; ISOLATES

    CAROTENOID COMPOSITION AS TAXONOMIC CHARACTER FOR MICROCYSTIS ISOLATES

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: E.J. Smit G. H.J. Kr&uuml;ger J.N. Eloff
    Nineteen Microcystis aeruginosa isolates, a Microcystis incerta and a Synechococcus grown under constant conditions were analyzed for pigment composition. The carotenoid composition of Microcystis incerta and a Synechococcus isolate differed markedly from that of the other isolates. Although there were...
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  159. THE ZOOBENTHOS OF THE TOUW RIVER FLOODPLAIN

    THE ZOOBENTHOS OF THE TOUW RIVER FLOODPLAIN

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: B.R. DAVIES --- Institute for Freshwater Studies, Republic of South Africa
    An eighteen month study (January 1979 - June 1980) of the sediment, emergent and submerged plant-associated benthic macro-invertebrates of the western sector of the Touw River Flood-plain is reported for four study sites: Wilderness Lagoon, the Touw River and East...
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  160. A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF SOME ASPECTS OF THE HARTBEESPOORT DAM ENVIRONMENT ON PRODUCTION OF THE MAJOR FISH SPECIES

    A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF SOME ASPECTS OF THE HARTBEESPOORT DAM ENVIRONMENT ON PRODUCTION OF THE MAJOR FISH SPECIES

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: K.L. Cochrane --- , South Africa
    The dominant species of fish in Hartbeespoort Dam, in terms of mass composition of catches, are shown to be Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters), Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus and Clarias gariepinus Burchell. Minimum winter temperatures are demonstrated to have a major impact on...
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  161. PRODUCTION OF THE AFRICAN CATFISH &lt;em&gt;(CLARIAS GARIEPINUS)&lt;/em&gt; I. GROWTH, MORTALITY AND YIELD SOUTH OF THE ZAMBEZI

    PRODUCTION OF THE AFRICAN CATFISH (CLARIAS GARIEPINUS) I. GROWTH, MORTALITY AND YIELD SOUTH OF THE ZAMBEZI

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: Douglas Clay --- Marine Fish Division, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada
    Clarias gariepinus were sampled from eight water bodies in southern Africa between 1973 and 1975. Aging results indicate a similar growth pattern for most areas with a near linear age-length relationship. Between year growth compensation was found to be present...
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  162. PRODUCTION OF THE AFRICAN CATFISH &lt;em&gt;(CLARIAS GARIEPINUS)&lt;/em&gt; II. POPULATION PRODUCTION AS ESTIMATED FROM SURPLUS PRODUCTION MODELS FOR LAKE MCILWAINE, ZIMBABWE

    PRODUCTION OF THE AFRICAN CATFISH (CLARIAS GARIEPINUS) II. POPULATION PRODUCTION AS ESTIMATED FROM SURPLUS PRODUCTION MODELS FOR LAKE MCILWAINE, ZIMBABWE

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: Douglas Clay --- Marine Fish Division, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada
    The population production of Clarias gariepinus was studied by Schaefer type surplus production models. The maximum sustainable yield of African catfish in Lake McIlwaine, Zimbabwe was found to be in the range of 33 000 to 41 000 kg (13,46...
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  163. UNEXPECTED GROWTH OF PISTIA STRATIOTES IN SANYATI GORGE, LAKE KARIBA

    UNEXPECTED GROWTH OF PISTIA STRATIOTES IN SANYATI GORGE, LAKE KARIBA

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: R.F. du Toit --- University Lake Kariba Research Station, Zimbabwe
    During early 1984, the floating plant Pistia stratiotes grew unexpectedly and very rapidly in the Sanyati Gorge of Lake Kariba. Measurements of phosphorus and nitrogen in the surface waters revealed a pattern of nutrient concentrations along the gorge that could...
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  164. DISSEMINATION OF AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES ON WINDBLOWN VEGETATION MATS IN LAKE CHILWA, MALAWI

    DISSEMINATION OF AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES ON WINDBLOWN VEGETATION MATS IN LAKE CHILWA, MALAWI

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: M.A. Cantrell --- Lake Chilwa Co-ordinated Research Project, Malaŵi
    Exceptionally high water levels in Lake Chilwa, Malaŵi, resulted in large tracts of the swamp vegetation becoming detached from the periphery of the lake. The open water became littered with large rafts of the bulrush, Typha domingeneis together with other...
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  165. THE EFFECTS OF DESIGN AND OPERATION ON THE EFFICIENCY OF HOSEPIPES AS WATER COLUMN SAMPLERS FOR PHYTOPLANKTON

    THE EFFECTS OF DESIGN AND OPERATION ON THE EFFICIENCY OF HOSEPIPES AS WATER COLUMN SAMPLERS FOR PHYTOPLANKTON

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: Tamar Zohary --- , South Africa P.J. Ashton --- , South Africa
    The efficiency of 5 different hosepipe samplers in providing representative water column samples was tested by comparing the chlorophyll a concentrations in these samples with those obtained by integrating discrete depth samples collected with a Van Dorn sampler, in two...
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  166. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE GROWTH RATE OF MPASA, &lt;em&gt;OPSABIDIUM MICROLEPIS&lt;/em&gt; (GUNTHER, 1864) (PISCES: CRYPRINIDAE), BY LENGTH FREQUENCY ANALYSIS

    AN ASSESSMENT OF THE GROWTH RATE OF MPASA, OPSABIDIUM MICROLEPIS (GUNTHER, 1864) (PISCES: CRYPRINIDAE), BY LENGTH FREQUENCY ANALYSIS

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: D. Tweddle --- Fisheries Department, Malawi
    The mpasa, Opsaridium microlepis, is an important commercial species in areas of Lake Malawi near major inflowing rivers during annual spawning migrations. Plots of length frequency data collected over a series of years from mpasa catches in the Bua and...
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  167. OBSERVATIONS ON TEMPORAL TRENDS IN PHYTOPLANKTON DIVERSITY IN THE VAAL RIVER AT BALKFONTEIN, SOUTH AFRICA

    OBSERVATIONS ON TEMPORAL TRENDS IN PHYTOPLANKTON DIVERSITY IN THE VAAL RIVER AT BALKFONTEIN, SOUTH AFRICA

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: A. J.H. Pieterse --- Department of Botany, South Africa
    Phytoplankton diversity in the Vaal River at Balkfontein from March to October 1984 was investigated by employing different diversity indices. Most diversity indices showed appreciable variation during the study period indicating specific temporal trends. Greatest diversity was demonstrated for warmer...
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  168. OBSERVATIONS ON THE COEXISTENCE OF FRESH AND SALTWATER INVERTEBRATES IN AN INLAND SALTWORKS

    OBSERVATIONS ON THE COEXISTENCE OF FRESH AND SALTWATER INVERTEBRATES IN AN INLAND SALTWORKS

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: S.A. Mitchell --- Unit for Limnology, South Africa M.T. Seaman --- Unit for Limnology, South Africa
    The fauna of three excavated trenches in the floor of the dry salt-pan in the Brandfort district of the Orange Free State was investigated. Two were found to contain typical saline water invertebrate fauna such as Artemia sp. and the...
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  169. BEHAVIOUR OF A RADIO-TAGGED &lt;em&gt;TILAPIA RENDALLI&lt;/em&gt; BOULENGER IN LAKE NGEZI, ZIMBABWE

    BEHAVIOUR OF A RADIO-TAGGED TILAPIA RENDALLI BOULENGER IN LAKE NGEZI, ZIMBABWE

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: CharlesH. Hocutt --- Horn Point Environmental Laboratories, United States of America
    The behaviour of a single specimen of Tilapia rendalli Boulenger was observed June through October 1986 in Lake Ngezi, Zimbabwe, by the use of a surgically-implanted radiotransmitter. The individual displayed a distinct homing response on two occasions, returning to the...
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  170. A COMPARISON OF CYPRINID FISH POPULATIONS IN THREE LARGE TRANSKEI RESERVOIRS WITH RESPECT TO ABUNDANCE AND REPRODUCTION

    A COMPARISON OF CYPRINID FISH POPULATIONS IN THREE LARGE TRANSKEI RESERVOIRS WITH RESPECT TO ABUNDANCE AND REPRODUCTION

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences • Authors: M. Schramm --- Zoology Department, South Africa
    Gill net catches of fish in three turbid reservoirs (Lakes Xonxa and Lubisi on the Kei River system and Lake Umtata on the Mtata River) between 1982 and 1985 were dominated by two cyprinids the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, and...
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  171. COMPARISON OF FISH GONADS AND FISH MEAL AS MAJOR COMPONENTS IN THE DIETS OF YOUNG AFRICAN SHARPTOOTH CATFISH, &lt;em&gt;CLARIAS GARIEPINUS&lt;/em&gt; (BURCHELL)

    COMPARISON OF FISH GONADS AND FISH MEAL AS MAJOR COMPONENTS IN THE DIETS OF YOUNG AFRICAN SHARPTOOTH CATFISH, CLARIAS GARIEPINUS (BURCHELL)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences • Authors: L.C. Hoffman --- Aquaculture Research Unit, South Africa J.F. Prinsloo --- Aquaculture Research Unit, South Africa J. Theron --- Aquaculture Research Unit, South Africa
    The replacement of fish-meal (two sources, arbitrarily designated FMA and FMB), with either freeze dried (GVD) or oven dried (GOD) gonads of Clarias gariepinus in a starter diet for larvae of this species, was tested. No significant difference in larval...
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  172. A COMPARISON OF ALLOZYME HETEROZYGOSITY AND LIFE HISTORY VARIABLES IN FOUR STRAINS OF AFRICAN CATFISH &lt;em&gt;(CLARIAS GARIEPINUS)&lt;/em&gt;

    A COMPARISON OF ALLOZYME HETEROZYGOSITY AND LIFE HISTORY VARIABLES IN FOUR STRAINS OF AFRICAN CATFISH (CLARIAS GARIEPINUS)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences • Authors: J. P. Grobler --- , , L. C. Hoffman --- , , South Africa J. F. Prinsloo --- , , South Africa
    We studied allozyme polymorphism and its relation to morphological characteristics in 122 individuals from four lines of African catfish. Starch gel electrophoresis was used to screen 26 loci, of which five were polymorphic. Average heterozygosity levels differed moderately among lines...
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  173. A LIMNOLOGICAL PROFILE OF THE UPPER OKAVANGO DELTA AT LOW WATER LEVEL

    A LIMNOLOGICAL PROFILE OF THE UPPER OKAVANGO DELTA AT LOW WATER LEVEL

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences • Authors: Rob C. Hart --- ,
    Selected limnological attributes of the Okavango Delta panhandle were measured during a brief summer survey of “open-water” habitats extending from the permanent mainstream channel, through contiguous off-channel lagoons and still backwaters, to seasonally isolated floodplain lagoon and temporary pool biotopes...
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  174. Effects of fire, bruchid beetles and soil type on germination and seedling establishment of &lt;em&gt;Acacia drepanolobium&lt;/em&gt;

    Effects of fire, bruchid beetles and soil type on germination and seedling establishment of Acacia drepanolobium

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: B.D. Okello T.P. Young
    The effects of fire, bruchid seed beetles and soil type on the germination and seedling establishment of Acacia drepanolobium were experimentally investigated. Seeds subjected to three seed treatments (bruchid damaged, bruchid-free burnt, and bruchid-free unburned) were germinated in three different...
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  175. Seasonal herbage production from two range types in southern Mozambique

    Seasonal herbage production from two range types in southern Mozambique

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: JP Muir A Alage
    Estimating ideal stocking rates in southern Mozambique based on range productivity is difficult since forage and foggage production of range types receiving different amounts of rainfall have not been quantified to date. Exclosures were constructed in upland and alluvial range...
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  176. Patterns of thorn length, density, type and colour in African Acacias

    Patterns of thorn length, density, type and colour in African Acacias

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: JJ Midgley MA Botha D Balfour
    In Acacia no trade-off occurs between thorn length and thorn density and no correlation exists between thorn length and leaf length. By relating thorn length and density to leaf length it is clear that some species are better defended than...
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  177. The effect of prolonged heavy grazing pressure on the regrowth of two perennial grass species in a semi-arid communal rangeland

    The effect of prolonged heavy grazing pressure on the regrowth of two perennial grass species in a semi-arid communal rangeland

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: W Twine V Gray N Owen-Smith
    We tested the hypothesis that initial above-ground regrowth of defoliated grass tufts would be reduced in sites which have been exposed to prolonged heavy grazing. The regrowth of Themeda triandra and Urochloa mosambicensis tufts was compared between three heavily grazed...
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  178. Soil and vegetation changes across a Succulent Karoo grazing gradient

    Soil and vegetation changes across a Succulent Karoo grazing gradient

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: P C Beukes F Ellis
    This study describes soil and vegetation changes radiating out from a central watering point on a livestock farm in the Succulent Ceres Karoo (Tanqua). The aim was to identify possible relationships between long-term grazing pressure, and soil and vegetation properties...
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  179. Mineral assessment in &lt;em&gt;Atriplex halimus&lt;/em&gt; L. and &lt;em&gt;Atriplex nummularia&lt;/em&gt; L. in the arid region of Jordan

    Mineral assessment in Atriplex halimus L. and Atriplex nummularia L. in the arid region of Jordan

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: MM Abu-Zanat FM Al-Hassanat M Alawi GB Ruyle
    The foliage of Atriplex halimus contained higher levels (P < 0.05) of ash (28.03%) than that of Atriplex nummularia (23.11%). Spring growth of the two saltbushes contained less ash than the fall regrowth. The foliage of A. halimus contained higher...
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  180. Landscape function analysis: a system for monitoring rangeland function

    Landscape function analysis: a system for monitoring rangeland function

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: David Tongway Norman Hindley
    Landscape Function Analysis (LFA) is a monitoring procedure that uses quickly determined field indicators to assess the functional status of rangelands. As such, it complements existing procedures that assess condition. It comprises three modules — a conceptual framework, a field...
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  181. Why are spines of African &lt;em&gt;Acacia&lt;/em&gt; species white?

    Why are spines of African Acacia species white?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: JJ Midgley
    The straight white spines of African Acacia species are conspicuous, rather than being brown and cryptic as in other species. In comparison with species with brown spines, Acacia spines are composed of less dense material. I suggest that by the...
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  182. Dry matter yield and nutritional value of companion crops, intercropped with maize, for grazing purposes in northwestern KwaZulu-Natal

    Dry matter yield and nutritional value of companion crops, intercropped with maize, for grazing purposes in northwestern KwaZulu-Natal

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: EA van Zyl CS Dannhauser
    The northwestern part of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) in South Africa is suitable for sheep farming as well as crop production. However, there are some constraints to animal production due to the low quality of natural vegetation during winter. Alternative winter feeding...
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  183. Effects of herbivory on above- and below-ground biomass partitioning in two arid-zone dwarf shrubs

    Effects of herbivory on above- and below-ground biomass partitioning in two arid-zone dwarf shrubs

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: G Oba CS Bjor&aring; I Nordal
    Biomass partitioning by arid-zone dwarf shrubs between above- and below-ground fractions could be influenced by plant adaptations to herbivory. The response of potted Indigofera spinosa and I. cliffordiana to heavy and moderate top defoliations, compared to non-defoliated controls, was investigated...
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  184. Dry matter yield and water use efficiency of five perennial subtropical grasses at four levels of water availability

    Dry matter yield and water use efficiency of five perennial subtropical grasses at four levels of water availability

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: D Marais N Rethman J Annandale
    The effect of four levels of water availability on the yield and water use efficiency (WUE) of five subtropical perennial grasses was evaluated in a small plot trial under a rain shelter. The soil profiles were brought to 100% (W4...
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  185. Do mammalian herbivores influence invertebrate communities via changes in the vegetation? Results from a preliminary survey in Kruger National Park, South Africa

    Do mammalian herbivores influence invertebrate communities via changes in the vegetation? Results from a preliminary survey in Kruger National Park, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: M Jonsson --- Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Sweden D Bell --- Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies, Sweden J Hj&auml;lt&eacute;n --- Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies, Sweden T Rooke --- Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies, Sweden PF Scogings --- Department of Agriculture, South Africa
    We investigated the indirect influence of mammalian herbivores on invertebrates, by utilising long-term mammalian herbivore exclosures in Kruger National Park. The exclosures span three distinct habitat types (crest, footslope and riparian) on a catena. By performing invertebrate collections in the...
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  186. New Sudangrass forage cultivars selected from the original population (&lt;em&gt;Sorghum bicolor&lt;/em&gt; &lsquo;Garawi&rsquo;, syn. &lt;em&gt;S. sudanense&lt;/em&gt;)

    New Sudangrass forage cultivars selected from the original population (Sorghum bicolor ‘Garawi’, syn. S. sudanense)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: MaaroufI Mohammed --- Forage Research Program, Sudan
    The study represents the first efforts since 1909 to develop improved Sudangrass (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench, syn. S. sudanense (Piper) Stapf) cultivars from the original genetic stock existing in the Sudan. Seven Sudangrass genotypes generated by individual plant selection within...
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  187. Establishment and early persistence of ten forage legumes under three grazing regimes in southern Mozambique

    Establishment and early persistence of ten forage legumes under three grazing regimes in southern Mozambique

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: J.P. Muir --- , Mozambique
    Leucaena leucocephala, Clitoria ternatea, Macroptilium atropurpureum cv. Siratro, Cassia rotundifolia cv. Wynn, Macrotyloma axillare cv. Archer, Stylosanthes guianensis var. guianensis cv. Graham, S. guianensis var. intermedia cv. Oxley, S. hamata cv. Verano and 5. scabra cv. Fitzroy and cv. Seca...
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  188. &lt;em&gt;Centrosema pubescens&lt;/em&gt; (centro) and &lt;em&gt;Manihot esculenta&lt;/em&gt; (cassava) intercropping: The effect of spacing and time of planting centro on seed yield

    Centrosema pubescens (centro) and Manihot esculenta (cassava) intercropping: The effect of spacing and time of planting centro on seed yield

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: P. Lusembo --- , Uganda E.N. Sabiiti --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda J.S. Mugerwa --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda
    Studies were carried out to determine the effect of time of inter‐planting centro (Centrosema pubescens) with cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), at various spacings, on the seed yield components of centro. Apart from the seed yield itself, time of planting centro...
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  189. Implications of changes to the transhumance system for conservation of the mountain catchments in eastern Lesotho

    Implications of changes to the transhumance system for conservation of the mountain catchments in eastern Lesotho

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: T. Quinlan --- Institute for Social and Economic Research, Republic of South Africa C.D. Morris --- Agricultural Research Council, Republic of South Africa
    The mountain catchments above 2 750 m a.s.l. in eastern Lesotho are a proclaimed Managed Resource Area (MRA) as a result of official concern about degradation of the grasslands of the alpine belt, and of recent parastatal interventions in the...
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  190. Research note: Tests for inducible thorn defences against herbivory must consider plant growth strategies

    Research note: Tests for inducible thorn defences against herbivory must consider plant growth strategies

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: J.J. Midgley --- Botany Department, Republic of South Africa D. Ward --- Mitrami Centre for Desert Ecology, Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Israel
    Thorn length and density on the latest year's growth were compared at three height (feeding) levels (<1m, >1m<2 m and >2 m) on individuals of Acacia karroo and Ziziphus mucronata in an area that was browsed by goats. Thorn length...
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  191. Research note: The effect of a lactic acid bacterial inoculant on the fermentation dynamics of &lt;em&gt;Eragrostis curvula&lt;/em&gt; during ensiling

    Research note: The effect of a lactic acid bacterial inoculant on the fermentation dynamics of Eragrostis curvula during ensiling

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: R. Meeske --- , Republic of South Africa H.M. Basson --- , Republic of South Africa
    Making good quality hay from Eragrostis curvula is a risky operation in many areas in South Africa due mainly to unfavourable weather conditions. Ensiling should therefore be considered as an alternative method for conserving the forage. The aim of this...
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  192. Effect of clipping on wall barley (&lt;em&gt;Hordeum murinum&lt;/em&gt; L.): Tillering and forage production

    Effect of clipping on wall barley (Hordeum murinum L.): Tillering and forage production

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: M.J. El‐Shatnawi --- Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, Faculty of Agriculture, Jordan H.Z. Ghosheh --- Department of Plant Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Jordan
    The response of wall barley (Hordeum murinum L) to clipping height at various stages of growth was investigated in the semi‐arid grassland of northeastern Jordan in the 1994/1995 and 1995/1996 growing seasons. Treatments included combinations of clipping heights (5 or...
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  193. Community dynamics and phytomass of herbaceous species in the Sudaniansavanna-woodlands of Burkina Faso: short-term impact of burning season

    Community dynamics and phytomass of herbaceous species in the Sudaniansavanna-woodlands of Burkina Faso: short-term impact of burning season

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: SD Dayamba --- Tropical Silviculture and Seed Laboratory, Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, Faculty of Forest Sciences, Sweden P Savadogo --- Tropical Silviculture and Seed Laboratory, Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, Faculty of Forest Sciences, Sweden L Sawadogo --- D&eacute;partement Productions Foresti&egrave;res, Burkina Faso D Tiveau --- , R&eacute;publique D&eacute;mocratique du Congo D Zida --- D&eacute;partement Productions Foresti&egrave;res, Burkina Faso M Tigabu --- Tropical Silviculture and Seed Laboratory, Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, Faculty of Forest Sciences, Sweden PC Oden --- Tropical Silviculture and Seed Laboratory, Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, Faculty of Forest Sciences, Sweden
    Fire is important for the maintenance and conservation of African savanna ecosystems, and prescribed fire is used in the Sudanian savanna-woodlands of West Africa as a forest management tool. Yet, the effects of fire on savanna ecosystems and especially on...
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  194. Climate change perceptions, drought responses and views on carbon farming amongst commercial livestock and game farmers in the semiarid Great Fish River Valley, Eastern Cape province, South Africa

    Climate change perceptions, drought responses and views on carbon farming amongst commercial livestock and game farmers in the semiarid Great Fish River Valley, Eastern Cape province, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: CL Clarke --- Department of Environmental Science, South Africa SE Shackleton --- Department of Environmental Science, South Africa M Powell --- Department of Environmental Science, South Africa
    There is increasing evidence that climate change will be one of the primary challenges facing future development and agriculture. Farmers, whether crop or livestock farmers, will be faced with tradeoffs and constraints as climate change exposes them to greater risk...
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  195. Veld fire reporting and mapping techniques in the Kruger National Park, South Africa, from 1941 to 2011

    Veld fire reporting and mapping techniques in the Kruger National Park, South Africa, from 1941 to 2011

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: N Govender --- , South Africa O Mutanga --- Department of Geography, South Africa D Ntsala --- , South Africa
    Fire has long been regarded as a major determinant of ecosystem structure and function within African savannas. Improvements in fire detection, mapping and recordings of fire activity over the past few years have made it possible to provide more reliable...
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  196. Comparative investigation of physiological responses of field-grown alfalfa and tall fescue to cutting under different water regimes

    Comparative investigation of physiological responses of field-grown alfalfa and tall fescue to cutting under different water regimes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: M Lazaridou --- Department of Forestry, Greece P Kostopoulou --- School of Forestry and Natural Environment, Greece M Karatassiou --- School of Forestry and Natural Environment, Greece G Merkouropoulos --- Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece
    An important consideration in designing and managing forage systems is the knowledge of the physiological response mechanisms to cutting, especially when water deficit conditions are prevailing. The objective of this study was to determine the physiological response of Medicago sativa...
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  197. The influence of rest period during the growing season on the potential of four perennial tropical grass species as foggage

    The influence of rest period during the growing season on the potential of four perennial tropical grass species as foggage

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: P.C. le Roux C.S. Dannhauser
    The foggage acceptability of Digitaria eriantha Steud., Anthephora pubescens, Panicum maximum (cultivar Green panic) and Cenchrus ciliaris (cultivar Gayndah), subjected to three different treatments during the growing season, were evaluated during three seasons (1987/1988, 1988/1989 and 1989/1990). Treatments comprised of...
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  198. Quantification of the soil-water balance under different veld condition classes in a semi-arid climate

    Quantification of the soil-water balance under different veld condition classes in a semi-arid climate

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: H.A. Snyman
    The monthly herbage production, water-use efficiency (WUE: above-ground phytomass production per unit of evapotranspiration), surface runoff and soil loss were determined on grassland in three different ecological conditions, viz. poor, moderate and good, over a four year (1995/1996 to 1998/1999)...
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  199. Forecasting volume and economic gains from intensive plantation management using different response curves

    Forecasting volume and economic gains from intensive plantation management using different response curves

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: DavidB. South CurtisL. VanderSchaaf LarryD. Teeter
    Proponents of intensive plantation management do not all use the same type of response curves when predicting future volume gains. As a result, some believe that continuously increasing the intensity of management will increase landowner profits and reduce the unit...
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  200. Prescribed under-canopy burning in &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; plantations of the Mpumalanga highveld: The effects of fire on tree growth

    Prescribed under-canopy burning in Pinus patula plantations of the Mpumalanga highveld: The effects of fire on tree growth

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: TheresaL. Bird MaryC. Scholes
    The effect of controlled undercanopy burning on tree growth has been studied under 16-year-old Pinus patula trees in Mpumalanga. Three fire intensity treatments and a control "no-burn" treatment, were applied to 1 ha plots. Average fuel depth was 42cm with...
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  201. Root volume and raising period affect field performance of &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; cuttings in South Africa

    Root volume and raising period affect field performance of Pinus patula cuttings in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: R. G. Mitchell J. Zwolinski N. B. Jones A. D. Bayley
    The propagation of pines through cuttings has become a commercial means of rapidly multiplying improved genetic material for operational use in forestry companies. Cuttings of pines are produced entirely in containers in South Africa. Containers, however, can negatively affect plant...
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  202. Post establishment survival of &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; in Mpumalanga, one year after planting

    Post establishment survival of Pinus patula in Mpumalanga, one year after planting

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: J. W. Crous
    Recent evidence indicated that the pathogen Fusarium circinatum might be contributing significantly to post-planting mortality. Consequently, sixteen experimental sample plots, widely distributed over many localities in Mpumalanga, were established over two growing seasons to quantify the extent of pest and...
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  203. Age determination of miombo species &lt;em&gt;Brachystegia spiciformis&lt;/em&gt; (Leguminosae &ndash; Caesalpinoideae) in Zimbabwe using growth rings

    Age determination of miombo species Brachystegia spiciformis (Leguminosae – Caesalpinoideae) in Zimbabwe using growth rings

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: I.M. Grundy
    The objective of this study was to determine whether Brachystegia spiciformis Benth. (Leguminosae – Caesalpinoideae), one of the dominants of dry miombo woodland in Zimbabwe, forms annual growth rings. In the past the production of effective cutting rotations and sound...
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  204. The effects of ontogenetic maturation in &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; &ndash; Part II: Hedge cycling and field performance

    The effects of ontogenetic maturation in Pinus patula – Part II: Hedge cycling and field performance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: R. G. Mitchell N. B. Jones
    Early studies suggest that the juvenile period, during which favourable rooting can be achieved from Pinus patula seedling hedges, may be as short as 2 years from the date of sowing. If the effects of hedge maturation cannot be delayed,...
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  205. First rotation &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus macarthurii&lt;/em&gt; cut stump control in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    First rotation Eucalyptus macarthurii cut stump control in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: KeithM. Little GerhardusJ. van den Berg
    Many cold tolerant eucalypts, E. macarthurii in particular, coppice vigorously following harvesting, and in contrast to E. grandis are proving difficult to kill by existing cut stump control methods. Based on past research, selected cut stump treatments were tested on...
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  206. A root-bound index for evaluating planting stock quality of container-grown pines

    A root-bound index for evaluating planting stock quality of container-grown pines

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: D.B. South R. G. Mitchell
    Pot-binding can adversely affect the performance of container-grown stock. One factor that affects pot-binding is the size of the root system in relation to the size of the container. The aim of this study was to determine if an objective...
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  207. The wood properties and sawn-board quality of South African-grown &lt;em&gt;Pinus maximinoi&lt;/em&gt; (HE Moore)

    The wood properties and sawn-board quality of South African-grown Pinus maximinoi (HE Moore)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: F.S. Malan
    This report summarises results of past research in South Africa on the wood properties and qualities of P. maximinoi, supplemented by results of a study performed recently on an approximately 15.5-year-old provenance trial at Wilgeboom after it had been severely...
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  208. Clonal propagation and storage of subtropical pines in Queensland, Australia

    Clonal propagation and storage of subtropical pines in Queensland, Australia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: S.J. Trueman
    Clonal forestry is the approach used for deployment of Pinus elliottii × P. caribaea hybrids in Queensland, Australia. Clonal forestry relies on the ability to maintain juvenility of stock plants while selections are made in field tests, so that genetic...
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  209. Palmer Drought Indices and Their Application to Plantation Establishment Strategies

    Palmer Drought Indices and Their Application to Plantation Establishment Strategies

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: J.B. Zwolinski --- ,
    Palmer drought models are introduced as an objective measure of monthly moisture conditions and their application for forestry research is discussed. A case-study showed that Palmer Hydrological Drought Index was preferred to Palmer Drought Severity Index for deciding on establishment...
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  210. Kraft Pulping Properties of &lt;em&gt;Acacia mearnsii&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus grandis&lt;/em&gt; Grown in Zimbabwe

    Kraft Pulping Properties of Acacia mearnsii and Eucalyptus grandis Grown in Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: A. Muneri --- , Australia
    Pulpwood samples from 8-year old Acacia mearnsii and Eucalyptus grandis plantations grown in Zimbabwe were evaluated for kraft pulping, bleaching and papermaking properties. The possibility of co-pulping the two species was also investigated.
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  211. Silviculture and Genetics of &lt;em&gt;Pinus kesiya&lt;/em&gt; for Planting Degraded Pasture Land

    Silviculture and Genetics of Pinus kesiya for Planting Degraded Pasture Land

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: J.A. Wright --- , USA N. Isaza --- , USA
    The conifer species, Pinus kesiya Royle ex Gordon, is an important part of the ecology within the indigenous range of South-east Asia as well as in sustainably managed plantations in a number of countries. Planting with the species in Colombia...
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  212. Variation in Wood Density and Tracheid Length in &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; grown in Zimbabwe

    Variation in Wood Density and Tracheid Length in Pinus patula grown in Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: A. Muneri --- Cooperative Research Centre for Temperate Hardwood Forestry, V. Balodis --- ,
    Within-tree variation of wood density was studied for 14-and 25-year-old Pinus patula Schiede & Deppe trees grown at two plantation sites in Zimbabwe. Three trees of each age per site were selected and disc samples obtained at six relative height...
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  213. A review of site-growth studies in South Africa

    A review of site-growth studies in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: J.H. Louw --- ,
    The intensive nature of the South African forest industry requires reliable decision support systems to enhance site-specific silviculture. Furthermore, the principle of ecologically sustainable forest management requires a profound improvement in the understanding of the factors controlling tree growth and...
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  214. The minimum required yield for profitable sawtimber production from &lt;em&gt;Pin us patula&lt;/em&gt; in the escarpment area of Mpumalanga

    The minimum required yield for profitable sawtimber production from Pin us patula in the escarpment area of Mpumalanga

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: M.P. Falc&atilde;o --- Faculty of Agronomy and Forestry Engineering, Mozambique H. J.E. Uys --- Department of Forest Science, South Africa
    In a recent study (1998) the minimum required yield for profitable sawtimber production from Pinus patula in the escarpment area of Mpumalanga was established. Net Present Value was used as financial profitability criterion. All cost components were 1996 costs (the...
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  215. A Comparison of the kraft pulp properties of P. &lt;em&gt;elliottii&lt;/em&gt; and the &lt;em&gt;P. elliottii&lt;/em&gt; x &lt;em&gt;P. caribaea&lt;/em&gt; var. &lt;em&gt;hondurensis&lt;/em&gt; hybrid grown in Queensland, Australia

    A Comparison of the kraft pulp properties of P. elliottii and the P. elliottii x P. caribaea var. hondurensis hybrid grown in Queensland, Australia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: T.K. Stanger --- Shaw Research Centre, South Africa M. J.P. Shaw --- Shaw Research Centre, South Africa R. Braunstein --- , South Africa D.G. Nikles --- , Australia
    The interspecific hybrid between P. elliottii var. elliottii and P. caribaea var. hondurensis has recently been accepted for planting operationally as an alternative to P. elliottii by Sappi in South Africa. Some concerns have been expressed as to the suitability...
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  216. &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; establishment problem associated with poor ectomycorrhizal development in previously cultivated soils

    Pinus patula establishment problem associated with poor ectomycorrhizal development in previously cultivated soils

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: S. Khalil --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, South Africa N. Labuschagne --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, South Africa M.J. Wingfield --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, South Africa
    A field survey of Pinus patula Schlecht. et Cham. plantations at Mondi's Mooi River Estate, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa was conducted to assess the levels of ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungal colonisation. The objective was to determine whether the establishment problem (old land...
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  217. An investigation into the occurrence and nature of genotype by environment interaction in &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt;

    An investigation into the occurrence and nature of genotype by environment interaction in Pinus patula

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: C.L. Snedden --- , South Africa S.D. Verryn --- , South Africa
    This study was conducted as part of a joint venture between the tree improvement teams of Safcol and the CSIR to develop a breeding, production and conservation strategy for Pinus patula.
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  218. Control of &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus grandis&lt;/em&gt; cut-stumps of single-stem origin

    Control of Eucalyptus grandis cut-stumps of single-stem origin

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: K.M. Little --- , Republic of South Africa N.S. Eccles --- , Republic of South Africa
    Four methods to control coppice re-growth on single-stem cut-stump Eucalyptus grandis stools were tested in the Zululand region of KwaZulu-Natal. The methods used were the burning of the plantation residue as opposed to a no-burn control, the application of triclopyr...
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  219. Targeted spot vegetation management in &lt;em&gt;Pinus radiata&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;P. elliottii&lt;/em&gt; plantations, Tsitsikamma, South Africa

    Targeted spot vegetation management in Pinus radiata and P. elliottii plantations, Tsitsikamma, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: S.F. Gous --- , New Zealand
    Towards the end of 1995, granular herbicides were introduced in South African forestry. Traditionally, weed control was done by manual slashing or herbicides were applied by knapsack sprayer. Targeted, spot herbicide application is more environmentally friendly, less expensive and easier...
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  220. Adjusting Faustmann&#039;s formula for the South African forestry environment

    Adjusting Faustmann's formula for the South African forestry environment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: Eksteen Uys --- Department of Forest Science, South Africa
    The forestry industry in South Africa is characterised by frequent changes in land ownership and the valuation of forestry land consequently forms a regular task of forestry valuers. Traditionally the value of bare forestry land was determined by calculating the...
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  221. Controlled Pollination in &lt;em&gt;Pinus Patula:&lt;/em&gt; Constraints and Possible Solutions

    Controlled Pollination in Pinus Patula: Constraints and Possible Solutions

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: C. Bester --- , L. H.C. van der Merwe --- , J.L. Malema --- ,
    Pinus patula is the most important commercial pine species grown in southern Africa and it is, therefore, very important to have well developed breeding and production strategies for this species. Strategies which have been developed for SAFCOL's breeding programme include...
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  222. Perceptions of Child Abuse by Teacher Trainees in Zimbabwean Schools

    Perceptions of Child Abuse by Teacher Trainees in Zimbabwean Schools

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Almon Shumba --- School of Education Studies,
    This study is a part of a larger study that examined the epidemiology and aetiology of child abuse by teachers in Zimbabwean primary schools. The purpose of the study was to determine teacher trainees' conception of sexual abuse of pupils...
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  223. The Practices of Apostolic Faith Healers in Mental Health Care in Zimbabwe

    The Practices of Apostolic Faith Healers in Mental Health Care in Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: James January --- University of Zimbabwe, Tholene Sodi --- University of Venda,
    This study aimed to understand and interpret faith healers' explanations of the aetiology and treatment of diseases and to canvass their views regarding collaboration between Western trained health care professionals and faith healers. Fifteen female and six male faith healers...
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  224. A Qualitative Study of the Career Aspirations of Resettled Young Sudanese and Somali Refugees

    A Qualitative Study of the Career Aspirations of Resettled Young Sudanese and Somali Refugees

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kagiso Nelly Tlhabano --- Queensland University of Technology, Robert Schweitzer --- Queensland University of Technology,
    The study documents and explicates the academic experiences, visions, hopes and desires which shape the vocational aspirations of young Sudanese and a Somali refugee who have resettled in Australia. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to examine the experiences of a sample...
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  225. Stressors and Coping Strategies of State University Students in a Developing Country

    Stressors and Coping Strategies of State University Students in a Developing Country

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Joseph M. Kasayira --- Midlands State University, Zimbabwe Kudzai S. Chipandambira --- Midlands State University, Zimbabwe Chipo Hungwe --- Midlands State University, Zimbabwe Anniah Mupawose --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
    The study examined stressors and coping strategies of 281 Social Sciences students at the Midlands State University in Zimbabwe (49% female, 51% male). A questionnaire was used to collect data. The results showed that the 7 most common stressors were:...
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  226. Students&#039; Self-Concept and Academic Achievement in Zimbabwe: A Preliminary Study

    Students' Self-Concept and Academic Achievement in Zimbabwe: A Preliminary Study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Pesanayi Gwirayi --- Midlands State University, Almon Shumba --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa
    Students' personal beliefs about their capabilities to learn influence their motivation and learning. This study determined the relationship between self-concept and academic achievement of Zimbabwean primary school students. A qualitative approach was used to collect data from 75 pupils (36...
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  227. Lay Perceptions of Psychotherapists in South Africa

    Lay Perceptions of Psychotherapists in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Elza Venter --- University of South Africa, Elsabe Roets --- University of South Africa,
    The study investigated South African layperson perceptions of psychotherapists. Participants were 10 males and 25 females (Whites = 23, Blacks = 10, Coloreds = 2; age range 20 to 59). Semi structured interviews were used to study expectations, attitudes and...
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  228. Levels of Social Support and Coping Strategies in Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

    Levels of Social Support and Coping Strategies in Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Patricia Marivate --- University of Limpopo, Sylvester Ntomchukwu Madu --- University of Limpopo,
    The study examined the effects of levels of social support and types of coping strategies on the psychological adjustment of adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Five hundred students from two universities in the Limpopo Province of South Africa participated...
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  229. Stress in Doctors: A Pilot Study of the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia

    Stress in Doctors: A Pilot Study of the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Anitha Menon --- University of Zambia, Betty Munalula --- University of Zambia, Christine Glazebrook --- University of Nottingham,
    This study had the objective of explored the stressful aspects of a doctor's job at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka, Zambia. Stress can have a serious effect on the work output of a doctor and on their physical...
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  230. A Review of Mood and Anxiety Disturbances in Alzheimer&#039;s Disease: Implications for Treatment Outcomes

    A Review of Mood and Anxiety Disturbances in Alzheimer's Disease: Implications for Treatment Outcomes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nafisa Cassimjee --- University of Pretoria,
    Alzheimer's disease was identified almost 100 years ago and cognitive morbidity (deterioration in memory, attention, language, and executive functioning) was regarded as a sufficient index for the description and diagnosis of this disease. Within the cognitive discourse, the importance of...
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  231. &ldquo;I have undergone some metamorphosis!&rdquo; The Impact of REds on South African Educators Affected by the Hiv/Aids Pandemic. A Pilot Study

    “I have undergone some metamorphosis!” The Impact of REds on South African Educators Affected by the Hiv/Aids Pandemic. A Pilot Study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Linda Carol Theron --- North-West University, South Africa
    The study investigated the efficacy of Resilient Educators (REds), a group intervention program, designed to empower educators affected by the HIV/Aids pandemic and in research in progress. Fifteen participants (three male; twelve female) from various primary schools in two different...
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  232. In Pursuit of Happiness: How Some Young South African Children Construct Happiness

    In Pursuit of Happiness: How Some Young South African Children Construct Happiness

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Irma Eloff --- University of Pretoria,
    The purpose of the study was to explore the ways in which young South African children construct the notion of happiness. The small-scale study was conducted with children (n=42) in middle childhood between the ages of 6 and 13 years...
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  233. Culture at the Heart of Coping with HIV/AIDS

    Culture at the Heart of Coping with HIV/AIDS

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ron&eacute;l Ferreira --- University of Pretoria,
    This study explored the manner in which a South African informal community coped with living with HIV/AIDS by relying on existing assets and local resources. A case study research design applying participatory reflection and action principles was used. Focus group/workshop...
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  234. The Role of Identity in Self-Regulation: When Do Students Cope and When Do They Commit?

    The Role of Identity in Self-Regulation: When Do Students Cope and When Do They Commit?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Salom&eacute; Human-Vogel --- University of Pretoria,
    The aim of this study was to explore commitment in postgraduate students in relation to self-regulation. An exploratory case study design was employed. Three participants completed unstructured interviews about commitment, the Structured Interview for the Five-Factor Model of Personality (SIFFM)...
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  235. Validation of a Coping Scale in an African Context

    Validation of a Coping Scale in an African Context

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Carelyn van der Walt --- North-West University, South Africa Johan C. Potgieter --- North-West University, South Africa Mari&eacute; P. Wissing --- North-West University, South Africa Michael Q. Temane --- North-West University, South Africa
    The research aims were to compile and validate a multi-dimensional coping measure, taking African-centred coping behaviour into consideration. In a pilot study the Setswana-COPE (S-COPE) and the Africultural Coping Systems Inventory (ACSI) were administered to Setswana-speaking participants (N = 274)...
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  236. Parental Involvement and Children&#039;s Academic Achievement in a South Africa Setting

    Parental Involvement and Children's Academic Achievement in a South Africa Setting

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Olaniyi Bojuwoye --- University of the Western Cape, Mageshni Narain --- University of Kwazulu Natal,
    The study ascertained the association between parental involvement and academic achievement of high school students. Structured questionnaire was the main instrument employed to gather information from 115 parents (men = 25; women = 90; age range = 28–45 years) and...
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  237. Pupils&#039; Perceptions of Sexual Abuse by Teachers in Zimbabwe

    Pupils' Perceptions of Sexual Abuse by Teachers in Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Almon Shumba --- University of Fort Hare, Pesanayi Gwirayi --- Midlands State University, Jenny Shumba --- Morgan ZINTEC College, Cosmas Maphosa --- Zimbabwe Open University, Regis Chireshe --- Great Zimbabwe University, Ephias Gudyanga --- Midlands State University, Alfred Henry Makura --- University of Fort Hare,
    Most studies available on sexual abuse of pupils in schools have examined the epidemiology of the phenomenon by teachers but have not looked at what the pupils themselves say about why some teachers sexually abuse them. This study sought to...
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  238. Jung&#039;s Breath-Body and African Spiritual Healing

    Jung's Breath-Body and African Spiritual Healing

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen D. Edwards --- University of Zululand, David J. Edwards --- University of Zululand,
    Psychology essentially refers to the study and use (logos) of the breath, soul or spirit of life (psyche) that leaves a person at death and continues in some other form. From such a fundamental perspective, all forms of ancient and...
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  239. &ldquo;It can save you if you just forget&rdquo;: Closeness and Competence as Conditions for Coping among Ugandan Orphans

    “It can save you if you just forget”: Closeness and Competence as Conditions for Coping among Ugandan Orphans

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Krister Westlye Fjermestad --- University of Bergen, Norway Ingrid Kvestad --- National Child Protection Services, Norway Marguerite Daniel --- University of Bergen, Norway Gro Th. Lie --- University of Bergen, Norway
    This article explores the coping strategies of orphaned children and their caregivers supported by a community-based organization in a Ugandan slum area. In-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with eight orphans (aged 12 to 16 years) and their caregivers selected by...
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  240. Reasons and Justifications Used by Child Abuse Perpetrators in Zimbabwean Schools

    Reasons and Justifications Used by Child Abuse Perpetrators in Zimbabwean Schools

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Almon Shumba --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa
    This study sought to determine reasons and justifications used by child abuse perpetrators as viewed by education officers who handle and process cases of child abuse by teachers in Zimbabwe. Six education officers were interviewed. They were purposefully selected for...
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  241. Management of Child Sexual Abuse Cases by Female School Heads in Zimbabwe

    Management of Child Sexual Abuse Cases by Female School Heads in Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Alfred Henry Makura --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa Almon Shumba --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa
    This study determined the nature, extent and causes of child sexual abuse cases and how Zimbabwean female primary school heads handle such cases in their schools. Seven female primary school heads from the southern province were interviewed. data were analysed...
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  242. Child Sexual Abuse in Schools: Preliminary Indication for Enhancement of Universal Primary Education and Community (EUPEC Project)&mdash;Uganda

    Child Sexual Abuse in Schools: Preliminary Indication for Enhancement of Universal Primary Education and Community (EUPEC Project)—Uganda

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Twesigye Consilous Rwanyonga --- Enhancement of Universal Primary Education and Community (EUPEC Project), Mbaziira Mike --- Enhancement of Universal Primary Education and Community (EUPEC Project), Aisha Nakubulwa --- City Council of Kampala,
    This study sought to access pupils' knowledge on their rights as children, establishing the common violations experienced with emphasis to understanding the forms of child sexual abuse acts in Ugandan primary schools. Quantitative data were collected from 30 schools covering...
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  243. Child Physical Abuse Among Urban Secondary School Pupils in Zimbabwe

    Child Physical Abuse Among Urban Secondary School Pupils in Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Pesanayi Gwirayi --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa Almon Shumba --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa
    The study had two main objectives: (a) to examine the nature and prevalence of child physical abuse among urban secondary school pupils in Zimbabwe; and (b) to investigate pupils' views on the causes of child physical abuse among urban secondary...
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  244. Gender, Spirituality and Psychological Well-Being

    Gender, Spirituality and Psychological Well-Being

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Cristel Vosloo --- North-West University, Mari&eacute; P. Wissing --- North-West University, Q. Michael Temane --- North-West University,
    The aim of this study was to determine whether gender moderates the relationship between spirituality and psychological well-being. A secondary data analysis based on a cross sectional survey was implemented. A convenience sample of 508 participants (males = 143, females...
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  245. Rape and Trauma: A Case Study of a Journey of Recovery

    Rape and Trauma: A Case Study of a Journey of Recovery

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Maria Papaikonomou --- University of South Africa,
    This case study presents the results of a counselling intervention with a rape survivor. The woman was twenty-nine years old at the time of the violation. The objective of this study was to explore the dynamics which the woman engaged...
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  246. The Description and Evaluation of an African Breath Psychotherapeutic Workshop

    The Description and Evaluation of an African Breath Psychotherapeutic Workshop

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen D. Edwards --- University of Zululand,
    An African breath psychotherapeutic workshop is described and evaluated with a small group of participants (students =9, males = 3, females =6, age range =24 to 59 years, mean age 40.3 years) all of whom were professionally registered psychologists. There...
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  247. Exploring the Role of Spirituality in the Context of the Five Factor Model of Personality in a South African Sample

    Exploring the Role of Spirituality in the Context of the Five Factor Model of Personality in a South African Sample

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sumaya Laher --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Gregg Quy --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
    The study explored the relationship between the Five Factor Model of personality and spirituality by using the NEO PI-R (Costa & McCrae, 1992) and the Spiritual Transcendence Scale (STS) (Piedmont, 1999) respectively. Participants were 94 psychology undergraduate students at a...
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  248. Academic Counselling for Graduate Research Students with Distance Learning

    Academic Counselling for Graduate Research Students with Distance Learning

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Levison Maunganidze --- University of Venda, South Africa Tholene Sodi --- University of Venda, South Africa Pilot Mudhovozi --- University of Venda, South Africa Elias Mberi --- Zimbabwe Open University, Jane Mutasa --- Zimbabwe Open University,
    The study examined academic counselling needs for graduate research students enrolled with a distance education university. Participants were 17 students (males = 10, females = 7; mean years of enrollment =1). They responded to an open ended questionnaire on pertinent...
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  249. Older Persons&#039; Experiences of Loneliness: A South African Perspective

    Older Persons' Experiences of Loneliness: A South African Perspective

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Vera Roos --- North-West University, Hester Klopper --- North-West University,
    The aim of this study was to understand and describe older persons' experiences of loneliness and their perceptions of the factors contributing to loneliness and ways of managing loneliness. The study comprised 31 research participants (males = 3, females =...
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  250. Educational Psychology Theory and the Promotion of Dental Care for Children Aged Five to Six

    Educational Psychology Theory and the Promotion of Dental Care for Children Aged Five to Six

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marilize Kitching --- North-West University, South Africa Vera Roos --- North-West University, South Africa Alida Nienaber --- North-West University, South Africa
    The aim of this article is to illustrate the value of educational psychology theory in developing an age-appropriate programme to prevent tooth decay. A theory-based approach was adopted for the programme development, and a questionnaire was used to ascertain the...
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  251. Resilience and Career Counseling: Describing the Utility of Quadrant Mapping

    Resilience and Career Counseling: Describing the Utility of Quadrant Mapping

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Liesel Ebers&ouml;hn --- University of Pretoria,
    This article describes the manner in which educational psychology students (n = 11 females) used quadrant mapping when doing career counseling with Grade 9 youths (n=88, 47 = male, 41 = female) in a rural secondary school in South Africa...
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  252. Coping, Occupational Wellbeing and Job Satisfaction of Nurses

    Coping, Occupational Wellbeing and Job Satisfaction of Nurses

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Johanna H. Buitendach --- University of KwaZulu Natal, Mohammed Abed Moola --- University of KwaZulu Natal,
    The study determined the relationship between coping, occupational wellbeing (as measured by burnout and work engagement), and job satisfaction of nurses in two private hospitals in Namibia. A cross-sectional research design was used. One-hundred and ninety-one nurses employed in two...
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  253. Coping Self-Efficacy as Mediator in the Dynamics of Psychological Well-Being in Various Contexts

    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: Mari&eacute; 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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  254. Identifying and Dealing with the Adaptability Needs of an Unwed Pregnant Teenager

    Identifying and Dealing with the Adaptability Needs of an Unwed Pregnant Teenager

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacobus G. Maree --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Esta Hansen --- University of Pretoria, South Africa
    This article describes a way of identifying and dealing with the adaptability needs of a pregnant teenager from a life design perspective. The participant was selected purposively from among a group of undergraduate students at an institution for unwed mothers...
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  255. A Psychology of Indigenous Healing in Southern Africa

    A Psychology of Indigenous Healing in Southern Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen David Edwards --- University of Zululand,
    Converging lines of evidence from various scientific disciplines consistently point to humanity's African roots. In this context, the term “indigenous healing” is used to refer to universal forms of healing that began in Africa and were developed further both locally...
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  256. Spirituality and Religion in Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in Kwazulu-natal, South Africa: A Longitudinal Study

    Spirituality and Religion in Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in Kwazulu-natal, South Africa: A Longitudinal Study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria and University of Limpopo,
    This study assesses the effects of spirituality and religion in health outcomes of patients on ART in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Participants were 735 patients who attended three HIV clinics for ART over a period of 20 months as follows: 519...
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  257. &lt;em&gt;&ldquo;I am doing okay&rdquo;&lt;/em&gt;: Intrapersonal Coping Strategies of Children Living in an Institution

    “I am doing okay”: Intrapersonal Coping Strategies of Children Living in an Institution

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kesh Mohangi --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Liesel Ebers&ouml;hn --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Irma Eloff --- University of Pretoria, South Africa
    In this case study, we utilized a Resilience framework and Sense of Coherence theory to understand how a group of children coped while living in an institution as a consequence of HIV/AIDS. We followed a qualitative and interpretivist approach. The...
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  258. Occupational Interests and Aspirations of Rural Black South African Children: Considerations for Theory, Research and Practice

    Occupational Interests and Aspirations of Rural Black South African Children: Considerations for Theory, Research and Practice

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mark Watson --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Mary McMahon --- The University of Queensland, Australia Paul Longe --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa
    There has been limited international and South African research on the career development of rural and socioeconomically disadvantaged children. The present research provides baseline information on the career development of rural, low socioeconomic status, Black upper elementary school children (N...
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  259. College Adaption Experiences of Married Female Undergraduate Students: An Exploratory Study

    College Adaption Experiences of Married Female Undergraduate Students: An Exploratory Study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Pilot Mudhovozi --- University of Venda, South Africa
    In this article, I explore the lifespan roles among female undergraduate students. The study was conducted at an institution of higher education in Southern Africa. Six participants were purposively selected for the study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with each participant...
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  260. Psychofortology of Women Undergoing Infertility Treatment

    Psychofortology of Women Undergoing Infertility Treatment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Paul Fouch&eacute; --- University of the Free State, South Africa Nico Nortj&eacute; --- University of the Free State, South Africa Kerry Phillips --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Louise Stroud --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University,
    This study explored the coping and subjective well-being of women undergoing infertility treatment. Participants were 61 South African women attending a fertility clinic was selected by means of non- probability purposive sampling (mean age = 34.5). Data were gathered by...
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  261. Older People&#039;s Portrayal in the Print Media: Implications for Intergenerational Relations

    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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  262. Beyond Smiling: The Evaluation of a Positive Psychological Intervention Aimed at Student Happiness

    Beyond Smiling: The Evaluation of a Positive Psychological Intervention Aimed at Student Happiness

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Llewellyn Ellardus Van Zyl --- North-West University (VTC), South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- North-West University (VTC), South Africa
    The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a positive psychological intervention (PPI) aimed at increasing happiness of students in a tertiary educational institution. A convenience sample (n = 20) was drawn from the entire population of academic...
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  263. The Use of Concept Mapping in Engaging Women to Identify the Factors that Influence Violence

    The Use of Concept Mapping in Engaging Women to Identify the Factors that Influence Violence

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sarah Crawford-Browne --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Debra Kaminer --- University of Cape Town, South Africa
    This study used concept mapping to characterise the factors influencing violence as perceived by a sample of women community dwellers. Participants were 50 women (aged between 18 and 65 years) living in a high violence area of a major South...
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  264. The Philosophical Assumptions, Utility and Challenges of Asset Mapping Approaches to Community Engagement

    The Philosophical Assumptions, Utility and Challenges of Asset Mapping Approaches to Community Engagement

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sherianne Kramer --- University of South Africa, South Africa Taryn Amos --- University of South Africa, South Africa Sandy Lazarus --- University of South Africa, South Africa Mohamed Seedat --- University of South Africa, South Africa
    This literature review is a discussion of asset-based approaches to community engagement. Following a literature search, we identified several asset mapping approaches: Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD); Participatory Inquiry into Religious Health Assets, Networks and Agency (PIRHANA); Community Health Assets Mapping...
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  265. Beyond the Individual: Promoting Mental and Behavioural Health in Low- and Middle-income Countries

    Beyond the Individual: Promoting Mental and Behavioural Health in Low- and Middle-income Countries

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Inge Petersen --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Arvin Bhana --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Kaymarlin Govender --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    This brief report describes a programmatic approach to health promotion that can help address the social determinants of mental-health and associated risky behaviours. Using a South African case example, we illustrate that while micro-system interventions help to strengthen individual resilience...
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  266. The Prevalence of Coping Behaviour, Posttraumatic Growth and Psychological Well-Being in Women who Experienced Childhood Sexual Abuse

    The Prevalence of Coping Behaviour, Posttraumatic Growth and Psychological Well-Being in Women who Experienced Childhood Sexual Abuse

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Hayley J. Walker-Williams --- North-West University, South Africa Chrizanne van Eeden --- North-West University, South Africa Karen van der Merwe --- North-West University, South Africa
    This study investigated the prevalence of coping behaviour, posttraumatic growth and psychological well-being in adult South African women (n=60, mean age=32, ethnicity=70% European, 28% African and 2% Asian descent). Specifically, the study considered the prevalence of constructive coping, posttraumatic growth...
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  267. Standardization of a Spirituality Scale with a South African Sample

    Standardization of a Spirituality Scale with a South African Sample

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen D. Edwards --- University of Zululand, South Africa
    The study reports on the psychometric properties of a Spirituality Scale developed in the USA in a South African setting. Respondents were 218 women and 84 men with a mean age of 25.54 years and an age range from 17...
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  268. South African Muslim Psychologists&#039; Perceptions of Mental Illness

    South African Muslim Psychologists' Perceptions of Mental Illness

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sumaya Laher --- University of the Witwatersrand, aheera Ismail --- University of the Witwatersrand,
    This study explored perceptions of mental illness in a sample of 10 female Muslim psychologists in a South African city to determine the influences of religion (and Islam specifically) on their understanding of the aetiology and treatment of mental illness...
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  269. Positive Side of the Work-Family Interface: A Theoretical Review

    Positive Side of the Work-Family Interface: A Theoretical Review

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marissa De Klerk --- North-West University, South Africa Jan Alewyn Nel --- North-West University, South Africa Eileen Koekemoer --- North-West University, South Africa
    This narrative review considers the positive side of the work-family interface. It surveyed a range of relevant literature (1960–2012) using search terms on the positive work-family interface. From the literature it is evident that various concepts (e.g., work-family enhancement, work-family...
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  270. Knowledge and Learning: Views of a Sample of South African Higher Education Students

    Knowledge and Learning: Views of a Sample of South African Higher Education Students

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karen van der Merwe --- North-West University, Werner Nell --- North-West University,
    This study explored views of knowledge and learning held by a sample of 14 Black South African first year university students (age range = 18–24,50% female). Data was collected by means of semi-structured interviews, group interviews and focus group interviews...
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  271. Influence of a Self-identification Meditation Intervention on Psychological and Neurophysiologic Variables

    Influence of a Self-identification Meditation Intervention on Psychological and Neurophysiologic Variables

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen D. Edwards --- University of Zululand, South Africa
    This study investigated the influence of a brief, twenty minute, breath based, Self-identification meditation intervention on meditation experiences, identity, mindfulness and spirituality perceptions, and correlative neurophysiologic functioning in a small convenience sample of 10 South African adults (7 women and...
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  272. The Psychometric Properties of the Adapted and Revised Organisational Climate Description Questionnaire (AAROCDQ)

    The Psychometric Properties of the Adapted and Revised Organisational Climate Description Questionnaire (AAROCDQ)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Werner de Klerk --- North-West University, South Africa Q. Michael Temane --- North-West University, South Africa Alida W. Nienaber --- North-West University, South Africa
    This study validated the Adapted and Revised Organisational Climate Description Questionnaire (AAROCDQ) for school climate as experienced by teachers. Participants were 394 school teachers (72 male and 322 female) from 40 schools in South Africa. Internal consistency and factor structure...
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  273. Coping Behaviour, Posttraumatic Growth and Psychological Well-Being in Women with Childhood Sexual Abuse

    Coping Behaviour, Posttraumatic Growth and Psychological Well-Being in Women with Childhood Sexual Abuse

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Hayley J. Walker-Williams --- North-West University, South Africa Chrizanne van Eeden --- North-West University, South Africa Karen van der Merwe --- North-West University, South Africa
    This study investigated the coping behaviours and posttraumatic growth of women with sexual abuse in childhood (CSA) and long-term effects on their psychological well-being in adulthood. Participants were 10 women survivors of CSA (ages ranging from 23–48 years). Data on...
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  274. Research Agenda to Facilitate Community Participation In HIV Vaccine Research: A Participatory Approach

    Research Agenda to Facilitate Community Participation In HIV Vaccine Research: A Participatory Approach

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Anthea Lesch --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Sagri Singh --- International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Country and Regional Programmes, USA Zuhayr Kafaar --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Leslie Swartz --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Alexandre Menezes --- International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Country and Regional Programmes, USA
    This article reports on a participatory process to generating a research agenda to guide research on community participation in HIV vaccine research. Community members representing stakeholder parties involved in the HIV vaccine research enterprise were invited to participate in the...
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  275. The Prevalence of Well-Being on Teachers in Afri Twin Schools as Well as Non Afri Twin Schools

    The Prevalence of Well-Being on Teachers in Afri Twin Schools as Well as Non Afri Twin Schools

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Werner de Klerk --- North-West University, South Africa Q. Michael Temane --- North-West University, South Africa Alida W. Nienaber --- North-West University, South Africa
    This study explored the prevalence of well-being in Afri Twin and non Afri Twin teachers. The Afri Twin project allows schools of comparable type and size in Britain and South Africa to be ‘twinned’ with each other, with a possible...
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  276. Exploring the Factor Structure of the Proactive Coping Inventory: A Southern African Study

    Exploring the Factor Structure of the Proactive Coping Inventory: A Southern African Study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Michelle Renard --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Robin John Snelgar --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University,
    This study explored the factor structure of the Proactive Coping Inventory (PCI) to determine whether its six-factor structure holds within the Southern African context. Data on proactive coping were collected from students attending three universities, one each in Botswana (n=88,...
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  277. Holistic Psychology: A Brief Primer

    Holistic Psychology: A Brief Primer

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen D. Edwards --- University of Zululand, South Africa
    This article explicates the foundations, essential themes and healing principles of holistic psychology; an approach which provides a corrective for such trends in modern scientific psychology as disciplinary perspectives, the overemphasis on the economics and politics of professionalism. Holistic psychology...
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  278. Intuition as a Healing Modality: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

    Intuition as a Healing Modality: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen D. Edwards --- University of Zululand,
    This article examines intuition as an archetypal, cultural-spiritual healing modality. It builds on the notion of intuition as a reality founded on the archetypal calling to become a healer. Consideration is given to a variety of intuition traditions as well...
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  279. On two epireflective subcategories of the category of 2&lt;em&gt;T&lt;/em&gt; &lt;sub&gt;0&lt;/sub&gt;-fuzzy bitopological spaces

    On two epireflective subcategories of the category of 2T 0-fuzzy bitopological spaces

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: AnuruddhaS. Khastgir ArunK. Srivastava
    The motivation for the present work is provided by Giuli and Salbany's work on the category BTOP 0 of T 0?bitopological spaces wherein they identified a cogenerator Q and a closure operator and used these to obtain, among other things,...
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  280. On Non-reflexive Subspaces of Orlicz Spaces

    On Non-reflexive Subspaces of Orlicz Spaces

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Di&oacute;medes B&aacute;rcenas; Ventura Echand&iacute;a
    Several geometric properties of Orlicz spaces are given. Among other things we prove that an N − function Φ satisfies the Δ 2 condition if and only if every non-reflexive subspace of L Φ (μ) contains a complemented copy of...
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  281. The Dual Space of an Asymmetric Normed Linear Space

    The Dual Space of an Asymmetric Normed Linear Space

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: L.M. Garc&iacute;a-Raffi Romaguera Sanchez-P&eacute;rez
    Given an asymmetric normed linear space (X, q), we construct and study its dual space (X ∗ , q ∗). In particular, we show that (X ∗ , q ∗) is a biBanach semilinear space and prove that (X, q)...
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  282. On a Domain of Invertibility of a Differentiable Mapping

    On a Domain of Invertibility of a Differentiable Mapping

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Piotr Fijalkowski
    This paper deals with a domain and its range of invertibility of a differentiable mapping at a point with an invertible derivative. Assuming the C 2-class of a mapping T defined in a neighbourhood of a point x 0 in...
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  283. Spectral Mapping Theorems For Evolution Semigroups on Spaces of Almost Periodic Functions

    Spectral Mapping Theorems For Evolution Semigroups on Spaces of Almost Periodic Functions

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Walter Hutter Frank R&auml;biger
    . We show that the weak spectral mapping theorem holds for evolution semigroups on spaces of periodic functions. Furthermore, we prove the spectral mapping theorem for evolution semigroups on spaces of (weakly asymptotically) almost periodic functions. The results are applied...
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  284. The Approximation of Compacta by Finite T&lt;sub&gt;0&lt;/sub&gt;-Spaces

    The Approximation of Compacta by Finite T0-Spaces

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: RalphD. Kopperman VladimirV. Tkachuk
    It has long been known that compact Hausdorff spaces can be approximated using finite T 0-spaces, and that many can be represented as inverse limits of polyhedra. Here we study the relationship between these two types of representation. In Section...
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  285. A Note On Homotopy Pushout And Homotopy Coherence

    A Note On Homotopy Pushout And Homotopy Coherence

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: K.A. Hardie K.H. Kamps P.J. Witbooi
    We present a self-contained argument, characterising a homotopy pushout square by recognising it as an initial object in a certain coherent homotopy category of spaces under a cotriad.
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  286. The Pills Problem Revisited

    The Pills Problem Revisited

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: CharlotteA.C. Brennan Helmut Prodinger
    We revisit the pills problem proposed by Knuth and McCarthy. In a bottle there are m large pills and n small pills. The large pill is equivalent to two small pills. Every day a person chooses a pill at random...
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  287. Discrepancy estimates for point sets on the &lt;em&gt;s&lt;/em&gt;-dimensional Sierpińnski carpet

    Discrepancy estimates for point sets on the s-dimensional Sierpińnski carpet

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: L.L. Cristea F. Pillichshammer G. Pirsic K. Scheicher
    In a recent paper Cristea and Tichy introduced several types of discrepancies of point sets on the s-dimensional Sierpí nski carpet and proved various relations between these discrepancies. In the present paper we prove a general lower bound for those...
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  288. Mapping spaces and homotopy theory

    Mapping spaces and homotopy theory

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: PeterI. Booth
    Let q : Y → B be a map (= continuous function) and Z be a space. We will use Y ! Z to denote a set of partial maps from Y to Z, i.e.those such maps whose domains are...
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  289. A geometric property of the Sierpiński carpet

    A geometric property of the Sierpiński carpet

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: LigiaL. Cristea
    The main aim of this paper is to find formulae for the computation of the geodesic metric on the Sierpí nski carpet. This is accomplished by introducing carpet coordinates. Subsequently we show the equivalence of the Euclidean and the geodesic...
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  290. A new compactness type topological property

    A new compactness type topological property

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Dongsheng Zhao
    By a gauge on a topological space we shall mean a mapping that assigns each element in the space an open neighbourhood. We investigate some topological properties which can be characterized using gauges. The main property we will consider is...
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  291. Correction to the paper &quot;Embedding &lt;em&gt;c&lt;/em&gt; &lt;sub&gt;0&lt;/sub&gt; in the space of Pettis integrable functions&quot;

    Correction to the paper "Embedding c 0 in the space of Pettis integrable functions"

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: FranciscoJ. Freniche
    A complete argument is given for the proof of Theorem 5 in [F].
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  292. On the Epireflective Hull of Topological Nearness Groups in the Category of Nearness Groups

    On the Epireflective Hull of Topological Nearness Groups in the Category of Nearness Groups

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: LamarH. Bentley VijayaL. Gompa
    To find the specific nature of the objects that are in the epireflective hull of the symmetric topological spaces in the category of nearness spaces is a long open problem. See [BCH05] for more information. Here we consider topological nearness...
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  293. On the Mappings Preserving Equality of 2-Distance

    On the Mappings Preserving Equality of 2-Distance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Wei-Jia Jia* --- School of Mathematics Science, P.R. China
    In this paper, we consider 2-isometries, 2-continuous mappings and mappings preserving equality of 2-distance and investigate the relation between the three mappings in linear 2-normed spaces. We prove that if f: E → F is a mapping preserving equality of...
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  294. TRACES OF EPIMORPHISM CLASSES

    TRACES OF EPIMORPHISM CLASSES

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Lutz Schroder --- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany,
    Classes of morphisms that occur as preimages of the class of all epi-morphisms, of all extremal epimorphisms, respectively of all retractions under some faithful functor are characterized by suitable closure properties. The corresponding question for regular or strict epimorphisms is...
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  295. Conformal Mapping of a Gear Domain with One Tooth

    Conformal Mapping of a Gear Domain with One Tooth

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: PhilipR. Brown --- Department of General Academics, U.S.A.
    An alternative approach is given for computing the conformal mapping of a unit disc onto a gear domain with one tooth. By means of this new approach an expression for the first coefficient of the Maclaurin series of the mapping...
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  296. A metric property of Sierpiński hypercubes

    A metric property of Sierpiński hypercubes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Heiko Hoffmann --- Department of Mathemactics, Germany
    In this short note we are engaged with sets we call generalized Sierpiński hypercubes. We give a detailed proof of the fact that these sets are uniformly regular, i.e., the geodesic metric is comparable to the Euclidean one.
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  297. AIDS communications through social networks: catalyst for behaviour changes in Uganda

    AIDS communications through social networks: catalyst for behaviour changes in Uganda

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Daniel Low-Beer RandL Stoneburner
    Objective: To investigate distinctive communications through social networks which may be associated with population behaviour changes and HIV prevalence declines in Uganda compared to other countries.
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  298. AIDS as chronic illness: epidemiological transition and health care in south-eastern Botswana

    AIDS as chronic illness: epidemiological transition and health care in south-eastern Botswana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Julie Livingston
    This paper suggests that people in south-eastern Botswana experience the AIDS epidemic as part of a recent epidemiological transition in which rates of chronic debilitating illness have risen, even as the degree of acute infectious disease has fallen (HIV/AIDS aside)...
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  299. The quality of HIV/AIDS case-detection and case-reporting systems in Mozambique

    The quality of HIV/AIDS case-detection and case-reporting systems in Mozambique

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Baltazar Chilundo Sundeep Sahay Johanne Sundby
    Despite the underlying importance of surveillance systems for the management of HIV/AIDS prevention and control programmes, there has been limited analysis of the quality of HIV/AIDS case-detection and case-reporting systems, beginning with peripheral facilities through to those at national levels...
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  300. Gendered socioeconomic conditions and HIV risk behaviours among young people in South Africa

    Gendered socioeconomic conditions and HIV risk behaviours among young people in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kelly Hallman
    Recent evidence suggests that the burden of new HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa is concentrated among young people, especially females. Even in a country such as South Africa where knowledge among young people of how to protect oneself from infection...
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  301. Understanding fatalism in HIV/AIDS protection: the individual in dialogue with contextual factors

    Understanding fatalism in HIV/AIDS protection: the individual in dialogue with contextual factors

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Anna Meyer-Weitz
    Many people remain at risk of becoming HIV-infected despite large-scale prevention efforts. An exploratory study was conducted to investigate the determinants of a fatalistic attitude towards protecting the self from HIV/AIDS. The study utilised the Human Sciences Research Council's national,...
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  302. Modelling a traditional game as an agent in HIV/AIDS behaviour-change education and communication

    Modelling a traditional game as an agent in HIV/AIDS behaviour-change education and communication

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Charles Ogoye-Ndegwa
    The level of HIV/AIDS awareness among the Luo of western Kenya is at its highest yet the epidemic continues unabated. While HIV/AIDS is locally recognised as an emergent deadly condition, people seem unconcerned. Deaths related to HIV/AIDS are often euphemistically...
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  303. What do Tanzanian children worry about?

    What do Tanzanian children worry about?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mai Bente Snipstad Gro Therese Lie Dagfinn Winje
    This paper explores the worries of children in a sample of 8- to 15-year-old children, drawn from three primary schools on the outskirts of Moshi, Tanzania. Data about children's worries were collected by two methods. First, lists of worries were...
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  304. Beyond liminality: orphanhood and marginalisation in Botswana

    Beyond liminality: orphanhood and marginalisation in Botswana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Marguerite Daniel
    For children, the death of a parent initiates a rite of passage, a three-stage process: separation from their status as 'son' or 'daughter', a period of liminality with rituals of mourning, burial and interment, and finally re-aggregation into a re-formed...
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  305. The children left to stand alone

    The children left to stand alone

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sidsel Roalkvam
    Drawing upon ethnographic fieldwork in Seke, a semi-rural area outside Harare, Zimbabwe, this paper explores the social mechanism behind the seeming invisibility of children left on their own and how this form of 'invisibility' challenges established notions of childhood, parenthood,...
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  306. Is khat-chewing associated with HIV risk behaviour? A community-based study from Ethiopia

    Is khat-chewing associated with HIV risk behaviour? A community-based study from Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Abebe Dawit Asfaw Debella Amare Dejene Almaz Abebe Yared Mekonnen Ambaye Degefa Lemma Ketema
    This study examines the possible association between the stimulant khat and risky sexual behaviour that might aggravate the spread of HIV. A community-based cross-sectional survey involving 4 000 individuals and focus group discussions were conducted to assess the attitudes and...
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  307. Psychosocial disadvantage: preparation, grieving, remembrance and recovery for orphans in eastern Zimbabwe

    Psychosocial disadvantage: preparation, grieving, remembrance and recovery for orphans in eastern Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Brian Howard Nelia Matinhure SherylA McCurdy Cary Alan Johnson
    Few programmes for sub-Saharan Africa's 12.3 million children orphaned by AIDS have focused on their high risk for psychosocial problems. As groundwork for supporting orphans' healthy development, this study describes the preparation, grief, and memorial experiences and the physical and...
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  308. Understanding visuals in HIV/AIDS education in South Africa: differences between literate and low-literate audiences

    Understanding visuals in HIV/AIDS education in South Africa: differences between literate and low-literate audiences

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Adelia Carstens Alfons Maes Lilian Gangla-Birir
    This article reports on a research project aimed at determining the scope and nature of differences in picture comprehension between literate and low-literate audiences in the context of HIV and AIDS. Structured interviews were held with 30 low-literate and 24...
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  309. Incidence of HIV-1 infection and changes in prevalence of reproductive tract infections and sexual risk behaviours: a population-based longitudinal study in rural Tanzania

    Incidence of HIV-1 infection and changes in prevalence of reproductive tract infections and sexual risk behaviours: a population-based longitudinal study in rural Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: EliaJ Mmbaga Akhtar Hussain GermanaH Leyna Elise Klouman Elisante Masenga Noel Sam KagomaS Mnyika Knut-Inge Klepp
    This study aimed at describing the prevalence and incidence of HIV-1 and change in the prevalence of reproductive tract infections (RTIs) and sexual risk behaviours in the rural Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania. Two cross-sectional surveys among the total village population...
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  310. Needlestick injuries in an era of HIV: technical and personal aspects

    Needlestick injuries in an era of HIV: technical and personal aspects

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Marion Stevens David Dickinson
    Hospitals are workplaces in which HIV has double significance. Needlestick accidents link patients, healthcare workers and cleaning staff through the risk of occupational exposure to HIV. Additionally, concern over needlestick injuries may embody HIV stigma, discrimination and fear. This paper...
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  311. Wearing the T-shirt: an exploration of the ideological underpinnings of visual representations of the African body with HIV or AIDS

    Wearing the T-shirt: an exploration of the ideological underpinnings of visual representations of the African body with HIV or AIDS

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: AnnwenE Bates
    The article takes a hermeneutic approach to exploring a selection of visual representations of the African body in relation to the issue of HIV and AIDS in Africa. In particular, it argues that the trope of 'deficiency' ('lack'), wherein Africa...
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  312. Breaching cultural silence: enhancing resilience among Ugandan orphans

    Breaching cultural silence: enhancing resilience among Ugandan orphans

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Marguerite Daniel Hellen Malinga Apila Rune Bj&oslash;rgo Gro Therese Lie
    Cultural silence is frequently the outcome of deep-seated taboos regarding adults talking to children about sex and death. This paper examines the impact of cultural silence on the resilience of children orphaned by AIDS in Uganda. Cultural silence is often...
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  313. The impact of the HIV epidemic on the composite wellbeing of educators in South Africa: a qualitative study

    The impact of the HIV epidemic on the composite wellbeing of educators in South Africa: a qualitative study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: LindaC Theron
    In South Africa, support is available for educators who are HIV-positive, and there are numerous initiatives to curb further HIV infections. What is lacking though is an understanding of how the HIV epidemic impacts on educators who are affected personally...
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  314. Fertility desire and family-planning demand among HIV-positive women and men undergoing antiretroviral treatment in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Fertility desire and family-planning demand among HIV-positive women and men undergoing antiretroviral treatment in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Wossenyelesh Tamene Mesganaw Fantahun
    Little information exists about desire to have children and family-planning use among HIV-positive individuals and how this may vary according to individual, social, health and demographic characteristics, especially in developing countries. To assess these topics in Ethiopia, a facility-based cross-sectional...
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  315. Key determinants of AIDS impact in Southern sub-Saharan Africa

    Key determinants of AIDS impact in Southern sub-Saharan Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Wayne Xavier Shandera
    To investigate why Southern sub-Saharan Africa is more severely impacted by HIV and AIDS than other parts of sub-Saharan Africa, I conducted a review of the literature that assessed viral, host and transmission (societal) factors. This narrative review evaluates: 1)...
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  316. Behaviour and communication change in reducing HIV: is Uganda unique?

    Behaviour and communication change in reducing HIV: is Uganda unique?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Daniel Low-Beer --- , United Kingdom RandL Stoneburner --- , United Kingdom
    The clearest example of declines in HIV prevalence and changes in sexual behaviour comes from Uganda. Are there lessons to learn for other countries or is Uganda unique? In this paper, we assess the epidemiological and behavioural data on Uganda...
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  317. Perceptions of HIV/AIDS leaders about faith-based organisations&rsquo; influence on HIV/AIDS stigma in South Africa

    Perceptions of HIV/AIDS leaders about faith-based organisations’ influence on HIV/AIDS stigma in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mpoe Johannah Keikelame --- Directorate of Primary Health Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa ColleenK Murphy --- , United States KarinE Ringheim --- , United States Sara Woldehanna --- , United States
    The extent of the HIV pandemic—particularly in the hardest-hit countries, including South Africa—has prompted a call for greater engagement of all groups, including faith-based organisations (FBOs). Although FBOs are known to play a substantial role in providing care and support...
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  318. Factors affecting first-month adherence to antiretroviral therapy amongHIV-positive adults in South Africa

    Factors affecting first-month adherence to antiretroviral therapy amongHIV-positive adults in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Dikokole Maqutu --- School of Statistics and Actuarial Science, South Africa Temesgen Zewotir --- School of Statistics and Actuarial Science, South Africa Delia North --- School of Statistics and Actuarial Science, South Africa Kogieleum Naidoo --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), South Africa Anneke Grobler --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), South Africa
    This study explores the influence of baseline factors on first-month adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) among adults. The study design involved a review of routinely collected patient information in the CAPRISA AIDS Treatment (CAT) programme, at a rural...
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  319. Trend analysis and short-term forecast of incident HIV infection in Ghana

    Trend analysis and short-term forecast of incident HIV infection in Ghana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Patrick Aboagye-Sarfo --- School of Engineering, Australia James Cross --- School of Engineering, Australia Ute Mueller --- School of Engineering, Australia
    The study uses time-series modelling to determine and predict trends in incident HIV infection in Ghana among specific age groups. The HIV data for Ghana were grouped according to northern and southern spatial sectors as they exhibited slightly different data...
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  320. Factors associated with high media coverage of the HIV epidemic in Lesotho

    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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  321. HIV/AIDS knowledge among adolescent sign-language users in South Africa

    HIV/AIDS knowledge among adolescent sign-language users in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Victor de Andrade --- Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, South Africa Bontle Baloyi --- Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, South Africa
    People with hearing impairment may have difficulty accessing information about HIV/AIDS, especially those who use sign language. Because adolescence is characterised by sexual maturation, it is important to gauge levels of HIV/ AIDS awareness and knowledge in this age group...
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  322. Why do some South African ethnic groups have very high HIV rates and others not?

    Why do some South African ethnic groups have very high HIV rates and others not?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Chris Kenyon --- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Observatory, South Africa Sizwe Zondo --- Department of Psychology, ASCENT Laboratory, Rondebosch, South Africa
    The differences in HIV prevalence between South Africa's racial/ethnic groups (19.9%, 3.2%, and 0.5% among 15–49-year-old blacks, coloureds and whites, respectively) are as big as those between the countries with the highest and lowest levels of HIV prevalence worldwide. These...
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  323. Extraction of non-timber forest products as a coping strategy for HIV/AIDS-afflicted rural households in south-eastern Zimbabwe

    Extraction of non-timber forest products as a coping strategy for HIV/AIDS-afflicted rural households in south-eastern Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: MunyaradziJ Mutenje --- School of Agricultural Sciences and Agribusiness, South Africa GeraldF Ortmann --- School of Agricultural Sciences and Agribusiness, South Africa StuartRD Ferrer --- School of Agricultural Sciences and Agribusiness, South Africa
    This article examines the role of the extraction of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) as a coping strategy in response to HIV/AIDS-related economic shocks among rural households in the semi-arid Sengwe communal lands in south-eastern Zimbabwe. Using panel data for 200...
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  324. Fear appeals in HIV-prevention messages: young people&#039;s perceptions in northern Tanzania

    Fear appeals in HIV-prevention messages: young people's perceptions in northern Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sheri Bastien --- Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Basic Medical Sciences, Norway
    The aims of the study were to elicit the perceptions of young people in Tanzania on the role of fear appeals in HIV-prevention messages and to identify important contextual factors that may influence young people's perceptions of HIV-prevention posters. A...
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  325. Predictors of sexual behaviour among church-going youths in Nairobi, Kenya: a cross-denominational study

    Predictors of sexual behaviour among church-going youths in Nairobi, Kenya: a cross-denominational study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ann Neville Miller --- Nicholson School of Communication, United States Kyalo wa Ngula --- Nicholson School of Communication, United States George Musambira --- Nicholson School of Communication, United States
    We surveyed church-going youths in Nairobi, Kenya, to investigate denominational differences in their sexual behaviour and to identify factors related to those differences. In comparison with youths attending mainline churches, the youths surveyed at Pentecostal/evangelical churches were less likely to...
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  326. Evaluating adverse drug reactions among HAART patients in a resource-constrained province of South Africa

    Evaluating adverse drug reactions among HAART patients in a resource-constrained province of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Viloshini Krishna Manickum --- School of Health Sciences, South Africa Fatima Suleman --- School of Health Sciences, South Africa
    The high prevalence of HIV in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, has greatly increased the demand for antiretroviral therapy (ART), resulting in an exponential increase in the number of patients initiated on highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART). However, little information about...
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  327. Resilience through participation and coping-enabling social environments: the case of HIV-affected children in sub-Saharan Africa

    Resilience through participation and coping-enabling social environments: the case of HIV-affected children in sub-Saharan Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Morten Skovdal --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Norway Marguerite Daniel --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Norway
    Many children and youths living in low-resource and high-HIV-prevalence communities in sub-Saharan Africa are presented with daily hardships that few of us can even imagine. It is therefore no surprise that most research reporting on the experiences of HIV-affected children...
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  328. Safeguarding inheritance and enhancing the resilience of orphaned young people living in child- and youth-headed households in Tanzania and Uganda

    Safeguarding inheritance and enhancing the resilience of orphaned young people living in child- and youth-headed households in Tanzania and Uganda

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ruth Evans --- Department of Geography and Environmental Science, United Kingdom
    This article explores the resilience of orphaned young people in safeguarding physical assets (land and property) inherited from their parents and sustaining their households without a co-resident adult relative. Drawing on the concept of resilience and the sustainable livelihoods framework,...
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  329. Challenges and coping strategies of orphaned children in Tanzania who are not adequately cared for by adults

    Challenges and coping strategies of orphaned children in Tanzania who are not adequately cared for by adults

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Marguerite Daniel --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Norway Angela Mathias --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Norway
    Orphaned children in poor rural communities sometimes have no adult who is able to care for them or else the adult caregiver is not able to provide adequate care. Tanzania remains one of the poorest countries in the world, and...
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  330. Schoolchildren affected by HIV in rural South Africa: schools as environments that enable or limit coping

    Schoolchildren affected by HIV in rural South Africa: schools as environments that enable or limit coping

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Fumane Khanare --- School of Education, South Africa
    The importance of psychosocial support for the wellbeing of children made vulnerable by HIV is a frequently discussed topic in the fields of education and HIV-related social science research. For children to juggle both the demands of education and the...
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  331. Strategies to bring about change: a longitudinal study on challenges and coping strategies of orphans and vulnerable children and adolescents in Namibia

    Strategies to bring about change: a longitudinal study on challenges and coping strategies of orphans and vulnerable children and adolescents in Namibia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mienke Van der Brug --- , The Netherlands
    Longitudinal research provides insight about the life trajectories of children, the challenges that children experience in different phases of their lives, and the way children cope with these challenges. The article examines the perspectives of 14 orphaned or vulnerable children,...
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  332. Questioning the use-value of social relationships: care and support of youths affected by HIV in child-headed households in Port Elizabeth, South Africa

    Questioning the use-value of social relationships: care and support of youths affected by HIV in child-headed households in Port Elizabeth, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Diana Van Dijk --- Centre for International Development Issues Nijmegen (CIDIN), The Netherlands Francien Van Driel --- Centre for International Development Issues Nijmegen (CIDIN), The Netherlands
    The opinion that the extended family can fulfil its supportive role in assisting child-headed households continues to exist. How these households encounter support, what this support entails, and how they experience this support is an under-researched subject. Most research literature...
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  333. HIV-seroprevalence among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in a tertiary care hospital in Douala, Cameroon

    HIV-seroprevalence among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in a tertiary care hospital in Douala, Cameroon

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Bertrand Hugo Mbatchou Ngahane --- Douala General Hospital, Cameroon Henry Luma --- Douala General Hospital, Cameroon Yacouba Mapoure Njankouo --- Douala General Hospital, Cameroon Martine Nida --- Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cameroon Achu Joko --- Douala General Hospital, Cameroon Marthe Mbenoun --- Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cameroon Samuel Wato --- Douala General Hospital, Cameroon Albert Mouelle Sone --- Douala General Hospital, Cameroon
    A retrospective study was carried out at Douala General Hospital, Cameroon, between July 2007 and July 2011, to determine the prevalence of HIV infection among the pulmonary tuberculosis (pTB) patients and to compare epidemiological profiles with respect to TB/HIV co-infection...
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  334. Myths or theories? Alternative beliefs about HIV and AIDS in South African working class communities

    Myths or theories? Alternative beliefs about HIV and AIDS in South African working class communities

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: David Dickinson --- Department of Sociology, South Africa
    Despite three decades of public health promotion based on the scientific explanation of HIV/AIDS, alternative explanations of the disease continue to circulate. While these are seen as counter-productive to health education efforts, what is rarely analysed is their plurality and...
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  335. Cost-effectiveness analysis of infant feeding strategies to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africa

    Cost-effectiveness analysis of infant feeding strategies to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mandy Maredza --- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Melanie Y Bertram --- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Haroon Saloojee --- Division of Community Paediatrics, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Matthew F Chersich --- Centre for Health Policy, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Stephen M Tollman --- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Karen J Hofman --- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa
    Despite increasing availability of perinatal interventions to prevent mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV in South Africa, MTCT remains high due to breastfeeding. To inform policy decisions in the country, cost-effectiveness of alternative infant-feeding interventions was conducted. Mathematical modelling was used...
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  336. Aftermath of simultaneous toxic spills in the Klein Nyl River, Northern Province, South Africa

    Aftermath of simultaneous toxic spills in the Klein Nyl River, Northern Province, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: A Jooste L Polling
    In late August 1998, a mechanical malfunction at the Nylstroom Sewage Treatment Works resulted in a massive quantity of untreated sewage flowing into the Klein Nyl River. Simultaneously, 5km upstream, a poly-aromatic hydrocarbon poison was simultaneously leaked into the same...
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  337. The zooplankton community of Lake Kariba in 1962/63 following impoundment of the Zambezi River

    The zooplankton community of Lake Kariba in 1962/63 following impoundment of the Zambezi River

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: D Harding NA Rayner
    Lake Kariba, bordered by Zambia in the north and Zimbabwe in the south, was formed following the impoundment of the the Zambezi River in 1955. Pre- and post-impoundment studies, which were undertaken on Lake Kariba by the Joint Fisheries Research...
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  338. The application of a hydraulic biotope matrix to the assessment of available habitat: Potential application to IFRs and river health monitoring

    The application of a hydraulic biotope matrix to the assessment of available habitat: Potential application to IFRs and river health monitoring

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: RA Wadeson KM Rowntree
    In an attempt to meet the requirement of the new South African Water law a number of initiatives are under way to determine the flow requirements for our rivers. An essential component of this initiative is the determination of the...
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  339. Juvenile fish recruitment through wave-overtopping into a closed subtropical estuary

    Juvenile fish recruitment through wave-overtopping into a closed subtropical estuary

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: L Vivier DP Cyrus
    The fish fauna of the subtropical Nhlabane estuary in northern KwaZulu-Natal was studied during a regional drought over the period 1991–1995. The estuary mouth closed in late 1991, due to the drought and to water abstraction from the system, and...
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  340. Predation on snails by an indigenous fish, &lt;em&gt;Sargochromis codringtonii&lt;/em&gt;, in ponds in Zimbabwe

    Predation on snails by an indigenous fish, Sargochromis codringtonii, in ponds in Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: MJ Chimbari H Madsen
    The extent to which Sargochromis codringtonii (a known predator of snails) can control snail numbers was investigated in cementlined ponds in order further to evaluate the fish's potential as an agent for the biological control of fresh water snails, especially...
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  341. The effects of lead, water hardness and pH on oxygen consumption, plas- ma chlorides and bioaccumulation in the freshwater fish &lt;em&gt;Tilapia sparrmanii&lt;/em&gt;

    The effects of lead, water hardness and pH on oxygen consumption, plas- ma chlorides and bioaccumulation in the freshwater fish Tilapia sparrmanii

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: WJ van Aardt LCR Venter
    Closed system respirometry was performed on captive juvenile Tilapia sparrmanii exposed for 96 hours to a range of Pb-acetate concentrations in hard and soft water to determine the effect of Pb in relation to water hardness and pH. For hard...
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  342. Biomagnification of mercury in fish from Thruston Bay, Napoleon Gulf, Lake Victoria (East Africa)

    Biomagnification of mercury in fish from Thruston Bay, Napoleon Gulf, Lake Victoria (East Africa)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: LindaM Campbell JS Balirwa DG Dixon RE Hecky
    Total mercury concentrations (THg) were measured in fish from Thruston Bay, Napoleon Gulf in northern Lake Victoria between 1998 and 2000. Total Hg concentrations in Lates niloticus (Nile perch) and Oreochromis niloticus (Nile tilapia) ranged from 10.6 to 77.5ng g–1...
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  343. Fish migrations in two seasonal streams in Zimbabwe

    Fish migrations in two seasonal streams in Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Brian Gratwicke BrianE Marshall
    Fish migrations into the streams of seasonally-flooded depressions (or dambos) that cover the central plateaus of Africa are a well-known phenomenon to scientists and lay people alike. However, the factors causing seasonal migrations are poorly understood and most scientific references...
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  344. Predictor variables for moggel (&lt;em&gt;Labeo umbratus&lt;/em&gt;) biomass and production in small South African reservoirs

    Predictor variables for moggel (Labeo umbratus) biomass and production in small South African reservoirs

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: WM Potts AJ Booth T Hecht TG Andrew
    The biomass and production of moggel, Labeo umbratus, in five small previously unexploited Eastern Cape reservoirs were estimated and related to environmental conditions. Biomass and production estimates varied widely between the reservoirs. Whilst the production/biomass ratio was not a good...
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  345. Comparative analysis of the aquaculture potential of hybrid &lt;em&gt;Tilapia zillii&lt;/em&gt; (male) &times; &lt;em&gt;T. guineensis&lt;/em&gt; (female) (Teleostei: Cichlidae) in floating cages, cement tanks and earth ponds

    Comparative analysis of the aquaculture potential of hybrid Tilapia zillii (male) × T. guineensis (female) (Teleostei: Cichlidae) in floating cages, cement tanks and earth ponds

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: C&eacute;lineSK Nobah Tidiani Kon&eacute; Valentin N&#039;Douba Jos Snoeks Gouli Goor&eacute; Bi EssetchiP Kouam&eacute;lan
    The effect of three rearing systems, floating cages, cement tanks and earth ponds, on the growth rate, feeding efficiency and mortality rates of hybrid tilapia — Tilapia zillii (male) × T. guineensis (female) — was evaluated for 233 days. Fish...
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  346. The response of &lt;em&gt;Cyperus papyrus&lt;/em&gt; (L.) and &lt;em&gt;Miscanthidium violaceum&lt;/em&gt; (K. Schum.) Robyns to eutrophication in natural wetlands of Lake Victoria, Uganda

    The response of Cyperus papyrus (L.) and Miscanthidium violaceum (K. Schum.) Robyns to eutrophication in natural wetlands of Lake Victoria, Uganda

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: J Kipkemboi --- Department of Zoology, Kenya F Kansiime --- , Uganda P Denny --- , The Netherlands
    Interrelationships between nutrient concentrations and aerial biomass, root numbers, length and rhizomes size in Cyperus papyrus (L.) (papyrus) and Miscanthidium violaceum (K. Schum.) Robyns (synonymous to Miscanthus violaceus (K. Schum) Pilg.) were established in five different wetlands around the northern...
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  347. Quantitative aspects of oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange through the lungs in &lt;em&gt;Ocypode ceratophthalmus&lt;/em&gt; (Crustacea: Decapoda) during rest and exercise in water and air

    Quantitative aspects of oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange through the lungs in Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Crustacea: Decapoda) during rest and exercise in water and air

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: WJ van Aardt --- School of Environmental Sciences and Development, South Africa
    Ghost crabs Ocypode ceratophthalmus were exercised in air and water to measure CO2 and O2 exchange rates using the method of instantaneous measurements of oxygen consumption rate (MO2) where applicable. Average heart rate increased from 100 to nearly 400 pulses...
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  348. The effect of largemouth bass &lt;em&gt;Micropterus salmoides&lt;/em&gt; on aquatic macro-invertebrate communities in the Wit River, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    The effect of largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides on aquatic macro-invertebrate communities in the Wit River, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: PSR Weyl --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa FC de Moor --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa MP Hill --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa OLF Weyl --- , South Africa
    Fish predation is one of the driving forces of freshwater invertebrate community structures, with alien predators having a pronounced effect. A quantitative assessment of aquatic invertebrates in the Wit River, Sundays River catchment, Eastern Cape, South Africa, was undertaken to...
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  349. Fatty acids of polar lipids in heart tissue are good taxonomic markers for tropical African freshwater fish

    Fatty acids of polar lipids in heart tissue are good taxonomic markers for tropical African freshwater fish

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: J Kwetegyeka --- Department of Chemistry, Uganda J Masa --- Department of Chemistry, Uganda BT Kiremire --- Department of Chemistry, Uganda GB Mpango --- Department of Chemistry, Uganda O Grahl-Nielsen --- Department of Chemistry, Norway
    The fatty acid profiles in total, neutral and polar lipids in the heart tissues of five freshwater fish species (Nile perch Lates niloticus, Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus, marbled lungfish Protopterus aethiopicus, Bagrus docmak and African catfish Clarias gariepinus) from Lakes...
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  350. Freshwater scaled chrysophytes, heliozoa and thaumatomonad flagellates from Edo State, Nigeria

    Freshwater scaled chrysophytes, heliozoa and thaumatomonad flagellates from Edo State, Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: DE Wujek --- Department of Biology, USA MO Kadiri --- Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Nigeria RM Dziedzic --- Department of Biology, USA
    A total of nine silica-scaled chrysophytes (Chrysophyceae: two species each in Spiniferomonas and Paraphysomonas; Synurophyceae: five Mallomonas species), 16 heliozoa, and two scaled flagellates were recorded from 19 samples collected from Edo State, Nigeria, over a period covering both dry...
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  351. Histopathological changes in two potential indicator fish species from a hyper-eutrophic freshwater ecosystem in South Africa: a baseline study

    Histopathological changes in two potential indicator fish species from a hyper-eutrophic freshwater ecosystem in South Africa: a baseline study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: MJ Marchand --- Department of Zoology, South Africa JC van Dyk --- Department of Zoology, South Africa IEJ Barnhoorn --- Andrology, Department of Urology, South Africa GM Wagenaar --- Department of Zoology, South Africa
    Histopathological changes were identified in selected target organs from two freshwater fish species, Clarias gariepinus and Oreochromis mossambicus, inhabiting the hyper-eutrophic Roodeplaat Dam near Pretoria. A histology-based fish health assessment protocol was used, including a semiquantitative histopathological assessment of the...
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  352. Toxicity of four pharmaceuticals from different classes to isolated plankton species

    Toxicity of four pharmaceuticals from different classes to isolated plankton species

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: RA El-Bassat --- Faculty of Applied Science, Biology Department, Saudi Arabia HE Touliabah --- Biology Department, Saudi Arabia GI Harisa --- Department of Pharmaceutics, Saudi Arabia
    Four drugs, erythromycin, fluoxetine, naproxen and gemfibrozil, belonging to different therapeutic classes, were chosen to examine their toxicity to selected plankton organisms from different trophic levels: algae (Chlorella vulgaris and Ankestrodesmus falcatus), protozoa (Paramecium caudatum), rotifera (Brachionus calyciflorus) and cladocera...
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  353. An assessment of a proposal to eradicate non-native fish from priority rivers in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa

    An assessment of a proposal to eradicate non-native fish from priority rivers in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: SM Marr --- Freshwater Research Unit, Zoology Department, South Africa ND Impson --- CapeNature, South Africa D Tweddle --- , South Africa
    Non-native fish are considered the most important threat to the survival of the indigenous freshwater fishes in the Cape Floristic Region (CFR). A pilot project to evaluate the use of the piscicide rotenone to eradicate non-native fish from selected reaches...
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  354. Evaluation of the fish health assessment index in the Olifants River system, South Africa

    Evaluation of the fish health assessment index in the Olifants River system, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: RM Watson --- Department of Zoology, South Africa D Crafford --- Department of Zoology, South Africa A Avenant-Oldewage --- Department of Zoology, South Africa
    The fish health assessment index (HAI) biomonitoring technique, developed in the USA and subsequently tested in South Africa, was re-evaluated in the Olifants River system using Clarias gariepinus, Oreochromis mossambicus and Labeobarbus marequensis during drought and flood conditions in 1994–1997...
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  355. Body-size distribution, biomass estimates and life histories of common insect taxa associated with a submerged macrophyte &lt;em&gt;Lagarosiphon ilicifolius&lt;/em&gt; in the Sanyati Basin, Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe

    Body-size distribution, biomass estimates and life histories of common insect taxa associated with a submerged macrophyte Lagarosiphon ilicifolius in the Sanyati Basin, Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: C Phiri --- , Zimbabwe A Chakona --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa JA Day --- Freshwater Research Unit, Zoology Department, South Africa
    The body-size distributions and biomass estimates of Caenis (Ephemeroptera: Caenidae), Cloeon (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae), Coenagrionidae (Odonata), Micronecta (Hemiptera: Corixidae), Chironominae (Diptera: Chironomidae) and Orthocladiinae (Diptera: Chironomidae), the most common and abundant insect taxa associated with a submerged macrophyte Lagarosiphon ilicifolius in...
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  356. Fish distributions in the Rondegat River, Cape Floristic Region, South Africa, and the immediate impact of rotenone treatment in an invaded reach

    Fish distributions in the Rondegat River, Cape Floristic Region, South Africa, and the immediate impact of rotenone treatment in an invaded reach

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: OLF Weyl --- , South Africa BR Ellender --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa DJ Woodford --- , South Africa MS Jordaan --- , South Africa
    Alien fishes are considered the most serious threat to native headwater stream fishes in South Africa. A 4 km reach of the Rondegat River is the first section of a South African river to be rehabilitated through the attempted removal...
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  357. Characterisation of potential aquaculture pond effluents, and physico-chemical and microbial assessment of effluent-receiving waters in central Ghana

    Characterisation of potential aquaculture pond effluents, and physico-chemical and microbial assessment of effluent-receiving waters in central Ghana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: YB Ansah --- Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, USA EA Frimpong --- Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, USA S Amisah --- Department of Fisheries and Watershed Management, Ghana
    An understanding of specific aquaculture systems and the impacts of their management practices leads to sound and cost-effective policies to protect the aquatic environment. Water samples were collected in 2009 from fish ponds, streams that receive effluents directly from ponds...
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  358. An integrated remote sampling approach for aquatic invertebrates associated with submerged macrophytes

    An integrated remote sampling approach for aquatic invertebrates associated with submerged macrophytes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: PSR Weyl --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa JA Coetzee --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa
    A sampling method and apparatus for collecting meaningful and quantifiable samples of aquatic macroinvertebrates, and the macrophytes they are associated with, are presented. Where physical danger from wildlife is a significant factor, especially in Africa, this apparatus offers some safety...
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  359. A study of the ichthyofauna of a small tropical reservoir, south-eastern lowveld, Zimbabwe

    A study of the ichthyofauna of a small tropical reservoir, south-eastern lowveld, Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: T Dalu --- Department of Biological Sciences, Zimbabwe BW Clegg --- Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve, Zimbabwe T Nhiwatiwa --- Department of Biological Sciences, Zimbabwe
    Fish diversity in Malilangwe Reservoir in the south-eastern lowveld of Zimbabwe was investigated in 2011 to determine the community structure. The aim of this study was to determine the current status of an artificial fish community in a small reservoir...
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  360. Effect of feeding frequency and feeding rate on growth of &lt;em&gt;Oreochromis mossambicus&lt;/em&gt; (Teleostei: Cichlidae) fry

    Effect of feeding frequency and feeding rate on growth of Oreochromis mossambicus (Teleostei: Cichlidae) fry

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: RW Luthada --- Department of Zoology, South Africa HL Jerling --- Department of Zoology, South Africa
    The effect of feeding frequency and feeding rate on growth of Oreochromis mossambicus fry was investigated over 30 d under temperature- and light-cycle-controlled conditions on the University of Zululand campus, South Africa, in October and November 2009. Weight gain, specific...
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  361. Survival rates in West African savanna birds

    Survival rates in West African savanna birds

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: MattC Stevens --- School of Biology, UK Ulf Ottosson --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Nigeria Ross McGregor --- , UK Miriam Brandt --- , Germany Will Cresswell --- School of Biology, UK
    Despite widespread interest in life histories and the comparison of parameters between tropical and temperate regions, there are still relatively few multispecies studies assessing annual survival in Afrotropical species. We used data from systematic mist-netting of savanna birds in Nigeria,...
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  362. Diet of Black-shouldered Kite &lt;em&gt;Elanus caeruleus&lt;/em&gt; in a farmland area near Algiers, Algeria

    Diet of Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus in a farmland area near Algiers, Algeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Abdessalam Manaa --- Laboratory of Ornithology, Department of Zoology, Algeria Karim Souttou --- Laboratory of Ornithology, Department of Zoology, Algeria Makhlouf Sekour --- Laboratory of Ornithology, Department of Zoology, Algeria Djamel Bendjoudi --- Department of Biology, Faculty of Agro-Veterinary and Biology, Algeria Omar Guezoul --- Laboratory of Ornithology, Department of Zoology, Algeria Fadila Baziz-Neffah --- Laboratory of Ornithology, Department of Zoology, Algeria Salaheddine Doumandji --- Laboratory of Ornithology, Department of Zoology, Algeria Emmanuelle Stoetzel --- UMR CNRS 7194 &ndash; Department of Prehistory, France Christiane Denys --- UMR CNR S5202 &ndash; USM601 &ndash; CP51 &ndash; Mammals and Birds, Department of Systematics and Evolution, France
    The diet of the Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus was analysed in a recently colonised area in Meftah, south-eastern Algiers, Algeria. The diet was determined by analysing 144 pellets. Our data showed that the diet was dominated by rodents with Algerian...
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  363. Diurnal patterns of mass gain in tropical granivores suggest avoidance of high midday temperatures during foraging, rather than the starvation&ndash;predation risk trade-off

    Diurnal patterns of mass gain in tropical granivores suggest avoidance of high midday temperatures during foraging, rather than the starvation–predation risk trade-off

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Shiiwua Manu --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Nigeria Will Cresswell --- School of Biology, UK
    Diurnal patterns of body mass gain in small temperate birds are of theoretical interest because they are largely a consequence of the starvation vs predation risk trade-off. In tropical birds, diurnal variation in body mass may also be influenced by...
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  364. Avian fossils from the Early Miocene Moghra Formation of Egypt

    Avian fossils from the Early Miocene Moghra Formation of Egypt

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: N Adam Smith --- National Evolutionary Synthesis Center, USA
    Avian remains from the Early Miocene (∼17 Ma) Moghra Formation of Egypt include new records of ‘waterbirds’ (storks, herons, pelicans and allies) and a ratite. Only a single avian fossil has been previously reported from Wadi Moghra and, thus, additional...
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  365. Study on the Prepressing of Flakeboard Containing Waste Paper

    Study on the Prepressing of Flakeboard Containing Waste Paper

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: G&uuml;nther Gerischer --- Faculty of Forestry, Rep. of South Africa Dave Reeves --- Faculty of Forestry, Rep. of South Africa
    The purpose of this study was to determine whether the strength properties of a composite board containing waste paper as a core material, could be improved by the prior prepressing of the core material before pressing the product to final...
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  366. Treatment Effects on Annual and Dry Period Streamflow at Cathedral Peak

    Treatment Effects on Annual and Dry Period Streamflow at Cathedral Peak

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: J.M. Bosch --- Department of Forestry,
    Total annual streamflow and dry season flows of treated catchments at Cathedral Peak, Natal, were compared and related to those of index catchments.
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  367. Management of Short Rotation Coppice Crops of &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus grandis&lt;/em&gt; Hill ex Maiden

    Management of Short Rotation Coppice Crops of Eucalyptus grandis Hill ex Maiden

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: J.A. Stubbings --- , A. P.G. Sch&ouml;nau --- ,
    Results are given of three experiments in the summer rainfall region of the Republic of South Africa which were designed to compare in short rotations the survival, growth, form and final timber yields of the parent seedling crop of E...
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  368. Initial Spacing of &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; for Maximum Yield of Pulp-wood over a 16-year Rotation

    Initial Spacing of Pinus patula for Maximum Yield of Pulp-wood over a 16-year Rotation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: B. Bredenkamp --- Natal Forestry Research Centre,
    Analysis of previously published data showed that volume production of Pinus patula on a 16-year rotation reaches a maximum with initial espacements of 2 430 ± 620 stems/ha. Expected volume yields and diameters for a range of espacements are provided.
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  369. Kauri pine&mdash;a place in South African forestry?

    Kauri pine—a place in South African forestry?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: B.V. Bredenkamp --- Natal Forestry Research Centre,
    The growth of two provenances of Agathis robusta and a mixture of A. microstachya and A. atropurpurea under Zululand conditions is compared with that of Pinus elliottii. Volume regression equations and estimates of bark thickness and stem taper are supplied.
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  370. Litter Fall and Decomposition in Stands of Mature &lt;em&gt;Pinus radiata&lt;/em&gt;

    Litter Fall and Decomposition in Stands of Mature Pinus radiata

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: D.B. Versfeld --- Department of Water Affairs, Forestry and Environmental Conservation,
    Rates of litter fall in mature stands of Pinus radiata D. Don have been monitored at the Jonkershoek Forestry Research Station since 1976. Decomposition trials were laid out in June 1977. Litter fall has been collected on six sites in...
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  371. Stand Density and Litter Depth of &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt;

    Stand Density and Litter Depth of Pinus patula

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: C.J. Schutz --- Natal Forestry Research Centre, B.V. Bredenkamp --- Natal Forestry Research Centre, M.A. Herbert --- Natal Forestry Research Centre,
    Investigation of litter layers in a Pinus patula spacing experiment showed the depth of such layers to be independent of stand stocking levels. The relationship between the depth and oven-dry mass of litter is curvilinear.
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  372. A Comparison of Three Methods of Wood Density Assessment in a Pinus elliottii Progeny Test

    A Comparison of Three Methods of Wood Density Assessment in a Pinus elliottii Progeny Test

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: G. Gough --- Forest Research Centre, R.D. Barnes --- ,
    Three methods of determining wood density of 15 Pinus elliottii Engelm. families in a progeny test were compared. The first was based on a segment cut from a disc, the second on an 8 mm increment core and the third...
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  373. Row Thinnings Do Not Adversely Affect Yields or Form of the Final Crop in Improved &lt;em&gt;Pinus taeda&lt;/em&gt;

    Row Thinnings Do Not Adversely Affect Yields or Form of the Final Crop in Improved Pinus taeda

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: B.V. Bredenkamp --- , South Africa
    A row thinning experiment with six treatments, ranging from removal of every second row to purely selective thinning, is described. The stand being thinned was of particularly uniform Pinus taeda and there were no lasting detrimental effects on the residual...
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  374. CCA&mdash;treated Laminated Railway Sleepers and Telephone Cross-arms

    CCA—treated Laminated Railway Sleepers and Telephone Cross-arms

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: W.E. Conradie --- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research,
    A non-conventional process for the manufacturing of laminated pine railway sleepers and telephone cross-arms, involving the treatment of laminations with copper-chrome-arsenic (CCA) preservatives before gluing and assembly, was investigated.
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  375. Studies of Growth and Stand Structure in Plantations of &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt;

    Studies of Growth and Stand Structure in Plantations of Pinus patula

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: Y. de Villiers --- , A. van Laar --- Faculty of Forestry,
    Mensurational data collected for management inventories were used to obtain estimates for the parameters of equations with age, and in other cases with age, stand density and site index as predictor-variables, growth and stand structure characteristics as dependent variables. The...
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  376. Pruning Studies in &lt;em&gt;Pinus radiata&lt;/em&gt;

    Pruning Studies in Pinus radiata

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: W. H.F. Hinze --- Forestry Branch, Department of Environment Affairs, A. van Laar --- Faculty of Forestry,
    Pruning trials were established in stands of Pinus radiata in three plantations in different climatic regions. The objective of the experiments was to assess the effect of a first, second, third and fourth pruning on mortality, on diameter, height and...
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  377. The Application of Fertilisers to Pines in Southern Africa

    The Application of Fertilisers to Pines in Southern Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: D. G.M. Donald --- Faculty of Forestry, P.W. Lange --- Forestry Branch, C.J. Schutz --- D.R. de Wet, Forest Research Centre, A.R. Morris --- Usutu Pulp Company, Swaziland
    Phosphate is the major limiting element for tree growth in Southern Africa. Once phosphate requirements have been met responses to N and K may also occur. N and K applied without P will cause a growth reduction.
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  378. The Effect of Nitroacta (Urea Formaldehyde) on the Growth and Development of &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus grandis&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Pinus elliottii&lt;/em&gt;

    The Effect of Nitroacta (Urea Formaldehyde) on the Growth and Development of Eucalyptus grandis and Pinus elliottii

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: R.F. Loxton D. G.M. Donald
    A pot trial testing the effect of four rates of urea formaldehyde, applied in two forms, on the growth of Eucalyptus grandis and Pinus elliottii is described. It is concluded that the eucalypt responded linearly to this slow-acting nitrogen source...
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  379. Some Fungal Symbionts of Ectotrophic Mycorrhizae of Pines in South Africa

    Some Fungal Symbionts of Ectotrophic Mycorrhizae of Pines in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: G. C.A. van der Westhuizen --- Departement of Botany, A. Eicker --- Departement of Botany,
    Earlier research of mycorrhiza of pines in South Africa is reviewed. Twenty-one species of Basidiomycetes which are considered to be obligate symbionts of mycorrhizae of pines, were found in four major pine-growing areas of South Africa. These include 10 Agaricales,...
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  380. The Effect of Long Term Stratification on the Germination of &lt;em&gt;Pinus Pinaster&lt;/em&gt; Ait

    The Effect of Long Term Stratification on the Germination of Pinus Pinaster Ait

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: D. G.M. Donald --- ,
    Trials to determine the effect of long term stratification on Pinus pinaster seed subjected to periods of room temperature storage following cold storage and cold storage only indicated that the former could reduce viability of the seedlots. Dormancy of all...
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  381. Variation in Wood Properties of &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus nitens&lt;/em&gt; in a Provenance Trial on the Eastern Transvaal Highveld in South Africa

    Variation in Wood Properties of Eucalyptus nitens in a Provenance Trial on the Eastern Transvaal Highveld in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: R.C. Purnell --- D.R. de Wet Forestry Research Centre,
    Eucalyptus nitens is one of the four important cold-tolerant eucalypts grown for mining timber and pulpwood on the eastern Transvaal highveld in South Africa. In 1983 an active genetic improvement programme was initiated to improve growth rate, stem form and...
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  382. An Introduction to Digital Terrain Modelling in Forest Site Analysis&mdash;An Example from the Grabouw-Lebanon Key Area

    An Introduction to Digital Terrain Modelling in Forest Site Analysis—An Example from the Grabouw-Lebanon Key Area

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: R.N. Thwaites --- Saasveld Forestry Research Centre,
    An outline of the concept of digital terrain modelling (DTM) is provided which includes the model structure, data capture methods and approaches to analysis and display. Mention is made of the variety of work environments in which DTM is used...
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  383. The Effect of Ripping in Combination with Fertiliser to Ameliorate Forest Sites on the Harkerville Plateau, Southern Cape

    The Effect of Ripping in Combination with Fertiliser to Ameliorate Forest Sites on the Harkerville Plateau, Southern Cape

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: A. van Laar --- Faculty of Forestry,
    The effect of soil preparation combined with fertiliser treatment on mortality and early height growth of Pinus radiata was investigated on the Harkerville Plateau in the southern Cape Region of the Cape Province. The effect of soil preparation on mortality...
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  384. Is caudal fin colour in tigerfish &lt;em&gt;Hydrocynus vittatus&lt;/em&gt; a sex or population trait?

    Is caudal fin colour in tigerfish Hydrocynus vittatus a sex or population trait?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: M Soekoe --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Department of Zoology, South Africa FH van der Bank --- African Centre for DNA Barcoding, Department of Zoology, South Africa NJ Smit --- Water Research Group (Ecology), Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa
    Tigerfish caudal fin colours vary from yellow to red, with distinct dissimilarities previously noted. To understand these colour differences, tigerfish were collected during 2008 to 2010 from four southern African populations in the Upper Zambezi River (ZAM), Okavango Delta (OKA),...
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  385. An interdisciplinary method to harmonise ecology, economy and co-management: fisheries exploitation in Lake Nabugabo, Uganda

    An interdisciplinary method to harmonise ecology, economy and co-management: fisheries exploitation in Lake Nabugabo, Uganda

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: I Vaccaro --- Department of Anthropology and McGill School of Environment, Canada CA Chapman --- Department of Anthropology and McGill School of Environment, Canada EA Nyboer --- Department of Biology, Canada M Luke --- McGill School of Environment, Canada A Byekwaso --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, Uganda C Morgan --- McGill School of Environment, Canada D Mbabazi --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, Uganda D Twinomugisha --- Makerere University Biological Field Station, Uganda LJ Chapman --- Department of Biology, Canada
    Collective action theory predicts that natural resource management at a local level has a higher probability of success if territoriality and jurisdiction of the managerial institution are in synchrony with mobility and territoriality of the resource and exploitation patterns of...
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  386. Ecological status of Hout River Dam, Limpopo province, South Africa, using fish condition and health assessment index protocols: a preliminary investigation

    Ecological status of Hout River Dam, Limpopo province, South Africa, using fish condition and health assessment index protocols: a preliminary investigation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JR Sara --- Aquaculture Research Unit, South Africa WJ Smit --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa LJC Erasmus --- Department of Physiology and Environmental Health, South Africa TP Ramalepe --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa ME Mogashoa --- Department of Physiology and Environmental Health, South Africa ME Raphahlelo --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa J Theron --- Aquaculture Research Unit, South Africa WJ Luus-Powell --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa
    The ecological status of Hout River Dam was evaluated in 2011 by assessing fish health, based on condition factor (K), health assessment index (HAI) and inverted parasite index (IPI), which provided a simple and rapid means of establishing the health...
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  387. Metal contamination of sediments and fish from the Vaal River, South Africa

    Metal contamination of sediments and fish from the Vaal River, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: W Pheiffer --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, R Pieters --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, JC van Dyk --- Department of Zoology, NJ Smit --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management,
    Mining and other economic activities have led to the pollution of the Vaal River with metals of mainly industrial origin, but the consequences of this for animal and human health are unknown. Based on chemical analysis and histological examination, we...
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  388. Chironomid distribution along a pollution gradient in Ethiopian rivers, and their potential for biological water quality monitoring

    Chironomid distribution along a pollution gradient in Ethiopian rivers, and their potential for biological water quality monitoring

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: G Beneberu --- Department of Biology, Ethiopia S Mengistou --- Zoological Sciences Programme Unit, Ethiopia H Eggermont --- Belgian Biodiversity Platform, Belgium D Verschuren --- Limnology Unit, Department of Biology, Belgium
    Water pollution resulting from the rapidly intensifying use of freshwater resources in Ethiopia is increasing the need for continuous follow-up and monitoring of the country's aquatic ecosystems, in order to maintain their biological diversity and water quality. Chironomids (non-biting dipteran...
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  389. A hotspot of large branchiopod diversity in south-eastern Zimbabwe

    A hotspot of large branchiopod diversity in south-eastern Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: T Nhiwatiwa --- KU Leuven, Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Belgium A Waterkeyn --- KU Leuven, Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Belgium BJ Riddoch --- Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, UK L Brendonck --- KU Leuven, Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Belgium
    Large branchiopods are considered threatened across much of their global range. However, because several regions, including Zimbabwe in general and its south-eastern lowveld in particular, remain largely unstudied, interpretations of species distribution patterns are often based on limited data. A...
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  390. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE GROWTH RATE OF MPASA, &lt;em&gt;OPSABIDIUM MICROLEPIS&lt;/em&gt; (GUNTHER, 1864) (PISCES: CRYPRINIDAE), BY LENGTH FREQUENCY ANALYSIS

    AN ASSESSMENT OF THE GROWTH RATE OF MPASA, OPSABIDIUM MICROLEPIS (GUNTHER, 1864) (PISCES: CRYPRINIDAE), BY LENGTH FREQUENCY ANALYSIS

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: D. Tweddle --- Fisheries Department, Malawi
    The mpasa, Opsaridiwm microlepis, is an important commercial species in areas of Lake Malawi near major inflowing rivers during annual spawning migrations. Plots of length frequency data collected over a series of years from mpasa catches in the Bua and...
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  391. Observations on the Ecology of &lt;em&gt;Pleurobrachia Pileus&lt;/em&gt; (Ctenophora) in the Southern Benguela Ecosystem

    Observations on the Ecology of Pleurobrachia Pileus (Ctenophora) in the Southern Benguela Ecosystem

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: M. J. Gibbons E. Buecher D. Thibault-Botha
    The vertical distribution, abundance and size composition of a population of Pleurobrachia pileus was studied during a six-day drogue study conducted off the west coast of South Africa in February 1995. The population was centred in deep water, possibly because...
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  392. Effect of Protein Level and Varying Protein &ndash; Lipid Concentrations on Growth Characteristics of Juvenile Spotted Grunter &lt;em&gt;Pomadasys Commersonnii&lt;/em&gt; (Haemulidae)

    Effect of Protein Level and Varying Protein – Lipid Concentrations on Growth Characteristics of Juvenile Spotted Grunter Pomadasys Commersonnii (Haemulidae)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: T. Hecht A. Irish J. Sales
    A 60-day feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary crude protein level on growth, feed conversion and protein efficiency ratio of juvenile (3–6 g) spotted grunter Pomadasys commersonnii. In the experiment, six semi-purified diets containing casein and...
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  393. Records of the Subantarctic Fur Seal &lt;em&gt;Arctocephalus Tropicalis&lt;/em&gt; from Rodrigues and Mauritius, Indian Ocean

    Records of the Subantarctic Fur Seal Arctocephalus Tropicalis from Rodrigues and Mauritius, Indian Ocean

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: J. H. M. David L. Salmon
    A juvenile Subantarctic fur seal Arctocephalus tropicalis was recorded on the Indian Ocean island of Rodrigues and two were seen on Mauritius. These records are at least 2 500 km from the closest breeding colony (Amsterdam Island) and are the...
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  394. Fecundity of spiny lobster &lt;em&gt;Palinurus gilchristi&lt;/em&gt; (Decapoda: Palinuridae) off South Africa

    Fecundity of spiny lobster Palinurus gilchristi (Decapoda: Palinuridae) off South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: JC Groeneveld
    Fecundity of spiny lobster Palinurus gilchristi was investigated on traditional lobster fishing grounds on the Agulhas Bank, from Mossel Bay to Algoa Bay, and Port Alfred, based on early- and late-stage egg masses collected from 415 mature females (58–118mm carapace...
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  395. Seasonal variation in phytoplankton in the southern Benguela: pigment indices and ocean colour

    Seasonal variation in phytoplankton in the southern Benguela: pigment indices and ocean colour

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: R Barlow H Sessions M Balarin S Weeks C Whittle L Hutchings
    Pigment indices and satellite imagery were used to investigate the seasonal variation in phytoplankton in the southern Benguela, with the aid of monthly monitoring on two transect lines. Sea surface temperature images revealed the similarity in thermal conditions during autumn,...
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  396. The diet of the ragged-tooth shark &lt;em&gt;Carcharias taurus&lt;/em&gt; Rafinesque 1810 in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

    The diet of the ragged-tooth shark Carcharias taurus Rafinesque 1810 in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: MJ Smale
    The ragged-tooth shark Carcharias taurus is a large predator of inshore coastal waters in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Born at about 1m long and attaining approximately 3m, stomach content analyses have shown that it feeds largely on teleosts and...
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  397. Food habits of some deep-sea fish off South Africa&#039;s west coast. 2. Eels and spiny eels (Anguilliformes and Notacanthiformes)

    Food habits of some deep-sea fish off South Africa's west coast. 2. Eels and spiny eels (Anguilliformes and Notacanthiformes)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: ME Anderson
    The food habits of five species of eels and one species of spiny eel collected from the upper continental slope off the Cape west coast and Agulhas Bank, South Africa, are described. All a re embers of a defined demersal...
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  398. Growth patterns of the pearl oyster &lt;em&gt;Pinctada margaritifera&lt;/em&gt; L. in Gazi Bay, Kenya

    Growth patterns of the pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera L. in Gazi Bay, Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: KM Mavuti EN Kimani T Mukiama
    Culture of pearl oysters is rapidly increasing worldwide, including the western Indian Ocean. The oyster Pinctada margaritifera L., which produces the most highly valued black pearls, occurs in East Africa, a nd as been exploited there for the shell for...
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  399. Life strategies, energetics and growth characteristics of &lt;em&gt;Calanoides carinatus&lt;/em&gt; (Copepoda) in the Angola-Benguela frontal region

    Life strategies, energetics and growth characteristics of Calanoides carinatus (Copepoda) in the Angola-Benguela frontal region

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: HM Verheye W Hagen H Auel W Ekau N Loick I Rheenen P Wencke S Jones
    Rates of daily egg production, moulting and egg hatching success, as well as total lipid content and composition of Calanoides carinatus, were measured in the region of the southern Angola Curre nt SAC), the Angola-Benguela Front (ABF) and the coastal...
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  400. Metabolic adaptations and reduced respiration of the copepod &lt;em&gt;Calanoides carinatus&lt;/em&gt; during diapause at depth in the Angola-Benguela Front and northern Benguela upwelling regions

    Metabolic adaptations and reduced respiration of the copepod Calanoides carinatus during diapause at depth in the Angola-Benguela Front and northern Benguela upwelling regions

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: H Auel W Hagen W Ekau HM Verheye
    Stage C5 copepodids and adult females of the herbivorous copepod Calanoides carinatus were sampled in the Angola-Benguela frontal region and northern Benguela upwelling area off Namibia in February–March 2002, using a multiple opening/closing net system. Respiration rates of C5s collected...
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  401. Application of a fat staging technique to examine temporal and spatial variability in lipid content of southern Benguela sardine &lt;em&gt;Sardinops sagax&lt;/em&gt;

    Application of a fat staging technique to examine temporal and spatial variability in lipid content of southern Benguela sardine Sardinops sagax

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: J de Goede CD van der Lingen
    A recently developed technique to estimate the lipid content of pelagic fish, using macroscopic visual assessment of their mesenteric fat, was applied to samples of southern Benguela sardine Sardinops sagax collected from commercial catches over the period 1996–2004. The data...
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  402. Pigment profile and toxin composition during a red tide of &lt;em&gt;Gymnodinium catenatum&lt;/em&gt; Graham and &lt;em&gt;Myrionecta rubra&lt;/em&gt; (Lohman) Jankowski in coastal waters off Mar del Plata, Argentina

    Pigment profile and toxin composition during a red tide of Gymnodinium catenatum Graham and Myrionecta rubra (Lohman) Jankowski in coastal waters off Mar del Plata, Argentina

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: NG Montoya R Akselman MO Carignan JI Carreto
    Microscope observations of samples, collected in autumn 2003 during a red tide in the coastal waters of Mar del Plata, Argentina, suggest that the phytoplankton community consisted mainly of the chain-forming dinoflagellate Gymnodinium catenatum (89 000 cells l−1). However, the...
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  403. Impact of tropical storms and drought on the dinoflagellates &lt;em&gt;Karlodinium micrum&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Prorocentrum minimum&lt;/em&gt; in estuarine rivers of North Carolina, USA

    Impact of tropical storms and drought on the dinoflagellates Karlodinium micrum and Prorocentrum minimum in estuarine rivers of North Carolina, USA

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: EE Fensin
    The dinoflagellates Karlodinium micrum and Prorocentrum minimum are harmful algal bloom taxa from different parts of the world. They are routinely documented in estuarine rivers in North Carolina, but there have been no known toxic outbreaks of these taxa in...
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  404. A review of the potential role of tumour-promoting compounds produced by &lt;em&gt;Lyngbya majuscula&lt;/em&gt; in marine turtle fibropapillomatosis

    A review of the potential role of tumour-promoting compounds produced by Lyngbya majuscula in marine turtle fibropapillomatosis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: K Arthur G Shaw C Limpus J Udy
    Harmful algal blooms (HABs) have increased in abundance and severity in recent decades. Whereas the implications for human impacts and intoxication resulting from blooms have been extensively studied, the ecological implications of these microalgae are less well understood. Many HAB...
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  405. Pigment signatures of phytoplankton composition in the northern Benguela ecosystem during spring

    Pigment signatures of phytoplankton composition in the northern Benguela ecosystem during spring

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: R Barlow D Louw M Balarin J Alheit
    Pigment indices were used to investigate the distribution and composition of phytoplankton in the northern Benguela during the austral spring of 2000, with sampling being conducted on five transect lines between 19°S and 25°S and at other inshore stations on...
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  406. Non-destructive sampling of juvenile abalone using epipodial tentacles and mucus: method and application

    Non-destructive sampling of juvenile abalone using epipodial tentacles and mucus: method and application

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: R Slabbert R Roodt-Wilding
    Good-quality biological material is needed to obtain intact deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) for use in molecular techniques such as the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Non-destructive sampling protocols of juvenile abalone Haliotis midae (7–15 months old) were tested in order to collect...
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  407. Buoyancy-stirring interactions in a subtropical embayment: a synthesis of measurements and model simulations in Maputo Bay, Mozambique

    Buoyancy-stirring interactions in a subtropical embayment: a synthesis of measurements and model simulations in Maputo Bay, Mozambique

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: JD Lencart e Silva --- , UK JH Simpson --- , UK AM Hoguane --- School of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Mozambique J-L Harcourt-Baldwin --- Department of Oceanography, South Africa
    Maputo Bay, on the coast of Mozambique, is a tidally energetic, subtropical embayment in a region subjected to strong seasonal rainfall. Data from moored current meters, tide gauges and monthly bay-wide surveys were used to characterise the evolution of the...
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  408. First report of &lt;em&gt;Phoronis ovalis&lt;/em&gt; from Africa and its effect on mussel hosts

    First report of Phoronis ovalis from Africa and its effect on mussel hosts

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: JL Ruesink --- Department of Biology, USA AC Trimble --- Department of Biology, USA
    Phoronis ovalis is a cosmopolitan, shell-boring phoronid worm reported from 24 locations worldwide in temperate latitudes, but not previously from Africa. We identified a shell-boring phoronid in Namibia that is morphologically similar to P. ovalis and subsequently surveyed its latitudinal...
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  409. A simple method for rapid estimation of &lt;em&gt;Ecklonia maxima&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Laminaria pallida&lt;/em&gt; biomass using floating surface quadrats

    A simple method for rapid estimation of Ecklonia maxima and Laminaria pallida biomass using floating surface quadrats

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: MD Rothman --- Department of Agriculture, South Africa RJ Anderson --- Department of Agriculture, South Africa JJ Bolton --- Department of Botany, South Africa CJT Boothroyd --- Department of Agriculture, South Africa FA Kemp --- Department of Agriculture, South Africa
    In South Africa two species of kelp, Ecklonia maxima and Laminaria pallida, occur in quantities sufficient for commercial use. Currently, the former species is harvested in large quantities (about 5 000 tonnes wet weight per year) as abalone feed. In...
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  410. The barnacles &lt;em&gt;Chirona&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Striatobalanus&lt;/em&gt;) &lt;em&gt;amaryllis&lt;/em&gt; (Darwin 1854) and &lt;em&gt;Megabalanus coccopoma&lt;/em&gt; (Darwin 1854) (Crustacea, Cirripedia): two invasive species new to tropical West African waters

    The barnacles Chirona (Striatobalanus) amaryllis (Darwin 1854) and Megabalanus coccopoma (Darwin 1854) (Crustacea, Cirripedia): two invasive species new to tropical West African waters

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: F Kerckhof --- Management Unit of the North Sea Mathematical Models, Belgium J Haelters --- Management Unit of the North Sea Mathematical Models, Belgium S Degraer --- Management Unit of the North Sea Mathematical Models, Belgium
    The collection of the barnacle Chirona (Striatobalanus) amaryllis (Darwin 1954) (Crustacea, Cirripedia) from the hull of a ship that had been operating for five months in the Gulf of Guinea and off Sierra Leone triggered a closer investigation of the...
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  411. Effect of dietary protein to energy ratio on growth and nitrogenous waste production of cultured dusky kob &lt;em&gt;Argyrosomus&lt;/em&gt; japonicus

    Effect of dietary protein to energy ratio on growth and nitrogenous waste production of cultured dusky kob Argyrosomus japonicus

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: LD Woolley --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa CLW Jones --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa PJ Britz --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa
    The effect of dietary protein to energy ratio (P:E) on the growth of dusky kob Argyrosomus japoni-cus was investigated as a first step towards formulating a practical diet for this potential mariculture species in South Africa. The effects of dietary...
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  412. Distribution and seasonality of cetaceans in tropical waters between Angola and the Gulf of Guinea

    Distribution and seasonality of cetaceans in tropical waters between Angola and the Gulf of Guinea

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: CR Weir --- , UK
    The species richness, spatial distribution, seasonality and interspecific associations of cetaceans in tropical oceanic waters between the Gulf of Guinea and Angola were examined using 5 905.3 h of dedicated survey effort collected from 13 platforms of opportunity (geophysical vessels)...
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  413. Liver lipids of Indian and Atlantic Ocean spinner &lt;em&gt;Carcharhinus brevipinna&lt;/em&gt; and blacktip &lt;em&gt;Carcharhinus limbatus&lt;/em&gt; sharks

    Liver lipids of Indian and Atlantic Ocean spinner Carcharhinus brevipinna and blacktip Carcharhinus limbatus sharks

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: B Davidson --- , Netherlands Antilles M Zayed --- , Netherlands Antilles S Zayed --- , Netherlands Antilles G Cliff --- , South Africa
    Shark liver oils are rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially the n3 moieties. Data on the liver fatty acids of sharks from African waters, however, are limited. Liver samples from sharks from the western Indian Ocean off the east coast...
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  414. Intra-regional translocations of epifaunal and infaunal species associated with cultured Pacific oysters &lt;em&gt;Crassostrea gigas&lt;/em&gt;

    Intra-regional translocations of epifaunal and infaunal species associated with cultured Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: TM Haupt --- Centre for Invasion Biology and Marine Biology Research Centre, South Africa CL Griffiths --- Centre for Invasion Biology and Marine Biology Research Centre, South Africa TB Robinson --- Centre for Invasion Biology and Marine Biology Research Centre, South Africa
    Farmed oysters host a diverse community of epifaunal and infaunal fouling taxa, including alien species, and these are easily translocated in the course of commercial oyster trade. We document the diversity and densities of fouling taxa associated with farmed oysters...
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  415. Phytoplankton absorption and pigment adaptation of a red tide in the Benguela ecosystem

    Phytoplankton absorption and pigment adaptation of a red tide in the Benguela ecosystem

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: R Barlow --- , South Africa T Lamont --- , South Africa
    Phytoplankton absorption and pigment characteristics of a red tide were investigated in coastal waters of the southern Benguela. Diagnostic indices indicated that dinoflagellates were the dominant phytoplankton group, with diatoms and small flagellates being of secondary importance. Very high biomass...
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  416. Diet of the Cape fur seal &lt;em&gt;Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus&lt;/em&gt; at the Robberg Peninsula, Plettenberg Bay, and implications for local fisheries

    Diet of the Cape fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus at the Robberg Peninsula, Plettenberg Bay, and implications for local fisheries

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: J Huisamen --- School of Natural Resource Management, South Africa SP Kirkman --- Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa CD van der Lingen --- Branch: Fisheries, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, South Africa LH Watson --- School of Natural Resource Management, South Africa VG Cockcroft --- Department of Zoology, South Africa R Jewell --- Centre for Dolphin Studies, South Africa PA Pistorius --- Department of Zoology, South Africa
    Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus were harvested to extirpation on the Robberg Peninsula, Plettenberg Bay, on the south-east coast of South Africa, between the 17th and early 20th centuries. Seals returned to Robberg in small numbers during the early...
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  417. Evidence of hybridisation within the genus &lt;em&gt;Chrysoblephus&lt;/em&gt; and conserved nuclear sequences of South African sparids (Teleostei: Sparidae)

    Evidence of hybridisation within the genus Chrysoblephus and conserved nuclear sequences of South African sparids (Teleostei: Sparidae)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: S von der Heyden --- Evolutionary Genomics Group, Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa A Connell --- , South Africa
    Several hybridisation events have been recorded in marine fish, yet there is little information for southern African species. Here we present evidence for hybridisation within the genus Chrysoblephus (Sparidae), by analysing a fish caught off KwaZulu-Natal, off the east coast...
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  418. Reef fish display station-keeping and ranging behaviour in the Pondoland Marine Protected Area on the east coast of South Africa

    Reef fish display station-keeping and ranging behaviour in the Pondoland Marine Protected Area on the east coast of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: JQ Maggs --- , South Africa BQ Mann --- , South Africa PD Cowley --- , South Africa
    This study assessed the role of the Pondoland Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa by evaluating retention versus ‘spillover’ of exploited fishery species that were tagged in a 400 km2 no-take zone of the...
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  419. Science, transformation and society: a contextual analysis of South Africa&rsquo;s SANCOR-managed marine and coastal research programmes

    Science, transformation and society: a contextual analysis of South Africa’s SANCOR-managed marine and coastal research programmes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: D Scott --- School of Built Environment and Development Studies, Howard College Campus, South Africa
    The paper aims to describe and analyse three research programmes over the period 1995–2011 managed by the South African Network for Coastal and Oceanic Research (SANCOR), namely the Sea and Coast programmes I and II and the Society, Ecosystems and...
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  420. A bootstrap method for estimating bias and variance in statistical fisheries modelling frameworks using highly disparate datasets

    A bootstrap method for estimating bias and variance in statistical fisheries modelling frameworks using highly disparate datasets

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: B&THORN; Elvarsson --- Science Institute, Iceland L Taylor --- Science Institute, Iceland VM Trenkel --- Ifremer [French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea], France V Kupca --- HPC2N [High Performance Computing Center North], Ume&aring; University, Sweden G Stefansson --- Science Institute, Iceland
    Statistical models of marine ecosystems use a variety of data sources to estimate parameters using composite or weighted likelihood functions with associated weighting issues and questions on how to obtain variance estimates. Regardless of the method used to obtain point...
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  421. Assessing Pharmaceutical Innovation in Tunisia: An Empirical Survey on Firms&#039; Knowledge-Capital and an Analysis of the National Sectoral Innovation System

    Assessing Pharmaceutical Innovation in Tunisia: An Empirical Survey on Firms' Knowledge-Capital and an Analysis of the National Sectoral Innovation System

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Nejla Yacoub --- Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, Tunisia
    The objective of this research was to assess pharmaceutical innovation in Tunisia. First, we examined the national sectoral innovation system (NSIS), focusing on the objectives and instruments of the industrial and innovation policy. Second, we adopted an empirical approach based...
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  422. Intellectual Property Rights: A Focus on Medicinal Plant Products from Africa

    Intellectual Property Rights: A Focus on Medicinal Plant Products from Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Fekadu Fullas --- , USA Mammo Muchie --- , South Africa
    Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) has been the subject of voluminous literature. Much has been written about its origin, implications and dispositions. Yet, the subject of IPRs is fraught with murky issues, especially as it applies to developing countries. This paper...
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  423. Studying Issues Related to Industry and Technology: A Journey into Interdisciplinarity

    Studying Issues Related to Industry and Technology: A Journey into Interdisciplinarity

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Manik Kher [d858024e18]
    No research can be perfect without an interdisciplinary approach, especially in studies related to industry, which is the most dynamic of all societal aspects. Industry is sensitive to socio-economic and political scenarios. The legal system also is not free from...
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  424. Breeding strategies for forest trees: Concepts and challenges

    Breeding strategies for forest trees: Concepts and challenges

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: T White --- School of Forest Resources and Conservation, U.S.A.
    This paper describes some recent developments that affect the way forest geneticists think about breeding strategies for forest trees. The topics are grouped into several categories: (1) General Concepts; (2) Breeding Population Size; (3) Breeding Population Structure; (4) Management of...
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  425. Evolutionary relationships of Slash Pine (&lt;em&gt;Pinus elliottii&lt;/em&gt;) with its temperate and tropical relatives

    Evolutionary relationships of Slash Pine (Pinus elliottii) with its temperate and tropical relatives

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: R C Schmidtling --- USDA Forest Service, SRS, USA V Hipkins --- USDA Forest Service, USA
    Allozymes in bud tissue and monoterpene contents in xylem oleoresin of slash pine (Pinus elliottii) were analyzed from populations across the natural distribution, as well as those from other species in the AUSTRALES pines. Allozyme diversity measures of slash pine...
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  426. Alternative eucalypt species for Zululand: Seven year results of site: species interaction trials in the region

    Alternative eucalypt species for Zululand: Seven year results of site: species interaction trials in the region

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: R A W Gardner --- , South Africa
    The ICFR initiated a search for alternative eucalypt species for the Zululand Coastal Plain region during 1992 by establishing a series ofsite: species interaction trials in the area. Sixteen pure species (seedlings), one E. grandis intra-specific clone and five inter-specific...
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  427. Interspecific hybrids in Zimbabwe: status review and future challenges

    Interspecific hybrids in Zimbabwe: status review and future challenges

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: D.P. Gwaze --- , USA
    Several F1 eucalypt and pine interspecific hybrids have been tested in Zimbabwe. The first hybrids tests were of pine species, and these were established in 1973. The results from these early tests were not spectacular and interest in hybrids was...
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  428. Modelling growth and water use in four &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; stands with the 3-PG model

    Modelling growth and water use in four Pinus patula stands with the 3-PG model

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors:
    Accurate prediction ofgrowth andyield offorest plantations remains importantto the forestry industry for such purposes as assessing the benefits ofsilvicultural practices, matching species to site, understanding economic risks, predicting profitability and scheduling harvests. Conventional methodology is based on statistically-derived stand growth...
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  429. Coppicing potential of &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus nitens&lt;/em&gt;: Results from a field survey

    Coppicing potential of Eucalyptus nitens: Results from a field survey

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: K. M. Little --- , South Africa G. van den Berg --- , South Africa G. Fuller --- , South Africa
    In order to determine factors which could have a positive influence on the coppicing potential of Eucalyptus nitens, a field survey was carried out at Draycott, near Estcourt in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands. Five measures ofthe ability to coppice (stump survival,...
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  430. The influence of site factors on nitrogen mineralization in forest soils of the Mpumalanga escarpment area: South africa

    The influence of site factors on nitrogen mineralization in forest soils of the Mpumalanga escarpment area: South africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: J.H. Louwa --- , M. Scholes --- School of Animal, Plant &amp; Environmental Sciences,
    The complex biophysical environmental conditions that occur in South Mrican forestry plantations prompt appropriate guidelines for nutrient management applications. Nutrient budget studies in plantation ecosystems indicated a negative nitrogen (N) balance on many sites. Empirical fertilizer trails have shown that,...
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  431. Abnormal compression wood in &lt;em&gt;Pinus taeda&lt;/em&gt;: A review of current knowledge and proposed future strategy

    Abnormal compression wood in Pinus taeda: A review of current knowledge and proposed future strategy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: F.S. Malan --- Komatiland Forests (Pty) Ltd, Research Division, H.W. Kassier --- South African Forestry Company Ltd,
    Abnormal compression wood in P. taeda stands was first discovered in the early 1980s. Since then several research projects and surveys have been carried out in order to develop a better understanding of the problem and to try to find...
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  432. Establisbment of embryogenic suspension cultures of &lt;em&gt;Pinus radiata&lt;/em&gt; Don.

    Establisbment of embryogenic suspension cultures of Pinus radiata Don.

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: A. Jacoby --- Department of Plant Sciences (Botany and Genetics), South Africa A.J. van der Westhuizen --- Department of Plant Sciences (Botany and Genetics), South Africa A-M. Botha --- Department of Genetics/Forest and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, South Africa
    The development of embryonal suspensor mass (ESM) from immature embryos of Pinus radiata on a solidified growth medium containing 0,5 mgl−1 benzyladenine, 3,0 mgl−1 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, 500 mgl−1 casein hydrolysate and 250 mgl-1 L-glutamine was used as inoculum to establish...
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  433. Water use efficiency: What are the implications for plantation forestry?

    Water use efficiency: What are the implications for plantation forestry?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: N.W. Pammenter --- , South Africa
    Water use efficiency (WUE) is the ratio of some measure of growth or carbon assimilation to water utilization. It can be considered at the level ofthe leaf, whole plant or stand, and can be expressed in terms of total plant...
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  434. &ldquo;New&rdquo; pine species and hybrids: Is there still potential?

    “New” pine species and hybrids: Is there still potential?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: Eric Kietzka --- Mondi Forests, Republic of South Africa
    Many tree breeding programs are moving into advanced generation breeding, and breeders need to ensure continued gains from these programs. The potential of infusing genetic material into existing breeding programs, the introduction of “new” species, and hybridisation are discussed as...
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  435. The effect of bottom heat on rooting &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Pinus elliottii x Pinus caribaea&lt;/em&gt; stem cuttings in South Africa

    The effect of bottom heat on rooting Pinus patula and Pinus elliottii x Pinus caribaea stem cuttings in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: R.G. Mitchell --- Sappi Forests Research, South Africa
    Five trials, testing the effect ofbottom heat on rooting, were set between January 1995 and December 1996 on P. patula and P. elliottii x P. caribaea cuttings as a method of improving root strike. In four out of five trials...
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  436. Stand stability in pines : An important silvicultural criterion for the evaluation of thinnings and the development of thinning regimes

    Stand stability in pines : An important silvicultural criterion for the evaluation of thinnings and the development of thinning regimes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: W.H.F. Hinze --- SAFCOL Research and Development, N.O. Wessels --- ,
    This article deals with the role played by the stability factor (SF) in the evaluation ofthinnings in fastgrowing, even-aged pine stands. It also illustrates how the stability factor is influenced by thinnings and site over time. The SF is expressed...
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  437. Foliar nutrient levels as indicators of site quality for &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; in the Mpumalanga escarpment area

    Foliar nutrient levels as indicators of site quality for Pinus patula in the Mpumalanga escarpment area

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: J.R. Louw --- , M.C. Scholes --- School of Plant, Animal &amp; Environmental Sciences, South Africa
    The South African forest industry is based on intensively managed monoculture systems, and requires diagnostic tools for the development of site-related nutrient management policies. Worldwide, the evaluation of foliar nutrient concentrations is one of the most widely used techniques in...
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  438. Determination of land and tree values of hybrid poplar plantations: A case study for Turkey

    Determination of land and tree values of hybrid poplar plantations: A case study for Turkey

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: Sait Engindeniz --- The University of Ege, Faculty of Agriculture, Turkey Aysen Olgun --- The University of Ege, Faculty of Agriculture, Turkey
    Valuation of poplar plantations is important in condemnation, taxation, loan, insurance, inheritance, and purchase-sale cases. In general, for the appraisal ofland value of poplar plantations, sales comparison and income capitalization approaches can be used. In appraisal of tree values sales...
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  439. Genotype by environment interaction for volume growth at 6 years of age in a series of five &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; progeny trials in southern Africa

    Genotype by environment interaction for volume growth at 6 years of age in a series of five Pinus patula progeny trials in southern Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: Arnulf Kanzler --- Sappi Forest Research, South Africa Sieg F. Hagedorn --- , South Africa Gary R. Hodge --- CAMCORE, USA William S. Dvorak --- CAMCORE, USA
    Genotype x environment interaction was investigated in a series of 5 Pinus patula progeny trials planted by the Institute for Commercial Forestry Research in southern Africa. The trials were established from Mpumalanga to the North-eastern Cape in a balanced 7x7...
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  440. Effect of planting depth on growth of open-rooted &lt;em&gt;Pinus elliottii&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Pinus taeda&lt;/em&gt; seedlings in the United States

    Effect of planting depth on growth of open-rooted Pinus elliottii and Pinus taeda seedlings in the United States

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: Curtis L. VanderSchaaf --- School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, and Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, USA David B. South --- School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, and Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, USA
    Three studies in the Coastal Plain of Georgia were remeasured 7 or 8 years after planting to determine the effects of planting depth on field performance of open-rooted seedlings [root-collar diameter (RCD) ≤ 5 mm]. Average planting depth (i.e, shoot...
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  441. Killing &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus grandis&lt;/em&gt; cut stumps after multiple coppice rotations in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands, South Africa

    Killing Eucalyptus grandis cut stumps after multiple coppice rotations in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: Keith M. Little --- , Republic of South Africa
    The repeated regeneration of Eucalyptus grandis through the managementofcoppice shoots results inlarge multi-stemmed stumpsthat are difficult to kill To test the most effective mannerinwhichthese stumps could be killed, a trial wasinitiated at felling on a fourth rotation stand of E...
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  442. Site and stand age effects on fertiliser responses in &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; pulpwood plantations in Swaziland

    Site and stand age effects on fertiliser responses in Pinus patula pulpwood plantations in Swaziland

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: Andrew R. Morris --- Sappi Forests Research: Shaw Research Centre,
    Six fertiliser trials were establishedin separate stands in their 4th , 7th or 12th year on both granite and gabbro derived soils intheUsutu Forest, Swaziland. All trials compared the same factorial combination ofN, P and K fertilisers. Tree growth response...
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  443. Potential for genetic improvement of yield of exotic softwood tree species in Rwandan plantation forestry1

    Potential for genetic improvement of yield of exotic softwood tree species in Rwandan plantation forestry1

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: C P Mugunga --- , Rwanda G. van Wyk --- Department of Forest Science, Faculty of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, South Africa
    Exotic softwoodtree species playamajorrole in Rwandan plantationforestry. Theyareusedto produce sawn timber used for various purposes. Pinus patula is the major commercial species. Growth and yield of this species were compared in terms of seed source variation based on two trials,...
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  444. Effects of temperature on &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; seedlings growing in pots in a controlled environment

    Effects of temperature on Pinus patula seedlings growing in pots in a controlled environment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: Colleen A. Carlson --- Horticultural Science Department, South Africa Ross Allan --- Shaw Research Centre, South Africa Andrew R. Morris --- Shaw Research Centre, South Africa
    The re-establishment of Pinus patula seedlings into sites with high harvesting residue (slash) loads can negatively affect the survival of these plants. Field trials have examined the role that insect pests and fungal diseases play in causing this phenomenon. Research...
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  445. Comparative growth performance of different &lt;em&gt;Casuarina&lt;/em&gt; species and provenance at Lushoto in the West Usambara mountains, Tanzania

    Comparative growth performance of different Casuarina species and provenance at Lushoto in the West Usambara mountains, Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: S. T. Mwihomeke --- Department of Forestry, South Africa P. Mwangingo --- Silviculture Research Centre, Tanzania S.M.S. Maliondo --- Department of Forest Biology, Tanzania S. Mathias --- Silviculture Research Centre, Tanzania S.A.O. Chamshama --- Department of Forest Biology, Tanzania
    Variation in growth charactristics, coppicing ability and understory vegetation development was assessed in four Casuarina species (C. equisetifolia, C. junghuhniana, C. cunnighamiana and C. oligodon) grown in Lushoto in the West Usambara Mountains (WUM), Tanzania. The performance of the four...
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  446. The effect of applying prophylactic measures on the post-planting survival of &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; in South Africa

    The effect of applying prophylactic measures on the post-planting survival of Pinus patula in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: R. G. Mitchel --- , J. Zwolinski --- Forestry Programme, N. Jones --- Forestry Programme, T. Coutinho --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology,
    The observed survival of Pinus patula seedlings and cuttings has, on many occasions, been inadequate in nurseries and after field planting in South Africa. There have however, been several reports that survival can be improved if a fungicide is applied...
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  447. A review on the effects of donor maturation on rooting and field performance of conifer cuttings

    A review on the effects of donor maturation on rooting and field performance of conifer cuttings

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: R.G Mitchell --- Sappi Forests Research, J. Zwolinski --- Forestry Programme, N.B. Jones --- Sappi Forests Research,
    The maturation and ageing effects of parent or donor plants have been reported to have both positive and negative influences on the performance of rooted cuttings. A general decline in rooting ability, root quality and speed of rooting in the...
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  448. Grade verification of SA pine &mdash; bending, modulus of rupture, modulus of elasticity, tension and compression

    Grade verification of SA pine — bending, modulus of rupture, modulus of elasticity, tension and compression

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: Walter Burdzik --- , Africa
    The last verification of SA pine timber strengths was done in the early 1980s. Uses of the pine logs and the rotation periods have changed. This investigation was undertaken to verify the visual grade 5 grading rules of SANS 1783-2...
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  449. The effects of ontogenetic maturation in &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; - Part 1: nursery performance

    The effects of ontogenetic maturation in Pinus patula - Part 1: nursery performance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: R. G. Mitchell --- Sappi Forests Research, Africa J. Zwolinski --- Forestry Programme, Africa N. B. Jones --- Sappi Forests Research, Africa
    The age at which parent or donor hedges reach ontogenetic maturity has frequently been cited as a debilitating factor in the production of conifer cuttings. This point varies between species and prevailing environmental conditions. Among other things, a lack of...
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  450. Early growth and survival of &lt;em&gt;Acacia galpinii&lt;/em&gt; after planting in a semi-arid environment in Zimbabwe

    Early growth and survival of Acacia galpinii after planting in a semi-arid environment in Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: D. Mlambo --- National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe P. Nyathi --- National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe P. Milo --- National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe
    Acacia galpinii grows naturally on the riverbanks and smaller drainage lines in semi-arid areas ofSouthern Africa. Trial planting of the species as a decorative tree commenced in 1993 along urban roads in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Early growth and survival of the...
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  451. Phosphorus fertiliser source and weed control effects on growth of three-year-old second-rotation &lt;em&gt;Pinus radiata&lt;/em&gt; on Orthic Pumice soil in New Zealand

    Phosphorus fertiliser source and weed control effects on growth of three-year-old second-rotation Pinus radiata on Orthic Pumice soil in New Zealand

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: AA Rivaie --- , Indonesia P Loganathan --- Soil and Earth Sciences, Institute of Natural Resources, New Zealand
    Little information is available on the interactive effects of soluble and less-soluble phosphorus (P) fertilisers and weed control on growth and P nutrition of second-rotation Pinus radiata plantations. A study was initiated on three-year-old second-rotation P. radiata and to determine...
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  452. Growth models for &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; in Angola

    Growth models for Pinus patula in Angola

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: C Delgado-Matas --- Faculty of Agrarian Sciences, Angola T Pukkala --- , Finland
    This study developed growth models for Pinus patula Schiede ex Schltdl. et Cham. for the Central Highlands of Angola for simulating the development of stand characteristics. The model set included dominant height, individual-tree diameter increment, individual-tree height and self-thinning models...
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  453. The pulp and paper properties of &lt;em&gt;Sirex noctilio&lt;/em&gt; infested and fire-damagedthermomechanically pulped, South African grown &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt;

    The pulp and paper properties of Sirex noctilio infested and fire-damagedthermomechanically pulped, South African grown Pinus patula

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: M du Plessis --- , South Africa NJ le Roux --- Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, South Africa S Gardner-Lubbe --- Department of Statistical Sciences, South Africa JPJ Swart --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa T Rypstra --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa
    Pinus patula is the softwood species most extensively planted in South Africa. However, large portions of these plantings are under threat from Sirex noctilio infestation and occasional forest fires. In this exploratory investigation, the effects of tree age, Sirex noctilio...
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  454. The use of near-infrared scanning for the prediction of pulp yield and chemical properties of &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; in the Mpumalanga escarpment area of South Africa

    The use of near-infrared scanning for the prediction of pulp yield and chemical properties of Pinus patula in the Mpumalanga escarpment area of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: C Kipuputwa --- School of Natural Resource Management, South Africa V Grzeskowiak --- , South Africa JH Louw --- School of Natural Resource Management, South Africa
    Near-infrared (NIR) scanning technology is regarded as a potential tool for rapid determination of wood properties, which can substitute time-consuming and costly traditional methods. Pinus patula is the most important softwood species in South Africa, and this study is aimed...
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  455. The pitch canker fungus, &lt;em&gt;Fusarium circinatum&lt;/em&gt;: implications for South African forestry

    The pitch canker fungus, Fusarium circinatum: implications for South African forestry

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: RG Mitchell --- York Timbers, Tree Breeding Division, South Africa ET Steenkamp --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), South Africa TA Coutinho --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), South Africa MJ Wingfield --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), South Africa
    Fusarium circinatum, the causal agent of pitch canker of mature pines and root/collar rot of pine seedlings/cuttings, has resulted in large-scale losses to pine forestry in various parts of the world. The disease caused by this fungus is now regarded...
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  456. Critical water stress levels in &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; seedlings and their relation to measures of seedling morphology

    Critical water stress levels in Pinus patula seedlings and their relation to measures of seedling morphology

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: CA Rolando --- , New Zealand NW Pammenter --- , South Africa KM Little --- , South Africa
    A pot trial was implemented to determine the effect of soil water stress following transplanting on shoot water potential and stomatal conductance of Pinus patula seedlings. The relationship of seedling morphology to measures of water stress was also investigated. The...
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  457. Low genetic diversity and high genetic differentiation among severely fragmented populations of the critically endangered tree &lt;em&gt;Talbotiella gentii&lt;/em&gt; (Fabaceae)

    Low genetic diversity and high genetic differentiation among severely fragmented populations of the critically endangered tree Talbotiella gentii (Fabaceae)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: D Dompreh --- School of Biological Sciences, UK MD Swaine --- School of Biological Sciences, UK A Price --- School of Biological Sciences, UK
    The genetic diversity among 17 populations (including 10 newly discovered) of Talbotiella gentii (Fabaceae, Caesalpinioideae), a rare tree species endemic to Ghana, was assessed using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD). A total of 80 polymorphic bands were generated from eight...
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  458. Growth and yield models for &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus grandis&lt;/em&gt; grown in Swaziland

    Growth and yield models for Eucalyptus grandis grown in Swaziland

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: M du Plessis --- , South Africa H Kotze --- , South Africa
    The aim of this study was to develop a stand-level growth and yield model for short-rotation Eucalyptus grandis grown for pulp wood production at Piggs Peak in Swaziland. The data were derived from a Nelder 1a spacing trial established with...
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  459. Improving harvester estimates of bark thickness for radiata pine (&lt;em&gt;Pinus radiata&lt;/em&gt; D.Don)

    Improving harvester estimates of bark thickness for radiata pine (Pinus radiata D.Don)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: M Strandgard --- CRC Forestry, Australia D Walsh --- CRC Forestry, Australia
    Harvesters estimate bark thickness primarily from diameter over bark (DOB) and use it to estimate log volume and value. Harvester bark thickness estimation errors can reduce returns through poor bucking optimisation and out-of-specification logs. Radiata pine bark thickness data from...
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  460. A single dominant &lt;em&gt;Ganoderma&lt;/em&gt; species is responsible for root rot of &lt;em&gt;Acacia mangium&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus&lt;/em&gt; in Sumatra

    A single dominant Ganoderma species is responsible for root rot of Acacia mangium and Eucalyptus in Sumatra

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: MPA Coetzee --- Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), South Africa BD Wingfield --- Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), South Africa GD Golani --- , Indonesia B Tjahjono --- , Indonesia A Gafur --- , Indonesia MJ Wingfield --- Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), South Africa
    Ganoderma root rot is the most serious disease affecting commercially planted Acacia mangium in plantations in Indonesia. Numerous Ganoderma spp. have been recorded from diseased trees of this species and to a lesser extent Eucalyptus, causing confusion regarding the primary...
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  461. Final results from a trial to test the effect of plot size on &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus&lt;/em&gt; hybrid clonal ranking in coastal Zululand, South Africa

    Final results from a trial to test the effect of plot size on Eucalyptus hybrid clonal ranking in coastal Zululand, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: TK Stanger --- , South Africa GM Galloway --- Shaw Research Centre, South Africa ECL Retief --- Shaw Research Centre, South Africa
    Hybrid clones with Eucalyptus grandis as one parent and, generally, E. urophylla as the other parent, are deployed commercially as monoclonal blocks by Sappi in the subtropical region of coastal Zululand, South Africa. In monoclonal blocks genotypes are grown in...
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  462. The flexural properties of young &lt;em&gt;Pinus elliottii&lt;/em&gt; x &lt;em&gt;Pinus caribaea&lt;/em&gt; var. &lt;em&gt;hondurensis&lt;/em&gt; timber from the Southern Cape and their prediction from acoustic measurements

    The flexural properties of young Pinus elliottii x Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis timber from the Southern Cape and their prediction from acoustic measurements

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: CB Wessels --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa GP Dowse --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa HC Smit --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa
    The objectives of this study were to determine the bending strength and stiffness properties of young Pinus elliottii x P. caribaea var. hondurensis timber from the Southern Cape, South Africa, and to evaluate the predictability of these properties from acoustic...
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  463. Performance of two &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; hybrids in southern Africa

    Performance of two Pinus patula hybrids in southern Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: A Kanzler --- Sappi Forest Research, South Africa K Payn --- , South Africa A Nel --- Sappi Forest Research, South Africa
    Two Pinus patula hybrids, P. greggii × P. patula and P. patula × P. tecunumanii, were planted across a number of sites in southern Africa. The growth and survival for each species/taxon was assessed at either 5 or 8 years...
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  464. Selection of &lt;em&gt;Corymbia citriodora&lt;/em&gt; for pulp productivity

    Selection of Corymbia citriodora for pulp productivity

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: JT Brawner --- , Australia R Meder --- , Australia M Dieters --- School of Land, Crop and Food Sciences, Australia DJ Lee --- , Australia
    Evaluation of a series of spotted gum (Corymbia citirodora) progeny trials, established in the subtropical region of Queensland, Australia, was undertaken to provide information for the development of advanced-generation breeding populations suitable for pulp production. Measurements of growth at two...
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  465. Stem biomass and volume models of selected tropical tree species in West Africa

    Stem biomass and volume models of selected tropical tree species in West Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: GHS Guendehou --- , B&eacute;nin A Lehtonen --- , Finland M Moudachirou --- Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie, Facult&eacute; des Sciences et Techniques, B&eacute;nin R M&auml;kip&auml;&auml; --- , Finland B Sinsin --- Laboratoire d&#039;Ecologie Appliqu&eacute;e, Facult&eacute; des Sciences Agronomiques, B&eacute;nin
    Estimating tree volume and biomass constitutes an essential part of the forest resources assessment and the evaluation of the climate change mitigation potential of forests through biomass accumulation and carbon sequestration. This research article provides stem volume and biomass equations...
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  466. Participatory forestry in Bangladesh: has it helped to increase the livelihoods of Sal forests-dependent people?

    Participatory forestry in Bangladesh: has it helped to increase the livelihoods of Sal forests-dependent people?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: KK Islam --- Forest Policy Laboratory, Japan N Sato --- Forest Policy Laboratory, Japan
    The government of Bangladesh has placed the utmost priority on participatory forestry (PF) since the 1980s, and this approach was commenced in the degraded Sal forest areas through a donor-funded project in 1989. These forest reforms aim to eliminate the...
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  467. Potential of &lt;em&gt;Phytophthora pinifolia&lt;/em&gt; to spread via sawn green lumber: a preliminary investigation

    Potential of Phytophthora pinifolia to spread via sawn green lumber: a preliminary investigation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: R Ahumada --- , Chile A Rotella --- , Chile B Slippers --- Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, South Africa MJ Wingfield --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, South Africa
    Phytophthora pinifolia causes the needle and shoot disease of Pinus radiata in Chile known as Daño Foliar del Pino. Although P. pinifolia is primarily a needle pathogen, there are concerns that it might be spread to new environments via the...
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  468. Tolerance of &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; full-sib families to &lt;em&gt;Fusarium circinatum&lt;/em&gt; in a greenhouse study

    Tolerance of Pinus patula full-sib families to Fusarium circinatum in a greenhouse study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: RG Mitchell --- , South Africa MJ Wingfield --- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, South Africa ET Steenkamp --- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, South Africa TA Coutinho --- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, South Africa
    The pitch canker fungus, Fusarium circinatum, has caused large-scale mortality of young Pinus patula Schiede and Deppe ex Schltdl. and Cham. seedlings in nurseries in South Africa since 1990. Diseased seedlings have been inadvertently carried to the field, which in...
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  469. Future outlook for &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; in South Africa in the presence of the pitch canker fungus (&lt;em&gt;Fusarium circinatum&lt;/em&gt;)

    Future outlook for Pinus patula in South Africa in the presence of the pitch canker fungus (Fusarium circinatum)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: RG Mitchell --- , South Africa TA Coutinho --- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, South Africa E Steenkamp --- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, South Africa M Herbert --- , South Africa MJ Wingfield --- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, South Africa
    Approximately 50% of the area planted to softwood trees in South Africa has been established with Pinus patula, making it the most important pine species in the country. More effort has gone into developing this species for improved growth, tree...
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  470. The structural grading of young South African grown &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; sawn timber

    The structural grading of young South African grown Pinus patula sawn timber

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: GeorgeP Dowse --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa C Brand Wessels --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa
    In this study sawn timber from 16- to 20-year-old Pinus patula trees were obtained from a wide variety of sites along the Mpumalanga escarpment in South Africa. The objectives of this study were to assess the efficiency of the current...
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  471. Growth models based on radial increment observations for eight pine species in Angola

    Growth models based on radial increment observations for eight pine species in Angola

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Cristobal Delgado-Matas --- Faculty of Agrarian Sciences, Angola Timo Pukkala --- School of Forest Sciences, Finland
    Growth models for the Central Highlands of Angola were developed in this study for Pinus pseudostrobus Lindl., P. kesiya Royle ex Gordon, P. devoniana Lindl., P. chiapensis (Martinez) Andresen, P. elliottii Engelm., P. greggii Engelm. ex Parl., P. montezumae Lamb...
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  472. Precipitation partitioning in a diverse stand and a monospecific stand of regenerating forest in eastern China

    Precipitation partitioning in a diverse stand and a monospecific stand of regenerating forest in eastern China

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Huitao Shen --- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, China Wenhui You --- Department of Environment Science, China Xiaoxue Wang --- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, China
    Between 1 March and 31 October 2009, total precipitation, throughfall, stemflow and canopy interception losses were measured in two stands of secondary evergreen broadleaf forests, one a diverse vegetation stand and the other a monospecific stand dominated by Schima superba...
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  473. Development and validation of stem volume models for &lt;em&gt;Pinus kesiya&lt;/em&gt; in Benguet province, Philippines

    Development and validation of stem volume models for Pinus kesiya in Benguet province, Philippines

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Roscinto IanC Lumbres --- Department of Forest Resources, Korea Young Jin Lee --- Department of Forest Resources, Korea
    Stem volume equations (overbark) were developed, using established volume equation forms, and validated using a subset of the data collected for Pinus kesiya in Benguet province, Philippines. A total of 481 trees from Pinus kesiya stands in Benguet were measured...
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  474. Efficiency of inventory plot patterns in quantitative analysis of vegetation: a case study of tropical woodland and dense forest in Benin

    Efficiency of inventory plot patterns in quantitative analysis of vegetation: a case study of tropical woodland and dense forest in Benin

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Val&egrave;reK Salako --- Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, Benin RomainL Glele Kaka&iuml; --- Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, Benin AchilleE Assogbadjo --- Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, Benin Belarmain Fandohan --- Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, Benin Marcel Houinato --- Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, Benin Rodolphe Palm --- Agro-Bio Tech, Belgium
    The main issue in forest inventory is the reliability of data collected, which depends on the shape and size of inventoried plots. There is also a need for harmonisation of inventoried plot patterns in West Africa. This study focused on...
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  475. A model to predict productivity of different chipping operations

    A model to predict productivity of different chipping operations

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: MohammadR Ghaffariyan --- , Australia Raffaele Spinelli --- , Italy Mark Brown --- , Australia
    The chipping operation is an important component of harvesting systems producing biomass and pulp chips. This paper aimed to develop a valid model to predict the productivity of chipping as part of these operations. Over a number of years more...
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  476. Effects of irregular stand structure on tree growth, crown extension and branchiness of plantation-grown &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt;

    Effects of irregular stand structure on tree growth, crown extension and branchiness of plantation-grown Pinus patula

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Simon A Ackerman --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa Pierre A Ackerman --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa Thomas Seifert --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa
    The practice of combining row and selective thinning in commercial pine plantation silviculture carries the risk of unwanted irregularities in tree distribution, a situation that is aggravated when tree selection during marking is poor. The potential consequences of poor tree...
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  477. A comparison between excavator-based harvester productivity in coppiced and planted &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus grandis&lt;/em&gt; compartments in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    A comparison between excavator-based harvester productivity in coppiced and planted Eucalyptus grandis compartments in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Muedanyi Ramantswana --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Andrew McEwan --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Jaap Steenkamp --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa
    Due to the labour challenges in South Africa, mechanised forestry equipment has increasingly been required to operate in complex forest conditions – such as coppiced Eucalyptus compartments – where they have not operated before. For this reason, harvesters are either...
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  478. Generic linear mixed-effects individual-tree biomass models for &lt;em&gt;Pinus massoniana&lt;/em&gt; in southern China

    Generic linear mixed-effects individual-tree biomass models for Pinus massoniana in southern China

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Liyong Fu --- Research Institute of Forest Resource Information Techniques, China Weisheng Zeng --- Academy of Forest Inventory and Planning, State Forestry Administration, China Huiru Zhang --- Research Institute of Forest Resource Information Techniques, China Guangxing Wang --- Research Center of Forestry Remote Sensing and Information Engineering, China Yuancai Lei --- Research Institute of Forest Resource Information Techniques, China Shouzheng Tang --- Research Institute of Forest Resource Information Techniques, China
    Quantification of forest biomass is important for practical forestry and for scientific purposes. It is fundamental to develop generic individual-tree biomass models suitable for large-scale forest biomass estimation. However, compatibility of forest biomass estimates at different scales may become a...
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  479. Mixed-effects height&ndash;diameter models for ten conifers in the inland Northwest, USA

    Mixed-effects height–diameter models for ten conifers in the inland Northwest, USA

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Curtis L VanderSchaaf --- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, USA
    To demonstrate the utility of mixed-effects height–diameter models when conducting forest inventories, mixed-effects height–diameter models are presented for several commercially and ecologically important conifers in the inland Northwest of the USA. After obtaining height–diameter measurements from a plot/stand of interest,...
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  480. Variation in strength, stiffness and related wood properties in young South African-grown &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt;

    Variation in strength, stiffness and related wood properties in young South African-grown Pinus patula

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: C Brand Wessels --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa Francois S Malan --- Komatiland Forests, South Africa Daan G Nel --- Centre for Statistical Consultation, South Africa Tim Rypstra --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa
    The objective of this study was to examine the variation in and intercorrelation among wood properties determining the suitability of 16- to 20-year-old South African-grown Pinus patula trees for structural timber. A total of 1 112 sawn boards from 340...
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  481. Long-term population effect of male circumcision in generalised HIV epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa

    Long-term population effect of male circumcision in generalised HIV epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Michel Garenne
    This paper examines the complex relationship between male circumcision and HIV prevalence and incidence in sub-Saharan African countries that have generalised epidemics. In South Africa, the mean yearly HIV incidence and an estimate of the net reproduction rate of the...
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  482. Junior-headed households as a possible strategy for coping with the growing orphan crisis in northern Namibia

    Junior-headed households as a possible strategy for coping with the growing orphan crisis in northern Namibia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jan Kuhanen Riikka Shemeikka Veijo Notkola Margareth Nghixulifwa
    This paper reports research concerning junior-headed households among Oshiwambo speakers in north-central Namibia. Based on field interviews with randomly sampled junior heads of households and selected key informants, we outline some features common to the junior-headed households and the ways...
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  483. The effectiveness of a national communication campaign using religious leaders to reduce HIV-related stigma in Ghana

    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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  484. Gender, famine and HIV/AIDS: rethinking new variant famine in Malawi

    Gender, famine and HIV/AIDS: rethinking new variant famine in Malawi

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Andy Gibbs
    Although making a large and rapid impact on our understandings of the interactions between famine and HIV/AIDS, the new variant famine hypothesis has had little critical scrutiny. This paper uses a case study of the Malawian food crisis of 2001/2002...
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  485. Higher-risk sexual behaviour among HIV patients receiving antiretroviral treatment in Ibadan, Nigeria

    Higher-risk sexual behaviour among HIV patients receiving antiretroviral treatment in Ibadan, Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: BenjaminO Olley
    A stress–coping model was tested to examine the role that negative life events, coping methods, and depression might play in moderating the associations between HIV-related factors (ARV drug regimen, HIV staging and CD4 count) and higher-risk sexual behaviours of people...
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  486. HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis trials: socio-economic and ethical perspectives for sub-Saharan Africa

    HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis trials: socio-economic and ethical perspectives for sub-Saharan Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mpho Selemogo
    The advent of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as a HIV-prevention strategy has received optimistic support among HIV researchers. However, discourse on PrEP trials has tended to be dominated by the disputes arising between some activist groups and researchers about the...
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  487. Understanding diversity in impact and responses among HIV/AIDS-affected households: the case of Msinga, South Africa

    Understanding diversity in impact and responses among HIV/AIDS-affected households: the case of Msinga, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kees Swaans Jacqueline Broerse Irma Van Diepen Monique Salomon Diana Gibson Joske Bunders
    To gain a more comprehensive understanding of the impact of HIV and AIDS on rural households in Msinga, South Africa, the sustainable livelihoods framework was adapted. An ethnographic perspective was employed to examine: 1) the impact of HIV/AIDS-related illnesses on...
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  488. High prevalence of HIV and malaria co-infection in urban Douala, Cameroon

    High prevalence of HIV and malaria co-infection in urban Douala, Cameroon

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Theresa Nkuo-Akenji Etienne Emgilbert Tevoufouet Frankline Nzang Nancy Ngufor Elisabeth Fon
    A prospective cohort study was undertaken among 684 adult hospital attendees in Douala, Littoral Province, Cameroon. The objectives were to determine the prevalence of HIV/malaria co-infection and to determine and compare the prevalence of some parasitological, haematological and clinical parameters...
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  489. Women&#039;s health, HIV/AIDS and the workplace in South Africa

    Women's health, HIV/AIDS and the workplace in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Courtenay Sprague
    This work explores the connections between gender inequality, HIV/AIDS and women's health in the world of work in South Africa. These connections are located within a context of significant reversals in development, specifically declining life expectancy and premature mortality for...
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  490. Workplace peer educators and stress

    Workplace peer educators and stress

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: David Dickinson Kabelo Duncan Kgatea
    Peer educators form an important component of company responses to HIV and AIDS. Based on interviews with peer educators working in and around a mining company in South Africa's North-West Province, the study examines the relationship between involvement in peer...
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  491. HIV epidemiology and trends in a large national manufacturing company in South Africa, 2001&ndash;2006

    HIV epidemiology and trends in a large national manufacturing company in South Africa, 2001–2006

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Clive Evian
    This paper presents epidemiological data from ongoing HIV-prevalence surveillance in a large South African manufacturing company located in various provinces, as well as one location in Swaziland. A survey of the workforce in 12 of the manufacturer's business units (BUs)...
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  492. Conceptions of mental health among Ugandan youth orphaned by AIDS

    Conceptions of mental health among Ugandan youth orphaned by AIDS

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sheila Harms Ruth Kizza Joshua Sebunnya Susan Jack
    The AIDS epidemic has disproportionately affected developing or low-income sub-Saharan African countries. Within the context of the epidemic, children and youth are at risk of losing their parents at an early age. The experience of orphanhood due to AIDS has...
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  493. Facilitating health-enabling social contexts for youth: qualitative evaluation of a family-based HIV-prevention pilot programme

    Facilitating health-enabling social contexts for youth: qualitative evaluation of a family-based HIV-prevention pilot programme

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Zubeda Paruk Inge Petersen Arvin Bhana
    This paper reports on a post-intervention qualitative evaluation of the pilot intervention of the AmaQhawe Family Project, in South Africa, which is a cartoon-based, manualised intervention delivered to multiple family groups over 10 sessions, aimed at preventing HIV in adolescents...
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  494. The support needs of South African educators affected by HIV and AIDS

    The support needs of South African educators affected by HIV and AIDS

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Linda Theron --- School of Education Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, South Africa
    In a qualitative study of 77 South African educators, participants were asked to explain how they are affected by HIV and AIDS and how they would best like to be supported in response to this. The term ‘affected’ refers to...
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  495. A model for understanding the relationship between stigma and healthcare-seeking behaviour among people living with HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa

    A model for understanding the relationship between stigma and healthcare-seeking behaviour among people living with HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: NgoziC Mbonu --- Department of Health Promotion, The School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, The Netherlands Bart Van den Borne --- Department of Health Promotion, The School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, The Netherlands NanneK De Vries --- Department of Health Promotion, The School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, The Netherlands
    People living with HIV or AIDS (PLHIV) in sub-Saharan Africa sometimes have care-seeking behaviours that result in a suboptimal quality of life. This paper seeks to examine the role of stigma in the care-seeking behaviour of PLHIV. We hypothesise that...
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  496. A network-level explanation for the differences in HIV prevalence in South Africa&#039;s racial groups

    A network-level explanation for the differences in HIV prevalence in South Africa's racial groups

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Chris Kenyon --- Department of Medicine, South Africa Sipho Dlamini --- Department of Medicine, South Africa Andrew Boulle --- School of Public Health and Family Medicine, South Africa RichardG White --- , United Kingdom Motasim Badri --- Department of Medicine, South Africa
    Analyses of individual-level risk factors have not been able to adequately explain why HIV has spread so extensively in southern Africa and why this has occurred especially within certain racial or ethnic groups. Using data from a longitudinal study of...
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  497. Home-based care for people living with AIDS in Zimbabwe: voluntary caregivers&#039; motivations and concerns

    Home-based care for people living with AIDS in Zimbabwe: voluntary caregivers' motivations and concerns

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Alexander R&ouml;dlach --- Department of Sociology and Anthropology, United States
    Similar to the healthcare systems of other resource-constrained countries with a high prevalence of HIV and AIDS, Zimbabwe's healthcare system encourages communities and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to support the public healthcare sector by initiating home-based care activities and training volunteers...
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  498. Experiences of collaboration, coordination and efficiency in the delivery of HIV/AIDS home-based care in Zimbabwe

    Experiences of collaboration, coordination and efficiency in the delivery of HIV/AIDS home-based care in Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: John Mazzeo --- Department of Anthropology, United States Loveness Makonese --- Department of Sociology and Anthropology, South Africa
    The difficulties of achieving successful collaboration between stakeholders can lead to uncoordinated and fragmented outcomes for HIV/AIDS programming, which has consequences for the immediate health and livelihood security of the intended beneficiaries. This article examines the collaboration between local, national...
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  499. The relationship between temperature and standard rate of metabolism in African lungfish, &lt;em&gt;Protopterus aethiopicus&lt;/em&gt;, from Uganda

    The relationship between temperature and standard rate of metabolism in African lungfish, Protopterus aethiopicus, from Uganda

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: AshleyW Seifert LaurenJ Chapman
    The relationship between temperature and metabolism among ancient (non-teleost) fishes, while largely unknown, is essential to an understanding of the effects of temperature on fish energetics. This study quantifies the effect of temperature on the standard rate of metabolism in...
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  500. Effect of an impoundment on nutrient dynamics in the Kihansi River, Tanzania

    Effect of an impoundment on nutrient dynamics in the Kihansi River, Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: RJ Ideva J Machiwa F Schiemer T Hein
    The impact of the Kihansi Dam on electrical conductivity, pH, temperature and dissolved oxygen in the Kihansi River was assessed in 2005 after 85% of the original river flow had been diverted to the Lower Kihansi power plant. The results...
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  501. Effects of oil pollution on aquatic macroinvertebrate assemblages in Gabon wetlands

    Effects of oil pollution on aquatic macroinvertebrate assemblages in Gabon wetlands

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: MR Vinson EC Dinger J Kotynek M Dethier
    Macroinvertebrate assemblages from uncontaminated and contaminated sites in the Gamba Complex (Gabon) were compared, the latter sites having been subjected to ongoing oil spills since the 1970s. Vegetation communities surrounding the sites included savannah, shrub–scrub, palm forest, gallery forest and...
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  502. Population dynamics, life-history traits of and habitat use by two sympatric nothobranchiid fishes in a tropical stream, Kainji Lake Basin, Nigeria

    Population dynamics, life-history traits of and habitat use by two sympatric nothobranchiid fishes in a tropical stream, Kainji Lake Basin, Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: BD Olaosebikan SL Lamai T Musschoot
    Population dynamics and life-history traits of two sympatric nothobranchiid killifishes, Epiplatys bifasciatus and E. spilargyreius, were studied for 24 months in an intermittent stream in the Kainji Lake Basin, Nigeria. Epiplatys bifasciatus was more abundant throughout the study period, but...
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  503. Rapid biological assessment of the fishery potential of Xonxa Dam, near Queenstown, South Africa

    Rapid biological assessment of the fishery potential of Xonxa Dam, near Queenstown, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: TJ Richardson AJ Booth OLF Weyl
    Rapid biological assessments have been proposed as the most cost-effective approach to identify suitable target species and to set initial catch and fishing effort levels for new fisheries. Xonxa Dam, a turbid irrigation dam situated in the White Kei catchment,...
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  504. The role of ornamental goldfish &lt;em&gt;Carassius auratus&lt;/em&gt; in transfer of some viruses and ectoparasites to cultured fish in Egypt: comparative ultra-pathological studies

    The role of ornamental goldfish Carassius auratus in transfer of some viruses and ectoparasites to cultured fish in Egypt: comparative ultra-pathological studies

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: MA Mahmoud --- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Egypt SM Aly --- , Egypt AS Diab --- , Egypt G. John --- Department of Biotechnology, India
    Goldfish, common carp and Nile tilapia were sampled between September 2002 and May 2003 to investigate lesions induced by viral diseases and ectoparasites. Goldfish exhibited neoplasms, Dermocystidium sp., Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (Ich), Trichodina reticulata, Lernaea cyprinacea and systemic infections. Neoplastic and...
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  505. Growth and economic performance of &lt;em&gt;Clarias gariepinus&lt;/em&gt; juveniles fed diets containing velvet bean, &lt;em&gt;Mucuna pruriens&lt;/em&gt;, seed meal

    Growth and economic performance of Clarias gariepinus juveniles fed diets containing velvet bean, Mucuna pruriens, seed meal

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: AZ Aderolu --- Department of Marine Sciences, VM Akpabio --- Department of Marine Sciences,
    The partial replacement of fishmeal with mucuna seed meal in the diet of cultured juvenile Clarias gariepinus was tested over 70 days to determine their growth, nutrient and economic performance. The 25% fishmeal component of the control diet was replaced...
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  506. A histology-based fish health assessment of four commercially and ecologically important species from the Okavango Delta panhandle, Botswana

    A histology-based fish health assessment of four commercially and ecologically important species from the Okavango Delta panhandle, Botswana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JC van Dyk --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Department of Zoology, South Africa MJ Marchand --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Department of Zoology, South Africa NJ Smit --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Department of Zoology, South Africa GM Pieterse --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Department of Zoology, South Africa
    The health status of four commercially and ecologically important fish species from the Okavango Delta was assessed, using a histology-based health assessment protocol, to establish baseline data for future toxicity studies. Following the calculation of a necropsy-based health assessment index...
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  507. A benthic survey of the rocky reefs off Pondoland, South Africa

    A benthic survey of the rocky reefs off Pondoland, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: L Celliers BQ Mann AHH Macdonald MH Schleyer
    A subtidal marine biodiversity survey was carried out on shallow reefs (−1m to −30m) in the proclaimed Pondoland Marine Protected Area between Port Edward and Port St Johns, South Africa. A total of 26 benthic reef transects was undertaken involving...
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  508. Management of avian cholera &lt;em&gt;Pasteurella multocida&lt;/em&gt; outbreaks on Dyer Island, South Africa, 2002&ndash;2005

    Management of avian cholera Pasteurella multocida outbreaks on Dyer Island, South Africa, 2002–2005

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: LJ Waller LG Underhill
    In 2002 there was a widespread epizootic involving seabirds on five of the offshore islands of the Western Cape, South Africa. Since then, avian cholera Pasteurella multocida outbreaks have been occurring annually on one of these islands, Dyer Island. This...
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  509. Area utilisation and activity patterns of roman &lt;em&gt;Chrysoblephus laticeps&lt;/em&gt; (Sparidae) in a small marine protected area

    Area utilisation and activity patterns of roman Chrysoblephus laticeps (Sparidae) in a small marine protected area

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: SE Kerwath A G&ouml;tz CG Attwood WHH Sauer CG Wilke
    Information on the movement of fish is vital to determine the effectiveness of marine protected areas (MPAs) for fish conservation and fisheries management. This study investigates area utilisation and activity patterns of 13 adult roman Chrysoblephus laticeps (Sparidae) using telemetry...
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  510. Development of fishery indicators for local management initiatives &mdash; a case study for Plettenberg Bay, South Africa

    Development of fishery indicators for local management initiatives — a case study for Plettenberg Bay, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: MKS Smith CM King WHH Sauer PD Cowley
    In attempts to achieve sustainability, ecosystem-based approaches to fisheries management are becoming increasingly applicable. Indicators to assess the success of management measures are an important component of this approach. Data from a recreational linefishery are used to develop and propose...
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  511. Mapping and quantifying the South African kelp resource

    Mapping and quantifying the South African kelp resource

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: RJ Anderson A Rand MD Rothman A Share JJ Bolton
    Two species of kelp are exploited commercially in South Africa. Use of beach-cast Laminaria pallida is limited, although it comprises the bulk of the biomass on the northern West Coast. Ecklonia maxima dominates the southern West Coast and provides most...
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  512. Divergent trends in bank cormorants &lt;em&gt;Phalacrocorax neglectus&lt;/em&gt; breeding in South Africa&#039;s Western Cape consistent with a distributional shift of rock lobsters &lt;em&gt;Jasus lalandii&lt;/em&gt;

    Divergent trends in bank cormorants Phalacrocorax neglectus breeding in South Africa's Western Cape consistent with a distributional shift of rock lobsters Jasus lalandii

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: RJM Crawford AC Cockcroft BM Dyer L Upfold
    In South Africa's Western Cape Province, numbers of bank cormorants Phalacrocorax neglectus breeding at 11 localities decreased from above 500 pairs during 1978–1987 to 350 pairs from 1995 to 2006. The most northern colony (Lambert's Bay) was extinct by 1999...
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  513. Simultaneous extraction of chitin and astaxanthin from waste of lobsters &lt;em&gt;Jasus lalandii&lt;/em&gt;, and use of astaxanthin as an aquacultural feed additive

    Simultaneous extraction of chitin and astaxanthin from waste of lobsters Jasus lalandii, and use of astaxanthin as an aquacultural feed additive

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: L Auerswald G G&auml;de
    This work investigates simple methods for simultaneous extraction of astaxanthin and chitin from industrial waste of the South African West Coast rock lobster Jasus lalandii. Removal of proteins from waste is the critical step to yield intact chitin and astaxanthin...
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  514. The effect of marine protected areas on an exploited population of sex-changing temperate reef fish: an individual-based model

    The effect of marine protected areas on an exploited population of sex-changing temperate reef fish: an individual-based model

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: SE Kerwath A G&ouml;tz CG Attwood WHH Sauer
    The effect of two marine protected areas (MPAs) on roman Chrysoblephus laticeps (Sparidae), an exploited reef-fish species inhabiting the South African temperate south coast, was simulated with a spatially explicit, individual-based model based on geographically correct habitat distribution. The model...
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  515. Impact of the &lt;em&gt;Treasure&lt;/em&gt; oil spill on African penguins &lt;em&gt;Spheniscus demersus&lt;/em&gt; at Dassen Island: case study of a rescue operation

    Impact of the Treasure oil spill on African penguins Spheniscus demersus at Dassen Island: case study of a rescue operation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: AC Wolfaardt LG Underhill R Altwegg J Visagie AJ Williams
    The bulk ore carrier MV Treasure sank between Robben and Dassen islands off western South Africa in June 2000. Although releasing less oil than the Apollo Sea spill six years earlier, the number of African penguins Spheniscus demersus oiled (approximately...
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  516. From beans to breams: how participatory workshops can contribute to marine conservation planning

    From beans to breams: how participatory workshops can contribute to marine conservation planning

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: M Wheeler FMJ Chambers R Sims-Castley RM Cowling DS Schoeman
    Systematic conservation planning is increasingly being used in the marine environment, but the relative paucity of data on marine patterns and process still presents a problem, particularly in developing countries. For example, along the south-eastern component of the Agulhas marine...
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  517. Review of the rescue, rehabilitation and restoration of oiled seabirds in South Africa, especially African penguins &lt;em&gt;Spheniscus demersus&lt;/em&gt; and Cape gannets &lt;em&gt;Morus capensis&lt;/em&gt;, 1983&ndash;2005

    Review of the rescue, rehabilitation and restoration of oiled seabirds in South Africa, especially African penguins Spheniscus demersus and Cape gannets Morus capensis, 1983–2005

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: AC Wolfaardt AJ Williams LG Underhill RJM Crawford PA Whittington
    South Africa is a global hotspot for oil pollution. The regional oiled seabird cleaning centre, the South African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB), has handled over 50 000 seabirds from its inception in 1968 until 2005. The...
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  518. Extension of PIRATA in the tropical South-East Atlantic: an initial one-year experiment

    Extension of PIRATA in the tropical South-East Atlantic: an initial one-year experiment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: M Rouault J Servain CJC Reason B Bourl&egrave;s MJ Rouault N Fauchereau
    The Pilot (later termed Prediction) and Research Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic (PIRATA) programme, developed as a multinational network by Brazil, France and the USA, has deployed and maintained an array of 17 Autonomous Temperature Line Acquisition Systems (ATLAS)...
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  519. Syndromes of dryland degradation in southern Africa

    Syndromes of dryland degradation in southern Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: RJ Scholes --- Natural Resources and the Environment, South Africa
    Dryland degradation (in other words, desertification) is defined for the purposes of this paper as a persistent decrease in the capacity of an arid or semiarid ecosystem to supply a range of services, including (but not restricted to) forage, fuel,...
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  520. Induced chemical defences in &lt;em&gt;Colophospermum mopane&lt;/em&gt; trees

    Induced chemical defences in Colophospermum mopane trees

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: DCJ Wessels C van der Waal WF de Boer
    A field experiment was conducted in which Mopane (Colophospermum mopane) trees were subjected to three different canopy treatments:felling of trees at a mean height of 0.7m above ground level, felling at a height of 2m, or pruning of selected branches...
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  521. Influence of land use on phytomass accumulation in Highland Sourveld grassland in the southern Drakensberg, South Africa

    Influence of land use on phytomass accumulation in Highland Sourveld grassland in the southern Drakensberg, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: TG O&#039;Connor
    Transformation of indigenous vegetation for production purposes impacts negatively on biodiversity but does this necessarily equate with a decrease in phytomass accumulation, which may influence carbon sequestration? Phytomass accumulation was studied for common land covers of beef ranching or dairy...
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  522. Chemical composition and &lt;em&gt;in vitro&lt;/em&gt; ruminal fermentation of selected grasses in the semiarid savannas of Swaziland

    Chemical composition and in vitro ruminal fermentation of selected grasses in the semiarid savannas of Swaziland

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: S Tefera V Mlambo BJ Dlamini AM Dlamini KDN Koralagama FL Mould
    Little is known about the grass species type, composition and nutritive value in the semiarid savannas that sustain most of Swaziland's cattle population through the seven-month-long dry season. This study was conducted to investigate the nutritional characteristics of grasses collected...
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  523. On extension of isometries between unit spheres of L&lt;sup&gt;&infin;&lt;/sup&gt; and E

    On extension of isometries between unit spheres of L∞ and E

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Lei Li Weiyun Ren
    In this paper, we study the extension of isometries between the unit spheres of L ∞ and a normed space E. We find a condition under which an isometric mapping between the unit spheres can be extended to a linear...
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  524. Epimorphisms of metric frames

    Epimorphisms of metric frames

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Bernhard Banaschewski Ale&scaron; Pultr
    This paper deals with several aspects of epimorphisms in the category MFrm of metric frames and contractive homomorphisms. In particular, it is shown that i. the epicomplete metric frames are uniquely determined by the power-set lattices of sets,...
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  525. Performance of planted indigenous trees, &lt;em&gt;Acacia galpinii&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Faidherbia albida&lt;/em&gt;, in semi-arid Botswana

    Performance of planted indigenous trees, Acacia galpinii and Faidherbia albida, in semi-arid Botswana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: KP Walker JM Theron B Moseki
    Two popular indigenous browse, shade and poles trees, Acacia galpinii and Faidherbia albida, were evaluated for survival and growth on-farm in Malotwana, Botswana, with a mean annual rainfall of 450 mm. The trial was a two species × three spacing...
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  526. The effect of &lt;em&gt;Sirex noctilio&lt;/em&gt; infestation and fire damage on the chemical composition of South African-grown &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; pulpwood

    The effect of Sirex noctilio infestation and fire damage on the chemical composition of South African-grown Pinus patula pulpwood

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: M du Plessis NJ le Roux S Gardner-Lubbe JPJ Swart (Change Le to le) T Rypstra
    The infection and association between the wood wasp Sirex noctilio and the fungus Amylostereum areolatum is responsible for large-scale tree mortality in the Midlands of the KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. An exploratory investigation on the effect of the infestation...
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  527. Heritability of shoot die-back and root biomass in sixteen &lt;em&gt;Pterocarpus angolensis&lt;/em&gt; (Fabaceae) half-sib families from Malawi, Namibia and Zambia

    Heritability of shoot die-back and root biomass in sixteen Pterocarpus angolensis (Fabaceae) half-sib families from Malawi, Namibia and Zambia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: JP Mwitwa CRY Munthali G van Wyk
    The experiment was conducted to ascertain narrow-sense heritability (h 2) and the family-within-provenance variation in shoot die-back, taproot length and root biomass of half-sib Pterocarpus angolensis families from Malawi, Namibia and Zambia. Provenances differed significantly in shoot die-back for both...
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  528. Estimation of height growth patterns and site index curves for &lt;em&gt;Pinus radiata&lt;/em&gt; plantations in New South Wales, Australia

    Estimation of height growth patterns and site index curves for Pinus radiata plantations in New South Wales, Australia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: A Haywood
    The objective of this study was to estimate the mean top height growth patterns and site index curves (base index age 20 years) for Pinus radiata stands grown in New South Wales, Australia. Garcia's stochastic differential equation version of the...
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  529. Results from six &lt;em&gt;Pinus taeda&lt;/em&gt; nursery trials with the herbicide pendimethalin in the USA

    Results from six Pinus taeda nursery trials with the herbicide pendimethalin in the USA

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: DB South --- School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences and Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, USA TE Hill --- School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences and Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, USA
    Pendimethalin is used by some nursery managers to control weeds in Eucalyptus and Pinus seedbeds and cutting beds of Pinus. Six trials were implemented in open-rooted seedbeds to test the response of Pinus taeda to postemergence (to the crop) applications...
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  530. Effect of weeding and fertilisation on bark thickness and stem form of seven pine species on a low-elevation site at Usutu, Swaziland

    Effect of weeding and fertilisation on bark thickness and stem form of seven pine species on a low-elevation site at Usutu, Swaziland

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: JW Crous --- , South Africa AR Morris --- , South Africa S Khoza --- , Swaziland
    On a low-elevation site at Usutu alternative species to Pinus elliottii, the species recommended in the past for such sites, were planted to evaluate growth differences. At rotation age, destructive stem profile analyses were conducted on some of the trees...
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  531. Estimating biomass and macronutrient content of some commercially important plantation species in South Africa

    Estimating biomass and macronutrient content of some commercially important plantation species in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: SB Dovey --- , South Africa
    The removal of biomass, in any combination of stemwood, bark or branch harvesting, can cause a significant increase in nutrient loss from commercial timber plantations. Ensuring long-term site productivity of forest plantations is a key issue for forestry management. Managers...
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  532. Productivity gains by fertilisation in &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus urophylla&lt;/em&gt; clonal plantations across gradients in site and stand conditions

    Productivity gains by fertilisation in Eucalyptus urophylla clonal plantations across gradients in site and stand conditions

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: JM de Aguiar Ferreira --- , Brazil JL Stape --- Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, USA
    Nutrition management in Eucalyptus plantations is fundamental for sustaining high production. Fertilisation is routinely used to improve tree nutrition, providing profitable returns on large investments. Growth responses to fertilisation differ dramatically among sites, however, so efficient investment decisions in fertilisation...
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  533. The effects of mid- and late-rotation fertiliser application on tree growth and wood quality in softwood saw-timber stands: a critical review

    The effects of mid- and late-rotation fertiliser application on tree growth and wood quality in softwood saw-timber stands: a critical review

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: JM Campion
    The economic benefits of mid- and late-rotation fertiliser application in saw-timber stands are well documented. These benefits are significantly related to a reduction in the length of the compound interest period over which the investment in fertiliser is carried, compared...
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  534. Performance of exotic tree species planted for poverty alleviation in Lesotho

    Performance of exotic tree species planted for poverty alleviation in Lesotho

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: MM Pama J Zwolinski
    The people of Lesotho are among the poorest in the southern African region. The country is located in the Drakensberg mountains where winters are bitterly cold. Rural communities depend on woodfuels and cow dung for heating and cooking. Since the...
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  535. Potential impacts of climate change on the climatically suitable growth areas of &lt;em&gt;Pinus&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus&lt;/em&gt;: results from a sensitivity study in South Africa

    Potential impacts of climate change on the climatically suitable growth areas of Pinus and Eucalyptus: results from a sensitivity study in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: ML Warburton RE Schulze
    Global average surface temperature has increased by approximately 0.74 °C over the most recent 100-year period. At a regional level in South Africa, detectable changes in both the rainfall and temperature patterns have occurred in the past 50 years. Climate...
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  536. Reproductive biology and distribution of &lt;em&gt;Syngnathus temminckii&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;S. watermeyeri&lt;/em&gt; (Pisces: Syngnathidae) in southern Africa

    Reproductive biology and distribution of Syngnathus temminckii and S. watermeyeri (Pisces: Syngnathidae) in southern Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: M Mwale --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa H Kaiser --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa PC Heemstra --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa
    The reproductive biology and distribution of two species of Syngnathus (S. temminckii and S. watermeyeri) were investigated using information from museum specimens, published data, survey data and samples collected during mouth-breaching events of temporarily open/closed estuaries over the period 1950–2011...
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  537. Causes for the recent increase in sea surface salinity in the north-eastern Gulf of Guinea

    Causes for the recent increase in sea surface salinity in the north-eastern Gulf of Guinea

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: CY Da-Allada --- International Chair in Mathematical Physics and Applications [ICMPA &ndash; UNESCO Chair], B&eacute;nin G Alory --- Universit&eacute; de Toulouse; Universit&eacute; Paul Sabatier [UPS]; Laboratoire d&#039;Etudes en G&eacute;ophysique et Oc&eacute;anographie Spatiales [LEGOS], France Y du Penhoat --- International Chair in Mathematical Physics and Applications [ICMPA &ndash; UNESCO Chair], B&eacute;nin J Jouanno --- Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace [IPSL], France MN Hounkonnou --- Universit&eacute; de Toulouse; Universit&eacute; Paul Sabatier [UPS]; Laboratoire d&#039;Etudes en G&eacute;ophysique et Oc&eacute;anographie Spatiales [LEGOS], France E Kestenare --- Institut de Recherche pour le D&eacute;veloppement [IRD], France
    In situ sea surface salinity (SSS) observations showed an increase >0.5 over the period 2002–2009 in the Gulf of Guinea, off the Niger Delta. Observed changes in the Niger River runoff were not consistent with this increase in SSS, but...
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  538. Egg-capping in the Southern Ground-Hornbill &lt;em&gt;Bucorvus leadbeateri&lt;/em&gt;

    Egg-capping in the Southern Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Kathleen F Carstens --- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence at the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, South Africa
    ‘Egg-capping’ describes occurrences of the empty shell from a hatched egg slipping over an unhatched egg from the same clutch. It is a rare phenomenon, occurring typically in <2% of nests monitored. Here I report the first two observed cases...
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  539. Growth rates of alien &lt;em&gt;Oreochromis niloticus&lt;/em&gt; and indigenous &lt;em&gt;Oreochromis mortimeri&lt;/em&gt; in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe

    Growth rates of alien Oreochromis niloticus and indigenous Oreochromis mortimeri in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: PC Chifamba --- Department of Biological Sciences, Zimbabwe JJ Videler --- Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies, The Netherlands
    Growth rates of indigenous Oreochromis mortimeri and alien Oreochromis niloticus from Lake Kariba were estimated from samples collected in 1997–2000, 2003–2005 and 2010–2011. Growth zones on scales and otoliths of O. niloticus and on the otoliths and opercula of O...
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  540. A comparison of productive and non-productive green water-use efficiency of &lt;em&gt;Podocarpus henkelii&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands

    A comparison of productive and non-productive green water-use efficiency of Podocarpus henkelii and Pinus patula in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Hartley H Bulcock --- Centre for Water Resources Research, South Africa Mark B Gush --- CSIR, South Africa Graham PW Jewitt --- Centre for Water Resources Research, South Africa
    A number of studies undertaken in South Africa to quantify the green water-use (total evaporation) of introduced commercial forestry species have shown conclusively that green water-use from commercial forest plantations is substantially higher than from the original grasslands or fynbos...
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  541. Percentile-based Weibull diameter distribution model for &lt;em&gt;Pinus kesiya&lt;/em&gt; stands in Benguet province, Philippines

    Percentile-based Weibull diameter distribution model for Pinus kesiya stands in Benguet province, Philippines

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Roscinto Ian C Lumbres --- Warm Temperate and Subtropical Forest Research Center, Republic of Korea Young Jin Lee --- Department of Forest Resources, Republic of Korea
    This study was conducted to develop a diameter distribution model for Pinus kesiya stands in Benguet province, Philippines, using the percentile-based Weibull model. The performance of the different equations was examined using evaluation statistics such as the fit index (FI)...
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  542. Ectopic ACTH syndrome: a clinical challenge

    Ectopic ACTH syndrome: a clinical challenge

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: NI Tsabedze --- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, C Ray --- Division of Anatomical Pathology, M Hale --- Division of Anatomical Pathology,
    A patient was managed in our endocrinology unit with ectopic Cushing's syndrome from an adrenocorticotropic hormone-producing neuroendocrine carcinoma of the anal canal. There was limited response to standard therapy, which made it difficult to correct the electrolyte and metabolic derangements...
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  543. Papillary thyroid cancer: sporadic or inherited?

    Papillary thyroid cancer: sporadic or inherited?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: S Mogili --- Resident Department of Internal Medicine, K Rajamani --- Endocrinology and Diabetes Center,
    Background: Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is one of the most common thyroid malignancies, with an increase in incidence rates over the past few decades. Although the exact cause of thyroid cancer in most patients is still unclear, the possibility of...
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  544. Enzymatic and genetic polymorphisms of paraoxonase-1 in the Gabonese population: the relation to lipid parameters in patients with diabetes

    Enzymatic and genetic polymorphisms of paraoxonase-1 in the Gabonese population: the relation to lipid parameters in patients with diabetes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: FA Abessolo --- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Gabon MJ Bruno --- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Centre of Libreville, Gabon MA N&#039;negue --- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Gabon M Yangou --- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Gabon E Ngou-Milama --- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Gabon
    Background: The objective was to study the relationship between the paraoxonase-1 activity, genetic polymorphisms and lipid parameters in a black patient population.
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  545. Atypical femoral fractures

    Atypical femoral fractures

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: I Butler --- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, B Tipping --- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, R Bhaga --- Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery,
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  546. The epidemiology and pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes mellitus in Africa

    The epidemiology and pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes mellitus in Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: CJ Padoa --- Department of Chemical Pathology National Health Laboratory Service,
    Type 1 diabetes is a serious, debilitating disease, with life-threatening complications, and the financial burden associated with the management of this disease is enormous. Early diagnosis and intervention can improve morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately, in Africa, type 1 diabetes is...
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  547. Do heavy metals counter the potential health benefits of wine?

    Do heavy metals counter the potential health benefits of wine?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: AD Marais --- Division of Lipidology, Department of Internal Medicine, DM Blackhurst --- Division of Lipidology, Department of Internal Medicine,
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  548. The febrile parturient: choice of anesthesia

    The febrile parturient: choice of anesthesia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Krzysztof M Kuczkowski --- Departments of Anesthesiology and Reproductive Medicine,
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  549. Clinical challenges in the co-management of diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis in southern Africa

    Clinical challenges in the co-management of diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis in southern Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: MJA Reid --- Perleman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, USA N McFadden --- Perleman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, USA BM Tsima --- School of Medicine, University of Botswana, Botswana
    Over the past 20 years, tuberculosis incidence in southern Africa has increased at an alarming rate, fuelled primarily by the human immunodeficiency virus epidemic. The emerging prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the region represents a new threat to tuberculosis control...
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  550. Attenuation of the haemodynamic response to placement of the Mayfield skull pin head holder: alfentanil versus scalp block

    Attenuation of the haemodynamic response to placement of the Mayfield skull pin head holder: alfentanil versus scalp block

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: FJ Smith --- Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, South Africa CJ van der Merwe --- Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, South Africa PJ Becker --- Unit for Biostatistics, South Africa
    Introduction: Application of the Mayfield clamp causes a significant haemodynamic response. Different methods have been used to attenuate this response. We compared two of these methods, namely alfentanil bolus (Group A) and nerve block of the scalp (Group B). METHOD:...
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  551. Perioperative care of a pregnant trauma victim: a review of anesthetic considerations

    Perioperative care of a pregnant trauma victim: a review of anesthetic considerations

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: KM Kuczkowski --- Departments of Anesthesiology and Reproductive Medicine, USA
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  552. Acute hyperventilation leading to hypocalcaemia during spinal anaesthesia

    Acute hyperventilation leading to hypocalcaemia during spinal anaesthesia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: N Kumar --- Department of Anaesthesia &amp; Intensive Care, India S Podder --- Department of Anaesthesia &amp; Intensive Care, India T Sinha --- Department of Anaesthesia &amp; Intensive Care, India GD Puri --- Department of Anaesthesia &amp; Intensive Care, India
    The most common cause of hypocalcaemia under general anaesthesia is acute mechanical hyperventilation, but hypocalcaemia during spinal anaesthesia has not been reported. This case report describes the development of hypocalcaemia due to hyperventilation in a patient undergoing appendicectomy under spinal...
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  553. Submucous dissection of the nasopharynx complicating nasotracheal intubation

    Submucous dissection of the nasopharynx complicating nasotracheal intubation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: BO Bolaji --- Departments of Anaesthesia, Nigeria IK Kolawole --- Departments of Anaesthesia, Nigeria AAG Abdulrahman --- Departments of Surgery, Nigeria
    We present the case of a 60-year old woman, who had an unusual complication of nasotracheal intubation, which was carried out to relieve post-thyroidectomy respiratory distress at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH). She presented with a huge malignant...
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  554. Remifentanil in a patient with Huntington&#039;s chorea

    Remifentanil in a patient with Huntington's chorea

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: CH Daniel --- Department of Anaesthesia, South Africa
    Relatively few published case reports related to the anaesthetic management of Huntington's chorea (HC) exist. At the time of surgery no publications were found related to remifentanil's use in patients with HC. This case report describes the management of a...
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  555. Advances in obstetric anesthesia: ambulation during labor with combined spinal-epidural analgesia

    Advances in obstetric anesthesia: ambulation during labor with combined spinal-epidural analgesia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: KM Kuczkowski --- Departments of Anesthesiology and Reproductive Medicine, USA
    Epidural analgesia is widely considered as the most effective method of providing pain relief in labor. However, epidural labor analgesia is not a generic procedure and many technical modifications have been invented over time. Continuous search for a balanced labor...
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  556. The role of psychosocial variables in physician judgement of pain-related disability

    The role of psychosocial variables in physician judgement of pain-related disability

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: SP Walker --- Unit for Professional Training and Service in the Behavioural Sciences, CL Odendaal --- Pain Control Unit, KGF Esterhuyse --- Department of Psychology,
    Objective: The current study aimed to determine the extent to which physicians take psychosocial factors into account when making pain-related judgements of disability.
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  557. Coping responses as predictors of psychosocial functioning amongst individuals suffering from chronic pain

    Coping responses as predictors of psychosocial functioning amongst individuals suffering from chronic pain

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: AC Vorster --- Department of Psychology, South Africa SP Walker --- Unit for Professional Training and Sevices in the Behavioural Sciences, South Africa KGF Esterhuyse --- Department of Psychology, South Africa
    Background: Research on coping with chronic pain has focused on exploring the impact of different coping responses on various aspects of living with chronic pain. The aim of this study is to determine whether certain coping responses can be identified...
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  558. Lipid rescue: the use of lipid emulsions to treat local anaesthetic toxicity

    Lipid rescue: the use of lipid emulsions to treat local anaesthetic toxicity

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: CJ Kruger --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa PC Marwick --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa AI Levin --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa
    Despite increasing safety of regional anaesthesia, the growth in the popularity therof implies that local anaesthetic toxicity will occur occasionally. Local anaesthetic cardiotoxicity, even when using “safer” modern local anaesthetics, is notoriously resistant to standard resuscitation. The aim of this...
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  559. Cardiac arrest after submucosal infiltration with lignocaine 2%&mdash;epinephrine in nasal surgery: A case report

    Cardiac arrest after submucosal infiltration with lignocaine 2%—epinephrine in nasal surgery: A case report

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: SC Pawar --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India SS Patil --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India SR Jagtap --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India S Deolokar --- Department of General Surgery, India
    A case of a 26-year-old ASA I physical status male undergoing septoplasty had an abrupt pulseless ventricular tachycardia following submucosal infiltration of lignocaine 2% with epinephrine 1: 200,000 combination. Ventricular tachycardia associated with unconsciousness and absent peripheral pulse was transient...
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  560. Spinal anaesthesia in young patients: evaluation of needle gauge and design on technical problems and postdural puncture headache

    Spinal anaesthesia in young patients: evaluation of needle gauge and design on technical problems and postdural puncture headache

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: VR Shah --- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre and Institute of Transplantation Sciences, India GP Bhosale --- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre and Institute of Transplantation Sciences, India
    Background: The well-known complication of spinal anaesthesia, postdural puncture headache (PDPH), is especially troublesome in young patients. The needle gauge and configuration of needle tip appear to be the important factors in reducing the incidence of PDPH; however it may...
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  561. Correlation between spinal column length and the spread of subarachnoid hyperbaric bupivacaine in the term parturient

    Correlation between spinal column length and the spread of subarachnoid hyperbaric bupivacaine in the term parturient

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: WM Wan Rahiza --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Malaysia AR Raha --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Malaysia A Muhd Helmi --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Malaysia MN Nadia --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Malaysia M Muhammad --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Malaysia Z Azmil Farid --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Malaysia I Azarinah --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Malaysia MZ Jaafar --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Malaysia
    Background: Anaesthetists frequently tailor the subarachnoid local anaesthetic dosage according to parturient height to achieve sensory blockade up to the T4 dermatome for lower segment Caesarean sections (LSCSs). Studies that have been conducted have demonstrated that height does not affect...
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  562. The role of coping responses in the relationship between perceived stress and satisfaction with life amongst chronic pain patients

    The role of coping responses in the relationship between perceived stress and satisfaction with life amongst chronic pain patients

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: SP Walker --- Unit for Professional Training and Service in the Behavioural Sciences, South Africa KGF Esterhuyse --- Department of Psychology, South Africa L Van Lill --- Department of Psychology, South Africa
    Background: This study aimed to determine the effect of coping responses on the relationship between perceived stress and satisfaction with life in a sample of chronic pain patients.
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  563. Cardiac arrest during transurethral resection of the prostate: the overzealous restriction of intravenous fluids&mdash;a possible cause?

    Cardiac arrest during transurethral resection of the prostate: the overzealous restriction of intravenous fluids—a possible cause?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: N Srinivasan --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India L Shenoy --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India
    Cardiac arrest during spinal anaesthesia has been widely reported in literature, with several mechanisms being described. There have so far, however, been no reports of cardiac arrest after spinal anaesthesia during transurethral resection in prostate surgery. We report on a...
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  564. Anaesthetic implications of a parturient with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome

    Anaesthetic implications of a parturient with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: T Singh --- Department of Anaesthesia, India SM Ghosh --- Department of Anaesthesia, India R Agarwala --- Department of Anaesthesia, India K Rahul --- Department of Anaesthesia, India
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  565. Anaesthetic management of a parturient with severe pulmonary stenosis undergoing Caesarean section

    Anaesthetic management of a parturient with severe pulmonary stenosis undergoing Caesarean section

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: JK Makkar --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, India S Jindal --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, India A Jain --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, India J Wig --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, India
    We report the successful management of a parturient with severe pulmonary stenosis undergoing Caesarean section. Anaesthesia was managed with combined spinal and epidural anaesthetic technique. During the intraoperative period, haemodynamic parameters were well maintained. There were no episodes of haemodynamic...
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  566. Emergency Caesarean section in a patient with known sickle-cell disease and myasthenia gravis

    Emergency Caesarean section in a patient with known sickle-cell disease and myasthenia gravis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: AA Ehiozie-Osifo --- Department of Anaesthesia, Nigeria JO Olatosi --- Department of Anaesthesia, Nigeria OT Kushimo --- Department of Anaesthesia, Nigeria
    A 33-year-old patient with known sickle-cell disease (SS) booked for antenatal care at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital at six weeks gestational age. She had been diagnosed with myasthenia gravis three years prior to presentation and placed on oral anticholinesterase...
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  567. The effects of incisional bupivacaine infusions on postoperative opioid consumption and pain scores after total abdominal hysterectomy

    The effects of incisional bupivacaine infusions on postoperative opioid consumption and pain scores after total abdominal hysterectomy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: SL Russell --- Department of Anaesthesiology, South Africa E Frohlich --- Department of Anaesthesiology, South Africa P Du Plessis --- Department of Anaesthesiology, South Africa
    Background: The aim of this study was to determine opioid requirements and pain intensity scores in patients after a total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) administered with a bupivacaine infusion for a 30-hour period, and then to compare the data with that...
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  568. The effects of intrathecal midazolam on the duration of analgesia in patients undergoing knee arthroscopy

    The effects of intrathecal midazolam on the duration of analgesia in patients undergoing knee arthroscopy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: N Nanjegowda --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India MS Nataraj --- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, India DM Kavaraganahalli --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India G Kini --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India
    Background: Spinal anaesthesia is a common anaesthetic technique for lower limb surgery. Many adjuvants have been tried to prolong the duration of analgesia provided by local anaesthetics when administered intrathecally. Midazolam has been shown to prolong the duration of analgesia...
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  569. Potentially fatal tricuspid valve aspergilloma detected after laparoscopic abdominal surgery

    Potentially fatal tricuspid valve aspergilloma detected after laparoscopic abdominal surgery

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: MK Singla --- Department of Cardiac Anaesthesia, A Shrivastava --- Department of Cardiac Anaesthesia, KC Mukherjee --- Department of Cardiac Surgery, K Sodhi --- Department of Critical Care,
    Fungal endocarditis accounts for 1.3–6% of all cases of infective endocarditis. The most common causative organism is Candida, followed by Aspergillus and other mould fungi. Aspergillus endocarditis is usually associated with high morbidity and mortality. Establishing a definitive and timely...
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  570. Rigid endoscope-assisted tracheal intubation in a case of epiglottic cyst

    Rigid endoscope-assisted tracheal intubation in a case of epiglottic cyst

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: G Ramanathan --- Department of Anaesthesiology, G Shalini --- Department of Anaesthesiology, MD Karunanithi --- Department of Anaesthesiology, PK Purushottaman --- Department of Anaesthesiology, K Ratnam --- SRM Hospital and Research Centre, R Umadevi --- SRM Hospital and Research Centre,
    Epiglottic cysts are of particular interest to both surgeons and anaesthetists because of the way in which they encroach on the airway. An epiglottic cyst in a 29-year-old woman was scheduled for endoscopic excision. It was located at the vallecula,...
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  571. Chronic pain in the community: a survey in a township in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Chronic pain in the community: a survey in a township in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: EU Igumbor --- School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, South Africa TR Puoane --- School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, South Africa SA Gansky --- Division of Oral Epidemiology, USA O Plesh --- Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Science, USA
    Background: Comprehensive information is needed on the epidemiology and burden of chronic pain in the population for the development of appropriate health interventions. This study aimed to determine the prevalence, severity, risk indicators and responses of chronic pain among adults...
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  572. Addition of adenosine to hyperbaric bupivacaine in spinal anaesthesia does not prolong postoperative analgesia in vaginal hysterectomy

    Addition of adenosine to hyperbaric bupivacaine in spinal anaesthesia does not prolong postoperative analgesia in vaginal hysterectomy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: A Ghai --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India S Hooda --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India S Saxena --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India N Garg --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India R Wadhera --- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, India
    Background: Systemic administration of adenosine produces anti-nociception. Although literature supports intrathecal adenosine for neuropathic pain, its efficacy in postoperative pain remains unproven. There has been no study on the efficacy of adenosine on postoperative pain when administered with hyperbaric bupivacaine...
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  573. Anaesthesia for transvenous transcatheter tricuspid valve-in-valve implantation

    Anaesthesia for transvenous transcatheter tricuspid valve-in-valve implantation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: LJ Du Preez --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, P Le Roux --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, AR Coetzee --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care,
    The authors report and discuss the anaesthetic management of a transvenous transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement. The conduct of anaesthesia, the challenges encountered and the specific risks associated with the procedure will be discussed. Percutaneous tricuspid valve replacement may be safely...
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  574. Puerperal seizures: not the usual suspects

    Puerperal seizures: not the usual suspects

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: ID Hayes --- Department of Anaesthesia, Ireland K Enohumah --- Department of Anaesthesia, Ireland N Hayes --- Department of Anaesthesia, Ireland C McCaul --- Department of Anaesthesia, Ireland
    We present a case of puerperal seizures and neonatal flaccidity due to abuse and abrupt withdrawal from zolpidem, following an elective Caesarean delivery at term.
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  575. Safety of pain control with morphine: new (and old) aspects of morphine pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics

    Safety of pain control with morphine: new (and old) aspects of morphine pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: JF Coetzee --- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care,
    Background: A 26-year-old, 59 kg female was administered morphine 10 mg during tonsillectomy, and 5 mg in the recovery room. She died 5 hours after the operation. Hypoxic cerebral injury, arising from morphine side-effects, was pronounced the cause of death,...
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  576. Microbial growth in a mixture of hyperbaric bupivacaine and fentanyl prepared in a multi-dose syringe in the operating theatre environment

    Microbial growth in a mixture of hyperbaric bupivacaine and fentanyl prepared in a multi-dose syringe in the operating theatre environment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: G Morgan --- Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
    Background: A protocol has been devised in which a 20ml mixture of hyperbaric bupivacaine and fentanyl is prepared in a multi-dose syringe, from which aliquots are withdrawn into individual sterile syringes for use in spinal anaesthesia. The risk of microbial...
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  577. Case study: Anaesthetic management of an achondroplastic dwarf undergoing radical nephrectomy

    Case study: Anaesthetic management of an achondroplastic dwarf undergoing radical nephrectomy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: A Jain --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, India K Jain --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, India JK Makkar --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, India K Mangal --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, India
    A three feet two inch (96 cm) tall achondroplastic patient with urothelial cell carcinoma involving renal pelvis was scheduled for a radical nephrectomy. Radial artery cannulation and central venous access were secured in the pre-induction period. After induction, the airway...
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  578. Case study: Anaesthesia implications and considerations in a case of pemphigus vulgaris for orthopaedic bipolar prosthesis implant surgery

    Case study: Anaesthesia implications and considerations in a case of pemphigus vulgaris for orthopaedic bipolar prosthesis implant surgery

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: SJ Bajwa --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, J Kaur --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, SK Bajwa --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, G Bakshi --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care,
    A 60-year-old patient suffering from pemphigus vulgaris for the past year was admitted to the emergency ward for fracture neck of femur. She also presented with lesions involving oral mucosa, back, inframammary and genital areas which were in partial remission...
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  579. Case study: An unusual cause of clotted blood in epidural catheter

    Case study: An unusual cause of clotted blood in epidural catheter

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: S Kiran --- Department of Anaesthesia, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma, India R Taneja --- Department of Anaesthesia, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma, India
    The failure of an epidural catheter after initially functioning well may be due to kinking, knotting or epidural catheter lumen blockage. The presence of blood in the epidural catheter is usually due to the catheter's traumatic placement or to intravascular...
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  580. Postoperative analgesia in children: getting it right

    Postoperative analgesia in children: getting it right

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: CA Lee --- Department of Anaesthesiology,
    The management of postoperative pain in children has historically been poor, but advances have been made in the last decade. As pain is a complex phenomenon, a multimodal approach to treatment is required. This article aims to give a brief...
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  581. Perioperative adverse airway events in cleft lip and palate repair

    Perioperative adverse airway events in cleft lip and palate repair

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: AT Adenekan --- Departments of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Nigeria AF Faponle --- Departments of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Nigeria FO Oginni --- Departments of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nigeria
    Background: Airway-related problems account for the majority of anaesthetic morbidity in paediatric anaesthesia, but more so for cleft lip and palate repair. The aim of this study was to assess the frequency, pattern, management and outcome of adverse airway events...
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  582. Use of the sitting position for pineal tumour surgery in a five-year-old child

    Use of the sitting position for pineal tumour surgery in a five-year-old child

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: P Amukoa --- Kericho District Hospital, Kenya A Reed --- Metro West Anaesthetic Service, New Somerset Hospital, JM Thomas --- Red Cross War Memorial Children&#039;s Hospital,
    The sitting position provides almost ideal access to several areas within the cranium. The high risk of air embolism has led to decreased use of the sitting position. However, improved identification of patients at risk of paradoxical embolism may allow...
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  583. Cervical epidural anaesthesia for shoulder arthroscopy and effective postoperative physiotherapy for a frozen shoulder: a case study

    Cervical epidural anaesthesia for shoulder arthroscopy and effective postoperative physiotherapy for a frozen shoulder: a case study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: K Marodkar --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India S Deshmukh --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India
    Shoulder arthroscopy is used to treat various diseases of the shoulder, including refractory adhesive capsulitis. Effective postoperative pain relief is critical for these patients, as the success of surgery largely depends on early and regular physiotherapy. Although traditionally, various methods...
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  584. The use of lumbar X-rays to facilitate neuraxial anaesthesia during knee replacement surgery in patients who have had previous spinal surgery

    The use of lumbar X-rays to facilitate neuraxial anaesthesia during knee replacement surgery in patients who have had previous spinal surgery

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: AP Coetzer --- , RVP De Villiers --- Drs Van Wageningen and Partners,
    Background: Knee replacement surgery is an operation that is performed on older patients, with a few exceptions. Many of these patients have co-existing diseases and have had previous surgery, of which lumbar spinal surgery is of particular relevance. Neuraxial anaesthesia...
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  585. The effect of positive end-expiratory pressure on pulse pressure variation

    The effect of positive end-expiratory pressure on pulse pressure variation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: FJ Smith --- Department of Anaesthesiology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, M Geyser --- Department of Anaesthesiology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, I Schreuder --- Department of Anaesthesiology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, PJ Becker --- Biostatics Unit,
    Objectives: To determine the effect of different levels of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) on pulse pressure variation (PPV).
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  586. Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring for the anaesthetist

    Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring for the anaesthetist

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: JJN Van Der Walt --- Department of Anaesthesia, JM Thomas --- Red Cross War Memorial Children&#039;s Hospital, University of Cape Town, AA Figaji --- Division of Neurosurgery,
    Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) has become the gold standard for the monitoring of functional nervous tissue and mapping of eloquent brain tissue during neurosurgical procedures. The multimodal use of somatosensory-evoked potentials and motor-evoked potentials ensures adequate monitoring of anterior sensory...
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  587. Spinal anaesthesia for brachytherapy for carcinoma of the cervix: a comparison of two dose regimens of hyperbaric bupivacaine

    Spinal anaesthesia for brachytherapy for carcinoma of the cervix: a comparison of two dose regimens of hyperbaric bupivacaine

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: NJ Haus --- Department of Anaesthesia, TC Kambarami --- Department of Anaesthesia, RA Dyer --- Department of Anaesthesia,
    Objectives: Spinal anaesthesia can be suitably performed for a variety of day-stay (ambulatory) surgical procedures. The time taken for adequate recovery to allow discharge home from hospital is an important consideration. The purpose of this study was to compare the...
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  588. The opinion of patients at a local South Africa teaching hospital on physician-industry relations

    The opinion of patients at a local South Africa teaching hospital on physician-industry relations

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: R Wise --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, RN Rodseth --- University of KwaZulu-Natal,
    Objectives: This study aimed to determine how South African patients at a regional state hospital perceived the practice of physicians accepting gifts from the pharmaceutical industry. The physician-patient relationship is built on trust, with an understanding that the physician will...
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  589. Effectiveness of low-dose midazolam plus ketamine in the prevention of shivering during spinal anaesthesia for emergency lower limb surgery

    Effectiveness of low-dose midazolam plus ketamine in the prevention of shivering during spinal anaesthesia for emergency lower limb surgery

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: K Misiran --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Malaysia FZ Aziz --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Malaysia
    Objective: This study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of two different dosages of intravenous midazolam in combination with ketamine in the prevention of shivering during spinal anaesthesia for emergency lower limb surgery.
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  590. Pain severity, coping and satisfaction with life in patients with chronic pain

    Pain severity, coping and satisfaction with life in patients with chronic pain

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: SP Walker --- Unit for Professional Training and Services in the Behavioural Sciences (UNIBS), KGF Esterhuyse --- Department of Psychology,
    Objectives: The primary study aim was to determine whether or not a statistically significant relationship exists between pain severity and satisfaction with life in patients with chronic pain. The second aim was to explore the extent to which coping responses...
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  591. Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring for the anaesthetist

    Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring for the anaesthetist

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: JJN Van Der Walt --- Department of Anaesthesia, Red Cross War Memorial Children&#039;s Hospital, JM Thomas --- Red Cross War Memorial Children&#039;s Hospital, AA Figaji --- Division of Neurosurgery,
    The use of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (INM) during spinal orthopaedic and neurosurgical procedures provides a challenge to the attending anaesthesiologist. Since all anaesthetic agents affect synaptic function, the choice of agent will be determined by the type of surgery and...
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  592. Peripheral nerve stimulator-induced electrostimulation at the P6 point reduces the incidence of post-spinal hypotension in patients undergoing post-trauma orthopaedic surgery

    Peripheral nerve stimulator-induced electrostimulation at the P6 point reduces the incidence of post-spinal hypotension in patients undergoing post-trauma orthopaedic surgery

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: KS Al Rawahi RM Khan N Kaul --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, National Trauma Centre, Sultanate of Oman M Azharuddin --- Department of Medicine, India
    Objectives: Sympathetic block following spinal anaesthesia is often associated with a fall in blood pressure. This fall has been shown to be attenuated by using transcutaneous nerve stimulation at the P6 point in patients receiving spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section...
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  593. Carcinoid heart disease secondary to ovarian tumour: a logical sequence of management?

    Carcinoid heart disease secondary to ovarian tumour: a logical sequence of management?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: R Sahajanandan --- Heart and Lung Centre, S Lakshmanan --- Heart and Lung Centre, S Hester --- Heart and Lung Centre, M Norell --- Heart and Lung Centre, P Strouhal --- Heart and Lung Centre, D Murphy --- Heart and Lung Centre, H Buch --- Heart and Lung Centre, JS Billing --- Heart and Lung Centre,
    There are only few reported cases of carcinoid heart disease caused by ovarian tumours. The main cause of morbidity and mortality in these patients is right heart failure. Most cases of carcinoid heart disease have liver metastases and undergo cardiac...
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  594. Avoiding adverse outcomes in anaesthesia. The relevant As: allergy, asthma airway and anaphylaxis

    Avoiding adverse outcomes in anaesthesia. The relevant As: allergy, asthma airway and anaphylaxis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: A Bosenberg --- Department Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Faculty Health Sciences, USA
    The perioperative preparation of children presenting for surgery aims to identify medical problems that might influence the outcome and to institute management strategies to reduce those risks. Adverse respiratory events remain a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in modern...
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  595. Anaesthetic management of endoscopic resection of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma: our experience and a review of the literature

    Anaesthetic management of endoscopic resection of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma: our experience and a review of the literature

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: P Khanna --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, India BR Ray --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, India R Sinha --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, India R Kumar --- Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, India K Sikka --- Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, India AC Singh --- Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, India
    Background: Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA) is a rare, benign, vascular tumour in adolescent males with potential life-threatening complications. Advances in endoscopic surgery, invasive monitoring and hypotensive anaesthesia have made JNAs amenable to endoscopic surgical resection. We present the anaesthetic management...
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  596. Procedural sedation and analgesia for out-of-hospital breast surgery: an overview of the procedural sedation and analgesia technique

    Procedural sedation and analgesia for out-of-hospital breast surgery: an overview of the procedural sedation and analgesia technique

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: AJ Louw --- ,
    Out-of-hospital surgical procedures are a rapidly growing market. This has led to surgical procedures that were previously limited to the hospital operating room, with general anaesthesia being performed outside the hospital with sedation and regional anaesthesia. Breast surgery, whether cosmetic,...
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  597. The effect of intrathecal midazolam on the characteristics of bupivacaine spinal block and postoperative analgesia in gynaecological procedures

    The effect of intrathecal midazolam on the characteristics of bupivacaine spinal block and postoperative analgesia in gynaecological procedures

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: S Sidiq --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India A Waheed --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India
    Objectives: The present study was undertaken to determine the onset of sensory block, the time to achieve the maximum level of sensory block and the analgesic efficacy of intrathecal midazolam when given in combination with bupivacaine, and also to observe...
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  598. Elective use of intra-aortic balloon pumping during Whipple&#039;s procedure in a patient with ischaemic heart disease

    Elective use of intra-aortic balloon pumping during Whipple's procedure in a patient with ischaemic heart disease

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: K Subramanayam --- Department of Anaesthesiology, B Babu --- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, R Bhat --- Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, S Reddy --- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, India
    A 61-year-old man with diabetes who presented with carcinoma of the head of the pancreas was detected to have severe coronary artery disease. Coronary artery bypass grafting was advised. In view of the urgent nature of the abdominal surgery, resection...
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  599. Intrathecal fentanyl with 0.5% bupivacaine heavy in chronic opium abusers

    Intrathecal fentanyl with 0.5% bupivacaine heavy in chronic opium abusers

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: S Gupta --- Department of Anaesthesia, India K Dev --- Department of Anaesthesia, India S Katyal --- Department of Anaesthesia, India S Kathuria --- Department of Anaesthesia, India
    Background: Chronic use of opioids in opium abusers can cause poor pain control and increased analgaesic requirement. We compared the duration of spinal anaesthesia in chronic opium abusers and non-abusers.
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  600. Perioperative effect of epidural dexmedetomidine with intrathecal bupivacaine on haemodynamic parameters and quality of analgesia

    Perioperative effect of epidural dexmedetomidine with intrathecal bupivacaine on haemodynamic parameters and quality of analgesia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: D Jain --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, India RM Khan --- Department of Anaesthesiology, Oman D Kumar --- Department of Medicine, India N Kumar --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, India
    Background: The present study was a randomised controlled trial designed to evaluate the perioperative effect of epidural dexmedetomidine, in conjunction with intrathecal bupivacaine.
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  601. Tramadol and postoperative shivering in patients undergoing open and laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anaesthesia

    Tramadol and postoperative shivering in patients undergoing open and laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anaesthesia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: R Angral --- Department of Anaesthesia, India AA Wani --- Department of Anaesthesia, India BB Kapoor --- Department of Anaesthesia, India
    Background: For many years, shivering after anaesthesia has been recognised, and is one consequence of perioperative hypothermia. Shivering affects a number of physiological parameters. The aim of the study was to evaluate the severity of hypothermia after open and laparoscopic...
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  602. RURAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES A solution to the human resource crisis in rural district hospitals?

    RURAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES A solution to the human resource crisis in rural district hospitals?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AJ Ross --- Department of Family Medicine, ID Couper --- Faculty of Health Sciences,
    Recruiting sufficient health personnel for rural hospitals is an ongoing problem. The Friends of Mosvold Scholarship Scheme in northern KwaZulu-Natal is a locally based scholarship scheme that offers the local community a chance to develop its own human resources for...
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  603. Improving the Use of Lipid-lowering Drugs at Brits Hospital

    Improving the Use of Lipid-lowering Drugs at Brits Hospital

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: C Van Deventer --- Brits Hospital, C Mokhlele --- Brits Hospital, J Hugo --- Family Medicine, Medunsa,
    Background When it was found by the Brits Hospital Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee (PTC) in 2000 that simvastatin was responsible for extremely high costs in a district hospital, it was decided to undertake a quality improvement study to assess and,...
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  604. Doctors&#039; views of working conditions in rural hospitals in the Western Cape

    Doctors' views of working conditions in rural hospitals in the Western Cape

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MR De Villiers --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, PJT De Villiers --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Health Sciences,
    There has been a lively debate in the media about working conditions in rural South African hospitals, with a particular focus on staffing and quality of care. From a medical perspective, it has been stated that poorly equipped and managed...
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  605. Implementation Plan for a Midlevel Medical Worker for South Africa. A discussion paper

    Implementation Plan for a Midlevel Medical Worker for South Africa. A discussion paper

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: JFM Hugo --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care,
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  606. Burnout&mdash;a personal journey

    Burnout—a personal journey

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: B Gaede --- Emmaus Hospital,
    In this personal reflection on burnout, the context of work and its related stress is explored, particularly in a rural public health care setting. However, beyond the work-related challenges, the wider experience of stress in a person's life and developmental...
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  607. Review of common cutaneous adverse drug reactions

    Review of common cutaneous adverse drug reactions

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MH Motswaledi --- Department of Dermatology,
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  608. Evidence for Zolpidem efficacy in brain damage

    Evidence for Zolpidem efficacy in brain damage

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: RP Clauss --- Nuclear Medicine Department, United Kingdom H W Nel --- , South Africa
    Previous reports have shown that zolpidem could reverse semi-coma and improve cerebral perfusion after brain injury. Studies in animals have implicated omega 1 GABAergic action as reason for this improvement. Evidence for the efficacy of Zolpidem in a wide range...
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  609. How cheap is primary health care? Cost per script at the Heidedal Community Health Centre and National District Hospital in Bloemfontein

    How cheap is primary health care? Cost per script at the Heidedal Community Health Centre and National District Hospital in Bloemfontein

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: H Dippenaar --- Department of Family Medicine, G Joubert --- Department of Biostatistics, C Van Rooyen --- Department of Biostatistics,
    Background: It is essential to manage and budget for primary health care in order to deliver a sustainable, accessible and quality health service to the majority of the population. The aim of the study was to establish the cost per...
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  610. The atypical pneumonias: The South African context

    The atypical pneumonias: The South African context

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AD Black --- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine,
    Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common clinical presentation in general practice. The prevalence and burden of disease caused by the atypical bacteria (Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydophila pneumoniae and Legionella pneumophila) are not well defined in South Africa. Each of the atypical...
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  611. Predictors of topical steroid misuse among patrons of pharmacies in Pretoria

    Predictors of topical steroid misuse among patrons of pharmacies in Pretoria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: N Malangu --- National School of Public Health, University of Limpopo, GA Ogunbanjo --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care,
    Background:
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  612. Perceptions of hospital managers regarding the impact of doctors&#039; community service

    Perceptions of hospital managers regarding the impact of doctors' community service

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: OB Omole --- Dept. of Family Medicine &amp; PHC, South Africa G Marincowitz --- Dept. of Family Medicine &amp; PHC, South Africa GA Ogunbanjo --- Dept. of Family Medicine &amp; PHC, South Africa
    Background: In South Africa, the distribution of doctors is skewed in favour of the urban areas, but it is not uncommon to find many peri-urban facilities in short supply of doctors. In 1997, the South African government introduced compulsory community...
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  613. High school students&#039; attitudes, practices and knowledge of contraception in Jozini, KwaZulu-Natal

    High school students' attitudes, practices and knowledge of contraception in Jozini, KwaZulu-Natal

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: TE Oni --- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, EAM Prinsloo --- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, JD Nortje --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, G Joubert --- Department of Biostatics, Faculty of Health Sciences,
    This study assessed the knowledge, attitudes and practices of contraception and sexual awareness amongst high school pupils in rural KwaZulu-Natal.
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  614. Outcome of pregnancy in the morbidly obese woman

    Outcome of pregnancy in the morbidly obese woman

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: E Ngoga --- Department of Obstetrics asnd Gynaecology, D Hall --- Department of Obstetrics asnd Gynaecology, F Mattheyse --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, D Grov&eacute; --- Department of Obstetrics asnd Gynaecology,
    Background: Obesity is a growing global health problem. In South Africa, more than half of the adult women are overweight and almost 30% are obese. The problems associated with obesity, such as diabetes, hypertension, thrombo-embolism and coronary heart disease, are...
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  615. The clinical spectrum and cost implications of hospitalised HIV-infected children at Karl Bremer Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

    The clinical spectrum and cost implications of hospitalised HIV-infected children at Karl Bremer Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: CS Schoeman --- Intercare Walmer, MK Pather --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Health Sciences,
    Background: HIV infection has become a common risk factor for hospital admission and a major contributor to childhood morbidity in South Africa. There remains a paucity of data describing the cost of hospitalisation of HIV-infected children in South Africa. The...
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  616. The effect of a topically-applied cosmetic oil formulation on striae distensae

    The effect of a topically-applied cosmetic oil formulation on striae distensae

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: B Summers --- Photobiology Laboratory, M Lategan --- Photobiology Laboratory,
    Background: Stretch marks or striae distensae are tears in the dermis, above which the epidermis remains intact. Striae result from rapid expansion of the underlying tissue, e.g. during puberty, pregnancy or rapid weight gain. The prevalence of striae is high...
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  617. Healthy lifestyle interventions in general practice Part 8: Lifestyle and dyslipidaemia

    Healthy lifestyle interventions in general practice Part 8: Lifestyle and dyslipidaemia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MP Schwellnus --- Department of Sports Medicine and Exercise Science, DN Patel --- Vitality Wellness, C Nossel --- Vitality Wellness, M Dreyer --- Vitality Wellness, S Whitesman --- Institute for Mindfulness South Africa, EW Derman --- Department of Sports Medicine and Exercise Science,
    Dyslipidaemia, in particular raised plasma concentrations of total cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglycerides as well as reduced plasma concentrations of high density lipoprotein (HDL-C) concentration is one of the major risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD),...
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  618. An audit of PMTCT services at a regional hospital in South Africa

    An audit of PMTCT services at a regional hospital in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: EF Orie --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa PP Songca --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa J Moodley --- Women&#039;s Health and HIV Research Group, South Africa
    Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) is a major intervention world-wide in the fight against the HIV pandemic, and has resulted in markedly reduced rates of mother-to-child transmission rates in well-resourced countries.
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  619. Prescribing of methylphenidate to children and adolescents in South Africa: A pharmacoepidemiological investigation

    Prescribing of methylphenidate to children and adolescents in South Africa: A pharmacoepidemiological investigation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: I Truter --- Drug Utilization Research Unit, Department of Pharmacy, South Africa
    Background: Pharmacoepidemiological studies on ADHD are limited in South Africa. The primary aim was to analyse the prescribing of methylphenidate to patients aged 18 years and younger in the private health care sector.
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  620. A therapeutic approach to atopic eczema

    A therapeutic approach to atopic eczema

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: PC Potter --- Allergy Diagnostic and Clinical Research Unit, Department of Medicine, South Africa
    Atopic eczema is a common problem in general practice. The underlying disorder is a barrier dysfunction of the skin, but exacerbations of eczema can be triggered by a range of external and internal factors. In young children, dietary factors are...
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  621. Tinea capitis in a 21-day-old neonate

    Tinea capitis in a 21-day-old neonate

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: SA Adefemi --- Department of Family Medicine, Federal Medical Centre, Nigeria
    LH is a two-month-old baby girl seen in the outpatient skin clinic of the Family Medicine Department of the Federal Medical Centre, Bida, Nigeria. She had a single erythematous plaque on her scalp of five weeks duration. The lesion was...
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  622. Personality profile and coping resources of family medicine vocational trainees at the University of Limpopo, South Africa

    Personality profile and coping resources of family medicine vocational trainees at the University of Limpopo, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: D Pretorius --- Department of Family Medicine and PHC, WJ Basson --- Department of Psychology, GA Ogunbanjo --- Department of Family Medicine and PHC,
    Background: Doctors are exposed to various stress factors in their personal and family lives, as well as in the workplace. Stress inherent to the responsibilities and challenges of the medical field may become a health hazard and threaten the well-being...
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  623. The Phelophepa Health Care Train: a pharmacoepidemiological overview of the Western Cape in 2009

    The Phelophepa Health Care Train: a pharmacoepidemiological overview of the Western Cape in 2009

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: I Truter --- Drug Utilisation Research Unit, Department of Pharmacy, South Africa
    Background: The Phelophepa Health Care Train is the only primary healthcare train in the world. Phelophepa is an innovative initiative that attempts to make a positive difference to primary healthcare in rural South Africa. The primary aim of this study...
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  624. Superficial skin infections and the use of topical and systemic antibiotics in general practice

    Superficial skin infections and the use of topical and systemic antibiotics in general practice

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MH Motswaledi --- Department of Dermatology,
    Superficial bacterial infections of the skin are very common. With the increasing burden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), this is likely to worsen. Examples of such infections include impetigo, erysipelas, cellulitis, ecthyma, furuncles, carbuncles and subcutaneous abscesses. Common causative organisms...
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  625. The pharmacology of anxiolytics

    The pharmacology of anxiolytics

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: K Outhoff --- Department of Pharmacology, South Africa
    Given that anxiety disorders are common and chronic and often co-morbid with both medical and psychiatric conditions, effective and safe anxiolytic drugs are in great demand. Serotonergic agents, in particular the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake...
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  626. An overview of topical treatment for atopic eczema

    An overview of topical treatment for atopic eczema

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MH Motswaledi --- Department of Dermatology,
    Atopic eczema is a chronic, relapsing inflammatory disease of the skin. It is characterised by dry, itchy skin and a typical distribution on the elbows and knees in younger children, and the cubital and popliteal fossae in older children and...
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  627. Healthy lifestyle interventions in general practice: Part 15: Lifestyle and lower back pain

    Healthy lifestyle interventions in general practice: Part 15: Lifestyle and lower back pain

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MP Schwellnus --- UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, DN Patel --- , C Nossel --- , S Whitesman --- Institute for Mindfulness South Africa, EW Derman --- UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology,
    Lower back pain (LBP) is one of the most common medical problems in the adult population. LBP can be defined as pain, muscle tension or stiffness that is localised below the costal margin (inferior rib cage) and above the inferior...
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  628. Secondary dyslipidaemia

    Secondary dyslipidaemia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: DJ Blom --- Division of Lipidology, Department of Medicine,
    Plasma lipid levels are determined by the interplay of environmental and genetic factors. Occasionally environmental factors may alter lipid levels significantly, resulting in secondary dyslipidaemia. The lipid phenotype in secondary dyslipidaemia is very variable (e.g. predominant hypercholesterolaemia, hypertriglyceridaemia or changes...
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  629. Atopic dermatitis: tacrolimus vs. topical corticosteroid use

    Atopic dermatitis: tacrolimus vs. topical corticosteroid use

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Y Langa E Van der Merwe [AN0001]
    Atopic dermatitis (AD), the dermatological manifestation of the atopic diathesis, has a variety of clinical presentations. It is a chronic and relapsing inflammatory disorder, requiring a multifaceted treatment approach. Topical corticosteroids are the backbone of therapy. However, concerns over adverse...
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  630. Breech presentation at a district level hospital in South Africa

    Breech presentation at a district level hospital in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: J Moodley --- Women&#039;s Health and HIV Research Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, SM Khedun --- Women&#039;s Health and HIV Research Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, J Devjee --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
    Introduction: The Term Breech Trial has led to obstetricians opting for Caesarean section as the mode of delivery for this presentation, even in poor countries. Concerns related to this approach are the resultant increase in Caesarean section rates and their...
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  631. The value of pimecrolimus in improving quality of life of children with severe eczema&mdash;an open non-randomised study

    The value of pimecrolimus in improving quality of life of children with severe eczema—an open non-randomised study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: O Kitchin --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Division of Paediatric Pulmonology, R Masekela --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Division of Paediatric Pulmonology, T Moodley --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Division of Paediatric Pulmonology, R Green --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Division of Paediatric Pulmonology,
    Background: Atopic eczema is a common skin condition. It has the potential to severely impair quality of life in affected children. Pimecrolimus is currently registered for mild-moderate eczema but in clinical practice children with more severe disease are often treated...
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  632. Allergic conditions of the eye

    Allergic conditions of the eye

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: D Smit --- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Health Sciences,
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  633. Acceptance and uptake of voluntary HIV testing among healthcare workers in a South African public hospital

    Acceptance and uptake of voluntary HIV testing among healthcare workers in a South African public hospital

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: LI Zungu --- Department of Health Studies, BA Sanni --- Strategic Health Programmes, National Department of Health,
    Background: Healthcare workers are seen as being at the centre of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) management. They are also at risk of HIV infection from occupational exposure to blood-borne pathogens during their daily work activities. Although...
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  634. Obesity and health problems among South African healthcare workers: do healthcare workers take care of themselves?

    Obesity and health problems among South African healthcare workers: do healthcare workers take care of themselves?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: L Skaal --- The Department of Public Health, S Pengpid --- The Department of Public Health,
    Background: Obesity has reached epidemic proportions globally. In South Africa, 56% of white men, 49% of black men and 75% of black women have been reported to be overweight or obese. The focus of this study is on South African...
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  635. Prescribing habits for upper respiratory tract infections in children

    Prescribing habits for upper respiratory tract infections in children

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: S Abbott --- Department of Paediatrics,
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  636. The management of acute low back pain in adults: a guide for the primary care physician

    The management of acute low back pain in adults: a guide for the primary care physician

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: SW Brighton --- Department of Rheumatology,
    To diagnose patients with acute low back pain (LBP), a focused physical examination needs to be conducted and a detailed history obtained. The patient should then be placed into one of three broad categories, namely nonspecific LBP, pain associated with...
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  637. An approach to mild to moderate atopic eczema

    An approach to mild to moderate atopic eczema

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MH Motswaledi --- Department of Dermatology,
    Atopic eczema is a chronic, relapsing inflammatory disease of the skin characterised by dryness and itching, with typical distribution on the elbows and knees in younger children and on the cubital and popliteal fossae in older children and adults. It...
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  638. The quality of specimens obtained by fine-needle aspiration biopsy: does training make a difference?

    The quality of specimens obtained by fine-needle aspiration biopsy: does training make a difference?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: J Goedhals --- Department of Anatomical Pathology, J Thiart --- Department of Anatomical Pathology, G Joubert --- Department of Biostatistics, CA Wright --- Division of Anatomical Pathology,
    Background: The aim of this study was to determine the outcome of a one-hour training session on the correct technique of fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) by assessing adequacy of FNAB specimens received from clinicians at an academic hospital.
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  639. The pharmacology of anxiolytics

    The pharmacology of anxiolytics

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: K Outhoff --- Department of Pharmacology, South Africa
    Given that anxiety disorders are common and chronic and often co-morbid with both medical and psychiatric conditions, effective and safe anxiolytic drugs are in great demand. Serotonergic agents, in particular the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake...
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  640. Respiratory risk assessment prior to extrathoracic surgery

    Respiratory risk assessment prior to extrathoracic surgery

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: PF Aucamp --- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, M Prins --- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences,
    Physicians are often asked to evaluate a patient prior to elective surgery for the purpose of risk identification and modification. Postoperative pulmonary complications are the most costly of the major postoperative medical complications, including cardiac, thromboembolic and infectious, and result...
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  641. Eyelid problems in general practice

    Eyelid problems in general practice

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: D Smit --- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Health Sciences,
    General practitioners are often confronted with complaints regarding the eyelids. The author presents a number of clinical cases that illustrate common eyelid problems, and provides a discussion of each case to highlight the important features of the condition. Appropriate treatment...
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  642. Evaluation of a project to reduce morbidity and mortality from traditional male circumcision in Umlamli, Eastern Cape, South Africa: outcome mapping

    Evaluation of a project to reduce morbidity and mortality from traditional male circumcision in Umlamli, Eastern Cape, South Africa: outcome mapping

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: O Nwanze --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, R Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care,
    Background: Traditional circumcision is common among the amaXhosa in Umlamli, Eastern Cape. Circumcision is associated with high morbidity and mortality. The need to reduce complications was identified as a priority by the local community. The aim was to design, implement...
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  643. A medical audit of the management of cryptococcal meningitis in HIV-positive patients in the Cape Winelands (East) district, Western Cape

    A medical audit of the management of cryptococcal meningitis in HIV-positive patients in the Cape Winelands (East) district, Western Cape

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: KB Von Pressentin --- Langeberg Sub-District, Cape Winelands District, HH Conradie --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, R Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,
    Background: Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) has become the most common type of community-acquired meningitis. CM has a poor outcome if the initial in-hospital treatment does not adhere to standard guidelines. The aim of this audit was to improve the quality of...
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  644. The profile of maternal deaths in a district hospital: a five-year review of maternal deaths from 2006&ndash;2010

    The profile of maternal deaths in a district hospital: a five-year review of maternal deaths from 2006–2010

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: PN Makinga --- Northdale Hospital, J Moodley --- Women&#039;s Heath and HIV Research Group, MJ Titus --- Pietermaritzburg Hospitals Complex,
    Objectives: The objectives were to determine the clinical and demographic profile of maternal deaths, determine the most common primary causes of maternal deaths at district hospital level, compare the causes of deaths at district hospital, provincial and national level, and...
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  645. What&#039;s the latest on sulphonylureas in the management of type 2 diabetes?

    What's the latest on sulphonylureas in the management of type 2 diabetes?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Gail Mkele [AN0001]
    Sulphonylureas act by binding to sulphonylurea receptors and stimulating insulin secretion from pancreatic beta cells. This class of oral hypoglycaemic agents is still widely used in the management of type 2 diabetes in patients where lifestyle changes alone are insufficient...
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  646. Cardiovascular risk factors in a treatment-na&iuml;ve, human immunodeficiency virus-infected rural population in Dikgale, South Africa

    Cardiovascular risk factors in a treatment-naïve, human immunodeficiency virus-infected rural population in Dikgale, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Felistas Mashinya --- Department of Medical Science, Public Health and Health Promotion, School of Health Sciences, Marianne Alberts --- Department of Medical Science, Public Health and Health Promotion, School of Health Sciences, Robert Colebunders --- International Health Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Belgium Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden --- International Health Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Belgium
    Objective: The objective was to determine lipid levels and cardiovascular risk factors in treatment-naïve, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected rural African people in Limpopo province.
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  647. Intubation and mechanical ventilation: knowledge of medical officers at a South African secondary hospital

    Intubation and mechanical ventilation: knowledge of medical officers at a South African secondary hospital

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Linda van Deventer --- Department of Critical Care, South Africa
    Background: Medical officers frequently need to initiate the management of critically ill patients requiring endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation. The knowledge of hospital-based medical officers at a South African secondary hospital was evaluated on indications for endotracheal intubation and the...
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  648. The management of acute low back pain in adults: a guide for the primary care physician, Part II

    The management of acute low back pain in adults: a guide for the primary care physician, Part II

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: SW Brighton --- Department of Rheumatology,
    When a patient presents with acute low back pain (LBP), any red flag warnings of serious disease should first be excluded. Yellow and blue flag warnings of psychological factors should be noted. A psychological opinion of patients with substantial psychological...
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  649. Spirit(ed) away: preventing foetal alcohol syndrome with motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioural therapy

    Spirit(ed) away: preventing foetal alcohol syndrome with motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioural therapy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Jansen Van Vuuren --- University of Cape Town, D Learmonth --- University of Cape Town,
    Foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a growing concern in South Africa. In the Western Cape, prevalence rates for FAS are the highest in the world. Not surprisingly, the Western Cape also has some of the highest levels of alcohol consumption...
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  650. The end of AIDS: Possibility or pipe dream? A tale of transitions

    The end of AIDS: Possibility or pipe dream? A tale of transitions

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Alan Whiteside --- Basillie School of International Affairs and Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada Michael Strauss --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDs Research Division (HEARD), South Africa
    Globally, in the last 20 years health has improved. In this generally optimistic setting HIV and AIDS accounts for the fastest growing burden of disease. The data show the bulk of this is experienced in Southern Africa. In this region,...
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  651. Colds, flu and coughing: a review of over-the-counter nasal therapies in general practice

    Colds, flu and coughing: a review of over-the-counter nasal therapies in general practice

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: J Van Schoor --- Amayeza Info Services,
    Nasal congestion due to the common cold occurs because of dilation of the blood vessels, leading to swelling of the nasal mucosal epithelium. This narrows nasal passages, which are further blocked by increased mucus production. Nasal sprays and drops are...
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  652. Review of final-year medical students&#039; rural attachment at district hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal: student perspectives

    Review of final-year medical students' rural attachment at district hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal: student perspectives

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: P Diab --- Department of Rural Health, PD McNeill --- Centre for Rural Health, AJ Ross --- Department of Family Medicine,
    Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the views of students involved in rural community-based medical attachments during their final year at medical school. The programme has been in existence for some time, but no formal evaluation thereof has yet taken...
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  653. The Ways in Which Adolescents Cope and their Relationship to Age, Gender and Specific Religious Variables

    The Ways in Which Adolescents Cope and their Relationship to Age, Gender and Specific Religious Variables

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Trevor Moodley --- University of the Free State, South Africa Karel Esterhuyse --- University of the Free State, South Africa Roelf Beukes --- University of the Free State, South Africa
    This study investigated the roles of age, gender, the importance of religion/spirituality, attending church activities and frequency of prayer on the types of adolescents’ coping strategies. Participants were drawn from ten public high schools. Data on coping strategies, personal variables...
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  654. An Evaluation of a Helping Skills Training Program for Intern Psychometrists

    An Evaluation of a Helping Skills Training Program for Intern Psychometrists

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jani du Preez --- WorkWell, Research Unit for People, Policy and Performance, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, South Africa Len&eacute; I. Jorgensen --- WorkWell, Research Unit for People, Policy and Performance, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, South Africa
    This study reports on the effectiveness of a helping skills training program for intern psychometrists. A randomized pretest–posttest comparison group design was used to evaluate the training program. Participants (N = 22; 82% = female, and Afrikaans-speaking = 95%) were...
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  655. A case that underwent bilateral video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical biopsy combined with left pneumonectomy

    A case that underwent bilateral video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical biopsy combined with left pneumonectomy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: S Inoue --- Department of Anaesthesiology, Japan Y Fujimoto --- Department of Anaesthesiology, Japan H Furuya --- Department of Anaesthesiology, Japan
    A case that underwent bilateral video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical (VATS) biopsy combined with pneumonectomy is presented. The patient developed hypoxia during the contralateral VATS biopsy. His hypoxia was treated with positive expiratory pressure (PEEP) to the dependent lung and apneic oxygen...
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  656. Hospital reform and staff morale in South Africa: a case study of Dr Yusuf Dadoo Hospital

    Hospital reform and staff morale in South Africa: a case study of Dr Yusuf Dadoo Hospital

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: OJ Ibeziako --- Department of Family Medicine, ON Chabikuli --- Department of Family Medicine, S Olorunju --- Biostatistics Unit, Medical Research Council of South Africa,
    Objectives: This study explored major factors that influenced staff motivation at a district hospital in South Africa following hospital reforms and comparison of these factors across the two main staff categories.
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  657. Sociodemographic and clinical profiles of suicidal patients requiring admission to hospitals south of Durban

    Sociodemographic and clinical profiles of suicidal patients requiring admission to hospitals south of Durban

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: SS Naidoo --- Department of Family Medicine, L Schlebusch --- Department of Behavioural Medicine,
    Background: Suicidal behaviour has become a major public health concern worldwide. Non-fatal suicidal attempts outnumber fatal episodes by wide-ranging figures across, and within, many countries. Approximately 6 500 suicides and 130 000 suicide attempts occur annually in South Africa, with...
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  658. Does thinking about the meaning of life make you happy in a religious and globalised world? A 75-nation study

    Does thinking about the meaning of life make you happy in a religious and globalised world? A 75-nation study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mohsen Joshanloo --- Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Dan Weijers --- Chungbuk National University, South Korea
    This paper reports on a multilevel study of 75 nations, which tests two hypotheses that arose from considering Tolstoy's experience of thinking about the meaning and purpose of life. The globalisation-as-exacerbator hypothesis predicts that as globalisation increases, the relationship between...
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  659. Presence of meaning and search for meaning as mediators between spirituality and psychological well-being in a South African sample

    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 Mari&eacute; 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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  660. &lt;em&gt;Felicitas Publica&lt;/em&gt; and community well-being: nourishing relational goods through dialogic conversations between deprived and privileged populations

    Felicitas Publica and community well-being: nourishing relational goods through dialogic conversations between deprived and privileged populations

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Helena &Aacute;gueda Marujo --- School of Social and Political Sciences, Portugal Luis Miguel Neto --- School of Social and Political Sciences, Portugal
    This article discusses the theoretical justifications, presumed relevance and value of using community interventions designed to be appreciative and strengths based, participatory and conversational, context sensitive and value driven, to promote well-being actions and coordinated meaning between privileged persons and...
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  661. Meaning as perceived and experienced by an African student group

    Meaning as perceived and experienced by an African student group

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mari&eacute; P. Wissing --- Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research, South Africa Itumeleng P. Khumalo --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Shingairai C. Chigeza --- Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research, South Africa
    This qualitative study explored what a Batswana group of African students (N = 73) find most meaningful in their life and why those sources of meaning are important to them. Findings showed that, in line with previous Western studies, the most important...
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  662. Resilience and coping experiences among master&#039;s professional psychology students in South Africa

    Resilience and coping experiences among master's professional psychology students in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: David John Edwards --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Humphrey Siphiwe B. Ngcobo --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Stephen David Edwards --- Department of Psychology, South Africa
    A longitudinal, five year study, with a qualitative, phenomenological approach, investigated resilience and coping experiences of 47 professional psychology master's degree students in their first year of training in South Africa. There were 12 men and 31 women, with a...
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  663. Work stress, work&ndash;home interference and perceptions of organisational culture amongst insurance employees in Zimbabwe

    Work stress, work–home interference and perceptions of organisational culture amongst insurance employees in Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Rudolf M. Oosthuizen --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Delene Visser --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Peggy T.V. Mudzimu --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology,
    The objective of the study was to determine the relationship between work stress, work-home interference, and perceptions of organisational culture amongst insurance employees in the Zimbabwean context. Data were collected from a sample of 190 employees (females=46%) who completed the...
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  664. Understanding the combined effect of soil properties on gully erosion using quantile regression

    Understanding the combined effect of soil properties on gully erosion using quantile regression

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: George M van Zijl --- Department of Soil Science, South Africa Freddie Ellis --- Department of Soil Science, South Africa Andrei Rozanov --- Department of Soil Science, South Africa
    The individual effects of soil properties on soil erodibility are well understood. It is also known that various interactions between these properties exist, which creates the need for unique investigations into how soil properties influence soil stability. Quantile regression was...
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  665. Culture-independent detection and quantification of &lt;em&gt;Fusarium circinatum&lt;/em&gt; in a pine-producing seedling nursery

    Culture-independent detection and quantification of Fusarium circinatum in a pine-producing seedling nursery

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Gerda Fourie --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, South Africa Michael J Wingfield --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, South Africa Brenda D Wingfield --- Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, South Africa Nicky B Jones --- Sappi Forests, Shaw Research Centre, South Africa Andrew R Morris --- Sappi Forests, Shaw Research Centre, South Africa Emma T Steenkamp --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, South Africa
    The primary symptoms associated with Fusarium circinatum infection in pine seedling nurseries are root and collar rot, shoot and tip die-back and seedling mortality. Management of this pathogen in nurseries usually involves the integration of various strategies relating to sanitation,...
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  666. Comparison of the tolerance of &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; seedlings and established trees to infection by &lt;em&gt;Fusarium circinatum&lt;/em&gt;

    Comparison of the tolerance of Pinus patula seedlings and established trees to infection by Fusarium circinatum

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: R Glen Mitchell --- York Timbers, South Africa Michael J Wingfield --- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, South Africa Emma T Steenkamp --- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, South Africa Jolanda Roux --- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, South Africa Steven Verryn --- Creation Breeding Innovations cc, South Africa Teresa A Coutinho --- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, South Africa
    Since the first appearance of Fusarium circinatum in South Africa in 1990, foresters have been challenged with poor field survival of Pinus patula seedlings at establishment. One of the best long-term solutions is to improve the genetic tolerance of P...
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  667. Association of the pitch canker pathogen &lt;em&gt;Fusarium circinatum&lt;/em&gt; with grass hosts in commercial pine production areas of South Africa

    Association of the pitch canker pathogen Fusarium circinatum with grass hosts in commercial pine production areas of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Cassandra L Swett --- Department of Plant Pathology, USA Bernice Porter --- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, South Africa Gerda Fourie --- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, South Africa Emma T Steenkamp --- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, South Africa Thomas R Gordon --- Department of Plant Pathology, USA Michael J Wingfield --- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, South Africa
    The pitch canker pathogen, Fusarium circinatum, has major impacts on production in pine nurseries and plantations in South Africa. Thus far, efforts to reduce local spread have focused on rouging of infected pines and sanitation to eliminate local sources of...
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  668. Genetic parameters for &lt;em&gt;Fusarium circinatum&lt;/em&gt; tolerance within openpollinated families of &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; tested at screening facilities in South Africa and the USA

    Genetic parameters for Fusarium circinatum tolerance within openpollinated families of Pinus patula tested at screening facilities in South Africa and the USA

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Andre Nel --- Sappi Forest Research, South Africa Gary R Hodge --- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, USA Kgosi E Mongwaketsi --- Sappi Forest Research, South Africa Arnulf Kanzler --- Sappi Forest Research, South Africa
    The pine pitch canker fungus, Fusarium circinatum, has caused large-scale mortality of Pinus patula Schiede & Deppe ex Schltdl. & Cham. crops in South African nurseries. This disease is now managed with strict hygiene practices and mortality in commercial nurseries...
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  669. &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; and pine hybrid hedge productivity in South Africa: a comparison between two vegetative propagation systems exposed to natural infection by &lt;em&gt;Fusarium circinatum&lt;/em&gt;

    Pinus patula and pine hybrid hedge productivity in South Africa: a comparison between two vegetative propagation systems exposed to natural infection by Fusarium circinatum

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Craig M Ford --- Sappi Forests, Shaw Research Centre, South Africa Nicoletta B Jones --- Sappi Forests, Shaw Research Centre, South Africa Paxie WC Chirwa --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa
    In response to the Fusarium circinatum pine pathogen threat in southern Africa, research has been conducted on the development of F. circinatum-tolerant P. patula and P. patula hybrids. The objective of this study was to investigate the propagation potential of...
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  670. Effect on nursery and field performance of &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; seedlings after inoculation with &lt;em&gt;Fusarium circinatum&lt;/em&gt;

    Effect on nursery and field performance of Pinus patula seedlings after inoculation with Fusarium circinatum

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Nicoletta B Jones --- Sappi Forests, South Africa Craig M Ford --- Sappi Forests, South Africa Marnie E Light --- Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South Africa Ryan L Nadel --- Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South Africa Izette Greyling --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Tree Protection Cooperative Programme, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, South Africa Gerda Fourie --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Tree Protection Cooperative Programme, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, South Africa Michael J Wingfield --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Tree Protection Cooperative Programme, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, South Africa Andrew R Morris --- Sappi Forests, South Africa
    Fusarium circinatum is an important fungal pathogen of Pinus species. In South Africa, it is the most significant pathogen of Pinus patula seedlings in forestry nurseries where it presents a substantial constraint to productivity and can continue to cause mortality...
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  671. Re-use of seedling containers and &lt;em&gt;Fusarium circinatum&lt;/em&gt; association with asymptomatic &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; planting stock

    Re-use of seedling containers and Fusarium circinatum association with asymptomatic Pinus patula planting stock

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Andrew R Morris --- Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South Africa Gerda Fourie --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, South Africa Izette Greyling --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, South Africa Emma T Steenkamp --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, South Africa Nicoletta B Jones --- Sappi Forests, Shaw Research Centre, South Africa
    Fusarium circinatum is a pathogen causing serious post-planting mortality of Pinus patula seedlings in southern Africa. Containerised planting stock that is asymptomatic but associated with F. circinatum in the nursery is thought to be the cause of this problem. The...
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  672. Clinical challenges in the co-management of diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis in southern Africa

    Clinical challenges in the co-management of diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis in southern Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: MJA Reid --- Perleman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, USA N McFadden --- Perleman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, USA BM Tsima --- School of Medicine, University of Botswana, Botswana
    Over the past 20 years, tuberculosis incidence in southern Africa has increased at an alarming rate, fuelled primarily by the human immunodeficiency virus epidemic. The emerging prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the region represents a new threat to tuberculosis control...
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  673. Lithostructural framework and rare metal (Ta-Nb-Sn-Li-Be) mineralisation in lepidolite from the Ijero-Aramoko pegmatite field, south-western Nigeria

    Lithostructural framework and rare metal (Ta-Nb-Sn-Li-Be) mineralisation in lepidolite from the Ijero-Aramoko pegmatite field, south-western Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Oluwatoyin O Akinola --- Department of Geology, Nigeria
    A lithological framework and petrochemical features relating to Ta-Nb-Sn-Li-Be mineralisation in lepidolite from the Ijero-Aramoko pegmatite field, south-western Nigeria were investigated. Systematic geological mapping revealed that the pegmatite occurs as steeply inclined intrusive bodies in a basement of gneisses and...
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  674. Exploring a regional pharmaceutical innovation network as a possible solution to the market failure in the innovation of essential medicines for tropical diseases in sub-Saharan Africa

    Exploring a regional pharmaceutical innovation network as a possible solution to the market failure in the innovation of essential medicines for tropical diseases in sub-Saharan Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Thaddeus Manu --- Centre for Commercial Law Studies, UK
    From an economic reasoning perspective, pharmaceutical research and development operates as a pure market activity. This viewpoint suggests innovations are receptive to questions of commerce. It is on this basis the pharmaceutical industry has undervalued the innovation of medicines for...
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  675. Productivity and cost analysis of semi-mechanised and mechanised systems on the Viphya forest plantations in Malawi

    Productivity and cost analysis of semi-mechanised and mechanised systems on the Viphya forest plantations in Malawi

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Elisha Ngulube --- Forest Postgraduate Programme, Plant Sciences Complex, South Africa Michal Brink --- Forest Postgraduate Programme, Plant Sciences Complex, South Africa Paxie W Chirwa --- Forest Postgraduate Programme, Plant Sciences Complex, South Africa
    At least 200 000 m3 of timber is harvested annually using semi-mechanised harvesting systems on the Viphya forest plantations in Malawi. Although these systems have long been used on the Viphya, no investigation on their productivity has so far been...
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  676. Three new and important insect pests recorded for the first time in Colombian plantations

    Three new and important insect pests recorded for the first time in Colombian plantations

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Carlos A Rodas --- Forestry Protection Programme, Colombia Rub&eacute;n Serna --- Universidad Nacional de Medell&iacute;n, Colombia Brett P Hurley --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Maria D Bola&ntilde;os --- Forestry Protection Programme, Colombia Ginna M Granados --- Forestry Protection Programme, Colombia Michael J Wingfield --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa
    Subsequent to 1950, commercially propagated and non-native trees, including Pinus, Eucalyptus and Cupressus species in Colombian plantations, have been damaged by several native defoliating insects, residing mainly in the Lepidoptera (Geometridae), Phasmatodea (Heteronemiidae) and the Hymenoptera (Formicidae). We report on...
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  677. First-time mothers&rsquo; experiences of meaningfulness during their third trimester of pregnancy: A focus on spirituality

    First-time mothers’ experiences of meaningfulness during their third trimester of pregnancy: A focus on spirituality

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Amon&eacute; Redelinghuys --- African Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research, South Africa Heleen Coetzee --- African Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research, South Africa Vera Roos --- African Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research, South Africa
    This study sought to gain in-depth understanding of the lived experiences of first-time mothers during their third trimester of pregnancy. The non-probability, purposive sample were Afrikaans speaking first-time mothers aged between 22 and 40 years. Data on their experiences of...
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  678. Phenomenological and neurophysiologic investigation into contemplating &lt;em&gt;umoya&lt;/em&gt; (Spirit) and its psychological applications

    Phenomenological and neurophysiologic investigation into contemplating umoya (Spirit) and its psychological applications

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Steve Edwards --- Psychology Department, South Africa Dumisani Nzima --- Psychology Department, South Africa Sumeshni Govender --- Psychology Department, South Africa Mandla Hlongwane --- Psychology Department, South Africa Dennis Kent --- Psychology Department, South Africa Caroll Hermann --- Psychology Department, South Africa Vusi Mathe --- Psychology Department, South Africa David Edwards --- Psychology Department, South Africa
    This study explored subjective and objective perspectives on uMoya, Spirit consciousness and/or spirituality, from a heuristic phenomenological and neurophysiologic perspective. Contemplative reflective data on uMoya and its neurophysiologic correlates were gathered from a culturally diverse group of eight researcher-participants aged...
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  679. Nutritional condition of fish larvae in South African estuaries: an appraisal of three biochemical methods

    Nutritional condition of fish larvae in South African estuaries: an appraisal of three biochemical methods

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: D Costalago --- Department of Zoology, South Africa N Strydom --- Department of Zoology, South Africa C Frost --- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, South Africa
    Estuaries are exposed to a number of threats and many South African estuarine systems are functionally and structurally altered. The extent to which fish are affected by these alterations is not fully understood. The estuarine round herring Gilchristella aestuaria is...
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  680. Diurnal and water salinity-dependent metabolic activity of juvenile white steenbras &lt;em&gt;Lithognathus lithognathus&lt;/em&gt;

    Diurnal and water salinity-dependent metabolic activity of juvenile white steenbras Lithognathus lithognathus

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: K Kandjou --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa H Kaiser --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa
    The euryhaline white steenbras Lithognathus lithognathus is an important estuarine-dependent fish species in the South African marine and estuarine environment. Its tolerance to water quality fluctuations, in particular its metabolic rate responses to salinity changes, has not been studied. In...
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  681. Breeding biology of the White-headed Vulture &lt;em&gt;Trigonoceps occipitalis&lt;/em&gt; in Kruger National Park, South Africa

    Breeding biology of the White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis in Kruger National Park, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Campbell Murn --- Hawk Conservancy Trust, UK Graham J Holloway --- School of Biological Sciences, UK
    Information on the breeding biology of the White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis is limited and published data are few. Within the Kruger National Park in north-east South Africa there is a regionally important population of about 60 White-headed Vulture pairs, of...
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  682. Is the Cape White-eye &lt;em&gt;Zosterops virens&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;Zosterops capensis&lt;/em&gt;?

    Is the Cape White-eye Zosterops virens or Zosterops capensis?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Lindy J Thompson --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa Barry Taylor --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa
    The recent scientific literature employs three binomial names for the southern African endemic bird known as the Cape White-eye: Zosterops capensis, Z. pallidus and Z. virens. This unacceptable inconsistency reflects the contention regarding white-eye systematics. Recent molecular work by Oatley...
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  683. Positive work experiences and life satisfaction: the moderating role of gender

    Positive work experiences and life satisfaction: the moderating role of gender

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jillian C. Williamson --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Madelyn Geldenhuys --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa
    This study investigated the effects of work engagement and psychological meaningfulness on life satisfaction taking into account the moderating effect of gender. A cross-sectional research design was used to capture data on satisfaction with life, work engagement and psychological meaningfulness...
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  684. Towards happiness interventions: construct clarification and intervention methodologies

    Towards happiness interventions: construct clarification and intervention methodologies

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Llewellyn Ellardus van Zyl --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa
    The aim of this study was to investigate the main streams of research on happiness, the approaches/models flowing from these philosophies and the methodology of happiness interventions. A systematic review was performed outlining the authors, the purpose of the research,...
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  685. Disseminated large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma associated with ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone secretion

    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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  686. Complementary therapy in atopic eczema: the latest systematic reviews

    Complementary therapy in atopic eczema: the latest systematic reviews

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Yasmeen Thandar --- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Heath Sciences, South Africa Julia Botha --- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South Africa Anisa Mosam --- Department of Dermatology, South Africa
    Complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) are widely used for atopic eczema (AE) with user estimates as high as 63%. Despite the availability of effective conventional therapies, the chronic nature of AE and concerns about long-term steroid use lead many patients...
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  687. The after-hours case mix of patients attending the George Provincial Hospital Emergency Centre

    The after-hours case mix of patients attending the George Provincial Hospital Emergency Centre

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Patricia S van Wyk --- Western Cape Department of Health, Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Louis Jenkins --- Western Cape Department of Health, Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa
    Background: The emergency care of patients in South Africa has improved with the establishment of Emergency and Family Medicine as specialities, the introduction of the Cape Triage Scoring (CTS), and the upgrading of emergency care services. The Western Cape Comprehensive...
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  688. The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative: foundation stone in ensuring exclusive breastfeeding

    The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative: foundation stone in ensuring exclusive breastfeeding

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Saurabh RamBihariLal Shrivastava --- Department of Community Medicine, India Prateek Saurabh Shrivastava --- Department of Community Medicine, India Jegadeesh Ramasamy --- Department of Community Medicine, India
    Globally, breastfeeding has been acknowledged as one of the most effective ways of ensuring the adequate health, development and survival of a child. In 1991, in order to ensure the right start for every infant and to extend the desired...
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  689. Looking for innovation system builders: A case of Solar Energy Foundation in Ethiopia

    Looking for innovation system builders: A case of Solar Energy Foundation in Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Kassahun Y. Kebede --- Graduate School of Technology Management, Japan Toshio Mitsufuji --- Graduate School of Technology Management, Japan Eugene K. Choi --- Graduate School of Technology Management, Japan
    The global diffusion of renewable energy technology (RET) has been sluggish, and as a result governmental support and policy interventions have been required. In this paper, we empirically investigated an innovation system building practice of an organisation engaged in the...
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  690. Predicting spinal hypotension during Caesarean section

    Predicting spinal hypotension during Caesarean section

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: David G Bishop --- Pietermaritzburg Metropolitan Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Management, South Africa
    Hypotension under spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section remains a common problem, with attendant maternal and foetal morbidity. This review examines some of the issues surrounding the prediction of spinal hypotension, including concerns about current evidence, the debate on the mechanism...
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  691. Labour epidural analgesia audit in a teaching hospital in a developing country

    Labour epidural analgesia audit in a teaching hospital in a developing country

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: G.G. Jacobs-Martin --- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa J.L. Burke --- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa A.I. Levin --- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa A.R. Coetzee --- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa
    Background: Neuraxial analgesia is currently considered to be the most effective method of intrapartum analgesia, causing little maternal and foetal sedation. While epidural analgesia has been well studied in developed countries, it is uncertain whether or not the results, particularly...
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  692. Central oxygen pipeline failure

    Central oxygen pipeline failure

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Lelan&egrave; Mostert --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Sedation &amp; Pain Control, South Africa Andr&eacute; R Coetzee --- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, South Africa
    Anaesthetic and critical care staff play a governing role in the comprehension of a hospital’s oxygen delivery system and associated contingency plans for internal disaster management. Therefore, staff must be thoroughly prepared and properly trained to support an institution-wide emergency...
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  693. &ldquo;Safe anaesthesia&rdquo; for the South African rural obstetric patient in KwaZulu-Natal

    “Safe anaesthesia” for the South African rural obstetric patient in KwaZulu-Natal

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: A Theron --- King Edward VIII Hospital, South Africa CC Rout --- Department of Anaesthesiology, South Africa
    Background: The South African National Committee for Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths has shown that anaesthesia-related maternal deaths continue to increase at district hospitals. This has been attributed to substandard anaesthesia care and resuscitation. This study investigated the anaesthesia practices,...
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  694. Communication characteristics of young children with HIV in South Africa as reported by some physicians

    Communication characteristics of young children with HIV in South Africa as reported by some physicians

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Michelle Hattam --- Con Amore School, South Africa Brenda Louw --- Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, United States Salome Geertsema --- Communication Pathology, South Africa
    HIV has been shown to have significant effects on the development of a child. Currently, there is limited South African research regarding HIV and specific characteristics of communication development, and the treatment thereof, in the child infected with HIV. The...
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  695. Inclusive innovation processes &ndash; experiences from Uganda and Tanzania

    Inclusive innovation processes – experiences from Uganda and Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Lena Trojer --- Department of Technology and Aesthetics, Sweden Birgitta Rydhagen --- Department of Technology and Aesthetics, Sweden Tomas Kjellqvistt --- Department of Technology and Aesthetics, Sweden
    It has been well known since the 1960s that developing countries need to improve their capacity to use science and technology and that more efforts must be put into R&D that would benefit poor countries and people. Serious efforts to...
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  696. Educational risk factors for psychological truancy in Lesotho: a qualitative exploration

    Educational risk factors for psychological truancy in Lesotho: a qualitative exploration

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Thabang Matela --- School of Open Learning, South Africa AE Ferreira --- College of Education, Zayed University, UAE Corene de Wet --- School of Open Learning, South Africa
    A qualitative case study design was used to explore educational risk factors that may contribute to psychological truancy in a Lesotho secondary school. Purposively sampled teachers (n = 4, females = 50%) and pupils (n = 4, females = 75%),...
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  697. A comparison of methods for incubating zooplankton diapausing eggs from sediment of endorheic pans in the Free State, South Africa

    A comparison of methods for incubating zooplankton diapausing eggs from sediment of endorheic pans in the Free State, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: SL Liefferink --- Department of Zoology, South Africa RB Tate --- Department of Zoology, South Africa JHJ van Vuren --- Department of Zoology, South Africa M Ferreira --- Department of Zoology, South Africa W Malherbe --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa
    Determining the composition of zooplankton in endorheic pans can be challenging, and live sampling of these microcrustaceans does not give a true indication of their species diversity and abundance. The incubation of zooplankton diapausing eggs can assist in determining their...
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  698. Water and habitat quality assessment in the Honi and Naro Moru rivers, Kenya, using benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages and qualitative habitat scores

    Water and habitat quality assessment in the Honi and Naro Moru rivers, Kenya, using benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages and qualitative habitat scores

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JG Mbaka --- Department of Biological Sciences, Kenya CM M&#039;Erimba --- Department of Biological Sciences, Kenya HK Thiongo --- Department of Natural Resources, Kenya JM Mathooko --- Global Research Akademik and Mentoring Services, Kenya
    An assessment of water and habitat quality, based on macroinvertebrate assemblage indices and qualitative habitat scores (QHS), was undertaken in the Honi and Naro Moru rivers, Kenya, in 2011. The two rivers are important as water sources for the local...
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  699. Seasonal variability of secondary production of cladocerans and rotifers, and their trophic role in Lake Tana, Ethiopia, a large, turbid, tropical highland lake

    Seasonal variability of secondary production of cladocerans and rotifers, and their trophic role in Lake Tana, Ethiopia, a large, turbid, tropical highland lake

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: A Wondie --- Department of Fisheries, Wetlands and Wildlife, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Ethiopia S Mengistou --- Department of Zoological Sciences, Ethiopia
    Daily and annual production rates of eight cladoceran and two rotifer species, and their seasonal variation and trophic role in the large, turbid, tropical Lake Tana, Ethiopia, were assessed in 2003–2005. Laboratory cultures were used to infer cladoceran development times,...
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  700. Predation on invasive redclaw crayfish &lt;em&gt;Cherax quadricarinatus&lt;/em&gt; by native fishes in the Kafue River, Zambia

    Predation on invasive redclaw crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus by native fishes in the Kafue River, Zambia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: AB. Tyser --- School of Biosciences, UK RJ. Douthwaite --- Kafue River Trust, UK
    The stomach contents of eight species of predatory or omnivorous fish caught in gillnets in the Kafue River in May and June 2010 were examined to determine the relative importance, expressed as ‘prominence value’ (PV), of crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus in...
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  701. Analysis of active rotenone concentration during treatment of the Rondegat River, Cape Floristic Region, South Africa

    Analysis of active rotenone concentration during treatment of the Rondegat River, Cape Floristic Region, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: E Slabbert --- Department of Microbiology, South Africa MS Jordaan --- CapeNature Scientific Services, South Africa OLF Weyl --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa
    Most endemic freshwater fish species of the Cape Floristic Region are listed as threatened, due mainly to the impacts of invasive alien fish species. The piscicide rotenone has been identified as a potential tool to aid the conservation of indigenous...
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  702. Evidence for lacustrine breeding by sanjika &lt;em&gt;Opsaridium microcephalum&lt;/em&gt; (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in Lake Malawi

    Evidence for lacustrine breeding by sanjika Opsaridium microcephalum (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in Lake Malawi

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: D Tweddle --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa GF Turner --- School of Biological Sciences, UK
    Three species of Opsaridium occur in the Lake Malawi catchment. The kabyabya Opsaridium tweddleorum is a small species restricted to inflowing rivers and streams, the mpasa Opsaridium microlepis is a large lake-dwelling species that ascends the lower reaches of inflowing...
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  703. Trends in tagging of marine mammals: a review of marine mammal biologging studies

    Trends in tagging of marine mammals: a review of marine mammal biologging studies

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: T McIntyre --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa
    The number of scientific papers resulting from biologging instruments deployed on marine mammals is increasing as improved technologies result in smaller devices and improved sensor-, storage- and transmission capabilities. I undertook a comprehensive review of papers resulting from biologging deployments...
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  704. Culture environment and hatchery of origin influence growth, condition and feeding organ morphology in the Pacific oyster &lt;em&gt;Crassostrea gigas&lt;/em&gt; in South Africa

    Culture environment and hatchery of origin influence growth, condition and feeding organ morphology in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: A Nel --- Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa G Pitcher --- Branch: Fisheries Management, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, South Africa NB Richoux --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa S Jackson --- Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa
    South Africa lacks a commercial oyster hatchery. To inform the sourcing of seed for future hatchery establishments, we compared half-sib Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas cohorts from hatcheries in Namibia and Chile. We measured oyster growth, mortality, condition and feeding organ...
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  705. Decline of &lt;em&gt;Terebralia palustris&lt;/em&gt; in South African mangroves

    Decline of Terebralia palustris in South African mangroves

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: JL Raw --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, South Africa R Perissinotto --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, South Africa RH Taylor --- School of Hydrology, South Africa NAF Miranda --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, South Africa N Peer --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, South Africa
    Terebralia palustris (Linnaeus, 1767), the giant mangrove whelk, is a prominent component of mangrove ecosystem malacofauna in the Indo-West-Pacific region. On the east coast of Africa, the range of T. palustris extends from Kenya to the south-eastern region of South...
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  706. The experiences of people living with HIV/AIDS in Gaborone, Botswana: stigma, its consequences and coping mechanisms

    The experiences of people living with HIV/AIDS in Gaborone, Botswana: stigma, its consequences and coping mechanisms

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Vincent Setlhare --- Department of Family Medicine, Botswana Anne Wright --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Ian Couper --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa
    Background: This study was carried out in Bontleng, Extension 14 and Old Naledi, which are low-income residential areas of Gaborone, Botswana. The aim of the study was to explore the experiences of people living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency...
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  707. Functional limitations and coping mechanisms of women aged 60 years and older with self-reported hand osteoarthritis

    Functional limitations and coping mechanisms of women aged 60 years and older with self-reported hand osteoarthritis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: J McIntyre --- Department of Occupational Therapy, South Africa RWE Joubert --- Department of Occupational Therapy, South Africa SS Ramklass --- School of Clinical Medicine, South Africa
    Background: Hand osteoarthritis (HOA) is common in older women who seem to cope with the associated limitations in hand function. The importance of identifying coping mechanisms within a local context might have implications for intervention, especially with the introduction of...
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  708. Paediatric ophthalmology at primary healthcare level

    Paediatric ophthalmology at primary healthcare level

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Mpopi Lenake --- Division of Ophthalmology, Groote Schuur Hospital, South Africa Nagib du Toit --- Division of Ophthalmology, Groote Schuur Hospital, South Africa
    Paediatric patients make up a significant portion of the patient load at primary care level. Children can present at the primary care physician with a wide range of eye problems, some of which are serious enough to impair the quality...
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  709. Development of entrepreneurial potential among undergraduates of a private university in Nigeria

    Development of entrepreneurial potential among undergraduates of a private university in Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Akeem Ayofe Akinwale --- Department of IRPM, Nigeria
    Based on the theory of planned behaviour, the present article examines the development of entrepreneurial potential among the undergraduates of a private university in north-central Nigeria. A total of 250 randomly selected undergraduates from various departments participated in a survey...
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  710. Hardiness as predictor of work readiness: a preliminary exploratory study

    Hardiness as predictor of work readiness: a preliminary exploratory study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Gideon Van Dyk --- Department of Industrial Psychology, Faculty of Military Science, South Africa
    This study explored hardiness as a possible predictor of work readiness in cross-cultural settings. In order to explore which factors may elicit hardiness, the sub-scales were identified and explored. Participants were from two African countries, namely South Africa (n =...
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  711. Fortigenic qualities of psychotherapists in practice

    Fortigenic qualities of psychotherapists in practice

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Erica F De Lange --- Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research, South Africa Shingairai Chigeza --- Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research, South Africa
    This brief report presents preliminary findings on the exploration of strengths (fortigenic) qualities of psychotherapists which can buffer them against compassion fatigue. Participants were seven South African psychologists in private practice. Data were collected using qualitative interviews and thematically analysed...
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  712. Meaning, happiness and psychological distress: correlates and qualitative reflections

    Meaning, happiness and psychological distress: correlates and qualitative reflections

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Henry D. Mason --- Directorate of Higher Education Development and Support (HEDS), South Africa
    The study investigated the concepts of meaning and happiness within an African context. Two hundred and forty-one participants (Mean age = 20.52 years, SD = 1.73, female = 57.67%) completed surveys on meaning, happiness and psychological distress. A subgroup of...
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  713. The evaluation of an equine-assisted therapy programme with a group of boys in a youth care facility

    The evaluation of an equine-assisted therapy programme with a group of boys in a youth care facility

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Christa Boshoff --- Community Psychosocial Research, South Africa Herman Grobler --- Community Psychosocial Research, South Africa Alida Nienaber --- Community Psychosocial Research, South Africa
    The goal of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of an equine-assisted therapy programme aimed at improving the psychological well-being of boys in a custodial school of industry. Participants were 39 boys who live in a youth care facility...
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  714. Improving productivity and sustainability of successive rotations of &lt;em&gt;Acacia auriculiformis&lt;/em&gt; plantations in South Vietnam

    Improving productivity and sustainability of successive rotations of Acacia auriculiformis plantations in South Vietnam

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Vu Dinh Huong --- Forest Science Institute of South Vietnam, Vietnam EK Sadanandan Nambiar --- CSIRO Land and Water Flagship, Australia Le Thanh Quang --- Forest Science Institute of South Vietnam, Vietnam Daniel S Mendham --- CSIRO Land and Water Flagship, Australia Pham The Dung --- Forest Science Institute of South Vietnam, Vietnam
    We studied the productivity of Acacia auriculiformis plantations in South Vietnam over three successive rotations covering 15 years. The focus of our study was on the effects of inter-rotation management on stand growth and soil properties. Contrastin g slash and...
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  715. &lt;em&gt;Acacia mearnsii&lt;/em&gt; industry overview: current status, key research and development issues

    Acacia mearnsii industry overview: current status, key research and development issues

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Julian Moreno Chan --- Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South Africa Philip Day --- NTE Company (Pty) Ltd, South Africa John Feely --- Forestry consultant, South Africa Rob Thompson --- NCT Forestry Co-operative Ltd, South Africa Keith M Little --- School of Natural Resource Management, South Africa Craig H Norris --- NCT Forestry Co-operative Ltd, South Africa
    Acacia mearnsii De Wild (black wattle) is an important plantation species for tannin production and woodchip exports in South Africa and Brazil. This study provides an updated overview of the black wattle industries in both countries, including planted areas and...
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  716. The effectiveness of the implementation of the Cape Triage Score at the emergency department of the National District Hospital, Bloemfontein

    The effectiveness of the implementation of the Cape Triage Score at the emergency department of the National District Hospital, Bloemfontein

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: SAN Gordon --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, South Africa H Brits --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, South Africa JE Raubenheimer --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Biostatistics, South Africa
    Background: The need for an appropriate South African triage system led to the development of the Cape Triage Score (CTS), a system to prioritise emergency departments’ workloads. This study evaluated the effectiveness of the CTS at the National District Hospital...
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  717. Rapid bioassessment of the effects of repeated rotenone treatments on invertebrate assemblages in the Rondegat River, South Africa

    Rapid bioassessment of the effects of repeated rotenone treatments on invertebrate assemblages in the Rondegat River, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: TA Bellingan --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa DJ Woodford --- Centre for Invasion Biology, South Africa J Gouws --- Scientific Services, CapeNature, South Africa MH Villet --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa OLF Weyl --- Centre for Invasion Biology, South Africa
    The potential collateral effects of eradicating invasive fishes in streams necessitate the monitoring of invertebrate communities during treatment. In an environmental rehabilitation programme, non-native smallmouth bass were removed from the lower reaches of the Rondegat River, Western Cape, South Africa,...
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  718. Effect of rotenone on gill-respiring and plastron-respiring insects

    Effect of rotenone on gill-respiring and plastron-respiring insects

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: AJ Booth --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa S Moss --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa OLF Weyl --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa
    Rotenone, a commonly-used piscicide, interferes with the cellular respiration of aquatic vertebrates and invertebrates by preventing the uptake of oxygen. While dose-response relationships have been developed for fish, there are limited comparative data available on aquatic insects that respire either...
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  719. Who named it in anaesthesia?

    Who named it in anaesthesia?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: AA Abraham --- Department of Anaesthesia, India
    The history of modern anaesthesia started on October 16, 1846 when WTG Morton demonstrated ether anaesthesia in Massachusetts General Hospital in USA. For about one month the new born branch of medicine was without a name. The word anaesthesia as...
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  720. Hypoxia tolerance of introduced Nile perch: implications for survival of indigenous fishes in the Lake Victoria basin

    Hypoxia tolerance of introduced Nile perch: implications for survival of indigenous fishes in the Lake Victoria basin

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Pamela J. Schofield --- Department of Zoology, U.S.A. Lauren J. Chapman --- Department of Zoology, U.S.A.
    The introduction of predatory Nile perch (Lates niloticus) into the Lake Victoria basin coincided with a dramatic decline in fish diversity. However, remnant populations of indigenous fishes persist in lagoons and satellite lakes separated from the main lakes by extensive...
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  721. A new and unusual species of &lt;em&gt;Parachiton&lt;/em&gt; (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from South Africa

    A new and unusual species of Parachiton (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Boris I. Sirenko --- Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab, Russia
    A new species of the genus Parachiton, P. hodgsoni n.sp., which inhabits shallow water off the South African coast, is described. The radula is unusual for the genus Parachiton. It consists of about 160 transverse rows of very small mature...
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  722. A new genus and species of Ceratocanthidae from Tanzania (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)

    A new genus and species of Ceratocanthidae from Tanzania (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Alberto Ballerio --- Viale Venezia 45, I-25123 Brescia, Italy
    Cryptophilharmostes mahunkai n.gen., n.sp., a remarkable Ceratocanthidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) from the Usambara Mountains (Tanzania), is described. The morphology of the clypeus and mesoepisternum is discussed, also with reference to other Ceratocanthidae. The affinities of the genus are discussed, and within...
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  723. Preliminary examination of hatching season and growth of &lt;em&gt;Engraulicypris sardella&lt;/em&gt; (Pisces: Cyprinidae) larvae and juveniles in Lake Malawi

    Preliminary examination of hatching season and growth of Engraulicypris sardella (Pisces: Cyprinidae) larvae and juveniles in Lake Malawi

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Shinsuke Morioka --- Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Science, Bunda College of Agriculture, Malawi Emmanuel Kaunda --- Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Science, Bunda College of Agriculture, Malawi
    The hatching period and the growth of Malawian cyprinid Engraulicypris sardella larvae and juveniles collected from two sites along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Malawi were investigated using otolith increment information. The lapillus was used to determine the age in...
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  724. Aspects of the pathology of &lt;em&gt;Lamproglena clariae&lt;/em&gt; (Copepoda: Lernaeidae) on gills of &lt;em&gt;Clarias gariepinus&lt;/em&gt; from the Vaal River system, South Africa

    Aspects of the pathology of Lamproglena clariae (Copepoda: Lernaeidae) on gills of Clarias gariepinus from the Vaal River system, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: A.M. Tsotetsi --- Department of Zoology, South Africa A. Avenant-Oldewage --- Department of Zoology, South Africa S.N. Mashego --- Department of Zoology, South Africa
    Lamproglena clariae attaches to gill filaments of Clarias gariepinus, penetrates the gill tissue and consumes blood. Hence, the purpose of this study was to investigate the mechanical damage caused by this parasite on gill filaments of the host. Infestation intensity...
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  725. The Mollusca inhabiting rice fields in northern Cameroon and their role as intermediate hosts for schistosomes

    The Mollusca inhabiting rice fields in northern Cameroon and their role as intermediate hosts for schistosomes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: A. Ndassa --- General Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Science, Cameroon R. Mimpfoundi --- General Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Science, Cameroon
    A systematic account is given of the freshwater gastropod and bivalve fauna of Ouro-Doukoudje, northern Cameroon, based on a survey conducted from July 2000 to June 2001 at 12 sites in rice fields spanning 800 ha. In total, 14 species...
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  726. A new species of &lt;em&gt;Graemontia&lt;/em&gt; Lawrence, 1931, from the Western Cape, South Africa, with notes on the relationships of the genus (Opiliones: Laniatores: Triaenonychidae)

    A new species of Graemontia Lawrence, 1931, from the Western Cape, South Africa, with notes on the relationships of the genus (Opiliones: Laniatores: Triaenonychidae)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Adriano B. Kury --- Departamento de Invertebrados, Brazil
    Graemontia viridiceps n.sp., is described from the southwestern part of South Africa. This is the seventh species of the genus and the second species for which male genitalia are described and illustrated. A key is given to all species of...
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  727. Sexual size dimorphism in montane cordylid lizards: a case study of the dwarf crag lizard, &lt;em&gt;Pseudocordylus nebulosus&lt;/em&gt;

    Sexual size dimorphism in montane cordylid lizards: a case study of the dwarf crag lizard, Pseudocordylus nebulosus

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Eloise Costandius --- Department of Botany &amp; Zoology, South Africa P. le Fras N. Mouton --- Department of Botany &amp; Zoology, South Africa
    The aim of this study was to provide information on sexual size dimorphism (SSD) in Pseudocordylus nebulosus and to discuss the observed variation in SSD among montane cordylids. Data for P. nebulosus were recorded in the Landdroskop area in the...
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  728. Spring diet and trophic partitioning in an alpine lizard community from Morocco

    Spring diet and trophic partitioning in an alpine lizard community from Morocco

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Miguel A. Carretero --- Centro de Investiga&ccedil;&atilde;o em Biodiversidade e Recursos Gen&eacute;ticos (CIBIO/UP), Campus Agr&aacute;rio de Vair&atilde;o, Portugal Anna Perera --- Departamento de Biologia Animal, Spain D. James Harris --- Centro de Investiga&ccedil;&atilde;o em Biodiversidade e Recursos Gen&eacute;ticos (CIBIO/UP), Campus Agr&aacute;rio de Vair&atilde;o, Portugal Vasco Batista --- Centro de Investiga&ccedil;&atilde;o em Biodiversidade e Recursos Gen&eacute;ticos (CIBIO/UP), Campus Agr&aacute;rio de Vair&atilde;o, Portugal Catarina Pinho --- Centro de Investiga&ccedil;&atilde;o em Biodiversidade e Recursos Gen&eacute;ticos (CIBIO/UP), Campus Agr&aacute;rio de Vair&atilde;o, Portugal
    Oukaïmeden Plateau is a herpetologically rich locality in the High Atlas (Morocco) where four lizard species coexist in strict sympatry: three lacertids (Lacerta perspicillata chabanaudi, L. andreanszkyi and Podarcis vaucheri – formerly P. hispanica vaucheri) and one gekkonid (Quedenfeldtia trachyblepharus)...
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  729. Vagrant Subantarctic fur seals at Bouvet&oslash;ya

    Vagrant Subantarctic fur seals at Bouvetøya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: G. J. G. Hofmeyr --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa M. N. Bester --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa S. P. Kirkman --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa
    Three vagrant Subantarctic fur seals, Arctocephalustropicalis, were seen amongst a colony of Antarctic fur seals, A. gazella, at the isolated subantarctic island, Bouvetøya. Possible sources of the vagrants are populations at either Gough Island or the Prince Edward Islands Archipelago.
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  730. Goose barnacle (&lt;em&gt;Lepas australis&lt;/em&gt;) infestation of the Subantarctic fur seal (&lt;em&gt;Arctocephalus tropicalis&lt;/em&gt;)

    Goose barnacle (Lepas australis) infestation of the Subantarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: T. H. Setsaas --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa M. N. Bester --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa
    Goose barnacle infestations (Lepas australis) were found on the pelage of two female Subantarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus tropicalis) at Gough Island in the South Atlantic. The infested females were both relatively old at 11 and 15 years of age. We...
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  731. Does the endangered Knysna seahorse, &lt;em&gt;Hippocampus capensis&lt;/em&gt;, have a preference for aquatic vegetation type, cover or height?

    Does the endangered Knysna seahorse, Hippocampus capensis, have a preference for aquatic vegetation type, cover or height?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Peter R. Teske --- Molecular Ecology and Systematics Group, Botany Department, South Africa Jacqueline F. Lockyear --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa Thomas Hecht --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa Horst Kaiser --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa
    The Knysna seahorse, Hippocampus capensis, is an endangered teleost confined to three South African estuaries. Its abundance within these systems is low and distributions are patchy. Consequently, monitoring population sizes is labour-intensive. The aim of this study was to establish...
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  732. The incidence of torpor in winter and summer in the Angolan free-tailed bat, &lt;em&gt;Mops condylurus&lt;/em&gt; (Microchiroptera: Molossidae), in a subtropical environment, Mpumulanga, South Africa

    The incidence of torpor in winter and summer in the Angolan free-tailed bat, Mops condylurus (Microchiroptera: Molossidae), in a subtropical environment, Mpumulanga, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: L. Vivier --- Zoology Department, South Africa M. van der Merwe --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa
    The incidence of torpor during summer and winter in response to cold exposure in Mops condylurus was studied in a subtropical environment. Body temperature changes under natural roosting conditions during winter and summer were monitored using bats fitted with temperature-sensitive...
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  733. Are wild African lungfish obligate air breathers? Some evidence from radio telemetry

    Are wild African lungfish obligate air breathers? Some evidence from radio telemetry

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: C. M. Mlewa --- Department of Fisheries, Kenya J. M. Green --- Department of Biology, Canada A1B 3X9 R. Dunbrack --- Department of Biology, Canada A1B 3X9
    Laboratory studies have resulted in classification of the marbled African lungfish, Protopterus aethiopicus, as an obligate air-breather. However, there have been no investigations of the extent of dependence on aerial respiration by this species in the wild. We used radio...
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  734. Competition and niche partitioning in a floodplain ecosystem: a cladoceran community squeezed between fish and invertebrate predation

    Competition and niche partitioning in a floodplain ecosystem: a cladoceran community squeezed between fish and invertebrate predation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Markus Lindholm --- Department of Biology, Norway Dag Olav Hessen --- Department of Biology, Norway
    Seasonal floodplains occasionally comprise highly productive zooplankton communities which are exposed to rapid shifts in predator regimes, also between vertebrate and invertebrate predators.We recorded the impact of two co-occurring zooplankton predators, the notonectid Anisops sardea and 0+ fish fry of...
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  735. Zonation of benthic communities on the subtropical Aliwal Shoal, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Zonation of benthic communities on the subtropical Aliwal Shoal, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: J. M. Olbers --- Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife, South Africa L. Celliers --- Oceanographic Research Institute, South Africa M. H. Schleyer --- Oceanographic Research Institute, South Africa
    Aliwal Shoal is a subtropical, algal-dominated reef in a marine protected area located south of Durban, South Africa. The shoal has historically been heavily utilized by fishermen and SCUBA divers. In this study, a survey was undertaken to describe and...
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  736. Do dwarf chameleons (&lt;em&gt;Bradypodion&lt;/em&gt;) show developmental plasticity?

    Do dwarf chameleons (Bradypodion) show developmental plasticity?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Ashadee K. Miller --- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Graham J. Alexander --- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
    Developmental plasticity results from environmental influences on the phenotype of an organism during its development, and its effects are irreversible. The phenomenon of phenotype–genotype uncoupling (plasticity) causes problems in species delineations, and has been suggested as a cause underlying a...
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  737. Morphometric variation in the Tunisian green frog, &lt;em&gt;Rana saharica&lt;/em&gt; Anura: Ranidae)

    Morphometric variation in the Tunisian green frog, Rana saharica Anura: Ranidae)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Nabil Amor --- Research Unit: Genetics, Biodiversity and Bio-Resources Development, Biotechnology Institute of Monastir, Tunisia Sarra Farjallah --- Research Unit: Genetics, Biodiversity and Bio-Resources Development, Biotechnology Institute of Monastir, Tunisia Khaled Said --- Research Unit: Genetics, Biodiversity and Bio-Resources Development, Biotechnology Institute of Monastir, Tunisia
    Rana saharica is the most widely distributed anuran in Tunisia. We examined morphological variation in 124 specimens as a function of their geographical origin, using univariate and multivariate statistics with traditional morphometrics. Our results supported the existence of three morphotypes...
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  738. Invasion of a headwater stream by non-native fishes in the Swartkops River system, South Africa

    Invasion of a headwater stream by non-native fishes in the Swartkops River system, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Bruce R. Ellender --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa Olaf L. F. Weyl --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa Ernst R. Swartz --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa
    In South Africa, fishes in headwater streams are increasingly being threatened by non-native fish invasions. These invasions originate primarily from source populations in mainstream rivers and impoundments. In the Blindekloof stream, a Swartkops River headwater tributary, the non-native Micropterus salmoides...
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  739. Vagrant Subantarctic fur seal in the Mayumba National Park, Gabon

    Vagrant Subantarctic fur seal in the Mayumba National Park, Gabon

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: R. Zanre --- Mayumba Project Manager, Wildlife Conservation Society, Gabon M. N. Bester --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa
    A vagrant adult male Subantarctic fur seal Arctocephalus tropicalis was seen and photographed on the beach in Mayumba National Park in the Gabonese Republic. This is the northern most sighting on record for the species. The likely source of the...
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  740. Rapid assessment of montane anuran communities in the Albertine Rift: &lt;em&gt;Hyperolius castaneus&lt;/em&gt; Ahl, 1931 as an umbrella species for conservation

    Rapid assessment of montane anuran communities in the Albertine Rift: Hyperolius castaneus Ahl, 1931 as an umbrella species for conservation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Ulrich Sinsch --- Institute of Integrated Sciences, Department of Biology, Germany Eli Greenbaum --- Department of Biological Sciences, U.S.A. Chifundera Kusamba --- Laboratoire d&rsquo;Herp&eacute;tologie, D&eacute;partement de Biologie, Democratic Republic of Congo Edgar Lehr --- Institute of Integrated Sciences, Department of Biology, Germany
    The species richness of seven montane anuran communities of the Albertine Rift was assessed with visual and acoustic transects. A total of 28 anuran species were detected. The highland anuran communities at (2000–2800 m) were dominated by up to nine...
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  741. Diet of largemouth bass, &lt;em&gt;Micropterus salmoides&lt;/em&gt; (Centrarchidae), an invasive alien in the lower reaches of an Eastern Cape river, South Africa

    Diet of largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides (Centrarchidae), an invasive alien in the lower reaches of an Eastern Cape river, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: R.J. Wasserman --- Department of Zoology, South Africa N.A. Strydom --- Department of Zoology, South Africa O.L.F Weyl --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa
    Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) have been introduced to many South African river systems where they become invasive and pose a threat to native biota. The diets of small (32–138 mm TL) and large (192–448 mm TL) sized bass were analysed...
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  742. Genetic variation in the Critically Endangered velvet worm &lt;em&gt;Opisthopatus roseus&lt;/em&gt; (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae)

    Genetic variation in the Critically Endangered velvet worm Opisthopatus roseus (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Savel R. Daniels --- Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa
    In the present study the genetic variation of the Critically Endangered velvet worm species Opisthopatus roseus is examined. This species is endemic to the Ngele mistbelt forest in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. In recent years the forest has...
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  743. Endoparasites (helminths and coccidians) in the hedgehogs &lt;em&gt;Atelerix algirus&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Paraechinus aethiopicus&lt;/em&gt; from Algeria

    Endoparasites (helminths and coccidians) in the hedgehogs Atelerix algirus and Paraechinus aethiopicus from Algeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Mourad Khaldi --- Laboratory of Ecology, Department of Biology, Algeria Jordi Torres --- Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Span Berta Sams&oacute; --- Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Span Jordi Miquel --- Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Span Mohamed Biche --- Department of Agricultural and Forest Zoology, Algeria Meryam Benyettou --- Laboratory of Ecology, Department of Biology, Algeria Ghania Barech --- Laboratory of Ecology, Department of Biology, Algeria Hadj Aissa Benelkadi --- Department of Agricultural and Forest Zoology, Algeria Alexis Ribas --- Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Span
    The study of endoparasites (helminths and coccidians) in the Algerian (Atelerix algirus) and desert (Paraechinus aethiopicus) hedgehogs was performed between July 2008 and October 2009. The helminth species found included two cestodes, Mathevotaenia erinacei (Anoplocephalidae) and an unidentified cestode larva...
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  744. Autotomy, tail regeneration and jumping ability in Cape dwarf geckos (&lt;em&gt;Lygodactylus capensis&lt;/em&gt;) (Gekkonidae)

    Autotomy, tail regeneration and jumping ability in Cape dwarf geckos (Lygodactylus capensis) (Gekkonidae)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Patricia A. Fleming --- School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia Philip W. Bateman --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa
    Many studies have examined the effect of caudal autotomy on speed and behaviour of lizards escaping over horizontal surfaces, but there have been few studies on lizards escaping over vertical surfaces and, in particular, species that jump between surfaces. We...
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  745. Prevalence of haemoparasites, leptospires and coccobacilli with potential for human infection in the blood of rodents and shrews from selected localities in Tanzania, Namibia and Swaziland

    Prevalence of haemoparasites, leptospires and coccobacilli with potential for human infection in the blood of rodents and shrews from selected localities in Tanzania, Namibia and Swaziland

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Abdul A.S. Katakweba --- Pest Management Centre, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania Loth S. Mulungu --- Pest Management Centre, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania Seth J. Eiseb --- National Museum of Namibia, Windhoek Themb&rsquo;alilahlwa A. Mahlaba --- Department of Biological Sciences, Swaziland Rhodes H. Makundi --- Pest Management Centre, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania Apia W. Massawe --- Pest Management Centre, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania Benny Borremans --- Evolutionary Ecology Group, University of Antwerp, Belgium Steven R. Belmain --- Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, U.K.
    The prevalence of haemoparasites, leptospirosis and Yersinia pestis was investigated in rodents and shrews from Tanzania, Namibia and Swaziland. Blood smears originating from rodents and shrews from the three countries indicated the presence of Trypanosoma lewisi (72.7%; n =950), Bacillus...
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  746. Gastrointestinal protozoa and digestive tract parameters of wild South African warthogs (&lt;em&gt;Phacochoerus aethiopicus&lt;/em&gt;)

    Gastrointestinal protozoa and digestive tract parameters of wild South African warthogs (Phacochoerus aethiopicus)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: D.G. Booyse --- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, B.A. Dehority --- Department of Animal Sciences,
    The warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) is a grazer and hindgut fermenter with an apparent unique population of protozoa; however, only a limited number of specimens have been studied to date. In addition to having a very low number of protozoal species,...
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  747. Metabolic disturbance and hepatic tissue damage induced by &lt;em&gt;Eimeria papillata&lt;/em&gt; infection

    Metabolic disturbance and hepatic tissue damage induced by Eimeria papillata infection

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Mohamed A. Dkhil --- Department of Zoology, College of Science, Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Quraishy --- Department of Zoology, College of Science, Saudi Arabia
    Coccidiosis is a parasitic disease, prevalent all over the world and has a significant impact on poultry production. The current study aimed to investigate the metabolic change as well as the hepatic inflammatory response caused by Eimeria papillata infection. Female...
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  748. Survey of gastrointestinal parasite infection in African lion (&lt;em&gt;Panthera leo&lt;/em&gt;), African wild dog (&lt;em&gt;Lycaon pictus&lt;/em&gt;) and spotted hyaena (&lt;em&gt;Crocuta crocuta&lt;/em&gt;) in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia

    Survey of gastrointestinal parasite infection in African lion (Panthera leo), African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) and spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Are R. Berentsen --- USDA/APHIS/WS/National Wildlife Research Center, U.S.A., 80521 Matthew S. Becker --- Zambian Carnivore Programme, Zambia Heather Stockdale-Walden --- University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathology, U.S.A., 32608 Wigganson Matandiko --- Zambia Wildlife Authority, Zambia Rachel McRobb --- South Luangwa Conservation Society, Montana Mike R. Dunbar --- USDA/APHIS/WS/National Wildlife Research Center, U.S.A., 80521
    Little is known about gastrointestinal parasite infections in large carnivores in Africa and what is available is largely from East Africa. We collected faecal samples from nine spotted hyaenas (Crocuta crocuta), 15 lions (Panthera leo) and 13 African wild dog...
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  749. A new species of &lt;em&gt;Eimeria&lt;/em&gt; (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the endangered pink pigeon, &lt;em&gt;Nesoenas mayeri&lt;/em&gt; (Pr&eacute;vost, 1843) Cheke, 2005 (Columbiformes) in Mauritius

    A new species of Eimeria (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the endangered pink pigeon, Nesoenas mayeri (Prévost, 1843) Cheke, 2005 (Columbiformes) in Mauritius

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: S.J. Ball --- School of Life Sciences, Kingston University, U.K. P. Daszak --- Ecohealth Alliance, U.S.A. K.R. Swinnerton --- Mauritian Wildlife Foundation, Black River, Mauritius, and Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Les Augr&egrave;s Manor, Trinity, Jersey, Channel Islands, U.K. C.G. Jones --- Mauritian Wildlife Foundation, Black River, Mauritius, and Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Les Augr&egrave;s Manor, Trinity, Jersey, Channel Islands, U.K. K.R. Snow --- School of Health &amp; Bioscience, University of East London, U.K.
    A new species, Eimeria mauritiensis (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) is reported from the pink pigeon, Nesoenas mayeri (Aves: Columbiformes) in Mauritius. Oocysts are sub-spherical 17.8 × 19.7 (16–19 × 18–22) μm: Shape index (mean length / mean width) 1.1. A micropyle, oocyst...
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  750. Rules of attraction: the role of bait in small mammal sampling at high altitude in South Africa

    Rules of attraction: the role of bait in small mammal sampling at high altitude in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Armand D. Kok --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Daniel M. Parker --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Nigel P. Barker --- Botany Department, South Africa
    Baits or lures are commonly used for surveying small mammal communities, not only because they attract large numbers of these animals, but also because they provide sustenance for trapped individuals. In this study we used Sherman live traps with five...
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  751. Competing seed consumers drive the evolution of scatter-hoarding: Why rodents do not put all their seeds in one larder

    Competing seed consumers drive the evolution of scatter-hoarding: Why rodents do not put all their seeds in one larder

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Ursina D. Rusch --- Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa Jeremy J. Midgley --- Department of Botany, South Africa Bruce Anderson --- Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa
    Competition for food resources amongst animal seed dispersers and pilferers has driven dispersers to increasingly innovative seed-caching methods.We determined cache sizes in the field as well as seed cache recovery ability of a scatter-hoarding mouse, Acomys subspinosus, and compared these...
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  752. Determining the most suitable method of otolith preparation for estimating the age of tigerfish, &lt;em&gt;Hydrocynus vittatus&lt;/em&gt; in the Pongolapoort Dam, South Africa

    Determining the most suitable method of otolith preparation for estimating the age of tigerfish, Hydrocynus vittatus in the Pongolapoort Dam, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: M. Soekoe --- Department of Zoology, South Africa F. H. van der Bank --- Department of Zoology, South Africa N. J. Smit --- North-West University, Potchefstroom
    This study compares sectioned and whole lapillus and asterisci otoliths as suitable structures for ageing tigerfish, Hydrocynus vittatus. Fifty tigerfish were collected from the Pongolapoort Dam, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Growth zone counts on sectioned lapilli showed the greatest percentage agreement...
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  753. Genetic differentiation in &lt;em&gt;Horus&lt;/em&gt; Chamberlin (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones: Olpiidae) as indicated by mitochondrial DNA analysis

    Genetic differentiation in Horus Chamberlin (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones: Olpiidae) as indicated by mitochondrial DNA analysis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Jacques Van Heerden --- Department of Ecology and Resource Management, South Africa Peter J. Taylor --- Department of Ecology and Resource Management, South Africa Carel van Heerden --- Central Analytical Facilities &ndash; DNA Sequencing Unit, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
    Horus is an olpiid pseudoscorpion of which nine species have been described from southern Africa; a tenth, debatable species was described from the Ivory Coast. The two most widely distributed species are H. granulatus and H. obscurus, the former occurring...
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  754. New evidence of homoplasy within the African genus &lt;em&gt;Varicorhinus&lt;/em&gt; (Cyprinidae): an independent origin of specialized scraping forms in the adjacent drainage systems of Ethiopia inferred from mtDNA analysis

    New evidence of homoplasy within the African genus Varicorhinus (Cyprinidae): an independent origin of specialized scraping forms in the adjacent drainage systems of Ethiopia inferred from mtDNA analysis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Boris A. Levin --- Institute of Biology of Inland Waters, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia Alexander S. Golubtsov --- Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia Yuri Yu. Dgebuadze --- Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia Nikolai S. Mugue --- Koltsov Institute of Developmental Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
    Interrelationships of the two specialized scraping periphyton-feeders, Varicorhinus beso and V. jubae, and some large African barbs, Labeobarbus spp., inhabiting three main regions of Ethiopia (the Western and Eastern Plateaus, and the Rift Valley separating them) were investigated using the...
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  755. Assessment of reproductive function in southern African spiny mice (&lt;em&gt;Acomys spinosissimus&lt;/em&gt;) using faeces as hormone matrix

    Assessment of reproductive function in southern African spiny mice (Acomys spinosissimus) using faeces as hormone matrix

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: P. Ruan de Bruin --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Katarina Medger --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Nigel C. Bennett --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Andr&eacute; Ganswindt --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa
    For spiny mice, detailed long-term data on reproductive endocrine function is lacking, as limited blood volumes make frequent collections of individual plasma samples for hormone monitoring impractical. To provide the necessary tools in order to fill this gap, this study...
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  756. A comparative analysis of the diets of &lt;em&gt;Varanus albigularis&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Varanus niloticus&lt;/em&gt; in South Africa

    A comparative analysis of the diets of Varanus albigularis and Varanus niloticus in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Kim Dalhuijsen --- Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa William R. Branch --- Bayworld, South Africa Graham J. Alexander --- Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
    We present data from gut content analyses of Varanus albigularis (savanna monitor) and V. niloticus (water monitor) in South Africa. Both species are generalist, opportunistic feeders. We did not detect any sex-based differences in the diet of V. albigularis, and...
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  757. Spatial genetic pattern in an economically beneficial insect, the cyclical African wild silk moth (&lt;em&gt;Gonometa postica&lt;/em&gt;)

    Spatial genetic pattern in an economically beneficial insect, the cyclical African wild silk moth (Gonometa postica)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Timothy C. Bray --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa
    The African wild silk moth (Gonometa postica) exhibits large inter-annual population size fluctuations in the Kalahari region of southern Africa. Spent cocoons from this species are currently being utilized in a local silk industry. An understanding of the recolonization dynamics...
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  758. Zooplankton and diatoms of temporary and permanent freshwater pans in the Mpumalanga Highveld region, South Africa

    Zooplankton and diatoms of temporary and permanent freshwater pans in the Mpumalanga Highveld region, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Luisa Riato --- Department of Paraclinical Sciences, South Africa Carin Van Ginkel --- Cripsis Environment, South Africa Jonathan C. Taylor --- School of Biological Sciences, North-West University, South Africa
    This paper provides a description of the zooplankton and epiphytic diatom communities of permanent and temporary freshwater pans in the Mpumalanga Highveld region of South Africa. Few studies have investigated the biota of pans in this area, which is seriously...
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  759. Towards an isotope ecology of Cape Fynbos small mammals

    Towards an isotope ecology of Cape Fynbos small mammals

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Irene M. van den Heuvel --- Biozentrum Grindel, Zoological Institute and Museum, University of Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King Platz 3, D-20146 Hamburg, Germany Jeremy J. Midgley --- Department of Botany, South Africa
    We investigated ecological separation through dietary partitioning of small mammals in the nutrient-poor Fynbos biome using a stable isotope approach. Hair samples from eight species of co-occurring small mammals in two separate locations were analysed for stable carbon (13C/12C) and...
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  760. Adaptations to life on arid islands of South Africa: renal performance and phenotypic plasticity in the European rabbit &lt;em&gt;Oryctolagus cuniculus&lt;/em&gt;

    Adaptations to life on arid islands of South Africa: renal performance and phenotypic plasticity in the European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Gareth J. Tate --- Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa Heather G. Marco --- Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa
    Morphological parameters of the mammalian kidney can provide information on the extent to which an animal is able to regulate water relations within its body and cope with arid conditions. Certain groups of mammals, such as rabbits and hares, show...
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  761. Sexing monomorphic western mountain greenbuls on Mount Cameroon using morphometric measurements

    Sexing monomorphic western mountain greenbuls on Mount Cameroon using morphometric measurements

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Eric Djomo Nana --- Department of Ecology, Czech Republic Pavel Munclinger --- Department of Zoology, Czech Republic Michal Ferenc --- Department of Ecology, Czech Republic Ondřej Sedl&agrave;ček --- Department of Ecology, Czech Republic Tom&agrave;č Albrecht --- Department of Zoology, Czech Republic David Hoř&agrave;k --- Department of Ecology, Czech Republic
    The western mountain greenbul, Andropadus tephrolaemus, is a poorly-known monomorphic forest greenbul. We investigated whether morphological measurements could be used to discriminate between sexes of this species, with a sample of birds captured in two forest types on Mt Cameroon...
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  762. First record of an intraleucocytic haemogregarine (Adeleorina: Haemogregarinidae) from South African tortoises of the species &lt;em&gt;Stigmochelys pardalis&lt;/em&gt; (Cryptodira: Testudinidae)

    First record of an intraleucocytic haemogregarine (Adeleorina: Haemogregarinidae) from South African tortoises of the species Stigmochelys pardalis (Cryptodira: Testudinidae)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Courtney A. Cook --- Department of Zoology, South Africa Nico J. Smit --- Water Research Group (Ecology), Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, South Africa Angela J. Davies --- Water Research Group (Ecology), Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, South Africa
    To date, four intraerythrocytic apicomplexans, namely the haemogregarines Haemogregarina fitzsimonsi and Haemogregarina parvula, and the haemoproteids Haemoproteus testudinalis and Haemoproteus natalensis, have been described from South African land tortoises. Recently, an intraleucocytic haemogregarine was observed in one species of tortoise,...
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  763. Intraguild predation and partial consumption of blue sharks &lt;em&gt;Prionace glauca&lt;/em&gt; by Cape fur seals &lt;em&gt;Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus&lt;/em&gt;

    Intraguild predation and partial consumption of blue sharks Prionace glauca by Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: C Fallows --- Apex Expeditions, South Africa HP Beno&icirc;t --- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada N Hammerschlag --- Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, USA
    The top-down effects of predators on ecosystem structure and dynamics have been studied increasingly. However, the nature and consequence of trophic interactions between upper-trophic-level predators have received considerably less attention. This is especially the case in marine systems due to...
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  764. Movement patterns of surf-zone fish species in a subtropical marine protected area on the east coast of South Africa

    Movement patterns of surf-zone fish species in a subtropical marine protected area on the east coast of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: BQ Mann --- Oceanographic Research Institute, South Africa PD Cowley --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa ST Fennessy --- Oceanographic Research Institute, South Africa
    A long-term mark-recapture study was used to assess the movement patterns of surf-zone fishes in the St Lucia Marine Reserve, a marine protected area within the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, a World Heritage Site on the east coast of South Africa...
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  765. Changeover-time in psychosocial wellbeing of people living with HIV and people living close to them after an HIV stigma reduction and wellness enhancement community intervention

    Changeover-time in psychosocial wellbeing of people living with HIV and people living close to them after an HIV stigma reduction and wellness enhancement community intervention

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: H Christa Chidrawi --- Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR), South Africa Minrie Greeff --- Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR), South Africa Q. Michael Temane --- Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR), South Africa Suria Ellis --- Statistical Consultation Services, South Africa
    HIV stigma continues to affect the psychosocial wellbeing of people living with HIV (PLWH) and people living close to them (PLC). Literature unequivocally holds the view that HIV stigma and psychosocial wellbeing interact with and have an impact on each...
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  766. Reducing the overall HIV-burden in South Africa: is &lsquo;reviving ABC&rsquo; an appropriate fit for a complex, adaptive epidemiological HIV landscape?

    Reducing the overall HIV-burden in South Africa: is ‘reviving ABC’ an appropriate fit for a complex, adaptive epidemiological HIV landscape?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Christopher J Burman --- The Rural Development and Innovation Hub, South Africa Marota Aphane --- The Rural Development and Innovation Hub, South Africa Peter Delobelle --- School of Public Health, South Africa
    This article questions the recommendations to ‘revive ABC (abstain, be faithful, condomise)’ as a mechanism to ‘educate’ people in South Africa about HIV prevention as the South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence and Behaviour Survey, 2012, suggests. We argue that...
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  767. Exploring ground-based methods for the validation of remotely sensed evapotranspiration

    Exploring ground-based methods for the validation of remotely sensed evapotranspiration

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Andiswa Finca --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Livestock Business Division, South Africa Anthony R Palmer --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Livestock Business Division, South Africa Vincent Kakembo --- Centre for African Conservation Ecology, South Africa
    Accurate estimates of evapotranspiration (ET) are essential when calculating catchment-scale water balances. An open top chamber (OTC), a ground-based method for measuring actual ET, was used to validate modeled ET from earth observation MODIS and agrometeorological data. We studied and...
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  768. Predation drives nesting success in moist highland grasslands: the importance of maintaining vegetation cover for bird conservation

    Predation drives nesting success in moist highland grasslands: the importance of maintaining vegetation cover for bird conservation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Ian T Little --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST&ndash;NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Philip AR Hockey --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST&ndash;NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Raymond Jansen --- Department of Environmental, Water and Earth Sciences, South Africa
    By focusing on process-oriented data rather than inventory-type data, this study provides a robust understanding of the effects of agricultural management on grassland bird reproductive output in the moist highland grasslands (MHGs) of South Africa. Four-hundred and four nests of...
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  769. How do African Black Oystercatchers &lt;em&gt;Haematopus moquini&lt;/em&gt; recruit into high-density populations?

    How do African Black Oystercatchers Haematopus moquini recruit into high-density populations?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Douglas Loewenthal --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST&ndash;NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Dane M Paijmans --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST&ndash;NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Philip AR Hockey --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST&ndash;NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa
    Theoretical and empirical studies of oystercatchers both suggest that levels of adult site fidelity, natal philopatry and age-at-first-breeding are interrelated consequences of life-history decisions made by potential breeders. All are fundamental to explaining population dynamics and have important conservation implications...
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  770. A novel methodology for the rapid assessment of waterbird vulnerability to disturbance

    A novel methodology for the rapid assessment of waterbird vulnerability to disturbance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Kate JH England --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST&ndash;NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Colin Jackson --- A Rocha Kenya, Mwamba Bird Observatory and Field Study Centre, Kenya Philip AR Hockey --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST&ndash;NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa
    A methodology for rapidly assessing the vulnerability of waterbirds to disturbance was tested at Sabaki estuary, Kenya. Three variables were employed to measure the responses of 15 species: (1) bird density, (2) minimum distance of birds from a stationary disturbance...
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  771. The impact of high temperatures on foraging behaviour and body condition in the Western Australian Magpie &lt;em&gt;Cracticus tibicen dorsalis&lt;/em&gt;

    The impact of high temperatures on foraging behaviour and body condition in the Western Australian Magpie Cracticus tibicen dorsalis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Emily K Edwards --- School of Animal Biology, Australia Nicola J Mitchell --- School of Animal Biology, Australia Amanda R Ridley --- Centre for Evolutionary Biology, School of Animal Biology, Australia
    High temperatures can pose significant thermoregulation challenges for endotherms, and determining how individual species respond to high temperatures will be important for predicting the impact of global warming on wild populations. Animals can adjust their behaviour or physiology to cope...
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  772. Hospitality and hospitableness

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Conrad Lashley --- Academy of International Hospitality Research, Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
    Not long after the word hospitality emerged as a collective noun to describe the commercial provision of services associated with accommodation, drinking and eating, some academics began to investigate the meanings of hospitality and hospitableness. Whilst most academic programme provision related to...
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  773. Hospitality and prosumption

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: George Ritzer --- Department of Sociology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA
    Hospitality and the hospitality industry need to be reevaluated in the era of the new prosumer and smart prosuming machines. Traditional notions of hospitality hearken back to an earlier era and ongoing changes are forcing us to reconsider them. Among those changes...
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  774. The interstices of hospitality

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Luiz Oct&aacute;vio de Lima Camargo --- School of Hospitality and Tourism, Anhembi Morumbi University, S&atilde;o Paulo, Brazil
    This paper is a review of previous works, and it shows the notion of hospitality situated at the confluence of the concepts of interpersonal relationships, virtue, rites and commercial/non-commercial exchange. In doing so it discusses the most significant authors who...
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  775. Exploring the impact of the constructs of the three-domain approach on private social and commercial hospitality provision

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Barry O&rsquo;Mahony --- Department of Marketing, Tourism and Social Impact, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
    This article explores the constructs of private social and commercial hospitality in a panoramic examination of the impact and potential future development of the three-domain approach. Focused primarily (but not exclusively) on the books In Search of Hospitality: theoretical perspectives...
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  776. Comparative and theoretical framework of Brazilian hospitality studies

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Elizabeth K. Wada --- School of Hospitality and Tourism, Anhembi Morumbi University, S&atilde;o Paolo, Brazil Airton Jos&eacute; Cavenaghi --- School of Hospitality and Tourism, Anhembi Morumbi University, S&atilde;o Paolo, Brazil Maria do Ros&aacute;rio Rolfsen Salles --- School of Hospitality and Tourism, Anhembi Morumbi University, S&atilde;o Paolo, Brazil
    The purpose of this article is to give a summary of the bibliographical production of the first publications made by the Master’s Programme in Hospitality at the Anhembi Morumbi University, São Paolo, the compilations edited by Célia Maria de Moraes...
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  777. Scientific research in hospitality studies in Brazil: challenges to finding a theoretical framework

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: S&ecirc;nia Bastos --- School of Business and Hospitality, University of Anhembi Morumbi, S&atilde;o Paulo, Brazil Mirian Rejowski --- School of Business and Hospitality, University of Anhembi Morumbi, S&atilde;o Paulo, Brazil
    This paper seeks to present the systematisation of information in hospitality studies, as generated by an analysis of 227 dissertations submitted to the Master’s Programme in Hospitality Studies at the University of Anhembi Morumbi, as well as 18 doctoral dissertations...
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  778. Future directions for international education and research on hospitality

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Sjoerd Gehrels --- Innovations in Hospitality, Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
    This paper presents considerations about future directions for international education and research in the field of hospitality management. The ideas are presented to provide a closer connection for the hospitality industry on an intellectual basis for doing joint research. Furthermore,...
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  779. Interaction in research and the importance of exercising hospitality within the academic environment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Ana Paula G. Spolon --- Instituto Federal de Educa&ccedil;&atilde;o, Ci&ecirc;ncia e Tecnologia de S&atilde;o Paulo, S&atilde;o Paulo, Brazil Alexandre Panosso Netto --- Escola de Artes, Ci&ecirc;ncias e Humanidades da Universidade de S&atilde;o Paulo (EACH-USP) Isabel Baptista --- Universidade Cat&oacute;lica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal
    This article aims to discuss the relevance of the initiative of promoting the scientific event, the Academy of International Hospitality Research Conference 2014, held in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, in November 2014, and of its result – texts presented there were published...
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  780. A visual analysis of a cultural tourism destination

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Klaes Eringa and Shenghan Zhou --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
    This research investigates how a relatively unknown town that is elected as cultural capital of Europe can use visual materials to attract visitors from totally different areas in the world, particularly China. The study uses visual cues for two purposes:...
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  781. Hospitality in women’s wear retail in São Paulo City

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Izabel Cristina Sabatier de Faria --- Hospitality and Tourism, University of Anhembi Morumbi, S&atilde;o Paulo, Brazil Ricardo Gil Torres --- Hospitality and Tourism, University of Anhembi Morumbi, S&atilde;o Paulo, Brazil
    This article investigates the relationship between seller and customer in retail women’s wear business in São Paulo, considering hospitality driven strategies adopted by it. It is assumed that in this segment people tend to play different roles according to common...
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  782. Phenotypic characterisation of sweetpotato genotypes grown in East and Central Africa

    Phenotypic characterisation of sweetpotato genotypes grown in East and Central Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Rukundo Placide --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Hussein Shimelis --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Mark Laing --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Daphrose Gahakwa --- Rwanda Agriculture Board, Rwanda
    Identification of genetic variability and interrelationships among germplasm collections is fundamental to select parents with complementary traits for plant breeding programmes. The aim of this study was to characterise and identify breeding parents among 54 sweetpotato genotypes grown in Rwanda,...
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  783. Potential density and tree survival: an analysis based on South African spacing studies

    Potential density and tree survival: an analysis based on South African spacing studies

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Klaus von Gadow --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa Heyns Kotze --- Mondi, South Africa Thomas Seifert --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa Kai Staupendahl --- Argus Forstplanung, Germany Juan G &Aacute;lvarez Gonz&aacute;lez --- University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
    Because of the high cost of maintaining a series of unthinned, densely stocked stands over long periods of time, suitable data about potential forest density and tree survival for different planting espacements are difficult to find. Direct assessment of the...
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  784. Company-specific characteristics affecting oil and gas reserves disclosure in the United Kingdom

    Company-specific characteristics affecting oil and gas reserves disclosure in the United Kingdom

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Wilson Uchenna Ani --- Department of Banking and Finance, Nigeria Philip Obialor --- Coxswain Social Investment Plus (CSI+) (Consultants), Nigeria Odo Cosmas --- Department of Marketing, Nigeria David Okelue Ugwunta --- Department of Banking and Finance, Nigeria
    This paper investigates company-specific characteristics affecting oil and gas reserves disclosure in the United Kingdom. Using a sample selected through purposive and stratified random sampling from 83 UK oil and gas exploration and production companies listed on the London Stock...
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  785. Adding market value to a holding company

    Adding market value to a holding company

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: G D I Barr --- Department of Statistical Science and Economics, B S Kantor --- Department of Economics,
    The paper explains the forces that determine changes in the discount of Net Asset market value of the typical JSE listed holding company. It is demonstrated that a variety of events which will alter the discount automatically may have very...
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  786. Uncertainty, cost of capital and financial disclosure: A review of the theory and some evidence

    Uncertainty, cost of capital and financial disclosure: A review of the theory and some evidence

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: M Negash --- University of the Witwatersrand,
    This paper contains a critical review of the uncertainty research, and reports on the relationship between corporate disclosure and the adverse selection component of the buy-sell (bid-ask) spread of stock prices. Order processing and holding costs will be decoupled from...
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  787. Rethinking the reporting of intangibles

    Rethinking the reporting of intangibles

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: M Negash --- School of Accountancy, Republic of South Africa
    This paper deals with one of the central problems of financial reporting. Using a mix of qualitative-quantitative approach the paper extends the author’s previous work on intangibles. It attempts to represent the views of users and preparers of financial statements...
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  788. Market segmentation and the cost of equity of companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange

    Market segmentation and the cost of equity of companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: C Correia --- Department of Accounting, E Uliana --- Department of Accounting,
    The segmentation between the Resources/Mining and the Financial and Industrial sectors on the Johannesburg stock exchange and the relative historical dominance of the Mining sector in relation to other international markets poses questions about whether the All share data or...
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  789. Capital budgeting: A case study analysis of the role of formal evaluation techniques in the decision making process

    Capital budgeting: A case study analysis of the role of formal evaluation techniques in the decision making process

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: E Gilbert --- Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town,
    This paper furthers the understanding of capital budgeting by reviewing two individual capital investment decisions taken by manufacturing firms in South Africa. This study indicates that managers do not base their capital investment decisions on a comparison of the expected...
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  790. Firm ownership structure and intellectual capital disclosures

    Firm ownership structure and intellectual capital disclosures

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: S Firer --- University of the Witwatersrand, S M Williams --- Singapore Management University,
    The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the association between three ownership structure characteristics and voluntary intellectual capital (IC) disclosure practices. Data for this study is hand collected from the 2000 annual reports of 390 Singapore publicly traded...
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  791. Predictors of management accounting change in South Africa: Evidence from five retail companies

    Predictors of management accounting change in South Africa: Evidence from five retail companies

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: N M Waweru --- Department of Accounting, E Uliana --- Department of Accounting,
    There is limited knowledge of management accounting practices and change in developing countries. This paper explores the processes of management accounting change in five South African retail companies by means of case studies. A number of factors have been identified...
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  792. An empirical test of the agency problems and capital structure of South African quoted SMEs

    An empirical test of the agency problems and capital structure of South African quoted SMEs

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: J Abor --- University of Stellenbosch Business School, Bellville N Biekpe --- University of Stellenbosch Business School, Bellville
    The agency theory suggests that the separation of ownership and control in firms creates conflicts of interest between the firm’s shareholders and managers. This is mainly because managers have the opportunity to use the resources of the firm in ways...
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  793. Cost management along the supply chain

    Cost management along the supply chain

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Richard Chivaka --- Department of Accounting,
    The potential of strategic cost management tools to support inter-company supply chain value creation has been highlighted by a number of researchers. However, not much research using case studies has been done to demonstrate how cost management tools are applied...
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  794. Capitalisation of borrowing costs: An investigation into technical uncertainties in IAS 23

    Capitalisation of borrowing costs: An investigation into technical uncertainties in IAS 23

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: L van Staden --- School of Accounting Sciences, N van der Merwe --- School of Accounting Sciences,
    Those who are not experts in the field of accounting will most probably be of the opinion that interest should be expensed and therefore reduce profits. However, for financial periods beginning on or after 1 January 2009, the capitalisation of...
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  795. An argument for either excluding death as a capital gains tax event or abolishing estate duty

    An argument for either excluding death as a capital gains tax event or abolishing estate duty

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: J J Roeleveld --- Department of Finance and Tax,
    South Africa is one of the few countries in the world that imposes both estate duty and capital gains tax on the assets of a person on death. This paper presents an argument for the abolishment of estate duty in...
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  796. Commentary: How accounting information is used by the South African Bank Regulator

    Commentary: How accounting information is used by the South African Bank Regulator

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: L Bakoro --- University of Cape Town, P de Jager --- University of Cape Town, S Parsons --- University of Cape Town,
    Fair value accounting has been named by some as a role-player in the recent financial crisis. The initial defensive argument that accounting is only a messenger is easily dispelled by considering its vital role in banking and bank supervision, as...
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  797. Effect of the subprime mortgage crisis on a leading emerging market

    Effect of the subprime mortgage crisis on a leading emerging market

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Jun Sik Kim --- Division of International Trade, Korea Doojin Ryu --- College of Economics, Korea
    This study examines how the US subprime mortgage crisis affects the behaviour of the Korean stock and futures market and how the futures traders react to the shocks related to the crisis. Analysing a unique and high-quality daily data set...
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  798. Fund manager characteristics and performance

    Fund manager characteristics and performance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Yi Fang --- Center for Quantitative Economics, China Haiping Wang --- School of Administrative Studies, Canada
    This study establishes a multitier framework to evaluate how fund manager characteristics systematically affect mutual fund performance. The framework includes three tiers of performance elements: comprehensive performance; return and risk; and timing skill and picking ability. Using performance decomposition, our...
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  799. A review of capital market theory from a South African Perspective

    A review of capital market theory from a South African Perspective

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: D.J. Bradfield --- University of Cape Town,
    The vast quantity of finance literature dealing with Capital Market Theory on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is evidence of the demand for research in this area. Until very recently, almost no research In this area has been conducted...
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  800. An evaluation of corporate ownership structures on employee, management and shareholder compensation for JSE companies

    An evaluation of corporate ownership structures on employee, management and shareholder compensation for JSE companies

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: T. Cohen --- H. Tarley and Company, E. Uliana --- University of Cape Town,
    Where corporate ownership and control are separated, the actions of employees and managers are not completely observable by shareholders, because it is virtually Impossible for a diverse group of shareholders (the principals), to monitor the behaviour of employees and managers...
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  801. Pre-incorporation Contracts Revisited

    Pre-incorporation Contracts Revisited

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: R Jooste --- University of Cape Town, C Koornhof --- University of the Witwatersrand,
    Some confusion stilt exists with Accountants as to the correct accounting treatment for pre-incorporation contracts. An attempt is made in this article to present a framework of the legal positions and accounting treatments of all practical situations encountered with pre-incorporation...
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  802. An Analysis of the Approaches used by Industrial Companies Listed on the JSE to Identify their Cost of Capital

    An Analysis of the Approaches used by Industrial Companies Listed on the JSE to Identify their Cost of Capital

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: A S Pocock --- Mann Pocock and Associates, C de J Correia --- University of Cape Town, M P Wormald --- University of Cape Town,
    In order to maximise shareholder’s wealth, financial managers need to estimate their firm’s cost of capital. This paper, which is based on the results of a questionnaire sent to industrial companies listed on the JSE, examines both the acceptance and...
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  803. Estimating the Return Parameters of the Capital Asset Pricing Model

    Estimating the Return Parameters of the Capital Asset Pricing Model

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: Colin Firer --- University of the Witwatersrand,
    The cost of equity capital is a fundamental concept In the field of finance. Its estimation often relies on the application of the Capital Asset Pricing Model. Very little help is offered to the practitioner in the selection of appropriate...
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  804. A critical analysis of the new definition of the holding-subsidiary relationship

    A critical analysis of the new definition of the holding-subsidiary relationship

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: G K Everingham --- University of Cape Town, R D Jooste --- University of Cape Town,
    This article reviews the new definition of the holding-subsidiary relationship, introduced by amendment in 1992 in South Africa into the Companies Act of 1973. It traces the efforts of the legislature, influenced by developments in the United Kingdom, to produce...
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  805. Fiskale onderskeid tussen &rsquo;n wins van &rsquo;n kapitale aard en inkomste aard

    Fiskale onderskeid tussen ’n wins van ’n kapitale aard en inkomste aard

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: Hendrik Coetzee --- Deeltydse professor by die Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit en verbonde aan die belastingpraktyk van KPMG,
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  806. Further Evidence of Firm Size and Earnings Anomalies on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange

    Further Evidence of Firm Size and Earnings Anomalies on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: Michael J. Page --- Graduate School of Business,
    In spite of the large body of evidence in favour of capital market efficiency in the semi-strong form, several enigmatic findings persist. As much of the research is based on the theoretical foundation of the Capital Asset Pricing Model, the...
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  807. Stock market responses to corporate unbundling in South Africa

    Stock market responses to corporate unbundling in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: Geoffrey Blount --- Department of Business Economics, Sinclair Davidson --- Department of Economics and Finance,
    This paper examines the effect of the announcement of a restructuring on the returns of the parent companies and the subsidiaries to be unbundled. Abnormal returns are calculated from sixty days prior to the unbundling announcement to sixty days after...
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  808. Efficacy of intrathecal midazolam versus fentanyl for endoscopic urology surgery&lt;xref ref-type=&quot;fn&quot; rid=&quot;FN0001&quot;/&gt;

    Efficacy of intrathecal midazolam versus fentanyl for endoscopic urology surgery

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Neerja Bharti --- Department of Anesthesia &amp; Intensive Care, India Yatindra K Batra --- Department of Anesthesia &amp; Intensive Care, India Sunder L Negi --- Department of Anesthesia &amp; Intensive Care, India
    Background: This prospective randomized double-blind study was designed to compare the analgesic efficacy and safety of intrathecal midazolam versus fentanyl as an adjunct to bupivacaine for endoscopic urology surgery.
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  809. A knotty affair

    A knotty affair

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Srivishnu Vardhan Yallapragada --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India Nagendra Nath Vemuri --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India Mastan Saheb Shaik --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India
    Continuous epidural anaesthesia through a catheter certainly offers the advantage of titrated, safe and prolonged anaesthesia along with a good quality of postoperative analgesia. Epidural catheters can cause some complications and one such rare complication is knotting in the epidural...
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  810. Dexmedetomidine premedication in cataract surgery under topical anaesthesia: to assess patient and surgeon satisfaction

    Dexmedetomidine premedication in cataract surgery under topical anaesthesia: to assess patient and surgeon satisfaction

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Poonam S Ghodki --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India Shalini P Sardesai --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India Swapnagandha S Halikar --- Department of Ophthalmology, India
    Background: Dexmedetomidine is a potent non-opioid analgesic that may enhance analgesia for cataract surgery under topical anaesthesia. This study was undertaken to assess sedation and analgesia provided by dexmedetomidine and evaluating patients’ satisfaction. Secondary aims were: (1) To study the...
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  811. A review of renal protection strategies

    A review of renal protection strategies

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Erna Meyer --- Northland District Health Board, Whangarei Base Hospital, New Zealand
    Globally, more than 10 million people are affected every year by acute kidney injury (AKI) and approximately 6% of hospital patients sustain some degree of kidney injury during their hospital event. Reducing perioperative kidney injury may significantly improve patient outcomes...
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  812. Hospitableness: the new service metaphor? Developing an instrument for measuring hosting

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Matthew Blain --- Compass Group UK &amp; Ireland, Compass House, Chertsey, Surrey, United Kingdom Conrad Lashley --- School of International Hospitality Management, Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
    Over the last couple of decades the word hospitality has emerged from the shadow of being used to describe a cluster of commercial activities providing accommodation, food and drink experiences to guests for a fee. Hospitality describes a ubiquitous aspect of human...
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  813. Snobbery and the triumph of bourgeois values: a speculative analysis of implications for hospitality

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Roy C. Wood --- Academy of Hotel and Facility Management, NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, Breda, The Netherlands
    This is a ‘small’ paper that offers a broad-brush view of the nature of bourgeois values and implications of the same for our understanding of certain aspects of hospitality. The argument is speculative, but assertive. Bourgeois values, it is suggested, are inevitably...
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  814. Connecting entrepreneurship and education

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Sjoerd A. Gehrels --- Stenden Academy of International Hospitality Research, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
    The aim of this research is to explore the contextual characteristics of a particular group of Dutch restaurant owners, the successful culinary entrepreneurs (SCEs), to examine how these contextual characteristics might be used in a hospitality education. This very small segment of...
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  815. The conflict between industry hosts and master’s degree students’ expectations on students entering the hospitality industry

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Rajka Presbury --- Blue Mountains International Hotel School, Sydney, Australia Janette Illingsworth --- Blue Mountains International Hotel School, Sydney, Australia Scott Richardson --- Blue Mountains International Hotel School, Sydney, Australia
    This paper reports on a qualitative study that sought to determine Australian industry hosts’ expectations and perceptions of hotel management master’s degree students on their placement in the industry, and the expectations of students when entering industry placement. The empirical dataset for...
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  816. Addressing sustainability in hotel management education: designing a curriculum based on input from key stakeholders

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Frans Melissen --- Academy of Hotel Management, NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, Breda, The Netherlands Maartje Damen --- Academy of Hotel Management, NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, Breda, The Netherlands
    This paper reports on combining generic reference points that can be distilled from literature with the analysis of 18 face-to-face interviews with relevant stakeholders as input for designing a sustainability course within a (higher education) hotel management curriculum. The train of thought...
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  817. Game consumption and attitudes to hunting in the Netherlands

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Jan A. Schulp --- School of International Hospitality Management (IHM), Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Fabian Pettinga --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Pepijn Meester --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
    In the Netherlands, per capita game consumption is low, but during autumn and Christmas, many consumers eat game, once or twice. Restaurants supply a big share of this game. Anti-hunting activism is a potential threat for the supply of game and therefore,...
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  818. Student employment in hospitality and tourism: insights from a recent study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Conrad Lashley --- Senior Researcher, Academy of International Hospitality Research, Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Postbus 1298, 8900 CG Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
    Students’ motives for working are primarily economic, though the proportion of the student body engaged in paid employment in this study is less than 50%. There is also evidence that this varies between students. Students in the final year of...
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  819. Hospitality management students’ cognitive style

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Hans Otting --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
    This paper reports on the cognitive style of students in a problem-based hospitality management curriculum at a university of applied sciences. A cognitive style is a student’s preference of perceiving, processing, and evaluating information (Hayes and Allinson 1998). The cognitive...
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  820. Organisational routines versus individual agency and personality

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Elsbeth A de Boer --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Tjeerd Zandberg --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
    Although rules and routines are recognised as important factors in decision-making, many people frequently deviate from rules. In a previous exploratory case study, research focused on how a combination of human agency and personality traits affects rule-following behaviour. In this...
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  821. How economic crisis affects revenue management: the case of the Prague Hilton hotels

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Sjoerd Gehrels --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Oleksandra Blanar --- Hilton Prague Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic
    This study explores revenue management practices in two Prague hotels throughout the past years of economic crisis. The purpose of the research was to inform hospitality managers and educators about revenue management practices in central Europe’s emerging and challenging hospitality...
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  822. Embodied houses and the initiation of hospitality experiences in the Zuiderzee Museum

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Alexander Grit --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
    It can be argued that many potentialities within society are left unused by organising hospitality venues according to modern planning practices. These planning practices regard the setting as a rational space which is predictable and manageable. By applying modern management...
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  823. Mind the gap: researching ‘sustainability in hospitality’ at the edge of academic and industry interests

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Elena Cavagnaro --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
    This paper describes the development of the research line ‘sustainability in hospitality’ for Stenden University of Applied Sciences (the Netherlands). To comply with the official requirements for a Dutch university of applied sciences (UAS),a research line should be based on...
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  824. The moving finger: Asian international hotel school students developing English language writing skills

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Peter Graham --- Stenden Rangsit University, Rattanakunakorn Building, 52/347 Muang Ake, Phaholyothin Road, Lak-Hok, Pathumthani, Bangkok, Thailand
    The number of international English as a Second Language hospitality students completing their degree programs in Australasia has risen dramatically in the past decade. One factor that may be motivating students to undertake tertiary studies in Australasia is the expectation...
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  825. 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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  826. Employer branding: A new approach for the hospitality industry

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Sjoerd A Gehrels --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands
    The Western hospitality industry experiences a shortage of skilled professionals due to a poor image and competition from other sectors. Employer branding, which is used as a human resources strategy to differentiate brands, has the potential to deal with some...
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  827. Profile and acute mortality outcome of patients admitted with cryptococcal meningitis to an urban district hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Profile and acute mortality outcome of patients admitted with cryptococcal meningitis to an urban district hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: BO Adeyemi --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa A Ross --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa
    Background: Cryptococcal meningitis (CCM) is one of the leading causes of early mortality in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients. This study was part of a clinical audit aimed at improving care for patients with CCM at an urban district hospital...
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  828. Preventing venous thromboembolism at a district hospital: a quality improvement study

    Preventing venous thromboembolism at a district hospital: a quality improvement study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Bernhard G Beutel --- , South Africa Louis S Jenkins --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa
    Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is the most common preventable cause of hospital deaths, and almost all hospitalised patients have at least one risk factor for venous thromboembolism (VTE). Despite the availability of highly effective thromboprophylaxis in preventing VTE, numerous studies...
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  829. Disaster recovery experiences of a South African rural farming community

    Disaster recovery experiences of a South African rural farming community

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Christiaan Becker --- Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research, South Africa Vera Roos --- Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research, South Africa Hendri Coetzee --- Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research, South Africa
    This study explored the bush fire disaster experiences and coping of South African farmers. Participants consisted of seven male farmers (6 = White Afrikaans-speaking; 1 = Black Tswana-speaking). Data were collected using semi-structured interviews, nine months after the disaster, and analysed thematically. The findings...
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  830. First &lt;em&gt;Hemolivia&lt;/em&gt; from southern Africa: reassigning chelonian &lt;em&gt;Haemogregarina parvula&lt;/em&gt; Dias, 1953 (Adeleorina: Haemogregarinidae) to &lt;em&gt;Hemolivia&lt;/em&gt; (Adeleorina: Karyolysidae)

    First Hemolivia from southern Africa: reassigning chelonian Haemogregarina parvula Dias, 1953 (Adeleorina: Haemogregarinidae) to Hemolivia (Adeleorina: Karyolysidae)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Courtney A Cook --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, South Africa Edward C Netherlands --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, South Africa Nico J Smit --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, South Africa
    To date, only a single species of Hemolivia, Hemolivia mauritanica (Sergent & Sergent, 1904), has been described from African terrestrial tortoises. Although various haemogregarines have been described from southern African terrapins and tortoises, including species from the genus Haemogregarina and...
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  831. Pathology of eyes and brain of fish infected with diplostomids, southern Africa

    Pathology of eyes and brain of fish infected with diplostomids, southern Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Andri Grobbelaar --- Department Zoology and Entomology, University of the Free State, South Africa Liesl L van As --- Department Zoology and Entomology, University of the Free State, South Africa Jo G van As --- Department Zoology and Entomology, University of the Free State, South Africa Hennie JB Butler --- Department Zoology and Entomology, University of the Free State, South Africa
    Only a few reports exist on diplostomid metacercariae found in southern African fish and even less information is available on the pathology associated with these infections. During surveys conducted in December 2008 and August 2010, different fish species were collected...
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  832. Africapitalism: A Management Idea for Business in Africa?

    Africapitalism: A Management Idea for Business in Africa?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Kenneth Amaeshi --- University of Edinburgh, UK Uwafiokun Idemudia --- York University, Canada
    The efforts to rethink the role of business in development, especially in developing countries, have facilitated the emergence of an array of concepts. Africapitalism – i.e. the private sector's commitment to the socio-economic development of Africa – proposed and championed...
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  833. The development of a scoring tool for the measurement of performance in managing hypotension and intra-operative cardiac arrest during spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section

    The development of a scoring tool for the measurement of performance in managing hypotension and intra-operative cardiac arrest during spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Garth Horsten --- Discipline of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Robert Wise --- Pietermaritzburg Metropolitan Department of Anaesthetics, South Africa Shaun Ramroop --- Department of Statistics and Biometry, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, South Africa Reitze Rodseth --- Pietermaritzburg Metropolitan Department of Anaesthetics, South Africa
    Background: At level one hospitals in South Africa a high annual number of maternal deaths occur due to the unrecognised/untreated complications of spinal anaesthesia. The authors developed a clinical scenario and scoring system to measure intern performance in managing hypotension...
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  834. Anaesthesia for a patient with B-thalassaemia

    Anaesthesia for a patient with B-thalassaemia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: I Giannakikou --- Department of Anaesthesia, Greece A Karra --- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Greece
    Β-Thalassaemia is a rare hereditary disease caused by partial or complete deficiency of β-haemoglobin chain synthesis. There is a lot of literature regarding anaesthetic management in other haemoglobinopathies (i.e. sickle cell disease), especially in the paediatric population, but there is...
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  835. Diabetic patients served at a regional level hospital: what is their clinical picture?

    Diabetic patients served at a regional level hospital: what is their clinical picture?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: S Pillay --- MBChB, FCP(SA), Specialist Physician, Edendale Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, C Aldous --- PhD, Senior Lecturer, School of Clinical Medicine, F Mahomed --- MBChB, FCP(SA), FRCP(UK), CertEndocrinology, Specialist Physician/Endocrinologist, Department of Internal Medicine,
    Objectives: We describe the demographics, diabetic characteristics, diabetic control and complications in the diabetes service in Edendale Regional Hospital, Pietermaritzburg, in this study. Diabetes mellitus, together with its complications, is increasing at an alarming rate worldwide. Good glycaemic control translates...
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  836. Patterns in financial performance indicators of capital and labour intensive enterprises during an upswing and a decline in the economic cycle

    Patterns in financial performance indicators of capital and labour intensive enterprises during an upswing and a decline in the economic cycle

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: JZ Bloom --- Department of Business Management, IJ Lambrechts --- Department of Business Management, NJ le Roux --- Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science,
    The objective of this paper is to investigate patterns in the behaviour of various financial performance indicators for capital intensive (CI) and labour intensive (LI) enterprises during an upswing (1987–1989) and a decline (1990–1992) phase of the economic cycle, as...
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  837. Uncertainty, cost of capital and financial disclosure: A review of the theory and some evidence

    Uncertainty, cost of capital and financial disclosure: A review of the theory and some evidence

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: M Negash --- University of the Witwatersrand,
    This paper contains a critical review of the uncertainty research, and reports on the relationship between corporate disclosure and the adverse selection component of the buy-sell (bid-ask) spread of stock prices. Order processing and holding costs will be decoupled from...
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  838. What creates good experiences for EmOC clients in public health facilities in Ethiopia?

    What creates good experiences for EmOC clients in public health facilities in Ethiopia?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AZ Helelo --- Department of Health Studies, South Africa LI Zungu --- Department of Health Studies, South Africa RJ Chiegil --- Family Health International, Nigeria
    Objective: To describe aspects that create positive experiences for emergency obstetric care (EmOC) clients in public health facilities in Ethiopia.
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  839. Attracting female sex workers to HIV testing and counselling in Ethiopia: a qualitative study with sex workers in Addis Ababa

    Attracting female sex workers to HIV testing and counselling in Ethiopia: a qualitative study with sex workers in Addis Ababa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Wole Ameyan --- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK Caroline Jeffery --- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK Kassahun Negash --- Amref Health Africa, Ethiopia Etsegenet Biruk --- Amref Health Africa, Ethiopia Miriam Taegtmeyer --- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK
    Despite growing efforts to increase HIV testing and counselling (HTC) services for most at risk populations in Ethiopia, the use of these services by female sex workers (FSWs) remains low. With rising numbers of FSWs in Addis Ketema and concerns...
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  840. Authentic leadership, psychological capital, job satisfaction and intention to leave in state-owned enterprises

    Authentic leadership, psychological capital, job satisfaction and intention to leave in state-owned enterprises

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Simeon Amunkete --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa
    This study investigated the relations among authentic leadership, psychological capital, job satisfaction and intention to leave within state-owned enterprises in Namibia. Participants were a convenience sample of 452 employees (females = 49.6%, mean age = 37.36, SD = 8.57) state-owned enterprises in Namibia. They completed the...
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  841. Conflict management and job characteristics of nurses in South African public hospitals

    Conflict management and job characteristics of nurses in South African public hospitals

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: David R. Milton --- Workwell Research Unit and School of Human Resource Sciences, South Africa Jan Alewyn Nel --- Workwell Research Unit and School of Human Resource Sciences, South Africa Werner Havenga --- Workwell Research Unit and School of Human Resource Sciences, South Africa Tinda Rabie --- School of Nursing Sciences, South Africa
    This study sought to determine whether job demands and job resources predicted conflict handling styles among nurses within South African public hospitals. A convenience sample of 205 nurses were included (males = 10.7%; age range 46 to 60 years = 38.5%, experience of 5...
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  842. Parenting styles and psychological needs influences on adolescent life goals and aspirations in a South African setting

    Parenting styles and psychological needs influences on adolescent life goals and aspirations in a South African setting

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nicolette V. Roman --- Child and Family Studies, Department of Social Work, South Africa Eugene L. Davids --- Child and Family Studies, Department of Social Work, South Africa Alice Moyo --- Child and Family Studies, Department of Social Work, South Africa Lauren Schilder --- Child and Family Studies, Department of Social Work, South Africa Marlies Lacante --- Department of Psychology, Belgium Willy Lens --- Department of Psychology, Belgium
    The present study examined the role of parenting styles and basic psychological needs in the adoption of goals and aspirations of learners, as well as for their psychological wellbeing (positive versus negative affect) in a South African sample of learners...
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  843. Influences on life aspirations among adolescents in a low-income community in Cape Town, South Africa

    Influences on life aspirations among adolescents in a low-income community in Cape Town, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Gaironeesa Hendricks [cor1] Shazly Savahl --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Kulthum Mathews --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Claudia Raats --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Labeeqah Jaffer --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Arnold Matzdorff --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Bianca Dekel --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Christelle Larke --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Tapiwa Magodyo --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Megan van Gesselleen --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Athena Pedro --- Department of Psychology, South Africa
    The aim of this study was to determine the influences on adolescents’ aspirations from a low-income community in Cape Town. A sequential mixed method exploratory design was used following two distinct phases. The qualitative phase comprised focus group interviews with...
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  844. Dimensions of achievement goal orientation and coping in South African wheelchair rugby players with quadriplegia

    Dimensions of achievement goal orientation and coping in South African wheelchair rugby players with quadriplegia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Julius Jooste --- Department of Sport, Rehabilitation and Dental Sciences, South Africa Ntwanano A. Kubayi --- Department of Sport, Rehabilitation and Dental Sciences, South Africa Yvonne Paul --- Department of Sport, Rehabilitation and Dental Sciences, South Africa
    This study investigated the relationship between dispositional achievement goal orientation (task and ego) and coping ability in wheelchair rugby players with quadriplegia. The sample consisted of 16 (15 males and 1 female) players between the ages of 25 and 44...
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  845. An audit of documented preoperative evaluation of surgery patients at Universitas Academic Hospital, Bloemfontein

    An audit of documented preoperative evaluation of surgery patients at Universitas Academic Hospital, Bloemfontein

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: W Swart --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Anaesthesiology, South Africa A Kuhn --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Anaesthesiology, South Africa
    Background: The anaesthetic preoperative evaluation of a patient is the clinical foundation of perioperative patient management, and can potentially reduce operative morbidity and enhance patient outcomes. Generally, anaesthetists complete a standardised preoperative anaesthetic record (PAR) form to improve the quality...
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  846. Retrospective analysis of the prevalence and causes of anaemia in hospitalised elderly patients

    Retrospective analysis of the prevalence and causes of anaemia in hospitalised elderly patients

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Anna M van Staden --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine, South Africa Dirk JV Weich --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine, South Africa
    Introduction: Anaemia is common in the elderly. Little is known regarding anaemia in hospitalised elderly patients in South Africa. A retrospective study determined the prevalence and causes of anaemia in elderly patients hospitalised for acute medical problems.
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  847. Experiences and opinions of first-year students at a previously disadvantaged medical university in South Africa about alcohol consumption

    Experiences and opinions of first-year students at a previously disadvantaged medical university in South Africa about alcohol consumption

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Indiran Govender --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, South Africa Kathryn Nel --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Morongwa Mirriam Mogotsi --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, South Africa
    Background: The use of alcohol amongst first-year students in institutions of higher learning is problematic as it often leads to social and academic problems, for instance high dropout rates and high-risk sexual behaviour. Research on first-year students’ opinions regarding their...
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  848. Beliefs about medication, medication adherence and seizure control among adult epilepsy patients in Kimberley, South Africa

    Beliefs about medication, medication adherence and seizure control among adult epilepsy patients in Kimberley, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: C Egenasi --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, South Africa WJ Steinberg --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, South Africa JE Raubenheimer --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Biostatistics, South Africa
    Background: Patients with epilepsy regularly present to the Kimberley Hospital Complex’s emergency department and are managed and discharged but within a short period present again to casualty with seizures. This study aimed to explore whether beliefs about medication have any...
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  849. Anaesthesia for a patient with beta thalassaemia major

    Anaesthesia for a patient with beta thalassaemia major

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: T Kallenbach --- Department of Anaesthesia, South Africa
    While beta thalassaemia is not a common disorder with an estimated 100 000 severely affected individuals worldwide, improved survival rates and increased global migration means an increased frequency of such patients being seen for various surgeries. The different aspects of this...
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  850. A randomised trial to compare the effect of addition of clonidine or fentanyl to hyperbaric ropivacaine for spinal anaesthesia for knee arthroscopy

    A randomised trial to compare the effect of addition of clonidine or fentanyl to hyperbaric ropivacaine for spinal anaesthesia for knee arthroscopy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Ronald Bathari --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India Anju R Bhalotra --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India Raktima Anand --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India Vinod Kumar --- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, India
    Objectives: To evaluate the clinical effects of hyperbaric ropivacaine alone and with clonidine or fentanyl for spinal anaesthesia for knee arthroscopy.
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  851. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) Attract Youth into Profitable Agriculture in Kenya

    Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) Attract Youth into Profitable Agriculture in Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: K. R. G. Irungu --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kenya D. Mbugua --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kenya J. Muia --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kenya
    Youth cherish technology, efficiency and innovations and accommodate entrepreneurial risks. The objectives of this study were to show the beneficial use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in agriculture among the youth in Kenya, assessed ICT application and commonly used...
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  852. Effect of Planting Material and Variety on Productivity and Survival of Napier Grass (&lt;em&gt;pennisetum purpureum&lt;/em&gt; schumach) in the Coastal Lowlands of Kenya

    Effect of Planting Material and Variety on Productivity and Survival of Napier Grass (pennisetum purpureum schumach) in the Coastal Lowlands of Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: A. Ramadhan --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kenya M. N. Njunie --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kenya K. K. Lewa --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kenya
    A study to determine a suitable planting method for multiplication of planting materials of Napier grass varieties was done at the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) Msabaha in coastal lowland (CL) agro-ecological zone 4 (CL4). The experimental design was split-plot...
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  853. The Relative Cost of Internal vs. External Equity in South Africa: The Impact of Capital Gains and Dividend Taxes

    The Relative Cost of Internal vs. External Equity in South Africa: The Impact of Capital Gains and Dividend Taxes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: M Marcus --- Department of Finance and Tax, F Toerien --- Department of Finance and Tax,
    In order to investigate the impact of South Africa’s unique historical secondary tax on companies (STC) on optimal capital structure, we adapt the US methodology developed by Lewellen and Lewellen (2006) to cater for STC. Using our derived STC-models, we...
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  854. Aspects of tourism in Kenya

    Aspects of tourism in Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: John Middleton --- Yale University, USA
    Tourism in Kenya dates back to the colonial era. Tourists have invented a map of Kenya that comprises mainly the Rift Valley and the Indian Ocean coast; and they divide the population into ‘noble’ pastoralists and less noble agriculturalists and...
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  855. Shipwreck survivor camps: A neglected terrestrial component of maritime archaeology in South Africa

    Shipwreck survivor camps: A neglected terrestrial component of maritime archaeology in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Elizabeth van Tonder --- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, South Africa
    In South Africa there has been limited systematic investigation of shipwreck survivor camps as an archaeological phenomenon. In most cases these sites are investigated purely as an adjunct to work on the associated wreck. The aim of this paper is...
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  856. &ldquo;Ba pi ai?&rdquo;&mdash;Rethinking the relationship between secularism and professionalism in anthropological fieldwork

    “Ba pi ai?”—Rethinking the relationship between secularism and professionalism in anthropological fieldwork

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Lesley J F Green --- Department of Social Anthropology, South Africa
    Epistemological commitments shape notions of what constitutes an ethical presence in the field. The article examines the assumption of secularism, linked to objectivity, implicit in codes of ethics. It argues that in fieldwork, the secular position neither guarantees ethical behaviour...
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  857. The world &lsquo;topsy-turvy&rsquo; and the ancient Near Eastern cultures: a few examples

    The world ‘topsy-turvy’ and the ancient Near Eastern cultures: a few examples

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Paul A. Kruger --- Department of Ancient Studies,
    This paper considers socio-political examples of the universal cultural phenomenon of symbolic inversion (mundus inversus), the earliest instances of which can be traced back to the cultures of the ancient Near East. Symbolic inversion refers to manifestations of expressive behaviour...
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  858. Locating community participation in a water supply project&mdash;the Galanefhi Water Project (Eritrea)

    Locating community participation in a water supply project—the Galanefhi Water Project (Eritrea)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Solomon Haile Gebremedhin --- Department of Economic Development, Central Region, Eritrea Francois Theron --- School of Public Management and Planning, University of Stellenbosch,
    Water projects, like sustainable development projects in general, often tend to become unsustainable because they are guided by top-down strategies which exclude the input, influence and ownership of projects by their beneficiaries. For attaining sustainable development, the social capital of...
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  859. Succession to &lt;em&gt;Bogosi&lt;/em&gt; among the Batlhako ba Matutu in a changing dispensation

    Succession to Bogosi among the Batlhako ba Matutu in a changing dispensation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: RD Coertze --- School of Law, University of South Africa, FC de Beer --- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology,
    Dealing with a succession dispute among the Batlhako ba Matutu required a study of their politico-administrative structure, their marriage rules and procedures, as well as the genealogical succession of their senior traditional leaders since 1830. Research findings disclosed traditional rules...
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  860. Primordialist paranoia, essentialism and South African realities: participating and observing across the &lsquo;anthropological divide&rsquo;

    Primordialist paranoia, essentialism and South African realities: participating and observing across the ‘anthropological divide’

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Michael de Jongh --- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology,
    This article interrogates the exigency of some of the current concerns of South African anthropology. The contribution is autobiographical and occasionally anecdotal; personal narrative hence shapes the mode of text development. In considering the current state of the South African...
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  861. Liminoid religion: Ritual practice in alternative spirituality in the Netherlands

    Liminoid religion: Ritual practice in alternative spirituality in the Netherlands

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: P.G.A. Versteeg --- VISOR/Faculty of Theology, The Netherlands
    Alternative spirituality can be seen as a particular form of religious practice related to processes of de-traditionalisation and deinstitutionalisation. Although often regarded as a western, secularised phenomenon, such alternative forms of spirituality are becoming increasingly popular among the middle classes...
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  862. The liminality of kidney failure in South African state hospitals

    The liminality of kidney failure in South African state hospitals

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Diana Gibson --- Department of Anthropology and Sociology,
    Experiences of patients attempting to gain access to dialysis in state health services in the Western Cape provide examples that illustrate the usefulness of Turner's work on liminality in relation to the South African healthcare system. The ritualised routines of...
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  863. New insights on trust, honour and networking in informal entrepreneurship: Zimbabwean &lt;em&gt;malayishas&lt;/em&gt; as informal remittance couriers

    New insights on trust, honour and networking in informal entrepreneurship: Zimbabwean malayishas as informal remittance couriers

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Phefumula Nyoni --- Department of Anthropology,
    The paper focuses on the utility of the concepts of trust and honour in understanding relations among Zimbabwean remittance couriers who are popularly known as “malayishas”. Trust and honour are explored in relation to how they produce and sustain a...
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  864. Biology, incidence and host susceptibility of &lt;em&gt;Pineus boerneri&lt;/em&gt; (Hemiptera: Adelgidae) in Colombian pine plantations

    Biology, incidence and host susceptibility of Pineus boerneri (Hemiptera: Adelgidae) in Colombian pine plantations

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Carlos A Rodas --- Forestry Protection Programme, Colombia Rub&eacute;n Serna --- Universidad Nacional de Medell&iacute;n, Colombia Maria D Bola&ntilde;os --- Forestry Protection Programme, Colombia Ginna M Granados --- Forestry Protection Programme, Colombia Michael J Wingfield --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Brett P Hurley --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa
    Adelgids (Hemiptera) in the genus Pineus have been reported as introduced insect pests causing serious losses to Pinus plantations worldwide. In 2008, Pineus boerneri was recorded for the first time in Colombia, with infestations noted on Pinus kesiya, P. tecunumanii,...
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  865. Modelling primary branch growth based on a multilevel nonlinear mixed‑effects model: a &lt;em&gt;Pinus koraiensis&lt;/em&gt; plantation case study in north‑east China

    Modelling primary branch growth based on a multilevel nonlinear mixed‑effects model: a Pinus koraiensis plantation case study in north‑east China

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Lingbo Dong --- Department of Forest Management, College of Forestry, China Zhaogang Liu --- Department of Forest Management, College of Forestry, China Fengri Li --- Department of Forest Management, College of Forestry, China Lichun Jiang --- Department of Forest Management, College of Forestry, China
    On the basis of a multilevel nonlinear mixed‑effects model approach, branch diameter and length growth models were developed for a Pinus koraiensis plantation in north‑east China. The models developed were able to better capture the residual variation successfully by partitioning...
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  866. The mitochondrial cytochrome &lt;em&gt;c&lt;/em&gt; oxidase I gene reveals phylogeographic structure in the African Goshawk &lt;em&gt;Accipiter tachiro&lt;/em&gt; (Accipitridae)

    The mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I gene reveals phylogeographic structure in the African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro (Accipitridae)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Kurt Jordaens --- Joint Experimental Molecular Unit, Belgium Floris C Breman --- Joint Experimental Molecular Unit, Belgium Gontran Sonet --- Joint Experimental Molecular Unit, Belgium Zolt&aacute;n T Nagy --- Joint Experimental Molecular Unit, Belgium Michel Louette --- Vertebrates Section, Belgium
    We used a 298 bp fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene (COI) to examine sequence variation in (mostly) museum specimens of the African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro. Our results showed two clades with high bootstrap support in a...
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  867. HIV/AIDS knowledge and stigma among women of reproductive age in Ethiopia

    HIV/AIDS knowledge and stigma among women of reproductive age in Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Eshetu Gurmu --- Centre for Population Studies, Ethiopia Dula Etana --- Centre for Population Studies, Ethiopia
    HIV/AIDS stigma is one of the major public health challenges in Ethiopia. This study examined knowledge about HIV/AIDS and factors behind stigmatisation towards people living with the virus based on demographic and health survey data collected in 2011 from women...
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  868. Wisdom and counselling: A note on advising people with HIV/AIDS in Ghana

    Wisdom and counselling: A note on advising people with HIV/AIDS in Ghana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sjaak van der Geest --- Sociology-Anthropology Department, The Netherlands
    This article raises the question of whether the practice of HIV/AIDS counselling in Ghana can be linked to the wisdom that older people are said to have and use when they give advice to younger family members. Older people believe...
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  869. Lipid emulsion therapy: non-nutritive uses of lipid emulsions in anaesthesia and intensive care

    Lipid emulsion therapy: non-nutritive uses of lipid emulsions in anaesthesia and intensive care

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: M Buys --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa PA Scheepers --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa AI Levin --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa
    Lipid emulsions were introduced into clinical practice more than five decades ago as a calorically dense, non-glucose-based energy source for parenteral nutrition. Recently, intravenous lipid emulsions have been used as rescue for systemic local anaesthetic toxicity. However, the non-nutritive, therapeutic...
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  870. Spirited Women: The role of spirituality in the work lives of female entrepreneurs in Ghana&lt;xref ref-type=&quot;fn&quot; rid=&quot;FN0001&quot;/&gt;

    Spirited Women: The role of spirituality in the work lives of female entrepreneurs in Ghana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Margaret Reid --- Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Dorothea Roumpi --- Sam M. Walton College of Business, Anne M. O&#039;Leary-Kelly --- Sam M. Walton College of Business,
    The purpose of this research is to explore the role of spirituality in the work lives of female entrepreneurs in Ghana. Using a qualitative methodology, we explored three research questions that examined: (1) the types of spirituality expressions used by...
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  871. Understanding the association between the non-geniculate coralline red alga &lt;em&gt;Spongites discoidea&lt;/em&gt; and the mollusc &lt;em&gt;Oxystele sinensis&lt;/em&gt;

    Understanding the association between the non-geniculate coralline red alga Spongites discoidea and the mollusc Oxystele sinensis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: R Eager --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa C Puckree-Padua --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa GW Maneveldt --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa
    Nearly all adult winkles Oxystele sinensis encountered in the Kalk Bay (Western Cape province, South Africa) shallow subtidal zone were observed to bear a thick, convoluted form of the non-geniculate coralline red alga Spongites discoidea. To understand this association, various...
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  872. The spiritual wellness of Beyers Naud&eacute;: A psychobiographical study of a South African anti-apartheid theologian

    The spiritual wellness of Beyers Naudé: A psychobiographical study of a South African anti-apartheid theologian

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Paul Fouch&eacute; --- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, South Africa Barbara Burnell --- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, South Africa Roelf van Niekerk --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South Africa
    The study explores and describes Beyers Naudé's (1915–2004) spiritual wellness across his lifespan. Naudé's life history was uncovered through the systematic collection and analyses of life history materials. Data were interpreted applying the Wheel of Wellness model (WoW) by Sweeney...
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  873. The career development of Christiaan Neethling Barnard: A psychobiography

    The career development of Christiaan Neethling Barnard: A psychobiography

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Roelf van Niekerk --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South Africa Henry Vos --- Private practice, South Africa Paul Fouch&eacute; --- Department of Psychology, South Africa
    This study employs a psychobiographical case study to describe and interpret the career development of Christiaan Neethling Barnard, who performed the first human heart transplant. It interprets Barnard's life history according to the career development model of Greenhaus, Callanan and...
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  874. Patriarchal influences on the lives of African adolescent girls from child-headed households

    Patriarchal influences on the lives of African adolescent girls from child-headed households

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Charmaine Leatham --- Department of Educational Psychology and South African Research Chair in Education and Care in Childhood, Faculty of Education, South Africa Jace Pillay --- Department of Educational Psychology and South African Research Chair in Education and Care in Childhood, Faculty of Education, South Africa Helen Dunbar-Krige --- Department of Educational Psychology and South African Research Chair in Education and Care in Childhood, Faculty of Education, South Africa
    This study examined the gendered experiences of patriarchal family life by adolescent girls from a low socio-economic status (SES) neighbourhood in South Africa. The informants were nine girls from an urban setting, three of whom were from child-headed homes. The...
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  875. The half-yellow man

    The half-yellow man

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: BJ Merwitz --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism Research Unit, South Africa FJ Raal --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism Research Unit, South Africa
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  876. Incidence and progression of diabetic retinopathy within a private diabetes mellitus clinic in South Africa

    Incidence and progression of diabetic retinopathy within a private diabetes mellitus clinic in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: RL Thomas --- Diabetes Research Unit, Wales L Distiller --- Centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology, South Africa SD Luzio --- Diabetes Research Unit, Wales VJ Melville --- Centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology, South Africa S Roy Chowdhury --- Institute of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, Cardiff University, Wales B Kramer --- Centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology, South Africa DR Owens --- Diabetes Research Unit, Wales
    Objective: The study objective was to examine the influence of glycaemic control and ethnic variations on the incidence and progression of diabetic retinopathy (DR).
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  877. Power and Sociality of Food and Drink in Abdulrazak Gurnah&#039;s &lt;em&gt;Dottie&lt;/em&gt; and Pilgrim&#039;s Way

    Power and Sociality of Food and Drink in Abdulrazak Gurnah's Dottie and Pilgrim's Way

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Anne Ajulu-Okungu --- School of Literature, Language and Media, South Africa
    Through an exploration of the relationship between food and literature, this paper submits that Abdulrazak Gurnah's novels Dottie and Pilgrim's Way offer distinctive ways of rethinking the building of relationships and negotiating difference in alien spaces. Gurnah's presentation of migrant...
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  878. Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

    Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: L A Denny --- Department Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
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  879. Cervical cancer in Southern Africa: The challenges

    Cervical cancer in Southern Africa: The challenges

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: M Moodley --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
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  880. Case report of an intra-uterine pregnancy complicated by an ectopic invasive molar pregnancy

    Case report of an intra-uterine pregnancy complicated by an ectopic invasive molar pregnancy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: L C Snyman --- Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Department Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa
    We report on a rare case of a woman presenting with an early intra-uterine pregnancy, lower abdominal pain and a right-sided pelvic mass. She developed an acute abdomen and an emergency laparotomy was performed. Histology revealed an ectopic invasive molar...
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  881. Diagnosing epithelial ovarian cancer: can we detect it earlier?

    Diagnosing epithelial ovarian cancer: can we detect it earlier?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: M H Botha --- Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, South Africa
    Ovarian cancer often presents late and the mortality associated with the diagnosis is high. Even with careful clinical examination, many subtle signs may be missed. Observational studies confirm that tubal ligation and hysterectomy confer a protective effect. Screening of low-risk...
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  882. Case Study: Epithelioid sarcoma of the vulva

    Case Study: Epithelioid sarcoma of the vulva

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: L J Rogers --- Division of Gynaecological Oncology, South Africa H Wu --- Division of Anatomical Pathology, South Africa D Govender --- Division of Anatomical Pathology, South Africa L A Denny --- Division of Gynaecological Oncology, South Africa
    Vulval epithelioid sarcoma is a rare, locally-aggressive malignant soft tissue tumour, which may present diagnostic difficulties, both clinically and pathologically. This can result in a delay in appropriate treatment, which consists primarily of radical wide local excision of the tumour...
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  883. Understanding and incorporating human papillomavirus testing in cervical cancer screening: a South African perspective

    Understanding and incorporating human papillomavirus testing in cervical cancer screening: a South African perspective

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: K L Richter --- Department of Medical Virology,
    The identification of human papillomavirus (HPV) as the aetiological agent for cervical cancer has important implications for the future of cervical cancer screening and prevention strategies. Despite the availability of HPV vaccines, regular and adequate screening will remain the mainstay...
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  884. Endometrial sampling: a comparison between the Pipelle&lt;sup&gt;&reg;&lt;/sup&gt; endometrial sampler and the Endosampler&lt;sup&gt;&reg;&lt;/sup&gt;

    Endometrial sampling: a comparison between the Pipelle® endometrial sampler and the Endosampler®

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: R Soeters --- Head: Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, J Whittaker --- Pathcare Laboratories, K Dehaeck --- Vincent Palloti Hospital,
    Objective: To compare the adequacy of endometrial sampling by the Endosampler® and the Pipelle®.
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  885. Large loop excision of the transformation zone (LLETZ): a pathology evaluation in the Limpopo province, South Africa

    Large loop excision of the transformation zone (LLETZ): a pathology evaluation in the Limpopo province, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: L J Van Bogaert --- Department of Anatomical Pathology,
    Objective: To evaluate the cytological and histopathological concordance in large loop excision of the transformation zone (LLETZ) specimens, and the outcomes according to the characteristics of the excision margins.
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  886. A metastatic unclassified trophoblastic tumour with spontaneous bilateral pneumothoraces

    A metastatic unclassified trophoblastic tumour with spontaneous bilateral pneumothoraces

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: P Barnardt --- Department of Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology, L Fourie --- Department of Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology,
    Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) is a spectrum of diseases associated with pregnancy. Epithelioid trophoblastic tumour (ETT) is a rare neoplastic proliferation of the intermediate trophoblast that can be distinguished from choriocarcinoma. A 35-year-old female presented with persistent vaginal bleeding, raised...
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  887. Knowledge, awareness and utilisation of the human papillomavirus vaccine in Durban

    Knowledge, awareness and utilisation of the human papillomavirus vaccine in Durban

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: N Allie --- Lecturer/Specialist; Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, M Moodley --- Specialist Obstetrican and Gynaecologist,
    Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the causative agent of cervical cancers, low-grade cervical lesions, and warts of the genital tract. Since March 2008, a vaccine against HPV has been licensed for use in South Africa to reduce the incidence of...
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  888. High-risk human papillomavirus screening and testing with immunohistochemical surrogate biomarkers: an alternative to polymerase chain reaction

    High-risk human papillomavirus screening and testing with immunohistochemical surrogate biomarkers: an alternative to polymerase chain reaction

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: L J Van Bogaert --- Pathologist National Health Laboratory Service and University of Limpopo,
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  889. Bilateral serous papillary cystadenofibroma of the ovaries in a young female

    Bilateral serous papillary cystadenofibroma of the ovaries in a young female

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: M Nisha --- Department of Pathology, India A Garima --- Department of Hematology, India S Sneh --- Department of Pathology, India R Parveen --- Department of Pathology, India
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  890. Consensus recommendations for the prevention of cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa

    Consensus recommendations for the prevention of cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: I F Adewole --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nigeria Y R Abauleth --- University Teaching Hospital of Cocody, Cote d&rsquo;Ivoire I Adoubi --- Oncology Unit, Teaching Hospital of Treichville Teacher, Medical College; Coordinator of the PNLC, Cote d&rsquo;Ivoire F Amorissani --- Department of Paediatrics, Cote d&rsquo;Ivoire R I Anorlu --- Professor College of Medicine, University of Lagos/Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria O A Awolude --- Obstetrician and Gynaecologist College of Medicine, University of Ibadan/University College Hospital, Nigeria H Botha --- Associate Professor and Head Unit of Gynaecological Oncology, Stellenbosch University; Tygerberg Academic Hospital, South Africa J K Byamugisha --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Makerere University School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Uganda L Cisse --- Head of Neonatal Unit, Paediatric Unit, Treichville Teaching Hospital Center, Cote d&rsquo;Ivoire M Diop --- Director of Dakar Cancer Institute, Le Dantec University Hospital, Senegal S Doh --- Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cameroon A O Fabamwo --- Lagos State University College of Medicine Ikeja, Nigeria D Gahouma --- Clinic Union Medical, University of Health Sciences, Gabon H S Galadanci --- Medical Advisory Committee; Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Nigeria D Githanga --- Kenyan Paediatric Association, Kenya T M Magure --- University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences, Zimbabwe C Mabogunje --- Massey Street Children&rsquo;s Hospital, Nigeria J Mbuthia --- University of Nairobi, Kenya L W Muchiri --- Department of Human Pathology, Kenya O Ndiaye --- Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, A M Nyakabau --- Clinical Oncologist, Parirenyatwa Hospital, Zimbabwe S B O Ojwang --- Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi, Kenya D Ramogola-Masire --- University of Pennsylvannia; University of Botswana, Botswana O Sekyere --- Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana T H Smith --- University of Witwatersrand, Charlotte Makeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, South Africa F O G Taulo --- Director Centre for Reproductive Health, Deputy Head and Associate Professor College of Medicine, Malawi A Wewege --- Private Practice, South Africa E Wiredu --- University of Ghana Medical School and School of Allied Health Sciences, Ghana O Yarosh --- Yarosh Medservice (PTY), Gaborone Private Hospital, Botswana
    Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related death in women in sub-Saharan Africa. It is estimated that more than 200 million females older than 15 years are at risk in this region. This...
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  891. Alternative sampling methods for cervical cancer screening: practical perspectives from the laboratory

    Alternative sampling methods for cervical cancer screening: practical perspectives from the laboratory

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: K L Richter --- Consultant Pathologist and Clinical Virologist, Department of Medical Virology,
    The coverage of cervical cancer screening in South Africa is inadequate, with an estimated 8.8-million unscreened women who are mainly serviced by the public health sector in lower-resourced areas. Alternative screening options need to be considered. Every step in the...
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  892. Human papillomavirus-type distribution in South African women without cytological abnormalities: a peri-urban study

    Human papillomavirus-type distribution in South African women without cytological abnormalities: a peri-urban study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: M C Van Aardt --- Head Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, University of Pretoria, G Dreyer --- Head Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, University of Pretoria, K L Richter --- Department of Medical Virology, P Becker --- Biostatistician, Biostatistics Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Tygerberg
    Objectives: Knowledge of human papillomavirus (HPV) distribution in the general population is crucial for the development of new HPV vaccines and to provide a baseline from which to monitor the impact of current HPV vaccines in the future. HPV-type distribution...
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  893. Fertility-sparing treatment in a young patient with complex atypical hyperplasia of the endometrium

    Fertility-sparing treatment in a young patient with complex atypical hyperplasia of the endometrium

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: G C Du Toit --- Unit of Gynaecological Oncology, Tygerberg Hospital, University of Stellenbosch,
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  894. Epithelioid trophoblastic tumour: a report of two cases

    Epithelioid trophoblastic tumour: a report of two cases

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: MMA Elhassan --- Radiation Oncology Department, Sudan H-T Wu --- Department of Anatomical Pathology, AL Van Wijk --- Department of Radiation Oncology,
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  895. Retrospective analysis of patients with cancer of the cervix attending a radiotherapy outpatient department: experience from a university-based hospital in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India

    Retrospective analysis of patients with cancer of the cervix attending a radiotherapy outpatient department: experience from a university-based hospital in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: M Nandi --- Department of Radiation Oncology, India A Mandal --- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, India AK Asthana --- Radiotherapy and Radiation Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, India
    Objective: A retrospective analysis of all patients with cancer of the cervix attending a radiotherapy outpatients department in a single unit from January 2005 to December 2006 was carried out to study their epidemiology, stage and status of presentation, compliance...
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  896. Transvaginal colour Doppler ultrasound in predicting response to chemoradiation in patients with carcinoma of the cervix

    Transvaginal colour Doppler ultrasound in predicting response to chemoradiation in patients with carcinoma of the cervix

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Mishu Mangla --- SMS Medical College, India Deepak Singla --- Department of Anaesthesia,
    Background: The objective of the study was to evaluate the potential role of transvaginal colour Doppler ultrasound (TVCDUS) in predicting response to chemoradiotherapy in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer.
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  897. Genotypic diversity of &lt;em&gt;Mycobacterium tuberculosis&lt;/em&gt; in pretoria

    Genotypic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in pretoria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Prisca Hove --- Department of Microbiological Pathology, Julitha Molepo --- Department of Microbiological Pathology, Samukeliso Dube --- Department of Microbiological Pathology, Maphoshane Nchabeleng --- Department of Microbiological Pathology,
    Tuberculosis is a global health problem. Continuous efforts are needed to understand the genetic diversity and geographical distribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The objective of this study was to determine the genetic diversity of M. tuberculosis strains in Soshanguve, Pretoria. Eighty-nine...
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  898. Rotaviruses and emerging picornaviruses as aetiological agents of acute gastroenteritis

    Rotaviruses and emerging picornaviruses as aetiological agents of acute gastroenteritis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Caroline Knox --- Department of Biochemistry, Garry Luke --- Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, School of Biology, Biomolecular Sciences Building, University of St Andrews, United Kingdom John Dewar --- Department of Life and Consumer Sciences, Pablo de Felipe --- Agencia Espa&ntilde;ola de Medicamentosy Productos Sanitarios (AEMPS) Calle Campezo 1, Edifcio 8, Spain Brittany Williams --- Department of Biochemistry,
    It is estimated that up to 40% of acute gastroenteritis cases are undiagnosed. Rotavirus is a primary aetiological agent, so the introduction of vaccines into the national immunisation programmes of many countries, including South Africa, has shown promise in reducing...
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  899. Review and empirical comparison of joint mapping of multiple diseases

    Review and empirical comparison of joint mapping of multiple diseases

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Samuel Manda --- Biostatistics Unit, South African Medical Research Council, South Africa Richard Feltbower --- Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Leeds Institute of Genetics and Therapeutics, University of Leeds, United Kingdom Mark Gilthorpe --- Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Leeds Institute of Genetics and Therapeutics, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
    There has been a substantial amount of recent modelling work in multivariate disease-mapping models in epidemiology. These models provide information on similarities, as well as differences, on the effect of risk factors among diseases. Additionally, they can be used to...
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  900. Epidemiology of an outbreak of cholera in a south-west state of Nigeria

    Epidemiology of an outbreak of cholera in a south-west state of Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Akinola Fatiregun --- Department of Epidemiology, Nigeria Samuel Olowookere --- Department of Community Health, Elvis Isere --- Department of Epidemiology, Nigeri Adejumoke Ayede --- Department of Paediatrics, Nigeria
    On 19 August 2011, 11 suspected cholera cases were reported by three private hospitals to the Disease Surveillance Unit of Ede District in Osun State, Nigeria. Diagnoses were confrmed using the cholera rapid diagnostic test kit. A feld investigation to...
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  901. Re-evaluating the role of piperacillin-tazobactam in the treatment of hospital-acquired infections

    Re-evaluating the role of piperacillin-tazobactam in the treatment of hospital-acquired infections

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: W. Lowman --- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases,
    The objectives were to determine the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of piperacillin-tazobactam against blood culture isolates over a two-year period, and to compare the MICs with isolates from the same site upon the South African launch of piperacillin-tazobactam. The intention...
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  902. Characterisation of &lt;em&gt;staphylococcus aureus&lt;/em&gt; bacteraemia at Tygerberg hospital

    Characterisation of staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia at Tygerberg hospital

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: H. Orth --- Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, Stellenbosch University, Z.S. Dreyer --- Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, Stellenbosch University, E. Makgotlho --- Institute of Hygiene and Microbiology, University of W&uuml;rzburg, W. Oosthuysen --- Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, B. Sinha --- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, E. Wasserman --- Pathcare Laboratories,
    To elucidate the local epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia, we characterised blood culture isolates using molecular methods and prospectively collected clinical data to determine the occurrence of community-acquired, methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). Consecutive S. aureus blood culture isolates were collected...
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  903. Tuberculosis: a disease that is alive and kicking

    Tuberculosis: a disease that is alive and kicking

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Angela Revelas --- Pathological Department,
    Tuberculosis is the leading cause of death from a single infectious disease, accounting for over a quarter of avoidable deaths in adults. The great majority of cases, and more than 95% of deaths, occur in the developing world.
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  904. Reality bites of spider bites: a case report and review of the local epidemiology

    Reality bites of spider bites: a case report and review of the local epidemiology

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: A. Visser --- Department of Medical Microbiology, H.F. Visser --- Eugene Marais Life Hospital,
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  905. The seroprevalence of &lt;em&gt;Bordetella pertussis&lt;/em&gt; antibodies in adolescents in the Western Cape

    The seroprevalence of Bordetella pertussis antibodies in adolescents in the Western Cape

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: M.A. Rensburg --- Divisions of Chemical Pathology, M. Esser --- Immunology, C de Beer --- Medical Virology Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,
    Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory disease that can occur in all age groups. Over the past 15 years, an increase in the incidence of reported cases has been observed globally. Local surveillance data have also shown an increase in...
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  906. Knowledge and awareness of human papillomavirus and intention with regard to human papillomavirus vaccine uptake by female tertiary students in the Eastern Cape province

    Knowledge and awareness of human papillomavirus and intention with regard to human papillomavirus vaccine uptake by female tertiary students in the Eastern Cape province

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: A. Chikandiwa --- Researcher Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Research Institute, B.E. van Wyk --- School of Public Health,
    In 2008, two human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines, Cervarix® and Gardasil®, were licensed for use in South Africa. Initial models showed that vaccination could lead to an approximate 70% decline in cervical cancer cases. This paper describes the knowledge, awareness and...
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  907. Knowledge of, attitudes towards, and practices of contraception in high school pupils in Tswaing subdistrict, North West province

    Knowledge of, attitudes towards, and practices of contraception in high school pupils in Tswaing subdistrict, North West province

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: O. Onyensoh --- Family Physician, Department of Health, North West province, I. Govender --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, J. Tumbo --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care,
    In South Africa, contraceptive use is low in adolescents in the sense that sexual maturation and initiation of sexual activities is taking place at a younger age. This is evident from the high levels of teenage pregnancy that constitute a...
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  908. Anal human papillomavirus and anal squamous cell cancer in people living with HIV/AIDS: implications for southern africa

    Anal human papillomavirus and anal squamous cell cancer in people living with HIV/AIDS: implications for southern africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: S Chirkut --- King Edward VIII Hospital,
    Southern Africa has the largest burden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the world. Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is increasingly being made available in the region. The disease has shifted from being a death sentence...
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  909. The routine paediatric human immunodeficiency virus visit as an intervention opportunity for failed maternal care, and use of point-of-care CD4 testing as an adjunct in determining antiretroviral therapy eligibility

    The routine paediatric human immunodeficiency virus visit as an intervention opportunity for failed maternal care, and use of point-of-care CD4 testing as an adjunct in determining antiretroviral therapy eligibility

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: S C Picken --- HOPE Cape Town Association and Trust, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, S Williams --- HOPE Cape Town Association and Trust, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, J Harvey --- Centre for Statistical Consultation, Stellenbosch University, M M Esser --- Head of Immunology Unit, NHLS Tygerberg Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, Stellenbosch University,
    South African women and children remain at the centre of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic, and maternal well-being plays a critical role in child health. In this study, we evaluated the impact of the paediatric visit on the determination...
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  910. High prevalence of mupirocin resistance associated with resistance to other antimicrobial agents in &lt;em&gt;Staphylococcus aureus&lt;/em&gt; isolated from patients in private health care, Western Cape

    High prevalence of mupirocin resistance associated with resistance to other antimicrobial agents in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from patients in private health care, Western Cape

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: E. Wasserman --- , H. Orth M. Senekal K. Harvey
    Staphylococcus aureus is an opportunistic pathogen which results in high morbidity and mortality. Decolonisation of the carriers by the intranasal administration of mupirocin is frequently prescribed in infection control practice. The aim of this study was to establish the prevalence...
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  911. Differences in the average Caesarean section rate across levels of hospital care in Gauteng, South Africa

    Differences in the average Caesarean section rate across levels of hospital care in Gauteng, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: R. Nathan --- Department of Community Medicine, P G D W Rautenbach --- Department of Community Medicine,
    Caesarean section rate is expressed as a percentage, and is calculated by dividing the total number of Caesarean sections by the total number of deliveries within a specifed period. This indicator is used to track obstetric performance. The objective of...
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  912. Discrepancies in the identification of methicillin-resistant &lt;em&gt;Staphylococcus aureus&lt;/em&gt; and the absence of &lt;em&gt;mecC&lt;/em&gt; in surveillance isolates in South Africa

    Discrepancies in the identification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and the absence of mecC in surveillance isolates in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Ashika Singh-Moodley --- Center for Opportunistic, Tropical and Hospital Infections, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, a Division of the National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa Else Marais --- Center for Opportunistic, Tropical and Hospital Infections, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, a Division of the National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa Olga Perovic --- Center for Opportunistic, Tropical and Hospital Infections, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, a Division of the National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa
    We investigated instances of phenotypic and genotypic discrepancies in the identification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a reference laboratory in South Africa. Organism identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing were performed using automated systems; and, the detection of mecA, mecC and...
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  913. A first report on the morphology of the postantennal process in Lernanthropus (Lernanthropidae: Copepoda) and its Possible Significance as a Taxonomic Feature

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Zoology • Authors: P.A.S. Olivier --- Department of Zoology, Republic of South Africa S.M. Dippenaar --- Department of Zoology, Republic of South Africa J.P. van Niekerk --- Department of Zoology, Republic of South Africa
    Notes on the postantennal process as a category of cuticular spines of parasitic Copepoda are given. Arguments on the status of the postantennal process as an appendage are briefly compared. It is concluded that these structures are cuticular outgrowths and...
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  914. Wastewater and solid waste disposal patterns of Dukem town households in Ethiopia

    Wastewater and solid waste disposal patterns of Dukem town households in Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: A Mohammed --- Department of Health Studies, Lindiwe Zungu --- Department of Health Studies, M.E. Hoque --- Graduate School of Business and Leadership, University of KwaZulu-Natal (Westville Campus),
    The objective of this descriptive, cross-sectional study was to assess wastewater and solid waste management by the households of Dukem, a town in Ethiopia. A total of 391 households were selected using stratifed random sampling techniques. Face-to-face interviews were carried...
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  915. An evaluation of the diagnostic adequacy and immunocytochemistry of manual liquid-based smears in breast aspirates

    An evaluation of the diagnostic adequacy and immunocytochemistry of manual liquid-based smears in breast aspirates

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: A.L. Shebemba --- Division of Anatomical Pathology, Department of Pathology, C.A. Wright --- Division of Anatomical Pathology, Department of Pathology, J Bezuidenhout --- Division of Anatomical Pathology, Department of Pathology, P.T. Schubert --- Division of Anatomical Pathology, Department of Pathology,
    The aim of this study was to determine if the Syner-Med®/Cell-Solutions® liquid-based cytology (LBC) technique would provide adequate diagnostic material when applied to breast fne-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) specimens and to determine its suitability for immunocytochemistry. A prospective study was...
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  916. Online marketing communication tools used by guest houses in Pretoria, South Africa

    Online marketing communication tools used by guest houses in Pretoria, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Nadia van Huyssteen --- Department of Business Management, South Africa Johan Wilhelm Strydom --- Department of Business Management, South Africa Sharon Rudansky-Kloppers --- Department of Business Management, South Africa
    The purpose of the research was to determine which online marketing communication tools are available and are most frequently used by guest houses in Pretoria. There are a large number of guest houses operating in South Africa and the hospitality...
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  917. Kroyeria deetsi n.sp. (Kroyeriidae: Siphonostomatoida), a parasitic copepod infecting gills of spinner sharks, &lt;em&gt;Carcharhinus&lt;/em&gt; brevipinna (M&uuml;ller &amp;amp; Henle, 1839), in the Indian Ocean

    Kroyeria deetsi n.sp. (Kroyeriidae: Siphonostomatoida), a parasitic copepod infecting gills of spinner sharks, Carcharhinus brevipinna (Müller & Henle, 1839), in the Indian Ocean

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Susan M. Dippenaar --- Department of ZoologyandBiology, South Africa George W. Benz --- Tennessee Aquarium and Southeast Aquatic Research Institute, U.S.A. Pieter A.S. Olivier --- Department of ZoologyandBiology, South Africa
    Kroyeria deetsi n.sp. (Kroyeriidae: Siphonostomatoida) is described from both sexes collected from the gills of spinner sharks, Carcharhinus brevipinna (Müller & Henle, 1839), captured in the Indian Ocean off the coast of South Africa. Kroyeriadeetsi n.sp. can easily be distinguished...
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  918. Seasonal variation in the diet of Cape clawless otters (&lt;em&gt;Aonyx capensis&lt;/em&gt;) in a marine habitat

    Seasonal variation in the diet of Cape clawless otters (Aonyx capensis) in a marine habitat

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: M.J. Somers --- Department of Zoology, South Africa
    Seasonal changes in the diet of Cape clawless otters Aonyx capensis feeding in the surf zone in False Bay, Western Cape Province, South Africa, were investigated by spraint (faecal) analysis. The most common prey species, during all seasons, was the...
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  919. Geographical distribution and habitats of the freshwater snail &lt;em&gt;Bulinus reticulatus&lt;/em&gt; and its susceptibility to &lt;em&gt;Schistosoma haematobium&lt;/em&gt; miracidia under experimental conditions

    Geographical distribution and habitats of the freshwater snail Bulinus reticulatus and its susceptibility to Schistosoma haematobium miracidia under experimental conditions

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Kenn&eacute; N. de Kock [AN0001] Corrie T. Wolmarans --- School of Environmental Sciences and Development, Zoology, South Africa Hylton D. Strauss --- School of Environmental Sciences and Development, Zoology, South Africa Madeleine Killian --- School of Environmental Sciences and Development, Zoology, South Africa Desire&eacute; C. Maree --- School of Environmental Sciences and Development, Zoology, South Africa
    A brief account is given of the geographical distribution and habitats of Bulinus reticulatus as reflected by the 278 samples currently on record in the database of the National Freshwater Snail Collection, Potchefstroom University. The susceptibility of field specimens and...
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  920. The use of social &lt;em&gt;Stegodyphus&lt;/em&gt; spider retreats as nest-lining by pale chanting-goshawks (&lt;em&gt;Melierax canorus&lt;/em&gt;): is it about preference?

    The use of social Stegodyphus spider retreats as nest-lining by pale chanting-goshawks (Melierax canorus): is it about preference?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Tanza E. Crouch --- Department of Entomology and Arachnology, Durban Natural Science Museum, South Africa Gerard Malan --- Department of Zoology, South Africa
    The pale chanting-goshawk (Melierax canorus) incorporates silk nests (hereafter ‘retreats’) of the social spider Stegodyphus dumicola (Araneae: Eresidae) in the construction of the nest-lining of their own nests. This study investigates whether pale chanting-goshawks in the Little Karoo, South Africa,...
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  921. The effects of fences and lions on the ecology of African wild dogs reintroduced to Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa

    The effects of fences and lions on the ecology of African wild dogs reintroduced to Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Gus van Dyk --- Ecological Services, North West Parks and Tourism Board, South Africa Rob Slotow --- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, South Africa
    Wild dogs have been eradicated from most of South Africa. However, a large number of smaller isolated reserves offer the potential for metapopulation conservation management of this species through continued translocations among reserves. Wild dogs were released into the Pilanesberg...
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  922. Sampling strategies for millipedes (Diplopoda), centipedes (Chilopoda) and scorpions (Scorpionida) in savanna habitats

    Sampling strategies for millipedes (Diplopoda), centipedes (Chilopoda) and scorpions (Scorpionida) in savanna habitats

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Dave Druce --- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, George Campbell Building,, South Africa Michelle Hamer --- School of Botany and Zoology, South Africa Rob Slotow --- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, George Campbell Building,, South Africa
    At present considerable effort is being made to document and describe invertebrate diversity as part of numerous biodiversity conservation research projects. In order to determine diversity, rapid and effective sampling and estimation procedures are required and these need to be...
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  923. &lt;em&gt;Dactylobiotus luci,&lt;/em&gt; a new freshwater tardigrade (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae) from theRwenzori Mountains, Uganda

    Dactylobiotus luci, a new freshwater tardigrade (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae) from theRwenzori Mountains, Uganda

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Łukasz Kaczmarek --- Department of Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Poland Łukasz Michalczyk --- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation, School of Biological Sciences, U.K. Hilde Eggermont --- Department of Biology, Limnology Unit, Belgium
    A new freshwater eutardigrade, Dactylobiotus luci is described from a permanent marsh pool (Zaphania’s Pool) at 4225 m elevation in the Alpine zone of the Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda. The new species is most similar to D. dervizi Biserov, 1998 in...
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  924. Micro-scale heterogeneity of spiders (Arachnida:Araneae) in the Soutpansberg, South Africa: a comparative survey and inventory in representative habitats

    Micro-scale heterogeneity of spiders (Arachnida:Araneae) in the Soutpansberg, South Africa: a comparative survey and inventory in representative habitats

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: S.H. Foord --- Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa M.M. Mafadza --- Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa A.S. Dippenaar-Schoeman --- Biosystematics Division, University of Pretoria, South Africa B.J. Van Rensburg --- Centre for Invasion Biology and Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa
    Coarse-scale studies that focus on species distributions and richness neglect heterogeneity that may be present at finer scales. Studies of arthropod assemblage structure at fine (1 × 1 km) scales are rare, but important, because these are the spatial levels...
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  925. Reproductive seasonality of southern African inshore and estuarine invertebrates &ndash; a biogeographic review

    Reproductive seasonality of southern African inshore and estuarine invertebrates – a biogeographic review

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Alan N. Hodgson --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa
    A literature review reveals that reproductive seasonality of less than 1% of South Africa’s inshore marine invertebrates has been studied. Approximately 95% of studies have been on large, long-lived, gonochoristic, iteroparous species, and nearly 50% on molluscs. There is only...
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  926. Vagrant Subantarctic fur seal on the coast of Tanzania

    Vagrant Subantarctic fur seal on the coast of Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: G.J. Greg Hofmeyr --- Port Elizabeth Museum at Bayworld, South Africa Omar A. Amir --- Institute of Marine Sciences, Tanzania
    An immature Subantarctic fur seal was sighted on Unguja Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, in 2008. This is the most northerly record of a vagrant of this species. The nearest breeding colony is on the Prince Edward Islands, 4500 km distant. While...
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  927. The phylogenetic affinities of &lt;em&gt;Trachylepis sulcata nigra&lt;/em&gt; and the intraspecific evolution of coastal melanism in the western rock skink

    The phylogenetic affinities of Trachylepis sulcata nigra and the intraspecific evolution of coastal melanism in the western rock skink

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Daniel M. Portik --- Department of Biology, U.S.A. Aaron M. Bauer --- Department of Biology, U.S.A. Todd R. Jackman --- Department of Biology, U.S.A.
    The phylogenetic affinities of the melanistic subspecies Trachylepis sulcata nigra have never been investigated, and it was unclear if this subspecies represented a locally adapted population or a distinct species. Sequences from the nuclear marker RAG-1 (1149 bp), two novel...
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  928. Ecological factors affecting the foraging behaviour of &lt;em&gt;Xerus rutilus&lt;/em&gt;

    Ecological factors affecting the foraging behaviour of Xerus rutilus

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Benjamin G. Fanson --- Department of Biological Sciences, Australia Kerry V. Fanson --- Department of Biological Sciences, U.S.A. Joel S. Brown --- Department of Biological Sciences, U.S.A.
    The African unstriped ground squirrel (Xerus rutilus) is widely dispersed across various habitats in East Africa and hence encounters a diverse suite of predators and plant communities. It is not known how different habitats and plant characteristics affect the foraging...
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  929. Researching snails on holiday: An agenda for caravanning and caravanners?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Conrad Lashley --- Academy of International Hospitality Research, Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
    Vacations spent in caravans account for a significant strand of the UK leisure market. The potential mobility, yet homelike structures, can be said to offer a base of security when staying away. Like snails, caravanners travel taking their domestic space with them,...
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  930. Hotel quality in the European Capital of Culture: Leeuwarden 2018

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Sjoerd Gehrels --- Stenden Academy of International Hospitality Research, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Thomas Landen --- Revinate, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    This research looks into the experience as perceived in 2014 by hotel guests in 15 bigger Dutch cities. The hotel reviews of Leeuwarden (Capital of Culture 2018) are compared to those of hotels in the other cities to provide an initial...
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  931. Relationship between plant growth and organic acid exudates from ectomycorrhizal and non-ectomycorrhizal &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt;

    Relationship between plant growth and organic acid exudates from ectomycorrhizal and non-ectomycorrhizal Pinus patula

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Rasheed Adeleke --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, South Africa T Eugene Cloete --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, South Africa Annick Bertrand --- Soil and Crops Research and Development Centre, Canada Damase P Khasa --- Centre for Forest Research and Institute of Integrative and Systems Biology, Canada
    Plant–mycorrhizal interaction is an important association in the ecosystem with significant impacts on the physical, biological and chemical properties of the soil. In the present study, potential relationships that exist between organic acid production by ectomycorrhizal pine seedlings and plant...
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  932. Development and evaluation of an integrated electronic data management system in a South African metropolitan critical care service

    Development and evaluation of an integrated electronic data management system in a South African metropolitan critical care service

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: NL Allorto --- Pietermaritzburg Metropolitan Department of Surgery, South Africa RD Wise --- Pietermaritzburg Department of Anaesthesia, South Africa
    Introduction: The importance of accurate healthcare data is vital when approaching current healthcare challenges, but is difficult to collect in busy, under-resourced environments. It was aimed to develop and implement an information system that is cost-effective, easy and practical for...
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  933. Potential use of visible and near-infrared spectroscopy for pine species discrimination by examination of needles

    Potential use of visible and near-infrared spectroscopy for pine species discrimination by examination of needles

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Silvana Nisgoski --- Department of Forest Engineering and Technology, Brazil Mayara E Carneiro --- Department of Forest Engineering and Technology, Brazil Elaine C Lengowski --- Department of Forest Engineering and Technology, Brazil Felipe Z Schardosin --- Department of Forest Engineering and Technology, Brazil Graciela I Bolzon de Mu&ntilde;iz --- Department of Forest Engineering and Technology, Brazil
    The correct identification of pine species is necessary for proper application of wood in forest‑based industries, since the quality of each species’ wood depends on factors intrinsic to the material. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential...
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  934. A comparison of planting and coppice regeneration of &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus grandis&lt;/em&gt; &times; &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus urophylla&lt;/em&gt; clones in South Africa

    A comparison of planting and coppice regeneration of Eucalyptus grandis × Eucalyptus urophylla clones in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Jacob W Crous --- Sappi Forests, South Africa Louisa Burger --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa
    Results from two coppice compared to replant trials are presented that originated from clone by site interaction (CSI) trials established on high‑ and low‑productivity sites in subtropical coastal KwaZulu‑Natal, South Africa. After the 84‑month CSI trial measurements were completed the...
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  935. Family variation in diameter growth and acoustic velocity in three 5‑year‑old South African‑grown &lt;em&gt;Pinus elliottii&lt;/em&gt;&times;&lt;em&gt;Pinus caribaea&lt;/em&gt; progeny trials established on three diverse sites

    Family variation in diameter growth and acoustic velocity in three 5‑year‑old South African‑grown Pinus elliottii×Pinus caribaea progeny trials established on three diverse sites

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Francois S Malan --- Research Division, South Africa
    This paper discusses family differences in the stiffness of young Pinus elliottii×P. caribaea wood and how these differences relate to differences in growth rate and altitude. Trees for measurement were obtained from three 5‑year‑old progeny trials established at three diverse...
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  936. Health policy implications of blood transfusion-related human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 infection and disease

    Health policy implications of blood transfusion-related human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 infection and disease

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Hoosain Paruk --- Department of Neurology, South Africa Ahmed Bhigjee --- Department of Neurology, South Africa
    Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the causative agent for HTLV-1-associated myelopathy (HAM) or tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP), and adult T-cell leukaemia (ATL). The virus is transmitted vertically from mother to child, and horizontally by sexual intercourse and...
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  937. Institutional Factors Affecting Expansion within the East African Community: An Analysis of Managers&rsquo; Personal Stories

    Institutional Factors Affecting Expansion within the East African Community: An Analysis of Managers’ Personal Stories

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Trey Sutton --- Robins School of Business, USA Jeremy C. Short --- Michael F. Price College of Business, USA Aaron F. McKenny --- College of Business Administration, USA Rebecca Namatovu --- Makerere University Business School, Uganda
    This study investigates the roles of the regulative, normative, and cognitive institutional pillars as perceived obstacles and facilitators of internationalization within an integrated region. Integrated regions involve efforts to create institutional similarities among member nations and encourage intra-regional trade. These...
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  938. Thabo Mbeki, postmodernism, and the consequences

    Thabo Mbeki, postmodernism, and the consequences

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Robert Kowalenko --- Department of Philosophy, South Africa
    Explanations of former South African President Thabo Mbeki's public and private views on the aetiology of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the country remain partial at best without the recognition that the latter presuppose a postmodernist/postcolonialist philosophy of science that erases...
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  939. The role of waterbirds in the dispersal of freshwater cladocera and bryozoa in southern Africa

    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&ndash;NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Graeme S Cumming --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST&ndash;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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  940. &ldquo;&lt;em&gt;Broederbande&lt;/em&gt;&rdquo; [brotherly bonds]: Afrikaner nationalist masculinity and African sexuality in the writings of Werner Eiselen&#039;s students, Stellenbosch University, 1930&ndash;1936

    “Broederbande” [brotherly bonds]: Afrikaner nationalist masculinity and African sexuality in the writings of Werner Eiselen's students, Stellenbosch University, 1930–1936

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Andrew Bank --- History Department, South Africa
    The importance of Willi Werner Max Eiselen (1899–1977) as the lecturer, supervisor and mentor of the first generation of volkekundiges at Stellenbosch University has been greatly underestimated. He supervised no fewer than 11 MA and doctoral theses in this field...
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  941. Mining morals, muck and Akan gold in New York City

    Mining morals, muck and Akan gold in New York City

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Jane Parish --- Sociology, United Kingdom
    Among Akan spirit preachers at shrines in New York, gold and gold weights are at the centre of the creation of new moral topographies in a fluid and contested context. In a get-rich-quick New York marketplace, the preachers appeal to...
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  942. Diatoms as water quality indicators in the upper reaches of the Great Fish River, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Diatoms as water quality indicators in the upper reaches of the Great Fish River, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: M Holmes --- School of Biological Sciences, South Africa JC Taylor --- School of Biological Sciences, South Africa
    This study focused on the spring-fed upper reaches of the economically important Great Fish River with the aim of determining if diatoms could be used for biomonitoring in semi-arid conditions in southern Africa. Five sites were monitored monthly from 2010...
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  943. Saldanha Bay, South Africa II: estimating bay productivity

    Saldanha Bay, South Africa II: estimating bay productivity

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: GC Pitcher --- Branch: Fisheries Management, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, South Africa ME Smith --- Marine Remote Sensing Unit, Department of Oceanography, South Africa TA Probyn --- Branch: Fisheries Management, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, South Africa
    Saldanha Bay is a narrow-mouth bay on the west coast of South Africa linked to the southern Benguela upwelling system. Bay productivity was investigated by use of the conventional light-and-dark bottle oxygen method, and, for comparison, through assimilation of the...
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  944. Chemotaxonomic investigation of phytoplankton in the shelf ecosystem of the KwaZulu-Natal Bight, South Africa &lt;xref ref-type=&quot;fn&quot; rid=&quot;FN0001&quot;/&gt;

    Chemotaxonomic investigation of phytoplankton in the shelf ecosystem of the KwaZulu-Natal Bight, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: RG Barlow --- Bayworld Centre for Research and Education, South Africa T Lamont --- Branch: Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa M-J Gibberd --- Marine Research Institute and Department of Oceanography, South Africa M van den Berg --- Branch: Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa K Britz --- Branch: Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa
    Phytoplankton community structure was elucidated during summer and winter in the KwaZulu-Natal Bight using pigment and CHEMTAX analyses. The surface pattern in January 2010 indicated that diatoms, haptophytes and prasinophytes tended to be the most prominent groups inshore and in...
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  945. Mindfulness: A foothold for Rogers&#039;s humanistic person-centred approach

    Mindfulness: A foothold for Rogers's humanistic person-centred approach

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Julius Jooste --- Department of Sport, Rehabilitation and Dental Sciences, South Africa Ankeb&eacute; Kruger --- Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation (PhASRec), South Africa Barend J. M. Steyn --- Department of Sport and Leisure Studies, South Africa David J. Edwards --- Department of Psychology, South Africa
    This article probed and contextualised the strong parallels between meditation derived mindfulness and Rogers's humanistic person-centred (PC) approach. This was done through a conceptual and evaluative literature review of the PC framework in relation to definitive descriptions of mindfulness. Elements...
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  946. Seasonal variations in the operating temperature of silicon solar panels in southern Ghana

    Seasonal variations in the operating temperature of silicon solar panels in southern Ghana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: H.A. Koffi --- Department of Physics, Ghana V.C.K. Kakane --- Department of Physics, Ghana A. Kuditcher --- Department of Physics, Ghana A.F. Hughes --- Department of Physics, Ghana M.B. Adeleye --- Department of Physics, Ghana J.K.A Amuzu --- Department of Physics, Ghana
    This work deals with the seasonal daily variation of the operating temperature of silicon solar panels under tropical atmospheric conditions, including high turbidity (Harmattan dust particles). Data was collected from March 2010 to July 2012 at Legon (0°11′08″ W, 5°39'04″...
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  947. An approach to land capability evaluation for agriculture using remote sensing and GIS in Barberspan, North West Province of South Africa

    An approach to land capability evaluation for agriculture using remote sensing and GIS in Barberspan, North West Province of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: T.H. Kabanda --- Department of Geography and Environmental Science, South Africa
    To guarantee food security, job creation and graduate small-scale farmers to commercial farmers, unproductive farms in the North West Province that have resulted from the land reform programme need to be restructured and evaluated for agricultural productivity. This study aimed...
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  948. Case report: Oropharyngeal injuries with GlideScope&reg; usage in two obese patients

    Case report: Oropharyngeal injuries with GlideScope® usage in two obese patients

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: C Curran --- Department of Anaesthesia, South Africa
    The GlideScope® is a widely used video laryngoscope that is especially beneficial in the setting of the anticipated difficult airway. However, its design introduces blind spots and necessitates the need for a curved stylet, most commonly the accompanying GlideRite® Rigid...
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  949. Graded epidural anaesthesia for Caesarean section in a parturient with Shone&rsquo;s syndrome: a case study

    Graded epidural anaesthesia for Caesarean section in a parturient with Shone’s syndrome: a case study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Anjum Naz --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, India Sugata Dasgupta --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, India Bijoy Kumar Bandyopadhyay --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, India Hasibul Hasan Shirazee --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, India
    Pregnancy with underlying heart disease is a unique challenge both to the obstetrician and the anesthesiologist. Asymptomatic women with mild to moderate single lesions can successfully carry a pregnancy to term and undergo vaginal delivery. However, pregnancy can result in...
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  950. Acute postoperative pain in 1&nbsp;231 patients at a developing country referral hospital: incidence and risk factors

    Acute postoperative pain in 1 231 patients at a developing country referral hospital: incidence and risk factors

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Adriaan Albertus Murray --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South Africa Francois Wilhelm Retief --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South Africa
    Background: Postoperative pain is poorly studied in developing countries. At a Western Cape referral hospital, it was aimed to determine the incidence of acute postoperative pain, to identify populations associated with a higher risk thereof (in order to guide resource...
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  951. Longevity and survival of the Endangered Seychelles Magpie Robin &lt;em&gt;Copsychus sechellarum&lt;/em&gt;

    Longevity and survival of the Endangered Seychelles Magpie Robin Copsychus sechellarum

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Julie Gane --- Cousine Island, Seychelles April Burt --- Nature Seychelles, Seychelles
    The Seychelles Magpie Robin Copsychus sechellarum was once one of the most threatened birds in the world, but was downgraded from Critically Endangered to Endangered after a long-term recovery programme was success- fully implemented. Comprehensive long-term monitoring of this species...
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  952. The implication of using a fixed form factor in areas under different rainfall and soil conditions for &lt;em&gt;Pinus kesiya&lt;/em&gt; in Zambia

    The implication of using a fixed form factor in areas under different rainfall and soil conditions for Pinus kesiya in Zambia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Darius Phiri --- School of Natural Resources, Zambia Eliud Phiri --- 47 Second Street, Mindolo, Zambia Robby Kasubika --- School of Natural Resources, Zambia Donald Zulu --- School of Natural Resources, Zambia Chisala Lwali --- School of Natural Resources, Zambia
    The study was undertaken to evaluate form factors for Pinus kesiya growing in the three Zambia Forest and Forestry Industries Corporation (ZAFFICO) plantations – the Ndola, Ichimpe and Chati groups – under different rainfall (900–1 500 mm) and soil conditions (pH...
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  953. Lung function decline is accelerated in South Africans with cystic fibrosis

    Lung function decline is accelerated in South Africans with cystic fibrosis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: R Masekela --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Division of Paediatric Pulmonology, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, South Africa S Olorunju --- Biostatistics Unit, South Africa RJ Green --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Division of Paediatric Pulmonology, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, South Africa NT Magidimisa --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Division of Paediatric Pulmonology, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, South Africa
    Background: Poor nutritional status has been shown to be associated with a significant decline in lung function in patients with cystic fibrosis. There are few data published on the lung function decline and the effects of nutritional status in cystic...
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  954. Laboratory-based surveillance of &lt;em&gt;Pneumocystis jirovecii&lt;/em&gt; pneumonia in South Africa, 2006&ndash;2010

    Laboratory-based surveillance of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in South Africa, 2006–2010

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Desiree du Plessis --- National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa Bhavani Poonsamy --- National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa Veerle Msimang --- National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa Leigh Davidsson --- Department of Diagnostics and Vaccinology, Sweden Cheryl Cohen --- National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa Nelesh Govender --- National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa Halima Dawood --- Department of Medicine, South Africa Alan Karstaedt --- School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa John Frean --- National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa
    Background: We aimed to establish the characteristics of patients with confirmed Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia recruited by passive, sentinel laboratory-based surveillance.
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  955. Molecular detection and characterisation of mumps virus in cerebrospinal fluid in a Gauteng laboratory

    Molecular detection and characterisation of mumps virus in cerebrospinal fluid in a Gauteng laboratory

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Marieke Brauer --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Medical Virology, South Africa Marianne Wolfaardt --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Medical Virology, South Africa Lynne M Webber --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Medical Virology, South Africa Maureen B Taylor --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Medical Virology, South Africa
    The study aimed to determine the presence of mumps virus (MuV) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens and to genetically characterise detected MuV strains. A real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used to detect the MuV F gene, and characterisation...
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  956. Factors influencing work readiness of graduates: An exploratory study

    Factors influencing work readiness of graduates: An exploratory study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lindiwe Masole --- Industrial Psychology, South Africa Gideon van Dyk --- Industrial Psychology, South Africa
    This study aimed to determine the factors that influenced the work readiness of graduate and post-graduate social sciences students. An ex post facto design study was undertaken with 183 participant students from Makerere University, Uganda (n=73) and the University of...
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  957. Combat readiness: Perceived influences on willingness to deploy

    Combat readiness: Perceived influences on willingness to deploy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Zingcwengile Nkewu --- Department of Industrial Psychology, Faculty of Military Sciences, South Africa Gideon Van Dyk --- Department of Industrial Psychology, Faculty of Military Sciences, South Africa
    This study investigated the association between combat readiness and soldiers’ willingness to deploy in operations. Participants were 465 members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) (males, 84%). The solders self-reported their perceived combat readiness (PCR) and willingness to...
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  958. Home-based rehabilitation interventions for adults living with HIV: a scoping review

    Home-based rehabilitation interventions for adults living with HIV: a scoping review

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Saul Cobbing --- Department of Physiotherapy, South Africa Jill Hanass-Hancock --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), University of KwaZulu-Natal, Hellen Myezwa --- Department of Physiotherapy, South Africa
    Home-based rehabilitation (HBR) has been shown to improve the lives of people living with a wide range of chronic diseases in resource-rich settings. This may also be a particularly effective strategy in resource-poor settings, where access to institution-based rehabilitation is...
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  959. Pituitary apoplexy masquerading as meningitis

    Pituitary apoplexy masquerading as meningitis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: BJ Merwitz --- Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences,, South Africa JM Zamparini --- Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, South Africa FJ Raal --- Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences,, South Africa
    Pituitary apoplexy is an uncommon condition and medical emergency that classically presents with abrupt onset of severe headache, nausea, fever, impaired level of consciousness, visual disturbances and a variable degree of ocular paresis. The constellation of signs, symptoms and cerebrospinal...
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  960. Caesarean section in Eisenmenger&rsquo;s syndrome: anaesthetic management with titrated epidural and nebulised alprostadil

    Caesarean section in Eisenmenger’s syndrome: anaesthetic management with titrated epidural and nebulised alprostadil

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Sugata Dasgupta --- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anaesthesiology &amp; Critical Care Medicine, India Soumi Das --- Department of Cardiac Anaesthesiology, India Biswajit Majumdar --- Department of Cardiology, India SM Basu --- Former Professor &amp; Head, Calcutta National Medical College, India
    Pregnancy in patients with Eisenmenger’s syndrome is associated with a high mortality. This article reports two cases of women with Eisenmenger’s syndrome (secondary to two different primary cardiac defects) who presented with near-term pregnancies. Both the patients underwent successful elective...
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  961. Non-invasive measurement of adrenocortical activity in a myrmecophageous mammal, the bat-eared fox

    Non-invasive measurement of adrenocortical activity in a myrmecophageous mammal, the bat-eared fox

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Aliza Le Roux --- Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Helene Botha --- Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Fredrik Dalerum --- Research Unit of Biodiversity (UO, CSIC, PA), Spain Andre Ganswindt --- Endocrine Research Laboratory, Department of Anatomy and Physiology, South Africa
    Measuring physiological stress reactions through the quantification of plasma cortisol often involves physical restraint, which acts as a stressor itself. Here, we present the validation of a non-invasive method for assessing adrenocortical activity as an indicator of stress in the...
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  962. Does social capital really determine poverty? Evidence from a Cameroon household survey

    Does social capital really determine poverty? Evidence from a Cameroon household survey

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Johannes Tabi Atemnkeng --- Department of Economics and Management, Cameroon Andrew Wujung Vukenkeng --- Department of Economics, Cameroon
    This paper examines the effect of social capital on household poverty using the 2007 Cameroon household survey. A social capital indicator is constructed using the polychoric principal components analysis method and econometric approaches are employed to correct for potential endogeneity...
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  963. Design basics of a small hydro turbine plant for capacity building in sub-Saharan Africa

    Design basics of a small hydro turbine plant for capacity building in sub-Saharan Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Williams S. Ebhota --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, South Africa Freddie Inambao --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, South Africa
    This paper presents a simplified design considerations for a propeller hydro-turbine, including tabulated relevant mathematical expressions of operating parameters. In the design calculation, a 2.5 m head and 0.183 m3/s flow rate were used as river data for power of...
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  964. Living labs and knowledge creation in developing countries: Living labs as a tool for socio-economic resilience in Tanzania

    Living labs and knowledge creation in developing countries: Living labs as a tool for socio-economic resilience in Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Lauri Hooli --- Department of Geography and Geology, Finland Jussi S. Jauhiainen --- Department of Geography and Geology, Finland Kristiina L&auml;hde --- , TANZICT-project, Dar es Salaam
    Living Labs (LL) are platforms to increase innovation through the interaction of various actors. LLs are based on an open innovation process, community involvement, co-creation of products, and services or societal innovations together with users. Bottom-up approaches, such as LLs,...
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  965. Technology for street traders in Tanzania: A design science research approach

    Technology for street traders in Tanzania: A design science research approach

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Nasibu Mramba --- College of Business Education (CBE), Tanzania Mikko Apiola --- School of Computing, Finland Emmanuel Awuni Kolog --- School of Computing, Finland Erkki Sutinen --- Department of Information Technology, Finland
    The informal sector employs the major part of workers in developing countries. Street trading is a common form of informal work. Despite its huge economic value in developing countries, little research is being done to improve street traders’ empowerment and...
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  966. Evaluation of five pre-emergence herbicides for volunteer potato (&lt;em&gt;Solanum tuberosum&lt;/em&gt; L.) control

    Evaluation of five pre-emergence herbicides for volunteer potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) control

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: James Allemann --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, South Africa
    Volunteer potatoes can cause significant weed problems in crops following potatoes as large numbers of potato tubers remain behind in the field after mechanical harvesting. These volunteer plants can create havoc with rotation programs and serve as a source of...
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  967. Business ethics and sustainability

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Conrad Lashley --- Hospitality Studies, Academy of International Hospitality Research, Stenden Hotel Management School, Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
    Business ethics provides a potential analytical framework through which to evaluate management practice in general and sustainability in particular. Management actions can be examined to the extent that they are good or bad, or legal or illegal, suggesting a four-quadrant...
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  968. Hotel industry expansion and sustainable development: A case study of Inle Lake, Myanmar

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Harald Buijtendijk --- Academy for Tourism, NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, Breda, The Netherlands Kristina Tschunkert --- School of International Development, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
    This article examines how international hotel industry expansion affects sustainable development in the context of least developed countries. The study focuses on power asymmetries in the governance processes of hotel value chains. First it develops a model to analyse these...
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  969. Key elements for designing a strategy to generate social and environmental value: A comparative study of festivals

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Marisa P. de Brito --- Academy for Leisure, Breda University of Applied Sciences (NHTV), Breda, The Netherlands Liliya Terzieva --- Academy for Leisure, Breda University of Applied Sciences (NHTV), Breda, The Netherlands
    The world of events is becoming more competitive. Governmental bodies need to be more thorough in justifying public expenditure and its consequences, and commercial entities strive for exemplary corporate social responsibility. At the same time consumers are becoming more demanding;...
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  970. The power of research in finance to enhance sustainability – Applied to practice

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Gernot Peichl --- Hilton Tallinn Park, Accounting and Finance Department, Tallinn, Estonia
    Many people think of research in the hospitality industry as being difficult to relate to practice. This paper shows not only how theory can be applied to practice, but also how practice is related to theory with regard to concepts...
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  971. Food waste reduction at Restaurant De Pleats: Small steps for mankind

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Geesje Duursma --- Restaurant De Pleats, Burgum, The Netherlands Femke Vrenegoor --- Stenden Research Group Sustainability in Hospitality and Tourism, Stenden Hotel Management School, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Sytze Kobus --- Restaurant De Pleats, Burgum, The Netherlands
    Every year, large quantities of food are thrown away in the catering industry. Restaurant De Pleats therefore started a pilot study for twelve days to weigh all discarded carrots, chips and bread in order to determine food waste within the...
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  972. Multiple cardiovascular disease risk factors in rural Kenya: evidence from a health and demographic surveillance system using the WHO STEP-wise approach to chronic disease risk factor surveillance

    Multiple cardiovascular disease risk factors in rural Kenya: evidence from a health and demographic surveillance system using the WHO STEP-wise approach to chronic disease risk factor surveillance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: PM Chege --- Department of Family Medicine, Kenya
    Background: To describe the distribution of obesity, hypertension, dysglycaemia and dyslipidaemia (which are risk factors for cardiovascular disease) using a Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) site in western Kenya.
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  973. The expression status of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 in epithelial ovarian cancer in Ibadan, Nigeria

    The expression status of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 in epithelial ovarian cancer in Ibadan, Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: MA Ajani --- Department of Pathology, Nigeria A Salami --- Department of Pathology, Nigeria OA Awolude --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nigeria AO Oluwasola --- Department of Pathology, Nigeria EEU Akang --- Department of Pathology, Nigeria
    Background: It has been proposed that the overexpression of the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2/neu proto-oncogene) could be a possible therapeutic target in epithelial ovarian cancer, as has been the case in breast carcinomas. However, there is lack...
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  974. A case report of primary psammomatous serous adenocarcinoma of the peritoneum

    A case report of primary psammomatous serous adenocarcinoma of the peritoneum

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Purwa R Patil --- Department of Pathology, India Bhavana M Bharambe --- Department of Pathology, India Aditi H Mahure --- Department of Pathology, India Madhumita D Kurdukar --- Department of Pathology, India Amruta A Patil --- Department of Pathology, India Kalpana A Deshpande --- Department of Pathology, India
    Extraovarian peritoneal serous papillary carcinoma is an uncommon malignant tumour characterised by peritoneal involvement with ascites, which is similar to ovarian serous papillary carcinoma histologically. Our case involved only the surface and superficial cortex of the ovaries, with peritoneal involvement,...
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  975. Indexing immunity to malaria in South Africa in the 1920s and 1930s

    Indexing immunity to malaria in South Africa in the 1920s and 1930s

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Randall Packard --- Institute of the History of Medicine, United States of America
    During the 1920s and 1930s, medical authorities, municipal officials and employers of African farm labour in the lowveld regions of the former Transvaal constructed a system for classifying Africans in terms of their susceptibility or resistance to malaria. This classification...
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  976. Escapism motive for sport consumption as a predictor of meaning in life

    Escapism motive for sport consumption as a predictor of meaning in life

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Frederick W. Stander --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa
    The objective of this study was to examine whether spectator escapism motive for sport consumption could predict meaning in life, and to explore the role of psychological ownership in this relationship. A sample of 806 football spectators (African = 85%,...
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  977. Vicarious trauma: The psychological impact of working with survivors of trauma for South African psychologists

    Vicarious trauma: The psychological impact of working with survivors of trauma for South African psychologists

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Xin-Cheng Sui --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Anita Padmanabhanunni --- Department of Psychology, South Africa
    Traumatic events are highly prevalent in South African society and psychologists who work with survivors of trauma have been identified as particularly at risk of being adversely affected by their work, and experiencing vicarious trauma. This study aimed to explore...
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  978. Therapist experiences of equine-assisted psychotherapy in South Africa: A qualitative study

    Therapist experiences of equine-assisted psychotherapy in South Africa: A qualitative study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lucinda Johns --- School of Applied Human Sciences, Shaida Bobat --- School of Applied Human Sciences, Juanita Holder --- School of Applied Human Sciences,
    This study examined therapists’ perceptions and experiences of equine-assisted psychotherapy (EAP). Participants were 14 practising EAP therapists (females = 86%; male = 14%; age range 20 to 69 years) from across South Africa. They were interviewed utilising electronic interview media...
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  979. Economic evaluation of water loss saving due to the biological control of water hyacinth at New Year&rsquo;s Dam, Eastern Cape province, South Africa

    Economic evaluation of water loss saving due to the biological control of water hyacinth at New Year’s Dam, Eastern Cape province, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: GCG Fraser --- Department of Economics and Economic History, South Africa MP Hill --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa JA Martin --- Department of Economics and Economic History, South Africa
    Water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes is considered the most damaging aquatic weed in the world. However, few studies have quantified the impact of this weed economically and ecologically, and even fewer studies have quantified the benefits of its control. This paper...
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  980. Symmetric Intersections of Rauzy Fractals

    Symmetric Intersections of Rauzy Fractals

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Tarek Sellami --- , , Tunisia V&iacute;ctor F. Sirvent --- , , Venezuela
    In this article we study symmetric subsets of Rauzy fractals of unimodular irreducible Pisot substitutions. The symmetry considered is reflection through the origin. Given an unimodular irreducible Pisot substitution, we consider the intersection of its Rauzy fractal with the Rauzy...
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  981. Inferring population trends of &lt;em&gt;Araucaria angustifolia&lt;/em&gt; (Araucariaceae) using a transition matrix model in an old-growth forest

    Inferring population trends of Araucaria angustifolia (Araucariaceae) using a transition matrix model in an old-growth forest

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Giovani F Paludo --- Grupo Uso e Conserva&ccedil;&atilde;o dos Recursos Florestais, Brazil Miguel B Lauterjung --- Grupo Uso e Conserva&ccedil;&atilde;o dos Recursos Florestais, Brazil Maur&iacute;cio S dos Reis --- N&uacute;cleo de Pesquisas em Florestas Tropicais, Brazil Adelar Mantovani --- Grupo Uso e Conserva&ccedil;&atilde;o dos Recursos Florestais, Brazil
    Matrix population models may generate important information to prevent undesirable outcomes for endangered species. This is the case for Araucaria angustifolia, a Critically Endangered conifer, with little knowledge regarding its life history and trends in development over time. This study...
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  982. Product diversification in South Africa&rsquo;s commercial timber plantations: a way to mitigate investment risk

    Product diversification in South Africa’s commercial timber plantations: a way to mitigate investment risk

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Verena C Griess --- Department of Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry, Canada Britta Uhde --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa Cori Ham --- Institute of Forest Management, Germany Thomas Seifert --- Institute of Forest Management, Germany
    We used the portfolio method to examine how a forest company can lower investment risk by producing a mix of timber products. We derived optimum combinations of pine (Pinus patula) saw timber production and eucalypt (Eucalyptus grandis) pulpwood production at...
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  983. The development of a preliminary regression equation for estimating the weight of black South African paraplegic males using anthropometric measurements in Tshwane, South Africa

    The development of a preliminary regression equation for estimating the weight of black South African paraplegic males using anthropometric measurements in Tshwane, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: H. Snyman --- Association for Dietetics in South Africa, Mg. Herselman --- Division of Human Nutrition, D. Labadarios --- Division of Human Nutrition,
    Abstract
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  984. The metabolic profiles of HIV-infected and non-infected women in Mangaung, South Africa

    The metabolic profiles of HIV-infected and non-infected women in Mangaung, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Z. Hattingh --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, C. Walsh --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Fj Veldman --- Fibrinogen Unit, Cj Bester --- Department of Biostatistics,
    Objective: To determine the biochemical nutritional status of HIV-infected women in Mangaung.
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  985. Breastfeeding policies and practices in health care facilities in the Western Cape Province, South Africa

    Breastfeeding policies and practices in health care facilities in the Western Cape Province, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: D. Marais --- Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa He Koornhof --- Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Lm du Plessis --- Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Ce Naude --- Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa K. Smit --- Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa E. Hertzog --- Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa R. Treurnicht --- Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa M. Alexander --- Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa L. Cruywagen --- Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa I. Kosaber --- Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa
    The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) is a global effort to improve the role of maternity services and to enable mothers to breastfeed their infants, thus ensuring the best start in life for their infants. The foundation for the BFHI is...
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  986. Folate deficiency in women of reproductive age in nine administrative regions of Ethiopia: an emerging public health problem

    Folate deficiency in women of reproductive age in nine administrative regions of Ethiopia: an emerging public health problem

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: J. Haidar --- School of Public Health, Ethiopia U. Melaku --- Department of Biochemistry, Ethiopia Rs. Pobocik --- School of Family and Consumer Sciences, United States of America
    Objective: To investigate the country-wide extent of folate deficiency and risk factors in Ethiopian women.
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  987. Lipid emulsions in parenteral nutrition: does one size fits all?

    Lipid emulsions in parenteral nutrition: does one size fits all?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: A. Laviano --- Department of Clinical Medicine, F. Rossi Fanelli --- Department of Clinical Medicine,
    Dietary lipids significantly contribute to preserve the efficiency of human metabolism and restore it during disease. Therefore, in the absence of absolute contraindications, it would not appear reasonable to exclude lipid emulsions when prescribing parenteral nutrition (PN). The metabolic role...
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  988. Knowledge, attitudes and practices of nursing staff regarding the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative in non-accredited obstetric units in Cape Town

    Knowledge, attitudes and practices of nursing staff regarding the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative in non-accredited obstetric units in Cape Town

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: L. Daniels --- Division of Human Nutrition, D. Jackson --- School of Public Health,
    Objectives: The objectives of this study were to assess nursing staff knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI); to assess the knowledge of maternity obstetric unit (MOU) managers regarding BFHI principles and their attitude towards BFHI implementation;...
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  989. The variety, popularity and nutritional quality of tuck shop items available for sale to primary school learners in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

    The variety, popularity and nutritional quality of tuck shop items available for sale to primary school learners in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Nl Wiles --- Discipline of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Jm Green --- Discipline of Rural Resource Management School of Agricultural Sciences and Agribusiness, Fj Veldman --- Discipline of Dietetics and Human Nutrition,
    Objectives: To determine the variety, popularity and nutritional quality of the food and beverages sold to primary school pupils.
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  990. Tropical diabetic hand syndrome: prevention through education

    Tropical diabetic hand syndrome: prevention through education

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: K. Akhuemokhan --- Department of Medicine, Edo State P. Echekwube --- Department of Medicine, Edo State F. Bakpa --- Department of Medicine, Edo State P. Okokhere --- Department of Medicine, Edo State
    Tropical diabetic hand syndrome describes an acute symptom complex found in patients with diabetes in the tropics, usually following minor trauma to the hand. Two different patients, both previously diagnosed with diabetes, suddenly developed an abscess of the hand that...
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  991. Sport nutrition: A review of the latest guidelines for exercise and sport nutrition from the American College of Sport Nutrition, the International Olympic Committee and the International Society for Sports Nutrition

    Sport nutrition: A review of the latest guidelines for exercise and sport nutrition from the American College of Sport Nutrition, the International Olympic Committee and the International Society for Sports Nutrition

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: S Potgieter --- Lecturer, Therapeutic Nutrition, Division of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences,
    Evidence-based sport nutrition guidelines which explore the connection between nutrition, exercise and well-being form a crucial part of any athlete’s competitive and training programme. Guidelines that are based on sound scientific evidence about the quantity, structure and timing of food...
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  992. Prevalence of and contributing factors to dyslipidaemia in low-income women aged 18-90 years in the peri-urban Vaal region

    Prevalence of and contributing factors to dyslipidaemia in low-income women aged 18-90 years in the peri-urban Vaal region

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Wh Oldewage-Theron --- Centre of Sustainable Livelihoods, Aa Egal --- Centre of Sustainable Livelihoods,
    Objective: Determining the prevalence of dyslipidaemia and examining dietary and other contributing factors, namely hypertension, overweight and obesity, as well as abnormal blood lipid levels in women aged 18-90 years.
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  993. The impact of preschool feeding programmes on the growth of disadvantaged young children in developing countries: a systematic review of randomised trials

    The impact of preschool feeding programmes on the growth of disadvantaged young children in developing countries: a systematic review of randomised trials

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: A Els --- Department Nutrition and Dietetics, C Walsh --- Department Nutrition and Dietetics,
    Background: Childhood malnutrition in developing countries contributes to developmental delays, as well as increased morbidity and mortality. The effectiveness of feeding programmes as a strategy to improve childhood malnutrition has been questioned.
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  994. The acceptability and intake of lipid-based pastes as a food supplement in a South African context

    The acceptability and intake of lipid-based pastes as a food supplement in a South African context

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: L Steenkamp --- HIV and AIDS Research Unit, R Lategan --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences,
    This descriptive study included 103 children aged 12-60 months, 39 older children and 291 adults, and was performed to assess the sensory acceptability of a lipid-based food supplement. Lipid-based pastes were found to be highly acceptable, although concern exists regarding...
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  995. Dietary strategies to treat hyperhomocysteinaemia based on the biochemistry of homocysteine: a review

    Dietary strategies to treat hyperhomocysteinaemia based on the biochemistry of homocysteine: a review

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: C. Nienaber-Rousseau --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, Potchefstroom
    Hyperhomocysteinaemia is implicated in various diseases, including cardiovascular disease and cancer. Several conditions influence the concentration of homocysteine (Hcy), including demographic, genetic and lifestyle factors. With regard to the latter, dietary components may be manipulated as Hcy can be remethylated...
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  996. The 2012 University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences centenary debate

    The 2012 University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences centenary debate

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Td Noakes --- University of Cape Town,
    Our human ancestors thrived on a diet high in fat and protein of animal or fish origin for at least 2.5 million years. Foods with a high-energy content and nutritional density were required for the development of the large, energy-expensive...
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  997. The diet-heart hypothesis, obesity and diabetes

    The diet-heart hypothesis, obesity and diabetes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Je Rossouw --- Women&rsquo;s Health Initiative Branch, Program for Population Science and Prevention Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, USA
    Human feeding studies show that dietary fat quality, but not total fat intake, influences levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. Meta-analyses indicate an association with reduced coronary heart disease (CHD) risk when saturated fatty acid is replaced with polyunsaturated fatty...
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  998. Comparison of infant-feeding practices in two health subdistricts with different baby-friendly status in Mpumalanga province

    Comparison of infant-feeding practices in two health subdistricts with different baby-friendly status in Mpumalanga province

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: S. Van der Merwe --- Integrated Nutrition Programme, Nelspruit L. Du Plessis --- Division of Human Nutrition, Cape Town H. Jooste --- National Institute of Higher Education, Nelspruit D. Nel --- Department of Statistics and Actuary Sciences, Cape Town
    Objectives: The objective of the study was to compare the infant-feeding practices of two subdistricts with different baby-friendly status in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.
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  999. SASPEN Case Study: Nutritional management of a patient at high risk of developing refeeding syndrome

    SASPEN Case Study: Nutritional management of a patient at high risk of developing refeeding syndrome

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Rc. Dolman --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, C. Conradie --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, Mj. Lombard --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, A. Nienaber --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, M. Wicks --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition,
    The following case study was discussed during the fourth-year dietetics evaluation process at North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus. It is a reflection of the opinion of the dietitians, students and lecturers involved, describes the actions taken during the nutritional management of...
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  1000. Knowledge in the economic growth of developing economies

    Knowledge in the economic growth of developing economies

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Manjinder Kaur --- Department of Economics, India Lakhwinder Singh --- Centre for Development Economics and Innovations Studies (CDEIS), India
    In the modern era, the success of a developing economy has become more dependent on the capacity to produce and use knowledge, which leads to the emergence of a knowledge economy. Keeping in view the significance of the knowledge economy...
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  1001. Thoracic epidural anaesthesia for major abdominal surgeries: experience in private hospital setting in Uyo, South-South Nigeria

    Thoracic epidural anaesthesia for major abdominal surgeries: experience in private hospital setting in Uyo, South-South Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Otu E Etta --- Department of Anaesthesia, Nigeria Kingsley Umeh --- Department of Surgery, Nigeria Sylvia G Akpan --- Department of Anaesthesia, Nigeria
    Background: Thoracic epidural anaesthesia (TEA) has many benefits over general anaesthesia in major abdominal surgeries including avoidance of endotracheal intubation.
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  1002. Efficacy of premixed versus sequential administration of dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to intrathecal hyperbaric bupivacaine in lower limb surgery

    Efficacy of premixed versus sequential administration of dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to intrathecal hyperbaric bupivacaine in lower limb surgery

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Gunjan Chaudhry --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India Deepak Singla --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India Jagdish Dureja --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India Pranav Bansal --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India Kirti Ahuja --- Department of Anaesthesiology, India
    Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of intrathecal hyperbaric bupivacaine premixed with dexmeditomidine compared with sequential administration in separate syringes on block characteristics, haemodynamic parameters, side effect profile and postoperative analgesic requirement.
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  1003. Traditional medicine use in surgical patients in a South African tertiary hospital

    Traditional medicine use in surgical patients in a South African tertiary hospital

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: GD Nethathe --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa T Matamba --- Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa J Malumalu --- Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa N Dladla --- Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa T Bayibayi --- Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa SL Russell --- Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Canada
    Background: The use of traditional medicine (TM) in South Africa is reportedly high. TM use in a South African surgical population presenting for elective surgery is unknown.
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  1004. Further evidence that in African acacia, white is a warning colour to herbivores: the white pseudo-galls of &lt;em&gt;Vachellia seyal&lt;/em&gt;

    Further evidence that in African acacia, white is a warning colour to herbivores: the white pseudo-galls of Vachellia seyal

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Jeremy Midgley --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Huyam Altayeb --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Patrick Mbosso --- University of Yalounde 1, Cameroon
    Pseudo-galls of three East African acacia (Vachellia) species were compared to determine the correlates of gall colour and their potential defensive functions. Although all three species produce white thorns, the pseudo-galls of V. gerrardii and V. drepanolobium are dark coloured...
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  1005. Current distribution, breeding population and habitat use of the globally threatened Grey-necked Picathartes &lt;em&gt;Picathartes oreas&lt;/em&gt; in south-eastern Nigeria: a call for conservation action

    Current distribution, breeding population and habitat use of the globally threatened Grey-necked Picathartes Picathartes oreas in south-eastern Nigeria: a call for conservation action

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Fidelis Akunke Atuo --- Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, USA Samuel T Ivande --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute (APLORI), Nigeria Zingfa J Wala --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute (APLORI), Nigeria Shiiwa Manu --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute (APLORI), Nigeria Timothy J O&rsquo;Connell --- Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, USA
    The Grey-necked Picathartes Picathartes oreas is a globally threatened bird species in Africa with a wild population of less than 10,000 individuals. The Nigerian population, which has been poorly studied, is restricted to the forest of Cross River. This study...
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  1006. Tackling gender inequalities and intimate partner violence in the response to HIV: moving towards effective interventions in Southern and Eastern Africa

    Tackling gender inequalities and intimate partner violence in the response to HIV: moving towards effective interventions in Southern and Eastern Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Andrew Gibbs --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa
    Ending intimate partner violence (IPV) and reducing gender inequalities are recognised as critical to “‘ending AIDS” by 2030. Amongst women, experiencing IPV has been shown to increase HIV acquisition, reduce women’s ability to use HIV prevention strategies and reduce adherence...
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  1007. The asymmetric effects of financing deficits and surpluses on the pecking order theory in sub-Saharan Africa

    The asymmetric effects of financing deficits and surpluses on the pecking order theory in sub-Saharan Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Chimwemwe Chipeta --- School of Economic and Business Sciences, South Africa Chera Deressa --- School of Business Studies, Zambia
    This paper is the first to examine the asymmetric effects of financing deficits and surpluses on the pecking order financing strategies in sub-Saharan Africa. Panel data estimation techniques are carried out on a sample of 564 non-financial firms for the...
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  1008. The economics of the carbon sequestration potential of plantation forestry in south-western Uganda

    The economics of the carbon sequestration potential of plantation forestry in south-western Uganda

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Isaac Kiyingi --- National Forestry Resources Research Institute, Uganda Abdi-Khalil Edriss --- Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Faculty of Development Studies, Malawi Alexander MR Phiri --- Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Faculty of Development Studies, Malawi Buyinza Mukadasi --- School of Postgraduate Studies, Uganda Susan Tumwebaze --- School of Forestry, Environment and Geographical Sciences, Uganda Hillary Agaba --- National Forestry Resources Research Institute, Uganda
    This study assessed the amount of carbon stored and the economic viability of the small-scale Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) carbon offsets in Pinus caribaea and Eucalyptus grandis plantations under varying rotations. Volume equations were used to estimate carbon stocks and...
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  1009. The use of glyphosate for the management of secondary coppice regrowth in a &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus grandis&lt;/em&gt; &times; &lt;em&gt;E. urophylla&lt;/em&gt; coppice stand in Zululand, South Africa

    The use of glyphosate for the management of secondary coppice regrowth in a Eucalyptus grandis × E. urophylla coppice stand in Zululand, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Jonathan C Roberts --- School of Natural Resource Management, South Africa Keith M Little --- School of Natural Resource Management, South Africa Marnie E Light --- Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South Africa
    In South Africa, commercial eucalypt stands may be regenerated through the stepwise reduction of coppice shoots following felling. The development of secondary coppice regrowth following these reduction operations results in competition with the remaining stems, possibly resulting in a reduction...
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  1010. Design of a hand water pump using a quick-return crank mechanism

    Design of a hand water pump using a quick-return crank mechanism

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: C. A. Okoronkwo --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nigeria B. O. Ezurike --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nigeria R. Uche --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nigeria J. O. Igbokwe --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nigeria O. N. Oguoma --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nigeria
    The detailed design procedure for a quick-return mechanism hand water pump is presented. The system designed is basically a modification to reciprocating lift pumps also known as India mark III. The modified pump is operated by the up and down...
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  1011. The role of the district family physician

    The role of the district family physician

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: CH Vaughan-Williams --- Family Medicine, South Africa
    District clinical specialist teams were formed in 2012. One member of the team is the family physician. The role of the district family physician is discussed and the case made for focusing on the organisational health of the medical teams...
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  1012. Ensuring holistic development of disabled children in developing countries

    Ensuring holistic development of disabled children in developing countries

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Saurabh RamBihariLal Shrivastava --- Department of Community Medicine, India Prateek Saurabh Shrivastava --- Department of Community Medicine, India Jegadeesh Ramasamy --- Department of Community Medicine, India
    A disability is a sort of disadvantage that either restricts or prevents the given person in the discharge of the roles/duties that are considered normal for that person. Disabled children belong to one of the most vulnerable and marginalised sections...
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  1013. Diplopia

    Diplopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Khathutshelo Percy Mashige --- Discipline of Optometry, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Alvin Jeffrey Munsamy --- Discipline of Optometry, School of Health Sciences, South Africa
    Patients frequently present to medical facilities and emergency rooms with symptoms of diplopia, where a single object is observed as two items. It is important for the clinician to know the clinical presentation of diplopia to be able to determine...
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  1014. Anti-epileptic prescribing patterns in the South African private health sector (2008&ndash;2013)

    Anti-epileptic prescribing patterns in the South African private health sector (2008–2013)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Karen Jacobs --- Medicine Usage in South Africa, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Marlene Julyan --- Medicine Usage in South Africa, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Martie S Lubbe --- Medicine Usage in South Africa, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Johanita R Burger --- Medicine Usage in South Africa, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Marike Cockeran --- Medicine Usage in South Africa, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa
    Background: Little is known about longitudinal prescribing practices for anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) in South Africa. The prescribing patterns and associated direct medicine costs of AEDs in the private health sector were investigated, using claims data from January 1, 2008 to...
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  1015. Early rheumatoid arthritis: focus on RA in the developing world

    Early rheumatoid arthritis: focus on RA in the developing world

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Mahmood MTM Ally --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine, South Africa Pieter WA Meyer --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Immunology, South Africa Ronald Anderson --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Immunology, South Africa
    A review was undertaken of pathogenic mechanisms in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and strategies for cost-effective management of RA in the developing world. Pitfalls in early disease are explored and the importance of aggressive measurable disease control is emphasised.
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  1016. Reliability of an adult respiratory symptom questionnaire in a community located near a mine dump in South Africa: pilot study

    Reliability of an adult respiratory symptom questionnaire in a community located near a mine dump in South Africa: pilot study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Vusumuzi Nkosi --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Kuku Voyi --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa
    Background: Pretesting a questionnaire is an important activity before the start of the main epidemiological study. Aim: The study tested the reliability (internal consistency) of the modified ATS-DLD-78 adult respiratory diseases questionnaire developed by the British Medical Research Council. Results:...
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  1017. Black Jack: Do company benefits and feelings have an impact on my happiness?

    Black Jack: Do company benefits and feelings have an impact on my happiness?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Rosa Naud&eacute; --- TREES (Tourism Research in Economic Environs and Society), South Africa Stefan Kruger --- TREES (Tourism Research in Economic Environs and Society), South Africa Melville Saayman --- TREES (Tourism Research in Economic Environs and Society), South Africa Cara Jonker --- School of Human Resource Sciences, South Africa Muzaffer Uysal --- TREES (Tourism Research in Economic Environs and Society), South Africa
    The aim of this study was to determine whether casino employees’ benefits and their feelings about the company influence their experienced happiness. A total of 1 502 casino employees were surveyed (females = 57%; males = 43%). They completed a...
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  1018. Family structure and functioning: Influences on adolescents psychological needs, goals and aspirations in a South African setting

    Family structure and functioning: Influences on adolescents psychological needs, goals and aspirations in a South African setting

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Eugene Lee Davids --- Child &amp; Family Studies Programme, Department of Social Work, South Africa Jill Ryan --- Child &amp; Family Studies Programme, Department of Social Work, South Africa Zeenat Yassin --- Child &amp; Family Studies Programme, Department of Social Work, South Africa Suzette Hendrickse --- Child &amp; Family Studies Programme, Department of Social Work, South Africa Nicolette Vanessa Roman --- Child &amp; Family Studies Programme, Department of Social Work, South Africa
    This study aimed to determine the effects of family structure and functioning on basic psychological need fulfilment, life goals and aspirations of adolescents in a South African setting. Participants were 457 adolescent learners (Mage = 16.31, SD = 1.45, females...
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  1019. Heavy episodic alcohol drinking among students from a rural South African university: Correlates with personal-social variables

    Heavy episodic alcohol drinking among students from a rural South African university: Correlates with personal-social variables

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Shai Nkoana --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Tholene Sodi --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Timotheus B. Darikwa --- Department of Statistics and Operations Research, South Africa
    The aim of the study was to explore the personal and social factors contributing to heavy episodic alcohol drinking (HEAD) in a sample of students from a rural South African university. A sample of 837 undergraduate students (females = 56.6%;...
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  1020. Degradation of paracetamol and other constituents in Perfalgan&reg;

    Degradation of paracetamol and other constituents in Perfalgan®

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Catherine Curran --- Department of Anaesthesia, South Africa
    Background: The manufacturers of Perfalgan®, a formulation of intravenous paracetamol, recommend that each ampoule be used once only. This is most likely due to concerns regarding degradation of paracetamol or other ingredients in the solution, and sterility issues. However, in...
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  1021. Effects of rooting media on root growth and morphology of &lt;em&gt;Brassica rapa&lt;/em&gt; seedlings

    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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  1022. Water cytotoxicity and dioxins bioaccumulation in an Egyptian delta wetland ecosystem

    Water cytotoxicity and dioxins bioaccumulation in an Egyptian delta wetland ecosystem

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: MM El-Shazly --- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Egypt El Elzayat --- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Egypt WA Omar --- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Egypt IIA El-Sebeay --- Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Egypt YA Edmardash --- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Egypt MM Soliman --- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Egypt KM Abdel Rahman --- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Egypt MS Ibrahim --- Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, Egypt
    Manzala Lake, as one of the main Egyptian wetland ecosystems, is facing risks of pollution. An in vitro cytotoxicity test using a mammalian cell line was employed to determine the toxicity of multiple pollutants in the water and Tilapia zillii...
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  1023. Do long memory and asymmetries matter when assessing downside return risk?

    Do long memory and asymmetries matter when assessing downside return risk?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Nico Katzke --- Economics Department, South Africa Chris Garbers --- Economics Department, South Africa
    In this paper we set out to test whether, on sector level, returns series in South Africa exhibit long memory and asymmetries and, more specifically, whether these effects should be accounted for when assessing downside risk. The purpose of this...
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  1024. Incidence of intraoperative nausea and vomiting during spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section in two Cape Town state hospitals

    Incidence of intraoperative nausea and vomiting during spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section in two Cape Town state hospitals

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: BJ Magni --- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, South Africa RA Dyer --- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, South Africa D van Dyk --- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, South Africa J van Nugteren --- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, South Africa
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  1025. Anaesthesia for left thoracoscopic sympathectomy for refractory long QT syndrome: three case reports

    Anaesthesia for left thoracoscopic sympathectomy for refractory long QT syndrome: three case reports

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Madhusudan Upadya --- Department of Anaesthesia, India Julie CR Misquith --- Department of Anaesthesia, India Rammoorthi Rao --- Department of Anaesthesia, India
    Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a rare genetic disorder that has been associated with various genetic mutations including life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias and sudden death. Left thoracoscopic sympathectomy is an effective treatment for patients who are refractory to medical therapy...
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  1026. Post-laparotomy haemoptysis due to broncho-abdominal fistula caused by retained abdominal surgical swab

    Post-laparotomy haemoptysis due to broncho-abdominal fistula caused by retained abdominal surgical swab

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Georg EA Jacobs --- Private Practice, South Africa Carl S Buss --- Private Practice, South Africa Ross Hofmeyr --- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, South Africa
    The case presented describes the migration of a surgical swab across the left hemidiaphragm over four years. The patient had at least two episodes of haemoptysis in that period and was misdiagnosed and treated for Pulmonary Tuberculosis. When the proper...
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  1027. Happiness and life satisfaction in Rwanda

    Happiness and life satisfaction in Rwanda

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kayonda Hubert Ngamaba --- School of Psychological Sciences, United Kingdom
    This study investigated predictors of happiness and life satisfaction in Rwanda. Data from the World Values Survey and gathered from 3 030 Rwandese (age ranging 16 to 90 years, mean age = 34.2, SD = 12.7; females = 50.5%) were...
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  1028. Health and well-being among teenage mothers in a rural South African community

    Health and well-being among teenage mothers in a rural South African community

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jabu P. Mokwena --- Department of Psychology, Saraswathie Govender --- Department of Psychology, Mokgadi B. Setwaba --- Department of Psychology,
    This study sought to identify patterns of general health symptoms and coping abilities among school-going teenage mothers in the central region of Limpopo province, South Africa. The participants were 56 teenage mothers and 56 typically developing girls or non-mother peers...
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  1029. Coping strategies of mother carers of children living with chronic illness and disease in a rural South African community

    Coping strategies of mother carers of children living with chronic illness and disease in a rural South African community

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tholene Sodi --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Bontle Kgopa --- Department of Psychology, South Africa
    The present study explored the coping strategies used by mother carers of children living with chronic illness and disease (CID) in a rural South African community. Ten mothers (age range = 30 to 56 years) were selected through snowball sampling...
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  1030. Enigmatic tissue in the orobranchial chamber of cardinalfishes of the genus &lt;em&gt;Siphamia&lt;/em&gt; (Perciformes, Apogonidae)

    Enigmatic tissue in the orobranchial chamber of cardinalfishes of the genus Siphamia (Perciformes, Apogonidae)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Ofer Gon --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa Shirley C Pinchuck --- Electron Microscopy Unit, South Africa
    An unusual tissue covering the tongue and occasionally part of the gill chamber of many species of the Indo-Pacific cardinalfish genus Siphamia is described and compared with an earlier description of a similar tissue found in the cichlid species Alcolapia...
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  1031. &ldquo;You are not always what you eat&rdquo;: diet did not override intrinsic nestmate recognition cues in Argentine ants from two supercolonies in South Africa

    “You are not always what you eat”: diet did not override intrinsic nestmate recognition cues in Argentine ants from two supercolonies in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Natasha P Mothapo --- DST-NRF Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa Theresa C Wossler --- DST-NRF Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa
    Nestmate recognition in ants is based on cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs), which are heritable and may also be acquired from the environment (i.e. diet and nest environment). In Argentine ants (Linepithema humile), diet and a homogenous environment have been shown to...
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  1032. Population estimates of the breeding birds of the Tinhosas islands (Gulf of Guinea), the only major seabird colony of the eastern tropical Atlantic

    Population estimates of the breeding birds of the Tinhosas islands (Gulf of Guinea), the only major seabird colony of the eastern tropical Atlantic

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Simon Valle --- Division of Biology and Conservation Ecology, School of Science and the Environment, UK Nuno Barros --- Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds, Marine Department, Portugal Iv&aacute;n Ram&iacute;rez --- BirdLife International, Belgium Ross M Wanless --- Seabird Division, BirdLife South Africa, South Africa
    The Tinhosas islands, in São Tomé e Príncipe, host the most important seabird breeding colony in the Gulf of Guinea, but information on its conservation status was hitherto unpublished or anecdotal, the last assessment having been performed in 1997. A...
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  1033. Epidemiology of cystic fibrosis respiratory pathogens isolated at a South African Hospital, 2006&ndash;2010

    Epidemiology of cystic fibrosis respiratory pathogens isolated at a South African Hospital, 2006–2010

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Vindana Chibabhai --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, South Africa Warren Lowman --- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, South Africa
    Background: The epidemiology of cystic fibrosis (CF) associated pathogens other than Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the South African cystic fibrosis population has not been previously described.
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  1034. Efavirenz challenge in patients with nevirapine induced Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

    Efavirenz challenge in patients with nevirapine induced Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Thandekile Cecilia Manzini --- Department of Infectious Diseases, South Africa Bernadett Isabel Gosnell --- Department of Infectious Diseases, South Africa Melanie-Anne Amanda John --- Enhancing Care Foundation, South Africa, Department of Infectious Diseases, South Africa Mahomed Yunus Suleman Moosa --- Department of Infectious Diseases, South Africa
    Background: Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTI) are recommended as part of first-line treatment by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for antiretroviral treatment (ART) naïve subjects. Due to reports of cross-toxicity between nevirapine (NVP) and efavirenz (EFV), there is reluctance to...
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  1035. Environmental health factors associated with diarrhoeal diseases among under-five children in the Sebeta town of Ethiopia

    Environmental health factors associated with diarrhoeal diseases among under-five children in the Sebeta town of Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: AI Mohammed --- Medical and Health Services Department, Ethiopia Li Zungu --- Department of Health Studies, South Africa
    The aim of this study was to assess and explore household environmental health factors associated with the occurrence of diarrhoea experienced by children under five years of age in Sebeta town of Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study, using stratified random sampling...
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  1036. Latest diagnostic approaches to determine the cause of ACTH-dependent Cushing&rsquo;s syndrome, in the South African setting

    Latest diagnostic approaches to determine the cause of ACTH-dependent Cushing’s syndrome, in the South African setting

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Elmo Pretorius --- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, South Africa Razaan Davis --- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Division of Radiodiagnosis, Department of Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology, South Africa Alexander Doruyter --- Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology, South Africa Brynne Ascott-Evans --- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, South Africa
    A case of a 50-year-old woman who was referred for the evaluation of possible ACTH-dependent Cushing’s syndrome (CS) is described. The localisation of ACTH-dependent CS remains difficult despite many advances in diagnostic approaches. No single test can accurately determine the...
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  1037. In pursuit of a South African national soil database: potential and pitfalls of combining different soil data sets

    In pursuit of a South African national soil database: potential and pitfalls of combining different soil data sets

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: George M van Zijl --- University of the Free State, South Africa Jacobus O Botha --- Natural Resources Section, KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, South Africa
    A national soil profile database will be a huge asset to South Africa, enabling improved soil information products to be created. However, numerous practical pitfalls exist in reliably creating such a database. This project aimed to identify such pitfalls, while...
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  1038. Effect of cultivar, season and locality on lipid content and fatty acid composition of cactus pear seed oil

    Effect of cultivar, season and locality on lipid content and fatty acid composition of cactus pear seed oil

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Maryna de Wit --- Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, South Africa Arno Hugo --- Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, South Africa Nokuthula Shongwe --- Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, South Africa Rouxlene van der Merwe --- Department of Plant Sciences, South Africa
    Opuntia ficus-indica (cactus pear) seeds are rich in linoleic acid and have beneficial properties for nutritional, industrial and pharmaceutical purposes. The total lipid content and fatty acid composition depends on various factors, including cultivar, degree of maturity, climate, harvesting season...
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  1039. Quantification of primary salinity, sodicity and alkalinity in South African soils using climate regions

    Quantification of primary salinity, sodicity and alkalinity in South African soils using climate regions

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J Piet Nell --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Institute for Soil, South Africa Cornelius W van Huyssteen --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Science, South Africa
    No reliable primarily salinity, sodicity and alkalinity information is available for South Africa, nor are there monitoring programs in place to track the salt-affected status of South African soils. Such information is, however, needed for various agricultural and environmental studies...
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  1040. A broken fenestrated tracheostomy tube fragment removed from the right main bronchus

    A broken fenestrated tracheostomy tube fragment removed from the right main bronchus

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Nic James Procter --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Anaesthesiology, South Africa Caro Louw --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Anaesthesiology, South Africa
    Aspiration of a broken tracheostomy tube fragment is a relatively rare complication with the potential to result in serious airway complications. Case reports of tracheal fragment aspiration have been documented infrequently in the past, with the earliest documented case in...
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  1041. Diffusion and adoption of bank financial innovation in Zimbabwe: An external factor analysis

    Diffusion and adoption of bank financial innovation in Zimbabwe: An external factor analysis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Alex Bara --- Agricultural Bank of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
    Diffusion and adoption of an innovation are as equally critical as the creation of the innovation for without them, the innovation becomes redundant. The level of technology in developing countries reflects the pace at which technology diffuses within countries. Transfer,...
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  1042. Levels of burnout among registrars and medical officers working at Bloemfontein public healthcare facilities in 2013

    Levels of burnout among registrars and medical officers working at Bloemfontein public healthcare facilities in 2013

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: U Sirsawy --- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa WJ Steinberg --- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa JE Raubenheimer --- Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa
    Background: Burnout is prevalent among medical personnel and affects their work environment. This study investigated the level of burnout among registrars and medical officers at public healthcare facilities in Bloemfontein.
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  1043. Securing African forests for future drier climates: applying ecophysiology in tree improvement

    Securing African forests for future drier climates: applying ecophysiology in tree improvement

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Casparus J Crous --- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, South Africa Francois S Malan --- 102, 2nd Avenue, South Africa Michael J Wingfield --- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, South Africa
    Increasing incidences of drought-induced tree mortality are being recorded worldwide, including Africa. African forests cover a significant proportion of the continent, which implies that African forest sustainability is threatened from a climate-change perspective. This is especially problematic in a developing...
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  1044. Mega-trap-plots: a novel method of &lt;em&gt;Sirex&lt;/em&gt; woodwasp management on &lt;em&gt;Pinus radiata&lt;/em&gt; plantations in Chile

    Mega-trap-plots: a novel method of Sirex woodwasp management on Pinus radiata plantations in Chile

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Miguel A Poisson --- Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Chile Rodrigo Ahumada --- Bioforest SA, Chile Andr&eacute;s O Angulo --- Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Chile Fernando Mu&ntilde;oz --- Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Chile Eugenio Sanfuentes --- Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Chile
    Sirex noctilio is one of the most important invasive pests that affect Pinus radiata plantations in Chile. Its management is based on a biological control complex, the most important component of which is the nematode, Deladenus siricidicola. However, in some...
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  1045. Contribution of forest floor fractions to carbon storage and abundance patterns of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal colonisation in a tropical montane forest

    Contribution of forest floor fractions to carbon storage and abundance patterns of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal colonisation in a tropical montane forest

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: V Jeyanny --- Forest Plantation Programme, Malaysia MH Ahmad Husni --- Faculty of Agriculture, Malaysia B Siva Kumar --- Faculty of Agriculture, Malaysia K Wan Rasidah --- Forest Plantation Programme, Malaysia WC Suhaimi --- Forest Plantation Programme, Malaysia
    Forest floor carbon stocks, which include different components of litter, hemic and sapric materials, have not been empirically quantified in tropical montane forest, although they influence soil carbon (C) pools. To date, the contribution of arbuscular mycorrhizae in C sequestration...
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  1046. Dynamic Tensions from Management Control Systems and Performance in a Sub-Saharan African Economy: Mediating Effects of Competitive Strategy

    Dynamic Tensions from Management Control Systems and Performance in a Sub-Saharan African Economy: Mediating Effects of Competitive Strategy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Moses Acquaah --- Department of Management, USA Ahmed Agyapong --- Department of Marketing and Corporate Strategy, Ghana
    This study examines how the dynamic tension created as a result of the simultaneous and balanced use of controlling and innovative forces of management control systems indirectly influences firm performance through competitive strategy. Using data from 106 firms from Ghana,...
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  1047. A review of factors associated with indiscriminate dumping of waste in eleven African countries

    A review of factors associated with indiscriminate dumping of waste in eleven African countries

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: I. Dladla --- Department of Environmental Health, South Africa F. Machete --- Department of Environmental Health, South Africa K. Shale --- Department of Environmental Health, South Africa
    Most developing countries grapple with management of solid waste and environmental health risks associated with insanitary conditions. Indiscriminate dumping of household and industrial waste remains an alternative means of waste disposal for communities that have no access to reliable refuse...
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  1048. The relationship between the management of payables and the return to investors

    The relationship between the management of payables and the return to investors

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: T. Moodley --- Gordon Institute of Business Science, South Africa M. Ward [cor1] C. Muller --- Gordon Institute of Business Science, South Africa
    Effective working capital management assists a firm in achieving improved liquidity through the management of the components of receivables, inventory, and payables. Previous studies have established that changes in working capital have a strong positive correlation to profitability and that...
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  1049. The number of stocks required for effective portfolio diversification: the South African case

    The number of stocks required for effective portfolio diversification: the South African case

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: David Bradfield --- Department of Statistical Sciences, South Africa Brian Munro --- Multi Asset Department, Cadiz Asset Management, South Africa
    This article considers several insights surrounding the number of stocks needed in portfolios in South Africa to achieve effective risk reduction. The majority of studies in the literature use equally-weighted portfolio construction schemes and conclude that at most 20 stocks...
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  1050. First record of a spiral form of &lt;em&gt;Aulacoseira&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;A. ambigua&lt;/em&gt; f. &lt;em&gt;japonica&lt;/em&gt; (F.Meister) Tuji &amp;amp; D.M.Williams, in South African fresh waters

    First record of a spiral form of Aulacoseira, A. ambigua f. japonica (F.Meister) Tuji & D.M.Williams, in South African fresh waters

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: S Janse van Vuuren --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, South Africa JC Taylor --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, South Africa
    Water quality and algal populations in the Vaal River Barrage Reservoir have been monitored extensively for many decades, because of its importance as a water source for the most densely populated area in South Africa. Although Aulacoseira granulata (Ehrenberg) Simonsen...
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  1051. Using stable isotope analysis to study the diet of &lt;em&gt;Gilchristella aestuaria&lt;/em&gt; larvae: preliminary insights into the foodwebs of six South African estuaries

    Using stable isotope analysis to study the diet of Gilchristella aestuaria larvae: preliminary insights into the foodwebs of six South African estuaries

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: D Costalago --- Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Sweden NAF Miranda --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, Department of Zoology, South Africa NA Strydom --- Department of Zoology, South Africa R Perissinotto --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, Department of Zoology, South Africa
    South African estuarine systems are becoming increasingly altered by anthropogenic and environmental factors, but the consequences of such changes for these systems are still not fully understood. The most common approach for evaluating the ecological status of aquatic systems is...
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  1052. Modelling the tides and their impacts on the vertical stratification over the Sofala Bank, Mozambique

    Modelling the tides and their impacts on the vertical stratification over the Sofala Bank, Mozambique

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: CM Chevane --- Instituto Nacional de Hidrografia e Navega&ccedil;&atilde;o, Mozambique P Penven --- LMI ICEMASA, Laboratoire de Physique des Oc&eacute;ans, France FPJ Nehama --- Escola Superior de Ci&ecirc;ncias Marinhas e Costeiras, Mozambique CJC Reason --- Department of Oceanography, South Africa
    The Sofala Bank, a wide shelf located along the central coast of Mozambique, hosts tides with high amplitudes. The Regional Ocean Modelling System (ROMS) was used to analyse the tidal currents on the bank and to investigate their effects on...
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  1053. Livestock grazing has minimal effect on the species richness and diversity of semi-arid shrubland in the Western Little Karoo, South Africa

    Livestock grazing has minimal effect on the species richness and diversity of semi-arid shrubland in the Western Little Karoo, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Nelmarie Saayman --- Directorate of Plant Sciences, Western Cape Department of Agriculture, South Africa Craig Morris --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Livestock Business Division, Range and Forage Unit, c/o School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, South Africa Hannes Botha --- Directorate of Plant Sciences, Western Cape Department of Agriculture, South Africa
    The Succulent Karoo, one of two arid biodiversity hotspots in the world, is known for its high plant species richness, but little is known about the influence of topography and how it mediates the potentially deleterious effects of grazing. Changes...
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  1054. Varroa mites, viruses and bacteria incidences in Kenyan domesticated honeybee colonies

    Varroa mites, viruses and bacteria incidences in Kenyan domesticated honeybee colonies

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: Onyango Irene Awino --- Kabete Veterinary Laboratories, Kenya Robert Skilton --- International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology, Kenya Shadrack Muya --- Zoology Department, Kenya Samuel Kabochi --- Kabete Veterinary Laboratories, Kenya Hellen Kutima --- Zoology Department, Kenya Muo Kasina --- National Sericulture Research Centre &ndash; Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Kenya
    Varroa mite (Varroa destructor Anderson and Trueman) is a major global threat to the western honey bee (Apis mellifera L.). The ectoparasite has been implicated in the spread of honeybee viruses. Beekeeping plays a major role in transmission of the...
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  1055. Genetic parameters for large white pigs reared under intensive management systems in Kenya

    Genetic parameters for large white pigs reared under intensive management systems in Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: V. O. Ouko --- Department of Animal Science, Kenya E.D. Ilatsia --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), Kenya G. W. Oduho --- Department of Animal Science, Kenya D. K. Kios --- Department of Animal Science, Kenya
    A lack of performance parameters is one of the factors limiting the implementation of sustainable breeding strategies for the pig industry in Kenya. The objective of this study was to estimate genetic and phenotypic parameters for growth performance of Large...
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  1056. Predictors of superstitious beliefs

    Predictors of superstitious beliefs

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Patrick Kwaku Ofori --- School of Health and Allied Sciences, David Tod --- School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, UK David Lavallee --- School of Sport, UK
    This study investigated whether relationships exist among personal control, coping mechanism, primary control, secondary control and superstitious beliefs. The participants were 375 Ghanaian student athletes (females = 44%). They completed measures of self-reported superstitious beliefs, personal control, coping mechanisms, primary...
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  1057. The magnitude and determinants of anaemia among refugee preschool children from the &lt;em&gt;Kebribeyah&lt;/em&gt; refugee camp, Somali region, Ethiopia

    The magnitude and determinants of anaemia among refugee preschool children from the Kebribeyah refugee camp, Somali region, Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Yasin Jemal --- School of Public Health, Ethiopia Jemal Haidar --- School of Public Health, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Wambui Kogi Makau --- Department of Food Science Nutrition and Technology, Kenya
    Background: Anaemia is a global public health problem affecting children from both industrialised and developing countries with major consequences for health, social and economic development. Although the burden of anaemia is high among refugee children due to their living conditions,...
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  1058. Evaluation of mefenoxam and fludioxonil for control of &lt;em&gt;Rhizoctonia solani&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Pythium ultimum&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Fusarium solani&lt;/em&gt; on cowpea

    Evaluation of mefenoxam and fludioxonil for control of Rhizoctonia solani, Pythium ultimum and Fusarium solani on cowpea

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Tshekgene M Ramusi --- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, South Africa Jacquie E van der Waals --- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, South Africa Nico Labuschagne --- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, South Africa Theresa AS Aveling --- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, South Africa
    Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is susceptible to pathogens such as Rhizoctonia solani, Pythium ultimum and Fusarium solani, which cause seedling diseases in cowpea and result in low yields. Three commercial synthetic fungicides containing mefenoxam 350 g ai L−1, mefenoxam 240 g ai L−1...
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  1059. Improved usefulness of continental soil databases for agricultural management through local adaptation

    Improved usefulness of continental soil databases for agricultural management through local adaptation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Mats S&ouml;derstr&ouml;m --- International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Kenya Kristin Piikki --- International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Kenya Jeremy Cordingley --- Crop Nutrition Laboratory Services Ltd, Kenya
    The usefulness of a continental digital soil map (AfSoilGrids250) was investigated at two levels relevant for agricultural fertiliser recommendations in Rwanda (point locations and administrative sector unit averages). Analysis of 900 soil samples for pH and soil organic carbon (SOC)...
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  1060. Effect of varying degrees of plant residue cover from different crops on annual medic pasture re-establishment and production

    Effect of varying degrees of plant residue cover from different crops on annual medic pasture re-establishment and production

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Andries A Le Roux --- Directorate Plant Sciences, Western Cape Department of Agriculture, South Africa Johann A Strauss --- Directorate Plant Sciences, Western Cape Department of Agriculture, South Africa Petrus J Pieterse --- Department of Agronomy, South Africa
    Annual medics can play an important role as a pasture crop in short-rotation pasture-cropping systems in the Overberg district of South Africa. Permanent soil cover, an important aspect of conservation agriculture, and different crops in rotation may be, amongst other...
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  1061. An analysis of the development of home exchange organisations

    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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  1062. Employer branding: A new approach for the hospitality industry

    Employer branding: A new approach for the hospitality industry

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Sjoerd A Gehrels --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands Joachim de Looij --- Hotel Mercure Arthur Frommer, The Netherlands
    The Western hospitality industry experiences a shortage of skilled professionals due to a poor image and competition from other sectors. Employer branding, which is used as a human resources strategy to differentiate brands, has the potential to deal with some...
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  1063. Relative performance of coppice versus seedlings of 16 eucalypt taxa over two rotations in northern coastal Zululand, South Africa

    Relative performance of coppice versus seedlings of 16 eucalypt taxa over two rotations in northern coastal Zululand, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: KM Little --- , South Africa RAW Gardner --- , South Africa
    From the 1980s, Eucalyptus grandis × E. camaldulensis (GC) and E. grandis × E. urophylla (GU) were planted as alternatives to E. grandis for improved productivity in the Zululand coastal regions of South Africa. Although these hybrid combinations provided a...
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  1064. Organisational routines versus individual agency and personality

    Organisational routines versus individual agency and personality

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Elsbeth A de Boer --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Tjeerd Zandberg --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
    Although rules and routines are recognised as important factors in decision-making, many people frequently deviate from rules. In a previous exploratory case study, research focused on how a combination of human agency and personality traits affects rule-following behaviour. In this...
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  1065. How economic crisis affects revenue management: the case of the Prague Hilton hotels

    How economic crisis affects revenue management: the case of the Prague Hilton hotels

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Sjoerd Gehrels --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Oleksandra Blanar --- Hilton Prague Hotel, Czech Republic
    This study explores revenue management practices in two Prague hotels throughout the past years of economic crisis. The purpose of the research was to inform hospitality managers and educators about revenue management practices in central Europe's emerging and challenging hospitality...
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  1066. Embodied houses and the initiation of hospitality experiences in the Zuiderzee Museum

    Embodied houses and the initiation of hospitality experiences in the Zuiderzee Museum

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Alexander Grit --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
    It can be argued that many potentialities within society are left unused by organising hospitality venues according to modern planning practices. These planning practices regard the setting as a rational space which is predictable and manageable. By applying modern management...
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  1067. Mind the gap: researching &lsquo;sustainability in hospitality&rsquo; at the edge of academic and industry interests

    Mind the gap: researching ‘sustainability in hospitality’ at the edge of academic and industry interests

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Elena Cavagnaro --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
    This paper describes the development of the research line ‘sustainability in hospitality’ for Stenden University of Applied Sciences (the Netherlands). To comply with the official requirements for a Dutch university of applied sciences (UAS), a research line should be based...
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  1068. Student employment in hospitality and tourism: insights from a recent study

    Student employment in hospitality and tourism: insights from a recent study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Conrad Lashley --- Academy of International Hospitality Research, Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
    Students' motives for working are primarily economic, though the proportion of the student body engaged in paid employment in this study is less than 50%. There is also evidence that this varies between students. Students in the final year of...
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  1069. Hospitality management students&#039; cognitive style

    Hospitality management students' cognitive style

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Hans Otting --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
    This paper reports on the cognitive style of students in a problem-based hospitality management curriculum at a university of applied sciences. A cognitive style is a student's preference of perceiving, processing, and evaluating information (Hayes and Allinson 1998). The cognitive...
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  1070. Hospitableness: the new service metaphor? Developing an instrument for measuring hosting

    Hospitableness: the new service metaphor? Developing an instrument for measuring hosting

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Matthew Blain --- Compass Group UK &amp; Ireland, United Kingdom Conrad Lashley --- School of International Hospitality Management, Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
    Over the last couple of decades the word hospitality has emerged from the shadow of being used to describe a cluster of commercial activities providing accommodation, food and drink experiences to guests for a fee. Hospitality describes a ubiquitous aspect...
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  1071. Snobbery and the triumph of bourgeois values: a speculative analysis of implications for hospitality

    Snobbery and the triumph of bourgeois values: a speculative analysis of implications for hospitality

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Roy C. Wood --- Academy of Hotel and Facility Management, NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
    This is a ‘small’ paper that offers a broad-brush view of the nature of bourgeois values and implications of the same for our understanding of certain aspects of hospitality. The argument is speculative, but assertive. Bourgeois values, it is suggested,...
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  1072. Connecting entrepreneurship and education

    Connecting entrepreneurship and education

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Sjoerd A. Gehrels --- Stenden Academy of International Hospitality Research, The Netherlands
    The aim of this research is to explore the contextual characteristics of a particular group of Dutch restaurant owners, the successful culinary entrepreneurs (SCEs), to examine how these contextual characteristics might be used in a hospitality education. This very small...
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  1073. The conflict between industry hosts and master&#039;s degree students&#039; expectations on students entering the hospitality industry

    The conflict between industry hosts and master's degree students' expectations on students entering the hospitality industry

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Rajka Presbury --- Blue Mountains International Hotel School, Australia Janette Illingsworth --- Blue Mountains International Hotel School, Australia Scott Richardson --- Blue Mountains International Hotel School, Australia
    This paper reports on a qualitative study that sought to determine Australian industry hosts' expectations and perceptions of hotel management master's degree students on their placement in the industry, and the expectations of students when entering industry placement. The empirical...
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  1074. Addressing sustainability in hotel management education: designing a curriculum based on input from key stakeholders

    Addressing sustainability in hotel management education: designing a curriculum based on input from key stakeholders

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Frans Melissen --- Academy of Hotel Management, NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Maartje Damen --- Academy of Hotel Management, NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
    This paper reports on combining generic reference points that can be distilled from literature with the analysis of 18 face-to-face interviews with relevant stakeholders as input for designing a sustainability course within a (higher education) hotel management curriculum. The train...
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  1075. Game consumption and attitudes to hunting in the Netherlands

    Game consumption and attitudes to hunting in the Netherlands

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Jan A. Schulp --- School of International Hospitality Management (IHM), Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Fabian Pettinga --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Pepijn Meester --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
    In the Netherlands, per capita game consumption is low, but during autumn and Christmas, many consumers eat game, once or twice. Restaurants supply a big share of this game. Anti-hunting activism is a potential threat for the supply of game...
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  1076. Hospitality and hospitableness

    Hospitality and hospitableness

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Conrad Lashley --- Academy of International Hospitality Research, Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
    Not long after the word hospitality emerged as a collective noun to describe the commercial provision of services associated with accommodation, drinking and eating, some academics began to investigate the meanings of hospitality and hospitableness. Whilst most academic programme provision...
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  1077. Hospitality and prosumption

    Hospitality and prosumption

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: George Ritzer --- Department of Sociology, USA
    Hospitality and the hospitality industry need to be reevaluated in the era of the new prosumer and smart prosuming machines. Traditional notions of hospitality hearken back to an earlier era and ongoing changes are forcing us to reconsider them. Among...
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  1078. The interstices of hospitality

    The interstices of hospitality

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Luiz Oct&aacute;vio de Lima Camargo --- School of Hospitality and Tourism, Anhembi Morumbi University, Brazil
    This paper is a review of previous works, and it shows the notion of hospitality situated at the confluence of the concepts of interpersonal relationships, virtue, rites and commercial/non-commercial exchange. In doing so it discusses the most significant authors who...
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  1079. Exploring the impact of the constructs of the three-domain approach on private social and commercial hospitality provision

    Exploring the impact of the constructs of the three-domain approach on private social and commercial hospitality provision

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Barry O&#039;Mahony --- Department of Marketing, Tourism and Social Impact, Australia
    This article explores the constructs of private social and commercial hospitality in a panoramic examination of the impact and potential future development of the three-domain approach. Focused primarily (but not exclusively) on the books In Search of Hospitality: theoretical perspectives...
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  1080. Comparative and theoretical framework of Brazilian hospitality studies

    Comparative and theoretical framework of Brazilian hospitality studies

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Elizabeth K. Wada --- School of Hospitality and Tourism, Anhembi Morumbi University, Brazil Airton Jos&eacute; Cavenaghi --- School of Hospitality and Tourism, Anhembi Morumbi University, Brazil Maria do Ros&aacute;rio Rolfsen Salles --- School of Hospitality and Tourism, Anhembi Morumbi University, Brazil
    The purpose of this article is to give a summary of the bibliographical production of the first publications made by the Master's Programme in Hospitality at the Anhembi Morumbi University, Sã;o Paolo, the compilations edited by Célia Maria de Moraes...
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  1081. Scientific research in hospitality studies in Brazil: challenges to finding a theoretical framework

    Scientific research in hospitality studies in Brazil: challenges to finding a theoretical framework

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: S&ecirc;nia Bastos --- School of Business and Hospitality, University of Anhembi Morumbi, Brazil Mirian Rejowski --- School of Business and Hospitality, University of Anhembi Morumbi, Brazil
    This paper seeks to present the systématisation of information in hospitality studies, as generated by an analysis of 227 dissertations submitted to the Master's Programme in Hospitality Studies at the University of Anhembi Morumbi, as well as 18 doctoral dissertations...
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  1082. Interaction in research and the importance of exercising hospitality within the academic environment

    Interaction in research and the importance of exercising hospitality within the academic environment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Ana Paula G. Spolon --- Instituto Federal de Educa&ccedil;&atilde;o, Ci&ecirc;ncia e Tecnolog&iacute;a de S&atilde;o Paulo, Brazil Alexandre Panosso Netto --- Escola de Artes, Ci&ecirc;ncias e Humanidades da Universidade de S&atilde;o Paulo (EACH-USP), Isabel Baptista --- Universidade Cat&oacute;lica Portuguesa, Portugal
    This article aims to discuss the relevance of the initiative of promoting the scientific event, the Academy of International Hospitality Research Conference 2014, held in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, in November 2014, and of its result—texts presented there were published as this...
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  1083. Future directions for international education and research on hospitality

    Future directions for international education and research on hospitality

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Sjoerd Gehrels --- Innovations in Hospitality, The Netherlands
    This paper presents considerations about future directions for international education and research in the field of hospitality management. The ideas are presented to provide a closer connection for the hospitality industry on an intellectual basis for doing joint research. Furthermore,...
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  1084. A visual analysis of a cultural tourism destination

    A visual analysis of a cultural tourism destination

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Klaes Eringa --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Shenghan Zhou --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
    This research investigates how a relatively unknown town that is elected as cultural capital of Europe can use visual materials to attract visitors from totally different areas in the world, particularly China. The study uses visual cues for two purposes:...
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  1085. Hospitality in women&#039;s wear retail in S&atilde;o Paulo City

    Hospitality in women's wear retail in São Paulo City

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Izabel Cristina Sabatier de Faria --- Hospitality and Tourism, University of Anhembi Morumbi, Brazil Ricardo Gil Torres --- Hospitality and Tourism, University of Anhembi Morumbi, Brazil
    This article investigates the relationship between seller and customer in retail women's wear business in São Paulo, considering hospitality driven strategies adopted by it. It is assumed that in this segment people tend to play different roles according to common...
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  1086. Researching snails on holiday: An agenda for caravanning and caravanners?

    Researching snails on holiday: An agenda for caravanning and caravanners?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Conrad Lashley --- Academy of International Hospitality Research, Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
    Vacations spent in caravans account for a significant strand of the UK leisure market. The potential mobility, yet homelike structures, can be said to offer a base of security when staying away. Like snails, caravanners travel taking their domestic space...
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  1087. Hotel quality in the European Capital of Culture: Leeuwarden 2018

    Hotel quality in the European Capital of Culture: Leeuwarden 2018

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Sjoerd Gehrels --- Stenden Academy of International Hospitality Research, The Netherlands Thomas Landen --- , The Netherlands
    This research looks into the experience as perceived in 2014 by hotel guests in 15 bigger Dutch cities. The hotel reviews of Leeuwarden (Capital of Culture 2018) are compared to those of hotels in the other cities to provide an...
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  1088. Business ethics and sustainability

    Business ethics and sustainability

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Conrad Lashley --- Hospitality Studies, Academy of International Hospitality Research, Stenden Hotel Management School, The Netherlands
    Business ethics provides a potential analytical framework through which to evaluate management practice in general and sustainability in particular. Management actions can be examined to the extent that they are good or bad, or legal or illegal, suggesting a four-quadrant...
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  1089. The power of research in finance to enhance sustainability &ndash; Applied to practice

    The power of research in finance to enhance sustainability – Applied to practice

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Gernot Peichl --- Hilton Tallinn Park, Accounting and Finance Department, Estonia
    Many people think of research in the hospitality industry as being difficult to relate to practice. This paper shows not only how theory can be applied to practice, but also how practice is related to theory with regard to concepts...
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  1090. Food waste reduction at Restaurant De Pleats: Small steps for mankind

    Food waste reduction at Restaurant De Pleats: Small steps for mankind

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Geesje Duursma --- Restaurant De Pleats, The Netherlands Femke Vrenegoor --- Stenden Research Group Sustainability in Hospitality and Tourism, The Netherlands Sytze Kobus --- Restaurant De Pleats, The Netherlands
    Every year, large quantities of food are thrown away in the catering industry. Restaurant De Pleats therefore started a pilot study for twelve days to weigh all discarded carrots, chips and bread in order to determine food waste within the...
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  1091. Hotel industry expansion and sustainable development: A case study of Inle Lake, Myanmar

    Hotel industry expansion and sustainable development: A case study of Inle Lake, Myanmar

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Harald Buijtendijk --- Academy for Tourism, The Netherlands Kristina Tschunkert --- School of International Development, UK
    This article examines how international hotel industry expansion affects sustainable development in the context of least developed countries. The study focuses on power asymmetries in the governance processes of hotel value chains. First it develops a model to analyse these...
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  1092. Key elements for designing a strategy to generate social and environmental value: A comparative study of festivals

    Key elements for designing a strategy to generate social and environmental value: A comparative study of festivals

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Marisa P. de Brito --- Academy for Leisure, The Netherlands Liliya Terzieva --- Academy for Leisure, The Netherlands
    The world of events is becoming more competitive. Governmental bodies need to be more thorough in justifying public expenditure and its consequences, and commercial entities strive for exemplary corporate social responsibility. At the same time consumers are becoming more demanding;...
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  1093. Comparing hotels&rsquo; employer brand effectiveness through social media and websites

    Comparing hotels’ employer brand effectiveness through social media and websites

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Sjoerd Gehrels --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Natascha Wienen --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Julio Mendes --- Faculty of Economics, Portugal
    This research explores hotel companies’ employer branding (EB) through the internet. Many countries in the world will face a gap between the demand for talent in the hospitality and tourism industry and the available talent pool. Previous research found that,...
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  1094. Real-world lessons from the hospitality expert

    Real-world lessons from the hospitality expert

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Robert Bosma --- Mind Your Guest, and Mind Your Brand, The Netherlands
    This article by Robert Bosma gives an insight in the world of hospitality in the real world and his vision about what hospitality is, how it works successfully and why people find it so important to be treated in a...
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  1095. Engaging in hospitality and culinary research that makes a difference: The shape of things to come

    Engaging in hospitality and culinary research that makes a difference: The shape of things to come

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Joseph A. Hegarty --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The Netherlands
    Engaging in hospitality research that matters now takes a fresh approach as to how we can contribute to shaping the future of best practices in both hospitality education and management, while engaging with problems worth investigating, and publishing the results...
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  1096. Luxury consumption in tourism: The case of Dubai

    Luxury consumption in tourism: The case of Dubai

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Sanjay Nadkarni --- Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management, United Arab Emirates Andy Heyes --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The Netherlands
    Over the past 30 years, Dubai has quickly developed into what can no doubt be described as one of the pinnacle tourist and business destinations of the world. Fuelled by the vision and generosity of H.H. Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid...
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  1097. Phenotypic variability in larvae of two species of Mediterranean spadefoot toad: an approach using linear and geometric morphometrics

    Phenotypic variability in larvae of two species of Mediterranean spadefoot toad: an approach using linear and geometric morphometrics

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Daniel Escoriza --- , , Spain Jih&egrave;ne Ben Hassine --- , , Tunisia
    Two species of the genus Pelobates occur in the western Mediterranean region: Pelobates cultripes, in the Iberian Peninsula and southern France, and Pelobates varaldii, endemic in northwestern Morocco. These two species form a monophyletic clade within the Eurasian Pelobates and...
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  1098. The psychological coping, learning potential and career preferences profiles of operational force military candidates

    The psychological coping, learning potential and career preferences profiles of operational force military candidates

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mari&eacute; de Beer --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Adelai van Heerden --- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa
    The aim of this study was to profile the psychological coping, learning potential and career-related interests of 251 candidates for operational force military selection for the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) – 26 of whom were successful in the...
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  1099. Understanding and management of epilepsy in a rural community in South Africa: An exploratory study

    Understanding and management of epilepsy in a rural community in South Africa: An exploratory study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Rudzani Marry Mhlari --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Tholene Sodi --- Department of Psychology, South Africa
    The aim of the study was to explore how people living with epilepsy in an indigenous rural South African community understood and managed their epilepsy. Six people with epilepsy were informants (male = 3, female = 3; age range =...
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  1100. Knowledge, attitude and practices of South African healthcare professionals towards complementary and alternative medicine use for atopic eczema &ndash; a descriptive survey

    Knowledge, attitude and practices of South African healthcare professionals towards complementary and alternative medicine use for atopic eczema – a descriptive survey

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Yasmeen Thandar --- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Heath Sciences, South Africa Julia Botha --- Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Division of Pharmacology, South Africa Benn Sartorius --- Department of Public Health, School of Nursing and Public Health, South Africa Anisa Mosam --- Department of Dermatology, South Africa
    Background: Complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) are used widely for treating atopic eczema (AE), commonly in conjunction with conventional medicines prescribed by mainstream healthcare professionals (HCPs). This cross-sectional survey evaluated the knowledge, general attitudes and practices regarding CAM among dermatologists,...
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  1101. Modelling diameter growth, mortality and recruitment of trees in miombo woodlands of Tanzania

    Modelling diameter growth, mortality and recruitment of trees in miombo woodlands of Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Wilson A Mugasha --- Department of Ecology and Natural Resource Management, Norway Tron Eid --- Department of Ecology and Natural Resource Management, Norway Ole M Bollands&aring;s --- Department of Ecology and Natural Resource Management, Norway Lawrence Mbwambo --- Tanzania Forestry Research Institute, Tanzania
    Miombo woodlands cover large areas in Tanzania but very little reliable data on forest dynamics for the woodlands exist. The main objective of this study was to develop a model system describing such dynamics based on easily measurable tree variables...
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  1102. Seasonal population dynamics and energy consumption by waterbirds in a small temperate estuary

    Seasonal population dynamics and energy consumption by waterbirds in a small temperate estuary

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Jeffrey W Hean --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Adrian JFK Craig --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Nicole B Richoux --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa
    Simple measures of population dynamics and energy consumption can provide baseline information on the role of consumers in food webs, particularly for cryptic or highly-mobile species of waterbirds. We provide estimates of the seasonal population dynamics and energy consumption of...
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  1103. Relationship between HIV serostatus, CD4 count and rehospitalisation: Potential implications for health systems strengthening in South Africa

    Relationship between HIV serostatus, CD4 count and rehospitalisation: Potential implications for health systems strengthening in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Yoshan Moodley --- Discipline of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, South Africa Andrew Tomita --- Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, South Africa
    Background: Despite three decades of scientific response to HIV/AIDS, the generalised HIV epidemic continues to persist in South Africa. There is growing acknowledgement that health system strengthening will be critical in tackling HIV/AIDS. Patient rehospitalisation is an important quality benchmark...
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  1104. The presence and spectrum of bacteria colonising mobile phones of staff and caregivers in high disease burden paediatric and neonatal wards in an urban teaching hospital in Durban, South Africa

    The presence and spectrum of bacteria colonising mobile phones of staff and caregivers in high disease burden paediatric and neonatal wards in an urban teaching hospital in Durban, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Raziya Bobat --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Moherndran Archary --- King Edward VIII Hospital, South Africa Melissa Lawler --- King Edward VIII Hospital, South Africa Sajeeda Mawlana --- Enhancing Care Foundation, South Africa Kimesh L Naidoo --- King Edward VIII Hospital, South Africa Sandra Maphumulo --- Department of Microbiology, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Yacoob Coovadia --- Department of Microbiology, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa
    Background: Hospital acquired infections are on the increase worldwide. A possible source for transmission is the presence of microorganisms on mobile phones which are carried by increasing numbers of medical and nursing staff, students, and caregivers.
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  1105. Effect of conservation agriculture associated crop rotation systems on root and crown rot severity and respective soil-borne pathogens of maize (&lt;em&gt;Zea mays&lt;/em&gt; L.) in the Highveld area of South Africa

    Effect of conservation agriculture associated crop rotation systems on root and crown rot severity and respective soil-borne pathogens of maize (Zea mays L.) in the Highveld area of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Maryke Craven --- Agricultural Research Council &ndash; Grain Crops Institute, South Africa Andr&eacute; A Nel --- Agricultural Research Council &ndash; Grain Crops Institute, South Africa
    Although crop rotation reduces the incidence of soil-borne diseases, reduced tillage practices create the risk of increased disease incidence. Monoculture maize (MM) under both conventional tillage (CT) and conservation agriculture (CA) crop systems were evaluated against two-and three-year rotation CA...
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  1106. Nutritional quality of baby spinach (&lt;bold&gt;&lt;em&gt;Spinacia oleracea&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/bold&gt; L&lt;bold&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/bold&gt;) as affected by nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilisation

    Nutritional quality of baby spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) as affected by nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilisation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Bongekile O Zikalala --- Department of Agriculture and Animal Health, South Africa Mpumelelo Nkomo --- Department of Agriculture and Animal Health, South Africa Hintsa Araya --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Roodeplaat Vegetable and Ornamental Plant Institute, South Africa Wonder Ngezimana --- Marondera College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Zimbabwe Fhatuwani N Mudau --- Department of Agriculture and Animal Health, South Africa
    Baby spinach is a nutritious vegetable rich in phytochemicals and minerals. Cultural practices such as fertilisation have an impact on the nutritional composition of vegetables. Hence, the current study investigated the responses of the chemical composition of baby spinach to...
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  1107. Key factors influencing the online buying decision when purchasing products in specific product categories

    Key factors influencing the online buying decision when purchasing products in specific product categories

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sharon Rudansky-Kloppers --- Department of Business Management, South Africa
    Online shopping in South Africa is at least five years behind that in developed countries and online retailers need to adapt their online presence and offerings in order to elevate their position over competitors. This study explores the key factors...
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  1108. Towards a new model to benchmark firms&rsquo; operating efficiency: A data envelopment analysis approach

    Towards a new model to benchmark firms’ operating efficiency: A data envelopment analysis approach

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Merwe Oberholzer --- Accounting Sciences, South Africa Dawie Mong --- Accounting Sciences, South Africa Jan van Romburgh --- Accounting Sciences, South Africa
    The purpose of the study was to construct two similar data envelopment analysis (DEA) models. The first contains only published accounting-based data and the second added weighted average cost of capital (WACC), a primary market-based determinant, as an input variable...
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  1109. Management for failed back surgery syndrome: three-in-one procedure versus percutaneous spinal fixation alone

    Management for failed back surgery syndrome: three-in-one procedure versus percutaneous spinal fixation alone

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Ahmed Abdalla Mohamed --- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology &amp; ICU, Egypt Atef Kamel Salama --- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology &amp; ICU, Egypt Ahmed Essam Salem --- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology &amp; ICU, Egypt Ashraf El Gallad --- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Egypt
    Objectives: To evaluate the short-term outcome of a 3-in-1 procedure including percutaneous facet radiofrequency, percutaneous spinal fixation and steroid with hyaluronidase enzyme injection versus percutaneous spinal fixation alone for cases with failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS).
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  1110. Use of the partogram by doctors and midwives at Odi District Hospital, Gauteng, South Africa

    Use of the partogram by doctors and midwives at Odi District Hospital, Gauteng, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: OM Maphasha --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, South Africa I Govender --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, South Africa DP Motloba --- Department of Community Dentistry, South Africa C Barua --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, South Africa
    Background: There is scientific evidence that using the partogram reduces maternal and foetal morbidity and mortality. The use of partograms by doctors and midwives at Odi District Hospital has been reported as inadequate by external audits. The level of knowledge...
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  1111. Identity as a key factor in the acculturation of young Moroccan-Dutch adults

    Identity as a key factor in the acculturation of young Moroccan-Dutch adults

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Youssef Azghari --- Tilburg University, Avans University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Fons J. R. van de Vijver --- Tilburg University, The Netherlands, North-West University, South Africa, University of Queensland, Australia Erna Hooghiemstra --- Avans University of Applied Sciences, Tranzo, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
    Many young Moroccan-Dutch in transition within the Dutch society face acculturation challenges and have limited social resources. We examined how different access to social capital (supportive networks among family, friends, and neighbourhood) and social identity of Moroccan-Dutch students (N =...
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  1112. Amplitude of accommodation is reduced in pre-presbyopic diabetic patients

    Amplitude of accommodation is reduced in pre-presbyopic diabetic patients

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Solani David Mathebula --- Department of Optometry, South Africa Prisilla Seipati Makunyane --- Department of Ophthalmology, South Africa
    Introduction: The prevalence of diabetes mellitus is increasing exponentially often causing an enormous public health burden due to changing lifestyles. People with diabetes have accelerated age-related biometric ocular changes compared with people without diabetes.
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  1113. Growing common plantation tree species in Kenya for sale of carbon and wood supply: what is the best bet?

    Growing common plantation tree species in Kenya for sale of carbon and wood supply: what is the best bet?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Vincent Oeba --- African Forest Forum, c/o World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Kenya Larwanou Mahamane --- African Forest Forum, c/o World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Kenya Samuel CJ Otor --- Department of Environmental Sciences, School of Environmental Studies, Kenya James B Kung&rsquo;u --- Department of Environmental Sciences, School of Environmental Studies, Kenya Muchiri N Mbae --- Kenya Forestry Research Institute, Kenya
    The introduction of carbon finance as an incentive in forestry farming has a potential of increasing the amount of carbon sequestered. However, this has created a daunting task among investors in forestry to optimise the joint production of wood and...
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  1114. Impact of pipe roughness on the performance of a water distribution network: A case study of the Westbury Network, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Impact of pipe roughness on the performance of a water distribution network: A case study of the Westbury Network, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Stephen Nyende-Byakika --- Department of Civil Engineering, South Africa
    The Westbury area, a suburb of the city of Johannesburg, is characterized by a very old pipe network, high water losses as well as high operating and maintenance costs. Consequently, a network rehabilitation project was proposed for the area, with...
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  1115. A study on the awareness level of additive manufacturing technology in south-western Nigeria

    A study on the awareness level of additive manufacturing technology in south-western Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: P.K. Farayibi --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nigeria T.E. Abioye --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nigeria
    In this paper, the level of awareness of AM/RP technology in south-western Nigeria was investigated and presented. In a survey, copies of a questionnaire were administered to sixty (60) engineering personnel in research/tertiary institutions in the south-western states in Nigeria...
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  1116. Wind energy potential and economic evaluation of WPS using WECSs in three selected locations of Northern Ethiopia

    Wind energy potential and economic evaluation of WPS using WECSs in three selected locations of Northern Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Shiva Prashanth Kumar Kodicherla --- Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering &amp; Technology, Ethiopia Satyanarayana Gaddada --- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering &amp; Technology, Ethiopia Nagaraju Shaik --- Department of Construction Management, College of Engineering &amp; Technology, Ethiopia
    This paper analyzes wind energy potential and economic evaluation of water pumping system (WPS) employed by various wind energy conversion systems (WECSs). The wind speed data gathered from three different locations of Northern Ethiopia are analyzed using the Weibull probability...
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  1117. Temporal dynamics and relationship between climate, limnological variables and zooplankton composition in climate-sensitive Lake Bosumtwi, Ghana

    Temporal dynamics and relationship between climate, limnological variables and zooplankton composition in climate-sensitive Lake Bosumtwi, Ghana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: PO Sanful --- Department of Fisheries and Water Resources, School of Natural Resources, Ghana S Aikins --- Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology, Ghana E Frempong --- Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology, Ghana RI Hall --- Department of Biology, Canada RE Hecky --- Biology Department and Large Lakes Observatory, USA
    The community composition and the factors affecting seasonal and interannual dynamics of zooplankton in Lake Bosumtwi were studied biweekly at a central index station during 2005 and 2006. The lake zooplankton community was species poor. Mesocyclops bosumtwii was numerically superior...
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  1118. Defoliation management affects morphogenetic and structural characteristics of mixed pastures of brachiaria grass and forage peanut

    Defoliation management affects morphogenetic and structural characteristics of mixed pastures of brachiaria grass and forage peanut

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Juliana C Pereira --- Department of Animal Science, Brazil Fernanda K Gomes --- Department of Animal Science, Brazil Michael DBL Oliveira --- Department of Animal Science, Brazil Marcio AS Lara --- Department of Animal Science, Brazil Thiago F Bernardes --- Department of Animal Science, Brazil Daniel R Casagrande --- Department of Animal Science, Brazil
    A sound understanding of the effects of defoliation management in a grass–legume pasture is key in balancing populations between species. The aim of this study was to quantify the morphogenetic and structural characteristics and forage production of brachiaria grass and...
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  1119. The significance of residual phosphorus and potassium fertiliser in countering yield decline in a fourth rotation of Pinus patula in Swaziland

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Hemisphere Forestry Journal • Authors: JW Crous AR Morris MC Scholes
    Research into the sustained production from short rotations of Pinus patula on the Usutu plantation has shown that operational application of P and K fertiliser corrected the 20% growth decline that was observed between first and second rotations on about...
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  1120. Post-establishment vegetation control in two pine saw-timber stands in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Hemisphere Forestry Journal • Authors: KM Little
    In pine plantations, the effect of shading following canopy closure reduces the growth of competing vegetation. In some pine stands, particularly those grown for saw-timber, full canopy closure is not achieved due to a combination of the low initial planting...
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  1121. Freeze injury to roots of southern pine seedlings in the USA

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Hemisphere Forestry Journal • Authors: DB South
    Roots of pine seedlings can be injured by freezing temperatures and the degree of injury is affected by genotype and stage of acclimation. Local sources of Pinus echinata and P. virginiana that were acclimated by cold temperatures were relatively freeze...
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  1122. Bark thickness and bark volume of Pinus patula in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Hemisphere Forestry Journal • Authors: A. van Laar
    In South Africa, tree volume tables and volume functions are usually based on the under bark stem volume. Many forest management studies, however, give the estimated over bark volume, in which case equations are required that estimate bark volume and...
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  1123. Perceived parental involvement and well-being among Ethiopian adolescents

    Perceived parental involvement and well-being among Ethiopian adolescents

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Asamenew Demessie Bireda --- Department of Educational Psychology, South Africa Jace Pillay --- South African Research Chair: Education and Care in Childhood, Department of Educational Psychology, South Africa
    This study examined the relationship between perceived parent academic socialisation of their children and the children’s well-being in four domains: depression, self-esteem, school adjustment, and substance use. The participants consisted of 809 Ethiopian high school students, mostly male (52.9%) (mean...
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  1124. Distribution, abundance and population structure of &lt;em&gt;Hexaplex trunculus&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Bolinus brandaris&lt;/em&gt; (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in offshore areas of the Gulf of Gab&egrave;s, southern Tunisia

    Distribution, abundance and population structure of Hexaplex trunculus and Bolinus brandaris (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in offshore areas of the Gulf of Gabès, southern Tunisia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: K Elhasni --- Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer, Tunisia P Vasconcelos --- Instituto Portugu&ecirc;s do Mar e da Atmosfera, Portugal K Dhieb --- Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer, Tunisia H El Lakhrach --- Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer, Tunisia M Ghorbel --- Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer, Tunisia O Jarboui --- Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer, Tunisia
    The banded murex Hexaplex trunculus and purple dye murex Bolinus brandaris are frequently caught as bycatch by bottom trawlers operating in the Gulf of Gabès, southern Tunisia. Although these muricid gastropods might importantly constitute an additional source of income for...
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  1125. The Seamingly Seamless Subversion of Sime

    The Seamingly Seamless Subversion of Sime

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Abebe Zegeye --- Sociology and Internationalisation and Graduate Studies, Ethiopia
    This paper aims to provide a review of Ethiopian artist Elias Sime’s work and places a detailed discussion of some of his main influences and themes in the context of Africa’s perceived position in the global art village. The construct...
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  1126. Factors associated with failed spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean sections in Mthatha general hospital, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Factors associated with failed spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean sections in Mthatha general hospital, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Adeyinka Abiodun Alabi --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Oladele Vincent Adeniyi --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Olukayode Ademola Adeleke --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Pamela Pillay --- School of Laboratory Medicine &amp; Medical Sciences, Department of Anatomy, South Africa Mohamed Rashid Haffajee --- School of Laboratory Medicine &amp; Medical Sciences, Department of Clinical Anatomy, South Africa
    Background: The use of spinal anaesthesia has increased in the last three decades, given that it is the recommended anaesthetic of choice for better foetal and maternal outcomes in Caesarean section. Failed spinal anaesthesia (FSA) exposes patients to unfavourable experience...
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  1127. Visitors to nests of Hooded Vultures &lt;em&gt;Necrosyrtes monachus&lt;/em&gt; in northeastern South Africa&lt;xref ref-type=&quot;fn&quot; rid=&quot;FN0001&quot;/&gt;

    Visitors to nests of Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus in northeastern South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Lindy J Thompson --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa John P Davies --- Lawson&rsquo;s Birding, Wildlife and Custom Safaris, South Africa Maja Gudehus --- Selati Private Game Reserve, South Africa Andr&eacute; J Botha --- Endangered Wildlife Trust, South Africa Keith L Bildstein --- Acopian Centre for Conservation Learning, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, USA Campbell Murn --- Hawk Conservancy Trust, UK Colleen T Downs --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa
    Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus are critically endangered but little is known of their year-round use of nests or whether other species usurp Hooded Vulture nest sites. We investigated visitation rates by Hooded Vultures and other species (including potential nest predators...
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  1128. SAFRING longevity and movement records for southern African vultures (subfamilies Aegypiinae and Gypaetinae)&lt;xref ref-type=&quot;fn&quot; rid=&quot;FN0001&quot;/&gt;

    SAFRING longevity and movement records for southern African vultures (subfamilies Aegypiinae and Gypaetinae)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Dane M Paijmans --- Animal Demography Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa Sarah Catto --- Animal Demography Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa H Dieter Oschadleus --- Animal Demography Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa
    Longevity and displacement records aid in the understanding of animal senescence and the possible range of a species. Within wild populations this information is infrequent with most longevity reports being based on captive individuals and displacements being calculated from few...
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  1129. A survey of propofol injection practices reveals poor knowledge of and unsatisfactory adherence to the SASA Guidelines for Infection Control

    A survey of propofol injection practices reveals poor knowledge of and unsatisfactory adherence to the SASA Guidelines for Infection Control

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Anneme Breedt --- Anesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa Johan (Jeff) F. Coetzee --- Anesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa Hyla Kluyts --- Department of Anaesthesiology, South Africa Pamela Scheepers --- Anesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa
    Background: Propofol lipid emulsion supports bacterial growth and various outbreaks of postoperative infection are attributed to extrinsic contamination. This study’s objectives were to ascertain propofol administration practices among South African anaesthesiologists and to determine the influence of the 2014 South...
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  1130. Nor-epinephrine versus vasopressin infusion for prevention of spinal-induced hypotension: a placebo-controlled study

    Nor-epinephrine versus vasopressin infusion for prevention of spinal-induced hypotension: a placebo-controlled study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Ahmed Abdalla Mohamed --- Department of Anesthesia &amp; ICU and Pain Clinic, Egypt Tamer Fayez Safan --- Department of Anesthesia &amp; ICU and Pain Clinic, Egypt
    Objectives: To evaluate the prophylactic effect of norepinephrine (NE) and vasopressin (VP) infusion on frequency and severity of spinal anaesthesia-induced hypotension (SAIH).
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  1131. Observation of the pulse oximeter trace to estimate systolic blood pressure during spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section: the effect of body mass index

    Observation of the pulse oximeter trace to estimate systolic blood pressure during spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section: the effect of body mass index

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: T Samuel --- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, South Africa D van Dyk --- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, South Africa CJ Lombard --- Biostatistics Unit, South Africa RA Dyer --- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, South Africa
    Background: The estimation of systolic blood pressure by disappearance and reappearance of the pulse oximeter trace during cuff inflation and deflation was compared with non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) measurement, across the range of body mass index (BMI), during spinal anaesthesia...
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  1132. Mixed-method approaches to studying innovation networks in developing countries

    Mixed-method approaches to studying innovation networks in developing countries

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Christian Omobhude --- Institute of Management of Technology, Taiwan Shih-Hsin Chen --- Institute of Management of Technology, Taiwan
    Existing literature maintains that innovation networks would enhance the development of firms and industry. However, what remains less clear is the methodologies applied in each context and what sort of barriers occur during data collection. Through reviewing the methodologies adopted...
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  1133. Coping self-efficacy and psychosocial well-being of marginalised South African youth

    Coping self-efficacy and psychosocial well-being of marginalised South African youth

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Seleme R. Melato --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Chrizanne van Eeden --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Elizabeth Bothma --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa
    The aim of this study was to investigate coping self-efficacy and aspects of psychosocial well-being amongst youth from marginalised backgrounds. A total of 794 black South African marginalised youth (males = 54%, females = 46%, age range between 18 and...
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  1134. Dietary consumption and happiness and depression among university students: A cross-national survey

    Dietary consumption and happiness and depression among university students: A cross-national survey

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- HIV/AIDS/STI/and TB (HAST), South Africa Supa Pengpid --- Department of Research Development and Innovation, South Africa
    The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationships between fruit and vegetable consumption and happiness and depression among university students in a cross-national survey. Using anonymous questionnaires, data were collected from 18 522 undergraduate university students (mean age...
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  1135. Bereavement care support in a traditionalist South African community setting

    Bereavement care support in a traditionalist South African community setting

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mpsanyana Makgahlela --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Tholene Sodi --- Department of Psychology, South Africa
    The present study investigated the bereavement care support as experienced by 14 Northern Sotho (n = 14, males = 50%; mean age = 59 years, SD = 13.7 years) community members. The study adopted the descriptive phenomenological approach. Data on...
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  1136. Health effects in fish from the polluted Orlando Dam and Klipspruit wetland system, Soweto, South Africa

    Health effects in fish from the polluted Orlando Dam and Klipspruit wetland system, Soweto, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: TS Bengu --- Department of Geography, South Africa J du Plessis --- Department of Zoology, South Africa LS Modley --- Department of Geography, South Africa JC van Dyk --- Department of Zoology, South Africa
    Pollution of aquatic ecosystems often results in adverse environmental disturbances, including physiological and/ or histomorphological changes in fish. The health of Clarias gariepinus sampled from two polluted water bodies, Orlando Dam and a pond in the Klipspruit wetland catchment, Soweto,...
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  1137. The potential of &lt;em&gt;Vachellia kosiensis&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Acacia kosiensis&lt;/em&gt;) as a dryland forestry species in terms of its water use, growth rates and resultant water-use efficiency&lt;xref ref-type=&quot;fn&quot; rid=&quot;F0000&quot;/&gt;

    The potential of Vachellia kosiensis (Acacia kosiensis) as a dryland forestry species in terms of its water use, growth rates and resultant water-use efficiency

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Mark B Gush --- CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment, South Africa
    The potential of the country’s numerous indigenous tree species to address challenges facing the commercial forestry industry in South Africa is under-explored. Relevant issues include the rising demand for timber and non-timber forest products due to population and economic growth,...
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  1138. Price, exclusivity and luxury: Exploring London&rsquo;s luxury hotels

    Price, exclusivity and luxury: Exploring London’s luxury hotels

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Andy Heyes --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Conrad Lashley --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The Netherlands
    Luxury is commonly said to be in the eye of the beholder. It typically relies upon the comparison with the given norms, and reflects the consumption patterns of society's economic elite. Research into the luxury retail industries have grown in...
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  1139. Revisiting the relevance of economic theory to hotel revenue management education and practice in the era of Big Data

    Revisiting the relevance of economic theory to hotel revenue management education and practice in the era of Big Data

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Natalie Haynes --- Sheffield Business School, United Kingdom David Egan --- Sheffield Business School, United Kingdom
    This paper explores the role of economics in hospitality education and industry practice, with a particular focus on revenue management, and puts forward an argument for a return to the inclusion of economic theory in UK hospitality education, not seen...
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  1140. Pentalogy of Cantrell and anaesthesia: a case report

    Pentalogy of Cantrell and anaesthesia: a case report

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Alexis Oosthuizen --- Department of Anaesthesia, South Africa
    Pentalogy of Cantrell, a rare congenital thoracoabdominal disruption, consists of a supraumbilical abdominal wall defect, lower sternal defect, agenesis of the anterior portion of the diaphragm, an absence of the diaphragmatic part of the pericardium, and a malformation of the...
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  1141. Bardet&ndash;Biedl syndrome: expect the unexpected, suspect the unsuspected

    Bardet–Biedl syndrome: expect the unexpected, suspect the unsuspected

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Larissa Cronj&eacute; --- Perioperative Research Group, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa
    This is the first reported description of Bardet–Biedl syndrome (BBS) with the combination of a malacic bifid epiglottis and anterior laryngeal web. Anaesthesia for BBS has numerous concerns and these are reviewed, focusing on features that manifest not only in...
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  1142. Women who give birth before arriving at National District Hospital in Bloemfontein, Free State

    Women who give birth before arriving at National District Hospital in Bloemfontein, Free State

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Beukes --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, South Africa T Mabasa --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, South Africa L Mkhungo --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, South Africa C Olivier --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, South Africa N Ramoo --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, South Africa D Van Rooi --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, South Africa BR Dawadi --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, South Africa G Joubert --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Biostatistics, South Africa
    Background: Birth before arrival (BBA) contributes to the neonatal death rate in South Africa. This study aimed to determine the profile of and reasons for women giving birth prior to arrival at National District Hospital, Bloemfontein.
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  1143. Outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) and knowledge flow in the context of emerging MNEs: Cases from China, India and South Africa

    Outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) and knowledge flow in the context of emerging MNEs: Cases from China, India and South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Angathevar Baskaran --- Department of Development Studies, Faculty of Economics and Administration, Malaysia Ju Liu --- Faculty of Culture and Society, Sweden Hui Yan --- School of Management, Shanghai University, China Mammo Muchie --- SARChI (Innovation &amp; Development), South Africa
    The paper explores the factors driving Outward Foreign Direct Investment (OFDI) by Emerging multinational enterprisess (EMNEs) and the patterns of knowledge transfer in six cases of EMNEs from three BRICS’ economies (India, China and South Africa). It found that there...
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  1144. Episodic emotions of Tshivenda cultural community mothers towards their adolescent children&rsquo;s pregnancies

    Episodic emotions of Tshivenda cultural community mothers towards their adolescent children’s pregnancies

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Makondelele Radzilani-Makatu --- Department of Psychology, South Africa
    This study explored Tshivenda mothers’ emotional reactions to the learning of unplanned pregnancies of their adolescent daughters. Ten purposively selected mothers with early parent adolescent children were informants (age range = 40 to 55 years). They responded to semi-structured face-to-face...
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  1145. Pre-trial therapy for child witnesses in cases of sexual abuse: A scoping literature review

    Pre-trial therapy for child witnesses in cases of sexual abuse: A scoping literature review

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ansie Fouch&eacute; --- Social Work Subject Group, Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Dani&euml;l F. Fouch&eacute; --- Department of Legal Sciences, South Africa
    Globally, child complainants of sexual abuse are expected to testify in criminal proceedings and in some countries therapy is delayed until after the child testifies as not to contaminate the child’s version of events. We carried out a scoping review...
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  1146. Authentic leadership influences on organisational commitment in a South African state hospital

    Authentic leadership influences on organisational commitment in a South African state hospital

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Veronica Hlongwane --- University of South Africa, South Africa Benny Olivier --- University of South Africa, South Africa
    This study investigated the influence of authentic leadership (AL) on employee organisational commitment (OC) in a South African state hospital. A convenience sample of 222 employees (female = 81%; black = 82%) completed the Authentic Leadership Questionnaire on their perceptions...
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  1147. Birds as major predators of fishes in the East Kleinemonde Estuary

    Birds as major predators of fishes in the East Kleinemonde Estuary

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Paul D Cowley --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa Anja I Ter&ouml;rde --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa Alan K Whitfield --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa
    This study provides a quantitative account of fish predation by piscivorous birds in the temporarily open/closed East Kleinemonde Estuary and represents the first global attempt to simultaneously relate such consumption to production by a fish community in the same estuary...
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  1148. The potential for using red claw crayfish and hybrid African catfish as biological control agents for &lt;em&gt;Schistosoma&lt;/em&gt; host snails

    The potential for using red claw crayfish and hybrid African catfish as biological control agents for Schistosoma host snails

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: C Monde --- Copperbelt University, Zambia S Syampungani --- Copperbelt University, Zambia A Rico --- Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies (IMDEA) in Water, Science and Technology Campus, Spain PJ van den Brink --- Wageningen University, The Netherlands
    The potential of red claw crayfish and hybrid African catfish (Clarias gariepinus and Clarias ngamensis) as predators for Schistosoma host snails was evaluated in 2014 by monitoring the consumption of snails by crayfish and catfish in experimental tanks over time...
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  1149. The application of camera trapping to assess Rallidae species richness within palustrine wetland habitat in South Africa

    The application of camera trapping to assess Rallidae species richness within palustrine wetland habitat in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Robin B Colyn --- Terrestrial Bird Conservation Programme, South Africa Alastair M Campbell --- Ingula Nature Reserve, South Africa Hanneline A Smit-Robinson --- Terrestrial Bird Conservation Programme, South Africa
    Wetlands are vital habitats for a variety of organisms and ecosystem services, but the health of these valuable habitats is declining worldwide. The Rallidae species that rely on these habitats are typically elusive, cryptic and difficult to monitor accurately, especially...
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  1150. Variation in selected solid wood properties of young &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; from diverse sites in the Mpumalanga escarpment area in South Africa

    Variation in selected solid wood properties of young Pinus patula from diverse sites in the Mpumalanga escarpment area in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Barry G Muller --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Josua H Louw --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Francois S Malan --- Research Centre, South Africa (retired)
    Regression analyses identified ‘Growth Days’ (an index expressing site moisture availability) as the only site variable contributing significantly to the prediction to wood density (R2 = 0.57), whereas the model predicting grain angle included only ‘Altitude’ (R2 = 0.60). These...
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  1151. Growth and dynamic modulus of elasticity of &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; &times; &lt;em&gt;Pinus tecunumanii&lt;/em&gt; hybrids in Mpumalanga, South Africa

    Growth and dynamic modulus of elasticity of Pinus patula × Pinus tecunumanii hybrids in Mpumalanga, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Phillip C Hongwane --- Komatiland Forests Research, South Africa R Glen Mitchell --- Forest Solutions Malaysia, Malaysia Arnulf Kanzler --- Sappi Forest Research, South Africa Steven D Verryn --- Creation Breeding Innovations, South Africa Paxie WC Chirwa --- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, South Africa
    Field establishment of South Africa’s most important commercial pine species, Pinus patula, is severely hampered by the pitch canker fungus, Fusarium circinatum. Importantly, hybrids between P. patula and other pine species tolerant to the pitch canker fungus, such as P...
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  1152. Evaluating oat cultivars for dairy forage production in the central Kenyan highlands

    Evaluating oat cultivars for dairy forage production in the central Kenyan highlands

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Solomon W Mwendia --- Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Tropical Forages, Kenya Brigitte L Maass --- Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Tropical Forages, Kenya David G Njenga --- International Fertilizer Development Center, Kenya Fridah N Nyakundi --- Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Biometrics, Kenya An Maria O Notenbaert --- Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Tropical Forages, Kenya
    With the projected increase in future demand for animal products, efforts to raise animal productivity are necessary to match the rise. Already, the estimated per-capita milk consumption in Kenya has increased to 150 L from 100 L estimated in 1998...
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  1153. Contrasting hydrography and phytoplankton distribution in the upper layers of cyclonic eddies in the Mozambique Basin and Mozambique Channel

    Contrasting hydrography and phytoplankton distribution in the upper layers of cyclonic eddies in the Mozambique Basin and Mozambique Channel

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: T Lamont --- Branch: Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa RG Barlow --- Marine Research Institute and Department of Oceanography, South Africa
    Hydrographic data collected in cyclonic eddies in the Mozambique Channel and Basin revealed notable differences in temperature and salinity at a depth of 100 m, the upper mixed layer, the nitracline depths, and vertical distribution of chlorophyll-a (Chl-a). Differences in...
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  1154. Upgrading opportunities in agricultural value chains: Lessons from the analysis of the consumption of processed pineapple products in southern Benin

    Upgrading opportunities in agricultural value chains: Lessons from the analysis of the consumption of processed pineapple products in southern Benin

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Augustin K. N. Aoudji --- D&eacute;partement d&rsquo;Economie, de Socio-Anthropologie et de Communication pour le d&eacute;veloppement rural, Facult&eacute; des Sciences Agronomiques, B&eacute;nin Carolle Avocevou-Ayisso --- D&eacute;partement d&rsquo;Economie, de Sociologie Rurales, Ecole Nationale Sup&eacute;rieure des Sciences et Techniques Agronomiques de K&eacute;tou, K&eacute;tou, B&eacute;nin Anselme Ad&eacute;gbidi --- D&eacute;partement d&rsquo;Economie, de Socio-Anthropologie et de Communication pour le d&eacute;veloppement rural, Facult&eacute; des Sciences Agronomiques, B&eacute;nin Cassien Gb&eacute;nou --- UFR des Sciences Agronomiques, B&eacute;nin Philippe Lebailly --- Unit&eacute; d&rsquo;Economie et D&eacute;veloppement rural, Belgique
    This study analyzed the consumption of processed pineapple products in southern Benin. The low processing of agricultural products does not enable sub-Saharan Africa to exploit the potential of agriculture for development. The objective of this paper was to identify upgrading...
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  1155. Utilization of shea fruit to enhance food security and reduce poverty in Ghana

    Utilization of shea fruit to enhance food security and reduce poverty in Ghana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Esther Gyedu-Akoto --- New Product Development Unit, Ghana Frederick Amon-Armah --- Social Science and Statistics Unit, Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana, Ghana Daniel Yabani --- New Product Development Unit, Ghana
    The shea tree grows extensively in the northern part of Ghana, which is known to be one of the poorest areas in the country. To help reduce poverty and enhance food security in this area, attempts were made to add...
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  1156. The scale effect of economic development and freshwater quality in Nigeria: Environmental pollution of the Lower River Niger Basin

    The scale effect of economic development and freshwater quality in Nigeria: Environmental pollution of the Lower River Niger Basin

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Chigozie Damian Ezeonyejiaku --- Department of Zoology, Nigeria Maximilian Obinna Obiakor --- School of Environmental and Rural Science, Australia Dymphna Javier --- School of Environmental and Rural Science, Australia Ikem Innocent Ifedigbo --- Department of Zoology, Nigeria Hamilton Chukwuebuka Obiakor --- Department of Public Administration, Nigeria
    River Niger is the third-longest river in Africa and the longest river in West Africa. The river basin traverses West and Central African countries, and forms a coastal delta (in southern Nigeria) where it empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The...
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  1157. Prevalence and pattern of dyslipidaemia in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at a tertiary care hospital

    Prevalence and pattern of dyslipidaemia in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at a tertiary care hospital

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: R Daya --- Division of Endocrinology, Internal Medicine, South Africa Z Bayat --- Division of Endocrinology, Internal Medicine, South Africa FJ Raal --- Division of Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism, South Africa
    Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common secondary cause of dyslipidaemia, particularly if glycaemic control is poor, which in turn is an important risk factor for atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease.
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  1158. Prevalence and awareness of diabetes in Guinea: findings from a WHO STEPS

    Prevalence and awareness of diabetes in Guinea: findings from a WHO STEPS

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Naby M. Balde --- Department of Endocrinology, Guinea Alioune Camara --- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Guinea Alpha A Diallo --- National Program for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases, Ministry of Public Health, Guinea Amadou Kake --- Department of Endocrinology, Guinea Alpha M Diallo --- Department of Endocrinology, Guinea Mandiou Diakite --- Central Laboratory, Guinea Cherif Bah --- National Directorate of Statistics, Guinea Moussa Kone --- World Health Organization, Guinea
    Aims: The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of diabetes, and to assess its awareness and related risk factors among adult Guineans.
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  1159. Increasing the labour epidural rate in a state hospital in South Africa: challenges and opportunities

    Increasing the labour epidural rate in a state hospital in South Africa: challenges and opportunities

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Stephanus F van Zyl --- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa Jonathan L Burke --- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa
    Background: A 2012 audit on labour epidural analgesia rates in Tygerberg Hospital (TBH) revealed that only 2.2% of labouring parturients received epidural analgesia. This unacceptably low number necessitated a dedicated epidural service that was subsequently initiated in June 2014 by...
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  1160. Resilience and suicide ideation: Coping mediator-moderator effects among adolescent learners

    Resilience and suicide ideation: Coping mediator-moderator effects among adolescent learners

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ancel George --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Reinier Moolman --- Department of Psychology, South Africa
    The current study aimed to investigate the influence of coping on the relationship between resilience and adolescent suicide ideation among secondary learners in the Free State Province, South Africa (n = 495; female = 61.6%; black = 55%, white =...
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  1161. Working adults&rsquo; positive coping and age: Their interaction effects on psycho-social career preoccupations

    Working adults’ positive coping and age: Their interaction effects on psycho-social career preoccupations

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melinde Coetzee --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South Africa
    The present study explored positive coping behaviour and age interaction effects on workers’ psycho-social career preoccupations. Participants were workers employed within a chemical industry in South Africa (n = 525). The sample was represented by younger (21–34 years, n = 257) and older (35–55...
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  1162. Invasive and non-invasive group A &beta;-haemolytic streptococcal infections in patients attending public sector facilities in South Africa: 2003&ndash;2015

    Invasive and non-invasive group A β-haemolytic streptococcal infections in patients attending public sector facilities in South Africa: 2003–2015

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Dylan Barth --- Department of Medicine, South Africa Bongani M Mayosi --- Department of Medicine, South Africa Motasim Badri --- College of Medicine, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Andrew Whitelaw --- Department of Microbiology, National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa Mark E Engel --- Department of Medicine, South Africa
    Background: The burden of disease caused by group A streptococcus (GAS) in Africa is largely unknown. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of invasive (iGAS) and non-invasive GAS (non-iGAS) infections in patients attending the public health...
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  1163. Evidence of multiple divergent mitochondrial lineages within the southern African diplopod genus &lt;em&gt;Bicoxidens&lt;/em&gt; Attems, 1928 (Spirostreptida)

    Evidence of multiple divergent mitochondrial lineages within the southern African diplopod genus Bicoxidens Attems, 1928 (Spirostreptida)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Tawanda Tinago --- Department of Biology, School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Zimbabwe Tarombera Mwabvu --- School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, South Africa Angus HH MacDonald --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa
    Two recent studies have suggested that divergent mitochondrial lineages may be present within spirostreptid genera such as Bicoxidens Attems, 1928. Bicoxidens, similar to many other endemic soil invertebrates, exhibits low dispersal capabilities and strict microclimate habitat preferences, attributes that often...
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  1164. Varied diet and opportunistic foraging in the Ethiopian Bush-crow &lt;em&gt;Zavattariornis stresemanni&lt;/em&gt;, an Endangered generalist

    Varied diet and opportunistic foraging in the Ethiopian Bush-crow Zavattariornis stresemanni, an Endangered generalist

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Samuel EI Jones --- School of Biological Sciences, UK Andrew J Bladon --- Department of Zoology, UK Nigel J Collar --- BirdLife International, UK Galgalo Dadacha --- Borana National Park Headquarters, Ethiopia Jarso Denge --- Borana National Park Headquarters, Ethiopia Paul F Donald --- Centre for Conservation Science, UK
    The Ethiopian Bush-crow Zavattariornis stresemanni is an endangered, co-operatively breeding southern Ethiopian endemic with a remarkably restricted range (c. 6 000 km2). The species’ range was recently found to be almost perfectly predicted by an envelope of cooler, drier and...
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  1165. Single-tree water use and water-use efficiencies of selected indigenous and introduced species in the Southern Cape region of South Africa

    Single-tree water use and water-use efficiencies of selected indigenous and introduced species in the Southern Cape region of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Tatenda Mapeto --- School of Natural Resources Management, South Africa Mark Gush --- CSIR, Natural Resources and Environment, South Africa Josua Louw --- School of Natural Resources Management, South Africa
    In South Africa, the development of a plantation tree industry using fast-growing introduced species was accelerated by the limited extent of indigenous forests. However, concerns about the impacts of plantations on the country’s limited water resources has initiated forest hydrology...
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  1166. Feasibility of electricity generation using WECS in the selected locations of Tigray region (Ethiopia)

    Feasibility of electricity generation using WECS in the selected locations of Tigray region (Ethiopia)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Shiva Prashanth Kumar Kodicherla --- Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering &amp; Technology, Ethiopia Satyanarayana Gaddada --- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering &amp; Technology, Ethiopia
    This paper presents the feasibility of electricity generation using WECS in the selected locations of Tigray region in Ethiopia. Weibull parameters were obtained using the energy pattern factor method (EPFM). A linear agreement was observed between mean wind speed and...
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  1167. The &lsquo;new&rsquo; bricks-and-mortar store: An evaluation of website quality of online grocery retailers in BRICS countries

    The ‘new’ bricks-and-mortar store: An evaluation of website quality of online grocery retailers in BRICS countries

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Alicia Neva Weber --- Department of Entrepreneurship, Supply Chain, Transport, Tourism and Logistics Management, South Africa Johanna Adolphina Badenhorst-Weiss --- Department of Entrepreneurship, Supply Chain, Transport, Tourism and Logistics Management, South Africa
    Background: Online grocery retailing holds potentially fruitful outcomes for retailers and consumers. However, both retailers and consumers have been slow to adopt and participate in this form of grocery retailing, especially in countries with emerging economies such as those in...
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  1168. An investigation into the normal tax implications of a carried interest in South Africa

    An investigation into the normal tax implications of a carried interest in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Ellan&eacute; van Wyk --- Department of Accounting, South Africa Tertius Troost --- Mazars, South Africa
    ‘Carried interest’ is not defined in the South African Income Tax Act 58 of 1962 as amended (the Act), nor has it been subject to scrutiny in South African courts. Uncertainty prevails regarding the classification of a carried interest for...
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  1169. In search of conclusive evidence on the trade-off and pecking order theories of capital structure: Evidence from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange

    In search of conclusive evidence on the trade-off and pecking order theories of capital structure: Evidence from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Chimwemwe Chipeta --- School of Economic and Business Sciences, South Africa David McClelland --- School of Economic and Business Sciences, South Africa
    This paper tests the validity of the trade-off and pecking order theories of capital structure for non-financial firms listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Firstly, we find that the pecking order model is superior than the partial adjustment regressions at...
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  1170. Bilateral greater occipital nerve block for headache after corrective spinal surgery: a case report

    Bilateral greater occipital nerve block for headache after corrective spinal surgery: a case report

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Edmundo Pereira de Souza Neto --- D&eacute;partement d&rsquo;anesth&eacute;sie, France Jos&eacute; Luis Martinez --- D&eacute;partement d&rsquo;anesth&eacute;sie, Canada Kathryn Dekoven --- D&eacute;partement d&rsquo;anesth&eacute;sie, Canada Francoise Yung --- D&eacute;partement d&rsquo;anesth&eacute;sie, Canada Sandra Lesage --- D&eacute;partement d&rsquo;anesth&eacute;sie, Canada
    Background: Post-dural puncture headache is a common complication for patients with dural puncture and if untreated can result in complications such as subdural hematoma and seizures.
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  1171. Analgesic efficacy of dexmedetomidine versus fentanyl as an adjunct to thoracic epidural in patients undergoing upper abdominal surgery: a randomized controlled trial&lt;xref ref-type=&quot;fn&quot; rid=&quot;FN0001&quot;/&gt;

    Analgesic efficacy of dexmedetomidine versus fentanyl as an adjunct to thoracic epidural in patients undergoing upper abdominal surgery: a randomized controlled trial

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Neerja Bharti --- Department of Anesthesia &amp; Intensive Care, India Shweta N Pokale --- Department of Anesthesia &amp; Intensive Care, India Indu Bala --- Department of Anesthesia &amp; Intensive Care, India Vikas Gupta --- Department of Surgery, India
    Background: This randomised, double-blind study was designed to assess the analgesic efficacy of dexmedetomidine as compared with fentanyl as an adjunct to local anaesthetic in thoracic epidural for upper abdominal surgeries.
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  1172. Hospital-acquired malnutrition in children at a tertiary care hospital

    Hospital-acquired malnutrition in children at a tertiary care hospital

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Del-Rossi Sean Quadros --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Kenya. Rose Kamenwa --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Kenya. Samuel Akech --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Kenya. William M Macharia --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Kenya.
    Objectives: This study sought to investigate the incidence and factors associated with hospital-acquired malnutrition in children.
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  1173. &lsquo;Treating a patient should be approached in a holistic manner&rsquo;: collaboration of doctors and physiotherapists in the rehabilitation of people living with HIV

    ‘Treating a patient should be approached in a holistic manner’: collaboration of doctors and physiotherapists in the rehabilitation of people living with HIV

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Stacy Maddocks --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Verusia Chetty --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Arishna Maghoo --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Nkuleleko Mhlongo --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Nsindiso Mthembu --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Sinempilo Khanyile --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Siphokazi Chiliza --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Tyrel Munsamy --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Zanele Gamede --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Slindile Mazibukoc --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa
    People living with HIV facing impairments and subsequent disabilities related to the virus and its treatment require involvement of a collaborative team of healthcare professionals to ensure reintegration into daily life and community living. Healthcare teams responsible for this care...
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  1174. Staffing levels at KwaZulu-Natal district hospitals: is the University of KwaZulu-Natal training for the needs of the province?

    Staffing levels at KwaZulu-Natal district hospitals: is the University of KwaZulu-Natal training for the needs of the province?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Andrew Ross --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Dumsani Gumede --- Umthombo Youth Development Foundation, South Africa Solange Mianda --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa
    Background: Universities have a social responsibility to ensure that they select and train healthcare professionals (HCPs) who can meet the healthcare needs of local communities. The aim of this study was to assess the extent to which the University of...
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  1175. Managing HIV-positive sero-status in Ghana&rsquo;s most HIV concentrated district: self-perceived explanations and theoretical discourse

    Managing HIV-positive sero-status in Ghana’s most HIV concentrated district: self-perceived explanations and theoretical discourse

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Adobea Y Owusu --- Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Ghana Amos Laar --- Department of Family and Population Health, School of Public Health, Ghana
    As of December 2015 there were 37 million persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs), 70% of whom are in sub-Saharan Africa. Ghana, which contributes a relatively small number to Africa’s HIV burden, has a generalised HIV epidemic. The current national prevalence...
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  1176. &lsquo;&lt;em&gt;Inhliziyo ekhombisa uthando&lt;/em&gt;&rsquo;: Exploring children&rsquo;s conceptions of spirituality

    ‘Inhliziyo ekhombisa uthando’: Exploring children’s conceptions of spirituality

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Gugulethu M. Hlatshwayo --- School of Education, College of Humanities, South Africa Nithi Muthukrishna --- School of Education, College of Humanities, South Africa Melanie Martin --- School of Education, College of Humanities, South Africa
    In this study we explored young isiZulu children’s conceptions of spirituality. The children (n = 8; females = 5; male = 3) were nine to eleven years old and attended a primary school in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. They drew pictures...
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  1177. Authentic leadership, followership, and psychological capital as antecedents of work engagement

    Authentic leadership, followership, and psychological capital as antecedents of work engagement

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marieta du Plessis --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South Africa Adr&eacute; B. Boshoff --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South Africa
    The present study investigated authentic leadership, psychological capital, and followership behaviour influences on work engagement of employees. Respondents were 901 South African employees within the healthcare industry organisation (n = 647) and mining industry (n = 254). The employees completed...
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  1178. Psychological empowerment and organisational change among hotel employees in Egypt

    Psychological empowerment and organisational change among hotel employees in Egypt

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Mohamed A. Nassar --- Hotel Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Egypt
    Empowering employees can have a significant impact on increasing job satisfaction, efficiency and productivity in the hotel industry. This paper aims to investigate the effect of empowerment on readiness for and acceptance of organisational changes among employees in Egyptian chain...
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  1179. Workers in the luxury hospitality industry and motivation &ndash; the influence of gender, age and departments&lt;xref ref-type=&quot;fn&quot; rid=&quot;FN0001&quot;/&gt;

    Workers in the luxury hospitality industry and motivation – the influence of gender, age and departments

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Ambra Hekman --- Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Conrad Lashley --- Hotel Management School, The Netherlands
    This research was conducted to find out whether demographics such as age, gender and working within different departments have an influence on the motivational factors of workers in the luxury hospitality industry. Questionnaires were filled out by 39 employees from...
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  1180. What effects do student jobs have on the study performance, competency and career development of hospitality management students&lt;xref ref-type=&quot;fn&quot; rid=&quot;FN0000&quot;/&gt;

    What effects do student jobs have on the study performance, competency and career development of hospitality management students

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Annemarie Geerlink --- Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Conrad Lashley --- Hotel Management School, The Netherlands
    This research examines the effects student jobs have on the study performance, and the competency and career development of hospitality management students. A 13-item survey was administered to a sample of 82 hospitality management students to see how they think...
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  1181. Metabolic activity throughout early development of dusky kob &lt;em&gt;Argyrosomus japonicus&lt;/em&gt; (Sciaenidae)

    Metabolic activity throughout early development of dusky kob Argyrosomus japonicus (Sciaenidae)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: C Edworthy --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa NC James --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa B Erasmus --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa JOG Kemp --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa H Kaiser --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa WM Potts --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa
    The physiology of fishes in the early stages of development remains poorly assessed despite the importance of identifying energy bottlenecks in organisms faced with changing environmental conditions. This study describes the metabolic activity of dusky kob Argyrosomus japonicus throughout its...
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  1182. Occurrence of oestrogenic pollutants and widespread feminisation of male tilapia in peri-urban dams in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

    Occurrence of oestrogenic pollutants and widespread feminisation of male tilapia in peri-urban dams in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: C Teta --- Department of Environmental Science and Health, Zimbabwe; Current address: Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa BF Holbech --- Institute of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark L Norrgren --- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sweden YS Naik --- Research and Innovation, Zimbabwe
    Peri-urban water bodies are at risk from excessive pollution as they are direct sinks for urban effluents. The occurrence of oestrogenic and androgenic endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in effluents and water bodies around the city of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, and their...
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  1183. Electronic Medical Record System as a central ICT tool for quality healthcare services: Nigeria as a case study

    Electronic Medical Record System as a central ICT tool for quality healthcare services: Nigeria as a case study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Oluwatoyin Seun Ayanlade --- African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation (AISPI), Nigeria
    This study uses mixed methods to evaluate the benefits and challenges of implementing the Electronic Medical Record System (EMRS). Using Southwestern Nigeria as a case study, the study focuses on the factors that have been delaying the introduction of EMRS;...
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  1184. Contemporary institutional solid waste management practices of Haramaya University, Eastern Ethiopia

    Contemporary institutional solid waste management practices of Haramaya University, Eastern Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ashenafi Yimam Kassaye --- School of Geography and Environmental Studies, Ethiopia
    Even though waste products arise from our ways of life and are generated at every stage of the process of production and development, the type of decision making that leads to adequate solid waste management requires a sound understanding of...
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  1185. Impact of number of stems per stool on mechanical harvesting of a &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus globulus&lt;/em&gt; coppiced plantation in south-west Western Australia

    Impact of number of stems per stool on mechanical harvesting of a Eucalyptus globulus coppiced plantation in south-west Western Australia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Martin Strandgard --- Australian Forest Operations Research Alliance (AFORA), Australia Rick Mitchell --- Australian Forest Operations Research Alliance (AFORA), Australia
    Coppice regeneration of eucalypt plantations is increasingly being used in Australia to reduce re-establishment costs. However, little is known about the impact of early coppice reduction regimes on harvester performance during clearfelling. The trial compared the productivity, time consumption, cost...
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  1186. Alternative eucalypts for commercial pulpwood production at moderately dry sites in the warm temperate zone of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Alternative eucalypts for commercial pulpwood production at moderately dry sites in the warm temperate zone of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Robin AW Gardner --- Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South Africa Keith M Little --- School of Natural Resource Management, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Arnulf Kanzler --- Sappi Forest Research, South Africa Thimagren N Naidoo --- Sappi Forest Research, South Africa
    During 2001, a series of four site–taxa interaction trials was established in the warm temperate (mean annual temperature range 16–19 °C) forestry climatic zone of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa. The main objective was to investigate the commercial forestry potential of...
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  1187. Vegetation gradients around cattleposts in the eastern mountains of Lesotho

    Vegetation gradients around cattleposts in the eastern mountains of Lesotho

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Craig Morris --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Animal Production Institute, c/o School of Life Sciences, South Africa
    The grasslands of the mountains in eastern Lesotho support large numbers of sheep, angora goats and other livestock during the summer, during which they are corralled nightly by herders at cattleposts. Few studies, however, have quantified the impact of grazing...
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  1188. Effective interactions: Communication and high levels of marital satisfaction

    Effective interactions: Communication and high levels of marital satisfaction

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kobus du Plooy --- Institute of Psychology &amp; Well-being (IPW), School for Psychosocial Health, South Africa Ron&eacute;l de Beer --- Community Psychosocial Health (COMPRES), School for Psychosocial Health, South Africa
    Of all the significant relationships in the lives of human-beings, the marital relationship remains one of the most central and important to their well-being. For this rapid review the authors accessed four online databases (PsycINFO, PsychARTICLES, JSTOR Journals, and ScienceDirect)...
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  1189. The psychological experiences of foster mothers of adolescent children

    The psychological experiences of foster mothers of adolescent children

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Keolebogile Betty Mosimege --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Frederik Snyders --- Department of Psychology, South Africa
    The present study explored the psychological experiences of foster mothers who were fostering adolescents abandoned by their biological parents and whose parents had passed away. A purposive sample of 20 foster mothers (age range 25 to 83 years) was informants...
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  1190. Childhood sexual abuse trauma-causing dynamics experienced by women survivors: A scoping literature review

    Childhood sexual abuse trauma-causing dynamics experienced by women survivors: A scoping literature review

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marinda Henning --- School of Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Hayley J. Walker-Williams --- School of Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Ansie Fouch&eacute; --- School of Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa
    This scoping literature review reports on the major themes to emerge from 23 retrospective studies on the trauma-causing dynamics experienced by women survivors of a historical childhood sexual abuse (CSA) trauma. We identified the studies from searching the following data...
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  1191. Diurnal activity patterns of Harwood&rsquo;s Spurfowl &lt;em&gt;Pternistis harwoodi&lt;/em&gt; in relation to habitat types and climatic conditions in the Central Highlands of Ethiopia

    Diurnal activity patterns of Harwood’s Spurfowl Pternistis harwoodi in relation to habitat types and climatic conditions in the Central Highlands of Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Abadi Mehari Abrha --- Department of Animal, Rangeland and Wildlife Sciences, Ethiopia Shimelis Aynalem Zelelew --- Department of Fisheries, Ethiopia Habtu Kiros Nigus --- Department of Statistics, Ethiopia Aschalew Alelign --- Department of Animal, Rangeland and Wildlife Sciences, Ethiopia
    Harwood’s Spurfowl Pternistis harwoodi is an endemic bird of Ethiopia. Globally, it is categorised as Vulnerable. Habitat loss and hunting are the major conservation threats to the species. This study investigated the activity patterns of Harwood’s Spurfowl in relation to...
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  1192. Land-use and land-cover changes and their drivers in rangeland-dependent pastoral communities in the southern Afar Region of Ethiopia

    Land-use and land-cover changes and their drivers in rangeland-dependent pastoral communities in the southern Afar Region of Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Muluken Mekuyie --- Disaster Management Training and Education Center for Africa, South Africa Andries Jordaan --- Disaster Management Training and Education Center for Africa, South Africa Yoseph Melka --- Wondo Genet College of Forestry and Natural Resource, Ethiopia
    The present study was conducted in the southern Afar Region in Ethiopia to analyse the trends of land-use and land-cover changes and their drivers in the period 1985 to 2015 using remote sensing, field observation, focus group discussions and semi-structured...
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  1193. Management Education: Unique Challenges Presented by the African Continent

    Management Education: Unique Challenges Presented by the African Continent

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Benson Honig --- McMaster University DeGroote School of Business, Canada Nico Carsten Hjorts&oslash; --- Department of Food and Resource Economics, Denmark
    Business and management education worldwide continues to be a very popular field of study. Unfortunately, much of African management education is simply repackaged material designed by professionals and scholars in advanced economies. This special issue highlights both the theoretical and...
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  1194. Neo-colonialism and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Africa: A blend of an old wine in a new bottle

    Neo-colonialism and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Africa: A blend of an old wine in a new bottle

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Anuoluwapo Abosede Durokifa --- Department of Public Administration, South Africa Edwin Chikata Ijeoma --- Department of Public Administration, South Africa
    The introduction of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000 by the United Nations, which was aimed at reducing poverty, hunger, illiteracy, gender inequality and correcting some developmental malfunctions, was received with mixed feelings from development experts especially regarding its...
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  1195. Analysis of phenotypic variability for yield and quality traits within a collection of cassava (&lt;em&gt;Manihot esculenta&lt;/em&gt;) genotypes

    Analysis of phenotypic variability for yield and quality traits within a collection of cassava (Manihot esculenta) genotypes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Athanase Nduwumuremyi --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Rob Melis --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Paul Shanahan --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Asiimwe Theodore --- Rwanda Agriculture Board, Rwanda
    Genetic diversity is essential for crop improvement and knowledge of the genetic variability within a breeding population facilitates its future exploitation. This study examined the phenotypic and genetic variability for specific cassava key traits in a collection of 30 genotypes...
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  1196. Phenotypic characterisation of potato (&lt;em&gt;Solanum tuberosum&lt;/em&gt;) genotypes in Uganda

    Phenotypic characterisation of potato (Solanum tuberosum) genotypes in Uganda

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Prossy Namugga --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Julia Sibiya --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Rob Melis --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Alex Barekye --- Kachwekano Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute, Uganda
    Identification of genetic variation and interrelationships among germplasm collections is essential for parental selection and trait identification among parents for use in breeding programmes. The aim of this study was to characterise 48 potato genotypes to identify suitable parents for...
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  1197. Beliefs and the Spiritual World: Socio-cultural and Material Conditions of Tanzania&rsquo;s Occult Fiction

    Beliefs and the Spiritual World: Socio-cultural and Material Conditions of Tanzania’s Occult Fiction

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Eliah S. Mwaifuge --- Department of Literature,
    This paper examines how traditional beliefs and spirituality inform and are represented in A. M Hokororo's Salma's Spirit (1997), A. S. Mmasi's Satanic Tortures (1998) and I. Yohana's Tears from a Lonely Heart (2013). The paper proceeds from the assumption...
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  1198. Black widow spider bite in Johannesburg

    Black widow spider bite in Johannesburg

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Teressa Sumy Thomas --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Alan Kemp --- Centre for Emerging, Zoonotic and Parasitic Diseases, South Africa Kim Pieton Roberg --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa
    Black widow spider bites are uncommon in South Africa, but it is important for clinicians to be aware of the clinical presentation in order to initiate appropriate treatment. This case highlights the presentation and management of a middle-aged gentleman who...
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  1199. Social support-oriented coping and resilience for self-harm protection among adolescents

    Social support-oriented coping and resilience for self-harm protection among adolescents

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Wilmie van der Wal --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Ancel A. George --- Department of Psychology, South Africa
    The study aimed to investigate the extent to which social support-focused coping and resilience can predict lower risk for self-harm by at-risk adolescents. Participants were 962 high school learners from nine high schools in the Free State Province, South Africa...
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  1200. Spirituality as a coping mechanism for family caregivers of persons with aphasia

    Spirituality as a coping mechanism for family caregivers of persons with aphasia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Khetsiwe Phumelele Masuku --- Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, South Africa Katijah Khoza-Shangase --- Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, South Africa
    This study sought to describe spirituality resourcing of family caregivers for people with aphasia (PWA). A purposive sample of 14 female family caregivers of PWA from a historically disadvantaged South African community were participants (married = 42%; age range 21...
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  1201. Soul searching on the wings of my wheels: Motorcyclists&rsquo; happiness

    Soul searching on the wings of my wheels: Motorcyclists’ happiness

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stefan Kruger --- WorkWell Research Unit, South Africa
    This study aimed to investigate how personal characteristics of motorcyclists influenced their affect and sense of happiness with their motorcycles. Data on personal characteristics, motorcycle characteristics, feelings about owning a motorcycle, discreet emotions, and overall happiness were collected from 367...
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  1202. Biology of &lt;em&gt;Litosermyle ocanae&lt;/em&gt; in Colombian &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; plantations

    Biology of Litosermyle ocanae in Colombian Pinus patula plantations

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Carlos A Rodas --- Forest Health Protection Programme, Colombia Brett P Hurley --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), South Africa Mar&iacute;a D Bola&ntilde;os --- Forest Health Protection Programme, Colombia Ginna M Granados --- Forest Health Protection Programme, Colombia Michael J Wingfield --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), South Africa
    Plantations of Pinus spp. in Colombia are severely damaged by various phasmid (Phasmatodea: Diapheromeridae) insects. Of these, Litosermyle ocanae is one of the most serious defoliators. Since 1988, several outbreaks have been recorded in Pinus patula plantations, resulting in substantial...
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  1203. The use of field and artificial freezing studies to assess frost tolerance in natural populations of &lt;em&gt;Pinus oocarpa&lt;/em&gt;

    The use of field and artificial freezing studies to assess frost tolerance in natural populations of Pinus oocarpa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Lizette de Waal --- Forestry Division, South Africa R Glen Mitchell --- Kuching, Malaysia Gary R Hodge --- Camcore, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, USA Paxie W Chirwa --- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, South Africa
    The susceptibility of Pinus oocarpa to freezing temperatures limits the commercial deployment of the highly productive Pinus patula × P. oocarpa hybrid in South Africa. Identifying P. oocarpa germplasm with increased frost tolerance is important. Twenty-three P. oocarpa provenances, originating...
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  1204. Increased planting density as a means for improving &lt;em&gt;Pinus elliottii&lt;/em&gt; lumber stiffness

    Increased planting density as a means for improving Pinus elliottii lumber stiffness

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Gideon M Froneman --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa C Brand Wessels --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa
    Faster growth and reduced harvesting ages are causing a reduction in the stiffness of lumber from South African grown pine plantations. The objective of this study was to determine whether increased planting densities of Pinus elliottii would result in improved...
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  1205. Programmatic mapping to determine the size and dynamics of sex work and injecting drug use in Mauritius

    Programmatic mapping to determine the size and dynamics of sex work and injecting drug use in Mauritius

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Amita Pathack --- National AIDS Secretariat, Mauritius Ahmed Saumtally --- National AIDS Secretariat, Mauritius Sarah Soobhany --- National AIDS Secretariat, Mauritius Carly A Comins --- National AIDS Secretariat, Mauritius Said A H Kinoo --- National AIDS Secretariat, Mauritius Faran Emmanuel --- Centre for Global Public Health, Canada
    HIV in Mauritius is in a concentrated phase. Most HIV infection is among key populations (KPs) including female sex workers (FSW), people who inject drugs (PWID), men who have sex with men (MSM), and transgender sex workers (TGSW). The objective...
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  1206. &ldquo;Bringing back hope&rdquo;: how faith-based responses to HIV and AIDS differ from secular responses

    “Bringing back hope”: how faith-based responses to HIV and AIDS differ from secular responses

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Deborah Simpson --- Centre for the Study of Democracy, South Africa
    This article investigates an assertion by faith-based organisations (FBO) that spirituality is the defining feature of their HIV and AIDS interventions. It is based on interviews with 24 people working on the issue of HIV and AIDS in churches or...
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  1207. Studies on the biology of Nile tilapia (&lt;em&gt;Oreochromis niloticus&lt;/em&gt;) in Lake Victoria, Kenya: in light of intense fishing pressure

    Studies on the biology of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in Lake Victoria, Kenya: in light of intense fishing pressure

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: E Yongo --- Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Kenya N Outa --- Department of Biological Sciences, Kenya K Kito --- Graduate School of Fisheries, Japan Y Matsushita --- Graduate School of Fisheries, Japan
    Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus is now the most abundant and commercially important tilapiine in Lake Victoria. From the total of 1 512 fish sampled from commercial gill net fisheries during 2014 and 2015, 809 (54%) were males and 672 (44%)...
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  1208. Can the presence of curved forms of the diatom &lt;em&gt;Aulacoseira ambigua&lt;/em&gt; in the Nile (Egypt) and Vaal (South Africa) Rivers be ascribed to similar water quality conditions?

    Can the presence of curved forms of the diatom Aulacoseira ambigua in the Nile (Egypt) and Vaal (South Africa) Rivers be ascribed to similar water quality conditions?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: S Janse van Vuuren --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa AA Saber --- Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Egypt A Swanepoel --- Rand Water, Scientific Services, South Africa M Cantonati --- MUSE-Museo delle Scienze, Limnology and Phycology Section, Italy
    Spiral colonies of the diatom Aulacoseira ambigua were assigned the rank of forma (Aulacoseira ambigua f. japonica). This spiral-shaped, colonial, centric diatom has limited geographical distribution and is currently reported to occur in only a few countries in the world...
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  1209. Record of Blue tilapia &lt;em&gt;Oreochromis aureus&lt;/em&gt; (Steindachner, 1864) in the Eerste River catchment, Western Cape province, South Africa

    Record of Blue tilapia Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner, 1864) in the Eerste River catchment, Western Cape province, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: SM Marr --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa G Gouws --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa S Avlijas --- Redpath Museum, Canada D Khosa --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa ND Impson --- Scientific Services, South Africa M van der Westhuizen --- Conservation Services, South Africa OLF Weyl --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa
    Oreochromis aureus was imported from Israel into South Africa in 1959 but data on its current status in South Africa are lacking. Genomic DNA was extracted and the COI gene amplified at the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity. The...
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  1210. Biodiversity and ecology of epilithic diatoms in the Agn&eacute;by River, Ivory Coast

    Biodiversity and ecology of epilithic diatoms in the Agnéby River, Ivory Coast

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: KR N&rsquo;Guessan --- Laboratoire d&rsquo;Hydrobiologie et d&rsquo;&Eacute;co-technologie des Eaux-U.F.R, C&ocirc;te d&rsquo;Ivoire BRD Aboua --- Laboratoire d&rsquo;Hydrobiologie et d&rsquo;&Eacute;co-technologie des Eaux-U.F.R, C&ocirc;te d&rsquo;Ivoire J Tison-Rosebery --- Irstea-ur eabx, France A Ouattara --- Laboratoire d&rsquo;Environnement et de Biologie Aquatique, UFR-Sciences et Gestion de l&rsquo;Environnement, C&ocirc;te d&rsquo;Ivoire EP Kouamelan --- Laboratoire d&rsquo;Hydrobiologie et d&rsquo;&Eacute;co-technologie des Eaux-U.F.R, C&ocirc;te d&rsquo;Ivoire
    The ecology and taxonomy of the epilithic diatom flora of the Agnéby River, Ivory Coast were studied in 2012. Ten sites were investigated and diatoms were sampled on glass slides immersed for a period of 30 days during the wet...
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  1211. Transforaminal epidural steroid injections for the treatment of lumbosacral radicular pain in a Nigeria tertiary hospital: observational study

    Transforaminal epidural steroid injections for the treatment of lumbosacral radicular pain in a Nigeria tertiary hospital: observational study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: ZA Suleiman --- Department of Anaesthesia, Nigeria IK Kolawole --- Department of Anaesthesia, Nigeria BA Ahmed --- Department of Surgery, Nigeria OM Babalola --- Department of Surgery, Nigeria GH Ibraheem --- Department of Surgery, Nigeria
    Background: Lumbosacral radicular pain is a common cause of chronic low back pain. Despite published reports of effectiveness of transforaminal epidural steroid for lumbosacral radicular pain, it is underutilised in many tertiary hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa. This study assessed the...
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  1212. The investment return puzzle on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange

    The investment return puzzle on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Pravin Semnarayan --- Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa Michael Ward --- Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa Chris Muller --- Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa
    Firms that invest into positive net present value projects should outperform firms that do not invest. Surprisingly, several studies on United States data have found a negative relationship between capital investment and subsequent shareholder return. There are conflicting explanations for...
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  1213. Neo-liberalism and neo-slavery

    Neo-liberalism and neo-slavery

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Conrad Lashley --- Hospitality Studies, Academy of International Hospitality Research, The Netherlands
    Low pay and other minimal benefits at work cause some people to be in a state of neo-slavery. They are nominally free individuals and are not the property of others, but their economic standing and power is so limited that...
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  1214. Between globalisation and Brexit: Migration, pay and the road to modern slavery in the UK hospitality industry

    Between globalisation and Brexit: Migration, pay and the road to modern slavery in the UK hospitality industry

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Steve French --- Institute for Social Inclusion, United Kingdom
    Neo-liberal economic globalisation has promoted deregulation and a weakening of the role of the state in regulating the national economy. The perceived benefits of competition have been used to justify strategies to reduce operational costs and promote a “race to...
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  1215. Understanding how millennial hospitality employees deal with emotional labour

    Understanding how millennial hospitality employees deal with emotional labour

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Hester Visser --- Stenden Hospitality Management School, The Netherlands
    Qualified employees are the most valuable assets in today’s environment and this requires that employers understand and engage their employees. One process that might influence their happiness at work is emotional labour. Emotional labour entails that an employee tries to...
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  1216. Does the body modified appearance of front-line employees matter to hotel guests?

    Does the body modified appearance of front-line employees matter to hotel guests?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Verena Hopf --- International Hospitality and Service Management, The Netherlands
    The hospitality industry is all about providing service. This service provision takes place in the employee and guest encounter. Hence, this interaction is crucial for the hospitality industry. The employees in this interplay are expected to represent the company and...
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  1217. Emotional intelligence and personal growth initiative effects on subjective happiness among university students

    Emotional intelligence and personal growth initiative effects on subjective happiness among university students

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nuworza Kugbey --- Department of Family and Community Health, School of Public Health, Ghana Ethel Akpene Atefoe --- Department of Psychological Medicine and Mental Health, School of Medicine, Ghana Nkansah Anakwah --- Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, The Netherlands Kingsley Nyarko --- Department of Teacher Education, Ghana Samuel Atindanbila --- Department of Psychology, Ghana
    This study examined emotional intelligence and personal growth initiative influences on the level of subjective happiness among university students in Ghana. Two hundred and sixty undergraduate students were participants (female = 69.8%; mean age = 21.72 years, SD = 3.61...
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  1218. Tiller population dynamics in eight cultivars of elephant grass during undisturbed growth

    Tiller population dynamics in eight cultivars of elephant grass during undisturbed growth

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Jos&eacute; A Rueda --- Licenciatura en Zootecnia, Mexico Eusebio Ortega-Jim&eacute;nez --- Colegio de Postgraduados, Mexico Javier F Enr&iacute;quez-Quiroz --- Campo Experimental &ldquo;La Posta&rdquo;, Mexico Rogelio E Palacios-Torres --- Licenciatura en Zootecnia, Mexico Sergio Ram&iacute;rez-Ordo&ntilde;es --- Licenciatura en Zootecnia, Mexico
    The aim of the study was to assess tiller population dynamics of aerial and basal tillers in eight cultivars of Pennisetum purpureum (Schumach.), syn. Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone, in a warm humid climate in Veracruz, Mexico. This is a pioneer...
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  1219. Seasonal changes in pasture biomass and grazing behaviour of cattle in the Guinea Savanna agroecological zone of Ghana

    Seasonal changes in pasture biomass and grazing behaviour of cattle in the Guinea Savanna agroecological zone of Ghana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Maxwell Akapali --- Department of Animal Science, Ghana Terry Ansah --- Department of Animal Science, Ghana Ibn Iddriss Abdul-Rahman --- Department of Animal Science, Ghana Benjamin Alenyorege --- Department of Animal Science, Ghana Bernard N Baatuuwie --- Department of Forestry and Forest Resources Management, Ghana
    Spatial and temporal availability of pasture vegetation and cattle grazing behaviour in three seasons (intermediate season [IM], peak season [PS] and dry season [DS]) in the Guinea Savanna agroecological zone of Ghana was examined. The frequency of occurrence of three...
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  1220. The impact of cerebrospinal fluid viral analysis on empiric antibiotic use in children admitted to Tygerberg Children&rsquo;s hospital with suspected meningitis

    The impact of cerebrospinal fluid viral analysis on empiric antibiotic use in children admitted to Tygerberg Children’s hospital with suspected meningitis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Irma Kruger --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, South Africa Jean Maritz --- PathCare Reference Laboratory, South Africa Heather Finlayson --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, South Africa
    Background: Viral meningitis is the most common form of aseptic meningitis and requires minimal investigation and treatment. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has become the ‘gold standard’ for identifying viruses in cerebrospinal fluid and can provide rapid results. The objective of...
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  1221. The effect of different anaesthetic mask shapes on the anatomical dead space using infant, child and adult part-task trainers

    The effect of different anaesthetic mask shapes on the anatomical dead space using infant, child and adult part-task trainers

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: L Botes --- School of Medicine, South Africa J Jacobs --- School of Medicine, South Africa R Rademeyer --- School of Medicine, South Africa S Van der Merwe --- School of Medicine, South Africa L Van Heerden --- School of Medicine, South Africa BJS Diedericks --- Department of Anaesthesiology, South Africa
    Dead space is the portion of tidal volume that does not participate in alveolar gas exchange. The purpose of this study was to compare the dead space contribution of differently shaped masks, of the same size, by measuring the volume...
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  1222. A review of conservation agriculture research in South Africa

    A review of conservation agriculture research in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Corrie M Swanepoel --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Institute for Soil, South Africa Lourens H Swanepoel --- Department of Zoology, South Africa Hendrik J Smith --- Grain SA, South Africa
    Conservation agriculture (CA) is advocated as a sustainable farming method to improve soil health, increase crop yields and food security, while reducing input costs. In South Africa, a country with low rainfall, limited agricultural lands and a large smallholder farming...
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  1223. Impacts of fundamental changes to Soil Taxonomy&lt;xref ref-type=&quot;fn&quot; rid=&quot;FN0001&quot;/&gt;

    Impacts of fundamental changes to Soil Taxonomy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: John M Galbraith --- Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, USA Mark H Stolt --- Department of Natural Resources Science, USA Martin C Rabenhorst --- Department of Environmental Science and Technology, USA Michel D Ransom --- Department of Agronomy, USA
    Soil Taxonomy is one of the dominant soil classification systems in the world, but has undergone revisions on a regular basis since 1983. It is larger and some parts have become difficult to apply without considerable experience. Some pedologists that...
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  1224. Rural medicine and &lsquo;home stay&rsquo;: a medical student&rsquo;s experience

    Rural medicine and ‘home stay’: a medical student’s experience

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Reabetswe Ntshabele --- Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Rubeshan Perumal --- Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Nesri Padayatchi --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA)&mdash;MRC TB HIV Pathogenesis Unit, South Africa
    Medical education is evolving from a heavily hierarchical and paternalistic approach to a more developmental and student-centred paradigm. In addition, there has been a greater focus on decentralised medical education, taking medical students closer to the lowest tiers of the...
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  1225. A content analysis of online news media reporting on the human papillomavirus vaccination programme in South Africa

    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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  1226. Women&rsquo;s spiritually mediated stories about recovery from Alcohol Use Disorder: A brief report

    Women’s spiritually mediated stories about recovery from Alcohol Use Disorder: A brief report

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Liezille Jacobs --- Psychology Department, South Africa
    This study explored women’s lived recovery experiences from alcohol use disorder (AUD) facilitated by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). The women (n = 10; age range 30–62 years; married = 6) completed life story interviews regarding their recovery from AUD with AA participation. Discourse analysis of...
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  1227. Ubuntu HeartMath programme efficacy for social coherence and work spirit: Preliminary evidence

    Ubuntu HeartMath programme efficacy for social coherence and work spirit: Preliminary evidence

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen D. Edwards --- Psychology Department, South Africa
    This study reports preliminary evidence on the efficacy of an Ubuntu type HeartMath intervention for the purpose of facilitating social coherence and spirit at work. The study employed a pre-test and post-test, mixed methods design with 17 students and staff...
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  1228. Self-efficacy and its relationship with satisfaction with life and happiness among university students

    Self-efficacy and its relationship with satisfaction with life and happiness among university students

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yolande van Zyl --- Department of Human Resources Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, South Africa Manilall Dhurup --- Department of Human Resources Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, South Africa
    This study set out to examine the relationship between self-efficacy and satisfaction with life and happiness among university students in South Africa. The sample comprised 334 students (female = 222, male = 112, black = 96%, mean age = 23...
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  1229. Mother&ndash;baby dyads enrolled in PMTCT care in western Kenya: characteristics and implications for ART programmes

    Mother–baby dyads enrolled in PMTCT care in western Kenya: characteristics and implications for ART programmes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Edith A Ogalo --- Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kenya Japheth O Adina --- Academic Model Providing Access to Health Care (AMPATH)-USAID, Kenya Hesbon Ooko --- Academic Model Providing Access to Health Care (AMPATH)-USAID, Kenya James Batuka --- US Agency for International Development (USAID), Kenya Sylvester Kimaiyo --- Academic Model Providing Access to Health Care (AMPATH)-USAID, Kenya
    The objective of the study was to establish the mother–baby pair characteristics that contribute to vertical transmission of HIV and elucidate on remediation. We assessed for factors increasing the odds of HIV transmission in children born to HIV-infected mothers in...
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  1230. Community perceptions and personal accounts of HIV discordance in rural western Kenya

    Community perceptions and personal accounts of HIV discordance in rural western Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ken Ondenge --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya Isdorah Odero --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya Eucabeth Awuonda --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya Tereza Omoro --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya Michael Kibogo --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya George Otieno --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya Pauline Ongwena --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya Deborah A Gust --- Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA
    Among HIV-discordant couples, the literature is sparse regarding issues related to stigma, relationships and coping. Objectives were to explore: 1) perceptions about discordant HIV status; 2) understanding of HIV discordancy; 3) effects of discordancy on couples; and 4) adaptation and...
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  1231. Photovoltaic performance prediction in Northern Nigeria using generated typical meteorological year dataset

    Photovoltaic performance prediction in Northern Nigeria using generated typical meteorological year dataset

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Olayinka S. Ohunakin --- The Energy and Environment Research Group (TEERG), Mechanical Engineering Department, Nigeria Muyiwa S. Adaramola --- Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Norway Olanrewaju M. Oyewola --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nigeria Richard O. Fagbenle --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nigeria Damola S. Adelekan --- The Energy and Environment Research Group (TEERG), Mechanical Engineering Department, Nigeria Jatinder Gill --- Ph.D Research Scholar, IKGPTU, Kapurthala, India Fidelis I. Abam --- Energy, exergy and environment research group (EEERG), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nigeria
    Relevant meteorological files are needed by simulation software to assess the energy performances of buildings or efficiency of renewable energy systems. This paper adopts the Sandia method to generate typical meteorological year (TMY), using a 35-year hourly measured meteorological dataset...
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  1232. The Role of Interpreters during the Early Portuguese Presence in East Africa

    The Role of Interpreters during the Early Portuguese Presence in East Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Joseph A. B. Jackson-Eade --- Global Cultures, History and Oriental Studies, Italy
    The entry of the Portuguese in the Indian Ocean caused hitherto mutually unknown societies to come into contact with each other. In this process, the figure of the interpreter played a key role. This article explores the complex relationship between...
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  1233. ICT Innovations, entrepreneurship and hubs in East Africa: The case of Ethiopia

    ICT Innovations, entrepreneurship and hubs in East Africa: The case of Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tedla Desta --- SARChI Research Associate, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
    This research set out to assess the state of ICT innovation in Ethiopia, then to profile and analyse the two Ethiopian ICT hubs (iceaddis and xHub). It also assessed the challenges to ICT innovation in Ethiopia and recommend solutions. The...
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  1234. Effect of tree spacing on growth and wood density of 38-year-old &lt;em&gt;Cariniana legalis&lt;/em&gt; trees in Brazil

    Effect of tree spacing on growth and wood density of 38-year-old Cariniana legalis trees in Brazil

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Ivanka Rosada de Oliveira --- Departamento de Ci&ecirc;ncias Florestais, Brazil Matheus Peres Chagas --- Setor de Engenharia Florestal, Brazil Jean-Pierre Bouillet --- Departamento de Ci&ecirc;ncias Florestais, Brazil Eduardo Luiz Longui --- Divis&atilde;o de Dasonomia, Brazil Israel Luiz de Lima --- Divis&atilde;o de Dasonomia, Brazil Bruno Bordron --- Departamento de Ci&ecirc;ncias Florestais, Brazil Angel Boschiero Ferreira --- Departamento de Ci&ecirc;ncias Florestais, Brazil Mario Tommasiello Filho --- Departamento de Ci&ecirc;ncias Florestais, Brazil
    Average wood density of 38-year-old Cariniana legalis (Mart.) Kuntze, a Brazilian native forest species, was found to increase with faster growth and lower stocking, while decreasing from pith to bark. A complete randomised block design was planted with five blocks...
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  1235. A synthesis on the impact of non-native conifer plantations on ant and beetle diversity in north-western Patagonia

    A synthesis on the impact of non-native conifer plantations on ant and beetle diversity in north-western Patagonia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Juan C Corley --- Grupo de Ecolog&iacute;a de Poblaciones de Insectos, Argentina Romina D Dimarco --- Grupo de Ecolog&iacute;a de Poblaciones de Insectos, Argentina D&eacute;borah Fischbein --- Grupo de Ecolog&iacute;a de Poblaciones de Insectos, Argentina Mar&iacute;a V Lantschner --- Grupo de Ecolog&iacute;a de Poblaciones de Insectos, Argentina Andr&eacute;s S Mart&iacute;nez --- Grupo de Ecolog&iacute;a de Poblaciones de Insectos, Argentina Mait&eacute; Masciocchi --- Grupo de Ecolog&iacute;a de Poblaciones de Insectos, Argentina Analia Mattiacci --- Grupo de Ecolog&iacute;a de Poblaciones de Insectos, Argentina Juan Paritsis --- Grupo de Ecolog&iacute;a de Poblaciones de Insectos, Argentina Jos&eacute; M Villacide --- Grupo de Ecolog&iacute;a de Poblaciones de Insectos, Argentina
    Softwood forestry with non-native tree species is increasing worldwide and especially in many developing countries of the Southern Hemisphere. Tree plantations are beneficial in environmental and socioeconomic aspects, but at the same time there are recognised costs associated with afforestation...
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  1236. Measuring maize production efficiency in the eastern Ethiopia: Stochastic frontier approach

    Measuring maize production efficiency in the eastern Ethiopia: Stochastic frontier approach

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Musa Hasen Ahmed --- Department of Agricultural Economics, Ethiopia Aemro Tazeze --- Department of Agricultural Economics, Ethiopia Alem Mezgebo --- Department of Agricultural Economics, Ethiopia Eden Andualem --- Department of Agricultural Economics, Ethiopia
    This study evaluated the technical, economic and allocative efficiency of maize production in eastern Ethiopia using cross-sectional data collected from 480 maize plots. The stochastic production function, fitted using the Cobb–Douglas production function, indicated that the amount of seed, land...
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  1237. Vegetation responses to seasonal weather conditions and decreasing grazing pressure in the arid Succulent Karoo of South Africa&lt;xref ref-type=&quot;fn&quot; rid=&quot;FN0000&quot;/&gt;

    Vegetation responses to seasonal weather conditions and decreasing grazing pressure in the arid Succulent Karoo of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Ute Schmiedel --- Institute for Plant Science and Microbiology, Germany Jens Oldeland --- Institute for Plant Science and Microbiology, Germany
    The Succulent Karoo biome is a renowned centre of biodiversity and endemism in the arid winter rainfall region of South Africa that is threatened by climate change. On 20 permanently marked plots within a biodiversity observatory, species richness and cover...
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  1238. Weed species composition and density under conservation agriculture with varying fertiliser rate

    Weed species composition and density under conservation agriculture with varying fertiliser rate

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Conrad Baker --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, South Africa Ignacio C Madakadze --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa Corrie M Swanepoel --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, South Africa Zira Mavunganidze --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa
    Conservation agriculture (CA) is a sustainable management system that optimises yield while reducing input costs. However, reduction in tillage intensity and frequency as practised under CA generally alters weed densities and composition. The objective of the study was to evaluate...
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  1239. Intraspecific morphological divergence in two Cichlid species from Benin

    Intraspecific morphological divergence in two Cichlid species from Benin

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Luke M Bower --- Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, USA Laith A Jawad --- Freelance Fish Biodiversity Consultant, New Zealand Pierre M Gnohossou --- D&eacute;partement d&rsquo;Am&eacute;nagement et Gestion de Ressources Naturelles, Republic of Benin Ayoko G&eacute;raldine Tossou --- D&eacute;partement d&rsquo;Am&eacute;nagement et Gestion de Ressources Naturelles, Republic of Benin
    Selection on morphological traits can vary across the range of species, inducing a mosaic of phenotypes across populations. Intraspecific morphological divergence had been demonstrated for many fish groups inhabiting environments with varying abiotic or biotic selective pressures. Such intraspecific phenotypic...
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  1240. The introduction, spread and ecology of redclaw crayfish &lt;em&gt;Cherax quadricarinatus&lt;/em&gt; in the Zambezi catchment

    The introduction, spread and ecology of redclaw crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus in the Zambezi catchment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: RJ Douthwaite --- Kafue River Trust, Holly Oast, United Kingdom EW Jones --- 3 Cwm Arthur, Myddleton Park, United Kingdom AB Tyser --- Kafue River Trust, Holly Oast, United Kingdom SM Vrdoljak --- Wildtracks Lodge, Zambia
    Two of the four crayfish species brought to Zambia for aquaculture since 1979 are now naturalised. Procamburus clarkii occurs in the Maramba River at Livingstone, close to a former fish farm, whereas Cherax quadricarinatus, deliberately introduced to a number of...
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  1241. Institutional Risk and Firm Performance in Africa: The Moderating Role of Corruption Control&lt;xref ref-type=&quot;fn&quot; rid=&quot;FN0000&quot;/&gt;

    Institutional Risk and Firm Performance in Africa: The Moderating Role of Corruption Control

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: David B. Zoogah --- Williams College of Business, USA
    How does institutional risk influence firm performance in Africa? While most studies focus on formal institutional risk, I argue that informal institutional risks are equally influential. Consistent with that view I use informal institutions theory and multilevel techniques to analyze...
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  1242. The first record of Wormian bones in lizards

    The first record of Wormian bones in lizards

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Lauren Rudie --- , , United States Patrick J. Lewis --- , , United States
    Wormian bones are accessory bones found between cranial elements. These rare bones vary greatly in size, shape and placement. Wormian bones are well-known in mammals, notably in humans and chimpanzees, but not in lizards. Here we examine the genus Zygaspis,...
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  1243. Review of the leaf-litter skinks (Scincidae: &lt;em&gt;Panaspis&lt;/em&gt;) from the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands, with the description of a new species

    Review of the leaf-litter skinks (Scincidae: Panaspis) from the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands, with the description of a new species

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Leonor B. Soares --- , , Portugal Luis M. P. Cer&iacute;aco --- , , Portugal Mariana P. Marques --- , , Portugal Cristiane Bastos-Silveira --- , , Portugal Lauren A. Scheinberg --- , USA D. James Harris --- , Portugal Ant&oacute;nio Brehm --- , , Portugal Jos&eacute; Jesus --- , Portugal
    Leaf-litter skinks of the genus Panaspis are currently represented in the oceanic islands of the Gulf of Guinea by two species, Panaspis africana and P. annobonensis. Here we describe a third species, Panaspis thomensis sp. nov., endemic to São Tomé...
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  1244. What to do about how to do: Reflections on the future direction of hospitality education and research

    What to do about how to do: Reflections on the future direction of hospitality education and research

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Conrad Lashley --- Hospitality Studies, The Netherlands
    Hospitality management provision in higher education in the UK is well established, though most courses are overly concerned with developing “how to do” skills in graduates. This paper argues that this “how to do” culture is reinforced by student learning...
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  1245. Environmental influence on phytoplankton communities in the northern Benguela ecosystem

    Environmental influence on phytoplankton communities in the northern Benguela ecosystem

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: R Barlow --- , South Africa T Lamont --- , South Africa D Louw --- , Namibia M-J Gibberd --- , South Africa R Airs --- , United Kingdom A van der Plas --- , Namibia
    An investigation of surface phytoplankton communities was undertaken on the shelf of the northern Benguela upwelling ecosystem during austral autumn (May) and spring (September), along latitudinal transects at 20° S and 23° S, from 2 to 70 nautical miles offshore,...
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  1246. The autumn occurrence and spatial distribution of cetaceans in the waters of Mauritania during a geophysical survey in 2012

    The autumn occurrence and spatial distribution of cetaceans in the waters of Mauritania during a geophysical survey in 2012

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: G Russell --- , United Kingdom A S&aacute;nchez-Cabanes --- , United Kingdom M Nimak-Wood --- , United Kingdom
    This study aimed to identify the occurrence and spatial distribution of cetaceans in Mauritanian waters (eastern Atlantic). A geophysical survey was conducted over 92 days between September and December 2012. Over 967 km was surveyed, with 1 017 h of...
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  1247. Yields of Green Grams and Pigeonpeas under Smallholder Conditions in Machakos County, Kenya

    Yields of Green Grams and Pigeonpeas under Smallholder Conditions in Machakos County, Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: John Mulwa Wambua --- Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Kenya Margaret Ngigi --- Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Kenya Muhammad Lutta --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Kenya
    Green grams and pigeonpeas have multiple benefits to the rural poor as food security, fodder for livestock and fuel for small-scale farmers, despite low smallholder yields in Kenya. However, little is known about the factors between different farmers that influence...
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  1248. Performance of Drought Tolerant Maize Varieties under Water Harvesting Technologies in the Coastal Region of Kenya

    Performance of Drought Tolerant Maize Varieties under Water Harvesting Technologies in the Coastal Region of Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: M.B. Muli --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Kenya D. Kengo --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Kenya A. Mzingirwa --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Kenya R. Musila --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Kenya
    The average annual rainfall in coastal Kenya is 450–700 mm per annum in most places while the total annual evapotranspiration is 1200–1800 mm. In arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs), farmers grow maize varieties for medium to high rainfall zones without considering the...
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  1249. Cropping System Intensification as a Management Method Against Vectors of Viruses Causing Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease in Kenya

    Cropping System Intensification as a Management Method Against Vectors of Viruses Causing Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease in Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: E. S. Namikoye --- Department of Agricultural Science and Technology, G. M. Kariuki --- Department of Agricultural Science and Technology, Z. M. Kinyua --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, M. W. Githendu --- Department of Agricultural Science and Technology, M. Kasina --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization,
    Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease (MLND) has emerged as a great threat to maize production in East Africa. It is caused by a synergistic infection of maize by sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV) and maize chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV). This study was...
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  1250. Pathogens and Pests Threatening Plantation Forestry in Zimbabwe

    Pathogens and Pests Threatening Plantation Forestry in Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: L. Jimu --- Department of Natural Resources, Zimbabwe L. Mujuru --- Department of Natural Resources, Zimbabwe
    The Zimbabwean forestry industry, which contributes significantly to the economy, was introduced in the 1940s and is dominated by Pinus spp., Eucalyptus spp. and Acacia mearnsii De Wild. This paper assembles and consolidates literature on diseases and pests of forest...
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  1251. The energetic significance of communal roosting and insulated roost nests in a small arid-zone passerine&lt;xref ref-type=&quot;fn&quot; rid=&quot;FN0000&quot;/&gt;

    The energetic significance of communal roosting and insulated roost nests in a small arid-zone passerine

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Nevanya Lubbe --- DST-NRF Centre of Excellence at the FitzPatrick Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Zenon J Czenze --- School of Biological Sciences, New Zealand Matthew J Noakes --- DST-NRF Centre of Excellence at the FitzPatrick Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Andrew E McKechnie --- DST-NRF Centre of Excellence at the FitzPatrick Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa
    Small endotherms have evolved behavioural mechanisms for reducing rest-phase energy expenditure, which reduce the likelihood of mismatches between energy supply and demand during periods of cold weather and/or food scarcity. Although the energetic consequences of communal roosting and the use...
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  1252. Adult malnutrition: prevalence and use of nutrition-related quality indicators in South African public-sector hospitals

    Adult malnutrition: prevalence and use of nutrition-related quality indicators in South African public-sector hospitals

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Esmarie van Tonder --- Department of Dietetics, School of Lifestyle Science, South Africa Lynn Gardner --- Department of Health, Health Centre, South Africa Saskia Cressey --- Department of Health, South Africa Reinette Tydeman-Edwards --- Department of Health, South Africa Karin Gerber --- Nursing Science Department, South Africa
    Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of malnutrition among adult hospitalised patients in three South African public hospitals and to determine the availability of nutrition-related quality indicators at ward and institutional level.
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  1253. Pre-albumin as a marker for predicting weight loss in hospitalised children

    Pre-albumin as a marker for predicting weight loss in hospitalised children

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Del-Rossi Sean Quadros --- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Kenya Rose Kamenwa --- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Kenya Samuel Akech --- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Kenya William Macharia --- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Kenya
    Objectives: This study sought to determine the diagnostic utility of serum pre-albumin in predicting weight loss in hospitalised children.
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  1254. Evaluation of agroforestry systems for maize (&lt;em&gt;Zea mays&lt;/em&gt;) productivity in South Africa

    Evaluation of agroforestry systems for maize (Zea mays) productivity in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Misheck Musokwa --- Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Paramu Mafongoya --- Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Simon Lorentz --- Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa
    Maize (Zea mays L.) is the staple food crop grown by most smallholder farmers in South Africa. Decline in soil fertility and expensive chemical fertilisers affect maize production by these farmers. Smallholder farmers cannot afford chemical fertilisers because these are...
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  1255. Hypotension during spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section in a resource-limited setting: towards a consensus definition

    Hypotension during spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section in a resource-limited setting: towards a consensus definition

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: SF Zwane --- Discipline of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, South Africa DG Bishop --- Department of Anaesthetics, Critical Care and Pain Management, South Africa RN Rodseth --- Department of Anaesthetics, Critical Care and Pain Management, South Africa
    Background: Intraoperative hypotension following spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section is associated with maternal morbidity and mortality. Because of inconsistent definitions the reported incidence of hypotension varies between 7% and 74%, making it almost impossible to set standard targets. Developing and...
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  1256. The bionomics of whitegrub species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) affecting commercial forestry re-establishment in representative areas of the South African summer-rainfall region

    The bionomics of whitegrub species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) affecting commercial forestry re-establishment in representative areas of the South African summer-rainfall region

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Derian Echeverri-Molina --- Department of Biology, School of Science and Technology, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa Prem Govender --- Research and Postgraduate Studies Directorate, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa
    South African commercial forestry plants mainly Eucalyptus, Pinus and Acacia species. Invertebrate pests play a significant role in the establishment phase of these exotic trees. Whitegrubs, in particular, are known to affect seedling survival during this period. Their pest status...
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  1257. Improved parameters of &lt;em&gt;Pinus greggii&lt;/em&gt; seedling growth and health after inoculation with ectomycorrhizal fungi

    Improved parameters of Pinus greggii seedling growth and health after inoculation with ectomycorrhizal fungi

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Rebeca Casique Vald&eacute;s --- Department of Horticulture, Mexico Rosalinda Mendoza Villarreal --- Department of Horticulture, Mexico Fernando Galindo Garc&iacute;a --- Department of Horticulture, Mexico Susana Gonz&aacute;lez Morales --- Department of Horticulture, Mexico Sergio Sanchez Pe&ntilde;a --- Department of Parasitology, Mexico
    Pinus greggii Engelm. ex Parl. is an endemic pine of Mexico with notorious adaptability to eroded, shallow and poor soils. It is widely used in reforestation programmes worldwide. The purpose of the present study is to develop an ectomycorrhizal fungi...
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  1258. Trait variations in 28-year-old teak (&lt;em&gt;Tectona grandis&lt;/em&gt;) provenance field trials in Ghana, West Africa

    Trait variations in 28-year-old teak (Tectona grandis) provenance field trials in Ghana, West Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Stephen Adu-Bredu --- CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana, Ghana Daniel A Ofori --- CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana, Ghana Anders R&aelig;bild --- Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Faculty of Science, Denmark Jon K Hansen --- Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Faculty of Science, Denmark Appolinaire Koffi --- Soci&eacute;t&eacute; de D&eacute;veloppement defs For&ecirc;ts (SODEFOR), C&ocirc;te d&rsquo;Ivoire Philipp Vigneron --- CIRAD, Forest Department, Research Unit 39, Diversity and Breeding of Forest Tree Species, France Erik D Kj&aelig;r --- Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Faculty of Science, Denmark
    Stem straightness, axis persistence, presence/absence of protuberant buds and epicormics, diameter and height have profound influence on timber quality and volume of teak (Tectona grandis). Provenance trials of teak were established in the 1970s in Ghana, as part of the...
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  1259. Navigating competing institutional logics in a developing economy

    Navigating competing institutional logics in a developing economy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Kassa Woldesenbet Beta --- Strategic Management and Marketing, UK John Storey --- People and Organization, UK Bruce T. Lamont
    This paper examines how senior managers in a developing economy, Ethiopia, navigate between, and draw upon, the competing logics of ‘state’ and ‘market’ when seeking to explain their firm’s business strategies. This fault-line is especially critical in such contexts. The...
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  1260. Cognitive adjustment and psychological capital influences on expatriate workers&rsquo; job performance: An Ethiopian study

    Cognitive adjustment and psychological capital influences on expatriate workers’ job performance: An Ethiopian study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Wondwossen Kassa Tsegaye --- School of Management, China Qin Su --- School of Management, China Zhi Ouyang --- School of Management, China
    This study examined the relationship between cognitive adjustment and expatriates’ performance in the foreign host-country, and the moderating role of psychological capital in this relationship. The expatriates (N = 1 229; female = 32%; mean international tenure = 2.99, SD = 4.44) completed measures of cognitive adjustments (work...
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  1261. Hypogonadism and associated risk factors in male patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending the diabetic clinic of Tikur Anbessa Specialized Teaching Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Hypogonadism and associated risk factors in male patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending the diabetic clinic of Tikur Anbessa Specialized Teaching Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Sisay Teka --- College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ethiopia Samuel Kinde --- College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Gobena Dedefo --- College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Kissi Mudi --- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Ethiopia Getahun Tarekegn --- Tikur Anbesa Specialized Teaching Hospital, Ethiopia
    Background: A high prevalence of hypogonadism among men with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been reported worldwide. This in turn creates a substantial public health burden in terms of inadequate sexual function and potential infertility. However, the status of...
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  1262. Diabetes-related amputations in the public healthcare sector in KwaZulu-Natal: a five-year perspective. Are we winning?

    Diabetes-related amputations in the public healthcare sector in KwaZulu-Natal: a five-year perspective. Are we winning?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Pillay Somasundram --- Edendale Hospital, Pietermartizburg, South Africa Pillay Davashni --- Star College Girls Durban Scholar, South Africa Singh Deepak --- Department of Physics, South Africa Pillay Romashan --- Athlone Park Durban Scholar, South Africa
    Background: Diabetes-related complications in the form of lower limb amputations (LLA) remain a major concern globally in the form of both human suffering and increased fiscal burden. Studies conducted in developed countries have demonstrated that the burden of diabetes-related amputations...
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  1263. The influence of marital status on HIV infection in an HIV hyperendemic area of rural South Africa, 2000&ndash;2017

    The influence of marital status on HIV infection in an HIV hyperendemic area of rural South Africa, 2000–2017

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Boikhutso Tlou --- School of Nursing and Public Health, South Africa
    Marital status is one of the factors whose impact on HIV infection has always been studied but contradictory findings have been reported. The drastic changes in marriage patterns in South Africa influences the role of marital status on HIV infection...
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  1264. Variance components and heritability of yield and yield-related traits in tepary bean (&lt;em&gt;Phaseolus acutifolius&lt;/em&gt;)

    Variance components and heritability of yield and yield-related traits in tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Zinhle B Mhlaba --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Hussein A Shimelis --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Beyene Amelework --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Albert T Modi --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Discipline of Crop Science, South Africa Jacob Mashilo --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa
    The extent of variance and heritability of traits influence the response to selection in crop breeding programs. The objective of this study was to determine variance components and heritability in tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius A.Gray) populations to identify promising genotypes...
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  1265. Effects of stockpiling on selected properties of opencast coal mine soils

    Effects of stockpiling on selected properties of opencast coal mine soils

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: D Garry Paterson --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, South Africa M Nicky Mushia --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, South Africa Siseko D Mkula --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, South Africa
    Soil stockpiling is a necessary component of opencast coal mining and, because most of the soils involved have arable potential, this involves the possibility of serious soil degradation. A study at four mines on the Highveld of South Africa involved...
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  1266. Long-term effects of pig slurry application on selected soil quality parameters and tissue composition of maize in a subhumid subtropical environment

    Long-term effects of pig slurry application on selected soil quality parameters and tissue composition of maize in a subhumid subtropical environment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Tichaedza J Chikuvire --- School of Agricultural Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Pardon Muchaonyerwa --- School of Agricultural Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Rebecca Zengeni --- School of Agricultural Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa
    Effects of long-term application of pig slurry (PS) on soil organic carbon (SOC) pools, nutrients and maize tissue composition under continuous conventional tillage in a maize–soyabean rotation system in subhumid subtropical environments are unclear. The soil and plant parameters have...
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  1267. Assessment of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal spore density and viability in soil stockpiles of South African opencast coal mines

    Assessment of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal spore density and viability in soil stockpiles of South African opencast coal mines

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Obinna T Ezeokoli --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Institute for Soil, South Africa Cyril C Nwangburuka --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Institute for Soil, South Africa Rasheed A Adeleke --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Institute for Soil, South Africa Ashira Roopnarain --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Institute for Soil, South Africa D Garry Paterson --- Agricultural Research Council&ndash;Institute for Soil, South Africa Mark S Maboeta --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa Cornelius C Bezuidenhout --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa
    The symbioses between arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi and plant roots is essential for nutrient uptake and growth of most vascular plants. Soil condition and management influence the density and viability of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) spores. In this study, AMF...
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  1268. Influence of retailers&rsquo; website system quality factors on online shopping in South Africa&lt;xref ref-type=&quot;fn&quot; rid=&quot;FN0000&quot;/&gt;

    Influence of retailers’ website system quality factors on online shopping in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Yu-Ting Hung-Joubert --- Department of Marketing and Retail Management, Cindy Erdis --- Department of Marketing and Retail Management,
    Online shopping, which has grown significantly over the years, has become a popular form of shopping. To succeed, it is important that online retailers ensure that their shopping websites function well and adhere to all aspects of system quality. The...
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  1269. Impact of health, water and sanitation as key drivers of economic progress in Nigeria

    Impact of health, water and sanitation as key drivers of economic progress in Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Obaka Abel Inabo --- Department of Economics, Nigeria Noman Arshed --- Department of Economics, Pakistan
    This study examined the role of quality of health, water and sanitation as key drivers of economic progress, with a focus on Nigeria from 1990 to 2015. The indicators considered were economic progress (GDP per capita), health (infant mortality rate),...
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  1270. Satisfaction with spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section at Tembisa Hospital, South Africa: a cross-sectional study

    Satisfaction with spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section at Tembisa Hospital, South Africa: a cross-sectional study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Uziele M Makoko --- Anesthesiology Department, Tembisa Hospital, South Africa Lebitsi M Modiba --- Department of Public Health, University of South Africa (UNISA), South Africa Doudou K Nzaumvila --- Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital/Family Medicine &amp; Primary Health Care Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU), South Africa
    Background: The most recommended type of anaesthesia by many obstetric guidelines for Caesarean section (CS) is spinal anaesthesia. This to achieve a higher level of pain and comfort control for the patient during and after CS. Little scientific research has...
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  1271. Prevalence and determinants of self-directed referrals amongst patients at hospitals in eThekwini District, KwaZulu-Natal 2015

    Prevalence and determinants of self-directed referrals amongst patients at hospitals in eThekwini District, KwaZulu-Natal 2015

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Rajman --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, South Africa OH Mahomed --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, South Africa
    Background: Non-compliance with designated referral pathways has ramifications such as increased patient waiting time, overburdening of higher levels of care and increasing healthcare costs on patients and the healthcare system. The purpose of this study was to assess the determinants...
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  1272. Bathymetry, substrate and fishing areas of Southeast Atlantic high-seas seamounts

    Bathymetry, substrate and fishing areas of Southeast Atlantic high-seas seamounts

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: OA Bergstad --- Institute of Marine Research (IMR), Norway &Aring;S H&oslash;ines --- Institute of Marine Research (IMR), Norway R Sarralde --- Instituto Espanol de Oceanografia, Centro Oceanografico de Canarias, Spain G Campanis --- South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO), Namibia M Gil --- Departamento de Ecolog&iacute;a y Biolog&iacute;a Animal, Edificio de Ciencias Experimentales, Spain F Ramil --- Departamento de Ecolog&iacute;a y Biolog&iacute;a Animal, Edificio de Ciencias Experimentales, Spain E Maletzky --- Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Namibia E Mostarda --- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Italy L Singh --- Branch: Fisheries Management, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), South Africa MA Ant&oacute;nio --- Secretary of State of Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, Angola
    Most of the Southeast Atlantic Ocean is abyssal, and global bathymetries suggest that only ∼3.2% of the areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ; also known as the high seas, as defined in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the...
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  1273. Quality of Olympics opening ceremony: Tourism behavioural intention of international spectators

    Quality of Olympics opening ceremony: Tourism behavioural intention of international spectators

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Il-young Choi --- School of Management, South Korea Hyun-ju Choi --- Department of Cultural &amp; Arts Management, South Korea Jong-yoon Lee --- Department of Photography, Visual &amp; Contents, South Korea Seung-hye Jung --- School of Dance, South Korea Byong-ju An --- School of Dance, South Korea Joon-ho Kim --- Department of Business Administration, South Korea
    This study assessed the impact of the artistic program of the Winter Olympics opening ceremony event on international spectators’ national image branding of the host country and their intention to visit the host nation. We surveyed a total of 600...
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  1274. Restorative effects of awe on negative affect after receiving negative performance feedback

    Restorative effects of awe on negative affect after receiving negative performance feedback

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Cynthia Atamba --- Department of Business Administration, China
    The present study investigated the discrete positive effects of awe on negative job affect (NJA) arising from receiving negative performance feedback from a work supervisor or a co-worker. The participants were 131 business professionals and students at a large university...
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  1275. Job apathy and work engagement: Moderating influence of perceived leader integrity and spiritual intelligence in a Nigerian mass transit company

    Job apathy and work engagement: Moderating influence of perceived leader integrity and spiritual intelligence in a Nigerian mass transit company

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Fabian O. Ugwu --- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Nigeria Ike E. Onyishi --- Department of Psychology, Faculty of the Social Sciences, Nigeria Okechukwu Ibiam Egwu --- Department of Political Science, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Nigeria Otu Otu Akanu --- Department of Political Science, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Nigeria Okechukwu Groupson --- Department of Political Science, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Nigeria Moses Agudiegwu --- Department of Political Science, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Nigeria
    This study explored the direct and interactive roles of job apathy, perceived leader integrity, and spiritual intelligence on work engagement among 206 Nigerian employees of a leading mass transit company (females = 33%; mean age = 35.81years, SD = 5.04;...
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  1276. Morphological differentiation among populations of &lt;em&gt;Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron&lt;/em&gt; R&uuml;ppell 1852 across the West African Lagoon systems (Benin, Cameroon, Nigeria, Togo)

    Morphological differentiation among populations of Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron Rüppell 1852 across the West African Lagoon systems (Benin, Cameroon, Nigeria, Togo)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: MO Popoola --- Department of Zoology, Nigeria FDB Schedel --- SNSB-Bavarian State Collection Zoology, Germany MA Akintoye --- Department of Zoology, Nigeria
    Morphometric variation among populations of Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron across its natural range (Mahin, epe, Lekki, Apese, Kuramo, Lagos, Iyagbe, Ologe, Badagry, Yewa – Nigeria; Be Lagoon – Togo; Idenau – Cameroon, Aheme – Benin; Portonovo – Benin) were studied to...
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  1277. The role of fish-poultry integration on fish growth performance, yields and economic benefits among smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, Tanzania

    The role of fish-poultry integration on fish growth performance, yields and economic benefits among smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: AP Shoko --- Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute, Tanzania SM Limbu --- Department of Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Technology, Tanzania HA Lamtane --- Department of Animal, Aquaculture and Range Sciences, Tanzania MA Kishe-Machumu --- Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute, Tanzania B Sekadende --- Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute, Tanzania EE Ulotu --- Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute, Tanzania JC Masanja --- Kilombero District Council, Tanzania YD Mgaya --- Department of Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Technology, Tanzania
    Aquaculture practices from sub-Saharan Africa are characterised by low production, owing to improper technology. Production can be increased through integrating fish farming with other existing on-farm activities, particularly livestock husbandry. We assessed the role of fish-poultry integration on all male...
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  1278. Acute toxicity and adverse effects of aqueous and ethanol extracts of &lt;em&gt;Parkia biglobosa&lt;/em&gt; pods on biochemical parameters of &lt;em&gt;Clarias gariepinus&lt;/em&gt;

    Acute toxicity and adverse effects of aqueous and ethanol extracts of Parkia biglobosa pods on biochemical parameters of Clarias gariepinus

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: KA Bawa-Allah --- Environmental Toxicology Unit, Department of Zoology, Nigeria BO Akinnuoye --- Environmental Toxicology Unit, Department of Zoology, Nigeria
    The acute toxicity of the aqueous and ethanol extracts of Parkia biglobosa pods against Clarias gariepinus was investigated under laboratory conditions. Agitated behaviours and respiratory distress were also observed during the exposure period. The adverse effects on biochemical parameters were...
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  1279. Nevirapine in African surface waters induces liver histopathology in &lt;em&gt;Oreochromis mossambicus:&lt;/em&gt; A laboratory exposure study

    Nevirapine in African surface waters induces liver histopathology in Oreochromis mossambicus: A laboratory exposure study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: UMC Nibamureke --- Department of Zoology, South Africa IEJ Barnhoorn --- Department of Zoology, South Africa GM Wagenaar --- Department of Zoology, South Africa
    Nevirapine (NVP) is one of the HIV antiretrovirals detected recurrently in African surface waters. Liver side effects in humans were reported. Because the effects on fish are unknown, this study investigated the potential effects of NVP on selected biometric indices...
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  1280. Developing a taper model for the &lt;em&gt;Pinus elliottii&lt;/em&gt; &times; &lt;em&gt;P. caribaea&lt;/em&gt; var. &lt;em&gt;hondurensis&lt;/em&gt; hybrid in South Africa

    Developing a taper model for the Pinus elliottii × P. caribaea var. hondurensis hybrid in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Madeleen Algera --- Planning Department, Komatiland Forest, South Africa Christoph K&auml;tsch --- Postgraduate Forest Programme, South Africa Paxie W Chirwa --- Postgraduate Forest Programme, South Africa
    A relatively new hybrid, Pinus elliottii × P. caribaea var. hondurensis (Pexc), for which a taper model does not exist, is being planted commercially in South Africa. This study primarily focused on developing a taper model for Pexc in South...
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  1281. Forest gap size can efficiently promote litter decomposition and nutrient release in south-western China

    Forest gap size can efficiently promote litter decomposition and nutrient release in south-western China

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Xun Li --- Key Laboratory of Ecological Forestry Engineering, China Danju Zhang --- Key Laboratory of Ecological Forestry Engineering, China Yan Zhang --- Key Laboratory of Ecological Forestry Engineering, China Jian Zhang --- Key Laboratory of Ecological Forestry Engineering, China Simeng Song --- Key Laboratory of Ecological Forestry Engineering, China Yang Zhou --- Key Laboratory of Ecological Forestry Engineering, China
    Forest gaps are important in forest dynamics and management; however, the gap size that is most conducive to the decomposition of litter and promotion of nutrient cycling in forests remains poorly understood. The mass loss and nutrient release from Pinus...
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  1282. Architectures of visibility and invisibility: a reflection on the secret affinities of Johannesburg&rsquo;s cross-border shopping hub

    Architectures of visibility and invisibility: a reflection on the secret affinities of Johannesburg’s cross-border shopping hub

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Tanya Zack --- School of Architecture and Planning, Thireshen Govender --- Graduate School of Architecture, South Africa
    The inner city of Johannesburg, South Africa, is the site of an intense wholesale and retail trade in fast fashion. Here mostly migrant entrepreneurs supply billions of rand worth of Chinese apparel to local and cross-border shoppers from across sub-Saharan...
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  1283. Hope in the debris of capitalist dys/utopia? Historical progress and the intricacies of everyday life in Lephalale

    Hope in the debris of capitalist dys/utopia? Historical progress and the intricacies of everyday life in Lephalale

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Thembi Luckett --- Sociology Department, South Africa
    In 2015, the local municipality of Lephalale in the Limpopo province of South Africa heralded the town as “the new Johannesburg” and the “future hub of power generation in South Africa.” The growth of the town is based on the...
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  1284. A mammal survey of the Serra Jeci Mountain Range, Mozambique, with a review of records from northern Mozambique&rsquo;s inselbergs

    A mammal survey of the Serra Jeci Mountain Range, Mozambique, with a review of records from northern Mozambique’s inselbergs

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Tim van Berkel --- Biodiversity Inventory for Conservation (BINCO), Belgium Emidio Sumbane --- Natural History Museum, Praca Travessia do Zambeze, Mozambique Samuel EI Jones --- Biodiversity Inventory for Conservation (BINCO), Belgium Merlijn Jocque --- Biodiversity Inventory for Conservation (BINCO), Belgium
    The mountains of northern Mozambique have remained poorly studied biologically until recent years with surveys covering a variety of taxonomic groups highlighting their biological and conservation value. Even so, the medium and large mammal fauna remains poorly known and to...
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  1285. Knowledge, awareness and attitude towards human papilloma virus vaccine in a resource-constrained setting: a comparison between an urban and rural population in South Africa

    Knowledge, awareness and attitude towards human papilloma virus vaccine in a resource-constrained setting: a comparison between an urban and rural population in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Lwangila W Shabani --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Registrar, Greys Hospital, South Africa Manivasan Moodley --- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, South Africa Thinagrin Dhasarathun Naidoo --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa
    Objectives: This study compared the knowledge, awareness and attitude towards the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine between urban and rural population groups.
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  1286. Population biology of the woodland dormouse &lt;em&gt;Graphiurus murinus&lt;/em&gt; in a riverine &lt;em&gt;Combretum&lt;/em&gt; forest, South Africa

    Population biology of the woodland dormouse Graphiurus murinus in a riverine Combretum forest, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Zimkitha JK Madikiza --- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Sandro Bertolino --- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Italy Emmanuel Do Linh San --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa
    Until recently, very little was known of the biology and ecology of the woodland dormouse Graphiurus murinus, a nocturnal and arboreal rodent belonging to the family Gliridae. Here, we aimed to increase our knowledge on its population biology in a...
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  1287. Implications of Transforming Household Livelihoods through Villagization in Conserving Forest Resources in Southwest Ethiopia: A Case Study of Mengeshi District, Gambela Region

    Implications of Transforming Household Livelihoods through Villagization in Conserving Forest Resources in Southwest Ethiopia: A Case Study of Mengeshi District, Gambela Region

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: Abera Aba --- Jimma University College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Ethiopia Kaba Urgessa --- Department of Natural Resources Management, Ethiopia Zerihun Kebebew --- Department of Natural Resources Management, Ethiopia
    Villagization brings scattered households together into a defined area with the aim of transforming living conditions through providing social and economic services. As the forest in Mengeshi district, southwest Ethiopia, has been destroyed through shifting cultivation, the study aims at...
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  1288. Management of the Global Fund aid programme in Botswana: challenges and prospects for health services delivery

    Management of the Global Fund aid programme in Botswana: challenges and prospects for health services delivery

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Dintle Molosiwa --- Chemonics International Inc., Botswana Tyanai Masiya --- School of Public Management and Administration, South Africa Godfrey Maringira --- School of Humanities, Anthropology, South Africa
    This paper examines the institutional management of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) in Botswana. We analyse the often contested roles of the state and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) as recipients of GFATM and partners in extending...
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  1289. Diaphragm wall and piles set record in Africa: Foundation for Africa&rsquo;s largest suspension bridge in Mozambique

    Diaphragm wall and piles set record in Africa: Foundation for Africa’s largest suspension bridge in Mozambique

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Joern Seitz --- GAUFF GmbH &amp; Co. Engineering KG, Mozambique/Germany Bai Pengyu --- CRBC China Road and Bridge Corporation, China Wang Gang --- CRBC China Road and Bridge Corporation, China
    As part of the master plan for the infrastructure of the road network in the southern Africa area, a suspension bridge is being built in Maputo, Mozambique. The bridge over the Maputo Bay has an open span of 680 m between...
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  1290. The moderating role of proactive coping on the relationship between distress tolerance and elevated blood pressure

    The moderating role of proactive coping on the relationship between distress tolerance and elevated blood pressure

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Maria Chidi C. Onyedibe --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria
    This study investigated the moderating role of proactive coping on the relationship between distress tolerance and elevated blood pressure (BP) among Nigerian adults with heart disease. Two hundred and forty hypertensive patients were recruited from the cardiology unit of a...
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  1291. Personal growth initiative: Relation to Hedonia and Eudaimonia happiness among South African university students

    Personal growth initiative: Relation to Hedonia and Eudaimonia happiness among South African university students

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Henry D. Mason --- Directorate of Student Development and Support, South Africa
    This study examined the relationship between personal growth initiative (PGI) and hedonic and eudaimonic happiness among a sample of South African university students (N = 235; mean age = 20.38, SD = 1.55; female = 61.70%). Students completed measures on...
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  1292. Effect of residue management and fertiliser application on the productivity of a &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus&lt;/em&gt; hybrid and &lt;em&gt;Acacia mangium&lt;/em&gt; planted on sloping terrain in northern Vietnam

    Effect of residue management and fertiliser application on the productivity of a Eucalyptus hybrid and Acacia mangium planted on sloping terrain in northern Vietnam

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Nguyen Van Bich --- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Australia Daniel Mendham --- CSIRO Land and Water, Australia Katherine J Evans --- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Australia Tran Lam Dong --- Silviculture Research Institute, Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences, Vietnam Vo Dai Hai --- Silviculture Research Institute, Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences, Vietnam Hoang Van Thanh --- Silviculture Research Institute, Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences, Vietnam Caroline L Mohammed --- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Australia
    Forest plantation growers in Vietnam commonly burn residues after harvesting and often apply suboptimal amounts of nutrients during plantation establishment. We examined whether the retention of forest residue, and application of phosphorus fertiliser at higher rates, can increase rates of...
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  1293. Frost tolerance of various Pinus pure species and hybrids

    Frost tolerance of various Pinus pure species and hybrids

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Fanelesibonge Mabaso --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa Hann&eacute;l Ham --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa Andr&eacute; Nel --- Sappi Forests Research, Shaw Research Centre, South Africa
    Pinus species are widely planted by the South African forestry industry and are utilised for pulp, paper and saw timber products. Historically, Pinus patula Schiede ex Schltdl. et Cham. was the most widely planted commercial species in the summer rainfall...
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  1294. Diatoms associated with two South African kelp species: &lt;em&gt;Ecklonia maxima&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Laminaria pallida&lt;/em&gt;

    Diatoms associated with two South African kelp species: Ecklonia maxima and Laminaria pallida

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: NAS Mayombo --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa R Majewska --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, School of Biological Sciences, South Africa AJ Smit --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa
    Kelp forests are believed to host a large biomass of epiphytic fauna and flora, including diatoms, which constitute the base of aquatic food webs and play an important role in the transfer of energy to higher trophic levels. Epiphytic diatom...
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  1295. Discrimination of the phenotypic sardine &lt;em&gt;Sardina pilchardus&lt;/em&gt; stocks off the Moroccan Atlantic coast using a morphometric analysis

    Discrimination of the phenotypic sardine Sardina pilchardus stocks off the Moroccan Atlantic coast using a morphometric analysis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: A Mounir --- Biodiversity and Dynamics of Ecosystems Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Morocco A Ewague --- Biodiversity and Dynamics of Ecosystems Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Morocco M Znari --- Biodiversity and Dynamics of Ecosystems Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Morocco H Elmghazli --- Biodiversity and Dynamics of Ecosystems Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Morocco
    Morphometric variation can be very useful for discriminating ‘phenotypic stocks’ as groups with similar life-history traits. Such groups are of great importance for accurate population-dynamics modelling for purposes of fishery stock assessment and management, independent of their genetic differences or...
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  1296. Assessing multiple mating and reproductive skew in three species of clinid fishes (Blenniiformes: Clinidae: Clinini), in reference to multiple mating in viviparous teleosts

    Assessing multiple mating and reproductive skew in three species of clinid fishes (Blenniiformes: Clinidae: Clinini), in reference to multiple mating in viviparous teleosts

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: MJ Scheepers --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa G Gouws --- National Research Foundation&ndash;South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (NRF&ndash;SAIAB), South Africa
    This study investigated multiple mating in three species of intertidal klipfishes (family Clinidae): super klipfish Clinus superciliosus, bluntnose klipfish Clinus cottoides, and nosestripe klipfish Muraenoclinus dorsalis. These species display the rare reproductive mode of female vivipary with superfetation, a phenomenon...
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  1297. Seasonal cycle of the salinity barrier layer revealed in the northeastern Gulf of Guinea

    Seasonal cycle of the salinity barrier layer revealed in the northeastern Gulf of Guinea

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: AN Dossa --- International Chair in Mathematical Physics and Applications (ICPMA-UNESCO Chair), Benin CY Da-Allada --- International Chair in Mathematical Physics and Applications (ICPMA-UNESCO Chair), Benin G Herbert --- Institut de Recherche pour le D&eacute;veloppement (IRD), Instrumentation, Moyens Analytiques, France B Bourl&egrave;s --- Institut de Recherche pour le D&eacute;veloppement (IRD), Instrumentation, Moyens Analytiques, France
    The region located in the far northeast of the Gulf of Guinea (NEGG), eastern tropical Atlantic, remains poorly documented due to a lack of available in situ ocean data. Heavy rainfall and intense river discharges observed in this region induce...
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  1298. Growth and mortality parameters of the black-chinned tilapia &lt;em&gt;Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron&lt;/em&gt; (Pisces: Cichlidae) in a small lagoon in the Central Region of Ghana

    Growth and mortality parameters of the black-chinned tilapia Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron (Pisces: Cichlidae) in a small lagoon in the Central Region of Ghana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: GA Tibu --- Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Ghana DW Aheto --- Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Ghana J Blay --- Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Ghana
    This study quantified growth, mortality, and exploitation rate of the black-chinned tilapia (Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron) population in Etsir Lagoon, a small brackish waterbody at Abandze (5°11′ N, 1°5′ W) in the Central Region of Ghana for management of the stock...
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  1299. The impact of educational attainment on household poverty in South Africa: A case study of Limpopo province&lt;xref ref-type=&quot;fn&quot; rid=&quot;EN0001&quot;/&gt;

    The impact of educational attainment on household poverty in South Africa: A case study of Limpopo province

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Fru Awah Wanka --- Institute for Social Development, South Africa Ravinder Rena --- NWU Business School, South Africa
    The provision of education in South Africa during the apartheid regime was poor, particularly for the African population and especially those living in the homelands. This has hindered those lacking the required skills from obtaining lucrative employment and earning prospects...
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  1300. Investor sentiment, stock returns, and analyst recommendation changes: The KOSPI stock market

    Investor sentiment, stock returns, and analyst recommendation changes: The KOSPI stock market

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Karam Kim --- College of Economics, Republic of Korea Doojin Ryu --- College of Economics, Republic of Korea Heejin Yang --- Department of Global Economics and Commerce, Republic of Korea
    By analysing daily data on the KOSPI stock market, we examine how investor sentiment and stock market returns respond to announcements of changes in analysts’ recommendations. In addition, we examine the effect of these announcements on the relationship between investor...
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  1301. The Role of Gender and Other Socioeconomic Factors in the Adoption of the Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia Vaccine: A Literature Review

    The Role of Gender and Other Socioeconomic Factors in the Adoption of the Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia Vaccine: A Literature Review

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: Elizabeth Waithanji --- Independent gender consultant, Salome Wanjira Kairu-Wanyoike --- Deputy Director Veterinary Services, Department of Livestock, Kenya Millicent Liani --- Centre for Capacity Research, United Kingdom
    This paper looks at the role of gender and other socioeconomic factors in the adoption of the contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) vaccine in response to three research questions: What gender and socioeconomic factors affect the adoption of the CBPP vaccine?...
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  1302. Paratext and the Making of YA Fiction Genre: The &lt;em&gt;Repoussoir&lt;/em&gt;

    Paratext and the Making of YA Fiction Genre: The Repoussoir

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Jane Wangari Wakarindi --- African Literature, South Africa
    This paper is premised on the assumption that Young Adult Literature (YAL) is a relatively new development in Kenya, having been neglected both in research and production of books that promote the Young Adult Fiction (YAF) genre. The genre has...
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  1303. Volatility transmission in maize futures markets of major exporters

    Volatility transmission in maize futures markets of major exporters

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Ayesha Sayed --- Lecturer of Finance, School of Economic and Business Sciences, South Africa Christo Auret --- Head of Finance Division, School of Economic and Business Sciences, South Africa
    The United States, Brazil, Argentina and South Africa are the largest exporters of maize. This paper examines volatility transmission in maize futures listed on SAFEX, CBOT, MATBA (Argentina) and BMF (Brazil). Four multivariate GARCH models are employed to investigate the...
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  1304. Profiling work-related signature strengths of &ldquo;Born Free&rdquo; South Africans: A gender perspective

    Profiling work-related signature strengths of “Born Free” South Africans: A gender perspective

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ita Geyser --- Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management (STH), South Africa Madelyn Geldenhuys --- Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management (IPPM), South Africa
    This study investigated the importance of signature strengths of South African trainees in the hospitality industry who are the “Born Free” generation, who have only lived in a democracy, and were given equal opportunities. Utilising a cross-sectional research design, we...
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  1305. Overcoming obstacles to a truly global psychological theory, research, and praxis in Africa

    Overcoming obstacles to a truly global psychological theory, research, and praxis in Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Seth Oppong --- Department of Psychology,
    In African countries, psychology as it is taught, researched, and practised contributes to epistemic injustice and epistemological violence while depriving Africans of epistemic agency. This is largely because psychology has remained and continues to remain Eurocentric. However, the continual Eurocentric...
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  1306. Microbreweries and finance in the rural north of Sweden &mdash; a case study of funding and bootstrapping in the craft beer sector

    Microbreweries and finance in the rural north of Sweden — a case study of funding and bootstrapping in the craft beer sector

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Wilhelm Skoglund --- Department of Economics, Geography, Law and Tourism, The European Tourism Research Institute, Sweden
    This paper explores the growth of the craft beer sector in a northern Swedish rural setting, with a particular focus on how small-scale brewers manage to fund their activities and ventures. It connects craft brewing with the concept of bootstrapping,...
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  1307. The impact of slash management, fertilisation and vegetation management on &lt;em&gt;Pinus elliottii&lt;/em&gt; pulpwood growth and rotation-end yield

    The impact of slash management, fertilisation and vegetation management on Pinus elliottii pulpwood growth and rotation-end yield

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Noxolo N Ndlovu --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Keith M Little --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Louis Titshall --- School of Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Carol A Rolando --- Scion, Rotorua, New Zealand
    Intensive silviculture (re-establishment) is practised within South African plantations to increase the potential productivity per unit area. Rotation-end productivity benefits are not well documented to support intensive inputs. A trial investigating rotation-end (17 years) impacts of slash management (clear, single...
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  1308. Phenotypical, physiological and biochemical traits of the vegetative growth of wild tepary bean (&lt;em&gt;Phaseolus acutifolius&lt;/em&gt;) under restricted water conditions

    Phenotypical, physiological and biochemical traits of the vegetative growth of wild tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius) under restricted water conditions

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Reynaldo Leal-Delgado --- Bot&aacute;nica, Colegio de Postgraduados, M&eacute;xico Cecilia B Pe&ntilde;a-Valdivia --- Bot&aacute;nica, Colegio de Postgraduados, M&eacute;xico Rodolfo Garc&iacute;a-Nava --- Bot&aacute;nica, Colegio de Postgraduados, M&eacute;xico Antonio Garc&iacute;a-Esteva --- Bot&aacute;nica, Colegio de Postgraduados, M&eacute;xico Eleazar Mart&iacute;nez-Barajas --- Departamento de Bioqu&iacute;mica, Facultad de Qu&iacute;mica, M&eacute;xico Daniel Padilla-Chac&oacute;n --- CONACyT &ndash; Colegio de Postgraduados, M&eacute;xico
    Tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius A. Gray) is distributed in arid and semi-arid regions from Arizona to the northern areas of Mexico. The objective of this study was to quantify the effects of water deficit on vegetative growth in four accessions...
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  1309. High-resolution digital soil mapping of multiple soil properties: an alternative to the traditional field survey?

    High-resolution digital soil mapping of multiple soil properties: an alternative to the traditional field survey?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Trevan Flynn --- Department of Soil Science, South Africa Willem de Clercq --- Stellenbosch Water Institute, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Andrei Rozanov --- Department of Soil Science, South Africa Cathy Clarke --- Department of Soil Science, South Africa
    Spatial information on soil particle size distribution and soil organic carbon (SOC) are important for land-use management, environmental models and policy-making. Digital soil mapping (DSM) techniques can quantitatively predict these soil properties using minimal resources. However, DSM has not been...
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  1310. Relationship between magnesium and lipids in patients with diabetes mellitus

    Relationship between magnesium and lipids in patients with diabetes mellitus

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: JM Jansen van Vuuren --- Northdale Hospital, South Africa S Pillay --- Edendale Hospital, South Africa CJ Jansen van Vuuren --- uMgungundlovu Health District, South Africa
    Introduction: Non-communicable diseases, especially cardiovascular diseases (CVD), have become more prevalent across the world, more so in developing countries. Novel methods in the management of CVD risks in patients with diabetes mellitus, type 2 (DM2) requires constant attention and an...
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  1311. Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) as a feasible tool in detecting adult malnutrition

    Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) as a feasible tool in detecting adult malnutrition

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: E Van Tonder --- Department of Dietetics, South Africa L Mace --- Dietetics Department, Department of Health, South Africa L Steenkamp --- Dietetics Department, Department of Health, South Africa R Tydeman-Edwards --- Dietetics Department, Department of Health, Port Elizabeth Provincial Hospital, South Africa K Gerber --- Nursing Department, South Africa D Friskin --- Department of Statistics, South Africa
    Objectives: This study aimed to expand on the limited South African malnutrition prevalence data and investigate the feasibility of mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) as a malnutrition screening tool.
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  1312. New records of &lt;em&gt;Planes&lt;/em&gt; crabs associated with sea turtles in Africa and adjacent waters

    New records of Planes crabs associated with sea turtles in Africa and adjacent waters

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: JB Pfaller --- Caretta Research Project, United States AN Palau --- Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research and the Department of Biology, United States PD Agambou&eacute; --- Marine Program, Gabon M Barret --- K&eacute;lonia, l&rsquo;Observatoire des Tortues Marines, R&eacute;union S Ciccione --- K&eacute;lonia, l&rsquo;Observatoire des Tortues Marines, R&eacute;union G Cliff --- KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board, South Africa A Formia --- Marine Program, Gabon JC Manfoumbi --- Ibonga-ACPE [Association pour la Connaissance et la Protection de l&rsquo;Environnement], Gabon A Marco --- Estaci&oacute;n Biol&oacute;gica de Do&ntilde;ana, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cient&iacute;ficas (EBD-CSIC), Spain G-P Sounguet --- Aventures Sans Fronti&egrave;res, Gabon AD Tucker --- Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, United States
    Crabs of the genus Planes (family Grapsidae) live on floating debris and pelagic animals and spend their lives rafting at the surface of the open ocean. Among living substrata, Planes minutus is frequently found associated with sea turtles. However, prior...
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  1313. Implications of geographical range changes and resultant sympatry for three &lt;em&gt;Accipiter&lt;/em&gt; hawks on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa

    Implications of geographical range changes and resultant sympatry for three Accipiter hawks on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Robin M Little --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Rene A Navarro --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa
    Some invasive species are known to compete with and even displace indigenous species. Two Accipiter species historically indigenous to eastern South Africa have colonised the Cape Peninsula in the south-west of the country and have become sympatric with a third...
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  1314. Fostering entrepreneurship for innovation in African Banks&rsquo; subsidiaries

    Fostering entrepreneurship for innovation in African Banks’ subsidiaries

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Christian Wolf --- Policy Experimentation &amp; Evaluation Platform, Portugal Dana T. Redford --- Policy Experimentation &amp; Evaluation Platform, Portugal
    How to keep the spirit and dynamics of an entrepreneurial venture alive as it evolves into a large institution? A small number of African-owned banks have risen from early entrepreneurial beginnings to large scale operations with subsidiaries in international markets...
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  1315. Parental care in a sexually monomorphic, ground-nesting passerine, the Pink-billed Lark &lt;em&gt;Spizocorys conirostris&lt;/em&gt; (Alaudidae)

    Parental care in a sexually monomorphic, ground-nesting passerine, the Pink-billed Lark Spizocorys conirostris (Alaudidae)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: G Derek Engelbrecht --- Department of Biodiversity, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, South Africa Sean M Marr --- Department of Biodiversity, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, South Africa
    Within the family Alaudidae, most monomorphic species exhibit some degree of biparental care, but direct paternal care in most species is confined to food provisioning to offspring during the nestling period. Uniquely, the genus Spizocorys is the only sexually monomorphic...
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  1316. Hospitalisation of Type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with and without major depressive disorder in a private managed healthcare organisation

    Hospitalisation of Type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with and without major depressive disorder in a private managed healthcare organisation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: L Naidoo --- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, South Africa N Butkow --- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, South Africa P Barnard-Ashton --- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, South Africa E Libhaber --- Department of Cardiology, School of Clinical Medicine, South Africa
    Background: The relationship between Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and associated co-morbidities, particularly major depressive disorder (MDD), is poorly acknowledged in chronic disease management practices in South Africa. Managed healthcare costs and hospitalisation rates may be influenced by the discrete...
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  1317. Antimicrobial stewardship in rural districts of South Africa: growing a positive culture

    Antimicrobial stewardship in rural districts of South Africa: growing a positive culture

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Klaus B von Pressentin --- Mossel Bay Sub-district, Garden Route District, South Africa Hendr&eacute; Swanepoel --- Van Rensburg Lancet, South Africa Jessica JS Opie --- Division of Haematology, National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa Louis S Jenkins --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa
    Background: The success of medical specialist-led antimicrobial stewardship activities in urban tertiary health care settings has been well documented. The issue of antimicrobial resistance remains an ongoing concern. This has particular relevance in primary health care communities treated from sub-district...
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  1318. Nitrogen Deficiency in Semi-Arid Kenya: Can Pigeonpea fix it?

    Nitrogen Deficiency in Semi-Arid Kenya: Can Pigeonpea fix it?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: K. Kwena --- University of Nairobi, Kenya G. N. Karuku --- University of Nairobi, Kenya F. O. Ayuke --- University of Nairobi, Kenya A. O. Esilaba --- Kenya Agricultural &amp; Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), Kenya
    Few studies have evaluated improved pigeonpea varieties developed and released in Kenya for soil fertility improvement and contribution to the productivity of cereal-based cropping systems prevalent in marginal areas. A study comprising field and greenhouse experiments was conducted between 2009...
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  1319. Diet of catfish &lt;em&gt;Clarias buthupogon&lt;/em&gt; Sauvage, 1879 (Clariidae) in two rivers in the Yoko Reserve, Tshopo Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Diet of catfish Clarias buthupogon Sauvage, 1879 (Clariidae) in two rivers in the Yoko Reserve, Tshopo Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: RB Mahamba --- Department of Phytotechnics, Democratic Republic of the Congo JN Ndjaki --- Department of Hydrobiology, Democratic Republic of the Congo AB Kankonda --- Department of Hydrobiology, Democratic Republic of the Congo J-C Micha --- Environmental Biology Research Unit (URBE), Belgium
    The diet of the catfish, Clarias buthupogon, was studied in two forest rivers in the Yoko Reserve, the Yoko and Biaro Rivers, from September 2008 to August 2009. Gill nets, long lines and traditional traps were used to catch the...
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  1320. Screening herbicides for the control of the wetland invader, &lt;em&gt;Sambucus nigra&lt;/em&gt; L., in South Africa

    Screening herbicides for the control of the wetland invader, Sambucus nigra L., in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: J Goodall --- Agricultural Research Council, Plant Health and Protection, South Africa M Braack --- Department of Environmental Affairs, Natural Resource Management, South Africa
    Information on the management of Sambucus nigra L. is lacking, but clearing operations are going ahead with unregistered herbicides that might not be appropriate for use in wetlands or effective against S. nigra. The objective of this study was to...
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  1321. Spatio-temporal variation of environmental variables and aquatic macroinvertebrate assemblages in Lake Nokou&eacute;, a RAMSAR site of Benin

    Spatio-temporal variation of environmental variables and aquatic macroinvertebrate assemblages in Lake Nokoué, a RAMSAR site of Benin

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: OH Odountan --- Laboratory of Ecology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Department of Zoology, Republic of Benin L Janssens de Bisthoven --- Capacities for Biodiversity and Sustainable Development (CEBioS), Belgium CZ Koudenoukpo --- Laboratory of Hydrobiology and Aquaculture, Benin Y Abou --- Laboratory of Ecology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Department of Zoology, Republic of Benin
    Environmental characteristics and macroinvertebrate assemblages of Lake Nokoué (Benin) were investigated from September 2014 to July 2016. Seasonal and hydroclimatic changes, as well as anthropogenic activities were the overriding factors affecting environmental variables investigated. Analysis of macroinvertebrate community structure with...
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  1322. Height and volume functions for &lt;em&gt;Pinus lawsonii&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Pinus leiophylla&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Pinus oocarpa&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Pinus pringlei&lt;/em&gt; plantations in Guarei, S&atilde;o Paulo, Brazil

    Height and volume functions for Pinus lawsonii, Pinus leiophylla, Pinus oocarpa and Pinus pringlei plantations in Guarei, São Paulo, Brazil

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Rafaella Carvalho Mayrinck --- School of Environment and Sustainability, Canada Vinicius Gontijo Rodrigues Roque --- Grupo Resinas Brasil, Complexo Florestal Sao Pedro, Brazil Antonio Carlos Ferraz Filho --- Departamento de Engenharia, Brazil Eduardo Michaloski Filho --- Grupo Resinas Brasil, Complexo Florestal Sao Pedro, Brazil Fredo Arias-King --- T &amp; R Chemicals, USA Andressa Ribeiro --- Departamento de Engenharia, Brazil
    Inventories are time- and money-consuming. Hence, accurate equations to estimate difficult-to-measure variables are desirable, especially for species that are not commercially established, such as Pinus lawsonii, P. leiophylla, P. pringlei and P. oocarpa. This study aimed to fit height and...
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  1323. Foreign direct investment inflows, intellectual property rights and economic freedom: Empirical evidence from middle- and low-income countries

    Foreign direct investment inflows, intellectual property rights and economic freedom: Empirical evidence from middle- and low-income countries

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sa&iuml;d Hammami --- Laboratoire d&rsquo;Economie et de Gestion Industrielle LEGI, Ecole Polytechnique de Tunisie, Tunisia
    This study examines the impact of intellectual property rights (IPRs) on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows, using macro data over a panel of 39 middle- and low-income countries as classified by the World Bank. Empirical assessment was made in order...
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  1324. Planning and sustaining HIV response in the countries of the &ldquo;risky middle&rdquo;

    Planning and sustaining HIV response in the countries of the “risky middle”

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Alan Whiteside --- Global Health Policy, School of International Policy and Governance, Canada Robert Greener --- Associate, Oxford Policy Management, United Kingdom Iris Semini --- Health Economics, Switzerland
    This paper focusses on high-HIV middle-income countries termed the “risky middle”, i.e. characterised by a typology based on HIV burden and gross national income (GNI), according to which seven countries — Lesotho, Eswatini, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Namibia and Zambia —...
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  1325. &lt;em&gt;Singabantu bendawo:&lt;/em&gt; understanding the concept of land from the perspective of ubuntu

    Singabantu bendawo: understanding the concept of land from the perspective of ubuntu

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Nompumelelo Zodwa Radebe --- Anthropology and Archaeology, South Africa
    The 54th national conference of the African National Congress, the ruling party in South Africa, resolved amongst other things to review the country’s constitution such that it enables the government to implement land expropriation without compensation. This resolution has faced...
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  1326. Post COVID-19 online shopping in South Africa: A mediation analysis of customer satisfaction on e-service quality and purchase intention

    Post COVID-19 online shopping in South Africa: A mediation analysis of customer satisfaction on e-service quality and purchase intention

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Matolwandile M. Mtotywa --- Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Charles Kekana --- Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
    The study investigated the dynamics of online shopping focusing on mediation analysis of customer satisfaction on e-service quality and purchase intention. The study used a cross-sectional quantitative method where 324 responses were collected through a self-administered online survey questionnaire from...
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  1327. Ethiopian immigrants to Israel: The persistence and transformation of African values and practices in art and life

    Ethiopian immigrants to Israel: The persistence and transformation of African values and practices in art and life

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Patricia M. Greenfield --- Department of Psychology, USA Oshrat Sulika Rotem --- Department of Education, Israel Michael Weinstock --- Department of Education, Israel
    We present a qualitative interdisciplinary study of seven Ethiopian potters who immigrated to Israel as adults. Data sources include cultural products (their clay sculptures), interviews, and archival photos at the time of immigration. Together these data sources show how these...
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  1328. Coping with occupational stress in an open distance learning university in South Africa

    Coping with occupational stress in an open distance learning university in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melissa du Plessis --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa
    The study explored the occupational stressors experienced by academics employed by open distance learning (ODL) institutions and their coping strategies. The participants were a convenience sample of 305 academics from an ODL university in South Africa (female = 64.3%; median...
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  1329. Chatbots &mdash; an organisation&rsquo;s friend or foe?

    Chatbots — an organisation’s friend or foe?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Emma Carter --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Charlotte Knol --- Stenden Hotel Management School,
    In recent years, the use of artificial intelligence has increased tremendously and the hospitality industry has not gone unaffected. Nowadays, chatbots, which simulate human conversations, are almost indispensable in the customer service branch of hospitality. Where organisations started rapidly with...
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  1330. For better or for worse: Shaping the hospitality industry through robotics and artificial intelligence

    For better or for worse: Shaping the hospitality industry through robotics and artificial intelligence

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Nadine Drexler --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Viyella Beckman Lapr&eacute; --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The Netherlands
    Contemporary technological applications are widely in use in the public sector; transportation, law enforcement, armed forces, and health care industries have long adopted robotics and artificial intelligence (AI). Our daily lives have been shaped through the digital transformation and, as...
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  1331. The purse-seine fishery for small pelagic fishes off the Madeira Archipelago

    The purse-seine fishery for small pelagic fishes off the Madeira Archipelago

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: R Tejerina --- Observat&oacute;rio Oce&acirc;nico da Madeira, Ag&ecirc;ncia Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investiga&ccedil;&atilde;o, Tecnologia e Inova&ccedil;&atilde;o (OOM/ARDITI) [Oceanic Observatory of Madeira/Regional Agency for the Development of Research, Technology and Innovation], Portugal M Hermida --- Observat&oacute;rio Oce&acirc;nico da Madeira, Ag&ecirc;ncia Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investiga&ccedil;&atilde;o, Tecnologia e Inova&ccedil;&atilde;o (OOM/ARDITI) [Oceanic Observatory of Madeira/Regional Agency for the Development of Research, Technology and Innovation], Portugal G Faria --- Research Service, Dire&ccedil;&atilde;o Regional de Pescas (DRP) [Regional Directorate of Fisheries], Portugal J Delgado --- Research Service, Dire&ccedil;&atilde;o Regional de Pescas (DRP) [Regional Directorate of Fisheries], Portugal
    Small pelagic fishes constitute a valuable food resource for human consumption and are also important components of marine food webs. At Madeira, a Portuguese archipelago in the eastern Atlantic, they are the target of a year-round purse-seine fishery operating mainly...
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  1332. A snapshot assessment of the diet of Cape fur seals &lt;em&gt;Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus&lt;/em&gt; at Ilha dos Tigres, Angola

    A snapshot assessment of the diet of Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus at Ilha dos Tigres, Angola

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: A Winkler --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa S Mannheim --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa A-R Childs --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa C Santos --- Biologia Faculdade de Ci&ecirc;ncias, Angola C de Beer --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa MJ Smale --- Department of Zoology and Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, South Africa WM Potts --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa
    The population of Cape fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus at Ilha dos Tigres off the coast of southern Angola is expanding. Until now the only available biological information on the population has been its demographic parameters, and this insufficiency has...
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  1333. Influences of ecology and climate on the distribution of restricted, rupicolous reptiles in a biodiverse hotspot

    Influences of ecology and climate on the distribution of restricted, rupicolous reptiles in a biodiverse hotspot

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: MA Petford --- , , South Africa R van Huyssteen --- , , South Africa GJ Alexander --- , , South Africa
    Understanding the role of climatic and ecological factors in limiting species to their distributions is becoming ever more important in a world where anthropogenic activities are increasingly threatening species persistence. Species with restricted distributions are often poorly known even though...
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  1334. Improving productivity of orange-fleshed sweetpotato (&lt;em&gt;Ipomoea batatas&lt;/em&gt;) through intercropping with legumes and moderate phosphorus application

    Improving productivity of orange-fleshed sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) through intercropping with legumes and moderate phosphorus application

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Eliah Munda --- International Potato Center, Mozambique Petrus J Pieterse --- Department of Agronomy, South Africa Maria I Andrade --- International Potato Center, Mozambique Godwill S Makunde --- International Potato Center, Mozambique Engil I Pereira --- School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences, USA
    Sweetpotato yield is adversely affected by poor soil fertility in Mozambique where access to inorganic fertilisers is lacking. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of intercropping sweetpotato with groundnut and soybean at various phosphorus (P) fertilisation...
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  1335. Integrated influence of soil tillage, nitrogen&ndash;potassium fertiliser and mulching on pineapple (&lt;em&gt;Ananas comosus&lt;/em&gt; (L.) Merr.) growth and yield

    Integrated influence of soil tillage, nitrogen–potassium fertiliser and mulching on pineapple (Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.) growth and yield

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Elvire L Sossa --- Research Unit of Eco-Pedology, Laboratory of Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, Benin Codjo E Agbangba --- Laboratory of Research in Applied Biology, Department of Environmental Engineering, Polytechnic School of Abomey-Calavi, Benin Guillaume L Amadji --- Research Unit of Eco-Pedology, Laboratory of Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, Benin Kossi E Agbossou --- Laboratory of Hydraulic and Water Control, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, Benin Djidjoho J Hounhouigan --- Laboratory of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, Benin
    Pineapple is one of the most important fruit in the world and its production requires appropiate cultural practices. This work aimed to investigate the influences of soil tillage, nitrogen–potassium (N-K) fertiliser and mulching on pineapple growth and yield. The experimental...
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  1336. Policy mixes and overcoming challenges to innovation in developing countries: Insights from a mixed methods study of South Africa&rsquo;s manufacturing sector

    Policy mixes and overcoming challenges to innovation in developing countries: Insights from a mixed methods study of South Africa’s manufacturing sector

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: David Richard Walwyn --- Department of Engineering and Technology Management, South Africa Shahendra Naidoo --- Gordon Institute of Business Science, Johannesburg
    Although innovation policy mix as an analytical framework has been widely used and reported for developed countries, its application to developing countries has been minimal. In this study, an exploratory sequential approach has been followed in order to initially profile...
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  1337. Social capital development as innovation in human resource development: A case of Technical Universities in Ghana

    Social capital development as innovation in human resource development: A case of Technical Universities in Ghana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tabita Ladzeh Akpey-Mensah --- Faculty of Management Sciences, South Africa
    Social capital expresses the social relationship between people in an organization. A good relationship between employers and employees can enhance commitment and productivity. It also makes a positive contribution to organizational performance. Universities and other higher education institutions are the...
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  1338. Marital symbols and the marriage satisfaction and spiritual well-being of BaTswana married women

    Marital symbols and the marriage satisfaction and spiritual well-being of BaTswana married women

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Victoria B Segami --- Optentia Research Area, South Africa Chrizanne Van Eeden --- Optentia Research Area, South Africa
    The study explored marriage satisfaction and spiritual well-being, the association between marital symbols, and the association between marriage satisfaction and spiritual well-being. A convenience sample of BaTswana married women were participants (n = 366; age range = 30–60 years, SD...
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  1339. Pattern of dyslipidaemia in relation to statin use in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending a tertiary care hospital

    Pattern of dyslipidaemia in relation to statin use in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending a tertiary care hospital

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: S Naidoo --- Private Practice, South Africa FJ Raal --- Division of Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa
    Introduction: Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in diabetic patients. Strict goal-directed lipid control in patients with diabetes is associated with better cardiovascular outcomes.
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  1340. The diet of Malagasy dry forest understory birds based on faecal samples

    The diet of Malagasy dry forest understory birds based on faecal samples

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Manoa L Faliarivola --- Mention Zoologie et Biodiversit&eacute; Animale, Domaine Sciences et Technologies, Madagascar Marie J Raherilalao --- Mention Zoologie et Biodiversit&eacute; Animale, Domaine Sciences et Technologies, Madagascar Aristide Andrianarimisa --- Mention Zoologie et Biodiversit&eacute; Animale, Domaine Sciences et Technologies, Madagascar Steven M Goodman --- Association Vahatra, Madagascar
    This study provides data on the diet of understory birds living in the dry deciduous forests of western Madagascar. Samples were collected at three lowland localities: Ankarafantsika National Park in the northwest, the Kirindy forest (Menabe Antimena Protected Harmonious Landscape)...
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  1341. Report of suspected kidnapping in cooperative breeding Southern Ground-Hornbill in South Africa with consequences for conservation reintroductions

    Report of suspected kidnapping in cooperative breeding Southern Ground-Hornbill in South Africa with consequences for conservation reintroductions

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Lucy V Kemp --- Mabula Ground Hornbill Project, South Africa Paige F Ezzey --- Mabula Ground Hornbill Project, South Africa
    Kidnapping in avian species is a rarely observed phenomenon and warrants greater investigation. Kidnapping, reported for some cooperative breeding birds and mammals, has now been confirmed for the Southern Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri and has implications for management of reintroductions of...
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  1342. Maternal HIV status disclosure to young uninfected children: psychological variables of the mother

    Maternal HIV status disclosure to young uninfected children: psychological variables of the mother

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Maretha Visser --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Amukelani Jennifer Hlungwani --- Department of Psychology, South Africa
    Mothers living with HIV are faced with the dilemma of when and how to disclose their HIV-positive status to their young uninfected children. In this study, a South African sample of mothers living with HIV, with young uninfected children (6–10...
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  1343. Resilience and pathways to wellness among HIV-positive patients in Ghana: a qualitative study

    Resilience and pathways to wellness among HIV-positive patients in Ghana: a qualitative study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Chantal Lewis --- Brown University Schools of Public Health, USA Margaret Lartey --- University of Ghana School of Medicine &amp; Dentistry, Ghana Don Operario --- Brown University Schools of Public Health, USA
    Few African studies have focused on resilience factors related to engagement in HIV-related care among people living with HIV; instead, many studies have identified health risk factors and barriers within this population. Informed by the Disability-Stress-Coping Model of Adjustment, a...
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  1344. Intervention targets for people living with HIV and depressive symptoms in Botswana

    Intervention targets for people living with HIV and depressive symptoms in Botswana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Boitumelo Vavani --- Psychology Department, Botswana Vivian Kraaij --- Clinical Psychology, Netherlands Philip Spinhoven --- Clinical Psychology, Netherlands Kennedy Amone-P&rsquo;Olak --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Nadia Garnefski --- Psychology Department, Botswana
    Background: The prevalence of HIV in Botswana is high. Many people living with HIV (PLWH) suffer from depressive symptoms and have inadequate coping skills. Most PLWH do not receive adequate psychological treatment. Empirically based interventions for PLWH with depressive symptoms...
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  1345. Drought challenges for nature tourism in the Sabi Sands Game Reserve in the eastern region of South Africa

    Drought challenges for nature tourism in the Sabi Sands Game Reserve in the eastern region of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Tamzyn Smith --- , South Africa Jennifer M Fitchett --- , South Africa
    The Lowveld of South Africa, a savanna biome region economically dominated by nature tourism, has experienced a prolonged dry period beginning in approximately 2015. Despite emerging literature on climate and tourism in southern Africa, the challenges to tourism in the...
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  1346. A pedogenetic method for land type survey disaggregation into soil association maps

    A pedogenetic method for land type survey disaggregation into soil association maps

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: George Munnik van Zijl --- , South Africa Christina Botha --- , South Africa
    There is an increasing demand worldwide for spatial soil information. Unfortunately, gathering new soil data is expensive, leading to a focus on extracting detailed information from existing datasets. The most extensive dataset in South Africa is that of the land...
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  1347. Blockchain and catching-up in developing countries: The case of financial inclusion in Africa

    Blockchain and catching-up in developing countries: The case of financial inclusion in Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Roberto Mavilia --- ICRIOS &ndash; Invernizzi Center for Research on Innovation, Organization, Strategy and Entrepreneurship &ndash; Bocconi University, Italy Roberta Pisani --- MEDAlics &ndash; Research Center for Mediterranean Relations, Italy
    Blockchain technology, born as a tool to support Bitcoins (the most popular and controversial cryptocurrency in the world) has set itself in a very short time as a disruptive technology able not only to revolutionize existing businesses but also to...
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  1348. The influence of prolonged drought and anthropogenic impact reversal on fish community structure and ecosystem state cycling of Lake St Lucia, Africa&rsquo;s largest estuarine lake

    The influence of prolonged drought and anthropogenic impact reversal on fish community structure and ecosystem state cycling of Lake St Lucia, Africa’s largest estuarine lake

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: D Cyrus --- Coastal Research Unit of Zululand, South Africa Q Schutte --- Coastal Research Unit of Zululand, South Africa L Vivier --- Coastal Research Unit of Zululand, South Africa
    Historically, the St Lucia Estuarine Lake System and uMfolozi River joined via an estuarine bay before exiting to the sea. In 1952, separate mouths were created, because of sediment problems originating from the uMfolozi River. During the 2004 drought, the...
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  1349. Psychosocial factors impacting the college adjustment of undergraduate students: A scoping review

    Psychosocial factors impacting the college adjustment of undergraduate students: A scoping review

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Thelma Fennie --- Psychology Department, South Africa Yolanda Mayman --- Psychology Department, South Africa Chanel van Louw --- Psychology Department, South Africa Ebruphiyo Useh --- Psychology Department, South Africa Matapelo Kombora --- Psychology Department, South Africa
    This scoping review explores the emerging evidence on psychosocial factors that influence the adjustment and academic performance of undergraduate students. For the identification of pertinent studies, we searched the following electronic databases: EbschoHost, ERIC, ScienceDirect and Sabinet. Our inclusion criteria...
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  1350. &lt;em&gt;Xenopus laevis&lt;/em&gt; as UberXL for nematodes

    Xenopus laevis as UberXL for nematodes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Anneke L Schoeman --- African Amphibian Conservation Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa Tracy-Lee Joubert --- African Amphibian Conservation Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa Louis H du Preez --- African Amphibian Conservation Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa Roman Svitin --- African Amphibian Conservation Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa
    The effect of invasive species on local parasite dynamics is often overlooked. The African Clawed Frog Xenopus laevis (Daudin, 1802) (Anura: Pipidae) is a global invader, with established populations on four continents and is a domestic exotic in southern Africa...
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  1351. Epibiotic assemblages on the pen shell &lt;em&gt;Pinna rudis&lt;/em&gt; (Bivalvia, Pinnidae) at Matiota Beach, S&atilde;o Vicente Island, Cabo Verde

    Epibiotic assemblages on the pen shell Pinna rudis (Bivalvia, Pinnidae) at Matiota Beach, São Vicente Island, Cabo Verde

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: EP Lopes --- Faculty of Engineering and Maritime Sciences, Cabo Verde N Monteiro --- Faculty of Engineering and Maritime Sciences, Cabo Verde AM Santos --- Faculty of Engineering and Maritime Sciences, Cabo Verde
    The rough pen shell Pinna rudis Linnaeus, 1758 (family Pinnidae), a mollusc with an Atlantic–Mediterranean distribution, is able to live in coarse sandy substrates. Considering its shell structure and ecological characteristics, P. rudis can enhance biodiversity by providing a substrate...
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  1352. Local ecological knowledge demonstrates shifting baselines and the large-scale decline of sawfishes (Pristidae) in Tanzania

    Local ecological knowledge demonstrates shifting baselines and the large-scale decline of sawfishes (Pristidae) in Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: G Braulik --- University of St Andrews, United Kingdom M Kasuga --- Wildlife Conservation Society Tanzania Program, Tanzania G Majubwa --- Ambakofi, Tanzania
    Sawfishes are coastally distributed rays that grow to very large sizes. All five species are assessed as Endangered or Critically Endangered as a result of population declines caused mainly by entanglements in fishing gear and by habitat degradation. Three species...
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  1353. Use of openly available occurrence data to generate biodiversity maps within the South African EEZ

    Use of openly available occurrence data to generate biodiversity maps within the South African EEZ

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: D Yemane --- Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF), South Africa SP Kirkman --- Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF), South Africa T Samaai --- Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF), South Africa
    Biodiversity maps are an important component of ecosystem-based management and conservation. In the past, biodiversity maps were largely generated using patchy occurrence data from a range of data sources. Currently, substantial species occurrence data are readily available for large parts...
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  1354. Nematode assemblages and soil microbial communities in soils associated with glyphosate-resistant soybean

    Nematode assemblages and soil microbial communities in soils associated with glyphosate-resistant soybean

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Chantelle Girgan --- Nematology Unit, Biosystematics Division, Agricultural Research Council-Plant Health and Protection, South Africa Sarina Claassens --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa Hendrika Fourie --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa
    The introduction of genetically modified glyphosate-resistant (GR) crops led to increased use of glyphosate, with potential long-term effects on biological soil communities. Abundance and diversity of plant-parasitic and non-parasitic nematodes, as well as microbial community structure in the rhizosphere of...
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  1355. BirdLasser: The influence of a mobile app on a citizen science project

    BirdLasser: The influence of a mobile app on a citizen science project

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Alan Tristram Kenneth Lee --- , South Africa Henk Nel --- , South Africa
    In recent decades, people across the world have adopted ‘smart-phones’ and their technology. Software applications on these devices have become diverse in their functionality and easy to use. Citizen science projects that try to mobilise data collection from people from...
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  1356. Histopathology of the liver and gills of &lt;em&gt;Labeo rosae&lt;/em&gt; (rednose Labeo) from Loskop Dam in South Africa

    Histopathology of the liver and gills of Labeo rosae (rednose Labeo) from Loskop Dam in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Jeffrey Lebepe --- , South Africa Johan Steyl --- , South Africa Wilmien J Luus-Powell --- , South Africa
    The Loskop Dam is the most polluted impoundment in the Olifants River, because it receives pollutants from the entire mine-dominated upper catchment. However, histopathology of fish inhabiting this polluted dam is scantly explored. The current study aimed to investigate the...
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  1357. A review of vulvar carcinoma at Groote Schuur hospital for the period 2002 to 2012 with particular emphasis on HPV-related disease

    A review of vulvar carcinoma at Groote Schuur hospital for the period 2002 to 2012 with particular emphasis on HPV-related disease

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Francisca E Loggenberg --- , South Africa Tracey S Adams --- , South Africa
    Background: Vulvar carcinoma is rare and ranks fourth amongst the gynaecological malignancies. GLOBOCAN reported 44 235 new cases in 2018. There has been a rise in the number of cases of vulvar carcinoma in recent years and younger women are...
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  1358. Availability of adequately iodised salt at household level and its associated factors in Robe town, Bale Zone, South East Ethiopia: community-based cross-sectional study

    Availability of adequately iodised salt at household level and its associated factors in Robe town, Bale Zone, South East Ethiopia: community-based cross-sectional study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Nagasa Dida --- , Ethiopia Abiyot Legese --- , Ethiopia Abdurhim Aman --- , Ethiopia Bilkisa Muhamed --- , Ethiopia Teshome Damise --- , Ethiopia Tizita Birhanu --- , Ethiopia Sintayehu Hailu --- , Ethiopia Jiregna Darega --- , Ethiopia Bedasa Woldamichael --- , Ethiopia Eshetu Gadisa --- , Ethiopia
    Background: Iodine is a micronutrient required by the body in small amounts to prevent iodine deficiency disorder (IDD), which is a global public health concern. There were no specific data at household level of adequately iodised salt in the study...
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  1359. Food security status and its determinants in pastoral and agro-pastoral districts of Afar regional state, Ethiopia

    Food security status and its determinants in pastoral and agro-pastoral districts of Afar regional state, Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Shishay Teklay Kahsay --- , Ethiopia Gebrehaweria Kidane Reda --- , Ethiopia Alem Mezgebo Hailu --- , Ethiopia
    Food insecurity is a prime difficulty in Ethiopia. Food security policies and intervention mechanisms require empirical evidence on factors related to enhancement of food security. This study analyzed the determinants of households’ food security status in pastoral and agro-pastoral districts...
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  1360. Challenges in developing the Ethiopian construction industry

    Challenges in developing the Ethiopian construction industry

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Desalegn Girma Mengistu --- , India Gangadhar Mahesh --- , India
    To ensure continual improvement in the construction industry’s performance, its challenges must be identified so that integrated solutions that suit the context can be provided. The Ethiopian construction industry, like that in most developing countries, faces challenges that impede its...
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  1361. SMEs in sustainable development: Their role in poverty reduction and employment generation in sub-Saharan Africa

    SMEs in sustainable development: Their role in poverty reduction and employment generation in sub-Saharan Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Oluwayemisi Adebola Abisuga-Oyekunle --- , South Africa Swapan Kumar Patra --- , South Africa Mammo Muchie --- , South Africa
    Poverty alleviation has been positioned high on the international development agenda following the adoption of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000. African countries initiated various missions to establish sustained economic growth by increasing productivity with an ultimate...
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  1362. Modelling spillover effects between the UK and the US stock markets over the period 1935&ndash;2020

    Modelling spillover effects between the UK and the US stock markets over the period 1935–2020

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Olalekan Aladesanmi --- , United Kingdom
    This study investigates the spillovers of shocks and volatilities between the UK and the US stock markets over the period 1935–2020. The empirical analysis is carried out for the full sample and four subsample periods by applying the asymmetric GARCH-BEKK...
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  1363. Bank sensitivity to international regulatory reform: The case of Korea

    Bank sensitivity to international regulatory reform: The case of Korea

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Doojin Ryu --- , Republic of Korea Robert I. Webb --- , United States of America Jinyoung Yu --- , Republic of Korea
    This study examines the reaction of Korean banks’ procyclical behaviour to the adoption of the Basel III accord, which imposes a global capital framework on banks, and the sensitivity of Korean banks’ reactions depending on their capital structures prior to...
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  1364. Value co-creation effects on transaction cost, relational capital, and loyalty of hair salon customers: Results and implications of a Ghanaian study

    Value co-creation effects on transaction cost, relational capital, and loyalty of hair salon customers: Results and implications of a Ghanaian study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Wen Xiao --- , China Christian Narh Opata --- , China Stephen Tetteh --- , China Tettey-Wayo John Narh --- , Ghana Robert E. Hinson --- , Ghana
    This study aimed to examine customer relational capital, transaction cost, and loyalty with value co-creation in the Ghanaian hair-dressing business sector. Participants were 455 female hair-dressing customers (mean age = 2.56 years, SD = 1.07 years, age range 22 to...
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  1365. &ldquo;You can&rsquo;t bully me anymore&rdquo;: Coping strategies in a group of psychologists accused of professional misconduct

    “You can’t bully me anymore”: Coping strategies in a group of psychologists accused of professional misconduct

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Hanl&eacute; Kirkcaldy --- , South Africa Esm&eacute; van Rensburg --- , South Africa Kobus du Plooy --- , South Africa
    Upon receiving a professional misconduct complaint, practitioners are required to manage the complaint process while continuing with their professional work. The stress of a complaint may manifest in emotional difficulties and physical symptoms calling for supportive intervention. We explored the...
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  1366. Exploring the key components of a contemporary hospitality servicescape: Architecture, theology and community

    Exploring the key components of a contemporary hospitality servicescape: Architecture, theology and community

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Peter Singleton --- , The Netherlands Erwin Losekoot --- , The Netherlands
    This article aims to contribute to the theoretical understanding of the hospitality servicescape. Through this analysis this article makes recommendations to managers on how they can set about creating a genuine sense of welcome and hospitality in a contemporary setting...
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  1367. Exploring the concept of hostmanship through &ldquo;50 cups of coffee&rdquo;

    Exploring the concept of hostmanship through “50 cups of coffee”

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Monique Medema --- , The Netherlands Brenda de Zwaan --- , The Netherlands
    This article explores how hospitality academics and students understand, interpret and experience hostmanship. Building on a literature review which outlines and discusses the development and definition of hospitality, this exploratory study is framed by an interpretivist approach. Semi-structured interviews were...
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  1368. Luxury consumption in tourism: the case of Dubai &ndash; Part 2

    Luxury consumption in tourism: the case of Dubai – Part 2

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Andy Heyes --- , The Netherlands Sanjay Nadkarni --- , UAE
    2016 was a year of critical discussion and reflection for Nadkarni and Heyes as they considered the luxury image of Dubai in this journal. Discussions outlined the theoretical nature of luxury while also addressing the current hotel industry statistics coming...
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  1369. The future of hospitality jobs

    The future of hospitality jobs

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Georges El Hajal --- , The Netherlands Bill Rowson --- , The Netherlands
    This article reviews the literature on artificial intelligence (AI)-driven technology and looks at its effects on the future of hospitality jobs, and the skills needed for the future. The purpose of this article is to understand and describe how developments...
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  1370. Happiness at work: a phenomenological study of the experiences of hospitality industry employees

    Happiness at work: a phenomenological study of the experiences of hospitality industry employees

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Anne Eline Frederique Melief --- , The Netherlands Jan Arend Schulp --- , The Netherlands Marte Rinck de Boer --- , The Netherlands
    Though happiness might be an interesting factor to consider in the discussion on retaining employees, only a limited number of studies on happiness of hospitality employees has been done. This master’s thesis study, rooted in the tradition of the interpretative...
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  1371. Effects of untreated industrial effluents on water quality and benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages of Lake Hawassa and its tributaries, Southern Ethiopia

    Effects of untreated industrial effluents on water quality and benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages of Lake Hawassa and its tributaries, Southern Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: ST Mereta --- , Ethiopia A Ambelu --- , Ethiopia A Ermias --- , Ethiopia Y Abdie --- , Ethiopia M Moges --- , Ethiopia A Haddis --- , Ethiopia D Hailu --- , Ethiopia H Beyene --- , Ethiopia B Kebede --- , Ethiopia WL Mulat --- , United States
    The present study investigates the impacts of industrial effluents on the macroinvertebrate assemblages and water quality of the Lake Hawassa watershed. The water quality and macroinvertebrate assemblages were assessed at 40 sampling sites. The chemical and ecological water quality was...
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  1372. Relative growth of invasive and indigenous tilapiine cichlid fish in Tanzania

    Relative growth of invasive and indigenous tilapiine cichlid fish in Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: SJ Bradbeer --- , United Kingdom BP Ngatunga --- , Tanzania GF Turner --- , United Kingdom MJ Genner --- , United Kingdom
    Non-native species have been widely distributed across Africa for the enhancement of capture fisheries, but it can be unclear what benefits in terms of fisheries production the non-native species bring, compared with native species. Here we compared the relative growth...
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  1373. Agents sans frontiers: cross-border aquatic weed biological control in the rivers of southern Mozambique

    Agents sans frontiers: cross-border aquatic weed biological control in the rivers of southern Mozambique

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Silvia DF Langa --- , South Africa Martin P Hill --- , South Africa Stephen G Compton --- , South Africa
    Biological control is an effective ways of controlling aquatic plants, especially in South Africa. Release of biological control agents has been limited to Mozambique, where water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms-Laubach (Pontederiaceae)), water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes L. (Araceae)), red water...
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  1374. The effect of planting density on the stem form of Pinus patula trees

    The effect of planting density on the stem form of Pinus patula trees

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: RA Charlton --- , South Africa Z Naghizadeh --- , South Africa A Kunneke --- , South Africa CB Wessels --- , South Africa
    In this study the effect of planting density on the stem form of Pinus patula trees was investigated. Four different spacing treatments of 403, 1 097, 1 808, and 2 981 stems per hectare (spha), and four stem form properties...
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  1375. Stand structure, regeneration and seed dispersal patterns of &lt;em&gt;Nothofagus glauca&lt;/em&gt; (Hualo) in central Chile

    Stand structure, regeneration and seed dispersal patterns of Nothofagus glauca (Hualo) in central Chile

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Rafael Navarro-Cerrillo --- , Espa&ntilde;a Antonio Cabrera-Ariza --- , Chile Antonio Avaria --- , Chile Guillermo Palacios-Rodr&iacute;guez --- , Espa&ntilde;a R&oacute;mulo Santelices-Moya --- , Chile
    Growing interest in functional silviculture is promoting new approaches to the study of seed dispersal and regeneration, two of the key processes that determine the structure and dynamics of plant populations. Nothofagus glauca is an obligate-seeding tree species typical of...
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  1376. Summarising biometrics from the SAFRING database for southern African birds

    Summarising biometrics from the SAFRING database for southern African birds

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Sanjo Rose --- , South Africa Robert L Thomson --- , South Africa Hans-Dieter Oschadleus --- , South Africa Alan TK Lee --- , South Africa
    Biometrics form a key characteristic of a species. Here, we provide a summary of biometrics held by the South African Bird Ringing Scheme (SAFRING), which was initiated in 1948, including measures of mass and lengths of the tarsus, head, culmen,...
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  1377. Counting waterbirds on holiday: a snapshot for one Eastern Cape estuary

    Counting waterbirds on holiday: a snapshot for one Eastern Cape estuary

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: RLG Mullins --- , South Africa AJFK Craig --- , South Africa
    Over a ten-year period, each December the same observer counted waterbirds on the same stretch of the Kariega River in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The site surveyed is dominated by waders, with variable numbers of other feeding guilds. Piscivorous...
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  1378. Chlorophyll &lt;em&gt;a&lt;/em&gt; fluorescence as an indicator of heat stress in cotton (&lt;em&gt;Gossypium hirsutum&lt;/em&gt; L.)

    Chlorophyll a fluorescence as an indicator of heat stress in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: MM van der Westhuizen --- , South Africa DM Oosterhuis --- , USA JM Berner --- , South Africa N Boogaers --- , South Africa
    Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is a major fibre crop that is greatly affected by climatic factors, especially drought and high temperatures. Excessive temperature (above 30 °C) during the reproductive stage (flowering) negatively affects cotton yield potential. Four diverse cotton genotypes...
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  1379. Efficacy and profitability of weed management systems for honeybush in South Africa

    Efficacy and profitability of weed management systems for honeybush in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Rayganah Rhoda --- , South Africa Cecilia Bester --- , South Africa Mlamuli Motsa --- , Eswatini Marlise Joubert --- , South Africa Gugu Tshabalala --- , South Africa Candice-Lee Lyons --- , South Africa
    Weeds reduce crop productivity through competion for nutrients, water, light and space, and impact negatively on commercial crops. Honeybush tea (Cyclopia spp.) is an industry mainly focused on the organic cultivation of tea, using mechanical weeding control methods. To date,...
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  1380. Diet of albacore &lt;em&gt;Thunnus alalunga&lt;/em&gt; from the waters of Mauritius (western Indian Ocean) inferred from stomach contents and fatty acid analysis

    Diet of albacore Thunnus alalunga from the waters of Mauritius (western Indian Ocean) inferred from stomach contents and fatty acid analysis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: Z Dhurmeea --- , Mauritius H Pethybridge --- , Australia EV Romanov --- , R&eacute;union C Appadoo --- , Mauritius N Bodin --- , Seychelles
    The diet of albacore Thunnus alalunga from their spawning ground in the waters of Mauritius was investigated. The stomach contents of 249 albacore individuals, caught by industrial longliners and artisanal fishers, was analysed, and the dominant prey taxa were selected...
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  1381. Colonisation of South African kelp-bed canopies by the alien mussel &lt;em&gt;Mytilus galloprovincialis&lt;/em&gt;: extent and implications of a novel bioinvasion

    Colonisation of South African kelp-bed canopies by the alien mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis: extent and implications of a novel bioinvasion

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: C Lindberg --- , South Africa CL Griffiths --- , South Africa RJ Anderson --- , South Africa
    The Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis is the most significant invasive alien marine species in South Africa and, although not normally found subtidally, has recently been observed colonising heads and stipes of the kelp species Ecklonia maxima in False Bay. We...
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  1382. Spatial variation of nutrients and primary productivity in the Rufiji Delta mangroves, Tanzania

    Spatial variation of nutrients and primary productivity in the Rufiji Delta mangroves, Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: A Minu --- , Tanzania J Routh --- , Sweden JF Machiwa --- , Tanzania S Pamba --- , Tanzania
    Determinations of spatial and temporal variations in organic matter and nutrient dynamics in water and sediments are crucial for understanding changes in aquatic bodies. In this study, we (i) determine the spatial dynamics of dissolved inorganic nutrients, during the transition...
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  1383. Tobacco use and subjective well-being in university students from 29 countries: A brief report

    Tobacco use and subjective well-being in university students from 29 countries: A brief report

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Supa Pengpid --- , Thailand Karl Peltzer --- , South Africa
    This cross-national study explored the relationship between tobacco use and subjective well-being indicators (e.g. life satisfaction, happiness, and perceived health status) in university students from 29 low-, middle- and high-income countries. Data were collected from 20 355 university students (median...
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  1384. Pre-displacement stressors, psychological morbidity, and PTSD symptoms among displaced women by Boko-Haram in North-East Nigeria: The buffering roles of psychological capital

    Pre-displacement stressors, psychological morbidity, and PTSD symptoms among displaced women by Boko-Haram in North-East Nigeria: The buffering roles of psychological capital

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Erhabor S. Idemudia --- , South Africa Babatola D. Olawa --- , South Africa Gail E. Wyatt --- , USA Norweeta Milburn --- , USA
    We utilised a cross-sectional survey design to examine the moderating roles of dimensional psychological capital (PsyCap) and pre-displacement stressors on the relationship between psychological morbidity and severity of PTSD symptoms among internally displaced (IDP) women from terrorist activity. Participants were...
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  1385. Prolonged nursing in Cape fur seals (&lt;em&gt;Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus&lt;/em&gt;) at Cape Cross colony, Namibia

    Prolonged nursing in Cape fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) at Cape Cross colony, Namibia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Anna N Osiecka --- , South Africa Jack Fearey --- , South Africa Simon Elwen --- , South Africa Tess Gridley --- , South Africa
    Extended nursing periods have been observed in some pinniped species. Here, we document multiple cases of such prolonged nursing in Cape fur seals in Namibia. Over three separate visits to the Cape Cross breeding colony, we observed five unusual nursing...
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  1386. Describing sexual dimorphism and fine scale spatial distributions in the Drab Thick-tail Scorpion, &lt;em&gt;Parabuthus planicauda&lt;/em&gt;

    Describing sexual dimorphism and fine scale spatial distributions in the Drab Thick-tail Scorpion, Parabuthus planicauda

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Jacobus H Visser --- , South Africa Sjirk Geerts --- , South Africa
    Southern Africa contains a diverse and endemic scorpion fauna, but with biological aspects remaining largely unexplored for this group. In order to gain biological insights into an understudied scorpion species, the current study investigates fine-scale spatial distributions and sexual dimorphism...
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  1387. Genetic diversity assessment of sorghum (&lt;em&gt;Sorghum bicolor&lt;/em&gt; (L.) Moench) landraces using SNP markers

    Genetic diversity assessment of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) landraces using SNP markers

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Girma Mengistu --- , South Africa Hussein Shimelis --- , South Africa Mark Laing --- , South Africa Dagnachew Lule --- , South Africa Ermias Assefa --- , Ethiopia Isack Mathew --- , South Africa
    Systematic genetic profiling of the genetic pool is fundamental to select desirable parents for conventional and genomic-assisted breeding. The objective of this study was to assess genetic variation and population structure in a diverse population of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.)...
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  1388. Clean energy transition in a developing society: Perspectives on the socioeconomic determinants of Solar Home Systems adoption among urban households in southeastern Nigeria

    Clean energy transition in a developing society: Perspectives on the socioeconomic determinants of Solar Home Systems adoption among urban households in southeastern Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Edlyne Eze Anugwom --- , Nigeria Kenechukwu Nwakego Anugwom --- , Nigeria Oliver Ifeanyi Eya --- , Nigeria
    This study identifies factors that constrain the adoption of clean energy sources by urban households in southeastern Nigeria, using the Solar Home Systems (SHS) as a case study. It is premised on the assumption that adoption of innovation is affected...
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  1389. Cadmium and lead levels in three freshwater fish species from the Zambezi region, Namibia

    Cadmium and lead levels in three freshwater fish species from the Zambezi region, Namibia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: O Madzingira --- , Namibia LZ Lifumbela --- , Namibia E Kandiwa --- , Namibia L Kandjengo --- , Namibia B Mushonga --- , Namibia
    Muscle tissue from three-spotted tilapia (Oreochromis andersonii) (n = 11), sharp tooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus) (n = 14) and tigerfish (Hydrocynus vittatus) (n = 12) were sampled from a market in the Zambezi region, Namibia in June 2018 and analysed...
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  1390. Defaulters. Are they worse off? Analysing reasons for this phenomenon amongst patients with diabetes with and without HIV infection

    Defaulters. Are they worse off? Analysing reasons for this phenomenon amongst patients with diabetes with and without HIV infection

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Somasundram Pillay --- , South Africa
    Background: Ideal control of diabetes mellitus (DM) remains elusive globally. Identifying defaulting reasons in diabetes clinics can provide potential interventional areas.
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  1391. Accounting for linefish dependency in management of the South African small pelagic fishery

    Accounting for linefish dependency in management of the South African small pelagic fishery

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: D Parker --- , South Africa JC Coetzee --- , South Africa H Winker --- , South Africa CD van der Lingen --- , South Africa
    To further implement an ecosystem approach to management of the small pelagic fishery in South Africa, we attempted to develop functional relationships between spatialised time-series of the biomass of three small pelagic fish species and the catch per unit effort...
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  1392. Ego-depletion and increased stereotyping of the older adults as forgetful in the Chinese culture

    Ego-depletion and increased stereotyping of the older adults as forgetful in the Chinese culture

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Xiaobin Zhang --- , China Cheng Peng --- , China
    The stereotype that older adults are forgetful is pervasive and leads to age-related prejudice and discrimination. We aimed to explore the influence of ego-depletion on forgetful stereotyping of older adults. Our participants were 65 adult college students (females = 23, mean age = 21.5...
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  1393. Job demands, job resources, and work engagement among South African nurses

    Job demands, job resources, and work engagement among South African nurses

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mercia Gerida Patience --- , South Africa Roslyn De Braine --- , South Africa Nelesh Dhanpat --- , South Africa
    The study investigated whether job demands and job resources predict work engagement of public and private sector nurses. The sample comprised of 420 South African nurses (females = 88.8%; employed in the private sector = 61.8%; mean age = 38 years, SD = 9.50 years). They completed surveys...
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  1394. Prospects of sustainable intensification of smallholder farming systems: A farmer typology approach

    Prospects of sustainable intensification of smallholder farming systems: A farmer typology approach

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Vine Mutyasira --- , Zimbabwe
    Smallholder farming systems are highly diverse, owing to differences in farmers’ resource endowments, levels of technology use, degree of market access and agro-ecological factors. Consequently, the prospects of achieving sustainable intensification of smallholder farming systems need to be examined vis-à-vis...
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  1395. Assessment of biomass energy use pattern and biogas technology domestication programme in Ethiopia

    Assessment of biomass energy use pattern and biogas technology domestication programme in Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Getachew Sime --- , Ethiopia Girma Tilahun --- , Ethiopia Mulugeta Kebede --- , Ethiopia
    Biogas is an energy-efficient and environmentally beneficial technology used as an alternative to biomass energy sources. The objective of this study was to evaluate the traditional biomass energy system in Ethiopia and the National Biogas Program of Ethiopia (NBPE) as...
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  1396. Anatomical, physiological and allometric contrasts of the Cerrado tree &lt;em&gt;Dalbergia miscolobium&lt;/em&gt; in full sun and shade environments

    Anatomical, physiological and allometric contrasts of the Cerrado tree Dalbergia miscolobium in full sun and shade environments

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Ane Marcela das Chagas Mendon&ccedil;a --- , Brazil Jean Marcel Sousa Lira --- , Brazil Marcelo Rodrigues --- , Brazil Vanessa da Fontoura Cust&oacute;dio Monteiro --- , Brazil Edson Sim&atilde;o --- , Brazil Jo&atilde;o Paulo Rodrigues Alves Delfino Barbosa --- , Brazil
    The Brazilian Cerrado is a mosaic comprised of different vegetation formations and consequently, different environmental conditions. Tree density modifies the availability of light and affects species distribution. Thus, seedlings of species with a broad distribution should show contrasting anatomical, morphological,...
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  1397. Debarking damage by alien Pallas&rsquo;s squirrel, &lt;em&gt;Callosciurus erythraeus&lt;/em&gt;, in Argentina and its effects on tree growth

    Debarking damage by alien Pallas’s squirrel, Callosciurus erythraeus, in Argentina and its effects on tree growth

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Paula A Pedreira --- , Argentina Eduardo A Penon --- , Argentina Mariela Borgnia --- , Argentina
    Introduced squirrels threaten forest ecosystems by debarking, resulting in economic losses to the timber industry and additional damage mitigation and pest control costs. The Pallas’s squirrel, also called the red-bellied squirrel. (Callosciurus erythraeus), originally from Asia, is the first squirrel...
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  1398. The effect of accessibility and value addition on the costs of controlling invasive alien plants in South Africa: A three-species system dynamics model in the fynbos and grassland biomes

    The effect of accessibility and value addition on the costs of controlling invasive alien plants in South Africa: A three-species system dynamics model in the fynbos and grassland biomes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Douglas J Crookes --- , South Africa James N Blignaut --- , South Africa David C Le Maitre --- , South Africa
    We developed a two-biome (grasslands and fynbos) system dynamics model simulating invasions of three invasive alien plant species – black wattle (Acacia mearnsii) and two pine species (Pinus patula and Pinus pinaster) – and some of the consequences. The model...
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  1399. Effect of harvest residue management on soil properties of &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus&lt;/em&gt; hybrid and &lt;em&gt;Acacia mangium&lt;/em&gt; plantations planted on steep slopes in northern Vietnam

    Effect of harvest residue management on soil properties of Eucalyptus hybrid and Acacia mangium plantations planted on steep slopes in northern Vietnam

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Nguyen Van Bich --- , Australia Alieta Eyles --- , Vietnam Daniel Mendham --- , Australia Tran Lam Dong --- , Vietnam Katherine J. Evans --- , Australia Vo Dai Hai --- , Vietnam Caroline Mohammed --- , Australia
    Burning harvest residues during site preparation can compromise the soil-nutrient stock in short-rotation plantations, but this practice remains common in northern Vietnam. This study compared the effect of two contrasting harvest-residue treatments (burning vs retention) on soil total carbon (TC),...
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  1400. The influence of manual and motor-manual pitting implements, pit size and quality on eucalypt performance, South Africa

    The influence of manual and motor-manual pitting implements, pit size and quality on eucalypt performance, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Ullrich Hechter --- , South Africa Keith M Little --- , South Africa Louis Titshall --- , South Africa
    Pitting is the preparation of a planting position. Various methods of pitting exist and range from manual pitting to fully-mechanised operations. Until recently, most pit preparation in South Africa was carried out manually using hand-held pitting implements (agricultural hoe, mattock,...
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  1401. Effect of once-off tillage on soil water, inorganic nitrogen and glomalin contents under conservation agriculture in the Swartland sub-region of the Western Cape

    Effect of once-off tillage on soil water, inorganic nitrogen and glomalin contents under conservation agriculture in the Swartland sub-region of the Western Cape

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Johan Labuschagne --- , South Africa Johan van Zyl --- , South Africa Gert A Agenbag --- , South Africa Izane R Crous --- , South Africa Josias E Hoffman --- , South Africa
    Strategic tillage can be regarded as an important management option under conservation agriculture (CA). The effects of tillage practice and cropping sequence on volumetric water (mm mm-1), inorganic N (mg kg-1) and glomalin (mg g-1) content in the 0-300 mm...
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  1402. Morpho-agronomical characterisation of local and international sweetpotato germplasm from the South African collection

    Morpho-agronomical characterisation of local and international sweetpotato germplasm from the South African collection

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Sonia IM Naidoo --- , South Africa Sunette M Laurie --- , South Africa Hussein Shimelis --- , South Africa Mark D Laing --- , South Africa
    Considerable genetic diversity is present amongst the sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) accessions that can be selected for breeding. The Agricultural Research Council of South Africa maintains 360 sweetpotato accessions that were bred locally, and introductions from various regions...
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  1403. Time dynamics of connectedness between commodity convenience yields and zero-coupon inflation swap rates

    Time dynamics of connectedness between commodity convenience yields and zero-coupon inflation swap rates

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Okan Aybar --- , France Mehmet Huseyin Bilgin --- , Turkey Serda Selin &Ouml;zt&uuml;rk --- , Turkey
    Globalisation and financial liberalisation have made financial markets more correlated and connected. In this context, it has become extremely important to understand the connectedness and correlation among different financial markets and commodities. This paper attempts to extend applicable empirical studies...
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  1404. Nutritional status of children aged 0&ndash;60 months in two drought-prone areas of Ethiopia

    Nutritional status of children aged 0–60 months in two drought-prone areas of Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Shimelis Beyene --- , USA Mary S Willis --- , USA Martha Mamo --- , USA Belaineh Legesse --- , Ethiopia Teshome Regassa --- , USA Tsegaye Tadesse --- , USA Yitbarek Wolde-Hawariat --- , Ethiopia Nur Firyal Roslan --- , USA
    Objectives: A study was undertaken to assess the prevalence of undernutrition and associated factors among children under five in two drought-prone areas in Ethiopia.
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  1405. Interspecific competition for cliff ledges on the Magaliesberg between nesting Verreaux&rsquo;s Eagles and roosting Chacma baboons

    Interspecific competition for cliff ledges on the Magaliesberg between nesting Verreaux’s Eagles and roosting Chacma baboons

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: G Malan --- , South Africa K Padayachee --- , South Africa
    Animals that share suitable rock ledges located on near-vertical cliff faces are compelled to interact when using this scarce resource. Because interspecific and exploitative competition for suitable ledges may have a vital influence on the survival and reproduction of Verreaux’s...
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  1406. Disease driven extinction in the wild of the Kihansi spray toad, &lt;em&gt;Nectophrynoides asperginis&lt;/em&gt;

    Disease driven extinction in the wild of the Kihansi spray toad, Nectophrynoides asperginis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Ch&eacute; Weldon --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, South Africa Alan Channing --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, South Africa Gerald Misinzo --- SACIDS Africa Centre of Excellence for Infectious Diseases of Humans and Animals in Eastern and Southern Africa, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania Andrew A Cunningham --- Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, United Kingdom
    The Kihansi spray toad, Nectophrynoides asperginis, became extinct in the wild despite population monitoring and conservation management of its habitat in the Kihansi gorge, Tanzania. Previous investigations have indicated human induced habitat modification, predators, pesticides and disease as possible causes...
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  1407. The normal tax consequences of home swaps for residents owning property in the Republic of South Africa

    The normal tax consequences of home swaps for residents owning property in the Republic of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Magdel Zietsman --- , South Africa Andrea Herron --- , South Africa
    “Home swapping” has become more accessible due to a global phenomenon, known as the sharing economy. Technological advancement has removed the barriers to international trade and members of home swapping programmes exchange rights to provide each other with accommodation in...
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  1408. Application of principles from the International&thinsp;&amp;lt;&thinsp;IR&thinsp;&amp;gt;&thinsp;Framework for including sustainability disclosures within South African integrated reports

    Application of principles from the International < IR > Framework for including sustainability disclosures within South African integrated reports

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Shelly Herbert --- , South Africa Mark Graham --- , South Africa
    With the introduction of integrated reporting, organisations are now encouraged to integrate sustainability disclosures within their integrated reports, in addition to traditional sustainability reporting practices. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the International < IR > Framework (the Framework) led to...
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  1409. Organisational capital and graduate employability: A serial mediation analysis of human and personal-social capital

    Organisational capital and graduate employability: A serial mediation analysis of human and personal-social capital

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nora Bakabbey Kulbo --- , China Xiao Wen --- , China Prince Clement Addo --- , China
    We explored three resource capitals related to employability (human, personal-social, and organisational) to explain graduate work entry prospects in a developing country setting. Our study sample consisted of 743 final year university students in Ghana and Kenya. Less than half...
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  1410. Measuring time perspective in Ethiopian young adults using the Adolescent and Adult Time Inventory (AATI)

    Measuring time perspective in Ethiopian young adults using the Adolescent and Adult Time Inventory (AATI)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ephrem T. Yacob --- , Ethiopia Beide M. Bezabih --- , Ethiopia Frank C. Worrell --- , USA Zena R. Mello --- , USA
    Time perspective is an under-researched social construct in Africa. We examined scores on an Amharic translation of the Adolescent and Adult Time Inventory (AATI) in a sample of 422 young adults attending two types of educational institutions in Ethiopia: preparatory...
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  1411. Will Africapitalism work?

    Will Africapitalism work?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Emmanuel Adegbite --- , UK Olabisi Daodu --- , UK Jacob Wood --- , Singapore
    Africapitalism suggests a refined capitalist system aimed at achieving collective good unlike the shareholder value maximization model of Anglo-American capitalism. It emphasizes the obligations of the private sector in Africa to pursue socio-economic development. Despite these proposed benefits, this paper...
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  1412. Social capital and performance of SMEs: The role of entrepreneurial orientation and managerial capability

    Social capital and performance of SMEs: The role of entrepreneurial orientation and managerial capability

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Suzzie Owiredua Aidoo --- , Ghana Ahmed Agyapong --- , Ghana Henry Kofi Mensah --- , Ghana
    This study proposes and investigates the argument that social capital–performance link is mediated by entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and that this mediated relationship is dependent upon the level of managerial capability (MC) present in a firm. The study uses a sample...
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  1413. Impact of pine plantation establishment on soil properties and fungal communities of natural forests in Zimbabwe

    Impact of pine plantation establishment on soil properties and fungal communities of natural forests in Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Luke Jimu --- , Zimbabwe Innocent W Nyakudya --- , Zimbabwe Charles Magogo --- , Zimbabwe Admore Mureva --- , Zimbabwe
    Globally, large expanses of land were cleared for the establishment of exotic pine and eucalypt tree plantations for commercial purposes. In Zimbabwe, these plantations resulted in the clearance of over 120 000 ha of native vegetation, especially miombo woodlands that...
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  1414. Grasses as a refuge for &lt;em&gt;Fusarium circinatum&lt;/em&gt; L. &ndash; evidence from South Africa

    Grasses as a refuge for Fusarium circinatum L. – evidence from South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Darryl A Herron --- , South Africa Michael J Wingfield --- , South Africa Felix Fru --- , South Africa Brenda D Wingfield --- , South Africa Emma T Steenkamp --- , South Africa
    Fusarium circinatum L. is an important pathogen in countries that grow and manage Pinus species. Approximately 50% or 600 000 ha of South Africa’s commercial plantations are planted to Pinus spp. and some of these are threatened by this fungus...
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  1415. Composition, structure and diversity of fish assemblages across seascape types at Pr&iacute;ncipe, an understudied tropical island in the Gulf of Guinea (eastern Atlantic Ocean)

    Composition, structure and diversity of fish assemblages across seascape types at Príncipe, an understudied tropical island in the Gulf of Guinea (eastern Atlantic Ocean)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: F Otero-Ferrer --- , Canary Islands F Tuya --- , Canary Islands NE Bosch Guerra --- , Australia A Herrero-Barrencua --- , Canary Islands AD Abreu --- , R Haroun --- , Canary Islands
    Coastal seascapes are often composed of a mosaic of interconnected habitats. Transitions between adjacent habitats are of special relevance to the ecology of many reef-associated organisms. In this study, we tested (i) whether the degree of similarity in the composition...
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  1416. Effects of nest management methods on hatching success and predation rates of hawksbill turtles on Cousine Island, Seychelles

    Effects of nest management methods on hatching success and predation rates of hawksbill turtles on Cousine Island, Seychelles

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: J Gane --- , South Africa CT Downs --- , South Africa I Olivier --- , South Africa M Brown --- , South Africa
    Sea turtle populations have declined globally and are of conservation concern. We investigated the effects of nest management methods on hatching success and egg/hatchling predation rates of hawksbill turtles Eretmochelys imbricata on Cousine Island, Seychelles. We determined the effectiveness of...
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  1417. Perspectives on hospitality industry trade unionism in the UK and beyond

    Perspectives on hospitality industry trade unionism in the UK and beyond

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Roy C. Wood --- , UK
    The study of traditional industrial relations institutions in the hospitality industry (such as trade unions) is somewhat in the doldrums. This is, perhaps, unsurprising, given that the sector has historically never had high union membership. This article briefly explores the...
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  1418. Lobbyscape: A framework about the effect of hotel lobbies&rsquo; atmospheric elements on customer satisfaction

    Lobbyscape: A framework about the effect of hotel lobbies’ atmospheric elements on customer satisfaction

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Minoas Pytharoulakis --- , Greece Georgia Zouni --- , Greece
    This article aims to present a new conceptual model about the “lobbyscape” (i.e. the “servicescape” of hotel lobbies or foyers). A review of the existing literature, along with the authors’ expertise, provided four dimensions and 25 atmospheric elements for the...
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  1419. Intra-seasonal activity of ground dwelling spiders following six years of tillage, fertiliser and weeding treatments in an agricultural field in northern Zimbabwe

    Intra-seasonal activity of ground dwelling spiders following six years of tillage, fertiliser and weeding treatments in an agricultural field in northern Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Nilton Mashavakure --- , Zimbabwe Delight Vhembo --- , Zimbabwe Arnold B Mashingaidze --- , Zimbabwe Edson Gandiwa --- , Zimbabwe
    Spiders are important biological control agents whose activity and diversity can be negatively affected by agricultural practices. A study was conducted at Chinhoyi University of Technology experimental farm, northern Zimbabwe, to determine the impact of tillage, fertiliser application and weeding...
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  1420. Physical properties of &lt;em&gt;Tectona grandis&lt;/em&gt; (Lamiaceae) juvenile wood thermally modified in a closed system

    Physical properties of Tectona grandis (Lamiaceae) juvenile wood thermally modified in a closed system

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Nat&aacute;lia A Cunha --- , Brazil Tiago A Gales --- , Brazil Amanda M Nunes --- , Brazil Glaucileide Ferreira --- , Brazil Tha&iacute;s M Brito --- , Brazil Adriano Ribeiro de Mendon&ccedil;a --- , Brazil Djeison C Batista --- , Brazil
    This paper reports the first results of the effect of an industrial closed-system thermal modification process on the physical properties of fast-growth teak wood (Tectona grandis L.f.). The wood (juvenile) came from thinning a 15–18-year-old plantation located in Mato Grosso...
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  1421. Growth and modulus of elasticity of pine species and hybrids three years after planting in South Africa

    Growth and modulus of elasticity of pine species and hybrids three years after planting in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: O Nilsson --- , Sweden G R Hodge --- , USA L J Frampton --- , USA W S Dvorak --- , USA J Bergh --- , Sweden
    Growth data and modulus of elasticity (MOE) of 11 different pine species and hybrids were examined at six sites in three regions in South Africa. Growth traits and three MOE variables were measured at three years of age in order...
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  1422. Screening of ectomycorrhizal and other associated fungi in South African forest nurseries

    Screening of ectomycorrhizal and other associated fungi in South African forest nurseries

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: V Chartier FitzGerald --- , South Africa J Dames --- , South Africa G Hawley --- , South Africa
    The South African forestry industry covers approximately 1.3 million hectares and is dependent on exotic pine and eucalypt species. Nursery seedlings are not inoculated with ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi. This investigation assessed levels of naturally occurring ECM colonisation of Pinus patula...
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  1423. The impact of cell selection on the energy efficiency of heterogeneous networks

    The impact of cell selection on the energy efficiency of heterogeneous networks

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Michael Oyakhilome --- , Finland Kazeem B. Adedeji --- , South Africa
    The growth of the information, communication and telecommunication (ICT) industry is on the ascendancy. The proliferation of mobile devices and other web-based applications has compelled ICT industries to deploy more resource towards capacity expansion and improved quality of service. This...
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  1424. Environmental health risks associated with indiscriminate dumping in Lekwa Local Municipality

    Environmental health risks associated with indiscriminate dumping in Lekwa Local Municipality

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Isaiah Dladla --- , South Africa Machete Machete --- , South Africa Karabo Shale --- , South Africa
    This paper presents the environmental health risks associated with indiscriminate dumping of solid waste in Lekwa Local Municipality. Structured observations were used to collect data from the identified waste dumping spots. The primary data collected involved the characterization of waste...
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  1425. How stable is the tuft structure of a mesic Drakensberg grassland under various burning regimes?

    How stable is the tuft structure of a mesic Drakensberg grassland under various burning regimes?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Terry M Everson --- , South Africa Colin S Everson --- , South Africa Craig D Morris --- , South Africa
    Management options to maintain the stability of Drakensberg grasslands need to incorporate their dynamic nature in response to fire. This study addressed the lack of information on the spatial and temporal changes of these grasslands at a small (tuft) scale...
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  1426. Accounting for land cover changes and degradation in the Katse and Mohale Dam catchments of the Lesotho highlands

    Accounting for land cover changes and degradation in the Katse and Mohale Dam catchments of the Lesotho highlands

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Jane Turpie --- , South Africa Grant Benn --- , South Africa Mark Thompson --- , South Africa Nigel Barker --- , South Africa
    Rangeland conditions in the Lesotho highland dam catchment areas is important for local livelihoods and regional water supply. We investigated changes in land cover and condition from 1991 (before construction) to 2013, using Landsat imagery. The Normalised Difference Vegetation Index...
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  1427. Scientific HIV research in Africa and the Middle East: a socio-economic demographic analysis

    Scientific HIV research in Africa and the Middle East: a socio-economic demographic analysis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Marouane Menchi-Elanzi --- , Spain Hector Pinargote-Celorio --- , Spain Edy Nacarapa --- , Mozambique Gregorio Gonz&aacute;lez-Alcaide --- , Spain Jos&eacute;-Manuel Ramos-Rinc&oacute;n --- , Spain
    Background: In Africa, HIV/AIDS research is concentrated in certain countries, particularly South Africa. This distribution may not accurately reflect the disease prevalence or the true research efforts of countries.
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  1428. Depressive symptoms among older adults with HIV in Namibia: the role of social support and spirituality

    Depressive symptoms among older adults with HIV in Namibia: the role of social support and spirituality

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Eveline Ndinelao Kalomo --- , USA Jung Sim Jun --- , USA Kyoung Hag Lee --- , USA Mgori Nuru Kaddu --- , Namibia
    Background: More than 60% of older adults living with HIV reside in sub-Saharan Africa. Namibia has one of the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rates. This study examined the association between social support, spirituality and depressive symptoms.
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  1429. Strategies of coping with the effects of HIV/AIDS in Chinamhora communal lands, Goromonzi rural district, Zimbabwe

    Strategies of coping with the effects of HIV/AIDS in Chinamhora communal lands, Goromonzi rural district, Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Wilberforce Kurevakwesu --- , Zimbabwe
    This qualitative study assesses the impacts of HIV/AIDS on rural households in Chinamhora communal lands, explores the coping strategies of these rural households and establishes possible interventions towards improving their coping strategies. The study comes at a time when deaths...
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  1430. Women living with HIV in Nigeria: Predictive influence of hardiness on perceived stress

    Women living with HIV in Nigeria: Predictive influence of hardiness on perceived stress

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Aliyu Adamu --- , South Africa Gugu Mchunu --- , South Africa Joanne Rachel Naidoo --- , South Africa
    Background: Women living with HIV experience severe HIV-related stress in sub-Saharan Africa. But evidence shows that individuals with high levels of the psychological hardiness characteristic who accept stressful situations as meaningful experience may withstand psychological stress. However, the literature on...
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  1431. Perceived stress, coping and mental health of teachers: A latent profile analysis

    Perceived stress, coping and mental health of teachers: A latent profile analysis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Vasti Marais-Opperman --- , South Africa Chrizanne van Eeden --- , South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- , South Africa
    This study aimed to identify teachers’ stress profiles from their perceived stress responses, and to determine the relationships between their stress profiles, coping strategies, and mental health. Participants were a convenience sample of teachers (n = 209) in the Sedibeng...
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  1432. The career paths of general managers in Dubai&rsquo;s luxury hotel sector

    The career paths of general managers in Dubai’s luxury hotel sector

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Rabab Abu Ramadan --- , United Arab Emirates Ioanna Karanikola --- , United Arab Emirates
    This study aims to identify the career paths of general managers (GMs) of five-star hotels in Dubai through 20 face-to-face interviews. GMs see themselves as leaders and role models for their staff. Most participants have spent their careers working in...
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  1433. Are spas and wellness still considered luxurious in today&rsquo;s world?

    Are spas and wellness still considered luxurious in today’s world?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Sophie Thorne --- ,
    The world of spas has been around for thousands of years. Built as a supplementary service or facility for luxury hotels, it has quickly become a must have for most if not all luxury hotels around the world. Difficulties may...
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  1434. Changes in pre- and post-pandemic pricing decision factors: An overview of South Africa&rsquo;s luxury accommodation sector

    Changes in pre- and post-pandemic pricing decision factors: An overview of South Africa’s luxury accommodation sector

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Ewaldt Janssen [cor1]
    Large-scale events such as a worldwide pandemic impact multiple areas of the hospitality business, including the factors that influence luxury pricing. As pricing cannot be done in isolation, changes in trading environments need to be identified and pricing approaches adjusted...
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  1435. Description of two new species of the africana-group of the Genus &lt;em&gt;Gryllotalpa&lt;/em&gt;, with a redescription of &lt;em&gt;Gryllotalpa africana&lt;/em&gt; Beauvois (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae)

    Description of two new species of the africana-group of the Genus Gryllotalpa, with a redescription of Gryllotalpa africana Beauvois (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Alain Simeu-Noutchom --- , Cameroon S&eacute;vilor Kekeunou --- , Cameroon Alain Christel Wandji --- , Cameroon Marcelle Mbadjoun Nzike --- , Cameroon Phil&egrave;ne Corinne Aude Um Nyobe --- , Cameroon Alfiery Laurel Djomnang Nkwala --- , Cameroon Linda Gaelle Guiadem Simo --- , Cameroon
    Three species of the africana-group of the Genus Gryllotalpa (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae) were recorded from Cameroon during an investigation from March 2016 to March 2018: Gryllotalpa africana Beauvois from Buea and Tombel, and two new species, Gryllotalpa tombelensis Simeu-Noutchom and Kekeunou...
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  1436. Mobilisation and dynamics of energy reserves in different tissues of &lt;em&gt;Donax trunculus&lt;/em&gt; (Bivalvia: Donacidae) in the Gulf of Tunis (eastern Mediterranean Sea, Tunisia)

    Mobilisation and dynamics of energy reserves in different tissues of Donax trunculus (Bivalvia: Donacidae) in the Gulf of Tunis (eastern Mediterranean Sea, Tunisia)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: D Boussoufa --- , Tunisia H Chalouati --- , Tunisia N Ghazali --- , Tunisia JC Navarro --- , Spain M El Cafsi --- , Tunisia
    Seasonal changes in condition index and the biochemical components (proteins, lipids and glycogen) of the gonad/digestive gland, foot, labial palp, mantle, gills and adductor muscles of Donax trunculus Linnaeus, 1758 from the Gulf of Tunis were monitored seasonally, from November...
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  1437. Facing challenges and drawing strength from adversity: Lived experiences of Tibetan refugee youth in exile in India

    Facing challenges and drawing strength from adversity: Lived experiences of Tibetan refugee youth in exile in India

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Kiran Dolly Sapam --- , India Parisha Jijina --- , India
    The current study is a qualitative investigation aimed at exploring the lived experiences of Tibetan youth who had escaped to India as unaccompanied minors and since then have been living as refugees in India without their parents. The study attempts...
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  1438. Analysing species site-specific tree growth, mortality and in-growth for miombo woodlands in Tanzania

    Analysing species site-specific tree growth, mortality and in-growth for miombo woodlands in Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: E E Njoghomi --- , Tanzania S Valkonen --- , K Karlsson --- ,
    The silvicultural information base for the development of management regimes for Tanzanian miombo woodlands is underdeveloped. The limited and fragmented information on tree growth and stand dynamics has constrained the progress of sustainable management in these woodlands. Therefore, this study...
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  1439. Urban areas have lower species richness, but maintain functional diversity: insights from the African Bird Atlas Project

    Urban areas have lower species richness, but maintain functional diversity: insights from the African Bird Atlas Project

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Alan Tristram Kenneth Lee --- , South Africa Ulf Ottosson --- , Nigeria Colin Jackson --- , Kenya Sidney Shema --- , Kenya Chevonne Reynolds --- , South Africa
    High human population growth and rapid urbanisation, particularly in Africa, have led to an increased interest in the impacts of this land-use change on bird communities. The African Bird Atlas Project, where species presence lists are collected in pentads, is...
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  1440. Public perception of risk and coping response to COVID-19 in China: The moderating role of negative emotion

    Public perception of risk and coping response to COVID-19 in China: The moderating role of negative emotion

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yongtao Gan --- , China Jing Zhang --- , China Zhiyue Quan --- , China
    This study investigated the moderating role of negative emotion on risk perception and risk response during the COVID-19 pandemic. We administered a survey to 1 452 participants from six provinces in China (female = 72. 4%; mean age = 33...
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  1441. Calibration and validation of APSIM&ndash;Maize, DSSAT CERES&ndash;Maize and AquaCrop models for Ethiopian tropical environments

    Calibration and validation of APSIM–Maize, DSSAT CERES–Maize and AquaCrop models for Ethiopian tropical environments

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Hirut Getachew Feleke --- , South Africa MJ Savage --- , South Africa Kindie Tesfaye --- , Ethiopia
    Process-based crop models are popular tools to quantify the impact of changes due to climate or crop management. Accurate simulation of crop production for different agro-ecological conditions using an individual crop model remains challenging due to different sources of uncertainty...
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  1442. Firm-specific orientations and manufacturing capability under institutional voids

    Firm-specific orientations and manufacturing capability under institutional voids

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Deusdedit Augustine Rwehumbiza --- , United Republic of Tanzania
    Manufacturing capability (MC) is widely considered to depend on a strategic orientation of firms and institutional support. Remarkably, little is known about the influence of firm-specific orientations on manufacturing capability under institutional voids. This study examines the extent to which...
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  1443. Does extant work-family research generalize to African Nations? Meta-analytic tests

    Does extant work-family research generalize to African Nations? Meta-analytic tests

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Jenny M. Hoobler --- , South Africa Suzanne Gericke --- , South Africa Eileen Koekemoer --- , South Africa
    This study explores the question of the generalizability of extant work-family research, most of which has been conducted in Western cultural contexts, to workers in African nations. We conducted a meta-analysis of African research (55 studies, N = 16,162), comparing means for...
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  1444. Undergraduate hospitality students&rsquo; perceptions of careers in the industry: The Ghanaian context

    Undergraduate hospitality students’ perceptions of careers in the industry: The Ghanaian context

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Grace Anthony --- , Ghana Ishmael Mensah --- , Ghana Eunice Fay Amissah --- , Ghana
    The study examined undergraduate students’ perceptions about careers in the hospitality industry in Ghana. Students were sampled from traditional and technical public universities through a stratified random sampling technique. With a sample size of 1 341, exploratory factor analysis, t-test...
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  1445. Moving to design-based education in hotel management school: proof of success and beyond &mdash; a research journey

    Moving to design-based education in hotel management school: proof of success and beyond — a research journey

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Hanneke Assen --- , the Netherlands Marte Rinck de Boer --- , the Netherlands Macmillion B Fernandes --- , the Netherlands
    NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences adopted the innovative educational concept design-based education (DBE) in 2018. The Hotel Management School is one of the programmes that introduced a DBE curriculum. It is important to explore to what extent DBE is...
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  1446. Crisis management: The response of a small Dutch hospitality company during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Crisis management: The response of a small Dutch hospitality company during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Nanda van Leeuwen Boomkamp --- , The Netherlands Nicole Vermolen --- , The Netherlands
    The purpose of this study was to explore how a small Dutch hospitality company responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and hence create an understanding of how hospitality businesses can potentially use this knowledge when facing similar crises in the future...
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  1447. Grit and its relation to well-being among first-year South African university students

    Grit and its relation to well-being among first-year South African university students

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Henry D. Mason --- , South Africa
    This mixed methods study explored grit and well-being among South African first-year university students (N = 405, female = 57.10%; mean age = 20.59, SD = 1.65 years). The students self-reported their grit and well-being. A small subsample of the...
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  1448. Comparison of the particle size distributions of sediment collected from sandy seafloor using a Van Veen grab and cone dredge

    Comparison of the particle size distributions of sediment collected from sandy seafloor using a Van Veen grab and cone dredge

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: GM van der Heever --- , South Africa LJ Atkinson --- , South Africa CEO von der Meden --- , South Africa
    Sediment particle size is an important environmental parameter that influences benthic species composition and is frequently used in habitat and ecosystem classification systems. In South Africa, benthic grabs are regularly used to collect seafloor sediment samples for particle size analysis...
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  1449. When the flathead mullet left St Lucia

    When the flathead mullet left St Lucia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: AK Whitfield --- , South Africa
    The St Lucia estuarine system on the east coast of South Africa is a declared World Heritage Site and Ramsar Site of International Importance. A major ecological feature of St Lucia during the last century was the annual spawning migration...
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  1450. The effect of intellectual property protection on innovation: Empirical analysis of developing countries panel

    The effect of intellectual property protection on innovation: Empirical analysis of developing countries panel

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sa&iuml;d Hammami --- ,
    This paper aims to test the impact of intellectual property protection reforms on the dynamic of technological progress within sampled developing countries. The dependency of the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR’s) rule enforcement on the stage of economic development is broadly...
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  1451. From suppliers to nodes in global value chains: An upgradation of the ICT cluster of Pakistan through regional and national innovation systems.

    From suppliers to nodes in global value chains: An upgradation of the ICT cluster of Pakistan through regional and national innovation systems.

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Iffat B. Naqvi --- , Pakistan Zahid Ali Memon --- , Pakistan Wahid Bux Mangrio --- , Pakistan
    The bottom-level weaker position of developing countries industrial clusters in GVCs make them prone to the threats of non-compliance of international standards and power dominance by lead firm in GVCs as empirically evident from the traditional industrial clusters of Pakistan...
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  1452. Math function-based controller combined with PI and PID applied to ultracapacitor based solar-powered electric vehicle

    Math function-based controller combined with PI and PID applied to ultracapacitor based solar-powered electric vehicle

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Raghavaiah Katuri --- , India Srinivasarao Gorantla --- , India
    In the view of environmental concerns, the usage of electric vehicles (EVs) has increased more drastically than internal combustion (IC) engine-based vehicles. To diminish the load on the battery at peak power requirement, Hybrid Energy Storage System (HESS) was made...
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  1453. Topo-edaphic environment and forest plantation disturbance explain patterns of grassland species richness, composition and structure in an agro-ecological landscape, Maputaland, South Africa

    Topo-edaphic environment and forest plantation disturbance explain patterns of grassland species richness, composition and structure in an agro-ecological landscape, Maputaland, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: AP Starke --- , South Africa TG O&rsquo;Connor --- , South Africa CS Everson --- , South Africa
    Grasslands of the Maputaland coastal plain are biologically diverse and provide a variety of ecosystems services. Yet grasslands in this region are vulnerable to continuing development by plantation forestry that provides economic benefits to local communities. In order to provide...
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  1454. Combining ability of bread wheat genotypes for yield and yield-related traits under drought-stressed and non-stressed conditions

    Combining ability of bread wheat genotypes for yield and yield-related traits under drought-stressed and non-stressed conditions

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Yared Semahegn --- , South Africa Hussein Shimelis --- , South Africa Mark Laing --- , South Africa Isack Mathew --- , South Africa
    Drought is a major cause of reduced yields in dryland wheat production. This study aimed to determine the combining ability effects of selected bread wheat genotypes (Triticum aestivum L.) for yield and yield-related traits. Eight parental lines were selected and...
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  1455. Social capital and project management success in a developing country environment: Mediating role of knowledge management

    Social capital and project management success in a developing country environment: Mediating role of knowledge management

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Kwasi Amoako-Gyampah --- , USA Moses Acquaah --- , USA Ebenezer Adaku --- , Ghana Samuel Famiyeh --- , Ghana
    Despite significant investments in projects by organizations, governments, and international development agencies in developing countries, many of the projects have failed and continue to fail due to budget overruns, inability to complete projects on time, and poor-quality outcomes. We draw...
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  1456. A fortunate self-actualised man: A psycho-biographical study of Yuan Longping

    A fortunate self-actualised man: A psycho-biographical study of Yuan Longping

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jianhong Zheng --- , Chaohong Ji --- , China Wu-Ming He --- ,
    To develop a psycho-biographical profile on Yuan Longping, a tireless hybrid rice research scientist, we performed a content analysis of personality adjectives. For dependability of the analysis, we utilised the methods of “prototypical scenes” and “key factors of growth”. Our...
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  1457. Evaluating the evidence for ecological effectiveness of South Africa&rsquo;s marine protected areas

    Evaluating the evidence for ecological effectiveness of South Africa’s marine protected areas

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: SP Kirkman --- , South Africa BQ Mann --- , South Africa KJ Sink --- , South Africa R Adams --- , South Africa T-C Livingstone --- , South Africa JB Mann-Lang --- , South Africa MC Pfaff --- , South Africa T Samaai --- , South Africa MG van der Bank --- , South Africa L Williams --- , South Africa GM Branch --- , South Africa
    We reviewed 140 papers to assess the ecological effectiveness of South Africa’s marine protected areas (MPAs). Evidence was assessed for coverage and representivity, protection of important biodiversity areas, other recognised elements of effectiveness, connectivity, and ecological effects—from the scale of...
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  1458. A review of the populations of tilapiine species in lakes Victoria and Naivasha, East Africa

    A review of the populations of tilapiine species in lakes Victoria and Naivasha, East Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Edwine Yongo --- , Kenya Laurent Cishahayo --- , Peoples Republic of China Eunice Mutethya --- , Kenya Bonface Mnang&rsquo;at Alkamoi --- , Kenya Kokwon Costa --- , Kenya Nzeyimana Jean Bosco --- , Peoples Republic of China
    This paper discusses the catch trends, population attributes and biological characteristics of tilapiine species that are both native and that have been introduced into Lake Victoria and Lake Naivasha. Predation by Lates niloticus, species hybridisation, overfishing, pollution and eutrophication have...
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  1459. Is happiness based on psychological harmony? Exploring the mediating role of psychological harmony in the relationship between personality characteristics and occupational well-being

    Is happiness based on psychological harmony? Exploring the mediating role of psychological harmony in the relationship between personality characteristics and occupational well-being

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yuzhu Zhang --- , China Leigang Zhang --- , China Yunlong Wu --- , China
    This study proposed and tested a theoretical model for specifying the structural relationship between personality characteristics (including core self-evaluation, social comparison, philosophies of human nature, psychological capital), psychological harmony, and occupational well-being in a higher education setting. We analysed data...
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  1460. The psychology of sustainability and sustainable development: Transdisciplinary perspectives

    The psychology of sustainability and sustainable development: Transdisciplinary perspectives

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Annamaria Di Fabio --- , Italy
    The study outlines the pillars of the psychology of sustainability and sustainable development. It applies a transdisciplinary approach to explore how the psychology of sustainability and sustainable development provides a common language for constructing well-being and quality-of-life of populations, regarding...
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  1461. Nestling diet of the Algerian Nuthatch &lt;em&gt;Sitta ledanti&lt;/em&gt;, an endemic threatened bird in Babors&rsquo; Kabylia region (north-eastern Algeria)

    Nestling diet of the Algerian Nuthatch Sitta ledanti, an endemic threatened bird in Babors’ Kabylia region (north-eastern Algeria)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Mourad Zemouri --- , Algeria Lydia Asloune --- , Algeria Aida Adrar --- , Algeria Abdelouhab Bouchareb --- , Algeria Abdelazize Franck Bougaham --- , Algeria
    The Algerian Nuthatch is an endemic and protected bird species in Algeria, and its different habitats are threatened by fires and others human actions; the species is therefore considered ‘Endangered’. A faecal samples analysis of the species’ nestlings was done...
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  1462. Modernisation from the Shadows: Conspiracy, Monasticism and Techno-Utopia in the Amharic novel &lt;em&gt;Dertogada&lt;/em&gt;

    Modernisation from the Shadows: Conspiracy, Monasticism and Techno-Utopia in the Amharic novel Dertogada

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Sara Marzagora --- , UK Tom Boylston --- , UK
    The Amharic novel Dertogada (2009) was a smash hit in Ethiopia, launching Yismake Worku’s career as one of the most popular Amharic writers of the last decade. This paper explores Dertogada’s huge cultural influence by tracing its unique synthesis between...
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  1463. Increased resolution of soils information through morphon segmentation of the Korentepoort mountain catchment

    Increased resolution of soils information through morphon segmentation of the Korentepoort mountain catchment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: GJ Malan --- , South Africa WP De Clercq --- , South Africa AB Rozanov --- , South Africa C Clarke --- , South Africa H Helness --- , Norway S Damman --- , Norway N Elema --- , South Africa J Atkinson --- , South Africa
    Recent climate instability necessitates a fresh approach to water cycle services in the Hessequa municipal region. Attention is drawn to impacts on water storage in this region, and an assessment of the current status is necessary. Land-use change and soil...
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  1464. Response of tomato cultivars to irrigation management strategies employed by emerging farmers in the Greater Giyani Municipality

    Response of tomato cultivars to irrigation management strategies employed by emerging farmers in the Greater Giyani Municipality

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Tebogo J Lebea --- , South Africa Nebo Jovanovic --- , South Africa Mapotso Kena --- , South Africa Kwabena K Ayisi --- , South Africa Wisani G Mushadu --- , South Africa
    Intensification of low-tech agricultural production is required in the Greater Giyani Municipality (Limpopo province, South Africa) to respond to changing climatic conditions, water scarcity and increased food demand of the local market. Two years of field experiments were conducted on...
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  1465. Pigeonpea production constraints and farmers&rsquo; trait preferences in Malawi: implications for variety design

    Pigeonpea production constraints and farmers’ trait preferences in Malawi: implications for variety design

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Esnart Nyirenda Yohane --- , South Africa Hussein Shimelis --- , South Africa Mark Laing --- , South Africa Admire Shayanowako --- , South Africa Isack Mathew --- , South Africa Justus M Chintu --- , Malawi
    Pigeonpea Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. is the most important legume cash crop grown in Malawi. However, productivity is low due to biotic and abiotic stresses and socioeconomic constraints. The objectives of this study were to determine farmers’ perceived constraints to...
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  1466. Growth and yield of African ginger in response to application of organic fertiliser

    Growth and yield of African ginger in response to application of organic fertiliser

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Phomolo Maphothoma --- , Riana Kleynhans --- , Gerhard Prinsloo --- , Salmina N Mokgehle --- , Ian du Plooy --- , Hintsa T Araya --- ,
    African ginger (Siphonochilus aethiopicus) is in high demand for medicinal use. The plant does not multiply after being harvested, as it is destroyed in the process. The species is now facing extinction as a result of over harvesting. In order...
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  1467. The use of microscopic haematuria can reduce the need for staging cystoscopy to exclude invasion of the urinary bladder by cervical carcinoma

    The use of microscopic haematuria can reduce the need for staging cystoscopy to exclude invasion of the urinary bladder by cervical carcinoma

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: L Vlok --- , South Africa S Wessels --- , South Africa K Du Toit --- , South Africa A Van der Merwe --- , South Africa
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  1468. Laparoscopic inguinal lymph node dissection in carcinoma of the vulva: experience and intermediate results at one institution

    Laparoscopic inguinal lymph node dissection in carcinoma of the vulva: experience and intermediate results at one institution

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Setheme Daniel Mosehle --- , South Africa Franco Guidozzi --- , South Africa
    Objective: The goal of the study was to assess the feasibility of Laparoscopic Minimally Invasive Inguinal Lymph Node Dissection (L-MILND) for carcinoma of the vulva where sentinel lymph node biopsy could not be done. Laparoscopic Minimally Invasive Inguinal Lymph Node...
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  1469. A retrospective study comparing the efficiency of recurrent LSIL cytology to high-grade cytology as predictors of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia or worse (CIN2+)

    A retrospective study comparing the efficiency of recurrent LSIL cytology to high-grade cytology as predictors of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia or worse (CIN2+)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: R Suleman --- , South Africa MH Botha --- , South Africa
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  1470. A retrospective study of the epidemiology and histological subtypes of ovarian epithelial neoplasms at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital

    A retrospective study of the epidemiology and histological subtypes of ovarian epithelial neoplasms at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Lusela Pillay --- , South Africa Reubina Wadee --- , South Africa
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  1471. Exit strategies for social venture entrepreneurs in sub-Sahara Africa: A literature review

    Exit strategies for social venture entrepreneurs in sub-Sahara Africa: A literature review

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Alexander Tetteh Kwasi Nuer --- , Ghana Gert Van Dijk --- , The Netherlands Joost Jongerden --- , The Netherlands
    This paper reviews exit strategies for social venturing entrepreneurs. Exit is important for social venture entrepreneurs because they do not intend to stay in perpetuity in businesses they establish in the countries and communities where such businesses are set up...
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  1472. The effect of the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards on foreign portfolio investment in Africa

    The effect of the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards on foreign portfolio investment in Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Matthew Olubayo Omotoso --- , South Africa Dani&euml;l Petrus Schutte --- , South Africa Merwe Oberholzer --- , South Africa
    The adoption and implementation of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are anticipated to enhance the quality and credibility of financial statement in terms of reliability, transparency and comparability. Consequently, it presupposes improving the functioning of the capital market and influence...
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  1473. To err is human; to forgive, divine: A scoping review of workplace forgiveness experiences

    To err is human; to forgive, divine: A scoping review of workplace forgiveness experiences

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Salom&eacute; Elizabeth Scholtz --- , South Africa
    Forgiveness in the workplace can play a crucial role in employee health and organisational outcomes. This scoping review explored the emerging evidence on employee experiences of workplace forgiveness. The search included JSTOR (2020) and Scopus databases, spanning the period 2010-2020...
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  1474. Corporate ethical values and ethical work climate influences on employees&rsquo; helping behaviour in a developing country&rsquo;s banking sector setting

    Corporate ethical values and ethical work climate influences on employees’ helping behaviour in a developing country’s banking sector setting

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jeremy Mitonga-Monga --- , South Africa Aden-Paul Flotman --- , South Africa
    This study investigated the influence of corporate ethical values and work ethical climate on employees’ helping behaviour. A convenience sample (n= 421) of employees at a bank in the Democratic Republic of Congo were participants (female = 32.5%). The employers...
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  1475. Recycling of municipal solid waste in India: Empirical findings from some select colonies in Delhi

    Recycling of municipal solid waste in India: Empirical findings from some select colonies in Delhi

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Madhav Govind --- , India Mirinchonme Mahongnao --- , India
    The growing volume of municipal waste has become a serious challenge for urban local bodies in Indian cities. The non-segregation of waste at the source is one of the main reasons for the low percentage of municipal waste being recycled...
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  1476. Behavioural abnormalities among school-age children living with HIV at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Behavioural abnormalities among school-age children living with HIV at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Hayat Ahmed Ali --- , Ethiopia Bezaye Abebe --- , Ethiopia Ayalew Moges --- , Ethiopia Negussie Deyessa --- , Ethiopia
    Background: The human immunodeficiency virus infection has manifestations causing behavioural and cognitive abnormalities among children. The aim of this study was to assess the magnitude and correlates of behavioural abnormalities among school-age children living with HIV attending follow-up at the...
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  1477. Hospitality in a theatre: The role of physical warmth

    Hospitality in a theatre: The role of physical warmth

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Ruth Pijls --- , The Netherlands Mirjam Galetzka --- , The Netherlands Brenda H Groen --- , The Netherlands Ad T H Pruyn --- , The Netherlands
    Insight into psychological mechanisms offers service organisations the opportunity to increase their hospitality performance. The present research shows that physical warmth positively contributes to people’s experience of hospitality. In a field experiment among 127 visitors to a theatre, the effects...
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  1478. To act or not to act: Cultural hesitation in the multicultural hospitality workplace

    To act or not to act: Cultural hesitation in the multicultural hospitality workplace

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Anne Keizer-Remmers --- , The Netherlands Vasilena Ivanova --- , The Netherlands Anja Brandsma-Dieters --- , The Netherlands
    This article aims to describe the behaviour, feelings and emotions of hospitality professionals regarding the phenomenon of handelingsverlegenheid (which we translate as “awkwardness to act”) in intercultural professional settings. The overall purpose of this study is to understand how middle...
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  1479. The value of volunteers in tourism and events: A leadership perspective

    The value of volunteers in tourism and events: A leadership perspective

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Henrik S&oslash;lvbjerg Pahus --- , Denmark Simon Lind Fischer --- , Denmark Bianca Bradescu --- , Denmark
    This article is part of a three-year research project on volunteerism and the value for organisations employing volunteers, volunteers themselves and finally the tourists who meet the volunteers in various settings. Employing a mixed methods approach, we conducted a mutual...
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  1480. A review of research about the psychology of hospitality management in three leading hospitality journals

    A review of research about the psychology of hospitality management in three leading hospitality journals

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Ran Zhang --- , The Netherlands Wichard Zwaal --- , The Netherlands
    This article reviewed research articles published in three leading hospitality journals — Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, International Journal of Hospitality Management and Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research. Sixty published issues (20 issues per journal) with a total of 539 articles...
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  1481. Customer behaviour in restaurants before and during COVID-19: A study in Vietnam

    Customer behaviour in restaurants before and during COVID-19: A study in Vietnam

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Thao Hoang --- , The Netherlands Javed Suleri --- , The Netherlands
    The foodservice industry is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world and it contributes to the development of the Vietnamese economy. However, with the appearance of COVID-19, this industry has been affected. The purpose of this study is twofold,...
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  1482. Pragmatic restaurant tipping in star-rated hotels in Kenya

    Pragmatic restaurant tipping in star-rated hotels in Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Simon O Were --- , Kenya Moses N Miricho --- , Kenya Vincent N Maranga --- , Kenya
    Tipping can be traced to Tudor England in the sixteenth century. This act transformed into a custom, spreading to many countries. However, tipping is observed differently from one country to the other and thus is not homogeneous from a global...
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  1483. Ready for recovery: Hoteliers&rsquo; insights into the impact of COVID-19 on the Indian hotel industry

    Ready for recovery: Hoteliers’ insights into the impact of COVID-19 on the Indian hotel industry

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Girish K Nair --- , Qatar Shaheema Hameed --- , India Swati Prasad --- , Qatar
    This research studies the hotel manager perspective of COVID-19 (the novel coronavirus) on the Indian hotel industry by qualitatively analysing inputs from the human resources department, general management and top management of five-star hotels across India. In doing so, it...
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  1484. Sustainability reporting in the hospitality industry

    Sustainability reporting in the hospitality industry

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Bertille Pommier --- , The Netherlands Agatha M Engel --- , The Netherlands
    In 2015, Medrado and Jackson researched corporate non-financial disclosures for the hospitality industry. Their main conclusion was that sustainability reporting in the hospitality and tourism industry is in its infancy. We update and extend this research by using a wider...
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  1485. Ethnomedicinal use of pythons by traditional medicine practitioners in Ghana

    Ethnomedicinal use of pythons by traditional medicine practitioners in Ghana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Maxwell K Boakye --- Ho Technical University, Ghana Edward D Wiafe --- University of Environment and Sustainable Development, Ghana Meyir Y Ziekah --- Forestry Commission (Wildlife Division), Ghana
    The use of Python spp. for traditional medicine purposes has been recorded, but there is a dearth of information on the versatility of body parts used for the treatment of human ailments. This study aimed to determine the medicinal knowledge...
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  1486. Learning with letters: epistolary pedagogy in anthropology at the University of the Witwatersrand during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Learning with letters: epistolary pedagogy in anthropology at the University of the Witwatersrand during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Zimitri Erasmus --- , South Africa
    This article is about the use of long-form letters in the pandemic-pedagogical practice of a third-year undergraduate and writing-intensive course titled “‘Race’ and What it Means to be Human” and offered in anthropology at the University of the Witwatersrand in...
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  1487. Investor sentiment and market dynamics: Evidence from index futures markets

    Investor sentiment and market dynamics: Evidence from index futures markets

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Heejin Yang --- , Korea
    This study presents an investor sentiment proxy with a greater explanatory power in determining price changes in the Korean futures market and examines the effect of investor sentiment on futures price changes. We also consider how investor-trading behaviour affects the...
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  1488. A hermeneutic-phenomenological analysis of teachers&rsquo; learning experiences through the observation of a professional basketball coach&rsquo;s coaching session

    A hermeneutic-phenomenological analysis of teachers’ learning experiences through the observation of a professional basketball coach’s coaching session

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Naoki Matsuyama --- , Japan
    In this study, the learning experiences of four elementary school teachers who were basketball coaches were explored. Specifically, the learning experiences gained through observing professional basketball coaches’ sessions were examined by employing van Manen’s hermeneutic-phenomenological approach, which focuses on the...
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  1489. Mountain refugia limit anthropogenic suppression in a re-established felid population: the case of the Magaliesberg leopard population in South Africa

    Mountain refugia limit anthropogenic suppression in a re-established felid population: the case of the Magaliesberg leopard population in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: R John Power --- , South Africa Matt S Rogan --- , South Africa Vincent N Naude --- , South Africa
    Although highly adaptable, leopards incur substantial mortality in human-modified landscapes and generally subsist at lower densities than in protected areas. Leopard populations are difficult to enumerate across any landscapes, though there have been strides to improve upon this, particularly in...
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  1490. The effect of adjacent vegetation on fire severity in Afrotemperate forest along the southern Cape coast of South Africa

    The effect of adjacent vegetation on fire severity in Afrotemperate forest along the southern Cape coast of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Brandon Giddey --- , South Africa Johan A Baard --- , South Africa Lufuno Vhengani --- , South Africa Tineke Kraaij --- , South Africa
    Recently two large wildfires (around the towns of Knysna in 2017 and George in 2018) jointly burnt over 80 000 ha in the southern Cape, South Africa. Here, patches of closed-canopy Afrotemperate forest occur within a matrix of fire-prone (native)...
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  1491. Disturbance impacts on the persistence niche of key species in the &lt;em&gt;Baikiaea&ndash;Guibourtia&ndash;Pterocarpus&lt;/em&gt; woodlands of north-western Zimbabwe

    Disturbance impacts on the persistence niche of key species in the Baikiaea–Guibourtia–Pterocarpus woodlands of north-western Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: A Chichinye --- , Zimbabwe CJ Geldenhuys --- , South Africa PW Chirwa --- , South Africa
    The persistence niche (studied through different modes regeneration) of three key species (Baikiaea plurijuga (Harms), Guibourtia coleosperma (Benth.) J. Leonard and Pterocarpus angolensis) (DC) under five different disturbance regimes (eight years after cessation of disturbance) was studied in the Baikiaea–Guibourtia–Pterocarpus...
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  1492. Tweeting on COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa: LDA-based topic modelling approach

    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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  1493. Developing sustainable supply chains: Evidence from entrepreneurship training in Ethiopia

    Developing sustainable supply chains: Evidence from entrepreneurship training in Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Garrick Blalock --- , USA Bourcard Nesin --- , USA Andrew M. Simons --- , USA
    Multinational firms often face challenges in integrating host-country suppliers into their global value chains; this is particularly the case in developing economies. Training entrepreneurs is one approach to improve supplier integration. We conducted a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to measure...
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  1494. Optimisation of micropropagation protocols for temperate eucalypt hybrids in South Africa, with a focus on auxin transport proteins

    Optimisation of micropropagation protocols for temperate eucalypt hybrids in South Africa, with a focus on auxin transport proteins

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Rafael Keret --- , South Africa Muhammad Nakhooda --- , South Africa Nicoletta B Jones --- , South Africa Paul N Hills --- , South Africa
    Globally the demand for forestry resources is booming, and consequently innovative approaches to cultivate valuable hardwoods, such as eucalypts, are crucial. Although micropropagation offers a means to clonally propagate desirable cultivars, this technique is often variety-specific for eucalypts. Thus, recalcitrant...
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  1495. Charcoal heaps volume estimation based on unmanned aerial vehicles

    Charcoal heaps volume estimation based on unmanned aerial vehicles

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Luiza Marina Esteves de Carvalho --- , Brazil Alessandra Melo --- , Brazil Glauco Jos&eacute; de Matos Umbelino --- , Brazil Jan-Peter Mund --- , Germany Jhonathan Gomes dos Santos --- , Brazil Jacqueline Rosette --- , United Kingdom Daniel Silveira --- , S&atilde;o Paulo Eric Bastos Gorgens --- , Brazil
    The charcoal stock in a forestry business is controlled based on the theoretical capacity of the masonry ovens (input) and shipped trucks (output). During the year, the company must monitor the stock for accountability reports and internal governance. This paper...
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  1496. Tipping the scales: how fire controls the balance among functional groups in Angolan grasslands

    Tipping the scales: how fire controls the balance among functional groups in Angolan grasslands

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Paulina Meller --- , Germany Raquel Fraz&atilde;o --- , Germany Fernanda Lages --- , Angola Norbert J&uuml;rgens --- , Germany Manfred Finckh --- , Germany
    Fire plays an important role in the ecology of tropical grasslands globally. However, detailed studies comparing the response of plant functional groups to fire seasonality, and thus phenological timing, are scarce from humid Afrotropical grasslands. Such information, however, is crucial...
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  1497. Current-day distribution of the rinkhals (&lt;em&gt;Hemachatus haemachatus&lt;/em&gt;) in central South Africa and Lesotho: An evaluation based mainly on photographic and videographic records from social media

    Current-day distribution of the rinkhals (Hemachatus haemachatus) in central South Africa and Lesotho: An evaluation based mainly on photographic and videographic records from social media

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Michael F Bates --- National Museum, South Africa Cora S Stobie --- National Museum, South Africa
    The rinkhals (Hemachatus haemachatus) is a well-known venomous elapid found in greater South Africa and the eastern highlands of Zimbabwe. To evaluate its current-day (mostly 2012–2021) distribution in central South Africa and Lesotho, we examined various media sources, including Facebook,...
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  1498. Talent management practices and work-related outcomes for South African academic staff

    Talent management practices and work-related outcomes for South African academic staff

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Musawenkosi Donia Saurombe --- , South Africa Emmerentia Nicolene Barkhuizen --- , South Africa
    This study explored the perception of relationships between talent management practices and work meaningfulness, happiness, and turnover intention among South African academic staff. The participants (n = 160) were from a large South African higher education institution (HEI). For a...
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  1499. An assessment of South African technological capability using patent data from WIPO Patentscope database

    An assessment of South African technological capability using patent data from WIPO Patentscope database

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Swapan Kumar Patra --- , South Africa Mammo Muchie --- , South Africa
    The Post-Apartheid South African Government has produced three white papers (1996–2008), (2008–2018) and (2018–2028) on science technology and innovation for national development. In all these policy documents, science and technology-based industries are considered as priority areas in socioeconomic development. Using...
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  1500. Commercialization level and determinants of market participation of smallholder wheat farmers in northern Ethiopia

    Commercialization level and determinants of market participation of smallholder wheat farmers in northern Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Dubale Abate --- , Ethiopia Fikadu Mitiku --- , Ethiopia Rijalu Negash --- , Ethiopia
    Wheat market participation improves the income and economic growth of many smallholder farmers in Ethiopia. Despite this, smallholder farmers are not enough to participate in the wheat market so that commercialization level is very low due to different factors. This...
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  1501. Adolescent hookah pipe use: Comparing users&rsquo; and non-users&rsquo; harm perception, needs, and motivation

    Adolescent hookah pipe use: Comparing users’ and non-users’ harm perception, needs, and motivation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Zainab Kader --- , South Africa Rik Crutzen --- , The Netherlands Nicolette V. Roman --- , South Africa
    This study compared the harm perception, motivation, and basic psychological needs of adolescent hookah pipe users and non-users. We surveyed 1 201 adolescents aged 13–19 years old from South Africa who were hookah users (n = 256) and non-users (n...
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  1502. Suspicious bodies: anti-citizens and biomedical anarchists in South Africa&rsquo;s public health care system

    Suspicious bodies: anti-citizens and biomedical anarchists in South Africa’s public health care system

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Kudakwashe Vanyoro --- , South Africa
    It has become “common sense” to assert that access to public health care services for foreign migrants is de facto exclusionary. Conceptual tools for assessing these experiences are relatively absent and limited to “medical xenophobia.” This article deploys suspicion as...
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  1503. Hypertension and diabetes mellitus: a collision of two heavyweight non-communicable diseases

    Hypertension and diabetes mellitus: a collision of two heavyweight non-communicable diseases

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: S Pillay --- , South Africa
    Introduction: Patients living with type 2 diabetes mellitus (PLWD) are at an increased risk of developing hypertension (HPT). The presence of HPT in PLWD (PLWDH) accelerates diabetes-related complications (DRC). Scarce data exist from South Africa on the impact of HPT...
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  1504. Building markets between institutional discontinuities: Intermediation between formal and informal sectors in developing countries

    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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  1505. Impact of climate and management on radial growth dynamics of two coexisting Mediterranean &lt;em&gt;Quercus&lt;/em&gt; species in south Albania

    Impact of climate and management on radial growth dynamics of two coexisting Mediterranean Quercus species in south Albania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Edmond Pasho --- , Albania Arben Q Alla --- , Albania
    In the context of changing climate conditions, it is crucial to understand how trees maintain resistance and resilience to and recover from drought stress and management-related disturbances, and how management (intensive/extensive) modulates tree growth responses to climate. Dendrochronological methods were...
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  1506. Post-fire tree regeneration from seed of the endangered &lt;em&gt;Nothofagus alessandrii&lt;/em&gt; Espinosa in the Maule region of central Chile

    Post-fire tree regeneration from seed of the endangered Nothofagus alessandrii Espinosa in the Maule region of central Chile

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Persy G&oacute;mez --- , Chile Sergio Espinoza --- , Chile Pedro Garrido --- , Chile Jos&eacute; San Mart&iacute;n --- , Chile Yony Ormaz&aacute;bal --- , Chile
    The endemic ruil (Nothofagus alessandrii Espinosa) forest is one of the most endangered forest ecosystems in central Chile, where its regeneration is challenged by factors such as low seedling germination capacity and recently by fire. In this study, we sampled...
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  1507. Occurrence of &lt;em&gt;Dalbergia obovata&lt;/em&gt; in grasslands of urban nature reserves within a metropolitan municipality: Is it an encroaching woody species?

    Occurrence of Dalbergia obovata in grasslands of urban nature reserves within a metropolitan municipality: Is it an encroaching woody species?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Terry Stewart --- , South Africa Peter F Scogings --- , South Africa Himansu Baijnath --- , South Africa
    The occurrence of Dalbergia obovata, which is typically associated with forests, in grasslands within conservation areas in a metropolitan municipality was investigated to assess whether it was encroaching and what the possible causes might be. Relevant legislation has not regarded...
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  1508. Pishing does increase visibility of arboreal passerines in an African savanna

    Pishing does increase visibility of arboreal passerines in an African savanna

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Eckhart Buchmann --- , South Africa Chevonne Reynolds --- , South Africa
    Pishing is an imitated alarm call frequently used by birders and ornithologists to attract birds and provide close-up views. However, despite the widespread use of pishing in the field, data on the success of this technique are still scarce. Here...
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  1509. Identification of the landscape and bioclimatic characteristics that contribute to maintaining the allopatric distribution ranges of the Northern Black Korhaan &lt;em&gt;Afrotis afraoides&lt;/em&gt; and the Southern Black Korhaan &lt;em&gt;Afrotis afra&lt;/em&gt;

    Identification of the landscape and bioclimatic characteristics that contribute to maintaining the allopatric distribution ranges of the Northern Black Korhaan Afrotis afraoides and the Southern Black Korhaan Afrotis afra

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Steven W Evans --- , South Africa
    The Northern Black Korhaan Afrotis afraoides and the Southern Black Korhaan Afrotis afra were previously considered conspecific, but were subsequently separated based on habitat, plumage, displays and vocalisations of the males and genetic differences. The Northern Black Korhaan is endemic...
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  1510. The role of innovation for employment growth among firms in developing countries: Evidence from Nigeria

    The role of innovation for employment growth among firms in developing countries: Evidence from Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Stephen Kehinde Medase --- , South Africa Michael Wyrwich --- , The Netherlands
    This paper examines the nexus between innovation and employment growth. In contrast to most studies that employ data from technologically advanced economies, the study uses well-documented data from a leapfrogging and catching-up economy in sub-Saharan Africa. We find a positive...
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  1511. Factors influencing the decision to adopt Smart Building Technology (SBT) in developing countries

    Factors influencing the decision to adopt Smart Building Technology (SBT) in developing countries

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: De-Graft Owusu-Manu --- , Ghana Frank A. Ghansah --- , Hong Kong Joshua Ayarkwa --- , Ghana David J. Edwards --- , UK Reza Hosseini --- , Australia
    The decision-making towards the adoption of Smart Building Technologies (SBTs) is not sufficiently informed by pertinent expertise in developing countries such as Ghana, in terms of energy-efficient building design methods and associated technologies. This study aims to assess the decision...
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  1512. Survey of attitude towards biotechnology among the members of an Ethiopian university fraternity

    Survey of attitude towards biotechnology among the members of an Ethiopian university fraternity

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Arumuganainar Suresh --- , Ethiopia Solomon Abera --- , Ethiopia Ayele Mandefro --- , Ethiopia Rocktotpal Konwarh --- , Ethiopia Simatsidk Haregu --- , Ethiopia Amare T. Adugna --- , Ethiopia Solomon Benor --- , Ethiopia
    Ethiopia, albeit tagged as an underdeveloped nation, boasts astounding biodiversity, a vibrant culture, and the use of numerous traditional bio-techniques and processes. However, the adoption and application of modern biotechnology do not seem to have kept pace here vis-a-vis the...
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  1513. &lsquo;Finishing that plate of food&thinsp;&hellip;&rsquo;&thinsp;The role of the nurse caring for the patient with dysphagia

    ‘Finishing that plate of food …’ The role of the nurse caring for the patient with dysphagia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Jaishika Seedat --- , South Africa Nikki Strime --- , South Africa
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  1514. Mealtime challenges and food selectivity in children with autism spectrum disorder in South Africa

    Mealtime challenges and food selectivity in children with autism spectrum disorder in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Skye Nandi Adams --- , South Africa Raeesa Verachia --- , South Africa Kim Coutts --- , South Africa
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  1515. The case of Lovina, Bali: how dolphin-watching procedures put village hospitality revenue at risk

    The case of Lovina, Bali: how dolphin-watching procedures put village hospitality revenue at risk

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Rodney Westerlaken --- , the Netherlands I Gede Hendrawan --- , Indonesia Luh Putu Eswaryanti Kusuma Yuni --- , Indonesia
    This article focuses on the current practice of dolphin watching in Lovina, Bali. The current approach, in which tourists can hire a traditional boat with a captain, has been evaluated. The results show that the anthropogenic disturbance caused by dolphin...
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  1516. Working strategically with Big Data in the tourism sector: a qualitative study of twelve European destination management organisations

    Working strategically with Big Data in the tourism sector: a qualitative study of twelve European destination management organisations

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Henrik S Pahus --- , Denmark Lars Sunesen --- , Denmark
    This article presents the results of 12 semi-structured in-depth interviews with data experts from destination management organisations across Europe. The analysis revealed three overarching themes concerning the use of Big Data in the tourism sector: (1) size matters when it...
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  1517. The Delphi technique: a tutorial

    The Delphi technique: a tutorial

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Victoria Naisola-Ruiter --- , The Netherlands
    The Delphi technique is a recognised research technique designed as a futures-oriented methodology that gathers data by engaging a panel of experts to make judgements on a specific real-world issue. The technique enables the researcher to interact with key stakeholders...
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  1518. Impact of COVID-19 on the global hospitality industry: a brief review of current academic literature and meta-analysis to determine primary qualitative themes

    Impact of COVID-19 on the global hospitality industry: a brief review of current academic literature and meta-analysis to determine primary qualitative themes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: David S Fowler --- , USA
    The purpose of this study is to examine the current literature pertaining to the impact of COVID-19 on the global hospitality industry. The research has a two-fold approach. First, a succinct examination of the literature highlights the significant negative effects...
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  1519. A modified Shiller&#039;s cyclically adjusted price-to-earnings (CAPE) ratio for stock market index valuation in a zero-interest rate environment

    A modified Shiller's cyclically adjusted price-to-earnings (CAPE) ratio for stock market index valuation in a zero-interest rate environment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Roberto Catanho --- , South Africa Adrian Saville --- , South Africa
    The cyclically adjusted price-earnings ratio (CAPE) is a tool that has become widely used to predict market returns. However, recently, deterioration in its forecast strength has surfaced. At the same time, global long-term interest rates have declined and are expected...
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  1520. Contribution of temperate germplasm to the performance of maize hybrids under stress and non-stress environments in South Africa

    Contribution of temperate germplasm to the performance of maize hybrids under stress and non-stress environments in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Sphiwokuhle Shandu --- , South Africa Edmore Gasura --- , Zimbabwe Kingstone Mashingaidze --- , South Africa John Derera --- , South Africa
    Increases in genetic gains are crucial to maize breeding programmes. The objectives of this study were to identify higher-yielding and stable maize hybrids across stress and non-stress environments, to identify representative test environments for testing and selection of superior maize...
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  1521. Prevalence, population structure and burrow morphology of the kelp-boring amphipod &lt;em&gt;Sunamphitoe roberta&lt;/em&gt;

    Prevalence, population structure and burrow morphology of the kelp-boring amphipod Sunamphitoe roberta

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: MJ Wilcox --- , South Africa J Landschoff --- , South Africa CL Griffiths --- , South Africa
    The recently described amphipod Sunamphitoe roberta lives only on the kelp Ecklonia maxima, where it excavates slit-like burrows along the distal margins of thicker primary fronds. Oval chambers along the bases of these slits may represent feeding areas. As burrowing...
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  1522. The Teacher Well-Being Scale (TWBS): Construct validity, model comparisons and measurement invariance in an Ethiopian setting

    The Teacher Well-Being Scale (TWBS): Construct validity, model comparisons and measurement invariance in an Ethiopian setting

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Girum Tareke Zewude --- , Hungary Maria Hercz --- , Hungary
    The present study aimed to adapt and validate the Teacher Well-Being Scale (TWBS), in an Ethiopian education setting. To test the reliability and validity of the scale, an Amharic version of the TWBS was developed and administered to a sample...
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  1523. Tourism graduate students&rsquo; employability skills: Results and implications of a Zimbabwean study

    Tourism graduate students’ employability skills: Results and implications of a Zimbabwean study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Beaula Moyo --- , Turkey Hale &Ouml;zgit --- , Turkey
    The study investigated perceptions of employability skills of Tourism and Hospitality Management (THM) graduates in the Zimbabwean sector. The participants included 15 THM university graduates and 15 tourism sector managers. The participants completed semi-structured interviews regarding the perceived employability skills...
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  1524. Use of remotely sensed derived metrics to assess wetland vegetation responses to climate variability-induced drought at the Soetendalsvlei wetland system in the Heuningnes Catchment, Western Cape province, South Africa

    Use of remotely sensed derived metrics to assess wetland vegetation responses to climate variability-induced drought at the Soetendalsvlei wetland system in the Heuningnes Catchment, Western Cape province, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: NC Ndlala --- , South Africa T Dube --- , South Africa
    Wetland vegetation plays an important role in the environmental functioning of wetlands through the provision of ecosystem services, such as food and critical habitat for organisms that live in or near water resources. The ecosystem services provided by wetland vegetation...
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  1525. &lt;em&gt;Lamproglena monodi&lt;/em&gt; Capart, 1944 infecting &lt;em&gt;Oreochromis niloticus&lt;/em&gt; (Linnaeus, 1758): additional information on infection, morphology and genetic data

    Lamproglena monodi Capart, 1944 infecting Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758): additional information on infection, morphology and genetic data

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Nehemiah Mogoi Rindoria --- , South Africa Quinton Marco Dos Santos --- , South Africa Shimaa E Ali --- , Egypt Mohammed Hasan Ibraheem --- , Egypt Annemari&egrave; Avenant-Oldewage --- , South Africa
    Lamproglena monodi Capart, 1944 adult females were first described from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and have been redescribed seven times from different cichlid species in Egypt, Burkina Faso and Brazil, all showing morphological variation. The adult male was...
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  1526. Primate diversity and species&rsquo; distributions in Maze National Park, southern Ethiopia

    Primate diversity and species’ distributions in Maze National Park, southern Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Muluneh Dansa --- , Ethiopia Wondimagegnehu Tekalign --- , Ethiopia
    Information on animal diversity and distribution is essential for designing management plans for conservation. This study aimed to investigate primate diversity and species’ distributions in the Maze National Park, southern Ethiopia. The study was conducted during the dry season (January–March)...
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  1527. A pandemic triad: HIV, COVID-19 and debt in low- and middle-income countries

    A pandemic triad: HIV, COVID-19 and debt in low- and middle-income countries

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Charles Birungi --- , Switzerland Jaime Atienza Azcona --- , Switzerland Daniel Munevar --- , Switzerland
    This article assesses the impact of the HIV and COVID-19 pandemics and debt dynamics on health, HIV and pandemic preparedness and response-related financing in developing countries. Using a novel dataset, we did a cross-national systematic analysis of all data sources...
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  1528. Determinants of technology adoption by micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in Awi zone, Northwest Ethiopia

    Determinants of technology adoption by micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in Awi zone, Northwest Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Adino Andaregie --- , Ethiopia Tessema Astatkie --- , Canada
    Adoption of technology can enhance the development of micro and small enterprises (MSEs). But in Ethiopia, there is a very low adoption of broadband connections, mobile phones, computers, printers, scanners, copiers, and other technologies by MSEs. The main objective of...
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  1529. The effects of cluster collaboration and the utilization of big data on business performance: A research based on the expansion of open innovation and social capital

    The effects of cluster collaboration and the utilization of big data on business performance: A research based on the expansion of open innovation and social capital

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Joon-ho Kim --- , Republic of Korea Yae-ri Kim --- , Republic of Korea Seung-hye Jung --- , Republic of Korea Hyun-ju Choi --- , Republic of Korea June-hyuk Kwon --- , Republic of Korea
    This study examines the influence of firm cluster collaboration and the utilization of big data on the expansion of open innovation. We also investigate the effect of open innovation on business performance and test the moderating effect of social capital...
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  1530. Evaluation of soil physico-chemical properties as affected by canopies of scattered agroforestry trees on croplands

    Evaluation of soil physico-chemical properties as affected by canopies of scattered agroforestry trees on croplands

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Shimbahri Mesfin --- , Ethiopia Hailay Haileselassie --- , Ethiopia
    Agroforestry tree species play an important role in improving soil fertility. Though studies have confirmed that different species show different potentials to improve soil fertility, it is difficult to compare them as the studies were conducted in different areas. The...
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  1531. Is the rand a commodity currency? A volatility spillover analysis

    Is the rand a commodity currency? A volatility spillover analysis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Ayesha Sayed --- , South Africa Ailie Charteris --- , South Africa
    South Africa is a major commodity exporter, yet it is not clear what impact volatility in commodity prices has on the volatility of its currency. In this study, we examine whether a comprehensive sample of commodities (metals, grains and energy)...
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  1532. Is vitamin D status associated with non-communicable disease risk in children? A cohort study

    Is vitamin D status associated with non-communicable disease risk in children? A cohort study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Machuene A Poopedi --- , South Africa; Shane A Norris --- , South Africa; John M Pettifor --- , South Africa;
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  1533. The spectrum of missed lower limb clinical findings at a diabetes clinic in KwaZulu-Natal: red flags for costly complications

    The spectrum of missed lower limb clinical findings at a diabetes clinic in KwaZulu-Natal: red flags for costly complications

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: AT Thompson --- , South Africa S Pillay --- , South Africa C Aldous --- , South Africa
    Including a podiatrist in a multidisciplinary team (MDT) has been shown to reduce the incidence of diabetes-related lower limb amputations by at least 56% to as much as 85%. This reflects podiatry’s role in foot screening and assessment, diagnosis, foot...
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  1534. Warming promotes growth of seedlings of a woody encroacher in grassland dominated by C&lt;sub&gt;4&lt;/sub&gt; species

    Warming promotes growth of seedlings of a woody encroacher in grassland dominated by C4 species

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Lusanda Ncisana --- , South Africa Ntuthuko R Mkhize --- , South Africa Peter F Scogings --- , South Africa
    Little is known of warming effects on growth and defence of woody seedlings that potentially invade grasslands. We predicted that elevated temperatures would increase growth and spine length of Vachellia sieberiana seedlings growing (1) with or without grass in the...
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  1535. Long-term reference evapotranspiration trend and causative factors analysis in the sugarbelt area of the midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Long-term reference evapotranspiration trend and causative factors analysis in the sugarbelt area of the midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Zoleka Ncoyini-Manciya --- , South Africa Michael John Savage --- , South Africa Sheldon Strydom --- , South Africa Alistair David Clulow --- , South Africa
    Global warming is widely recognised, and its effects are becoming apparent throughout the world. Evaporation and evapotranspiration, the key components of the hydrological cycle, are generally expected to increase due to the rise in air and surface temperatures. However, previous...
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  1536. Extension services in Ethiopia: First adoption of chemical fertilizers in rural villages

    Extension services in Ethiopia: First adoption of chemical fertilizers in rural villages

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Alexander Jordan --- Thuringian Ministry for Economic Affairs, Germany Marco Guerzoni --- University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy
    In this paper we evaluate the efficiency of extension programmes in the adoption of chemical fertilizers in Ethiopia between 1994 and 2004 using matching techniques in a quasi-experimental setting. In addition to common factors, measures of culture, proxied by ethnicity...
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  1537. Wood extraction performance with a farm tractor in a mountainous region of Brazil: cycle time, productivity and costs of two different work crews

    Wood extraction performance with a farm tractor in a mountainous region of Brazil: cycle time, productivity and costs of two different work crews

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Rafael Oliveira Brown --- , Brazil Kau&ecirc; Augusto Oliveira-Nascimento --- , Brazil Renato C&eacute;sar Gon&ccedil;alves Robert --- , Brazil Daniel DeArmond --- , Brazil
    Harvesting is a complex and expensive step within forestry operations. In mountainous terrain timber harvesting is complex due to the risks and limitations that the terrain imposes on traditional forms of wood extraction. The objective of this study was to...
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  1538. Gradual increase in the intensity of machine traffic in timber harvesting: effects on soil composition and functionality

    Gradual increase in the intensity of machine traffic in timber harvesting: effects on soil composition and functionality

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Miriam Fernanda Rodrigues --- , Brazil Diego Rodrigues --- , Brazil Andr&eacute; Pellegrini --- , Brazil Elisandra Pocojeski --- , Brazil
    This study describes the effects of gradually increasing the intensity of machine traffic in timber harvesting of Pinus taeda L. in a cut-to-length system on the severity of compaction and changes in functionality of a subtropical Oxisol in southern Brazil...
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  1539. Nematode community structure and distribution along the Kenyan continental shelf

    Nematode community structure and distribution along the Kenyan continental shelf

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: SM Hashim --- University of Nairobi, Kenya AWN Muthumbi --- University of Nairobi, Kenya JM Githaiga --- University of Nairobi, Kenya J Okondo --- Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI), Kenya
    Meiofauna communities were analysed from samples collected at four stations on the Kenyan continental shelf (Shimoni, Kwale, Mombasa and Kilifi) during the maiden cruise of the RV Mtafiti, 12–21 December 2015. Nematodes were identified to genus level, and their distribution...
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  1540. Critical success factors using analytic hierarchy process: Perception of professionals in the Ethiopian construction sector

    Critical success factors using analytic hierarchy process: Perception of professionals in the Ethiopian construction sector

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Solomon Belay --- , Ethiopia James Goedert --- , USA Asregedew Woldesenbet --- , Ethiopia Saeed Rokooei --- , USA
    Multiple studies have been conducted on critical success factors (CSFs) in the construction industry in developed markets but only a few studies have focused on CSFs in emerging markets. The purpose of this study is to identify and prioritize CSFs...
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  1541. Social capital and firm performance nexus: The role of new product development capability and environmental dynamism in an emerging economy

    Social capital and firm performance nexus: The role of new product development capability and environmental dynamism in an emerging economy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Patrick Awusak Akanpaaba --- , Ghana Ahmed Agyapong --- , Ghana Henry Kofi Mensah --- , Ghana Samuel Yaw Akomea --- , Ghana
    This paper seeks to examine the argument that the social capital and market performance link is more pronounced when it is channelled through the new product development capability of the firm. The study further argues that the indirect effect of...
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  1542. Soil carbon stock assessment using depth and spatial models on afforested arable lands

    Soil carbon stock assessment using depth and spatial models on afforested arable lands

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Trevan Flynn --- , Czech Republic Liesl Wiese --- , South Africa Andrei Rozanov --- , South Africa
    The change from grasslands and natural shrubs to afforested arable land has a major impact on soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks. Grasslands are known to be SOC sinks as seen in the Chernozems of North America, Eurasia and South Africa...
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  1543. Population trends of resident and migrant West African bird species monitored over an 18-year period in central Nigeria

    Population trends of resident and migrant West African bird species monitored over an 18-year period in central Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Joy Akpanta Ishong --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Nigeria Joseph K Afrifa --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Nigeria Soladoye B Iwajomo --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Nigeria Justus P Deikumah --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Nigeria Samuel T Ivande --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Nigeria Will Cresswell --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Nigeria
    Almost no systematic monitoring of bird population trends occurs in West Africa, despite rapid human population increase, habitat change, and climate change, making conservation planning problematic. We monitored bird population trends using constant-effort mist netting, in a newly protected area...
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  1544. Predicting hospitality management students&rsquo; intention to enter employment in the hospitality industry on graduation: a person&ndash;environment fit perspective

    Predicting hospitality management students’ intention to enter employment in the hospitality industry on graduation: a person–environment fit perspective

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Ran Zhang --- Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands Klaes Eringa --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands
    This study investigates factors predicting hospitality management students’ intention to enter employment in the hospitality industry upon graduation. Survey data were collected from 591 hospitality management students in a hotel management school in the Netherlands. Results of multiple regression analyses...
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  1545. The impact of sustainability at the workplace on the employee&rsquo;s motivation and satisfaction

    The impact of sustainability at the workplace on the employee’s motivation and satisfaction

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Gabriel Tschelisnig --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Rodney Westerlaken --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
    This article focuses on the impact of sustainable efforts at the workplace on employees’ motivation and satisfaction. The focus is on the hospitality industry, represented in this case study by the Novotel Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands. As sustainability...
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  1546. Determinants of customer satisfaction in a high-contact service environment: a study of selected hotels in Abakaliki metropolis, Nigeria

    Determinants of customer satisfaction in a high-contact service environment: a study of selected hotels in Abakaliki metropolis, Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Maria-Friday C Nkwede --- Ebonyi State University, Nigeria Ike-Elechi Ogba --- Ebonyi State University, Nigeria Friday E Nkwede --- Ebonyi State University, Nigeria
    This article explores the factors that lead to customer satisfaction, with a particular interest in the hospitality industry of Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. In a high-contact service industry such as hospitality, service providers and customers usually have an intimate and...
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  1547. Comparison of physico-chemical parameters with macroinvertebrate and vertebrate fauna of Lake Ogelube and Lake Ojii, Opi-Agu, south-eastern Nigeria

    Comparison of physico-chemical parameters with macroinvertebrate and vertebrate fauna of Lake Ogelube and Lake Ojii, Opi-Agu, south-eastern Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: IE Onah --- , OJ Ajanwachukwu --- , PO Ubachukwu --- ,
    The physico-chemical parameters of water provide crucial information on the condition of a waterbody at a point in time. Physico-chemical parameters determine the primary and secondary productivity of an aquatic ecosystem. Data on water temperature, pH, turbidity, water depth, total...
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  1548. Validation of lipid extraction and correction methods for stable isotope analysis of freshwater food webs in southern Africa

    Validation of lipid extraction and correction methods for stable isotope analysis of freshwater food webs in southern Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: A van der Merwe --- , South Africa A Myburgh --- , South Africa G Hall --- , South Africa A Kaiser --- , South Africa S Woodborne --- , South Africa
    Stable isotope analysis is ubiquitous as a method to investigate food-web dynamics at various scales in aquatic ecology. Most studies make use of dorsal muscle tissue, which involves lethal sampling of the fish. The sampling of muscle tissue is often...
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  1549. Drivers of change in vegetation and soil in the Gamka Karoo: grazing versus rainfall

    Drivers of change in vegetation and soil in the Gamka Karoo: grazing versus rainfall

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: N Saayman --- , South Africa CD Morris --- , South Africa R Swart --- , South Africa JC Botha --- , South Africa
    The Gamka Karoo is a low-lying vegetation type in the semi-arid Nama Karoo in the south-western part of South Africa with extensive rangelands used for livestock ranching and wildlife. Although the Nama Karoo is generally resilient to grazing and most...
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  1550. Patients in public hospitals received insufficient food to meet daily protein and energy requirements: Cape Town Metropole, South Africa

    Patients in public hospitals received insufficient food to meet daily protein and energy requirements: Cape Town Metropole, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Marieke Theron --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Siobhan O&rsquo;Halloran --- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway
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  1551. Barriers to scaling health technologies in sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Rwanda

    Barriers to scaling health technologies in sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Rwanda

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Fatema Motiwala --- University of Toronto, Canada Obidimma Ezezika --- University of Toronto, Canada
    Given the importance of effectively scaling technologies in the promotion of health and innovation, the objective of our paper was to identify the barriers that can impede the process of scaling up in sub-Saharan Africa. We reviewed the published literature...
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  1552. Students&rsquo; experience and commentary on the internship programme of civil engineering training in public universities of Ethiopia

    Students’ experience and commentary on the internship programme of civil engineering training in public universities of Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Henok Marie Shiferaw --- University of Gondar, Ethiopia
    This paper presents challenges of the internship programme among civil engineering training in public universities of Ethiopia based on students’ experiences and comments. Sample students from two major public universities in Ethiopia shared their experiences. Validated standard questionnaires were used...
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  1553. Ghana&rsquo;s pineapple innovation history: An account from stakeholders in Nsawam Adoagyiri Municipal Assembly

    Ghana’s pineapple innovation history: An account from stakeholders in Nsawam Adoagyiri Municipal Assembly

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Daniel Adu Ankrah --- School of Agriculture, University of Ghana, Ghana
    Despite the pineapple fruit contributing significantly towards Ghana’s non-traditional export, the empirical space deficiently accounts for innovations within the sector. This article addresses prime questions that beg answering such as: the origin of innovations, when, how, what conditions facilitate adoption...
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  1554. COVID-19 context and job insecurity among casual employees: The predictive value of education, financial stress, and coping ability

    COVID-19 context and job insecurity among casual employees: The predictive value of education, financial stress, and coping ability

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Abiodun Musbau Lawal --- Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria Erhabor Sunday Idemudia --- North-West University, South Africa Constance Karing --- Friedrich-Schiller-University, Germany Babatunde Mustapha Bello --- Lagos State University, Nigeria
    This study examined COVID-19 mitigation and job insecurity among casual employees and the role of educational attainment, coping ability, and financial stress in that relationship. We surveyed 238 casual employees from five industries in the Southwestern part of Nigeria (female=...
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  1555. Fear of COVID-19 and job insecurity among hospitality industry employees: The mediating role of happiness

    Fear of COVID-19 and job insecurity among hospitality industry employees: The mediating role of happiness

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Emete Toros --- University of Kyrenia, Ahmet Maslak&ccedil;ı --- Cyprus Science University, Northern Cyprus L&uuml;tfi S&uuml;r&uuml;c&uuml; --- European Leadership University, North Cyprus
    Worldwide, COVID-19 had an unprecedented impact on the lives of people. This study explored the association between the fear of COVID-19 and job insecurity of Turkish hospitality employees, as well as the role of work happiness in that relationship. Survey...
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  1556. Helly-type results for 3-disjoint families of convex bodies in the plane

    Helly-type results for 3-disjoint families of convex bodies in the plane

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Zokhrab Mustafaev --- University of Houston-Clear Lake, USA Jamesley Norvil --- University of Houston-Clear Lake, USA
    In this note, we prove that a family of non-overlapping, 3-disjoint convex bodies in the plane with the property S(n) will also have the property S(n + 1) for n ≥ 5. This result leads confirming the conjecture of Revenko-Soltan.
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  1557. Wardowski and Ćirić type fixed point theorems over non-triangular metric spaces

    Wardowski and Ćirić type fixed point theorems over non-triangular metric spaces

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: V. Rakočević --- University of Ni&scaron;, Serbia K. Roy --- The University of Burdwan, India M. Saha --- The University of Burdwan, India
    In this manuscript, we establish a fixed point theorem for F -Suzuki contraction mapping over a non-triangular metric space and also give a discussion as remarks on the non-triangular metric structure. Moreover we introduce non-triangular metric-like space and prove a...
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  1558. Investigation of green-glued laminated timber from the Congo Basin: durability, mechanical strength and variability trends of the bondlines

    Investigation of green-glued laminated timber from the Congo Basin: durability, mechanical strength and variability trends of the bondlines

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Ren&eacute; Oum Lissouck --- University of Yaound&eacute; I, Cameroon Rachel Ra&iuml;ssa Ngono Mvondo --- Institute of Wood Technology, University of Yaound&eacute; I, Cameroon Fran&ccedil;ois Ren&eacute; Ateba --- Institute of Wood Technology, University of Yaound&eacute; I, Cameroon Regis Pommier --- University of Bordeaux, France
    The development of glulam may give complementary, added-value to an important part of the timber production in the Congo Basin. Nevertheless, the high humidity in which these timbers operate may cause problems such as cracks and severe deformations if they...
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  1559. Changing use of species and hybrids in South African forest plantations

    Changing use of species and hybrids in South African forest plantations

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Andrew R Morris --- Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South Africa
    South Africa has 1.2 million hectares of plantations developed progressively through the 20th century. These occur from 23° to 34°S, from near sea level to 2 000 m above sea level and in both Mediterranean winter rainfall and summer subtropical...
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  1560. Psychological flexibility as a moderator of the relationship between HIV-related stigma and resilience among HIV/AIDS patients

    Psychological flexibility as a moderator of the relationship between HIV-related stigma and resilience among HIV/AIDS patients

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Chinenye Joseph Aliche --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Chuka Mike Ifeagwazi --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Chisom Christopher Ozor --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria
    HIV-related stigmatisation is common in many parts of the world and is experienced by all categories of people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA). Although the negative consequences of HIV-related stigmatisation on the resilience of PLWHA is well documented, little...
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  1561. Validity and reliability of the HIV Disability Questionnaire for people living with HIV in South Africa

    Validity and reliability of the HIV Disability Questionnaire for people living with HIV in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Adetunji Adeleke --- University of Witwatersrand, South Africa Denise Franzsen --- University of Witwatersrand, South Africa Patricia de Witt --- University of Witwatersrand, South Africa Rulaine Smith --- University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
    This study determined the measurement properties of the HIV Disability Questionnaire (HDQ) on a sample of people living with HIV (PLWHIV) to validate this assessment in a resource-limited environment. A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional research design was used with PLWHIV on...
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  1562. Patterns of fish distribution in tropical rock pools at Pr&iacute;ncipe Island, Gulf of Guinea

    Patterns of fish distribution in tropical rock pools at Príncipe Island, Gulf of Guinea

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: J Azevedo e Silva --- University of Lisbon, Portugal AJ Almeida --- University of Lisbon, Portugal M Cravo --- University of Lisbon, Portugal MP Pais --- University of Lisbon, Portugal Y Santos --- , S&atilde;o Tom&eacute; e Pr&iacute;ncipe J Paula --- University of Lisbon, Portugal
    Little is known about the ichthyofauna from intertidal rock pools of the west coast of Africa, especially in the Gulf of Guinea. Rock pools are characteristic habitats of the intertidal zone of structurally complex rocky shores, adding important niche space...
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  1563. Aspiring to citizenship: African immigrant youth and civic participation in Cape Town, South Africa

    Aspiring to citizenship: African immigrant youth and civic participation in Cape Town, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Alison Kuah --- University of Cape Town, South Africa
    Based on ethnographic fieldwork carried out in Cape Town over four months, this article addresses the question of how African immigrant youth experience life and live as “citizens” in Cape Town. African immigrant youth straddle multiple positions, localities and identities...
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  1564. Understanding the translocation dynamics of Nile tilapia (&lt;em&gt;Oreochromis niloticus&lt;/em&gt;) and its ecological consequences in East Africa

    Understanding the translocation dynamics of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and its ecological consequences in East Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Papius Dias Tibihika --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, Uganda Harald Meimberg --- Institute for Integrative Nature Conservation Research, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), Austria Manuel Curto --- Institute for Integrative Nature Conservation Research, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), Austria
    The Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is the second-most economically important fish species in East African countries (EAC), surpassed only by the Nile perch (Lates niloticus). It is the most-farmed freshwater fish species in EAC and the second-most-farmed worldwide. Currently, in...
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  1565. Guidelines for conducting rapid reviews in psychology research

    Guidelines for conducting rapid reviews in psychology research

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ryan Evan du Toit --- North-West University, South Africa Werner de Klerk --- North-West University, South Africa
    Various guidelines are available to conduct rapid reviews. However, inconsistencies regarding the methodological practices are prevalent. Following a literature review process, the following databases were searched for guidelines on conducting rapid reviews in psychology: Academic Search Complete, CINAHL, Cochrane Database...
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  1566. The power drivers of public sector audit committee effectiveness

    The power drivers of public sector audit committee effectiveness

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Philna Coetzee --- Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Lourens Erasmus --- University of South Africa, South Africa Mangakane Pududu --- University of South Africa, South Africa Shan Malan --- University of South Africa, South Africa Audrey Legodi --- Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
    Audit committees are often implicated as accomplices in governance failures, or slow to react to findings. The power drivers of public sector audit committee effectiveness in developing countries is an under-researched area. With the progress of developing countries threatened by...
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  1567. Developing an improved reverse engineering adoption model towards the improvement of performance in metal engineering industries

    Developing an improved reverse engineering adoption model towards the improvement of performance in metal engineering industries

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Yichalewal Goshime --- Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Daniel Kitaw --- Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Frank Ebinger --- Erlangen University, George Simon Ohm Technical Institute, Nuremberg Campus of Technology, Germany Kassu Jilcha --- Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
    Purpose: This research aims to develop an improved model that promotes reverse engineering /RE/ practice in metal engineering industries (MEIs). RE is one cost-effective technology transfer /TT/ and innovation method that improves organizational performance. However, only a few scholars have...
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  1568. Technology management practices and innovation: Empirical evidence from medium- and large-scale manufacturing firms in Ethiopia

    Technology management practices and innovation: Empirical evidence from medium- and large-scale manufacturing firms in Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mesfin Mala Kalko --- Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic Obsa Teferi Erena --- Hawassa University, Ethiopia Sara Adugna Debele --- Hawassa University, Ethiopia
    In order to investigate empirically the effects of technology management on firm innovation, this paper considers the antecedents and multidimensional views of technology management mechanisms on innovation performance in medium- and large-scale manufacturing firms in a developing country, namely Ethiopia...
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  1569. Impact of long-term civil disorders and wars on the trajectory of HIV epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa

    Impact of long-term civil disorders and wars on the trajectory of HIV epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: David Gisselquist --- , USA
    From the mid-1970s, seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa have experienced civil disorders and wars lasting for at least 10 years. In two — Sierra Leone during 1991–2002, and Somalia from 1988 and continuing — adult HIV prevalence remained below 1%...
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  1570. The meaning and challenge of voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for counsellors &mdash; report of the Kenya Association of Professional Counsellors (KAPC) conference for sub-Saharan Africa

    The meaning and challenge of voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for counsellors — report of the Kenya Association of Professional Counsellors (KAPC) conference for sub-Saharan Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Cecilia Rachier [CXX0001] Elias Gikundi [B0002] Don Balmer --- Senior Research Fellow, University of Durham, UK Maggie Robson --- School of Psychology, University of Keele, UK Kathryn Hunt --- University of Durham, UK Nonie Cohen --- Centre for Studies in Counselling, University of Durham, UK
    A large number of voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) sites are being opened in sub-Saharan Africa. The services provided by these sites are playing an increasingly important role in the prevention of HIV/AIDS. The sites offer many possibilities and it...
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  1571. Assessment of utilisation of PMTCT services at Nyanza Provincial Hospital, Kenya

    Assessment of utilisation of PMTCT services at Nyanza Provincial Hospital, Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Iscah Akoth Moth --- Great Lakes University, Democratic Republic of Congo, A.B.C.O. Ayayo --- University of Nairobi, Dan Kaseje --- Tropical Institute of Community Health and Development (TICH), Africa
    The main objective of the study was to assess the utilisation of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services among mothers registered for services at Nyanza Provincial Hospital in Kenya. A cross-sectional exploratory study was conducted, using both quantitative and qualitative...
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  1572. Effect of exposure to clinic-based health education interventions on behavioural intention to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection

    Effect of exposure to clinic-based health education interventions on behavioural intention to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Jude Igumbor --- School of Health Sciences, University of Venda, South Africa Supa Pengpid --- National School of Public Health, University of Limpopo, South Africa Larry Obi --- University of Venda, South Africa
    HIV and AIDS incidence among infants in South Africa is on the increase. The uptake of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) interventions is often said to be dependent on the beliefs and educational needs of those requiring PMTCT services. This...
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  1573. An assessment of government policy response to HIV/AIDS in Ghana

    An assessment of government policy response to HIV/AIDS in Ghana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Julius Fobil --- School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Ireneous Soyiri --- School of Public Health, University of Ghana,
    The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa has assumed a dimension raising heartbreaking anxiety among national governments and civil society groups. In Ghana for example, the pandemic is well-documented and has gone beyond a health problem, and now encompasses all socio-economic aspects...
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  1574. Widowhood in the era of HIV/AIDS: A case study of Slaya District, Kenya

    Widowhood in the era of HIV/AIDS: A case study of Slaya District, Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Constance Ambasa-Shisanya --- Family Health International,
    Luo women are believed to acquire contagious cultural impurity after the death of their husbands that is perceived as dangerous to other people. To neutralise this impure state, a sexual cleansing rite is observed. In the indigenous setting, the ritual...
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  1575. Resources and infrastructure for the delivery of antiretroviral therapy at primary health care facilities in the Free State Province, South Africa

    Resources and infrastructure for the delivery of antiretroviral therapy at primary health care facilities in the Free State Province, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Ega Janse van Rensburg-Bonthuyzen --- Centre for Health Systems Research and Development, University of the Free State, Michelle Engelbrecht --- Centre for Health Systems Research and Development, University of the Free State, Francois Steyn --- Centre for Health Systems Research and Development, University of the Free State, Nandi Jacobs --- Centre for Health Systems Research and Development, University of the Free State, Helen Schneider --- Centre for Health Policy, University of Witwatersrand, Dingie van Rensburg --- Centre for Health Policy, University of Witwatersrand,
    There are concerns as to whether South Africa's public health system has sufficient resources, human and otherwise, to ensure universal access to antiretroviral treatment (ART). We report on public sector implementation of the Comprehensive Care Management and Treatment (CCMT) programme...
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  1576. An enumeration of orphans and analysis of the problems and wishes of orphans: the case of Kariba, Zimbabwe

    An enumeration of orphans and analysis of the problems and wishes of orphans: the case of Kariba, Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Jaqualine F Mangoma --- University of Zimbabwe Lake Kariba Research Station, Moses J Chimbari --- University of Botswana&#039;s Harry Oppenheimer Okavanga Research Centre, Elmon Dhlomo --- University of Zimbabwe Lake Kariba Research Station,
    In southern Africa, HIV and AIDS accounts for the largest proportion of orphans. Very often the orphaned children become destitute, and young girls in particular become more vulnerable to HIV and AIDS as they try to fend for the rest...
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  1577. Barriers and facilitators to patients&#039; adherence to antiretroviral treatment in Zambia: a qualitative study

    Barriers and facilitators to patients' adherence to antiretroviral treatment in Zambia: a qualitative study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Nawa Sanjobo --- Copperbelt University, Jan C Frich --- Research Unit for General Practice, University of Oslo, Atle Fretheim --- Preventive and International Health Care Unit, Norwegian Knowledge Centre for Health Services, Norway
    Patients' adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is important for effective medical treatment of HIV/AIDS. We conducted a qualitative interview study in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia in 2006. The aim of the study was to explore patients' and health care...
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  1578. Ethical and practical challenges in implementing informed consent in HIV/AIDS clinical trials in developing or resource-limited countries

    Ethical and practical challenges in implementing informed consent in HIV/AIDS clinical trials in developing or resource-limited countries

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Kyriaki Mystakidou --- Department of Radiology, Areteion Hospital, University of Athens, Irene Panagiotou --- Athens Medical School, Stelios Katsaragakis --- Pain Relief and Palliative Care Unit, Department of Radiology, Areteion Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Eleni Tsilika --- Department of Radiology, University of Athens at Areteion Hospital in the Pain Relief and Palliative Care Unit, Efi Parpa --- Department of Radiology, University of Athens at Areteion Hospital in the Pain Relief and Palliative Care Unit,
    Background/rationale: Ethical issues regarding HIV/AIDS human research in the developing world remain under continuous evaluation; a critical area of concern includes informed consent. This paper reviews several of the most important ethical and practical aspects of informed consent in HIV...
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  1579. Provider-initiated HIV testing in health care settings: Should it include client-centered counselling?

    Provider-initiated HIV testing in health care settings: Should it include client-centered counselling?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Susan M Kiene --- Medicine and Community Health (Research), Brown University, Michael Stein --- Medicine and Community Health, Brown University, USA Moses Bateganya --- Makerere University (Internal Medicine), Rhoda Wanyenze --- Makerere University School of Public Health-CDC HIV Fellowship Programme, Uganda Kenneth Mayer --- The Fenway Institute/Fenway Health, Haruna Lule --- Gombe Hospital, Uganda
    To increase access to HIV testing, the WHO and CDC have recommended implementing provider-initiated HIV testing (PITC). To address the resource limitations of the PITC setting, WHO and CDC suggest that patient-provider interactions during PITC may need to focus on...
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  1580. Barriers and facilitators to antiretroviral medication adherence among HIV-infected paediatric patients in Ethiopia: A qualitative study

    Barriers and facilitators to antiretroviral medication adherence among HIV-infected paediatric patients in Ethiopia: A qualitative study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Sibhatu Biadgilign --- John Hopkins University&#039;s Technical Support for the Ethiopian HIV/AIDS ART Initiative, Amare Deribew --- Department of Epidemiology, Jimma University, Alemayehu Amberbir --- Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Kebede Deribe --- FIDA, Ethiopia
    Medication adherence is a complex behaviour with multiple determinants. Understanding the barriers and facilitators of adherence is invaluable for programme improvement, which assists the foundation of adherence intervention strategies. A qualitative study was conducted in six selected hospitals of Addis...
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  1581. High levels of psychosocial readiness for ART in an African population at the onset of treatment

    High levels of psychosocial readiness for ART in an African population at the onset of treatment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Brent Wolff --- MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Martin Mbonye --- MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Alex Coutinho --- Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, Uganda Barbara Amuron --- MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Robert Nkabala --- The AIDS Support Organization (TASO), Uganda Shabbar Jaffar --- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK Heiner Grosskurth --- MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS,
    Adherence at the earliest stages of treatment is likely to be influenced by prior illness trajectories and future expectations, best captured (and addressed) before treatment begins. We examined the influence of illness trajectories and treatment expectations on psychosocial readiness to...
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  1582. Reaching the hearts and minds of illiterate women in the Amhara highland of Ethiopia: Development and pre-testing of oral HIV/AIDS prevention messages

    Reaching the hearts and minds of illiterate women in the Amhara highland of Ethiopia: Development and pre-testing of oral HIV/AIDS prevention messages

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Gebeyehu W Bogale --- Educational Media Agency, Ethiopia Henk Boer --- University of Twente, The Netherlands Erwin R Seydel --- University of Twente, The Netherlands
    In the style of radio programmes, we developed three episodes of audio HIV prevention education for illiterate women in Ethiopia. We used social-oriented presentation formats, such as discussion between women on HIV prevention, and expert-oriented presentation formats, such as an...
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  1583. Gender differences regarding barriers and motivators of HIV status disclosure among HIV-positive service users

    Gender differences regarding barriers and motivators of HIV status disclosure among HIV-positive service users

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Kebede Deribe --- , Ethiopia Kifle Woldemichael --- Department of Epidemiology, Jimma University, Bernard Joseph Njau --- Department of Community Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College, Bereket Yakob --- NASTAD Global Programme, Ethiopia Sibhatu Biadgilign --- John Hopkins University-Technical Support for the Ethiopian HIV/AIDS ART Initiative, Alemayehu Amberbir --- Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham,
    There are inconsistent findings about the relation between gender and HIV status disclosure. We conducted a facility-based cross-sectional study, using qualitative and quantitative data collection methods, to explore gender differences in HIV-positive status disclosure among service users in south-west Ethiopia...
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  1584. Social capital and the decline in HIV transmission &ndash; A case study in three villages in the Kagera region of Tanzania

    Social capital and the decline in HIV transmission – A case study in three villages in the Kagera region of Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Gasto Frumence --- Department of Development Studies, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania Japhet Killewo --- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania Gideon Kwesigabo --- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania Lennarth Nystr&ouml;m --- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health, Ume&aring; University, Sweden Malin Eriksson --- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health, Ume&aring; University, Sweden Maria Emmelin --- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health, Ume&aring; University, Sweden
    We present data from an exploratory case study characterising the social capital in three case villages situated in areas of varying HIV prevalence in the Kagera region of Tanzania. Focus group discussions and key informant interviews revealed a range of...
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  1585. &lsquo;When I get better I will do the test&rsquo;: Facilitators and barriers to HIV testing in Northwest Region of Cameroon with implications for TB and HIV/AIDS control programmes

    ‘When I get better I will do the test’: Facilitators and barriers to HIV testing in Northwest Region of Cameroon with implications for TB and HIV/AIDS control programmes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Nwarb&eacute;b&eacute; Barnabas Njozing --- Public Health at the Division of Epidemiology and Global Health, Ume&aring; University, Sweden Kerstin E Edin --- Unit for Epidemiology and Global Health, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Ume&aring; Centre of Gender Studies, University, Anna-Karin Hurtig --- Public Health at the Division of Epidemiology and Global Health, Ume&aring; University, Sweden
    The World Health Organization has recommended collaborative activities between TB and HIV programmes with routine counselling and testing for HIV among TB patients in order to improve the uptake of HIV services. We carried out qualitative research interviews with 21...
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  1586. Addressing HIV/AIDS challenges in Uganda: does social capital generation by NGOs matter?

    Addressing HIV/AIDS challenges in Uganda: does social capital generation by NGOs matter?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Roberts Kabeba Muriisa --- Faculty of Development Studies, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda Ishtiaq Jamil --- Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen, Norway
    HIV/AIDS has had devastating impacts in many countries, Uganda in particular. However, Uganda is depicted as one of the most successful countries in fighting HIV/AIDS. Among others, Uganda's success story is attributed to the open general environment which allows open...
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  1587. HIV counselling and testing utilisation and attitudes of male inmates in a South African prison

    HIV counselling and testing utilisation and attitudes of male inmates in a South African prison

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Lelaka C Motshabi [B0001] Supa Pengpid --- Department of Health System Management and Policy, University of Limpopo, South Africa Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa
    The Department of Correctional Services Policy on the management of HIV and AIDS for offenders include voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for HIV as one of the priorities in the rehabilitation of inmates. The aim of this study was to...
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  1588. Perceptions of door-to-door HIV counselling and testing in Botswana

    Perceptions of door-to-door HIV counselling and testing in Botswana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Karen Kroeger --- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Allan W Taylor --- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Heather M Marlow --- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Douglas T Fleming --- Bristol-Myers Squib Company, USA Vanessa Beyleveld --- Premiere Personnel, Botswana Mary Grace Alwano --- CTS Global Inc., Mabel Tebogo Kejelepula --- Ministry of Health, Botswana Kentsenao Busang Chilume --- Botswana National AIDS Coordination Agency, Botswana Dawn K Smith --- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Thierry Roels --- CDC&#039;s Division of Global HIV/Aids Programme, Peter Kilmarx --- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Zimbabwe
    Prevalence of HIV infection in Botswana is among the highest in the world, at 23.9% of 15 – 49-year-olds. Most HIV testing is conducted in voluntary counselling and testing centres or medical settings. Improved access to testing is urgently needed...
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  1589. An evaluation of a refresher training intervention for HIV lay counsellors in Chongwe District, Zambia

    An evaluation of a refresher training intervention for HIV lay counsellors in Chongwe District, Zambia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Charles Msisuka --- , Zambia Ikuma Nozaki --- National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Japan Kazuhiro Kakimoto --- Osaka Prefecture University, Motoko Seko --- Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan Mercy M S Ulaya --- National AIDS Council, Zambia
    To address a severe shortage of human resources for health, the Zambian Ministry of Health has begun to make use of lay counsellors for HIV counselling and testing. However, their skills and knowledge rarely have been reviewed or refreshed. We...
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  1590. Accessibility of antiretroviral therapy in Ghana: Convenience of access

    Accessibility of antiretroviral therapy in Ghana: Convenience of access

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Joyce Addo-Atuah [d138e18] Dick Gourley Greta Gourley Shelley I. White-Means Robin J. Womeodu Richard J. Faris Nii Akwei Addo
    The convenience of accessing antiretroviral therapy (ART) is important for initial access to care and subsequent adherence to ART. We conducted a qualitative study of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and ART healthcare providers in Ghana in 2005. The objective...
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  1591. The experiences of Batswana families regarding hospice care of AIDS patients in the Bophirima district, North West province, South Africa

    The experiences of Batswana families regarding hospice care of AIDS patients in the Bophirima district, North West province, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: M. F. Makhele F. M. Mulaudzi [d121e25]
    The HIV/AIDS pandemic put significant strain on healthcare services in the country. Hospitals were no longer coping with the escalating number of AIDS patients. This resulted in the early discharge of patients, with some patients, too ill to be nursed...
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  1592. Rewriting the narrative of the epidemiology of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa

    Rewriting the narrative of the epidemiology of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Stefan Baral [d166e18] Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya
    The fight against HIV remains complicated with contracting donor resources and high burden of HIV among reproductive age adults still often limiting independent economic development. In the widespread HIV epidemics of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), it is proposed that key populations...
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  1593. A decade of research involving men who have sex with men in sub-Saharan Africa: Current knowledge and future directions

    A decade of research involving men who have sex with men in sub-Saharan Africa: Current knowledge and future directions

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Nicholas Muraguri Marleen Temmerman Scott Geibel [d199e38]
    It has been just over 10 years since the first large behavioral survey of men who have sex with men (MSM) was implemented in Senegal in 2001. Since then, behavioral and/or HIV prevalence surveys have been conducted in over 14...
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  1594. Efficacy of a lay health worker led group antiretroviral medication adherence training among non-adherent HIV-positive patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Results from a randomized trial

    Efficacy of a lay health worker led group antiretroviral medication adherence training among non-adherent HIV-positive patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Results from a randomized trial

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Karl Peltzer [d77e18] Shandir Ramlagan Deborah Jones Stephen M. Weiss Henry Fomundam Lucia Chanetsa
    There is a lack of theory-based randomized controlled trials to examine the effect of antiretroviral adherence in sub-Saharan Africa. We assessed the effectiveness of a lay health worker lead structured group intervention to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in...
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  1595. Experience of stigma and discrimination and the implications for healthcare seeking behavior among people living with HIV/AIDS in resource-limited setting

    Experience of stigma and discrimination and the implications for healthcare seeking behavior among people living with HIV/AIDS in resource-limited setting

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Taddese Alemu Sibhatu Biadgilign [d367e28] Kebede Deribe Horacio Ruise&ntilde;or Escudero
    Background: Stigma and discrimination can limit access to care and treatment services. Stigma hides HIV from the public, resulting in reduced pressure for behavioral change. For effective behavior change, empirically grounded and theory-based behavioral change approaches are fundamental as a...
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  1596. Perception of HIV/AIDS among the Igbo of Anambra State, Nigeria

    Perception of HIV/AIDS among the Igbo of Anambra State, Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Caroline Okumdi Muoghalu [d353e19] Samuel Ayodele Jegede
    Perception is fundamental in the fight against stigmatization of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV). Perception generally influences discriminatory attitudes towards PLHIV which exacerbates their problems and quickens the degeneration of the disease from HIV to AIDS. This study examined the...
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  1597. Understanding culture and HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa

    Understanding culture and HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Steven Sovran [d378e18]
    Early in the study of HIV/AIDS, culture was invoked to explain differences in the disease patterns between sub-Saharan Africa and Western countries. Unfortunately, in an attempt to explain the statistics, many of the presumed risk factors were impugned in the...
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  1598. The physical activity levels among people living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome receiving high active antiretroviral therapy in Rwanda

    The physical activity levels among people living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome receiving high active antiretroviral therapy in Rwanda

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: J.M. Frantz --- , South Africa A. Murenzi --- , South Africa
    The accessibility of high active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for local human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients is improving in Rwanda. It is well known that this therapy is associated with serious adverse effects, such as metabolic and morphologic changes. One of...
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  1599. The social and gender context of HIV disclosure in sub-Saharan Africa: A review of policies and practices

    The social and gender context of HIV disclosure in sub-Saharan Africa: A review of policies and practices

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Sarah Bott Carla Makhlouf Obermeyer [d314e29]
    This paper reviews the legal and policy context of HIV disclosure in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as what is known about rates, consequences and social context of disclosure, with special attention to gender issues and the role of health services...
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  1600. Understanding of the risk of HIV infection among the elderly in Ga-Rankuwa, South Africa

    Understanding of the risk of HIV infection among the elderly in Ga-Rankuwa, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Eucebious Lekalakala-Mokgele --- , , South Africa
    The literature pertaining to the elderly shows that HIV infection among this population is on the increase, suggesting that the elderly population engages in activities risky for HIV infection. Reports on such behaviour include frequent sexual relations with much younger...
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  1601. Perceptions about the acceptability and prevalence of HIV testing and factors influencing them in different communities in South Africa

    Perceptions about the acceptability and prevalence of HIV testing and factors influencing them in different communities in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Yoliswa Ntsepe --- , , South Africa Leickness C. Simbayi --- , , South Africa Olive Shisana --- , South Africa Thomas Rehle --- , , South Africa Musawenkosi Mabaso --- , , South Africa Nolusindiso Ncitakalo --- , , South Africa Alicia Davids --- , , South Africa Yogandra Dhee Naidoo --- , , South Africa
    HIV counselling and testing (HCT) is considered important because it is an entry point to a comprehensive continuum of care for HIV/AIDS. The South African Department of Health launched an HCT campaign in April 2010, and this reached 13,269,746 people...
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  1602. HIV in (and out of) the clinic: Biomedicine, traditional medicine and spiritual healing in Harare

    HIV in (and out of) the clinic: Biomedicine, traditional medicine and spiritual healing in Harare

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Stephen O&#039;Brien --- , , Australia Alex Broom --- , , Australia
    Contemporary lived experiences of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are shaped by clinical and cultural encounters with illness. In sub-Saharan countries such as Zimbabwe, HIV is treated in very different ways in various therapeutic contexts including by biomedical experts, traditional...
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  1603. Expanding the prevention armamentarium portfolio: A framework for promoting HIV-Conversant Communities within a complex, adaptive epidemiological landscape

    Expanding the prevention armamentarium portfolio: A framework for promoting HIV-Conversant Communities within a complex, adaptive epidemiological landscape

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Christopher J. Burman --- , , South Africa Marota Aphane --- , , South Africa Oliver Mtapuri --- , , South Africa Peter Delobelle --- , , South Africa
    The article describes a design journey that culminated in an HIV-Conversant Community Framework that is now being piloted in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. The objective of the initiative is to reduce the aggregate community viral load by building...
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  1604. Towards an integrated approach to health and medicine in Africa

    Towards an integrated approach to health and medicine in Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Kezia Batisai --- , , South Africa
    This article frames the intersections of medicine and humanities as intrinsic to understanding the practice of health care in Africa. Central to this manuscript, which draws on empirical findings on the interplay between HIV and AIDS and alternative medicine in...
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  1605. A mobile school-based HCT service &ndash; is it youth friendly?

    A mobile school-based HCT service – is it youth friendly?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Estelle Lawrence --- , , South Africa Patricia Struthers --- , , South Africa Geert Van Hove --- , , Belgium
    Background: Despite an increase in HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT), few young people have been tested. It has been suggested that they do not test because formal health services (where HCT is provided) are often not youth friendly. The World...
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  1606. &lsquo;I thought if I marry the prophet I would not die&rsquo;: The significance of religious affiliation on marriage, HIV testing, and reproductive health practices among young married women in Zimbabwe

    ‘I thought if I marry the prophet I would not die’: The significance of religious affiliation on marriage, HIV testing, and reproductive health practices among young married women in Zimbabwe

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Denise Dion Hallfors --- , USA Bonita J. Iritani --- , USA Lei Zhang --- , USA Shane Hartman --- , USA Winnie K. Luseno --- , USA Elias Mpofu --- , , Australia Simbarashe Rusakaniko --- , , Zimbabwe
    This study examines the association between religious affiliation and reasons for marriage, perceived church attitudes, and reproductive health-seeking behaviors, including HIV testing, among young women in eastern rural Zimbabwe. The sample comprised women (N = 35) who had married by 2012 while...
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  1607. Modelling self-assessed vulnerability to HIV and its associated factors in a HIV-burdened country

    Modelling self-assessed vulnerability to HIV and its associated factors in a HIV-burdened country

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: A. F. Fagbamigbe --- , , South Africa A. M. Lawal --- , , South Africa E. S. Idemudia --- , , South Africa
    Background: Globally, individuals’ self-assessment of vulnerability to HIV infection is important to maintain safer sexual behaviour and reduce risky behaviours. However, determinants of self-perceived risk of HIV infection are not well documented and differ. We assessed the level of self-perceived...
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  1608. On the periphery of HIV and AIDS: Reflections on stress as experienced by caregivers in a child residential care facility in South Africa

    On the periphery of HIV and AIDS: Reflections on stress as experienced by caregivers in a child residential care facility in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Kesh Mohangi --- , , South Africa Chereen Pretorius --- , , South Africa
    Few researchers have investigated how female caregivers of institutionalised children, especially those affected by HIV and AIDS, experience stress. The role played by caregivers cannot be overemphasised; yet caregivers who work in institutions caring for orphaned and/or abandoned children affected...
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  1609. Factors associated with discriminatory attitudes towards people living with HIV among adult population in Ethiopia: analysis on Ethiopian demographic and health survey

    Factors associated with discriminatory attitudes towards people living with HIV among adult population in Ethiopia: analysis on Ethiopian demographic and health survey

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Gedefaw Alen Diress --- Woldia University, Ethiopia Mohammed Ahmed --- Woldia University, Ethiopia Melese Linger --- Woldia University, Ethiopia
    Extensive discriminatory attitudes in a population can affect people’s willingness to be tested for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), their initiation of antiretroviral therapy, social support as well as the quality of life of people infected with HIV. This study aimed...
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  1610. Traditional healers as client advocates in the HIV-endemic region of Maputo, Mozambique: results from a qualitative study

    Traditional healers as client advocates in the HIV-endemic region of Maputo, Mozambique: results from a qualitative study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Radhika Sundararajan --- University of California, USA Patricio V. Langa --- Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique Trisha Morshed --- Vituity Physician Group, USA Sandra Manuel --- Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique
    Traditional healers are commonly utilised throughout sub-Saharan Africa instead of – and in concert with – biomedical facilities. Traditional healers are trusted providers and prominent community members and could be important partners in improving engagement with HIV services in endemic...
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  1611. A review of the African &lt;em&gt;Elapsoidea semiannulata&lt;/em&gt; complex (Serpentes: Elapidae)

    A review of the African Elapsoidea semiannulata complex (Serpentes: Elapidae)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: DonaldG. Broadley --- ,
    The status of the three subspecies of Elapsoidea semiannulata is reviewed on the basis of additional material. Typical E. s. semiannulata is extensively parapatric with both E. S. boulengeri and E. sundevallii fitzsimonsi in northeastern Namibia, with no sign of...
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  1612. Do rinkhals (&lt;em&gt;Hemachatus haemachatus&lt;/em&gt;) choose to defecate near water?

    Do rinkhals (Hemachatus haemachatus) choose to defecate near water?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: ShirleenL. Lazenby --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa GrahamJ. Alexander --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
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  1613. Diel activity patterns in a captive colony of rinkhals, &lt;em&gt;Hemachatus haemachatus&lt;/em&gt;

    Diel activity patterns in a captive colony of rinkhals, Hemachatus haemachatus

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: GrahamJ. Alexander --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa CatherineL. Marshall --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
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  1614. Evidence for an Afrotemperate amphibian fauna

    Evidence for an Afrotemperate amphibian fauna

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: JohnC. Poynton --- , UK
    Latitudinal and altitudinal changes in composition of the African amphibian fauna is analysed to test the standard zoogeographical division of the continent into Palaearctic and Afrotropical Regions. A comparably high faunal change north and south of the. tropical savannas suggests...
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  1615. A new species of &lt;em&gt;Panaspis&lt;/em&gt; Cope (Reptilia: Scincidae) from southern Africa

    A new species of Panaspis Cope (Reptilia: Scincidae) from southern Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Niels H.G. Jacobsen --- , South Africa DonaldG. Broadley --- , Zimbabwe
    The genus Panaspis in southern Africa is reviewed and a new species, P. maculicollis is described. This species differs from P wahlbergii (A. Smith) in lacking a white ventrolateral stripe, while breeding males have a black patch on the neck...
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  1616. A new blind snake (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) from montane forests of the Eastern Arc mountains in Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: DonaldG. Broadley --- Research Associate, Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe, Van Wallach --- , U.S.A.
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  1617. A new forest‐dwelling &lt;em&gt;hemidactylus&lt;/em&gt; (squamata: Gekkonidae) from Gabon, West Africa

    A new forest‐dwelling hemidactylus (squamata: Gekkonidae) from Gabon, West Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: AaronM. Bauer --- Villanova University, USA OlivierS.G. Pauwels --- Institut Royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, Belgium
    A distinctive new species of forest‐dwelling gecko of the genus Hemidactylus is described from Mt. Iboundji in south central Gabon. The species is distinguished from other equatorial West African members of the genus by its 18–19 rows of small dorsal...
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  1618. On the identity of lacerta punctata Linnaeus 1758, the type species of the genus Euprepis Wagler 1830, and the generic assignment of Afro‐Malagasy skinks

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: AaronM. Bauer --- Villanova University, United States of America
    A recent phylogenetic revision placed Afro‐Malagasy Mabuya Fitzinger, 1826 into the genus Euprepis Wagler, 1830, with the type species Lacerta punctata Linnaeus, 1758 (syn. Mabuya homalocephala fide Andersson [1900]). Identification of L. punctatus with Euprepis destabilizes existing name usage for...
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  1619. A new species of pseudoboodon (Reptilia: Serpentes) from the central highlands of Ethiopia; with notes on some other members of the genus

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: Stephen Spawls --- , England
    A new highly distinctive species of Pseudoboodon is described from a single locality in the central highlands of Ethiopia. It is distinguished from its three congeners by differences in colour pattern, head shape and lepidosis. Some additional notes on other...
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  1620. Inter‐island variation and taxonomy of Seychelles &lt;em&gt;Trachylepis&lt;/em&gt;

    Inter‐island variation and taxonomy of Seychelles Trachylepis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Justin Gerlach --- University Museum of Zoology Cambridge, U.K.
    Skinks of the genus Trachylepis are geographically widespread and diverse. In the Seychelles islands two species are present, T. sechellensis and T. wrightii. All island populations of these two species were studied in 2000–2003 and the morphology of the populations...
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  1621. Generation glands and sexual size dimorphism in the Cape Crag Lizard, &lt;em&gt;Pseudocordylus microlepidotus&lt;/em&gt;

    Generation glands and sexual size dimorphism in the Cape Crag Lizard, Pseudocordylus microlepidotus

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: P. le FrasN. Mouton --- University of Stellenbosch, South Africa Carmen Gagiano --- University of Stellenbosch, South Africa Beate Sachse --- University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
    The Cape Crag Lizard, Pseudocordylus microlepidotus, is unique among cordylid lizards in that generation glands are not restricted to the femoral region, but also occur on the dorsum and in the inguinal region. We analysed 274 museum specimens of P...
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  1622. Letheobia pauwelsi, a new species of blindsnake from Gabon (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)

    Letheobia pauwelsi, a new species of blindsnake from Gabon (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Van Wallach --- Harvard University, USA
    A new species of African blindsnake related to western Letheobia caecus and eastern L. acutirostratus is described from Gabon. It differs from both species in having an hourglass dorsal rostral shape, a ventrally angled corneal cutting edge, and a unicameral...
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  1623. Tremeropugus typicus A. Smith, 1831: Overlooked synonyms of Xenopus Wagler, 1827 and Xenopus laevis (Daudin, 1802) (Amphibia: Pipidae)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: AaronM. Bauer --- Villanova University, USA WilliamR. Branch --- Port Elizabeth Museum, South Africa
    In 1831 Sir Andrew Smith described a new genus and species of amphibian, Tremeropugus typicus, from South Africa. The description, which appeared in the obscure and short‐lived South African Quarterly Journal, has been overlooked for almost 175 years. Tremeropugus A...
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  1624. Presence of &lt;em&gt;Trachylepis dichroma&lt;/em&gt; G&uuml;nther, Whiting and Bauer, 2005 (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) in Kenya

    Presence of Trachylepis dichroma Günther, Whiting and Bauer, 2005 (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) in Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Domnick Victor Wasonga --- National Museums of Kenya, PatrickK. Malonza --- National Museums of Kenya,
    The presence of Trachylepis dichroma Günther, Whiting & Bauer, 2005 in Kenya is confirmed. This follows re‐examination of the voucher specimens of the widespread Trachylepis brevicollis (Wiegmann, 1837) in the National Museums of Kenya. While our specimens are largely similar...
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  1625. On dwarf spiny reedfrogs in Tanzanian eastern lowlands (Anura: Afrixalus)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: John Poynton --- Natural History Museum,
    Some of Pickersgill's (2005) taxonomic proposals regarding an “A. stuhlmanni group” are reviewed; it is considered that Afrixalus delicatus, A. stuhlmanni, A. brachycnemis and A. sylvestris are better treated as separate species. New localities are provided.
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  1626. Chameleons and vineyards in the Western Cape of South Africa: Is automated grape harvesting a threat to the Cape Dwarf Chameleon (Bradypodion pumilum)?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: KrystalA. Tolley --- South African National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa G. John Measey --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa
    The use of automated grape harvesters in the Cape Wine Growing region has resulted in controversy regarding their effect on the chameleon Bradypodion pumilum. We investigated densities of B. pumilum during harvesting at a vineyard near Stellenbosch, South Africa. During...
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  1627. A new species of Trachylepis Fitzinger, 1843 (Squamata: Scincidae) from central African forests

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: Laurent Chirio --- Mus&eacute;um national d&#039;Histoire naturelle, France Ivan Ineich --- Mus&eacute;um national d&#039;Histoire naturelle, France Andreas Schmitz --- Mus&eacute;um d&#039;Histoire naturelle de la Ville de Gen&egrave;ve (MHNG), Switzerland Matthew LeBreton --- CRESAR, Cameroon
    Intensive collection and field observations in the Central African Republic revealed a previously undescribed skink species of the genus Trachylepis. Morphologically this species seems to be related to Trachylepis boulengeri and/or T. polytropis, but genetic analysis showed that this is...
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  1628. Breaking ground: Quantitative fossorial herpetofaunal ecology in South Africa

    Breaking ground: Quantitative fossorial herpetofaunal ecology in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Bryan Maritz --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa GrahamJ. Alexander --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
    Basic ecological data are lacking for many species of herpetofauna, particularly fossorial species. Quantitative analyses of the factors that may influence the occurrence of fossorial herpetofaunal species are rare, with minimal work conducted in southern Africa. We mapped the absolute...
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  1629. &lt;em&gt;Typhlosaurus jappi&lt;/em&gt; Broadley, 1968, a Valid Species of Acontine Skink

    Typhlosaurus jappi Broadley, 1968, a Valid Species of Acontine Skink

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Victoria Schneider --- Villanova University, USA AaronM. Bauer --- Villanova University, USA
    New evidence from scalation, dental, and reproductive traits supports the recognition of the Barotseland Blind Legless Skink, Typhlosaurus jappi, as a valid species distinct from T. lineatus.
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  1630. A new gregarious species of &lt;em&gt;Trachylepis&lt;/em&gt; (Reptilia: Sauria: Scincidae) from Lolui Island, Lake Victoria, Uganda, with a key to Ugandan &lt;em&gt;Trachylepis&lt;/em&gt;

    A new gregarious species of Trachylepis (Reptilia: Sauria: Scincidae) from Lolui Island, Lake Victoria, Uganda, with a key to Ugandan Trachylepis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Rungwe Kingdon --- Gallery Pangolin, UK Stephen Spawls --- , UK
    A new, distinctive gregarious species of Trachylepis is described from five specimens from Lolui Island, in Lake Victoria, Uganda, East Africa. Living in large groups on rock outcrops, it is distinguished from its congeners by differences in colour pattern and...
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  1631. Phylogenetic relationships among the Stiletto Snakes (genus &lt;em&gt;Atractaspis&lt;/em&gt;) based on external morphology

    Phylogenetic relationships among the Stiletto Snakes (genus Atractaspis) based on external morphology

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Katie Moyer --- Whitman College, USA Kate Jackson --- Whitman College, USA
    Stiletto Snakes (genus Atractaspis) are the most poorly studied of the three clades of snakes with front-fanged venom-delivery systems. Fossorial and endemic to Africa and the Middle East, Atractaspis possess uniquely derived mobile fangs that allow them to perform a...
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  1632. Age structure in the false tomato frog &lt;em&gt;Dyscophus guineti&lt;/em&gt; from eastern Madagascar compared to the closely related &lt;em&gt;D. antongilii&lt;/em&gt; (Anura, Microhylidae)

    Age structure in the false tomato frog Dyscophus guineti from eastern Madagascar compared to the closely related D. antongilii (Anura, Microhylidae)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Giulia Tessa --- Universit&agrave; degli Studi, Italy FabioM. Guarino --- Universit&agrave; di Napoli Federico II, Italy JasminE. Randrianirina --- Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza, Faune, Madagascar Franco Andreone --- Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Zoology, Italy
    The false tomato frog, Dyscophus guineti, is an endemic species of eastern Madagascar, typically found in open and swampy areas of mid-elevation forests. We measured 62 females and 70 males from a population from Marovato, next to Brickaville. Snout-vent length...
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  1633. Untangling the complex: molecular patterns in &lt;em&gt;Trachylepis variegata&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;T. punctulata&lt;/em&gt; (Reptilia: Scincidae)

    Untangling the complex: molecular patterns in Trachylepis variegata and T. punctulata (Reptilia: Scincidae)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: DanielM. Portik --- Villanova University, USA AaronM. Bauer --- Villanova University, USA
    The Mabuya [=Trachylepis] lacertiformis complex is comprised of four species with a high degree of morphological overlap and a convoluted taxonomic history. Of these four species, T. punctulata and T. variegata possess the broadest ranges, together covering much of southern...
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  1634. Afrotemperate Amphibians in southern and eastern Africa: a critical review

    Afrotemperate Amphibians in southern and eastern Africa: a critical review

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: JohnC. Poynton --- Natural History Museum, UK
    The term ‘Afrotemperate’ is taken to cover the area and fauna of the southern Cape, eastern highlands of South Africa, and intertropical highlands. A feature of Afrotemperate distribution is that it conforms to climatic zones rather than to latitudinal zonation...
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  1635. Namaqua Dwarf Adders are generalist predators

    Namaqua Dwarf Adders are generalist predators

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Bryan Maritz --- , , USA Graham J. Alexander --- , , South Africa
    Prey items vary greatly in the total amount of energy they provide and the costs associated with their location, capture, consumption and assimilation. As a result not all prey types are of equal value, and the relative frequency with which...
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  1636. The political economy of bilateral aid: African development and the manufacture of consent

    The political economy of bilateral aid: African development and the manufacture of consent

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Peter Blunt --- University of New South Wales, Australia Cecilia Escobar --- Independent Researcher and Consultant, Greece Vlassis Missos --- University of Athens, Greece
    This paper discusses implications for African development arising from our analysis of the political economy of bilateral aid (Blunt, 2023). We argue that the existential threats posed to life on Earth by global warming and nuclear war are a product...
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  1637. With a powerful God, all things are possible: A compensatory control account of occupational aspirations among overqualified policemen

    With a powerful God, all things are possible: A compensatory control account of occupational aspirations among overqualified policemen

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Adeola Samuel Adebusuyi --- Nigeria Police Academy, Kano, Nigeria
    Research has found occupational aspirations to lead to several positive career and employment outcomes in contexts of high personal agency. However, an investigation into occupational aspirations in contexts of high uncertainty is lacking in the literature. To fill this gap,...
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  1638. Human capital accumulation and economic growth of Ethiopian economy

    Human capital accumulation and economic growth of Ethiopian economy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Zemed Degu Mengesha --- Punjabi University, India Lakhwinder Singh --- Punjabi University, India
    Economic theory, empirical studies and public policy have underlined the importance of the relationship between human capital accumulation and economic growth. Several developing countries have included human capital development as an integral part of their national development plans and have...
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  1639. Towards a conceptual framework for measuring innovation in the agricultural sector in sub-Saharan developing countries

    Towards a conceptual framework for measuring innovation in the agricultural sector in sub-Saharan developing countries

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Yasser Buchana --- Human Science Research Council, South Africa Moses M. Sithole --- Human Science Research Council, South Africa
    Despite the importance and benefits of measuring innovation in businesses, standard methods for innovation measurement, such as the Oslo Manual, largely exclude the agricultural sector. As a result, innovation scholars in developing countries struggle to develop knowledge to understand innovation...
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  1640. Incidence and predictors of diabetes mellitus among severe COVID-19 patients in western Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study

    Incidence and predictors of diabetes mellitus among severe COVID-19 patients in western Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Tadesse Tolossa --- Wollega University, Ethiopia Matiyos Lema --- Wollega University, Ethiopia Bizuneh Wakuma --- Wollega University, Ethiopia Ebisa Turi --- Wollega University, Ethiopia Ginenus Fekadu --- Wollega University, Ethiopia Diriba Mulisa --- Wollega University, Ethiopia Getahun Fetensa --- Wollega University, Ethiopia
    Background: Evidence reported a high occurrence of diabetes mellitus (DM) during the time of COVID-19. This study aimed to assess the incidence of DM and its predictors among severe COVID-19 patients admitted to the treatment centre of Wollega University Referral...
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  1641. Lipid profiles of HIV-infected diabetic patients

    Lipid profiles of HIV-infected diabetic patients

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Clive Sydney --- Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, Louansha Nandlal --- Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, Firoza Haffejee --- Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa Jamila Kathoon --- Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa Thajasvarie Naicker --- Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa,
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  1642. Clinical and ultrasound characteristics distinguishing benign and malignant thyroid nodules in Johannesburg, South Africa

    Clinical and ultrasound characteristics distinguishing benign and malignant thyroid nodules in Johannesburg, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Kershlin Naidu --- Netcare Waterfall City Hospital, South Africa Victoria Saksenberg --- Netcare Waterfall City Hospital, South Africa Nasrin Goolam Mahyoodeen --- Netcare Waterfall City Hospital, South Africa
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  1643. HIV infections averted at PEPFAR-APIN clinics in Nigeria: a ten-year retrospective evaluation of the clinical outcomes of post-exposure prophylaxis services

    HIV infections averted at PEPFAR-APIN clinics in Nigeria: a ten-year retrospective evaluation of the clinical outcomes of post-exposure prophylaxis services

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Abdulmuminu Isah --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Nneka Uchenna Igboeli --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Obinna Felix Dim --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Azubuike Amos Ekwuofu --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria
    Introduction: Nigeria contributes a high fraction to the global burden of HIV infections. Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is a proven strategy to prevent transmission of the virus. The aim of this study was to determine the clinical outcomes of PEP in...
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  1644. Multi-generational workforce job retention: Coping strategy influences among South African engineers

    Multi-generational workforce job retention: Coping strategy influences among South African engineers

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Samantha Samuel --- University of South Africa, South Africa Nadia Ferreira --- University of South Africa, South Africa
    This study investigated the relationship between generational cohorts and job retention as influenced by coping strategies. Participants were a convenience sample of 151 full-time South African engineers (Generation X: 1961 to 1980 = 47.7%; white = 66.9%; male = 89.4%)...
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  1645. How can event locations exceed the expectations of visually-impaired theatre guests for accessibility and service?

    How can event locations exceed the expectations of visually-impaired theatre guests for accessibility and service?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Maud Blok --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands Rodney Westerlaken --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands
    This research focuses on identifying barriers for and needs of visually impaired theatre guests (VITG). The focus lies on exceeding expectations by offering services before and during an event, ensuring an accessible venue, and providing excellent service for VITGs. A...
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  1646. Movement patterns and growth rate of Scotsman &lt;em&gt;Polysteganus praeorbitalis&lt;/em&gt; (Sparidae) tagged in the Pondoland Marine Protected Area, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Movement patterns and growth rate of Scotsman Polysteganus praeorbitalis (Sparidae) tagged in the Pondoland Marine Protected Area, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: BQ Mann --- Oceanographic Research Institute, South Africa WN Dalton --- Oceanographic Research Institute, South Africa GL Jordaan --- Oceanographic Research Institute, South Africa R Daly --- Oceanographic Research Institute, South Africa
    A tag-recapture study was undertaken on Polysteganus praeorbitalis in the Pondoland Marine Protected Area (PMPA) on the east coast of South Africa. A total of 1 042 fish were tagged over a period of 16 years and 255 individuals (24.5%)...
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  1647. Tropical wood species: alternative model to determine the characteristic compressive strength perpendicular to grain

    Tropical wood species: alternative model to determine the characteristic compressive strength perpendicular to grain

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Arthur Filipe Freire Gomes --- Federal University of S&atilde;o Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil Fernando J&uacute;nior Resende Macarenhas --- Rua Lu&iacute;s Reis Santos - P&oacute;lo II, University of Coimbra, Portugal Diego Henrique de Almeida --- Federal University of S&atilde;o Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil Alfredo Manuel Pereira Geraldes Dias --- Rua Lu&iacute;s Reis Santos - P&oacute;lo II, University of Coimbra, Portugal Tulio Hallak Panzera --- Federal University of S&atilde;o Jo&atilde;o Del Rey (UFSJ), Brazil Francisco Ant&ocirc;nio Rocco Lahr --- University of S&atilde;o Paulo (USP), Brazil Andr&eacute; Luis Christoforo --- Federal University of S&atilde;o Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil
    Brazil has a vast area of native forests with the potential to be sustainably exploited for application in civil construction. Density is a key factor when analysing the characteristics of different wood species and their future uses, and additionally it...
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  1648. Plantation water productivity (PWP&lt;sub&gt;WOOD&lt;/sub&gt;) and not water-use efficiency (WUE) as the measure of commercial plantation yield improvement: a review

    Plantation water productivity (PWPWOOD) and not water-use efficiency (WUE) as the measure of commercial plantation yield improvement: a review

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Nkosinathi D Kaptein --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Alistair D Clulow --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Michele Toucher --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Colin S Everson --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Steven B Dovey --- Shaw Research Institute, South Africa Ilaria Germishuizen --- Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South Africa
    Global demand for forest products is ever-increasing, creating competition for water between downstream water users and commercial forest producers. Tree production should therefore aim at the effective use of water by producing maximum tree biomass from water used with the...
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  1649. Blow-up of solutions for a wave equation with nonlinear averaged damping and nonlocal nonlinear source terms

    Blow-up of solutions for a wave equation with nonlinear averaged damping and nonlocal nonlinear source terms

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Qingying Hu --- Henan University of Technology, China Donghao Li --- Henan University of Technology, China Shuo Liu --- Henan University of Technology, China Hongwei Zhang --- Henan University of Technology, China
    The initial-boundary value problem for a wave equation with nonlinear averaged damping and nonlocal nonlinear source term is considered. We provide the sufficient conditions of finite time blow-up for weak solutions with suitable conditions on initial data by an ordinary...
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  1650. Ecological Violations and Anthropogenic Pollution in Ngũgĩ wa Thiong&rsquo;o&rsquo;s &lt;em&gt;Wizard of the Crow&lt;/em&gt;

    Ecological Violations and Anthropogenic Pollution in Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s Wizard of the Crow

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Dele Maxwell Ugwanyi --- Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria
    Ecological violations and anthropogenic pollution have been recurring motifs in contemporary African novels. Existing studies on African literature from the ecological standpoint have focused largely on the narrative strategies of nature writing, with little attention given to the impacts and...
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  1651. Volatility spillover and connectedness among REITs, NFTs, cryptocurrencies and other assets: Portfolio implications

    Volatility spillover and connectedness among REITs, NFTs, cryptocurrencies and other assets: Portfolio implications

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Masud Alam --- , Bangladesh Mohammad Ashraful Ferdous Chowdhury --- , Mohammad Abdullah --- Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia Mansur Masih --- Finance/Islamic Finance, UniKL Business School, Malaysia
    We investigate the return and volatility spillovers among NFTs, REITs, and other major financial assets from January 2019 to November 2022, using connectedness approaches. The findings indicate that total return and volatility connectedness increased during the COVID-19 and the Russia–Ukraine...
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  1652. College students&rsquo; aesthetic affection and prosocial behaviour: The role of empathy

    College students’ aesthetic affection and prosocial behaviour: The role of empathy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Quanwei Shen --- Shanghai Normal University, China Yuanyuan Wu --- Shanghai Normal University, China Xu Li --- Shanghai Normal University, China Jiamei Lu --- Shanghai Normal University, China
    Two studies were conducted to explore the influence of college students’ aesthetic affection on prosocial behaviour and the role of empathy. In Study 1, 343 college students completed the Chinese College Students Aesthetic Affection Questionnaire (CCSAAQ), the Interpersonal Reactivity Index...
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  1653. The birth of &lt;em&gt;Boererate&lt;/em&gt;: women and healing during the South African war

    The birth of Boererate: women and healing during the South African war

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Jeanie Blackbeard --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Fraser G. McNeill --- University of Pretoria, South Africa
    This article reinterprets historical works on the history of medicine in South Africa and how present-day Afrikaner home-based healing therapies known as Boererate engage with this history. By reinterpreting historical sources, we illustrate how Boer women in concentration camps during...
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  1654. Nimble-footed Zimbabwean migrants: (im)mobility and the porousness of borders between South Africa and Zimbabwe during the Covid-19 national lockdown

    Nimble-footed Zimbabwean migrants: (im)mobility and the porousness of borders between South Africa and Zimbabwe during the Covid-19 national lockdown

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Mutsawashe Mutendi --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Tamuka Chekero --- University of Cape Town, South Africa
    This ethnographic study highlights the impact of Covid-19 border closures on the migration patterns of Zimbabwean cross-border migrants. Data in this study were collected using qualitative techniques, one-on-one telephonic interviews and social media platforms from 20 participants over a period...
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  1655. R&amp;amp;D, innovations, and firms&rsquo; productivity in Ethiopia

    R&D, innovations, and firms’ productivity in Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mezid Nasir Keraga --- Addis Ababa University and Visiting Scholar at J&ouml;nk&ouml;ping University, Mesele Araya --- Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
    Evidence of how R&D, innovation and productivity are intertwined in African countries like Ethiopia is quite limited. This study provides empirical evidence on the relationship between R&D, innovations, and productivity for Ethiopian firms using two rounds of the World Bank’s...
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  1656. Returnee entrepreneurial entry decisions among forced and voluntary returnees in Ethiopia: A comparative study

    Returnee entrepreneurial entry decisions among forced and voluntary returnees in Ethiopia: A comparative study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Toli J. Amare --- McMaster University, Canada Benson Honig --- McMaster University, Canada
    Returnee entrepreneurship has become an important topic of interest due both to the increasing number of return migrants and the particular nature of their entrepreneurial activities. In some cases, such as in Taiwan, China, and Israel, voluntary returnees have made...
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  1657. On localization of the Menger property

    On localization of the Menger property

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Nur Alam --- University of Gour Banga, India Debraj Chandra --- University of Gour Banga, India
    In this paper we introduce and study the local version of the Menger property, namely locally Menger property (or, locally Menger space). We explore some preservation like properties in this space. We also discuss certain situations where this local property...
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  1658. Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses regarding enteral nutrition at a military hospital

    Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses regarding enteral nutrition at a military hospital

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Londolani Ramuada --- Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Lizl Veldsman --- Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Nedzingahe Livhuwani --- Lr Research &amp; Data Analysis Consulting, South Africa Ren&eacute;e Blaauw --- Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
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  1659. It&rsquo;s a journey&thinsp;&hellip;&thinsp;Emerging adult women&rsquo;s experiences of spiritual identity development during postgraduate psychology studies in South Africa

    It’s a journey … Emerging adult women’s experiences of spiritual identity development during postgraduate psychology studies in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Luzelle Naud&eacute; --- University of the Free State, South Africa Lara Fick --- University of the Free State, South Africa
    The spiritual identity development of six South African, emerging adult, female, postgraduate psychology students (21 to 22 years old) was explored using reflective writing exercises and individual interviews. Interpretative phenomenological analysis revealed that spiritual identity exploration occurs continuously across the...
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  1660. Therapeutic tool or a hindrance? A phenomenological investigation into the experiences of countertransference in the treatment of sexually abused children

    Therapeutic tool or a hindrance? A phenomenological investigation into the experiences of countertransference in the treatment of sexually abused children

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Tshepo Tlali --- University of Johannesburg,
    Since its inception in the 1900s, the concept of countertransference has been mired in controversy. Psychoanalytic literature is divided on its utility, significance and its clinical value in psychotherapy. While some psychotherapists have advocated for the importance of therapists’ expertise...
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  1661. Achieving career marketability through helping others: A moderated mediation model

    Achieving career marketability through helping others: A moderated mediation model

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Qin Chen --- Harbin Institute of Technology, China Li Zhang --- Harbin Institute of Technology, China Zhenduo Zhang --- Dalian University of Technology, China
    We explored the relationship between helping behaviour and career marketability, explicating the underlying mechanisms and boundary conditions in that relationship. A total of 203 full-time Chinese workers (female = 51.2%; mean age = 32.27 years, SD = 6.34 years; managers...
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  1662. Mindfulness and meaning in life: The mediating effect of self-concept clarity and coping self-efficacy during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Mindfulness and meaning in life: The mediating effect of self-concept clarity and coping self-efficacy during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Xiaohao Mai --- South China Normal University, China Fang Li --- Sichuan Normal University, China Biyun Wu --- Jiangxi Normal University, China Junfang Wu --- , China
    The current study aimed to investigate self-concept clarity and coping self-efficacy as mechanisms for mindfulness and meaning in life in a community pandemic experience. Participants were 538 Chinese college students (female = 70.40%, mean age = 20.01 years, SD =...
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  1663. Forage yield, competition and economic benefit of intercropping cactus and millet with mulch in a semi-arid environment

    Forage yield, competition and economic benefit of intercropping cactus and millet with mulch in a semi-arid environment

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Marcondes de S&aacute; Souza --- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brasil George do Nascimento Ara&uacute;jo J&uacute;nior --- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brasil Luciana Sandra Bastos de Souza --- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brasil Alexandre Mani&ccedil;oba da Rosa Ferraz Jardim --- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brasil Gabriel Italo Novaes da Silva --- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brasil Gherman Garcia Leal de Ara&uacute;jo --- , Brasil Fleming Sena Campos --- , Brasil Maur&iacute;cio Luiz de Mello Vieira Leite --- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brasil Jos&eacute; Nildo Tabosa --- Instituto Agron&ocirc;mico de Pernambuco, Brasil Thieres George Freire da Silva --- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brasil
    This study aimed to quantify forage yield, economic performance, biological efficiency and competitive ability in cactus intercropped with millet, compared with their monocrops, both with and without mulch, under irrigation. The experiment was conducted over two years in semi-arid of...
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  1664. Biological and life-history parameters for &lt;em&gt;Labeo rosae&lt;/em&gt; Steindachner, 1894 and &lt;em&gt;Oreochromis mossambicus&lt;/em&gt; (Peters, 1852) from Flag Boshielo Dam, Olifants River, South Africa

    Biological and life-history parameters for Labeo rosae Steindachner, 1894 and Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852) from Flag Boshielo Dam, Olifants River, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: HA Hlungwani --- University of Limpopo, South Africa SM Marr --- University of Limpopo, South Africa OLF Weyl --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa JR Sara --- University of Limpopo, South Africa
    Inland fisheries contribute towards food security for rural communities living close to large aquatic systems. However, sustainable inland fisheries rely on accurate biological information for the target species at the proposed fishery location. In this study, the biological information for...
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  1665. Status of diversity, abundance and seasonal variations of gill net catches of cichlids in Lake Bosumtwi, Ghana

    Status of diversity, abundance and seasonal variations of gill net catches of cichlids in Lake Bosumtwi, Ghana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: A Asase --- University of Ghana, Ghana TL Lauridsen --- Aarhus University, Denmark PO Sanful --- University of Energy and Natural Resources, Ghana EEK Quansah --- University of Ghana, Ghana FKE Nunoo --- University of Ghana, Ghana
    The cichlids in Lake Bosumtwi are under increasing pressure with a recent build-up in local fishing pressure. This study was conducted to assess the status and seasonal catch rates of fish species using gillnets over a two-year period. Four species...
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  1666. Sources of agricultural extension information and farmers&rsquo; willingness to pay for the information: Evidence from small-scale pineapple farmers in south-eastern Ghana

    Sources of agricultural extension information and farmers’ willingness to pay for the information: Evidence from small-scale pineapple farmers in south-eastern Ghana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: S. A. Manteaw --- CSIR &ndash; Institute for Scientific &amp; Technological Information (CSIR-INSTI), Ghana B. Y. Folitse --- CSIR &ndash; Institute for Scientific &amp; Technological Information (CSIR-INSTI), Ghana S. Mahama --- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ghana E. Wahaga --- CSIR-Food Research Institute (CSIR-FRI), Ghana
    This paper examines sources, preferred format and language of agricultural extension information and the willingness of pineapple farmers to pay for the information. It is based on analysis of data collected using the structured interview schedule method administered on 132...
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  1667. HIV-sensitive social protection: an assessment of east and southern Africa&rsquo;s social protection policies and programmes

    HIV-sensitive social protection: an assessment of east and southern Africa’s social protection policies and programmes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Zitha Mokomane --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Nonhlanhla Xaba --- , South Africa Kai Roehm --- , South Africa Mutinta Hambayi --- , Kenya Manaan Mumma --- , Kenya Giovanni Giordana --- , Kenya Simphiwe Mabhele --- , South Africa Christian Mouala --- ,
    Despite notable political and financial commitment to fight the HIV epidemic, east and southern Africa (ESA) remains the world regions most affected. Given increasing calls for the implementation of HIV-sensitive social protection programmes to address the multiple individual, community and...
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  1668. An inverse source problem for a nonlinear pseudoparabolic equation with p-Laplacian diffusion and damping term

    An inverse source problem for a nonlinear pseudoparabolic equation with p-Laplacian diffusion and damping term

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Khonatbek Khompysh --- Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan Aidos Ganizhanuly Shakir --- Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan
    In this work, we study the unique solvability of the inverse problem that consists of determining a weak solution u(x, t) to the nonlinear pseudoparabolic equation with p−Laplacian and damping term
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  1669. Feasibility and acceptability of continuous at-home glucose monitoring during pregnancy: a mixed-methods pilot study

    Feasibility and acceptability of continuous at-home glucose monitoring during pregnancy: a mixed-methods pilot study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Alastair van Heerden --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Şefki Kolozali --- University of Essex, United Kingom Shane A Norris --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
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  1670. Impact of adopting the climate-smart crop varieties on food security in southwestern Ethiopia

    Impact of adopting the climate-smart crop varieties on food security in southwestern Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Dubale Abate --- Injibara University, Ethiopia Henoke Tesfaye --- Wolkite University, Ethiopia Metadel Kassaw --- Wolkite University, Ethiopia Yonnas Addis --- Wolkite University, Ethiopia Habtamu Mossie --- Injibara University, Ethiopia
    Climate-smart crop varieties (CSV) are vital in improving food security by enhancing productivity while reducing problems of climate change. However, there is a low adoption of these varieties by the farmers in the study area due to lack of awareness...
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  1671. Effect of land use/land cover changes on water quality in the Upper Athi River sub-catchment in Kenya

    Effect of land use/land cover changes on water quality in the Upper Athi River sub-catchment in Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Margaret Waturu --- The Technical University of Kenya, Kenya Lewis Sitoki --- The Technical University of Kenya, Kenya Joseph Lalah --- The Technical University of Kenya, Kenya Stanley Chasia --- The Technical University of Kenya, Kenya Evance Mbao --- The Technical University of Kenya, Kenya
    The unprecedented pollution of Athi River has negatively impacted the downstream communities who depend on the river's waters. Moreover, the Upper Athi River Catchment has recently experienced an increase in human population coupled with rapid industrialisation, which has led to...
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  1672. Relationship between sediment grain sizes and macroinvertebrate distribution along the Isiukhu River, western Kenya

    Relationship between sediment grain sizes and macroinvertebrate distribution along the Isiukhu River, western Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Emmanuel Mzungu --- Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya Anthony W Sifuna --- Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya William A Shivoga --- Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya
    The current study investigated the relationship between sediment grain sizes and macroinvertebrate distribution along the Isiukhu River, a tropical stream in western Kenya. Ten sites in total were selected from the upstream, midstream and downstream areas. Sampling of sediments and...
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  1673. DNA barcoding of five economically important freshwater fish species from the Nile River, Sudan

    DNA barcoding of five economically important freshwater fish species from the Nile River, Sudan

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Asma Mahmoud Hamza --- University of Kassala, Sudan Amna Taj Elsir Mahjoub Mohammed --- University of Kassala, Sudan
    The study was conducted to barcode five freshwater fish species obtained from Nile River tributaries (the Atbara River and the Blue Nile), in March 2019, using analysis of partial CO1 gene sequences. Fish samples were identified morphologically as Nile perch...
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  1674. Fine-scale variation reveals high structure and floristic heterogeneity in dry forests of the Cerrado

    Fine-scale variation reveals high structure and floristic heterogeneity in dry forests of the Cerrado

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Frederico Augusto Guimar&atilde;es Guilherme --- Instituto de Bioci&ecirc;ncias, Universidade Federal de Jata&iacute;, Brasil Deivid Lopes Machado --- Universidade Federal de Jata&iacute;, Brasil Gabriel Eliseu Silva --- Universidade Federal de Jata&iacute;, Brasil Natanael Moreira Nascimento --- Universidade Federal de Jata&iacute;, Brasil Gustavo Luz Ferreira --- Universidade Federal de Jata&iacute;, Brasil Kaila de Assis Ressel Pereira --- Universidade Federal de Jata&iacute;, Brasil Ana Paula de Souza --- Instituto de Bioci&ecirc;ncias, Universidade Federal de Jata&iacute;, Brasil Pollyana de Godoy Borges --- Universidade Federal de Jata&iacute;, Brasil Laura Rezende Souza --- Universidade Federal de Jata&iacute;, Brasil James Dean Leal Rocha --- Instituto de Bioci&ecirc;ncias, Universidade Federal de Jata&iacute;, Brasil Christiano Peres Coelho --- Instituto de Bioci&ecirc;ncias, Universidade Federal de Jata&iacute;, Brasil Everton Alves Maciel --- Instituto de Bioci&ecirc;ncias, Universidade Federal de Jata&iacute;, Brasil Wendy Carniello Ferreira --- Universidade Federal de Jata&iacute;, Brasil Marlon Zort&eacute;a --- Instituto de Bioci&ecirc;ncias, Universidade Federal de Jata&iacute;, Brasil Steffan Eduardo Silva Carneiro --- Universidade Federal de Jata&iacute;, Brasil
    This study aimed to compare the floristic and tree structure of two dry forests patches located in a forest remnant encompassed in Cerrado biome, south Goiás state, Brazil. In semideciduous (SF) and deciduous (DF) dry forests, we allocated 25 permanent...
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  1675. Preliminary investigation into deducing breeding success of African Penguins &lt;em&gt;Spheniscus demersus&lt;/em&gt; from automated transponder reader data to reduce disturbance

    Preliminary investigation into deducing breeding success of African Penguins Spheniscus demersus from automated transponder reader data to reduce disturbance

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Mpumalanga Mnyekemfu --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Peter J Barham --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Barbara Barham --- , United Kingdom Lauren Waller --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Katrin Ludynia --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Gavin W Maneveldt --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa
    The Endangered African Penguin Spheniscus demersus is in serious decline, with the total population falling at a rate of ∼5% per annum. The need to carry out regular monitoring to collect demographic and phenological data to assist in the planning...
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  1676. Knit and natter &mdash; the hospitableness of knitting

    Knit and natter — the hospitableness of knitting

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Tracy Harkison --- Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
    Knitting and knitting groups have been gaining popularity throughout the world over the last two decades. They have been used as a setting for data collection for various projects to study the benefits of knitting, and the many uses of...
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  1677. Time to look at the stars? Reflections on bias and prejudice in hospitality management education

    Time to look at the stars? Reflections on bias and prejudice in hospitality management education

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Conrad Lashley --- , United Kingdom
    This article reflects on a keynote presentation made at the 32nd Council for Hospitality Management Education Research Conference hosted at NHL Stenden University of Applied Science in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. The field of study prepares managers who will organise the...
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  1678. Slow tourism motivations: a factor/cluster segmentation approach

    Slow tourism motivations: a factor/cluster segmentation approach

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Wagnew Eshetie Tsegaw --- Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
    Market segmentation has become a valuable instrument in planning appropriate marketing strategies. Therefore, the overall purpose of this study is to explore slow tourists’ characteristics, revealing the differences in their motivations using a factor/cluster market segmentation approach. The sample population...
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  1679. Beauty and materiality: Subjective social class mediation of self-perceived physical attractiveness and materialism in Chinese college students

    Beauty and materiality: Subjective social class mediation of self-perceived physical attractiveness and materialism in Chinese college students

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Baoyan Yang --- Northwest Normal University, China Xiaoyue Zhao --- Northwest Normal University, China Mengmeng Zhu --- Northwest Normal University, China Yiting Wang --- Northwest Normal University, China Qiaoqiao Du --- Northwest Normal University, China
    This study examines the relationship between self-perceived physical attractiveness and materialism, and the mediating role of subjective social class in that relationship. Participants were 375 Chinese college students (female = 79%; sophomore = 29%; mean age = 21.99; SD =...
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  1680. Homophilic social networks and school adjustment among primary school pupils: Results and implications from a Zimbabwean study

    Homophilic social networks and school adjustment among primary school pupils: Results and implications from a Zimbabwean study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Edwin Simbarashe Mpofu --- University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Maximus Monaheng Sefotho --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa
    Social network patterns were explored among Zimbabwean rural school pupils to determine their peer preferences and statuses. Participants were 173 school pupils attending grades 4–6 in a rural school in Zimbabwe (76 boys; 97 girls; age range 9 years to...
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  1681. Movement patterns of Natal seacatfish &lt;em&gt;Galeichthys troworum&lt;/em&gt; (Ariidae) tagged in the Pondoland Marine Protected Area, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Movement patterns of Natal seacatfish Galeichthys troworum (Ariidae) tagged in the Pondoland Marine Protected Area, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: BQ Mann --- Oceanographic Research Institute, South Africa K Cox --- , South Africa GL Jordaan --- Oceanographic Research Institute, South Africa R Daly --- Oceanographic Research Institute, South Africa
    A tag-recapture study was undertaken on the Natal seacatfish Galeichthys troworum in the Pondoland Marine Protected Area (PMPA) on the east coast of South Africa. A total of 473 fish were tagged over a period of 8 years, and 136...
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  1682. Epimorphisms and closure operators of categories of semilattices

    Epimorphisms and closure operators of categories of semilattices

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: D. Dikranjan --- Universit&agrave; degli Studi di Udine, Italy A. Giordano Bruno --- Universit&agrave; degli Studi di Udine, Italy N. Zava --- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA),
    Motivated by a problem posed in [10], we investigate the closure operators of the category SLatt of join semilattices and its subcategory SLatt O of join semilattices with bottom element. In particular, we show that there are only finitely many...
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  1683. A characterization of derivations of JSL algebras

    A characterization of derivations of JSL algebras

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Lin Chen --- Changshu Institute of Technology, P.R. China Jun Li --- Changshu Institute of Technology, P.R. ChinaChina Zijie Qin --- Changshu Institute of Technology, P.R. ChinaChina
    Let be a -subspace lattice algebra on a Banach space X and Inv() be the set of all invertible elements of . Suppose that δ : → is a linear mapping satisfying δ(A) ◦ A −1 + A ◦ δ(A...
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  1684. On numerical invariants of a finite group factorized by tcc-subgroups

    On numerical invariants of a finite group factorized by tcc-subgroups

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Alexander Trofimuk --- Brest State A.S. Pushkin University, Belarus
    A subgroup A of a group G is called tcc-subgroup in G, if there is a subgroup T of G such that G = AT and for any X ≤ A and for any Y ≤ T there exists an...
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  1685. Quantile dependencies across BRICS currency markets in time of crisis: Analysis of the Russia&ndash;Ukraine war

    Quantile dependencies across BRICS currency markets in time of crisis: Analysis of the Russia–Ukraine war

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Oluwatomisin J. Oyewole --- Federal University of Agriculture, Nigeria Ismail O. Fasanya --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Mamdouh Abdulaziz Saleh Al-Faryan --- School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Faculty of Business and Law, University of Portsmouth, UK &amp; Consultant in Economics and Finance, Saudi Arabia
    This paper examines the spillovers across BRICS currency markets during the Russia–Ukraine war. We observe that the connectedness across the BRICS currency markets is stronger during than before the war and the average-based connectedness framework shows a moderate level of...
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  1686. Impact of income diversification on rural household food security in Ethiopia

    Impact of income diversification on rural household food security in Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Girma Gezimu Gebre --- Hawassa University, Ethiopia Aneteneh Ashebir --- Hawassa University, Ethiopia Tibebu Legesse --- Hawassa University, Ethiopia
    Using primary data collected from 462 farm households, this paper aims to examine the impact of income diversification on rural household food security in Ethiopia. A propensity score matching model was employed to analyze the impact of participation in both...
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  1687. Community involvement in the mass capture of Red-billed Queleas &lt;em&gt;Quelea quelea&lt;/em&gt; adjacent to protected areas: the case of Chemba District, Dodoma, Tanzania

    Community involvement in the mass capture of Red-billed Queleas Quelea quelea adjacent to protected areas: the case of Chemba District, Dodoma, Tanzania

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Naza Emanuel Mmbaga --- The University of Dodoma, Tanzania Richard John Mongi --- The University of Dodoma, Tanzania Mhuji Bukheti Kilonzo --- The University of Dodoma, Tanzania Leonard Kamanga Katalambula --- The University of Dodoma, Tanzania
    The mass capture and utilisation of Red-billed Queleas Quelea quelea as a source of food is practiced in different African countries. The current study sought information on the trapping methods and techniques used by local communities in Chemba District, Tanzania,...
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  1688. Challenges and coping strategies of parents of children with autism spectrum disorder in Eswatini

    Challenges and coping strategies of parents of children with autism spectrum disorder in Eswatini

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child &amp; Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Fanele Nkonyane --- , Eswatini Thavanesi Gurayah --- , South Africa Thanalutchmy Lingah --- , South Africa
    Background: Research shows that the debilitating effects of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) not only have an impact on the child, but on the parents and caregivers as well. This study aimed to explore the challenges and coping strategies of parents...
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  1689. The use of dolphins at Melka Excelsior Dolphin and Wildlife Resort in Lovina, Bali, Indonesia: a study of visitor experiences and ethical implications through netnographic research

    The use of dolphins at Melka Excelsior Dolphin and Wildlife Resort in Lovina, Bali, Indonesia: a study of visitor experiences and ethical implications through netnographic research

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Rodney Westerlaken --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
    The closure of Melka Excelsior Dolphin and Wildlife Resort in Lovina, Bali, in Indonesia was prompted by the confiscation of its dolphins and mounting pressure from animal welfare advocates, marking a pivotal moment in the discourse surrounding the use of...
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  1690. Assessing the influence of the El Ni&ntilde;o&ndash;Southern Oscillation phase on rainfall variability in the Gauteng province of South Africa

    Assessing the influence of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation phase on rainfall variability in the Gauteng province of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: --- University of the Free State, South Africa --- University of the Free State, South Africa
    South Africa is subject to large rainfall variability, with El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) being the most important driver across the summer rainfall region. The aim of this study was to relate ENSO phase to historical rainfall variability over the densely...
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  1691. Spatial variations in STIs among women enrolled in HIV prevention clinical trials in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Spatial variations in STIs among women enrolled in HIV prevention clinical trials in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Reshmi Dassaye --- South African Medical Research Council, South Africa Handan Wand --- Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Australia Tarylee Reddy --- South African Medical Research Council, South Africa Frank Tanser --- University of Lincoln, Lincoln Institute for Health, UK Benn Sartorius --- London School of Hygiene &amp; Tropical Medicine, UK Natashia Morris --- South African Medical Research Council, South Africa Gita Ramjee --- South African Medical Research Council, South Africa
    South Africa is faced with a high HIV and STI prevalence and incidence, respectively, with pockets of high burden areas driving these diseases. Localised monitoring of the HIV epidemic and STI endemic would enable more effective targeted prevention strategies. We...
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  1692. Primary moult in the annual cycle of adult African Oystercatchers &lt;em&gt;Haematopus moquini&lt;/em&gt;

    Primary moult in the annual cycle of adult African Oystercatchers Haematopus moquini

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Taylyn C Bate --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Peter G Ryan --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Les G Underhill --- University of Cape Town, South Africa
    African Oystercatchers Haematopus moquini are sedentary, intertidal foraging birds, range-restricted to Namibia and South Africa. Their annual cycle has two components: breeding and moult. The Underhill–Zucchini model estimated a primary moult duration of 154 days, and mean start and completion...
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  1693. Primary moult of adult Laughing Doves &lt;em&gt;Spilopelia senegalensis&lt;/em&gt;: introduction of the relative duration index and a comparison of moult indices

    Primary moult of adult Laughing Doves Spilopelia senegalensis: introduction of the relative duration index and a comparison of moult indices

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Tanya Scott --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Les G Underhill --- University of Cape Town, South Africa George D Underhill --- University of Cape Town, South Africa
    A new moult index, the relative duration index (RDI), was developed to quantify progress through moult using the Underhill–Zucchini model of primary avian moult, with the Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis as a case study. The RDI weights individual primaries in...
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  1694. Genetic variability of &lt;em&gt;Tachigali vulgaris&lt;/em&gt; trees based on seed morphophysiological traits

    Genetic variability of Tachigali vulgaris trees based on seed morphophysiological traits

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Noemi Vianna Martins Le&atilde;o --- , Brazil S&eacute;rgio Heitor Sousa Felipe --- Universidade Estadual do Maranh&atilde;o, Brazil Ricardo Gallo --- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brazil Elizabeth Santos Cordeiro Shimizu --- , Brazil
    Tachigali vulgaris is a tree with high potential for energy purposes in Brazil. However, there is little information about genetic variability that can be applied to plant breeding. Here, we quantified genetic variability based on biometric and emergence traits of...
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  1695. Effects of thinning on growth performance of teak (&lt;em&gt;Tectona grandis&lt;/em&gt;) plantations in Tain II Forest Reserve, Ghana

    Effects of thinning on growth performance of teak (Tectona grandis) plantations in Tain II Forest Reserve, Ghana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Bertrand Festus Nero --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Maxwell Asuenabisa --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
    Although recent interest in commercial teak plantation establishment has soared, knowledge of intensive silvicultural management of residual stands is limited in most parts of West Africa. This study evaluated the effects of thinning regimes on the growth responses and pruning...
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  1696. Transpiration efficiency of lucerne under unlimited soil water conditions during the first growing season

    Transpiration efficiency of lucerne under unlimited soil water conditions during the first growing season

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: CM Tfwala --- University of the Free State, South Africa G Mengistu --- University of the Free State, South Africa IB Ukoh Haka --- University of the Free State, South Africa LD van Rensburg --- University of the Free State, South Africa CC du Preez --- University of the Free State, South Africa
    Lucerne production is regarded as requiring high water inputs, making it necessary to understand its transpiration efficiency, especially in countries with water scarcity such as South Africa. The resurgent opportunities in the local lucerne markets prompted the publication of this...
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  1697. Return and volatility connectedness across stock markets: A global perspective

    Return and volatility connectedness across stock markets: A global perspective

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Huifu Nong --- School of Economics, Guangxi Minzu University, China
    The connectedness of stock markets is inevitable because of the rapid increases in global financialisation, financial liberalisation, and integration of national economies. This study therefore increases the number of stock markets included in the LASSO-VAR model to separately estimate the...
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  1698. Dynamic capability and competitive advantage of event management ventures in Kenya

    Dynamic capability and competitive advantage of event management ventures in Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Rebecca Chelagat Cheruon --- Moi University, Kenya Jacqueline Cheptepkeny Korir --- Moi University, Kenya
    Event management in the hospitality industry came into being because many corporate firms, families and friends asked hotels to organise their gatherings. For corporate firms, these events are considered training programmes, meetings, or conferences. For families, events include weddings, birthday...
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  1699. Generalized Jordan derivable mappings on &lt;inline-formula&gt; &lt;mml:math&gt; &lt;mml:mrow&gt; &lt;mml:mi mathvariant=&quot;script&quot;&gt;B&lt;/mml:mi&gt; &lt;mml:mo stretchy=&quot;false&quot;&gt;(&lt;/mml:mo&gt; &lt;mml:mi mathvariant=&quot;script&quot;&gt;H&lt;/mml:mi&gt; &lt;mml:mo stretchy=&quot;false&quot;&gt;)&lt;/mml:mo&gt; &lt;/mml:mrow&gt; &lt;/mml:math&gt; &lt;/inline-formula&gt;

    Generalized Jordan derivable mappings on B ( H )

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Kaijia Luo --- Institute of Mathematics, Hangzhou Dianzi University, China Jiankui Li --- School of Mathematics, East China University of Science and Technology, China Shanshan Su --- School of Mathematics, East China University of Science and Technology, China
    Let be a Hilbert space over the real or complex field and be the algebra of all bounded linear operators on . For arbitrary fixed points C, D, M in , we investigate the structure of linear mappings δ and...
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  1700. Philoxenia &mdash; the DNA of hospitality: hype or cure?

    Philoxenia — the DNA of hospitality: hype or cure?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Peter A. Singleton --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
    Philoxenia is the ancient Greek custom or tradition of treating a stranger as a friend, but it goes much deeper in terms of its reality and consequences. This custom sits deep in Greek culture and mythology, where its layers of...
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  1701. Distribution and site fidelity of four endemic catshark species in Walker Bay, South Africa

    Distribution and site fidelity of four endemic catshark species in Walker Bay, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: TL Johnson --- , South Africa JC de Bresser --- , South Africa E Cottrant --- , South Africa NJ Drobniewska --- , South Africa TG Paulet --- , South Africa LG Underhill --- University of Cape Town, South Africa
    Catsharks (family Scyliorhinidae) and the recently reclassified deepwater catsharks (family Pentanchidae) are two of the largest families of elasmobranchs and include species that function as important mesopredators in almost all marine ecosystems. This study focuses on four species endemic to...
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  1702. Site- and habitat-dependent variations in the diversity of polychaetes associated with golden kelp &lt;em&gt;Ecklonia radiata&lt;/em&gt; holdfasts along the southeast coast of South Africa

    Site- and habitat-dependent variations in the diversity of polychaetes associated with golden kelp Ecklonia radiata holdfasts along the southeast coast of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: N Nkohla --- Walter Sisulu University, South Africa TS Dlaza --- Walter Sisulu University, South Africa
    Polychaetes are important components of the macrofaunal communities associated with golden kelp Ecklonia radiata holdfasts across different spatial scales. However, the polychaete component varies in different habitat types in response to varying environmental conditions. Here, we compared patterns of variation...
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  1703. Perceived effects of COVID-19 on smallholder farmers&rsquo; agricultural production practices in Ethiopia

    Perceived effects of COVID-19 on smallholder farmers’ agricultural production practices in Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Asrat Mulat Asegie --- Wollo University, Ethiopia Samuel Tadesse Adisalem --- Wollo University, Ethiopia Amogne Asfaw Eshetu --- Wollo University, Ethiopia
    This study analyzed the perceived effects of COVID-19 on smallholder farmers’ agricultural production practices in the South Wollo and Oromo Administrative Zones of Ethiopia. Data were collected from 270 randomly selected respondents from September 5 to October 10, 2020. Data...
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  1704. A new species of gracile blind snake in the genus &lt;em&gt;Letheobia&lt;/em&gt; (Squamata: Scolecophidia: Typhlopidae) from Sagalla Hill, south-eastern Kenya

    A new species of gracile blind snake in the genus Letheobia (Squamata: Scolecophidia: Typhlopidae) from Sagalla Hill, south-eastern Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Patrick K Malonza --- National Museums of Kenya, Kenya
    The members of the typhlopid Letheobia pallida group are characterised by having a divided or split ocular scale. Letheobia wrayi sp. nov., differs from all other members of this group by having a low mid-dorsal scale count of 355 (other...
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  1705. The impact of &lt;em&gt;Eucalyptus&lt;/em&gt; plantations on herpetofaunal diversity, Maputo National Park, Mozambique

    The impact of Eucalyptus plantations on herpetofaunal diversity, Maputo National Park, Mozambique

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: PR Jordaan --- Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa A Wilken --- University of Pretoria, South Africa X Combrink --- Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
    Exotic afforestation has proven detrimental to biodiversity in general, however only a few studies documenting the impact of timber plantations on herpetofaunal diversity have been published within a southern African context. To determine if variations in herpetofaunal species assemblages could...
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  1706. Zoning the occurrence of &lt;em&gt; &lt;sans-serif&gt;Thyrinteina arnobia&lt;/sans-serif&gt; &lt;/em&gt; in eucalypts and its relationship with the spectral behaviour of canopies and soil attributes

    Zoning the occurrence of Thyrinteina arnobia in eucalypts and its relationship with the spectral behaviour of canopies and soil attributes

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Ca&iacute;que Carvalho Medauar --- , Brazil Samuel de Assis Silva --- , Brazil Luis Carlos Cirilo Carvalho --- State University of Santa Cruz, Brazil Willian Bucker Moraes --- Federal University of Esp&iacute;rito Santo, Brazil Marcus Vinicius Masson --- State University of Paulista, Brazil Ricardo Previdente Martins --- , Brazil Sidinei Dallacort --- , Brazil Jo&atilde;o Mendes Cicarini Hott --- Federal University of Esp&iacute;rito Santo, Brazil
    This study aimed to outline areas at risk of the occurrence of eucalypt defoliator caterpillars and their relationship with variations in the spectral behaviour of canopies and soil attributes. The study was conducted in three eucalypt plantation areas of the...
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  1707. Stability analysis of fully dynamic piezoelectric beams with internal fractional delay

    Stability analysis of fully dynamic piezoelectric beams with internal fractional delay

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Jianghao Hao --- Shanxi University, P.R. China Jing Yang --- Shanxi University, P.R. China
    In this paper, we are interested in the stability analysis of one-dimensional fully dynamic piezoelectric beam systems with internal fractional delay under different feedback controls (boundary and internal). By introducing two new equations to deal with fractional delay, equivalent new...
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  1708. When caring and mourning threaten public health: the experience of Covid-19 preventive regulations in Zambia

    When caring and mourning threaten public health: the experience of Covid-19 preventive regulations in Zambia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: James Musonda --- University of Li&egrave;ge, Belgium
    This article explores how Covid-19 regulations in hospitals and regarding funerals disrupted and limited the capacity of kin to care, and transformed the meanings of life and death, for Zambians. Nonetheless, patients and kin exercised their agency through disobedience, by...
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  1709. Species diversity and distribution-pattern determinants of African rivulines (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae) in rainforest streams of southern Cameroon

    Species diversity and distribution-pattern determinants of African rivulines (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae) in rainforest streams of southern Cameroon

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: FD Messu Mandeng --- Higher Teacher&rsquo;s Training College (ENS), University of Yaound&eacute; I, Cameroon CF Bilong Bilong --- University of Yaound&eacute; I, Cameroon JF Agnese --- University of Montpellier (CNRS, IRD, EPHE), France
    Understanding the community structure and ecology of fish populations in rainforest streams is a prerequisite for any actions towards their exploitation, management or conservation. We examined the community structure and species diversity of nothobranchiids (African rivulines) in rainforest streams of...
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  1710. Geographic distribution of the scorpion fauna in the central Moroccan region of Souss-Massa with potential implications for public health

    Geographic distribution of the scorpion fauna in the central Moroccan region of Souss-Massa with potential implications for public health

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Fouad Salhi --- Ibn Zohr University, Morocco John P Dunbar --- Institute, University of Galway, Ireland Colin Lawton --- Animal Ecology &amp; Conservation Unit, Ryan Institute, University of Galway, Ireland Jamila Hermas --- Ibn Zohr University, Morocco Jaouad Abou Oualid --- Ibn Zohr University, Morocco Michel M Dugon --- Institute, University of Galway, Ireland
    Despite the medical importance of North African scorpions, many aspects of their ecology which may be important to understand envenoming patterns throughout their range, remain understudied. The region of Souss-Massa in central Morocco exhibits a high incidence of scorpion envenomings,...
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  1711. The impact of conventional energy markets on connectedness dynamics among eco-friendly assets

    The impact of conventional energy markets on connectedness dynamics among eco-friendly assets

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Oktay &Ouml;zkan --- Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, Turkiye Asil Azimli --- Cyprus International University, Turkiye Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo --- Cyprus International University, Turkiye
    This study examines the connectedness among eco-friendly assets and how volatility in fossil energy markets affects this connectedness. Using a broad coverage for eco-friendly assets such as a clean energy index, a clean cryptocurrency (Cardano), a green bond index, and...
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  1712. Prevalence of psychotic-like experiences and its predictors among early adolescents from rural areas in Indonesia

    Prevalence of psychotic-like experiences and its predictors among early adolescents from rural areas in Indonesia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child &amp; Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Vitriyanti --- Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia Nabilah Amalina Rozi --- Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia Sherly Saragih Turnip --- Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia
    Background: Psychotic symptoms are present in a wide range of both clinical and non-clinical populations. Psychotic symptoms in adolescents often take the form of psychotic-like experiences (PLEs), which are considered a risk factor for numerous serious mental illnesses. Socioeconomic disadvantages...
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  1713. Discrete selectivity, shrinking properties, and disjoint local &lt;em&gt;&pi;&lt;/em&gt;-bases

    Discrete selectivity, shrinking properties, and disjoint local π-bases

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Gary Gruenhage --- Auburn University, U.S.A Vladimir V. Tkachuk --- Universidad Aut&oacute;noma Metropolitana, Mexico
    Using binary function spaces, we give an example of a pseudocompact discretely selective topological group. We show that, under PFA, every compact space of countable tightness has a countable disjoint local π-base at every point. If X is a compact...
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  1714. Role of the stakeholders and regulatory instruments in technology and innovation development in Ethiopian construction industry

    Role of the stakeholders and regulatory instruments in technology and innovation development in Ethiopian construction industry

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Desalegn Girma Mengistu --- Hawassa University, Institute of Technology, Ethiopia Bereket Amare Sida --- Hawassa University, Institute of Technology, Ethiopia Tariku Nigussie Keneni --- Hawassa University, Institute of Technology, Ethiopia
    The purpose of this study is to assess the role of stakeholders and the applicable regulatory instruments in ensuring technology and innovation development (TID) in Ethiopian construction industry. A structured questionnaire was developed to assess the engagement level of major...
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  1715. Interpersonal violence experienced by nurses caring for persons with intellectual disability: A phenomenological study

    Interpersonal violence experienced by nurses caring for persons with intellectual disability: A phenomenological study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Andile Glodin Mokoena-de Beer --- Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa Mmasetlhaba Ruth Ledwaba --- Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa Lily Keneilwe Motswasele-Sikwane --- Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa
    This phenomenological study explored interpersonal violence experienced by nurses caring for persons diagnosed with intellectual disability at a selected psychiatric hospital in South Africa. In-depth phenomenological interviews were conducted with 16 nurses (female = 10, males = 06 with 2...
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  1716. South African nursing students&#039; stress and resilience during the global COVID-19 health crisis

    South African nursing students' stress and resilience during the global COVID-19 health crisis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ilze Steenkamp --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Jennifer Chipps --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa
    The study aimed to investigate nursing students' psychological distress and their response to stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants were 370 South African nursing students (female= 75%; mean age= 21.9 years, SD = 3.9 years). Students completed the following scales:...
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  1717. Advancing methodological diversity in critical tourism, leisure and hospitality research: a thorough analysis in the African context

    Advancing methodological diversity in critical tourism, leisure and hospitality research: a thorough analysis in the African context

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Wagnew Eshetie Tsegaw --- Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
    While the African context provides a unique environment for critical tourism, leisure and hospitality research, it is still understudied by academia, mostly due to the small academic community and the high difficulty in obtaining data. This article explores and showcases...
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  1718. Experiences of a fine dining event held inside a working prison

    Experiences of a fine dining event held inside a working prison

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Alison McIntosh --- Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand Tracy Harkison --- Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
    Fine dining experiences offered inside working prisons are one type of hospitality initiative attempting to support prisoner rehabilitation and offer a memorable dining experience for the paying public. Previous hospitality research has not explored how fine dining delivered in a...
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  1719. Volunteering dynamics in leisure, tourism and hospitality: developing sustainable practices for well-being and social impact

    Volunteering dynamics in leisure, tourism and hospitality: developing sustainable practices for well-being and social impact

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Bertine Bargeman --- Breda University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Licia Calvi --- Breda University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Rodney Westerlaken --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Geesje Duursma --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
    This article explores the multifaceted landscape of volunteering in leisure, tourism and hospitality (LTH) organisations, acknowledging its fundamental role in civil society, and serves as the inception point for an in-depth research project. Volunteerism is explored in diverse forms, ranging...
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  1720. The role of autonomy and competence in retaining Dutch hotel staff post-COVID-19

    The role of autonomy and competence in retaining Dutch hotel staff post-COVID-19

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Sofiia Norenko --- Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Emmah Muchoki --- Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Vanessa de Oliveira Menezes --- Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Ren&eacute; Rijnders --- Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
    This article explores potential changes in employee motivation for retention in the Dutch hotel industry after the COVID-19 pandemic, applying the self-determination theory to examine autonomy and competence. An online survey was designed and applied to 298 Dutch hotel staff...
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  1721. Personalised pricing under the current European legal framework: a call for ethics, sustainability and responsibility in the age of artificial intelligence

    Personalised pricing under the current European legal framework: a call for ethics, sustainability and responsibility in the age of artificial intelligence

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Jean-Pierre van der Rest --- Leiden University, The Netherlands Kimia Heidary --- Leiden University, The Netherlands
    As pricing in hospitality and tourism evolves due to the opportunities presented by artificial intelligence (AI), so do the concerns that come with technological advancements. There is a fine line between what is possible, what is profitable, and what is...
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  1722. Growth and adaptability of provenances and progenies of &lt;em&gt;Pinus maximinoi&lt;/em&gt; H.E.Moore in northern Mozambique

    Growth and adaptability of provenances and progenies of Pinus maximinoi H.E.Moore in northern Mozambique

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Cremildo Riba Gouveia Dias --- Agricultural Research Institute of Mozambique, Mozambique Laurina Adriano Guacha --- Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Lisbon, Portugal Aires Afonso Mbanze --- Universidade L&uacute;rio (Campus Universit&aacute;rio de Unango), Mozambique
    The aim of this study was to evaluate the growth and adaptability of Pinus maximinoi provenances and progenies and to estimate the genetic variation that could be exploited in feature improvement (e.g. breeding studies). Data from this study are from...
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  1723. Generalized derivations with nilpotent values in semiprime rings

    Generalized derivations with nilpotent values in semiprime rings

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Cheng-Kai Liu --- National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan
    Let R be a (semi-) prime ring with extended centroid C, let f(X 1, … , Xk ) be a multilinear polynomial over C in k noncommutative indeterminates which is not central-valued on R and let g be a generalized derivation of...
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  1724. Seasonal distribution of livestock in Samburu county, northern Kenya: a response to variable pasture and water in semi-arid rangelands

    Seasonal distribution of livestock in Samburu county, northern Kenya: a response to variable pasture and water in semi-arid rangelands

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: GL Lelenguyah --- Animal Health and Industry Training Institute, Kenya MM Nyangito --- University of Nairobi, Kenya OV Wasonga --- University of Nairobi, Kenya RC Bett --- University of Nairobi, Kenya
    Spatial and temporal climate variability dictate herd mobility of transhumant communities, and therefore understanding this interrelationship is key to sustainable management of rangelands, especially in the face of the changing climate. This study was undertaken in Samburu county in Kenya,...
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  1725. Lucerne establishment in dryland conditions: effects of crop residues and wheat as a nurse crop

    Lucerne establishment in dryland conditions: effects of crop residues and wheat as a nurse crop

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Stephan le Roux --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Pieter A Swanepoel --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa
    Establishing lucerne (Medicago sativa) in dryland conditions poses challenges due to unpredictable rainy seasons and seedling vulnerability. A potential solution is adopting a nurse crop during the first year in the same field. This study aimed to assess the impact...
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  1726. Predation on the St Joseph &lt;em&gt;Callorhinchus capensis&lt;/em&gt; by Cape fur seals &lt;em&gt;Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus&lt;/em&gt; in Namibia

    Predation on the St Joseph Callorhinchus capensis by Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus in Namibia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: RH Leeney --- Namibia Nature Foundation, Namibia N Dreyer --- Ocean Conservation Namibia, Namibia
    Chondrichthyans form an important part of marine food webs as top predators and mesopredators. However, little is known about chondrichthyans in Namibian waters and the roles they play in ecosystem function. During efforts to disentangle Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus...
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  1727. Twenty-three new bird species for Angola, including Mayombe National Park in Cabinda Province, and other noteworthy records

    Twenty-three new bird species for Angola, including Mayombe National Park in Cabinda Province, and other noteworthy records

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Michael SL Mills --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, University of Jos, Nigeria Rog&eacute;rio Ferreira --- , Angola Pedro Vaz Pinto --- Universidade do Porto, Portugal
    The avifauna of Cabinda Province, Angola, is poorly known; since 1885 only one ornithological expedition has been made to the province, by AA da Rosa Pinto in 1969. All previous works that include Cabinda, including those of Rosa Pinto, were...
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  1728. Anton Reichenow and the birds of Africa

    Anton Reichenow and the birds of Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Adrian JFK Craig --- Rhodes University, South Africa
    The first handbook of the birds of Africa was completed in 1905 by Anton Reichenow (1847–1941). Based in the Berlin museum for almost 50 years, he described 152 African taxa that are still recognised as valid species today, and was...
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  1729. Avian species assemblages in African mangrove forests

    Avian species assemblages in African mangrove forests

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: W Richard J Dean --- , South Africa Suzanne Milton --- , South Africa
    African mangrove forests are threatened by harvesting and climate change. Most bird species that occur in this habitat are either drawn from adjacent forests or woodlands or are marine and piscivorous species. Bird communities of East and southern African mangroves,...
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  1730. South African birds in a Canadian museum: the legacy of colonial service by Lionel E Taylor

    South African birds in a Canadian museum: the legacy of colonial service by Lionel E Taylor

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Adrian JFK Craig --- Rhodes University, South Africa WRJ Dean --- FitzPatrick Institute, University of Cape Town, South Africa
    The Beaty Biodiversity Museum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, holds a collection of 498 specimens of 275 bird species presented by Lionel E Taylor, who worked in South Africa for the Department of Forestry from 1902 to 1911. Most specimens...
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  1731. Profiling the mental health fortitude of institutionalised children: A quantitative analysis of psychological resources

    Profiling the mental health fortitude of institutionalised children: A quantitative analysis of psychological resources

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Adane K. Melese --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Athena Pedro --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Nceba Z. Somhlaba --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa
    Numerous studies on institutionalised children demonstrate the undesirable influence of care centres on the levels of positive mental health. Against the established body of literature, this study evaluates the positive psychological qualities of children living in care centres and sex...
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  1732. Is mindfulness associated with lower online trolling among adolescents? Mediating effects of self-esteem and depression and moderating effect of dark personality traits

    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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  1733. Areas of work&ndash;life and psychological reward satisfaction among new Chinese graduate nurses: The moderating role of psychological capital

    Areas of work–life and psychological reward satisfaction among new Chinese graduate nurses: The moderating role of psychological capital

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Huan Ma --- School of Nursing, Sichuan Vocational College of Health and Rehabilitation, China Jin-Mei Zou --- School of Nursing, Sichuan Vocational College of Health and Rehabilitation, China Ying Zhong --- Nursing Department, Zigong First People&rsquo;s Hospital, China Dan Song --- School of Nursing, Sichuan Vocational College of Health and Rehabilitation, China
    This study aimed to explore the relationship between areas of work–life and psychological reward satisfaction, and the role of psychological capital in that relationship. Participants were from four Chinese major public hospitals (n = 532; female = 88.7%; mean age...
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  1734. The potential predators of pancake tortoises (&lt;em&gt;Malacochersus tornieri&lt;/em&gt;) in Kenya

    The potential predators of pancake tortoises (Malacochersus tornieri) in Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Jacob Mueti Ngwava --- Hainan Normal University, China Fanrong Xiao --- Hainan Normal University, China Patrick Kinyatta Malonza --- , Kenya Beryl Akoth Bwong --- , Kenya Hai-Tao Shi --- Hainan Normal University, China
    Studying the interactions between prey and predators is crucial for understanding the intricacies of predator-prey dynamics and for formulating effective conservation strategies. Yet there is almost no systematic analysis of pancake tortoise predation, and its consequences on the tortoise populations...
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  1735. Parasitoid guild of the citrus leafminer, &lt;em&gt;Phyllocnistis citrella&lt;/em&gt; Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) in Tunisian citrus orchards and a new report of &lt;em&gt;Cirrospilus ingenuus&lt;/em&gt; Gahan (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)

    Parasitoid guild of the citrus leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) in Tunisian citrus orchards and a new report of Cirrospilus ingenuus Gahan (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Dorra Mansour --- University of Sousse, Regional Research Centre on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture at Chott Meriem, Institut Sup&eacute;rieur Agronomique de Chott-Mariem, Tunisia Mohamed Braham --- University of Sousse, Regional Research Centre on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture at Chott Meriem, Institut Sup&eacute;rieur Agronomique de Chott-Mariem, Tunisia
    A survey of the parasitoid species of the citrus leafminer (CLM), Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), a cosmopolitan pest of citrus, was carried out in 2019 and 2020 in the major citrus production area of Tunisia. Four different Eulophidae species...
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  1736. Ethical ideology and fraud rationalization among future accountants in Nigeria

    Ethical ideology and fraud rationalization among future accountants in Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Collins Sankay Oboh --- University of Lagos, Nigeria Peter Sproat --- TaxWatch, United Kingdom
    This study examines the effect of ethical ideology on fraud rationalization among future accountants in Nigeria. Specifically, it investigates whether being a moral idealist or moral relativist influences the ability of future accountants to rationalize fraud. The study collected data...
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  1737. Prevalence of hyperglycaemic crisis among diabetes mellitus patients in Ethiopia, systematic review and meta-analysis

    Prevalence of hyperglycaemic crisis among diabetes mellitus patients in Ethiopia, systematic review and meta-analysis

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: A Getie --- Debre Markos University, Ethiopia T Ayenew --- Debre Markos University, Ethiopia G Yilak --- Woldia University, Ethiopia M Gedfew --- Debre Markos University, Ethiopia BT Amlak --- Debre Markos University, Ethiopia A Wondmieneh --- Injibara University, Ethiopia M Bimerew --- Injibara University, Ethiopia
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  1738. Variations in the heart rate of Mediterranean mussels &lt;em&gt;Mytilus galloprovincialis&lt;/em&gt; and brown mussels &lt;em&gt;Perna perna&lt;/em&gt; under thermal stress on rocky shores of South Africa

    Variations in the heart rate of Mediterranean mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis and brown mussels Perna perna under thermal stress on rocky shores of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: K Beine --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa LJ Connell --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa R Greenfield --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa
    Intertidal mussels experience prolonged emersion during low tide, followed by rapid submergence cooling during high tide, causing temperature-induced stress responses. This study examined variations in heart rate to investigate the relationship between emerged and submerged thermal stress in Mediterranean mussels...
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  1739. Evolutionary relationships in the African frog family Ptychadenidae, including the first molecular analysis, range extension, and distribution modelling of the monotypic genus &lt;em&gt;Lanzarana&lt;/em&gt;

    Evolutionary relationships in the African frog family Ptychadenidae, including the first molecular analysis, range extension, and distribution modelling of the monotypic genus Lanzarana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Tade&aacute;&scaron; Nečas --- , Czech Republic Tom&aacute;&scaron; Mazuch --- Mendel University, Czech Republic Janis Czurda --- , Czech Republic Hassan Sh Abdirahman Elmi --- Charles University, Czech Republic Mark-Oliver R&ouml;del --- , Germany V&aacute;clav Gvožd&iacute;k --- , Czech Republic
    The family Ptychadenidae contains three ecologically and morphologically distinct genera: the widespread, species-rich and above-ground dwelling Ptychadena, the less widespread and diverse, burrowing Hildebrandtia, and the little-known, burrowing, monotypic Lanzarana, endemic to Somalia. Previous morphological studies placed Lanzarana in a...
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  1740. Population genetics and key phenotypic variability does not support different subspecies of Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler &lt;em&gt;Phylloscopus ruficapilla&lt;/em&gt; within the Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Population genetics and key phenotypic variability does not support different subspecies of Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler Phylloscopus ruficapilla within the Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Jake M Mulvaney --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Michael I Cherry --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa
    Two subspecies of the Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler Phylloscopus ruficapilla (family Phylloscopidae) have been recognised in South Africa based on the extent and intensity of yellow colouration. Our previous multi-locus population genetic survey across much of the Eastern Cape and southern...
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  1741. Failure factors of building construction projects in Ethiopia

    Failure factors of building construction projects in Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Hizkiel Haliso Abate --- College of Engineering and Technology, Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia Desalegn Girma Mengistu --- Institute of Technology, Hawassa University, Ethiopia Tesfahun Asres Abera --- Arba Minch Institute of Technology, Arba Minch University, Ethiopia
    Construction projects encounter considerable failure, and the case is worse in developing countries. Improving this situation needs an understanding of the failure factors; hence, this study is aimed at identifying critical failure factors of building construction projects in the Ethiopian...
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  1742. Innovation and economic growth: An empirical analysis for African countries

    Innovation and economic growth: An empirical analysis for African countries

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Atoko Kasongo --- Human Sciences Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa, Tlangelani Makamu --- Human Sciences Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa,
    In recent decades, innovation has become recognized as a key driver of economic growth. This study investigated the relationship between innovation and economic growth in 32 African countries from 2006 to 2017. The linear regression panel corrected standard errors (PCSEs)...
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  1743. Tax buoyancy dynamics in sub-Saharan African nations: The case study of Rwanda

    Tax buoyancy dynamics in sub-Saharan African nations: The case study of Rwanda

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Gaudence Uwimana --- University of Rwanda, Kigali Rwanda Charles Ruranga --- University of Rwanda, Kigali Rwanda Emmanuel Masabo --- University of Rwanda, Kigali Rwanda Mammo Muchie --- Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
    Tax buoyancy exhibits unique behaviour in nations facing specific challenges. This phenomenon is particularly pronounced in sub-Saharan countries which often implement tax exemptions to boost investment and facilitate trade. This study investigates tax buoyancy in Rwanda. It uses government administrative...
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  1744. The interconnectedness and spillover effects among economic uncertainty, energy-related risks and sovereign risk in BRICS economies

    The interconnectedness and spillover effects among economic uncertainty, energy-related risks and sovereign risk in BRICS economies

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Pascal Xavier Gnagne --- School of Economics, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Beatrice D. Simo-Kengne --- School of Economics, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Mathias Mandla Manguzvane --- School of Economics, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
    Emerging economies experiencing energy-intensive growth face increased energy price volatility, which could fuel macroeconomic instability with possible implications on their debt repayment capacity. This study implements a quantile vector autoregressive model on a dataset collected between April 2011 and July...
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  1745. Sustainability practices, sustainable development goals and the hospitality sector: perspectives from Sri Lankan chain hotels

    Sustainability practices, sustainable development goals and the hospitality sector: perspectives from Sri Lankan chain hotels

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Janith Iddawala --- NSBM Green University, Sri Lanka Binuri Mehara Welengoda --- NSBM Green University, Sri Lanka Banudee Thisali Rathnayaka --- NSBM Green University, Sri Lanka
    Despite being an industry at the forefront of adopting sustainable practices, there has been a continued paucity of hospitality research focusing on the extent of adoption of sustainability practices and their contribution towards achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs) from...
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  1746. The beauty of tipping: customer decision-making during COVID-19 in African beauty salons

    The beauty of tipping: customer decision-making during COVID-19 in African beauty salons

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Alang Ernest Wung --- University of Dschang, Cameroon Roger Tsafack Nanfosso --- University of Dschang, Cameroon
    Research has been limited to investigating tipping in other hospitality industries, while ignoring beauty salons. The objective of this study is to present tipping behaviours in the context of beauty salons in two ways: first, by examining tip predictors; and...
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  1747. AI service robots in a 4-star hotel: enhancing guest and employee experiences

    AI service robots in a 4-star hotel: enhancing guest and employee experiences

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Frederik Jan van der Meulen --- Hotel Management School Leeuwarden, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Daniek Verhoeven --- Hotel Management School Leeuwarden, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Juliet Chipumuro --- Hotel Management School Leeuwarden, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Wilson Majee --- Hotel Management School Leeuwarden, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
    Artificial intelligence (AI) has recently become a vital technology affecting several sectors, including hospitality. The expanding use of AI robots in functions previously performed by humans raises important issues — which are currently unknown — regarding how AI robotics may...
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  1748. The impact of onboarding practices on employee retention in the cruise industry

    The impact of onboarding practices on employee retention in the cruise industry

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Marijn Zuiker --- Hotel Management School Leeuwarden, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Rodney Westerlaken --- Hotel Management School Leeuwarden, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
    This study investigates effective onboarding practices in the cruise industry, examining the interplay between onboarding, hospitality and seafaring occupations due to limited existing research. Using an exploratory mixed-method approach, the researchers employed insider and outsider perspectives to critically analyse employee...
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  1749. Assessment of regenerative hospitality

    Assessment of regenerative hospitality

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Jannah Kreb --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Wichard Zwaal --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
    This article addresses the lack of practical tools for assessing regenerative hospitality in hotels. The study provides a systematic approach to developing a practical tool to assess and promote regenerative practices in the hospitality industry. The literature review identified seven...
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  1750. Changes in anatomical characteristics of &lt;em&gt;Falcataria moluccana&lt;/em&gt; wood due to &lt;em&gt;Uromycladium tepperianum&lt;/em&gt; infection

    Changes in anatomical characteristics of Falcataria moluccana wood due to Uromycladium tepperianum infection

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Widyanto Dwi Nugroho --- Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia Brian Nurharjadi --- Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia Shofi Rukhama --- Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia Hairi Cipta --- Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia Sri Rahayu --- Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
    Serious problems have occurred on Falcataria moluccana plantations because of gall rust disease caused by Uromycladium tepperianum. The disease inhibits tree growth, reduces wood quality, and can cause tree mortality. The presence of galls is a notable symptom of this...
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  1751. Early selection for rust resistance in eucalypt progenies and implications for other traits of interest in tree breeding

    Early selection for rust resistance in eucalypt progenies and implications for other traits of interest in tree breeding

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Daniele Aparecida Alvarenga Arriel --- Instituto de Ci&ecirc;ncias Agr&aacute;rias, Universidade Federal de Uberl&acirc;ndia, Brazil L&uacute;cio Mauro da Silva Guimar&atilde;es --- , Brazil Reginaldo Gon&ccedil;alves Mafia --- , Brazil Edival &Acirc;ngelo Valverde Zauza --- , Brazil Acelino Couto Alfenas --- Universidade Federal de Vi&ccedil;osa, Brazil
    Planting of resistant clones is the main control strategy for rust caused by Austropuccinia psidii on eucalypts in Brazil. Phenotyping for resistance to rust is performed at the last stage of the breeding programme on genetic material preselected for growth...
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  1752. Wide variation in aggressiveness and growth in South African &lt;em&gt;Fusarium circinatum&lt;/em&gt; isolates with geographical origin as the primary determinant

    Wide variation in aggressiveness and growth in South African Fusarium circinatum isolates with geographical origin as the primary determinant

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: BS Swalarsk-Parry --- University of Pretoria, South Africa L De Vos --- University of Pretoria, South Africa FF Fru --- University of Pretoria, South Africa QC Santana --- University of Pretoria, South Africa MA van der Nest --- University of Pretoria, South Africa BD Wingfield --- University of Pretoria, South Africa MJ Wingfield --- University of Pretoria, South Africa DA Herron --- University of Pretoria, South Africa JB Ramaswe --- University of Pretoria, South Africa C Dewing --- University of Pretoria, South Africa M Sayari --- University of Pretoria, South Africa NA van der Merwe --- University of Pretoria, South Africa S van Wyk --- University of Pretoria, South Africa FA Lane --- University of Pretoria, South Africa AM Wilson --- University of Pretoria, South Africa OO Adegeye --- University of Pretoria, South Africa NC Soal --- University of Pretoria, South Africa J-L Price --- University of Pretoria, South Africa ET Steenkamp --- University of Pretoria, South Africa
    Fusarium circinatum is a globally important fungal pathogen that causes pitch canker on a wide range of Pinus species. In this study, we considered mycelial growth in culture and aggressiveness of a South African population of F. circinatum isolates. The...
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  1753. Relationship between social capital and post-partum antiretroviral therapy adherence among women living with HIV in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Relationship between social capital and post-partum antiretroviral therapy adherence among women living with HIV in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Khadijat K. Adeleye --- University of Massachusetts, USA Eyitayo O. Owolabi --- Arizona State University, USA Oladele V. Adeniyi --- Walter Sisulu University, South Africa David Aduragbemi Okunlola --- Florida State University, USA Anthony I. Ajayi --- , Kenya
    Background: Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is crucial for preventing vertical transmission of HIV and maternal deaths. While the literature is replete with studies on ART adherence, the role of social capital in adherence to ART is less studied. Drawing...
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  1754. Role of distress tolerance, meaning in life and social support in the relationship between posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) among Nigerian cancer patients

    Role of distress tolerance, meaning in life and social support in the relationship between posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) among Nigerian cancer patients

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Chinenye Joseph Aliche --- North-West University, South Africa Erhabor Sunday Idemudia --- North-West University, South Africa
    We examined the moderating roles of distress tolerance, meaning in life, and social support in the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) among cancer patients. Participants included 301 cancer outpatients randomly selected from the oncology unit...
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  1755. Dear Mr Sobukwe: examining Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe&rsquo;s pan-African vision and how it has influenced youth movements in South Africa today

    Dear Mr Sobukwe: examining Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe’s pan-African vision and how it has influenced youth movements in South Africa today

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Karabo-Maya Rodwell --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
    Pan-Africanism is experiencing a resurgence amongst young people in post-1994 South Africa. In this article, I explore how people across different generations interpret the legacy of a critical figure in South African history, Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe. The participants in this...
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  1756. Clinical characteristics of endocrine disturbances in post-COVID-19 condition, case report with review of literature

    Clinical characteristics of endocrine disturbances in post-COVID-19 condition, case report with review of literature

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: W. Ji --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People&#039;s Republic of China XM. Xie --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People&#039;s Republic of China L. Zhang --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People&#039;s Republic of China HY. Zhou --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People&#039;s Republic of China GR. Bai --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People&#039;s Republic of China L. Li --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People&#039;s Republic of China YT. He --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People&#039;s Republic of China J. He --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People&#039;s Republic of China CY. Xia --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People&#039;s Republic of China H. Li --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People&#039;s Republic of China RD. Li --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People&#039;s Republic of China R. Ping --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People&#039;s Republic of China D. Qiang --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People&#039;s Republic of China
    Post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) is frequently associated with multiple endocrine hormone disturbances, primarily involving the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis. However, the exact cause remains unclear, particularly concerning whether these symptoms result from hypothalamus damage. This study reports on the clinical characteristics and examination...
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  1757. Aspects of the illegal hunting and trade of vultures in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Aspects of the illegal hunting and trade of vultures in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Nomthandazo S Manqele --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa SA Jeanetta Selier --- South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South Africa Colleen T Downs --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    The harvesting and trade of species for use in traditional medicine, or muthi, is predominantly illegal, unregulated, and likely unsustainable, representing a major conservation challenge. In South Africa, vulture populations have declined considerably in recent decades, but evidence shows a...
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  1758. Nest-site selection by Hooded Vultures &lt;em&gt;Necrosyrtes monachus&lt;/em&gt; in the Sudano&ndash;Sahelian area of Burkina Faso

    Nest-site selection by Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus in the Sudano–Sahelian area of Burkina Faso

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Cl&eacute;ment Dabon&eacute; --- University Centre of Tenkodogo, Thomas Sankara University, Burkina Faso Lindy J Thompson --- , South Africa Adama Ou&eacute;da --- University Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Burkina Faso Idrissa Ou&eacute;draogo --- University Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Burkina Faso Peter DM Weesie --- University of Groningen, The Netherlands
    Understanding the factors influencing selection of nesting habitat may be important in the placement and management of Vulture Safe Zones (areas where vultures can safely breed) and in the development of successful conservation programmes. In this study, we analysed the...
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  1759. Molecular evidence reveals fish-pathogenic &lt;em&gt;Aphanomyces&lt;/em&gt; spp. (Oomycetes: Saprolegniales) on new host of the threatened seasonal cyprinodont fish &lt;em&gt;Nothobranchius&lt;/em&gt; spp. (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes) in south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

    Molecular evidence reveals fish-pathogenic Aphanomyces spp. (Oomycetes: Saprolegniales) on new host of the threatened seasonal cyprinodont fish Nothobranchius spp. (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes) in south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: B&eacute;la Nagy --- , France
    The Aphanomyces species pose an important global threat and cause damage to aquaculture and agriculture by infecting aquatic animals and plants. Several subpopulations of the seasonal cyprinodont fish genus Nothobranchius with lesions suggestive of infection with Aphanomyces invadans, were observed...
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  1760. Impact of climate change on the distribution of the invasive water hyacinth in Ethiopia

    Impact of climate change on the distribution of the invasive water hyacinth in Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Abdulbasit Hussein --- School of Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Haramaya University, Ethiopia Solomon Estifanos --- School of Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Haramaya University, Ethiopia Tolesa Negese --- School of Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Haramaya University, Ethiopia
    The introduction of exotic species poses one of the greatest threats to biodiversity globally. Water hyacinth is a dangerous invasive species that has harmed Ethiopia’s wetland ecology and economy. This research aims to evaluate the current distribution of water hyacinth...
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  1761. Changes in hepatic volume and body composition following a two-week very low-calorie diet (VLCD) prior to a laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication

    Changes in hepatic volume and body composition following a two-week very low-calorie diet (VLCD) prior to a laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Francis-Mico Price --- University of the Free State, South Africa Francois Nicholaas Schutte --- Zuid-Afrikaans Hospital, South Africa
    An enlarged fatty liver makes laparoscopic surgery of the upper gastrointestinal tract (GIT) more technically challenging. A 35-year-old female was referred to the dietitian for a preoperative very low-calorie diet (VLCD) to assist in decreasing hepatic volume and visceral adiposity...
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  1762. Volatility and return spillovers between private equity buyout, venture capital and major financial markets

    Volatility and return spillovers between private equity buyout, venture capital and major financial markets

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Korhan K. Gokmenoglu --- Ankara HBV University, Turkey Efe Altingunes --- Department of Banking and Finance, Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus
    This study investigates the volatility and return spillovers between Private Equity Buyouts (PE) and Venture Capital (VC), the equity market, precious metals, real estate, and the Dollar index, which has been widely ignored in the literature. We analysed daily data...
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  1763. An empirical investigation of return spillover and volatility dynamics of Indian sectoral indices

    An empirical investigation of return spillover and volatility dynamics of Indian sectoral indices

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Barkha Dhingra --- Maharshi Dayanand University, India Mohit Saini --- Maharshi Dayanand University, India Mohamed Fakhfekh --- Higher Institute of Business and Administration of Sfax, Tunisia Mahender Yadav --- Maharshi Dayanand University, India
    This research delves into the interconnectedness and volatility dynamics within sectoral indices amid the COVID-19 pandemic, to determine the most appropriate model for elucidating these dynamics. It addresses the burgeoning interest among investors in comprehending sectoral dynamics within India’s stock...
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  1764. Floristic and structural changes in a neotropical urban novel forest over 13 years

    Floristic and structural changes in a neotropical urban novel forest over 13 years

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Marcelly de Souza Ventura --- Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Brazil Thales Castilhos de Freitas --- Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Brazil Ricardo Montianele de Castro --- Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Brazil Mariana Couto Cruz --- Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Brazil Kelly Antunes --- Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Brazil Ta&iacute;sa Nascimento de Souza --- Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Brazil Breno Moreira --- Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Brazil Fabr&iacute;cio Alvim Carvalho --- Instituto de Ci&ecirc;ncias Biol&oacute;gicas, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Brazil
    The ecological importance of non-native species is the main characteristic of novel ecosystems. Pinus elliottii species is highly invasive in tropical forests and is commonly found in secondary forests in Brazil. We investigated the floristic and structural changes in an...
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  1765. Determinants of accounting information systems technologies adoption by SMEs in Ethiopia: A sub-Saharan country perspective

    Determinants of accounting information systems technologies adoption by SMEs in Ethiopia: A sub-Saharan country perspective

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abera Aynekulu Abate --- Debark University, Ethiopia
    This study sought to pinpoint determinants of AISs technologies adoption among SMEs in Ethiopia. Two dominant diffusion of innovation theories, namely Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) and Diffusion of Innovation (DOI) were contextualized to predict SMEs’ AISs adoption. A quantitative research approach with...
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  1766. Factors affect the technical efficiency of micro and small enterprises in Ethiopia

    Factors affect the technical efficiency of micro and small enterprises in Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Adamu Mulu Ketema --- Former lecturer at Salale University at the Department of Economics, and Research and Development Officer at the Cooperative Bank of Oromia, Ethiopia
    Micro and small enterprises (MSEs) play a crucial role in Ethiopia's economy. Measuring the technical efficiency of enterprises is thus of interest to various stakeholders. This study measured and estimated technical efficiency using a stochastic frontier and a maximum-likelihood approach...
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  1767. Adoption and intensity of pearl millet technology packages in drought-prone areas of the Waghimra Zone, Ethiopia: A transition pathway for assuring food security

    Adoption and intensity of pearl millet technology packages in drought-prone areas of the Waghimra Zone, Ethiopia: A transition pathway for assuring food security

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Asmiro Abeje Fikadu --- Debre Tabor University, Ethiopia Girma Gezimu Gebre --- Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow at Leibniz-Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Germany Hisako Nomura --- , Japan Bishaw Adamtie Takele --- Debre Tabor University, Ethiopia Gedefaw Kindu Wubet --- Debre Tabor University, Ethiopia
    Pearl millet, a climate-resilient crop, is advocated for combating food insecurity in drought-prone areas. To that end, the Ethiopian Agricultural Research Institute and agricultural extensions have been instrumental in promoting pearl millet technology packages. However, a more detailed understanding of...
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  1768. Considering risk associated with leisure time physical activity (LTPA) at craft breweries: overlooking dangers in the name of fun

    Considering risk associated with leisure time physical activity (LTPA) at craft breweries: overlooking dangers in the name of fun

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Alana N Seaman --- Tourism, Recreation, &amp; Sport, University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA Lindsey Schroeder --- Athletic Training, University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA Madison Peace --- Athletic Training, University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA Michele Abee --- Bellarmine University, USA Laura Morris --- Tourism, Recreation, &amp; Sport, University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA
    Many breweries in the US have become popular settings for leisure time physical activity (LTPA). While risk is widely accepted as an inherent part of sport and physical activity (PA), breweries are places of increased risk due to the nature...
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  1769. Four decades of research on religious tourism: prevalent themes and future research area

    Four decades of research on religious tourism: prevalent themes and future research area

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Vaishali Singh --- Tezpur University (Central), India Anjan Bhuyan --- Tezpur University (Central), India
    This study aims to review and provide a comprehensive analysis on religious tourism from 1979 to 2024. It conducts a systematic literature review using the SPAR-4-SLR protocol and other bibliometric analytical techniques. Using performance analysis, the study unpacks the research...
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  1770. Willingness to stay or quit: evidence from migrants working in the galway bar and restaurant industry in Ireland

    Willingness to stay or quit: evidence from migrants working in the galway bar and restaurant industry in Ireland

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Olaiwola Jamiu Ogunpaimo --- University of Galway, Ireland Kesiena Ebenade --- School of Business, National College of Ireland, Ireland
    Health and safety issues, irregular working hours and low wages frequently intensify the concerns that migrant hospitality workers experience regarding their jobs. Given these challenges, the article explores the work motivation and career intentions of migrant workers in the Galway...
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  1771. A multiscale analysis of returns and volatility spillovers in cryptocurrency markets: A post-COVID perspective

    A multiscale analysis of returns and volatility spillovers in cryptocurrency markets: A post-COVID perspective

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Andrew Phiri --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Izunna Anyikwa --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
    Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, leading cryptocurrencies have undergone significant price fluctuations, prompting widespread interest in the interdependence and spillover effects among cryptocurrency markets, as well as in identifying the key cryptocurrencies that drive market movements. This study...
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  1772. Risk spillovers among global oil &amp;amp; gas firms

    Risk spillovers among global oil & gas firms

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Oluwasegun B. Adekoya --- University of Maine, USA Johnson A. Oliyide --- University of Maine, USA Ademola B. Akinseye --- Tai Solarin University of Education, Nigeria Mamdouh Abdulaziz Saleh Al-Faryan --- University of Portsmouth, UK
    This study examines the risk spillovers among the world’s top oil & gas firms, accounting for the role of environmental fiscal policies, economic policy uncertainty (EPU), and regulatory quality. We find evidence of high risk spillovers among the oil &...
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  1773. Employing behavioural portfolio theory for sustainable investment: Examining drawdown risks and ESG factors

    Employing behavioural portfolio theory for sustainable investment: Examining drawdown risks and ESG factors

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Aayush Poddar --- Indian Institute of Technology, India Sujoy Bhattacharya --- , R Rathish Bhatt --- Management, Goa Institute of Management, India
    This study uses behavioural portfolio theory (BPT) within the Markowitz Portfolio Theory framework to enhance portfolio management by focusing on sustainability and risk mitigation during market downturns. It selects portfolios to hedge against market lows using Conditional Drawdown at Risk...
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  1774. Diversifying the industry&rsquo;s customer base by developing dementia-friendly tourism destinations and tailored hospitality services

    Diversifying the industry’s customer base by developing dementia-friendly tourism destinations and tailored hospitality services

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Jun Wen --- Macau University of Science and Technology, China Qin Zhang --- Southwest Minzu University, China Danni Zheng --- Fudan University, China Fangli Hu --- Edith Cowan University, Australia
    Diversifying the hospitality industry’s customer base beyond typical healthy travellers will be important for the long-term viability and success of the industry. This viewpoint advocates for interdisciplinary efforts focusing on dementia and tourism to lay a solid foundation to create...
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  1775. Impact of short-term let regulations on mental health in Scotland&rsquo;s self-catering sector: a policy-oriented framework for future resilience

    Impact of short-term let regulations on mental health in Scotland’s self-catering sector: a policy-oriented framework for future resilience

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Fiona Campbell --- , United Kingdom Masood Khodadadi --- University of the West of Scotland, United Kingdom
    Scotland’s self-catering sector faces significant challenges from recent regulatory changes, especially new short-term let (STL) licensing and planning requirements. These measures have intensified mental health pressures on operators, as shown by a pulse survey from the Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers...
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  1776. Transitions into the futures: AI disruption and resilience in hospitality graduates

    Transitions into the futures: AI disruption and resilience in hospitality graduates

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Georges El Hajal --- Hotel Management School Leeuwarden, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
    This viewpoint article explores the impact of fast-paced advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies on the hospitality industry’s workforce, focusing on the employability and career sustainability of today’s hospitality education graduates. AI technologies reshape traditional job roles and introduce new...
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  1777. The impact of COVID-19 on the hospitality sector and the growing demand for health-conscious services, with a focus on India

    The impact of COVID-19 on the hospitality sector and the growing demand for health-conscious services, with a focus on India

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Geetanjali Sageena --- Indian Council of Medical Research, India Suneel Kumar --- Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi, India
    The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted the global hospitality sector, with travel restrictions and lockdowns causing severe declines in tourism. In 2020, international tourist arrivals fell by 74%, leading to an estimated $1 trillion revenue loss. India’s hospitality sector, contributing 9%...
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  1778. Building bridges: how hospitality can foster positive peace

    Building bridges: how hospitality can foster positive peace

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Latifa Benhadda --- NHLStenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Rainer Prasetya --- NHLStenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
    This opinion piece explores the relationship between hospitality and positive peace from a social and ethical perspective, focusing on human dignity, justice and care. It argues that hospitality, beyond its commercial lens, should be viewed through the interaction between host...
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  1779. &ldquo;Esprit de B Corps&rdquo;: The rapid increase in B Corp accreditations across UK hospitality companies &mdash; a viewpoint on their collective potential and a future research agenda

    “Esprit de B Corps”: The rapid increase in B Corp accreditations across UK hospitality companies — a viewpoint on their collective potential and a future research agenda

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Mark Ashton --- University of Surrey, UK Viachaslau Filimonau --- University of Surrey, UK
    The rapid growth of B-Corp certified organisations in the UK hospitality sector calls for a better understanding of their potential to influence the supply and demand sides of the market. It also requires an outline of a dedicated research agenda...
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  1780. Travelling and the well-being of the elderly: expectations and risks

    Travelling and the well-being of the elderly: expectations and risks

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Adalberto Dias de Carvalho --- Higher Institute of Business Sciences and Tourism, Portugal Jos&eacute; L Gon&ccedil;alves --- , Portugal Florbela S Gandra --- , Portugal
    The aim of this article is to highlight the importance of tourist travel for the well-being of older people by identifying some of the psycho-sociological components of their decision-making processes in the context of nursing homes and the family, with...
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  1781. &lt;em&gt;Research in Hospitality Management&lt;/em&gt;: a retrospective and future views, and the case of padel sport

    Research in Hospitality Management: a retrospective and future views, and the case of padel sport

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Sjoerd A. Gehrels --- Stenden University Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
    Hospitality is a phenomenon in society that has attracted a lot of attention in research over the past few decades. The Hotel Management School Leeuwarden (HMSL) is one of the colleges of the Dutch University of Applied Sciences (UAS) NHL-Stenden...
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  1782. Modification of the &lt;em&gt;Aegilops neglecta&lt;/em&gt; - common wheat &lt;em&gt;Lr62/Yr42&lt;/em&gt; translocation through allosyndetic pairing induction

    Modification of the Aegilops neglecta - common wheat Lr62/Yr42 translocation through allosyndetic pairing induction

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: G.F. Marais --- Department of Genetics, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, South Africa A.S. Marais --- Department of Genetics, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, South Africa A. Eksteen --- Department of Genetics, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, South Africa Z.A. Pretorius --- Department of Plant Sciences, University of the Free State, South Africa
    The Lr62/Yr42 translocation comprises mostly alien chromatin and retains only the very distal end of wheat chromosome arm 6AL, including the telomere. The large amount of foreign chromatin prohibits commercial use of the resistance and an attempt was therefore made...
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  1783. &ldquo;We are More Than This&rdquo;: Counterhistories and Female Voices in Maaza Mengiste&rsquo;s &lt;em&gt;The Shadow King&lt;/em&gt;

    “We are More Than This”: Counterhistories and Female Voices in Maaza Mengiste’s The Shadow King

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Joseph Kwanya --- Rhodes University,
    In this essay, I examine the potential of the counterfactual framework in retelling obscured or misrepresented stories of women in African wartime narratives. I analyse Maaza Mengiste’s The Shadow King (2019), which uses the Second Italo-Ethiopian War as a foundation...
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  1784. Business innovation intent among college students: Contributions of psychological capital and entrepreneurial self-efficacy

    Business innovation intent among college students: Contributions of psychological capital and entrepreneurial self-efficacy

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Renitha Sooknannan --- University of South Africa, South Africa Melinde Coetzee --- University of South Africa, South Africa Ingrid L. Potgieter --- University of South Africa, South Africa
    Business innovation is centre stage in fostering social and economic growth and entrepreneurial ventures. We explored how entrepreneurial self-efficacy mediates the link between psychological capital and entrepreneurial intent in business innovation. A sample of 365 female and male black African...
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  1785. Subjective well-being of college students: Developmental trajectories, predictors, and risk for depression

    Subjective well-being of college students: Developmental trajectories, predictors, and risk for depression

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Xinqiao Liu --- Tianjin University, China Yan Li --- Tianjin University, China Wenjuan Gao --- Institute of Higher Education, Beihang University, China
    The study aimed to identify different developmental trajectories of subjective well-being for 2 473 college students from freshman to senior year (female = 47.15%; mean age = 19.6 years, SD = 0.894 years). We further explored the associations between categories...
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  1786. Aspirations and meanings of lighter skin tone in the African context: A rapid review

    Aspirations and meanings of lighter skin tone in the African context: A rapid review

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sikelelwa Ntsokota --- North-West University, South Africa Lelanie Malan --- North-West University, South Africa Esm&eacute; van Rensburg --- North-West University, South Africa Werner de Klerk --- North-West University, South Africa
    Across cultures, skin tone is associated with social impressions and outcomes, but the meanings and implications of these associations has not garnered clear research evidence. This rapid review aimed to aggregate the evidence regarding the ascribed meanings and implications of...
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  1787. The quality of care in correctional facilities in low- and middle-income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review of literature

    The quality of care in correctional facilities in low- and middle-income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review of literature

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Wandile F. Tsabedze --- University of South Africa, South Africa Eduard Fourie --- University of South Africa, South Africa Samantha Mhlanga --- University of Witwatersrand, South Africa Sifiso Shabangu --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa
    COVID-19 affected different groups of people, including service providers and residents of correctional centres. We reviewed the literature for evidence on the quality of care during COVID-19 in correctional facilities located in low- and middle-income countries. We searched PubMed, PsychInfo,...
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  1788. How can work improve family life quality? The influence of thriving at work on family role performance and work&ndash;family balance satisfaction

    How can work improve family life quality? The influence of thriving at work on family role performance and work–family balance satisfaction

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Shaoqing Su --- Northwest Normal University, People&rsquo;s Republic of China Baoyan Yang --- Northwest Normal University, People&rsquo;s Republic of China Zhaobiao Zong --- East China Normal University, People&rsquo;s Republic of China Zhao Zhang --- Lanzhou Modern Vocational College, People&rsquo;s Republic of China
    This study examined how career success related to employees’ family life quality, with interpersonal capitalisation between employees’ work and family life, controlling for employees’ proactive personality. We sampled married employees from Northwest China (n = 154, females = 53.2%, mean...
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  1789. The approximation property for the predual of weighted spaces of holomorphic mappings on Banach spaces

    The approximation property for the predual of weighted spaces of holomorphic mappings on Banach spaces

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Deepika Baweja --- , India Jahir Abbas Sardar --- , India
    In this paper, we investigate the approximation property for the predual of the weighted space of holomorphic mappings, where is a countable family of weights defined on a balanced open subset U of a Banach space E. We introduce a...
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  1790. Impact of workplace adversity on well-being of Ghanaian bankers: Do resilience and psychological safety matter?

    Impact of workplace adversity on well-being of Ghanaian bankers: Do resilience and psychological safety matter?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Justice Mensah --- University of Ghana Business School, Ghana Kwesi Amponsah-Tawiah --- University of Ghana Business School, Ghana Eric Nanteer-Oteng --- University of Ghana Business School, Ghana
    We examined the role of resilience and psychological safety in the relationship between perceived workplace adversity and work well-being. Participants were 1257 Ghanaian banking sector employees (male = 49.32, female = 50.68%; age range = 21 to 60 years, mean...
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  1791. Linking exploitative leadership and employees&rsquo; work&ndash;family conflict: The roles of employees&rsquo; power distance orientation and emotional exhaustion

    Linking exploitative leadership and employees’ work–family conflict: The roles of employees’ power distance orientation and emotional exhaustion

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lingnan Kong --- School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, China He Ding --- School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, China Shunkun Yu --- School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, China Lining Wu --- Institute of Science and Technology, North China Electric Power University, China
    We explored the relationship between exploitative leadership on employees’ work–family conflict, as well as the mediating role of employees’ emotional exhaustion and the moderating role of employees’ power distance orientation in that relationship. Chinese employees (n = 325) working mainly...
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  1792. A meta-analysis of the relationship between burnout and psychological protective variables among Korean preschool teachers

    A meta-analysis of the relationship between burnout and psychological protective variables among Korean preschool teachers

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Xiuhong Xu --- School of Teacher Education, Lishui University, China Lei Chen --- Academic Affairs Section, School of Chinese Celadon, Lishui University, China Yuxin Jiang --- School of Education (Teachers College), Guangzhou University, China
    We conducted a meta-analysis to determine the relationship between psychological protective variables, burnout, and aspects of burnout in the work experiences of kindergarten teachers. The R language program was used to analyse the 103 included studies. From these analyses, the...
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  1793. Untangling the Magelonidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) of southern Africa, including the description of a new species

    Untangling the Magelonidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) of southern Africa, including the description of a new species

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Kate Mortimer --- Amgueddfa Cymru-Museum Wales, United Kingdom Dylan T Clarke --- Iziko Museums of South Africa, South Africa
    ‘A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa’ by J. H. Day, published in 1967 and covering over 700 species, was considered an essential reference text for marine biologists. Nonetheless, despite the major contribution it has made, we now know...
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  1794. A new species of &lt;em&gt;Malacoceros&lt;/em&gt; (Annelida, Polychaeta, Canalipalpata, Spionidae) from urban waters in Gabon

    A new species of Malacoceros (Annelida, Polychaeta, Canalipalpata, Spionidae) from urban waters in Gabon

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Nicolas Lavesque --- Universit&eacute; de Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, EPOC, France Aim&eacute; Roger Nzigou --- Universit&eacute; des Sciences et Techniques de Makusu (USTM), Gabon Guillemine Daffe --- Universit&eacute; de Bordeaux, Observatoire Aquitain des Sciences de l&rsquo;Univers, France Johann Ludovic Martial Happi --- Universit&eacute; des Sciences et Techniques de Makusu (USTM), Gabon Geon Hyeok Lee --- National Institute of Biological Resources, Seo-gu, Korea Karin Mei&szlig;ner --- Senckenberg am Meer, Deutsches Zentrum f&uuml;r Marine Biodiversit&auml;tsforschung (DZMB), Germany
    A new species of Malacoceros is described from estuarine equatorial waters in Libreville (Gabon, West Africa). During a recent environmental study aimed to assess the urban impact on an estuarine ecosystem near Libreville, the collection of sediment samples from the...
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  1795. Morphological and molecular investigation of &lt;em&gt;Scolelepis agilis&lt;/em&gt; (Verrill, 1873) (Annelida: Spionidae) from beaches of the Atlantic coast of North America

    Morphological and molecular investigation of Scolelepis agilis (Verrill, 1873) (Annelida: Spionidae) from beaches of the Atlantic coast of North America

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Corey Bonavia --- Hofstra University, United States Maureen Krause --- Hofstra University, United States Jason Williams --- Hofstra University, United States
    Polychaete worms of the genus Scolelepis are one of the most abundant members of beach ecosystems worldwide. Along the Atlantic coast of North America, specimens of Scolelepis inhabiting high-energy beaches have long been erroneously identified as the European species Scolelepis...
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  1796. Serpulid diversity of coralligenous build-ups in the southwestern Ionian Sea

    Serpulid diversity of coralligenous build-ups in the southwestern Ionian Sea

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Rossana Sanfilippo --- University of Catania, Italy Gemma Donato --- University of Catania, Italy Francesco Sciuto --- University of Catania, Italy Adriano Guido --- University of Calabria, Italy Mara Cipriani --- University of Calabria, Italy Valentina Alice Bracchi --- University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy Alfio Viola --- University of Catania, Italy Daniela Basso --- Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare (CoNISMa), Italy Antonietta Rosso --- University of Catania, Italy
    Coralligenous build-ups in the Ionian Sea off southeastern Sicily, Italy, first discovered about 20 years ago, were recently studied as part of the Italian FISR project ‘CresciBluReef’. Coralligenous build-ups are a priority habitat in the Mediterranean Sea, yet their origin...
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  1797. Paving the way to detect adult malnourished patients in resource-limited settings: the first step to the right to nutritional care

    Paving the way to detect adult malnourished patients in resource-limited settings: the first step to the right to nutritional care

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: E Van Tonder --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa FAM Wenhold --- University of Pretoria, South Africa R Blaauw --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa
    Hospital malnutrition, particularly disease-related malnutrition (DRM), is a significant public health concern associated with increased morbidity, mortality and costs. The recent Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) proposed a framework to globally standardise the diagnosis of adult malnutrition (undernutrition), allowing...
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  1798. Factors impacting online purchasing spend

    Factors impacting online purchasing spend

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: S. Rudansky-Kloppers --- University of South Africa, South Africa P. Bester --- University of South Africa, South Africa
    Online shopping has increased dramatically over the past couple of years and is expected to continue to grow. In South Africa, a marked increase in online shopping has been noted, despite still lagging behind international adoption levels. As internet adoption...
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  1799. Prevalence of mixed dermatophyte and non-dermatophyte onychomycosis in surveillance of patients with diabetes living in a sub-tropical climate and association with selected diabetes foot ulcer risk factors

    Prevalence of mixed dermatophyte and non-dermatophyte onychomycosis in surveillance of patients with diabetes living in a sub-tropical climate and association with selected diabetes foot ulcer risk factors

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: AT Thompson --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa C Aldous --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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  1800. Stability and performance of Bambara groundnut (&lt;em&gt;Vigna subterranea&lt;/em&gt; (L.) Verdc.) genotypes in different South African environments

    Stability and performance of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) genotypes in different South African environments

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Sithembile Kunene --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg campus, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, School of Agricultural Earth, and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Abe Shegro Gerrano --- Agricultural Research Council, Vegetable, Industrial and Medicinal Plants, South Africa Alfred Oduor Odindo --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg campus, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, School of Agricultural Earth, and Environmental Sciences, South Africa
    Global food security faces challenges arising from population growth, climate change, and the prevalence of monoculture agriculture. In addressing these concerns, Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranean (L.) Verdc.) emerges as a promising crop due to its nutritional richness and resilience in...
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  1801. Best approximation theorems via relatively &lt;em&gt;u&lt;/em&gt;-continuous and Jaggi nonexpansive mappings

    Best approximation theorems via relatively u-continuous and Jaggi nonexpansive mappings

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: M. Gabeleh --- Ayatollah Boroujerdi University, Iran R. Gholipour --- Yazd University, Iran H. Mazaheri --- Yazd University, Iran S.P. Moshokoa --- Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
    In this paper, we introduced a new type of cyclic (noncyclic) mappings, called Jaggi relatively nonexpansive mappings and use to investigate the existence of best proximity points (pairs) in the framework of reflexive (strictly convex) Banach spaces by using a...
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  1802. Genome-wide genetic-marker variation uncovers potential stock structuring of oceanic tuna (skipjack) and coastal tuna (kawakawa) within the western Indian Ocean

    Genome-wide genetic-marker variation uncovers potential stock structuring of oceanic tuna (skipjack) and coastal tuna (kawakawa) within the western Indian Ocean

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: FA Mzingirwa --- Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI), Kenya NJ McKeown --- Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom GM Okemwa --- Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI), Kenya WHH Sauer --- Rhodes University, South Africa JS Halafo --- Instituto Oceanogr&aacute;fico de Mo&ccedil;ambique (InOM), Mozambique JG Mshana --- Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania JN Kamau --- Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI), Kenya PW Shaw --- Rhodes University, South Africa
    Tuna and tuna-like species are highly mobile and migratory, and therefore assumed to have single highly connected populations over large ocean regions. However, empirical data on the genetic population structure of such species in the western Indian Ocean (WIO) remain...
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  1803. The grazer &lt;em&gt;Cymbula oculus&lt;/em&gt; (Patellogastropoda: Patellidae) serves as an important settlement substrate for several of its macroalgal prey

    The grazer Cymbula oculus (Patellogastropoda: Patellidae) serves as an important settlement substrate for several of its macroalgal prey

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: W Moosa --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa J Phillips --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa GW Maneveldt --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa
    Intertidal communities are predictably affected by both physical and biological factors, with herbivory as a particularly important factor. Instead of dense beds of macroalgae, which typically characterise the mid-eulittoral zone along the south coast of South Africa, at Kalk Bay...
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  1804. The bacteriome of the Endangered South African endemic Pickersgill&rsquo;s Reed Frog (&lt;em&gt;Hyperolius pickersgilli&lt;/em&gt;)

    The bacteriome of the Endangered South African endemic Pickersgill’s Reed Frog (Hyperolius pickersgilli)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Mafanela C Mnisi --- South African National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa Moeti O Taioe --- Agricultural Research Council, South Africa Adrian Armstrong --- Biodiversity Research and Assessment, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, South Africa Prudent Mokgokong --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management North-West University, South Africa Desire L Dalton --- South African National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa Ian du Plessis --- Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo, South Africa Jeanne Tarrant --- Endangered Wildlife Trust, South Africa Antoinette Kotze --- South African National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa Morne Du Plessis --- University of the Free State, South Africa
    Pickersgill’s Reed Frog (Hyperolius pickersgilli) is an endangered species, endemic to South Africa and restricted to the KwaZulu-Natal coastal region. The species occurs in fragmented patches of coastal reed-bed wetland, which is a habitat that is threatened by urbanisation, agriculture,...
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  1805. Camera trapping observations of the Kloof Frog, &lt;em&gt;Natalobatrachus bonebergi&lt;/em&gt;, in South Africa, reveals effects of environmental conditions on breeding behaviour patterns

    Camera trapping observations of the Kloof Frog, Natalobatrachus bonebergi, in South Africa, reveals effects of environmental conditions on breeding behaviour patterns

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: C Acker-Cooper --- Endangered Wildlife Trust, South Africa L Roxburgh --- Endangered Wildlife Trust, South Africa J Tarrant --- Endangered Wildlife Trust, South Africa
    The threatened Kloof Frog (Natalobatrachus bonebergi) is associated with coastal forested rocky streams in the KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces, South Africa. Their expanded toe tips allow them to navigate rocks, branches and leaves, where the species lays distinct egg...
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  1806. The challenge of using museum specimens to track the emergence of a pathogen: a case study from amphibian chytrid fungus in Africa

    The challenge of using museum specimens to track the emergence of a pathogen: a case study from amphibian chytrid fungus in Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: TM Doherty-Bone --- Natural History Museum London, M Perkins --- Zoological Society of London, AA Cunningham --- Zoological Society of London,
    Archived specimens can provide insights on emerging infectious diseases through the tracking of the progression or occurrence of a pathogen through time. Specimen fixation and preservation may however affect detectability of pathogens, obscuring the signal of emergence. A case study...
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  1807. Trends and population size of White-necked Rockfowl &lt;em&gt;Picathartes gymnocephalus&lt;/em&gt; within the Nyamibe Bepo Forest Reserve in Ghana

    Trends and population size of White-necked Rockfowl Picathartes gymnocephalus within the Nyamibe Bepo Forest Reserve in Ghana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Joseph Kwasi Afrifa --- Ghana Wildlife Society, Accra Conservation Education Centre, Ghana Ernestina Ahema --- Ghana Wildlife Society, Accra Conservation Education Centre, Ghana Winston Kanyi --- Ghana Wildlife Society, Accra Conservation Education Centre, Ghana Gideon Nyamekye Osei --- Ghana Wildlife Society, Accra Conservation Education Centre, Ghana Darkwah Yaw Amoateng --- Ghana Wildlife Society, Accra Conservation Education Centre, Ghana Augustus Asamoah --- Proforest Africa Regional Office, Ghana
    The White-necked Rockfowl Picathartes gymnocephalus (family Picathartidae) is endemic to the Upper Guinea forest and has a global population of <10 000 mature individuals. This species is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List owing to its declining population,...
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  1808. Amplifying success in SMEs: Harnessing the joint power of social capital and new product development capability in developing economies

    Amplifying success in SMEs: Harnessing the joint power of social capital and new product development capability in developing economies

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Ahmed Agyapong --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Patrick A. Akanpaaba --- Accra Business School, Ghana Tesfalidet Tukue --- Southern University, USA Amo Sarpong --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
    This study examines the ongoing debate in scholarly literature regarding the role of firm-specific resources and capabilities – namely, social capital (SC) and new product development capability (NPDC) – in influencing firm performance. Addressing a critical gap, the research explores...
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  1809. The effects of financial performance and corporate social responsibility on integrated reporting: The case of listed firms in Nigeria

    The effects of financial performance and corporate social responsibility on integrated reporting: The case of listed firms in Nigeria

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Ini Etete Udofia --- University of Lagos, Nigeria Collins Sankay Oboh --- University of Lagos, Nigeria
    This study investigates the impact of financial performance (FP) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) on integrated reporting (IR) of listed firms in Nigeria during the 2013–2022 period. Using a set of 630 firm-year observations over ten years, this study establishes...
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  1810. The spillover and leverage effects and trading volume of FinTech Exchange-Traded Funds

    The spillover and leverage effects and trading volume of FinTech Exchange-Traded Funds

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Sabbor Hussain --- Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan Jo-Hui Chen --- Department of Finance, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
    This paper explores the spillover and leverage effects, as well as trading volume dynamics, of Financial, Technology, and FinTech Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) using ARMA-GARCH and ARMA-EGARCH models. The study indicates that these ETF sectors and the stock market index have...
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  1811. Opinion divergence, investor sentiment, and stock liquidity: Evidence from social media

    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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  1812. Unintended consequences of market-wide circuit breakers in China

    Unintended consequences of market-wide circuit breakers in China

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Xinru Wang --- University of Wollongong, Australia Maria H. Kim --- University of Wollongong, Australia Sandy Suardi --- University of Wollongong, Australia Jing Zhao --- La Trobe University, Australia
    This study examines the effectiveness of market-wide circuit breakers in China, specifically on January 4 and 7, 2016, focusing on their impact on price discovery, volatility, and trader behaviour. Unlike previous research, it explores the broader implications of market-wide halts,...
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  1813. The future of hospitality management: adapting to Generation Z&rsquo;s values and preferences

    The future of hospitality management: adapting to Generation Z’s values and preferences

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Janneke Lensen --- Hotel Management School Leeuwarden, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Joost IJsselmuiden --- Hotel Management School Leeuwarden, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Rodney Westerlaken --- Hotel Management School Leeuwarden, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences,
    This viewpoint article explores the evolving landscape of hospitality management in light of Generation Z emerging as a dominant consumer force and being a significant percentage of the workforce. The workforce is rapidly changing in this field, since the hospitality...
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  1814. Tracing the evolution of environmental practices research in the hotel industry: a mixed-review perspective

    Tracing the evolution of environmental practices research in the hotel industry: a mixed-review perspective

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Christopher Mensah --- Ho Technical University, Ghana Edem M. Azila-Gbettor --- Ho Technical University, Ghana Divine Tuinese Novieto --- Ho Technical University, Ghana George Harrison Coffie --- Ho Technical University, Ghana Eric Kodzo Adzivor --- Ho Technical University, Ghana
    The purpose of the study is to map the terrain of extant literature on green hotel practices conducted over 40 decades (1983–2020) and identify the gaps to be addressed by future research. The study examines the content of 561 articles...
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  1815. Green practice implementation strategies and sustainability: a case of Kenya&rsquo;s city hotels

    Green practice implementation strategies and sustainability: a case of Kenya’s city hotels

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Elizabeth Kamunzyu --- The Technical University of Kenya, Kenya Josephine Opondo --- Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, Kenya Richard Makopondo --- The Technical University of Kenya, Kenya
    Despite hotels pursuing sustainability through the adoption of green practices, how the adoption is implemented has not attracted much research attention. Thus, this study explores the implementation strategies employed by city hotels in Kenya in their adoption of green practices,...
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  1816. An analysis of guest attitude toward dining at green restaurants in Qatar

    An analysis of guest attitude toward dining at green restaurants in Qatar

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: MC Ashim Sagar --- Human Resource Management, FTC Qatar, Qatar Eddy Kurobuza Tukamushaba --- College of Business, University of Doha for Science and Technology, Qatar Juliet Gladies Jayasuria --- College of Business, University of Doha for Science and Technology, Qatar Khalid Ibrahim Al-Sulaiti --- Marketing, Al-Rayyan International University College in partnership with University of Derby UK Doha&ndash;Qatar, Qatar
    This study examines how interpersonal influence, green menu attributes and eco-friendly attributes shape guest attitudes toward green dining in five-star hotels in Qatar, and how these attitudes influence their willingness to dine at green restaurants. Using a quantitative approach, a...
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  1817. Stabilization of a coupled bridge system with past history and gurtin-pipkin&rsquo;s heat conduction

    Stabilization of a coupled bridge system with past history and gurtin-pipkin’s heat conduction

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Soh Edwin Mukiawa --- University of Hafr Al Batin, Saudi Arabia Johnson D. Audu --- King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia Salim A. Messaoudi --- University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
    The asymptotic stability of the vertical vibrations of a suspension bridge and the main cables from which the bridge is suspended by the cables is investigated. The history of the materials of the bridge and the effect of heat governed...
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  1818. Barriers to Lean Manufacturing implementation for micro industries in Tanzania: Structural equation modelling (sem)

    Barriers to Lean Manufacturing implementation for micro industries in Tanzania: Structural equation modelling (sem)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Juma Matindana --- University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Francis Sinkamba --- Tanzania Institute of Accountancy, Tanzania Mussa Mgwatu --- University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
    The study aims to identify barriers and examine their relationships in implementing Lean Manufacturing (LM) for micro industries in Tanzania. Using a survey design and purposive sampling, data was collected from 96 respondents through questionnaires. Descriptive statistics, Partial Least Squares...
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  1819. Teff (&lt;em&gt;Eragrostis tef&lt;/em&gt;) Commercialization: Status, constraints and opportunities in Offa District, Southern Ethiopia

    Teff (Eragrostis tef) Commercialization: Status, constraints and opportunities in Offa District, Southern Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Eyasu Hantalo --- Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia Alula Tafesse --- Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia
    There is a lack of scientific work on identifying limiting factors of smallholder market orientation. This study investigated the status, constraints, and opportunities of Teff commercialization in southern Ethiopia. The study used both primary and secondary data sources to address...
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  1820. Pathogenicity of &lt;em&gt;Pythium myriotylum&lt;/em&gt; on &lt;em&gt;Acacia crassicarpa&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Acacia mangium&lt;/em&gt; &times; &lt;em&gt;Acacia auriculiformis&lt;/em&gt; clones in Indonesia

    Pathogenicity of Pythium myriotylum on Acacia crassicarpa and Acacia mangium × Acacia auriculiformis clones in Indonesia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Marthin Tarigan --- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, South Africa Michael J Wingfield --- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, South Africa Fahimeh Jami --- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, South Africa Leonardo SS Oliveira --- , Brazil Muhammad A Saha --- Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL), Indonesia Alvaro Dur&aacute;n --- Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL), Indonesia Nam Q Pham --- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, South Africa
    The oomycete Pythium myriotylum is an important pathogen of several crops, causing wilt and damping-off during nursery propagation. The pathogen was recently reported as the causal agent of wilt and damping-off on Acacia crassicarpa plants in nurseries located in Riau,...
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  1821. Effects of artificial waterpoints on woody species composition and structure in semi-arid communal rangelands, northern Namibia

    Effects of artificial waterpoints on woody species composition and structure in semi-arid communal rangelands, northern Namibia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Johannes Ndeyamo Nuuyoma --- University of Namibia, Namibia Jesaya Nakanyala --- University of Namibia, Namibia Ayana Angassa --- Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources,
    The provision of artificial water resources for livestock in communal rangelands in arid environments is a major driver of land degradation. This study examined the impact of waterpoints on woody plant species composition and structure in the Omuntele communal rangeland,...
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  1822. Intercropping techniques improve pasture quality and beef cattle performance compared to livestock systems

    Intercropping techniques improve pasture quality and beef cattle performance compared to livestock systems

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Pedro Mielli Bonacim --- Instituto de Zootecnia, Ag&ecirc;ncia Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agroneg&oacute;cios, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de S&atilde;o Paulo, Brazil Claudia Cristina Paro de Paz --- Instituto de Zootecnia, Ag&ecirc;ncia Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agroneg&oacute;cios, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de S&atilde;o Paulo, Brazil Gabriela Geraldi Mendon&ccedil;a --- S&atilde;o Paulo University, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Brazil Mara Regina Moitinho --- S&atilde;o Paulo State University (FCAV&ndash;UNESP), Brazil Jeferson Garcia Augusto --- Instituto de Zootecnia, Ag&ecirc;ncia Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agroneg&oacute;cios, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de S&atilde;o Paulo, Brazil Leonardo Sartori Menegatto --- Instituto de Zootecnia, Ag&ecirc;ncia Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agroneg&oacute;cios, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de S&atilde;o Paulo, Brazil Taise Robinson Kunrath --- Instituto de Zootecnia, Ag&ecirc;ncia Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agroneg&oacute;cios, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de S&atilde;o Paulo, Brazil M&aacute;rcia Saladini Vieira Salles --- Instituto de Zootecnia, Ag&ecirc;ncia Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agroneg&oacute;cios, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de S&atilde;o Paulo, Brazil Fl&aacute;via Fernanda Simili --- Instituto de Zootecnia, Ag&ecirc;ncia Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agroneg&oacute;cios, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de S&atilde;o Paulo, Brazil
    In integrated crop-livestock systems (ICLS), pasture is intercropped with crops to provide grain for feed and forage mass for grazing. Although scientific results have shown the benefits of using ICLS instead of conventional livestock systems, few studies have investigated the...
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  1823. Lipid profile of patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus at a tertiary South African hospital

    Lipid profile of patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus at a tertiary South African hospital

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: A Parak --- Helen Joseph Hospital, South Africa R Daya --- Helen Joseph Hospital, South Africa Z Bayat --- Helen Joseph Hospital, South Africa
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  1824. Bio-cryptography application for sending encrypted information using DNA cipher

    Bio-cryptography application for sending encrypted information using DNA cipher

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Karima Aksa --- Mostapha Ben Boulaid University, Algeria Oussama Larbi --- Mostapha Ben Boulaid University, Algeria Amira Fourar --- Mostapha Ben Boulaid University, Algeria
    Cryptography-combined algorithms are obtained by a combination of algorithms, as their reliability is higher and harder to attack than the component algorithms separately. Thus, the combined algorithms are often known for classical cryptography. The goal of encryption is to make...
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  1825. An investigation on the factors influencing the success of Ethiopian tech startup companies: The ISM approach

    An investigation on the factors influencing the success of Ethiopian tech startup companies: The ISM approach

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abebe Shimelis --- Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Ethiopia Birhanu Beshah --- Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Ethiopia Ermias Tesfaye --- Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Ethiopia
    Startups play a significant role in developing innovation and the economic growth for a country. Technology-based startup businesses play a primary role in supporting economic development. The success of technology startups centres on various interrelated factors. This study identifies these...
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  1826. Aquatic hitchhikers: examining the phoretic associations between blackfly (Diptera: Simuliidae) and mayfly (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae, Tricorythidae) larvae in Kenyan river ecosystems

    Aquatic hitchhikers: examining the phoretic associations between blackfly (Diptera: Simuliidae) and mayfly (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae, Tricorythidae) larvae in Kenyan river ecosystems

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JM Benjamin --- University of Florida, USA AL Subalusky --- University of Florida, USA W Graf --- Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Austria
    The interaction known as phoresy, where one organism (the phoront) utilises another (the host) primarily for transport or access to food resources, has been observed among various aquatic invertebrates in Afrotropical rivers. Although documented in multiple species, phoresy’s underlying causes,...
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  1827. Effective descent morphisms of ordered families

    Effective descent morphisms of ordered families

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Maria Manuel Clementino --- University of Coimbra, CMUC, Portugal Rui Prezado --- University of Coimbra, CMUC, Portugal
    We present a characterization of effective descent morphisms in the lax comma category Ord//X when X is a locally complete ordered set, as well as in the antisymmetric setting.
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  1828. Urban persistence and species interactions: diverging trends in the abundance of Peregrine Falcons &lt;em&gt;Falco peregrinus&lt;/em&gt; and Lanner Falcons &lt;em&gt;F. biarmicus&lt;/em&gt; across southern Africa using the Southern African Bird Atlas Project

    Urban persistence and species interactions: diverging trends in the abundance of Peregrine Falcons Falco peregrinus and Lanner Falcons F. biarmicus across southern Africa using the Southern African Bird Atlas Project

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Kyle T Govender --- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Mfundo ST Maseko --- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Alan TK Lee --- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Colleen T Downs --- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    Citizen science has emerged as a powerful tool for engaging the public in ecological data collection, crucial for monitoring species’ distributions and abundance over large geographic scales and extended time periods. This study used data from the Southern African Bird...
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  1829. Movement patterns of grey grunter &lt;em&gt;Pomadasys furcatus&lt;/em&gt; (Pisces: Haemulidae) in the iSimangaliso Marine Protected Area, South Africa

    Movement patterns of grey grunter Pomadasys furcatus (Pisces: Haemulidae) in the iSimangaliso Marine Protected Area, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Bruce Q Mann --- Oceanographic Research Institute, South African Association for Marine Biological Research, South Africa Stuart Dunlop --- Oceanographic Research Institute, South African Association for Marine Biological Research, South Africa Robert Kyle --- South African Association for Marine Biological Research, South Africa Gareth L Jordaan --- Oceanographic Research Institute, South African Association for Marine Biological Research, South Africa Ryan Daly --- Oceanographic Research Institute, South African Association for Marine Biological Research, South Africa
    Pomadasys furcatus is a relatively common inshore fish species caught in the shore-based linefishery in northern KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa, yet relatively little is known about the biology and ecology of this species. Movement patterns of this species were studied...
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  1830. Dung and carrion beetle diversity in small forest patches versus large continuous forest in the southern Cape, South Africa

    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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  1831. Articulations of kinship and capital in Southern African anthropology: revisiting Wolpe and his critics

    Articulations of kinship and capital in Southern African anthropology: revisiting Wolpe and his critics

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Hylton White --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
    In the 1970s and 1980s, the anthropology of Southern Africa produced rich concepts and debates on the relationship between kin-based domestic groups in rural peripheries and the core dynamics of capitalist development. These issues were later sidelined by the culturalist...
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  1832. Malawi&rsquo;s progress towards UNAIDS 95-95-95 fast-track targets: who is lagging?

    Malawi’s progress towards UNAIDS 95-95-95 fast-track targets: who is lagging?

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Bilaal Wilson Matola --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Lovemore Mapahla --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Juliet Charity Yauka Nyasulu --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa
    The HIV and AIDS epidemic remains a critical global health challenge. Malawi accounts for 2.5% of global HIV cases and is a focus country in the UNAIDS 95-95-95 fast-track initiative. Despite reaching 92-95-94 in 2020, there is a need to...
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  1833. HIV incidence and prevalence projections for Zimbabwe: Findings from five mathematical models

    HIV incidence and prevalence projections for Zimbabwe: Findings from five mathematical models

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Isaac Taramusi --- UNAIDS UCO Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe John Stover --- , United States of America Robert Glaubius --- , United States of America Tsitsi Apollo --- Ministry of Health and Child Care, Zimbabwe Getrude Ncube --- Ministry of Health and Child Care, Zimbabwe Owen Mugurungi --- Ministry of Health and Child Care, Zimbabwe Ngwarai Sithole --- Ministry of Health and Child Care, Zimbabwe Loveleen Bansi-Matharu --- Institute for Global Health, University College London, United Kingdom Jenny Smith --- Institute for Global Health, University College London, United Kingdom Andrew Phillips --- Institute for Global Health, University College London, United Kingdom Valentina Cambiano --- Institute for Global Health, University College London, United Kingdom Daniel T Citron --- New York University Grossman School of Medicine, United States of America Anna Bershteyn --- New York University Grossman School of Medicine, United States of America Debra ten Brink --- Burnet Institute, Australia Rowan Martin-Hughes --- Burnet Institute, Australia Michael Pickles --- Medical Research Council Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Imperial College London, United Kingdom Paul Revill --- University of York, United Kingdom Amon Mpofu --- National AIDS Council of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Jeffrey Imai-Eaton --- Chan School of Public Health, Center for Communicable Diseases Dynamics, Harvard University, United States of America Richard Makurumidze --- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Simbarashe Rusakaniko --- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
    Introduction: Understanding how HIV epidemics are likely to behave in the future is key to informing HIV response strategies in low-income countries. Up-to-date HIV epidemiological estimates are important for policy decision- making, but surveillance data can be out of date...
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  1834. The agriculture productivity puzzle: Capital deepening and agricultural productivity in China

    The agriculture productivity puzzle: Capital deepening and agricultural productivity in China

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Shigui Du --- Universiti Malaya, Malaysia Angathevar Baskaran --- Universiti Malaya, Malaysia V. G. R. Chandran --- Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
    This study investigates how capital deepening influences agricultural productivity among peasant households in China, considering heterogeneity across household types and regions. Using data from the China Family Panel Survey, we find that land size is negatively associated with land productivity...
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  1835. Determinants of adoption and intensity of mechanization in Ethiopia: Evidence from Arsi Zone

    Determinants of adoption and intensity of mechanization in Ethiopia: Evidence from Arsi Zone

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Gizachew Mengesha Abebe --- Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia Wondaferahu Mulugeta Demissie --- Ethiopian Civil Service University (ECSU), Ethiopia Markose Chekol Zewdie --- Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
    Mechanization has been recognized as a key thematic area by the Ethiopian Agricultural Research Institute for the period 2018–2030; however, research on its adoption determinants remains limited. This study examines the factors influencing the adoption and intensity of mechanization, focusing...
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  1836. Determinants of modern agricultural technology adoption: Evidence from Western Ethiopia

    Determinants of modern agricultural technology adoption: Evidence from Western Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tamiru Chalchisa Geleto --- Jimma University, Ethiopia Seid Sani --- Wolkitie University, Ethiopia Obsu Hirko Diriba --- Jimma University, Ethiopia
    This study explores the factors influencing agricultural technology adoption among settlers and native farmers in selected districts of Benishangul Gumuz regional state, Ethiopia. A multistage sampling procedure was employed to gather data from 380 randomly chosen participants. The major data...
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  1837. Unpacking masculine stereotypes: a critical analysis of selected isiXhosa proverbs and idioms

    Unpacking masculine stereotypes: a critical analysis of selected isiXhosa proverbs and idioms

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Andiswa Mvanyashe --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
    This article examines the application of proverbs and idioms in perpetuating male stereotypes, seeking their cultural and historical origins and societal perceptions of masculinity. It traces the evolution of Western masculinity in relation to the labour market, family, and gender...
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  1838. Psychotherapy in South African indigenous languages: Positioning isiXhosa as a language of symbolisation

    Psychotherapy in South African indigenous languages: Positioning isiXhosa as a language of symbolisation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Ntokozo Gqweta --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
    The sociopolitical history of language use in South Africa is controversial and complex. This article utilises postcolonial theory to problematise the historical pattern of language use in South Africa to oppress black people. African psychology and Afrocentricity are used to...
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  1839. Leveraging learning orientation for superior organizational performance: The role of firm-specific factors

    Leveraging learning orientation for superior organizational performance: The role of firm-specific factors

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Henry Kofi Mensah --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Gilbert Anyowuo Okyere --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Emmanuel Kwabena Anin --- Kumasi Technical University, Ghana Phyllis Adjei Tuffour --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
    Extant literature recognizes organizational learning orientation (LO) as a critical resource, yet the mechanisms and conditions under which it translates into superior performance remain underexplored and often assumed. We draw on Resource-Based View (RBV) and dynamic capability frameworks to develop...
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  1840. The impact of entrepreneurial cognition on opportunity-capitalizing capabilities and business model change: Evidence from Egypt

    The impact of entrepreneurial cognition on opportunity-capitalizing capabilities and business model change: Evidence from Egypt

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Nancy Bouchra Hanna --- Amity University Dubai, UAE Erich Zahn --- University of Stuttgart, Germany Hadia H. Abdel Aziz --- Universities of Canada, Egypt Christine Madonna Kirkland --- Western Carolina University, USA R. Michael Holmes --- Florida State University, USA
    This study advances the upper echelons literature by examining the (a) cognitive microfoundations of business model change and (b) intervening organizational mechanisms that help to explain the influence of strategic leaders on firm outcomes. We develop our theory by considering...
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  1841. Spillovers, correlations and hedging among green bonds, clean energy stocks and fossil fuels: The effects of four turmoils

    Spillovers, correlations and hedging among green bonds, clean energy stocks and fossil fuels: The effects of four turmoils

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Foday Joof --- Eastern Mediterranean University, Turkey Cahit Adaoglu --- Eastern Mediterranean University, Turkey Nigar Taspinar --- Eastern Mediterranean University, Turkey
    This study investigates the volatility spillovers and the hedging among green bonds, clean energy stocks, and fossil fuels markets. During the ten-year sample period between 2012 and 2022, four major turmoils are observed chronologically: The oil price plunge of 2014–2016,...
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  1842. Mental health and post-school transitions for young people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD): A scoping review

    Mental health and post-school transitions for young people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD): A scoping review

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child &amp; Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Stefanie Dimov --- The University of Melbourne, Australia Marissa Shields --- The University of Melbourne, Australia Helen Dickinson --- University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia Anne M Kavanagh --- The University of Melbourne, Australia Bella White --- The University of Melbourne, Australia Georgina Sutherland --- The University of Melbourne, Australia
    Background: Young people with an Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) often face ineffective and exclusionary post-school transition practices, leading to poor mental health in early adulthood.
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  1843. Coping skills and smartphone addiction in adolescents with ADHD: A predictive model and relationship

    Coping skills and smartphone addiction in adolescents with ADHD: A predictive model and relationship

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child &amp; Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Tayfun Kara --- Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, Turkey Orhan Kocaman --- Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, Turkey Pınar Aydoğan Avşar --- Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, Turkey Tacettin Kuru --- Alanya Training and Research Hospital, Turkey
    Background: We sought to examine the relationship between smartphone addiction and coping skills in adolescents diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), together with potential predictive factors.
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  1844. Financial analysts&rsquo; information role on brand capital

    Financial analysts’ information role on brand capital

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Yifei Chen --- Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China Dan Palmon --- , USA Li Zhang --- , USA
    Self-created intangible assets are crucial in firm valuations but are difficult for investors to evaluate because they are not recognised in financial statements. This study examines whether sell-side financial analysts contribute to the market’s understanding of the value of brand...
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  1845. Association between HIV infection, antiretroviral therapy and dysglycaemia prevalence in black South Africans: evidence from the Durban Diabetes Study

    Association between HIV infection, antiretroviral therapy and dysglycaemia prevalence in black South Africans: evidence from the Durban Diabetes Study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: D Perumal --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa FJ Pirie --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa TM Esterhuizen --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa B O&rsquo;Leary --- , South Africa EH Young --- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK MI McCarthy --- University of Oxford, UK MS Sandhu --- University of Cambridge, UK AA Motala --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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  1846. Epidemiology, spectrum, and pathology of surgical thyroid resections in a metropolitan South African setting

    Epidemiology, spectrum, and pathology of surgical thyroid resections in a metropolitan South African setting

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: M van der Merwe --- Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, South Africa AR Botha --- Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, South Africa D van der Byl --- Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, South Africa
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  1847. Call description and extended range of &lt;em&gt;Phrynobatrachus mayokoensis&lt;/em&gt; in Gabon

    Call description and extended range of Phrynobatrachus mayokoensis in Gabon

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Ryan van Huyssteen --- Ecological Services Ltd, British Virgin Islands Melissa Petford --- Ecological Services Ltd, British Virgin Islands Marius Burger --- Ecological Services Ltd, British Virgin Islands Mark-Oliver R&ouml;del --- , Germany Joris Ngoulou --- Ecological Services Ltd, British Virgin Islands Abraham Bamba Kaya --- Ecological Services Ltd, British Virgin Islands Etienne Akomo Okoue --- Ecological Services Ltd, British Virgin Islands Jerome Gaugris --- Ecological Services Ltd, British Virgin Islands
    This study presents the first description of the advertisement call of Phrynobatrachus mayokoensis and reports a new locality record for this species in Gabon. During June 2022, two specimens were found in the Baniaka region, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon. The call...
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  1848. Measuring successful business models in Ethiopian technology business: A PLS-SEM approach

    Measuring successful business models in Ethiopian technology business: A PLS-SEM approach

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abebe Shimelis --- School of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Ethiopia Birhanu Beshah --- School of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Ethiopia Ermias Tesfaye --- School of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Ethiopia
    The development of successful business models is crucial for sustaining innovative technology firms; however, measuring business model success remains challenging due to varying economic dynamics. This study addresses this gap by developing and testing a framework to assess the success...
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  1849. Exploring the strategies shaping application programming interface development and integration in digital music platforms: A qualitative case study

    Exploring the strategies shaping application programming interface development and integration in digital music platforms: A qualitative case study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Joshua Ofoeda --- University of Professions Studies, Ghana Richard Boateng --- University of Ghana, Ghana Choudrie Jyoti --- University of Hertfordshire, UK John Effah --- University of Ghana, Ghana
    Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) have become essential to contemporary software development, supporting the growth of digital platforms and ecosystems. APIs enable developers to create applications by providing functionalities that facilitate communication. Despite their importance in supporting digital platforms and ecosystems,...
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  1850. Preliminary dietary recommendations for adult spinal cord-injured endurance hand cyclists

    Preliminary dietary recommendations for adult spinal cord-injured endurance hand cyclists

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Reno Eron Gordon --- Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa Sunita Potgieter --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Lize Havemann-Nel --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition (CEN), North-West University, South Africa
    Sports nutrition recommendations for able-bodied athletes are well established. However, sports nutrition recommendations for para-athletes are still developing. Spinal cord-injured (SCI) hand cyclists face unique physiological and nutrition-related challenges compared with able-bodied athletes, complicating the extrapolation of recommendations. This paper...
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  1851. Wine stewards: future professionalism in a rapidly changing hospitality world

    Wine stewards: future professionalism in a rapidly changing hospitality world

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: John Dunning --- Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom Gregory Charles Zetzsche --- OMNES Education INSEEC, France
    The hospitality industry is diverse, with restaurants forming a significant sub-sector. Within these, the sale of wine and other drinks is not only a potential source of profit, but also an integral part of the dining experience. Wine stewards, or...
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  1852. Techno-craftsmanship to rejuvenate a UNESCO cultural heritage tradition

    Techno-craftsmanship to rejuvenate a UNESCO cultural heritage tradition

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Nihal Bursa --- Istanbul Bilgi University, T&uuml;rkiye
    Evolving over 500 years of history, Turkish coffee as known today has a unique character, owing much to its brewing technique, which requires dedicated time and manual skills. Urbanisation and digitalisation in the 21st century have created a pace of...
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  1853. Emergence of dark kitchens and factors shaping consumer patronage: a review

    Emergence of dark kitchens and factors shaping consumer patronage: a review

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Samuel Kwabena Chaa Kyire --- University of Energy and Natural Resources, Ghana Surjeet Singh Dhaka --- Central University of Punjab, India Jeffery Kofi Asare --- University of Energy and Natural Resources, Ghana
    Due to the dearth of thorough literature reviews, this review compiles information on the evolving concept of dark kitchens. Forty-nine research articles indexed in the Scopus database were gathered for the review. Performance analysis and science mapping were used to...
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  1854. Walk a mile in the customers&rsquo; shoes: The prospective role of wisdom and emotional intelligence in shaping customer-focused perspective-taking

    Walk a mile in the customers’ shoes: The prospective role of wisdom and emotional intelligence in shaping customer-focused perspective-taking

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: David Amani --- University of Dodoma, Tanzania
    This study investigates the interplay of wisdom and emotional intelligence as antecedents of customer-focused perspective-taking in the hospitality industry. Grounded in the balance theory of wisdom, the study develops a research model hypothesising that wisdom, comprising cognitive, reflective and affective...
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  1855. Treat others just as you want to be treated: Capitalising on employees&rsquo; religiosity and emotional intelligence to nurture customer-focused perspective-taking

    Treat others just as you want to be treated: Capitalising on employees’ religiosity and emotional intelligence to nurture customer-focused perspective-taking

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: David Amani --- University of Dodoma, Tanzania
    Although the contribution of customer-focused perspective-taking in enhancing service performance has been extensively acknowledged in the literature, there is limited evidence on its antecedents. This study, therefore, tested a hypothesised model examining the interplay between employees’ religiosity and emotional intelligence...
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  1856. Phenotypic variance in an acoustic signal: a potentially sexually selected behaviour in Cape Clapper Larks &lt;em&gt;Corypha apiata&lt;/em&gt;

    Phenotypic variance in an acoustic signal: a potentially sexually selected behaviour in Cape Clapper Larks Corypha apiata

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Zofia Wardynska --- Imperial College London, United Kingdom Holly Bennett --- Imperial College London, United Kingdom Xavier JM Mahele --- Imperial College London, United Kingdom Saskia IL Pearce --- Imperial College London, United Kingdom Ksenia Potapova --- Imperial College London, United Kingdom Sue Anne Zollinger --- Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom Julia Schroeder --- Imperial College London, United Kingdom
    Courtship displays provide important insight into sexual selection, evolution and the roles of communication signals in behavioural ecology. Any trait indicating individual quality must display phenotypic variation. Studying this variation can provide insight into the uses of acoustic cues in...
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  1857. Wintering grounds under protection: population stability and conservation of migrating waders at Europa Island, western Indian Ocean

    Wintering grounds under protection: population stability and conservation of migrating waders at Europa Island, western Indian Ocean

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Florinah Razafimandimby --- Universit&eacute; de La R&eacute;union, France Maxime Amy --- TAAF (Terres australes et antarctiques fran&ccedil;aises), France Matthieu Le Corre --- Universit&eacute; de La R&eacute;union, France
    The tropical western Indian Ocean islands are at the southern limit of the East Africa–West Asia Flyway, but their importance for wintering and conservation of Palearctic waders remains poorly understood. Europa Island, a remote coralline island in the southern Mozambique...
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  1858. Inferring regional, habitat and phylogenetic patterns in caliochory from bird nests in a museum collection

    Inferring regional, habitat and phylogenetic patterns in caliochory from bird nests in a museum collection

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Suzanne J Milton --- Wolwekraal Conservation and Research Organisation, South Africa W Richard J Dean --- Wolwekraal Conservation and Research Organisation, South Africa
    Coevolution of plants and animals may lead to features or behaviour that are mutually beneficial. This is exemplified by plant adaptations for seed dispersal, including caliochory, which is the dispersal of seeds by birds in nest materials. Caliochory is a...
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  1859. The flexural and sawn timber properties of &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula&lt;/em&gt; &times; &lt;em&gt;tecunumanii&lt;/em&gt; (low elevation) from the southern Cape, South Africa

    The flexural and sawn timber properties of Pinus patula × tecunumanii (low elevation) from the southern Cape, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: C Brand Wessels --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Christel Malek --- MTO Group, South Africa Gary R Hodge --- North Carolina State University, USA Bruno Monteiro Balboni --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa
    Pinus species currently planted for saw log production in the southern Cape, South Africa, present various challenges for growers and processors, including susceptibility to Fusarium circinatum, poor stem form, and various wood quality concerns. In this study P. patula ×...
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  1860. The genetic control of early growth properties in &lt;em&gt;Pinus patula &times; Pinus tecunumanii&lt;/em&gt; hybrid families

    The genetic control of early growth properties in Pinus patula × Pinus tecunumanii hybrid families

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: JP de Villiers --- Sappi Shaw Research Centre, South Africa A Nel --- Sappi Shaw Research Centre, South Africa B du Toit --- University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
    The objective of this study was to determine the genetic control of growth properties in Pinus patula × Pinus tecunumanii hybrid families across seven sites planted in the summer rainfall region of southern Africa. Genetic material included in the analyses...
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  1861. Unveiling Kianda: a multifaceted symbol in Luanda, Angola

    Unveiling Kianda: a multifaceted symbol in Luanda, Angola

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Kyeri Kim --- Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Global Campus, Republic of Korea
    This article explores how Kianda, an (un)official urban symbol of Luanda, the capital of Angola, is rooted in the cosmological worldview of residents of Luanda’s Cabo Island (Ilha do Cabo, also known as Ilha de Luanda) and how it has...
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  1862. The behavioural response of an estuarine teleost (Cape stumpnose &lt;em&gt;Rhabdosargus holubi&lt;/em&gt;) to angler bait collection in two adjacent Eastern Cape estuaries, South Africa

    The behavioural response of an estuarine teleost (Cape stumpnose Rhabdosargus holubi) to angler bait collection in two adjacent Eastern Cape estuaries, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: EC Butler --- Rhodes University, South Africa B van Heerden --- Rhodes University, South Africa MW Farthing --- Rhodes University, South Africa A-R Childs --- Rhodes University, South Africa WM Potts --- Rhodes University, South Africa
    Reports of learned behavioural adaptations of wild Cape stumpnose Rhabdosargus holubi (family Sparidae) were investigated in two estuarine systems in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Underwater observational trials using video cameras demonstrated that fish rapidly responded to bait collection...
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  1863. Comparing the activity of exploited and unexploited populations of a reef-dwelling seabream, &lt;em&gt;Chrysoblephus laticeps&lt;/em&gt;, during an extreme upwelling and cold-spell event

    Comparing the activity of exploited and unexploited populations of a reef-dwelling seabream, Chrysoblephus laticeps, during an extreme upwelling and cold-spell event

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: NT Mlotshwa --- Rhodes University, South Africa MR Skeeles --- Rhodes University, South Africa MI Duncan --- Rhodes University, South Africa C Muller --- Rhodes University, South Africa WM Potts --- Rhodes University, South Africa AC Winkler --- Rhodes University, South Africa A-R Childs --- Rhodes University, South Africa
    Along the south coast of South Africa, extreme upwelling events lead to rapid temperature declines and prolonged marine cold-spells, which have, on occasion, led to large-scale mortalities of coastal fishes. In a somewhat antagonistic process, fishing exploitation has been shown...
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  1864. Approximation and Compactness

    Approximation and Compactness

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: E. Colebunders --- Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgi&euml; R. Lowen --- Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgi&euml;
    In approach theory convergence is described by means of limit and adherence operators acting on filters or ultrafilters. The value of the limit resp. adherence operator on an (ultra)filter in a point x is interpreted as the distance that the...
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  1865. Viability of shortened canola production systems in a winter rainfall region of South Africa based on eleven years of field data

    Viability of shortened canola production systems in a winter rainfall region of South Africa based on eleven years of field data

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: JA Strauss --- , South Africa L Nowers --- , South Africa M Booyse --- Agricultural Research Council, Biometry, South Africa M Van der Rijst --- Agricultural Research Council, Biometry, South Africa
    Crop rotation is a key component of conservation agriculture, known to enhance yields and break the cycles of pests and diseases. In the Western Cape, South Africa, canola has become an increasingly important cash crop, with producers considering shorter rotation...
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  1866. Stability in an unbounded domain of a Timoshenko system without the second spectrum

    Stability in an unbounded domain of a Timoshenko system without the second spectrum

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Mohammad M. Al-Gharabli --- King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia Adel M. Al-Mahdi --- King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia Aissa Guesmia --- Universit&eacute; de Lorraine, 3 Rue Augustin Fresnel, France
    The present paper deals with the stability, in the whole line ℝ, of the so-called truncated version for the Timoshenko system derived, according to significant physical and historical observations, by Elishakoff [11]. This new system gives a version of a...
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  1867. Exploration of a sociocultural, ubuntu intervention strategy to enhance first-year students&rsquo; academic writing skills at a South African university

    Exploration of a sociocultural, ubuntu intervention strategy to enhance first-year students’ academic writing skills at a South African university

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Hlaviso Motlhaka --- School of Education, University of Limpopo, South Africa Khashane S Malatji --- University of Mpumalanga, South Africa
    This qualitative research explores how to enhance the academic writing skills of first-year students at a South African university using a sociocultural intervention based on the ubuntu philosophy. It collects data through interviews, focus groups, and reflective diaries from students...
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  1868. Buried voices, hidden languages: The (in)visibility of indigenous South African languages in the &lt;em&gt;South African Journal of African Languages&lt;/em&gt; (SAJAL) from 1994 to 2023

    Buried voices, hidden languages: The (in)visibility of indigenous South African languages in the South African Journal of African Languages (SAJAL) from 1994 to 2023

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Mlamli Diko --- University of South Africa, South Africa
    The South African Journal of African Languages was officially established in 1981 to advance the visibility and intellectualisation of indigenous South African languages as outlined in its aims and scope. Regrettably, greatly entrenched imperialist ideologies obstruct these languages’ comprehensive visibility...
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  1869. Ngabe iziLimi zoMdabo zaseNingizimu Afrika zikulungele ukuthi kufundiswe ngazo? Ukuhunyushelwa esiZulwini kwencwadi yamaKhono eMpilo

    Ngabe iziLimi zoMdabo zaseNingizimu Afrika zikulungele ukuthi kufundiswe ngazo? Ukuhunyushelwa esiZulwini kwencwadi yamaKhono eMpilo

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Erick Nkululeko Nzimande --- University of South Africa, South Africa
    Ukusetshenziwa kweziLimi zaboMdabo zaseNingizimu Afrika njengezilimi zokufundisa ezikoleni nasemfundweni ephakeme kuyinto esicwaningwe ngabacwaningi abaningi. Kodwa-ke ocwaningweni oselwenziwe luncane kakhulu olubheka ukuthi zikhona yini izinsizakufunda ezizokwenza ukufundisa ngalezi zilimi kube yimpumelelo. Ngakho-ke inhloso yalolu cwaningo ukuhlaziya ukuhunyushwa kweNcwadi kaThisha yamaKhono eMpilo...
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  1870. Size does matter: clinical outcomes of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) placement in a South African tertiary endoscopy unit

    Size does matter: clinical outcomes of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) placement in a South African tertiary endoscopy unit

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Dominic M Mutura --- Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, South Africa Galya Chinnery --- Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, South Africa Tanna Cohen --- Groote Schuur Hospital, South Africa Brittany Gibson --- Red Cross War Memorial Children&rsquo;s Hospital, University of Cape Town, South Africa Mashiko Setshedi --- Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, South Africa Matthias F Scriba --- Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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  1871. Bird community composition across a land use gradient in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

    Bird community composition across a land use gradient in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Regine C Tabe Tiku --- Konrad Lorenz Institute of Ethology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Austria Samuel EI Jones --- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Malange NF Elikwo --- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Cameroon Kowo Cyril --- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Cameroon Steve Ngoy --- Centre de Suiveillance de la Biodiversite, Universite de Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo Virginia Zaunbrecher --- Center for Tropical Research, University of California, United States Ravinder NM Sehgal --- Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, United States
    Cocoa agroforestry expansion is widespread in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, posing a significant threat to the integrity of protected areas. Despite this threat, the impact of this expansion on forest bird communities remains largely unexamined. This study investigated bird...
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  1872. Effects of grazing regimes on ground-dwelling small mammal distribution and abundance in rangelands at Gravelotte, South Africa

    Effects of grazing regimes on ground-dwelling small mammal distribution and abundance in rangelands at Gravelotte, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: AW Bio Keri --- The Regional Post-Graduate Training School on Integrated Management of Tropical Forests and Lands (ERAIFT), University of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo J De Groot --- Southern African Wildlife College, South Africa PM Hamming --- Southern African Wildlife College, South Africa S Ntie --- Universit&eacute; des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku (USTM), Gabon SGA Nago --- Universit&eacute; de Parakou (UP), Benin EBO Ahouandjinou --- Federal University of Technology, Nigeria AJ Gardiner --- Southern African Wildlife College, South Africa
    Understanding the impact of grazing on wildlife communities is essential for implementing sustainable grazing practices that promote biodiversity conservation. This study investigated the effects of three grazing regimes (Wildlife and Cattle Grazing, Traditional Rotational Selective Grazing, and Holistic Planned Grazing...
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  1873. Transhumance within private land conservation areas: perspectives from pastoralist landowners in rural Kenya

    Transhumance within private land conservation areas: perspectives from pastoralist landowners in rural Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range &amp; Forage Science • Authors: Simon M Thiong&rsquo;o --- Centre for Events, Tourism, and Hospitality Management, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Headingley Campus, UK
    Pastoralism in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid regions supports about 10 million indigenous people. While general studies on pastoralist livelihoods exist, limited research explores these dynamics within privately governed landscapes. This study critically examines how land tenure complexities within private land...
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  1874. Growth potential and productivity of the green macroalgae &lt;em&gt;Ulva reticulata&lt;/em&gt; in a sustainable farming system in a coastal lagoon at Bambous Virieux, Mauritius

    Growth potential and productivity of the green macroalgae Ulva reticulata in a sustainable farming system in a coastal lagoon at Bambous Virieux, Mauritius

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: N Nazurally --- Department of Agricultural and Food Science, University of Mauritius, Mauritius D Beehary-Panray --- Environmental Protection and Conservation Organisation (EPCO), Resilient Island Endeavour (RISE) Project, Mauritius EC Gatteschi --- Cooperazione Internazionale Sud Sud (CISS), Resilient Island Endeavour (RISE) Project, Italy
    Ulva reticulata is a fast-growing green macroalga with high bioremediation and economic potential. Cultivation of this seaweed at Bambous Virieux in southeast Mauritius was undertaken to evaluate its growth potential and biological feasibility in a tropical lagoon. Over a 30-day...
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  1875. Spatiotemporal shape variation in sagittal otoliths of spotted grunter &lt;em&gt;Pomadasys commersonnii&lt;/em&gt; in South African estuaries

    Spatiotemporal shape variation in sagittal otoliths of spotted grunter Pomadasys commersonnii in South African estuaries

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: V Coetzee --- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa S Kerwath --- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa S Lamberth --- Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), South Africa D Parker --- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa
    The morphological structure of fish otoliths is under dual regulation by genetic and environmental factors, and has been successfully used to aid stock delineation. This study examined whether differences in sagittal otolith shape outlines could be used to delineate potential...
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  1876. Comparative growth and carotenoid production in the green microalga &lt;em&gt;Dunaliella salina&lt;/em&gt; from marine and continental ecosystems: harnessing environmental diversity for sustainable industrial applications

    Comparative growth and carotenoid production in the green microalga Dunaliella salina from marine and continental ecosystems: harnessing environmental diversity for sustainable industrial applications

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: S Benabouche --- Biotechnology Laboratory, Specialised Centre for Valorisation and Technology of Marine Products (CSVTPM), National Institute of Marine Research (INRH), Morocco M Chikhaoui --- Biotechnology Laboratory, Specialised Centre for Valorisation and Technology of Marine Products (CSVTPM), National Institute of Marine Research (INRH), Morocco H Baazizi --- Laboratory of Quality Control, Specialised Centre for Valorisation and Technology of Marine Products (CSVTPM), National Institute of Marine Research (INRH), Morocco F El Filali --- Laboratory of Quality Control, Specialised Centre for Valorisation and Technology of Marine Products (CSVTPM), National Institute of Marine Research (INRH), Morocco A Banaoui --- Laboratory of Aquatic Systems: Marine and Continental Environments (AQUAMAR), Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Zohr University, Morocco
    In Morocco, diverse saline ecosystems support both industrial salt production and the growth of Dunaliella salina, a halophilic unicellular green microalga in class Chlorophyceae, and well-known for its applications in aquaculture, cosmetics, food and pharmaceuticals owing to its significant carotenoid-producing...
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  1877. The role of green innovation in mediating green supply chain and CSR impacts on hospitality firm performance: Evidence from Ghana

    The role of green innovation in mediating green supply chain and CSR impacts on hospitality firm performance: Evidence from Ghana

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Mohammed Majeed --- Tamale Technical University, Ghana Esther Asiedu --- Ghana Communication Technology University, Ghana Iddrisu Sulemana --- Tamale College of Education, Ghana Aidatu Abubakari --- Wisconsin International University College, Ghana Ahmed Sakara --- Tamale Technical University, Ghana
    This study examines the impact of green supply chain management (GSCM) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) on the performance of hospitality firms in Ghana, using stakeholder theory and considering green innovation (GI) as a mediating factor. A quantitative survey of...
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  1878. Hidden no more: A fifteen-year epidemiological assessment of HIV/AIDS in Libya and the urgent need for national action

    Hidden no more: A fifteen-year epidemiological assessment of HIV/AIDS in Libya and the urgent need for national action

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Hamza Saad --- University of Central Missouri, United States of America
    Background: In Libya, the HIV/AIDS epidemic has worsened over the past 10 years because of political instability, dilapidated health infrastructure, social stigma, and limited access to testing and treatment. While public health has a growing interest in addressing HIV issues,...
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  1879. Marine&ndash;estuarine connectivity, salinity and sedimentation in the St Lucia system, South Africa, following reconnection with the uMfolozi River

    Marine–estuarine connectivity, salinity and sedimentation in the St Lucia system, South Africa, following reconnection with the uMfolozi River

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: RH Taylor --- Independent Hydro-Ecologist, South Africa AK Whitfield --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa CE Fox --- Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife, St Lucia Estuary, South Africa JB Adams --- Botany Department and Institute for Coastal &amp; Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
    This study reviews selected physical and biotic responses of the St Lucia estuarine system to the recently implemented management approach of re-establishing the connection between the uMfolozi River and the St Lucia Estuary. This connection was severed in the 1950s...
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  1880. Sustainable development outcomes of tech-based industrialization in emerging markets

    Sustainable development outcomes of tech-based industrialization in emerging markets

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Germain Stephane Ketchoua --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Muhamadu Awal Kindzeka Wirajing --- University of Dschang, Cameroon Jean-Claude Mousseuknadji Kouladoum --- University of N&rsquo;Djamena, Chad
    Industrialization is vital for economic growth, producing goods using technology, skilled labour, and efficient processes, driving innovation and employment. This study scrutinizes government spending and financial inclusion on the relationship between tech-intensive manufacturing value added and sustainable development in emerging...
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  1881. With an Effluent Eye: Migrancy, Excess, and Belonging in Jane Bryce&rsquo;s &lt;em&gt;Zamani&lt;/em&gt;

    With an Effluent Eye: Migrancy, Excess, and Belonging in Jane Bryce’s Zamani

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Sam Dennis Otieno --- The Pennsylvania State University, USA
    This article examines Jane Bryce’s Zamani (2023) through the conceptual lens of the effluent eye, drawing on Rosemary Jolly’s (2023) theorization of effluence alongside Achille Mbembe’s (2019) necropolitics and Mahmood Mamdani’s (2020) critique of ethnic nationalism. I argue that Zamani...
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