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Impact of Site Preparation on Wind Resistance of Young Pinus radiata
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: J.B. Zwolinski --- , D. G.M. Donald --- Forestry Faculty, W.H. Groenewald --- Division of Forest Science and Technology,Young trees were damaged by winds blowing at 39 m/s speed in the southern Cape Province. The frequency and the extent of wind damage was investigated in an establishment experiment comprising four methods of soil cultivation, two levels of weed... -
Regeneration Procedures of Pinus radiata in the Southern Cape Province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: J.B. Zwolinski --- , USA D. G.M. Donald --- Forestry Faculty, A. van Laar --- Forestry Faculty,The present paper, which discusses the regeneration of Pinus radiata, represents Part 1 of a series of publications based on experimental studies of the subject. It provides information about the background of the trials and discusses the modification of soil... -
Regeneration Procedures of Pinus radiata in the Southern Cape Province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: J.B. Zwolinski --- , USA D. G.M. Donald --- Forestry Faculty, A. van Laar --- Forestry Faculty,Part 2 of the series of papers dealing with the regeneration ofPinus radiata in the Southern Cape discusses the effect of the experimental treatments on the distribution of nutrient elements, more particularly to estimate the impact of treatments on changes... -
Regeneration Procedures of Pinus radiata in the Southern Cape Province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: J.B. Zwolinski --- , USA D. G.M. Donald --- Forestry Faculty, A. van Laar --- Forestry Faculty,The present paper is part 3 in the series of publications dealing with the regeneration of Pinus radiata in the Southern Cape Province. The objective of the study was to compare the organic carbon contents in the soils and the... -
Regeneration Procedures of Pinus radiata in the Southern Cape Province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: J.B. Zwolinski --- , D. G.M. Donald --- Forestry Faculty, A. van Laar --- Forestry Faculty, W.H. Groenewald --- Division of Forest Science and Technology,The present paper is a continuation of the series dealing with the regeneration of Pinus radiata in the southern Cape Province. The study deals with post planting mortality and growth in response to the experimental treatments and planting site environment... -
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... -
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 AfricaSugar 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... -
Employability, Emotional Intelligence and Career Preparation Support Satisfaction among Adolescents in the School-to-work Transition Phase
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melinde Coetzee --- University of South Africa, Christopher J. Beukes --- University of South Africa,This study explored the relationship between the employability and career support satisfaction and emotional intelligence of a convenience sample of predominantly black (N = 590) South African adolescents (mean age 17, males 43%, females 57%). Data were collected using the... -
Making a Transition from High School to University: An Educator Point of View
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Wendy N. Setlalentoa --- Central University of Technology,This study investigated role influences on high school learners' preparation for tertiary education as perceived by the educators. Participants were 51 educators teaching Grade 12 classes from randomly sampled high schools in an urban school district in the Free State... -
Constructions of Students as Clients or Partners in Knowledge Creation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Birgit Schreiber --- University of the Western Cape,This study explored notions of ‘the student’ within the South African higher education context. Qualitative data from interviews with twenty-three executive and senior Student Affairs staff and practitioners were collected from three higher education institution in South Africa. The data... -
Recommendations for the collection, preparation and enumeration of diatoms from riverine habitats for water quality monitoring in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JonathanC Taylor P Arno de la Rey Leon van RensburgDiatoms have become important organisms for monitoring freshwaters and their value has been recognised for cross-border water quality monitoring in the European Union. If South Africa is to include diatoms in the current suite of bioindicators, then thorough testing of... -
Study on the Prepressing of Flakeboard Containing Waste Paper
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: Günther Gerischer --- Faculty of Forestry, Rep. of South Africa Dave Reeves --- Faculty of Forestry, Rep. of South AfricaThe 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... -
The impact of the addition of Eucalyptus grandis wood chips on nitrogen availability in plantation soils
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: TheresaL. Bird --- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, MaryC. ScholesThe impact of plantation residues, as a result of clearfelling, on nutrient availability in plantation systems, as well as the difficulties during subsequent planting and harvesting, should be considered in the development of plantation management strategies. The aim of this... -
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 SelemogoThe 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... -
Assessing the effects of early silvicultural management on long-term site productivity of fast-growing eucalypt plantations: the Brazilian experience
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: JLM Gonçalves JL Stape J-P Laclau J-P Bouillet J RangerEucalyptus is the dominant and most productive planted forest in Brazil, covering around 3.4 million ha for the production of charcoal, pulp, sawtimber, timber plates, wood foils, plywood and for building purposes. At the early establishment of the forest plantations,... -
Anti-infective ophthalmic preparations in general practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: D Smit --- Department of Ophthalmology Faculty of Health Sciences,Ocular infections may be bacterial, viral, fungal or parasitic in aetiology. Pharmacological preparations are available to treat infections that are caused by these groups of organisms. The majority of these preparations are intended for topical administration, although some systemically administered... -
Value added reporting in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: L.J. Stainbank --- University of Natal – Pietermaritzburg,The major purpose of this article is to report the results of a questionnaire survey of the opinions of the preparers of value added statements on the preparation thereof and to identify group practice in their preparation. The opinions of... -
Prospects of prepaid smart water metering in Harare, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tazviona Richman Gambe --- Department of Rural and Urban Development, ZimbabweDilapidated water distribution networks and water theft have resulted in non-revenue water (NRW) being between 40% and 60% of available supplies, yet Harare Water (a department under the City of Harare responsible for water purification and distribution) is struggling to... -
Combination HIV prevention options for young women in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Cheryl Baxter --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), South Africa Salim Abdool Karim --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), South AfricaAlthough the number of new HIV infections has declined by over 30% in the past decade, the number of people who acquire HIV each year remains unacceptably high. In 2014 the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) estimated that... -
Microbial contamination and labelling of self-prepared, multi-dose phenylephrine solutions used at a teaching hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Andreas van den Heever --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Anaesthesiology, South Africa Juan Scribante --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Anaesthesiology, South Africa Helen Perrie --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Anaesthesiology, South Africa Warren Lowman --- Vermaak and Partners Pathologists, South AfricaBackground: Common practice at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital (CHBAH) is to use boluses from a self-prepared, multi-dose phenylephrine solution to treat spinal anaesthesia-induced hypotension in patients undergoing a Caesarean section. The aims of this study were to determine if... -
Challenges for curriculum design: Considerations for a four-year business and accounting degree in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Ilse Lubbe --- College of Accounting, South AfricaKnowledge in accounting has expanded exponentially over the last two decades, along with a call from accounting education committees and employers for students to acquire competencies for a global market. However, the time allocation of three years for undergraduate accounting... -
A critical analysis of ‘received by or accrued to’ as contemplated in the ‘gross income’ definition in section 1 of the Income Tax Act with reference to the Consumer Protection Act
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: C Thiart --- University of Stellenbosch, South AfricaThe introduction of the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 has had significant implications for the South African commercial arena. This Act forms part of government regulation and is aimed at protecting the rights of consumers. -
Soil fertility and growth of Eucalyptus grandis in Brazil under different residue management practices
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Hemisphere Forestry Journal • Authors: JLM Gonçalves MCP Wichert JL Gava AV Masetto ArthurJ.C. Junior MIP Serrano SLM MelloSilvicultural operations such as soil preparation, logging residue management and application of fertilisers can influence soil fertility, and hence nutrient uptake and tree growth. This paper reports the effect of site management practices of minimum and intensive cultivation of the... -
Pre-retirement anxiety: Development and validation of a measurement instrument in a Nigerian sample
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lawrence E. Ugwu --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Ibeawuchi K. Enwereuzor --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Philip Chukwuemeka Mefoh --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Leonard I. Ugwu --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Ike E. Onyishi --- Department of Psychology, NigeriaTwo studies were conducted to develop and provide evidence supporting the construct validity and internal consistency of scores from the Nigerian Pre-retirement Anxiety Scale (NPAS). The measure comprises three dimensions: financial preparedness, social obligation, and social alienation. In the first... -
Temporal analysis of electricity consumption for prepaid metered low- and high-income households in Soweto, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Njabulo Kambule --- Department of Geography, Environmental management and Energy Studies, South Africa Kowiyou Yessoufou --- Department of Geography, Environmental management and Energy Studies, South Africa Nnamdi Nwulu --- Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering Science, South Africa Charles Mbohwa --- School of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, South AfricaThis study explores the temporal trend in electricity consumption since the introduction of prepaid metres in low-income households of Soweto and compares the findings with high-income households. Monthly electricity consumption data (over 96 months: 2007–2014) for 4427 households in Soweto,... -
Trauma awareness and preparedness: Their influence on posttraumatic stress disorder development related to armed conflict experience
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yvonne Duagani Masika --- Laboratoire de Psychologie Médicale et d’Addictologie, Belgium Christophe Leys --- Faculty of Psychology, Belgium Pierre Fossion --- Laboratoire de Psychologie Médicale et d’Addictologie, Belgium Paul Verbanck --- Laboratoire de Psychologie Médicale et d’Addictologie, Belgium Maurice Tingu Yaba Nzolameso --- Faculté de Psychologie et des Sciences de l’Education, Samuel Mampunza Ma Miezi --- Département de Psychiatrie, RDC Charles Kornreich --- Laboratoire de Psychologie Médicale et d’Addictologie, BelgiumThis study examined influences of trauma awareness and preparedness on the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in civilian and military personnel with exposure to the civil war. Participants were 302 people with exposure to civil war in the Democratic... -
Male partners’ influence on women’s acceptance and use of PrEP products across two high HIV-burdened districts in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Londeka Mbewe --- , South Africa Eliza Govender --- , South AfricaThe demonstrated efficacy of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has brought hope of controlling the epidemic among women with limited HIV preventation options. Several studies have demonstrated the importance of male partner involvement in female sexual and reproductive health but there is... -
“I’m doing this test so I can benefit from PrEP”: exploring HIV testing barriers/facilitators and implementation of pre-exposure prophylaxis among South African adolescents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Emily Yoshioka --- , USA Danielle Giovenco --- , USA Caroline Kuo --- , USA Kristen Underhill --- , USA Jackie Hoare --- , South Africa Don Operario --- , USAIn South Africa, adolescents are a key population in the HIV epidemic that can benefit from increased access to oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). HIV testing is an integral component of the PrEP care continuum but adolescents in South Africa have... -
“I prefer to take pills when I plan to have sex”: Perceptions of on-demand versus daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis among adolescents in Kampala, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Rachel Kawuma --- , Uganda Zam Nabalwanyi --- , Uganda Janet Seeley --- , Uganda Yunia Mayanja --- , UgandaThere is limited information about the use of on-demand and daily pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among adolescents and young people (AYP) in sub-Saharan Africa. We explored perceptions of both regimens among 14- to 19-year-olds perceived to be at high risk of... -
Micro-perspective lens on entrepreneurs in the early stage of business: Expectations vis-à-vis realities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: D.S. Nheta --- , South Africa R. Shambare --- , South Africa C. Sigauke --- , South AfricaIn the early stage of business, which is where most new ventures fail, many entrepreneurs experience discrepancies between their entrepreneurial expectations and business realities. These discrepancies referred to by this paper as an entrepreneurial gap (EG) are, therefore, among other... -
Fighting COVID-19 and HIV through community mobilisation: lessons from an integrated approach to the Africa CDC Partnership to Accelerate COVID-19 Testing (PACT) initiative in seven countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Adriana Jimenez Cuen --- , Switzerland Agnes Kante --- , Ethiopia Sihaka Tsemo --- , Ethiopia Benjamin Djoudalbaye --- , EthiopiaRecent literature has shown how the HIV architecture, including community systems, has been critical for fighting COVID-19 in many countries, while sustaining the HIV response. Innovative initiatives suggest that fostering the integration of health services would help address the colliding... -
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 AmericaA 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... -
Key stakeholders’ perspectives on providing oral pre-exposure prophylaxis as HIV-prevention standard of care in clinical trials in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ivana Beesham --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Cecilia Milford --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Dvora L Joseph Davey --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Jenni Smit --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Leila E Mansoor --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Mags Beksinska --- University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaIntroduction: HIV-prevention and endpoint-driven clinical trials enrol individuals at substantial risk of HIV. Recently, these trials have provided oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as HIV-prevention standard of care; however, data on PrEP uptake and use during the trial and post-trial access... -
Reconceptualising success in hospitality internships: a new perspective on students’ achievement factors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Nicole Vermolen --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThis viewpoint article examines the challenges and factors influencing student success during hospitality internships, particularly those organised by a hotel management school in collaboration with international host companies. A previous study on the topic highlights that only 21% of students... -
Access to PrEP for cis and transgender women: Developing and implementing a community-based intervention adapted to populations exposed to HIV in Mali, Morocco, and Mauritius
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mustapha Sodqi --- Association de Lutte Contre le Sida, Morocco Amal Ben moussa --- Association de Lutte Contre le Sida, Morocco Rosemary Delabre --- , France Rime Barrakad --- Association de Lutte Contre le Sida, Morocco Luis Sagaon Teyssier --- Aix-Marseille University, France Niloufer Khodabocus --- Lutte contre le SIDA, Mauritius Sofia Fathi --- Association de Lutte Contre le Sida, Morocco Fodié Diallo --- ARCAD Santé PLUS, Mali Patrice Monvoisin --- Lutte contre le SIDA, Mauritius Bintou Keita Dembele --- ARCAD Santé PLUS, Mali Annette Treebhoobun --- Lutte contre le SIDA, Mauritius Naoual Laaziz --- Association de Lutte Contre le Sida, Morocco Lahoucine Ouarsas --- Association de Lutte Contre le Sida, Morocco Daniela Rojas Castro --- , France Mehdi Karkouri --- Association de Lutte Contre le Sida, MoroccoBackground: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is recommended as part of a comprehensive HIV prevention approach, but its uptake among women, particularly those in key populations, remains limited. -
Factors driving pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake among students at six Gauteng province universities: An application of Pender’s Health Promotion Model
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Paul Potsane --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Charlene Downing --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Patrick Ndayizigamiye --- College of Business & Economics, University of Johannesburg, South AfricaBackground: South Africa has the world’s highest HIV prevalence rate (12.7%), with university students disproportionately affected. While HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective preventive measure for high-risk individuals, its uptake among university students remains low, which hinders progress toward...