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Assessing and monitoring rangeland condition in extensive pastoral regions using satellite remote sensing and GIS techniques: An application to the Ceres Karoo region of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: C.H. Mackay --- Resource Development Section, Department of Agriculture, Republic of South Africa HX. Zietsnian --- Institute for Geographical Analysis, Republic of South AfricaThe purpose of this paper is to describe the use of satellite remote sensing and GIS techniques in applying a localised range condition assessment methodology based on fence‐line contrasts. The approach was to compute six dissimilarity indices for data on... -
Anaesthesia-related maternal deaths in South Africa Chapter Seven of the 5th Saving Mothers Report 2008–2010
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: CC Rout --- UKZN College of Health Sciences, School of Clinical Medicine, Z Farina --- Pietermaritzburg Metropolitan, Department of Anaesthesia,The number of reported deaths due to anaesthesia continues to increase. There were 121 reported this triennium. This represents 2.5% of all maternal deaths and 5.4% of deaths directly related to complications of pregnancy. One hundred and eighteen of these... -
Is the medical profession always justified in saving lives?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: WM Politzer --- Department of Haematology,Background: The aims and objective of this paper are to address controversial and contentious issues in Medical Practice which should be of universal interest to family practitioners. -
Influence of energy saving on the quality of lighting services on selected hotels in Mpumalanga, Republic of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: F. Machete --- Department of Environmental Health, South Africa C. Hongoro --- Health Research and Policy, South Africa G. Nhamo --- Institute of Corporate Citizenship, University of South Africa, South Africa K. Mearns --- Department of Environmental Sciences, South AfricaThis paper presents the results of an investigation undertaken on the influence of energy saving on the quality of lighting services on selected hotels in Mpumalanga, one of the nine provinces of the Republic of South Africa. This paper adopted... -
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, EstoniaMany 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... -
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, EstoniaMany 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... -
Determination of energy efficiency for water heating in eight South African hotels
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Fannie Machete --- Waste for Development, Natural Resources and the Environment, South Africa Oyewale Mayowa Morakinyo --- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Faculty of Public Health, NigeriaThis study presents a characterization framework for energy efficient hotels. It builds on existing frameworks of energy efficiency and the adopted characterization framework advances from the input-output framework. The theoretical framework was developed through an in-depth literature analysis. In contrast... -
Empowering caregivers of orphans and vulnerable children in Swaziland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Syloid Choice Makufa --- Pact, Swaziland Daisy Kisyombe --- Pact, Swaziland Nicole Miller --- Pact, Swaziland Nanette Barkey --- Pact, USAThis paper reports on the health and psychosocial impacts of a programme designed to economically empower female caregivers of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). The results presented are from a cohort of 492 female caregivers who participated in savings groups... -
Techno-economic viability of off-grid standalone PV-powered LED street lighting system in Lagos, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: M. O. Babatunde --- Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Nigeria T. O. Akinbulire --- Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Nigeria P. O. Oluseyi --- Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Nigeria M. U. Emezirinwune --- Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering, NigeriaThe majority of the street lighting systems in Nigeria are predominantly composed of inefficient lighting fixtures powered either by the grid or diesel generators. Due to the epileptic nature of the grid and the fluctuations in diesel fuel pump prices,... -
The effects of uncertainty on investor expectations and volatility in the South African white maize futures market
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Christo Auret --- , South Africa Ayesha Sayed --- , South AfricaGiven the rapidly changing nature of financial markets, volatility indices often influence the trading behaviour of market participants, as they identify market patterns, predict market risk and gauge market sentiment. This paper examines the effects of uncertainty on the expectations... -
The sustainable lifestyle level: How real salary increases affect adequate retirement provision
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Elze-Mari Roux --- , South Africa Johann de Villiers --- , South AfricaThis article studies the effect of real increases in salary on required contribution rates when saving for retirement to maintain a Sustainable Lifestyle Level (SLL). We consider two strategies. The first sets conventional contribution rates, recalculating whenever an increase occurs... -
Predicting soil carbon in granitic soils using Fourier-transform mid-infrared (FT-MIR) spectroscopy: the value of database disaggregation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Kelebohile Rose Seboko --- University of the Free State, South Africa Johan van Tol --- University of the Free State, South Africa Elmarie Kotze --- University of the Free State, South AfricaSoil carbon (C) is an important component in quality assessments and efficient models are required to estimate C rapidly. Accurate C assessments are valuable in monitoring land-use changes. Fourier-transform mid-infrared (FT-MIR) spectroscopy has proved to be a powerful tool for... -
Digital financial management skill training for women’s informal saving groups in Dodoma, Tanzania: Mapping user requirements
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Madina Hamisi Juma --- The University of Eastern Finland, Finland Nasibu Rajabu Mramba --- College of Business Education, Tanzania Jarkko Suhonen --- The University of Eastern Finland, Finland Alsen Florian Kapinga --- College of Business Education, Tanzania Matti Tedre --- The University of Eastern Finland, FinlandFinancial management skills are important for the performance of informal saving groups (ISGs) for making informed financial decision-making. Digital training solutions present a convenient, ubiquitous, and relatively affordable skills development mechanism. Despite the importance of digital financial management skills to... -
Techno-economic and environmental assessment of battery integrated wind farm siting across offshore Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Gbubemi Kevin Akporhonor --- Energy and Environment Cranfield University, United KingdomThis study investigates the economic, technical, and environmental impacts of integrating a battery energy storage system (BESS) with an offshore wind farm near Koko Sea Port, Nigeria. As renewable energy curtailment increases and Nigeria’s energy demand grows, energy storage systems... -
Saving for a rainy day: piloting a savings intervention to reduce HIV risk among young female sex workers in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Linet Achieng' Ochieng' --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Jacob Onyango --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Gerald Ochieng' Owuor --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Ivy Obare --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Marylyn Ochillo --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Tobias Odwar --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Elizabeth Bukusi --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya Kawango Agot --- Impact Research and Development Organization, KenyaFinancial insecurity pushes female sex workers into risky sexual transactions. We piloted an economic empowerment intervention among female sex workers in Kenya to test if they could save part of their income from which to make withdrawals to avoid risky...