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Fertilization of southern tall grassveld of natal: Effects on botanical composition and utilization under grazing
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: G.R. Barnes --- Department of Grassland Science, D.I. Bransby --- Department of Grassland Science, N.M. Tainton --- Department of Grassland Science,The long‐term effects of nitrogen, phosphate and lime on change in botanical composition and utilization under grazing of Southern Tall Grassveld of Natal are presented. Nitrogen, phosphate, lime and type of nitrogen affected botanical composition significantly. Generally, fertilization had the... -
Die invloed van brand en maai op onbeweide langgrasveld in Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: C.J.G. leRoux --- Departcment Landbou, Republiek van Suid‐AfrikaThe effect of burning and mowing on ungrazed tall grassveld of Natal. The trial was conducted on the Estcourt Research Station to show the effect of 14 burning and mowing treatments without grazing in the tall grassveld of Natal. The... -
The effect of supplements of crop residues based diets on the performance of steers grazed on natural pasture during the dry season
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: EM AregheoreTwenty-four White Fulani steers, 20-26 months old, mean initial live weight of 270.6 ± 0.5kg, were divided into three treatment groups to investigate the effects of crop residues supplementation on performance when grazed on natural pasture during the dry season... -
Analysis of factors affecting milk yield of Ankole cows grazed on natural range pastures in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: S Okello EN Sabiiti HJ SchwartzEffects of seasonal rainfall (RF) and maximum temperature (Tm) variations on milk yield of Ankole cows grazed solely on range pastures were investigated. The resulting changes in herbage growth (HG), herbage yields (HY), herbage crude protein (CPh) and neutral detergent... -
The grazing index method of range condition assessment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: P.C.V. du Toit --- Department of Agriculture, Republic of South AfricaOwing to the difficulty of examining succession theory in the Karoo, it is suggested the ecological index method (EIM), be replaced by the grazing index method (GIM), through the introduction of grazing index values (GIV) for Karoo plant species. The... -
Teacher Ratings and Standardised Test Scores: How Good for Predicting Achievement in Students with Learning Support Placement?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Levison Maunganidze --- Zimbabwe Open University, Nancy Ruhode --- Zimbabwe Open University, Loice Shoniwa --- Zimbabwe Open University, Solomon Nyanhongo --- Midlands State University, Joseph M. Kasayira --- Midlands State University, Tholene Sodi --- University of Venda, South AfricaThe study analysed the relationships between teacher ratings and standardised test scores in Reading and Mathematics for students receiving learning support for learning difficulties (n = 60, mean age= 16.3). Teacher ratings were found to significantly predict pupils' performance in... -
Cardiovascular risk assessment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: DJ Blom --- Division of Lipidology, Department of Medicine, South AfricaCardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of mortality in the Westernised world. Lifestyle changes and drug therapy can reduce cardiovascular risk. Many interventions such as lipid-lowering therapy reduce relative risk to the same extent irrespective of baseline risk, but the... -
Prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia in primary care, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AA Bock-Omma --- Department of Family Medicine and General Practice, Shawsand Medical Centre, Nigeria PO Dienye --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria IS Oghu --- Department of Family Medicine, NigeriaObjectives: The study objectives were to determine the pattern of presentation of Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in the respondents, the prevalence of LUTS suggestive of BPH, and respondents' quality of life. -
An evaluation of the Triage Early Warning Score in an urban accident and emergency department in KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: DK Naidoo --- Addington Hospital Department of Family Medicine, S Rangiah --- Department of Family Medicine, SS Naidoo --- College of Family Physicians of South Africa,Objective: Triage is an essential first step in the efficient and effective running of any emergency department. A good triage tool saves lives and reduces mortality. The Triage Early Warning Score (TEWS) is a useful tool used to identify patients... -
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 AfricaBackground: 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... -
The appropriateness of performance measurement in the service sector: A case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: K Sartorius --- School of Accountancy, C Eitzen --- School of Accountancy, C Nicholson --- School of Accountancy,The development of performance measures in service companies has not kept abreast with their manufacturing counterparts despite the unprecedented growth of this sector in recent decades. The objective of this paper is to contribute towards a better understanding of the... -
A cross-sectional profile and outcome assessment of adult patients triaged away from Steve Biko Academic Hospital emergency unit
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Andreas Engelbrecht --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine, South Africa FG du Toit --- Emergency Department, South Africa MM Geyser --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Overcrowding is a global problem in emergency medicine. This study examined an approach to this problem at a central hospital. -
Repeatability of manual coding of cancer reports in the South African National Cancer Registry, 2010
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Nomathemba Dube --- School of Health Systems and Public Health, University of Pretoria, South African Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme, Brendan Girdler-Brown --- School of Health Systems and Public Health, University of Pretoria, Khin Tint --- School of Health Systems and Public Health, University of Pretoria, South African Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Patricia Kellett --- South African National Cancer Registry, National Institute for Occupational Health,Data validity is a very important aspect of cancer registries in ensuring data quality for research and interventions. This study focused on evaluating the repeatability of manual coding of cancer reports in the South African National Cancer Registry (NCR). This... -
Effect Of Replacing Fish Meal With Blood Meal On Chemical Composition Of Supplement For Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. G. Kirimi --- State Department of Fisheries, Kenya L. M. Musalia --- Department of Animal Sciences, Kenya J. M. Munguti --- Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI)-Sagana, KenyaThe objective of the work was to evaluate the effect on the nutrient content of replacing fish meal (FM) with blood meal (BM) in fish supplement. Three isonitrogenous diets (35% crude protein) were formulated using FM as the main source... -
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. -
Effect of counselling on the family function of intimate partner violence victims attending antenatal clinic in a tertiary hospital in North Central Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: BO Akor --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria LA Moses --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria ND Baamlong --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria LL Shedul --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria AS Haruna --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria JM Abu --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria OU Chira --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria NR Ripiye --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria RA Abdulkareem --- Department of Family Medicine, NigeriaBackground and aim: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global problem. Family dysfunction is an integral characteristic of IPV homes. However, not much has been done regarding restoration of these families. The aim of this study was to explore the... -
Diversity analysis of mungbean (Vigna radiata) germplasm using a semi-graphical technique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Hafiz Basheer Ahmad --- Oilseed Research Institute, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Pakistan Salsabeel Rauf --- Oilseed Research Institute, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Pakistan Waqas Shafqat Chattha --- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Pakistan Busharat Hussain --- Pulses Research Institute, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Pakistan Iqtidar Hussain --- Department of Agronomy, Pakistan Irfan Rasool --- Pulses Research Institute, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, PakistanGrain legumes such as mungbean are often co-cultivated with cereals. The genetic diversity among 84 mungbean genotypes was studied using metroglyph and principal component analysis. Data were recorded for days to flowering and maturity, plant height, pods per plant, clusters... -
Are macroeconomic factors adequate proxies for systematic influences in stock returns? A South African perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Jan J. Szczygielski --- Department of Financial Management, Gauteng, South Africa Leon M. Brümmer --- Department of Financial Management, Gauteng, South Africa Hendrik P. Wolmarans --- Department of Financial Management, Gauteng, South Africa Adam Zaremba --- Dubai Business School, United Arab EmiratesWe investigate whether macroeconomic factors adequately proxy for systematic influences in stock returns within the South African context. We also investigate whether a commonly used solution to factor omission in macroeconomic factor models, the residual market factor, adequately reflects systematic... -
Enhancing the food security status of yam (Dioscorea spp.) for smallholder farmers through an improved farm-gate storage structure in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Charles Tortoe --- , Ghana Solomon Dowuona --- , Ghana Paa Toah Akonor --- , Ghana Nanam Tay Dziedzoave --- , GhanaYams (Dioscorea spp.) are a good source of food in Ghana. This study investigated the storage of seven (7) key yam varieties in an improved farm-gate yam storage structure. Seven freshly harvested key yam varieties identified as Pona, Lariboko, Dente,... -
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 StatesThe 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... -
Utilization of collapsible fish tank innovation among homestead fish farmers in Osun State, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Idris Olabode Badiru --- , Nigeria Theophilus Opeyemi Amure --- , NigeriaThis study ascertained the utilization of collapsible fish tanks among homestead fish farmers in Osun State of Nigeria. A structured questionnaire was used to elicit data on fish farmers’ awareness, disposition, influencing/limiting factors and utilization of the fish tank innovation... -
Adoption of maize varieties on smallholder farmers’ market participation in Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abadi Teferi Alemaw --- , Ethiopia Alem Mezgebo Hailu --- , Ethiopia Shishay Teklay Kahsay --- , EthiopiaAgricultural technologies have been introduced to Ethiopia. Farmers adopt such technologies for bettering their livelihoods by increasing farm production. However, increasing production by itself may not necessarily enhance farmers’ livelihoods. Among other factors that can result in enhanced livelihoods, farmers... -
Adoption and impacts of improved beehive technologies in the miombo woodland of Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Nicholaus Musimu Kuboja --- , Tanzania A.C. Isinika --- , Tanzania F.T.M. Kilima --- , TanzaniaThis paper analyzes the adoption and impacts of improved beehives on households’ income using cross-sectional data sourced from a sample of 198 beekeepers in western Tanzania who adopted improved beehives. Propensity score matching and the endogenous switching regression model are... -
Effects of atrazine on the endocrinology and histoarchitecture of the testes in African Catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: PA Opute --- , Nigeria IP Oboh --- , Nigeria JE Asouzu --- , South Africa N Pilani --- , South Africa EF Mbajiorgu --- , South AfricaAquatic ecosystems often receive a wide spectrum of pollutants introduced directly or indirectly. The herbicide atrazine, an endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC), frequently contaminates potable water supplies and aquatic ecosystems. Studies suggest atrazine induced alterations in the neuroendocrine system along the... -
A critical review of macroinvertebrate-based bioassessment approaches in Africa’s lotic systems: developments, challenges, and legal requirements
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: John Peter Obubu --- , Ethiopia Seyoum Mengistou --- , Ethiopia Tadesse Fetahi --- , Ethiopia Wolfram Graf --- , Austria Robinson Odong --- , UgandaWorldwide, water resources have an impact on all forms of life as lotic systems are networks that interconnect water resources and land. They are important for navigation, water supplies, agriculture, recreation, and industrial development and help to regulate changes in... -
Households’ nonfarm livelihood participation and agricultural inputs investment: Evidence from northern Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Haile Tewele Berhe --- , EthiopiaEvidence shows that nonfarm livelihood activities are an important source of income for rural households and they may interact with farm activities in different ways. This article attempts to examine the investment linkage in which evidence is scarce in the... -
Revisiting ‘A monograph on the Polychaeta of southern Africa’: establishing taxonomic research priorities in southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: CA Simon --- , South Africa J Kara --- , South Africa DT Clarke --- , South Africa S Sedick --- , South AfricaOriginally published in 1967, John H Day’s work ‘A monograph on the Polychaeta of southern Africa’ is still used widely to identify polychaetes. However, ongoing taxonomic revisions have revealed that several putative cosmopolitan or locally widespread taxa contained in the... -
Impact of the adoption of technological innovation on the credit acquisition of rice farmers in Senegal: A propensity score matching technique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Philomena Chioma-Akalugo Ogwuike --- , Nigeria Clinton Obinna Ogwuike --- , Nigeria Aminou Arouna --- , Cote d’IvoireThis paper examines whether the adoption of the ASI thresher technology by rice farmers in the Senegal River Valley increases their access to credit and their creditworthiness through various pathways. Mainly, this study seeks to verify the argument that the... -
Objective understanding of five front-of-pack labels among consumers in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Tracey Ruth Hutton --- , South Africa Annelie Gresse --- , South Africa -
Factors associated with knowledge and awareness of HIV/AIDS among married women in Bangladesh: evidence from a nationally representative survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Md. Ashiqul Haque --- , , Bangladesh Md. Sha Newaj Hossain --- , , Bangladesh Muhammad Abdul Baker Chowdhury --- , , USA Md. Jamal Uddin --- , , BangladeshWomen in Bangladesh share a greater risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) infection compared to men. Levels of knowledge and awareness largely contribute to the prevalence of the HIV epidemic and its consequences. So, it is... -
Feasibility study on the use of the modified Finnish Diabetes Risk Score in South African context: a case of home-based carers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: TM Mothiba --- University of Limpopo, South Africa MH Mphasha --- University of Limpopo, South Africa TT Molepo --- University of Limpopo, South Africa H Bastiaens --- University of Antwerp, Belgium J Wens --- University of Antwerp, Belgium -
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, EthiopiaClimate-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... -
Environmental stressors influence the biological water quality of a lotic system in southwestern Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: EO Akindele --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria SA Olaniyan --- Institute of Ecology and Environmental Studies, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria AM Adedapo --- Obafemi Awolowo University, NigeriaDeforestation in the Afrotropical realm is extensively encroaching on riparian corridors, causing increasingly negative impacts on freshwater biota. This study aimed to assess the biological water quality of an Afrotropical river in southwestern Nigeria whose riparian corridor is threatened by... -
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, EthiopiaUsing 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... -
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 AfricaA 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... -
Does participation in innovation platform improve welfare? Insights from smallholder maize farmers in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Eric Asiamah Yeboah --- , Ghana Kelvin Balcombe --- University of Reading, UK Bright Owusu Asante --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana Stephen Prah --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana Robert Aidoo --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), GhanaThis paper investigates the impact of participation in innovation platforms (IPs) on smallholder maize farmers’ welfare in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana using data collected from 477 rural farm households. We employed the doubly robust inverse probability weighted regression... -
Adapting Altman Z-score models for early warning signals: Evidence from delisted mining stocks on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Nigel Matanga --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Glen Holman --- University of Cape Town, South AfricaThe aim of the study is to measure the predictive prowess of adapting the Altman’s Z-score models when used to predict financial health and subsequent delisting of mining companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange between 1994 and 2021. The... -
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, EthiopiaPearl 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... -
Spillover effects of tree-planting programmes on household tree planting for fuelwood and livelihoods in non-urban areas of Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Yusuph John Kulindwa --- Moshi Co-operative University, TanzaniaA spillover effect of tree planting programmes (TPs) and of the independent planting of trees for fuelwood by forest-dependent households is that deforested areas in developing countries have not been restored due to the high demand for fuelwood, which outstrips... -
Relevance of corporation quality and environmental protection, social responsibility, and corporate governance
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Meng-Yi Liu --- Feng Chia University, Taiwan (R.O.C.) Ying-Chieh Shen --- Feng Chia University, Taiwan (R.O.C.)This study explores the relationship between corporate ESG performance, various corporate quality metrics, and the F-Score. The empirical results obtained using composite quality indicators based on traditional financial performance metrics exhibit a significant positive correlation with corporate ESG performance and...
