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Pinus maximinoi: A Promising Species in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: J.E. Kietzka --- D.R. de Wet Forestry Research Centre,

A number of provenance trials of Pinus pseudostrobus initiated by the Oxford Forestry Institute were planted in the Eastern Transvaal Forest Region. Taxonomic studies later revealed that many of the provenances included in these trials were P. maximinoi (previously known...

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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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Lime and phosphorus effects on the dry matter production of eragrostis curvula on dystrophic clay soils

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: N. Miles --- Department of Soil Science and Agrometeorology, J.M. de Villiers --- Department of Soil Science and Agrometeorology,

The dry matter yield responses of Eragrostis curvula to P and lime over two seasons on Balmoral and Balgowan soil series in the Natal Mistbelt are discussed. With this work forming part of a study aimed at characterizing P fixation...

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Responses of Italian ryegrass to phosphorus on highly‐weathered soils

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: N. Miles --- Department of Agricultural Development, Republic of South Africa R.J. Eckard --- Department of Agricultural Development, Republic of South Africa J.M. deVilliers --- Department of Agronomy, Republic of South Africa

Italian ryegrass (Loliwn multiflorum cv. Midmar) responses to fertilizer P were studied in field experiments under irrigation on highly‐weathered ferrallitic soils at two localities in Natal. Each experiment was conducted over two seasons (1985 and 1986), the pasture being re‐established...

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Yield assessment of advanced wheat breeding lines in the Winter Rainfall Region of South Africa. II. Choosing representative trial sites

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: G.F. Marais --- ,

An evaluation of the present system of testing of advanced wheat lines was made in terms of expected genetic gain from selection. Indications are that this system can function quite effectively if properly managed. The feasibility of substituting high potential...

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Season and phosphorus age effects on the relationship between maize yield and phosphorus soil test on a highly weathered soil

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M. P.W. Farina --- Summer Grain Sub-Centre, Republic of South Africa P. Channon --- Summer Grain Sub-Centre, Republic of South Africa

This paper discusses data obtained from a long-term N, P, K field experiment with maize (Zea mays L.) on a Normandien clay loam (Plinthic Paleudult) near Newcastle, Natal. After eight seasons plots were split, sub-plots being allowed either to rundown...

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Utility of ear plots versus hill and row plots in wheat breeding programmes

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: K.W. Pakendorf --- , Republic of South Africa

Yield testing in early generations of wheat breeding programmes is limited by large numbers of lines and small amounts of seed. This paper compares yield testing using conventional row plots, hill plots and small single-ear plots. The effects of smaller...

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The Fieldes and Perrott field test as an aid to identification for podzol B horizons

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M.E. Clough --- , Republic of South Africa T.W. Payn --- , Republic of South Africa

The Fieldes and Perrott test for allophane was assessed as an aid to identifying podzol horizons. The test was compared to the chemical criteria for podzol B horizons on 51 B horizon samples collected in the southern Cape. In 37...

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A comparison of seed vigour tests for maize (Zea mays L.)

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: H.A. van de Venter --- , Republic of South Africa H.W. Lock --- , Republic of South Africa

A number of seed vigour tests were conducted on two groups of maize seed lots. One group consisted of six seed lots of different cultivars while the other group consisted of six sub-lots of one cultivar, artificially aged for different...

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A comparison of three methods of soil water content determination

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: K.M. Little --- , Republic of South Africa B. Metelerkamp --- , New Zealand C.W. Smith --- , Republic of South Africa

In forestry the need to manage plantations on a sustainable site-specific basis requires the understanding and management of any growth limiting factors. Soil water regime is a factor considered to be of prime importance with respect to explaining differences in...

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The relationship between the phosphorus requirement and some phosphorus characteristics of selected soils of the South African tobacco industry

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: P.C. Henry --- , MarieF. Smith --- ,

Estimates of the phosphorus requirement (P0.11) of 20 selected soils of the South African tobacco industry were interpolated from phosphorus sorption isotherms. The relationships between P0.11 and various soil phosphorus characteristics, including Bray 2 P content and various indices of...

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An improved phosphorus desorption index for the routine determination of the Ambic 2 phosphorus requirement factor of South African soils

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: P.C. Henry --- , MarieF. Smith --- ,

A short (24 h) laboratory incubation study was conducted and plots of P desorbed in Ambic 2 extraction solutions versus added P were constructed for a wide range of soils of varying P fixing capacity representative of the province of...

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Predicting seedling emergence of cabbage and onion using vigour tests

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M.K. Fessehazion --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa D. Marais --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa P.J. Robbertse --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa

Predicting seedling emergence using standard and non-standard germination temperatures, standard accelerated ageing (AA) and saturated salt accelerated ageing (SSAA) tests, were investigated. Germinations were performed at temperatures of 10°, 20°, 20°/30° and 30°C for cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.)...

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Long-term kinetics of phosphate desorption from soil and its relationship with plant growth

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.M. Taddesse --- , Republic of South Africa A.S. Claassens --- , Republic of South Africa P.C. de Jager --- , Republic of South Africa

Knowledge on the availability of residual P in soils is of great importance for fertilization management. The use of dialysis membrane tubes filled with hydrous ferric oxide solution has recently been reported as an effective way to characterize P desorption...

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Open-top chamber facility to study air pollution impacts in South Africa. Part II: SO₂–drought interactions on yield, photosynthesis and symbiotic nitrogen fixation in soybean

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: E Heyneke --- School of Environmental Science and Development, South Africa AJ Strauss --- School of Environmental Science and Development, South Africa RJ Strasser --- Bioenergetics Laboratory, Switzerland GHJ Krüger --- School of Environmental Science and Development, South Africa

South Africa has an extremely energy-intensive economy, resulting in substantial air pollution through its coal-fired power stations. Modelled sulphur dioxide (SO2) concentrations on the central Highveld mostly range between 10 and 50 ppb, exceeding 50 ppb in source areas. Well-watered...

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THE USE OF TOXICITY TESTING IN EFFLUENT REGULATION AND CONTROL: A NEW DIMENSION TO ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF WATER QUALITY IN SOUTH AFRICA

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences • Authors: D.J. Roux --- , South Africa

Efficient management tools are continually required to cope with increasing demands placed on the quality and quantity of aquatic resources. Recent developments in environmental monitoring indicate the importance of incorporating biological indicators in assessment programmes. Aquatic toxicology has consequently become...

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Responses of productive and unproductive kikuyu pastures to top‐dressed nitrogen and phosphorus fertiliser

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: N. Miles --- KwaZulu‐Natal Department of Agriculture, Republic of South Africa

In South Africa there is widespread reliance on kikuyu grass as a source of summer forage for intensive dairy, beef and sheep enterprises. There is, however, a dearth of reliable information on the fertility requirements of kikuyu pastures. Responses of...

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Intra-annual variation of arthropod-plant interactions and arthropod trophic structure in an endangered grassland in the Free State province, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: F Buschke --- Centre for Environmental Management, South Africa M Kemp --- Centre for Environmental Management, South Africa M Seaman --- Centre for Environmental Management, South Africa S Louw --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa

Arthropods are valuable biological indicators owing to strong relationships with primary producers. The supposition that arthropod-plant interactions are constant over seasons was tested using Mantel tests on correlations between these groups. A total of 78 plant species and 108 arthropod...

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Soil fertility management in pasture small-plot trials: potential pitfalls

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: N. Miles M.B. Hardy

Small-plot cutting trials are of particular importance in research relating to intensive pastures. Undetected changes in soil fertility during the course of experimentation may detract from the validity of results in trials of this kind. Information from field trials conducted...

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Constructing a South African Hope Measure

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: David J. F. Maree --- University of Pretoria, Marinda Maree --- University of Pretoria, Charmaine Collins --- University of Pretoria,

An instrument to assess levels of hope was developed. From a qualitative analysis of what students regarded as hope, items were constructed and a questionnaire was applied to 474 undergraduate social sciences students. The results were calibrated across gender and...

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Exploring the Reliability and Validity of the DAT-K in Grade 11 Learners in a Historically Disadvantaged School in Johannesburg, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sumaya Laher --- University of the Witswatersrand, South Africa M. Mokone --- University of the Witswatersrand, South Africa

This study explored the reliability and validity of the Differential Aptitude Test—Form K (DAT-K) in a sample of 75 learners (mean age = 17.1 years, SD = 1.13) from a previously disadvantaged school in Johannesburg. Adequate reliability coefficients were obtained...

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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 Africa

The 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...

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Lay Counsellor-Based Risk Reduction Intervention with HIV Negative Diagnosed Patients at HIV Counselling and Testing Sites in a Rural South African Setting

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, University of the Free State, South Africa Cily Tabane --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Gladys Matseke --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Leickness Simbayi --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa

The study evaluated the feasibility, fidelity, and effectiveness of a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention intervention delivered to HIV-uninfected patients by lay counsellors during routine HIV counselling and testing (HCT) service in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Participants were 543 HIV negative...

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Testimony of Children in the Criminal Justice Environment

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Johan Prinsloo --- University of South Africa,

Child development and memory are of relevance to court testimony. There appears to be scant research pertaining to the competency of children as witnesses in criminal proceedings. However, there is concern in both the legal and psychological circles about the...

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Longitudinal Predictive Validity of a Learning Potential Test

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marié de Beer --- University of South Africa,

The aim of this article is to provide empirical psychometric evidence of the (longitudinal) predictive validity of a learning potential measure—the Learning Potential Computerised Adaptive Test (LPCAT)—in comparison with standard static tests with school aggregate results as the criterion measure...

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A Modern Assessment Psychometric Approach to Dynamic Assessment

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marié de Beer --- University of South Africa,

Although dynamic assessment (DA) has been hailed as a positive move towards fair assessment, it has generally not been used in educational or industry settings to the same extent that standard (static) tests have been. The present article attempts to...

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Influence of Socio-Demographic Factors on SRAVEN Performance

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Raegan Murphy --- University College Cork, Ireland Nafisa Cassimjee --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Clare Schur --- University of Pretoria, South Africa

This exploratory study aimed to investigate the influence of specific socio-demographic variables on a computerized test of non-verbal neuropsychological performance. Six hundred and thirty South African first year students were assessed using the University of Pennsylvania Computerized Neuropsychological Test Battery...

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The Influence of Mode of Test Administration on Test Performance

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Anisha Bhoola-Patel --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Sumaya Laher --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

This study examined the influence of mode of test administration (paper based or computer-based) on anxiety levels and test performance. Participants were 44 learners (males = 22, females = 22) from three schools in Johannesburg, South Africa who completed both...

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The Competencies of Integrity

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Antoni Barnard --- University of South Africa,

The study explored the construction of integrity in a South African work context and from the viewpoint of business leaders (n=6, females = 2 males = 4). Three of the business leaders were managing directors, two senior executive officers and...

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Initial Review of the Psychometric Properties of a Computerised Career Preference Test for Career Guidance Assessment

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marié de Beer --- University of South Africa,

Psychometric proprties of the Career Preference Computerised Adaptive Test (CPCAT) (De Beer & Marais, 2010; De Beer, Marais, Maree, & Skrzypczak, 2008) are reported. Participants were high school students (n=343; males=279, females=164)at Grade 9 and Grade 11 level from a...

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Relationship Between a Situational Judgement Test and Ability and Personality Measures

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Shaida Bobat --- University of KwaZulu Natal, Emma J Caruth --- University of KwaZulu Natal, Johanna H. Buitendach --- University of KwaZulu Natal,

This study investigated the construct validity of a personnel selection instrument known as Scenarios. Data were collected from 93 managers employed by a leading international tobacco company using a situational judgement test (SJT), Scenarios (Howard & Choi, 2004), and two...

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Normative Indications for Xhosa Speaking Unskilled Workers on the Trail Making and Stroop Tests

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karen Andrews --- Department of Psychology, Ann Shuttleworth-Edwards --- Department of Psychology, Sarah Radloff --- Department of Statistics,

The aim of this study was to produce preliminary normative indications for the Trail Making Test and the Stroop Test, administered in English, on a non-clinical sample of Black, Xhosa speaking unskilled workers (N = 33), with an educational level...

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Psychometric Properties of the Religious Orientation Test (ROT) in a Sample of South African Students

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Cynthia J Patel --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Sarojini Naidoo --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Zubeda Paruk --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Religious Orientation Test (ROT) (Idehen, 2001) with 1284 South African respondents. Participants were 323 learners (mean age = 15.81, SD = 1.24) and 961 university students (mean age = 20.08, SD =...

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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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Prevalence of HIV infection among premarital couples in southeast Nigeria

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Odie Ugochukwa Umeora Chidi Esike

The Catholic Church in Nigeria offers premarital HIV screening to couples, yet instances of voluntary screening are rare in southeast Nigeria. This study examines the contribution of such tests to HIV detection, and evaluates the prevalence of HIV infection in...

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Community impact of HIV status disclosure through an integrated community home-based care programme

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Busisiwe Ncama Leana Uys

The integration of HIV-prevention activities into care has received little attention within or outside formal healthcare settings. The contribution of community home-based care services in facilitating disclosure of HIV status and reducing stigma have also not been described. This study...

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Knowledge and perception of HIV/AIDS among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Ogun State, Nigeria

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: AdeniyiK Adeneye MargaretA Mafe AdejuwonA Adeneye KabiruK Salami WilliamR Brieger MusbauA Titiloye TaiwoA Adewole PhilipU Agomo

Mother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT) is responsible for more than 90% of the cases of HIV infection in infants and children in sub-Saharan Africa. Accurate data on the knowledge and perceptions of HIV/AIDS among women attending antenatal clinics in Nigeria...

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Responses to VCT for HIV among young people in Kampala, Uganda

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Eva-Britta Råssjö Elisabeth Darj Joseph Konde-Lule Pia Olsson

Attitudes to voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for HIV among young men and women in a slum area of Kampala, Uganda, were studied through 22 individual semi-structured interviews and 5 focus group discussions. Attitudes to VCT ranged from having no...

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African communalism and public health policies: the relevance ofindigenous concepts of personal identity to HIV/AIDS policies in Botswana

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kipton Jensen --- Department of Philosophy and Religion, United States JosephBR Gaie --- Department of Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy, Botswana

This article explores the possible relevance of African communalism to HIV/AIDS policies in Botswana and other parts of sub-Saharan Africa. We examine various interpretations of African communalism, which many consider to be the cardinal insight of African thought. We suggest...

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The influence of antiretroviral treatment on willingness to test: a qualitative study in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Zipho Phakathi --- , South Africa Heidi Van Rooyen --- , South Africa Katherine Fritz --- , United States Linda Richter --- , South Africa

Previous quantitative studies suggest a mutually reinforcing relationship between HIV counselling and testing (HCT) and antiretroviral treatment (ART). HCT is the entry into ART, and access to ART appears to increase HIV-testing uptake in settings with historically low uptake. Adopting...

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Analysis of factors associated with failure to return for an HIV-test result in The Gambia

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Catherine Sesay --- Department of Psychology, School of Arts and Science, The Gambia Li-Yin Chien --- , Taiwan

Knowing one's HIV status is fundamental to the prevention and treatment of HIV and AIDS. However, HIV prevention is defeated if individuals who opt to be tested fail to return for their test result. Despite the burden of HIV and...

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Poor-quality health services and lack of programme support leads to low uptake of HIV testing in rural Mozambique

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: CarolynM Audet --- Department of Preventive Medicine, United States Kate Groh --- Department of Medicine, United States TroyD Moon --- Department of Pediatrics, United States StenH Vermund --- , United States Mohsin Sidat --- , Mozambique

Mozambique has one of the world's highest burdens of HIV infection. Despite the increase in HIV-testing services throughout the country, the uptake has been low. To identify barriers to HIV testing we conducted a study in six rural districts in...

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Acceptability of routine HIV counselling and testing among a sample of South African students: Testing the Health Belief Model

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jani Nöthling --- Department of Psychiatry, South Africa Ashraf Kagee --- Department of Psychology, South Africa

Routine HIV counseling and testing (RCT) is a necessary first step in accessing health care for persons who may test HIV-positive. Despite the availability of RCT in many South African settings, uptake has often been low. We sought to determine...

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HIV testing is associated with increased knowledge and reductions in sexual risk behaviours among men in Cape Town, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Lori AJ Scott-Sheldon --- Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, USA Michael P Carey --- Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, USA Kate B Carey --- Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, School of Public Health, USA Demetria Cain --- Department of Psychology, USA Leickness C Simbayi --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Vuyelwa Mehlomakhulu --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Seth C Kalichman --- Department of Psychology, USA

HIV testing benefits those who test positive, allowing them to receive treatment, but the benefits for those who test negative remain controversial. We evaluated the impact of testing on HIV knowledge and sexual risk among men in South Africa. Men...

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Advice dilemmas: Managing advice against the competing public health and counselling imperatives that shape VCT in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Heidi van Rooyen --- HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Infections and TB (HAST) Programme, South Africa

The public health and counselling imperatives that shape VCT create advice dilemmas for counsellors. Public health proponents view the dispensing of advice as important, whilst most contemporary counselling dictates that advice should not be given under any circumstances. Using a...

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Is the absolute requirement for informed consent before HIV testing a barrier to public health? A case report and management challenges

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: David Ameh --- Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia Uchendu O Uchendu --- Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia Oyedeji A Adeyemi --- Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia Readon C Ideh --- Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia Bernard E Ebruke --- Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia Grant Mackenzie --- Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia Stephen Howie --- Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia Tumani Corrah --- Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia

Clinicians in sub-Saharan Africa are faced with a major challenge of parental refusal to test their children for HIV. We present a case of a nine-month-old child with a clinical presentation suggestive of HIV infection whose mother persistently declined HIV...

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Sublethal effects of manganese on the haematology and osmoregulation of Oreochromis mossambicus after acute exposure

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: I Barnhoorn JHJ van Vuuren

Oreochromis mossambicus were exposed for 96 hours to sublethal manganese concentrations in a continuous flow-through system. The sublethal concentrations were determined from the LC50 value of manganese (1.723mg/l), which included a 10% (172.3mg/l), 15% (259.8mg/l) and 20% (345.6mg/l) concentration of...

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The occurrence of the tapeworm Ligula intestinalis (L.), in Barbus paludinosus from a small dam in Zimbabwe

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: M Barson BE Marshall

Cestode parasites were collected from Barbus paludinosus from Munwahuku Dam near Harare, Zimbabwe over a period of 13 months. Plerocercoids of Ligula intestinalis were found in 7.2% of the fish. The majority of the infected fish carried one parasite, with...

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Acute effects of Cu on oxygen consumption and 96 hr-LC₅₀ values in the freshwater fish Tilapia sparrmani (Teleostei: Cichlidae) in Mooi River hard water, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: WJ van Aardt Mynhardt Hough

The median lethal copper (Cu) concentration (96 hr-LC50) values for acute Cu toxicity for Tilapia sparrmanii (live mass: 30 ± 8g) in Mooi River hard water of dolomitic origin at 20 °C, pH 7.9, was 68.1 μmol l−1. At this...

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The toxicity of zinc to a selected macroinvertebrate, Adenophlebia auriculata (Ephemeroptera, Leptophlebiidae): method development

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: V Everitt --- Centre for Aquatic Toxicology, South Africa P-A Scherman --- Centre for Aquatic Toxicology, South Africa MH Villet --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa

The South African water quality guidelines for the protection of the aquatic environment are constantly being updated. The Centre for Aquatic Toxicology of the Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University, uses artificial streams and toxicological methods to contribute to the...

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Histological assessment of gonad maturation in Labeo parvus (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in Benin

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: E Montchowui --- Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Sciences et Techniques Agronomiques de Kétou, République du Bénin P Compère --- Functional and Evolutive Morphology Laboratory, Belgium M Thiry --- Laboratory of Cell and Tissue Biology, Belgium P Lalèyè --- Laboratory of Hydrobiology and Aquaculture, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Republic of Benin J-C Philippart --- Behavioural Biology Unit, Belgium P Poncin --- Behavioural Biology Unit, Belgium

A histological analysis was undertaken on the gonad development of Labeo parvus Boulenger 1902, a medium-sized cyprinid from the Ouémé River, Benin. Samples were collected monthly between April 2006 and March 2007 and were examined using routine macroscopic and histological...

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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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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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The Design of Nail-plated Joints in Timber Structures for Strength and Stiffness

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: F. R.P. Pienaar --- ,

The strength of a nail-plated joint depends on the angle between the load and the plate as well as on the angle between the load and the grain of the timber. It is possible to interpolate the strength values for...

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Early selection of Eucalyptus clones in retrospective nursery test using growth, morphological and dry matter criteria, in Republic of Congo

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: Jean-Marc Bouvet --- , France Philippe Vigneron --- , France Rachel-Aubain Saya --- , République du Congo Raphaël Gouma --- , République du Congo

Within the framework of the eucalyptus breeding programme in the Congo, two retrospective tests were conducted using mature clones in the field and young cuttings under nursery conditions with two hybrids: 13 clones of Eucalyptus tereticornis* Eucalyptus grandis for the...

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Comparing normal, lognormal and Weibull distributions for fitting diameter data from Akashmoni plantations in the north-eastern region of Bangladesh

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: I Kayes --- Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, School of Agriculture and Mineral Sciences, Bangladesh JC Deb --- Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, School of Agriculture and Mineral Sciences, Bangladesh P Comeau --- School of Forest Science and Management, Canada S Das --- Department of Statistics, School of Physical Sciences, Bangladesh

Statistical probability density functions are widely used to model tree diameter distributions and to describe stand structure. The objective of this study was to compare the performance of normal, logarithmic-normal and three-parameter Weibull distributions for fitting diameter data from Akashmoni...

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Sexual activity and condom use among people living with HIV in Swaziland

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: AgostinoM Zamberia

A number of studies have shown strong evidence of the association between HIV testing and an increase in consistent condom use. These studies have shown that HIV testing has contributed to a reduction in risk behaviours, since knowledge of HIV...

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Evaluation of the acute toxicity of refined petroleum products against Pila ovata (Gastropoda: Ampullariidae) and Poecilia reticulata (Teleostei: Poeciliidae)

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: BlessingJ Oribhabor

Static and static-renewal evaluation of the acute toxicity of three refined petroleum products — petrol, kerosene and diesel — against two freshwater animals, the mollusc Pila ovata and the fish Poecilia reticulata, was conducted in the laboratory. Petrol, kerosene and...

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Reproductive and feeding biology of the endangered fiery redfin, Pseudobarbus phlegethon (Barnard 1938) (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), in the Noordhoeks River, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: A Whitehead OLF Weyl IR Bills

The aim of this study was to contribute to the knowledge on the reproductive and feeding biology of the endangered Pseudobarbus phlegethon (Barnard 1938) in the Olifants River system, by providing estimates of its maturity, reproductive periodicity and the diet...

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A chronic toxicity test protocol using Caridina nilotica (Decapoda: Atyidae) and the generation of salinity toxicity data

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: AR Slaughter CG Palmer WJ Muller

Salinization of freshwater resources is an increasing global problem, yet there is a paucity of chronic salinity tolerance data linked to very few chronic toxicity test protocols. This research aimed to generate a chronic toxicity test protocol and protective salinity...

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Sexual dimorphism in two pure cichlid species, Oreochromis niloticus niloticus (Linnaeus 1758) and Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron Rüppel 1852, and their intergeneric hybrids

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: A Toguyéni B Fauconneau C Mélard A Fostier J Lazard E Baras ER Kühn S van der Geyten J-F Baroiller

Growth performances and sexual growth dimorphism were compared in two pure species of tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus niloticus (OO) and Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron (SS), and their reciprocal intergeneric hybrids (male O. n. niloticus × female S. m. melanotheron [OS] and male...

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Application of a direct toxicity assessment approach to assess the hazard of potential pesticide exposure at selected sites on the Crocodile and Magalies rivers, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: TM Ansara-Ross --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Department of Zoology, South Africa V Wepener --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Department of Zoology, South Africa PJ van den Brink --- Department of Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management, The Netherlands MJ Ross --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Department of Zoology, South Africa

The potentially hazardous effects of agricultural pesticide usage in the Crocodile (west) Marico catchment were evaluated using the Danio rerio and Daphnia pulex lethality, Selenastrum capricornutum growth inhibition and the Ames mutagenicity plate incorporation assays. Hazard assessment categories are proposed...

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Application of the sequential t-test algorithm for analysing regime shifts to the southern Benguela ecosystem

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: JAE Howard A Jarre AE Clark CL Moloney

Long-term ecosystem changes, such as regime shifts, have occurred in several marine ecosystems world-wide. Multivariate statistical methods have been used to detect such changes. A new method known as the sequential t-test algorithm for analysing regime shifts (STARS) is applied...

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Relationship between the edgewise compression strength of corrugated board and the compression strength of liner and fluting medium papers

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: K Dimitrov --- Department of Chemical Engineering, South Africa M Heydenrych --- Department of Chemical Engineering, South Africa

The compression strength of a corrugated board box is a direct measure of its stacking strength. The edgewise compression strength of corrugated board is the major contributor to the box stacking strength. This relation can be further extended to the...

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Salinity tolerance of the South African endemic amphipod Grandidierella lignorum (Amphipoda: Aoridae)

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: NF Masikane --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa BK Newman --- Coastal Systems Research Group, Natural Resources and the Environment, South Africa UM Scharler --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa

The endemic amphipod Grandidierella lignorum is an organism potentially suited to the toxicity testing of coastal water and sediment in South Africa. The ranges of salinity and temperature at which G. lignorum can be used for toxicity testing were investigated...

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The impact of insulin resistance, gender, genes, glucocorticoids and ethnicity on body fat distribution

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: NJ Crowther --- Department of Chemical Pathology, National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa WF Ferris --- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa

The metabolic consequences of obesity are highly dependent on body fat distribution and total body fat mass. Visceral adipose tissue in particular has been found to play an important aetiological role in obesity-related disorders. The contrasting fat distribution between genders,...

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Should haemoglobin A_1c be used for the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus in South Africa?

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: JA George --- Department of Chemical Pathology, National Health Laboratory Service,

Diabetes is an important medical problem in sub-Saharan Africa. It has traditionally been diagnosed by means of fasting plasma glucose, random blood glucose or an oral glucose tolerance test. Each of these has limitations and, in 2009, an expert committee...

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Case Studies: Unusual phaeochromocytomas in African families: the importance of genetic testing

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: A Krause --- Division of Human Genetics, South Africa C Feben --- Division of Human Genetics, South Africa C Van Wyk --- Division of Human Genetics, South Africa K Huddle --- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, South Africa FJ Raal --- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, South Africa

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Evaluating diagnostic tests

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Johan F. Coetzee --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa

Anaesthesiologists are increasingly more involved in perioperative patient care wherein interpretation of special investigations is crucial to making therapeutic and prognostic decisions. Furthermore, anaesthetic journal publications increasingly rely on diagnostic tests, without paying sufficient attention to the methodology for evaluation...

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Risk factors for anaemia in pregnancy in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Implication for health education and health promotion

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: M Hoque --- Empangeni Hospital, E Hoque --- Mangosuthu University of Technology, SB Kader --- Wentworth Hospital,

Background: Anaemia in pregnancy is a major public health problem in developing countries. It is associated with an increased risk of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. A high rate of anaemia in pregnancy in the rural population of KwaZulu-Natal...

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The practitioners guide for dealing with the novel Influenza A, H1N1 pandemic

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: M Venter --- Respiratory Virus Unit, South Africa L Blumberg --- Epidemiology Unit, South Africa

Within three months of its discovery, the new Influenza A (Him) swineflu strain has spread to such an extent that a pandemic has been declared by the World Health Organization (WHO). Although most cases seem to be mild, cases of...

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Point-of-care estimation of haemoglobin concentration in all age groups in clinical practice

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: E Schapkaitz --- Department of Haematology and Molecular Medicine, J Mahlangu --- Department of Haematology and Molecular Medicine,

Background: The measurement of haemoglobin (Hb) concentration provides a reliable, primary screening test for the presence and severity of anaemia. The HemoCue® is a point-of-care test for Hb measurement. The introduction of point-of-care testing in hospitals and general practice has...

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Evaluation of point-of-care tests for detecting microalbuminuria in diabetic patients

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MM Lloyd --- Department of Chemical Pathology, J Kuyl --- Department of Chemical Pathology, H Van Jaarsveld --- Department of Chemical Pathology,

Background: Microalbuminuria, the presence of low levels of albumin in the urine, indicates renal damage and is recognised as a risk factor for the progression of renal and cardiovascular disease. Several international scientific bodies recommend microalbuminuria screening. Point-of-care testing (POCT)...

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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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Private healthcare sector doctors and HIV testing practices in the eThekwini Metro of KwaZulu-Natal

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: P Naidoo --- School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology,

Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing has many logistic and ethical challenges. The UNAIDS/WHO policy statement states that the testing of individuals must be confidential, be accompanied by counselling, and be conducted with informed consent. HIV testing is integral to...

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Uptake of genetic counselling services by patients with cystic fibrosis and their families

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: S Macaulay --- Division of Human Genetics, N Gregersen --- Division of Human Genetics, A Krause --- Division of Human Genetics,

Background: Although cystic fibrosis (CF) is a common genetic condition, genetic counselling services appear to be underutilised by affected families. The aim of this study was to determine the uptake of genetic counselling and mutation testing for CF by relatives...

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Predicting the need for blood during cardiopulmonary bypass

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: AR Coetzee --- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa JF Coetzee --- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa

Background: Haematocrit (Hct) values <18%-20% during cardiopulmonary bypass (HctCPB) are potentially unsafe. Aims: 1. To predict when banked-blood should be pre-issued. 2. To evaluate the sparing-effect of banked-blood by autologous blood transfusions. Methods: An equation for prediction of HctCPB (Hctpred),...

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Evaluation of kikuyu grass and moringa leaves as protein sources in Oreochromis mossambicus diets

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: SN Hlophe --- Aquaculture Research Unit, School of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, South Africa NAG Moyo --- Aquaculture Research Unit, School of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, South Africa

The ability to utilise leaf meal-based diets by Oreochromis mossambicus of 12.5 g (SD 1) was evaluated. Nine diets of 30% crude protein and 20 MJ gross energy kg–1 dry matter were formulated, comprising eight leaf-meal diets, where kikuyu leaf...

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Trauma aesthetics in war documentaries about the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Okaka Opio Dokotum --- Literature Department, Uganda

Memory studies scholar Cathy Caruth postulates that “history is precisely the way we are implicated in one another's trauma” (24). Given the violent and traumatic history of post-independence Uganda, especially the bloody, insane and protracted Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) insurgency...

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Test anxiety: contributions of gender, age, parent's occupation and self-esteem among secondary school students in Nigeria

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: JohnBosco Chika Chukwuorji --- Department of Psychology, Sampson Kelechi Nwonyi --- Department of Psychology,

Most of the previous studies on test anxiety have focused on students in higher institutions with little research on test anxiety in secondary school students. The present study examined the contributions of gender, age, parent's occupation and self-esteem on test...

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Seasonal variation in gonadal steroids of males and females in the Cape mole-rat (Georychus capensis): the potential for opportunistic breeding

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: M. K. Oosthuizen --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa N. C. Bennett --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa

Urinary testosterone concentrations in males and urinary progesterone and oestradiol concentrations in females were measured in the Cape mole-rat (Georychus capensis) and compared for the summer and winter periods. The Cape mole-rat breeds seasonally, with sexual activity and subsequent pregnancy...

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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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Determining adrenocortical activity as a measure of stress in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) based on faecal analysis

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: A. Ganswindt --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa A.S.W. Tordiffe --- National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, South Africa E. Stam --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa M.J. Howitt --- National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, South Africa F. Jori --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa

Little is known about the levels of stress experienced by African buffalos affected by injury, disease, or socio-ecological and anthropogenic factors. To be able to start filling this gap, we examined the suitability of two 11-oxoaetiocholanolone enzyme-immunoassays (EIAs) detecting 11,17...

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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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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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The Distribution Properties of the Financial Ratios of Listed South African Industrial Companies: 1980–1989

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: W R Muil --- University of Stellenbosch, W D Hamman --- University of Stellenbosch, E vd M Smit --- University of Stellenbosch,

Financial ratios are widely used tools in financial statement analysis, where often the assumption of normality in the ratio distributions has to be made. The article examines the distributions of nine financial ratios for listed South African industrial companies over...

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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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Tanzania River Scoring System (TARISS): a macroinvertebrate-based biotic index for rapid bioassessment of rivers

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: LT Kaaya --- Department of Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries, Tanzania JA Day --- Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa HF Dallas --- Department of Botany, South Africa

The biological assessment of rivers using aquatic macroinvertebrates is an internationally recognised approach for the determination of riverine ecological conditions. In this study a Tanzanian macroinvertebrate-based biotic method, Tanzania River Scoring System (TARISS), was developed in 2012, based on the...

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Personality functioning in people living with HIV

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Monika dos Santos --- Department of Psychology, South Africa

This investigation adopted a multiple case study approach to determine the personality functioning in people living with HIV/ AIDS (PLWHA). Participants comprised a convenience sample of four PLWHA (male = 3, female = 1). The majority of the participants were white (n = 3) and one...

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The prevalence and association of low testosterone levels in a South African male, diabetic, urban population

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Tanja Kemp --- Department of Internal Medicine, South Africa Paul Rheeder --- Department of Internal Medicine, South Africa

Background: According to the literature, low serum testosterone levels are associated with diabetes mellitus. No or minimal data exist for its prevalence or predictors in South Africa.

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A review of the radiological imaging modalities of non-traumatic small bowel obstruction

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Narisha Maharaj --- Department of Radiology, South Africa Bhugwan Singh --- Department of Surgery, South Africa

Small bowel obstruction is a common clinical presentation that presents a diagnostic conundrum. Over the last 2 decades, there has been a paradigm shift in the radiological investigation of small bowel obstruction (SBO) and in the indication for and timing...

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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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Cognition and coping functions in people living with HIV

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Monika dos Santos --- Psychology Department, South Africa

A multiple case study approach was adopted in this study to determine the cognitive and coping functioning in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). A convenience sample of four PLWHA (male = 3, female = 1) participants were included in the investigation. Three of the...

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The Buysdorp conundrum: constructing and articulating community and identity in Soutpansberg, Limpopo Province

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Michael de Jongh --- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology,

Coenraad de Buys, the great-grandson of Jean du Bois, a Huguenot immigrant from Calais, France, was by all accounts a formidable man. He left an indelible, often disruptive, mark on the historical, political and sociocultural landscape of South Africa. Coenraad...

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Reckoning HIV/AIDS care: A longitudinal study of community home-based caregivers and clients in Swaziland

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Robin Root --- Department of Sociology & Anthropology, USA Arnau Van Wyngaard --- Department of Science of Religion and Missiology, South Africa Alan Whiteside --- CIGI Chair in Global Health Policy, Canada

The article is a descriptive case study of a community home-based care (CHBC) organisation in Swaziland that depicts the convergence of CHBC expansion with substantially improved health outcomes. Comprised of 993 care supporters who tend to 3 839 clients in...

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Perceptions of the utility of personality assessment for personnel selection in the South African context: An exploratory study

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sapna Fakir --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Sumaya Laher --- Department of Psychology, South Africa

This study explored South African industrial psychologists’ perceptions of the utility of personality assessment for personnel selection. Eleven industrial psychologists (2 male, 9 female) from the Johannesburg area, South Africa were the participants. They participated in semi-structured interviews exploring their...

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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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Colonic metastasis from carcinoma cervix: an unusual cause of intestinal obstruction

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: S Prem --- Director and Head of Department Regional Cancer Centre, Department of Radiotherapy, India S Gangothri --- Director and Head of Department Regional Cancer Centre, Department of Radiotherapy, India V Parthasarathy --- Director and Head of Department Regional Cancer Centre, Department of Radiotherapy, India K S Reddy --- Director and Head of Department Regional Cancer Centre, Department of Radiotherapy, India D Basu --- Department of Pathology, India

Intestinal obstruction is a rare complication after pelvic radiotherapy for carcinoma cervix. Metastasis from carcinoma of the uterine cervix to the gastrointestinal tract is uncommon. We report a case of a 36-year-old woman who was treated by concurrent chemo-radiation for...

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Human papillomavirus DNA testing on self-collected vaginal tampon samples as a cervical cancer screening test in a Gauteng population

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: E F Mnisi --- Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, G Dreyer --- Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, K L Richter --- Department of Medical Virology, University of Pretoria; Tshwane Academic Division, A Horton --- Department of Anatomical Pathology, University of Pretoria; Tshwane Academic Division, L C Snyman --- Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,

Background: There is a need to simplify cervical cancer screening to reach more women. Tampon-collected specimens can be tested using molecular methods, but this type of self-screening has not been properly evaluated as a screening method in South Africa before...

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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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Ratification of rapid rotavirus diagnostic test strips

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: E M C Theron --- Department of Life and Consumer Sciences, M M Nyaga --- Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit, University of Limpopo, Medunsa Campus; WHO Rotavirus Regional Reference Laboratory, J B Dewar --- Department of Life and Consumer Sciences,

The World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that rotavirus-associated gastroenteritis is the third most common cause of death in young children, with approximately 453 000 deaths annually, and that more than 90% of these deaths...

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A Double Load to Carry: Parasites and Pregnancy

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: J M Tsoka-Gwegweni --- Department of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health College of Health Sciences, N P Ntombela --- Department of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health College of Health Sciences,

Pregnancy drains the body physically, physiologically and immunologically. This burden is aggravated when combined with parasite infection. Intestinal parasitic infections in pregnancy have been associated with serious adverse outcomes, both for the mother and the unborn baby. In this article,...

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Experiences in the implementation of provider-initiated counselling and testing and linkage to HIV services at urban public sector health facilities in KwaZulu-Natal

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Rogerio Phili --- Department of Public Health Medicine, South Africa Quarraisha Abdool Karim --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Boikhutso Tlou --- Department of Public Health Medicine, South Africa

Background: A provider-initiated counselling and testing (PICT) strategy replaced the voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) strategy with respect to the provision of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) counselling and testing (HCT) in KwaZulu-Natal province with the aim of increasing the uptake...

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Structure and cytology of the testes of Labeo victorianus (Pisces: Cyprinidae)

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Justus Rutaisire --- Department of Wildlife and Animal Resources Management, Uganda Ruth T. Muwazi --- Department of Wildlife and Animal Resources Management, Uganda Anthony J. Booth --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa

Testes macromorphology and histomorphology together with sperm cytology are described for a potamodrometic cyprinid fish, Labeo victorianus, from Lake Victoria. Testes were found to be paired and elongate, suspended by a mesorchium on either side of the swim bladder. A...

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HIV in acute care: a review of the burden of HIV-associated presentations to an Emergency Department

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: B Naicker --- Division of Emergency Medicine, South Africa RC Maharaj --- Division of Emergency Medicine, South Africa

Objective: To determine the burden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease and co-infection on a district-level Emergency Department (ED) in KwaZulu-Natal.

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Taking care: Creating a non-alcoholic cocktail for Generation X

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Shirley Verkade --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Jonathan van Driel --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Femke Vrenegoor --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

This paper reports on a Hospitality Research Project, a third-year project at Stenden Hotel Management School, dedicated to the design, creation and testing of three different non-alcoholic cocktail recipes for restaurant De Pleats in Burgum, the Netherlands. On the basis...

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Construction of a valid and reliable test to determine knowledge on dietary fat of higher-educated young adults

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: I. Venter --- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Cape Town

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Intestinal failure in childhood

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: O. Goulet --- Integrated program of Intestinal Failure, Home Parenteral Nutrition and Liver-Intestinal Transplantation, France

Intestinal failure (IF) requires the use of parenteral nutrition (PN) for as long as it persists and in case of irreversible IF may be an indication for intestinal transplantation (ITx). Biological evaluation of IF is becoming possible with the use...

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Nutrition management of a trauma patient with pneumatosis intestinalis

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: K. Roberts --- Dietitian,

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Patient safety and nutrition: is there a connection?

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Christina Nieuwoudt --- University of Pretoria Past Chairperson, United Arab Emirates

Nutrition care is not always recognised as a patient safety issue. This article explores the origins of the patient safety initiative and seeks to identify possible connections between nutrition care and patient safety. Examples of tools that can be used...

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Eating behaviour, eating attitude and body mass index of dietetic students versus non-dietetic majors: a South African perspective

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Sm Kassier --- Discipline of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Durban Fj Veldman --- Discipline of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Durban

Objectives: The objective was to determine and compare the eating behaviour, eating attitude and body mass index (BMI) of dietetic students to those of non-dietetic majors.

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Child sexual abuse and literacy achievement in a sample of South African primary school children

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jace Pillay --- South African Research Chair, Education and Care in Childhood,

This study investigated child sexual abuse (CSA) and literacy achievement among South African primary school children. Data on self-reported experience of CSA and actual literacy achievement were collected from a convenience sample of 160 learners from a Soweto school in...

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Choice in HIV testing: the acceptability and anticipated use of a self-administered at-home oral HIV test among South Africans

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Elizabeth A Kelvin --- City University New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York, USA Sonia Cheruvillil --- City University New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York, USA Stephanie Christian --- City University New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York, USA Joanne E Mantell --- Division of Gender, Health and Sexuality, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Department of Psychiatry, USA Cecilia Milford --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa Letitia Rambally-Greener --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa Nzwakie Mosery --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa Ross Greener --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa Jennifer A Smit --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa

Combination HIV prevention is being widely promoted by funders. This strategy aims to offer HIV prevention choices that can be selected and combined to decrease HIV risk in ways that fit with each individual’s situation. Treatment as prevention and pre-exposure...

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Screening for gestational diabetes: examining a breakfast meal test

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: C Marais --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa L van Wyk --- Dietitian, South Africa M Conradie --- Endocrine Division, Department of Medicine, South Africa D Hall --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa

Objective: This study was performed to analyse the carbohydrate quantity of the non-standardised breakfast meal test consumed as part of a screening test for gestational diabetes.

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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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Explicit reading time in chartered accountancy examinations: perceptions of students and lecturers

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Alwyn Visser --- Accounting Department, South Africa Gretha Steenkamp --- Accounting Department, South Africa

In 2011, the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) changed the structure of the first qualifying examination to include explicit reading time, during which candidates are given the scenario(s) of the paper without giving them the “Required” section. This...

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$Optical chlorophyll measurements as predictors of total nitrogen, nitrogen fractions and <em>in vitro</em> ruminal nitrogen degradability in tropical grass forages$

Optical chlorophyll measurements as predictors of total nitrogen, nitrogen fractions and in vitro ruminal nitrogen degradability in tropical grass forages

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Martin Hughes --- Department of Food Production, Trinidad and Tobago Victor Mlambo --- Department of Animal Science, South Africa Cicero HO Lallo --- Department of Food Production, Trinidad and Tobago Paul GA Jennings --- MARJEN Consulting Group, Jamaica

This study evaluated whether the FieldScout CM 1000 NDVI and Yara N–Tester models can produce accurate and reliable estimates of nitrogen (N), buffer-soluble nitrogen (BSN), buffer-insoluble nitrogen (BISN), non-protein nitrogen (NPN) and in vitro ruminal nitrogen degradability after 3, 12...

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Taking care: Creating a non-alcoholic cocktail for Generation X

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Shirley Verkade --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Jonathan van Driel --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Femke Vrenegoor --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The Netherlands

This paper reports on a Hospitality Research Project, a third-year project at Stenden Hotel Management School, dedicated to the design, creation and testing of three different non-alcoholic cocktail recipes for restaurant De Pleats in Burgum, the Netherlands. On the basis...

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Clutch, egg and hatchling characteristics in the Souss Valley tortoises, Testudo graeca soussensis Pieh, 2001 (Testudines: Testudinidae) from an arid steppe-land of west-central Morocco

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Nawal Hichami --- , , Morocco Mohammed Znari --- , , Morocco Mohamed Naimi --- , , Morocco Salwa Namous --- , , Morocco

Clutch, egg and hatchling characteristics in the Souss Valley tortoises Testudo graeca soussensis (Testudinidae) from an arid steppe area of west-central Morocco were investigated in semi captivity in spring–early summer 2011. Mating activity occurs twice in the year, mainly in...

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Wide variation in carapacial scute patterns in a natural population of speckled tortoises, Homopus signatus

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Victor J.T. Loehr --- , Netherlands

The arrangement of scutes on the carapaces of extant chelonians is very similar among species, but intraspecific deviations from typical scute patterns are common. Because intraspecific variation may relate to inbreeding depression, unfavourable egg incubation conditions and the presence of...

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When do yearling male Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis reach sexual maturation?

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Mohamed Aourir --- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Morocco Mohammed Znari --- Laboratory ‘Biodiversité et Dynamique des Ecosystèmes’, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Morocco Mohamed Radi --- Laboratory ‘Biodiversité et Dynamique des Ecosystèmes’, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Morocco

In the present study, a histological and morphometric investigation of testes in yearling male Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis was performed during the reproductive period. The trial was conducted on four randomly selected yearling male birds that originated from eggs collected...

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Stability and enhancement analysis of a modelled self-balancing verticalized mobility aid using optimal control techniques

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Roger van Rensburg --- Department of Electrical Engineering, South-Africa Nico Steyn --- Department of Electrical Engineering, South-Africa Lambert Trénoras --- Laboratoire d’Ingénierie des Systèmes de Versailles, France Yskandar Hamam --- Department of Electrical Engineering, South-Africa Eric Monacelli --- Laboratoire d’Ingénierie des Systèmes de Versailles, France

This research comprises an analytical study of the Gyrolift, a new type of robotic wheelchair mobility aid adapted from the Segway self-balancing human transporter, and suggests additional contributions to its development. The Gyrolift is equipped with an agility module that...

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Performance of the Androgen Deficiency in Aging Male questionnaire for the clinical detection of androgen deficiency in black sub-Saharan African men with Type-2 diabetes mellitus

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Theophilus E Ugwu --- Department of Medicine, Nigeria Rosemary T Ikem --- Department of Medicine, Nigeria

Background: The Androgen Deficiency in Aging Male (ADAM) questionnaire is increasingly popular for evaluation of androgen deficiency (AD) in sub-Saharan African men with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). However, its reliability in this population is unknown.

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

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

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

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Fear of stigma, beliefs, and knowledge about HIV are barriers to early access to HIV testing and disclosure for perinatally infected children and adolescents in rural communities in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Sphiwe Madiba --- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, South Africa Mathildah Mokgatle --- Department of Biostatistics, South Africa

Background: The majority of HIV-infected children in resource-limited countries are not aware of their HIV status because of the various reasons responsible for the delay in seeking HIV testing for children. The aim of the study was to determine the...

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Experiences along the HIV care continuum: perspectives of Kenyan adolescents and caregivers

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Winnie K Luseno --- Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE), USA Bonita Iritani --- Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE), USA Susannah Zietz --- Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE), USA Suzanne Maman --- Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, USA Isabella I Mbai --- School of Nursing, Kenya Florence Otieno --- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Kenya Barrack Ongili --- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Kenya Denise Dion Hallfors --- Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE), USA

To be effective, HIV programmes should be responsive to the unique needs of diverse groups of infected adolescents. We highlight a range of adolescent perspectives on HIV services, including those who acquired HIV perinatally or sexually and those who were...

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“I will take ARVs once my body deteriorates”: an analysis of Swazi men’s perceptions and acceptability of Test and Start

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Alfred K Adams --- Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research, the Netherlands Agostino M Zamberia --- Department of Sociology and Social Work, Swaziland

Swaziland has the highest HIV prevalence in the world. To mitigate the spread and devastation caused by HIV and to improve the wellbeing of people living with HIV, the country has adopted the latest available HIV prevention campaigns, including “Test...

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Changes in recreational shore anglers’ attitudes towards, and awareness of, linefish management along the KwaZulu-Natal coast, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: RW Kramer --- Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI), South Africa BQ Mann --- Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI), South Africa SW Dunlop --- Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI), South Africa JB Mann-Lang --- Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI), South Africa D Robertson-Andersson --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa

Management of recreational fisheries cannot be based on biological and stock assessment data alone but needs to include appropriate social aspects (including knowledge, attitudes and behaviour) of anglers within the fishery. The primary purpose of this study was to evaluate...

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A Place for Individuals: Positive Growth in Rwanda

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Hannah Grayson --- School of Modern Languages, UK

This article introduces the Rwandan Stories of Change research project, and uses data collected jointly with the Aegis Trust to argue for the value of in-depth studies on individual Rwandans’ positive growth. It seeks to explore the place of individual...

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Academic self-confidence effects on test anxiety among Nigerian university students

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Abiodun Musbau Lawal --- Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, South Africa Erhabor Sunday Idemudia --- Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, South Africa Omotola Peter Adewale --- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Nigeria

The study investigated academic self-confidence effects on test anxiety indicators of performance impairment and intrusive worry. Respondents were 206 Nigerian undergraduate students (mean age = 20.29, SD = 2. 22; female = 43.2%). The students took the Westside Test Anxiety...

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Sexual cycle and seasonal expression of testosterone (T) in the testes of Sclerophrys mauritanica (Schlegel, 1841)

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Omar Kisserli --- , , Algérie Elara Moudilou --- , France Jean-Marie Exbrayat --- , France

Sclerophrys mauritanica is an anuran amphibian found in the wetlands of Beni-belaid, Jijel, Algeria. The animals are constrained by wet (from September until May) and dry (from June until August) seasons, however, the sexual cycle of males is continuous (all...

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Curcumin mitigates fenthion-induced testicular toxicity in rats: histopathological and immunohistochemical study

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Amel I Othman --- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Egypt Manal Abdel-Hamid --- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Egypt

Fenthion is a widely used organophosphorus pesticide in agriculture that induces different cytotoxic effects, including male reproductive toxicity. The present work aimed to study the ameliorative effects of curcumin, a potential therapeutic agent against several chronic diseases, on reproductive toxicity...

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Vertical distribution of living mangrove foraminifera from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: KL Strachan --- Discipline of Geography, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa TR Hill --- Discipline of Geography, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa JM Finch --- Discipline of Geography, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa

Modern foraminiferal assemblage zones can be used to reconstruct palaeo sea levels when applied to fossil foraminifera down a sediment core. Previous intertidal foraminiferal studies have predominantly focused on assemblages in surface sediments (0–1 cm), with the rationale that surface...

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Assessment of potential sources of protozoan contamination between two avian feeding guilds in a conservation area

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Adams A Chaskda --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Department of Zoology, Nigeria Georgina S Mwansat --- Entomology and Parasitology Unit, Department of Zoology, Nigeria Danjuma Sani --- Entomology and Parasitology Unit, Department of Zoology, Nigeria Longtong Turshak --- Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Nigeria

Occasional screening of food and water quality available to organisms in protected areas could be beneficial to their successful conservation. This is important for areas receiving regular human visitors and exhibiting activities that may be detrimental to ecosystem health. This...

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Modelling of an on-farm direct expansion bulk milk cooler to establish baseline energy consumption without milk pre-cooling: A case of Fort Hare Dairy Trust, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Russel Mhundwa --- Fort Hare Institute of Technology, South Africa Michael Simon --- Fort Hare Institute of Technology, South Africa Stephen Loh Tangwe --- Fort Hare Institute of Technology, South Africa

Storage of milk at a low temperature of 4°C inhibits bacterial growth. As such bulk milk coolers (BMC) are used for cooling and storage of milk on dairy farms. This paper presents performance monitoring of a direct expansion bulk milk...

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HIV-1 RNA testing of pooled dried blood spots is feasible to diagnose acute HIV infection in resource limited settings

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Wentzel Dowling --- Division of Medical Virology, South Africa Kirsten Veldsman --- Division of Medical Virology, South Africa Mary Grace Katusiime --- Division of Medical Virology, South Africa Jean Maritz --- Division of Medical Virology, South Africa Peter Bock --- Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, South Africa Sue-Ann Meehan --- Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, South Africa Marije Van Schalkwyk --- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, South Africa Mark F Cotton --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, South Africa Wolfgang Preiser --- Division of Medical Virology, South Africa Gert U Van Zyl --- Division of Medical Virology, South Africa

Objectives: Rapid human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody tests, routinely used for diagnosis in adults and older children in resource-limited settings (RLS), do not detect early HIV infections prior to seroconversion or when antibody levels are still low. Nucleic acid amplification...

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Sawn-timber and kraft pulp properties of Pinus elliottii × Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis and Pinus patula × Pinus tecunumanii hybrids and their parental species

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: André Nel --- Shaw Research Centre, Sappi Forests Research, South Africa Francois S Malan --- Retired, South Africa Ron Braunstein --- Sappi Technology Centre, South Africa C Brand Wessels --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa Arnulf Kanzler --- Shaw Research Centre, Sappi Forests Research, South Africa

A study was undertaken to evaluate the quality of the timber produced by Pinus elliottii × Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis (PECH) and the Pinus patula × Pinus tecunumanii low elevation (PPTL) and high elevation (PPTH) hybrids and their parent species...

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Opinions of South African dietitians on fistuloclysis as a treatment option for intestinal failure patients

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: A Du Toit --- Division of Human Nutrition, South Africa ABT Boutall --- Department of Surgery, R Blaauw --- Division of Human Nutrition, South Africa

Introduction: Intestinal failure is the consequence of diverse aetiologies and pathophysiological causes. Fistuloclysis is an effective means of nutritional support to selected intestinal failure patients. This study aimed to investigate the management of adult intestinal failure patients in hospitals in...

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Health-related subjective well-being with emetophobia

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Anuscha Liebenberg --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Monika dos Santos --- Department of Psychology, South Africa

This study explored subjective well-being among white females with emetophobia disorder (n = 20, married = 50%, age range 20–25). The participants completed self-report measures of gastrointestinal symptoms, as well as the Gastrointestinal Symptom Severity Index and Gastrointestinal Symptoms-Related Subjective...

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Thromboelastography in mild, chronic liver disease: challenging conventional coagulation tests preceding liver biopsy

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: LR Veronese --- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, South Africa M Miller --- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, South Africa WC Spearman --- Division of Hepatology, Department of Medicine, South Africa

Patients presenting for liver biopsy may have a deficiency of the synthetic function of the liver. They commonly undergo testing of their INR, which is used to decide if there may be a bleeding risk and if that needs to...

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Effect of graded levels of dietary carbohydrate on growth, feed utilisation and intestinal microbial community structure in dusky kob Argyrosomus japonicus fed a pelleted diet

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: NC Mabasa --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa PJ Britz --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa CLW Jones --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa A Nel --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa

The ability to utilise carbohydrates is limited for many predatory marine fishes. Graded levels of dietary carbohydrate (4.1–24.6%) were formulated using pregelatinised maize starch, to determine optimal levels for dusky kob Argyrosomus japonicus, an emerging mariculture finfish for which pelleted...

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“Treatment is not yet necessary”: delays in seeking access to HIV treatment in Uganda and Zimbabwe

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Rachel Kawuma --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (MRC/UVRI and LSHTM), Uganda Janet Seeley --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (MRC/UVRI and LSHTM), Uganda Zivai Mupambireyi --- Centre for Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Research, Zimbabwe Frances Cowan --- International Public Health Department, UK Sarah Bernays --- School of Public Health, Australia --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (MRC/UVRI and LSHTM), Uganda

We examined the logic that individuals use to account for delaying HIV testing and/or initiating HIV treatment. Our qualitative study, situated within the REALITY trial (Reduction of EArly mortaLITY in HIV infected adults and children starting antiretroviral therapy), was conducted...

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Efforts Toward Improving Maize Yields on Smallholder Farms in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya, through Site-specific, Soil-testing-based Fertiliser Recommendations: A Transdisciplinary Approach

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: Arusey Chebet --- University of Eldoret, Kenya Njoroge Ruth --- University of Eldoret, Kenya Otinga A. Nekesa --- University of Eldoret, Kenya Wilson Ng’etich --- University of Eldoret, Kenya Koech Julius --- University of Eldoret, Kenya Roland W. Scholz --- Danube University, Austria

This study evaluated the effects of site-specific, soil-testing-based fertiliser recommendations on maize yields using the transdisciplinary (TD) process. The TD process utilizes knowledge from science and practice. Farmers, extension officers, local financial institutions, and other practitioners collaborated with local scientists...

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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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The role of support groups in linking and retaining newly diagnosed clients in HIV care in a peri-urban location in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Siyabonga Kave --- Department of Rural Health, South Africa Nelisiwe F Khuzwayo --- Department of Rural Health, South Africa Abigail Hatcher --- School of Public Health, South Africa Yandisa Sikweyiya --- Gender & Health Research Unit, School of Public Health, South Africa

Although South Africa has the largest number of people on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the world, many HIV clients drop out of care immediately after HIV diagnosis. This qualitative study explored the perceptions and experiences of newly diagnosed clients on...

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“I don’t want them to know”: how stigma creates dilemmas for engagement with Treat-all HIV care for people living with HIV in Eswatini

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Shona Horter --- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK Sarah Bernays --- Sydney School of Public Health, Australia Zanele Thabede --- Médecins sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders, Eswatini Velibanti Dlamini --- Médecins sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders, Eswatini Bernhard Kerschberger --- Médecins sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders, Eswatini Munyaradzi Pasipamire --- Swaziland National AIDS Programme, Eswatini Barbara Rusch --- Médecins sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders, Switzerland Alison Wringe --- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK

“Treat-all” programmes aim to improve clinical outcomes and to reduce HIV transmission through regular HIV testing and immediate offer of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for those diagnosed HIV-positive, irrespective of immunological status and symptoms of disease. Global narratives on the benefits...

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Exchange rate impact on output and inflation: A historical perspective from Zimbabwe

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Nyasha Mahonye --- School of Economic and Business Sciences (SEBS), South Africa Tatenda Zengeni --- Competition and Tariff Commission of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe

This research looks at the inflationary effect of currency devaluation and its contractionary effect on real output growth in Zimbabwe. The study uses quarterly data from 1990 to 2006 and utilizes the Johansen co-integration regression test and vector error correction...

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Relationships between commonly-used South African and international soil phosphorus extraction tests on pristine and cultivated soils

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: VG White --- , South Africa AG Hardie --- , South Africa PJ Raath --- , South Africa

The availability of soil phosphorus (P) norms for various plant available P tests is limited due to the cost of establishing these norms. Consequently a need exists for a means of converting between the values of commonly used South-African and...

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Feasibility of HIV self-testing: experiences of people seeking HIV testing in rural and urban KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Charlene Harichund --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa, South Africa Pinky Kunene --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa, South Africa Mosa Moshabela --- School of Nursing and Public Health, South Africa

HIV status awareness is a rate limiting step in HIV treatment and prevention initiatives aimed at addressing the global HIV epidemic. Uptake of HIV testing remains suboptimal despite global campaigns aimed at improving uptake. HIV self-testing (HIVST) displays the potential...

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Grandidierella lignorum (Amphipoda: Aoridae) can be used for assessing the toxicity of sediment with varying grain sizes and low organic content

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: NF Masikane --- Department of Zoology, South Africa BK Newman --- Coastal Systems Research Group, Natural Resources and the Environment, South Africa UM Scharler --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa

Sediment grain size and organic matter influences the distribution of macrozoobenthic fauna. These parameters also influence bioavailability and toxicity of contaminants in aquatic systems, because sediment is the sink and source for most contaminants. These sediment parameters therefore potentially confound...

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Perceptions and attitudes towards acceptability of HIV self-testing among female sex workers in Selibe Phikwe, Botswana

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Onkgopotse Kgomotso Oduetse --- Ministry of Health and Wellness, Botswana Bonaparte Nkomo --- Ministry of Health and Wellness, Botswana Nokuthula Majingo --- Ministry of Health and Wellness, Botswana Yohana Mashalla --- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Botswana Ester Seloilwe --- School of Nursing, Botswana

Background: Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 71% of the global burden of HIV infection. For the general population of Botswana, the estimated HIV prevalence is 18.5%; for female sex workers it is 61.9%. This study explored and documented female sex workers’...

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Acute changes in haematocrit leading to polycythaemia in late-onset hypogonadism patients that receive testosterone replacement therapy: a South African study

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Jesslee du Plessis --- Medicine Usage in South Africa (MUSA), North-West University, South Africa Hermanus Lambertus Bester --- Private Hospital, Emalahleni, South Africa, Marlene Julyan --- Medicine Usage in South Africa (MUSA), North-West University, South Africa Marike Cockeran --- School for Computer, Statistical and Mathematical Sciences, North-West University, South Africa

Background: According to the literature, parenteral testosterone replacement therapy (TRT)-induced polycythaemia is associated with cardiovascular events. No or minimal data exist for the prevalence of TRT-induced polycythaemia in late-onset hypogonadism (LOH) patients from South Africa. Polycythaemia is the side effect...

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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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Smart cascades: using cost analysis to improve HIV care and treatment interventions to achieve global 95–95–95 goals

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Catherine Barker Cantelmo --- Health Policy Plus Project (HP+), USA Bryant Lee --- Health Policy Plus Project (HP+), USA Arin Dutta --- Health Policy Plus Project (HP+), USA

Background: HIV programmes are achieving significant scale, even as external financing plateaus. Maximising achievement from identification to viral suppression is key to epidemic control and reaching global 95-95-95 goals. Cost and technical efficiency analyses can help programs understand why losses...

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The costs of home-based HIV testing and counselling in sub-Saharan Africa and its association with testing yield: a literature review

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Katharina Hauck --- Abdul Latif Jameel Institute for Disease and Emergency Analytics, MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, UK

More than 14.5 of the 36.7 million people living with HIV globally do not know their HIV status, making comprehensive testing interventions a critical step in ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Home-based testing and counselling (HBTC) involves small teams of community...

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HIV testing preferences among pregnant women attending antenatal care and their male partners: a discrete choice experiment in Uganda

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jeffrey E Korte --- Department of Public Health Sciences, USA Michael Strauss --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division, South Africa Aissatou Ba --- Department of Public Health Sciences, USA Esther Buregyeya --- School of Public Health, Uganda Joseph KB Matovu --- School of Public Health, Uganda Rose Kisa --- School of Public Health, Uganda William Musoke --- Mildmay Uganda, Uganda Harriet Chemusto --- Mildmay Uganda, Uganda Caroline J Vrana-Diaz --- Department of Public Health Sciences, USA Angela M Malek --- Department of Public Health Sciences, USA Rhoda K Wanyenze --- School of Public Health, Uganda Gavin George --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division, South Africa

HIV testing rates remain stubbornly low among men – a crucial target population for reaching the ambitious global and regional goals of the HIV programme. In an era of declining donor funding, identifying cost-effective strategies to increase testing rates amongst...

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Parents and guardians: Their perceptions of psychometric test uses with learners in an emerging country’s school system

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kayi Ntinda --- Department of Educational Foundations and Management, Eswatini

This study utilised participatory action research methods to explore Botswana parents and guardians’ (n = 162) perceptions of psychometric tests for use with school learners. The participants completed a Parent/Guardian Psychometric Survey. Wilcoxon Rank Sums Test analysis indicated the parents...

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Occurrence of selected pharmaceuticals in industrial wastewater, receiving waters and fish

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: SM Lan --- Ecotoxicology Unit, Department of Zoology, Nigeria NH Amaeze --- Ecotoxicology Unit, Department of Zoology, Nigeria HE Obanya --- Ecotoxicology Unit, Department of Zoology, Nigeria CU Okoroafor --- Ecotoxicology Unit, Department of Zoology, Nigeria

Data on pharmaceutical contamination of African waterbodies are scarce. Therefore, this research aimed to quantify the occurrence of selected pharmaceuticals in wastewater from pharmaceutical industries, receiving waters and fish. Water and fish samples were collected from waterbodies close to two...

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Test cross performance and combining ability of newly introduced quality protein maize (Zea mays) inbred lines for grain yield and agronomic traits evaluated in mid-altitude agro-ecological zones of Ethiopia

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Bitew Tilahun --- Bako National Maize Research Center, Ethiopia Girum Azimach --- Bako National Maize Research Center, Ethiopia Tolera Keno --- Bako National Maize Research Center, Ethiopia Temesgen Chibsa --- Bako National Maize Research Center, Ethiopia Belay Garoma --- Bako National Maize Research Center, Ethiopia Beyene Abebe --- Bako National Maize Research Center, Ethiopia Dufera Tulu --- Bako National Maize Research Center, Ethiopia Zelalem Tafa --- Bako National Maize Research Center, Ethiopia Desalegn Chalchisa --- Bako National Maize Research Center, Ethiopia

Development of quality protein maize (QPM) helps to reduce human malnutrition in areas where maize is the major protein source in the diet. The objective of this study was to estimate combining ability effects of QPM inbred lines for grain...

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A community-based HIV counselling and testing programme found a decreasing proportion of new HIV testers in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Simukai Shamu --- Foundation for Professional Development, South Africa Thato Farirai --- Foundation for Professional Development, South Africa Jean Slabbert --- Foundation for Professional Development, South Africa Geoffrey Guloba --- Foundation for Professional Development, South Africa Nomea Masihleho --- USAID, South Africa Julius Kamera --- USAID, South Africa Nkhensani Nkwashu --- Foundation for Professional Development, South Africa

This article assesses the history of HIV testing among community-based HIV counselling and testing (CBCT) clients between 2014 and 2018 in 13 South African districts. Consenting clients were tested for HIV and interviewed to categorise as first-time testers or repeat...

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Barriers to HIV testing uptake among men in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mbuzeleni Hlongwa --- School of Nursing and Public Health, South Africa Tivani Mashamba-Thompson --- School of Nursing and Public Health, South Africa Sizwe Makhunga --- School of Nursing and Public Health, South Africa Khumbulani Hlongwana --- School of Nursing and Public Health, South Africa

Introduction: HIV testing among men remains low globally and in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in particular, when compared with their female counterparts. The aim of this study was to synthesise evidence on barriers to HIV testing among men in SSA using...

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“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 --- , USA

In 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...

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Applying a social-ecological lens to opinions about HIV self-testing among Kenyan truckers who declined to test: a qualitative study

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Stephanie N Christian --- , USA Joanne E Mantell --- , USA Matthew L Romo --- , USA Christian Grov --- , USA Gavin George --- , South Africa Eva Mwai --- , Kenya Eston Nyaga --- , Kenya Jacob O Odhiambo --- , Kenya Kaymarlin Govender --- , South Africa Elizabeth A Kelvin --- , USA

HIV prevalence among truckers in Africa is high and testing rates suboptimal. With numerous African countries having approved HIV self-testing kits, more information on how to design acceptable and accessible self-testing programs for high-risk populations is necessary. We explored views...

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HIV-prevention measures on a university campus in South Africa – perceptions, practices and needs of undergraduate medical students

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Willem Kruger --- , South Africa Neo Lebesa --- , South Africa Katlego Lephalo --- , South Africa Dumenzile Mahlangu --- , South Africa Mpumelelo Mkhosana --- , South Africa Motlhoboga Molise --- , South Africa Pretty Segopa --- , South Africa Gina Joubert --- , South Africa

Background: Young adults such as university students are considered to be a key population for HIV-prevention efforts. This study aimed to determine the perceptions, practices and needs of undergraduate medical students regarding HIV-prevention measures available on campus.

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Pilot study involving the use of point-of-care glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) testing for screening and monitoring of diabetes mellitus in the public healthcare sector in KwaZulu-Natal

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Somasundram Pillay --- , South Africa

Background: The diabetes pandemic continues to cause both patient and economic burden. Globally, strategies to improve glycaemic control in patients with diabetes are highly sought after. One such strategy involves the use of point-of-care glycated haemoglobin (POCT HbA1c) testing, which...

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“There is no fear in me … well, that little fear is there”: dualistic views towards HIV testing among South African adolescent girls and young women

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Zoe Duby --- , South Africa Kim Jonas --- , South Africa Tracy McClinton Appollis --- , South Africa Kealeboga Maruping --- , South Africa Janan Dietrich --- , South Africa Lieve Vanleeuw --- , South Africa Catherine Mathews --- , South Africa

In spite of the high HIV burden and high prevalence and incidence of HIV infection among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in South Africa, uptake of HIV testing in this population falls short of the UNIADS 90-90-90 targets, leading...

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The construction of “normative Zimbabweanness” through demonisation of rage, anger and emotion in select press coverage of the #ZimShutDown protests

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Kudzaiishe P. Vanyoro --- , South Africa

Hashtagged #ZimShutDown on Twitter, protests erupted in Zimbabwe in January 2019 in response to a widespread national economic crisis and a drastic fuel price hike. This paper shows how the protesters’ use of citizen rage, anger and emotion was criminalised,...

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

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

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

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The psychosocial determinants of the intention to test for HIV among young men in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Thabang Manyaapelo --- , South Africa Robert AC Ruiter --- , The Netherlands Sibusiso Sifunda --- , South Africa Anam Nyembezi --- , South Africa Bart van den Borne --- , The Netherlands Priscilla Reddy --- , South Africa

Background: Voluntary counselling and testing is one of the effective prevention strategies against the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This study investigated the psychosocial determinants of the intention to be tested for HIV among young men in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province using the...

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The pricing of skewness: Evidence from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Johannes Petrus Steyn --- , South Africa Lomari Theart --- , South Africa

The historical skewness of stock return distributions could potentially affect future stock returns. Previous studies in developed markets have shown that investors prefer shares exhibiting positively skewed or ‘lottery-like’ payoff profiles. The higher demand for these shares results in a...

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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 Africa

Aquatic 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...

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Overview of field-testing of the revised, draft South African Paediatric Food-Based Dietary Guidelines amongst mothers/caregivers of children aged 0–5 years in the Western Cape and Mpumalanga, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: LM du Plessis --- , South Africa LC Daniels --- , South Africa HE Koornhof --- , South Africa S Samuels --- , South Africa I Möller --- , South Africa S Röhrs --- , South Africa

Background: This paper provides an overview of a series of studies undertaken to assess the appropriateness and understanding of the revised, draft South African Paediatric Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (SA-PFBDGs) amongst mothers/caregivers of children aged 0–5 years. Previous exposure to guidelines...

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Field-testing of the revised, draft South African Paediatric Food-Based Dietary Guidelines amongst mothers/caregivers of children aged 0–12 months in the Breede Valley sub-district, Western Cape province, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: LM du Plessis --- , South Africa LC Daniels --- , South Africa HE Koornhof --- , South Africa ZL Solomon --- , South Africa M Loftus --- , South Africa LC Babajee --- , South Africa C Ronquest --- , South Africa B Kleingeld --- , South Africa CM Greener --- , South Africa KJ Burn --- , South Africa

Objectives: To assess the appropriateness and understanding of the revised, draft South African Paediatric Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (SA-PFBDGs) amongst mothers/caregivers of children aged 0–12 months. Exposure to guidelines with similar messages, barriers and enablers to following of the guidelines were...

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Field testing of the revised, draft South African Paediatric Food-Based Dietary Guidelines among mothers/caregivers of children aged 12–36 months in the Stellenbosch Municipality in the Western Cape province, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: S Strydom --- , South Africa LM du Plessis --- , South Africa LC Daniels --- , South Africa

Objective: To assess the appropriateness and understanding of the revised, draft South African Paediatric Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (SA-PFBDGs) among mothers/caregivers of children aged 12–36 months. Exposure to guidelines with similar messages, barriers and enablers to following of the guidelines were...

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Field-testing of the revised, draft South African Paediatric Food-Based Dietary Guidelines among Siswati-speaking mothers/caregivers of children aged 0–36 months in Kabokweni, Mpumalanga province, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: I Möller --- , South Africa LM du Plessis --- , South Africa LC Daniels --- , South Africa

Objectives: To determine the appropriateness and understanding of the revised, draft South African Paediatric Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (SA-PFBDG) among siSwati speaking mothers/caregivers of children aged 0–36 months. Previous exposure to guidelines with similar messages, barriers and enablers to following the...

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Field-testing of the revised, draft South African Paediatric Food-Based Dietary Guidelines among mothers/caregivers of children between the ages of 3 and 5 years in the Northern Metropole, City of Cape Town, Western Cape province, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: SH Röhrs --- , South Africa LM du Plessis --- , South Africa

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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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Uptake of HIV testing among aging adults in Agincourt, South Africa: perception of community, social network, and individual characteristics

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ami R Moore --- , USA Anh Ta --- , USA Megan Lawson --- , USA Foster Amey --- , USA

This cross-sectional study examined the impact of perception of community, social network and individual variables on the likelihood of voluntary HIV testing of people 40 years and older living in Agincourt, South Africa. The data came from Health and Aging...

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Total testosterone level may have no influence on the occurrence and severity of erectile dysfunction in males aged between 30 and 60 years living with type 2 diabetes

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Martine Claude Etoa Etoga --- , Yaoundé, Cameroon Doris Bibi Essama --- , Yaoundé, Cameroon Achille Aurèle Mbassi --- , Yaoundé, Cameroon Jan René Nkeck --- , Yaoundé, Cameroon Francine Mendane Mekobe --- , Yaoundé, Cameroon Mesmin Dehayem --- , Yaoundé, Cameroon Ama Moor Vicky --- , Yaoundé, Cameroon Eugène Sobngwi --- , Yaoundé, Cameroon Jean Claude Mbanya --- , Yaoundé, Cameroon

Background: Erectile dysfunction is the most common sexual disorder in type 2 diabetes. Its pathogenesis may involve various disturbances including endothelial dysfunction and dysautonomia. The involvement of a low testosterone level is still debated. The aim of this study was...

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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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Life covers, risk and security — anthropological perspectives of social insurances: a case study from Namibia

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Sabine Klocke-Daffa --- Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany

With the end of apartheid in Namibia, private insurance companies opened their product range to what they call the “black market.” The increased demand for social insurance is not only because of a lack of security and state-provided welfare programmes...

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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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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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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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‘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: Nwarbébé Barnabas Njozing --- Public Health at the Division of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Sweden Kerstin E Edin --- Unit for Epidemiology and Global Health, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå Centre of Gender Studies, University, Anna-Karin Hurtig --- Public Health at the Division of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå 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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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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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'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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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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Disclosure in times of ART: A relational analysis of social practices

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Anita Hardon [d327e18] Alice Desclaux Joe Lugalla

The reach of HIV counseling and testing has grown rapidly since the 2000s, particularly since 2007 when provider-initiated counseling and testing was implemented alongside voluntary counseling and testing and testing for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission. Nevertheless, we still know...

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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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Le conseil post-test encourage-t-il les PVVIH à partager leur statut sérologique? Pratiques et suggestions des conseillers au Burkina Faso Does post-test counseling support PLHIV in disclosing their HIV status? Practices and propositions by counselors in Burkina Faso

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Odette Ky-Zerbo [d309e18] Jean-François Somé Fodé Simaga

Disclosure of HIV test results is discussed during post-test counseling, following norms. However, while barriers to disclosing a positive HIV result have been documented, the literature is sparse on the way guidelines are applied in the field. The aim of...

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L'annonce du statut VIH de l'enfant : expériences des mères et interprétations des soignants au Burkina Faso Disclosure of infant HIV status: mothers' experiences and health workers' interpretations in Burkina Faso

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Alice Desclaux [d305e18] Chiara Alfieri

L'annonce du statut sérologique d'un enfant constitue une situation particulière qui ne peut pas obéir aux recommandations générales pour le counseling définies pour des adultes; elle est très peu normée. Alors que les programmes de Prévention de la Transmission Mère-Enfant...

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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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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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Acceptabilité du test VIH proposé aux nourrissons dans les services pédiatriques, en Côte d'Ivoire, Significations pour la couverture du diagnostic pédiatrique

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Maxime Oga --- , Côte d'Ivoire Hermann Brou --- , , Côte d'Ivoire Hortense Dago-Akribi --- , , Abidjan-Cocody Patrick Coffie --- , , Côte d'Ivoire Clarisse Amani-Bossé --- , Côte d'Ivoire Didier Ékouévi --- , , Côte d'Ivoire Vincent Yapo --- , , Côte d'Ivoire Hervé Menan --- , , Côte d'Ivoire Camille Ndondoki --- , , France M. Timité-Konan --- , Côte d'Ivoire Valériane Leroy --- , , France

Problème: Le dépistage VIH chez les enfants a rarement été au centre des préoccupations des chercheurs. Quand le dépistage pédiatrique a retenu l'attention, cela a été pour éclairer seulement sur les performances diagnostiques en ignorant même que le test pédiatrique...

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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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‘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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An assessment of quality of home-based HIV counseling and testing performed by lay counselors in a rural sub-district of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Vuyolwethu Magasana --- , South Africa Wanga Zembe --- , South Africa Hanani Tabana --- , South Africa Reshma Naik --- , South Africa Debra Jackson --- , South Africa Sonja Swanevelder --- , South Africa Tanya Doherty --- , South Africa

HIV counseling and testing (HCT) has been prioritized as one of the prevention strategies for HIV/AIDS, and promoted as an essential tool in scaling up and improving access to treatment, care and support especially in community settings. Home-based HCT (HBHCT)...

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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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Occupational exposure, attitude to HIV-positive patients and uptake of HIV counselling and testing among health care workers in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Modupe O. Onadeko --- , , Nigeria Mary O. Balogun --- , , Nigeria Olanrewaju O. Onigbogi --- , , Nigeria Folashade O. Omokhodion --- , , Nigeria

Health care workers (HCWs) are at risk of occupational exposure to HIV. Their attitude to HIV-positive patients influences patients’ willingness and ability to access quality care. HIV counselling and testing (HCT) services are available to inform HCWs and patients about...

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Health care users’ knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of HIV self-testing at selected gateway clinics at eThekwini district, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Sibongiseni Daphney Gumede --- , , South Africa Maureen Nokuthula Sibiya --- , , South Africa

Progress in promoting knowledge of HIV status has been made globally, but half of all people living with HIV are still unaware of their HIV status. It is argued the new innovative HIV self-testing strategy could increase the uptake of...

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Underlying reasons why some people haven’t tested for HIV – a discourse analysis of qualitative data from Cape Town, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Kyla Meyerson --- Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Graeme Hoddinott --- Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Tamryn Nicholson --- Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Sue-Ann Meehan --- Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Reported barriers to HIV testing over the last 15 years have remained consistent, despite improved service offerings. We aimed to probe deeper by exploring how people who have never tested construct HIV testing in their talk. We used this to...

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Challenges with couples HIV counselling and testing among black MSM students: perspectives of university students in Durban, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Geogina Charity Gumindega --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Pranitha Maharaj --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Research suggests that HIV infections among men who have sex with men (MSM) are acquired from primary partners, yet MSM continually fail to take part in couples HIV counselling and testing (CHCT). To identify factors that inhibit MSM in universities...

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Morphometrics and sexual dimorphism of the hinge‐back tortoises Kinixys erosa and Kinixys homeana (Reptilia: Testudinidae) in southwestern Cameroon

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: DwightP. Lawson --- The University of Texas at Arlington, U.S.A.

Morphometric data on a series of forest‐dwelling hingeback tortoises, 138 Kinixys erosa and 74 Kinixys homeana, from the Southwest Province of Cameroon, Africa, where they are sympatric, are presented. The two species exhibited opposite trends in sexual size dimorphism. Unique...

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Morphometrics, sexual dimorphism, and growth in the angonoka tortoise (Geochelone yniphora) of western Madagascar

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: LoraL. Smith --- University of Florida, USA Miguel Pedrono --- Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France RobertM. Dorazio --- U.S. Geological Survey, USA Jack Bishko --- University of Florida, USA

The most recent description of the morphology of the rare endemic Madagascar tortoise, Geochelone yniphora was based on fewer than 20 specimens. We collected morphological data for 200 free‐ranging tortoises from five populations over a four‐year period. Tortoises ranged in...

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Effects of diet on the systematic utility of the tortoise carapace

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: Justin Gerlach --- University Museum of Zoology Cambridge, U.K.

The main character used in identifying species of Chelonia is the carapace. The taxonomy of several terrestrial tortoise genera remains highly disputed, due in part to a limited knowledge of the limits of variation in many populations. For taxa where...

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A new species of tortoise of the genus Homopus (Chelonia: Testudinidae) from southern Namibia

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: WilliamR. Branch --- Port Elizabeth Museum, South Africa

Homopus bergeri Lindholm 1906 was based on a single partial shell from Namibia. No other Homopus were recorded from the country until a population of Homopus was discovered in the Aus region, southern Namibia, in 1955. It was originally referred...

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Food choice of an Algerian population of the spur‐thighed tortoise, Testudo graeca

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: Rachid Rouag --- Centre universitaire d'El Tarf, Algerie Chahira Ferrah --- Université Badji Mokhtar, Algérie Luca Luiselli --- Centre of Environmental Studies Demetra s.r.l, Italia Ghoulem Tiar --- Université Badji Mokhtar, Algérie Slim Benyacoub --- Université Badji Mokhtar, Algérie Nadia Ziane --- Université Badji Mokhtar, Algérie El Hassan El Mouden --- Université Cadi Ayyad, Maroc

The diet of an Algerian population of spur‐thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) was studied with the aims of exploring: (i) the variation in diet among males, females and juveniles, (ii) the relationships between consumption and relative availability of the plant species,...

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Cadmium exposure induces testicular oxidative damage and histopathological changes in the freshwater leech Limnatis nilotica (Savigny, 1822): the protective role of salicylic acid

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Ichrak Khaled --- University of Gafsa, Tunisia Issam Saidi --- University of Gafsa, Tunisia Raja Ben Ahmed --- Université de Tunis El Manar, Tunisia Ramzi Amari --- University of Gafsa, Tunisia Waleed Aldahmash --- King Saud University, Saudi Arabia Octavian Pacioglu --- National Institute of Research and Development for Biological Sciences, Romania Najla Hfaiedh --- University of Gafsa, Tunisia Abdel Halim Harrath --- King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

The present study examined the histopathological changes and some parameters of oxidative stress in the testes of the freshwater leech Limnatis nilotica, following their exposure to 50 µg l−1 of cadmium (Cd). The protective effects of salicylic acid (SA) in...

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Interventions to improve young men’s utilisation of HIV-testing services in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: perspectives of young men and health care providers

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sithembiso Ndlovu --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Andrew Ross --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Mutshidzi Mulondo --- University of the Free State, South Africa

Introduction: HIV-testing services (HTS) are an important point of entry to prevention and treatment of HIV in South Africa. Despite the availability of HTS across the region and in SA, the uptake among men remains low, especially young men residing...

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Molecular characterisation and phylogeny of two nematode parasites recovered from the amphibian host Schlerophrys regularis sampled in Lagos metropolis, Nigeria

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Okeagu Martin Okechukwu --- University of Lagos, Nigeria Akinsanya Bamidele --- University of Lagos, Nigeria Fadipe Ojuolape Temitope --- Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Nigeria Njoku Ifeoma Faith --- Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Nigeria Adekoya Olajide Khalid --- University of Lagos, Nigeria Akadiri Oladimeji Olalekan --- Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Nigeria Aisien Martins --- University of Benin, Nigeria

Research on amphibian parasites has been on the increase because of the noticeable decline of amphibians. Studies on these parasites have been limited to their prevalence and infection patterns, and there is still a dearth of knowledge on the phenotypic...

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Play therapy efficacy in ADHD-symptom reduction as measured by the Test of Variables of Attention (TOVA)

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Susi Rutmalem Bangun --- , Indonesia Bayu Soenarsana Putra --- , Indonesia Wahyu Tri Atmojo --- , Indonesia Ery Surya Sevriana --- , Indonesia Yumna Nur Millati Hanifa --- , Indonesia Rayi Citra Ayu Pangestuti --- , Indonesia

Objective: We aimed to investigate the effect of play therapy combined with the standard psychotropic medication treatment, compared to only standard psychotropic medication treatment in ADHD children as measured by the test of variables of attention (TOVA).

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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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Provision of HIV testing services and its impact on the HIV positivity rate in the public health sector in KwaZulu-Natal: a ten-year review

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Rizwana Desai --- Health Services Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation, South Africa Stanley Onwubu --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Elizabeth Lutge --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Nondumiso Patience Buthelezi --- Health Services Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation, South Africa Nirvasha Moodley --- Health Services Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation, South Africa Firoza Haffejee --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Bontle Segobe --- Health Services Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation, South Africa Suresh Babu Naidu Krishna --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Maureen Nokuthula Sibiya --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Champaklal Chhaganlal Jinabhai --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa

South Africa has been rated as having the most severe HIV epidemic in the world since it has one of the largest populations of people living with HIV (PLHIV). KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is the epicentre of the HIV epidemic. The HIV...

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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's Republic of China XM. Xie --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People's Republic of China L. Zhang --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People's Republic of China HY. Zhou --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People's Republic of China GR. Bai --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People's Republic of China L. Li --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People's Republic of China YT. He --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People's Republic of China J. He --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People's Republic of China CY. Xia --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People's Republic of China H. Li --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People's Republic of China RD. Li --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People's Republic of China R. Ping --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People's Republic of China D. Qiang --- The Second Clinical Medical College of Ningxia Medical University, People'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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Factors associated with uptake of HIV testing among clients diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections in Chegutu District, Zimbabwe, 2021

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Memory Chimsimbe --- University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Pride Mucheto --- University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Tsitsi P Juru --- University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Addmore Chadambuka --- University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Notion T Gombe --- University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Gerald Shambira --- University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Mufuta Tshimanga --- University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe

HIV testing services (HTS) enable early linkage to HIV prevention, treatment and care. A review of Chegutu District Health Information System 2 sexually transmitted infection (STI)/HIV data revealed HIV testing rates among those infected with STIs were 41%, 48%, 50%,...

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Exploring the impact of drivers and barriers of augmented reality on construction lifecycle in the Nigerian construction industry

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Taofeek Tunde Okanlawon --- Federal University of Technology, Nigeria Abdulkabir Opeyemi Bello --- Federal University of Technology, Nigeria Luqman Oyekunle Oyewobi --- Federal University of Technology, Nigeria Samuel Olufisayo Ogunjimi --- University of Ibadan, Nigeria Aliyyu Abiola Abdulraheem --- University of Abuja, Nigeria Richard Ajayi Jimoh --- Federal University of Technology, Nigeria

Industry 4.0 marks a shift from traditional approaches to production, construction and human interactions towards a digital environment in which machinery and people work together seamlessly. This transformative wave brings together advanced technologies such as Augmented Reality (AR), transforming the...

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Type 2 diabetes mellitus but not overweight/obesity reduces testicular volume and endocrine function in men

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: E Musa --- Kaduna State University, Nigeria GC Musa --- University of Cape Town, South Africa E Salazar-Petres --- Universidad San Sebastián, Carrera de Obstetricia, Chile F Bello --- Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria AG Bakari --- Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria

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The bias of IID resampled backtests for rolling window mean-variance portfolios

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Andrew Paskaramoorthy --- Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa Terence van Zyl --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Tim Gebbie --- Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Backtests on historical data are fundamental for evaluating portfolio selection rules, but their reliability is often limited by reliance on a single sample path. This reliance can lead to high estimation variance. IID resampling offers a potential solution by increasing...

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Nutritional management of a patient with acute myeloid leukaemia complicated by gastrointestinal symptoms and typhlitis

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Zelda Hugo --- Pretoria East Hospital,

Leukaemia is the 11th most prevalent cancer worldwide, with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) representing an acute and highly aggressive subtype that requires urgent medical intervention. Although national data on incidence and mortality in South Africa remain limited, an epidemiological study...

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The mediating effect of individual beliefs between self-testing knowledge and HIV self-testing use

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Gerald Mukisa Nsereko --- Makerere University, Uganda Khamisi Musanje --- Makerere University, Uganda Loyce Kiiza Kobusingye --- Makerere University, Uganda Martin Mabunda Baluku --- Makerere University, Uganda

Background: HIV self-testing has been introduced as a secondary mode of testing in most countries as a way of counteracting the barriers associated with the traditional clinic-based method of testing. As the entry point into the HIV care cascade, testing...

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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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Barriers and facilitators influencing the use of HIV self-testing amongst adolescent girls and young women in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mimi Eve Teffo --- School of Built Environment and Development Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Mbongeleni Thembalihle Mgwaba --- School of Built Environment and Development Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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HIVST in the presence of a partner among fishermen in Western Kenya: A qualitative study

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Peter Abade --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Phoebe Olugo --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Sarah A. Gutin --- Department of Community Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of California San Francisco, USA Holly Nishimura --- Department of Medicine, Division of Prevention Sciences, University of California San Francisco, USA Jayne Lewis-Kulzer --- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, USA Marguerite Thorp --- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California, USA Benard Ayieko --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Lennah Oluoch --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya David Angawa --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Carol S. Camlin --- Department of Medicine, Division of Prevention Sciences, University of California San Francisco, USA Zachary A. Kwena --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya

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