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Patterns of movements of the African penguin in South Africa and Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: PA Whittington RM Randall BM Randall AC Wolfaardt RJM Crawford NTW Klages PA Bartlett YJ Chesselet R JonesThe direction, distance and seasonal patterns of movements of African penguins Speniscus demersus between breeding colonies were investigated for birds that had been flipper-banded between 1970 and 1998. These were comprised of 3 986 penguins banded as chicks at nests,... -
Modelling of wander ratios, travel speeds and productivity of cable and grapple skidders in softwood sawtimber operations in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Pierre Ackerman --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa Reino Pulkki --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa Elizabeth Gleasure --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South AfricaThe objective of this study was to develop predictive models for cable and grapple skidder wander ratios, travel speeds (loaded and unloaded), and productivity in softwood roundwood sawtimber harvesting operations. For field data collection, the study utilised on-board computing systems... -
Jet lag and environmental conditions that may influence exercise performance during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MP Schwellnus --- UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, EW Derman --- UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology,The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be held in South Africa in June/July 2010. This is the largest international sports event ever to be held in this country. At this time 32 international football teams, with their management and supporters,... -
Softwood sawlog secondary transport travel speed prediction for the South African forestry industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Pierre A Ackerman --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa Reino E Pulkki --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa Elizabeth Gleasure --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South AfricaThe objective of this study was to develop a predictive model for travel speed of softwood sawlog timber transport (STT) vehicles over a range of forest and provincial roads of varying condition for the South African forestry industry. Data was... -
Journeying into interobjectivity: how worlds can be multiple and real
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Andre Goodrich --- Social Anthropology, School of Social and Government Studies, North-West University, South AfricaThe culture-nature division is fundamental to the division of academic labour between the social and natural sciences. In the face of climate change and other broad environmental threats, natural and social scientists are becoming critical of this division of labour... -
Association between travel and Ebola disease: an overview
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Saurabh RamBihariLal Shrivastava --- Department of Community Medicine, India Prateek Saurabh Shrivastava --- Department of Community Medicine, India Jegadeesh Ramasamy --- Department of Community Medicine, IndiaThe outbreak of Ebola virus disease in West Africa has reminded public health authorities and international health agencies that, despite setting so many health-related goals, in reality there is much disparity in the health standards of people living in different... -
How millennials perceive leisure luxury hotels in a sharing economy?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Andy Heyes --- Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Ajay Aluri --- College of Business and Economics, USAThe introduction of both the experience and sharing economies can potentially be seen to be the start of a new type of luxury accommodation, but is that really true? The generation best adapted to such changes, who are also the... -
Change as a travel benefit: Exploring the impact of travel experiences on Italian youth
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Simona Staffieri --- Italian National Institute of Statistics, Italy Elena Cavagnaro --- Academy of International Hospitality Research, The Netherlands Bill Rowson --- Academy of International Hospitality Research, The NetherlandsThis paper aims, firstly, at identifying the main dimensions of perceived change induced in young people by a travel experience and, secondly, at understanding which dimensions of the tourism experience have the greatest influence on this change. A survey was... -
“From war to peace”: Military festival visitors’ quality-of-life
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Dewald Venter --- Department of Hospitality, Tourism and PR Management, Human Sciences, South Africa Stefan Kruger --- WorkWell Research Unit, South AfricaThe Voortrekker Monument Military festival is one of several military festivals held in South Africa. This study sought to determine the travel motives and life domain effects on the quality-of-life of visitors. Data were gathered from 330 visitors on their... -
Angolan battlefield tourism: Impact on the quality-of-life of South African Defence Force (SADF) veterans
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Dewald Venter --- , South AfricaThis study sought to determine the tourism travel motives of former South African Defence Force veterans with Angolan civil war battlefield experience . Nine veterans completed qualitative interviews on their travel motives, influences across their life domains, and quality-of-life overall,... -
Intention to use High Speed Rail (HSR) in Ghana: A comparative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Frank Ebo Sagoe --- , China Ying Teng --- , China Joy Say --- , China Lawrence Sagoe --- , Ghana Anita Sagoe --- , Ghana Muhammad Hashim Shah --- , ChinaThis exploratory study aimed to examine the intention of people to use High Speed Rail (HSR) in Ghana premised on convenience, traveling time reliability, and transport safety. Participants were a convenience sample of 957 public transportation users (female = 40.6%;... -
The spatial ecology of black-backed jackals (Canis mesomelas) in a protected mountainous grassland area
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Alexander Edward Botha --- , South Africa Angela Caren Bruns --- , South Africa Aliza le Roux --- , South AfricaAn animal’s ability to traverse a landscape and utilise available resources is vital for its survival. The movement patterns of an animal provide insight into space use, activity patterns and ecological requirements that are imperative for successful farming and wildlife... -
Slow tourism motivations: a factor/cluster segmentation approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Wagnew Eshetie Tsegaw --- Bahir Dar University, EthiopiaMarket segmentation has become a valuable instrument in planning appropriate marketing strategies. Therefore, the overall purpose of this study is to explore slow tourists’ characteristics, revealing the differences in their motivations using a factor/cluster market segmentation approach. The sample population... -
Residency, site affinity and coastal movements of the southern African endemic spotted gully shark Triakis megalopterus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: E Cottrant --- South African Shark Conservancy, South Africa JH Morrison --- South African Shark Conservancy, South Africa C Elston --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa TS Murray --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa NJ Drobniewska --- South African Shark Conservancy, South Africa LG Underhill --- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa N Hammerschlag --- Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, University of Miami, United States PS Albano --- Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, University of Miami, United States ME McCord --- South African Shark Conservancy, South Africa PD Cowley --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa C Fallows --- Apex Shark Expeditions, South Africa TG Paulet --- South African Shark Conservancy, South AfricaRising global concern regarding the conservation and management of shark species makes it essential to identify key ecological species to guide conservation efforts, especially species with more restricted distributions such as endemic species. The southern African endemic spotted gully shark...