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Geographical variation in the seasonal moth flight activity of the maize stalk borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller), in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. B.J. van Rensburg --- , M.C. Walters --- , J.H. Giliomee --- Department of Entomology,The seasonal abundance of Busseola fusca moths at five localities in the maize production area of South Africa was monitored by means of Robinson light traps. Geographical variation in the flight pattern was shown to exist between localities from east... -
The influence of rainfall on the seasonal abundance and flight activity of the maize stalk borer, Busseola fusca in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. B.J. van Rensburg --- Summer Grain Centre, Republic of South Africa G. D.J. van Rensburg --- Summer Grain Centre, Republic of South Africa J.H. Giliomee --- Department of Entomology, Republic of South Africa M.C. Walters --- , Republic of South AfricaThis study attempts to demonstrate the extent to which seasonal fluctuations in the number of Busseola fusca (Fuller) moths can be explained by precipitation data. Daily flight activity is shown to be enhanced by cool, humid conditions and restricted by... -
Plant population and cultivar effects on yield losses caused by the maize stalk borer, Busseola fusca (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. B.J van Rensburg --- Summer Grain Centre, Republic of South Africa M.C. Walters --- , Republic of South Africa J.H. Giliomee --- Department of Entomology, Republic of South AfricaMaize plants were subjected to controlled infestations of Busseola fusca (Fuller). Variations in inter- and intra- row spacing had a pronounced influence on the damage caused by the pest. Both the rates of dispersal and the survival of the larvae... -
Host plant preference by the maize stalk borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. B.J. van Rensburg --- Summer Grain Centre, Republic of South Africa J. van den Berg --- Summer Grain Centre, Republic of South AfricaSome graminaceous fodder crops were compared to maize and grain sorghum for ovipositional preference by Busseola fusca (Fuller) under laboratory conditions. The infestation potential of different crops was increased by the incidence of tillering, infestation being enhanced by the availability... -
The importance of certain insects as pollinators of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.P. du Toit --- , Republic of South AfricaThis study reports the effects of Apis mellifera L. (honeybees), Astylus atromaculatus Blanchard (spotted maize beetles), Heliothis armigera Hübner (American bollworm larvae) and Musca domestica L. (house flies) on seed set in commercial sunflower. The pollination efficiency of these insects... -
The effect of plant density on the injuriousness of Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in grain sorghum
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. van den Berg --- , Republic of South Africa J. B.J. van Rensburg --- , Republic of South Africa J.H. Giliomee --- Department of Entomology and Nematology, Republic of South AfricaThe influence of five different plant densities on whorl damage, internal damage, tillering and yield of grain sorghum under attack by Busseola fusca was evaluated over two seasons, using artificial infestation of three egg batches (90 eggs) per 5-m row... -
Infestation and injury levels of stem borers in relation to yield potential of grain sorghum
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. van den Berg --- Summer Grain Centre, Republic of South Africa J. B.J. van Rensburg --- Summer Grain Centre, Republic of South AfricaThe infestation patterns of the stem borer species Busseola fusca (Fuller) and Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) and the effect on plant yield, tiller number, plant height, peduncle length and internal damage were determined under conditions of differential nitrogen fertilization and soil... -
Stem borers in grain sorghum: I. Injury patterns with time after crop emergence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. B.J. van Rensburg --- Summer Grain Centre, Republic of South Africa J. van den Berg --- Summer Grain Centre, Republic of South AfricaThe progression of different categories of plant damage caused by Busseola fusca (Fuller) and Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) with time after crop emergence was determined through regular sampling from nine sorghum plantings in each of three seasons. Tillers were more prone... -
Stem borers in grain sorghum: II. Yield loss compensation in relation to borer attack
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. B.J. van Rensburg --- Summer Grain Centre, Republic of South Africa J. van den Berg --- Summer Grain Centre, Republic of South AfricaThe yields of Individual stems of grain sorghum In different categories of tillering and of injury by the stem borers Busseolafusca (Fuller) and Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) were obtained from nine plantings In each of three seasons. Tillering was stimulated by... -
Evaluation of pheromone trapping systems in relation to light trap captures of the maize stalk borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. B.J. van Rensburg --- Summer Grain Centre, Republic of South AfricaSynthetic sex pheromone formulations of the maize stalk borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) were compared in different trap designs with a light trap for efficiency in describing seasonal moth activity. Omni-directional traps were superior to conventional delta traps for both quantitative... -
Effect of Busseola fusca on the incidence of maize ear rot caused by Fusarium moniliforme and Stenocarpella maydis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: B.C. Flett --- , Republic of South Africa J. B.J. van Rensburg --- , Republic of South AfricaThe influence of Busseola fusca incidence and damage on Fusarium moniliforme and Stenocarpella maydis ear rots was studied in the field using artificial infestation with B. fusca, mechanical damage and pathogen inoculation. B. fusca infestation increased the incidence of F... -
Inheritance of antibiosis to the maize stalk borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and the combining ability for yield in resistant maize genotypes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. B.J. van Rensburg --- Summer Grain Centre, Republic of South Africa H.O. Gevers --- Summer Grain Sub-centre, Republic of South AfricaA diallel set of hybrids involving eleven maize inbred lines was used to determine the genetic basis of resistance to Busseola fusca. Larval mass gain over a period of three weeks after the artificial infestation of plants was closely correlated... -
Use of chlorophyll a fluorescence in screening for herbicide susceptibility in several Nicotiana tabacum L. cultivars and breeding lines
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: L. van Rensburg --- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Private Bag X6001, Republic of South Africa G. H.J. Krüger --- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Private Bag X6001, Republic of South Africa C.R. Nolte --- , Republic of South AfricaPossible differential sensitivity of newly released tobacco cultivars to different herbicides must be determined, as possible unfavourable combinations could exist which may have large financial implications in terms of cultivars bred, herbicide and tobacco line combinations used, and concentrations in... -
New sources of resistance to the stalk borers Busseola fusca (Fuller) and Chilo partellus Swinhoe in maize
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. B.J. van Rensburg --- Summer Grain Centre, Republic of South Africa J. van den Berg --- Summer Grain Centre, Republic of South AfricaA number of maize genotypes reportedly resistant to various stem borer species were evaluated for resistance to the maize stalk borer, Busseola fusca, and the spotted stem borer, Chilo partellus. Based on larval mass gain after two weeks of feeding... -
Comparison of various directional insecticide sprays against Busseola fusca (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Chilo partellus (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in sorghum and maize
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. van den Berg --- , Republic of South Africa J. B.J. van Rensburg --- , Republic of South AfricaThree methods of directional insecticide application against Busseola fusca and Chilo partellus infestations in the late growth stages of sorghum and maize were compared over two seasons. An insecticide mixture consisting of endosulfan and deltamethrin was applied 10 days after... -
Plant resistance × environment interaction: Perspectives on yield losses caused by the maize stalk borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. B.J. van Rensburg --- , Republic of South AfricaExperimental maize hybrids with various levels of resistance to the maize stalk borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller), were evaluated at different infestation levels during seasons of favourable and unfavourable rainfall. Limited plant resistance sufficed to reduce plant damage and yield losses... -
Evaluation of plant resistance to the maize stalk borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) in maize germplasm improved for resistance to other borer species
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. B.J van Rensburg --- , Republic of South AfricaNineteen maize genotypes resistant to various stalk borer species were evaluated for resistance to the maize stalk borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller), using artificially infested plants grown in a greenhouse. The inbred line GT-FAWCC (C5) resistant to the fall armyworm Spodoptera... -
Evaluation of Bt.-Transgenic maize for resistance to the stem borers Busseola fusca (Fuller) and Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. B.J. Van Rensburg --- , Republic of South AfricaThe gene Cry1Ab derived from the entomopathogenic bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis is currently deployed commercially for control of Pyralid stem borers of maize in the USA. In this study various events of the Bt-gene were evaluated in maize inbred lines and... -
Differential efficacy of tralkoxydim and diclofop-methyl on a suspected resistant ryegrass (Lolium rigidum Gaud.) biotype
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J.J. Smit --- , Republic of South Africa H.A. Smit --- , Republic of South Africa B.L. de Villiers --- , Republic of South AfricaThe efficacy of herbicides belonging to the aryloxyphenoxy propionic acids and cyclohexanedione groups was determined on a suspected resistant ryegrass biotype (Lolium rigidum Gaud.). Ryegrass seed was collected in the Southern Cape and germinated in a glasshouse with a day/night... -
Effect of planting date of maize on damage and yield loss caused by the stalk borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Lesotho
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.A. Ebenebe --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Republic of South Africa J. van den Berg --- , Republic of South Africa T.C. van der Linde --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Republic of South AfricaThe effect of the time of planting of maize on the incidence of infestation and yield loss caused by Busseola fusca (Fuller) was studied using five successive plantings (early November to early January) during the 1995/96 and 1996/97 growing seasons... -
Response of local maize varieties and commercial hybrids to natural infestation by Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Lesotho
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.A. Ebenebe --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Republic of South Africa J. van den Berg --- , Republic of South Africa T.C. van der Linde --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Republic of South AfricaThe response of farmers' varieties and maize hybrids commonly grown in Lesotho was evaluated in field trials under natural infestations of Busseola fusca (Fuller). Plant response of varieties and hybrids was evaluated in relation to a susceptible and resistant maize... -
Larval mortality and injury patterns of the African stalk borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) on various plant parts of Bt-transgenic maize
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. B.J. van Rensburg --- , Republic of South AfricaDuring the 1998/99 season considerable stem damage was caused by B. fusca in commercial plantings of Bt-maize, without leaf feeding damage during the vegetative stages of plant development. This indicated that larvae may survive on some less toxic plant part... -
Responses of Ethiopian durum wheat (Triticum turgidum var durum L.) genotypes to drought stress
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: K.F. Solomon --- Departments of Plant Sciences, South Africa M.T. Labuschagne --- Departments of Plant Sciences, South Africa A. T.P. Bennie --- Departments of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, South AfricaThe aim of this study was to identify yield components associated with drought tolerance in durum wheat. Twenty six durum wheat genotypes, from different agro-ecologies of Ethiopia were evaluated under moisture stress and non-stress conditions (35% and 70% available soil... -
Inheritance of resistance in maize to the African stalk borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.M. André --- Department of Plant Breeding, South Africa J. B.J. van Rensburg --- , South Africa M.T. Labuschagne --- Department of Plant Breeding, South AfricaThe inheritance of resistance to the African stem borer, Busseola fusca, in maize was investigated by means of line x tester analyses in the F1 to F4 generations of crosses between 18 susceptible inbred lines and two resistant testers of... -
Recurrent selection for resistance in maize to the African stalk borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. B.J. van Rensburg --- , South Africa J. Klopper --- , South AfricaStem borer resistant inbred lines Mp704 and Mp706 of Mississippi origin were used as donor parents in a recurrent selection programme, to develop locally adapted germplasm with improved resistance to the stalk borer Busseola fusca. The segregating progenies of crosses... -
Effect of the organo-trisiloxane surfactant, Break-Thru S240, on the depth of penetration of insecticides into maize whorls and chemical control of stem borers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. van den Berg --- , South Africa D. Viljoen --- , South AfricaChemical control of the stem borers Busseola fusca (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Chilo partellus (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) is complicated because of cryptic feeding deep inside plant whorls where larvae do not easily come into contact with insecticides. In this study the effect... -
Reaction of South African soybean cultivars to rust caused by Phakopsora pachyrhizi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: N.W. McLaren --- Centre for Plant Health Management, Department of Plant Sciences, South AfricaSoybean rust was recorded in South Africa in February 2001 in the Vryheid area of KwaZulu-Natal, from where it spread throughout production areas east of the escarpment. Management of the disease is presently, based on fungicide spray programs. Commercial soybean... -
A review of research achievements on maize stem borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) and Diplodia ear rot caused by Stenocarpella maydis (Berk. Sutton)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J.B.J. van Rensburg --- , South Africa B.C. Flett --- , South AfricaResearch that focused on maize production on the central Highveld of South Africa was traditionally, since the early twentieth century, dealt with by the Department of Agriculture at Potchefstroom. During the 1970s the Highveld Region at Potchefstroom assigned a group... -
FRESHWATER MOLLUSC STUDIES - A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: S.J. Pretorius --- , South AfricaMy contribution reviews some of the research activities of the Snail Research Unit. Taking Unit. Taking some liberties on the chronological order, the transition is traced from the species descriptions of the early years, the extensive field surveys, laboratory experimentations,... -
Seasonal and spatial distribution of roots and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi under live fences of Acacia laeta and Acacia mellifera in Sénégal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: O. Diagne A.S. Seck Y.K. Gassama-DiaSoils were sampled around live fences of A. laeta and A. mellifera plots in an experimental research site of the Senegalese Institute of Agricultural Research at Bambey, Sénégal. They were collected before and after the rainy season at three distances... -
AIDS, individual behaviour and the unexplained remaining variation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Alison Katz --- , SwitzerlandFrom the start of the AIDS pandemic, individual behaviour has been put forward, implicitly or explicitly, as the main explanatory concept for understanding the epidemiology of HIV infection and in particular for the rapid spread and high prevalence in sub-Saharan... -
A laboratory assessment of the potential molluscicidal activity of some Nigerian plant species used as anthelmintics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: AA Adenusi --- Parasitology Unit, Department of Plant Science and Applied Zoology, Nigeria AB Odaibo --- Department of Zoology, NigeriaLaboratory studies were conducted to determine the potential molluscicidal activity of five Nigerian plant species used in alternative medicine practice as anthelmintics. Laboratory-bred adult Biomphalaria pfeifferi, the snail host of Schistosoma mansoni in Nigeria, and their viable 0- to 24-hour-old... -
Antibiotic resistance among heterotrophic bacteria in Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: OA Agwu --- Department of Biological Oceanography, NigeriaAntibiotic-resistant bacteria in the aquatic environment are considered reservoirs for drug-resistant genes. Therefore, culturable heterotrophic bacteria isolated from Lagos Lagoon surface waters between 2011 and 2012 were screened for their susceptibility to 14 commonly used antibiotics belonging to six major... -
The status of seabirds at Latham Island, Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: RJM Crawford BS Asseid BM Dyer A Hija AA Mwinyi P Shinula L UpfoldLatham Island, Tanzania, was surveyed in August 2004 — the first known survey of the island outside the period October–March — and in December 2005. On both surveys, four species of seabird were breeding at the island. Larger numbers of... -
The food of three seabirds at Latham Island, Tanzania, with observations on foraging by masked boobies Sula dactylatra
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: BS Asseid L Drapeau RJM Crawford BM Dyer A Hija AA Mwinyi P Shinula L UpfoldAt Latham Island, Tanzania, in August 2004 and December 2005, flying fish (Exocoetidae) contributed 90% by mass of prey items regurgitated by masked boobies Sula dactylatra. The fish had a mean caudal length of 164mm. Two boobies generally foraged in... -
Composition of macrobenthos in the Wouri River estuary mangrove, Douala, Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: VM Ngo-Massou --- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Cameroon GL Essome-Koum --- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Cameroon E Ngollo-Dina --- , USA N Din --- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, CameroonThe macrobenthos of mangroves is dominated by crabs and molluscs, which have a significant ecological role in terms of the structure and function of mangroves. The aim of this study was to determine the abundance and biological diversity of these... -
Macrozoobenthic biodiversity patterns in the northern province of the Benguela upwelling system
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: ML Zettler --- Department of Biology, Germany R Bochert --- Department of Biology, Germany F Pollehne --- Department of Biology, GermanyThis paper describes macrozoobenthos diversity in the vicinity of the Angola–Benguela Frontal Zone between 15° and 23° S in offshore waters of the Namib biogeographic province in a comprehensive zoogeographical context. At 38 selected stations, about 500 different macrozoobenthic taxa... -
The effect of the colonisation extent of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on the growth of pot grown Pterocarpus angolensis seedlings
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: S.N. Hengar --- Department of Forest Science, USA A.J. Valentine --- Department of Environmental Science, USA J.M. Theron --- Department of Forest Science, USAThe effect of the level of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) colonisation on the growth of Pterocarpus angolensis was studied. Mycorrhizal infected seedlings, showing either good or poor growth, under the same environmental conditions (temperature, humidity, light level) were analyzed for... -
Impact of Sargochromis codringtonii (Teleostei: Cichlidae) on pulmonate snails in irrigation ponds in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: MosesJ Chimbari Paul Makoni Henry MadsenThe impact of Sargochromis codringtonii on pulmonate snails, including those that transmit schistosomiasis, was assessed over 29 months in 2 800m2 irrigation ponds. Snail populations in fishless ponds were first monitored for 10 months before 85 S. codringtonii were introduced... -
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 OribhaborStatic 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... -
The epidemiology and pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes mellitus in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: CJ Padoa --- Department of Chemical Pathology National Health Laboratory Service,Type 1 diabetes is a serious, debilitating disease, with life-threatening complications, and the financial burden associated with the management of this disease is enormous. Early diagnosis and intervention can improve morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately, in Africa, type 1 diabetes is... -
Lipid rescue: the use of lipid emulsions to treat local anaesthetic toxicity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: CJ Kruger --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa PC Marwick --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa AI Levin --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, South AfricaDespite increasing safety of regional anaesthesia, the growth in the popularity therof implies that local anaesthetic toxicity will occur occasionally. Local anaesthetic cardiotoxicity, even when using “safer” modern local anaesthetics, is notoriously resistant to standard resuscitation. The aim of this... -
The old wave
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: R Dickerson --- Department of Emergency Medicine, -
Value and impact of massive blood transfusion protocols in the management of trauma patients
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: MDC Ortega-Gonzalez --- Department of Anaesthesia, BI Monzon-Torres --- Department of Trauma Directorate, Division of Surgery,Trauma-related injuries are the second leading cause of death and disability in South Africa. The traditional approach to surgery and resuscitation of severely injured patients has undergone change over the past 10 years. New concepts like damage control surgery and... -
Perioperative care of a child with tetanus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: B Schloss --- Department of Anesthesiology, G Cambier --- Department of Anesthesiology, JD Tobias --- Department of Anesthesiology,Tetanus is caused by tetanospasmin, a toxin that is produced by the anaerobic bacterium, Clostridium tetani. Despite widespread vaccination, which limits its incidence in many parts of the world, tetanus may still occur owing to lack of immunisation related to... -
Pioneers in South African Anaesthesia: Dr Heyman Harold (Heymie) Samson, anaesthetic innovator
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: PC Gordon --- Nagin Parbhoo History of Anaesthesia Museum, Department of Anaesthesia, RW Nieuwveld --- Department of Anaesthesia, -
Time to face the book?: "Unfriending" IV fluids. Where are we currently with fluid administration in anaesthesia and critical care?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Z Farina --- Anaesthesia, -
Anaesthesia and the paediatric muscle disorders
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: RM Gray --- Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital,Paediatric muscle disorders have significant implications for anaesthetists. Their effects extend beyond skeletal muscle and manifestations in other organ systems are frequently seen; in addition, adverse reactions to anaesthetic drugs may result in fatality if unrecognised or inadequately treated. In... -
Perioperative care of a child with Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy during posterior spinal fusion
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: DP Martin --- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, USA JD Tobias --- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, USA S Warhadpande --- The Ohio State University School of Medicine, USA A Beebe --- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, USA J Klamar --- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, USAUllrich congenital muscular dystrophy (UCMD) is one of a group of disorders known as congenital muscular dystrophies. Severe hypotonia and early diaphragmatic involvement may lead to respiratory failure early in the disease process. We present the case of a nine-year-old... -
An unsuccessful resuscitation: The families' and doctors' experiences of the unexpected death of a patient
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Isaacs --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, RJ Mash --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care,Background: The objective was to elicit families' experience of the death of a family member at the Elsies River Community Health Centre, their feelings towards the staff involved in the resuscitation and their opinions about how things could be improved... -
A profile of resuscitations at the Kalafong hospital emergency unit
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: L Engelbrecht --- Department of Family Medicine, S Smith --- Department of Family Medicine, M Geyser --- Department of Family Medicine,Background: All serious emergency cases arriving at the Kalafong Hospital emergency department are first resuscitated by doctors from the Family Medicine Department. The aim of this study was to construct a profile of the patients that the emergency unit doctors... -
A diagnostic approach to the common arthritic conditions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: M Tikly --- Division of Rheumatology, M A Makda --- Division of Rheumatology,Arthritis is a common cause of pain and disability in adults. In this article, the first in a series of two articles on arthritis, a clinical approach to musculoskeletal disorders is reviewed, with emphasis on the history and examination as... -
Sports injuries in adults: overview of clinical examination and management
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: DC Janse van Rensburg --- Section Sports Medicine, K Nolte --- Institute for Sports Research, University of Pretoria,A wide variety of anatomical structures can be involved in a sports injury. To return to play as soon as possible is of utmost importance to an athlete, and in order to achieve this, a correct, all-inclusive diagnosis, a well-focused... -
Healthy lifestyle interventions in general practice Part 10: Lifestyle and arthritic conditions—Osteoarthritis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MP Schwellnus --- UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, DN Patel --- Vitality Wellness, C Nossel --- Vitality Wellness, M Dreyer --- Vitality Wellness, S Whitesman --- Institute for Mindfulness, South Africa EW Derman --- UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine,Chronic musculoskeletal disease is one of the most common causes of disability worldwide with considerable economic impact in health care. Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common chronic musculoskeletal disease affecting a large proportion of the population with an increasing predicted... -
Common work-related musculoskeletal strains and injuries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: RM Collins --- Section Sports Medicine, DC Janse Van Rensburg --- Section Sports Medicine, JS Patricios --- Section Sports Medicine,Muscles, tendons, joints and nerves are susceptible to injury when stressed or traumatised repetitively, or over an extended period of time. Regardless of the nature of the work, a large proportion of the working population's time is spent engaged in... -
Knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation of clinicians at a South African tertiary hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: L Botha --- Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, MM Geyser --- Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, A Engelbrecht --- Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences,Objectives: The objectives of this study were to assess clinicians' knowledge about evaluating possible cardiac arrest patients and recognising cardiac arrest, to assess clinicians' knowledge about appropriate decisions and actions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and to determine which advanced life... -
Consultation outcomes for musculoskeletal conditions at two community health centres in Cape Town
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MK Namane --- Metro District Health Services, Western Cape Department of Health, Community Health Division and Family Medicine Division, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch and Family Medicine Division, Faculty of Health Sciences, AA Kalla --- Head of Unit, Rheumatic Diseases Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, TN Young --- Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, Community Health Division Faculty of Health Sciences,Objectives: To compare the proportion of patients with documented diagnoses and management plans when they presented with musculoskeletal complaints at two community health centres (CHCs) using two models of care: one with a rheumatology outreach service and the other with... -
Metal bioaccumulation in the fish of the Olifants River, Limpopo province, South Africa, and the associated human health risk: a case study of rednose labeo Labeo rosae from two impoundments
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: A Jooste --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa SM Marr --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa A Addo-Bediako --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa WJ Luus-Powell --- Department of Biodiversity, South AfricaThe Olifants River, Limpopo River system, is now one of the most polluted rivers in South Africa. The concentrations of metals in fish muscle tissue from two impoundments on the Olifants River, Flag Boshielo Dam and Phalaborwa Barrage, were measured... -
Microcystin-LR equivalent concentrations in fish tissue during a postbloom Microcystis exposure in Loskop Dam, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: T Nchabeleng --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa P Cheng --- CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment, South Africa PJ Oberholster --- CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment, South Africa A-M Botha --- Department of Genetics, South Africa WJ Smit --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa WJ Luus-Powell --- Department of Biodiversity, South AfricaThe effects of a decomposing cyanobacteria bloom on water quality and the accumulation of microcystin-LR equivalent toxin in fish at Loskop Dam were studied in May 2012. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay [ELISA] was used to confirm the presence of microcystin-LR equivalent... -
The molluscicidal efficacy of methanol extracts of Pterocarpus angolensis, Sclerocarya birrea, Pappea capensis and Commiphora africana against Lymnaea natalensis and Helisoma duryi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: M Ndabambi --- Department of Environmental Science and Health, Zimbabwe N Basopo --- Department of Applied Biology and Biochemistry, Zimbabwe LC Nkiwane --- Department of Textile Technology, Zimbabwe YS Naik --- Department of Environmental Science and Health, ZimbabweTropical plants have been shown to contain compounds that have some molluscicidal activity against snail intermediate hosts of parasitic trematodes. Dried methanol extracts of Pterocarpus angolensis, Sclerocarya birrea, Pappea capensis and Commiphora africana were screened for molluscicidal activity against Lymnaea... -
Quantification of shell banding polymorphism in the East African tree snail Sitala jenynsi (Pulmonata: Ariophantidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Peter F. Kasigwa --- Department of Zoology, Tanzania John A. Allen --- School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, U.K.In eastern Africa, populations of the tree snail Sitala jenynsi are monomorphic, dimorphic or trimorphic for the width of the upper brown band on their shells.We measured the variation in the width of this band in several populations and analysed... -
Origin and putative colonization routes for invasive rodent taxa in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: P. K. Kaleme --- Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa J. M. Bates --- Department of Zoology, U.S.A. H. K. Belesi --- Department of Environment, Democratic Republic of Congo R. C. K. Bowie --- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology and Department of Integrative Biology, U.S.A. M. Gambalemoke --- Faculté des Sciences, Université de Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo J. Kerbis-Peterhans --- Department of Zoology, U.S.A. J. Michaux --- University of Liège, Belgium J. M. Mwanga --- Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles, Democratic Republic of Congo B. R. Ndara --- Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles, Democratic Republic of Congo P. J. Taylor --- Department of Ecology and Resource Management, South Africa B. Jansen van Vuuren --- Department of Botany and Zoology, South AfricaThe threat posed by biological invasions is well established. An important consideration in preventing the spread of invasives and also subsequent introductions lies in understanding introduction pathways. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) houses a large percentage of the... -
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 AfricaSmall 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... -
Adjuvant treatment, tumour recurrence and the survival rate of uterine serous carcinomas: a single-institution review of 62 women
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: F Pol --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, the Netherlands D Allen --- Department of Gynaelogical Oncology, Australia R Bekkers --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, the Netherlands P Grant --- Department of Gynaelogical Oncology, Australia S Hyde --- Department of Gynaelogical Oncology, AustraliaObjectives: The aim of this study was to assess our department’s management of uterine serous carcinoma (USC) and to determine the correlation of the recurrence and survival rates of stage I-IV patients with different adjuvant treatment modalities. -
Genotypic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in pretoria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Prisca Hove --- Department of Microbiological Pathology, Julitha Molepo --- Department of Microbiological Pathology, Samukeliso Dube --- Department of Microbiological Pathology, Maphoshane Nchabeleng --- Department of Microbiological Pathology,Tuberculosis is a global health problem. Continuous efforts are needed to understand the genetic diversity and geographical distribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The objective of this study was to determine the genetic diversity of M. tuberculosis strains in Soshanguve, Pretoria. Eighty-nine... -
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... -
Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Campylobacter Species
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Clifford Simango --- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, ZimbabweThermophilic Campylobacter spp. are important causative agents of diarrhoeal disease in humans. Antimicrobial-resistant Campylobacter spp. that originate from poultry can enter the human food chain and result in resistant Campylobacter spp. in human infections. Campylobacter spp. were isolated from chicken... -
Antifungal susceptibility profile of yeast isolates from sterile sites at a tertiary hospital in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: N A Makhado --- University of Limpopo, F. Ismail --- National Health Laboratory Service, Tshwane Academic Division, Y. Dangor --- University of Limpopo, T J H Chephe --- National Health Laboratory Service, Dr George Mukhari Tertiary Laboratory, A A Hoosen --- National Health Laboratory Service, Tshwane Academic Division, M. Nchabeleng --- University of Limpopo,Invasive infections caused by yeasts are associated with high mortality and morbidity, and resistance to antifungal agents is increasing. Candida spp. has emerged as the leading cause of systemic nosocomial fungal infections. The aim of this study was to identify... -
Neonatal septicaemia: prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of common pathogens at Princess Marina Hospital, Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Lydia Mudzikati --- Medical Laboratory, Princess Marina Hospital, Gaborone, Botswana, and Division of Community Health, South Africa Angela Dramowski --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, South AfricaBackground: Septicaemia is the third most common cause of neonatal death after prematurity and birth asphyxia. The prevalence of neonatal sepsis and the spectrum of causative microorganisms fluctuates over time, thus facility-specific surveillance of neonatal bloodstream infections is important. Increasing... -
Evolutionary retention of defensive lateral pedal glands in the smallest siphonariid limpet (Gastropoda: Pulmonata)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Shirley C Pinchuck --- Electron Microscope Unit, Rhodes University, South Africa Brian R Allanson --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Alan N Hodgson --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaDespite its cryptic habitat and habits, light and transmission electron microscopy has revealed that like many other siphonariids Siphonaria compressa, the smallest species of this genus, possesses lateral pedal glands. The pear-shaped glands (about 120 µm long×70 µm maximum diameter)... -
Operator work-related musculoskeletal disorders during forwarding operations in South Africa: an ergonomic assessment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Kudakwashe Phairah --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, Forest Science Postgraduate Programme, South Africa Michal Brink --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, Forest Science Postgraduate Programme, South Africa Paxie Chirwa --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, Forest Science Postgraduate Programme, South Africa Andrew Todd --- Department of Human Kinetics and Ergonomics, South AfricaForest machine operators are still experiencing work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) despite extensive mechanisation and modernisation of harvesting systems. However, paucity of local ergonomics research and technology transfer problems may affect the use of mechanised systems in South Africa. Consequently, this... -
Metal contamination and human health risk associated with the consumption of Labeo rosae from the Olifants River system, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: J Lebepe --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa SM Marr --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa WJ Luus-Powell --- Department of Biodiversity, South AfricaThe Olifants River, a tributary of the Limpopo River system, is one of the most polluted rivers in South Africa. In May 2011 the concentrations of metals in fish muscle tissue from two impoundments, Loskop and Flag Boshielo dams, on... -
Furcocercous cercariae shed by the freshwater snails Pila occidentalis (Mousson, 1887) and Biomphalaria pfeifferi (Krauss, 1848) in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: C Jansen van Rensburg --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa PH King --- Department of Biology, South Africa JG van As --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaDuring July 2009 and 2010 surveys of snail-borne larval trematodes of the Okavango Delta floodplains and lagoons were undertaken. Cercaria mohemboense were shed by Pila occidentalis (Mousson, 1887) and Cercaria dubaensis and Cercaria indistinctus were shed by Biomphalaria pfeifferi (Krauss,... -
Diplopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Khathutshelo Percy Mashige --- Discipline of Optometry, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Alvin Jeffrey Munsamy --- Discipline of Optometry, School of Health Sciences, South AfricaPatients frequently present to medical facilities and emergency rooms with symptoms of diplopia, where a single object is observed as two items. It is important for the clinician to know the clinical presentation of diplopia to be able to determine... -
Postoperative neuromuscular function following non-depolarising muscle blockade in patients at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, Durban
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: JRR Invernizzi --- Discipline of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care, South Africa PD Gopalan --- Discipline of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care, South AfricaBackground: Residual neuro-muscular blockade after the end of general anaesthesia may occur when non-depolarising muscle relaxant (NDMR) drugs are used. Train-of-four (TOF) stimulation is used to quantify the degree of residual paralysis, with a TOF ratio of less than 0.9... -
Sedation practice among Nigerian radiology residents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: AD Omisore --- Department of Radiology, Nigeria AT Adenekan --- Department of Anaesthesia, Nigeria OO Ayoola --- Department of Radiology, Nigeria AM Owojuyigbe --- Department of Anaesthesia, Nigeria BI Afolabi --- Department of Radiology, NigeriaBackground: Providing safe and effective sedation to patients, especially those with multiple medical problems, can be challenging for radiology residents and fellows. This study aimed to determine knowledge, attitude and practice of Nigerian radiology residents concerning sedation. -
Epidemiology of cystic fibrosis respiratory pathogens isolated at a South African Hospital, 2006–2010
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Vindana Chibabhai --- National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, South Africa Warren Lowman --- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, South AfricaBackground: The epidemiology of cystic fibrosis (CF) associated pathogens other than Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the South African cystic fibrosis population has not been previously described. -
Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in two morphotypes of African large barb Labeobarbus intermedius (Osteichthyes: Cyprinidae) in Lake Hawassa, Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: S Sorsa --- Department of Biology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Ethiopia A Gezahagn --- Ethiopian Rift Valley Lakes Basin Authority, Ethiopia E Dadebo --- Department of Biology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, EthiopiaWater and muscle tissue samples from two morphotypes of the African large barb Labeobarbus intermedius collected from three sites in Lake Hawassa in 2012–2013 were analysed for eight heavy metals, including Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn... -
Laryngotracheal and cervical muscular anatomy in the genus Uroplatus (Gekkota: Gekkonidae) in relation to distress call emission
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Anthony P. Russell --- , , Canada Heather A. Hood --- , , Canada Aaron M. Bauer --- , , USAThe gekkonid Uroplatus exhibits many autapomorphic features. The laryngotracheal region has long been noted to display unusual characteristics, with a widely expanded and membrane-roofed anterior portion of the trachea being prominent among these. It has been proposed that this tracheal... -
Metal accumulation in House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) from Thohoyandou, Limpopo province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Nathan J Baker --- Department of Zoology, South Africa Simone Dahms --- Department of Zoology, South Africa Ruan Gerber --- Department of Zoology, South Africa John Maina --- Department of Zoology, South Africa Richard Greenfield --- Department of Zoology, South AfricaStudies on metal pollution (cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, manganese and nickel) in South African terrestrial environments are severely lacking. Due to being relatively unaffected by industrialisation, the Thohoyandou region may provide data on natural levels of metals for use as... -
The abundance of an invasive freshwater snail Tarebia granifera (Lamarck, 1822) in the Nseleni River, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: RW Jones --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa JM Hill --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa JA Coetzee --- Department of Botany, South Africa TS Avery --- Department of Biology and Mathematics & Statistics, Canada OLF Weyl --- Centre for Invasion Biology, South Africa MP Hill --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaThe invasive freshwater snail Tarebia granifera (Lamarck, 1822) was first reported in South Africa in 1999 and it has become widespread across the country, with some evidence to suggest that it reduces benthic macroinvertebrate biodiversity. The current study aimed to... -
Poor control and management of type 2 diabetes mellitus at an under-resourced South African Hospital: is it a case of clinical inertia?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Romona Devi Govender --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Prem Gathiram --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Miljenko Panajatovic --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaEvidence shows that even with the implementation of evidence-based medicine, the attainment of optimal glycaemic control is difficult and challenging for both patients and healthcare providers. This study was a one-year retrospective chart review with data collected during the period... -
Human immunodeficiency virus-related Epstein-Barr virus-associated smooth muscle tumours: South African experience from Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Sugeshnee Pather --- Division of Anatomical Pathology, National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa Rosalind D. Wainwright --- Haematology and Oncology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, South Africa Faieza Sahid --- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, South Africa Thembi Mashele --- Division of Anatomical Pathology, National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa Eunice J. van den Berg --- Division of Anatomical Pathology, National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa Reena D. Mohanlal --- Division of Anatomical Pathology, National Health Laboratory Service, South AfricaBackground: Despite the rampant human immunodeficiency (HIV) epidemic in Africa, there is a paucity of published data of HIV-related Epstein-Barr virus-associated smooth muscle tumours (EBV-SMT) from Africa. -
Neonatal sepsis in a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital: Clinical features, clinical outcome, aetiology and antibiotic susceptibility pattern
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Adediwura O Arowosegbe --- Department of Microbiology, College of Biosciences, Nigeria David A Ojo --- Department of Microbiology, College of Biosciences, Nigeria Iyabode O Dedeke --- Department of Paediatrics, Nigeria Olufunke B Shittu --- Department of Microbiology, College of Biosciences, Nigeria Olusola A Akingbade --- Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, NigeriaBackground: Neonatal sepsis is a significant cause of neonatal mortality in developing countries. The aetiological agents and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns are dynamic. Objectives: This study determined clinical features, aetiology, antimicrobial susceptibility and clinical outcome of neonatal sepsis in a... -
The association between calf circumference and appendicular skeletal muscle mass index of black urban women in Tlokwe City
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: PO Ukegbu --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa HS Kruger --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa JD Meyer --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa C Nienaber-Rousseau --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa C Botha-Ravyse --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa SJ Moss --- Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation Sciences, South Africa MI Kruger --- Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research, South AfricaBackground: Sarcopenia, the loss of muscle mass and strength, is associated with adverse health outcomes. Calf circumference (CC) has been proposed as a surrogate measure of muscle mass in the elderly; however, ethnic/sex specific cut-off values remain to be established. -
Dosage of sugammadex according to the calculated lean body mass in obese female patients: time to reverse moderate neuromuscular blockade induced by rocuronium
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Cheik Tidiane Hafid Wind-Pouiré Bougouma --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Burkina Faso Jean-Luc RJ Demeere --- Department of Anaesthesiology, BelgiumBackground: Sugammadex is a selective relaxant binding agent for antagonism of prolonged rocuronium-induced neuromuscular blockade. The recommended dose is 2 mg/kg. Based on the pharmacological characteristics of sugammadex in obese patients, the calculated lean body mass (CLBM) should be used to... -
An artificial inoculation protocol for Uromycladium acaciae, cause of a serious disease of Acacia mearnsii in southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Stuart Fraser --- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Tree Protection Co-operative Programme, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, South Africa Alistair R McTaggart --- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Tree Protection Co-operative Programme, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, South Africa Julian Moreno Chan --- Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South Africa Thobile Nxumalo --- Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South Africa Louise S Shuey --- Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, South Africa Michael J Wingfield --- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Tree Protection Co-operative Programme, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, South Africa Jolanda Roux --- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Tree Protection Co-operative Programme, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, South AfricaUromycladium acaciae is the cause of a severe wattle rust epidemic in plantations of Acacia mearnsii (black wattle) in southern Africa. Research on the biology of this damaging rust is assisting in the development of control strategies. One strategy under... -
Montane forest birds in winter: do they regularly move to lower altitudes? Observations from the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Adrian JFK Craig --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Patrick E Hulley --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaSeasonal altitudinal migration to lower altitudes including the coast has been ascribed to a number of forest birds, of which 14 species occur at Fort Fordyce Reserve in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Based on our observations and ringing at... -
Assessment of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal spore density and viability in soil stockpiles of South African opencast coal mines
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Obinna T Ezeokoli --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, South Africa Cyril C Nwangburuka --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, South Africa Rasheed A Adeleke --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, South Africa Ashira Roopnarain --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, South Africa D Garry Paterson --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, South Africa Mark S Maboeta --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa Cornelius C Bezuidenhout --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South AfricaThe symbioses between arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi and plant roots is essential for nutrient uptake and growth of most vascular plants. Soil condition and management influence the density and viability of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) spores. In this study, AMF... -
Susceptibility to hepatitis B infection, hepatitis B/HIV co-infections and hepatitis B immunity in HIV-positive patients starting HAART in Durban, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: FM Chonco --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa S Rangiah --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: HIV/HBV co-infection remains a global threat to HIV management despite the available effective hepatitis B vaccine and hepatitis B covering antiretroviral therapy. Many studies done in South Africa and internationally showed high prevalence of HIV/hepatitis B co-infection, which mandated... -
Dry bean cultivars with the potential for use in potato–dry bean crop rotation systems for managing root-knot nematodes in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Kgabo M Pofu --- Agricultural Research Council–Vegetable and Ornamental Plants, South Africa Phatu W Mashela --- Green Biotechnologies Research Centre, South Africa Sonja L Venter --- Agricultural Research Council–Vegetable and Ornamental Plants, South AfricaPotato (Solanum tuberosum) cultivars are highly susceptible to the root-knot (Meloidogyne spp.) nematodes, with the preferred nematode management strategy being rotation using nematode-resistant crops. Most commercial potato- producing farmers prefer high-yielding, but low-input leguminous crops for use in potato crop-rotation... -
Assessment of trace metals in water samples and tissues of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) from the Akaki River Catchment and the Aba Samuel Reservoir, central Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: AB Kassegne --- Centre for Environmental Science, Ethiopia T Berhanu --- Interim Coordinator, Central Research Laboratory, Ethiopia JO Okonkwo --- Department of Environmental, Water and Earth Sciences, South Africa S Leta --- Centre for Environmental Science, EthiopiaConcentrations of Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn were determined in water and muscle of Clarias gariepinus from the Akaki River Catchment and the Aba Samuel Reservoir in Ethiopia during 2016 and 2017. The analyses were performed... -
Mc1r genotype and plumage colouration in highly polymorphic jackal buzzards, Buteo rufofuscus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Sophia Bam --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa Lorinda Hart --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa Sandi Willows-Munro --- School of Life Sciences, South AfricaEvolution is driven by natural selection acting on variable phenotypic traits. Understanding the molecular basis of those traits is crucial for elucidating the mechanisms of natural selection. The southern African jackal buzzard (Buteo rufofuscus) displays extreme plumage colour polymorphism, with... -
Cadmium and lead levels in three freshwater fish species from the Zambezi region, Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: O Madzingira --- , Namibia LZ Lifumbela --- , Namibia E Kandiwa --- , Namibia L Kandjengo --- , Namibia B Mushonga --- , NamibiaMuscle tissue from three-spotted tilapia (Oreochromis andersonii) (n = 11), sharp tooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus) (n = 14) and tigerfish (Hydrocynus vittatus) (n = 12) were sampled from a market in the Zambezi region, Namibia in June 2018 and analysed... -
Differences in metal compositions and concentrations of sympatric predatory fish and squid from the South Atlantic Ocean
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Ryan C Uren --- , South Africa Francois Bothma --- , South Africa Carl D van der Lingen --- , South Africa Hindrik Bouwman --- , South AfricaMetals occur naturally in the environment and in organisms. Organisms at higher trophic levels may contain metals at elevated concentrations, as a result of accumulation from anthropogenic and natural sources, potentially making them more susceptible to detrimental effects, as well... -
Eucalypt susceptibility towards the invasive Glycaspis brimblecombei Moore (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae) in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Samantha J Bush --- , South Africa Bernard Slippers --- , South Africa Brett P Hurley --- , South AfricaGlycaspis brimblecombei (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae) is a eucalypt feeder native to Australia. Infestations of G. brimblecombei can cause leaf wilt, dieback and death in weak or severely infested plants. In many countries where G. brimblecombei has been introduced, patterns of susceptibility... -
Settlement of the invasive mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis in a warm temperate estuarine embayment in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: J Radloff --- , South Africa AN Hodgson --- , South Africa L Claassens --- , South AfricaMytilus galloprovincialis, a globally successful marine alien invasive species, occupies all artificial hard substrata in the embayment of the Knysna estuary, South Africa. The current study compared temporal and spatial settlement patterns of M. galloprovincialis within this environment. Settlement was... -
A review of marine invertebrates used as fishing baits and the implications for national and regional management in the Western Indian Ocean
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Carol A Simon --- , South Africa Agnes WN Muthumbi --- , Kenya Charles M Kihia --- , Kenya Kyle MS Smith --- , South Africa Riaan B Cedras --- , South Africa Paubert T Mahatante --- , Madagascar Virginia W Wangondu --- , Kenya Robert Katikiro --- , TanzaniaIn the Western Indian Ocean (WIO), more than 76 records from peer-reviewed and grey literature identified approximately 60 invertebrate taxa harvested for bait and food. The most diverse phyla were Mollusca, followed by Arthropoda and Annelida, with few records of... -
Temporal and spatial variation of the molluscan community structure in Oualidia Lagoon, Moroccan Atlantic coast
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: F El Asri --- , Morocco A Errhif --- , Morocco MN Tamsouri --- , Morocco H Nhhala --- , Morocco M Maanan --- , France H Zidane --- , MoroccoThe molluscan assemblages inhabiting the coastal waters of Oualidia Lagoon, Morocco, were studied during winter and summer of 2013. The taxonomic composition and diversity were determined at 43 sample sites. Thirty-four mollusc taxa were recorded in total, including 12 species... -
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... -
Complex information and accounting standards: Evidence from UK narrative reporting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Ekaete Efretuei --- , United Kingdom Abel Usoro --- , Nigeria Christina Koutra --- , United Arab EmiratesThe application of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) has been introduced in many countries to enhance efficiencies in financial markets and improve communication in financial reporting. However, extant studies have suggested that the introduction of IFRS has increased narrative complexity,... -
‘Dented’ and ‘Resuscitated’ masculinities: The impact of HIV diagnosis and/or enrolment on antiretroviral treatment on masculine identities in rural eastern Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Godfrey E. Siu --- , Uganda Daniel Wight --- , United Kingdom Janet Seeley --- , , United KingdomThere is limited research on the impact of HIV or its treatment on men's identity construction and gender roles in sub-Saharan Africa. Based on in-depth research with 26 men in rural Uganda, this article discusses men's vulnerabilities and shifting gender... -
Assessment of laryngeal muscle and testicular cell types in Xenopus laevis (Anura Pipidae) inhabiting maize and non‐maize growing areas of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: ErnestE. Smith --- Texas Tech University, LouisH. Du Preez --- North‐West University, South Africa Angella Gentles --- Texas Tech University, KeithR. Solomon --- University of Guelph, Canada Bernard Tandler --- Case Reserve University, JamesA. Carr --- Texas Tech University, GlenL. Van Der Kraak --- University of Guelph, Canada RonaldJ. Kendall --- Texas Tech University, JohnP. Giesy --- Michigan State University, TimothyS. Gross --- Florida Caribbean Science Center‐USGS‐BRD,We tested the hypothesis that adult African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis) inhabiting water bodies in maize‐growing areas (MGA) of South Africa would exhibit differences in testicular structure compared to frogs from water bodies in non‐maize‐growing areas (NMGA) in the same... -
Molluscicidal and cercaricidal effects of Persicaria senegalensis on Radix natalensis snails and their echinostome-shed cercariae in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: MC Mathole --- Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa PH King --- Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South AfricaPersicaria senegalensis is an aquatic plant of the Family Polygonaceae with apparent molluscicidal properties. The research evaluated the molluscicidal effect of P. senegalensis on the freshwater snail Radix natalensis, and its echinostome-shed cercariae. Various compounds from Persicaria senegalensis were extracted... -
Muscle ultrasound: a reliable bedside tool for dietitians to monitor muscle mass
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Lizl Veldsman --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Alison Lupton-Smith --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Guy A Richards --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Renée Blaauw --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa -
Using stakeholder knowledge to co-produce research priorities for a raptor species vulnerable to impacts of wind energy facilities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Merlyn Nomusa Nkomo --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Megan Murgatroyd --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Samantha Ralston-Paton --- , South Africa Arjun Amar --- University of Cape Town, South AfricaThe global energy transition necessitates a rapid increase in infrastructure in developing countries, including for wind energy facilities (WEFs). Concerns arise regarding the negative impacts of WEFs on biodiversity, especially on birds of prey or raptors and other volant animals... -
Molluscicidal effects of Persicaria senegalensis on terrestrial snails Cornu aspersum in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: MC Mathole --- Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa PH King --- Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South AfricaCornu aspersum is an invasive terrestrial snail pest of the family Helicidae. In South Africa, where the snail causes significant crop losses in viticulture areas, synthetic molluscicides are used to control them. However, the latter negatively affects both those who... -
The grazer Cymbula oculus (Patellogastropoda: Patellidae) serves as an important settlement substrate for several of its macroalgal prey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: W Moosa --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa J Phillips --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa GW Maneveldt --- University of the Western Cape, South AfricaIntertidal communities are predictably affected by both physical and biological factors, with herbivory as a particularly important factor. Instead of dense beds of macroalgae, which typically characterise the mid-eulittoral zone along the south coast of South Africa, at Kalk Bay... -
Heavy metal contamination in mangrove ecosystems: assessing bioaccumulation in crabs and snails along the Bayelsa Coast, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: HO Adamu --- University of Bremen, Germany JI Izegaegbe --- University of Eastern Finland, Finland RO Hussaini --- Ambrose Alli University, Nigeria EM Odoya --- Ambrose Alli University, Nigeria HO Adamu --- Federal Ministry of Water Resources, NigeriaRapid human population growth and industrial activities along coastal areas have intensified anthropogenic contamination in water, sediment and edible fauna, posing public health risks. Mangrove ecosystems act as pollutant sinks, increasing the likelihood of heavy metal accumulation in aquatic organisms... -
Mycorrhizal fungi in Acacia mearnsii plantations and native fragments of the Pampas biome, southern Brazil
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Etienne Winagraski --- Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil Celso Garcia Auer --- Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil Pedro Henrique Riboldi Monteiro --- Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil Antônio Rioyei Higa --- Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil Glaciela Kaschuk --- Universidade Federal do Paraná, BrazilBlack wattle (Acacia mearnsii) was introduced to southern Brazil in the 1930s without any documented history of microbial inoculation. This study tested the hypothesis that black wattle introduction does not harm indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) communities or reduce soil... -
Macrofauna assemblages and their relationships with environmental parameters in mangroves of Kribi, Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Vanessa Maxemilie Ngo-Massou --- High Teacher’s Training College, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon Ernest Flavien Kottè-Mapoko --- Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences at Yabassi, The University of Douala, Cameroon Guillaume Léopold Essomè-Koum --- Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences at Yabassi, The University of Douala, Cameroon Elegbede Isa Olalekan --- Lagos State University, Nigeria Boubakary --- The University of Maroua, Cameroon Laurant Nyamsi-Moussian --- The University of Douala, Cameroon Alphonse Konango-Samè --- The University of Douala, Cameroon Ophman Nsame-Bile --- The University of Douala, Cameroon Wendy Loys Keedi-A-Bougen --- The University of Douala, Cameroon Joseph Lebel Tamesse --- High Teacher’s Training College, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon Ndongo Din --- The University of Douala, CameroonChanges in composition, abundance and distribution of macrofaunal assemblages are subject to environmental influences. However, the effects of ecological disturbance on mangrove habitats in Cameroon have not been sufficiently studied with regard to macrofaunal assemblages. This work aims to identify...
