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An ocular technique for estimating utilization of karoo bushes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: F.O. Hobson --- Department of Agriculture, Republic of South AfricaA subjective technique for estimating utilization of karoo bushes is evaluated and guidelines for its use are proposed. Taking the average utilization from estimates on 30–40 bushes, 20% differences in utilization could be distinguished as significant ‐ even when different... -
Utilization of Lolium multiflorum by sheep 1. Influence of dry matter content and correlated factors on voluntary intake
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: H.H. Meissner --- Department of Livestock Science, Republic of South Africa MarianaM. du Preez --- Department of Livestock Science, Republic of South Africa A.D. Enslin --- Department of Livestock Science, Republic of South Africa E.B. Spreeth --- Department of Livestock Science, Republic of South AfricaThe intake by young sheep of Lolium multiflorum cv. Midmar (ryegrass) with dry matter (DM) contents of between 10.2% and 20.5% was studied. Intake was measured on pasture, while at the same time herbage was cut and fed either fresh... -
Improving seed germination of Stylosanthes guianensis by means of warm water treatment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M. Erasmus --- Department of Agronomy, Republic of South Africa P.J. Pieterse --- Department of Agronomy, Republic of South AfricaThe effect of different warm water treatments on the dormancy of hard-coated Stylosanthes guianensis seeds was investigated. Light and dark coloured seeds were placed into water at different temperatures. Warm water treatments induced a large number of soft-coated seeds. The... -
User-friendly model for chemical equilibrium of CaSO4 solutions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: N.Z. Jovanovic --- Department Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa J.G. Annandale --- Department Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa N. Benadè --- , South AfricaUser-friendly Windows software (ChemEq) was developed for calculation of solution chemical equilibrium and precipitation- dissolution of lime and gypsum. ChemEq calculates ionic concentrations and activities, pH, solid phase gypsum and lime, sodium adsorption ratio and electrical conductivity from initial concentrations... -
CLIMGEN-UP: A user-friendly weather data generator
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: N.Z. Jovanovic --- Department of Earth Sciences, South Africa J.G. Annandale --- Department Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa N. Benadè --- , South Africa G.S. Campbell --- , USAUser-friendly Windows software, CLIMGEN-UP, was developed based on the CLIMGEN weather data generator. CLIMGEN-UP calculates and stores monthly statistical parameters, based on historic data of daily rainfall, minimum and maximum temperature. It can then generate and store long-series of daily... -
Disaggregation of land types using terrain analysis, expert knowledge and GIS methods
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: George M van Zijl --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Science, South Africa Pieter Al Le Roux --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Science, South Africa David P Turner --- Agricultural Research Council–Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, South AfricaSoil maps’ value is increasingly recognised for enabling the optimal management of ecosystems. Digital soil mapping (DSM) can overcome the cost constraints of traditional mapping methods, but requires local area-specific research. As South Africa is blessed with the land type... -
Adaptability of great cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo in a coastal environment demonstrated by their exploitation of introduced prey species and use of artificial breeding sites
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: R. M. Randall C. Tregoning B. M. Randall A. P. MartinAn analysis of the contents of regurgitations of great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo chicks at two coastal colonies in South Africa, one on an offhore island (St Croix) and the other at a saltworks in an estuary (Swartkops), revealed that the... -
OBSERVATIONS ON THE DISTRIBUTION, EMERGENCE AND BEHAVIOUR OF CENTRAL AFRICAN CHAOBORIDAE
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: SA Mitchell --- Unit for Limnology, South AfricaThe distribution of four species of Chaoboras over selected parts of Zimbabwe is given. The effect of temperature on the duration of the larval life cycle is discussed in relation to the generation time and the lunar periodicity of the... -
FLUX OF INORGANIC NUTRIENTS AND PARTICULATE CARBON BETWEEN A SPARTINA MARITIMA SALT MARSH AND THE SWARTKOPS ESTUARY, EASTERN CAPE
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences • Authors: D. Baird --- Department of Zoology, South Africa P. E.D. Winter --- Department of Zoology, South AfricaThe flux of dissolved inorganic nutrients (NH4-N, NO2-N, NO3-N, SRP) and suspended particulates (particulate organic carbon POC, and particulate inorganic carbon PIC) was measured across the mouth of a small creek draining a portion of the intertidal Spartina salt marsh... -
MASS MORTALITY OF MARINE AND ESTUARINE FISH IN THE SWARTVLEI AND WILDERNESS LAKE SYSTEMS, SOUTHERN CAPE.
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences • Authors: I.A. Russell --- National Parks Board, South AfricaTwo incidences of mass mortality of fish were recorded in two saline waterbodies (Swartvlei estuary and Rondevlei) in the Wilderness National Park. Species affected were the Knysna seahorse (Hippocampus capensis) and longsnout pipefish (Syngnathus acus) in the Swartvlei estuary, and... -
Patch grazing of Tall Grassveld by cattle after a spring burn
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: CD MorrisPatterns of herbage removal by rotationally stocked cattle (at a density of 4.85AUE ha-1) on initially structurally homogenous Tall Grassveld were examined over a single season. Three unreplicated camps were stocked early (29 days), at the recommended '10-15cm' sward height... -
Fire and the dynamics of semi-arid grassland: influence on plant survival, productivity and water-use efficiency
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: H A SnymanThere is a lack of knowledge concerning the effect of fire behaviour on the vegetation dynamics of semi-arid climates. Arising from this, an investigation was initiated to characterise the behaviour of fires burning with the wind (head fire) and against... -
Re-evaluation of the disc pasture meter calibration for the Kruger National Park, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: N Zambatis PJK Zacharias CD Morris JF DerryDuring routine field application of the disc pasture meter (DPM) in the tall-grass rangeland of the Kruger National Park (KNP), it was noticed that the instrument frequently settles above the bulk of the grass leaf mass, leading to the suspicion... -
Predicting animal production on sourveld: A sward‐based approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: P.J. O'Reagain --- , Republic of South AfricaSimulation models were developed to assess the effects of sward structure and species composition on average daily gain (ADG) and seasonal live mass gain (LWG) in cattle and sheep on Döhne Sourveld. The models used diet quality and intake data... -
Precision and accuracy of sward height distributions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: C.D. Morris P.J.K. Zacharias J.F. DerryDouble normal distributions can be used to resolve many sward height frequency distributions into two components representing the 'short' (patches) and 'tall' (non∼patches) areas in the sward. The effect of sample size on the precision and accuracy of parameters of... -
HIV/AIDS Awareness of In—School Adolescents in Nigeria: Implications for Adolescence Sexuality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mary Ogechi Esere --- University of Ilorin, NigeriaThis study investigated HIV/AIDS awareness of in-school adolescents in Nigeria to determine their risk for contracting HIV/AIDS. A total of 892 purposively selected adolescents (mean age = 16. 5 years; SD = 5. 2; males = 492; females = 400)... -
Learning from Narratives: Understanding the Impact of Childhood Abuse on Interpersonal Functioning Later in Life
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Gwen Vogel --- , USA Sharon Gschaider-Kassahun --- , USAThis study used a survey and narrative approach to understand the link between childhood abuse experiences and interpersonal functioning later in life. Participants for the children's survey were 88 children (males = 43; females = 45; age range 5 to... -
Conscription and Use of Child Soldiers in Armed Conflicts
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Joel Anwo --- University of Fort Hare, Symphorosa Rembe --- University of Fort Hare, Kola Odeku --- University of Fort Hare,The child soldier issue in Africa is historically unprecedented both in terms of its scope and almost inconceivable levels of abuse of children. The trend is becoming increasingly apparent with non-state armed groups, most of which operate well outside of,... -
Constructions of Masculinity, Mental Toughness and the Inexpressibility of Distress among a Selected Group of South African Veterans of the ‘Bush War’ in Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Diana Gibson --- University of the Western Cape,The study examined the manner in which conscripted combat veterans make meaning of their violent experiences during the apartheid-era ‘Bush War’ in the border area between Namibia and Angola. A total of 43 ex-combatants participated in the study (23 Afrikaans-speaking;... -
The Effect of the Lifeplan® Programme on the Psychological Wellbeing of a Rural Community in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Annelize Bonthuys --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Karel F. H. Botha --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Alida W. Nienaber --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Fazel E. Freeks --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Annamarie Kruger --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South AfricaThis study explored the effect of the Lifeplan® programme on a rural South African community's psychological wellbeing. Participants were adult individuals (N=99) between 20 and 83 years (mean age = 43 years, SD=13.28). A mixed method sequential explanatory research design... -
Young Women who Have Experienced Unwanted Pregnancy: A Multiple Case Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Thandokazi T. Khethiwe --- University of Zululand, South Africa David J. Edwards --- University of Zululand, South Africa Jabulani D. Thwala --- University of Zululand, South AfricaQualitative approaches were used to understand the experience of pregnancy in a group of young Xhosa women (N =10, M age = 19.70, SD = 3.20). Data is provided on their retrospective accounts of factors which contributed towards unwanted pregnancy... -
On Carleson Embeddings Of Star-invariant Supspaces
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: JosephA. Cima AlecL. MathesonEmbeddings of star-invariant subspaces K p θ of H p determined by an inner function θ are studied. Using a method of Aleksandrov, it is shown that the embedding into L p (μ) is compact whenever μ satisfies a certain... -
Waring's Problem Restricted by a System of Sum of Digits Congruences
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Oliver Pfeiffer JörgM. ThuswaldnerThe aim of the present paper is to generalize earlier work by Thuswaldner and Tichy on Waring's problem with digital restrictions to systems of digital restrictions. Let sq (n) be the q-adic sum of digits function and let d, s,... -
Perception of risk of HIV infection in marital and cohabiting partnerships
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Pranitha MaharajThe purpose of this paper is to understand how married and cohabiting men and women define risk and to identify the factors that influence risk perceptions in a setting with a high prevalence of HIV infection. A combination of qualitative... -
Differences in Tunisian adolescents' knowledge, misconceptions and attitudes towards HIV/AIDS from 1997 to 2002
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Fethi Tebourski Aida NajemSurveys were conducted to estimate the extent to which knowledge, misconceptions and attitudes of adolescents in Tunisia towards HIV/AIDS had changed after a period of five years. A population of school-going adolescents of both sexes, age 16 to 20, was... -
Understanding fatalism in HIV/AIDS protection: the individual in dialogue with contextual factors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Anna Meyer-WeitzMany people remain at risk of becoming HIV-infected despite large-scale prevention efforts. An exploratory study was conducted to investigate the determinants of a fatalistic attitude towards protecting the self from HIV/AIDS. The study utilised the Human Sciences Research Council's national,... -
Waging war: discourses of HIV/AIDS in South African media
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mark Connelly --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Catriona Macleod --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis paper explores a discourse of war against HIV/AIDS evident in the Daily Dispatch, a South African daily newspaper, from 1985 to 2000, and discusses the implications of this in terms of the way in which HIV/AIDS is constructed. The... -
Migration status, reproductive health knowledge and sexual behaviour among female out-of-school adolescents in Iwaya community, Lagos, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Michael ON Kunnuji --- Department of Sociology, Nigeria Samual Adejoh --- Department of Sociology, Nigeria Uwemedimo Esiet --- Action Health Incorporated (AHI), Nigeria Adenike Esiet --- Action Health Incorporated (AHI), NigeriaReproductive health is an essential aspect of the wellbeing of adolescents. Therefore reproductive health knowledge and sexual behaviour deservedly attract the attention of researchers, programme planners and policy implementers working with young people. Yet in Nigeria, little is known about... -
Initiating community participation: the stakeholder communication and environmental education programme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: MJM GabrielUnder the new National Water Act the River Health Programme has Stakeholder Communication and Environmental Education (SCEE) as one of its components. This programme seeks to develop tools to help water resource managers involve previously disadvantaged communities in managing river... -
The distribution and abundance of the endangered Knysna seahorse Hippocampus capensis (Pisces: Syngnathidae) in South African estuaries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JacquelineF Lockyear Thomas Hecht Horst Kaiser PeterR TeskeThe occurrence, distribution and abundance of the endangered Knysna seahorse Hippocampus capensis in 10 estuaries on South Africa's warm temperate south coast, were investigated. Seahorses were found only in the Knysna, Swartvlei and Keurbooms estuaries. Sex ratios were even and,... -
Has climate change disrupted stratification patterns in Lake Victoria, East Africa?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: BE Marshall --- Lake Victoria Fisheries Organisation, Uganda CN Ezekiel --- Tanzanian Fisheries Research Institute, Tanzania J Gichuki --- Kenya Marine and Freshwater Fisheries Institute, Kenya OC Mkumbo --- Lake Victoria Fisheries Organisation, Uganda L Sitoki --- Kenya Marine and Freshwater Fisheries Institute, Kenya F Wanda --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, UgandaClimate change may threaten the fisheries of Lake Victoria by increasing density differentials in the water column, thereby strengthening stratification and increasing the intensity and duration of deoxygenation in the deeper waters. Between 1927 and 2008 the lake's temperature increased... -
Conserving Surface-nesting Seabirds at the Prince Edward Islands: The Roles of Research, Monitoring and Legislation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: R. J. M. Crawford J. CooperSouth Africa's subantarctic Prince Edward Islands support substantial proportions of the global populations of a number of surface-nesting seabirds. Populations of most of these have decreased at the islands since the 1980s and 12 of 16 species are regarded as... -
Counts of Surface-nesting Seabirds Breeding at Prince Edward Island, Summer 2001/02
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: P. G. Ryan J. Cooper B. M. Dyer L. G. Underhill R. J. M. Crawford M. N. BesterThe first midsummer survey of surface-nesting seabirds at Prince Edward Island was conducted during December 2001. It was also the first census for most species since the early 1980s. Despite concerns about the impacts of longline fishing mortality on various... -
Population Dynamics of the Wandering Albatross Diomedea Exulans at Marion Island: Longline Fishing and Environmental Influences
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: D. C. Nel F. Taylor P. G. Ryan J. CooperThe subantarctic Prince Edward Islands (Marion and Prince Edward) support the largest breeding population of the Vulnerable wandering albatross Diomedea exulans. The number of birds breeding at Marion Island has fluctuated over the past three decades apparently as a result... -
Exchange of the Wandering Albatross Diomedea Exulans Between the Prince Edward and Crozet Islands: Implications for Conservation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: J. Cooper H. WeimerskirchExchange of 61 wandering albatrosses Diomedea exulans has been recorded between the French Crozet Islands and the South African Prince Edward Islands, 1 068 km apart in the Southern Ocean. Most movements of banded birds (57) have been westwards, from... -
The Oldest Known Banded Wandering Albatross Diomedea Exulans at the Prince Edward Islands
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: J. Cooper H. Battam C. Loves P. J. Milburn L. E. SmithThe oldest known wandering albatross Diomedea exulans at the Prince Edward Islands is estimated to have been approximately half a century old when last recaptured in 2001. Demographic studies need to continue for several more decades before the true maximum... -
Nest Densities of the Wandering Albatross Diomedea Exulans at the Prince Edward Islands, Estimated Using Gps
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: L. G. Underhill S. L. Petersen J. CooperHand-held Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers provide opportunities for detailed and rapid mapping of features, including biological ones, further enhanced by the removal during 2000 of "selective availability". GPS was used to map, describe and compare nest densities within wandering... -
Population Numbers of Fur Seals at Prince Edward Island, Southern Ocean
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: M. N. Bester P. G. Ryan B. M. DyerDuring the period 17–22 December 2001, the onshore distribution and the abundance of Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella and Subantarctic fur seals A. tropicalis were determined for Prince Edward Island. Two breeding colonies of Antarctic fur seals were located on... -
The Distribution and Spread of Alien Vascular Plants on Prince Edward Island
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: P. G. Ryan V. R. Smith N. J. M. GremmenSurveys of alien plants at subantarctic Prince Edward Island in 2001 show that the ranges of all three introduced species have increased since the last survey in 1998. Poa annua, the longest-established species, increased its range substantially after 1987, prior... -
Migration redefined? Seasonality, movements and group composition of humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae off the west coast of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: J Barendse --- , South Africa PB Best --- , South Africa M Thornton --- , South Africa C Pomilla --- , USA I Carvalho --- , USA HC Rosenbaum --- , USAThe migration of Southern Hemisphere humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae between their feeding and breeding areas has thus far been considered a highly predictable and seasonal event. However, previous observations on the humpbacks that pass through the nearshore waters of the... -
Overhead irrigation increased winter chilling and floral bud production in Eucalyptus nitens
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Robin AW Gardner --- Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South Africa Isa Bertling --- Horticultural Science, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Michael J Savage --- Agro-meteorology, Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Research, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South AfricaEucalyptus nitens requires a sufficiently cold winter to produce flower buds. In areas in South Africa where E. nitens commercial plantations as well as breeding and production seed orchards are located, winter chilling is often insufficient for floral bud initiation... -
The role of the forestry industry for the success of community forestry: a comparative input–output analysis across India and the Philippines
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Jungho Suh --- Geography, Environment and Population, AustraliaThis paper uses the 'input–output analysis' technique to investigate why the Joint Forest Management program in India has expanded while the uptake of the Community-based Forest Management program in the Philippines has been relatively slow. The forward linkage of the... -
Mouthpart deformities in Chironomidae (Diptera) as indicators of heavy metal pollution in northern Lake Victoria, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: H Ochieng ED de Ruyter van Steveninck FM WandaDue to the absence of appropriate and sensitive tools for monitoring heavy metal pollution in northern Lake Victoria (Uganda), this study investigated mouthpart deformities in chironomid larvae (Diptera) in relation to concentrations of lead, copper, cadmium and zinc in lake... -
The Bryozoa of subantarctic Marion and Prince Edward Islands: illustrated keys to the species and results of the 1982–1989 University of Cape Town surveys
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: ML Branch PJ HaywardThe Bryozoa of subantarctic Marion and Prince Edward Islands were sampled over the period 1982–1989 by dredging, SCUBA-diving and intertidal surveys. This paper comprises illustrated keys to all 82 species of Bryozoa collected during these and previous surveys, including 15... -
Large-scale changes in the spatial distribution of South African West Coast rock lobsters: an overview
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: AC Cockcroft D van Zyl L HutchingsA major shift in resource availability in the West Coast rock lobster Jasus lalandii from the traditional fishing grounds on the West Coast to the more southern fishing grounds was observed between the late 1980s/early 1990s and the turn of... -
Recent population estimates and trends in numbers of albatrosses and giant petrels breeding at the sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Islands
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: PG Ryan --- , South Africa MGW Jones --- , South Africa BM Dyer --- Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa L Upfold --- Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa RJM Crawford --- Department of Environmental Affairs, South AfricaThe second mid-summer survey of surface-nesting seabirds at the Prince Edward Island group (Marion and Prince Edward islands) was conducted during December 2008, seven years after the initial mid-summer survey. Wandering albatrosses Diomedea exulans may have decreased slightly at Prince... -
A tale of two islands: contrasting fortunes for Subantarctic skuas at the Prince Edward Islands
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: PG Ryan --- , South Africa PA Whittington --- , South Africa RJM Crawford --- Department of Environmental Affairs, South AfricaSubantarctic skuas Catharacta antarctica are key predators of burrowing petrels at sub-Antarctic islands, and can be used to monitor the health of burrowing petrel populations. A survey of skuas at the Prince Edward Islands was conducted during December 2008, repeating... -
Estimates of numbers of kelp gulls and Kerguelen and Antarctic terns breeding at the Prince Edward Islands, 1996/1997–2008/2009
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: PA Whittington --- , South Africa RJM Crawford --- Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa BM Dyer --- Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa PG Ryan --- , South AfricaBreeding numbers of Laridae and other surface-nesting seabirds have been monitored at sub-Antarctic Marion Island since 1996/1997 and counts of breeding birds were made at nearby Prince Edward Island in December 2001 and December 2008. Four species are regular breeders... -
Summer survey of fur seals at Prince Edward Island, southern Indian Ocean
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: MN Bester --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa PG Ryan --- , South Africa J Visagie --- , South AfricaThe onshore distributions and the abundances of Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella and Subantarctic fur seals A. tropicalis were determined at Prince Edward Island during 16-20 December 2008. This repeats a survey conducted in December 2001 and extends the area... -
Intra-archipelago moult dispersion of southern elephant seals at the Prince Edward Islands, southern Indian Ocean
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: WC Oosthuizen --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa MN Bester --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa PJN de Bruyn --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa GJG Hofmeyr --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaDuring three summer surveys at Prince Edward Island (PEI), southern Indian Ocean (2001, 2004 and 2008), 416 southern elephant seals Mirounga leonina were inspected for identification tags. In all, 42 seals that had been tagged as weaned pups at their... -
Testing pelargonic acid and pyraflufen-ethyl with glyphosate as alternatives to paraquat dichloride for the preparation of fire-break tracer lines at Underberg, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Keith M Little --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Ryan Nadel --- Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South AfricaOver the past 31-year period, about 18 700 ha annum−1 of planted forests in South Africa have been lost through fire. In forested areas where the risk of fire entering compartments is always high, fire-break tracer lines are prepared by... -
Awareness and practices of foot self-care in patients with diabetes at Dr Yusuf Dadoo district hospital, Johannesburg
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: RA Dikeukwu --- Department of Family Medicine, OB Omole --- Clinical Unit (Family Medicine), Sedibeng District Department of Family Medicine,Objectives: To determine awareness and foot self-care practices in patients with diabetes. -
Pioneers in South African Anaesthesia:
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: PC Gordon --- University of Cape Town, ND Hauser --- Department of Anaesthesia, J Marais --- Groote Schuur Hospital, -
Approaching burnout
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: ID Couper --- Department of Family Medicine,Burnout is a danger faced by many health professionals. As doctors, we often do not realise our vulnerability to stress and our woundedness as healers. This article arose from the author's personal experience. It outlines some of the reasons that... -
Knowledge and awareness of high blood pressure in Ward F, Ifako-Ijaiye local government area, Lagos State, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: YT Akindele --- Community Health and Primary Care Department, Nigeria OO Ayankogbe --- Community Health and Primary Care Department, NigeriaObjectives: In Nigeria, most people living with an elevated blood pressure are unaware of it until they suffer complications. The aim of this study was to determine levels of awareness of high blood pressure in Ward F, Ifako-Ijaiye local government... -
Knowledge and attitude of Nigerian personnel working at Federal Medical Centre in Nigeria on carbon monoxide poisoning from electrical power generators
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Jide Afolayan --- Department of Anaesthesia, Nigeria Tokunbo Olajumoke --- Department of Anaesthesia, Nigeria Federick Amadasun --- Department of Anaesthesia, Nigeria Theodore Isesele --- Department of Anaesthesia, NigeriaBackground: Private portable electrical power generators are common household items in Nigeria owing to inadequate electrical power provision for the public. These engines often run indoors, emitting poisonous carbon monoxide gas. Fatalities are commonly reported as a result of carbon... -
An evaluation of the Triage Early Warning Score in an urban accident and emergency department in KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: DK Naidoo --- Addington Hospital Department of Family Medicine, S Rangiah --- Department of Family Medicine, SS Naidoo --- College of Family Physicians of South Africa,Objective: Triage is an essential first step in the efficient and effective running of any emergency department. A good triage tool saves lives and reduces mortality. The Triage Early Warning Score (TEWS) is a useful tool used to identify patients... -
Computerised inventory management for a manufacturing industry: A case study in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Emmanuel Seye Owoeye --- Mechanical Engineering Department, Nigeria Samuel Babatope Adejuyigbe --- Mechanical Engineering Department, Nigeria Bukola Olalekan Bolaji --- Mechanical Engineering Department, Nigeria A.F. Adekoya --- Computer Science Department, NigeriaVarious authors have suggested that the cost of purchasing and holding inventory can account for as much as 60%–80% of the total cost of a product or service. Usually, only some of the inventory (about 10%) contributes to 70%–80% of... -
Organisational and individual strengths use as predictors of engagement and productivity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Frederick W. Stander --- Optentia Research Programme, South Africa Karina Mostert --- WorkWell Research Unit, South Africa Leon T. de Beer --- WorkWell Research Unit, South AfricaThis study sought to determine whether Perceived Organisational Support for Strengths Use (POSSU) and Proactive Behaviour towards Strengths Use (PBSU) predict engagement and productivity in a sample of South African call centre operators. Participants were 218 call centre operators within... -
Patterns of chironomid body-size distribution in an effluent-impacted river in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: ON Odume --- Unilever Centre for Environmental Water Quality, South Africa CG Palmer --- Unilever Centre for Environmental Water Quality, South Africa FO Arimoro --- Department of Biological Sciences, Nigeria PK Mensah --- Unilever Centre for Environmental Water Quality, South AfricaBody size is an important determinant of assemblage structure in rivers and streams impacted by elevated concentrations of pollutants such as salts and metals. In the present study, because of the larger surface-area-tovolume ratio of small-bodied chironomid species compared with... -
An innovative drought early warning system for sub-Saharan Africa: integrating modern and indigenous approaches
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Muthoni Masinde --- Department of Information Technology, South AfricaDroughts remain the number one disaster in Africa; drought is responsible for over 88% of all the types of disasters that people are affected by. An effective drought early warning system can support appropriate mitigation and preparedness strategies and hence... -
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,... -
To run or hide?: escape behaviour in a cryptic African snake
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Bryan Maritz --- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaOptimal escape theory predicts that escape behaviour of an organism is best understood in terms of costs and benefits of escaping relative to risk of predation. However, risk of predation facing an organism is dependent on various biotic and abiotic... -
Ectoparasites of a non-indigenous warthog population, Phacochoerus africanus, in the Free State Province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Sonja Matthee --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South Africa Monlee Swanepoel --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South Africa Luther van der Mescht --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South Africa Alison J. Leslie --- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, South Africa Louw C. Hoffman --- Department of Animal Sciences, South AfricaA population of the common warthog, Phacochoerus africanus, recently became established on several farms in the Free State Province, South Africa. The aim of the study was to record ectoparasite species that occur on this non-indigenous population and to compare... -
Attitudes of women and men living with HIV and their healthcare providers towards pregnancy and abortion by HIV-positive women in Nigeria and Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ann M Moore --- The Guttmacher Institute, USA Akinrinola Bankole --- The Guttmacher Institute, USA Olutoin Awolude --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, Nigeria Suzette Audam --- The Guttmacher Institute, USA Adesina Oladokun --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, Nigeria Isaac Adewole --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, NigeriaFertility decisions among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) are complicated by disease progression, the health of their existing children and possible antiretroviral therapy (ART) use, among other factors. Using a sample of HIV-positive women (n = 353) and men (n... -
Fire effects on vegetation in a grassy dwarf shrubland at a site in the eastern Karoo, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Justin CO du Toit --- Grootfontein Agricultural Development Institute, South Africa Loraine van den Berg --- Grootfontein Agricultural Development Institute, South Africa Tim G O'Connor --- South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON), South AfricaFire is rare in semi-arid eastern Karoo dwarf shrublands, South Africa, and responses to fire are largely unknown. Recent increased grassiness, and hence fuel loads, at Grootfontein in the Eastern Cape allowed an accidental fire (24.3 ha) to carry, and... -
Blue Petrels Halobaena caerulea discovered breeding on Gough Island
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Peter G Ryan --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST–NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Ben J Dilley --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST–NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Christopher Jones --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST–NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Alexander L Bond --- RSPB Centre for Conservation Science, UKThe Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea breeds at five subantarctic island groups and at islands off southern Chile in a narrow latitudinal band from 47° to 56° S on either side of the Antarctic Polar Front. We found a colony on... -
A visual analysis of a cultural tourism destination
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Klaes Eringa and Shenghan Zhou --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsThis research investigates how a relatively unknown town that is elected as cultural capital of Europe can use visual materials to attract visitors from totally different areas in the world, particularly China. The study uses visual cues for two purposes:... -
The corporate use of derivatives: a survey of South Africa’s large listed non-financial firms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: C Correia --- College of Accounting, G Holman --- Department of Finance and Tax, A Jahreskog --- College of Accounting,This paper presents the results of a comparative questionnaire survey of derivative use by South African companies. The objective was to determine the extent of derivative use and to examine how and why companies use derivatives. Derivative use by South... -
Corporate reporting: Science or art . . . . . . . ful
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: M Steele --- University of the Witwatersrand,At the macro-societal level, accounting influences taxation policy-making, wage bargaining and economic restructuring. Accounting plays a vital role in these-activities which result In the transference of wealth. At both the micro-and macro-societal level accounting has a social responsibility to create... -
Increasing students’ safety awareness in a teaching hotel
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Jan Bossema --- Stenden Hotel, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsDuring the past years the attention for safety and health at work has increased, partly through the influence of European law and labour agreements and by acknowledging the huge economic impact of accidents and calamities. It is notable that companies... -
A survey of risk factors associated with hypertension in the adult population of Kang, Kgalagadi North, Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: S Tshitenge --- Department of Family Medicine, Botswana LH Mabuza --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, South AfricaBackground: Sustainable and aggressive population-based programmes on hypertension awareness, prevention, treatment and control are key to the successful control of this epidemic. The objective of the study was to determine to what extent hypertension and risk factors for its development... -
A cross-sectional profile and outcome assessment of adult patients triaged away from Steve Biko Academic Hospital emergency unit
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Andreas Engelbrecht --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine, South Africa FG du Toit --- Emergency Department, South Africa MM Geyser --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Overcrowding is a global problem in emergency medicine. This study examined an approach to this problem at a central hospital. -
Acceptability of human papillomavirus vaccination among academics at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Muhammad Ehsanul Hoque --- Graduate School of Business and Leadership, South AfricaBackground: The South African Government has recently implemented the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme through the school health system. For the vaccination programme to be effective, it is important to investigate the acceptability of the vaccines among university academics. The... -
Remuneration Committees in South African Listed Companies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: D Penkin Kenneth --- Master of Commerce of the University of Cape Town in Financial Management (2009),This article examines the administration of executive compensation in listed South African companies in order to understand the background to the emotive expressions by the public concerning the amount of executive earnings. It conducts research in order to ascertain whether... -
Spatial and organisational complexity in the Dwars River Valley, Western Cape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: C. S. van der Waal --- Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology,Access to land and housing in South Africa is of great importance to a range of actors, leading to contested processes and complex organisational interactions. Using the anthropology of organisations and a process ethnographic approach, the spatial and organisational complexity... -
Shipwreck survivor camps: A neglected terrestrial component of maritime archaeology in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Elizabeth van Tonder --- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, South AfricaIn South Africa there has been limited systematic investigation of shipwreck survivor camps as an archaeological phenomenon. In most cases these sites are investigated purely as an adjunct to work on the associated wreck. The aim of this paper is... -
Perceived parental warmth and adjustment among Ethiopian adolescents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Asamenew Demessie Bireda --- College of Graduate Studies, South AfricaThis study aimed to investigate the relationship between adolescents’ perception of parental warmth and their self-esteem, school adjustment and depression symptoms. Data were collected from 809 adolescents (female=47%; mean age=16.8 years; SD=1.58) from four different high schools in Ethiopia. The... -
Investigating cervical cancer awareness: perceptions of the Female Cancer Programme in Mdantsane, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: M M De Kubber --- Fellow, University of Leiden, The Netherlands A A W Peters --- Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Netherlands R P Soeters --- Consultant Gynaecologist, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South AfricaBackground: The Female Cancer Programme (FCP) is offering women visual inspection with acetic acid screening and if necessary, cryotherapy and medication. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the awareness campaign. -
Knowledge, awareness and utilisation of the human papillomavirus vaccine in Durban
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: N Allie --- Lecturer/Specialist; Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, M Moodley --- Specialist Obstetrican and Gynaecologist,Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the causative agent of cervical cancers, low-grade cervical lesions, and warts of the genital tract. Since March 2008, a vaccine against HPV has been licensed for use in South Africa to reduce the incidence of... -
Knowledge and awareness of human papillomavirus and intention with regard to human papillomavirus vaccine uptake by female tertiary students in the Eastern Cape province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: A. Chikandiwa --- Researcher Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Research Institute, B.E. van Wyk --- School of Public Health,In 2008, two human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines, Cervarix® and Gardasil®, were licensed for use in South Africa. Initial models showed that vaccination could lead to an approximate 70% decline in cervical cancer cases. This paper describes the knowledge, awareness and... -
High prevalence of mupirocin resistance associated with resistance to other antimicrobial agents in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from patients in private health care, Western Cape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: E. Wasserman --- , H. Orth M. Senekal K. HarveyStaphylococcus aureus is an opportunistic pathogen which results in high morbidity and mortality. Decolonisation of the carriers by the intranasal administration of mupirocin is frequently prescribed in infection control practice. The aim of this study was to establish the prevalence... -
Application of geographical information system and remote sensing in malaria research and control in South Africa: a review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Abiodun Morakinyo Adeola --- Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, South Africa Joel O Botai --- Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, South Africa Jane Mukarugwiza Olwoch --- South African Space Agency (SANSA), Earth Observation Directorate, South Africa Hannes CJ de W Rautenbach --- Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, South Africa Ahmed M Kalumba --- Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, South Africa Philemon L Tsela --- Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, South Africa Mayowa Omolola Adisa --- Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, South Africa Nsubuga Francis Wasswa --- Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, South Africa Paul Mmtoni --- Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, South Africa Ausi Ssentongo --- Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, South AfricaThis paper presents a review of numerous items of published literature on the use of spatial technology for malaria epidemiology in South Africa between 1930 and 2013. In particular, focus is on the use of statistical and mathematical models as... -
The role of amateurs in the growth of bat conservation and research in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Zoology • Authors: P.J. Taylor --- Durban Natural Science Museum & Durban Bat Interest Group, South AfricaDuring the 1980s and 1990s, Britain experienced an unprecedented increase in scientific and public interest in bat conservation, culminating in 90 ‘bat groups’ by 1992. In South Africa, bats are poorly protected or unprotected, and most of the country's 54... -
Population surveys of the ice rat Otomys sloggetti robertsi in the Lesotho Drakensberg
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Thabiso Mokotjomela --- School of Animal Plant and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Ute Schwaibold --- School of Animal Plant and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Neville Pillay --- School of Animal Plant and Environmental Sciences, South AfricaIncreasing environmental temperatures may lead to better survival of organisms that are usually susceptible to low temperatures. We investigated whether the numbers of the ice rat Otomys sloggetti robertsi, whose populations are regulated by low temperatures, have increased in the... -
Assessing the threat of avian predation on a small viperid snake
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Bryan Maritz --- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Samantha Scott --- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, South AfricaPredators are important because they influence survival rates, population density and behaviour of prey species. However, assessing the predation pressure facing a particular species is difficult when that species faces a suite of predators. We aimed to characterize the suite... -
Long-term response of an herbaceous sward to reduced grazing pressure and rainfall variability in a semi-arid South African savanna
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Tim G O'Connor --- SAEON, South AfricaReduced grazing pressure is expected to promote recovery of degraded semi-arid savanna. Transformation of degraded livestock ranches to a wildlife reserve in 1982 created a system with about one-third of the grazing pressure, which was maintained until 2011. Herbaceous composition... -
Job stress and attitudes toward change: The mediating effect of psychological attachment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melinde Coetzee --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South Africa Pamela J.J. Chetty --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South AfricaThe present study explores the indirect effect of job stress on attitudes toward change through individuals’ psychological attachment (organisational commitment mindsets and job embeddedness). The sample comprised N = 350 employees (black African: 67%; males: 69%; 26–40 years: 67%) who... -
The potential of young, green finger-jointed Eucalyptus grandis lumber for roof truss manufacturing
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Philip L Crafford --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa C Brand Wessels --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South AfricaSouth Africa is a timber-scarce country that will most probably experience a shortage of structural softwood lumber in the near future. In this study the concept of using young, green finger-jointed Eucalyptus grandis lumber was evaluated for possible application in... -
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... -
Knowledge, awareness and readiness of private sector doctors practising in the Ethekweni and Ugu districts of KwaZulu-Natal province for the implementation of the National Health Insurance
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: S Latiff-Khamissa --- Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South Africa Panjasaram Naidoo --- Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South AfricaBackground: The proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) aims to improve quality of care and equity in healthcare financing for all South Africans. Successful implementation requires participation by stakeholders, such as private sector doctors who play an important role in healthcare... -
The United Kingdom National Audit Projects: a narrative review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: G Thomas --- Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Foundation Trust, UK TM Cook --- Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Foundation Trust, UKThe Royal College of Anaesthetists’ National Audit Project (NAP) programme has been running in its current form since 2006. Since NAP3 was commissioned the NAPs have examined rare but important complications of anaesthesia and related sub-specialties. The topics covered include... -
Recent population trends of sooty and light-mantled albatrosses breeding on Marion Island
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: S Schoombie --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, University of Cape Town, South Africa RJM Crawford --- Branch: Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa AB Makhado --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, University of Cape Town, South Africa BM Dyer --- Branch: Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa PG Ryan --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, University of Cape Town, South AfricaSub-Antarctic Marion Island is one of the few islands where both species of Phoebetria albatrosses breed sympatrically. The last published assessment of their population trends, which reported counts up to 2008, concluded that the numbers of breeding pairs of sooty... -
The power of research in finance to enhance sustainability – Applied to practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Gernot Peichl --- Hilton Tallinn Park, Accounting and Finance Department, Tallinn, EstoniaMany people think of research in the hospitality industry as being difficult to relate to practice. This paper shows not only how theory can be applied to practice, but also how practice is related to theory with regard to concepts... -
Extensive netting in Albasini and Nandoni dams: a potential threat to fish as a sustainable food source in the Vhembe District, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: IEJ Barnhoorn --- Department of Zoology, South Africa JC van Dyk --- Department of Zoology, South Africa GM Wagenaar --- Department of Zoology, South AfricaFish populations in Albasini and Nandoni dams are negatively affected by extensive netting practices. This observation was made by the authors following a number of fish health assessment surveys related to aquatic pollution in the Luvuvhu River catchment. A comparison... -
Screening of fungicides for the management of wattle rust (Uromycladium acaciae) in Acacia mearnsii plantations, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Keith M Little --- School of Natural Resource Management, South Africa Richard G Payn --- School of Natural Resource Management, South AfricaSouth Africa has c. 110 000 ha planted to Acacia mearnsii (black wattle) with 85% of the revenue from the species obtained from the timber and 15% from the bark. From 2012/13 a wattle rust disease has spread throughout the... -
Use of dietary supplements, and awareness and knowledge of the recommended fruit and vegetable intakes and consumption of health food store customers in the Cape Town city bowl
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: M Braun --- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, I Venter --- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences,Objectives: The objectives of this study were to determine the dietary supplement use and demographic characteristics of customers visiting health food stores in the Cape Town city bowl, and to determine their awareness and knowledge of the recommended fruit and... -
A study of the relationship between health awareness, lifestyle behaviour and food label usage in Gauteng
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: El Kempen --- Department of Life and Consumer Sciences, H. Muller --- Research Directorate, E. Symington --- Department of Life and Consumer Sciences, T. Van Eeden --- Department of Life and Consumer Sciences,Background: The objectives of the study were to determine whether consumers who read food labels, were also more aware of health and lifestyle issues, in terms of nutrition and other health-related lifestyle behaviours, and whether there was a relationship between... -
Measuring positive, psychological rewards: The validation of the Intrinsic Work Rewards Scale
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Michelle Renard --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South Africa Robin J. Snelgar --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South AfricaThis study sought to validate the Intrinsic Work Rewards Scale (IWRS) using a transnational sample. Respondents were 486 non-profit employees from Australia, South Africa and the United States of America (females = 72.0%; managerial/ supervisory job level employees = 57.4%)... -
Knowledge and perceptions of antimicrobial stewardship concepts among final year pharmacy students in pharmacy schools across South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Marisa Burger --- Department of Pharmacy, South Africa Jaco Fourie --- Department of Pharmacy, South Africa Devin Loots --- Department of Pharmacy, South Africa Tercia Mnisi --- Department of Pharmacy, South Africa Natalie Schellack --- Department of Pharmacy, South Africa Selente Bezuidenhout --- Department of Pharmacy, South Africa Johanna C Meyer --- Department of Pharmacy, South AfricaBackground: Antimicrobial stewardship is currently not mandatory as part of the undergraduate training of pharmacists. Identifying gaps in knowledge and a better understanding of pharmacy students’ perceptions about antimicrobial stewardship could assist in recommendations for appropriate changes to the pharmacy... -
A new galago species for South Africa (Primates: Strepsirhini: Galagidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Fabien Génin --- African Primate Initiative for Ecology and Speciation, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Ayabulela Yokwana --- African Primate Initiative for Ecology and Speciation, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Nokuthula Kom --- African Primate Initiative for Ecology and Speciation, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Sébastien Couette --- Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Laboratoire Paléobiodiversité et Evolution and UMR uB CNRS 6282 “Biogéosciences”, France Thibault Dieuleveut --- Emirates Center for Wildlife Propagation, Morocco Stephen D Nash --- , USA Judith C Masters --- African Primate Initiative for Ecology and Speciation, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaThe primate fauna of South Africa has historically been viewed as comprising three diurnal cercopithecoid taxa – chacma baboons (Papio ursinus), vervet (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) and samango monkeys (Cercopithecus albogularis) – and two nocturnal lorisoid species – the thick-tailed greater galago... -
Cost-productivity analysis of South African pine sawtimber mechanised cut-to-length harvesting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Chloe Williams --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa Pierre Ackerman --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South AfricaThe South African forestry industry is experiencing an increase in the number of fully mechanised timber-harvesting systems. Understanding the productivity of these systems, for which data is currently limited for South Africa, is an important step to maximise the utilisation... -
African Managers’ Stories and Cultural Awareness: An Exploratory Classroom Exercise
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Carol Brunt --- University of Wisconsin Whitewater College of Business and Economics, USACross-cultural awareness is an essential skill for managers of multinational corporations. In an increasingly globalized world, global awareness is a key proficiency that is essential to include in the curriculum of business schools (Ang, Van Dyne, & Koh, 2006). Recognizing... -
Bringing agile practice to the classroom: Student voices of third-year major project implementation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Deepak Kumar --- Discipline of Information Systems and Technology, South Africa Irene Govender --- Discipline of Information Systems and Technology, South AfricaAgile practices are the current trend in the software industry, so it is, therefore, pertinent that students not only learn but practise agile development in the learning environment. Adapting to a different approach such as agile practices in software systems... -
Mindfulness and psychological well-being among black South African university students and their relatives
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Werner Nell --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South AfricaThis study investigated the relationship between mindfulness and psychological well-being in a convenience sample of black South African students (n = 203) and their parents and other relatives (n = 204) (66.1% = female; age range 18–73). The students self-reported... -
Increasing students' safety awareness in a teaching hotel
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Jan Bossema --- , The NetherlandsDuring the past years the attention for safety and health at work has increased, partly through the influence of European law and labour agreements and by acknowledging the huge economic impact of accidents and calamities. It is notable that companies... -
A visual analysis of a cultural tourism destination
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Klaes Eringa --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Shenghan Zhou --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThis research investigates how a relatively unknown town that is elected as cultural capital of Europe can use visual materials to attract visitors from totally different areas in the world, particularly China. The study uses visual cues for two purposes:... -
The power of research in finance to enhance sustainability – Applied to practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Gernot Peichl --- Hilton Tallinn Park, Accounting and Finance Department, EstoniaMany people think of research in the hospitality industry as being difficult to relate to practice. This paper shows not only how theory can be applied to practice, but also how practice is related to theory with regard to concepts... -
Spatial behaviour and food choice of the Garden Warbler Sylvia borin during the non-breeding season
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Soladoye B Iwajomo --- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Nigeria Ulf Ottosson --- Centre for Macroecology Evolution and Climate, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Denmark Kasper Thorup --- Centre for Macroecology Evolution and Climate, Natural History Museum of Denmark, DenmarkInformation regarding the spatial behaviour of migratory bird species on their wintering ground is important in understanding the factors that can influence breeding success and population size. The Garden Warbler Sylvia borin is a migratory species that has been well... -
A study on the awareness level of additive manufacturing technology in south-western Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: P.K. Farayibi --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nigeria T.E. Abioye --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, NigeriaIn this paper, the level of awareness of AM/RP technology in south-western Nigeria was investigated and presented. In a survey, copies of a questionnaire were administered to sixty (60) engineering personnel in research/tertiary institutions in the south-western states in Nigeria... -
SASCM guideline for daptomycin use in South Africa – 2017 update
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Warren Lowman --- Vermaak and Partners Pathologists, South Africa Jennifer Coetzee --- Ampath, National Reference Laboratory, Microbiology, South Africa Olga Perovic --- National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Centre for Tropical, Opportunistic and Hospital Infections, South AfricaDaptomycin is currently registered for use in treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections (cSSSI) and Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia. The role of daptomycin in treatment of severe Gram-positive infections needs to be considered outside of these specific and rigid... -
Consumer awareness and acceptability of bambara groundnut as a protein source for use in complementary foods in rural KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Adewumi Toyin Oyeyinka --- Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, South Africa Kirthee Pillay --- Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, South Africa Muthulisi Siwela --- Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, South AfricaObjectives: To determine the consumer awareness and acceptability of bambara groundnut as a protein source and to assess its potential for use in complementary feeding. -
Defoliation management affects morphogenetic and structural characteristics of mixed pastures of brachiaria grass and forage peanut
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Juliana C Pereira --- Department of Animal Science, Brazil Fernanda K Gomes --- Department of Animal Science, Brazil Michael DBL Oliveira --- Department of Animal Science, Brazil Marcio AS Lara --- Department of Animal Science, Brazil Thiago F Bernardes --- Department of Animal Science, Brazil Daniel R Casagrande --- Department of Animal Science, BrazilA sound understanding of the effects of defoliation management in a grass–legume pasture is key in balancing populations between species. The aim of this study was to quantify the morphogenetic and structural characteristics and forage production of brachiaria grass and... -
Outward foreign direct investment from South Africa’s energy sector and the transfer of environmentally sound technologies to Uganda’s energy sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Albert Edgar Manyuchi --- Department of Political Sciences, South AfricaFollowing the end of apartheid in 1994, outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) from South Africa has been on the increase. However, the content of South African OFDI has remained an understudied topic. This article explores whether intra-regional flows of FDI... -
Awareness of family medicine discipline among clinical medical students of Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Tanko Salihu Tanimu --- Department of Family Medicine, Kano Godpower Chinedu Michael --- Department of Family Medicine, Kano Aliyu Ibrahim --- Department of Paediatrics, Kano Bukar Alhaji Grema --- Department of Family Medicine, Kano Abubakar Abiso Mohammed --- Department of Family Medicine, KanoIntroduction: Undergraduate medical education requires the studying of a wide range of medical specialties to produce the future workforce of the healthcare system. Family medicine (FM), a relatively new specialty in Nigeria, aims at supplying doctors capable of providing comprehensive... -
Protecting the borders: etiquette manuals and ethnology in the erstwhile South African Defence Force
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Robert Gordon --- Anthropology Department, South AfricaThis paper describes the rise and fall of the Ethnological Section of the South African Defence Force (SADF) and examines two inter-related conundra: Why were senior policy makers’ pleas for officers’ courses in ethnology unsuccessful when the SADF had large... -
Outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) and knowledge flow in the context of emerging MNEs: Cases from China, India and South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Angathevar Baskaran --- Department of Development Studies, Faculty of Economics and Administration, Malaysia Ju Liu --- Faculty of Culture and Society, Sweden Hui Yan --- School of Management, Shanghai University, China Mammo Muchie --- SARChI (Innovation & Development), South AfricaThe paper explores the factors driving Outward Foreign Direct Investment (OFDI) by Emerging multinational enterprisess (EMNEs) and the patterns of knowledge transfer in six cases of EMNEs from three BRICS’ economies (India, China and South Africa). It found that there... -
Reflections on becoming a psychologist: Professional development experiences of students in a South African psychology graduate program
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jan J. Knoetze --- Psychology Department, South Africa Michelle McCulloch --- Psychology Department, South AfricaThis study sought to describe student psychologists’ experiences of their professional preparation activities in which they used reflective journals. The students (n =7; female = 71%, black = 86%) were enrolled in a masters training program in the clinical and... -
Use of adjuvants and fungicide application timing for the control of wattle rust (Uromycladium acaciae) in Acacia mearnsii plantations in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Richard G Payn --- School of Natural Resource Management, South Africa Keith M Little --- School of Natural Resource Management, South AfricaAcacia mearnsii (black wattle) plantations in South African cover approximately 110 000 ha, with Uromycladium acaciae (wattle rust) found from Limpopo to the Western Cape of South Africa. This disease of black wattle causes reductions in growth, and mortalities with... -
Foraging behaviour of the Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Ian G McLean --- Department of Forestry and Resource Management, New ZealandThe foraging behaviour of the Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava mutatrix (TFP) was studied at Morogoro, eastern Tanzania during the late winter, 2016. TFP foraged mostly in dense subcanopy or weedy vegetation. They foraged alone or in loosely constructed groups, and... -
Embodied self-awareness among South African social services therapist-practitioners: An exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Colleen Angela Potgieter --- CCYF, COMPRES, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Cornelia Hesther Margaretha Bloem --- CCYF, COMPRES, Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaWe explored South African social service therapist-practitioners’ experiences of their own lived body in the context of practice. The participants consisted of a convenience sample of 13 therapist-practitioners registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa and the South... -
Cumulative mild head injury (CMHI) among college rugby players: A replication and extension study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kathryn Nel --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Saraswathie Govender --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Mokgadi Rapetsoa --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Christopher Nel --- Department of Human Movement Science, South AfricaWe investigated the prevalence of cumulative mild head injury (CMHI) symptoms among college student rugby players pre- and post-season. The players completed a number of neuropsychological tests known to be sensitive to CMHI effects: vocabulary, working memory, motor coordination, and... -
Habitat characteristics of wintering Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix in the Centre Region of Cameroon: conservation implications
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Taku Awa --- Laboratory of Applied Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, Cameroon Tsi A Evaristus --- Department of Fundamental Science, Higher Technical Teacher Training College, Cameroon Robin C Whytock --- School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, UK Tsetagho Guilain --- Laboratory of Applied Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, Cameroon John Mallord --- Centre for Conservation Science, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, UKPopulations of many Afro-Palearctic birds have declined, with those wintering in sub-Saharan Africa, such as Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix, particularly affected. In this study we investigated the relationship between habitat characteristics and Wood Warbler presence/absence in the Centre Region of... -
War Memories and the Refugees’ Representation in Marie-Thérèse Toyi’s Weep not, Refugee
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Audace Mbonyingingo --- English Department, BurundiDuring the late twentieth century, numerous Great Lakes countries witnessed and experienced massive killings, disappearances, torture and tremendous suffering. Drawing particularly from the tenets of Cathy Caruth (1995, 153), which stipulate that ‘previously forgotten memory traces return and are reworked... -
An investigation of the impact of the 1 + 4 Mathematics Teaching Intervention Programme on the attitude of Grade eight and nine Mathematics teachers after two years of attendance
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Yeyisani Makhubele --- Computer and Mathematical Sciences, University of Mpumalanga, South AfricaThe purpose of the study was to explore Grade eight and nine teachers’ attitudes towards teaching Mathematics after they had spent two years attending the 1 + 4 Mathematics Teaching Intervention Programme. The sample for the study consisted of 82 teachers who... -
Construction of L stable second derivative trigonometrically fitted block backward differentiation formula for the solution of oscillatory initial value problems
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: R.I. Abdulganiy --- Department of Mathematics, Nigeria O.A. Akinfenwa --- Department of Mathematics, Nigeria S.A. Okunuga --- Department of Mathematics, NigeriaA second derivative trigonometrically fitted block backward differentiation formula (SDTFBBDF) based on the collocation technique is proposed in this paper. The method is specifically considered for the numerical solution of oscillatory problems. The SDTFBBDF which has one main method and... -
Usage of antibiotics in the intensive care units of an academic tertiary-level hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Deanne Johnston --- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, South Africa Razeeya Khan --- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, South Africa Jacqui Miot --- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, South Africa Shirra Moch --- Critical Care Infection Collaboration, South Africa Yolande van Deventer --- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, South Africa Guy Richards --- Division of Critical Care, South AfricaBackground: The post-antibiotic era is approaching fast as multidrug-resistant bacteria emerge and the antibiotic pipeline slows to a trickle. Antibiotic stewardship requires that antibiotics be used appropriately and as such this study reviewed the utilisation of antibiotics in five adult... -
Optimum INR intensity and therapeutic INR control in patients with mechanical heart valve prosthesis on warfarin oral anticoagulation at Dr George Mukhari academic hospital: a three-year retrospective study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: S Ntlokotsi --- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, South Africa MF Moshesh --- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, South Africa P Mntla --- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, South Africa OA Towobola --- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, South Africa MA Mogale --- Department of Biochemistry, School of Science & Technology, South AfricaBackground: Available evidence suggest that the optimum prothrombin time-international normalised ratio (PT-INR) intensities recommended for anticoagulation of patients with mechanical heart valve prosthesis may not apply to all race groups. Optimal PT-INR target ranges and effectiveness of warfarin oral anticoagulation... -
Interactions of grazing and rainfall on vegetation at Grootfontein in the eastern Karoo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Justin CO du Toit --- Pasture Research, Grootfontein Agricultural Development Institute, South Africa Tshililo Ramaswiela --- South African Environmental Observation Network, South Africa Marco J Pauw --- South African Environmental Observation Network, South Africa Tim G O’Connor --- South African Environmental Observation Network, South AfricaRainfall and grazing are primary drivers of vegetation composition in the Nama-Karoo. Increased rainfall increases grassiness, to where Nama-Karoo transitions to grassland. Severe grazing treatments (e.g. continuous or summer-only) increase abundance of grazing-tolerant dwarf shrubs and annual grasses, and decrease... -
Awareness of the Ward Based Outreach Team and the services offered by the programme in the Tshwane health district, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: T Bongongo --- Department of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, South Africa JV Ndimande --- Department of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, South Africa GA Ogunbanjo --- Department of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, South Africa AT Masango-Makgobela --- Department of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, South Africa SN Nyalunga --- Department of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, South Africa I Govender --- Department of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, South AfricaBackground: The Ward Based Outreach Team (WBOT) is an organised team approach to a healthcare system based on the principles of epidemiology, primary health care, preventive medicine and health promotion. Globally, it has become a primary care response to many... -
Parent-carer awareness and understanding of dyspraxia: Implications for child development support practices
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Athena Pedro --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Tessa Goldschmidt --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Lito Daniels --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaDyspraxia manifests as difficulty in thinking, planning, and executing planned movements or tasks. Dyspraxia affects roughly 5–6% of school aged children. This study aimed to explore parent-carer’s awareness and understanding of dyspraxia and the resources they self-perceived to need to... -
Foreign direct investment flows and domestic investment in China: A multivariate time series analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Usman Ali --- Faculty of Management and Economics, China Jian-Jun Wang --- Faculty of Management and Economics, China Veronica Patricia Yanez Morales --- Faculty of Management and Economics, China Meng-Meng Wang --- Darla Moore School of Business, USAThis paper explores the effects of inward and outward foreign direct investment (FDI) on domestic investment in China using annual time series data over the period of 1982–2016. The empirical analysis is performed using ARDL bound testing procedure and fully... -
Kun Coo Kun Coo – Men for Men and the Curse in a Blessing: Gender and the Orature of War and Peace among the Acholi of Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Betty J. Okot --- Independent scholar, UgandaThe Acholi of Uganda are part of the greater Luo nation that migrated along the River Nile into East Africa. Taking ethnographic and qualitative approaches, I illustrate that Acholi orality comprises two main genera namely: oral anthology of factual narratives... -
Households’ satisfaction with the healthcare services rendered by a ward-based outreach team in Tshwane district, Pretoria, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AT Masango Makgobela --- Family Medicine and Primary Health Care Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa JV Ndimande --- Family Medicine and Primary Health Care Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital, South Africa G Ogunbanjo --- Family Medicine and Primary Health Care Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa T Bongongo --- Family Medicine and Primary Health Care Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa SN Nyalunga --- Family Medicine and Primary Health Care Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South AfricaIntroduction: Households’ satisfaction is an important and commonly used indicator for measuring quality in health care. An amelioration of primary health care services at the level of households, by utilising community health workers, has led to a good healthcare system... -
Knowledge, awareness and attitude towards human papilloma virus vaccine in a resource-constrained setting: a comparison between an urban and rural population in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Lwangila W Shabani --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Registrar, Greys Hospital, South Africa Manivasan Moodley --- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, South Africa Thinagrin Dhasarathun Naidoo --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South AfricaObjectives: This study compared the knowledge, awareness and attitude towards the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine between urban and rural population groups. -
Effect of multiple intervention models on uptake of HIV testing services and sexual behaviour among residents of military cantonments in south-east Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Benedict N Azuogu --- Department of Community Medicine, Nigeria Lawrence U Ogbonnaya --- Department of Community Medicine, Nigeria Chukwuma D Umeokonkwo --- Department of Community Medicine, Nigeria Chihurumnanya Alo --- Department of Community Medicine, Nigeria Ngozi A Ifebunandu --- Department of Internal Medicine, Nigeria Christopher N Obionu --- Department of Community Medicine, Nigeria Adaoha P Agu --- Department of Community Medicine, Nigeria Victoria C Azuogu --- Department of Health Education, Nigeria Felix O-O Oyari --- Department of Community Medicine, Nigeria Ijeoma N Okedo-Alex --- Department of Community Medicine, Nigeria Ifenyinwa M Okafor --- Department of Community Medicine, Nigeria Ugochukwu C Madubueze --- Department of Community Medicine, NigeriaBackground: HIV testing and counselling (HTC) has been a viable tool in controlling the spread of HIV/AIDS, and serves as the entry point in the HIV care and treatment cascade. In Africa, HIV-related morbidity and mortality are high with thousands... -
Evaluation of the early warning indicators of HIV drug resistance surveillance system in Manicaland province, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Anesu Marume --- Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Zimbabwe Admire Zikiti --- Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Zimbabwe Byron Chapoterera --- Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Zimbabwe Julita Maradzika --- Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences, ZimbabweMore than 1.1 million people currently receive lifelong antiretroviral treatment in Zimbabwe following the adoption of the test and treat strategy in 2017. The huge numbers of people on antiretroviral therapy (ART), combined with HIV’s error-prone replication, increases the probability... -
Multivariate analysis to research innovation complementarities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Hernán Alejandro Morero --- Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad (CIECS) – CONICET y UNC, Argentina Pablo Ortiz --- Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Departamento de Economía y Finanzas, UNC, ArgentinaIt is widely recognized that orthodox economics is obsessed with econometrics tools. However, econometrics techniques have a limited capacity to deal with qualitative variables coming from surveys. This paper presents a defence of the use of statistical methods, in particular... -
Trauma awareness and preparedness: Their influence on posttraumatic stress disorder development related to armed conflict experience
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yvonne Duagani Masika --- Laboratoire de Psychologie Médicale et d’Addictologie, Belgium Christophe Leys --- Faculty of Psychology, Belgium Pierre Fossion --- Laboratoire de Psychologie Médicale et d’Addictologie, Belgium Paul Verbanck --- Laboratoire de Psychologie Médicale et d’Addictologie, Belgium Maurice Tingu Yaba Nzolameso --- Faculté de Psychologie et des Sciences de l’Education, Samuel Mampunza Ma Miezi --- Département de Psychiatrie, RDC Charles Kornreich --- Laboratoire de Psychologie Médicale et d’Addictologie, BelgiumThis study examined influences of trauma awareness and preparedness on the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in civilian and military personnel with exposure to the civil war. Participants were 302 people with exposure to civil war in the Democratic... -
Genetic structure associated with habitat diversification supports the independent evolution of ecomorphs in Bradypodion pumilum
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Krystal A Tolley --- , South Africa Kevin P Hopkins --- , South Africa Jessica M da Silva --- , South AfricaThere are notable examples of repeated evolution of ecomorphs within groups of closely related species, these are typically viewed as remarkable cases of natural selection. In most cases, directional selection for certain phenotypic traits under specific (and differing) environmental conditions... -
Community healthcare workers’ satisfaction with ward-based outreach team services in Tshwane district, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: JV Ndimande --- Discipline of Family Medicine, South Africa GA Ogunbanjo --- Discipline of Family Medicine, South Africa SN Nyalunga --- Discipline of Family Medicine, South Africa A Masango-Makgobela --- Discipline of Family Medicine, South Africa T Bongongo --- Discipline of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: The incorporation of community healthcare worker (CHW) involvement in the management of patients is in line with the 2006 World Health Report, which advocates increased community participation and the systematic delegation of tasks to less specialised cadres. For CHWs... -
Awareness and usage of work-life balance policies, cognitive engagement and perceived organizational support: A multi-level analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Felicity Asiedu-Appiah --- Human Resource and Organisational Development, Ghana David B. Zoogah --- Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, USAUnderpinned by boundary management and social exchange theories, the study tested a multi-level model that examined the effect of collective employee awareness and usage of organizational work-life balance (WLB) policies on employees’ perceived organizational support. Results of multisource data obtained... -
Foreign direct investment and technology catch-up in post-Mugabe Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Albert Edgar Manyuchi --- Global Change Institute, School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, South AfricaMugabe’s forced resignation and subsequent policy changes provide prospects for increased inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) to Zimbabwe. This study employs a System of Innovation (SoI) framework to highlight post-independence Zimbabwe’s technology situation, which has generally deteriorated. It further... -
Incidence of hypoglycaemia in the South African population with diabetes: results from the IDMPS Wave 7 study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Hilton Kaplan --- Centre of Diabetes and Endocrinology, South Africa Aslam Amod --- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, South Africa Francois H van Zyl --- Cert Endocrinology and Metabolism (SA), South Africa Jeevren Reddy --- Stanger Manor, South Africa Alet van Tonder --- Sanofi, South Africa Ellina Tsymbal --- Sanofi, South Africa Alicia McMaster --- Sanofi, South AfricaObjectives: Management of diabetes is a balancing act of preventing a state of hyperglycaemia while avoiding episodes of hypoglycaemia. Limited information is currently available on the incidence of hypoglycaemia in South African people diagnosed with diabetes. Data regarding the management... -
Antimicrobial stewardship in rural districts of South Africa: growing a positive culture
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Klaus B von Pressentin --- Mossel Bay Sub-district, Garden Route District, South Africa Hendré Swanepoel --- Van Rensburg Lancet, South Africa Jessica JS Opie --- Division of Haematology, National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa Louis S Jenkins --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South AfricaBackground: The success of medical specialist-led antimicrobial stewardship activities in urban tertiary health care settings has been well documented. The issue of antimicrobial resistance remains an ongoing concern. This has particular relevance in primary health care communities treated from sub-district... -
Behavioural response as a reliable measure of acute nanomaterial toxicity in zebrafish larvae exposed to a carbon-based versus a metal-based nanomaterial
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Sarel J Brand --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa Tarryn L Botha --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa Victor Wepener --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South AfricaProduction, use and disposal of products containing nanomaterials can lead to an increased presence of these particles in the environment and exposure to the organisms found there. It is therefore becoming increasingly necessary to develop methods for screening these materials... -
BirdLasser: The influence of a mobile app on a citizen science project
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Alan Tristram Kenneth Lee --- , South Africa Henk Nel --- , South AfricaIn recent decades, people across the world have adopted ‘smart-phones’ and their technology. Software applications on these devices have become diverse in their functionality and easy to use. Citizen science projects that try to mobilise data collection from people from... -
Long-term influence of season of grazing and rainfall on vegetation in the eastern Karoo, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Justin CO du Toit --- , South Africa Timothy G O’Connor --- , South AfricaIn the Nama-Karoo, South Africa, rainfall and grazing by livestock are two important drivers of botanical composition. Summer rains are advantageous particularly to the grass layer, whereas the characteristic dwarf shrubs survive better than grasses during drought, and benefit from... -
Low awareness and use of post-exposure prophylaxis among adolescents and young adults in South Africa: implications for the prevention of new HIV infections
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Anthony Idowu Ajayi --- , Kenya Mohammed Sanusi Yusuf --- , South Africa Elmon Mudefi --- , South Africa Oladele Vincent Adeniyi --- , South Africa Ntombana Rala --- , South Africa Daniel Ter Goon --- , South AfricaThe vulnerability of adolescents and young adults in South Africa to HIV and sexual violence is well documented. Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is available for victims of sexual abuse in the country but awareness of this measure is required to maximise... -
Leaf-cutting ants in commercial forest plantations of Brazil: biological aspects and control methods
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Germano Lopes Vinha --- , Brazil Ricardo Alcántara-de la Cruz --- , Brazil Terezinha Maria Castro Della Lucia --- , Brazil Carlos Frederico Wilcken --- , Brazil Edson Dias da Silva --- , Brazil Pedro Guilherme Lemes --- , Brazil José Cola Zanuncio --- , BrazilForest plantations represent the fourth largest crop by planted area in Brazil. However, leaf-cutting ants can compromise their establishment and development. Atta and Acromyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) ant genera are the main pests in Eucalyptus and Pinus plantations, and their management... -
Brand loyalty and the Bangtan Sonyeondan (BTS) Korean dance: Global viewers’ perceptions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Hae-won Lee --- , South Korea Joon-ho Kim --- , South KoreaThis study examined the influence of brand trust and loyalty to Korean Bangtan Sonyeondan (BTS), as perceived by global viewers who watched a BTS dance performance on TV and online. The sample consisted of 498 respondents (women = 44. 7%),... -
Pot trial screening of chemical, biological and natural insecticides for the management of white grubs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) during eucalypt and wattle establishment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Benice J Sivparsad --- , South Africa Andrew R Morris --- , South Africa Ilaria Germishuizen --- , South AfricaIn South African forest plantations, white grubs (Scarabaeidae larvae) can contribute to high transplant mortality following re-establishment. Currently registered insecticides are considered highly hazardous and their use is restricted by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). Therefore, there is an immediate... -
VAT lottery incentives: An opportunity for South Africa?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Manda Burger --- , South Africa Anculien Schoeman --- , South AfricaSome countries have introduced receipt-based tax lotteries (value-added tax (VAT) lotteries) in recent years in an effort to improve tax compliance. This acknowledges that the traditional method of tax compliance enforcement through audits, fines and penalties alone may no longer... -
Role conflict experiences of South African shop stewards: An exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mokgata Matjie --- , South Africa Molefe Maleka --- , South Africa Carol Allais --- , South AfricaThis study explored the role conflict experiences of South African shop stewards. Our informants comprised 20 shop stewards who attended face-to-face interviews regarding what motivates them, the challenges they face, and how they cope in their roles. Thematic analysis of... -
Diversity of benthic macroinvertebrates in anthropogenically disturbed Aturukuku River, Eastern Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Hannington Ochieng --- , Uganda Willy P Gandhi --- , Uganda Godfrey Magezi --- , Uganda James Okot-Okumu --- , Uganda Robinson Odong --- , UgandaBiodiversity conservation has focused on large vertebrates and plants with pronounced economic value, compared with smaller organisms such as benthic macroinvertebrates that play a particular role in freshwater ecosystems. The increasing loss and degradation of freshwater habitats, coupled with low... -
Long-term variation in the breeding diets of macaroni and eastern rockhopper penguins at Marion Island (1994–2018)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: FE Dakwa --- , South Africa PG Ryan --- , South Africa BM Dyer --- , South Africa RJM Crawford --- , South Africa PA Pistorius --- , South Africa AB Makhado --- , South AfricaPopulations of the macaroni penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus and the eastern rockhopper penguin E. filholi breeding at Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands) in the sub-Antarctic Indian Ocean decreased from 1994 to 2018. We examined their diets when rearing chicks during this... -
Distribution patterns of intertidal oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) from South African shores and their relationship to temperature
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: T Pfingstl --- , Austria J Baumann --- , Austria J-A Neethling --- , South Africa I Bardel-Kahr --- , Austria EA Hugo-Coetzee --- , South AfricaA faunistic study of the intertidal oribatid mite fauna of South Africa’s coastline revealed the presence of four species from three families, showing specific biogeographic patterns. Their occurrences show a clear east–west divide, with a small gap near East London... -
Determinants of adoption of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) based technology in handicrafts among rural women of Amathole, South Africa: A double hurdle model approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Raphael Mudemba --- , South Africa Amon Taruvinga --- , South Africa Leocadia Zhou --- , South AfricaIndigenous Knowledge (IK) based technologies and skills have been central to rural livelihoods for ages. Women apply these techniques in a wide range of livelihood activities both on-farm and off-farm. Despite, growing scholarly work on adoption of technologies in rural... -
Reflecting and Reflexing on Book Awards: A Case Study of the Burt Award
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Mpale Yvonne Mwansasu Silkiluwasha --- , Republic of TanzaniaThis paper studies the Burt Award, as a representation of Book awards, for the purpose of analysing complexities surrounding literary prizes as pointed by various scholars. Taking into consideration James English’s observation that prizes demonstrate how modes of capital are... -
Diel activity patterns of two syntopic range-restricted geckos suggest idiosyncratic responses to climate change
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: MA Petford --- , South Africa GJ Alexander --- , South AfricaMeasures of activity patterns in relation to environmental conditions provide insights into ecologically driven requirements and climate preferences of species, particularly for ectotherms, due to the strong relationship between body temperature (Tb) and environmental temperatures. Lygodactylus incognitus (cryptic dwarf gecko)... -
Investigating climate change awareness and adaptation strategies among female farmers in the Lephalale municipal area in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Michael Obisesan --- , South Africa Munyaradzi Chitakira --- , South AfricaThis study evaluated climate change awareness and adaptation strategies among female farmers in the Lephalale municipal area in the Limpopo province of South Africa. A concurrent mixed method research approach was undertaken. Qualitative data were obtained through five focus group... -
Soil management for carbon sequestration
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Rattan Lal --- , United StatesAn increase in atmospheric CO2 by ∼146% and global temperature by ∼1 °C since the year ca. 1750 has created an urgency to identify potential sinks for storage of excess CO2. The historic depletion of soil organic carbon (SOC) from... -
Challenges and opportunities for water conservation in irrigated agriculture in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Willem de Clercq --- , South Africa Marlene de Witt --- , South Africa Giel Laker --- , South AfricaThis review provides a brief overview of problems in irrigated agriculture that have become more evident as a result of climate change. In most irrigated regions in South Africa, the demand for water is exceeding the supply, as surface water... -
Embodied resilience: A phenomenological perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Eric Elbers --- , the Netherlands Vivianne Baur --- , the Netherlands Babet te Winkel --- , the Netherlands Joachim Duyndam --- , the NetherlandsBackground: From a phenomenological perspective, our body is the “from-which” we face the world. Vice versa, our body is affected by occurrences in our surroundings. Embodied resilience is understood as a quality of the dynamic relationships between our affected body... -
Frequency of exposure to the media is associated with levels of HIV-related knowledge and stigmatising attitudes among adults in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Michael Boah --- , Ghana Daudi Yeboah --- , Ghana Mary Rachael Kpordoxah --- , Ghana Martin Nyaaba Adokiya --- , GhanaStudies show that increased knowledge of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is achieved through exposure to mass media, which then contributes to positive attitudes and behaviours towards people living with HIV and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). This study examined... -
Predicted future changes in ocean temperature and pH do not affect prey selection by the girdled dogwhelk Trochia cingulata
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: N Martin --- , South Africa S Clusella-Trullas --- , South Africa TB Robinson --- , South AfricaPredator–prey relationships can drive community dynamics in marine systems, but it remains unclear how future changes in seawater temperatures and pH will influence these relationships. This study assessed the effect of predicted future temperatures and pH on the prey choice... -
Objective understanding of five front-of-pack labels among consumers in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Tracey Ruth Hutton --- , South Africa Annelie Gresse --- , South Africa -
Warming promotes growth of seedlings of a woody encroacher in grassland dominated by C4 species
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Lusanda Ncisana --- , South Africa Ntuthuko R Mkhize --- , South Africa Peter F Scogings --- , South AfricaLittle is known of warming effects on growth and defence of woody seedlings that potentially invade grasslands. We predicted that elevated temperatures would increase growth and spine length of Vachellia sieberiana seedlings growing (1) with or without grass in the... -
HIV renaissance in Ghana: an opinion piece on further measures to address HIV among Ghanaian youth
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Daniel Katey --- , Ghana Abigail Akua Addo --- , GhanaThis article sought to provide insight into further measures to address the spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among young Ghanaians, aged 15–24 years. An extensive literature review was carried out to ascertain the dynamics of the disease in... -
World Wars and Trauma: Lake Victoria Basin Women Novelists’ Reflections
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Wafula Yenjela --- , KenyaThis article reads Kenyan novels that catalogue the trauma of the Luo veterans of World War I and II. The focus is on Grace Ogot’s The Promised Land (1966), Margaret Ogola’s The River and the Source (1994), Marjorie Macgoye’s The... -
The adoption of Software Engineering practices in a Scrum environment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Oluwaseun Alexander Dada --- , Finland Ismaila Temitayo Sanusi --- , FinlandThe competition in the software market demands that the time required for any software product to reach the market be reduced if the product is to survive competition from other developers. The pursuit of this goal has led to the... -
Co-branding hotel owners and operators to increase willingness to pay
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Elizabeth A Whalen --- Middle Tennessee State University, USA Annamarie D Sisson --- Southern Connecticut State University, USAAlthough hotel brands are well established in the industry, customers have not been educated about the different kinds of properties, nor has hotel structure been utilised as a functional marketing tool. Drawing on previous studies, the purpose of this study... -
The extent of hybridisation between largemouth bass and Florida bass across two river systems in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Dumisani Khosa --- , South Africa John S Hargrove --- , South Africa Eric Peatman --- , United States Olaf LF Weyl --- , South AfricaNative to North America, largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède, 1802) were introduced in South Africa in 1928. Florida bass Micropterus floridanus (Lesueur, 1822) were introduced to enhance existing largemouth bass fisheries in 1980. While largemouth bass and Florida bass readily... -
Natural recolonisation of sub-Antarctic Marion Island by Common Diving Petrels Pelecanoides urinatrix
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Maëlle Connan --- Marine Apex Predator Research Unit (MAPRU), Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Stefan Schoombie --- Marine Apex Predator Research Unit (MAPRU), Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Janine Schoombie --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence, University of Cape Town, South Africa Ben Dilley --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence, University of Cape Town, South Africa Peter G Ryan --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence, University of Cape Town, South AfricaNocturnal burrow-nesting seabirds are notoriously difficult to study and can go unnoticed for years in remote areas. One of these species is the Common Diving Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix, which has a circumpolar breeding distribution in the Southern Ocean, including at... -
An assessment of the impact of participation in the Oceanographic Research Institute’s Cooperative Fish Tagging Project on angler attitudes and behaviour
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: JB Mann-Lang --- , South Africa BQ Mann --- , South Africa GL Jordaan --- , South Africa R Daly --- , South AfricaScientific output has proven the value of the Oceanographic Research Institute’s Cooperative Fish Tagging Project (ORI-CFTP) to biological and fisheries research, with more than 95 published manuscripts based on data from the ORI-CFTP. This study reviews the project from the... -
Impact of long-term civil disorders and wars on the trajectory of HIV epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: David Gisselquist --- , USAFrom the mid-1970s, seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa have experienced civil disorders and wars lasting for at least 10 years. In two — Sierra Leone during 1991–2002, and Somalia from 1988 and continuing — adult HIV prevalence remained below 1%... -
Mother-to-child transmission of HIV and its prevention: awareness and knowledge in Uganda and Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Gundel Harms --- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Charité-University Medicine Berlin, Katja Schulze [B0002] Ilaria Moneta --- International Health, Charité-University Medicine Berlin, Chris Baryomunsi [B0004] Paulina Mbezi [B0005] Gabriele Poggensee --- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute in Berlin,Awareness and knowledge about HIV mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) and preventive measures in different population groups and health personnel were analysed in future intervention areas in western Uganda and south-western Tanzania. In Uganda, a total of 751 persons (440 clients of... -
Linking anthropological analysis and epidemiological evidence: Formulating a narrative of HIV transmission in Acholiland of northern Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Michael Westerhaus --- Global Health Equity track, Brigham and Women's Hospital, USAFor twenty years, a region of northern Uganda known as Acholiland has been heavily affected by war, leading to the formation of internally displaced people's camps, rape, transactional sex and child abductions. While it is clear that the war has... -
‘Checkmating HIV&AIDS’: Using chess to break the silence in the classroom
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Omar Esau [d110e14]In this article, I give an account of my ‘Checkmating HIV&AIDS’ action research project, which was an attempt to break the ‘culture of silence’ concerning HIV&AIDS and sex and sexuality in my classroom. In this project, I focused specifically on... -
‘Every teacher is a researcher!’: Creating indigenous epistemologies and practices for HIV prevention through values-based action research
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Lesley Wood [d88e14]Since gender is an undisputed driver of HIV infection, teachers concerned with HIV prevention education should ideally encourage critical awareness of and culturally sensitive practices around gender inequalities. Many interventions and programmes have been developed for teachers to enable them... -
Awareness and practices of contraceptive use among university students in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: M.E. Hoque --- , South Africa T. Ntsipe --- , South Africa M. Mokgatle-Nthabu --- , South AfricaIn Botswana, unplanned pregnancies, especially among the youth constitutes a growing health and social problem. Research in the field of contraceptive practices, and the causes of sexual practices in Botswana, remains scarce and relatively limited. The objectives of this study... -
Distribution of Bradypodion taeniabronchum (Smith 1831) and other dwarf chameleons in the eastern Cape Floristic Region of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: KrystalA. Tolley --- University of Stellenbosch, South Africa Marius Burger --- University of the Western Cape, South AfricaThe evolutionary relationships and taxonomic status of dwarf chameleons in the eastern Cape Floristic Region is not well understood. Through a combination of field observations and mito‐chondrial DNA sequencing (ND2 and 16S), it has become apparent that morphological and genetic... -
Bufo uzunguensis of southern Tanzania (Amphibia: Anura): A history of confusion
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: JohnC. Poynton --- The Natural History Museum, UK Michele Menegon --- Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali, Italy Sebastiano Salvidio --- DIP.TE.RIS Corso Europa 26, ItalyType and more recently‐collected material of Bufo uzunguensis Loveridge, is compared with members of the "B. lonnbergi complex” of east African highland dwarf toads. It is concluded that B. uzunguensis is not a member of this complex despite many similarities... -
A new Dwarf Chameleon (Sauria: Bradypodion Fitzinger, 1843) from the Cape Fold Mountains, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: WilliamR. Branch --- Bayworld (Port Elizabeth Museum), South Africa KrystalA. Tolley --- South African National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa ColinR. Tilbury --- University of Stellenbosch, South AfricaA new dwarf chameleon, Bradypodion atromontanum Branch, Tolley & Tilbury sp. nov., is described from mountain fynbos habitat in the Great Swartberg Mountains, Western Cape Province, South Africa. It is closest geographically to Bradypodion gutturale but distinguished by its smaller... -
Translocation of black‐headed dwarf chameleons Bradypodion melanocephalum in Durban, KwaZulu‐Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: AdrianJ. Armstrong --- Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, South AfricaThe coastal population of the black‐headed dwarf chameleon Bradypodion melanocephalum is threatened by rapid urban expansion in and around Durban which lies in the centre of the chameleon population's distribution. Translocations of threatened species from urban development sites is a... -
Observations on the breeding behaviour of the Taita dwarf toad Mertensophryne taitana on Mt. Mbololo, Taita Hills, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Jacob Mueti Ngwava --- National Museums of Kenya, PatrickK. Malonza --- South African National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa G. JohnMeasey --- National Museums of Kenya,Very little life‐history information is available regarding the 13 species of earless dwarf toads from the genus Mertensophryne. We report our observations on the breeding behaviour of M. taitana from Mount Mbololo in the Taita Hills, Kenya. Empirical data from... -
The political economy of bilateral aid: African development and the manufacture of consent
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Peter Blunt --- University of New South Wales, Australia Cecilia Escobar --- Independent Researcher and Consultant, Greece Vlassis Missos --- University of Athens, GreeceThis paper discusses implications for African development arising from our analysis of the political economy of bilateral aid (Blunt, 2023). We argue that the existential threats posed to life on Earth by global warming and nuclear war are a product... -
A balanced perspective on the contribution of extensive ruminant production to greenhouse gas emissions in southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Michiel M Scholtz --- , South Africa Frans J Jordaan --- , South Africa N Thuli Chabalala --- , South Africa Georgette M Pyoos --- , South Africa M Joel Mamabolo --- , South Africa Frederick WC Neser --- University of the Free State, South AfricaThere is a general perception that ruminants produce large quantities of greenhouse gases (GHG) which contribute to global warming. Ruminant production is also known as the world’s largest user of land, and southern Africa is no exception. Recent estimates indicate... -
Expansion of the Grassland Biome in the eastern Karoo corresponds with changes in rainfall and livestock numbers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: G Arena --- University of Cape Town, South Africa MT Hoffman --- University of Cape Town, South Africa H van der Merwe --- University of Cape Town, South Africa TG O’Connor --- , South AfricaThe persistent spread of shrublands is a global phenomenon observed across semiarid grassland-shrubland boundaries. Observations in South Africa, however, have detected a contrasting trend of increasing grass cover across the transition between the Nama-Karoo and Grassland Biomes over the last... -
Configuring blended education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Javed Suleri --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Wichard Zwaal --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThis study investigated the role of information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure, software, competencies and values in blended education. A 28-item survey was administered to a sample of 102 respondents from several institutes of higher education. Results show that infrastructure... -
La Cuisine Pied Noir: wandering in “nostalgia-scape”
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Rainer Maria Wieshammer --- , Klaes Eringa --- ,The year 1962 marked the end of the colonial occupation of Algeria by France after more than 130 years. In the wake of a bloody war of independence, nearly 700 000 former European settlers left their old homeland under dramatic... -
The effect of crop rotation and tillage practice on residue decomposition and wheat performance in the Western Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Johannes Stephanus Theron --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Gerhardus Johannes van Coller --- , South Africa Lindy Joy Rose --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Johan Labuschagne --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Pieter Andreas Swanepoel --- Stellenbosch University, South AfricaConservation agriculture relies on residue retention, crop rotation and reduced tillage. Crop rotation determines residue type, while tillage affects residue load and distribution. Although crop residue retention is often beneficial, residues can create challenges, including obstruction of planters during establishment... -
Ethnography, calamities and war: Mozambique 2000
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Fernando Florêncio --- University of Coimbra, PortugalIn this article I draw on personal experience to discuss the ways of doing ethnography in a context of crisis. In February 2000, when I started fieldwork for my PhD thesis in the central region of Mozambique, the country was... -
Quantile dependencies across BRICS currency markets in time of crisis: Analysis of the Russia–Ukraine war
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Oluwatomisin J. Oyewole --- Federal University of Agriculture, Nigeria Ismail O. Fasanya --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Mamdouh Abdulaziz Saleh Al-Faryan --- School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Faculty of Business and Law, University of Portsmouth, UK & Consultant in Economics and Finance, Saudi ArabiaThis paper examines the spillovers across BRICS currency markets during the Russia–Ukraine war. We observe that the connectedness across the BRICS currency markets is stronger during than before the war and the average-based connectedness framework shows a moderate level of... -
Knowledge, awareness, and perception of senior high school learners towards nuclear energy: A South African case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Daniel Raphael Ejike Ewim --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Yasthil Nundlal --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Keenan Govender --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Nokubonga Lungile Nzuke --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Mfanafuthi Vukani Mbatha --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Nangamso Gwexa --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Kelsi Naidoo --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Opeyeolu T. Laseinde --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Sogo Mayokun Abolarin --- University of the Free State, South AfricaThis study investigated senior South African high school students’ levels of knowledge, perception, attitude, and awareness toward nuclear energy using paper-based, semi-structured questionnaires and digital data collection instruments through online Google forms. The sample consisted of 100 high school students... -
The role of Nigerian medical students in the HIV response: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Daniel Asogun --- Ambrose Alli University, Nigeria Mahmud A. Mahmud --- Ambrose Alli University, Nigeria Akhaine Jesu-Oboh Precious --- Ambrose Alli University, Nigeria Ighodaro Osazuwa --- , United KingdomBackground: With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, this study seeks to understand how medical students’ involvement in the HIV response during the COVID-19 pandemic – as well as before and after it – has influenced their decision to specialise... -
Development and testing of a nutrition education tool on iron supplementation for pregnant women
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: P Mahundi --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa K Pillay --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa N Wiles --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa -
Process innovation in low-tech industries in India: An empirical exploration
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Chidambaran G. Iyer --- Centre for Development Studies, IndiaTill now, studies have determined the existence of process innovation using survey data; however, in this paper, we use secondary data to empirically establish its presence in low-tech industries. Our empirical approach consists of data envelopement analysis in the first... -
Distribution and site fidelity of four endemic catshark species in Walker Bay, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: TL Johnson --- , South Africa JC de Bresser --- , South Africa E Cottrant --- , South Africa NJ Drobniewska --- , South Africa TG Paulet --- , South Africa LG Underhill --- University of Cape Town, South AfricaCatsharks (family Scyliorhinidae) and the recently reclassified deepwater catsharks (family Pentanchidae) are two of the largest families of elasmobranchs and include species that function as important mesopredators in almost all marine ecosystems. This study focuses on four species endemic to... -
Non-nutritive sweeteners: consumer awareness and inclusion in food and beverage products in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Shakun Naicker --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Ashika Naicker --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Evonne Singh --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa -
Factors that impact the implementation of blockchain in logistics in the United Arab Emirates
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mohamad Bleik --- Independent researcher, SwitzerlandThis study investigates the factors influencing the implementation of blockchain in logistics in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), including security, privacy, end-user benefits, quality control, technology infrastructure, and lack of general awareness. A mixed-methods approach was used, with data collected... -
Integrating “old” truths and “new” evidence to address people's evolving career counselling needs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacobus G. Maree --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaThe article examines the link between career counselling waves, helping models, theoretical foundations, and interventions. An adapted qualitative systematic literature review was conducted to facilitate examination of people's evolving career counselling needs during changes in the workplace with a view... -
Effect of botanical composition calibration on the accuracy of undisturbed sward height and comparative yield method techniques for herbage mass estimation in tropical heterogeneous pastures
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Diana Marcela Valencia-Echavarría --- , Colombia Yury Tatiana Granja-Salcedo --- , Colombia David Felipe Nieto-Sierra --- , Colombia Piedad Yanneth Martínez-Oquendo --- , Colombia Gonzalo de Jesús Restrepo-Castañeda --- , Colombia Lucas Esteban Cano-Gallego --- , Colombia Olga Lucía Mayorga-Mogollón --- , ColombiaThis study aimed to evaluate the influence of botanical composition calibration on the accuracy of undisturbed sward height and comparative yield method (CYM) techniques for herbage mass estimation in tropical heterogeneous pastures. Two studies were conducted using two grazing systems... -
World War 1 and Colonialism in Kenya: Perspectives through Historiography and Literary Imaginaries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Jairus Omuteche --- Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, KenyaDuring World War I, what is today Kenya was part of the British East African Protectorate. Direct fighting took place within the region as the neighbouring Tanzania was a German colony. The cultural and economic repercussions of the war transformed... -
Awareness and adoption of circular economy in the consumption and production value-chain among MSMEs towards sustainable development
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Yusuf Opeyemi Akinwale --- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi ArabiaThe global value-chain was hugely disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic which collapsed many micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) globally, especially in Africa where little or no support was received from governments. The circular economy (CE) is recognized as a... -
Avian species assemblages in African mangrove forests
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: W Richard J Dean --- , South Africa Suzanne Milton --- , South AfricaAfrican mangrove forests are threatened by harvesting and climate change. Most bird species that occur in this habitat are either drawn from adjacent forests or woodlands or are marine and piscivorous species. Bird communities of East and southern African mangroves,... -
Areas of work–life and psychological reward satisfaction among new Chinese graduate nurses: The moderating role of psychological capital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Huan Ma --- School of Nursing, Sichuan Vocational College of Health and Rehabilitation, China Jin-Mei Zou --- School of Nursing, Sichuan Vocational College of Health and Rehabilitation, China Ying Zhong --- Nursing Department, Zigong First People’s Hospital, China Dan Song --- School of Nursing, Sichuan Vocational College of Health and Rehabilitation, ChinaThis study aimed to explore the relationship between areas of work–life and psychological reward satisfaction, and the role of psychological capital in that relationship. Participants were from four Chinese major public hospitals (n = 532; female = 88.7%; mean age... -
Future of the IUCN Endangered white steenbras Lithognathus lithognathus (Sparidae) – a tale of two estuaries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: AK Whitfield --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa MKS Smith --- Rhodes University, South AfricaThis review draws on a long history of ichthyological and fisheries research to examine the changing stock status of the estuary-dependent white steenbras Lithognathus lithognathus in the South African Swartkops and Knysna estuaries. The available evidence points to a major... -
Assessing digital competencies and AI ethics awareness among customers in the banking sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: McArthur Fundira --- University of South Africa, South Africa Emmanuel Innocents Edoun --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Anup Pradhan --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Charles Mbohwa --- University of South Africa, South AfricaAs digital technologies and AI systems increasingly pervade banking services, understanding customers’ digital capabilities and awareness of AI ethics principles is paramount. This paper delves into these critical aspects among banking clientele. Employing a survey research approach with a cross-sectional... -
Sustainability practices, sustainable development goals and the hospitality sector: perspectives from Sri Lankan chain hotels
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Janith Iddawala --- NSBM Green University, Sri Lanka Binuri Mehara Welengoda --- NSBM Green University, Sri Lanka Banudee Thisali Rathnayaka --- NSBM Green University, Sri LankaDespite being an industry at the forefront of adopting sustainable practices, there has been a continued paucity of hospitality research focusing on the extent of adoption of sustainability practices and their contribution towards achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs) from... -
Filling the fiscal basket: Quantifying tax revenues from customer loyalty programmes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Ilanri Croucamp --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Jade Craigen --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Teresa Pidduck --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Sumarie Swanepoel --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Elizabeth Coetzee --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaThe South African government is experiencing a significant shortfall in tax revenue, and recent research has identified customer loyalty programmes (CLPs) as a potential revenue stream. Despite the popularity of these programmes, which are used by 73% of economically active... -
Gay men coming out later in life: A hermeneutic analysis of acknowledging sexual orientation to oneself
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Quentin Allan --- Auckland University of Technology, New ZealandGiven the residual homonegativity in evidence throughout our diverse communities, and given the large numbers of gay people who remain “in the closet”, it is critical that we seek to understand in greater depth the complexities of the coming-out process... -
Long-term interannual temperature variability across the KwaZulu-Natal Bight as a technique for monitoring the complex uThukela Marine Protected Area, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: N Ramsarup --- University of Cape Town, South Africa T Morris --- , South Africa J Hermes --- University of Cape Town, South Africa M Dicken --- Institution for Coastal and Marine Research, Ocean Sciences Campus, Nelson Mandela University, South AfricaThe uThukela Marine Protected Area (MPA), situated on the continental shelf of the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Bight on the northeastern coast of South Africa, has been identified as a vital ecological region. Knowledge of the oceanographic dynamics in the region is... -
Occurrence of aflatoxins and aflatoxin-producing Aspergillus spp. associated with groundnut production in subsistence farming systems in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: E. Ncube --- Agricultural Research Council-Grain Crops Institute, Private Bag X1251, South Africa B.C. Flett --- Agricultural Research Council-Grain Crops Institute, Private Bag X1251, South Africa C. Waalwijk --- Plant Research International B.V., Netherlands A. Viljoen --- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, South AfricaAflatoxins are carcinogenic mycotoxins produced by Aspergillus spp. in groundnut kernels. Forty-six groundnut samples were collected from subsistence farmers in three provinces of South Africa, namely KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), Mpumalanga (MP) and Limpopo (LP), in 2006 and 2007. Aflatoxin levels of... -
“We are More Than This”: Counterhistories and Female Voices in Maaza Mengiste’s The Shadow King
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Joseph Kwanya --- Rhodes University,In this essay, I examine the potential of the counterfactual framework in retelling obscured or misrepresented stories of women in African wartime narratives. I analyse Maaza Mengiste’s The Shadow King (2019), which uses the Second Italo-Ethiopian War as a foundation... -
Trends and psychosocial factors associated with health-risk behaviours among university students in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marizanne Lu-Visser --- Asia University, Taiwan Laurencia Sylvano --- Asia University, Taiwan Earl Francis Infante Mallari --- Asia University, Taiwan Karl Peltzer --- Asia University, TaiwanSignificant urbanisation and increased tertiary enrolment shifted lifestyle and health behaviours among young adults in South Africa. Therefore, we investigated the trends and psychosocial determinants associated with health-risk behaviours among university students in South Africa. Cross-sectional survey data collected during... -
Gratitude to nature and pro-environmental behaviour: A moderated mediated model
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Xiaoyu Li --- Inner Mongolia Normal University, China Xindi Kong --- Inner Mongolia Normal University, China Hongyu Liang --- Inner Mongolia Normal University, China Yifan Wang --- Inner Mongolia Normal University, ChinaWe examined the relationship between trait gratitude to nature and pro-environmental behaviours, and the roles of anthropomorphism and connectedness to nature within this relationship. University students (n = 966; female = 47.09%; mean age = 20.75 years, SD = 1.42... -
Over half of South African beverages will require warning labels for high sugar and/or artificial sweeteners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Wantonda Mukhovha --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Naledi Sibiya --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Thanujj Kisten --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Molatela K Mamabolo --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Siphiwe N Dlamini --- University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaObjective: To determine the proportion of commercially available beverages that may require warning labels for high sugar content and the presence of artificial sweeteners in South Africa. -
Ngũgĩ's Fictional and Non-Fictional Representations of the Mau Mau War: An Insight from a New Historicist Perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Auson Njunwensi Wincheslaus --- Mkwawa University College of Education,This article investigates the relationship between Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s Weep Not, Child, a novel, and Dreams in a Time of War, a childhood memoir, especially, regarding how the Mau Mau War became a dissidence strategy against the containment and subjugation... -
Generalized A-numerical radius inequalities in semi-Hilbert spaces through the angle between two vectors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Mojtaba Bakherad --- University of Sistan and Baluchestan, IranThis paper presents several inequalities related to the A-numerical radius in the context of semi-Hilbert space operators. By integrating modern techniques from operator theory and functional analysis, we derive new inequalities for the A-numerical radius that emphasize the unique characteristics... -
A rare case of levothyroxine overdose
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Y Bunwarie --- Helen Joseph Tertiary Hospital, South Africa R Daya --- Helen Joseph Tertiary Hospital, South Africa A Parak --- Helen Joseph Tertiary Hospital, South Africa Z Bayat --- Helen Joseph Tertiary Hospital, South Africa -
Bridging cultural gaps in health communication: Indigenous language as a catalyst for combatting monkeypox in Lagos, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Evaristus Adesina --- Northwest University, South Africa Abiodun Salawu --- Northwest University, South Africa Babatunde Adeyeye --- Northwest University, South AfricaInfectious diseases such as monkeypox have continued to pose significant threats to global health, demanding effective strategies for prevention and control. Existing studies have primarily focused on monkeypox clinical analysis, with less attention given to adopting indigenous languages as a... -
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 AfricaPinus 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 ×... -
Refinement of a site classification system for South African plantation forestry using regionally downscaled climate model input
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Steven Dovey --- Scion (NZ Forest Research Institute Ltd), New Zealand Jacob Crous --- Sappi Shaw Research Centre, South Africa Yolandi Ernst --- Global Change Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaDeemed a climate change hotspot, southern Africa is already experiencing increasing average temperatures associated with extreme weather events, such as drought and flooding. Climate change has already induced many weather and climate extremes in South Africa, and these are likely... -
Assessing the thermal tolerance of a cosmopolitan eurythermal species, the flathead mullet Mugil cephalus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: DL Mukhari --- Rhodes University, South Africa A-R Childs --- Rhodes University, South Africa BA Ziko --- Rhodes University, South Africa TS Murray --- Rhodes University, South AfricaWater temperature is a key abiotic factor affecting fish physiology, behaviour and distribution, with fluctuations impacting species assemblages and habitat use. The flathead mullet Mugil cephalus is a eurythermal species with a cosmopolitan distribution across tropical, subtropical and temperate coastal... -
Requirement for front-of-pack warning labels in South African porridges and cereals varies depending on preparation method and grain type
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Molatela K Mamabolo --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Naledi Sibiya --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Mmahiine Mosana --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Fezeka N Cokile --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Zibusiso Mkandla --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Sanele Dlamini --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Siphiwe N Dlamini --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa -
Estimates for the Pre-Schwarzian norm for certain subclasses of analytic functions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Rashid Ali --- Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan Mohsan Raza --- Government College University Faisalabad, PakistanFor λ ≥ 1, let be the class of analytic functions f in the open unit disc defined by . Similarly, for the class is defined by . In this article, we present estimates for the pre-Schwarzian norm of functions...
