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La migration ouvrière dans le secteur agricole sud-africain
(Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration, 2013)En Afrique du Sud, le système de production agricole, concentré dans les mains des fermiers blancs, repose toujours sur l’utilisation des migrations des ouvriers agricoles. Si la fin de l’apartheid a permis la création ... -
Laboratory study on the mobility of major species in fly ash–brine co-disposal systems: up-flow percolation test
(Springer Verlag, 2013)Apart from the generation of fly ash, brine (hyper-saline wastewater) is also a waste material generated in South African power stations as a result of water re-use. These waste materials contain major species such as Al, ... -
Large scale screening of Southern African plant extracts for the green synthesis of gold nanoparticles using microtitre-plate method
(MDPI, 2016)The preparation of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) involves a variety of chemical and physical methods. These methods use toxic and environmentally harmful chemicals. Consequently, the synthesis of AuNPs using green chemistry ... -
Lasiosiphon rigidus, a new species from the Tankwa Karoo and two new combinations in the genus for South Africa
(MDPI, 2013)Thymelaeaceae are well represented in southern Africa, with ± 190 species in nine genera (Bredenkamp & Beyers 2000; Beaumont et al. 2009). Preliminary phylogenetic analyses of nuclear and plastid DNA sequences (Van der ... -
Legume phylogeny and classification in the 21st century: Progress, prospects and lessons for other species-rich clades
(Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum, 2013)The Leguminosae, the third-largest angiosperm family, has a global distribution and high ecological and economic importance. We examine how the legume systematic research community might join forces to produce a comprehensive ... -
Leisure athletes at risk of medical complications: outcomes of pre-participation screening among 15,778 endurance runners - SAFER VII
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)OBJECTIVE: International guidelines for pre-participation screening of masters/leisure athletes to identify those that require medical assessment exist, but have not been implemented in mass-community based sports events. ... -
Leptophytum foveatum Chamberlain & Keats (Rhodophyta, Corallinales) retaliates against overgrowth by other encrusting algae
(Elsevier, 1994)The encrusting coralline alga, Leptophytum foveatum, is the most abundant crustose alga in the lower eulittoral zone at Yzerfontein and other exposed sites on the West Coast of South Africa. The surface of this species is ... -
Life at the margins of the continents: an examination of the intertidal marine life of the south Western Cape
(Field Guides Association of Southern Africa, 2010)Imagine surviving in an environment that is neither truly marine nor truly terrestrial. That area just beyond the low-water mark of neap tides along the seashore is an example of just such an environment. The organisms ... -
Life-long programming implications of exposure to tobacco smoking and nicotine before and soon after birth: Evidence for altered lung development
(MDPI, 2011)Tobacco smoking during pregnancy remains common, especially in indigenous communities, and likely contributes to respiratory illness in exposed offspring. It is now well established that components of tobacco smoke, notably ... -
Linking multi-epoch CCD photometry of partially overlapping fields
(Oxford University Press, 2013)A common problem in CCD photometry is to combine measurements obtained at different epochs. This is especially challenging if the fields only overlap partially, and are sparse, so that not all calibrating stars are ... -
Local ownership, exercise of ownership and moving from passive to active entitlement: a practice-led inquiry on a rural community network
(CCIRDT, 2015)In this paper, we aim to shed light on local ownership from a double practical and theoretical perspective, and examine its meaning as well as the factors that are bound to influence its development in community based ... -
London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy for South African women with mental illness: Exploring perspectives on pregnancy
(AOSIS, 2018)INTRODUCTION: Unplanned pregnancy is a community health concern. Research with South African women revealed the complexities surrounding pregnancy planning. Categorising pregnancies as either planned or unplanned is ... -
Long-term eclipse timing of white dwarf binaries: an observational hint of a magnetic mechanism at work
(Oxford University Press, 2016)We present a long-term programme for timing the eclipses of white dwarfs in close binaries to measure apparent and/or real variations in their orbital periods. Our programme includes 67 close binaries, both detached and ... -
Low-Cost feedstock conversion to biodiesel via ultrasound technology
(MDPI, 2009)Biodiesel has attracted increasing interest and has proved to be a good substitute for fossil-based fuels due to its environmental advantages and availability from renewable resources such as refined and waste vegetable ... -
Magnesium–carbon hydrogen storage hybrid materials produced by reactive ball milling in hydrogen
(Elsevier, 2013)Time-resolved studies uncovered kinetics and mechanism of Mg–hydrogen interactions during High energy reactive ball milling in hydrogen (HRBM) in presence of various types of carbon, including graphite (G), activated carbon ... -
Making a community network legal within the South African regulatory framework
(ACM, 2015)Community networks often operate at the fringe of legality with respect to spectrum, network infrastructure and providing services. We have been involved with such a network in a rural community, and together with them, ... -
Managing information in education: a view from South Africa
(Emerald, 2017)PURPOSE – A three-year study of information technology and information systems management in South Africa has delivered (amongst other things) a bibliography and a new reference model. The paper aims to discuss this ... -
Mapping and characterisation of the sorghum cell suspension culture secretome
(Academic Journals, 2011)Here we reported the first secretomic study of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), a naturally drought tolerant cereal crop. In this study, we used a gel-based proteomic approach in combination with mass spectrometry to separate ... -
Marrubiin
(MDPI, 2013)The ethno-medicinal approach to drug discovery represents one of the most important sources of new and safe therapeutic agents to the challenges confronting modern medicine and daily life. Many of the traditionally ... -
Match injury incidence during the Super Rugby tournament is high: a prospective cohort study over five seasons involving 93 641 player-hours
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2018)OBJECTIVES: To determine the incidence and nature of injuries in the Super Rugby tournament over a 5-year period. METHODS: 482 male professional rugby union players from six South African teams participating in the ...
