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First ground-based observations of sprites over southern Africa
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2018)
Sprites are the optical signatures of electrical discharges in the mesosphere triggered by large lightning
strikes associated with thunderstorms. Since their discovery in the late 1980s, sprites have been
observed ...
Polysaccharides from the South African medicinal plant Artemisia afra: Structure and activity studies
(Elsevier, 2018)
Artemisia afra (Jacq. Ex. Willd), is an indigenous plant in South Africa and other parts of the African continent, where it is used as traditional medicine mostly for respiratory conditions. The objective of this study was ...
Factors affecting the enrolment rate of students in Higher Education Institutions in the Gauteng province, South Africa
(SAGE, 2018)
The purpose of this research is to investigate and analyse higher education institutions' enrolment and
drop-out rates within the Gauteng province, South Africa. Large-scale secondary data from the General
Household ...
Group B streptococcus serotypes in pregnant women from the Western Cape region of South Africa
(Frontiers, 2018-12-04)
Background: Maternal colonization of Group B streptococci (GBS) during pregnancy is an important risk factor for neonatal morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and serotype distribution ...
In quest of contact: phylogeography of helmeted terrapins (Pelomedusa galeata, P. subrufa sensu stricto)
(PeerJ, 2018)
Based on rangewide sampling and three mitochondrial and two nuclear markers
(together up to 1,850 bp and 1,840 bp, respectively), we examine the phylogeography
of two helmeted terrapin species (Pelomedusa galeata and P. ...
Novel phages of healthy skin metaviromes from South Africa
(Nature Publishing Group, 2018)
Recent skin metagenomic studies have investigated the harbored viral diversity and its possible
influence on healthy skin microbial populations, and tried to establish global patterns of skin-phage
evolution. However, ...
Investigation of a dual-band dual radio indoor mesh testbed
(2018)
Scalability of community wireless mesh networks in terms of mesh nodes and mobile end-users along with their anticipated usage profile remains unexplored territory. However, conducting such experiments on a live community ...
Taxonomic studies of the genus Rhynchosia Lour. (Phaseoleae, Fabaceae) in South Africa: A review of section Chrysoscias
(Elsevier, 2018)
BACKGROUND: A taxonomic study of the genus Rhynchosia section Chrysoscias is presented. The section (as classified by Baker) comprises five taxa (four species and one variety). Previous revisions of the section by various ...
Water use dynamics of young and mature apple trees planted in South African orchards: a case study of the Golden Delicious and Cripps’ Pink cultivars
(Copernicus Publications, 2018)
Apple orchards have previously been bearing 60–80 t ha-1 at most. However in recent years yield
has increased to more than 100 t ha-1. There is need to understand the water requirements of the high yielding
orchards, ...
Reproductive health situation in South Africa: Emerging policy issue
(SAGE Publications, 2018)
South Africa is still lagging behind with health outcomes, especially when it comes to accessing treatment,
prevention and care for reproductive health issues despite the significant progress made with regard to
certain ...