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Chapter 12 imagination and the eco-social crisis (or: why I write creative non-fiction)
(Brill, 2020)Green Matters reflects on the ‘unique cultural function’ of literary texts with regard to environmental and ecological concerns. Another way of putting this is to ask: what do literary texts enable us to say or do in ... -
Chapter 18 Islamic Jurisprudence
(Juta, 2004)What is the meaning of the word Jurisprudence? The etymology of the word 'jurisprudence' hails from two Latin words; first, 'ius' meaning 'law' and 'iuris' meaning 'of law' and secondly, 'prudens' meaning 'knowledge' or ... -
Chapter 6: Culture and religion
(Juta, 2007)This chapter deals with the relationship between gender equality and rights to practice culture and religion. In South Africa this relationship is of crucial importance to women who live according to the rules and principles ... -
Characterisation of campylobacter concisus strains from South Africa using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) profiling and a genomospecies-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay: Identification of novel genomospecies and correlation with clinical data
(Academic Journals, 2013)Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (AFLP) profiling was used to evaluate the distribution of phenotypically indistinguishable, but genetically distinct, among Campylobacter concisus strains from South Africa. A Polymerase ... -
Characterisation of human coronavirus-NL63 nucleocapsid protein
(Academic Journals, 2012)Coronavirus N is a multifunctional protein that plays an essential role in enhancing the efficiency of virus transcription and assembly. This manuscript reports the analysis of HCoV-NL63 N protein by comparing the amino ... -
Characterisation of hydro-geochemical processes influencing groundwater quality in rural areas: A case study of Soutpansberg region, Limpopo Province, South Africa
(MDPI, 2022)Groundwater is often the main or only source of fresh water supply in arid to semi-arid rural areas owing to decreasing rainfall patterns, reduced availability of surface water and socioeconomic activities. It is important ... -
Characterisation of the arsenic resistance genes in Bacillus sp. UWC isolated from maturing fly ash acid mine drainage neutralised solids
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2010)An arsenic resistant Bacillus sp. UWC was isolated from fly ash acid mine drainage (FA-AMD) neutralised solids. A genomic library was prepared and screened in an arsenic sensitive mutant Escherichia coli strain for the ... -
Characterising the water use and hydraulic properties of riparian tree invasions: A case study of Populus canescens in South Africa
(Water Research Commission, 2018)Invasive alien plants (IAPs) pose a serious threat to the already limited water resources in dry countries like South Africa which are facing increasing water shortages. Much of South Africa is expected to get drier in ... -
Characteristics and outcomes of gunshot-acquired spinal cord injury in South Africa
(South African Medical Association, 2017)Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) caused by assault present a unique challenge facing the healthcare system, in that very little is known about how these injuries manifest compared with other causes of injury. Understanding the ... -
Characteristics of children under 6 years of age treated for Early Childhood Caries at Tygerberg Oral Health Centre, South Africa
(Tufts University, School of Dental Medicine, 2008)Objective: This retrospective survey highlighted the characteristics of children less than six years of age presenting with early childhood caries(ECC) who had two or more teeth extracted under intravenous sedation at ... -
Characterization and activity test of commercial Ni/Al2O3, Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 and prepared NieCu/Al2O3 catalysts for hydrogen production from methane and methanol fuels
(Elsevier, 2013)In this study, methane and methanol steam reforming reactions over commercial Ni/Al2O3, commercial Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 and prepared NieCu/Al2O3 catalysts were investigated. Methane and methanol steam reforming reactions catalysts ... -
Characterization and Cradiovascular Effects of (13S)-9α,13α-epoxylabda-6β(19),15(14)diol dilactone, a Diterpenoid Isolated from Leonotis leonurus
(South African Chemical Institute, 2008)A new diterpenoid, (13S)-9 ,13 -epoxylabda-6 (19),15(14)diol dilactone (1), was isolated from Leonotis leonurus and the structure determined via NMR analysis. The compound causes significant changes in blood pressure of ... -
Characterization and expression analysis of heme oxygenase genes from sorghum bicolor
(SAGE Publications, 2019)Heme oxygenases (HOs) have a major role in phytochrome chromophore biosynthesis, and chromophores in turn have antioxidant properties. Plant heme oxygenases are divided into the HO1 sub-family comprising HO1, HO3, and ... -
The characterization and phylogenetic relationship of the trichoplusia ni single capsid nuclear polyhedrosis virus polyhedrin gene
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999)The polyhedrin gene (polh) was identified from the Trichoplusia ni (Tni) single capsid nuclear polyhedrosis virus (SNPV). An EcoRI fragment containing the truncated polyhedrin gene was detected by hybridization with an ... -
Characterization and Toxicity of Hypoxoside Capped Silver Nanoparticles
(MDPI, 2022)The reducing potential of plant extracts in the green synthesis of nanoparticles has been associated with their phytochemicals. Although pharmacologically inactive, a norlignan diglucoside “hypoxoside” (HP) occurs in large ... -
Characterization of a highly xylose tolerant β-xylosidase isolated from high temperature horse manure compost
(BMC, 2021): There is a continued need for improved enzymes for industry. β-xylosidases are enzymes employed in a variety of industries and although many wild-type and engineered variants have been described, enzymes that are highly ... -
Characterization of a unique group-specific protein (U122) of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
(American Society for Microbiology, 2004)A novel coronavirus (CoV) has been identified as the etiological agent of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). The SARS-CoV genome encodes the characteristic essential CoV replication and structural proteins. Additionally, ... -
Characterization of blocks within a near seafloor Neogene MTC, Orange Basin: Constraints from a high-resolution 3D seismic data
(Elsevier, 2023)Submarine mass wasting processes in deepwater settings can incorporate large blocks, which may play a key role in deepwater geological processes and geohazard assessment. However, there is a limited understanding of ... -
Characterization of four new compounds from protea cynaroides leaves and their tyrosinase inhibitory potential
(MDPI, 2022)Protea cynaroides (king protea) is a flowering plant that belongs to the Proteaceae family. This multi-stemmed shrub is the national flower of South Africa and has important economic and medicinal values. Traditionally, ... -
Characterization of inpaint residuals in interferometric measurements of the epoch of reionization
(Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2023)To mitigate the effects of Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) on the data analysis pipelines of 21 cm interferometric instruments, numerous inpaint techniques have been developed. In this paper, we examine the qualitative ...