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Molecular application of aptamers in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and communicable diseases
(MDPI, 2018)
Cancer and infectious diseases such as Ebola, HIV, tuberculosis, Zika, hepatitis, measles
and human schistosomiasis are serious global health hazards. The increasing annual morbidities
and mortalities of these diseases ...
Smoking‐induced genetic and epigenetic alterations in infertile men
(Wiley, 2018)
Male fertility rates have shown a progressive decrease in both developing and industrialised countries in the past 50 years. Clinical and epidemiological studies have demonstrated controversial results about the harmful ...
Health-related quality of life and associated factors in adults living with HIV in Rwanda
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)
In Rwanda, as in other sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, life expectancy of people living with HIV (PLWH) has increased dramatically as a result of combined antiretroviral therapy (cART). People living with HIV can now ...
The potential of agriculture and land reform to generate jobs
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Extremely high levels of unemployment contribute to poverty and inequality, and are one of South Africa’s most intractable problems. Can the agricultural sector help to address the problem? And how can land reform be ...
Entrenching decentralisation in Africa: A review of the African Charter on the values and principles of decentralisation, local governance and local development
(The Hague Journal on the Rule of Law, 2018)
The African Union (AU) adopted the African Charter on the Values and Principles of Decentralisation, Local Governance and Local Development (African Charter on Decentralisation) in 2014. The Charter seeks to promote ...
Information behaviour of Nigerian undergraduates in the World of Web 2.0
(Innovation, 2018)
The purpose of the study was to investigate the information behaviour ofNigerian undergraduates in the world of Web 2.0 at the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Nigeria. The study is drawn from a doctoral thesis ...
The rise of Soya in Zambia and the integration of smallholder farmers
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2018)
After six decades of policy experimentation, and efforts to promote economic diversification and reduce the country’s over-reliance on copper mining, Zambia has failed to fully capitalise on the country’s agricultural ...
Joint ventures in the Flag Boshielo Irrigation Scheme, South Africa: a history of smallholders, states and business
(International Water Management Institute (IWMI)., 2018)
For over a century, debates about the relation between farm size, mode of farming and land productivity have shaped agrarian policies, programs and research across the world. Until the 2000s, the pendulum tended to swing ...
Travelling home: Diasporic dis-locations of space and place in Tendai Huchu's The Maestro, The Magistrate & The Mathematician
(SAGE Publications, 2018)
The Maestro, The Magistrate & The Mathematician, a novel by Zimbabwean diasporic writer Tendai Huchu, adds to a growing body of global immigrant fiction. Huchu’s novel concerning Zimbabwean émigrés in the United Kingdom ...
Mental health in South African adolescents living with HIV: correlates of internalising and externalising symptoms
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)
Although declining in all other age groups, AIDS-related deaths among adolescents are increasing. In the context of HIV, mental health problems are associated with negative health outcomes, including non-adherence to ...