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Sustainable fuels: Lower alcohols perspective
(Wiley, 2023)In the coming years, energy sources will play a vital role in global development. Biofuels made from sustainable sources are essential for the global economy's long-term viability and the reduction of greenhouse gas ... -
Nitrogen fertilization increases the growth and nutritional quality of the forage legume, calobota sericea – A preliminary investigation
(Heliyon, 2023)Calobota sericea is being evaluated as a forage for drought stressed areas. The nutritional quality of C. sericea from native populations are poor, and this is believed to be due to poor soil fertility. Therefore, a ... -
Pre-race self-reported medical conditions and allergies in 133 641 Comrades ultramarathon (90km) runners - SAFER XXIII
(The Physician and Sportsmedicine, 2023)Objectives: To determine the prevalence of self-reported pre-race chronic medical conditions and allergies in ultramarathon race entrants and to explore if these are associated with an Increased risk of race-day medical ... -
The In vitro biological activity of biosynthesized silver nanoparticles produced using mangifera indica stem bark extract and properties of Its pharmaceutical gel formulation
(Springer, 2023)This study reports the production of silver nanoparticles using Mangifera indica stem bark (aqueous and methanol) extracts as capping agents and formulation of pharmaceutical gel loaded with the nanoparticles. The extracts ... -
Werner Eissner (1930–2022): a pioneer in computational atomic physics
(Atoms, 2023)Werner Eissner (Figure 1), a pioneer in computational atomic physics, was born on 16 October 1930 in the city of Görlitz, Germany, to Bernhard and Frieda (née Eckert) Eissner. He lost both parents early in life, his father ... -
Covid-19 among adults living with HIV: Correlates of mortality among public sector healthcare users in Western Cape, South Africa
(Wiley, 2023)Introduction: While a large proportion of people with HIV (PWH) have experienced SARS-CoV-2 infections, there is uncertainty about the role of HIV disease severity on COVID-19 outcomes, especially in lower-income settings. ... -
The bright extragalactic ALMA redshift survey (BEARS) – II. Millimetre photometry of gravitational lens candidates
(Oxford University Press, 2023)We present 101- and 151-GHz ALMA continuum images for 85 fields selected from Herschel observations that have 500-μm flux densities >80 mJy and 250–500-μm colours consistent with z > 2, most of which are expected to be ... -
Multispectral remote sensing of wetlands in semi-arid and arid areas: A review on applications, challenges and possible future research directions
(Remote Sensing, 2022)Wetlands are ranked as very diverse ecosystems, covering about 4–6% of the global land surface. They occupy the transition zones between aquatic and terrestrial environments, and share characteristics of both zones. Wetlands ... -
Impacts of climate variability and drought on surface water resources in sub-saharan africa using remote sensing: A review
(Remote Sensing, 2022)Climate variability and recurrent droughts have caused remarkable strain on water resources in most regions across the globe, with the arid and semi-arid areas being the hardest hit. The impacts have been notable on surface ... -
Spectral age distribution for radio-loud active galaxies in the XMM-LSS field
(Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2023)Jets of energetic particles, as seen in FR type-I and FR type-II sources, ejected from the centre of radio-loud AGN affect the sources surrounding the intracluster medium/intergalactic medium. Placing constraints on the ... -
Multi-objective optimization of a metal hydride reactor coupled with phase change materials for fast hydrogen sorption time
(Journal of Energy Storage, 2023)Recently, the utilization of phase change materials (PCM) for the heat storage/recovery of the metal hydride's reaction heat has received increasing attention. However, the poor heat management process makes hydrogen ... -
Non-booking for antenatal care and risks for vertical HIV transmission among women in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional study
(BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022)Background: The success of prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programs dependents on pregnant women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services. Failure to access ANC throughout the course of pregnancy ... -
Trends in elephant poaching in the Mid-Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe: Lessons learnt and future outlook
(African Journal of Ecology, 2023)Background: The conservation of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) has important ecological, economical, cultural and aesthetic values, at both local and global levels (Pittiglio et al., 2014). Despite the important ... -
Hydra ii: Characterisation of Aegean, Caesar, profound, pybdsf, and selavy source finders
(Cambridge University Press, 2023)We present a comparison between the performance of a selection of source finders using a new software tool called Hydra. The companion paper, Paper I, introduced the Hydra tool and demonstrated its performance using ... -
Hydra I: An extensible multi-source-finder comparison and cataloguing tool
(Cambridge University Press, 2023)The latest generation of radio surveys are now producing sky survey images containing many millions of radio sources. In this context it is highly desirable to understand the performance of radio image source finder (SF) ... -
The use of stable isotopes to identify surface water–groundwater interaction in the Kruger National Park, South Africa
(South African Water Research Commission, 2023)The role of groundwater, in general, is often overlooked in freshwater ecosystem management policies and in the management of South Africa’s flagship conservation area, the Kruger National Park (KNP). To address this gap, ... -
The lofar two-metre sky survey: Deep fields data release 1. V. Survey description, source classifications, and host galaxy properties
(Oxford University Press, 2023)Source classifications, stellar masses, and star-formation rates are presented for ≈80 000 radio sources from the first data release of the Low Frequency Array Two-metre Sky Survey (LoTSS) Deep Fields, which represents the ... -
The fore ground transfer function for H I intensity mapping signal reconstruction: MeerKLASS and precision cosmology applications
(Oxford University Press, 2023)Blind cleaning methods are currently the preferred strategy for handling foreground contamination in single-dish H I intensity mapping surv e ys. Despite the increasing sophistication of blind techniques, some signal loss ... -
Modelling the distribution of the invasive Ziziphus mauritiana along road corridors in Zimbabwe
(Wiley, 2019)We investigate how human fruit consumption affects the spread of the alien invasive Ziziphus mauritiana along road corridors in northern Zimbabwe. A field survey was conducted to identify and map Z. Mauritiana stems at ... -
Silver–zinc oxide nanocomposite antiseptic from the extract of Bidens pilosa
(Springer, 2019)Silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs), zinc oxide (ZnO-NPs) and zinc oxide–silver (ZnO–Ag-NPs) were biosynthesized based on the rich matrix of alkaloids, flavones, tannins capping/stabilizing agents present in Bidens pilosa ...
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