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A synthesis of past, current and future research for protection and management of papyrus (Cyperus papyrus L.) wetlands in Africa
(Springer Verlag, 2014)
Papyrus wetlands (dominated by the giant
sedge Cyperus papyrus L.) occur throughout eastern,
central and southern Africa and are important for
biodiversity, for water quality and quantity regulation
and for the livelihoods ...
Human African trypanosomiasis research gets booost: unravelling the tsetse Genome
(PLOS, 2014)
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, is a neglected disease that impacts 70 million people distributed over 1.55 million km2 in sub-Saharan Africa. Trypanosoma brucei gambiense accounts for ...
HIV-1 diversity and the implementation of integrase strand-transfer inhibitors as part of combination antiretroviral therapy
(SAMA, 2020)
: The integrase (IN) strand-transfer inhibitor (InSTI)
dolutegravir (DTG) is now recommended by the World Health
Organization as part of salvage and/or first-line combination
antiretroviral therapy (cART).[1] DTG has a ...
Designing a course model for distance-based online bioinformatics training in Africa: the H3ABioNet experience
(Public Library of Science, 2017)
Africa is not unique in its need for basic bioinformatics training for individuals from a diverse
range of academic backgrounds. However, particular logistical challenges in Africa, most
notably access to bioinformatics ...
Atmospheric bromoform at Cape Point, South Africa: an initial fixed-point data set on the African continent
(EGU, 2018)
Bromoform mixing ratios in marine air were measured
at Cape Point Global Atmospheric Watch Station,
South Africa. This represents the first such bromoform data
set recorded at this location. Manual daily measurements
were ...
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. ...
South African seaweed aquaculture: A sustainable development example for other African coastal countries
(Academic Journals, 2013)
The green seaweed Ulva is one of South Africa's most important aquaculture products, constituting an
important feed source particularly for abalone (Haliotis midae L.), and utilized as a bioremediation tool
and other ...
An exploratory look at associated factors of poverty on educational attainment in Africa and in-depth multilevel modelling for Namibia.
(BER, 2013)
This study examines several indicator variables related to education
and poverty in Africa from the Demographic and Health Surveys
(DHS). Many have described income and education as one of the
fundamental determinants ...
A comparison of susceptibility patterns of oral Candida isolates from South African and Cameroonian HIV- positive populations
(The International Association for Dental Research (IADR), 2012)
METHOD: In this study, Candida isolates were collected from the oral mucosa of 128 South African and 126 Cameroonian HIV-positive patients, by scraping the mouths of consenting patients using sterile cotton swabs. Ethics ...
Evaluating energy consumption on low-end smartphones
(2015)
The relationship between battery consumption in
smartphones and the usage statistics of a phone is direct. Modern
smartphones, even low-end, are equipped with multiple wireless
technologies, e.g. GSM, 3G, WiFi and ...