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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 ...
How to build science-action partnerships for local land-use planning and management: Lessons from Durban, South Africa
(Resilience Alliance, 2016)
The gap between scientific knowledge and implementation in the fields of biodiversity conservation, environmental
management, and climate change adaptation has resulted in many calls from practitioners and academics to ...
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 ...
A retrospective descriptive investigation of adult patients receiving third-line antiretroviral therapy in the North West province, South Africa
(Makerere University, 2020)
Greater access and prolonged exposure to ART may inevitably lead to more treatment failure and increase the need for third-line ART (TLART) in a resource-limited setting. Objective: To describe characteristics and resistance ...
An in-depth study of the ICT ecosystem in a South African rural community: unveiling expenditure and communication patterns
(Routledge, 2016)
There is no doubt of the contributions made by mobile phones and mobile network operators in increasing access to communications in rural areas of developing countries. Yet how affordable is this ubiquitous access in such ...
Trends in Genotypic HIV-1 Antiretroviral resistance between 2006 and 2012 in South African Patients receiving first- and second line antiretroviral treatment regimensTrends in Genotypic HIV-1 Antiretroviral resistance between 2006 and 2012 in South African Patients receiving first- and second line antiretroviral treatment regimens
(University of the Western CapePublic Library of Science -- PLoS, 2013)
South Africa's national antiretroviral (ARV) treatment program expanded in 2010 to include the nucleoside
reverse transcriptase (RT) inhibitors (NRTI) tenofovir (TDF) for adults and abacavir (ABC) for children. We ...
Exploration of Deaf people’s health information sources and techniques for information delivery in Cape Town: A qualitative study for the design and development of a mobile health application
(JMIR Publications, 2016)
BACKGROUND: Many cultural and linguistic Deaf people in South Africa face disparity when accessing health information because of social and language barriers. The number of certified South African Sign Language interpreters ...
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. ...