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Building Capacity and Developing Human capital
(Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2012)
There is a growing consensus on the potential for information and communications technologies (ICTs) to support socio-economic development in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Universities as providers of higher education are ...
Effects of different soil ameliorants on Karee trees (Searsia Lancea) growing on mine tailings dump soil – Part I: Pot trials
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)
Rehabilitation of mine tailings dams is often a challenge due to a lack of nutrients and a poor humus reservoir prevailing in tailings soils. This is especially true for establishing longer lived species such as trees. For ...
High levels of DDT in breast milk: intake, risk, lactation duration, and involvement of gender
(Elsevier, 2012)
We investigated presence and levels of DDT in 163 breast milk samples from four South African villages where, in three of them, malaria is controlled with DDT-sprayed indoors. Mean ΣDDT levels in breast milk were 18, 11, ...
Urban ecology in Cape Town: South African comparisons and reflections
(Ecology & Society, 2012)
Little urban ecological research has been done in South Africa. The papers in the Ecology and Society special feature Urban Ecological and Social-Ecological Research in the City of Cape Town make, therefore, an important ...
Treatment of Cr(VI)-containing wastes in the South African ferrochrome industry: a review of currently applied methods
(SAIMM, 2012)
South Africa holds approximately three-quarters of the world’s
viable chromite ore resources and dominates the global production
of ferrochrome. Albeit completely unintended, small amounts of
Cr(VI) are formed during ...
Determinants of visitor spending: an evaluation of participants and spectators at the Two Oceans Marathon
(IP Publishing, 2012)
This paper investigates the socio-demographic and behavioural determinants that influence visitor expenditure at the Two Oceans Marathon in South Africa, based on a participant and spectator survey conducted at the race ...
Unusual haemogregarines parasitizing intertidal teleosts from the subtropical east coast of South Africa, with the description of Haemogregarina kunegemina sp. nov.
(Cambridge University Press, 2012)
Of three intertidal fish species collected on the east coast of South Africa, 67% (127/190) had haemogregarine infections. Horned rockskippers, Antennablennius bifilum Günther, 1861, demonstrated 77% parasite prevalence, ...
Long-term decreases in persistent organic pollutants in South African coastal waters detected from beached polyethylene pellets
(Elsevier, 2012)
Polyethylene pellets provide a convenient means to monitor Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in marine
systems. Pellets collected between 1984 and 2008 at three South African beaches were analysed for
PCB, HCH and ...
Implications for health education and intervention strategies arising from children's caregivers concerns following successful malaria control
(Elsevier, 2012)
Malaria is still responsible for 10% of the total disease burden in Africa. This study was an empirical investigation addressing the extent to which, and the ways in which, sociocultural, family-based, demographic and ...
Stressors among South African soccer officials: a profile analysis
(NWU, 2012)
The purpose of this study was to determine the contribution of selected stressors to the level of stress experienced by South African soccer officials. Forty-two South African Football Association (SAFA) accredited officials, ...