Browsing Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "South-Africa"
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Anthelmintic and acaricide resistance in small ruminants of North West Province, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)In South Africa, anthelmintic and acaricidal resistance is a growing problem and poses a real economic threat to communal livestock raised by rural communities. The development of new anthelmintic and acaricidal drug ... -
Conflicting quality of life rationalities between spatial decision-makers and the South African poor
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)With high levels of inequality, poverty and high crime rates, South Africa tends to rank relatively low on the quality of life indexes, i.e. South Africa forms part of the bottom 10 countries on the Happy Planet Index. In ... -
A critical analysis of the quality of EIA reports for middle to high income residential developments : case studies from South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)Assessing and managing the environmental impacts of housing development is an international challenge. In South Africa, depending on the size and nature of mixed-use residential developments, such developments may be ... -
A critical reflection on the evolution of the South African National Waste Management Strategy
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)In redressing global and local waste management challenges, many countries developed and implemented integrated waste management systems through policies, laws and strategies. The aim of this study is to evaluate the ... -
The development and evaluation of an approach to understand and influence environmental attitudes at higher education institutions in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Most environmental problems are caused by the destructive behaviour of humans, which is difficult, but not impossible to change. One promising strategy to do so is to focus on people’s environmental attitudes (EAs), given ... -
Development of a conceptual model for a marine oil spills management system in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)The impacts of oil pollution incidents on a pristine marine environment threaten the biodiversity of the affected ecosystem and exert pressure on the socio-economics of the concerned region. These pressures, nevertheless, ... -
Diversity of digenean trematodes of Clinus superciliosus (Linnaeus, 1758) from the coast of South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)To date, 87 digenean species from 63 genera of 24 families have been described or reported from marine fishes in South Africa. However, when considering the range of available hosts along this biodiversity-rich coastline, ... -
The efficiency of Social Impact Assessment (SIA) in South African renewable energy projects
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)Social Impact Assessment (SIA) determines the social impacts that a development could have on the environment, including social and cultural impacts on communities involved, and it suggests mitigation measures to minimize ... -
An environmental parasitological approach to marine metal pollution : the endemic South African intertidal klipfish, Clinus superciliosus, as model organism
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)With multiple species, particularly small bodied organisms such as parasites, still undescribed from the marine realm, new studies investigating novel taxa are highly encouraged. Linking this marine biota, such as cryptofauna, ... -
Expression of rotavirus proteins and virus-like particles in bacterial and insect cells
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)Rotavirus infection remains a leading cause of severe gastroenteritis affecting infants and young children. Currently, only live-attenuated (LA) vaccines are licensed and globally administered. These vaccines are not as ...