Browsing Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "South Africa"
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Access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and under 5 diarrhea morbidity in South Africa
(Medknow Publications, 2017)Background: Universal access to safe drinking water and improved sanitation are paramount sustainable development goals. This is critical for overcoming several health challenges in developing countries. This study analyzed ... -
Adult dragonflies are indicators of environmental metallic elements
(Elsevier, 2018)Adult dragonflies (Insecta; Odonata) are aerial predatory arthropods that occur globally except in the polar regions. However, we know of no research on adult dragonflies as potential indicators of metallic elements in the ... -
Agistemus collyerae (Acari: Trombidiformes: Stigmaeidae) in South Africa: first record, introduction pathways and a re-description including additional life stages
(Acarologia, 2018)Agistemus collyerae Gonzáles-Rodrigues (Stigmaeidae) is reported for the first time in South Africa on grapevines in the Western Cape Province. We investigate a possible introduction pathway of this mite as a contaminant ... -
Agricultural practices and their potential role in mycotoxin contamination of maize and groundnut subsistence farming
(ASSAf, 2019)Mycotoxigenic fungi are common pathogens of maize and groundnuts; they produce mycotoxins which reduce the yield and quality of these grain crops. Numerous agricultural practices including crop rotation and storage methods ... -
Alcohol metabolism and health hazards associated with alcohol abuse in a South African context: a review
(Medpharm Publications, 2010)The World Health Organization recently stated that alcohol consumption is the fifth leading cause of death worldwide and that intakes are increasing, especially in developing countries. Alcohol-related effects are major ... -
Analysis of short- and long-run interactions between the stock market and prices of different sizes of properties in South Africa
(Business Perspectives Publishing Company, 2015)Stock and property markets are regarded as investment alternatives and the interaction between these two markets has been established. However, there is a debate on whether this interaction starts from the property market, ... -
Anti-epileptic prescribing patterns in the South African private health sector (2008-2013)
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)Background: Little is known about longitudinal prescribing practices for anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) in South Africa. The prescribing patterns and associated direct medicine costs of AEDs in the private ... -
Applying a transdisciplinary mixed methods research design to explore sustainable diets in rural South Africa
(Sage, 2015)This article describes a conceptual framework for exploring sustainable diets, using a case study example of ongoing research in the Vaalharts region, a rural setting in South Africa. A qualitative research approach is ... -
Aquatic invertebrate community structure of selected endorheic wetlands (pans) in South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)Shallow wetlands, such as pans, are not well studied in South Africa, even though they perform many important functions, such as providing an important food source for migratory birds and habitat to highly specialized ... -
Aspidoglossum albocoronatum (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae), a new species with a remarkable petaloid corona from the northern provinces of South Africa
(Magnolia Press, 2016)Aspidoglossum albocoronatum Bester & Nicholas is a unique species from Sekhukhuneland in Mpumalanga and southern Leolo Mountains in Limpopo, South Africa. In morphological character it belongs to the southern African ...