Grobbelaar, Simone; Mercier, Anne Elisabeth; Van den Bout, Iman; Durandt, Chrisna; Pepper, Michael Sean(Wiley, 2024-01)
The generation of tissue from stem cells is an alluring concept as it holds a number of potential applications in clinical therapeutics and regenerative medicine. Mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (MSCs) can be isolated from ...
Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are obligate parasites of soil-dwelling insects and are used as biological control agents for many insect pests. These nematodes have a free-living third growth stage called infective ...
Filgrastim is approved for several indications, including reduction of the incidence and duration of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia and for stem cell mobilization. The filgrastim biosimilar, EP2006, has been available ...
PURPOSE : International business as a field values perspectives from various contexts, but scholars from emerging markets face a number of often-unseen challenges preventing them from fully contributing to the field. This ...
Du Toit, Elda; Delport, Pieter Willem Jacobus(Wiley, 2024-03)
Considering debates surrounding the usefulness of integrated reporting for decision-making, this exploratory study uses objective measures to investigate the quality of disclosures other than financial in the basic materials ...
Bertola, Laura D.; Brueniche-Olsen, Anna; Kershaw, Francine; Russo, Isa-Rita M.; Macdonald, Anna J.; Sunnucks, Paul; Bruford, Michael W.; Cadena, Carlos Daniel; Ewart, Kyle M.; De Bruyn, Mark; Eldridge, Mark D.B.; Frankham, Richard; Guayasamin, Juan M.; Grueber, Catherine E.; Hoareau, Thierry B.; Hoban, Sean; Hohenlohe, Paul A.; Hunter, Margaret E.; Kotze, Antoinette; Kuja, Josiah; Lacy, Robert C.; Laikre, Linda; Lo, Nathan; Meek, Mariah H.; Mergeay, Joachim; Mittan-Moreau, Cinnamon; Neaves, Linda E.; O'Brien, David; Ochieng, Joel W.; Ogden, Rob; Orozco-terWengel, Pablo; Paez-Vacas, Monica; Pierson, Jennifer; Ralls, Katherine; Shaw, Robyn E.; Sogbohossou, Etotepe A.; Stow, Adam; Steeves, Tammy; Vernesi, Cristiano; Watsa, Mrinalini; Segelbacher, Gernot(Wiley, 2024-01)
Molecular tools are increasingly applied for assessing and monitoring biodiversity and informing conservation action. While recent developments in genetic and genomic methods provide greater sensitivity in analysis and the ...
BACKGROUND : The COVID-19 pandemic has wrought a profound impact on mental health in Sub- Saharan Africa, exacerbating existing disparities and rendering individuals undergoing treatment particularly susceptible. This ...
Di Napoli, Immacolata; Procentese, Fortuna; Visser, Maretha J.(University of Salento, 2024)
Gender-based violence is a major health, social, and human rights issue in the global context. It knows no social or economic boundaries and has devastating effects mostly on women and girls of all socio-economic backgrounds ...
Visser, Maretha J.; Ndhlovu, Sasekile(University of Salento, 2024)
Programmes designed to empower women in an attempt to eradicate violence against them address only one side of the coin. To promote respectful gender relationships, it is also necessary to change the destructive perceptions ...
In 2021, one in five people in Africa was affected by hunger, and the continent had the highest prevalence of undernourished people globally. We argue that food systems in Africa can be more resilient if their development ...
Oosthuizen, Tasha; Pillay, Neville; Oosthuizen, Maria Kathleen(Taylor and Francis, 2024)
Urbanization, and the accompanying artificial light at night (ALAN), can disrupt the activity of animals. Such disruptions at the base of a food web can ripple through the ecosystem. Most studies of ALAN are performed in ...
Munday, Monique; Humbani, Michael(Taylor and Francis, 2024)
The study aimed to determine the main factors that predicted users’ intention to continue using mobile food delivery apps during the COVID-19 pandemic. The moderating role of user experience was also explored. Data were ...
Mammals have evolved to occupy spatial and temporal niches in order to optimize resource utilization and minimize predation risk or competition. Subsequently, niche partitioning may be influenced by phylogenetic associations, ...
Liesker, Christina Gabriele; Dyson, Liesl L.; Becker, Erik H.(Elsevier, 2024-04)
A supercell is a type of thunderstorm known to produce severe weather conditions that result in damage to property, injuries, and loss of life. Supercells were previously considered rare in South Africa, however since the ...
Headley, Selena Diane(University of Pretoria, 2021-11)
This study begins by framing the challenges for theological education/formation
which remain disconnected from urban realities. The rationale for the study stems
from a personal experience as a participant in a praxis-based ...
Sewing needles are often identified by their form rather than use-wear. As a result, some needles may be missed that do not conform to expected morphologies unless they are inspected more closely. Existing use-wear studies ...
Tonsing, Kerstin Monika; Dada, Shakila(Taylor and Francis, 2024)
In South Africa, many children with extensive support needs—including children who require AAC—are accommodated in care centers rather than the public schooling system. Caregivers employed at these centers need training ...
OBJECTIVE : This pilot study aimed to evaluate the perception and satisfaction of deselected male Academy professional footballers towards a medical after-care intervention.
METHODS : A quasiexperimental study design, ...
The African buffalo, Syncerus caffer, is a key species in African ecosystems. Like other large herbivores, it plays a fundamental role in its habitat acting as an ecosystem engineer. Over the last few centuries, African ...