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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Cladogenic diversification is often explained by referring to climatic oscillations and geomorphic shifts that cause allopatric speciation. In this regard, southern Africa retains a high level of landscape heterogeneity ...
Artemisia afra is an aromatic shrub used as a herbal remedy in southern Africa for various disorders, including coughs, colds, influenza, and, most notably, for the prophylaxis and treatment of Plasmodium falciparum ...
Bogwasi, Lone; Holtzhausen, Louis; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Jansen van Rensburg, Audrey; Botha, Tanita(Termedia Publishing, 2023-07-21)
Rectus femoris (RF) injury is a concern in sports. The management RF strains/tears and avulsion
injuries need to be clearly outlined. A systematic review of literature on current management strategies for RF
injuries, ...
Fletcher Jr, Robert J.; O’Brien, Amanda; Hall, Timothy F.; Jones, Maggie; Potash, Alex D.; Kruger, Laurence; Simelane, Phumlile; Roques, Kim; Monadjem, Ara; McCleery, Robert A.(Royal Society, 2023-10)
Animals are faced with a variety of dangers or threats, which are increasing
in frequency with ongoing environmental change. While our understanding
of fearfulness of such dangers is growing in the context of predation ...
Backer, Robert; Naidoo, Sanushka; Van den Berg, Noelani(BMC, 2023-11-08)
A plant’s defense against pathogens involves an extensive set of phytohormone regulated defense signaling pathways.
The salicylic acid (SA)-signaling pathway is one of the most well-studied in plant defense. The bulk of ...
BACKGROUND : The complex systemic responses of tree species to fight pathogen infection necessitate attention due
to the potential for yield protection in forestry.
RESULTS : In this paper, both the localized and systemic ...
The idea behind density-based clustering is to associate groups to the connected components of the level sets of the density of the data to be estimated by a nonparametric method. This approach claims some advantages over ...
Arid-dwelling mammals are exposed to extreme daily temperatures, which puts these mammals at risk of overheating and dehydration, particularly while active, these risks are increased as the body size is reduced. Consequently, ...
AIM : The mosaic of savannas that persists in the forest-dominant Congo Basin is thought to be palaeoclimatic relics, but past biogeographical processes that have formed and maintained these systems are poorly understood. ...
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health concern. This study aimed to investigate the potential of human skin volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as prospective biomarkers for TB diagnosis. It employed a non-invasive approach ...
Timely and accurate diagnosis of rare genetic disorders is critical, as it enables improved patient management and prognosis. In a resource-constrained environment such as the South African State healthcare system, the ...
Alston, Brandon James; Kok, Anna-Mari; De Canha, Marco Nuno; Lall, Namrita(Elsevier, 2024-04)
Millions of people have been negatively affected by the Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic worldwide. Multiple stages characterize Covid-19 infection, initial stages include common symptoms that are milder in nature (fever, ...