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  • A holistic categorisation of address purposes as an analytical entry point to finding solutions for addressing governance in South Africa 
    Laldaparsad, Sharthi; Coetzee, Serena Martha; Davis, Nerhene (CONSAS Conference, 2024-07)
    An address is structured information allowing one to locate a building or other feature in the physical world; yet, in large parts of the world, including South Africa, many people must get by without such a utility. ...
  • Mapping smallholder maize farm distribution using multi-temporal Sentinel-1 data integrated with Sentinel-2, DEM and CHIRPS precipitation data in Google Earth Engine 
    De Villiers, Colette; Munghemezulu, Cilence; Tesfamichael, Solomon G.; Mashaba-Munghemezulu, Zinhle; Chirima, Johannes George (CONSAS Conference, 2024-07)
    Mapping smallholder maize farms in complex and uneven rural terrain is a major barrier to accurately documenting the spatial representation of the farming units. Remote sensing technologies rely on various satellite products ...
  • Unraveling the relationship between soil nutrients and maize leaf disease occurrences in Mopani district municipality, Limpopo province, South Africa 
    Nkuna, Basani L.; Chirima, Johannes George; Newete, Solomon W.; Van der Walt, Adriaan J.; Nyamugama, Adolph (MDPI, 2024-10)
    Maize is a staple crop important for food security that millions globally depend upon as an energy source, primarily due to its high starch and fat content. For growth and disease resistance, maize production requires a ...
  • Assessing nitrogen dioxide in the highveld troposphere : pandora insights and TROPOMI sentinel-5P evaluation 
    Kai-Sikhakhane, Refilwe F.; Scholes, Mary C.; Piketh, Stuart J.; Van Geffen, Jos; Garland, Rebecca M.; Havenga, Henno; Selomane, Odirilwe (MDPI, 2024-10-03)
    Nitrogen oxides, particularly NO2, are emitted through a variety of industrial and transport processes globally. The world’s continuous economic development, including in developing countries, results in an increasing ...
  • Assessing the extent to which African wetland inventories can report to the global targets on biodiversity, including goal A of the global biodiversity framework 
    Sadiki, M.M.; Van Deventer, Heidi; Hansen, Christel (Taylor and Francis, 2024-10-03)
    Wetlands face global threats with estimates suggesting a loss ranging from 21% to 85% of their original extent. Africa’s wetlands, covering about 4.4% of the continent, provide crucial services to millions of people and ...
  • Research into land atmosphere interactions supports the sustainable development agenda 
    Hayman, Garry; Poulter, Benjamin; Ghude, Sachin D.; Blyth, Eleanor; Sinha, Vinayak; Archibald, Sally; Ashworth, Kirsti; Barlow, Victoria; Fares, Silvano; Feig, Gregor Timothy; Hiyama, Tetsuya; Jin, Jiming; Juhola, Sirkku; Lee, Meehye; Leuzinger, Sebastian; Mahecha, Miguel D.; Meng, Xianhong; Odee, David; Purser, Gemma; Sato, Hisashi; Saxena, Pallavi; Semeena, Valiyaveetil S.; Steiner, Allison; Wang, Xuemei; Wolff, Stefan (Cambridge University Press, 2024-02)
    NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY. Greenhouse gas emissions and land use change – from deforestation, forest degradation, and agricultural intensification – are contributing to climate change and biodiversity loss. Important land-based ...
  • A dependent circular-linear model for multivariate biomechanical data : Ilizarov ring fixator study 
    Nagar, Priyanka; Bekker, Andriette, 1958-; Arashi, Mohammad; Kat, Cor-Jacques; Barnard, Annette-Christi (Sage, 2024-09)
    Biomechanical and orthopaedic studies frequently encounter complex datasets that encompass both circular and linear variables. In most cases (i) the circular and linear variables are considered in isolation with dependency ...
  • Equity and justice should underpin the discourse on tipping points 
    Gianelli, Ignacio; Achieng, Therezah; Amon, Diva; Archibald, Sally; Arif, Suchinta; Castro, Azucena; Chimbadzwa, Tapiwa Prosper; Coetzer, Kaera L.; Field, Tracy-Lynn; Selomane, Odirilwe; Slingsby, Jasper A.; Stevens, Nicola; Villasante, Sebastian; Armani, Mohammed; Kimuyu, Duncan M.; Adewumi, Ibukun J.; Lapola, David M.; Obura, David; Pinho, Patricia; Roa-Clavijo, Felipe; Rocha, Juan; Sumaila, U. Rashid (Copernicus Publications, 2024-04)
    Radical and quick transformations towards sustainability will be fundamental to achieving a more sustainable future. However, deliberate interventions to reconfigure systems will result in winners and losers, with the ...
  • Interannual variation of half-hourly extreme precipitation in Africa : the assessment of the warmest decade (2011-2020) since the beginning of observations 
    Ncipha, Xolile; Kruger, Andries C.; Sibali, Linda (Springer, 2024-06)
    Africa is experiencing widespread extreme precipitation. However, the continent remains understudied regarding extreme precipitation variation, particularly at high temporal resolution. This study assessed the changes in ...
  • A global database of soil seed bank richness, density, and abundance 
    Auffret, Alistair G.; Ladouceur, Emma; Haussmann, N.S. (Natalie); Daouti, Eirini; Elumeeva, Tatiana G.; Kacergyte, Ineta; Knape, Jonas; Kotowska, Dorota; Low, Matthew; Onipchenko, Vladimir G.; Paquet, Matthieu; Rubene, Diana; Plue, Jan (Wiley, 2024-11)
    A soil seed bank is the collective name for viable seeds that are stored naturally in the soil. At the species or population level, the ability to form a seed bank represents a strategy for (re)colonization following a ...
  • Implications of ecological drivers on roan antelope populations in Mokala National Park, South Africa 
    Maruping-Mzileni, Nkabeng Thato; Bezuidenhout, Hugo; Ferreira, Sam; Ramoelo, Abel; Mapuru, Morena; Munyai, Lufuno; Erusan, Roxanne (MDPI, 2024-06)
    Climate change has massive global impacts and affects a wide range of species. Threatened species such as the roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus) are particularly vulnerable to these changes because of their ecological ...
  • The integration of land restoration and biodiversity conservation practices in sustainable food systems of Africa : a systematic review 
    Rapiya, Monde; Truter, Wayne Frederick; Ramoelo, Abel (MDPI, 2024-10)
    Land degradation poses a significant global challenge, adversely affecting soil quality and diminishing the productivity of arable land, which, in turn, impacts food production and ecosystem services. This degradation ...
  • Editorial : climate change challenge in pediatric psychology 
    Provenzi, Livio; Billeci, Lucia; Wright, Caradee Yael; Xu, Zhiwei (Frontiers Media, 2024-06)
    No abstract available.
  • An assessment of the vulnerability and adaptation potential of sugarcane production to water stress, southern Africa 
    Ngcobo, S.; Jewitt, G.; Hill, T.R.; Archer, Emma Rosa Mary (Elsevier, 2024-12)
    The high spatial variability of precipitation, heightened frequency of droughts and concomitant increases in exposure to water stress across southern Africa due to climate change, presents significant challenges for sugarcane ...
  • Assessing environmental factors contributing to plant species richness in mountainous mesic grasslands 
    Mashiane, K.K. (Katlego); Ramoelo, Abel; Adelebu, Samuel; Daemane, Ernest (AOSIS, 2023-08)
    Southern African mountain ranges are characterised by rich and diverse plant species thriving in different habitats with pronounced endemic species. However, globally, biodiversity at the species level is deteriorating ...
  • Assessment of the global Copernicus, NASADEM, ASTER and AW3D digital elevation models in Central and Southern Africa 
    Okolie, Chukwuma J.; Mills, Jon P.; Adeleke, Adedayo; Smit, Julian L.; Peppa, Maria V.; Altunel, Arif O.; Arungwa, Ikenna D. (Taylor and Francis, 2024)
    Validation studies of global Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) in the existing literature are limited by the diversity and spread of landscapes, terrain types considered and sparseness of groundtruth. Moreover, there are ...
  • Assessing maize yield spatiotemporal variability using unmanned aerial vehicles and machine learning 
    De Villiers, Colette; Mashaba-Munghemezulu, Zinhle; Munghemezulu, Cilence; Chirima, Johannes George; Tesfamichael, Solomon G. (MDPI, 2024-09)
    Optimizing the prediction of maize (Zea mays L.) yields in smallholder farming systems enhances crop management and thus contributes to reducing hunger and achieving one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 2—zero ...
  • Factors impacting urban greenspace usage : new evidence from South Africa 
    Struwig, Christiaan Lourens; Davis, Nerhene; Breetzke, Gregory Dennis (Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, 2024-10)
    This paper examines the factors that impact urban greenspace (UGS) usage in three urban parks in the city of Tshwane, South Africa. Guided by systems theory, we aim to determine how various cultural ecosystem services ...
  • Joint effect of heat and air pollution on mortality in 620 cities of 36 countries 
    Stafoggiaa, Massimo; Michelozzi, Paola; Schneider, Alexandra; Armstrong, Ben; Scortichini, Matteo; Rai, Masna; Achilleos, Souzana; Alahmade, Barrak; Analitisf, Antonis; Astrom, Christofer; Bell, Michelle L.; Calleja, Nebille; Krage, Hanne; Carlsenj, Hanne Krage; Carrascok, Gabriel; Cauchil, John Paul; Coelhom, Micheline DSZS; Correan, Patricia M.; Diazo, Magali H.; Entezarip, Alireza; Forsberg, Bertil; Garland, Rebecca M.; Guo, Yue Liang; Guo, Yuming; Hashizume, Masahiro; Holobaca, Iulian H.; Iniguez, Carmen; Jaakkola, Jouni J.K.; Kan, Haidong; Katsouyanni, Klea; Ho, Kim; Kysely, Jan; Lavigne, Eric; Lee, Whanhee; Li, Shanshan; Maasikmets. Marek; Madureira, Joana; Mayvanehp, Fatemeh; Sheng Ng, Chris Fook; Nunesai, Baltazar; Orruaj, Hans; Ortega, Nicolas V.; Osorio, Samuel; Palomares, Alfonso D.L.; Pan, Shih-Chun; Pascal, Mathilde; Ragettli, Martina S.; Rao, Shilpa; Raz, Raanan; Roye, Domenic; Rytiw, Niilo; Saldiva, Paulo H.N.; Samolif, Evangelia; Schwartze, Joel; Scovronickas, Noah; Sera, Francesco; Tobiasau, Aurelio; Shilu, Tong; Vicedo-Cabrera, Ana Maria; Urban, Ales; Gasparrini, Antonio; Breitner, Susanne; De’ Donato, Francesca K. (Elsevier, 2023-11)
    BACKGROUND : The epidemiological evidence on the interaction between heat and ambient air pollution on mortality is still inconsistent. OBJECTIVES : To investigate the interaction between heat and ambient air pollution ...
  • Heat-related cardiorespiratory mortality : effect modification by air pollution across 482 cities from 24 countries 
    Rai, Masna; Stafoggia, Massimo; De’Donato, Francesca; Scortichini, Matteo; Zafeiratou, Sofia; Fernandez, Liliana Vazquez; Zhang, Siqi; Katsouyanni, Klea; Samoli, Evangelia; Rao, Shilpa; Lavigne, Eric; Guo, Yuming; Kan, Haidong; Osorio, Samuel; Kysely, Jan; Urban, Ales; Orru, Hans; Massikmets, Marek; Jaakkola, Jouni J.K.; Ryti, Niilo; Pascal, Mathilde; Hashizume, Masahiro; Ng, Chris Fook Sheng; Alahmad, Barrak; Diaz, Magali Hurtado; Valencia, Cesar De la Cruz; Nunes, Baltazar; Madureira, Joana; Scovronick, Noah; Garland, Rebecca M.; Kim, Ho; Lee, Whanhee; Tobias, Aurelio; Iniguez, Carmen; Forsberg, Bertil; Astrom, Christofer; Vicedo-Cabrera, Ana Maria; Ragettli, Martina S.; Guo, Yue-Liang Leon; Pan, Shih-Chun; Li, Shanshan; Gasparrini, Antonio; Sera, Francesco; Masselot, Pierre; Schwartz, Joel; Zanobetti, Antonella; Bell, Michelle L.; Schneider, Alexandra; Breitner, Susanne (Elsevier, 2023-05)
    BACKGROUND : Evidence on the potential interactive effects of heat and ambient air pollution on cause-specific mortality is inconclusive and limited to selected locations. OBJECTIVES : We investigated the effects of heat ...