• Bursts of rapid diversification, dispersals out of Southern Africa, and two origins of dioecy punctuate the evolution of asparagus 

  Bentz, Philip C.; Burrows, John E.; Burrows, Sandra M.; Mizrachi, Eshchar; Liu, Zhengjie; Yang, Junbo; Mao, Zichao; Popecki, Margot; Seberg, Ole; Petersen, Gitte; Leebens-Mack, Jim (Oxford University Press, 2024-10)

  The genus Asparagus arose ∼9 to 15 million years ago (Ma), and transitions from hermaphroditism to dioecy (separate sexes) occurred ∼3 to 4 Ma. Roughly 27% of extant Asparagus species are dioecious, while the remaining ...
• Transformational leadership for sustainable productivity in higher education institutions of Cameroon 

  Etomes, Sophie E.; Endeley, Margaret N.; Aluko, Folake Ruth (Springer, 2025)

  This study investigates the need for transformational leadership in the sustainable development of the productivity in higher education institutions (HEIs) in Cameroon. While institutions always request additional funding, ...
• An analysis of the gaps in the South African DNA barcoding library of ticks of veterinary and public health importance 

  Khumalo, Nozipho; Chaisi, Mamohale E.; Rebecca Magoro; Mwale, Monica (Canadian Science Publishing, 2024-11)

  Ticks transmit pathogens of veterinary and public health importance. Understanding their diversity is critical as infestations lead to significant economic losses globally. To date, over 90 species across three families ...
• Bronchiectasis in children in a high HIV and tuberculosis prevalence setting 

  Juggernath, Pearline; Mopeli, Keketso; Masekela, Refiloe; Dangor, Ziyaad; Goga, Ameena Ebrahim; Gray, Diane M.; Verwey, Charl (South African Medical Association, 2024-12)

  BACKGROUND: Bronchiectasis, a chronic suppurative lung condition, is a largely neglected disease, especially in low- to middle-income countries (LMICs), from which there is a paucity of data. Post-infectious causes are ...
• Decolonisation of knowledge production on Children’s Rights in Africa 

  Chirowamhangu, Raymond (African Renaissance, 2024-12)

  This paper provides a critical perspective on the decolonisation of children's rights. The research is a comparative analysis between the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) and the United Nations, ...
• Cultures as types and the utility of viable specimens for fungal nomenclature 

  Yurkov, Andrey; Visagie, Cobus M.; Crous, Pedro W.; Hashimoto, Akira; Baschien, Christiane; Begerow, Dominik; Kemler, Martin; Schoutteten, Nathan; Stadler, Marc; Wijayawardene, Nalin N.; Hyde, Kevin D.; Zhang, Ning; Boekhout, Teun; May, Tom W.; Thines, Marco; Hawksworth, David L. (Pensoft Publishers, 2024-07)

  The debates over the requirement of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICNafp) for a viable specimen to represent the name-bearing type material for a species or infraspecific taxon have ...
• A mathematical model on the impact of awareness and traditional medicine in the control of Ebola : case study of the 2014-2016 outbreaks in Sierra Leone and Liberia 

  Tassé, Arsène Jaures Ouemba; Tsanou, Berge; Kum, Cletus K.; Lubuma, Jean (Oxford University Press, 2024-08)

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• Factors associated with the admission of moderate to late preterm and term neonates within 72 hours of birth at Dedza and Mangochi District Hospitals, Malawi : a matched case-control study 

  Hajison, Precious L.; Dzikiti, Loveness Nyaradzo; Chimatiro, Chancy S.; Tshotetsi, Lumbani; Mbale, Emmie; Makhumula, Blessing; Mwanjera, Godwin E.; Chinkonde, Jacqueline R.; Senbete, Mesfin; Nwosisi, Charles; Gohar, Fatima; Lufesi, Norman; Hailegebriel, Tedbabe Degefie (BioMed Central, 2024)

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• Exploring the use of visitor surveys as a tool for supporting EIA follow-up in protected areas : a case study of a conference centre in an iconic national park 

  Wessels, J.A. (Andries); Douglas, Anneli (Taylor and Francis, 2024)

  Impact assessment (IA) follow-up is necessary to determine the environmental effects of a project or plan to inform ongoing management. No previous research confirms if visitor surveys may be used to this extent for ...
• Capacity building in porous materials research for sustainable energy applications 

  Langmi, Henrietta Wakuna; Musyoka, Nicholas M.; Kemmegne-Mbouguen, Justin Claude; Kowenje, Chrispin; Kengara, Fredrick; Mokaya, Robert (The Royal Society, 2024-08)

  The project aimed to develop porous materials for sustainable energy applications, namely, hydrogen storage, and valorization of biomass to renewable fuels. At the core of the project was a training programme for ...
• The VLBA CANDELS GOODS-North Survey -I. Survey design, processing, data products, and source counts 

  Deane, Roger; Radcliffe, Jack F.; Njeri, Ann; Akoto-Danso, Alexander; Bernardi, Gianni; Smirnov, Oleg M.; Beswick, Rob; Garrett, Michael A.; Jarvis, Matt; Whittam, Imogen H.; Bourke, Stephen; Paragi, Zsolt (Oxford University Press, 2024-04)

  The past decade has seen significant advances in wide-field cm-wave very long baseline interferometry (VLBI), which is timely given the wide-area, synoptic survey-driven strategy of major facilities across the electromagnetic ...
• Unexpected XPS binding energy observations further highlighted by DFT calculations of ruthenocene-containing [IrIII(ppy)2(RCOCHCORc)] complexes : cytotoxicity and crystal structure of [Ir(ppy)2(FcCOCHCORc)] 

  Buitendach, Blenerhassitt E.; Erasmus, Elizabeth; Fourie, Eleanor; Malan, F.P. (Frederick); Conradie, Jeanet; Niemantsverdriet, J.W. (Hans); Swarts, Jannie C. (MDPI, 2024-11-15)

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• Decomposition of sulfide phases and subsequent matte collection in the black top of a platinum group metal smelter 

  Rivera Li Kao, Oscar; Garbers-Craig, Andrie Mariana (Taylor and Francis, 2025)

  This study explored, on a laboratory scale, how matte separates from the gangue in the black top of a PGM smelter. Two PGM concentrates, one with high sulfide content (17.3 mass%, Platreef concentrate) and the other with ...
• Men's involvement in maternal health in sub-Saharan Africa : a scoping review of enablers and barriers 

  Moyo, Enos; Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa; Moyo, Perseverance; Murewanhema, Grant; Ross, Andrew (Elsevier, 2024-06)

  BACKGROUND : Globally, there are about 800 maternal deaths every day, with low-to-middle-income countries accounting for most of these deaths. A lack of access to maternal healthcare services is one of the main causes ...
• MIGHTEE- H I : deep spectral line observations of the COSMOS field 

  Heywood, I.; Ponomareva, A.A.; Maddox, N.; Jarvis, M.J.; Frank, B.S.; Adams, E.A.K.; Baes, M.; Bianchetti, A.; Collier, J.D.; Deane, Roger; Glowacki, M.; Jung, S.L.; Pan, H.; Rajohnson, S.H.A.; Rodighiero, G.; Ruffa, I.; Santos, M.G.; Sinigaglia, F.; Vaccari, M. (Oxford University Press, 2024-09)

  The MIGHTEE survey utilizes the South African MeerKAT radio telescope to observe four extragalactic deep fields, with the aim of advancing our understanding of the formation and evolution of galaxies across cosmic time. ...
• Neutral hydrogen lensing simulations in the hubble frontier fields 

  Blecher, Tariq; Deane, Roger; Obreschkow, Danail; Heywood, Ian (Oxford University Press, 2024-07)

  Cold gas evolution ties the formation of dark matter haloes to the star formation history of the universe. A primary component of cold gas, neutral atomic hydrogen (HI), can be traced by its 21-cm emission line. However, ...
• Ultrastructural changes in cardiac and skeletal myoblasts following in vitro exposure to monensin, salinomycin, and lasalocid. 

  Henn, Danielle; LensinkI, Antonia V.; Botha, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus) (Public Library of Science, 2024-09-25)

  Carboxylic ionophores are polyether antibiotics used in production animals as feed additives, with a wide range of benefits. However, ionophore toxicosis often occurs as a result of food mixing errors or extra-label use ...
• On the implausible physical implications of a claimed lensed neutral hydrogen detection at redshift z = 1.3 

  Deane, Roger (Oxford University Press, 2024-09)

  The Square Kilometre Array mid-frequency array will enable high-redshift detections of neutral hydrogen ( H I ) emission in galaxies, providing important constraints on the evolution of cold gas in galaxies over cosmic ...
• Hepatoprotective effects of leaf extract of Annona senegalensis against aflatoxin B1 toxicity in rats 

  Makhuvele, Rhulani; Foubert, Kenn; Hermans, Nina; Pieters, Luc; Verschaeve, Luc; Elgorashi, Esam E. (AOSIS, 2024-03-11)

  Global aflatoxin contamination of agricultural commodities is of the most concern in food safety and quality. This study investigated the hepatoprotective effect of 80% methanolic leaf extract of Annona senegalensis against ...
• An investigation into Toxoplasma gondii at the human-livestock-wildlife interface, South Africa 

  Bokaba, Refilwe Philadelphia; Dermauw, Veronique; Morar-Leather, Darshana; Dorny, Pierre; Van Schalkwyk, Louis; Das Neves, Luis Carlos Bernardo G. (AOSIS, 2024-04-18)

  Interface areas shared by humans, domestic and wild animals may serve as high transmission contexts for Toxoplasma gondii. However, knowledge about the epidemiology of T. gondii in such areas is currently limited. The ...

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