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Artificial intelligence and afrocentric biblical hermeneutics crossroads in Zimbabwe (Col 2:8)

Chabata, Lovejoy (AOSIS, 2024-10)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) isset to revolutionise global knowledge domains and biblical hermeneutics is no exception. At face value, in Zimbabwe, AI has been stigmatised as a humanistic and profane technological system ...

Analytic philosophy and scriptural interpretations

Antombikums, Aku Stephen (AOSIS, 2024-10)

The task of interpreting the Holy Scriptures has been a daunting enterprise throughout the history of the Church. This article explores how analytic philosophy could be promising in biblical interpretation. Notwithstanding ...

Prevalence of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in people living with HIV and on antiretroviral treatment : a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Sedibe, Amogelang; Maswanganyi, Khanyisa; Mzimela, Nomusa C.; Gamede, Mlindeli (Wiley, 2024-11)

INTRODUCTION: Metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) has become the most common hepatic condition globally. The prevalence of MASLD continues to increase, paralleling the consistent rising rates ...

Predicting mire distribution using species distribution models : a case study of the sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Islands

Sadiki, Maleho Mpho; Greve, Michelle; Hansen, Christel D. (Cambridge University Press, 2024-12)

Peatlands, covering approximately one-third of global wetlands, provide various ecological functions but are highly vulnerable to climate change, with their changes in space and time requiring monitoring. The sub-Antarctic ...

Feasibility of implementing viral hepatitis services into a correctional service facility in Cape Town, South Africa

Scheibe, Andrew; Steingo, Joel; Grace, Gaynor; Savva, Helen; Sonderup, Mark; Hausler, Harry; Spearman, C. Wendy (Elsevier, 2025-03)

BACKGROUND : Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are estimated to be of the most prevalent infectious diseases in correctional settings worldwide. However, viral hepatitis services have not been routinely ...

The effective management of remote higher education curriculum design teams using scrum

Wolff, Eugenie; Van Ryneveld, Linda (Associacao Nacional de Pos-Graduacao e Pesquisa em Administracao, 2024-08)

OBJECTIVE : This paper reports on the value of using Scrum as agile project management framework to support curriculum design practitioners in leading remote academics through times of change. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK : Among ...

Escaping the assessment maze : navigating policies through an interactive fictitious experience

Lubbe, J.C.; Wolvaardt, Jacqueline Elizabeth (Liz); Turner, A.C. (Astrid); Van Wyk, Mari (Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia, 2024-03)

Misinterpretation or ignorance of institutional policies in higher education can lead to inconsistencies and legal risks, particularly concerning assessments. In response, we introduced an innovative approach to engage ...

Constructionist learning environments (CLE) in the 21st century

Akih, Chewachong Patience; Van Ryneveld, Linda (International Journal of Academic Research in Education, 2022-05)

This paper defines a learning environment in a tertiary institution that enabled the development of 21st century skills, and tries to answer the question: “To what extent can 21st century competencies and character qualities ...

Low-cost uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) as a novel tool for welfare assessments on open pen commercial crocodile farms

Myburgh, Albert; Viljoen, Devon M.; Myburgh, Jan G.; Downs, C.T.; Webb, E.C. (Edward Cottington); Woodborne, S. (Medpharm Publications, 2024-03)

BACKGROUND : The welfare of crocodiles on commercial farms in southern Africa requires precise assessment, focusing on stocking densities and pen conditions. However, disputes between animal welfare groups and farm owners ...

Evidence for a host switching in the maintenance of canid rabies variant in two wild carnivore species in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Ngoepe, C.E.; Shumba, W.; Sabeta, Claude (Medpharm Publications, 2024-03)

Rabies is a zoonotic infectious disease that causes at least 59 000 human deaths worldwide annually, with 95% of the cases occurring in the developing countries of Asia and Africa. There are two Lyssavirus rabies (RABV) ...

Ketamine-butorphanol-medetomidine for the immobilisation of free-living hyenas (Crocuta crocuta)

Roug, Annette; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney; Netshitavhadulu, L.; Leiberich, Marion; Buss, Peter (Medpharm Publications, 2024-03)

Free-ranging spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) are immobilised for a variety of purposes, including wildlife-human conflict mitigation, research, and veterinary treatment. Combinations of tiletamine-zolazepam (Zoletil) and ...

Parasites burden in peri-urban free-roaming pigs in Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

Munzhelele, P.; Sibeko, N.P.S.; Oguttu, J.W.; Mbajiorgu, C.A.; Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo (Medpharm Publications, 2024-03)

BACKGROUND : Parasite infections, unlike regulated animal diseases, do not often receive attention. In fact, parasites are major sources of financial losses in pig enterprises, particularly in subsistence and small-scale ...

Helminth parasites of impalas, Aepyceros melampus, in eastern southern Africa, collected during 1973 to 2007

Horak, Ivan Gerard; Junker, K.; Braack, L.E.O.; Gallivan, G.J. (Medpharm Publications, 2024-03)

This paper summarises published and unpublished data on helminths collected systematically from 424 impalas at 11 localities in eastern southern Africa, from St. Lucia in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) to the Tuli Block in north-eastern ...

Die agamiese kompleks Themeda triandra forsk

Liebenberg, Heinrich (University of Pretoria, 1968-11)

Afrikaans: 'n Si togenetiese studie is onderneem op 53 versamelings, oorspronklik vanaf verskillende lokaliteite, van Themeda triandra Forsk. verkry vanuit die rooigrasversameling op die Rietondale Navorsingstasiete ...

Effects of lead shielding on gamma radiation scatter energy spectrum during equine bone scintigraphy

Kafka, Ulrike; Beukes, P.; Slabbert, J.P.; Carstens, Ann (Medpharm Publications, 2024-08)

The main aim of this pilot study was to determine how the energy spectrum of scatter radiation emitted from horses after injection of the radiopharmaceutical 99mTechnetium-methyl diphosphonate (99mTc-MDP), changed behind ...

The effect of a warmed enema during ovum pick-up on subsequent in vitro oocyte maturation in southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum)

Vorster, L.; De Bruin, Phillippus Rudolf; Smuts, M.P. (Mario); Durrant, B.S.; De la Rey, M.; Herbst, C.; Holm, Dietmar Erik (Medpharm Publications, 2024-08)

BACKGROUND : Rhinoceros are currently one of the most threatened mammal species globally. Slow population growth, increased poaching and habitat destruction have led to increased conservation efforts for each species. ...

The potential effect of Garlium GEM HCTM as a tick control agent in cattle

Hagg, Francois Marius; Erasmus, Lourens Jacobus; Stoltsz, Wilhelm Heinrich (Medpharm Publications, 2024-03)

As resistance to chemical acaricides increases amongst tick populations, investigations of natural remedies that have acaricidal or tick-repellent effects have become essential in the search for alternatives for sustainable ...

The time course of lactate and endocrine changes in dogs suffering from dog bite wounds

Van Zyl, Este; Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.); Schoeman, Johan P. (Medpharm Publications, 2024-03)

BACLGROUND : The stress response after acute trauma in humans and animals has been well-recognised in the literature. However, data on temporal changes in endocrine parameters after acute trauma in previously healthy dogs ...

The outcomes of the voice use reduction program on voice quality and vocal fatigue in occupational voice users

Vermeulen, Rouxjeanne; Du Toit, Maria; Van Lierde, K.M. (Kristiane); Graham, Marien Alet; Van der Linde, Jeannie (Sage, 2024)

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Resilience to structural violence: an exploration of the multisystemic resources that enable youth hope

Ncube, Bongiwe; Theron, Linda C.; Haffejee, Sadiyya (Sage, 2024-09)

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