• Forecasting the realized volatility of agricultural commodity prices : does sentiment matter? 

  Bonato, Matteo; Cepni, Oguzhan; Gupta, Rangan; Pierdzioch, Christian (Wiley, 2024-09)

  We analyze the out-of-sample predictive power of sentiment for the realized volatility of agricultural commodity price returns. We use high-frequency intra-day data covering the period from 2009 to 2020 to estimate ...
• SARS-CoV-2 infections in a triad of primary school learners (Grades 1-7), their parents, and teachers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa : protocol for a cross-sectional and nested case-cohort study 

  Dassaye, Reshmi; Chetty, Terusha; Daniels, Brodie; Gaffoor, Zakir; Spooner, Elizabeth; Ramraj, Trisha; Mthethwa, Ncengani; Nsibande, Duduzile Faith; Pillay, Saresha; Bhana, Arvin; Magasana, Vuyolwethu; Reddy, Tarylee; Mohlabi, Khanya; Moore, Penelope Linda; Burgers, Wendy A.; De Oliveira, Tulio; Msomi, Nokukhanya; Goga, Ameena Ebrahim (JMIR Publications, 2024-12)

  BACKGROUND : In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) such as South Africa, there is paucity of data on SARS-CoV-2 infections among children attending school, including seroprevalence and transmission dynamics. OBJECTIVE ...
• A reflective thematic analysis into the perceptions of pregnant radiographers regarding the usefulness of the Pregidose mobile app to enhance fetal dosimetry and well-being : qualitative exploration 

  Essop, Hafsa; Kekana, R.M. (Mable); Brosens, Jacques; Smuts, Hanlie (JMIR Publications, 2024)

  BACKGROUND : Pregnancy apps are widely used by pregnant women, who benefit from self-tracking features to support their health goals. Pregnant radiographers are considered a high-risk group of health workers practicing ...
• The intertwining of antisemitism and racism in modern South Africa, c. 1880-1939 

  Hodes, Rebecca; Reznek, Rodney H. (UCL Press, 2024)

  This article traces how historical constructions of Jews – informed by protean notions of social, cultural, and physical difference in Europe – were transplanted into the colonial imagination, infusing the writings ...
• Optimal decarbonisation pathway for mining truck fleets 

  Yu, Gang; Ye, Xianming; Ye, Yuxiang; Huang, Hongxu; Xia, Xiaohua (KeAi Communications, 2024-09)

  The fossil fuel powered mining truck fleets can contribute up to 80% of total emissions in open pit mines. This study investigates the optimal decarbonisation pathway for mining truck fleets. Notably, our proposed pathway ...

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