• Assessing the zero hunger target readiness in Africa in the face of COVID-19 pandemic 

  Otekunrin, Olutosin A.; Otekunrin, Oluwaseun A.; Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo; Omotayom, Abiodun O.; Akram, Muhammad (Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Sebelas Maret, 2020-08)

  Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2) is hinged on achieving zero hunger target globally by 2030. Many developing countries, especially African countries, are challenged with extreme hunger that are often caused or ...
• Symmetrical arrangement of positively charged residues around the 5-fold axes of SAT type foot-and-mouth disease virus enhances cell culture of field viruses 

  Chitray, Melanie; Kotecha, Abhay; Nsamba, Peninah; Ren, Jingshan; Maree, Sonja; Ramulongo, Tovhowani; Paul, Guntram; Theron, Jacques; Fry, Elizabeth E.; Stuart, David I.; Maree, Francois Frederick (Public Library of Science, 2020-09-29)

  Field isolates of foot-and-mouth disease viruses (FMDVs) utilize integrin-mediated cell entry but many, including Southern African Territories (SAT) viruses, are difficult to adapt to BHK- 21 cells, thus hampering ...
• Exploring issues surrounding mental health and wellbeing across two continents : a preliminary cross-sectional collaborative study between the University of California, Davis, and University of Pretoria 

  Chigerwe, Munashe; Holm, D.E. (Dietmar Erik); Mostert, El-Marie; May, Kate; Boudreaux, Karen A. (Public Library of Science, 2020-10-23)

  Mental health and wellness research continue to be a topic of importance among veterinary students in the United States of America (US). Limited peer reviewed literature focusing on South African veterinary students is ...
• Biology of a putative male aggregation-sex pheromone in Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) 

  Guignard, Quentin; Bouwer, Marc Clement; Slippers, Bernard; Allison, Jeremy D. (Public Library of Science, 2020-12-31)

  A putative male-produced pheromone has recently been described for the global pest of pines, Sirex noctilio, but field-activity has not been demonstrated. This study aimed to investigate the pheromone biology of S. ...
• Epidemic risk of arboviral diseases : determining the habitats, spatial-temporal distribution, and abundance of immature Aedes aegypti in the urban and rural areas of Zanzibar, Tanzania 

  Saleh, Fatma; Kitau, Jovin; Konradsen, Flemming; Kampango, Ayubo; Abassi, Rahibu; Schioler, Karin Linda (Public Library of Science, 2020-12-07)

  BACKGROUND In Zanzibar, little is known about the arboviral disease vector Aedes aegypti in terms of abundance, spatio-temporal distribution of its larval habitats or factors associated with its proliferation. Effective ...

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