• Substitution of Leucaena hay for oil seed cake meal in total mixed rations for goats 

  Leketa, Khabane; Hassen, Abubeker; Donkin, Edward Francis; Akanmu, Abiodun Mayowa (Bureau for Scientific Publications, 2019-11)

  This study investigated the effects of incorporating different protein sources (oil seed cakes versus Leucaena leucocephala hay) in a total mixed ration (TMR) on intake, digestibility, growth and carcass meat quality of ...
• Effects of electrical stimulation and age at slaughter on carcass and meat quality of two Sudanese Baggara beef types 

  Biraima, A.D.A.; Mohammed, A.M.; Webb, E.C. (Edward Cottington) (Bureau for Scientific Publications, 2019)

  This study aimed to evaluate the influences of electrical stimulation (ES), age at slaughter, and breed type on muscle pH, the decline in carcass temperature, and meat quality attributes of Sudanese indigenous Baggara ...
• A qualitative study of the attitudes of South African spaza shop owners to coopetitive relationships 

  Hare, Charles; Walwyn, David Richard (Association for Professional Managers in South Africa, 2019-06)

  BACKGROUND: Coopetition is a powerful means by which microenterprises can compete against large firms in low margin sectors, such as the small retail outlets in South African townships, known locally as spaza shops. ...
• Using brand identity to build brand equity : a comparison between the South African and Dutch business-to-business architectural industry 

  Verster, Alet; Petzer, Daniël Johannes; Cunningham, Nicole (Association for Professional Managers in South Africa, 2019-04)

  BACKGROUND: Existing research in the B2B field focuses on relationship marketing and not the importance of building brand equity. By focusing efforts on building brand equity B2B service firms have the opportunity to ...
• Prevalence and associated prenatal and perinatal risk factors for oropharyngeal dysphagia in high-risk neonates in a South African hospital 

  Da Costa, Melissa A.; Kruger, Esedra; Kritzinger, Alta M. (Aletta Margaretha); Graham, Marien Alet (African Online Scientific Information Systems, 2019-11)

  BACKGROUND: The prevalence of neonatal oropharyngeal dysphagia (OPD) in high-risk infants in lower-middle-income countries is unknown. Objectives: To determine the prevalence and associated risks for OPD in high-risk ...
• Responsive communication coaching for early childhood practitioners in underserved South African contexts : clinical perspectives 

  Abdoola, Shabnam; Mosca, Renata; Pillay, Bhavani S. (AOSIS Open Journals, 2019-06)

  Children spend longer hours with early childhood development (ECD) practitioners who are well-placed to facilitate critical early language development. ECD classrooms include a growing number of children at risk for ...
• Phenotypic plasticity and local adaptation in a wild hibernator evaluated through reciprocal translocation 

  Lane, Jeffrey E.; Czenze, Zenon J.; Findlay-Robinson, Rachel; Bayne, Erin (University of Chicago Press, 2019-10)

  Phenological shifts are the most commonly reported ecological responses to climate change and can be produced rapidly by phenotypic plasticity. However, both the limits of plasticity and whether it will be sufficient ...
• Infrared thermography applied to the prediction of structural vibration behaviour 

  Talai, Stephen M.; Desai, Dawood A.; Heyns, P.S. (Philippus Stephanus) (Elsevier, 2019-06-18)

  This paper concerns the development of methodology for use of Infrared thermography (IRT) for online prediction of mechanical structural vibration behaviour; given that it has extensively been applied in non-destructive ...
• Two-way fluid-structure interaction of medium-sized heliostats 

  Wolmarans, Joshua Raymond; Craig, K.J. (Kenneth) (American Institute of Physics, 2019-07-26)

  Vortex shedding and the resultant transient loadings on a medium sized heliostat are investigated in this paper. Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is used as a validation case along ...
• Characterization of a b-metric space completeness via the existence of a fixed point of Ciric-Suzuki type quasi-contractive multivalued operators and applications 

  Alolaiyan, Hanan; Ali, Basit; Abbas, Mujahid (Ovidius University, Constanta, 2019)

  The aim of this paper is to introduce Ciric-Suzuki type quasi-contractive multivalued operators and to obtain the existence of fixed points of such mappings in the framework of b-metric spaces. Some examples are presented ...
• Molecular characterization Brucella species from Zimbabwe 

  Ledwaba, Maphuti Betty; Gomo, Calvin; Lekota, Kgaugelo Edward; Le Flèche, Philippe; Hassim, Ayesha; Vergnaud, Gilles; Van Heerden, Henriette (Public Library of Science, 2019-05-20)

  Brucella abortus and B. melitensis have been reported in several studies in animals in Zimbabwe but the extent of the disease remains poorly known. Thus, characterizing the circulating strains is a critical first step in ...
• Illumina error correction near highly repetitive DNA regions improves de novo genome assembly 

  Heydari, Mahdi; Miclotte, Giles; Van De Peer, Yves; Fostier, Jan (BioMed Central, 2019-06-03)

  BACKGROUND : Several standalone error correction tools have been proposed to correct sequencing errors in Illumina data in order to facilitate de novo genome assembly. However, in a recent survey, we showed that ...
• The plastid and mitochondrial genomes of Eucalyptus grandis 

  Pinard, Desre; Myburg, Alexander Andrew; Mizrachi, Eshchar (BioMed Central, 2019-02-13)

  BACKGROUND : Land plant organellar genomes have significant impact on metabolism and adaptation, and as such, accurate assembly and annotation of plant organellar genomes is an important tool in understanding the evolutionary ...
• Geographic range extension of Speke’s Hinge-back Tortoise Kinixys spekii Gray, 1863 

  Ihlow, Flora; Farooq, Harith M.; Gvozdík, Vaclav; Hofmeyr, Margaretha D.; Conradie, Werner; Campbell, Patrick D.; Harvey, James; Verburgt, Luke; Fritz, Uwe (Craig Hassapakis, 2019-11-06)

  Kinixys spekii has a wide distribution range across sub-Saharan Africa, having been reported from Angola, Botswana, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, eSwatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, ...
• Metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analysis of human prostate microbiota from patients with prostate cancer 

  Feng, Ye; Ramnarine, Varune Rohan; Bell, Robert; Volik, Stanislav; Davicioni, Elai; Hayes, Vanessa M.; Ren, Shancheng; Collins, Colin C. (BioMed Central, 2019-02-18)

  BACKGROUND : Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most common malignant neoplasm among men in many countries. Since most precancerous and cancerous tissues show signs of inflammation, chronic bacterial prostatitis has been hypothesized ...
• Preferred, small‑scale foraging areas of two Southern Ocean fur seal species are not determined by habitat characteristics 

  Wege, Mia; De Bruyn, P.J. Nico; Hindell, Mark A.; Lea, Mary‑Anne; Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt (BioMed Central, 2019-09-11)

  BACKGROUND : To understand and predict the distribution of foragers, it is crucial to identify the factors that affect individual movement decisions at different scales. Individuals are expected to adjust their foraging ...
• The redactional theologization of the book of the covenant : a study in criteriology 

  Markl, Dominik (Universität Salzburg; Bibelwissenschaft und Kirchengeschichte, 2019)

  Please read abstract in article.
• Integrated reporting and financial performance of South African listed banks 

  Matemane, Matwale Reon; Wentzel, Rozane (LLC “Consulting Publishing Company “Business Perspectives”, 2019)

  The recent development of integrated reporting intends to address the limitations associated with corporate reporting practices. This paper aims to examine whether a statistically significant relationship exists between ...
• The incidence of skin cancer in relation to climate change in South Africa 

  Wright, C.Y. (Caradee); Norval, Mary; Kapwata, Thandi; Du Preez, David Jean; Wernecke, Bianca; Tod, Bianca M.; Visser, Willem I. (MDPI, 2019-10-22)

  Climate change is associated with shifts in global weather patterns, especially an increase in ambient temperature, and is deemed a formidable threat to human health. Skin cancer, a non-communicable disease, has been ...
• Experimental validation and computational modeling of anti-influenza effects of quercetin-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside from indigenous south African medicinal plant Rapanea melanophloeos 

  Mehrbod, Parvaneh; Ebrahimi, Samad Nejad; Fotouhi, Fatemeh; Eskandari, Fatemeh; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo (BioMed Central, 2019-12-02)

  BACKGROUND : Influenza A virus (IAV) is still a major health threat. The clinical manifestations of this infection are related to immune dysregulation, which causes morbidity and mortality. The usage of traditional ...

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