• Extrusion cooking of cassava-soy flour with 200 g/kg wheat bran promotes slower oral processing during consumption of the instant porridge and higher derived satiety 

  Oladiran, D.A. (Dolapo); Emmambux, Mohammad Naushad; De Kock, Henrietta Letitia (Elsevier, 2018-11)

  In this study, the descriptive sensory attributes, oral processing characteristics of and subjective satiety responses for extrusion cooked cassava-soy porridge with wheat bran at 0, 100 and 200 g/kg addition levels were ...
• A two-year monitoring period of the genetic properties of clade 2.3.2.1c H5N1 viruses in Nigeria reveals the emergence and co-circulation of distinct genotypes 

  Laleye, Agnes Tinuke; Joannis, Tony Manuel; Shittu, Ismaila; Meseko, Clement Adebajo; Zamperin, Gianpiero; Milani, Adelaide; Zecchin, Bianca; Fusaro, Alice; Monne, Isabella; Abolnik, Celia (Elsevier, 2018-01)

  Phylogenetic analyses of the complete genomes of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) 2.3.2.1c H5N1 virus strains causing outbreaks in Nigeria's poultry population from 2014 to 2016 showed evidence of distinct ...
• Factors affecting CO2 emissions in top countries on renewable energies : a LMDI decomposition application 

  Moutinho, Victor Manuel; Madaleno, Mara; Inglesi-Lotz, Roula; Dogan, Eyup (Elsevier, 2018-07)

  This study breaks down carbon emissions into six effects considering the current Top 23 countries group on renewable energies, afterwards divided into two different groups (the TOP countries in Europe and the remaining ...
• Social networks of spotted hyaenas in areas of contrasting human activity and infrastructure 

  Belton, L.E. (Lydia); Cameron, Elissa Z.; Dalerum, Fredrik (Elsevier, 2018-01)

  In group-living animals, the structure of social interactions among group members can have important consequences for individual fitness. Changes in resource abundance can influence social interactions with an expected ...
• How worthwhile is it to maximise customer satisfaction in public transport service contracts with a large captive user base? The case of South Africa 

  Mokonyama, Mathetha; Venter, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus) (Elsevier, 2018-06)

  While improved service quality is critical for improved patronage of public transport services, in markets characterised by large proportions of captive public transport users, typically found in developing or emerging ...
• Does public transport accessibility enhance subjective well-being? A study of the City of Johannesburg 

  Lionjanga, Nahungu; Venter, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus) (Elsevier, 2018-07)

  The Net Wage After Commute describes the potential wage earnable less the transport costs incurred to commute to work from a particular location. This paper explores the time-series development of accessibility, using this ...
• Workshop 6 report : wider impacts of public transport and successful implementation of desirable and beneficial projects 

  Venter, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Leong, Wai Yan (Elsevier, 2018-08)

  This paper synthesizes evidence from Workshop 6 ‘Wider impacts of public transport and successful implementation of desirable and beneficial projects’ of the 15th International Conference on Competition and Ownership in ...
• Does inflation cause gold market price changes? Evidence on the G7 countries from the tests of nonparametric quantile causality in mean and variance 

  Balcilar, Mehmet; Ozdemir, Zeynel Abidin; Shahbaz, Muhammad; Gunes, Serkan (Routledge, 2018)

  This article utilizes the newly proposed nonparametric causality-in-quantiles test to examine the predictability of mean and variance of changes in gold prices based on inflation for G7 countries. The causality-in-quantiles ...
• The nexus between the oil price and its volatility risk in a stochastic volatility in the mean model with time-varying parameters 

  Balcilar, Mehmet; Ozdemir, Zeynel Abidin (Elsevier, 2018-07)

  High price volatility in oil markets creates uncertainty and risk, and increased risk premium may feed back into the prices. This study investigates the dynamic nexus between oil price and its volatility for oil spot and ...
• The renewable energy consumption and growth in the G-7 countries : evidence from historical decomposition method 

  Balcilar, Mehmet; Ozdemir, Zeynel Abidin; Ozdemir, Huseyin; Shahbaz, Muhammad (Elsevier, 2018-10)

  This paper aims to analyze the time-varying effects of renewable energy consumption on economic growth and vice versa for the G-7 countries. To this end, the historical decomposition method with bootstrap is utilized. The ...
• Factors associated with parent-reported wheeze and cough in children living in an industrial area of Gauteng, South Africa 

  Olutola, Bukola Ganiyat; Claassen, Nico; Wichmann, Janine; Voyi, K.V.V. (Kuku) (Springer, 2018-09)

  We examined the factors associated with mother-reported wheeze and dry cough in children living in Tembisa, a residential and industrial community in South Africa. A cross-sectional sample of parents reported wheezing and ...
• U.S. state-level carbon dioxide emissions : does it affect health care expenditure? 

  Apergis, Nicholas; Gupta, Rangan; Lau, Chi Keung Marco; Mukherjee, Zinnia (Elsevier, 2018-08)

  This paper is the first to provide an empirical analysis of the short run and long run effects of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions on health care spending across U.S. states. Accounting for the possibility of non-linearity ...
• Experience of the signaller explains the use of social versus personal information in the context of sentinel behaviour in meerkats 

  Rauber, R.; Manser, M.B. (Marta) (Nature Publishing Group, 2018-08-23)

  To maximise foraging opportunities while simultaneously avoiding predation, group-living animals can obtain personal information on food availability and predation risk and/or rely on social information provided by group ...
• Genetic improvement in South African livestock : can genomics bridge the gap between the developed and developing sectors? 

  Van Marle-Koster, Este; Visser, Carina (Frontiers Media, 2018-08-23)

  South Africa (SA) holds a unique position on the African continent with a rich diversity in terms of available livestock resources, vegetation, climatic regions and cultures. The livestock sector has been characterized by ...
• Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from milk samples of dairy cows in small holder farms of North-Western Ethiopia 

  Mekonnen, S.A.; Lam, T.J.G.M.; Hoekstra, J.; Rutten, Victor P.M.G.; Tessema, T.S.; Broens, E.M.; Riesebos, A.E.; Spaninks, M.P.; Koop, G. (BioMed Central, 2018-08-23)

  BACKGROUND : Staphylococcus aureus is a contagious, opportunistic pathogen that causes clinical or subclinical mastitis in dairy cattle. The genetic background and antimicrobial resistance of isolates from Ethiopian dairy ...
• The topography of rods, cones and intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells in the retinas of a nocturnal (Micaelamys namaquensis) and a diurnal (Rhabdomys pumilio) rodent 

  Van der Merwe, Ingrid; Lukats, Akos; Blahova, Veronika; Oosthuizen, Maria Kathleen; Bennett, Nigel C., 1961-; Nemec, Pavel (Public Library of Science, 2018-08-09)

  We used immunocytochemistry to determine the presence and topographical density distributions of rods, cones, and intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) in the four-striped field mouse (Rhabdomys ...
• The antigenicity and cholesteroid nature of mycolic acids determined by recombinant chicken antibodies 

  Ranchod, Heena; Ndlandla, Fortunate; Lemmer, Yolandy; Beukes, Mervyn; Niebuhr, Johann; Al-Dulayymi, Juma; Wemmer, Susan; Fehrsen, Jeanni; Baird, Mark; Verschoor, J.A. (Jan Adrianus), 1953- (Public Library of Science, 2018-08-09)

  Mycolic acids (MA) are major, species-specific lipid components of Mycobacteria and related genera. In Mycobacterium tuberculosis, it is made up of alpha-, methoxy- and keto- MA, each with specific biological functions ...
• Micro-endodontic surgery Part 2 : root-end filling materials 

  Seedat, H.C.; Van der Vyver, Petrus Jacobus; De Wet, Francois A. (South African Dental Association, 2018-06)

  The evolution of traditional techniques toward modern endodontic surgical procedures was discussed in Part 1 of this series. The clinical procedures usually comprise exposure of the involved area, root-end resection and ...
• Detecting chronic apical periodontitis for improved endodontic success 

  Fernandes, N.A. (Nelson Alexander); Patterson, G.O.; Sykes, Leanne M. (South African Dental Association, 2018-06)

  Endodontic treatments are frequently carried out in daily clinical practice. The presence or absence of a periapical radiolucency, assessed using intraoral radiographs, is one of the criteria used to determine endodontic ...
• Prevalence and aetiological factors of maxillofacial trauma in a rural district hospital in the Eastern Cape 

  Pillay, Lingeswara; Mabongo, Mzubanzi; Buch, Brian (South African Dental Association, 2018-06)

  AIM : To determine the prevalence, aetiological factors and demographic data of patients presenting with injuries sustained from maxillofacial trauma over a six month period at Zithulele Hospital. MATERIALS AND METHODS ...

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