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  • Current management of children with COVID-19 in hospitals in India : pilot study and findings 
    Kumar, Santosh; Haque, Mainul; Shetty, Arvind; Acharya, Jitenrda; Kumar, Manish; Sinha, Vivek Kumar; Manohar, Balaji; Gowere, Marshall; Godman, Brian (Medknow, 2022-01)
    INTRODUCTION : To date, the focus on COVID‑19 among children, especially in low‑ and middle‑income countries, has been to address key issues including poor vaccination rates. However, the focus is changing with new variants ...
  • Current rates of purchasing of antibiotics without a prescription across sub-Saharan Africa; rationale and potential programmes to reduce inappropriate dispensing and resistance 
    Sono, Tiyani Milta; Yeika, Eugene; Cook, Aislinn; Kalungia, Aubrey Chichonyi; Opanga, Sylvia; Acolatse, Joseph Elikem Efui; Sefah, Israel; Jelić, Ana Golić; Campbell, Stephen; Lorenzetti, Giulia; Ul Mustafa, Zia; Marković-Peković, Vanda; Kurdi, Amanj; Anand Paramadhas, Bene D.; Rwegerera, Godfrey Mutashambara; Amu, Adefolarin A.; Alabi, Mobolaji Eniola; Wesangula, Evelyn; Oluka, Margaret; Khuluza, Felix; Chikowe, Ibrahim; Fadare, Joseph O.; Ogunleye, Olayinka O.; Kibuule, Dan; Hango, Ester; Schellack, Natalie; Ramdas, Nishana; Massele, Amos; Mudenda, Steward; Hoxha, Iris; Moore, Catrin E.; Godman, Brian; Meyer, Johanna C. (Taylor and Francis, 2023)
    INTRODUCTION : Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global concern. Currently, the greatest mortality due to AMR is in Africa. A key driver continues to be high levels of dispensing of antibiotics without a prescription. AREAS ...
  • A current review of avian influenza in pigeons and doves (Columbidae) 
    Abolnik, Celia (Elsevier, 2014-06)
    Recent reports of the detection of the zoonotic low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) H7N9 viruses in healthy pigeons have again put the spotlight on the potential role of pigeons and doves in the transmission of avian ...
  • Current state of competitive intelligence in South Africa 
    Sewdass, Nisha; Du Toit, Adeline S.A. (Elsevier, 2014-04)
    The economic success of a country depends on its capacity to apply activities which create a compet-itive advantage. The business environment is highly complex in South Africa and the purpose of thisarticle is to examine ...
  • The current state of measuring return on investment in user experience design 
    Chawana, Trevor Ngonidzashe; Adebesin, Funmi (South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists, 2021-07-12)
    Incorporating user experience (UX) design into system development processes can give an organisation a competitive advantage over its rivals. Embedding UX design into system development processes requires investment ...
  • Current state, pressures and protection of South African peatlands 
    Grundling, Piet-Louis; Grundling, Althea T.; Van Deventer, Heidi; Le Roux, Jason P. (International Peatland Society and the International Mire Conservation Group, 2021)
    Temperate regions in the Southern Hemisphere make a small contribution to the global carbon sequestration of peatlands which, in these drier regions, are relatively rare and vulnerable to increasing anthropogenic and climate ...
  • Current status of African swine fever 
    Penrith, Mary-Louise (BMC, 2020)
    African swine fever is a serious viral disease of domestic pigs and Eurasian wild boars that poses a major threat to pig production. For more than thirty years after its discovery in East Africa it was limited to eastern ...
  • Current status of Ga-68-pentixafor in solid tumours 
    Hadebe, Bawinile; Sathekge, Mike Machaba; Aldous, Colleen; Vorster, Mariza (MDPI, 2022-09-02)
    Chemokine receptor CXCR4 is overexpressed in neoplasms and its expression is related to tumour invasion, metastasis and aggressiveness. 68Ga-Pentixafor is used to non-invasively image the expression of CXCR4 in tumours ...
  • The current status of public relations in Africa 
    Van Heerden, Gene (European Public Relations Education & Research Association, 2003-07)
    The European Public Relations Education and Research Association (EUPRERA) initiated the European Body of knowledge Project (referred to as EBOK hereafter) in 1998 in order to share ideas on public relations in different ...
  • The current status of resistance to alpha-cypermethrin, ivermectin, and amitraz of the cattle tick (Rhipicephalus microplus) in Ecuador 
    Rodriguez-Hidalgo, Richar; Perez-Otanez, Ximena; Garces-Carrera, Sandra; Vanwambeke, Sophie O; Madder, Maxime; Benitez-Ortiz, Washington (Public Library of Science, 2017-04-07)
    Rhipicephalus microplus is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical areas of the world where livestock is a principal activity with great veterinary and economic importance. In Ecuador, this hematophagous ectoparasite ...
  • Current status of technology-use for plantation re-establishment in South Africa 
    Ramantswana, Muedanyi M.; Brink, Michal P.; Little, Keith M.; Spinelli, Raffaele; Chirwa, Paxie W. (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor and Francis Group), 2020)
    Plantation re-establishment is a key component of silviculture as it deals with the creation of a suitable environment when planting or seeding a stand. Re-establishment practices include slash management, site preparation, ...
  • The current status of the alternative use to antibiotics in poultry production : an African perspective 
    Selaledi, Letlhogonolo Andrew; Hassan, Zahra Mohammed; Manyelo, Tlou Grace; Mabelebele, Monnye (MDPI, 2020-09)
    Over the years the growth and health of food-producing animals have been enhanced by the use of antibiotics. These have helped reduce on-farm mortalities, lower incidences of diseases and more importantly improve productivity. ...
  • Current status of the IEEE 1451 standard-based sensor applications 
    Kumar, Anuj; Srivastava, Vishal; Singh, Manoj Kumar; Hancke, Gerhard P. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2015-05)
    In this paper, we have discussed the sensor-based applications and what is necessary for the dissimilarities in hardware realization and algorithm. This paper presents the existing state-of-the-art of IEEE 1451 ...
  • Current status of the taxonomic position of Fusarium oxysporum formae specialis cubense within the Fusarium oxysporum complex 
    Fourie, Gerda; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Ploetz, Randy C.; Gordon, Thomas R. (Tom); Viljoen, Adrienne (Elsevier, 2011-04)
    Fusarium oxysporum is an asexual fungal species that includes human and animal pathogens and a diverse range of nonpathogens. Pathogenic and nonpathogenic strains of this species can be distinguished from each other with ...
  • Current status of xylooligosaccharides : production, characterization, health benefits and food application 
    Palaniappan, Ayyappan; Antony, Usha; Emmambux, Mohammad Naushad (Elsevier, 2021-05)
    BACKGROUND : Functional foods are receiving high interest and attracting global attention due to their therapeutic health benefits. Xylooligosaccharides (XOS) are potential prebiotics that has attained commercial interest ...
  • Current-voltage temperature characteristics of Au/n-Ge (1 0 0) Schottky diodes 
    Chawanda, Albert; Mtangi, Wilbert; Auret, Francois Danie; Nel, Jacqueline Margot; Nyamhere, Cloud; Diale, M. (Mmantsae Moche) (Elsevier, 2012-05)
    The variation in electrical characteristics of Au/n-Ge (1 0 0) Schottky contacts have been systematically investigated as a function of temperature using current-voltage (I-V) measurements in the temperature range 140-300 ...
  • Current–temperature measurements of a SBD evaporated onto inductively coupled plasma cleaned germanium 
    Coelho, Sergio M.M.; Auret, Francois Danie; Myburg, G.; Janse van Rensburg, Pieter Johan; Meyer, Walter Ernst (Elsevier, 2009)
    Inductively coupled plasma (ICP) etching has been used primarily on compound semiconductors. There are however compelling reasons to study the effects of ICP etching on Ge. Pd Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) were resistively ...
  • Curricular renewal at the southern tip of Africa : the ‘2016’ veterinary curriculum at the University of Pretoria 
    Irons, Pete Charles; Holm, Dietmar Erik; Annandale, Cornelius Henry (University of Toronto Press, 2017-09)
    Four years after the institution of a new curriculum at the University of Pretoria's Faculty of Veterinary Science, a second major curricular renewal was initiated as a result of several pressing drivers, many of which ...
  • Curriculating from the black archive – marginality as novelty 
    Kumalo, S.H. (Siseko) (University of the Western Cape, 2020)
    The Black Archive is constitutive of works of literato such as JT Jabavu, Nontsizi Mgqwetho, the artist Gerard Bhengu, and musicians like Busi Mhlongo. This collective resource, which should play a crucial role in ...
  • Curriculum development methodologies for English for occupational purposes in tourism management : a case study from a South African university of technology 
    Rautenbach, Eunice; Mann, Charles Carl; Van Ryneveld, Linda (AJHTL, 2017)
    The development of English for Occupational Purposes (EOP) curricula for universities of technology has become increasingly important. These institutions aim to produce graduates who can function effectively, upon entry ...