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Research Articles (University of Pretoria): Recent submissions

  • Can nudging with descriptive norms help internal auditors stop runaway information systems projects? 
    Nuijten, Arno L.P; Verbraak-Kolevska, Violeta; Keil, Mark (Springer, 2025-03)
    Although internal auditors are expected to play an important role in corporate governance, they are not always effective in bringing their message to management’s attention when they observe that a risky course of action ...
  • Interdependent formation of symbolic and regulatory boundaries: the discursive contestation around the home-sharing category 
    Klopf, Patricia; Fortwengel, Johann; Etter, Michael (Sage, 2025-05)
    The formation of boundaries between established and emergent categories is a complex social process. Therein, our understanding of how symbolic boundaries translate into regulatory boundaries is underdeveloped. Extant ...
  • Orthodox justification of collective violence : an epistemological and systematic framework 
    Simion, Marian G. (AOSIS, 2024-01)
    Using a religious studies methodology, this paper offers a detailed contextual mapping and a structural configuration of how collective violence is justified in Orthodox Christianity. The research design is explanatory, ...
  • Pauline concept of ministry in 2 Corinthians 4:1–15 and the religious celebrity syndrome in Nigeria 
    Enobong, Solomon; Ituma, Ezichi Anya; Uroko, Favour Chukwuemeka (AOSIS, 2024-08)
    This study aims to investigate the Pauline concept of ministry as delineated in 2 Corinthians 4:1–15 and its correlation with the prevalence of the religious celebrity syndrome within the Nigerian Church, with the objective ...
  • Unmasking Nigeria’s leadership conundrum : the role of the church 
    Onuorah, Chioma P. (AOSIS, 2024-08)
    The intricacies of Nigeria’s leadership challenges present a formidable obstacle to the nation’s progress. Corruption, political instability, and ethnic and religious tensions form a complex web that impedes development. ...
  • ‘We too are human’ : religious experiences of gay and lesbian Christians in Harare 
    Chibango, Conrad (AOSIS, 2024-01)
    The issue of same-sex relationships is complex in Zimbabwe because of the prevailing hostile legal provisions, and cultural and religious beliefs. While it is a criminal offence to practise same-sex relationships in ...
  • Time series analysis of survival and oviposition cycle duration of Anopheles funestus (Giles) in Mozambique 
    Charlwood, Jacques D.; Smith, Thomas A.; Kampango, Ayubo; Tomas, Erzelia V.E.; Chitnis, Nakul (PeerJ, 2023-05-29)
    BACKGROUND : Survival and gonotrophic cycle duration are important determinants of the vectorial capacity of malaria vectors but there are a limited number of approaches to estimate these quantities from field data. ...
  • Is soya sufficient in the NSNP? 
    Muller, Carmen; Pretorius, Beulah; Schonfeldt, H.C. (Hettie Carina) (Plaas Publishing, 2023-06)
    The South African National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) was introduced in 1994 by the government as part of the Reconstruction and Development Programme to feed primary school children.
  • SASOM news 
    Nogueira, Claudina; Kocks, Daan; Frost, Claudia; Andrews, Blanche; Hariparsad, Sujatha; Ntatamala, Itumeleng (South African Society of Occupational Medicine (SASOM), 2023-12)
    Following the success and good attendance at the Annual Congress in 2022, which was held in a fully digital format in four sessions across four months, the 2023 Annual Congress of the South African Society of Occupational ...
  • Spatial-temporal seasonal and annual rainfall trends and variability assessment in the Pangani Basin, East Africa 
    Msigwa, Anna; Makinde, Ayodeji Samuel; Ramoelo, Abel; Komakech, Hans C.; Ufoegbune, Gideon C. (Elsevier, 2024-12)
    Although in situ rainfall data remains the most accurate, the gauge network density in East Africa is sparse. It lacks continuity, thus making it inadequate to assess the spatial and long-term rainfall trend and variability ...
  • Epidemiology and diversity of gastrointestinal tract helminths of wild ruminants in sub-Saharan Africa : a review 
    Phetla, V.; Chaisi, Mamohale E.; Malatji, M.P. (Cambridge University Press, 2024-06)
    This review summarises studies on distribution, diversity, and prevalence of gastrointestinal helminth infections in wild ruminants in sub-Saharan Africa. The results showed that 109 gastrointestinal tract (GIT) helminth ...
  • Globally invariant metabolism but density-diversity mismatch in springtails 
    Potapov, Anton M.; Guerra, Carlos A.; Van den Hoogen, Johan; Babenko, Anatoly; Bellini, Bruno C.; Berg, Matty P.; Chown, Steven L.; Deharveng, Louis; Kovac, Ľubomir; Kuznetsova, Natalia A.; Ponge, Jean-Francois; Potapov, Mikhail B.; Russell, David J.; Alexandre, Douglas; Alatalo, Juha M.; Arbea, Javier I.; Bandyopadhyaya, Ipsa; Bernava, Veronica; Bokhorst, Stef; Bolger, Thomas; Castano-Meneses, Gabriela; Chauvat, Matthieu; Chen, Ting-Wen; Chomel, Mathilde; Classen, Aimee T.; Cortet, Jerome; Cuchta, Peter; De la Pedrosa, AnaManuela; Ferreira, Susana S.D.; Fiera, Cristina; Filser, Juliane; Franken, Oscar; Fujii, Saori; Koudji, Essivi Gagnon; Gao, Meixiang; Gendreau-Berthiaume, Benoit; Gomez-Pamies, Diego F.; Greve, Michelle; Handa, I. Tanya; Heiniger, Charlene; Holmstrup, Martin; Homet, Pablo; Ivask, Mari; Janion-Scheepers, Charlene; Jochum, Malte; Joimel, Sophie; Jorge, Bruna Claudia S.; Jucevica, Edite; Ferlian, Olga; Lunes de Oliveira Filho, Luís Carlos; Klauberg-Filho, Osmar; Baretta, Dilmar; Krab, Eveline J.; Kuu, Annely; De Lima, Estevam C.A.; Lin, Dunmei; Lindo, Zoe; Liu, Amy; Lu, Jing-Zhong; Lucianez, María Jose; Marx, Michael T.; McCary, Matthew A.; Minor, Maria A.; Nakamori, Taizo; Negri, Ilaria; Ochoa-Hueso, Raul; Palacios-Vargas, Jose G.; Pollierer, MelanieM.; Querner, Pascal; Raschmanova, Natalia; Rashid, Muhammad Imtiaz; Raymond-Leonard, Laura J.; Rousseau, Laurent; Saifutdinov, Ruslan A.; Salmon, Sandrine; Sayer, Emma J.; Scheunemann, Nicole; Scholz, Cornelia; Seeber, Julia; Shveenkova, Yulia B.; Stebaeva, Sophya K.; Sterzynska, Maria; Sun, Xin; Susanti, Winda I.; Taskaeva, Anastasia A.; Thakur, Madhav P.; Tsiafouli, Maria A.; Turnbull, Matthew S.; Twala, Mthokozisi Nkosingiphile; Uvarov, Alexei V.; Venier, Lisa A.; Widenfalk, Lina A.; Winck, Bruna R.; Winkler, Daniel; Wu, Donghui; Xie, Zhijing; Yin, Rui; Zeppelini, Douglas; Crowther, Thomas W.; Eisenhauer, Nico; Scheu, Stefan (Nature Research, 2023-02-07)
    Soil life supports the functioning and biodiversity of terrestrial ecosystems. Springtails (Collembola) are among the most abundant soil arthropods regulating soil fertility and flow of energy through above- and belowground ...
  • Wind-driven upwelling of iron sustains dense blooms and food webs in the eastern Weddell Gyre 
    Moreau, Sebastien; Hattermann, Tore; De Steur, Laura; Kauko, Hanna M.; Ahonen, Heidi; Ardelan, Murat; Assmy, Philipp; Chierici, Melissa; Descamps, Sebastien; Dinter, Tilman; Falkenhaug, Tone; Fransson, Agneta; Grønningsæter, Eirik; Hallfredsson, Elvar H.; Huhn, Oliver; Lebrun, Anais; Lowther, Andrew; Lübcker, Nico; Monteiro, Pedro; Peeken, Ilka; Roychoudhury, Alakendra N.; Rożanska, Magdalena; Ryan-Keogh, Thomas; Sanchez, Nicolas; Singh, Asmita; Simonsen, Jan Henrik; Steiger, Nadine; Thomalla, Sandy J.; Van Tonder, André; Wiktor, Jozef M.; Steen, Harald (Nature Research, 2023-03-09)
    The Southern Ocean is a major sink of anthropogenic CO2 and an important foraging area for top trophic level consumers. However, iron limitation sets an upper limit to primary productivity. Here we report on a considerably ...
  • The positive effect of plant diversity on soil carbon depends on climate 
    Spohn, Marie; Bagchi, Sumanta; Biederman, Lori A.; Borer, Elizabeth; Brathen, Kari Anne; Bugalho, Miguel N.; Caldeira, Maria C.; Catford, Jane A.; Collins, Scott L.; Eisenhauer, Nico; Hagenah, Nicole; Haider, Sylvia; Hautier, Yann; Knops, Johannes M.H.; Koerner, Sally E.; Laanisto, Lauri; Lekberg, Ylva; Martina, Jason P.; Martinson, Holly; McCulley, Rebecca L.; Peri, Pablo L.; Macek, Petr; Power, Sally A.; Risch, Anita C.; Roscher, Christiane; Seabloom, Eric W.; Stevens, Carly; Veen, G.F. (Ciska); Virtanen, Risto; Yahdjian, Laura (Nature Research, 2023-10-19)
    Little is currently known about how climate modulates the relationship between plant diversity and soil organic carbon and the mechanisms involved. Yet, this knowledge is of crucial importance in times of climate change ...
  • Residents’ videographic practices on TikTok (Douyin) : enacting and communicating social sustainability during a COVID-19 lockdown 
    Feng, Songming; Berndt, Adele; Ots, Mart (Routledge, 2024)
    This paper explores the intersection between sustainability and social media activity by studying how user-generated content (UGC) creation enacted and communicated social sustainability in times of restricted social ...
  • MXene-based ternary composites for supercapacitors : advancements and challenges 
    Otun, Kabir O.; Mukhtar, Azfarizal; Hossain, Ismail; Abdulsalam, Jibril (Elsevier, 2024-11)
    The acceleration of the global energy transition and the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) depend on promoting innovation in energy storage technologies. MXenes and their composites have emerged as novel ...
  • Ostrich eggshell beads : hole drilling technology at Little Muck Shelter, South Africa 
    Sherwood, Nicole Leoni; Forssman, Tim (Elsevier, 2024-12)
    Ostrich eggshell beads (OES) are commonly found in forager sites across sub-Saharan Africa. Although they have received a reasonable amount of investigation, the drilling technology used to perforate OES beads has received ...
  • Kin recognition for incest avoidance in Damaraland mole-rats, Fukomys damarensis 
    Leedale, Amy E.; Vullioud, Philippe; Seager, David; Zottl, Markus; Glauser, Gaetan; Clutton-Brock, Tim H. (Royal Society Publishing, 2024-10)
    Across taxa, breeding among close relatives is usually avoided because it incurs fitness costs to offspring. Incest is often averted through the dispersal of either sex from the natal area to breed. In some philopatric ...
  • Fresh tilapia fish skin graft treatment of severe skin burns in a cat 
    De Witt, Anika A.; Bester, Elizabeth G. (Wiley, 2025-03)
    An entire female cat presented with extensive third-degree burns covering greater than 30% of total body surface. The wound was cleaned and debrided with daily dressing management to heal with second intention. Dressing ...
  • Child abuse and neglect-related murders in South Africa : a comparison of two national surveys in 2009 and 2017 
    Abrahams, Naeemah; Mhlongo, Shibe; Chirwa, Esnat; Dekel, Bianca; Ketelo, Asiphe; Lombard, Carl J.; Shai, Nwabisa; Ramsoomar, Leane; Mathews, Shanaaz; Labuschagne, Gérard; Matzopoulos, Richard; Prinsloo, Megan; Martin, Lorna J.; Jewkes, Rachel (Elsevier, 2024-08)
    BACKGROUND : Population-based statistics on deaths from child abuse and neglect are only routinely available in countries that have reliable national statistics on child murder. For low-income and middle-income countries, ...