• Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Granular layer in Preventing Clogging and Blinding of Filter Geotextiles by Clay and Silt size Soil Particles in Sub-soil Drainage Systems 

  Van Rooi, J Louis; Mukwevho, Fhulufhelo Vincent (2022)

  Geotextile filters are frequently used in filtration and drainage applications for road pavement and structural drainage. These filters are prone to clogging by clay and silt particles. A study to evaluate the effectiveness ...
• Weakly totally permutable products and fitting classes 

  Madanha, Sesuai Yasha (University of Isfahan, 2021-03)

  Please read abstract in the article.
• A homogenously weighted moving average scheme for observations under the effect of serial dependence and measurement inaccuracy 

  Thanwane, Maonatlala; Shongwe, Sandile C.; Aslam, Muhammad; Malela-Majika, Jean-Claude; Albassam, Mohammed (Growing Science, 2021-05-11)

  The combined effect of serial dependency and measurement errors is known to negatively affect the statistical efficiency of any monitoring scheme. However, for the recently proposed homogenously weighted moving average ...
• COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi : did public sociopolitical events gatherings contribute to its first-wave local transmission? 

  Nyasulua, Juliet Charity Yauka; Munthali, Richard Junganiko; Nyondo-Mipando, Alinane Linda; Pandya, Himani; Nyirenda, Laywell; Nyasulu, Peter Suwirakwenda; Manda, S.O.M. (Samuel) (Elsevier, 2021-05)

  INTRODUCTION : The COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi emerged amidst widespread anti-government demonstrations and subsequent mass gatherings. This paper describes the incidence and factors associated with the spread of the ...
• Assessing the effects of land use on surface water quality in the lower uMfolozi floodplain system, South Africa 

  Dlamini, Mandla; Chirima, Johannes George; Jovanovic, Nebo; Adam, Elhadi (MDPI Publishing, 2021-01-20)

  This study investigated the impacts of cultivation on water and soil quality in the lower uMfolozi floodplain system in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. We did this by assessing seasonal variations in purposefully ...
• Impacts of high environmental temperatures on congenital anomalies : a systematic review 

  Haghighi, Marjan Mosalman; Wright, Caradee Yael; Ayer, Julian; Urban, Michael F.; Pham, Minh Duc; Boeckmann, Melanie; Areal, Ashtyn; Wernecke, Bianca; Swift, Callum P.; Robinson, Matthew; Hetem, Robyn S.; Chersich, Matthew F.; Lusambili, Adelaide; Chikandiwa, Admire; Ngugi, Anthony K.; Manyuchi, Albert; Nakstad, Britt; Part, Cherie; Scorgie, Fiona; Kadio, Kadidiatou; Harden, Lois; Roos, Nathalie; Kouanda, Seni; Luchters, Stanley; Roux, Thomas; Filippi, Veronique (MDPI Publishing, 2021-05-05)

  Links between heat exposure and congenital anomalies have not been explored in detail despite animal data and other strands of evidence that indicate such links are likely. We reviewed articles on heat and congenital ...
• Climate change, pesticides and health : considering the risks and opportunities of adaptation for Zimbabwean smallholder cotton growers 

  Zinyemba, Cliff; Archer, Emma Rosa Mary; Rother, Hanna-Andrea (MDPI Publishing, 2021-01)

  There is potential for increased pesticide-related adverse health outcomes in the agricultural sector linked to adaptive increases in pesticide use necessitated, in part, by climate change-related increases in pest ...
• Waste disposal practices in low-income settlements of South Africa 

  Haywood, Lorren Kirsty; Kapwata, Thandi; Oelofse, Suzan; Breetzke, Gregory Dennis; Wright, Caradee Yael (MDPI Publishing, 2021-08-02)

  Domestic solid waste is rapidly increasing due to accelerated population growth and urbanization. Improper waste disposal poses potential health risks and environmental concerns. Here, we investigated waste disposal ...
• Lagged association between climate variables and hospital admissions for pneumonia in South Africa 

  Pedder, Hugo; Kapwata, Thandi; Howard, Guy; Naidoo, Rajen N.; Kunene, Zamantimande; Morris, Richard W.; Mathee, Angela; Wright, Caradee Yael (MDPI Publishing, 2021-06)

  Pneumonia is a leading cause of hospitalization in South Africa. Climate change could potentially affect its incidence via changes in meteorological conditions. We investigated the delayed effects of temperature and ...
• Core RxLR effectors in phytopathogenic oomycetes : a promising way to breeding for durable resistance in plants? 

  Chepsergon, Jane; Motaung, Thabiso E.; Moleleki, Lucy Novungayo (Taylor & Francis Open Access, 2021-06)

  Phytopathogenic oomycetes are known to successfully infect their hosts due to their ability to secrete effector proteins. Of interest to many researchers are effectors with the N-terminal RxLR motif (Arginine-any amino ...
• A note on the Tikhonov theorem on an infinite interval 

  Banasiak, Jacek (Springer, 2021-03)

  In this note we provide a new proof of the Tikhonov theorem for the infinite time interval and discuss some of its applications.
• The relationship between temperature and crime on the Cape flats of South Africa 

  Schutte, Francois H.; Breetzke, Gregory Dennis; Edlstein, Ian (South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology, 2021-01)

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• A transdisciplinary approach to address climate change adaptation for human health and well-being in Africa 

  Wright, Caradee Yael; Moore, Candice Eleanor; Chersich, Matthew; Hester, Rebecca; Schwerdtle, Patricia Nayna; Mbayo, Guy Kakumbi; Akong, Charles Ndika; Butler, Colin D. (MDPI Publishing, 2021-04-17)

  The health sector response to dealing with the impacts of climate change on human health, whether mitigative or adaptive, is influenced by multiple factors and necessitates creative approaches drawing on resources across ...
• The trade-off between chain performance and fragility considering coordination strategies of agri-food chains : a South African egg chain’s case study 

  Setene, Letlama; Jordaan, Daniel Du Plessis Scheepers (Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2021)

  The mainstream strategy in the coordination of agri-food chains has traditionally focused more on the enhancement of chain performance by adopting lean and highly integrated strategies. These strategies are premised on ...
• Ripening response of sugarcane varieties to chemical ripeners and economic benefits during the early period of harvesting at Wonji-Shoa and Metahara sugarcane plantations, Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia 

  Ayele, Netsanet; Tana, Tamado; Van Heerden, Philippus D.R.; W/Tsadik, Kebede; Alemayehu, Yibekal (MDPI Publishing, 2021-06-02)

  Wonji-Shoa and Metahara sugarcane plantations experience reduced sucrose content (%) during the starting period of sugarcane crushing due to the combined influence of high (>27°C) temperature and the presence of high ...
• Measuring consumer acceptance of instant fortified millet products using affective tests and auctions in Dakar, Senegal 

  De Groote, Hugo; Munyua, Bernard; Traore, Djibril; Taylor, John R.N.; Ferruzzi, Mario; Ndiaye, Cheikh; Onyeoziri, Isiguzoro Omenukoaku; Hamaker, Bruce R. (Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2021)

  Small-scale affordable extruders create new opportunities for small enterprise food processors to manufacture nutritionally enhanced products. Still, consumer interest in these products needs to be assessed first. ...
• Finite groups with few character values 

  Madanha, Sesuai Yasha (Taylor and Francis, 2022)

  A classical theorem on character degrees states that if a finite group has fewer than four character degrees, then the group is solvable. We prove a corresponding result on character values by showing that if a finite group ...
• Double sampling monitoring schemes : a literature review and some future research ideas 

  Motsepa, Collen M.; Malela-Majika, Jean-Claude; Castagliola, Philippe; Shongwe, Sandile C. (Taylor and Francis, 2022)

  Adapted from the acceptance sampling field, the double sampling monitoring schemes implement a two-stage strategy to decide whether the process being monitored is in-control or out-of-control. That is, a master sample is ...
• IMA genome - F14 : Draft genome sequences of Penicillium roqueforti, Fusarium sororula, Chrysoporthe puriensis, and Chalaropsis populi 

  Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Chavez, Renato; De Vos, Lieschen; Duong, Tuan A.; Gil-Duran, Carlos; Ferreira, Maria Alves; Lane, Frances Alice; Levican, Gloria; Santana, Quentin C.; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Suzuki, Hiroyuki; Tello, Mario; Rakoma, Jostina R.; Vaca, Inmaculada; Valdes, Natalia; Wilken, Pieter Markus; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (International Mycological Association, 2021-03-05)

  Draft genomes of Penicillium roqueforti, Fusarium sororula, Chalaropsis populi, and Chrysoporthe puriensis are presented. Penicillium roqueforti is a model fungus for genetics, physiological and metabolic studies, as well ...
• A method for silicon analysis in citrus and horticulture leaf tissue 

  Mvondo-She, Mireille Asanzi (Taylor and Francis, 2021)

  Silicon (Si) is classified as a beneficial element in higher plants. Although there is an abundance of literature on Si extraction and analysis in graminaceous crops such as rice and sugarcane, there is limited information ...

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