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  • Does the timing of assessment matter? Circadian mismatch and reflective processing in university students 
    Oyebode, Benjamin; Nicholls, Nicky (Elsevier, 2021-11)
    University students are required to engage with new content and to be assessed at specific times of the day. Research has shown that circadian rhythms differ between individuals, with impacts on optimal functioning times. ...
  • Doing literature now 
    Nethersole, Reingard (Unisa Press, 2022-04)
    For over 35 years SAVAL-LASA's Journal of Literary Studies, ably assisted and directed by Andries Oliphant, devoted itself to examining literary texts. In the waxing and waning of theories it did a remarkable job reading ...
  • Dolutegravir as first-line antiretroviral therapy in South Africa : beware the one-size-fits-all approach 
    Bangalee, Avania; Hanley, S.; Bangalee, V. (South African Medical Association, 2022-10)
    Dolutegravir (DTG) is a pivotal antiretroviral medicine that has become the backbone of several HIV programmes, especially in sub-Saharan African countries. It has recently replaced efavirenz as the preferred third drug ...
  • Dominance style is a key predictor of vocal use and evolution across nonhuman primates 
    Kavanagh, Eithne; Street, Sally E.; Angwela, Felix O.; Bergman, Thore J.; Blaszczyk, Maryjka B.; Bolt, Laura M.; Briseño-Jaramillo, Margarita; Brown, Michelle; Chen-Kraus, Chloe; Clay, Zanna; Coye, Camille; Emery Thompson, Melissa; Estrada, Alejandro; Fichte, Claudia; Fruth, Barbara; Gamba, Marco; Giacoma, Cristina; Graham, Kirsty E.; Green, Samantha; Grueter, Cyril C.; Gupta, Shreejata; Gustison, Morgan L.; Hagberg, Lindsey; Hedwig, Daniela; Jack, Katharine M.; Kappeler, Peter M.; King-Bailey, Gillian; Kuběnová, Barbora; Lemasson, Alban; Inglis, David MacGregor; Machanda, Zarin; MacIntosh, Andrew; Majolo, Bonaventura; Marshall, Sophie; Mercier, Stephanie; Micheletta, Jérôme; Muller, Martin; Notman, Hugh; Ouattara, Karim; Ostner, Julia; Pavelka, Mary S. M.; Peckre, Louise R.; Petersdorf, Megan; Quintero, Fredy; Ramos-Fernández, Gabriel; Robbins, Martha M.; Salmi, Roberta; Schamberg, Isaac; Schoof, Valérie A. M.; Schülke, Oliver; Semple, Stuart; Silk, Joan B.; Sosa-Lopéz, J. Roberto; Torti, Valeria; Valente, Daria; Ventura, Raffaella; Van de Waal, Erica; Weyher, Anna H.; Wilke, Claudia; Wrangham, Richard; Young, Christopher; Zanoli, Anna; Zuberbühler, Klaus; Lameira, Adriano R.; Slocombe, Katie (The Royal Society, 2021-07)
    Animal communication has long been thought to be subject to pressures and constraints associated with social relationships. However, our understanding of how the nature and quality of social relationships relates to the ...
  • Dose-related morphological changes in the epididymal region of sexually active adult male Japanese quail treated with di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) commencing during the pre-pubertal stage 
    Ibrahim, Mohammed I.A.; Williams, June Heather; Botha, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus) (Elsevier, 2021-04)
    Di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) is widely used as a plasticizer in personal care and medical products and is known to induce toxicity in the male reproductive organs in both mammals and birds. In this study, there was investigation ...
  • Double death electrocution in the bathtub 
    Blumenthal, Ryan; Mabotja, Seduma Suzan; Soul, Bathabile (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2022)
    We report the case of a 25‐year‐old woman and her 3‐year‐old son who were found dead in the bathtub because of electrocution. The case happened in August, which is winter, in South Africa. An electrical urn used to heat ...
  • Downstream development during South African cut-off low pressure systems 
    Ndarana, Thando; Rammopo, Tsholanang S.; Bopape, Mary-Jane Morongwa; Reason, Chris J.C.; Chikoore, Hector (Elsevier, 2021-02)
    Using 39 years of ECMWF renalysis data, an established energetics framework and simple composite analysis this study has shown that South African cut-off low (COL) pressure systems are preceded by downstream development ...
  • Drivers and barriers for commercial uptake of edible coatings for fresh fruits and vegetables industry- a review 
    Cloete, Liza; Picot-Allain, Carene; Ramasawmy, Brinda; Neetoo, Hudaa; Ramful-Baboolall, Deena; Emmambux, Mohammad Naushad (Taylor and Francis, 2023)
    As the world population is expected to rise to nearly eleven billion by 2050, a concomitant rise in the demand for fresh fruits and vegetables (FFV) is expected. FFV are highly perishable and constitute 20% of the global ...
  • Drivers and barriers to sustained use of Blair ventilated improved pit latrine after nearly four decades in rural Zimbabwe 
    Kanda, Artwell; Ncube, Esper Jacobeth; Voyi, K.V.V. (Kuku) (Public Library of Science, 2022-04-01)
    BACKGROUND : Some latrines remain unused even under conditions of high coverage in rural areas of low-and middle-income countries. Not much is known on household latrine use in the long term in the absence of an intervention. ...
  • Drivers and consequences of strategic leader indecision : an exploratory study in a complex case 
    Motloung, Musa; Lew, Charlene (Emerald, 2023-06)
    PURPOSE : The research explores indecision of strategic leaders in a complex case organization. This research offers new insights into the drivers of indecision of upper echelons decision-makers and explores the perceived ...
  • Drivers of socioeconomic inequalities of child hunger during COVID-19 in South Africa : evidence from NIDS-CRAM Waves 1-5 
    Alaba, Olufunke A.; Hongoro, Charles; Thulare, Aquina; Lukwa, Akim Tafadzwa (BMC, 2022-11-16)
    BACKGROUND : Child hunger has long-term and short-term consequences, as starving children are at risk of many forms of malnutrition, including wasting, stunting, obesity and micronutrient deficiencies. The purpose of this ...
  • Driving antibiotic stewardship awareness through the minibus-taxi community across the Tshwane District, South Africa 
    Mokoena, Tumelo T.W.; Schellack, Natalie; Brink, Adrian J. (Oxford University Press, 2021)
    BACKGROUND : The minibus-taxi community plays an integral role within society, and for years this community has been neglected. Of late, studies on minibus-taxi operators’ health and their perceptions of HIV have emerged. ...
  • Drones, automation, and technology : a brief insight into the future of dairying 
    Vaughan, Jed (AgriConnect, 2021-08)
    To many South Africans, farming is more than just feeding our communities, the love for our livestock, and making a profit – it’s in the blood. Farmlands are being passed down from generation to generation with fathers ...
  • Drowning in data, thirsty for information and starved for understanding : a biodiversity information hub for cooperative environmental monitoring in South Africa 
    MacFadyen, Sandra; Allsopp, Nicky; Altwegg, Res; Archibald, Sally; Botha, Judith; Bradshaw, Karen; Carruthers, Jane; De Klerk, Helen; De Vos, Alta; Distiller, Greg; Foord, Stefan; Freitag-Ronaldson, Stefanie; Gibbs, Richard; Hamer, Michelle; Landi, Pietro; MacFadyen, Duncan; Manuel, Jeffrey; Midgley, Guy F.; Moncrieff, Glenn; Munch, Zahn; Mutanga, Onisimo; Nenguda, Rendani; Ngwenya, Mzabalazo; Parker, Daniel M.; Peel, Mike; Power, John; Pretorius, Joachim; Ramdhani, Syd; Robertson, Mark P.; Rushworth, Ian A.; Skowno, Andrew; Slingsby, Jasper; Turner, Andrew; Visser, Vernon; Van Wageningen, Gerhard; Hui, Cang (Elsevier, 2022-10)
    The world is firmly cemented in a notitian age (Latin: notitia, meaning data) – drowning in data, yet thirsty for information and the synthesis of knowledge into understanding. As concerns over biodiversity declines escalate, ...
  • Dung beetle conservation in a heterogeneous landscape of the Maputaland Centre of Endemism 
    Escobar, Federico; Davis, Adrian L.V.; Deschodt, Christian M.; Scholtz, Clarke H. (South African National Biodiversity Institute, 2021-11-05)
    BACKGROUND : Maputo Special Reserve (MSR) in Mozambique lays within the Maputaland Centre of Endemism (MCE) and protects the biota of a habitat mosaic dominated by coastal dune forest and inland sand forest patches of ...
  • The Dutch Reformed Church and multi-cultural ministry : Angolana, a rural challenge 
    Knoetze, Johannes Jacobus (Church History Society of Southern Africa and Unisa Press, 2021)
    The article deals with the complexities of a multi-cultural ministry within the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa (DRCSA). Although the DRCSA is an “open” church where anyone from any race, culture or language is ...
  • A dynamic and combinatorial histone code drives malaria parasite asexual and sexual development 
    Von Gruning, Hilde; Coradin, Mariel; Mendoza, Mariel R.; Reader, Janette; Sidoli, Simone; Garcia, Benjamin A.; Birkholtz, Lyn-Marie (Elsevier, 2022-03)
    Histone posttranslational modifications (PTMs) frequently co-occur on the same chromatin domains or even in the same molecule. It is now established that these “histone codes” are the result of cross talk between enzymes ...
  • The dynamic gut microbiota of zoophilic members of the Anopheles gambiae complex (Diptera: Culicidae) 
    Singh, Ashmika; Allam, Mushal; Kwenda, Stanford; Khumalo, Zamantungwa Thobeka Happiness; Ismail, Arshad; Oliver, Shüné (Nature Research, 2022-01-27)
    The gut microbiota of mosquitoes plays a critical role in the life history of the animal. There is a growing body of research characterising the gut microbiota of a range of mosquito species, but there is still a paucity ...
  • Dynamic heuristic set selection for cross-domain selection hyper-heuristics 
    Hassan, Ahmed; Pillay, Nelishia (Springer, 2021-11)
    Selection hyper-heuristics have proven to be effective in solving various real-world problems. Hyper-heuristics differ from traditional heuristic approaches in that they explore a heuristic space rather than a solution ...
  • Dynamic impact of unconventional monetary policy on international REITs 
    Marfatia, Hardik A.; Gupta, Rangan; Lesame, Keagile (MDPI, 2021-09-08)
    In this paper, we estimate the dynamic impact of unconventional monetary policy in the US on international REITs. Unlike existing studies which are limited to conventional policy tools and undertake a static approach, ...