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  • Remote working 
    Erasmus, Alet C. (Aletta Catharina) (Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), 2020)
    Flexitime, flexi-place work is well-established among professionals, consultants, and managers. However, during 2020’s global COVID-19 pandemic, remote working swiftly emerged as the only viable option to keep companies ...
  • Salmonella entericaserovar Typhimurium bacteraemia in a puppy with canine parvoviral enteritis 
    Hanekom, Josef Derek; Pazzi, Paolo; Rautenbach, Yolandi; Henning, Alischa (Wiley, 2020-09)
    A 12-week-old female intact, pit bull terrier cross breed puppy presented with vomiting and haemorrhagic diarrhoea. Phagocytosed bacterial rods were observed on peripheral and central blood smears. A commercially available ...
  • Selective feeding behaviors illuminate patterns of sap beetle associations with ophiostomatoid fungi 
    Mbenoun, Michael; Wingfield, Michael J.; Misse, Alain C.; Roux, Jolanda (Springer, 2020-07)
    Sap beetles (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) are commonly associated with ophiostomatoid fungi, especially those belonging to the family Ceratocystidaceae. This coexistence of insects and fungi, usually on tree wounds, offers the ...
  • The intricate challenges of delocalised wastewater treatment facilities with regards to water resource management capacity framework in South Africa 
    Khuzwayo, Zakhele Siyanda Prince; Chirwa, Evans M.N. (Springer, 2020-01)
    The project investigated the state of wastewater treatment administrative management in some of the more remote locations of South Africa, in term of the ability to realise wastewater as a potential and a viable water ...
  • Fungal systematics and evolution : FUSE 6 
    Haelewaters, Danny; Dima, Balint; Abdel-Hafiz, Abbas I.I.; Abdel-Wahab, Mohamed A.; Abul-Ezz, Samar R.; Acar, Ismail; Aguirre-Acosta, Elvira; Aime, M. Catherine; Aldemir, Suheda; Ali, Muhammad; Ayala-Vasquez, Olivia; Bakhit, Mahmoud S.; Bashir, Hira; Battistin, Eliseo; Bendiksen, Egil; Castro-Rivera, Rigoberto; Faruk Çolak, Ömer; De Kesel, Andre; De la Fuente, Javier Isaac; Dizkırıcı, Ayten; Hussain, Shah.; Jansen, Gerrit Maarten; Kaygusuz, Oguzhan; Khalid, Abdul Nasir; Khan, Junaid; Kiyashko, Anna A.; Larsson, Ellen; Martínez-Gonzalez, Cesar Ramiro; Morozova, Olga V.; Niazi, Abdul Rehman; Noordeloos, Machiel Evert; Pham, Thi Ha Giang; Popov, Eugene S.; Psurtseva, Nadezhda V.; Schoutteten, Nathan; Sher, Hassan; Türkekul, Ibrahim; Verbeken, Annemieke; Ahmad, Habib; Afshan, Najam ul Sehar; Christe, Philippe; Fiaz, Muhammad; Glaizot, Olivier; Liu, Jingyu; Majeed, Javeria; Markotter, Wanda; Nagy, Angelina; Nawaz, Haq; Papp, Viktor; Peter, Aron; Pfliegler, Walter P.; Qasim, Tayyaba; Riaz, Maria; Sándor, Attila D.; Szentiványi, Tamara; Voglmayr, Hermann; Yousaf, Nousheen; Krisai-Greilhuber, Irmgard (Verlag Ferdinand Berger , 2020)
    Fungal Systematics and Evolution (FUSE) is one of the journal series to address the “fusion” between morphological data and molecular phylogenetic data and to describe new fungal taxa and interesting observations. This ...
  • Reflections on prosecutorial independence and impartiality in South Africa : the recent jurisprudence of the courts 
    Dyani-Mhango, Ntombizozuko (Unisa Press, 2020-07)
    Prosecutorial independence and prosecutorial impartiality are important for the effective administration of criminal justice in South Africa. These two concepts are interconnected and yet they are distinct, and distinguishable ...
  • The Six Cs Of Strategy 
    Binedell, Nick (Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), 2018)
  • The impact of job automation on shifts in levels of work 
    Bezuidenhout, Chandon; Wocke, Albert; Plint, Neville; Mthombeni, Morris (Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), 2021)
    The purpose of this research was to determine the impact of technological change on workforce structures and industries. Previous studies forecasted the impact of automation on jobs and categories of jobs, but did not ...
  • Managing in faith: How African executives use faith to guide their actions 
    Barnard, Helena; Mamabolo, Mathukhwane Anastacia (Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), 2019)
    Western management literature seldom considers the role of faith in how executives fulfil their obligations. But on the African continent, faith is a key element of management. A research project conducted by GIBS ...
  • Leadership identity development: Enhancing the impact of a middle management programme through identity work 
    Babb, Sarah (Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), 2019)
    This white paper outlines how the process of leadership identity development reinforces the management development programme and the value it brings to the organisation and individual. “For the most part, the learning ...
  • A new business environment in Africa: Understanding the post-COVID-19 context - an alternative scenarios approach 
    Alexander, Kelly; Oosthuizen, Marius (Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), 2021)
  • Structures and properties of alkali metal hybrid halide perovskites containing dabconium or piperazinium 
    Van der Poll, Hendrik J. (University of Pretoria, 2021)
    Hybrid halide perovskites have received much attention over the past two decades due to their realisation in optoelectronic applications. In this study, hybrid halide alkali metal perovskites that contained either piperazinium ...
  • Accommodating persons with severe communication disabilities in court : development and appraisal of guidelines 
    White, Robyn May (University of Pretoria, 2021-11-01)
    Persons with severe communication disabilities often face violations of their basic human rights, such as exclusion from the justice system. Accessing the justice system – whether as a witness, defendant or legal practitioner ...
  • Potential groundwater contamination from pit latrines in Ga-Maja and Reefentse 
    Molapo, Ramaesela Elizabeth (University of Pretoria, 2017)
    Pit latrines are one of the most common methods of human excreta removal in low-income countries. Groundwater is a critical water resource in many peri-urban areas where there is no municipal water supply. Groundwater ...
  • Becoming a rock band : music therapy with autistic teenagers 
    Sacks, Graeme (University of Pretoria, 2021-11)
    The goal of this study was to determine how a diverse group of autistic teenagers engaged with one another in the process of becoming a rock band and what benefits might they gain through the process. This study was conducted ...
  • Preventive medicine as a specialty to support public health endeavours 
    Martins, Johanna E.; Whyte, Carmen J. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020-08)
    There is a worldwide need for the transformation of primary healthcare to accommodate ageing, population growth, the rising burden of non-communicable diseases and technological advances. In this article, we discuss the ...
  • Why is it important to correctly classify and report SARS-CoV-2 infections and COVID-19 deaths? 
    Ngcobo, Sanele; Rossouw, Theresa M.; Madela-Mntla, Edith (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020-12)
    BACKGROUND : In a public health emergency such as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, mortality surveillance is crucial, as it guides the public health response and serves as a measure of its effectiveness. ...
  • Ceratocystis wilt on Eucalyptus : first record from South Africa 
    Roux, Jolanda; Wingfield, Michael J.; Fourie, Arista; Noeth, K.; Barnes, Irene (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor and Francis Group), 2020)
    Wilt and death of an E. grandis × E. urophylla variety was recently observed in the Zululand region of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Symptoms on the dying trees included a streaking pattern of discolouration in the sapwood ...
  • Multimorbidity : a new emerging epidemic 
    Basu, Debashis (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020-03)
    Multimorbidity is defined as the presence of two or more longterm diseases at the same time. Complex multimorbidity is sometimes defined as four or more long-term diseases. It differs from comorbidity, in which there is ...
  • The components of an effective employee health and wellness programme in healthcare workers 
    Whyte, Carmen J. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020-03)
    BACKGROUND. Healthcare workers (HCWs) are the predominant resource within any health system. Strengthening the health workforce requires ensuring optimum care of their health and wellbeing. This study will examine the ...