Accessing green space in Cape Town : a case study of public perceptions of green space and barriers of access in eight nature reserves and conservation areas within Cape Town by Milliken, Julia

“…Environmental and ecological advocates call for conservation of green space, to preserve the rare biodiversity of the region, while pressures for continued development to accommodate the City's growing population override land conservation policy aspirations. …”
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International regulation of foreign intelligence liaison by Brookbanks, Darren Ackermann

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Rheological effects on gas dispersion in a pilot scale mechanical flotation cell by Shabalala, Ntokozo Zinhle Precious

“…High yield stresses resulted in the formation of a 'cavern' of slurry around the impeller region. Within this 'cavern', high power intensities exist around the impeller where small bubbles are formed. …”
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A viable supranational court born from the experiences of the demise of the Southern African Development Community Tribunal by Mchunu, Siphesihle

“…A New Protocol is currently being debated amongst regional leaders. The developments surrounding the SADC Tribunal following the signature of the New Protocol by 9 heads of state, is of concern considering the fact that Articles 14 and 35 of the New Protocol substantially moderate the jurisdiction and applicable law of the SADC Tribunal. …”
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An assessment of the prevalence and associated burden of symptoms in HIV patients in Swakopmund, Namibia by Brand, Maja

“…Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted at the HIV clinic at the State Hospital in Swakopmund, Namibia, and amongst general practitioners working in the Erongo region. The study was conducted in two parts: 1) Assessment of symptom prevalence and severity in HIV patients on HAART attending the HIV clinic at the Swakopmund State Hospital. …”
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The Sukulu complex, Eastern Uganda and The origin of the African carbonatites by Williams, Cyril Edward Foxcroft

“…Later work in other areas (Chilwa Island, Ondurakarume, Homa Mountain) has confirmed the author's interpretation. The regional and surface structure connected with alkaline complexes is discussed and the definite genetic relationship of carbonatites with Elgon type volcanoes is stressed. …”
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Investigating Karyopherin B1: small molecule interactions for cancer therapy by Strydom, Erin

“…CD showed a drug concentration dependant shift in the spectra at around 233nm, indicative of drug protein interaction possibly occurring in a region of KpnB1 containing aromatic amino acids. The purified GST-KpnB1 was used in ITC, which confirmed an interaction between KpnB1 and INI-43, a relatively weak interaction. …”
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The associations between plasma homocysteine, vitamin B12, folate, the Apolipoprotein E genotype and Alzheimer's Disease by Mohamed, Ilhaam

“…Objective: In this prospective observational study, I wished to determine the relationships between plasma homocysteine, vitamin B₁₂, folate, ApoE ε4 status and cognition in a sample of older persons from the greater Cape Town metropolitan area of the Western Cape region of South Africa. Methods: Cognitively healthy controls and AD participants, diagnosed using NINCDS-ADRDA criteria, were recruited from the community. …”
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Financial innovation and money demand in sub-Saharan Africa by Kasekende, Elizabeth

“…Money demand is found to be relatively stable in the region with financial innovation significant with a negative sign. …”
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Deep water parapagurid hermit crabs: their distribution, abundance, population structure and associations in the Southern Benguela by Wright, Amy Grace

“…The bulk of sample mass occurred within the West Coast Benguela upwelling region, with very few parapagurids caught over the Agulhas Bank, which may be too shallow for either species, given that S. dimorphus showed a preferential depth range of 200 - 299 m (range 30 - 814 m) and P. bouvieri of 400 - 499 m (range 62 - 700 m). …”
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A case-control study of mesothelioma in South Africa by Rees, David John

“…A minimum of 22 cases (18%) had exclusively environmental exposure, 20 were from the NW Cape (a crocidolite mining region). Fifty eight percent had occupational exposure, three of whom had mined amosite. …”
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Predictors of good outcome in upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) by Kalula, Sebastiana Zimba

“…Groote Schuur Hospital (location for the current study) has experienced a significant staff cutback over the past 5 years. Few of our regional hospitals and none of our primary health care facilities have endoscopy facilities and endoscopic expertise is similarly limited. …”
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Characterisation of the reaction of 1,4-phenylenebismaleimide with Ca²⁺-ATPase and elucidation of the intramolecular crosslink site by Seekoe, Tshepo W

“…The former seems to be in proximity of the y-phosphate and the latter in the β-phosphate region of the ATP binding site according to nucleotide protection studies. …”
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Modelling the effects of spatio-temporal spawning variability on the transport and retention success of sardine (Sardinops sagax) eggs and larvae around South Africa by McGrath, Alice

“…The transport and retention of sardine (Sardinops sagax) eggs on the west and south coasts of South Africa were investigated using a Lagrangrian, particle tracking, individual-based model (IBM), coupled with two 3-D hydrodynamic Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) model configurations of different generations. …”
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Drivers of short-term variability in phytoplankton production in an embayment of the southern Benguela upwelling system: an observational and modelling study by Burger, Jessica

“…In addition to supporting 40-50% of total SBUS productivity, SHB often experiences harmful algal blooms (HABs) and hypoxic conditions that are difficult to predict given the high sub-seasonal variability that characterises this region. To better understand this variability, net primary production (NPP), nitrate and ammonium uptake, and phytoplankton community composition were measured for ten days during the upwelling season at an anchor station in SHB. …”
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An observational study to assess coagulation abnormalities in patients with elevated levels of urea and/or creatinine secondary to renal failure, presenting for renal biopsy – chal... by Rodrigues, Jacques

“…Conclusion TEG® and ROTEM® provides a global assessment of coagulation and might be helpful in assessing coagulation defects in patients with elevated levels of urea and/or creatinine presenting for a renal biopsy, with possible extension to the surgical patient with abnormal renal function presenting for a surgical procedure to assess their risk of bleeding, especially in those who are being considered for a regional or neuraxial technique - as this could be an unacceptable risk in this population sub-group .…”
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The Economics of Tobacco Production and Feasible Alternatives in Uganda by Namome, Catherine

“…This framework is applied to a farm survey dataset collected from the West Nile sub-region of Uganda. The study used a probability sampling method to sample households. …”
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An investigation into the volume change characteristics of loess like soil in Mount Moorosi Village in Lesotho by Damane, Monica

“…The research utilised representative samples from trial pits in the study region to perform laboratory experiments such as the Atterberg limits, wet sieving, sedimentation, free swell, x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope and slaking. …”
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Attribution of the risk of extreme flood events to climate change in the context of changing land use and cover: case study of the shire river basin flood of 2015 by Likoya, Emmanuel

“…The study also established that observational uncertainties typical of the region may influence event attribution results to some extent. …”
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What works to increase access to assistive technology in southern Africa by Matter, Rebecca

“…The type of disability (i.e., mobility vs. non-mobility) was found to be the most important factor in determining AT access in both countries. • Sub-study 3: A regional qualitative sub-study was conducted to increase the understanding of how a multitude of interrelated factors operate to increase the supply of and access to AT. …”
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