Assessing the anthropogenic threats to vultures in the communal farmlands of Namibia by Craig, Christie

“…I mapped the probability of poison use across the communal regions surveyed and found that poison use is predicted to be higher (up to 7% of farmers using poison) in some areas of the upper north-west. …”
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Keeping decentralisation in check: An exploration of the relationship between municipal audit outcomes and levels of service delivery in South African local government by Craig, Stephanie Ella

“…The capacity of local governments to deliver services appears to be far more a function of their operational context - particularly the regional wealth levels, population density, political influence and available infrastructure - than financial compliance and audit outcomes. …”
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Hydrochemical dynamics on sub-Antarctic Marion Island by Stowe, Michael-James

“…Although sub-Antarctic maritime environments are some of the most sensitive regions to climate change, investigations into isotopic and hydrochemical dynamics on sub-Antarctic islands are limited. …”
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Pan-African imprint on the early mid-proterozoic Richtersveld and Bushmanland sub-provinces near Eksteenfontein, Namaqualand, Republic of South Africa by Booth, Peter William King

“…There is a controversy about this relationship because isotopic data contrast with field evidence. On a regional scale the Richtersveld Subprovince is separated from the Bushmanland Subprovince by the northward-dipping Groothoek Thrust. …”
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Evaluating the predictive performance of cytotoxic T lymphocyte epitope prediction tools using Elispot assay data by Meraba, Rebone Leboreng

“…These tools are complements of Enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot (ELISpot) assays - a very commonly applied immunological technique that is used both to identify regions of pathogen genomes that trigger an immune response and to characterize the relationships between an individual's complement of HLA alleles and the degree of immunity that they display. …”
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Maternal and neonatal outcomes in late preterm prelabour rupture of membranes: a retrospective study by Leelodharry, Vakil Kumar

“…Aim of Study: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the latency period on maternal and neonatal outcomes in late preterm prelabour rupture of membranes in a regional perinatal service in Cape Town, South Africa. …”
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The role of surfaceant protein A in immunity to HPV16 pseudovirus infection by Ujma, Sylvia

“…Worldwide, the majority of cervical cancer cases occur in less developed regions, and while prophylactic vaccines exist to combat HPV infection, they are largely unattainable in these areas. …”
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Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction in South Africa's year-round rainfall zone using multiproxy geochemical analyses on lake sediments from Swartvlei by Maboya, Matjie Lillian

“…This study adds insight to the geomorphic evolution of Swartvlei and highlights the usefulness of geochemical analyses in the elucidation of regional quaternary environmental and climatic changes.…”
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A novel approach to investigating chlorophyll-a fluorescence quantum yield variability in the Southern Ocean by Bone, Emma Lewis

“…Ultimately, increased in situ sampling would expedite the development of improved Φsat algorithms; the routine retrieval of Φsat would offer insight into phytoplankton dynamics in undersampled regions such as the climate relevant Southern Ocean.…”
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Parasite communities associated with the Cape gurnard (Chelidonichthys capensis) and the lesser gurnard (C. queketti) from South Africa by Mackintosh, Amy Leigh

“…This study was also able to identify two biological tag species for potential use in population structure studies of both gurnards, namely A. pegreffii and T. coryphaenae, based on significant regional differences in prevalence and infection intensity levels. …”
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Endoscopic Resection and Post-Operative Brachytherapy in the Treatment of Sinonasal Melanoma by Alhadad, Abdulrauf I

“…Outcome measures included local control rate and 5-year overall survival estimated by Kaplan-Meier analysis. The incidence of regional and distal recurrence (metastases) was calculated Results: Five cases of sinonasal melanoma (3 males 2, females) were managed with endoscopic resection and adjuvant brachytherapy. …”
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The role of national human rights institutions in promoting and protecting the rights of refugees: the case of South Africa and Kenya by John-Langba, Vivian Nasaka

“…For instance, NHRIs building partnerships for refugee rights promotion and protection with CSOs, the UNHCR and regional institutions based on a clear understanding of an NHRI's role as accountability mechanisms. …”
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The influence of maternal HIV status on mortality in children under the age of five years by Makala, Lukuni

“…Child mortality can be used to measure the level of social development as well as the health status of children (Hill 1991). By world regions, sub-Saharan Africa maintains the highest rates of under-five mortality. …”
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Downstream evolution of ocean properties and associated fluxes in the Greater Agulhas Current System: Ad hoc Argo experiments and modeling by Morris, Tamaryn

“…These experiments highlight alternative methods of studying regions of turbulence by altering the mission parameters of Argo floats. …”
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Depot differences in adipose tissue metabolism and function in obese black South African women and changes in response to an exercise training intervention by Nono Nankam, Pamela Arielle

“…This research evaluated the i) FA composition of aSAT and gSAT, and red blood cell total phospholipids (RBC-TPL) and their associations with body composition, hepatic fat and SI, ii) changes in these FA profiles in response to exercise training and the relationship with changes in systemic inflammation, hepatic fat and SI; iii) effects of exercise training on systemic markers and SAT gene expression of inflammation and oxidative stress; and iv) regional differences in transcriptome profiles of aSAT and gSAT pre- and post-exercise training. …”
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Impact of air connectivity on tourism, FDI and trade: insight from the Western Cape by Nonyati, Sibusiso

“…Other African countries and regions should use a similar approach to what the Western Cape has done to improve the air connectivity between Cape Town and the rest of the world. …”
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Development of an RF listening mode on the TIGER-3 FPGA platform by van Zyl, Willem Francois

“…Monitoring RF reflections from the ionosphere (specifically at the polar regions) is of great importance to the scientific community. …”
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Developing dynamic energy budget (DEB) models for small pelagic fishes in the Southern Benguela by Groenewald, Grea

“…Comparisons of Southern Benguela anchovy and sardine to similar species in other ecosystems showed differences in core parameters between regions because of the influence of environmental inputs and species differences, indicating that model parameters may not be species-specific or transferable between ecosystems. …”
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Evaluating the Performance of the Resampled nSight-2 Sensor's Spectral Configuration in Discriminating Wetland Plant Species Using Advanced Classifiers and Spectroscopy. by Gasela, Mchasisi

“…The most important bands for vegetation analysis were within the visible (VIS), Red-edge (RE) and near infrared (NIR) regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. The study also demonstrated that within these spectral bands, the four dominant Verloren Vallei Nature Reserve wetland plant i.e. …”
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The influence of maternal HIV and ART exposure on neonate brain white matter integrity and organisation by Magondo, Ndivhuwo

“…The study found that, regardless of when ART is started by the mothers, certain regions and tracts in the brain are seemingly influenced by HIV exposure. …”
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