Kimberlites, megacrysts and related xenocrysts from southern and Central Africa: geochemistry and petrology by Nkere, Buliba

“…A metasomatic event in this region between 84 and 70 Ma is the simplest explanation for the differences in geochemistry and geothermal gradient inferred for the SCLM sampled by the two kimberlites. …”
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Exploring Early Childhood Development Practitioners’ Perceptions of the Implementation of Norms and Standards in Educare Centres in Blouberg by Ross, Jetara

“…The study targeted ECD centres in the Blouberg region of the Western Cape where 20 ECD practitioners belonging to 18 ECD centres were interviewed. …”
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Characterising the response of the mixed and the transitional layers to the passage of storms in the Sub-Antarctic Zone by Mpalweni, Ayanda

“…The vertical extent and duration of the impact of these storms on the upper ocean remains unknown in this region, partly due to lack of observations in this remote part of the world. …”
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Enterprising Somali refugees in Cape Town: beyond informality, beyond the spaza shop by Hassan, Abdullahi Ali

“…I also investigate what enabled them to get a foot in the door when they first arrived, find new business opportunities, and access new markets in the city, region, and in some cases beyond. I argue that Somali immigrant entrepreneurs have created a diverse set of complex formal businesses, ranging from the sale of textiles, the processing of animal products, to consumer household goods. …”
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Paediatric brain tumours: The University of Cape Town experience from 1996 - 2017 by Arnold-Day, Christel

“…In international centres of excellence the best outcomes are achieved by combining good epidemiological data, strong multidisciplinary teams, centralization or regionalization of services, available resources, and a research foundation. …”
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Read, write, develop: The social and economic impact of literacy in South Africa by Khumalo, Ziyanda

“…With a world population of approximately 7.6 billion, that translates to one in every 10 people. Regionally, sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and Southern Asia host the world's lowest literacy rates with a combined 20 countries holding literacy rates of below 50% while Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, Europe and Northern America have literacy rates close to or at 100%. …”
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Evaluation of tridactyl theropod tracks in southern Africa: quantitative morphometric analysis across the Triassic–Jurassic boundary by Abrahams, Miengah

“…Furthermore, this study produced the first detrital zircon Uranium–Lead (U-Pb) LA-ICPMS ages of the major ichnosites from this region, and confirmed that the TJB is within the Elliot Formation, near the boundary of the lower and upper Elliot Formation (i.e., near the contact of the informal lEF and uEF). …”
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Efficiency calibration of a gamma-ray detector for measuring environmental radiation by Bulala, Avuyile Sisanda

“…Each spectrum was analysed by inserting region of interests around suitably selected photo-peaks and the counts associated with these photo-peaks were automatically determined and corrected for background by the software. …”
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Stem cells and neoplasia a study of acquired melanocytic naevi by Bonthuys, Anita

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Towards a framework for multi class statistical modelling of shape, intensity, and kinematics in medical images by Fouefack, Jean-Rassaire

“…More importantly, as all the features are in a joint statistical space and in a continuous domain; this permits on-demand marginalisation to a region or feature of interest without training separate models. …”
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Enhancement of the Fynbos Leaf Optical Recognition Application (FLORA-E) by Makumborenga, Roy

“…However, the core driving factor is rooted in the need to promote conservation in the Cape Floristic Region (CFR). The FLORA project is an example of how science and technology can be used as effective tools in aiding conservation and environmental awareness efforts. …”
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Towards a framework for multi class statistical modelling of shape, intensity and kinematics in medical images by Fouefack, Jean-Rassaire

“…More importantly, as all the features are in a joint statistical space and in a continuous domain; this permits on-demand marginalisation to a region or feature of interest without training separate models. …”
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Molecular characterization of Flavobacterium spp. isolated from Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) farmed in Southern Africa and development of a PCR-based tool for differentiatin... by Komane, Godfrey M

“…Differential identification of the Flavobacterium spp. was achieved following PCR amplification of a hypervariable region of the 16S rRNA gene followed by high-resolution melt (HRM) analysis. …”
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The Economic Value of Serengeti National Park in Tanzania and Implications for Adjacent Local Communities by Kibira, Gerald

“…The park agency is not advised to charge the revenue maximizing price because of competition from other parks, both locally and regionally. Nonetheless, the fact that we found that the fees can be raised significantly above the current fees to maximize the revenue collection is important.…”
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How common ravens (Corvus corax) exploit anthropogenic food sources through time and space in a semi-transformed, alpine environment by Jain, Varalika

“…With a better understanding of the patterns of AFS-use and the factors influencing these patterns, I suggest that strategies to manage ravens in this semi-transformed, alpine environment should focus on controlling the supply of food at AFSs at a regional scale.…”
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Social equity and sustainability considerations in the planning of Nature-based solutions in Southern African Water Towers by Campbell, Andrea

“…Firstly, a systematic mapping was undertaken of relevant multilateral funded project documents (number of projects=134) for the region. Secondly an in-depth qualitative analysis of project planning documents for a random subset (np=16) of these latter NbS projects was conducted using a multidimensional equity framework, including distributional, procedural, and recognitional dimensions of equity. …”
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Review of the South African and Mozambican stomatopod fauna by Brokensha, Rouane

“…Five species are added as new records for the region, increasing the number of South African stomatopods from 26 to 31 species belonging to 20 genera from nine families. …”
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Simulating the Characteristics of Tropical Cyclones over the South-West Indian Ocean: Sensitivity to Model Horizontal Resolution by Donkin, Paige Tayla

“…The present study illustrates the extent to which an increase in model horizontal resolution can improve simulated TC characteristics and offers insights on how to improve future projections of TC activity over the SWIO region.…”
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Behavioural, microhabitat, and phylogenetic dimensions of intrasexual contest competition in combatant monkey beetles (Scarabaeidae: Hopliini) by Rink, Ariella N

“…Here, I assess the role of sexual selection, in the context of environmental variation at the level of the contest substrate and the developmental environment, in contributing to microevolution within the monkey beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Hopliini), a taxonomically and phenotypically diverse group of pollinating insects in the Greater Cape Floristic Region (GCFR) that shows a high degree of sexual dimorphism and mating behaviour driven by male-male competition. …”
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Simulating the Dynamics and Influences of the West African Westerly Jet by Makinde, Akintunde Israel

“…MPAS performs well in simulating various features in temperature, precipitation, and wind fields over West Africa, but with wet and warm biases over the region. It also simulates the WAWJ but the simulated jet forms too early and is too strong. …”
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