Does the foliage of Acacia spp. determine their distribution? : a study to determine how two different leaf forms may alter the distribution of Acacia spp. in relation to phosphoru... by Cyrus, Mark

“…Many studies have indicated drought tolerance and resistance as a main evolutionary driver of phyllodes. However due to the very low concentrations of nutrients particularly P within Australia and the generally longer life span exhibited by phyllodes compared to normal compound leaves, we hypothesized that phyllodes were in fact an adaptation to nutrient limitation, and provide a way in which to limit nutrient loss back to the environment. …”
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Exploring the Implementation Challenges and Achievements of the 2016 Civil Service Law in Egypt: A Study by Tarek, Nahla

“…The study further identified that the main challenges of implementing the CSL were lack of financial resources, resistance to change within government institutions, and a lack of real incentives for civil servants.…”
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The Rise of Irregular Domestic Work Amongst Female Migrants in Italy by Romeo, Elena

“…In today’s globalized world, hardship and geopolitical and economic crises have led to the lack of decent work, and this resulted in new, migratory movements. …”
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Barriers to access to mental health care services in the Cape Metropole, faced by refugee and asylum seeker women who have been exposed to trauma by Warton, Giselle

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The Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Egypt: A Gendered Perspective by Khayal, Hanan

“…Findings showed that these services lack quality and depth, and are not accommodating to women entrepreneurs’ needs. …”
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Guidelines and Practices to Enable Requirements Traceability for Scaled Agile Software Development

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Professional military instructor identity and the effect of collaborative instructivism

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Solid Waste Management in Ghana: The Case of Tamale Metropolitan Area by Puopiel, Felix

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Displaced persons in South Sudan - whose responsibility to protect? by Henderson-Howat, Fenella

“…The lack of a clear definition, legal status and institutional framework at an international level is shown to have an adverse impact on protection. …”
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Management of learners' absenteeism in rural primary schools in the Kavango region of Namibia

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Bionic evolution

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A descriptive study of the attitudes of doctors, working at clinics and day hospitals in the Cape Metropole to patients with HIV/AIDS by Fransman, Desireé Christine

“…Priority concerns relating to the management of paediatric HIV/AIDS, were lack of support in the community for parents and children, lack of policy and management guidelines and the lack of resources in the health services to cope with the burden of care. …”
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A compact high gain dual-band antenna array for WLAN applications

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A compact high gain dual-band antenna array for WLAN applications

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Barriers to entry: Challenges facing youth entrepreneurs as they establish their small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Egypt by Zamzam, Roqaya

“…The research has shown that the lack of financing options, the inconsistent legal changes, the administrative burdens, the poor physical infrastructure, the lack of specialization along with market dominance are the main obstacles facing youth and SMEs. …”
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The Retention Of Newly Qualified Chartered Accountants In A Large Financial Services Company by Mgoduka, Babalwa

“…Retention strategy policies that were meant to assist with employee attrition were not effective in achieving the retention of the newly qualified chartered accountants. The main reason for the lack of graduate retention was that the policies were not properly communicated to the employees. …”
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Analyzing the influence of financing and governance on cross-sector social partnerships (CSSPs) value creation. A key focus on CSSPs involved in water sustainability in South Afric... by Makombore, Lizah

“…To date, research investigating partnership performance focused on the use of explicit targets, in a multi-actor cross-sector setting incorporating the crucial moderating effects of financing and governance mechanisms has been lacking. Key findings from the study include grant funding from development institutions and private sector companies was identified as the main source of funding for CSSPs; there is a shift from partnership funding to project-based funding in CSSPs involved in water sustainability as the funders preferences changes; partners' strong financial management systems create strong system-wide financial management capabilities in CSSPs; Operational cross-organizational governance structures are used as the main co-ordinating mechanism for CSSPs; there are significant uses of funding in CSSPs involved in water sustainability in South Africa, through short and medium funding mechanisms and cross - cutting operational governance co-value services are produced in CSSPs and perseverance of CSSPs involved in water sustainability despite the lack of consolidated and co-ordinated partnership measurements and the lack of central budgeting mechanisms. …”
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