The application of spatial capture-recapture models to investigate leopard ecology and conservation in South Africa by Rogan, Matthew S

“…I then fit multisession spatial capture-recapture models to time series data from seven of these leopard populations to assess their threat level based on the estimated probability of population declines. I found some evidence of decline in six of the seven populations and found that the population at one site has a 75% chance of declining by 80% over three leopard generations. …”
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A patient with the diagnosis of a "factituous disorder": a phenomenological investigation

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Enhanced Interest Aware PeopleRank for Opportunistic Mobile Social Networks by Shahin, Yosra Saad

“…Even though, it enhances delay in sparse environments. Consequently, it can be utilized in disastrous areas, in which few people are with low connectivity and spread over a big area. …”
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Environmental change and soil organic carbon storage in a dust emission hotspot, Free State, South Africa by Ndara, Nolusindiso

“…The results showed that some years were characterised by high winds and some by low winds but generally there is no constant trend. …”
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Desperately seeking depth: global and local narratives of the South African general elections on television news, 1994 - 2014 by Jones, Bernadine

“…While scholarship of Western elections on TV news is blossoming, analyses of news coverage of South African elections is sparse. There is particularly little analysis of the visual dimensions of TV news coverage, which remains a methodological challenge for media and communication scholars. …”
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A sequential explanatory mixed methods investigation of e-government outcomes evaluation practice in developing countries: South Africa as context by Boamah-Abu, Charles

“…The primary purpose of evaluation is compliance, and organizational outcomes are mostly measured. While there may be some degree of use (e.g., learning, i.e., conceptual) recommendations may not be implemented. …”
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Autobiographie et autographie dans l'oeuvre d'Albert Memmi (French)

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Initialisation of noise-regularised neural networks by Van Biljon, Elan

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A comparison of Gaussian mixture variants with application to automatic phoneme recognition by Brand, Rinus

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Phasing the negotiations of housing public-private partnerships in Municipal housing projects

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Geological and structural analysis of the Hwange area-Northwest Zimbabwe: using remotely sensed data and geographic information systems (GIS) by Chivasa, Mufaro

“…Some of the faults have been attributed to the effects of the Zambezi Rift System. …”
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Implications of camera trap survey design and analytical methods for large carnivores estimates

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Investigating the impacts of donkeys on a communal range in Namaqualand: how much does a donkey "cost" in goat units? by Vetter, Susanne

“…Control of working donkeys should focus on the riverine and flat, sandy areas, as they are potentially of high nutritional importance (especially the riverine areas which support grass throughout the year), and which are also the most susceptible to erosion due to their sparse vegetation cover. These areas are small and valuable, and plans should be made to protect some areas through the growing season.…”
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An energy-efficient sensing matrix for wireless multimedia sensor networks

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Psychosocial predictors of HIV treatment outcomes among young pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV by Noholoza, Sandisiwe

“…No statistically significant associations were found among these psychosocial risk factors. However, there was some indication of an association between depression and unintended pregnancy (P=0.095), depression and IPV (p=0.087) and hazardous alcohol use and IPV (p=0.119). …”
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Game-theoretic models for mergers and acquisitions by Van den Honert, Robin Charles

“…The theoretical model produced some results of practical value. Firstly, a cash-only offer is never optimal. …”
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Rurality and the people-centric approach to public service delivery in the digital age–a study of South African rurality as a proxy for low- and middle-income country contexts by Pashapa, Tapfuma

“…Understanding the intricate relationship between rurality, ICT expansion, and service delivery in low- and middle-income settings is imperative for tailoring technology-driven strategies to rural areas within the constraints of limited resources. While some e-service delivery initiatives have succeeded, their overall effectiveness remains mixed. …”
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Travel information exchanges in a computer-mediated environment : a social network analysis of the Africa category on the Departure Lounge branch of the Thorn Tree

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