Which resistance training method best improves running economy in elite marathon runners: a 16-week randomised controlled study by Behardien, Muhammed

“…Methodology: This blocked, randomised controlled study tested participants (HWT = 8, RST = 8) three times over 12 weeks interspersed with two four-week resistance training blocks. Body composition, 1- rep-max (RM) Smith machine back squat, countermovement jump, squat jump, drop jump, running biomechanics, aerobic treadmill test, maximal anaerobic running test (MART), and 5km time trial (5kmTT) were measured. …”
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Die verband tussen die petrografiese en chemiese eienskappe van Suid-Afrikaanse steenkool

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An investigation into using stable water isotopes to determine the dependency of vegetation on groundwater at Cape Point Nature Reserve by Taylor, Robert

“…We found that δ¹⁸O and oD values of rainwater (δ¹⁸O = O%o to -5.6%o and oD = +11 %o to -22%o) overlapped the isotopic composition of groundwater (δ¹⁸O = -4.2%o to -4.5%o and oD = -11.9%o to -13.2%o). …”
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Microbiological, physico-chemical and sensory quality aspects of dairy desserts manufactured from cottage cheese

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A phytosociological study of Peat Swamp Forests in the Kosi Bay lake system, Maputaland, South Africa

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Rates of shark depredation of line-caught fish on the Protea Banks, KwaZulu-Natal by Labinjoh, Lisa

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The geochemistry of the Olivine Melilitetes and related rocks of Namaqualand Bushmanland, South Africa by Moore, Andrew Edward

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The abundances and distribution of some trace elements in some selected South African shales by Hofmeyr, Pierre Karel

“…The main thrust of their progressive capitalization occurred before the 1850s and it did so as a result of the system of informal credit which existed at farm level among farmers, allowing for re-investment and survival of cash flow. Chapter Four studies the process of proletarianisation which accompanied the capitalist development of the farm and its farmers. …”
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Subword segmental neural language generation for Nguni languages by Meyer, Francois Rolihlahla

“…This shows that SSPG more effectively combines entity copying and morphological composition. Across all three tasks, and for all four Nguni languages, subword segmental modelling consistently equals or outperforms equivalent tokenisation-based models. …”
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Detecting surface inhomogeneity of asteroids by Mnisi, Mandlenkosi

“…For asteroid 2005 EK70, no significant spectral variations were detected, suggesting a uniform surface composition. The asteroid's diameter was determined to be 1.25 ± 0.26 km, with a rotation period of 4.34 hours, indicating it is stable. …”
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The influence of flush feeding with different nitrogen sources on ovulation and conception rates in Dohne-Merino ewes

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Growth of mixed cultures of moderate thermophiles for commercial heap bioleaching of low-grade copper-sulphide ores by Ngulube, Qubekani

“…Microbial community analyses using qPCR showed that all the four major microbial species detected in the inocula i.e. …”
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The house dust microbiota in the Drakenstein Child Health Study by Duyver, Menna

“…The Z/R Fungal/Bacterial DNA MicroprepTM (ZMC) protocol was used to extract DNA from dust removed from EDCs. The V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene was amplified and sequenced using the Illumina MiSeq platform to determine the bacterial taxonomic composition of the house dust samples. …”
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Performance and fatigue charateristics of paralympic athletes with cerebral palsy by Runciman, Phoebe Anne

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Assessment of water pollution arising from copper mining in Zambia: a case study of Munkulungwe stream in Ndola, Copperbelt province by Mudenda, Lee

“…The chemical and physical parameters were assessed at four sampling locations. Sampling site S1 was located on the Munkulungwe stream upstream of Bwana Mkubwa TSF, S2, S3 and S4 were on the main stream downstream of Bwana Mkubwa TSF. …”
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Dietary inclusion of virginiamycin to ameliorate the effect of heat stress on broilers

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Meat quality of raw and processed guinea fowl (Numeda meleagris) by Tlhong, Tumelo Maud

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The identification, purification and characterization of the fetal rat liver glutathione S-transferase isoenzyme YcYfetus by Scott, Trevor Robert

“…Adult livers contained four major GSH S-T subunits. An additional and previously unidentified subunit was detected in fetal livers. …”
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