• Extent of soil acidity in no-tillage systems in the Western Cape Province of South Africa 

  Liebenberg, Adriaan; Van Der Nest, John Richard (Ruan); Hardie, Ailsa G.; Labuschagne, Johan; Swanepoel, Pieter Andreas (MDPI, 2020)

  Roughly 90% of farmers in the Western Cape Province of South Africa have converted to no-tillage systems to improve the efficiency of crop production. Implementation of no-tillage restricts the mixing of soil amendments, ...
• Building blocks of consciousness : revealing the shared, hidden depths of our biological heritage 

  Van Den Heever, Juri; Jones, Chris (AOSIS, 2020)

  Human consciousness has been a hard problem for thousands of years and, in the course of time, variously interpreted and often too narrowly defined. As a result, the possibility of animal consciousness, sentience or even ...
• Building blocks of free will : in conversation with Dick Swaab 

  Jones, Chris; Van Den Heever, Dawie J. (AOSIS, 2020)

  The issue of free will is a complex one that has occupied the minds of many theologians and philosophers through the ages. The two main aspects of free will are the freedom to do otherwise and the power of self-determination. ...
• Burden, spectrum and outcomes of children with tuberculosis diagnosed at a district-level hospital in South Africa 

  Du Preez, K.; Du Plessis, L.; O’Connell, N.; Hesseling, A. C. (International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2018)

  SETTING: The Khayelitsha subdistrict has the highest burden of reported tuberculosis (TB) cases in Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa. OBJECTIVES: To characterise the TB burden, spectrum and treatment outcomes ...
• Southern African indigenous fruits and their byproducts : prospects as food antioxidants 

  Pfukwa, Trust M.; Chikwanha, Obert C.; Katiyatiya, Chenaimoyo L. F.; Fawole, Olaniyi A.; Manley, Marena; Mapiye, Cletos (Elsevier, 2020)

  The discourse regarding plant-based preservatives for food application has generally revolved around extracts from commercial fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices with indigenous fruits (IFs) on the periphery, with little ...
• Effect of female sex work-targeted community-based interventions along the HIV treatment cascade in sub-Saharan Africa : a systematic review protocol 

  Atuhaire, Lydia; Adetokunboh, Olatunji; Shumba, Constance; Nyasulu, Peter S. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2020)

  Introduction: Female sex workers (FSWs) are a known high-risk group that are at increased risk of HIV transmission due to exposure to multiple sexual partners and inability to negotiate safe sex attributed to challenging ...
• The impact of COVID-19 on routine patient care from a laboratory perspective 

  Kruger, E. C.; Banderker, R.; Erasmus, R. T.; Zemlin, A. E. (2020)

  Background. Globally, few studies have examined the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on routine patient care and follow-up. Objectives. To evaluate the effect of the COVID-19 response on biochemical test requests received ...
• Opportunities for mobile app–based adherence support for children with tuberculosis in South Africa 

  Morse, Rachel M.; Myburgh, Hanlie; Reubi, David; Archey, Ava E.; Busakwe, Leletu; Garcia-Prats, Anthony J.; Hesseling, Anneke C.; Jacobs, Stephanie; Mbaba, Sharon; Meyerson, Kyla; Seddon, James A.; Van Der Zalm, Marieke M.; Wademan, Dillon T.; Hoddinott, Graeme (JMIR Publications, 2020)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Tuberculosis is the number one infectious cause of death globally. Young children, generally those younger than 5 years, are at the highest risk of progressing from tuberculosis infection to tuberculosis ...
• Genetic analyses reveal complex introduction histories for the invasive tree Acacia dealbata Link around the world 

  Hirsch, Heidi; Richardson, David M.; Pauchard, Anibal; Le Roux, Johannes J. (2020)

  Aim: To compare genetic diversity and structure between Acacia dealbata populations sampled across the species’ native range in Australia and from its non-native ranges in Chile, Madagascar, New Zealand, Portugal, La ...
• From individual innovation to global impact : the Global Cooperation on Assistive Technology (GATE) innovation snapshot as a method for sharing and scaling 

  Layton, Natasha; Murphy, Caitlin; Bell, Diane (Taylor and Francis, 2018)

  Assistive technology (AT) is an essential facilitator of independence and participation, both for people living with the effects of disability and/or non-communicable disease, as well as people aging with resultant functional ...
• System development for the five-axis extrusion of a photopolymer 

  Kirkman, Daniel M.; Van Der Merwe, Andre F.; Campbell, Ian (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2020)

  The development of a novel method of additive manufacturing involving the support-free extrusion of a photopolymer is discussed. The objectives of the paper are the presentation of mechanical and electrical hardware ...
• Validation of supervisor effectiveness determinants for engineering team-based organisations 

  Zincume, Philani Nduna; Jooste, Wyhan (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2020-11-11)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to identify, validate, and describe the determinants of supervisor effectiveness in the context of engineering team-based organisations. Five supervisor effectiveness determinants ...
• The state of the art of gendered energy innovations : a structured literature review 

  Van Der Merwe, Stefani; De Kock, Imke; Musango, Josephine K. (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2020)

  The impact of restricted access to sustainable energy is the worst in vulnerable urban poor areas, and so an alternative approach to energy innovations is needed. To explore the possibilities for energy innovations, gender ...
• Modelling the tendencies of a residential population to conserve water 

  Searle, Christa; Harper, Victoria E. (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2020-11-11)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Water scarcity is both a global and a local phenomenon. In order to address this, investigations into water demand management strategies and the conservation tendencies of a population are imperative. ...
• Production scheduling heuristics for frequent load-shedding scenarios : a knowledge engineering approach 

  Dewa, Mncedisi T.; Van Der Merwe, Andre F.; Matope, Stephen (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2020-11-11)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Most industrial machinery and equipment used by the South African manufacturing sector is powered by either a direct current or an alternating current electricity supply. With the recent frequent power ...
• Closing the reporting gap for childhood tuberculosis in South Africa : improving hospital referrals and linkages 

  Du Preez, K.; Schaaf, H. S.; Dunbar, R.; Swartz, A.; Naidoo, P.; Hesseling, A. C. (IUATLD -- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2020-03-21)

  Setting: A referral hospital in Cape Town, Western Cape Province, Republic of South Africa. Objective: To measure the impact of a hospital-based referral service (intervention) to reduce initial loss to follow-up among ...
• Exploring factors that influence the mainstreaming of gendered energy interventions in poor urban environments : a structured literature review 

  Oosthuizen, Lelani; De Kock, Imke H.; Musango, Josephine K. (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2020-11-11)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Energy sectors are faced with the interconnected challenges of urbanisation and providing a growing population with accessible and sustainable energy that facilitates economic development, energy security, ...
• Using machine learning to predict the next purchase date for an individual retail customer 

  Droomer, Marli; Bekker, James (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2020-11-11)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Targeted marketing has become more popular over the last few years, and knowing when a customer will require a product can be of enormous value to a company. However, predicting this is a difficult task. ...
• An integrative review of the potential barriers to and drivers of adopting and implementing sustainable construction in South Africa 

  Marsh, Ralmar; Brent, A. C.; De Kock, Imke (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2020-11-11)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: While sustainable construction has gained increasing international attention, a limited number of studies address the issue of sustainable construction in South Africa. The adoption and implementation of ...
• Hepatitis B virus drug resistance mutations in HIV/HBV co-infected children in Windhoek, Namibia 

  Tchuem, Cynthia Raissa Tamandjou; Brandt, Laura; Nel, Etienne De la Rey; Cotton, Mark Fredric; Matthews, Philippa; Kaindjee-Tjituka, Francina; Preiser, Wolfgang; Andersson, Monique Ingrid (Public Library of Science, 2020-09-11)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In patients who are HIV infected, hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is an important co-morbidity. However, antiretroviral options for HIV/HBV co-infected children are limited and, at the time of this ...
• Fire safety engineering guideline for informal settlements : towards practical solutions for a complex problem in South Africa 

  Walls, Richard; Cicione, Antonio; Pharoah, Robyn; Zweig, Patricia; Smith, Mark; Antonellis, Danielle (Stellenbosch University, 2020)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Informal settlements are growing rapidly, and in Africa they are likely to double in size within the coming few decades. Informal settlements (IS) (also known by names such as slums, ghettos, favelas and ...
• Epidemiology of tuberculosis in multi-host wildlife systems : implications for black (diceros bicornis) and white (ceratotherium simum) rhinoceros 

  Dwyer, Rebecca A.; Witte, Carmel; Buss, Peter E.; Goosen, Wynand J.; Miller, Michele Ann (Frontiers Media, 2020)

  Cases of tuberculosis (TB) resulting from infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) have been recorded in captive white (Ceratotherium simum) and black (Diceros bicornis) rhinoceros. More recently, cases ...
• Molecular insights into probiotic mechanisms of action employed against intestinal pathogenic bacteria 

  Van Zyl, Winschau F.; Deane, Shelly M.; Dicks, Leon M. T. (Taylor and Francis, 2020)

  Gastrointestinal (GI) diseases, and in particular those caused by bacterial infections, are a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Treatment is becoming increasingly difficult due to the increase in number of ...
• Biofilm dynamics : linking in situ biofilm biomass and metabolic activity measurements in real-time under continuous flow conditions 

  Klopper, Kyle Brent; De Witt, Riaan N.; Bester, Elanna; Dicks, Leon M. T.; Wolfaardt, Gideon M. (Nature Research, 2020)

  The tools used to study biofilms generally involve either destructive, end-point analyses or periodic measurements. The advent of the internet of things (IoT) era allows circumvention of these limitations. Here we introduce ...
• First abundance estimates of heaviside’s (cephalorhynchus heavisidii) and dusky (lagenorhynchus obscurus) dolphins off namibia using a novel visual and acoustic line transect survey 

  Martin, Morgan Jennifer; Gridley, Tess; Roux, Jean-Paul; Elwen, Simon Harvey (Frontiers Media, 2020)

  Knowledge of a population’s abundance is of primary importance for conservation management. However, robust estimates of abundance are often difficult to obtain, especially for cetaceans which spend most of their lives ...
• Race and the politics of knowledge in sports science 

  Cleophas, Francois Johannes (AFRICAN SUN MeDIA, 2020)

  No abstract available.
• Is there a link between coffee aroma and the level of furanmethanethiol (FMT) in pinotage wines 

  Garrido-Banuelos, G.; Buica, A. S. (South African Society for Enology and Viticulture, 2020)

  Over the years, Pinotage has found its way into the South African and international market. Producers have used the flavour potential of this “original” South African grape to produce different wine styles, one of them ...
• Evolution of phenolic composition during barrel and bottle aging 

  Aleixandre-Tudo, J. L.; Du Toit, W. J. (South African Society for Enology and Viticulture, 2020)

  During red wine ageing, phenolic compounds undergo several reactions that have an impact on wine colour and mouthfeel properties. The evolution of phenolic content is affected during wine ageing. The aim of this study was ...
• A review of leaf-mining insects and control options for their management, with special reference to holocacista capensis (lepidoptera: heliozelidae) in vineyards in South Africa 

  Steyn, L. A. I.; Geertsema, H.; Malan, A. P.; Addison, P. (South African Society for Enology and Viticulture, 2020)

  A leaf-mining pest occurring on commercial varieties of Vitis vinifera in South Africa was investigated due to the presence of cocoons on fruit. The leaf miner, Holocacista capensis, was reported on grapevines in 2012. ...
• Laboratory bioassays on the susceptibility of trimen’s false tiger moth, agoma trimenii (lepidoptera : agaristidae), to entomopathogenic nematodes and fungi 

  Morris, C. A.; Malan, A. P.; De Waal, J. Y.; Johnson, S. (South African Society for Enology and Viticulture, 2020)

  Trimen’s false tiger moth, Agoma trimenii (Lepidoptera: Agaristidae), recently developed as a pest of grapevine in the Northern Cape and Limpopo (Groblersdal area) provinces of South Africa. Little is known about the biology ...

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