• The VetMAX™ M. tuberculosis complex PCR kit detects MTBC DNA in antemortem and postmortem samples from white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum), African elephants (Loxodonta africana) and African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) 

  Goosen, Wynand J.; Kerr, Tanya J.; Kleynhans, Leanie; Buss, Peter; Cooper, David; Warren, Robin M.; Van Helden, Paul D.; Schroder, Bjorn; Parsons, Sven D. C.; Miller, Michele A. (2020)

  Background: Bovine tuberculosis and tuberculosis are chronic infectious diseases caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex members, Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, respectively. Infection with ...
• Race talk in the South African media 

  Botma, Gawie (African Sun Media, 2019)

  "This book makes a very significant, timely and relevant contribution to a very topical subject of immense local as well as global interest. Through tracing the evolution of media discourse about race and racism, which the ...
• Near infrared technology : getting the best out of light 

  Williams, Phil; Antoniszyn, John; Manley, Marena (AFRICAN SUN MeDIA, 2019)

  Imagine an analytical technique that uses no chemicals, gives accurate and precise results in minutes or even continuously, and is simple to install and safe to use. Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) supplies this dream. ...
• Morphological and molecular identification of fungi associated with South African apple core rot 

  Basson, Elaine; Meitz-Hopkins, Julia C.; Lennox, Cheryl L. (Springer, 2018)

  Core rot is a major contributor to postharvest losses in apples worldwide. Pathogens most commonly associated with the disease are Alternaria spp. and Penicillium spp. Although both genera show specific morphological ...
• The duty of care and skill, and reckless trading : remedies in flux 

  Stevens, Richard; De Beer, Philip (SA Mercantile Law JournalJuta and Company, 2016-06)

  In terms of South African common law, directors of companies have two duties. First is fiduciary duties, which do not require fault for liability (a form of strict liability). Second is the duty of care and skill, which ...
• Kuwait Asia Bank EC v National Mutual Life Nominees Ltd revisited : the possible vicarious liability of a holding company for the delicts caused by its nominee directors on the board of its subsidiary 

  Stevens, Richard (Journal of South African Law / Tydskrif vir die Suid-Afrikaanse Reg, 2019-01)
• Hockly's insolvency law, seventh edition by Robert Sharrock, Kathleen van der Linde & Alastair Smith : book review 

  Stevens, Richard (Stellenbosch Law Review, 2003-01)
• Public Carriers Association v Toll Road Concessionaries (Pty) Ltd 1990 1 SA 925(A) 

  Botha, Henk (VerLoren Van Themaat CentreUNISA Press, 1990-01)

  ’n Mens kan verwag dat die oordrag van tradisionele owerheidsfunksies aan die private sektor toenem end vrae sal laat ontstaan oor die verhouding tussen die privaat- en publiekreg. Die onderhawige saak verdien aandag, ...
• Albie Sachs and the politics of interpretation 

  Botha, Henk (UNISA Press, 2010-01)

  The politics of interpretation continues to haunt judges and legal theorists. Ever since the legal realists launched their attack on the formalist belief that general legal rules can generate determinate answers to concrete ...
• Human dignity : lodestar for equality in South Africa, Laurie Ackermann : boekbespreking 

  Botha, Henk (Journal of South African Law / Tydskrif vir die Suid-Afrikaanse Reg, 2014-01)
• Metaphoric reasoning and transformative constitutionalism (part 2) 

  Botha, Henk (Journal of South African Law / Tydskrif vir die Suid-Afrikaanse Reg, 2003-01)
• Equality, dignity, and the politics of interpretation : post-apartheid fragments : law, politics and critique 

  Henk, Botha (SA Publiekreg / SA Public Law, 2004-01)

  The equality standard articulated by South Africa's Constitutional Court is premised on a substantive concept of equality, and purports to be sensitive to context and mindful of past patterns of discrimination, systemic ...
• The Selfless Constitution: Experimentalism and Flourishing as Foundations of South Africa's Basic Law, S. Woolman : book review 

  Botha, Henk (Stellenbosch Law Review, 2014-01)
• Intangible constitutional property : a comparative analysis 

  Boggenpoel, Zsa-Zsa; Swanepoel, Jan-Harm (Stellenbosch Law Review, 2017-12-01)
• Nevanlinna Theory and Rational Values of Meromorphic Functions 

  Chalebgwa, Taboka Prince (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2019-04)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this thesis, we are concerned with the problem of counting algebraic points of bounded height and degree on graphs of certain transcendental holomorphic and meromorphic functions. Adopting a Nevanlinna ...
• Using failure modes and effects analysis as a problem-solving guideline when implementing SPC in a South African chemical manufacturing company 

  Appollis, Logan-Lee Miche; Van Dyk, Wynand A.; Matope, Stephen (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2020)

  Quality management has ceased to be an operational extra, and has become imperative to doing business in a saturated market environment with demanding clients. It is now a significant component of holistic operational ...
• Sporotrichosis in renal transplant patients: two case reports and a review of the literature 

  Amirali, Mazhar H; Liebenberg, Jacques; Pillay, Sheylyn; Nel, Johan (2020-06-26)

  Abstract Introduction Sporotrichosis is a rare fungal infection in transplant patients; among these patients, it occurs mostly in renal transplant patients. Sporothrix schenkii is the primary pathogen responsible. A high ...
• Comparison of pathological clotting using haematological, functional and morphological investigations in HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients with deep vein thrombosis 

  Jackson, Brandon S; Nunes Goncalves, Julien; Pretorius, Etheresia (2020-06-22)

  Abstract Background Patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are more prone to systemic inflammation and pathological clotting, and many may develop deep vein thrombosis (DVT) as a result of this ...
• A massive pericardial effusion in South Africa is not always due to tuberculosis 

  Ntshalintshali, Sipho; Mhlana, Nontembiso; Moosajee, Farzana; Abousriwiel, Riyad; George, Kiran; Du Toit, Riette (South African Heart Association, 2020)

  South Africa (SA) has a high incidence of tuberculosis. Medical conditions mimicking tuberculosis often result in erroneous treatment with antitubercular therapy (ATT) before a definitive diagnosis is made. We report on 2 ...
• Private rhino conservation : diverse strategies adopted in response to the poaching crisis 

  Clements, Hayley S.; Knight, Mike; Jones, Pelham; Balfour, Dave (Wiley Open Access, 2020)

  Private landowners in South Africa conserve roughly 40% of white rhinos globally. Given concerns that escalating poaching has caused private‐rhino owners to disinvest, we used a national survey to assess 171 private‐rhino ...
• Points to consider in cardiovascular disease risk management among patients with rheumatoid arthritis living in South Africa, an unequal middle income country 

  Solomon, Ahmed; Stanwix, Anne E.; Castaneda, Santos; Llorca, Javier; Gonzalez-Juanatey, Carlos; Hodkinson, Bridget; Romela, Benitha; Ally, Mahmood M. T. M.; Maharaj, Ajesh B.; Van Duuren, Elsa M.; Ziki, Joyce J.; Seboka, Mpoti; Mohapi, Makgotso; Jansen Van Rensburg, Barend J.; Tarr, Gareth S.; Makan, Kavita; Balton, Charlene; Gogakis, Aphrodite; González-Gay, Miguel A.; Dessein, Patrick H. (BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020-06-16)

  Background: It is plausible that optimal cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk management differs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) from low or middle income compared to high income populations. This study aimed ...
• Malaria patterns across altitudinal zones of Mount Elgon following intensified control and prevention programs in Uganda 

  Siya, Aggrey; Kalule, Bosco J.; Ssentongo, Benard; Lukwa, Akim T.; Egeru, Anthony (BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020-06-17)

  Background: Malaria remains a major tropical vector-borne disease of immense public health concern owing to its debilitating effects in sub-Saharan Africa. Over the past 30 years, the high altitude areas in Eastern Africa ...
• Transparent polyvinyl-alcohol cryogel as immobilisation matrix for continuous biohydrogen production by phototrophic bacteria 

  Du Toit, Jan-Pierre; Pott, Robert W. M. (BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020-06-09)

  Background: Phototrophic purple non-sulfur bacteria (PNSB) have gained attention for their ability to produce a valuable clean energy source in the form biohydrogen via photofermentation of a wide variety of organic wastes. ...
• Identification of a novel WAS mutation in a South African patient presenting with atypical Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome : a case report 

  Glanzmann, Brigitte; Möller, Marlo; Schoeman, Mardelle; Urban, Michael; Van Helden, Paul D.; Frigati, Lisa; Grewal, Ravnit; Pieters, Hermanus; Loos, Ben; Hoal, Eileen G.; Glashoff, Richard H.; Cornelissen, Helena; Rabie, Helena; Esser, Monika M.; Kinnear, Craig J. (BioMed Central, 2020-06-05)

  Background: The X-linked recessive primary immunodeficiency disease (PIDD) Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is identified by an extreme susceptibility to infections, eczema and thrombocytopenia with microplatelets. ...
• An educational pathway and teaching materials for first aid training of children in sub-Saharan Africa based on the best available evidence 

  De Buck, Emmy; Laermans, Jorien; Vanhove, Anne-Catherine; Dockx, Kim; Vandekerckhove, Philippe; Geduld, Heike (BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020-06-03)

  Background: First aid training is a cost-effective way to decrease the burden of disease and injury in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Since evidence from Western countries has shown that children are able to ...
• Prevalence of chronic HBV infection in pregnant woman attending antenatal care in a tertiary hospital in Mwanza, Tanzania : a cross-sectional study 

  Geffert, Karin; Maponga, Tongai G.; Henerico, Shimba; Preiser, Wolfgang; Mongella, Stella; Stich, August; Kalluvya, Samuel; Mueller, Andreas; Kasang, Christa (BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020-06-05)

  Background: Tanzania has a high prevalence (7.17%) of chronic hepatitis B infection. Mother to Child transmission is very common, resulting in high rate of chronic infections. Currently, there is no screening program for ...
• Extract from used Xpert MTB/ RIF Ultra cartridges is useful for accurate second-line drug-resistant tuberculosis diagnosis with minimal rpoB-amplicon cross-contamination risk 

  Venter, Rouxjeane; Minnies, Stephanie; Derendinger, Brigitta; Tshivhula, Happy; De Vos, Margaretha; Dolby, Tania; Ruiters, Ashley; Warren, Robin M.; Theron, Grant (Nature Research (part of Springer Nature), 2020)

  Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Ultra) detects Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance. Follow-on drug susceptibility testing (DST) requires additional sputum. Extract from the diamond-shaped chamber of the cartridge ...
• The integration of semiotic resources and modalities in the teaching of geometry in a Grade 9 class in a South African high school : the four cases of congruency 

  Smith, Charles Raymond; Julie, Cyril; Gierdien, Faaiz (Education Association of South Africa, 2020)

  In this article we examine the nature of inter-semiotic and intermodal construction in the exposition of a solution for a geometry rider. In the tradition of hermeneutic phenomenology, this case study involved an exploration ...
• The disproportionate effect of COVID-19 mortality on ethnic minorities : genetics or health inequalities? 

  El-Khatib, Ziad; Jacobs, Graeme Brendon; Ikomey, George Mondinde; Neogi, Ujjwal (Elsevier, 2020)

  The cases of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continue to increase across the world, infecting nearly 5.5 million individuals and more than 350,000 death. The earlier studies indicate that significant risk factors ...
• Resilience characteristics of families with children with severe or profound intellectual disability 

  Durr, Elna; Greeff, Abraham (Stellenbosch University, Department of Social Work, 2020)

  The aim of this study was to explore family characteristics and resources that assisted families to adapt after their children had been diagnosed with severe or profound intellectual disability. A qualitative research ...

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