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Fine‐tuning the nested structure of pollination networks by adaptive interaction switching, biogeography and sampling effect in the Galapagos Islands
(2019)The structure of pollination networks, particularly its nestedness, contain important information on network assemblages. However, there is still limited understanding of the mechanisms underlying nested pollination network ... -
The development of a healthcare innovation adoption readiness assessment tool (HIARAT)
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2019)A disconnect exists between innovations and the adoption of such innovations, specifically within healthcare facilities. This disconnect results in various healthcare challenges — ones that could be addressed by successfully ... -
Analysis of the use of space and module-configured packaging to improve fruit export mass in a refrigerated container
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2019)The South African fruit export industry is a key contributor to thecountry’s economy, and must be managed efficiently to that ensure its vital role is maintained. Significant increases in reefer freight rates have placed ... -
Towards measuring the informal city : a societal metabolism approach
(Wiley, 2018)The rapid growth of urban informal settlements or slums, poses a particular challenge for balancing developmental and environmental goals. In South Africa, high levels of inequality, poverty and unemployment contribute to ... -
Understanding electricity legitimacy dynamics in an urban informal settlement in South Africa : a Community Based System Dynamics approach
(Elsevier, 2019)The aim of providing affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all requires an in-depth understanding of the issues that affect energy access and energy fuel choice, particularly as related to urban informal ... -
Challenges facing South Africa’s electricity sector’s integrated resource plan : a qualitative system dynamics approach
(Association of Southern African Schools and Departments of Public Administration and Management, 2018)National electricity plans are policy approaches that provide opportunities for integrated, goal-oriented electricity transition management. This article provides a critical reflection of the challenges that face the ... -
Estimating current and future global urban domestic material consumption
(IOP Publishing, 2018)Urban material resource requirements are significant at the global level and these are expected to expand with future urban population growth. However, there are no global scale studies on the future material consumption ... -
The correlation between energy cost share, human, and economic development : using time series data from Australasia, Europe, North America, and the BRICS Nations
(MDPI, 2018)This paper investigates how a change in a region’s energy cost share (ECS), a ratio of a region’s energy expenditure as a fraction of its gross domestic product (GDP), affects the region’s social and economic development. ... -
Community psychology: constructing community, reconstructing psychology in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000)An inaugural lecture is an important rite of passage in any university, serving two primary purposes. It is an opportunity for the university as an institution to induct and introduce its new academic appointee to the ... -
Designing faculty development : lessons learnt from a qualitative interpretivist study exploring students’ expectations and experiences of clinical teaching
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2019)Background: Clinical teaching plays a crucial role in the transition of medical students into the world of professional practice. Faculty development initiatives contribute to strengthening clinicians’ approach to ... -
Feature trajectory dynamic time warping for clustering of speech segments
(SpringerOpen, 2019)Dynamic time warping (DTW) can be used to compute the similarity between two sequences of generally differinglength. We propose a modification to DTW that performs individual and independent pairwise alignment of ... -
Psychological demands of international rugby sevens and well-being needs of Elite South African Players
(Frontiers Media, 2019)Rugby sevens was included in the 2016 Olympic Games, with South Africa’s Blitzboks winning bronze. They also won the 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 World Rugby Sevens Series. Whilst peak performance is paramount at the elite level ... -
Interpretable multi-label classification by means of multivariate linear regression
(South African Statistical Association, 2019)In this paper, the potential of using a multivariate regression approach in order to obtain interpretable output in a multi-label classification problem is investigated. We focus in our analysis on extensions of ordinary ... -
Does vegetation structure influence criminal activity? insights from Cape Town, South Africa
(International Biogeography Society, 2019)Dense vegetation, especially thickets of trees or shrubs, has been associated with actual and perceived crime risk in several parts of the world. In some contexts, invasive alien trees and shrubs can create a habitat ... -
The principled leadership scale : an integration of value-based leadership
(AOSIS Publishing, 2019)Orientation: A need exists to investigate leader behaviour necessary to curb the corruption that has infected and weakened South Africa’s moral fibre. Such leader behaviour would need to be underpinned by a set of universal ... -
Perceived enablers and constraints of motivation to conduct undergraduate research in a Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences : what role does choice play?
(Public Library of Science, 2019)Background: Enhancing evidence-based practice and improving locally driven research begins with fostering the research skills of undergraduate students in the medical and health sciences. Research as a core component of ... -
The garlic compound ajoene covalently binds vimentin, disrupts the vimentin network and exerts anti-metastatic activity in cancer cells
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2019)Background: Garlic has been used for centuries for its flavour and health promoting properties that include protection against cancer. The vinyl disulfide-sulfoxide ajoene is one of the phytochemicals found in crushed cloves, ... -
7-Year experience of transcatheter aortic valve implants (TAVI) in a Western Cape private healthcare setting
(South African Heart Association, 2019)Introduction: We describe the largest South African transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) outcome report of a single team in the Western Cape, over a 7-year period from 2009 - 2016. Methods: All patients who ... -
Where there is no evidence : implementing family interventions from recommendations in the NICE guideline 11 on challenging behaviour in a South African health service for adults with intellectual disability
(2019)Background: Low- and middle-income countries often lack the fiscal, infrastructural and human resources to conduct evidence-based research; similar constraints may also hinder the application of good clinical practice ... -
An ancient example of literary blackmail
(Stellenbosch University, Department of Ancient Studies, 2018)Towards the end of his life and especially after his exile in 58-57 BC, Cicero’s publication program accelerated. While he aimed to promote his own glory, he had to do so in an environment where writing about oneself ...
