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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 ... -
A public value approach to collaborative governance implementation in South African municipalities
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A systemic and public value approach to integrated public sector reforms: a case for South African municipalities
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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 ... -
DNA vaccines against mycoplasma elicit humoral immune responses in ostriches
(Frontiers Media, 2019-05-14)In ostriches, the population densities resulting from intensive rearing increases susceptibility to pathogens such as mycoplasmas. In addition to good management practices, vaccination offers an attractive alternative ... -
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 ... -
Science communication vs. public relations: the potential effect of university press releases and the changing media landscape on science journalism in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The news media has always played an important role in informing the public about scientific and technological developments, with some studies showing that the majority of the public get their information ... -
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 ... -
Seed survival of Australian Acacia in the Western Cape of South Africa in the presence of biological control agents and given environmental variation
(PeerJ, 2019)Studies of invasive Australian Acacia have shown that many seeds are still produced and accumulate in soil stored seed banks regardless of the presence of seed-targeting biological control agents. This is despite claims ... -
Supervisors’ conceptualisations of creativity in education doctorates
(Universiti Putra Malaysia Press, 2011)Doctoral study is inherently a creative endeavour through which a student creates a scholarly contribution extending the knowledge boundaries of a discipline. However, creativity is not well-defined within the context of ... -
Fire and life history affect the distribution of plant species in a biodiversity hotspot
(Wiley, 2019)Aim: Species distribution models (SDMs) provide valuable insights into species–environment relationships and potential climate change impacts on diversity. Most SDMs do not account for the role of natural disturbance ... -
Kleinboer as Johannesburgse flaneur, met spesifieke verwysing na Werfsonde
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-04-04)In sy resensie van Werfsonde (2012) sê Van Coller (2013: 193) dat die outobiografiese roman se hooffiguur nie beskou kan word as ’n flaneur nie. Hy definieer “flaneren” as “doelloos rondswerf” en sê dat dié konsep ’n baie ... -
Submission to Parliament on the review of section 25 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
(2019)On the 27th of February 2018, the National Assembly adopted a motion to review section 25 and other relevant provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, to permit the state to expropriate land in ... -
Molecular evidence for cryptic species in the common slug eating snake Duberria lutrix lutrix (Squamata, Lamprophiidae) from South Africa
(Pensoft, 2019-04-15)We examined the impact of climatic fluctuations on the phylogeographic structure of the common slug eating snake (Duberria lutrix lutrix) throughout its distribution in South Africa. The evolutionary history within the ... -
Sanctioning of illegal and dangerous ruck cleanouts during the 2018 super rugby competition
(Frontiers Media, 2019)Rugby is a high contact sport that results in many injuries. The majority of injuries at senior elite levels result from contact phases during match-play. It is estimated that 10% of all match injuries are associated with ... -
On the polemic of academic integrity in higher education
(HESA, 2019)Academic integrity is integral to credible scholarship. Yet, the escalation of publications and the desire to publish, even in this journal – South African Journal of Higher Education – often bring into play the important ... -
Expanding the semantic range to enable meaningful real-world application in chemical engineering
(HESA, 2019)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Legitimation Code Theory has proven to be useful in analysing the relationship between theory and practice. Semantic gravity can be used to illustrate teaching and learning processes that move between ... -
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 ... -
Nutrient exchange of carbon and nitrogen promotes the formation of stable mutualisms between chlorella sorokiniana and saccharomyces cerevisiae under engineered synthetic growth conditions
(Frontiers Media, 2019-04)Microbial biotechnological processes can be based on single species pure cultures or on multi-species assemblages. While these assemblages can be advantageous by offering more functionalities and more resilience to changing ... -
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 ...
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