Research Articles (Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Studies (STIAS))
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The non-violent liberation theologies of Abraham Joshua Heschel and Mahatma Gandhi
(MDPI, 2021)This article explores how Gandhi and Heschel developed a liberation theology that was rooted in their religious praxis, which implied an active, non-violent struggle for the rights of the oppressed. A first section ... -
Identiteitspolitiek : sukses, paradoks en onvoorsiene gevolge
(LitNet, 2021)Die artikel ondersoek die onderliggende redes vir die sukses van identiteitspolitiek (IP) wat in die jongste tyd wêreldwyd met welslae toegepas word – nie slegs in “linkse” kringe nie, maar ook in “regses”. IP word egter ... -
Naturally occurring homoisoflavonoids : phytochemistry, biological activities, and synthesis (Part II)
(SAGE, 2019)This review documents all the new homoisoflavonoids (HIFs) that have been reported since 2007, whose total number has grown from 159 in 2007 to 295 at the present time. This review contains their structures, biological ... -
Simple and tight device-independent security proofs
(Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 2019-02-26)Device-independent security is the gold standard for quantum cryptography: not only is security based entirely on the laws of quantum mechanics, but it holds irrespective of any a priori assumptions on the quantum devices ... -
Incongruous liaisons : routes of humour, insult and political (in)correctness in Nigerian stand-up jokes
(Cracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language, 2019)Nigerian humourists have always told risible jokes within myriad pre-colonial satirical acts and now, stand-up comedy. Scholars rarely study the menacing backlash against ostensible “inappropriate jokes” which largely ... -
Grasslands - more important for ecosystem services than you might think
(Ecological Society of America, 2019)Extensively managed grasslands are recognized globally for their high biodiversity and their social and cultural values. However, their capacity to deliver multiple ecosystem services (ES) as parts of agricultural systems ... -
Anaemia at antenatal care initiation and associated factors among pregnant women in West Gonja District, Ghana: a cross-sectional study
(Pan African Medical Journal, 2019-08-27)Introduction: anaemia in pregnancy remains a critical public health concern in many African settings; but its determinants are not clear. The purpose of this study was to assess anaemia at antenatal care initiation and ... -
Development of a near-infrared spectroscopy interface able to assess oxygen recovery kinetics in the right and left sides of the pelvic floor
(Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers, 2019)Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) muscle oxygenation data are relied on in sports medicine. Many women with urinary incontinence (UI) have dysfunctional pelvic floor muscles (PFMs) but their evaluation lacks such measures; ... -
Substandard and falsified medical products are a global public health threat. A pilot survey of awareness among physicians in Sweden
(Oxford University Press, 2019)Background: Substandard and falsified medical products are a public health threat, primarily associated with low- and middle-income countries. Today, the phenomenon also exists in high-income countries. Increased Internet ... -
Cerebral lateralization and religion : a phenomenological approach
(MDPI, 2019)Both animal ethology and studies of the attentional styles of the two cerebral hemispheres in human subjects suggest that there is a degree of specialization, with the left hemisphere tending to focus more narrowly on ... -
The role of epigenetic modifications for the pathogenesis of Crohn's disease
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2021-05-12)Epigenetics has become a promising field for finding new biomarkers and improving diagnosis, prognosis, and drug response in inflammatory bowel disease. The number of people suffering from inflammatory bowel diseases, ... -
Realities and challenges of breastfeeding policy in the context of HIV : a qualitative study on community perspectives on facilitators and barriers related to breastfeeding among HIV positive mothers in Baringo County, Kenya
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2021-05-08)Background: Although recent policies have sought to increase the rates of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and continued breastfeeding for HIV exposed infants, few programs have considered the multiple social and cultural barriers ... -
Breaking down the silos of Universal Health Coverage : towards systems for the primary prevention of noncommunicable diseases in Africa
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2019)►African countries are not on track to achieve global targets for non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention, driven by an insufficient focus on ecological drivers of NCD risk factors, including poor urban development ... -
Enhancing the value of mortality data for health systems : adding Circumstances Of Mortality CATegories (COMCATs) to deaths investigated by verbal autopsy
(Taylor & Francis, 2019-10-25)Half of the world’s deaths and their causes pass unrecorded by routine registration systems, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Verbal autopsy (VA) collects information on medical signs, symptoms and ... -
Gender and naming practices, and the creation of a taxonomy of masculinities in the South African soap opera The Queen
(Names Society of Southern Africa, 2019-07-01)The field of scholarly inquiry lying at the intersection of onomastics and gender studies is one that is under-researched. Seeking to contribute to emerging debates on how names and naming practices shape the construction ... -
Projected climatic and hydrologic changes to lake Victoria Basin Rivers under three RCP emission scenarios for 2015–2100 and impacts on the water sector
(MDPI, 2019)Rivers in the Lake Victoria Basin support a multitude of ecosystem services, and the economies of the riparian countries (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi) rely on their discharge, but projections of their ... -
Mce3R stress-resistance pathway is vulnerable to small-molecule targeting that improves tuberculosis drug activities
(American Chemical Society, 2019)One-third of the world’s population carries Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the infectious agent that causes tuberculosis (TB), and every 17 s someone dies of TB. After infection, Mtb can live dormant for decades in ... -
A continuous-time persistent random walk model for flocking
(AIP Publishing, 2018)A classical random walker is characterized by a random position and velocity. This sort of random walk was originally proposed by Einstein to model Brownian motion and to demonstrate the existence of atoms and molecules. ... -
They are my future : childbearing desires and motivations among women with disabilities in Ghana - implications for reproductive healthcare
(BMC, 2020-10-06)Background: Previous research has highlighted widespread public mis/perceptions that portray women with disabilities (WWDs) as asexual, less likely to marry, and often not interested in childbearing. However, evidence ... -
Effectiveness of the baby-friendly community initiative in promoting exclusive breastfeeding among HIV negative and positive mothers : a randomized controlled trial in Koibatek Sub-County, Baringo, Kenya
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020-07-14)Background: Although the baby-friendly community initiative (BFCI) has been proposed as a community-level approach to improve infant feeding practices, there is little data on its variation in effectiveness by HIV status. ...
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