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Chimaeric virus-like particles derived from consensus genome sequences of human rotavirus strains co-circulating in Africa
(PLOS, 2014)Rotavirus virus-like particles (RV-VLPs) are potential alternative non-live vaccine candidates due to their high immunogenicity. They mimic the natural conformation of native viral proteins but cannot replicate because ... -
Chimeras: an ethical consideration
(AOSIS, 2011)Scientists have started with experimentation that raises difficult ethical questions. It comprises taking material from the human blueprint (DNA) and inserting this in various test animals. The purpose of such research is ... -
Chinese foreign direct investment in Africa: making sense of a new economic reality
(Academic journals, 2012)China's economic progress and relations with other developing regions have received much attention, particularly the way in which Sino-African relations have evolved since 2000. This paper aims to put Chinese FDI in Africa ... -
Chitosan composite biomaterials for bone tissue engineering: a review
(Springer, 2020)The bone is a highly dynamic tissue with the remarkable ability to remodel and is in a continuous cycle of resorption and renewal as a result of internal mediators and external mechanical demands. Researchers have doubled ... -
Chitosan: a low cost material for the production of membrane for use in PEMFC – a review
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)Fuel cells, especially proton exchange membrane fuel cells, are considered promising and an attractive replacement for existing sources of energy. Despite the high potential of proton exchange membrane fuel cells as an ... -
Chlorinated, brominated and fluorinated organic pollutants in African Penguin eggs: 30 years since the previous assessment
(Elsevier, 2015)The African Penguin population has drastically declined over the last 100 years. Changes in food availability due to over-fishing and other oceanographic changes seem to be major causes. However, it has also been 30 years ... -
Chlorinated, brominated, and fluorinated organic pollutants in Nile crocodile eggs from the Kruger National Park, South Africa
(Elsevier, 2014)Repeated annual episodes of Nile crocodile deaths in two isolated areas of the Kruger National Park prompted the investigation of possible organohalogen pollutant involvement. Crocodile eggs were collected close to one of ... -
Chlorophyll a fluorescence as an indicator of heat stress in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is a major fibre crop that is greatly affected by climatic factors, especially drought and high temperatures. Excessive temperature (above 30 °C) during the reproductive stage (flowering) ... -
Chlorophyllafluorescence as an indicator of heat stress in cotton (Gossypium hirsutumL.)
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is a major fibre crop that is greatly affected by climatic factors, especially drought and high temperatures. Excessive temperature (above 30 °C) during the reproductive stage (flowering) ... -
Choosing between agricultural development projects in the North West Province of South Africa: A multiple criteria analysis
(Academic journals, 2012)In the light of past development failures, coupled with the pressure on government to deliver on their promises made towards agricultural development, a need was developed for a framework to assist government in choosing ... -
Choosing between agricultural development projects in the North-West Province of South Africa: a multiple criteria analysis
(Academic journals, 2012)In the light of past development failures, coupled with the pressure on government to deliver on their promises made towards agricultural development, a need was developed for a framework to assist government in choosing ... -
Christ also ours in Africa: a consideration of Torrance's incarnational, Christological model as nexus for Christ's identification with African Christians
(AOSIS, 2017)The perceived foreignness of Christ in African Christianity is an ongoing challenge that is captured in various pieces of African theological literature. This problem partly arises from some early Western missionaries' ... -
Christ grown into perfection. Hebrews 9,11 from a christological point of view
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Christen-dissipelskap in die Markusevangelie as critique op die welvaartsteologie
(AOSIS, 2017)Jesus' teaching in Mark's Gospel accentuates that his disciples must follow him in the way of selflessness and cross-bearing servility (Mk 10:45; 8:34) to benefit many others. Contrarily, the religious phenomenon, known ... -
Christian and Buddhist approach to religious exclusivity. do interfaith scholars have it right?
(AOSIS, 2016)Buddhist-Christian interfaith scholars1 are quick to denounce what they perceive as religious exclusivity. So when it comes to the major views on just how true and salvific the religions can be, it is no surprise that ... -
A Christian ethical perspective on the moral status of the human embryo
(University of the Free State, Faculty of Theology, 2011)This investigation focuses on the moral status of the human embryo from a Christian ethical perspective. The central theoretical argument is that the embryo has a particular standing before God and should therefore have a ... -
Christian ethical perspectives on marriage and family life in modern Western culture
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Christian ethics in the face of secularism
(AOSIS, 2012)This article deals with the implications of modern secularism for the concept of Christian ethics. How does the decline of Christianity in modern Western societies impede the validity of a Christian ethical approach to ... -
Christian ministry and theological education as instruments for economic survival in Africa
(AOSIS, 2017)There is a conflict over whether Christian ministry and theological education should be pursued with an expectation for economic survival. The rise of Christian ministry practice emphasising wealth and prosperity has ... -
Christian philosophy of education in South Africa: the cultural-historical activity theory to the rescue?
(AOSIS, 2016)Parents' choice of schools for their children has become particularly problematic in the current circumstances because of the fact that most schools have become secular and hence cannot support Christian parents in their ...