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Time-to-onset of treatment for hypertension and hyperlipidaemia in South African diabetes mellitus patients: a survival analysis using medicine claims data
(Wiley, 2019)
What is known and objective
Hypertension and hyperlipidaemia have high prevalence among diabetics and increase patients’ risk of cardiovascular diseases, ultimately affecting prognosis negatively. Medicine claims data ...
Biodiversity offsets in EIA: getting the timing right
(Elsevier, 2019)
Major developments can result in significant impacts on biodiversity, which the mandated process of environmental impact assessment (EIA) aims to mitigate. There has been a recent move towards the application of biodiversity ...
Perfluorinated compounds in the aquatic food chains of two subtropical estuaries
(Elsevier, 2019)
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are ubiquitous in the environment and remain in largely unknown concentrations and with unknown effects on the African continent. Here we aimed to assess the presence of 15 PFASs ...
Short-term association between ambient temperature and homicide in South Africa: a case-crossover study
(BMC, 2019)
Background: Criminology research has traditionally investigated sociodemographic predictors of crime, such as sex,
race, age, and socioeconomic status. However, evidence suggests that short-term fluctuations in crime often ...
South Africa
(Academic Press, 2019)
South Africa has the second longest coastline on the African continent and spans two oceans. The confluence of the Benguela and Agulhas Currents off South Africa results in their dynamics being complex and often unpredictable, ...
Integrating WSUD and mainstream spatial planning approaches: lessons from South Africa
(Elsevier, 2019)
Within the notion of broader sustainability and resilience thinking, the concepts of green infrastructure planning and water sensitive urban design (WSUD) are gaining importance. This chapter argues that these concepts ...
Measuring Kruger visitors’ place attachment to specific camps
(AOSIS, 2019)
Tourists become emotionally, physically and socially attached to national parks as they become familiar with the park’s settings and endow it with value. Researchers have pointed out that place attachment leads to ...
Correction to the type locality of Tomopterna ahli (Deckert, 1938) (Anura: Pyxicephalidae), with the designation of a neotype
(Magnolia Press, 2019)
Deckert described a Tomopterna as Arthroleptella ahli from South Africa in 1938. We demonstrate that the type of Tomopterna ahli (Deckert, 1938) was actually collected in Namibia, and that this nomen is a senior synonym ...
Agricultural practices and their potential role in mycotoxin contamination of maize and groundnut subsistence farming
(ASSAf, 2019)
Mycotoxigenic fungi are common pathogens of maize and groundnuts; they produce mycotoxins which reduce the yield and quality of these grain crops. Numerous agricultural practices including crop rotation and storage methods ...
GIRRL power! Participatory Action Research for building girl-led community resilience in South Africa
(Sage, 2019)
This article aims to crystallize the contributions of the Girls in Risk Reduction Leadership (GIRRL) Program in building resilient communities through the integration of adolescent girls into local level decision-making ...