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Socially responsible investment and macroeconomic stability in south africa: an application of Vector Error Correction Model
(Clute Institute [for academic research], 2013)
The study reported in this article investigated the relationship between the Social Responsible Investment (SRI) sector and macroeconomic stability in South Africa. Johansen co-integration approach and Vector Error Correction ...
Butterfly conservation in Southern Africa
(Springer, 2015)
The origins and development of butterfly conservation in southern Africa are explored and the role of the Lepidopterists’ Society of Africa (LSA) in the promotion of butterfly conservation and research is described. LSA ...
Building Capacity and Developing Human capital
(Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2012)
There is a growing consensus on the potential for information and communications technologies (ICTs) to support socio-economic development in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Universities as providers of higher education are ...
Effects of different soil ameliorants on Karee trees (Searsia Lancea) growing on mine tailings dump soil – Part I: Pot trials
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)
Rehabilitation of mine tailings dams is often a challenge due to a lack of nutrients and a poor humus reservoir prevailing in tailings soils. This is especially true for establishing longer lived species such as trees. For ...
High levels of DDT in breast milk: intake, risk, lactation duration, and involvement of gender
(Elsevier, 2012)
We investigated presence and levels of DDT in 163 breast milk samples from four South African villages where, in three of them, malaria is controlled with DDT-sprayed indoors. Mean ΣDDT levels in breast milk were 18, 11, ...
Halogenated pollutants in terrestrial and aquatic bird eggs: converging patterns of pollutant profiles, and impacts and risks from high levels
(ELSEVIER, 2013)
We investigated the presence, levels, relationships, and risks of HCHs, DDTs, chlordanes, mirex, PCBs, and brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in terrestrial and aquatic bird eggs from an area in South Africa where DDT is ...
Metal content in street dust as a reflection of atmospheric dust emissions from coal power plants, metal smelters, and traffic
(Springer Link, 2013)
Resuspended street dust is a source of inhalable
particles in urban environments. Despite contaminated street
dust being a possible health risk factor for local population,
little is known about the contribution of ...
Levels of PCBs in wild bird eggs: considering toxicity through enzyme induction potential and molecular structure
(ELSEVIER, 2013)
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were analysed in wild bird eggs from industrialised areas in South Africa. The concentration, congener profile, feeding guild, potential associated risk and biology were investigated. PCBs ...
Polystomatidae (Monogenea) of southern African Anura: polystoma channingi n.sp. parasitic in two closely related cacosternum species
(Zoological Society of Southern Africa [SU LIS], 2013)
Polystoma channingi is described as a new species of the polystomatid flatworm (Monogenea) parasitic in the urinary bladder of Cacosternum nanum in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. In localities where C. nanum and ...
Molecular assessment of commercial and laboratory stocks of Eisenia spp. (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae) from South Africa
(Council of the KwaZulu-Natal Museum, 2013)
DNA barcoding was used to investigate laboratory and commercial stocks of Eisenia species from four provinces of South Africa. The COI gene was partially amplified and sequenced in selected earthworms from eight local ...