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Bacillus pumilus strain YSPMK11 as plant growth promoter and bicontrol agent against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
(Springer, 2017)A study was executed in a direction to attenuate Sclerotinia stalk rot (SSR) disease through biocontrol agent and also to enhance crop productivity. Culture filtrate of bacterial strain YSPMK11 inhibited growth of Sclerotinia ... -
Bacillus-based bionematicides: development, modes of action and commercialisation
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)Agricultural crops are severely damaged by root-knot nematodes causing extensive financial losses globally. Historically, agrochemicals have been the preferred method to combat these pests; however, threats to humans and ... -
Back to basics the skin barrier and how it is affected in common occupational scenarios
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Back to basics: a methodological perspective on marble-burying behavior as a screening test for psychiatric illness
(Elsevier, 2018)Animal models of human psychiatric illness are valuable frameworks to investigate the etiology and neurobiology underlying the human conditions. Accurate behavioral measures that can be used to characterize animal behavior, ... -
Bacterial community composition of an urban river in the North West Province, South Africa, in relation to physico-chemical water quality
(Springer, 2016)The aim of this study was to determine the impacts of anthropogenic disturbances on bacterial community composition in an urban river (Mooi River). Physico-chemical analysis, bacterial enumeration and 454-pyrosequencing ... -
Bacterial diversity and mycotoxin reduction during maize fermentation (steeping) for ogi production
(Frontiers Research Foundation, 2015)Bacterial diversity and community structure of two maize varieties (white and yellow) during fermentation/steeping for ogi production, and the influence of spontaneous fermentation on mycotoxin reduction in the gruel were ... -
Bacterial pathogens identified from houseflies in different human and animal settings : a systematic review and meta‐analysis.
(Elsevier, 2022)Housefly (Musca domestica) is an excellent candidate for the distribution of susceptible and resistant bacterial strains that potentially threaten public health. To date, there is a paucity of information on the global ... -
Bacterial species and mycotoxin contamination associated with locust bean, melon and their fermented products in south-western Nigeria
(Elsevier, 2017)The microbiological safety of spontaneously fermented foods is not always guaranteed due to the unde fi ned fermenting microbial consortium and processing materials. In this study, two commonly consumed traditional condiments ... -
The Balance between work and home: The relationship between work and home demands and ill health of employed females
(OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between work and home demands, work-home interference (WHI), home-work interference (HWI), and ill health of 500 employed females from various occupations. A ... -
Balance of RNA sequence requirement and NS3/NS3a expression of segment 10 of orbiviruses
(Microbiology Society, 2016)Orbiviruses are insect-transmitted, non-enveloped viruses with a ten-segmented dsRNA genome of which the bluetongue virus (BTV) is the prototype. Viral non-structural protein NS3/NS3a is encoded by genome segment 10 ... -
Balancing academic and professional pedagogies: a comparative study of two accounting departments in South Africa and the UK
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2014-04)The paper adds to extant professional education literature by reflecting on apparent differences in pedagogy of similar professional programmes of study, allowing deeper insight into the unique strand of higher education ... -
Balancing rights in education: applying the proportionality test
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Bambara Nut Root-Nodules Bacteria from a Semi-Arid Region of South Africa and Their Plant Growth-Promoting Traits
(International Journal of Microbiology, 2023)Rhizobial nitrogen-fxing bacteria are the main inhabitants of the root nodules of legume plants. Studying the bacterial community of legume nodules is important in understanding plant growth and nutrient requirements. ... -
Bank productivity and sources of efficiency change: a case of the four largest banks in South Africa
(Clute Institute [for academic research], 2013)The Malmquist productivity index was utilised to estimate the total factor productivity and productivity change of the four largest banks in South Africa for the period 1994 to 2010. Total factor productivity change can ... -
Bank valuation and its connections with the subprime mortgage crisis and basel II capital accord
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2008)The ongoing subprime mortgage crisis (SMC) and implementation of Basel II Capital Accord regulation have resulted in issues related to bank valuation and profitability becoming more topical. Profit is a major indicator of ... -
Banking competition and misconduct: how dire economic conditions affect banking behavior
(Business Perspectives, 2016)Increasingly, in the last decade, largely due to perceived greater shareholder pressures for more profitable performance, compensation maximization has taken center stage in some segments of the banking industry. Banks ... -
Banking customers’ attitudes toward complaining: their likelihood of voicing a complaint and service recovery they consider appropriate
(Academic journals, 2012)This paper measures the attitude of banking customers towards complaining and their likelihood to complain when a service failure is experienced at their current and another bank. Insight is also provided into the service ... -
Banking regulations: an examination of the failure of African Bank using Merton’s structural model
(AOSIS, 2017)The business of banking involves the taking of deposits and the making of loans. Banking balance sheets are typically highly leveraged, with equity capital generally dwarfed by debt capital. Banks are ... -
"Baptised in the Spirit and fire": single or double baptism?
(New Testament Society of Southern Africa, 2016)The Synoptic Gospels as well as John's Gospel contain the words ascribed to John the Baptist, that one is coming who is greater than John who will baptise people "in the Holy Spirit." Matthew and uke add that the baptism ... -
Baptists and the Bible: a Hermeneutical Question
(Cape Town Baptist Seminary, 2016)
