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Marine fish parasitology in South Africa: history of discovery and future direction
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)
Almost 200 years have passed since the first description of a marine fish parasite from South Africa. It is therefore
an opportune time to look back, take stock of and reflect on the history of discovery within this field ...
Improvement in South African students' outlook due to music involvement
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)
In the spring of 2009, we started a concert band programme at a high school in
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. In the fall of 2011, we returned to the school to
measure the impact of participating in a concert band on the ...
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 ...
Features of home and neighbourhood and the liveability of older South Africans
(Springer, 2015)
While older people live in developing countries,little is known about the relative importance of features of their" communities in influencing their liveability. We examine components of home and neighbourhood ...
The first records of Polygala westii (Polygalaceae) for South Africa (North-West Province) and a key to the southern African Polygala species in the Section Tetrasepalae
(Magnolia Press, 2015)
The first record of Polygala westii (Polygalaceae) from the North-West Province (South Africa) is reported on here. The species is very rare and has previously only been collected in two separate gatherings. This species ...
Nutrition and economic growth in South Africa: a threshold co–integration approach
(Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, 2015)
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine asymmetric co-integration effects between nutrition and economic growth for annual South African data from the period 1961-2013.
Design/methodology/approach – The authors ...
First Hemolivia from southern Africa: reassigning chelonian Haemogregarina parvula Dias, 1953 (Adeleorina: Haemogregarinidae) to Hemolivia (Adeleorina: Karyolysidae)
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)
To date, only a single species of Hemolivia, Hemolivia mauritanica (Sergent & Sergent, 1904), has been described
from African terrestrial tortoises. Although various haemogregarines have been described from southern ...
Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor and hypertension among black South Africans after 5 years
(Nature Publishing Group, 2015)
Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) is a biomarker that links inflammation with cardiovascular risk. "However, studies linking suPAR and hypertension are scant. First, we determined whether baseline ...
Non-nursing tasks, nursing tasks left undone and job satisfaction among professional nurses in South African hospitals
(Wiley, 2015)
Aim:To investigate the relationship between non-nursing tasks (NNTs), nursing tasks left undone (NTLU) and job satisfaction among professional nurses (PNs) in South Africa (SA).
Background: This study adds to the international ...
Analyzing external environmental costs reporting in platinum mining companies
(Business Perspectives Publishing, 2015)
The purpose of the study is to determine the extent to which environmental costs are currently disclosed in the volunta-
ry corporate social responsibility reports and the compulsory financial statements of platinum mining ...