The changing meaning of ‘home’ in the work of South African women academics during the pandemic-enforced lockdown
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Cyrill Walters, Linda Ronnie, Jonathan D. Jansen
This article shows how the meaning of home and 'working from home' were fundamentally transformed by the pandemic-enforced lockdown for women academics. Drawing on the …
Purification and characterization of thrombin from camel plasma: interaction with camel tick salivary gland thrombin inhibitor
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Mahmoud A. Ibrahim, Hassan M.M. Masoud
BACKGROUND: Thrombin is the most important enzyme in the hemostatic process by permitting rapid and localized coagulation in case of tissue damage. Camel thrombin is …
Effect of soil solarization on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) growth and impact on native microbial diversity of farm soil in Nigeria
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Olumide Ekundayo Omotayo, Adebisi Mary Eegunranti
Abstract Background Tomato plant leaves can be wilted by the presence of various species of soil-residing bacteria, especially Ralstonia solanacearum. Soil solarization has proven to …
Tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship (TAPS) in Ethiopia: a scoping review and narrative synthesis
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Terefe Gelibo, Tyryn Carnegie, Selam Abraham Kassa
Background Tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship (TAPS) has been shown to increase tobacco use in both adults and young people. In Ethiopia, TAPS is recognised …
Effect of monopolar capacitive resistive radiofrequency in treating stress urinary incontinence: A pilot randomized control trial
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Eman A. Elhosary, Hamada Ahmed Hamada, Fatimah Ali AlMubali
Objective To assess the effectiveness of 448 kHz monopolar capacitive resistive radiofrequency (MCRR) in the treatment of females with stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Materials and …
Seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among blood donors from December 2020 to June 2021 in Koutiala district, Mali
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Fara Wagbo Temessadouno, Jean Gilbert Ndong, Etienne Gignoux
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the virus associated with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). At the time of the study, little data on the …
A proposed protocol for identifying native-alien populations
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Takalani Nelufule, Mark P. Robertson, John R. Wilson
It is important for regulators and managers to effectively distinguish native from alien taxa.However, a taxon can have both native and alien populations within the …
Establishment of an invasive snail Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774) in a Sahelian urban reservoir in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Idrissa Ouédraogo, Noëllie W. Kpoda, Adama Ouéda
Human land-use plays an important role in the distribution of aquatic invasive species.The establishment of these species may have an unpredictable impact on their new …
First record of an African grass-feeding wasp (Tetramesa; Eurytomidae) on the invasive grass Eragrostis curvula (African lovegrass; Poaceae) in Australia
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Guy F. Sutton, Clarke J. M. van Steenderen, Liam D. Yell
An undescribed phytophagous wasp belonging to the Tetramesa genus (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae), that is native to South Africa, is currently being investigated as a potential weed …
WORKPLACE LEARNING IN THE CONTEMPORARY SUPERVISION LANDSCAPE: THE CASE OF SUPERVISION IN A SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANISATION
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Mbongeni Shadrack Sithole, Allucia Lulu Shokane
The blurring of the boundaries and interconnectedness between learning and work are features worth exploring in the contemporary supervision landscape. Grounded on transition-experiential learning theories, …
Evaluating Effective Differentiated Instruction in Multicultural South African Secondary Schools
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Thelma de Jager
Abstract Various contextual factors contribute to teachers’ failure to employ effective differentiated instruction in classroom practices. This is evident in the high drop-out rate of …
Experimental based determination and analysis of mechanical properties of AA 3003 alloy welded with friction stir lap welding process
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Nabila Dellal, Mohammed Amine Merzoug, Abdelatif Mimmi
In recent years, friction stir welding (FSW) methods have been used to obtain good joints with mechanical and physical process properties. The development of FSW …
Impacts, Learner Diversity, and Curricular Framework of a Virtual Global Health Elective Catalyzed by the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Maria Alonso Luaces, M Cochran, Sarah Finocchario‐Kessler
Background: Place-based international electives that build global health competencies have existed for decades. However, these electives require travel and are infeasible for many trainees around …
THE CO-DEVELOPMENT OF A FRAMEWORK TO SUPPORT PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH A HEARING LOSS: USING A CONSENSUS WORKSHOP
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Ronel Davids, Nicolette V. Roman, Catherine Schenck
Research highlights the complex needs of parents of children with hearing loss. These complex needs include the need for parents to have access to information, …
EXPLORING RECIPROCITY IN GRANDPARENT-GRANDCHILDREN CARE: THE CASE OF MDLANKOMO LOCATION, LIBODE IN THE EASTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA
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Aseza Soganga, S.M. Kang’ethe
In South Africa, there appears to be a paradigm shift where the majority of the country’s children are taken care of by their grandparents. This …
Shared value as shared power: Business in South Africa’s democratic transition
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Brian Ganson
Purpose: This study aimed to better define the boundary conditions of voluntary business engagement for social and economic transformation. Approach: Case study of the Consultative …
Textual Augmentation Techniques Applied to Low Resource Machine Translation: Case of Swahili
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Catherine Gitau, Vukosi Marivate
In this work we investigate the impact of applying textual data augmentation tasks to low resource machine translation. There has been recent interest in investigating …
Genetic Polymorphisms in ERCC1 Gene and Their Association with Response to Radiotherapy in Moroccan Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
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Rajaa Benzeid, Amina Gihbid, N. Tawfiq
OBJECTIVE: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a severe malignant disease. Despite its low frequency, NPC is very common in North African population. Radiotherapy is the standard …
Association of two ARID5B gene variant single nucleotide polymorphisms with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the Egyptian population
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Marwa Gamaleldin, Salma Alaa Eldin Imbaby
BACKGROUND: ARID5B SNPs have been linked to ALL in many research studies in which it was identified as a risk factor. From this context, we …
Building back better children's surgical services toward universal health coverage: Perspectives from Bangladesh and Zimbabwe
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Dennis Mazingi, Tanvir Kabir Chowdhury, Tasmiah Tahera Aziz
Introduction: This article is part of the Research Topic 'Health Systems Recovery in the Context of COVID-19 and Protracted Conflict'. Children's surgical services are crucial, …