Contribution of a bonded scholarship scheme to staffing rural health facilities by R G MacGregor, A J Ross

“…Local and international research has identified rural origin as an important reason why healthcare professionals (HCPs) work in rural areas, and in South Africa (SA) considerable effort has gone into recruiting and training rural-origin students. …”
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Cardiovascular Disease and Its Implication for Higher Catastrophic Health Expenditures Among Households in Sub-Saharan Africa by Folashayo Ikenna Peter Adeniji, Taiwo Akinyode Obembe

“…This study assessed the impact of CVD on the risks of incurring higher CHE among households in Ghana and South Africa. **Methods:** The World Health Organization (WHO) Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (WHO SAGE), Wave 1, implemented 2007-2010, was utilized. …”
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Multiscale modelling of hepatitis B virus at cell level of organization by Huguette Laure Wamba Makeng, Ivric Valaire Yatat-Djeumen, Bothwell Maregere, Rendani Netshikweta, Jean Jules Tewa, Winston Garira

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Exploring microRNA-Mediated Immune Responses to Soil-Transmitted Helminth and Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Co-Infections by Roxanne Pillay, Pragalathan Naidoo, Zilungile L. Mkhize-Kwitshana

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An assessment of South African policy and strategic framework for the development of a sufficient, equitably distributed and well-performing health workforce for the implementation... by S V Mokoena, P Naidoo

“… Background. South Africa (SA), like the rest of the global village, is faced with the need to address health worker shortages, improve the performance of health workers and ensure an equitable distribution of health workers in all settings. …”
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High-Resolution Melting Analysis to Detect Antimicrobial Resistance Determinants in South African Neisseria gonorrhoeae Clinical Isolates and Specimens by Nireshni Mitchev, Ravesh Singh, Veron Ramsuran, Arshad Ismail, Mushal Allam, Stanford Kwenda, Florah Mnyameni, Nigel Garrett, Khine Swe Swe-Han, Abraham J. Niehaus, Koleka P. Mlisana

“…We aimed to detect single-nucleotide polymorphisms and plasmids associated with antimicrobial resistance from N. gonorrhoeae isolates from a clinic population in South Africa, using real-time PCR as a rapid test for AMR detection. …”
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Sources and Effects of Fluids in Continental Retrograde Shear Zones: Insights from the Kuckaus Mylonite Zone, Namibia by C. A. Stenvall, A. Fagereng, J. F. A. Diener, C. Harris, P. E. Janney

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Exploring geothermal energy as a sustainable source of energy: A systemic review by Charity M. Nkinyam, Chika Oliver Ujah, Christian O. Asadu, Daramy V.V. Kallon

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Optimal Solar‐Biomass‐Diesel‐Generator Hybrid Energy for Water Pumping System Considering Demand Response by Olumuyiwa Taiwo Amusan, Nnamdi Ikechi Nwulu, Saheed Lekan Gbadamosi

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Behavioural factors associated with cigarette quitting behaviour: an analysis of cross-sectional survey data collected in three low-income South African communities by Laura Rossouw, Samantha Filby

“…Objective To study the behavioural factors associated with sustained cigarette smoking cessation, and those associated with a current smoker attempting to quit, among current and former cigarette smokers living in low-income South African communities.Setting Three low-income areas in South Africa.Design In-person surveys with structured questions that asked respondents about their cigarette smoking and quitting behaviour, sociodemographic information and behavioural attributes.Participants Current smokers were eligible to participate if they had smoked at least one cigarette in the week prior to the interview (n=569). …”
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Ensuring Africa’s Food Security by 2050: The Role of Population Growth, Climate-Resilient Strategies, and Putative Pathways to Resilience by Belay Simane, Thandi Kapwata, Natasha Naidoo, Guéladio Cissé, Caradee Y. Wright, Kiros Berhane

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Influence of exogenously applied plant extracts on growth, certain physiological and morphological, as well as yield parameters of Gem squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) by Siphokuhle Mbuyisa, Isa Bertling, Bonga Ngcobo

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How I experienced tele-intervention: Qualitative insights from persons who stutter by Raadhiyah Hoosain, Shabnam Abdoola, Esedra Krüger, Bhavani Pillay

“…While limitations exist, findings inform service enhancement in South Africa, emphasising the importance of users’ perspectives in tele-intervention design. …”
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Effect of Cooking Oil on the Fatty Acid Profile of Beef Sausage Fortified with Edible Deboned Meat Waste by Babatunde O. Alao, Andrew B. Falowo, Elizabeth Bosede Aladejana

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Exiguobacterium acetylicum transformed poultry feathers into amino acids through an extracellular secretion of keratinolytic enzymes by Tutuka Dlume, Nonso E. Nnolim, Uchechukwu U. Nwodo

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Remotely‐Sensed Game Trails Are a Behavioral Footprint That Explains Patterns of Herbivore Habitat Use by Keenan Stears, Melissa H. Schmitt, Mike J. Peel, Tsumbedzo Ramalevha, Douglas J. McCauley, Dave I. Thompson, Deron E. Burkepile

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Synthesis, DFT Calculation, and Antimicrobial Studies of Novel Zn(II), Co(II), Cu(II), and Mn(II) Heteroleptic Complexes Containing Benzoylacetone and Dithiocarbamate by Anthony C. Ekennia, Damian C. Onwudiwe, Lukman O. Olasunkanmi, Aderoju A. Osowole, Eno E. Ebenso

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Women in chemistry: Q&A with Professor Susan Bourne

“…Susan Bourne is Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.…”
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U.B. Müller, Christologie und apokalyptik: gesammelte aufsätze by C. Stenschke

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Die Laaste Woord by Pieter Jacobus Fourie

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