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Preliminary study on in vitro shoot culture of Hibiscus coddii subsp. barnardii, an indigenous South African flowering plant

Ornamental Horticulture, 2021
In vivo and in vitro grown plants of Hibiscus coddii subsp. barnardii were used as explant source for establishment of in vitro cultures. Nodal shoot explants derived from in vivo grown plants, both naturally and under controlled environmental conditions,
Helena Jacoba Du Plessis, Roumiana Vassileva Nikolova, Riana Kleynhans, Bronwyn Anne Egan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Toward a Politics of (In)Fertility: Reproductive Debility in Africa

American Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sub‐Saharan Africa has some of the highest estimated rates of infertility or involuntary childlessness in the world, leading epidemiologists to refer to parts of the region as the “infertility belt.” The medicalization of infertility and the situating of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) as the treatment for infertility have siphoned ...
Tessa Moll
wiley   +1 more source

Adherence to Sports Nutrition Guidelines by Tennis Athletes Team Representing the University of Limpopo; Limpopo Province, South Africa

Journal Coaching Education Sports, 2023
Tennis sport is gaining popularity among students at the University of Limpopo. However, compliance with sports nutrition guidelines by these athletes remains unknown. To evaluate the adherence of tennis athletes to sports nutrition guidelines.
Sepudumo Thabiso, Sekgobela Tumelo Tshabakua, Mamaila Juanita, Masoga Sylven, Mboweni Ntsako Wisdoma   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modelling Patterns of Past Inundation Processes Combining Geoarchaeology and Morphometric Hydrological Analysis in the Shashe‐Limpopo Basin, South Africa

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Riverine and valley systems across the globe have been central to the development of past urban centres. By AD 900, the Shashe and Limpopo Rivers seem to have facilitated the interaction and integration of early farming communities in southern Africa. This paper focuses on the application of geoarchaeological perspectives made available by the
B. S. Nxumalo
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and risk factors of osteoarthritis in patients at a public hospital in Limpopo province

South African Family Practice
Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a public health concern affecting millions globally. Osteoarthritis has been ranked as the 12th leading cause of disability among the ageing population globally.
Tsundzuka Masangu, Boikhutso Tlou, Thembelihle Dlungwane   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using the capabilities approach to achieve people‐centered conservation

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Top‐down interventions carried out by state and nonstate institutions to conserve biodiversity and improve the lives of forest‐proximate people (FPP) in the Global South tend to reflect economistic understandings of human well‐being. More progressive and people‐centered conservation projects are guided by normative visions of how the world ...
Arthur Rodrigues, Felipe P. L. Melo, Lucas Alencar, James Angus Fraser, Luke Parry   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Co-creation and ownership: rethinking technology implementation through community participation in rural Limpopo

Frontiers in Environmental Science
IntroductionDecentralized renewable energy systems are increasingly promoted as solutions to rural energy poverty in South Africa, yet their long-term sustainability depends not only on technical performance but also on social and institutional processes.
David Tinarwo, Thilivhali Rasimphi, Sophie Mulaudzi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Thirty‐year elephant population trends across 93 South African reserves and the implications for conservation management

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract While ivory poaching has driven elephant declines across much of Africa, South Africa's populations have expanded steadily, sparking debate over ecological impacts and population control. Yet these debates have lacked a harmonized, long‐term national evidence base.
Timothy Kuiper, Matthew Child, Jeanetta Selier, Pieter Olivier, Michael Mole, Andrew Purdon, Res Altwegg   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

How is becoming pregnant whilst HIV-positive? Voices of women at a selected rural clinic in Mpumalanga Province of South Africa

SAHARA-J, 2020
Background Pregnancy decision-making is complicated for HIV-positive women because they have to contend with unpredictable symptoms, potential vertical transmission, and often a problematic life context including poverty, abuse, and stigma.
Livhuwani Muthelo, Judith Prudence Mgwenya, Rambelani Nancy Malema, Tebogo Mothiba   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Materials modelling in the University of Limpopo

Interface Focus
This article provides insights into building research capacity in computational modelling of materials at the University of Limpopo (UL), formerly University of the North, in South Africa, through a collaboration with a consortium of universities in the United Kingdom (UK) through the support of the National Research Foundation (NRF ...
Phuti E. Ngoepe, Alan V. Chadwick, Happy M. Sithole, Khotso D. K. Mokhele, C. Richard A. Catlow   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources