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Crisis in Southern Africa [PDF]
, 2002 Nearly 13 million people in Southern Africa face extreme food shortages between now and April 2003. Zimbabwe, Malawi and Zambia are particularly affected. Donor countries need to fund a major emergency food aid operation immediately. But in the long-term
Magrath, John
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Education for transformative leadership in Southern Africa [PDF]
, 2003 This article argues that education for transformative leadership in a southern African context needs to nurture an understanding of the relationship between spirituality and charisma.
Preece, J., Julia Preece
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Mapping the “Supply–Demand–Flow” of Ecosystem Services for Ecosystem Management in China
Advanced Science, EarlyView.This study develops a “supply–demand–flow” framework clarifies how ecosystem services move between regions by distinguishing potential and actual supply and demand. Using integrated biophysical–socioeconomic modeling, nine services in China were mapped.
Yikun Zhang +3 more
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A comparative analysis of landfill policies and regulatory frameworks in Southern African countries
Discover SustainabilityLandfilling remains a dominant waste disposal method in Southern Africa, despite its detrimental environmental and health impacts. Effective landfill policies and regulatory frameworks are crucial for mitigating these impacts.
Brian Nyathi
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Simulating the characteristics of droughts in Southern Africa
, 2014 Includes bibliographical references.Drought is widely considered as one of the most devastating natural disasters in the world. In particular, drought is a big threat in Southern Africa because the economy of most of the population in the region is based
Ujeneza, Eva Liliane
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Adult Sex Ratio as a Demographic Feedback Linking Mating Systems, Parental Care, and Evolution
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Breeding systems are some of the most diverse social behavior, and our team is investigation the evolutionary causes of this diversity. This review summarises our research carried out at the University of Bath. We argue that demographic components of wild populations, especially the adult sex ratio, plays a key role driving breeding system variation ...
Tamás Székely, Oscar G. Miranda
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.TaMYB7‐A1 directly activates TaABI5 to enhance ABA signaling and regulate ABA‐GA homeostasis, enforcing seed dormancy. Its superior allele, derived from wild einkorn introgression, harbors a MITE insertion that elevates expression and two amino acid substitutions that enhance transcriptional activity, collectively generating graded PHS resistance for ...
Hao Wang +18 more
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Measles in HIV-infected children in southern Africa
South African Family Practice, 2012 In recent years, southern Africa has experienced a widespread measles outbreak. Given the high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence in the region, the particular features of measles in HIV-infected individuals are of interest to clinicians ...
A.M. Sheikh +5 more
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Achieving High‐Density and Stress‐Resilient Maize Breeding Via Germplasm Innovation
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Global population growth and climate change have exacerbated the global food crisis. This perspective presents a conceptual framework focusing on enhancing population advantages. Several novel breeding objectives are proposed to improve density tolerance and stress resistance for yield improvement.
Xinlong Li +9 more
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Natural resource management and land reform in southern Africa
, 2006 Throughout southern Africa, land holdings have remained significantly skewed between rich and poor, with discriminatory land tenure systems reflecting the land and agricultural policies adopted in colonial times and after independence (Fortin 2005; Moyo ...
Manjengwa, Jeanette
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