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Understanding the Contributing Factors of School Violence and Intervention Strategies Used in the SADC Region: A Scoping Review Protocol [PDF]

E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Access to quality education, as per the Southern African Development Community’s (SADC) vision is essential for improving the overall economic growth and development of the region. However, this vision is severely hindered by school violence, a pervasive
Gift Khumalo, Nosipho Faith Makhakhe, Bokang Nephtali Lipholo   +2 more
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Risk of Retinopathy Associated with Long‐Term Use of Hydroxychloroquine in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective We aimed to estimate the prevalence and cumulative incidence of hydroxychloroquine retinopathy (HCQ‐R) and its risk factors among long‐term HCQ users with rheumatic diseases through a systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies that used spectral‐domain OCT (SD‐OCT) for screening. Methods A systematic search of PubMed, Scopus,
Narsis Daftarian, Chloe Yue, Steve D Levasseur, Hui Xie, J. Antonio Avina‐Zubieta   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A theological perspective on migrants and migration focussing on the Southern African Development Community (SADC)

Missionalia: Southern African Journal of Missiology, 2013
The main purpose of the paper is to draw some contours of a theology of migration. The specific focus in the paper is on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) which constitutes a very complex situation of human migration from neighbouring ...
Botha, Nico A.
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Genome‐Wide Association Study Reveals Insect Genetics and Microbial Symbiont Effects on Susceptibility of Diaphorina citri to the Citrus Greening Pathogen, Candidatus Liberibacter Asiaticus

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study investigates the genetic and microbial factors influencing the susceptibility of Diaphorina citri to the citrus greening pathogen Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), employing a microbiome Genome Wide Association Study. The research identifies a key gene encoding an MFS‐type transporter contributing to CLas infectivity and abundance in
Kai Liu, Qingcui He, Zeyue Lin, Shixuan Huang, Zichun Zhong, Pingyang Zhu, Mengge Gao, Luyao Zhao, Han Jin, Guiting Wu, Gurr M. Geoff, Qunxin Han, Rui Pang   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Coupled Above‐ and Belowground Ecosystem Stability Worldwide

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Are the worlds above and below our feet in sync? This global exploration reveals an entangled fate between above‐ and belowground ecosystem stability. It identifies arid regions as hotspots for this coupling and highlights temperature stability as a vital safeguard for maintaining ecosystem balance across our warming planet.
Zexin Meng, Huiwen Li, Yiping Wu, Peter B. Reich, Nico Eisenhauer, Diego Abalos, Daniel Revillini, Shuguang Liu, Wende Yan, Ji Chen, Alexey Voinov, Zhifeng Yang, Ying‐Ping Wang, Fubo Zhao, Linjing Qiu, Jingfeng Xiao, Shantao An, Guopeng Liang, Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mainstreaming biodiversity and wildlife management into climate change policy frameworks in selected east and southern African countries

Jàmbá, 2016
The Rio+20 outcomes document, the Future We Want, enshrines green economy as one of the platforms to attain sustainable development and calls for measures that seek to address climate change and biodiversity management.
Olga L. Kupika, Godwell Nhamo
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Financing Disaster Risk Reduction: Exploring the Opportunities, Challenges, and Threats Within the Southern African Development Community Region

International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2023
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, a regional economic body comprised of 16 member states, is one of our planet’s most vulnerable regions to natural hazards, and has a complex disaster risk profile. The region has sustained several
Christo Coetzee, Sizwile Khoza, Livhuwani D. Nemakonde, Lesego B. Shoroma, Gideon W. Wentink, Maynard Nyirenda, Steven Chikuse, Tchaka Kamanga, Kgosietsile Maripe, Morenaogaufi J. Rankopo, Lengwe-Katembula Mwansa, Dewald Van Niekerk   +11 more
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Pan‐3D Genome Analysis Reveals the Roles of Structural Variation in Chicken Chromatin Architectures, Domestication and Production Traits

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study firstly presents a comprehensive and high‐resolution pan‐3D genome resource in chicken. Our findings reveal the role of structural variations in 3D genome architectures, and how they influence the domestication process and production traits at the 3D genome level.
Zhen Zhou, Danfeng Cai, Changbin Zhao, Siyu Zhang, Jiahao Li, Zhaofeng Zhang, Shaofen Kong, Xin Yang, Xiaoli Zhou, Farhad Bordbar, Fayi Chen, Yaohuan Xu, Zhe Zhang, Lihong Gu, Zhenhui Li, Xiquan Zhang, Wen Luo, Jingting Shu, Bolin Cai, Qinghua Nie   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Scalable Framework for Comprehensive Typing of Polymorphic Immune Genes from Long‐Read Data

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
SpecImmune introduces a unified computational framework optimized for long‐read sequencing to resolve over 400 highly polymorphic immune genes. This scalable approach achieves high‐resolution typing, enabling the discovery of cross‐family co‐evolutionary networks and population‐specific diversity.
Shuai Wang, Xuedong Wang, Mengyao Wang, Qian Zhou, Lusheng Wang, Shuai Cheng Li   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Constitutionalising a Human Right to Water in the Southern African Development Community

Utrecht Law Review, 2020
At present no binding human rights instrument referring to an explicit right to water exists within the Southern African Development Community’s (SADC) human rights legal framework.
Michelle Barnard
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