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Veterinary education in Africa : current and future perspectives : animal health management in the 21st century

open access: yesOnderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2009
Veterinary education commenced in South Africa in 1920 at the Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute in South Africa in association with the Transvaal University College, now the University of Pretoria.
G.E. Swan, N.P.J. Kriek
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Die Departement Godsdiens- en Sendingwetenskap (Afd A), Universiteit van Pretoria, 1917-1978

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 1992
The Department of Science of Religion and Missiology (Sec A), University of Pretoria, 1917-1978 The Transvaal University College began its Faculty of Theology in 1917 in co-operation with the Presbyterian Church and the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk.
P. J. van der Merwe, D. Crafford
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Asymmetric response of forest and grassy biomes to climate variability across the African Humid Period: influenced by anthropogenic disturbance?

open access: yesEcography, Volume 43, Issue 8, Page 1118-1142, August 2020., 2020
A comprehensive understanding of the relationship between land cover, climate change and disturbance dynamics is needed to inform scenarios of vegetation change on the African continent. Although significant advances have been made, large uncertainties exist in projections of future biodiversity and ecosystem change for the world's largest tropical ...
Leanne N. Phelps   +12 more
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Changing profile: The public face of the University of Pretoria over a century, 1908 - 2008

open access: yesContree, 2010
In die tydperk na die eerste demokratiese verkiesing in 1994, het die meeste tersiêre opvoedkundige instellings in Suid-Afrika, insluitend die vorige sogenaamde “apartheid” universiteite, weens verskeie redes gepoog om hulle as demokraties en inklusief ...
Ria van der Merwe
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Grandmothers’ Developmental Expectations for Early Childhood in Botswana

open access: yesNew Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, Volume 2020, Issue 170, Page 93-112, March 2020., 2020
Abstract Urban and rural grandmothers (n = 20) in Botswana participated in focus groups to learn their expectations for the acquisition of skills by preschool children. Their expectations for self‐care, traditional politeness, and participation in household chores were dramatically earlier than developmental timetables reported for Western middle‐class
Marea Tsamaase   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hervormde voetspore op die Tukkie-kampus: ’n Kroniek van die eerste 50 jaar

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2017
In 2017 the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika (NHKA) celebrates its centenary of theological education at the University of Pretoria (UP). In this article the focus is on the build-up to setting up the first 50 years 1917– 1967 at UP.
André G. Ungerer
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Reconstructing the climatic niche breadth of land use for animal production during the African Holocene

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Biogeography, Volume 29, Issue 1, Page 127-147, January 2020., 2020
Abstract Aim Domestic animals first appeared in the archaeological record in northern Africa c. 9000 years before present and subsequently spread southwards throughout the continent. This geographic expansion is well studied and can broadly be explained in terms of the movement of pastoralist populations due to climate change.
Leanne N. Phelps   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative Analyses Concerning Triaxial Compressive Yield Criteria of Coal with the Presence of Pore Water

open access: yesGeofluids, Volume 2020, Issue 1, 2020., 2020
The least absolute deviation is used as a metric to analyze the applicability of five yield criteria, to describe the yield characteristics of coal based on triaxial compressive strength tests on natural, water‐saturated, and seepage coal samples with the presence of pore water.
Rulin Liu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

In memoriam. Stuart Kenneth Hargreaves, DVM, 1946-2012. The humanist veterinarian from Zimbabwe who was committed to the improvement of animal health in Africa [PDF]

open access: yesVeterinaria Italiana, 2012
Zimbabwe Society for Animal Production Gold Medal Award for outstanding contribution to the livestock industryJ F Kapnek Charitable Trust Award for exceptional managerial commitment to the Zimbabwe Veterinary Journal and contributions to the veterinary ...
Anon.
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Earthworms Dilong: Ancient, Inexpensive, Noncontroversial Models May Help Clarify Approaches to Integrated Medicine Emphasizing Neuroimmune Systems

open access: yesEvidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012
Earthworms have provided ancient cultures with food and sources of medicinal cures. Ayurveda, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), and practices in Japan, Vietnam, and Korea have focused first on earthworms as sources of food. Gradually fostering an approach to potential beneficial healing properties, there are renewed efforts through bioprospecting and
Edwin L. Cooper   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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