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The fate of non-limiting solutes and the processes of solute retention in the uMkhuze Wetland system, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2008)
Wetlands have long been recognised as enhancing the quality of inflowing waters, particularly regarding the plant macronutrients nitrogen and phosphorus. Any research into non-limiting solutes has largely been of a 'black ...
The effect of distance from clinics on maternal and child health (MCH) service utilization and MCH status.
(2004)
There is strong evidence from developing countries to support the hypothesis that physical accessibility of health services, particularly absolute distance from clinics, is a major determinant of health service utilization ...
Socio-economic and environmental perceptions and impacts of violence and crime in residential areas in Durban, South Africa.
(2006)
Violence and crime are amongst the most difficult of the many challenges facing South Africa. There is widespread concern in all segments of society about persistent and widespread violence and crime. The central aim of ...
Use of constructivism in the development and evaluation of an educational game environment.
(2004)
Formal learning contexts often present information to learners in an inert and highly abstract form, making it
unlikely that learners would ever use this information in their every-da y lives. Learners do, however, show ...
Lipid peroxidation and the antioxidant systems in soybean seed maturation and germination.
(2003)
The biochemical changes taking place during soybean seed development and gennination, and some aspects of desiccation tolerance were assessed with reference to lipid peroxidation and antioxidant systems. During nonnal seed ...
A strategy to improve agricultural production in a rural community through on-farm research and technology transfer.
(2005)
Agriculture is a potentially important activity to address poverty, hunger and unemployment in rural communal areas. To cater for the needs of the many small-scale farmers in KwaZuluNatal, the Farming Systems Research ...
The epidemiology of malaria in Zambia.
(2003)
Nearly half of the world's population lives in tropical and temperate climates where they may be at risk from one or more vector borne diseases. Approximately 2.1 billion people, living in more than 100 countries are at ...
Geohelminth transmission among slum-dwelling children in Durban, South Africa.
(2001)
Geohelminthiasis is a serious problem in city slums and despite being easily treatable in the short term,
its elimination enjoys a low priority by parents, teachers and public health authorities. This is partly
due to ...
The social, economic and environmental impacts of ecotourism : case studies of the St. Lucia area and the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg region in South Africa.
(2005)
The study focuses on two World Heritage sites in KwaZulu-Natal (uKhahlambaDrakensberg
Park and the Greater St Lucia Wetlands Park). It sets out to critically
examine the social, economic and political aspects of natural ...
An assessment of the appropriateness of agricultural extension education in South Africa.
(2008)
This thesis is about agricultural extension education. The context is agricultural extension in South Africa. It addresses the following questions: To what extent does current agricultural extension education in South ...