The age distribution of a population is one of the most important demographic factors that plays a major role in describing and making projections about the population. Age distribution determine life expectancy, fertility ...
Coupled with irreversible shifts, climate-driven disturbance of ecosystems will probably be the largest impact of climate change on humans. With higher rainfall variability and more intense events, separated by extended ...
Pollination of flowering plants is mostly facilitated by insects. However, there is a global decline in the pollination services caused by invasive alien plants (IAPs), excessive use of pesticides, habitat loss, and ...
The study focuses on the application of hierarchical time series in forecasting electricity demand using South African data. The methods used are top-down, bottom-up and optimal combination. The top-down method is based ...
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the deadliest brain tumour. GBM is associated with poor prognosis, with its patients having a very short median survival and poor response to chemotherapy. GBM is a World Health Organization ...
Malaria is caused by protozoan parasites of the Plasmodium genus. An estimated 405 000 million deaths due to malaria were reported in 2018. Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) accounts for the deadliest form of the disease ...
Adsorption of Coomassie brilliant blue (CBB G-250) from aqueous solutions on the adsorbents chitosan, alpha cellulose, banana rachis fibre, banana rachis fibre/chitosan composite, alpha cellulose/chitosan composite, and ...
Microplastics have become a major environmental concern globally due to their potential impacts on ecosystem function. They are known to be ubiquitously present, persistent and bio−accumulative, yet ecological impacts of ...
Leaf litter contributes to the functioning of aquatic ecosystems through allochthonous inputs of carbon, nitrogen and other elements. In many freshwater ecosystems, leaf litter inputs are among the most important cross-ecosystem ...
Water availability plays an important role in the habitat requirements of bats. Previous studies have shown that water bodies (both natural and artificial) are used by bats and other animals for drinking water and foraging. ...
This study was about the impact of cattle grazing on recently rehabilitated site at a former opencast coal mine in Mpumalanga, Witbank coalfield. The area has been rehabilitated by backfilling and levelling of spoil material, ...
The biggest environmental challenge affecting developing countries is the rapid growth of solid waste and its consequent poor management. Management of waste requires data from different entities associated with solid ...
Human activities such as the use of powerline servitude corridors for the secure transmission and distribution of electricity alter natural landscapes and change vegetation patterns, and may also encourage the spread of ...
A general introduction about the need for studying forest dwelling primate populations in fragmented landscapes and more specifically in the Soutpansberg is given in Chapter 1. Forests affected by fragmentation are at ...
The main malaria agent, Plasmodium falciparum, exhibits a complex life cycle. The parasite initially develops in a poikilothermic mosquito vector before it is subsequently transmitted to a homeothermic human host. As such, ...
Wild plants have been used since time immemorial by native people all over the world. In many sections of the rural areas, people traditionally harvest wide range of leafy vegetables, roots tubers and fruits from the wild ...
Perovskite-based solar cells (PSC) is the fastest growing solar technology to date since inception in 2009. This technology has invigorated the photovoltaic (PV) community. While it has taken 15-42 years for traditional ...
Stream flow and water temperature regimes are master variables driving river ecosystems, which determine the spatial and temporal dynamics of plant, benthic and other taxonomic groups in streams. Stream flow and water ...
Background: Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children globally. Several reports have indicated that diarrheal diseases caused by viruses, bacteria and parasites are associated with ...
The generation of waste remains a fundamental aspect of human living and the mismanagement of it manifests as a great plaque in the composite environment. The management of solid waste is highly tedious because it involves ...