Beef production is well documented to have a very high water footprint (WF), leading to recommendations that consumers should eat less beef in order to decrease the pressure on the scarce freshwater resource. Given the ...

Background: Information about the contribution of core stability to athletic performance is still limited although it has been suggested to be an important factor. Thus, questions remain about the mechanisms of core ...

3-Hydroxypyrones and their corresponding analogues 3-hydroxypyridinones are a versatile class of chelators. The commercially available pyrones: 3-hydroxy-2-methylpyran-4-one (1) and 3- hydroxy-2-ethylpyran-4-one (2) were ...

English: Adolescence is considered a crucial period for the development of an identity. Various factors affect this development. One of these factors is the perceived parenting styles to which adolescents are exposed: ...

This study sought to understand the livelihood strategies of informal traders in Mount Frere, Eastern Cape in South Africa. The study was conceived from the hypothesis that views informal economic participation as an ...

English: Mucilage from the cladodes of O. ficus-indica is under investigation for application in several foodstuffs. The first objective was to replace gelatin in marshmallows with different concentrations of fluid mucilage, ...

English: This work comprises an exploratory study concerning the literacy development of English Second Language (ESL) learners and the influence of their literacy skills on their self-concept. The present state of affairs ...

Patients and nurses in health facilities interact daily with the purpose of improving health outcomes. However, it is not known to what extent the elements of health dialogue are incorporated into each individual patient ...

The perceived risk of predation can induce anti-predator responses such as the spatial and temporal avoidance of predators. However, such responses come with a level of cost that can potentially have implications for ...

The diagnosis of childhood pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) remains an ongoing challenge due to the atypical clinical presentations of the disease. Bacteriological confirmation of PTB and drug susceptibility testing (DST) is ...