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Modelling the potential of land use change to mitigate the impacts of climate change on future drought in the Western Cape, South Africa

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "Theoretical and Applied Climatology"

DOI: 10.1007/s00704-024-04995-7

Abstract: Several studies have shown that climate change may enhance the severity of droughts over the Western Cape (South Africa) in the future, but there is a dearth of information on how to reduce the impacts… read more here.

Keywords: western cape; land use; climate change; change ... See more keywords

Geissorhiza mellimontana (Iridaceae: Crocoideae), a new species from southwestern Western Cape, South Africa

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recommendations! Published in 2021 at "South African Journal of Botany"

DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2021.02.018

Abstract: Abstract The new species Geissorhiza mellimontana (Iridaceae: Crocoideae) is a narrow endemic of Western Cape, South Africa. Evidently allied to the relatively widespread G. scillaris A.Dietr. of subg. Geissorhiza sect. Intermedieae, it is a more… read more here.

Keywords: iridaceae crocoideae; geissorhiza mellimontana; cape south; mellimontana iridaceae ... See more keywords

Occurrence of blood parasites in seabirds admitted for rehabilitation in the Western Cape, South Africa, 2001-2013.

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recommendations! Published in 2017 at "Veterinary parasitology"

DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2016.12.001

Abstract: Blood parasites are generally uncommon in seabirds, and knowledge on their epidemiology is further limited by the fact that they often inhabit remote locations that are logistically difficult or expensive to study. We present a… read more here.

Keywords: blood parasites; admitted rehabilitation; blood; western cape ... See more keywords

Political economy of water reallocation in South Africa: Insights from the Western Cape water crisis

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "Water Security"

DOI: 10.1016/j.wasec.2019.100029

Abstract: Abstract The severity of the recent drought combined with significant population pressure in the Western Cape Province has exposed flaws within extant water resource governance structures and institutional arrangements in South Africa. Equity driven water… read more here.

Keywords: political economy; water; reallocation; western cape ... See more keywords

Child and adult spinal tuberculosis at tertiary hospitals in the Western Cape, South Africa: 4-year burden and trend

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recommendations! Published in 2018 at "Epidemiology and Infection"

DOI: 10.1017/s0950268818002649

Abstract: Abstract The aim of this retrospective review was to assess the overall burden and trend in spinal tuberculosis (TB) at tertiary hospitals in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. All spinal TB cases seen… read more here.

Keywords: tertiary hospitals; trend; child; year ... See more keywords

University-driven inclusive innovations in the Western Cape of South Africa: Towards a research framework of innovation regimes

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recommendations! Published in 2017 at "African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development"

DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2016.1225549

Abstract: Inclusive innovation refers to the improvement of living conditions and creation of employment opportunities for the poor through the development or co-creation of new products, services, processes and business models aimed at resource poor communities.… read more here.

Keywords: research; south africa; inclusive innovation; inclusive innovations ... See more keywords

Comparison of the mitochondrial phylogeographical structure of a generalist and two specialist frog species reveals contrasting patterns in the Eastern and Western Cape provinces of South Africa

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Biological Journal of the Linnean Society"

DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/blaa049

Abstract: In this study, we examined the phylogeographical structure of three frog species (Anhydrophryne rattrayi, Arthroleptis wageri and Cacosternum nanum) in the Eastern and Western Cape provinces of South Africa. The first two species are forest… read more here.

Keywords: cape provinces; frog species; provinces south; phylogeographical structure ... See more keywords

1-year outcomes of patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes in Western Cape, South Africa: findings from the PERFUSION ACS registry

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "European Heart Journal"

DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae666.1565

Abstract: Cardiovascular disease(CVD), particularly acute myocardial infarction(MI), has emerged as a public health challenge in South Africa(SA), however, there is a paucity of data regarding long-term clinical outcomes such as CVD mortality, heart failure, stroke and… read more here.

Keywords: year; acute coronary; registry; coronary syndromes ... See more keywords

AIDS-Related Endemic Mycoses in Western Cape, South Africa, and Clinical Mimics: A Cross-Sectional Study of Adults With Advanced HIV and Recent-Onset, Widespread Skin Lesions

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recommendations! Published in 2017 at "Open Forum Infectious Diseases"

DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx186

Abstract: Abstract Background Skin lesions are common in advanced HIV infection and are sometimes caused by serious diseases like systemic mycoses (SM). AIDS-related SM endemic to Western Cape, South Africa, include emergomycosis (formerly disseminated emmonsiosis), histoplasmosis,… read more here.

Keywords: skin lesions; south africa; western cape; cape south ... See more keywords

Leopard dispersal across a fragmented landscape in the Western Cape, South Africa

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "African Journal of Ecology"

DOI: 10.1111/aje.13284

Abstract: Leopard (Panthera pardus) dispersal is poorly documented. An amalgamation of independent, mixed‐method camera trap data spanning six years provides evidence of male leopard dispersal across the highly fragmented Overberg region, Western Cape, South Africa. Dispersal… read more here.

Keywords: leopard dispersal; dispersal across; western cape; cape south ... See more keywords

'We wait and we wait'-caregiver perspectives on autism spectrum disorder services in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "Child and adolescent mental health"

DOI: 10.1111/camh.12704

Abstract: INTRODUCTION Caregivers of children with autism face significant challenges in navigating health, education and other systems of care to ensure appropriate services for their children. In South Africa, for example, many children with autism are… read more here.

Keywords: wait; south africa; western cape; children autism ... See more keywords