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Concentration contextualisation, temporal patterns and sources of hydrogen sulphide at a site on the South African Highveld
(Elsevier B.V., 2023)South Africa is one of the largest atmospheric sulphur emitting countries, but the contribution of H2S to this regional burden is not known. Also, no H2S source apportionment for South Africa have been undertaken, ... -
Effect of dung and dung beetle application on topsoil fungal assemblage of a post-coal mining reclamation land: Towards soil health improvement
(Elsevier B.V., 2023)Soil management practices such as organic matter input can ameliorate soil health, including microbial com munities that are crucial for ecological processes. In this study, the effect of successive application of cattle ... -
Dietary inclusion of marama bean (Tylosema esculentum) in broiler chicken diets compromises feed utilization, growth performance, and carcass traits
(Elsevier B.V., 2023-12)Orphan legumes that are native to semi-arid areas of southern Africa, such as marama (Tylosema esculentum) bean, hold promise as sustainable nutrient sources in conventional broiler diets. Yet, their nutritive value ... -
Regulation of long-term care for older persons: a scoping review of empirical research
(Cambridge University Press, 2023)Objective: Not only care professionals are responsible for the quality of care but other stakeholders including regulators also play a role. Over the last decades, countries have increasingly invested in regulation of ... -
From post-war reconciliation to European integration? Competing historicities of ‘exchange’ in European small-town twinning
(Cambridge University Press, 2023)Abstract Town twinning is often seen as a linear driving force of European integration. This article argues that town twinning’s historicity is more complex. The initial post-war period, according to today’s practitioners’ ...