Vol. 112 No. 1/2 (2016): South African Journal of Science

About the cover:

ASSAf celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2016. In recognition of this milestone, the South African Journal of Science will be publishing commemorative articles throughout the year.

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Published: 2016-02-01

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Leader

ASSAf turns 20: Young enough to be dynamic and old enough to be trusted with its mission

Wieland Gevers

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Book Review

Casting the nets wide in the quest for ways to ‘Africanise’ research and teaching

Menán du Plessis

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Participatory democracy for our time

Anthony Egan

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What separates them from us?

Rob Slotow

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Whose knowledge? The politics of scholarship in South(ern) Africa: A critical review of Inside African Anthropology

Shahid Vawda

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Scientific Correspondence

Safe spending rates for South African retirees

Eben Maré

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Commentary

ASSAf: Promoting scholarly activity through the SAJS

Roseanne Diab

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Breast cancer: When do you stop reading the literature?

Brenda Wingfield

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Review Article

Neutrophil extracellular traps and their role in health and disease

Jan G. Nel, Annette J. Theron, Roger Pool, Chrisna Durandt, Gregory R. Tintinger, Ronald Anderson

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Urban farming as a possible source of trace metals in human diets

Joshua O. Olowoyo, Gladness N. Lion

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The botanical content in the South African curriculum: A barren desert or a thriving forest?

Amelia L. Abrie

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Research Article

Spoilage potential of a novel group of bacteria isolated from dairy products

L. Ingrid Tsôeu, Piet J. Jooste, George Charimba, Celia J. Hugo

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Physicochemical characteristics of Bambara groundnut dietary fibres extracted using wet milling

Yvonne Maphosa, Victoria. A. Jideani

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Radioactive nuclides in phosphogypsum from the lowveld region of South Africa

Xolani Msila, Frans Labuschagne, Werner Barnard, David G. Billing

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Responses of African elephants towards a bee threat: Its application in mitigating human–elephant conflict

Mduduzi Ndlovu, Emma Devereux, Melissa Chieffe, Kendra Asklof, Alicia Russo

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Publishing patterns at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Elisha Chiware, Lara Skelly

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Radiological and genetic analysis of a Late Iron Age mummy from the Tuli Block, Botswana

Frank J. Rühli, Maryna Steyn, Morongwa N. Mosothwane, Lena Öhrström, Molebogeng K. Bodiba, Abigail Bouwman

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Investigating atmospheric photochemistry in the Johannesburg-Pretoria megacity using a box model

Alexandra S.M. Lourens, Tim M. Butler, J. Paul Beukes, Pieter G. van Zyl, Gerhard D. Fourie, Mark G. Lawrence

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Evidence for aeolian origins of heuweltjies from buried gravel layers

Michael D. Cramer, Johanna von Holdt, Lesego Khomo, Jeremy J. Midgley

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High-speed detection of emergent market clustering via an unsupervised parallel genetic algorithm

Dieter Hendricks, Tim Gebbie, Diane Wilcox

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Australopithecus robustus societies – one-male or multimale?

Katarzyna A. Kaszycka

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Indicative hazard profile for strong winds in South Africa

Andries C. Kruger, Dechlan L. Pillay, Mark van Staden

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Visitors’ views of human origins after visiting the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site

Anthony Lelliott

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News and Views

What’s new from the PAST?

Robert J. Blumenschine, Andrea Leenen

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Out of Africa: From Homo naledi to ‘Homo cyborg’

Gillian P. Christie, Derek Yach

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Brave old world: Can today’s university truly be ‘home’ to tomorrow’s minds?

Laurence Wright

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South Africa debuts world-class Science Forum

Edward W. Lempinen

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