Vol. 113 No. 7/8 (2017)

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Heavy rainfall. De Waal and colleagues explore increases in extreme rainfall in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.

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Published: 2017-07-31

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Leader

Worlds of awards

John Butler-Adam

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Book Review

The drive behind the legends of South African science

Wieland Gevers

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The unique yet universal voice of South African sociology

Edward Webster

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An environmental history of Angola

Brian W. van Wilgen

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News and Views

Mother-to-child transmission of HIV and South Africa’s ‘HIV warrior’

John Butler-Adam

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Discovering new host-directed therapies to treat inflammation

Stephanie Fanucchi

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Building needs-based healthcare technology competencies across Africa

Tania S. Douglas, Dawit A. Haile, Daniel Atwine, Yvonne Karanja, June Madete, Akinniyi Osuntoki, Muhammad Rushdi, Arti Ahluwalia

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STIAS–Wallenberg Roundtable on mHealth: Towards a roadmap for image-based mobile technologies for health care

Michelle Galloway

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Commentary

The age of fossil StW573 (‘Little Foot’): Reply to comments by Stratford et al. (2017)

Jan D. Kramers, Paul H.G.M. Dirks

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Banking regulations: An examination of the failure of African Bank using Merton’s structural model

Leon B. Sanderson, Eben Maré, Dawie C.J. de Jongh

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Nanotechnology in South Africa – Challenges in evaluating the impact on development

Trust Saidi, Tania S. Douglas

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The function of a university in South Africa: Part 2

Sean Archer

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Review Article

The importance of monitoring the Greater Agulhas Current and its inter-ocean exchanges using large mooring arrays

Tamaryn Morris, Juliet Hermes, Lisa Bea, Marcel du Plessis, Christopher Duncombe Rae, Mthuthuzeli Gulekana, Tarron Lamont, Sabrina Speich, Michael Roberts, Isabelle J. Ansorge

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Research Article

Wind speed characteristics and implications for wind power generation: Cape regions, South Africa

Marc A. Wright, Stefan W. Grab

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Extreme 1-day rainfall distributions: Analysing change in the Western Cape

Jan H. de Waal, Arthur Chapman, Jaco Kemp

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Conservation implications of avian malaria exposure for African penguins during rehabilitation

Annelise Botes, Hanlie Thiart, Nola J. Parsons, Dirk U. Bellstedt

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A simulation study on the effect of climate change on crop water use and chill unit accumulation

Abiodun A. Ogundeji, Henry Jordaan

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The role of plant breeders’ rights in an evolving peach and nectarine fresh fruit sector

Chiedza Tsvakirai

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Teacher participation in science fairs as professional development in South Africa

Clement K. Mbowane, J.J. Rian de Villiers, Max W.H. Braun

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The extent of South African authored articles in predatory journals

Johann Mouton, Astrid Valentine

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Scientific and non-scientific information in the uptake of health information: The case of Ebola

Bankole A. Falade, Clare J. Coultas

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Women’s representation in national science academies: An unsettling narrative

Dorothy Ngila, Nelius Boshoff, Frances Henry, Roseanne Diab, Shirley Malcom, Jennifer Thomson

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Research Letter

Population irruption of the clam Meretrix morphina in Lake St Lucia, South Africa

Nelson A. F. Miranda, Nasreen Peer, Renzo Perissinotto, Nicola K. Carrasco, Salome Jones, Ricky H. Taylor, Caroline Fox

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