University of the Free State

Goshawk Genomics: Genome Wide Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms ( SNPs ) Confirm Species Status of Astur gentilis and Astur atricapillus

ABSTRACT The Astur [ gentilis ] superspecies comprising five species has a long record of taxonomic debate. Recent evidence based on mitochondrial data, limited genomic data and bioacoustics suggested a Nearctic‐Palearctic split of the former Holarctic species Astur gentilis , le...

A checklist of the spiders of the Witsand Kalahari Game Reserve in the Northern Cape, South Africa

This paper presents the first comprehensive annotated checklist of the spider fauna in the Witsand Kalahari Nature Reserve in the Northern Cape, South Africa. Historically, 45 species were sampled in the reserve. Recent collecting efforts since 2017 included pitfall trapping surv...

Direct aqueous mineral carbonation of cementitious fines derived from hardened ready-mix concrete waste: Process performance and carbon accounting

The growing need to mitigate anthropogenic CO 2 emissions is driving the development of low-energy carbon capture and utilization technologies. Hardened ready-mix concrete waste represents an underexplored alkaline feedstock for direct aqueous mineral carbonation, offering opport...

Rates of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in a highly exposed South African blood donor cohort, 2022–2023

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: A cohort of South African repeat blood donors was established to leverage the repeated presentation of blood donors for longitudinal serological surveillance of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections and reinfection inci...

Application to Dalhousie University September 2026 : A Quick Note About Information System Classifications

We have started an Application into The Dalhousie University English Program. We notice for the first time a very intelligent information system. Some documents that we did save in our Google Drive Account [but not published elsewhere*] have contributive value in the system. As f...

Multi-scale risk factors for unsafe agrochemical handling and environmental exposure in Guinea

Abstract In Sub-Saharan Africa, the availability of highly hazardous pesticides on local markets and their extended use by non-trained farmers pose severe threats to human and environmental health. The study aimed to identify and analyze the interconnection between individual, co...

Outlier-Robust Copula Regression for Bivariate Continuous Proportions: An Application to Cushion Plant Vitality

Abstract Continuous proportions measured on the same experimental unit often pose two challenges: influential interior extremes that inflate variance beyond the beta ceiling and residual dependence that invalidates independent-margin models. We introduce a Bayesian copula modelin...

Online Discourses of Protest and Identity Negotiations in Phuthaditjhaba

Through critical discourse analysis, this study analysed how the selected social media packaging of protest discourses construct representations of identity negotiations and socioeconomic challenges in Phuthaditjhaba. It focused on protest messages posted by X accounts in Phuthad...

Climate change and the rising threat of Macrophomina phaseolina: implications for food security, food safety, and sustainable crop health management

Abstract Macrophomina phaseolina is a destructive soil-borne necrotrophic fungal pathogen that causes substantial yield losses in a wide range of economically important crops worldwide. Disease severity is strongly enhanced under drought, high temperature, and salinity stress, co...

Considering Agentic Engagement in Higher Education: A Scoping Review

Agentic engagement is an often-overlooked dimension of student engagement in higher education, despite its association with various positive academic outcomes. Therefore, the exploration and mapping of this concept may contribute to higher education scholarship on teaching and le...

Rural women as place-makers through informal waste collection in QwaQwa, South Africa

Purpose This study aims to investigate the livelihood approaches, socio-economic effects and challenges related to informal waste collection, focusing on informal women waste collectors in rural QwaQwa, South Africa. It addresses gaps in gender and rural–urban divides by position...

Building a Stack for Systems Deployment

We are introducing few lines of methodology to start building Models & Systems for Deployment. We start first with Asana Platform and the Automated Fact-Checker [here]. More Collaboration Invitation will be sent to participate in the project.

Building a Stack for Systems Deployment

We are introducing few lines of methodology to start building Models & Systems for Deployment. We start first with Asana Platform and the Automated Fact-Checker [here]. More Collaboration Invitation will be sent to participate in the project.

Resolving the biome debate: ecological and palaeo‐data concur that the extensive tree‐limited grassy biomes of central and north‐western Madagascar are largely anthropogenic

ABSTRACT For millennia, human activities have transformed ecosystems globally. Determining which landscapes are predominantly anthropogenic is crucial to conservation and habitat restoration. Madagascar, a critically‐threatened biodiversity hotspot, is a prominent example. Curren...

Letter to University of Montreal – Address to Our Supervisors Team

In this paper, We are addressing a note to University of Montreal, mainly our Supervisors : Professor [bilodeau@dms.umontreal.ca],Professor [duchesne@dms.umontreal.ca], and Professor [murua@dms.umontreal.ca], Professor Perron [perronf@dms.umontreal.ca],Professor David [dhaziza@uo...

Letter to University of Montreal – Address to Our Supervisors Team

In this paper, We are addressing a note to University of Montreal, mainly our Supervisors : Professor [bilodeau@dms.umontreal.ca],Professor [duchesne@dms.umontreal.ca], and Professor [murua@dms.umontreal.ca], Professor Perron [perronf@dms.umontreal.ca],Professor David [dhaziza@uo...

Policy vs. paramountcy: mapping the friction between Section 5(5) of SASA and Section 29 of the South African constitution

Abstract This article examines the friction between Section 5(5) of the South African Schools Act 84 of 1996 and Section 29(1(a)) and 28(2) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996. While School Governing Bodies are statutorily empowered to determine admission an...

Making a life: Young men on Johannesburg’s urban margins , by Hannah J. Dawson

What strikes me at the outset of reading this captivating book is its title: Making a Life conjures an imagery that contrasts productively with the more familiar notion of “making a living”—which s...

Translating Proverbs Using Oral Bible Translation, Local Genres, and Performance

A selection of biblical proverbs is being translated into Altai (Republic of Altai, Russia) using an oral method. The team researched local genres and used a poetic approach to make the translation accessible and natural for the target audience. They examined Altai folk proverbs...

Accessibility of e-learning platforms for lecturers and students with visual impairments in Tanzania’s university systems

The rapid expansion of e-learning in higher education has increased opportunities for flexible teaching and learning; however, lecturers and students with visual impairments (SVIs) continue to experience significant barriers to accessing digital learning environments in Tanzania....