Background: Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) is one of the leading causes of evaporative dry eye disease and one of the most common ophthalmic conditions found in clinical practice. Meibomian gland dysfunction tends to ...
Malada, Patience M.; Mogashoa, Mary M.; Masoko, Peter(Elsevier B.V. on behalf of SAAB., 2022)
The high rate of infections and antibiotic resistance causes serious difficulties to the healthcare system.
Therefore there is a need to develop new antimicrobial agents with little side effects. The aim of the study
was ...
The study aims to underpin biochemical mechanisms induced by the application of different concentrations of an amino-acid based Phytostim® biostimulant on growth and yield attributes. Different concentrations of Phytos- ...
Mavasa, N.O.; Ng’ambi, J.W.; Chitura, T.(South African Society for Animal Science, 2022)
This study was conducted to determine the effect of replacing maize meal with Sorghum vulgare meal, a high-tannin sorghum meal, in fattening diets on bodyweight and methane emissions by yearling male Pedi goats. A total ...
Mathobela, R. M.; Ng’ambi, J. W.; Brown, D.; Chitura, T.(APPLIED ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, 2021)
This study determined the response of methane emission and growth performance of yearling male Boer goats fed a basal diet of Avena sativa hay supplemented with Acacia karroo (sweet thorn) leaf meal. Twelve yearling male ...
Mahlaule-Glory, Louisah M.; Hintsho-Mbita, Nomso C.(MDPI, 2022)
The quest for eco-friendly synthetic routes that can be used for the development of multifunctional materials, in particular for water treatment, has reinforced the use of plant extracts as replacement solvents in their ...
Gumede, Lungile; Tyasi, Thobela L.; Chitura, Teedzai; Mbatha, Khanyisile R.(Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 2022)
The study aimed to ascertain the immunomodulatory effects of Moringa oleifera (M. oleifera) leaves supplemented to the diets of wether BaPedi goats following vaccination with blanthrax vaccine. Twelve clinically healthy ...
Senoamadi, Mashakgene Isaac; Tyasi, Thobela Louis; Chitura, Teedzai(Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 2022)
The present study was conducted to determine the occurrence of clinical haemonchosis and methods of controlling Haemonchus contortus and other internal parasites in a communal farming system of Limpopo province, South ...
Selepe, Tlou Nelson; Maliehe, Tsolanku Sidney; Moganedi, Kgabo; Masoko, Peter; Mlaudzi, Vusimuzi(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022)
The application of bioflocculants has become an alternative to that of chemical flocculants
in wastewater treatment due to their environmental friendliness and non-toxic effects. This study aimed at isolating a ...
Attention has been paid to bioflocculants production because of their effectiveness, innocuousness and environmental friendliness. This study aimed to characterise a bioflocculant from Bacillus megaterium BMBF and apply ...
Nemauluma, M. F. D.; Ng'ambi, J. W.; Kolobe, S. D.; Malematja, E.; Manyelo, T. G.; Chitura, T.(APPLIED ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, 2022)
Globally, the use of natural products as remedies for poultry health calls for a systematic exploration of their potential. Furthermore, there is an increasing popularity and utilization of bee-based products due to their ...
Background
Malnutrition is one of the big problems of public health in developing countries. It is
still a persistent public health issue particularly among the poorest and vulnerable
groups. Malnutrition of children ...
Sexual offences has persisted to be a serious criminal phenomenon worldwide and also in South Africa. The challenges and consequences associated with sexual offences demand that effective prevention programmes be developed ...
Lodi, Louisa M.; Randa, Moreoagae B.; Ntuli, Samuel T.; Matlala, Sogo F.(Bentham Science Publisher, 2023)
Background:
A nursing care plan is a guideline developed for a patient's needs. A well-documented care plan provides holistic patient-centred care and includes
assessing, evaluating, and administering a variety of ...
Rindoria, Nehemiah M.; Morara, George N.; Smit, Willem J.; Truter, Marliese; Smit, Nico J.; Luus-Powell, Wilmien J.(Elsevier, 2023)
During a parasitological survey carried out between May and August 2022 in the River Nyando, Lake Victoria
Basin, a single species of Rhabdochona Railliet, 1916 (Nematoda: Rhabdochonidae) was recorded from the intestine
of ...
The inhibitory effect of glycerol stearate (GS) on aluminium (Al) metal was examined
utilizing weight loss, potentiodynamic polarization (PDP), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
(EIS) in hydrochloric acid (HCl) ...
Maponya, Thabiso C.; Makgopa, Katlego; Somo, Thabang R.; Tshwane, David M.; Modibane, Kwena D.(Elsevier, 2023)
Herein, a metal–organic framework (MIL-101(Cr)) was synthesized and functionalized with ethylenediamineglutaraldehyde
(ED-GA for removal of palladium (Pd2+) and platinum (Pt4+) from wastewater. The chemical
structure, ...
In this study the green (environmentally friendly) novel di-sodium 2,6-dithio-4-butyl-amino-1,3,5-Triazine
(SDTBAT) collector also known as s-triazine molecule was designed and synthesised for use in sulphide minerals
...
Mangwejane, Samuel S.; Mkhonto, Peace P.; Ngoepe, Phuti E.(Elsevier, 2023)
The interactions of water, hydroxide and organic collectors with mineral surfaces are the key aspects that define
the floatability behaviour of minerals. This study employed the density functional theory with dispersion ...
This study was conducted to determine the effect of bee pollen(BP) inclusion on performance and carcass characteristics in broiler chickens. A total of 240 Ross 308 broiler chicks were allocated to 4 treat-ments (BP inclusion ...