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Vol 108 No 7/8 (2012): South African Journal of Science
Published:
2012-07-02
Leader
Square Kilometre Array decision bodes well for South Africa
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News and Views
Science and human rights
Peter Vale
2 Pages
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The limits of observational epidemiology: Hormonal contraception and women’s risk of HIV infection
Landon Myer
2 Pages
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Young scientists reflect on how to effect real change for Rio+40
Bernard Slippers, Rees Kassen
2 Pages
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Commentary
Success in first-year mathematics: School-leaving examinations and first-year performance
C. Robert Dennis, Daniël M. Murray
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The state of innovation in South Africa: Findings from the South African National Innovation Survey
Cheryl Moses, Moses M. Sithole, William Blankley, Demetre Labadarios, Hlamulo Makelane, Nolitha Nkobole
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The sustainable use approach could save South Africa’s rhinos
Brian Child
4 Pages
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Obituary
Phillip Tobias: Anthropologist and mentor (1925–2012)
Alan Morris
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Book Reviews
Convergence and divergence in fire-prone ecosystems
Brian W. van Wilgen
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Research Briefs
Research briefs
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Review Articles
Radiation biology – An important science for an advanced nuclear nation like South Africa
Alistair Hunter
10 Pages
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Beyond South Africa’s ‘indigenous knowledge – science’ wars
Lesley J.F. Green
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Research Articles
Effect of National Senior Certificate maths on the pass rate of first-year Engineering physics
Jagathesan Govender, Mervlyn Moodley
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Citrus black spot is absent in the Western Cape, Northern Cape and Free State Provinces
Elma Carstens, Hendrik F. le Roux, Michael A. Holtzhausen, Liezl van Rooyen, Joey Coetzee, Ria Wentzel, Wilhelm Laubscher, Zorina Dawood, Elrita Venter, Gerhardus C. Schutte, Paul H. Fourie, Vaughan Hattingh
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Sensitivity versus polarisation in multilayer optical thin film design
Efrem K. Ejigu, Beartys M. Lacquet
4 Pages
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Science in South Africa: The dawn of a renaissance?
Anastassios Pouris
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Immobilisation of yeast cells on carbon nanotubes
Tirivaviri A. Mamvura, Sunny E. Iyuke, Vusumuzi Sibanda, Clarence S. Yah
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Research Letters
A first record of biological soil crusts in the Cape Floristic Region
Denise M. Mager, Cang Hui
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Fumigant activity of Elsholtzia stauntonii extract against Lasioderma serricorne
Jian-Hua Lü, Xin-Hong Su, Jian-Jun Zhong
3 Pages
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Modern beachrock formation in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Hayley Cawthra, Ron Uken
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Number One Reef: An overstepped segmented lagoon complex on the KwaZulu-Natal continental shelf
Andrew Green, Rio Leuci, Zane Thackeray, Godfrey Vella
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