The end of the beginning: Establishing isiZulu names for all bird species recorded in South Africa

Autor: Eckhart Buchmann, Junior Gabela, Adrian Koopman, Sakhamuzi Mhlongo, Themba Mthembu, Roger Porter, Nandi Thobela, Noleen S. Turner

Publikováno v: South African Journal of Science, Vol 120, Iss 5/6 (2024)

Terminology development is needed for effective science communication, planning, teaching, and learning in indigenous African languages. This need includes species-specific names in indigenous languages for wild birds, which are key indicators of bio

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Scaling Up Family Planning to Reduce Maternal and Child Mortality: The Potential Costs and Benefits of Modern Contraceptive Use in South Africa.

Autor: Lumbwe Chola, Shelley McGee, Aviva Tugendhaft, Eckhart Buchmann, Karen Hofman

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 10, Iss 6, p e0130077 (2015)

Family planning contributes significantly to the prevention of maternal and child mortality. However, many women still do not use modern contraception and the numbers of unintended pregnancies, abortions and subsequent deaths are high. In this paper,

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Taha taha taha:South African bird names across time, language and usage

Autor: Eckhart Buchmann, Adrian Koopman

Publikováno v: Ostrich. 91:13-23

Humans find birds important as food, symbols, competitors, and objects for amusement or study, and give names to different groups or species of bird. However, a single bird may have many names, lik...

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https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2019.1679905

Cerebral Palsy and Criteria Implicating Intrapartum Hypoxia in Neonatal Encephalopathy - An Obstetric Perspective for the South African Setting

Autor: Ismail Bhorat, Priya Soma-Pillay, E Nicolaou, Izelle Smuts, Lou Pistorius, Eckhart Buchmann

Publikováno v: South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde. 111(3b)

The science surrounding cerebral palsy indicates that it is a complex medical condition with multiple contributing variables and factors, and causal pathways are often extremely difficult to delineate. The pathophysiological processes are often juxta

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36214404

Implementation of a PMTCT programme in a high HIV prevalence setting in Johannesburg, South Africa: 2002-2015

Autor: Matthew Chersich, Helen Struthers, Glenda Gray, Carol L. Tait, Avy Violari, C N Mnyani, James McIntyre, Remco P. H. Peters, Eckhart Buchmann

Publikováno v: Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine; Vol. 21 No. 1 (2020)
Southern African Journal of Hiv Medicine, 21(1):1024. OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd
Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp e1-e7 (2020)
Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, Volume: 21, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-7, Published: 2020

Background: Great strides have been made in decreasing paediatric human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. In South Africa, new paediatric HIV infections decreased by 84% between 2009 and 2015. This achievement

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https://cris.maastrichtuniversity.nl/en/publications/6f8fbd14-7c82-4741-bf79-fb1a68930e30