Browsing A. Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) Publications by Issue Date
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Report on a Strategic Approach to Research Publishing in South Africa
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2006)Two strands of influence have affected the publication of local scholarly journals in South Africa in the recent past. The first of these was the establishment of the Bureau of Scientific Publications that subsidized the ...
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Evidence-based Practice: ‘Double Symposium’ Proceedings on Problems, Possibilities and Politics
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2006)The Academy’s Double Symposium that was admirably arranged by Prof. Jonathan Jansen and executed by the staff of the Academy, had objectives that were concisely captured by the Minister of Science and Technology in his ...
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Science-based Improvements of Rural/Subsistance Agriculture
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2006)This forum on Science-based Improvements of Rural/Subsistence Agriculture is the first in a series that are being convened by the ASSAf Forum steering Committee on Science for Poverty Alleviation. During 2005, the Academy ...
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IAP Water Programme: Regional Workshop for Africa. Proceedings Report
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2006)Water is a fundamental concern of virtually every nation, playing a diverse and often inter-dependent but vital role in the individual and collective lives of its entire citizenry. A single country like South Africa may ...
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HIV/AIDS, TB and Nutrition: Scientific Inquiry into the Nutritional Influences on Human Immunity with Special Reference to HIV Infection and Active TB in South Africa
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2007)The availability of highly effective drugs to control HIV/AIDS and cure tuberculosis has tended to downplay the potential benefits that may accompany appropriate supportive measures, designed to complement or precede ...
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Scholarly Books: Their Production, Use and Evaluation in South Africa Today
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2009)This consensus study addresses the world of book publishing in and from South Africa. It explores the special scholarly virtues of these works and the contributions they make to ‘the literature’ and to the general advancement ...
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The State of Science in South Africa
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2009)This book has been prepared to mark the occasion of the hosting of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) conference by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) in October 2009 in Durban. TWAS is the ...
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Revitalising Clinical Research in South Africa
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2009)Clinical research in a developing country like South Africa contributes to health care at all levels by identifying the causes of problems, facilitating diagnosis, improving the efficiency and effectiveness of care, and ...
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Science in Action: Saving the Lives of Africa’s Mothers, Newborns, and Children
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2009)Science in action: Saving the lives of Africa’s mothers, newborns, and children presents an overview of the current status of maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) in sub-Saharan Africa and reports a new analysis of ...
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Local Economic Development in Small Towns, Housing Delivery and Impact on the Environment. Forum proceedings
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2009)This Forum on Local Economic Development in Small Towns, Housing Delivery and Impact on the Environment is the second in a series that are being convened by the ASSAf Forum Committee on Science for Poverty Alleviation. Noting ...
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The PhD Study: An Evidence-based Study on how to meet the Demands for High-level Skills in an Emerging Economy
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2010)This is the first comprehensive report on PhD training in South Africa and identifies the barriers and opportunities for effective training and high-level outputs at the doctoral level. It was produced by an expert study ...
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Report on Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in the Social Sciences and Related Fields
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2010)The peer review report entitled Report on Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in the Social Sciences and Related Fields is the second in a series of discipline-grouped evaluations of South African scholarly journals. This ...
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Report on Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in the Agricultural and Related Basic Life Sciences
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2010)The peer review report entitled Report on Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in the Agricultural and Related Basic Life Sciences is the first in a series of discipline-grouped evaluations of South African scholarly journals. ...
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Turning Science On: Improving Access to Energy in sub-Saharan Africa
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2010)Access to modern energy services, defined as electricity and clean cooking fuels, is central to a country’s development. Poor access retards the pace of national development and poverty reduction and delays the achievement ...
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Workshop Proceedings Report GMOs for African Agriculture: Challenges and opportunities
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2010)This proceedings report is the product of a two-day workshop hosted by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) from 17-18 September 2009. ASSAf, in partnership with the Union of the German Academies of Sciences ...
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Critical Issues in School Mathematics and Science
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2010)The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), as a body of natural and human scientists, has an important role to play in providing government and members of society with evidence-based information that can be used to ...
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Towards a Low Carbon City: Focus on Durban
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2011)This report on Towards a Low Carbon City: Focus on Durban aims to address both mitigation and adaptation opportunities for the city of Durban. The critical issue of transitioning to a low carbon city in the face of serious ...
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Consensus Study on the State of the Humanities in South Africa: Status, Prospects and Strategies
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2011)The purpose of this study was to provide evidence-based advice on the status and future role of the Humanities in South Africa to government and other stakeholders (such as science councils, the department of education, ...
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Inquiry-Based Science Education: Increasing Participation of Girls in Science in sub-Saharan Africa Policy-makers’ Booklet
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2011)This policy-makers’ booklet is a joint project of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), the Network of African Science Academies (NASAC), the Organisation of Women Scientists for the Developing World ...
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The Emerging Threat of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2011)An estimated 2 billion people, one-third of the global population, are infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb.), the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB) (Keshavjee and Seung, 2008). Spread through the air, this ...