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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...