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Quest Volume 11 Number 3 2015
Authors : van Vuuren, Petrie | Venter, Zander | Ryan, Peter | Mostert, Elana | Gaertner, Mirijam | Hall, Stuart | Mukundamago, Mukundi | Holmes, Patricia | Motaung, Keolebogile | Kobo, Nomkwezana | Albers, Patricia | Mathee, Angela | Naicker, Nisha | Singh, Smeetha | Wright, Caradee
Year of Publication : 2015
Keywords : Women in scienceWomen in space scienceSANSAUniverseDamaged brainsEnvironmentAliensIslandInvasive aliensMissing fynbosMake school coolUnravelling the mysterySeabirdsHunter gathersporridgeAfrica's -rainfallValorisationChicken feathersHigh-value materialsCSIRPulp and paper industryUniversity of Free StateGiraffesExtinctionSavanna firesRemote islandFood production.
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Abstract (English) : Women in science: QUEST looks at the role of women in science through the ages; To infinity and beyond: women in space science
SANSA has many talented women exploring the secrets of the Universe; Awakenings: Petrie Jansen van Vuuren explains how to wake damaged brains; Food for thought: What's at 'steak'?: Zander Venter talks about how food production affects our environment; Aliens and islands: Peter Ryan looks at invasive alien species on remote islands; Solving the puzzle of restoring the missing fynbos; Elana Mostert, Mirijam Gaertner, Stuart Hall, Mukundi Mukundamago and Patricia Holmes explain the importance of restoration in conservation biology; A life in science: QUEST asks Dr Keolebogile Motaung about her life in science; Modelling our oceans: Nomkwezana Kobo explains how her passion for maths led to her study of our oceans; Make science cool at school and change our
country's future Caradee Wright and Smeetha Singh explore the benefits of school science clubs; Unravelling the mystery of how dinosaurs get their names; University of Free State researchers work to save giraffes from extinction in Africa; Seabirds find fine dining among jellyfish • Hunter-gatherers ate porridge; What can be done to make sure that wind energy and Africa's vultures
co-exist?; The impact of savanna fires on Africa 's rainfall patterns; Valorisation of chicken feathers into high-value materials; CSIR to reposition SA's pulp and paper industry.
Publisher : Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
Sponsorship : Academy of Science of South Africa: Department of Science and Innovation
ISSN : 1729-830X
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