Abstracts

Archaeology and Paleontology

1126. Antonites, A. (2019). Fiber spinning during the Mapungubwe period of southern Africa: Regional specialism in the hinterland. African Archaeological Review, 36, 105–117.

Spindle whorls from the site suggest that intensive spinning of cotton was practiced by households.

1127. Arthur, J.W., Curtis, M.C., Arthur, K.J.W., Coltorti, M., …, Tykot, R.H. (2019). The transition from hunting–gathering to food production in the Gamo Highlands of southern Ethiopia. African Archaeological Review, 36, 5–65.

Communities of the Boreda Gamo Highlands constructed new landscapes and technologies in their transition from hunting and gathering to an agropastoral way of life.

1128. Florès, J. (2018). Un fragment de stèle inédit de Dendara. The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 104, 217–227.

The stela owner was likely a middle-ranking official who lived during the First Intermediate period.

1129. Haour, A. & Christie, A. (2019). Cowries in the archaeology of West Africa: The present picture. Azania, 54, 287–321.

We examined chronology, shell species and processes of modification to assess what distribution patterns can tell us about the history of importation and usage of cowries.

1130. Hitchcock, R.K., Crowell, A.L., Brooks, A.S., Yellen, J.E., …, Osborn, A.J. (2019). The ethnoarchaeology of ambush hunting: A case study of ǂGi Pan, western Ngamiland, Botswana. African Archaeological Review, 36, 119–144.

We assessed the structure, distribution, morphology, contents, function, size, timing of use, and reasons for placement of these specialized hunting facilities.

1131. Low, M. (2019). Continuity, variability and the nature of technological change during the late Pleistocene at Klipfonteinrand Rockshelter in the Western Cape, South Africa. African Archaeological Review, 36, 67–88.

Key technological differences in lithic material selection, artifact size, form, and manufacturing techniques are apparent between early and later Robberg.

1132. Lyaya, E.C. (2019). Pathways to African steel production: Secondary steel production in miniature (vintengwe) furnaces in southwestern Tanzania, AD 1680–1950. Azania, 54, 322–349.

Vintengwe refining furnaces were used to produce secondary carbon-rich steels through carburization of a soft (low-carbon) iron product from smelting furnaces (malungu).

1133. Marković, N. (2018). Changes in urban and sacred landscapes of Memphis in the third to the fourth centuries ad and the eclipse of the divine Apis bulls. The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 104, 195–204.

Memphis served as a main royal residence and the military, administrative, and economic capital of Egypt for much of its history.

1134. Mataboge, B., Beaudet, A., Heaton, J.L., Pickering, T.R., & Stratford, D. (2019). Endostructural assessment of a hominin maxillary molar (StW 669) from Milner Hall, Sterkfontein, South Africa. South African Journal of Science, 115(9/10), #6404.

StW 669 shares quantitative and qualitative affinities with M¹s of Homo in terms of tissue proportions and enamel thickness distribution.

1135. Michailidis, G., Kyriazi, S., Maravelia, A., Tourna, E., …, Bontozoglou, N. (2019). Chronic maxillary atelectasis under the wrappings of an Egyptian mummy. Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology, 128(12), 1165–1169.

Computed tomography revealed in a non-destructive way a rare facial deformity on a male adult mummy.

1136. Nielsen, N. (2018). The Late Period stela of the God’s Father Horenpe from the Manchester Museum. The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 104, 237–243.

The stela may have originated from Abydos where a near-identical stela also belonging to a man similarly named Horenpe was uncovered.

1137. Price, C. (2018). A new statue of Senenmut identified in Manchester. The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 104, 229–236.

The statue of Senenmut, the well-known courtier of Queen Hatshepsut, dates to the early part of his career before Hatshepsut assumed full kingship.

1138. Rushohora, N.A. (2019). Facts and fictions of the Majimaji War graves in southern Tanzania. African Archaeological Review, 36, 145–159.

Discussions about the Majimaji War graves emphasize the significance of mass burials as ritual sites and memorialized landscape.

1139. Ryano, K.P., van Niekerk, K.L., Wurz, S., & Henshilwood, C.S. (2019). Shellfish exploitation during the Oakhurst at Klipdrift Cave, southern Cape, South Africa. South African Journal of Science, 115(9/10), #5578.

The shellfish assemblage shows that local coastal habitats at Klipdrift Cave were somewhat different from those of contemporaneous sites in the southern Cape.

1140. Sadr, K. (2019). Atop Kasteelberg: Social complexity in the Later Stone Age of South Africa. African Archaeological Review, 36, 89–103.

Hilltop settlements often broadcast higher social status, and Kasteelberg may be the oldest example of such signalling in South Africa.

1141. Steyn, B. & Antonites, A. (2019). Plant use in southern Africa’s Middle Iron Age: The archaeobotany of Mutamba. Azania, 54, 350–368.

The Mutamba site yielded finger millet (Eleusine coracana), sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum), cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata) and mung beans (Vigna radiata).

1142. Vandenbeusch, M. (2018). Evidence of an ancient archive? The papyrus British Museum EA 9961. The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 104, 177–194.

This papyrus reproduces a marsh scene on one side and a copy of the myth of Isis and her seven scorpions in cursive hieroglyphs on the other.

1143. Wilmsen, E., Killick, D., Denbow, J., Daggett, A., & Thebe, P. (2019). Keeping up alliances: Multifaceted values of pottery in eighth- to seventeenth-century eastern Botswana as reconstructed by optical petrography. Azania, 54, 369–408.

We found a network of affiliations among potters whereby each preserved their own socially relevant precepts of potting, while adapting alterations in new contexts of potting praxis.

Arts (Dance, folklore, graphic arts, music)

1144. Ajidahun, A.T., Myezwa, H., Mudzi, W., & Wood, W.-A. (2019). A scoping review of exercise intervention for playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMDs) among musicians. Muziki, 16(1), 7–30.

We suggest stretching exercises prior to performance to reduce strain to the musculoskeletal system and proprioceptive motor control exercises.

1145. Barrett, M. & Vermeulen, D. (2019). Drop everything and sing the music: Choristers’ perceptions of the value of participating in a multicultural South African University choir. Muziki, 16(1), 31–60.

Although cultural integration takes place to a large extent, there are still barriers due to a variety of languages within a diverse group of choristers.

1146. Barrier, O.P.H. & Panebianco, C. (2019). Towards a precise calculation of the total intended duration of Luciano Berio’s Sequenza VII for solo oboe. Muziki, 16(1), 61–73.

Our precise calculation of the predetermined total duration of Sequenza VII is six minutes and thirty seconds.

1147. Bethke, A.-J. (2019). John Heavyside’s Manual of Psalmody for Public Worship of 1839: South Africa’s First Anglican collection of metrical psalms and hymns. Muziki, 16(1), 74–99.

An examination of Heavyside’s editorial techniques is included to determine his contextual positioning of certain hymns.

1148. Bulakh, M. & Nosnitsin, D. (2019). An Old Amharic poem from northern Ethiopia: One more text on condemning glory. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 82, 315–350.

One can thus speak of Märgämä kəbr as a special genre of early Amharic literature, probably originally belonging to the domain of oral literature.

1149. Copeland, L. (2019). The anxiety of blowing: Experiences of breath and brass instruments in Benin. Africa, 89, 353–377.

Within amateur musical circles in Benin, one is told that if a male blows too hard into a brass instrument his testicles might swell up, fall off, or even run away.

1150. Gray, R.A. (2019). Ben Okri’s Wild (2012): The muse of archaeology. English in Africa, 46(1), 95–110.

Okri suggests that through poetry humankind can leap across a postcolonial self/other divide to straddle the polarities of darkness and light.

1151. Grundy, S. (2018). The distortion of Leonardo da Vinci: How experts missed the significant anamorphic design of Salvator Mundi. South African Journal of Art History, 33(4), 47–56.

Seen from the correct angle (e.g., if the work was placed over a door and viewed upwards slightly from the left), the perspective adjusts to a perfectly proportioned and elegant portrait.

1152. Jennings, K. (2019). ‘What is this place where I find myself?’: Place and the self in Slow Man. English in Africa, 46(1), 79–94.

Through analyzing the link between self and place Paul Rayment’s displacement and its consequences are investigated.

1153. Jolaosho, O. (2019). Singing politics: Freedom songs and collective protest in post-apartheid South Africa. African Studies Review, 62(2), 6–29.

Freedom songs constitute a distinct register that is politically efficacious due to singing’s aesthetically embodied effects.

1154. Kenqu, Y. (2019). Black South African artists in conversation: Nongqawuse, ‘The Bellow of the Bulls’ and other travelling tropes in Zakes Mda’s The Heart of Redness. English in Africa, 46(1), 57–78.

I attempt to move beyond readings of Zakes Mda’s The Heart of Redness in relation to Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness.

1155. Kratz, C.A. (2019). Afterword uncertain trajectories and refigured social worlds: The image entourage and other practices of digital and social media photography. Africa, 89, 323–328.

Digital images, mobile phone cameras and social media (also accessed via phone) constitute the potent triad that has set off transformations.

1156. Maguraushe, W. (2019). Let the music bands rock! Live entertainment at Midlands State University main campus. Muziki, 16(1), 117–132.

A live music entertainment officer is needed to ensure that students’ entertainment needs are well-planned, managed and availed on-campus.

1157. Maré, E.A. (2018). My encounter with Michelangelo’s Rondanini Pietà. South African Journal of Art History, 33(4), 57–78.

This article proposes an explanation of the process of aesthetic experience that comprises a stage of discovery of a work of art that initially may have aroused an emotional response in the viewer.

1158. Murphy, D. & Vincent, C. (2019). Inside Dakar’s Musée Dynamique: Reflections on culture and the state in postcolonial Senegal. World Art, 9, 81–97.

This visual essay examines the nature, purpose and evolution of the museum building.

1159. Nkosi, A.D. (2019). Challenges faced by the Soweto Theatre Music Tuition Programme 2013–2016: A case study of a youth music development programme. Muziki, 16(1), 133–155.

The Pro Musica Theatre ran community music youth development projects in several wind and string instruments to disadvantaged youth.

1160. Ogundipe, S.T. (2019). Hybridity in Yorùbá poetry of Ọánrewájú Adépọ̀jù. African Studies, 78, 423–437.

Adépọ̀jù’s poetry displays border zone tensions between socio-political and religious mandates.

1161. Proimos, C.V. (2018). Forgiveness and forgiving in Rembrandt’s Return of the Prodigal Son. South African Journal of Art History, 33(4), 39–46.

Coupling of forgiveness and the unforgivable by Rembrandt allows a powerful and introspective insight into one of the perennial issues, questions and experiences of human existence.

1162. Quan-Baffour, K.P. (2019). The socio-religious significance of songs performed during Apo festival at Bono Takyiman, Ghana. Muziki, 16(1), 156–167.

The leaders were subject to ridicule by the exposure of their corruption, misuse of state resources, immoral behavior and abuse through folksongs.

1163. Stevens, I. (2018). Travelling through time: The aesthetic experience and Rogier van der Weyden’s The Descent from the Cross. South African Journal of Art History, 33(4), 13–20

I apply a psychoanalytic reading based on writings of Freud on Eros and Thanatos and Jung on archetypes.

1164. Szkilnik, P.T. (2019). The quest for a Pan-African groove: Saxophones and stories from the Pan-African Festival of Algiers (1969). World Art, 9, 67–80.

North Africa’s central role in the festival served to radically challenge and transform the foundations on which many participants believed pan-Africanism rested.

1165. Twa, L.T. (2019). Revealing the ‘trends and confrontations’ of contemporary African-American art through the First World Festival. World Art, 9, 5–26.

Senegal hosted the First World Festival of Black and African Culture and invited black nations to curate exhibitions for this first major Pan-African festival.

1166. Underwood, J.L. (2019). Tendances et Confrontations: An experimental space for defining art from Africa. World Art, 9, 43–65.

The event is recognized as a seminal meeting space for exploring modern African subjectivities.

1167. Van Heerden, A. (2018). Identifying aesthetic experience. South African Journal of Art History, 33(4), 1–12 .

I assist art scholars, aficionados or practitioners to identify their own aesthetic experience, by discussing factors that express it.

1168. Van Tonder, G.J. (2018). Black ink, white fog: The genius of Tōhaku Hasegawa. South African Journal of Art History, 33(4), 21–38.

Direct comparison avails artists and art historians today of a probe into Hasegawa the accomplished artist, his boldness, delicacy, overture, range, and sure hand.

1169. van Vuuren, E.N.J. (2019). The influence of Foundation Phase male teachers on their learners: A musical perspective. Muziki, 16(1), 100–116.

Cultural and biological aspects impact African male educators’ singing behavior, influencing the singing voices of children in their care.

1170. Vokes, R. (2019). Photographies in Africa in the digital age. Africa, 89, 207–224.

More than one-third of all mobile phones in Africa are smartphones, and this percentage is set to rise to two-thirds by 2020.

Ecology (Flora, fauna, primates)

1171. Ackah, M. (2019). Soil elemental concentrations, geoaccumulation index, non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risks in functional areas of an informal e-waste recycling area in Accra, Ghana. Chemosphere, 235, 908–917.

The mean geoaccumulation indices values of lead and copper indicated extreme contamination of topsoils with these elements.

1172. Adejoro, F.T., Ilo, E., Ohore, O.G., & Odaibo, A.B. (2018). Effects of artemether on parasite burden and liver pathology in mice infected with Ibadan isolate of Schistosoma mansoni. The Zoologist, 16, 43–48.

Artemether, a derivative of artemisinin, showed a good antischistosomal effect that could be an alternative to and/or complement praziquantel in the control of schistosomiasis in endemic areas.

1173. Ahmad, T., Naqvi, S.D.Y., Woldu, L., Brhane, T., …, Haile, Y. (2019). Allure of insect pest and diseases among three solanaceous crops viz. tomato, chilli and brinjal in Hamelmalo Agricultural College. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 14(19), 843–849.

The major insect pests (i.e., white fly, African boll worm, tomato fruit borer and leaf miner) were recorded on tomato followed by chilli and brinjal.

1174. Aladesida, A.A., Dedeke, G.A., Onifade, E.O., Bamidele, J.A., & Ekpo, U.F. (2018). Development and appraisal of new biodiversity loss and conservation game (BLACOG) in assessing students’ knowledge, attitude and perception of biodiversity conservation. The Zoologist, 16, 6–11.

The game could become a veritable educational tool for teaching biodiversity conservation in schools.

1175. Allsopp, N., Slingsby, J.A., & Esler, K.J. (2019). Identifying research questions for the conservation of the Cape Floristic Region. South African Journal of Science, 115(9/10), #5889.

We found that all elements in this framework received attention from the collective group of questions.

1176. Amin, R., Wacher, T., Bowkett, A.E., Ogwoka, B., …, Agwanda, B.R. (2019). Africa’s forgotten forests: The conservation value of Kenya’s Northern coastal forests for large mammals. Journal of East African Natural History, 107(2), 41–61.

A distinctive form of giant sengi and the vulnerable Sokoke bushy-tailed mongoose were also widely distributed and relatively abundant.

1177. Amin, R., Wacher, T., Clifford, J., Ogwoka, B., & Agwanda, B.R. (2019). Abundance, distribution, habitat, activity and conservation of Sokoke bushy-tailed mongoose Bdeogale omnivora in central and north coast forests of Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History, 108, 37–48.

The planned major development close to Boni-Dodori Forest Complex raises serious conservation concerns for this exceptionally biodiverse ecosystem.

1178. Aruho, C., Walakira, J.K., Bugenyi, F., Rutaisire, J., & Reading, B.J. (2019). Morphology and functional ontogeny of the digestive tract of Barbus altianalis larvae. African Zoology, 54, 137–149.

It may be feasible to substitute or offer a complete microdiet during larvae nursing with reduced larval mortality.

1179. Awazi, N.P., Tchamba, M.N., & Avana, T.M. (2019). Climate change resiliency choices of small-scale farmers in Cameroon: Determinants and policy implications. Journal of Environmental Management, 250, 109560.

Small-scale farmers’ resiliency options include on-farm practices, off-farm practices, and agroforestry practices if they have any options at all.

1180. Banla, T., Houehanou, T.D., Savi, M.K., Idohou, R., …, Kokou, K. (2019). Population structure of Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir. across a protection gradient in Sudanian savannahs of Togo, West Africa. African Journal of Ecology, 57, 104–112.

Diameter class structures revealed in the three land use types are an inverted J‐shape indicating the predominance of young individuals.

1181. Blumenthal, R., Scholtz, P.E.P., & Shuttleworth, J.L. (2019). Black mamba death: Venom versus antivenom? The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 40(4), 356–360.

The complexities of differentiating acute envenomation from black mamba versus early acute reactions to polyvalent antivenom administration are highlighted.

1182. Chakoma, I. & Chummun, B.Z. (2019). Forage seed value chain analysis in a subhumid region of Zimbabwe: Perspectives of smallholder producers. African Journal of Range and Forage Science, 36, 95–104.

Seed is disseminated through sales to other farmers and organizations, sharing, seed exchanges and payment for services.

1183. Crowe, T.M., Little, R.M., & Turner, D.A. (2019). Clarifying taxonomic, distributional and genetic information relating to subspecies of the Hildebrandt’s Spurfowl Pternistis hildebrandti and the Yellow-necked Spurfowl P. leucoscepus. Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology, 90, 279–280.

The northern, nominate subspecies P. l. leucoscepus appears to be confined to Eritrea and north-eastern Ethiopia.

1184. de Kock, C. & Lee, A.T.K. (2019). Agulhas long-billed lark (Certhilauda brevirostris) densities, population estimates and habitat association in a transformed landscape. African Zoology, 54, 161–168.

Reporting rates were lower for areas with large patches of natural vegetation and extensive road access.

1185. Dongmo, J.B., DaCosta, J.M., Djieto-Lordon, C., Ngassam, P., & Sorenson, M.D. (2019). Variable phylogeographic histories of five forest birds with populations in Upper and Lower Guinea: Implications for taxonomy and evolutionary conservation. Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology, 90, 257–270.

We corroborate studies documenting multiple divergent lineages within Hylia and Stiphrornis, some of which may represent distinct species.

1186. Du Bruyn, D. & Oelofse, M. (2019). A hidden history: Gardens and gardening in Bloemfontein’s (Mangaung) oldest locations. South African Journal of Cultural History, 33(1), 98–119.

Residents laid out food-only gardens, ornamental-only gardens and food-and-ornamental gardens on their small plots.

1187. Elbehiry, F., Elbasiouny, H., El-Ramady, H., & Brevik, E.C. (2019). Mobility, distribution, and potential risk assessment of selected trace elements in soils of the Nile Delta, Egypt. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 191(12), 713.

The ecological risk assessment indicated that vanadium and molybdenum were of natural origin, while strontium and antimony were anthropogenically linked.

1188. Emmanuel, B.E., Akinniyi, O.J., & Inegbedion, E.G. (2018). Morphometric characteristics and condition factor of Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (Lacepede, 1803) and Sarotherodon melanotheron (Ruppell, 1852) in the Lagos Lagoon. The Zoologist, 16, 21–25.

All specimens of both species were in good conditions and that the environment is suitable for them with regards to the feeding condition.

1189. Engel, M.S., Packer, L., & Martins, D.J. (2019). The cleptoparasitic bee genus Chiasmognathus (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Kenya, with the description of two new species. Journal of East African Natural History, 108, 17–36.

We illustrate and discuss intraspecific variation in some morphological features of these tiny bees.

1190. Engelbrecht, G.D. & Marr, S.M. (2019). Parental care in a sexually monomorphic, ground-nesting passerine, the Pink-billed Lark Spizocorys conirostris (Alaudidae). Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology, 90, 247–256.

Males share the responsibility for food delivery and preferentially deliver invertebrate prey rich in proteins and calories.

1191. Espinaze, M.P.A., Hui, C., Waller, L., & Matthee, S. (2019). The efficacy of a modified Berlese funnel method for the extraction of ectoparasites and their life stages from the nests of the African Penguin Spheniscus demersus. Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology, 90, 271–277.

The modified Berlese funnel method fails as a quantitative method and can only provide a crude indication of the incidence of ectoparasites in penguin nests.

1192. Geissler, E., Daegling, D.J., & McGraw, W.S. (2018). Forest floor leaf cover as a barrier for dust accumulation in Tai National Park: Implications for primate dental wear studies. International Journal of Primatology, 39, 633–645.

We suggest differences in dental wear patterns between purely arboreal foragers and those incorporating terrestrial food sources.

1193. Habig, B., Khan, K., & Lahti, D.C. (2019). Behavioural analysis of Village Weavers Ploceus cucullatus in an Ethiopian breeding colony during incubation: 1. Females. Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology, 90, 223–231.

A female Village Weaver was significantly more likely to remain on a territory if the resident male had a tendency not to flee during colony-wide disturbance.

1194. Harmse, C.J., Dreber, N., & Trollope, W.S.W. (2019). Disc pasture meter calibration to estimate grass biomass production in the arid dunefield of the south-western Kalahari. African Journal of Range and Forage Science, 36, 161–164.

We determined grass species composition, basal cover and dry matter production in relation to height readings of the disc pasture meter.

1195. Hemp, C. & Hemp, A. (2018). Conservation status of the elegant yellow-black bush-cricket Meruterrana elegans (Orthoptera: Phaneropterinae)—a critically endangered species on Mount Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History, 107(1), 9–16.

The species is restricted to Cassipourea forest, a forest community vanishing rapidly on Mount Kenya.

1196. Horn, S., Pieters, R., & Bøhn, T. (2019). A first assessment of glyphosate, 2,4-D and Cry proteins in surface water of South Africa. South African Journal of Science, 115(9/10), #5988.

Many people depend on untreated water resources, which may be contaminated by toxic agricultural chemicals.

1197. Ifo, S.A., Binsangou, S., Ngala, L.I., Madingou, M., & Cuni‐Sanchez, A. (2019). Seasonally flooded, and terra firme in northern Congo: Insights on their structure, diversity and biomass. African Journal of Ecology, 57, 92–103.

Species richness and stem density of small trees were lower, and dominance was higher in Guibourtia plots, which are subject to greater flooding than Lophira plots.

1198. Irizi, A., Aourir, M., Znari, M., El Agbani, M.A., & Qninba, A. (2019). Spatial distribution and breeding territories of Bonelli’s Eagle Aquila fasciata in the western Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco. Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology, 90, 241–246.

There is a need for systematic analyses of the different factors affecting the distribution of the species to implement conservation actions of this peripheral population.

1199. Katsis, L., Cunneyworth, P.M.K., Turner, K.M.E., & Presotto, A. (2018). Spatial patterns of primate electrocutions in Diani, Kenya. International Journal of Primatology, 39, 493–510.

We identified and compared hotspots across species, seasons, and time using kernel density estimation and Getis-Ord-Gi*.

1200. Khan, K., Habig, B., & Lahti, D.C. (2019). Behavioural analysis of Village Weavers Ploceus cucullatus in an Ethiopian breeding colony during early incubation: 2. Males. Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology, 90, 233–239.

Males competed with other males attending to or building nests. Stealing nest materials functioned as sabotage rather than for nestbuilding.

1201. Kokolo, B., Atteke, C., Mintsa, B.A.E., Ibrahim, B., …, Blatrix. R. 2019). Congeneric mutualist ant symbionts (Tetraponera, Pseudomyrmecinae) differ in level of protection of their myrmecophyte hosts (Barteria, Passifloraceae).

Journal of Tropical Ecology, 35, 255–259. Barteria fistulosa and B. dewevrei, central African rain-forest trees, provide nesting cavities for Tetraponera aethiops and T. latifrons ants, respectively, protecting them against herbivores.

1202. Korstjens, A.H., Lehmann, J., & Dunbar, R.I.M. (2018). Time constraints do not limit group size in arboreal guenons but do explain community size and distribution patterns. International Journal of Primatology, 39, 511–531.

Resting time heavily depended on leaf consumption and is likely to increase under future climatic conditions when leaf quality is expected to decrease.

1203. Lakhraj-Govender, R. & Grab, S.W. (2019). Rainfall and river flow trends for the Western Cape Province, South Africa. South African Journal of Science, 115(9/10), #6028.

Climate change has the potential to alter the spatio-temporal distribution of rainfall, subsequently affecting the supply and demand of water resources.

1204. Luhrs, A.M., Svensson, M.S., & Nekaris, K.A-I. (2018). Comparative ecology and behaviour of Eastern Potto Perodicticus ibeanus and Central Potto P. edwardsi in Angola, Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda and Uganda. Journal of East African Natural History, 107(1), 17–30.

We recorded behaviours not previously described for perodicticines, including bark chewing and unique vocalisations.

1205. Main, D., Tensen, L., Gihring, K., Bronner, G., …, van Vuuren, B.J. (2019). Unravelling the taxonomy and distribution of two problematic small mammal genera in the Karoo biome. African Zoology, 54, 125–135.

Using a DNA-informed identification approach, we reveal two, well supported, monophyletic clades of Micaelamys; one that corresponds to M. granti.

1206. Mandiwana-Neudani, T.G., Little, R.M., Crowe, T.M., & Bowie, R.C.K. (2019). Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of ‘true’ francolins: Galliformes, Phasianidae, Phasianinae, Gallini; Francolinus, Ortygornis, Afrocolinus gen. nov., Peliperdix and Scleroptila spp. Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology, 90, 191–221.

Their radiation was further driven allo-parapatrically by topography, rainfall, dynamically expanding and contracting forests and Lake Mega-Chad.

1207. Marneweck, C., Jürgens, A., & Shrader, A.M. (2019). The first report of urine overmarking of pro-oestrus female dung by a male white rhino. African Zoology, 54, 175–179.

The function of urine overmarking in white rhinos could be to conceal all signals of a female reproductive condition.

1208. Masocha, M. & Dube, T. (2019). Influence of termites on the soil seed bank in an African savannah. African Journal of Ecology, 57, 76–81.

Plant species richness was high on wooded termite mound but did not differ between the unwooded and the sub‐canopy microhabitats.

1209. Mensah, E.T.-D., Dankwa, H.R., Lauridsen, T.L., Asmah, R., …, Edziyie, R. (2019). Seasonal changes in fish catch and environmental variables in a large tropical lake, Volta, Ghana. African Journal of Ecology, 57, 66–75.

Lake water level, nitrite‐nitrogen and total dissolved solids are the main environmental factors influencing the structure of the fish community.

1210. Miller, A., Mills, H., Ralantoharijaona, T., Volasoa, N.A., …, Salmona, J. (2018). Forest type influences population densities of nocturnal lemurs in Manompana, northeastern Madagascar. International Journal of Primatology, 39, 646–669.

While observer and habitat type influenced detection of the eastern woolly lemur, canopy height and vine density influenced detection of mouse lemurs.

1211. Mitchell, M.W., Locatelli, S., Abwe, E.E., Ghobrial, L., & Gonder, M.K. (2018). Male-driven differences in chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) population genetic structure across three habitats in Cameroon and Nigeria. International Journal of Primatology, 39, 581–601.

We demonstrate the importance of habitat variation in shaping social systems, population genetics, and primate speciation.

1212. Müller, F.L., Samuels, M.I., Cupido, C.F., Swarts, M.B.V., …, Boatwright, J.S. (2019). The impacts of season and livestock management strategy on the quality of diets selected by goats and sheep in the semi-arid rangelands of Namaqualand, South Africa. African Journal of Range and Forage Science, 36, 105–114.

Significant deficiencies in phosphate, protein and energy in the diets selected by herded and free-ranging goats and sheep were observed in both wet and dry season.

1213. Mungate, P.N.P., Masocha, M., & Dube, T. (2019). Modelling the distribution of the invasive Ziziphus mauritiana along road corridors in Zimbabwe. African Journal of Ecology, 57, 122–129.

We investigate how human fruit consumption affects the spread of the alien invasive Ziziphus mauritiana along road corridors in northern Zimbabwe.

1214. Ogada, D. (2018). Insights into the natural history of the little known maned rat Lophiomys imhausi through examination of owl pellets and prey remains. Journal of East African Natural History, 107(1), 1–7.

They may require poisonous plants in addition to Acokanthera spp. for anti-predator defense.

1215. Ogunbiyi, T.S., Eromon, P., Oluniyi, P., Ayoade, F., …, Komolafe, I. (2019). First report of Wolbachia from field populations of Culex mosquitoes in south-western Nigeria. African Zoology, 54, 181–185.

The homology of this strain of Wolbachia bears similarities to those reported recently from other parts of West Africa.

1216. Peterhans, J.C.K., Celesia, G.G., & Gnoske, T.P. (2019). Lion-porcupine interactions in Africa, including impacts on lion predatory behavior. Journal of East African Natural History, 108, 1–15.

Porcupine quills can be effective weapons and sometimes seriously wound lions, resulting in death.

1217. Piers, L.C., Samuels, M.I., Masubelele, M.L., & Khomo, L. (2019). Inselbergs persist as islands of diversity in a heavily grazed rangeland mosaic at the nexus of three arid biomes. African Journal of Range and Forage Science, 36, 125–128.

Because inselbergs are largely grazed during drier periods, species are able to flower and set seed during winter.

1218. Popoola, K.O.K., George-Onaho, J.A., Alamu, O.T., & Ayandokun, A.E. (2018). Insecticidal activities of three weed varieties against the Bamboo Powder Post Beetle Dinoderus minutus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae). The Zoologist, 16, 31–35.

Siam weed, milk weed, and tree marigold could be used in the management of D. minutus on bamboo.

1219. Prieur, J., Pika, S., Barbu, S., & Blois-Heulin, C. (2018). Do mechanical effectiveness and recipient species influence intentional signal laterality in captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)? International Journal of Primatology, 39, 602–632.

Manipulators may have contributed to the emergence and the evolution of the left-lateralized communication system in primates.

1220. Rabiu, S. & Rose, R.K. (2018). Estimates of home range sizes of Arvicanthis niloticus Desmarest, 1822 (Muridae) in savannah fields near Kano, Nigeria. The Zoologist, 16, 36–42.

Long-term temporal lapse and ensuing environmental degradation may reduce home range sizes in A. niloticus.

1221. Rapiya, M., Hawkins, H.-J., Muchenje, V., Mupangwa, J.F., …, Mapiye, C. (2019). Rotational grazing approaches reduces external and internal parasite loads in cattle. African Journal of Range and Forage Science, 36, 151–159.

Increasing camp number and animal densities did not reduce parasite loads compared with holistic planned grazing.

1222. Ringim, A.S. & Aliyu, D. (2018). Bird species’ richness, relative abundance and conservation status in protected and unprotected areas of the Hadejia-Nguru Wetlands, north-east Nigeria. The Zoologist, 16, 12–20.

Majority of the resident species’ population trend was found to be on the increase, or stable, while intra-African and Palearctic migrants were found to be declining.

1223. Ruwanza, S. (2019). Nurse plants have the potential to accelerate vegetation recovery in Lapalala Wilderness old fields, South Africa. African Journal of Ecology, 57, 82–91.

Soils under nurse plants canopy showed improved soil moisture and soil penetration resistance compared to soils outside plant canopy.

1224. Saad, Y.M. (2019). Analysis of 16S mitochondrial ribosomal DNA sequence variations and phylogenetic relations among some Serranidae fishes. South African Journal of Animal Science, 49, 80 – 89.

Plectropomus species were found to be distantly related to both Epinephelus and Cephalopholis.

1225. Safari, J., Singu, I., Masanyiwa, Z., & Hyandye, C. (2019). Social perception and determinants of Ngitili system adoption for forage and land conservation in Maswa district, Tanzania. Journal of Environmental Management, 250, 109498.

We identify the key drivers of Ngitili system adoption necessary to enhance land conservation and environmental protection in the semi-arid areas.

1226. Sakamaki, T., Ryu, H., Toda, K., Tokuyama, N., & Furuichi, T. (2018). Increased frequency of intergroup encounters in wild bonobos (Pan paniscus) around the yearly peak in fruit abundance at Wamba. International Journal of Primatology, 39, 685–704.

Competition for food and the availability of females with sexual swellings influence encounter frequency in bonobos.

1227. Salisu, K.M., Suleiman, B., & Abdullahi, S.A. (2018). Effects of water depth on digestive enzymes activities of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) fingerlings. The Zoologist, 16, 26–30.

Digestive protease, lipase and amylase showed optimum activities at 125 cm water depth.

1228. Schofield, D. & Gubbels, F. (2019). Informing notions of climate change adaptation: A case study of everyday gendered realities of climate change adaptation in an informal settlement in Dar es Salaam. Environment and Urbanization, 31, 93–114.

We argue that the way climate change impacts are perceived, experienced and adapted to on an everyday level is characterized by gendered differences.

1229. Schulz, D., Qablan, M.A., Profousova-Psenkova, I., Vallo, P., …, Fliegerová, K. (2018). Anaerobic fungi in gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) feces: An adaptation to a high-fiber diet? International Journal of Primatology, 39, 567–580.

Gorillas rely on a highly fibrous diet and depend on fermentative microorganisms (e.g., Neocallimastigomycetes) to meet their daily energetic demands.

1230. Sukhdeo, C.A., Philips, T.K., Tasse, G.C., Fokam, E.B., & Morgan, K. (2019). Elevational variation of dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) communities on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea. African Zoology, 54, 151–160.

Changes in ecosystem functioning and community structure are important given the potential long-term impacts of excessive bushmeat hunting on ecosystem health.

1231. Suriyaprabha, R., Balu, K.S., Karthik, S., Prabhu, M., …, Maaza, M. (2019). A sensitive refining of in vitro and in vivo toxicological behavior of green synthesized ZnO nanoparticles from the shells of Jatropha curcas for multifunctional biomaterials development. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 184, 109621.

ZnO nanoparticles possess a wide range of biological functions in pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications due to their excellent antimicrobial, optical and UV protective properties.

1232. Tarus, G.K., Kirui, B.K., & Obwoyere, G. (2019). Impacts of forest management type and season on soil carbon fluxes in Eastern Mau Forest, Kenya. African Journal of Ecology, 57, 113–121.

Managing a forest in plantation form is primarily responsible for forest soil CO₂ efflux levels due to increased microbial activity and root respiration.

1233. Tavirimirwa, B., Manzungu, E., Washaya, S., Ncube, S., …, Mwembe, R. (2019). Efforts to improve Zimbabwe communal grazing areas: A review. African Journal of Range and Forage Science, 36, 73–83.

We review factors limiting efforts to improve communal grazing areas and constraints to adoption of rangeland technologies necessary to achieve desired plant community for livestock production.

1234. Tefera, S. & Kwaza, A. (2019). Communal farmers’ ecological knowledge and perceptions of grasses in the central Eastern Cape province, South Africa: Similarities with field studies and scientific knowledge and their implications. African Journal of Range and Forage Science, 36, 85–94.

Respondents rated Digitaria eriantha and Pennisetum clandestinum to have the highest grazing value.

1235. Tegegn, A., Kyalo, M., Mutai, C., Hanson, J., …, Ghimire, S. (2019). Genetic diversity and population structure of Brachiaria brizantha (A.Rich.) Stapf accessions from Ethiopia. African Journal of Range and Forage Science, 36, 129–133.

Brachiaria is well-known for high biomass production, animal nutrition, carbon sequestration, biological nitrification inhibition, soil conservation, and adaptation to drought.

1236. Thompson, L.J., Hickman, C.J., Davies, J.P., Fern, F., & Downs, C.T. (2019). A review of the use of birds’ nests by Egyptian geese, including a breeding attempt in a hooded vulture nest. African Zoology, 54, 169–173.

This is the first time that an Egyptian goose has been recorded breeding in a hooded vulture nest.

1237. Trolliet, F., Bauman, D., Forget, P.-M, Doucet, J.-L., …, Hambuckers, A. (2019). How complementary are large frugivores for tree seedling recruitment? A case study in the Congo Basin. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 35, 223–236.

We quantified the effects of varying abundance of hornbills, primates and the forest elephant on the density, species richness and the mean weighted seed length of animal-dispersed tree species.

1238. Webala, P.W., Mwaura, J., Mware, J.M., Ndiritu, G.G., & Patterson, B.D. (2019). Effects of habitat fragmentation on the bats of Kakamega Forest, western Kenya. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 35, 260–269.

Forest specialists showed positive associations with forest variables (canopy cover, basal area and tree density).

Economics (Theory, technology, political economy, colonialism, development)

1239. Ntakyo, P. R., van den Berg, M., & Mugisha, J. (2019). Market production and productivity: The effects of cash cropping on technical efficiency in staple crop production. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 14(19), 828–842.

We found higher technical inefficiency in staple crops compared to the cash crop among the market-oriented households.

1240. Adegboyega, A. & Ajishola, O. (2019). Oyo-Ondo relations: A study in pristine inter-group relations in Nigeria. African Journal of History and Culture, 11(6), 57–64.

The noticeable degree of Benin and Ife influence on Ondo has not obliterated the Oyo factor as a strong force in the history of Ondo.

1241. Agyekum, K., Simons, B., & Botchway, S.Y. (2019). Factors influencing the performance of safety programmes in the Ghanaian construction industry. Acta Structilia, 25(2), 39–68.

The negative factors identified included, insufficient communication of safety programs; lack of workers’ self-protection and awareness and poor personal attitudes towards safety.

1242. Aneke, F.I. & Awuzie, B. (2019). Conversion of industrial wastes into marginal construction materials. Acta Structilia, 25(2), 119–137.

The utilization of some industrial wastes in the production of fly ash bricks showed potential to make salient contributions to society’s sustainable aspirations.

1243. Araújo, J. S., de Lima, W. B., do Nascimento, A. R. L., De Freitas, J. B. T., …, de Medeiros, G. R. (2019). Cultivation of cactus pear forage propagated through the method of fractionation of cladode. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 14(18), 801–805.

Fractionation of cladode is mostly indicated in Orelha de Elefante Mexicana, but was absent in Miúda.

1244. Balogun, O., Agumba, J., & Ansary, N. (2019). Evaluating credit accessibility predictors among small and medium contractors in the South African construction industry. Acta Structilia, 25(2), 69–93.

Owners should provide the tax number and the location of the business to improve their chances of obtaining full credit from financial institutions.

1245. Bissong, M.E.A. & Ateba, C.N. (2019). Detection of virulent thermophilic Campylobacter species in communal chickens. South African Journal of Science, 115(9/10), #4771.

Campylobacter is a foodborne pathogen found in the gut of poultry and other animals, which acts as reservoirs for human infection.

1246. Braun, L.N. (2019). Wandering women: The work of Congolese transnational traders. Africa, 89, 378–397.

I explore the moral anxieties associated with women’s transnational trade, anxieties that relate to broader issues about the politics of social networks within local bureaucratic infrastructures.

1247. Brunette, R., Klaaren, J., & Nqaba, P. (2019). Reform in the contract state: Embedded directions in public procurement regulation in South Africa. Development Southern Africa, 36, 537–554.

There is a public procurement regulatory regime which is weak, fragmented and incoherent, contributing to problems of state incapacity and corruption.

1248. Carrier, N. (2019). Mobile people, phones and photography: Somali visual practices in Nairobi’s Eastleigh estate. Africa, 89, 225–245

In Eastleigh Somalis have used photography and social media to take control of the way in which the estate is represented visually.

1249. Cirne, L.G.A., Sobrinho, A.G.S., Oliveira, E.A., Carvalho, G.G.P., …, Zeola, N.M.B.L. (2019). Nutritional characteristics of meat from lambs fed diets containing mulberry hay. South African Journal of Animal Science, 49, 20 – 28.

Inclusion of mulberry hay in lamb diets increases the amount of desirable fatty acids in their meat.

1250. Curzaynz-Leyva, K.R., Bárcena-Gama, J.R., Sánchez-del Real, C., Escobar-España, J.C., …, Flores-Santiago, E.J. (2019). Effect of dried distillers grains (DDGS) on diet digestibility, growth performance, and carcass characteristics in Creole wool lambs fed finishing diets. South African Journal of Animal Science, 49, 56 – 62.

Dried corn distillers grains in the dry matter intake of lambs, improved carcass weight, and did not adversely affect carcass characteristics.

1251. Demir, H. & Can, A. (2019). Effect of various levels of dietary whole cottonseed on blood parameters and performance of Awassi lambs under heat stress. South African Journal of Animal Science, 49, 50 – 55.

Supplementation of whole cottonseed did not affect blood glucose, urea, total protein, albumin and potassium levels of lambs.

1252. Demmer, S., Tedder, M.J., & Kirkman, K.P. (2019). Seed mix type but not planting method or seed priming affect grassland restoration outcomes: A greenhouse trial. African Journal of Range and Forage Science, 36, 115–124.

We designed a greenhouse pot trial experiment aimed at quantifying restoration success through the measurement of seedling recruitment, biomass production and composition responses of commercial and harvested seed mixes.

1253. Derbyshire, S.F. (2019). Trade, development and destitution: A material culture history of fishing on the western shore of Lake Turkana, northern Kenya. African Studies, 78, 324–346.

I was concerned with tracing changes in the production, use, and exchange of everyday material culture through recent history to draw together personal narratives of socioeconomic, ecological and political change.

1254. Gatfield, R.C. (2019). The isimodeni style: Traditional beadwork, Zulu trinket or South African sartorial tradition on Durban’s Golden Mile? Anthropology Southern Africa, 42, 127–148.

I examine how a beadwork tradition transformed into a “Zulu” tourism commodity, and into a nationalized form of ethnic identity and sartorial tradition.

1255. Gebrmichael, A. (2019). Cattle milk production, processing and marketing situations of smallholder farmers in Telo district, Keffa zone, Ethiopia. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 14(18), 806–812.

Cows are the only animals used for milk production. Milk from small ruminants was not consumed due to cultural taboo.

1256. Guvuriro, S. & Booysen, F. (2019). Economic bargaining power and financial decision-making among married and cohabitant women in South Africa. Development Southern Africa, 36, 504–518.

Employment opportunities significantly enhances women’s role in financial decision-making.

1257. Habiyaremye, A. (2019). Enhancing productive capabilities through intra-regional trade and cross-border investments in Southern Africa. Development Southern Africa, 36, 409–425.

Industry- and firm-level data on bilateral capital goods trade and investments were used to assess the technological learning of the manufacturing sector in Botswana.

1258. Josling, G.C., Lepori, A.A., Neser, F.W.C., Lubout, P.C., & van Wyk, J.B. (2019). Evaluating horn traits of economic importance in sable antelope (Hippotragus niger niger). South African Journal of Animal Science, 49, 40 – 49.

Continuous horn growth throughout the lifetime of sable is suggested by the formation of ring posts, but is often masked by horn attrition.

1259. Kamga, G.E.K. (2019). Technique of empire: Colonisation through a state of exception. African Studies, 78, 438–456.

I examine how the country’s colonial past strongly influences current state structures through a basic reliance on emergency laws.

1260. Kelley, S.M. (2018). American rum, African consumers, and the transatlantic slave trade. African Economic History, 46(2), 1–29.

Carrying textiles in addition to rum helped the United States to become the third-largest carrier immediately before abolition in 1808.

1261. Kwarteng, A.T., Aidoo, R., & Sarfo-Mensah, P. (2019). Determinants of the extent of adoption of maize production technologies in Northern Ghana. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 14(19), 819–827.

Gender of household head did not influence the extent of adoption of improved seeds but was significant in fertilizer application and row planting.

1262. Lim, B., Kim, S., & Do, K. (2019). Investigation of single nucleotide polymorphisms in porcine candidate genes for blood component traits in pigs. South African Journal of Animal Science, 49, 90 – 98.

Nine blood component traits (insulin-like growth factor-I, insulin, immuno globulin, lymphocyte, monocyte, eosinophil, basophil, neutrophil and atypical lymph) were studied in pigs.

1263. Madimu, T. & Msindo, E. (2019). Towards banking inclusion? The Post Office Savings Bank (POSB) in Southern Rhodesia, 1905–1945. African Economic History, 47(1), 54–91.

Many Africans who banked with the Post Office Savings Bank experienced degrading treatment and were denied access to some facilities.

1264. Malindi, M. & Smallwood, J. (2019). The impact of the Construction Regulations 2014 on a water utility’s projects’ health and safety (H&S) performance in South Africa. Acta Structilia, 25(2), 138–177.

We recommend the integration of H&S in the initial project phases and early involvement of construction H&S professionals.

1265. Mangoma, A. & Wilson-Prangley, A. (2019). Black tax: Understanding the financial transfers of the emerging black middle class. Development Southern Africa, 36, 443–460.

The transfers are substantive and most often spent on general expenditure and education.

1266. Mark-Thiesen, C. (2018). Of vagrants and volunteers during Liberia’s Operation Production, 1963–1969. African Economic History, 46(2), 147–172.

States across the African continent continues to revert to repressive labor practices for the sake of food production, cash-cropping, territorial expansion and infrastructural development during the late colonial and postcolonial periods.

1267. Mlombo, A. (2019). Settler colonialism and trade in the periphery: Customs relations between Southern Rhodesia and South Africa, 1924–1935. African Economic History, 47(1), 92–115.

Divergence of interests saw a relationship marked by antagonism, competition and at times cooperation between the two settler colonial governments.

1268. Mohlakoana, N., de Groot, J., Knox, A., & Bressers, H. (2019). Determinants of energy use in the informal food sector. Development Southern Africa, 36, 476–490.

Multiple fuel-use and energy-stacking strategies are common among informal food enterprises.

1269. Molefe, M. (2019). Ubuntu and development: An African conception of development. Africa Today, 66, 97–115.

To articulate a conception of development, I rely on the paradigm of development ethics, which construes development as an ethical or philosophical enterprise.

1270. Mujere, J. & Mseba, A. (2019). The politics of African freehold land ownership in early colonial Zimbabwe, 1890–1930. African Economic History, 47(1), 32–53.

We discuss land, missionary paternalism, colonial projects of rural rule and the policing of settler social behaviour in early colonial Zimbabwe.

1271. Mwesige, R., Barekye, A., Etiang, J., Kwikiriza, G., …, Kyarisiima, S. (2019). Management of potato leaf miner in Uganda. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 14(19), 813–818.

Judicious use of pesticides in high leaf miner populations together with yellow sticky traps can reduce leaf miner populations and damage on potato.

1272. Nasila, M. & Cloete, C. (2019). adoption of building information modelling in the construction industry in Kenya. Acta Structilia, 25(2), 1–38.

The number of projects undertaken by a company using building information modelling in any capacity has an influence on greater productivity, due to easy retrieval of information.

1273. Njanike, K. (2019). An investigation on the determinants of opening a bank account in Zimbabwe. Development Southern Africa, 36, 426–442.

Individuals opening a bank account are influenced by location, age, gender, marital status, proof of residence, employment history and level of education.

1274. Phokane, S., Flett, B.C., Ncube, E., Rheeder, J.P., & Rose, L.J. (2019). Agricultural practices and their potential role in mycotoxin contamination of maize and groundnut subsistence farming. South African Journal of Science, 115(9/10), #6221.

The storage facilities used by the subsistence farmers allowed increased moisture and insect invasion.

1275. Ramanathan, R., Nair, M.N., Hunt, M.C., & Suman, S.P. (2019). Mitochondrial functionality and beef colour: A review of recent research. South African Journal of Animal Science, 49, 9 – 19.

The bright-red color of meat that consumers prefer depends on the depth of oxygen diffusion into the tissue and myoglobin oxygenation.

1276. Ramdav, T. & Harinarain, N. (2019). The use and benefits of Quick Response Codes for construction materials in South Africa. Acta Structilia, 25(2), 94–114.

We recommend introducing and implementing Quick Response Codes as a technological advancement in the construction industry.

1277. Ssebagala, R.A. (2019). Poor health as a precursor to consumer debt distress in South Africa. Development Southern Africa, 36, 519–536.

Poor health affects the capacity to earn income and accumulate assets, which limits access to quality healthcare.

1278. Tesfai, R. (2019). Does country context matter? Sub‐Saharan and North African immigrants’ Labour market outcomes in France and Spain. International Migration, 57(1), 298–317.

Sub‐Saharan African men are the only group significantly less likely to be employed in Spain, indicating that they experience unique barriers to job access.

1279. Van Melkebeke, S. (2018). Divergence in rural development: The curious case of coffee production in the Lake Kivu region (first half twentieth century). African Economic History, 46(2), 117–146.

Coffee production here primarily contrasted because of an interplay of differences in land availability and in indigenous precolonial landholding systems.

1280. Visagie, J. (2019). Measuring regional labour markets in South Africa: How robust are sub-national estimates from the Quarterly Labour Force Survey? Development Southern Africa, 36, 461–475.

I highlight the imperative to be transparent about sampling errors and to foster sensitivity within government, business and the public in general.

1281. Vokes, R. (2019). Signs of development: Photographic futurism and the politics of affect in Uganda. Africa, 89, 303–322.

The images and artefacts of this new visual culture served to greatly amplify the sense that all citizens would benefit from an emergent global capitalism.

1282. Wang, W.J., Wang, S.P., Luo, D.M., Zhao, X.L., …, Liu, G.W. (2019). Effect of Chinese herbal medicines on rumen fermentation, methanogenesis and microbial flora in vitro. South African Journal of Animal Science, 49, 63 – 70.

The amur cork tree also indirectly abates methane release by occupying the hydrogen (H₂) normally utilized for methanogenesis.

1283. Wylie, D. (2019). Narrating whales in Southern Africa. English in Africa, 46(1), 37–55.

Exploitation clashes in complex ways with whale-watching as a touristic activity, now a major draw to South Africa’s coastline.

1284. Zhang, J., He, H., & Liu, A.F. (2019). Identification of muscle and adipose gene expression patterns in lean and obese pigs. South African Journal of Animal Science, 49, 71 – 79.

Lean pigs have a distinct development pattern from obese pigs, involving lipogenesis, muscle growth, and energy metabolism.

1285. Zhen, Y.G., Zhao, W., Chen, X., Li, L.J., …, Wang, T. (2019). Effects of yeast culture on broiler growth performance, nutrient digestibility and caecal microbiota. South African Journal of Animal Science, 49, 99 – 108.

Dietary supplementation with 0.8% yeast culture positively influenced the caecal bacterial density and diversity in broiler chickens.

Ethnohistory

1286. Boakye, P.A. & Béland, D. (2019). Explaining chieftaincy conflict using historical institutionalism: A case study of the Ga Mashie chieftaincy conflict in Ghana. African Studies, 78, 403–422.

The imposition of colonial and postcolonial political structures has led to conflicting interpretations of who the rightful successor to the Ga Mashie throne is.

1287. Hooper, J. (2018). Yankees in Indian Ocean Africa: Madagascar and nineteenth-century American commerce. African Economic History, 46(2), 30–62.

I will examine how American merchants established themselves in Madagascar where local exigencies, particularly the existence of interregional exchange networks, shaped their commercial efforts.

1288. Karpas, Z. & Shvarts, S. (2019). [Memories of a Jewish rural doctor in South Africa during the 1930s and 1940s]. 38. Harefuah, 158(11), 760–763. [Article in Hebrew]

Dr. Jack Karpas relates some of the exotic incidents and medical problems he encountered.

1289. Koch, J. (2019). Fieldwork as performance: Being ethnographic in film-making. Anthropology Southern Africa, 42, 161–172.

I consider the making of the ethnographic film Kabul Kiya? Do You Accept? by Julia Koch, Helen Basu and Andreas Samland.

1290. Machava, B. (2019). Reeducation camps, austerity, and the Carceral Regime in socialist Mozambique (1974–79). The Journal of African History, 60, 429–455.

The Frelimo leaders envisioned a pedagogical institution that would undo the damage of colonialism by transforming reeducatees into new social beings.

1291. Muojama, O.G. (2019). Cocoa Marketing Board and the sustainable cocoa economy in colonial Nigeria. African Economic History, 47(1), 1–31.

The board intervened in the areas of disease control, cocoa and soil survey, rehabilitation of infected areas, quality assurance, and research into the economy of cocoa industry.

1292. Olukoju, A. (2018). The pressure group activity of federated chambers of commerce: The Joint West Africa Committee and the colonial office, c. 1903–1955. African Economic History, 46(2), 93–116.

The JWAC was beleaguered by frequent internal questioning of its efficacy and relevance, recurring duels with the imperial and colonial governments, and the challenges of two world wars and decolonization.

Kinship (Family organization, marriage)

1293. Alabi, O., Odimegwu, C.O., De-Wet, N., & Akinyemi, J.O. (2019). Does female autonomy affect contraceptive use among women in northern Nigeria? African Journal of Reproductive Health, 23(2), 92–100.

Empowering women in northern Nigeria, especially by education, will enable them to participate in healthy contraceptive decision making.

1294. Alambo, F.I. & Abera, H. (2018). Elderly care and social support systems among the Gedeo of southern Ethiopia: Socio-cultural contexts, forms, dynamics and challenges. African Studies Quarterly, 18(3), 15–28.

A holistic approach should be pursued to scale up the capabilities of rural households to ensure the sustained availability of informal care for older adults.

1295. Cebola, B.R., Menegazzo, F., Salmaso, L., Facchin, P., …, Pizzol, D. (2019). Pattern of domestic violence from 2011 to 2015 in Beira, Mozambique. African Health Sciences, 19(1), 1499–1506.

Consequences of domestic violence are isolation, inability to work, loss of wages, lack of participation in regular activities and limited ability to care for themselves and their children.

1296. Dar-Odeh, N., Elsayed, S.A., Nourwali, I., Ryalat, S., …, Abu-Hammad, O. (2019). Social factors as career obstacles for female oral and maxillofacial surgeons in three Middle Eastern countries. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 48(11), 1504–1508.

Female maxillofacial surgeons considered sexism, marriage, children, and the attitudes of society to be major career obstacles.

1297. Dziro, C. & Mhlanga, J. (2018). The sustainability of kinship foster care system in Zimbabwe: A study of households caring for orphans and other vulnerable children in Bikita. African Journal of Social Work, 8(2), 20–28.

Families are facing a number of challenges in meeting the health, education and social welfare needs of orphans under kinship-based foster care.

1298. Jirata, T.J. (2018). Contesting images of womanhood: The narrative construction of gender relations in Ethiopia. African Studies Quarterly, 18(3), 1–14.

Adults and children construct contesting images of womanhood through interpreting gendered folk narratives.

1299. Mhlanga, J., Kapesa, M.J., & Dziro, C. (2018). Analysing the effectiveness of foster care arrangement for unaccompanied refugee children at Tongogara Refugee Camp, Zimbabwe. African Journal of Social Work, 8(2), 29–37.

Child welfare players appear to be distraught with other pressing issues at the expense of the most fragile group, the unaccompanied refugee minors.

1300. Muchinako, G.A., Mpambela, N., & Muzingili, T. (2018). The time for reflection: Foster care as a child protection model in Zimbabwe. African Journal of Social Work, 8(2), 38–45.

Government as a chief custodian of children can work with other child protection players to improve the visibility of foster care.

1301. Njiru, R. (2019). Social networks, gender and HIV within marriages in Kenya. African Journal of AIDS Research, 18, 224–233.

Much social interaction serves to reinforce gender identities, ideologies and realities that already exist though gender relations might differ among poor rural and middle-class city couples.

Linguistics

1302. Adeọṣun, H.O. (2019). Portrayal of Yorùbá sociocultural heritage in the practice of the Kegite Movement in Nigerian tertiary institutions. South African Journal of African Languages, 39, 36–41.

Kegite Movement has been a virile organization in promoting Yorùbá sociocultural heritage and in uniting the youth in Nigerian tertiary institutions.

1303. Ahn, D. & van der Wal, J. (2019). What does that Lugwere demonstrative refer to? A semantic analysis of proximity and exteriority. Studies in African Linguistics, 48(1), 1–24.

The Bantu language Lugwere appears to have a typical three-way distinction in its demonstratives, with a proximal, medial, and distal series of demonstratives.

1304. Ajayi, T.M. & Bamgbose, G.A. (2019). Ideologies and impoliteness strategies in online ethno-religious conflict among Nigerians. Ghana Journal of Linguistics, 8(1), 60–80.

We reveal elements of they (them) versus we (us) ideology and different forms of impoliteness strategies permeate the discourse of online ethno-religious conflict.

1305. Alfred, B. & Taiwo, R. (2019). Framing and perspectives: Exploring the rhetorical functions of thematic choices in Nigerian editorials on terrorism in Nigeria. Ghana Journal of Linguistics, 8(1), 42–59.

Themes were made to function as adversatives, correctives, emphases and stance markers on security measures in the editorials.

1306. Andrason, A. (2019). The map of ti in Kituba - Testing and expanding the typological model of the polysemy of conjunctive coordinators. Studies in African Linguistics, 48(1), 93–132.

My model exhibits properties typical of complexity: structural intricacy, gradience, fuzziness, and multi-causality.

1307. Andrason, A. & Visser, M. (2019). Precipitation constructions in isiXhosa. South African Journal of African Languages, 39, 16–28.

We reveal several properties of precipitation constructions in isiXhosa that may have implications for a broader typological theory.

1308. Arnaiz-Villena, A., Lopez-Nares, A., Juárez, I., Ruizdel-Valle, V., …, Gomez-Casado, E. (2019). “Latín” rock scripts in Canary Islands are ancient Iberian inscriptions (Iberian-Guanche) A story of forgotten genetics, scripts, pyramids and other prehistoric artifacts. International Journal of Modern Anthropology, 2(12), 189 – 212.

Canarian prehistoric findings have been long neglected and forgotten but a common IberianGuanche rock writing culture existed in Canary Islands.

1309. Arnaiz-Villena, A., Lopez-Nares, A., Ruiz-del-Valle, V., Juárez, I., …, Romero, G.S. (2019). The Rock of the Dead: New “Latin” or “Iberian-Guanche” Inscriptions found in Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain). International Journal of Modern Anthropology, 2(12), 214 – 232.

Origin of these incise linear rock scripts could be found comparing them with European Runes, Iberian, Etruscan and other Old Italian writings.

1310. Arnaiz-Villena, A., Medina, M., López-Nares, A., Rodriguez-Rodriguez, J., & Ruiz-del-Valle, V. (2019). Cart-ruts in Lanzarote (Canary Islands, Spain) and Malta: First evidence of dating supported by dated ceramics. International Journal of Modern Anthropology, 2(12), 115–140.

Cart-ruts social, ritual and religious importance are discussed, as they could be used for space and time measurements, including astronomical calculations.

1311. Arndt, J.S. (2019). Engineered “Zuluness”: Language, education, and ethnic identity in South Africa, 1835–1990. The Journal of the Middle East and Africa, 10, 211–235.

Zuluness is the product of a historical process that involved language standardization and language education.

1312. Beyer, H.L. (2018). On recent proposals to abolish polysemy and homonymy in lexicography. Lexikos, 28, 1–31.

A lexicographical text grammar is presented as a parallel communication code to elements of the lexicographic text theory and linguistic grammars.

1313. Bisilki, A.K. (2019). Posture verb nominalisation in Līkpākpáln (Konkomba). Ghana Journal of Linguistics, 8(1), 1–22.

Līkpākpáln posture verb nominalisation sees a preponderant synchronisation of the processes of prefixation and a reduplication of the posture verb base.

1314. de Schryver, G.-M. & Nabirye, M. (2018). Corpus-driven Bantu lexicography Part 1: Organic corpus building for Lusoga. Lexikos, 28, 32–78.

The focus here is on the building of a so-called ‘organic corpus’ from scratch.

1315. de Schryver, G.-M. & Nabirye, M. (2018). Corpus-driven Bantu lexicography Part 2: Lemmatisation and rulers for Lusoga. Lexikos, 28, 79–111.

We focus on the building of a lemmatised frequency list directly within a dictionary-writing system.

1316. de Schryver, G.-M. & Nabirye, M. (2018). Corpus-driven Bantu lexicography Part 3: Mapping meaning onto use in Lusoga. Lexikos, 28, 112–151.

We focus on the microstructure of a dictionary and in particular on the concept of mapping meaning onto use.

1317. Fuertes-Olivera, P.A., Tarp, S., & Sepstrup, P. (2018). New insights in the design and compilation of digital bilingual lexicographical products: The case of the diccionarios valladolid-UVa. Lexikos, 28, 152–176.

We defend the premise that the future of e-lexicog-raphy basically rests on a close cooperation between research centers and high-tech companies.

1318. Gibson, H. & Marten, L. (2019). Probing the interaction of language contact and internal innovation four case studies of morphosyntactic change in Rangi. Studies in African Linguistics, 48(1), 63–92.

Investigating potentially contact-induced change in detail developes a more complex and fine-grained understanding of the morphosyntactic process of innovation involved.

1319. Gwekwerere, T., Mutasa, D.E., Mpondi, D., & Mubonderi, B. (2019). Patriotic narratives on national leadership in Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) and Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) song texts, ca 2000–2017. South African Journal of African Languages, 39, 56–66.

The musicians’ reluctance and/or failure to rise above the myth of the leaders of their respective political parties are the best ever to emerge in Zimbabwean politics.

1320. Hang’ombe, K., Mwiinde, Y.B., & Mweembe, M. (2019). The augment in Tonga. South African Journal of African Languages, 39, 29–35.

The augment in Tonga takes the shape of the front vowels and the low vowel, with the high front vowel being more productive.

1321. Inusah, A.R. & Mahama, E.S. (2019). Marking exhaustivity in Dagbanli. Ghana Journal of Linguistics, 8(1), 23–41.

Ko exhaustively marks objects constituents in post-verbal position and subjects in pre-verbal position.

1322. Kanana, F.E. & Ny’onga, A.C. (2019). Lexical restructuring processes in Sheng among the Matatu crew in Nakuru, Kenya. South African Journal of African Languages, 39, 42–55.

Nakuru Matatu Sheng primarily uses metathesis to restructure both Kiswahili and Nairobi Sheng to create a new and innovative Sheng for use in the Matatu crew community.

1323. Koopman, A. (2019). Zulu bird names: A progression over the decades (II) [Part two: The second hundred years, with Roberts, and Doke and Vilakazi]. South African Journal of African Languages, 39, 9–15.

Zulu-speaking people are directly involved not only in the recording of Zulu bird names, but also in creating them for educational and tourism purposes.

1324. Koopman, A. & Turner, N.S. (2019). Morphology of Zulu bird names: Old and new. South African Journal of African Languages, 39, 1–8.

Professors compiled a comprehensive list of all Zulu bird names specifically for the region of KwaZulu-Natal.

1325. Mabule, D.R. (2019). Code-switching as a form of communication: Insights from a South African public hearing discussion. South African Journal of African Languages, 39, 67–75.

Social studies on code-switching reveal that switching between languages is not restricted to informal contexts.

1326. Maepa, S.M. & Mojalefa, M.J. (2019). Diponagalo tša epiki ya Sesotho sa Leboa [The characteristic features of Sesotho sa Leboa epic poetry]. South African Journal of African Languages, 39, 76–84. [in isiZulu].

We will focus on the characteristic features of Sesotho sa Leboa epic poetry by aligning them to Sebilwane, Leduleputswa, Ga se ya Lešaka le, and Maletsoge.

1327. Nwabueze, I.O.A. (2019). Meaning modals: An inquiry into the semantic content of some English modals. Ghana Journal of Linguistics, 8(1), 81–108.

Modals usage by Nigerian women have propositional contents that are not fully self-assertive but rather hegemonic in its support of patriarchy.

1328. Sagna, S. (2019). A typological overview of Eegimaa (Jóola Banjal). Studies in African Linguistics, 48(1), 25–53.

I show that Eegimaa classifies nouns and verbs by the same overt linguistic means, namely, noun class prefixes.

1329. Smolders, J.A.G. (2019). Nominal and verbal number in Bilugu Opo. Studies in African Linguistics, 48(1), 133–184.

A large group of verbs derives a plural stem through morpho-phonemic means (tone modification, vowel gemination, and reduplication) with unpredictable semantics.

Medical Studies (Fertility, diet, disease, genetics, adaptation)

1330. Abbasi, I., Nasereddin, A., & Warburg, A. (2019). Development of a next generation DNA sequencing-based multi detection assay for detecting and identifying Leishmania parasites, blood sources, plant meals and intestinal microbiome in phlebotomine sand flies. Acta Tropica, 199, 105101.

PCR amplification was achieved using some published and some new primers designed specifically for identifying Leishmania spp. (ITS1), sand fly spp. (cytochrome oxidase I), vertebrate blood (Cytochrome b), and prokaryotic micobiome (16 s rRNA).

1331. Abuhaloob, L., MacGillivray, S., Mossey, P., & Freeman, R. (2019). Maternal and child oral health interventions in Middle East and North Africa regions: A rapid review. International Dental Journal, 69(6), 409–418.

We need to verify the effectiveness of incorporating multi-disciplinary, theory-driven oral health interventions into ongoing WHO maternal and child health program.

1332. Adam, I., Kheiri, S., Sharif, M.E., Ahmed, A.B.A., & Rayis, D.A. (2019). Anaemia is associated with an increased risk for caesarean delivery. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 147(2), 202–205.

Overweight, obesity, and anemia were associated with cesarean delivery.

1333. Agba, A.A., Aken’Ova, T.O., & Audu, P.A. (2018). Cryptosporidium infection among children attending some hospitals in Funtua Local Government Area, Katsina State, Nigeria. The Zoologist, 16, 1–5.

Infection was more prevalent in children who defecated in open fields than those who used pit latrines and water closets.

1334. Aiyenigba, A.O., Weeks, A.D., & Rahman, A. (2019). Managing psychological trauma of infertility. African Journal of Reproductive Health, 23(2), 76–91.

The Fertility Life Counselling Aid has been developed to manage the psychological morbidity associated with infertility using cognitive behavioral therapy.

1335. Amare, Z.Y., Ahmed, M.E., & Mehari, A.B. (2019). Determinants of nutritional status among children under age 5 in Ethiopia: Further analysis of the 2016 Ethiopia demographic and health survey. Global Health, 15(1), 62.

Child’s age, sex, and perceived birth weight, mother’s educational status, body mass index, and type of toilet facility had significant associations with stunting.

1336. Angell, J.N., Abdul-Mumin, A.S., & Gold, K.J. (2019). Determining the cause of stillbirth in Kumasi, Ghana. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 147(2), 173–178.

We noted a high rate of stillbirth attributed to hypoxic intrapartum events, placental abruption, pre-eclampsia, and unspecified bacterial infections.

1337. Anger, H.A., Dabash, R., Durocher, J., Hassanein, N., …, Winikoff, B. (2019). The effectiveness and safety of introducing condom-catheter uterine balloon tamponade for postpartum haemorrhage at secondary level hospitals in Uganda, Egypt and Senegal: A stepped wedge, cluster-randomised trial. BJOG, 126(13), 1612–1621.

Introduction of condom-catheter uterine balloon tamponade did not improve maternal outcomes and was associated with an increase in the combined incidence of postpartum hemorrhage-related surgery and maternal death.

1338. Ashaba, S., Cooper-Vince, C.E., Vořechovská, D., Rukundo, G.Z., …, Tsai, A.C. (2019). Community beliefs, HIV stigma, and depression among adolescents living with HIV in rural Uganda. African Journal of AIDS Research, 18, 169–180.

We identified several protective factors, including counselling, family and religious support, and timely serostatus disclosure.

1339. Awolude, O.A. & Oyerinde, S.O. (2019). Invasive cervical cancer in Ibadan: Socio-sexual characteristics, clinical stage at presentation, histopathology distributions and HIV status. African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 13(1), 32–38.

HIV seemed relatively common among invasive cervical cancer patients, and they presented at lower ages, at more advanced stages, earlier coitarche and more lifetime sexual partners.

1340. Barzangi, J., Arnrup, K., Unell, L., & Skovdahl, K. (2019). Experiences and perceptions of infant dental enucleation among Somali immigrants in Sweden: A phenomenographic study. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica, 77(8), 566–573.

Infant dental enucleation is seen variously as an effective, necessary treatment; as a disputed tradition; as an alternative to failure; and as a desperate measure.

1341. Belglaiaa, E. & Mougin, C. (2019). [Cervical cancer: Current situation and management in Morocco]. Bulletin du Cancer, 106(11), 1008–1022. [Article in French]

Virtually all cervical cancers are associated with persistent infection of high risk human papillomavirus.

1342. Benson, A.E., Benson, M.J., & Luke, A.H. (2019). Assessment of maternal referral systems used for a rural Zambian hospital: The development of setting specific protocols for the identification of complications. African Health Sciences, 19(1), 1536–1543.

Referral was used for post-partum hemorrhage, prolonged labor, malpresentation, antepartum hemorrhage, and retained placenta.

1343. Bidemi, Y.O., Ayobami, A.-O.F., Olamiposi, O.D., & Abbas, G. (2019). Modelling the morbidity pattern of tuberculosis and its associated factors in Oyo State, Nigeria. African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 13(1), 11–23.

The low frequency of tuberculosis in the state may be an indication and good evidence of concerted control measures.

1344. Boni, S., Tchounga, B., Comoe, K., Guie, P., …, Jaquet, A. (2019). Assessment of the scale-up of cervical cancer screening in Abidjan stratified by HIV status. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 147(2), 246–251.

Despite successful expansion of cervical cancer screening from HIV clinics to other facilities, the estimated screening coverage of the targeted population remained low.

1345. Bonner, C.P., Browne, F.A, Ndirangu, J.W., Howard, B., …, Wechsberg, W.M. (2019). Exploring the associations between physical and sexual gender-based violence and HIV among women who use substances in South Africa: The role of agency and alcohol. AIDS Care, 31, 1369–1375.

South Africa has the highest prevalence of HIV among women, the highest prevalence of gender-based violence, and the highest rates of per capita alcohol consumption.

1346. Burman, C. & Aphane, M. (2019). Improved adherence to anti-retroviral therapy among traditionalists: Reflections from rural South Africa. African Health Sciences, 19(1), 1422–1432.

We found self-reported increases in adherence to antiretroviral therapy and a reduction in internalized stigma.

1347. Casacuberta-Partal, M., Hoekstra, P.T., Kornelis, D., van Lieshout, L., & van Dam, G.J. (2019). An innovative and user-friendly scoring system for standardised quantitative interpretation of the urine-based point-of-care strip test (POC-CCA) for the diagnosis of intestinal schistosomiasis: A proof-of-concept study. Acta Tropica, 199, 105150.

We demonstrate the usefulness of the G-scores for standardizing the visual scoring of the POC-CCA urine strip assay.

1348. Chemhaka, G.B. & Odimegwu, C.O. (2019). The proximate determinants of fertility in Eswatini. African Journal of Reproductive Health, 23(2), 65–75.

Contraception had the greatest impact of fertility reduction, then sexual activity, postpartum infecundability and induced abortion.

1349. Chia, G., Ahmed, L., Oligbu, P., Odeigah, L., & Oligbu, G. (2019). Are antibiotics of any use in the management of granuloma annulare in children? African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 13(2), 1–12.

Rifampicin, ofloxacin and minocycline have shown promising results in adults, but more studies are needed to validate these findings in children.

1350. Chowdhuri, R.N., Pinchoff, J., Boyer, C.B., & Ngo, T.D. (2019). Exploring gender and partner communication: Theory of planned behavior predictors for condom use among urban youth in Zambia. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 147(2), 258–267.

Public health programs aimed at increasing safer sexual behavior and use of condoms must consider improving gender equity and partner communication.

1351. Cluver, C.A., Charles, W., van der Merwe, C., Bezuidenhout, H., …, Odendaal, H. (2019). The association of prenatal alcohol exposure on the cognitive abilities and behaviour profiles of 4-year-old children: a prospective cohort study. BJOG, 126, 1588–1597.

Low to moderate prenatal alcohol use was not associated with cognitive or behavioral problems in 4-year-olds.

1352. Conti-Ramsden, F.I., Nathan, H.L., De Greeff, A., Hall, D.R., …, Bramham, K. (2019). Pregnancy-related acute kidney injury in preeclampsia: Risk factors and renal outcomes. Hypertension, 74(5), 1144–1151.

Acute kidney injury was common in women with preeclampsia and had high rates of associated maternal and perinatal mortality.

1353. Dahiru, A.M.C., Raheem, N., Nggada, H.A., Muzzamil, A., & Dahiru, Y. (2019). Isolated testicular metastasis from prostatic adenocarcinoma. Annals of African Medicine, 18, 173–175.

Metastasis to the testis alone without associated secondaries to other sites can occur and so far, few cases have been reported globally.

1354. Dapurkar, D. & Telang, M. (2019). A patent perspective on chikungunya. Acta Tropica, 199, 105131.

Chikungunya is a viral disease caused by chikungunya virus belonging to the Alphavirus genus and transmitted to humans by mosquitoes of Aedes spp.

1355. Du, W., Hu, C., Yu, C., Tong, J., …, Liu, Y. (2019). Comparison between pupal and adult X-ray radiation, designed for the sterile insect technique for Aedes albopictus control. Acta Tropica, 199, 105110.

Sterile insect technique based on x-ray irradiation is scientific and feasible to control Aedes albopictus.

1356. El Achi, N., Papamichail, A., Rizk, A., Lindsay, H., …, Patel, P. (2019). A conceptual framework for capacity strengthening of health research in conflict: The case of the Middle East and North Africa region. Global Health, 15(1), 81.

Our proposed framework takes into consideration safety, infrastructure, communication and adaptability as key factors that affect research capacity strengthening in conflict.

1357. Esan, H., Agress, J., Seng, E.K., Shuter, J., & Weinberger, A.H. (2019). Characteristics associated with perceived interrelations of pain and smoking among people living with HIV. AIDS Care, 31, 1348–1352.

Significant associations were found between greater current pain severity and greater endorsement of overall perceived interrelations between pain and smoking and pain as a motivator for smoking.

1358. Fawole, O.I., van Wyk, J.M., Balogun, B.O., Akinsola, O.J., & Adejimi, A. (2019). Preparing medical students to recognize and respond to gender based violence in Nigeria. African Health Sciences, 19(1), 1486–1498.

The location of school, previous training and personal comfort remained significant determinants of students’ self reported skills on gender based violence.

1359. Ge, S., McCaul, M.E., Nolan, M.T., Wei, Z., …, Chander, G. (2019). The relationship between alcohol use and anxiety and retrospective attendance of primary care visits among women with human immunodeficiency virus. AIDS Care, 31, 1362–1368.

Identifying and treating women with HIV with alcohol use, moderate/severe anxiety symptoms and/or cocaine use could potentially improve their retention in care.

1360. Gelaw, A., Pietsch, C., & Liebert, U.G. (2019). Genetic diversity of human adenovirus and human astrovirus in children with acute gastroenteritis in Northwest Ethiopia. Archives of Virology, 164, 2985–2993.

Human adenovirus and human astrovirus are common in children with diarrhea in Ethiopia.

1361. George, E.C., Kiguli, S., Olupot, P.O., Opoka, R.O., …, Walker, A.S. (2019). Mortality risk over time after early fluid resuscitation in African children. Critical Care, 23(1), 377.

Administration of modest bolus volumes appeared to prevent mortality risk declining at the same rate that it would have done without a bolus.

1362. Hadadi, K., Hommadi, M., Belemlih, M., Zaghba, N., …, Mansouri, H. (2019). [Solitary bone plasmocytoma: Experience from the radiotherapy department at Mohammed-V military teaching hospital in Rabat (Morocco)]. Cancer Radiotherapy, 23(8), 867–873. [Article in French]

Radiation therapy is the standard treatment for solitary bone plasmocytoma and provides good control.

1363. Hadrami, M., Bonnet, C., Veten, F., Zeitz, C., …, Houmeida, A. (2019). A novel missense mutation of GJA8 causes congenital cataract in a large Mauritanian family. European Journal of Ophthalmology, 29(6), 621–628.

We identified a new mutation (c.166A>C) in GJA8 underlying a nuclear congenital cataract.

1364. Ibrahim, H. & Yaroko, A.A. (2019). Palliative external beam radiotherapy for advanced breast cancer patients with brain metastasis in the university college hospital Ibadan. Annals of African Medicine, 18, 127–131.

Whole-brain radiotherapy is an effective treatment modality for patients with brain metastasis in our resource-poor environment.

1365. Jacob, C.M., Lawrence, W.T., Inskip, H.M., McAuliffe, F.M., …, Hanson, M. (2019). Do the concepts of “life course approach” and “Developmental Origins of Health and Disease” underpin current maternity care? Study protocol. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 147(2), 140–146.

We provide new knowledge about the perspectives of midwives and obstetricians on Developmental Origins of Health and Disease to prevent the intergenerational passage of non-communicable diseases.

1366. Kalisa, R., Rulisa, S., van den Akker, T., & van Roosmalen, J. (2019). Is prolonged labor managed adequately in rural Rwandan hospitals? African Journal of Reproductive Health, 23(2), 27–34.

We recommend training for more appropriate decision-making during labor to prevent unnecessary cesarean section and proper use of artificial rupture of membranes, oxytocin augmentation and vacuum extraction can be provided safely.

1367. Kebede, G., Kumsa, A., Tafese, A., Abdissa, S., …, Arora, A. (2019). HIV/AIDS prevention practices among military personnel in Northwest Ethiopia. AIDS Care, 31, 1384–1388.

Many military personnel had multiple sexual partners with lower levels of condom utilization with non-regular sexual partners.

1368. Kounta, C.H., Sagaon-Teyssier, L., Balique, H., Diallo, F., …, Keita, B.D. (2019). Sex work among female workers in the traditional mining sector in Mali – results from the ANRS-12339 Sanu Gundo cross-sectional study in 2015. African Journal of AIDS Research, 18, 215–223.

Poverty and boyfriends’ refusal to use condoms remain key barriers to systematic condom use among female sex workers.

1369. Kumari, S., Reddy, D.C., & Paul, S.T. (2019). The normal range of maximal incisal opening in pediatric population and its association with physical variables. Annals of African Medicine, 18, 153–157.

A strong positive correlation of maximal incisal opening with height and weight was observed.

1370. Le Tape, A.R., Geyer, L.S., & Carbonatto, C.L. (2019). The relevance of the content of an HIV and AIDS social intervention programme for the youth in the Northern Cape, South Africa. African Journal of AIDS Research, 18, 234–243.

Relevant community leaders should be visited to explain the rationale for the youth’s involvement in programs.

1371. Lumor, O., Dzabeng, F., & Adanu, R.M. (2019). Factors influencing the use of anemia preventing measures among antenatal clinic attendees in the Kintampo North Municipality, Ghana. African Journal of Reproductive Health, 23(2), 35–43.

The use of all anemia preventing interventions among pregnant women was found to be 30%.

1372. Malemela, R.D. & Mashegoane, S. (2019). The prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms and their psychological correlates amongst pregnant clinic attendees in the Capricorn District, South Africa. African Journal of Reproductive Health, 23(2), 44–55.

Higher age, the number of gestation weeks, previous pregnancy-related complications, perinatal depression, pregnancy-related anxiety and clinical anger were variably positive predictors of obsessive compulsive disorder.

1373. Matose, M.T., Poluta, M., & Douglas, T.S. (2019). Natural ventilation as a means of airborne tuberculosis infection control in minibus taxis. South African Journal of Science, 115(9/10), #5737.

Two open-window configurations were found to provide ventilation rates close to or exceeding WHO recommended per-person requirements for high-risk clinical areas.

1374. Mekue, L.M., Nkenfou, C.N., Dambaya, B., Fotso, I., …, Ndjolo, A. (2019). Implication of five AIDS related genes in mother-to-child transmission and acquisition of Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 in Cameroon. African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 13(1), 1–10.

We showed that polymorphisms in chemokine ligand may be involved in mother-to-child disease transmission.

1375. Mitiku, H., Admassu, D., Teklemariam, Z., Weldegebreal, F., & Nigusse, A. (2019). Nutritional status of school children in eastern Hararghe administrative zone, eastern Ethiopia. Journal of Public Health, 27, 111–118.

Stunting and thinness were significantly increased in the higher age group.

1376. Mizuno, Y., Higa, D.H., Leighton, C.A., Mullins, M., & Crepaz, N. (2019). Is co-location of services with HIV care associated with improved HIV care outcomes? A systematic review. AIDS Care, 31, 1323–1331.

We consider HIV care co-located with tuberculosis care, non-HIV specific primary care, drug abuse treatment, prevention of mother-to-child disease transmission programs, and mental health care.

1377. Mohamed, N., Magzoub, M., Mohamed, R.E.H., Aleanizy, F.S., …, Alkarsany, M.M.S. (2019). Prevalence and identification of arthropod-transmitted viruses in Kassala state, eastern Sudan. Libyan Journal of Medicine, 14(1), 1564511.

The chikungunya virus is the predominant causative agent of arboviruses. Hepatitis E virus and malaria were found using molecular techniques and serology.

1378. Mthembu, Z., Maharaj, P., & Rademeyer, S. (2019). “I am aware of the risks, I am not changing my behaviour”: Risky sexual behaviour of university students in a high-HIV context. African Journal of AIDS Research, 18, 244–253.

Students continue to engage in risk behaviors including unprotected sexual intercourse, multiple sexual partners and the use of alcohol.

1379. Muhammad, R., Isah, A., Agida, T., & Akaba, G. (2019). A prospective study to compare the effectiveness of adjunctive rectal misoprostol or oxytocin titration in the prevention of primary post-partum haemorrhage in at risk patients. African Health Sciences, 19(1), 1517–1524.

Rectal misoprostol is as effective and safe as oxytocin when used as an adjunctive uterotonic in preventing post-partum hemorrhage.

1380. Mumm, R. & Scheffler, C. (2019). Lack of evidence of nutritional influence on height in four low and middle-income countries. Anthropologischer Anzeiger, 76(5), 421–432.

We used Structural Equation Modeling to test if the commonly assumed hypothetical interaction of height and nutrition can be supported.

1381. Mustafa, M.B., Hassan, M.O., Alhussein, A., Mamoun, E., …, Suleiman, A.M. (2019). Oral leukoplakia in the Sudan: Clinicopathological features and risk factors. International Dental Journal, 69(6), 428–435.

Toombak dipping was the significant risk factor for dysplastic changes, while female gender and verrucous leukoplakia were the factors associated with malignant transformation.

1382. Mutombo, N., Landouré, A., Man, W.Y., Fenwick, A., …, McLaws, M.-L. (2019). The association between child Schistosoma spp. infections and morbidity in an irrigated rice region in Mali: A localized study. Acta Tropica, 199, 105115.

We call for routine integration of iron supplementation, food fortification and diet diversification into the deworming program.

1383. Naidoo, P. & Premdutt, R. (2019). Do challenges still exist amongst HIV/AIDS patients in managing their condition? A cross-sectional study of 297 participants in the Ethekwini Metro of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. African Journal of AIDS Research, 18, 198–204.

We found a significant association between education and financial status and management of their condition.

1384. Ndmason, L.M., Marbou, W.J.T., & Kuete, V. (2019). Urinary tract infections, bacterial resistance and immunological status: a cross sectional study in pregnant and non-pregnant women at Mbouda Ad-Lucem Hospital. African Health Sciences, 19(1), 1525–1535.

We found a high prevalence of Staphylococcus sp as the main urinary tract infectious pathogen in women.

1385. Nkenfou, C.N., Hell, V.N., Georges, N.-T., Ngoufack, M.N., …, Ndjolo, A. (2019). Usage of a rapid diagnostic test for malaria in children. African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 13(1), 24–31.

We evaluated the performance of a rapid diagnostic test (SD Bioline Malaria Antigen P.f/Pan) to diagnose malaria in children.

1386. Nottidge, T.E., Nottidge, B.A., & Ekrikpo, U.E. (2019). Prevalence and predictors of low back pain in a Southern Nigerian hospital. Annals of African Medicine, 18, 167–172.

Female gender, increasing age, body mass index ≥25 kg/m², and frequently adopting a bending posture, were significantly associated with low back pain.

1387. Odeigah, L., Rasaki, S.O., Ajibola, A.F., Hafsat, A.A., …, Musah, Y. (2019). High risk sexual behavior among adolescent senior secondary school students in Nigeria. African Health Sciences, 19(1), 1467–1477.

An appreciable number did not perceive any danger in keeping multiple sexual partners or being engaged in unprotected sex.

1388. Oduetse, O.K., Nkomo, B., Majingo, N., Mashalla, Y., & Seloilwe, E. (2019). Perceptions and attitudes towards acceptability of HIV self-testing among female sex workers in Selibe Phikwe, Botswana. African Journal of AIDS Research, 18, 192–197.

Improving the uptake of HIV self-testing will require community sensitization, the availability of counselling services, close follow-ups.

1389. Oluyemi, J.A., Adejoke, J.A., Bukola, O.L., Deborah, A., & Gbenga, P. (2019). Knowledge, beliefs and sources of information of HIV among students of a Tertiary Institution in Nigeria. International Journal of Modern Anthropology, 2(12), 63–78.

Participants have high knowledge of HIV although fraught with misconceptions that stems from the beliefs held about the disease.

1390. Omisore, N.O., Oyewole, M.O., & Akinkunmi, E.O. (2019). Multidrug resistant mycobacterium tuberculosis in Adamawa State, Nigeria. African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 13(1), 39–47.

There was only one case of resistance to streptomycin, three to ethambutol and six to isoniazid.

1391. Oni, H.T., Tshitangano, T.G., & Akinsola, H.A. (2019). Sexual harassment and victimization of students: a case study of a higher education institution in South Africa. African Health Sciences, 19(1), 1478–1485.

Both male and female students on campus are experiencing different forms of sexual harassment.

1392. Onwujekwe, O., Etiaba, E., Mbachu, C., Ezenwaka, U., …, Uzochukwu, B. (2019). Building the capacity of users and producers of evidence in health policy and systems research for better control of endemic diseases in Nigeria: A situational analysis. Global Health, 15(1), 69.

The majority of researchers stated their preferred channel of dissemination of research finding to be journal publication.

1393. Onyemelukwe, O.U. & Maiha, B.B. (2019). Hyperhomocysteinemia and folate levels in normal healthy Nigerians living in Zaria: Subanalysis of ABU homocysteine cross-sectional survey. Annals of African Medicine, 18, 143–152

Hyperhomocysteinemia may not be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in normal, healthy Nigerians.

1394. Ouedraogo, S., Tapsoba, T.W., Bere, B., Ouangre, E., & Zida, M. (2019). [Epidemiology, treatment and prognosis of colorectal cancer in young adults in sub-Saharan Africa]. Bulletin du Cancer, 106(11), 969–974. [Article in French]

Colorectal cancer in young adults occurs without obvious risk factors. Mortality remains high because of the limited therapeutic arsenal.

1395. Pinheiro, Y.A.N. (2019). Associations between female genital mutilation/cutting and HIV: A review of the evidence.African Journal of AIDS Research, 18, 181–191.

I reviewed current evidence of associations between female genital mutilation/cutting and HIV from peer-reviewed as well as grey literature.

1396. Pullanhi, U., Khan, S., Vinod, V., Mohan, K., & Kumar, A. (2019). Outcome of acute urinary tract infections caused by uropathogenic Escherichia coli with phenotypically demonstrable virulence factors. Annals of African Medicine, 18, 138–142.

Uropathogenic E. coli occurs because of multiple virulence factors. Biofilm formation and mannose-resistant hemagglutination are more likely to be seen in catheterized patients.

1397. Quarcoo, A.E. & Tarkang, E.E. (2019). Socio-demographic and structural predictors of involvement of the male partner in maternal health care in Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana. African Journal of Reproductive Health, 23(2), 56–64.

Strategies to improve male partner involvement in maternal health should target the younger, the legally married, and male partners with a low level of education.

1398. Ramzy, R.M.R., Kamal, H.A., Hassan, M.A., & Haggag, A.A. (2019). Elimination of lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem from the Arab Republic of Egypt. Acta Tropica, 199, 105121.

Lymphatic filariasis is caused by Wuchereria bancrofti and transmitted by Culex pipiens.

1399. Robinson, B., Pote, L., & Christie, C. (2019). Strength and conditioning practices of high school rugby coaches: A South African context. South African Journal of Science, 115(9/10), #5837.

No-fee school coaches did not have the qualifications necessary to administer the correct training techniques.

1400. Seim, A.R., Alassoum, Z., Lalonde, A.B., & Souley, I. (2019). An integrating model for rapid reduction of maternal mortality due to primary postpartum haemorrhage - novel use of the catalyst approach to public health. African Journal of Reproductive Health, 23(2), 18–26.

The Niger model is a complex intervention aiming to maximize impact from existing health system resources even in remote areas.

1401. Shumway, M., Luetkemeyer, A.F., Peters, M.G., Johnson, M.O., …, Riley, E.D. (2019). Direct-acting antiviral treatment for HIV/HCV patients in safety net settings: patient and provider preferences. AIDS Care, 31, 1340–1347.

Patients and providers had strong preferences for treatment within the medical homes where patients receive HIV care.

1402. Şık, A., Bilecan, S., Kumbasar, S., Akpak, Y.K., & Aba, Y.A. (2019). Does feticide shorten termination duration in second trimester pregnancy terminations? African Health Sciences, 19(1), 1544–1553.

The misoprostol protocol is shown to be effective and safe for the termination of pregnancies during the second trimester.

1403. Soneye, M.A., Adekanmi, A.J., Obajimi, N.O., & Aje, A. (2019). Intima-media thickness of femoral arteries and carotids among an adult hypertensive Nigerian population: A case–control study to assess their use as surrogate markers of atherosclerosis. Annals of African Medicine, 18, 158–166.

The femoral and the carotid artery show similar significantly increased intima-media thickness in hypertensive adults.

1404. Sparrow-Downes, V.M., Loutfy, M., Antoniou, T., & Vigod, S.N. (2019). Postpartum mental health service utilization in women with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): A population-based study. AIDS Care, 31, 1332–1339.

It is important to consider postpartum mental health as part of comprehensive reproductive health care for women with HIV.

1405. Tumwine, C., Aggleton, P., & Bell, S. (2019). Accessing HIV treatment and care services in fishing communities around Lake Victoria in Uganda: mobility and transport challenges. African Journal of AIDS Research, 18, 205–214.

A poor transport system in fishing communities was reported to force both fisherfolk and health care providers sometimes to cancel journeys to centers providing healthcare.

1406. Wu, M., An, R., Chen, Y., Chen, T., …, Du, J. (2019). Vaccination with recombinant Toxoplasma gondii CDPK3 induces protective immunity against experimental toxoplasmosis. Acta Tropica, 199, 105148.

Preventive measures for toxoplasmosis are currently lacking and as such, development of novel vaccines is of urgent need.

1407. Zongo, N., Korsaga Somé, N., Ouédraogo, S., Ouédraogo, A.S., …, Dem, A. (2019). [Cancer of the vulva: Diagnostic stages, treatment and survival in a country with limited resources (Burkina Faso)]. Bulletin du Cancer, 106(11), 1057–1063. [Article in French].

Cancer of the vulva is rare and raises major therapeutic difficulties.

1408. Zyambo, C.M., Burkholder, G.A., Cropsey, K.L., Willig, J.H., …, Hendricks, P.S. (2019). Predictors of smoking cessation among people living with HIV receiving routine clinical care. AIDS Care, 31, 1353–1361.

Targeted smoking cessation intervention strategies are needed for groups less likely to quit, including older patients, and those with alcohol and substance use disorders.

Political Structure (Process, law)

1409. Agbalajobi, D.T., & Oluwalogbon, L.A. (2019). The Nigerian senate and the politics of the non-passage of the gender equality bill. African Journal of Political Science and International Relations, 13(3), 17–23.

I consider the patriarchal nature of the Nigerian society and the Senate in particular, the cultural and religious dimensions and the content of the bill.

1410. Agbo, G.A. (2019). Challenging the frivolities of power: The ubiquitous camera and Nigerian political elites. Africa, 89, 286–302.

The ubiquitous camera is a means through which the public observes, polices and exposes the duplicity of state functionaries.

1411. Asante, K.T. (2018). “Intimate knowledge of the country”: Factionalism in the mid-nineteenth-century Gold Coast administration. African Economic History, 46(2), 63–92.

When allowed the opportunity to influence administrative policy, merchants adopted cordial relations with the new officials and readily offered their cooperation.

1412. Asfaw, G. K. (2019). Citizens’ trust in public and political institutions in Ethiopia. African Journal of Political Science and International Relations, 13(3), 24–39.

Citizens’ popular trust in Ethiopia is a function of their expectation of the quality of the services offered.

1413. Bacon, T. & Muibu, D. (2019). The domestication of Al-Shabaab. The Journal of the Middle East and Africa, 10, 279–305.

Foreign fighters shape insurgencies and their involvement significantly helps or hurts local opposition movements.

1414. Balogun, O.M. (2019). Beauty and the bikini: Embodied respectability in Nigerian beauty pageants. African Studies Review, 62(2), 80–102.

Women’s figurative and literal bodies were used to strategically situate propriety, social acceptance, and reputability for the self and the nation.

1415. Ben Khelil, M., Belghith, M., Chraiti, A., Gharbaoui, M., …, Hamdoun, M. (2019). Workplace homicides in northern Tunisia: A 15-Year Study (2003-2017). The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 40(4), 366–370.

The application of prevention measures is required based on improving environmental measures targeting, in priority, security guards and taxi drivers.

1416. David, D. Y. (2019). Democratization and nation-building in Nigeria, from 1914 to 2004: An appraisal. African Journal of History and Culture, 11(5), 51–56.

From 1914–1960 when the British colonial authorities administered the colonial state of Nigeria, the principle of democratization was not really employed in the affairs of the state.

1417. De Jong, M., Collins, A., & Plüg, S. (2019). “To be healthy to me is to be free”: How discourses of freedom are used to construct healthiness among young South African adults. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 14(1), 1603518.

Freedom discourses also played a role in connecting health to neoliberal discourses idealizing economic productivity and hard work.

1418. Debrah, E., Effah, J., & Owusu-Mensah, I. (2019). Does the use of a biometric system guarantee an acceptable election’s outcome? Evidence from Ghana’s 2012 election. African Studies, 78, 347–369.

The biometric system stimulated high voter participation and confidence in the electoral process; and served as a forensic measure against election fraud such as impersonation and multiple voting.

1419. Delville, P.L. & Moalic, A.-C. (2019). Territorialities, spatial inequalities and the formalization of land rights in Central Benin. Africa, 89, 329–352.

We examine the conflicts that arise during formalization operations and their outcomes in terms of the mapping of land rights and political and administrative change.

1420. Dodo, O. & Chakeredza, M. (2019). Compatibility of endogenous conflict resolution practices with African democracies. International Journal of Modern Anthropology, 2(12), 154–171.

While endogenous conflict resolution practices were handy, cultural and sustainable, the coming of new and modern approaches has rendered them irrelevant.

1421. Elamin, N. (2019). A theoretical analysis of corruption in Sudan: Causes, diagnostics, consequences, and remedies. African Journal of Political Science and International Relations, 13(2), 4–16.

A holistic strategy that includes legislative, educational, business and economic dimensions is needed to fight corruption in Sudan.

1422. Fassin, D., Wilhelm-Solomon, M., & Segatti, A. (2017). Asylum as a form of life: The politics and experience of indeterminacy in South Africa. Current Anthropology, 58, 160–187.

We propose to analyze asylum as a form of life, rather than as bare life, not disambiguating the two meanings in tension in Wittgenstein’s reflections.

1423. Graham, A.P. (2019). Hostile visual encounters: fighting to control photographic meaning in the DRC’s digital age. Africa, 89, 266–285.

The combination of the socio-political climate, conflict and the uncontrollable narrative of the image created a perfect storm in which the entangled regional politics suddenly became visible.

1424. Houngbo, H. Y., Anato Afora, F. M., Dabadé, D. S., Sinzogan, A., & Azokpota, P. (2019). Stakeholders’ perception of weaver ant’s effects on mango fruits quality in Benin. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 14(17), 777–786.

Weaver ants improve mango taste and appearance.

1425. Katundu, M. A. (2019). Pan-Africanism or pragmatism? Lessons of Tanganyika-Zanzibar Union. African Journal of Political Science and International Relations, 13(1), 1–3.

The Union is the only surviving example of a political association of African sovereign states.

1426. Maxon, R.M. (2019). Disservice to the public? The public service commission in early independent Kenya. The Journal of the Middle East and Africa, 10, 237–252.

The nationalist political parties put forward contrasting visions for the public service in independent Kenya.

1427. McKie, K. (2019). International donor funding and social movement demobilization: The Barabaig Land-Rights movement in Tanzania. Africa Today, 66, 73–95.

The leaders’ pursuit of foreign donor funds led to the depoliticization of the movement’s goals and separated the leaders from their base.

1428. Mudasiru, S. O., Oladipupo, O. B., & Fatai, A. S. (2019). Conflicts and insurgency: Barriers to global quality health service for internally displaced persons in the North Eastern Part of Nigeria. African Journal of Political Science and International Relations, 13(4), 40–52.

Conflict and insurgency in the northern part of the country, especially with the growing activities of Boko Haram and farmer-herders conflicts make achieving quality health service difficult.

1429. Ogbazghi, P.B. (2018). State absolutism and moral agency in the political philosophy of Thomas Hobbes and Niccolò Machiavelli: Implications for Eritrea. African Studies Quarterly, 18(3), 47–64.

Proponents of absolutism offer a critique of the state particularly pertinent to Eritrea where individual development is embedded on a single supreme moral authority.

political philosophy 1430. Pfeiffer, J. & Chapman, R.R. (2019). NGOs, austerity, and universal health coverage in Mozambique. Global Health, 15(Suppl 1), 0.

Achieving Universal Health Coverage will require rejection of austerity constraints on public sector health systems and rechanneling of aid to public systems building rather than to NGOs.

1431. Schritt, J. (2019). Private security in Nairobi, Kenya: Securitized landscapes, crosscurrents, and new forms of sociality. African Studies Review, 62(2), 30–48.

Forms of sociality are not galvanized by the threat of violence that the guards evoke.

1432. Schritt, J. (2019). Well-oiled protest: Adding fuel to political conflicts in Niger, African Studies Review, 62(2), 49–71.

Not only is oil-age Niger made a social and political reality, but political difference is also reconstructed, and patterns of domination are reinforced.

1433. Serra, G. & Gerits, F. (2019). The politics of socialist education in Ghana: The Kwame Nkrumah Ideological Institute, 1961–6. The Journal of African History, 60, 407–428.

We explore the changing role of the institute in the making of Nkrumahism as public discourse and document the evolving relationship between the universalism of Marxism-Leninism and the quest for more local political iconographies.

1434. Travers, H., Archer, L.J., Mwedde, G., Roe, D., …, Milner-Gulland, E.J. (2019). Understanding complex drivers of wildlife crime to design effective conservation interventions. Conservation Biology, 33(6), 1296–1306.

We found that better-off households and subject to human-wildlife conflict were more likely to be involved in certain types of wildlife crime.

1435. Woldearegay, T., & Mamo, G. A. (2019). The way-forward to make inter-governmental authority on development (IGAD) successful in actualizing a viable economic integration. African Journal of Political Science and International Relations, 13(4), 53–61.

IGAD regional integration process is slow and needs urgent re-revitalization with the concept of multi-level governance model.

Psychological Studies

1436. Arendse, D.E. & Maree, D. (2019). Exploring the factors of the English Comprehension Test. South African Journal of Psychology, 49, 376–390.

The labelling of the factors of the test also suggests that the English Comprehension Test could be an assessment of cognitive (verbal) aptitude.

1437. Chipise, E.-m, Wassenaar, D., & Wilkinson, A. (2019). Towards new ethics guidelines: The ethics of online therapy in South Africa. South African Journal of Psychology, 49, 337–352.

Key ethical dilemmas identified included confidentiality, competence, boundaries, technological limitations, and emergency situations.

1438. Coetzee, R., Jonker, C., van der Merwe, K., & van Dyk, L. (2019). The South African perspective on the lean manufacturing Respect for People principles. South African Journal of Industrial Psychology, 45, a1613.

New Respect for People themes are provided for organizations implementing a Japanese continuous improvement methodology within a South African context.

1439. Cowden, R.G., Worthington, Jr, E.L., Joynt, S., & Jakins, C. (2019). Do congruent apologies facilitate forgiveness? South African Journal of Psychology, 49, 403–416.

We provide support for the apology–forgiveness cycle and signify the importance of delivering apologies that meet the psychological needs of victims.

1440. Daniels, V.Z., Davids, E.L., & Roman, N.V. (2019). The role of family structure and parenting in first year university adjustment. South African Journal of Psychology, 49, 446–459.

We highlight the potential role parents and families may play in the adjustment of first year students to university.

1441. Dhanpat, N., de Braine, R., & Geldenhuys, M. (2019). Preliminary development of the Higher Education Hindrance Demands Scale amongst academics in the South African context. South African Journal of Industrial Psychology, 45, a1595.

We made a six-factor model consisting of: workload, higher education unrest, change management, decolonization, online teaching and learning and psychological safety.

1442. du Preez, H. & de Klerk, W. (2019). A psycho-philosophical view on the ‘conceptualisation’ of psychological measure development. South African Journal of Industrial Psychology, 45, a1593.

Researchers often ‘conceptualize’ and conduct inquiries without understanding the foundation of their applied scientific methods.

1443. Koekemoer, E. & Crafford, A. (2019). Exploring subjective career success using the Kaleidoscope Career Model. South African Journal of Industrial Psychology, 45, a1638.

We add to knowledge of Gen Y’s perceptions of career success with particular emphasis on authenticity, balance and challenge.

1444. Kugbey, M., Asante, K.O., & Meyer-Weitz, A. (2019). Doctor–patient relationship mediates the effects of shared decision making on health-related quality of life among women living with breast cancer. South African Journal of Psychology, 49, 364–375.

Shared decision making results in improved doctor–patient relationships which probably lead to better quality of life among women living with breast cancer.

1445. Maximo, N., Stander, M.W., & Coxen, L. (2019). Authentic leadership and work engagement: The indirect effects of psychological safety and trust in supervisors. South African Journal of Industrial Psychology, 45, a1612.

Authentic leadership had a statistically significant indirect effect on work engagement through trust in supervisors.

1446. McCallaghan, S., Jackson, L., & Heyns, M. (2019). Exploring organisational diversity climate with associated antecedents and employee outcomes. South African Journal of Industrial Psychology, 45, a1614.

We investigated a simple mediation model, with the diversity climate as the proposed mediator, transformational leadership as the model antecedent and organizational commitment as the outcome.

1447. Moalusi, K.P. & Jones, C.M. (2019). Women’s prospects for career advancement: Narratives of women in core mining positions in a South African mining organisation. South African Journal of Industrial Psychology, 45, a1564.

There is a need for organizational theory research that is responsive to the subtle issues and gendered assumptions that sustain encumbrances to women’s career trajectories.

1448. Naidoo, S. & Collings, S. (2019). A test of the interpersonal-psychological theory of suicidal behaviour in a sample of mental health outpatients. South African Journal of Psychology, 49, 430–445.

Estimates of risk for suicide are most strongly predicted by the interactive effects of suicide ideation and an acquired capability for suicide.

1449. Paver, R., Rothmann, S., van den Broeck, A., & de Witte, H. (2019). Labour market interventions to assist the unemployed in two townships in South Africa. South African Journal of Industrial Psychology, 45, a1596.

Benefactors involved in alleviating unemployment seem unaware of employment initiatives in their communities.

1450. Phillip, O. & Amone-P’Olak, K. (2019). The influence of self-reported childhood sexual abuse on psychological and behavioural risks in young adults at a university in Botswana. South African Journal of Psychology, 49, 353–363.

Childhood sexual abuse significantly predicted depression and all the behavioral outcomes in the study.

1451. Silinda, F.T. (2019). A transactional approach to predicting stress experienced when writing dissertations. South African Journal of Psychology, 49, 417–429.

I underscore the importance of support structures in alleviating the stress experienced when writing dissertations to improve students’ retention and graduation rates.

1452. Siyothula, E.-T.B. (2019). Clinical psychology service distribution and integration into primary health care in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. South African Journal of Psychology, 49, 391–402.

I discuss of the impact of uneven mental health service distribution on service provision and utilization in non-urban areas of KwaZulu-Natal.

1453. Theron, L. (2019). Championing the resilience of sub-Saharan adolescents: Pointers for psychologists. South African Journal of Psychology, 49, 325–336.

I emphasize that the recent attention to differentially impactful resilience-enablers casts suspicion on incautious application of universally recurring resilience-enablers.

1454. van der Heever, M.M., van der Merwe, A.S., & Crowley, T. (2019). Nurses’ views on promotion and the influence of race, class and gender in relation to the Employment Equity Act. South African Journal of Industrial Psychology, 45, a1611.

Mixed-race nurses (public sector Western Cape) showed concerns about the career successes of males in a female-dominated profession.

1455. Vermooten, N., Boonzaier, B., & Kidd, M. (2019). Job crafting, proactive personality and meaningful work: Implications for employee engagement and turnover intention. South African Journal of Industrial Psychology, 45, a1567.

Job crafting, proactive personality and meaningful work significantly predict variance in employee engagement and turnover intention.

Social Organization (Culture contact, migration, modernization)

1456. Ali, N.M. (2019). Sudanese women’s groups on Facebook and #civil_disobedience: Nairat or Thairat? (radiant or revolutionary?). African Studies Review, 62(2), 103–126

I explore social and cultural narratives on everyday body aesthetics that Sudanese women articulate in selected groups on Facebook.

1457. Baines, G. (2019). The politics of commemoration in post-apartheid South Africa: A case study of Liliesleaf Museum. South African Journal of Cultural History, 33(1), 80–97.

The Museum’s trustees have structured the site such that it does not present a singular narrative but makes space for multiple voices to be heard by visitors.

1458. Beuving, J. (2019). Contacts in a box: Cell phones, social relations, and field research in Africa. African Studies, 78, 370–384.

The popularity of cell phones coincides with a shift in the meaning of social ties.

1459. Cooper, B.M. (2019). Traveling companions: The burial of the placenta in Niger. African Studies Review, 62(2), 127–148.

Protecting a vulnerable parturient mother from the envy of those who might “tie up” her womb is an integral part of the process of childbirth.

1460. De Haas, M. (2019). Moving beyond colonial control? Economic forces and shifting migration from Ruanda-Urundi to Buganda, 1920–60. The Journal of African History, 60, 379–406.

Migrants’ mobility choices – when to migrate, for how long, and with whom – proved highly responsive to shifting economic opportunity structures.

1461. Labuschagne, P. (2019). South African National festivals, 1938–1966 with a special focus on the 1966 Republic festival. South African Journal of Cultural History, 33(1), 120–142.

Is the Festival an independence festival, a folk festival, a pageant, or even a military parade?

1462. Rabe, L. (2019). Have your cake and eat it! – Butterkuchen in the Philippi descendant community and the role of food, self and identity. South African Journal of Cultural History, 33(1), 1–23.

This simple food tradition contributes to this community’s collective historical consciousness, sense of identity and belonging.

1463. Setlhabi, K.G. (2019). Reliving secrecy and ethics in bojale ten years on. Anthropology Southern Africa, 42, 173–184.

My initiation record is going to become one of the preservation methods of the girls’ initiation knowledge systems.

1464. Siambombe, A., Mutale, Q., & Muzingili, T. (2018). Indigenous knowledge systems: A synthesis of BaTonga people’s traditional knowledge on weather dynamism. African Journal of Social Work, 8(2), 46–54.

Rural communities face hazards that disturb food security, social development, and attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals.

1465. Tewolde, A.I. (2018). “What is your race?” Eritrean migrant encounters with racial identification questions in South Africa. African Studies Quarterly, 18(3), 29–46.

Racial identification questions on bureaucratic forms are constructions that are at odds with forms of self-definition prevalent in their country of origin.

1466. Tusasiirwe, S. (2018). Listening to voices from below: Learning from older women’s self-organised groups to decolonise social work in Uganda. African Journal of Social Work, 8(2), 1–8.

Local knowledge and experience can provide a basis for culturally appropriate social work interventions that build on the existing initiatives and wisdom of people from below.

1467. Wiley, K.A. (2019). The materiality and social agency of the malaḥfa (Mauritanian veil). African Studies Review, 62(2), 149–174.

Such garments can be central to women’s agency and power and demonstrates how women shape the broader social hierarchy.

Symbol Systems (Religion, ritual, world view)

1468. Adeyeye, A.O. & Samuel, Z.J. (2019). A study of the economic impact of the Anglican church communion on Nupeland. Ilorin Journal of Religious Studies, 9(1), 13–26.

The economic activities of that mission have contributed to the growth and development of that society despite the slow growth rate of Christianity in that region.

1469. Benyah, F. (2019). Church branding and self-packaging: The mass media and African Pentecostal missionary strategy. Journal of Religion in Africa, 48, 231–254.

Branding of the leaders’ personality and the church is a marketing strategy.

1470. Counted, V. (2019). African Christian diaspora religion and/or spirituality: A concept analysis and reinterpretation. Critical Research on Religion, 7, 58–79.

This concept analysis identified emerging attributes of religion and/or spirituality in Africa as a network of support, a transnational dynamic, and a platform for civic engagement and activism.

1471. Gintsburg, S. (2019). Identity, place, space, and rhymes during a pilgrimage to the Shrine of Moulay Abdessalam, Morocco. Journal of Religion in Africa, 48, 204–230.

I analyze the roles the collective and individual play in pilgrimages.

1472. Harris, M.M. & Davis, T.B. (2019). “In the hope that they can make their own future”: James H. Cone and the Third World. Journal of Africana Religions, 7, 189–212.

Global connections are central to understanding Cone’s theology. His endorsement of a new economic order is a material corollary internal to his participation in these networks.

1473. Hyvärinen, O., Hoffman, M.T., & Reynolds, C. (2019). Vegetation dynamics in the face of a major land-use change: A 30-year case study from semi-arid South Africa. African Journal of Range and Forage Science, 36, 141–150.

Changes in rainfall, fire and stocking rates were all significant predictors of the observed changes in vegetation productivity, but rainfall had the strongest effect.

1474. Jegede, O.P. (2019). Implications of religious conflicts on peace, national security and development in Nigeria. Ilorin Journal of Religious Studies, 9(1), 53–70.

Conscious efforts should be made by the adherents of Islam and Christianity in Nigeria to build bridges of religious understanding and religious respect.

1475. Mbuagbo, O.T. & Akoko, R.M. (2019). Balancing material prosperity with spiritual growth for effective Christian citizenship: The case of women of Full Gospel Mission Cameroon. International Journal of Modern Anthropology, 2(12), 80–90.

Women are struggling to mitigate the effects of poverty and signal an implicit embrace of the ideals of liberation theology that recently emerged in Africa.

1476. Nkrumah, B. (2019). The hunted: UDHR and Africans with albinism. International Migration, 57(1), 192–212.

Across Africa, persons with albinism continue to be the main casualties of occult killings, yet very little intervention is provided by states to safeguard them.

1477. Ringer, C. (2019). The rupture of identity and identification in James Cone’s Africana theology of existence. Journal of Africana Religions, 7, 213–233.

Black Theology and Black Power inaugurates a theological project that contributes to the field of Africana philosophies.

1478. Saville, A.F. (2019). I know it was the blood: Prophetic initiation and retributive justice in the narratives of John Marrant, Nat Turner, and Frederick Douglass. Journal of Africana Religions, 7, 234–254.

I use Theophus Smith’s notion of conjure to reconstruct the hermeneutical lens through which early African Americans read and understood the Bible.

1479. Solomons, D. & Klaasen, J. (2019). Liberation or reconstruction? Black theology as unfinished business in South Africa. Journal of Africana Religions, 7, 255–272.

The dawn of democracy is a significant variable for those seeking to replace liberation with metaphors deemed more “suitable” for the current context.

1480. Williams, B.A. (2019). Mainline churches: Networks of belonging in postindependence Kenya and Tanzania. Journal of Religion in Africa, 48, 255–285.

I explore the ways churches can connect disparate populations through resource (re)distribution and shared religious aesthetic experiences.

Urban Studies

1481. Agyekum, H.A. (2019). Takashie: Translating transnational policy circulations in the Ningo-Prampram City extension agenda. Urban Forum, 30, 245–259.

Globally, rapid urbanization processes are confronting city planners with urgent spatial and infrastructural challenges.

1482. Akoko, R.M., Monono, E.N., & Pčolinská, L. (2019). Urbanization and food security in Buea: An appraisal of household food security situation and resilience in Bolifamba-Buea Cameroon. International Journal of Modern Anthropology, 2(12), 173–187.

They could hardly maintain a steady supply of adequate food for all household members.

1483. Anyan, W.K., Abonie, S.D., Aboagye-Antwi, F., Tettey, M.D., …, Muench, S.B. (2019). Concurrent Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma haematobium infections in a peri-urban community along the Weija dam in Ghana: A wake up call for effective National Control Programme. Acta Tropica, 199, 105116.

We collected and examined snails of the two intermediate host species from the reservoir adjacent to the community.

1484. Baptista, I. (2019). Electricity services always in the making: Informality and the work of infrastructure maintenance and repair in an African city. Urban Studies, 56, 510–525.

Utilities implicate the spatial and socio-economic dimensions of ‘informality’ in the design, delivery, and maintenance and repair of formal electricity networks.

1485. Chułek, M. (2019). Mob justice and everyday life: The case of Nairobi’s Kibera and Korogocho slums. African Studies, 78, 385–402.

Lynching stems not from the fact that it is limiting crime but that it produces an imaginary realization of a certain dimension of experience of the mob’s members.

1486. de Vries, L. (2019). A ‘paradox of the commons’? The planning and everyday management of Green Point Park. Urban Forum, 30, 325–339.

Cape Town’s Green Point Park is a legacy of the 2010 Football World Cup, built on the former, dilapidated Green Point Common.

1487. Diko, S.K. & Palazzo, D. (2019). Institutional barriers to urban greenspace planning in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana. Urban Forum, 30, 357–376.

Institutional barriers to urban greenspace planning included a lack of innovation in visions for urban greenspaces, political interference, inadequate funding, and disharmony in land management.

1488. Gilbert, J. (2019). Mobile identities: Photography, smartphones and aspirations in urban Nigeria. Africa, 89, 246–265.

Digital photographs can be easily circulated and retain some permanence on social media, yet these immaterial objects can easily be lost from handsets.

1489. Hamza, H., Rizk, N.M., Gad, M.A., & Hamza, I.A. (2019). Pepper mild mottle virus in wastewater in Egypt: A potential indicator of wastewater pollution and the efficiency of the treatment process. Archives of Virology, 164, 2707–2713.

We support the use of Pepper mild mottle virus as a fecal indicator of wastewater contamination.

1490. Harris, J.C. & Little, S. (2019). Mapping hope: How do vulnerable youth locate hope in informal settlements? Urban Forum, 30, 289–306.

Youth locate hope and despair throughout their settlements in discrete locations and also see hope as a group effort.

1491. Hosek, L.-K. (2019). Tree cover of Accra’s neighbourhoods—a Green Divide. Urban Forum, 30, 341–355.

Examining historical events and processes, it can be seen that this canopy cover distribution originates from colonial tree planting patterns.

1492. Lamson-Hall, P., Angel, S., DeGroot, D., Martin, R., & Tafesse, T. (2019). A new plan for African cities: The Ethiopia Urban Expansion Initiative. Urban Studies, 56, 1234–1249.

Simple plans can lead to the creation of new arterial roads, increasing access to peripheral land and potentially bringing the available land supply in line with projected growth.

1493. Moodley, S. (2019). Why do planners think that planning has failed post-apartheid? The case of eThekwini Municipality, Durban, South Africa. Urban Forum, 30, 307–323.

I suggest the urgent need for a sustained conversation with strategic role players about reimagining planning, making the call for renewed action.

1494. Mougoué, J.-B.T. (2019). Over-Making Nyanga: Mastering “natural” beauty and disciplining excessive bodily practices in metropolitan Cameroon. African Studies Review, 62(2), 175–198.

Formally-educated Christian urbanites sought to discipline women’s bodily practices and emotional expressivity to regulate the boundaries of perceived feminine respectability.

1495. Pieterse, M. (2019). Where is the periphery even? Capturing urban marginality in South African human rights law. Urban Studies, 56, 1182–1197.

There is a fixation of human rights litigators, activists and commentators on housing location and the urban periphery.

1496. Riley, E. (2019). “Guests of God”: The Layene, an urban Sufi community of Dakar, Senegal. Africa Today, 66, 117–140.

I examine the Layene community and its beliefs in relation to societal changes in Senegal and globally using sermons and songs.

1497. Sanga, S.A. & Mwasumbi, A.N. (2019). Land and housing transactions in Tanzania: An evaluation of title risk vulnerabilities in Kinondoni Municipality Dar es Salaam. Urban Forum, 30, 261–287.

Massive formalization of properties through systematic adjudication is favored over sporadic adjudication of land rights for a healthy property market.

1498. Smith, S. (2019). Hybrid networks, everyday life and social control: Electricity access in urban Kenya. Urban Studies, 56, 1250–1266.

I examine electricity access in Kisumu and Kitale, Kenya, through the mediation of land tenure relations.

1499. van Noorloos, F., Klaufus, C., & Steel, G. (2019). Land in urban debates: Unpacking the grab–development dichotomy. Urban Studies, 56, 855–867.

We argue for moving beyond the directly visible outcomes and presumed ‘culprits’ of land investments by critically analyzing indirect and long-term effects of land acquisitions on people’s livelihoods.

1500. Wiebel, J. & Admasie, S.A. (2019). Rethinking The Ethiopian Red Terror: Approaches to political violence in revolutionary Ethiopia. The Journal of African History, 60, 457–475.

The Red Terror radically reshaped trade unions and Kebele administrations, affording Ethiopian state actors an unprecedented means of control over civil society.