https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 “It is a thing that depends on God” https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:55691 Wed 31 Aug 2022 14:42:47 SAST ]]> Excavating the South African teacher leadership archive https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:55687 Wed 31 Aug 2022 14:35:59 SAST ]]> Cordidepsine is A Potential New Anti-HIV Depsidone from Cordia millenii https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:45413 Wed 27 Sep 2023 08:55:10 SAST ]]> Gender bias in the field of economics: an analysis of South African academia https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:65850 Wed 26 Jul 2023 13:07:33 SAST ]]> Think Piece. Situating Education for Sustainable Development in southern African philosophy and contexts of social-ecological change to enhance curriculum relevance and the common good https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:68307 Wed 24 Apr 2024 16:19:47 SAST ]]> Navigating non-sense by exemplifying situated life experience and intergenerational heritage knowledge in Education for Sustainable Development learning spaces https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:68308 Wed 24 Apr 2024 16:19:25 SAST ]]> Landscape, memory and learning to change in changing worlds: Contemplating intergenerational learning and traditional knowledge practices within social-ecological landscapes of change https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:68304 Wed 24 Apr 2024 16:19:04 SAST ]]> Engagement in local social-ecological knowledge practices in a seasonal cycles approach for transitioning to future sustainability https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:68294 Wed 24 Apr 2024 16:18:44 SAST ]]> Towards a biological profile for South African perinatal remains: osteological and genetic perspectives https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:29198 Wed 15 Mar 2023 15:47:55 SAST ]]> Characterization of termite Trinervitermes trinervoides metagenome-derived glycoside hydrolases, the formulation of synergistic core enzyme sets for effective sweet sorghum and corncob saccharification, and their potential industrial applications https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:30044 Wed 15 Mar 2023 13:14:02 SAST ]]> Gem-bearing granitic pegmatites in Malawi: their mineralogy, geochemistry, age, and fluid compositional variations https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:31505 Wed 15 Mar 2023 12:59:54 SAST ]]> Ectomycorrhizal fungal assessment of South African Pinus patula seedlings and their biological control potential to enhance seedling growth https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:29167 Wed 15 Mar 2023 11:50:00 SAST ]]> Morphological influence of deposition routes on lead sulfide thin films https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:44533 Wed 12 Apr 2023 16:44:30 SAST ]]> Deactivation of field cultivation in communal areas of South Africa: Patterns, drivers and socio-economic and ecological consequences https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:69384 Tue 31 Oct 2023 13:24:56 SAST ]]> Changes in household use and sale of locally collected environmental resources over a 15-year period in a rural village, South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:69383 Tue 31 Oct 2023 13:21:17 SAST ]]> Assessing household food insecurity experience in the context of deforestation in Cameroon https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:69382 Tue 31 Oct 2023 13:16:16 SAST ]]> Phytochemical, anti-inflammatory and anti-trypanosomal properties of Anthocleista vogelii Planch (Loganiaceae) stem bark https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:45419 5000 mg/kg. The n-hexane fraction of the extract contains steroids, terpenes and fatty acids and yielded non-cytotoxic terpenoidal column fraction with anti-trypanosomal IC50 of 3.0 μg/mL. The ethylacetate fraction at 100 mg/kg dose significantly (p less than 0.05) provoked 37.8, 62.5 and 69.7% inhibition of oedema induced by egg-albumin at the second, fourth and sixth hours respectively. Conclusion: The study demonstrated that the anti-inflammatory and anti-trypanosomal activities of A. vogelii are probably due to non-cytotoxic terpenoids and validated the traditional use of A. vogelii in the treatment of inflammation and sleeping sickness.]]> Tue 30 Nov 2021 15:27:55 SAST ]]> Nano-enabled liposomal mucoadhesive films for enhanced efavirenz buccal drug delivery https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:45417 Tue 30 Nov 2021 14:59:50 SAST ]]> Green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Solanum torvum (L) leaf extract and evaluation of the toxicological profile of the ZnO nanoparticles–hydrogel composite in Wistar albino rats https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:45416 Tue 30 Nov 2021 14:50:54 SAST ]]> Encapsulation of isoniazid-conjugated phthalocyanine-In-cyclodextrin-in-liposomes using heating method https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:45414 Tue 30 Nov 2021 14:18:58 SAST ]]> Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles from Acacia mearnsii De Wild stem bark and its antinociceptive properties https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:37774 Tue 27 Feb 2024 09:18:39 SAST ]]> Correlation of Total Phenolic, Flavonoid and Tannin Content of Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) 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Fr) P. Kumm https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:45516 n-hexane extract (IC50=25.18 μg/mL). It also showed mild cytotoxicity (IC50>100 μg/mL; selectivity index >4) compared to the reference drug emetine (IC50=0.013 μg/mL). The known sterol, ergostan-5,7,22-trien-3-ol, was isolated and characterized from the extract. Conclusion: This study reporting for the first time the antiplasmodial activity of P. ostreatus revealed its nutraceutical potential in the management of malaria.]]> Sun 12 Dec 2021 15:26:30 SAST ]]> Fluorescence “turn-ON” nanosensor for cyanide ion using supramolecular hybrid of graphene quantum dots and cobalt pyrene-derivatized phthalocyanine https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:44674 Sat 04 Dec 2021 12:18:53 SAST ]]> An integrated framework for assessing coastal community vulnerability across cultures, oceans and scales https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:71863 Mon 29 Apr 2024 11:45:07 SAST ]]> Political constellations: an analysis of the use of language in positioning South African political parties in the Daily Sun https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:33846 Mon 18 Sep 2023 12:36:24 SAST ]]> Photophysicochemical and photodynamic therapy properties of metallophthalocyanines linked to gold speckled silica nanoparticles https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:44657 60% viable cells within 10–160 μg/mL. The observed improvements in the PDT activity of 2-GSS could be attributed to the high singlet oxygen generation of 2-GSS compared to 2 alone in addition to the phototoxicity of GSS.]]> Mon 13 Nov 2023 20:38:13 SAST ]]> The photophysicochemical properties and photodynamic therapy activity of phenyldiazenyl phenoxy substituted phthalocyanines when incorporated into Pluronic® F127 micelles https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:44532 Mon 13 Nov 2023 20:04:24 SAST ]]> Synthesis, characterization and photodynamic activity of Sn (iv) triarylcorroles with red-shifted Q bands https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:44668 Mon 13 Nov 2023 20:02:53 SAST ]]> Preparation of NIR absorbing axial substituted tin (iv) porphyrins and their photocytotoxic properties https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:50211 Mon 13 Nov 2023 20:02:11 SAST ]]> Photophysical and enhanced nonlinear optical response in asymmetric benzothiazole substituted phthalocyanine covalently linked to semiconductor quantum dots https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:44703 Mon 11 Oct 2021 13:36:24 SAST ]]> Use of public urban green spaces for spiritual services in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43163 Mon 08 Aug 2022 05:24:25 SAST ]]> The role of invasive alien species in shaping local livelihoods and human well-being: A review https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43349 Mon 08 Aug 2022 05:22:46 SAST ]]> The relative representation of ecosystem services and disservices in South African newspaper media https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43162 Mon 08 Aug 2022 05:21:25 SAST ]]> Livelihood benefits and costs from an invasive alien tree (Acacia dealbata) to rural communities in the Eastern Cape, South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43168 Mon 08 Aug 2022 05:11:37 SAST ]]> He says, she says: ecosystem services and gender among indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43128 Mon 08 Aug 2022 04:53:34 SAST ]]> Food insecurity in South Africa: To what extent can social grants and consumption of wild foods eradicate hunger? 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This trend evidences the effects of the extension of the π-electron system.]]> Fri 22 Apr 2022 13:19:07 SAST ]]> Co (ii) Tetraphenyltetraphenanthroporphyrin@ MWCNTs https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:50210 Fri 22 Apr 2022 13:02:43 SAST ]]> Participatory mapping in a developing country context: Lessons from South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:71340 Fri 09 Feb 2024 16:01:58 SAST ]]> Bushmeat use is widespread but under-researched in rural communities of South Africa https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:43167 Fri 09 Feb 2024 15:33:59 SAST ]]> A Century of South African Theatre https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:49694 Fri 08 Apr 2022 12:42:25 SAST ]]> Woza Albert! 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