https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 Social entrepreneurship and the tensions between social, environmental, and business goals: a case of Uganda https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:71664 Thu 07 Mar 2024 09:37:04 SAST ]]> Marine plastic pollution impacts on ecosystem services and livelihoods in South Africa: a review and stakeholder perceptions https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:72180 Sun 21 Apr 2024 09:58:54 SAST ]]> Composition and physiological roles of gut microbiota in the False Coding Moth (Thaumatotibia leucotreta) https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:72155 Sat 20 Apr 2024 17:34:11 SAST ]]> Macroplastics in the environment: are they suitable habitats for macroinvertebrates in riverine systems? https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:72128 10 – 20 mm) and large (20 > 40) body size, flat body, collector-gatherers, free-living, and predators. The late colonisers, collected mainly on day 150 and 180 were dominated by taxa with a preference for high flow velocity (0.3 - 0.6 m/s), permanent attachment, and filter-feeding mode. Traits such as oval and flat body shape, medium body size (>10 - 20 mm), skating and clinging/climbing mobility, temporal attachment, shredders, predators, prey, and plastron and spiracle respiration showed positive correlation with the 100% macroplastic substrates. Filter feeding, crawling, permanent attachment, a preference for fast velocity (0.3-0.6 m/s), and coarse particle organic matter were positively correlated with the 50% macroplastic substrates. Overall, the results provided critical insights on the impact of macroplastics on the assemblage structure of biological communities by acting as suitable habitats in stream ecosystems. The study elucidated the role of traits of aquatic organisms in mediating the colonisation of plastics substrates, providing insights into the impact of plastics proliferation on riverine ecosystem functioning. Furthermore, the finding provides a baseline insight into the influence of hydraulic biotopes on the colonisation and establishment of macroinvertebrates on macroplastic acting as artificial riverine habitat.]]> Sat 20 Apr 2024 11:29:54 SAST ]]> Identification of novel therapeutic agents targeting Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) lytic replication https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:72849 Sat 01 Jun 2024 12:19:18 SAST ]]> Falcipain 2 and 3 as malarial drug targets: deciphering the effects of missense mutations and identification of allosteric modulators via computational approaches https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:72848 Sat 01 Jun 2024 12:09:38 SAST ]]> Mechanisms conditioning the implementation of an integrated quality assurance and enhancement approach at a South African University of Technology https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:72787 Mon 27 May 2024 18:35:54 SAST ]]> Field facilitation in open and distance learning in resource-constrained environments: a case of Mzuzu University, Malawi https://commons.ru.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:72785 Mon 27 May 2024 18:09:02 SAST ]]>