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Reflections on the appropriate use of unjustly conferred privilege:

- Matthews, Sally

Authors: Matthews, Sally
Date: 2013
Language: English
Type: text , article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/142314 , vital:38068 , DOI: 10.3167/th.2013.6013502
Description: What ought beneficiaries of injustice to do with the privileges unjustly conferred upon them? This article examines how those who have been privileged as a consequence of injustice can best contribute to struggles for justice. In particular, I ask whether we ought to renounce privileges which have been unjustly conferred, or whether it may be better to use such privileges in ways that help bring about justice. The article engages in particular with feminist literature on the topic of privilege, building on arguments provided in this literature to argue that in many cases the best contribution the privileged can make to struggles for justice, is to use unjustly conferred privileges in a way that ultimately undermines the unjust systems and structures that conferred them. I tentatively outline some ways in which the privileged can develop the sensibilities which will allow them to use their privilege in this way.
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Rehearsing or reversing harmful masculine scripts?: South African men's romance narratives

- Vincent, Louise, Chiwandire, Desire

Authors: Vincent, Louise , Chiwandire, Desire
Date: 2013
Language: English
Type: text , article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/141844 , vital:38009 , DOI: 10.1080/10130950.2013.807081
Description: In this Article we discuss the results of 42 in-depth qualitative interviews with young black South African men who self-identified as heterosexual and who reported that they were at the time of the interview or had at some time in their lives, experienced being ‘in love’ with a woman. South Africa, as is commonly pointed out, is in the throes of an epidemic of gender based violence. To declare oneself ‘in love’ potentially contradicts some of the core features of what Mogomotsi Mfalapitsa (IRIN, 2009) has referred to as ‘harmful masculinity’ and which he has argued is causally related to male violence against women. These features include emotional detachment, promiscuity, interest in casual sex rather than long-term engagement with a single partner, unwillingness to be ‘tied down’, the hierarchical ordering of gendered relations constructed as men's entitlement to women's ‘respect’ and the need to publically enact masculine heterosexuality. We are interested in whether, in these narratives, the research participants position themselves in opposition to these harmful precepts or, whether they confirm and reiteratively perform assumptions that can be construed as damaging to the prospects of generating more equitable, fair and loving relations between men and women.
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Rhino poaching: supply and demand uncertain

- Collins, Alan, Fraser, Gavin, Snowball, Jeanette D

Authors: Collins, Alan , Fraser, Gavin , Snowball, Jeanette D
Date: 2013
Language: English
Type: text , article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/70476 , vital:29665 , https://doi.org/10.1126/science.340.6137.1167-a
Description: IN THEIR POLICY FORUM “LEGAL TRADE OF AFRICA’S RHINO HORNS” (1 MARCH, P. 1038), D. Biggs et al. point out that the trade ban on rhino horn has not been successful in reducing rhino poaching, which reached a record high of 668 in 2012. They argue that trade bans support illegal organizations, whereas a regulated legal market could reduce poaching effort and provide much-needed income for conservation. In making their case, Biggs et al. overlook a few important points.
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SANLiC 2013 Workshop : Ever Evolving Ebooks

- Clack, Chantel

Authors: Clack, Chantel
Date: 2013
Subjects: Electronic books , Collection development , Ebooks , Marketing , ROI , Return on investment , Trends
Language: English
Type: text
Identifier: vital:7953 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001516 , Electronic books
Description: Feedback report presented to RUL Staff after attending the SANLIC 2013 Workshop, 13-16 May 2013, Misty Hills.
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SANLiC 2013 Workshop : Ever Evolving Ebooks

- Stoltz, Brenda

Authors: Stoltz, Brenda
Date: 2013
Subjects: Electronic books , Collection development , Patron driven acquisitions , PDA , ERM , Licensing , Ebooks
Language: English
Type: text
Identifier: vital:7951 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001390 , Electronic books
Description: Feedback report presented to RUL Staff after attending the SANLIC 2013 Workshop, 13-16 May 2013, Misty Hills.
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SANLiC 2013 Workshop : Ever Evolving Ebooks

- Martindale, Debbie

Authors: Martindale, Debbie
Date: 2013
Subjects: Electronic books , Open access publishing , Ebooks , Open access policy , Collection development , Electronic textbooks
Language: English
Type: text
Identifier: vital:7952 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001391 , http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4497-8129 , Electronic books , Open access publishing
Description: Feedback report presented to RUL Staff after attending the SANLIC 2013 Workshop, 13-16 May 2013, Misty Hills.
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Seeing Fictions in Film

- Jones, Ward E

Authors: Jones, Ward E
Date: 2013
Subjects: To be catalogued
Language: English
Type: text , article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/275711 , vital:55072 , xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1080/00048402.2013.818044"
Description: Although its subtitle refers to an ‘epistemology of movies’, the claim at the heart of George M. Wilson’s dense and penetrating book is a bit of sophisticated phenomenology concerning our experience of narrative fiction films [Chs 2–4]. This phenomenological claim he calls the ‘Imagined Seeing Thesis’. When we watch narrative fiction films, we imagine that we are seeing real motion picture shots of the fictional events being portrayed.
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Sexy girls, heroes and funny losers: gender representations in children's TV around the world edited by Maya Gotz and Dafna Lemish

- Boshoff, Priscilla A

Authors: Boshoff, Priscilla A
Date: 2013
Language: English
Type: text , article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/143505 , vital:38252 , DOI: 10.1080/10130950.2013.839116
Description: Gotz and Lemish have brought together in this volume a range of research which derives from the project they initiated in 2007 from the International Central Institute for Youth and Educational Television (IZI). Researchers in 24 countries around the world participated in this unique project, and the results, discussed at the 2008 and 2010 Prix Jeunesse International, prompted hopes that the producers of children's television would be persuaded to pay more concerted attention to issues of gender in their programming. Whether or not such a utopian outcome might be expected from this initiative is open to future question. For our immediate purposes however, the value of this collection is that it draws together in one volume some of the results from both the original quantitative survey and the subsequent qualitative analyses that examined specific themes emerging from the data.
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Silica nanoparticles grafted with phthalocyanines

- Fashina, Adebayo, Antunes, Edith M, Nyokong, Tebello

Authors: Fashina, Adebayo , Antunes, Edith M , Nyokong, Tebello
Date: 2013
Subjects: To be catalogued
Language: English
Type: text , article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/232545 , vital:50001 , xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1039/C3NJ00439B"
Description: Silica nanoparticles grafted with phthalocyanines (tetra-substituted non-peripherally with 4-carboxyphenoxy and 3-carboxyphenoxy groups) have been synthesized, characterized and their photophysical properties evaluated in solution. The phthalocyanine dyes have a free carboxyl group facilitating the covalent attachment of the dye onto the silica surface via ester bond formation. The photophysical properties of the hybrid nanoparticles show higher fluorescence and triplet quantum yields as well as longer triplet lifetimes as compared to the free phthalocyanines. The triplet quantum yields were found to be higher for the phthalocyanines with ester bonds as compared to the amide bonded linkages. The silica nanoparticles were also studied in artificial lysosomal fluid over a period of 96 h and the dissolution of the nanoparticles was monitored and confirmed using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry.
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South African quality of life trends over three decades, 1980–2010

- Moller, Valerie

Authors: Moller, Valerie
Date: 2013
Language: English
Type: text , article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/67145 , vital:29040 , https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-012-0120-y
Description: publisher version , The South African Quality of Life Trends study has tracked the subjective well-being of South Africans in ten waves from 1983 to 2010. The paper presents the SAQoL trendline of life satisfaction, happiness and perceptions of life getting better or worse against the backdrop of the transition from apartheid to democracy. Subjective well-being peaked in the month following the first open elections in April 1994 when black and white South Africans were equally satisfied and happy at levels found in other democratic societies. But post-election euphoria was short-lived and levels of well-being dropped the following year and racial inequalities in evaluations of life re-emerged. The tenth and latest wave in the study was conducted a few months after South Africa’s successful hosting of the Soccer World Cup. In 2010, the proportions of all South Africans expressing satisfaction, happiness and optimism was among the highest since the coming of democracy—just over half stated they were satisfied, close on two-thirds were happy, and half felt life was getting better. Nonetheless, while the standard of living has increased for a minority of formerly disadvantaged South Africans and a small black middle class has emerged, there are still huge disparities in both material and subjective well-being. In 1997 and 2010, South Africans were asked what would make them happier in future. In 2010, the majority of citizens still hoped for basic necessities, income and employment, to enhance their quality of life.
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Stratigraphy and age of Karoo basalts of Lesotho and implications for correlations within the Karoo igneous province

- Marsh, Julian S, Hooper, P R, Rehacek, J, Duncan, R A, Duncan, Andrew R

Authors: Marsh, Julian S , Hooper, P R , Rehacek, J , Duncan, R A , Duncan, Andrew R
Date: 2013
Language: English
Type: text , book chapter
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/149507 , vital:38859 , https://doi.org/10.1029/GM100p0247
Description: Remnants of the erupted and intrusive products of the Karoo igneous province, one of the classic Mesozoic continental flood basalt provinces, are found throughout southern Africa. Such large continental igneous events are frequently ascribed to the rise of deep-seated mantle plumes and, in some instances, are thought to be related to continental breakup.
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Study South Africa

- International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA), Jooste, Nico

Authors: International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA) , Jooste, Nico
Date: 2013
Subjects: Education, Higher -- South Africa , Education and globalization -- South Africa Student mobility -- Africa International education -- South Africa Education, Higher -- International cooperation , Universities and colleges -- South Africa , Technical Institutes -- South Africa , Vocational guidance -- South Africa
Language: English
Type: text , book
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/64878 , vital:28623
Description: [Editor's Letter]: Study South Africa has been the global mouthpiece of the International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA) and South African Higher Education since the publication of its first edition in 1999. It grew from a publication that served as a guide to South African Higher Education to a comprehensive source of information for the international academic community and others interested in South Africa’s tertiary education sector. This annual publication requires knowledgeable contributors as well as skilful editorial and other technical support. For the past number of years the editorial team was ably supported by Loveness Kaunda from the University of Cape Town (UCT). She provided the publication with her time, energy and knowledge. However, as she retired from her UCT position, she will no longer be available to consult with on a regular basis. This edition of Study South Africa is dedicated to her as a token of gratitude for all her time and passion. Another source of knowledge and inspiration is Patrick Fish - a higher education specialist who does research on topics relevant to the South African Higher Education landscape and provides us with up-to-date information. His writing skills turn the first number of pages of this publication into a real source of information. The knowledge about South African universities will be incomplete without the contributions of the universities themselves. A common trend this year is the focus on excellence of teaching and research as well as the relevance of South African Higher Education to local students functioning in an ever globalising world. It is also evident that most of the South African universities are aware of the need to be globally competitive, not only to attract the best international students, but also to be able to compete in a very competitive global knowledge driven environment. Study South Africa is again proudly presented by IEASA. This edition, focussing on Internationalisation of Higher Education, with a specific focus on South Africa in a changing world, again illustrates the interconnectedness of global higher education. It is envisaged that future editions will explore and document the collaboration between IEASA and similar organisations that is promoting the Internationalisation of Higher Education as well as global trends in international higher education affecting internationalisation of higher education in emerging countries. , 13th Edition
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Subterranean control of an arboreal pest: EPNs and EPFs for FCM

- Moore, Sean, Coombes, Candice, Manrakhan, Aruna, Kirkman, Wayne, Hill, Martin P, Ehlers, Ralf-Udo, Daneel, John-Henry, De Waal, Jeanne, Dames, Joanna F, Malan, Antoinettre

Authors: Moore, Sean , Coombes, Candice , Manrakhan, Aruna , Kirkman, Wayne , Hill, Martin P , Ehlers, Ralf-Udo , Daneel, John-Henry , De Waal, Jeanne , Dames, Joanna F , Malan, Antoinettre
Date: 2013
Subjects: To be catalogued
Language: English
Type: text , article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/425450 , vital:72241 , xlink:href="https://www.cabdirect.org/cabdirect/abstract/20133257699"
Description: Control measures against the false codling moth (FCM), Thaumatotibia leucotreta, have traditionally ignored the soil-borne pupal stage. Recent trials with entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) and entomopathogenic fungi (EPFs) have targeted this life-stage. Application of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora to a citrus orchard floor, reduced T. leucotreta infestation of fruit by up to 81%. Conservation of H. zealandica through non-usage of a nematicide also resulted in dramatically lower fruit infestation. Dose-response and exposure time-response bioassays identified the three most promising fungal isolates against pupating T. leucotreta. Orchard trials showed persistence of these fungi in orchard soil for at least six months.
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Surface patterning using scanning electrochemical microscopy to locally trigger a “click” chemistry reaction

- Quinton, Damien, Maringa, Audacity, Griveau, Sophie, Nyokong, Tebello, Bedioui, Fethi

Authors: Quinton, Damien , Maringa, Audacity , Griveau, Sophie , Nyokong, Tebello , Bedioui, Fethi
Date: 2013
Subjects: To be catalogued
Language: English
Type: text , article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/241805 , vital:50971 , xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2013.03.021"
Description: We report on the surface micropatterning of conductive surfaces via the electrochemical triggering of a click reaction, the copper(I) catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition reaction (CuAAC) by SECM via a two-step approach: (i) functionalization on the entire surface with azido-aryl groups by using the diazonium approach followed by (ii) the covalent linkage of alkyne-bearing ferrocene by CuAAC within a local area by SECM. More precisely, the click reaction was triggered by Cu(I) catalyst generation for 30 min at the SECM tip positioned ≈ 10 μm above the azido-aryl modified surface. The dimension of the spot obtained under these conditions was ≈ 75 μm. The electrochemical imaging by SECM of the ultra thin area locally clicked with ferrocene moieties was made thanks to the electrocatalytic properties of the ferrocene modified surface towards ferrocyanide electrooxidation. This local clicking procedure opens the gate to further controlled functionalization of restricted small substrates.
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Synthesis and magnetic properties of a superparamagnetic nanocomposite pectin-magnetite nanocomposite

- Namanga, Jude, Foba, Josepha, Ndinteh, Derek T, Yufanyi, Divine M, Krause, Rui W M

Authors: Namanga, Jude , Foba, Josepha , Ndinteh, Derek T , Yufanyi, Divine M , Krause, Rui W M
Date: 2013
Language: English
Type: text , article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/125075 , vital:35726 , https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/137275
Description: Magnetic nanocomposites composed of superparamagnetic magnetite nanoparticles in a pectin matrix were synthesized by anin situ coprecipitation method. The pectin matrix acted as a stabilizer and size control host for the magnetite nanoparticles(MNPs) ensuring particle size homogeneity. The effects of the different reactant ratios and nanocomposite drying conditions onthe magnetic properties were investigated. The nanocomposites were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electronmicroscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), Fourier-transforminfrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, and superconducting quantum interference device magnetometer (SQUID). Superparamagneticmagnetite nanoparticles with mean diameters of 9 and 13 nm were obtained, and the freeze-dried nanocomposites had a saturationmagnetization of 54 and 53 emu/g, respectivel
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