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From linguistic determinism to technological determinism

- Kaschula, Russell H, Mostert, Andre M

Authors: Kaschula, Russell H , Mostert, Andre M
Date: 2015
Language: English
Type: text , book
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/67062 , vital:29027 , https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5888-2.ch447
Description: publisher version , From Introduction: This article seeks to analyse the link between linguistic determinism, the notion that language determines our thought and the way we perceive our reality, as espoused by the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, and contemporary technological determinism. Arguably this link takes place within a global context where equal access to technology is not yet guaranteed. Ellul (1964) and Lawson’s (2004) observations create an interesting metaphor in terms of the technological beast staring down human society. The overwhelming response if we accept Lawson’s observation is complacency at best or downright naivety at worst regarding the impact of technology on our thinking. Lawson made his observation in the pre-Facebook era and subsequent literature is now much more focused on all aspects of technology within our contemporary milieu. Technology is now totally ubiquitous in the developed world and becoming more so in developing countries, albeit with a much stronger mobile bias for early technology adopters. That technology is rushing ahead of many individuals and institutions is almost an aphorism with many lagging in its wake. This lag as recognised by Brynjolfson and McAfree (2011) has wide social and economic implications for all members of society, in the case of business those that do not keep up go under. A further pertinent question revolves around how individuals who start from low technological literacy levels or do not keep pace with technological developments are impacted. Dlutu (2013) assesses for example the impact of social network sites on the isiXhosa language and culture in both a rural and urban area of South Africa. Furthermore one may then ask how this technological milieu impacts on the general aspects of the day to day lives and thinking of all members of a society. This gives rise to the concept of technological determinism which in its simplest form states ‘that technology has important effects on our lives’ (Adler, 2008, p. 537). This is far too simplistic when the contemporaneous technological developments are assessed. Adler (2008, p. 537) goes further and recognizes ‘that technology itself is socially determined…and social structures co-evolve in a non-deterministic, emergent process…the effects of any given technology depend mainly on how it is implemented which in turn is socially determined’ (Adler, 2008, p. 537). Engaging this socially determined application of technology can be advanced when the relationship with language and language determinism is considered. Moreover, it is the interplay between technology and language that gives rise to the emerging concept of a language singularity which is brought about by a form of technological determinism. This article seeks to explore the possible effects of rapid technological development on human interaction, language and culture in a ‘globalized’ world which has unequal access to literacy and technology. Furthermore, the article explores the link between language, culture, thought and technology and the type of linguistic and technological determinism that we can anticipate.
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Date Issued: 2015

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Study South Africa

- International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA), Van Essche, Alexandra

Authors: International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA) , Van Essche, Alexandra
Date: 2004
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/10962/65333 , vital:28746 , ISBN 0620247290
Description: [Message from the President of IEASA, Dr Roshen Kishun]: The fourth edition of Study South Africa; Guide to South African Tertiary Education coincides with a momentous event in the history of South Africa. It is the 10th anniversary of the democracy after the 1994 elections that ended apartheid. It is time to celebrate the achievements, the development strides, and the reintegration of South Africa into the world community. The International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA) welcomes the new Minister of Education, Ms Naledi Pandor, elected to the Cabinet after the April 2004 elections. We wish her well in her new and demanding portfolio. We are confident that the Minister will support the tertiary education sector to develop linkages between international education, skilled migration and the transition to knowledge economies. While we believe that a free and democratic country may be the most powerful attraction for international students wishing to study in South Africa there are other reasons. South Africa is rated as a technological powerhouse on the African continent. Comparatively South Africa’s educational infrastructure can be compared with the best in the world. Its research sector is by far the strongest in Africa. The country has adopted English as one of its official languages and it is the main medium of instruction in the tertiary education sector. A significant factor which makes South African qualifications attractive is the relatively lower cost of study. Study in South Africa offers the best of both worlds to international students, combining the experience of living in Africa with the opportunity to obtain quality education at a fraction of the cost. In the ten years since 1994, the opening-up of the tertiary education sector in South Africa is evidenced by the dramatic increase of international students studying in the South African public education sector from about 13 000 to more than 47 000 in 2002. While the headcount numbers include distance education students, it is possible that South Africa is currently the leading host country for international students in Africa. An IDP report predicts that by 2025 almost eight million students will be educated trans-nationally. The growth in international student numbers presents South Africa with some exciting challenges in the global context. South Africa is expected to become one of the top nations in the world hosting international students in the next ten yean. Study South Africa is published in the middle of one of the most intense periods of change when the South African education system is being restructured to eliminate duplications created under the apartheid system. The number of public institutions is being reduced from 36 to 23 through mergers and incorporations. The binary divide that existed in the public higher education system pre- 2002, where there were 21 universities and 15 technikons is blurred by the creation of the universities of technology. In spite of the massive transformation, the South African higher education sector has much to offer in the form of quality education, advanced research facilities and internationally recognized qualifications. The information provided in this Guide introduces the individual institutions, their academic offerings, support services provided and other relevant details needed to make a choice of study destination Study South Africa is also a useful tool in the development of a strategy to market South African higher education into the competitive world of international education. The decision by IEASA to develop a marketing strategy is not only a reaction to global higher education pressures, but is also an acknowledgement of South Africa’s return to the global higher education community and in identified geographical areas. IEASA realised that past isolation can only be overturned by conscious new strategies. This 'marketing initiative’ meant that the presence of South Africa was highly visible at some of the leading forums dealing with international education in the world. Study South Africa is undertaken by IEASA in association with the South African Vice-Chancellors Association (SAUVCA) and the Committee of Technikon Principals (CTP). These organizations themselves are set to merge in the near future. We appreciate the support of the Council on Higher Education (CHE), the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), Unitech (Higher Education professional body for marketing, communication and development), and Professor T Mthembu. We are most grarefril to Karen MacGregor, our specialist writer, who compiled the excellent articles in this publication on achievements during the ten years of transformation. I wish to take this opportunity of thanking all those who made contributions for their support and all the tertiary education institutions in the public education sector for their participation. We are grateful to the Department of Foreign Affairs for the distribution of the Guide abroad and to members of the IEASA publications committee for their input. We appreciate the support of Artworks Publishing for working under pressure to meet publications deadline. Special thanks are due to Zandile Wanda for the work in coordinating the response from the tertiary education sector and to Alexandra van Essche for compiling and producing the Guide. Without their efforts it would not have been possible to publish the Guide. , 4th Edition
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Date Issued: 2004

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Happiness, national pride and the 2010 World Cup

- Moller, Valerie

Authors: Moller, Valerie
Date: 2014
Language: English
Type: text , book
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/67265 , vital:29065 , https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781317664185
Description: publisher version , The potential for national pride to take on shades of both the authentic and the hubristic is reflected in the International Social Survey Program's (ISSP) use of two different multi-item measures of national pride, a general and a domain-specific one. In contrast, domain-specific national pride is characterized as 'not overtly nationalistic, imperialistic, nor chauvinistic' and is expressed as positive feelings towards national accomplishments in a range of domains including arts, science and sport. Most scholars who take an interest in the impact of sport mega-events acknowledge that national pride is related to concepts such as patriotism and nationalism whose meanings are difficult to disentangle. The South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS), which has tracked the attitudes of South African adults around the 2010 World Cup, has confirmed this idea. The longitudinal SASAS study found that subsequent to the event, there was an enormous upswing in the belief that the World Cup had a positive impact on social cohesion.
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Date Issued: 2014

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Drought, relief and rural communities : special report no. 9

- Singh, Kamal

Authors: Singh, Kamal
Date: 1993-10
Subjects: Drought relief -- South Africa , Droughts -- South Africa
Language: English
Type: text , book
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/68651 , vital:29302 , ISBN 0620180633
Description: The Association for Rural Advancement (AFRA) has run a Drought Project since October 1992. The project's primary focus was to monitor drought conditions in the AFRA's operational area and to assist communities to access relief through providing them with relevant information and helping them to submit proposals to relief agencies. In attempting to do this, it became clear that the effects of drought on rural black communities was not a well understood phenomenon. We also found that relief strategies were informed more by economic, agricultural and meteorological criteria than social ones. This Special Report aims to contribute to the development of a more appropriate drought management strategy, especially with regard to rural communities. In attempting to make this contribution, the Report examines the factors involved in redefining drought and drought relief perspectives in relation to rural communities. However, the range of factors involved and the scarcity of useful information on them, dictate that this is merely an introduction. The complexities and implications arising from the introduction of these factors into drought management in South Africa should be explored on an on-going basis. Because of the scarcity of relevant information about the effects of drought on black rural communities in South Africa, this Report has relied on AFRA's limited monitoring of such communities. Some information was also gathered through Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) methods. There were also difficulties in getting information about relief schemes and their operations as most relief agencies were reluctant to release this information. As a result, almost all the relief related information in this Special Report was obtained from publications and reports of the National Consultative Forum on Drought.
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Date Issued: 1993-10

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Learning style of Chinese event management students

- Louw, Mattheus J, Louw, Lynette, Li, Yanxia

Authors: Louw, Mattheus J , Louw, Lynette , Li, Yanxia
Date: 2016
Language: English
Type: text , book
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/69167 , vital:29438 , https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110366778-028
Description: There is a demand for social development in China by establishing, inter alia, a framework focusing on the employability of university graduates and developing self-directed learners. The key to achieving this would be to gain a better understanding of how learning styles, as one of the cognitive factors, contribute towards academic performance in order to provide meaningful learning experiences.
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Date Issued: 2016

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Louder than the frame:

- Podesva, K L, Beasley, M, Kataoka, M, Ntombela, N

Authors: Podesva, K L , Beasley, M , Kataoka, M , Ntombela, N
Date: 2016
Language: English
Type: text , book
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/146211 , vital:38505 , ISBN 9783863359140
Description: Book abstract. Almost 30 years after the founding of the first curatorial studies program (at the École du Magasin, Grenoble), with the curator remaining a figure of curiosity and fascination in the contemporary art world, a new question has emerged: how do we educate curators? Great Expectations: Prospects for the Future of Curatorial Education explores this question, focusing in particular on the challenges, opportunities and subjects that motivate educators and students. How has curatorial education changed in the past 25 years, and what will the next 25 years bring?.
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Date Issued: 2016

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Nelabrichthys, a new genus of labrid fish (Perciformes: Labridae) from the southern Indian and Atlantic Oceans

- Russell, Barry C, J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology

Authors: Russell, Barry C , J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
Date: 1983-01
Subjects: Wrasses , Fishes -- Classification
Language: English
Type: text , book
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/69980 , vital:29604 , Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)) Periodicals Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB))
Description: Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 27 , A new monotypic genus of labrid fish, Nelabrichthys, is recognized for Labrus ornatus Carmichael, described from Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic. Labrichthys lantzii Sauvage and L. isleanus Sauvage from Saint-Paul Island in the southern Indian Ocean, and Platyglossus robinsoni Gilchrist and Thompson, erroneously thought to be from the Natal coast of South Africa, are junior syonyms of N. ornatus.
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Date Issued: 1983-01

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Parliament for the people: take part in parliament

- Public Participation Unit of Parliament

Authors: Public Participation Unit of Parliament
Date: 199-?
Subjects: Parliamentary practice -- South Africa , South Africa -- Politics and government , Democracy -- South Africa
Language: English
Type: text , book
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/76082 , vital:30501
Description: Our Constitution says that South Africa must have an independent body, called Parliament, to make the laws of the country. Parliament is made up of our political representatives who are called Members of Parliament (MPs). We choose the MPs by voting in elections. Parliament has two main parts, called the Houses of Parliament. They are the National Assembly (NA) and the National Council of Provinces (NCOP). The MPs discuss and debate the new laws and make changes to existing laws. Parliament also has many committees where they discuss the laws in detail. Members of Parliament also make sure that the government departments do their work properly. , Funded by the European Union
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Date Issued: 199-?

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Using pictograms in a patient information leaflet to communicate antiretroviral medicines information to HIV/AIDS patients in rural South Africa:

- Dowse, Roslind

Authors: Dowse, Roslind
Date: 2009
Language: English
Type: text , book
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/156817 , vital:40053 , ISBN
Description: The objectives were to design a simple, illustrated patient information leaflet for the antiretroviral regimen of stavudine, lamivudine and efavirenz and to evaluate its readability and acceptability in the local Xhosa population. In order to achieve this, a further objective was to design and evaluate illustrations to include in the patient information leaflet which were culturally acceptable and well interpreted. Illustrations or pictograms were designed to illustrate selected instructions appearing in the patient information leaflet and were individually tested in 30 Xhosa participants who had a maximum of 8 years of formal schooling. Results were used to improve the pictograms for inclusion in the patient information leaflet. The patient information leaflet was designed and tested in sixty Xhosa participants with varied levels of education who had stated they could read. Demographic data were collected and they were then asked to read the patient information leaflet, available in both English and isiXhosa, and a series of questions was asked to assess its comprehension and acceptability. The overall average rate of understanding was 95. Six of the 20 questions were located and understood by all participants, and only two questions resulted in less than an 85 correct response. Physical appearance and quantity of information were highly rated and all participants were enthusiastic about the inclusion of pictograms.
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Date Issued: 2009

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Hsp70/Hsp90 organising protein (hop): beyond interactions with chaperones and prion proteins

- Baindur-Hudson, Swati, Edkins, Adrienne L, Blatch, Gregory L

Authors: Baindur-Hudson, Swati , Edkins, Adrienne L , Blatch, Gregory L
Date: 2015
Language: English
Type: text , book
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/164852 , vital:41178 , ISBN 978-3-319-11730-0 , DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-11731-7_3
Description: The Hsp70/Hsp90 organising protein (Hop), also known as stress-inducible protein 1 (STI1), has received considerable attention for diverse cellular functions in both healthy and diseased states. There is extensive evidence that intracellular Hop is a co-chaperone of the major chaperones Hsp70 and Hsp90, playing an important role in the productive folding of Hsp90 client proteins. Consequently, Hop is implicated in a number of key signalling pathways, including aberrant pathways leading to cancer. However, Hop is also secreted and it is now well established that Hop also serves as a receptor for the prion protein, PrPC.
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Date Issued: 2015

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October elections: a recipe for conflict?

- National Union of South African Students

Authors: National Union of South African Students
Date: 1988
Subjects: Elections -- South Africa , Local elections -- South Africa , Local government -- South Africa , South Africa -- Politics and government -- 1978-1989
Language: English
Type: text , book
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/72773 , vital:30112
Description: On October 26 1988, for the first time in the country’s history, South Africans of all races will be expected to go to the polls to elect their local government representatives. Never before have these elections been held together on the same day. That is about all that is historically "new" about the coming local authority elections. Yet to the government, the forthcoming municipal elections are all-important. So much so, that it is now an offense to call on people to boycott the elections. This booklet will attempt to find some explanations for why the coming municipal elections are so important to the government. How do they fit into the National Party’s political plans for the country and, most importantly, how do the majority of politically unrepresented South Africans view the elections and the structures of local government?
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Date Issued: 1988

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A review of the Southern African gobiid fish genus Caffrogobius Smitt, 1900

- Goren, Menachem, J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology

Authors: Goren, Menachem , J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
Date: 1996-09
Subjects: Fishes -- South Africa , Gobiidae
Language: English
Type: text , book
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/70972 , vital:29766 , Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)) Periodicals Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB))
Description: Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 57 , The genus Caffrogobius Smitt, 1900 is composed of seven species. The members of the genus are moderate size gobies, reaching a length of 10-14 cm (SL). The species of the genus are characterized by a combination of the following characters: Cheek papillae pattern transverse; dorsal segmented rays: 9-14; anal segmented rays: 8-12; caudal segmented rays: 16-18; pectoral rays: 16-23. Scales along the body: 30-64; transverse rows of scales: 9-23; vertebrae: 27 (11+16 or 10+17); formula of fin pterygiophores: 3-22110. Six species of Caffrogobius are found around the southern part of the African continent (Mozambique to Namibia): agulhensis (Barnard, 1927), coffer (Gunther, 1874), gilchristi (Boulenger, 1900), nalalensis (Gunther, 1874), nudiceps (Valenciennes, 1837), and saldanha (Barnard, 1927). Some of them are very similar to each other. In most species extreme variability in the colour patterns and in meristic counts was found. C. gilchristi is considered here as a valid species and a senior synonym of C. multifasciatus (Smith, 1959). A seventh species dubius (Smith, 1959) from the Seychelles is listed and briefly described.
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Ucla xenogrammus, a new genus and species of Indo-Pacific fishes (Perciformes: Tripterygiidae)

- Holleman, W. (Wouter), 1943-, J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology

Authors: Holleman, W. (Wouter), 1943- , J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
Date: 1993-04
Subjects: Ucla xenogrammus -- Indo-Pacific Region -- Identification , Tripterygiidae -- Indo-Pacific Region
Language: English
Type: text , book
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/70937 , vital:29763 , Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)) Periodicals Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB))
Description: Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 55 , Ucla xenogrammus, a monotypic genus of tripterygiid fishes, which is widespread in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean, is formally described, the unpublished names given by Richard Rosenblatt in 1959 being retained. Ucla xenogrammus is distinguished from all other tripterygiid fishes by its protruding lower jaw, depressible acicular teeth and grooved scales in the posterior portion of the lateral line.
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Date Issued: 1993-04

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The cardinal fishes (Perciformes: Apogonidae) collected in the Maldive Islands during the Xarifa expedition (1957/58)

- Gon, O (Ofer), 1949-, J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology

Authors: Gon, O (Ofer), 1949- , J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
Date: 1987-03
Subjects: Xarifa Expedition (1957-1958) , Cardinalfishes -- Maldives
Language: English
Type: text , book
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/70247 , vital:29638 , Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)) Periodicals Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB))
Description: Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 42 , Fifteen species of apogonid fishes were collected in the Maidive Islands during the Xarifa Expedition (1957/58): Apogon abrogramma; A. cyanosoma; A. guamensis; A. kallopterus; A. moluccensis; A. savayensis; A. taeniophorus; Archamia fucata; Cheilodipterus lineatus; C. macrodon; Fowleria aurita; Neamia octospina; Pseudamia gelatinosa; Rhabdamia cypselura; R. gracilis. Each species is treated with a diagnosis, colour description (in preservative) and taxonomic remarks.
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Date Issued: 1987-03

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The lenses we use to research student experiences:

- Hlengwa, Amanda I, McKenna, Sioux, Njovane, Thandokazi

Authors: Hlengwa, Amanda I , McKenna, Sioux , Njovane, Thandokazi
Date: 2018
Language: English
Type: text , book
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/142736 , vital:38112 , ISBN 9781928331902 , http://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/e3388578-a030-46de-8d8e-df18dcb52bec/Higher_Education_Pathways_9781928331902.pdf#page=160
Description: The recent student protests that erupted in the South African higher education landscape in 2015 and 2016 suggest that research concerning student experiences in our institutions has become all the more crucial. In light of this, our chapter argues for theoretically rigorous and conceptually rich approaches to research on the student experience, without which we will not be in a position to address the significant concerns raised by these protests. There is, of course, already a robust body of work detailing the student experience (for example Case, 2013; Case, Marshall, McKenna, and Mogashana, 2018; Walker and Wilson-Strydom, 2017). However, questions are often raised about the extent to which such research is being drawn on in subsequent studies (Niven, 2012) and this suggests that limited accounts of student experience remain dominant despite this body of research (Boughey and McKenna, 2016). It thus seemed important to make sense of the ways in which current research on student experience is being constructed.
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Date Issued: 2018

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A new luminous cardinalfish of the genus Apogon (Perciformes:Apogonidae) from the western Pacific Ocean

- Gon, O (Ofer), 1949-, Allen, Gerald R, J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology

Authors: Gon, O (Ofer), 1949- , Allen, Gerald R , J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
Date: 1998-11
Subjects: Apogon -- Pacific Ocean -- Classification , Apogon -- Pacific Ocean -- Identification , Bioluminescence -- Pacific Ocean
Language: English
Type: text , book
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/71022 , vital:29770 , Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)) Periodicals Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB))
Description: Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 62 , A new species of cardinalfish, Apogon photogaster is described based on 11 specimens from Madang Lagoon in Papua New Guinea and Galoc Island in the Philippines. This new species has 15 pectoral rays, 2 predorsal scales, 15-18 gill-rakers (8-9 developed), and 7 gill-rakers on the ceratobranchial o f the first gill-arch. It has a unique bioluminescent system, including a light organ branching forward from the second loop of the intestine and a diffuser organ along the ventrolateral part of the body.
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Date Issued: 1998-11

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The deepwater fish Scombrosphyraena oceanica from the Caribbean Sea: with comments on its possible relationships

- Fraser, Thomas H, Fourmanoir, P, Rhodes University. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology

Authors: Fraser, Thomas H , Fourmanoir, P , Rhodes University. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
Date: 1971-07
Subjects: Scombrosphyraena oceanica , Deep-sea fishes -- Caribbean Sea , Fishes -- Classification , Fishes -- Caribbean Sea , Marine fishes
Language: English
Type: text , book
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/69619 , vital:29559 , Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)) Periodicals Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB))
Description: Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 8 , The fish Scombrosphyraena oceanica is recorded from the Atlantic Ocean for the first time. A redescription is given. This genus is tentatively placed in the Percichthyidae. The family Scombropidae is shown to be an artificial grouping.
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Date Issued: 1971-07

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Procedures for the resolution of labour disputes

- Bezuidenhout, G

Authors: Bezuidenhout, G
Date: 1988-08-04
Subjects: Labour disputes -- South Africa , Labour movement -- South Africa , Labour unions -- South Africa
Language: English
Type: text , book
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/76936 , vital:30643
Description: After SACCOLA's expulsion from the International Organization of Employers in 1983 the committee decided to explore areas of domestic activity consistent with its objectives of discussing employer views on labour affairs, and representing these views where agreement amongst employers existed. As the National Manpower Commission had shortly afterwards published a lengthy report dealing, inter alia, with the role of the Industrial Court and the definition of the unfair labour practice concept, SACCOLA set up a working party to see if employer consensus could be achieved on these issues. SACCOLA succeeded in agreeing a 18 page document, which was submitted to the Department of Manpower on 28 August 1984. This was subsequently acknowledged by the Director General of Manpower to have been one of the most comprehensive reactions to this report. In his reaction to the report, however, Dr Van der Merwe noted that legislative change would be greatly facilitated by labour/employer agreement, and he therefore suggested that SACCOLA should discuss its proposals with union federations.
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Date Issued: 1988-08-04

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