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An HPTLC-densitometry method for the quantification of pharmacologically active alkaloids in Sceletium tortuosum raw material and products
(Akadémiai Kiadó, 2012)
Mesembrine-type alkaloids are reported to be responsible for the psychoactive properties of Sceletium tortuosum. The aim of the study was to develop a simple, rapid, and precise high-performance thin-layer chromatography ...
Antimicrobial activity of southern African medicinal plants with dermatological relevance: From an ethnopharmacological screening approach, to combination studies and the isolation of a bioactive compound
(Elsevier, 2013)
Ethnopharmacological relevance
Ethnobotanical reports on more than 100 southern African medicinal plants with dermatological relevance have been highlighted, yet there is still limited scientific data to support claims ...
Constituent order in Flemish Sign Language (VGT) and South African Sign Language (SASL): a cross-linguistic study
(John Benjamins, 2007)
his paper reports on a comparison of word order issues, and more specifically on the order of the verb and its arguments, in two unrelated sign languages: South African Sign Language and Flemish Sign Language. The study ...
The Role of Teaching Christian Religious Education to the Development of Critical Thinking Amongst Kenyan Secondary School Students in Kisumu East District, Kenya
(International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 2012)
Previous research has consistently reported that Kenyan students’ moral standing and general
conduct in the wider society reflects incompetence in critical thinking. The scenario in which
irrational behavior has dominated ...
Elided Populations: A Baseline Survey on Human Trafficking in Kenya
(International Rescue Committee, 2017)
Trafficking in persons is a crime. It is gaining momentum in the continent and particularly in Kenya and also attracting the attention of actors who are working to combat it. This focus shows the multiplicity of actors ...
Socio-economic development and resource redistribution as tools for conflict prevention and post-conflict peace building in fragile societies: A comparative analysis of Burundi and Rwanda
(Global Campus, 2017)
Sub-Saharan Africa has experienced a myriad of conflicts since the end of the Cold War. Many of these conflicts have lasted for long periods, leading to massive violations of human rights and creating general human suffering. ...
Sustainability of food systems: The role of legal and policy frameworks
(Global Campus, 2018)
The commodification of food is one of the many causes of food insecurity as it occasions
the inability of poor households to access the available food because of high prices and
dysfunctional markets. A change of approach ...
The African human rights system: Challenges and potential in addressing violence against women in Africa
(Routledge, 2018-03-22)
Since the period of colonisation, the African continent has witnessed massive and widespread human rights violations, from massacres to genocides, political suppression to socio-economic neglect, from physical violence to ...
Food Security and Access to Food: The Viability of a Rights-Based Approach to Food Sovereignty in Kenya
(E. Afr. LJ, 2017)
Food is fundamental to the well-being of each human person, the cohesion of the family unit and the achievement of sustainable peace and development. Improving household and national food security is, therefore, key in ...
The impact of the global financial crisis on the realisation of socio-economic rights in sub-Saharan Africa: An analysis based on the Millennium Development Goals framework and processes
(Global Campus, 2017)
The global financial crisis, which affected global trade and
investment, did not leave sub-Saharan Africa untouched. The region registered a
decline in economic growth in the period after the crisis and experienced ...