• Tackling environmental problems: are people and the environment antithetical? 

  Inman, Emilia N.; Inman, Paul J. (Canadian center of science and education, 2023)

  In the era where human communities have been plunged into unprecedented environmental problems, scientists and policymakers have been forced to revisit and reflect on the relationship between humanity and the natural ...
• Comparative cytological and transcriptome analyses of ny2 mutant delayed degeneration of tapetal cells and promotes abnormal microspore development in neo-tetraploid rice 

  Kamara, Nabieu; Jiao, Yamin; Huang, Weicong; Cao, Lichong; Zhu, Lianjun; Zhao, Chongchong; Huang, Xu; Shivute, Fimanekeni N.; Liu, Xiangdong; Wu, Jinwen; Shahid, Muhammad Qasim (Frontiers, 2023)

  We aimed to investigate the genetic defects related to pollen development and infertility in NY2, a novel tetraploid rice germplasm known as Neo-tetraploid rice. This rice variety was created through the crossbreeding ...
• Perspectives and experiences of students, academics and management on online learning during Covid 2020-2021 @ UNAM 

  Ngololo, Elizabeth; Shemuketa, Havelinus N; Biwa, Anna-Marrie; Shinyemba, Tobias; Kambeyo, Linus; Simon, Wilhelmina Etuna; Henock, Tulonga (2023)
• Baseline characterization of entomological drivers of malaria transmission in Namibia 

  Lukubwe, Ophilia; Mwema, Tabeth; Joseph, Rosalia; Maliti, Deodatus; Litula, Litula; Katokele, Stark; Uusiku, Petrina; Walusimbi, Dennis; Ogoma, Sheila B.; Gueye, Cara S.; Vajda, Elodie; Tatarsky, Allison; Thomsen, Edward; Tambo, Munya; Mumbengegwi, Davis; Lobo, Neil F. (MBC, 2023)

  Background Namibia’s focus on the elimination of malaria requires an evidence-based strategy directed at understanding and targeting the entomological drivers of malaria transmission. In 2018 and 2019, the Namibia National ...
• The production of activated carbon from Acacia erioloba seedpods via phosphoric acid activation method for the removal of methylene blue from water. 

  Rahman, Ateeq; Hamushembe, Mirjam N.; Kapolo, Paulus; Daniel, Likius S.; Uahengo, Veikko; Jonnalagadda, Sreekantha B. (Elsevier, 2023)

  Wastewater treatment requires a lot of granular activated carbon to absorb the dissolved organic components. This article describes a low-cost process for making highly active adsorption activated carbons from biomass, ...
• Mass spectrometric analysis of cucurbitacins and dihydrocucurbitacins from the tuber of citrullus naudinianus 

  Moritz, Benka; Görlitz, Kristof; Schöttgen, Michael C.; Lagies, Simon; Mohl, Daniel A.; Kather, Michel; Du Preez-Bruwer, Lwanette; Mumbengegwi, Davis; Teufel, Robin; Kowarschik, Stefanie; Huber, Roman; Plattner, Dietmar A.; Kammerer, Bernd (MDPI, 2023)

  The vast pool of structurally and functionally distinct secondary metabolites (i.e., natural products (NPs)) is constantly being expanded, a process also driven by the rapid progress in the development of analytical ...
• Local farmers` perceptions of human-wildlife conflicts in the King Nehale conservacny Namibia 

  Lewis, Earl (2022)

  Over the past three decades, wildlife management programmes on communal lands in Southern Africa experienced a major institutional transformation from direct state control to the community-based management approach. While ...
• Translocal livelihoods in southern Africa: A case study from north-central Namibia 

  Erkkila, Antti (Journal of Namibian Studies, 2022)

  Translocal livelihoods and circular migration characterise the interdependence of rural and urban areas in southern Africa. This study analyses demographic, socio-economic and environmental dimensions of ...
• Comparative study on oyster mushroom grown on composited substrate:The effect on yield, growing period and fruiting body size 

  Shivute, Fimanekeni (Journal of Advances in Biotechnology, 2022)

  Cultivation of the oyster mushroom on horse manure and wheat straw compost without nutrient supplementation was investigated. The growing, yield and fruiting body size effects on open trays and substrate ...
• Eviction of families from Nkarapamwe black township houses in Rundu, north-east Namibia, 1970 

  Likuwa, Kletus (Otjivanda Presse.Bochum, 2022)

  An interest in a history of colonial eviction of families from Nkarapamwe Black Township houses of Rundu in north-east Namibia, along the Kavango River boundary with Angola in 1970, was inspired by the need to contribute ...
• Community perspectives of empowerment from trophy hunting tourism in Namibia’s Bwabwata National Park 

  Thomsen, Jennifer Marie (Routledge, 2022)

  Trophy hunting (TH) tourism plays an important and often controversial role in wildlife conservation and community livelihood in many African countries. Despite its potential social and economic benefits, TH can have a ...
• Learning from the past in moving to the future: Invest in communication and response to weather early warnings to reduce death and damage 

  De Perez, Erin Coughlan (Elsevier, 2022)

  As climate change increases the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, governments and civil society organizations are making large investments in early warning systems (EWS) with the aim to avoid death and ...
• Digital innovations for transitioning to circular plastic value chains in Africa 

  Oyinlola, Muyiwa (Routledge, 2022)

  The paper analyzes the current state of plastic value chains in Africa and the potential of digital innovations adopted by African entrepreneurs to contributing to a circular plastic economy. We provide an overview of ...
• Prospects of rhizobial inoculant technology on Bambara groundnut crop production and growth 

  Fwanyanga, Felicitas (Frontiers, 2022)

  After peanuts and cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata), the Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc) is the third most significant food legume in Africa. It is characteristically grown in marginal soils, is drought tolerant, ...
• Phase 3 evaluation of an innovative simple molecular test for the diagnosis of malaria in different endemic and health settings in sub Saharan Africa (DIAGMAL) 

  Kiemde, Francois (PLOS ONE, 2022)

  Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) have become the cornerstone for the management of malaria in many endemic settings, but their use is constrained for several reasons: (i) persistent malaria antigen (histidine-rich protein ...
• The in-vivo dynamics of Plasmodium falciparum HRP2: Implications for the use of rapid diagnostic tests in malaria elimination 

  Marquart, Louise (BMC, 2022)

  Abstract Background: Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) that rely on the detection of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 (PfHRP2) have become key tools for diagnosing P. falciparum infection. The utility of RDTs ...
• The Namibian bioeconomy: Transformation to a sustainable society? 

  Hauser, Anne Heeren; Cheikhyoussef, Ahmad;  Chimwamurombe, Percy M. (Springer, 2020)

  Worldwide, bioeconomy is promoted as an ‘engine for sustainable development’. However, increasingly, the notion that ‘the bioeconomy’ will facilitate sustainable development per se is challenged. Based on the assumption ...
• Chapter 4 - Clove (Syzygium aromaticum) polysaccharides 

  Cheikhyoussef, Ahmad (Elsevier, 2022)

  Clove (Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & Perry) is an essential herb with well-documented health benefits. Carbohydrates were detected in the ethanolic bud extract of S. aromaticum. Two antithrombotic polysaccharides were ...
• Clove (Syzygium aromaticum) phenolics: Extraction, compositions, and biological activities 

  Cheikhyoussef, Ahmad (Elsevier, 2022)

  Clove (Syzygium aromaticum L.) is a dried flower bud belonging to the Myrtaceae family indigenous to Indonesia. Recently, it has been farmed in different places worldwide with potential food and nutraceutical applications. ...
• History, Politics, Culture 

  Likuwa, Kletus (Otjivanda Presse.Bochum, 2022)

  Robert Gordon explores the central role of Ethnologists on the development of Apartheid ideology and separate development policies to an unknown peripheral or marginal part of the world formerly called South West Africa, ...
• Kalahari Truffle: An underprized delicacy 

  Hainghumbi, Tukuna A (Agricuture Economy and Rular development, 2022)

  Mushrooms can be edible and are used as food and nutraceuticals. they are mostly collected from the wild and sold as is. Buyers wash and cook them before consumption. This piece assessed the prices of Kalahari truffles ...
• Towards the use of undervalued African truffle and pearl millet to modulate glucose release in crackers 

  Uukule, Erick (2022)

  Indigenous and underutilized food resources can play a role in nutrition. Pearl millet, an underutilized cereal, has slowly digestible starch. However, it hardly features in many diets possibly due to its limited diversified ...
• True Potatoes Seeds (TPS) as an alternative method for potato production in Namibia 

  Horn, Lydia N (Namibia Journal for Research Science and Technology, 2022)

  Potato plays a great role in the human diet all over the world for the achievement of food security programs due to its popularity and ability to adapt to different environmental conditions as well as its yielding capacity. ...
• A ruthenium bipyridyl molecular dye sensitizer and an excited‑state intermolecular proton transfer‑active colorimetric probe for anions, with high affinity towards CN− in DMSO 

  Naimhwaka, Johannes H (2022)

  A ruthenium bipyridyl-dye sensitizer (N) based on the naphthyl-thiazole anchoring-ancillary ligand was synthesized and characterized using spectroscopic methods of UV–Vis, 1H NMR, FTIR and fluorescence. The functional ...
• Cost and cost effectiveness of reactive case detection (RACD), reactive focal mass drug administration (rfMDA) and reactive focal vector control (RAVC) to reduce malaria in the low endemic setting of Namibia: an analysis alongside a 2×2 factorial design cluster randomised controlled trial 

  Ntuku, Henry (MBJ, 2022)

  Objectives To estimate the cost and cost effectiveness of reactive case detection (RACD), reactive focal mass drug administration (rfMDA) and reactive focal vector control (RAVC) to reduce malaria in a low endemic setting. ...
• Assessment of microbiological properties, mycotoxins, and heavy metals in underprized raw Kalahari truffles sold in Namibia 

  Hainghumbi, T.A. (Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control, 2022)

  Kalahari truffle (Kalaharituber pfeilii) is found in the Kalahari desert and nearby regions (Africa). This study assessed the microbiological quality and safety, mycotoxins, and heavy metals contents of raw Kalahari truffle ...
• In vitro antimalarial properties and chemical composition of Diospyros chamaethamnus extracts 

  Du Preez, Iwannette (Elsevier, 2022)

  Diospyros chamaethamnus, a low woody perennial, which is endemic to Namibia, Botswana, Angola, and Zambia, is used in the management of malaria. The current study aimed to assess the effectiveness of this plant against ...
• How can social protection systems be leveraged for anticipatory action? 

  Poole, Leah B. (A Feinstein International Center Publication, 2022)

  As extreme weather events grow in frequency and severity around the world, there is an ongoing need to examine how existing national and international assistance mechanisms can be leveraged and learned from to respond to ...
• Cowpea production challenges and contribution to livelihood in Sub-Sahara region 

  Horn, Lydia; Nghituwamata, Selma N; Ueitele, Isabella (Scientific Research Publishing, 2022)

  Abstract Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] is an important grain legume mainly grown in tropical and subtropical regions for vegetables, grains, and fodder. The crop is grown predominantly in the dry savannahs to the ...
• Stakeholders` perceptions of the outcomes of translocated Eland in Nyae Nyae conservancy, Namibia 

  Lendelvo, Selma (Frontiers, 2022)

  Translocation of wildlife species from one area to another is a conservation tool that contributes to the restoration of depleted populations, augments declining populations, or establishes of new populations. This paper ...

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