Security intelligence agencies play a central role in state capture.Due to the very nature of how they are organised and operate, security intelligence agencies first become targets of these processes, before becoming their principal agents.Indeed, political elites and security intelligence agencies become natural Colloidal Minerals partners in thi
Abstract Background Environmental stresses, including high salinity and drought, severely diminish wheat yield and quality globally.The xyloglucan endotransglucosylase/hydrolase (XTH) family represents a class of cell wall-modifying enzymes and plays important roles in plants growth, development and stress adaptation.However, systematic analyses of
The majority of South African city centres are in a state of degeneration and need revitalising.The factors that contributed to the degeneration and how the integration of information and communications technology (ICT) can be used to revitalise them were examined in Barwear three South African city centres.The research was grounded in place theory
Antibiotic resistance is a serious global problem.Antibiotic resistance genes (ARG), which are widespread in environmental bacteria, can be transferred to pathogenic bacteria via horizontal gene transfer (HGT).Gut microbiomes are especially apt for the emergence and dissemination of ARG.Conjugation is the HGT route that is predominantly responsible