• Temperature anisotropies: covariant CMB anisotropies and nonlinear corrections

  

  Author: Gebbie, Tim Date: 1999 The questions I ask myself are generally all along the lines of "so where did all this structure come from?". I hoped that work in the CMB and its cosmological implications would give me insight into this. It is an adventure that is still ... Read more
• Camera traps as sensor networks for space-time exploration of terrestrial mammal communities

  

  Author: Bussière, Elsa Marion Sylvie Date: 2018 Most of the conservation issues which ecologists are called on to help resolve are essentially about ecological communities. Camera trapping technology has led to a surge in the collection of large ecological datasets, which provides an ... Read more
• Exploring the past and the present in order to predict the future: herbarium specimens, field data and extinction probability for conservation managers

  

  Author: Cowell, Carly Date: 2018 Loss of biodiversity is a global conservation crisis. Environmental change is rapid and biodiversity loss is happening at rates never experienced before. Conservationists must deal with an ever growing responsibility to conserve biodiversity ... Read more
• Gender-konstruksies in die afrikaanse letterkunde : 'n ondersoek in kultuurstudies, litterêre teorie en kreatiewe skryfwerk

  

  Author: Hambidge, Joan Date: 2000 This thesis argues that gender is a construct or a choice. The different gender positions (feminisms, masculinities, homosexualities et al.) are read against modem literary theory. When applicable a particular theory is tested from a creative ... Read more
• Applications of QCD sum rules at finite temperature

  

  Author: Zhang, Yingwen Date: 2013 QCD Sum Rules is one of the most successful quantum field theory frameworks to extract hadronic information from QCD analytically. This technique is based on the Operator Product Expansion (OPE) and Cauchy's Theorem in the complex energy ... Read more
• Planar groove gap waveguides

  

  Author: Oyedokun, Titus Oluwale Date: 2019 With the increasing demand for wireless services and applications, the integration and coexistence of multi-standard and multi-band operations into a single device has led to intensive research in the design of tunable and reconfigurable ... Read more
• Development of a success model for Water Management Information Systems

  

  Author: Amoako, Gordon Nana Kwesi Date: 2019 The management of water resources traverses many disciplines and involves multiple stakeholders. Water Management Information Systems (WMIS) is a combination of technological resources - software and hardware - and tools implemented to enhance ... Read more
• Recontextualisation in museum displays: refracting discourses over time

  

  Author: Rall, Medee Date: 2018 This research investigates the representation of people in museums, focusing on the San, South Africa’s first nation. Using a multimodal social semiotic framework, it analyses three exhibitions of the San that were mounted over a period of a ... Read more
• Dynamics of firm-level export diversification in Botswana

  

  Author: Kebakile, Pinkie Gertrude Date: 2018 This thesis investigates the firm-level dynamics of export diversification in Botswana. Botswana is a country characterised by a high level of export concentration, with diamonds dominating its export bundle. With the stock of diamonds expected ... Read more
• A process for managing benefits of mobile enterprise applications in the insurance industry

  

  Author: Knoesen, Henri Date: 2018 Mobile enterprise applications (MEAs) are found in increasing numbers in organisations as smart-devices become an everyday necessity amongst employees and customers. Large amounts are invested in these applications, so it is important to see ... Read more
• Testing the use of port biological baseline surveys to support relevant marine alien species management applications in Africa

  

  Author: Awad, Alexander Adnan Date: 2018 The prevention of non-native marine species introductions is the first line of defense in the management of alien invasive species problems occurring on coastlines around the world. Ports and the shipping industry have been targeted as a ... Read more
• Mindfulness training for individuals in organisations: application, adaptation and perceived value

  

  Author: Kantor, Linda Sara Date: 2018 Recently, mindfulness training has garnered increasing interest from organizational practitioners and scholars. This research explores participants’ applications, experiences, and perceived impact of mindfulness for those who have undergone ... Read more
• Genetic and phenotypic analysis of novel South African Avian poxviruses

  

  Author: Carulei, Olivia Date: 2018 Avian poxviruses are important pathogens of both wild and domestic birds and exhibit a large degree of intragenus diversity at a genomic level. These viruses are known to differ in growth characteristics (in vitro and in vivo), virulence, and ... Read more
• Entrepreneurship education courses across multidisciplinary programmes at a South African university of technology: educator and student perspectives

  

  Author: Price, Kariema Date: 2018 Research in the field of entrepreneurship education suggested the need for more studies that focus on the characteristics of the pathways to entrepreneurship education. Previous empirical work in this field has largely been driven by uncovering ... Read more
• Academics’ Organisational Identification and Commitment: Influences of Perceptions of Organisational Support and Reputation

  

  Author: Shrand, Beverly Celia Date: 2018 “Affective commitment” and “organisational identification” represent psychological relationships between employees and their organisations. These constructs are established predictors of turnover intentions, performance, and other desirable ... Read more
• Semiotic repertoires in bilingual Science learning: a study of learners - meaning-making practices in two sites in a Cape Town high school

  

  Author: Tyler, Robyn Lucy Date: 2018 Bilingual minoritised youth face challenging conditions for learning Science in South African schools. Among these are restrictive school-level language policies; entrenched monoglossic language ideologies within the education system which ... Read more
• Synergism between immune activators and progestogens: differential effects on gene expression and HIV-1 replication and the role of the glucocorticoid receptor

  

  Author: Moliki, Johnson Mosoko Date: 2018 Globally, women account for more than half of the 36.9 million people living with HIV-1. In some regions particularly Sub-Saharan Africa, women of child-bearing age are at great risk of being infected with HIV-1 than men of the same age group. ... Read more
• Explaining consumer perspectives on mobile news services: a study in South Africa

  

  Author: Maurya, Rubina Date: 2019 Access to news supports the development of democratic societies. News can promote sustainable community development and encourage healthy social, political, and economic engagement. Mobile news services (MNSs) are one means to reach out to ... Read more
• Distribution of baryonic and dark matter in spiral and irregular nearby galaxies

  

  Author: Korsaga, Marie Date: 2019 My PhD research is focused on the dark matter (DM) and luminous matter distribution in spiral and irregular galaxies. Studying this matter could clearly improve our knowledge on the formation and evolution of galaxies. While the overall ... Read more
• The effects of introduced mice on seabirds breeding at sub-Antarctic Islands

  

  Author: Dilley, Ben J Date: 2018 Seabirds play keystone roles as apex predators in marine ecosystems and also influence the ecology of terrestrial ecosystems where they breed. Seabirds are among the most threatened group of birds - almost half of all seabird species are known ... Read more

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