• South Africa's Responses to Gross Violations of Human Rights in Libya, Sudan and Zimbabwe: An Explanation of the Contradictions

  

  Author: Islam, Mohammed Saif Date: When South Africa made the transition to democracy in 1994, led by the charismatic Nelson Mandela, it proclaimed that it would make human rights a centrepiece of its foreign policy. The international community also expected South Africa to ... Read more
• Development of an assessment framework for student engagement in design thinking projects for health innovation

  

  Author: Dikgomo, Kagiso Date: 2020 Student engagement is a dynamic and multifaceted concept – it encompasses physical, emotional, and cognitive components. Various instruments to assess student engagement exist, however these are not intended to assess how students engage with ... Read more
• Towards Sustainable Freight Energy Management - Development of a Strategic Decision Support Tool

  

  Author: Lane, Tanya Elizabeth Date: Freight transportation, in its current shape and form, is on a highly unsustainable trajectory. Global demand for freight is ever increasing, while this demand is predominantly serviced by inefficient, fossil fuel dependent transportation ... Read more
• Antidiabetic activity of Schkuhria pinnata – Biological screening, PK analysis and mode of action

  

  Author: Sewnarain, Prenitha Date: The increasing reliance on drugs from natural sources has led to the development of several drugs from traditional plants which are present in abundance in Southern Africa. With the rapid increase of incidence of type 2 diabetes in South ... Read more
• How well do buffer circles capture the ranging behaviours of territorial raptors?

  

  Author: Brink, René Date: 2020 As the world's human population increases, so does the competition for natural resources between humans and wildlife. This competition may be intense for apex predators, such as raptors, which generally require large natural areas in order ... Read more
• Preparation and evaluation of polymer microspheres for enhanced lateral flow immunoassay: the case study for malaria

  

  Author: Hobbs, Henriëtte Renée Date: 2015 We proposed that the development of a new high capacity polymer microsphere technology, termed ReSyn, could be developed as viable detection reagents for lateral flow technology. This body of work outlines the development of this new high ... Read more
• Functional miRNA-based Phenotypic Screening as a tool to delineate HIV-host interactions and facilitate Novel Drug Discovery

  

  Author: Naidoo, Jerolen Date: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the causative agent of AIDS, a disease which affects over 24 million people globally and for which there is neither curative treatment nor vaccine available. As an intracellular pathogen that encodes only ... Read more
• Spatial variation in small mammal communities across the Karoo Shale Gas Development Area of South Africa

  

  Author: Nadine, Aboul-Hassan Date: 2020 This study details results of small mammal surveys at 24 sites in four biomes (Nama- and Succulent Karoo, Albany Thicket, Grassland) as part of the Karoo BioGaps project to augment baseline biodiversity information needed to guide proposed ... Read more
• Nutrition related health status and associated factors in juvenile male and female on remand detainees at entry into Pollsmoor correctional service facility in the Western Cape

  

  Author: Theron Marieke Date: 2017 Background: International and national (South African constitution) laws mandate that the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) ensure that on remand detainees receive the same medical treatment as those who are not incarcerated, as well ... Read more
• Towards the Synthesis of the Unusual Monosaccharides Found in the Shigella sonnei O-Antigen and Analysis of Shigella flexneri 2a Glycoconjugate Vaccine Samples

  

  Author: Anderson, Taigh Byrne Date: Shigellosis (bacillary dysentery) is a severe inflammatory diarrhoeal disease in humans caused by the Gram-negative bacteria belonging to the Shigella species. Despite over 60 years of vaccine research, no licensed vaccine to prevent shigellosis ... Read more
• Interdependence between geometric, tensile and chemical bond behaviours of untreated hair fibres

  

  Author: Cloete, Elsabe Date: 2020 To date, an accurate understanding of the dynamics between the fibre's inherent geometric, mechanical and biological characteristics is deficient, affecting the reliability and robustness of hair data. There is also insufficient scientific ... Read more
• Eish - when to use -ish-: a study in the verbalization of English lexical items in spoken Xhosa

  

  Author: Madubela, Ndumiso S Date: This study examines how Xhosa speakers incorporate verbs of English origin into their lexicons with a specific focus on the -ish- suffix. The study deals with historical treatments of this phenomenon and debates its relevance and applicability ... Read more
• A formative evaluation of the development and implementation of the waves for change coach training programme

  

  Author: Rolfe, Elana Date: This dissertation reports on a formative evaluation of the initial implementation of the Waves for Change coach training programme. Waves for Change is a NPO that combines the sport of surfing with youth care work (what the organisation terms ... Read more
• The surgical management and prevention of laparoscopic cholecystectomy associated bile duct injuries

  

  Author: Lindemann, Jessica Danielle Date: 2020 Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is considered the gold standard in the surgical management of gallstone disease and is one of the most commonly performed general surgery operations worldwide. Bile duct injury (BDI) in LC remains a feared ... Read more
• Investigation into the surface modification of Ti-6Al-4V to facilitate antimicrobial ionic silver integration for use in implantable orthopaedic devices

  

  Author: Vazirgiantzikis, Iosif Date: Malignant bone tumours often require a patient to make the choice between limb salvage surgery and complete amputation. The Ti-6Al-4V alloy is the material of choice for implantable orthopaedic devices as it provides a favourable combination ... Read more
• The applicability of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) to the condom use intentions and behaviour of migrant youth in South Africa

  

  Author: Tantoh, Aunt Manyongo Mosima Date: 2020 The study titled “The applicability of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to the condom use intentions and behavior of migrant youth in South Africa” explores the predictors of condom use behavior and intentions of migrant youth in SA. It ... Read more
• Aural training at a selected tertiary institution in South Africa, 2015-2019: Student perspectives, motivation and problem-solving strategies

  

  Author: van Zyl, Silvia Date: 2020 “Aural training” forms a vital component of conventional music education and practice and has done so for a considerable amount of time, yet it remains a difficult area with regards to student engagement in its practice and application both ... Read more
• Use of mobile phones by subsistence farmers in the Kingdom of Eswatini: a design science research

  

  Author: Vilakazi, Mlungisi Bongani Lehlohonolo Date: 2020 Access to information is one of the key ways of assisting farmers to improve their agricultural output, gain access to markets and generate income. Governments, NGOs, Universities and other institutions have volumes of information that can ... Read more
• Development of an RF listening mode on the TIGER-3 FPGA platform

  

  Author: van Zyl, Willem Francois Date: 2020 High frequency (HF) radars have many critical applications due to the effects that physical media have on the wave's propagation. The diffraction of HF radio waves in the ionosphere allows for long range communication and radar operation. ... Read more
• Technological change and the effectiveness of domestic government agencies and international organisations. How does technological change impact the effectiveness and benign political character of domestic government agencies and international organisations?

  

  Author: van Zyl, Jacqualine Frances Date: 2020 Studies examining the relationship between technological advancements and politics demonstrate that this relationship remains closely connected. Numerous research efforts have focused on unpacking and further understanding this relationship ... Read more

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