Author:van Zyl, CarikeDate:2020Introduction: The Department of Radiology at Groote Schuur Hospital receives numerous emergency CT brain requests especially from the Emergency and Trauma departments. Improvement in emergency CT brain workflow should reduce waiting times for ...Read more
Author:van Nunen, Lara JaneDate:2021Background: Methamphetamine dependence is associated with impairment in executive function, as well as brain functional and structural alterations, findings on the relationship between executive function impairment and brain alterations seem ...Read more
Author:Van Munster, StephanyDate:2021South Africa is known for its highly endemic and remarkably species-rich fauna and flora. The Greater Cape Floristic Region, consisting of the Cape Floristic Region and the Succulent Karoo Region, is home to South Africa's second most diverse ...Read more
Author:van Huyssteen, ThomasDate:2021Understanding the evolution of water demand is of paramount importance for countries that want to implement the correct water demand management strategies that aim at increasing water use efficiency. This paper analyses household water demand ...Read more
Author:van Hoving, Daniël JDate:2021Background Tuberculosis remains a prevalent and deadly global disease. Diagnostic delays are partly due to reduced diagnostic performance of tuberculosis tests in HIV-positive people. The use of reliable pointof-care and near-patient diagnostic ...Read more
Author:van der Nest, Yolinda LouiseDate:2021Background: End Stage Renal Disease is an irreversible decline in kidney function and fatal in the absence of renal replacement therapy. Resource constraints in the South African public healthcare sector limits patients' access to renal ...Read more
Author:Seboko, TillyDate: 2021As stated by Stephen Harris, a mere 30 years ago, the idea of commercial cyber-attack was rather a topic for the science fiction novelists than reality.' However, nowadays we witness a growing tendency of reoccurrence of this phenomenon across ...Read more
Author:Scholfield, JamesDate: 2021Johnny Fourie is one of the greatest guitar players of our époque (McLaughlin quoted in Crossley, 2007:iii). This study looks at Fourie's later approach to the interpretation of three selected representative works from his recording Once Upon ...Read more
Author:Savadye, LaswetDate: 2020This study investigates the impact of sovereign credit ratings on foreign exchange rate returns for a sample of 27 African countries over the period 2003–2018 to examine the response of the exchange rates around the time of sovereign rating ...Read more
Author:Saliwa-Mogale, Ncebakazi FaithDate: 2021South Africa is a multilingual country with 11 official languages and 9 of these languages are Indigenous African languages. The South African government has developed policies and created an environment for these languages to be developed. ...Read more
Author:Van Der Merwe, Ruan HenryDate:2021Spoken language identification systems form an integral part in many speech recognition tools today. Over the years many techniques have been used to identify the language spoken, given just the audio input, but in recent years the trend has ...Read more
Author:Sam, Angula MarkusDate: 2021Global campaigns against fossil fuels to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases and combat climate change has compelled the electricity supply industry (ESI) around the globe to explore environmentally friendly sources of electricity. The ...Read more
Author:Salie, FaatiemaDate: 2021An orthopaedic medical device refers to a part, implant, prosthetic or orthotic which is used to address damage to the body's musculoskeletal system, primarily by providing stability and mobility. Orthopaedic medical devices play a role in ...Read more
Author:Van Blerk, Justin JDate:2021Shifting climate patterns are a cause for concern for natural ecosystems globally. Of particular concern is the effect of climate change on fire-prone, Mediterranean-type shrublands globally because of the heightened sensitivity of post-fire ...Read more
Author:Tsietsi, TsotangDate:2021This PhD thesis studies the facilitation of trade in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). It considers the fact that there have been several regional and international agreements that the SADC countries have entered into with ...Read more
Author:Stephans, Mandla-KayiseDate:2021Certainly, a decision to (dis) invest (buy/sell) in securities is largely influenced by future expectations to which in turn is informed by the fundamental analysis of historical prices. The investor supposedly extrapolated on the historical ...Read more
Author:Obamuyide, HenryDate: 2020Over 1.3 million individuals die each year from preventable violence. Many of these violent acts are perpetrated by youths. Despite several initiatives, the prevalence of youth violence remains high. Early life lead exposure is a possible ...Read more
Author:Nyathi, Thulani MveloDate: 2021The study presented in this thesis has placed great focus on Co3O4-based catalysts for producing CO-free H2-rich gas streams for power generation using proton-exchange or polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). The removal of CO ...Read more
Author:Nzuza, KhulekaniDate: 2021The Sport industry has developed over the years and now can even form part of the entertainment industry. Sportspersons have become celebrities in their own right and their image rights are treated as commodities. The image rights of famous ...Read more
Author:Nyathi, Mothabisi NareDate: 2021International migration is the movement of people across national boundaries, and it is an important mechanism for globalisation and economic development. However, in third world countries, it means a large proportion of the population leaving. ...Read more
