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The fate of microbial contaminants in the subsurface with a South African case study
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)The time bound agenda of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG's) aims at reducing poverty, extending gender equality and advancing opportunities for health and education by addressing current and future water resource and ... -
Father-son relationship quality and associated adolescent risks
(2010)International research over the past two decades has advanced knowledge in the study of fathers and the protective role they play in the prevention of adolescent risk behaviours. Studies have often investigated parental ... -
Fathers experiences of single parenting
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Fathers, specifically in South Africa, are generally stereotyped as either absent, deadbeat fathers who do not play an active role in their children's lives or as being present traditional breadwinners and authoritative ... -
Fathers’ subjective lived experiences of their partner’s medically high-risk pregnancy in the Western Cape, South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)The presence of a supportive and attentive father has been shown to hold a myriad of positive health outcomes for a pregnancy, and benefits the wellbeing of the mother, child, and the father himself. Pregnancy is a key ... -
Fatty acids as cancer preventive tools in the dietary modulation of altered lipid profiles associated with hepatocarcinogenesis
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)This thesis consists of a brief description on cancer, carcinogenesis, the changes in the type and level of dietary fat available in our diets over time and association with the development of certain diseases. The main ... -
FDI in Angola constraints encountered by investors in the Angolan territory
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)This thesis focuses on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Angola and on constraints encountered by investors. It discusses the new Investment Law, resulting from a comprehensive law reform in 2003, as well as investment ... -
Fear of crime, place and the moral order: A secondary analysis of gated communities
(University of Western Cape, 2019)This study will use secondary data analysis of academic articles to study the topic under question. Much has been written on fear of crime from a quantitative and to a lesser extent qualitative approach (Burgess and Doran ... -
The feasibility and challenges of implementing the essential drugs programme into occupational health services
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)The Essential Drugs Programme (EDP) is one of the tools developed to achieve the objectives of the South African National Drug Policy. Occupational health (OH) services are largely in the private sector and usually provide ... -
The feasibility of a model for innovative care of Tuberculosis patients at an urban clinic in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa: A qualitative assessment
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)In this mini-thesis, I used qualitative methods to assess the feasibility of implementing a multi faceted intervention designed to improve tuberculosis treatment adherence in an urban primary health care setting in the ... -
The feasibility of high resolution, three-dimensional reconstruction of metal-coated surfaces in structural biology
(2006)Life is an emergent property of a complex network of interacting cellular-machines. Three-dimensional (3D), cellular structure captured at supra-atomic resolution has the potential to revolutionise our understanding of the ... -
Feasibility of introducing an onsite test for syphilis in the package of antenatal care at the rural primary health care level in Burkina Faso
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Background: Syphilis transmission remains a global problem with an estimated 12 million people infected each year. Ninety percent of syphilis cases occur in low income countries. Syphilis is a serious source of adverse ... -
Feasibility of Nuclear Plasma Interaction studies with the Activation Technique
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Electron-mediated nuclear plasma interactions (NPIs), such as Nuclear Excitation by Electron Capture (NEEC) or Transition (NEET), can have a signi cant impact on nuclear cross sections in High Energy Density Plasmas (HEDPs). ... -
Feasibility of Nuclear Plasma Interaction studies with the Activation Technique
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Electron-mediated nuclear plasma interactions (NPIs), such as Nuclear Excitation by Electron Capture (NEEC) or Transition (NEET), can have a signi cant impact on nuclear cross sections in High Energy Density Plasmas ... -
Feasibility of nuclear plasma interaction studies with the activation technique
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Electron-mediated nuclear plasma interactions (NPIs), such as Nuclear Excitation by Electron Capture (NEEC) or Transition (NEET), can have a signi cant impact on nuclear cross sections in High Energy Density Plasmas ... -
The feasibility of retaliation as a trade remedy under the WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)The main aim of the research was to determine the viability of retaliation as a trade remedy under the Dispute Settlement Understanding. It was to establish whether retaliation as a remedy is beneficial to the entire WTO ... -
Federalism as a peacemaking device in Sudan's interim national constitution
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)The focus of this study was on the Interim Constitution adopted on 9 July 2005 by Sudan. The significance of the federal principle both as a peacemaking device and a tool of democratisation was considered. The objective ... -
Female genital mutilation as a form of violence against women and girls: an analysis of the effectiveness of international human rights law
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)This thesis used female genital mutilation as a lens through which the effectiveness of the current laws aimed at protecting women and girls can be explored. -
Female genital mutilation as a human rights issue : examining the law against female genital mutilation in Tanzania
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Female genital mutilation in Africa :what will encourage its discontinuation
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)Between one hundred and one hundred and forty million young girls around the world have reportedly been subjected to some form of genital excision during 2005. Approximately three million young girls are at risk every year ...