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Linkage to care after testing HIV positive: a comparative analysis of mobile versus health facility based models in rural settings, Mbeya-Tanzania.
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)HIV testing, linkage to HIV care and continuity of care are crucial for proper management of HIV/AIDS. There is increasing interest across sub-Saharan Africa, including in Tanzania, in accessing hard-to-reach populations ... -
Linking biology and sustainable livelihoods to the proposed establishment of community -based Eucheumoid farming in southern Kenya
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)Growth rates of three commercial eucheumoids: brown Eucheuma denticulatum and green and brown Kappaphycus alvarezii were studied at three sites (Gazi Bay, Kibuyuni and Mkwiro) in southern Kenya. The study was conducted ... -
Linking fiscal decentralization and local financial governance: a case of district level decentralization in the Amhara region, Ethiopia
(University of Western Cape, 2014)The prime aim of this thesis is to examine the link between fiscal decentralization and local financial governance in fiscally empowered woreda administrations (districts) of the Amhara region in Ethiopia. Local financial ... -
Links between international child abduction and relocation: moving towards likemindedness in relocation disputes internationally - Is it time for a protocol regulating international relocation disputes
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)This by implication would mean that the best way to prevent child abduction is to desist from international marriages and moving abroad.The modern reality is that relationships are being formed internationally. In the ... -
Liposomal drug delivery to brain cancer cells
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Neuroblastomas (NBs) are the most common solid extra-cranial tumours diagnosed in childhood and characterized by a high risk of tumour relapse. Like in other tumour types, there are major concerns about the specificity and ... -
Liquid-liquid interface ion-transfer amperometric sensors for tenofovir as a model nucleoside/nucleotide anti-retroviral drug
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)Amperometric sensors for Tenofovir, a model nucleotide/ nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor ARV drug, were studied based on the principle of ion-transfer electrochemistry at the membrane-stabilized oil/ water interface ... -
Listening and reading: Leon Levson’s ‘native studies’ photographs in the anti-apartheid Mayibuye archives
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)The thesis focuses on Leon Levson’s ‘native study’ photographs, taken in the 1940s in the rural areas of Transkei and Bechuanaland. These photographs are housed at the UWC-Robben Island Museum-Mayibuye Archives as part of ... -
Listeria in food and water in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 1998)Listeria are glam positive non-spong rods that were found in diverse environments including water, seafood, dairy products and vegetables. Outbreaks of listeriosis due to the consumption of foods contaminated L.monocytogenes, ... -
The literacy orientation of preschool children in a multilingual environment: the case of post-apartheid Manenberg
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)This thesis is the result of an ethnographic study of the multilingual literacy practices of a group of families in their particular spaces within the urban context of the community of Manenberg, with the specific view of ... -
Literacy programmes in Mozambique: adults’ motivations, needs and expectations – the case of Boane and Pemba
(2013)This study aims to determine the functionality of two adult literacy programmes (ALFA-REGULAR and ALFA-RÁDIO) provided by the Mozambican government, in Boane and Pemba. The prevailing popular conviction is that acquisition ... -
A literature review on pharmacovigilance systems in off-label use of medicines
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Problem and significance: Off-label use of medicines is not illegal; however, it can be risky and harmful, or beneficial and innovative. The main problem of this practice is the lack of systems for monitoring adverse drug ... -
Lithium manganese oxide modified with copper-gold nanocomposite cladding- a potential novel cathode material for spinel type lithium-ion batteries
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)Spinel lithium manganese oxide (LiMn2O4), for its low cost, easy preparation and nontoxicity, is regarded as a promising cathode material for lithium-ion batteries. However, a key problem prohibiting it from large scale ... -
The lithogeochemical characterization of the Hondekloof nickel mineralization, Kliprand area, Garies Terrane, Namaqualand, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)A magmatic Ni-Cu (±Co-Zn) sulphide deposit, named the Hondekloof prospect, is present in the Kliprand area at the border between the Northern Cape and Western Cape Provinces of South Africa. The deposit occurs in the central ... -
The lived experience of being privileged as a white English-speaking young adult in post-apartheid South Africa: a phenomenological study
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)Although transformation processes are making progress in addressing racial inequality in post-apartheid South Africa, white South Africans are, in many repects, still privileged, economically, in terms of access to services, ... -
The lived experience of young women with endometriosis in South Africa: An exploration of chronic pain with regards to physical, psychological, and social wellbeing
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Endometriosis is a common disorder affecting many young women of reproductive age physically, socially, and psychologically. The disease is largely considered from a biomedical perspective and there is a paucity of ... -
The lived experiences of adolescents with cancer
(2010)People often do not want to hear, talk or read about cancer. Cancer is arguably one of the most feared illnesses and maybe rightly so for it is usually associated with pain, fear,uncertainty, anxiety, long uncomfortable ... -
Lived experiences of coporate bullying
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Corporate bullying is a social phenomenon that impacts negatively on employee wellness, relationships in the workplace, and on family well-being. The aim of this qualitative study was to understand the lived experiences ... -
Lived experiences of family members’ adjusting to HIV/AIDS disclosure within the family.
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)HIV/AIDS is one of the major challenging illnesses globally and is increasingly recognised as an illness that affects families and not just the individual. While HIV/AIDS has brought many challenges to infected individuals ... -
Lived experiences of lesbian-identified women who abuse alcohol: An interpretative phenomenological analysis
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Although research has shown that alcohol abuse in the Western Cape is amongst the highest in South Africa, lesbian-identified women have largely been ignored in this area of research. International literature has identified ... -
Lived experiences of lesbian-identified women who abuse alcohol: An interpretative phenomenological analysis
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Although research has shown that alcohol abuse in the Western Cape is amongst the highest in South Africa, lesbian-identified women have largely been ignored in this area of research. International literature has identified ...