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Complicating “tradition” and “modernity”: Young South African Women‟s Perceptions of Lobola
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)An indigenous cultural practice among the many ethnic groups of South Africa, lobola has changed immensely, especially in highly urbanised towns. It has also been the subject of several interpretations in academia, the ... -
Composite low temperate hydrogen storage material on the basis of iron-titanium alloy ; synthesis and structure
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)It is widely believed that hydrogen will within a few tens of years become the means of storing and transporting energy. The reason is the depletion of hydrocarbons and the relatively facile production of hydrogen from ... -
Composite poly(dimethoxyaniline) electrochemical nanobiosensor for glufosinate and glyphosate herbicides
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)In this thesis, I present a simple, sensitive and low cost electrochemical nanobiosensor for quantitative determination of the herbicides glufosinate, glyphosate and its metabolite aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA). Firstly, ... -
The composition of photocatalytic nanofibres through electrospinning
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)The aim of this study was to enrich electrospun fibres with the active mineral phase TiO2 nanoparticles and then to evaluate how well the composite fibres performed in the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue ... -
Comprehensive fluid saturation study for the Fula North field Muglad Basin, Sudan
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)This study has been conducted to accurately determine fluid saturation within Fula sub-basin reservoirs which is located at the Southern part of the Republic of Sudan. The area is regarded as Shaly Sand Reservoirs. Four ... -
The comprehensive rural development programme as a vehicle for enhancing stakeholder participation in rural governance: a case study of Dysselsdorp in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)The thesis seeks to investigate the extent to which the Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP) has succeeded in creating a platform for rural people, including marginalised groups, to be effectively involved in ... -
Computation of the character tables of certain group extensions
(University of the Western Cape, 1997)The work done in this mini-thesis deals mainly with different methods of calculating character tables of split extensions of finite groups. Three of the six character tables that are calculated are done with the use of ... -
Computation of the character tables of certain group extensions
(University of the Western Cape, 1997)In this chapter some basic theory on group extensions is first given in section 1.1 and then a method for finding the conjugacy classes of group extensions is described in section i.2. In section 1.3 we look at an example ... -
Computational analyses on transcriptional regulation in mammals
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)The genomes of various organisms have been sequenced and their transcriptome elucidated. With the information about genes and gene products readily available it has become of the utmost importance to decipher the underlying ... -
Computational analysis of multi-omic data for the elucidation of molecular mechanisms of neuroblastoma
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor in childhood. The survival rates of patients with neuroblastoma, especially those in the high-risk category, are still low despite varied therapies. The detailed ... -
Computational analysis of multilevel omics data for the elucidation of molecular mechanisms of cancer
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Cancer is a group of diseases that arises from irreversible genomic and epigenomic alterations that result in unrestrained proliferation of abnormal cells. Detailed understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying a ... -
Computational characterisation of DNA methylomes in mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing hyper- and hypo-virulent strains
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, is estimated to infect approximately one-third of the world’s population and is responsible for around 2 million deaths per year. The disease is endemic in ... -
A computational characterisation of the relationship between genome structure and disease genes
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)This is a pilot study to investigate the relationship between disease gene status and the structure of the human genome with specific reference to regions of recombination. It compares certain characteristics of a control ... -
Computational characterization of IRE-regulated genes in Glossina morsitans
(University of Western Cape, 2013)Blood feeding is a habit exhibited by many insects. Considering the devastating impact of these insects on human health, it is important to focus research on understanding the biology behind blood-feeding, disease ... -
A computational framework for transcriptome assembly and annotation in non-model organisms: the case of venturia inaequalis
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)In this dissertation three computational approaches are presented that enable optimization of reference-free transcriptome reconstruction. The first addresses the selection of bona fide reconstructed transcribed fragments ... -
Computational genomics approaches for kidney diseases in Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)End stage renal disease (ESRD), a more severe form of kidney disease, is considered to be a complex trait that may involve multiple processes which work together on a background of a significant genetic susceptibility. ... -
Computational modelling of a hot-wire chemical vapour deposition reactor chamber
(University of Western Cape, 2020)In this thesis, I explore the subjects of fluid dynamics and the Hot-Wire Chemical Vapour Deposition (HWCVD) process. HWCVD, in its simplicity, is one of the more powerful and elegant deposition techniques available in ... -
Computational prediction of host-pathogen protein-protein interactions
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Supervised machine learning approaches have been applied successfully to the prediction of protein-protein interactions (PPIs) within a single organism, i.e., intra-species predictions. However, because of the absence of ... -
Computational strategies to identify, prioritize and design potential antimalarial agents from natural products
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Introduction: There is an exigent need to develop novel antimalarial drugs in view of the mounting disease burden and emergent resistance to the presently used drugs against the malarial parasites. A large amount of natural ... -
Computational verification of published human mutations
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)The completion of the Human Genome Project, a remarkable feat by any measure, has provided over three billion bases of reference nucleotides for comparative studies. The next, and perhaps more challenging step is to analyse ...