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Macroscopic and Microscopic surface features of Hydrogenated silicon thin films
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)An increasing energy demand and growing environmental concerns regarding the use of fossil fuels in South Africa has led to the challenge to explore cheap, alternative sources of energy. The generation of electricity from ... -
Magnetic substitution in CePt₂Si₂ and CeCu₅In Kondo lattice
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)In the past few decades, the studies of f-electron materials have revealed unusual physical properties such as Fermi-liquid, non-Fermi-liquid behaviour at low temperatures, heavy- Fermion behaviour, valence fluctuation, ... -
Magnetocaloric effect and critical behaviour near the magnetic phase transition temperature in rare-earth compounds
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Rare-earth intermetallic compounds continue to draw considerable attention, due to their fundamental importance in understanding physical properties and potential applications based on a variety of phenomena. The focus ... -
Major issues arising out of industrial relations disputes in Ghana since independence: 1957 - 2004
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)This thesis analysed the significance of disputes or conflict in Ghana's industrial realtions since her independence in 1957. It further analysed the causes of industrial conflict and its management or resolution in Ghana ... -
Making heritage in post-apartheid South Africa: agencies, museums and sites
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)This work responds to the perceptions of post-apartheid heritage practices as producing an authorised heritage discourse. It contrasts this perception by approaching the making of postapartheid heritage as not just a simple ... -
The making of Ruacana as place and its construction as future heritage
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)Ruacana is a town in northern Namibia, located on the border with Angola on the Kunene River. It is about 150 kilometres north of Oshakati. The town was established in the early 1970s by the South West Africa Water and ... -
“Making Oranges from Lemons” Experiences of Support of South African Jewish Senior Citizens Following the Emigration of their Children
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)Family is widely expected to be the main source of support for Senior Citizens and, like many religions and cultures, the Jewish tradition has expectations of filial obligations of care. South Africa and its Jewish community ... -
Malawian secondary school students' learning of science: historical background, performance and beliefs
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)This study explored the problem of poor performance in science among students who are provided secondary school places on merit in Malawi. Existing studies of the problem are inconsistent suggesting that these studies may ... -
Male identified same-sex sexual fetish in South Africa: (re)defining sexual relations between people and things
(2010)Historical ethnographic and early psychoanalytic epistemologies on 'fetishism' focus primarily on the fetish 'object', whereby the subject of 'fetish practices' was identified, pathologised and/or socioculturally invalidated ... -
Management education via the internet: factors facilitating and inhibiting the adoption of WEBCT at a faculty in a higher education institution
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)The emergence of the Internet and the World Wide Web in particular, impact increasingly on the activities of commerce and industry and in the process also change the manner in which courses are delivered in higher education. ... -
The management of a safe and cost effective conscious sedation unit
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Conscious sedation or moderate sedation and analgesia is an effective and popular alternative option for procedures outside the operating theater. If conscious sedation is a viable alternative to general anaesthesia then ... -
The management of academic libraries: a comparative study of the University of the Western Cape Library and Dhaka University Library
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)This research project is a comparative study of management of two university libraries (University of the Western Cape and Dhaka University) from two different countries (South Africa and Bangladesh). This research was to ... -
The management of Bell’s palsy at selected community health centres in the Cape Metropolitan District of the Western Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Bell’s palsy (BP), a fairly common disorder predominantly prevalent in the adult age group, affects nerves and muscles in the face causing paralysis or dropping of one side of the face. Clients with Bell’s palsy face many ... -
Management of children with sexual behaviour problems, between the ages of five to nine years old, by educators and social workers
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)The Management of children, younger than twelve years of age, who pose a risk to other children, remains complex and confusing. When their behaviour includes sexual aggression towards other children, ignorance about how ... -
Management of defective dental Amalgam restorations-a mixed-methods study
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Much variation exists in the practice of dentistry with regard to the diagnosis of caries and the recommendations for treatment. Even though criteria for the selection of 'faulty' restorations often appear ill-defined, ... -
Management of domestic violence: risk-based assessment and intervention guidelines with perpetrators of intimate violence
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)The main goal of this study was to develop assessment and intervention guidelines that will provide practitioners with a framework to develop and implement batterer intervention programmes. The development of batterer ... -
The management of indigenous knowledge in Swaziland, with specific reference to the Swaziland National Library Service (SNLS)
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)Indigenous knowledge systems (IKSs) have made positive contributions in agriculture; health care; medicine; food preparation and preservation; land use; education and a host of other activities in rural communities as well ... -
Management of oral ulcers and oral thrush by Community Pharmacists.
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)Oral ulcers and oral thrush could be indicative of serious illnesses such as oral cancer, HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), among others. There are many different health care workers that can be ... -
Managing Stakeholder Salience, Influence and Exposure with Sustainable Supply Chain Management Practices and Triple Bottom Line Measures: The Case of Safaricom, Kenya
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)As organizations face stiff pressure from various stakeholders, management has had to move beyond the idea of shareholder wealth maximization and incorporate the environmental and social concerns from the various stakeholders. ... -
Managing stakeholder salience, influence and exposure with sustainable supply chain management practices and triple bottom line measures: The case of Safaricom, Kenya
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)As organizations face stiff pressure from various stakeholders, management has had to move beyond the idea of shareholder wealth maximization and incorporate the environmental and social concerns from the various stakeholders. ...
