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Modelling of reliable service based operations support system (MORSBOSS)
(2008)
The underlying theme of this thesis is identification, classification, detection and prediction of cellular network faults using state of the art technologies, methods and algorithms.
Digital watermarking methods for data security and authentication
(2008)
Cryptology is the study of systems that typically originate from a consideration of the ideal circumstances under which secure information exchange is to take place. It involves the study of cryptographic and other processes ...
The structure of the reproductive system in the male vervet monkey, chlorocebus aethiops, with special reference to spermatogenesis
(2007)
The vervet monkey, Chlorocebus aethiops, an Old World monkey, has been often used in biomedical research programs (toxicological studies and fertility) because of the inaccessibility of relevant human tissues. Data from ...
Hydraulic properties of the table mountain group (TMG) aquifers
(2008)
Research findings in current study provide a new insight into the fractured rock aquifers in the TMG area. Some of the results will have wide implications on the groundwater management and forms a solid basis the further ...
Effect of a material science course on the perceptions and understanding of teachers in Zimbabwe regarding content and instructional practice in design and technology
(2007)
The purpose of this study was therefore to address the following primary research question: ‘What effect would a specially designed, developed, implemented and evaluated Material Science (MS) course have on serving teachers ...
Spectroelectrochemical determination of the antioxidant properties of carpobrotus mellei and carpobrotus quadrifidus natural products
(2009)
South African Carpobrotus species have been found to contain hydrolysable tannins,various flavonoids e.g. rutin and hyperoside, phytosterols and aromatic acids which have a diverse range of pharmacological properties ...
The ecology of the world's smallest tortoise, homopus signatus signatus: effects of rainfall
(2008)
Tortoises appear to be successful in arid ecosystems, where they depend on primary production for their predominantly herbivorous diets. The low primary production of arid regions is exacerbated by priodic droughts, so ...
Identification of novel cold-adapted nitrilase superfamily enzymes
(2009)
In bacteria, nitrile hydratases and enzymes of nitrilase and signature amidase superfamilies hydrolyse nitriles and amides to their corresponding carboxylic acids releasing ammonia. Bacteria expressing these enzymes are ...
The application of magnetic resonance and computed tomography imaging in the diagnosis and management of maxillofacial tumours
(University of Western Cape, 2004)
The Application of Magnetic Resonance (MRI) and Computed Tomography Imaging (CT) in the Diagnosis and Management of Maxillofacial Tumours. For decades maxillofacial surgeons over the world have been frustrated by the high ...
Spectres of the untold: memory and history in South Africa after the truth and reconciliation commission
(2006)
This work is a meditation on the shaping of time and its impact on living with and understanding atrocity in South Africa in the wake of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).