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Microfluidic paper based electrochemical sensing devices
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Microfluidic paper based electrochemical sensing devices (μPEDs) provides a new way for point of care testing (POCT). μPEDs offer an inexpensive, portable, easy to use technology too monitor the environment and diagnose ... -
MicroRNAs as predictive biomarkers for diagnosis and prognosis of colorectal cancer using in silico approaches
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Colorectal cancer (CRC) is referred to as cancers that arise in the colon or rectum. Rectal cancer is most often defined as cancers originating within 15 cm from the anal verge. The crude incidence of CRC in sub-Sahara ... -
Microscopic analysis of In vitro and In vivo effects of functionalized gold nanoparticles on the liver, kidney, spleen, heart and pancreas of male wistar rats
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Nanotechnology represents a promising knowledge based platform that can solve human needs and ailments, especially in cases like cancers, diabetes, antibiotic drug resistances etc. Many metallic nanoparticles are being ... -
Microwave synthesis of the Schiff base metal-ligand complexes with Cu and Ni centres
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Nitric oxide (NO) plays a vital role as a biological messenger in biological systems. However, NO detection and quantification have always posed significant complications. There is, therefore, a need to develop new materials ... -
Microwave synthesized ruthenium antimony oxide-graphene nanocomposite materials for asymmetric supercapacitors
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)With the rapid rise in energy demand and ever-escalating environmental hazards, the need for transition from fossil fuel to renewable energy sources is of paramount importance, requiring better and efficient energy storage ... -
Migratory trajectories among street vendors in urban South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)This study investigates ways in which migratory trajectories relate to the gradual insertion and eventual integration of immigrants. It therefore shows the contribution of social capital in the migration and insertion into ... -
Mineralogy and chemical mobility in a weathered ash dump site, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)Coal fly ash generated from coal fired plants poses potential health risks to humans and plants in the environment due to the surface enrichment of the ash with various toxic trace elements during combustion. Only a small ... -
Mining a Chinese hyperthermophilic metagenome
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)Metagenomic sequencing of environmental samples provide direct access to genomic information of organisms within the respective environments. This sequence information represents a significant resource for the identification ... -
miRNAMatcher: High throughput miRNA discovery using regular expressions obtained via a genetic algorithm
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)In summary there currently exist techniques to discover miRNA however both require many calculations to be performed during the identification limiting their use at a genomic level. Machine learning techniques are currently ... -
Missing imputation methods explored in big data analytics
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)The aim of this study is to look at the methods and processes involved in imputing missing data and more specifically, complete missing blocks of data. A further aim of this study is to look at the effect that the imputed ... -
Mitigation of salinity stress using exogenously applied molybdenum in sorghum bicolor
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The agricultural sector is the main producer of food throughout the world. However, the constant changes in environmental conditions, such as extreme weather, droughts, and salinity have impacted this sector negatively ... -
A Mobile Deaf-to-hearing communication aid for medical diagnosis
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)Many South African Deaf people use their mobile phones for communication with SMSs yet they would prefer to converse in South African Sign Language. Deaf people with a capital `D' are different from deaf or hard of hearing ... -
A mobile design of an emergency service system for deaf people
(University of Western Cape, 2021)The importance of mobile technology in improving the quality of life is not restricted to only a Hearing person, and the use of mobile devices among Deaf people is no longer limited, due to the advancements in technology ... -
Mobile phone applications targeted towards medicine adherence in Africa: A systematic review
(University of Western Cape, 2020)According to the WHO (2017), non-communicable diseases (NCDs) which include stroke, cancer, heart disease, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes is the leading cause of death and is responsible for seventy one percent ... -
Mobile presentations with interactive chat for m-Learning
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)Using presentations in an m-Learning environment enables delivery of rich content to a mobile phone learner. This study investigated how to prepare and stream presentations from a desktop computer to a mobile phone in ... -
Mobility management for Wi-Fi infrastructure and mesh networks
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)This thesis shows that mobility management protocols for infrastructure Internet may be used in a wireless mesh network environment. In this research Mobile IPv6 and Fast Handover for Hierarchical Mobile IPv6 are successfully ... -
Mock HI spectral line stacking experiments for large galaxy surveys
(University of Western Cape, 2019)The study of neutral atomic hydrogen (HI) plays a vital role in improving the knowledge about galaxy evolution since HI serves as the raw fuel for star formation. However, the current knowledge about it is limited to the ... -
A model for managing pension funds with benchmarking in an inflationary market
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)Aggressive fiscal and monetary policies by governments of countries and central banks in developed markets could somehow push inflation to some very high level in the long run. Due to the decreasing of pension fund benefits ... -
A model for obtaining parental informed consent for HIV clinical trials research with pediatric patients
(2013)All research involving human subjects should be conducted in accordance to the general ethical principles of autonomy or respect for persons, beneficence and justice. Competent adults can exercise their autonomy and can ... -
A model of pension portfolios with salary and surplus process
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)Essentially this project report is a discussion of mathematical modelling in pension funds, presenting sections from Cairns, A.J.D., Blake, D., Dowd, K., Stochastic lifestyling: Optimal dynamic asset allocation for defined ...