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The correlate between fertility and landholding among rural women in kenya: a multivariate analysis
(University of the Western Cape, 2013-05)
The present study is an understanding of the relationship that exists between landholding and
the reproductive behaviour of rural women in Kenya. Traditional women have rights to
cultivate land as well as control income ...
Toxicology and molecular epidemiology of microbes detected in surface water in the Western Cape: The Impact of Informal Settlement
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
Informal settlements are often implicated in surface water pollution with faecal matter. In most
instances faecal pollution in the associated surface waters persists despite improvements in
sewage removal infrastructure. ...
The transmission of intergenerational trauma in displaced families
(2013)
This research focuses on the displacement of families in the Western Cape during apartheid within the context of its slave past.The transmission of intergenerational trauma has been based on research on holocaust survivors. ...
Design and synthesis of polycyclic amine derivatives for sigma receptor activity
(2013)
New therapeutic strategies are needed for a diverse array of poorly understood neurological impairments. These include neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease, and the psychiatric ...
Work, women and welfare: a critical gendered analysis of social development with special reference to income generation projects in the transition period in South Africa (1994 – 2001)
(2013)
Studies by feminists frequently investigate reasons why poverty reduction strategies involving income and work generation projects for poor women fail to deliver on set economic and social goals to provide jobs, income, ...
Automatic signature verification system
(2013)
In this thesis, we explore dynamic signature verification systems. Unlike other signature models, we use genuine signatures in this project as they are more appropriate in real world applications. Signature verification ...
Targeted delivery of embelin to cancer cells
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
Apoptosis or programmed cell death is vital to the development of organisms as they
maintain the balance between cell death and cell growth. Failure to activate apoptosis has
been implicated in carcinogenesis and often ...
Evaluating the specancer cell targeting peptides for applications in cancer diagnostics
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
Cancer is a disease most often associated with poor prognosis. During the development of the
disease, cells acquire genetic mutations which result in changes in bio-molecules (DNA and
protein), thus altering normal ...
Impact of vanadium stress on physiological and biochemical characteristics in heavy metal susceptible and tolerant Brassicaceae
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
There is an influx in heavy metals into soils and ground water due to activities
such as increased mineral mining, improper watering and the use of heavy metal
contaminated fertilizers. These heavy metals are able to ...
Efficient numerical methods to solve some reaction-diffusion problems arising in biology
(2013)
In this thesis, we solve some time-dependent partial differential equations, and systems of such equations, that governs reaction-diffusion models in biology. we design and implement some novel exponential time differencing ...