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The use of whole blood cell cultures as a model for assessing the effects of Septilin on the immune system
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
In the past three decades there has been a huge increase in the use of herbal medicine globally.
The active principles of these herbal medicines are mostly unknown with supportive evidence for
safety and efficacy very ...
Preparation, characterisation and evaluation of Artemisia afra phytosomes with modified release properties
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Dissolution studies on various dosage forms (powder, tablets, teabags and alginate beads) of
the Artemisia afra freeze dried aqueous extract (FDAE) all exhibit a rapid release profile.
Generally, such a release profile may ...
Phytochemical studies of extracts from Aloe succotrina
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Global climate change and geographical differences are two major parameters known to
have, either, direct or indirect influence on the production of secondary metabolites in plants,
which in-turn may affect the quality ...
Examination of the biocompatibility and anti-microbial activity of coated dental implants
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Teeth are important to all people for chewing, speech and aesthetics. Tooth decay,
periodontal disease and physical trauma or injuries are the main causes of tooth
loss. There are different forms of treatment for tooth ...
The palaeo environment and depositional facies of the drift section of Block 3A/4A in the Orange Basin, West Coast Offshore South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
The Orange Basin is underexplored and has shown proven hydrocarbon reserves with the potential for further discoveries. This study is aimed at describing the depositional facies and palaeoenvironment of the drift section ...
Porous metal complexes for CO2 capturing
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
The need in energy has resulted in the burning of fossil fuels at an increasingly high level.
The consequence is a release of high volumes of carbon dioxide gas (CO2) in the atmosphere.
This gas is a major greenhouse gas ...
Comparative analysis of 3, 3'- diindolylmethane and indole-3-carbinol respective treatments in Brassica napus L.
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Lately, there has been serious contamination of soils and ground water caused by mineral
mining and environmental pollution leading to heavy metal accumulation within soils and over
time rendering the soil infertile. The ...
Effect of Fusarium oxysporum on the physiological and molecular responses of cowpea plants
(The University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Cowpea is a tropical, drought-tolerant legume crop that is indigenous to Africa. The
crop is of nutritional importance to both animals and humans as part of their diet. Stress
to crop plants is defined as any factor that ...
Energy optimization for wireless sensor networks using hierarchical routing techniques
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have become a popular research area that is widely
gaining the attraction from both the research and the practitioner communities due to their
wide area of applications. These applications ...
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 ...