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An investigation of the perceptions and attitudes of postgraduate students interacting with Turnitin: The case of the University of Stellenbosch Business School
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Globally there is growing concern around increased levels of plagiarism. Gullifer and Tyson
(2010, p. 463) claim that plagiarism is growing at a rapid rate, and universities are now required
to devote enough time and ...
The Relationship Between Climate Change and Food Insecurity In Sub-Saharan Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
According to the research conducted for this thesis, climate change has a potential to be a
hazard to food security in not only South Africa, but also to most of Sub-Saharan Africa. The
threat is presented in terms of ...
Probing large-scale structure with the SKAO and other cosmological surveys
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
In recent history there have been several advances in cosmology, which has significantly
shaped our understanding of the Universe. The current leading theory is called ΛCDM,
which can successfully model the expansion of ...
The diet and feeding ecology of the brown house snake, Boaedon capensis
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
African brown house snakes (Boaedon capensis) are widely thought to be dietary specialists
that predominantly consume rodents. Given their ubiquitous distribution, these snakes
potentially play an important role in ...
Exercising linguistic citizenship through Coloured narratives
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
This project explores the negotiation of shifting racial identities within a transforming post-Apartheid context, in particular, the negotiation of what it means to be ‘coloured’. Twenty-seven years into South Africa’s ...
The art of counting fish: An analysis of the potential regulation of marine fisheries in areas beyond national jurisdiction
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982 UNCLOS) is ineffective in ensuring the conservation and long-term sustainability of marine fisheries in Areas beyond national Jurisdiction (ABNJ). This is a ...
Heteroscleromorph demosponge taxonomy and diversity of the Amathole region (Eastern Cape, South Africa)
(University of Western Cape, 2022)
Sponges are functionally important and ubiquitous components of the global marine benthos. South Africa accounts for roughly 4% of the global marine sponge diversity, comprising 374 described species and seven varieties/forms, ...
Influence of a selected endophyte consortium on salinity responses in Medicago sativa
(University of Western Cape, 2022)
Salinity is one of the major limiting factors to crop production, which consequently contributes to the risk of reduced food security. Among other factors, food security depends on availability of sufficient and nutritious ...
Spatial characterization of vegetation diversity with satellite remote sensing in the khakea-bray transboundary aquifer
(University of Western Cape, 2022)
There have been increasing calls to monitor Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems (GDEs) more effectively, since they are biodiversity hotspots that provide several ecosystem services. The accurate monitoring of GDEs is an ...
Polydopamine coated platinum catalysts to improve fuel cells durability
(University of Western Cape, 2022)
Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) are in the forefront of energy production and have drawn a great deal of attention in both fundamental and application in recent years. It is a promising energy system used ...