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A phenomenological study in the behavioural patterns of users in the adaptation of enhanced information system applications : the case of a South African University
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
In this thesis, the author explores the phenomena of attitudinal behaviour of some users (management and administrative support personnel) in the adaptation of enhanced information system applications (EISAs) during the ...
Effects of Libyan traditional plants on the reproductive system of male and female rats
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
In different parts of the world, medicinal plants have demonstrated a lot of health
benefits to mankind and remains an important source for the discovery of new
bio-active compounds. Libya is a typical example of a country ...
Campaigning in Party Strongholds: A case of Imizamo Yethu, Hout Bay.
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
The ability to campaign freely in the run-up to elections is seen as a critical part of democracy.
This study seeks to establish whether South African political parties can campaign freely in
township areas, without fear ...
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 ...
Rational drug therapy monitoring in type 2 diabetes mellitus : using glycated haemoglobin as a guide for change in therapy
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a progressive disease characterised by defects in insulin secretion, insulin action or both. Proper management of diabetes with appropriate drug and lifestyle interventions, guided by proper ...
Recognition of prior learning, benefits and social justice in the policing sector
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Conceptualised within Habermasian critical theory, the conceptual framework includes concepts such as domination, emancipation and emancipatory education, and frames RPL as emancipation. Recognition of prior learning is ...
A triangulation of relationships: Godfrey Wilson, Zacharia Mawere and their Bemba informants in Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia, 1938–1941
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
The rich corpus of postcolonial scholarly engagement on indigenous intermediaries, interpreters, clerks and assistants has a made a strong argument for the active participation of African agents in social scientific knowledge ...
An Examination of the Impact of Administrative Decentralisation on Participatory Local Government and Service Delivery in Tanzania
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Over the course of the past three decades bi-lateral and multi-lateral donor agencies, academics and practitioners have expressed the conviction that decentralisation of administrative and political authority to the local ...
Do money managers outperform their respective benchmark? Evidence from South African Unit Trust industry
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Motivated by the growing attraction of the mutual fund industries across the world, this research seeks to explore the economic benefits contributed by the South African equity unit trust managers over the period from 1 ...
Socio-cultural values as determinants of entrepreneurial intentions among university students in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
In many parts of the world and in South Africa in particular, there is a growing body of literature supporting the opinion that intentions play a crucial role in the decision to become an entrepreneur. Models of entrepreneurial ...