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Towards a groundwater source and aquifer protection zoning policy in South Africa: Assessment of the legal, socio-economic and institutional arrangements
(University of Western Cape, 2009)
The need for a fundamental change in our approach to water management in South Africa
is largely underpinned by the country's Constitution (Act 108 of 1996). Section 24 in
Chapter 2 of the Constitution is perhaps the ...
Mononuclear and multinuclear salicylaldimine metal complexes as catalysts precursors in the oxidation of phenol and cyclohexene
(2009)
In this thesis typical homogeneous and dendritic immobilized catalysts derived from
salicylaldimines were investigated as catalysts for the oxidation of hydrocarbons using
hydrogen peroxide as oxidant under aerobic ...
Life stories of perpetrators of child sexual offences in a community - based treatment programme in the Western Cape
(2009)
In this thesis, the researcher explored the life stories of male perpetrators of child
sexual offences. It is argued that this is an area that needs to be addressed because sexual abuse of children has become a global ...
A critical assessment of the quality of decentralised primary health care services in the cape metro district of the Western Cape
(2009)
The complex and multi-facet decentralisation process of Primary Health Care services in the Cape Metro District of the Western Cape will be critically assessed in this thesis. Primary Health Care is the provision of ...
Cloning, expression and characterisation of Amidase Genes from a psychrotolerant Nesterenkonia isolate
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
A nitrile and amide hydrolysing Nesterenkonia sp. was isolated from Antarctic soil and was characterised as a psychrotolerant, halotolerant and alkaliphilic extremophile. Amidases are widely distributed in both prokaryotic ...
Cardiovascular effects of (13S)-9_, 13_- epoxylabda-6_(19), 15(14)diol dilactone, a diterpenoid isolated from the organic extract of leonotis leonurus leaves, in anaesthetized normotensive rats
(2009)
Plants used in traditional medicines have served as sources of some of the drug compounds used in medicines today, and could still serve as leads for then development of new drugs to treat existing chronic diseases such ...
Factors promoting resilience in high risk youth
(2009)
The following study aimed to explore the development of resilience within male youth, despite exposure to numerous factors traditionally classified as high-risk. The research focussed on the developmental process of six ...
Aspects of the interrelation between hypertension and insulin resistance: a preliminary study
(2009)
Background: It is well known that some genetic factors and dietary factors, such as
excessive salt intake and excessive caloric intake (resulting in obesity) are risk factors for hypertension. Fifty percent of all ...
Tuberculosis in the head and neck – experience in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
(2009)
Tuberculosis is the world’s leading cause of death from a single infective agent. The
World Health Organisation has declared the disease a “global emergency”. Extrapulmonary presentations form a major proportion of new ...