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The experiences of middle-class professional working mothers from central and Southern Cape Town with regard to work-family conflict
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Women’s roles in the workplace have increased but expectations within their family roles have not diminished. Work-family conflict (WFC) occurs when work and family roles are mutually incompatible in some respect. Mothers’ ...
Reflexive Essay
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
His brown hands, tanned darker than they already were from hours of supervising men shoveling sand and mixing concrete on building sites, gripped the steering wheel. Hendrick Vermeulen drove down Voortrekker Road after a ...
Blood, race and the construction of 'the Coloured' in Sarah Gertrude Millin's God's stepchildren
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
In this paper I attempt to look critically at the literary construction of one particular 'race', namely the 'Coloureds'. In Sarah Gertrude Millin's God's Stepchildren. To this end, the paper draws on the hlstorlcal ...
Brine treatment using natural adsorbents
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Studies involving the use of natural clays such as bentonite, montmorillonite and natural zeolite clinoptilolite in water treatment have been reported. Researchers suggested cost effective processes, such as ion-exchange ...
Understanding the social and institutional factors related to the retention and progression of selected female academics in four higher education institutions in Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
This study set out to investigate the social and institutional factors which impact on the retention and progression of female academics in four universities in Zimbabwe. Drawing on a qualitative research methodology the ...
Application of fluid electrical conductivity logging for fractured rock aquifer characterisation at the University of the Western Cape's Franschhoek and Rawsonville research sites
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Characterisation of fractured rock aquifers is important when dealing with groundwater protection and management. Fractures are often good conduits for water and contaminants, leading to high flow velocities and the fast ...
The law and policy governing inter-basin transfers of freshwater resources in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Water scarcity is a worldwide threat. Fresh water resources are vital to human existence
and survival. The challenge faced relates to the way these water resources are being
distributed and managed. As an answer to this ...
Numerical singular perturbation approaches based on spline approximation methods for solving problems in computational finance
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Options are a special type of derivative securities because their values are derived from
the value of some underlying security. Most options can be grouped into either of
the two categories: European options which can ...
Codes, graphs and designs related to iterated line graphs of complete graphs
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
In this thesis, we describe linear codes over prime fields obtained from incidence
designs of iterated line graphs of complete graphs Li(Kn) where
i = 1,2. In the binary case, results are extended to codes from ...
Participation in sport and the perceptions of quality of life amongst high school learners in the Theewaterskloof Municipality, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
In South Africa, sport can unite the country because it can transcend race, gender, politics or language groups. Much of the youth of the country are in the developmental phase where critical decisions are being taken on ...