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Evaluation of the effect of polyethylene glycol incorporation on the performance of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Nanoparticle drug delivery is challenged by the binding of proteins in
blood which result in their rapid removal from the circulatory system. Nanoparticles
engineered to delay protein binding have shown to have extended ...
Association between antioxidant activities and drought responses of two contrasting sugar beet genotypes
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L), which belongs to the Amaranthaceae family is a biennial crop
widely used as a source of domestic sugar in the European countries, United States, China
and Japan. However, in South Africa, sugar ...
Investigating the impact of service quality and customer satisfaction on customer loyalty in life insurance in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Service quality and satisfaction are very important concepts that companies must understand
to remain competitive and grow (Angelova & Zekiri, 2011:232). Satisfied customers form the
foundation of any successful business ...
Performances of Muslim-ness in post-apartheid Cape Town: Authenticating cultural difference, belonging and citizenship
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
This thesis presents an ethnographic study of the resurgence of public performances
of Muslim-ness and an exploration of the Muslim politics of cultural difference in
the democratic, post-colonial, and liberal context ...
Inflation targeting, South Africa and the Great Recession: An alternative perspective
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Described by Mohr (2008:1) as "one of the most hotly debated economic issues in South Africa",
the inflation rate is underpinned by its impact on the average South African. A rapid increase in
the cost of goods and ...
Multilingualism, linguistic landscaping and translation of isiXhosa signage at three Western Cape Universities
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
Promotion and practice of multilingualism is of infinite need in a country with such history as South Africa. The need to promote, preserve and maintain languages grows each and every day due to the possibility of languages ...
Impact of Cleint Record Keeping on the Legal Profession in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
The combating of money laundering has become crucial since it has escalated from a
domestic to an international problem and vice versa. South Africa, in an attempt to combat
money laundering has enacted anti-money laundering ...
Investigating factors contributing to late initiation of antenatal care in a health facility in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Despite the awareness of the importance of initiating antenatal care in the first trimester of a pregnancy (before 12 weeks gestation), late initiation of antenatal care (on or after 24 weeks of gestation) remains a common ...
The perceptions of different generations of nursing unit managers on unit directing in a public hospital in Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Nursing unit managers from different generations of nurses are expected to manage their units effectively, in order to achieve the healthcare goals for their clients. Directing a unit can be affected by the generational ...
The supervision of local government in Zambia: An imbalance between supervisory powers and local autonomy?
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Since gaining independence in 1964, Zambia has embarked on a number of reforms,
including legislative, aimed at improving the effectiveness of its decentralised system of
government. Local government received constitutional ...