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Novel nanostructure electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction and hydrogen evolution reactions
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
The widespread use of fossil energy has been most convenient to the world,
while they also cause environmental pollution and global warming. Therefore, it
is necessary to develop clean and renewable energy sources, among ...
The geographical analysis of the mitochondrial DNA control region found in southern African population's by using a bioinformatics approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
South Africa’s demographic complexity has been historically shaped by interethnic admixture between the native KhoiSan inhabitants and the Bantu expansion that started 3000 - 5000 YBP and reached South Africa about 1000 ...
The effect of particle size separation on the enrichment and recovery of rare earth elements from South African coal fly ash
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
There has been increasing interest in finding alternative sources for Rare Earth Elements (REEs) due to their application in green energy and Coal Fly Ash (CFA) has been found to be a viable potential source. Thus ...
The physicochemical characterisation, compatibility testing and solid-state form screening of terizidone - Pyridoxine combinations
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Terizidone (TZD) is considered an essential anti-tuberculosis drug and in South
Africa it is prescribed as part of the multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) treatment
regimen. From a literature study it became ...
Assessing land use-land cover changes and their effects on the hydrological responses within the Nyangores River Catchment, Kenya
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
This thesis aimed at contributing knowledge on how the widespread changes in land use/cover
resulting from increasing human population and their associated activities, are influencing
hydrological responses in a sub-humid ...
Synthesis of DMSO based silver nanoparticles for application in wound healing
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) apart from being chemically significant, have shown a lot of health benefits, the most studied being their anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. These biological properties can be ...
Computational modelling of a hot-wire chemical vapour deposition reactor chamber
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
In this thesis, I explore the subjects of fluid dynamics and the Hot-Wire Chemical Vapour
Deposition (HWCVD) process. HWCVD, in its simplicity, is one of the more powerful and
elegant deposition techniques available in ...
The effects of gallic acid on the membrane proteome and antioxidant system of wheat plants under salt stress
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Salt stress is a major abiotic stress that accounts for huge agricultural losses worldwide, which in turn threaten food security and sustainable agriculture. Salt triggers the excessive production of reactive oxygen species ...
Silica Coated Core-Shell Quantum Dot-based Electro-Immunosensor for Interferon Gamma TB Disease Biomarker
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease that results from infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which is regarded the most common infecting organism. TB has killed countless numbers of people particularly in underdeveloped ...
Photovoltaics of selenide kesterite doped with nanoscopic iron and cerium oxyselenides
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
As the demand for energy is constantly increasing, researchers are looking at various methods of energy production. Following the rise of solar energy becoming a major player, researchers are looking at kesterite materials, ...