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Safeguard dilemmas: The need for practical special and differential treatment for developing countries
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)Safeguards are among the most controversial of all trade remedies, due to the fact that they are contrary to the general principles of international fair trade as articulated in the various ageements governing the relationship ... -
Safeguarding the right to freedom from arbitrary detention in Cameroon
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Arbitrary detention is a human rights violation. Its complete eradication is a major concern to the international community. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is the main treaty that protects ... -
Safeguarding the right to freedom from torture in Africa: the Robben Island guidelines
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Safeguarding the right to freedom from torture in Cameroon
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)The international community saw the need to completely eradicate the use of torture and, as a result, adopted the 1984 Convention against Torture. The Convention obliges states to take effective legislative, judicial, and ... -
The safety and efficacy of the propofol/ Alfentanil/ Ketamine-bolus technique in midazolam pre-medicated patients undergoing office based plastic or reconstructive surgery
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)The purpose of this research project was to assess the safety and efficacy of a combination of drugs for conscious sedation in patients undergoing office-based plastic and reconstructive surgery. A pilot study was done to ... -
The sale of the farm Melkboschkuil and the start of copper mining in Namaqualand (1850 – 2000)
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)This thesis relates what is referred to in the text as a 'chronicle' of the history of the Cloete family of Springbokfontein and surrounding areas in Namaqualand, with particular attention to the issue of a land transaction ... -
Salinity of irrigation water in the Philippi farming area of the cape flats, Cape Town, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)This research investigated the nature, source and the spatial variation of the salinity of the water used for irrigation in the urban farming area of Philippi, which lies in the Cape Flats region of the Cape Town Metropolitan ... -
Salivary creatinine as a diagnostic tool for evaluating patients with chronic kidney disease
(The University of the Western Cape, 2017)BACKGROUND Preliminary studies have shown the potential use of saliva in the diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD). For saliva to completely replace serum as a diagnostic and monitoring tool for CKD, studies must be ... -
Samewerking in die prosaklaskamer as medium vir akademiese ontwikkeling by primêre onderwysstudente
(University of the Western Cape, 1990)In this mini-thesis I focus primarily on collaborative writing in the study of prescribed prose texts as a medium of academic development of primary school student teachers. The problem with the present approach to the ... -
Sample preparation methods and molecular based detection for the rapid isolation and identification of Listeria monocytogenes in food samples
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive bacterium responsible for listeriosis, a food-borne disease, which may result in severe illness and possible death. The importance of L. monocytogenes as a food-borne pathogen has ... -
The satisfaction of clients with disabilities regarding services provided at primary health centres in Ndola, Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)Client satisfaction is an outcome measure of quality care. Therefore, health care providers (HCP) have a responsibility to provide quality care services in order to satisfy clients' health needs. The aim of this study was ... -
Saturation sequencing, characterisation and mapping of the NBS-LRR resistance gene family in apple, Malus x domestica (Borkh)
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)To date five classes of resistance proteins have been identified in plants and these include the intracellular protein kinases, receptor-like protein kinases with extracellular leucinerich repeat (LRR) domain, LRR proteins ... -
Saul Januarie: Biography of a wagon-maker and blacksmith from Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)Saul Januarie was born in Worcester in 1903. He spent his childhood years in the town of Touwsriver and then returned to Worcester as an adult where he married and spent the remainder of his life. He became well-known as ... -
Say it in Siswati
(University of the Western Cape, 1979)Say it in siSwati is a practical course manual for beginners. It is intended to be used in conjunction with a series of language laboratory tapes, either for individual or group instruction; but could also be ... -
Scalable synthesis of innovative silicon/carbon nanocomposite for next generation lithium-ion battery anodes
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Silicon is the most promising lithium-ion battery (LIB) anode due to its ultra-high capacity (4200 mAh/g), which is 10 times greater than commercially available graphite anodes (372 mAh/g). Utilizing this large capacity ... -
Scalable Wireless Mesh Networks
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs) are wireless multi-hop networks built on wireless nodes that operate in an Independent Basic Set Identifier (IBSS) mode of the IEEE 208.11 wireless standard. IBSS is well known as an ad hoc ... -
Scholarly communication guidance as a core service of an academic library to doctoral students: A case study of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)This study investigated scholarly communication guidance as a core service by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana, academic library to doctoral students, research and scholarly ... -
'The school funding system in post-apartheid South Africa: Is the right to adequate basic education accessible to the rich only?'
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)The financing of public schools in South Africa is dependent on school fees to a great extent. However, the legislative process governing the charging of school fees perpetuates the entrenched inequality in the education ... -
School learner's perceptions of the factors that influence methamphetamine use in Manenberg
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)The aim of this study was to explore school learners' perceptions of the factors that influence methamphetamine use in Manenberg. To meet this aim, three objectives were proposed namely, to explore school learners' knowledge ... -
School organisation development (OD): Learning from a success story in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)In concluding this dissertation I am reminded of Patton's (1990) contention that in order to decide what the appropriate unit of analysis is in a study, you need to decide what it is you want to be able to say something ...
