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The potential therapeutic role of palm oil on prostate cancer
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Prostate cancer is one of the heterogeneous groups of neoplastic diseases originating from the reproductive system of the male naming, the prostate gland. In the west, prostate cancer is the most common cancer affecting ... -
Poverty and access to health care in Ghana: the challenge of bridging the equity gap with health insurance
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This study addresses the issue of the low participation in or enrolment of the poor in Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The low enrolment of the poor in the NHIS is attributed to the difficulty in identifying ... -
Poverty and government expenditure: an assessment of the impact of government expenditure and interventions on poor groups with a focus on Rwanda
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)In this thesis the author undertook a poverty and policy analysis. It is argued that it is important to understand the nature, magnitude and context of poverty before one can undertake an informed policy prescription. ... -
Poverty dynamics and livelihood challenges among small-scale fishing communities on lake Kariba - Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)Poverty dynamics and livelihood challenges among small-scale fishing communities on Lake Kariba (Zimbabwe) The aim of this study was to assess poverty among small-scale fishing communities on Lake Kariba (Zimbabwe) as ... -
Poverty, inequality and socio-economic rights: a theoretical framework for the realisation of socio-economic rights in the 2010 Kenyan Constitution
(2013)Poverty and inequality are deeply entrenched in Kenya, with the country being one of the mostunequal countries in the world. To eradicate poverty and inequality, enhance the achievement ofsocial justice, fast-track human ... -
Poverty, wealth and ecology”: A critical analysis of a “world council of churches project (2006-2013)
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Long-standing ecumenical debates on the relationship between “Faith and Order” (what the church is) and “Life and Work” (what the church does) exist. Although these dimensions are inseparable, the emphasis is often placed ... -
Power relations in landscape photographs by David Goldblatt and Santu Mofokeng
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)How far can landscape photographic images allow us to interrogate the extent to which collective socio-political, cultural and economic aspirations of marginalised South Africans have, or have not, been achieved since the ... -
Power studies of multivariate two-sample tests of comparison
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)The multivariate two-sample tests provide a means to test the match between two multivariate distributions. Although many tests exist in the literature, relatively little is known about the relative power of these procedures. ... -
Power studies of multivariate two-sample tests of comparison
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)The multivariate two-sample tests provide a means to test the match between two multivariate distributions. Although many tests exist in the literature, relatively little is known about the relative power of these procedures. ... -
Power, people and processes: A gender analysis of adolescent health policy in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the United Nations Global Strategy (2016-2030) emphasise that all women, children and adolescents ‘survive, thrive and transform’. A key element of this global policy framework ... -
The practice and politics of state-funded rural development in the former homeland of Transkei, Eastern Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)The subject of rural development has been at the forefront of South Africa’s government discourse and policy. In post-apartheid South African rural development policy has paid significant attention to poverty alleviation, ... -
Practice theory for teaching-learning of spiritual care in the undergraduate nursing programme at a higher education institution in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Literature attest that holistic approach to care is the best way to ensure that all human needs, including spiritual needs are taken care of. As such holistic approach to care accepts the notion of "wholeness" nature of ... -
Pre and Postnatal growth and development of the Mandible
(University of the Western Cape, 1977)This paper has attempted to describe the prenatal development of the mandible in humans and ita postnatal growth. The various theories of how this growth occurs have been described including the historical work by Brash, ... -
Pre-eclampsia and its outcome (maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality) in two referral hospitals (Windhoek Central and Katutura), Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)Pre-eclampsia is a multi-organ system disorder that occurs after the 20th week of gestation in pregnancy and is characterized by hypertension and proteinuria with or with out oedema. It is a major cause of morbidity and ... -
Pre-equilibrium cross section calculations with a realistic effective nucleon-nucleon interaction
(University of the Western Cape, 1995)The principle aim of this work is to improve the way in which pre-equilibrium double differential cross-sections are currently calculated [1, 2, 3, 4]. The theoretical basis for these calculations is the Multistep Direct ... -
Pre-natal risk factors for postpartum haemorrhage in a district in Zimbabwe: A case-control study
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Post-partum haemorrhage (PPH), a common complication of childbirth, is a global public health concern which is responsible for the majority of global maternal deaths. Causes of PPH include uterine atony, over-distended ... -
Pre-paid water metering: social experiences and lessons learned from Klipheuwel pilot project, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)This thesis examined a pre-paid water metering pilot project which was implemented in Klipheuwel , Cape Town, South Africa in 2001. It was anticipated that the implementation of pre-paid water meters would help improve the ... -
Pre-service mathematics teachers’ engagement with the evaluation and construction of alternative mathematical models for the same phenomena
(University of Western Cape, 2020)The overarching purpose of this research study was to ascertain the deliberations preservice mathematics teachers engage with when they construct alternative mathematical models for social phenomena. The study is situated ...