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The effect of insulin, leptin and inflammatory cytokines on reproductive health and hypogonadism in males diagnosed with the metabolic syndrome
(2013)
The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a collection of various metabolic, hormonal and
immunological risk factors that cluster together, closely related to poorly understood phenomena such a hyperinsulinaemia (insulin resistance), ...
Dynamic variation of hydrogen dilution during hot-wire chemical vapour deposition of silicon thin films
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
This study reports on the effects of hydrogen dilution and deposition time on six silicon thin films deposited at six specific deposition regimes. The thin film properties are investigated via X-Ray diffraction analysis, ...
Faster upper body pose recognition and estimation using compute unified device architecture
(University of Western Cape, 2013)
The SASL project is in the process of developing a machine translation system that can
translate fully-fledged phrases between SASL and English in real-time. To-date, several
systems have been developed by the project ...
Search for low spin collective structures in 158Er and 159Er
(2013)
Lying in a rapidly-changing transitional region between nuclei that may behave
as spherical vibrators (N ≤ 88) or good rotors (N ≥ 92), the N = 90 isotones present a unique testing ground where new nuclear collective ...
Preliminary investigation of the natural contamination of agricultural crops with selected mycotoxins in northern rural South Africa (Limpopo and Mpumalanga Provinces)
(University of Western Cape, 2013)
Subsistence farmers may contribute significantly to food production, food
security, and employment in South Africa. However poor storage practices and
contamination with mycotoxins, particularly fumonisins and aflatoxins ...
Effect of Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali) on the prostate cancer cell line LNCaP
(2013)
Eurycoma Longfolia Jack, also known as Tongkat Ali (TA) is a tropical plant
belonging to the family of Simaroubaceae is widely distributed in South East Asian countries. The extracts of TA have been proven to have ...
Hot-wire chemical vapor deposition of silicon nitride thin films
(2013)
Amorphous silicon nitride (a-SiN:H) thin films has a multitude of applications, stemming from the tunability of the material properties. Plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD) is the industrial workhorse for ...
Application of multivariate statistics and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to map groundwater quality in the Beaufort West area, Western Cape, South Africa
(UWC, 2013)
Groundwater in arid and semi-arid areas like the Karoo region of South Africa is an important source of domestic, agricultural and industrial source of fresh water. As a scarce resource, it requires extensive quality control ...
Graphenated polyaniline nanocomposite for the determination of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (pahs) in water
(2013)
The thesis presents a simple, sensitive, low cost and a novel graphenated polyaniline doped tungsten trioxide nanocomposite, as an electrochemical sensor for the detection and quantitative and determination of PAHs, which ...
Effect of tea and herbal infusions on mammalian reproduction and fertility
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
Camellia sinensis (tea) and Aspalathus linearis (rooibos) may improve reproductive function owing to their antioxidant properties. To test this
hypothesis, male and female rats were given 2% and 5% green tea (Gt), black ...