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Teenage mothers’ reflections of their unintended, repeat pregnancies
(2013)
Globally, teenage pregnancy remains a disturbing phenomenon which impacts on the lives of teenagers, their families and society as a whole. Numerous attempts at addressing the problem have seen a decline in fertility rates ...
Using a weighted bootstrap approach to identify risk factors associated with the sexual activity of entering first-year students at UWC
(2013)
This thesis looks at the effect that the introduction of various techniques
(weighting, bootstrapping and variable selection) has on the accuracy of the
modelling process when using logistic regression. The data used in ...
The effect of maternal nicotine exposure on cell proliferation on the lungs of the offspring
(2013)
Tobacco consumption and exposure to tobacco smoke is one of the biggest contributing factors to a growing epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), primarily cancers, diabetes, cardiovascular and chronic lung diseases ...
Can biofortified plants accumulate trace elements essential to the growth and development of humans?
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
This study aimed to determine the nutrient content (Co, Cr, F, I, Se and V) of various vegetable based food items collected from the Cape Town area in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. This was done to determine ...
Molecular genetics: strategies to identify congenital cataract genes in captive-bred vervet monkeys
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
Molecular genetics: strategies to indentify congenital cataract genes in captive-bred Vervet
monkeys
Zandisiwe Emilia Magwebu
MSc thesis, Department of Medical Biosciences, University of the Western Cape
The present ...
Development of novel hypervalent iodine conjugation strategies towards pneumococcal conjugate vaccines
(2013)
Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), which includes potentially fatal conditions such as meningitis, septicaemia and pneumonia poses a threat in children aged <5 years, pneumonia being the leading cause of child mortality ...
Optical properties of annealed hydrogenated amorphous silicon nitride (a-SiNx:H) thin films for photovoltaic application
(2013)
Technological advancement has created a market for large area electronics such as
solar cells and thin film transistors (TFT’s). Such devices now play an important
role in modern society. Various types of conducting, ...
Development of membrane electrode assemblies based on electrophoretic deposition for high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell applications
(2013)
High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells (HT-PEMFC) have
received renewed interest in recent years due to its inherent advantages associated with the limitations faced by Low Temperature Polymer Electrolyte ...
Development of aqueous ion-intercalation battery systems for high power and bulk energy storage
(2013)
Aqueous ion-intercalation batteries (AIB’s) have the potential to provide both high
power for hybrid-electric transport, and low cost bulk energy storage for electric grid supply. However, a major setback to AIB development ...
Computational characterization of IRE-regulated genes in Glossina morsitans
(University of Western Cape, 2013)
Blood feeding is a habit exhibited by many insects. Considering the devastating impact
of these insects on human health, it is important to focus research on understanding the
biology behind blood-feeding, disease ...