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NON-INVASIVE CHARACTERIZATION OF UNSATURATED ZONE TRANSPORT IN DRY COAL ASH DUMPS: A CASE STUDY OF TUTUKA, SOUTH AFRICA
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
The management of the large volumes of solid wastes produced as coal combustion
residue is of particular concern due to the presence of leachable metals and salts which
may constitute a long term environmental risk and ...
Characterising the Prevalence and Mode of CXCR4 Usage in HIV-1 Group M Subtype C
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
Determination of CXCR4-usage patterns is essential in establishing suitability
of CCR5 antagonist prescription in HIV-1 infected individuals to
prevent treatment failure. Previous studies have suggested a switch ...
Galaxy Evolution and Cosmology using Supercomputer Simulations by Daniel Cunnama
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
Numerical simulations play a crucial role in testing current cosmological models of
the formation and evolution of the cosmic structure observed in the modern Universe.
Simulations of the collapse of both baryonic and ...
Barley anther culture: determining the optimal pre-treatment for green plant regeneration
(2013)
Doubled Haploid (DH) Technology is an important tool for plant breeding and
biotechnological applications as it accelerates the breeding cycle of plants by shortening the time required to attain homozygosity. Anther culture ...
Infiltration, runoff and particle mobilization on canola fields at langgewens experimental farm, Mooreesburg, Western Cape
(2013)
The primary origin of this project is due to a high demand for freshwater supply in the Berg Water Management Area (WMA). Most of the Berg WMA`s freshwater supply does not live up to the high ecological standards. This is ...
Investigating the functional interaction of transcription regulator card of mycobacterium tuberculosis with ribonucleic acid polymerase
(2013)
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). TB mainly affects lungs of patients but other parts of the body can also be affected. It kills approximately 2 million people annually. ...
Identification and characterization of microRNAs and their putative target genes in Anopheles funestus s.s
(2013)
The discovery of microRNAs (miRNAs) is one of the most exciting scientific
breakthroughs in the last decade. miRNAs are short RNA molecules that do not encode proteins but instead, regulate gene expression. Over the past ...
Actinobacterial and archaeal diversity in lake Magadi, Kenya
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
Microorganisms of the class Actinobacteria and domain Archaea are interesting from a
biotechnological perspective owing to their metabolic attributes as producers of
secondary metabolites and resilience under harsh ...
Protein phosphatase biosensor for the detection of cyanotoxins associated with algal bloom
(2013)
The toxicity of microcystin is associated with the inhibition of serine/threonine protein phosphatases 1 and 2A, which can lead to hepatocyte necrosis and haemorrhage. Analysis of microcystin is most commonly carried out ...
Identification of differentially expressed proteins in obese rats fed different high fat diets using proteomics and bioinformatics approaches
(2013)
Obesity is a medical condition in which an energy imbalance leads to excessive
accumulation of body fat. Obesity leads to a reduction in life expectancy through its
association with chronic diseases of lifestyle. The ...