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Structural and physical properties of ReN i03 (Re=Sm, N d) nanostructured films prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Very few systems allow the study of the relationship between structural changes and physical properties in such a clear way as rare earth nickelate ReNi03 perovskites (Re (rare earth) = Pr, Nd, Sm and Gd). Synthesized for ...
Electrochemical dynamics of cytochrome P450-3A4 isoenzyme biosensor for protease inhibitor antiretroviral drug
(2010)
This thesis firstly reports on the development and characterization of reagent-less and cobalt(III) sepulchrate[Co(Sep)³⁺] mediated biosensor platforms (biosensor platform 1 and biosensor platform 2), with human recombinant ...
Petrophysical evaluation of the albian age gas bearing sandstone reservoirs of the o-m field, orange basin, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Petrophysical evaluation of the Albian age gas bearing sandstone reservoirs of the O-M field, Offshore South Africa has been performed. The main goal of the thesis is to evaluate the reservoir potentials of the field through ...
An assessment of current practice patterns of TB/HIV at primary healthcare clinics in the Western Cape and a needs assessment for clinic-based training among final year Pharmacy students
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Tuberculosis (TB) is a major contributor to the disease burden in developing countries resulting in deaths of approximately 2 million people a year. South Africa (SA) has one of the highest annual TB incidences with an ...
Discrete and continuous time methods of optimization in pension fund management
(2010)
Pensions are essentially the only source of income for many retired workers. It is thus critical that the pension fund manager chooses the right type of plan for his/her workers.Every pension scheme follows its own set of ...
Iridium based mixed oxides as efficient anode catalysts for Solid Polymer Electrolyte (SPE) electrolysers
(2010)
The objective of the thesis is to develop highly efficient catalysts for solid polymer
electrolyte (SPE) electrolyser anodes.The anode is the primary cause of the large overpotential of SPE electrolysers and also adds ...
Male identified same-sex sexual fetish in South Africa: (re)defining sexual relations between people and things
(2010)
Historical ethnographic and early psychoanalytic epistemologies on 'fetishism' focus primarily on the fetish 'object', whereby the subject of 'fetish practices' was identified, pathologised and/or socioculturally invalidated ...
Radio-optical analysis of extended radio sources in the first look survey field
(2010)
I combine 610 MHz Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) data, 1.4 GHz Very
Large Array (VLA) data and 1.4 GHz Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT)
observations, encompassing a ∼ 4 square degree field (sq. deg. ...
A history of the organizational development of the seventh-day adventist church amongst the coloured community in South Africa 1887-1997
(2010)
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in South Africa was planted towards the end of the 19th century. Within less than forty years after its inception, a separate Coloured department developed. This was not to be the last ...