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Microbiological parameters that influence the treatment outcomes of monodrug and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Previous studies have reported microbiological parameters such as HIV infection, resistance to
anti-TB drugs such as fluoroquinolones, resistance to previous treatment with anti-TB drugsand
extrapulmonary TB, causing poor ...
Geochemical, Sedimentological and Mineralogical Study of Sediments along Coastal Areas of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE): Implications for Provenance, Depositional Environment, Heavy Minerals and Radiogenic Elements Contamination
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
This study describes sedimentological, geochemical and mineralogical results of
the beach sediments of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates in order to understand
the provenance, depositional environment and the level of ...
Antimicrobial discovery from South African marine algae
(University of the Western Cape., 2018)
Antimicrobials are chemical compounds that destroy or inhibit the growth of microorganisms.
The majority of these antimicrobials are actually natural products or natural product derived
with key examples being the pioneer ...
Investigation of Guayule's Agronomic Performance and Agro-processing in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Guayule (Parthenium argentatum) is grown for its high quality hypoallergenic natural rubber
latex production. The plant is native to the Chihuahua desert of North America and successful
trials have been done in Europe, the ...
Coupling of single neutron configurations to collective core excitations in 162Yb using 163Yb
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
In odd-nuclei the single nucleon can couple to collective excitations of its even-even core
nucleus . These collective excitations lie within the pairing gap and are therefore the
lowest energy excitations of the core. Our ...
Next generation bulk Heterojunction organic Photovoltaic and light emitting diode sytems of Novel Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon, Polyfluorenes and Polythiophenes
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
In these times of diminishing reserve of fossil fuel, the development of novel - green or
renewable? technologies to meet the increasing worldwide demand for energy is of great
importance. The sun is the largest carbon ...
Metallic nanoparticles with polymeric shell: A multifunctional platform for application to biosensor
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Tuberculosis (TB) is an airborne disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) that
usually affects the lungs leading to severe coughing, fever and chest pains. It was estimated
that over 9.6 million people worldwide ...
The role of high-risk human papillomavirus in periocular cancers
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Purpose: High risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) is well established as a causative agent of squamous
cell carcinoma (SCC) of the orophaynx. HR-HPV has also been reported in periocular cancers and
precancers, but controversy ...
Active encapsulation of diclofenac sodium into liposomes for ophthalmic preparations
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Liposomes as a drug carrier in the pharmaceutical industry has gained currency since its
discovery in 1965 by Bangham A. D. Liposomes have been shown to improve bioavailability
as they can be delivered to target sites ...
Development of Open source Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) For Human Biobanking
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Biobanks are collections of biological samples and associated data for future use. The day to
day activities in a biobank laboratory is underpinned by a laboratory information management
system (LIMS). For example, the ...