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Molecular detection and characterisation of RNA viruses of honeybees
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
Propagation methods for honeybee viruses have not changed since these viruses were discovered. There are no suitable cell lines or cell culture techniques available for honeybee viruses. Honeybee viruses have to be manually ...
Development of local sampling and monitoring protocol for radioactive elements in fractured rock Acquifers in South Africa using a case study in Beaufort West
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
The aim of this study was to test whether one could use the same methods as used for sampling heavy metals and apply them to radioactive elements. Furthermore a sampling protocol was developed, the first of its kind, for ...
Geological modeling of the offshore Orange Basin, west coast of South Africa
(UWC, 2009)
Separation between the South American and African plate’s occurred along the present day Atlantic margin during the Middle to Late Jurassic leading to
the formation of a passive margin along the west coast of Southern ...
The development and application of informatics-based systems for the analysis of the human transcriptome
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)
Despite the fact that the sequence of the human genome is now complete it has become clear that the elucidation of the transcriptome is more complicated than previously expected. There is mounting evidence for unexpected ...
Porosity and permeability distribution in the deep marine play of the central Bredasdorp Basin, Block 9, offshore South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
This study described porosity and permeability distribution in the deep marine play of the central Bredasdorp Basin, Block 9, offshore South Africa using methods that include thin section petrography, X-ray diffraction, ...
Ellection markup language (EML) based tele-voting system
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
Elections are one of the most fundamental activities of a democratic society. As is the case in any other aspect of life, developments in technology have resulted changes in the voting procedure from using the traditional ...
Impacts of the invasive reed Arundo donax on biodiversity at the community-ecosystem level
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
Arundo donax is an invasive species that mostly impacts on sensitive riparian ecosystems. Arundo is also invasive in South Africa, though less is known about its ecology, biology, and impacts. Since California and the ...
Modeling of the dispersion of radionuclides around a nuclear power station
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
Nuclear reactors release small amounts of radioactivity during their normal operations. The most common method of calculating the dose to the public that results from such releases uses Gaussian Plume models. We are ...
Purification and characterisation of plasmodium falciparum Hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
Malaria remains the most important parasitic disease worldwide. It is estimated that over 500 million infections and more that 2.7 million deaths arising from malaria occur each year. Most (90%) of the infections occur in ...
Optimisation of selective extraction techniques as a tool for geochemical mapping in the Southern Africa region
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
The complex nature and composition of regolith cover in Southern Africa is a major challenge to geochemical mapping for concealed mineralization. Some of the setbacks to successful geochemical exploration may be ascribed ...