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How Do Teachers and Learners Navigate the Terrain of Ecology and What are the Associated Conceptual Understandings?
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
This thesis relates the teaching of ecology in schools to the requirements of the National Curriculum Statements, Grades R-9 and Grades 10-12, for Natural and Life Sciences. It examines the conceptual understanding of the ...
''A molecular investigation of the prevalence of suspected periodontopathogens and their association with preterm birth.''
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
More than 20 million infants in the world (15.5 % of all births) are born with low birth weight. Ninety-five oZ of them are in developing countries. Oral colonization of Gramnegative anaerobes has been implicated as a risk ...
An acoustic, genetic and morphological review of the genus Bullacris (Orthoptera; Pneumoridae)
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Bladder grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Pneumoridae) are nocturnal African herbivores that are
endemic to the coastal regions of southern Africa. They rely heavily on sound communication
for mate location and have a unique body ...
Stigmatization of and discrimination against people who are HIV positive, or have AIDS - a female perspective in Zwartwater, Eastern Cape Province
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
The aim of this study is to investigate the perceived stigmatization of and discrimination against people who are HIV positive or people who are living with AIDS. One questionnaire was used to collect qualitative and ...
A molecular investigation of the prevalence of suspected periodontopathogens and their association with preterm birth
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
More than 20 million infants in the world (15.5 % of all births) are born with low birth weight. Ninety-five % of them are in developing countries. oral colonization of gram-negative anaerobes has been implicated as a risk ...
Ion genaration, deflection and deposition in vacuum
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
In the PBMR it is known that at high temperatures (above 1250 'C) silver-110m is known to have been released from the TRISO particles and taken up by the helium coolant stream. The released silver-ll0m travels with the ...
Reconstruction of major male and female lineages of the Strand Muslim community
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Initially, a pilot study was carried out in order to reconstruct the major paternal and maternal lineages of the Muslim population living in the Cape metropolitan area. The Study has shown the ability of molecular genetic ...
The development of l-phenylalanine biosensor using boron-doped diamond (bdd) electrode modified with poly aniline-polyvinyl sulphonate composite film
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The aim of this project was to develop a biosensor on a modified boron-doped diamond (BDD)
platform in order to determine L-phenylalanine (L-Phe) levels in the aqueous media and real
samples. A BDD electrode modified ...
Reconstruction of major male and female lineages of the kensington Muslim community
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The earliest Cape Muslims were brought to the Cape from Africa and Asia from 1652 to 1834. They were part of an involuntary migration of slaves, political prisoners and convicts, and they contributed in the ethnic diversity ...
Mineralogy and chemical mobility in a weathered ash dump site, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Coal fly ash generated from coal fired plants poses potential health risks to humans and plants in the environment due to the surface enrichment of the ash with various toxic trace elements during combustion. Only a small ...