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Quantifying competition in two co-occurring southern African psammophiinae snakes: Psammophis crucifer and psammophylax r. Rhombeatus
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Studies on snake competitive interactions have relatively been well documented globally, however, those examples tend to be dominated by non-African examples. Africa has a large and spectacular reptile diversity and yet ...
Optical and microarray silver-gold based sensors for the detection of e.coli 0157:h7 in seawater
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
Recently researchers reported that nanoparticles functionalised through chemical methods possess risks to the environment and to the human health since they use hazardous chemicals and produce toxic waste. The increasing ...
Coding of tsetse repellents by olfactory sensory neurons: towards the improvement and the development of novel tsetse repellents
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Tsetse flies are the biological vectors of human and animal trypanosomiasis and hence representant medical and veterinary importance. The sense of smell plays a significant role in tsetse and its ecological interaction, ...
Signalling molecule “calcium” improves germination and growth of Sorghum bicolor seedlings under salt stress
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
Abiotic stress, mainly in the form of extreme temperatures, drought and salinity has caused major crop losses worldwide, putting a severe strain on agriculture. Salinity severely limits plant growth and productivity and ...
The impact of nanoparticles on the proteome of cultured human cells
(2021)
Living organisms are constantly being exposed to nanoparticles (NPs) in the environment via air,
water, soil. Routes of exposure are usually in the form of industrial, occupational exposure, as well
as therapeutic ...
The use of derivative analysis and aquifer parameter estimation to refine a conceptual model: A case study approach, Western Cape, South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Hydrogeological characterization of an aquifer system is a first step to determine groundwater quantity, yield potential, socio-economic value, storage capacity and aquifer transmissivity properties of an aquifer as a water ...
Photovoltaic and gas sensing applications of transitional metal nanocomposites of poly(3-hexylthiophene)-titanium dioxide
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
This thesis starts with the reviewing of studies on the loading of noble metals and nanostructured metal oxides into bulk heterojunction organic solar cell device architectures. The reviews focused on the innovative ...
Tin-oxide thin films by thermal oxidation
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Tin dioxide (SnO2) thin films are a worthy candidate for an electron transport layer (ETL) in
perovskite solar cells, due to its suitable energy level, high electron mobility of 240 cm2 v-1 s-
1, desirable band gap of ...
Coding of tsetse repellents by olfactory sensory neurons: towards the improvement and the development of novel
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Tsetse flies are the biological vectors of human and animal trypanosomiasis and hence representant medical and veterinary importance. The sense of smell plays a significant role in tsetse and its ecological interaction, ...
A modified Adams fusion method for the synthesis of binary metal oxide catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
The majority of the global energy is sourced from conventional fossil fuels. The high demand for energy is accelerating along with the depletion of these fossil fuels. Hence, the shift to renewable energy sources and ...