UWC Electronic Thesis and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Die verskille en ooreenkomste van die wetlike regte van blanke, kleurling, en swart onderwysers in Suid-Afrika vanaf 1963-1996
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)In hierdie mini -tesis ondersoek ek die verskille en ooreenkomste, tussen die wetli ke regte van Blanke , Kleurling en Swart onderwysers, wat bestaan het vanaf die tydperk 1963- 1996. Ek argumenteer dat hierdie verskille ... -
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 ... -
Levelling the playing field: an investigation into problems experienced in cognition and teaching effectiveness in multi-cultural physical education classes in the Wynberg area
(University of the Western Cape, 1994)This study investigated the social influences on the Physical Education curriculum. It then also became necessary to investigate the role of the Physical Education teacher in improving cognitive deficiencies in ... -
Mathematical epidemiology of malaria disease transmission and its optimal control analyses
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)In this thesis, we present and analyse an SEIR (susceptible-exposed infectious-recovered) model for malaria disease transmission. The model consists treatment and control strategies such as the use of bed nets and spray ... -
The effects of clipping and burning on the allocation of total nonstructural carbohydrates and selected mineral nutrients in Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeuschel
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)The rhizomatous grass, Imperata cylindrica, occurs in the Cape Flats Nature Reserve (CFNR), South Africa. It is recognised globally as a weed of crop plants. The response of this weed to defoliation, in the forms of clipping ... -
Perceptions of educare teachers regarding the effects of disadvantagement on the psychosocial development of historically disadvantaged preschool children
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)The research topic concerns the broad effects of deprived community circumstances that may impact on potentially vulnerable children's holistic psychological, as well as social development. The present study has a primary ... -
Universal Antiretroviral Drugs for HIV: What are the obstacles to its implementation in South Africa?
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)Perhaps one of the most interesting and controversial debates occurring nationally at present is the one around HIV/AIDS and the cost, availability and supply of antiretrovirals (ARVs) in the public health sector. on the ... -
A critical examination of the notion of participation in terms of decision-making in South African schools
(University of the Western Cape, 1995)Democratic participation has come into vogue in South African politics, especially education, yet the notion of participation as it relates to decision-making in the arena of school governance remains a concept lacking in ... -
An evaluation of the hiv/aids programme in primary schools in browns farm, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)Aim: To compare knowledge and reported behaviour related to HIV/AIDS between primary school students who attended schools where a Health Care Trust HIV/AIDS programme was run and those who attended schools without such a ... -
Exploring strategies and approaches grade ten learners in eritrea use when studying a given mathematical model
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)This study explores the strategies and approaches grade ten leaners in Eritrea use when studying a given mathematical model. In this study, ten learners selected from a grade ten mathematics class had been presented with ... -
Dispute settlement mechanisms in regional trade agreements: the EU-SA perspective
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)This paper shall attempt to define and explain the various forms of dispute settlement in regional trade agreements. Trade Agreements from various continents as well as the World Trade Organisation will be scrutinised. The ... -
Action research in the graphics classroom: reflections of educational change initiatives in two schools
(University of the Western Cape, 1990)This thesis is an account of my experiences as a Graphics teacher using critical action research to examine my educational practice while working with standard nine students in two white high schools in Cape Town. The ... -
Biomonitoring as a means to determine the pollution level in Stellenbosch
(University of the Western Cape, 1991)A pollution survey was done in Stellenbosch, along two transects. One was south-east and the north-east of the Oorrobrick brickfield the focal point of this study. Pine and Oak trees, chasman the leaves and lichens were ... -
Isolation, identification and characterization of novel actinomycetes from Antarctic soil samples
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)Actinomycetes are Gram-positive bacteria that form filamentous branching hyphae with asexual spores. They occur in a variety of environments and are important industrially and pharmaceutically. The aims of this study were ... -
The oxidation of the lower primary alcohols ln a catalytic membrane reactor
(University of the Western Cape, 2000)Methanol and ethanol are important chemical feedstock used in industrial chemistry, since they are the starting materials for the synthesis of various products, including hydrocarbons and mild oxidation products. For ... -
Singular integral equations and realization: A survey of the state space method
(University of the Western Cape, 1996)Different methods for solving singular integral equations exist. One of the most recent methods is the so-called state space method. This method is based on the fact that a rational matrix function VV(^) which is analytic ... -
The adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) and p53 gene status in South African oesophageal cancer patients
(University of the Western Cape, 1996)Oesophageal cancer is the most conmon cause of cancer-related deaths in black males in South Africa. In an effort to understand the molecular nature of oesophageal carcinogenesis in South Africa, two tumour suppressor ... -
Sex workers' perceptions of AIDS and safe sex
(University of the Western Cape, 1995)This is an exploratory study of sex workers' perceptions of AIDS and safe sex methods. Six escorts and eight street sex workers in Cape Town were interviewed. The responses indicated that sex workers are aware of AIDS but ... -
Cardiovascular effects of aqueous leaf extract of Leonotis leonurus in Anesthetized rats
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)The present study was designed to evaluate the hypotensive properties and the mechanisms of action of the aqueous leaf extract of Leonotis leonurus in anesthetized male Wistar rats, using computerized blood pressure ... -
Professional development for contemporary roles of high school principals by an education management and development centre in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)This study seeks to present a case study of professional development for contemporary roles of high school principals of an EMDC in the Western Cape. The advent of a democratic government in South Africa in 1994 inevitably ...