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HI intensity mapping: Impact of primary beam effects
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Neutral hydrogen (HI) intensity mapping surveys with upcoming and future radio telescopes such as the MeerKAT, a precursor to the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) MID telescope, have great potential for constraining ... -
An hi study of the nearby dwarf galaxy ic 4710
(University of Western Cape, 2021)This work aims to study the dark matter content of the nearby (7.38 Mpc) dwarf galaxy IC 4710 using the HI line observations from the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA). We produce the rst interferometric maps of ... -
The hidden truth: A critical examination of Uganda’s transitional justice legal and policy reforms on truth-seeking
(University of Western Cape, 2021)In the past, analyses of Uganda’s Transitional Justice legal and policy measures on truth-seeking have been focussed on evaluating the efficacy of a truth commission. However, being cognizant of the limitations entailed ... -
A hierarchical modelling approach to identify factors associated with the uptake of HIV counselling and testing, maternal health services, and prevention of mother to child HIV transmission programme services among post-partum women in Ethiopia
(2013)The HIV/AIDS epidemic remains an unbeaten challenge that affects all parts of the global population. Since the identification of the epidemic in the early 1980s, nearly 58 million people have become infected with the ... -
High Accuracy Fitted Operator Methods for Solving Interior Layer Problems
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Fitted operator finite difference methods (FOFDMs) for singularly perturbed problems have been explored for the last three decades. The construction of these numerical schemes is based on introducing a fitting factor ... -
High performance computing and algorithm development: application of dataset development to algorithm parameterization
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)A number of technologies exist that captures data from biological systems. In addition, several computational tools, which aim to organize the data resulting from these technologies, have been created. The ability of these ... -
High resolution gamma-spectroscopy of environmental samples
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)In this study, a comparison has been made between the available commercial software package Genie 2000 developed by Canberra and Virtual Gamma Spectroscopy Laboratory (VGSL) developed by the Radionuclide Development Unit ... -
High school girls' perceptions of environmental and social support for physical activity
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)According to the World Health Organization (WHO), physical inactivity or sedentary life is one of the leading causes of the major non-communicable diseases, which contributes to the global burden of diseases, death and ... -
High school rugby and hockey players' knowledge of concussion and return to play guidelines
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Concussion is one of the most common injuries in contact sports such as rugby and hockey. Concussion awareness has dramatically increased over the last 20 years. Concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury that often gets ... -
High-grade metamorphism, anatexis and deformation of metasedimentary rocks from the Kamiesberg Group near Kliprand, Southern Bushmanland Domain, Namaqua Metamorphic Province
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Migmatitic metapelites of the Kamiesberg Group are distributed throughout the central Bushmanland Domain (Namaqua Metamorphic Province) which is otherwise dominated by felsic gneisses. This study focusses on an outcrop ... -
The higher civil service and bureaucracy: A comparative analysis of Great Britain and the' United States
(University of the Western Cape, 1994)This thesis is a comparative study of the higher civil service and bureaucracy of Great Britain and the United States. The study analyzes the political framework of the British and the United States systems of governance, ... -
Higher education and democracy : a study of students' and student leaders' attitudes towards democracy in Tanzania
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)Students in African universities have a long history of political involvement at the institutional level and in national politics. The present study investigates the political opinions of students in Tanzania with respect ... -
Higher education and democracy in Botswana: Attitudes and behaviours of students and student leaders towards democracy
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This study investigates the attitudes of students and student leaders towards democracy in terms of their demand for democracy, their perception of the supply of democracy, and their awareness of and participation in ... -
Higher education and democracy: A study of students' and student leaders' attitudes towards democracy in Tanzania
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)Students in African universities have a long history of political involvement at the institutional level and in national politics. The present study investigates the political opinions of students in Tanzania with respect ... -
Higher education and national development: the response of higher education institutions in Malawi (2000–2010)
(2013)Theoretically, the role of higher education in national development has become clearer than before, while empirically the evidence is overwhelming. Elsewhere in the world, countries that have made tremendous strides in ... -
Higher order numerical methods for singular perturbation problems
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)In recent years, there has been a great interest towards the higher order numerical methods for singularly perturbed problems. As compared to their lower order counterparts, they provide better accuracy with fewer mesh ... -
Highly selective mesoporous sorbents for mercury removal from industrial wastewater
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)The results of this study show that novel mesoporous carbons were obtained as inverse replica of SBA-15, HMS and MCM-41 silica templates, with a large pore diameter (2-4 nm), a BET surface area of 1867, 874 and 910 m2g–1 ... -
Historic buildings, conservation and shifts in social value at Old Umtali: Contestations of heritage in Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)The mini-thesis will examine the conservation of colonial historic buildings at Old Umtali (today Mutare) in Zimbabwe and the changes that have affected the buildings in terms of use and maintenance of their architectural ... -
A historical and conceptual analysis of the African Programme in Museum and Heritage Studies (APMHS),1997 – 2009.
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)In 1998 the University of the Western Cape together with the University of Cape Town, and the Robben Island Museum introduced a Post-graduate Diploma in Museum and Heritage Studies. This programme was innovative in that ... -
Historical development of Islamic libraries internationally and in South Africa: A case study of the Islamic Library in Gatesville
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)The purpose of this study was to examine the historical development of Islamic libraries internationally and in South Africa and to examine the Islamic Library in Gatesville as a case study to understand in which way ...