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Taboo topics in fiction: The case of Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita

Brevis, Chad (University of the Western Cape, 2014)

An important aspect of my thesis is the discussion of the various narrators in the novel; Vladimir Nabokov, John Ray Jnr. and Humbert Humbert. The novel, or Humbert’s memoirs, is only published after Lolita has died in ...

Tacrine, trolox and tryptoline as lead compounds for the design and synthesis of multi-target drugs for Alzheimer's disease therapy

Teponnou, Gerard A. Kenfack (University of the Western Cape, 2016)

The cascade of neurotoxic events involved in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease may explain the inefficacy of currently available treatment based on acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEI - donepezil, galantamine, ...

‘Taking hold’ of mobile phone stories in a Cape Flats reading club

Bangani, Zandile (University of the Western Cape, 2019)

This ethnographically-orientated intervention explored how members of a Cape Flats reading club “took hold” (Street, 2009) of digital literacy in their engagement with online fictional stories accessed by a mobile phone. ...

The taper of clinical crown preparations done by dental students and dentists in two African countries: a comparative analysis

Enechi, Theophilus Chukwuemeka (University of the Western Cape, 2004)

Crowns have been used since the 5th century AD to improve both the form and function of teeth in the mouth. A great proportion of the total expenditure on dental care is spent on the provision and replacement of crowns and ...

Targeted delivery of embelin to cancer cells

Emjedi, Zaakiyah Z. (University of the Western Cape, 2013)

Apoptosis or programmed cell death is vital to the development of organisms as they maintain the balance between cell death and cell growth. Failure to activate apoptosis has been implicated in carcinogenesis and often ...

“Tax evasion as a predicate offence for money laundering”

Zoppei, Verena (University of the Western Cape, 2012)

This paper discusses the progress of international anti-money laundering (AML) law with regard to making tax evasion a predicate offence for the crime of money laundering (ML). This paper will focus particularly on the ...

“Tax evasion as a predicate offence for money laundering”

Zoppei, Verena (University of the Western Cape, 2012)

‘Taxation of a trust: the impact of statutory anti-tax avoidance measures on the effectiveness of the discretionary family trust as an estate planning vehicle in South Africa’

Petersen, Yolande Viola (2014)

The utilisation of trusts has become a popular trend among taxpayers, especially high net worth individuals1 (hereafter HNWI) who wish to reduce potential estate duties. The SARS Strategic Plan stated that there is a ...

Taxonomy and diversity of the sponge fauna from Walters Shoal, a shallow seamount in the Western Indian Ocean region

Payne, Robyn Pauline (University of the Western Cape, 2015)

Seamounts are poorly understood ubiquitous undersea features, with less than 4% sampled for scientific purposes globally. Consequently, the fauna associated with seamounts in the Indian Ocean remains largely unknown, with ...

Taxonomy and invasive potential of the Cassiinae in southern Africa (Caesalpinioideae, Fabaceae)

Liada, Musandiwa (University of the Western Cape, 2019)

Cassiinae is a large subtribe of the tribe Cassieae (Caesalpinioideae) that comprises ca. 700 species distributed throughout the Americas, Africa, Eurasia and Australia. The southern African species of Cassiinae (indigenous, ...

A taxonomy of problems in arabic-english Translation: a systemic functional Linguistics approach Tawffeek abdou

Mohammed, Tawffeek Abdou Saeed (University of the Western Cape, 2011)

Working with Arab students pursuing a degree in English Language and Translation at the Taiz University, Republic of Yemen, has brought to the researcher‟s attention a number of errors or problems encountered in Arabic ...

Taylor rule influence on the setting of the repurchase rate by the South African Reserve Bank (1989-2009)

Murozvi, Simbarashe (University of the Western Cape, 2016)

Monetary policy rules are guidelines applied by policy makers when adjusting monetary instruments towards reaching policy objectives like price stability. The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) uses the repurchase (repo) ...

Teacher educators' perceptions about possibilities and challenges of the merger between Namibian Higher Education institutions for improving teacher education

Vatuva gwaa-Uugwanga, Paulina Ndahambelela (University of the Western Cape, 2015)

The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of the teacher educators about the merger between the University of Namibia and Namibia’s former Colleges of Education with regards to the merger's capacity to improve ...

Teacher perceptions of factors influencing classroom management practices: A comparative case study of two public high schools in the Western Cape

Brown, Mark Jonathan (University of the Western Cape, 2019)

Teachers in schools located in disadvantaged areas are increasingly required to address poor learner behaviour, which makes teaching and the completion of the curriculum a great challenge to teachers. This raised the need ...

Teacher perceptions of the role of a primary school principal in supporting their well-being: Learning from a South African public school in challenging conditions

Collett, Karen Suzette (2013)

This study is an investigation into teacher perceptions of the role of a primary school principal in supporting their well-being: learning from a South African public school in challenging conditions. As a grounded theory ...

Teacher stress factors in the Metropole North, Circuit 6 of the Western Cape, South Africa

Steenkamp, Peter John (University of Western Cape, 2013)

The aim of this study was to investigate the experiences of stress by teachers in the Metropole North, Circuit 6 of the Western Cape, South Africa, The study investigated factors causing teachers to experience stress as ...

Teacher support teams in primary schools, of the West Coast Winelands Education Management and Development Centre, Western Cape Education Department, South Africa

Jafthas, Joan Agnes Ann (University of the Western Cape, 2004)

The functioning of a teacher support team is an important aspect in improving quality of education, because it has as its purpose the enhancement of collaboration and support to educators and development of conditions for ...