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The Shallow water bryozoans of the West Coast of South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
The South African biota is characterised by high levels of diversity and endemism. While commercially viable taxa have been well-studied, cryptic organisms such as bryozoans, have been neglected in terms of study. Taxonomic ...
The Complexity of Splay Trees and Skip Lists
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
Binary search trees (BSTs) are important data structures which are widely used
in various guises. Splay trees are a specific kind of binary search tree, one without
explicit balancing. Skip lists use more space than BSTs ...
A critical assessment of the social and economic aspects of environmental impact of assessment in South Africa.
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
MAGISTER SCIENTlAE IN THE FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE
WESTERN CAPE.
This thesis focuses on Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA's) as prepared in the Western
Cape Province. The thesis attempts ...
Consolidated nanomaterials synthesized using nickel micro-wires and carbon nanotubes
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
Nano-devices are the next step in the application of nanomaterials in modern technology. One area of research that is receiving an increased amount of attention globally is the fabrication of new nano-devices for applications ...
Popular histories of independence and Ujamaa in Tanzania
(University of Western Cape, 2008)
It is now forty years after the start of African Socialism, or Ujamaa, in Tanzania. This
study examines to what extent Tanzanians still tell their national history in ways which
feature the important themes of social ...
Investigating the impact of career/development and advancement on 'disabler employees in organisations in the Western Cape.
(University of the Western Cape, 2000)
The study aims to ascertain the attitudinal disposition of disabled individuals towards their own career development and advancement. Results indicate a positive attitudinal disposition. One hundred and three physically ...
A test for Non-Gaussian distributions on the Johannesburg stock exchange and its implications on forecasting models based on historical growth rates.
(University of Western Cape, 2002)
If share price fluctuations follow a simple random walk then it implies that forecasting models based on historical growth rates have little ability to forecast acceptable share price movements over a certain period. The ...
Explaining differential performance of teacher college students
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between identity and differential academic performance in a cohort of preprimary teachers-in-training. The study draws on indepth interviews with, and detailed ...
Re-articulating History: Historical Play, Nation, Text .
(University of Western Cape, 2006)
The writing of history in postapartheid South Africa constitutes a crisis for the discipline of history as, I argue, it requires the discipline to confront its role in contributing towards the constitution of the condition ...
Preferential flow modelling in a vadose zone using macro 5.0 - Cape Flats porous sands and Mpumalanga highveld clays case studies
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
Understanding fluid flow and solute transport within the vadose (unsaturated) zone is an essential prerequisite for protection of groundwater from contaminant sources occurring overland. Preferential flow paths in the ...