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Radioprotective effects of rooibos herbal tea on the developing central nervous system of wistar rats
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Background: Early postnatal radiation exposure from environmental, diagnostic or therapeutic
sources is potentially deleterious to the developing nervous system resulting in oxidative stress,
structural damage, altered ...
An analysis of the amalgamation and merger procedure in South African company law
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Prior to 2010, as a result of a sluggish global economy, the amalgamation and merger
procedure in South Africa was active although it was at an all-time low.1 However, in
2010, there was an increase in amalgamation and ...
Exploring anti-tyrosinase bioactive compounds from the Cape flora
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Tyrosinase is an enzyme widely distributed in the biosphere and is found in many species of
bacteria, fungi, animals, and plants; it is associated with melanin production. Even though it
possesses many beneficial properties ...
Investigation of the link between drought-induced changes in the expression of a novel sterol biosynthesis gene and drought tolerance in soybean
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Glycine max (soybean) is an important crop species globally as it is used as a protein-rich food
and feed crop and as a source of oils used in the food and biofuel industry. However, the
growth and yield of soybean is ...
Exploring psychological distress among a sample of pregnant women from a low income area who self-identify as being distressed
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Psychological distress during pregnancy has been a fairly neglected phenomenon and has
only recently started emerging as an area of research interest. The existing body of
scholarship on distress during pregnancy has ...
The impact of neoliberalism on South Africa's education policy discourse post-1994: The quest for a radical critical pedagogy
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Since the 1980s several different forms of privatisation had been introduced into
the South African educational system by the De Lange Commission. Since the 1990s
a raft of neoliberal policies has been implemented under ...
Effects of Fucoidan and Chemotherapeutic agent combinations on Malignant and Non-Malignant breast cell lines
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Breast cancer is currently one of the most common malignancies in women. Fucoidan (FUC)
is a natural polysaccharide with anticancer properties. Despite a number of in vitro and in vivo
studies reporting the efficacy of ...
Geochemistry of Gold One tailings and associated contaminant transport into the Randfontein area, Witwatersrand Basin.
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
The city of Randfontein, in the Witwatersrand, hosts several slimes and tailings storage facilities
which pose potential threat to the environment in the form of acid mine drainage (AMD). The
latter, readily scavenges toxic ...
Identification of coding variants associated with familial systemic lupus erythematosus through whole exome sequencing
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease
characterized by the production of a wide range of autoantibodies directed against selfantigens.
SLE can influence almost any organ system and ...
Detecting Galaxies in the Epoch of Reionization
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
The aim of this project was to develop a technique that allows us to measure the redshift
of radio galaxies in the Epoch of Reionization. We achieved this by constructing
a parameterization of the 21-cm absorption feature ...