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E2/M1 mixing in the Jπ= 5/2+ to 3/2+ transition in 21Na and its relation to the 20Ne(p,y ) stellar reaction rate
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
In the above, M is the total mass of the molecular cloud, R is its radius, k is Boltzmann's constant, G is
the gravitational constant, T is the cloud temperature, m is the mean molecular weight, and is the cloud
molecular ...
Mechanisms for facilitating trust and sense of belonging as aspects of social cohesion in local government: Exploratory case studies of the City of Cape Town and the City of Ekurhuleni
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
More than twenty-five years after the end of the apartheid system of government and its
statutory segregation, South African communities continue to reflect high levels of racial and
social divisions. The prevalence of ...
Factors affecting information security compliance among SMEs in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Small and medium enterprises are depending on the use of IT systems to compete and participate in
the South African economy and also to improve the efficiency of their service delivery. Using IT
systems in their business ...
Nanostructured europium and palladium oxide substituted lithium manganese oxide [lieu(x)pdo(y)mno3] perovskite material for li ion battery cathode
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The 4th Industrial revolution which is to be mainly powered by cleaner energy technologies has necessitated the scientific community to develop new high-tech energy storage materials. Furthermore, 4IR is associated with ...
A cross sectional study on the factors associated with HIV ART adherence among adolescents living with HIV who are in peer support programme in the rural areas of Chirumhanzu District, Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Background: Adherence to treatment is important for ensuring positive health effects for people
living with HIV. This is even more so important for adolescents and young people who are in their
formative years and should ...
The influence of psychological capital on organisational citizenship behaviour, organisational commitment and intention to quit among selected local municipality employees in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
In the light of understanding the strong need for organisations to look beyond the stable individual
dispositions and the focus on the ability to respond quickly to disruptive situations with a positive
mental state ...
Exploring cross-border security issues at selected Southern African Development Community (SADC) borders and borderlands: Beitbridge and Kosi Bay
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Cross-border migration within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region is regarded as a cross-border security issue that has often ignited anti-immigration sentiments in countries like South Africa. In ...
Use of continuous quality improvement to improve prevention of mother to child transmission (pmtct) programme performance in Amathole district municipality of Eastern Cape province, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Globally, new Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections in children reduced by 54% due to implementation of Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV since the peak in 1996, increase in Antiretroviral ...
Assessing sense of place amongst returnees of District Six, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
District Six was a pre-apartheid community destroyed by racialized forced relocations. Under the Group Areas Act of the apartheid rule, all District Six residents were forcibly relocated and scattered around the city and ...
“A kind of symphony”: new nature in Jeff VanderMeer’s southern reach trilogy
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The Anthropocene is the proposed name for a new geological epoch that has come about due to significant human changes to climate and environment. In response to the Anthropocene crisis, this thesis proposes a re-evaluation ...