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The treatment of Historical space in selected works by Thomas Pynchon
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
The focus on space and spatiality is relatively new in literary studies and also not unproblematic. Problems arise from the way in which these concepts are constructed, described, defined and interpret~. It is possible to ...
Modelling and measurement of radon diffusion through soil application on mine tailings dams.
(University of Western Cape, 2004)
Radon (222Rn) has been identified as an important factor that could result in a health hazard by studies all around the world. The health risks can be minimised by preventive measures where radon is highly concentrated as ...
Information needs of health researchers in developing countries : A survey of development country participants in Cochrane collaboration.
(University of Western Cape, 2004)
One hundred and fifty two (152) countries in the world can be classified as developing or low-resourced countries (LR Cs) according to the World Bank. 1 In the majority of these countries the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ...
The role of local government in common pool resource management: the case of municipal commonage in the northern cape
(University of Western Cape, 2004)
Municipal commonage has the potential to make a major contribution to land redistribution in South Africa. During the Apartheid era, land under the control of local government was leased out to commercial farmers at ...
Gender equity in parliament: a study of the institutional constraints that women members of parliament experience in the South Africa parliament that hamper their effective participation
(University of Western Cape, 2004)
South Africa has undergone a process of dramatic change since the first democratic elections of 1994, notably so in the area of gender equity in public life. The struggles and demands of women during the constitutional ...
Tax assignment to local governments -The Case for Fiscal Decentralization in Peru
(University of Western Cape, 2004)
A country's decentralization process can be one of the pillars of democratic participation, local and regional accountability, sub-national empowerment, and under certain conditions, economic growth. Fiscal decentralization, ...
Lowering the gaze: Representations of Muslim women in South African society in the 1990's
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
Muslim women’s lack of access to mosque space has left them with few opportunities to
direct or influence the interpretation of the theological texts. The mosque is an almost strictly
gendered space that is seen as a key ...
Recombinant expression of the pRb- and p53-interacting domains from the human RBBP6 protein for in vitro binding studies
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
This thesis describes the cloning and recombinant expression of domains from the human RBBP6 protein for future in vitro binding studies with pRb and p53. RBBP6 is a splicing-associated protein that is known to interact ...
An investigation into farming enterprises under the land redistribution program in the Southern Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2004)
In 1994, the first democratically elected South African government promised to redistribute 30 % of white-owned farmland to the formerly disadvantaged people in order to rectify the racially-based unequal distribution of ...
The AIDS transition: Impact of HIV/ AIDS on the demographic transition of black/ African South Africans by 2021
(University of Western Cape, 2004)
The first two official AIDS cases were diagnosed in South Africa in 1982. During the same
period of the 1980s, the black/ African population was experiencing an accelerated fertility
decline, following a period of ...