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An analysis of primary and secondary production in lake Kariba in a changing climate
(University of Western Cape, 2011)
Analysis of temperature, rainfall and evaporation records over a 44-year period spanning the years 1964 to 2008 indicates changes in the climate around Lake Kariba. Mean annual temperatures have increased by approximately ...
Development of a hepatitis C virus knowledgebase with computational prediction of functional hypothesis of therapeutic relevance
(2011)
To ameliorate Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) therapeutic and diagnostic challenges requires robust intervention strategies, including approaches that leverage the plethora of rich data published in biomedical literature to gain ...
Assessment of the ability of the health management information system in India to use information for action
(2011)
This thesis explores the interconnected problems of ―why health information is not used in practice?‖ and ―what can be done to address this problem?‖ The primary aim of the thesis was to make an assessment of the existing ...
Sperm mitochondria: species specificity and relationships to sperm morphometric features and sperm function in selected mammalian species
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Numerous studies on mammalian spermatozoa have reported large variations in the dimensions of the main sperm structural components, namely the head, midpiece and flagellum. These variations in sperm architecture are believed ...
eLearning adoption in Eastern and Southern African higher education institutions
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
This research was undertaken to propose a model for eLearning adoption in Higher Education in Africa and to identify and empirically test measures to assess the model. The model identified eLearning, individual and ...
An assessment of the adequacy of the present legal regime for the conservation of wetlands and estuaries in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Very little protection has been afforded to wetlands1 and estuaries within the South African legislative framework.2 These ecosystems are extremely important and valuable to mankind, the flora and fauna.3 The continued ...
Cooperation and competition: the case of the Western Cape wine cluster
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
A major challenge facing the South African wine industry has been the economic repositioning of the sector, which since 1994 has moved away from a highly regulated domestic environment. The increasing integration of the ...
Assessment of the barriers to the utilization of antenatal care services in Kazungula district, Zambia
(2011)
Globally, 1600 women and over 5000 newborn babies die daily of preventable causes and over 90% of these deaths occur in developing world. An estimated 358000 maternal deaths occurred worldwide in 2008 with developing ...
A Mobile Deaf-to-hearing communication aid for medical diagnosis
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Many South African Deaf people use their mobile phones for communication with SMSs yet they would prefer to converse in South African Sign Language. Deaf people with a capital `D' are different from deaf or hard of hearing ...