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Geology, geochemistry and Sr-Nd isotope analysis of the Vredenburg Batholith and Cape Columbine Granites Paternoster/Vredenburg, South Africa: Implications on their petrogenesis, tectonic setting, and sources.
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The late- to post-collisional Cape Granite Suite (CGS) located in the southwest of South Africa is
comprised of S-, I-, and A-type granites, mafic intrusives, and volcanic flows. The CGS is interpreted
to have formed ...
The effect of exogenous DIM on Brassica napus and its role in response to heavy metal stress
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Brassica napus is a plant that is used for human and animal consumption.
This plant is also used for phytoremediation due to its relatively higher level
of heavy metal tolerance. In South Africa, mining is one of the main ...
The safety and toxicity of MPA-CdTe quantum dots in legume plants
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
The expansion of nanotechnology, resulting in multitudes of consumer and industrial
products, causes concern amongst the scientific community regarding the risks associated
with the release of nanomaterials into the ...
Oral physiological pigmentation in a Western Cape sample
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Oral physiological pigmentation presents with great variability with respect to sites, forms,
patterns and contrasts in colour. Knowledge of the existence of pigmented lesions and their
significance remained unclear for ...
Administrative culture and the performance of accountability institutions in public organizations: An analysis of the implementation of anti-corruption strategies in Kenya
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The pursuit of bureaucratic accountability and regulatory controls through political-administrative
reforms have become problematic in contemporary public management. Public sector corruption, in
particular, is identified ...
A human resource strategy to facilitate competencies of assistant nurse managers in the public health facilities in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
The health workforce provides the most important input to any health system. There are estimated
to be 59.2 million full-time paid health workers worldwide. The workforce has a strong
comprehensive impact on the performance ...
Hyperglycinemia in captive-bred vervet monkeys with cataracts: genetic dynamics and associations
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
A small percentage (8%) of the captive-bred vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops)
maintained at Primate Unit and Delft Animal Centre (PUDAC) of the South African Medical
Research Council (SAMRC) were found to have high ...
Investigating transitory and chronic poverty in South Africa, 2008-2015
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
In post-apartheid South Africa, the thrust of macroeconomic framework and corresponding policies
inaugurated by the first democratically elected government have been geared towards, amongst
others, poverty alleviation, ...
Development of Copper Selenide Quantum Dots-Based Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Biosensors for Toremifene - A Breast Cancer Drug
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
With rising knowledge of the effects on plasma concentration caused by allelic variations in the
cytochrome P450 genes and other metabolic factors such as drug-drug or drug-food
interactions, more attention is paid to the ...
Exploring the subjective experience and the psychosocial interventions mothers utilise in managing a child presenting with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)/Dyspraxia.
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Developmental Coordination Disorder, often also referred to as Dyspraxia, can
be described as a marked impairment in the development of motor coordination affecting daily
activities, in the absence of neurological or ...