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The Faculty of Natural Sciences is developing a reputation as an important centre of research in South Africa. It equips graduates with solid academic and research skills and gives them the ability to succeed in the market place.
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Fractional Black-Scholes equations and their robust numerical simulations
(University of Western Cape, 2020)Conventional partial differential equations under the classical Black-Scholes approach have been extensively explored over the past few decades in solving option pricing problems. However, the underlying Efficient Market ... -
Characterizing water quality of rivers and underlying aquifers in the Nuwejaars Catchment, South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2020)Non-perennial rivers are the main source of surface water in drylands. These rivers are unpredictable and highly variable in terms of flow regime and water quality. Despite their abundance, and importance in the landscape, ... -
Novel Nanostructure Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction and Hydrogen Evolution Reactions
(University of Western Cape, 2020)widespread use of fossil energy has been most convenient to the world, while they also cause environmental pollution and global warming. Therefore, it is necessary to develop clean and renewable energy sources, among which, ... -
Graphene based materials for carbon capture
(University of Western Cape, 2020)The adverse effects of CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere is believed to be one of the causes of climate change. The seriousness of global warming is encouraging the development of technologies designed ... -
Hydrogeomorphic controls on the longitudinal distribution and dynamics of reed beds in non-perennial river systems, Western Cape, South Africa.
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)There has been a growing interest in the role of interactions between vegetation and geomorphology in shaping fluvial environments, from evolutionary to modern-process timescales. However, much of this work has mainly ... -
Proteomic and functional characterisation of biofilm formation in Xylophilus ampelinus
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Xylophilus ampelinus, the causal agent of bacterial blight of grapevine, inhabits the vascular tissues of infected plants where the cells appear to form assemblages resembling biofilms. Bacterial blight of grapevine ... -
Geochronology, petrogenesis and isotopic characteristics of the palaeoproterozoic Gladkop Suite, north-western portion of the Namaqua sector, Namaqua-Natal Metamorphic complex, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)The Gladkop Suite (GS) granitic gneisses in the Bushmanland Domain (BD) represent one of the oldest rock units in the Namaqua-Natal Metamorphic Province (NNMP), and are located adjacent to the northern Richtersveld ... -
Identification and characterisation of sorghum bicolor heme oxygenase-1 (sbho1) gene and its role in conferring biotic and abiotic stress tolerance to plants
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Biotic and abiotic stresses such as herbivore attack, pathogen infection, salinity, drought, cold, heat and UV radiation, are unfavourable conditions that affect plant growth and productivity globally (Fedoroff et al., ... -
Challenges of postgraduate students at the University of the Western Cape 2009 - 2013
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)In South Africa, postgraduate education is a catalyst in national development and poverty alleviation that is widely acknowledged by the state and higher education institutions, such as the University of the Western Cape ... -
The geographical analysis of the mitochondrial DNA control region found in southern African population's by using a bioinformatics approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)South Africa’s demographic complexity has been historically shaped by interethnic admixture between the native KhoiSan inhabitants and the Bantu expansion that started 3000 - 5000 YBP and reached South Africa about 1000 ... -
An investigation into the antimicrobial and immune modulatory effects of Sutherlandia frutescens and Salvia africana-lutea extracts and their respective biogenic nanoparticles
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)The prevalence of cancer and antibiotic-resistant microbes has led to the necessity of affordable, efficacious, non-toxic and easily accessible therapeutic approaches. There is numerous anecdotal evidence that African ... -
A large-scale clustering analysis of radio galaxies
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)The distribution of the visible structure in the Universe is in part dependent on the in uence of the dark matter structure. Measurements of large-scale structure can therefore be related to the dark matter distribution ... -
p- and e- type Semiconductor layers optimization for efficient perovskite photovoltaics
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Perovskite solar cells have attracted a tremendous amount of research interest in the scientific community recently, owing to their remarkable performance reaching up to 22% power conversion efficiency (PCE) in merely 6 ... -
Electro-Luminescent and Photovoltaic Responses of poly (propylene imine) dendritic CuInSe2 (CIS) Quantum Dots
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)The development of renewable energy has attracted more attention due to the increasingly serious energy and environmental crisis in the world nowadays. Second generation photovoltaics based on thin films of binary semiconductor ... -
Ongoing development of guidelines for biosimilar medicines assessment in Uganda: Critical evaluation and recommendations for inclusion
(University of Western Cape, 2020)A Biosimilar is defined as a biologic product that is similar but not identical to the reference/originator biologic product. Biologic products have raised hopes of improving the quality of life especially in the treatment ... -
Provenance and depositional environments of early Cretaceous sediments in the Bredasdorp sub-basin, offshore South Africa: An integrated approach
(University of Western Cape, 2020)Southern offshore basins of South Africa are well known as potential provinces of hydrocarbon exploration and production. The complex nature of the Bredasdorp sub-basin’s syn-rift architecture (transform fault system) can ... -
Responses of maize antioxidant enzymes to drought stress
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Maize (Zea mays L) was subjected to drought stress for 28 days. The effects of the drought stress on growth, H2O2 content and lipid peroxidation were investigated and the activities of antioxidant enzymes [superoxide ... -
Review of medicine registration system in Tanzania
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Registration of medicines is an essential function of the national medicine regulatory system of any country. Since the start of the medicine registration system in Tanzania in early 2000s, no systematic review has been ... -
Novel nanostructure electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction and hydrogen evolution reactions
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)The widespread use of fossil energy has been most convenient to the world, while they also cause environmental pollution and global warming. Therefore, it is necessary to develop clean and renewable energy sources, among ... -
Development and validation of a pharmacogenomics profiling panel suitable for personalizing metformin therapy
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in South Africa is predicted to increase substantially in the next decades if the necessary preventative measures are not taken. The two most common NCDs associated with ...
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