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Coordination polymers as heterogeneous catalysts for oxidation reactions
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This study describes the synthesis and characterisation of coordination polymers complexes of Cu(II) and VO(IV) with two polymeric ligands N,Nʹ -1,2-phenylene bis(5-methylenesalicylidenamine)(L1) and N,Nʹ -1,4-butylene ... -
Corporate Social Responsibility in the South African forestry industry – a Western Cape perspective
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)Globally plantation forestry plays a pivotal role in terms of timber production, ecological services and maintaining local livelihoods. In South Africa commercial forestry occupies a relatively small portion of the total ... -
The correlate between fertility and landholding among rural women in kenya: a multivariate analysis
(University of the Western Cape, 2013-05)The present study is an understanding of the relationship that exists between landholding and the reproductive behaviour of rural women in Kenya. Traditional women have rights to cultivate land as well as control income ... -
The correlation between the serious diseases affecting child mortality in Sierra Leone
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)Child mortality in Sierra Leone is the highest ranked in the world. Government officials and researchers have tried to understand how and why this has become such a big phenomenon in Sierra Leone. Researchers have come up ... -
Cosmology with HI intensity mapping: effect of higher order corrections
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)One of the main challenges of cosmology is to unveil the nature of dark energy and dark matter. They can be constrained with baryonic acoustic oscillations (BAO) and redshift space distortions, amongst others. Both have ... -
Cosmology with next generation radio telescopes
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)The next generation of radio telescopes will revolutionize cosmology by providing large three-dimensional surveys of the universe. This work presents forecasts using the technique 21cm intensity mapping (IM) combined ... -
Cost-Effectiveness of selecting an Enantiopure formulation over a racemic mixture
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)The aim of this study is to provide more information in terms of the cost-effectiveness of selecting an enantiopure formulation over a racemic mixture in the context of promoting rational use of medicines. This was done ... -
Coupling of single neutron configurations to collective core excitations in 162Yb using 163Yb
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)In odd-nuclei the single nucleon can couple to collective excitations of its even-even core nucleus . These collective excitations lie within the pairing gap and are therefore the lowest energy excitations of the core. Our ... -
Credit Card Transactions Fraud Detection, and Machine Learning: Modelling Time with LSTM Recurrent Neural Networks
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)In recent years, topics such as fraud detection and fraud prevention have received a lot of attention on the research front, in particular from plastic card issuers. The reason for this increase in research activity can ... -
A critical analysis of aspects pertaining to the teaching of the ecology section of the standard eight biology syllabus.
(University of the Western Cape, 1991)In this study an attempt has been made to investigate how the Ecology section (suitable for fostering awareness and concern for the environment) of the standard eight Biology syllabus is taught. Since fieldwork and ... -
A critical analysis of the pre-calculus course at U.W.C.
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)Mathematical knowledge and skills have, over the last few decades, become very important in terms of study and work opportunities. Unfortunately, schools in South Africa have not met the expectations of their pupils or the ... -
A critical assessment of the social and economic aspects of environmental impact of assessment in South Africa.
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)MAGISTER SCIENTlAE IN THE FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE. This thesis focuses on Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA's) as prepared in the Western Cape Province. The thesis attempts ... -
A critical review of the who global report on traditional and complementary medicine 2019: implications for harmonization of traditional and complementary medicine regulation in Africa.
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)A broad range of Traditional and Complementary Medicine (TCM) practices and products is available and accessible to the population in many countries in Africa, and worldwide. Therefore, an effective and harmonized medicines ... -
Cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy of nickel silicide formation
(University of the Western Cape, 1993)Silicides play a significant role in modern device technology. The operation of electronic devices heavily relies on the specific properties of metal-semiconductor interfaces. Although semiconductor technology has proven ... -
A crystal engineering study of selected sulfa drugs and trimethoprim
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)The objective was to prepare new solid phases, i.e. co-crystal forms, of two sulfa antibiotic drugs (sulfamethoxazole and sulfasalazine) with trimethoprim and fourteen potential co-formers with GRAS status. Trimethoprim ... -
The curious case of offset bars : markers for a baby galaxy disk or signposts of an interaction with dark matter sub halos?
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)We have used the Spitzer Survey of Stellar Structure in Galaxies (S⁴G) as a representative sample of the local universe (total of 2352 galaxies in S⁴G) to make a catalog of offset disk barred galaxies. Using the combined ... -
Current practices of urinary tract infection management: An observational study at primary healthcare level
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Antibiotic resistance (ABR) is a global healthcare burden complicating the treatment of various infections. The infectious diseases burden is heavy in primary care. Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common outpatient ... -
Cytochrome C biosensor for the determination of trace level arsenic and cyanide compounds
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)In this work, an electrochemical method based on a cyt c biosensor has been developed, for the detection of selected arsenic and cyanide compounds. Boron Doped Diamond (BDD) electrode was used as a transducer, onto which ... -
Cytochrome P450 2E1/Nickel-Poly(propylene imine) dendrimeric nanobiosensor for pyrazinamide - A first line TB Drug
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)The tuberculosis (TB) disease to this day remains one of the world’s prominent killerdiseases. Pyrazinamide (PZA) is one of the most commonly prescribed anti- tuberculosis (anti-TB) drugs due to its ability to significantly ... -
Cytochrome P450-3A4/copper-poly(propylene imine)- polypyrrole star co-polymer Nanobiosensor system for delavirdine – a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor HIV drug
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)HIV and AIDS are among the world's pandemics that pose serious concern to almost every individual in the world. With the current level of availability of anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs and the ease of accessibility of treatment ...