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Exploring poly (2, 5) benzimidazole enhanced with carbon nanotubes for space applications
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
This work explores using polymeric materials for space radiation shielding in low-earth orbit. Shielding against radiation is essential on any space mission. Low atomic number materials, such as hydrogen, have shown to be ...
Sample selection effects in laduma stacking experiments
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
This study explores the impact of selection effects introduced by input optical cata-logues on high-redshift stacking experiments. Using the Hi stacking technique, the Hi content of LADUMA synthetic data cubes is analyzed ...
Discovery of heat shock protein90 inhibitors using structured-based virtual screening
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common irreversible dementia, caused by accumulation of protein aggregates in the central nervous system, with symptoms that include memory loss and behavioural abnormalities. Cholinesterase ...
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 ...
Biochemical characterisation of an alpha-amylase with pullulan hydrolase type III characteristics derived from a hot spring metagenomics library
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)
The field of metagenomics has provided biotechnological researchers with new enzymes and insight into previously unknown enzyme families with potential for novel modes of action and being able to function under extreme ...
The factors associated with the access to early childhood development (ecd) facilities in South Africa: insight from the 2021 general household survey (ghs)
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
Despite South Africa being a developed country, it has one of the highest and most persistent inequality rates in the world and this disparity is evident in the education sector. However, the country has sufficient resources ...
Assessing some socio-economic and demographic changes affecting the employment in the informal sector between the years 2017 and 2020
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)
In most developing countries, the informal workforce comprises over half of the total workforce, reaching approximately 68.5% in South Africa. This category includes self-employed individuals in informal enterprises and ...
The determinants of mothers’ access to antenatal healthcare in South Africa: insights from the Eastern Cape province
(2023)
Eastern Cape Province has historically experienced challenges in its improvements and provisions for women’s access to primary healthcare facilities. Women in the Eastern Cape province continue to lack access to antenatal ...
Discovering cancer subtypes by tracking cancer progression with transcriptomic data through the multi-stage process of cancer development.
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
Background: The development of cancer is driven by genomic alterations, which become more heterogeneous as the disease progresses throughout the stages. Consequently, cancer patients have differential levels of sensitivity ...
Labour force participation among African female migrants in South Africa: the case of Gauteng province
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
The African female migration theme has several dynamic components and characteristics that have not been fully explored. In the South African context, the influence of the labour force participation among African female ...