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Investigating the relationship between novel farming practices and zoonotic disease transmission at the wildlife/livestock interface: A case study at a commercial farm and conservancy in Beaufort West, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
In recent years, the intensification of agricultural activities in South Africa, has led to many of the sectors farmers adopting novel farming practices as a means of promoting economic productivity. One such practice, is ...
Violence against women in Burkina Faso: A quantitative and qualitative study
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Many socio-anthropological and/or quantitative studies have attempted to address the issue of violence against women indirectly by focusing on the perceptions of the actors rather than on the fact of having suffered it ...
Phylogeography and co-evolution of ectoparasitic mites that live on the rodent host species Lemniscomys rosalia (Rodentia: Muridea)
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Lemniscomys rosalia is a widespread, possibly cryptic species of murid grass mouse. Cytogenetic evidence points towards cryptic speciation in L. rosalia as the eastern African karyotype (2N = 54; FNA = 62) differs from the ...
Investigation of the in vitro antidiabetic and neuroprotective effects of selected Helichrysum species against high monosaccharide-induced toxicity
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Chronic hyperglycaemia (glucotoxicity), a common complication in diabetes mellitus (DM), is known to cause cognitive decline in some of these patients, often affecting their overall quality of life. Some medicinal plants ...
Nanostructured europium and palladium oxide substituted lithium manganese oxide [lieu(x)pdo(y)mno3] perovskite material for li ion battery cathode
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The 4th Industrial revolution which is to be mainly powered by cleaner energy technologies has necessitated the scientific community to develop new high-tech energy storage materials. Furthermore, 4IR is associated with ...
Conservation and resource-use relations: Analysis for protected area expansion feasibility in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
It is assumed that expanding the size and/or number of protected and conservation areas can contribute
to more effective conservation, ecosystem services and environmental protection. Expansion is
normally a response to ...
Modification of nanostructured carbon based supports for direct methanol fuel cells
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Palladium (Pd) and Palladium-Ruthenium (Pd-Ru) nanoparticles supported by various carbon
nanomaterials which include graphene oxide (GO), reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and multiwalled
carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) with their ...
Synthesis and characterization of magneto-electric nanoparticles for delivery of antituberculosis drugs across the blood-brain barrier
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The anatomical structure of the brain at the blood–brain barrier (BBB) creates a limitation for the
movement of drugs into the central nervous system (CNS). Although anti-infective drugs effective
against Mycobacterium ...
Supported catalysts for CO2 cycloaddition reactions
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a major greenhouse gas (GHG) released into the environment
due to increasing human activities. Cyclic carbonates on the other hand, are valuable
compounds with several functions such as, polar ...
Geochemical and petrographic evidence for the Vredefort proximal impact ejecta in the Northern Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The advancement of the understanding of hypervelocity impacts lies in discovering impact
structures and both proximal and distal impact ejecta. This study uses petrographic and
geochemical techniques to investigate the ...