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Constraining the stratigraphy and paleotectonic development of the Cango Caves and Kansa Groups (Western Cape, South Africa) using detrital zircon and whole-rock geochemistry
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The Saldania Belt is a Neoproterozoic to early Paleozoic low-grade orogenic belt that borders
the southern and southwestern margins of the Kalahari Carton. It forms part of the
Neoproterozoic Pan-African and Brasiliano ...
Formation evaluation and assessment of flow units of some selected wells in the Bredasdorp basin, offshore South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Petroleum geologists have long recognized the need to apply secondary and tertiary
hydrocarbon recovery techniques for an accurate understanding of the internal architecture of
a reservoir. The approach to effective ...
Assessment of groundwater level fluctuation trends in Grootfontein dolomite Aquifer, North West Province, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Groundwater level decline is a problem experienced in aquifers with more than one groundwater user
such as the Grootfontein dolomite aquifer in the North West Province of South Africa. This study
assessed groundwater ...
Exogenous carbon monoxide and jasmonic acid mitigate salt stress in Sorghum bicolor
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The agricultural sector plays an important role in the world economy. Expanding research is
piloting its improved contribution to the economic sector. Despite the economic gain, the
increasing population has already put ...
Out of thermodynamic equilibrium reaction of zinc-molybdenum system monitored by real-time rutherford backscattering spectrometry
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Solid phase reaction of bi-metallic thin films of zinc-molybdenum was thermally induced in
order to investigate the diffusion kinetics of this bi-metallic system. The Zinc-Molybdenum bilayers
were prepared by depositing ...
Assessing hydrogeology of springs in Heuningnes Catchment in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Springs have been a significant source of water for flora and fauna since the beginning of
human history and, in some circumstances, the only source capable of supplying enough
water to sustain domestic and agricultural ...
The interstellar medium scaling relations in cosmological simulations
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
This work presents the scaling relations for the redshift zero galaxies in the SIMBA1
cosmological hydrodynamic simulations. The aim is to test the degree to which the
SIMBA simulations reproduce the physical properties ...
Handling heteroskedasticity in the linear regression model
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
This research project delves into the problem of heteroskedasticity in the linear regression model. Having
defined the problem and its consequences for estimation and inference, a comprehensive literature
review of ...
Homology modelling and characterization of three-dimensional (3d) protein structures of selected variants of cyp3a4
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The efficacy and toxicity of several drugs and prodrugs are influenced by the interindividual
genetic variations in drug-metabolising enzymes. Cytochrome P450
enzymes constitute the major metabolising enzymes in humans. ...
Analysis and robust simulation of mathematical models of HIV and Leishmaniasis co-infection
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The purpose of this thesis is the theoretical and numerical study of epidemiological
models of Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) and human immunode ciency virus (HIV) coinfection.
We study these models theoretically and design ...