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New bands in ¹⁹²Tl using gamma spectroscopy techniques
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
High spin excited stats in¹⁹²Tl were studied using gamma-ray spectroscopy. The study included taking an active part in performing the experiment, understanding the experimental procedure, electronics and data acquisition ...
Genome assembly of next-generation sequencing data for the Oryx bacillus : species of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Next generation sequencing (NGS) technology platforms have accelerated ability to
produce completed genome assemblies. Recently, collaborators at Tygerberg Medical
School outsourced the sequencing of Oryx bacillus, a ...
Fischer-clifford matrices and character tables of inertia groups of maximal subgroups of finite simple groups of extension type
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
The aim of this dissertation is to calculate character tables of group extensions. There are several well–developed methods for calculating the character tables of group extensions. In this dissertation we study the method ...
Genetic mapping of fruit quality traits in apple (malus x domestica borkh.)
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Apple fruit quality is of utmost importance to apple farmers and breeders in the selection and commercialization of new cultivars. Fruit size, colour, texture, firmness and taste are all traits that affect the quality of ...
Stigmatization of and discrimination against people who are HIV positive, or have AIDS – a female perspective in Zwartwater, Eastern Cape Province
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
The aim of this study is to investigate the perceived stigmatization of and
discrimination against people who are HIV positive or people who are living with
AIDS. One questionnaire was used to collect qualitative and ...
Chemical, physical and morphological changes in weathered coal fly ash : a case study of brine impacted wet ash dump
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Fly ash is the major waste material produced by power plants in the combustion of
coal to generate electricity. The main constituents of fly ash are Si, Al, Fe and Ca with smaller amount of S, Mn, Na, K, and traces of ...
Determination of Chromium(VI), Vanadium(V), Selenium(IV) and Zinc(II) in the City of Cape Town's potable water by stripping voltammetry at boron doped diamond electrodes
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
The main aim of this study is to investigate theelectrochemical determination of
two beneficial (selenium and zinc) and two toxic (chromium and vanadium)
metals in the potable water within the City of Cape Town's ...
Calibration of a NaI (Tl) detector for low level counting of naturally occurring radionuclides in soil
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
The Physics Department at the University of the Western Cape and the Environmental Physics group at iThemba labs have been conducting radiometric studies on both land and water. In this study a 7.5 cm X 7.5 cm NaI (Tl) ...
Toward Authentication Mechanisms for Wi-Fi Mesh Networks
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Wi-Fi authentication mechanisms include central authentication, dynamic and distributed authentication and some encryption methods. Most of the existing authentication methods were designed for single-hop networks, as ...
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 ...