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Functionality and comparative advantages among the provinces of South Africa: A location quotient analysis of employment distribution.
(University of Western Cape, 2019)
The purpose of the study is to examine the functions of provinces in South Africa and their respective comparative advantages from 2013 to 2017, in terms of employment absorption. It is predicted or assumed that there are ...
Antimicrobial, anticancer and catalytic activities of green synthesized Avocado seed extract-gold nanoparticles
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Nature through billions of years of trial and error has produced an immeasurable amount of
natural systems like plants, birds and animals. The intelligence of nature is hidden in these
natural systems and researchers are ...
The effect of maternal exposure to alcohol and nicotine on pancreas and kidney size, aorta and carotid intima thickness and visceral fat in their children.
(University of Western Cape, 2019)
In utero exposure to teratogens, increasing urbanization, rapid nutritional transition from poverty to affluence, adoption of a Western-style diet and physical inactivity have contributed to the growing obesity epidemic ...
Assessing the change in hydro-geochemical properties of fly ash over time when disposed into opencast coal mines in Mpumalanga, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Eskom supplies to 95% of South Africa’s energy needs and it primarily comes from coal combustion at their coal–fired power stations. Large volumes of fly ash are generated at these coal-fired power stations as a by-product ...
A study of the angular momentum content of early-type galaxies
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Observations on the ecology and life-history of Chrysaora fulgida (Reynaud 1830) (Scyphozoa: Semaeostomeae) and other pelagic cnidarians in the inshore waters off central Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Although jellyfish are recognised recently as key components that can influence ecosystem functioning and trophic flows in the northern Benguela upwelling ecosystem, the number of published studies on their abundance, ...
Probing the primordial Universe using the SKA in combination with other cosmological surveys
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Next-generation surveys of the large-scale structure of the Universe will be of great
importance in allowing us to extract invaluable information about the nature of the
Universe and the physical laws that govern it, at ...
Implications of potential biome boundary shifts for small mammal assemblages in the arid zone
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Desertification deteriorates the landscape functionality of rangelands, affecting the resilience
of biome boundaries which have a cascade effect not only in vegetation composition and
characteristics but also in animal ...
Population pharmacokinetics of terizidone and cycloserine in patients with drugresistant tuberculosis
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Introduction: Drug-resistant tuberculosis remains a major world health problem and
one of the leading cause of death worldwide. Despite adequate adherence to antituberculosis
drugs by patients, the emergence of drug-resistance ...
Assessing the influence of groundwater recharge mechanism on non-perennial river systems, Tankwa Karoo, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
In South Africa and neighbouring countries such as Zimbabwe, Botswana, Angola, and Namibia, most river systems are non-perennial due to semi-arid or arid climatic characteristics. In such river systems, the interaction ...