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Voltammetric determination of metformin and its derivatives using Cu modified polymer electrode.
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Diabetes, a worldwide disease, is classified into two types, type 1 or insulin-dependent and type 2 or noninsulin-dependent. Based on reports published by the International Diabetes Federation, the total number of those ...
Giant Magnetocaloric effect and Magnetic Properties of selected Rare-Earth compounds
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
Rare-earth (RE) compounds have been an attractive subject, based on the unique electronic structures of the rare-earth elements. In particular, the RETX (RE = rare-earth, T = 3d/4d/5d, transition metals, and X = p – block ...
A multi-scale study of the star formation law in nearby galaxies
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
This research aimed to evaluate the effects of changing length-scales on the star formation
laws and star formation efficiencies for our selected sample of galaxies. We have combined
high-resolution Hi data from The Hi ...
The effect of dossier farming on medicine registration in South Africa.
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
In this study, the researcher wanted to determine the effect of dossier farming in medicine registration in South Africa by comparing the number of generic registrations of products tendered for the government for the ...
Groundwater assessment and sustainable management of the coastal alluvial aquifers in Namib Desert, Namibia: Omdel Aquifer as case study
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
The study addressed the groundwater assessment and sustainable management of the coastal
alluvial aquifers in Namib Desert, the Omaruru River Delta Aquifer (Omdel Aquifer) was used as
a case study. Sustainable utilization ...
The effects of anthropogenic disturbance upon African penguin colonies
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) mainland colonies are a popular tourist attraction in the Western Cape of South Africa. The African penguin population is in decline and the species is listed as endangered on the ...
Estimating the cost of deposit insurance for a commercial bank following an optimal investment strategy
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Commercial banks play a dominant role in facilitating the economic growth of a country by acting
as an intermediary between the de cit spending unit (borrowers) and the surplus spending
unit (lenders). In particular, ...
Pharmacological Characterization and Chemo-informatics analysis of Compounds from Leonotis leonurus.
(2021)
The central nervous system (CNS), consisting of the brain and the spinal cord, is responsible for
integrating sensory information and influencing most bodily functions . The CNS is protected from
toxic and pathogenic ...
The partitioning of evapotranspiration in apple orchards from planting until full-bearing age and implications for water resources management
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Orchard evapotranspiration (ET) is a complex flux which has been the subject of many studies. It often includes transpiration from the trees, cover crops and weeds, evaporation from the soil, mulches, and other orchard ...
Method development for selective recovery of rare earths elements from phosphogypsum waste
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
The need for rare earth elements (REEs) in current technologies has motivated countries with high imports dependency to search for alternatives sources. Several studies have been carried out to investigate the feasibility ...