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A robust audio-based symbol recognition system using machine learning techniques
(University of the Western Cape, 2020-02)
This research investigates the creation of an audio-shape recognition system that is able to interpret a user’s drawn audio shapes—fundamental shapes, digits and/or letters— on a given surface such as a table-top using a ...
Design and Implementation of a Credible Blockchain-based E-health Records Platform
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
With the development of information and network technologies, Electronic Health Records (EHRs) management system has gained wide spread application in managing medical records. One of the major challenges of EHRs is the ...
5G wireless network support using umanned aerial vehicles for rural and low-Income areas
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
The fifth-generation mobile network (5G) is a new global wireless standard that enables state-of-the-art mobile networks with enhanced cellular broadband services that support a diversity of devices. Even with the current ...
Assessment of the potential of hospital birth records to estimate the number of births: A case study of Germiston and Nkomazi Local Municipalities
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
The advantage of a well-developed health information system is the significant role played by records produced by such a system beyond recording medical history of individuals. They are the foundation for birth registrations ...
Investigating hydrogeochemical processes of groundwater, Heuningnes Catchment, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
This study was conducted to investigate hydrogeochemical processes controlling the evolution of groundwater chemistry and their influence on water quality in the Heuningnes Catchment. The role or influence of hydrogeochemical ...
The use of remote sensing data for assessing water quality in wetlands within the Limpopo River Basin
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
Wetlands are unique ecosystems that are acknowledged among the world’s most productive and valuable ecosystems. They are recognized as being essential to sustainable development and human welfare due to their unique ...
Using water law enforcement to demonstrate the effectiveness of regulations for the protection of water resources
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
The South African National Water Act attracted attention of the international water community as one of the most reformist pieces of water legislation in the world, and a major step forward in the transformation of the ...
Optimizing embryo culture conditions and spent culture media analysis as predictors of embryo quality and pregnancy
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
The aim of this thesis is first, to evaluate various culture conditions to improve embryo development, and secondly, to analyze spent culture media for any biomarkers that may be predictive of embryo health. Single-step ...
Application of vertically aligned arrays of metal-oxide nanowires in heterojunction photovoltaics
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
The commercial need to improve the performance of low-cost organic solar cells has led to the idea for this research. The study discusses the synthesis of one dimensional TiO2 and ZnO nanowire arrays synthesised using a ...
Detecting patterns of upwelling variability in Eastern Boundary Upwelling Systems with special emphasis on the Benguela region
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Coastal upwelling is one of the most important oceanographic processes relating to ecosystem function at local and global spatial scales. To better understand how changes in upwelling trends may occur in the face of ongoing ...