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Differentials and disparities in the costs of major hospital procedures in South Africa: A structural analysis from the perspective of the supply side
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
The aim of this study was to examine the extent to which providers' practices affect the cost of hospital procedures incurred by patients. The spsecific objective was to explore the magnitude of variations and statistically ...
Functional analysis of the mouse RBBP6 gene using Interference RNA
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
The aim of this thesis was to investigate the cellular role of the mouse RBBP6 gene using the interference RNA (RNAi) gene targeting technology and also to understand the relevance of two promoters for the RBBP6 gene.
Chytridiomycosis in amphibian populations in the Western Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
There have been many cases reported of amphibian populations declining. These are often due to anthropogenic factors such as habitat destruction and pollution. However, some eclines have not had an obvious cause and many ...
New algorithms for EST clustering
(University of the Western Cape, 2000)
Summary: Expressed sequence tag database is a rich and fast growing source of data for gene expression analysis and drug discovery. Clustering of raw EST data is a necessary step
for further analysis and one of the most ...
Three-dimensional structure of a type III glutamine synthetase by single particle reconstruction
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
This study represents the first structural investigation of any type III glutamine synthetase (GS). The GS, GlnA, from the medically important opportunistic human pathogen Bacteroides fragilis was studied with a view to ...
Differentiation between Quinolone Resistant and Sensitive Isolates of Campylobacter jejuni by a Multiplex PCR Assay
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
An in vitro study on the immunotoxicity of South African beer
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
Traditionally brewed beers are of cultural and economic importance to many African nations. The presence of mycotoxins in African beer is a topic that needs to be addressed, since most African countries have a climate of ...
Purification and characterisation of plasmodium falciparum Hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
Malaria remains the most important parasitic disease worldwide. It is estimated that over 500 million infections and more that 2.7 million deaths arising from malaria occur each year. Most (90%) of the infections occur in ...
Transcriptional regulatory networks in the mouse hippocampus
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
Neurological diseases are socially disabling and often mortal. To efficiently combat these diseases, a deep understanding of involved cellular processes, gene functions and anatomy is required. However, differential ...
Parameters affecting the production of fumonisin B1 by fusarium verticillioides in culture
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)
Fi1sarium verticillioides is a very important mycotoxin-produeing fungus associated with maize. Fverticillioides produces a group of mycotoxins known as fumonisins under suitable environmental conditions. A series of studies ...