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The application of magnetic resonance and computed tomography imaging in the diagnosis and management of maxillofacial tumours
(University of Western Cape, 2004)
The Application of Magnetic Resonance (MRI) and Computed Tomography Imaging (CT) in the Diagnosis and Management of Maxillofacial Tumours. For decades maxillofacial surgeons over the world have been frustrated by the high ...
Teachers' understanding of the roles required to respond meaningfully to HIV and AIDS challenges in primary schools in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
This research proceeds via a mixed methods paradigm using both qualitative and quantitative methods in a case study research design. A conceptual framework of mutually interacting variables influencing each other and ...
Constitutionalising the common law : considering the constitutional dispensation which affords all workers protection via section 23 of the constitution
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The purpose of this thesis is to broadly determine the influence of the Constitution on the South African labour environment and to do so from the perspective of the labour rights of workers who fall outside the ambit of ...
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 ...
An exploratory study on the planning and design of a future e-voting system for South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
This study focuses on the future role and nature of an e-voting system for a future electoral system in South Africa. The study is of the view that rapid technological advancement and opportunities may contribute to efficient ...
An Assessment of the Significance of the International Labour Organisation's Convention 182 in South Africa with specific reference to the Instrumental use of Children in the Commission of Offenses as a Worst Form of Child Labour
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
An analysis of the various forms of child labour since the industrial revolution illustrqtes that the primary focus was on working children and regulating their admission to employment and conditions of work, as demonstrated ...
A history of the organizational development of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church amongst the Coloured community in South Africa 1887-1997
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in South Africa was planted towards the end of the 19th century. Within less than forty years after its inception, a separate Coloured department developed. This was not to be the last ...
Assessment of poverty and inequality trends in the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria: Evidence from the General Household Survey of Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The high rate of poverty in Nigeria has reached alarming proportions. Despite average economic
growth rates of 6 percent between 2004 and 2010, the incidence of poverty has remained high,
increasing from 54.7 percent in ...
Towards establishing the equivalence of the IsiXhosa and English versions of the Woodcok Munoz language survey : an item and construct bias analysis of the verbal analogies scale
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
This study formed part of a larger project that is concerned with the adaptation of a test of cognitive academic language proficiency, the Woodcock Muñoz Language Survey (WMLS). The WMLS has been adapted from English into ...
Aspects of the gastrointestinal uptake and metabolism of luteolin derivatives from Artemisia afra aqueous extract (preclinical)
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect the plant matrix and the structure of the flavonoid (i.e. whether aglycone or glycoside) may have on the gastrointestinal uptake and metabolism of luteolin derivatives ...