Variance and covariance component estimation of reproductive traits in a multibreed beef cattle herd applying linear and threshold models by Van der Westhuizen, Robert Rolfe

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Trading mortality

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Energy savings and maintenance optimization of energy-efficient lighting retrofit projects incorporating lumen degradation

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Latent approaches for unsupervised learning-based methodologies in gearbox fault diagnosis applications

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Using remote sensing and geographical information systems to classify local landforms using a pattern recognition approach for improved soil mapping by Atkinson, Jonathan Tom

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Strategic pre-clinical development of Riminophenazines as resistance circumventing anticancer agents

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Experimental Insights into Friction Losses of Post-Tensioned Precast Full-Scale Girders by Serry, Mostafa

“…This work underscores the importance of on-site validation of theoretical models and stresses the need for continuous adjustment of engineering codes to reflect real-world conditions more accurately.…”
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Towards a framework for the long-term survival of South African SMEs through organisational ambidexterity : a qualitative study

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Incorporation of niacinamide, L-carnosine, hesperidin, and a Heat Shock Protein 70 homologue into collagen matrices : implications on dermal fibroblast activity and wound healing

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Conflict transformation in South Africa : the impact of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on social identity transformation by Kriel, Hennie

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Polymeric Transcatheter Heart Valves by Coetzee, Johan

“…The devices hold many potential advantages in terms of automation and cost of manufacturing, as well as function and longevity.…”
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Continuity of practice in two international schools: taking a distributed perspective of leadership by Van der Merwe, Alison

“…The study draws upon the literature related to distributed leadership in particular the work of Spillane and models his approach of taking a distributed perspective of leadership. …”
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Environmental influences on tuna movement patterns in the Indian Ocean by Motah, Beenesh Anand

“…The Kaplan-Meier survival curves enabled estimates on the longevity of the three species to be made. It was estimated that the cohorts (99%) vanished at 12, 5.8 and 10 years for bigeye, skipjack and yellowfin, respectively. …”
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Plant traits and drought tolerance in the savanna : a Kruger National Park case study by Shabane, Tirelo

“…Tolerance in plants may come about as a result of the interplay between plant traits and site characteristics that may result in the differential response even in plants that may be deemed drought tolerant.…”
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Morphological and physiological characteristics for the evaluation of claw quality in Bonsmara cattle

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Estimates of numbers of White sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) in Eastern and Southern South Africa : a post-moratorium assessment by Tress, Mary Elizabeth

“…A sensitivity analysis determined that the instantaneous natural mortality rate M (tested range=0.070-0.l90 year-I) and the average number of pups per mature pupping female (tested range=4-14 pups) were highly sensitive parameters of the model. The maturity age span (maturity minimum age=13 and 16 years; longevity=23, 36, and 60 years) and timeframe of the female reproductive cycle (two or three years) were the least sensitive parameters of the model.…”
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Transitional economy survival champions : the experience of South African firms

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Marital economies: A comparative class study in two contemporary Cairo neighborhoods by Mohammad, Sahar Mohsen

“…My thesis has attempted to fill a research gap through looking at how new subjectivities are made and remade in two economically and socially distinct areas; Ain-Shams and Al-Rehab city. …”
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The impact of leadership values and culture on sustainable development strategies by Ratau, Neo

“…This can be achieved by innovating business models with built-in sustainability. Sustainability business models can help alleviate the country's top three socioeconomic pain points (inequality, unemployment, and poverty), whilst adding significant economic value. …”
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Assessment and adaptive management of Orange Roughy off Southern Africa by Branch, Trevor

“…Swept-area biomass estimates were made and then corrected for the most factors thought to introduce bias, for example adjustment for the directed nature of the commercial data. …”
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