The characterisation of synoptic circulation patterns in Saldanha Bay by Bilski, Sidney Warren

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Rhetorics of transformations : a discursive analysis of interviews with teachers by Eyber, Carola

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An exploration of actions to forge public entrepreneurship in the implementation of the expanded public works programme in the Eastern Cape by Mageza, Quinton Qengeba

“…The study goes on to identify and assess the outcomes of public entrepreneurship with the context of the Vukuzakhe programme. The hypotheses made are that: A: "The success of the Vukuzakhe programme was as the result of effective acts of public entrepreneurship." …”
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Fluvial facies architecture and provenance history of the Abrahamskraal-Teekloof formation transition (lower Beaufort group) in the main Karoo Basin by Paiva, Francisco

“…These units are mainly made up of mudrocks with subordinate fine-grained sandstone-rich intervals. …”
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Does the role and duties of the business rescue practitioner as conferred by the South African Companies Act 71 of 2008 give rise to conflicts with respect to the powers and duties... by Kaudeer, Ashirah Bibi

“…In order to be able to find solutions to reduce possible conflicts, a juxtaposed analysis will be made with similarly statutory provisions in Australia, United Kingdom and United States of America.…”
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Studies in molecular structure of plant polysaccharides : exudates from Encephalartos species by Vogt, Daphne Constance

“…The determination of the core structure is made particularly difficult in this case by its being surrounded by a complex structure of sugars and uronic acid residues.…”
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An inquiry into the withdrawal from writing of the modern Hebrew poet Avraham ben Yitzchak by Dison, Naomi Judith

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The classification of slurries and other suspensions using ultrasonic techniques by Davies, Andrew Lewis

“…At high frequencies, where the wavelength can be made comparable to, and ultimately less than the particle diameter, there is still some movement but most of the energy is lost to the wave by scattering. …”
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The role of the school library in teaching and learning: a case study of a public basic school in Accra, Ghana by Omenyo, Rosekel

“…It is hoped that the findings of the study will persuade the Ministry of Education and the Government of Ghana to reconsider the role of school libraries in basic schools. Recommendations are made toward improving school libraries in general and the Achimota Basic School Library in particular.…”
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The potential carbon dioxide emissions reduction when energy service interventions are applied to the current subsidised housing demand by Krog, Petrus Jacobus

“…The South African subsidised housing sector is expanding significantly and estimations made in the current study show that 2.8 million subsidised housing units can potentially reduce up to 3% of the total current CO₂ emissions from the residential sector. …”
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Freedom of action : significant factors for disabled people by Shires, Gina

“…Overall there was strong agreement amongst participants and with the literature. Recommendations made related to future research, student training and occupational therapy practise.…”
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The diagnostic value of pericardial aspiration at Groote Schuur hospital by Jennison, S H

“…The relatively low successful culture of mycobacterium tuberculosis (32% of the 29 patients clinically assessed as having tuberculous pericarditis) is noted, and recommendations to improve the yield from culture are made.…”
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A fusion of charity and commercial investment principles to maximise social investment in South Africa by Nxumalo, Londa Selloane

“…The proposed solution is for more use to be made of charitable funders, with the disbursement process employing some commercial investment principles in order to facilitate the recycling of capital, resulting in the growth of social investment over time.…”
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Serum somatomedin and somatomedin generation by the perfused liver in protein malnourished rats by Shapiro, Brahm

“…The handling of the cartilage discs was made easy by the specially designed incubation rack. …”
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Latent State and Parameter Estimation of Stochastic Volatility/Jump Models via Particle Filtering by Soane, Andrew

“…Finally, recommendations will be made as to how to improve the results of this paper and explore further research opportunities.…”
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The First Draft Merchant Shipping, Bill: Should South Africa implement the proposed amendments in section 271 of the Bill, in its current form? by Msiza, Sharon Phumzile

“…Since then, Parliament has made several attempts at amending the MSA with no success. …”
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Reinforcement learning for telescope optimisation by Blows, Curtly

“…We then explore the possible use of reinforcement learning for telescope target selection and scheduling in astronomy with the hope of effectively mimicking the choices made by professional astronomers. This is relevant as next-generation astronomy surveys will require near realtime decision making in response to high-speed transient discoveries. …”
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The rural settlement of Verlorenvlei in historical perspective by Sinclair, Sharyn

“…The rural settlement of Verlorenvlei (32°19 'S; 18°21 'E Cape west coast) has been placed within its historical context by a multidisciplinary study of the writings of early travellers up the Cape west coast; land ownership; land usage; human relationships within the settlement community; land; the characteristics of the man-made environment created by that community. It was necessary to study historical documents, archival records, deeds office records, all available maps and diagrams, aerial photographs, relevant literature, and most important of all, to become familiar with the settlement itself and the people living in it. …”
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Hyaline membrane disease: a study of lung function and treatment by Harrison, V C

“…First it has been proposed that blood gas and acid base abnormalities which result from respiratory failure can be prevented by oxygen and intravenous alkali and secondly an attempt has been made to correct abnormal lung function itself by means of artificial ventilation. …”
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A pilot school health service in southwestern Swaziland, 1961, 62, 63 by Laufer, Walter Ernst

“…The climate is variable, with hot summers and cold winters, with rainfall predominantly in the summer. Large man made forests are scattered throughout the area, and there is some cutting and processing of timber, but industries as such are not found in that part of the Territory.…”
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