Break-even volatility for caps, floors and swaptions by Cresswell, Wade

“…In pursuit of this goal, some are currently calibrating the Lognormal Forward-LIBOR Market Model to market prices. …”
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Corporate sustainability and responsibility in the Cape Winelands by Deffee, Abigail

“…Positioned within a holistic framework, and drawing upon systems thinking, this research produced a number of key findings. Firstly, there is some evidence of systemic CSR in the dataset; firms placed explicit emphasis on the training and upskilling of previously marginalised groups, and took collective responsibility for solving social problems. …”
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The impact of the FRTB on Market Risk Capital for the South African InterBank Interest Rate Market by Mwanza, Jacob

“…In 2009, Basel 2.5 was introduced to deal with some but not all of the flaws of Basel 2. Both Basel 2 and 2.5 use the Value at Risk (VaR) risk measure as the basis to determine IMA capital charges. …”
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Does international law proscribe coups d'état? Africa's role in the development of the proscription by Ruwitah, Mduduzi Aviton

“…It can, however, be argued that the recognition given to the notion of democracy by some treaties/conventions such as the UDHR, CEDAW, and ICCPR, may amount to an implicit proscription of coups d'état under international law. …”
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How do privileged insiders become change agents? A study of institutional volition by Feront, Cecile

“…My study reveals variances in the institutional volition of privileged insiders that explains why some of these actors engage in work to repair institutions, while others engage in work to transform them, either disrupting or creating institutions. …”
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Pain knowledge and attitudes of final year medical students at the University of Cape Town: a cross-sectional survey by Mashanda-Tafaune, Blessing

“…Conclusion: Pain knowledge, especially with regards to the pharmacological aspects of pain management, has some important deficiencies in these final year medical students. …”
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Machine learning in predictive analytics on judicial decision-making by Pienaar, Celia

“…Although largely limited to information retrieval and extraction, Machine Learning applications targeted at the legal domain have to some extent become mainstream. The startup market is rife with legal technology providers with many major law firms encouraging research and development through formal legal technology incubator programs. …”
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The tax treatment of losses arising in loans advanced by Cochrane, Graham David

“…In a loan for consumption one or more units of some fungible thing are delivered to the borrower. …”
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The income tax consequences of the clawback of shares in the context of employee share schemes by Keke, Anelisa

“…Ambiguities in the existing tax law (which may lead to unintended consequences) are then considered, and it is suggested that certain amendments to section 8C may resolve some of the ambiguities. The final chapter summarises the key findings.…”
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Distributed autonomous intersection management with neuro-evolution by Cherry, Matthew P

“…We show that certain key combinations of hyper-parameters yield exceptional results, but that direct correlations between individual parameters and performance are unclear, indicating that these methods are highly sensitive to hyper-parameter selection. We further identify some areas in which to optimize the evolution method, by looking at hyper-parameters which have a computational cost but which did not produce better performance.…”
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An Evaluation of the Effect of the Fynbos for the Future Programme on Learners Environmental Attitudes at Three Schools in the Western Cape by Burgmer, Nicole

“…Various recommendations are discussed, some of which include ensuring a greater emphasis on understanding environmental literacy and understandings within specific contexts, as well as putting a greater emphasis on the importance of the influence of teachers on the outcomes. …”
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Pricing stochastic volatility models using random grids by Rajkumar, Rishay

“…Assets can be priced using a variety of numerical methods. In some instances, a particular numerical method may be more appropriate than others. …”
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Exploring the interface between the decolonisation of higher education and open access by Radebe, Khawulile Ednah

“…The researcher aims to find ways in which OA can contribute to solving some of the issues that were brought forward during the #FMF protests. …”
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The fall of Hosni Mubarak: Skocpol's structural approach by Price, Clare

“…The paper exhibits structural contradictions in the Mubarak regime, some of which would lead to tension in the elite. …”
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It takes two hands to clap conflict, peacebuilding, and gender justice in Jonglei, South Sudan by Lacey, Elizabeth

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The development of evidence-based guidelines to inform the extrication of casualties trapped in motor vehicles following a collision by Nutbeam, Tim

“…Background Motor vehicle collisions (MVCs) are a common cause of injury and death throughout the world. Following an MVC some patients will remain in their vehicles due to injury, the potential for injury or physical obstruction. …”
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Parametric study of stresses in cooling-tower shells by Ajayi, Olugbenga Olumide

“…The predicted numeric meridional and hoop stresses compare favourably well with the closed-form analytical results, except at the critically stressed zone near the base that exhibits some bending disturbances. Parametric investigation shows that an increase in the hyperbolic axis ratio, the top opening angle, and offset paramete also increases meridional and hoop stresses. …”
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Dwelling in diversity: religion and belonging in Kibera, a neighbourhood in Nairobi by Wilks, Tammy Vanessa

“…Through oral, social, and life histories, as well as archival materials, this ethnographic study examines how Kibera became an urban homeland in Nairobi, how the distinction between ‘home' and ‘homeland' creates a different sense of belonging for the religious communities who live there, and what it means for some religious communities to perform their religion in another's homeland. …”
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From Cradock, With Love: Affective Substantive Post -Apartheid Citizenship for Women of Colour by Elder, Emily

“…Drawing on in-depth, semi-structured interviews conducted in July 2009 with twelve voting age women of colour in the small town of Cradock in the Eastern Cape, it demonstrates how traditional theorizations are inadequate for understanding the substantive citizenship some small town women desire, live, and demand. Though the research design began with a traditional definition that citizenship rests on the knowledge of and ability to engage with claiming rights findings demonstrated the failings, and challenged the sufficiency, of this approach. …”
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A survey of worker participation in Bophuthatswana by Lewis, David

“…Only two of the original dimensions were found to have some factorial validity. These three scales were subjected to an item analysis to establish their internal consistency. …”
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