Parametric Yield and Tolerance Optimisation of Electromagnetic Devices using Feature-based Non-Linear Partial Least Squares Polynomial Chaos Expansion Surrogates by Nfanyana, Ketshabile

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Optimising productivity and grape composition (grapevine potential) for a specific wine production goal: adaptation of grapevine reproductive/vegetative balance in modified trainin... by Bosman, Anneli

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Design, optimisation and validation of molecular diagnostic assays for BRAF p.Val600Glu and associated genetic factors within hairy cell leukemia (HCL) and HCL-like entities at Tyg... by Mhlongo, Zwelakhe Johan Michael

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Study of a wideband sinuous feed for reflector antenna applications by Mutonkole, Ngoy

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Robust portfolio construction: using resampled efficiency in combination with covariance shrinkage by Combrink, James

“…The first technique focusses on estimation error in the sample covariance (one of portfolio optimisation inputs). …”
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Investigations into the use of a novel graphene wool sampler for organic air pollutants

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Determining whether active investment, using a combination of investment styles, out-performs passive investment

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Quality control charts under random fuzzy measurements by Thoutou, Sayi Mbani

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The development and validation of an ABL835 FLEX Blood Gas Analyser method for the quantitation of glucose, lactate, and electrolytes in post-mortem vitreous humour by Van Vuuren, Andrew

“…Method development included instrument verification and sample preparation optimisation, which assessed the effect of centrifugation and dilution. …”
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The implications of forcing beta from one down towards beta neutrality on key risk and return and other measures in long only mean variance efficient equity portfolios

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Investigation of resveratrol production by genetically engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains by Trollope, Kim

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Membrane separations with dialysis in flow systems

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Bitcoin: The New Virtual Gold? An investigation into the diversification properties of Bitcoin within a South African portfolio by Robertson, Brett Hope

“…Using August 2010 to February 2018 as the sample period, this study investigates, from the perspective of a South African investor, the portfolio diversification and optimisation abilities and asset allocation effects of including Bitcoin in a portfolio, and compares this with physical gold. …”
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Investigation into implementing a massively parallel sequencing workflow for forensic human identification in South Africa by Martin, Donna-Lee

“…The final facet of this study involved the internal validation of the optimised MPS workflow, from sample preparation to sequencing. …”
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Investigation into implementing a massively parallel sequencing workflow for forensic human identification in South Africa by Martin, Donna-Lee

“…The final facet of this study involved the internal validation of the optimised MPS workflow, from sample preparation to sequencing. …”
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The optimal asset allocation for South African real return investors by Van Zyl, Barry

“…Both static and changing regimes are considered. Lastly, an out-of-sample backtest of the performance of the optimal portfolios conditional on the regime across time at six month intervals is conducted from 1983 to 2017. …”
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Business model innovation towards energy transition in emerging markets: the case of South African coal industry

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Constructing low cost core-satellite portfolios with multiple risk constraints: practical applications to Robo advising in South Africa using active, passive and smart-beta strateg... by Smith, Jacques

“…These techniques contribute to the portfolio optimisation process by limiting the extent to which a portfolio can deviate from its benchmark with regards to risk and tracking error. …”
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Enhancing customer engagement in e-commerce: improving e-marketing open rates through model-free reinforcement learning. by Grobler, Abraham

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Bilevel factor analysis models

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