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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Investigations into the use of a novel graphene wool sampler for organic air pollutants

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Exploring the nomological network structure of team effectiveness in team building

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Proteomic investigation of blood-based biomarkers for the diagnosis of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders by Murugan, Brandon Dean

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Effect of obesity on dolutegravir exposure in Black Southern African adults living with HIV by Mondleki, Enkosi

“…Methods: Blood samples were collected at various time points over a 24 hour-period for dolutegravir assays. …”
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The development and demonstration of a practical methodology for fine particle shape characterisation in minerals processing by Little, Lucy

“…Due to continually declining ore grades, increasing mineralogical complexity, and increasing metal demand, models for the design and optimisation of minerals processing operations are of critical importance. …”
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Detection and Analysis of Molten Aluminium Cleanliness Using a Pulsed Ultrasound System by Matlala, Kgothatso

“…The data is then labelled by assessing the sample using metallography. The analysis provides the sample outcome and dominant inclusion. …”
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Using eDNA metabarcoding as a tool to account for underexplored mangrove and seagrass associated biodiversity in South African estuaries by Rossouw, Emma

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Exploring new methodologies to identify disease-associated variants in African populations through the integration of patient genotype data and clinical phenotypes derived from rou... by Tamuhla, Tsaone

“…We then conducted a feasibility study and piloted the tiered informed consent process, DNA collection by buccal swab and DNA extraction from buccal swabs and peripheral blood samples. DNA samples were genotyped for approximately 2.2 million variants on the Infinium™ H3Africa Consortium Array V2. …”
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Characterisation and detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in pleural biopsies using Proteomics and Molecular techniques

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The impact of ozone demand on the required dosage in dielectric barrier discharge plasma-ozonation systems : investigation into a simulated surface water

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Current account sustainability: evidence from South Africa by North, Andrew

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Optimal reliability-based design of bulk water supply systems by Chang, Ching-Chiao

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The relationship between various risk factors and the cost of equity premium implied by analysts' forecasts on the New York Stock Exchange by Goussard, Heleen

“…This study, an implementation of Arbitrage Pricing Theory, attempts to create a parsimonious model of factors that are associated with the implied cost of equity premium utilised by equity analysts on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"). After limiting the sample to NYSE-listed companies that were primarily exposed to US macro-economic conditions and were likely to be valued overwhelmingly on a going-concern basis, the test sample consisted of 5,343 company quarters covering the period 2006 to 2015. …”
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Strategies for combining tree-based learners by Meyer, Nicholas George

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The effect of drawing strain on the fatigue behaviour of stainless and carbon steel wires by Topic, Miroslav

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The relevance of a Purpose-Driven Strategy in enabling FMCG companies to sustain long-term Customer loyalty and optimal Financial Performance : a South African perspective

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Antenna elements for sparse-regular aperture arrays by Klopper, Brandt

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Effect of scale of operation on heap leaching performance by Van Staden, Petrus Johannes

“…Tests were performed to observe the leaching performance of segregated and stratified ore samples, compared to unsegregated and unstratified ore samples. …”
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