Development of a comprehensive single cell RNA sequencing pipeline: pre-processing, quality control and identification of outliers by Mohlaba, Tiego

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The association between cardiorespiratory fitness and performance in a submaximal stepping test standardised for external workload by Huchu, Linet

“…However, if the external workload is not controlled the interpretation of the test results may be inaccurate. …”
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A process performance monitoring methodology for mineral processing plants by Groenewald, Jacobus Willem De Villiers

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Habitat partitioning, and an assessment of habitat suitability using presence data, of a large herbivore communitiy on a Zimbabwean private wildlife reserve by Traill, Lochran (Lochran William)

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CEO Duality and Environmental Efficiency : Empirical Case Study on Chinese Publicly Listed Companies between 2015-2024 by El Taher, Mariam Ahmed

“…The study uses an instrumental-variable estimation to account for potential endogeneity, where CEO duality may itself be influenced by unobserved firm characteristics or past performance. …”
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Dietary ecology and niche separation among three closely related species (Parapapio jonesi, Pp. whitei and Pp. broomi) of South African Plio-Pleistocene Cercopithecoidea from Makap... by Fourie, Nicolaas Hofmeyer

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The Quartz Conundrum : understanding the role of quartz in the composition of late Pleistocene and Holocene lithic assemblages from the Verlorenvlei area, Western Cape by Orton, Jayson

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An exploration of family members perceptions of palliative care given to dementia patients and their families in old age homes in Cape Town by Miller, Deborah Lee

“…How families perceive care given in these homes, the relationships they form with staff and the new roles they take depends on multiple variables. Although this has been the subject of some studies in the USA, UK and Europe, there is at yet no research on this phenomenon in South Africa and Africa as a whole. …”
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Quality assurance in high schools through regression analysis by Watermeyer, John Westerton

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Biogeography of Isolepis subgenus Fluitantes (C.B. Clarke), Muasya (Cyperaceae): niche conservatism, long distance dispersal and hybridization by Viljoen, Jan-Adriaan

“…Although the multivariate analysis found some ecological differentiation between the three Cape species, there was substantial overlap in all variables, and interpretation of habitat differences was difficult. …”
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Post-mortem toxicological investigations in a paediatric population by Louw, Ané

“…Samples were screened for at least 750 common drugs using a SCIEX X500R QTOF. Demographic variables, social circumstances and clinical historywere recorded from the medico-legal case folder. …”
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Molecular Forensic Investigations into Animal Sexual Abuse by Natha, Khilona

“…The insight regarding the choice of animal model hopes to be of benefit for future research, which should focus on the influence of more realistic variables (e.g. movement and body heat) on semen and DNA retention on animal fur. …”
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Development of a multi-tier system for the analysis of ice crystallography of Antarctic shelf ice by McEwen, Steven

“…While the results do not yield definitive patterns, this research makes a significant contribution by establishing a robust methodology for data analysis and visualization, thus setting the stage for future studies to probe deeper ice core samples, expand sample size and diversity, and incorporate more variables in the analysis. This study offers crucial insights into the properties of shallow-depth melt ice in the Antarctic shelf ice, thereby laying the groundwork for a more profound understanding of complex ice dynamics. …”
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The behaviour of style anomalies on the Australian Stock Exchange : a univariate and multivariate analysis by Janari, Emile

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Psychological appraisal in personal engagement : the influence of mindsets by Van der Bank, Francois

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Comparison of kinematic, and gait-spatio-temporal factors in ultra-trail runners with zero-drop versus regular-drop shoes by Henning, Robert

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Characterising the potential health risks associated with coal dust by Kamanzi, Kankindi Conchita, von Holdt, Johanna, Jacobs, Muazzam

“…Finally, to provide a more easily interpretable format for the analysis of the PLSR relationships, a protocol was developed to screen variables based on: (1) their level of importance to the defined relationship and (2) the rank of importance for each influential variable represented on a unified scale. …”
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The impact of mHealth on adolescent global health outcomes: A scoping review of mHealth initiatives by Patientia, Ramonde Fiona

“…We had hoped that the adolescent period itself would allow generalisability of interventions. However, the variable reporting quality between studies, often without rich contextual descriptions, necessitate caution with interpretation of findings. …”
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On the selective flotation of pentlandite from pyrrhotite in Sheba's Ridge ores by Mbonambi, Mduduzi Justice

“…These were the same variables identified as key in the batch flotation tests. …”
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