Investigation of beliefs relating to weight gain prevention behaviours and weight related constructs in first year female students at three South African Universities by Lasker, Gabrielle Lana

“…The first objective was to elicit salient beliefs held by first year female students regarding weight gain prevention behaviours (dietary patterns, physical activity alcohol intake and sleep time) and weight related constructs (eating behaviour, body shape dissatisfaction, stress, selfesteem and depression/anxiety) using a qualitative research design (Phase 1). …”
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Exploring the psychological well-being of parents raising a child with autism spectrum disorder by Du Plessis, J. G.

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Werner clathrates: structure and selectivity by Wicht, Merrill

“…In this thesis, several nickel Werner complexes have been synthesised and used as crystallographic hosts with inclusions of aromatic isomers, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, alcohols or ketones. Thermogravimetric methods were used to confirm the composition of the host-guest complexes and were employed to analyse their thermal behaviour. …”
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Investigating the role of dithiophosphate in the flotation of base metal sulfides by Jordaan,Thomas Ignatius

“…The behaviour of sodium diethyl dithiophosphate (SEDTP) in flotation systems is of major interest to the Platinum Group Mineral (PGM) and Base Metal Sulphide (BMS) industry. …”
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Evaluation and improvement of the sPC-SAFT equation of state for complex mixtures. by De Villiers, Adriaan Jacobus

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Thermodynamic modelling of hydrocarbon-chains and light-weight supercritical solvents by Lombard, James Edward

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Investigation of rheological and particle characterisation techniques for the optimization of accelerated stability testing of sunscreen emulsion

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Electrospun nanofibers of polymer nanocomposite with cichorium intybus extract and investigating their antioxidant and antibacterial activities by Mohamed, Ahmed Emadelddin

“…While results of phase III indicated that PVA/CS/Ex 0.5% NFs was the optimum system, which had an IC50 of 33.32 mg/mL, EE 64.89%, LC of 4.41% obeying Korsmeyer Peppas release model for 48 h showing Quasi Fickian behaviour. …”
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Development of a bubble column bioprocess for the application of alkane bioactivation by Abufalgha, Ayman

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Fatty acid intercalated layered double hydroxides as additives for Jojoba oil and polymer matrices

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Flavour components of whiskey by MacNamara, Kevin

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Steady-state analysis of continuous succinic acid fermentations by Actinobacillus succinogenes

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The effectiveness of an evidence-based workplace substance abuse and substance-related HIV prevention programme within a service industry in Cape Town, South Africa by Burnhams, Nadine Catherine

“…The overarching study design used in this study was a clustered RCT which employed seven distinct phases. Phase 1 of the study required determining the effectiveness of programmes to prevent substance abuse and substance-related HIV risks at the workplace through a systematic review. …”
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Cogasification of coal and biomass : impact on condensate and syngas production by Aboyade, Akinwale Olufemi

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An exploration of services and member profiles at Senior Service Centres in the Western Cape, South Africa by Harris, Fahmida

“…Results Services offered to members at the centres in the six categories of determinants of the AAPF included the following: • Health and social care systems – Limited screening programs were provided as part of health promotion and disease prevention services. • Behavioural – Physical activity/exercise programmes were most common, but no programs addressed healthy eating habits, tobacco and alcohol abuse, or adherence to medication use. • Personal factors – Services were provided to enhance members’ cognitive skills. • Physical environment – No services were offered on falls prevention. • Social environment – Different types of social support programmes were offered, including meeting education and literacy needs of members through the provision of Adult Basic Education Training (ABET). • Economic – Some centres offered members opportunities for formal work and volunteering, while some provided income generation activities. …”
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Industrial yeast strains engineered for controlled flocculation by Govender, Patrick

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Forms of discipline practised at two rural schools by Lapperts, Desmond Michael

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A description of patients with recurrence of pulmonary tuberculosis in TB hospital, Ermelo by Akpabio, Ubon S.

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