The influence of microstructure on electrical resistivity in palladium alloys by Lang, Candace Irene

“….% solute, recovery and recrystallisation processes are accompanied by an increase in resistivity and a decrease in microhardness; after recrystallisation is complete, further annealing bas no significant effect on either property. …”
Get full text

Contributions to the geology of the Table Mountain Group by Thamm, A G

“…Rust defined the stratigraphy of the Table Mountain Group, produced computer generated isopach and palaeocurrent maps for each formation and attempted palaeoenvironmental analyses based on what data he had available. For work dated prior to 1967 the reader is directed to Rust's excellent review in Chapter 2 of his thesis. …”
Get full text

Effects of bipolar disorder on intrinsic brain networks by Starke, Jonathan Alan

“…We evaluate IBN in BD, to explore changes in the functional connectivity between the cerebellum, fronto-cortical and paralimbic regions. Methods: Data from 14 BD subjects and 10 control subjects was analysed after fMRI. …”
Get full text

A binaural sound sources localisation application for smart phones by Mugagga, Pius Kavuma Basajjabaka

“…Smart phones are rapidly becoming a common tool amongst mobile users in developed and emerging markets. Their processing ability has more than doubled since their introduction to mass consumer markets by Apple in 2007. …”
Get full text

The management whisperer: Ensuring organisational sustainability, viability and competitive advantage through management development via a practice based future fit talent pipeline by Harmse, Ingrid

“…Critical Realism was chosen as an ontological philosophy. Data was generated through four research cycles and processed through grounded theory meta-synthesis methodology. …”
Get full text

Improving point-of-care diagnosis of tuberculosis: development and evaluation of novel technologies by Moodley, Vineshree Mischka

“…Lastly, there is a modification of the sputum collection device (SCD) to enable specimen processing without the requirement of a biosafety cabinet. …”
Get full text

The molecular basis of alpha thalassaemia in a South African population by Rousseau, Jeanne, Rousseau, Jeanne

“…The results indicate that infants with Hb Bart's in the 4 - 8% range predominantly have the genotype -a/-a. Using the data obtained the incidence of the heterozygote was calculated according to the Hardy-Weinberg equation. …”
Get full text

Vector boson production with the ALICE detector by Senosi, Kgotlaesele Johnson

“…Traditionally, in heavy ion collisions, hard processes are expected to scale with the number of binary collision thus a precise study of these vector bosons can be used to test the factorisation assumed in models used to determine centrality. …”
Get full text

Development of a statistical shape and appearance model of the skull from a South African population by Lugadilu, Brian

“…The SSM development pipeline was composed of three steps: 1) Image data segmentation and processing; 2) Development of a free-form deformation (FFD) model for establishing correspondence across the training dataset; and 3) Development and validation of a SSM from the corresponding dataset. …”
Get full text

Palaeoenvironments and position of the Precambrian–Cambrian boundary within the lower Vanrhynsdorp Group of South Africa: sedimentary facies analysis, U-Pb series zircon geochronol... by Harrison, Bianca

“…To further constrain the age of the lower Vanrhynsdorp Group, and by extension the position of the Precambrian-Cambrian boundary, several detrital zircon samples were processed for age determination from the succession in this study. …”
Get full text

Modelling computer network traffic using wavelets and time series analysis by Ntlangu, Mbulelo Brenwen

“…These considerations have in large part driven the evolution of statistical profiles of network traffic from simple Poisson processes to non-Gaussian models that incorporate traffic burstiness, non-stationarity, self-similarity, long-range dependence (LRD) and multi-fractality. …”
Get full text

Climate and environmental change along the East Coast of South Africa: perspectives from a local marine resource- dependent community and scientific researchers by Duba, Tania

“…Key differences and similarities between the two types of knowledge come from factors such as knowledge construction processes, scales, type of data output and parameters of interest. …”
Get full text

Au Norm Import in the European Promotion of Regional Integration in Africa by Arfsten, Antonia

“…A document analysis of official EU and AU declarations and legislation in combination with primary data collected via semi-structured interviews with officials at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa offers further insights into the African perspective on regional integration. …”
Get full text

Investigating neural responses in models of neurocysticercosis by Tomes, Hayley Sarah

“…However, microglial processes were observed to be retracted in the Taenia crassiceps group reflecting a moderate neuroinflammatory response. …”
Get full text

‘Undergoing' as posthuman literacy research in an in/formal settlement primary school in South Africa by Crowther, Judith Lynne

“…The concept of ‘undergoing' works to show how literacy education involves processes of subjectification where relational entanglements precede entities formed. …”
Get full text

(The necessity of) reflexive labour practices at triggerfish animation studios: an ethnography by Irvine, Laura Anne

“…Affect is used both as an analytical lens to examine the various social labour processes at Triggerfish, as well as a vitalising medium in reflexivity, which is a form of affect itself. …”
Get full text

Assessing the efficacy of policy reform in Zimbabwe's Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Sector by Ncube, Sukoluhle Primrose

“…The study adopted a mixed methodology descriptive survey to understand the practical aspects and intricacies of policy implementation and reform in the Zimbabwean WASH sector, with emphasis on the benefits of policy reform for enhancing access and management of rural WASH service delivery initiatives. Three empirical data sources were used, comprising of desktop review of documents on WASH policy implementation processes and guidelines, qualitative interviews carried out with four key informants from WASH coordinating committees and the case methodology to study three districts implementing the sector reforms using a semi-structured questionnaire administered to various district and community stakeholders. …”
Get full text

An analysis of overweight and obesity in South Africa: the case of women of childbearing age by Nglazi, Mweete Debra

“…This thesis used nationally representative data from the 2008 - 2017 National Income Dynamics Study, 1998 and 2016 South African Demographic and Health Surveys and 2005/06 and 2010/11 Income and Expenditure Surveys to examine prevalence, socioeconomic inequality, and determinants of overweight and obesity among non-pregnant women of childbearing age (15 to 49 years) (WCBA) in South Africa over time. …”
Get full text

Identifying jumps in financial time series: a comparative study of jump detection tests by Eisenstein, Kaylah

“…A Monte Carlo simulation is performed using a variety of data generating processes, model parameter values and sampling frequencies. …”
Get full text

What are the potential enablers and barriers to cultivating self-directed lifelong learning in the workplace in Sub-Saharan economies – a South African case study? by Bhengu, Thabile

“…The above-mentioned research inquiry was undertaken by primarily observing the interaction of the adult (the participant working within the organisational environment) with their respective environment. Qualitative data was collected through semi-structured interviews and from secondary sources. …”
Get full text