Collective empowerment through information and communication technologies: co-creation processes in underserved communities in Cape Town by Lorini, Maria Rosa

“…The initial inductive approach employed open coding followed by content analysis to reflect on the discourses and meanings of ICTs originating from the focus groups in the communities. …”
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‘Asihlali Phantsi!': a study of agency among isiXhosa-speaking women traders in a Cape Town township by Mpofu-Mketwa, Tsitsi Jane

“…Drawing on Giddens's Structuration Theory and Sen's Capabilities Approach, I unpacked and conceptualised agency as five dimensions (reflexivity, motivation, rationality, purposive action and transformative capacity). …”
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Development of a Dusky kob scFv gene phage display library for the discovery of antibodies to Brome mosaic virus - a proxy for a novel, emerging fish pathogen by Naylor, Kyle Andrew

“…Consequently, antibodies expressed by a diverse repertoire of genes coding for the single chain variable fragment (scFv) of immunoglobulin M can be isolated and screened for affinity to a specific infectious agent or parasite. …”
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An evaluation of the Qhubeka! Youth Development programme: Using a generic qualitative approach by Majola, Sibahle

“…The organisation is implementing five community programmes: (1) School strengthening; (2) Community development; (3) Business support; Community projects; and (5) Youth development programme in the Langa township, Cape Town, South Africa. …”
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Elucidating the genetic aetiology of Bipolar Disorder by Engelbrecht, Hannah-Ruth

“…WES revealed 168 exomic variants that were shared by five affected members of the family, one of which was rs142375896, a rare and potentially damaging missense variant in SLC26A9. …”
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Knowledge for change, or more of the same? The roles of policy knowledge systems in the nationally determined contributions of South Africa, Ghana and Kenya by Boulle, Michael

“…The Paris Agreement represents a major shift to a more bottom-up global response to climate change, with the Parties of the Agreement, agreeing to formulate their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the global effort, and update these plans every five years. What knowledge is necessary to formulate and quantify climate action to reduce emissions, to adapt and attract financial support? …”
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Exploring the role of context in emerging adults' experiences of occupational possibilities and occupational choice in a community in the Western Cape: a narrative inquiry by Wicht, Minkateko

“…It utilized a transactional perspective of occupation and Laliberte-Rudman's theory of occupational possibilities and Galvaan's theory of occupational choice as the guiding theoretical frameworks. Five participants were recruited, through purposive sampling methods, with the assistance of a community-based organisation. …”
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Pastoral perspectives on lived pain in maternal bereavement

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The design and development of instructional materials as a potential contributor to academic success of secondary school open and distance learners in Botswana

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Educators' perceptions and experiences of multi-grade primary schools

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Towards developing a new host-vector system for high-level protein expression

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Children's thinking in formal contexts : accommodating chaos and complexity in cognitive intervention

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Genome-wide transcriptomic analysis of alternative splicing modulation in Arabidopsis thaliana by Abohawya, Moustafa Ahmed

“…Eukaryotic genes architecture is characterized by incorporation of non-coding sequences interrupting the coding sequences. …”
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Genetic aspects of HIV-1 risk in an African setting by Petersen, Desiree C.

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Rhamnose metabolism and metronidazole resistance in B. thetaiotaomicron VPI-5482 by Patel, Ekta H

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Characterization of transcription factors and LncRNAs involved in the development of the bat wing by Gill, Zoe

“…Of the list of differentially expressed genes, a subset was selected to characterise spatial expression patterns within the developing bat limb compared to mouse limbs by whole-mount in situ hybridisation. Five transcription factors: Lef1, Lhx8, HoxA10, Mllt3 and Tbx5, as well as two Long non-coding RNAs: Hottip and Tbx5-as1 were selected. …”
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How vital is the voice? The use of vocal activities in group music therapy with institutionalised individuals with Cerebral Palsy in providing opportunities for self-expression and...

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Commitment to organisational change in the Kenyan geographical-cultural setting : a mixed methods study of Kenya’s micro and small enterprises

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Decoding the residential interiors of architect Norman Eaton through Lefebvre’s spatial triad

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An investigation into Grade 7 learners’ knowledge of ratios

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