Pedagogic evaluation, computational performance and orientations to mathematics: a study of the constitution of Grade 10 mathematics in two secondary schools by Jaffer, Shaheeda

“…The analysis reveals the following: (1) the commonly used descriptions of evaluative criteria as explicit/implicit are analytically blunt and consequently mask the complexity of criteria operative in pedagogic contexts; (2) differences as well as strong similarities in the functioning of evaluation and, therefore, differences and similarities in what is constituted as mathematics are evident in pedagogic situations differentiated with respect to social class; (3) an orientation to mathematics that constitutes mathematics as computations on the typographical elements of mathematical expressions is common to pedagogic situations involving learners from both upper-middle-class/elite families and working-class families; and (4) greater variation and inter-connectedness in computational resources is realised in pedagogic situations involving learners from upper-middle-class/elite families than in those involving learners from working-class families, where computational resources are relatively restricted and weakly connected. …”
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Network-based IP flow mobility support in 3GPPs evolved packet core by John, Charna Tina

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An investigation into the construction(s) and representation(s) of masculinity(ies) and femininity(ies) in 1 Corinthians by Jodamus, Johnathan

“…In this regard the rhetoric of 1 Corinthians may be viewed as a text that functions as discourse in the making and sustaining of gendered and ideological normativities that continue to structure gendered bodies and bodiliness. …”
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Surgical restoration of maxillofacial defects by transport disc distraction osteogenesis : engineering aspects by Boonzaaier, James Angus

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Superconducting COSL building blocks for ultra-high speed logic circuits by Rabie, F. J.

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Energy retrofit decision support model for existing educational buildings in Egypt by Eltahan, Rania

“…The aim of this case study is to examine the applicability of ERDSS and functionality of the simulation model in the context of the budget constraints and technical limitations. …”
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The integration strategies and social networks of Somali women in Cape Town by Brown, Parveen

“…Postcolonial feminist theory and the gendered geographies of power framework are used as tools to analyse how gender operates in the new migratory context. Social network theory is used to gain insight into the functions and features of networks among migrant women. …”
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Polycentric security governance : legitimacy, accountability, and the public interest by Berg, Julie

“…In other words, some or all of these nodes, may co-ordinate around specific security problems or events in a sustained manner. The functioning of polycentric security governance was explored in Improvement Districts in Cape Town and Johannesburg, as they are an exemplar of polycentricity in the way that they operate. …”
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Novel Approaches to Global Benchmarking of Risk-Adjusted Surgical Outcomes by Spence, Richard Trafford

“…Results Following Step one-three above, the 13 point Codman’s score was derived and validated on 211,737 and 109,079 patients, respectively, and includes: 1) age≥65 (1), partially or completely dependent functional status (1), preoperative transfusions≥4 units (1), emergency operation (2), sepsis or septic shock (2) American Society of Anesthesia (ASA) score ≥3 (3) and operative procedure (1-3). …”
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A legal perspective on the role of municipalities in navigating the relationship between land use planning and mining by Van Schalkwyk, Catherine Louie

“…The thesis shows how poor intergovernmental relations and processes hamper effective co-operation and collaboration between the DMR and municipalities. …”
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Kinship, Entrepreneurship and Social Capital: Alcohol Pachters and the Making of Free-Burgher Society in Cape Town, 1652-1795 by Groenewald, Gerald Jacobus

“…The thesis argues that a study of their economic and social activities leads to greater conceptual clarity and a better understanding of the way in which social mobility operated. This study reveals how intertwined economic success was with social factors; and traces the changing uses and functions of kinship and social capital in VOC Cape Town. …”
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AAL2 switching node to support voice services in 3rd and 4th generation networks by Shepstone, Sven E

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A posthumanist critique of PRASA’s Metrorail infrastructure and its contribution to perpetuated inequalities of the majority, Hatfield, Pretoria

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Design of a selective parallel heuristic algorithm for the vehicle routing problem on an adaptive object model

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Development of nonlinear CAD Models for the design of linear LDMOS power amplifiers by Du Plessis, Francois Daniel

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Aspects of quantum field theories by Van Biljon, Andrew

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Evaluation of a radial flux air-cored permanent magnet machine drive with manual transmission drivetrain for electric vehicles by Groenewald, David Jordaan

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Texts, Language, and History in the Madhab-Law Tradition: A Study of the Shāfiʿī School by Ghanem, Tarek

“…More specifically, it will help us understand how and why these works emerged at the time, what social and scholarly functions they served, what role language and nomenclature played in serving these functions, how they acquired their authoritative status, and what overarching conversations they engaged with. …”
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