Long-term outcome following severe and very severe closed head injury during childhood by Colam, Alan David

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The (dis)continuity of the Johannesburg West Dutch Reformed Church: a study of the impact and significance of the conversion of a former Dutch Reformed Church into a mosque by Hart, Brendan

“…This dissertation examines how cultural significance has changed through the reuse (conversion) of an existing religious building to perform a new religious function. The conversion of the former Johannesburg West Nederduitsche Gereformeerde Kerk (Dutch Reformed Church) to become the Masjid-ul-Islam is used as a vehicle for this study. …”
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Security Governance Strategies: Comparing Rebel Groups in Lebanon and Syria by Samir Ibrahim, Nourhan

“…Therefore, scholars who are interested in studying civil wars started to give more attention to how these rebels function after controlling a territory. It is substantial to study rebels who govern since they influence the post conflict peace-building. …”
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Truth in the time of tumult: tracing the role of official 'truth-seeking' commissions of inquiry in South Africa, from Sharpeville to Marikana by Lester, Claire-Anne

“…This ambiguity in the Marikana Commission's function points to the larger issue that this thesis addresses – the ambiguity in the exact role and function of, as well as the relationship between, generic commissions of inquiry and Truth Commissions. …”
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The effect of exercise on spatial learning and hippocampal proteins in maternally separated adult rats by Makena, Nokuthula

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Speculating after the Interregnum: Utopia and Apocalypse in Cape Town by Stoddart, James

“…Therefore, this dissertation seeks to understand how the representations of Cape Town function simultaneously an Apartheid and Post-Apartheid city within the novels of Thirteen Cents, Mermaid Fillet and It Doesn't Have To Be This Way. …”
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Advantages of MesoRex shunt compared with distal splenorenal shunt for extrahepatic portal vein occlusion in children by Khamag, Omer

“…To determine and compare the shunt success rate, defined as longterm patency at 24 months of the MesoRex shunt and distal splenorenal shunt, the factors that could have influenced the patency of the Rex vein and the effect of these procedures on the long-term synthetic liver function. Methods: This study followed a retrospective study design, conducted at a single centre documenting pre- and post-operative data in 21 children, 14 MRS and 7 DSRS, All patients presented to RCWMCH with EHPVO over an 18-year period (2001-2019) were eligible for inclusion either for MRS or DSRS. …”
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Orthotopic liver transplantation at Groote Schuur Hospital : a serial analysis of biliary cytokines and biochemical parameters by Spearman, C W N

“…Serial measurement of biliary bilirubin levels showed an early and significant decrease a few days prior to rejection, and were a more sensitive marker of graft function than serum bilirubin levels.…”
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Gay language in Cape Town: a study of Gayle - attitudes, history and usage by Luyt, Kathryn M

“…Gayle?s original function, to give white and coloured gay men a language of secrecy to be able to talk to one another in public without facing prosecution as well as to have an in-group language of belonging, is changing in post-apartheid South Africa. …”
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An econometric analysis of spatial market integration and price formation in the Namibian sheep industry

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Incidence and Prevalence Of Renal Dysfunction In Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Naïve Patients Starting A Tenofovir (TDF) Based ART Regimen In Mitchell's Plain Community Health Centr... by Fayanju, Olanrewaju Philips

“…Majority, 83%, had normal renal function at ART initiation. Older age [OR = 1.11; 95% CI (1.03–1.19), p =0.005], was associated with an increased probability of non-normal renal function at baseline. …”
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Die uitkomste wat fisies-gestremde kliënte bereik deur hul deelname aan rehabilitasie by ‘n gemeenskapsrehabilitasiesentrum in die Wes-Kaap by Kloppers, Maatje

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Phillip collective hubb : architecture as a catalyst for socioeconomic and spatial equality in Cape Town by Malan, Jeanneke

“…This stems from a long and complex history dating as far back as colonial times through to the apartheid era, the effects of which are deeply embedded in post-colonial and post-apartheid South African societies and urban environments. …”
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Radiographic and clinical outcomes in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis corrective fusion surgery: a one year follow up by Blankson, Benjamin

“…Forty-four patients with AIS were identified with pre- and post-operative PROMs. The average age at surgery was 15yrs with 84% female. 38% had a Lenke 1 curve and 3 patients had Lenke 6 curves. 73% had posterior approach surgery. …”
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“Removing the nail from the coffin'' outcomes of intramedullary nailing of femur fractures: a comparison of anterograde- and retrograde nails by Groenewald, Johann

“…This approach also raises concerns about post-operative knee pain, stiffness and sepsis thus with a potential negative impact on functional knee scores. …”
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Epacs exchange protein directly activated by cAMP role in obesity-induced cardiovascular diseases by Ndlovu, Zibele

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Determining adrenocortical activity as a measure of stress in domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) based on salivary and faecal analysis

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Segmented wave sea clutter modelling in littoral environments

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Assessing the effect of management education on vocational behaviour

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