Essays on monetary policy and banking

“…The objectives of this PhD are to: (1) study the importance of internal and external variables for nancial stability; (2) determine the role of the structure of the banking sector in the transmission of monetary policy and macroeconomic shocks; and (3) understand financial stability in the context of both the South African financial system structure and demographic dynamics. …”
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Exploring adaptive policy management and evaluation for improved water resources management in the face of uncertainty and complexity in South Africa by Ngcamphalala, Sandile

“…Using systems mapping as a systems' analysis tool, this study identified a comprehensive list of environmental, economic, social and political variables that interactively determine water resources policy management performance towards ‘water equity'. …”
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A cross-country comparison of mathematics teachers' beliefs about technology pedagogy and content knowledge

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Development of the leadership behavioural scale by Brynard, Charne Elaine

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The relationship between servant leadership, team commitment, team citizenship behaviour and team effectiveness : an exploratory study by Mahembe, Bright

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Representation of non-commutative topological algebras by Hacking, Susan Margaret

“…We shall see that in order to represent a non-commutative algebra as a set of functions taking values in a variable range, we shall need a suitable type of Stone-Weierstrass theorem. …”
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Exercise testing in healthy haemodialysis patients by Milne, Frank John

“…All patients developed a variable hyperkinetic circulation during exercise which was not apparent at rest. …”
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Positive direct contact between males and females in the sandf and the reduction of gender bias: the importance of self-disclosure, empathy and perspective taking. by Goosen, Jeslyn C.

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The effect of the TGF-β isoforms on progenitor cell recruitment and differentiation into cardiac and skeletal muscle by Schabort, Elske Jeanne

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Enkele persoonlikheidstrekke van 'n groep jong volwassenes uit verskillende gesinstrukture by Du Toit, Joana

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An evaluation of the hepatic proteomic signature in identifying cancer tolerance and resistance mechanisms in a mouse allograft system by Van Niekerk, Gustav

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Improving alignment between Business and IT departments: towards an effective Enterprise Architecture and its role within the corporate organisation by Kariem, Latiefa

“…While literature often indicates that Culture, Communication, Structure and Strategy have been identified as key enablers of BITA, the researcher only proved that two variables, Communication and Strategy has a significant effect of BITA. …”
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Developments in the South African credit market and analysis on indebted consumers using NIDS data by Choonoo, Samantha

“…The OLS and Median Quantile regression results for 2008 and 2012 under total debt analysis indicate a dampening of the negative effect for female, Black, Coloured, no schooling and primary schooling variables; a strengthening of the positive effect for formal house structure made of brick; a dampening of the positive effect for house ownership, post-secondary education, employment and urban variables; and a strengthening of the negative effect associated with government grant income. …”
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Chromosomal aberrations in the Xhosa schizophrenia population by Koen, Liezl

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Simulating the Characteristics of Tropical Cyclones over the South-West Indian Ocean: Sensitivity to Model Horizontal Resolution by Donkin, Paige Tayla

“…The simulation of individual events makes use of the atmospheric Model for Prediction Across Scales (MPAS-A), a non-hydrostatic variable-resolution model which is employed at multiple resolutions ranging from 60km–3km. …”
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