Developing and assessing the feasibility of a psychosocial intervention for persistent fatigue for women with endometriosis by Spyrelis, Alexandra

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Exploring Circular Economy principles in the clothing manufacturing industry driven by fast fashion: Stakeholder Perspectives and Policy Implications in Cape Town, South Africa by Mukansi, Delian

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The influence of procurement practices on service delivery : an analysis of government legislation – service delivery relationships in South Africa by Manyathi, Sakhile

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The common reader and the modernist Bildungsroman : Virginia Woolf's The Waves by Timlin, Carrie-Leigh

“…Unlike the Bildungsroman of the eighteenth and nineteenth century, which utilised standard novelistic conventions to explore the relation between form and reality, I contend that The Waves is a thoroughly modernist reinvention of the Bildungsroman form designed to capture a rapidly industrialising and modernising English society. …”
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A retrospective audit into the morbidity and mortality of open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town by Mhlanga, Gugulethu Tsakani Jenny

“…We further analysed whether cross-clamp time and anatomical classification of the aneurysm had any effect on the subsequent need for RRT, utilising the Mann-Whitney test. Results: Of the 90 patients, 76.7% were male (n=69). …”
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Chemical and conformational studies of bacterial cell surface polysaccharide repeating units by Timol, Zaheer

“…Cell surface polysaccharides are widely utilised as antigenic components in vaccines and play an important role in the protection against numerous diseases including meningococcal disease and shigellosis. …”
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A decision tree framework for assessing status of exploited marine ecosystems under changing environmental conditions by Lockerbie, Emma Margaret

“…A suite of indicators, selected from those utilised in the IndiSeas project, was divided into ecological and fishing pressure indicators. …”
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Religion, solidarity and identity: a comparative study of four South African schools with a religious affiliation by Cawood, Anthony Robin

“…The thesis looks to Bernstein’s (1975, 2000) theory that the ideology inherent in pedagogic discourse constitutes particular instantiations of power and control (related to Bernstein’s concepts of classification and framing respectively) that structure a school’s curriculum and pedagogic methods. The analysis of school culture utilises Bernstein’s (1975) theory of ritual and identity is explored in relation to Bernstein’s (2000) taxonomy of pedagogic identities. …”
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Generating a proteomic profile of neurogenesis, through the use of human foetal neural stem cells by Garnett, Shaun

“…NS metabolism is more oxidative, utilises lipid metabolism, the pentose phosphate pathway and produces creatine phosphate. …”
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Patterns of mortality in children presenting to a tertiary paediatric emergency unit in Sub-Saharan Africa: a cross sectional study by Josephs, Tracey

“…Demographic information, clinical data, time factors and mortality data were reviewed and summarised by descriptive and inferential statistics. The unit utilised the WHO Emergency Triage Assessment and Treatment (ETAT) triage tool, categorising children into Red (emergency), orange (priority) and Green (non-urgent). …”
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Investigating the impact of Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits (SAECKs) as evidence in rape cases prosecuted in the Western Cape High Court between 2012 and 2016 by Malema, Smangele Benedictor

“…This study aimed to investigate the use of Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits (SAECKs) and their impact on the outcome of rape cases. Methods: Data for this study was collected by conducting a retrospective review of rape cases (n=98) prosecuted and finalised at the Western Cape High Court between 1st January 2012 and 31st December 2016. …”
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A GPU based X-Engine for the MeerKAT Radio Telescope by Callanan, Gareth Mitchell

“…When running eight logical X-Engines, 85% of the prototype's CPU cores were used while only 75% of the GPU's compute capacity was utilised. The main bottleneck on the GPU X-Engine was on the CPU side of the server. …”
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Enhancement of the Fynbos Leaf Optical Recognition Application (FLORA-E) by Makumborenga, Roy

“…Previous versions of FLORA (versions A through D) were designed to recognise Proteaceae fynbos leaves by extracting six digital morphological features, then using the k-nearest neighbour (k-NN) algorithm for classification, yielding an 86.6% accuracy. The methods utilised in FLORA-A to -D are ineffective when attempting to classify irregular structured objects with high variability, such as stems and leafy stems. …”
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Design and development of a sensory feedback system for transradial amputees using body powered prostheses by Gordon-Grant, Catherine

“…The system utilises capacitive sensors to mediate detection of proximity and touch, and makes use of a flex sensor to represent the position and motion of the finger digits of the prosthesis. …”
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Influence of Intelligent Assitive Technology on the Daily Activities of Visually Impiared People by Nombakuse, Ronaldo

“…Secondly, the research proposes seven propositions that future researchers can utilise to develop the lives of visually impaired people. …”
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Violence In Nursing: Perceived Prevalence and Impact in Community Health Clinics In Cape Town by Adams, Faiza Kajee

“…Analysis: computer software were utilised to capture information obtained from questionnaires and interviews. …”
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What is an adequate living wage level for South Africa? by Pather, Kimaya

“…The results showed that both methods led to similar results. A monthly living wage of at least R10,000 – R11,000 would allow South Africans to achieve a good QoL. …”
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