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Assessing the suitability of regulatory asset correlations applied to South African loan losses
(2015)The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) designed the Internal Ratings Based (IRB) approach, which is based on a single risk factor model. This IRB approach was de-signed to determine banks’ regulatory capital for ... -
Assessing the sustainability of local economic development projects in the Emakhazeni Municipality
(North-West University, 2018)This study investigated the sustainability of Local Economic Development (LED) projects in the Emakhazeni Local Municipality in the Nkangala District of Mpumalanga Province. The investigation was accomplished through ... -
Assessing the taxpayers' comprehension of tax reduction strategies
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)Paying tax is like swallowing a bitter pill for most citizens hence any form of tax minimizing or avoidance is always welcome. The South African tax system is structured in a way that allows tax minimization within the ... -
Assessing the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 and a Gender Perspective in Peacebuilding Processes in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
(North-West University (South Africa), 2018)The post-cold war era has witnessed a bewildering profusion of internal conflicts in the international system. During this period, Africa has become the most volatile amongst the regions of the world. Apart from the Horn ... -
Assessing the use of foresight as a managerial skill to manage business decisions in an academic institution
(2014)In the recent decades there have been tremendous technological and innovative advances that have shaped the business. Technology Laws like Moore’s, Gates law, Gilder’s Law, Metcalfe’s Law and Less’s Law shows the rate at ... -
Assessing the use of technology in the fashion industry
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)This study investigates the relationships between the fashion industry and developing technologies in South Africa. The study further determines the advantages and disadvantages of adopting these technologies in the fashion ... -
Assessing tobacco use in an African population: serum and urine cotinine cut-offs from South Africa
(Elsevier, 2019)Background Cotinine, a nicotine metabolite, is used to measure tobacco use and exposure, but recommended cut-offs to differentiate tobacco users from those exposed through the environment range from 3 to 58 ng/ml in serum, ... -
Assessing urban fire risk in the central business district of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2010)Buildings as infrastructure along with people’s lives need protection against fire outbreaks. Knowledge on the use of installed facilities is essential in tackling There emergencies, otherwise their installation becomes ... -
Assessing urban open space network connectivity in semi arid Windhoek, Namibia
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)With more than half of the world’s population living in urban areas, and urbanisation increasing rapidly in sub-Saharan Africa, there is constant pressure on cities to accommodate people. Urbanisation is one of the main ... -
Assessing value–based management implementation in a mining company
(2014)Value-based management (VBM) is a business philosophy and management system for competing effectively in the global marketplace, based upon the inherent value, dignity and empowerment of each person particularly each ... -
Assessing video gaming events in South Africa : supply and demand perspective
(North-West University (South Africa). Potchefstroom Campus, 2019)The video gaming industry is one of the largest and fastest growing entertainment industries in the world. The video gaming industry is also recognised as a core or peripheral creative industry in many popular creative-industry ... -
Assessing women entrepreneurship in the information communication technology industry
(North-West University (South Africa). Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)Entrepreneurship has a significant role in the economy of South Africa, hence it is important to embrace entrepreneurship especially women entrepreneurs because there is a lot of stereotyping around women entrepreneurs. ... -
Assessing work stressors, union support, job satisfaction and safety outcomes in the mining environment
(2014)The mining environment is one of the largest contributors to the South African economy and provides employment and a livelihood to many South African households. However; the mining environment is one of the most hazardous ... -
An assessment : defined contribution funds and retirement
(North-West University, 2003)Dramatic changes in medical science and a general improvement in living standards has led to significant reduction in the morality rate of certain age groups in South Africa. As a result the average age at which people are ... -
Assessment and evaluation of in-patient diagnosis and discharge protocols of Ghanaian infants and children (0 - 59 months) diagnosed with severe acute malnutrition - the SAMAC study
(North-West University, 2018)Introduction: Complicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM) poses an enormous threat to the survival of children 0 - 59 months old. Even though the World Health Organisation (WHO) has provided diagnostic guidelines for ... -
Assessment and monitoring of rehabilitation efforts by analysis of soil microbial communities as biological indicators of sustainability
(North-West University, 2005)The disposal of solid waste material produced by mining activities can have vastly negative environmental impacts with regards to soil ecosystems. Global and South African legislation requires the mining company to ... -
Assessment and reduction of proliferation risk of reactor-gradeplutonium regarding construction of ‘fizzle bombs’ by terrorists
(Elsevier, 2014)The approximately 23.7 wt% 240Pu in reactor-grade plutonium denatures the 239Pu to the extent that it cannot fuel high yield nuclear weapons. 240Pu has a high spontaneous fission rate, which increases the spontaneous neutron ... -
Assessment in English within the South African Outcomes-Based Education Approach
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2001)The old South African Education system was divided into education and training and mainly catered to the privileged few. The education system was teacher-centered and learners were mere passive participants. Evaluation ... -
Assessment in the teaching of Holocaust history and Theories of Race
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)The focus of this article is Holocaust education as well as the teaching and learning of race theories, as set out in the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS) for Grade 9 Social Sciences (History), and Grade ... -
Assessment model for annual worker radiation dose calculation for the 400MWth PBMR plant
(North-West University (South Africa), 2014)Increasing demands on energy supplies have renewed interest in high temperature gas-cooled reactors such as the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor. However, public pressure due to nuclear power plant accidents, such as at Chernobyl, ...
