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A computational study of pyrazinamide: Tautomerism, acid–base properties, micro–solvation effects and acid hydrolysis mechanism
(Elsevier, 2014)Pyrazinamide (PZA) is a prodrug substance utilised in the treatment of tuberculosis related to mycobacterium strains. The activities of this compound are said to occur in acidic medium where it is converted to the active ... -
A computational study of pyrazinamide: tautomerism, acid–base properties, micro–solvation effects and acid hydrolysis mechanism
(Elsevier, 2014)Pyrazinamide (PZA) is a prodrug substance utilised in the treatment of tuberculosis related to mycobacterium strains. The activities of this compound are said to occur in acidic medium where it is converted to the active ... -
Computational study of Raney nickel type catalysts for the alkaline oxygen evolution reaction
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023-10)The growth of the global population, together with an increase in pollution caused by the use of fossil fuels for energy production, has led to an environmental and energy crisis. This crisis necessitates the search for ... -
Computational syntactic analysis of Setswana
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)The main aim of this study is the computational syntactic analysis of the Setswana simple sentence, using Lexical Functional Grammar (LFG) as framework and XLE as the associated grammar development platform. LFG consists ... -
A computer based assessment system for undergraduate electrical engineering modules
(SAIEEE, 2013)Good assessment is an essential component of good learning. Marking test and exam papers for large classes is however a time-consuming and repetitive task. This paper reports on the design and implementation of a computer ... -
A computer based selfhelp programme facilitating anger management using positive activity interventions
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)Adolescence is a period marked by multiple developmental transitions, both at a biological and interpersonal level, which may contribute to difficulties with regulating emotions such as anger, also in South Africa. ... -
Computer engineering in a changing world / Willie Venter
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Computer information systems persistent struggles for humanism: an antithesis / Nehemiah Mavetera
(North-West University, Mahikeng, 2017)Computerized Information Systems have successfully been used in organizations to improve the efficiency, speed and accuracy of doing repetitive tasks. However, organizations have added more expectations to their capabilities ... -
Computer-assisted Language Learning for Setswana for beginners: an evaluation of two programmes
(North-West University, 2019)The question that this study attempted to answer is: How effective are the Tsenang! and Twenty-Minute-Setswana courses for the acquisition of beginner Setswana measured against the criteria for course evaluation? Approaches ... -
Computer-related technostress : an investigative study
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2001)South African businesses have experienced challenging times since the country's re-entry into the global economy in 1994. These challenges include the ever-increasing pace of computerisation within the workplace, the ... -
Computerised lesson planning for innovative curriculum development
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Teachers tend to plan lessons and develop curricula using linear and other rigid approaches. This research study sets out to explore a more flexible approach, using technology to devise lesson plans. Computerised lesson ... -
Concentration contextualisation, temporal patterns and sources of hydrogen sulphide at a site on the South African Highveld
(Elsevier B.V., 2023)South Africa is one of the largest atmospheric sulphur emitting countries, but the contribution of H2S to this regional burden is not known. Also, no H2S source apportionment for South Africa have been undertaken, ... -
Concentration of soil nutrients beneath canopies of Acacia erioloba trees in a semi–arid savanna environment of the North–West province, South Africa
(2003)Acacia erioloba (synonym: Acacia giraffae) commonly known as Mpatsaka (Sotho), Mokala (Tswana), Kameeldoring (Afrikaans) and camel Thorn (English) is an indigenous leguminous tree that is adapted and commonly found in ... -
Concentrations and compositions of metallic elements in commercially important marine species
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Metals have been in our environment since the genesis of the world and are ubiquitous in all environments. We as humans mine, utilize, and release these metals from the environment to a level that may affect chronically ... -
Concentrations and deposition of atmospheric species at regional sites in southern Africa
(North-West University, 2009)Increasing atmospheric emissions of trace gases as a result of fast-growing economies like South Africa, especially those of SO2 and NO2, are a major environmental concern. The air quality and thus air chemistry of a region ... -
Concentrations and human health risk assessment of DDT and its metabolites in free-range and commercial chicken products from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)Organochlorine pesticides such as dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) have been used in agriculture and for disease control purposes over many decades. Reports suggest that DDT exposure may result in a number of adverse ... -
Concentrations and relative compositions of metallic elements differ between predatory squid and filter-feeding sardine from the Indian and South Atlantic oceans
(Elsevier, 2020)Although metallic elements occur naturally, they can occur or accumulate in organisms at levels toxic to the organism and/or their consumers. Concentrations of twenty-nine metallic elements in muscle tissue from sardine ... -
Concentrations of metallic elements in kidney, liver, and lung tissue of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin Tursiops aduncus from coastal waters of Zanzibar, Tanzania
(Elsevier, 2017)Concentrations of metallic elements in kidney, liver and lung tissues of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins Tursiops aduncus from coastal waters of Zanzibar were determined using inductively coupled plasma – optical emission ... -
Concentrations, distributions and critical level exceedance assessment of SO2, NO2 and O3 in South Africa
(Springer, 2010)South Africa has been identified as a source of industrial pollution that is significant at a global scale. This study was designed to provide quantitative information, by direct measurement, across northeastern South ... -
The concept "beneficial use" as a limitation of the right to use water
(2012)Die Witskrif oor 'n Nasionale Waterbeleid vir Suid-Afrika (1997) lui dat daar net 'n reg tot water vir die omgewing en basiese menslike behoeftes is, of ingevolge 'n magtiging om water te gebruik. Die skrywers van die ...