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Designing a Lean and Green framework for the reduction of GHG emissions in the South African manufacturing industry
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2021)Lean and Green is a hybrid philosophy that combines the operational efficiencies of Lean with the environmental consciousness instilled by Green philosophy. However, the South African manufacturing industry experiences ... -
Designing a mobile application for the trading of used books at a university: a DSR approach
(North-West University, 2018)With the widespread rapid development of computers and wireless communication, mobile computing is fast growing as the communication and sales platform of choice. This study portrays the development of an artefact to assist ... -
Designing a new methodology for customs risk models
(CCES, 2019)Effective risk management is a prerequisite to find an acceptable balance between the objectives of a customs operation and the streamlined flow of goods. The customs operations in many developing countries are characterised ... -
Designing a new science-policy communication mechanism for the UN Convention to Combat Desertification
(Elsevier, 2016)The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has lacked an efficient mechanism to access scientific knowledge since entering into force in 1996. In 2011 it decided to convene an Ad Hoc Working Group on ... -
Designing a novel centralised monitoring and control facility
(North-West University, 2003)Privatisation has led to many changes throughout the South African economy. This has led to the development of various new approaches in the different market sectors. Businesses have taken new approaches to optimise their ... -
Designing a technical change management system at Palabora Mining Company Limited
(North-West University (South Africa), 1998)The author started working as Electrical Services Manager with Palabora Mining Company Limited (Palabora) in March 1997. Experience was gained at Sasol Synthetic Fuels with implementing a Management of Change (MOC) system. ... -
Designing an English syllabus for first-year law students
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2001)This study begins by presenting the language problems experienced by first-year law students at the University of North-West (UNW), a typical historically disadvantaged tertiary institution in South Africa It points out ... -
Designing an ESP task-based syllabus for first-year students at the Border Technikon
(1997)We are currently experiencing a salient evolutionary phase in syllabus design in which the questioning of established and well-tried types of syllabus coincides with a wealth of innovative proposals from theory, research ... -
Designing and developing a narrative driven serious game for teaching information theory
(IEEE, 2018)A serious game called "Codebreakers" was developed and designed for a fourth year Telecommunications module at the University of Johannesburg. The goal of the game was to assist students to prepare for tests. The game was ... -
Designing power line towers using circular hollow sections
(North-West University, 2013)It has become a challenging exercise to obtain land in order to further develop the electrical infrastructure in South Africa. The reason for this is that high voltage transmission towers visually impacts the surroundings ... -
Designing public spaces through the lively planning integrative perspective
(Springer, 2015)The current sustainability-driven urban reality is complex. Planning for such a multidimensional environment is even more complex. Alternatives to traditional planning approaches are sought in an attempt to create liveable ... -
Designs and codes from certain finite simple groups
(North-West University, 2013)In this dissertation, we study four methods for constructing codes and designs from finite groups. The first method was developed by Carmichael and Ernst in the nineteen thirty's. The second method is a generalization of ... -
Designs and codes from certain finite simple groups
(North-West University (South Africa), 2013)In this dissertation , we study four methods for constructing codes and designs from finite groups. The first method was developed by Carmichael and Ernst Witt in the nineteen thirty's. The second method is a generalisation ... -
Designs from maximal subgroups and conjugacy classes of finite simple groups
(Charles Babbage Research Centre, 2016)Let G be a finite simple group, M be a maximal subgroup of G and Cg = nX be the conjugacy class of G containing g. In this paper we discuss a new method for constructing -(u, ? ?) designs D= (P,B), where P= nX and B = {(M?n ... -
The desire for the ineffable : on the myth of music as absolute : research article (2009/544)
(Buro vir Wetenskaplike Tydskrifte, Potchefstroom, 2009)This article proposes to establish and critique connections between religious and musico-aesthetic conceptions of in-effability by exploring the link between neoplatonic thought and romantic aesthetics. The central thesis ... -
A desire for weight loss in season increases disordered eating behaviour risk and energy deficiency in athletes
(MedPharm Publications, 2014)Objective: The objective was to explore eating behaviour, body image and energy status in female university team sport athletes. Design: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive study design. Setting: The setting was ... -
Destabilisering van hegemoniese Afrikanermanlikheid deur middel van die randfiguur in drie onlangse Afrikaanse films
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2017)In her influential book, Masculinities, R.W. Connell (2005) formalised the term hegemonic masculinity. She explains that the term, which was coined in the 1980s in sociology, refers to the type of masculinity that dominates ... -
Destabilisering van heteronormatiwiteit ten opsigte van homoseksualiteit, vigs en dood in queer narratiewe
(North-West University, 2012)In this dissertation the connection that is assumed between homosexuality and death in Western culture is investigated. The way in which this connection manifests in terms of a heteronormative aids discourse in literary ... -
Destabilization dynamics of clay and acid-free polymers of ferric and magnesium salts in AMD without pH adjustment
(IWA Publishing, 2016)The physicochemical treatment was employed to treat acid mine drainage (AMD) in the removal of turbid materials using clay only (exp A) and a combination of clay, FeCl3 and Mg(OH)2 (exp B) to form a polymer. A 5 g sample ...
