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Evaluation of a catalytic fixed bed reactor for sulphur trioxide decomposition
(2014)The world energy supply and demand, together with limited available resources have resulted in the need to develop alternative energy sources to ensure sustainable and expanding economies. Hydrogen is being considered a ... -
Evaluation of a ceramic membrane bioreactor functioning under non-steady state operational parameters for the removal of pollutants from municipal wastewater plant effluent
(North-West University (South Africa), 2011)In South Africa ill-managed municipal wastewater treatment plants limit the quality and quantity of already exploited surface water resources. Elevated nitrate levels cause eutrophication and chemicals (measured as chemical ... -
Evaluation of a detailed radiation heat tranfer model in a high temperature reactor systems simulation model
(Elsevier, 2008)Radiation heat transfer is a major mode of heat transfer in high temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTRs) because of the high operating temperatures. It is, however, a difficult phenomenon to calculate in full detail due to ... -
Evaluation of a diatom-based index for acid mine drainage impacted permanent pans in the Mpumalanga Highveld region
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)The Mpumalanga Highveld region features a variety of wetlands, including permanent depressional wetlands such as grass pans, reed pans, open-water pans, and salt pans. The region also hosts the Highveld coal field, South ... -
Evaluation of a domestic-use low-smoke fuel produced via the pyrolysis of lump coals
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Evaluation of a facial recognition engines for a surveillance system
(IEEE, 2019)This paper presents the evaluation of a facial recognition system when considered in an operational context for the South African environment. Often, performance measures, such as recognition rate, are considered outside ... -
An evaluation of a first-year university course in Business German
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)The central problem addressed in this study was the need for an evaluation of the North-West University (NWU) Business German (BG) course as no such study has been conducted yet. The aim of this study was to evaluate ... -
Evaluation of a flexible NOTA-RGD kit solution using Gallium-68 from different 68Ge/ 68Ga-generators: pharmacokinetics and biodistribution in nonhuman primates and demonstration of solitary pulmonary nodule imaging in humans
(Springer, 2016)Purpose: Radiopharmaceuticals containing the motive tripeptide arginyl-glycyl-asparatic acid (RGD) are known to target ανβ3 integrins during tumor angiogenesis. A more generic kit radiolabeling procedure accommodating ... -
The evaluation of a frame-of-reference training programme for intern psychometrists
(AOSIS, 2013)Orientation: The use of assessment centres (ACs) has drastically increased over the past decade. However, ACs are constantly confronted with the lack of construct validity. One aspect of ACs that could improve the construct ... -
The evaluation of a frame–of–reference training programme for assessors of assessment centres
(North-West University, 2012)Assessment centres are one of the most effective selection processes. However, the biggest issue facing assessment centres is that of construct validity (Collins et al., 2003; Guion, 1998). A certain aspect that could ... -
Evaluation of a franchised supplementary programme in English as a second language in South Africa : A case study
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2016)In South Africa, schooling and literacy in an African home language, in public primary schools, is initially provided to learners in the first three years but as from the fourth year often change to English (and in some ... -
Evaluation of a Health Setting-Based Stigma Intervention in Five African Countries
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2009)The study aim is to explore the results of an HIV stigma intervention in five African health care settings. A case study approach was used. The intervention consisted of bringing together a team of approximately 10 nurses ... -
An evaluation of a helping skills training program for intern psychometrists
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)This study reports on the effectiveness of a helping skills training program for intern psychometrists. A randomised pretest–posttest comparison group design was used to evaluate the training program. Participants (N = 22; ... -
The evaluation of a helping skills training programme for psychometrists
(North-West University, 2011)Psychometrists have to be capable of stimulating growth and of assisting employees during psychometric assessments, seeing that the content of the instruments used might bring about psychological trauma. Graduate psychometrists ... -
The evaluation of a leadership development centre in a manufacturing organisation in the steel industry
(2012)For any organisation it is necessary for their managers to be well developed and highly skilled. Managers who lack the necessary skills often have to be provided with the opportunity to develop further. The objectives of ... -
Evaluation of a life and job skills training programme for tertiary students
(North-West University (South Africa), 1998)This study encompasses the findings of a needs analysis of life and job skills needs in the 1995 first-year, full-time students (Total Group) and students admitted to a partial course, plus Academic Support (Target Group). ... -
Evaluation of a mass-media campaign to increase the awareness of the need to reduce discretionary salt use in the South African population
(MDPI, 2017)The South African strategic plan to reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) includes reducing population salt intake to less than 5 g/day. A mass media campaign was undertaken to increase public awareness of the association ... -
An evaluation of a microchannel reactor for the production of hydrogen from formic acid
(North-West University, 2018)This dissertation evaluates the performance of a microchannel reactor for the decomposition of vaporised formic acid as a promising technology for the production of hydrogen for proton exchange membrane fuel cell applications. ... -
Evaluation of a novel 68Ga radiolabeled ligand targeting glutamate carboxypeptide II in an animal model of breast cancer
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)Aim: This study aims to pre-clinically investigate the accumulation of [68Ga]Ga-DKFZ-PSMA-11, a glutamate carboxypeptidase II ligand that was previously reported in advanced stages of breast cancer in humans, in different ... -
The evaluation of a premarital enrichment programme for second marriages
(North-West University, 2004)The aim of the research was to evaluate the premarital enrichment programme designed by Pretorius (1997) for couples who wish to remarry. The study was motivated by literature, which shows a high likelihood of divorce among ...