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A review of international evidence on employment tax incentives implemented in special economic zones
(2015)South Africa’s youth unemployment figure ranks among the worst in the world and is one of the country’s major macro-economic challenges. Research identified the most significant cause of youth unemployment as being the ... -
A review of knowledge gaps and tools for orbivirus research
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc, 2015)Although recognized as causing emerging and re-emerging disease outbreaks worldwide since the late 1800s, there has been growing interest in the United States and Europe in recent years in orbiviruses, their insect vectors, ... -
Review of metazoan parasites of the northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) and the analysis of the gastrointestinal helminth community of the population on St. Paul Island, Alaska
(Springer, 2020)The northern fur seal (NFS), Callorhinus ursinus (Mammalia: Otariidae), is a marine mammal species included into the IUCN Red List as the vulnerable species which population is dramatically declining. A significant amount ... -
A review of methods to predict the effective thermal conductivity of packed pebble beds, with emphasis on the near-wall region
(Elsevier, 2018)The effective thermal conductivity is an important parameter that is representative of the overall heat transfer in a packed bed of spheres. It includes the effects of conduction through the solid material and contact areas ... -
Review of Mothocya Costa, in Hope, 1851 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae) from southern Africa, with the description of a new species
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)Three species of Mothocya are reported from the east coast of southern Africa: Mothocya plagulophora (Haller, 1880) from Maputo, Mozambique, from the gills of Hemiramphus far (Forsskål, 1775); Mothocya renardi (Bleeker, 1857) ... -
A Review of Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems in Polokwane City Limpopo Province
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)Waste management in South Africa faces numerous challenges, including a growing population and economy, which cause an increase in the generation of waste. Limited human and financial capacity, the absence of infrastructure ... -
Review of natural compounds for potential skin cancer treatment
(MDPI, 2014)Most anti-cancer drugs are derived from natural resources such as marine, microbial and botanical sources. Cutaneous malignant melanoma is the most aggressive form of skin cancer, with a high mortality rate. Various ... -
A review of operational risk in banks and its role in the financial crisis
(AOSIS, 2013)The role of operational risk in the 2007/2008 financial crisis is explored. The factors that gave rise to the crisis are examined and it is found that although the event is largely regarded as a credit crisis, operational ... -
A review of proton exchange membrane water electrolysis on degradation mechanisms and mitigation strategies
(Elsevier, 2017)Proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) is an advanced and effective solution to the primary energy storage technologies. A better understanding of performance and durability of PEMWE is critical for the engineers ... -
A review of some characteristics, socio-economic aspects and utilization of Zulu sheep: implications for conservation
(Springer, 2011)Zulu sheep are Nguni sheep of Zululand and are adapted to the harsh conditions of KwaZulu-Natal. They are used by rural farmers for economic purposes. Their numbers are declining, indicating a potential extinction threat. ... -
A review of stakeholder engagement in the Tshwane University of Technology's evaluation of home-based water treatment devices at Makwane: a community perspective
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Community engagement is widely accepted as one of the three core functions of universities alongside research and teaching. Initially mooted as a social responsiveness programme for higher education, community engagement ... -
A review of studies on community based early warning systems
(AOSIS Publishing, 2016)Community-based early warning systems involve community driven collection and analysis of information that enable warning messages to help a community to react to a hazard and reduce the resulting loss or harm. Most early ... -
Review of subnational credit rating methodologies and the applicability in the South African context
(Taylor & Francis / Unisa Press, 2013)A credit rating is a prerequisite to enter financial markets. While most sovereigns have assigned credit ratings, many subnational governments (i.e. states, provinces or counties) do not, despite the considerable benefits ... -
Review of subnational credit rating methodologies and their applicability in South Africa
(2015)The objectives of the research study are to review existing subnational credit rating methodologies and their applicability in the South African context, to develop the quantitative parts of credit rating methodologies ... -
A review of telehealth service implementation frameworks
(MDPI, 2014)Despite the potential of telehealth services to increase the quality and accessibility of healthcare, the success rate of such services has been disappointing. The purpose of this paper is to find and compare existing ... -
A review of testing procedures based on the empirical characteristic function
(SASA, 2016)The empirical characteristic function (ECF) has been in use in statistical inference for nearly fifty years now. We provide an overview of testing procedures based on the ECF within certain statistical ... -
A review of the application of X-ray computed tomography to the study of coal
(Elsevier, 2017)There has been a long history of using X-rays to visualize coal and its transitions during various treatments. Advances and improved availability has allowed the application of X-ray computed tomography (CT) to create 3D ... -
Review of the buccal-attaching fish parasite genus Glossobius Schioedte & Meinert, 1883 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae)
(Magnolia Press, 2015)Two species of Glossobius Schioedte & Meinert, 1883 are known from Australia: Glossobius anctus Bruce & Bowman, 1989 and Glossobius impressus (Say, 1818), the latter recorded here for the first time from Australia and ... -
Review of the Cirolana ‘pleonastica-group’ (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cirolanidae) with description of four new species from the Indo- Malaysian region
(National University of Singapore, 2018)Four new species and Cirolana curtensis Bruce, 1986, all of the here diagnosed Cirolana ‘pleonasticagroup’ (previously known as Cirolana ‘tuberculate-group’), are described and redescribed from Singapore, Indonesia, and ... -
A review of the family Alycidae (Acari, Acariformes) from South Africa
(Magnolia Press, 2020)A taxonomic study of the family Alycidae G. Canestrini & Fanzago in South Africa revealed nine species of which seven are new to science: Alycus augrabiensis sp. nov., Pachygnathus nasutus sp. nov., Amphialycus acaciae sp. ...
