Electronic Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Prediction of compressibility of pharmaceutical excipients in solid oral dosage forms
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Tablets are one of the most preferred dosage forms for patients, but pre-formulation studies for tablets are often time consuming and expensive. The SeDeM Expert Diagram System attempts to address this problem by decreasing ... -
Electrical and cardiac stress reactivity associations with pre-clinical target organ damage : the SABPA study
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Motivation: People’s physiological adaptive responses to chronic stressful environments have been persistently associated with an increased incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and co-morbidities. An inability to ... -
A proposed green planning development framework : integration of spatial planning and green infrastructure planning approaches
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Throughout human history, civilizations have impaired their own chances of survival by damaging their own environment as they did not follow sustainable practises (Diamond, 2005). For over 40 years humankind’s demand on ... -
Promoting oral proficiency through art-making in grade R
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The ability to communicate (including speaking and listening) is an essential life skill for all learners, as it underpins a learner’s social, emotional and intellectual development. However, Grade R learners may not always ... -
Development of a toolkit for African horse sickness : identification of Culicoides vectors from Namibia and detection of African horse sickness virus
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)African horse sickness (AHS) is a non-contagious, viral, insect-borne disease of equids and this disease is caused by the African horse sickness virus (AHSV). The virus is part of the family Reoviridae of the genus Orbivirus. ... -
Perceptions of professional nurses on clinical competence of problem-based learning trained students in North-West Province, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), Mafikeng Campus, 2016)Background: Nursing students require highly specialized competencies to accurately determine patients' states and to predict and cope with problems that may occur during nursing care. Nurses at the undergraduate level ... -
Classes of Dunford-Pettis-type operators with applications to Banach spaces and Banach lattices
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)The aim of this study is to extend existing knowledge of Dunford-Pettis operators on Banach spaces and Banach lattices and their variants. Using the concept of p-convergent operators as basis, we introduce the ... -
Synthesis and in vitro antimalarial activity of esters with truncated artemisinin scaffold
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Malaria is an infectious disease caused by Plasmodium parasites, with P. falciparum, responsible for most cases of morbidity and mortality. In 2014, malaria killed 438 000 people, with most deaths occurring in sub-Saharan ... -
Synthesis and biological properties of synthetic methylene blue analogues
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Methylene blue (MB) has diverse medical applications. Among these, MB may act as an antimalarial agent and has demonstrated potential for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease. MB also ... -
The influence of pH on the in vitro permeation of platinum through human skin
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Background: At platinum mines and refineries, and other industries such as the catalytic industry, workers are at risk of being potentially exposed via dermal contact to soluble platinum salts, which are known sensitisers ... -
Pertinence and alignment of educational level requirements in assessment : the case of chartered accountancy programmes in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)It has been shown that accounting graduates need a broad set of skills for entry into the profession. Students have to be able to apply knowledge in the workplace instead of merely accumulating knowledge during their years ... -
Determining the market accessibility of South African exports
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)In the New Growth Path (NGP) and the National Development Plan (NDP) the South African government has put forth plans to increase economic growth in South Africa and to eliminate large-scale and persistent unemployment ... -
Investigating sputtered thin film Pt-containing electrocatalysts for SO2(aq) electro-oxidation
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Environmental concerns, social, economic and political pressure, and new technologies are the main factors driving change in energy systems around the globe. Human life and development are inevitably dependent on energy ... -
Genetic and dietary determinants of Type 2 diabetes in a black South African population
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Background: The increasing burden of T2D is a global cause of concern. However in Africa where the countries are ill equipped to manage this pandemic, the prevalence of T2D will increase the most by 2030 compared to other ... -
Plant diversity patterns of domestic gardens in five settlements of South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)As urbanisation increases globally, domestic gardens are becoming increasingly important in terms of ecosystem service provisioning, biodiversity conservation and human health and wellbeing. Individually gardens are ... -
Effects of zinc fortification on the plasma fatty acid composition of Beninese school children : a randomised, double-blind controlled trial
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Introduction The lack of a specific and sensitive zinc (Zn) status biomarker is problematic. The linoleic acid: dihomo-γ-linolenic acid (LA:DGLA) ratio has been suggested by some researchers to be a Zn status marker. This ... -
Advancing scholarship of teaching and learning during professional development of new lecturers at higher education institutions
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)In this study, induction programmes and scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) at higher education institutions in Australia, America, the UK, Sweden and South Africa were explored through a literature study. The ... -
Characterizing light-absorbing aerosols from residential solid fuel combustion in Mpumalanga, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Light-absorbing aerosols are an important fraction of atmospheric particulates that have large impacts on human health and the climate system. There is still limited information available on this type of aerosol-fraction ... -
Characterisation of Pheroid® formulations with specific reference to azoxystrobin
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The aim of this project was to set standardized specifications for anti-infective Pheroid® products that would ultimately promote quality control and the reproducibility of formulations. Background and rationale Standard ... -
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the aquatic ecosystems of Soweto and Lenasia
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)In South Africa, our scarce water resources are fully utilised and its quality threatened by pollution and therefore must be protected. One of the pollutant classes of concern is the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). ...
