Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs)

Exploring the meaning of community music activities : a collective case study

Ahlers, Dalien (North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)

This collective case study was inspired by two community music projects in the Vaal Triangle in Gauteng, South Africa. The participants of both cases came from deprived backgrounds where music activities, such as opera, ...

The application of magnetic moulding in casting of a ductile iron valve

Burger, Elizabeth (North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)

Impeding problems experienced in the valve manufacturing industry has resulted in the cost of locally manufactured valves to be up to 60% more expensive than imported products. The overall cost of manufactured products ...

Singles match analysis characteristics and work loads associated with success in male badminton players

Abdullahi, Yahaya (North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)

To date, researchers have made no attempt to investigate the notational singles match analyses results nor the relationships between last-mentioned results of African badminton players. Furthermore, up until now, no ...

Biogeochemical exploration on the Kalahari Copperbelt

Auret, Nathasha (North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2018, 2018)

Bedrock of the Kalahari Copperbelt (KCB) are covered by thick layers of overburden. A biogeochemical exploration approach on the Ghanzi Ridge, a section of the KCB, was investigated to determine if it can be used as an ...

Analysis of total energy probes for sailplane application

Aucamp, Nanette (North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)

Sailplane manufacturers who strive to design and build the best competition sailplanes in the world try to outwit their competitors through improved gliding performance. Although significant effort is made to make the ...

An investigation of indanone derivatives as inhibitors of monoamine oxidase

Aucamp, Elani (North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)

MAO-A and MAO-B are two isoforms of mitochondrial monoamine oxidase (MAO) that are responsible for the deamination of various monoamine substrates. For example tyramine and dopamine are metabolised by both MAO isoforms. ...

Usage patterns and cost analysis of antihypertensive drugs reimbursed by the national health insurance in Gabon

Akebayeri, Mboguilomouo Lisbeth (North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)

Background: The ‘Caisse Nationale d’Assurance Maladie et de Garantie Sociale’ (CNAMGS), the national health insurance fund was implemented since 2007, so that every Gabonese citizen has access to quality healthcare. ...

Transmission of clinical risk factors through circulating DNA

Aucamp, Janine (North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)

Newly synthesised, actively released circulating DNA can translocate to neighbouring and remote parts of the body, enter cells and alter their biology. It has been implicated in the bystander effect, tumour development ...

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Nel, Johanna Helena (Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 1986)

The reason why the simplex method and related techniques are studied is because, from a practical viewpoint, two important features - a typically linear number of iterations, and fast methods for performing each iteration ...

Enhancing personal and corporate values to reduce toxicity in a TVET College environment : a living theory of organisational development

Waddington, Rodney Roy (North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)

As an HRD manager in a Technical Vocational Education and Training college in South Africa, I am aware that these colleges face various systemic challenges that impact negatively on employee wellbeing. I ...

Risk culture assessment at a small provident fund institution

Modimakwane, Dinah (North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2018)

This study seems to be the only one conducted hitherto at a small provident fund institution, with a focus on risk culture manifest through employees and various outsourced service providers with a close relationship with ...

The identification of social-economic challenges : a regional comparative study of the Emfuleni and Midvaal local municipal areas

Molefe, Karabo Ntoane (North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2018)

The importance and the significant role that SMMEs play towards economic development and growth cannot be overstated. With the growing epidemic of poverty and unemployment, SMMEs are seen as a key solution. However, SMMEs ...

The impact of manufacturing and its sub-sectors on GDP and employment in South Africa : a time-series analysis

Mc Camel, Richard Thabang (North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2018)

The manufacturing sector plays an integral part in driving industrialisation of a country and inducing economic progression by precipitating structural change, technological innovation, sustainable GDP growth and productive ...

Social factors contributing towards heart disease: development of a social support model for heart patients

Nhlanhla, Piet Phillip (North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2018)

Social factors, which themselves are also significantly influenced by culture, have been found to play a significant role in the etiology, progression and prognosis of heart disease. The present study therefore chose to ...

Mme-mamoruti : leadership impact on the Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa, South Gauteng Region

Mmolotsane, Mokete Isaac (North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2018)

This research concerns the leadership impact in the work of God by Bommemamoruti (pastors’ wives) in the South Gauteng region of the AFM from 1992 to 2008. Focus will, particularly, be placed on the impact and roles ...

Revisiting ethnolinguistic vitality : the case of sub-cultural language repertoires within a superdiverse world

Ravyse, Natasha Elfbiede (North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2017)

In an ever-globalising, multilingual, and superdiverse world, the linguistic repertoires of individuals are increasingly complex. The acknowledgement of linguistic plurality, and the nature of language use in a complex ...

Exploring risk perceptions and protective behaviours in relation to HIV/AIDS among wives and partners of migrant workers in the rural areas of Lesotho

Ramothamo, Mamello Hycinth (North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2018)

This mini-dissertation presents a discussion of the qualitative study exploring risk perceptions and protective behaviours in relation to HIV/AIDS among wives and partners of migrant workers in the rural areas of Lesotho. ...