Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs): Recent submissions
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Job satisfaction levels and reasons for absenteeism amongst teachers at two high schools in the Secondary South Region, Kanye – Botswana
(North-West University, 2015)This study, undertaken in a Botswana context, contributes to a wider understanding of the factors that influence the job satisfaction levels of teachers against the backdrop of the scarcity of school resources characterising ... -
Underemployment and unemployment in South Africa’s informal sector: a case study of Potchefstroom
(North-West University, 2018)The main aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence, type and probable effects of skills-related underemployment in the car-guarding, waste-picking and day-labouring informal sub-sectors of South Africa’s informal ... -
Tourists’ taxonomy as a management tool for destination competitiveness
(North-West University, 2018)The increasing competition for tourist markets among nations calls for destination managers to adopt customer-centric approaches to gain sustainable competitive advantages. In the case of Zimbabwe, (the setting of this ... -
Trophic transfer of metals and OCP’s in organisms from a warm temperate and a subtropical intertidal rocky shore
(North-West University, 2018)Globally, of all the services and functions that ecological systems provide to human welfare, ± 63 % comes from the marine domain. Pollution of the ocean by means of metals and organochlorine pesticides pose a great threat ... -
The nature of participation in internet activism: the case of the #ZumaMustFall movement on Twitter
(North-West University, 2017)Political participation is a key principle in maintaining a healthy democracy by keeping governments and political parties accountable to the constituencies that elected them (Bimber, et al., 2015:22; Issakson, 2014:244; ... -
Dietary intake of the African-PREDICT study population
(North-West University, 2018)Background: Ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES) contribute to the dietary intake of individuals, which, in turn, plays an important role in the development of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). South Africa (SA) is ... -
Exploring paediatric occupational therapists' knowledge and use of mindfulness as a self-regulation strategy for children in middle childhood
(North-West University, 2018)The aim of this research was to explore paediatric occupational therapists' knowledge and use of mindfulness as a self-regulation strategy for children in middle childhood. It has been proposed by researchers that mindfulness ... -
An urban-geographical study of Randfontein
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The metabolic profiling of cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus): a systems biology approach to understanding the chronic diseases they suffer in captivity
(North-West University, 2017)In captivity, cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) are known to frequently suffer from several chronic diseases including lymphoplasmacytic gastritis, glomerulosclerosis, renal amyloidosis, veno-occlusive disease of the liver, ... -
Extensions and applications of Merton’s model of capital structure
(North-West University, 2017)Merton’s structural model offers a powerful and intuitively appealing approach to the evaluation of a firm’s capital structure choices and market behaviour across a firm’s issued debt and equity securities. Historical ... -
Characterization of plasmids associated with antibiotic resistant bacteria in the North-West Province
(North-West University, 2016)Antibiotic release in natural environments select for antibiotic resistant bacteria. These antibiotic resistant bacteria are in many cases associated with plasmids, containing one or more resistant genes. Plasmids are ... -
Investigating South African Environmental Practitioners’ perceptions on the integration of specialist studies in EIA reports
(North-West University, 2016)Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is an important tool used globally to manage the impact of human activities on the environment, by identifying, predicting, evaluating and introducing mitigation measures for sustainable ... -
A metabolomics investigation of in utero antiretroviral exposure to neonates
(North-West University, 2017)This thesis, with the title "A metabolomics investigation of in utero antiretroviral exposure to neonates", deals with the concern over adverse metabolic consequences reported for some neonates prenatally exposed to ... -
An investigation into maser variability in high-mass star forming regions
(North-West University, 2018)The two brightest class II methanol masers - at 6.7- and 12.2-GHz, are exclusively associated with the early phases of high-mass star formation. This implies that studying these maser species is an indirect probe of the ... -
Fusarium verticillioides infection and fumonisin synthesis as affected by maize plant stressors
(North-West University, 2017)Fusarium verticillioides is an important ear rot pathogen of maize that can lead to economic losses due to yield and grain quality reduction. Symptoms vary depending upon genotype, environment and disease severity. F. ... -
Effects of Dolerite Intrusions on the geohydrology of Karoo sediments in the Mount Frere area, South Africa
(North-West University, 2017)The Karoo Supergroup has a geohydrological regime which is largely controlled by Jurassic dolerite dyke and sill complexes. The study area is located in the central interior of the Eastern Cape Province, in the former ... -
Comparison of feature-based classifiers in Automatic Modulation Classification systems
(North-West University, 2018)In South Africa, the telecommunications regulator, ICASA, follows a ?xed spectrum allocation approach. The radio spectrum is assigned to incumbents (primary users) on a long-term basis. This practice follows a wholesale ... -
A molecular study of the causal agent of bacterial leaf streak disease
(North-West University, 2016)Bacterial leaf streak disease (BLSD) of maize is caused by the pathogen currently classified as Xanthomonas campestris pv. zeae. The disease has only been reported in South Africa and is a potential threat to commercial ... -
The feasibility of alternative fuels to reduce air emissions from South African cement production
(North-West University, 2017)The research aims to determine the feasibility of alternative fuel co-processing to reduce kiln stack emissions and focussed on the calculation of possible reductions in these emissions when substituting one tonne of ... -
The development of a Relative Risk Method model based on the risk management of aquatic ecosystems influenced by construction activities
(North-West University, 2017)The water quality of Wilge River sub-catchment in the upper Olifants water management area is under threat from a number of land-use activities. The aims of this study is to use existing environmental monitoring and ...
