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The optimization of the MAGIC telescope for Pulsar observations
(North-West University (South Africa), 2003)MAGIC, a new 17-meter class optical reflector at La Palma, Canary Islands, is the first Imaging Atmospheric Cerenkov Telescope (IACT) able to detect pulsed γ-rays from neutron stars. Simulations to predict detection ... -
Recombinant expression and functional characterisation of a putative clathrin assembly protein from arabidopsis thaliana
(North-West University (South Africa), 2015)The need to develop agricultural crops with persistent resistance to the vagaries of climate change has led plant biotechnologists to strategically focus on those plant molecules involved in the maintenance and sustenance ... -
Recombinant expression and functional characterization of a novel toll interleukin receptor nucleotide-binding site leucine-rich repeat protein from arabidopsis thaliana
(North-West University (South Africa), 2012)The presence of adenylate cyclases in higher plants has generally been questioned. A BLAST search of the Arabidopsis genome using a 14-amino acid motif with specificity for ATP binding bioinformatically identified the ... -
Economics of food intake, nutrition and farm households' health in Southwest Nigeria
(North-West University (South Africa), 2018)Persistent hunger, malnutrition, and poor health inextricably threaten the ability of several countries to develop. The burdens of this trio on economic development in the African continent cannot be overemphasized. This ... -
The effectiveness of co-operative governance agreements when dealing with multiple environmental authorisations in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)One of the solutions to many environmental challenges associated with loss of biodiversity, water, and air pollution lies in compliance with legislative requirements (Parker, 2000). One such legislative requirement is ... -
Cross-link variation in polyacrylic acid polymers for coating fertilizer pellets, promoting controlled release
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Polyacrylic acid (PAA) cross-linkers have been prepared by the esterification of acrylic acid (AA) with linear diols and glycerol using an acid exchange resin catalyst (Amberlyst B-23) and Dean-Stark water removal to promote ... -
Mean-semivariance approach for portfolio optimisation
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)The mean-variance method is hugely used for portfolio management. However, this approach assumes normality in the distribution of the assets' returns, which is not always observed in reality. Furthermore, using the variance ... -
Biology and ecology of Ceratitis rosa and Ceratitis quilicii (Diptera: Tephritidae) in citrus
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Ceratitis rosa Karsch s. l. (Diptera: Tephritidae), an indigenous pest of commercial fruit including citrus in South Africa, belongs to a complex of cryptic species (Ceratitis FAR). Ceratitis rosa s.l. was recently split ... -
Bacterial diversity of South African soils
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)The soil is an essential part of the environment as it provides support for life which comprises microorganisms, plants, animals and humanity. Ecosystem services such as nutrient cycling, food production and temperature ... -
Predictive system for characterizing low performance of Undergraduate students using machine learning techniques
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)One challenge of educational institutions is the low academic performance of students. This challenge affects students, tutors, institutions and the society in varieties of ways. To deal with this problem, researchers have ... -
Safety evaluation of Lactobacillus reuteri PNW1 and Lactobacillus acidophilus PNW3 as probiotics and purification of their bacteriocins
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Background: Probiotics are live microorganisms that confer health benefit on the host when administered in adequate dose. Strains with probiotic potential are to be carefully selected based on their functionality, safety ... -
Radioecological modelling of naturally occuring radiation at the Morupule-B Coal Thermal Power Station.
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)The study was performed around the Morupule-B Coal Power Station in the central district of Botswana. A total of 99 water, soil, coal, bottom ash as well as fly ash samples were collected from the study area. Coal, bottom ... -
Electrochemical Studies and Antimicrobial Properties of Synthesized Green Mediated Metal Oxide Nanoparticles
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Nanoparticles synthesized through alternate biological methods are known to be more biocompatible with no toxic effects. The biological method of synthesis relies on the ability of organic compounds to reduce metal ions ... -
Molecular identification and functional characterization of a novel adenylyl cyclase from Glycine max
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)The overall aim of this research was to identify and characterise a predicted adenylyl cyclase (AC) enzyme in Glycine max; accession number XP_003529590; gene ID Glyma.07G251000. To start with, a preliminary bioinformatic ... -
Recombinant Expression and Molecular Elucidation of the Biochemical Functions of a Novel Linker Histone-like Protein from Arabidopsis thaliana
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Plants are sessile organisms and have evolved to live in environments exposed to various stress factors that may occur singly and/or in combination and as such, plants have to respond and adapt accordingly for survival. ... -
Investigation on post-harvest processing of fruits using a Solar-Bio-energy Hybrid Dryer
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Fruits and vegetables are key sources of vitamins and minerals that are essential for a healthy diet. They are, however highly perishable, shortening their shelf life. To address this, various processing technologies such ... -
Effects of Award Incentives and Competition on Entrepreneurship Development Among Female Farmers in North West Province
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Since the inception of the Female Farmers Entrepreneurial Award in 1999 that was inaugurated to promote entrepreneurship and commercialisation among female farmers in the North West Province, there has not been any assessment ... -
The influence of culture on the utilization of traditional leafy vegetables among VaTsonga and Ba-Pedi women of Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga Province
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)The aim of the study was to compare how the culture of the Ba-Pedi and Tsonga women influences the utilization of TLVs. The study was conducted in New Forest and GaBoelang villages, which were selected because most of the ... -
Determinants of South Africa's fruit export performance to West Africa : A panel regression analysis
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Exports are important drivers of economic growth and development in any country. It is therefore important to analyze the factors influencing export between trading countries. West Africa has been ranked as one of the ... -
CRSN Energy-Efficient Mechanism Based on Dynamic Spectrum Access and Asynchronous Sleep-Wake Scheduling
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Cognitive Radio Sensor Network (CRSN) is considered as a viable wireless networking paradigm solution to address the issues of spectrum underutilization and uncontrollable interferences in Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) due ...
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