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Effect of different plant substrates and growth hormones on the development characteristics and nutrient content of Pleurotus ostreatus in semi-arid conditions
(North-West University (South Africa), Mafikeng Campus, 2017)With the global and local need to identify low-cost sustainable sources of protein and essential minerals for human nutrition the study was undertaken to investigate effect of different plant growth substrates and hormones ... -
Savanna woody regeneration in response to different treatments of herbivory and fire
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Woody regeneration is one of the fundamental processes responsible for structuring savanna systems. Herbivory and fire are two primary drivers of woody structure, and therefore also woody regeneration. Regeneration responses ... -
The quality of Environmental Authorisations in the Mpumalanga Province
(North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has been identified as a management tool to achieve sustainability goals. The concept of sustainability broadly encompasses decisions and actions that will support and protect life ... -
Health assessment of fishes from coastal lakes on the east coast of South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)Kosi Bay located on the subtropical east coast of South Africa bordering the south of Mozambique is a unique Ramsar system that is composed of four interconnected, roughly circular lakes that is considered the most pristine ... -
Spatial and temporal deposition of selected biogeochemical important trace species in South Africa
(North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)The concern of potential adverse environmental effects due to increased anthropogenic emissions to the atmosphere necessitates the need for long-term atmospheric deposition programmes. Wet and dry depositions of emitted ... -
An assessment of the integration of food security and disaster risk reduction policies : a case from South Africa
(2017)Disasters have historically had a devastating effect on efforts to achieve food security, globally, regionally (Africa) and locally (South Africa). Therefore, the central motivation of this study was to determine the degree ... -
Planning for a resilient peripheral region : a regional policy approach
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)The impact of global and national market shifts, together with continuous migration trends and resource shortages are identified as detrimental to the optimal functioning of the peripheral region. This research study ... -
Generic source term determination for tailings storage facilities in the East Rand Basin
(North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)The prolonged leaching of gold tailings is a continuous concern in the East Rand Basin typically resulting in acid generation and the release of elements. The leachable constituents from the tailings influences the water ... -
Antimicrobial resistant bacteria and genes in selected surface water bodies of the North West Province
(North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)It has recently been established that apart from the over or misuse of antibiotics, metal pollution in the natural environment may also contribute to antibiotic resistance even when antibiotics are absent. The Wonderfonteinspruit ... -
Petrology and associated woody vegetation of the Koedoesfontein Complex in the Vredefort dome
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)The Vredefort dome impact crater hosts several Neoarchaean (2800 Ma) to Mesoproterozoic (1000 Ma) peralkaline to ultramafic intrusive bodies that are exposed amongst its core and collar. The Koedoesfontein Complex (KC), ... -
Exploring sense of place as a restorative urban planning tool : Marabastad, Kroonstad as a case study
(North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)This dissertation aims to explore how planning can utilise sense of place as a restorative tool in areas where people have been forcibly removed during the Apartheid era. Limited research has been conducted regarding sense ... -
Episodic recharge of groundwater due to cyclonic events within the Limpopo province, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)Research was conducted based on long-term groundwater monitoring data to investigate the effect of cyclones on episodic recharge in the Limpopo province. Episodic recharge was mathematically defined through empirical ... -
Emissions of mercury from the power sector in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)Mercury (Hg) is an extremely important element as it is ubiquitous, toxic, and considered a global pollutant. The atmospherically significant forms of Hg include inorganic gaseous elemental (Hg0), inorganic gaseous reactive ... -
Sustaining livability and a sense of place in a changing South African urban context : an environmental management pilot case study
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)This is a pilot study based on qualitative case research that was undertaken to identify methods and procedures that could lead to a greater understanding of the role played by sense of place in sustaining livability in ... -
Synthesis and characterisation of high performance flocculants and superabsorbents from chemically modified starch and glycerol
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)Superabsorbent polymers from chemically modified starch and glycerol have been prepared by acryloylation of starch followed by grafting with acrylic acid (AA) using Fenton’s initiation system (Fe2+/ H2O2). Fourier-transform ... -
Environmental changes and threats on freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Human imprint on Earth is actually so profound leading global environmental changes that affects and modifies the functioning of ecosystems. Among the natural biomes, freshwater ecosystems are remarkable habitats that ... -
The role of an urban hierarchy as spatial planning instrument
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)In general, regional development over time results in an unbalanced spatial pattern and distribution of nodes. A spatially unbalanced region is likely to be directly linked to functioning and dynamics of the nodes in that ... -
The altered fatty acylcarnitines, amino acids and organic acids detected in tuberculosis patient urine
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)Mycobacterium tuberculosis is estimated to infect approximately one-third of the world’s population, which can lead to an active, symptomatic disease called tuberculosis (TB), or to asymptomatic states, often referred ... -
Investigation of the involvement of mitochondrial DNA variants in cardiometabolic disease : the SABPA study
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Mitochondria are intricately involved in cell homeostatic and adaptive stress signalling pathways, and play a central role in cell differentiation, proliferation and death. Consequently, mitochondrial dysfunction has been ... -
Gastrointestinal parasites infecting ungulates, felids and avian species at National Zoological Gardens of South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Zoological gardens are a form of ex-situ conservation which involves keeping valuable animal species, especially wild animals alive outside their natural environment for educational, research and recreational purposes. ...
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