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Chemical ecology of plant-to-plant communication and opportunities for maize stemborer management in Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Maize is the most widely grown cereal crop worldwide, and is the most important staple crop in sub-Sahara Africa. The spotted stemborer, Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) is considered among the most ... -
Quantification of coenzymeQ10 in South African pediatric patients with electron transport chain deficiencies
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)CoenzymeQ10 (CoQ10) is an important component of the mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC). Co010 deficiency mainly affects children, and patients present with heterogeneous clinical phenotypes. Patients frequently ... -
The configuration of the East Rand Basin surface runoff model used for source apportionment studies
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)Numerous mines have been operating in the East Rand Basin (ERB) since the 1940s. Most of these mining activities have since ceased and the mines are busy flooding . If decant of acid mine drainage takes place, treatment ... -
The impact of different industrial related abiotic stresses on maize photosynthesis
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)During the past few decades, a sharp rise in industrial activity in the mineral rich Highveld region of South Africa has been seen. Together with this increase in industrial activity, an accompanying increase in urbanization ... -
The influence of geotechnical and geohydrological studies on EIA decision making in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2014)The overall aim of this study was to investigate the effect of geotechnical and geohydrological reports on EIA decision making. The relation between geohydrological and geotechnical specialist recommendations and mitigation ... -
Evaluation of pre-processing techniques for the analysis and recognition of invoice documents
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)The automatic extraction and handling of information contained on invoice documents holds major benefits for many businesses as this could save many resources, which would otherwise have been spent on manual extraction. ... -
Critical success factors of mobile application development
(2016)The development of mobile applications is fast growing and many mobile applications are being evolved into the software world every year. There are significant differences between the successes of these mobile applications. ... -
Physiological responses and meat quality of Potchefstroom koekoek cockerels offered canola meal as an alternative to soybean meal
(North-West University (South Africa) Mafikeng Campus, 2018)The current study was conducted to assess growth performance, protein utilisation efficiency, blood parameters, meat quality, bone breaking strength, density and mineral composition of Potchefstroom Koekoek (PK) cockerels ... -
Successful cities are based on successful neighbourhoods : a strategic and modelling approach to sustainable integrated neighbourhood development
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)South Africa’s urban areas’ spatial setting and fabric reflects the consequences of fragmented spatial systems. The evaluation of spatial variables between the city core neighbourhoods and township neighbourhoods reveals ... -
A comparison between the cardiorespiratory responses of motorized and non-motorized treadmill protocols
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Maximal aerobic capacity (VO2max) can be considered an important performance determinant of distance runners’ performance due to endurance events being performed at high percentages of one’s VO2max. The protocol and running ... -
A comprehensive mobile data collection and management system for industrial applications
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Industrial organisations rely on quality information to remain sustainable in competitive markets. To obtain high quality information, data must be collected and processed in an accurate and timely manner. Many automated ... -
Promoting conceptual change in chemical equilibrium through metacognition development :|bstudents' achievement and metacognitive skills
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Poor student performance in the knowledge area of chemical equilibrium has been a challenge to most Physical Sciences students. The performance trend in this knowledge area has over the years been stagnant despite students’ ... -
Proposed risk treatment strategies for Information and Communication Technology projects
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2017)The high failure rate of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) projects has been documented in the literature. Most ICT project failures can be avoided if risks are identified and managed before they negatively ... -
A comparison of frameworks that measure the success of information technology projects
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2017)Project management is an enhanced way of managing people, materials and/or equipment that is used when pursuing projects in different organizations. As described, a project is a brief attempt to create an end result or a ... -
Humic acid and enzymes inclusion in Canola-Based Broiler Diets: effects on physiological and meat quality parameters
(North-West University (South Africa) Mafikeng Campus, 2017)This study was undertaken to investigate the effects of potassium humate and Axtra XAP enzyme (Xylanase + Amylase + Protease) as dietary additives on growth performance, protein utilisation efficiency, blood parameters, ... -
Separation of homogeneous catalysts using Organic Solvent Nanofiltration
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)One technology that has shown in literature to have great potential for separating homogeneous catalysts from their reaction mixture is organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN), which is a pressure-driven, membrane-based ... -
Long-term variation in cosmic-ray modulation
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)The transport of cosmic rays inside the heliosphere can be described b the Parker equation (Parker, 1965). Since there are no full analytica solutions to the Parker equation, two first-order approximate solutions o the ... -
Isolation of bacterial strains for improved maize production
(North-West University (South Africa) Mafikeng Campus, 2016)BACKGROUND-The ever increasing world population has led to a continued demand for food. If the increase and sustenance of available food crops are not taken seriously, then there might be a crisis of food shortage to sustain ... -
'n Studie van geïnduseerde metaboliese weë weens 'n aangebore defek van die vertakteketting-α-ketosuur dehidrogenase-kompleks
(PU for CHE, 1997)Sedert die eerste beskrywing van 'n pasient met Maple Syrup-uriendefek in 1954, is verskeie ander pasiente met dieselfde defek van die vertakteketting-2-ketosuur dehidrogenase-ensiem beskryf. Tot nou is hoofsaaklik van ... -
A methodology to quantify the groundwater impacts of mega-tailings dams for the gold mining industry, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The recovery of base and precious metals (gold, silver, copper, platinum etc.) often entails the removal of a large quantity of rock strata by means of deep shaft and opencast mining practices. The crushing and milling of ...
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