Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs): Recent submissions
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The short term effect of intramuscular tetracycline injection on blood, fecal and bone mineral homeostasis in goats in Mafikeng area
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)The aim of this study was to examine the short-term effect of intramuscular Tetracycline injection on blood, faecal and bone mineral homeostasis in boar goats in Mafikeng, South Africa. In order to achieve this objective, ... -
Characterisation of the uranium tetrafluoride unburnt materials using non-destructive assay techniques for safeguards purposes
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Inspectors use non-destructive assaying (NDA) techniques for verification measurements of safeguarded nuclear materials. The NDA techniques help the International Atomic Energy Agency to verify all declared nuclear materials ... -
Purposeful covariate selection methods for parsimonious binary logistic regression models
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Most previous studies have applied the covariate selection method proposed by Hosmer and Lemeshow (2000) (also referred to in the current study as the Hosmer and Lemeshow algorithm (H-L algorithm)) in attempt to fit ... -
A comparative stylistic analysis of selected Zimbabwean and South African fiction (2000-2015)
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)This study seeks to develop a new comprehensive, dynamic and ever-evolving stylistic analytical model that integrates linguistics and poetics. The Multi-perspectival Stylistic Model (MSM), is proposed in this study with ... -
Patterns and determinants of subsequent birth amongst the ethnic groups in the black population of South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Background: Progression to the next child (subsequent birth) forms a vital part of fertility as this determines fertility behavior for women or couples. This also contributes to the country's population size, growth, and ... -
Factors influencing career advancement of managers of ESKOM in the District of Ngaka Modiri Molema
(North-West University (South Africa), 2013)This study examined the " Factors influencing career advancement of employees at Eskom to managerial positions: case study: Ngaka Modiri Molema District. The fundamental goal of the research study was to establish which ... -
Optimising the dissolution of U/ Al in alkaline solutions and subsequent dissolution of the generated uranium residue in nitric acid
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)SAFARI-I reactor is a "tank-in-pool" high flux reactor that is situated in Pelindaba, South Africa. The SAF ARI-1 is a material testing reactor that uses LEU target plates, containing 19% uranium enrichment. When producing ... -
Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) based Optimized Linear Predictive Coding (LPC) Feature Extraction Algorithm for Automatic Speech Recognition using Compute Unified Device Architecture (CUDA)
(North-West University (South Africa), 2014)Recent studies have shown a lot of interest in the field of Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), and its application. ASR is a technology/process of taking spoken words as input through a speech recognition system or ... -
Conservation laws and exact solutions of Kudryashov-Sinelshchikov equation and Benney-Luke equation
(North-West University (South Africa), 2017)In this dissertation we study two nonlinear partial differential equations namely; the Kudryashov-Sinclshchikov equation and the Benney-Luke equation. We employ the multiplier method to find conservation laws and Kudryashov ... -
A conceptual framework for the role of school principals in curriculum develeopment and management
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2019)This study identifies the roles of principals in curriculum development and management and sought to find out the challenges they faced in curriculum implementation. The study was guided by the following aims that were ... -
Direct quantitative gross aB-measurements of environmental water contaminated with nuclides from the uranium, thorium and actinium decay series and semi-qualitative identification of nuclides concerned.
(North-West University (South Africa), 2011)Naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORMs) in environmental samples are of crucial importance in the case of radiological impact studies in any environmental compartment. For this reason, valuable information is ... -
An investigation on barriers affecting deployment of ICT in rural schools
(North-West University (South Africa), 2018)Information and communication technology (ICT) development is continuously growing faster than before and ICT skills have become as essential in our lives as being able to read, write and compute. Learners are presented ... -
The plight of women and children in Darfur : an assessment of the crisis between 2000 and 2013
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)The plight of women facing war and armed conflict remain a source of concern to Global leaders. Women and children are the most vulnerable group in these situations and they face varying degrees of harm and abuses in the ... -
Kanoko ya morero wa bolwantshaaparteite mo pokong ya magareng le ya segompieno ya Setswana
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Maitlhomomagolo a patlisiso eno ke go tlhotlhomisa le go kanoka tlhagelelo le tlhagiso ya morero wa Maitelo, bogolosegolo wa Bolwantsha-Aparteite mo pokong ya magareng le ya segompieno ya Setswana, ka go dirisa maboko a a ... -
Investigating adoption and implementation of software defined network in Higher Education - Case of Northern Cape
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Software Defined Networking (SDN) has been proposed to provide solutions that could significantly help Higher Educational Institutions to reduce not only expenditure in networking, but also the overall energy consumption ... -
Psychosocial challenges of street children in Limpopo Province and efficacy of social skills training
(North-West University (South Africa), 2015)Aim: The aim of this study was twofold: firstly, to explore the psychosocial challenges of street children compared to non-street children, and secondly to develop intervention strategies, implement and assess the effectiveness ... -
The role of ward committees in the municipal development process : a case study of Matlosana local municipality in the North West province
(North-West University (South Africa), 2013)This study examines the role of ward committees in the development process in Matlosana Local Municipality in the North West Province. The primary objective of the study is to determine the functionality and the effectiveness ... -
Enhancing the feed value of red grape pomace for broiler chickens using polyethylene glycol and fibrolytic enzymes
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)The use of non-conventional feedstuffs has the potential to sustainably intensify poultry production in resource-poor communities of South Africa. Red grape pomace (GP) is a feed resource that is rich in beneficial bioactive ... -
Mission calling in a congregation of the Dutch Reform Church of Africa in a transforming society : a case study in South Africa
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2017)The primary aim of this study is to investigate and analyse the missionary calling of the Molopo congregation in the transforming society of South Africa. The Molopo congregation is struggling to cross the frontiers because ... -
African indigenous astronomy of Batswana in Botswana and South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Although astronomy is the oldest of all the sciences, African indigenous astronomy, especially of the Batswana has to date not received the attention it deserves from scholars and researchers. Nonetheless, there is scattered, ...
