Browsing Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Characterisation"

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    • The genotoxic effect of gold nanoparticles in cultured human cells 

      Mulder, Danielle Wingrove (North-West University (South Africa), 2016)
      Gold nanoparticles are ultrafine particles which are being used diversely in the medical field. Despite their versatility, the toxicity research which has been conducted on these particles is incredibly limited as well ...

    • Genotypic characterisation of ESKAPE pathogens from groundwater 

      Twala, Baimphetlhetse Belah (North-West University (South Africa), 2023)
      This study aimed to investigate the presence, antibiotic susceptibility profiles, and virulence genes determinants of ESKAPE pathogens isolated from water obtained from different groundwater sources of some villages of ...

    • On new goodness-of-fit tests for the Rayleigh distribution 

      Liebenberg, S.C. (North-West University (South Africa), 2020)
      The Rayleigh distribution has been observed in numerous processes across multiple research disciplines. It has therefore become increasingly important to test if a specific data set originated from this distribution. ...

    • Study the effect of alkyl substitution of monomers on properties of polyesters 

      Bhengu, Kenneth (North-West University, 2015)
      This study concerned the synthesis of modified terephthalic acid monomers and branched dialcohols for the synthesis of polyesters with different properties. Monomers were prepared by esterification of terephthalic acid ...