Browsing by Subject "Risk assessment"
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Assessing the relevance of external auditors and forensic accountants when performing fraud risk assessments
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The International Standards on Auditing 240 requires auditors to identify and assess the risk of material misstatements due to fraud. Significant focus is placed on fraud and fraud risk assessment (FRA), and the public ... -
Assessment of Brassica napus gene flow potential to wild relatives in northern South Africa
(2016)The Brassicaceae, distributed throughout South Africa, is a family in which hybridization may occur between cultivated species and its wild and weedy relatives. Hybridization with transgenic varieties could increase the ... -
Assessment of DDT contamination in house rat as a possible bioindicator in DDT-sprayed areas from Ethiopia and South Africa
(Springer, 2017)Ethiopia and South Africa are among the few countries to still implement indoor residual spraying with dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) for malaria vector control. In this study, we investigated the levels and ... -
Assessment of organic pollutants in selected wild and domesticated bird eggs from Gauteng, South Africa
(North-West University, 2010)Polybrominated flame retardants (BFRs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were analysed in eggs of various wild bird species from industrialised areas in South Africa. Eggs were collected ... -
Bioaccessibility and risk assessment of essential and non-essential elements in vegetables commonly consumed in Swaziland
(Elsevier, 2017)The green leafy vegetables (Mormodica involucrate, Bidens pilosa and Amaranthus spinosus) are economic; seasonal; locally grown and easily available; easy to propagate and store; highly nutritious food substances that form ... -
Brominated flame retardants in wild bird eggs from the industrialised heartland of South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)Brominated flame-retardants (BFRs), including polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), were analysed in 77 eggs of 13 wild bird species from Gauteng and northern Free State (the industrial ... -
Cardiovascular disease risk assessment in HIV-infected black South Africans : a longitudinal study
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)A double burden of non-communicable -and communicable diseases exists in South Africa which include high prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Coronary heart disease ... -
A comparative study of arthropod diversity on conventional and Bt–maize at two irrigation schemes in South Africa
(North-West University, 2011)The purpose of the research was to explore the experiences of educators regarding the training for the implementation of inclusive education in a Full Service school. A qualitative research design was chosen, using a ... -
Disaster risk assessment at Roburnia Plantation, Mpumalanga, South Africa
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)This study reports about disaster risk assessment undertaken at Roburnia Plantation, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were followed to collect data. A total of eight experienced ... -
Distribution and health risk assessment of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) residue in edible cattle tissues from northeastern part of Egypt: high accumulation level of OCPs in tongue
(Elsevier, 2016)Food consumption is an important route of human exposure to organochlorine pesticides (OCPs). In order to assess the potential human health risks associated with OCPs, edible cattle tissues (liver, kidney and tongue) were ...