Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs): Recent submissions
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Symmetric and asymmetric exchange rate pass through in South Africa: The role of nominal rigidities and exchange rate volatility
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023-10)The goal of attaining low inflation levels and price stability has led many countries to adopt inflation targeting policy frameworks. Through its monetary authorities, South Africa implemented an Inflation Targeting policy ... -
Management of violence in secondary schools of the North West Province
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2023-12)Violence in schools in South Africa and globally is a very serious problem. Parents, teachers, learners, and the community alike are concerned about the escalating violence amongst learners and the gravity of the acts ... -
Die realiteit van homoseksualisme: 'n sosiologies kwalitatief ontleding (The reality of homosexualism: a sociological qualitative analysis)
(North-West University (South Africa), 1989-01)In this study titled: Die realiteit van homoseksualisme: 'n sosiologies kwalitatief ontleding (The reality of homosexualism: a sociological qualitative analysis) the symbolic tools used by sociologists in order to understand ... -
A column generation approach for product targeting optimisation within the banking industry
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2023-10)Product targeting optimisation within the financial sector is becoming increasingly complex as optimisation models are exposed to an abundance of data-driven analytics and insights generated from a host of customer ... -
Quantifying maintenance system efficiency of a lobe blower in a maize mill
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2023-10)This study aims to assist maintenance managers in identifying the need for predictive maintenance on a specific machine. The endeavour is to provide justification for condition monitoring implementation and outline the ... -
High-performance sailplane airbrake analysis using CFD
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2023-10)Sailplane airbrakes are an essential part of sailplane control and safety. So much so that EASA, (European Aviation Safety Agency) has specific regulations specifically aimed at sailplane airbrake design. For sailplanes ... -
Developing a steady state neutronic model for the PBR-250 HTR using Serpent 2.1.31
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2023-10)The PBR-250 reactor is a Generation-IV pebble bed high-temperature reactor with a rating of 250MWth and has the ability to produce electricity and process heat of up to 1000 °C. The most desirable feature of this reactor ... -
Knowledge discovery with additive attribution methods for geomagnetic index prediction
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2023-10)During a solar cycle, the Sun emits various ejections such as Coronal Mass Ejections (CME) and higher-pressure streams caused by Corotating Interaction Regions (CIR). These ejections induce geomagnetic storms that are known ... -
Dry beneficiation of -13mm South African coal using an air dense medium fluidization bed
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2023-10)Coal remains an important energy-resource base worldwide as it is considered abundant, affordable and reliable (WEC, 2022). South Africa’s national energy-resource base is dominated by coal; with coal-fired power stations ... -
Coal washability determination using RhoVol technology
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2023-10)Density is one of the key properties of coal and provides information about its physical and chemical composition. Washability analyses (or densimetric information) are used to specify the yield and quality of clean coal ... -
Understanding the challenges teachers in the Western Cape face teaching the music component of life skills in the intermediate phase
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)Life Skills forms part of the curriculum according to the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS). The purpose of this participatory action research study was to understand the challenges teachers face in the ... -
Adoption of Management Accounting Practices: Challenges and opportunities for small and medium-scale enterprises in Zimbabwe
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022-06)Prolonged periods of economic recession and the resultant informalisation of the Zimbabwean economy have meant that Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the new engines of economic growth. The Zimbabwean government's ... -
Another creed no one ever taught them: re-visioning theological ideas for women in Charlotte Brontë's novels
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022-06)This dissertation examines the redefinition of Victorian women’s creed and quest for selffulfilment based on their Protestant faith in three selected texts by Charlotte Brontë, namely Jane Eyre (1847), Shirley (1849), ... -
Screening of Pt/Ni bimetallic electrocatalysts using DFT calculations
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021-06)Clean, renewable energy could be produced from the electrocatalytic splitting and recombination of water in electrolysers and fuel cells, called electrochemical devices. However, the development of these electrochemical ... -
Education for Sustainable Development in Eastern Cape secondary schools
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2023-12)Sustainable development (SD) is one of the most urgent challenges of our time. Today’s world presents an environment with immense degrees of inequality, social exclusion, poverty and environmental destruction. SD refers ... -
Supporting foundation phase teachers at rural schools to improve teaching skills in mathematics: A PALAR approach
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2023-10)South Africa has had a good number of curricula implemented in the last decade. These curricula and specifically the mathematics curricula were ideally written for the mainstream learner. Unfortunately, for learners that ... -
'n Gereformeerd-kerkregtelike beoordeling van die predikant se verbintenis aan die plaaslike kerk
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2001)In the new political dispensation since 1994 it becomes clear that the government describes the bond between the minister of religion and the local church as an employer-employee relationship, within the power of control ... -
Crafting of a model for the sector delivery agreement in the Department of Public Service and Administration
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)The DPSA is responsible for overseeing South African public service, which also includes ensuring that the public service is in a position to implement government policies effectively. Service delivery agreement Outcome ... -
Trauma-informed strengths-based group intervention guideline for female survivors of adult sexual assault
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2023)High prevalence rates of sexual assault perpetrated against women are well documented, both nationally and internationally. Although this type of trauma can lead to numerous adverse long-term effects, some survivors ... -
Investigating kinds of support provided to primary school learners to alleviate language as a barrier to learning with specific reference to grades 4-6
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2023)The main purpose of the study is to investigate the kinds of support given to learners who experience language as a barrier to learning, and the support given to educators in order to support learners with this barrier. ...