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The adaptive predictive control of an energy efficient central water heating system applied in the South African commercial sector
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Since the introduction of load shedding in the latter part of 2007, Eskom, the electrical utility of South Africa, have been forced to implement energy efficient and energy management measures to ensure the stability of ... -
Addressing the conflict between property development and the environment when such conflict occurs within the urban edge: legal considerations
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)The main aim of this study was to analyse how South Africa should address the conflict between property development and the environment when the conflict occurs within the urban edge, taking into consideration existing ... -
Adoption of information communication technologies (ICTs) in Kenyan small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
(North-West University (South Africa), 2014)Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a significant role in both the developing and developed economies m job and wealth creation. However, SMEs face multiple challenges such as lack of infrastructure, market intelligence ... -
Adsorption properties of South African bituminous coals relevant to carbon dioxide storage
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)An investigation was undertaken to determine the sorption properties of South African bituminous coals relevant to carbon dioxide storage in unmineable coal seams. Four bituminous coal samples from underground coal seams ... -
Adsorption, thermodynamic and density functional theory investigation of some sulphonamides as corrosion inhibitors for some selected metals in acidic medium
(North-West University, 2015)In this thesis, nine sulphonamides derivatives namely, sulphanilamide (SNA), sulphamethoxazole (SMX), sulphadimethoxine (SDM), sulphisoxazole (SSZ), sulphamethazine (SMT), sulphachloropyridazine (SCP), sulphabenzamide ... -
Adults' experience of coping with parental divorce during childhood : a phenomenological perspective
(2013)Divorce has long been described as one of the most stressful experiences that any human being can ever experience. The process of divorce implies numerous sudden and highly stressful changes to any individual affected by ... -
Advanced natural language processing for improved prosody in text–to–speech synthesis
(North-West University, 2014)Text-to-speech synthesis enables the speech-impeded user of an augmentative and alternative communication system to partake in any conversation on any topic, because it can produce dynamic content. Current synthetic voices ... -
Advances in Risk Based Investing by means of Quantile Regression
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)This thesis advances the relatively open-field of risk-based investing using methods available through quantile regression. To explain the complex relationship between different assets, practitioners and academics alike, ... -
Advancing scholarship of teaching and learning during professional development of new lecturers at higher education institutions
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)In this study, induction programmes and scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) at higher education institutions in Australia, America, the UK, Sweden and South Africa were explored through a literature study. The ... -
Aerosol optical properties at a savannah grassland site in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Atmospheric aerosols affect the earth’s radiative budget in two ways: firstly, particles directly absorb and scatter short- and long-wave radiation and, secondly, particles indirectly influence the lifetime and physical ... -
Aerosol source apportionment in southern Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)South Africa, and especially the Highveld region, contributes significantly to the atmospheric aerosol loading over southern Africa. South Africa has recognised the importance of localised air quality and its impact on ... -
Affordances of engagement strategies in chemistry : learning the periodic table
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2022)This study examined the impact of music, context-based inquiry and computer simulation as engagement strategies to determine the affordances of the engagement strategies in chemistry which could be realised by determining ... -
An African face of Christianity : a theology of five African initiated churches in Botswana
(North-West University, 2007)The purpose of this research is to investigate the possibility of arriving at an African face of Christianity in Africa. The point of departure for this study is a detailed study of five African Initiated Churches in ... -
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, ... -
African migrants in South Africa : an interactional perspective
(North-West University, 2012)The movement of African migrants from their countries of origin to other countries in search of a better future will continue to increase. However, such movement is accompanied by many challenges. Literature indicates that ... -
African women in political leadership : a comparative study of cameroon (1192-2011) and South Africa (1994-2011)
(2012)The main aim of the study was to compare the state of women's political representation in the leadership structures of South Africa and Cameroon after almost two decades of multi-party politics in these two African states. ... -
African women in political leadership : a comparative study of cameroon (1192-2011) and South Africa (1994-2011)
(North-West University (South Africa), 2012)The main aim of the study was to compare the state of women's political representation in the leadership structures of South Africa and Cameroon after almost two decades of multi-party politics in these two African states. ... -
Afrika in die resente Afrikaanse digkuns
(1999)The concern with Africa that has been visible in many spheres of the Afrikaans society for the past few years, initiated this study about Africa-consciousness and the manifestation of Africa as theme in Afrikaans poetry. ... -
Ageing and its problems in the era of HIV/AIDS in the Mafikeng Local Municipality of the North West Province of South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2011)The aim of this study was to examine the socio-economic and demographic problems affecting the elderly in the era of HIV/AIDS, with a specific focus on the Mafikeng Local Municipality of the North West Province of South ... -
Air quality in the Johannesburg–Pretoria megacity : its regional influence and identification of parameters that could mitigate pollution
(North-West University, 2012)A megacity is generally defined as a city that, together with its suburbs or recognised metropolitan area, has a total population of more than 10 million people. Air pollution in megacities is a major concern due to large ...
