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An ontology for information system development methodologies
(North-West University, 2009)
As more organisations are expanding in their operations, there has been a strong emphasis on investing in Information Systems (IS). To ensure successful deployment of IS, software developers are advised to apply Information ...
The assessment of topsoil degradation on rehabilitated coal discard dumps
(North-West University, 2003)
This study investigates coal discard cover soil fertility and its potential for
degradation, particularly in terms of its salinisation and acidification potential. Seven
rehabilitated coal discard dumps in the Witbank, ...
An appraisal of the quality of mining EIA reports
(North-West University, 2007)
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is one of the tools used by reIevant authorities all over the world in an attempt to ensure that the principles of sustainable development are achieved. Since EIA became mandatory in ...
Evidence based water sensitive planning : securing water sustainability through innovative spatial planning tools
(North-West University (South Africa). Potchefstroom Campus, 2019)
Everything society does, from its economy to its culture, depends in part on safe, stable access to water resources. However, water resource management looms as one of the greatest global challenges of the 21st century. ...
The assessment of variable buffer zones to manage rocky ridges in Johannesburg, Gauteng
(North-West University, 2006)
In the pursuit of sustainable development, Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) are
acknowledged globally as a tool designed to assist governing authorities by providing
the information required to make an informed ...
Managing interest rate risk : a comparison of the effectiveness of forecasting and volatility models
(North-West University, 2005)
lnterest rate risk is one of the most important types of risk to which banks are
inherently exposed. lnterest rates determine a bank's profitability and have an effect
on a bank's liquidity and investment portfolio. It ...
Robust techniques for regression models with minimal assumptions
(North-West University, 2011)
Good quality management decisions often rely on the evaluation and interpretation of data. One of the most popular ways to investigate possible relationships in a given data set is to follow a process of fitting models to ...
Detection of atmospheric water vapour using the Global Positioning System
(North-West University, 2003)
The Global Positioning System (GPS) has been used for more than a decade for the
accurate determination of position on the earth's surface, as well as navigation. The
system consists of approximately thirty satellites, ...
Optimisation of conditions for the resolution of 1,2-epoxyoctane in a bioreactor
(North-West University, 2003)
Due to recent legislation requiring the determining of the pharmacokinetic effect of both enantiomers separately, of any new racemic drug before commercialisation, much research is
done to improve and optimise methods for ...
The metathesis activity and deactivation of heterogeneous metal oxide catalytic systems
(North-West University, 2003)
During this investigation it was found that the 8 wt% W03/SiO2 catalyst was effective for the metathetical conversion of 1-octene or 1-heptene to longer chain internal olefins in the detergent range. Various factors were ...