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Mitochondrial disorders in the South African context : a clinical and biochemical approach
(North-West University (South Africa), 2011)
In the past, patients with suspected mitochondrial disorders (MDs) were identified only phenotypically in South Africa. However, the specific population-related characteristics were unknown and not documented. Up to as ...
Geohydrological consequences associated with the post-mine closure flooding of dewatered dolomitic karst aquifers in the Far West Rand, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2015)
English The thesis presents a hydrologic investigation into the effects of deep-level gold mining on the hydrogeological conditions of a fractured-karst aquifer system in the Far West Rand (FWR) goldfield, South Africa. ...
Detection of African horse sickness virus in Culicoides imicola using real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR)
(2016)
African horse sickness (AHS) is an infectious, non-contagious arthropod-borne disease of equids. The disease is caused by the African horse sickness virus (AHSV), a member of the genus Orbivirus, of the Reoviridae family. ...
The impact of immigration on the planning of mining cities in the North West Province
(2016)
There has been an increase in immigration trends all over the developing world and the SADC region has not been left out, with South Africa hosting more immigrants than its SADC counterparts. The purpose of this study is ...
A critical review of the challenges with classifying sludge within the South African petroleum industry
(2015)
In South Africa, The Waste Classification and Management Regulations (2013) stipulate that applicable waste streams need to be classified according to SANS 10234; the South African National Standard for the Globally ...
Water quality assessment of the Koekemoerspruit : bintegrating water physico-chemistry and phytoplankton assemblages
(2016)
Midvaal Water Company, situated on the banks of the Vaal River in the North West
Province, supplies potable water to the Greater Municipality of Matlosana, as well as mining and industrial undertakings in the area. Water ...
The effect of urbanization and agriculture on predacious arthropod diversity in the Highveld grasslands
(2015)
Biodiversity provides vital ecosystem services and more diverse ecosystems are known to be more stable and resilient in the face of disturbance. Predacious arthropods provide a valuable ecosystem service to control pest ...
Residential mortgage loan securitization and the subprime crisis
(North-West University, 2010)
Many analysts believe that problems in the U.S. housing market initiated the 2008–2010 global financial crisis. In this regard, the subprime mortgage crisis (SMC) shook the foundations of the financial industry by causing ...
An assessment of the integration of food security and disaster risk reduction policies : a case from South Africa
(2017)
Disasters have historically had a devastating effect on efforts to achieve food security, globally, regionally (Africa) and locally (South Africa). Therefore, the central motivation of this study was to determine the degree ...
Long-term variation in cosmic-ray modulation
(North-West University (South Africa), 2017)
The transport of cosmic rays inside the heliosphere can be described b
the Parker equation (Parker, 1965). Since there are no full analytica solutions to the Parker
equation, two first-order approximate solutions o the ...