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Earthworms and their natural habitat in North-West
(Wiley, 2020)This approach is too simplified—focusing only on the return period of the design event—and ignores the complexity of drainage systems and the potential changes in catchment hydrology and the at-risk valuable assets within. ... -
The impact of aerosols on forecasting short range temperature over South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)The impact of biomass burning and dust aerosols on the performance of forecasting short-range near surface temperature over South Africa was investigated using the UK Met Office Unified Model (MetUM) nesting suite. Aerosol ... -
Screening Metagenome for novel N-Hydroxylating Monooxygenases (MMOs) using Bioinformatics and Biotechnological tools
(North-West University (South Africa), 2016)Microbial N-hydroxylating monooxygenases (NMOs) are useful industrial biocatalysts that perform the regioselective addition of a single oxygen atom to the terminal amino group of their target substrates (primary aliphatic ... -
Comparative diversity of arthropods on conventional and genetically modified Bt soybean plants in field trials in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Genetically modified soybean expressing Cry1Ac toxins derived from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), have been approved for experimental cultivation in South Africa. Helicoverpa armigera is the target species ... -
Hydrological Modelling of the Rietvlei Wetland, Western Cape, South Africa: Identifying possible Environmental Impacts
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Conceptualizing the hydrological processes governing wetland environments is only possible when the defining attributes of the wetland are considered and understood. In this case, the groundwater level fluctuations, wetland ... -
Towards the development of an integrated governance mechanisms for recurrent drought in the North West Province, Republic of South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)This study probed methods that might be applicable in developing an integrated governance mechanism for recurrent drought experienced in the North-West Province. Globally drought is considered a temporal and unusual behaviour ... -
Impact of credit facilities on savings among middle income earners in the North West Department of Education
(North-West University (South Africa), 2016)Savings play a critical role in any economy. It is income put aside for future use or investment. Household savings refer to disposable income that is not used for current consumption. There is evidence that South Africa ... -
Local government funding and infrastructure backlogs: a case study of Emfuleni Local Municipality
(North-West University (South Africa), 2016)South Africa is a hotbed of service delivery protests compared to developing countries. It is still faced with massive backlogs of service delivery, and these affect the lives of many people at the grassroots level. Although ... -
Evaluation of the effect of selected plant growth regulators on soybean yield parameters in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Soybean is an important protein and oilseed crop throughout the world due to the commercial use of soybean meal, oil and sub-products. South Africa is the largest soybean producer in Africa and produces on average 1.8 t ... -
Concentrations and compositions of metallic elements in commercially important marine species
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Metals have been in our environment since the genesis of the world and are ubiquitous in all environments. We as humans mine, utilize, and release these metals from the environment to a level that may affect chronically ... -
Risk culture in a South African outdoor advertising organisation
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)In the South African context, the outdoor advertising industry is exposed, amongst other things, to operational, legal and compliance risks in terms of the various by-laws issued by different municipalities. This exposure ... -
Conservation laws and exact solutions for some nonlinear partial differential equations
(North-West University (South Africa), 2016)In this thesis we study some nonlinear partial diffrerential equations which appear in several physical phenomena of the real world. Exact solutions and conservation laws are obtained for such equations using various ... -
Clifford-Fischer Matrices and character tables of certain group extensions associated with M₂₂:2, M₂₄ and HS:2
(North-West University (South Africa), 2016)Character tables of finite groups provide substantial information about a group and their use is of great importance in physical sciences and pure mathematics. Any finite group is either simple or has a proper normal ... -
The use of Clarias gariepinus and associated helminthic parasites as bio-indicators of metal pollution in a subtropical ecosystem
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Metals are naturally occurring elements that play an important role in the functioning of organisms. However, imbalances in metal concentrations in the environment are of great concern due to their potential detrimental ... -
Effects of indigenization on financial development
(North-West University (South Africa), 2016)The research examines the effect of indigenization on financial development using secondary data from 2008–2012. A sample of 49 countries, using the financial development index (FDI), revealed that, Indigenization had a ... -
Establishment of native vegetation on artificial growth mediums in the Afroalpine zone, Lesotho
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Mining is an anthropogenic activity that is not only destructive to the environment but creates imbalances between the natural integrity of the environment and human society. Letšeng Diamonds is a kimberlite diamond mining ... -
Conceptualization of African Primal Health Care in mental health
(North-West University (South Africa), 2016)To date African indigenous community make use of indigenous practices of promoting health and facilitating healing. The current primary health care system created a program called primary health re-engineering of which the ... -
Creating a South African walkability audit tool to guide the planning of pedestrian friendly spaces
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Walkable cities and the quality of the walking environment has become an important issue in planning and design, substantiated by the health agenda on the one hand and the green agenda and emphasis on non-motorised ... -
Language Reasoning and Verbal Reasoning Difficulties of Students in the four year BSc-Course at NWU
(North-West University (South Africa), 2016)Students who are learning science need to use specialized conceptual language in reading, reasoning and problem solving. This study explored the language used in chemistry including non-technical words (i.e., understanding ... -
Understanding the challenges of multiple regulatory processes for photovoltaic (PV) solar power projects
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)A complex web of regulatory processes from different government entities governs current photovoltaic (PV) solar power project authorisations. For a regulatory system to be suitable, it must include efficient institutional, ...
