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Distortion of incentives for farm households in KwaZulu.
(2015-03-10)KwaZulu is a less developed region of South Africa. Low agricultural incomes have contributed to widespread poverty in the region. Despite intense population pressure on the land, arable resources are underutilized. ... -
Distributed cognition in interpersonal dialogue.
(2003)The study of cognition has suggested different views of what a system needs to perform computations. A strong computationalist approach aims at producing and preserving true statements through syntactic recombinations of ... -
Distributed control synthesis for manufacturing systems using customers' decision behaviour for mass customisation.
(2013)The mass customisation manufacturing (MCM) paradigm has created a problem in manufacturing control implementation, as each individual customer has the potential to disrupt the operations of production. The aim of this ... -
A distributed knowledge-based support system for strategic management.
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A distributed sediment delivery ratio concept for sediment yield modelling.
(2004)Identifying areas of the hillslope that are most sensitive to soil erosion and contribute significantly to sediment yield is a primary concern in environmental protection and conservation. Therefore the ability to predict ... -
Distributed teacher leadership in South African schools : troubling the terrain.
(2010)This publication-based study aims to ‘trouble’ the terrain of teacher leadership – at the level of both theory and praxis, in the South African schooling context. The motivation for this study came from my increasing ... -
The distribution and abundance of the humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) along the Natal coast, South Africa.
(1994)Populations of the humpback dolphin in Natal, South Africa, are subject to increasing pressures including capture in the shark nets and habitat degradation, and concern has been raised about the status of the population. ... -
Distribution and seasonal abundance of the flowerbud weevil anthonomus santacruzi hustache (coleoptera : curculionidae) in KwaZulu-Natal and its impact on the invasive weed solanum mauritianum scopoli (solanaceae).
(2016)Solanum mauritianum Scopoli (Solanaceae), native to South America, is an invasive weed of tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions in many countries including South Africa. The seed-packed fruits are highly palatable ... -
Distribution and severity of herbicide resistance in the Republic of South Africa.
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Distribution patterns of epigaeic invertebrates across Afromontane forest/grassland ecotones, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2013-12-18)Considered key landscape elements, ecotones play an important role in landscape ecology. In heavily fragmented, or heterogeneous landscapes, ecotones become a major, even dominant, feature. Yet, there are relatively few ... -
Diverse computational tools towards the understanding of HIV targets and design of potential drug candidates.
HIV/AIDS still remains to be a challenging epidemic infecting millions of individuals worldwide. The morbidity and mortality rates of HIV-infected patients has been well documented over the years. Despite on-going HIV/AIDS ... -
Diverse school contexts and novice teachers' professional development.
(2013-09-13)This study is an exploration of the influence of different school contexts on novice teachers’ professional development and learning. The study sought to understand and interpret how 1st year novice teachers who were exposed ... -
Diversity analysis and breeding for maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky) and larger grain borer (Prostephanus truncatus horn) : resistance in productive maize germplasm in Malawi.
(2015-09-16)Maize (Zea mays L.) is the main staple food crop in Malawi grown by 97% of small holder farmers. However, the potential maize yields are reduced by postharvest losses of grain in storage due to the larger grain borer ... -
Diversity analysis of South African sorghum genotypes using agronomic traits, SSR markers and protein content and amino acid composition.
(2015)Sorghum is an important food security crop and ranks fifth after wheat, rice, maize, and barley in total area of production globally. In South Africa, sorghum is mainly grown for food and livestock feed both by small-holder ... -
Diversity and disease : the demographic and socio-economic determinants of chronic disease in South Africa.
(2014)Chronic diseases are the leading cause of global mortality and morbidity. The already high rates of these diseases are predicted to increase even further, particularly in developing regions. Diabetes, ... -
Diversity and distribution of subtidal soft-bottom macrofauna of the Isimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa.
(2015-10-16)There have been no previous studies describing the subtidal soft-bottom macrofaunal assemblages of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park or how they are influenced by the ecological and environmental processes associated with coral ... -
Diversity of bivalve molluscs within the St Lucia estuarine system, with emphasis on the ecophysiology of Solen cylindraceus and Brachidontes virgiliae.
(2014-06-17)The St Lucia estuarine system, Africa’s largest estuarine lake, is characterised by cyclic changes from hypersaline to oligo/mesohaline conditions in response to alternations between drought and wetter than average years. ... -
Divesting and investing as strategic decisions in small business entrepreneurship.
(2003)With many studies on small business entrepreneurship indicating high failure rates, South Africa is no exception. However, the small business is a critical sector of the South African economy, as it contributes significantly ... -
Divorce and remarriage among the Shambala Christians : the pastoral response of the church; Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania, north eastern Diocese, southern district.
(2004)This dissertation critically reflects the problem of divorce and remarriage within the North Eastern diocese of the Lutheran Church in Tanzania. A problem which has become rampant in the whole church. The situation became ...
