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Discontinuous Galerkin finite element method for the stokes problem using rectangular meshes.
(2020)Abstract available in PDF. -
Discourse analysis of teacher and parent rhetoric about teachers’ work.
(2018)Teachers and the work they do are often at the heart of debates on education. The literature is proliferated with discussions of teacher professionalism, intensification of teachers’ work and teacher stress. This study is ... -
Discourse in the South African English-language press : past, Polokwane and prospect.
(2012)The African National Congress (ANC) has effected a shift in political discourse since the succession by President Jacob Zuma from Thabo Mbeki following the 2007 National Elective Conference in Polokwane. Subsequent political ... -
Discourses and practices of diversion : policy and practice of the child justice system.
(2010)Diversion is one of the programmes instituted within the Child Justice System. Its aim is to make punishment more rehabilitative and restorative. Prior to the Child Justice Bill, juvenile offenders were prosecuted under ... -
Discourses of Black women professors in two South African universities.
(2020)Under the policy of apartheid, racial categorisation deeply moulded South African society and ensued in widespread inequalities. These inequalities inevitably extended to higher education institutions, with White people ... -
Discourses of entrepreneurship in contemporary commerce textbooks in secondary schools in selected Southern African Development Community (SADC) Countries.
(2020)Strong emphasis has been placed on entrepreneurship in recent times as scholars and policy makers, including those in the field of education, regard it as a remedy for the social and economic challenges facing societies. ... -
Discourses of love and money : exploring constructions of gender and romantic relationships.
(2013)This dissertation considers gender relations and intimacy in romantic relationships within the context of economic globalization and consumer culture. The aim was to explore how the economic structure of South African ... -
Discourses of violent crime in South Africa : constructing crime, criminals and victims.
(2010)Talk of violent crime in South Africa abounds, with criminal violence as a topic of discussion on many social platforms - from the President‟s State of the Nation address to conversations between people on the street. This ... -
The discourses that influence the application of the Ntu psychotherapy by psychologists based in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2017)The study made use of critical discourse analysis to explore how psychologists in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, talk about their practice of psychotherapy and Ntu psychotherapy in particular. The objectives of the study ... -
The discovery and characterization of antiprotozoal compounds from South African medicinal plants by a HPLC-based activity profiling technique.
(2013)A total of 507 plant extracts from 174 South African plant species, selected based on their traditional uses against parasitic diseases, mainly against malaria were screened against Plasmodium falciprum, Trypanosoma ... -
A discrete Fourier transform based on Simpson's rule.
(2013)Fourier transforms are mathematical operations which play a vital role in the analysis of mathematical models for problems originating from a broad spectrum of elds. In this thesis, we formulate a discrete transform ... -
A discrete Hartley transform based on Simpson's rule.
(2015)The Discrete Hartley Transform and Discrete Fourier Transform are classical transfor- mations designed for e cient computations in the frequency domain. We introduce a relatively new transformation based on the existing ... -
Discrete particle swarm optimization for combinatorial problems with innovative applications.
(2016)Abstract available in PDF file. -
Discriminating wetland vegetation species in an African savanna using hyperspectral data.
(2010)Wetland vegetation is of fundamental ecological importance and is used as one of the vital bio-indicators for early signs of physical or chemical degradation in wetland systems. Wetland vegetation is being threatened by ... -
Discrimination and biomass estimation of co-existing C3 and C4 grass functional types over time : a view from space.
(2018)The co-existence of C3 and C4 grass species significantly influence their spatio-temporal variations of biochemical cycling, productivity (i.e. biomass) and role in provision of ecosystem goods and services. Consequently, ... -
Discrimination and the law with particular reference to recruitment strategies and policies as adopted by various countries.
(1998)No abstract available. -
Discriminatory use of police stop-and search powers in London, UK.
(Vathek Publishing., 2013)Black Londoners have complained over the years of being overpoliced and harassed by police officers. The history of such contentious encounters between members of the Black community and the police service dates back ... -
Discursive constructions of gender-based violence and safe sex practices among female residence students at UKZN.
(2009)Gender-based violence and the risk of HIV infection are some of the social problems facing women in South Africa. The emergence of gender-based violence as a prominent challenge facing the University of KwaZulu-Natal ... -
Discursive contructions of threat and the implications for social identity in a sample of African foreigners living in Pietermaritzburg.
(2010)Drawing on seventeen group interviews with African foreign nationals living in Pietermaritzburg, this thesis explores how a minority group talks about their experiences of threat and prejudice within the South African ... -
Discursive representations of gender based violence in a synod resolution of the Anglican diocese of Natal of October 2013.
(2015)Following the gang rape and murder of Anene Booysen in Bredasdorp near Cape Town on the 2nd of February 2013, the Anglican Church of Southern Africa through the provincial Dean, Bishop Rubin Phillip released a media statement ...