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Object marking in isiZulu.
(Southern African Applied Linguistics Association & The Linguistics Society of Southern Africa., 2012)I examine object marking in the Nguni language isiZulu, focusing specifically on those properties that are subject to micro-parametric variation within the Bantu family. This includes the occurrence of object markers in ... -
Object-orientation and integration for modelling water resource systems using the ACRU model.
(2018)Water is a limiting resource in South Africa, with demand in many catchments exceeding supply, necessitating transfers of water between catchments. This situation requires detailed and integrated management of the country’s ... -
The objective and subjective conditions of poverty amongst the destitute and homeless population of central Durban.
(2003)This study provides a descriptive analysis of the destitute and homeless central Durban. A quantitative and qualitative examination was undertaken to present a description of both the objective and subjective conditions ... -
The obligation on environmental authorities to consider socio-economic factors in EIAs : a critical examination of s 24 of NEMA.
(2014)Environmental impact assessments were developed in the United States with an object to build into the decision-making processes an awareness of environmental considerations. EIAs were imported into South African law and ... -
Observational narratives and feminist practice : an analysis of Kim Longinotto's documentary filmmaking using Rough Aunties (2008) as a case study.
(2014)This research is primarily focused on the feminist filmmaker Kim Longinotto’s South African-based documentary Rough Aunties (2008). Through a process of close analysis it aims to describe how Longinotto structures the ... -
An observational study on the outcome of corneal cross-linking for Keratoconus at Greys tertiary hospital, Pietermaritzburg.
(2018)The purpose of this observational study was to evaluate the efficacy of corneal cross-linking for keratoconus, beginning when the procedure was performed up to a year after the procedure in patients at Greys Hospital in ... -
Observations on the effects of some environmentally induced mental stresses on the heart.
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Observed and projected climate change effects on localized drought events: a case study for sugarbelt within KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, South Africa.
(2021)The projected increase of air temperature across the globe has been associated the increased vulnerability of resource-poor farming communities to climate variability. Past and possible changes in climate trends for the ... -
Observed birth prevalence of structural congenital disorders among live births at a regional facility in South Africa.
(2021)Congenital disorders (CDs) are a global health issue and an important contributor to childhood mortality and morbidity. In South Africa (SA), the size and nature of the problem is unknown because reporting of CDs has been ... -
The "observers" attendant in the poems The love songs of J. Alfred Prufrock, Portrait of lady, Preludes and Rhapsody on a windy night from Thomas Stearns Eliot's Prufrock and other observations as quintessential figures of modernity as defined by Alain Touraine's, Critique of modernity.
(2000)This thesis posits that the "observers" attendant in Eliot's poems The Love Song of Alfred Prurock, Portrait of a Lady, Preludes and Rhapsody on a Windy Night can be considered quintessential figures of modernity. Against ... -
Obstacle avoidance and trajectory optimisation for a power line inspection robot.
(2012)This dissertation presents the research, development and application of trajectory creation, obstacle avoidance and trajectory optimisation methods for an existing serial manipulator power line inspection robot (PLIR). The ... -
Occupational challenges faced by the nurses working in public health care: the case of Chesterville Clinic.
(2021)Nurses have a significant role to play in promoting good quality health care in South Africa. Therefore, it is critical for the Department of Health to have nurses who are engaged in their work. However, given the high ... -
The occupational choices of ex-grade 12 learners at a special needs school between 1996-2001.
(2003)This study reports on the occupational choices of 87 individuals with learning disabilities, who had successfully completed Grade 12 between 1996 and 2001 at a long-term remedial school, in a city suburb in the Kwa-Zulu ... -
Occupational choices of women in South Africa.
(2000)The purpose of this study is to determine women's perceptions and choices of different categories of occupations and the reasons for such choices. Since the installation of the first democratic post apartheid government ... -
Occupational exposure and genotoxicity among Ethekwini Municipality petrol attendants.
(2013)Background Benzene, a constituent of petrol, is classified as a Group 1 carcinogen. Once benzene enters the human body, its breakdown products, benzene oxide (BO) and 1.4 benzoquinone (BQ), have the ability to interact ... -
Occupational exposures and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease : a hospital-based case-control study.
(2009)Aim The aim of this study was to determine the contribution of occupational exposures to the burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) among a sample of hospital based patients. Methods Cases (n=110) with ... -
Occupational health in South Africa.
(1987)Occupational health is concerned with health in its relation to work and the working environment. This study was undertaken to present an overview of occupational health in South Africa, with national and international ... -
Occupational stress and work engagement among special needs educators in the Umlazi District of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2010)The present research study attempted to determine if special needs educators, who reported being engaged in their work, were more likely to appraise perceived stressful work situations as a welcomed challenge as opposed ...