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P15 trypanosome microtubule associated protein : structure/function analysis and vaccine development for the prevention of African sleeping sickness.
(2001)Trypanosomes are hemoflagellated protozoan parasites causing chagas disease in South America, Leishmaniasis throughout the world, and African sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in animals in Africa. About 55 million ... -
p38 MAPK and the C2C12 cell cycle : in vitro and in silico investigations.
(2011)The mammalian cell cycle and its points-of-entry are well characterized pathways. These points-of-entry are normally regulated via mitogens and include, amongst others, the ERK, JNK and p38 mitogen-activated protein ... -
Packaging behaviour : developing action kits for the promotion of road safety.
(2005)Recognising that road safety is a development priority in South Africa, this research project aims to compare the efficacy of the Social Marketing development communication approach with that of the education approach ... -
A packet radio system for an industrial data network.
(1992)This project was undertaken for a commercial electronics company, CONTROL LOGIC (CONLOG) which is involved in the research, design, development and manufacture of data acquisition, control, energy management and automotive ... -
Packet scheduling in satellite HSDPA networks.
(2010)The continuous growth in wireless networks is not showing any sign of slowing down as new services, new technologies and new mobile users continue to emerge. Satellite networks are expected to complement the terrestrial ... -
Packet scheduling in satellite LTE networks employing MIMO technology.
(2014)Rapid growth in the number of mobile users and ongoing demand for different types of telecommunication services from mobile networks, have driven the need for new technologies that provide high data rates and satisfy their ... -
Packing problems on a PC.
(1991)Bin packing is a problem with many applications in various industries. This thesis addresses a specific instance of the this problem, known as the Container Packing problem. Special attention is paid to the Pallet Loading ... -
Paediatric euthanasia : do terminally ill mature minors have the right to die?
(2016)Euthanasia is a highly controversial and topical issue in South Africa at the moment. Following recent developments in common law, the need for euthanasia legislation in South Africa needs to be considered and further ... -
Paediatric tuberculosis preventive treatment preferences among HIV-positive children, caregivers and healthcare providers in Eswatini: a discrete choice experiment.
(BMJ Open., 2021)Objective: Isoniazid preventive therapy initiation and completion rates are suboptimal among children. Shorter tuberculosis (TB) preventive treatment (TPT) regimens have demonstrated safety and efficacy in children and may ... -
Painting the soul : a process of empowering special needs educators.
(2009)Based on theories from Applied Drama, Dramatherapy and Psychology, this thesis explores the application of applied drama workshops with a group of educators at a school for children with barriers to learning, with a view ... -
Pair problem solving in the learning of physical science in Kwa-Zulu schools.
(1992)Students have a tendency to skip steps in reasoning and miss facts when drawing conclusions during problem solving. Seeing that this poses a problem, it was thought that vocalizing thinking, using the method of pair ... -
Palaeoenvironments of the Estcourt formation (Beaufort Group), KwaZulu-Natal.
(1997)At present the Karoo Basin covers approximately 20 000 km2. It is a large intracratonic basin which, from Carboniferous to Jurassic times, was infilled with a succession of sediments ranging from glacial deposits to those ... -
A palaeoreconstruction of late holocene fire history and vegetation dynamics from a savanna ecosystem at Mapungubwe National Park, Limpopo Valley, South Africa.
(2016)Palaeoenvironmental studies facilitate the understanding of palaeoclimatic trends that have been difficult to understand within the African context. Multi-proxy climatic reconstructions are spatially and temporally limited ... -
Palladium catalysed oxidation of a-olefins to ketones.
(1997)The aim of this research project was to investigate the oxidation reactions of olefins to ketones. Initial studies revolved around the oxidation reactions of terminal olefins to symmetrical dialkyl ketones. The inability ... -
Palladium complexes of (Benzoimidazol-2-ylmethyl) amine ligands : synthesis and applications as catalysts in methoxycarbonylation of olefins.
(2014)Compounds N-(1H-benzoimidazol-2-ylmethyl)-2-aniline(L1), N-(1H-benzoimidazol- 2-ylmethyl)-2-methoxyaniline (L2), N-(1H-benzoimidazol-2-ylmethyl)-2-thioaniline (L3) and N-(1H-benzoimidazol-2-ylmethyl)-2-bromoaniline (L4) ... -
Palladium complexes of diphosphazane and related ligands.
(2001)The synthesis, characterisation and X-ray structure detenninations of homonuclear nickel, palladium and platinum complexes with bis(phosphino)amine ligands is reviewed in Chapter 1. Particular attention is given to the ... -
Panic! Looting! : the prevalence of disaster mythology on Fox News Online and CNN Online when reporting on Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma.
(2022)The aim of this research project was to establish whether or not the known sociological concept of disaster myths were used by CNN and FOX in their online coverage of 2017 Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. After investigating ... -
Paperclay in recent South African ceramics : continuity and change in studio works.
(2012)This dissertation comprises the documentation and theoretical component of a practice-led Master of Arts in Fine Art. The illustrated text focuses in four chapters on a critical explication of contemporary South African ... -
The paradigms of mechanics : a symmetry based approach.
(1996)An overview of the historical developments of the paradigms of classical mechanics, the free particle, oscillator and the Kepler problem, is given ito (in terms of) their conserved quantities. Next, the orbits of the three ... -
Paradiplomacy in South Africa: the role of interest and identity in the international relations of KwaZulu-Natal province.
(2018)This study offered an analysis of the importance of international relations activities undertaken by sub-national governments in South Africa, with a specific reference to the province of KwaZulu-Natal. These activities ...