College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science
Recent Submissions
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Modelling susceptibility to Parthenium hysterophorus invasion in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa using physical, climatic and remotely sensed derived variables.
(2018)Invasive alien plants (IAP) are considered as one of the major causes of global change. Parthenium hysterophorus is recognized as one of the world’s most aggressive, harmful and extremely resilient invasive plant species. ... -
Breeding for ascochyta blight [Phoma exigua var. diversispora (Bubak) Boerema] resistance of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in Rwanda.
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Application of artificial neural networks as a predictive tool for the analysis of chemical engineering processes.
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The impact of semen exposure on cytokine response and bacterial vaginosis in the female genital tract.
(2018)Background: Diverse microbial communities and inflammatory cytokine responses in the lower female genital tract (FGT) are closely associated with increased human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) risk, possibly through ... -
Modelling CD4 count and Mortality in a cohort of patients initiated on HAART.
(2018)Longitudinally measured data and time-to-event or survival data are often associated in some ways, and are traditionally analyzed separately (Asar et al., 2015). However, separate analyses are not applicable in this case ... -
The ecological and functional assessment of wetlands : case study of a constructed wetland, Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2018)This dissertation focused on the constructed wetland at a disused coal mine in Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal. A sequence of 10 wetland cells was constructed by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) to remediate seepage from ... -
Restructuring inner cities in the post-apartheid era : a case study of Grey street, Durban.
(2019)Apartheid measures shaped, to a large extent, the cities that we live in today. The fall of the apartheid regime allowed city planners to work on plans, strategies and policies for restructuring the city. Post-apartheid ... -
Hydrochemical characterisation of Northern KwaZulu-Natal historic coal mining districts, Northeastern South Africa.
(2018)This M.Sc. dissertation reports the results of a hydrogeochemical study undertaken on historical coal mining districts of northern KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Province, South Africa. The research catchment covers an area of about ... -
Hydrogeological and hydrochemical investigation of the Durban Metropolitan District, Eastern South Africa.
(2018)Population and economic growth within the Durban Metropolitan region in eastern South Africa has increased the demand for water supply. This ever-increasing demand means that all available water supply sources including ... -
The ecology of ungulates in the Waterberg Plateau National Park, Namibia.
(2019)Although ungulate species form an important component of Namibia’s economy through tourism, their population sizes vary substantially in relation to irregular rainfall, poaching, predation and competition, amongst other ... -
Geotechnical characterization and slope stability analyses of the Town Bush Valley, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
(2018)The construction of settlements over zones of instability is increasing the impact of disasters across the world both in developed and developing nations. Many areas in the greater Pietermaritzburg region in South Africa, ... -
Water quality assessment using Landsat 8 and Sentinel-2 : a case study of the Umdloti estuary, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2018)Estuaries are amongst the most productive and important ecosystems on the planet but are vulnerable to physico-chemical alterations within their waters. Water quality and health monitoring therefore requires the timely ... -
House Crow (Corvus splendens) Eradication Measures from eThekwini Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Climate, environmental and socio-economic factors for Malaria transmission modelling in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2018)Abstract available in PDF file. -
Rural livelihoods and adaptation to climate variability and change in Chadereka Ward 1 in Muzarabani rural district, Zimbabwe.
(2017)Climate variability and change has become a major concern locally and globally that has negative impacts on the sustainability of livelihoods as well as socio-economic and environmental well-being. There is also widespread ... -
Some aspects of strong gravity effects on the electromagnetic field of a radio pulsar magnetosphere : solving the Maxwell’s equations.
(2019)The general relativistic (GR) effects of a neutron star play a substantial role on the physics at the stellar surface. These neutron stars also host a very strong magnetic field and spin with periods of a few seconds to ... -
Memory, nostalgia and reality: a socio-historical perspective of the Grey Street complex.
(2016)Urban restructuring has become a challenge experienced in every region, modifying both the fabric and forms of cities, and is driven by political and economic forces. Major consequences include socio-spatial, cultural, and ... -
Silver nanoparticles from biological extracts and their antimicrobial activities.
(2017)The increasing incidence of multi-drug resistant organisms has led to the resurgence in application of Ag-based compounds. Accordingly, increased efforts have been made in the field of nanotechnology to develop silver ...
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