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Cadmium induces hypodermal periderm formation in the roots of the monocotyledonous medicinal plant Merwilla plumbea.
(Annals of Botany Company., 2010)Background and Aims. Merwilla plumbea is an important African medicinal plant. As the plants grow in soils contaminated with metals from mining activities, the danger of human intoxication exists. An experiment with plants ... -
Caesarean section rates at the Standerton Hospital, 2004-2007.
(2011)Introduction Increased use of caesarean section (CS) as a mode of delivery is of concern for maternal and child health in many countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) has set guideline of population caesarean ... -
The calcium requirement of commercial layer pullets in the pre-laying period.
(2003)Specifications for the amount of calcium to be included in feeds for pullets and laying hens vary considerably in the scientific literature. Much of this variation is due to the fact that genetic selection has changed ... -
Calibration techniques for 21-cm experiments with application to HERA: quasi-redundant calibration analysis.
(2018)Upcoming 21 cm observations promise to open a new window in our understanding of the universe from the epoch of recombination down to redshift of z 1. However, measurements of 21 cm signals come at a high cost since ... -
Call admission control for interactive multimedia satellite networks.
(2015)Satellite communication has become an integral component of global access communication network due mainly to its ubiquitous coverage, large bandwidth and ability to support for large numbers of users over fixed and mobile ... -
Can "podcasts" significantly improve first time, first year economics students' results?
(2010)Abstract available from the print copy or the electronic version of the thesis. -
Can a critical analysis of Hans Küng's early ecclesiology (1960-1970) yield some paradigmatic examples for a contemporary redemptive community in South Africa?
(2003)This thesis primarily analyses critically Kung's early ecclesiology with the intention of identifying important paradigmatic examples to be related to a contemporary South African Church Community. It argues that Kung's ... -
Can credit derivative instruments be utilised by South African banks to effectively hedge the credit risk they face in lending to the small, medium and micro enterprise market?
(2002)The objective of this research proposal is to explore the extent to which credit derivatives can be used effectively by domestic financial institutions, in particular, Commercial Banks to hedge the credit risk associated ... -
Can Humanities Social Science faculties (HSF) give utility value (economic) to the South African development state? : a case study of HSF of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and the eThekwini region.
(2010)This research paper seeks to explore whether the University of KwaZulu-Natal (U.K.Z.N) Humanities Social Science Faculty (HSF) can provide utility (economic) value to the eThekwini region and the South African developmental ... -
Can hunting? : an analysis of recent changes in the legal framework governing the management of large predators in South Africa.
(2008)New regulations have been published under the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act ('the Biodiversity Act') that regulate activities regarded as 'restricted activities' by that Act involving listed species ... -
Can livelihood approaches adequately evaluate the determinants of food insecurity to inform interventions in Kenya?
(2012)Food insecurity has remained pervasive for most Kenyan livelihoods despite the implementation of substantive interventions by the government and its development partners, since it gained independence in 1963. The inability ... -
Can minors claim a right to die? : an analysis within the South African context.
(2008)No abstract available. -
Can recipients of the child social grants in Banana City informal settlement generate an adequate standard of living form the grant?
(2009)The study "Can recipients of the Child Social Grants in Banana City Informal Settlement generate an adequate standard of living from the Grant?" examines whether the child support grants is accessible and sufficient to ... -
Can retirement villages be used to stimulate the economic development of small towns?
(1997)This dissertation looks at the possibility of using a development, like a retirement village, to stimulate the economic development of small towns. Following on from this, the question of whether or not a retirement village ... -
Can small-scale poultry production contribute to household food security in the Maphephetheni lowlands, KwaZulu-Natal?
(2009)This study investigated the feasibility of small-scale poultry production to contribute to household food security in the Maphephetheni lowlands in KwaZulu-Natal. Forty households, selected by stratified random sampling ... -
"Can the national budget influence investment and growth? : - a Ricardian perspective"
(2006)Since Ricardo's nineteenth-century suggestion that the mean's of financing government spending is irrelevant, theoretical debate concerning the burden of government debt has been vigorous -
Can we be particularists about environmental ethics? : assessing the theory of moral particularism and its practical application in applied environmental ethics.
(2008)Moral judgments have tended to be made through the application of certain moral principles and it seems we think we need principles in order to make sound moral judgments. However, the theory of moral particularism, as put ... -
Can you "dig up the hatchet"? : on the semantic transparency of idioms in English.
(2013)This thesis is concerned with the connection between syntax and semantics regarding the construction of special meaning in English. To investigate this construction I have taken a selection of English idioms, modified them ...