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An early modern entrepreneur: Hendrik Oostwald Eksteen and the creation of wealth in Dutch colonial Cape Town, 1702–1741

Groenewald, Gerald (Univ. of Johannesburg) (Published by History Department, University of the Western Cape, 2009)

This article uses the career of Hendrik Oostwald Eksteen at the Cape between 1702 and 1741 to illustrate the mechanisms free burghers could use to create wealth in an economically restrictive environment. By making use ...

The earth in God’s economy: Reflections on the narrative of God’s work

Conradie, Ernst (Stellenbosch University, 2008)

This essay is an abbreviated version of an inaugural lecture, read on 24 October 2007 at the University of the Western Cape. It investigates the role of cosmological narratives that help people to understand where they ...

E-book usage amongst academic librarians in South Africa

Zinn, Sandy; Langdown, Natasha (Library & Information Association of South Africa, 2011)

The purpose of this study completed in 2010 was to investigate the use of e-books amongst academic librarians; in particular which e-books are available to academic librarians, why they choose this format, what impact ...

Ecological significance of deep-layer sloughing in the eulittoral zone coralline alga, Spongites yendoi (Foslie) Chamberlain (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta) in South Africa.

Keats, Derek; Wilton, P.; Maneveldt, Gavin (Elsevier, 1994)

The crustose coralline alga Spongites yendoi (Foslie) Chamberlain (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta) dominates the lower eulittoral zone along the South Coast of South Africa, together with the limpet Patella cochlear Born. This ...

Education for actuarial quality

Lowther, Mickey; McMillan, Wendy; Venter, Francisca (Actuarial Society of South Africa (ASSA), 2009)

This paper is located in the field of actuarial professional education. It draws on current literature and empirical evidence to argue the need for developing generic ‘normative’ capabilities and values in the actuarial ...

Educators and public librarians: Unwitting partners in the information literacy education of South African youth?

Hart, Genevieve (University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2006)

The article details a study which examined the capacity of public libraries to offer information literacy education in South Africa. It investigates the perceptions of public library staff on their role in information ...

The effect of different reinforcements on the fracture toughness of materials for interim restorations

Geerts, Greta; Overturf, Jan-Hendrik; Oberholzer, Theuns G. (Elsevier, 2008)

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM. Fracture of an interim fixed partial denture (FPD) may jeopardize the success of the interim prosthodontic treatment phase and cause patient discomfort. PURPOSE. The purpose of this study was to ...

Effect of four different Opalescence tooth-whitening products on enamel microhardness

Majeed, Abdul; Grobler, Sias; Moola, Mohamad H.; Rossouw, Roelof; van Wyk Kotze, Theuns (South African Dental Association, 2008)

OBJECTIVES: The purpose was to evaluate the effect of various Opalescence tooth-whitening products on enamel. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Enamel blocks were exposed to Opalescence PF 10% Carbamide Peroxide (n = 10), Opalescence ...

Effect of four over-the-counter tooth-whitening products on enamel microhardness

Majeed, Abdul; Grobler, Sias; Moola, Mohamad H.; Oberholzer, Theuns (South African Dental Association, 2011)

OBJECTIVES: This in vitro study evaluated the effect of four over-the-counter tooth-whitening products on enamel microhardness. METHODS: Fifty enamel blocks were prepared from extracted human molar teeth. The enamel ...

Effect of various tooth-whitening products on enamel microhardness

Grobler, Sias; Majeed, Abdul; Moola, Mohamad H. (South African Dental Association, 2009)

Objectives: The purpose was to evaluate the effect of various tooth-whitening products on the South African market, containing carbamide peroxide (CP) or hydrogen peroxide (HP), on enamel microhardness. Methods: Enamel ...

The effects of a short term physical activity intervention programme on body mass index, blood pressure, and percentage body fat among high school learners

Pillay, Tanushree; Frantz, Jose M. (Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, 2009)

Introduction: The increase in physical inactivity is thought to be one of the main risk factors for the development of diseases of lifestyle. This has highlighted the need for prevention and intervention programmes that ...

Effects of heat treatment on the catalytic activity and methanol tolerance of carbon-supported platinum alloys

Valisi, Andiswa; Maiyalagan, Thandavarayan; Khotseng, Lindiwe; Linkov, Vladimir; Pasupathi, Sivakumar (Springer, 2012)

This work studies the effect of heat treatment of carbon-dispersed platinum and platinum alloys on its methanol tolerance and catalytic activity as gas diffusion electrodes for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in acid medium. ...

Effects of herbivore grazing on the physiognomy of the coralline alga Spongites yendoi and on associated competitive interactions

Maneveldt, Gavin; Keats, Derek (National Inquiry Services Centre (NISC) and Taylor & Francis, 2008)

The territorial gardening limpet Scutellastra cochlear occurs along the south and southern west coasts of South Africa, while one of its primary food items, the encrusting coralline alga Spongites yendoi, extends much ...

Effects of Leonotis leonurus aqueous extract on the isolated perfused rat heart

Mugabo, Pierre; Khan, Fatima; Burger, Andries (Open Access Science Research Publisher, 2012)

The use the aqueous decoction of Leonotis leonurus (L. leonurus) (Ll) R. Br. (Lamiaceae) in the treatment of hypertension (HPT) in traditional medicine is well documented. The effect of the aqueous extract of LI on the ...

The effects of long-term exclusion of the limpet Cymbula oculus (Born) on the distribution of intertidal organisms on a rocky shore

Maneveldt, Gavin; Eager, Rosemary; Bassier, Aghmat (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Taylor & Francis, 2009)

Zonation patterns on rocky shores are typically as a result of both physical factors and biological interactions. Physical factors generally set the upper limits of species distributions, while biological interactions ...

Effects of wild and farm-grown macroalgae on the growth of juvenile South African abalone Haliotis midae Linnaeus

Robertson-Andersson, Deborah; Maneveldt, Gavin; Naidoo, Krishni (Taylor and Francis, 2011)

The effect of various macroalgal diets on the growth of grow-out (> 20 mm shell length) South African abalone Haliotis midae was investigated on a commercial abalone farm. The experiment consisted of four treatments: fresh ...

Efficient molecular cloning of environmental DNA from geothermal sediments

Wilkinson, Dianne E.; Jaenicke, Thomas; Cowan, Donald A. (Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002)

An efficient and simple method for constructing an environmental library using mechanically sheared DNA obtained directly from geothermal sediments is presented. The method is based on blunt-end modification of DNA fragments ...

E-Learning change management and communication strategies within a HEI in a developing country: institutional organisational cultural change at the University of the Western Cape

Stoltenkamp, Juliet; Kasuto, Okasute Akwega (Springer, 2011)

The paper attempts to report on the strides that UWC has achieved in the adoption of eLearning among the campus teaching community, namely the academics from across different faculties, in order to supplement their ...

An e-learning collaborative environment: learning within a Masters in Education programme

Hendricks, Natheem (Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, 2012)

This article contributes a debate of e-learning as a form of adult education. It is based on the experiences of South African students, describes and analyses group interaction in an intercontinental Masters in Adult ...

Elite land grabbing in Namibian communal areas and its impact on subsistence farmers’ livelihoods

Odendaal, Willem (PLAAS, University of the Western Cape, 2011)

This brief examines some emerging trends and dynamics in changing power relations in rural Namibian communities due to emerging new elites and the threats to subsistence farmers’ access to communal land and ...

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