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’n Verkenning van aardsistemiese kwesbaarheid binne die konteks van afvalstortingsterreine in die Antroposeen
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2020)The Anthropocene refers to a geological epoch dominated by humans. Within this epoch atmospheric, geological, hydrological, biospheric and other earth systemic processes change due to human activity and can no longer only ... -
Nafion-stabilised platinum nanoparticles supported on titanium nitride: An efficient and durable electrocatalyst for phosphoric acid based polymer electrolyte fuel cells
(Elsevier, 2013)Nafion derived platinum nanoparticles were produced and successfully anchored on titanium nitride (TiN) support (Pt/TiN) and its suitability for phosphoric acid based polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells is reported. ... -
Nagjakkals, Hendrik Januarie
(University of Pretoria, 2008)Hendrik Januarie se debuutbundel Pro rata wat in 1989 by Perskor verskyn het, gee reeds 'n aanduiding van hierdie digter se vermoë om indrukke - onder andere van die natuur, landskappe, vergankliklikheid en die sikliese ... -
Namibian foreign exchange market: The degree of sterilisation
(Asian Online Journals, 2013)This paper examines the size of the degree of sterilization in Namibia. The study uses the ordinary least squares method to estimate the regression based on monthly data covering the period 2000:01 to 2013:03. The variables, ... -
Namibia’s moment: youth and urban land activism
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)A few months short of the 25th anniversary of independence from South Africa in March 1990 Namibia reached her Fanonian moment. As Achille Mbembe has explained this term with regard to the South African student movements ... -
Nanomedicines for infectious diseases
(Springer Nature, 2019)Infectious diseases continue to pose a significant threat to global health. Over 200 infectious diseases are currently known to man. Fortunately, only a handful are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality. ... -
Nanoparticulate TiO2-promoted PtRu/C catalyst for methanol oxidation: TiO2 nanoparticles promoted PtRu/C catalyst for MOR
(Springer, 2013)To improve the electrocatalytic properties of PtRu/C in methanol electrooxidation, nanoparticulate TiO2-promoted PtRu/C catalysts were prepared by directly mixing TiO2 nanoparticles with PtRu/C. Using cyclic voltammetry, ... -
Nanostructured Mn-doped CeO2 thin films with enhanced electrochemical properties for pseudocapacitive applications
(Elsevier, 2021-06)Cerium oxides with variable oxidation states, high interfacial charge transfer rate have demonstrated to be a potential pseudocapacitive material. In this paper, we present the structural and electrochemical properties of ... -
Nanotechnology advances towards development of targeted-treatment for obesity
(Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2019)Obesity through its association with type 2 diabetes (T2D), cancer and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), poses a serious health threat, as these diseases contribute to high mortality rates. Pharmacotherapy alone or in ... -
Nanotechnology-based strategies for effective and rapid detection of sars-cov-2
(MDPI, 2021)The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has gained worldwide attention and has prompted the development of innovative diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines to mitigate the pandemic. Diagnostic methods based ... -
Narrating the past: Reflections on recent Black Afrikaans writing
(Tydskrif vir Letterkunde Association, 2018)A return to the past has been a dominant feature of recent Afrikaans writing. This is evident in the many novels re-visiting the Anglo-Boer War or recounting incidents from the apartheid past. The approaches include the ... -
A narration of a physical science teacher's experience of implementing a new curriculum
(UNISA Press, 2016)This article narrates the lived experiences of a Physical Science teacher named Thobani (pseudonym) in implementing a new curriculum in South Africa. Drawing on the work of Husserl and Heidegger, the article describes the ... -
Narrative and personhood: The quest for triad community development
(Pieter de Waal Neethling Trust, 2020)This article sets out a Christian theological anthropology for community development. This critical engagement with traditional and doctrinal forms of Christian theological anthropology will analyse two contrasting ... -
Narratives of scarcity: Framing the global land rush
(Elsevier, 2019)Global resource scarcity has become a central policy concern, with predictions of rising populations, natural resource depletion and hunger. The narratives of scarcity that arise as a result justify actions to harness ... -
Narratives of scarcity: Framing the global land rush
(Elsevier, 2019)Global resource scarcity has become a central policy concern, with predictions of rising populations, naturalresource depletion and hunger. The narratives of scarcity that arise as a result justify actions to harness ... -
Narratives of transactional sex on a university campus
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)Given the imperatives of HIV and gender equality, South African researchers have foregrounded transactional sex as a common practice that contributes to unsafe and inequitable sexual practices. This paper presents findings ... -
Nasruddin's key: poverty measurement and the government of marginal populations
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape., 2011)This paper considers the role of ‘measurement’ and other forms of poverty knowledge in a context where the nature and direction of global economic growth is creating ‘surplus populations’ suffering various forms of ... -
Nasruddin’s key: Poverty measurement and the government of marginal populations
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2011)This paper considers the role of ‘measurement’ and other forms of poverty knowledge in a context where the nature and direction of global economic growth is creating ‘surplus populations’ suffering various forms of ... -
National and provincial government spending on agriculture
(PLAAS, 2010-12)By the end of 2010, the new policy direction for land reform has not been clear. The minister of Rural Development and Land Reform, Gugile Nkwinti, announced that a Green Paper on Rural Development and Agrarian Transformation, ... -
National cohesion and intergovernmental relations in South Africa
(JUTA, 2016)The creation of provinces in 1994 gave effect to the grand compromise of the 1993 negotiations, but also raised fears about the deleterious consequences they could hold for national cohesion. A first concern was that ...
