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Shopping centre development strategies for emerging markets in KwaZulu-Natal

Warrington, Neville Harold (2001-11)

The first fully enclosed, airconditioned shopping mall in a black township in South Africa opened in 1979 in Umlazi, outside Durban. The provincial development corporation (Ithala) spearheaded emerging market shopping centre ...
Prevalence, antimicrobial profiles, molecular serotyping and toxigenicity of "listeria monocytogenes" isolated from food in Gabarone, Botswana

Morobe, Isaac C. (2009-02)

Listeria monocytogenes is known to cause epidemic and sporadic cases of listeriosis. The present study investigated its occurrence, antibiotic sensitivity and serotyping of the organism in foods in various retail outlets ...
Evaluation of the effects of solar ultraviolet radiation on the growth of vibrio cholerae and on the secretion of the cholera toxin

Ssemakalu, Cornelius Cano (2010-11)

Cholera is a water-borne disease that continues to ravage resource poor communities around the world especially those in developing countries. The disease is caused by Vibrio cholerae microorganisms whose natural habitat ...
A phytochemical and biological investigation of Sutherlandia Frutescens

Faleschini, Maria Teresa (2011-11)

Since ancient times, indigenous plants have been used by traditional healers for treating various ailments. Sutherlandia frutescens is one of the most commonly used medicinal plants of southern Africa. This widely ...
Phytochemical isolation of compounds from the plant sceletium tortuosum

Setshedi, Itumeleng Bridgette (2012-11)

Traditionally, Sceletium tortuosum has been used as a medicine and for social and spiritual purposes. The genus is distributed in the south-western parts of South Africa. This project phytochemically analysed and characterised ...
Partial purification and characterization of selected enzymes of bovine nitrogen metabolism : comparison of the Nguni and Hereford breeds

Mathomu, Lutendo Michael (2012-11)

Ruminant animals consuming low N-diet have been reported to have increased urea reabsorption with the Nguni being categorized as N-recycling ruminant. The enzymes associated with N-cycling are hypothesized to contribute ...
Determination of aflatoxins in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) collected from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo and Pretoria, South Africa : a comparative study

Kamika, Ilunga (2013-04-16)

This study assessed the mycological and aflatoxin contamination of peanuts collected from Kinshasa, DRC and Pretoria, South Africa. Forty peanut samples were collected randomly at informal markets in the two cities and ...
A perceptual exploration of women's golfing apparel qualities and its influence on the consumers' purchasing decision

Naidoo, Sagunthala Appal (2013-05)

The purpose of this study was to explore how consumer’s perception of women’s golfing apparel qualities influenced consumer’s purchase decisions. In fact Swinker and Hines (2006) pointed out that consumer perceptions of ...
Molecular epidemiology of rotavirus infection in Gauteng and the surrounding areas during the 2010 and 2011 seasons

Theron, Elizabeth Maria Charlotte (2013-05-16)

Rotavirus infection causes acute gastroenteritis in children younger than five years of age, and commonly occurring human rotavirus strains include G1 - G4 and G9 associated with P[4], P[6] and P[8]. In this study, of 6050 ...
An exploration of female consumers' perceptions of garment fit and the effect of personal values on emotions

Kasambala, Josephine (2013-06)

One of the greatest challenges facing the clothing industry worldwide, including South Africa is to provide well fitting garments to a broadly defined target population (Ashdown, Loker & Rucker 2007:1; Schofield, Ashdown, ...
A comparative study of natural contamination with aflatoxins and fumonisins in selected food commodities from Botswana and Zimbabwe

Mupunga, Innocent (2013-06)

Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by filamentous fungi. Aflatoxins and fumonisins are among the most toxic mycotoxins. They are a significant risk factor for a cocktail of chronic health conditions including ...
The perceptions of parents from disadvantaged backgrounds of their role in preparing their children for school

Keun, Rothea (2013-11)

A child's early years are vital for development. The first few years of life is a period of rapid physical, mental, emotional, social and moral growth and development. This is a time when young children acquire concepts, ...
Epidemiology and multilocus sequence typing of group B streptococcus colonising pregnant women and their neonates at Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital, Pretoria

Monyama, Maropeng Charles (2013-11)

Background: Group B streptococcus (GBS) is regarded as one of the most important causes of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality in many parts of the world. GBS recto-vaginal colonization is important in the health ...
Dietary diversity and food access of deep-rural households of Idutywa, Eastern Cape

Dlamini, N. E. (2014-07-25)

The objective of this research is to investigate the food security, food diversity and coping strategies used to access food in households in the Eastern Cape rural village of Timane in Idutywa, Eastern Cape, South Africa. A ...
Detection and molecular identification of Mucorales isolated from spoilt agricultural commodities collected in fresh produce markets in Gauteng province, South Africa

Kwinda, Grace Thiambi (2014-12)

Fruit and vegetables are often spoilt during storage, handling and transportation due to microorganisms. The common spoilage causes are fungi within the order Mucorales, the largest order of the class Zygomycetes. Such ...
Antimicrobial activity of some medicinal plant extracts against bacteria causing diarrhoea

Komolafe, Naomi Tope (2014-12)

Infectious diarrhoea is the second largest single cause of mortality in children under the age of five globally. Bacteria are responsible for most diarrhoeal episodes especially in developing countries, and progressive ...
Isolation and characterisation of the active phyto-pharmaceutical ingredient from Lobostemon trigonus for use in the development of a microbicide

Mbobela, Phindiwe Felicia (2015-01)

The HIV-1 pandemic affects millions of people worldwide with approximately 70% of those affected residing in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) relying on traditional medicines for treatment. The key aim of the study was to isolate ...
Mycobacterium tuberculosis kinases as potential drug targets: production of recombinant kinases in E. coli for functional characterization and enzyme inhibition screening against the medicinal plant Pelargonium sidoides

Lukman, Vishani (2015-01)

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious and fatal disease that ranks as the second leading killer worldwide. It is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) which is an obligate intracellular parasite that colonizes the alveolar ...
The effect of processing techniques on the microbiological and nutritional qualities of the leafy vegetables Vigna unguiculata and Moringa oleifera grown in South Africa

Otun, Oluwatobi Sarah (2015-02)

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) and moringa (Moringa oleifera) are nutritious and medicinal vegetables, but could also harbor harmful microbial contaminants. The main aim of the project was to determine the effect of each ...
Regulation of kinases by synthetic imidazoles, nucleotides and their deuterated analogues

Nkosi, Thokozani Clement (2015-02)

Deuteration is the replacement of a hydrogen atom by deuterium atom in a molecule. The replacement begins at the most acidic hydrogen in the molecule. In ATP, the deshielded hydrogen is C8-H which is the first replaced ...

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