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Using a terminal switching exchange for computer peripheral sharing and other purposes.
(1988)Several computers and several tens of terminals at the University of Natal are linked to a terminal switching exchange network known as NUNET, which is in fact part of a countrywide network known as NllNET. This thesis ... -
Using a therapeutic architecture to re-conceptualize the design of mental health care facilities, for the youth, within the City of Durban.
(2019)The mental health care phenomenon in South Africa, with particular reference to children and adolescents in underprivileged communities, lacks priority, insight, facilities and resources. Children and adolescents experience ... -
Using Afrocentrism to explore African values in selected short stories prescribed for grade 10 English First Additional Language learners in South Africa.
(2018)Literature and culture have an interlinked relationship, and therefore literature texts have a fundamental role to play in ensuring that these work harmoniously. If we agree that culture is the social programming of the ... -
Using agrometeorological data to equip local farmers for sustainable food production in Swayimane, KwaZulu-Natal.
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Using an academic literacy course in a first year educational programme to investigate àt risk' Technikon Natal students perceptions of learning, learning styles and use of learning strategies in relation to their achievement levels.
(2004)This research report is about a study into formerly Technikon Natal (now DIT) 'at risk' students' perceptions of learning (deep or surface), learning styles and use of self-regulating learning strategies (level of ... -
Using an orientation programme to prepare first year medical students for a problem based curriculum : a South African case study.
(2004)The Nelson R Mandela Medical School is currently implementing Curriculum 2001, which is based on integrated, student centred, problem and groupbased learning. In 2002 a three-week orientation Module was introduced to prepare ... -
Using artefacts to support an embodied approach to learning trigonometry : a case study of grade 10 learners.
(2013)The purpose of this study was to explore the role of artefacts (manipulatives) in the teaching and learning of trigonometric ratios in grade 10. The study focused on how the use of manipulatives aided learners’ mathematical ... -
Using biophilic design as a tool for restorative architecture : towards a wellness centre in Durban.
(2017)The urban environment we are faced with today, is a built-up landscape that is minimally connected to the natural environment. Modern urban design has resulted in planning models that tend to prioritise design for vehicles ... -
Using computers for teaching English as a second language in the foundation phase : a case study of a primary school in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2005)This is a one module report on the impact of using computers for teaching English as a second language in the foundation phase in one of the schools in KwaZulu-Natal. It aims to test computers as an intervention for teaching ... -
Using creative holism to inform new partnerships as a component of responsivity in the FET sector.
(2011)I see my research as an exercise in critical systemic practice, expressed as Creative Holism, an approach to organisational research in complex problematical situations attributed to Jackson (2003; 2006), which informs my ... -
Using environmental niche models to identify Malagasy bat biodiversity hotpots and conversation priorities in the face of climate and human land use changes.
(2016)Madagascar represents a global hotspot of endemism, but it faces numerous threats to its biodiversity, including impacts of climate and human land use changes. In this study, suitable habitat space of 25 Malagasy bat species ... -
Using epidemiological mathematical models to understand the transmission dynamics of bovine tuberculosis in buffalo and cattle populations.
(2015)In South Africa, buffalo are the maintenance hosts of Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis), a pathogen that causes bovine tuberculosis in wildlife and domesticated animals. To understand the transmission dynamics of M. bovis, ... -
Using facial expression recognition for crowd monitoring.
(2017)In recent years, Crowd Monitoring techniques have attracted emerging interest in the eld of computer vision due to their ability to monitor groups of people in crowded areas, where conventional image processing methods ... -
Using GIS as a means of modelling work rates and as a decision support tool in alien plant control management : the case study of the eMpofana river, KwaZulu-Natal Midlands.
(2000)The problems posed by alien invasive plants to our environment and the need for clearing and control has been highlighted by the Working for Water (WFW) programme. Alien plant control requires careful planning, including ... -
Using inclined plane test to compare tracking on silicon rubber under HVAC and HVDC.
(2018)This dissertation presents research work conducted on high-temperature vulcanised (HTV) silicon rubber electrical tracking and erosion performances under HVDC and HVAC. The aim was to evaluate the performance under outdoor ... -
Using J.M. Coetzee’s Disgrace to teach and learn about gender and racial violence in a South African language classroom.
(2020)South Africa has taken strides towards a democratic education system, however, gender and racial violence attributed to past inequalities and racial segregation persists in schools. The education system has seemingly ... -
Using low-cost housing projects as a mechanism for skills transfer and job creation. a case study of national youth build programme in Ivory Park, Johannesburg South Africa.
(2016)South Africa is faced with a various challenges such as youth unemployment, lack of skills and shortage of housing. In this study it is hypothesised that greenfields low-cost housing projects can be used as a platform to ... -
Using machine learning techniques to identify strong gravitational lensing systems in DES.
(2021)Gravitational lensing systems enable astronomers to look into the distant universe by magnifying distant objects. Strong gravitational lensing systems are an incredibly rare phenomenon, with only a total about 1; 000 ... -
Using mathematical and economic epidemiology tools for modelling HIV infection in serodiscordant couples.
(2015)We investigate the appropriate strategies that reduce the HIV transmission rate amongst the serodiscordant married couples. In particular, we formulate two discrete sub-models, the formation of married serodiscordant ...