Open and Distance Learning (ODL) has become the most innovative concept in the history of education and relies on self-learning materials developed by institutions. Moreover, the success and effectiveness of the programmes ...

Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) and copper oxide (CuO) are known to exhibit very exceptional properties including high thermal and chemical properties that promise a wide area of applications. In this paper, we report the ...

Functionally graded materials are a class of multifunctional materials that exhibit spatial variation in composition and microstructure. This deliberate variation is designed to effectively manage and manipulate changes ...

Abstract Background The protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii causes toxoplasmosis, one of the most prevalent parasitic zoonotic diseases with significant economic and public ...

Recognition and enforcement of foreign child support orders are characterised by persistent difficulties because, in most cases, child support orders are required to be re-evaluated over time because of changed circumstances. ...

This dissertation analyses thirteen South African judgments to establish how courts determine children’s views and wishes in legal proceedings. The judgments selected relate to child participation in divorce and care, ...

One of the dangerous things about HIV/ AIDS is that people do not want to know about it. It is a frightening disease for which there is no vaccine and no cure. It is also sex-related and therefore treated with embarrassment ...

The "Song of the philosopher" research project (2023) entailed 32 artworks and three solo exhibitions: A solo in the Western Cape at Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Durbanville (11 March - 5 April 2023); a solo at Latuvu Gallery, ...

Not only does the presence of excessive levels of natural organic matter (NOM) in surface waters affect the raw water quality, but it also impacts the water treatment and supply processes. Other notable challenges caused ...

Natural Organic Matter (NOM) is a complex blend of organic compounds that forms naturally via the degradation of plant and animal materials into water sources. NOM in water negatively affects water quality (by causing odor, ...