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Predicted abundances for calculated and controlled sexual size Dimorphism at distant latitudes and longitudes in red millipedes Centrobolus cook, 1897
(IJESIRD (International Journal of Engineering Science Invention Research & Development), 2022-10)Abstract- Solutions in the form of simultaneous equations are given for precited abundances (z) from calculated sexual size dimorphism (SSD) (x) across latitude and longitude in red millipedes Centrobolus. The solution ... -
MOMENTS OF INERTIA LINK TO MALE SIZE IN RED MILLIPEDES CENTROBOLUS COOK, 1897
(IJESIRD INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL, 2022-09)Abstract-The interdependence of moments of inertia on male size is estimated in red millipedes Centrobolus Cook, 1897. Moments of inertia were positively related to male size (r=0.85, Z score=3.32, n=10, p<0.01). Male ... -
Big Baby, Little Mother: Tsetse Flies Are Exceptions to the Juvenile Small Size Principle
(2020-11)While across the animal kingdom offspring are born smaller than their parents, notable exceptions exist. Several dipteran species belonging to the Hippoboscoidea superfamily can produce offspring larger than themselves. ... -
Ondersoek na moontlikhede vir entrepreneuriese ontwikkeling in 'n landelike toerisme-area
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Poverty and unemployment are currently serious socio-economic problems in South Africa. One way of dealing with this problem is entrepreneurial development. Growth in the tourism sector, specifically ... -
Housing knowledge of final year student teachers at Esikhawini College of Education : implications for the development of housing unit standards
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The provision of housing in South Africa is a national priority. As many aspirant homeowners are first-time homeowners, they are not necessarily informed about the pitfalls of home ownership. Although ... -
Perceived importance of retail store image attributes to the female large-size apparel consumer in a multicultural society
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: An opportunity currently exists for retailers to develop store image strategies to target the female large-size apparel consumer market within the multicultural South African consumer society. This ... -
Automatic detection of image orientation using Support Vector Machines
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this thesis, we present a technique for the automatic detection of image orientation using Support Vector Machines (SVMs). SVMs are able to handle feature spaces of high dimension and automatically choose ... -
An exploratory study in the Western Cape on game meat as a consumer product
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this research was to study the current purchasing and marketing behaviour of game meat by supermarkets, butcheries and restaurants in the Western Cape Province, and to investigate perceptions ... -
Food micro-enterprises for food security in an urban slum community in East London : development of an awareness-creating programme
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of the study was to develop the content of a programme to increase the awareness of women in Duncan Village of I) the potential role of food micro-enterprises in the improvement of food security; ... -
A comparison of the effect of the mechanical wash action on textile fabric deterioration and soil removal efficiency
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Washing and cleansing in an aqueous washing solution is a complex process involving the interaction of numerous physical and chemical processes. Investigations indicate that various factors present ... -
Verkennende studie van die menings van vroulike werknemers, van geselekteerde Suid-Afrikaanse maatskappye, jeens korporatiewe drag
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Clothing is an important phenomenon within corporate and organisational culture and forms an integral part of the total corporate identity. It fulfills a symbolic purpose and serves as a reference. It is ... -
The quality attributes of South African rabbit meat and consumer attitudes towards it
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Meat processing industries in South Africa are faced with the challenge to produce a variety of white meats. This is due to the fact that consumers tend to consume less red meat and more chicken and pork ... -
Meat quality characteristics of three South African game species : black wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou), blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) and mountain reedbuck (Redunca fulvorufula)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Please see fulltext for abstract -
Meat quality characteristics of blesbok (Damaliscus dorcas phillipsi) and red hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus caama) meat
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Please see fulltext for abstract -
Market and product assessment of probiotics and prebiotics and probiotic strains for commercial use
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Probiotics (live microbes) and prebiotics (non-digestible food-ingredients) are rapidly gaining interest worldwide as supplements and functional food ingredients but little South African information in ... -
Impact of a multidimensional weight-management programme on the weight status and associated factors of first-year female students
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: First-year female students (FYFS), studying at the University of Stellenbosch were previously identified as a high-risk group for gaining weight. A four-year follow-up of these female students indicated ... -
A post-occupancy evaluation of the Hope City Housing Complex of the Greater Middelburg Housing Association, Mpumalanga
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Housing White Paper (Department of Housing, 1994: 12) sets out the government's broad housing policy and the seven strategies undertaken in the implementation of the policy. One of the strategies ... -
Protection of the long chain N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in hake head flour against oxidation
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Please refer to full text for abstract -
The development of a valid and reliable nutrition knowledge questionnaire and performance-rating scale for urban South African adolescents participating in the 'Birth-to-Twenty' study
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Birth to Twenty (BTT) study involves the monitoring of the health status and related factors of urban-born children from birth until age twenty. When the cohort reached age 13 years in 2003, nutrition ... -
'n Intervensieprogram vir bevordering van inkomstegenerering in 'n landelike gemeenskapsentrum
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2004-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Rural areas in South Africa experience extreme levels of unemployment, and therefore are in dire need for skills training. In some rural areas this training takes place in community centres. Participants ...
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