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        Automatic detection of image orientation using Support Vector Machines 

        Walsh, Dane A. (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 ...
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        Big Baby, Little Mother: Tsetse Flies Are Exceptions to the Juvenile Small Size Principle 

        Haines, Lee Rafuse; Barreaux, Antoine; Ellstrand, Norman; Vale, Glyn A (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. ...
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        A comparison of the effect of the mechanical wash action on textile fabric deterioration and soil removal efficiency 

        Gericke, Adine (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 ...
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        The development of a scale for the measurement of the perceived importance of the dimensions of apparel store image 

        Janse van Noordwyk, H. S. (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2008-03)
        The current apparel retail environment is marked by intense competitive activity. The key to survival is the implementation of effective differentiation strategies. Corporate and retail branding provides retailers with ...
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        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 

        Whati, Lindiwe Harriet (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 ...
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        Development of standardized sizing systems for the South African children’s wear market 

        Van Huyssteen, S. (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-04)
        ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research focused on the need of the children’s wear industry in South Africa for sizing systems based on accurate and current body measurement tables developed from the actual measurements of children. ...
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        An exploratory study in the Western Cape on game meat as a consumer product 

        Crafford, Karlien (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 ...
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        Food micro-enterprises for food security in an urban slum community in East London : development of an awareness-creating programme 

        Cress-Williams, Lise (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; ...
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        Housing knowledge of final year student teachers at Esikhawini College of Education : implications for the development of housing unit standards 

        Dlamini, Buyi P. (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 ...
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        Housing preferences of residents in Stellenbosch, South Africa. --- An application of the Hedonic Price Model 

        Shi, Lin (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005-12)
        The issue of housing choice and preferences has been and still is the subject of much academic attention from researchers in many different disciplines. Stellenbosch, the oldest town in South Africa second to Cape Town, ...
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        Impact of a multidimensional weight-management programme on the weight status and associated factors of first-year female students 

        Cilliers, Janetta (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 ...
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        'n Intervensieprogram vir bevordering van inkomstegenerering in 'n landelike gemeenskapsentrum 

        Langenhoven, Magdalena C. (Magdalena Cornelia) (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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        Market and product assessment of probiotics and prebiotics and probiotic strains for commercial use 

        Brink, Marelize (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 ...
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        Meat quality characteristics of blesbok (Damaliscus dorcas phillipsi) and red hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus caama) meat 

        Smit, Karen (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-03)
        ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Please see fulltext for abstract
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        Meat quality characteristics of three South African game species : black wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou), blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) and mountain reedbuck (Redunca fulvorufula) 

        Van Schalkwyk, Sunet (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-03)
        ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Please see fulltext for abstract
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        Meat quality of raw and processed guinea fowl (Numeda meleagris) 

        Tlhong, Tumelo Maud (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-12)
        The purpose of this study was to investigate the chemical composition mineral and cholesterol content of the different cuts (breast, drumstick and thigh) of raw guinea fowl meat. The study also aimed at establishing the ...
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        MOMENTS OF INERTIA LINK TO MALE SIZE IN RED MILLIPEDES CENTROBOLUS COOK, 1897 

        Cooper, Mark (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 ...
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        Ondersoek na moontlikhede vir entrepreneuriese ontwikkeling in 'n landelike toerisme-area 

        Le Roux, Anneri (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 ...
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        Perceived importance of retail store image attributes to the female large-size apparel consumer in a multicultural society 

        Janse van Noordwyk, H. S. (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 ...
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        Post-occupancy evaluation of state-subsidised housing units in Kayamandi, Stellenbosch 

        Darkwa, Irene (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-03)
        The South African government drafted a national housing policy in 1994. This policy is being implemented in terms of seven strategies. One of the housing strategies is to provide subsidy assistance to low-income groups to ...

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