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Autonomous navigation using ad-hoc networking
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A solution for autonomous navigation is described and demonstrated using simulations. The novelty is to use a set of interconnecting nodes with self-locating properties for navigation. This work defines ... -
Autonomous robot path planning
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03)In this thesis we consider the dynamic path planning problem for robotics. The dynamic path planning problem, in short, is the task of determining an optimal path, in terms of minimising a given cost function, from one ... -
Autonomous take-off and landing of a fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicle
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The successful design and practical demonstration of controllers required for autonomous take-off and landing of a fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicle is presented. The project serves as an extension to ... -
Autonomous weapons systems: the permissible use of lethal force, international humanitarian law and arms control
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY: This thesis examines both the ethical and legal issues associated with the use of fully autonomous weapons systems. Firstly, it addresses the question of whether or not an autonomous weapon may lawfully ... -
An autonomous, omnidirectional, digital, borehole imaging system
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis documents the research, design, implementation and successful testing of a prototype camera probe to survey the inside of hard rock boreholes. Rock core images are intended to aid mine ... -
The autonomy of culture : a cultural-philosophical analysis
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Multicultural conflicts pervade our world and have sparked considerable debate about their possible resolution. We argue that how culture is conceptualized is crucial to the continued dialogue about ... -
Autonomy of the child in the South African context : is a 12 year old of sufficient maturity to consent to medical treatment?
(BioMed Central, 2016-11-02)Background: A child is a developing person with evolving capacities that include autonomy, mental (decisional) capacity and capacity to assume responsibility. Hence, children are entitled to participatory (autonomy) rights ... -
Autophagy in heart disease: A strong hypothesis for an untouched metabolic reserve
(2011)Autophagy is a conserved catabolic process for long-lived proteins and organelles and is primarily responsible for nonspecific degradation of redundant or faulty cell components. Although autophagy has been described as ... -
Autophagy upregulation promotes survival and attenuates doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity
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The autor in Luke-Acts
(Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology, 1990)The author is a much-debated subject in literary criticism. Halfway through the twentieth century literary critics predominately approved of the absent author. It is argued here that the authorial meaning cannot be separated ... -
Autoregulation of the pTF-FC2 proteic poison-antidote plasmid addiction system (pas) is essential for plasmid stabilization
(1998)The pasABC genes of the proteic plasmid addiction system of broad-host- range plasmid pTF-FC2 were autoregulated. The PasA antidote was able to repress the operon 25-fold on its own, and repression was increased to 100- ... -
Autosomal location of genes from the conserved mammalian X in the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus): Implications for mammalian sex chromosome evolution
(2005)Mammalian sex chromosomes evolved from an ancient autosomal pair. Mapping of human X- and Y-borne genes in distantly related mammals and non-mammalian vertebrates has proved valuable to help deduce the evolution of this ... -
Autosome and sex chromosome diversity among the African pygmy mice, subgenus Nannomys (Murinae; Mus)
(KLUWER, 2004)The African pygmy mice, subgenus Nannomys, constitute the most speciose lineage of the genus Mus with 19 recognized species. Although morphologically very similar, they exhibit considerable chromosomal diversity which is ... -
Autosperm antibodies in treated, pregnant and non-pregnant immunologically infertile patients
(1989)Twenty two immunologically infertile couples (male partners had proven autosperm antibodies-positive mixed antiglobulin reaction test [MAR] and direct immunobead test [d-IBT]) were treated with washed spermatozoa used ... -
Availability and acceptability of HIV counselling and testing services. a qualitative study comparing clients’ experiences of accessing HIV testing at public sector primary health care facilities or non-governmental mobile services in Cape Town, South Africa
(BioMed Central, 2015)Background: The South African government is striving for universal access to HIV counselling and testing (HCT), a fundamental component of HIV care and prevention. In the Cape Town district, Western Cape Province of South ... -
Availability of HIV prevention and treatment services for people who inject drugs : findings from 21 countries
(BioMed Central, 2013-08)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background: About a third of the global HIV infections outside sub-Saharan Africa are related to injecting drug use (IDU), and this accounts for a growing proportion of persons living with HIV. This paper ... -
The availability of the mandament van spolie when upon the subdivision of a farm into two portions and the alienation of these portions to different owners, an existing exit road is replaced : Van Rhyn NNO v Fleurbaix Farm (Pty) Ltd 2013 5 SA 521 (WCC)
(Juta Law, 2014-01)This case concerns the availability of the mandament van spolie in a particular scenario. The context is the subdivision of a plot of land. After the subdivision the owner of one of the subdivided portions closed off a ... -
The availability, utilisation and needs for continuing professional development of rural general practitioners in the Western and Northern Cape
(Medpharm Publications, 2000)Continuing professional development (CPD) is receiving increasing attention in South Africa. The introduction of recertification based on a system of obligatory CPD by the Health Professions Council of South Africa has ... -
The availability, utilisation and relevance of therapeutic apparatuses in South African occupational therapy clinical practice
(The Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2019-12)The World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) steers the development, use and practice of occupational therapy internationally through numerous operations including policy and research in an effort to homogenise ...
