Browsing Theses and Dissertations (University of Pretoria) by Title

Browsing Theses and Dissertations (University of Pretoria) by Title

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  • Plasma gasification of organic waste 
    Makaringe, Nkateko Petra (University of Pretoria, 2017)
    Four biomass materials, namely peach pips, pine wood, bamboo and Napier grass, and one example of chemical waste, lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6), were studied. The biomass types were selected because they were easily ...
  • Plasma-vernietiging van rubberskroot : teoretiese en eksperimentele onderbou 
    Jansen, Arnold Alexander (University of Pretoria, 2023-12)
    Afrikaans: Die oorhoofse doelwit van hierdie navorsing was die onwikkeling van ʼn reaktorkonsep en vloeidiagam vir ʼn vervoerbare plasma-gebaseerde eenheid vir die prosesering van skrootrubber. Die projek het voor die ...
  • Plasmodium falciparum dihydrofolate synthase (DHFS-FPGS) : gene synthesis and recombinant expression 
    Coetzee, Linda (University of Pretoria, 2006-05-19)
    Malaria causes nearly 3 million deaths annually. The parasite species responsible for the most lethal forms of malaria is P. falciparum (Miller et.al., 2002). Its destructive effect is most evident in the developing African ...
  • Plasmonic effects of gold nanostructures in organic solar cells 
    Ngunyulu, Tlangelani Shalot (University of Pretoria, 2022)
    Gold (Au) nanospheres, nanorods and nanoprisms were synthesized using the seed-mediated growth method. The structural, optical, and morphological properties of Au nanostructures were explored. Transmission electron microscope ...
  • Plasti(city): Urban Waste as Ephemeral Building Blocks 
    Goga, Naseera (University of Pretoria, 2022)
    The intent of this dissertation was to contribute to the discourse of informal settlement upgrade through investigating the implications of an architectural intervention that can be applied within the current state of ...
  • Plastic View : an exploration of the experiences of the poor in an urban informal settlement in Pretoria 
    Mashika, Lynette (University of Pretoria, 2019)
    The urban landscape is always a politicised space characterised by struggles centred on the right to control it. The major actors in these struggles are usually: government officials, developers, as well as urban and ...
  • Plasticization of kafirin films 
    Van Eck, Hilda-Mart (University of Pretoria, 2008-08-15)
    Despite the potential of kafirin (sorghum prolamin protein) films, up until now there has been no in-depth investigation on the plasticization of kafirin films, similar to that done on zein films. Since protein films tend ...
  • Platform business models : incumbent adaptation perspectives subsequent to discontinuous changes 
    Nanduri, Chandra Sekhara Srinivas (University of Pretoria, 2020)
    This thesis explored the impact of platforms on South African Banking, Telecom and Media industries, studying how the industry competes or collaborates with the phenomenon. Thus far, research focuses on non-existential ...
  • Platforms of empowerment : an imaginarium 
    Becker, Alexander W. (University of Pretoria, 2014)
    Please read abstract in the main document
  • Platforms of engagement : a process of critical engagement with a developing context 
    Bennett, Jhono (University of Pretoria, 2011)
    The South African population has been experiencing an unprecedented rate of urbanization that has left government bodies struggling to meet the qualitative and the infrastructural demands of the emergent sector in undeveloped ...
  • Platinum (II) complexes of heteroaromatic derivatives 
    Chantson, Janine Teresa (University of Pretoria, 2006-08-05)
    Please read the abstract in the section front of this document
  • Plattelandse jeug se beskrywing van beskermende hulpbronne 
    Louw, Lure (University of Pretoria, 2017)
    Die studie het deel van die Flourishing Learning Youth (FLY)-vennootskap tussen ? plattelandse skool en die Sentrum vir Veerkragtigheidstudies, Universiteit van Pretoria, gevorm. Die doel was om tot veerkragtigheidsteorie ...
  • Play in psychotherapy with HIV/AIDS-affected children and families 
    Erasmus, Elrika (University of Pretoria, 2006-12-07)
    Can psychotherapeutic interventions be introduced in a playful manner to families and children affected by HIV / AIDS? Working from an ecosystemic worldview, this dissertation undertakes an investigation into the possibilities ...
  • Play rehab 
    Botha, Jaco (University of Pretoria, 2010-05-05)
    A Rehabilitation centre for children with cerebral palsy is the proposed project undertaken in this dissertation. This theme was chosen after the author had been involved with New Hope School in fundraising projects for ...
  • A play technique programme for autistic children in middle childhood 
    Davies, Catherine Elizabeth (University of Pretoria, 2008-08-13)
    In this study an attempt was firstly made to theoretically conceptualize autism as a phenomenon in Middle Childhood and the impact thereof on the family, as well as play techniques in the context of autism. The characteristics, ...
  • Playing ball : the relationship between the state and FIFA in South Africa 2010 
    Likaku, Yankho (University of Pretoria, 2018)
    This qualitative study is based on literature from before, during, and after South Africa’s hosting of the 2010 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup (2005 – 2014). The objective is: (1) to ...
  • Playing by the rules : towards a gameplay framework of creativity in design 
    Venter, Morné Pierre (University of Pretoria, 2017)
    Creativity plays an important part in design and problem-solving. While the role of play has enjoyed a great deal of attention in the study of both creativity and problem-solving alike, the overlap between games and the ...
  • Playing chicken : the players, rules and future of South African broiler production 
    Davids, Patricia (Tracey) (University of Pretoria, 2013)
    The South African broiler industry is the greatest contributor to the South African agricultural sector, while at the same time providing the cheapest form of protein to the South African consumer. In light of a recent ...
  • Playing with the subject : writing in The Pillow Book and in In the Penal Colony 
    Viljoen, Jeanne-Marie (University of Pretoria, 2010-08-13)
    This study explores the nature of writing and the sorts of presence that writing gives us access to. This understanding of writing includes not only all speaking and all writing in the narrow sense of marks on a page, but ...
  • Playscape : a natural playground in Sunnyside 
    Meyer, Elize (University of Pretoria, 2011)
    Quality play is fundamental to the healthy development of a child. Children living in high-density residential areas in Pretoria are deprived of necessary play experiences, due to the nature of the existing playgrounds. ...