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Browsing Theses and Dissertations (University of Pretoria) by Title
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Roscoe Barnes, III
(University of Pretoria, 2009)
The purpose of this study is to explore the life history of Fred Francis Bosworth (1877-1958) and critically analyze the influential factors that may have contributed to his success as a famous healing evangelist. It seeks ...
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Tenea, Tudor
(University of Pretoria, 2012)
Since the advent of the industrial revolution man has become increasingly detached from the idea of making and the processes associated with it. Today’s society is a consumer driven one dependant on machinery as a means ...
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Ahmed, Mustafa Abaas Mohamedelkhair
(University of Pretoria, 2020)
The aim of the study is to synthesize and characterize high quality undoped, Ce doped, Sm doped, Ce
and Sm co-doped, and Ce and Al co-doped ZnO thin films and nanorods for use in optoelectronic
devices, using the low-cost ...
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Venter, Kyle Jared
(University of Pretoria, 2021-05)
Silicon is a lead component in modern technologies due to its relatively low cost, and stability under various conditions. Silicon-based metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) structures have applications in elds varying from ...
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Adenuga, Dorcas Oluyemisi
(University of Pretoria, 2023)
Photocatalysis has attracted attention as a viable technology for use in the environmental and energy generation fields. In the last couple of decades, researchers have continued to develop new photocatalysts in the area ...
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Wiid, Ria; Müllern, Tomas; Berndt, Adele
(Routledge, 2023)
Gender is a feature of beauty marketing, used in marketing segmentation and communication images, where binary images are predominant. Recently, the social identity of gender has become increasingly nuanced as a more complex ...
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Wiid, Ria; Mullern, Tomas; Berndt, Adele
(Routledge, 2023)
Gender is a feature of beauty marketing, used in marketing segmentation and communication images, where binary images are predominant. Recently, the social identity of gender has become increasingly nuanced as a more complex ...
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Chanaiwa, Tapfuma
(University of Pretoria, 2020)
This dissertation studied the problem of face recognition when facial images have partial occlusions like sunglasses and scarfs. These partial occlusions lead to the loss of discriminatory information when trying to recognise ...
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Hills, Theresa
(University of Pretoria, 2012-11-21)
The use of Facebook is increasing rapidly and its pedagogical uses are endless. University students are part of a new generation, working with ease and confidence in this social environment. This article explores the use ...
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Venter, Petrus J.
(University of Pretoria, 2015)
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Adenuga, Dorcas Oluyemisi
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
Degradation of organic contaminants in wastewaters emanating from industrial processing plants could render the water streams reusable for the purpose of reducing water consumption while protecting the environment from ...
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Fouche, Ansie
(University of Pretoria, 2007)
This study focuses on the development, implementation and evaluation of a research-based legally defensible forensic interview protocol for social workers in South Africa in order to improve the social worker's knowledge, ...
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Smith, Annique Elizabeth
(University of Pretoria, 2018)
Modern education systems tend to focus on the use of external pressures to motivate students to learn. Intrinsic motivation - motivation to do something because it is enjoyable in and of itself – by contrast, is more ...
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Sefolosha, Annah
(University of Pretoria, 2017)
Introduction: Youth is a time when young people start to explore and discover their sexuality and sexual orientation and begin to identify themselves as either heterosexual or LGBTI. Most of those who identify as LGBTI are ...
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Joubert, Jacobus Petrus
(University of Pretoria, 2021-05-21)
In an increasingly digitised world, the pedagogy of education is at risk of being dictated by technological advancement. As fragments of teaching practice left over from previous curricula are adapted and amalgamated into ...
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Mahlangu, Ntombizodwa Nomasonto
(University of Pretoria, 2012)
There have been many initiatives in developing countries around the world when it comes to ICT and it has been shown that ICT does not in itself lead to any socioeconomic development. Rather, it is the use of ICT in various ...
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Twinomurinzi, Hossana
(University of Pretoria, 2010-09-16)
The road of development through e-government is covered with deep potholes and dead ends. This is because Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are adopted and e-government policies are developed with a blind ...
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Brittz, Simon Dean
(University of Pretoria, 1998)
The capacity of psychotherapeutic metaphors to play a facilitating role in the process of psychotherapy with adolescents is the research question under investigation in this study. To determine whether this process-facilitating ...
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Mulovhedzi, Shonisani Agnes
(University of Pretoria, 2017)
Developing their leadership qualities is one of the best gifts that teachers can give
young learners. Childhood is the best time to inculcate leadership qualities; with these
qualities, learners can learn to work ...
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Rust, Ciana
(University of Pretoria, 2017)
The purpose of this study was to investigate what the EGD teacher needed in order to facilitate the successful implementation of CAD as an education tool into the EGD classroom. The researcher aimed to understand how ...