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A qualitative and quantitative evaluation of freezing stress in wheat
(University of the Free State, 2005-05)English: In South Africa loss of income as a result of frost damage to wheat has had far reaching consequences for the wheat industry in recent times. This is the result of early maturing wheat as well as the occurrence ... -
A qualitative exploration of identity among mothers of rape-born children conceived during the 1994 Rwandan genocide: a secondary data analysis
(University of the Free State, 2018-07)Although war rape has proven to be a ubiquitous phenomenon proliferating across the globe, research has paid little attention to women who became pregnant as a result of war rape. The available literature pertaining to ... -
A qualitative exploration of the Reitz reconciliation process as an exercise in restorative justice
(University of the Free State, 2014-06)In 2008 South Africa and the world were shocked by the public dissemination of the ‘Reitz video.’ The video depicted five black University of the Free State workers re-enacting a number of humiliating residence initiation ... -
Quality as human development: a case study of teaching and learning in Zimbabwean universities
(University of the Free State, 2016-12)English: The study contributes to work in conceptualising quality in higher education teaching and learning. Most studies focusing on quality have been from a human capital standpoint, with little examination of quality ... -
Quality assesment and characterization of hybrid wheat in South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2009)English: The objectives of this study were to determine the quality characteristics of hybrid wheat in South Africa, the influence of the male and female parents on quality and to assess heterosis in hybrid wheat quality. ... -
Quality assessment of the management of an instructional offering process: research methodology in the B.Tech. programme in technikons: a systems approach
(University of the Free State, 2002-11)English: This study focuses on the quality of the management of an instructional offering (10) process: Research Methodology, in the B.Tech. programme in technikons by means of a systems approach. The B.Tech.: Office ... -
Quality assurance mechanisms in higher education institutions in Namibia
(University of the Free State, 2012-01)English: Throughout the world, quality assurance (QA) has become an increasingly dominant theme in higher education (HE) in recent years, with international processes playing an important role in the way in which quality ... -
Quality assurance of antenatal care in primary health care settings
(University of the Free State, 2002-11)English: The health of a nation depends on the health of the mother. child and family thus antenatal care for pregnant women is of utmost importance. Antenatal care for pregnant women shouldtherefore be providedholistically ... -
Quality management and fungal transformation in the edible oil industry
(University of the Free State, 2004-05)English: Approximately 100 000 tonnes of edible frying oil and fat waste, mainly derived from sunflower oil, is produced each year from the estimated 54 000 frying establishments in South Africa. Many of these establishments ... -
Quality of life and academic performance of University of the Free State first-year Health Sciences students
(University of the Free State, 2019-01)An in-depth study was carried out to investigate the quality of life of first-year health sciences students and to determine the correlation between quality of life and academic performance. The results of this study ... -
Quality of life and occupation for people with dementia: the perception of caregivers
(University of the Free State, 2012-07)English: Advanced dementia is a very complex condition and requires that caregivers be equipped to administer care successfully. Therefore, quality of life (QoL) for persons with dementia in long-term care facilities ... -
The quality of service at Absa Wealth Bloemfontein
(University of the Free State, 2015-11)The banking industry in South Africa is credited to be one of the top banking sectors in the world, compliance with stiff regulations has meant that banks have had to constantly increase their competitiveness in order to ... -
Quality of work life as predictor of employees’ mental health
(University of the Free State, 2009)English: QWL is a major issue for employees, and how organizations deal with this issue is of both academic and practical significance. QWL and its relationships with employees’ mental health and performance became an ... -
Quality prediction and improvement in Lesotho commercial wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars
(University of the Free State, 2005)English: • The objectives of this study were to characterize wheat cultivars grown in Lesotho according to their glutenin and gliadin banding patterns with the use of SOS-PAGE, estimate GCA, SCA, h2, heterosis and ... -
Quantification and management of intermine flow in the western Witbank coalfield: implication for mine water volumes and quality
(University of the Free State, 2003-06)English: The collieries in the Western Witbank Coalfield have geometries such that there are several areas where this intermine flow is possible. Identification of intermine flow areas in the Witbank Coalfield was ... -
Quantification and modelling of heterogeneities in aquifers
(University of the Free State, 2017-01)English: The future of modelling of heterogeneity in aquifers is definitively in the designing of new in situ testing (hydraulic and mass transport) procedures with new corresponding mathematical models. New trends in ... -
Quantification of bull sperm traits as measured by CASA and the relationship to pregnancy rate following controlled breeding
(University of the Free State, 2017-05)The biological importance of a bull’s contribution through artificial insemination to reproductive efficiency is of great importance because the sperm represents half of the genetic composition of its progeny. Therefore, ... -
Quantification of cassava mosaic geminiviruses and cassava brown streak viruses
(University of the Free State, 2016-01)English: Cassava (Manihot esculanta Crantz) is a perennial woody plant which is cultivated in Africa, Asia and Latin America. It is tolerant to drought and grows in poor soils. It is a source of carbohydrates, vitamins and ... -
Quantification of genetic diversity for drought adaptation in a reference collection of common bean (phaseolus vulgaris L.)
(University of the Free State, 2013-01)English: The aims of this study were to identify sources of drought tolerance in a common bean reference collection, to improve genetic and physiological understanding of drought tolerance in different gene pools of common ... -
Quantification of genetic diversity for drought adaptation in a reference collection of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
(University of the Free State, 2013-01)English: The aims of this study were to identify sources of drought tolerance in a common bean reference collection, to improve genetic and physiological understanding of drought tolerance in different gene pools of common ...