Beef production is well documented to have a very high water footprint (WF), leading to recommendations that consumers should eat less beef in order to decrease the pressure on the scarce freshwater resource. Given the ...

English: This work comprises an exploratory study concerning the literacy development of English Second Language (ESL) learners and the influence of their literacy skills on their self-concept. The present state of affairs ...

Patients and nurses in health facilities interact daily with the purpose of improving health outcomes. However, it is not known to what extent the elements of health dialogue are incorporated into each individual patient ...

The perceived risk of predation can induce anti-predator responses such as the spatial and temporal avoidance of predators. However, such responses come with a level of cost that can potentially have implications for ...

English: Adolescence is considered a crucial period for the development of an identity. Various factors affect this development. One of these factors is the perceived parenting styles to which adolescents are exposed: ...

This study sought to understand the livelihood strategies of informal traders in Mount Frere, Eastern Cape in South Africa. The study was conceived from the hypothesis that views informal economic participation as an ...

English: Mucilage from the cladodes of O. ficus-indica is under investigation for application in several foodstuffs. The first objective was to replace gelatin in marshmallows with different concentrations of fluid mucilage, ...

English: Orientation: An increase in the world population, estimated at 7.3 billion mid 2015 (United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs 2015:1), inevitably puts pressure on the availability of resources ...

This study investigates the potential of using groundwater resources associated with an intrusive dolerite ring-dyke underlying the central business district (CBD) of Bloemfontein to augment the current water supply to ...

This dissertation investigates the possible contamination of the groundwater environment as result of the mining of a bentonite body at Matsopa Minerals. The study is crucial because the community in the area solely depends ...