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Soil biota as bioindicators of levels of erosion and fire disturbances in Afromontane grassland areas within the Golden Gate Highlands
(University of the Free State, 2020-01)Soil erosion and wildfires are serious problems throughout the terrestrial ecosystems of the world. The Golden Gate Highlands National Park (GGHNP) of South Africa experiences high incidences of erosion and wildfires due ... -
Client perceptions of independent living annuity advice
(University of the Free State, 2014-11)Most working South Africans retire with only their retirement savings to draw an income from. Choosing the appropriate investment vehicle to provide an income is critical, considering that only 6% of South Africans retire ... -
Ubuntu practice in South Africa: challenges and prospects for transformation in post apartheid era
(University of the Free State, 2002)This study, Ubuntu Practice in South Africa: Challenges and Prospects for transformation in post apartheid era, seeks to explore the challenges and prospects when Ubuntu philosophy is adopted by all South Africans. This ... -
Indigenous stories of pregnant women in Botshabelo on ensuring positive pregnancy outcomes
(University of the Free State, 2020-01)Negative pregnancy outcomes such as stillbirths are an undesirable occurrence in Botshabelo, Free State Province. The fear of such outcomes often propels pregnant women to seek multiple interventions to ensure positive ... -
Educational recommendations from the knowledge, attitudes and practice of Free State Province paramedics regarding vaccination policies
(University of the Free State, 2020-02)The Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act no. 85 of 1993) promotes the health, safety and protection of employees against occupational hazards. Although managers are expected to implement the above policy, it remains ... -
Worldview-philosophy-through-film: an account of cognitive discomfiture in viewer-engagement
(University of the Free State, 2020-01)The philosophy of painful art has a lineage that goes back at least as far as Aristotle's treatment of tragedy. Since the 1990s, the problem of cognitively confusing, negatively valenced film-viewing experiences has achieved ... -
Diagnostic methods for detection and characterisation of dimorphic fungi causing invasive disease in Africa: development and evaluation
(University of the Free State, 2020-03)Emergomyces, Histoplasma, Blastomyces and Sporothrix species complex are thermally dimorphic fungi that have emerged as the causative agents of invasive fungal infections among immunocompetent and immunocompromised ... -
Re-interpreting the invisible boundaries of Bloemfontein: transforming the unconscious edges of familiarity into liminal spaces through architectural influences
(University of the Free State, 2019)The dissertation was derived from a concept on the geographical analysis of the Bloemfontein context. The investigation came to a realisation that there are invisible boundaries in the city that are created by its ... -
Phytochemical and bioactivity investigations on Aptosimum elongatum Engl. Extracts
(University of the Free State, 2019-01)In ancient times, the use of plants for traditional medicinal purposes has formed the foundation of what we call modern medicine today. Phytochemical investigations of plants used in traditional medicine have led to the ... -
Exploring household behaviour contributing to food waste in Mangaung, Free State
(University of the Free State, 2020-01)Food waste is a challenge related to food security and the sustainability of food supply chains. It is estimated that approximately 1,3 billion tons of food, produced for human consumption, is wasted every year. In South ... -
Die geskiedenis van die ontwikkeling van die onderwys in die distrik Winburg
(University of the Free State, 1958)Afrikaans: Winburg, as eerste Voortrekkersdorp in die Oranje-Vrystaat, het vir ons nog altyd 'n mate van bekoring gehad (want byna elke klip en steen herinner ons aan 'n romantiese verlede), wat verder verskerp is deur ons ... -
Revision, molecular phylogeny and biology of the spider genus Micaria Westring, 1851 (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) in the Afrotropical Region
(University of the Free State, 2020-02)The genus Micaria Westring, 1851 (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) is a group of small (1.85 - 5 mm) ant-like spiders that can be distinguished from other gnaphosids by their piriform gland spigots that are similar in size to the ... -
South African fish poisonous plants VI. Isolation and study of Saponins from Neorautanenia edulis C.A. SM.
(University of the Free State, 1955)The object of the present investigation was to extract and isolate the fish-toxic saponin present in the tuber and the aerial portions of Neorautanenia Edulis C.A. Sm. Various methods of extraction were attempted, and the ... -
Women and mining decline in the Free State Goldfields
(University of the Free State, 2020-03)Studies that look at mining decline and its accompanying economic consequences often focus on empiricism or economic theory. Among the leading economic theories that explain mine closure and economic decline is the resource ... -
Using community structures to support inclusive basic education provision in urbanised vulnerable settings: the case in Wolayta Soddo, South Ethiopia
(University of the Free State, 2020-02)The inclusive provision of quality basic education opportunities to all children is at the core of the global free and compulsory basic education agenda. As a UN member state, Ethiopia vowed to adhere to international ... -
Complexities of adolescent learner behaviour within multicultural indigent societies
(University of the Free State, 2020-01)This study was prompted by school principals and teachers complaining about bullying, gangsterism, drug abuse and excessive masculinity, as demonstrated by initiates returning from traditional initiation schools. They ... -
The potential of brassinosteroids to alleviate the effect of mesotrione residue on three legume crops
(University of the Free State, 2020-01)Legume crops are warm climate crops with the potential of improving soil fertility, by fixing atmospheric nitrogen in the soil, utilizing the Rhizobium bacteria and after harvest the roots of the crop is left in the soil ... -
Developing a management information system for coordinated predation management in South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2019-08)Predation on livestock and wildlife is the most prominent facet of human-wildlife conflict worldwide. Yet, it is the least understood, in part due to the disparity in methods used to collect data and report results relating ... -
The milk and serum NMR-based metabolic profiles of the South African giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) and their relation to other milk nutrients
(University of the Free State, 2020-01-29)There is little information available on the milk nutrients of wild mammals and none on their milk and serum metabolomes. The giraffe is the largest ruminant and this study compares the information obtained from giraffe ... -
Christologie, dissipelskap en jeugbediening: ʼn prakties-teologiese ondersoek
(University of the Free State, 2019)Jesus Christ’s final command to His disciples was to go and make disciples across language and national boundaries. Today, the same command is still valid for the church. This study will research guidelines on how to fulfill ...
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