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136 NMMU Research and Innovation Report 2011 - Research Masters MOTSOMI, Abel Pholo (Mathematical Statistics) STATISTICAL TOOLS FOR CONSOLIDATION OF ENERGY DEMAND FORECASTS Supervisor: Prof IN Litvine NDZUKUMA, Doctor Sibusiso (Mathematical Statistics) STATISTICAL TOOLS FOR WIND ENERGY POTENTIAL Supervisor: Prof IN Litvine NGUNDZE, Unathi Andisa - CUM LAUDE (Mathematical Statistics) STATISTICAL COMPARISON OF INTERNATIONAL SIZE-BASED EQUITY INDEX USING A MIXTURE OF NORMAL DISTRIBUTIONS Supervisor: Dr G Sharp NONDODA, Sibulele Phefumlela (Botany) MACROPHYTE DISTRIBUTION RESPONSES TO DROUGHT IN THE ST LUCIA ESTUARY Supervisor: Prof JB Adams NUNES, Monique (Botany) MICROALGAE AND MACROPHYTES AS INDICATORS OF ECOLOGICAL HEALTH IN THE GREAT BRAK ESTUARY Supervisor: Prof JB Adams Co-supervisor: Dr W Roets PEREIRA, Melanie Claire (Biochemistry) THE MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF THE INTERACTION SURFACE BETWEEN SCD23 AND THE BETA-2 INTEGRINS, CD11B AND CD11C Supervisor: Prof V Oosthuizen Co-supervisor: Prof M van de Venter POTGIETER, Gail Christine - CUM LAUDE (Zoology) EFFECTIVENESS OF LIVESTOCK GUARDING DOGS IN NAMIBIA FOR CONSERVATION AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION Supervisor: Prof G Kerley Co-supervisor: Dr L Marker PRINSLOO, Shireen (Botany) THE DISTRIBUTION AND DIVERSITY OF MACROALGAE IN SELECTED ESTUARIES ALONG THE EASTERN CAPE COAST, SOUTH AFRICA Supervisor: Prof EE Campbell Co-supervisor: Prof J Bolton ROSSOUW, Claire Angela (Chemistry) THE ACCELERATED LIFE CYCLE TESTING AND MODELLING OF LI-ION CELLS USED IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE APPLICATIONS Supervisor: Prof E Ferg Co-supervisor: Prof P Loyson RYKLIEF, Rabiah (Zoology) POPULATION DYNAMICS OF THE GREAT WHITE SHARK CARCHARODON CARCHARIAS AT MOSSEL BAY, SOUTH AFRICA Supervisor: Dr PA Pistorius Co-supervisor(s): Dr N Strydom and Mr R Johnson SAMS, Ivan (Computer Science and Information Systems) USING MULTI-TOUCH INTERACTION TECHNIQUES TO SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE INFORMATION RETRIEVAL Supervisor: Prof JL Wesson Co-supervisor: Dr D Vogts SCHULTZ, Ross Dane (Physics) ON THE DESIGN OF CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES Supervisor: Dr FJ Vorster Co-supervisor: Prof EE van Dyk SIMPSON, Brenton (Chemistry) MODELLING OF THE CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESS OF HIGHLY CONCENTRATED AMMONIUM NITRATE EMULSIONS Supervisor: Prof E Ferg Co-supervisor: Prof I Masaova SINGH, Karishma (Botany) POPULATION DYNAMICS OF THE ZUURBERG CYCAD AND THE PREDICTED IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE Supervisor: Prof EE Campbell Co-supervisor: Dr D du Preez SMITH, Janis Suzanne - CUM LAUDE (Geography) A SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF ELEPHANT INDUCED THICKET DEGRADATION IN ADDO ELEPHANT NATIONAL PARK Supervisor: Prof V Kakembo Co-supervisor: Prof G Kerley VAN DER HOLST, Kyle Wim (Microbiology) THE ROLE OF pacC IN Aspergillus Flavus NRRL3357 AS DETERMINED BY RNA INTERFERENCE Supervisor: Dr BM Somai
VAN DE VEN, Tanja Maria Francisca Nicole (Zoology) PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY OF METABOLIC RATE IN A BIRD SPECIES (EUPLECTES ORIX) Supervisor: Dr N Mzilikazi Co-supervisor: Prof AE McKechnie VELDKORNET, Dimitri Allastair (Botany) MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATION AND DIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICAN ESTUARINE MACROPHYTES Supervisor: Prof JB Adams WENTWORTH, Julia Claire (Zoology) TRENDS IN LARGE CARNIVORE DIETS IN THE ADDO ELEPHANT NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH AFRICA Supervisor: Prof G Kerley Co-supervisor: Dr CJ Tambling WOLMARANS, Karien (Botany) BIOMASS AND COMMUNITY VARIABILITY OF PHYTOPLANKTON OF SANDY BEACH SURF-ZONES Supervisor: Prof EE Campbell Co-supervisor: Dr D du Preez MAGISTER TECHNOLOGIAE: AGRICULTURE BADENHORST, Daniel OORSAAIPRAKTYKE EN VESTING VAN EENJARIDGE RAAIGRAS IN LUSERNWEIDING Supervisor: Mr R Celliers Co-supervisor: Dr PR Botha 137
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Contents Message from the Vice-Chan
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Mentoring and coaching of emerging
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Strategic Goal 2: To create and sup
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Department of Research Capacity Dev
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Research Overview NMMU continues to
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NAME RATING FACULTY DISCIPLINE Trut
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Re-evaluations: Prof AJ Christopher
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Research Output Units The research
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Research Incentives Various incenti
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NRF Research Niche Areas The Instit
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Her work, including the first regio
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Contribution to Regional Innovation
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A selection of knitwear from the Ma
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Research Excellence Prof Jan Neethl
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Music Education Prof Aletta Delport
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He attained his NRF rating, and ful
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industry in the Eastern Cape throug
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Prof Werner Olivier, Head of the Go
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New DST/NRF Research Chairs The Sou
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Name Leader Faculty INSTITUTES Fric
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Unit for Applied Management Science
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Research Associates During 2011, a
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Ms Marelize Marx Ms Marelize Marx,
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School of Architecture DEPARTMENTS
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Research Theme: Ethics and Governan
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School of Initial Teacher Education
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Faculty Researcher of the Year Prof
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Research Activities relating to the
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International Visitors to the Facul
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School of Engineering DEPARTMENTS D
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