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Effect of processing on the starch and glycemic properties of Digitaria spp.
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2013)
Acha starch was isolated and purified from clean and milled acha grain.
Functional, thermal and physicochemical properties of acha starch were
analysed using appropriate methods. Wheat starch was used as the
reference ...
Potato and Bambara groundnut ammonium transporter (AMT1) structure and variation in expression level in potato leaf tissue in response to nitrogen form and availability
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2014)
Plants require nitrogen (N) to support desired production levels. Nitrogen fertilization strategy is a major consideration in field management with regard to achieving both economic and environmental objectives. For instance, ...
Bioaccumulation of metals in the Kuils River, Western Cape
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011)
World wide urban rivers are the most utilised and degraded. A variety of everyday
sources of metal pollution exist that is entrenched in the modern way of life. Lately
there has been a tremendous growth in the establishment ...
Metal bioaccumulation, membrane integrity and chlorophyll content in the aquatic macrophyte ceratophyllum demersum from the Diep River, Western Cape
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2012)
The Diep River is approximately 80 km in length and runs through agricultural land and
urban parts of greater Cape Town, South Africa before entering the Atlantic Ocean, via an
estuary. Generally, metal pollution in South ...
Efficacy of ultraviolet radiation as an alternative to inactive technology to inactivate micro organisms in grape juice and wines
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010)
Sulphiting is considered as the most reliable and understood preservation technique
in the wine industry. Since sulphur dioxide (S02) has been associated with possible
health risks, legislation as well as consumers, are ...
The impact of altered river structure on the function of selected urban Cape Town rivers
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010)
Many urban rivers are heavily engineered and no longer function naturally. The City
of Cape Town has designed and implemented many stormwater and river
management projects. Very little monitoring has occurred as to whether ...
An environmental impact perspective of the management, treatment, and disposal of hazardous pharmaceutical compounds generated as medical waste at selected hospitals in Cape Town, South Africa
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011)
Pharmaceuticals have been formulated to influence physiological systems in humans, animals, and
microbes but have never been considered as potential environmental pollutants by healthcare
professionals. The human body ...
Comparison of distribution coefficients of 14 elements on three cation exchangers
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017)
Certain resins used in ion-exchange separation techniques have become very expensive. Although ion-exchange is an economical method to soften water it is important to keep the cost low during the process. Any exorbitant ...
Influence of nutritional labelling on the choice of a fast food by young adults from the professional and clerk occupational groups in the City of Cape Town, South Africa
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017)
Objective: To determine whether nutritional information provision would influence the choice
of a popular fast food by young adults employed in the City of Cape Town, South Africa (SA),
within the professional and clerk ...
Functional role of ammonium and nitrate in regulating transpiration for mass-flow acquisition of nutrients in Phaseolus vulgaris L.
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017)
Transpiration serves in leaf cooling, maintaining turgor pressure, promoting xylem transport of nutrient solutes from roots to shoots and delivering mobile soil nutrients to root surfaces. Soil availability of nitrogen can ...