ADMIRAL ELPHINSTONE AND THE CONQUEST AND DEFENCE OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, 1795-96
Vice Admiral of the Blue the Honourable Sir George Keith Elphinstone(1746-1823) was appointed as commander of the British force dispatched to capturethe Cape of Good Hope in 1795. As an experienced naval officer and a capablecommander acquainted with the
Thean Potgieter, Albert Grundlingh
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What is the appropriate level of aggregation for productivity indices? Comparing district, regional and national measures [PDF]
This paper examines the appropriate level of aggregation for the construction of total factor productivity (TFP) indices. The dataset covers the magisterial districts and statistical regions of the Western Cape for the years 1952 to 2002. Over these five
Conradie, Beatrice +2 more
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Children 'in need of care' or in need of cash? Questioning social security provisions for orphans in the context of the South African AIDS pandemic [PDF]
Joint working paper of the Children's Institute and Centre for Actuarial Research, University of Cape ...
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Caffeic acid phenethyl ester promotes haematopoietic stem/progenitor cell homing and engraftment
Background Several studies have suggested that caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) can induce the expression of hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) protein.
Xiaofang Chen +12 more
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Treating coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections is a big challenge, not only technically, but also emotionally. Because COVID-19 has quickly spread worldwide ([1][1]), our lives have changed quite abruptly.
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Happy in the service of the Company: the purchasing power of VOC salaries at the Cape in the 18th century [PDF]
This paper contributes to the debate on the level and trajectory of welfare at the Cape of Good Hope during the 18th century. Recent scholarship (for example, Allen 2005) has calculated and compared the levels and evolution of real wages in various ...
Sophia du Plessis, Stan du Plessis
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Biology of nesting sea turtles along the Florida panhandle [PDF]
The purpose of this study was to determine how the dynamic system off Cape San Blas affects its unique group of nesting sea turtles. We assessed: 1. changes in beach topography, 2. changes in offshore topography, 3.
Carthy, Raymond R.
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Convection Parameters from Remote Sensing Observations over the Southern Great Plains
Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) and Convective Inhibition (CIN), commonly used measures of the instability and inhibition within a vertical column of the atmosphere, serve as a proxy for estimating convection potential and updraft strength ...
Kylie Hoffman, Belay Demoz
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Evaluation of antioxidant activity of caffeic acid phenethyl ester loaded block copolymer micelles
Caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE), a hydrophobic constituent of poplar propolis of valuable biological activity, was immobilized in poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(ε-caprolactone)-b-poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO-b-PCL-b-PEO) copolymer micelles to improve its ...
Krassimira Yoncheva +10 more
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