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Browsing Research and Innovation Unit by Author "Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein"

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  • A microbiological survey of fresh meat processed at abattoirs in Gauteng, South Africa 
    Katsande, T.C.; Govender, R. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 12, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2014)
    The abattoir Hygiene Management System (HMS) was regulated in South Africa under the Meat Safety Act 40 of 2000. Presently, there is no national regulated microbiological standard to compare against meat tested at abattoirs ...
  • Molecular methods for the detection of food-borne pathogens an overview 
    Jacoby, A; Booysen, E. (Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 4, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2005)
    With various food-borne pathogens that are liable for human illnesses and in some occasions even deaths, a rapid method for detecting these pathogens has become critical, not only in the food industry for hygienic and ...
  • A multi-dimensional analysis of local economic development in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape 
    Atkinson, D.; Ingle, M. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 8, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2010)
    This article presents the results of a business survey conducted in the Great Karoo town of Graaff-Reinet. The survey solicited the views of business owners on a range of economic issues. The findings also draw on a number ...
  • The nature of international student's adjustment problems in a South African university : implications for international students and student administrators 
    Dzansi, D.Y.; Monnapula-Mapesela, M. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 10, Issue 3: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2012)
    Research in the West has identified a number of adjustment problems for international students. This has helped student administrators in these countries and their international students to take informed measures that help ...
  • Networking : a professional development strategy 
    Holtzhausen, Somarie; Kruger, Eldalize (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 3, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2005)
    Networking plays a crucial role in an academic's professional development. The reason for this is locked up in the process of taking advantage of contacts with other people for career and professional purposes. In the past ...
  • The normative sense of the concept of law part ii - systematic considerations 
    Strauss, D.F.M. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 11, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2013)
    Modern philosophy left us with an unbridgeable divide between factual reality and the domain of values (normativity). This article first of all analyze modal norms, such as the principle of avoiding what is legally excessive. ...
  • Nuwe bestuurstyle 
    Duvenage, J.B. (Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 3, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2004)
    Managers who had lost the battle to keep unions out of their organizations focus lately on a better human relationship which leads to better working conditions. In any organization the human factor plays a very importanr ...
  • Open innovation in South Africa : case studies in nanotechnology, biotechnology, and open source software development 
    Gastrow, M. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 9, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2011)
    In the era of open innovation, the capability to conduct collaborative research and development has become a key indicator of absorptive capacity and innovation competitiveness. However, the literature addressing open ...
  • Optimising the Machine Vision Unit used in an Automated Component Handling System 
    Williamson, Petro (Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 5, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2006)
    In most manufacturing areas there is concern with quality assurance and developing cost-effective automated inspection systems that can provide feedback necessary for closed-loop manufacturing. A Machine Vision system ...
  • Overcoming inclusive classroom challenges for teachers : a Lesotho case-study 
    Naong, M.N.; Mateusi, C.M. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 12, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2014)
    Teachers in Lesotho are confronted by a myriad of challenges, such as ensuring the meaningful inclusion of learners with impairments as well as adequately meeting their educational needs. This paper therefore, explores ...
  • An overview of research and development activities in the South African automotive industry 
    Gastrow, Michael (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 6, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2008)
    Since 1995 South Africa's automotive industry has had to adjust to market liberalisation, rapidly integrate into global supply chains, adapt to World Class levels of competitiveness, and has seen increased ownership by ...
  • Parameters affecting spin casting of decorative and mechanical parts 
    Barnard, L.J.; De Beer, D.J.; Campbell, R.I. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 7, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2009)
    Spin casting is widely used as a batch manufacturing process for decorative products. In the process, moulds are filled by taking advantage of the centrifugal effect, which is used to increase the pressure within the moulds, ...
  • Performance indicators in higher education teaching and learning : imperatives for lecturers 
    Koorts, A.S. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 3, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2005)
    Quality assurance at higher education institutions involves more than a mere establishment of bodies (CHE, HEQ) to oversee the process. Without a selfdriven approach towards quality assurance, institutions will hardly get ...
  • A performance management system for a further education and training college : a Cinderella case study 
    Holtzhausen, S.M.; Venter, H. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 8, Issue 3: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2010)
    The complexity, uniqueness and importance of performance management systems provide the milieu for the author's demonstration that staff performance remains at the heart of an institution. However, the trick is whether ...
  • Personality traits and learning approaches : are they influencing the learning process? 
    Dalton-Brits, E.; Viljoen, M. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 8, Issue 3: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2010)
    The relationship between the big five personality traits, Extraversion, Agreeableness Neuroticism, Conscientiousness and Openness to Experience and deep and surface approaches to learning forms the basis of this article. ...
  • Perspective impacts of information technology industry in development of Pune City in India 
    Das, D.K.; Sonar, S.G. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 11, Issue 3: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2013)
    The emergence of Information Technology (IT) is increasingly influencing the socio-economic and physical landscape of cities. It has also resulted in development of predominantly IT based industrial cities. These cities ...
  • The perspectives of South African distance-learning students on the accounting profession and accountants 
    Barac, K.; Steyn, B. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 10, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2012)
    Accountants have been unfavourably stereotyped over the years, and this holds negative implications not only for the attraction of sufficient numbers of students, but also for the attraction and retention of high-aptitude ...
  • A pilot study to integrate HIV drug resistance gold standard interpretation algorithms using neural networks 
    Singh, Y.; Mars, M. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 11, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2013)
    There are several HIV drug resistant interpretation algorithms which produce different resistance measures even if applied to the same resistance profile. This discrepancy leads to confusion in the mind of the physician ...
  • Potential sources of chryseobacterium contamination during poultry processing : a pilot study 
    De Beer, H.; Hugo, C.J. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 8, Issue 3: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2010)
    The genus Chryseobacterium is often found in food and is regarded as a food spoilage organism. In this study, the source of the chryseobacteria was uncertain. As an exploratory investigation, the potential source of ...
  • Prediction of low-frequency vibration transmission through an automotive door mount system using the finite element method 
    Desai, D.A.; Aylward, R.C; Smith, C.J.; Erasmus, J. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 7, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2009)
    The phenomenon of automotive door panel vibration is complex, because it comprises the simultaneous interaction of many competing factors. Numerical simulation of such behaviour is not simplistic and is challenging at both ...

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