As-built design specification for Boundary Detection And Registration Program (BDARP1)

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Christian School Discipline: A Collaborative Approach to Improving Student Behavior

A Catholic elementary school systematically developed a comprehensive discipline program with input from the administrator, teachers, students, parents, and other members of the parish community. Developed around the themes of respect, spirituality, and responsibility, the program was systematically evaluated over the first year of a three-year period of implementation. Survey results of parents, teachers, and students indicate positive perceptions of the project by aU three groups

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Molecular mechanism of action of newer thrombolytic agents

Recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (rt-PA) and single chain urokinase-type plasminogen activator (scu-PA) are thrombolytic agents, characterized by a high but not absolute degree of fibrin specificity that is mediated through different molecular mechanisms. Both activators are still under clinical investigation but it has become apparent that their therapeutic dose in humans is high and associated with a variable degree of systemic activation of the fibrinolytic system and fibrinogen breakdown. Therefore, the quest for further improvement of agents and therapeutic schemes continues. Research is being pursued in this area along the following lines: 1) tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) and single chain urokinase-type plasminogen activator in molar ratios of 4:1 to 1:4 do not act synergistically on thrombolysis in a plasma environment in vitro, but display significant synergism in animal models of thrombosis. In pilot studies in patients with coronary artery occlusion, rt-PA and scu-PA are markedly synergistic and efficient thrombolysis can be obtained with a fivefold lower combined dose than that of the separate agents. The combined dose does not seem to induce systemic fibrinogen breakdown. 2) Deletion mutants of rt-PA can be constructed with a significantly prolonged half-life in vivo, and a better thrombolytic potential after bolus intravenous injection. 3) Cleavage site-specific mutants of scu-PA that abolish the conversion to urokinase may have a higher fibrin specificity. The mutants constructed thus far, however, seem to have a lower specific thrombolytic activity. 4) Chimeric molecules obtained by fusion of cDNA encoding the NH2-terminal region of t-PA, responsible for its fibrin affinity and cDNA encoding the COOH-terminal region of scu-PA, responsible for its enzymatic properties, combine both mechanisms of fibrin specificity, at least to some extent.It is anticipated that some of these research lines will yield improved thrombolytic agents or therapeutic regimens

The role and nature of evangelical development organisations' involvement in the field of international development and its significance for development cooperation

Masters in Development and International CooperationThis dissertation explores the role evangelical development organisations play in the field of international development and the nature of this involvement. Specifically, the nature and scope of evangelical development organisations' involvement in the field of international development along with changes that have taken place, the approaches towards development held by evangelical development actors, the role of 'faith' in the organisations' actions and strategies, the skills and qualifications of the development agents, the organisations' partnerships, and funding and donors' attitudes were investigated. A qualitative research approach was employed and an open questionnaire was designed and sent by mail to fifteen of the initially contacted organisations. Subsequently, content analysis of the filled-out questionnaires and textual analysis of annual reports and other relevant information was carried out. The main ideas developed in this dissertation are that: (1) the main advantage that evangelical development organisations have over their secular peers lies in their partnership approach, and, through demonstrating the benefits that partnering with local churches and community-based organisations can bring, they have the potential to bring new perspectives to the development discourse, and that (2) by adopting a multi-dimensional 'holistic' approach different from mainstream conceptions of development, called transformational development, evangelical development actors may nurture the development discourse in the search for new and more adequate approaches to development which focus not merely on economic growth but on multiple aspects of development

ICT innovation and economic development: lessons from a tech start-up in Soweto

Research report presented for a Masters Degree in Development Planning in the Faculty of Engineering, School of Architecture and Planning, University of the Witwatersrand, December, 2017Twenty three years into democratic South Africa, the country’s largest and most famous township, Soweto, is still the unfortunate epitome of economic marginalisation and poverty; a reflection of the unrelenting effects of apartheid spatial planning and the exclusion of black people from mainstream economy. Contemporary development discourse centres on sustainability, innovation and smart city concepts, as some of the key influencers. Specifically ICTs are viewed as enablers of economic development, capable of disrupting entrenched systems and economies. This research explores the opportunities presented by ICT innovation for economic development amongst small businesses operating in Soweto, Johannesburg. The research hones in on ICT4D, a concept of development centred on ICTs to uncover development planning interventions and principles, applicable to the South African context. Using the experiences of a Soweto based Start-up Company, iTea; the research explores the diffusion of their Township Economy App, its rate of adoption by these businesses and its economic impact. Key lessons for local authorities such as Johannesburg is the need to harness local content and innovations, derived from tech start-ups and innovators who live in those communities in order to achieve local economic development.XL201