In many practical predictive data mining problems with a binary target, one of the target classes is rare. In such a situation it is common practice to decrease the ratio of common to rare class cases in the training set ...

Epidemiological information on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is necessary to assess the magnitude of the burden of infections, to identify vulnerable population groups, to mobilise resources for intervention ...

PEO (Polyethylene Oxide) is one of the most important biodegradable polymers used in pharmaceutical formulations, mainly because of its non-toxicity, high water-solubility and swellability, insensitivity to the pH of the ...

The Bana Pele Programme was initiated by the Gauteng Provincial Government and implemented through the Department of Social Development, Department of Health and Department of Education. The aim of the integrated programme ...

Over seventy years ago, South Africa's Department of Forestry started a large scale tree planting programme. The scheme involved the establishment of communities of poor whites in areas suitable for afforestation. The ...

Abstract The immaturity of the neonatal immune system places infants at an increased risk of infections and also affects the effective induction of protective immune responses by vaccines. In utero sensitisation to ...

This research focuses on the manner in which the Cabinet clusters, which were formally established in 1999, have worked to synthesize, synchronize and streamline policy as part of their task to facilitate decision-making. ...

The elaborate interior of Harris & Co. the Jewllers and Silversmiths, who were situated in a building in commissioner Street. The bric-a-brac cluttering up this interior is similar to that found in the Victorian home. Image 706.

This study examines how accountability affects school performance in Legae Academy and Al-Nur School. It scrutinizes the main approaches to accountability held by managers, teachers and students and the assumptions ...

Nickel-base superalloys have a wide range of use as high temperature materials of high mechanical integrity and good oxidation resistance. In most cases where a protective external adherent alumina scale does not develop, ...