Author:Simonis, I; Vahed, Anwar; Moodley, DDate:2009Despite many international and local initiatives on disaster risk management and advances in scientific knowledge, the social and economic impact of natural disasters in emerging and developing countries is still increasing. Various activities ...Read more
Author:Mashiri, M; Madzikigwa, B; Chakwizira, J; Nyoni, P; Makgalemane, MDate:Jul 2008The Mpumalanga Department of Roads and Transport (MDORT) developed and published a Rural Transport Strategy for the province in May 2006. One of the cornerstones of the strategy is the realization that an integrated approach to rural development ...Read more
Author:Foko, Thato E; Dlodlo, N; Montsi, LDate:Aug 2013Ambient-assisted living (AAL) is an initiative to extend the time the elderly can live in their home environment by increasing their autonomy and assisting them carry out their daily activities. AAL systems exploit information and communication ...Read more
Author:Green, Chéri A; Mans, Gerbrand G; Ngidi, MDate:Sep 2012Local and national government authorities are required to provide services to all communities within their jurisdiction in a fair, equitable and sustainable way. The Government Programme of Action compels government departments to develop ...Read more
Author:de Waal, ADate:27 Feb 2006Complex systems can be described as systems-of-systems as they comprise a hierarchy of systems. The links between sub-systems are often obscure and non-linear and this results in a lack of a whole-systems view and appropriate understanding ...Read more
Author:Masindi, Vhahangwele; Osman, Muhammad S; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Dec 2017Acid mine drainage has been an issue of prime concern to international scientific communities. This is due to the magnitude, nature and extent of its environmental impacts. Acid mine drainage (AMD) contains hazardous and toxic chemical species ...Read more
Author:Masindi, VhahangweleDate:Aug 2017This study endeavours to report the efficiency of a hybrid approach in the treatment of acid mine drainage. Cryptocrystalline magnesite was used to pre-treat acid mine drainage and barium chloride was used to remove the residual sulphate ...Read more
Author:Mutemwa, Muyowa; Mtsweni, Jabu S; Zimba, LukhanyoDate:Dec 2018A Cybersecurity Operation Centre (SOC) is a centralized hub for network event monitoring and incident response. SOCs are critical when determining an organization’s cybersecurity posture because they can be used to detect, analyze and report ...Read more
Author:Wright, C; Oosthuizen, MA; Steyn, MaronelDate:Jun 2012Health surveillance is presently not an integral part of air quality management in South Africa, although ambient air pollution standards are derived from health effects of personal exposure. In a survey to air quality officials and environmental ...Read more
Author:Von Maltitz, Graham P; Stafford, William HLDate:Oct 2012Bioenergy is a renewable energy option that has the potential to contribute to a low-carbon development path and stimulate a
green economy. However, since bioenergy uses land and natural resources, it is in competition with the valuable ...Read more
Author:Nhemachena, C; Chakwizira, J; Dube, S; Maponya, G; Rashopola, R; Mayindi, DDate:Jul 2011This study discusses opportunities and challenges for integrating local knowledge in improving rural accessibility and mobility, within the context of supporting the Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP) initiatives in South Africa. ...Read more
Author:Bezuidenhout, Petrone H; Land, Kevin J; Joubert, T-HDate:Nov 2016This paper investigates the integration of silicon and paper substrates using rapid prototyping inkjet printed electronics. Various Dimatix DMP-2831 material printer settings and adhesives are investigated. The aim is to robustly and effectively ...Read more
Author:Celliers, Louis; Taljaard, Susan; Van Ballegooyen, RDate:Oct 2012This project demonstrates ‘a new way of doing
things’ for negotiating and integrating science into coastal governance. If successful, this research could inform the reform of traditional local coastal governance institutions.Read more
Author:De Lange, Willem J; Wise, RM; Forsyth, GG; Nahman, AntonDate:Jan 2010Sustainable natural resource management requires inputs from both the natural and the social sciences. Since social and natural systems are inter-related and inter-dependent, it is essential that these data can be integrated within a given ...Read more
Author:Abdalmonem, S; Harith, MA; Amin, RM; Karsten, A; Singh, ADate:Sep 2010Determination of the optical properties of solid and liquid samples has great importance. Since the integrating sphere-based setup is used to measure the amount of reflected and transmitted light by the examined samples, optical properties ...Read more
Author:Adeleke, Jude Adekunle; Moodley, Deshendran; Rens, Gavin; Adewumi, AODate:Apr 2017Proactive monitoring and control of our natural and built environments is important in various application scenarios. Semantic Sensor Web technologies have been well researched and used for environmental monitoring applications to expose ...Read more