Author:Mehlo, L; Grootboom, M; O'Kennedy, Maretha M; Okole, BDate:Feb 2006The goal of this project is to develop transgenic sorghum varieties that will deliver essential amino acids (lysine, threonine and tryptophan), vitamins A and E, iron and zinc - all of which are deficient in sorghum - to African populations ...Read more
Author:Barkenhuysen, FA; Van Rensburg, NJJDate:Aug 1981The effect of anhydrous and aqueous liquid as well as sodium hydroxide on the sorption of moisture, iodine and barium hydroxide by cotton was investigated.Read more
Author:Schulze, C; Dudley, Angela L; Flamm, D; Duparr, M; Forbes, ADate:Oct 2013We present a novel tool for sorting the orbital angular momentum and to determine the orbital angular momentum density of laser beams, which is based on the use of correlation filters.Read more
Author:Kassa, BB; Julia, J; Nyblade, AA; Durrheim, RJDate:Sep 2009The Far West Rand mining district is known for its deep gold mines and the associated high levels of seismic activity. Thousands of tremors are recorded every day by geophones installed in the mine workings. These events range in total magnitude ...Read more
Author:Rashamuse, Konanani; Mathiba, Kgama; Sithole, Bishop B; Tawona, NevilleDate:Sep 2014This chapter provides the results of the research conducted in South Africa on Banana fruits - ripe, rejected at packaging site, banana peels from rejected fruits at packaging site, cattle manure collected at pasture land, fruit and vegetable ...Read more
Author:Lysko, Albert ADate:Sep 2016South Africa's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has developed and certified a geolocation spectrum database, with the country moving towards making its spectrum management more dynamic.Read more
Author:Cooper, Antony K; Katumba, S; Coetzee, SDate:Oct 2020Proper addresses provide people with a social status: a sense of identity and being recognised as a proper citizen. They are needed for goods and service delivery, disaster relief, voting or just visiting friends. Good quality addresses are ...Read more
Author:Szewczuk, S; Clausen, N-EDate:Oct 2012South African innovation and ingenuity has resulted in a totally indigenous 300 kW wind turbine that has been designed and manufactured to withstand the rigours of the African continent.Read more
Author:Findlater, KM; Funke, Nicola S; Adler, R; Turton, ADate:Mar 2007Since the arrival of the Dutch in 1652, water resource development in South Africa has been driven by political ideology and rising demand for limited resources, forcing major changes in policy and institutional capacity over time. Understanding ...Read more
Author:Roro, Kittessa T; Carter-Brown, Clinton G; Koopman, S; Mali, TDate:May 2018The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has established an integrated energy research centre to provide decision support to South African industry and policymakers, where such support will be informed by its technical research. ...Read more
Author:SASCARDate:Jul 1981This document provides a description of the past, current and planned South African biological research activities in the sub-Antarctic and Antarctic regions. Future activities will fall under one of the five components of the research ...Read more
Author:Cooper, Antony K; Coetzee, SDate:Oct 2008Various countries and international organizations have address standards or are developing them. An address is needed for many more applications than just postal delivery, such as: goods delivery; connecting utilities; opening bank accounts; ...Read more
Author:SASCARDate:Feb 1984This document describes the past, current and planned future South African earth science research programme in the Antarctic, Southern Ocean and subantarctic regions. The scientific programme comprises five components into which present and ...Read more
Author:SASCARDate:Dec 1978This document provides a comprehensive review of the planned South African scientific activities in Antarctica and on the sub-Antarctic islands in the five year period starting in 1978. The scientific programmes are classified under five ...Read more
Author:Featherstone, CoralDate:Aug 2019World wide, there is a concerning use of social media to sway public opinion through the use of disinformation campaigns. Elections, political decisions such as the Brexit referendum and topics such as vaccination have all been targets of ...Read more
Author:De Wet, Lambert H; Gossel, SJDate:Dec 2015This paper explores the factors that influence capital structure decisions in South Africa from the perspective of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The results of a survey of 33 CFOs of JSE listed companies find that South African CFOs are ...Read more
Author:Feig, Gregor T; Joubert, Warren R; Mudau, Azwitamisi E; Monteiro, Pedro MSDate:Nov 2017Monitoring of atmospheric CO2 and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) has been identified as a priority by international agencies, such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and government departments that are interested in ...Read more
Author:Schmitz, Peter MU; Kruger, Daniel M; Cooper, Antony KDate:2011This paper is an invited commentary from a South African perspective on papers in a special issue of the journal, Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research, on crime patterns and the structure of urban geographies.Read more