Author:Steyn, Maronel; Genthe, BettinaDate:May 2009Much attention is given to the recording of diarrhoea incidence among children under the age of 5. This is used as an indicator of health of the community since diarrhoea historically has a more profound effect on children and elderly people. ...Read more
Author:Herselman, Martha EDate:Dec 2014In Section 1 the importance of engaging with the community and to involve stakeholders even before the initiative was implemented were highlighted. If this was not handled correctly the initiative would have failed even before it started.Read more
Author:CSIRDate:1986The environment in which the CSIR functions has undergone major changes during the first 40 year, which played an important role in shaping the CSIR as it is known.Read more
Author:Van der Merwe, GH; Du Plessis, LM; Taylor, JRNDate:15 Jan 2004Six quality indices, namely free fatty acids (FFA), peroxide value (PV), anisidine value (AV), oxidative stability index (OSI), total tocopherols and headspace volatiles (hexanal, t-2-hexenal and t,t-2,4-decadienal), were evaluated in a ...Read more
Author:Chemura, A; Nangombe, Shingirai S; Gleixner, S; Chinyoka, S; Gornott, CDate:Jul 2022Southern Africa has been identified as one of the hotspot areas of climate extremes increasing, at the same time many communities in the region are dependent on rain-fed agriculture, which is vulnerable to these rainfall and temperature ...Read more
Author:Wright, CY; Archibald, S; Garland, Rebecca M; Naidoo, M; Frost, F; Phala, NDate:Sep 2013Solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) levels are affected by airborne aerosols, such as particles and gases released during biomass burning events. Two large-scale fires in South Africa were identified and selected based on their proximity to ...Read more
Author:Nunes, M; Adams, JB; Van Niekerk, LaraDate:Sep 2020Invasive alien aquatic plants (IAAPs) are rapidly spreading in South African estuaries because of anthropogenic nutrient loading and persistent freshwater conditions. This study investigated changes in IAAP cover in relation to development ...Read more
Author:Young, R; Gomez, MH; McDonough, CM; Waniska, RD; Rooney, LWDate:Mar 1993Sorghum grains varying in grain hardness or endosperm texture (soft and intermediate) and starch composition (nonwaxy and waxy) were parboiled. Whole grain (one volume) and water (three volumes) were boiled, soaked for 12 hr, and brought to ...Read more
Author:Hunter, LDate:Nov 1985A range of men's sleeveless cotton vests has been subjected to wearer trial, involving 11 wearers, and to laboratory testing, particular attention being paid to dimensional changes and constants.Read more
Author:Oelofse, Suzanna HHDate:Aug 2013This presentation deals with the changes which can be expected in the waste management legislation and the implementation of new methods of management.Read more
Author:Oelofse, Suzanna HH; Muswema, Aubrey P; Koen, RenéeDate:Oct 2016Changing the face of waste management in South Africa, includes waste diversion from landfill to alternative management options. There are a number of interventions to consider which may vary from very low tech, labour intensive solutions to ...Read more
Author:Grobler, M; Jansen van Vuuren, J; Zaaiman, JDate:Mar 2011The international scope of the internet and global reach of technological usage requires the South African legislative system to address issues related to the application and implementation of international legislation. However, legislation ...Read more
Author:Alberts, Ronell; Botha, Adèle; Fogwill, Thomas ADate:Dec 2014Mobile technologies have become a social reality in large parts of the developing world in general and in Africa especially. The large scale connected representativeness of access to and often ownership of mobile devices opens many doors to ...Read more
Author:Alberts, Ronell; Botha, Adèle; Fogwill, ThomasDate:2015Mobile technologies have become a social reality in large parts of the developing world in general and in Africa especially. The large scale connected representativeness of access to and often ownership of mobile devices opens many doors to ...Read more
Author:Sokoya, O; Maharaj, BTDate:Sep 2008The performance of space time trellis coded orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (STTC-OFDM) systems relies on accurate channel state information at the receiver for proper decoding. One method of obtaining channel state information is ...Read more
Author:Kleynhans, N; Barnard, EDate:Nov 2008The performance of trainable speech-processing systems deteriorates significantly when there is a mismatch between the training and testing data. The data mismatch becomes a dominant factor when collecting speech data for resource scarce ...Read more
Author:Makgamatha, AS; Zuva, T; Masonta, Moshe TDate:Aug 2018Growing demand of reliable and affordable wireless connectivity requires alternative solutions and television white space (TVWS) provides that opportunity. However, the biggest challenge in TV spectrum re-use is to allocate best channels for ...Read more
Author:Mosola, NN; Dlamini, Thandokuhle M; Blackledge, JM; Eloff, JHP; Venter, HSDate:Sep 2017Cloud computing brings flexible and cost effective services. However, security concerns plague the cloud. Data confidentiality is one of the concerns inhibiting the adoption of cloud computing. This concern stems from various cyberattacks ...Read more
Author:Slinger, J; Taljaard, Susan; D'Hont, FDate:Jan 2020This book captures the learning from a cross-comparison of seven international inlet or estuary mouth management situations. The conceptual framing is provided by a focus on systems knowledge and its development and use within coastal management. ...Read more
Author:Coelho, ST; Bouille, DH; Mani, SK; Stafford, William HLDate:Jan 2020The adequate collection and disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW) remain a challenge in developing countries as a direct consequence of inadequate practices, which in turn produce negative environmental and social impacts. In industrialized ...Read more