Author:Tywabi, Zikhona; Deenadayalu, Nirmala; Sithole, Bishop BDate:Mar 2017The paper presents a method of obtaining wood cellulose by dissolution of eucalyptus sawdust in a mixture of ionic liquid (IL) 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate [Emim][OAc] together with co-solvents; dimethylformamide (DMF) and dimethylsulphoxide ...Read more
Author:Balkissoon, Simiksha; Andrew, Jerome E; Sithole, Bishop BDate:Mar 2022Studies have elucidated that the trends in dissolving pulp markets worldwide are growing consistently and rapidly. In 2018, the global revenue generated from dissolving pulp amounted to $9.3 billion, this being a 6.50% increase from the ...Read more
Author:Makoni, EN; Meiklejohn, CL; Coetzee, MJDate:2008There is a renaissance of regions in the economic geography of globalisation. Sub-national regions and supra-national regions have become increasingly important and regions have become the critical foundations of development processes. National ...Read more
Author:Matthews, MW; Bernard, Stewart; Evers-King, H; Robertson Lain, LDate:Oct 2020A hyperspectral inversion algorithm was used to distinguish between cyanobacteria and algal blooms in optically complex inland waters. A framework for the algorithm is presented that incorporates a bio-optical model, a solution for the radiative ...Read more
Author:Dudeni-Tlhone, Nontembeko; Mutanga, O; Debba, Pravesh; Cho, Moses ADate:Aug 2023Hyperspectral sensors capture and compute spectral reflectance of objects over many wavelength bands, resulting in a high-dimensional space with enough information to differentiate between spectrally similar objects. Due to the curse of ...Read more
Author:Mlambo, CS; Shabalala, MBDate:Dec 2016The fingerprint matching on the smart card has long been developed and recognized faster method than fingerprint matching on a computer or large capacity systems. There has been much research and activities concerned with improving the accuracy, ...Read more
Author:Binda, Phindile L; Muronga, KhangweloDate:Jul 2019Driving is an activity which requires full concentration, which means that the driver needs to concentrate on physically controlling the vehicle, mentally making good decisions and at the same time, monitoring the driving environment. One of ...Read more
Author:Molapo, R; Barnard, E; De Wet, FebeDate:Dec 2013The authors describe the integration of several tools to enable the end-to-end development of an Automatic Speech Recognition system in a typical under-resourced language. The authors analyse the data acquired by each of the tools and develop ...Read more
Author:Kobo, Hlabishi I; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Nov 2019Software-Defined Networking and Network Function Virtualisation are gaining much prominence in the technological space. Major technologies are built on their principles. As their impact permeates, many architectural designs in networking, ...Read more
Author:Khanyile, NP; Tapamo, J-R; Dube, EDate:Jul 2012Fingerprint enhancement is a crucial step in fingerprint recognition. The accuracy of the recognition algorithm directly depends on the accurate extraction of features which is achieved through a series of image enhancement steps. Unfortunately, ...Read more
Author:Szewczuk, SDate:Oct 2009The hybrid mini-grid systems at the Hluleka Nature Reserve and Lucingweni on the Wild coast of the Eastern Cape Province of South African were implemented to provide the experience necessary to develop a nation wide rollout plan for hybrid ...Read more
Author:Dlodlo, N; Hunter, Lawrance; Botha, Anton F; Metelerkamp, RGMDate:Sep 2009This article describes the concept and development of a knowledge-based advisory system for the optimum utilisation of South African wool for the benefit of present and potential investors and other interested partiesRead more
Author:Tlale, NS; Bright, GDate:Jul 2006Practical wall climbing robots that are used for applications requiring them to be fitted with task specific tools should be large enough to carry the additional tool payload. As size of robot is increased, inflexible body frame of wall-climbing ...Read more
Author:Ramazhamba, Pardon T; Venter, HSDate:Sep 2022The South African Local Government uses the tendering system to deliver some of the basic services to the surrounding communities to promote social and industrial or environmental policies. However, this process still relies heavily on a ...Read more
Author:Szewczuk, SDate:Nov 2008At present, the bulk of the world is electricity is generated in central power stations. This approach, one of `economy of size generates electricity in large power stations and delivers it to load centres via an extensive network of transmission ...Read more
Author:Aron, FO; Olwal, TO; Kurien, A; Odhiambo, MODate:Jul 2008A considerable amount of energy is consumed during transmission and reception of messages in a wireless mesh network (WMN). Reducing per-node transmission power would greatly increase the network lifetime via power conservation in addition ...Read more
Author:Strempel, MD; De Villiers, JP; Cilliers, Jacques E; McDonald, Andre MDate:Oct 2015This paper investigates the littoral sea clutter amplitude distributions associated with individual segments within a periodic wave. Low grazing angle, X-Band sea clutter data, obtained from the CSIR online database was utilised for this ...Read more
Author:Komba, Julius J; Maina, JM; Horak, E; Steyn, WJ; O’Connell, Johannes SDate:Oct 2019The research work presented in this paper investigated the spatial distribution of air voids in compacted Hot-Mix Asphalt (HMA) core samples under different compaction levels and layer/briquette thicknesses. A medium-graded HMA mix was used ...Read more