Author:Oosthuizen, Rudolph; Venter, CDate:Sep 2016Systems engineering is an established approach to develop systems, including complex sociotechnical systems such as Command and Control (C2) Systems. These systems often occur through introduction of a new technology into an existing system. ...Read more
Author:Smit, FC; Pistorius, CWIDate:Nov 1998This article analyzes an emerging technological innovation, namely, electronic initiation systems for mining explosives in South Africa. The concept of electronic initiation is presenting itself as a challenge to traditional initiation systems, ...Read more
Author:Mubaiwa, T; Mokonyama, Mathetha TDate:Jul 2017The South African Human Rights Commission acknowledges that access to healthcare services in South Africa, especially for the poor, is severely constrained by expensive, inadequate or non-existent transport services. This is exacerbated in ...Read more
Author:Jiba, Zetu; Sono, Tleyane Jonas; Mostert, Frederik JohannesDate:Oct 2018The effects of a fine water mist environment in a semi-confined blast chamber on the chemical and thermodynamic processes following detonation of a 20 g PE4 explosive charge have been investigated. The effects were quantified by the analysis ...Read more
Author:Bischof-Niemz, TDate:Oct 2015Renewables have, until today, been mainly driven by the United States, European and Chinese markets. This presentation reflects on the actual results by the South African Department of Energy on the cost comparativeness of South African solar ...Read more
Author:Modipa, TI; Davel, MH; De Wet, FebeDate:Dec 2013Code switching (the process of switching from one language to another during a conversation) is a common phenomenon in multilingual environments. Where a minority and dominant language coincide, code switching from the minority language to ...Read more
Author:Steyn, Maronel; Genthe, BettinaDate:May 2008This presentation highlights the effect of unsafe water on people's health in South Africa. It looks at the total population of people without access to clean, safe water. A high percentage of deaths in South Africa are attributable to water, ...Read more
Author:Magazi, L; Mohammed, SDate:Jul 2015The freight industry is one of the major players that contribute to the development of the economy of South Africa. About 80% of freight in South Africa is transported by road. As a result, heavy vehicle crashes occurring on South Africa’s ...Read more
Author:Godfrey, Linda KDate:Sep 2006Designing a successful national waste information system (WIS) for an emerging democracy in South Africa requires that the system be relevant, efficient, effective and above all sustainable. To do this, the needs of government and stakeholders ...Read more
Author:Van Reenen, Tobias H; Salie, F; Jensen, P; Nardell, E; Grobler, Jan-HendrikDate:Dec 2013The results of the recent study into the effectiveness of portable air cleaners (PACs), as an infection control measure against TB, delivered unexpectedly low results. That finding initiated a further study to understand the contribution of ...Read more
Author:NASR, Jean-MarcDate:2017Presentation delivered at the 6th CSIR Conference: Ideas that work for industrial development, 5-6 October 2017, CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa. The attachment includes a slideshow and a videoclip.Read more
Author:Nienaber, S; Funke, Nicola SDate:Nov 2010The pressure to achieve impact is related to three main issues. Firstly, the South African water sector faces many challenges that need to be addressed through effective policy development and implementation. Thus, sound evidence, based on ...Read more
Author:Pratt, Lawrence E; Roro, Kittessa T; Basappa Ayanna, ManjunathDate:Jun 2018This paper will introduce the new C450 international standard for PV module quality assurance programs. Quality assurance testing has been on the rise in the PV industry following the rise in development of large scale PV plants, sometimes ...Read more
Author:Rapiya, XL; Malik, Humna H; Pretorius, JHCDate:Sep 2020In the product development process, needs analysis is the first stage of the process and without the need analysis, you are risking your product to fail. The needs analysis involves a process of understating the market broadly. Understanding ...Read more
Author:Ham, CDate:2000The Restructuring Options for the Forest Resources of the Former Homelands study has identified 93 Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF) managed woodlots or non-commercial plantations, with a total area of 12 953 ha in South Africa ...Read more
Author:Van Heerden, Adelai; De Beer, MorrisDate:Oct 2017The operational forces military context is generally acknowledged as one of the most stressful contexts as it is demanding of members on a physical, psychological, social level with organisational, intra- and inter-personal demands of an ...Read more
Author:Van Niekerk, DR; Barnard, EDate:Nov 2007When doing research into or building systems involving spoken language, one invariably relies on relevantly annotated speech data for analysis and incorporation into such systems. The authors investigate methods and parameters for a baseline ...Read more