Author:Stoltz, M; Stoltz, George G; Obara, K; Wang, T; Bryant, DDate:Nov 2021Hidden Markov models (HMMs) are general purpose models for time-series data widely used across the sciences because of their flexibility and elegance. Fitting HMMs can often be computationally demanding and time consuming, particularly when ...Read more
Author:Gledhill, Irvy MA; Roohani, H; Biobaku, A; Skews, BDate:Jun 2016Theoretical work on transforming the Navier-Stokes equations into arbitrarily accelerating frames has included the continuity, momentum, and energy conservation equations. An analysis of the momentum equation in non-dimensional terms leads ...Read more
Author:Basson, FA; Jammine, E; Heyl, LDate:1984A research and demonstration project on the use and performance of low cost integral solar water heaters in urban low-income dwellings was carried out in 1982/83. The project involved technical and socio-economic components. This report ...Read more
Author:Wentzel, JD; Kok, R; Lewis, MI; Meese, GBDate:Aug 1983Discuss the indoor temperature ranges found acceptable by occupants of buildings controlled by passive means, in areas where the influence of land mass dominates the local climateRead more
Author:Adam, R; Kotzé, Paula; Van der Merwe, ADate:Jun 2011ERP systems are widely used by large enterprises for managing functional areas of the enterprise. However, recently ERP systems have also been introduced to the small enterprise market. ERP systems are now considered an important small ...Read more
Author:Henrico, S; Coetzee, S; Cooper, Antony K; Rautenbach, VDate:Oct 2020Geospatial information and technologies are widely used in South Africa, initially mostly with proprietary software but today, mature, open source alternatives such as QGIS are available. We wanted to find out if and why South African users ...Read more
Author:Dlodlo, NDate:May 2009This paper describes the impact of socio-economic factors on girls and women’s access to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) education and training in a rural South African environment and recommends strategies for improved access ...Read more
Author:Herselman, Martha E; Botha, Adèle; Makitla, IDate:Feb 2012The components of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) are Computing, Connectivity, Content and Capacity. These components, dubbed the 4C Framework (because the name of each of these four components starts with letter “c”), are ...Read more
Author:Makitla, I; Fogwill, T; Botha, AdèleDate:Oct 2012The core approach of this research project, which is informed by the concept of “digital difference”, is to leverage the existing
technological infrastructure and capacity (know-how) in a community to enable delivery of ICT4D content and ...Read more
Author:Coetzee, L; Viviers, MI; Cunningham, P; Cunningham, MDate:May 2008Improving the accessibility of Internet web sites and portals is becoming more important as initiatives (such as the South African National Accessibility Portal), which address the marginalisation of persons with disabilities, gather momentum. ...Read more
Author:Coetzee, L; Olivrin, G; Vivier, IDate:Apr 2009Persons with disabilities are often marginalised from economy and society due to the lack of access to disability related information and services. Through the use of c access to the information and services can often be obtained e.g. a ...Read more
Author:Kirsten, TDate:Nov 2008On 12 October 2007 an Air Defence Artelliry (ADA) shooting incident took place during a training exercise at the Combat Training Centre in Luhatla. The board of inquiry convened a technical committee that was tasked with investigating the ...Read more
Author:Skinner, DGDate:Feb 1994The available data bases for accidents, road geometry (photolog output) and traffic counts were combined and the accident rates determined for two lane, four lane and six lane road categories as well as for 22 geometric element categories. ...Read more
Author:Hitge, JJ; Franz, RM; Schutte, PC; Kielblock, AJDate:Oct 1991This report is designed to convey information to mine management, environmental engineers, training personnel and acclimatization supervisors that will allow an appraisal of their mine's position with regard to heat acclimatization of workers ...Read more
Author:Giffen, MHDate:1975The diatom flora from several stations on the eastern shore of Saldanha Bay (South Africa) has been studied. Saldanha bay is situated on the western coast of South Africa 110Km north of Cape Town.Read more
Author:Gerber, A; Sinha, S; Van der Merwe, A; Kam, MDate:May 2012Over the past two decades, strong technical convergence has been observed between computing and engineering. Computing in this context includes Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology and Software ...Read more
Author:Hirschberg, G; Baradlai, P; Varga, K; Myburg, G; Schunk, J; Tilky, P; Stoddart, PDate:01 Mar 1999Formation, presence and deposition of corrosion product radionuclides (such as 60Co, 51Cr, 54Mn, 59Fe and/or 110mAg) in the primary circuits of water-cooled nuclear reactors (PWRs) throw many obstacles in the way of normal operation. During ...Read more
Author:Andhavarapu, EV; Loveday, Philip W; Long, Craig S; Heyns, PSDate:Jan 2010The semi-analytical finite element method (SAFE) is a popular method for analysing guided wave propagation in elastic waveguides of complex cross-section such as rails. The convergence of these models has previously been studied for linear ...Read more
Author:Vogel, JC; Fuls, A; Visser, EDate:Sep 2002The artificial radiocarbon produced by the thermonuclear bomb tests in the 1950s and 1960s significantly increased the level of C-14 in the environment. A detailed record of the subsequent changes in the C-14 concentration of the atmosphere ...Read more