Author:Lombard, GE; Weinert, IAG; Minnaar, A; Taylor, JRNDate:2000To transform traditional South African steamed bread, a dumpling-like product, into a convenient ready-to-eat form in a can, the application of various hurdles was investigated. Prevention of the growth of Clostridium botulinum in this low ...Read more
Author:Smith, Andrew C; Dlodlo, NDate:Dec 2018The Ndebele culture, including its dress code, is at risk of being forgotten as young generations migrate to urban areas, leaving behind their traditions while adopting those that dominate the city. We propose an Internet of Things-based ...Read more
Author:Auret, JG; Damm, OFRA; Wright, GJ; Robinson, FPADate:01 Dec 1993Previous results on the influence of water pressure and velocity on flow-type cavitations erosion, i.e. an increase in erosion rate with increasing velocity and peaking of erosion rate as a function of pressure, were confirmed by measurements ...Read more
Author:Page, Philip R; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Mothetha, Matome LDate:Aug 2017Low and constant pressure can be maintained throughout a water distribution system by setting the pressure at remote consumer locations and using the pressure to control the speed of a variable speed pump (VSP). The prospect of incorporating ...Read more
Author:Adedeji, K; Hamam, Y; Abe, B; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Jun 2017Water is a precious natural resource; human survival and nearly all modes of economic production depends on water. The efficient use of water resources is a subject of major concern for water utilities around the world. Within the last years, ...Read more
Author:Adedeji, KB; Hamam, Y; Abe, BT; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Feb 2018In water distribution networks (WDNs), water loss through leaking pipes is inevitable, as it constitutes a major threat to the operational services of water utilities. While water utilities are keen to providing an adequate supply of water ...Read more
Author:Lombardi, G; Morelli, Mauro FDate:Mar 1994In a previous analysis of the effect of a fore sweep in the subsonic and transonic regimes it was found that the flow on a forward-swept wing separates first in the root region, suggesting that the inclusion of an aerodynamic device such as ...Read more
Author:Gbashi, S; Njobeh, P; Steenkamp, Paul A; Madala, NDate:2017The need for greener extraction procedures that are quick and efficient has prompted the evolution of pressurized hot water extraction (PHWE). Here, the extraction of flavonoids from Bidens pilosa was demonstrated using PHWE at 50°C, 100°C ...Read more
Author:Singh, S; Sithole, Bishop B; Lekha, Prabashni; Permaul, K; Govinden, RDate:Jan 2021The South African pulp and paper industry generates an estimated 0.5 million tons of pulp and paper mill sludge (PPMS) annually. As PPMS is generated, it requires safe, efficient, and economical collection and disposal. However, PPMS is ...Read more
Author:Pick, W; Naidoo, Shan; Ajani, F; Onwukwe, V; Hansia, R; Bielu, ODate:Jul 2003Alcohol misuse is a major public health concern in South Africa today. Substance use, and its relationship with mining accidents, has been documented worldwide. It can also lead increased sickness, deaths, and health care utilisation, which ...Read more
Author:Teklehaimanot, GZ; Genthe, Bettina; Kamika, I; Momba, MNBDate:Jun 2015The failure of wastewater treatment plants to produce effluents of a high microbiological quality is a matter of great concern in terms of water resource pollution. A more serious concern is that this water source is used by communities in ...Read more
Author:Keet, CMDate:Sep 2013The OWL 2 DL ontology language is very expressive and has many features for declaring complex object property expressions. Standard reasoning services for OWL ontologies take these expressions as correct and according to the ontologist's ...Read more
Author:Parsons, SDate:Jul 2006Tuberculosis (TB) control can be particularly problematic in correctional and detention facilities, in which persons from diverse
backgrounds and communities are housed in close proximity for varying periods. This report provides a framework ...Read more
Author:Adamski, SADate:Jun 2003Since Grootegeluk Coal Mine commenced operation in 1980 all plant discards and inter-burden material have been stacked on discards dumps, a practice that has led to the spontaneous combustion of the waste material on these dumps. From 1980 ...Read more
Author:Nahman, AntonDate:Oct 2011This study attempts to estimate the external costs of landfilling in the City of Cape Town, using the benefits transfer method (for emissions) and the hedonic pricing method (for disamenities). The results show that external costs are ...Read more
Author:De Jager, PetaDate:Jan 2009Peta de Jager, an architect and a researcher in health facilities from (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) in South Africa, visits Sunyani Hospital in rural Ghana. Despite struggling with overcapacity, the hospital is still ...Read more
Author:Wright, C; Albers, P; Oosthuizen, R; Phala, NDate:Sep 2013The objective of this paper is to describe the self-reported sun-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of a sample of South African multi-ethnic primary schoolchildren and consider the roles of sex and skin type as well as school ...Read more
Author:Van Reenen, Coralie ADate:Sep 2014The concept of green buildings is in response to the built environment's high negative environmental impact, including its contribution towards greenhouse gas emissions and the resultant climate change. At its core, the green building movement ...Read more
Author:Niehaus, E; Herselman, Martha E; Babu, ANDate:2009Neuroempiricism describes a strategy to store and process data analogous to the human brain and to derive an adaptive representation by modelling the biological processes. Technical systems often copy biological evolutionary “developments” ...Read more