Author:Adekunle, AS; Pillay, J; Ozoemena, KIDate:May 2010The electrochemical decoration of edge plane pyrolytic graphite electrode (EPPGE) with cobalt and cobalt oxide nanoparticles integrated with and without single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) is described. Successful modification of the ...Read more
Author:Melchior, SA; Palaniyandy, Nithyadharseni; Sigalas, I; Iyuke, SE; Ozoemena, KIDate:Feb 2019The performance of MXenes (Ti2CTx) combined with electrolytic manganese dioxide (EMD) in three different weight ratios (i.e. MXene:EMD = 20:80; 50:50; 80:20) were examined as anode material for Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). A study of the ...Read more
Author:Moolman, FS; Cloete, TE; Thantsha, MSDate:Nov 2005Prebiotics is a non-digestible food ingredient that beneficially affects the host by selectively stimulating the growth and/or activity of one or a limited number of bacteria in the colon (Roberfroid, 1998; Theuer et al., 1998; Young, 1998; ...Read more
Author:Adeyeye, MO; Musa, AG; Botha, AdèleDate:2014The browser war is far from over, and the HTML5 <video> tag has not improved video access despite its promises to work without specifying a plug-in. This chapter discusses m-learning with respect to video. It outlines the m-learning paradigm ...Read more
Author:Glisson, FJ; Kullmann, DDate:Aug 1998This report deals with the factors affecting the effective use of rapid yielding hydraulic props (RYHP’s) in the South African gold mines. Wherever possible, such factors have been quantified in an attempt to provide guidelines for obtaining ...Read more
Author:Botha, PB; Semmelink, CJ; Raubenheimer, JDate:Oct 2005Stabilized layers are used extensively in South-Africa in the construction of roads. The layers are usually stabilized with hydrated road lime, cement, slag, fly-ash, bitumen emulsion, foamed asphalt or a combination of several of these agents. ...Read more
Author:Sililo, OTN; Conrad, JE; Dohse, TE; Tredoux, G; Du Plessis, MHDate:15 Jan 2001A procedure is presented for deriving qualitative contaminant attenuation maps from available soils information. Unfortunately, in South Africa, no soil map with national coverage exists at a scale larger than 1:2 500 000. However, 1:250 000 ...Read more
Author:Sibiya, G; Venter, HS; Fogwill, TDate:Sep 2012Cloud computing is a novel computing paradigm that presents new research opportunities in the field of digital forensics. Cloud computing is based on the following principles: on-demand self-service, broad network access, resource pooling, ...Read more
Author:Mfupe, Luzango P; Kaijage, S; Mwangama, J; Oyerinde, O; Katzis, KDate:Sep 2021AFRICON is the Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers (IEEE) Region 8 flagship conference on the African continent. IEEE AFRICON 2021 was virtually held in Arusha, Tanzania from Monday the 13th to Wednesday the 15th of September ...Read more
Author:Hatton, CJ; De Waal, SA; Schweitzer, JKDate:Dec 1997The papers in this special issue consider possible South African plume-related deposits, such as the Ventersdorp and Karoo volcanic rocks, and the Bushveld and Uitkomst Complexes. These magnetic provinces are described and interpreted in the ...Read more
Author:Ray, Suprakas SDate:2020The PPS Meeting is a leading conference on polymer processing and attracts internationally renowned scientists, engineers and designers in the field of polymer research and development. The goals of the International Polymer Processing Society, ...Read more
Author:Van Niekerk, B; Leenen, L; Ramluckan, T; Maharaj, MDate:Jul 2012The Workshop on ICT Uses in Warfare and the Safeguarding of Peace is a note-worthy initiative that follows on three previous workshops: London (2007), Pretoria (2008), and Bela-Bela (2010). After the success of the workshops held in South ...Read more
Author:Erasmus, Louwrence DDate:Aug 2023Digital Transformation in Achieving Defence Information Excellence in the Journey to Greatness with Editor: Dr Louwrence Erasmus Pr. Eng. Introduction: The Command and Management Information Systems (CMIS) Division strives towards Information ...Read more
Author:Pandelani, Thanyani ADate:May 2023One of the aims of the South African Ballistic Organisation (SABO) is to organise and host a local ballistic symposium every second year. This year SABO is hosting the 2023 symposium. The SABO 2023 Organising Committee has been overwhelmed ...Read more
Author:De Waal, ADate:Nov 2012These proceedings list all peer reviewed papers delivered at the twenty-third annual symposium of the Pattern Recognition Association of South Africa, held in Pretoria in November 2012Read more
Author:Olakanm, EO; Hoosain, Shaik E; Lawal, SA; Pityana, Sisa LDate:Jun 2022Tailoring materials’ microstructural characteristics to meet mechanical functional requirements is quite critical in designing wear resistant coatings. To the best of our knowledge, no study had related carbide dissolution ratio (CDR) in laser ...Read more
Author:Olakanmi, EO; Hoosain, Shaik E; Lawal, SA; Pityana, Sisa LDate:Mar 2023It is critical that coating’s microstructural characteristics are designed to meet its wear-resistance functional requirement. To the best of our knowledge, no study had related carbide dissolution ratio (CDR) in laser deposited Inconel 625 ...Read more
Author:Tshabalala, Lerato C; Pityana, Sisa L; Styne, J; Höfer, M; Schäfer, LDate:Sep 2012Laser machining which is a non-contact process that offers the advantage of machining advanced ceramics. In laser machining Si3N4, surface temperature is increased and controlled to evaporate the YSiAlON glassy phase of the Si3N4. However, ...Read more