Author:Mtsweni, Jabu SDate:Nov 2023Cybersecurity attacks are classified in the top 10 global risks by the World Economic Forum in 2023. The common cyber-incidents that affect businesses, governments, and individuals across the globe are data breaches. Recent reports indicate ...Read more
Author:Godfrey, Linda K; Strydom, W; Muswema, Aubrey P; Oelofse, Suzanna HH; Roman, H; Mange, MDate:Sep 2014The results of the first South African Waste Sector Survey shows that landfilling remains the main technology option for the management of waste in South African, with 90% of all waste generated, disposed of to landfill. However, the results ...Read more
Author:Dlodlo, N; Mvelase, PS; Foko, Thato E; Mathaba, SUDate:Apr 2012There is a massive increase in the amount of data that is generated globally. This data is traditionally generated by a number of different autonomous devices. The Internet of Things (IoT) is about interfacing these autonomous devices to ...Read more
Author:Ittmann, HW; King, D; Havenga, JDate:Jul 2009The state of logistics survey makes it possible to analyse and show trends over the past five years. This relates to quantitative and qualitative logistics issues that were not possible when this survey started in 2004. The paper will show ...Read more
Author:King, DJ; Botha, MDate:Nov 2008The annual State of Logistics survey for South Africa (SOL) is now in its fifth year of production and the next report titled “Logistics value and cost drivers from a macro and micro economic perspective” will be released in March 2009. Each ...Read more
Author:Ittmann, HW; King, DDate:01 Sep 2010Logistics and supply chain management play a big role in any economy and are a critical contributor to the competitiveness of a country. The demand for products can only be satisfied through the proper and cost-effective delivery of goods and ...Read more
Author:Van Dyk, E; Ittmann, HW; Marais, Mario A; Meyer, IDate:Jun 2006This article provides a brief overview of the current State of Logistics and government’s response in terms of the National Freight Logistics Strategy. It reviews focus areas in international and local logistics research that were used to ...Read more
Author:Maherry, A; Tredoux, G; Clarke, S; Engelbrecht, PDate:01 Sep 2010The study of nitrate concentrations in South and southern Africa is not a new subject (Tredoux and Talma, 2006, Tredoux et al., 2004), with the publication of a nitrate distribution map in 2001. However, these studies were constrained by the ...Read more
Author:Carter-Brown, Clinton GDate:Sep 2017The availability of appropriate, reliable and affordable energy is central to the sustainability and further development of modern societies. The field of energy efficiency aims to promote efficiency in the conversion, distribution and usage ...Read more
Author:Will, CDate:2006Environmental policy and decision making has undergone several changes in recent times, and in today’s society is influenced by amongst others two key movements; the rise of an informational society and the increasing priority of environmental ...Read more
Author:Gebremedhin, KG; Gebremedhin, FG; Amin, MM; Godfrey, Linda KDate:Jun 2018Chapter 3 presents the state of solid waste generation and management across the African continent. The focus of this chapter is on the quantity of waste generated and its characteristics, waste delivery services, and waste infrastructure, ...Read more
Author:Manzi, MS; Durrheim, RJ; Hein, KAA; Gibson, MA; King, NDate:Oct 2013The state-of-the-art in 3D modelling of the structurally complex orebody begins with (1) 3D seismic imaging, (2) horizon picking, (3) data conditioning, (4) fault detection, (5) fault-horizon projection, (6) data integration, and (7) statistical ...Read more
Author:Mangera, RDate:Dec 2013Gesture recognition has become a popular area of research with applications in medical systems, assistive technologies, entertainment, crisis management, disaster relief and human-machine interaction. This paper presents a static gesture ...Read more
Author:Van Heerden, Renier P; Vorster, JSDate:Mar 2009The use of passwords has become endemic in everyday life, and passwords have penetrated most aspects of modern life. The purpose of this paper was to investigate the types of information that can be deduced from password lists, where such ...Read more
Author:Botha, Natasha; Coetzer, R; Inglis, HM; Labuschagne, FJWJDate:Jul 2023Polymers are used in various industrial applications due to their ease of production, light weight, and ductility. Fillers such as clays are added to polymers to improve a range of factors such as material processing, thermal properties, fire ...Read more
Author:Botha, Natasha; Coetzer, R; Inglis, HM; Labuschagne, FJWJDate:Jul 2023Polymers are used in various industrial applications due to their ease of production, light weight, and ductility. Fillers such as clays are added to polymers to improve a range of factors such as material processing, thermal properties, fire ...Read more
Author:Mkhize, ZQP; De Beer, MorrisDate:Jul 2005This study introduces a new scale for weighing individual tyres of slow moving vehicles. The new technology is referred to as “Stress - In – Motion” or SIM and is statistically compared with an existing Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) scale (DAW 50) ...Read more
Author:Gee, EDate:Aug 1976Some of this data together with data as yet unpublished, were used in this present report with the object of obtaining a statistical assessment of the accuracy of the MSS (Mean Spindle Speed) at break technique.Read more
Author:Sivakumar, V; Bencherif, HDate:Apr 2006During some winters, zonal-mean configuration is dramatically disrupted with
polar stratospheric temperatures increasing rapidly with time, leading to a
poleward increase of zonal-mean temperature and, on occasion, a reversal of
zonal-mean ...Read more