Author:Kesavan Pillai, Sreejarani; Kleyi, Phumelele E; De Beer, Marinda; Mudaly, PreenshaDate:Dec 2020Topical delivery of active ingredients is very challenging because of the complex structure and excellent barrier properties of human skin. Advances in nanotechnology resulted in nanomaterial based delivery systems to augment the skin absorption ...Read more
Author:Kebede, Mesfin A; Palaniyandy, Nithyadharseni; Koao, LFDate:Dec 2019The lithium ion battery has been offering a tremendous benefit and contribution to the technological development of humankind by serving as an efficient power source for electronic devices, mobile power stations, and electrical automotive ...Read more
Author:Bofinger, S; Stander, Johan NDate:Nov 2017CSIR, SANEDI, Eskom and Fraunhofer IWES conducted a study to holistically quantify the wind-power potential in South Africa, and the portfolio effects of widespread spatial wind and solar power aggregation in South Africa. Wind Atlas South ...Read more
Author:Vilakazi, Mlamuli C; Sebopetse, Nakampe; Khutsoane, Oratile ODate:Sep 2021This paper overviews a designed Low-Cost Spectrum Monitoring (LCSM) node that is installed in universities around South Africa. LCSM node is an electronic device that automatically monitors the frequency spectrum and then communicates the ...Read more
Author:Swanepoel, JJ; Van Vuuren, DS; Heydenrych, MDate:Oct 2010Titanium nitride in upgraded nitrided ilmenite (bulk of iron removed) can selectively be chlorinated to produce titanium tetrachloride. Except for iron, most other components present during this low temperature (ca. 200 °C) chlorination ...Read more
Author:Bryen, DN; Lever, S; Mujherjee, S; Pistorius, M; Smith, MDate:Aug 2008Disability is not synonymous with illness or dependency and disability is as much a function of disabling environments and attitudes as it is physical, cognitive, sensory or communication limitationsRead more
Author:Leinen, RDate:Oct 2017This presentation discusses how Industry 4.0 is driving the digital enterprise in product development and manufacturing.Read more
Author:McGill, JEDate:Jul 2010Primary production of PGE globally is geographically restricted to South Africa—bushveld Complex (77%); Russia—Noril’sk and alluvial producers (13%); and collectively USA—Stillwater; Zimbabwe—Great Dyke; and Canada—Lac de Iles (10%). Seventy-seven ...Read more
Author:Archibald, S; Scholes, RJDate:2007The savannas of Africa are dominated by deciduous trees and perennial but seasonal grasses. Virtually nothing is known about the factors that trigger the onset of greening, or the time-course of leaf-drop in either of these main plant functional ...Read more
Author:Tsague, HD; Twala, BDate:Nov 2015Low power IC solutions are in great demand with the rapid advancement of handheld devices, wearables, smart cards and radio frequency identification bringing a massive amount of new products to market that all have the same primary need: ...Read more
Author:Adedeji, K; Hamam, Y; Abe, B; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Jun 2017Water loss through leaking pipes is inexorable in water distribution networks (WDNs) and has been recognized as a major challenge facing the operation of municipal water services. This is strongly linked with financial costs due to economic ...Read more
Author:Adedeji, KB; Hamam, Y; Abe, BT; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Oct 2017Water loss through leaking pipes constitutes a major challenge to the operational service of water utilities. In recent years, increasing concern about the financial loss and environmental pollution caused by leaking pipes has been driving ...Read more
Author:Christelis, L; Smit, AGDate:Aug 2012Most of us are familiar with the concept of Lean (a way to do more and more with less and less). The principles have been applied by the Japanese as part of the Toyota Production System from as early as the 1950's. Subsequently many have ...Read more
Author:Matebese, Belinda T; Withey, Daniel J; Banda, MKDate:Sep 2020The motion planning for a mobile, autonomous system is solved using the Leapfrog algorithm from optimal control. Numerical optimal control has some advantages for motion planning. Differential constraints can be included in the problem ...Read more
Author:Rosman, Benjamin SDate:Jun 2014Recent trends in robotics have seen more general purpose robots being deployed in unstructured environments for prolonged periods of time. Such robots are expected to adapt to different environmental conditions, and ultimately take on a broader ...Read more
Author:Pretorius, Arnu; Kroon, Steve; Kamper, HermanDate:Jul 2018Denoising autoencoders (DAEs) have proven useful for unsupervised representation learning, but a thorough theoretical understanding is still lacking of how the input noise influences learning. Here we develop theory for how noise influences ...Read more
Author:Richardson, DM; Blanchard, RyanDate:Mar 2011One of the environmental concerns associated with producing biofuels from alien plants is the risk of these species becoming invasive. We explored whether insights from commercial forestry and agroforestry could inform strategies to reduce ...Read more
Author:Krige, PD; Leong, B; Manganye, JDate:Dec 2001The brief of this research was to identify the hazards associated with underground track bound transportation on Gold and Platinum mines, describe the learning that is necessary to recognize these hazards and then to determine the most suitable ...Read more
Author:Van Heerden, Adelai; De Beer, MorrisDate:Sep 2015The aim of this mixed method study was to obtain a general profile of candidates (N=251) applying to join the Operational Forces of the South African National Defence Force in terms of their coping (hardiness, sense of coherence, locus of ...Read more