Author:Van Doornum, G.A.W; Van Doornum, GAWDate:1965It is one of purposes of this memorandum to refute this notion, although it must conceded that the results observed in practice seem to support this contention.Read more
Author:Bofinger, S; Mushwana, Crescent; Bischof-Niemz, TDate:Oct 2015Solar PV & wind are the cheapest new-build options per kWh in South Africa. By 2020, a mix of PV, wind and flexible gas (LNG-based) costs the same as new coal, even without any value given to excess wind/PV energy. South Africa has abundant ...Read more
Author:Mushwana, Crescent; Bischof-Niemz, T; Zimmermann, B; Gerlach, A-K; Bofinger, S; Otto, ADate:2015Wind speeds can vary greatly from minute to minute, and cloud cover/movement can cause the output of solar photovoltaic (PC) energy sources to vary. As a result, solar and wind power naturally and continuously fluctuates. The CSIR has embarked ...Read more
Author:Mushwana, Crescent; Bischof-Niemz, TDate:Nov 2015South Africa's Integrated Resource Plan 2010 (IRP 2010) was initiated to investigate the power generation mix for South Africa until 2030. The implementation of the IRP was done by Department of Energy through competitive tenders (“REIPPPP” ...Read more
Author:Mushwana, CrescentDate:Oct 2015In the past, renewables were mainly driven by the US, Europe and China, but South Africa is slowly picking up. This presentation discusses South Africa's wind and solar resources as alternative energy resources.Read more
Author:Dlodlo, N; Tolmay, JP; Ford, MDate:May 2009Vulnerable children are faced with the problem of in-accessibility to the information, services and people they need to advance in life. The definition of vulnerable children is those whose basic needs are not fully provided for and those ...Read more
Author:Dawood, Zubeida C; Mashiane, T; Shozi, Nobubele ADate:Mar 2015With roughly 30 million monthly users Snapchat is becoming an increasingly popular photo messaging application. Snapchat allows users to send time-limited photos and videos to other Snapchat users with the promise of it being deleted forever ...Read more
Author:Kebede, Mesfin ADate:Aug 2019SnO(sub2) emerged as a promising anode material due to its low cost, safety, high theoretical capacity (782mAhg-1).Read more
Author:Gibberd, Jeremy TDate:Sep 2022Sustainable development is based on approaches that reduce negative environmental impacts while creating beneficial social and economic impacts. While there has been extensive research on the negative environmental impacts of construction, ...Read more
Author:Clarke, JDate:2000This paper is a review and analysis of the experiences with FSC certification auditing in South Africa over the past three years. The author was contracted as a “social specialist” by SGS-Forestry for 4 Main Assessments (all except one were ...Read more
Author:Oelofse, Suzanna HH; Strydom, WDate:May 2013This presentation discusses waste management and recycling through social awareness programmes presented by Suzan Oelofse from the CSIR.Read more
Author:Magadlela, D; Mdzeke, NDate:Jan 2004The Working for Water programme is a pioneering environmental conservation initiative in that its implementation successfully combines ecological concerns and social development benefits. By addressing unemployment, skills training and ...Read more
Author:Can Görür, O; Sivrikaya, F; Rosman, Benjamin S; Albayrak, SDate:Mar 2018We propose an architecture as a robot’s decision-making mechanism to anticipate a human’s state of mind, and so plan accordingly during a human-robot collaboration task. At the core of the architecture lies a novel stochastic decision-making ...Read more
Author:Strydom, Wilma FDate:Oct 2018This study analyses the role of subjective norm in understanding recycling behaviour and considers the likelihood of social pressures influencing recycling behaviour in South Africa. While attitude is personal in nature, the subjective norm ...Read more
Author:Chakwizira, JDate:Nov 2009This chapter describes the relationship between transport, mobility and society. This is achieved by means of linking the social dimensions and impact of sustainable transport and mobility with approaches, principles and values of social ...Read more
Author:Mouton, F; Leenen, L; Venter, HSDate:Oct 2015Information security is a fast-growing discipline, and therefore the effectiveness of security measures to protect sensitive information needs to be increased. Since people are generally susceptible to manipulation, humans often prove to be ...Read more
Author:Mouton, Francois; Leenen, Louise; Venter, HSDate:Jun 2016The field of information security is a fast-growing discipline. Even though the effectiveness of security measures to protect sensitive information is increasing, people remain susceptible to manipulation and thus the human element remains a ...Read more
Author:Mouton, F; Malany, MM; Leenen, l; Venter, HSDate:Jul 2014The field of information security is a fast growing; discipline. Even though the effectiveness of security measures; to protect sensitive information is increasing, people remain; susceptible to manipulation and the human element is thus a; ...Read more
Author:Shozi, Nobubele A; Modise, MDate:Mar 2015Social engineering attacks pose huge security threats to companies today. These attacks have succeeded mainly because they come from weaknesses that combine the social engineering practices that exploit the human vulnerabilities, with technical ...Read more
Author:van Rensburg, JFJ; Veldsman, A; Lahde, KDate:Nov 2008The authors wish to share some of their current learning in the creation of social enterprises to act as primary support mechanisms for Infopreneurs (“creative capitalists”) in the rural African communities. The objective is to attract ...Read more