Author:Mathabathe, Maria N; Bolokang, Amogelang SDate:May 2022Contemporary ways of employing and combining existing materials are a requisite for meeting tomorrow’s engineering applications. This is upscaled by the potent attributes of remaining competitive by keeping costs effective while advancing the ...Read more
Author:Nkosi, MT; Mekuria, Fisseha; Gejibo, SHDate:Jun 2011Healthcare providers are facing growing challenges in patient diagnostics and information gathering due to in-adequate infrastructure and insufficient number of health-care professionals to perform such operations. The traditional way of ...Read more
Author:Adam, R; Herselman, Martha E; Chuang, CH; Smit, D; Eloff, JHP; Zielinski, MPDate:Nov 2011The purpose of this paper is to discuss certain challenges that emerge when evaluating a Living Lab (LL). These challenges are linked to the choice of evaluation methods as well as whether to measure, when, what and how to measure. A LL in ...Read more
Author:Mutanga, MB; Mudali, P; Dlamini, IZ; Ndlovu, L; Xulu, SSDate:May 2010Network forensics plays a major role in the investigation of criminal activities involving computer networks. Investigating such crimes is still an open research area due to the fact that technology is always advancing hence investigators ...Read more
Author:Barnard, EDate:Nov 2009The authors have previously argued that the infamous "No Free Lunch" theorem for supervised learning is a paradoxical result of a misleading choice of prior probabilities. Here, they provide more analysis of the dangers of uniform densities ...Read more
Author:Hwabamungu, B; Brown, I; Williams, QDate:May 2015Information Systems (IS) strategizing research conducted mostly in the private sector setting indicates that there are many challenges to the implementation of Information Systems strategy and that there is need for further research on this ...Read more
Author:Mothetha, M; Nkuna, Z; Mema, VDate:Jul 2013The majority of rural areas in South Africa are experiencing the challenges of accessing water services because they cannot afford to pay for municipal services. However, the Water Services Authorities (WSA) and Water Services Providers (WSP) ...Read more
Author:Benson, JM; Chikwanda, HKDate:Nov 2007Titanium has fired the imagination of engineers and designers for decades by its ‘ideal’ combination of high strength, low density and good corrosion resistance. However, its application has unfortunately been limited to those niche markets ...Read more
Author:Roux, SPDate:May 2009Include neutralization and chemical precipitation as well as membrane dependent processes. Biological sulphate reduction is another, environmentally benign option but relies heavily on the availability of an economically viable electron donor ...Read more
Author:Singh, RG; Engelbrecht, Jeanine; Kemp, JDate:Jun 2015Identification and protection of areas that are vulnerable to erosion is essential for the conservation of the sensitive wetlands and estuarine ecosystems along the Xolobeni coastal strip. The forecasting of these erosion susceptible areas ...Read more
Author:Steyn, Maronel; Genthe, BettinaDate:May 2009Much attention is given to the recording of diarrhoea incidence among children under the age of 5. This is used as an indicator of health of the community since diarrhoea historically has a more profound effect on children and elderly people. ...Read more
Author:Herselman, Martha EDate:Dec 2014In Section 1 the importance of engaging with the community and to involve stakeholders even before the initiative was implemented were highlighted. If this was not handled correctly the initiative would have failed even before it started.Read more
Author:CSIRDate:1986The environment in which the CSIR functions has undergone major changes during the first 40 year, which played an important role in shaping the CSIR as it is known.Read more
Author:Van der Merwe, GH; Du Plessis, LM; Taylor, JRNDate:15 Jan 2004Six quality indices, namely free fatty acids (FFA), peroxide value (PV), anisidine value (AV), oxidative stability index (OSI), total tocopherols and headspace volatiles (hexanal, t-2-hexenal and t,t-2,4-decadienal), were evaluated in a ...Read more
Author:Chemura, A; Nangombe, Shingirai S; Gleixner, S; Chinyoka, S; Gornott, CDate:Jul 2022Southern Africa has been identified as one of the hotspot areas of climate extremes increasing, at the same time many communities in the region are dependent on rain-fed agriculture, which is vulnerable to these rainfall and temperature ...Read more
Author:Wright, CY; Archibald, S; Garland, Rebecca M; Naidoo, M; Frost, F; Phala, NDate:Sep 2013Solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) levels are affected by airborne aerosols, such as particles and gases released during biomass burning events. Two large-scale fires in South Africa were identified and selected based on their proximity to ...Read more
Author:Nunes, M; Adams, JB; Van Niekerk, LaraDate:Sep 2020Invasive alien aquatic plants (IAAPs) are rapidly spreading in South African estuaries because of anthropogenic nutrient loading and persistent freshwater conditions. This study investigated changes in IAAP cover in relation to development ...Read more