Author:Quass, FW; Coetzee, SDDate:1946Volatile determinations were carried out on nut and powdered coal samples in an electric muffle furnace.Read more
Author:Chifura, A; Nkomo, P; Chadwick, JDate:Sep 2008The increase in internet connectivity has created new avenues for smart cards to be used as identity tokens in distributed on-line web-services. To make this possible, one must be able to read the card and communicate with it using an ...Read more
Author:Hunter, L; Cawood, MP; Dobson, DADate:Sep 1981The performance of three different types of knots (dogs, fisherman's and weavers) during the knitting of different single jersey and double jersey structures has been compared.Read more
Author:Aldrich, De VDate:Mar 1975The lint produced from both hand picked and machine picked Deltapine 826 cotton was evaluated for processing efficiency, and yarn and fabric properties.Read more
Author:Smuts, S; Hunter, LDate:Mar 1974The tensile properties (extension at break and tenacity) of mohair and kemp fibres been compared at different gauge lengths, for various Cape and Basutu mohair types.Read more
Author:Hunter, L; Smuts, SDate:Dec 1977The wrinkle recovery properties of plain and 2/2 twill lightweight all wool, different blends of wool/polyester and wool acrylic, and all-polyester and different test methods used generally gave similar trends on the de-aged fabrics, but this ...Read more
Author:Venter, C; Mokonyama, Mathetha TDate:Jun 2001The paper provides an evaluation of recent experience in South Africa with two service designs for transport dedicated to disabled users. The designs – a Dial-a-Ride system and a fixed-route, fixed-schedule system operating on the “service ...Read more
Author:Mabaso, M; Withey, Daniel J; Twala, BDate:Nov 2014Research in biological image analysis plays an important role in understanding the underlying mechanisms of cellular processes, which may lead to better knowledge of certain aspects of the cell function. The primary analysis of biological ...Read more
Author:Barros, E; Lezar, S; Anttonen, MJ; Van Dijk, JP; Rohlig, RM; Kok, EJ; Engel, K-HDate:Feb 2010The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of four nontargeted analytical methodologies in the detection of unintended effects that could be derived during genetic manipulation of crops. Three profiling technologies were used to compare ...Read more
Author:Pienaar, Ciara; Odendaal, JW; Joubert, J; Pienaar, M; Smit, Johan CDate:Sep 2017The accuracy with which various full-wave and asymptotic CEM techniques can calculate the RCS of lossy dielectric objects is investigated. This is conducted through comparison to measured RCS data. The investigated methods include MLFMM, FEM, ...Read more
Author:Van Eden, Beatrice; Botha, Natasha; Rosman, BDate:Nov 2023Spatial awareness is an important competence for a mobile robotic system. A robot needs to localise and perform context interpretation to provide any meaningful service. With the deep learning tools and readily available sensors, visual ...Read more
Author:Dzikiti, Sebinasi; Schachtschneider, K; Naiken, V; Gush, Mark B; Le Maitre, David CDate:Apr 2013Self-established stands of alien invasive pine trees are common in many parts of South Africa and elsewhere. They mainly invade non-riparian settings but sometimes invade riparian habitats. There are clear visual differences in the physical ...Read more
Author:Cwik, M; Goliger, Adam MDate:2012This is the second paper in a series of two. This paper presents a set of comparative calculations of select types of structures between loading codes of Poland and South Africa. Similiarities and differences are highlighted together with ...Read more
Author:Khuluse, S; Stein, A; Debba, PraveshDate:Mar 2011Early development of Extreme Value Theory (EVT) was motivated by a need to quantify the probability of unusually large (or small) events in hydrology and climatology. The current challenge in modelling extremes is how to adequately account ...Read more
Author:Hodgskiss, J; Zschernack, SDate:Jul 2013The purpose of this study was to examine differences in muscular activation between males and females while walking in restricted postures. Restricted postures are evident in various industries, including mining, construction and agriculture. ...Read more
Author:Van Zyl-Bulitta, VH; Ritzel, C; Stafford, William HL; Wong, JGDate:Aug 2019The global energy transition is characterised by a myriad of technology options, organisational forms and infrastructural scales across levels of operation. Energy transitions are generally considered to foster sustainable development. However, ...Read more
Author:Moolman, FS; Meunier, M; Labuschagne, Philip W; Truter, PADate:25 Jul 2005The CSIR has developed a novel oxygen barrier technology for plastics packaging based on interpolymer complex formation between PVOH (polyvinyl alcohol) and PMVE-MA (poly(methyl vinyl ether-co-maleic acid)). As interpolymer complexation ...Read more
Author:Ojijo, Vincent O; Kesavan Pillai, SreejaraniDate:2020Solid-state shear pulverization (SSSP) is a relatively new high-pressure and shear deformation technique, which relies on mechanochemical reactions between polymer chains in solid state. One of it applications is in the compatibilization of ...Read more