Author:Makamba, M; Mtsweni, Jabu S; Ngassam, EKDate:Aug 2016The increase need for services to handle a plethora of business needs within the enterprise landscape has yielded to an increase in the development of heterogeneous services across the digital world. In today’s digital economy, services are ...Read more
Author:Abrahams, B; Sitas, Nadia E; Esler, KJDate:Jun 2019Moving towards more integrative approaches within the invasion sciences has been recognized as a means of improving linkages between science, policy, and practice. Yet despite the recognition that biological invasions pose complex social-ecological ...Read more
Author:Lapalme, J; Gerber, A; Van der Merwe, A; Zachman, J; De Vries, M; Hinkelmann, KDate:Jul 2015Today, and for the foreseeable future, organizations will face ever-increasing levels of complexity and uncertainty. Many believe that enterprise architecture (EA) will help organizations address such difficult terrain by guiding the design ...Read more
Author:Ashton, PJ; Turton, AR; Roux, DJDate:Dec 2006Most modern approaches to water resource management acknowledge that the entire river basin or catchment should form the basic management unit if water resources are to be managed effectively and efficiently. In addition, since surface and ...Read more
Author:Mohlameane, M; Ruxwana, NkqubelaDate:Aug 2020The use of cloud computing services raises policy and regulatory challenges globally, more specifically on data security and privacy, amongst other issues. There is a concern on whether South African information and communications technology ...Read more
Author:Ngidi, MDate:Dec 2014Former homelands were established in order to create separate self-governed states for the black population of South Africa, the epitome of the Apartheid government policy of separate development and social engineering. After 1994 these areas ...Read more
Author:Mdakane, Lizwe W; Sibolla, Bolelang H; Haupt, Shelley ADate:Sep 2023Monitoring vessel activity in the ocean plays an essential role in ensuring maritime safety, environmental monitoring, and fisheries management. This article explores the importance of vessel tracking and investigates the potential of using ...Read more
Author:Sinvula, KM; Coetzee, S; Cooper, Antony K; Hipondoka, MDate:Oct 2012During the 1990s Namibia marked the introduction and acceptance of desktop Geographical Information System (GIS) technology into various sectors at national, regional and local community levels. This technology quickly disseminated across ...Read more
Author:Garland, Rebecca M; Sivakumar, VDate:Sep 2012This project studied the relationship between aerosol optical depth (AOD) from the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument on the Terra satellite, and ground-based monitored particulate matter (PM) mass concentrations measured ...Read more
Author:De Beer, Morris; Van Heerden, AdelaiDate:Jul 2014Orientation: Motivational and coping resources were explored within a military context by means of a mixed-methods survey study involving a group of Special Forces candidates.
Research purpose: The purpose was to compare selected and ...Read more
Author:Ogunleye, OS; Van Belle, JPDate:May 2014The proliferation of mobile technologies and mobile phones has presented an opportunity for Government in the developing countries to utilize Mobile Information and Communication Technologies (M-ICT) to help facilitate daily administration ...Read more
Author:Rawlins, JM; Fraser, G; De Lange, Willem JDate:Nov 2015This study explores the suitability of causal loop diagrams (CLDs) to assess the value chains of AESs in South Africa within the context of a case study. AESs do not usually have finite market values nor are they traded in formal markets, ...Read more
Author:Duvenhage, B; Bouatouch, K; Kourie, DDate:Jun 2010From the literature, it is known that backward polygon beam tracing and other light volume methods are well suited to gather path coherency from specular scattering surfaces. This is of course useful for modelling and efficiently simulating ...Read more
Author:Madonsela, Sabelo; Cho, Moses A; Naidoo, Laven; Main, Russell S; Majozi, Nobuhle PDate:Dec 2021This study investigated the utility of Sentinel-2 spectral data for estimating leaf area index (LAI), leaf and canopy chlorophyll content of maize at different growth stages. Vegetation indices based on the visible-near infrared and red-edge ...Read more
Author:Segobola, J; Adriaenssens, E; Tsekoa, Tsepo L; Rashamuse, Konanani; Cowan, DDate:Jan 2018The Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve in the Cape Floral Kingdom in South Africa is known for its unique plant biodiversity. The potential presence of unique microbial and viral biodiversity associated with this unique plant biodiversity led us to ...Read more
Author:Sevenster, PGDate:1969In planning research projects in connection with coal dust explosion hazards, it must be borne in mind that explosions take place in tow stages, viz.Read more
Author:Ogunleye, OSDate:Oct 2010In this paper, the author investigates the rapid surge in mobile and wireless technologies, and mobile phone in particulars. He also outlines four emerging application areas where mobile technologies hold great potential for mobile government ...Read more
Author:Savage, WHDDate:1965The intention to specify at least two grades of anthracite will probably result in more samples being received which are outside the specification of the grade applying to the coal.Read more
Author:Hutchinson, KA; Swart, S; Ansorge, IJ; Goni, GJDate:Oct 2013Hydrographic data from three research cruises, occupying the GoodHope line in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean, are used to identify and quantify Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) temperature biases. A set of 148 collocated XBT and ...Read more