Author:Karar, E; Jacobs-Mata, Inga MDate:Aug 2016Inclusive governance and citizen engagement in governing water is important in enhancing service delivery. Good citizens endorse their obligations alongside their respective rights. To date, much focus has been on the rights approach to fulfil ...Read more
Author:Mofolo, M; Lysko, Albert ADate:23 Nov 2015The use of smart antennas in wireless networks requires real-time synchronization of the beamforming and the transmission/receive processes for the host devices that are equipped with such antennas. This paper presents an approach for integrating ...Read more
Author:Petersen, CR; Van Deventer, Heidi; Smith-Adao, Lindie B; Nel, JLDate:Dec 2022Free-flowing rivers (FFRs) are important surrogates for freshwater biodiversity as there are increasingly fewer rivers that reflect intact habitat and species diversity from source to sea. The status and changes in the ecological condition ...Read more
Author:Steyn, WJvdM; Visser, ATDate:Jul 2000The aim of this paper is to present the dynamic vehicle and tyre load effects for incorporation into the analysis procedure of the development of pavement design and analysis. This is achieved by investigating tyre loads. Fingerprinting of ...Read more
Author:Schutte, IC; Williams, CJ; Wood, DBDate:26 May 2009Decisions involving road infrastructure investment inevitably are based on various assumptions. This means that risk is inherent in these decisions. It is essential that this risk should be incorporated in the evalution process. This will ...Read more
Author:De Lange, Willem J; Stafford, William HL; Forsyth, GG; Le Maitre, David CDate:May 2012Invasive alien plants (IAPs) impose significant social costs on the population of the Agulhas Plain region in South Africa due to their adverse impacts on ecosystem goods and services (decreased water supply and increased fire risk). While ...Read more
Author:Adeniyi, A; Gonzalez-Ortiz, d; Pochat-Bohatier, B; Oyewo, O; Sithole, Bishop B; Onyango, MDate:Dec 2020In this work, cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) derived from sawdust were successfully incorporated into a thin film composite membrane made from polyamide. The characteristics of unmodified and modified membranes were investigated using FT-IR, ...Read more
Author:Mokonyama, Mathetha T; Venter, CDate:Jul 2012The design of public transport contracts provides an opportunity to define service quality standards to which an operator can be held accountable. While the specification of service quality standards is a common practice, the relationships ...Read more
Author:Ellis, R; Robinson, GADate:Jul 1975The effect of incorporating leno and up to 5% of either multifilament or monofilament nylon into lightweight worsted suitings is described.Read more
Author:Dlungwana, Wilkin S; Wall, KDate:Oct 2014The paper describes a proposed framework for the incorporation of training and skills development in the execution of the South African National Infrastructure Plan of the Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Commission. Following an ...Read more
Author:Bambalaza, Sonwabo E; Langmi, Henrietta W; Musyoka, Nicholas M; Ren, Jianwei; Khotseng, LEDate:May 2018The fabrication of application-specific metal-organic framework (MOF) composites has the potential to shift more towards hydrogen storage system integration. The in-situ growth of nano particles on a graphene surface is a common technique for ...Read more
Author:Du Plessis, JJL; Vassard, PSDate:Feb 1999This report summarises the results of work on bagged stone dust barrier for stopping the flame propagation of a coal dust explosion in the 200m GP badenhorst test gallery at the kloppersbos research facility.Read more
Author:Buitenwerf, R; Bond, WJ; Stevens, N; Trollope, WSWDate:Feb 2012For the past century, woody plants have increased in grasslands and savannas worldwide. Woody encroachment may significantly alter ecosystem functioning including fire regimes, herbivore carrying capacity, biodiversity and carbon storage ...Read more
Author:Veerasamy, Namosha; Labuschagne, WADate:Jan 2015The Internet provides the ideal platform to disseminate messages which could potentially sway the opinions and behaviour of people. The ease, convenience, and transmission capabilities of the Internet facilitate the seamless transfer and ...Read more
Author:Olwal, T; Okech, J; Hamam, Y; Kurien, A; Odhiambo, MDate:Oct 2008As Voice over IP (VoIP) becomes a reality, service providers will be able to offer the service to remote and over populated areas that currently are not or are only partially reached by available Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). The ...Read more
Author:Jonker Klunne, W; Michael, EGDate:Aug 2009Local small scale hydropower resources can play an important role in providing electricity to rural areas in Africa, in particular those areas remote from the national grid. The large knowledge base on technical aspects of small hydropower ...Read more
Author:Moepya, Stephen O; Nelwamondo, Fulufhelo V; Twala, BDate:Apr 2017Financial statement fraud has proven to be difficult to detect without the assistance of data analytical procedures. In the fraud detection domain, minority class instances cannot be readily found using standard machine learning algorithms. ...Read more
Author:Cooper, Antony K; Peled, ADate:Aug 2001A user of geographical data invariably compiles their data base using core data sets obtained from various sources. They then integrate these together to meet their particular needs and build their own, value-added data and topology on top. ...Read more
Author:Venter, Karien; Labuschagne, Kobus; Phasha, S; Gxowa, M; Khoza, SDate:Jul 2016In 2015, the Road Traffic Management Corporation undertook a pilot study to investigate how prevalent driver inattention and distraction is in South Africa. Driver inattention and distraction is the leading factor in near-crashes in for ...Read more