Author:Phahlamohlaka, Letlibe JDate:Sep 2021The unique approaches proposed in this book are ‘glocal’ in character, as they draw on the experiences of South Africans to address the global issue of ‘smart communities’. The book blends together social and technical aspects, and presents ...Read more
Author:Gibberd, Jeremy TDate:Nov 2012Carbon emission scenarios are used as key inputs in the sustainability and built environment strategies and policies. Decisions and direction in these are based on carbon emission models which show the optimum mix of interventions required ...Read more
Author:Barnard, E; Gouws, E; Wolvaardt, K; Kleynhans, NDate:Nov 2004A number of issues realted to the development of speech-recognition systems with Hidden Markov Models (HMM) are discussed. A set of systematic experiments using the HTK toolkit and the TMIT database are used to elucidate matters such as the ...Read more
Author:Wall, KDate:Feb 2010The term "services", as used in this article, broadly refers to infrastructure (in particular, civil and electrical engineering infrastructure), and also the infrastructure elements such as schools, clinics and halls. The term "basic services" ...Read more
Author:Jooste, FJ; Lourens, JPDate:Sep 1998The broad objective is to make recommendations for appropriate modelling procedures to be used in the structural design of asphalt layers. Findings of this investigation are intended to be used in refining and validating existing asphalt ...Read more
Author:Conradie, Dirk CUDate:Jan 2013Previous chapters, Maximising the Sun (Conradie, 2011) and SA Climate Zones and Weather Files (Conradie, 2012), gave an introduction of the current South African climatic characteristics. This chapter explores appropriate passive design ...Read more
Author:Nice, Jako ADate:Nov 2020The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has embarked on an innovation investigation through a ministerial initiative brought by the Department of Science and Technology Innovation (DSI). The Cofimvaba Science Centre was ...Read more
Author:Paige-Green, PDate:Mar 2006Many rural villages still have inappropriate access consisting of earth tracks or at best gravel roads, neither of which necessarily provides all-weather access. These types of roads can have significant impact on the economic well-being of ...Read more
Author:Yonli, AH; Godfrey, Linda KDate:Jun 2018Many proven alternative waste treatment technologies (to landfilling) are available worldwide. However, not all of these are appropriate or economically viable (at least in the short-term) for implementation in Africa. This chapter explores ...Read more
Author:Paige-Green, P; Coetzer, K; Lea, J; Semmelink, CDate:17 Jun 2009The use of locally materials in low volume rural roads can result in significant cost savings. However, this is associated with an increased risk of premature distress or failure. A compromise needs to be found between the probability of ...Read more
Author:Maina, JW; Ozama, Y; Matsui, KDate:Jul 2008Games software is well known for its capability to compute responses for uniformly distributed load acting on the surface of a multi-layered linear elastic system. In this study a method was developed to approximate rigid plate loading to be ...Read more
Author:Liu, YS; Takawira, F; Xu, HJDate:Sep 2007In this paper a hybrid Token-CDMA based medium access control (MAC) protocol is considered. The MAC scheme is analytically modelled as a multiserver multiqueue (MSMQ) system in the case of a gated service discipline. The authors present an ...Read more
Author:Marais, LauretteDate:Sep 2021Multilingual Grammatical Framework (GF) domain grammars have been used in a variety of different applications, including question answering, where concrete syntaxes for parsing questions and generating answers are typically required for each ...Read more
Author:Ramalapa, BDate:Oct 2012This presentation show how the formulation of multifunctional polymeric nanoparticles for encapsulation of ATD's with optimum physico-chemical properties has been achieved. Aptamers (against mannose receptors) can assist uptake of nanoparticles ...Read more
Author:Smith, Marie E; Vhengani, Lufuno MDate:May 2023This presentation speaks to the challenges with environmental threats such as Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and ocean heatwaves that have the potential to negatively affect natural and farmed marine resources. Also, monitoring these events ...Read more
Author:Jacobs, ADate:31 Aug 2010The growing aquaculture industry uses fish diets containing fishmeal as the main protein source. As part of the global drive to replace fishmeal with a more reliable, sustainable and cost-effective protein source, CSIR Biosciences investigated ...Read more
Author:Safriel, O; Bruton, MNDate:Jun 1984During the past few years the National Programme for Environmental Sciences has been involved in assessing the potential of aquaculture in South Africa and in formulating a research policy which will provide the information needed to place ...Read more
Author:Oberholster, Paul J; De Klerk, Arno RDate:Mar 2014Although coal mining can bring economic benefits by stimulating the local economy of the upper Olifants River catchment and creating more employment opportunities, it can also have adverse effects on the aquatic ecosystems of this catchment. ...Read more