Author:Henrico, S; Coetzee, S; Cooper, Antony KDate:Feb 2020The study of terrain and all its related elements and facets are of crucial importance to the military. Lodi, Smit, and Ayirebi agreed with this statement and added that the importance of terrain was recognised by military leaders more than ...Read more
Author:Petzer, EngelaDate:Jul 2016Planning is inherently about looking ahead. The profession holds the promise of bringing hope of a better future. Among planners it is sometimes taken for granted that planning is concerned with the future and that planners will confront the ...Read more
Author:Roro, Kittessa TDate:Jul 2015This presentation reflects on photovoltaic (PV) generated electricity in South Africa, and whether it is a cheaper alternative to current generated electricity in the country. It is projected that by 2019 the installed capacity of PV could ...Read more
Author:Gregor, L; Monteiro, Pedro MSDate:May 2013This study was undertaken to characterise the seasonal cycle of air–sea fluxes of carbon dioxide (CO(sub2)) in the southern Benguela upwelling system off the South African west coast. Samples were collected from six monthly cross-shelf cruises ...Read more
Author:Wazna, TM; Balamesh, AS; Abdul Gaffar, MYDate:Oct 2015In Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR) imaging, the Range Instantaneous Doppler (RID) method is used to compensate for the nonuniform rotational motion of the target that degrades the Doppler resolution of the ISAR image. The Instantaneous ...Read more
Author:ISCOR-SASOL-F.R.I. Steering CommitteeDate:1960Iscor- SASOL-FRI steering committee progress report covering the period February - May 1960 Investigations conducted at the Fuel Research Institute.Read more
Author:Mtsweni, Jabu S; Biermann, E; Pretorius, LDate:Jul 2014The benefits of incorporating Semantic Web Services in web applications are well documented. However, both the real-world implementation and adoption of these services are still rather limited in practice. This is despite the promises that ...Read more
Author:Korir, E; Kiplimo, JJ; Crouch, NR; Moodley, N; Koorbanally, Nicoli ADate:2014Calpurnia aurea is an African medicinal plant used in many countries in Africa to treat a range of medical conditions or disorders. Extracts of the plant were shown to be active in antibacterial and antioxidant assays as well as against lice, ...Read more
Author:Hunter, L; Gee, EDate:May 1987The isolated weak places and other physical properties of some 120 commercial cotton, cotton/polyester and polyester yarns, mostly ring, but including some rotor (OE) samples, have been measured.Read more
Author:Cuthbert, WO; Ray, Suprakas S; Emmambux, NMDate:Jul 2017Nanoparticles were isolated from tef and maize starch modified with added stearic acid after pasting at 90 °C for 130 min. This was followed by thermo-stable alpha-amylase hydrolysis of the paste. The resultant residues were then characterized ...Read more
Author:London, GM; Mayosi, BM; Khati, MDate:Jan 2015Aptamers, which are artificial nucleic acid ligands akin to antibodies in function, represent a new class of molecules that can prevent HIV infection. In this study, we isolated RNA aptamers against whole HV-1CAP45 enveloped pseudotyped virus, ...Read more
Author:Pillay, P; Vleggaar, R; Maharaj, VJ; Smith, PJ; Lategan, CADate:May 2007Oncosiphon piluliferum (Asteraceae) is used traditionally to treat a variety of ailments, mainly fevers. This prompted the screening of this plant for antiplasmodial properties. The dichloromethane extract of the aerial parts of the plant ...Read more
Author:Nyigo, VA; Peter, Xolani K; Mabiki, F; Malebo, HM; Mdegela, RH; Fouché, GerdaDate:Jun 2016Purification of dichloromethane extract from root barks and leaves of Synadenium glaucescens respectively resulted into the isolation of two compounds namely Euphol and ß-sitosterol. Chemical structures were established mainly by using (sup1)H ...Read more
Author:Edward, VA; Egounlety, M; Huch, M; Van Zyl, PJ; Singh, S; Nesengani, ND; Haakuria, VM; Franz, CMAPDate:Aug 2012Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), is used for the production of a variety of West African foods and ranks fourth in the list of major crops in developing countries after rice, wheat and maize. Gari is one of the most popular foods produced ...Read more
Author:Lalloo, Rajesh; Ramchuran, Santosh O; Ramduth, DM; Gorgens, JDate:Feb 2007Natural isolates obtained from mud sediment and Cyprinus carpio were purified and assessed in vitro for efficacy based on the inhibi-tion of growth of pathogenic Aeromonas hydrophila and the decrease in concentrations of ammonium, nitrite, ...Read more
Author:Setshedi, I; Peter, Xolani K; Fouché, Gerda; Myer, M; Dewar, JDate:01 Sep 2010The genus Sceletium is classified as part of the Family Mesembryanthemaceae and belongs to the sub-family Mesembryanthemoideae. Some of the names used when referring to this genus are ‘living skeletons’ or ‘skeleton plants’ (http://ujdigisp ...Read more
Author:Adewusi, EA; Steenkamp, P; Fouché, Gerda; Steenkamp, VDate:Jun 2013Boophone disticha (Amaryllidaceae) is widely used in traditional medicine in southern Africa. Several alkaloids, volatile oils and fatty acids have been isolated from the plant. However, there has been no literature report of a triterpene ...Read more
Author:Simpson, C; Jordaan, J; Whiteley, C; Gardiner, NSDate:Feb 2007A novel glucose oxidase (GOX), a Xavoenzyme, from Penicillium sp. was isolated, purified and partially characterised. Maximum activities of 1.08Umg‾1dry weight intracellular and 6.9Uml‾1 extracellular GOX were obtained. Isoelectric focussing ...Read more