Author:Oberholzer, MFDate:1972A thermistor type sensing element is often preferred to more conventional temperature sensitive devices, such as accessibility, robustness and temperature range are taken into account.Read more
Author:Salami, O; Bagula, A; Chan, ADate:Sep 2009In inter-working multi-hop wireless networks, establishing resilient connectivity between source-destination node pairs is a major issue. The issue of connectivity in multi-hop wireless networks have been studied. However, these analyses ...Read more
Author:Phasha, MJ; Ngoepe, PE; Chauke, HR; Pettifor, DR; Nguyen-Mann, DDate:Jun 2010The first principles pseudopotential calculations based on the PerdeweBurkeeErnzerhof (PBE) form of generalized gradient approximation (GGA) within density functional theory (DFT) have been utilized to investigate the structural and elastic ...Read more
Author:Delport, JPDate:May 2007This dissertation describes the experiments performed and the techniques developed in order to identify network nodes and the connections between these nodes. The product of the investigation was the formulation of an algorithm and heuristic ...Read more
Author:Anochie-Boateng, Joseph; Steyn, WJ vdM; Fisher, Colin; Truter, LDate:Sep 2016The development of a new mechanistic-empirical pavement design method by the South African National Roads Agency Ltd (SANRAL) is at its finalization stage. The new design method, referred to as the South African pavement design method (SAPDM) ...Read more
Author:Oberholster, Paul J; Botha, A-M; Myburgh, JGDate:Nov 2009The paper highlights results that show a potential shift in certain phytoplankton communities against a background of eutrophication, the authors predict an increase in blooms of cyanophytes and poisoning incidences by previously non dominant ...Read more
Author:Le Maitre, David C; Milton, SJ; Jarmain, C; Colvin, C; Saayman, I; Vlok, JHJDate:Jul 2007There is growing acknowledgement of the dependence of human society on ecosystem services and of the fact that service delivery is being compromised by human impacts on ecosystems. This paper describes the linkage between landscape-scale ...Read more
Author:Jappie, S; Botha, A-M; Oberholster, Paul JDate:Oct 2012In this study, specific pollutants and their particular sub-cellular effect on organisms were identified through the use of ecotoxigenomic tools.Read more
Author:Blettler, MCM; Amsler, ML; Eberle, EG; Szupiany, R; Oberholster, Paul JDate:Dec 2016Interdisciplinary research in the fields of ecohydrology and ecogeomorphology is becoming increasingly important as a way to understand how biological and physical processes interact with each other in river systems. The objectives of the ...Read more
Author:Nicholson, Sarah-AnneDate:Oct 2012Understanding the seasonal and intra-seasonal (daily to weekly) changes of the upper ocean and the impact on the primary production in the Southern Ocean is key to better understanding the sensitivities of the global carbon cycle.Read more
Author:Maree, GA; Roux, DJ; Nel, JDate:Mar 2006Results from the National Spatial Biodiversity Assessment (NSBA) have highlighted the poor condition of South Africa's main rivers for conservation of biodiversity and that conservation efforts in South Africa have centred primarily on ...Read more
Author:Butgereit, LL; Van Rooyen, BDate:Sep 2011The “Internet of Things” is the new paradigm where “things” are becoming more widely connected to the Internet. More and more inanimate objects (such as cars, bridges, cell phones, digital cameras, and telescopes) are equiped with digital ...Read more
Author:Makute, T; Mwangama, J; Lysko, Albert ADate:Nov 2021The mobile networking industry has proposed the adoption of network function virtualisation in the various components of the core network, including the Gi-LAN which houses a large set of network functions. However, virtualisation introduces ...Read more
Author:Lemmer, Yolandy; Semete, B; Kalombo, Lonji; Ramalapa, B; Jones, AT; Swai, HS; Verschoor, JADate:01 Sep 2010Challenges in treatment of Tuberculosis (TB) include non-specific localisation of the drugs which results in too low concentrations of the drugs reaching the target site of infection, thus leading to reduced effectiveness. To improve the ...Read more
Author:De Koning, AJDate:Jan 2006Muscle of rudderfish (centrolophus niger), or black ruff, a rare mesopelagic fish caught in the South Atlantic, was found to contain 19.3% total lipids. The major part of the lipids (~70%) was unusual in not yielding glycerol but non-saponifiable ...Read more
Author:Finnegan, T; Steenkamp, PA; Piater, LA; Dubery, IADate:22 Sep 2016Lipopolysaccharides (LPSs), as MAMP molecules, trigger the activation of signal transduction pathways involved in defence. Currently, plant metabolomics is providing new dimensions into understanding the intracellular adaptive responses to ...Read more
Author:Finnegan, T; Steenkamp, Paul A; Piater, LA; Dubery, IADate:Sep 2016Lipopolysaccharides (LPSs), as MAMP molecules, trigger the activation of signal transduction pathways involved in defence. Currently, plant metabolomics is providing new dimensions into understanding the intracellular adaptive responses to ...Read morecb
Author:Maduray, K; Karsten, AEDate:Jan 2010Photodynamic therapy (PDT) uses a drug termed a photosensitizer (PS), light (laser) of an appropriate wavelength and molecular oxygen (tissue) to elicit cell death of cancer cells. The objective of this study was to evaluate the enhancement ...Read more
Author:Hanekom, EC; Barkenhuysen, FADate:Dec 1975The construction of a pilot chain-less merceriser for the liquid ammonia treatment of fabrics is described.Read more