Author:Naidoo, Dashnie; Maharaj, V; Steenkamp, PDate:01 Sep 2010The bioprospecting research group at CSIR biosciences undertakes research that taps into South Africa’s plant biodiversity with the aim of discovering natural products that can be used to develop new medicines effective against tuberculosis ...Read more
Author:Gledhill, Irvy MA; Nordström, JDate:01 Sep 2010Practical requirements are now arising in which significant acceleration takes place during flight; 5th generation missiles, such as A-Darter, execute turns at 100 g, where g is the acceleration due to gravity, and thrust from propulsion ...Read more
Author:Motsatsi, LDate:01 Sep 2010The 21st century is witnessing a rapid demographic change due to a worldwide increase in the number of people aged 60 and above. The improved quality of life contributes to this longevity. (WHO, 2004). The world’s older population is growing ...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:Schachtschneider, K; Muasya, M; Somerset, VDate:01 Aug 2010Toxic metal pollution is a side effect associated with mining (van der Merwe et al., 1990), sewage pollution (Muchuweti et al., 2006) and agricultural practices (Jadia and Fulekar, 2009). South Africa, a rapidly developing country, increasingly ...Read more
Author:Landman, WA; Engelbrecht, F; Park, R; Bopape, Mary-Jane M; Lötter, DDate:01 Sep 2010Daily weather forecasts are skilful and are initial-value problems, while at the seasonal time scale, slowly varying surface forcing, for example from the tropical Pacific Ocean, can induce atmospheric anomalies that are sufficiently long-lasting ...Read more
Author:Land, K; Mbanjwa, M; Hugo, S; Chen, J; Govindasamy, KDate:01 Sep 2010Microfluidics is an important emerging research platform in South Africa. It deals with the control and manipulation of very small quantities of fluids (typically microlitre and smaller) inside micro-channels. Microfluidic-based devices show ...Read more
Author:Makitla, I; Makan, A; Roux, KDate:01 Sep 2010Providing access to remote rural areas presents a unique set of technical and non-technical challenges. These challenges are key issues that arise when deploying wireless networks to remote rural areas in developing countries; long distances ...Read more
Author:Nickless, A; Scholes, RJ; Archibald, SDate:01 Sep 2010Often researchers are interested in obtaining estimates of variables which are quite difficult or expensive to measure. To obtain these estimates, relationships between those variables of interest and more easily measured variables are used. ...Read more
Author:Roux, S; Oelofse, Suzanna HH; De Lange, Willem JDate:01 Sep 2010The reuse potential of industrial, agricultural and domestic return flows in any region is directly dependent on the quality of treatment processes and the intended reuse applications. Although the direct recycling of polluted water for potable ...Read more
Author:Verryn, SD; Snedden, CLDate:30 Aug 2010This presentation outlines the South African plantation forestry sector and its contributions and improvement in productivity, acquiring genetic diversity, challenges and advances in genetically improving trees as well as transforming the ...Read more
Author:Wall, K; Rust, C; Amod, S; Botha, DDate:01 Sep 2010In 2006, the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE), utilising desktop research documentation prepared for this specific purpose by the CSIR, released the first ever “report card” of the state of engineering infrastructure in ...Read more
Author:Verhaeghe, Benoit MJA; Maina, J; Paige-Green, P; De Beer, Morris; Du Plessis, LDate:01 Sep 2010Road infrastructure is a key driver in supporting and stimulating socio-economic development. The South African road network, similar to those of other countries, needs to accommodate a wide spectrum of roads, ranging from light road pavement ...Read more
Author:Buthelezi, Sindisiwe G; Mathabe, P; Mancama, Dalubuhle TDate:01 Sep 2010As a consequence of natural selection in stressful environmental conditions, the Nguni cattle have been reported to be metabolically superior under unfavourable conditions, thus indicating an adaptive measure to survive times of poor feed ...Read more
Author:Bopape, Mary-Jane M; Engelbrecht, F; Randall, D; Landman, WDate:01 Sep 2010The eastern part of South Africa is a summer rainfall region, and most of its rainfall is of convective origin. Convective rainfall is often associated with hail, lightning and tornadoes – all of which can damage property and cause casualties, ...Read more
Author:Steenkamp, Lucia HDate:01 Sep 2010The main objective of the development of a two-step “green” synthesis for (-)-ambafuran production is to find an alternative synthesis of (-) Ambrox from sclareol, to use a bioconversion or biocatalysis route, and that it results in a natural ...Read more
Author:Barnard, A; Msomi, S; Moolman, S; Naidoo, KerschDate:31 Aug 2010The current key development focus in organ preservation for transplant purposes is preservation of organs at normothermic or subnormothermic temperatures (i.e at or slightly below physiological temperature) as opposed to cold storage. The ...Read more
Author:Park, RDate:01 Sep 2010The Atmospheric Modelling Strategic Initiative is a new initiative at the CSIR, and has only begun producing daily forecasts for southern Africa (and the Southern Africa Development Community – SADC) as of January 2010. These forecasts are ...Read more
Author:Nthambeleni, R; Moodley, N; Maharaj, VJ; Klimkait, T; Matter, A; Sewnarain, P; Naidoo, DashnieDate:01 Sep 2010HIV/AIDS is now the leading cause of death in Sub-Saharan Africa and has moved up to fourth place among all causes of death worldwide. According to estimates from the UNAIDS 2009 report (UNAIDS 2009) on the global AIDS epidemic, around 33.4 ...Read more
Author:Sebake, NDate:01 Sep 2010CSIR Built Environment has recently completed a multiyear research project, undertaken by Landman et al, that aimed to determine the appropriateness and applicability of medium-density mixed housing (MDMH) developments in South Africa. The ...Read more