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(2010-04)The central argument in this paper is that the exponential increase in internet broadband will result in an increase in security threats that will also take the battlefield to the home of the average citizen in rural South ...
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(CSIR, 2008-11-17)The national biotechnology strategy was published in 2001. The process followed for drafting the strategy is as follows: involvement of experts; wider consultation with stakeholders and adoption and publication. The mandate ...
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(MDPI, 2016-06)Stockpiled soils are excavated from the ground during mining activities, and piled on the surface of the soil for rehabilitation purposes. These soils are often characterized by low organic matter (SOM) content, low ...
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(1994-10)Technologies developed at the CSIR as part of the Sabita ARP research programme over the last five years have been implemented successfully in a number of instances. Significant benefits (tangible as well as intangible) ...
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(ASCE Library, 2013-06)Three-dimensional (3D) tire-pavement contact stresses for two types of tires used by the truck industry (new generation wide-base tire [WBT] and dual-tire assembly [DTA]) were measured and compared. The testing matrix was ...
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(2010-11)There is growing efforts to narrow the digital divide both locally and internationally. One such effort is the Digital Doorway project driven by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Meraka Institute of ...
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(SIL News, 2009-12)Ecotourism has developed rapidly in recent years to become one of South Africa’s largest income generator. State and private game reserves have become global players in attracting tourists from around the world. In addition ...
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(IJEATR: International Journal of Engineering and Technology Research, 2013-08)Laser surface alloying of aluminium AA1200 was performed with a 4kW Nd:YAG laser and impact resistance of the alloys was investigated. The alloying powders were a mixture of Ni, Ti and SiC in different proportions. Surfaces ...
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(Elsevier, 2012-03)Laser surface alloying of aluminium AA1200 was performed with a 4kW Nd:YAG laser and the impact resistance of the alloys was investigated. The alloying powders were a mixture of Ni, Ti and SiC in different proportions. ...
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(2005-09)Disruption of the hydrological regime caused by afforestation is well documented. Several sets of experimental catchments were set up in South Africa between 1935 and 1980 specifically to quantify such impacts. Data emanating ...
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(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001)The predicted increases in emissions of primary pollutants in many rapidly industrializing countries may have severe consequences for the health and productivity of forest trees and agricultural crops. A review of air ...
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(Elsevier, 2013-10)The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded that there is consensus that the increase of atmospheric greenhouse gases will result in climate change which will cause the sea level to rise, increased frequency ...
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(IEEE Xplore, 2012-07)Approximately 54% of rural households in South Africa continue to use wood as their main source of energy, mainly for cooking and heating. The provision of biomass by savanna woodlands is thus of considerable value to rural ...
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(Springer Verlag, 2013-03)This study examines southern African summer rainfall and tropical temperate troughs (TTTs) simulated with three versions of an atmospheric general circulation model differing only in the convection scheme. All three versions ...
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(WITS University, 2012-03)AIDS mortality, its linkages as a determinant and consequence of food security and its impact on natural resource utilisation by mainly rural populations, has not been well researched, especially their effects on rural ...
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(Oxford University Press, 2015-05)There have been many studies of the diverse impacts of invasions by alien plants but few have assessed impacts on water resources. We reviewed the information on the impacts of invasions on surface runoff and groundwater ...
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(Water Research Commission, 2012-04)We review the current state of knowledge of quantified impacts of invasive alien plants on water quality, with a focus on South Africa. In South Africa, over 200 introduced plant species are regarded as invasive. Many of ...
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(Klaus Hess Publishers, Göttingen & Windhoek, 2010)In this chapter we summarise results of the long-term interdisciplinary BIOTA study investigating the impacts of landuse and climate change on the dynamics and sustainable use of biodiversity in the Thornbush Savanna Biome ...
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(Elsevier, 2014-02)Acid mine drainage (AMD) is a global environmental concern due to detrimental impacts on river ecosystems. Little is however known regarding the biological impacts of neutralized AMD on aquatic vertebrates despite excessive ...
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(Royal Meteorological Society, 2014-10)The waste sector has been identified as a sector which can contribute towards South Africa’s economic growth and the creation of green jobs. Policies and regulations are often identified as a potential limiting factor for ...
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