Author:Ngcobo, P; Herselman, Martha EDate:Jun 2007The main focus of this paper is to evaluate the provision of ICT in three rural communities in Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN) in South Africa to determine how the needs of these communities can be addressed. Both qualitative and quantitative research ...Read more
Author:Chipangura, B; Van Biljon, J; Botha, AdèleDate:Nov 2013Against the background of the global drive towards equal access to learning opportunities Open Distance Learning (ODL) institutions are challenged to optimize the use of technologies that provide usable, scalable and sustainable access. The ...Read more
Author:Chipangura, B; van Biljon, JA; Botha, AdèleDate:Jul 2015This study examined the mobile centric readiness of Computer Science students at an Open and Distance Learning (ODL) university in South Africa. Quantitative data was captured through a survey and a total of 129 students responded to the ...Read more
Author:Chipangura, B; van Biljon, J; Botha, AdèleDate:Dec 2015Many higher education students live and operate in mobile-centric environments. The question is whether the policies of higher education institutions (HEI) are aligned with students’ readiness for mobile technology information access and ...Read more
Author:Gxumisa, Athi A; Breytenbach, AndreDate:2017The identification, extraction, classification and mapping of detailed, but reliable land use or land cover (LULC) data play an increasingly important role in informed decision-making whether employed in urban planning and civil engineering, ...Read more
Author:Baloyi, Ethel; Mokgalaka, Hunadi M; Green, Chéri A; Mans, Gerbrand GDate:Aug 2017Ambulance vehicles are required to respond rapidly to medical emergencies. A number of factors may affect response times, most importantly the location of emergency services stations, the number of ambulance vehicles available at each station, ...Read more
Author:Pieterse, Heloise; Olivier, Marius; Van Heerden, Renier PDate:Aug 2017The widespread use and rich functionality of smartphones have made them valuable sources of digital evidence. Malicious individuals are becoming aware of the importance of digital evidence found on smartphones and may be interested in deploying ...Read more
Author:Dorasamy, K; Webb, L; Tapamo, JDate:Sep 2015Directional Patterns, which are formed by grouping regions of orientation fields falling within a specific range, vary under rotation and the number of regions. For fingerprint classification schemes, this can result in missclassification due ...Read more
Author:Dorasamy, Kribashnee; Webb-Ray, Leandra; Tapamo, J-RDate:Dec 2016Overcoming small inter-class variation when fingerprints have missing singular points (SPs) is one of the current challenges faced in fingerprint classification, since class information is scarce. Grouping the orientation fields to form ...Read more
Author:Zieleniewski, M; Brent, ACDate:Nov 2008As the South African economy relies heavily on its coal resources, these resources should be utilised and managed in the best possible manner. Underground coal gasification (UCG) is one of the leading technologies used where conventional ...Read more
Author:Moganedi, Sophia; Mkhonto, Njabulo; Mtsweni, Jabu SDate:Dec 2016Crowdsourcing platforms have changed the assignment and completion of tasks from a known crowd to the anonymous crowd, which is the public. These crowdsourcing platforms allow organizations to focus on other tasks that need to be completed ...Read more
Author:Fischer, D; Lochner, Paul A; Annegarn, HDate:May 2019Criteria for the evaluation of the effectiveness of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) have evolved internationally from the requirement for mere procedural effectiveness, to include criteria such as substantial and incremental ...Read more
Author:Kekana, SL; Steyn, WJvdMDate:Jul 2008Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) surfaced roads provide good riding quality when properly constructed, but there are serious distresses associated with HMA, and asphalt rutting is one of them. The existence of rutting on roads results in ponding of water ...Read more
Author:Grobler, Jan-Hendrik; Conradie, Dirk CU; Van Wyk, Llewellyn VDate:Mar 2019The Department of Science and Technology (DST) together with the Eastern Cape Department of Education (ECDOE) are co-funding the construction of a science centre in the village of Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape. The purpose of the science ...Read more
Author:Botha, E; Erasmus, R; Van Deventer, Martha JDate:Jun 2009The mere fact that a library service is being used does not mean that the service makes a difference or has a positive impact on the user. This has significant implications for Special Library and Information Services (SL&IS) that have to ...Read more
Author:Kufakunesu, R; Hancke, GP; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Aug 2023The adoption of 5G technology in Africa has been increasing steadily, with initial emphasis on non-standalone (NSA) architecture to leverage existing 4G investments and accelerate return on investment. The uptake of standalone (SA) 5G has ...Read more
Author:Dye, C; Zhao, FZ; Scheele, S; Williams, BDate:Jun 2000Tuberculosis (TB) is still amongst the most important causes of human morbidity and mortality killing approximately two million people each year. Standard short-course chemotherapy (SSCC) can rapidly control illness and dramatically reduce ...Read more
Author:Chikosha, S; Machaka, Ronald; Chikwanda, HKDate:May 2015Direct powder rolling (DPR)/roll compaction has been labelled a complex and sample sensitive process. As such the design of the instrument and the determination of the optimal processing conditions for a given feed are very challenging. The ...Read more