Author:Marivate, Vukosi N; Moorosi, NyallengDate:May 2018In the pursuit of public service, governments have to oversee many complex systems. In recent years, data-driven methodologies have been adopted as tools to oversee and enhance service delivery. In this paper we discuss some of the ways that ...Read more
Author:Marivate, Vukosi N; Moorosi, NyallengDate:May 2018In the pursuit of public service, governments have to oversee many complex systems. In recent years, data-driven methodologies have been adopted as tools to oversee and enhance service delivery. In this paper we discuss some of the ways that ...Read more
Author:Van Heerden, ADate:Nov 2016The South African Operational Forces or “recces” as they are known, have a reputation for excellence. Before the 1994 democracy in South Africa and to this day, this group of elite soldiers have been associated with high standards that make ...Read more
Author:Maarsingh, B; Grobbelaar, SS; Uriona-Maldonado, M; Herselman, Martha EDate:Aug 2021Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) projects aim to improve the living conditions of marginalized communities. However, ICT4D interventions have high failure rates. We draw on the Technological Innovation for ...Read more
Author:Van Heerden, AdelaiDate:Sep 2017The purpose of this study was to use a Positive Psychology lens to explore the perceptions of elite military candidates about motivational strategies that assisted them to cope with the challenges of specialized military selection. Results ...Read more
Author:Maliwatu, R; Lysko, Albert A; Johnson, DavidDate:Nov 2016This paper considers exploiting the unique outdoor propagation characteristics of the Ultra High Frequency (UHF) band to optimise wireless network deployments. The relationship existing between signal strength and antenna height in UHF band ...Read more
Author:Nice, Jako A; Vosloo, PDate:Jul 2015This paper presents a theoretical and experimental research approach on the impact of spatial planning and functional program on the microbial load, distribution and organism diversity in hospital environments. The investigation aims to ...Read more
Author:Russo, Valentina; Strever, AE; Ponstein, HJDate:Apr 2021Following the urgency to curb environmental impacts across all sectors globally, this is the frst life cycle assessment of diferent wine grape farming practices suitable for commercial conventional production in South Africa, aiming at better ...Read more
Author:Leuta, T; Green, Chéri ADate:Oct 2011The paper aims to explore sustainable burial practices as alternatives to the land-hungry burial methods currently practised in South Africa.Read more
Author:Kunene, Z; Kapwata, T; Mathee, A; Sweijd, Neville A; Minakawa, N; Naidoo, N; Wright, CYDate:Apr 2023Diarrhea contributes significantly to global morbidity and mortality. There is evidence that diarrhea prevalence is associated with ambient temperature. This study aimed to determine if there was an association between ambient temperature and ...Read more
Author:Tolufashe, FF; Lawal, MM; Govender, Krishna K; Shode, FO; Singh, TDate:Mar 2021A group of bioactive compounds known as triterpenoids, which are often found in plant materials, have been tested to possess nutritional and pharmaceutical activity. These plant components are referred to as nutraceuticals, and are used as ...Read more
Author:Makamba, M; Mtsweni, Jabu S; Ngassam, EKDate:Aug 2016The increase need for services to handle a plethora of business needs within the enterprise landscape has yielded to an increase in the development of heterogeneous services across the digital world. In today’s digital economy, services are ...Read more
Author:Abrahams, B; Sitas, Nadia E; Esler, KJDate:Jun 2019Moving towards more integrative approaches within the invasion sciences has been recognized as a means of improving linkages between science, policy, and practice. Yet despite the recognition that biological invasions pose complex social-ecological ...Read more
Author:Lapalme, J; Gerber, A; Van der Merwe, A; Zachman, J; De Vries, M; Hinkelmann, KDate:Jul 2015Today, and for the foreseeable future, organizations will face ever-increasing levels of complexity and uncertainty. Many believe that enterprise architecture (EA) will help organizations address such difficult terrain by guiding the design ...Read more
Author:Ashton, PJ; Turton, AR; Roux, DJDate:Dec 2006Most modern approaches to water resource management acknowledge that the entire river basin or catchment should form the basic management unit if water resources are to be managed effectively and efficiently. In addition, since surface and ...Read more
Author:Mohlameane, M; Ruxwana, NkqubelaDate:Aug 2020The use of cloud computing services raises policy and regulatory challenges globally, more specifically on data security and privacy, amongst other issues. There is a concern on whether South African information and communications technology ...Read more
Author:Ngidi, MDate:Dec 2014Former homelands were established in order to create separate self-governed states for the black population of South Africa, the epitome of the Apartheid government policy of separate development and social engineering. After 1994 these areas ...Read more