Author:Fakude, NC; Adigun, MO; Tarwireyi, P; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Nov 2019Internet of Things (IoT) aims to bring every object such as smart cameras, wearable devices, environmental sensors, home appliances, and vehicles online. These "Things" generate an unprecedented amount of data and transmit it to the cloud for ...Read more
Author:Young, Gertruida MDate:Oct 2023This paper explores the use of a systems engineering approach to establish a canine system for application as one of the force multipliers to address complex challenges such as illicit wildlife trafficking, policing and border management. ...Read more
Author:Nahman, AntonDate:2009Food packaging is essential for maintaining food quality, freshness and integrity. It also allows for convenient transport, storage and sale in discrete quantities. Finally, it can be used as a means of product differentiation, marketing and ...Read more
Author:Oelofse, Suzanna HH; Nahman, Anton; Barjees, M; Salemdeeb, R; Nizami, A-S; Reynolds, CDate:Jan 2020The food waste reduction potential within the countries of Middle East and Africa is large and understudied. Countries in the region are faced with food security and sovereignty issues, with over 50% of food imported in some countries. Due ...Read more
Author:Oelofse, Suzanna HHDate:Jul 2015This presentation presents on the food waste in South Africa: Opportunities and challenges, Food loss by region and stage of the supply chain and estimated food waste.Read more
Author:Oelofse, Suzanna HHDate:Nov 2014Food is treated as a disposable commodity throughout the developed world (Oelofse and Nahman, 2013). It is estimated that between 30% and 50% (or 1.2-2 billion tonnes) of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted before ...Read more
Author:Stolter, C; Ramoelo, Abel; Kesch, K; Madibela, OR; Cho, Moses A; Joubert, DFDate:Apr 2018In light of the growing human population, the pressure on herbivores (livestock and wild herbivores) will be accelerated, resulting in a need for effective land management. To achieve this, information and knowledge about the availability and ...Read more
Author:Mturi, George AJ; Nkgapele, MDate:Jul 2013The development of improved test protocols and procedures for modified bituminous binder materials is currently been pursued by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The determination of the cohesive strength of modified ...Read more
Author:Naidoo, M; Engelbrecht, FDate:Oct 2010Within the context of climate change over southern Africa, little is understood about the potential local response of air quality to changes in the larger scale environment. Under future climate forcing, there may be significant changes in ...Read more
Author:Mokonyama, Mathetha TDate:Nov 2009The South African built environment is forever changing with implications on the demand for travel related energy demand at a household level. Nonetheless, the development control and development planning practices in the country seldom take ...Read more
Author:Waseem, KH; Mushtaq, H; Abid, F; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Shaikh, A; Turan, M; Rasheed, JDate:Oct 2022Clean air is necessary for leading a healthy life. Many respiratory illnesses have their root in the poor quality of air across regions. Due to the tremendous impact of air quality on people’s lives, it is essential to devise a mechanism ...Read more
Author:Schoeman, DM; Rust, FC; Smit, Michelle ADate:Sep 2020Green House Gas (GHG) emission and its detrimental effects are by now a well-known phenomenon. Many countries are focussing on reducing their carbon footprint as a result. This has become evident in the move towards alternative, green energy ...Read more
Author:Das, Sonali; Gupta, R; Kabundi, ADate:2010This paper uses the dynamic factor model framework, which accommodates a large cross-section of macroeconomic time series, for forecasting regional house price inflation. In this study, the authors forecast house price inflation for five ...Read more
Author:Botha, Gerda N; van der Walt, ChristiaanDate:Dec 2017Since the wind power generated by a wind farm is entirely dependent on meteorological conditions (such as wind speed, wind direction, humidity etc.), accurately forecasting wind speed based on these conditions over a 1 to 24 hour time horizon ...Read more
Author:Ampadu, SIK; Lawer, AK; Anochie-Boateng, JosephDate:Aug 2015Many newly constructed asphaltic pavements in Ghana have suffered premature failures shortly after opening to traffic. In all cases, available records from the road agencies appeared to show that the roads were constructed in accordance with ...Read more
Author:Taute, B; Grobler, M; Nare, SDate:Oct 2009The world is increasingly dependent on ICT for computing, communications, transactions, commerce, data storage, entertainment and a host of other functions. Protesters, terrorists and warmongers have found the Internet to be a useful tool to ...Read more
Author:Denneman, E; Sadzik, ESDate:May 2008The discussion in this paper is based on the outcome of a detailed forensic investigation on the performance of Hot-Mix
Asphalt (HMA) on five road sections in the Gauteng province. The investigation forms part of a larger project to improve ...Read more
Author:Ngobeni, Sipho J; Venter, H; Burke, Ivan DDate:Jan 2010Over the past decade, wireless mobile communications technology based on IEEE 802.11 wireless local area networks (WLANs) has been adopted worldwide on a massive scale. However, as the number of wireless users has soared, so has the possibility ...Read more
Author:Anochie-Boateng, Joseph; Mataka, MO; Malisa, JT; Komba, Julius JDate:Nov 2015Tanzania is faced with challenges of premature failures in roads and highways. Some asphalt pavements fail prematurely in less than five years of their expected 20 years design life cycle. These failures have been identified as mostly permanent ...Read more
Author:Van Wyk, Llewellyn VDate:Jan 2006This paper analyses construction foresight studies and construction reform initiatives with a view to identifying lessons for developing countries. It notes the number of construction reform initiatives over the last 60 years, mostly in the ...Read more