Author:Celliers, Louis; Monteiro, Pedro MSDate:Oct 2012This international workshop was convened in order to develop a proposal for an integrated global observing network for both carbon and ocean acidification that addresses the requirements of nations affected by this emerging environmental ...Read more
Author:Szewczuk, S; Von Gavel, S; Verhagen, P; Schreuder, M; Mamphweli, S; McMaster, ADate:Mar 2014There is a genuine opportunity for the developing world and rural areas to leapfrog the conventional Western paradigm of power. Where conventional electricity delivery is reliant on expensive, polluting and centrally controlled generation ...Read more
Author:Kumpaty, S; Akinlabi, E; Reynolds, C; Mueller, R; Pityana, Sisa LDate:Nov 2016This paper presents the characterization studies conducted by Milwaukee School of Engineering senior undergraduate students in South Africa under the Research Experiences for Undergraduates grant EEC-1460183 sponsored by the National Science ...Read more
Author:Kumpaty, S; Paoli, E; Akinlabi, E; Ziemer, A; Pityana, Sisa LDate:Nov 2017This paper presents the follow-up work of research conducted by Milwaukee School of Engineering senior undergraduate students in South Africa under the second year of the Research Experiences for Undergraduates grant EEC-1460183 sponsored by ...Read more
Author:Kishore, P; Namboothiri, SP; Jiang, JH; Sivakumar, V; Igarashi, KDate:04 Feb 2009This paper mainly focuses on the validation of temperature estimates derived with the newly launched Constellation Observing System for Meteorology Ionosphere and Climate (COSMIC)/Formosa Satellite 3 (FORMOSAT-3) system. The analysis is based ...Read more
Author:Chege, L; Ebohon, OJDate:Nov 2004The budgets of many emerging economies are overstretched by competing claims on the available resources, with major implications for infrastructure and service delivery. This is a serious predicament particularly in poorer emerging economies ...Read more
Author:Van Wyk, Llewellyn V; Chege, LDate:Nov 2004A defining characteristic of globalisation is the ease of trade. This characteristic has exposed a high degree of diversity and inconsistency in global business practices. As these inconsistencies increase risk, investors are identifying ...Read more
Author:Van Wyk, Llewellyn V; Chege, LDate:Nov 2004A defining characteristic of globalisation is the ease of trade. This characteristic has exposed a high degree of diversity and inconsistency in global business practices. As these inconsistencies increase risk, investors are identifying ...Read more
Author:Luo, J; Tang, H; Tian, X; Liao, S; Ren, Jianwei; Zhao, W; Qiao, XDate:Aug 2019In this work, a glucose-derived carbon supported CrN composite is prepared by using a hydrothermal method and followed by a nitridating process. It is found that CrN nanoparticles in the composite are well-dispersed and separated by the carbon ...Read more
Author:Bothma, G; Mashaba, C; Mkonza, N; Chakauya, E; Chikwamba, Rachel KDate:Aug 2010Genetically modified organisms are expected to have a large impact on the ability of humanity to feed, fuel and heal itself in light of the growing global change, and adverse geo-climatic conditions anticipated as a result of climate change. ...Read more
Author:Coetzee, L; Pistorius, MDate:Feb 2006The National Accessibility Portal (NAP), is a five-year research and development project aimed at addressing some of the marginalisation issues of people with disabilities. One of the core areas that NAP is striving to address is the critical ...Read more
Author:Carroll, M; Kotzé, Paula; van der Merwe, ADate:Jun 2010Organisations are faced with a number of challenges and issues in decentralised, multiple-server, physical, non-virtualized IT environments. Virtualization in recent years has had a significant impact on computing environments and has introduced ...Read more
Author:Halland, YDate:May 2004Managing requests for published information within an organisation can be a very cumbersome and difficult process particularly where costs have to be recouped from the client’s own cost centre. Keeping track of the current status of each ...Read more
Author:Wall, K; Bhagwan, JDate:Sep 2011In an effort to improve the cleaning and maintenance of water and sanitation infrastructure in South Africa, an innovative franchising approach is being piloted at 400 schools, improving not only sanitation facilities, but also health and ...Read more
Author:Turton, AR; Schultz, C; Buckle, H; Kgomongoe, M; Malungani, T; Drackner, MDate:Jun 2006Johannesburg is an unusual city because it is one of the few major cities of the world that does not lie on a river, a lake or a seafront. Since the discovery, of gold in 1886, Johannesburg has grown from a dusty mining town to a major urban ...Read more
Author:Leuta, T; John, J; Wright, CDate:Feb 2012According to a World Health Organisation (WHO) survey, scientific evidence on the associations between housing and health has grown over recent years. In spite of this knowledge, housing and construction standards are still governed by technical ...Read more