Author:Osunmakind, IO; Ndhlovu, TDate:Nov 2009In this paper, collective intelligence of the Emergent Situation Awareness (ESA) technology is proposed as a supportive strategy for autonomous robotic navigation. The ability to reveal uncertainties over time on flexed far-field is a ground ...Read more
Author:Hobbs, PJDate:Nov 2008The significance and importance of groundwater level data in a karst environment, whilst acknowledged by geotechnical engineers and engineering geologists, is often not afforded the recognition it deserves. Within the ambit of a geotechnical ...Read more
Author:Tredoux, G; Cave, L; Engelbrecht, PDate:2004Groundwater pollution is a worldwide phenomenon with potentially disastrous consequences. Prevention of pollution is the ideal approach. However, in practice groundwater quality monitoring is the main tool for timely detection of pollutants ...Read more
Author:Bugan, Richard DH; Jovanovic, Nebojsa; May, F; Dzikiti, SebinasiDate:Sep 2011Groundwater recharge is the basis for accurate estimation of groundwater resources, for determining the modes of water allocation and groundwater resource susceptibility to climate change. Accurate estimations of groundwater recharge with ...Read more
Author:Rusinga, F; Taigbenu, AEDate:Jan 2005Judicious management of a groundwater system requires an understanding of its hydrogeology and response to various recharge and pumping stresses. However, in developing countries, groundwater resource evaluations are hampered by a lack of ...Read more
Author:Frost, B; Mayers, J; Roberts, SDate:2003Certification has developed more rapidly in South African forestry than in most countries of the South. This report looks at the motivations behind the spread of certification in the South African forest and wood products industry and describes ...Read more
Author:Williams, Quentin RDate:Oct 2017This presentation briefly discusses problems/trends such as unemployment, lack of advanced skills, import-driven economy, and the nature of the South African ICT sector. Digital innovation is put forward as a disruptor of mentioned trends.Read more
Author:Byaruhanga, YB; Bester, BH; Watson, TGDate:Jun 1999The growth and survival of B. cereus, a known pathogen commonly found in cereals, during lactic acid fermentation of mageu, a sour maize beverage, was studied. In the mageu base inoculated with both the starter culture and B. cereus, the ...Read more
Author:Kleynhans, TheoDate:Oct 2017This presentation discusses the growth and transformation of the South African Defence Industry from a state owned perspective.Read more
Author:Oliphant, CJ; Arendse, CJ; Knoesen, D; Muller, TFG; Prins, S; Malgas, GFDate:May 2011The authors report on the growth kinetics of hydrogenated nanocrystalline silicon, with specific focus on the effects of the deposition time and hydrogen dilution on the nano-structural properties. The growth in the crystallite size, attributed ...Read more
Author:Mo, L; Zheng, HaitaoDate:Jun 2019In this work, we report the synthesis of TiO2 (core)/MnO2(shell) nanorods by a redox reaction and TiO2 nanorods generated in-site from H-titanate nanorods during hydrothermal process. The MnO2 nanoflakes were grown densely on TiO2 nanorods ...Read more
Author:Gouws, GJ; Muller, RJ; Bowden, RSDate:May 1993The suitability of various buffer layer structures on (100) GaAs for (CdHg)Te growth by organometallic vapour phase epitaxy (OMVPE) was investigated. The preferred epitaxial orientation of (100) GaAs/ (lll) CdTe was found to be unsuitable due ...Read more
Author:Komakech Otim, CDate:Dec 2008A study was undertaken to compare growth potential of three Eucalyptus species of natural origin in South Eastern Australia, with commercially grown species on mid and high altitude temperate sites in the summer rainfall growing zones in South ...Read more
Author:Komakech, C; Swain, T-L; Fossey, ADate:Sep 2013Eucalyptus grandis is predominantly cultivated in the humid, warmer temperate, subtropical regions in South Africa for pulp and paper production because of its rapid growth and desirable wood properties. With forestry expanding into mid-altitude ...Read more
Author:Jacobs, D; Kotzé, Paula; Van der Merwe, ADate:Apr 2017A key constraint for growing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in South Africa is the business skills required to grow the enterprises through the stages of transformation. Business process management (BPM) is one of the skills that could ...Read more
Author:Han, G; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Rodrigues, JJPC; Wang, XDate:Jun 2022The papers in this special section focus on artificial intelligence-enabled software defined industrial networks. With the development of intelligent manufacturing, new manufacturing modes such as personalized customization and networked ...Read more
Author:Moustafa, N; Choo, K-K R; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Mar 2022Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) systems are increasingly found in settings such as factories, smart cities/nations, and healthcare institutions. These systems facilitate the interconnection of automation and data analytics across different ...Read more