Author:Raji, SA; Popoola, API; Pityana, Sisa L; Popoola, OM; Raji, NK; Tlotleng, MonnammeDate:Feb 2022Gamma titanium aluminide ( -TiAl) alloys are lightweight materials with potential application for high-temperature components. But their ductility at room temperature impedes widespread production of parts via traditional processing routes. ...Read more
Author:Skhosane, Besabakhe S; Masina, Bathusile N; Lekoadi, Paul M; Pityane, Sisa LDate:Nov 2022Metal Matrix Composite (MMC) coatings of Tungsten Carbide (WC) and Nickel (Ni) powder were produced using laser cladding process. A crack free and good metallurgically bonded WC-Ni coating of about 5mm thick produced from varying both laser ...Read more
Author:Dada, M; Popoola, P; Mathe, Ntombizodwa R; Pityana, Sisa L; Adeosun, SDate:Mar 2022In this study, we investigate the influence of in situ reactive synthesis of Ti6Al4V– AlCoCrFeNiCu high entropy alloys by laser metal deposition on the microstructural and mechanical properties of the as-built alloy as opposed to the traditional ...Read more
Author:Ramasobane, P; Mashinini, PM; Masina, Bathusile NDate:Oct 2021Titanium-based alloys are reported to offer up to 50% strength to weight ratio. These lands titanium-based alloys as a preferred material over steel and nickel-base super-alloys, where strength and stiffness are required. Regardless titanium-based ...Read more
Author:Botha, S; Botha, A; Genthe, BettinaDate:Oct 2012Chemical compounds and heavy metals can damage the DNA of living cells. If not repaired these DNA aberrations can initiate a cascade of biological consequences at the cellular, organ, whole animal; ultimately affecting the community and ...Read more
Author:Duvenhage, B; Nel, JJDate:Sep 2007The modelling of military systems of systems invariably involves the incorporation of existing, often shared, models into larger and more complex simulations. The sharing of models between simulations has long been the goal of the simulation ...Read more
Author:Ubomba-Jaswa, Eunice; Boyle, MAR; McGuigan, KGDate:Dec 2008Solar Disinfection (SODIS) is a low cost water treatment method currently used in communities that do not have year round access to safe water. However, there is still reluctance in widespread adoption of this treatment method due to a number ...Read more
Author:Berger, E; Du Plessis, E; Gerber, I; Crampton, Michael C; Nxumalo, NP; Louw, MDate:Jan 2009The flagellin type III secretion pathway of Bacillus halodurans BhFC01 (-hag) was modified by the inactivation of fliD. An in-frame flagellin gene fusion polypeptide construct was expressed, and the heterologous peptides were secreted as ...Read more
Author:Jacobs-Mata, Inga M; Nienaber, SDate:Jan 2010Addressing the governance challenges facing the water sector necessitates expertise from a diverse set of interdisciplinary backgrounds. Creating a balance between technical, natural and social science is critical to developing relevant and ...Read more
Author:Mahato, SK; Acharya, C; Wellington, Kevin W; Bhattacharjee, P; Jaisankar, PDate:Feb 2020This review deals with the recent applications of the indium trichloride (InCl3) catalyst in the synthesis of a broad spectrum of heterocyclic compounds. Over the years, a number of reviews on the applications of InCl3-catalyzed organic ...Read more
Author:Mahato, SK; Acharya, C; Wellington, Kevin W; Bhattacharjee, P; Jaisankar, PDate:Feb 2020This review deals with the recent applications of the indium trichloride (InCl(sub3)) catalyst in the synthesis of a broad spectrum of heterocyclic compounds. Over the years, a number of reviews on the applications of InCl(sub3)-catalyzed ...Read more
Author:Nabarro, FRNDate:Feb 1996Some general theorems, new and old, concerning the behaviour of elastic inclusions and inhomogeneities in bodies without or with external stress, are assembled. The principal new result is that arbitrary external tractions cannot influence ...Read more
Author:Mtsweni, Jabu S; Modiba, FSDate:Oct 2020African communities suffer a series of socio-economic challenges that seem difficult to eradicate. The challenges include lack of access to essential services and infrastructure; high levels of poverty, and unemployment, especially amongst ...Read more
Author:Karar, E; Jacobs-Mata, Inga MDate:Aug 2016Inclusive governance and citizen engagement in governing water is important in enhancing service delivery. Good citizens endorse their obligations alongside their respective rights. To date, much focus has been on the rights approach to fulfil ...Read more
Author:Mofolo, M; Lysko, Albert ADate:23 Nov 2015The use of smart antennas in wireless networks requires real-time synchronization of the beamforming and the transmission/receive processes for the host devices that are equipped with such antennas. This paper presents an approach for integrating ...Read more
Author:Petersen, CR; Van Deventer, Heidi; Smith-Adao, Lindie B; Nel, JLDate:Dec 2022Free-flowing rivers (FFRs) are important surrogates for freshwater biodiversity as there are increasingly fewer rivers that reflect intact habitat and species diversity from source to sea. The status and changes in the ecological condition ...Read more