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
Author:Steyn, WJvdM; Visser, ATDate:Jul 2000The aim of this paper is to present the dynamic vehicle and tyre load effects for incorporation into the analysis procedure of the development of pavement design and analysis. This is achieved by investigating tyre loads. Fingerprinting of ...Read more
Author:Schutte, IC; Williams, CJ; Wood, DBDate:26 May 2009Decisions involving road infrastructure investment inevitably are based on various assumptions. This means that risk is inherent in these decisions. It is essential that this risk should be incorporated in the evalution process. This will ...Read more
Author:De Lange, Willem J; Stafford, William HL; Forsyth, GG; Le Maitre, David CDate:May 2012Invasive alien plants (IAPs) impose significant social costs on the population of the Agulhas Plain region in South Africa due to their adverse impacts on ecosystem goods and services (decreased water supply and increased fire risk). While ...Read more
Author:Adeniyi, A; Gonzalez-Ortiz, d; Pochat-Bohatier, B; Oyewo, O; Sithole, Bishop B; Onyango, MDate:Dec 2020In this work, cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) derived from sawdust were successfully incorporated into a thin film composite membrane made from polyamide. The characteristics of unmodified and modified membranes were investigated using FT-IR, ...Read more
Author:Mokonyama, Mathetha T; Venter, CDate:Jul 2012The design of public transport contracts provides an opportunity to define service quality standards to which an operator can be held accountable. While the specification of service quality standards is a common practice, the relationships ...Read more