Author:Seile, BP; Bareetseng, Andries S; Koitsiwe, MT; Aremu, AODate:Mar 2022Harvesting of medicinal plants in the wild has an impact on sustainability of medicinal plants, which leads to the need for intervention in terms of conservation strategies. Siphonochilus aethiopicus, commonly known as African ginger or wild ...Read more
Author:Gush, Mark B; James, BDate:Jan 2011South Africa is very reliant on its plantations of introduced tree species to meet its pulp and timber needs, and the benefits of this industry in terms of production, income generation and job provision are undisputed. The downside is that ...Read more
Author:Greeff, M; Kotzé, PaulaDate:Jul 2007Disabled persons are experiencing additional difficulties when interacting with systems, applications or devices and also have their own unique requirements that enable them to use a system. If the design of the system does not support these ...Read more
Author:Parsons, SADate:Apr 2010Indoor Environmental Health (IEH) is a comprehensive term that includes the effects of quantity of air, light and noise in a space and the physical, physiological and psychological aspects from colours, aesthetics, services, outdoor climate ...Read more
Author:Parsons, SDate:Jan 2010Indoor Environmental Health (IEH) is a comprehensive term that includes the effects of quantity of air, light and noise in a space and the physical, physiological and psychological aspects from colours, aesthetics, services, outdoor climate ...Read more
Author:Van Reenen, Tobias HDate:Mar 2014Buildings are an expression of our need for shelter which is driven by a host of factors including the need for comfort and security. Our perceptions of, and responses to, our buildings are inseparable from the ways in which our buildings ...Read more
Author:Essah, EA; Kwawu, W; Motsatsi, LDate:Jul 2016Demand for good indoor air quality is increasing as people recorgnise the risks to their health and productivity from indoor pollutants. There is a tendency to reduce ventilation rates to ensure energy conservation in buildings; in this ...Read more
Author:Kunene, D; Vadapalli, H; Cronje, JDate:Sep 2016Blind people face difficulties when navigating unfamiliar environments. The information displayed on indoor signs and notice boards is of no use to them. In order to assist them with this challenge, we propose a real time system that can ...Read more
Author:Motaung, DE; Makgwane, Peter R; Ray, SSDate:Jan 2015We report on the effect of the synthesis reaction-time on the structural, optical, magnetic and sensing properties of ZnO-nanostructures. Electron paramagnetic resonance and photoluminescence analyses reveal that singly ionized oxygen vacancies ...Read more
Author:Wokadala, OC; Emmambux, NM; Ray, Suprakas SDate:Jun 2014In this study, waxy and high amylose starches were modified through butyl-etherification to facilitatecompatibility with polylactide (PLA). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, proton nuclear magneticresonance spectroscopy and wettability ...Read more
Author:Ripamonti, U; Richter, PW; Nilen, RWNDate:2008Long-term studies in the non-human primate Chacma baboon Papio ursinus were set to investigate the induction of bone formation by biphasic hydroxyapatite/β-tricalcium phosphate (HA/β-TCP) biomimetic matrices. HA/β-TCP biomimetic matrices in ...Read more
Author:Halland, K; Britz, KDate:Nov 2008Inductive reasoning is a form of inconclusive reasoning for making generalisations based on observations. In the field of pattern recognition, inductive reasoning is often called learning, where general rules are derived from empirical data ...Read more
Author:Chauke, L; Moller, H; Curle, UA; Govender, SDate:Oct 2012Heat treatment of rheo-high pressure die cast (R-HPDC) A356 brake callipers has produced good mechanical properties on the laboratory scale. An industrial heat treatment is required to evaluate the applicability and conformance of the R-HPDC ...Read more
Author:Chauke, L; Möller, H; Curle, UA; Govender, GDate:Oct 2012Heat treatment of rheo-high pressure die cast (R-HPDC) A356 brake callipers has produced good mechanical properties on the laboratory scale. An industrial heat treatment is required to evaluate the applicability and conformance of the R-HPDC ...Read more
Author:Levin, SaulDate:Oct 2017This presentation focuses on the importance of the industrial sector to achieve economic growth in South Africa, and is presented by Saul Levin at the 6th CSIR Conference: Ideas that work for industrial development.Read more
Author:Curle, UA; Wilkins, JD; Govender, GDate:2011Industrial semi-solid casting trials of aluminum A356 brake calipers were performed over five days with the CSIR-RCS and highpressure die casting process cell. Consecutive visual passed castings were used as the measure of process stability, ...Read more
Author:Moller, PerDate:2017This presentation discusses a means to power regional growth and the green transition through industrial symbiosis.Read more
Author:Funke, JWDate:1970One of the most important commodities used in any food-processing industry is water which must be of the right quality. Water which comes into direct contact with milk or milk products must meet standards which are even stricter than those ...Read more