Author:Kakande, JN; Ferguson, KL; Dlodlo, ME; De Jager, GDate:Sep 2011Optimization of bandwidth usage for video streaming is of paramount importance in networks where low bitrate links are typical. Among the solutions proposed to address this problem is header compression. Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP) and ...Read more
Author:Matyila, NA; Malete, GDate:Mar 2008The emphasis on the shortage of Built Environment Professionals (BEPs) in South Africa requires an understanding how data is captured to quantify and qualify perceived skills shortages. The need to verify whether data capturing methods are ...Read more
Author:Wright, C; Oosthuizen, MA; Mostert, J; Mostert, LDate:Dec 2011To determine the impact of implemented air quality interventions beyond ambient air pollution reductions, indicators need to be identified and appropriate health data need to be routinely collected to track air-related health. Presently, the ...Read more
Author:Vogt, D; Van Schoor, MichaelDate:Oct 2013Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is often a good tool for detecting near surface structure, as it is cheap, fast and has high resolution. At lower frequencies, it is an excellent tool for detecting voids such as sinkholes, old excavations or ...Read more
Author:Ledwaba, Lehlogonolo PI; Hancke, GP; Isaac, Sherrin JDate:Jun 2022With limited processing, energy and storage along with a deadline sensitive operational environment, the combination of the Industrial IoT (IIoT) with distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) could serve to introduce intolerable latency into ...Read more
Author:Zhou, M; Herselman, Martha E; Coleman, ADate:Apr 2016Nurses can be empowered in the decision making process if provided with objective diagnostic data. This research applied the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology model to investigate the usage of electronic health systems and ...Read more
Author:Zhou, M; Herselman, Martha E; Coleman, ADate:22 Aug 2016Nurses can be empowered in the decision making process if provided with objective diagnostic data. This research applied the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology model to investigate the usage of electronic health systems and ...Read more
Author:Cooper, Antony K; Schmitz, P; Tshabalala, N; Whittle, TDate:May 2017A food environment is a combination of physical, biological, social and psychological factors that affect the eating habits and patterns of people. The food environment is determined by the availability, affordability and access to the food ...Read more
Author:Swartbooi, Ashton M; Van Vuuren, DSDate:Sep 2006As fossil fuel resources become depleted and concerns about global warming increases, focus on renewable energy sources will become more urgent. The problem however is the intermittent nature of these sources, which necessitates the need for ...Read more
Author:Turpin, SM; Cooper, Antony KDate:Nov 1998Recently, the CSIR has been involved in two projects investigating information technology
(IT) and related processes in the civil and criminal justice systems, one with the Department of Justice focusing on civil justice, and the other as ...Read more
Author:Uys, DC; Le Roux, WHDate:Jul 2009The results of attempting to define a JC3IEDM (Joint Consultation, Command and Control Information Exchange Data Model) aware or compliant federate object model for the High Level Architecture (HLA), are presented. The primary aim of the ...Read more
Author:Frieslaar, Ibraheem; Irwin, BDate:Nov 2016A state-of-the-art software countermeasure to defend against side channel attacks is investigated in this work. The implementation of this novel approach consists of using multithreads and a task scheduler on a microcontroller to purposefully ...Read more
Author:Mashiane, TDate:Oct 2012The main objective of this study is to evaluate existing literature in order to determine whether the South African retail industry will benefit or be put at risk by implementing RFID technology. The study analysed both scholarly and non-scholarly ...Read more
Author:Ingham, M; Das, Sonali; Yadavalli, SDate:Oct 2017This paper identified change points in the production volumes and sales of various Industrial Metals in South Africa from the period 2003 – 2016. The socio-economic environment in which the mining sector operates is complicated, with countless ...Read more
Author:Pillay, P; Maharaj, VJ; Smith, PJDate:Oct 2008Based on the historical success of natural products as antimalarial drugs and the urgent need for new antimalarials, a number of South African medicinal plants have been evaluated for their antimalarial properties. This paper reviews the major ...Read more
Author:Freiboth, HW; Goedhals-Gerber, LL; Van Dyk, FE; Dodd, MCDate:Nov 2013There is concern in the South African fruit industry that a large amount of fruit and money is lost every season due to breaks in the fruit export cold chain. The possibility of a large percentage of losses in a significant sector of the ...Read more
Author:Pretorius, W; Das, Sonali; Monteiro, Pedro MSDate:Jan 2014The objective in this paper is to investigate the use of a non-parametric model approach to model the relationship between oceanic carbon dioxide (pCO(sub2)) and a range of biogeochemical in situ variables in the Southern Ocean, which influence ...Read more
Author:Maistry, N; Van Coller, J; Scutz, RADate:Sep 2015It is essential to detect corona discharge as a symptom of insulation breakdown in high voltage (HV) applications. However accuracy of such measurement is often degraded due to the existence of solar background noise in the signal. Fraunhofer ...Read more
Author:Malwela, T; Ray, Suprakas SDate:2014This article reports the crystal growth behavior of biodegradable polylactide (PLA)/poly[(butylene succinate)-co-adipate] (PBSA) blend thin films using atomic force microscopy (AFM). Currently, polymer thin films have received increased ...Read more