Author:Giffen, MHDate:1971The Gordon’s Bay region occupies the North western corner of false Bay, a large rectangular bay, bounded on the west by the Cape Peninsula ending at Cape Point, on the east by the precipitous slope of the Steenbras Mountains ending at the ...Read more
Author:Mohanrasu, K; Guru Raj Rao, R; Sudhakar, Muniyasamy; Raja, R; Jeyakanthan, J; Arun, ADate:Nov 2020Modern scientific advancements and research on marine microbes has revealed their significance as producers of therapeutic products useful in treating various human diseases. Microbes in marine habitat have evolved to adapt to the harsh ...Read more
Author:Arabi, Sumaiya; Newman, Brent K; Weerts, Steven PDate:Oct 2012The impact of wastewater discharge on the marine environment requires careful monitoring. The CSIR’s Marine Outfalls
Monitoring Programme has a history of 45 years, and continues to build capacity in the field of marine pollution research ...Read more
Author:Moldan, AGS; Ridder, JHDate:1989The debate over the degradation of coastal waters by sewage, oil and industrial wastes, continues. To provide a wide-ranging but concise examination of this topic, the Foundation for Research Development of the CSIR organized a one-day public ...Read more
Author:Mariotti, V; Bopp, L; Tagliabue, A; Kageyama, M; Swingedouw, DDate:Oct 2012Marine sediments records suggest large changes in marine productivity during glacial periods, with abrupt variations especially during the Heinrich events. Here, we study the response of marine biogeochemistry to such an event by using a ...Read more
Author:Van der Elst, RDate:Jan 1990This report contains papers presented at a symposium on marine recreational fishing: resource usage, management and research held on 22 and 23 May 1989 in the East London Museum under the auspices of the South African Deep Sea Angling Association ...Read more
Author:Bowmaker, AP; van der Zee, D; Ridder, JHDate:1987A two day mini-symposium and workshop held in Durban in February 1986 and attended by 70 marine scientists from Natal and KwaZulu is reported on. Summaries of 84 presentations are given, separated into relevant sections. Each section is ...Read more
Author:Taljaard, Susan; Botes, WAMDate:1995In South Africa the ultimate goal in water quality management is to keep the water resources suitable for all ''beneficial uses''. Beneficial uses provide a basis for the derivation of water quality guidelines, which, for South Africa, are ...Read more
Author:Mdakane, Lizwe W; Sibolla, Bolelang H; Haupt, Shelley ADate:Sep 2023Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) is a key factor in ensuring the security, safety, economy, and environment of the maritime domain. Due to the large size of the EEZ, vessel tracking is essential for security, economy, tourism, and safety. ...Read more
Author:Dabrowski, James M; De Villiers, Johan PDate:May 2015A generative model for modelling maritime vessel behaviour is proposed. The model is a novel variant of the dynamic Bayesian network (DBN). The proposed DBN is in the form of a switching linear dynamic system (SLDS) that has been extended ...Read more
Author:Maspero, EL; Van Dyk, FE; Ittmann, HWDate:Nov 2008As a direct result of the 9-11 New York attack all modes of freight and passenger transportation were scrutinised for vulnerabilities. Over 90% of international trade takes place via sea transport for at least some part of the supply chain ...Read more
Author:Murray, J; Gulumian, M; Nelson, G; Darwin, L; Borm, P; Castranova, V; Donaldson, K; Vallyathan, VDate:Mar 2004The South African gold mining industry recently joined the World Health Organisation Global Campaign to Eliminate Silicosis. Subsequently, a number of research projects are being focused on the evaluation of silica dust levels and dust allaying ...Read more
Author:du Toit, B; Malherbe, GF; Lambrechts, H; Naidoo, Sasha; Eatwell, Karen ADate:Apr 2018The growing demand for renewable wood products and competition for land in South Africa will necessitate expansion of planted forests into moderately dry areas. Farm forestry and agroforestry options using species preselected for drought ...Read more
Author:Musee, N; Lorenzen, LDate:Jan 2013Market dynamics offer positive (incentive) or negative (disincentive) feedback loops that shape the research needs for, or certain aspects of, a particular technology. Our case study results illustrate how market dynamics have influenced the ...Read more
Author:Thiede, RN; Fabris-Rotelli, IN; Debba, Pravesh; Cleghorn, CWDate:Jun 2023Accessibility analyses are conducted for a variety of applications, including urban planning and public health studies. These applications may aggregate data at the level of administrative units, such as provinces or municipalities. Accessibility ...Read more
Author:Van Rensburg, JR; Smit, D; Veldsman, ADate:May 2007This paper is part of a series dealing with the “Expansion of European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL) to Africa - Opportunities, Synergies, Benefits and Limitations”. It provides an overview of the Sekhukhune Rural Living Lab and explores ...Read more
Author:Willemse, MG; Siyasiya, CW; Marais, D; Venter, AM; Arthur, Nana KKDate:Feb 2023Although additive manufacturing is fast gaining traction in the industrial world as a reputable manufacturing technique to complement traditional mechanical machining, it still has problems such as porosity and residual stresses in components ...Read more
Author:Van Wyk, Llewellyn VDate:Aug 2015Significant pressure is being brought to bear on material manufacturers to green the materials and products produced by industry in general – and the construction sector is no exception, for good reason. The construction industry and its ...Read more
Author:Mahamood, RM; Akinlabi, ET; Shukla, M; Pityana, Sisa LDate:Feb 2013The economy of using Laser Metal Deposition (LMD) process in the manufacturing of aerospace parts depends on the right processing parameters. LMD is an additive manufacturing technology capable of producing complex parts directly from the CAD ...Read more
Author:Jansen van Rensburg, Gerhardus J; Kok, S; Wilke, DNDate:Jul 2012Tests were done on the compressive behaviour of different metal matrix composite materials. These extremely hard engineering materials consist of ceramic particles embedded in a metal alloy binder. Due to the high stiffness and brittle nature ...Read more