Author:Berman, Robert J; Benade, R; Rosman, Benjamin S; Nordengen, Paul ADate:Nov 2016This paper presents a data driven approach to develop a prediction model for the PBS performance of heavy vehicles. A gap exists between trailer manufacturers who create PBS vehicle designs and the PBS assessors who evaluate the performance ...Read more
Author:Cho, Moses A; Skidmore, AKDate:Jan 2009The research objective was to determine robust hyperspectral predictors for monitoring grass/herbs biomass production on a yearly basis in the Majella National Park, italy. Hymap images were over the study area on 15 July 2004 and 4 July 2005. ...Read more
Author:Newete, SW; Erasmus, BFN; Weiersbye, IM; Cho, Moses A; Byrne, MJDate:2014Spectral signatures of water hyacinth grown with biocontrol agents (Neochetina eichornia and N. bruchi) and various heavy metal pollutants were collected at the plant canopy level using a hand-held spectrometer to detect biocontrol agent and ...Read more
Author:Landman, WA; Engelbrecht, F; Landman, SDate:Oct 2010In order to produce a weather forecast, the initial state of the atmosphere needs to be entered into the forecast model taking into account factors such as temperature, wind and moisture. However, the scale of some atmospheric motions is far ...Read more
Author:MacPhail, C; Campbell, CDate:Jun 2001Levels of heterosexually transmitted HIV infection are high amongst South African youth, with one recent survey reporting levels of 18.9% amongst 17-20 year olds and 43.1% amongst 21-25 year olds. In these groups levels of knowledge about HIV ...Read more
Author:Manus, N; Wall, K; Moodley, KDate:Aug 2008This paper describes the steady progress that the South African department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF) has been making with formulating a national water services infrastructure asset management (IAM) strategy. A "scan" of the state ...Read more
Author:Ampofo-Anti, NDate:Jan 2010The environmental rating and certification of products is a voluntary, market-based response by industry and business to the consumer’s perceptions of the importance of the environment. On the one hand, environmental product certification ...Read more
Author:Murambadoro, MDate:May 2013An integrated and coordinated agrarian land use decision making tool - ICAD for short – was launched recently. Developed by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Univen’s Institute for Rural Development, the Nkuzi Development ...Read more
Author:Coetzee, LDate:31 Aug 2010Information and Communications Technology for Development (ICT4D) is faced with the challenge of creating sustainable and innovative success stories which speak to the creation of an inclusive digital society. Initial attempts at ICT4D had ...Read more
Author:Mwapwele, S; Marais, Mario A; Dlamini, Sifiso B; Van Biljon, JDate:Nov 2019South African teachers are under pressure due to rising expectations of their content knowledge and digital skills without guaranteed infrastructural or institutional support in using ICTs. The purpose of this study is to find out to what ...Read more
Author:Marais, Mario ADate:Feb 2015Sustainability is a systems concept, and ICT4D plays a vital role in a sustainable earth, as well as in sustainable communities. The concept of resilience is introduced since rapid change can push a system into another, possibly undesirable ...Read more
Author:Ford, M; Botha, Adèle; Herselman, Martha EDate:May 2014ICT for Rural Education Development (ICT4RED) is a large-scale pilot that is testing the use of tablets in 26 deep rural schools in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The aim is to develop a replicable framework that will enable ...Read more
Author:Botha, Adèle; Herselman, Martha EDate:Dec 2015Over a period of three years, 255 teachers at 26 schools in Cofimvaba, which lies in the very rural Nciba district of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, have been using mobile tablets in their classrooms to support teaching and learning. ...Read more
Author:Fourie, ChristoDate:Oct 2017This presentation discusses the focus areas of the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), and what the IDC has achieved in terms of technology development and commercialization, especially in Biotechnology. It also focuses on future ...Read more
Author:Matshekga, LDate:Oct 2017This presentation discusses the IDC’s role in stimulating and supporting infrastructure innovation: Past, Present & Future. The presentation focuses on the overview of IDC, IDC sectorial focus areas, industrial infrastructure: strategy, ...Read more
Author:Tawona, N; Sithole, Bishop B; Parkin, JDate:2018The suitability of different technology solutions for the beneficiation of biowaste is dependent on the physical and chemical properties of the specific waste stream. This research was undertaken as part of the EU FP7 funded Biowaste4SP ...Read more
Author:Faleschini, T; Fouché, Gerda; Harding, N; Myer, M; Dewar, JDate:01 Sep 2010Plants constitute the basic food chain and provide the most valuable source of natural nutrients; in addition, constituents of medicinal importance are also present in plants. For drug discovery and other purposes, we must characterise the ...Read more