Author:Lemmer, YolandyDate:Jun 2010South Africa currently has the highest incidence of TB per 100 000 people in the world. In 2007 alone 112 000 people died of TB in South Africa, of which 94 000 were co-infected with HIV (1). Although TB treatments exist, poor patient treatment ...Read more
Author:Smith, Andrew C; Krause, CDate:2011A novel input device is presented for use with a personal computer by persons with physical disabilities who would otherwise not be able to enjoy computer gaming. This device is simple to manufacture and low in cost. A gaming application was ...Read more
Author:Frost, PE; Annegarn, HDate:Jul 2007The Advanced Fire Information System (AFIS) is the first near real time operational satellite-based fire monitoring system of its kind in Africa. The main aim of AFIS is to provide information regarding the prediction, detection and assessment ...Read more
Author:Mashoko, LDate:Jul 2013The study involves the determination of Provincial Logistics Capability for South African provinces. Provincial Logistic Capability (PLC) is the effectiveness and efficiency of a province in facilitating logistics activities both within the ...Read more
Author:Du Plessis, L; Strauss, PJ; Kilian, ADate:Aug 2009The CSIR Built-Environment, in conjunction with the University of Pretoria and the Cement and Concrete Institute of South Africa, developed a low cost option for the upgrading of unsurfaced (gravel) roads. The proposed solution is the placing ...Read more
Author:Huang, B; Liu, Y; Lu, Z; Shen, M; Jie, Z; Ren, Jianwei; Li, X; Liao, SDate:Sep 2019Prussian blue (PB) and its analogues have been widely investigated as promising cathode materials for potassium ion batteries (PIBs) on account of their 3D open framework, which makes the intercalation/deintercalation of K+ ions easy and ...Read more
Author:De Beer, Morris; Van Heerden, AdelaiDate:2017The aim of this study was to profile the psychological coping, learning potential and career-related interests of 251 candidates for operational force military selection for the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) – 26 of whom were ...Read more
Author:Baumbach, JDate:Sep 2010The psychophysics of human vision describes how humans perceive and process information in a scene. The physiological aspects (e.g. spatial resolution and spectral resolution) as well as the psychological aspects of vision have been investigated. ...Read more
Author:Baumbach, JDate:Nov 2010Camouflage is one of the methods a soldier in the field employs to increase survivability, and decrease probability of detection. A camouflage pattern can only be effective if it matches the spectral properties (amongst others, colour) as ...Read more
Author:Modibedi, Remegia MDate:Dec 2011Alternative energy resources are needed to alleviate the energy crisis. Fuel cells are one of the examples to help solve the problem. The main goal of this research is to reduce the amount of Pt required in fuel cells. Thus the outcome of ...Read more
Author:Booth, R; Meyer, T; Varzinczak, IDate:Sep 2012We introduce Propositional Typicality Logic (PTL), a logic for reasoning about typicality. We do so by enriching classical propositional logic with a typicality operator of which the intuition is to capture the most typical (or normal) ...Read more
Author:Fourie, Nicolene MRDate:Aug 2023This paper discusses the policy environments of two acts in South Africa, the South African Spatial Data Infrastructure Act (Act 54 of 2003) (SDI Act) and the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act 2 of 2000), which promote ...Read more
Author:Steyn, MaronelDate:01 Sep 2010Sub-Sahara Africa continues to be the region most affected by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) (WHO, 2009). South Africa alone is home to 14 % of the world’s HIV positive population (UNAIDS, 2006). ...Read more
Author:Mokonyama, Mathetha T; Kistan, Kenny FDate:Apr 2008Based on the life cycle dynamics of the South African population, the paper investigates the implications of such dynamics on the design requirements of public transport services. The life cycle dynamics considered in this paper refer ...Read more
Author:Meissner, RichardDate:May 2015This study report on the presentation about the PULSE cube: Paradigms and theories for creating opportunities and solving problems.Read more
Author:Jacobs, Cobus; Kriel, S; Bollig, C; Jones, TDate:Jul 2006This presentation provides the overview of what laser pulse energy control is and why we need it. The simulation, experimental setup and results are shownRead more
Author:Botha, N; Botha, L; Du Plessis, A; Uys, H; Schoewer, HDate:Oct 2010The design of the pulse shaping setup as well as factors taken into account in choosing a specific setup will be discussed. We investigate the generation of simple shaped pulses to test our pulse shaper setup. Difference frequency mixing is ...Read more
Author:Botha, N; Botha, L; Du Plessis, ADate:Jul 2009Femtosecond pulse shaping can be done by different kinds of pulse shapers, such as liquid crystal spatial light modulators (LC SLM), acousto optic modulators (AOM) and deformable and movable mirrors. A few applications where pulse shaping is ...Read more