Author:Jacobs, P; Von Solms, S; Grobler, MDate:Jul 2015Security Operation Centres (SOCs) and Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs) or Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) can play a pivotal role in the monitoring of, and response to threats, attacks and vulnerabilities in ...Read more
Author:Chelule, E; Herselman, Martha E; Van Greunen, DDate:Jul 2010This paper presents the results of a usability study conducted on South African B2C bricks-and-clicks retailers' e-commerce websites. The study employed two evaluation techniques namely; user evaluation and heuristic evaluation (HE). The ...Read more
Author:Coleman, A; Herselman, Martha E; Potass, DDate:Nov 2011This study assessed e-healthcare readiness of rural and urban hospitals in North West Province of South Africa. Outcome of assessment led to creation of e-health architectural framework for e-health solutions. Assessment was conducted in usage ...Read more
Author:Pillay, K; Erasmus, Louwrence DDate:Sep 2017The level of readiness to use information and communication technologies is referred to as a measure of “e-Readiness”. South African universities may be well-placed to use some applications of information and communication technologies, but ...Read more
Author:Verhoest, PI; James, T; Marais, Mario A; Van Audenhove, LDate:2007This contribution presents the results of a pilot project on ICT usage by South African SMMEs in the tourism industry. The Electronic Business Survey (EBS) methodology which was tested for applicability in a developing country, in this case ...Read more
Author:Edwards, A; Van Coller, P; Badenhorst, CDate:Jun 2010This study investigated the feasibility of using Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emission (DPOAE) testing as an adjunct to pure-tone screening audiometry in the annual medical surveillance environment commonly found in the South African platinum ...Read more
Author:Beckley, LE; Connell, ADDate:1996Several authors have stated that southward transport of the early life-history stages of Pomatomus saltatrix also known as the elf or shad occurs by passive drift in the Agulhas Current, a strong western boundary current which flows southwards ...Read more
Author:Ramoelo, Abel; Cho, Moses A; Mathieu, Renaud SADate:Oct 2012The emergence of high resolution multispectral sensors with red-edge information such as, WorldView-2, RapidEye, Sentinel-2 (to be launched in 2013) and
SumbandilaSAT moves remote sensing towards routine monitoring of rangeland resource quality.Read more
Author:Faniso, Zimbini; Magidimisha, EdwinDate:Oct 2018Satellite remote sensing of inland water bodies has great potential for ensuring water quality and for obtaining reliable data which can be used for decision making. This is a rapidly evolving technology that is now widely utilized throughout ...Read more
Author:Van Zyl, TL; McFerren, G; Vahed, AnwarDate:Sep 2011Geospatially Enabled Scientific Workflows offer a promising paradigm to facilitate researchers, in the earth observation domain, with many aspects of the scientific process. One such aspect is that of access to distributed earth observation ...Read more
Author:Szewczuk, SDate:May 2010This presentation provides a rationale for off-grid projects, and then briefly discusses renewable energy for rural electrification in the Eastern Cape. The impact of this project, and related research work, is also touched on.Read more
Author:Wall, K; Bhagwan, J; Ive, ODate:01 Sep 2010CSIR research has found that operations and maintenance partnerships, using the basic principles of franchising, could address many challenges in the operation and maintenance of water services. This was reported at the CSIR 2nd Biennial ...Read more
Author:Motshekga, SC; Kesavan Pillai, Sreejarani; Ray, SS; Jalama, K; Krause, RWMDate:Nov 2011Tin oxide (SnO2) - decorated carbon nanotube (CNT) heterostructures were synthesized by microwave assisted wet impregnation method. CNTs of three different aspect ratios were compared. The hybrid samples were characterized by powder X-ray ...Read more
Author:Oliphant, CJ; Arendse, CJ; Camagu, ST; Swart, HDate:Feb 2014Filament condition during hot-wire chemical vapor deposition conditions of multi-walled carbon nanotubes is a major concern for a stable deposition process. We report on the novel application of electron backscatter diffraction to characterize ...Read more
Author:Bengis, R; Govender, D; Lane, E; Myburgh, J; Oberholster, Paul J; Buss, P; Prozesky, L; Keet, DDate:Oct 2016Over the past decade, several clustered, multispecies, wildlife mortality events occurred in the vicinity of two man-made earthen dams in the southern and south central regions of the Kruger National Park, South Africa. On field investigation, ...Read morecbd
Author:Kolev, MDate:Feb 2009The current worldwide economic crisis needs strong global leaders who are able to breath new life into the economy in a way that will focus on the need to create jobs as well as stabilise the climate change, increase food production using ...Read more
Author:Van Wyk, Llewellyn VDate:Feb 2009Environmental planners design and oversee the construction of the infrastructure that substantially supports the built environment. Infrastructure is being described as the basic physical assets of a country, community or organization, and ...Read more