Author:Mural, PKS; Ray, Suprakas SDate:Oct 2018Nanocomposites consisting of commodity polymers like polyethylene, polystyrene, polypropylene, and polyvinyl chloride have demonstrated good thermomechanical behavior and electrical properties. Common routes for producing polymer nanocomposites ...Read more
Author:Ojijo, Vincent O; Ray, Suprakas SDate:Oct 2018Although polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) are now a relatively well-established technology, nanoparticles (NPs) such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene are opening up new application areas in engineering PNCs. Therefore, research and ...Read more
Author:Salehiyan, Reza; Ray, Suprakas SDate:Oct 2018This chapter discusses the structure-properties of immiscible polymer blends, focusing on the effects of compatibilization. It has been discussed that the morphology of immiscible blends governs their final properties and thus end-use ...Read more
Author:Botlhoko, Orebotse J; Ray, Suprakas SDate:Oct 2018This chapter provides a brief overview on the processing methods and structure-property relationships of polylactide, polyhydroxybutyrate, and starch nanocomposites as well as the challenges faced in their development, in order to further the ...Read more
Author:Ojijo, Vincent O; Ray, Suprakas SDate:Oct 2018This chapter provides a brief overview on the processing methods and structure-property relationships of polylactide, polyhydroxybutyrate, and starch nanocomposites as well as the challenges faced in their development, in order to further the ...Read more
Author:Steenkamp, Paul A; Steenkamp, Lucia H; Mancama, Dalubuhle TDate:Jan 2018Herbs and plant extracts are very popular and are being used by all cultures for healthcare and as food supplements. The correct identification of the required plant material is vital for formulation of final formulas for use by mankind. The ...Read more
Author:Le Roux, Alize; Mans, Gerbrand G; Van Huyssteen, Elsona; Van Niekerk, Cornelia WDate:Dec 2017Cities, towns and settlements provide housing and livelihoods for a growing global population. Estimates indicate that in 2014, 54% of the world’s population and 40% of the population on the African continent were considered urban. African ...Read more
Author:Tadross, M; Engelbrecht, Francois A; Jack, C; Wolski, P; Davis, Claire LDate:Oct 2017Since the first edition of the Climate Risk and Vulnerability Handbook for Southern Africa, significant progress has been made in projecting and understanding climate change for the region, providing an increasingly robust basis for strategy ...Read more
Author:Booth, R; Meyer, T; Varzinczak, IDate:Aug 2013We 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:Mbambo, Z; Minnis-Ndimba, R; Pineda, C; Ndimba, B; Bado, S; Lin, J; Chikwamba, Rachel K; Mehlo, LDate:2014Gamma irradiation induced alterations in the spatial distribution and localization profiles of Fe, Zn, K, P, Cl, Ca, S, Mn, and Cu in mutant seeds of sorghum were determined using PIXE. The changes included enhanced or diminished accumulation ...Read more
Author:Dumani, Nozonke; Mokoena, Refiloe; Mgangira, MartinDate:Jan 2024A sustainable concrete mix design, incorporating industrial by-products: fly ash and recycled plastic pellets, was developed, and optimized through laboratory performance-based testing trials. The primary objective of this investigation was ...Read more
Author:Hanslo, Ridewaan; Vahed, Anwar; Mnkandla, EDate:Jan 2020Scrum provides many benefits to organizations requiring a project management framework for complex adaptive problems. Some of these benefits include improved teamwork, improved time to market, and a noticeable decrease in software defects. ...Read more
Author:Bosilong, KP; Mbecke, PDate:May 2010This chapter begins with a brief tour of South Africa's justice and political systems, demographics and discourses of race. The brief narrative, which will also allude to situations in Apartheid South Africa, is meant to aid understanding of ...Read more
Author:Britz, Katarina; Varzinczak, Ivan JDate:Apr 2018Description logics have been extended in a number of ways to support defeasible reasoning in the KLM tradition. Such features include preferential or rational defeasible concept subsumption, and defeasible roles in complex concept descriptions. ...Read more
Author:Joseph, S; John, Maya J; Pothen, LADate:2010Biopolymers from renewable resources have attracted much attention in recent years. Increasing environmental consciousness and demands of legislative authorities have given significant opportunities for improved materials from renewable ...Read more
Author:Van Huyssteen, GBDate:2010Overall, this article aims to (re)define the component structures in Afrikaans morphological constructions from a cognitive grammar perspective. The author will not pay attention to general issues in cognitive grammar, such as the status of ...Read more
Author:Lück-Vogel, MelanieDate:2017The coast is the dynamic interface between land, ocean and atmosphere. Two of these environments are fluid and highly mobile, while the third, the land, is comparatively stable and enduring. The interactions between these involve many natural ...Read more
Author:Yang, Y; Zhu, Y; Raju, Kumar; Jafta, CJDate:Feb 2019To address the ever-increasing energy demand due to the increase in the population and at the same time depleting fossil fuel reserves, new energy storage systems, such as batteries, are being developed. Among various battery systems, Li-S ...Read more