Author:Van Wyk, Llewellyn VDate:Nov 2010The super-structure consists predominantly of the load- and no-load-bearing walls-including all doors and windows and suspended floor slabs. The building envelope plays a significant role in the performance of a building, especially with ...Read more
Author:Osunmakinde, I; Bagula, ADate:Apr 2009The authors propose a generalized model with configurable discretizer actuators as a solution to the problem of the discretization of massive numerical datasets. Their solution is based on a concurrent distribution of the actuators and uses ...Read more
Author:Chunilall, Viren; Bush, T; Larsson, PTDate:Aug 2013In chemical pulping the components that keep wood cells together, mainly lignin are degraded and dissolved in order to obtain fibres for the dissolving pulp and paper processes. The aqueous solutions of pulping chemicals are transferred from ...Read more
Author:John, Maya J; Anandjiwala, RDDate:2009This chapter presents an overview of some important surface modification techniques employed for improved functional behaviour of textiles. Textile materials are used in a variety of applications where surface modification is of profound ...Read more
Author:De Jager, Peta; De Jager, PetaDate:Dec 2021The coronavirus pandemic took the world by surprise in 2020. The virus created a dire need for new processes and interventions that needed to be adapted, adopted and proven. Although Covid-19 has been dominating all local and global ...Read more
Author:De Jager, PetaDate:Dec 2022The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) recently published its latest infrastructure report card. Unsurprisingly, the findings reflected that in many instances our infrastructure assets are in poor and worsening shape. At ...Read more
Author:Van Wyk, Llewellyn VDate:Apr 2010Ecological building is building in a manner that integrates the ecological, cultural, economic and political elements of social-ecological systems in an effort to define sustainability in a rapidly changing world. Ecological building is ...Read more
Author:Masindi, Vhahangwele; Mbhele, Nkhangweleni R; Foteinis, SpyrosDate:Apr 2023Herein, the alkaline supernatant of a struvite recovery system from municipal wastewater was successfully co-managed with acid mine drainage (AMD). Various ratios (v/v) of AMD to struvite supernatant were examined, and the quality of the ...Read more
Author:Van Wyk, Llewellyn VDate:Oct 2015Conventional human settlement formation creates hard surfaces which impede the natural absorption of rainfall into the ground. Water collected from these hard surfaces has to be conveyed to some end destination where it is discharged. This ...Read more
Author:Van Wyk, Llewellyn V; Mapiravana, Joseph; Ampofo-Anti, NDate:Jan 2012Most buildings up to the early nineteenth century, with the notable exception of prestigious public buildings, were constructed from easily available local materials. In the nineteenth century, developments in transport modes enabled the ...Read more
Author:Rampersad, Ashiel; Mvelase, Gculisile MDate:Dec 2021The western cape government reported an annual mean near-surface (2m) temperature (°C) change from the median and the 10% and 90% percentiles projected for 2036 – 2065 and 2066 – 2095. Across most of the country, model-simulated rainfall is ...Read more
Author:Crocker, H; Gorda, B; Pelosse, M; Thimiri Govindaraj, Deepak B; Berger, IDate:May 2021Baculovirus expression vector systems (BEVS) are widely used to produce heterologous proteins for a wide range of applications. Developed more than 30 years ago, BEVS have been constantly modified to improve product quality and ease-of-use. ...Read more
Author:Kumar, Neeraj; Sinha Ray, SuprakashDate:Feb 2018“Nanomaterial” and “nanotechnology” have become well-known terms, not only among scientists, engineers, fashion designers, and architects, but also the general public. Owing to their extraordinary and unexpected behavior, nanomaterials have ...Read more
Author:Herselman, Martha EDate:Dec 2014This section will provide a synthesis of the ICT4RED initiative and will highlight certain important elements of success. It will re-address the aims and objectives which were provided in Section 1 and also address some significant changes ...Read more
Author:Chetty, A; Wepener, I; Marei, MK; Kamary, YE; Moussa, RMDate:Aug 2012Hydroxyapatite (HA) has been extensively investigated and used in bone clinical application for more than four decades. The increasing interest in HA is due to its similar chemical composition to that of the inorganic component of natural ...Read more
Author:Stafford, William HL; Simelane, T; Kwagga, M; Mutanga, Shingirirai SDate:2018Biofuels are renewable energy sources that are alternatives to the current fossil fuels which dominate energy supply systems. Since energy is a domestic necessity and also a factor of production (enabling a variety of services such as ...Read more
Author:Naidoo, Jerolen; Brackin, R; Khutlang, Rethabile; Savulescu, A; Mhlanga, MusaDate:Jun 2014The discovery of mammalian microRNAs (miRNAs) has greatly enhanced our appreciation for the complexity associated with the regulation of the mammalian transcriptional landscape. Endogenous miRNA pathways mediate the targeted and subtle ...Read more
Author:Mutanga, Shingirirai S; Ngungu, M; Tshililo, FP; Kaggwa, MDate:Feb 2021Background: Many countries in the world are still struggling to control COVID-19 pandemic. As of April 28, 2020, South Africa reported the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Sub- Sahara Africa. The country took aggressive steps to control ...Read more
Author:Brent, AC; Mokheseng, B; Amigun, B; Tazvinga, Henerica; Musango, JDate:Apr 2011The ‘water-energy nexus’ is now receiving more attention as policy- and decision-makers grapple with measures to enable the transition to a sustainable, low-carbon economy. South Africa, in particular, finds itself in a polycrisis in terms ...Read more