Author:Barreiro, LB; Henriques, S; Mhlanga, MusaDate:Oct 2009In the last decade, molecular beacons have emerged to become a widely used tool in the multiplex typing of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Improvements in detection technologies in instrumentation and chemistries to label these probes ...Read more
Author:Garland, Rebecca M; Rother, HDate:Oct 2017Southern Africa has multiple risks that contribute to the overall burden of disease (i.e. the quadruple burden of disease), which may make people more vulnerable to the health impacts from climate change. In addition, the sector is vulnerable ...Read more
Author:Van Niekerk, Cornelia W; Le Roux, AlizeDate:Sep 2017This chapter describes some of the key drivers and processes of vulnerability and risks in human settlements in southern Africa that pose considerable challenges, but also opportunities, for climate change adaptation. Data for the whole of ...Read more
Author:John, Maya J; Anandjiwala, RD; Thomas, SDate:Apr 2009The incorporation of several different types of fibres into a single matrix has led to the development of hybrid biocomposites. The behaviour of hybrid composites is a weighed sum of the individual components in which there is a more favourable ...Read more
Author:Meissner, RichardDate:Sep 2017In an anarchical global environment, the conflict potential of shared water resources has made rivers subject to high politics (i.e. security). While researchers and diplomats consider regional treaties as cooperation indicators (Wold 1995), ...Read more
Author:Bhattacharya, S; Satpati, A; Maity, ArjunDate:Feb 2019Production of clean fuels like H(sub2) using renewable sources such as sunlight, through photoelectrochemical (PEC) system, is one of the promising approaches. For large-scale applications of the PEC devices, the photocatalystused should be ...Read more
Author:Langmi, Henrietta WDate:Aug 2018The lack of safe, reliable and efficient hydrogen storage systems remains one of the key obstacles to the hydrogen economy. Amide-hydride systems are a promising class of hydrogen storage materials particularly for vehicular applications. ...Read more
Author:Jonker Klunne, WDate:Oct 2012Hydropower is currently the most common source of renewable energy, accounting for more than 3,400 terawatts, or about 16 percent of global electricity production, in 2010. As hydropower uses a fuel—water from the hydrologic cycle—that is not ...Read more
Author:Gitari, MW; Petrik, LF; Musyoka, Nicholas MDate:Aug 2016South African coal combustion power utilities generate huge amounts of coal fly ash that can be beneficiated into zeolitic products. This chapter reports on the optimization of the presynthesis and synthesis conditions for a pure-phase zeolite ...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: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: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:Barros, EDate:2013Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by fungi; they can play a role as food contaminants and have the ability to negatively influence human and animal health. To improve food safety and to protect consumers from harmful contaminants, ...Read more
Author:Iyawa, G; Botha, Adèle; Herselman, Martha EDate:Dec 2016This chapter provides an overview of the specific terms to be considered when referring to a DHIE, as well as the rise of preventive measures to ensure a focus on wellness. Elements that constitute a DHIE will be discussed based on a literature ...Read more
Author:Ribbens, H; Everitt, P; Noah, MDate:2008In South African, as is the case in most other developing countries, a significant proportion of the population walk or cycle on a daily basis to their places of work and to other destinations. Road accident casualties (fatalities and injuries) ...Read more
Author:Wessels, Konrad J; Dwyer, PCDate:2011The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a global coupled ocean-atmosphere phenomenon that is a primary driver of inter-annual variability in the rainfall and consequently the vegetation production of southern African rangelands. Evidence ...Read more
Author:Morajane, D; Ray, Suprakas S; Sinha Roy, Jayita; Ojijo, Vincent ODate:Feb 2018Processing conditions (e.g., temperature profile, feed point, screw speed, feed rate, and screw element configuration) and how nanocomposites are prepared in the extruder have a vital effect on the dispersion of nanoclay. The resultant ...Read more
Author:Milazi, DBK; Bischof-Niemz, STDate:Jun 2016Outside of these critical elements, several other factors exist that have a bearing on the bankability of a utility scale renewable energy project. Among the most important of these are the financial risks that respective parties are exposed ...Read more