Author:Lemley, DA; Lamberth, SJ; Manuel, W; Nunes, M; Rishworth, GM; Van Niekerk, Lara; Adams, JBDate:Jun 2021Increased nutrient loading associated with rapid population growth is the leading cause of deteriorating water quality in urbanized estuaries globally. Small estuaries are particularly sensitive to changes when connection with the marine ...Read more
Author:Rasilingwania, TE; Gumbo, JR; Masindi, V; Muedi, KL; Mbhele, Nkhangweleni RDate:Jul 2023Herein, the removal of Congo red (CR) dye from aqueous solution using MgO nanoparticles (MgONPs) was reported. Batch experiments were used to fulfil the objectives of this study. Specifically, the one-factor-at-a-time (OFAAT) mode where the ...Read more
Author:Dada, M; Popoola, P; Mathe, Ntombizodwa R; Pityana, Sisa L; Adeosun, SDate:Sep 2022In this study, AlCoCrFeNi–Cu (Cu-based) and AlCoCrFeNi–Ti (Ti-based) high entropy alloys (HEAs) were fabricated using a direct blown powder technique via laser additive manufacturing on an A301 steel baseplate for aerospace applications. The ...Read more
Author:Olatinwo, DD; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Hancke, GPDate:Feb 2022Energy efficiency is an important quality-of-service requirement that needs to be considered when designing an efficient MAC protocol for a WBAN system due to the limited power resources of biomedical sensor devices. To address this, an ...Read more
Author:Bredenkamp, IE; Kritzinger, E; Herselman, Martha EDate:Nov 2022As a developing country, South Africa (SA) seems to lack a balance between trust consumers place in organizations with whom they share their personal information to obtain goods and services and the degree to which that consumer confidence ...Read more
Author:Van Heerden, Quintin; Van Vuuren, JDate:Dec 2022Sustainable development is at the heart of city planning, and urbanisation plays a central role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Urbanisation, however, is interlaced with existential challenges such as climate change. The ...Read more
Author:Madonsela, Sabelo; Cho, Moses A; Naidoo, Laven; Main, Russell S; Majozi, Nobuhle PDate:Dec 2021This study investigated the utility of Sentinel-2 spectral data for estimating leaf area index (LAI), leaf and canopy chlorophyll content of maize at different growth stages. Vegetation indices based on the visible-near infrared and red-edge ...Read more
Author:Botha, Adèle; Ruyobeza, B; Grobbelaar, SSDate:Jun 2023Objective: To enhance the predictive power of the Fit between Individuals, Task and Technology (FITT) framework in mobile, individual consumer settings by restructuring the individual-task fit to prominently emphasize the task-skills fit. ...Read more
Author:Maarsingh, B; Grobbelaar, Sarah S; Herselman, Martha, EDate:Aug 2023Innovation is an essential factor in stimulating economic growth. However, despite the positive effect of innovation, it is often focused on high-income groups, excluding marginalized individuals and groups, possibly worsening inequality as ...Read more
Author:Ncube, EN; Mathiba, Kgama; Steenkamp, Lucia H; Dubery, IADate:Oct 2021Hyphozyma roseoniger is a filamentous yeast used for its biocatalytic ability to convert sclareol, a plant diterpenoid to ambradiol, an intermediate to ambrafuran, which is a sought-after fixative in the perfume industry. Metabolite profiling ...Read more
Author:Williams, LL; Lück-Vogel, MelanieDate:Oct 2022This study determines input data appropriateness for geographic information system-based enhanced bathtub model (eBTM) modeling of coastal inundation in an urban setting. Various tests were conducted concerning digital surface models (DSMs) ...Read more
Author:Moustafa, N; Choo, K-K R; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Mar 2022Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) systems are increasingly found in settings such as factories, smart cities/nations, and healthcare institutions. These systems facilitate the interconnection of automation and data analytics across different ...Read more
Author:De Saxe, CC; Van Eeden, J; Kemp, Lana; Steenkamp, Anton J; Cowper, JDate:Jun 2023South Africa's national power utility, Eskom, is under growing pressure to increase its power generation capacity in the face of national rolling blackouts while also containing costs, increasing revenue, and reducing its environmental impact. ...Read more
Author:Ruyobeza, B; Grobbelaar, SS; Botha, AdèleDate:Aug 2022Despite all the excitement and hype generated regarding the expected transformative impact of digital technology on the healthcare industry, traditional healthcare systems around the world have largely remained unchanged and resultant ...Read more
Author:Maodzeka, DK; Olakanmi, EO; Mosalagae, M; Hagedorn-Hansen, D; Pityana, Sisa LDate:Aug 2022Improper selection of laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) process parameters tends to result in poor quality parts which imposes limitations with respect to the mechanical performance due to process induced defects. To address this LPBF processing ...Read more