Author:Godfrey, Linda K; Scott, DDate:Sep 2010Piloting of the South African Waste Information System (SAWIS) provided an opportunity to research, whether the collection of data for a national waste information system could, through a process of learning, change the way that waste is ...Read more
Author:Beraki, Asmerom F; Landman, WADate:Sep 2013The interannual and decadal variability of the Southern Annual Mode (SAM) was examined in the ECHAM 4.5-MOM3-SA ocean-atmosphere coupled general circulation model (OAGCM). The analysis placed emphasis on the behavior of the SAM when its ...Read more
Author:Mahamood, RM; Akinlabi, ET; Shukla, M; Pityana, Sisa LDate:Mar 2013The most commonly used aerospace titanium alloy, Ti6Al4V, was deposited on Ti6Al4V plate of dimension 72 x 72 x5mm. The laser power of 3 kW, powder flow rate of 1.44 g/min and gas flow rate of 4 l/min were used throughout the deposition ...Read more
Author:Khalala, G; Makitla, I; Botha, Adèle; Alberts, RDate:2013Extending the reach of primary health care is important as it is both a human rights issue as well as a developmental necessity. To achieve extended reach, Community Health Workers are being deployed within rural communities to provide assistive ...Read more
Author:Mashiane, Charmaine T; Dlamini, Innocentia Z; Mahlangu, ThaboDate:Feb 2019It is important that government, private sectors and the citizens are cybersecurity savvy. This is often a challenge as the size of the target group is large and the expertise is diverse. This is coupled with limited resources, in terms of ...Read more
Author:Steyn, WJvdM; Du Plessis, L; Strauss, P; BryanDate:Aug 2005The Roodekrans trial sections were constructed to evaluate the effect of aggregate interlock, dowels, continuous reinforcement and various supporting layers on the relative performance of very thin concrete pavements. The sections were ...Read more
Author:Nkosi, S; Mwakikunga, Bonex W; Sideras-Haddad, EDate:Apr 2012An experiment has been designed to measure the radiation emission during photolysis, as well as the production of either positive or negative metallic ions in liquid from of FePt nanoparticles.Read more
Author:Moodley, K; Meyer, T; Varzinczak, IJDate:Aug 2011In recent years, there has been significant progress in developing tools for debugging and repairing Description Logic (DL)-based ontologies with erroneous consequences. However, these tools place more emphasis on explaining why the consequences ...Read more
Author:Decloedt, HE; Van Heerden, Renier PDate:Oct 2010This paper gives an overview of the history and new developments with Rootkits, Trojans and backdoors. The paper also looks at the different types of rootkits that exist, how to use a rootkit, and methods for detecting rootkits. Backdoors, ...Read more
Author:Bergh, RiaanDate:Sep 2016The CSIR Rope Testing Laboratory is responsible for destructive tensile testing of samples from steel wire ropes used on mine winders throughout South Africa. The regular testing of winder ropes are not only a legal requirement, but also of ...Read more
Author:Magubane, Z; Tarwireyi, P; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Nov 2019Internet of things (IoT) is a developing technology that enables the devices to communicate without human interaction. Routing is an important factor affecting the connectivity and the performance of information exchange. The performance of ...Read more
Author:Claassens, JDate:2010The authors propose a more robust robot programming; by demonstration system planner that produces a reproduction; path which satisfies statistical constraints derived from demonstration; trajectories and avoids obstacles given the freedom; ...Read more
Author:Butgereit, L; Coetzee, L; Hay, J; Hugo, J; Gush, Kim LDate:Aug 2011The “Internet of Things” is the phenomenon of more and more “things” being connected to the Internet (as opposed to people getting connected to the Internet). Although the concept of “Internet of Things” includes bidirectional access (“things” ...Read more
Author:Esser, MJD; Preussler, D; Sharma, Ameeth; Jacobs, Cobus; Bollig, CDate:Nov 2009In order to demonstrate the feasibility of a helicopter-based application using advanced laser technology, the authors have developed a rugged and compact mid-infrared solid-state laser. The requirement for the laser was to simultaneously ...Read more
Author:Van Huyssteen, GB; Pilon, SDate:Nov 2009For fast-tracking the development of resources for resource-scarce languages, one could transfer existing technologies from one language to another well-sourced, closely-related language. In this contribution, the authors describe the development ...Read more
Author:Afachao, K; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Jun 2023In the world of technology, there are several emerging technologies that are driving research towards making the Intelligent Edge suitable for various application growth. Some of these technologies include Artificial Intelligence, the Internet ...Read more
Author:Chakwizira, J; Nhemachena, CDate:Sep 2010Between the years 2008 and 2010 CSIR Built Environment embarked on a joint project with the Walter Sisulu University (WSU) to develop a rural community sustainable development portal. The portal provides a point for interaction, dialogue and ...Read more
Author:Botha, Adèle; Herselman, Martha EDate:May 2016The purpose of this paper is to provide insight into how rural teachers were empowered to become co-creators of innovative practices in their classrooms. The co-creation was operationalised as a merging of teachers existing knowledge of their ...Read more
Author:Chakwizira, J; Nhemachena, C; Dube, S; Maponya, GDate:Oct 2010This paper presents insights into rural travel and mobility issues facing persons with disabilities [PWD]. The linkages and impact of existing social, economic and physical constraints to rural travel and movement is explored and discussed. ...Read more
Author:Mabena, LF; Modibedi, Remegia M; Ray, Suprakas S; Coville, NJDate:Jul 2012The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) at the cathode of fuel cells plays an important role in controlling the performance of a fuel cell but the poor kinetics of the ORR hinders this performance. Currently platinum-based metals are the best ...Read more