Author:Banerjee, R; Ray, Suprakas SDate:Jan 2021The article reports recent advances in reference to the existing literature and presents a knowledge gap and potential solution ideas for polylactide (PLA) nanocomposites as sustainable materials. Various types of nanoparticles have been used ...Read more
Author:Cooper, Antony K; Zietsman, HLDate:Dec 1999This paper describes the Spatial Entity Classification Standard (SpECS), which has been proposed as a standard for classifying digital geographical data in South Africa, for use in Geographical Information Systems (GIS). The paper begins with ...Read more
Author:Cooper, Antony KDate:1988A number of countries and international organizations are developing standards for the exchange of digital geographically referenced information. This paper provides a survey of some of these standards and highlights the problems associated ...Read more
Author:Mgaga, Sboniso S; Tapamo, JRDate:Dec 2020Latent fingerprints are fingerprint impressions left on the surfaces a finger comes into contact with. They are found in almost every crime scene. Conventionally, latent fingerprints have been obtained using chemicals or physical methods, ...Read more
Author:Furnival-Adams, J; Olanga, EA; Napier, Mark; Garner, PDate:Jan 2021Despite being preventable, malaria remains an important public health problem. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that overall progress in malaria control has plateaud for the first time since the turn of the century. Researchers and ...Read more
Author:Khumalo, Nosipho N; Oyerinde, OO; Mfupe, LuzangoDate:Jan 2021The need to cope with the continuously growing number of connected users and the increased demand for mobile broadband services in the Internet of Things has led to the notion of introducing the fog computing paradigm in fifth generation (5G) ...Read more
Author:Khoza, Mary; Sinha Roy, Jayita; Ray, Suprakas S; Ojijo, Vincent ODate:Nov 2020Traces of quaternary ammonium salt from dispersed nanoclay in PA6/6.6 polymer nanocomposite may have some potential toxicological effects that could pose a risk to human health. Modified nanocomposite system was produced by masterbatch melt ...Read more
Author:Devi, Nishu; Ray, Suprakas SDate:Dec 2020The supercapacitor, which has been attracting growing interest in energy-storage applications since the past decade, is an alternative that evinces the potential to emulate future battery technology. To achieve this decisive task, it is ...Read more
Author:Van Niekerk, Cornelia W; Pieterse, Amy; Le Roux, AlizeDate:Jan 2020The Green Book is not a book, but a novel, practical online planning tool to support the adaptation of South African settlements to the impacts of climatic changes and severe events. It provides evidence of current and future (2050) climate ...Read more
Author:Oladipo, Folorunso; Hamam, R; Sadiku, R; Ray, Suprakas S; Adekoya, GJDate:Dec 2020In this study, an effective method has been described and adopted to quantify the diameter and length of graphene nanofiller. The experimentally measured graphene parameters were modelled by using the Weibull distribution. The fitted graphene ...Read more
Author:Nkosi, Funeka; Palaniyandy, Nithyadharseni; Raju, Kumar; Ozoemena, KDate:Oct 2020Commercialization of lithium-manganese rich oxides (LMR-NMC) cathodes for lithium-ion batteries is hindered by shortcomings such as severe capacity fade and poor rate capability. This work reveals the synergetic effect of the structure and ...Read more
Author:George, Theresa B; Anochie-Boateng, Joseph K; Jenkins, KJDate:Sep 2020In South Africa research is currently under way to determine the suitability of using locally available recycled crushed glass as a partial fine aggregate substitute in the production of asphalt mixes. This paper characterises the laboratory ...Read more
Author:Mkuzangwe, Nenekazi N; Khan, ZubeidaDate:Jun 2020Cyber-threat information-sharing tools, through which cybersecurity teams share threat information, are essential to combatting today's increasingly frequent and sophisticated cyber-attacks. Several cyber-threat information-sharing standards ...Read more
Author:Gbadamosi, SA; Hancke, GP; Abu-Mhafouz, Adnan MIDate:Oct 2020Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) is a type of low-power wide-area (LPWA) technology standardized by the 3 rd - Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) and based on long-term evolution (LTE) functionalities. NB-IoT has attracted significant ...Read more
Author:Ramotsoela, TD; Hancke, GP; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Oct 2020There has been an increasing number of attacks against critical water system infrastructure in recent years. This is largely due to the fact that these systems are heavily dependent on computer networks meaning that an attacker can use ...Read more