• How AI-enabled SDN technologies improve the security and functionality of industrial IoT network: Architectures, enabling technologies, and opportunities

  

  Author: Jiang, J ; Lin, C ; Han, G ; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI ; Shah, SBH ; Martínez-García, M Date: Dec 2023 The ongoing expansion of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is enabling the possibility of effective Industry 4.0, where massive sensing devices in heterogeneous environments are connected through dedicated communication protocols. This ... Read more
• Ineffective artificial mouth-breaching practices and altered hydrology confound eutrophic symptoms in a temporarily closed estuary

  

  Author: Nel, M ; Adams, JB ; Human, LRD ; Nunes, M ; Van Niekerk, Lara ; Lemley, DA Date: Dec 2023 Context: Artificial breaching of intermittently closed estuaries has become more frequent in the face of global-change pressures. Aims: This study aimed to determine whether the ecological health of the Great Brak Estuary has been affected ... Read more
• Recent advances in recycling technologies for waste textile fabrics: A review

  

  Author: Baloyi, R ; Gbadeyan, OJ ; Sithole, B ; Chunilall, Viren Date: Nov 2023 The fast fashion trends in the textile industry have resulted in high consumption of fiber with concomitant generation of waste. Awareness of environmental pollution resulting from textile production and disposal has increased significantly. ... Read more
• Material characteristics of Ti-6AL-4V samples additively manufactured using laser-based direct energy deposition

  

  Author: Willemse, MG ; Siyasiya, CW ; Marais, D ; Venter, AM ; Arthur, Nana KK Date: Feb 2023 Although additive manufacturing is fast gaining traction in the industrial world as a reputable manufacturing technique to complement traditional mechanical machining, it still has problems such as porosity and residual stresses in components ... Read more
• Study on joint characteristics in laser butt welding of AMed and wrought Ti6Al4V plates

  

  Author: Okamoto, Y ; Shinonaga, T ; Takemoto, Y ; Okada, A ; Ochi, A ; Kishimoto, R ; Pityana, Sisa L ; Arthur, Nana KK ; Omoniyi, Peter ; Mahamood, Rasheedat ; Maina, Martin ; Akinlabi, Ester Date: Jun 2023 Titanium alloy Ti6Al4V has been widely applied to medical, automotive, and aerospace industries due to its excellent properties such as high strength and excellent corrosion resistance. On the other hand, additive manufacturing (AM) technology ... Read more
• The synthesis of bupropion hydrochloride under greener and safer conditions utilizing flow technologies

  

  Author: Van Wyk, LT ; Neyt, Nicole C ; Jugmohan, Jaimee ; Panayides, Jenny-Lee ; Riley, DL Date: Jan 2024 Globally, major depressive disorders are a leading cause of disconsolateness affecting more than 300 million individuals. Bupropion is a unique dopamine-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (DNRI) commonly utilized in the treatment of depression, ... Read more
• Classification of exaggerated news headlines

  

  Author: Rangata, Mapitsi R ; Sefara, Tshephisho J Date: Feb 2024 The amount of data online is increasing as companies generate news articles daily. These news articles contain headlines that have a level of exaggeration aimed to win the readers. In addition, these companies are competing against one another; ... Read more
• Candida parapsilosis cell wall proteome characterization and effectiveness against hematogenously disseminated candidiasis in a murine model

  

  Author: Gong, X ; Srivastava, V ; Naicker, Previn ; Khan, A ; Ahmad, A Date: Mar 2023 Candida parapsilosis poses huge treatment challenges in the clinical settings of South Africa, and often causes infections among immunocompromised patients and underweight neonates. Cell wall proteins have been known to play vital roles in ... Read more
• The effect of laser shock processing on the anti-corrosion performance of LENS-Fabricated Ti-6Al-4V alloy

  

  Author: Arthur, Nana KK ; Kubjane, SM ; Popoola, API ; Masina, Bathusile N ; Pityana, Sisa L Date: May 2023 Titanium alloys are prone to increased oxidation rates when exposed to higher temperatures during application. As a result, the components suffer mechanical failure due to the formation of the alpha-case layer at 500 °C. To improve its corrosion ... Read more
• Salient ingredients for direct water reclamation from treated municipal wastewater for potable reuse: Diepsloot Township case study

  

  Author: Lufuno Nemadodzi, L ; Sikhwivhilu, K ; Jalama, K ; Moothi, K ; Bambo, M ; Mutanga, Shingirirai S ; Siame, J Date: May 2023 Across the world population growth, expansion of economic activities and climate change have become a concern for future water supply. To address the issue, many countries are investigating strategies to augment current water supplies. Water ... Read more
• Candida parapsilosis cell wall proteome characterization and effectiveness against hematogenously disseminated candidiasis in a murine model

  

  Author: Gong, X ; Srivastava, V ; Naicker, Previn ; Khan, A ; Ahmad, A Date: Mar 2023 Candida parapsilosis poses huge treatment challenges in the clinical settings of South Africa, and often causes infections among immunocompromised patients and underweight neonates. Cell wall proteins have been known to play vital roles in ... Read more
• Integrating project-based infrastructures with long-term greenhouse gas observations in Africa

  

  Author: Bieri, M ; Du Toit, J ; Feig, G ; Maluta, NE ; Mantlana, Khanyisa B ; Mateyisi, Mohau J ; Midgley, GF ; Mutanga, Shingirirai S ; Von Maltitz, G ; Brümmer, C Date: May 2022 There is a lack of long-term greenhouse gas (GHG) measurement infrastructures in Africa. This limits our understanding of the temporal dynamics of the biosphere-atmosphere exchange of carbon in response to climate change. Where relevant ... Read more
• Exploring the association between ambient temperature and daily hospital admissions for diarrhea in Mopani District, Limpopo Province, South Africa

  

  Author: Kunene, Z ; Kapwata, T ; Mathee, A ; Sweijd, Neville A ; Minakawa, N ; Naidoo, N ; Wright, CY Date: Apr 2023 Diarrhea contributes significantly to global morbidity and mortality. There is evidence that diarrhea prevalence is associated with ambient temperature. This study aimed to determine if there was an association between ambient temperature and ... Read more
• Development of a multiplex HIV/TB diagnostic assay based on the microarray technology

  

  Author: Malatji, Kanyane ; Singh, Advaita A ; Thobakgale, C ; Alexandre, Kabamba Date: Sep 2023 Currently there are diagnostic tests available for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB); however, they are still diagnosed separately, which can delay treatment in cases of co-infection. Here we report on a multiplex ... Read more
• Health risks of temperature variability on hospital admissions in Cape Town, 2011-2016

  

  Author: Makunyane, MS ; Rautenbach, H ; Sweijd, Neville A ; Botai, J ; Wichmann, J Date: Jan 2023 Epidemiological studies have provided compelling evidence of associations between temperature variability (TV) and health outcomes. However, such studies are limited in developing countries. This study aimed to investigate the relationship ... Read more
• Utilizing a novel high-resolution malaria dataset for climate-informed predictions with a deep learning transformer model

  

  Author: Pillay, MT ; Minakawa, N ; Kim, Y ; Kgalane, N ; Ratnam, JV ; Behera, SK ; Hashizume, M ; Sweijd, Neville A Date: Dec 2023 Climatic factors influence malaria transmission via the effect on the Anopheles vector and Plasmodium parasite. Modelling and understanding the complex effects that climate has on malaria incidence can enable important early warning capabilities. ... Read more
• A circum-antarctic plankton isoscape: Carbon export potential across the summertime Southern Ocean

  

  Author: Stirnimann, J ; Bornman, TG ; Forrer, HJ ; Mirkin, J ; Ryan-Keogh, Thomas J ; Flynn, RF ; Dorrington, RA ; Verheye, HM ; Fawcett, SE Date: Jan 2024 The Southern Ocean accounts for 30% of the ocean's CO2 sink, partly due to its biological pump that transfers surface-produced organic carbon to deeper waters. To estimate large-scale Southern Ocean carbon export potential and characterize ... Read more
• A UAV based system for real-time near-infrared monitoring of small-scale wildfires

  

  Author: Magidimisha, Edwin ; Nana, Muhammad A ; Naidoo, Seelenthren ; Naidoo, Shrikant V ; Faniso-Mnyaka, Zimbini ; Skosana, Vusi J Date: 2023 Wildfires are a global threat that is becoming more severe and widespread due to climate change. These fires not only pose a significant risk to human life, firefighters, and infrastructure, but also endanger forest resources, increase ... Read more
• Gauging the accuracy of automatic speech data harvesting in five under-resourced languages

  

  Author: Badenhorst, Jacob AC ; De Wet, F Date: Mar 2023 Recent research on deep-learning architectures has resulted in substantial improvements in automatic speech recognition accuracy. The leaps of progress made in well-resourced languages can be attributed to the fact that these architectures ... Read more
• A comparative study of supercritical fluid extraction and accelerated solvent extraction of lipophilic compounds from lignocellulosic biomass

  

  Author: Khanyile, AT ; Andrew, Jerome E ; Paul, V ; Sithole, Bishop B Date: May 2022 The Box-Behnken experimental design technique investigated a comparative study of supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) and accelerated solvent extraction (ASE) of lipophilic compounds from pinewood sawdust. A response surface methodology was ... Read more

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