Author:Mokoena, N; Mathiba, K; Tsekoa, Tsepo L; Steenkamp, P; Rashamuse, KDate:Aug 2013Family VIII esterases represent a poorly characterised esterase family, with high sequence identity to class C b-lactamases, peptidases and penicillin binding protein. In this study we report on the metagenomic screening and biochemical ...Read more
Author:Veramoothea, P; Breytenbach, Andre; Baloyi, EDate:Aug 2015The built environment consists of various land uses and activities connected by a road network. The efficiency and effectiveness of the road network directly impacts economic growth and societal movement. This study involved the functional ...Read more
Author:Smith, Suzanne; Oberholzer, Adelaide E; Land, Kevin J; Korvink, JG; Mager, DDate:May 2018This work explores the practical functionality of ultra-high frequency (UHF) radio frequency identification (RFID) tags screen printed onto various low-cost, flexible substrates. The need for integrated and automated low-cost point-of-care ...Read more
Author:Lalloo, Rajesh; Maharajh, Dheepak M; Görgens, J; Gardiner, NSDate:May 2008Modern aquaculture utilises intensive reticulated systems resulting in waste accumulation and proliferation of disease. Conventional chemical treatments cause resistance in pathogens and negative environmental impact. The potential of a ...Read more
Author:Tukulula, M; Gouveia, L; Paixao, P; Hayeshi, R; Naicker, Brendon; Dube, ADate:Jun 2018Mycobacterium tuberculosis which causes tuberculosis, is primarily resident within macrophages. 1,3-ß-glucan has been proposed as a ligand to target drug loaded nanoparticles (NPs) to macrophages. In this study we characterized the intracellular ...Read more
Author:Zulu, B; Oyewo, OA; Leswifi, TY; Onyango, MS; Bishop, BBDate:Jul 2020Water quality degradation due to noxious heavy metals has become a serious concern because of its impact on human health and the ecosystem. In this study, cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) derived from sawdust as a green renewable and sustainable ...Read more
Author:Ruiters, CDate:Apr 2013The Government of South Africa has been the main provider of public infrastructure, particularly in the water sector. Government administration and institutional structures continue to shape and influence infrastructure investment. The South ...Read more
Author:Strong, PJ; Burgess, JEDate:Sep 2008The aim of this work was to characterise wine-related wastewaters and ascertain the wastewater concentrations that were optimal for treatment by Trametes pubescens. Laccase production was also monitored. Crudely purified laccase was tested ...Read more
Author:Oboirien, BO; Ojumu, TV; Obayopo, SODate:Feb 2013Coal biosolubilisation was investigated in stirred tank reactor, fluidised bed and fixed bed bioreactors with a view to highlight the advantages and shortcomings of each of these reactor configurations. The stirred aerated bioreactor and ...Read more
Author:Giffen, MHDate:1976This paper deals with the continuation of an investigation of the marine littoral diatom flora of the Saldanha bay Lagoon, situated on the west coast of South Africa.Read more
Author:Weinstein-Evron, M; Vogel, JC; Kronfeld, JDate:2001The palynological sequence of the Hula L07 core was previously correlated with the global oxygen isotope stages 3-5, based on a radiocarbon age determination and comparison with other Levantine paleoclimatological curves. An attempt was made ...Read more
Author:Schoeman, FRDate:1972The systematics and autecology of the diatoms observed in an algal sample from a maturation pond of the Walvis Bay (south west African coast) sewage works are discussed. Fourteen diatoms species are recorded. A new specie, Amphora subacutiuscula, ...Read more
Author:Fassihi, A; Hunter, LawranceDate:Jul 2014There is often a need to dismantle staple fiber yarns into their component fibers, without significantly changing the fiber physical properties, or damaging the fibers in the process, so that the fibers can be tested for their physical ...Read more
Author:Ripamonti, U; Kirkbride, AN; Yates, SC; Thackeray, JFDate:Apr 1997The dentition and alveolar bone of a maxilla of a juvenile Australopithecus africanus have been examined using a high energy X-ray computed tomography scanner. Results indicate the presence of previously undetected severe alveolar bone loss, ...Read more
Author:Wellington, Kevin W; Leboho, T; Sakong, BM; Adenubi, OT; Eloff, JN; Fouché, GerdaDate:Jan 2017The goal of our research is to develop a lower cost eco-friendly tick control method because acaricides that are commonly used to control ticks are often toxic, harmful to the environment or too expensive for resource-limited farmers. Acetone ...Read more
Author:Kgomo, Mosima B; Wu, Lorinda; Koen, Wayne S; Morris, DDate:2017Fusion splicing is a fibre connection technology that is a key element in the fabrication of high power fibre lasers. Obtaining low optical transmission loss fusion splices remains a challenge in the development of high power fibre lasers. ...Read more
Author:Muchuru, S; Landman, W; Midgley, G; Engelbrech, F; van der Merwe, JHDate:Sep 2015The issue of estimating future climate variability and change of seasonal rainfall and temperature under which ecosystem processes and human interventions will take place in the future is relatively new to forestry. The Zambezi River Basin ...Read more
Author:Bohensky, EL; Reyers, B; Van Jaarsveld, ASDate:Aug 2006Scenario planning is a promising tool for dealing with uncertainty, but it has been underutilized in ecology and conservation. The use of scenarios to explore ecological dynamics of alternative futures has been given a major boost by the ...Read more