Author:Motshekga, Sarah C; Ray, Suprakas SDate:Mar 2017Disinfection of bacterially-contaminated drinking water requires a robust and effective technique and can be achieved by using an appropriate disinfectant material. The advanced use of nanomaterials is observed as an alternative and effective ...Read more
Author:Mhlongo, Gugu H; Motaung, David E; Cummings, FR; Swart, HC; Ray, Suprakas SDate:Jul 2019The gas-detecting ability of nanostructured ZnO has led to significant attention being paid to the development of a unique and effective approach to its synthesis. However, its poor sensitivity, cross-sensitivity to humidity, long response/recovery ...Read more
Author:Onumanyi, Adeiza J; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Hancke, GPDate:Jul 2019Modern energy detectors typically use adaptive threshold estimation algorithms to improve signal detection in cognitive radio–based industrial wireless sensor networks (CR‐IWSNs). However, a number of adaptive threshold estimation algorithms ...Read more
Author:Godfrey, Linda K; Oelofse, Suzanna HHDate:Oct 2017Recycling has been taking place in South Africa for more than three decades, driven by social and economic needs. While the waste hierarchy is embedded in national policy, an extensive legislative framework has made it more and more challenging ...Read more
Author:Van den Bergh, F; Wessels, Konrad J; Miteff, S; Van Zyl, TL; Gazendam, AD; Bachoo, AKDate:Aug 2012Course resolution earth observation satellites offer large data sets with daily observations at global scales. These data sets represent a rich resource that, because of the high acquisition rate, allows the application of time-series analysis ...Read more
Author:Mufhandu, Hazel T; Alexandre, Kabamba B; Gray, ES; Morris, L; Khati, MDate:Sep 2012Globally, HIV-1 subtype C is the most prevalent subtype, yet most antiretroviral drugs are developed against subtype B. UCLA1 RNA aptamer, which we previously showed neutralizes HIV-1 subtype C Env-pseudotyped viruses was examined for ...Read more
Author:Rangel Lopes de Campos, W; Chirwa, N; London, G; Rotherham, LS; Morris, L; Mayosi, BM; Khati, MDate:Oct 2014HIV-associated cardiomyopathy (HIVCM) is of clinical concern in developing countries because of a high HIV-1 prevalence, especially subtype C, and limited access to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). For these reasons, we investigated ...Read more
Author:Strauss, Hencharl J; Koen, W; Bollig, C; Esser, MJD; Jacobs, Cobus; Collett, OJP; Preussler, DRDate:Jul 2011A single-frequency single-pass amplifier based on Ho:YLF and Ho:LuLF in a scalable slab architecture delivering up to 210 mJ at 2064 nm is demonstrated. The amplifier was end-pumped by a 1890 nm Tm:YLF slab laser and was seeded with a 69 mJ ...Read more
Author:Botha, LR; Bollig, C; Esser, MJD; Campbell, RN; Jacobs, Cobus; Preussler, DRDate:Oct 2009A Ho:YLF laser pumped HBr molecular laser was developed that produced up to 2.5mJ of energy in the 4 micron wavelength region. The Ho:YLF laser was fiber pumped using a commercial Tm:fibre laser. The Ho:YLF laser was operated in a single ...Read more
Author:Scriba, Manfred R; Arendse, CJ; Harting, M; Britton, DTDate:Jan 2008The viability of producing silicon nanoparticles using the HWCVD process is investigated. A system is assembled and particles are produced from silane at pressures between 0.2 – 48 mbar, with hydrogen dilutions of 0-80%, at a total flow rate ...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:Oelofse, Suzanna HH; Muswema, Aubrey P; Ramukhwatho, Fhumulani RDate:May 2018Food waste is becoming an important issue in light of population growth and global food security concerns. However, data on food wastage are limited, especially for developing countries. Global estimates suggest that households in developed ...Read more
Author:Matamanda, AR; Chirisa, I; Rammile, S; Marais, Mario ADate:Mar 2022The housing and human settlement sector is fast changing, and technology is making it more complex than ever before. With reference to Zimbabwe, a developing country in Southern Africa, the essence of this book is to bring out housing as an ...Read more
Author:Marais, L; Hoekstra, J; Napier, Mark; Cloete, J; Lenka, MDate:Jan 2018Under apartheid, black African households could not own land or homes in most major urban centres in South Africa. This limited residential mobility and locked many households into state rental accommodation in townships. Homeownership for ...Read more
Author:Furnival-Adams, J; Olanga, EA; Napier, Mark; Garner, PDate:Aug 2019This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: Primary: To assess the effects of different structural house modifications on malaria disease burden. Secondary: To explore whether effects vary with level ...Read more
Author:Jiang, J; Lin, C; Han, G; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Shah, SBH; Martínez-García, MDate:Dec 2023The 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
Author:Nortje, Karen; Funke, Nicola S; De Lange, Willem JDate:Jul 2014A completed study initiated, managed and funded by the Water Research Commission (WRC) and led by the CSIR is delving into the successes of land reform and water allocation reform in the Maruleng local municipal area.Read more
Author:Midgley, JJ; Scott, DF; Harris, CDate:Jul 2001Isotopes of water (D, O-18) in rain and streams were used to obtain an estimate of the amount of ground water in the south-western Cape Mountains. It was assumed that the groundwater reservoir is well-mixed and that the water isotope signals ...Read more