Author:Le Maitre, David C; Milton, SJ; Jarmain, C; Colvin, C; Saayman, I; Vlok, JHJDate:Jul 2007There is growing acknowledgement of the dependence of human society on ecosystem services and of the fact that service delivery is being compromised by human impacts on ecosystems. This paper describes the linkage between landscape-scale ...Read more
Author:Blettler, MCM; Amsler, ML; Eberle, EG; Szupiany, R; Oberholster, Paul JDate:Dec 2016Interdisciplinary research in the fields of ecohydrology and ecogeomorphology is becoming increasingly important as a way to understand how biological and physical processes interact with each other in river systems. The objectives of the ...Read more
Author:Makute, T; Mwangama, J; Lysko, Albert ADate:Nov 2021The mobile networking industry has proposed the adoption of network function virtualisation in the various components of the core network, including the Gi-LAN which houses a large set of network functions. However, virtualisation introduces ...Read more
Author:De Koning, AJDate:Jan 2006Muscle of rudderfish (centrolophus niger), or black ruff, a rare mesopelagic fish caught in the South Atlantic, was found to contain 19.3% total lipids. The major part of the lipids (~70%) was unusual in not yielding glycerol but non-saponifiable ...Read more
Author:Finnegan, T; Steenkamp, PA; Piater, LA; Dubery, IADate:22 Sep 2016Lipopolysaccharides (LPSs), as MAMP molecules, trigger the activation of signal transduction pathways involved in defence. Currently, plant metabolomics is providing new dimensions into understanding the intracellular adaptive responses to ...Read more
Author:Finnegan, T; Steenkamp, Paul A; Piater, LA; Dubery, IADate:Sep 2016Lipopolysaccharides (LPSs), as MAMP molecules, trigger the activation of signal transduction pathways involved in defence. Currently, plant metabolomics is providing new dimensions into understanding the intracellular adaptive responses to ...Read morecb
Author:Maduray, K; Karsten, AEDate:Jan 2010Photodynamic therapy (PDT) uses a drug termed a photosensitizer (PS), light (laser) of an appropriate wavelength and molecular oxygen (tissue) to elicit cell death of cancer cells. The objective of this study was to evaluate the enhancement ...Read more
Author:Gummow, RJ; Liles, DC; Thackeray, MMDate:Dec 1993Orthorhombic LiMnO2 products, synthesised by the reaction of gamma-MnO2 and LiOH in argon at 600-620 degrees C using carbon as a reducing agent, have been evaluated as electrode materials in lithium cells. Products that contained a minor ...Read more
Author:Pelders, Jodi L; Nelson, GDate:Apr 2018Poor living conditions are a consequence of the history of the South African mining industry (SAMI), despite legislation having been implemented to attempt to address this challenge. This paper describes the living conditions of mine workers ...Read more
Author:Coetzee, M; Goss, H; Meiklejohn, C; Mlangeni, PDate:May 2014The purpose of this article is to introduce the development of the Regional Spatial Profiler – a spatial information and modelling platform – for the Department of Science and Technology. Based on the steps set out in action research, this ...Read more
Author:Coetzee, H; Du Toit, I-M; Herselman, Martha EDate:Aug 2012The aim of this study is to understand the key features of five selected Living Labs (LLs) in South Africa, namely Siyakula LL, Limpopo LL, North-West LL, SAP Research LLs and Reconstructed LL. LLs do have the potential to address Africa’s ...Read more
Author:Magagula, L; Gagliardi, M; Naidoo, Jerolen; Mhlanga, MusaDate:Aug 2017Termed 'master gene regulators' long ncRNAs (lncRNAs) have emerged as the true vanguard of the 'noncoding revolution'. Functioning at a molecular level, in most if not all cellular processes, lncRNAs exert their effects systemically. Thus, ...Read more
Author:Shibayama, Y; Fanucchi, Stephanie; Magagula, L; Mhlanga, MusaDate:May 2014Recent functional studies have unveiled the significant role chromatin topology plays in gene regulation. Several lines of evidence suggest genes access necessary factors for transcription by forming chromatin loops. A clearer picture of the ...Read more
Author:Asaka, OT; Adejo, A; Onumanyi, Adeiza J; Bello-Salau, H; Oluwamotemi, FTDate:Jul 2021Cellular users are often considered to be uniformly distributed within the communication network for the purposes of simplified analysis. Based on this assumption, the inter-cell interference experienced by users has been handled using soft ...Read more
Author:O'Farrell, Patrick J; Donaldson, JS; Hoffman, MTDate:Aug 2009Renosterveld is a grassy shrubland with a diverse understory of geophytes. Exceptional plant diversity and endemism, combined with considerable fragmentation due to transformation to cropland, make this vegetation type a conservation priority. ...Read more
Author:Paige-Green, PDate:Sep 2007This paper discusses latest perspectives regarding the improvement of the performance of unsealed roads, particularly by reducing many of the current problems. Like many countries, South Africa has a preponderance of unsealed roads in the ...Read more
Author:Theron, Maritha; Van Rooyen, Corney; Malabi, Khorommbi P; Hoosain, Shaik EDate:2019Laser cladding or laser metal deposition involves the deposition of any weldable material onto the surface of a metal substrate by means of a laser beam. Although clad deposits are fully fusion-joined to the substrate material, the very low ...Read more
Author:Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Hancke, GPDate:Jan 2018Many wireless sensor network (WSN) applications and techniques require sensor location to work correctly. Information fusion in WSNs is crucial for location discovery and many information fusion techniques have been used in several ...Read more
Author:Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Jan 2018Many wireless sensor network (WSN) applications and techniques require sensor location to work correctly. Information fusion in WSNs is crucial for location discovery and many information fusion techniques have been used in several ...Read more