Author:Wonnacott, R; Hartnady, C; Engelbrecht, JeanineDate:Aug 2015South Africa is a water scarce country hence the careful monitoring and management of available water resources is critical for the wellbeing of the citizens of the country. A high percentage of the Earth’s water supply is stored underground ...Read more
Author:Van Wilgen, BWDate:May 1996The Cape Peninsula is an area of outstanding natural beauty and exceptional biodiversity, worthy of proclamation as a World Heritage Site. The area is dominated by fynbos vegetation, usually managed by means of prescribed burning, together ...Read more
Author:Grobler, MM; Dlamini, IZDate:2010Governance in general is becoming increasingly important in contemporary management, but specifically the governance of Digital Forensics. In order to manage governance disciplines effectively, closer attention needs to be paid to the technical ...Read more
Author:Wall, K; Manus, A; Lowe, NDate:Jan 2006While some measures are within the power of a WSA, some can only be done by, or are best done by, a larger grouping, or by another entity, such as by a government department. An example of what cannot be done by an individual WSA is a gathering ...Read more
Author:Scott, DFDate:Jul 1999The reductions in streamflow associated with timber plantations are of particular concern in South Africa and, as a means of sustaining flows; permits granted by the state for the establishment of plantations have required that plantings ...Read more
Author:Mbele, CM; Malik, Humma H; Pretorius, JHCDate:Jun 2022Pipeline structural integrity challenges highlight the need for pipeline operators to prioritise inline inspection technologies as part of risk-based condition assessment. This initiative is motivated by increased regulatory and economic ...Read more
Author:Tredoux, G; King, P; Cave, LDate:Oct 1999The Atlantis Water Resource Management Scheme uses artificial recharge of urban storm water and treated wastewater to augment the natural groundwater resource. The key to the success of the scheme is the fractionation of the storm water into ...Read more
Author:Rambau, Khavharendwe MA; Musyoka, Nicholas M; Palaniyandy, Nithyadharseni; Manyala, NDate:Jan 2021Herein, we report a method of recycling spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) cathode materials by utilizing them as a metal feedstock for the synthesis of Mn-based metal-organic frameworks (Mn-MOF). Spent cathodes were converted to manganese ...Read more
Author:Rossouw, Claire A; Raju, Kumar; Zheng, Haitao; Ozoemena, Kenneth IDate:Jul 2017Manganese-doped lithium iron phosphate (LFMP) integrated with reduced graphene oxide (RGO) has been prepared via microwave-assisted synthesis and investigated as lithium-ion energy storage system in aqueous Li2SO4 electrolyte. The doping of ...Read more
Author:Schwegmann, CP; Kleynhans, W; Salmon, BPDate:Apr 2015The detection of ships at sea is a difficult task made more so by uncooperative ships, especially when using transponder based ship detection systems. Synthetic Aperture Radar imagery provides a means of observation independent of the ships ...Read more
Author:Lunga, D; Prasad, S; Crawford, M; Ersoy, ODate:Aug 2013Advances in hyperspectral sensing provide new capability for characterizing spectral signatures in a wide range of physical and biological systems, while inspiring new methods for extracting information from these data. Hyperspectral image ...Read more
Author:Lunga, D; Prasad, S; Crawford, M; Ersoy, ODate:Jan 2014Interest in manifold learning for representing the topology of large, high dimensional nonlinear data sets in lower, but still meaningful dimensions for visualization and classification has grown rapidly over the past decade, and particularly ...Read more
Author:Linzer, LMDate:Apr 2005The primary objective of this study was to develop a robust MTI method to estimate the moment tensors of clusters of seismic events recorded in the underground environment. To achieve this, three 'hybrid' MTI methods were developed by the ...Read more
Author:Raal, PA; Burns, MERDate:May 1996In 1989, the opportunity was identified to create a botanical map series which could be used by authorities to make informed decisions and which would highlight the potential impact significance of proposed coastal developments on affected ...Read more
Author:Cho, Moses A; Skidmore, AK; Sobhan, IDate:Jun 2009The objective of this study was to assess the utility of hyperspectral data in estimating and mapping forest structural parameters including mean diameter-at-breast-height (DBH), mean tree height and tree density of a closed canopy beech ...Read more
Author:Malahlela, O; Cho, Moses A; Mutanga, ODate:2014Invasive species usually colonize canopy gaps in tropical and sub-tropical forests, which results in loss of native species. Therefore, an understanding of the location and distribution of canopy gaps will assist in predicting the occurrence ...Read more