Author:Chibuike, MC; Grobbelaar, SS; Botha, AdeleDate:Jan 2024In recent studies, platform ecosystems, an extension of business ecosystems, have emerged as highly disruptive mechanisms for generating value within various industries. The transformative influence of digital technologies on conventional ...Read more
Author:Willemse, MG; Siyasiya, CW; Marais, D; Venter, AM; Arthur, Nana KKDate:Feb 2023Although 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
Author:Mahlathi, Christopher D; Brink, I; Wilms, JMDate:Apr 2024Water quality modelling is a critical tool for managing the health of river ecosystems, particularly in regions impacted by point source pollution activities. This study investigates the influence of different hydrodynamic data sources on the ...Read more
Author:Khoaele, Katleho K; Gbadeyan, OJ; Chunilall, Viren; Sithole, BDate:May 2023The necessity to utilise environmentally friendly resources has emerged due to environmental management. With the demand for the production of plastics and wood materials, pollution has increased. Consequently, the attraction in natural ...Read more
Author:Funke, Nikki; De Wet, Audrey; Mafunda, Ayanda; Schaefer, Lisa M; Le Roux, Wouter JDate:Apr 2024An analysis of the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the South African water sector is presented. The study identified and focused on three main themes: water revenue collection, water service delivery, and water sector operations. The ...Read more
Author:Mbooi, Mahlatse S; Rangata, Mapitsi R; Sefara, Tshephisho JDate:Mar 2024This paper proposes a model for the topic modelling of tweets in the health and mental health domain using the Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) method. The data were obtained from the sentiment140 project. The data were prepared for topic ...Read more
Author:Magar, VS; Suedel, B; McQueen, A; Sittoni, L; Badmus, L; Ballegooyen, R; Weerts, StevenDate:Apr 2024This presentation mentions the Working with Nature (WwN) programme, which is a framework to design new infrastructure or rehabilitate existing infrastructure in a way that works with natural processes. It also speaks to Engineering with Nature ...Read more
Author:Agbakoba, Victor C; Hlangothi, P; Andrew, Jerome E; Mathew, Maya JDate:Aug 2023This work presents the experimental steps taken towards the preparation of 3D printable bionanocomposites using polylactic acid (PLA) biopolymer containing 0.1, 0.5 and 1 wt% CNCs. Optimized amounts of bio-based additives were added to improve ...Read more
Author:Seroka, Ntalane S; Luo, Hongze; Khotseng, LDate:Apr 2024Highly portable nanoelectronics and large-scale electronics rely on lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) as the most reliable energy storage technology. This method is thought to be both environmentally friendly and cost-effective. We provide a study ...Read more
Author:Vilakazi, Mlamuli C; Olwal, TO; Mfupe, Luzango P; Lysko, Albert ADate:Nov 2023With the advent of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR), 5G networks are aiming to support a broad range of network services and applications. Network operators are looking to open-source implementations to expand on the flexibility and ...Read more
Author:Vilakazi, Mla; Olwal, TO; Mfupe, Luzango P; Lysko, Albert ADate:Jan 2024The fifth generation (5G) mobile network has been designed to offer individuals and objects with nearly ubiquitous, ultra-high bandwidth, and low latency access. In heterogeneous wireless networks, the demand for wireless communication devices ...Read more
Author:Mathibe, Motshedisi; Mochenje, Tonderai; Masonta, Moshe TDate:Dec 2021As the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic changed how people and business interact, its impact severely impacted the global economy. The government imposed heavy lockdown regulations further damaged an already struggling informal sector ...Read more
Author:Whitfield, AK; Weerts, Steven PDate:May 2024This review documents the occurrence of fish species in a range of estuaries from Mozambique. Altogether 217 fish species were recorded, belonging to 77 families, and dominated in terms of species richness by Gobiidae, Carangidae and Mugilidae. ...Read more
Author:Scharler, UM; Gerber, G; Taljaard, Susan; Mackay, FDate:Mar 2024Models are inherently data-hungry for the construction, calibration, validation and predictive capacity that is demanded of models. In data-poor environments, a severe challenge to modelling is the lack of historic data, and present lack of ...Read more
Author:Omotayo, OP; Lemmer, Yolandy; Mason, SDate:Mar 2024The treatment of diverse diseases using plant-derived products is actively encouraged. In the past few years, cannabidiol (CBD) has emerged as a potent cannabis-derived drug capable of managing various debilitating neurological infections, ...Read more
Author:Zlobinsky, N; Mishra, AK; Lysko, Albert ADate:Mar 2024This paper addresses spectrum sensing (SS) in a Cognitive Radio Ad Hoc Network (CRAHN). The interconnec tions of the nodes are formed on Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA) channels, such as Television White Spaces (TVWS), so the CRAHN can suffer ...Read more