Author:Shibayama, Y; Fanucchi, Stephanie; Mhlanga, MusaDate:2017Enhancers are principal regulators that allow spatiotemporal tissue-specifi c control of gene expression. While mounting evidence suggests that enhancer-derived long noncoding RNAs (long ncRNAs), including enhancer RNAs (eRNAs), are an important ...Read more
Author:Van Huyssteen, G; Sharma Grover, A; Calteaux, Karen VDate:Oct 2012Multilingual emerging markets hold many opportunities for the application of spoken language technologies, such as automatic speech recognition (ASR) or test-to-speech (TTS) technologies in interactive voice response (IVR) systems. However, ...Read more
Author:Oelofse, Suzanna HH; Nahman, Anton; Godfrey, Linda KDate:Jun 2018The global waste sector is undergoing a paradigm shift from “waste” to that of “secondary resource” within the vision of a circular global economy. The circular economy emphasizes keeping resources in use for as long as possible through re-use, ...Read more
Author:Oelofse, Suzanna HHDate:Jun 2018The focus of this chapter is on the enabling governance environment to support sustainable waste management systems in Africa. The introduction section provides background on what is meant by governance and good governance and the status of ...Read more
Author:Phiri, MM; Sibeko, MA; Hlangothi, SP; Mathew, MJDate:Oct 2018The common strategies for recycling of waste rubbers have been the conversion of rubbers into thermoplastic elastomers and use in composite foams. The advantages of waste rubber composite foams are that they are lightweight, low cost and ...Read more
Author:Van Wyk, Llewellyn VDate:Aug 2010Water scarcity is without a doubt on of the greatest threats to the human species and has all the potential to destabilise world peace. Falling water tables are a new phenomenon. Up until the development of steam and electric motors, deep ...Read more
Author:Gibberd, Jeremy TDate:Feb 2009This chapter describes water systems used in green buildings and sets out some objectives that could be aimed for. It also outlines some calculations that can be used to design water systems in green buildings. Finally, aspects of green ...Read more
Author:De Lange, Willem JDate:Mar 2015Water is one of several primary inputs in all sectors of an economy and is, therefore, a crucial resource with huge political significance and a determinative political– economic history. Although this chapter refers to the topic, it is not ...Read more
Author:Wall, KDate:2010"Water problems in South Africa are symptomatic of an emerging gap between national policies and implementation of such policies. For instance, recently the reliability and quality of water supply by municipalities has been receiving attention, ...Read more
Author:Steyn, Maronel; Meissner, Richard; Nortje, Karen; Funke, Nicola S; Petersen, Chantel RDate:Jan 2019In this chapter, we will give an overview of water security in the South African context. To do this we will discuss a number of issues pertaining to water security in terms of elements that are ‘good’, ‘bad’ and ‘ugly’ found within and outside ...Read more
Author:Meissner, RichardDate:Jan 2016In the South African water discourse, the water security concept is a complex notion that not only covers the quantitative aspects of water demand and supply but is also linked to national security and political stability, as well as human ...Read more
Author:Aramide, BP; Popoola, API; Sadiku, ER; Aramide, FO; Pityana, Sisa LDate:Jul 2020Wear-resistant materials (WRMs) have attracted enormous attention because of their general usages in the biomedical, medical, military, automotive, aerospace, and other industrial sectors. The wear of an article causes persistent devaluation, ...Read more
Author:Van Wyk, Llewellyn VDate:Oct 2014The potential impact of climate change and global warming is without doubt one of the most life-threatening challenges that face humanity. Central to this challenge is our dependence on fossil fuels as the primary source of energy- the major ...Read more
Author:Masonta, Moshe T; Johnson, D; Mzyece, MDate:Nov 2011The global migration of television (TV) from analogue to digital broadcasting will result in more spectrum bands (known as TV white space), previously used in analogue broadcasting, becoming available and unoccupied. A question is on how much ...Read more
Author:Malinga, Andries L; Phahlamohlaka, JackieDate:Sep 2021All over the world, advances in technology have led to many nations into adopting the concept of a smart city in developing their environment. Fewer have considered the smart community notion, yet people all over the world form communities ...Read more
Author:Bright, G; Tlale, NS; Kumile, CMDate:Aug 2010Modular mechatronics systems comprise of mechatronics sub-systems that are functionally complete and can be independently operated. These sub-systems can be readily fitted and connected to, or in combination with, additional sub-systems. ...Read more