Author:Fourie, CJS; Murdie, R; Gaya-Pique, LRDate:Jun 2009Three possible nuclear test scenarios can be employed: Atmospheric, Marine and Underground. If nuclear tests are performed in the Atmospheric or Marine environments, it is very difficult to hide. Countries that consider doing a secret nuclear ...Read more
Author:Kebede, Mesfin ADate:Aug 2019This presentation highlights the following topics: Introduction & applications of LIB; LiMn(sub2)O(sub4)(LMO), LiMn(sub1.5)Ni(sub0.5)O(sub)4(LMNO) cathodes and their challenges; LMO nanorods; Microwave irradiated LMNO and LMNOmic and LMO/LMNO ...Read more
Author:Matsila, TA; Ribbens, HDate:Jul 2007The PAVE (Professionalism, Awareness, Visibility, Education) was conceptualised with the objective to enhance the current traffic management strategies, especially with regard to the traffic law enforcement function in line with the key ...Read more
Author:Salami, O; Bagula, A; Chan, ADate:Sep 2009In inter-working multi-hop wireless networks, establishing resilient connectivity between source-destination node pairs is a major issue. The issue of connectivity in multi-hop wireless networks have been studied. However, these analyses ...Read more
Author:Jappie, S; Botha, A-M; Oberholster, Paul JDate:Oct 2012In this study, specific pollutants and their particular sub-cellular effect on organisms were identified through the use of ecotoxigenomic tools.Read more
Author:Nicholson, Sarah-AnneDate:Oct 2012Understanding the seasonal and intra-seasonal (daily to weekly) changes of the upper ocean and the impact on the primary production in the Southern Ocean is key to better understanding the sensitivities of the global carbon cycle.Read more
Author:Butgereit, LL; Van Rooyen, BDate:Sep 2011The “Internet of Things” is the new paradigm where “things” are becoming more widely connected to the Internet. More and more inanimate objects (such as cars, bridges, cell phones, digital cameras, and telescopes) are equiped with digital ...Read more
Author:Lemmer, Yolandy; Semete, B; Kalombo, Lonji; Ramalapa, B; Jones, AT; Swai, HS; Verschoor, JADate:01 Sep 2010Challenges in treatment of Tuberculosis (TB) include non-specific localisation of the drugs which results in too low concentrations of the drugs reaching the target site of infection, thus leading to reduced effectiveness. To improve the ...Read more
Author:Pancham, A; Tlale, N; Bright, GDate:Nov 2011Simultaneous Localization And Mapping (SLAM) allows a mobile robot to be completely autonomous in an unknown environment and perform its tasks. The robot is able to create a map of its environment and at the same time locate itself. Real world ...Read more
Author:Walters, Laticha EM; Mars, M; Scott, REDate:Nov 2015South Africa’s HIV/AIDS prevalence rate is 17,9%, the highest being in KwaZulu-Natal. Dermatological diseases are linked to HIV/AIDS. Tele-dermatology was not part of the 1998 National Telemedicine Project. Only phase I (of three) was implemented ...Read more
Author:Walters, Laticha EM; Mars, M; Scott, REDate:Oct 2015This is presentation on teledermatology programs in South Africa that indicate the inequitable access to health care, the ineffective and inefficient referral system as well as the shortage of dermatologists.Read more
Author:Osburn, LDate:Mar 2008This study was performed in order to understand what work has been completed regarding the application of reactive surfaces primarily for pollution abatement in urban areas. These surfaces could then be applied to South African infrastructure ...Read more
Author:Sampson, E; Van Niekerk, JLDate:Aug 2003Anti-vibration gloves are used to reduce the vibration exposure of workers using
vibratory tools. In this survey, the possible application of anti-vibration gloves to
reduce hand-arm vibration exposure of workers, in particular rock drill ...Read more
Author:Fourie, GADate:Oct 1998This research project attempts to identify, by means of a literature survey, different exploration and geophysical methods that could be used to detect dykes ahead of underground coal mine workings. In this study a range of geophysical and ...Read more
Author:Lessing, M; Von Solms, BDate:Sep 2008The development of live forensic acquisition in general presents a remedy for some of the problems introduced by traditional forensic acquisition. However, this live forensic acquisition introduces a variety of additional problems, unique to ...Read more
Author:Platz, M; Herselman, Martha E; Rapp, JDate:Jul 2015In order to address chronic renal failure as a critical health problem in El Salvador (Central America) a Living Lab (LL) methodology was applied to assist El Salvador to carry out research on low-cost techniques to mitigate exposure to ...Read more
Author:De Beer, Morris; Sallie, Ismail M; Van Rensburg, Yvette; Kemp, Mauritz JDate:Jul 2009This paper describes the proposed new methodology for the determination of the Permit Mass Fees for Abnormal road Vehicles (AVs) based on the estimation of road damage. The existing South African mechanistic-empirical (M-E) pavement design ...Read more
Author:Bhagwan, J; Wall, KDate:May 2007The paper describes an alternative service delivery institutional concept, viz the franchising of local entrepreneurs, a PPP model especially suited to developing countries. The concept is being developed with the intention of making it ...Read more
Author:Ittmann, HWDate:Sep 2011The Constitution of South Africa requires that both national and local government elections be held every five years. These elections are not held simultaneously; currently, the local government elections are held two years after the national ...Read more