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Assessing alternative supporting organic materials for the enhancement of water reuse in subsurface constructed wetlands receiving acid mine drainage

Author: Oberholzer, MM ; Oberholster, PJ ; Ndlela, Luyanda L ; Botha-Oberholtster, AM ; Truter, CJ Date: Jun 2022 Acid mine drainage (AMD) is a global problem with severe consequences for the environment. South Africa’s abandoned mines are a legacy from the country’s economic dependence on the mining sector, with consequent negative impacts on ecosystems. ... Read more
The Green Book online tool: Towards climate resilient settlements

Author: Lück-Vogel, Melanie ; Pieterse, Amy ; Van Niekerk, Cornelia W Date: Sep 2022 The Green Book is as an open-access online planning tool to support local government towards climate-resilient cities and towns in South Africa (www.greenbook.co.za). It was launched in 2019. Extensive research and development took place to ... Read more
Blockchain technology adoption in outbound logistics for the fourth industrial revolution

Author: Steynberg, L ; Erasmus, Louwrence D ; Pretorius, L Date: Aug 2022 There are opportunities for disruptive applications of blockchain technology in outbound logistics management, especially with peer-to-peer networking support to keep records of verified transactions in distributed ledgers without control by ... Read more
An ontology towards predicting terrorism events

Author: Dawood, Zubeida C ; Van 't Wout, C Date: Oct 2022 Although there is an increasing amount of information for counter-terrorism operations freely available online, it is a complex process to extract relevant information and to detect useful patterns in the data in order for intelligence ... Read more
Manufacturing and evaluation of the open-source AR3 robot arm for educational uses

Author: Purdon, Kyla ; Setati, Tiro ; Marais, Stephen T Date: Nov 2021 At the CSIR, a Learning Factory has been established to teach about the fundamentals of robotics and other Industry 4.0 disciplines. The Learning Factory makes use of the Annin Robotics AR3 robot arm: a low-cost robot designed for small ... Read more
A toolkit for text extraction and analysis for natural language processing tasks

Author: Sefara, Tshephisho J ; Mbooi, Mahlatse S ; Mashile, Katlego J ; Rambuda, Thompho ; Rangata, Mapitsi R Date: Aug 2022 Text extraction is an important part of natural language processing (NLP) tasks. Most NLP tasks like text classification, machine translation, text-to-speech, text-based language identification, text summarization, and named-entity recognition ... Read more
Social and economic sustainability targets in construction

Author: Gibberd, Jeremy T Date: Sep 2022 Sustainable development is based on approaches that reduce negative environmental impacts while creating beneficial social and economic impacts. While there has been extensive research on the negative environmental impacts of construction, ... Read more
Geographic information system data considerations in the context of the enhanced bathtub model for coastal inundation

Author: Williams, LL ; Lück-Vogel, Melanie Date: Oct 2022 This study determines input data appropriateness for geographic information system-based enhanced bathtub model (eBTM) modeling of coastal inundation in an urban setting. Various tests were conducted concerning digital surface models (DSMs) ... Read more
ASTRAL pool of technologies: Digital twins to support IMTA within the Atlantic area

Author: Pias, M ; Orazi, G ; Drews, P ; Paris, M ; Dupont, C ; Smith, Marie E ; Michalek, K ; Lain, L ; Martinez, J ; Khelifi, I Date: Sep 2022 Presentation on the ASTRAL pool of technologies: Digital twins to support IMTA within the Atlantic area. Read more
Outage probability of an underwater wireless system based on the CSK transmission

Author: Fon, RC ; Igboamalu, F ; Ndjiongue, AR ; Ouahada, K ; Leke, C ; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI Date: Jul 2022 Compared to well-established underwater acoustic communication techniques, underwater wireless optical communication (UWOC) offers significantly more transmission bandwidth and can be used in multiple short-range marine applications. Color-shift ... Read more
Systemic approaches to critical infrastructure risk and security capabilities

Author: Gonçalves, Duarte P ; Serfontein, Christian J Date: Nov 2022 This article examines current and emerging threats to infrastructure as South Africa transitions from the National Key Points Act (NKPA), Act No. 102 of 1980 to the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act (CIPA), Act No. 8 of 2019. The aim is ... Read more
The first step towards decarbonized air mobility in South Africa: A hydrogen powered unmanned aerial vehicle

Author: Jamison, Kevin A ; Naidoo, Purusha ; Ramotsabi, Katleho Date: Nov 2022 The South African government is investing in the use of hydrogen fuel as a pathway towards decarbonising transport sectors. Hydrogen is likely to be a viable option for decarbonising air transport and it is being investigated intensively ... Read more
Hybrid optimisation studies on the microstructural properties and wear resistance of maraging steel 1.2709 parts produced

Author: Maodzeka, DK ; Olakanmi, EO ; Mosalagae, M ; Hagedorn-Hansen, D ; Pityana, Sisa L Date: Aug 2022 Improper selection of laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) process parameters tends to result in poor quality parts which imposes limitations with respect to the mechanical performance due to process induced defects. To address this LPBF processing ... Read more
User experience framework for teachers using mobile technologies in resource-constrained environments

Author: Makama, NR ; Van Staden, CJ ; Botha, Adèle Date: Feb 2022 The use of mobile technologies at schools in teaching and learning is emerging, enabling teaching and learning to happen anywhere anytime. CSIR implemented a project in resource-constrained environments schools specifically in Gauteng, Limpopo ... Read more
Dynamic spectrum allocation for TVWS wireless access from high altitude platform

Author: Hussien, HM ; Katzis, K ; Mfupe, Luzango P Date: Dec 2021 The issue of spectrum allocation in cognitive high altitude platform wireless networks using TV White Space (TVWS) spectrum is presented in this paper. The mathematical model of spectrum allocation is given, and this model is converted into ... Read more
The Marine and Coastal Operations for southern Africa and the Indian Ocean: Western Indian Ocean Coral Bleaching Monitoring Service

Author: Smith, Marie E ; Mbugua, J Date: Oct 2022 The Marine and Coastal Operations for southern Africa and the Indian Ocean: Western Indian Ocean Coral Bleaching Monitoring Service Read more
The Green Book: Adapting settlements for the future

Author: Lück-Vogel, Melanie Date: Sep 2022 The Green Book is as an open-access online planning tool to support local government towards climate-resilient cities and towns in South Africa (www.greenbook.co.za). It was launched in 2019. Extensive research and development took place to ... Read more
The oceans and coastal information management system aquaculture decision support tool

Author: Smith, Marie E Date: Nov 2022 Relatively young industry with potential for growth. Together, the Aquaculture and Fisheries sector could contribute approximately R10-15 Billion to SA’s GDP. Read more
Gone West; first observations of surf-zone diatom Anaulus australis accumulations on the West Coast

Author: Lamberth, SJ ; Bornman, TG ; Kerwath, SE ; Kock, A ; Mansfield, L ; Parker, D ; Rothman, M ; Samaai, T ; Smith, Marie E Date: Jun 2022 Surf-zone diatom Anaulus australis accumulations, recognised by brown discoloured water, are typical of long dissipative beaches on South Africa’s south and east coasts, notably those with a nutrient supply from adjacent dune-field aquifers. ... Read more
Integrative engineering framework for a research and development enterprise

Author: Erasmus, Louwrence D ; Auret, Marius ; Venter, Jacobus P Date: Oct 2022 This paper proposes an Integrative Engineering Framework for performing enterprise architecture, enterprise, systems, and software engineering in a research, development and innovation enterprise. A constructivist approach is used in developing ... Read more

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