Author:Ngulube, T; Gumbo, JR; Masindi, Vhahangwele; Maity, ArjunDate:Apr 2017Dyes are growing to be a problematic class of pollutants to the environment. The disposal of dyes in water resources has bad aesthetic and health effects, hence the need to remove them from the environment. The need for treatment methods that ...Read more
Author:Bellagarda, JS; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:May 2022In recent times, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) have become two of the most discussed sectors in Information Technology, with each having made a major impact. This has generated space for further innovation ...Read more
Author:Matseke, Mphoma S; Luo, Hongze; Wen, L; Zheng, HaitoDate:Jun 2022NiFe2O4 is one of the most abundant and inexpensive spinels; however, its activity toward the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is relatively low. For the first time, Co-substituted Fe partly of the NiFe2O4 electrocatalyst was studied to improve ...Read more
Author:Steenkamp, Paul A; Steenkamp, Lucia HDate:Aug 2019Organic extracts (methanol:acetonitrile (1:1 v/v)) of the dried and grounded secondary tubers of Devil's Claw, Harpagophytum procumbens (Burch.) DC. ex Meisn., produced extracts rich in iridoid glucosides. An UPLC-MS profiling method was ...Read more
Author:Makita, C; Chimuka, L; Cukrowska, E; Steenkamp, PA; Kandawa-Schutz, M; Ndhlala, AR; Madala, NEDate:Jan 2017Moringa ovalifolia Dinter & A. Berger (Moringaceae) is a succulent-stemmed plant, endemic to the desert and semi-desert areas of central Namibia and southwestern Angola. Just like other species in the Moringaceae family, M. ovalifolia is ...Read more
Author:Brill, G; Anderson, P; O’Farrell, Patrick JDate:Dec 2017Protected areas have been the dominant means of conserving biodiversity across the world for decades. This is often achieved by focussing on maintaining the ecological integrity of landscapes and the ecosystems they contain, including freshwater ...Read more
Author:Greeff, M; Coetzee, L; Pistorius, MDate:Oct 2008One of the most prominent problems that persons with disabilities face in South Africa, is access to relevant disability related information. To address this need the South African National Accessibility Portal (NAP Portal) was developed, ...Read more
Author:Steyn, WJVDMDate:Sep 2009This paper focuses on the use and application of Accelerated Pavement Testing (APT) for the evaluation of pavement preservation actions. It is based on work done over a number of years and does not focus on the specific performance of any one ...Read more
Author:Kgarume, Thabang E; Van Schoor, Michael; Nontso, ZintleDate:Nov 2019Some of the recent advances in ground penetrating radar (GPR) technology are discussed in this paper; in particular the move to, and potential value addition offered by, the 3D approach to surveying over the more conventional 2D approach. ...Read more
Author:Le Roux, Wouter J; Van Blerk, GNDate:Oct 2011A real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay utilizing high resolution melt (HRM) curve analysis was developed and tested for the monitoring of Vibrio cholerae in water samples. The assay utilized previously published primers that are ...Read more
Author:Salmon, BP; Olivier, JC; Kleynhans, W; Wessels, Konrad J; Van den Bergh, F; Steenkamp, Karen CDate:Dec 2011This paper presents a novel land cover change detection method that employs a sliding window over hyper-temporal multi-spectral images acquired from the 7 bands of the MODerate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) land surface reflectance ...Read more
Author:Van Den Broek, GJDate:May 1984A computer program, developed to predict the separation characteristics of external stores after release from the carrier aircraft, is discussed The aircraft is represented by panel singularity distributions along the line of Woodward's USSAERO ...Read more
Author:Le Roux, WHDate:Jun 2010Augmented reality is not completely new technology, but rather an interesting combination of existing technologies, facilitated by the rapid progress made on ultra-portable devices such as smart cellular telephones. It has the potential to ...Read more
Author:Maila, MP; Cloete, TEDate:Jan 2005Soil biological activities are vital for the restoration of soil contaminated with hydrocarbons. Their role includes the biotransformation of petroleum compounds into harmless compounds. In this paper, the use of biological activities as ...Read more
Author:Kesavan Pillai, Sreejarani; Matlhoko, L; Arendse, C; Ray, SS; Moodley, MDate:Mar 2009Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were synthesized by a chemical vapour deposition method. The effect of calcination at temperatures ranging from 300 to 550°C in exposing the metal nanoparticles within the nanotube bundles was studied. ...Read more
Author:Rust, FC; Sampson, LR; Cachia, AA; Verhaeghe, Benott MJ; Fourie, HS; Smit, Michelle ADate:Nov 2023Background: In view of limited funding, research and development (R&D) investment needs to be optimised for future impact. Road transport R&D is complex and vary from road materials, design and traffic control to safety. Objectives: Future ...Read more
Author:Makovhololo, ML; Ruxwana, Lennox NDate:Sep 2017Organisations often use enterprise architecture (EA) as a bridging method to align their business and Information Technology (IT) strategies. As a result, different available industrial enterprise architecture frameworks are adopted and used ...Read more
Author:Van Zyl, Louwrens HDate:Jul 1993The use of eigenvectors to assign eigenvalues to modes for the p-k formulation of the flutter equation is described. The procedure has the potential to overcome some of the problems of the determinant iteration procedure to solve the flutter ...Read more
Author:Gregory, MA; Brouckaert, CJ; McClurg, TPDate:2005Surveys that monitor pollution in a marine environment often include the measurement of heavy metals and other trace elements in sediments obtained from multiple stations near marine outfalls. This study investigates the use of energy-dispersive ...Read more