Author:Smith, Andrew C; Dlodlo, N; Jere, NDate:Nov 2016According to its advocates, the Internet of Things holds great promise. Great strides have been made to address its security and standardise communication protocols for data exchange in this potentially unlimited network of connected things. ...Read more
Author:Mouton, F; Leenen, L; Malan, MM; Venter, HSDate:Aug 2014The human is often the weak link in the attainment of Information Security due to their susceptibility to deception and manipulation. Social Engineering refers to the exploitation of humans in order to gain unauthorised access to sensitive ...Read more
Author:Lysko, Albert ADate:Sep 2012This paper discusses steps towards a low-power beam-switching array antenna suitable for wireless sensor network (WSN) applications. Such an antenna will help to improve the signal to noise ratio (SNR), and thus throughput, latency and other ...Read more
Author:Rust, FC; Grobler, JE; Myburgh, PA; Hugo, FDate:Aug 1992This paper addresses the development of an analytically based design procedure for large-aggregate asphalt and its application in thirteen trial sections. The physical and engineering properties of the various materials are discussed and ...Read more
Author:Parsons, SA; Abbott, GR; Conradie, Dirk CU; De Jager, Peta; Bole, Sheldon; Motsatsi, LDate:Jul 2010South Africa has a high and increasing burden of both drugs-susceptible and drug-resistant tuberculosis. This disease has been declared an emergency in Africa. South Africa has committed itself to addressing this national crises by designing ...Read more
Author:Bubou, GM; Brent, AC; Tredoux, CDate:May 2009Unresolved social issues between the local community and the petroleum industry plague the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. These concerns are addressed by introducing a social sustainability assessment framework for the petroleum industry. Key ...Read more
Author:Wessels, Gert J; Botha, Natasha; Koen, Hildegarde S; Van Eden, BeatriceDate:Nov 2022After years of drought, the rainy season is always welcomed. Unfortunately, this can also herald widespread flooding which can result in loss of livelihood, property, and human life. In this study a Bayesian network is used to develop a flood ...Read more
Author:Masonta, MosheDate:Jun 2023Access to high-speed broadband infrastructure and services plays a vital role towards achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). However, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) revealed that only 63% of the ...Read more
Author:Mlongeni, M; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Hancke, GPDate:Oct 2022Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) provides low cost, low complexity, long battery life, increased coverage area, and increased density of connections per cell making it suitable for various use cases such as smart metering and smart ...Read more
Author:Mamushiane, Lusani; Mboweni, Lawrence S; Kobo, Hlabishi I; Mwangama, J; Lysko, Albert ADate:Nov 2021The cost associated with telecommunication infrastructure acquisition and deployment remains a primary inhibitor to market entry by new operators who lack the capital to deploy competitive infrastructure. This entry barrier has resulted in ...Read more
Author:MacKay, HM; Ashton, PJDate:Jan 2004Water, because it is so fundamental and irreplaceable to humans and their activities, is an all pervasive issue that underpins the social fabric of every society. This means that water policy is cross-sectoral, directly and indirectly affecting ...Read more
Author:Onumanyi, Adeiza J; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Hancke, GPDate:Jul 2019In this paper, we have discussed the integration of Cognitive Radio (CR) in Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) based on a generic network architecture and a PHY layer front-end model. Essentially, since most existing LPWAN technologies are ...Read more
Author:Mamakoa, Maijang E; Maponya, Goodhope S; Maposa, SibonginkosiDate:Oct 2018Since 1994, the South African government has focused on eradicating service delivery backlogs, and this has largely been done through the deployment of conventional solutions. However, many rural communities continue to be marginalised as ...Read more
Author:Ndiaye, M; Hancke, GP; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Sep 2019The deployment of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) has rapidly expanded with the widespread implementation of the internet of things (IoT) technologies. However, traditional WSNs are resource-constrained and offer rigidity in network management ...Read more
Author:Veerasamy, Namosha; Mashiane, Thulani T; Pillay, Kirubagaran JDate:Jun 2019With technological advancements and changing environmental conditions, organisations are continually faced with growing uncertainties. Being prepared to deal with uncertainties can help organisations establish good response mechanisms. Should ...Read more
Author:Von Solms, S; Von Solms, RDate:Jul 2014Cyber safety has become critically important to all who are active in cyber space. In most African countries no coordinated activities in this regard are taking place, even though many children are already active on cyber space. This paper ...Read more
Author:Dludla, Angeline G; Ntlatlapa, Ntsibane S; Nyandeni, T; Adigun, MDate:Aug 2009Different studies have proposed number of routing protocols to overcome data transmission challenges. Very few of these protocols consider node energy. In this study, the state of art work from various studies is reviewed and compared based ...Read more
Author:Viljoen, HJDate:Sep 2007The capacity of primary aluminium production is high with the associated high energy consumption and subsequent increase in air pollution. The secondary supply capacity, however, is declining due to an unregulated scrap industry. South Africa ...Read more