Author:Sivakumar, V; Tesfaye, M; Botai, J; Moema, D; Sharma, Ameeth; Bollig, C; Hannes Rautenbach, CJDate:Jul 2009A mobile LIDAR (LIght Detection And Ranging) system is being developed and employed for atmosphere remote sensing at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) National Laser Centre (NLC), Pretoria (25.45 S;28.16 E), South ...Read more
Author:Sivakumar, V; Tesfaye, M; Moema, D; Sharma, Ameeth; Bollig, CDate:Jul 2009In this paper, researchers present the obtained first scientific results from CSIR-NLC mobile LIDAR (LIght Detection And Ranging) and its validation/comparison with other ground and space-borne measurements. The LIDAR results are compared ...Read more
Author:Wall, K; Nordengen, Paul A; Abbott, G; Paige-Green, P; Roux, Michael PDate:Nov 2008That increasing attention is being paid to infrastructure asset management (IAM) is timely, and owes something to the work of the CSIR in discovering and documenting the state of infrastructure, and in leading specific aspects of the process ...Read more
Author:Verhaeghe, Benoit MJA; Maina, J; Paige-Green, P; De Beer, Morris; Du Plessis, LDate:01 Sep 2010Road infrastructure is a key driver in supporting and stimulating socio-economic development. The South African road network, similar to those of other countries, needs to accommodate a wide spectrum of roads, ranging from light road pavement ...Read more
Author:Singh, NavinDate:2017This presentation discusses the CSIR's role in mining. Abundance of mineral wealth reserves and the SAMERDI strategy are also discussed.Read more
Author:Simelane, Sengiphile N; Basappa Ayanna, ManjunathDate:Jun 2017South Africa faces a two-fold energy challenge where it struggles to meet its electricity demand, while being one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases in Africa. This sparks the urgent need for expert intervention, with focus placed ...Read more
Author:Van Wyk, Llewellyn VDate:Oct 2017This presentation discusses how the CSIR's work in infrastructure innovation can be seen as an enabler for industrial development.Read more
Author:Kirkbride, AN; Yates, SC; Thackeray, JFDate:Apr 1997Presents the results of a study on manufacturing a cast of the vertebral column of a partial skeleton discovered at Sterkfontein in South Africa. Application of an industrial X-ray computed tomography scanner; Comparison to other moulding techniques.Read more
Author:Abdullahi, A; Onumanyi, Adeiza J; Zubair, S; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Hancke, GPDate:Nov 2019The forward consecutive mean excision (FCME) algorithm is one of the most effective adaptive threshold estimation algorithms presently deployed for threshold adaptation in cognitive radio (CR) systems. However, its effectiveness is often ...Read more
Author:Van Biljon, J; Kotzé, PaulaDate:2008In human-computer interaction and computing, mobile phone usage is mostly addressed from a feature-driven perspective, i.e. which features do a certain user group use, and/or a usability perspective, i.e. how do they interact with these ...Read more
Author:Mphahlele, Keletso; Ray, Suprakash S; Kolesnikov, ADate:Nov 2019Carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) is a thermosetting high-performance epoxy composite used in the manufacturing of advanced aircraft components. The curing kinetics and rheological characteristics can have a great effect on the macroscopic ...Read more
Author:Jouyandeh, M; Ganjali, MR; Ali, JA; Aghazadeh, M; Saeb, MR; Ray, Suprakas SDate:Nov 2019Cathodic electrodeposition method was applied in synthesis of three types of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs): bare SPIONs, polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)-coated SPIONs (PVP-SPIONs) and Ni2+-doped PVP-SPIONs (PVP/Ni-SPIONs). ...Read more
Author:Johannes, PT; Bahia, HU; Mturi, George AJDate:Aug 2015The use of bitumen emulsions in surface treatments has become prevalent due to advancements in emulsifier development, formulation techniques, and design of surface treatments. However, current practice for testing and selecting emulsion ...Read more
Author:Keet, CM; Suarez-Figueroa, MC; Poveda-Villalon, MDate:Sep 2013A growing number of ontologies are already available thanks to development initiatives in many different fields. In such ontology developments, developers must tackle a wide range of difficulties and handicaps, which can result in the appearance ...Read more
Author:Rangasamy, T; Leach, AR; Van Vuuren, JJ; Cook, AP; Brummer, RDate:Aug 2001The primary output of the project was the design of an easy to use guidebook that will enable the end user to simply and quickly estimate the optimum hydraulic barrier pillar width using water management criteria applicable to the mines.Read more
Author:Ren, Jianwei; Musyoka, Nicholas M; Langmi, Henrietta W; Mathe, Mahlanyane K; Liao, SDate:Jan 2016Effective hydrogen storage solutions have been pursued for decades, and materials-based hydrogen storage is a research frontier of much current interest. Yet, no researched materials to date have come close to the DOE 2020 targets for hydrogen ...Read more
Author:Zazaza, Lelethu; Venter, Hein S; Sibiya, Mhlupheki GDate:Aug 2018Consent management is a significant function in electronic health information systems as it allows patients to manage the privacy preferences regarding their health information. Placing patients in control of the privacy of their health ...Read more