Author:Kgogo, T; Isong, B; Lugayizi, F; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Nov 2021In large-scale software-defined wireless sensor networks (SDWSN), optimum controller placement and resource scheduling are critical to achieving network performance, quality of service and experience. Several approaches have been implemented ...Read more
Author:Cooper, Antony KDate:1988A number of countries and international organizations are developing standards for the exchange of digital geographically referenced information. This paper provides a survey of some of these standards and highlights the problems associated ...Read more
Author:Mundackal, JDate:Oct 2010Industrial development in the Vaal Triangle began as early as 1877 when coal reserves were discovered. Currently, the area houses several sources of air pollution, including heavy industries, refineries, and a power station, motor vehicles ...Read more
Author:Du Preez, M; Van der Merwe, Martina R; Cumbana, A; Le Roux, Wouter JDate:Oct 2010This study determined whether the estuarine and freshwater environment in Beira, Mozambique, serves as a reservoir of Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139. Ninety-nine estuarine water samples were collected at 6 sites in Beira. An additional 54 samples ...Read more
Author:Isaac, Sherrin J; Hancke, GP; Madhoo, H; Khatri, ADate:Sep 2011The task of monitoring and controlling power distribution networks is very challenging given the huge number of assets involved and their wide geographic distribution; this frames a role for wireless sensor network (WSN) applications. This ...Read more
Author:Ogbodo, EU; Kurien, AM; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Aug 2022Addressing the recent trend of the massive demand for resources and ubiquitous use for all citizens has led to the conceptualization of technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and smart cities. Ubiquitous IoT connectivity can be ...Read more
Author:Alpakwu, GA; Silva, BJ; Hancke, GP; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Dec 2017The Internet of Things (IoT) is a promising technology which tends to revolutionize and connect the global world via heterogeneous smart devices through seamless connectivity. The current demand for machine-type communications (MTC) has ...Read more
Author:Kufakunesu, R; Hancke, GP; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Sep 2020Long-Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) is a fast-growing communication system for Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) in the Internet of Things (IoTs) deployments. LoRaWAN is built to optimize LPWANs for battery lifetime, capacity, range, ...Read more
Author:Osman, Muhammad S; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Page, Philip RDate:Nov 2018The presence of missing data is problematic in most quantitative research studies. Water distribution systems (WDSs) are not immune to this problem. In fact, missing data is an inherent feature of a WDS. There are various techniques and methods ...Read more
Author:Dube, S; Dlamini, Nomusa R; Mafunga, A; Mukai, M; Dhlamini, ZDate:Jan 2013This study was to determine the prevalence of entomophagy in the post independence era (after 1980) in Zimbabwe given that the social status of many families has changed. A cross-sectional non probability sampling was used to determine who ...Read more
Author:Olatinwo, DD; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Hancke, GPDate:Nov 2019In ubiquitous health-care monitoring (HCM), wireless body area networks (WBANs) are envisioned as appealing solutions that may offer reliable methods for real-time monitoring of patients' health conditions by employing the emerging communication ...Read more
Author:Jurado-Lasso, FF; Marchegiani, L; Jurado, JF; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Fafoutis, XDate:Feb 2022Wireless Sensor Network (WSN), which are enablers of the Internet of Things (IoT) technology, are typically used en-masse in widely physically distributed applications to monitor the dynamic conditions of the environment. They collect raw ...Read more
Author:Kobo, Hlabishi I; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Hancke, GPDate:Feb 2017Software defined networking (SDN) brings about innovation, simplicity in network management, and configuration in network computing. Traditional networks often lack the flexibility to bring into effect instant changes because of the rigidity ...Read more
Author:Moabalobelo, Terrence; Nelwamondo, Fulufhelo V; Tsague, HDDate:Sep 2012Since the inception of side channel attacks, research has gone a long way in proving that embedded devices capable of running cryptographic algorithms are highly susceptible to these attacks. These attacks are non-invasive in which an attacker ...Read more
Author:Alimi, KOA; Ouahada, K; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Rimer, SDate:Oct 2020Low power wide area network (LPWAN) is among the fastest growing networks in Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. Owing to varieties of outstanding features which include long range communication and low power consumption, LPWANs are fast ...Read more
Author:Marais, JM; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Hancke, GPDate:Jan 2020Internet of Things (IoT) deployments are on the rise globally with Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) providing the wireless networks needed for this expansion. One of these technologies namely Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) has ...Read more
Author:Mawonde, K; Isong, B; Lugayizi, F; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Oct 2018Vehicle security is an emergent issue in the technology sector that has benefited from the continuous advancement in technology through the creation of more complex and advanced security systems. This serves to address the pandemic of vehicle ...Read more
Author:Rathbone, PA; Livingstone, DJ; Calder, MMDate:1998A microbiological surveillance programme was initiated in Durban, South Africa, to provide an objective assessment of changes in the local seawater quality before and after the commissioning of two submarine outfalls in 1969 and has been ...Read more
Author:Thantsha, MS; Cloete, TE; Moolman, FS; Labuschagne, Philip WDate:Jan 2009Gastric acidity is the main factor affecting viability of probiotics in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). This study investigated the survival in simulated gastrointestinal fluids of Bifidobacterium longum Bb-46 encapsulated in interpolymer ...Read more