Author:Barnard, E; Gouws, E; Wolvaardt, K; Kleynhans, NDate:Nov 2004A number of issues realted to the development of speech-recognition systems with Hidden Markov Models (HMM) are discussed. A set of systematic experiments using the HTK toolkit and the TMIT database are used to elucidate matters such as the ...Read more
Author:Nice, Jako ADate:Nov 2020The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has embarked on an innovation investigation through a ministerial initiative brought by the Department of Science and Technology Innovation (DSI). The Cofimvaba Science Centre was ...Read more
Author:Paige-Green, PDate:Mar 2006Many rural villages still have inappropriate access consisting of earth tracks or at best gravel roads, neither of which necessarily provides all-weather access. These types of roads can have significant impact on the economic well-being of ...Read more
Author:Maina, JW; Ozama, Y; Matsui, KDate:Jul 2008Games software is well known for its capability to compute responses for uniformly distributed load acting on the surface of a multi-layered linear elastic system. In this study a method was developed to approximate rigid plate loading to be ...Read more
Author:Liu, YS; Takawira, F; Xu, HJDate:Sep 2007In this paper a hybrid Token-CDMA based medium access control (MAC) protocol is considered. The MAC scheme is analytically modelled as a multiserver multiqueue (MSMQ) system in the case of a gated service discipline. The authors present an ...Read more
Author:Marais, LauretteDate:Sep 2021Multilingual Grammatical Framework (GF) domain grammars have been used in a variety of different applications, including question answering, where concrete syntaxes for parsing questions and generating answers are typically required for each ...Read more
Author:Ramalapa, BDate:Oct 2012This presentation show how the formulation of multifunctional polymeric nanoparticles for encapsulation of ATD's with optimum physico-chemical properties has been achieved. Aptamers (against mannose receptors) can assist uptake of nanoparticles ...Read more
Author:Jacobs, ADate:31 Aug 2010The growing aquaculture industry uses fish diets containing fishmeal as the main protein source. As part of the global drive to replace fishmeal with a more reliable, sustainable and cost-effective protein source, CSIR Biosciences investigated ...Read more
Author:Oberholster, Paul J; De Klerk, Arno RDate:Mar 2014Although coal mining can bring economic benefits by stimulating the local economy of the upper Olifants River catchment and creating more employment opportunities, it can also have adverse effects on the aquatic ecosystems of this catchment. ...Read more
Author:Mudaly, T; Moodley, D; Pillay, A; Seebregts, CJDate:Nov 2013Consolidating currently fragmented health information systems in low and middle-income countries (LMIC) into a coherent national information system will increase operational efficiencies, improve decision-making and will lead to better health ...Read more
Author:Mvelase, P; Dlodlo, N; Makitla, I; Sibiya, G; Adigun, MDate:Apr 2012Today enterprises have to survive in a dynamically changing business environment. Cloud computing presents a new business model where the Information Technology services supporting the business are provided by partners rather than in-house. ...Read more
Author:Dlodlo, N; Tolmay, JPDate:Nov 2012To avert problems associated with text book distribution delays in South African schools, this paper proposes an alternative approach to paper book distribution in the form of eTextbooks. This paper looks at challenges to eTextbook provision ...Read more
Author:Butgereit, L; Botha, RADate:Mar 2013Micro-volunteering is the phenomenon of volunteering one's time and energy for extremely short periods of time. It is often considered a subset of Virtual Volunteering where one can volunteer one's time and energy via the Internet. There are ...Read more
Author:Manqele, S; Dlodlo, N; Adigun, M; Xulu, SSDate:Nov 2012Grid computing has emerged as an important new field, distinguished from conventional distributed computing by its focus on large-scale resource sharing, innovative applications and some cases, high performance oriented. In this research a ...Read more
Author:Godfrey, Linda K; Nahman, AntonDate:Oct 2007The findings of on-going research conducted within South Africa on waste policy instruments shows that while typical command-and-control instruments lack effective monitoring and enforcement, alternative policy instruments such as economic ...Read more
Author:Gibberd, Jeremy T; Motsatsi, LDate:Oct 2013Environmental factors have been shown to have a significant impact on quality of education. This exploratory study investigates environmental conditions in a case study classroom at a South African secondary school. It undertakes field ...Read more
Author:Schachtschneider, K; Muasya, M; Somerset, VDate:01 Aug 2010Toxic metal pollution is a side effect associated with mining (van der Merwe et al., 1990), sewage pollution (Muchuweti et al., 2006) and agricultural practices (Jadia and Fulekar, 2009). South Africa, a rapidly developing country, increasingly ...Read more
Author:Baloyi, Ntsako; Kotzé, PaulaDate:Jun 2017This paper reports on a survey conducted to determine the readiness of organisations in South Africa to comply with personal data protection or privacy legislation and regulations. Issues addressed include employee knowledge of personal data ...Read more
Author:Taylor, NJ; Ibraimo, NA; Annandale, JG; Everson, CS; Vahrmeijer, JT; Gush, Mark BDate:Jun 2013The determination of accurate figures for orchard water use is critical for improved irrigation scheduling and for the issuing of water licenses. Under- or over estimations can have serious implications for production and water resources in ...Read more