Author:Schmitz, P; Pretorius, R; Du Plooy, N; Cooper, Antony KDate:Aug 2023Post-conflict reconstruction includes the removal of land mines and remnants of war. The CSIR conducted field experiments to determine the impact of TNT in the soil on plants as a possible means to detect landmines. All the leaf clip readings ...Read more
Author:Mbiada, AK; Isong, B; Lugayizi, F; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:May 2023This paper proposes a framework for creating educational software systems that effectively meet student engagement and pedagogical goals. While different design methodologies have been used in developing educational software, most fail to ...Read more
Author:Aghaei, VT; SeyyedAbbasi, AS; Rasheed, J; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Mar 2023The control of the open loop unstable systems with nonlinear structure is challenging work. In this paper, for the first time, we present a sand cat swarm optimization (SCSO) algorithm-based state feedback controller design for open-loop ...Read more
Author:Afachao, K; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Jun 2023The Internet of Things (IoT) is the cutting edge of computing technology that connects things and integrate them into large ecosystem. Recently, the Edge Computing architecture is driving the rapid development of the Internet of Things (IoT). ...Read more
Author:Maarsingh, B; Grobbelaar, Sarah S; Herselman, Martha, EDate:Aug 2023Innovation is an essential factor in stimulating economic growth. However, despite the positive effect of innovation, it is often focused on high-income groups, excluding marginalized individuals and groups, possibly worsening inequality as ...Read more
Author:Likaku, Y; Pelders, Jodi L; Bull, S; Swettenham, T; Ramparsad, SDate:Jun 2023Mining, mining modernisation, and eventual mine closure have impacts on mine communities, and an understanding of community socio-economic needs is necessary. This understanding is further important for the conceptualisation of communities ...Read more
Author:Roets-Dlamini, Yrielle; Moonsamy, Ghaneshre; Lalloo, Rajesh; Ramchuran, Santosh ODate:Jul 2022Food production industries generate large amounts of untreated water-borne food wastes that accumulate and block drains and pipes, increasing life cycle operating costs. Food wastes contain high concentrations of protein, carbohydrates (sugars), ...Read more
Author:Ramazhamba, Pardon T; Venter, HSDate:Sep 2022The South African Local Government uses the tendering system to deliver some of the basic services to the surrounding communities to promote social and industrial or environmental policies. However, this process still relies heavily on a ...Read more
Author:Ramutshatsha-Makhwedzha, D; Munyengabe, A; Mavhungu, ML; Mbaya, R; Baloyi, Siwela JDate:May 2023In the current study, an activated carbon derived from waste banana peel using H2SO4 was applied for the first time in a packed-bed column for methylene blue (MB) dye removal from wastewater. The pore structure and surface of banana peel ...Read more
Author:Sefara, Tshephisho J; Rangata, Mapitsi RDate:Aug 2023Twitter is one of the microblogging sites with millions of daily users. Broadcast companies use Twitter to share short messages to engage or share opinions about a particular topic or product. With a large number of conversations available ...Read more
Author:Nelufule, Nthatheni N; Moolla, Yasneen; Ntshangase, Cynthia S; De Kock, Antoine JDate:Mar 2023One of the first recognised and commonly used biometric modalities for men is the fingerprint, which is frequently used to register adults at home and in traffic centres. Fingerprint biometrics for babies, in particular, are not commonly used ...Read more
Author:Grobler, InusDate:Oct 2022Lithium Titanite Oxide (LTO) cells with the typical anode chemical compound Li4Ti5O12, are currently used in heavy transport vehicles (e.g., electric busses) and MW-size Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), due to their excellent performance, ...Read more
Author:Botha, Adèle; Ruyobeza, B; Grobbelaar, SSDate:Jun 2023Objective: To enhance the predictive power of the Fit between Individuals, Task and Technology (FITT) framework in mobile, individual consumer settings by restructuring the individual-task fit to prominently emphasize the task-skills fit. ...Read more
Author:Smith, Marie; Vhengani, LufunoDate:May 2023This presentation discusses the objectives that water quality becomes fit for all designated uses, including for recreational use, industrial use, aquaculture and the protection of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.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:Ndlela, Luyanda L; Genthe, Bettina; Schroeder, P; Cruzeiro, CDate:Jul 2023The intensive use of antibiotics (for human, veterinary, and agricultural purposes) has steadily increased over the last 30 years. Large amounts of antibiotic residues are released into aquatic systems, mostly due to inefficient wastewater ...Read more