Author:Zoorob, SE; Mturi, George AJ; Sangiorgi, C; Dinis-Almeida, M; Habib, NZDate:Jan 2018he concept of temperature shift factor (aT) as defined by Doolittle, relating the free volume of a viscoelastic material at the current and reference states is briefly examined together with the resultant William-Landel-Ferry equation. This ...Read more
Author:Banerjee, F; Ray, Suprakas SDate:Aug 2020Foaming of thermoplastics is an area of significant research interest. The substitution of any solid polymer with its foamed counterparts not only results in the lowering of material and fuel consumption but also enhances the scope of tailoring ...Read more
Author:Smith, RDate:Nov 2015The main purpose of the extended project is to identify and investigate the aspects that will encourage elderly women in rural areas to use the ICT platform, and to determine what the physical design, content and applications should look like ...Read more
Author:Waseem, KH; Mushtaq, H; Abid, F; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Shaikh, A; Turan, M; Rasheed, JDate:Oct 2022Clean air is necessary for leading a healthy life. Many respiratory illnesses have their root in the poor quality of air across regions. Due to the tremendous impact of air quality on people’s lives, it is essential to devise a mechanism ...Read more
Author:Schoeman, DM; Rust, FC; Smit, Michelle ADate:Sep 2020Green House Gas (GHG) emission and its detrimental effects are by now a well-known phenomenon. Many countries are focussing on reducing their carbon footprint as a result. This has become evident in the move towards alternative, green energy ...Read more
Author:Das, Sonali; Gupta, R; Kabundi, ADate:2010This paper uses the dynamic factor model framework, which accommodates a large cross-section of macroeconomic time series, for forecasting regional house price inflation. In this study, the authors forecast house price inflation for five ...Read more
Author:Le Maitre, David C; Versfeld, DBDate:Jun 1997The relationships between forest stand structure, growth and evaporation were analysed to determine whether forest evaporation can be estimated from stand growth data. This approach permits rapid assessment of the potential impacts of ...Read more
Author:Van Aardt, JAN; Wynne, RH; Oderwald, RGDate:May 2006This study assessed a lidar-based, object-oriented (segmentation) approach to forest volume and aboveground biomass modeling. The study area in the Piedmont physiographic region of Virginia is composed of temperate coniferous, deciduous, and ...Read more
Author:Scott, DF; Le Maitre, David C; Fairbanks, DHKDate:Jul 1998Forestry is an important sector of industry in South Africa but the growing of timber places significant demands on the available water resources. Yet, a ready source of information on the extent, and probable hydrological impacts, of ...Read more
Author:Morris, G; Stoychev, Stoyan H; Naicker, Previn; Dirr, HW; Fanucchi, StephanieDate:Jul 2018Forkhead box (FOX) proteins are a ubiquitously expressed family of transcription factors that regulate the development and differentiation of a wide range of tissues in animals. The FOXP subfamily members are the only known FOX proteins capable ...Read more
Author:Bolokang, Amogelang S; Motaung, David EDate:Apr 2017We report on the synthesis of a mixture of vanadium (V), tungsten (W), titanium (Ti) and carbon (C) mixture using ball milling in argon atmosphere. Thermal analysis of the milled powder showed an exothermic reaction at approximately 700°C in ...Read more
Author:Mathe, Mahlanyane K; Cox, SM; Venkatasamy, V; Happek, U; Stickney, JLDate:Sep 2005The growth of HgSe using electrochemical atomic-layer epitaxy (EC-ALE) is reported. EC-ALE is the electrochemical analog of ALE, where electrochemical surface-limited reactions referred to as underpotential deposits, generally result in the ...Read more
Author:Govender, M; Shikwambana, L; Mwakikunga, Bonex W; Sideras-Haddad, E; Erasmus, RM; Forbes, ADate:Jun 2010This report focuses on the production of multi-phase WO3 and WO3-x (where x could vary between 0.2 and 0.33) nanostructures synthesized by CO2-laser pyrolysis technique at varying laser wavelengths (9.22-10.82 mm) and power densities (17-110 ...Read more
Author:Akinbulu, IA; Ozoemena, KI; Nyokong, TDate:Oct 2011Molecular thin films of manganese (SAM-2), iron (SAM-3), and cobalt (SAM-4) phthalocyanine complexes, non-peripherally tetra-substituted with benzylmercapto, were formed on polycrystalline gold disc electrode by selfassembly technique. Surface ...Read more
Author:Yanga, F; Zhang, H; Shao, Y; Song, H; Liao, S; Ren, JianweiDate:Dec 2017High-performance ferric phosphate (FePO4), with well-defined ellipsoid morphology and uniform particle size distribution, is successfully fabricated via a green spray drying method with formic acid as additive. It is found that the added ...Read more
Author:McFerren, G; Van Zyl, T; Vahed, AnwarDate:Jul 2011In multiple research fields such as astronomy, bio-informatics, chem-informatics, geophysics and eco-informatics, scientists are increasingly turning to e-science and specifically scientific workflows as a way of improving, broadening, hastening ...Read more
Author:Mashiri, M; Dube, S; Buiten, DDate:2007Transport plays a significant role in the lives of children and young people, facilitating or constraining their ability to discharge their domestic responsibilities, providing opportunities for earning an income, supporting or inhibiting the ...Read more
Author:Sitas, Nadia E; Reyers, B; Cundill, G; Prozesky, HE; Nel, JL; Esler, KJDate:Apr 2016Engaging diverse stakeholders in collaborative processes to integrate environmental information into decision making is important, but challenging. It requires working at and across the boundaries between knowledge types — a complex milieu ...Read more