Author:Koenig, C; Martinez-Val, A; Naicker, Previn; Stoychev, S; Jordaan, J; Olsen, JVDate:Sep 2023Tandem mass tags data-dependent acquisition (TMT-DDA) as well as data-independent acquisition-based label-free quantification (LFQ-DIA) have become the leading workflows to achieve deep proteome and phosphoproteome profiles. We present a ...Read more
Author:De Jager, PetaDate:Mar 2023Climate change mitigation and adaptation is at the forefront of the reasons why cities need to refocus environmental sustainability to cater for the foreseeable impacts. With the need to move towards sustainable cities, the world is shifting ...Read more
Author:Meyers, Bronwyn C; Grobler, Jan-Hendrik; Snedden, GCDate:Jul 2023A combustor was designed for a 200N micro-gas turbine [1, 2] using the NREC preliminary combustor design method [1, 2, 3]. During the design process, there are various aspects where there are no definitive methodologies for specifying the ...Read more
Author:Marais, Laurette; Pretorius, LDate:Jul 2023While Grammatical Framework (GF) resource grammars are primarily intended as linguistic software libraries, they can also be employed to enable syntax parsing via the GF runtime system. The isiZulu resource grammar (ZRG) in conjunction with ...Read more
Author:Masonta, Moshe T; Rananga, SDate:Aug 2023The growing demand for high-speed and ubiquitous connectivity continues to present new challenges for efficient usage, management and sharing of radio frequency spectrum. Dynamic spectrum access concept, enabled by cognitive radio technology, ...Read more
Author:Cevik, T; Cevik, N; Rasheed, J; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Osnan, ODate:May 2023Many face-recognition (FR) methods have been proposed thus far. Although FR has achieved wisdom in square pixel-based image processing (SIP) due to many studies, this wisdom has not been transferred to Hexagonal pixel-based image processing ...Read more
Author:Fon, RC; Ndjiongue, AR; Ouahada, K; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Jun 2023The exponential increase in the demand for a fast and reliable wireless mobile network motivates the need for researchers to engage more actively in visible light communication (VLC) technology. This increase happens in parallel with the ...Read more
Author:Mboweni, IV; Ramotsoela, DT; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Apr 2023The protection of critical infrastructure such as water treatment and water distribution systems is crucial for a functioning economy. The use of cyber-physical systems in these systems presents numerous vulnerabilities to attackers. To enhance ...Read more
Author:Ramazhamba, Pardon T; Venter, HDate:Oct 2023Criminal justice systems around the world encounter missing case dockets and digital evidence. Problems are also posed by the mechanisms used to share criminal case data, especially email and paper documents that provide exposure to illegal ...Read more
Author:Olatinwo, DD; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Hancke, GP; Myburgh, HCDate:May 2023Among the wireless body area network (WBAN) scarce resources, energy resource is an essential resource on which most of the WBAN biomedical devices activities depend upon. The biomedical devices are usually battery-powered and if they fail ...Read more
Author:Van Reenen, Coralie A; Manley, DDate:May 2023Based on a plethora of research proving the importance of suitable classroom acoustics, many countries have developed standards for acoustic conditions in classrooms. Most standards agree that the ideal ambient noise level should be between ...Read more
Author:Tlotleng, Monnamme; Pityana, Sisa L; Motha, SDate:May 2023The effects of micro-alloying gamma titanium aluminide ( -TiAl) with niobium (Nb) using a laser melt pool as a melting pot are reported. The Optomec LENS machine was used to carry out the laser in situ alloying experiments where Nb, ranging ...Read more
Author:Makatsa, TJ; Baloyi, Siwela J; Masuku, CMDate:Jul 2021Catalytic wet-air oxidation is an attractive solution to treating refractory wastewater. The process has been demonstrated at laboratory scale over a low-cost pillared clay catalyst in a trickle-bed reactor. However, complex interaction of ...Read more
Author:Giddy, IS; Nicholson, Sarah-Anne; Queste, RY; Thomalla, Sandy J; Swart, SDate:Aug 2023The Antarctic Marginal Ice Zone (MIZ) accounts for 15% of the Southern Ocean's primary production (PP), but limited data has hindered understanding of its variability and connection to carbon export. Using a combination of gliders, biogeochemical ...Read more
Author:Olatinwo, DD; Hancke, G; Myburgh, H; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Mar 2023Internet of things (IoT)-enabled wireless body area network (WBAN) is an emerging technology that combines medical devices, wireless devices, and non-medical devices for healthcare management applications. Speech emotion recognition (SER) is ...Read more