• Design and operation of an ammonia-fueled microchannel reactor for autothermal hydrogen production 

  Chiuta, Steven; Bessarabov, Dmitri G. (Elsevier, 2017)

  The present work describes the design and operation of an autothermal microchannel reactor for portable and distributed hydrogen production via ammonia decomposition. The microreactor consists of an array of alternating ...
• Mathematical methodology and software package for investigation of nonstationary hydrogen permeability in membranes used in electrolysers and hydrogen fuel cells 

  Beckman, I.N.; Bessarabov, D.G.; Buntseva, I.M. (Elsevier, 2017)

  As part of the methodology to control gas permeability of functional materials, mathematical approach is considered that takes into account a diffusion process through a plate with the boundary conditions of the 1st and ...
• South African hydrogen infrastructure (HySA infrastructure) for fuel cells and energy storage: overview of a projects portfolio 

  Bessarabov, Dmitri; Human, Gerhardus; Kruger, Andries J.; Chiuta, Steven; Modisha, Phillimon M.; Du Preez, Stephanus P.; Oelofse, Stephanus P.; Vincent, Immanuel; Van der Merwe, Jan (Elsevier, 2017)

  The paper provides brief introduction to the National South African Program, branded HySA (Hydrogen South Africa) as well as discusses potential business cases for deployment of hydrogen and fuel cell technology in South ...
• Removal of Cr(VI) and Zn(II) from an aqueous solution using an organic-inorganic composite of bentonite-biochar-hematite 

  Fosso-Kankeu, Elvis; Waanders, Frans B.; Steyn, Frederik W. (Taylor & Francis, 2017)

  A bentonite/biochar/hematite composite was synthesized to develop an adsorbent with the properties of each constituent suitable for the removal of Cr(VI) and Zn(II) from aqueous solution. The compos - ite ...
• Metal retention potential of sediment and water quality in the Mooi River, South Africa 

  Manyatshe, Alusani; Fosso-Kankeu, Elvis; Van der Berg, Divan; Lemmer, Nico; Waanders, Frans (Taylor & Francis, 2017)

  The potential metal retention by sediments along the Mooi River and connected streams in the vicin - ity of Potchefstroom, South Africa, was evaluated using the four-stage sequential extraction proce - dure. ...
• A comparative study of the chemical composition of lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) and spinach beet (Beta vulgaris var. cicla L.) 

  Mielmann, A.; Bothma, C.; Hugo, A.; Hugo, C.J. (Elsevier, 2017)

  The chemical composition of three lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) cultivars (‘SA Standard’, ‘WL711’ and ‘WL525’) were compared to spinach beet (Beta vulgaris var. cicla L.), a familiar leafy vegetable (as control), in order ...
• HIV/AIDS and psychosis: needs, challenges, and support of affected mothers 

  Spies, Ruan; Van Rensburg, Esme; Sterkenburg, Paula S.; Schuengel, Carlo (Springer, 2017)

  Little is known about parenting in the context of HIV and psychosis, two co-existing conditions affecting many mothers in South Africa. In this study a mixed methods approach was used to firstly do qualitative investigation ...
• Earthworms and mesofauna from an isolated, alkaline chemical waste site in Northwest England 

  Butt, Kevin R.; Briones, Maria J.I. (Elsevier, 2017)

  Post-industrial sites across Europe may have developed over periods in excess of a century, often leading to poor nutrient soils with noxious constituents and extreme pH values. One such site, Nob End (Bolton, UK), a toxic ...
• Biosynthesis, electrochemical, antimicrobial and antioxidant studies of silver nanoparticles mediated by Talinum triangulare aqueous leaf extract 

  Elemike, Elias E.; Onwudiwe, Damian C.; Fayemi, Omolola E.; Ebenso, Eno E.; Tiedt, Louwrens R. (Springer, 2017)

  Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were synthesized using leaf extract of Talinum triangulare (TT). The nanoparticles were characterised using Infra-red spectroscopy, UV–vis spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron ...
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  A new distribution record of Chambardia wahlbergi (Krauss, 1848) (Bivalvia: Iridinidae) and Unio caffer (Krauss, 1848) (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in South Africa 

  De Kock, K.N.; Wolmarans, C.T.; Erasmus, J.H.; Lubbe, E.; Strauss, H.M.; Van Niekerk, G.L. (WRC, 2017)

  Little is known with regard to the conservation status of invertebrates of South Africa; however, in the revised edition of the IUCN Red Data List (2011) the conservation status of both Unio caffer and Chambardia wahlbergi ...
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  Nutrient patterns associated with fasting glucose and glycated haemoglobin levels in a Black South African population 

  Chikowore, Tinashe; Van Zyl, Tertia; Wentzel-Viljoen, Edelweiss; Conradie, Karin R.; Pisa, Pedro T. (MDPI, 2017)

  Type 2 diabetes (T2D) burden is increasing globally. However, evidence regarding nutrient patterns associated with the biomarkers of T2D is limited. This study set out to determine the nutrient patterns associated with ...
• Characterisation of some Scutellonema species (Tylenchida: Hoplolaimidae) occurring in Botswana, South Africa, Costa Rica and the USA, with description of S. clavicaudatum sp. n. and a molecular phylogeny of the genus 

  Van den Berg, Esther; Tiedt, Louwrens R.; Stanley, Jason D.; Inserra, Renato N.; Subbotin, Sergei A. (Brill, 2017)

  The genus Scutellonema contains more than 40 species of spiral nematodes with enlarged phasmids called scutella. In this study, we provide morphological and molecular characterisation of S. clavicaudatum sp. n., S. ...
• Fourier-type tests involving martingale difference processes 

  Hlavka, Zdenek; Meintanis, Simos G.; Huskova, Marie; Kirch, Claudia (Taylor & Francis, 2017)

  We develop testing procedures which detect if the observed time series is a martingale difference sequence. Furthermore, tests are developed that detect change–points in the conditional expectation of the series given its ...
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  The effects of an artificially enhanced clinoptilolite in patients with irritable bowel syndrome 

  Lamprecht, J.C.; Ellis, S.; Snyman, J.R.; Laurens, I. (Medpharm Publications, 2017)

  Background: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders presenting in clinical practice. IBS is a functional bowel disorder in which abdominal pain or discomfort is associated with ...
• Intergenerational care perceptions of older women and middle adolescents in a resource-constrained community in South Africa 

  Roos, Vera; Silvestre, Sonia; De Jager, Tonette (Taylor & Francis, 2017)

  This study describes intergenerational care perceptions in a resource-challenged community. Ten women (aged 60+) and eight middle adolescents (3 boys and 5 girls) participated in the Mmogo-method®, a visual data-collection ...
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  On quasi-uniform box products 

  Otafudu, Olivier Olela; Sabao, Hope (Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, 2017)

  We revisit the computation of entourage sections of the constant uniformity of the product of countably many copies the Alexandroff one-point compactification called the Fort space. Furthermore, we define the concept of a ...
• Cusum control for data following the Von Mises distribution 

  Hawkins, Douglas M.; Lombard, F. (Taylor & Francis, 2017)

  The von Mises distribution is widely used for modeling angular data. When such data are seen in a quality control setting, there may be interest in checking whether the values are in statistical control or have gone out ...
• Notational singles match analysis of male badminton players who participated in the African Badminton Championships 

  Abdullahi, Yahaya; Coetzee, Ben (Taylor & Francis, 2017)

  Purposes of this study were firstly, to determine the notational singles match analysis results of male badminton players and secondly, to determine relationships between notational singles match analysis determined strokes ...
• Bluetongue Disabled Infectious Single Animal (DISA) vaccine: studies on the optimal route and dose in sheep 

  Van Rijn, Piet A.; Daus, Franz J.; Maris-Veldhuis, Mieke A.; Feenstra, Femke; Van Gennip, René G.P. (Elsevier, 2017)

  Bluetongue (BT) is a disease of ruminants caused by bluetongue virus (BTV) transmitted by biting midges of the Culicoides genus. Outbreaks have been controlled successfully by vaccination, however, currently available BT ...
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  Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants 

  Zhou, Bin; Kruger, Herculina S.; Schutte, Aletta E.; Bentham, James; Di Cesare, Marlachlara (Elsevier, 2017)

  Background Raised blood pressure is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and chronic kidney disease. We estimated worldwide trends in mean systolic and mean diastolic blood pressure, and the prevalence of, ...

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