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Conflicts in adaptation: case studies from Nepal and the Maldives
(Emerald, 2019)Purpose Adaptation appears to be regarded as a panacea in policy circles to reduce the risk of impending crises resulting from contemporary changes, including but not restricted to climate change. Such conceptions can be ... -
Assessment of polar organic aerosols at a regional background site in southern Africa
(Springer, 2019)A recent paper reported GCxGC-TOFMS analysis used for the first time in southern Africa to tentatively characterise and semi-quantify ~1000 organic compounds in aerosols at Welgegund – a regional background atmospheric ... -
A review on heat and mass integration techniques for energy and material minimization during CO2 capture
(Springer, 2019)One major challenge confronting absorptive CO2 capture is its high energy requirement, especially during stripping and sorbent regeneration. To proffer solution to this challenge, heat and mass integration which has been ... -
The prospect of hydrogen storage using liquid organic hydrogen carriers
(ACS, 2019)Reducing CO2 emissions is an urgent global priority. The enforcement of a CO2 tax, stringent regulations, and investment in renewables are some of the mitigation strategies currently in place. For a smooth transition to ... -
The carbon dioxide, methane and nitrogen high-pressure sorption properties of South African bituminous coals
(Elsevier, 2019)In this paper, we report the CO2, CH4 and N2 sorption isotherms of four dry South African bituminous coals at pressures up to 16 MPa at 55 °C. The sorption capacities of the samples with respect to the adsorbate gases ... -
The grape cure
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The sacred spine
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A priceless gift: the discovery of the ice and grape cure
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Axial-flux PM disk generator with magnetic gear for oceanic wave energy harvesting
(IEEE, 2019)Magnetic gears (MGs) offer many advantages over mechanical ones due to their contactless mechanism of torque transfer. With the flourish of this new avenue of research, a new breed of MGs has been designed that are well ... -
The merits of exergy-based fault detection in petrochemical processes
(Elsevier, 2019)The complexity and multi-domain nature of petrochemical (PC) plants make the application of conventional model-based fault detection and isolation (FDI) techniques a challenging endeavour. Although hybrid FDI schemes aim ... -
The South African perspective on the lean manufacturing Respect for People principles
(AOSIS, 2019)Orientation: Many industries have adopted the popular continuous improvement (CI) approach, lean manufacturing, to facilitate CI initiatives. However, several studies have confirmed that the low success rate of lean ... -
Mapping quantitative trait loci of Meloidogyne graminicola resistance and tolerance in a recombinant inbred line population of Oryza glaberrima × O. sativa
(Brill, 2019)Host response of BC2F3 recombinant inbred line (RIL) population derived from a cross between African rice (CG14) and Asian rice (IR64) genotypes was evaluated in the field and quantitative trait loci (QTLs) that confer ... -
Exploring the use of experiential learning in promoting the integration of disaster risk reduction into primary school curriculum: a case of Botswana
(AOSIS, 2019)A key imperative of Botswana’s adherence to international, regional and local policy on disaster risk reduction (DRR) relates to creating awareness and an understanding of disaster risk. One avenue of creating an understanding ... -
Considering flood risk in spatial development planning: a land use conflict analysis approach
(AOSIS, 2019)Flooding is the predominant natural hazard observed in Africa, and it often leads to damage to property and losses in human lives. To ensure that the detrimental effects of flooding are kept to a minimum, flood-prone areas ... -
Disability and disaster risk reduction as an incongruent matrix: lessons from rural Zimbabwe
(AOSIS, 2019)The policy thrust of disaster risk reduction initiatives is in many instances tailored towards able-bodied people. This is at the expense of those challenged in many facets such as physically, mentally and other forms of ... -
Review of the fish parasitic genus Elthusa Schioedte & Meinert, 1884 (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cymothoidae) from South Africa, including the description of three new species
(Pensoft, 2019)The branchial-attaching cymothoid genus, Elthusa Schioedte & Meinert, 1884 is a genus with a world-wide distribution of 36 species, including the three species described here. Elthusa raynaudii (Milne Ed-wards, 1840) is ... -
Characterizations of multinormality and corresponding tests of fit, including for GARCH models
(Cambridge Univ Press, 2019)We provide novel characterizations of multivariate normality that incorporate both the characteristic function and the moment generating function, and we employ these results to construct a class of affine invariant, ... -
Enhancing EIA systems in developing countries: a focus on capacity development in the case of Iran
(Elsevier, 2019)Sensitivity to an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) system's context is a precondition for being able to suggest recommendation to improving that system. Most recommendations for developing countries take inspiration ... -
Undergraduate students’ perceptions of factors affecting job satisfaction
(AOSIS, 2018)Orientation: Globally, people engage in work and sell their services to an organisation in exchange for compensation. This compensation can have a significant effect on employees’ attitude towards their work, resulting in ... -
Indigenous knowledge, food production and food security in rural Khambashe in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)In the then Ciskei, the apartheid policy of separate development introduced a decentralised industrialisation system. This strategy promoted the establishment of firms and factories in the Bantustans and Homelands (i.e., ...