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Automatic calibration of a tool-changing unit for modular reconfigurable machines.
(2011)Modern trends in customer demand have resulted in the development of a class of manufacturing system known as Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (RMS). Reconfigurable systems are designed around the idea that they must ... -
Automatic classification and ecological profiles of South-Western Transvaal Highveld grassland.
(1973)Abstract available in PDF file. -
Automatic dental caries detection in bitewing radiographs.
(2022)Dental Caries is one of the most prevalent chronic disease around the globe. Distinguishing carious lesions has been a challenging task. Conventional computer aided diagnosis and detection methods in the past have heavily ... -
Automatic lung segmentation using graph cut optimization.
(2015)Medical Imaging revolutionized the practice of diagnostic medicine by providing a means of visualizing the internal organs and structure of the body. Computer technologies have played an increasing role in the acquisition ... -
Automation of a static-synthetic apparatus for vapour-liquid equilibrium measurement.
(2012)The measurement of vapour-liquid equilibrium data is extremely important as such data are crucial for the accurate design, simulation and optimization of the majority of separation processes, including distillation, ... -
Automotive trace metal concentrations on the South African national road (N3) and its impact on the environment.
(2018)The environment is currently experiencing the negative effects of globalisation and unsustainable development with environmentally harmful activities increasing at an alarming rate in South Africa and other developing ... -
Autonomous materials handling robot for reconfigurable manufacturing systems.
(2010)The concept of mass producing custom products, though extremely beneficial to the commercial, and retail industries, does come with some limitations. One of these is the occurrence of bottlenecks in the materials handling ... -
Autonomous mobile materials handling platform architecture for mass customisation.
(2008)In order to facilitate the materials handling requirements of production structures configured for Mass Customisation Manufacturing, the design of requisite materials handling and routing systems must encompass new conceptual ... -
Autonomous sea craft for search and rescue operations : marine vehicle modelling and analysis.
(2011)Marine search and rescue activities have been plagued with the problem of risking the lives of rescuers in rescue operations. With increasing developments in sensor technologies, it became a necessity in the marine search ... -
The autonomy of directors of black economic empowerment companies.
(2012)This study focused on the conflicts that are faced by directors appointed by BEE-shareholders to the board of directors of a company. The focus of the study was on the conflict that arises when the expectations of the ... -
Autonomy, relatedness and ethics : perspectives from researchers, community members and community representatives.
(2009)This study explored the ways in which different stakeholders, namely researchers, community members and representatives define and understand ethically problematic scenarios with respect to research. The intention was to ... -
The availability and accessibility of low vision services in Ashanti and Brong Ahafo Regions of Ghana.
(2018)Background: The prevalence of low vision on the African continent is generally high and varies across and within countries, as well as in people of different socioeconomic status. While regional studies on the prevalence ... -
Availability and utilisation of information resources by academic librarians for job performance enhancement in selected university libraries in North-Central Nigeria.
(2020)The study examined availability and utilisation of information resources by academic librarians for job performance enhancement in selected university libraries in North-Central Nigeria. Five research questions and four ... -
The availability of appropriate sports facilities : case study : Pinetown.
(1995)No abstract available. -
Avian fruit selection and sugar preferences.
(2010)It has been suggested that fruit features such as nutrient content, size and colour have co-evolved with dispersal agent behaviour, physiology and morphology. Avian nectarivore feeding ecology is relatively well studied; ... -
An avifaunal study of Pigeon Valley Park as a biogeographic island in an urban area with special reference to the Natal Robin (Cossypha natalensis Smith)
(1992)Pigeon Valley Park, on Durban's Berea Ridge, is an approximately 10-ha remnant of coastal forest, which is totally surrounded by suburban housing and roads. As such it is ideal as a study area for investigating the ... -
Avocado seed physiology aspects.
(2021)The avocado seeds/seedling is needed as rootstock for other economic trees and loss of tress stand in orchids after establishment is of great commercial loss in avocado orchids around the worldwide and South Africa. The ... -
Avoidance of trappings in continual collapse of spherical stars.
(2019)In this dissertation we study the physical process of a spherically symmetric perfect uid experiencing a continuous gravitational collapse in concurrence with continuous radiating energy in an outward spacetime. Trapped ... -
Awareness and knowledge of doctors, pharmacists and nurses on adverse drug reaction reporting systems in Namibia.
(2020)Objective Reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in Namibian public health facilities is routinely done through safety yellow forms which are forwarded to the Therapeutics Information and Pharmacovigilance Centre ... -
Awareness and understanding of dementia among women in rural areas: HA-Sephapo, Mohale's Hoek, Lesotho.
(2020)Dementia is increasingly becoming a health issue that must be prioritised in national policies. With the increased life expectancy in both developed and developing countries, there is a high percentage of demented patients ...