Development of a practical methodology for the analysis of gravity dams using the non-linear finite element method

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Resistance to Botrytis cinerea in parts of leaves and bunches of grapevine by Gutschow, Minique

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Effective fisheries management with few data: a management procedure approach by Geromont, Helena Francine

“…An alternative process less commonly adopted for the provision of reliable on-going management advice is called the Management Procedure (MP) approach. …”
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Effective fisheries management with few data: A management procedure approach by Geromont, Helena Francine

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Creating a strong statistical machine translation system by combining different decoders by ElMaghraby, Ayah

“…A lot of research has been done to make machine translation faster and more reliable between different language pairs. Machine translation is now being coupled with deep learning and neural networks. …”
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Study of Capital and Operation Costs for Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plants by Mohamed, Habiba Mahdy

“…The resulting estimation tool offers a simplified and rapid approach for CAPEX forecasting in early project planning and contributes to more informed decision making in Egypt’s ongoing desalination expansion.…”
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An Artificial Intelligence Framework for Assessing the Financial Performance and Valuation of Construction Contractors in Egypt by Youssef, Omar Magdy

“…On the other hand, it could be used as a reliable framework for external investors to assess the performance of construction contractors, allowing them to make more informed investment decisions in challenging and emerging markets such as in Egypt.…”
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Demography and population dynamics of the striped fieldmouse, Rhabdomys pumilio, in alien Acacia vegetation on the Cape Flats, Cape Province, South Africa by David, Jeremy Hugh Markham

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An environmental evaluation methodology for improving resource allocation decisions : a treatise with selected South African case studies by Stauth, Roy Bryan

“…The second - and principal - aim was to develop a reliable and practical method for evaluating those resource allocation proposals which are particularly controversial. …”
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DNA barcoding of forensically important flies in the Western Cape by Cooke, Tenielle Monique

“…This method provides a reliable and consistent tool for entomologists to use for species identification which results in higher levels of accuracy in PMI estimations.…”
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The birds, the bees and Erica: vulnerability of plant-pollinator communities in fragmented fynbos landscapes by Angoh, Siow Yan Jennifer

“…Insect-pollinated species were more impacted by reduced patch size than the bird-pollinated ones. …”
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The role of financial literacy in financial inclusion in emerging markets: evidence from South Africa by Kamanga, Tayina

“…Due to the availability of reliable data in South Africa the study uses evidence from South Africa using data collected by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC). …”
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Examining external morphological characteristics of Lucilia sericata pupae for age estimation in medico-legal investigations by Alberts, Lisa

“…This study aims to identify reliable morphological markers to aid in a more accurate age estimation of Lucilia sericata during the pupal stage. …”
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A quantitative analysis of Augmented Reality visual merchandising on online purchase intention: A consumer neuroscience approach by Abbott, Lara Elizabeth

“…The objectivity of neuroscience methods presented more reliable, evidence-driven insights by accessing unconscious consumer responses that complement traditional measures. …”
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The role of readiness to change and other patient factors in the prediction of dropout from treatment-for problem drinking of alcohol. by Saban, Amina

“…The findings indicated that statistically, significantly more daypatieots ~ped out of the Rehabilitation Programme than did inpatients. …”
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Cell-free DNA and tumor exosome cargo as diagnostic and prognostic marker for prostate cancer by Temilola, Dada

“…Prostate cancer is known to be more aggressive among men of African origin with reasons not fully known. …”
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End-to-end security mechanisms for the optimized link state routing protocol for wireless ad hoc networks by Asherson, Stephen Warren

“…In general, the main focus of the security mechanisms fall on authentication, integrity, and replay protection for the OLSR message. More specifically, we investigate the use of a one-time signature scheme known as Hash to Obtain Random Subset (HORS), as well as an extended version of HORS, as a broadcast digital signature for OLSR messages. …”
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The implementation, comprehensiveness, and skills provision of the Youth Employment Service (YES) among young Black women in Gauteng townships by Velelo, Lukhanyo

“…South Africa (SA) is currently the most unequal nation in the world among countries with reliable statistics, with some of the highest poverty levels and youth unemployment rates. …”
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Assessment of the impact of community library services: a case study of Khomas region, Namibia by Haindaka, Shihawa Alberthina

“…The study was informed by Service Quality Models to explore the economic, social and cultural benefits of community library services, so as to provide a more holistic understanding of the impact of community libraries. …”
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Retrospective analysis of the utilisation of DNA analyses in the identification of human remains at Salt River Mortuary (Cape Town, South Africa) by Kambowo, Sophy Celine

“…The use of forensic DNA profiling is a reliable method for human identification and was legislated in South Africa in January 2015. …”
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