Bayesian learning of regularized Gaussian graphical networks

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The effect of wing flexibility on ride comfort in formation flight by Biden, Kirsty Joy

“…The trailing wake vortices shed by the lead aircraft in formation flight were considered to have a solid core using the Burnham-Hallock Model. The optimal positioning of the trailing aircraft in a two-aircraft formation was discussed and all subsequent simulations run with the trailing vortex core initially located at the wing tip and 0.1 of a wingspan above the wing. …”
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Bio-economic analysis of foot-and-mouth disease transmission between wildlife and livestock populations in Limpopo Province, South Africa

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A neurocontrol paradigm for intelligent process control using evolutionary reinforcement learning by Conradie, Alex van Eck

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Acid biodesulphurisation of coal discards using a heap leaching approach by Tambwe, Olivier

“…This thesis presents a proof-of-concept experiment aiming to test the feasibility and efficacy of accelerated desulphurisation as an ARD prevention method. The study was conducted in laboratory-scale columns simulating waste heaps over a period of 380 days, using coal discards from the Emalahleni region of Mpumalanga, South Africa. …”
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Modelling the soil water balance of potatoes for improved irrigation management

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The protection of high-voltage shunt capacitor banks by Van der Toorn, Sean

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An investigation into the qualities of new and field aged cycloaliphatic epoxide insulation in the Republic of South Africa by Van der Merwe, Neil

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Numerical Investigation of a novel blade for use in vertical axis wind turbines. by Erfort, Gareth

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A feasibility study for electron-muon correlations at ALICE by Nathanson, Nina

“…The e-μ channel would provide a much cleaner/low background signal than other currently-utilized probing methods, but it is statistics-limited, a re-striction which is of increased concern at ALICE due to the detector's geometry. …”
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Investigating the feasibility of recovering urea from human urine by Marepula, Hlumelo

“…The simulation also predicted the potential yield and purity of the urea product. …”
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Site specific traffic load factor approach for the assessment of existing bridges by Perez, Sergi

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Mechanical interlocking of 3D printed concrete layers by Mostert, Jean-Pierre

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Flight control system for an autonomous parafoil by Van der Kolf, Gideon

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Unsupervised anomaly detection for the ATLAS Level-1 Trigger by Stern, Thomas

“…These methods rely on the availability of clean training data to teach the model what “normal” samples are. …”
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DFT insight into the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) on the Pt₃Co(111) surface by Matsutsu, Molefi

“…The calculations have been performed using the plane wave based code, the Vienna ab-initio Simulation Package (VASP). DFT spin-polarized calculations, utilizing the GGA-PW91 functional, have been used to study the adsorption of the ORR intermediates, viz. …”
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The role of concentrating solar power in a South African large scale renewable energy scenario by May, Haydn Liam

“…This thesis investigates a hypothetical large scale renewable energy system for South Africa over the long term future using 2050 as a nominal year of analysis. Simulation modeling was used to assess the integration of three renewable energy technologies, which are currently being installed at utility scales in South Africa, at much higher penetrations. …”
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Navigating the Rules: Integrating TD3 and Sensor Fusion for Traffic-Aware Autonomous Vehicle Path Planning by Elsayed, Mahmoud Ayman Mohamed

“…This combined approach aims to overcome limitations associated with individual techniques, such as long training time for DRL and lack of generalizability of supervised learning methods. Results from the CARLA simulations demonstrated the effectiveness of the proposed method and sensor fusion in obstacle detection and navigation precision. …”
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Essays on determinants spillovers and predictability of the South African stock returns

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