Evaluating the optimal innovative cost control techniques used in the South African construction industry by Duku, Leju

“…Cost overruns have been determined as a phenomenon continually plaguing the construction industry in both private and public sectors, and very few projects are completed within cost parameters. This research evaluated the barriers to the use of innovative cost control techniques during the construction phase, and determined the level of cost overruns on construction projects in South Africa; identified innovative cost control techniques used by construction firms on construction projects; established the optimal innovative cost control technique used in the South African construction industry; and uncovered the relationship between the level of use of innovative cost control techniques on construction projects and cost overrun. …”
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A discourse concerning certain stochastic optimization algorithms and their application to the imaging of cataclysmic variable stars

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The Simultaneous Optimization of the Nose and Tail Geometry of a High-Speed Train for Drag and Crosswind Stability

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Grid-connected hybrid energy system modeling and optimization study for green hydrogen production in South Africa by Mukoni, Esmerelda

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Pre_GI : a dynamic Catalogue and set of computational tools for the ontology and stratigraphy of horizontally transferred genomic islands in bacterial genomes

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A cost-effective design approach for multiple drive belt conveyor systems

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Modelling the growth, feed intake and backfat deposition of different South African sheep breed types by Van der Merwe, Daniel Andre

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Energy Planning Model Design for Forecasting the Final Energy Consumption using Artificial Neural Networks by Eissa, Haidy

“…Moreover, instead of arbitrarily selecting input parameters in a qualitative manner, a sequential backward selection technique is used to exclude any uninformative input variables that have no predictive power, and eventually select the optimal set of input parameters. …”
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Robust High Speed Autonomous Steering of an Off-Road Vehicle

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Fitness Landscape Analysis for the Differential Evolution Algorithm by Saad, Amani Dhumad

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Energy management of micro-grid using cooperative game theory by Oladejo, Ismaheel Oyeyemi

“…This is in contrast with other heuristic algorithms such as genetic algorithm (GA) and particle swarm optimization (PSO) that require other control parameters (i.e. …”
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Selection Hyper-heuristics for Population-based Meta-heuristics in Continuous Dynamic Environments

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Diagnostics for joint models for longitudinal and survival data by Singini, Isaac Luwinga

“…We first developed influence diagnostics for the shared parameter joint model for longitudinal and survival data based on Cook's statistics. …”
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Decentralized algorithm of dynamic task allocation for a swarm of homogeneous robots by AlShawi, Maha

“…Thus, the contributions of the proposed hybrid DPSO/SA algorithm involve possessing both the pros of high quality solution in SA and the fast convergence time capability in PSO. Also, a parameters' selection process for the hybrid algorithm is proposed as a further contribution in an attempt to enhance the algorithm efficiency because the heuristic optimization techniques are very sensitive to any parameter changes. …”
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Volumetric modulated Arc Therapy versus 3D conformal radiotherapy in the treatment of locally advanced cervical cancer. A single institution, comparative dosimetric study by Bhagaloo, Visham

“…Aim: To compare dosimetric parameters between VMAT and 3D-CRT in the management of LACC. …”
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Inverse modelling and optimisation in numerical groundwater flow models using proportional orthogonal decomposition by Wise, John Nathaniel

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The development of hybrid quantum classical computational methods for carbohydrate and hypervalent phosphoric systems by Govender, Krishna Kuben

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Numerical evaluation (FEA) of end stop impact forces for a crane fitted with hydraulic buffers by Idowu,Ifeolu Mobolaji

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Spatial variation, bias and experimental design in agronomic field trials: a case study of a farming systems trial in the Western Cape province, South Africa by Osborne, Devin Guy

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Crushing and screening models for simulation

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