Impact of the mycobiome on the health of the female genital tract by Gangiah, Tamlyn Kirstey

“…Taxonomic analysis revealed that the vaginal mycobiome had a high relative abundance of Candida across optimal and non-optimal states. We observed changes in differential abundance at the genus and biological process level between optimal and non-optimal states for BV and Mycoplasma genitalium. …”
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Isolation and characterization of African marine natural products and repositioning of the natural product antibiotic fusidic acid and privileged benzimidazole scaffold for tubercu... by Dziwornu, Godwin Akpeko

“…The collaboration of natural products chemistry and medicinal chemistry to discover, optimize and develop bioactive compounds as drugs remains an important endeavor today. …”
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The development of a mathematical model for the bioextraction of the critical raw material magnesium from mine waste using acidithiobacillus caldus by Raeburn, Yael

“…This indicated that iron dissolution was most sensitive to pH, while magnesium dissolution was the least. …”
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Meat quality of selected Ethiopian goat genotypes under varying nutritional conditions

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Development of a green concrete road barrier prototype in South Africa by Heyns, Migael Gabriel

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Guidance, navigation and control of a small, unmanned blended wing body aircraft by van Wyk, David

“…All of these research areas make use of off-the-shelf flight controllers, but these are not always the most appropriate foundations for more advanced work as they are inherently sluggish so as to be broadly applicable to a variety of airframes. …”
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Parameters affecting interferometric coherence and implications for long-term operational monitoring of mining-induced surface deformation by Engelbrecht, Jeanine

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ROLAND : a tool for the realistic optimisation of local access network design by Buffler, Simon

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Towards estimating key social cost elements along with affordability issues of public transport in Cape Town, South Africa by Barthus, Michaela Anne

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Design and performance evaluation of a 5-mw dual three-phase permanent magnet vernier motor for ship propulsion by Arish, Nima

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Regression analysis of caterpillar 793D haul truck engine failure data and through-life diagnostic information using the proportional hazards model by Carstens, Wiehahn Alwyn

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Investigation of a hydrometallurgical process route to recover metals from waste printed circuit boards by Chirume, Blessing Hellen

“…The loss of valuable materials such as base and precious metals is increasing due to the increase in waste electronic and electric waste (WEEE). Most of these metals in WEEE are on the printed circuit boards (PCBs). …”
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Parallel machine scheduling problem with sequence dependent setup times : a case study at a wheat mill

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Foot placement planning for a hexapod robot moving over uneven terrain by Lotriet, Andries Phillipus

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Improved feed utilisation in cage aquaculture by use of machine vision by Dunn, Zelda

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The effects of process conditions of an alkaline seaweed extraction process on yield and on biostimulant activity of the extract

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Engineered Nanostructured Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Network (NDC) Electrodes with Unprecedented Cycling Stability for Water Capacitive Deionization in Harsh Conditions by Anwar, Soha Essam

“…Oxidation of the electrodes during the sequential adsorption-desorption processes is one of the most challenging problems hindering their long-term cycling performance. …”
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A Framework to Harmonize Legal Provisions in Infrastructure PPP Projects in Egypt Funded by Multilateral Development Banks by ElKadi, Menna

“…This was accomplished by addressing the three main contractual relationships; concession agreement, lending agreement, and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreement, focusing on the most crucial contract provisions that have the potential of causing conflicts between parties, namely; (1) governing law and (2) dispute resolution in both the concession and EPC agreements of five real-world case studies in addition to expert interviews. …”
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Utilization of Plastic Waste in the Concrete Industry by Sakr, Nancy Abdelmoneim

“…Thus, assessing the performance of recycled PET and HDPE in concrete pavement, aiming to diminish non-renewable energy consumption by 15-20%, curtail the carbon footprint by 15-30% and decrease plastic waste in landfills by 20-30% compared to conventional concrete. Also, the optimal recycled plastic within concrete to fall between 10% and 15%, as this range facilitates the attainment of the most desirable material properties.…”
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Multi-criteria selection of waste transfer stations in the Kumasi Metropolis. by Bosompem, Christian

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