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AI-based hybrid optimisation of multi-megawatt scale permanent magnet synchronous generators for offshore wind energy capture
Published 2020“…The initial stage (STAGE I) of the hybrid optimisation utilised the DE algorithm. The objective function was set to reduce the initial cost (!"…”
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A multi-scaled, transdisciplinary study on the impacts and management of Prosopis, one of the world’s worst woody invasive plant taxa
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The impact of intergovernmental fiscal allocations on South African Water Board performance : a case study of Amatola Water Board
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Understanding and supporting pricing decisions using multicriteria decision analysis: an application to antique silver in South Africa
Published 2021“…The specific application area of this research is antique silver objects, where a complete iteration of the multicritia decision process is performed. …”
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The South African Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SA-CMR) Registry: An Interim Analysis of Clinical Utility, Indications and Baseline Characteristics of Patients Undergoing CMR...
Published 2022“…In 2013, the results of the first multi-national registry, EuroCMR, were published. …”
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Site selection for rainwater harvesting : a case of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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A new connectivity strategy for wireless mesh networks using dynamic spectrum access
Published 2021“…Overall, this study is anticipated to serve as a springboard to stimulate the adoption and integration of DSA in WMNs, and further development in multi-link utilisation strategies to increase capacity. …”
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A training programme in the DSM system for social workers
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Unpacking Challenges and Reinforcing Evaluations in Bilateral and Multilateral Development Organizations in Egypt
Published 2024“…It sheds light on the different stakeholders and their varying objectives while exploring the possible ways of integrating them into an evaluation participatory approach to maximize evaluation utilization. …”
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Auto-bandwidth control in dynamically reconfigured hybrid-SDN MPLS networks
Published 2021“…The implemented mixed-integer linear programming formulation using the minimisation of maximum link utilisation and minimum link cost objective functions, combined with the programmability of the hybrid SDN network allows for source to destination demand fluctuations. …”
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Resource allocation mechanism for multiuser multichannel cognitive radio networks
Published 2018“…Another important function of the DPM mechanism is the potential to describe complex protocols with specific principles and to help design protocols aimed at specific objectives. To demonstrate this, a maximum throughput (MT) protocol that is aimed at maximizing the overall throughput of the CR system in a multi-user multi-channel scenario is structured using the DPM mechanism. …”
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Joint call admission control incorporating pricing for congestion control to enhance QoS and ensure revenue for network operators in next generation wireless networks
Published 2015“…A number of JCAC algorithms have been proposed in the literature with the objective of enabling efficient utilisation of the radio resources and ensuring that required QoS requirements are met . …”
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A thermofluid network-based methodology for integrated simulation of heat transfer and combustion in a pulverized coal-fired furnace
Published 2021“…Coal-fired power plant boilers consist of several complex subsystems that all need to work together to ensure plant availability, efficiency and safety, while limiting emissions. Analysing this multi-objective problem requires a thermofluid process model that can simulate the water/steam cycle and the coal/air/flue gas cycle for steady-state and dynamic operational scenarios, in an integrated manner. …”
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Resource-constrained scheduling for construction projects
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