Optimal asset allocation for South African pension funds under the revised Regulation 28 by Koegelenberg, Frederik Johannes

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Application of stiffness geometries in the lightweight design and optimization of automotive monolithic deep-drawn hard-shell rooftops by Chirinda, Gibson Pasbel

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A near infrared femtosecond laser source for observation of charge transfer processes in semiconductors by Ahmed, Essraa Taha

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Fast and Accurate Automatic Design of Spiral Inductors from High-Level Specification by Ismail, Heba

“…A further approach that has been extensively emerging recently is undergoing optimization algorithms, such as sequential quadratic programming, simulated annealing, artificial neural network, genetic algorithms… etc. …”
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The identification and application of common principal components by Pepler, Pieter Theo

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Design study and analysis of a conventional radial-field flux-switching permanent magnet machine for a medium-speed wind turbine by Pretorius, Dewald

“…The research focussed on the effectiveness of using a parametric study to obtain an optimized solution compared to using a computerized optimizer; as well as an in-depth core loss analysis. …”
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Investigation on the efficient frontier based on CVaR under copula dependence structure with applications to South African JSE stocks by Damaseb, W B

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Characteristics of linear alternator performance under thermoacoustic-power-conversion conditions by Ibrahim, Ahmed

“…The parametric study covers the performance of the linear alternator under linear loading case and non-linear loading case. …”
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Systematic asset allocation using flexible views for South African markets by Sebastian, Ponni

“…Concretely, we compare the out-of-sample performance for a specific configuration of the HS-FP model relative to classic Mean Variance Optimization(MVO) and Equally Weighted (EW) benchmark models. …”
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Multiscale modelling of sutures in a high-performing biological protective structure: the turtle shell by Alheit, Benjamin

“…If one considers the optimization process of evolution and the ubiquity of suture networks in natural protective structures, it is reasonable to hypothesize that sutures improve the mechanical behaviour of protective structures during predator attacks. …”
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Novel approaches to performance evaluation and benchmarking for energy-efficient multicast: empirical study of coded packet wireless networks by Ajibesin, Adeyemi Abel

“…The DEA, which was used to study the relative efficiency and productivity of systems in Economic and Operational Research disciplines, is a non-parametric method that relies on linear programming technique for optimization of discrete units of observation called the decision making units (DMUs).…”
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The robustness of H-infinity control by Marques, Fausto

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Molecular systematics, biogeography and dating of the tribe Haemantheae (Amaryllidaceae) and the phylogeography of Clivia by Conrad, Ferozah

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Design and evaluation of photocatalytic reactors for water purification by De Villiers, David

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A study of direct powder rolling route for CP-titanium by Zhang, Yu

“…This present research is based on a parametric study of powder rolling and operational effects including rolling speed, roll gap size, roll surface width and powder feeding rate on the integrity of the metal powder compacted strip that is produced from the direct powder rolling process. …”
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Model-plant mismatch diagnosis using plant model ratios for a grinding mill circuit under model predictive control

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The impact of the mentally handicapped child upon parents : a comparative study by Lea, Susan Jane

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Development of a FEM waveguide code, incorporating Fast Frequency Techniques, for numerical synthesis by Clarke, Samuel R. (Samuel Robert)

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Asset allocation and Regulation 28 by Mjebeza, Athenkosi

“…This paper aims to determine the impact Regulation 28 has on optimal asset allocation. The revised Regulation 28 of the pensions fund act came into effect as of 1 July 2011 which imposed certain restrictions or constraints on pension funds under direct control of trustees. …”
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