Robust portfolio construction: using resampled efficiency in combination with covariance shrinkage by Combrink, James

“…The output is a set of 'optimal' investment weights, one per each share who's returns were fed into the algorithm. This thesis looks at identifying and removing avoidable risk through a statistical robustification of the algorithms and attempting to improve upon the 'optimal' weights provided by the algorithms. …”
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Determining optimal primary sawing and ripping machine settings in the wood manufacturing chain by Lindner, Berndt Gerald

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Viability of UAV-based antenna pattern measurements by Kriel, Scott Graham Hilton

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Stall prevention control of fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles by Basson, Matthys Michaelse

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Solving sparse-reward problems in partially observable 3D environments using distributed reinforcement learning by Louw, Jacobus Martin

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2D irregular strip packing at Kohler signs by Bossenger, Wayne

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Ancestry-independent osteometric sex estimation from selected postcranial skeletal elements of South Africans: a machine learning approach by Scott, Michelle

“…Estimation techniques using postcranial elements in SA almost exclusively utilise discriminant analysis to evaluate sex, but international publications have shown success using alternative machine learning (ML) algorithms. …”
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The use of artificial intelligence for business optimisation in banking: case of Nigeria by Akobe, David

“…AI technologies such as the Sentiment intensity analyser, LR, K-means algorithm, Naïve Bayes algorithm, K-nearest neighbour, and Recommendation engines, were used for various tasks. …”
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Interpolation-based modelling of microwave ring resonators by Schoeman, Marlize

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Detecting change in complex process systems with phase space methods by Botha, Paul Jacobus

“…The first method considered was a change-point algorithm that is based on singular spectrum analysis. …”
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Fine-grain transformations for refactoring

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Microwave heating of multiphase materials : modelling and measurement by Louw, Willem J.

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Rethinking electrical water heaters by Nel, Philip Johannes Cornelis

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Clients' returning for cervical screening results : a focus group study exploring the reasons why women spontaneously return for their results at the Khayelitsha Cervical Cancer Sc... by Honikman, Simone

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Face recognition with partial occlusions using weighing and image segmentation

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Metaheuristics for the selection and scheduling of jobs with time-dependent durations by Le Roux, Gavin James

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Specific applications of satelite remote sensing to the Benguela ecosystem by Weeks, Scarla Jeanne

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Non-intrusive efficiency estimation of inverter-fed induction machines by Chirindo, Mathews

“…Measured data is obtained from two different induction motors on a flexible 110kW test rig that utilises an HBM Gen 7i data acquisition system. By measuring voltage, current and input power at the supply terminals of the inverter-fed motor, the fundamental equivalent circuit parameters are estimated using population based incremental learning algorithm and compared with those obtained from the IEC 60034-2-1 Standard. …”
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