Evaluation of clustering techniques for generating household energy consumption patterns in a developing country by Toussaint, Wiebke

“…To our knowledge this is the first work that uses cluster analysis to generate customer archetypes from representative daily load profiles in a highly variable, developing country context…”
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Relative Impacts of ENSO and Indian Ocean Dipole/Zonal Mode on Southern African Rainfall by Manatsa, Desmond

“…This thesis investigates the October to December (OND) rainfall variability over the mainland region of southeastern Africa in relation to El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Indian Ocean Dipole/Zonal Mode (IODZM) for the period 1950 to 1999. …”
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Feasibility of vibration-based damage detection for pinned turbine blades

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Development of Preventive Dental Guidelines in the Primary Healthcare Setting in Egypt: A Delphi Method by mehriz, basant

“…Statistical analysis demonstrated progressive convergence of expert opinions across rounds, yielding a hierarchical implementation framework categorized by priority level. …”
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New Economics of Venture Capitalism? Assessing the Role of Remittances on Household Entrepreneurship by Chakaniza, Peter

“…The study finds that when looking at overall households, the effects of remittances on household entrepreneurship is positive and significant, however the results lose significance when internet access as a control variable is utilised. For female headed households, remittance receipt is associated with a lower likelihood of engaging in entrepreneurial activities. …”
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Investigating effects of interpass time during hot finish rolling on the evolution of texture in AA3104 Can Body Stock by Chaole, Nkopo

“…During the hot rolling of aluminium strips, inter-pass time variability along the strip length leads to non-uniform microstructure and texture development, which impacts material properties. …”
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Marital satisfaction in autonomous and arranged marriages: South African Indian sample

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Plankton dynamics of the open Southern Ocean and surrounding the (Sub)Antarctic islands by Stirnimann, Luca

“…Fourthly, I found that the δ15N of SPM is a reliable baseline for trophic analysis of the zooplankton system over a large spatial extent of the Southern Ocean (i.e., circum-Antarctic). …”
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Acoustic emission-based diagnostics and prognostics of slow rotating bearings using Bayesian techniques

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Characteristics of precipitation and extreme precipitation events over the Drakensberg Mountain range in past and future climates by Takong, Ridick

“…In most cases, the biases in the simulations are within the observation uncertainties. SOM analysis reveals four major patterns of WERE patterns over the Drakensberg. …”
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Assessing how South African Development Community Countries' National Adaptation Planning addresses health impacts: A scoping review by Meyer, Renate

“…The impacts of climate variability and climate change are recognised as key challenges of the 21st century. …”
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Neuropsychological symptoms and premorbid temperament traits in Alzheimer's dementia

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Local development and calibration of a passive sampler for monitoring of particulate matter

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A computer-based justification for using the simple bend test as the basis for predicting the performance of steel hooked-end fibres in reinforced concrete

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A CBCT study of canalis sinuosus and its accessory canals in patients attending a South African dental hospital

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Indicators and considerations for sustainable winter cereal production systems in the Overberg by Stead, Bianca Avril

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Adoption of climate-smart agriculture in the peri-urban small towns of Kibaigwa and Dumila, Tanzania by Kauki, Boniface Gerald

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