The processes and factors controlling air filtration by impregnated activated carbon and its application in environmental pollution by Barnardt, Cornelius Andries

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AI-based hybrid optimisation of multi-megawatt scale permanent magnet synchronous generators for offshore wind energy capture by Lilla, Abdurahman Daleel

“…6) were used as optimisation variables. The final stage saw a decrease in cogging torque (@)06) by 53.4%, an increase in average torque (@%*) by 1.1%, a reduction in the total harmonic distortion of the back EMF (@AB) by 8.0%, a reduction in the required mass of the NdFeB permanent magnet material by 12.43%, while maintaining a torque ripple (@C"3) < 10%. …”
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Microfinance and poverty alleviation: A case study of Al-Darb Al-Ahmar district in Cairo, Egypt by Farag, Noran Mohammed

“…A linear regression model is used with the dependent variable as the difference in wealth indices before and after acquiring the loan and a set of independent variables. …”
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Determination of the power losses on a tyre-mounted ore-grinding mill by Tyabashe, Loyiso

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Does helminth treatment reduce the risk of active tuberculosis in a cohort of children from high tuberculosis risk population who have been vaccinated with BCG at birth? by Workman, Lesley

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Foreign aid for economic growth: a case study of Uganda by Wolgast, Jackie

“…Today, Uganda is considered to be one of the poorer countries on the African continent, and for decades, despite large amounts of foreign aid inflow, there has been no significant improvement in relation to poverty reduction. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether foreign aid contributed to economic growth in Africa, with Uganda serving as a case study. …”
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Artificial neural networks for state estimation of electric power systems by Zivanovic, Rastko

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The Laccase from Micromonospora sp.044 30-1 as a biocatalyst for synthesis of antioxidant compounds by Goodwin, Candice Michelle

“…Variables investigated included different types of media (nutritional variables), pH, temperature, incubation times, aeration and agitation, salt concentrations, and the effect of inducers on laccase production by the native strains. …”
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Management of working capital by listed South African retail companies

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Development of performance functions for economic performance assessment of process control systems

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Visualising data through biplots using Categorical PCA and clustering by Van Dyk, Wilmari

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Modelling the impacts of macro-economic policies on the South African agricultural sector

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Measuring the fracture energy of bed breakage using a short impact load cell by Dube, Thobile Thenjiwe

“…The effect of each variable was investigated by evaluating the peak forces obtained, the particle fracture energy and the degree of particle breakage attained. …”
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Flexible Working Practices for Educated Egyptian Women in the Digital Era: A Study on Telework during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Potential to Reduce Gender Gap by El Ashry, Sarah Sherif

“…This includes the drivers that act as motivators for adopting telework. These include variables such as demographics, processes such as technology, and outcomes including a decrease in unemployment. …”
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The impact of remittances on financial sector development: An exploration in the SADC region by Denoon-Stevens, Catherine A

“…It is an important question given the extensive literature documenting the direct growth enhancing effect of financial development, and consequently, poverty reduction. In particular, annual data from 11 countries in the South African Development Community (SADC) are analysed from 1990 to 2011 using the panel data analysis techniques of fixed and random effects models, a Generalised Methods of Moments (GMM) dynamic framework (Arellano & Bover, 1995) and Instrumental Variables (IV) Estimations (Baum, Schaffer & Stillman, 2003). …”
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On a wildlife tracking and telemetry system : a wireless network approach by Markham, Andrew

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The impacts of habitat fragmentation of Tsitsikamma fynbos, South Africa, on avian nectarivore presence, abundance, and pollination by Cloete, Daniel

“…Habitat loss and fragmentation have the potential to negatively affect pollination systems. A reduction in flowering abundance can result in lower nectar production and availability. …”
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