Browsing Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Title
Now showing items 223-242 of 3179
-
Attitude of agricultural professionals towards their wards taking agriculture as a career in Kwara State, North Central Nigeria
(South African Society for Agricultural Extension (SASAE), 2016)The paper examines the attitude of agricultural professionals towards their children or people under their care taking agriculture and agricultural extension as a career in Kwara State, Nigeria. A structured questionnaire ... -
Attitude towards materialism in sport and materialism tendecies amongst black generation Y students
(LAM Publications; AJOL; Sabinet, 2011)In today's media-rich world sport celebrities are viewed as potential role models and are often used as marketing vehicles. When they display materialistic tendencies they draw severe criticism as this is believed to be ... -
Attitude towards sport and physical activity, self–esteem, life satisfaction relationship and variations in terms of gender: perspective from university students
(2015)Universities provide a platform for sport and physical activity participation opportunities to students. For students, participation in sport and physical activity is an important part of university life which can lead ... -
Attitudes and perceptions regarding metabolomics research on HIV and AIDS: towards a dynamic model relating basic beliefs, technology and behaviour
(AOSIS, 2014)The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) pandemic are hitting hard in Africa, not the least in South Africa. In addition to preventative measures, better ways of treatment and ... -
Attitudes towards environmental issues: a case of Bophelong Township
(The Social Sciences Research Society (SOSRES), 2013)This paper examines the attitudes that the households of Bophelong Township have towards environmental issues in their area. Focus was placed on issues pertaining to air pollution and littering in the Township. The study ... -
Attitudes towards information privacy amongst black South African Generation Y Students: A study of loyalty cards
(Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research (MCSER), 2013)Aim: In this era of globalisation characterised with rapid spread and usage of Information Communication Technology (ICT) and the capacity to store personal information, the issue of information privacy is becoming an ... -
Augmented supraspinal fatigue following constant-load cycling in the heat
(Wiley, 2015)The development of central fatigue is prominent follow- ing exercise-induced hyperthermia, but the contribution of supraspinal fatigue is not well understood. Seven endurance-trained cyclists (mean ± SD peak O 2 uptake, 62.0 ... -
Automatic alignment of audiobooks in Afrikaans
(Pattern recognition association of South Africa (PRASA), 2012)This paper reports on the automatic alignment of audiobooks in Afrikaans. An existing Afrikaans pronunciation dictionary and corpus of Afrikaans speech data are used to generate baseline acoustic models. The baseline system ... -
Automatic speech recognition for under-resourced languages: A survey
(Elsevier, 2014)Speech processing for under-resourced languages is an active field of research, which has experienced significant progress during the past decade. We propose, in this paper, a survey that focuses on automatic speech ... -
Automatic speech recognition for under-resourced languages: A survey
(Elsevier, 2014)Speech processing for under-resourced languages is an active field of research, which has experienced significant progress during the past decade. We propose, in this paper, a survey that focuses on automatic speech ... -
Automatic vs manual assessment of programming tasks
(ACM, 2017)Lecturers are struggling to keep up with their daily responsibilities because of an ever-increasing workload. Manual programming assessment processes are time-consuming, but a possible solution is to use the assistance of ... -
Automation of generalized additive neural networks for predictive data mining
(Taylor & Francis, 2011)For a new technology to make the step from experimental technology to mainstream technology, tools need to be created to facilitate the use of the developed technology in the envisaged application area. Generalized additive ... -
Automation of membrane based solvent extraction unit for Zr and Hf separation
(Elsevier, 2017)In recent years, research into metal ion solvent extraction using hollow fibre membranes has grown. Current studies generally use an analogue controlled experimental setup. Although the analogue system is sufficient for ... -
The awakening of BL Lacertae: observations by Fermi, Swift and the GASP-WEBT
(Oxford University Press, 2013)Since the launch of the Fermi satellite, BL Lacertae has been moderately active at γ-rays and optical frequencies until 2011 May, when the source started a series of strong flares. The exceptional optical sampling achieved ... -
Bacillus pumilus strain YSPMK11 as plant growth promoter and bicontrol agent against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
(Springer, 2017)A study was executed in a direction to attenuate Sclerotinia stalk rot (SSR) disease through biocontrol agent and also to enhance crop productivity. Culture filtrate of bacterial strain YSPMK11 inhibited growth of Sclerotinia ... -
Bacterial community composition of an urban river in the North West Province, South Africa, in relation to physico-chemical water quality
(Springer, 2016)The aim of this study was to determine the impacts of anthropogenic disturbances on bacterial community composition in an urban river (Mooi River). Physico-chemical analysis, bacterial enumeration and 454-pyrosequencing ... -
Bacterial diversity and mycotoxin reduction during maize fermentation (steeping) for ogi production
(Frontiers Research Foundation, 2015)Bacterial diversity and community structure of two maize varieties (white and yellow) during fermentation/steeping for ogi production, and the influence of spontaneous fermentation on mycotoxin reduction in the gruel were ... -
Bacterial species and mycotoxin contamination associated with locust bean, melon and their fermented products in south-western Nigeria
(Elsevier, 2017)The microbiological safety of spontaneously fermented foods is not always guaranteed due to the unde fi ned fermenting microbial consortium and processing materials. In this study, two commonly consumed traditional condiments ... -
Balance of RNA sequence requirement and NS3/NS3a expression of segment 10 of orbiviruses
(Microbiology Society, 2016)Orbiviruses are insect-transmitted, non-enveloped viruses with a ten-segmented dsRNA genome of which the bluetongue virus (BTV) is the prototype. Viral non-structural protein NS3/NS3a is encoded by genome segment 10 ... -
Bank valuation and its connections with the subprime mortgage crisis and basel II capital accord
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2008)The ongoing subprime mortgage crisis (SMC) and implementation of Basel II Capital Accord regulation have resulted in issues related to bank valuation and profitability becoming more topical. Profit is a major indicator of ...
