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The South African salt story: where are we and where are we heading?
(Karger, 2017)
Background and objectives:
The mortality and morbidity
burden caused by hypertension are preventable and therefore, efforts need to be taken to address this burden. Excess dietary sodium ...
Changes in body composition and cardiometabolic risk among black South African adults
(Karger, 2017)
Background and objectives:
Obesity-related health risk may
differ by ethnicity at the same body mass index (BMI). The objectives of this study were too determine the predictive value of the
World Health Organization ...
Developing transformational nutrition leaders in Africa
(Karger, 2017)
Most African countries are burdened by undernutrition and
all indications are that we are set to be particularly hard-hit by the
growing burden of overnutrition. Despite significant investments,
progress to ...
An overview of the application of phasor measurement units (PMUs) and network coherent data in an interconnected power network: a case for Namibia
(Elsevier, 2017)
This paper presents the technological background, the structure of a time-stamp for network coherent data and the emerging documentation on the data requirements for applications making use of network coherent data. ...
Hard X-ray quiescent emission in magnetars via resonant Compton upscattering
(IOP Publishing, 2017)
Non-thermal quiescent X-ray emission extending between 10 keV and around 150
keV has been seen in about 10 magnetars by RXTE, INTEGRAL, Suzaku, NuSTAR and Fermi-
GBM. For inner magnetospheric models of such hard X-ray ...
Direct metal laser sintering, using conformal cooling, for high volume production tooling
(Univ Stellenbosch, 2017)
Existing techniques to manufacture conventional tool steel inserts for the plastic injection moulding process are expensive and time-consuming. Complex mould inserts, difficult to manufacture with conventional processes, ...
Skills development in South Africa through Idea2Product Lab layout for effective learning
(IEOM, 2017)
Idea2Product Lab which is
a sub
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deparme
nt of
Technology Transfer and Innovation based in Vaal
Univers ity of Technology (VUT) main campus and also in VUT Southern Gauteng Science and ...
A framework to determine the suitability of software development methodologies for the development of location-based games
(Springer, 2017)
To determine the suitability of an SDM (software development methodology) for the development of location-based games, it has to be determined to what degree SDMs address aspects that need to be addressed in the process ...
Finding synergy between international leadership development initiatives: perspectives from the nutrition leadership programmes
(Karger, 2017)
There is growing recognition that to address today’s nutritional
problems there is a need for effective leaders in nutrition across
sectors (academic, corporate, governmental and non-governmental), and at ...
Strengthening capacity for evidence-informed decision-making in Africa: evident lessons and opportunities
(Karger, 2017)
Background and objectives:
Unacceptably high rates of
malnutrition in Africa persists, despite considerable knowledge
and technology to address its determinants. A missing link is the
access to and ...