• The South African Statistical Association and its role in science in South Africa 

  Fabris-Rotelli, Inger Nicolette; Smit, Neill; Potgieter, Cornelis J.; Fatti, Paul; Blignaut, Renette J.; Hastie, Trevor; Coetzer, Roelof; Chhana, Yoko; Le Roux, Niël; Lubbe, Sugnet; Reddy, Tarylee; Debba, Pravesh; Ferreira, Johan; Haines, Linda; Thiart, Christien; Farrar, Thomas; Sharp, Gary; Smit, Ansie; Jenneker, Ashwell; Morey, Liesl; Booyse, Mardé; North, Delia; Neethling, Ariane (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2024-11)

  The South African Statistical Association (SASA) turned 70 years old in 2023, having made huge impacts in South Africa and beyond. Through SASA, the statistics community in South Africa has made significant strides in ...
• Reactivity of a plagioclase concentrate from the South African Bushveld Igneous Complex via extractive acid leaching vs. extractive roasting-leaching processes 

  Mohamed, Sameera; Van der Merwe, E.M. (Elizabet Margaretha); Nkosi, Zakhele; Altermann, Wladyslaw, 1954-; Grote, Wiebke; Doucet, Frédéric J. (Springer, 2024-10)

  This study compared the reactivity of a plagioclase concentrate subjected to two processes: (1) direct acid leaching and (2) thermochemical treatment with ammonium sulfate followed by leaching. The sample was prepared from ...
• An improved framework for detecting thyroid disease using filter-based feature selection and stacking ensemble 

  Obaido, George; Achilonu, Okechinyere; Ogbuokiri, Blessing; Amadi, Chimeremma Sandra; Habeebullahi, Lawal; Ohalloran, Tony; Chukwu, C.W.; Mienye, Ebikella Domor; Aliyu, Mikail; Fasawe, Olufunke; Modupe, Ibukunola A.; Omietimi, Erepamo J.; Aruleba, Kehinde (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2024-06)

  In recent years, machine learning (ML) has become a pivotal tool for predicting and diagnosing thyroid disease. While many studies have explored the use of individual ML models for thyroid disease detection, the accuracy ...
• Zircon U-Pb and Lu-Hf isotopes reveal the crustal evolution of the SW Angolan Shield (Congo Craton) 

  Ferreira, Ezequiel; Lehmann, Jeremie; Rodrigues, José Feliciano; Hayes, Ben; Merino-Martínez, Enrique; Milani, Lorenzo; Bybee, Grant M.; Smith, Trishya M.O; García-Lobón, José Luis; Tassinari, Colombo C.G.; Ueckermann, Henriette; Sato, Kei; Silva, Paulo Bravo; Correia, João; Labaredas, José; Duarte, Laurent; Molekwa, Mmasetena A.; Manuel, José; da Mata Lourenço Victorino, Américo (Elsevier, 2024-07)

  The crustal evolution of the Angolan Shield (AS) remains poorly constrained. To address this, we analysed U-Pb and Lu-Hf isotopes in detrital and igneous zircons to investigate the age and provenance of extensive sedimentary ...
• Base-level fluctuation controls on migration of delta lobes : a case study from the paleogene Shahejie formation in the Huimin depression, Bohai Bay Basin, NE China 

  Yang, Renchao; Li, Yang; Wu, Xuepeng; Di, Jianqiang; Zhang, Junjian; Lenhardt, Nils (MDPI, 2023-02)

  Sandbody distribution patterns and controls are the most important foundation for petroleum exploration and development, particularly in a lacustrine basin with rapid changes in the sedimentary environment. To provide ...
• Tracing mine water flows in a dolomite quarry, South Africa, using hydrochemistry and stable isotopes 

  Diamond, Roger; Van Staden, Christel; Dippenaar, Matthys Alois (Springer, 2024-06)

  South Africa has a growing population, a relatively dry climate, and abundant mining activity, all of which increase the importance of water management. The Mooiplaas Dolomite Quarry, south east of Pretoria, has been mining ...
• Elemental geochemistry of Cretaceous deposits in the Dahomey Basin (Nigeria) : implications for paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental reconstructions 

  Johnson, Temitayo D.; Oluwajana, Oladotun A.; Omietimi, Erepamo Job; Ayo-Bali, Abiodun E.; Odondiri, Oyinebielador D.; Igili, Chinedu O.; Lenhardt, Nils (Elsevier, 2024-08)

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• Catalogue of South African mine tailings for geochemical carbon dioxide removal purposes 

  Bullock, Liam A.; Nkosi, Zakhele H.; Vele, Nkosi; Amponsah-Dacosta, Maxwell (Elsevier, 2023-03)

  South Africa has the potential to be a global leader in implementing strategies targeting geochemical carbon dioxide removal (CDR) using mine tailings, utilising methods for alkalinity production and mineral carbonation. This ...
• GIS‑assisted flood‑risk potential mapping of Ilorin and its environs, Kwara state, Nigeria 

  Alimi, S.A.; Oriola, E.O.; Senbore, Samson Sanya; Alepa, V.C.; Ologbonyo, F.J.; Idris, F.S.; Ibrahim, H.O.; Olawale, Lovelyn Olawumi; Akinlabi, O.J.; Ogungbade, O. (Springer, 2023-12)

  The incessant reoccurrence of flooding disasters across Nigeria has mandated an urgent outlook on food-risk management techniques. Ilorin and its environs have suffered immensely from annual food reoccurrence. This study ...
• Mineralogical impact on the compaction of residual gabbro soils in the construction of Platinum Tailings Storage Facilities 

  Tunnell, Jason (University of Pretoria, 2023-12-05)

  Over the past decade, there have been 45 tailings storage facility (TSF) disasters worldwide, resulting in fatalities, serious environmental damage, and the destruction of entire ecosystems. These failures often stem ...
• The Greater Cederberg-False Bay Large Igneous Province in South Africa : a southern node of widespread magmatism associated with South Atlantic rifting 

  Kingsbury, Cole G.; Altermann, Wladyslaw; Kramers, J.; Ernst, Richard E.; Söderlund, Ulf; Klausen, M.B. (Geological Society of South Africa, 2023-12)

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• Microfacies analysis of the Palaeocene Lockhart limestone on the eastern margin of the Upper Indus Basin (Pakistan) : implications for the depositional environment and reservoir characteristics 

  Bilal, Ahmer; Yang, Renchao; Janjuhah, Hammad Tariq; Mughal, Muhammad Saleem; Li, Yang; Kontakiotis, George; Lenhardt, Nils (Wiley, 2023-02)

  A detailed sedimentological analysis of the Palaeocene Lockhart Limestone has been conducted to evaluate the depositional environment, diagenetic processes and hydrocarbon potential of the eastern margin of the Upper ...
• The cyclic unit of the upper critical zone on maandagshoek 254 KT eastern Bushveld complex 

  Gain, Stephen Bryant (University of Pretoria, 1981)

  The farm Maandagshoek 254 KT is situated in the eastern lobe of the Bushveld Complex. The investigated sequence forms part of the Winterveld Norite-Anorthosite of the critical zone and consists of the UGl, UG2, UG3 ...
• Field tests for the identification of silts 

  Swart, Duan; Dippenaar, Matthys Alois; Van Rooy, J.L. (Jan Louis) (Springer, 2023-11)

  Accurately identifying soil texture and understanding soil behaviour in terms of plasticity is a crucial initial step in properly characterizing a site, which in turn facilitates appropriate sampling and scheduling of ...
• Enhancing hydrological analysis by incorporating environmental and artificial tracers of an altered vadose zone : a systematic review 

  Van Wyk, Yazeed; Dippenaar, Matthys Alois; Ubomba-Jaswa, Eunice (Elsevier, 2024-04)

  This review investigates the integration of environmental and artificial tracers for evaluating water flow within modified vadose zone environments and assesses how heterogeneous structures and preferential flow influence ...
• The progression of disclosures in the basic materials industry of South Africa 

  Du Toit, Elda; Delport, Pieter Willem Jacobus (Wiley, 2024-03)

  Considering debates surrounding the usefulness of integrated reporting for decision-making, this exploratory study uses objective measures to investigate the quality of disclosures other than financial in the basic materials ...
• The discovery of igneous xenoliths in the Upper Zone of the Bushveld Igneous Complex and its implications on the model of emplacement of Upper Zone magmas 

  Alberts, Adriana (University of Pretoria, 2023-10-31)

  The Upper Zone is the uppermost portion of the Rustenburg Layered Suite of the Bushveld Igneous Complex and has long been interpreted to have formed from the differentiation of a single magma pulse through closed-system ...
• Geological characterisation of the Bamboesberg Member within the Molteno-Indwe coalfield, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa 

  Breakfast, Mzoli (University of Pretoria, 2024-01-02)

  The Bamboesberg Member forms the basal member of the Late Triassic Molteno Formation. It hosts the two economically significant coal seams in the Molteno-Indwe coalfield, namely the Guba and Indwe seams. The Molteno-Indwe ...
• Probabilistic tsunami risk assessment from incomplete and uncertain historical impact records : Mediterranean and connected seas 

  Triantafyllou, Ι.; Papadopoulos, G.A.; Kijko, Andrzej (Springer, 2023-03)

  Tsunami risk is considered as the probability of a particular coastline being struck by a tsunami that may cause a certain level of impact (destructiveness). The impact metric of a tsunami is expressed in terms of tsunami ...
• First-order approximation towards empirical seismic vulnerability assessment of low-cost unreinforced masonry buildings in South Africa 

  Nqasha, Thando; Khoyratty, Zeenat; Akombelwa, Mulemwa; Singh, Mayshree; Kijko, Andrzej (Taylor and Francis, 2024)

  The 5 August 2014 Orkney earthquake in South Africa caused significant damage to low-cost unreinforced masonry buildings. After the earthquake, post-earthquake surveys were conducted to assess damage and deduce the intensity ...

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