Browsing Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology by Title

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  • White house 
    Unknown (2009-05-05)
    White house with veld and trees.
  • Who am I online? Examining voluntary use as symbolic-collective action 
    Naidoo, Rennie (Routledge, 2014)
    This article reports on a test of an integrated voluntary information technology use model that draws on social identity theory to extend the functional utility model of the user. User feedback on a health care insurance ...
  • Why epistemology matters 
    Dick, Archie L. (SAGE, 2013-01)
    Epistemology is traditionally devoted to the study of the justification or the evaluation of the beliefs we have on the basis of some given body of evidence. Epistemology in library and information studies questions its ...
  • Why is this an anomaly? Explaining anomalies using sequential explanations 
    Mokoena, Tshepiso; Celik, Turgay; Marivate, Vukosi (Elsevier, 2022-01)
    In most applications, anomaly detection operates in an unsupervised mode by looking for outliers hoping that they are anomalies. Unfortunately, most anomaly detectors do not come with explanations about which features make ...
  • Why relevance theory is relevant for lexicography 
    Bothma, T.J.D. (Theodorus Jan Daniel); Tarp, Sven (De Gruyter, 2014-10)
    This article starts by providing a brief summary of relevance theory in information science in relation to the function theory of lexicography, explaining the different types of relevance, viz. objective system relevance ...
  • Why should Chemo-Engineers be interested in Graph Grammars? - A Solution to the Inconsistency Problem in Distributed Modeling 
    Gruner, Stefan (Universität-Gesamthochschule Paderborn, Fachbereich Mathematik-Informatik, 1998-11)
    In distributed modeling, a group of developers are elaborating some specification in a work-sharing manner. Sub specifications and partial models are constructed according to a divide-and-conquer principle. Maintaining the ...
  • Wi-Fi fine time measurement : is it a viable alternative to ultrawideband for ranging in industrial environments? 
    Elikplim, Nkrow Raphael; Silva, Bruno; Hancke, Gerhard P.; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan; Shu, Lei (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2023-09)
    Time-based ranging approaches have long been used for indoor positioning due to their reliability and accuracy. Two-way ranging (TWR) with ultrawideband (UWB) has often been utilized for indoor positioning systems (IPSs) ...
  • Wideband 0.5-50 GHz double-ridged guide horn antenna using coaxial-to-ridge waveguide launcher 
    Jacobs, Bennie; Odendaal, J.W. (Johann Wilhelm); Joubert, Johan (Wiley, 2024-04)
    Ever-increasing bandwidth requirements from various industries drive the need for the ever-increasing bandwidth of antennas used for testing. Broadband Double-Ridged Guide Horn (DRGH) antennas are used extensively in antenna ...
  • Wideband antenna for 4G MIMO applications 
    Kenny, Caitlin; Odendaal, J.W. (Johann Wilhelm); Joubert, Johan (Wiley, 2017-03)
    A small, wideband, multiple-input-multiple-output antenna is presented for 4G long term evolution (LTE) applications. The proposed antenna consists of a vertically polarized wideband stepped slot, as well as a horizontally ...
  • Wideband bandpass filter with extremely wide upper stopband 
    Malherbe, J.A.G., 1940- (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2018-06)
    The realization of planar wideband bandpass filters with an extremely wide upper stopband is described. The filter design differs from conventional approaches in which it is based on the choice of a wideband bandstop (BS) ...
  • Wideband bandstop filter with sub-harmonic stubs 
    Malherbe, J.A.G., 1940- (Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2011-05)
    The performance of a wideband bandstop transmission line filter employing a series overlay inductor over two stubs resonating at respectively one half and one quarter of the centre frequency, is described. The structure ...
  • A Wideband double ridge guide horn antenna as complex antenna transfer function standard 
    Nel, Mariesa (University of Pretoria, 2013)
    Ultra wideband (UWB) technology plays a significant role in wireless communication. The complex antenna transfer function (CATF) of an UWB antenna provides important information required for better channel designs and ...
  • Wideband low noise amplifier for highly sensitive square kilometre array receivers 
    Bimana, Abadahigwa (University of Pretoria, 2018)
    The noise figure (NF) of a low noise amplifier (LNA), which is the first active element in a receiver chain, determines the sensitivity of the receiver and its output signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). For most applications in ...
  • Widening the digital divide : a study on the possible impact of the Convergence Bill of 2003 on the South African cybereconomy 
    Da Silva, E.M.; Kruger, Cornelius Johannes (Juta, 2005-12)
    Business does not exist in a vacuum. The external environment is either conducive to or stifles business growth. Van Rooyen (2004: 399) points out that 'E-business has important implications for South Africa as an emerging ...
  • Wie was Afarm Smit? 
    Swanepoel, Rosa (2008-02-28)
    Bespreking van 'n foto van die vrywilligerwagte voor Krugerhuis in Kerkstraat, tussen Potgieter- en Schubartstrate.
  • Wildelife Research and Rehabilitation Facility 
    Lippi, Nadia (University of Pretoria, 2006-02-01)
    The purpose of the project is to evoke a sense of time and place in design. It is the investigation of the dynamic that develops between old architecture and a contemporary approach in refurbishment as well as the relationship ...
  • Wildlife rhetoric: colonization, commodification or interspecies collaboration? 
    Britz, Sonja (Art Historical Work Group of South Africa, 2007)
    Research into wildlife rhetoric in sub-Saharan Africa has led to the supposition that wildlife representation in contemporary visual culture resides in media representation and wildlife tourist industries rather than in ...
  • Will the implementation of a total quality management system benefit South African construction companies? 
    Joubert, W.; delays on construction projects; Basson, G.A.J. (Gert) (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2005-05)
    The increased levels of competition experienced in recent times in the construction sector due to globalisation and the economic downturn highlighted the need for South African construction companies to be more competitive. ...
  • Will the implementation of building information modelling be advantageous to the South African construction industry? 
    Kaber, Rainer; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Construction Economics (2011-04-15)
    Building Information Modelling (BIM) is the process of generating and managing building data during its life cycle. Over the past decade Building Information Modelling has been implemented in various countries, and is ...
  • Willem Boshoff and materiality according to Adorno 
    Swanepoel, M.C. (Rita); Mare, Estelle Alma (Art Historical Work Group of South Africa, 2013)
    This article presents a reading of South African artist Willem Boshoff’s installation Writing that fell off the wall (1997) to illustrate how he used his material to expose colonialism and apartheid as inhuman ideologies. ...