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In this paper, I report on the fabrication of micron-sized constrictions in YBCO thin films using the femtosecond laser technique.
The constrictions are S-shaped superconducting weak links fabricated on YBCO thin films. ...
The project arose as a result of the need to use the femtosecond laser to fabricate sub-micron and Nano-sized bridges that could be analyzed for the Josephson effect. The femtosecond laser has a low pulse duration of 130 ...
Home automation is an intelligent, functional as a
unit system that facilitates home processes without unnecessarily
complicating the user’s life. Devices can be connected, which in
turn connect and talk through a ...
In this paper Intelligent Electronic Devices (IED)
that use ethernet for communicating with substation devices on
the grid where modelled in OPNET. There is a need to test the
communication protocol performance over the ...
During Substation maintenance a bay is taken out
of service, tested and during testing traffic is generated on the
Substation Communication Network (SCN) in a power utility. A
model of a Substation Communication Network ...
In this paper the module practical electronics offered at the University of south Africa in the Open distance learning context is discussed. The module was taught, and experiments were performed using a virtual laboratory ...
Robinson, Zurika; De Beer, Jesse(Routledge (Taylor and Francis), 2020)
The corporate income tax (CIT) systems of developing countries can
potentially be contributors or impediments to their economic
development. This is especially relevant in the SADC region that
has a set agenda regarding ...
Similarly, to most of their counterparts in Africa, South Africa and Kenya have a history
of disrespecting constitutionalism by flouting their constitutions. This occurs despite the
good intentions to preserve judicial ...
Theology is just as relevant today as it was in the time of Aquinas who called theology ‘the
queen of science’ although the knowledge-driven network society does not seem to be in
agreement. By using the tools provided ...
The struggle for ‘non-white’ South Africans to eventually become liberated in this country was
a very tough and bloody one. In the struggle the South African Native National Congress –
later renamed to African National ...
The year 2017 is the year in which the Reformation, started by Martin Luther, is celebrating its
500th birthday. This depicts a milestone in the life of the Church of the Reformation and also
in the life of Christians ...
From the 15th century onwards, most of the countries in Africa have been colonised by the
European world powers, Great Britain, France, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Italy and Belgium.
South Africa was officially colonised ...
Gamification in education is still a very new concept in South Africa. Being a 21st-century
invention, it has already established itself in the world within the environs of the corporate
market, marketing, training and ...
New tools are added to the educational toolbox in order to enhance and support learning. This
descriptive study expands and explains the intricate nature of blended learning. Adding to the
four basic components of time, ...
This article applies change agency to the institutions of higher education in South
Africa – referring here to all the post-school institutions and educators in general and more
specifically focused on the unique ...
Digital game-based learning (DGBL) – sometimes loosely referred to as gaming – for higher
education has not really found its feet in South Africa as an innovative or alternative tool to
enhance the impact of education. ...
Nagitta, Oluka Pross; Mkansi, Marcia(Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited, 2020)
It is without doubt that there are many overviews of mixed methods research in supply chain management.
However, there is relatively little research and representation on the application of robust methodological approaches ...
Previous studies on the life and ministry of Richard Ngidi only present historical data on his achievements and to some extent his failures. This paper is a socio- historical analysis that not only reveals historical data ...
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a virus that firstly struck in Wuhan, China,
but its impact is felt by the whole world. The spread of the virus in South Africa caused
President Cyril Ramaphosa to announce ...
Scholars with interest in South African Pentecostalism have highlighted the emergence of New Prophetic Churches (later NPCs) in South Africa in the last 5 years. These scholars have indeed characterised NPCs, their theology ...