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University of Johannesburg

EducationJohannesburg, South Africa
About: University of Johannesburg is a education organization based out in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Tourism. The organization has 8070 authors who have published 22749 publications receiving 329408 citations. The organization is also known as: UJ.


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TL;DR: A review on advances and trends of aluminium matrix composites for industrial uses is presented in this article, where the automotive industry is subjected to increasingly restrict fuel economy requirements by consumers, demanding improved comfort and safety.

208 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the combined Fe, C, and O isotope data from Kuruman BIF carbonates indicate that BIF siderites that have negative, near zero, or positive δ56Fe values may all record biological Fe cycling, where the range in δ54Fe values records differential Fe mobilization via DIR in the sediment prior to lithification.

207 citations

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TL;DR: Low level laser therapy is a form of phototherapy that involves the application of low power monochromatic and coherent light to injuries and lesions that has been used successfully to induce wound healing in nonhealing defects.
Abstract: Low level laser therapy (LLLT) is a form of phototherapy that involves the application of low power monochromatic and coherent light to injuries and lesions. It has been used successfully to induce wound healing in nonhealing defects. Other wounds treated with lasers include burns, amputation injuries, skin grafts, infected wounds, and trapping injuries. The unique properties of lasers create an enormous potential for specific therapy of skin diseases. As with any new device, the most efficacious and appropriate use requires an understanding of the mechanisms of light interaction with tissue as well as the properties of the laser itself.

207 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the fundamental functions found in electronic energy processing, the constituent technologies comprising power electronics, and the power electronics technology space in light of the internal driving philosophy of power electronics and its historical development are examined.
Abstract: This paper presents a historical and philosophical perspective on a possible future for power electronics. Technologies have specific life cycles that are driven by internal innovation, subsequently reaching maturity. Power electronics appears to be a much more complex case, functioning as an enabling technology spanning an enormous range of power levels, functions and applications. Power electronics is also divided into many constituent technologies. Till now, the development of power electronics has been driven chiefly by internal semiconductor technology and converter circuit technology, approaching maturity in its internally set metrics, such as efficiency. This paper examines critically the fundamental functions found in electronic energy processing, the constituent technologies comprising power electronics, and the power electronics technology space in light of the internal driving philosophy of power electronics and its historical development. It is finally concluded that, although approaching the limits of its internal metrics indicates internal maturity, the external constituent technologies of packaging, manufacturing, electromagnetic and physical impact, and converter control technology still present remarkable opportunities for development. As power electronics is an enabling technology, its development, together with internal developments, such as wide bandgap semiconductors, will be driven externally by applications in the future.

206 citations

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TL;DR: It is argued that accelerating climate change - the effective manipulation of time by humans - has generated a current need to build an equivalent framework for temporal ecology, and how a renewed, interdisciplinary focus on time would coalesce related concepts, help develop new theories and methods and guide further data collection.
Abstract: Two fundamental axes - space and time - shape ecological systems. Over the last 30 years spatial ecology has developed as an integrative, multidisciplinary science that has improved our understanding of the ecological consequences of habitat fragmentation and loss. We argue that accelerating climate change - the effective manipulation of time by humans - has generated a current need to build an equivalent framework for temporal ecology. Climate change has at once pressed ecologists to understand and predict ecological dynamics in non-stationary environments, while also challenged fundamental assumptions of many concepts, models and approaches. However, similarities between space and time, especially related issues of scaling, provide an outline for improving ecological models and forecasting of temporal dynamics, while the unique attributes of time, particularly its emphasis on events and its singular direction, highlight where new approaches are needed. We emphasise how a renewed, interdisciplinary focus on time would coalesce related concepts, help develop new theories and methods and guide further data collection. The next challenge will be to unite predictive frameworks from spatial and temporal ecology to build robust forecasts of when and where environmental change will pose the largest threats to species and ecosystems, as well as identifying the best opportunities for conservation.

206 citations


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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Vinod Kumar Gupta16571383484
Arnold B. Bakker135506103778
Trevor Vickey12887376664
Ketevi Assamagan12893477061
Diego Casadei12373369665
Michael R. Hamblin11789959533
E. Castaneda-Miranda11754556349
Xiaoming Li113193272445
Katharine Leney10845952547
M. Aurousseau10340344230
Mika Sillanpää96101944260
Sahal Yacoob8940825338
Evangelia Demerouti8523649228
Lehana Thabane8599436620
Sahal Yacoob8439935059
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
2023196
2022526
20213,152
20202,933
20192,706
20182,150