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Almansa Ruiz, José Carlos, Carol Knox, Sonja Boy, and Gerhard Steenkamp. "Dentigerous cyst in a South African fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus)." Veterinary Record Case Reports 8, no. 2 (June 2020): e001180. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/vetreccr-2020-001180.

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The dental pathology of pinnipeds has been well studied with periodontal disease the most common dental pathology accounting for 19.4–91.8 per cent of all dental pathologies. An eight-month-old stranded South African fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) was rescued from the south coast of South Africa; during his rehabilitation process his handlers noticed the absence of his left maxillary canine tooth (204). Eleven years later, during a health examination, the veterinarian upon closed examination could visualise approximately 5 mm of a tooth crown in the area where tooth 204 should have been. A presumed diagnosis of a dentigerous cyst was made based on the radiological findings. Surgery was performed to surgically extract 204 and enucleate the cyst lining. The histological analysis of the enucleated cyst lining confirmed the first reported case of a dentigerous cyst in a marine mammal.
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Brunner, S., P. D. Shaughnessy, and M. M. Bryden. "Geographic variation in skull characters of fur seals and sea lions (family Otariidae)." Australian Journal of Zoology 50, no. 4 (2002): 415. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/zo01056.

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Geographic variation was observed in skulls of several otariid species, with a general change in size corresponding with a change in latitude and primary productivity. The largest specimens were from cool temperate localities, conforming mostly to Rensch's rule. Skulls of Australian sea lions from Western Australia were generally smaller in condylobasal length, but were more robust than those from South Australia. The subantarctic fur seal did not conform to Bergmann's rule: skulls from Amsterdam Island (37�55´S) were largest, those from Gough Island (40�20´S) intermediate and those from Marion Island (46�55´S) the smallest. For both sexes, skulls of southern sea lions from the Falkland Islands were smaller than their equivalents from mainland South America. Similarly, skulls of South African fur seals from south-east South Africa appeared smaller than those from the west coast of South Africa and Namibia; skulls from Namibia grouped separately from those of south-east and west coast, South Africa. We postulate that the Otariidae are in the process of species divergence, much of which may be driven by local factors, particularly latitude and resources.
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Scholtyssek, C., and G. Dehnhardt. "Brightness discrimination in the South African fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus)." Vision Research 84 (May 2013): 26–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2013.03.003.

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Pervin, M., T. Izawa, S. Ito, M. Kuwamura, and J. Yamate. "Metastatic Liposarcoma in a South African Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus)." Journal of Comparative Pathology 155, no. 1 (July 2016): 72–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpa.2016.05.008.

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martin, r. aidan, neil hammerschlag, ralph s. collier, and chris fallows. "predatory behaviour of white sharks (carcharodon carcharias) at seal island, south africa." Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 85, no. 5 (October 2005): 1121–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s002531540501218x.

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between 1997 and 2003, there were 2088 natural predations by white sharks (carcharodon carcharias) on cape fur seals (arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) and 121 strikes on towed seal-shaped decoys were documented from observation vessels at seal island, south africa. white sharks at seal island appear to selectively target lone, incoming young of the year cape fur seals at or near the surface. most attacks lasted <1 min and consisted of a single breach, with predatory success rate decreasing rapidly with increasing duration and number of subsequent breaches. a white shark predatory ethogram, composed of four phases and 20 behavioural units, is presented, including four varieties of initial strike and 11 subsequent behaviour units not previously defined in the literature. behaviour units scored from 210 predatory attacks revealed that, for both successful and unsuccessful attacks, polaris breach was the most commonly employed initial strike, while surface lunge was the most frequent second event, closely followed by lateral snap. examination of video footage, still images, and tooth impressions in decoys indicated that white sharks at seal island bite prey obliquely using their anterolateral teeth via a sudden lateral snap of the jaws and not perpendicularly with their anterior teeth, as previously supposed. analysis of white shark upper tooth morphology and spacing suggest the reversed intermediate teeth of white sharks occur at the strongest part of the jaw and produce the largest wound. white shark predatory success at seal island is greatest (55%) within one hour of sunrise and decreases rapidly with increasing ambient light; the sharks cease active predation on seals when success rate drops to ±40%; this is the first evidence of cessation of foraging at unproductive times by any predatory fish. at seal island, white shark predatory success is significantly lower at locations where frequency of predation is highest, suggesting that white sharks may launch suboptimal strikes in areas of greatest intraspecific competition; this is the first evidence of social influence on predation in any elasmobranch. idiosyncratic predatory behaviours and elevated success rates of known individual white sharks at seal island suggest some degree of trial-and-error learning. a hypothetical decision tree is proposed that models predatory behaviour of white sharks attacking cape fur seals at the surface.
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Balmelli, M., and P. A. Wickens. "Estimates of daily ration for the South African (Cape) fur seal." South African Journal of Marine Science 14, no. 1 (June 1994): 151–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/025776194784287111.

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Wickens, P. A., P. A. Shelton, J. H. M. David, J. G. Field, W. H. Oosthuizen, J.-P. Roux, and A. M. Starfield. "A Fur Seal Simulation Model to Explore Alternative Management Strategies." Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 49, no. 7 (July 1, 1992): 1396–405. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f92-155.

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A simulation model is formulated for the South African fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) to evaluate the appropriate management action when culling to reduce population growth rate, culling to decrease fish consumption by seals, or harvesting to maximise numbers of seals removed. There is disturbance associated with bull sealing which increases pup mortality and reduces pregnancy rates, but this is not well quantified. Disturbance can be included or excluded from model runs. To reduce population growth, cow removal is most effective, but the population sex ratio becomes severely altered and this may be undesirable ecologically. Reduction of fish consumption is best achieved either by removing cows, with the same caveat regarding sex ratio, or by removing bulls and including disturbance effects. However, the acceptability of a reduction achieved by humans disrupting seals is questionable, and the continued removal of bulls may eventually lead to further decreases in pregnancy rate. To maximise a harvest, the relative commercial value of different seal products is considered, and bull removal, excluding disturbance effects, followed by removal of pups achieves this aim most effectively.
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Strydom, Zanri, Lauren J. Waller, Mark Brown, Hervé Fritz, Kevin Shaw, and Jan A. Venter. "Factors that influence Cape fur seal predation on Cape gannets at Lambert’s Bay, South Africa." PeerJ 10 (June 13, 2022): e13416. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13416.

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Seabird populations experience predation that can impact their breeding density and breeding success. The Cape gannet Morus capensis is endemic to the Benguela upwelling ecosystem and is classified as Endangered by the IUCN. They are affected by several threats, including predation by the Cape fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus. Many fledglings succumb to predation during their maiden flight across waters around the island. To curb predation, the selective culling of individual predatory seals was implemented in 2014, 2015, and 2018. Our first study objective was to determine if selective culling of Cape fur seals significantly reduced predation probability on Cape gannets. We tested whether predation probability in 2014, 2015, and 2018 was affected by fish biomass, gannet fledgling numbers, and/or the presence/absence of selective culling. Our second objective was to determine what led to fluctuations in Cape fur seal predation on Cape gannet fledglings between 2007 and 2018. We tested whether fish biomass and the amount of Cape gannet fledglings in the water affected predation probability on the fledglings. Results indicated that selective culling reduced predation within years. We found that with both increased fledgling numbers and increased fish biomass, seal predation probability was reduced. This suggests that a sustainable way to promote the conservation of Cape gannets would be to increase food availability for both the Cape fur seals and Cape gannets. Our findings, collectively with the global trend of the declining Cape gannet population and their endemism, provide reasons advocating for the conservation of the food resources of both the Cape fur seal and the Cape gannet in the Benguela system.
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Brunner, S. "Cranial morphometrics of the southern fur seals Arctocephalus forsteri and A. pusillus (Carnivora : Otariidae)." Australian Journal of Zoology 46, no. 1 (1998): 67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/zo97020.

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The identification and classification of unknown specimens of Arctocephalus from regions of Australasia has proven difficult. Skulls from the New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) and the Australian fur seal (A. pusillus doriferus), and data from specimens of the South African fur seal (A. p. pusillus), were examined. A visual method was devised to identify and separate A. p. doriferus from A. forsteri for both sexes and for most physiological age-groups. A statistical method for morphometric separation of these species was applied to adult specimens. Characteristics of males and females for both species fell into two broad categories: sexually dimorphic – mainly those characters that increase the ability of males to hold and defend territories; and non-dimorphic – those of functional importance. Studies of geographical variation showed that adult male A. forsteri from Australia were generally larger than those from Macquarie Island and New Zealand. Characteristics of A. p. doriferus were generally larger than those of A. p. pusillus. Nine specimens of New Zealand fur seals were morphologically different from the typical A. forsteri, which indicates the presence of extreme outliers or hybrids in the sample.
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Thibault, Marc. "Sighting of a South African fur seal on a beach in south‐western Gabon." African Journal of Ecology 37, no. 1 (March 1999): 119–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2028.1999.00170.x.

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Stewardson, Carolyn Louise. "Biology and conservation of the Cape (South African) fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus (Pinnipedia:Otariidae) from the Eastern Cape coast of South Africa." Connect to this title online, 2001. http://thesis.anu.edu.au/public/adt-ANU20030124.162757/.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Australian National University, 2001.
Title from PDF title page (viewed May 8, 2005). Consists of reprints of thirteen published papers, some co-authored with others, plus an introductory chapter, two unpublished manuscripts, and a conclusion. Includes bibliographical references.
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Huisamen, Johan. "Recolonisation of the Robberg Peninsula by the Cape Fur Seal Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus and its prey preferences." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1006438.

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The Cape fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus colony at the Robberg Peninsula, Plettenberg Bay, on the south-east coast of South Africa, was driven to extirpation by indiscriminate harvesting by the late 1800s and seals only began to recolonise this site in the 1990s. This study describes the recolonisation process from 2000 to 2009, exploring within- and between-year variation in the number of seals using the site. Numbers increased over the study period from less than 300 animals to over 3 100. Year and month were important in explaining variability in seal counts, whereas sea condition, time of day and lunar phase had minimal explanatory power. Within-year variation in seal counts decreased during the study period, which may indicate an increasing proportion of resident (as opposed to transient) seals in the colony. However, the colony is currently still in a transition phase with a low ratio of breeding to non-breeding animals and low numbers of pups born on the colony (currently still < 100 per year). The influx of seals to the Robberg area may be associated with an increase in prey availability in the area. The relative protection afforded by the Nature Reserve status of the Robberg Peninsula and the existence of a Marine Protected Area adjacent to it are likely to contribute to the growth of this colony. However, human interference associated with fishing and/or ecotourism on the Peninsula may prevent the colony from developing into a breeding colony. Faecal (scat) sampling was employed to study the diet of this increasing seal population at Robberg. Species composition and size of prey were determined, temporal variation in the diet was explored, and the potential for competition between seals and the fisheries around Plettenberg Bay was investigated. Of the 445 scats collected, 90 % contained hard prey remains. These comprised of 3 127 identified otoliths representing 15 teleost prey species, 25 cephalopod beaks representing three 6 species and three feathers representing two bird species. The seals' most important prey species in terms of numerical abundance and frequency of occurrence in the diet were anchovy, sardine, horse mackerel, sand tongue-fish and shallow-water hake (in decreasing order of importance). The proportion of anchovy in the diet increased during the study period, while sardine decreased. Sardine was the only species that increased significantly in the diet during the upwelling season. Little evidence was found of direct competition between seals and linefisheries in Plettenberg Bay, both in terms of prey species composition and quantities consumed. Scat sampling in seals holds promise as a method to track long-term changes in prey species availability. The conservation and management of this colony are discussed in light of the research findings.
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Wickens, Patricia Anne. "Interactions of the South African fur seal and fisheries in the Benguela ecosystem." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22566.

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This thesis adopts an holistic approach to evaluation of the "seal problem", which encompasses the operational and biological interactions between the South African fur seal and fisheries in the Benguela Ecosystem. The operational interactions are examined using a qualitative assessment, and speculative, single-species simulation models are developed to improve understanding of seal population dynamics, present options for seal management and explore seal-fishery interactions. The models show that the probability of a seal living longer than 20 years is 14%; that the population has increased at a rate of 5.1 % p.a. since the last major census in 1983; that in 1988 there were an estimated 1.5 million seals that consumed over 2 million tons of fish; that although seal population size is usually estimated by multiplying the number of pups by a factor of 4, this factor is very variable and under different culling regimes is usually greater than 4; that historically, the mean population : pup ratio is 4.55. The most effective means of reducing the population is to cull both pups and bulls (the population decrease resulting mainly from reduced pup production caused by disturbance during bull culling). Culling pups is the least effective means of population control. Culling cows alters the population sex ratio drastically and is considered undesirable. To achieve a small or negative population growth rate, more bulls and pups need to be culled than have been taken historically. Each of the fisheries is found to be subject to operational interactions with seals, this being most severe for the purse-seine fishery. The per capita consumption of fish by seals is similar under any management regime so it is not justified to adopt a particular culling strategy to reduce overall consumption. When either seal predation or fishing mortality is reduced, the model simulates an increase in fishery yield of Cape hakes. But there is inadequate understanding of hake population dynamics at present, and depending on the interactions between species, decreased predation may result in increased or decreased fishery yields. This study shows that operational interactions are a real problem and this biases the opinion of fishermen towards seals as competitors for fish resources.
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Stewardson, Carolyn Louise. "Biology and conservation of the Cape (South African) fur seal arctocephalus pusillus pusillus (Pinnipedia: Otariidae)from the Eastern Cape Coast of South Africa /." View thesis entry in Australian Digital Theses Program, 2001. http://thesis.anu.edu.au/public/adt-ANU20030124.162757/index.html.

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Stewardson, Carolyn Louise, and carolyn stewardson@anu edu au. "Biology and conservation of the Cape (South African) fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus (Pinnipedia: Otariidae) from the Eastern Cape Coast of South Africa." The Australian National University. Faculty of Science, 2002. http://thesis.anu.edu.au./public/adt-ANU20030124.162757.

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[For the Abstract, please see the PDF files below, namely "front.pdf"] CONTENTS. Chapter 1 Introduction. Chapter 2 Gross and microscopic visceral anatomy of the male Cape fur seal with reference to organ size and growth. Chapter 3 Age determination and growth in the male Cape fur seal: part one, external body. Chapter 4 Age determination and growth in the male Cape fur seal: part two, skull. Chapter 5 Age determination and growth in the male Cape fur seal: part three, baculum. Chapter 6 Suture age as an indicator of physiological age in the male Cape fur seal. Chapter 7 Sexual dimorphism in the adult Cape fur seal: standard body length and skull morphology. Chapter 8 Reproduction in the male Cape fur seal: age at puberty and annual cycle of the testis. Chapter 9 Diet and foraging behaviour of the Cape fur seal. Chapter 10(a) The Impact of the fur seal industry on the distribution and abundance of Cape fur seals. Chapter 10(b) South African Airforce wildlife rescue: Cape fur seal pups washed from Black Rocks, Algoa Bay, during heavy seas, December 1976. Chapter 11(a) Operational interactions between Cape fur seals and fisheries: part one, trawl fishing. Chapter 11(b) Operational interactions between Cape fur seals and fisheries: part two, squid jigging and line fishing. Chapter 11(c) Operational interactions between Cape fur seals and fisheries: part three, entanglement in man-made debris. Chapter 12 Concentrations of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Pb, Ni & Zn) and organochlorine contaminants (PCBs, DDT, DDE & DDD) in the blubber of Cape fur seals. Chapter 13 Endoparasites of the Cape fur seal. Chapter 14(a) Preliminary investigations of shark predation on Cape fur seals. Chapter 14(b) Aggressive behaviour of an adult male Cape fur seal towards a great white shark Carcharodon carcharias. Chapter 15 Conclusions and future directions.
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Kim, Sunghee. "Olfactory discrimination ability of South African fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus) for enantiomers." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-78364.

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The sense of smell in marine mammals is traditionally thought to be poor. However, increasing evidence suggests that pinnipeds may use their sense of smell in a variety of behavioral contexts including communication, foraging, food selection, and reproduction. Using a food-rewarded two-choice instrumental conditioning paradigm, I assessed the ability of South African fur seals, Arctocephalus pusillus, to discriminate between 12 enantiomeric odor pairs, that is, between odorants that are identical in structure except for chirality. The fur seals significantly discriminated between eight out of the twelve odor pairs (according to p < 0.05, with carvone, dihydrocarvone, dihydrocarveol, limonene oxide, menthol, beta-citronellol, fenchone, and alpha-pinene), and failed with only four odor pairs (isopulegol, rose oxide, limonene, and camphor). No significant differences in performance were found between the animals (p > 0.05). Cross-species comparisons between the olfactory performance of the fur seals and that of other species previously tested on the same set of odor pairs lend further support to the notion that the relative size of the olfactory bulbs is not a reliable predictor of olfactory discrimination abilities. The results of the present study suggest that sense of smell may play an important and hitherto underestimated role in regulating the behavior of fur seals.
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Jewell, Oliver Joseph David. "Foraging ecology of white sharks Carcharodon carcharias at Dyer Island, South Africa." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30926.

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Dyer Island is thought to host one of the most abundant populations of white sharks on the planet; this is often credited to the large (55 – 60,000) Cape fur seal colony at Geyser Rock. Yet relatively little work has ever been produced from the area. This may be attributed to the harshness in its location as a study site, exposed to wind and swell from west to east which limits research periods. This study accounts for over 220 hrs of manual tracking at Dyer Island with a further 68 added from the inshore shallow areas of the bay. Sharks focused their movements and habitat use to reefs or channels that allowed access to Cape fur seals. Movement- Based Kernel Estimates (MKDE) were used to compute home range estimates for shark movements through and around the heterogeneous structures of Dyer Island and Geyser Rock. Inshore two core areas were revealed, one being the major reef system at Joubertsdam and the other at a kelp reef where the tracked shark had fed on a Cape fur seal. At Dyer Island one core area was identified in a narrow channel, ‘Shark Alley’, here a second tracked shark foraged for entire days within meters of rafting Cape fur seals. Rate of Movement (ROM) and Linearity (LI) of tracks were low during daytime and movements were focused around areas such as Shark Alley or other areas close to the seal colony before moving into deeper water or distant reefs with higher rates of ROM and LI at night. If moonlight was strong foraging would take place to the south of Geyser Rock but with higher ROM and LI than observed during the day. Foraging patterns in this study contrast studies from other sites in South Africa and home range and activity areas were comparatively much smaller than observed in Mossel Bay. It has been established that several known white sharks forage at Dyer Island and the other studied aggregation sites, such differences in foraging would suggest that they are able to adapt their foraging behaviour to suit the environment they are in; making them site specific in their foraging ecology. Both satellite and acoustic telemetry are revealing aggregation hotspots of white sharks in South Africa. It is important that such information is used to assist the recovery of the species which has been protected since 1991, yet is rarely considered in planning of coastal developments.
Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2012.
Zoology and Entomology
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De, Vos Alta. "Anti-predator behaviour of Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus in relation to predation by white sharks Carcharodon carcharias around Seal Island, False Bay, South Africa." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10423.

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Includes bibliographical references (leaves 161-202).
How predators affect the behaviour of their prey is one of the most studied subjects in behavioural ecology, with many hypothesis and models explaining how animals should behave and even more descriptive studies detailing how they do. The unification of the empirical with the theoretical, however, remains limited. The overall aim of my thesis was to address this paucity at Seal Island, South Africa, where recently quantified patterns of predation pressure by white sharks Carcharodon carcharias on Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus suggested a landscape of fear particularly apposite to this.
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Lord, Elin. "Olfactory discrimination of aliphatic 2-ketones and 1-alcohols in South African fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus)." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-18932.

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Odor discrimination ability was tested in four female South African fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) using a food-rewarded two-choice instrumental conditioning paradigm. The seals’ ability to distinguish between members of homologous series of aliphatic ketones (2-butanone to 2-heptanone) and alcohols (1-butanol to 1-heptanol) was assessed. The results showed that three out of four seals successfully discriminated between all of their stimulus combinations in both classes of odorants. One seal succeeded to reach the discrimination criterion with all 2-ketones but failed with all 1-alcohols. No significant correlation between odor discrimination performance and structural similarity of the odorants in terms of differences in carbon chain length was found in either of the two chemical classes. Furthermore, it was found that the 2-ketones were significantly better discriminated than the 1-alcohols. The fact that both classes of odorants are known to be present in the natural environment of seals provides a possible explanation as to why most of the seals were able to successfully discriminate between them. The results of the present study support the notion that the sense of smell may play an important role in behavioral contexts such as social communication, foraging and reproductive behavior of fur seals.
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Pillay, Pavitray. "Competition for anchovy (Engraulis capensis) and sardine (Sardinops sagax) between the Cape Gannet (Morus capensis), Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) and the purse-seine fishery on the west coast of South Africa." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7422.

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Competition for pelagic fish resources was investigated by assessing the overlap in the food base of three land-based predators: Cape gannet (Morus capensis), Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) and humans operating via a purse-seine fishery. Multivariate analysis the diet composition of gannets and seals and the catch composition of the pelagic fishery indicated that there were three ""feeding regimes"" during the 21-year study period: (1978-1998), an anchovy-dominated regime (1978-1983), an intermediate regime (1984-1990) and a sardine-abundant regime (1991-1998). It further showed that anchovy (Engraulis capensis) and sardine (Sardinops sagax) contributed substantially to the catches of all three top predators. Analysis of size-distributions of catches showed that the three predators generally caught the same sizes of anchovy and sardine, reflecting very little resource partitioning. The analysis demonstrated stronger competition between gannets and the purse-seiners than between gannets and seats, especially during seasons of poor recruitment. Furthermore, seasonal differences in the catches of the three predators are related to the recruitment, growth and migration of the prey species. The study confirmed previous observations that gannets prefer sardine to anchovy by showing gannet exploitation of sardine in the early 19905, when anchovy was still abundant. The gannets, which are species-specific feeders, may be impacted by substantial removals of pelagic fish resources by a large seal population and a large fishery.
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Books on the topic "South African fur seal"

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Oosthuizen, W. H. Non-breeding colonies of the South African (Cape) fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus in southern Africa. Cape Town: Republic of South Africa, Dept. of Environment Affairs, Sea Fisheries Research Institute, 1988.

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Shaughnessy, P. D. Population size of the Cape fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus. Cape Town: Republic of South Africa, Dept. of Environment Affairs, Sea Fisheries Research Institute, 1987.

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Shaughnessy, P. D. Population size of the Cape fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus. Cape Town: Republic of South Africa, Dept. of Environment Affairs, Sea Fisheries Research Institute, 1993.

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M, Bridgeford, and Berry Hu, eds. Cape cross: Past and present. Walvis Bay, Namibia: P. & M. Bridgeford, 2002.

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Population size of the Cape fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus. Cape Town: Sea Fisheries Research Institute, 1999.

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ill, Wertheim Anne, ed. Galapagos fur seal. Norwalk, Conn: Soundprints, 2012.

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Reid, Keith. The diet of the antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus gazella at South Georgia. Leicester: De Montfort University, 1995.

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Africa Women's Forum (1998 Cape Town, South Africa). Africa Women's Forum: Communication and leadership for empowerment : summary report & papers presented at the Africa Women's Forum convened by Africa Leadership Forum, Arthur's Seat Hotel, Capetown, South Africa : 28-30th May, 1998. Abeokuta, Nigeria: ALF, 1998.

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Rehearsal for Reconstruction: The Port Royal experiment. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1999.

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Vrancken, Patrick, and Charl Hugo, eds. African perspectives on selected marine, maritime and international trade law topics. African Sun Media, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.18820/9781991201072.

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This book is the culmination of research collaboration between the Nelson Mandela University and the University of Johannesburg, and, in particular, between the South African Research Chair in the Law of the Sea and Development in Africa (housed at Nelson Mandela University) and the Centre for Banking Law (housed at the University of Johannesburg). The topics considered have their roots respectively in international law, environmental law, public law and international trade law. The common denominator is the sea.
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Crespo, Enrique Alberto, and Larissa Rosa de Oliveira. "South American Fur Seal (Arctocephalus australis, Zimmerman 1783)." In Ecology and Conservation of Pinnipeds in Latin America, 13–29. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63177-2_2.

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Franco-Trecu, Valentina. "Ecology and Conservation Status of the South American Fur Seal in Uruguay." In Tropical Pinnipeds, 211–18. Taylor & Francis Group, 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742: CRC Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781315151588-13.

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Huneberg, Samantha. "What Can the Insurance Distribution Directive “Offer” the South African Microinsurance Model?" In AIDA Europe Research Series on Insurance Law and Regulation, 219–51. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52738-9_10.

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AbstractThe Insurance Distribution Directive is set to change how insurers and intermediaries design as well as sell insurance products. The provisions of the Directive are far-reaching and are to have a significant impact on consumers. The Directive is heavily pro-consumer and due to its pro-consumer nature, it is to have extensive benefits for consumers. South Africa has recently enacted microinsurance provisions which are now considered formalised insurance products in the country. New legislation has been enacted to regulate microinsurance policies in both life and non-life spheres. Microinsurance is to have a profound impact on a large part of the country’s population. Considering the pro-consumer and extensive nature of the IDD, it is worth considering what the IDD can “offer” the South African microinsurance model, what can South Africa learn from these provisions?
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Doidge, D. W., and J. P. Croxall. "Diet and Energy Budget of the Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella, at South Georgia." In Antarctic Nutrient Cycles and Food Webs, 543–50. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1985. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82275-9_73.

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van Gysen, Herman, and Charles L. Merry. "Towards A Cross-Validated Spherical Spline Geoid for the South-Western Cape, South Africa." In Sea Surface Topography and the Geoid, 53–60. New York, NY: Springer New York, 1990. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7098-7_7.

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Croxall, J. P., S. P. C. Pickering, and P. Rothery. "Influence of the Increasing Fur Seal Population on Wandering Albatrosses Diomedea exulans Breeding on Bird Island, South Georgia." In Antarctic Ecosystems, 237–40. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1990. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84074-6_26.

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Matandirotya, Newton R., Dirk P. Cilliers, Roelof P. Burger, Christian Pauw, and Stuart J. Piketh. "Risks of Indoor Overheating in Low-Cost Dwellings on the South African Lowveld." In African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation, 1583–600. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45106-6_123.

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AbstractThe South African Lowveld is a region of land that lies between 150 and 2000 m above sea level. In summer the region is characterized by the maximum mean daily ambient temperature of 32 °C. The purpose of the study was to characterize indoor thermal environments in low-cost residential dwellings during summer seasons as climate is changing. Indoor and ambient air temperature measurements were performed at a 30-min temporal resolution using Thermochron iButtons in the settlement of Agincourt. 58 free running low-cost residential dwellings were sampled over the summer seasons of 2016 and 2017. Complementary ambient air temperature data were sourced from the South African Weather Service (SAWS). Data were transformed into hourly means for further analysis. It was found that hourly maximum mean indoor temperatures ranged between 27 °C (daytime) and 23 °C (nighttime) for both living rooms and bedrooms in summer 2016 while in 2017, maximum mean indoor temperatures ranged between 29 °C (daytime) and 26 °C (nighttime) in living rooms and bedrooms. Pearson correlations showed a positive association between indoor and ambient temperatures ranging between r = 0.40 (daytime) and r = 0.90 (nighttime). The association is weak to moderate during daytime because occupants apply other ventilation practices that reduce the relationship between indoor and ambient temperatures. The close association between nighttime ambient and indoor temperature can also be attributed to the effect of urban heat island as nighttime ambient temperature remain elevated; thus, influencing indoor temperatures also remain high. These findings highlight the potential threat posed by a rise in temperatures for low-cost residential dwellings occupants due to climate change. Furthermore, the high level of sensitiveness of dwellings to ambient temperature changes also indicates housing envelopes that have poor thermal resistance to withstand the Lowveld region’s harsh extreme heat conditions, especially during summer. The study findings suggest that a potential risk of indoor overheating exists in low-cost dwellings on the South African Lowveld as the frequency and intensity of heat waves rise. There is therefore a need to develop immediate housing adaptation interventions that mitigate against the projected ambient temperature rise for example through thermal insulation retrofits on the existing housing stock and passive housing designs for new housing stock.
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Akoka, Karen, Olivier Clochard, Iris Polyzou, and Camille Schmoll. "What’s in a Street? Exploring Suspended Cosmopolitanism in Trikoupi, Nicosia." In IMISCOE Research Series, 101–10. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67365-9_8.

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AbstractSituated at the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea, the island of Cyprus has always been a bridge as well as a border between the Middle East and Europe. It has also been an important place of both emigration and immigration. The situation in Nicosia, the capital city, is marked by decline following the 1974 conflict and partition. At the same time, however, the city has become an important settling place for international migrants, whose presence has grown during the last 20 years. Today Nicosia’s situation lies between a typical south European city (in which migrants find room in the interstices) and a post-war city. Following the growing effort within migration studies to use the street as a laboratory of diversity and cosmopolitanism (Susan Hall), this paper focuses on a single street. Formerly an important business street, Trikoupi Street is now well known as one of the most cosmopolitan streets in Nicosia, in which south Asians, Arabs, Sub-Saharan Africans as well as Eastern Europeans converge. These different populations correspond to different migratory waves as well as different modes of incorporation into local society. In this chapter, we aim to see how the street level may help us to reflect upon important topics in Cyprus such as contested citizenship, urban change, local/global connections, as well as new forms of cohabitation and patterns of subaltern cosmopolitanism. We also aim to reflect upon the multiple temporalities of the neighborhood, in order to show how the history of the street (and the history of the neighborhood) impacts on current ways of life in Trikoupi. We define the current situation as “suspended cosmopolitanism.”
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"Chapter 8. Attendance Behavior of South African Fur Seals." In Fur Seals, 126–41. Princeton University Press, 1986. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9781400854691.126.

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"Chapter 9. Diving Behavior of South African Fur Seals." In Fur Seals, 142–52. Princeton University Press, 1986. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9781400854691.142.

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Conference papers on the topic "South African fur seal"

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Botha, Barend W., and Pieter G. Rousseau. "Simulation Investigation of Control Options for Full Load Rejection in the PBMR Closed Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plant." In ASME Turbo Expo 2002: Power for Land, Sea, and Air. ASMEDC, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2002-30145.

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The Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) power station concept is currently being developed in South Africa by ESKOM and its partners. This high temperature gas cooled reactor is based on the three-shaft recuperative inter-cooled closed loop Brayton cycle. Detailed cycle analysis was performed with the Flownet thermo-hydraulic network simulation software developed at the Engineering Faculty of Potchefstroom University in South Africa. Using Flownet simulations is especially useful for component design and integration. It furthermore enables the study of complex load following and load rejection scenarios and the design of suitable controller algorithms. One of the most severe load control scenarios is that of full load rejection due to the loss of the grid power. This paper discusses the two control concepts that showed the most promising results for full load rejection.
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Galanti, Leandro, Alessandro Franzoni, Alberto Traverso, and Aristide F. Massardo. "Electricity and Hydrogen Co-Production From Coal and Biomass." In ASME Turbo Expo 2009: Power for Land, Sea, and Air. ASMEDC, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2009-59068.

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This paper presents and discusses the results of a complete thermoeconomic analysis of an integrated power plant for co-production of electricity and hydrogen via pyrolysis and gasification processes, applied to an existing large steam power plant (ENEL Brindisi power plant-660 MWe). The two considered technologies produce syngas with different characteristics in terms of temperature, pressure and composition, and this has a significant effect on the layouts of the complete systems proposed in the paper. Moreover, the proximity of a hydrogen production and purification plants to an existing steam power plant favour the inter-exchange of energy streams, mainly in the form of hot water and steam, which reduces the costs of auxiliary equipment. Various coals (Ashland, South African and Sardinian Sulcis coal) and mixtures of South African coal and biomass (Poplar) are considered in this study, in order to explore the real potential of mixed fuels in terms of impact on plant economics and reducing CO2 emissions. Furthermore, the high quality of the hydrogen, produced through a Pressure Swing Adsorption unit or a dense Membrane unit, allows it to be used for distributed generation (e.g. by microturbine, Stirling engine, etc.) as well as public transport (using PEM fuel cells). The results were obtained using WTEMP thermoeconomic software [9], developed by the TPG (Thermochemical Power Group) of the University of Genoa, and this project has been carried out within the framework of the FISR National project “Integrated systems for hydrogen production and utilization in distributed power generation” [10]. The complete systems proposed here can represent an attractive approach to flexible hydrogen-electricity co-production.
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Li, Shuzhao, Xu Jia, Zhigang Li, and Jiagang Li. "Fundamental Engineering Characteristics of Cohesive Sediments in the Northern Region of South China Sea." In ASME 2019 38th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/omae2019-96599.

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Abstract The northern region of South China Sea is the important strategic region for the offshore oil and gas resources development in China. The main shallow sediment of the region is the cohesive soil with diverse engineering characteristics difficult to be determined. The paper collects the comprehensive geotechnical data obtained from the laboratory test and the in-situ Cone Penetration Test (CPT) for the offshore oil and gas projects in the northern region of South China Sea, and presents the fundamental engineering characteristics of the cohesive soil. Results indicate that the cohesive soil with the low plasticity index and the low clay particle content in shallow water is obviously different from that in deep water in the northern region of South China Sea. The physical properties of the clay soil with the high plasticity index and high clay particle content in the northern deep water region of South China Sea are similar to those found in the Gulf of Mexico and West Africa. Moreover, there are two different deposit modes for the sediment in the northern region of South China Sea, which are the fine-grained and coarse-grained govern deposit modes in deep and shallow water respectively. It is found that the sleeve friction ratio of the cohesive sediment is very low in shallow water. The normalized values of the clay soil in deep water are consistent with those from the Gulf of Mexico and West Africa.
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Beres, Wieslaw, Donald Fread, Lesley Harris, Philip Haupt, Joanna Kappas, Roger Olson, Philip Reineke, Sandi Robertson, and Gordon Stocks. "Critical Components Life Update for Gas Turbine Engines: Case Study of an International Collaboration." In ASME Turbo Expo 2008: Power for Land, Sea, and Air. ASMEDC, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2008-50655.

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The paper describes results of the international collaboration that led to revision of the declared lives for critical components of a turbo-prop gas turbine engine. Four nations contributed to the program—Australia, Canada, USA and South Africa under the auspices of a Component Improvement Program led by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). This international collaboration was initiated as a result of the decrease in the declared life for some critical components of this engine by the OEM. The core of the program consisted of a detailed stress analysis performed in South Africa, and spin rig testing of selected life-limited, rotating turbine components—two stages of discs and two stages of spacers—performed in Australia and Canada. The general objectives of the program were to provide more accurate low cycle fatigue crack initiation data and to verify crack growth life analysis techniques using advanced 2D and 3D finite element analyses and spin rig testing for selected components. The crack initiation results are used to improve the life management procedures. Since the OEM does not recommend using life limits that exceed the safe crack initiation life of the rotating turbine components, the crack growth analysis results are used only for risk assessment and risk management by the engine operators. The basis of analytical techniques used for preparing the tests as well as the testing procedures are described. In addition, the development of NDE (Non Destructive Evaluation) methods and the inspections of these components during and after the tests are discussed. The economical benefits of such an international collaboration are demonstrated. The uniqueness of this approach to life revision of critical components of gas turbine engines, particularly for engines that have been in operation for many years, includes close cooperation of an international team of the engine manufacturer, the major engine users and their respective scientific organizations. In addition, a significant amount of operational experience that has been accumulated by the OEM, has allowed for verification of the spin rig test results.
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McCormack, Des. "The Application of Printed Circuit Heat Exchanger Technology in the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor Demonstration Plant." In ASME Turbo Expo 2001: Power for Land, Sea, and Air. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/2001-gt-0473.

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The Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) Demonstration Plant is a 100 MW(e) gas cooled nuclear reactor being developed by Eskom, the South African state electricity utility. The PBMR uses helium in a closed cycle and operates at pressures up to 7.0 MPa and temperatures up to 900°C. Three heat exchangers are used in the PBMR power generation cycle, a Recuperator, a Pre-cooler and an Intercooler. All three exchangers play an important role in the power generation cycle but the Recuperator represents the most challenging application for heat exchanger technology requiring high performance under demanding operating conditions. Printed Circuit Heat Exchanger (PCHE) technology is being considered for Recuperator for several reasons including its ability to handle high pressures and high temperatures and its compactness. PCHEs are high integrity plate type heat exchangers made by chemically etching fluid flow channels into flat metal plates which are then diffusion bonded. This paper will discuss aspects of the design and construction of PCHEs and look at how this technology is being applied to the PBMR.
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Mwanza, Aaron D., Peiwen Hao, Mike H. White, and Xiaoming Dong. "Contributions of in-situ ball penetration tests to the determination of bitumen application rates in the South African surface seal design method." In 2011 International Conference on Consumer Electronics, Communications and Networks (CECNet). IEEE, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/cecnet.2011.5769396.

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Kumar, K. N. Pradeep, A. Tourlidakis, and P. Pilidis. "HTGR Closed Cycle GT Plant Analysis: Options and Procedures for Startup With Hot Gas Injection." In ASME Turbo Expo 2002: Power for Land, Sea, and Air. ASMEDC, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2002-30146.

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The Starting up and Shutting down of a closed cycle gas turbine power plant needs special attention due to the inter-dependable nature of the components. Achieving self-sustainability in a fast and efficient way within the mechanical constraints is the challenge in the start-up of a closed cycle. The Nuclear reactor as the heat source will add more complexity to the system. The paper looks into the various options available for the start up and shutdown of a closed cycle Helium turbine using a gas cooled reactor as the heat source. A comparative analysis of these options is carried out by simulating various operating scenarios using a Transient Simulation Computer Programme especially prepared for an HTGR Project called PBMR (Pebble Bed Modular Reactor), which is being carried out in South Africa. The simulation was focused on the power conversion side of the plant, which includes all the Turbocompressors, Turbogenerator, Heat exchangers, Valves etc. Based on the analysis and its findings, an outline of a start up and shutdown procedure for a 3-shaft Closed Cycle Turbine Power Plant using hot gas injection is proposed in the paper.
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Granath, James, Rolf Rango, Pete Emmet, Colin Ford, Robert Lambert, and Michael Kasli. "New Viewpoint on the Geology and Hydrocarbon Prospectivity of the Seychelles Plateau." In SPE/AAPG Africa Energy and Technology Conference. SPE, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/afrc-2556681-ms.

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ABSTRACT We have reprocessed, re-imaged, and interpreted 10000+ km of legacy 2D seismic data in the Seychelles, particularly in the western part of the Plateau. Seychelles data have been difficult to image, particularly for the Mesozoic section: volcanics are a major attenuator of low frequency signal, and a hard water bottom contributes to signal problems. Enhanced low frequency techniques were applied to improve the signal fidelity in the 4 to 20 Hz range, and to remove spectral notches of shallow geologic origin. These efforts have allowed a reasonable view of the structure of the Plateau to a depth equivalent to about 3.5 sec TWT, and permit a comparison of areas atop the Plateau to the south coast where the three 1980's Amoco wells were drilled. It is clear that the main Plateau area of the Seychelles (excluding the outlying territories) is comprised of several separate basins, each with similar Karoo, Cretaceous, and Cenozoic sections that relate to the East African and West Indian conjugate margins, but the basins each have nuanced tectono-stratigraphic histories. The previously recognized Correira Basin in the SE and the East and West South Coast Basins face the African conjugate margin; other unimaged ones complete the periphery of the Plateau. The interior of the Plateau is dominated by the Silhouette Basin to the west of the main islands and the Mahé Basin to the east. The co astal basins have harsh tectono-thermal histories comparable to other continental margins around the world; they are typically characterized by stretching, subsidence and breakaway from their respective conjugate margins. In contrast the interior basins are comparable to ‘failed’ rift systems such as the North Sea or the Gulf of Suez. The South Coastal Basins, for example, tend to be more extended which complicated interpretation of the Amoco wells, but they have significant upside, as exemplified by the Beau Vallon structure. The interior basins, on the other hand, have typically simpler structure: the Silhouette Basin contains a system of NW-trending linked normal faults that could easily harbor North Sea-sized hydrocarbon traps with a variety of rift-related reservoir possibilities. Bright, reflective, hard volcanic horizons are less common than usually presumed, but most of the basins may contain considerable pyroclastic material in parts of the section. All of the basins appear to be predominantly oil prone, with considerable upside prospectivity.
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Maepa, Magauwane R., and Michael N. Moeti. "IoT-Based Smart Library Seat Occupancy and Reservation System using RFID and FSR Technologies for South African Universities of Technology." In icARTi '21: International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and its Applications. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3487923.3487933.

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Moses, Clifford A., and Petrus N. J. Roets. "Properties, Characteristics, and Combustion Performance of Sasol Fully Synthetic Jet Fuel." In ASME Turbo Expo 2008: Power for Land, Sea, and Air. ASMEDC, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2008-50545.

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In 1999, as the only inland petroleum refinery in South Africa was reaching capacity, Sasol gained approval of a semi-synthetic jet fuel (SSJF) for civil aviation to augment production and meet the growing demand for jet fuel at the airport in Johannesburg. Prior to this, all jet fuel had to be refined from petroleum sources. SSJF consists of up to 50% of an iso-paraffinic kerosene produced from coal using Fischer-Tropsch processes. The production of SSJF remains vulnerable to the production capacity of conventional jet fuel, however. To ensure supply, Sasol has proposed producing a fully synthetic jet fuel (FSJF) using synthetic kerosene streams that contain aromatics and satisfy all the property requirements of international specifications for jet fuel. Being fully synthetic, it was necessary to demonstrate that the fuel is “fit-for-purpose” as jet fuel, i.e., behaves like conventional jet fuel in all aspects of storage and handling as well as air worthiness and flight safety. Four sample blends were developed covering the practical range of production. Extensive tests on chemistry and physical properties and characteristics demonstrated that Sasol FSJF will be typical of conventional jet fuel. As a final demonstration, the engine manufacturers requested a series of engine and combustor tests to evaluate combustion characteristics, emissions, engine durability, and performance. The performance of the synthetic test fuel was typical of conventional jet fuel. This paper identifies the tests and presents the results demonstrating that Sasol fully synthetic jet fuel is fit-for-purpose as jet fuel for civilian aviation. Sasol FSJF is the first fully synthetic jet fuel approved for unrestricted use.
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