IP and its value is often not adequately appreciated. In the increasingly knowledge-driven econom... more IP and its value is often not adequately appreciated. In the increasingly knowledge-driven economy, IP is a key consideration in day-to-day business decisions. New products, brands and creative designs appear almost daily on the market and are the result of continuous human innovation and creativity. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are often the driving force behind such innovations.. Their innovative and creative capacity, however, is not always fully exploited as many SMEs are not aware of the intellectual property system or the protection it can provide for their inventions, brands, and designs. This paper attempts to clarify the importance of IP for Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs), product development and demonstrates how IP can become an economic tool. The paper also delves into the challenges faced by SMEs in implementing IP system.
Soya Bean or the “miracle bean” is indeed playing an increasingly important role in a global econ... more Soya Bean or the “miracle bean” is indeed playing an increasingly important role in a global economic context—varying in use from East to West—leading to the perception of soy as an irreplaceable all-purpose plant, fostering and influencing the creation of conceptions, imaginations, and images. The increase of soy cultivation has also served to stimulate industrial research into the potential uses of soy derivatives. The study of Soybean has been limited hence the need for a publication that comprehensively details the nature, processing and utilisation of Soybeans for use by scholars, agronomists, processors and enthusiasts. This book by Dr.Muredzi gives detail on soya bean nature, chemistry, processing and utilisation of this most vital legume. Eng. Q. C. Kanhukamwe – Vice Chancellor ; Harare Institute of Technology, Harare, Zimbabwe
ABSTRACT There is an apparent need to demystify the conditions that lead authors to consent to Op... more ABSTRACT There is an apparent need to demystify the conditions that lead authors to consent to Open Access for the benefit of academia to include authors of royalty – producing literature. The apparent benefit for open access is traditionally considered to be literature that authors consent to distribute without payment or for which they are paid salaries by their employers rather than royalties by their publishers, which has become a topical issue among academics. For academics, this includes peer-reviewed journal articles and their preprints, the primary literature of science, which is ideally their preoccupation. The question of whether the legal foundation for Open Access lies in the public domain or copyright-holder consent is fundamental. Open Access research literature is a commons precisely because one of these legal paths has been taken to make permission unnecessary for scholarly uses of the literature. The Open Access research commons is therefore enhanced by the fact that it is non-rivalrous (or nonsubtractive). It is not diminished or depleted by use, so that any number may use it without pre-empting or interfering with one another. This prevents the classical form of a tragedy of the commons in which opening a common resource for use by all diminishes it for all.The paper discusses the peculiarities of royalty-free literature, the conditions that lead authors to consent to Open Access and some obstacles to an Open Access commons that have the flavour of a tragedy of the commons.
Self-tuning controllers are a class of adaptive controllers with sufficiently attractive qualitie... more Self-tuning controllers are a class of adaptive controllers with sufficiently attractive qualities to merit their examination from an implementation point of view. Although numerous simulation studies have shown self-tuning controllers to be applicable to complex processes with unknown (or time-varying) parameters or various time delays, there have been less emphasis on real-plant implementation studies. It is often the stage of transfer of self-tuning technology from the simulation desk to the real world that presents major challenges. An adaptive Self-Tuning PID (STPID) controller for ruling of feed gas temperature on sulphuric acid was designed and successfully implemented for the computer-aided control of the temperature of the sulphur dioxide/air mixture in a Contact Process pilot plant. In this sulphuric acid production process, the gas mixture constitutes the raw material for the sulphur dioxide oxidation in a fixed-bed reactor packed with crushed Vanadium Pentoxide catalyst....
Presentation on IP, Technology and Innovation targeted at Universities touching on IP issues and ... more Presentation on IP, Technology and Innovation targeted at Universities touching on IP issues and technology transfer
Technology Institutes serve as beacons of knowledge generation that help society develop new impr... more Technology Institutes serve as beacons of knowledge generation that help society develop new improved methods of industrial production ushering in economic development and quality of products and services. Thermal processing is very effective technology for microbial inactivation, however, excessive heat treatment may cause undesirable effects on foods such as protein denaturalization, non-enzymatic browning, and loss of vitamins and volatile flavours. In order to reduce the negative effects of heat treatments in foods, alternative technologies capable of inactivating micro-organisms at temperatures below those used during thermal processing are being demanded by the food industry. Non-thermal food processing techniques are receiving considerable attention because of their potential for quality and safety improvement of food. This book by Dr. Muredzi is most vital in availing information on new techniques in food processing that is sought after by students studying in various food s...
IP and its value is often not adequately appreciated. In the increasingly knowledge-driven econom... more IP and its value is often not adequately appreciated. In the increasingly knowledge-driven economy, IP is a key consideration in day-to-day business decisions. New products, brands and creative designs appear almost daily on the market and are the result of continuous human innovation and creativity. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are often the driving force behind such innovations.. Their innovative and creative capacity, however, is not always fully exploited as many SMEs are not aware of the intellectual property system or the protection it can provide for their inventions, brands, and designs. This paper attempts to clarify the importance of IP for Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs), product development and demonstrates how IP can become an economic tool. The paper also delves into the challenges faced by SMEs in implementing IP system.
Soya Bean or the “miracle bean” is indeed playing an increasingly important role in a global econ... more Soya Bean or the “miracle bean” is indeed playing an increasingly important role in a global economic context—varying in use from East to West—leading to the perception of soy as an irreplaceable all-purpose plant, fostering and influencing the creation of conceptions, imaginations, and images. The increase of soy cultivation has also served to stimulate industrial research into the potential uses of soy derivatives. The study of Soybean has been limited hence the need for a publication that comprehensively details the nature, processing and utilisation of Soybeans for use by scholars, agronomists, processors and enthusiasts. This book by Dr.Muredzi gives detail on soya bean nature, chemistry, processing and utilisation of this most vital legume. Eng. Q. C. Kanhukamwe – Vice Chancellor ; Harare Institute of Technology, Harare, Zimbabwe
ABSTRACT There is an apparent need to demystify the conditions that lead authors to consent to Op... more ABSTRACT There is an apparent need to demystify the conditions that lead authors to consent to Open Access for the benefit of academia to include authors of royalty – producing literature. The apparent benefit for open access is traditionally considered to be literature that authors consent to distribute without payment or for which they are paid salaries by their employers rather than royalties by their publishers, which has become a topical issue among academics. For academics, this includes peer-reviewed journal articles and their preprints, the primary literature of science, which is ideally their preoccupation. The question of whether the legal foundation for Open Access lies in the public domain or copyright-holder consent is fundamental. Open Access research literature is a commons precisely because one of these legal paths has been taken to make permission unnecessary for scholarly uses of the literature. The Open Access research commons is therefore enhanced by the fact that it is non-rivalrous (or nonsubtractive). It is not diminished or depleted by use, so that any number may use it without pre-empting or interfering with one another. This prevents the classical form of a tragedy of the commons in which opening a common resource for use by all diminishes it for all.The paper discusses the peculiarities of royalty-free literature, the conditions that lead authors to consent to Open Access and some obstacles to an Open Access commons that have the flavour of a tragedy of the commons.
Self-tuning controllers are a class of adaptive controllers with sufficiently attractive qualitie... more Self-tuning controllers are a class of adaptive controllers with sufficiently attractive qualities to merit their examination from an implementation point of view. Although numerous simulation studies have shown self-tuning controllers to be applicable to complex processes with unknown (or time-varying) parameters or various time delays, there have been less emphasis on real-plant implementation studies. It is often the stage of transfer of self-tuning technology from the simulation desk to the real world that presents major challenges. An adaptive Self-Tuning PID (STPID) controller for ruling of feed gas temperature on sulphuric acid was designed and successfully implemented for the computer-aided control of the temperature of the sulphur dioxide/air mixture in a Contact Process pilot plant. In this sulphuric acid production process, the gas mixture constitutes the raw material for the sulphur dioxide oxidation in a fixed-bed reactor packed with crushed Vanadium Pentoxide catalyst....
Presentation on IP, Technology and Innovation targeted at Universities touching on IP issues and ... more Presentation on IP, Technology and Innovation targeted at Universities touching on IP issues and technology transfer
Technology Institutes serve as beacons of knowledge generation that help society develop new impr... more Technology Institutes serve as beacons of knowledge generation that help society develop new improved methods of industrial production ushering in economic development and quality of products and services. Thermal processing is very effective technology for microbial inactivation, however, excessive heat treatment may cause undesirable effects on foods such as protein denaturalization, non-enzymatic browning, and loss of vitamins and volatile flavours. In order to reduce the negative effects of heat treatments in foods, alternative technologies capable of inactivating micro-organisms at temperatures below those used during thermal processing are being demanded by the food industry. Non-thermal food processing techniques are receiving considerable attention because of their potential for quality and safety improvement of food. This book by Dr. Muredzi is most vital in availing information on new techniques in food processing that is sought after by students studying in various food s...
Presentation made at the International workshop on Landfills held at the Harare Institute of Tech... more Presentation made at the International workshop on Landfills held at the Harare Institute of Technology 2014
Presentation made at the 2014 Zimbabwe Academic and Non Fiction Authors Workshop Chinhoyi chapter... more Presentation made at the 2014 Zimbabwe Academic and Non Fiction Authors Workshop Chinhoyi chapter at the CUT hotel addressing IP issues for authors
Presentation made at an IP seminar at the Harare Institute of Technology addressing issues on IP,... more Presentation made at an IP seminar at the Harare Institute of Technology addressing issues on IP, technology transfer and guidance notes on how institutions of higher learning should tackle IP issues to enhance technology transfer
Presentation made at the 2014 SARIMA ConferenceGaborone International Conference Centre, Gaboro... more Presentation made at the 2014 SARIMA ConferenceGaborone International Conference Centre, Gaborone Botswana whose theme was "Striving Towards Global Research & Innovation Excellence inSouthern Africa”
Presentation made at the 2014 NAMACO congress addressing issues of research & development, commer... more Presentation made at the 2014 NAMACO congress addressing issues of research & development, commercialisation and promoting collaboration between industry and institutions of higher learning in Zimbabwe
Presentation made to faculty as part of induction enlightening them on the topic of teaching and ... more Presentation made to faculty as part of induction enlightening them on the topic of teaching and learning anchored on Blooms Taxonomy
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