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Testimony of Children in the Criminal Justice Environment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Johan Prinsloo --- University of South Africa,Child development and memory are of relevance to court testimony. There appears to be scant research pertaining to the competency of children as witnesses in criminal proceedings. However, there is concern in both the legal and psychological circles about the... -
Community-Based Collaboration in Support of Older Persons
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Martha J. Watson --- North-West University, South Africa Hester C. Klopper --- North-West University, South Africa Annamarie Kruger --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study describes the processes for community-based collaboration in support of the older person living in the world of HIV/AIDS in South Africa. Secondary data from study from 333 older persons (> 60 years) and 28 leaders of community agencies... -
HIV/AIDS messages in Malawi and their implications for effective responses
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Vanessa Houston Alice HovorkaThis paper explores the nature of HIV/AIDS education and information networks in Malawi, with a focus on Dedza district. We consider the role of institutional and personal actors involved in Malawi's recently instated and decentralised behaviour-change intervention strategy, as well... -
The Madikwe Forum: a comprehensive partnership for supporting governance of Botswana's HIV and AIDS response
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Gavin George --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Division (HEARD), South Africa Candice Reardon --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Division (HEARD), South Africa Jonathan Gunthorp --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Division (HEARD), South Africa Themba Moeti --- African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP), Botswana Innocent Chingombe --- African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP), Botswana Lesego Busang --- African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP), Botswana Godfrey Musuka --- African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP), BotswanaThere is a need for actors within the philanthropic sector to pursue collaborative partnerships with developing nations which could result in sustainable country-led responses to HIV and AIDS. There is also a need to evaluate the structures governing these partnerships... -
Intellectual Property Rights: A Focus on Medicinal Plant Products from Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Fekadu Fullas --- , USA Mammo Muchie --- , South AfricaIntellectual Property Rights (IPRs) has been the subject of voluminous literature. Much has been written about its origin, implications and dispositions. Yet, the subject of IPRs is fraught with murky issues, especially as it applies to developing countries. This paper... -
Anthropological perspectives on the challenges to monitoring and evaluating HIV and AIDS programming in Lesotho
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: David Turkon --- Department of Anthropology, United States David Himmelgreen --- Department of Anthropology, United States Nancy Romero-Daza --- Department of Anthropology, United States Charlotte Noble --- Department of Anthropology, United StatesThis article focuses on how numerous international nongovernmental organisations (INGOs) have stepped forward to provide services related to HIV and AIDS prevention and treatment in Lesotho. We highlight some widely recognised challenges associated with the INGO approach and describe how... -
Experiences of collaboration, coordination and efficiency in the delivery of HIV/AIDS home-based care in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: John Mazzeo --- Department of Anthropology, United States Loveness Makonese --- Department of Sociology and Anthropology, South AfricaThe difficulties of achieving successful collaboration between stakeholders can lead to uncoordinated and fragmented outcomes for HIV/AIDS programming, which has consequences for the immediate health and livelihood security of the intended beneficiaries. This article examines the collaboration between local, national... -
Joint degrees and engaging with a Europe of Knowledge: lessons from a UK perspective of a challenging collaborative endeavour
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Jan Katherine Bamford --- Creative Industries, Faculty of Business and Law, London Metropolitan University, London, UKInternational joint degrees offer the possibility of internationalising the curriculum, enhancing intercultural skills for both staff and students and enhancing global job opportunities. This paper examines the challenges for staff and institutions engaging in developing a ‘Europe of Knowledge’ by offering a... -
The pragmatics of knowledge transfer: an HIV/AIDS intervention with traditional health practitioners in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: J Wreford --- AIDS and Society Research Unit, Centre for Social Science Research,The persistence of the binary of scientific and indigenous or traditional medicine in contemporary South Africa is particularly unhelpful in the context of HIV/AIDS and encourages biomedical disengagement from a potentially helpful cohort of health professionals recognised within their communities... -
Universities and think-tanks as partners in the African knowledge economy: Insights from South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Claudious Chikozho --- Gauteng City-Region Observatory, South Africa Davison Saruchera --- Independent Consultant, South AfricaThere is a paucity of knowledge regarding the nature of interactions between universities and think-tanks in Africa and how their collaboration could be promoted to enable them to contribute more effectively to the knowledge economy. Relying on primary and secondary... -
Culinary and hospitality teaching as a research-based profession
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Joseph Hegarty --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Stenden University of Applied Science, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsThis is not just an academic paper, it is a resource. It addresses the topic of how hospitality and tourism education is likely to change in 5, 10 and 15 years’ time. The principal function of a hospitality academy is to... -
Traditional healers and the “Fast-Track” HIV response: is success possible without them?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Suzanne Leclerc-Madlala --- Office of HIV and AIDS, Global Health Bureau, USA Edward Green --- Department of Anthropology, USA Mary Hallin --- College of Business Administration, USAThe rapid scale-up of effective HIV prevention strategies is a central theme of the post-2015 health and development agenda. All major global HIV and AIDS funders have aligned their policies and plans to achieve sharp reductions in new HIV infections... -
Joint degrees and engaging with a Europe of Knowledge: lessons from a UK perspective of a challenging collaborative endeavour
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Jan Katherine Bamford --- Creative Industries, Faculty of Business and Law, UKInternational joint degrees offer the possibility of internationalising the curriculum, enhancing intercultural skills for both staff and students and enhancing global job opportunities. This paper examines the challenges for staff and institutions engaging in developing a ‘Europe of Knowledge’ by... -
Culinary and hospitality teaching as a research-based profession
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Joseph Hegarty --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Stenden University of Applied Science, The NetherlandsThis is not just an academic paper, it is a resource. It addresses the topic of how hospitality and tourism education is likely to change in 5, 10 and 15 years' time. The principal function of a hospitality academy is... -
‘Treating a patient should be approached in a holistic manner’: collaboration of doctors and physiotherapists in the rehabilitation of people living with HIV
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Stacy Maddocks --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Verusia Chetty --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Arishna Maghoo --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Nkuleleko Mhlongo --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Nsindiso Mthembu --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Sinempilo Khanyile --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Siphokazi Chiliza --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Tyrel Munsamy --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Zanele Gamede --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South Africa Slindile Mazibukoc --- Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, South AfricaPeople living with HIV facing impairments and subsequent disabilities related to the virus and its treatment require involvement of a collaborative team of healthcare professionals to ensure reintegration into daily life and community living. Healthcare teams responsible for this care... -
Human trafficking in the hotel industry in the Netherlands: the fine line between service, responsibility and liability
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Erwin van der Graaf --- Accor Hotels, The NetherlandsHuman trafficking is the fastest growing form of organised crime and the biggest source of income for criminals in Europe. Within the prostitution sector, there is a shift towards less visible forms such as hotel prostitution. About half of all... -
Multisectoral (in)action: towards effective mainstreaming of HIV in public sector departments in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Pinky Mahlangu --- Gender and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, South Africa Jo Vearey --- African Centre for Migration & Society, School of Social Sciences, South Africa Jane Goudge --- School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaWhilst progress has been made, evidence of effective approaches to improve action on addressing the social and structural drivers of the HIV epidemic remains a priority, to meet the 2030 sustainable development agenda, and to achieve key HIV targets, including... -
Fieldwork as performance: being ethnographic in film-making
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Julia Koch --- Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, GermanyThis paper examines the use of the visual medium of collaborative ethnographic film-making as a fieldwork method in anthropology. Focusing on practices of filming, I adapt Richard Schechner’s ideas of performance processes and relational quadrilogues to move beyond the dichotomy... -
Biomedical healthcare and African traditional healing in the management of HIV and AIDS: complimentary or competing cosmologies?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Elvis Mendu --- Department of Social Work, South Africa Eleanor Ross --- Centre for Social Development in Africa, South AfricaIn South Africa, African traditional healers and biomedical practitioners play important roles in the management of HIV and AIDS, but provide healthcare services in isolation of each other, despite legislative recognition of both types of healing. An interpretive, qualitative research... -
Does tertiary education in South Africa equip professional foresters for the future?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Palesa Mgaga --- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Mary C Scholes --- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, South AfricaA modern day forester in South Africa assumes a variety of roles that constantly challenge them to remain professionally relevant in a dynamic system including the continuously expanding number of stakeholders that cuts across political, social and economic boundaries. This... -
R&D productivity for science, technology and innovation policy development in Nigeria: A scientometric analysis of academic literature
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Olufikayo Abodunde --- , Nigeria Oluseye Jegede --- , South AfricaThis study purposively selected 148 Science and Engineering Journals out of the 221 Journals registered on the African Journal Online (AJOL) directory. Data harvested were analyzed on a year-wise basis from 2012 to 2016, to identify the positive or negative... -
How interfirm governance mechanisms and capabilities determine supply chain responsiveness in small businesses: Evidence from an African market
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Dominic Essuman --- , Ghana David Asamoah --- , Ghana Emmanuel Kwabena Anin --- , GhanaThis paper examines whether supply chain capabilities (i.e., collaboration and coordination) mediate the relationships between interfirm governance mechanisms (i.e., formal control and social control) and supply chain responsiveness in the context of small businesses. Using survey data from 331 small... -
An innovation intermediary for Nairobi, Kenya: Designing student-centric services for university-industry collaboration
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mikko Koria --- , United Kingdom Roberto Hinojosa Osorno --- , Mexico Ida Telalbasic --- , United Kingdom Delia del Carmen Ramírez Vázquez --- , Mexico Emmy Chirchir --- , KenyaEngaging students as partners in university-industry collaboration (UIC) through challenge-based and real-life projects creates significant value for all participants through novel educational approaches, talent recruitment, user-driven innovation, new resources, and research-related opportunities. However, as these practices have developed iteratively over... -
The collaborative work experience of robotics and human workers in the automobile industry in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Bianca Ifeoma Chigbu --- , South Africa Fhulu Hastings Nekhwevha --- , South AfricaThrough the lens of the evolutionary economic theory, this study aimed to investigate what drives the implementation of technologies in the South African automobile industry and to understand the experiences employees have had with the introduction of technologies to the... -
Perspectives on academic mentorship, research collaborations, career advice and work–life balance: a masterclass conversation with Professor Salim Abdool Karim
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Faheema Kimmie-Dhansay --- , South Africa Jawaya Shea --- , Seyi Amosun --- , South Africa Xan Swart --- , South Africa Lehana Thabane --- , CanadaMentorship and collaboration are fundamental to ensure success in research, particularly health research. In this article, we summarise a conversation between the Master’s in Biostatistics students at Stellenbosch University and Professor Salim Abdool Karim, the head of the Centre for... -
Status quo of the South African clothing industry’s university-industry-government collaborations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sipho Mbatha --- Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Anne Mastamet-Mason --- Tshwane University of Technology, South AfricaThe South African clothing industry is among the industries viewed as strategic for socio-economic development by the South African government. The government’s industrial policies incorporated University-Industry-Government (UIG) Research and Development (R&D) collaborations in efforts to achieve the United Nation’s Sustainable... -
Contemporary HIV/AIDS research: Insights from knowledge management theory
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Chris William Callaghan --- , , South AfricaKnowledge management as a field is concerned with the management of knowledge, including the management of knowledge in research processes. Knowledge management theory has the potential to support research into problems such as HIV, antibiotic resistance and others, particularly in... -
Socio-psychological factors influencing farmers’ willingness to continue participating in collaborative activities of community-based innovation platforms in eastern Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Rebecca Mukebezi --- Makerere University, Uganda Bernard Bonton Obaa --- Makerere University, Uganda Florence Birungi Kyazze --- Makerere University, Uganda Settumba B. Mukasa --- Makerere University, Uganda Irene Bulenzibuto Tamubula --- Kyambogo University, UgandaThis study employed an extended theory of planned behaviour to assess the socio-psychological factors influencing farmers’ willingness to continue participating (WTCP) in collaborative activities of community-based innovation platforms (CB-IPs). Using a structured questionnaire, data were obtained from a random sample... -
Governance challenges in Ghana’s artisanal and small-scale mining (galamsey) sector: Is stakeholder interaction the way forward?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Issah Baddianaah --- University for Development Studies, Ghana Bernard Nuoleyeng Baatuuwie --- University for Development Studies, Ghana Abdul-Moomin Adams --- S.D. Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, GhanaArtisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) operations have surged in Ghana in recent years causing many environmental and social problems. The government has employed the military to eradicate illegal mining operations. However, despite the military’s countless efforts to clamp down on... -
Technology transfer as a catalyst for effective university-industry collaboration in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mhlambululi Mafu --- Case Western Reserve University, USAThe university-industry contractual research collaborations to solve complex problems jointly and create social and economic impact have long existed. Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs) constitute formal technology intermediaries established to strengthen university-industry collaborations. However, the differences in needs and capabilities, individual... -
Experiencing the uncertainty of development: ethnographic notes from central and northern Mozambique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Jose Adalima --- Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique Elísio Jossias --- Eduardo Mondlane University, MozambiqueIn this paper, we critically evaluate the insertion of anthropologists in the field in two locations in central and northern Mozambique, focusing on the negotiation and production of ethnographic data in contexts of uncertainty. The anthropologists entered the field sites... -
A practical framework for technological learning in developing countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Maryam Nozari --- Islamic Azad University, Iran Reza Radfar --- Islamic Azad University, Iran Soroush Ghazinoori --- Allameh Tabatabaee University, IranThe important role of technological learning in the success of enterprises, especially in developing countries, is undeniable. Besides that, the complex nature of learning requires a comprehensive framework. So, developing countries need to have a learning strategy that can help... -
The mediating role of transformational leadership in the relationship between institutional pressures and collaboration with commercialization of university research output: A pilot study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Gregory Tweheyo --- Bustema University, Uganda Ernest Abaho --- Makerere University Business School, Uganda Anju M. Verma --- Texila American University, Guyana Ibrahim Musenze --- Bustema University, UgandaThe purpose of this study is to lay emphasis on Uganda’s universities in light of the examination of how institutional pressures and collaboration influence the commercialization of university research output with the mediating role of transformational leadership. Data were collected... -
Enablers to the adoption of sustainable practices in automotive manufacturing: interpretive structural modelling driven by multi-company perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Pallawi Baldeo Sangode --- N. L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research, IndiaIn mounting global environmental concerns, firms orient their operations, from supplier selection to product distribution to sustainable models. The pressure of environmental sustainability is more felt by heavy industries that have a high dependence on natural resources for energy generation,... -
Federated machine learning for cross-bank credit card fraud detection: A privacy-preserving framework
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Dhanveer Singh --- Technology Leader Capital One USA, USA Raja Chattopadhyay --- Technology Leader Capital One USA, USAFederated machine learning is a solution to the problem of identifying instances of credit card fraud in any bank without violating privacy laws. The framework proposed in this paper any bank without violating privacy laws. The framework proposed in this...
