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Pedogeomorphic aspects of the Roodepoort area, Transvaal: Soil depth-slope relationships
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M.C. Munnik --- Department of Geography, E. Verster --- Department of Geography, T.C. van Rooyen --- Department of Geography,Fifty hillslope profiles with associated soils in the Roodepoort area, Transvaal, were examined to determine the relationships between soil depth and hillslope characteristics. A meso-scale approach was adopted which implied the relationship between three soil depth phases and the hillslope... -
Physical properties of some highveld Vertisols
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: K. Snyman --- , M.V. Fey --- Department of Soil Science and Agrometeorology, A. Cass --- Department of Soil Science and Agrometeorology,Surface (0–20 cm) soils were sampled at 100 m intervals along a 3 km transect through Vertisols derived from dolerite and Ecca group mudstone near Standerton, Transvaal. The two geologically correlated soil bodies, which historically appear to have formed the... -
Invloed van bewerking en besproeiing op die verwering van gneis in die Augrabies-gebied
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J.F. Eloff --- Departement van Landbou en Watervoorsiening, W. F.A. Kirsten --- Departement van Landbou en Watervoorsiening, B.L. Plath --- Departement van Landbou en Watervoorsiening,Fisiese, chemiese en mineralogiese kriteria is gebruik om te bepaal of veranderinge in eienskappe van gronde op gneise, in die Augrabies-gebied, as gevolg van bewerking en besproeiing plaasgevind het. Bewerking en besproeiing van die halfverweerde gneise het die verweringsproses versnel... -
The base status criterion in South African soil classification
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M.V. Fey --- Department of Agronomy, Republic of South Africa M.J. Donkin --- , Republic of South AfricaEvidence is considered which indicates that the sum of extractable bases and acidity, termed the effective cation exchange capacity (ECEC), is a more reliable criterion than the S-value (sum of exchangeable bases only) for differentiating soils in terms of the... -
Comparison of SSR and AFLP analysis for genetic diversity assessment of Ethiopian arabica coffee genotypes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Yigzaw Dessalegn --- , Ethiopia Liezel Herselman --- Department of Plant Sciences, Maryke Labuschagne --- Department of Plant Sciences,Knowledge of genetic diversity within and among genotypes of any crop is fundamental for estimation of the potential genetic gain in a breeding programme and effective conservation of available genetic resources. Currently, different molecular marker techniques are being developed for... -
A REVIEW OF THE AQUATIC AVIFAUNA OF THE MHLATHUZE ESTUARY
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences • Authors: D. P. Cyrus --- , , South AfricaThis paper is the first published review of the aquatic avifauna of the Mhlathuze Estuary. It also uses a regional approach in order to determine the potential for certain hitherto unrecorded species to occur there. The study shows that there... -
Remote sensing and change detection in rangelands
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: AnthonyR. Palmer Alex FortescueDuring the 20 th century, we have witnessed an improvement in the quality of imagery available for rangeland auditing, from the earliest mono-chromatic aerial photographs, followed by the first infra-red images, to the abundance of high resolution, multi-spectral imagery currently... -
Landscape-level differences in fire regime between block and patch-mosaicburning strategies in Mkuzi Game Reserve, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: CM Mulqueeny --- , South Africa PS Goodman --- , South Africa TG O'Connor --- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, South AfricaPatch-mosaic burning (PMB) is commonly advocated to create a mosaic of fire regimes that is believed to be more beneficial for maintaining biodiversity than the relatively homogeneous environment produced by block burning. This premise was examined for the 23 651... -
Towards an Information System for Forestry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: Christoph Kätsch --- Department of Forest Science, BrianV. Bredenkamp --- Department of Forest Science,Management of information as a production factor is imperative in modern forestry practice. However, development of individual application programmes has resulted in systems which cannot be integrated without excessive effort and expense. It is shown that the route to an... -
Combining Leadership Theory with a Psychodynamic Perspective to Explain the Functioning of a Management Team
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: René van Eeden --- University of South Africa,This article illustrates how the processes and dynamics in a management team at a South African organization reflect the leadership and personality profiles of the members of the team. Participants were the 12-member management team (including the general manager). The... -
Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in Low Socioeconomic Status Community Sample
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, University of the Free State, South AfricaThe study reports on antiretroviral treatment adherence in a KwaZulu-Natal sample with a follow-up period of 20 months. Participants were 498 predominatly Black females living with HIV and AIDS. Four-hundred and ninety-six of the participants (91.6%) were found to be... -
The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence, Study Orientation in Mathematics and the Mathematics Achievement of the Middle Adolescent
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacobus G. Maree --- University of Pretoria, Lizelle Fletcher --- University of Pretoria, Petro Erasmus --- North West University,This article describes the extent to which emotional intelligence and study orientation predict the mathematics achievement of middle adolescents. Altogether 435 learners in Grades 9 and 11 from three high schools in the Mafikeng region completed the Bar-On EQ-i: YV™... -
Interior Operators in General Categories
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: S.J.Roelof VorsterSince the introduction of closure operators in topology (Riesz [1909], Kuratowski [1922] and others) many authors have defined and studied closure operators in other branches of mathematics (e.g. Birkhoff [1937] in Algebra and Birkhoff [1940] in Lattice Theory) and in... -
A Characterization of the Prime Closed Filter Compactification of a Topological Space
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: H.L. Bentley H. HerrlichThe prime compactification whose points are the prime closed filters can be defined for a general topological space and is naturally functorial. We derive several properties of this compactification and present a characterization. -
Approximate Symmetries of the Boussinesq Equation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: V.A. Baikov S.A. KordyukovaIn this paper we show that all exact symmetries of the linear wave equation are inherited by the Boussinesq type equation with a small parameter as approximate symmetries in any order of precision. We find an approximate integraldifferential transformation of... -
Representation of slim algebraic regular cozero maps
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: A. Karimi FeizabadiIn this paper a new tool, the cozero maps, is introduced to study algebraic structures in pointfree topology, which generalizes cozero elements and the cozero part of a frame. The slim regular algebraic cozero maps are represented. We proved that... -
OPTIMAL SYSTEMS OF SYMMETRY SUBALGEBRAS FOR BIG MODELS OF GASDYNAMICS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: S. V. Khabirov --- Institute for Symmetry Analysis and Mathematical Modelling, University of North-West, Mmabatho, South Africa,The gasdynamics equations admit 11 dimensional Lie algebra of transformations for the abitrary state equations. For special state equations the algebra may be expanded. There are 13 special state equations for which the gasdynamics equations are named big models. Some... -
Semigroups of transformations with fixed sets
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Preeyanuch Honyam --- Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Thailand Jintana Sanwong --- Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, ThailandLet T (X) denote the semigroup (under composition) of transformations from X into itself. For a fixed subset Y of X, let Fix(X, Y) be the set of all self-maps on X which fix all elements in Y. Then Fix(X,... -
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... -
Factors affecting first-month adherence to antiretroviral therapy amongHIV-positive adults in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Dikokole Maqutu --- School of Statistics and Actuarial Science, South Africa Temesgen Zewotir --- School of Statistics and Actuarial Science, South Africa Delia North --- School of Statistics and Actuarial Science, South Africa Kogieleum Naidoo --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), South Africa Anneke Grobler --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), South AfricaThis study explores the influence of baseline factors on first-month adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) among adults. The study design involved a review of routinely collected patient information in the CAPRISA AIDS Treatment (CAT) programme, at a rural... -
Developing visual images for communicating information aboutantiretroviral side effects to a low-literate population
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ros Dowse --- Faculty of Pharmacy, South Africa Thato Ramela --- Faculty of Pharmacy, South Africa Kirsty-Lee Barford --- Faculty of Pharmacy, South Africa Sara Browne --- , United StatesThe side effects of antiretroviral (ARV) therapy are linked to altered quality of life and adherence. Poor adherence has also been associated with low health-literacy skills, with an uninformed patient more likely to make ARV-related decisions that compromise the efficacy... -
Level of awareness and uptake of the female condom in women aged 18 to 49 years in Bindura district, Mashonaland Central province, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Tirivanhu Chipfuwa --- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Zimbabwe Ancia Manwere --- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Zimbabwe Margret M Kuchenga --- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Zimbabwe Lynah Makuyana --- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Zimbabwe Estelle Mwanza --- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Zimbabwe Elizabeth Makado --- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Zimbabwe Rumbidzai P Chimutso --- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, ZimbabweZimbabwe introduced the female condom in 1997, but acceptance was slow. A study was conducted to determine its level of awareness and uptake in women aged 18 to 49 years at Bindura Provincial Hospital, and at Chipadze and Chiwaridzo council... -
The development of a GIS atlas of southern African freshwater fish
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: LEP Scott PH Skelton AJ Booth L VerheustA geographic information systems (GIS) based atlas of southern African freshwater fish has been developed for the SADC countries. The JLB Smith Institute of Ichthyology, in collaboration with ALCOM, has developed a database of freshwater fish for this region from... -
Aquatic avifauna of the coastal lakes of the Mhlathuze River system
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: DP CyrusThis paper provides the first attempt to bring together all published and unpublished data on the aquatic avifauna of Lakes Mzingazi, Nsezi, Cubhu and Mangeza, situated near Richards Bay in the lower reaches of the Mhlathuze River system. Whilst the... -
A method for monitoring mangrove harvesting at the Mngazana estuary, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Anusha Rajkaran JanineB Adams DerekR du PreezThe Mngazana estuary supports the third largest area of mangroves, and probably the largest stand of Rhizophora mucronata Lamk., in South Africa. The objective of this study was to determine the extent of harvesting in the Mngazana mangrove forest, using... -
Controls on the formation of Wakkerstroom Vlei, Mpumalanga province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: R Joubert --- Department of Environmental Science, South Africa WN Ellery --- Department of Environmental Science, South AfricaThe present study investigated controls on the formation of Wakkerstroom Vlei, an ∼1 000 ha unchannelled valley-bottom wetland on the South African Highveld. Along the uppermost and lowermost reaches of the wetland, where dolerite outcrops occur along the main valley,... -
The Structure of Cellulose by Conformational Analysis.
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: A. Pizzi --- , N. Eaton --- ,Conformational analysis studies on the tertiary structure of cellobiose and methyl-β-cellobioside were carried out by using calculations of Van der Waals, H-bond, electrostatic and torsional energy interactions between the atoms and groups of the molecules. Energy maps in function of... -
The Structure of Cellulose by Conformational Analysis.
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: A. Pizzi --- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa N. Eaton --- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South AfricaThe Meyer/Misch and related models were found to be the most energetically stable for the crystalline structure of cellulose I. The cellobioside structure is the monomer of cellulose I as structures having cellobiose as monomer have been proven to be... -
Studies of Growth and Stand Structure in Plantations of Pinus patula
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: Y. de Villiers --- , A. van Laar --- Faculty of Forestry,Mensurational data collected for management inventories were used to obtain estimates for the parameters of equations with age, and in other cases with age, stand density and site index as predictor-variables, growth and stand structure characteristics as dependent variables. The... -
Commercial Fishing Rights Allocation in Post-apartheid South Africa: Reconciling Equity and Stability
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: H. Kleinschmidt W. H. H. Sauer P. BritzThe fundamental policy and regulatory framework for a post-apartheid dispensation to manage commercial fisheries in South Africa was put in place with the publication of the White Paper on Marine Fisheries Policy in 1997, and the enactment of the Marine... -
Quantification and representation of potential spatial interactions in the southern Benguela ecosystem
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: L. Drapeau L. Pecquerie P. Fréon L. J. ShannonThis work explores the potential spatial interactions between 13 key commercial species of the southern Benguela ecosystem: sardine Sardinops sagax, anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus, round herring Etrumeus whiteheadi, horse mackerel Trachurus trachurus capensis, chub mackerel Scomber japonicus, chokka squid Loligo vulgaris... -
Tube-forming polychaetes enhance invertebrate diversity and abundance in sandy sediments of Mozambique, Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: MS Thomsen --- Marine Department, National Environmental Research Institute, Denmark MF Muth --- Department of Environmental Sciences, USA KJ McGlathery --- Department of Environmental Sciences, USAIn marine soft-bottom systems, polychaetes can increase habitat complexity by constructing rigid tubes (e.g. several onuphid species) that contrast with surrounding topographically flat sediments. These structures can provide predation refuges and increase larval settlement and thereby increase the richness and... -
Emigrant's Transfers in Senegal: The Role of ICT
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Latif Dramani --- ,In 2011, remittances from Senegalese migrants constituted 86%1 of the funds required for the daily survival of recipient households. In this paper, we try to analyse the role of ICT in Senegalese emigrant's transfers through its impact on the household's... -
ICT Adoption, Capabilities Development and Innovation Processes in Argentina: An Employment Approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Marta Novick --- Under-Secretary for Technical Planning and Labor Studies, Ministry of Labor, Sebastian Rotondo --- Analyst, Employment and Business Dynamics Observatory, Under-Secretariat for Technical Planning and Labor Studies of the Ministry of Labor, Gerardo Breard --- Under-Secretary for Technical Planning and Labor Studies, Ministry of Labor,The discussion on innovation and the adoption of new information and communication technologies (ICT) and their impact on economic growth and development have flared up in the past few years. This debate has become increasingly relevant mostly in emerging countries... -
Discourses of childhood innocence in primary school HIV/AIDS education in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Deevia BhanaThis article draws from interview data to examine the meanings that teachers in two race and class-specific contexts in greater Durban, South Africa, may give to children's right to sexual health information as a part of HIV/AIDS education. The article... -
Growth, productivity, and scientific impact of sources of HIV/AIDS research information, with a focus on eastern and southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Omwoyo Bosire OnyanchaAs channels of communicating HIV/AIDS research information, serial publications and particularly journals are increasingly used in response to the pandemic. The last few decades have witnessed a proliferation of sources of HIV/AIDS-related information, bringing many challenges to collection-development librarians as... -
Data-protection standards and confidentiality of HIV/AIDS status in the workplace — a South African case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Zuzanna Muskat-GorskaThe article contextualises an emerging new regime for information privacy in South Africa (i.e. the draft Protection of Personal Information Bill). Subsequently, it discusses the possibility of successful implementation of international data-protection standards in an environment where there is an... -
The mental health of people living with HIV/AIDS in Africa: a systematic review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: René Brandt --- AIDS and Society Research Unit, Centre for Social Science Research, South AfricaThis paper reviews published quantitative research on the mental health of HIV-infected adults in Africa. Twentyseven articles published between 1994 and 2008 reported the results of 23 studies. Most studies found that about half of HIV-infected adults sampled had some... -
Public-private partnerships as a strategy against HIV/AIDS in South Africa: the influence of historical legacies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Viviane Brunne --- , Switzerland 1In the face of the extreme challenges posed by the South African HIV/AIDS epidemic, collaboration between public and private partners is often called for in an attempt to mobilise additional resources and generate synergies. This paper shows that the ability... -
A benthic survey of the rocky reefs off Pondoland, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: L Celliers BQ Mann AHH Macdonald MH SchleyerA subtidal marine biodiversity survey was carried out on shallow reefs (−1m to −30m) in the proclaimed Pondoland Marine Protected Area between Port Edward and Port St Johns, South Africa. A total of 26 benthic reef transects was undertaken involving... -
Anaesthetic management of appendectomy in a patient with cerebral arteriovenous malformation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: R Taneja --- Department of Anaesthesia, India S Kiran --- Department of Anaesthesia, IndiaBackground: The aim of anaesthetic management for appendectomy in a patient with cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is to maintain a stable cardiovascular system. As this condition is rare, there are no definitive guidelines regarding the anaesthetic management of such patients. -
Case study: Systemic complications following absolute alcohol embolisation of scalp arteriovenous malformation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: S Agrawal --- Department of Anesthesia, Pain and Intensive Care, India YS Payal --- Department of Anesthesia, Pain and Intensive Care, India S Burathoki --- Department of Radiology, India V Asthana --- Department of Anesthesia, Pain and Intensive Care, India A Rizvi --- Department of Anesthesia, Pain and Intensive Care, India JP Sharma --- Department of Anesthesia, Pain and Intensive Care, IndiaAlcohol ablation is an accepted technique for the management of arteriovenous malformations. It is preferred due to the unique property of absolute alcohol to cause complete ablation and prevention of revascularisation. However, this technique is associated with multiple complications which... -
Vocal cord palsy in an infant with myelomeningocoele
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: S Agrawal --- Departments of Anaesthesia, India A Sinha --- Departments of Paediatric Surgery, India V Asthana --- Departments of Anaesthesia, India JP Sharma --- Departments of Anaesthesia, IndiaIn this article we describe the case of a four-month-old male infant with myelomeningocoele, who presented with inspiratory stridor and vocal cord palsy (VCP). Hindbrain dysfunction is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in children with neural tube defects... -
Identification of sources from which doctors in the private sector obtain information on HIV and AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: P Naidoo --- School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa CC Jinabhai --- Department of Public Health Medicine, South Africa M Taylor --- Department of Public Health Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Doctors need to constantly update their knowledge and obtain information in order to practise high-quality medicine. Antiretroviral drugs have been available only since around 1996, therefore many of the doctors who were trained prior to 1996 would not have... -
Cleft lip and palate malformations: essential knowledge for the general practitioner
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MGC Giaquinto-Cilliers --- Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns Unit, MD Potgieter --- Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns Unit, DA Links --- Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns Unit, GI Van Schalkwyk --- Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns Unit,Cleft lip and palate malformations are a common group of congenital abnormalities, and are therefore frequently encountered by the general practitioner, who is often the primary coordinator in the management of these patients. This is especially true in a South... -
A South African perspective on factors that impact on the adoption and meaningful use of health information technologies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: N Mostert-Phipps [AN0001] D Pottas --- Institute for ICT Advancement, School of ICT, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, M Korpela --- Institute for ICT Advancement, School of ICT, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University School of Computing, University of Eastern Finland,Objective: Various benefits are associated with the adoption and meaningful use of health information technologies (HITs) in the healthcare sector. Despite the associated advantages with the adoption and use of HITs, the South African healthcare sector has been slow to... -
Access–usage qualities of information technology in higher education setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Watson Moffat Manduna --- Central University Technology,This study examined access and usage qualities as perceived by students of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) at a South African technology university. Participants were 40 randomly selected first-year (n = 20) and second-year (n = 20) students with an average age of 23 years... -
The impact of information technology on bank profitability in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Wilson U Ani --- Department of Accountancy, Nigeria Cosmas O Odo --- Department of Marketing, Nigeria Ezeudu Ikenna --- Federal Polytechnic, NigeriaThis paper examines the impact of information technology on bank profitability. Using a sample comprising one-quarter of the banks in Nigeria currently quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, regression results were in conflict with a priori expectations, which indicated that... -
Ego-identity formation in Black South African young adults
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Malose S. Makhubela --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThe study examined aspects of ego-identity development among black African students (N = 104; males = 42%; females = 58%; mean age = 18.7 yr.; SD = 0.9). They completed an ego-identity development measure. Data was analysed descriptively and also... -
An innovative drought early warning system for sub-Saharan Africa: integrating modern and indigenous approaches
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Muthoni Masinde --- Department of Information Technology, South AfricaDroughts remain the number one disaster in Africa; drought is responsible for over 88% of all the types of disasters that people are affected by. An effective drought early warning system can support appropriate mitigation and preparedness strategies and hence... -
Age, growth and reproduction of largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides, in Lake Manyame, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: C.A. Beamish --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa A.J. Booth --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa N. Deacon --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South AfricaA total of 478 largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides (Lacépède, 1802), was sampled between September 1997 and July 2001 using hook-and-line in Lake Manyame, a water supply reservoir situated outside Harare, Zimbabwe. Male fish dominated the samples, possibly an effect of... -
Amniogenesis in the African yellow bat, Scotophilus dinganii
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: M. van der Merwe --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaThe African yellow house bat, Scotophilus dinganii, was found to be seasonally monestrus, carrying a single foetus in each of the two uterine horns of the bicornuate uterus. Implantation was superficial, with amniogenesis initiated early during embryogenesis. The amnion in... -
Small mammal diversity and density on the Bokkeveld escarpment, South Africa – implications for conservation and livestock predation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: P. J. O‘Farrell --- Botany Department, South Africa J. S. Donaldson --- South African National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa M. T. Hoffman --- Botany Department, South Africa A. D. Mader --- South African National Biodiversity Institute, South AfricaA preliminary investigation of the diversity and density of small mammals in four structurally distinct habitat types in an actively-utilized farming landscape was carried out. We sought to understand how diversity and density are influenced by landscape structure, habitat structure... -
Is a reduction in the individual vigilance of mothers a key evolutionary driver of group formation in white rhinos?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Adrian M. Shrader --- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Julie F. Post --- Department of Zoology & Entomology, South Africa Nicole Hagenah --- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Philip W. Bateman --- Department of Environment and Agriculture, Western AustraliaA key benefit and evolutionary driver of group living is reduced predation risk. In white rhinos, groups comprise adult females, their calves and one to six unrelated subadults. Subadults benefit from group living through exposure to novel areas, and protection... -
Characteristics of the alarm calls of buff-streaked chat groups and African stonechat pairs in response to increased distances from surrogate raptors and snakes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: N. Seoraj-Pillai --- Department of Nature Conservation, South Africa G. Malan --- Department of Nature Conservation, South AfricaMany animals emit alarm calls in response to a potential predator. These calls may transmit information about predator type and response urgency. This study compared the alarm calls of the social buff-streaked chat, Oenanthe bifasciata, to the asocial African stonechat,... -
Reply: Comments on “The use of statistical techniques in the interpretation and implementation of South African insider trading legislation”
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: D Botha --- Department of Accounting,This is a response to critical comments by Van Der Honert & Barr (1997), reported in this volume, relating to an earlier paper (Botha 1995). Van Der Honert & Barr assert that two blemishes in the reasoning and the model... -
Portfolio aspects of segment identification
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: N Garrod --- Department of Accounting and Finance,Despite the enactment of accounting standards on segmental reporting around the globe, the question of segment identification still remains unresolved. The current debate between the FASB and IASC on whether a managerial or risk-return approach is most beneficial to users... -
Uncertainty, cost of capital and financial disclosure: A review of the theory and some evidence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: M Negash --- University of the Witwatersrand,This paper contains a critical review of the uncertainty research, and reports on the relationship between corporate disclosure and the adverse selection component of the buy-sell (bid-ask) spread of stock prices. Order processing and holding costs will be decoupled from... -
Financial Information Systems: Teaching REA semantics within an Information Engineering framework
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: J. Callaghan --- Professor of Accounting, School of Business Administration, United States of America A. Savage --- Assistant Professor of Accounting, School of Business Administration, United States of America E. Peacock --- Professor of Accounting, School of Business Administration, United States of AmericaThe purpose of this paper is to describe how the accounting REA model can be incorporated into the Information Engineering set of methodologies in the Accounting or Financial Information Systems classroom. We contrast the traditional Information Engineering approach with one... -
An analysis of the current IT education offered to accounting students at South African universities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: P L Wessels --- Department of Accounting,The accountancy and auditing profession operates within an environment that is changing at a rapid pace. Professional accountants need to remain relevant in this changing environment that may require them to change or adapt the services they offer to their... -
The information content of the Financial Mail’s “Top Companies” announcements
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: W D Esterhuysen --- Gordon Institute of Business Science, South Africa M Ward --- Gordon Institute of Business Science, South AfricaInvestors look beyond accounting and financial data and incorporate factors relating to morality, society, the environment and corporate governance (inter alia) in making their investment choices. This study examines the share price performance of South African companies which best comply... -
The supply and demand effect of block transactions on share prices
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Mark Atkins --- Graduate School of Business Management, Mike Ward --- Graduate School of Business Management,The effect of supply and demand on the pricing of shares was investigated by analysing block transactions on the JSE. A sample of 291 block transactions was selected from the period 1 June 1993 to 1 June 1994 from the... -
Information content in the depth of futures markets
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: I-Chun Tsai --- Department of Finance, TaiwanThe paper uses open interest as the proxy variable of market depth to estimate its effects on volatility, return, volume and deviations of contract prices from the fundamental level. It adopts open interest from three types of investors, namely, dealers,... -
Perceptions regarding the sources of financial information for South African institutional investors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: D.K. Flynn --- University of Cape Town,The sources of financial information of institutional investors used for the purpose of making decisions regarding the buying, holding and selling of ordinary shares is the focus of this article. The results of a survey of a sample of institutional... -
Basic Financial Statements: Objectives, Categories, Principles and Presentation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: J.A. Miller --- University of Natal,Objectives ae suggested for each of the basic financial statements in the annual report of a business entity. Categories of information required and the principles used in their classification, are identified and defined. A suggested presentation reflects cash flow alongside... -
Planning to recover from the loss of computer facilities
Trends in South Africa over the last five years Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: J. Miller --- Graduate School of Business, M. A. Wenham --- Graduate School of Business,A national survey of computer disaster recovery planning by major computer users in South Africa was conducted in 1990. The results are reported in this article and show that most firms are highly dependent on their computer systems. Almost a... -
Intemasionale rekeningkundige standaarde: ’n waardebepaling
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: M.A. Faul --- Universiteit van Suid-Afrika, T.H. Wallach --- Universiteit van Durban-Westville, -
A review of the efficiency of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: Narendra Bhana --- Graduate School of Business University of Durban-Westville Private Bag,In recent years there has been considerable evidence which contradicts the efficient market hypothesis. This evidence is reviewed with particular attention to the JSE, The efficiency of the JSE is evaluated by using an efficiency scale which ranges from perfect... -
The use of statistical techniques in the interpretation and implementation of South African insider trading legislation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: Derek Botha --- Associate Professor of Accounting at the University of Cape Town,In South Africa there have been no prosecutions for insider trading, emanating either from the original provisions of the Companies Act, 1973, or the subsequent amendments, in terms of which this activity has been criminalised. In an attempt to facilitate... -
The impact of transactional versus transformational leadership on job satisfaction in the hotel industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Irene Spitzbart --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsThis study examines the impact of transactional versus transformational leadership on job satisfaction. Data was collected through a 69-item questionnaire for employees and a 70-item questionnaire for leaders to investigate their perceptions of their own leadership style and those of... -
To what extent are restaurants prepared to respond to the needs of guests with food allergies and intolerances?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Maxine van Dam --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Lysbet Wiersma --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsThe purpose of this research is to examine the knowledge of restaurants regarding food allergies and intolerances. The main research question is this: to what extent are restaurants prepared to respond to the needs of guests with food allergies and... -
Aesthetics of Muslim public and community formations in Cape Town: observations of an anthropologist
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Ala Rabiha Alhourani --- Department of Anthropology and Sociology, South AfricaThis paper explores the implications of the arrival of Muslim Somali immigrants for the emergence of other Muslim communities in post-apartheid Cape Town. The ethnography unpacks the complexity and diversity of Somali identity formation, their culturally distinct politics of aesthetics... -
Uncertainty, cost of capital and financial disclosure: A review of the theory and some evidence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: M Negash --- University of the Witwatersrand,This paper contains a critical review of the uncertainty research, and reports on the relationship between corporate disclosure and the adverse selection component of the buy-sell (bid-ask) spread of stock prices. Order processing and holding costs will be decoupled from... -
CEO's use of financial and non-financial performance measures: Manufacturing companies in Mauritius and Australia compared
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: DW Taylor --- School of Accounting, Curtin University of Technology, Australia T Soobaroyen --- School of Management, University of Mauritius, C Ah-Hen --- School of Management, University of Mauritius,It is contended in a body of management accounting literature that financial performance measures are being rendered less relevant than non-financial measures in the management of companies. Such a management trend towards non-financial performance measures is particularly applicable to manufacturing... -
Age and growth of the common blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus from Indonesia, incorporating an improved approach to comparing regional population growth rates
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: JJ Smart --- Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, Australia A Chin --- Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, Australia AJ Tobin --- Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, Australia CA Simpfendorfer --- Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, Australia WT White --- CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere Flagship, AustraliaAge and growth estimates from length‑at‑age data were produced for the common blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus from Indonesia. Back‑calculation techniques were used due to a low sample size (n = 30), which was dominated by large, mature sharks. A multi‑model... -
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) Attract Youth into Profitable Agriculture in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: K. R. G. Irungu --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kenya D. Mbugua --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kenya J. Muia --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, KenyaYouth cherish technology, efficiency and innovations and accommodate entrepreneurial risks. The objectives of this study were to show the beneficial use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in agriculture among the youth in Kenya, assessed ICT application and commonly used... -
Perceptions Among Professional Accounting Students of Self, Job Attractiveness and Academic Reputation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: E Papageorgiou --- School of Accountancy, C Callaghan --- School of Economic and Business Sciences, D Coldwell --- School of Economic and Business Sciences, T Joosub --- School of Accountancy,Discussions around career pathways have gained momentum in the field of career development to assist young people in mapping out their career choices in order to achieve meaningful and productive futures. The purpose of the study was to empirically investigate... -
Cultural diversity, group formation and alienation as constraints on employee interaction in a wholesale company
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Stephné Herselman --- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology,Although a relatively new concept in anthropology, the notion of cultural alienation appears to be a useful instrument to explain aspects of workplace interaction and behaviour. This article deals with alienation as a function of cultural diversity in a wholesale... -
Reproducing criticality: South African social-cultural anthropology's contemporary challenge—the UCT experience
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Andrew D. Spiegel --- Department of Social Anthropology,For many who were drawn to the discipline during South Africa's apartheid years, social anthropology offered a means for a cohort of primarily middle class persons to crystallise an otherwise inchoate criticality about the regime, in large part by providing... -
Shoveling sand or changing the nation?: transformation activism in Cape Town
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Catherine Besteman --- Department of Anthropology, -
Ocean, time and value: speaking about the sea in Kassiesbaai
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Marieke van Zyl --- Department of Social Anthropology,This article looks at the manner in which different parties engage with the issue of fishing rights on the inter-personal and public levels over the issue of fishing rights allocation in South Africa. Taking the historic fishing village of Kassiesbaai... -
Greeting rituals as everyday management of differences among RasTafari groups in Stellenbosch
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Lennox Olivier --- Sociology and Social Anthropology, Stellenbosch University,Greeting is a meaningful part of everyday interaction among individuals from different RasTafari groups in Stellenbosch, since it contributes to the construction and maintenance of the identity and boundaries of groups. Drawing upon extensive participant observation, I first look at... -
Transformation as social drama: Stories about merging at North West University, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: F.H. Kamsteeg --- VU University Amsterdam, The NetherlandsSouth African higher education is going through a transitional phase of transformation in which existing cultures and identities are strongly contested. The ambiguity and insecurity that come along with such a process are demonstrated in this article through presentation of... -
Stereotypical attitudes amongst black students at a rural historically black South African university
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Cebile Mensele --- Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South Africa Kathryn Nel --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Elzabé C. Nel --- Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South Africa Larisa A Louw --- Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South AfricaThis study investigated stereotypical attitudes towards race amongst Black students (N=274) attending a historically Black South African university (females=62%; mean age of 22.15 years; SD=3.00 years). Data on group stereotyping by race were collected using a semi-structured questionnaire. The data... -
Large loop excision of the transformation zone (LLETZ): a pathology evaluation in the Limpopo province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: L J Van Bogaert --- Department of Anatomical Pathology,Objective: To evaluate the cytological and histopathological concordance in large loop excision of the transformation zone (LLETZ) specimens, and the outcomes according to the characteristics of the excision margins. -
Xenopus laevis embryos and tadpoles as models for testing for pollution by zinc, copper, lead and cadmium
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Lorren K. Haywood --- Ecophysiological Studies Research Group, School of Animal, South Africa Graham J. Alexander --- Ecophysiological Studies Research Group, School of Animal, South Africa Marcus J. Byrne --- Ecophysiological Studies Research Group, School of Animal, South Africa Ewa Cukrowska --- School of Chemistry, South AfricaThe toxicity of bio available Zn, Cu, Pb, and Cd on the life stages of Xenopus laevis embryos and tadpoles was investigated. Cu and Cd were found to affect the hatching success of the embryos, with a strong negative relationship... -
Strengthening Capacity for Agribusiness Development and Management in Sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Suresh Chandra Babu --- Capacity Strengthening Program, USA Rupak Manvatkar --- World Food Programme, Italy Shashidhara Kolavalli --- Ghana Strategy Support Program, GhanaIn sub-Saharan Africa, agribusiness has a major role to play in the transformation of the agricultural sector. The demand for high-value food products is increasing, creating an opportunity for the production and export of these goods. To capture the benefits... -
Dietary fat knowledge and intake of mid-adolescents attending public schools in the Bellville/Durbanville area of the city of Cape Town
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: I. Venter --- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, South Africa A. Winterbach --- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, South AfricaObjectives: This survey primarily investigated the dietary fat knowledge and intake of 17-year-olds. -
Common-wide information flow in CDS markets: The case of earnings surprises of industry leaders
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Paulo Pereira da Silva --- CMVM-Portuguese Securities Commission, Rua Laura Alves n.° 4, Lisbon, PortugalThis paper examines the way common-wide information is disseminated in credit default swap (CDS) markets. I find strong supporting evidence that earnings announcements of CDS references with greater liquidity and higher credit risk help in predicting the subsequent CDS spread... -
Destructive and Transformational Leadership in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries --- INSEAD, France Jennifer C. Sexton --- College of Business and Economics, USA B. Parker Ellen --- D’Amore-McKim School of Business, USAThe continent of Africa presents a unique context of study for leadership scholars. A vast expanse of land encompassing over 50 countries, territories, and states with over 1.1 billion people, Africa’s diversity of ethnicities, cultures, and languages are both sources... -
The influence of transformational leadership on organisational citizenship behaviour in a South African combat military unit
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Oscar Sechudi --- South African Army, South Africa Benny Olivier --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South AfricaThis study investigated perceived individual transformational leadership (TL) to influence behaviours on follower organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB) in a South African combat military unit. A sample of 300 of 567 military followers (males = 78%; black Africans = 82%) completed... -
To what extent are restaurants prepared to respond to the needs of guests with food allergies and intolerances?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Maxine van Dam --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Lysbet Wiersma --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The NetherlandsThe purpose of this research is to examine the knowledge of restaurants regarding food allergies and intolerances. The main research question is this: to what extent are restaurants prepared to respond to the needs of guests with food allergies and... -
The impact of transactional versus transformational leadership on job satisfaction in the hotel industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Irene Spitzbart --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The NetherlandsThis study examines the impact of transactional versus transformational leadership on job satisfaction. Data was collected through a 69-item questionnaire for employees and a 70-item questionnaire for leaders to investigate their perceptions of their own leadership style and those of... -
Adolescent experiences of sense of self in the context of family violence in a South African community
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Charlene Petersen --- Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa Herman Grobler --- School for Psycho-Social Behavioural Sciences, Community Psychosocial Research (COMPRES), Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Karel Botha --- School for Psycho-Social Behavioural Sciences, Community Psychosocial Research (COMPRES), Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaThis study explored the self-identity constructions of South African adolescents with a history of family violence. Twelve school learners were purposively selected for the study (11 females, ages 15-18 years). They completed semi-structured individual interviews. The data were thematically analysed... -
The nutritional quality of South African ready-to-eat breakfast cereals
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Nicola Laurelle Wiles --- Dietetics & Human Nutrition, South AfricaBackground: Internationally, ready-to-eat breakfast cereals (RTEBC) make an important contribution to the nutritional intake of children. Significant differences have been found between the nutritional quality of children and non-children’s RTEBC. South Africa has strict legislation regarding the use of nutrition... -
HIV/AIDS prevention support resourcing with family and peers: University student perspectives
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Alfred Motalenyane Modise --- Faculty of Education, South AfricaThis study explored how students construct family and peers as resources for their HIV prevention. The participants were 20 education students from a South African technology education university (female = 60%, black = 85%; age range = 18 to 24)... -
South Africa’s pedagogical transformation for participation in the global knowledge economy: Is it a panacea for modern development?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tlou Ramoroka --- Department of Development Planning and Management, South Africa Johannes Tsheola --- Department of Development Planning and Management, South Africa Mokoko Sebola --- Department of Public Administration, South AfricaThe advent of computer and Internet technologies has brought continuous and rapid transformations in technology specifically for global and national development purposes. Additionally, computer and the Internet technologies are the basis for so called the ‘e’ phenomenon such as ‘e-communication,... -
Becoming and unbecoming farm workers in Southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Maxim Bolt --- Department of African Studies and Anthropology, United KingdomMore than most forms of employment in Southern Africa, farm work seems to evoke the past. Recent events, however, have foregrounded global integration and cost-cutting casualisation as much as plantation-style racialised hierarchies. Legacies of farmer paternalism, themselves shaped by workers’... -
Making Sense of Africa's Emerging Digital Transformation and its Many Futures
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Bitange Ndemo --- School of Business, Kenya Tim Weiss --- Department of Management Science and Engineering, USADigital technologies have spread across the African continent at an inexorable pace. Widely cited data on adoption rates suggest that digital technologies are making their way into every facet of life in African societies — a broader change process cast... -
Does institutional monitoring matter? Evidence from insider trading by information risk level
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Chune Young Chung --- School of Business Administration, Republic of Korea Sanggyu Kang --- School of Business Administration, Republic of Korea Doojin Ryu --- Department of Economics, Republic of KoreaWe examine the effects of institutional ownership on insider exploitation of asymmetric information. Because institutional investors monitor firm activities in order to improve the corporate information environment, such monitoring could decrease the intensity of insider trading on private information. We... -
A productivity model for first thinning of Pinus patula using a tractor and double-drum winch in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Thabo Moloi --- Forest Postgraduate Programme, South Africa Michal Brink --- Forest Postgraduate Programme, South Africa Paxie W Chirwa --- Forest Postgraduate Programme, South Africa Elisha Ngulube --- Department of Forestry, MalawiThe productivity of skidding tractors in intermediate harvesting operations has not been determined in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The objective of this study was to develop a productivity model using a farm tractor in first thinning operations in Pinus patula compartments... -
Liquidity and the convergence to market efficiency
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Nicara Young --- School of Economic and Business Sciences, South Africa Christo Auret --- School of Economic and Business Sciences, South AfricaThe aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between market liquidity changes on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and the market’s degree of efficiency. Market efficiency is characterised in terms of two philosophies: Fama’s (1970) Efficient Markets Hypothesis... -
An overview of pedogenesis in Technosols in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Angelique Daniell --- Unit for Environmental Science and Management, South Africa Pieter W van Deventer --- Unit for Environmental Science and Management, South AfricaTechnosols are soils dominant in technical artifacts, formed from anthropogenic deposits or transported materials. While anthropogenic in origin, it is clear that pedogenic processes are active within Technosols, i.e. transformation and translocation of elements, minerals and particles within these materials... -
Using deliberative foresight to envision a neo-carbon energy innovation ecosystem – a case study of Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Joni Karjalainen --- Finland Futures Research Centre (FFRC), Finland Sirkka Heinonen --- Finland Futures Research Centre (FFRC), FinlandForesight is a pragmatic futures studies approach as structured debate about future-related topics. Deliberative foresight addresses stakeholders affected by specific futures. This paper goes beyond a low-carbon strategy to present the potential of futures based on renewable energy. In the... -
A model for addressing parallelism of systems in the management of data: The Namibian case
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Irja Shaanika --- Department of Information Technology, South Africa Monica Maletzky --- Department of Information Technology, South Africa Tiko Iyamu --- Department of Information Technology, South AfricaAs in many countries, the volume of data that has been generated by the Namibian government administrations and agencies in recent years has increased drastically in rapidity. Consequently, this has led to difficulties and challenges in the control and management... -
Impact of information technology on innovation in determining firm performance
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Indiran Poobalan Naidoo --- Graduate School of Business and Leadership, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Muhammad Hoque --- Graduate School of Business and Leadership, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaThe aim of this study is to investigate the strategic relevance of Information Technology (IT). The study used resource-based theory to test if IT was a competitive resource, by examining the role it played between the constructs of innovation capability... -
A privacy management framework for personal electronic health records
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Floyd Els --- Department of Information Systems, University of Fort Hare, South Africa Liezel Cilliers --- Department of Information Systems, University of Fort Hare, South AfricaPersonal electronic health records (PEHRs) can be used by patients to manage their health and lifestyle better. PEHRs can provide a more efficient communication channel between the patient and healthcare provider; reduce medical errors and enhance the monitoring of patients... -
An automated framework for business enterprise performance evaluation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: C. O. Anyaeche --- Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Nigeria D. E. Ighravwe --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, NigeriaThe evaluation of the performance of business enterprises has continued to pose challenges to business managers. Many approaches have been developed to address this problem, but most have been either input or output oriented, while some focus on specific tasks... -
Nutrient status of sandy soils in smallholder areas of Zimbabwe and the need to develop site-specific fertiliser recommendations for sustainable crop intensification
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Gabriel Soropa --- Department of Environmental Sciences and Technology, Zimbabwe Justice Nyamangara --- Department of Environmental Sciences and Technology, Zimbabwe Ermson Z Nyakatawa --- Department of Crop Science and Post Harvest Technology, ZimbabweSustainable crop intensification in sub-Saharan Africa cannot be achieved if farmers cultivate inherently infertile soils that are deficient in key essential nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus. Most smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa are resource-constrained and apply suboptimal fertiliser amounts,... -
Timing information, SEC enforcement intensity and illegal insider trading
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Han-Ching Huang --- Department of Finance, TaiwanThis paper explores the difference between illegal insider trading around scheduled and unscheduled corporate announcements. Moreover, this paper also examines whether the underlying option has impacted on trading patterns of illegal insider trading around corporate announcements. I find that the... -
Transformational leadership, diversity climate, and job satisfaction in selected South African companies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sean McCallaghan --- NWU Business School, South Africa Leon T. B. Jackson --- NWU Business School, WorkWell Research Unit, South Africa Marita M Heyns --- Optentia Focus Area, South AfricaThis study investigated the relationship between transformational leadership, diversity climate, and job satisfaction in a selection of South African companies. Participants were a convenience sample of 263 employees from the Gauteng Province (white = 69.3%). They completed measures for transformational leadership, diversity... -
Agulhas long-billed lark (Certhilauda brevirostris) densities, population estimates and habitat association in a transformed landscape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Celeste de Kock --- Department of Continuing Education, United Kingdom Alan TK Lee --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South AfricaThe effects of agricultural landscape transformation and subsequent habitat associations have been little studied for the Agulhas long-billed lark (Certhilauda brevirostris), a regionally threatened species in the Overberg, Western Cape, South Africa. Point count surveys were conducted throughout the Overberg... -
Minimum corporate website disclosure levels and information asymmetry: Evidence from Johannesburg Stock Exchange small-cap companies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: George Nel --- School of Accountancy, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Roelof Baard --- School of Accountancy, Stellenbosch University, South AfricaThe use of corporate websites as communication medium may contribute to good governance and specifically transparency as one of the basic principles of governance, mitigating the effect of the agency problem. The primary objective of this study was to ascertain... -
Progress in diabetes care in the KwaZulu-Natal public health sector: a decade of analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: N Sahadew --- Clinical and Professional Practice, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa VS Singaram --- Clinical and Professional Practice, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South AfricaAims: This study analysed diabetes-related information routinely collected by the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Health (DOH). -
The social and technical conditions enabling innovations in information infrastructures: A case study from public health in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Masoud Hussein Mahundi --- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Tanzania Petter Nielsen --- Department of Informatics, Norway Honest Kimaro --- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, TanzaniaOne of the hallmark characteristics of information infrastructures is their gradual evolution to adapt to changes in technologies and requirements from diverse user groups. Evolution manifests through innovations on and within infrastructures as they respond to the changes. These innovations,... -
Transformational and transactional leadership effects on communication styles
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: El-Roy Crews --- School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management, South Africa Marissa Brouwers --- School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management, South Africa Jan C. Visagie --- School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management, South AfricaThis study aimed to investigate the effects of perceived transformational and transactional leadership styles on communication styles among employees in manufacturing organisations within South Africa. Respondents were a purposive sample of 564 employees of South African manufacturing organisations (females =... -
Transformational leadership and management safety practices: Their role in the relationship between work pressure and compliance with safety work behaviour in a health-care sector industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Fabian O. Ugwu --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Adeline N. Idike --- Department of Political Science, Nigeria Okechukwu E. Ibiam --- Department of Political Science, Nigeria Francis A. Akwara --- Department of Political Science, Nigeria Cornelius O. Okorie --- Department of Political Science, NigeriaThis study examined both the direct and interactive effects on employee compliance to safety work behaviour of perceived work pressure, transformational leadership behaviour, and organisation management safety practices. Study participants were 208 nurses from public hospitals in South-eastern, Nigeria. The... -
Reflections and refractions on Sakai/Moodle learning management system in developing countries: A case of Ghanaian universities’ demand and supply perspective analyses
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Moses Kumi Asamoah --- Department of Theology and Education, Central University, GhanaTechnological advancement has revolutionized teaching and learning in the twenty-first century. However, the full benefits are yet to be realized and clearly understood due to user experience data paucity, especially in developing countries. This study delves into the issue from... -
Comparative methods for predicting cyanide pollution in artisanal small-scale gold mining catchment by using logistic regression and kriging with GIS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: L. C. Razanamahandry --- International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE), Department of Water and Sanitary Engineering, Laboratory of Water, Burkina Faso P. M. Digbeu --- International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE), Department of Water and Sanitary Engineering, Laboratory of Water, Burkina Faso H. A. Andrianisa --- International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE), Department of Water and Sanitary Engineering, Laboratory of Water, Burkina Faso H. Karoui --- International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE), Department of Water and Sanitary Engineering, Laboratory of Water, Burkina Faso J. Podgorski --- Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG), Switzerland E. Manikandan --- UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nanoscience’s/Nanotechnology Laboratories (U2AC2N), College of Graduate Studies, South Africa M. Maaza --- UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nanoscience’s/Nanotechnology Laboratories (U2AC2N), College of Graduate Studies, South Africa H. Yacouba --- International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE), Department of Water and Sanitary Engineering, Laboratory of Water, Burkina FasoIt has been reported that persistent cyanide pollution occurs in artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM) catchment areas in Burkina Faso. In the present study, logistic regression (LR) and Regression Kriging (RK) methods were applied to predict cyanide pollution hazard at... -
Transformational leadership and core self-evaluation: The roles of psychological well-being and supervisor-subordinate guanxi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: He Ding --- , China Enhai Yu --- , China Yanbin Li --- , ChinaCore self-evaluation (CSE) is malleable. However, little is known about leadership qualities for facilitating CSE. This study investigated the mediating role of psychological well-being (PWB) on the relationship between transformational leadership and CSE with supervisor-subordinate guanxi (SSG) or non-work social... -
Trends in populations of Blue Crane Anthropoides paradiseus in agricultural landscapes of Western Cape, South Africa, as measured by road counts
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Donella J Young --- , South Africa James A Harrison --- , South AfricaPopulation trends of the Blue Crane Anthropoides paradiseus were monitored by volunteers participating in Coordinated Avifaunal Roadcounts (CAR) in the Overberg and Swartland agricultural regions of the Western Cape province from 1993 and 1996, respectively, until 2019 in the Overberg... -
Information acquisition and adoption of conservation agriculture by smallholder farmers in South-West Nigeria: Recursive bivariate probit estimation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Seyi Olalekan Olawuyi --- , South Africa Abbyssinia Mushunje --- , South AfricaThe persistent use of traditional farming practices and cultivation of low yielding variety of crops on scattered small farmland holdings by agrarian farming households in Nigeria has put pressure on land and water resources, consequently leading to depletion of soil... -
Anatomical, physiological and allometric contrasts of the Cerrado tree Dalbergia miscolobium in full sun and shade environments
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Ane Marcela das Chagas Mendonça --- , Brazil Jean Marcel Sousa Lira --- , Brazil Marcelo Rodrigues --- , Brazil Vanessa da Fontoura Custódio Monteiro --- , Brazil Edson Simão --- , Brazil João Paulo Rodrigues Alves Delfino Barbosa --- , BrazilThe Brazilian Cerrado is a mosaic comprised of different vegetation formations and consequently, different environmental conditions. Tree density modifies the availability of light and affects species distribution. Thus, seedlings of species with a broad distribution should show contrasting anatomical, morphological,... -
Enhancing ICT for productivity in sub-Saharan Africa: Thresholds for complementary policies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Simplice A. Asongu --- , Paul N. Acha-Anyi --- , South AfricaThe purpose of this research is to investigate the relevance of enhancing information and communication technology (ICT) on dynamics of total factor productivity (TFP) in 25 sub-Saharan African countries using data covering the period 1980–2014. The empirical evidence is based... -
Improving SMEs’ performance using innovative knowledge and financial system designed from the Moroccan business environment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Hicham Rachidi --- , Morocco Mohammed El Mohajir --- , MoroccoInformation and communication technologies are considered real vectors of corporate performance. However, their adoption by small and medium sized organizations is hampered by unreported or unknown obstacles. As part of a new approach, and rather than opting for a purely... -
Measuring the asymmetry level around quarterly reports in the Dow Jones, Nasdaq, and Standard & Poor’s: Before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Jaime González Maiz Jiménez --- , Mexico Adán Reyes Santiago --- , Mexico Francisco López-Herrera --- , MexicoThis study tests investors’ asymmetry level around the quarterly reports of 47 shares from 2010 to the second quarter of 2020. This asymmetry level was determined by analysing three measures: the Corwin and Schultz’s (2012) spread level, residual sum of... -
Sturdiness and scuffle in deploying educational technologies for teaching and learning in a low-technology context: Students’ experience in a developing society
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Moses Kumi Asamoah --- , GhanaThis paper explores the experience of a sample of thirty post-graduate students of University of Ghana, Legon regarding the use of Sakai Learning Management System (LMS) in enhancing students’ interactions with instructors, peers, course contents and in enabling flexible and... -
The association between EBITDA reconciliation quality and opportunistic disclosure
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Mattheus Theodorus Mey --- , South Africa Christiaan Lamprecht --- , South AfricaPurpose: This paper investigated the potential opportunistic disclosure of ‘earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation’ (EBITDA) by analysing the association between the quality of EBITDA reconciliations and factors associated with opportunistic disclosure. -
Exploring the antecedents of entrepreneurship success in information technology firms in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Akinyele Okeremi --- , Nigeria Kwasi Amoako-Gyampah --- , USA Livingstone Divine Caesar --- , SwitzerlandWe examine four antecedents of IT entrepreneurship success in Nigeria. Particularly, two of the investigated antecedents are general human capital factors (i.e., having experience with entrepreneurial parents and business training) and the other two (IT education and spirituality) are specific... -
Re-imagining and transforming events: Insights from the Australian events industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Effie Steriopoulos --- , Australia Jeff Wrathall --- , AustraliaOver the past year, COVID-19 has hit the events industry with unprecedented force, resulting in event cancellations, reduced employment and salary cuts, with most event organisations moving either partially or fully to virtual events. Most challenging is the uncertainty in... -
Analysis of farmers’ food price volatility and Nigeria’s growth enhancement support scheme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Joseph I. Uduji --- , Nigeria Elda Nduka Okolo-Obasi --- , Nigeria Simplice Anutechia Asongu --- , CameroonFood prices in Nigeria have become significantly higher and more volatile since 2012. The purpose of this research was to find out what affects farmers’ participation in the growth enhancement support scheme (GESS) in the country. We determined the effect... -
Network Novel: Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo’s Wizard of the Crow and Dialogues in African Literature
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Charles Kipng’eno Rono --- , KenyaThis essay reads Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo’s Wizard of the Crow (2006) as an intervention in the ongoing dialogues in African literature. Through the paradigms of ‘reciprocality’, ‘extensibility’ and ‘reconfigurability’, the essay gauges the impacts of dialoguing on the readings of... -
Investigating information technology skills retention challenges in South Africa’s public sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Rene W. Albertus --- , South Africa Desiree Hamman-Fisher --- , South AfricaSouth Africa’s democracy in 1994 triggered the promotion of socio-economic development in the public sector, with specific emphasis on improving infrastructure and bridging the information Technology (IT) skills gap. In this paper, the factors that influence the retention of competent... -
Interactions among actors in improved rice varieties innovation system in the Eastern Zone of Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sospeter J. Charles --- , Tanzania Amon Z. Mattee --- , Tanzania Catherine P. Msuya-Bengesi --- , TanzaniaThe concept of IS has gained importance in understanding the interactions among actors as determinants of innovation. Determinants of innovation are not viewed individually but within the context of a complex IS involving many actors and interactions. Therefore, this study... -
The role of external information sources in organizational innovation in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: David Adeyeye --- , Nigeria Adekemi Oluwadare --- , Nigeria Omolayo Oluwatope --- , NigeriaTraditionally, the focus of strategic management studies has been on technological innovation. However, recent studies have shown rising importance of non-technological innovation to firms’ productivity, especially in developing country contexts. One limitation in empirical firm innovation analyses this study attempts... -
Smart specialisation strategies in sub-Saharan Africa: Opportunities, challenges and initial mapping for Côte d’Ivoire
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mafini Dosso --- , Spain Alexander Kleibrink --- , Spain Monika Matusiak --- , SpainThis paper calls for a better integration of place-based, evidence-based and inclusive dimensions in the implementation of the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) plans and industrial policies in sub-Saharan Africa. To this end, the analysis contrasts with and takes inspiration... -
An empirical study on challenges to the adoption of the Internet of Things in the Nigerian construction industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke --- , Nigeria Victor Adetunji Arowoiya --- , Nigeria Olumide Temitope Akomolafe --- , NigeriaInternet of Things is a model in which computing and networking abilities are inserted into any sort of possible object. These abilities are utilized to inquire about the condition of the object and to change its state if feasible. This... -
Could transformational leadership predict employee voice behaviour? Evidence from a meta-analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Guolong Zhao --- , China Yuxiang Luan --- , ChinaEmployee voice behaviour is a crucial form of social capital for business organisations. This meta-analysis aimed to clarify the relationship between transformational leadership and voice behaviour. A meta-analysis of 44 correlations (n = 14 473) was conducted to evaluate the overall association,... -
Time of permanence and rooting quality of minicuttings of eucalypt clones
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Glauce Taís de Oliveira Sousa Azevedo --- , Brazil Anderson Marcos de Souza --- , Brazil Gileno Brito de Azevedo --- , Brazil Paulo Eduardo Teodoro --- , Brazil Larissa Pereira Ribeiro Teodoro --- , Brazil José Raimundo Luduvico de Sousa --- , BrazilEstablishing the optimal time for rooting permanence and evaluation of the rooting quality of eucalypt clones allows us to optimise the production process and increase the quality of the seedlings produced. This study aimed to determine the optimal time for... -
Blockchain for agricultural sector: The case of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Roberto Mavilia --- , Italy Roberta Pisani --- , ItalyNew technologies are playing a fundamental role in the postmodern era of globalization where interpersonal interactions at the international level and the exchange of goods, services, information and capital are the basis of all activities. The agriculture sector is constantly... -
Perceived organisational reputation and work engagement among Nigerian bank employees: The mediating role of transformational leadership style
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Gabriel C. Kanu --- , Nigeria Anene M. Ezeh --- , Nigeria Ikechukwu V. N. Ujoatuonu --- , Nigeria Sampson O. Elom --- , Nigeria Lawrence E. Ugwu --- , NigeriaThis study aimed to examine the relationship between employee perceptions of their organisational reputation and employee work engagement, and the role of transformational leadership style in that relationship. The study sample comprised 183 employees of Nigerian banks (female = 52.5%; managers = 9.8%; mean... -
Negotiating Cultural Transformation in the Performance Practice of Narratives in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Nancy Abigael Masasabi --- , KenyaCulture is never static but continues to change. The narrative is one of the prosaic performances in cultures with an oral tradition. Such prosaic performances are culture bearers and signifiers. Change in societal setup has affected the contexts within which... -
The information content of bond rating changes and insider trading in Korea
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Heejin Yang --- , Korea Doowon Ryu --- , KoreaThis study examines differences in insider groups’ trading behaviours based on their characteristics. We use data on high-frequency insider trading and Korean bond rating change announcements. We find that insiders actively exploit their information advantage, and their transaction behaviour differs... -
Information sharing and fund performance: Evidence from the US mutual fund family
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Yaoyao Fu --- , China Peng Hua --- , P.R. China Qijie Chen --- , P.R. China Si Zhou --- , P.R. ChinaIn this paper, we investigate the information sharing within an organisation and its consequences on mutual fund performance. Using a sample from the US open-end mutual fund industry, information sharing inside an organisation is quantified via the dependence of individual... -
Complex information and accounting standards: Evidence from UK narrative reporting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Ekaete Efretuei --- , United Kingdom Abel Usoro --- , Nigeria Christina Koutra --- , United Arab EmiratesThe application of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) has been introduced in many countries to enhance efficiencies in financial markets and improve communication in financial reporting. However, extant studies have suggested that the introduction of IFRS has increased narrative complexity,... -
Determinants of ICT adoption and uptake at a rural public-access ICT centre: A South African case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Cecilia Frans --- , Shaun Pather --- ,The global Covid-19 pandemic has created a heightened sense of awareness of the inequalities that prevail in society. Access to real-time information delivered via broadband internet has become critical for survival. However, the reality of the digital divide implies that... -
Disrupted dining: decline of the premium food services segment in India due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Kishore Thomas John --- Indian Institute of Technology, India Rejikumar Gopalakrishnan --- , IndiaThis review article analyses the premium “fine dining” segment of the Indian food services sector, examining trends during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, we discuss the challenges encountered and initiatives taken in response to the global coronavirus outbreak. Using secondary data... -
Flow alterations and nutrient loading reduce primary producer variability in a temporarily closed microtidal estuary in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Monique Nunes --- , South Africa Daniel A Lemley --- , South Africa Janine B Adams --- , South AfricaPrimary producer responses to cumulative regulating factors were investigated in a temporarily closed microtidal estuary. We hypothesised that the phytoplankton chlorophyll-a concentration (Chl a) and invasive alien aquatic plant (IAAP) abundance would be highest during the low-flow season and that... -
A Big Data strategy to reinforce self-sustainability for pharmaceutical companies in the digital transformation era: A case study of Egyptian pharmaceutical companies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mahmoud Elsayed Hassanin --- Ahram Canadian University, Egypt Mohamed Ahmed Hamada --- International IT University, KazakhstanThe Big Data-driven economy has emerged, and data is known as the new petroleum of the current century. Big Data (BD) analytics can play an essential role in building a self-sustainable competitive advantage for the pharmaceutical industry by feeding pharmaceutical... -
Product-harm crisis and perceived betrayal: The moderating effect of cognitive bias
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Li Yalin --- Suqian University, China Zhao Min --- Hubei University of Economics, ChinaThis study utilised an experimental design to examine the moderating effect of cognitive biases (availability of information and herd effect) on the relationship between product-harm crisis and perceived betrayal. In a series of three studies involving 596 young adults (college... -
“Lydiate is now our home of a sort”: perceptions of place amongst ageing first-generation Malawian migrants in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Johannes Bhanye --- University of the Free State, South AfricaThe notion of “home” amongst the diaspora is complex, with some scholars asserting that home in the diaspora is not singular or exclusionary but that migrants are torn between multiple “homes.” Other scholars highlight that it is not always the... -
Life skills training as HIV/AIDS preventive strategy in secondary schools: evaluation of a large-scale implementation process
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Maretha J. Visser --- University of Pretoria,A life skills and HIV/AIDS education programme was implemented in secondary schools as a strategy to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS among school-going young people in South Africa. As part of a joint effort of the Departments of Health and... -
Evaluation of the Nigerian national antiretroviral (ARV) treatment training programme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: E Oni Idigbe --- Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Oluwole Odutolu --- World Bank/UNAIDS Global HIV/AIDS Monitoring and Evaluation Team (GAMET) and Harvard PEPFAR, Nigeria Prosper Okonkwo --- Harvard School of Public Health's President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, Nigeria Morenike Folayan --- Department of Child Dental Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Rosemary Audu --- University of Lagos, Nigeria Osagbemi Makanjuola --- Department of Geography and Planning, University of Jos, Nigeria Charles BR Uwakwe --- Department of Guidance and Counselling, University of Ibadan, Nigeria Oluwatoyin Jolayemi --- AIDS Prevention Initiative Nigeria (APIN),There is an understanding that greater availability of HIV treatment for the 40.3 million people currently infected with HIV is a humanitarian imperative that could prolong the lives of millions, restore economic productivity, and stabilise societies in some of the... -
An evaluation of a refresher training intervention for HIV lay counsellors in Chongwe District, Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Charles Msisuka --- , Zambia Ikuma Nozaki --- National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Japan Kazuhiro Kakimoto --- Osaka Prefecture University, Motoko Seko --- Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan Mercy M S Ulaya --- National AIDS Council, ZambiaTo address a severe shortage of human resources for health, the Zambian Ministry of Health has begun to make use of lay counsellors for HIV counselling and testing. However, their skills and knowledge rarely have been reviewed or refreshed. We... -
Researching to make a difference: Possibilities for social science research in the age of AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Naydene de Lange [d99e14]HIV and AIDS is recognized as one of the most devastating pandemics of sub-Saharan Africa, and South Africa in particular, with adverse effect on individuals, families, schools, communities and society at large. Research is therefore required to provide a deeper... -
Equipping educators to address HIV and AIDS: A review of selected teacher education initiatives
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: W. L. (Bill) Holderness [d91e15]Teacher educators, school principals and teachers are potentially well positioned to play a pivotal role in changing the course of the HIV and AIDS epidemic. The purpose of this article is to focus on a spectrum of educational initiatives in... -
Using HIV&AIDS statistics in pre-service Mathematics Education to integrate HIV&AIDS education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Linda van Laren [d85e14]In South Africa, the HIV&AIDS education policy documents indicate opportunities for integration across disciplines/subjects. There are different interpretations of integration/inclusion and mainstreaming HIV&AIDS education, and numerous levels of integration. Integration ensures that learners experience the disciplines/subjects as being linked and... -
Partager l'information sur son statut sérologique VIH dans un contexte de polygamie au Sénégal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Khoudia Sow [d345e18]In Senegal, where HIV prevalence is less than 1% and stigma remains important, 40% of marriages are polygamic. The purpose of this article is to describe and analyze the motivations, benefits and constraints related to HIV disclosure, and to explore... -
Problematizing official narratives of HIV and AIDS education in Scotland and Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Tarsisio Nyatsanza --- , , , South Africa Lesley Wood --- , , South AfricaWhen human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) are framed within an intersectional approach, they have the potential to transform understandings of social justice within the curriculum and education policy and practice in general. Yet, this transformative... -
Xenopus laevis embryos and tadpoles as biological indicators of acidic waters
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: LorrenK. Haywood --- University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaXenopus laevis embryos and tadpoles show graded responses in terms of their hatching success, growth rate and incidence of malformations when exposed to acidity. These responses mean that they are good bioindicators of acidic waters. Exposure to a pH less... -
Evaluation of the quality constructs of a tax management system based on DeLone and McLean IS success model
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Godwin Banafo Akrong --- School of Management and Economics (UESTC), University of Electronic Science and Technology, People’s Republic of China Yunfei Shao --- School of Management and Economics (UESTC), University of Electronic Science and Technology, People’s Republic of China Ebenezer Owusu --- University of Ghana, GhanaWe presented a novel method to analyze the impact tax management systems have on users (individual impact) in this study. The interrelationship among the three information system (IS) quality constructs is examined. The study is based on the evaluation undertaken... -
Validation of growth zone formation in Oreochromis mossambicus otoliths collected from an irrigation pond in the Sundays River Valley, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: L Mofu --- Rhodes University, South Africa T Dalu --- University of Mpumalanga, South Africa RJ Wasserman --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa DJ Woodford --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa OLF Weyl --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South AfricaIn fisheries science, life-history trait information is widely used to estimate fish population recruitment, growth, and mortality. The aging and growth of Oreochromis mossambicus from the Sundays River Valley irrigation pond in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa were... -
What can hotels learn content wise from online travel agency websites?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Marit de Vries --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThis research focuses on the specific information present on a hotel website and an online travel agency (OTA) hotel page, and to identify what information relates to which customer value. A checklist, based on the combination of OTA consumption values... -
Information Communication technology governance practices in universities: A case study of a university of technology in Durban, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: John Mangundu --- Durban University of Technology, South AfricaInformation communication technologies (ICTs) have become an indispensable asset in the university environment. However, processes regarding ICT acquisition have become complicated as adoption of ICTs brings with it ICT risks, requiring ICT governance. ICT governance in a developing economy university... -
I’m betrayed and I’m gone – unless organizational leaders convince me otherwise: Perceived contract breaches, quitting intentions, and leader-related resources
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Dirk De Clercq --- Brock University, Canada Renato Pereira --- ISCTE Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, PortugalEmployees’ perceptions that their organization has not met its promises toward them (i.e., perceived contract breaches) might inform their turnover intentions, in a link that also could be moderated by four relevant leader-related resources – two that reflect how organizational... -
Context-based factors that influence healthcare information system implementation in resource-constrained public hospitals
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mourine Achieng --- University of South Africa, South Africa Ephias Ruhode --- University of the West of Scotland, ScotlandTechnology-based interventions in healthcare are often anticipated to improve the quality of healthcare services. These expectations are based on a perceived belief in the ability of technology to alleviate some of the challenges associated with manual, paper-based healthcare service delivery... -
How college students’ social media information overload affects sleep quality: The mediating effect of social fatigue and irrational procrastination
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jing Li --- Zhejiang University, China Tingting Gao --- Zhejiang University, China Yinghua Ye --- Zhejiang University, ChinaInformation overload is a pervasive phenomenon in the information age and has a negative impact on personal psychological experiences and behavioural performance. The relationship between WeChat information overload and sleep quality was examined, as well as the mediating effects of... -
Information technology in supply chain management: Perspectives from key actors in the Nigerian petroleum sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Baba Shehu Terab --- Hydrocarbon Processing Department, Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Nigeria Umar Ali Umar --- Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria Ayodeji Nathaniel Oyedeji --- Ahmadu Bello University, NigeriaThis research examines the potential impact of information technology (IT) on supply chain management (SCM) in the Nigerian petroleum industry. Specifically, the study seeks to identify the IT systems utilized by the key actors in the industry, the challenges facing... -
The use of social media as a source of nutrition information
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Megan Kreft --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Brittany Smith --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Daniella Hopwood --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Renee Blaauw --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa -
Leadership styles and employees’ commitment toward the national digital payment strategy: Multilevel mediating role of job satisfaction
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mekuanint Abera Timbula --- Gujarat University, India Chetana Marvadi --- Gujarat University, IndiaThis study examined the effect of leadership styles on employees' organizational commitment towards the National Digital Payments Strategy (NDPS) and the mediating role of job satisfaction. A self-administered questionnaire was employed to obtain survey data from twelve microfinance institutions in... -
Consolidation of human factors limiting the success and sustainability of e-Agriculture projects in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ezra Misaki --- , TanzaniaHuman factors affecting e-Agriculture should be identified and understood to ensure the success and sustainability of e-Agriculture projects. However, specific human factors influencing e-Agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa have never been consolidated. In this regard, the current study reviewed diverse literature... -
ESG performance and firm value in the Chinese market
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Rui Cheng --- Yeungnam University, Korea Hyeongjun Kim --- Yeungnam University, Korea Doojin Ryu --- Sungkyunkwan University, KoreaWhile the recent COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing, there remains a growing sense of uncertainty in this sector. This study investigates the impacts of ESG-related information disclosures on firm value and tests the relationship between... -
E-government’s role in enhancing foreign direct investment to sub-Saharan African countries: An application of system GMM
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Getahun Tolossa Adugna --- School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, University of Gondar, Ethiopia Wondemhunegn Ezezew Melesse --- School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, University of Gondar, Ethiopia Yinges Alemu Muche --- School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, University of Gondar, EthiopiaIn recent years, the provision of government services through electronic platforms has significantly increased due to the rapid development of digital technologies. The significant shift in digital governance is expected to have an effect on key macroeconomic variables through its... -
Burrow site selection in the Sungazer (Smaug giganteus): a threatened South African endemic lizard
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Wade K Stanton-Jones --- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Daniel JD Natusch --- Macquarie University, Australia Graham J Alexander --- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaElucidating factors that drive microhabitat selection in a species is important for informing the conservation management of the species. For species that use microhabitats as long-term refuge sites, selection pressures are likely to be strong because the microhabitat must fulfil... -
Information and communication technology and poverty alleviation in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Freeman Munisi Mateko --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaThere is a disconnect between the abundant resources at the national level and the severe poverty at individual and household levels in Nigeria. Information and communication technology is an efficient tool that the Asian economies have used to alleviate poverty... -
Almost Yamabe solitons satisfying certain conditions on the associated vector field
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Rahul Poddar --- Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, India Ramesh Sharma --- University of New Haven, USA S. Balasubramanian --- Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, IndiaWe study an almost Yamabe soliton (Mn , g, V, ρ) and obtain various conditions on V in terms of infinitesimal harmonic transformation, 2-Killing, and an inequality, to show that V is Killing. In addition, we have provided characterizations of... -
The effect of digital leadership on employees' radical creativity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jian Zhu --- Xiangtan University, China Yi Luo --- Xiangtan University, China Hui Wang --- Xiangtan University, ChinaDrawing on social information processing theory, this study examined the mediating role of perceived leader expectations (PLE) for creativity and perceived leader support (PLS) for creativity on the relationship between digital leadership (DL) and employees’ radical creativity (RC). A total... -
Some measure-theoretic aspects of fractal functions: invariant measures and function spaces
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Megha Pandey --- , India Tanmoy Som --- , India Saurabh Verma --- , IndiaBarnsley (1986) introduced the concept of fractal interpolation functions (FIFs). Thereafter, numerous theories have been developed concerning FIFs and their properties. In this article, we explore some measure theoretic aspects of FIFs generated by the method given by Barnsley. We... -
How textual and picture cues influence motor skill learning in short instructional videos: Evidence from eye-tracking experiments
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yue Hu --- Tianjin University of Sport, China Fang Qi --- Tianjin University of Sport, China Yanling Wu --- Tianjin University of Sport, China Pengpeng Yang --- Häme University of Applied Sciences, FinlandThree eye-tracking experiments were designed to determine the influence of textual and graphic cues on motor skill learning in short instructional videos. Experiment 1 (n = 45) manipulated the colour of picture cues (red arrows, white arrows, and without cue)... -
On partial endomorphisms of a star graph
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Ilinka Dimitrova --- South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, Bulgaria Vítor H. Fernandes --- Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Jörg Koppitz --- Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, BulgariaIn this paper we consider the monoids of all partial endomorphisms, of all partial weak endomorphisms, of all injective partial endomorphisms, of all partial strong endomorphisms and of all partial strong weak endomorphisms of a star graph with a finite... -
Threshold changes in the production potential of bush clumps along piosphere gradients in arid thicket mosaics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Anton Schmidt --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Graham Kerley --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Munyaradzi Manjoro --- Sol Plaatje University, South AfricaVarious studies have noted threshold changes in vegetation composition and structure and soil physical and chemical properties in the Albany Thicket biome of South Africa. The aim of this study is to assess if these changes to the environment have... -
A systematic literature review of blockchain technology and accounting issues: Is it a hype or hope?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Aisa Tri Agustini --- University of Jember, Indonesia Jogiyanto Hartono Mustakini --- University of Gadjah Mada, Indonesia -
Do changes in star selection criteria affect analyst behaviour?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Karam Kim --- Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea Doojin Ryu --- Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea Jinyoung Yu --- Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, ChinaThis study examines whether the star analyst selection criteria affect analysts’ coverage decisions and the informativeness of their reports. We focus on a change to the star evaluation criteria that increased the importance of quantitative standards. After the reform, analysts... -
Subjective perception of economic policy uncertainty and ESG performance: Evidence from China
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Guangchen Li --- Beijing Wuzi University, China Bokun Hei --- Beijing Wuzi University, China Qianlong Ma --- Beijing Wuzi University, China Haijun Wang --- Beijing Wuzi University, ChinaThis paper explores the relationship between subjective perception of economic policy uncertainty (SPEPU) and ESG performance. We find that SPEPU could deteriorate ESG performance, especially corporate social performance and that this negative effect works through increasing financialization and weakening internal... -
Upward social comparisons on social networking sites (SNSs) and subjective well-being: The mediating role of envy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yongzhan Li --- Xuchang University, ChinaThis study examined the mediating role of envy in the relationship between upward social comparison on social networking sites (SNSs) and subjective well-being. Participants were 1 078 college students (male = 46.01%, female = 53.99%; freshmen = 27.18%, sophomores =... -
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... -
Factors influencing the quality of financial information: A systematic literature review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Masidivinga Landu --- University of Aveiro, Portugal Jorge H. Mota --- , Portugal António Carrizo Moreira --- , Portugal Ana Maria Bandeira --- Porto School of Accounting and Business (ISCAP), Polytechnic of Porto (P.PORTO); Center for Organisational and Social Studies (CEOS.PP), PortugalPurpose: This research seeks to identify the key factors influencing the quality of financial information within the context of globalisation and complex commercial transactions. -
Unlocking Northern Cyprus: innovations in destination management for enhanced tourism experiences
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Sima Rahimizhian --- Eastern Mediterranean University, Türkiye Foad Irani --- Final International University, TürkiyeThe tourist sector is currently one of those that has paved the way in the application of intelligent communication and information technology. Intelligent information systems can significantly contribute to the continued growth of the tourist business, particularly virtual tourism, given... -
Exploring the impact of drivers and barriers of augmented reality on construction lifecycle in the Nigerian construction industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Taofeek Tunde Okanlawon --- Federal University of Technology, Nigeria Abdulkabir Opeyemi Bello --- Federal University of Technology, Nigeria Luqman Oyekunle Oyewobi --- Federal University of Technology, Nigeria Samuel Olufisayo Ogunjimi --- University of Ibadan, Nigeria Aliyyu Abiola Abdulraheem --- University of Abuja, Nigeria Richard Ajayi Jimoh --- Federal University of Technology, NigeriaIndustry 4.0 marks a shift from traditional approaches to production, construction and human interactions towards a digital environment in which machinery and people work together seamlessly. This transformative wave brings together advanced technologies such as Augmented Reality (AR), transforming the... -
Factor conditions and firm resources implications on location attractiveness: A critical assessment and application in shared services industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Anbalagi Andy --- Universiti Malaya, Malaysia Rajenthyran Ayavoo --- Universiti Malaya, Malaysia Aida Idris --- Universiti Malaya, MalaysiaThis paper presents an integrated analytical framework by critically synthesizing the Porter-Dunning Diamond and the Resource-Based View (RBV) to evaluate the attractiveness of locations for multinational enterprises (MNEs). The framework was applied to Malaysian shared services firms to explore the... -
Characterizations of *-Ricci-Bourguignon solitons and contact Ricci-Bourguignon almost solitons
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Sourav Nayak --- Indian Institute of Technology – Hyderabad, India Dhriti Sundar Patra --- Indian Institute of Technology – Hyderabad, India Hemangi Madhusudan Shah --- Harish-Chandra Research Institute, A CI of Homi Bhabha National Institute, IndiaIn this paper, we first study *-Ricci-Bourguignon solitons (in short, *-RB solitons) and find their geometric characterizations on Sasakian manifolds. We show that if a Sasakian metric g admits a non-trivial *-RB soliton, then it is -homothetically fixed null η-Einstein... -
Digital transformation and goodwill impairment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Yan Zhao --- Beijing Wuzi University, China Honglin Liu --- Wuhan Textile University, China Libin Zhao --- Wuhan Textile University, China Wei Zhang --- Wuhan Textile University, ChinaWe utilise a sample M&A listed on the Chinese A-shares market between 2008 and 2021. Our focus is specifically on A-share listed companies that acted as acquiring firms. We conduct an empirical analysis to investigate how their digital transformation influences... -
Financial analysts’ information role on brand capital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Yifei Chen --- Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China Dan Palmon --- , USA Li Zhang --- , USASelf-created intangible assets are crucial in firm valuations but are difficult for investors to evaluate because they are not recognised in financial statements. This study examines whether sell-side financial analysts contribute to the market’s understanding of the value of brand... -
Mutual fund shareholdings and performance: A network perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Bing Li --- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST), China Jiancheng Lin --- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST), China Yaopeng Wang --- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST), ChinaMutual fund shareholdings build up complex relations between funds and can impact fund performance as well. We focus on the Chinese mutual fund market to examine the relationship between mutual fund shareholdings and performance. Specifically, we describe the complex shareholding... -
An overview of Xitsonga reduplication constructions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Lebogang Steven Shirindzi --- University of Venda, South Africa Arnold Mushwana --- University of South Africa, South AfricaWord-formation processes leading to abbreviations such as clipping, blending and acronyms occur only partially, or do not occur at all, in Xitsonga. In constrast, one of the most productive word-formation processes in Xitsonga is reduplication. Several studies have been conducted... -
Exploring the interplay of local language(s) and transformation to facilitate communication and change in (South) Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Mogomme Alpheus Masoga --- University of the Free State, South Africa Allucia Lulu Shokane --- University of Zululand, South AfricaThis research explores local language(s) and transformation as key facilitators of a dynamic interplay between the power of communication and the capacity for change. It is argued that language serves as a multifaceted tool that not only conveys thoughts and... -
GeoHostel: Location-based recommendation of hostels in the context of higher education through geospatial technology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Nana Yaw Asabere --- Accra Technical University, Ghana Gare Lawson --- Raycom Technologies, Ghana Bernice Quartey-Papafio --- Ghana Police Service, Ghana Marcellinus Kuuboore --- University of Professional Studies, Ghana Nana Yaw Duodu --- Accra Technical University, GhanaAn efficient data management system is essential in the field of student housing to guarantee the availability of high-quality data that can make it easier to find appropriate hostels. Although recommender systems concerning hotels and tourism points of interest (POI)... -
A reduced-parameter predator–prey model of soil formation from bedrock and biomass
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Animesh Samanta --- The Neotia University, India Priyanka Mandal --- The Neotia University, India Ayan Chatterjee --- The Neotia University, IndiaSoil–bedrock interaction on hillslopes is not well-studied, though it's affected by many physical and chemical factors. The aim of the present mathematical modelling study is to construct a model for soil formation utilising ordinary differential equations, all while reducing the... -
The impact of ESG ratings on analysts’ information processing: Evidence from China
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Lin Li --- Central University of Finance and Economics, China Meng Chen --- Central University of Finance and Economics, China Guoping Li --- Central University of Finance and Economics, ChinaBased on data from Chinese A-share listed companies from 2009 to 2022, this study explores the relationship between ESG external ratings and analyst attention by quantifying the weight that analysts place on old information when releasing financial performance forecasts. The... -
The self-reported influence of social media on food choices of young adults at a tertiary institution in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: M Kreft --- Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa, C Lombard --- Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa, N Koen --- Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa,
