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HAB outreach using multimedia: integrating ocean research and education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: A deCharon S Etheridge T McDonnell Wysor M SierackiThis paper highlights a few of the education and outreach products on harmful algal blooms (HABs) that have been developed at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, a non-profit organisation dedicated to marine biological research and education. The 'Toxic & Harmful... -
ICT4D and the Siyakhula Living Lab: an anthropological contribution to digital development
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Robin Palmer --- Rhodes University, South AfricaAnthropologists are increasingly interested in the reception and adaptation of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) at the local level, especially when these are intended or adapted for social change in the kinds of societies and communities anthropologists study. The process... -
Exploring communication channels used by festival visitors: Traditional channels versus the Internet
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: A. van Lille --- Business Management, South Africa J.W. Strydom --- Business Management, South AfricaVarious communication channels are available to festival managers to present messages to specific target markets. Today's festival visitors live in the Information Age, and have become mostly unresponsive to traditional communication methods. Therefore this research investigated the communication channels used... -
Online marketing communication tools used by guest houses in Pretoria, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Nadia van Huyssteen --- Department of Business Management, South Africa Johan Wilhelm Strydom --- Department of Business Management, South Africa Sharon Rudansky-Kloppers --- Department of Business Management, South AfricaThe purpose of the research was to determine which online marketing communication tools are available and are most frequently used by guest houses in Pretoria. There are a large number of guest houses operating in South Africa and the hospitality... -
Factors influencing academic use of internet banking services: An empirical study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Theresadevi Moodley --- Information Systems & Technology, South Africa Irene Govender --- Information Systems & Technology, South AfricaThis study explores factors influencing the adoption of Internet banking. Based on the literature and the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model, six constructs which influence academics’ usage of and behavioural intention to adopt Internet banking... -
Towards human dignity and the internet: The cybercrime (yahoo yahoo) phenomenon in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Olayinka Akanle --- SARChI Social Policy, South Africa J. O. Adesina --- SARChI Social Policy, South Africa E. P. Akarah --- Department of Sociology, NigeriaThe internet is one of the most pervasive technological innovations in human history. While it is a double-edged sword, its implications for human dignity, privacy, protection and development are complicated, under-researched and weakly understood. It is against this background that... -
Multiple sexual partnerships and their correlates among Facebook users in Swaziland: an online cross-sectional study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Bhekumusa Wellington Lukhele --- Department of Global Health and Socio-Epidemiology, Japan Teeranee Techasrivichien --- Department of Global Health and Socio-Epidemiology, Japan Patou Masika Musumari --- Department of Global Health and Socio-Epidemiology, Japan Christina El-saaidi --- Department of Global Health and Socio-Epidemiology, Japan S. Pilar Suguimoto --- Department of Global Health and Socio-Epidemiology, Japan Masako Ono-Kihara --- Department of Global Health and Socio-Epidemiology, Japan Masahiro Kihara --- Department of Global Health and Socio-Epidemiology, JapanSocial networking sites (SNSs) have been suggested to facilitate risky sexual activities. However, it is unknown and of concern how SNSs such as Facebook shape risky sexual activities in developing settings such as Swaziland, the country hardest hit by HIV... -
Key factors influencing the online buying decision when purchasing products in specific product categories
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sharon Rudansky-Kloppers --- Department of Business Management, South AfricaOnline shopping in South Africa is at least five years behind that in developed countries and online retailers need to adapt their online presence and offerings in order to elevate their position over competitors. This study explores the key factors... -
Adolescent identities in the cyberworld
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Petro van der Merwe --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThe main aim of this study was to understand how adolescents express their identities in virtual worlds. Fifty-nine South African high school learners (females = 51%) completed an interview and survey regarding their online interactions important for their personal identities... -
The quest for Turkish scholarships: African students, transformation and hopefulness
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abdulkadir Osman Farah --- Department of Culture and Global Studies, Denmark Calvince Omondi Barack --- Department of Political Science and International Relations, TurkeyThe purpose of this study is to move beyond the limited research emphasis on traditional South-North scholarship accessibility. We discuss and analyze how through South-South connections and scholarship opportunities African students rationalize accessibility to scholarships in Turkey. Building on qualitative... -
Customer behavioural analysis: The impact of internet addiction, interpersonal competencies and service orientation on customers’ online complaint behaviour
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Seonjeong Ally --- , USA Aryn C. Karpinski --- , USA Aviad A. Israeli --- , USACustomers share their service experiences on social media. However, prior research has not investigated the role of customers’ traits on their complaining behaviour. This study focuses on a hospitality setting to explore relationships among customers’ interpersonal competencies, internet addiction, service... -
Digital divide in Nigeria: The role of regional differentials
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Richard Adeleke --- , NigeriaThis study empirically analyzed the spatial distribution of Internet usage in Nigeria and identified its key determinants using data on the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory from 2016 to 2018. In contrast to previous studies, the approach is... -
The influence of self-identity on social support, loneliness, and internet addiction among Chinese college students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ming Hong --- , Belarus Dmitry G. Dyakov --- , Belarus Jianhong Zheng --- , ChinaWe examined the mediating role of social support and loneliness in self-identity and internet addiction among college students. Participants were 364 Chinese college students (female = 66.50%; mean age = 20.21 years, SD = 1.51 years). The students completed the... -
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... -
Parenting style, social interaction anxiety, and problematic internet use among students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Blessing Nneka Onyekachi --- , Nigeria Francisca Oluchukwu Egboluche --- , Nigeria JohnBosco Chika Chukwuorji --- , NigeriaOur study examined the roles of parenting styles and social interaction anxiety in problematic internet use (PIU) in a sample of Nigerian undergraduate students (n = 300; female = 63.3%; mean age = 19.66 years, SD = 2.64 years). The... -
Maladaptive cognition and problematic Internet use among Nigerian adolescent students: Role of social anxiety
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Juliet Ifeoma Nwufo --- , Nigeria Obinna Osita Ike --- , Nigeria Obianyo E. Chidozie --- , Nigeria Ebele Evelyn Nnadozie --- , Nigeria Chiagozie Lynda Nwufo --- , NigeriaThis study examined the role of social anxiety in the association between maladaptive cognition and problematic internet use among Nigerian adolescent students. Participants were 509 adolescents from schools in South-East Nigeria (n = 509; male = 46.56%, female = 53.44%;... -
Machine learning approach for identifying suspicious uniform resource locators (URLs) on Reddit social network
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Nureni Ayofe Azeez --- , Nigeria Ahmed Oladapo Lawal --- , Nigeria Sanjay Misra --- , Norway Jonathan Oluranti --- , NigeriaThe applications and advantages of the Internet for real-time information sharing can never be over-emphasized. These great benefits are too numerous to mention but they are being seriously hampered and made vulnerable due to phishing that is ravaging cyberspace. This... -
An IoT-based soil moisture monitor
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Opeyemi A. Osanaiye --- Nile University of Nigeria, Nigeria Thomas Mannan --- Federal University of Technology, Nigeria Folayo Aina --- University of Central Lancashire, United KingdomOver the years, monitoring soil moisture levels of farmlands has been performed manually. This is often time-consuming and inefficient, necessitating a solution that is efficient in controlling and monitoring soil moisture conditions. This work therefore proposes an Internet of Things... -
Technology-based banking and bank deposit: The Nigerian commercial banks’ experience
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Chukwuebuka Bernard Azolibe --- Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria Jisike Jude Okonkwo --- Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria Victoria Ogochukwu Obi-Nwosu --- Nnamdi Azikiwe University, NigeriaIn this paper, we theorize a novel mechanism by which technology-based banking services – automated teller machines (ATMs), point of sale (POS), mobile and internet banking – stimulate bank deposit growth based on observed practical experiences. The autoregressive distributed lag... -
Correlates of condom use among sexually experienced secondary school male students in Nairobi, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Marcel Yotebieng --- Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Health at the University of North Carolina, Carolyn Tucker Halpern --- Department of Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Ellen MH Mitchell --- University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Medical Center, Ada Adimora --- Gillings School of Global Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,This study aimed to examine perceptual factors associated with condom use, and the relationship between condom use and the timing of sexual debut among male secondary school students in Nairobi, Kenya. Data are from the TeenWeb study, a school-based project... -
North–South digital divide: A comparative study of personal and positional inequalities in USA and India
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Jeffin Thomas Mammen --- University of Kerala, India M Rugmini Devi --- University of Kerala, India R Girish Kumar --- University of Kerala, IndiaThe COVID-19 pandemic created one of the biggest disruptions in human life. We were all confined within the walls of our homes or offices with day-to-day life worldwide seriously affected. In this context, access to and efficient use of technology... -
C’ing is believing: What types of characteristics are found on bottles of wine? Do more characteristics mean more online presence?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Gregory Charles Zetzsche --- IAE, Université de Bordeaux, France John Dunning --- Sheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallam University, United KingdomWine bottles feature various textual and visual elements. Aside from necessary legal information, wine-branding decision-makers choose what goes on the bottle. They may also choose a bottle shape that is out of the ordinary to draw more attention. Rather than... -
Fatigue and mind-wandering among Chinese adolescents: Moderation by rumination and mediation by Internet addiction
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: --- College of Education Sciences, Wulingshan K-12 Educational Research Center, Huaihua University, ChinaThis study examined the mediating role of Internet addiction in association with fatigue and mind-wandering and the moderating role of rumination in that relationship. A sample of 3 732 Chinese adolescents (Mean age = 14.98 years, SD = 1.63) completed... -
Internet addiction and suicidal ideation in Chinese college students: The role of meaning in life and social support
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Liling Wang --- Soochow University, China Junjun Fu --- Northwest Normal University, China Tao Wang --- Northwest Normal University, China I-Jun Chen --- Soochow University, ChinaWorldwide, internet addiction and suicidal ideation have become serious issues in public health. However, little is known about the underlying mechanisms in the relationship between internet addiction and suicidal ideation. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between internet addiction... -
Social anxiety and problematic social network site use: The sequential mediating role of self-esteem and self-concept clarity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jing Wu --- Shaoxing University, China Xu Zhang --- Shaoxing University, China Yuan Gao --- Shaoxing University, China Qianxiu Xiao --- Shaoxing University, ChinaThis study explored the relationship between social anxiety and problematic social network sites use and the mediating role of self-esteem and self-concept clarity. A total of 811 college students (female= 58.2%; mean age= 19.18 years, SD = 1.12 years) completed... -
Public information disclosure practices and civic participation: The roles of social justice perceptions and internet use
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yongjiang Wu --- Chongqing University, China Zhi Li --- Chongqing University, ChinaThis study examined the relationship between public information disclosure practices and civic participation and the roles of social justice perceptions and internet use in that relationship. Our data comes from the 2019 Chinese Social Survey (CSS, 2019), a large nationwide... -
Callous-unemotional traits and online aggressive behaviour: Mediated moderation by moral disengagement
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lijun Song --- School of Marxism, Zhengzhou Urban Construction Vocational College, ChinaThis study investigated the role of moral disengagement in the relationship between callous-unemotional traits and online aggression. The study sample comprised 484 college students (female = 68.4%; mean age = 19.27 years, SD = 1.21 years). The students completed questionnaires... -
Authenticity, self-control, and smartphone dependence in adolescence: Path analysis and latent profile analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ying Zhu --- Mental Health Counselling and Guidance Centre for University Students, Huaibei Normal University, China Zihao Wang --- Huaibei Normal University, ChinaHow adolescents present positive self-qualities on the Internet has the potential to influence the extent of their smartphone usage. We examined the effect of adolescents’ authenticity and self-control on their level of smartphone dependence. First, the relationship between the three...
