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The primary site of aluminium injury in the root of Zea mays L.
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: R.J. Bennet --- Department of Agriculture, C.M. Breen --- Department of Botany, M.V. Fey --- Department of Soil Science and Agrometeorology,Histoohemioal and ultrastructural studies of aluminium-induced changes in root metabolism and the structure of the cytoplasmic organelles of the root cap indicated that the first observable effect of aluminium involved the migration of secretory vesicles of the Golgi apparatus which... -
An assessment of the variation for stem rust resistance in the progeny of a cross involving the Triticum species aestivum, turgidum and tauschii
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: G.F. Marais --- Department of Genetics and Institute for Biotechnology, Republic of South Africa G.F. Potgieter --- Department of Genetics and Institute for Biotechnology, Republic of South Africa H.S. Roux --- Department of Genetics and Institute for Biotechnology, Republic of South Africa J. le Roux --- Small Grain Centre, Republic of South AfricaAccession RL5289 of Triticum tauschii and Triticum turgidum var. durum cv. Cando showed resistance to the prevailing stem rust races of South Africa. RL5289 was crossed with Cando. An amphiploid was produced and crossed with the common wheat line W107... -
ALIEN FRESHWATER CRUSTACEAN AND INDIGENOUS MOLLUSC SPECIES WITH AQUACULTURE POTENTIAL IN EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences • Authors: Heimo Mikkola --- Department of Applied Zoology, FinlandFarming of crustaceans and molluscs in Southern Africa is not well developed, but it is likely to intensify in coming years. The pressure to introduce new candidate species to satisfy specific culinary demands or improve bulk yields and efficiencies is... -
Catchments as conservation units for riverine biodiversity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: MJ WishartThe geological structure and longitudinal nature of river systems provide a possible barrier to the dispersal of lotic organisms. This has the potential to drive evolutionary processes such as genetic differentiation and subsequent allopatric speciation. In the conservation of lotic... -
A preliminary assessment of impacts on estuarine associated fauna resulting from an intra-basin transfer and fresh water abstraction from aquatic systems in the Richards Bay area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: D CyrusAn intra-basin transfer and the abstraction of water from aquatic systems in the Richards Bay area has led to the construction of six barriers which are restricting faunal movement, a reduction of flow to the Mhlathuze and Nhlabane estuaries and... -
Eolimna archibaldii spec. nov. and Navigiolum adamantiforme comb. nov. (Bacillariophyceae): two possibly endemic elements of the South African diatom flora tolerant to surface water pollution
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JonathanC Taylor Horst Lange-BertalotTwo little-known diatom taxa have been encountered in the saprobic and anthropogenically impacted waters of the Vaal River, South Africa. Eolimna archibaldii, an extremely small-celled species, is described as new to science. Navicula adamantiformis Archibald is transferred to the taxonomically-appropriate... -
Management of Forestry Research to Improve Knowledge Utilisation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: D.L. Bosman --- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research,Knowledge has become the industry that supplies to the economy the essential resource of production. This paper looks at knowledge and where it fits into the task of managing research, technology transfer and technological innovation. -
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... -
A Parametric Study of a Natural Flow Solar Air Heater with a Rectangular Air-Duct Profile
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: H. O. Ondieki [d858022e20] J. K. TonuiThis article presents a theoretical analysis of a solar air heater (SAH) with a rectangular air duct profile operated in a natural airflow mode. The study involves modelling the SAH system and simulated results are used to study the effects... -
Integrated Marketing Communication and Technology Adoption: A Case of Safaricom's M-PESA Mobile Money Transfer Services in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Martina Mulwa --- Africa Mobile Money Research, Kenya Ndeti Ndati --- Multimedia University of Kenya, KenyaIntegrated Marketing Communication (IMC) is an aggressive marketing plan that captures and uses an extensive amount of customer information in setting and tracking marketing strategy. This study sought to investigate the IMC strategies used with the M-PESA money transfer services... -
Realising the benefit of research in eucalypt plantation management
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: AR MorrisThe development of a plantation eucalypt wood-based forest products industry in South Africa is outlined. Forest research that has contributed to increasing wood production from the ultimately finite land resource available for industrial plantations is reviewed. The application of this... -
The promise and limitations of cash transfer programs for HIV prevention
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: John Fieno --- Regional HIV/AIDS Program, US Agency for International Development, South Africa Suzanne Leclerc-Madlala --- Office of HIV/AIDS, US Agency for International Development, USAAs the search for more effective HIV prevention strategies continues, increased attention is being paid to the potential role of cash transfers in prevention programming in sub-Saharan Africa. To date, studies testing the impact of both conditional and unconditional cash... -
Repositioning agricultural development in Africa through appropriate technology transfer
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Okey F Obi --- Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Nigeria Joel N Nwakaire --- Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, NigeriaThe advancement in agricultural technology frontiers over time has resulted in continuous upward shifts in the production, distribution and consumption of agricultural produce worldwide. Such dramatic shifts in the technology frontier have increased the technology gap between countries and regions... -
Seasonal variability of secondary production of cladocerans and rotifers, and their trophic role in Lake Tana, Ethiopia, a large, turbid, tropical highland lake
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: A Wondie --- Department of Fisheries, Wetlands and Wildlife, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Ethiopia S Mengistou --- Department of Zoological Sciences, EthiopiaDaily and annual production rates of eight cladoceran and two rotifer species, and their seasonal variation and trophic role in the large, turbid, tropical Lake Tana, Ethiopia, were assessed in 2003–2005. Laboratory cultures were used to infer cladoceran development times,... -
The domestic transfer pricing practices of large listed South African industrial companies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: I Vally --- Department of Accountancy,The three main objectives of a domestic transfer pricing system are: (1) the attainment of goal congruence, (2) the facilitation of fair divisional performance evaluation and (3) the promotion of divisional autonomy. -
Transfer pricing methods in the context of intangible property
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: M Steyn --- Department of Taxation, School of Accounting Sciences,The purpose of this study is to evaluate the suitability of existing acceptable transfer pricing methods and their application to international transactions between related parties involving intangible property, more specifically intellectual property that is legally protected. The application of the... -
The effect on taxpayers of new tax legislation regarding foreign exchange transactions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: R Oberholzer --- Department of Taxation, J S Wilcocks --- School of Applied Accountancy,Numerous problems have been encountered with the practical application of the new taxation legislation relating to foreign currency transactions. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the amendments relating to foreign exchange transactions and to illustrate, by using examples,... -
Cost contribution agreements: The South African tax implications of research and development costs incurred by multinationals participating in joint research projects with offshore associates
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: M Steyn --- Department of Management Accounting,Cost Contribution Agreements (CCAs) or cost sharing of research and development costs, is one of the vehicles sanctioned by tax authorities that may be used by multinational enterprise groups (MNEs) to develop and distribute intangible property among members of the... -
Grief-stricken: Zimbabwean children in everyday extremity and the ethics of research
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Ross Parsons --- Dept. Anthropology, USAThe essay approaches ethics and research through a description of the beginnings of a study of children's lives under extreme adversity in the Manicaland province of contemporary Zimbabwe. An encounter with an orphaned child is described, highlighting the presence of... -
Biocatalytic conversion of inulin and sucrose into short chain oligosaccharides for potential pharmaceutical applications
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Taurai Mutanda --- Discipline of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, South Africa Brendan S. Wilhelmi --- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rhodes, South Africa Chris G. Whiteley --- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rhodes, South AfricaThe production of fructooligosaccharides (FOS) and inulooligosaccharides (IOS) of varying degrees of polymerization (DP) was optimized by orthogonal experimental designs using central composite design (CCD) and response surface methodology (RSM). The FOS produced were quantified and maximal GF2, GF3 and... -
The use of cash transfers for HIV prevention — are we there yet?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jessica Taaffe --- The World Bank Group, USA Nejma Cheikh --- The World Bank Group, USA David Wilson --- The World Bank Group, USAPoverty and social inequality are significant drivers of the HIV epidemic and are risk factors for acquiring HIV. As such, many individuals worldwide are at risk for new HIV infection, especially young women in East and Southern Africa. By addressing... -
Alcohol consumption and cardiovascular disease risk in an African population in transition: the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Pt Pisa --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa A Kruger --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa Hh Vorster --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa Bm Margetts --- Institute of Human Nutrition, United Kingdom T Loots Du --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South AfricaObjective: There is evidence showing a cardioprotective effect of light to moderate alcohol consumption in many populations. Whether alcohol consumption reduces cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in an African population remains unclear. This study therefore assessed the associations between alcohol consumption... -
Outward foreign direct investment from South Africa’s energy sector and the transfer of environmentally sound technologies to Uganda’s energy sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Albert Edgar Manyuchi --- Department of Political Sciences, South AfricaFollowing the end of apartheid in 1994, outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) from South Africa has been on the increase. However, the content of South African OFDI has remained an understudied topic. This article explores whether intra-regional flows of FDI... -
The herding behaviour and announcement of insider transfer trading: A study in Taiwan
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Fu Shuen Shie --- Department of Finance, Taiwan Chiao Yi Chang --- Department of Insurance and Finance, TaiwanThe present paper examines the influence of herding behaviour on the market response to insider transfer trades under different levels of ownership concentration. The results show that the three-day waiting period for executing insider transfer trades that is uniquely required... -
Pentalogy of Cantrell and anaesthesia: a case report
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Alexis Oosthuizen --- Department of Anaesthesia, South AfricaPentalogy of Cantrell, a rare congenital thoracoabdominal disruption, consists of a supraumbilical abdominal wall defect, lower sternal defect, agenesis of the anterior portion of the diaphragm, an absence of the diaphragmatic part of the pericardium, and a malformation of the... -
Knowledge transfer model for improving productivity of the cable manufacturing industry: A South African perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Thomas Munyai --- Department of Operations Management, South Africa Stephen Nyakala --- Department of Operations Management, South Africa Charles Mbohwa --- Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, South AfricaIndustry is faced with increased challenges relating to transferring knowledge due to the complex nature of the manufacturing process. This paper is part of a comprehensive research study to develop a knowledge transfer model for improving productivity. Although knowledge management... -
Errors and clinical supervision of intubation attempts by the inexperienced
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: VM Satyapal --- Department of Anaesthetics, Nelson R Mandela School of Clinical Medicine, South Africa CC Rout --- Department of Anaesthetics, Nelson R Mandela School of Clinical Medicine, South Africa TE Sommerville --- Department of Anaesthetics, Nelson R Mandela School of Clinical Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Tracheal intubation is an essential skill for anaesthetists and other disciplines that require emergency establishment of a secure airway. Early attempts in patients often meet with failure. Existing publications focus mainly on trainees in emergency settings and highlight the... -
Performance effects of international knowledge transfer: A panel analysis of human mobility between knowledge environments
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Sebastian G.M. Händschke --- Department of Business Administration and Economics, Chair of Organization, Leadership and HRM, Germany Raluca Kerekes --- Department of Business Administration and Economics, Chair of Organization, Leadership and HRM, Germany Peter Walgenbach --- Department of Business Administration and Economics, Chair of Organization, Leadership and HRM, GermanyIn this paper, we build on the argument that knowledge transfer is a source for competitive advantage. We test the proposition whether knowledge transfer from knowledge-rich to knowledge-indigent environments leads to better performance. Empirically, we test the performance effects of... -
Plant knowledge: transfers, shaping and states in plant practices
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: William Ellis --- Department of Anthropology and Sociology, and Centre for Humanities Research, South AfricaThis exploratory paper interrogates the various ways in which knowledge about plants has historically been generated. It first examines how plant knowledge is located in and understood by traditional studies of plants, such as ethnobotany. It pushes at the accepted... -
Thermal stability of a vegetable oil-based thermal fluid at high temperature
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Aboubakar Gomna --- Laboratoire Énergies Renouvelables et Efficacité Énergétique (LabEREE), Burkina Faso Kokouvi Edem N’Tsoukpoe --- Laboratoire Énergies Renouvelables et Efficacité Énergétique (LabEREE), Burkina Faso Nolwenn Le Pierrès --- LOCIE, France Yézouma Coulibaly --- Laboratoire Énergies Renouvelables et Efficacité Énergétique (LabEREE), Burkina FasoSynthetic and mineral oils are widely used in high temperature processes (above 200°C) as heat transfer fluids or thermal storage materials. Mineral oils are essentially derived from petroleum that is depleting and synthetic oils are expensive. Furthermore, these oils are... -
Lost in Transfer? Exploring the Influence of Culture on the Transfer of Knowledge Categories
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Obinna Alo --- , United KingdomSupported by an extensive review of four-domains of literature (knowledge management, organizational learning, culture, and retail), this study examines the influence of national culture on transfer of knowledge categories in top supermarkets in Africa and the United Kingdom (UK). Data... -
Technico-economic comparison of heat transfer fluids or thermal energy storage materials: A case study using Jatropha curcas oil
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Kokouvi Edem N’Tsoukpoe --- , Burkina Faso Nolwenn Le Pierrès --- , France Yao Manu Seshie --- , Burkina Faso Yézouma Coulibaly --- , Burkina FasoThermal oils are omnipresent in processes using heat at high temperature as heat transfer fluids (HTFs) as well as thermal storage materials (TESMs), particularly in concentrating solar plants. In this study, a methodology for technico-economic comparison of HTF and TESM... -
Heavy metal profiles in limpets and algae on the Eastern Cape coast of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: N Mbandzi --- , South Africa MDV Nakin --- , South Africa GM Saibu --- , South Africa AO Oyedeji --- , South AfricaHeavy metal pollution is an increasing threat to the marine environment and is a major health concern. Both marine limpets and algae have been employed as biomonitors elsewhere in the world, but there are few or no data for these... -
The impact of technology transfer / policies on the economic catch-up of the Korean National Innovation System and its implications for Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Temitayo Shenkoya --- , South Korea Euiseok Kim --- , South KoreaPrevious studies have shown that technology transfer is essential for innovation and knowledge diffusion. However, without appropriate policies, technology transfer cannot be successful. This research studied technology transfer and its policies in Korea with the aim to determine whether it... -
The case for a universal basic income in South Africa: A conceptual approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Kerrie Sadiq --- , Australia Hanneke du Preez --- , South AfricaThis conceptual study investigates a model for addressing both poverty and income inequality, which is theoretically distinct from the traditional tax and transfer systems adopted by most jurisdictions. It does so against a backdrop of global uncertainty and ongoing challenges... -
Skill development and employment opportunity from Chinese migrating ‘Geese’ in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ehizuelen Michael Mitchell Omoruyi --- , People’s Republic of ChinaConsidering Chinese FDI in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the paper attempts to verify if the long-existing ‘flying geese’ paradigm (FGP) might be used to clarify the headway of Chinese migrating geese transmission of skills and job generation in SSA. Notably, since... -
How do institutionalized supplier development initiatives affect knowledge transfer and operational performance? Evidence from SME construction companies in Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Shem Sikombe --- , South Africa Maxwell Phiri --- , South AfricaThe purpose of the study is, first, to examine how, and which institutionalized supplier development initiatives are associated with knowledge transfer, and, second, to investigate the mediating role of knowledge transfer between institutionalized supplier development and operational performance. Data were... -
Technology and innovation trajectories in the Rwandan Agriculture sector: Are value chains an option?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Parfait Yongabo --- , SwedenTechnology and innovation are important in addressing complex problems in the agricultural sector in many developing communities. However, ways and mechanisms to integrate them in the agricultural sector are still a challenge due to the lack of clear pathways and... -
Effectiveness of technology transfer in public research institutions in South Africa: A critical review of national indicators and implications for future measurement
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Nazeem Mustapha --- , South Africa Gerard Ralphs --- , South AfricaSouth Africa’s poor economic performance in recent years has prompted calls by policymakers for structural transformation. To break the impasse, a stronger focus on innovation is one strategy the country has articulated through a new White Paper on Science, Technology... -
Technology transfer and absorptive capacities in South Africa's medical device industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tebogo Simon Ramaoka --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Erika Kraemer-Mbula --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaThis paper explores South African manufacturing of medical devices, focusing on firms’ acquisition of imported and domestic technologies through technology transfer and their related absorptive capacity. Using an exploratory sequential mixed-methods approach, this paper demonstrates that technology transfer does occur... -
Farmers’ knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions for the adoption of in-field rainwater harvesting (IRWH) technique in Thaba Nchu, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Admire Rukudzo Dzvene --- , South Africa Weldemichael Tesfuhuney --- , South Africa Sue Walker --- , South Africa Andries Fourie --- , South Africa Cobus Botha --- , South Africa Gert Ceronio --- , South AfricaA systematic engagement strategy was used to identify contextual factors that prevent farmers from accepting the in-field rainwater harvesting (IRWH) technique. The purpose of the qualitative study is to assess farmers’ knowledge and attitudes about the technique, as well as... -
The effect of external knowledge on innovation capacity of SMES: Does the source of knowledge matter?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Clovis Miamo Wendji --- , Cameroun Charles Bertin Pilag Kakeu --- , CamerounThis paper aims to analyze the effects of different sources of external knowledge (market sources, institutional sources and business network affiliation) on firms’ capacity to innovate. Using cross-sectional data collected with the help of questionnaires on a sample of 514... -
Exit from social assistance in sub-Sahara Africa: The reality of livelihood empowerment against poverty in the Upper West Region, Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Moses Naiim Fuseini --- Department of Public Policy and Management, SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Ghana Ibrahim Abu Abdulai --- SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Ghana William Quarmine --- BlueCrest College, Ghana Shaibu Bukari --- University of Cape Coast, GhanaGlobally, there is a frantic rush to establish social assistance programmes such as Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP), which are viewed as a panacea for poverty reduction. Nonetheless, prior research ignored the critical issue of exiting these programmes, which is... -
Social grants as safety net for HIV/AIDS-affected households in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Frikkie Booysen --- Department of Economics and the Centre for Health Systems Research & Development, University of the Free State, South AfricaSouth Africa has a well-developed system of social security and the reach of the social grant safety net has expanded rapidly over the past five years. Social grants are likely to play an important role in mitigating the impact of... -
Hearing community voices: grassroots perceptions of an intervention to support health volunteers in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Catherine Campbell --- London School of Economics, Yugi Nair --- Centre for HIV/AIDS Networking (HIVAN), University of KwaZulu-Natal, Sbongile Maimane --- HIVAN, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Andy Gibbs --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), University of KwaZulu-Natal,With the scarcity of African health professionals, volunteers are earmarked for an increased role in HIV/AIDS management, with a growing number of projects relying on grassroots community members to provide home nursing care to those with AIDS – as part... -
Validation of Learning Transfer Inventory System (LTIS) in Cameroon teachers: Measurement invariance and latent mean difference across sex
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Bekolo Ngo’a Celestin --- Yibin University, China Tchouchu Emmanuel --- University of Cape Coast, Ghana Kouame Dangui Dorcas --- School of Management and Economics (SME) University of Electronic Science and Technology-Chengdu, ChinaThis study investigated the psychometric properties of the Learning Transfer Inventory System (LTIS) in the Cameroonian education system. A sample of 700 in-service teachers (female = 54.8%; mean age = 36 years, SD = 15.41 years) who completed leadership, management,... -
Technology transfer as a catalyst for effective university-industry collaboration in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mhlambululi Mafu --- Case Western Reserve University, USAThe university-industry contractual research collaborations to solve complex problems jointly and create social and economic impact have long existed. Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs) constitute formal technology intermediaries established to strengthen university-industry collaborations. However, the differences in needs and capabilities, individual... -
Informal structures in knowledge and the effectiveness of the transfer process among construction workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Justine Mselle --- Department of Land Management and Valuation, Ardhi University, Tanzania Samwel Alananga --- Department of Land Management and Valuation, Ardhi University, Tanzania Sarah Phoya --- Department of Building Economics, Ardhi University, Tanzania Harriet Eliufoo --- Department of Building Economics, Ardhi University, TanzaniaThe combination of both Structured Knowledge Transfer (SKT) and Unstructured Knowledge Transfer (UKT) processes is important for Knowledge Transfer Effectiveness (KTE) in construction workplace practices. However, the extant literature suggests that there is a high level of KTE in informal... -
A practical framework for technological learning in developing countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Maryam Nozari --- Islamic Azad University, Iran Reza Radfar --- Islamic Azad University, Iran Soroush Ghazinoori --- Allameh Tabatabaee University, IranThe important role of technological learning in the success of enterprises, especially in developing countries, is undeniable. Besides that, the complex nature of learning requires a comprehensive framework. So, developing countries need to have a learning strategy that can help... -
Factors influencing the transition from paediatric to adult HIV care in the Western Cape, South Africa: perspectives of health care providers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sylvie Mbebe --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Stephan Rabie --- Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, South Africa Bronwyne J Coetzee --- Stellenbosch University, South AfricaTransitioning to adult care for HIV-infected adolescents is a critical process in determining long-term health outcomes. Poor transitioning to adult care can lead to several adverse HIV-related outcomes for adolescents living with HIV, including disruption of care, non-adherence to ART... -
Weak and strong type inequalities for Orlicz spaces
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Louis Labuschagne --- , South AfricaWe revisit the generalisation of Calderon’s Transfer Principle as espoused in [7]. This principle is used to generate weak type maximal inequalities for ergodic operators in the setting of σ-compact locally compact Hausdorff groups acting measure-preservingly on σ-finite measure spaces...
