A timely question: How can we not talk about becoming a professor in the context of a neoliberal and decolonising higher education?
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Drawing from my own experiences and critical reflections on my journey to becoming a professor, I show how two types of pressures facing higher education …
Modelo económico de la Constitución Política de 1993 y crecimiento económico en Perú
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En la comunidad académica, si bien resulta relevante el debate, análisis y reflexión sobre el contenido y el alcance de las instituciones del modelo económico …
SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODELLING AND SIMULATION OF COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR STEEL INGOT FURNACES
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Gabriel Noko Somo, Ilesanmi Daniyan, Jan Adriaan Swanepoel
The problem that necessitated this study was that some furnaces that were responsible for the further processing of steel pipes at Company X were not …
Analyzing Multi-Sentence Aggregation in Abstractive Summarization via the Shapley Value
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Jingyi He, Meng Cao, Jackie Chi Kit Cheung
Abstractive summarization systems aim to write concise summaries capturing the most essential information of the input document in their own words.One of the ways to …
GAME ON! SERIOUS GAMES IN OPERATIONS RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES APPLIED TO HEALTHCARE: A SYSTEMISED LITERATURE REVIEW
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Maria van Zyl-Cillié
The effective planning and control of healthcare systems are receiving growing research interest owing to their complexities and the importance of healthcare to society. Techniques …
Permanent draft genome sequence of Bradyrhizobium vignae, strain ISRA 400, an elite nitrogen-fixing bacterium, isolated from the groundnut growing area in Senegal
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Diariatou NIANG, Abdellatif Gueddou, Nogaye Niang
A new Bradyrhizobium vignae strain called ISRA400 was isolated from groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) root nodules obtained by trapping the bacteria from soil samples collected …
First principle study on the Structural and Electronic Properties of Lead-Free Double Halide Perovskite Cs2InSbCl6
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Zainab Ahmad, Magaji Ismail, Alhassan Shuaibu
The structural and electronic characteristics of Cs2InSbCl6 were investigated using first principle density functional theory (DFT) within local density approximation (LDA) and generalized gradient approximation …
Assessment of Selected Metals in Onion Bulbs and Leaves Collected from Samaru Market, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria
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Onoja D Emmanuel, Itodo D Adukwu, Ejila A Odeh
This study examined the levels of metals (Mg, Al, Si, P, S, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Zr, Nb, …
Characterizing pulsatile blood flow in a specific carotid bifurcation: insights into hemodynamics and rheology models
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Boukedjane Mouloud, Lakhdar Bahi
This study uses laminar and turbulent flow models to investigate the blood flow dynamics in a specific carotid bifurcation. Pulsatile boundary conditions and the rigid …
IMPROVING ENERGY USAGE IN COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS USING SIX SIGMA DMAIC
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Kanyinda Kabuya, Oludolapo Akanni Olanrewaju, Ian J. Lazarus
This article describes the energy-saving measures in commercial buildings from different perspectives on energy saving in cities. In recent years, improving energy conservation in commercial …
AN ALLOCATION MODEL FRAMEWORK FOR A CAPACITY-CONSTRAINED PORT: A CASE FOR CITRUS EXPORTS AT THE PORT OF DURBAN
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Joshua Ian Darley-Waddilove, Leila L. Goedhals-Gerber, Jeanette Engelmohr Thiart
This article investigates the viability of using forced allocation as a mechanism to alleviate capacity challenges through scenarios of varying allowable citrus throughput at the …
EXPLORING THE EXPERIENCES OF SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS ON THE USE OF BLENDED LEARNING AND EMERGENCY REMOTE ONLINE LEARNING PRIOR TO AND DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
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Thembelihle Makhanya, Zwelisha Mfishi
The study employed a qualitative research approach and emancipatory framework to explore students’ experiences with blended learning and emergency remote online learning (EROL). Two data …
Conclusion
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Bitange Ndemo, Njuguna Ndung’u, Scholastica Odhiambo
Abstract The book has presented the views of various authors’ findings on data governance frameworks in Africa. It is a primer in creating a platform …
Exploring Schema Generalizability of Text-to-SQL
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Jieyu Li, Lu Chen, Ruisheng Cao
Exploring the generalizability of a text-to-SQL parser is essential for a system to automatically adapt the real-world databases.Previous investigation works mostly focus on lexical diversity, …
Quantifying the Effect of the Built Environment on Surface Runoff using GIS and Remote Sensing: A Case Study of Ibex Hill-Lusaka
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Penjani Hopkins Nyimbili, Natasha Chalwe, Bwalya J. Kawimbe
Flash floods are short-period floods with a high peak discharge. Flash floods may be brought about by an increase in rainfall coupled with the rise …
THREE-STEP SEQUENTIAL COMPOUND REAL OPTIONS METHOD FOR ELECTRICITY CAPACITY EXPANSION
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Mantombi Bashe, Mercy Shuma-Iwisi, Michael Anton van Wyk
A three-step sequential compound real options (SCRO) method is developed and applied to the South African technology for fluidised bed combustion with carbon capture and …
PARTICIPATIVE MANAGEMENT FOR TEAM EFFECTIVENESS AND INNOVATION
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Izanne Smit, Louzanne Bam, P.N. Zincume
This study investigates the effect of a participative management practice, ‘mini-business activities’ (MBAs), on three outcome variables: team effectiveness, team innovation, and job satisfaction. An …
Injection: Modern Slavery and Political Strategy
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Joel Quirk
Abstract The political fortunes of recent campaigns targeting “modern slavery” and human trafficking have been shaped by strategic calculations and institutional interests. Different actors have …
Arbitration, International Mediation, and the Widening of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Space: Bloated Expectations or a Matter of Time
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Abdul Pelumi Ganiyu
It is undisputable that dispute does arise from almost every transaction in people’s lives. Consequently, court procedures –litigation- have been developed over the years to …
An Econometric Analysis of Impact of Inflation and Economic Growth on Unemployment in Ethiopia
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Takele Wogari
The study examined the impact of inflation and economic growth on unemployment Ethiopia; for the period 1991-2018. Cointegration test, Error Correction Model (ECM) technique and …