African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development

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Volume 11, issue 7, 2019

Bridging the innovation chasm: Measuring awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation policies and platforms at the universities of technology in South Africa pp. 783-793

Vusumuzi Malele, Khumbulani Mpofu and Mammo Muchie

The social and technical conditions enabling innovations in information infrastructures: A case study from public health in Tanzania pp. 795-805

Masoud Hussein Mahundi, Petter Nielsen and Honest Kimaro

Techno-economic viability of off-grid standalone PV-powered LED street lighting system in Lagos, Nigeria pp. 807-819

M. O. Babatunde, T. O. Akinbulire, P. O. Oluseyi and M. U. Emezirinwune

Social cognitive drivers of farmer learning behaviour in the student-to-farmer university outreach in Uganda pp. 821-831

Stephen W. Kalule, Haroon Sseguya, Duncan Ongeng and Gabriel Karubanga

Land tenure system innovation and agricultural technology adoption in Burkina Faso: Comparing empirical evidence to the worsening situation of both rural people vulnerability and vulnerable groups’ access to land pp. 833-842

Windinkonté Séogo and Pam Zahonogo

Performance comparison between genetic programming and sediment rating curve for suspended sediment prediction pp. 843-859

Adesoji Tunbosun Jaiyeola and Josiah Adeyemo

Foreign direct investment inflows, intellectual property rights and economic freedom: Empirical evidence from middle- and low-income countries pp. 861-871

Saïd Hammami

Universalization of Indonesian cultural and scientific regulations pp. 873-882

Miranda Risang Ayu Palar and Rajah Rasiah

The quest for Turkish scholarships: African students, transformation and hopefulness pp. 883-892

Abdulkadir Osman Farah and Calvince Omondi Barack

Volume 11, issue 6, 2019

The effect of innovation practices on agribusiness performance: A structural equation modelling (SEM) approach pp. 671-681

Evans Brako Ntiamoah, Dongmei Li and Daniel Bruce Sarpong

Foreign direct investment and technology catch-up in post-Mugabe Zimbabwe pp. 683-697

Albert Edgar Manyuchi

Innovation and entrepreneurship framework within the Middle East and North Africa region pp. 699-710

Abdelkader Mazouz, Loay Alnaji, Riadh Jeljeli and Fayez Al-Shdaifat

Commercialization and its determinants among smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe. A case of Shamva District, Mashonaland Central Province pp. 711-718

Theresa Rubhara and Maxwell Mudhara

Factors that influence firewood use among electrified Bapedi households of Senwabarwana Villages, South Africa pp. 719-729

Khomotso Semenya and Fannie Machete

Design, fabrication and performance evaluation of centrifugal sunflower dehuller for small-scale enterprises in developing countries pp. 731-738

Yuda Lyangalo Benjamin and Ezra Lazaro

Drivers of commercialization: A case of indigenous chicken production in northern Uganda pp. 739-748

Irene Penninah Aryemo, Irine Akite, Enos Katya Kule, Donald Rugira Kugonza, Marion Wilfred Okot and Basil Mugonola

CFRaaS: Architectural design of a Cloud Forensic Readiness as-a-Service Model using NMB solution as a forensic agent pp. 749-769

Victor R. Kebande and H. S. Venter

Assessing clients’ satisfaction with the service quality of construction consultants in Lagos, Nigeria pp. 771-779

Oluwaseun Sunday Dosumu and Clinton Aigbavboa

Correction pp. 781-781

The Editors

Volume 11, issue 5, 2019

Tradition and innovation: Between dynamics and tensions pp. 533-542

Maria de Fátima Ferreiro, Fayaz Ahmad Sheikh, Merli Reidolf, Cristina de Sousa and Saradindu Bhaduri

Developing pathways to improve smallholder agricultural productivity through ecological intensification technologies in semi-arid Limpopo, South Africa pp. 543-553

Farirai Rusere, Siyabusa Mkuhlani, Olivier Crespo and Lynn V. Dicks

Technology adoption typology and rice yield differentials in Ghana: Principal component analysis approach pp. 555-567

Franklin Nantui Mabe, Samuel Arkoh Donkoh and Seidu Al-Hassan

Factors affecting the choice of marketing outlet selection strategies by smallholder farmers in Swaziland pp. 569-577

Bongiwe Porrie Dlamini-Mazibuko, Stuart Ferrer and Gerald Ortmann

Modelling the effect of compaction pressure on the densification of agricultural waste briquettes pp. 579-588

U. A. Essien and P. K. Oke

Sustainable indicators for adventure tourism destinations: A case of Waterval Boven pp. 589-595

Ndivhuwo Tshipala, Willem Johannes Coetzee and Marius Potgieter

The impact of educational attainment on household poverty in South Africa: A case study of Limpopo province pp. 597-609

Fru Awah Wanka and Ravinder Rena

Social media as a trigger for positive political action: The case of Ghana's fight against illegal small-scale mining (Galamsey) pp. 611-617

Ebenezer Agbozo and Kamen Spassov

Designing a business model from process perspective pp. 619-627

Aygül Dönmez-Turan and Mina Özevren

Addressing education inequality in sub-Saharan Africa pp. 629-641

Folorunso Obayemi Temitope Obasuyi and Rajah Rasiah

A review of the influence of municipal sustainable supply chain management on South Africa’s recycling performance pp. 643-651

Fannie Machete

Future prospects and challenges of intensifying dairy production systems in Ethiopia pp. 653-661

Habtamu Didanna, Ashenafi Wossen and Berhanu Shano

Comparative depth estimation of iron-ore deposit using the Data-Coordinate Interpolation Technique for airborne and ground magnetic survey variation pp. 663-669

James Adeyemo Adegoke and Gideon Oluyinka Layade

Volume 11, issue 4, 2019

INTRODUCTION Advances in Cement and Concrete Technologies in Africa (ACCTA) pp. 399-399

Wolfram Schmidt

Materials and technology solutions to tackle the challenges in daily concrete construction for housing and infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa pp. 401-415

Wolfram Schmidt, Nsesheye Susan Msinjili and Hans-Carsten Kühne

Rice husk ash as a sustainable supplementary cementitious material for improved concrete properties pp. 417-425

Nsesheye Susan Msinjili, Wolfram Schmidt, Andreas Rogge and Hans-Carsten Kühne

Environmental benefits of corn cob ash in lateritic soil cement stabilization for road works pp. 427-431

Olanrewaju A. Apampa

Progress research on earth construction: Cast earth with glass wastes, cement kiln bypass dust and activated clay pp. 433-439

Hanaa Youssef Ghorab, Amr Said Meawad, Mehmet Yildirim and Ahmed Hassan Eied Hassan

Effect of cassava starch on shrinkage characteristics of concrete pp. 441-447

Akindehinde Ayotunde Akindahunsi and Wolfram Schmidt

Diaphragm wall and piles set record in Africa: Foundation for Africa’s largest suspension bridge in Mozambique pp. 449-455

Joern Seitz, Bai Pengyu and Wang Gang

Opportunities for improved sustainability in house building: The case of Dar es Salaam pp. 457-463

Raine Isaksson and Oluwayomi Babatunde

INTRODUCTION: Importance of methodological diversity for innovation system studies pp. 465-467

Mika Raunio, Rhiannon Pugh, Fayaz Ahmad Sheikh and Abiodun Egbetokun

Multivariate analysis to research innovation complementarities pp. 469-484

Hernán Alejandro Morero and Pablo Ortiz

A qualitative approach to assess innovation in small infant industries within developing countries: The case of pharmaceuticals in Tunisia pp. 485-493

Nejla Yacoub

What can multi-sited and digital ethnography contribute to innovation studies in the global South? pp. 495-503

Marcela Suarez

Undervaluation of informal sector innovations: Making a case for revisiting methodology pp. 505-512

Fayaz Ahmad Sheikh

Beyond the ‘usual suspects’ – Alternative qualitative methods for innovation policy studies pp. 513-522

Nadja Nordling and Rhiannon Pugh

Disconnect between policy and practice in developing countries: Evidence of managing e-waste from Nigeria pp. 523-531

Johnson Ojiyovwi Okorhi, Joe E. Amadi-Echendu, Helen Olubunmi Aderemi, Roland Uhunmwangho and Anthony Chukwudi Okwubunne

Volume 11, issue 3, 2019

Engineering design and mathematical modelling: Concepts and applications pp. 269-270

Nnamdi Nwulu and Mammo Muchie

Current state and trajectory of design engineering in Kenya pp. 271-277

Hailemichael Teshome Demissie

Student’s perception of engineering design for competitiveness in Africa: The case of Tanzania, East Africa pp. 279-287

Lawrence Joseph Kerefu and Juliana Zawadi Machuve

Barriers hindering biomimicry adoption and application in the construction industry pp. 289-297

Olusegun A. Oguntona and Clinton O. Aigbavboa

Inventory of kiln stacks emissions and health risk assessment: Case of a cement industry in Southwest Nigeria pp. 299-312

Solomon O. Giwa, Collins N. Nwaokocha and Abayomi T. Layeni

Modelling the effects of exposure to risk on junior faculty productivity incentives under the academic tenure system pp. 313-322

Ibrahim Niankara

Analyses of mathematical models for city population dynamics under heterogeneity pp. 323-337

O.C. Collins, T.S. Simelane and K.J. Duffy

Mathematical model showing how socioeconomic dynamics in African cities could widen or reduce inequality pp. 339-346

Obiora Cornelius Collins, Thokozani Silas Simelane and Kevin Jan Duffy

Exchange rate impact on output and inflation: A historical perspective from Zimbabwe pp. 347-358

Nyasha Mahonye and Tatenda Zengeni

A mathematical formulation of the joint economic and emission dispatch problem of a renewable energy-assisted prosumer microgrid pp. 359-367

Uyikumhe Damisa, Nnamdi I. Nwulu and Yanxia Sun

A simplified control scheme for electric vehicle-power grid circuit with DC distribution and battery storage systems pp. 369-374

Kabeya Musasa, Musole Innocent Muheme, Nnamdi Ikechi Nwulu and Mammo Muchie

Temporal analysis of electricity consumption for prepaid metered low- and high-income households in Soweto, South Africa pp. 375-382

Njabulo Kambule, Kowiyou Yessoufou, Nnamdi Nwulu and Charles Mbohwa

A novel approach for the identification of critical nodes and transmission lines for mitigating voltage instability in power networks pp. 383-390

Akintunde Samson Alayande and Nnamdi Nwulu

Design, construction and mathematical modelling of the performance of a biogas digester for a family in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa pp. 391-398

Patrick Mukumba, Golden Makaka, Sampson Mamphweli and Peace-maker Masukume

Volume 11, issue 2, 2019

A methodological framework for sustainable development with vulnerable communities pp. 133-139

Lucas F.V. Ribeiro and Dena W. McMartin

Dominant factors for energy choice decisions by households in Tanzania: A case study of selected villages in Mvomero District pp. 141-148

Felichesmi Selestine Lyakurwa and Eliaza Mkuna

The economic cost of unreliable grid power in Nigeria pp. 149-159

Samuel Olowosejeje, Paul Leahy and Alan Morrison

The absorption and usage of cloud accounting technology by accounting firms in Cape Town for services provided to their clients pp. 161-180

Sharon Rudansky-Kloppers and Kobus Van den Bergh

Sustaining African water resources under climate change: Emerging adaptation measures from UNFCCC national communications pp. 181-196

Shepherd Muchuru and Godwell Nhamo

Climate change and adaptation-induced engineering design and innovations in water development projects in Africa pp. 197-209

Berhanu F. Alemaw and Nako M. Sebusang

Influence of retailers’ website system quality factors on online shopping in South Africa pp. 211-221

Yu-Ting Hung-Joubert and Cindy Erdis

Investigating the informal mode of financing utilized for construction financing in Somalia: Some evidence pp. 223-233

Mohamed Ibrahim Nor and Tajul Ariffin Masron

Impact of health, water and sanitation as key drivers of economic progress in Nigeria pp. 235-242

Abel Obaka and Noman Arshed

The determinants and complementarity of organizational innovation practices among Nigerian manufacturing and service firms pp. 243-251

David Adeyeye, Abiodun Egbetokun, Omolayo Oluwatope and Maruf Sanni

Exploring technological adaptation in the informal economy: A case study of innovations in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Zimbabwe pp. 253-259

Tarisai Kudakwashe Manyati and Morgen Mutsau

Assessment of heavy metals in foods and adult dietary intake estimates pp. 261-268

Vincent O. Adimula, Percy C. Onianwa, Omolola Ilupeju, Eric Ayom and Alafara A. Baba

Volume 11, issue 1, 2019

User-producer interactions: Policy implications for developing appropriate innovations for small-scale agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa pp. 1-12

Olawale Oladipo Adejuwon

The influence of selected personal demographic and institutional variables on venture creation: A case of small technology-oriented ventures in an emerging economy pp. 13-28

Patient Rambe

Bringing marginalized communities into the innovation journey: Digital storytelling as a means to express the better future for San people pp. 29-36

Vikki du Preez, Veronica Barnes and Thomas Wolfgang Thurner

Factors constraining rural households’ use of mobile phones in accessing agricultural information in Southern Ethiopia pp. 37-44

Deribe K. Kacharo, Zebedayo S. K. Mvena and Alfred S. Sife

Seeking healthcare under the National Health Insurance Scheme’s capitation payment method in Wa Municipality, Ghana: Subscribers’ perspectives pp. 45-54

Ibrahim Abu Abduali, Abdul-Moomin Adams and Mu-een Abdulai

Land use/cover changes and prediction of Dodoma, Tanzania pp. 55-60

Tabaro Kabanda

Natural resource endowment and firm-level innovation in Africa: Evidence from cross-country analysis pp. 61-75

Abdi Yuya Ahmad, Babikigalaga Denis Akouwerabou and Yehualashet Demeke Lakew

Influence of some selected natural and mineral binders on the bending and water absorption properties of recycled wastepaper-based composites for building application pp. 77-83

Isiaka Oluwole Oladele

A history of technological innovations of Gakinjiro wood and metal workshops pp. 85-95

Charles Mulinda Kabwete, Gisaro M. Ya-Bititi and Emmanuel Mushimiyimana

Risk factors of failure in start-up textile enterprises pp. 97-105

Zeleke Worku

Farmers’ attitudes and practices towards variety and certified seed use, seed replacement and seed storage in wheat growing areas of Ethiopia pp. 107-120

Karta Kaske Kalsa

A GIS-based analysis of geographical accessibility to shared information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure in a remote region of Nigeria pp. 121-129

Kayode Julius Samuel and Bola Ayeni

A Biography of Innovations: From Birth to Maturity pp. 131-131

Abha Arya