Swarm robotics: Cooperative navigation in unknown environments by Khalil, Abdallah Galal

“…After exploration, robots can navigate the environment forming a Mobile Ad-hoc Network (MANET) and using the graph of robots as network nodes.…”
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Digital tools for training frontline health workers in low and middle-income countries: A systematic review by Schoeman, Fransien

“…The included studies were critically appraised and coded descriptively to enable a narrative synthesis of findings. …”
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Decoding algorithms for continuous phase modulation by Kleyn, Werner Frederick

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Identifying support needs for people with intellectual disability and their families through a family quality of life survey in Kenya by Wanjagua, Rachael Wachera

“…Data was collected and recorded on a mobile device. Identification codes were used to protect anonymity. …”
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The role of metabolic rate and substrate utilization in the maintenance of body weight, body composition and insulin sensitivity by Clamp, Louise Diana

“…Using these variables in regression models, ≈60% of the variability in insulin sensitivity in both HOMA-IR and ISI(0,120). …”
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Savings and shock-coping behavior in South Africa's metropolitan townships by Santamicone, Maurizio

“…We did not find enough statistical evidence that savings through mobile-money instruments improves shock-coping behavior although all the respondents who use some mobile-money product indicated that they perceive an improvement in their ability to deal with unexpected events. …”
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Reasons for encounter and diagnosis in patients seen in Frances Baard District public primary care: a prospective cross sectional study by Yogolelo, Willy Bulambo

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An exploration of young women's perceptions and experiences of participating in HIV prevention vaccine clinical trials in Nyanga Township in the Western Cape, South Africa by Nandudu, Norah

“…A tape recorder was used to capture data and coding procedures were used to analyze data. Findings drawn from participants’ responses and compared with literature from previous studies on vaccine trials and social development theories indicate that participants decide to join HIV prevention vaccine clinical trials because they hope to be protected from HIV infection. …”
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Performance evaluation of detection algorithms for MOMI OFDM systems by Radzokota, Rehoboam

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The interplay of visual and auditory cues, telepresence, customisation and product information on South African millennials' online sensory experiences and clothing purchase intent...

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Efficient access network selection and data demand prediction for 5G systems by Paul, Udita

“…The massive proliferation of sophisticated mobile terminals with advanced capabilities have led to an enormous surge in the demand for mobile broadband data. …”
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Digital finance and welfare in Sub-Saharan Africa by Mphefo, Lebogang

“…The fixed-effect regressions were conducted on a panel of 41 sub-Saharan countries for the years 2011, 2014 and 2017, to explore the relationship between traditional financial inclusion and welfare, while the pooled OLS methodology was adopted to enable multi-regression of digital financial inclusion, comprehensive financial inclusion and welfare in 2017, due to mobile data limitations on the demand side. Unemployment and bank credit ratio were included in the models to support the rationalisation of the results in alignment with the literature. …”
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Privacy and data protection in eHealth in Africa - an assessment of the regulatory frameworks that govern privacy and data protection in the effective implementation of electronic... by Townsend, Beverley Alice

“…Greater regulatory collaboration across the continent is called for based on harmonised domestic and international laws, national policies, and industry codes of conduct that are sensitive to local conditions and challenges.…”
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WiMAX spectrum virtualization and network federation by Ogunleye, Babatunde Samuel

“…The architectures for WiMAX spectrum virtualization and network federation was modelled and implemented using the OPNET Modeler. Results obtained validated their efficacy with respect to the effective management of the wireless network spectrum. …”
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Ritual partisans or Rational voters? Voting behaviour in Botswana’s electoral democracy: 2008-2019 by Seabo, Batlang

“…Thus, the study tests whether a process of cognitive mobilization is unfolding in Botswana and is moderating the voting decisions of voters, especially among those who are cognitively mobilized voters. …”
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Investigation of the microbial community composition and functional potential in Namib Desert soils

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Information and Communication Technology adoption and its determinants among smallholder maize farmers in Mqanduli, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

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Contributions to the Study of Lithospheric Deformation and Seismicity in Stable Continental Regions by New, Thomas

“…Across southern Africa, data show that deviatoric stress lined up with stress data within mobile belts. This suggests that in these weaker mobile belt crust (such as the Namaqua-Natal and Damara-Chobe belts), gravitational collapse is the dominant driver of deformation, which is in line with conclusions that have been made in previous literature. …”
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Customer engagement with brands in smart device mediated online environment and flow construct

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