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Estimating the valence and arousal of dyadic conversations using autonomic nervous system responses and regression algorithms [PDF]

Frontiers in Neuroergonomics
IntroductionAutonomic nervous system responses provide valuable information about interactions between pairs or groups of people but have primarily been studied using group-level statistical analysis, with a few studies attempting single-trial ...
Iman Chatterjee, Maja Goršič, Maja Goršič, Robert A. Kaya, Joshua D. Clapp, Vesna D. Novak   +5 more
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Epistemically violent biases in artificial intelligence design: the case of DALLE-E 2 and Starry AI [PDF]

Digital Transformation and Society, 2023
Purpose – The paper aims to expand on the works well documented by Joy Boulamwini and Ruha Benjamin by expanding their critique to the African continent. The research aims to assess if algorithmic biases are prevalent in DALL-E 2 and Starry AI.
Blessing Mbalaka
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DEVELOPMENTAL STATE AND THE QUESTION OF ACCOUNTABILITY

Journal of Social Political Sciences, 2023
In South Africa, despite what appears to be a perfectly designed political system underpinned by the separation of powers, there seemingly is a lack of accountability of public officials that has its roots in the proportional representation (PR ...
Vusimuzi Gumbi, Keaobaka Tsholo
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High-Voltage Electrostatic Fields Adversely Affect the Performance of Diamondback Moths over Five Consecutive Generations

Agronomy, 2023
Changing electrical environments can influence the performance of herbivorous insects and adversely affect their control strategies. The diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.), is a pest that devastates cruciferous vegetables.
Li Jia, Shicai Xu, Huanzhang Shang, Jiao Guo, Xia Yan, Changhai Liu, Guangwei Li, Kun Luo   +7 more
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The Midwife

African Journal of Gender and Religion (AJGR), 2021
This article explores the metaphor of midwife as a statement of position for supporting pastoral and self-care during Covid-19 times. It weaves collabora-tive threads of narrative therapy, feminism, and pastoral theology to explore meaning-making, the ...
Nicole Dickson
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Dynamising Liberation Movements in Southern Africa

African Journal of Political Science, 2022
The book grapples with reconciling the ideological, policy and implementation bankruptcy of former liberation movements in Southern Africa especially as it applies to their incumbency of national government in their respective domains.
Chidochashe Nyere
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VIS-NIR Modeling of Hydrangenol and Phyllodulcin Contents in Tea-Hortensia (Hydrangea macrophylla subsp. serrata)

Horticulturae, 2022
Hyperspectral data are commonly used for the fast and inexpensive quantification of plant constituent estimation and quality control as well as in research and development applications. Based on chemical analysis, different models for dihydroisocoumarins
Marcel Dieter Moll, Liane Kahlert, Egon Gross, Esther-Corinna Schwarze, Maria Blings, Silke Hillebrand, Jakob Ley, Thorsten Kraska, Ralf Pude   +8 more
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Factors influencing post-hackathon project continuation in an African corporate setting

The African Journal of Information and Communication, 2023
This article reports on a study examining the factors influencing post-hackathon project continuation in a company with presence in several African countries.
Zanele Ratsoga, Mpho Primus
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Resisting development or imposition? Examining the many dynamics around the resistance of externally initiated, state-assisted, and industry-driven “development” projects in the Wild Coast, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Cogent Social Sciences, 2023
The South African Wild Coast communities received the attention of a globally networked mining company, which is supported by the state to extract minerals from ancestral lands.
Mzingaye Brilliant Xaba
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First evidence of a new simian adenovirus clustering with Human mastadenovirus F viruses

Virology Journal, 2019
Background Adenoviruses play an important role as human pathogens, though most infections are believed to be asymptomatic. The over 100 human adenovirus types are classified into seven species (A-G), some of which include simian adenoviruses.
Christian E. Lange, Fabien R. Niama, Kenneth Cameron, Sarah H. Olson, Rock Aime Nina, Alain Ondzie, Gerard Bounga, Brett R. Smith, Jasmine Pante, Patricia Reed, Ubald Tamufe, Anne Laudisoit, Tracey Goldstein, Romain Bagamboula MPassi, Damien O. Joly   +14 more
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