Perceived barriers to the development of small, medium and microenterprises: a case study of Thulamela Municipality in the Limpopo Province [PDF]
The study investigated the perceived barriers to the development of small, medium and microenterprises (SMMEs) operating in the South African small business sector.
Gift Donga+2 more
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Knowledge structure, knowledge granulation and knowledge distance in a knowledge base [PDF]
AbstractOne of the strengths of rough set theory is the fact that an unknown target concept can be approximately characterized by existing knowledge structures in a knowledge base. Knowledge structures in knowledge bases have two categories: complete and incomplete. In this paper, through uniformly expressing these two kinds of knowledge structures, we
Jiye Liang, Yuhua Qian, Chuangyin Dang
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Co-integration analysis with structural breaks: South Africa’s gold mining index and USD/ZAR exchange rate [PDF]
This paper examines the presence of cointegration between South African gold mining index and USD/ZAR exchange rate. The results show that gold index and USD/ZAR exchange rate series are both I(1) and are cointegrated.
Retius Chifurira+2 more
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Acknowledgment to the Reviewers of Machine Learning and Knowledge Extraction in 2022
High-quality academic publishing is built on rigorous peer review [...]
Machine Learning and Knowledge Extraction Editorial Office
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Acknowledgment to Reviewers of Machine Learning and Knowledge Extraction in 2021
Rigorous peer-reviews are the basis of high-quality academic publishing [...]
Machine Learning and Knowledge Extraction Editorial Office
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Background SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19 virus) infection exposed the unpreparedness of African countries to health-related issues, South Africa included. Africa recorded more than 211 853 deaths as a consequence of Covid-19. When rare and deadly diseases require
Nobuhle Mthethwa+2 more
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Challenges faced by franchise entrepreneurs operating in a volatile business environment: a case of the fast food industry in Harare, Zimbabwe [PDF]
Franchising plays a pivotal role in sustainable economic development through employment creation, improving the standards of living and increasing the growth of entrepreneurship worldwide.
Knowledge Shumba+2 more
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Insect collecting bias in Arizona with a preliminary checklist of the beetles from the Sand Tank Mountains [PDF]
The State of Arizona in the south-western United States supports a high diversity of insects. Digitised occurrence records, especially from preserved specimens in natural history collections, are an important and growing resource to understand ...
M. Andrew Johnston+12 more
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THE KNOWLEDGE OF OUR KNOWLEDGE [PDF]
This classic article was published in the first volume and issue of Philosophical Constructs for the Chiropractic Profession. In this paper, Dr. McAndrews reviews the use of the term "philosophy" in chiropractic and urges the chiropractic profession to consider the use and misuse of this term. Reprinted with permission from McAndrews JF.
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The trial (within a trial) of Eugene Terre'Blanche (hereon referred to as the ET Trial) in a high court, which took place in Ventersdorp in January and February 2010 sparked intense interest in South Africa and abroad, and raised critical questions ...
Ralarala, Monwabisi Knowledge
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