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Pooled dataset on entrepreneurial characteristics of undergraduates in selected universities in Nigeria
(Article)This pooled dataset presents data collected through four (4) sequential cross-sectional surveys of undergraduates in six (6) selected Nigerian universities. The data were collected from a total of 12,615 undergraduates ... -
A dynamic multi-objective optimization based on a hybrid of pivot points prediction and diversity strategies
(Article)There are many dynamic multi-objective optimization problems (DMOPs) in real-world applications. The Pareto-optimal front (PF) or Pareto-optimal set (PS) of such problems will change with the optimization process, posing ... -
The production of social science research in Nigeria: status and systemic determinants
(Article)Nigeria has a very large research system, with nearly 200 universities that employed more than 60,000 academic staff at the end of 2019. The country is also one of Africa’s largest producers of scientific research across ... -
Effect of environments on the tribological behaviour of pure and graphene coated nickel against stainless steel counterpart
(Article)Friction and wear are a major cause of failure experienced by the mechanical components. Service life of these components can be improved by the application of different surface modifications and lubricating techniques. ... -
Production Network and Emission Control Targets-Theoretical Approach
(Article)By spurring trade, the level of income and consumption and production increase, which consequently causes a more polluted environment. As global economic integration escalates, the possibility of contention becomes more ... -
Enterprise Survival and Growth: Classification, Structures, and Policy Development in Nigeria.
(Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)Research on Informal Economy (IE) has advanced over recent years and gained increasing popularity. Despite this interest, there is a dearth of research exploring the institutionalisation of Informal Economy Entrepreneurs ... -
Understanding Chinese Economic 3 Engagement in the Africa Continent
(Thesis or dissertation / PhD)This thesis intends to investigate China’s economic engagement in Africa, which has been of great debates. Currently, China has become one of the most influential partners of African countries, and China has been seeing ... -
Posthuman Creative Styling can a creative writer’s style of writing be described as procedural?
(Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)This thesis is about creative styling — the styling a creative writer might use to make their writing unique. It addresses the question as to whether such styling can be described as procedural. Creative styling is ... -
Investigating the relationship between sugar and ethanol industries and analyzing the impacts (if any) of ethanol production on the sugar industry in UK and Pakistan.
(Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)The sugar industry is important to economies; however, health concerns are emerging as a threat in developed countries. The sugar industry can benefit from biofuel, particularly bioethanol. The sugar – fuel relationship ... -
U.S.-China Tensions and Its Impact on People Mobility: Evidence from Air Traffic Data
(Article)Using novel international aviation data, we assess the impact of U.S.-China tensions on people inflows from China to the U.S. through the lens of monthly air passenger traffic data. We find that, relative to other ... -
Step Frequency TR-MUSIC for Soft Fault Detection and Location in Coaxial Cable
(Article)Soft faults in cables may trigger short circuits and open circuits in time, in that, they ought to be detected and thus eliminated at an earliest possible stage, as to ensure safe and stable operation of the cables. A ... -
Obfuscated Malware Detection in IoT Android Applications Using Markov Images and CNN
(Article)The threat of malware in the Internet of Things (IoT) is ever-present given that many IoT systems today rely on the Android operating system. There has been a consistent rise in Android malware recently, with new variants ... -
Leader green behavior as an outcome of followers' critical thinking and active engagement: the moderating role of pro-environmental behavior
(Article)Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of followership dimensions of active engagement (AE) and independent critical thinking (ICT) in leader green behavior (LGB), and how followers' pro-environmental ... -
An Empirical Investigation of Factors Affecting Humanitarian Logistics Operations: The Case of Palestine
(Conference)This paper aims to investigate the factors affecting the operations and efficiency of Humanitarian Logistics (HL) through its three main phases of preparedness, response, and recovery in the developing country context of ... -
art: notes and works
(Book)Ernest Edmonds has an unusual track record as an artist. Having been deterred from studying art by teachers and artist friends, he decided to study mathematics and later logic because he found them easy, and he thought, ... -
Integrating higher degree education with practice: exploring the value proposition of executive MBA apprenticeships
(Article)Purpose – The study aims to explore how the collective representations of stakeholders associated with an Executive MBA (EMBA) apprenticeship are conceptualised, and what value elements are perceived as relevant for ... -
The Many Faces of Monetisation: Understanding the Diversity and Extremity of Player Spending in Mobile Games via Massive-scale Transactional Analysis
(Article)With the rise of microtransactions, particularly in the mobile games industry, there has been ongoing concern that games reliant on these obtain substantial revenue from a small proportion of heavily involved individuals, ... -
Jeux de genres dans les écrits de Colette.
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Radical Documentary and the GardenShip Project
(Book chapter)GardenShip and State embraces a form of radical curating that seeks to address issues which, due to their scale and complexity, are inherently difficult to represent. In his essay, “Are Some Things Unrepresentable?” Jacques ... -
GardenShip and State
(Other)GardenShip and State is an artistic research project conceived at the intersection of environmental critique, decolonial theory, and artistic practice. It is motivated by timely questions: How can widespread environmental ...