bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Un panorama de las migraciones de aves en Argentina
Authors: Capllonch Patricia
Published: March 2023

We offer a review of migrations and movements of birds in Argentina. We consider 458 species and subspecies with proven or sufficiently justified migratory movements; non-passerines include 206 species and subspecies belonging to 21 orders and passerines include 252 species, 126 within the suborder Tyranni (Suboscines) and 126 of the suborder Passeres (Oscines). All these species and subspecies were grouped into nine types of migratory displacement patterns: (1) displacements in the mountainous west, (2) displacements in the Yungas, (3) altitudinal displacements, (4) displacements between the Argentinean litoral and the Pantanal, (5) longitudinal displacements, (6) Patagonian Atlantic displacements, (7) cold–temperate southern continental displacements, (8) displacements within the Chaco, Espinal and Cerrado, and (9) temperate–tropical displacements.
Coloración del plumaje en ejemplares de museo de Golondrina Ceja Blanca (Tachycineta leucorrhoa)
Authors: López Aldana S. , Ferretti Valentina
Published: March 2023

The genus Tachycineta includes nine species of swallows distributed throughout the Americas with large differences in their genetic mating systems and extra-pair paternity rates. A previous study found 78% of White-rumped Swallow (Tachycineta leucorrhoa) nests could have at least one extra-pair nestling, with a variation of 1–4 different male sires for their nestlings. Given that extra-pair paternity can be an indicator of the intensity of sexual selection, we evaluated the sexual dimorphism of this species, as a brighter or striking coloration in males could be used by females as a quality signal to be preferred when choosing a mating partner. We measured spectral reflectance at 90° and 45° in four body regions in museum specimens. We found curves with peaks at wavelengths within the blue and white, associated with the coloration observed in the plumage. We did not find differences between males and females in hue, mean brightness, UV chroma, violet, blue or green in any of the body regions. Lack of sexual dimorphism may be caused by plumage not being an indicator of sexual selection in males or females being also under sexual selection on the same traits. It could also be that there is a genetic correlation and that plumage and coloration are under sexual selection in males but they are also expressed in females. Field studies with live animals are necessary to test these alternatives.
Cortejo y cópula de la Palomita Moteada (Metriopelia ceciliae) en el Parque Nacional Toro-Toro, Potosí, Bolivia
Authors: Martínez Omar , Liberman Máximo
Published: March 2023

The reproductive behaviour of the Bare-faced Ground-Dove (Metriopelia ceciliae) is little known and has been described mainly from captive individuals. In this work we describe the courtship and copulation of the Bare-faced GroundDove in the wild in a rural area of the Toro-Toro National Park, Potosí, Bolivia.
La muda en las aves neotropicales
Authors: Pyle Peter
Published: March 2023

This article does not have an abstract.
Fin de ciclo: perspectiva y balance
Authors: López de Casenave Javier
Published: March 2023

This article does not have an abstract.
Ecología y manejo de ictéridos de América del Norte
Authors: De Mársico María Cecilia
Published: March 2023

This article does not have an abstract.
The evolution of beauty
Authors: Manica Lilian T.
Published: March 2023

This article does not have an abstract.
Nidificación de Callonetta leucophrys y Dendrocygna autumnalis en cajas nido en Corrientes, Argentina
Authors: Montani Eugenia , Cordini Candelaria , Romano Marcelo , Saigo Germán , Janik Marcelo , Barberis Ignacio
Published: March 2023

In Argentina, the Ringed Teal (Callonetta leucophrys) and the Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) are common but scarcely studied species. To characterize the seasonal distribution of nesting, the number of eggs per nests, and the eggs of these duck species, nest boxes were surveyed during six reproductive seasons in several wetlands from southwestern Corrientes province. From all these surveys, 389 nesting events were recorded for C. leucophrys and 979 nesting events for D. autumnalis. The nesting peak for C. leucophrys occurred in October-November, whereas the peak for D. autumnalis was in January-February. The clutch size was smaller for C. leucophrys than for D. autumnalis (median: 10 and 14 eggs, respectively). The inside of the nest boxes occupied by C. leucophrys were covered with down, whereas D. autumnalis did not add any extra material to cover it. Eleven females of C. leucophrys were recaptured along various reproductive seasons, at the same wetlands, and even at the same nests that they had been banded. Recaptured females of D. autumnalis did not return to the same nest box. The eggs of C. leucophrys were smaller than those of D. autumnalis (length: 46.19 ± 1.79 mm vs. 50.76 ± 1.95 mm; width: 34.04 ± 1.14 mm vs. 37.65 ± 1.19 mm; weight: 27.68 ± 2.89 g vs. 38.65 ± 3.73 g, respectively). These results highlight the utility of nest boxes to increase our knowledge about the reproductive biology of duck species that nest in cavities.
Potencial aviturístico en el Parque Regional Natural Boca de Guacamaya, Sucre, Colombia: una mirada desde la perspectiva de los servicios ecosistémicos
Authors: Gómez-Cardona Camilo J. , Contreras Andrea , Guillen-Oñate Keila , Maldonado Carolina , Bolaños Jiner A.
Published: March 2023

The birdwatching potential in the Boca de Guacamaya Park was determined from the ecosystem services (ES) approach. For the assessment of the birdwatching potential, a matrix of ecosystem services was used to define a series of factors and criteria related to the supply and demand of birdwatching in the study area. The supply was valued in terms of the species and conditions present in the different types of land cover. The demand was assessed taking into account the perception of local stakeholders about the importance of the types of land cover for the provision of ES. For the quantification of these criteria, bird samples were made in the field and some tools of participatory research were used. The values obtained for the criteria were normalized to a relative scale (from not relevant to very high) and interconnected to the coverage types to provide the supply and demand maps of birdwatching ES. As a result, 129 species distributed in 18 orders and 38 families were identified; the presence of an endemic species was registered (Ortalis garrula), as well as the presence of a near endemic species (Chauna chavaria) categorized as near threatened (NT) at a global level and vulnerable (VU) at the national level, and of 33 migratory species, which confirms the potential of the Park for the development of birdwatching. The mangroves and swamps turned out to be the coverages that present the best conditions and host the greatest number of species of interest for bird watching.
Dispersión secundaria de semillas por aves rapaces
Authors: Costán Andrea Silvina
Published: March 2023

This article does not have an abstract.
Parasitismo por moscas en aves paseriformes del Monte central de Argentina durante años lluviosos y secos
Authors: Mezquida Eduardo T.
Published: March 2023

Avian parasites may exert an important selective pressure on host populations, although their impact may vary depending on environmental conditions. The Neotropical flies of the genus Philornis include species whose larvae parasitize the nestlings of several bird species. Here, I analyze the prevalence of parasitic flies in passerine species nesting in a semiarid area in the central Monte of Argentina, during four breeding seasons with contrasting weather conditions. Specifically, I quantify the prevalence in different avian hosts, its inter-annual and seasonal variation, the influence of precipitation and host availability, and the effect of parasitism on nestling mortality. Botfly parasitism was observed in 8 of the 21 passerine species for which nestling development could be followed. Prevalence for parasitized species was, on average, 15%, mainly affecting species in Thraupidae (21%), Mimidae (14%), and Tyrannidae (7%). Botfly parasitism occurred at the end of the breeding season in two of the four years studied, coinciding with increased late spring precipitations. Environmental conditions also favored greater host availability. Nestling mortality due to botfly parasitism was found in 10% of parasitized nests. Results indicate that the prevalence of botfly parasitism is relatively low in the central Monte, and it is positively related to wet conditions during late spring, mainly affecting avian species that breed later in the season. However, future global change scenarios could increase the negative effect of this parasite, particularly in host species of conservation concern.
Small owls in relation to habitat structure: occurrence of Tropical Screech-owl (Megascops choliba) and Ferruginous Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium brasilianum) in the mountain forests of central Argentina
Authors: Juncosa-Polzella Agostina S. , Merlo Francis , Cura Miguel F. , Zárate Valentín
Published: March 2023

Owls are top predators poorly studied in the Neotropics. Their occurrences can be affected by forest structure and landscape features. We report Tropical Screech-Owl (Megascops choliba) and Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum) detections in relation to habitat characteristics in central Argentina. During the spring of 2019, we surveyed 250 ha of mountain forest, measured habitat characteristics in presences/absences sites, and estimated owls’ densities. M. choliba (0.16 individuals/ha) was positively associated with snag whereas G. brasilianum (0.05 individuals/ha) was positively associated with proportions of small trees. Our results suggest that these habitat characteristics might be important covariates when studying these two species.
¿Cómo contribuye la Alianza del Pastizal a la conservación de las aves en la Pampa Deprimida?
Authors: Vaccaro Anahí Sofía , Dodyk Laura , Lapido Rocío , De Miguel Andrés , Grilli Pablo
Published: March 2023

Natural grasslands, and many of their specialist birds, are severely threatened worldwide due to their replacement by agriculture, forestation, and the conventional livestock industry. Continuous grazing systems negatively affect bird populations through the homogenization of grassland. Conversely, environmentally controlled management and rotational grazing maintain the heterogeneity of grasslands and their biodiversity. The Alianza del Pastizal was created to promote these means of production, being an initiative that proposes the conservation of the biodiversity of natural grasslands by means of livestock farming under environmentally controlled rotational grazing. We evaluated the effect of the Alianza del Pastizal practices in the Argentinian Flooding Pampas by comparing the maximum height and the variation in height of grasslands, the richness and composition of bird communities between five livestock establishments that are members of the Alianza del Pastizal, subject to rotational grazing (EMRG), and five establishments which are not members and perform continuous grazing (EMCG). Using generalized linear models, we compared maximum height and variation in height of grassland and species richness. Moreover, we studied the difference in species composition with an ordination analysis and a similarity percentage analysis. The EMRGs showed greater maximum height and variation in height of grassland and greater bird richness. This heterogeneity allowed us to detect some migratory shorebird species that use short grasses as well as grassland specialists, some of which are globally threatened, that use tall grasses to nest in. Our results show that management proposals such as those promoted by the Alianza del Pastizal contribute to the conservation of native bird communities.
Ecología de dos aves migrantes australes del Neotrópico en su área reproductiva en el centro de Argentina
Authors: Rebollo María Emilia
Published: March 2023

This article does not have an abstract.
Evaluación de los determinantes comportamentales y demográficos del sistema de apareamiento genético en una población de Ratona Aperdizada (Cistothorus platensis) del sur templado
Authors: Arrieta Ramiro Santiago
Published: March 2023

This article does not have an abstract.
Servicios ecosistémicos provistos por especies en conflicto en agroecosistemas del sudeste bonaerense
Authors: Gorosábel Antonella
Published: March 2023

This article does not have an abstract.
Selección de hábitat de nidificación en aves rapaces y su relación con el comportamiento individual: el caso del Águila Mora en el noroeste patagónico
Authors: Ignazi Gonzalo Oscar
Published: March 2023

This article does not have an abstract.
Interacciones y uso de hábitat de tres especies de carpinteros (aves, Picidae) utilizando radiotelemetría: importancia para estrategias de conservación del Bosque Atlántico
Authors: Fernández Juan Manuel
Published: March 2023

This paper does not have an abstract.
PENERAPAN METODE QSPM TERHADAP PEMILIHAN STRATEGI DADAR BANJOER
Authors: William Garry , Mulia Fernando
Published: March 2023

Dadar Banjoer is one of the UMKM in the culinary field that was established in 2020. However, sales from Dadar Banjoer's business tend to decrease every month. This is due to the selection of strategies that are less effective and efficient so that Dadar Banjoer's business can be said to have lost in competitive competition with its competitors. Dadar Banjoer requires an effort to choose the right alternative strategy to be applied to his business in order to be able to compete again with its competitors. This research consists of 3 stages, the first is the entry stage by compiling the Internal Factors Evaluation and External Factors Evaluation matrix. The second is the matching stage, namely the making of the Internal External Matrix and the SWOT matrix which has the aim of determining alternative strategies. The third stage is the decision stage using the Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix using an attractiveness score to determine the best alternative strategy. In this study, researchers used a qualitative method with a descriptive approach. The purpose of this research is applied research with data collection techniques by interview and observation. Initial interviews were conducted with shop owners and employees and then identified internal factors. Then, the second interview was conducted to determine the internal and external weights and ratings, and the third interview was conducted to determine the interest score used in the QSPM method to find the best alternative strategy.
ANALISIS REAKSI PASAR MODAL INDONESIA PADA PERISTIWA RESHUFFLE MENTERI KABINET INDONESIA MAJU TAHUN 2020
Authors: Alfalah Muhamad Dio , Novalia Nidya , Kristiastuti Francisca
Published: March 2023

This study aims to test the capital market's reaction to The Announcement of 2020 Indonesia Maju Cabinet's Minister Reshuffle by the President. This announcement is a political event that elicits reactions from investors in the capital market. The reaction of the capital market to the information contained in an event can be measured using the variable of trading volume activity, as well as abnormal returns. This is event study research on company shares indexed in IDX30. The observation period is 11 days. The results of the study show that there is no difference in abnormal returns and trading volume activity after the President's announcement for the 2020 Indonesia Maju Cabinet Minister Reshuffle on company shares indexed in IDX30.
THE TREATMENT OF SECURITIES RELATED CLAIMS IN INSOLVENCY
Authors: Višekruna Aleksandra D.
Published: March 2023

The generally accepted rule in insolvency is that equity holders come last when distributing the assets of the debtor. During the life of the company, shareholders can assume numerous roles that don’t have to be necessarily connected with their status as members. One of the situations that have emerged as fairly controversial concerns shareholders as a damaged party (especially in the domain of securities fraud). In this case, the controversy revolves around the question whether shareholders that suffered damage should be treated as tort claimants and ranked equally with other unsecured creditors, or should their claims be subordinated. These cases have shown the existence of the conﬂict between the rules of insolvency law and set of laws aimed at investor protection.
PHENOMENOLOGICAL AND ETIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF JUVENILE CRIME IN SERBIA - COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
Authors: Vujičić Nikola
Published: March 2023

The paper analyzed the general characteristics of juvenile crime, with special emphasis on the situation in the Republic of Serbia. The research is based on statistical data, comparative analyses and on a review of general theoretical concepts that attempt to explain the problem of juvenile crime. In the first part of the paper are listed the general terminology notes. Based on the analysis of statistical data, in the second part are presented the data about this type of crime in the Republic of Serbia in the period from 2005 to 2014, with emphasis on the general tendencies in other European countries - Phenomenological dimension. The etiological dimension of crime is dedicated to the third part of the work, which points to the basic theoretical approaches that seek to explain why juveniles committing criminal offences and what are the factors that most often affect the occurrence of the undesirable behaviour. Findings about Juveniles Crime in Serbia, are listed in the last part of paper, based on available data, and regarding this two dimensions - Phenomenological and Etiological.
EVALUASI DAN PENGEMBANGAN KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MENGGUNAKAN POST-STUDY SYSTEM USABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE (PSSUQ)
Authors: Putra Dhila Franzely Dhimas
Published: March 2023

Human resources are the most important asset as the main determinant of the company's success. Therefore, efforts to improve the effectiveness and performance of employees in a company are one of the important factors in improving company performance. This paper discusses how to evaluate the Knowledge management system and its development based on the evaluation results. The purpose of this study is to provide suggestions and directions for the development of KMS at PT. King Photo Group. The results of the analysis show that the performance of KMS is still not good at the interface, so it is necessary to focus on the development in that section. The author uses the PSSUQ (Post-Study System Usability Questionnaire) to evaluate and 8 Golden Rules as a reference at the development stage
PENERAPAN METODE PIECES DALAM PENGEMBANGAN SISTEM E-COMMERCE PENJUALAN PRODUK KOMPUTER
Authors: Nurhayati Sri , Sucahyo Nur , Selawati Selawati
Published: March 2023

E-commerce is a trading transaction activity through the internet network. By utilizing e-commerce, sellers can offer their products online to make it easier for them to shop, transact, and deliver effectively and efficiently. Using an e-commerce website as a sales tool, will expand the product marketing area and make it easier for buyers to select and order these products to increase the sales turnover of the store. Toko Blora is an electronics store located in Harco Mangga Dua. This shop sells several electronic products ranging from PCs, Laptops / Notebooks, parts, and accessories for PCs and Laptops / Notebooks. The sales system that has been used so far is by offering and marketing products using brochures. This method causes the product sales process to take a long time, in addition to making reports that still use handwriting in recording store sales is considered less effective and efficient. To provide solutions to these problems, it is necessary to create an application system that is expected to be able to manage all existing problems. The purpose of this research is to produce a computer product sales system via the Internet (e-commerce). The research was conducted with a field study method with data collection using observation and interviews. The analysis and design stages used the PIECES method to produce the proposed system. The research result is in the form of a computer product e-commerce system that is applied to the Blora Shop.
PENERAPAN METODE PIECES DALAM ANALISIS SISTEM INFORMASI DATA PERBAIKAN BARANG PADA PT. PETRA ABADI INTEGRASI
Authors: Dharmalau Andy , Simbolon Billy Yohanes
Published: March 2023

Information technology and computers are developing rapidly, making it easier for companies to process existing data into information needed for the continuity and progress of a company. PT. Petra Abadi Intergrasi is a private company engaged in services. Such as networking solutions, fiber optic solutions, data center solutions, communication solutions, security solutions, maintenance services and hardware repair especially in the technology sector. This company still uses bookkeeping in its operational activities, there are several problems, such as discrepancies in information, related to goods repair and information known to customers. Inaccurate goods repair reports and slow provision of reports and irregular goods repair data. Lack of customer information, resulting in irregular job desks and miscommunication with customers. The results of the analysis show that the company requires an appropriate and accurate service improvement. For this reason, a better product repair system in operational systems and customer service is needed.
ANALISIS SENTIMEN MASYARAKAT TERHADAP UU CIPTA KERJA PADA MEDIA SOSIAL TWITTER
Authors: Sucahyo Nur , Kurniati Ike , Harvit Kris
Published: March 2023

This study aims to determine the public's response to the law on job creation which was passed on October 5, 2020. Processed based on public tweets on Twitter social media. The method used is by analyzing public sentiment in the form of positive, neutral, or negative responses on Twitter social media using the Naive Bayes Algorithm. The data was obtained by crawling on Twitter with 160 related keywords in the period April to June 2021 so that tweets related to the law on job creation were obtained. The results of the study obtained information that positive sentiment as much as 22.79%. Negative sentiment 75.77% and neutral sentiment 1.44%. With these results, negative sentiment has the highest total value
RANCANGAN SISTEM MONITORING PENGIRIMAN BARANG BERBASIS WEBSITE PADA PT. DENSO CENTRA
Authors: Ningtyas Septiana , Ar-Rasyid Harun , Marchiandy Anugrah
Published: March 2023

The purpose of this research is to design a delivery information system for Denso Centra company. PT. Denso Centra is a company engaged in the sale of auto spare parts. In the delivery process to the customer's location, couriers often forget the customer's location and in reporting shipments there are often queues. Based on the analysis using the PIECES framework, it can be concluded that the main problem of PT. Denso Centa is the accuracy and efficiency of information that is less than the maximum on the running system so by making this web-based system it is hoped that it can produce better information. With the design of a website-based application program at PT. Denso Centra, is expected to help simplify the management of data on the delivery of goods and speed up the process of making reports to the leadership. The results of the modeling are in the form of use case diagrams, class diagrams, activity diagrams, and sequence diagrams. While the software used is the PHP and MySql Web programming languages and Micro Dreamweaver. The results of the research are in the form of a web-based delivery system which is expected to overcome the problems that exist in the delivery of goods at PT Denso Centra
A MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS IN CHAD CONTEXT
Authors: Adoum Adam Hassan , Haggar Mahamat Saleh Daoussa . , Djaokamla Temga . , Ntaganda Jean Marie
Published: March 2023

During these decades, mathematical modeling has become a key domain in science, especially in biomedical sciences. It allows for an experimental and rigorous approach. Thanks to mathematical modeling, the glucose-insulin system could be materialized, which is also theoretical, in order to analyze and interpret it and to predict the results. Many of the mathematical models of the glucose-insulin system have emerged in recent years. In literature, there are models that show the role of physical activity and response of mathematical model to glucose-insulin system dynamics. We propose the mathematical model of ordinary differential equations to investigate simple homeostasis generated by the dynamics of physiological parameters of the glucose-insulin system during physical activity for a healthy subject. Model parameters are estimated using a nonlinear optimization method generally based on inverse problems. The numerical simulations show that the proposed model is adaptable to the data collected in Chad and can be used to test glucose homeostasis for glucose-insulin system.
DIGITAL TIME: A FINITE FIELD, TF
Authors: Manikandan G. . , Rao K. Srinivasa .
Published: March 2023

Digital time was defined KSR-PP [2] with three two-digit positions as h2h1 : m2m1 : s2s1. It was identified with appropriate restricted place values on the hours (H), minutes (M) and seconds (S) shown to be 86400-element cyclic Time Group, TG. Here it is shown to be a finite time field, TF. A palindromic sequence of 119-elements and its sub-sequences are shown to be consequences of TF .
THE QUINTESSENTIAL NUMBER 24
Authors: Rao K. Srinivasa . , Srinivasan T. P. . , Singh Satya Prakash , Singh Chandan Kumar
Published: March 2023

In this article, the authors refer to the interesting nature and properties of the number 24 and its occurrence and relevance in different contexts and conjecture that it is the raison d’ˆetre for its occurrence in the definition of the τ -function of Ramanujan.
SOME RESULTS IN CONNECTION WITH SUM AND PRODUCT THEOREMS RELATED TO GENERALIZED RELATIVE ORDER (α, β) AND GENERALIZED RELATIVE TYPE (α, β) OF ENTIRE FUNCTIONS IN THE UNIT DISC
Authors: Biswas Tanmay . , Biswas Chinmay .
Published: March 2023

Orders and types of entire functions have been actively investigated by many authors. In this paper, we investigate some basic properties in connection with sum and product of generalized relative order (α, β), generalized relative type (α, β) and generalized relative weak type (α, β) of entire functions in the unit disc D with respect to another entire function where α, β are continuous non-negative functions on (−∞,+∞).
NEW FUNCTIONAL RELATION FOR THE DILOGARITHM INVOLVING TWO VARIABLES
Authors: Villacrota Jorge Luis Cimadevilla . , Chaudhary M. P. .
Published: March 2023

We establish new functional relations for the dilogarithm involving two variables, which adhere the properties of Polylogarithm. We also considered several closely-related identities such as (for example) polylogarithm (also known as Jonqui`ere’s function), Euler dilogarithm function and Clausen’s function.
2 - What Should Globalisation Mean for African Humanities and Why?
Authors: Ugwuanyi Lawrence Ogbo
Published: March 2023

This work sets out to engage the ideology of globalisation by interrogating the notion of humanities that has been applied to study the concept. To do this, it addresses the following question: if the idea of globalisation was interrogated from the idea of man (being human)1 and studies of human nature informed by the values, principles and norms that define the idea of humankind from the African worldview, what would it amount to? What ideals would drive such a project and what difference would it make for the human community? To address these questions, the article will locate African humanities through what it calls the dominant humanities orientation in Africa, defined as the study of man (being human) available through the intellectual industry of modern Africa and inscribed through various subjects studied in the humanities in African institutions. Thereafter, it will proceed to locate what man (being human) would mean, assuming that effort is made to locate the meaning through the African endogenous worldview. The article will next proceed to articulate the gains of applying the African endogenous idea of man (being human) in articulating and directing globalisation. The method applied is an inductive analysis of views and positions in the humanities, African thought and globalisation.
6 - Compassionate Imagination and Respect for Student Diversity1 in Effective Doctoral Supervision in African Universities
Authors: Najjuma Saidah Mbooge
Published: March 2023

Achieving the purpose of the doctoral journey through productive interaction requires that the student and supervisor engage with each other’s intellectual views, which means addressing any challenges posed by the student’s diversity. According to Vilakazi (2016), supervisors embrace democratic justice in contributing to society by supervising students, using their expertise to take care of students’ rights, enabling deliberative engagement and exposing them to critical learning. This is done through the interaction of voices, cultures, values and perspectives, amidst differences. Yet, engaging with diversity can bring about uncertainty, anxiety and other discomfort (Nieminin and Valcke 2018), which, if not handled well can be detrimental to a student’s progress. Identifying, accepting and understanding differences and similarities that exist between individual students and supervisors, to fully utilise their talents and abilities during the supervisory relationship, is an important contribution to knowledge creation. This article explores the notion of compassionate imagination2 as a cata yst to realising respect for student diversity in effective doctoral supervision.
7 - Navigating the Delicate Balance between Academia and Administration through Transformational Leadership in a South African University
Authors: Landa Nhlanhla
Published: March 2023

This study investigated the challenges faced by middle-level academic leaders at a university in South Africa. It was guided by the transformational leadership approach. The study found that heads of departments faced many challenges, including disruption of the teaching programme, due to meetings and other responsibilities as well as persistent student protests, too much paperwork as a result of reporting to higher management, and lack of leadership induction. The study also established that there was minimal academic career growth for academics in middle-level academic leadership during the time they were in those positions, due to the pressure that came with the office, which reduced research activities. There is a lack of support in terms of capacity-building for heads of departments, which functions as an impediment to career growth among middle-level academic leaders. Once they get into leadership positions, most academics sacrifice their academic careers to satisfy the administrative demands of their office. Balancing academia and administration at the sampled university was very difficult for the middle-level managers. The study recommends that the university develops and implements a practical strategy for middle-level academic managers, which would allow them to strike a balance between the administration and academic sides of their careers.
2 - Competencies and Proficiencies in Special Education: The Case of Ethiopian Universities
Authors: Woldehana Workneh E. , Teferra Damtew
Published: March 2023

This study explores and analyses the competencies and proficiencies of final- year university students studying special education in two public higher education institutions in Ethiopia. A total of fifty-five final-year students were purposefully sampled with the results that these students severely lacked the requisite competencies and proficiencies in areas and skills that are crucial for personal and professional advancement in higher education. The study also observes that the training of university students does not sufficiently incorporate practical experiences and effective exposure to the tools and methods that schools employ to provide robust special education services. The study, based on the analysis of knowledge of the Individual Education Plan, concludes that final-year students involved in this study lack the requisite competencies, experiences and proficiencies which are key skills necessary for special education teachers.
5 - ICT Utilisation and Associated barriers in Teaching among Middle-level Academics in Nigerian Universities
Authors: Oyefara John Lekan , Adejoh Pius , Adisa Waziri B. , Abdulsalam Khadeejah A. , Alabi Tunde
Published: March 2023

This article seeks to understand the barriers to information and com- munications technology (ICT) utilisation among middle-level academics in Nigerian universities. It makes use of a cross-sectional survey and key informant interviews to interrogate the problem. A total of 1,325 middle- level lecturers drawn from 12 South-western Nigerian universities took part in the study. Because of the nature and character of the Nigerian state and the historical contexts of its higher education, the political economy approach was adopted along with ICT utilisation resistance theory to explain barriers to ICT utilisation in Nigerian universities. The article finds that there is a significant relationship between the availability, utilisation and quality of teaching in Nigerian universities. Specifically, it finds that in universities where lecturers had tablets they were 1.5 times more likely to deliver quality teaching. It also finds that in universities where lecturers used multimedia projectors, students were 2.7 times more likely to receive quality teaching. On the barriers to ICT utilisation, the article finds that lack of funding, lack of strong institutional policy and support infrastructure such as broadband internet connectivity and constant electricity supply are among the major constraints to ICT-based higher education. It therefore suggests the development of a comprehensive policy on ICT-based education and massive investment in university education in Nigeria.
8 - Existe-t-il un effet genre dans les performances académiques des étudiants dans les facultés des sciences économiques et de gestion au Cameroun ? Cas de la FSEG de l’université de Yaoundé II
Authors: Atala Étienne
Published: March 2023

L’objectif de cette recherche est de déterminer s’il existe un effet de genre dans la performance des étudiants à la faculté des sciences économiques et de gestion de l’université de Yaoundé 2. La performance des étudiants est étudiée sous une double perspective : la sélectivité et le succès aux examens. Nous avons utilisé une analyse de flux et un modèle multinomial séquentiel pour étudier cette performance. À partir de la cohorte d’étudiants de 2015-2016, constituée de 2 488 individus, les résultats montrent que l’écart de performance dans cette faculté est sexué en faveur des filles. Ces dernières présentent un taux de sélectivité plus faible que celui des hommes ; de plus, leurs chances e réussite sont plus élevées que celles des hommes à tous les niveaux d’étude.
Towards a New Conceptual Framework of Student Activism in South Africa
Authors: Teferra Damtew , Ntuli Mthokozisi Emmanuel
Published: March 2023

While the phenomenon of student activism is not new in South Africa, it has escalated recently and has taken on new forms. The literature expounds the emergence of a new modality of student activism in the form of protest movements employing social media as mobilisation tools. While such activism traditionally manifested itself in student representation in university governance structures and student demonstrations, protest movements and social media have emerged as its modern manifestation in South Africa. This article systematically analyses extant theories and conceptual frameworks to assess their relevance to these new modalities. After closely analysing key conceptual frameworks including Stakeholder Theory, the Ideal-type Regime of Governance Model and the Activist Leadership Model, it demonstrates their limitations for describing the emerging trends of student activism in South Africa, the paper proposes a new and robust conceptual model called Unbounded Student Activism.
African Culture and the Quest for Sustainable and Improved Indigenous Knowledge Production: Nigeria and South Africa in Perspective
Authors: Idowu Harrison Adewale
Published: March 2023

Culture is the way of life of a people. But Western culture has deprived Africa of most of its cultural practices and values. The jettisoning of the African way of life for a Western one has affected indigenous knowledge production. Beaming the light on South Africa and Nigeria, this article interrogates the impact of culture/African ways of knowing on indigenous knowledge production in Africa, and unravels how much Africa has been able to incorporate its culture in knowledge production systems amid the penetration and preponderance of alien culture. It relies on historical perspective and document analysis. The article finds that African ways of knowing have been largely eroded in Nigeria, and that South Africa fares better but still faces some challenges. This has negatively affected the quest for sustained and improved indigenous knowledge production, vis-à-vis finding lasting solutions to the peculiar political, economic and social problems in these countries. It concludes that if Nigeria and South Africa, and indeed the African continent, are to attain sustainable and improved indigenous knowledge production, they must preserve African ways of knowing, without which indigenous knowledge production will remain in the abyss.
4 - Financing Higher Education: Old Challenges and New Messages
Authors: Maureen Woodhall
Published: March 2023

Two recently released documents—the World Bank’s 2002 policy paper, Construct- ing Knowledge Societies: New Challenges for Tertiary Education, and the UK Government’s 2003 White Paper, The Future of Higher Education—emphasize challenges facing higher education, including ‘old’ challenges of financing expan- sion while increasing equity, quality and sustainability in times of financial strin- gency. Both papers propose wider cost sharing to address these challenges. This article examines these proposals, noting some similarities in their messages. It sum- marizes international experience of tuition fees and financial support for students, including student loans, and describes current developments in Mozambique; it examines equity effects of cost sharing, and draws lessons for all higher education systems facing these old and new challenges.
What Has Worked or Failed with Feminist Scholarship in Academic Spaces in Africa? The Case of the School of Women & Gender Studies, Makerere University
Authors: Kirungi Jackline
Published: March 2023

Gender inequality remains pervasive in Africa, despite the proliferation of scholarship on feminism on the continent. Yet over the last two decades, progressive intellectual arguments for feminism in Africa have contended that addressing patriarchal practices that underlie gender inequality was paramount to productivity and efficiency emphasised in development projects. In this light, this study explored the transformative potential of feminist scholarship at the School of Women & Gender Studies at Makerere University. It illuminates the politicisation of gender and sexual relations through thought-provoking forums and the pro-women principles contributing to aspirations of feminism scholarship in Uganda. Nonetheless, ongoing scholarship needs to ensure that feminist scholarship philosophies adjust to represent the experiences and struggles of women and their communities in Uganda. The research was qualitative in approach. It employed purposive sampling, participant observation, and consequently interpretive analysis. Data from eight key informative interviews with founders of the school, senior teaching and administrative staff, a d PhD graduate students, as well as document review, informed the study.
Feminist Scholarship, Femocracy and the Glass Ceiling in Zimbabwean Politics
Authors: Chadambuka Patience
Published: March 2023

This article analyses the contributions of feminist scholarship in enhancing women’s political participation in Zimbabwe. After years of critical and feminist theory and quota systems it is noted that women’s participation in politics has achieved insignificant contributions towards the attainment of gender equality. The article uses the glass ceiling concept to argue that the presidium marks women’s glass ceiling in Zimbabwean politics. Zimbabwe is yet to acknowledge and accept that women are presidential material. It is further argued that female politicians have embraced their ascendancy to the country’s higher political offices as an end in itself and not as a means to uplift women’s lives. Using Crenshaw’s concept of intersectionality, the article also brings to light how female politicians seem to be engendering agendas that have nothing to do with women as they are used as objects to further patriarchal power struggles. It is thus recommended that there is a need to create synergy between feminists and female politicians in order to earnestly represent the needs of women once they get into political office. It is argued, however, that this transformation should begin with educational institutions which are still male-dominated. The idea is that universities and political offices need to prioritise gender equality so that Africa’s social transformation that uplifts the lives of women may be achieved.
Re-membering Wangari Maathai’s Feminist Scholarship in her Autobiography Unbowed: One Woman’s Story
Authors: Mutie Stephen M.
Published: March 2023

While scholars have proposed to interrupt and resist the prevailing androcentric view prevalent in Kenyan society, and, of course, some of these ways have borne fruit, this article proposes to turn attention to women’s narratives as captured in their autobiographies. This article is thus an interpretive analysis of Professor Wangari Maathai’s autobiography Unbowed: One Woman’s Story. Hopefully, personal story will answer particular theoretical questions that underpin the understanding and conceptualisation of feminism by Wanjiku (poor women) in Kenya. Under the backdrop of this question lies a fundamental assumption that feminism in Kenya needs a rethinking and a possible reconceptualisation to address past failures and setbacks. While locating its interrogation on postcolonial feminist theoretical underpinnings, the article adopts a qualitative approach as part of the research design. Being interpretive, the study relies on lit-crit methodology to analyse Wangari Maathai’s Unbowed. The main concern is to interrogate how Maathai’s autobiography reframes feminist scholarship in Kenya, particularly by underscoring the significance of Wanjiku as a key resource in the whole feminist enterprise.
Genre, handicap et santé sexuelle et reproductive au Cameroun : implication des acteurs sociaux et rapports aux politiques publiques
Authors: Magne Estelle Kouokam , Kuetche Irène Flore Chiewouo , Djoukouo Félicité
Published: March 2023

À partir d’entretiens menés auprès des responsables des organisations de la société civile œuvrant pour la protection des personnes en situation de handicap moteur et visuel, cet article questionne l’implication des acteurs sociopolitiques dans la promotion de la santé sexuelle et reproductive des personnes en situation de handicap, ainsi que la participation des organisations de la société civile (OSC) à l’action publique en matière de santé sexuelle et reproductive (SSR). Cette étude admet que les personnes en situation de handicap sont des personnes sexuellement actives, qui ont une vie conjugale, et des besoins réellement spécifiques en matière de santé sexuelle et reproductive. Ces besoins sont superficiellement pris en compte aussi bien par les acteurs associatifs que par les politiques publiques de santé. Une faible implication qui pérennise le sentiment de stigmatisation et d’exclusion vis-à-vis des personnes en situation de handicap (PSH) des différentes parties prenantes du processus de mise en oeuvre des politiques publiques en matière de santé au Cameroun.
1 - Introduction and Overview
Authors: Cheryl Doss  , Robert E. Evenson  , Nancy L. Ruther
Published: March 2023

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9 - Constructing Knowledge Societies? The World Bank and the New Lending Policy for Tertiary Education
Authors: Tor Halvorsen  , Tom Skauge i
Published: March 2023

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Gender and Perceptions of Academic Work in South Africa
Authors: Seck Damian Ruth
Published: March 2023

fhis article examines perceptions of South African academics regarding academic workload, specifically the distribution of aspects of academic work; the determi­ oants of teaching load; the determinants of remuneration; the purpose of staff de­ velopment programmes; and decision-making in departments. lt reviews the way research, teaching, administration and service are each subject to gendering and are also situated relative to one another in a gendered way. Findings indicate that there are significant differences between females and. males in opinions about and per­ ceptions of academic work. Females tend to be more conditional in their responses. Findings also, however, reveal inconsistencies and confound expectations arising from the literature. For example, females do not report significant discrimination about decision-making in departments. This study questions whether survey re­ ;earch can 'access' the evidence disclosed by qualitative research.
Music Scholarship at Universities and the Relevance of the Industrial Training Scheme in Nigeria
Authors: Emurobome Idolor
Published: March 2023

1 ne neea ror 1mprovea quauty ot schotarship for the development of a nation is the desire of individuals and societies. Either due to a dwindling economy or misplaced priorities, the education sectors of African nations have been under-funded and i11 equipped, music departments included. Consequently, the endeavours of academ­ ics and students in music scholarship have been adversely affected. However, the music industry sector for which skilled personnel is produced boasts of updated facilities for music composition, production, education, broadcasting, advertising, publishing, performance, and technology. These resource materials are remarkably advantageous to music scholarship, particularly if the Students Industrial Work Ex­ perience Scheme (SIWES) is introduced in the programme of studies at all African universities. Since 1996 the Deha State University, Abraka, Nigeria bas attached students to the music industry during long vacations. The experiment, coupled with effective supervision and reports on their experience, has achieved, amongst other intentions, a feed-back loop for research and curriculum development, and fostered an improved town and gown cooperation in musical practice. Exposure to possible job opportunities during this period has redefined students' and their benefactors' impression of music as an academic pursuit leading to improved academic per­ formance. lt ha:s also provided updated knowledge and skills, which hitherto were missing due to inadequate facilities in the Department.