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Predicting Agile Success: The Critical Few Factors, Ridewaan Hanslo, Maureen Tanner

African Conference on Information Systems and Technology

While Agile projects are more successful than traditional software development project management approaches, their overall success rate remains relatively low, with a high percentage of projects still deemed challenged or failed. This low project success rate is attributed to projects not being rigorously evaluated against critical success factors (CSF) of Agile projects and contemporary project success criteria. To identify the CSF that contribute to Agile software development project success as perceived by Agile practitioners, this study used a positivist approach to investigate the CSF of Agile software development projects. PLS-SEM with SmartPLS was used to analyse the data and test …

Hitl Ai For Digital Transformation In Healthcare, Ntando S. Sibanda, Petronella Muziti, Priscilla Mataure

African Conference on Information Systems and Technology

Limited labor capacity, disjointed information flows and delays in clinical decision-making are among the ongoing issues that primary health care (PHC) systems in resource-constrained settings must deal with. These issues limit service delivery and impede efforts to undergo digital transformation. This study investigates how improved decision support at the primary care level can facilitate incremental digital transformation through human-in-the-loop (HITL) artificial intelligence (AI). In order to identify system gaps, design a context-sensitive HITL AI prototype and assess its viability, usability and integration within standard PHC workflows, the study employs a design-based implementation research approach that incorporates qualitative interviews, workflow observations …

The Role Of Organisational Culture In Implementing Cybersecurity Practices To Address Insider Threats In South Africa, Thamsanqa Ngcobo, Salah Kabanda, Ronald Chiwariro

African Conference on Information Systems and Technology

Cybersecurity is a critical component of organisational resilience as digital transformation reshapes operations and risk management. Despite substantial investment in technical controls, insider threats remain a persistent challenge, shaped as much by cultural and organisational factors as by technology. This study examines how cultural factors influence the implementation of cybersecurity practices aimed at mitigating insider threats in South African organisations, considering national, organisational, and individual dimensions. Using a qualitative research design, semi‑structured interviews were conducted from nine participants working across a range of industries including ICT consulting, financial services, IT services, gaming, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, and IT managed services. The findings …

Digital Learning Platforms And Academic Performance In Ghana, Gifty S. Hlovor

African Conference on Information Systems and Technology

Digital learning platforms are increasingly integrated into secondary education across Africa. In Ghana, the Ministry of Education (MoE) introduced the Curriculum Microsite as a digital repository to support the new Senior High School (SHS) curriculum. Despite its broad deployment, empirical evidence on how students engage with the platform and whether such engagement translates into improved academic performance remains limited. Grounded in Task-Technology Fit (TTF) theory, this work-in-progress presents a quantitative, cross-sectional survey study examining the behavioral patterns and modes of use of digital learning platforms among SHS students in Ghana and their association with academic performance. This study contributes to …

From Crisis Necessity To Sustained Use: A Process Model Of Mobile Banking Use In An Unequal Global South Context, Saadiek Basadien, Molefe Maloma, Mariam Jacobs-Basadien, Papama Mtambeka

African Conference on Information Systems and Technology

Mobile banking (m-banking) has become an important financial infrastructure, especially during crises. This study examines how users in the Western Cape, South Africa, adopted m-banking during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a qualitative design with a construct-informed interview guide and thematic analysis of interviews, we show that adoption was driven less by innovation-seeking and more by situational necessity to maintain financial continuity and minimise health risk. Over time, crisis-triggered use evolved into value-sustained engagement anchored in convenience, financial control, and growing digital confidence. The findings identify social mediation, risk-management practices, and digital literacy as key mechanisms shaping this trajectory. We developed …

Employee Perceptions Of Artificial Intelligence Adoption And Integration: The Case Of Organisations In South Africa, Mikhail Sankar, Ayanda Pekane

African Conference on Information Systems and Technology

Various organisations in South Africa have adopted Artificial Intelligent (AI) for improving organisational efficiency and effectiveness. However, South Africa is still in the exploratory stages of AI adoption, indicating that there are gaps in AI regulation at both national and organisational levels. In addition, high unemployment in South Africa increases fears that AI could replace jobs across industries. These contextual issues affect employees as organisations invest in AI systems. Despite this, little attention has been paid to how employees perceive AI, even though it is reshaping how work is structured, done, and experienced in South African organisations. Thus, the objective …

Ummle‑1.0 — Caldwell–Copilot Universal Marine‑Medicine & Longevity Engine A Unified Open‑Hardware Biomedical Research Platform Cern‑Ohl‑P • No Patents • No Secrets • Builder‑Ready • Research‑Only, Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

Defensive Publications Series

UMMLE‑1.0 is a unified open‑hardware biomedical research platform designed to accelerate discovery, extraction, stabilization, purification, and non‑invasive delivery research for marine‑derived therapeutic compounds. Marine organisms produce powerful molecules such as anti‑cancer macrolides, antiviral peptides, neuro‑protective toxins, and non‑addictive analgesics. These compounds are fragile, shear‑sensitive, and easily degraded by heat, contamination, or mechanical stress.

UMMLE‑1.0 integrates six coordinated subsystems:

1. Ultra‑Pure Water Core

2. Marine Biomass Extraction Core

3. Thermal Stabilization Core

4. Plasma Purification Core

5. Ocular Delivery Research Core

6. Neural‑Glymphatic Longevity Research Core

Each subsystem is fully open‑hardware, modular, and builder‑ready.

This platform is non‑clinical, research‑only, and intended for laboratories, universities, and humanitarian research …

Cross-Talk, The Honorable Raymond J. Lohier, John Q. Barrett, Noa Ben-Asher, Margaret E. Mcguinness, Mark L. Movsesian, Michael A. Perino

St. John's Law Review

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You know what is interesting? This has been on my mind for a long time as my law clerk, Colin, knows. What you have all described in different ways, maybe with the exception of the religious rights case, but I will get to that, is a Supreme Court that either is, or perceives itself to be, unchecked by Congress and at times unchecked by the President, largely for reasons that we can discuss.

Private Securities Enforcement And The Roberts Court, Michael A. Perino

St. John's Law Review

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Thank you, Judge Lohier, thank you Professor Subotnik, and thank you to everyone who put this scholarship symposium together. I am acutely aware that I am the last panelist, on the last panel, on Friday afternoon, and so, I am going to try my best to keep my comments to the allotted ten minutes.

It is important to keep two key points in mind if we are going to talk about the Roberts Court’s approach to private securities enforcement. First, the Roberts Court contains no securities experts. In fact, except for Lewis F. Powell Jr. and William O. Douglas, …

South Africa's Inclusive Six-Dimensional Generative Ai Readiness Framework, Keegan Steyn, Ojelanki Ngwenyama, Sibongiseni Tunzelana

African Conference on Information Systems and Technology

Generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) is transforming governance, knowledge systems, and economic activity, but current preparedness measures pay little attention to the socio-technical, institutional, and postcolonial contexts that shape country trajectories. To address this gap, the study employs a design science methodology to create the National Generative AI Readiness Assessment Framework (N-GAIRF), a six-dimensional diagnostic tool theoretically based on Sen's capability approach to development and incorporating Institutional Theory, Socio-Technical Systems Theory, National Innovation Systems Theory, and Postcolonial Information Systems critique. An example application to South Africa, compared to Zimbabwe and an indicative Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) reference …

Ai-Driven Financial Forecasting, Risk Assessment And Decision Making In Start Up Enterprises, Ntando S. Sibanda, Petronella Muziti

African Conference on Information Systems and Technology

Start-up enterprises operate in uncertain and rapidly changing financial environments characterized by volatile cash flows, limited historical data, and high exposure to financial risk. Conventional financial forecasting and risk assessment methods are often static and assumption-driven, limiting their effectiveness in supporting managerial decision making. Within the Decision Support Systems (DSS) domain, this study analyses the effect of AI-driven DSS on financial forecasting, risk assessment and managerial decision making among start-up enterprises in the Harare Central Business District, Zimbabwe. The study adopts a quantitative approach using structured questionnaires administered to founders, financial managers, and senior decision makers. Data were analysed using …

How Prior Exposure To Cyber Threats Shape Cyber Hygiene Practices Among Mobile Internet Users In Accra, Jefferson Sigfred Seyeram Bansa, Date Barrigah-Benissan, Martin Yaw Osei Mintah

African Conference on Information Systems and Technology

Mobile internet usage in Ghana has revolutionized communication, financial activities, and commercial operations, as Accra residents increasingly rely on mobile devices as their primary digital tool. Users face multiple cyber threats, including phishing, malware, and identity theft, as their online activity outpaces their cybersecurity knowledge. This study employs a qualitative case study design to examine how mobile internet users in Accra experience and respond to cyber threats. It draws on Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) and Technology Threat Avoidance Theory (TTAT) to explain how users’ threat perceptions, coping strategies, and contextual conditions shape their online safety behaviour. Data will be collected …

Utilization Of An Open-Access Markerless Motion Analysis Software For A Biomechanics Movement Analysis Project., Tamra L. Llewellyn, Michael J. Nolan

Educational Practices in Kinesiology

The movement analysis project (MAP) is a common assignment in many undergraduate biomechanics courses. The purpose of this article is to introduce kinesiology educators to an open-source, AI-enabled, markerless software for motion capture, OpenCap, which can be used in MAP and research. This tool is currently being used in an in-person, upper-level, undergraduate biomechanics course where students are required to have taken Anatomy & Physiology. There is very little time, money, or expertise needed to implement this resource. Using 2 iPads on tripods and the OpenCap app and web-based interface, movements can be quickly converted to skeleton visualization and joint …

Social Media Motivations And Crisis Engagement Among Generation Z: A Uses And Gratification Perspective, Edina Galaa, Sulemana Bankuoru Egala, John Asibuo Boakye, Abdul-Hamid Sokun Alhassan

African Conference on Information Systems and Technology

Generation Z's growing use of social media during crises raises important questions about their motivations. This study applies Uses and Gratification Theory to investigate how four motivations — entertainment, social recognition, information sharing and altruism- drive Gen Z’s media use during emergencies and whether empathy moderates these effects. Using a scenario-based survey of 319 respondents and Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling analysis, findings reveal that social recognition and altruism motivation significantly influence social media use intensity, while entertainment seeking and information sharing intention do not. Importantly, social media use intensity simultaneously predicts both prosocial need fulfilment and content validation …

Ubuntu Signs: A Tool For Real-Time Translation Of South African Sign Language, Simone Beets, Hasita Rama

African Conference on Information Systems and Technology

Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) individuals often face communication challenges with people who do not understand sign language. Existing systems lack support for South African Sign Language (SASL) and are limited in accessibility, efficiency and accuracy. This paper introduces Ubuntu Signs, a mobile prototype tool for real-time SASL translation using a camera-based interface and machine learning. The tool uses two models to recognize gestures: a static model for alphabetical and numerical gestures and a dynamic model for continuous gestures representing words and phrases. A preliminary user study evaluated the effectiveness, efficiency, accuracy and satisfaction of Ubuntu Signs. Results indicated high usability …

Plant And Process For Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbons, Marco Precoma, Martin Baumgaertl, Gianluca Pauletto

Defensive Publications Series

The present technical disclosure relates to a plant and a process for producing liquid hydrocarbons starting from natural gas and/or other gaseous carbon sources. The liquid hydrocarbons production plant comprises an electrically heated steam methane reforming reactor (e-SMR), for the conversion of the carbon sources into synthesis gas. The plant further comprises synthesis gas composition adjustment section arranged downstream of the e-SMR and configured to adjust the composition of the synthesis gas stream, thereby providing an adjusted synthesis gas stream suitable for hydrocarbon synthesis, and an hydrocarbon synthesis unit configured to convert at least part of the adjusted synthesis gas …

Gci Hydrocarbon Normalization & Mechanical Fuel Conditioning Platform (V1.5), Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

Defensive Publications Series

GCI Hydrocarbon Normalization & Mechanical Fuel Conditioning Platform (v1.5)

This technical architecture outlines the builder-ready integration and test-bench realization of the GCI Hydrocarbon Normalization & Mechanical Fuel Conditioning Platform (v1.5). By unifying multi-system innovations across the Caldwell open-hardware portfolio—specifically integrating biomimetic fishbone micro-channel flow conditioning from the Mechanic’s Battery (GCI #288-ULTRA), Helmholtz acoustic resonance and microbubble cavitation arrays from CVNR-F1.5, high-velocity convergent-divergent shear mechanics from VETI-3.0, anisotropic CTE-tuned thermal control from the Arachne v8.7 substrate, and gyroid-lattice thermal buffering from Forgecell Prime—this platform provides a completely mechanical, non-catalytic method for processing complex hydrocarbon streams.

The system achieves continuous molecular chain …

The Gci Vortex Sentinel (Av-1): Open-Hardware Architecture For Chemical-Free Pfas And Micro-Pollutant Remediation Via Acoustic-Vortex Concentration And Plasma-Cavitation Mineralization, Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

Defensive Publications Series

This technical specification details the operational evolution of The GCI Vortex Sentinel (AV-1), an open-hardware, zero-filter micro-pollutant remediation platform designed for municipal and coastal water systems. By implementing a "Concentrate-First" fluidic architecture, the system isolates high-density microplastics and persistent fluorosurfactants (PFAS) into a 5% side stream while outputting 95% certified clean effluent.

The architecture unifies core innovations across the Caldwell open-hardware portfolio—integrating inertial and acoustic separation from the Omni-Vortex Integrator (OVI-1) and UAAP-2.0, controlled microbubble nucleation from the VMR Titan v2.5-T core, precise harmonic frequency stabilization from the CMRS-1 controller, structural thermal management from the Arachne-Chip-2.0 interposer, and passive thermal …

Speculative Query Firing For Anticipatory Execution In Chatbot Systems, Rohit Jain

Defensive Publications Series

The present disclosure relates to a system for anticipatory execution in chatbot systems that addresses latency caused by idle compute time while users type queries. The system includes a speculative query firing framework configured to initiate shadow runs and proactive tool calls during user typing. Multi-modal triggers monitor user behavior and session context to fire speculative requests, including temporal triggers for detecting stable partial strings, semantic triggers using a completion model to predict query completion, and intent triggers for recognizing clear intent patterns. A parallel shadow queue routes shadow requests to a lowpriority execution queue for performing shadow runs and …

Gci #75‑Ultra‑Real (Trl‑4/5 Laboratory‑Validated Edition) Thermo‑Orbitronic Quantum Coupling Platform Using Chiral‑Phonon‑Induced Orbital Currents In Z‑Cut Quartz And Superconducting Resonators, Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure describes a fully engineered, laboratory‑ready thermo‑orbitronic experimental platform that uses chiral‑phonon‑induced orbital currents in Z‑cut α‑quartz to influence a nearby quantum device, specifically a superconducting λ/4 coplanar waveguide (CPW) resonator. The system is designed as a frontier quantum‑thermal research testbed with real‑world cryogenic constraints fully integrated, enabling reproducible measurement of thermo‑orbitronic coupling between chiral phonons and a quantum circuit element.

The device consists of:

• A Z‑cut α‑quartz chip patterned with thin tungsten or titanium Hall‑bar or stripe structures that reproduce and extend the orbital Seebeck geometry reported in recent literature.

• Metamaterial phonon‑guide channels etched into the quartz to …

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Gci #23‑C — Arachne‑Chip Ultra‑Real (Trl‑4/5 Laboratory‑Validated Edition) Hybrid Dyneema + Vortex Microfluidic + Gyroid Thermal Interposer For High‑Density Ai Chiplets, Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

Defensive Publications Series

Modern high‑density AI chiplet architectures routinely exceed 300–350 W/cm² heat flux, while simultaneously suffering from catastrophic CTE mismatch between silicon dies (~2.6 ppm/K) and conventional organic/ceramic substrates (13–17 ppm/K). This mismatch causes:

• micro‑bump shearing

• warpage

• delamination

• thermal runaway

• premature package failure

The Arachne‑Chip ULTRA‑REAL Interposer solves these problems by integrating:

• Anisotropic Dyneema UHMWPE composite (CTE‑matched structural layer)

• VETI‑3.0 vortex‑enhanced microfluidic manifold (boundary‑layer disruption)

• UGCRM‑1.0 gyroid thermal lattice (high surface‑area heat extraction)

• Forgecell Prime thermal buffering (transient spike suppression)

• Arachne v8.7 smart‑skin telemetry (strain + thermal gradient mapping)

• Wildfire‑grade vibration isolation (pump + chassis noise suppression)

• Neuromorphic adaptive control engine (self‑optimizing …

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Robbed With Permission: Toward A Receiver-Consent Architecture For Trust-Preserving Mobile Money Transactions In Africa, Raphael Amponsah

African Conference on Information Systems and Technology

Mobile money transacted more than USD 2 trillion globally in 2025 across 2.3 billion registered accounts, with Sub-Saharan Africa holding over half of all accounts and two-thirds of transaction value. Between 58 and 72 percent of mobile money fraud on the continent exploits trust rather than technology, yet current security architecture authenticates the sender and merely notifies the receiver, leaving the transaction execution moment structurally unguarded. This paper introduces the Receiver-Consent Transaction Protocol (RCTP), a USSD-native protocol requiring the receiver's active PIN consent on their physical SIM before any credit completes, grounded in Design Science Research with Routine Activity Theory …

Genai Goes To Campus: A Narrative Literature Review Of Benefits, Challenges And Policies, Jayson Warren Peters, Mmasechaba J. Seopa, Justin T. Maistry, Tebogo J. Matome, Christen Du Toit, Maureen C. Tanner

African Conference on Information Systems and Technology

This study examines the role of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in the learning and administrative experiences of students and educators in higher education, through a narrative literature review of thirty-one articles. The literature was thematically reviewed and coded to identify themes and factors contributing to challenges, benefits, and policies and guidelines. These themes were explored in depth with their relation to GenAI for learning outcomes, the role of GenAI in student’s learning experiences and the effectiveness of using GenAI tools to support educators’ administrative processes. In light of the challenges and deterrents identified (e.g. implementation - maintenance, privacy and security, …

Secondary Water Saturation Of The Rock Mass And Quality Of Rocks In Active Mine Areas Bordering The Flooded Workings Of Closed Mines, Mirosława Bukowska

Journal of Sustainable Mining

The goal of this paper was to inspect the influence of capillary water saturation on the specific strain energy of sedimentary rocks. The relationships between the determined specific strain energies in an air-dried state and in a state of capillary water saturation for detrital rock were exponential, with a strong correlation among the variables. For silt, the relationships were described by a second-degree polynomial function, and the correlation was medium or weak. The relationships for kinetic and dissipated energy were described with a linear function. Pearson correlation coefficients indicated a strong correlation among the variables for detrital rock and a …

The Shorthorn: August 14, 1986

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1980s

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The Shorthorn: August 15, 1986

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1980s

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The Shorthorn: August 12, 1986

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1980s

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The Shorthorn: August 7, 1986

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1980s

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The Shorthorn: August 5, 1986

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1980s

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The Shorthorn: July 29, 1986

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1980s

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