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SAIEE Africa Research Journal Pub Date : 2021-11-01

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Faculty development and community of practices: Exploring their interplay to facilitate change in pedagogical practices at HEI's 教师发展和实践社区：探索它们的相互作用，促进高等教育学院教学实践的变革

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SAIEE Africa Research Journal Pub Date : 2021-11-01

Rohit Kandakatla;Anurag Palla

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SAIEE Africa Research Journal Pub Date : 2021-11-01

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Exploring female enrollment and outcomes in chemical engineering and their experiences in pursuit of a career in STEM 探索女性在化学工程领域的入学人数和成绩，以及她们在STEM职业生涯中的经历

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SAIEE Africa Research Journal Pub Date : 2021-11-01

Paula O. V. Henry;Marvette A. Hall;Dianne A. Plummer

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Development of an industry 4.0 competency maturity model 工业4.0能力成熟度模型的开发

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SAIEE Africa Research Journal Pub Date : 2021-11-01

Whisper Maisiri;Liezl van Dyk;Rojanette Coetzee

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“More than learning”: Teaching and learning ethics within an electrical engineering undergraduate capstone course “不止是学习”：电气工程本科顶尖课程中的教学伦理

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SAIEE Africa Research Journal Pub Date : 2021-11-01

Alison J. Gwynne-Evans

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A spatio-temporal sleep mode approach to improve energy efficiency in small cell DenseNets 一种提高小小区DenseNet能效的时空睡眠模式方法

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SAIEE Africa Research Journal Pub Date : 2021-08-13 DOI: 10.23919/SAIEE.2021.9513627

Edwin Mugume;Arthur Tumwesigye;Alexander Muhangi

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On the optimal spine morphology of rapidly accelerating quadrupeds 论快速加速四足动物的最佳脊柱形态

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SAIEE Africa Research Journal Pub Date : 2021-08-13 DOI: 10.23919/SAIEE.2021.9513626

Callen Fisher;Amir Patel

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Notes for authors 作者须知

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SAIEE Africa Research Journal Pub Date : 2021-08-13 DOI: 10.23919/SAIEE.2021.9513630

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SAIEE Africa Research Journal Pub Date : 2021-08-13 DOI: 10.23919/SAIEE.2021.9513631

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