African Institute of Science and Technology

An Explainable Attention-Enhanced Deep Learning Model for Memory-Forensic Malware Detection

Memory-forensic malware detection can identify malicious activity from volatile memory and complement disk-based analysis. However, results are difficult to compare when datasets, preprocessing, model settings, and evaluation protocols differ. We propose a hybrid convolutional ne...

Impacts of ivermectin mass drug administration for malaria control on smallholder pig health and productivity in Mozambique

Abstract As part of a larger clinical trial testing ivermectin mass drug administration (iMDA) in humans and pigs for malaria vector control in Mozambique, this study evaluates ivermectin’s effects on gastrointestinal nematode burden, daily weight gain and economic outcomes in tr...

Strengthening the Agricultural Extension System to Sustain Climate Resilience and Inclusive Locally Led Adaptation Among Smallholder Farmers Through Effective Knowledge Brokering

Background: Smallholder farmers are at the forefront of climate change, necessitating dynamic, continuous adaptation strategies to safeguard their livelihoods and food systems. Although climate-smart technologies and indigenous knowledge are available, traditional top-down agricu...

The Inevitability of Linguistic Challenges in Multilingual Societies: The Case of Nigeria

Nigeria presents one of Africa's most extensive multilingual settings, with more than 500 indigenous languages interacting with English, Nigerian Pidgin, Arabic and French across education, government, commerce, media, health and digital communication. This article examines why l...

Linguistic and Non-Linguistic Approaches to Language-Death Prevention: A Conceptual and Thematic Analysis

Language death records the terminal outcome of sustained language shift, but prevention requires more than the production of grammars, dictionaries and archives. This conceptual and thematic analysis examines linguistic and non-linguistic approaches to preventing the discontinuit...

Linguistic and Non-Linguistic Approaches to Language-Death Prevention: A Conceptual and Thematic Analysis

Language death records the terminal outcome of sustained language shift, but prevention requires more than the production of grammars, dictionaries and archives. This conceptual and thematic analysis examines linguistic and non-linguistic approaches to preventing the discontinuit...