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Access South Africa’s Leading Research Journal’s Entire Collection

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The full archives of the SAIEE Africa Research Journal —some issues dating back more than 100 years—are now available in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. The open-access quarterly journal from the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers publishes peer-reviewed articles on research in IEEE’s fields of interest.

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This Rwandan Engineer is Learning How to Manage Humanitarian Projects

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Thanks to a scholarship from IEEE Smart Village , she is now getting that education through the master’s degree program in development practice from Regis University , in Denver. Niyoyita, who attends classes remotely, is a process engineer at Africa Improved Foods , also in Kigali. She has worked there for more than four years.

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Baker Institute expert suggests assumptions about oil’s influence on politics in the Middle East should be reversed

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Assumptions about oil’s influence on politics in the Middle East should be reversed, according to a new article from an expert at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Instead of oil buttressing autocracy, the article argues that autocracy among oil exporters buttresses oil by encouraging consumption.

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Carnegie study finds climate impact of particulates varies greatly depending on where the pollution originated

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Yet, aerosol emissions from Europe, the United States, and China are declining, while aerosol emissions from India and Africa are increasing. For example, their models show that aerosol emissions from Western Europe have 14 times the global cooling effect that aerosol emissions from India do. This work is part of a larger $1.5-million

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Car Crash Prevention System Wins Student $10,000 IEEE Scholarship

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Hacettepe University , in Ankara. IEEE Presidents' Scholarship , which is payable over four years of undergraduate university study. Several research articles he came across said it was impossible to create such a machine because it would be unable to print motors and other electronic parts. University of California, Santa Cruz.

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IEEE President’s Note: Connecting the Unconnected

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The world saw the need for universal broadband connectivity for remote work, online education, telemedicine, entertainment, and social networking. SAIFUR RAHMAN IEEE president and CEO This article appears in the June 2023 print issue as “Connecting the Unconnected.” billion people who cannot access the Internet.

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IEEE President’s Note: Making IEEE a Force for Change

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The collection is a repository of more than 7,000 IEEE articles addressing the causes of climate change along with strategies to mitigate and adapt to it. SAIFUR RAHMAN IEEE president and CEO This article appears in the March 2023 print issue as “Making IEEE a Force for Change.” For example, IEEE had a significant presence at the U.N.