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Papers by Emmanuel Koku
Has the Internet affected the ways in which people communicate by lessening the effects of distan... more Has the Internet affected the ways in which people communicate by lessening the effects of distance and affecting how people interact? To examine this question, we study scholarly and interpersonal relationships - communicating in person and by email - in two scholarly networks, one in a large university and one dispersed across North America. Not only are these scholarly networks interesting in their own right, they are harbingers of the turn toward network and virtual organizations. Although the Intemet helps scholars to maintain ties over great distances, physical proximity still matters. Those scholars who see each other often or work nearer to each other email each other more often. Frequent contact on the Intemet is a complement for frequent face-to-face contact, not a substitute for it. The more scholarly relations network members have, the more frequently they communicate and the more media they use to communicate. Although email helps scholars without strong ties to stay in...
Current policy makers in the area of science and innovation assume that when users are more engag... more Current policy makers in the area of science and innovation assume that when users are more engaged in the research process, they are able to communicate their needs better to researchers and are better prepared to adopt the research results. Research consortia, which are predicated on meeting user needs, are expected to enable much more active user involvement thereby facilitating knowledge transfer exchanges and innovation.
Technology Lifecycle and Workflow Analysis, 2009
Handbook of Research on Political Activism in the Information Age, 2014
Current policy makers in the area of science and innovation assume that when users are more engag... more Current policy makers in the area of science and innovation assume that when users are more engaged in the research process, they are able to communicate their needs better to researchers and are better prepared to adopt the research results. Research consortia, which are predicated on meeting user needs, are expected to enable much more active user involvement thereby facilitating knowledge transfer exchanges and innovation.
ABSTRACT This analysis is a test case for the broader issue of how distributed communities functi... more ABSTRACT This analysis is a test case for the broader issue of how distributed communities function. It shows that even highly distributed CoPs may have a dual life: they exist both online and offline, in both the face-to-face meetings and the email exchanges of their participants. The study examines a dispersed community engaged in conducting and managing collaborative research. The analysis uses data from a social network survey and interviews to examine its managerial practices, information exchanges and communication practices. Results show that most members of the community actively seek advice from their peers - a finding that is consistent with the need for learning in such a diverse network. Moreover, the structure of advice giving and seeking/receiving is linked to different communication patterns: core/central members are the "thought leaders" in the community and prefer to give advice in-person, while peripheral members tend to rely mainly on email contact for advice exchanges. The results highlight the importance of face-to-face contacts in information exchanges and learning. Management practices, task constraints and relationship properties all contribute to this. Although the discourse on CoPs has often suggested technological solutions to trust and task demands of dispersed research and project teams, this analysis shows that solutions may involve organizational practices rather than technology.
Encyclopedia of psychology, Vol. 8., 2000
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Encyclopedia of Social Networks, 2011
The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 2015
ABSTRACT Browse By Issue By Author By Title The JBI Library Article Tools Print this article Inde... more ABSTRACT Browse By Issue By Author By Title The JBI Library Article Tools Print this article Indexing metadata How to cite item Email this article (Login required) Email the author (Login required) User Username Password Remember me Information For Readers For Authors For Librarians Journal Help Font Size Make font size smaller Make font size default Make font size larger Home About Login Register Search Current Archives Announcements Review Titles Home > Vol 12, No 12 (2014) > Adjei Open Access Open Access Restricted Access Subscription Access Societal factors that predispose children under five years to severe malaria in developing countries: a systematic review of qualitative evidence George Adjei, Yeetey Enuameh, Kingsley Osei-Kwakye, Livesy Abokyi, Samuel Kofi Tchum, Emmanuel Koku Abstract Background Over 40% of the world’s population live in malaria endemic regions. While malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes, some communities have different beliefs to this effect. These beliefs coupled with other societal factors lead to parents not having the appropriate health seeking behaviors and not getting prompt treatment of malaria for their children, a situation that could make their conditions severe, which may lead to death. Children below the age of five years and pregnant women mostly bear the brunt of the disease. Although malaria is a disease that is life threatening, it is preventable and curable. Malaria occurs in the poorest regions of the world where sanitation and hygienic conditions are far from optimal. Objectives To synthesize the best available evidence on the societal contexts and experiences that predispose children less than five years of age in developing countries to severe malaria. Inclusion criteria Types of participants Participants were children below the ages of five years living in low and middle income countries. Phenomena of interest Societal contexts and experiences of communities; traditional healers’, health workers’ and caregivers’ perceptions that predispose children below five years of age to severe malaria; and also communities' perceptions about the causes and symptoms of severe malaria and management strategies. Types of studies Studies that were based on qualitative study designs. Search strategy Studies published in the English language from 1966 to 2013 were to be included in the review. Methodological quality Papers selected were assessed by two independent reviewers for methodological quality using critical appraisal instruments from the Joanna Briggs Institute Qualitative Assessment and Review Instrument. Data collection The Joanna Briggs Institute data extraction tool was used for extraction of data. Data synthesis The Joanna Briggs Institute Qualitative Assessment and Review Instrument was used to pool findings based on their similarity of meaning. Results Eleven studies generated 54 study findings that were aggregated into 40 categories to come up with eight synthesized findings. One of the synthesized findings was on the causes and symptoms of severe malaria, another was on management strategies of severe malaria and six others were about predisposition to the condition. Conclusions Findings place in context how knowledge, belief systems, health facility factors, gender roles of the home environment, access, traditional healers, and management strategies guide care providers’ care-seeking behaviors when their wards are taken ill with severe malaria. Keywords Children under five years of age; severe malaria; convulsions; care seeking behavior; low and middle income country
Designing for Virtual Communities in the Service of Learning, 2004
Sexual Health, 2011
Background: Although various HIV prevention and treatment programs have been implemented in Ghana... more Background: Although various HIV prevention and treatment programs have been implemented in Ghana since 2003, desire for and uptake of HIV testing is still low, owing largely to HIV-related stigma. This study examined the effect of stigma on desire for HIV testing, while controlling for socio-demographic and other influences. Method: The study used data from the 2003 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey to regress desire for an HIV test on levels of stigma while controlling for selected socio-demographic, socio-cognitive and socio-behavioural covariates. Results: The study revealed significant associations between several socio-demographic and socio-cognitive variables and the desire for an HIV test. For example, both male (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 0.41; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.24-0.72) and female (AOR = 0.62; 95% CI = 0.41-0.93) respondents in the wealthiest households, and those who know someone infected with HIV (AOR = 0.65; 95% CI = 0.43-1.00) have lower odds of desiring an HIV test. The study showed a significant but negative interaction between risky sexual behaviours and community stigma (AOR = 0.44; 95% CI = 0.19-0.67), indicating that the positive effect of risky sex on HIV testing is attenuated among females who live in communities with high levels of stigma. Conclusion: Since community-level education and risk reduction programs have demonstrable influences on reducing HIV stigma, it is imperative that the Ghana government's ongoing anti-stigma campaigns and other HIV prevention programs recognise the role of community stigma in influencing HIV testing decisions, especially in the context of risky sexual behaviours.
International Journal of Virtual Communities and Social Networking, 2000
Final Report to the Canadian Water Network of Centres of Excellence, Jun 1, 2007
Executive summary The Network Mapping project is a social network study of the academics and prac... more Executive summary The Network Mapping project is a social network study of the academics and practitioners working in the area of water commissioned by the Canadian Water Network of Centres of Excellence (CWN). The objectives of the study were to map the relations among the stakeholders in the area of water, describe the collaboration and knowledge exchanges among them, and examine the context in which they worked.
... by Emmanuel F. Koku Drexel University. ... HIV infection results from deviant, social and rel... more ... by Emmanuel F. Koku Drexel University. ... HIV infection results from deviant, social and religiously proscribed behaviours such as extramarital sexual relations, promiscuity, homosexuality and prostitution or from sexual relations with foreigners/outsiders (Ankomah 1998; Nzioka ...
Journal of Systems Architecture, 2003
The Global South, 2008
Crimes of Globalization: The Feminization of HIV Pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa1 Ifeanyi Ezeonu a... more Crimes of Globalization: The Feminization of HIV Pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa1 Ifeanyi Ezeonu and Emmanuel Koku ABSTRACT This paper addresses the lack of criminological interest in the "crimes" of globalization. It challenges the essentialist assumption of main-...
Has the Internet affected the ways in which people communicate by lessening the effects of distan... more Has the Internet affected the ways in which people communicate by lessening the effects of distance and affecting how people interact? To examine this question, we study scholarly and interpersonal relationships - communicating in person and by email - in two scholarly networks, one in a large university and one dispersed across North America. Not only are these scholarly networks interesting in their own right, they are harbingers of the turn toward network and virtual organizations. Although the Intemet helps scholars to maintain ties over great distances, physical proximity still matters. Those scholars who see each other often or work nearer to each other email each other more often. Frequent contact on the Intemet is a complement for frequent face-to-face contact, not a substitute for it. The more scholarly relations network members have, the more frequently they communicate and the more media they use to communicate. Although email helps scholars without strong ties to stay in...
Current policy makers in the area of science and innovation assume that when users are more engag... more Current policy makers in the area of science and innovation assume that when users are more engaged in the research process, they are able to communicate their needs better to researchers and are better prepared to adopt the research results. Research consortia, which are predicated on meeting user needs, are expected to enable much more active user involvement thereby facilitating knowledge transfer exchanges and innovation.
Technology Lifecycle and Workflow Analysis, 2009
Handbook of Research on Political Activism in the Information Age, 2014
Current policy makers in the area of science and innovation assume that when users are more engag... more Current policy makers in the area of science and innovation assume that when users are more engaged in the research process, they are able to communicate their needs better to researchers and are better prepared to adopt the research results. Research consortia, which are predicated on meeting user needs, are expected to enable much more active user involvement thereby facilitating knowledge transfer exchanges and innovation.
ABSTRACT This analysis is a test case for the broader issue of how distributed communities functi... more ABSTRACT This analysis is a test case for the broader issue of how distributed communities function. It shows that even highly distributed CoPs may have a dual life: they exist both online and offline, in both the face-to-face meetings and the email exchanges of their participants. The study examines a dispersed community engaged in conducting and managing collaborative research. The analysis uses data from a social network survey and interviews to examine its managerial practices, information exchanges and communication practices. Results show that most members of the community actively seek advice from their peers - a finding that is consistent with the need for learning in such a diverse network. Moreover, the structure of advice giving and seeking/receiving is linked to different communication patterns: core/central members are the "thought leaders" in the community and prefer to give advice in-person, while peripheral members tend to rely mainly on email contact for advice exchanges. The results highlight the importance of face-to-face contacts in information exchanges and learning. Management practices, task constraints and relationship properties all contribute to this. Although the discourse on CoPs has often suggested technological solutions to trust and task demands of dispersed research and project teams, this analysis shows that solutions may involve organizational practices rather than technology.
Encyclopedia of psychology, Vol. 8., 2000
APA PsycNET Our Apologies! - The following features are not available with your current Browser c... more APA PsycNET Our Apologies! - The following features are not available with your current Browser configuration. - alerts user that their session is about to expire - display, print, save, export, and email selected records - get My List count - save record to My List - get references associated with a record - page navigation - memorize search form information - display database popup information - adjust limits on search form - Google analytics call Skip Navigation. ...
Encyclopedia of Social Networks, 2011
The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 2015
ABSTRACT Browse By Issue By Author By Title The JBI Library Article Tools Print this article Inde... more ABSTRACT Browse By Issue By Author By Title The JBI Library Article Tools Print this article Indexing metadata How to cite item Email this article (Login required) Email the author (Login required) User Username Password Remember me Information For Readers For Authors For Librarians Journal Help Font Size Make font size smaller Make font size default Make font size larger Home About Login Register Search Current Archives Announcements Review Titles Home > Vol 12, No 12 (2014) > Adjei Open Access Open Access Restricted Access Subscription Access Societal factors that predispose children under five years to severe malaria in developing countries: a systematic review of qualitative evidence George Adjei, Yeetey Enuameh, Kingsley Osei-Kwakye, Livesy Abokyi, Samuel Kofi Tchum, Emmanuel Koku Abstract Background Over 40% of the world’s population live in malaria endemic regions. While malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes, some communities have different beliefs to this effect. These beliefs coupled with other societal factors lead to parents not having the appropriate health seeking behaviors and not getting prompt treatment of malaria for their children, a situation that could make their conditions severe, which may lead to death. Children below the age of five years and pregnant women mostly bear the brunt of the disease. Although malaria is a disease that is life threatening, it is preventable and curable. Malaria occurs in the poorest regions of the world where sanitation and hygienic conditions are far from optimal. Objectives To synthesize the best available evidence on the societal contexts and experiences that predispose children less than five years of age in developing countries to severe malaria. Inclusion criteria Types of participants Participants were children below the ages of five years living in low and middle income countries. Phenomena of interest Societal contexts and experiences of communities; traditional healers’, health workers’ and caregivers’ perceptions that predispose children below five years of age to severe malaria; and also communities' perceptions about the causes and symptoms of severe malaria and management strategies. Types of studies Studies that were based on qualitative study designs. Search strategy Studies published in the English language from 1966 to 2013 were to be included in the review. Methodological quality Papers selected were assessed by two independent reviewers for methodological quality using critical appraisal instruments from the Joanna Briggs Institute Qualitative Assessment and Review Instrument. Data collection The Joanna Briggs Institute data extraction tool was used for extraction of data. Data synthesis The Joanna Briggs Institute Qualitative Assessment and Review Instrument was used to pool findings based on their similarity of meaning. Results Eleven studies generated 54 study findings that were aggregated into 40 categories to come up with eight synthesized findings. One of the synthesized findings was on the causes and symptoms of severe malaria, another was on management strategies of severe malaria and six others were about predisposition to the condition. Conclusions Findings place in context how knowledge, belief systems, health facility factors, gender roles of the home environment, access, traditional healers, and management strategies guide care providers’ care-seeking behaviors when their wards are taken ill with severe malaria. Keywords Children under five years of age; severe malaria; convulsions; care seeking behavior; low and middle income country
Designing for Virtual Communities in the Service of Learning, 2004
Sexual Health, 2011
Background: Although various HIV prevention and treatment programs have been implemented in Ghana... more Background: Although various HIV prevention and treatment programs have been implemented in Ghana since 2003, desire for and uptake of HIV testing is still low, owing largely to HIV-related stigma. This study examined the effect of stigma on desire for HIV testing, while controlling for socio-demographic and other influences. Method: The study used data from the 2003 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey to regress desire for an HIV test on levels of stigma while controlling for selected socio-demographic, socio-cognitive and socio-behavioural covariates. Results: The study revealed significant associations between several socio-demographic and socio-cognitive variables and the desire for an HIV test. For example, both male (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 0.41; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.24-0.72) and female (AOR = 0.62; 95% CI = 0.41-0.93) respondents in the wealthiest households, and those who know someone infected with HIV (AOR = 0.65; 95% CI = 0.43-1.00) have lower odds of desiring an HIV test. The study showed a significant but negative interaction between risky sexual behaviours and community stigma (AOR = 0.44; 95% CI = 0.19-0.67), indicating that the positive effect of risky sex on HIV testing is attenuated among females who live in communities with high levels of stigma. Conclusion: Since community-level education and risk reduction programs have demonstrable influences on reducing HIV stigma, it is imperative that the Ghana government's ongoing anti-stigma campaigns and other HIV prevention programs recognise the role of community stigma in influencing HIV testing decisions, especially in the context of risky sexual behaviours.
International Journal of Virtual Communities and Social Networking, 2000
Final Report to the Canadian Water Network of Centres of Excellence, Jun 1, 2007
Executive summary The Network Mapping project is a social network study of the academics and prac... more Executive summary The Network Mapping project is a social network study of the academics and practitioners working in the area of water commissioned by the Canadian Water Network of Centres of Excellence (CWN). The objectives of the study were to map the relations among the stakeholders in the area of water, describe the collaboration and knowledge exchanges among them, and examine the context in which they worked.
... by Emmanuel F. Koku Drexel University. ... HIV infection results from deviant, social and rel... more ... by Emmanuel F. Koku Drexel University. ... HIV infection results from deviant, social and religiously proscribed behaviours such as extramarital sexual relations, promiscuity, homosexuality and prostitution or from sexual relations with foreigners/outsiders (Ankomah 1998; Nzioka ...
Journal of Systems Architecture, 2003
The Global South, 2008
Crimes of Globalization: The Feminization of HIV Pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa1 Ifeanyi Ezeonu a... more Crimes of Globalization: The Feminization of HIV Pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa1 Ifeanyi Ezeonu and Emmanuel Koku ABSTRACT This paper addresses the lack of criminological interest in the "crimes" of globalization. It challenges the essentialist assumption of main-...