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    • The Effects of Institutional Support Factors on Lecturer Adoption of eLearning at a Conventional University. 

      Barbara Khavugwi Makhaya, Betty Obura Ogange (Commonwealth of Learning. 4710 Kingsway Suite 2500, Burnaby, BC V5H 4M2 Canada, 2019)
      Conventional Higher Education Institutions in Kenya are in the process of implementing eLearning projects. These initiatives are, however, fraught with challenges. At the Maseno University eCampus, an evaluation of ...

    • Effects of membership functions for fuzzy logic controlled autonomous mobile robot 

      Aggrey Shitsukane, Calvin Otieno (International Conference on Intelligent and Innovative Computing Applications, 2020)
      There is a growing trend in autonomous robotics research. A consistent collision avoidance and path following method is needed for an intelligent and operative mobile robot navigation. Usually robots are fitted with sensors ...

    • Effects of tangrams on learning engagement and achievement: Case of preschool learners 

      Weng, Cathy; Otanga, Sarah; Weng, Apollo; Tran, Khanh Nguyen. Phuong (Journal of Computer Assisted Learning ,wiley., 2020-08)
      The purpose of this research was to compare the effectiveness of physical and virtual tangrams on preschool children's learning engagement and achievement. Children listened to an e‐storybook narration and solved puzzles ...

    • An Enhanced Browser Reference Model 

      Harun kamau, McOyowo Sylivester, Okoyo Henry (https://www.ijcat.com, 2019)
      Browsers are prime software applications in modern computing devices. They are essential in accessing internet rich content. Access to these contents pose a high memory demand on the host device thus affecting the user ...

    • An Enhanced Model For Adoption Of Local Softwares: A Case Of Kenya 

      Maurine Awuor Onyango, Kimwele Michael (CARI Journals, 2017)
      Purpose: This study attempted to explain how adoption of local software development is affected by the individual, technological, environmental and organizational determinants in Kenya. Methodology:In this framework, ...

    • Enhancing students’ biology learning by using augmented reality as a learning supplement 

      Weng, Cathy; Otanga, Sarah; Christianto, Samuel Michael; Ju-Chun Chu, Regina (SAGE Publications, 2020-07)
      The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of augmented reality (AR) technology on students’ learning outcomes (measured according to Bloom’s cognitive levels) and attitude toward biology. The print book was ...

    • Evaluation of Routing Performance using OSPF and Multi-Controller Based Network Architecture 

      Titus. M. Muhambe and Cyprian M. Ratemo Nicholas.J.Omumbo (MECS PRESS, 2021)
      Newer mobile applications are increasingly being defined using Internet Protocol, resulting in increased use of Internet Protocol and subsequent upsurge of smartphones. However, many communication service provider core ...

    • Fostering innovation and intercultural exchange during a global pandemic: Lessons learned from a virtual design thinking challenge in Nepal 

      Jens M Unger, Aman Bhattarai, Bettina Maisch, Johannes M Luetz, James Obuhuma (Springer, Cham, 2021)
      Countries in the majority world are widely argued to be most severely affected by the corona pandemic. To fight the outbreak of the virus and reduce risks of economic hardships and starvation these countries need an ability ...

    • A Framework for secure mobile cloud computing in effective electronic learning 

      Laureen Akumu Ndeda, Solomon O Ogara, Silvance O Abeka (International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies, 2018)
      In the last few years, most universities have adopted E-Learning as a new approach to teaching and learning. However, the explosive growth and usage of mobile applications and the emergence of mobile cloud computing concept ...

    • Framework for Technology-Enriched Active Class Learning of Physics in Secondary Schools in Kenya 

      Abenga, Elizabeth Sarange. Bosire; Okono, Elijah Owuor; Awuor, Mzee; Otanga, Sarah (IGI Global, 2021)
      Active learning transforms the learning process and activities from tutor focused to learner-cantered and is driven by the learner's learning ability. In other words, active learning provides an opportunity for self-directed ...

    • Gal operon of Streptomyces 

      Craig W Adams, Mary E Brawner, James A Fornwald, Francis J Schmidt (1995)
      his invention relates to a recombinant DNA mole cule comprising the Streptomyces gal operon. Hodgson, J. Gen. Micro, 128, 2417-2430 (1982), re port that Streptomyces coelicolor A3 (2) has a glucose repression system which ...

    • IEEE EMBS Fellows List Correction 

      Hal Oscar Anger, Thomas Charles Cetas, Howard Jay Chizeck, David R Jackson, Charles Stephen Lessard, J Patrick Reilly, Michael Andreas Unser, Max Eugene Valentinuzzi (IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY, 1999)
      The list of 1999 IEEE Fellows who are EMBS members was incorrect in the January/February issue (vol. 18, no. 1, p. 14). The confirmed list of newly elected Fellows follows. The IEEE Fellow Committee and its staff extend ...

    • Implications of service quality on customer loyalty in the banking sector. A survey of Banks in Homabay county, Kenya 

      Arvinlucy A Onditi, Moses N Oginda, Isaac Ochieng, Willis Oso (Centre for Promoting Ideas, USA, 2012)
      Marketing management research has advocated for the establishment of the determinants of customer loyalty to improve customer retention and performance. However, studies on the direct relationship between these determinants ...

    • Inducing script structure from crowdsourced event descriptions via semi-supervised clustering 

      Lilian Wanzare, Alessandra Zarcone, Stefan Thater, Manfred Pinkal (Universitat des Saarlandes, 2017)
      We present a semi-supervised clustering approach to induce script structure from crowdsourced descriptions of event sequences by grouping event descriptions into paraphrase sets (representing event types) and inducing ...

    • Kencorpus: A Kenyan Language Corpus of Swahili, Dholuo and Luhya for Natural Language Processing Tasks 

      Barack Wanjawa, Lilian Wanzare, Florence Indede, Owen McOnyango, Edward Ombui, Lawrence Muchemi (arxiv.org, 2022)
      Indigenous African languages are categorized as under-served in Artificial Intelligence and suffer poor digital inclusivity and information access. The challenge has been how to use machine learning and deep learning models ...

    • KenSwQuAD – A Question Answering Dataset for Swahili Low Resource Language 

      Wanjawa, Barack; Wanzare, Lilian ; Indede, Florence ; McOnyango, Owen ; Muchemi, Lawrence ; Ombui, Edward ; (arxiv.org, 2022)
      This research developed a Kencorpus Swahili Question Answering Dataset KenSwQuAD from raw data of Swahili language, which is a low resource language predominantly spoken in Eastern African and also has speakers in other ...

    • Managing Configuration Errors in Cloud Computing Using Cluster & Node Management Techniques 

      Msagha J Mbogholi, Henry O Okoyo, Okoth Sylvester J McOyowo (IJCSMC, 2018)
      Cloud computing has been the technology of choice for most users globally due to the numerous advantages that it offers. This technology is offered to users with different levels of expertise who utilize the different ...

    • MAS Architectural Model for Dialog Systems with Advancing Conversations 

      K Mugoye, H Okoyo, S McOyowo (International Journal of Scientific Research, 2018-11)
      Recent handcrafts on dialog manager in task-oriented dialog systems (TODS) offer great promises on handling conversations. However, most tend to be shortsighted in handling advancing conversations. Modelling the future ...

    • Measuring thickness of thin metallic films with the use of laser probing technique 

      Komotskii, VA; Kuznetsov, MV; Okoth, SM (Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего профессионального образования «Российский университет дружбы народов», 2005)
      Proposed and practically carried out поп-contact method of measuring thickness of thin metallic films. The recommended range of the thickness measured is from 100A to 1500A. The method is based on probing by a laser beam ...

    • A Model for Code Restructuring, A Tool for Improving Systems Quality in Compliance with Object Oriented Coding Practice 

      Moses Kibet Yegon Ngetich, Calvins Otieno, Michael Kimwele (International Journal of Computer Science Issues (IJCSI), 2019)
      A major goal of software restructuring is to preserve or increase the value of a piece of software. Restructuring a system may make it possible to add more features to the existing system or make the software more ...