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Collecting Blood Pressure and Activity Data Using an Integrated Mobile and Smartwatch Application
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2020-10-05)Predicting hypertension among individuals using historical blood pressure (BP) readings has been the focus of recent studies in Artificial Intelligence in health. This has been occasioned by the growing prevalence of ... -
Comments On Kenyan National Music Policy: General Ideas For Further Exploration
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)Nations in Africa are struggling to maintain a respectable presence in the world economy, politics and culture. Kenya, in particular, has a strong visibility in its tourism and cultural elements that present the part of ... -
Communication and Identity in Popular Music Videos in Kenya: Suggesting Value Addition For Archiving and Returns
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)In this paper I first provide some reflections on three issues; communication as achieved through the music medium, cultural and artiste’s identity in popular music, and the realities of the medium as an archive material ... -
COMMUNICATION AND MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH PROMOTION: A STUDY OF RURAL BUSIA COUNTY
(Kabarak University, 2010)Maternal health refers to the health of the mother during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period( WHO, 2008). Access and utilization of basic health care in rural Kenya is a worrying issue. Kenya is one of ... -
Communication impairments and knowledge aquisition
(Kabarak University, 2015)Knowledge acquisition occurs when the individual interacts with the world (physical and social) Performance on this determines the extend of knowledge acquisition Interaction is through communication Communication ... -
Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Classification Techniques for Neonatal Postprandial Hypoglycemia Symptoms Screening.
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2020-10-05)Neonatal postprandial hypoglycaemia occurs when blood sugar level (BSL) is too low to cause symptoms of impaired brain function among new-born babies. Machine learning algorithms such as Neural Networks, SVM, Naive Bayes, ... -
Comparing Logistic Regression and Decision Tree Classifications Performance in the Context of Personal Cloud Storage Post-Adoption Behaviour
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2020-10-05)Machine learning literature is replete with algorithms for classification problems. The choice of an algorithm for a particular problem is not only dependent on statistical assumptions but also its performance. The current ... -
Computational methods in Materials Science studies
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)Recent years have seen a great improvement in the field of density functional Theory (DFT) calculation of electronic structure and properties of crystalline materials. There are many reasons that explain the current ... -
Computer Clubs and the Competency Based Curriculum: An Examination of the Current State of Computer Clubs in Kenyan High Schools
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2019-10-16)Computer clubs are extracurricular activities established in some Kenyan High Schools with varying objectives but primarily meant to generate interest in Information and Communication Technologies through activities and ... -
Conceptual Metaphors in Margaret Ogola's Novel: “The River and the Source
(kabarak university, 2016-06)The nexus between the mind and socio-cultural setting begets the concept ‘Cognitive Linguistics’ which is an appliance exploited to make sense of experiences in contexts where provisions of grammar are too -
Conceptual Metaphors in Margaret Ogola's Novel: “The River and the Source.”
(Kabarak University, 2016)The nexus between the mind and socio-cultural setting begets the concept ‘Cognitive Linguistics’ which is an appliance exploited to make sense of experiences in contexts where provisions of grammar are too inadequate( ... -
Conceptualizing Economic Gains Through Social Capital among Coffee and Dairy Cooperative Societies in Kenya
(Kabarak University, 2016)Cooperatives organizations are independent local movement whose structures are embedded in the values, cultures and traditions of the communities they operate. Cooperatives operating in regions with strong social capital ... -
Constraints to Use of Rainwater Harvesting Technologies as an Adaptation Strategy to Climate Change in Baringo County
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2019-10-16)The main objective of this study was to identify constraints to adoption of rainwater harvesting technologies (RWHT) as an adaptation strategy to climate change in Baringo County. The study used a descriptive survey ... -
Contemporary Musical Arts for Sustainable Development
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)This paper explores how Contemporary Musical Arts have and can impact the society for Sustainable development. It will delve into the challenges Musical Arts has and the opportunities that can and have been created to ... -
CONTRACEPTIVES- A HEX OR A VEX? A CASE STUDY OF NAIVASHA DISTRICT
(Kabarak University, 2015)According to Genesis chapter one verses 27-28 it reads “so God created man in His own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, ... -
CONTRIBUTION OF SELECTED FAMILY FACTORS TO THE INFLUX OF STREET CHILDREN IN NAKURU MUNICIPALITY
(Kabarak University, 2015)the presence of street children in Kenyan urban centers began in early 1950s (ANPPCAN, 1994) when the colonial government broke up families by taking men to concentration camps and encouraging others to migrate to ... -
COUNSELLING AT WORKPLACE AS A MITIGATION OF DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS IN UNILEVER TEA FACTORIES, KERICHO
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A Critical Discourse Analysis of “Churchill Live”Comedy Show
(Kabarak University, 2016)The media has the capacity to command what the viewers consume on the screens by propagating various ideologies. The Kenyan screen is sprinkled with various programmes like advertisements, news, movies and comedy shows ... -
Current Ratio And Stock Market Price Of Non Financial Firms Listed At Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2019-09)Analysts of financial statements and investors at the stock market consider a multiplicity of factors and metrics when making decisions on what stocks to invest in. This study set out to establish the effect of current ...