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The Moderating Effect of Information Systems Capabilities on the Relationship between Information Systems Resources and Performance of Firms in the Telecommunications Industry in Kenya
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2020-10-05)Kenya’s economy is today driven majorly by information-based service businesses where telecommunication industry is playing a critical role. A 2018 report from Communications Authority of Kenya indicates that mobile phone ... -
Formative E-assessment as a Tool for Promoting Competence-Based E-Learning in Universities: A Contextualized Perspective
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2020-10-05)Ubiquitous Information communication technologies (ICT) and dynamics in today’s society (both disruptive and progressive changes) are increasingly driving adoption of e-learning models at all levels of education. Previous ... -
Digital Technologies as a Driver in the Provision of Universal Health Coverage
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2020-10-05)The digital revolution is affecting various sectors in the world ranging from banking, healthcare, telecommunications, retail, insurance, and Government. Technological innovations like digital health and electronic ... -
Customer Profiling from Social Media Engagement using LDA and Sentiment Analysis Approach
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2020-10-05)Social media is now an essential component of the daily life of consumers. People usually share their interest, thoughts on brands and companies through discussions, tweets and status. At present, companies are competing ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Challenges of Health Information Exchange in Maternal Healthcare in Kenya A Case Study of Nakuru County Level 5 Hospital.
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2020-08-05)In Kenya, Medical facilities have made efforts to adopt Electronic Health Records systems at various levels and for different use cases. However, there lacks a robust and secure system for sharing sensitive and confidential ... -
An RFID Embedded Micro-controller Based Media Integration Auto- Stream Framework for Car Packing
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2020-10-05)This paper discusses on an integrated car parking system that provides the ultimate solution for drivers, municipalities and private parking lot owners. This enables the drivers to be guided when parking their cars at ... -
Tutors’ Attitudes Towards Integration Of Adaptive Technology Devices For Visually Impaired Student Teachers In Primary Teacher Training Colleges In Kenya
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)Adaptive technology devices improve the quality of education and remove learning barriers for the Visually Impaired learners. This paper is a report of a study that assessed the tutors’ attitudes towards integration of ... -
Market Forces versus Professionalism:A Priority Dilemma Resultingin Departures from Traditional Layout ofthe Standard Newspaper
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)The phenomenon of tabloidization enteredthe realmof journalism as an undesirabletrend as early as 1833 when the “penny press” emerged in US cities. These tabloid papers wrote for semiliterateindustrial workerswho ... -
The Relationship between Secondary School Students’ Attributes and their Attitudes Towards Agriculture Subject: The Case of Migori District, Kenya
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)Students acquire attitudes within their classrooms, in their homes and within their community. The study focused on secondary school students attributes related to their attitudes towards agriculture as a subject and as ... -
Antecedents and Consequences of Work Engagement among Professional Counsellors in Kenyan Institutions of Higher Learning
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)Positive occupational health psychology research is rapidly taking center stage in the field of work and wellness in the 21st century. Consequently, researchers and practitioners are increasingly gravitating towards ... -
The Effect of Teaching Using Preferred Learning Styles on Students’ Performance, in Biology and Geography in Secondary Schools in Nairobi County, Kenya
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)In Nairobi County, students in both private and public schools have not been performing satisfactorily in sciences. A study therefore was done to establish the effect of matching of teaching styles with preferred leaning ... -
Influence of Institutional Context Factors on Female Students’ Career Choice in TVET Science Programmes in Technical Training Institutes in Siaya County, Kenya
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)Choice of science-based careers by female students in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutes and particularly Technical and Training Institutes (TTIs) has attracted a lot of attention of education ... -
Influence of Teacher-related Factors on Timely Coverage of KCSE Biology Syllabus in Secondary Schools in Rongai Sub-County, Kenya
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)It has been noted that timely coverage of Biology syllabus is lacking in most of the secondary schools in Kenya. The need for timely coverage of secondary school syllabi is crucial in Kenya and the world at large. The ... -
Birthing Fake Journalism: Problematizing Online Fake Political Analyses during 2017 Electoral Period in Kenya
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)In order to predict the future of African political environment, it is significant that we make meaning of the fake journalism that disseminates propaganda that shapes the continent political contours. Since in Africa, ... -
Technological Advances That Enabled The Tugen To Adapt To The Physical Environment; A Historical Perspective.
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)Ever since man evolved,he has continously manipulated the environment for his own survival and the society at large. The physical environment has been crucial in man’s adaptation process as it dictated what man should ... -
Supervision of Postgraduate Students: A Personal Experience
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)Supervision can be defined as a dynamic facilitative process that encourages a set of tasks and responsibilities which are performed in different domains. In research context, supervision involves supervisors’ and post ... -
Social Media Neologisms; Made in Kenya for Kenyans: A case Study of Facebook
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)This study investigated the use of Kenyan generated neologisms in the social media. This study was informed by the fact that human language is a dynamic and an ever-changing phenomenon only stable in performing its ... -
Students’ Perception of the Teaching Profession as Antecedents of Sustainability in Teacher Education
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)Sustainability and sustainable development have increasingly become critical issues in teacher education and development. Since sustainable development in education is impossible without the professional competence of ...
