Department of Computer science: Recent submissions
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Script acquisition: a crowdsourcing and text mining approach
(Saarländische Universitäts-und Landesbibliothek, 2020)According to Grice's (1975) theory of pragmatics, people tend to omit basic information when participating in a conversation (or writing a narrative) under the assumption that left out details are already known or can be ... -
Acquiring Relational Patterns from Wikipedia: A Case Study
(Proc. of the 5th Language and Technology Conference, 2011)This paper proposes the automatic acquisition of binary relational patterns (i.e. portions of text expressing a relation between two entities) from Wikipedia. There are a few advantages behind the use of Wikipedia: (i) ... -
A crowdsourced database of event sequence descriptions for the acquisition of high-quality script knowledge
(Universität des Saarlandes, 2016)Scripts are standardized event sequences describing typical everyday activities, which play an important role in the computational modeling of cognitive abilities (in particular for natural language processing). We present ... -
Inducing script structure from crowdsourced event descriptions via semi-supervised clustering
(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 ... -
Effect of corporate governance on liquidity due to nonperforming asset portfolios in the banking sector: a case of commercial banks in Kenya
(www. ijern. com, 2017)It’s argued that corporate governance can be linked to liquidity due to non performing asset portfolios (NPAs) in commercial banks in Kenya but this has not been determined empirically. Information is lacking on effect of ... -
An analysis of the effect of performance contracting on supply chain performance of public universities in Kenya
(The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 2019)Kenya Government has been implementing performance contracting in the public sector agencies with an overall goal of improve service delivery to the public. This is a performance improvement tool that assists in setting ... -
Open Source ERP Adoption-Use and Organisational Performance of Deposit-Taking Saccos in Kenya
(International Journal of Information Technology, 2019)The cost and benefits of an ERP system are arguably the reason why Deposit-Taking SACCOs are opting for adoption-use of open source ERP in an effort to achieve organisation performance. Technology adoption is only important ... -
Ownership concentration and financial performance of listed firms in Kenya: An econometric analysis using panel data
(European Scientific Journal, 2013)In this study, we use panel methodology comprising 53 firms listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange to establish the effect of ownership concentration on financial performance of these firms for the period 2007 to 2011. ... -
Implications of service quality on customer loyalty in the banking sector. A survey of Banks in Homabay county, Kenya
(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 ... -
Effect of recruitment and selection of employees on the performance of small and medium enterprises in Kisumu municipality, Kenya
(International Journal of Human Resource Studie, 2012)The study investigated the effect recruitment and election on the performance of SMEs in Kisumu Municipality, Kenya. Kenya has 1.6 million SMEs, constituting 96% of business enterprises, employing 75% of the labour force ... -
A Framework for secure mobile cloud computing in effective electronic learning
(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 ... -
CYBER THREATS AND CYBER SECURITY IN THE KENYAN BUSINESS CONTEXT
(GSJ, 2019-09)Cyber security is basically the process of ensuring the safety of cyberspace from known and unknown threats. The International Telecommunication Union states that cyber security is the collective application of strategies, ... -
The Effects of Institutional Support Factors on Lecturer Adoption of eLearning at a Conventional University.
(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 ... -
Technique and results of measuring surface-acoustic-wave reflection coefficients with the use of laser sounding
(Nauka/Interperiodica, 2007-08-01)A technique of measuring the surface-acoustic-wave (SAW) reflection with the use of a laser sounding facility containing a reference diffraction grating is described. The characteristics of the SAW reflections from the ... -
A Review of Availability Mechanisms in Dynamic Cloud Computing Environments
(IJERT, 2015)Cloud computing is arguably a ubiquitous technology in today’s digital age. The cloud has changed the way users utilize computing services such as applications and storage and thin clients is the buzzword in the fast ... -
Managing Configuration Errors in Cloud Computing Using Cluster & Node Management Techniques
(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 ... -
Addressing Node Failures Using Node Management & Cluster Management Techniques in Cloud Computing
(IJCSMC, 2018)Cloud computing has been the rave of users globally over the past few years. This has mainly been because of the many different services available in the cloud that has made it the technology of choice for many users. ... -
Measuring thickness of thin metallic films with the use of laser probing technique
(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 ... -
Technique and Results of Measuring Surface-Acoustic-Wave Reflection Coefficients with the use of Laser Sounding
(Nauka/Interperiodica, 2007-08-01)A technique of measuring the surface-acoustic-wave (SAW) reflection with the use of a laser sounding facility containing a reference diffraction grating is described. The characteristics of the SAW reflections from the ... -
The Challenges in the Use of Mobile Instant Messaging Systems in Universities
(2016-09)Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM) encompasses a range of internet-based facilities that enable exchange of real-time messages using mobile phones. The value of MIM has widely been recognized in recent times, instigating an ...
