School of Computing & Informatics: Recent submissions
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Accessibility and utilization of information resources in the post COVID-19 era: A case of selected university libraries in Kenya
(KLISC Journal of Information Science and Knowledge Management, 2023)University libraries play a pivotal role in fostering teaching, research, and innovation by offering essential information resources. However, patrons often encounter challenges in using these resources. The research aimed ... -
Exploring the Input of Pharmaceutical Waste Management Disposal in Sanitation Service Chain: A Case Study of Nkubu Town, Meru, Kenya
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2023)Pharmaceutical Waste Management (PWM) has emerged as a serious issue, with both health concerns and environmental damage. The study assessed the availability of infrastructures that supports sound pharmaceutical waste ... -
Integrated QOS Management Technique for Internet Protocol storage area Networks
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2023)The increasing number of Information technology Users around the world has led to a tremendous increase in the amount of data that requires storage. In response to this challenge, new storage area network architectures ... -
Automatic Road Traffic Density Estimation using Image Processing Algorithms
(Proceedings of the 2016 Sustainable Research & Innovation (SRI) Conference, 2022-04-04)In the modern world, urban centres are growing at a very high rate. Growing with them is road traffic congestion. Traffic jams, especially at peak hours, have become routine. As a result, traffic management is one of the ... -
A review of techniques for morphological analysis in natural language processing
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)Natural language is a crucial tool to facilitate communication in our day-to-day activities. This can be achieved either in text or speech forms. Natural language processing (NLP) involves making computers understand and ... -
Implementation of the ISO 27001:2013 standard in an academic library: case of Meru University of Science and Technology
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022)Academic libraries are often considered the ‘heart’ of academic institutions. They are charged with provision of a range of resources, services, tools and software that are increasingly made available online. With information ... -
Digitalization of academic libraries, a response to the blended mode of teaching in private higher learning institutions in Africa
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)Academic libraries are being encouraged to digitalize their services. This idea has been supported with the advent of COVID-19 where health measures are encouraging social distancing and avoiding hand to hand distribution ... -
Deep packet analysis firewall model
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)Firewall (software or hardware device that monitors traffic into and out of the network). It can be classified as stateless or stateful. The existing firewalls are only concerned with filtering packets based on the information ... -
Machine learning in software security testing: a literature survey
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)As the use of software systems permeate diverse areas of the society, there is a need to ensure that not only does the software provide the needed functionality but it is also of high security, providing confidentiality, ... -
Web based systems security review and trends
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)Security of any web application is paramount because any breach to this can result to major consequences. Many developers have given web security an afterthought which has made it possible for the attackers to target these ... -
Analysis of digital contact tracing technologies employed in Covid-19 pandemic
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)The corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a worldwide pandemic that has claimed lives and negatively changed the mobility patterns of humans. Various Infection control measures have been employed for COVID-19, among them ... -
Integrated QoS management technique for internet protocol storage area networks
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)The increasing number of Information Technology Users around the world has led to tremendous increase in the amount of data that requires storage. Traditional implementations of storage area networks are not able to meet ... -
Effectiveness of Covid-19 contact tracing solutions
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)COVID 19 has become a global pandemic requiring public health officials to take many measures to contain its spread. Amongst the measures is tracing those who have been in contact with infected people i.e. contact tracing. ... -
Adoption of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) in healthcare systems
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)Virtual reality (VR) and Augmented reality (AR) are the cutting-edge technological innovations that is going to shape how members of the society live and interact in future. In recent years, such technologies have been ... -
Implementation of AI-based assistive technologies for learners with physical disabilities in Kenya: a practical design thinking approach
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)Inclusion of Learners with disabilities continues to extensively rely on digital and Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled Assistive Technologies (AT) as enablers for teaching and learning. However, the provision of ATs to ... -
Role of information professionals in alleviating student plagiarism for academic integrity in Kenyan universities: a review of literature
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)Academic integrity is the commitment and demonstration of honest and moral behavior in an academic setting. This is most relevant at the university level as it relates to providing credit to other people when using their ... -
The Role of Distributed Ledger Technology in Provision of Universal Health Coverage
(Egerton University International Conference, 2022-03-21)In the quest for provision of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in healthcare, information is not only private, but also proprietary and requires higher security. Medical regulatory bodies have developed standards, policies, ... -
A Portable Computer Network Laboratory Model for Competency-Based Curriculum
(Journal of Computer Science and Technology Studies, 2022-02-15)Computer networking technology has greatly evolved and continues to be an integral part of different aspects of our lives. The technology is no longer confined to business settings but is now predominant in personal and ... -
Incorporating Social-Media to Enhance Collaboration in Online Learning
(Journal of Computer Science and Technology Studies, 2022)Technology is advancing at a rapid pace, opening up new possibilities for learning. The majority of learning institution stakeholders, particularly professors and students, have cell phones and computers ... -
Service Quality Provision in Higher Education: Case Study of Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation
(SDIWC, 2015)Managing the service sector in higher education has become a more significant issue, as a lot of competitors are emerging in these sectors. Managing quality in the education needs be separated from other service sectors, ...