MUT REPOSITORY: Recent submissions
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A Comparative Study of Deep Learning and Transfer Learning in Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy
(2022)Computer vision has gained momentum in medical imaging tasks. Deep learning and Transfer learning are some of the approaches used in computer vision. The aim of this research was to do a comparative study of deep learning ... -
Beating Odds in Post Pandemic Times: Lessons from World Rally Championship 2021
(2022-06)The Novel Corona virus pandemic has brought unprecedented impacts on different sectors of economies in countries across the globe. Sports tourism being the worst hit. Sports tourism events are important vehicles of development ... -
Developing Hybrid-Based Recommender System with Naïve Bayes Optimization to Increase Prediction Efficiency
(2021-03)Commerce and entertainment world today have shifted to the digital platforms where customer preferences are suggested by recommender systems. Recommendations have been made using a variety of methods such as content-based, ... -
Data Preparation for Machine Learning Modelling
(2022)The world today is on revolution 4.0 which is data-driven. The majority of organizations and systems are using data to solve problems through use of digitized systems. Data lets intelligent systems and their applications ... -
An e-Readiness Assessment of ICT Integration in Public Primary Schools in Kenya Case of Nyeri County.
(2017)In primary schools, information and communication technologies (ICT) are widely seen as tools for enhancing learning. This expectation increases their rapid diffusion and adoption throughout developing countries. Despite ... -
The Effect of Identified Social ICT Platforms on Prevalence of Conflicts in Kenya
(2022-05)Information Communication Technology contributes immensely to the world economy. In Developed countries, ICT innovations are utilized for safety, economic improvement and health while much is yet to be realized in developing ... -
Network Intrusion Detection Systems: A Systematic Literature Review of Hybrid Deep Learning Approaches
(2022-06)Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDSs) have become standard security solutions that endeavours to discover unauthorized access to an organizational computer network by scrutinizing incoming and outgoing network traffic ... -
Cluster Head Selection Algorithms for Enhanced Energy Efficiency in Wireless Sensor Networks: A Systematic Literature Review
(2022-06)The extension of the sensor node's life span is an essential requirement in a Wireless Sensor Network. Cluster head selection algorithms undertake the task of cluster head election and rotation among nodes, and this has ... -
Challenges Faced by Parents in Implementing Competence Based Curriculum in Primary Schools: Kenyan Perspective
(2022-05)The successful implementation of competency-based curriculum at all education levels will be determined by parental understanding of skills, knowledge and attitudes imparted. Parental engagement in educational activities ... -
Effect of Profitability on Financing Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) by Financial Institutions in Kenya: A Case Study of Equity Bank, Central Kenya
(2021-05)Businesses have in the recent past been awakened by the ever-growing competition in market share and in extreme exit from the market. The small and medium enterprises (SMES) have not been spared and have therefore sought ... -
Internet of Things Based Model For Identifying Pediatric Emergency Cases
(2021-08)Pediatric emergency cases need rapid systems that measure vital body parameters data, analyze and categorize emergency cases for precise action. Current systems use manual examination resulting in delayed medication, death, ... -
Machine Learning Load Balancing Techniques in Cloud Computing: A Review
(2022-06)Load balancing (LB) is the process of distributing the workload fairly across the servers within the cloud environment or within distributed computing resources. Workload includes processor load, network traffic and storage ... -
Complexity Metrics for Statechart Diagrams
(2022-05)Model-Driven Development and the Model-Driven Architecture paradigm have in the recent past been emphasizing on the importance of good models. In the Object-Oriented paradigm one of the key artefacts are the Statechart ... -
A systematic literature review on security indicators for open-source enterprise resource planning software
(2022-05)Open-source enterprise resource planning (ERP) software has become a preferred alternative for modern organizations due to its affordable cost, availability and ease of access. Open-source software allows access to ... -
Effect of Software-Oriented Concept Mapping on Kenyan Students’ Achievement in Electrochemistry
(2020-01)This study investigated the effect of using Software-Oriented Concept Mapping on students’ achievement in electrochemistry among secondary school students in Kakamega County, Kenya. It was grounded on David Ausubel’s ... -
Effect of Programmed Instruction on Students’ Attitude Towards Structure of the Atom and the Periodic Table among Kenyan Secondary Schools
(International Council of Associations for Science Education (ICASE), 2015)This study examined the effect of Programmed Instruction on students’ attitude towards Structure of the Atom and the Periodic Table (SAPT) among mixed (co-educational) secondary schools of Butere district, Kakamega county, ... -
The Influence of Peer Counseling on the Level of Alcohol Abuse among Students in Public Day Secondary Schools in Imenti South SubCounty, Kenya
(East African Scholars Journal of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, 2020-06)The study ascertained the influence of peer counselling intervention on the level of alcohol abuse among students in public day secondary schools in Imenti South sub-county, Kenya. The research was implemented using the ... -
Promoting Students’ Academic Self-Efficacy in Chemistry through Teaching Using Molecular Models
(Scholars Academic and Scientific Publishers (SAS Publishers), 2016-09)This study investigated how students’ self efficacy in Chemistry is affected through the use of molecular models as contrasted with the conventional instructional strategies in the topic of Structure And Bonding (SAB). The ... -
Motivating Students to Learn Chemistry by Programmed Instruction: The case of Kenyan Secondary Schools
(Scholars Academic and Scientific Publishers (SAS Publishers), 2016-08)This study investigated how students‟ motivation in Chemistry is affected through the use of Programmed Instruction in abstract topics. The research location was Butere sub-county, Kakamega County, Kenya. Quasiexperimental ... -
The Guidance and Counseling Interventions Given to Students Who Abuse Alcohol: Case of Kenyan Public Day Secondary Schools
(Scholars Academic and Scientific Publishers (SAS Publishers), 2018-04)Alcohol is one of the most abused drugs among the youth in the world today and this is one of the reasons leading to poor performance by Kenyan secondary school students in national examinations. The purpose of this study ...