Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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A Knowledge-as-a-Service Support Framework for Ambient Learning in Kenya
(, 2020)Knowledge as a Service (KaaS) is a relatively new model, albeit one that is rapidly gaining popularity within cloud computing environments. Over the recent years, learners have experienced a constant need to access on ... -
Directing Attention Through Gaze Hints Improves Task Solving in Human-Humanoid Interaction
(International journal of social robotics, 2018-04-06)In this paper, we report an experimental study designed to examine how participants perceive and interpret social hints from gaze exhibited by either a robot or a human tutor when carrying out a matching task. The underlying ... -
Gaze-based interaction for effective tutoring with social robots
(Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, 2020-10-28)The central thesis of this work is that effective gaze behavior can help build a shared understanding and mutual awareness between humans and robots, leading to positive outcomes in a tutoring interaction. Gaze behavior ... -
Dyadic Gaze Patterns during Child-Robot Collaborative Gameplay in a Tutoring Interaction
(IEEE, 2018)This study examines patterns of coordinated gaze between a child and a robot (NAO) during a card matching game, ‘Memory’. Dyadic gaze behavior like mutual gaze, gaze following and joint attention are indications both of ... -
Modeling Spatial Interactions between Areas to Assess the Burglary Risk
(International Journal of Geo-Information, 2016-04)It is generally acknowledged that the urban environment presents different types of risk factors, but how the structural effects of areas influence the risk levels in neighboring areas has been less widely investigated. ... -
Contextual Factors And Public Value Of E-government Services In Kenya
(Global Scientific Journal, 2017-09-09)E-government research has been skewed towards technological deterministic perspective mainly centering on technological issues. This provides no explicit guidance to the design and practice of e-government programs that ... -
Effect of Total Factor Productivity on Economic Growth in Kenya: An Empirical Analysis
(IOSR Journal of Economics and Finance, 2018)The purpose of the study was to build a model to explain the effect of Total Factor Productivity on economic growth in Kenya for the period 1970-2015 after accounting for labour and capital productivity. ARDL bounds test ... -
Environmental Risk Factors influencing Bicycle Theft: A Spatial Analysis in London, UK
(PLoS ONE, 2016)Urban authorities are continuously drawing up policies to promote cycling among commuters. However, these initiatives are counterproductive for the targeted objectives because they increase opportunities for bicycle ... -
Supporting E-Learning in Computer-poor Environments by Combining OER, Cloud Services and Mobile Learning
(Research Gate, 2014-12)Research supervision is an important type of support for advanced students when engaged in study projects or in writing their final theses. One of the most common complaints from research students is erratic or infrequent ... -
Effect of Financial Performance on Capital Structure of Listed Manufacturing Companies in Kenya
(Research Gate, 2021)This paper examines the portability of the reverse causality hypothesis between financial performance and capital structure of listed manufacturing firms in Kenya. Most research carried out in East Africa, Kenya inclusive ... -
Corporate Turn Around Strategies By Financially Distressed Companies Quoted At The Nairobi Securities Exchange
(Journal of Finance and Accounting, 2014)Firms that are experiencing financial distress take one action or another in order to turn around their performance. This study sought to find out what turnaround strategies are taken by companies that faced by financial ... -
Factors Influencing Dividend Payout Decision Of Financial And Non-financial Companies Listed On Nairobi Securities Exchange
(AJP, 2016)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the factors influencing dividend payout decision of financial and non-financial companies listed on Nairobi securities exchange. Methodology: The study conducted a census ... -
On the variation of the probability distribution of the future life–time: a case of the kenyan mortality experience
(MedCrave, 2018)A life table is an essential tool for valuing life insurance policies and it presents the probability distribution of the future life–time of a group of lives at the various ages. They are developed by the experts with ... -
Relationship Between Mode of Financing and Financial Performance of Deposit Taking Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies in the Lake Region Counties of Kenya
(European Journal of Business and Management, 2021)Abstract Mode of financing is an important factor for consideration when it comes to firm financial performance. Several studies show that highly leveraged organizations usually do well in terms of financial growth by ... -
Firm Characteristics And Operational Efficiency Of Agricultural Firms Listed At Nairobi Securities Exchange In Kenya
(2021)Operational efficiency has attracted much interest in corporate finance literature over several decades. However, in the context of the agricultural sector, it has received little attention in developing economies such ... -
Effect of Equity Risk Factors on the Return of Stock Portfolios of Companies Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange in Kenya Between 2009 and 2014
(Research Journal of Finance and Accounting, 2017)Investors and investment advisors strive to make the best investment decisions when forming a stock portfolio. However, at the Nairobi securities exchange in Kenya, most investors are not optimizing the return of their ... -
Test For Stock Return Anomalies At The Nairobi Securities Exchange
(Ijirr, 2017)Prior empirical studies have identified the existence of various stock return anomalies in several countries stock markets. In Some stock markets, return anomalies are discovered and then they disappear once traders ... -
Effect Of Budgeting Practices On The Financial Performance Of Insurance Companies In Kenya
(International Peer Reviewed Journals and Books (IPRJB), 2017)Purpose: The general objective of this study was to establish the impact of budgeting practices on financial performance of insurance companies in Kenya. Methodology:The study applied descriptive research design. The ... -
Small And Medium-sized Entities In The Agricultural Sector: Fair Value Reporting Challenges
(2013)Biological assets should be valued at fair value less point of sale costs only if an active market exists. The quoted price in an active market is the appropriate basis for determining the fair value of the asset. The ... -
Relationship Between Selected Macroeconomic Variables and the Financial Performance of Investment Banks in Kenya
(Kca University, 2021)Currently, investment banks in Kenya are facing a lot of challenges due to persistence losses However, the available studies are inadequate to aid investment banks in overcoming these challenges in Kenya due to ...
