Afya App : the mobile personal health management platform

The provision of Health services in developing countries is hampered by various challenges. One area that has not been fully ventured into is formulating a holistic way to help improve health of people by enabling use of mobile technologies to get health services on the go. In general, Patients using current information systems face the problem of not accessing medical services outside the hospital premises. These problems can be solved by using a mobile application that is linked with current and any possible future hospital information system. The solution consists of an application that allows patients to first record their health records and keep track of their general health changes in real-time, enabling patients to get medical assistance by having direct communication with their respective doctor(s) and accessing public health and emergency data on the go. This way, health problems are solved fast, efficiently and at any time of the day

The application of real - time voice recognition to control critical mobile device operations

Journal articleThe consistent increase in the number and ownership population of mobile device s introduces a variety of limitations. A set of this limitations revolve around interactivity. The overly dependent haptic mechanism of interaction has caused device falls, slower time to interaction, health concerns , and limited support for the disabled among other problems. There is need to formulate innovative techniques that facilitate our interaction with these devices fo r users. In order to achieve this, a Real - time Voice Recognition A lgorithm is formulated that lets users of mobile devices acquire freedom to move about and reduce the need for constantly glanc ing at their screen . This is achieved by allowing users to verb ally command their devices to carry out ordinary tasks such as setting an alarm, making a call, or even starting any application. An added unique feature is that i t also offers offline acc ess as any commands given by a user are processed and executed local ly on the device

The 3D gaming simulation for a real-world university experience

Article published in International Journal of Computer and Information TechnologyThis paper presents a gaming system which simulates the life of an ordinary University student. The University selected is Strathmore University. The simulation gives the player an idea of life experience in the University as it would be in the real world. In addition to simulating how various aspects affect student life, the simulation also acts as a good way of exploring the university without actually having to be there. Therefore one can learn a lot about the university at the comfort of their seats without suffering too much time expense whilst at the same time enjoying the experience of gameplay. To achieve the set goal Object Oriented Analysis and Design Methodology with Python scripting programming were used as to facilitate interactivity of the player. Blender 2.5 Beta software was used to model the virtual environment. This simulation would be great to both explorers, researchers, lecturers, parents, students and aspiring students alike among others. Many love the experience of gameplay whilst at the same time gaining other learning benefits, depending on the learning intentions of the individual player, for instance, knowing their way around the university.This paper presents a gaming system which simulates the life of an ordinary University student. The University selected is Strathmore University. The simulation gives the player an idea of life experience in the University as it would be in the real world. In addition to simulating how various aspects affect student life, the simulation also acts as a good way of exploring the university without actually having to be there. Therefore one can learn a lot about the university at the comfort of their seats without suffering too much time expense whilst at the same time enjoying the experience of gameplay. To achieve the set goal Object Oriented Analysis and Design Methodology with Python scripting programming were used as to facilitate interactivity of the player. Blender 2.5 Beta software was used to model the virtual environment. This simulation would be great to both explorers, researchers, lecturers, parents, students and aspiring students alike among others. Many love the experience of gameplay whilst at the same time gaining other learning benefits, depending on the learning intentions of the individual player, for instance, knowing their way around the university

A Survey of the State of Dataspaces

Published in International Journal of Computer and Information Technology.This paper presents a survey of the state of dataspaces. With dataspaces becoming the modern technique of systems integration, the achievement of complete dataspace development is a critical issue. This has led to the design and implementation of dataspace systems using various approaches. Dataspaces are data integration approaches that target for data coexistence in the spatial domain. Unlike traditional data integration techniques, they do not require up front semantic integration of data. In this paper, we outline and compare the properties and implementations of dataspaces including the approaches of optimizing dataspace development. We finally present actual dataspace development recommendations to provide a global overview of this significant research topic.This paper presents a survey of the state of dataspaces . With dataspaces becoming the modern technique of systems integration, the ach ievement of complete dataspace development is a critical issue. This has led to the design and implementation of dataspace systems using various approaches. Dataspaces are data integration approaches that target for data coexistence in the spatial domain. Unlike traditional data integration techniques, they do not require up front semantic integration of data. In this paper, we outline and compare the properties and implementations of dataspaces including the approaches of optimizing dataspace development. We finally present actual dataspace development recommendations to provide a global overview of this significant research topic

Improving the decision-making process using an information management system

Research article published on Special Issue of International Journal of Current Research. Also available online at http://www.journalcra.com.The ability to make effective decisions is crucial to an organization’s survival in today’s tumultuous business environment. In order for firms to evaluate alternatives and make informed choices they must have reliable and timely data upon which to make their decisions. Consequently, the development of effective information management techniques is critical. In this research a web-based information management system is developed for better decisionmaking. Two agents are integrated in the system, namely; mapping agent and extraction agent. The mapping agent reduces the workload for users charged with the responsibility of data entry. The extraction agent is designed to aid in the retrieval of current, timely and relevant data, eliminating unnecessary information. The critical information requirements are identified and a prototype is developed for verification. The prototype is developed using PHP language for the system interfaces with GD for providing a graphical reporting supported by a MySQL database. The system is implemented and tested at a Kenyan based Internet Service Provider. As a result, the organization under study increases its sales through improved targeted marketing and monitoring of the outcome. The user load is also reduced by half and the risk of data input errors minimized by 80%.The ability to make effective decisions is crucial to an organization’s survival in today’s tumultuous business environment. In order for firms to evaluate alternatives and make informed choices they must have reliable and timely data upon which to make their decisions. Consequently, the development of effective information management techniques is critical. In this research a web-based information management system is developed for better decisionmaking. Two agents are integrated in the system, namely; mapping agent and extraction agent. The mapping agent reduces the workload for users charged with the responsibility of data entry. The extraction agent is designed to aid in the retrieval of current, timely and relevant data, eliminating unnecessary information. The critical information requirements are identified and a prototype is developed for verification. The prototype is developed using PHP language for the system interfaces with GD for providing a graphical reporting supported by a MySQL database. The system is implemented and tested at a Kenyan based Internet Service Provider. As a result, the organization under study increases its sales through improved targeted marketing and monitoring of the outcome. The user load is also reduced by half and the risk of data input errors minimized by 80%

Uni - Search - A web crawler for career matching and university of choice detection

Journal articleMany of the youth around the world are not certain of what career to pursue for one reason or another. Unfortunately at the moment, several youth tend to pursue the “cool” courses without regard to their capabilities, passions and interests. Uni-Search is an intelligent application meant to create awareness about choosing the ideal route to a career or profession. Given ones’ capabilities or strengths, the application establishes your personality then matches the possible career options proper to ones' capabilities. This is achieved by crawling the web with efficient matching algorithms. With the results, a user is then at freedom to select among the options given which one best defines what you want to do for a career. A user can then select among the courses and read about what each one of them entails before narrowing down to one. Uni-Search also provides information on which Universities offer the chosen course and their location. This helps to a large extent counter the issue of youth unawareness about what career path to undertake and what course to pursue

Towards integrated data repositories for improving enterprise-wide systems coherence

Partial fulfillment for award of the degree of Master of Science in Information technologyWe propose a modern approach to merge data islands in organizations around the world through rounds of analysis, design and a final implementation of a merged virtual data repository. We proceed to explore the industry which is by all means flooded with a variety of data sources and thereby proceed to present a uniform solution for the common cases. The solution consists of a single transparent virtual data source, the logic as well as the informational intelligence implementations. This not only masks the differences in data sources but also provides a standard way to access enterprise-wide data. Security is provided through a two-tier mechanism supported by the provisions of the Open database Connectivity Standard. The result is a single database that percolates and draws data residing in incoherent repositories with an intelligence layer built at the topmost layer. In real-time, there is a determination of the available data repositories for merging and reporting tasks. This is expected to provide direction for future work to improve the information access process as well as positively affect future decisions regarding software acquisition. In conclusion, the ultimate outcome of the process is expected to provide a platform on which users are free to filter information based on their requirements so as to come up with an informed judgment. The informational access process can be overhauled without affecting the data with the intended goals being to improve transparency, timely access, higher flexibility and the benefits from additional system functionalities in data access

Intelli-restore as an instantaneous approach for reduced data recovery time

Research Paper. Available full text on Directory of open access journal (DOAJ)Due to the competitive and regulatory pressures and the high demands and dependence placed on data, there is need for higher data availability and a faster means of recovering the data in case it becomes corrupted or lost. Based on results provided on the reasons behind the long / high data recovery times by Kenyan SMEs this paper provides a solution that reduces the data recovery time. In order to solve the problem of high data recovery times, an instantaneous data recovery strategy based on an existing Continuous Data Protection (CDP) architecture is introduced as an important component of a well-rounded backup and recovery strategy. CDP is a disk based backup solution which ensures that data is retrieved at a much faster rate during recovery. The solution presented iDue to the competitive and regulatory pressures and the high demands and dependence placed on data, there is need for higher data availability and a faster means of recovering the data in case it becomes corrupted or lost. Based on results provided on the reasons behind the long / high data recovery times by Kenyan SMEs this paper provides a solution that reduces the data recovery time. In order to solve the problem of high data recovery times, an instantaneous data recovery strategy based on an existing Continuous Data Protection (CDP) architecture is introduced as an important component of a well-rounded backup and recovery strategy. CDP is a disk based backup solution which ensures that data is retrieved at a much faster rate during recovery