Browsing Dept. of Computer Science by Subject "Information Technology"
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An application of brain-based education principles with ICT as a cognitive tool: a case study of grade 6 decimal instruction at Sunlands Primary School
(University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2015)The larger population of South African learners do not learn effectively and struggle with low academic achievements currently. This can be attributed to various factors such as frequent changes in the curriculum, ...
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An automatic marker for vector graphics drawing tasks
(University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2016)In recent years, the SVG file format has grown increasingly popular, largely due to its widespread adoption as the standard image format for vector graphics on the World Wide Web. However, vector graphics predate the modern ...
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Bridging the digital divide in African post-conflict countries : a case study of the DRC cities of Kinshasa and Kananga
(University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2007)The digital divide is largely seen as the main problem that developing economies and societies must overcome to gain economic productivity and social welfare. In this document we state that modern western perception of the ...
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Bridging the digital divide in African post-conflict countries: a case study of the DRC cities in Kinshasa and Kananga
(University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2007)The digital divide is largely seen as the main problem that developing economies and societies must overcome to gain economic productivity and social welfare. In this document we state that modern western perception of the ...
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Can health workers capture data using a generic mobile phone with sufficient accuracy for Capture at Source to be used for clinical research purposes?
(University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2014)Objective: To determine the accuracy, measured by error rate, with which Clinical Research Workers (CRWs), with minimal experience in data entry, could capture data on a feature phone during an interview using two different ...
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A cross-platform usability evaluation of 2D visual tagging systems
(University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2007)By encoding 2D bar codes that store URL links, SMS or plain text, 2D visual tags link infonnation about objects in the physical world to online or offline content. The existence of physical world hyperlinks in the fonn of ...
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Decision tree classifiers for incident call data sets
(University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2017)Information technology (IT) has become one of the key technologies for economic and social development in any organization. Therefore the management of Information technology incidents, and particularly in the area of ...
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Designing an effective user interface for the Android tablet environment
(University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2015)With over 1.3 million applications on the Android marketplace, there is increasing competition between mobile applications for customer sales. As usability is a significant factor in an application's success, many mobile ...
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An efficient management system for large digital object collections
(University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2011)Cultures evolve continuously, and it is therefore vital to track and record these changes, and most importantly of all, manage the resulting huge mass of data such as images, video clips, audio recordings and documents. ...
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Enhancing colour-coded poll sheets using computer vision as a viable Audience Response System (ARS) in Africa
(University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2018)Audience Response Systems (ARS) give a facilitator accurate feedback on a question posed to the listeners. The most common form of ARS are clickers; Clickers are handheld response gadgets that act as a medium of communication ...
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Evaluation of the usability and usefulness of automatic speech recognition among users in South Africa
(University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2011)An automatic speech recognition (ASR) system is a software application which recognizes human speech, processes it as input, and displays a text version of the speech as output or uses the input as commands for another ...
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Expert system adjudication of hospital data in HIV disease management
(University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2012)HIV Disease Management Programs (DMP's) are comprehensive programs that are designed to manage the HIV infected patient's treatment in an integrated manner.
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Extensibility in end-user network applications : a feature or a flaw?
(University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2011)The rise in global connectivity driven by user-demand is bringing about a wave of end-user interconnectivity applications. This, coupled with the improvements in software security that have forced a shift from syntactic ...
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Force field comparison through computational analysis of capsular polysaccharides of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes 19A and F
(University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2014)Modern Molecular Dynamics force fields, such as the CHARMM36 and GLYCAM06carbohydrate force fields, are parametrised to reproduce behaviours for specific molecules under specific conditions in order to be able to predict ...
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Force-extension of the Amylose Polysaccharide
(University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2009)Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disorder in which auto-antibodies directed at the acetylcholine receptors (AChR) of the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) block, alter or destroy their targets. The anti-AChR antibodies ...
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A framework for computer-based knowledge management systems
(University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2007)This study aims at investigating a framework that utilises the latest advances in KMS technology. This research outlines the framework and describes a system developed around this. The framework is based on fundamental ...
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Help or hindrance? : an investigation into learning through web interfaces
(University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2007)A usability study was designed with these issues in mind, to determine the influence of interface design on learning in an educational institution in Namibia. A pilot study identified obstacles and served to enhance the ...
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A highly accessible application for detection and classification of maize foliar diseases from leaf images
(University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2017)Crop diseases are a major impediment to food security in the developing world. The development of cheap and accurate crop diagnosis software would thus be of great benefit to the farming community. A number of previous ...
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Improving searchability of automatically transcribed lectures through dynamic language modelling
(University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2012)Recording university lectures through lecture capture systems is increasingly common. However, a single continuous audio recording is often unhelpful for users, who may wish to navigate quickly to a particular part of a ...
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Incompatibility of lognormal forward-Libor and Swap market models
(University of Cape TownFaculty of ScienceDepartment of Computer Science, 2005)The lognormal forward-Libor and Swap market models were formulated to price caps and swaptions. However, the prices computed by these two models, under equivalent measures, are reported to be unequal. This study investigates ...