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Agent-based context-aware healthcare information retrieval using DROPT approach
(International Science Press, 2012)
As the volume of information available on the Web information systems is growing continuously, browsing
this content becomes a tedious task given the presentation of data that does meet user's aims and needs. In this
paper, ...
Socio-economic aspects of voice-over-IP technology in rural SA
(Telkom, 2012)
This paper describes work in progress towards developing a business case and preliminary design for an 802.11-based mesh network in the remote rural community of Mankosi in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Aside ...
Context-Aware Stemming algorithm for semantically related root words
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Inc., 2012)
There is a growing interest in the use of context-awareness as a technique for developing pervasive computing applications that are
flexible and adaptable for users. In this context, however, information retrieval (IR) is ...
Communicating in designing an oral repository for rural African villages
(IIMC International Information Management Corporation, 2012)
We describe designing an asynchronous, oral repository and sharing system that we intend to suit the needs and practices of rural residents in South Africa. We aim to enable users without access to personal computers to ...
FHMIPv6-based handover for wireless mesh networks
(Telkom, 2012)
This paper shows that mobility management protocols for infrastructure Internet may be used in a wireless mesh network environment. Mesh topology tends to be an unplanned graph and routes change dynamically and in this ...
Mobile Communication Tools for a South African Deaf patient in a pharmacy context
(IIMC International Information Management Corporation, 2012)
This paper presents a case for iterative community-based co-design to facilitate the emergence of an innovative mobile system to address a potentially life-threatening scenario for Deaf people in South Africa. For Deaf ...
A dependable model for attaining maximum authetication security procedure in a grid based environment
(Academic Journals Inc., 2012)
Grid computing is an emergent computing innovation which offers endless access to computing infrastructure across various organizations (academia and industry). Since this technology allows aggregation of various computer ...
Towards a sustainable business model for rural telephony
(Telkom, 2012)
This paper presents the work done thus far towards designing a sustainable business model for rural telephony in the community of Mankosi, located in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The pillars of the model are ...
Threats to e-government implementation in the civil service: Nigeria as a case study
(Akamai University, 2012)
The rapid advancement in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has undoubtedly influenced positive changes in carrying out administrative functions in government institutions. The ICT adoption rate in Africa is ...
Evaluating SMS parsing using automated testing software
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Inc., 2012)
Mobile phones are ubiquitous with millions of users acquiring them every day for personal, business and social usage or communication.
Its enormous pervasiveness has created a great advantage for its use as a technological ...