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Immovable cultural heritage
No full textCultural heritage expresses the way of life of a community over generations. It answers questions through research and archives of the remains of the past for scientific and historic purposes. Cultural heritage has survived the past centuries but the previous adaptation may not sustain them in the extreme climate conditions in the future. Cultural heritage sites face the threat of hazards more than natural heritage sites. The 1972 convention concerning protection of world heritages recognizes that mankind is one of the invaluable and irreplaceable assets of a nation and humanity as a whole. Reduction of human loss is always given priority in setting up mitigation strategies. ,In order to minimize cultural heritage loss, efforts need to be made towards the protection of the cultural heritages. Most literature have broadly used the term ‘cultural heritage’ to refer to all remains of history that are valued to be important to host community without being specific on either it’s tangible (moveable and immovable) or intangible. Cultural heritage has been quoted as the umbrella term without giving consideration to specifics. United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is the global body with the mandate of building, promoting and protecting the heritages under the world heritage convention. The terms such as cultural heritage, tangible, intangible, moveable and immoveable have only been defined in reference to UNESCO 1972 convention, hence the need to clearly understand the definition of immovable cultural heritage
A Suvery of Biometric Authentication Technologies Towards Secure And Robust Systems: A Case Study of Mount Kenya University
No full textIn response to the increased demand for more effective authentication methods, the usage of biometric authentication to secure systems against unwanted access has grown. Because of the recent COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, any direct physical contact with the system should be avoided. Furthermore, current authentication systems lack the necessary security features, making them vulnerable to cyber risks such as forgery by unethical employees and unauthorized users. The goal of this paper is to investigate the existing biometric authentication systems and propose the best security models to overcome the weaknesses of existing technologies. The study employed mixed methodology, which was qualitative and quantitative in nature and relied on primary and secondary sources of data. The researcher collected the data from a population of 300 staff of Mount Kenya University with a sample size of 169 respondents. The R2 value on the relationship between the studied dependent and independent variables was R2 = 0.792 showing a good fit of the model since is greater than 50% of the test item used in the case study. Therefore the study recommends that institutions to implement a contactless biometric system to eliminate physical contact and use multimodal system that will help overcome the existing challenges associated with unimodal systems. There are still gaps for future researchers where they need to focus on the various decision algorithms that are best efficient in verify users before they are authenticated in the system
INFLUENCE OF COMMUNICATION STRUCTURE ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED LARGE MANUFACTURING BUSINESSES IN ERITREA
No full textuploaded on 21/01/2023Purpose: This research is intended to determine the influence of
communication structure on employee performance in selected large
manufacturing businesses in Eritrea. Manufacturing organizations,
particularly the manufacturing businesses in Eritrea, face challenges
in terms of increasing productivity. Having suitable communication
structure can play a role and supports employees to achieve the
required level of performance in the manufacturing businesses.
Methodology: The study used a quantitative research design to
obtain a quantitative data. The target population for this study was
employees of the selected large manufacturing businesses in Eritrea
with a population size of 4175 employees. The sample size
considered in this study was 365 employees, which was statistically
determined using Taro Yamane formula. They were selected from
each selected large manufacturing businesses using proportionately
stratified random sampling technique. Data was then collected using
questionnaire and analyzed using both the descriptive analysis
(percentage) and inferential statistical analysis (correlation,
regression and ANOVA) methods. SPSS as a tool was used to
conduct the descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. The
analyzed data was then presented in tabular form and interpreted
statistically.
Findings: The study finding indicate that there was a significant
positive relationship between communication structure and
employee performance. The study concluded that communication
structure did have influence on employee performance in the
selected large manufacturing businesses in Eritrea.
Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy:
Organizational communication as a field is gaining interests in the
scientific/academic community because it is very essential in all
dimensions of organization’s performance. So, as this study shown
that communication structure has a direct influence on employee
performance in selected large manufacturing businesses in Eritrea,
it has a contribution to the theoretical concepts on the field of
communication and can be used as a base for further study/research.
Also, the study noted that since communication structure determines
the flow of information in an organization, effective communication
structure is a prerequisite for improved employee performance.
Thus, this study revealed that it is important to have a relevant
communication policy that address to have effective communication
structure through which effective information flows achieved and
thus ensures improved employee performance in manufacturing
sectors