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Journal article
Okonkwo, Chidera and Aisha Bello. "Mobile learning adoption among undergraduate students." Computers & Education 196 (2023): 104-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2023.104118.
In-text: (Okonkwo & Bello 2023)
Book
Tanenbaum, Andrew S. Computer networks. 5th ed. Boston: Pearson, 2011.
In-text: (Tanenbaum 2011)
Web page
"Education statistics 2024." UNESCO Institute for Statistics. 2024. https://uis.unesco.org/education-statistics.
In-text: (Anon. 2024)
Thesis
Mwangi, Grace. "A machine learning approach to crop yield prediction." MSc thesis, University of Nairobi, 2022.
In-text: (Mwangi 2022)
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