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Journal article
Okonkwo, Chidera, and Aisha Bello. "Mobile learning adoption among undergraduate students." Computers & Education, vol. 196, 2023, pp. 104-118. doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2023.104118.
In-text: (Okonkwo and Bello 104)
Book
Tanenbaum, Andrew S. Computer networks. 5th ed. Pearson, 2011.
In-text: (Tanenbaum)
Web page
"Education statistics 2024." UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2024, uis.unesco.org/education-statistics. Accessed 2026-01-14.
In-text: (Anon.)
Thesis
Mwangi, Grace. A machine learning approach to crop yield prediction. 2022. University of Nairobi, MSc thesis.
In-text: (Mwangi)
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