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An Excited Cuckoo Search-grey Wolf Adaptive Kernel Svm For Effective Pattern Recognition In Dna Microarray Cancer Chips
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
The scarcity of patient samples, curse-of-dimensionality and class imbalance of the available DNA
microarray chips remain big hindrances for researchers to accurately and reliably classify cancerous
tissues without ...
Climate Responsive Institutional Buildings In Nairobi
(UoN, 2019)
A history of higher education shows that universities and colleges have been at the frontage of making as well as deconstructing theories and paradigms. They have
commanded social change as a result of scientific breakthroughs ...
Opportunities to improve the quality of low-income housing in Kidiwa and Kapsuswa estates in Eldoret town, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Housing as both an economic good and a basic need is one of the most challenging aspects of rapid urbanization taking place in developing countries (Mitullah, n.d.). As the population of urban areas continues to balloon ...
Determinants of household forest cover in rural arid and semi arid lands of Kyome/Thaana ward, Kitui county.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Forests are major sources of livelihoods for millions of people and contribute to many countries' national economic growth and environmental health. Kenya has just about 8.3 percent forest cover. Currently, the country's ...
Effects of land use on non-motorized transport patterns in Eldoret central business district.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Non-motorized transport is a primary means of transportation for people in developing countries.
Developing countries, including Kenya have prioritized vehicular mobility to the disadvantage of
non-motorized transport ...
Energy conservation opportunities at the defence forces memorial hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
A study on energy conservation measures was conducted at the Defence Forces
Memorial Hospital (DFMH) to identify opportunities which would cut down on the
overall energy cost. This was guided by evaluation of energy cost ...
Development of Optimized Under-Frequency Load-Shedding Scheme With Renewable-Energy Integration.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Under-frequency load shedding maximizes the performance of a power system at times of severe power imbalance. It involves trading off the total amount of load shed versus required frequency stability level, in order to ...
Evaluation of the efficiency of Water Supply and Distribution Systems in Kakuma Refugee Camp.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Kakuma refugee camp was set up in 1992 to host the lost boys of South Sudan who fled war, and initially intended to host 100,000 refuges but over the years, the camp has grown to accommodate 192,167 refugees from over 20 ...
Tenure Security, Infrastructure and Livelihoods Nexus in Slum Upgrading in Eldoret Municipality, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
One billion people (32 percent) of the world’s urban population live in deplorable living
conditions in informal settlements, according to estimates by the United Nations. In Kenya, they
estimate to be at 56 percent (and ...
Non-technical power loss reduction and fault management using optimal recloser placement.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Nowadays, it is rare for a power distribution system to run without a unique protective device to handle transients produced by energy theft, lightning, falling trees, and animals such as monkeys, among other things. ...