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Short-Term Load Forecasting Using A Hybrid Of Genetic Algorithm (Ga) And Particle Swarm Optimization (Pso) For An Optimized Neural Network
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Short-term load forecasting (STLF) has emerged as one of the most important fields of study for power system operation for system efficiency and reliability. It plays a significant role in load flow analysis, contingency ...
Modal-Shift Strategy For Mitigating Road Traffic Congestion In Nairobi: A Study Of The Nairobi- Syokimau Commuter Rail Corridor
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Kenya aspires to become a prosperous industrializing middle income country (Kenya Vision 2030) and for this vision to be realized, efficient transport infrastructure and services must be developed. A properly planned and ...
Sustainable Change Management A Case Of Telecommunication Contractors
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Construction firms implement changes within the project or organizational level. The
organizational changes are associated with management, technology, and people or cultural
and are the focus of our study. This study ...
Bringing Life In Urban Public Open Space:rwandese ‘Akarubanda’ Concept
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Public open space plays a vital role is the social life of communities throughout the
world and forms an integral part of cities, so much that without it, it is said that
human settlements would be unimaginable. The ...
Cultural and Geological Heritage Contextualism in the Interior Built Environment of Hotel Brands in Kenyan Counties
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
With the onset of devolution, there has been a surge in development of three star plus hotels in
Kenya as part of the development of the tourism economic pillar in Vision 2030. Despite
Kenya having rich cultural and ...
Identification of Tree Species Using Airborne Hyperspectral Data a Case Study of Ngangao Forest in Taita Hills, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
The impacts of climate change in the African continent have far reaching effects because it is a region of high vulnerability to climate shocks; it threatens food security, livelihoods and biodiversity. African forest ...
Subdivision of Agricultural Land and Its Implications on Productivity: a Case of Kajiado County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Efficient, optimal and sustainable agricultural production, including extensive pastoralism systems, usually requires large contiguous land to enable economies of scale and synergy. These requirements may be absent when ...
Pre-Mining Concentrations Of Heavy Metal Elements and Radioactivity Concentrations Of Primordial Radionuclides in Soils Around the Niobium Mining Site in Kwale County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
An elemental analyses and radiological survey of soils around proposed Nb and rare earth mining site in Mrima Hill, Coastal Kenya, was conducted with an aim of providing the status of elemental and radionuclides concentrations. ...
Mapping of deforestation using mobile phone application: a case study of Uplands, Kinale and Kereita forests in Kiambu county
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Deforestation and forest degradation monitoring is one of the central elements for Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, sustainable management of forest, enhancement of forest carbon stock and ...
Pull out behaviour of geosynthetics when tested at bench scale
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Geosynthetic products are used for various applications and functions in pavement
construction and design. The benefits in using geosynthetics in pavement applications have
led to proliferation of geosynthetic products. ...