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Statistical models for stocks and flows of students in an educational system
(School of Physical Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1989-11) -
Statistical Quality Control In Confectionery Industry And Its Application
(University of NairobiSchool of Mathematics, 2013)The purpose of this research was to study Statistical Quality Control in confectionery industry. The study involved a detailed description on the various confections manufacturing processes and identifying the relevant ... -
Status and Causes of Deterioration of Wetlands in the Eastern Riftvalley, Case Study of Lake Nakuru - Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Lake Nakuru is a shallow hyper-eutrophic, alkaline and saline endorheic lake located in Rift Valley’s eastern arm. Despite its great importance, Lake Nakuru has undergone profound changes due to anthropogenic activities, ... -
Status of Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacteria Isolated From Kenyan Chickens
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The term antimicrobial resistance refers to the ability of microorganisms to grow in the presence of an antimicrobial (drug) at a concentration that would normally kill them or inhibit their growth. Antimicrobial resistance ... -
Status of Copper Level and Effects of Rhizatech®tm Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Wheat Growth, Yield and Copper Ion Uptake in Narok North Sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Soil related abiotic factors hindering wheat production in wheat growing regions in East Africa include poor soil fertility, pests, diseases, drought and salinity. Copper (Cu) deficiency has been identified in soils in ... -
Status Of Insecticide Resistance, 2La Chromosomal Inversion And Plasmodium Falciparum Infection Rate In Malaria Vectors In Kwale County, Coastal Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)There has been increased effort globally to reduce malaria related morbidity and mortality. World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the use of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) ... -
Status of Waste Management Among Horticultural Processing Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Horticultural recycling Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Kenya use raw agrarian yield to induce large amounts of solid and liquid waste. Waste operation includes the conditioning and conduct needed to manage ... -
Step-wise group testing in the presence of test error
(Department of Mathematics University of Nairobi, 2004)This study is divided into five chapters. Chapter one introduces the basic concepts in group screening designs. The chapter also has literature review that highlights the progress made over the years in the area of group ... -
Stereological observations on the kidneys of 16 avian species
(University of Nairobi, 1985) -
Steroidal and triterpenoidal sapogenins from rhoicissus revoilii, sesbania keniensis and albizia gummifera from Kenya
(1987)A system has been developed for the fractionation, purification for the free triterpenes, sugars and steroids of the tuber of Rhoicissus revoilii PLANCH. (Vitaceae). Hydrolysis of saponins using sodium periodate has been ... -
A stochastic analysis of claim reserving in General Insurance using bootstrapping technique
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Insurance is one of the key sector in ensuring stability and growth in any economy. Reserving actuaries therefore should do the best they can to ensure that the reserves declared are as accurate as possible. In most ... -
Stochastic Application of Absorbing Markov Chain to Secondary Schools: a Case Study of Monrovia Consolidated Schools System (Mcss), Monrovia-liberia.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Since the end of the prolonged civil war in Liberia in 2003, general enrolment in secondary schools has increased, a scenario that necessitates a signi cant amount of resources. Enrollment forecasting is a critical ... -
A stochastic approach in determining claims reserve in general insurance
(University of Nairobi, 2009)This project illustrates the use of stochastic techniques in determining claims reserve in general insurance. The main objective being to obtain a ‘best estimate’ of the outstanding reserves and its variability with more ... -
Stochastic Interest Rates Model And Contingent Claim Pricing
(University of Nairobi,School of Mathematics,, 2013)This project designs and formulates prices and the inherent factors used in contingent securities. Participating contingent contracts are most popular in most financial jurisdictions. They present many different covenants ... -
Stochastic modelling for the pension funds companies; a case old mutual personal pension plan
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The study aimed to determine stochastic modelling for the pension funds companies; a case of Old Mutual Personal Pension Plan. The study was guided by the following objectives; to identify economic factors affecting ... -
Stochastic modelling of rainfall-runoff data for sondu and yala river basins
(1984)Linear transfer-function models Here fitted to different sets of concurrent daily areal rainfall and runof'f series. The daily rainfall and runoff records used were for two different catchments namely the Yala and Sondu ... -
Stochastic Modelling of Systematicmortality Risk Under Collateral Data and Its Applications
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Many actuaries worldwide use Systematic Mortality Risk (SMR) to value actuarial products such as annuities and assurances sold to policyholders. Data availability plays an essential role in ascertaining the SMR models’ ... -
Stochastic modelling of the default rates and recovery rates of a bank loan
(School of mathematics, 2011-10)In this project, the assumption of risk neutral will be applied to estimate jointly the default probabilities and recovery rate of a bank loan. This is achieved by putting into consideration the practical differences ... -
Stochastic population forecast for Kenya: Arima model approach
(University of NairobiSchool of Mathematics, 2011)Trends in population have important implications for a government 111 planning and formulating its manpower-related policies. A business may also need to adjust its long-term market strategies according to these trends. ... -
Stock price prediction at the Nairobi stock exchange
(School of computing and informatics University of Nairobi, 2004)Stock Price Prediction is a challenging, interesting and potentially very profitable task to carry out. The task has great dependence on economic phenomena, history, politics, the media, hype and even some psychology. ...