Browsing Faculty of Science & Technology (FST) by Title
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Evaluation studies on the Application of vernonia and other epoxidized Vegetable oils in alkyd and epoxy coatings.
(Depatment of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, 1992)Vernonia oil and other epoxidized vegetable oils were studied for their characteristics and evaluated for their applications as reactive diluents in alkyd coatings and in elastomers for toughening epoxy coatings. These ... -
Evapotranspiration rates over a crop of sunflower of the giant variety as estimated by the energy balance method
(Department of Meteorology University of Nairobi, 1975)In this study the energy balance approach is applied to determine the evapotranspiration rates over a crop of sunflower of the giant variety. Three series of measurements were taken when the crop was 1 meter high, 1! ... -
Ex ante evaluation of is projects in Institutions of higher learning in Kenya
(School of computing and informatics, University of Nairobi, 2007)Information Systems (IS) has become ubiquitous in organizations; not only are Information Systems used for operational purposes, they are also employed in controlling, planning and strategic levels of management in ... -
An examination of epidemiological designs to mother- to-child- transmission of HIV/AIDs studies
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An examination of the factors influencing social media adoption by corporate organisations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Social Media is transforming the way the world does business. Today the implications are huge and the prizes are enormous for those businesses & individuals who handle it right. However a few organizations in Kenya today ... -
Examination representation using adaptive testing: application in interview process
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2010)This research focused on the applicability of computer adaptive testing in the selection of candidates from an interview process. A computer adaptive test adapts to the ability of an individual student and presents ... -
Examining Factors That Are Associated With Financial Quality of Listed Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)There is very limited information available on the e ect of board diversity and internal controls on Financial Reporting Quality (FRQ) of listed commercial banks in Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) in Kenya. To safeguard ... -
Examining the factors that are associated to infant and child mortality in Kenya.
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The Expanding Universe Trouble
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The Lambda Cold Dark Matter model (ΛCDM) is the current standard model of cosmology, which specifies the evolution of the observable Universe. Since the early 20th Century, astronomers have been aware that the Universe is ... -
Expectation Maximization Algorithm Application in Gaussian Mixture Models
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Gaussian mixture models are applied in machine learning specifically unsupervised machine learning. More specifically they can be used during image segmentation and music classification just to mention a few. In this ... -
Experience Rating in Motor Insurance Industry Using Glm
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Motor insurance is a necessity in most States and thus records an overwhelming number of claims in any given period. Actuaries therefore need to determine a reward structure in a manner that is fair to the policyholder ... -
An Experiment to Determine the Effect of Ethical Hacking on It Administrator's Patch and Vulnerability Management Attitudes, a Case of a Leading Telecommunications Company
(university of nairobi, 2018)As the adoption of information processing and the integration of various information systems via the internet increases, so does the risk to information systems. Electronic attacks are likely via the exploitation of ... -
Experimental allergic orchitis: immunomodulatory Effects of glucocorticoids
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Experimental ascaridiasis: the influence of Ascaridia gall on weight gain and nitrogen retention In chicken
(University of Nairobi,Department of Zoology, 1978)An experimental study was carried out to determine the influence of Ascaridia galli infection in domestic fowls on weight gain and nitrogen retention. Twenty four Shaver Star-bro-broiler type hybrid ,chicks were used, ... -
Experimental control of sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) using Hyphomycetes fungi in Kenya
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Experimental evaluation of entomopathogenic fungi for the biological control of philebotomine sand flies (diptera psychodidae)
(school of biological sciences, 2012-07)The leishmaniases are some of the WHO's neglected tropical diseases which pose threat to human life in both the New and Old World. They are mostly transmitted through the bite of infected sand flies. The disease affects ... -
Experimental Therapeutic Studies Of Allium Sativum (Liliaceae: Alliaceae) On Leishmanl4 Major (Kinetoplastida;Trypanosomatidae) Infection In Balb/c Mice
(University Of Nairobi, 2009)The first line therapy for all types of leishmaniases requires potentially toxic and painful multiple injections of pentavalent antimonies and aromatic diamidines. A major limitation of these drugs is that they are ... -
An expert system framework using fuzzy logic: a study of insurer evaluatio
(School of Computing and Informatics, 2003)In these hard economic times, the Kenyan Insurance Broking Industry is currently undergoing a difficult phase. Good service delivery, retention and expansion of their clientele is the key to their basic survival. This ... -
An exploration of how BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) user behavior impacts on an organization’s information security: A case study of Madison Insurance Company Kenya Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This research explores how BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) user behavior impacts on an organization’s information security, a case study of Madison Insurance Company Kenya Limited (MICK). An empirical survey, using two (2) ... -
Exploratory Loan Data Analysis & Modelling Time To Default Using Survival Analysis Techniques
(University of NairobiSchool of Mathematics, 2013)The financial sector in Kenya has recorded double-digit growth in profits for most of the past decade, with the loans portfolio recording the highest growth while the economic growth has averaged at about 5%. Of particular ...