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A multiagent system based safe fire emergency evacuation guide: (a simulation for a modern office building in Kenya)
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2012)Evacuation of people in the event of hazard is one of basic problems of human society. In emergency scenarios there is limited time to act and or react; this results to extensive life loss because the time needed for ... -
Multicomponent polymers containing poly(lactic acid)
(1996)Hydrophobic-hydrophilic copolymers containing poly(lactic acid) (PLA) were synthesized using three types of starting materials. The PLA macromonomers with methacrylate terminal functionality were synthesized from the cyclic ... -
A multilevel (combined analysis) for a repeated data in two seasons on dry matter yields of common fodder grasses in Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Fodder grasses are the most common crops fed to dairy animals in Kenya. Although not directly used for human consumption, they are the source of protein and fat i.e. meat, milk and other dairy products that are available ... -
Multilevel Modelling of Factors Affecting Child Mortality in Kenya
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Multinomial Logistic Regression to Study the Determinants of Choices of Contraceptive Methods Among Married Muslim Women in Indonesia
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Family planninghasbeenatopicofmajorconcernintheresearchfieldforyears.The correspondencebetweensociodemographiccharacteristicsandchoiceofcontraceptive methodofusespecificallyamongmarriedcoupleshasnotbeensufficientlystud ... -
Multinomial Logistic Regression to Study the Determinants of Choices of Contraceptive Methods Among Married Muslim Women in Indonesia
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Family planning has been a topic of major concern in the research field for years.The correspondence between socio demographic characteristic sand choice of contraceptive method of use specifically among married couples ... -
Multiple Imputation and Random Survival Forests: Application to the Demographic and Health Survey Child Survival Data
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2018)Background: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) provide data on a wide scope of risk-factors of under-five child survival. Missing covariate data is inevitable in the DHS under-five survival data since data is collected ... -
Multispectral imaging of human blood media applied to malaria diagnostics
(University of NairobiPhysics, 2012-03)Malaria is a serious disease whose confirmation in laboratories, usually by optical microscopy, remains a challenge. The process involved in preparation of blood films and their examination in the conventional microscopes ... -
Multistability analysis of a nutrient-dependent model system for water hyacinth
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2001)We begin in chapter I with literature review, which gives a brief background on Waterhyacinth We look at the growth and reproduction, distribution, control methods, and problems caused by water hyacinth. We also give a ... -
A multivariate adaptive regression splines approach to predict the treament outcomes of tuberclosis patients in Kenya
(School of mathematics, 2012-07)Precise and accurate predictive models are extremely important in tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcome modeling. Tuberculosis (TB) treatment with patient supervision and support is one of the elements of global plan to ... -
Multivariate analysis for a split plot design with a covariate to determine the effects of different fertilizers levels for three potato varieties
(School of mathematics, 2012-07)Kenya's population is over forty million putting considerable pressure on production of food. This has led to continuous planting resulting to less fertile soils. The yield decreases season after season .This study seeks ... -
Multivariate analysis of the effects of various covariates on the biochemical ingredients in Prunus Africana
(University of NairobiSchool of Mathematics, 2006)Prunus Africana is a medicinal tree, which grows in Africa, used to treat chest pain, malaria and fevers. It is traded on the international market for the manufacture of products used to treat prostate gland hypertrophy ... -
Multivariate Calibration Techniques for Infrared Spectroscopy Data
(University of Nairobi, 2016)In this thesis, use of multivariate statistical methods for predicting soil properties from infrared spectroscopy data is addressed. Different methods for analyzing complex data and analysis tools to address the computational ... -
Multivariate characterization of natural radioactivity systematics in lake Magadi basin Geothermal system in relation to quality of Trona deposits
(2014)The Magadi endorheic basin of Kenya, with its high heat flows due to magmatic activity, extremely saline geothermal manifestations, and vast deposits of trona, presents a complex closed ecosystem that is challenging to ... -
Multivariate data reduction: A case study on latent determinants of sexual hiv risk among female commercial sex workers in Kisumu
(School of mathematics, 2012)A comprehensive understanding of the factors that determine the acquisition and transmission of HIV is fundamental for monitoring the epidemic and for providing treatment, care and support services to the infected and ... -
Multivariate markov chain model for credit risk measurement
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The aim of the study is to use a multivariate Markov model to simulate the dynamics of correlated credit ratings of multiple firms. Credibility theory is used to get the weighting used to estimate the transition matrix ... -
A Multivariate Markov Chain Model For Credit Risk Measurement And Management
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)Logistic regression has been applied for classification and to determine the factors which affects the behavioral score of the consumer. Cumulative logistic regression with a latent variable link as link function determines ... -
Multivariate methods for asset returns
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2009)The expansion of technology has lead to more informed citizens and curiosity in the modern trend in the world market. This has lead to increased investment opportunity. These investments models have by day, become ... -
Multivariative Analysis of Environmental Factors Affecting Nematode Distribution Along The Continental Slope Off The Kenyan Coast
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 2005-09)Nematodes are very useful organisms in marine ecosystem. They facilitate re mineralization and uptake of detritus by other organisms thereby making complete the food chain of the marine ecosystem. A study on the environmental ... -
Mutual inhibition, competition, and periodicity in a two species Chemostat-like System
(University of Nairobi, 2013)In this study, we developed a model that addresses competition in a periodic chemostat-like system with mutual growth inhibition. A periodic Kolmogorov system of ordinary differen tial equations ...