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Audit risk assesment framework using belief function model for Kenya national audit office (KENAO)
(School of Computing and Informatics, 2010)Program planning regarding the nature, extent, and timing of procedures is critical to audit efficiency and effectiveness. The prevailing paradigm in practice to accomplish this task is the Audit Risk Model. This model ... -
An Auto Telematics System for Insurance Premium Rating & Pricing
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Insurance telematics is a new technology that has been poised to transform and change the way we buy and underwrite insurance by 2020. Insurance Premium is a major variable that determines if a client will buy or take ... -
Auto-etl: a Generic Methodology for Transforming Entity-attribute-value (Eav) Data Model Into Flat Tables Using Form Metadata to Optimize Report Generation. A Case Study of Kenya EMR
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The use of Entity Attribute Value (EAV) data model is strongly favored by the existing research in both medical and other domains because of its flexibility and extensible nature that makes it suitable for storing highly ... -
Automated Car Parking Space Detection Using Deep Learning
(University of Nairobi, 2021-08)Parking space detection is a major challenge in our cities and drivers waste time when moving from one place to another in search of a free parking space. The current parking space detection systems available are based on ... -
Automated Customer Support With Conversational Agents Employing Text Mining: A Case of online University Application
(University of Nairobi, 2014-12)The use of online information systems that can be and are accessed on a 24 hour basis has continued to grow both locally and globally, these systems require available customer support at all times. Customer support is ... -
Automated Cybersecurity Briefing Using Deep Learning
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The urgency and timely requirements of cybersecurity briefings poses a challenge to a few cybersecurity professionals who have to read and summarize vast amount of cybersecurity reports from several sources (personal ... -
Automated detection and recovery of stolen electronic gadgets using radio frequency identification in Kenyan universities
(University of Nairobi, 2016-11)The Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology is an important type of wireless sensor network that can be used for automatic detection of stolen electronic gadgets. Advancements in technology in the production of ... -
Automated greenhouse system using wireless sensor network
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Agriculture has been among the key contributors to the country Kenya‘s GDP and greenhouse technology has shown the improvement of the deteriorating soil value caused by the extreme weather conditions and continual usage, ... -
Automated multiagent-based interoperator billing and payment system (ambibpsy)
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2012)Different operators offering telecommunication services cannot operate in isolation. They have to depend on each other in order to provide all inclusive telecommunication services to their customers. A part from offering ... -
Automated rainfall data extraction from satellite imagery for crop index insurance
(2014)Crop insurance uses rainfall as one of the indeces on which farmers can be insured. The rainfall data can be obtained locally from the weather stations but it is limited to only 30 kilometres radius from a station. Though ... -
Automated route selection: Short term traffic decision support for Nairobi
(School of computing and informatics, University of Nairobi, 2006)The city of Nairobi is currently grappling with the problem of rapidly increasing traffic, and its management. We have developed a prototype decision support system for short term traffic prediction and subsequent shortest ... -
Automatic assessment of online discussions using text mining
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2011)Online discussion forums have rapidly gained momentum in e-learning systems because of the rapid growth and ubiquitous Internet. Today, there exist enormous growth in online messages and this places heavy burden on course ... -
Automatic characterization of named entity relational facts in unstructured incident reports
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2012)Natural language provides many different ways of expressing facts. These facts can either be explicit facts or implicit facts. Explicit facts could be in the form of entity relations expressed in a single sentence. Many ... -
Aweb-based Distributed Health Information System to Cater for Patients With Chronic Ailments
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Distributed Systems today are rising dynamically in terms of new applications, hardware and network components, users, workload changes and in various research applications. A distributed dataset is having its importance ... -
Aweb-based Distributed Health Information System to Cater for Patients With Chronic Ailments
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Distributed Systems today are rising dynamically in terms of new applications, hardware and network components, users, workload changes and in various research applications. A distributed dataset is having its importance ... -
Bacillus sphaericus granules, Bacillus thuringiensi, thuringiensis var. israelensis, wettable granules,Culex quinquefasciatus,Dar es Salaam,Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 2009)The microbial larvicides Bacillus sphaericus and Bacillus thuringiensis have recently proven to be effective tools for integrated mosquito control programmes in Africa. This study assessed the efficacy and duration of ... -
Barriers to Adoption of Open-source Erps in Parastatals in Kenya; Case of Energy Sector
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems are not being fully utilized by Kenyan parastatals in the energy sector and other industries. While the expenses of implementing an ERP system have always been a concern for many ... -
Barriers to E-procurement Adoption by Small and Medium Enterprises in Machakos County
(University of Nairobi, 2016)SME’s are a significant part of many countries’ economies and by embracing the change brought on by the internet and e-commerce applications they may achieve productivity gains. However, in developing countries research ... -
Baseline Highly Sensitive Troponin T And Outcome Prediction In Adults With Acute Coronary Syndrome Treated At The Aga Khan University Hospital-Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: WHO (2017) report indicates that (CVD) is a major concern worldwide and accounts for approximately 10% mortality and 30% morbidity and nearly half of all these deaths are due to ACS. ACS is divided into ST ... -
Batch Adsorption of Malachite Green From Aqueous Solutions Using Low-cost Rice Husks and Synthetic Polymer Adsorbents: Kinetic and Equilibrium Modelling
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Safe and abundant water is crucial for the good health of human beings and animals. Across Africa, a third of the population has no access to clean water and sanitation and this affects the continent’s economic productivity ...