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Comparison of estiamators in successive sampling models
(2006)
Successive sampling is a type of sampling which is carried out on two
or more occasions. Such sampling could either be on the same items or
different items on the same population which is sampled repeatedly and the
same ...
East African rainfall variability associated with the Madden-Julian Oscillation
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
Rainfall is the most important weather parameter that affects social and economic activities in
the tropics. High rainfall variability characterized by anomalous wet events and dry spells occur
at intraseasonal time ...
Diagnosis of splenomegaly caused by malaria and Kala – Azar
(2004)
Splenic sizes, parasitaemia, total white blood cell count (WBC-T), differential white
blood cell count (WBC-D), direct agglutination test (DAT), RK39 dip stick test and
enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) were used ...
Climatological probability forecasting of rainfall in Kenya
(2003)
Climate variability has significant impact on performance of the economy of a country
especially in a developing country like Kenya. Certain sectors of the economy like
agriculture, manufacturing, transport and communication ...
Assessment of E-Business usage in electric power/energy transmission and distribution utility company (case study KPLC of Kenya, Nairobi region)
(2006)
The electric utilities industry is undergoing rapid and radical change, driven by legislative
initiatives, customer demands, market conditions and new technologies. To compete
successfully, utility companies must react ...
Front office Hotel Management Information System (FOHMIS) Sirikwa hotel
(2005)
Services offered by the hotel include accommodation, hiring halls, laundry, and
recreationamong others. Efficiencyof these servicesdepends on easinessand speed of
executingthe transactions and accuracyof result.
The ...
Support vector machines: A Critical empirical evaluation
(2003)
The main focus of this thesis is Support Vector Xlachines (8\-:'1s). In particular,
we first investigate empirically whether they live up to the claims made, i.e.
they suffer less from class imbalances, noise and ...
Two-stage group screening-designs with unequal probabilities
(2006)
The purpose of screening is to reduce a large set of explanatory variables or factors
to the set of important variables, assuming that there are only a few really important
explanatory variables. In this study, the formula ...
Analytical and numerical solution for the shock tube problem
(2007)
This report treats the development of a shocktube problem for the simulation of flow
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described by the one dimensional Euler equations. The shock tube problem is an example of
Riemann problem and is a very useful test ...
Online epidemiological health system
(2003)
Techniques and methodologies of improving quality in healthcare have evolved rapidly over the
past few years. This has come about due to several factors: the large number of field experiences
that have taken place and a ...