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Modelling Time to Default on Kenyan Bank Loans Using Non-parametric Models
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Financial institutions in past decades have been facing many risks that must be dealt with
sensitively and in accordance with the instructions of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK).
In the forefront of these risks is credit ...
Application of Runge-Kutta methods for solving Nonlinear Systems of Ordinary Diffferential Equations to Unemployment Model.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Youth unemployment is on the rise globally and it poses huge economic, social and political
challenges which results to unsustainable growth of the country’s economy. The
main aim of this thesis is to focus on youth ...
Synthesis and Applications of Tris-homoleptic Cyclometalated Iridium (Iii) Complexes
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Tris-cyclometalated homoleptic iridium(III) complexes have been shown to harbor immense potential as functional materials constituents and actively play a critical role in the field of photocatalysis and photosensitization. ...
Poverty-based Classification of Households Using Cluster Analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) rely on agriculture for livelihood. Agri-climatic shocks such as
prolonged droughts, outbreak of animal and human diseases and crop and pest diseases
make rural poor households in SSA vulnerable. ...
Chemosystematics, Antimicrobial and Antiproliferative Activities of the Kenyan Zanthoxylum Species and Dodonaea Viscosa Populations
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
The aim of this study was to establish the relationship in Zanthoxylum species, and Dodonaea viscosa populations based on the metabolite profiles. The study also included the evaluation of the crude extracts and pure ...
Use Of Haar wavelets To Solve Optimal Control Problem
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Optimal control is an important branch in mathematics that has been widely applied in
a number of elds including engineering, science and economics. We aimed at nding
the performance indicator in optimal control problem ...
Evaluation of Options for Minimizing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Through Improved Manure Management in Smallholder Dairy Farm Systems in Nandi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
An increase in atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations, mainly methane (CH4), carbon
dioxide (CO2) and nitrous oxide (N2O) from agricultural activities, is a global concern as it leads
to climate change. There ...
Water Supply Security in a Drought Exposed Langata Sub-county: Adopting a Blockchain Provenance Tracking for Informal Water Alternatives
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Today climate change induced drought risk has occasioned frequent water supply deficits
thereby making many urban households to turn to informal water alternatives, especially in the
poor nations. Because of their quality ...
An assessment of the influence of slope segments on soil properties in the Mua Hills, Machakos County
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
As a factor that is involved in soil formation, topography mediates the interaction of soil and geomorphological processes on a hillslope and this essentially influences the soil properties in a location. Soil properties ...