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Landslide hazard assessment in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Landslide problem has been little researched on in Kenya and there is lack of information on
rainfall threshold, nature of occurrence and characteristics which are vital information for GIS
data base creation for easy ...
Modelling cheque processing systems: search for efficiency
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Cheque clearing process takes a long time thus lagging behind the country's economy.
This is even worse for cheques collected from Upcountry's and remote areas as clearing
takes 10 and 14 days respectively. The existing ...
Innate immune responses among hiv-1 highly exposed seronegative (hesn) individuals to a liveattenuated influenza vaccine as a model for mucosal viral infection
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
It is now well established that Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are a key component of the
innate immune system which constitute a first line of host defense against invading
microorganisms. This response occurs within minutes ...
Assignment of operational taxonomic units for metagenomic experiments
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Species characterization is a challenging task in metagenomics mainly due to data complexity
and sequence fragmentation. Reliance on broadly conserved genes as phylotyping markers for
assigning sequences to their operational ...
A model for telecommuting in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Given the emerging technologies and the need for employers to be more flexible about where and
how people work, telecommuting would seem one logical and promising solution. However,
telecommuting does not seem to thrive ...
Automatic assessment of online discussions using text mining
(University of Nairobi, 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 ...
Application of eda to trade taxes: A case of import duty and import declaration fee in Kenya
(2011-11)
Exploratory data analysis methods form an integral part of statistical programmes as a
component of a course in basic statistics. In this article a number of useful statistical
graphics playa crucial role in the extraction ...
Stochastic modelling of the default rates and recovery rates of a bank loan
(2011-10)
In this project, the assumption of risk neutral will be applied to estimate jointly the default
probabilities and recovery rate of a bank loan. This is achieved by putting into consideration the
practical differences ...
Conflict modelling and resolution in a dynamic state
(2011-07)
A conflict is neither good (functional) nor bad (dysfunctional). The distinction
depends on the type of conflict, 0 e's attitude and reaction to it thereby making it
constructive or destructive. The absence a clear ...
Assessment of differentiation of vegetation composition and structure of dry and moist intermediate zones in Imenti forest, Mt. Kenya ecosystem
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Forests in East Africa occur in lowland and upland areas with some recognized as worlds'
biodiversity hotspots. The moist and dry intermediate forest types occur on the eastern side of
Mt. Kenya forest. Mt. Kenya forest ...