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Natural language access to relational databases:an ontology concept mapping (OCM) approach
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Many applications that are accessed by non-technical or casual users, who prefer the use of
natural language, rely on relational databases. Examples of such applications include
government data repositories such as ...
Modelling Exchange Rate Volatility Of KES/USD Using Garch Family Models
(University of Nairobi, 2014-07)
Investors, Policy makers, Governments etc. are all consumers of exchange rates data and thus exchange
rate volatility is of great interest to them. In this paper, the importance of exchange rate volatility modelling has ...
A framework for determining the level of success in the implementation of IFMIS: a case of the national treasury
(2014-07)
The Government of Kenya through the Ministry of Finance has implemented IFMIS as its sole accounting system since the year 2005 and from then the system has not been able to fully provide the expected benefits of integrated ...
Molluscicidal activity of selected plant extracts
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)
Schistosomiasis is one of the most widespread paras
itic infections and the
third most prevalent parasitic disease in the world
in terms of overall
morbidity, socioeconomic and public health importan
ce. It is the ...
Factors that influence youth participation in decision making in community projects in Wajir East district, Wajir county
(2014)
Youth need a chance to develop their various communities through participation in decision
making on projects that can bring about the beautification of their community without
depending on the government. This study ...
The shift from compliance based supervision to risk based supervision of the defined contribution schemes in Kenya
(University of Narobi, 2014-11)
Risk-based supervision of pension funds grew out of a project that was jointly conducted by the
World Bank and the International Organization of Pension Supervisors (IOPS). The project was
initiated in response to the ...
A framework for the adoption of biometric ATM authentication in the Kenyan financial institutions
(2014)
The use of ATMs has become fundamental in the financial institutions owing to the values that are transacted using these systems and the 24/7 availability of these systems. Although several researchers have discussed the ...
Construction Of Some Balanced Asymmetrical Factorial Designs (BAFDs)
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)
Two methods of obtaining high efficiency balanced asymmetrical factorial designs which are
resolvable are discussed. The effect of confounded interactions of symmetrical factorial in
context of correspondence between ...
Alternatives to conventional annuities
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Provision for post-retirement income has become an important consideration for individual in
recent years. Very few employers offer generous pension schemes that guarantee an individual a
pre-defined pension amount on ...
Modeling Inflation in Kenya Using ARIMA and VAR Models
(University of Nairobi, 2014-07)
Inflation is an important indicator of economic activity and is used by decision makers to plan
economic policies. This paper is based on modeling inflation over the period 2005-2013 using
two auto regressive models; ...