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Multi-factor authentication and secure integration of mobile payments
(University of Nairobi, 2014-04)
Adoption of technology reduces cost of doing business, creating competitive advantage and efficiency. The cost of Internet connectivity and smart devices is gradually dropping,
exposing many to vast online resources and ...
Histomorphometric changes in the rabbit neural retina following monocular deprivation
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Background: Monocular deprivation in experimental animals results in both anatomical and
electrophysiological changes in the visual cortex in favor of the non-deprived eye, a phenomenon known
as ocular dominance plasticity. ...
Time course RNA-seq differential expression analysis of wild type and Jumonji (atjmjd5) mutant of arabidopsis thaliana
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Next generation sequencing technologies coupled with bioinformatics tools has reduced the cost of generating vast amounts of biological count data while enabling researchers to sequence and study genomes. Ribonucleic ...
Systems associated with wet spells over Kenya during the usually dry December-February season
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Most socio-economic activities in Kenya are rain-dependent with the occurrences of
floods and droughts inflicting miseries at many locations year after year. Most of the
rains in Kenya are experienced within two major ...
Sustainable School management systems in Kenyan secondary schools: A comparison between cloud based systems versus on premise based systems.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Use of ICT in managing secondary schools in Kenya has been rarely used; Schools started
embracing ICT tools and used them for typing letters and exams. Seven years ago schools began
automating their management systems; ...
A genomics approach to the development of molecular diagnostic tools for banana xanthomonas wilt, gray leaf spot of maize and cassava brown streak disease
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW), gray leaf spot (GLS) disease of maize and cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) are very destructive crop plant bacterial, fungal and viral diseases, respectively. Conventional methods currently ...
Performance of a parabolic trough collector Air heater
(2014)
A low cost parabolic trough concentrator (PTC) was built at the Mechanical Engineering workshop of the University of Nairobi. The PTC was built to heat air to temperatures of 1000C and above which cannot be attained by ...
Development of an Inter-Organizational Electronic Information Sharing Framework for Person’s Data in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2014-08)
Interoperability of person’s data in institutions dealing with registrations of persons who are
primary stashers of person’s data is of paramount importance for Kenya to have an accurate
person’s data that can be considered ...
Pricing of an Education and unemployment insurance policy
(2014)
The purpose of this project is to price an education and unemployment insurance cover. The idea was informed by the high demand for higher education and the high unemployment rates in Kenya. This culminates the financial ...