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A Service Oriented Architecture Approach to Implementing an Omnichannel Personal Health Record System
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
The overall objective of this research was to implement an Omnichannel Personal Health Record (PHR) System based on Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) framework to facilitate patient-centred self-care and collaboration ...
Use of hospital management information systems and technology in healthcare service provision amongst non-governmental organisations’ in Kenya: a case of LVCT, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Aim: This research study sought to examine use of Hospital Management Information Systems and Technology in Healthcare service delivery amongst Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs): A case of LVCT, Nairobi.
Methodology: ...
Anthropogenic contribution to air pollution with background emissions; case of Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
This study aimed at assessing the contribution of human beings to pollution levels in Nairobi, Kisumu and Mombasa; and helping understand the pollution trends in changing climate. The study followed a Driver-Pressure-State-Impact ...
Assessment of the water quality of selected boreholes in Mandera town and its environs
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Mandera town and its environs rely on boreholes, piped water, seasonal rivers and rain water for domestic use. Water scarcity and population rise in the county have made people rely more on borehole water. Increased ...
Risk factors in clinical malaria mortality among children in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Clinical malaria deaths in Kenya is highest among children and therefore
there is need to research on the various covariates infuencing malaria mor-
tality among children in order to reduce this complex problem that ...
Assessing the vulnerability of maize production to climate change in Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu, Nakuru and Narok counties
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Quantification of vulnerability and its components is currently an integral part of providing information to policy makers and stakeholders in an attempt to appropriately assess climate change consequences and support ...
Cloud computing: Assessing the impact of application architecture on the performance of cloud-based applications
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Cloud Computing, which involves over-the-Internet provision of dynamically scalable and often virtualized computing resources has very quickly become one of the hottest topics for practicing engineers and academics in ...
Application of Generalized Linear Models in Medical Insurance Rate Making
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Generalized linear models have been used by actuaries in rate making for over the last
thirty years. The basic ideas of generalized linear models were introduced by Nelder and
Wedderburn in 1972. The aim of this paper ...
Random Walks as Markov Chains
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2018)
The dissertation applies the Markov chain theory to four types of random walks
namely; simple random walk, random walk with reflecting barriers, random walks
with absorbing barriers and cyclic random walks. Various methods ...
A comparison of the socio-economic status of female-headed and male-headed households in Kenya: Use of ordinal logistic regression
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
With the HIV/AIDS epidemic, there is an increase in the number of female-headed households in
Kenya. Most of these are living in abject poverty as compared to the male-headed households. For
such households, the ...