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An Artificial Neural Network Model for Predicting Retail Maize Prices in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
The intention of food price forecasting is to achieve reliability and usefulness for agricultural, non-policymakers, policy makers and agricultural related business. In the current globalization era, food security management ...
Use Of Data Mining To Detect Fraud Health Insurance Claims
(UoN, 2019)
The extent, possibility, and complexity of the healthcare industry has attracted widespread fraud that has an impact on the economy. The fraudulent activities not only contribute to the problem of rising healthcare expenditure ...
Effect Of Uptake Of Climate Information Services On Food Crops Productivity In Rwanda
(UoN, 2019)
The accumulated effects of both rainfall and temperature changes impose substantial threats to food crops productivity patterns in the rain-fed agricultural system in developing countries, Rwanda included. Suitable climate ...
On Application Of Operator And Group-Theoretic Concepts In Signal Processing And Cryptography
(UoN, 2019)
In this thesis we have studied how operator theory is applied in signal processing and how
some concepts in group theory are crucial in the design of cryptosystems and their use in hiding
information. A frame is a redundant ...
Attributable Factors To Learning Outcomes
(UoN, 2019-04)
Kenya education system has experienced many challenges which have compelled the
Ministry of Education to formulate and implement policies to address these challenges. For
instance, after new policies governing administration ...
Effects Of Participatory Action Research On Climate Change Adaptation By Smallholder Farmers: Case Of Nyando Sub -County, Kenya
(UoN, 2019)
Researchers have shown that climate change is a threat to agriculture and rural livelihoods in Africa. It has also revealed that climate change and climate variability have led to increased frequency of droughts, shortening ...
Currency Option Valuation using Esscher and Fourier Transforms
(UoN, 2019)
The size and volatility of the exchange rate market warrants the use of currency options
in order to hedge the exchange rate risk. This study sought to build a robust pricing model
that takes into account some of the ...
Application of Gis Technology in Urban Land Use Planning. A Case Study of Kimende Town,kiambu County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Assessment of Factors in uencing Adoption of Bio-security on Poultry Farms: a Pls-pm Approach University of Nairobi.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Bio-security plays an important role in preventing transmission and introduction of diseases
and increasing farm productivity. The aim of this study was to investigate factors
in uencing implementation of bio-security ...
Systems Approach Framework For Integrated Arthropod Pest Management In Smallholder Tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum) Production In Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2019)
Arthropod pests have emerged as a major constraint in smallholder tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L) production in Kenya. For their management, the focus of crop protection research has been the curative control of the pests. ...