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Hierarchical linear modeling of student and school effect on academic achievement
(2012-07)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that affect student performance in
primary schools in Kenya. Hierarchical linear modelling (HLM) was used to statistically
analyze a data structure where students ...
Use of magnetic method in identification of faults and underground structures, case study Olobanita well field Nakuru Kenya
(2012)
Nakuru town the fastest growing town in Africa, with high population growth brought about
by rural urban migration and high birth rate. This has lead to escalating water demand and
setting up of well fields as Olobanita ...
Cloud computing academic resource support via the web using Mobile devices
(2012)
Mobile cloud computing is the convergence of two computing domains that of mobile and cloud.
Both are promising technologies for the near future. Cloud computing becomes mobile when a
mobile device is used to access the ...
Car Hire and Tracking Management System
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Nowadays, there are online car reservations which give much benefit to user. The existence of this online system can overcome the problem of availability and provide convenience to the user in renting, car yet users still ...
An assessment of the factors that influence the adoption of internet via a mobile phone
(2012)
Mobile internet involves the use of a wireless handheld device such as a mobile phone to access the
digitized contents of the internet. The devices remove the space and time limitations from internet
access as they can ...
Potential environmental impact due to mining and use of coal in areas around Mui basin in Kenya
(2012)
The Kenyan population is growing at an alarming rate which have led to increase in demand for
resources such as energy, food, medical care, infrastructure and many more. Most of the
problems or factors hindering Kenya ...
A dynamic e-commerce model using multi agent systems
(2012)
While there has been significant growth of e-commerce, most of the tasks remam manual.
Placement of buy and/or sell requests have to be done manually from time to time. This
inconvenience occasioned by the manual processes ...
Maize crop yield prediction through reinforcement learning, artificial neural network and alert messages generation
(2012)
Most of the medium and small-scale Kenyan farmers rely on metrological department for
weather information and subsequently also rely on the ministry of agriculture to provide
information on the crop yield. This seldom ...
Child safety on the internet: a case study of Kawangware primary and secondary schools
(2012)
With an upsurge in cyber crimes globally, children are becoming a target on the cyberspace as
Kenya grapples with a feeble Children's Act that does not provide sufficient protection to the
victims as well as stringent ...
Characterisation of copper minerals in the Kanzugo area of the Mozambique mobile belt
(2012)
Copper is a base metal and it is the third most recycled metal after iron and aluminum. Copper
staining has been recorded in Kanzugo area which lies in the northern parts of Kitui County.
From previous investigations, ...