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Genetic Algorithm Based Model in Text Steganography
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Steganography is an ancient art. It is used for security in open systems. It focuses on hiding secret
messages inside a cover medium.
The most important property of a cover medium is the amount of data
that can be stored ...
Greenhouse gas emissions and energy balances of jatropha biodiesel as an alternative fuel in Tanzania
(2013)
This paper evaluates GHG emissions and energy balances (i.e. net energy value (NEV), net renewable energy value (NREV) and net energy ratio (NER)) of jatropha biodiesel as an alternative fuel in Tanzania by using life cycle ...
Evaluation Of The Antiplasmodial Activity Of Extracts Of Plants Used In Traditional Medicine In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Malaria is still a major public health problem because of resistance to therapeutic drugs. Among strategies
for the development of new antimalarial, a study of plants traditionally used in Africa particularly that of
Kenya ...
Mathematical Modelling Of Hiv Infection
(University of Nairobi, 2013-12)
We formulate a deterministic mathematical model for the HIV/AIDS.
Habitat Suitability Assessment of the Rare Perennial Plant Armeria Arenaria (Pers.) Schult. (Plumbaginaceae) along the French Mediterranean Coastline
(2013)
A major challenge in conservation biology is to identify the factors driving abundance and demographic regeneration of rare species populations. We assess habitat suitability within a protected area for Armeria arenaria ...
Web Security and Log Management: An Application Centric Perspective
(University of Nairobi,, 2013-07)
The World Wide Web has been an environment with many security threats and lots of reported cases of security breaches. Various tools and techniques have been applied in trying to curb this problem, however new attacks ...
"Non-Parametric and Parametric Modeling and Characterization of the Effective Earth Radius Factor for South Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
The e®ective earth radius factor (k-factor) is an important parameter in the plan-
ning and design of both terrestrial microwave and UHF/VHF line-of-sight links. It is for this
reason that the structure and variations ...
The Role of Multimodel Climate Forecasts in Improving Water and Energy Management over the Tana River Basin, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)
The Masinga Reservoir located in the upper Tana River Basin, Kenya, is extremely important in supplying country’s hydropower and protecting downstream ecology. The Dam serves as the primary storage reservoir, controlling ...
Estimating IBNR Claims Reserves for General Insurance Using Archimedean Copulas
(2013)
Claims reserving for general insurance business has developed significantly over
the recent past. There has always been a slight mystery in short-term insurance
contracts of how to go about reserving for claims, which ...
Incidence and control of seedborne fungal infections associated with post-germination mortality in seedlings of Melia volkensii Gurke.
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
A laboratory study was carried out at the School of Biological Sciences, Chiromo Campus, University of Nairobi, for identification of seed-borne fungi that emerge during germination of M. volkensii seeds. The study sought ...