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    • Weibull distribution and its application on wind speed data 

      Obudho, Elias O. (Department of Mathematics University of Nairobi, 1989)
      In this project we discuss several methods of estimation of the parameters of the three-parameter Weibull distribution. It has been found that the Weibull distribution gives the best results in characterising surface ...

    • Wetlands characterization; use by local communities and role in supporting biodiversity in the semiarid Ijara district, Kenya 

      Gabho, Abdullahi A (University of Nairobi,School of Biological Science, 2008)
      This study was carried out in the semi-arid Ijara district, north eastern Kenya, whose wetlands form critical dry-season range for a diverse wildlife community, as well as livestock and humans. The aim of the project was ...

    • WiLDNet Message Passing Communication System for Mobile Phones 

      Otieno, Michael O. (University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2011)
      Communication m developing countries is relatively unaffordable to a fairly large SIze of the population. While the high penetration rate of mobile phones has reduced this predicament, leveraging the ubiquity of mobile ...

    • Windows Registry Forensic Artifacts; Shellbags For computer Security 

      Mbatha, Mutinda Peter (University Of Nairobi, 2016)
      Computers have become part of every one’s modern life for it’s the tech world that’s shaping all that is happening around us. They are not only used for office work but also as tools for achieving other interests both in ...

    • Wireless blood pressure device integration with electronic medical records: Case Study of University of Nairobi Health Services 

      Mutisya, Benard N (University of Nairobi, 2018)
      Medical devices offer invaluable information to clinicians on a patient’s illness, making them a crucial component in the provision of safe, effective and efficient patient care. However, the entry of the most output data ...

    • Wireless funds transfer via short messaging service 

      Munga, Daniel K. (School of computing & informatics, University of Nairobi, 2004)
      The escalation and convergence of distributed networks and wireless telecommunications has created a tremendous potential platform for providing business services. The immediacy, interactivity and mobility of wireless devices ...

    • Wireless product-broadcast system 

      Chongwo, Kennedy Kipkemboi (2015)
      Many businesses lack advertising capacity for their products mostly because of high advertisement market rates offered by the industry players. For those who can afford newspaper and electronic media advertisement, they ...

    • A within host system dynamics model of Hiv/Aids, tuberculosis and malaria treatment policy 

      Mwangi, Henry N. (University of Nairobi, 2016-11)
      Simulation and Modelling have a good history of application in numerous decision support health cases where the objective is of a managerial or policy nature. In- formation and Communication Technologies(ICT) in health ...

    • Word processor for Gikuyu language with spell check 

      Muriithi, Brian K (School of Computing and Informatics, 2007)
      The use of computers in the home and workplace has soared over the last decade. While software applications have been developed for the most widely used languages of the world, many of the minority languages have been ...

    • A work and organization based approach to assessing impact of enterprise resource planning systems [ERPS] 

      Warui, Winston W (school of Computing and informatics, University of Nairobi, 2009-05)
      This study aims at assessing the impact of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERPs) using a work and organization based approach, by studying selected companies in Kenya. The main motivation of this study is the lack ...

    • Workshop Information System 

      Miano, Machira (School of Computing and Informatics, 2003)
      National Irrigation Board (NIB) is a government non-strategic organization responsible in development and management of irrigation settlement schemes in Kenya. Agricultural machinery workshop system is a core business ...

    • A World-Class Insurance IndustryAn Achievable Dream In Kenya 

      Summie, Winnie E (University Of Nairobi, 2010)
      Insurance industry management in Kenya has become a problem for years. With the collapse of many companies, most policy holders arc losing confidence in insurance day by day. Kenyans have stopped considering insurance as ...

    • Zero-inflated count modeling of insect data: a case study of thaumastocoris peregrinus species 

      Ombui, Geofrey M (School of mathematics college of biological and physical sciences university of Nairobi, 2013)
      Insect behaviour has become an important issue in the study of ecology. Statistical models have wide applications in various biological field as they help scientists to describe the phenomena under which variables are ...