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Biometric model for online verification of a large client base
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2011)Authentication is determining an individual's identity correctly from among many, mostly through observing unique physiological features like face or presentation of a token that is unique for every individual. While ... -
Biometrics class attendance management system
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Transfer of knowledge in most institutions of higher learning is done through lecturing where students are expected to attend classes and a lecturer dictates notes and share the contents of the lesson with the students. ... -
Bioproductivity in relation to photosynthesis in four grassland ecosystems in Kenya
(1981)Productivity studies were carried out in four grassland ecosystems differing in several environmental constraints using two harvesting programmes; "Continuous growt.h plo t s" CC G P) and "Permanent plots" CPP). The ... -
Biosorption of organic dyes from aqueous solution using water hyacinth (eichhornia crassipes) from lake Victoria
(University of NairobiChemistry, 2011)This study addresses removal of methylene blue dye, and Congo red dye from aqueous solutions using dried Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth) biomass as a low-cost natural adsorbent. Batch experiments were conducted to ... -
Biosystematics Of The Cotesia Flavipes Complex (hym: Braconidae), Parasitoids Of Gramineous Stemborers
(1994)The species of the Cotesia f/avipes complex are gregarious endoparasitoids of lepidopteran stemborers of gramineous plants. The complex consists of three morphologically similar species: C. flavipes, in the Indo- Australian ... -
Biotic Effects of Climate Change in the Tropical Alpine Moorlands of Mount Kenya and Mount Elgon, and Its Impact on Dependent Local Communities
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Tropical alpine areas are extraordinary ecosystems that provide valuable services including water, biodiversity, and food. These areas are uniquely threatened by climate change as they are predicted to warm more over the ... -
Birth Notification Service For Civil Registration In Kenya – SOA Model
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The problem of birth notification and registration has limited the rights of children to education, health, recognition among other human rights. The challenge to sufficient registration of new born babies is traceable to ... -
Biting Activity And Resting Behaviour Of Anopheles Merus Donitz 1902 (diptera: Culicidae) In Comparison With Fresh Water Breeding An. Gambiae On The Kenya Coast
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 1980)Ecological studies on An. merus and fresh water . - breeding An. gambiae were conducted between February 1979 and May 1980 in two villages, Jimbo and Jego, on the Kenya south coast. The main aim was to compare the biting ... -
Bivariate process control for variability
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2009)It is important that a consumer get the quality of a product she/he wants. Consequently,the quality of a finished product should be controlled to a desired level.Thisisdone through statistical quality control. We have ... -
Black Box Test Case Prioritization for Regression Testing Using Bayesian Networks
(University of Nairobi, 2022)In testing, regression testing can be defined as the re-execution of all test cases previously executed to rule out the fact that some functionalities that were working previously have been broken by the newly introduced ... -
Black Rhinoeceros (Diceros Bicornis Michaelli) Browse Availability, Suitability And Its Influence On Distribution Patterns And Home Ranges Of Re-Introduced Rhinos In Tsavo West National Park – Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Black rhino home range and distribution patterns in the Intensive Protection Zone (IPZ) of Tsavo West National Park were determined from GPS locations data using Arc View . The IPZ home ranges were categorised into high ... -
Blockchain readiness assessment for domestic Horticulture traceability in Urban Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background The horticultural food industry has been facing a lot of crises globally as the market and demand increases leading to difficulties in control, consumer safety concerns and trust of information. Problem To ... -
Blockchain technology – a case of county assets management in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Integrity of database content is not absolute and cannot be guaranteed under the traditional database management technologies leaving it vulnerable to violation of data integrity requirements. This is so especially where ... -
A Blockchain-based Drug Traceability Solution: a Case of Drug Counterfeiting in the Pharmaceutical Industry
(university of nairobi, 2022)In recent years, poor quality and counterfeit drugs have penetrated the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain (PSC) at an increasingly alarming rate. One factor that has significantly contributed to this surge of fake drugs in the ... -
Blockchain-based Ride-sharing Model With Decentralized Governance
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Digital technologies have gained immense significance in our society and economy. Various sectors embrace technology to optimise operations and achieve efficiency and smooth functioning. One notable example is the rise ... -
Blood Meal Analysis and Arbovirus Detection in a Sylvatic Aedes Chaussieri at Oloolua Forest, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Arboviral pathogens are a growing public health problem especially in Africa. Bridge vectors facilitate virus transmission to humans from forest or sylvatic environments although the species involved are not fully understood. ... -
Body Size Differentiations In Male Common Stonechat (Saxicola Torquata Axillaris) Sub-Populations In Different Open Habitats In Kenya.
(UoN, 2018)Studies on how body size and shape of animals are influenced by selective pressures such as habitats, mates, foraging and migration, are of key importance in understanding the ultimate causes promoting biometric and ... -
Bookshop Information System
(School of Computing and Informatics, 2002)2002 With the advent of IT, businesses had to restructure their business operations in order to cope with the new challenges brought about by the technology The businesses have to restructure their operations in order ... -
Bootstrapping repeated measures data (effect of trypanosomiasis on plasma luteinizing hormone level in female goats)
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2004)This is a study on the effect of trypanosomiasis on plasma Luteinizing (LH) hormone level in female goat Mixed model methodology and the bootstrap are used to analyse the repeated measures data and to increase the power ...