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Structured Laser Illumination Planar Imaging Based Classification of Ground Coffee Using Multivariate Chemometric Analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Most commercially available ground coffees are processed from Robusta or Arabica coffee beans. In this work, we report on the potential of Structured Laser Illumination Planar Imaging (SLIPI) technique for the classification ...
Analysis of State of Electronic Commerce Adoption and Influencing Factors Among Small and Medium Enterprises in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Kenya contribute significantly to economic growth, social structure and employment as well as local and regional development. Consequently, they have become an important sector ...
Combinatorics of Hurwitz numbers
(University of Nairobi, 2016-08)
The goal of this dissertation, is to count branched covering of P1. The formal count was
rst instigated by A. Hurwitz in his landmark paper of 1981. Hence the numbers associated
to the count of branched covering are ...
Prevalence of hyponatremia in patients admitted with heart failure at the kenyatta national hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Background
Hyponatremia is a common electrolyte disturbance in hospitalized patients with heart failure. It is associated with high morbidity, longer in-hospital stay and is a well known predictor of mortality in patients ...
Modeling rape victimization in 4 Nairobi slums using discriminant analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
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ABSTRACT
Purpose: This study aimed at determining whether a girl’s Age, Slum of residency and Grade in
school can be used as predictors of rape and also for classification of girls into different rape risk
groups.
Methods: ...
An Assessment of Data Governance at Kenya Health Professionals Regulatory Authorities
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
There is an increase in adoption of information communication technology in the health care by most of the developing countries. This has resulted in existence of most of their healthcare data in electronic form as a ...
In Vitro Regeneration, Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Melia Volkensii (Gürke)
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Melia volkensii Gürke (Meliaceae; mahogany family), is a drought-tolerant, multipurpose, fast-growing, hardwood tree species endemic to East Africa’s arid and semi-arid lands. Utilization of its huge economic, ecological ...
Application Of The Quantum Espresso Code To Study The Structural And Electronic Properties Of Titanium Dioxide: A DFT Study
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)
Titanium dioxide attracts great attention as a wide band gap transition metal oxide due
to its n-type semiconducting property which makes it to have many applications in industry,
an area that has not been fully investigated. ...
Ambient Learning Model For Research Project Supervision Support: An Application Of Mobile Phone-centric Ambient Intelligence Technologies In ‘mobile-rich’ Universities.
(University of Nairobi, 2016-08)
Although there is high penetration of mobile phones among students in East African universities (‘mobile-rich’), there is a certain category of students, such as research students, that do not own a personal computer ...
Masters Of Science In Social Statistics
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)
Credit business is the leading income generating activity for banks and other nancial
institutions. However, it involves huge risks to both the banks and the borrowers. The
risk of a trading partner not ful lling his ...