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Conversion of aluminium anodizing sludge into aluminium potassium sulphate for use as a coagulant in wastewater treatment
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
During the process of aluminium surface treatment, a large quantity of aluminium-rich sludge is generated but its disposal is a great challenge. The main objective of this study was to investigate the potential to recover ...
A model for mapping graduates’ skills to industry roles using machine learning techniques: A case of software engineering
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Despite rapid development in information technologies, a practical way of mapping graduates‘ skills to
industry roles is a challenge. Attempts have been made by posing this as a multi-classification problem and
solving ...
Effects of urbanization on rainfall and temperature over the city of Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Urban areas depending on their size: Surface areas, population, industrial activities, building density, alter the microclimate and impede greening of any city, Nairobi included. The problems associated with urbanization ...
Livestock derived biogas and woodfuel for climate change mitigation: comparative analysis in Nakuru county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018-07)
Increasing greenhouse gases levels and consequently climate change is one of the serious concerns of developing and developed countries. The main greenhouse gases in the earth‟s atmosphere are Carbon dioxide (CO2), Methane ...
Climate change impacts and adaptive mechanisms of pastoral communities in Mukogodo forested areas of Laikipia county in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
In the forested pastoral ecosystems of Kenya, as elsewhere in Africa, traditional pastoralists‟ social, political and ecological systems are undergoing profound transformation due to climate variability and subsequent ...
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 decision support system for supplier selection
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Background
Supplier selection is the procedure of selecting the most suitable supplier to deliver the project’s goal within the defined parameters of time, cost and quality. In the construction service industry, it has ...
Application of Random Survival Forests andAccelerated Failure Time Shared Frailty Models in Understanding Under-Five Child Mortality in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Background: Under-five mortality rates is one of the health indicators of great importance
for any country. Kenya is among those nations in the sub-saharan part of Africa
which has high under-five deaths, and thus it ...
Determinants of HIV prevalence in Kenya: research report in mathematics
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Kenya.Since then,the virus has caused many deaths.It continues to be a threat to our
economy considering its e ects on the active members of the society. There exists wide
discrepancies in HIV rates across the country, ...
Homotopy Perturbation Method and the Korteweg-de Vries Equation
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2018-08)
In this research project paper, our main aim is to solve linear and non-linear di_erential
equations by perturbation methods. This study include the following aspects:
(1) Give some basic concepts of the regular, singular ...