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Characterization of groundwater aquifers in a structurally complex region: - a case study of West of Lake Naivasha Area
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Climate change, groundwater abstraction, horticulture and geothermal activities have influenced the volcanic aquifers within and around Lake Naivasha area. In the previous studies, the effects of faults on varying groundwater ...
Implication of Volcano-tectonic and Fluid Movements on Seismic Activity at the Paka Geothermal Prospect in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Seismic hydraulic diffusivity at the Paka geothermal prospect is investigated to examine the implications of fluid movements and volcano-tectonic activity on the seismic activity at the geothermal prospect. This is achieved ...
Numerical Solutions To Nonlinear Hyperbolic Systems Of Conservation Laws Applied To Traffic Flow Theory Research Report in Mathematics, Number 29, 2020
(university of Nairobi, 2020)
In the recent past, the rapid growing number of vehicles on long crowded roads elicited
rigorous scienti c research activities in the eld of tra c ow modeling. In this thesis
we present and discuss some of the macroscopic ...
Statistical modelling of determinants of contraceptive use in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
The world population has been increasing as the years progresses. The world population
as of 2020 stands at 7.8 billion people and is estimated to be approximately 9.9 billion
people by 2050. Kenya’s population in the ...
Community Perception Study on the Impact of Shebelle River Floods on Livelihoods in Baled Wayne District, Hirsh Belle State in Somalia
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
This study looked at community perception on the impacts of Shebelle River floods on
livelihoods in Baled Weyne District in Somalia. There is minimal research on the extent of the
effects of Shebelle River flooding on ...
A Comparative Analysis of unsupervised outlier detection methods for Data Quality Assurance
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Data quality assurance is a key component in research. It is almost impossible to routinely
check for errors in large datasets if automated smart mechanisms are not put in place.
The quality of results from data analysis ...
Using Phase-Type distribution to determine Actuarial Functions for Whole Life Insurance Policies
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Background The world life expectancy has had a continual increase for both male and
female gender. This increasing trend is expected to continue, hence, the need to have
a model that does not have a maximum attainable ...
Application of generalized linear Models in Pricing Usage-Based Insurance
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Technological advancements and big data adaptations are broadly impacting the insurance
industry. Usage Based Insurance is a result of the emerging technologies and big
data adaptation as it is based on telematics data. ...
Integration Of Road Design Information With Carrymap For Mobile Access
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Today, technological advancement is a major driving force in changing the face of the spatial information around the world. High spatial resolution satellite imagery has revolutionized the Mapping discipline. The GIS ...