Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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Application Of Radiography In Evaluating Quality Of Welds: Case Of Selected Jua Kali Fabricated Products In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Radiography is an effective Non Destructive Testing (NDT) method for inspecting internal and surface defects in engineering materials. It has been applied in this study to establish the integrity of welded joints in Jua ... -
Information and Communication Technology Talent Management Alignment with Outsourcing: Case of Kenya Power
(2014)Information and Communication Technology (ICT) plays a critical role in the survival and growth of business organizations in Kenya. The Government of Kenya, through Kenya Vision 2030 development program has identified ... -
Laboratory And Field Evaluation Of Entomopathogenic Fungi, Metarhizium Anisopliae And Beauveria Bassiana, For Management Of The Legume Pod Borer, Maruca Vitrata (fabricius) On Cowpea
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) is one of the most important food and forage legumes in the semi-arid tropics. The legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) is considered as one of the most ... -
An academic certification verification system based on cloud computing environment
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Cloud computing is new technology that involves moving of software, services and data storage from computer desktop to remote servers, allowing user to access these resources from anywhere on demand. There are different ... -
Determination of elemental concentrations in edible seaweeds, sea sediments and seawater samples from the Kenyan Coast using X-ray Fluorescence techniques
(2015)Since ancient times, seaweeds have been used as human food, animal feed, fertilizers, salt extractors and pharmaceuticals in orient countries but not to any great extent in Kenya. Currently, world seaweed industry is ... -
Integrating policy transfer, policy reuse and experience replay in speeding up reinforcement learning of the obstacle avoidance task
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Obstacle avoidance is one of the key functionalities necessary for the proper functioning of an autonomous mobile robot. Smart & Kaelbling (2002) showed that the time required to learn this task using reinforcement ... -
Application of Linear Mixed E ects Model on Hierarchical Data (KCPE Examination Scores)
(2015)Over the last four decades, the mixed e ects model has gained prominence in so- cial research in education, health and elds whose data naturally have hierarchical structures. The ability of the mixed e ects model to ... -
Analysing Factors in ICT Integration among Staff in Tertiary Academic Institutions:A Case Study of Machakos Town
(2015)Organisations and the government have been trying to promote ICT integration among staff to enable them use ICT tools at the place of work. Enormous amount of resources have been spent to improve productivity by promoting ... -
Wireless product-broadcast system
(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 ... -
Adsorption characteristics of captafol pesticide by sediment and soil samples: apparent thermodynamic properties using spectroscopic methods
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study involved adsorption of captafol on red soil obtained from Kwale county and the sediments collected from Ngong river, by varying the initial concentration of the adsorbate, shaking time and weight of adsorbent. ... -
Factors influencing domestic violence among families in Chebunyo ward, Chepalungu sub-county, Bomet county, Kenya
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Factors influencing retention of engineers in power generating project: a case of geothermal power station, Naivasha Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The vision of KenGen is “Provision of reliable, safe, quality and competitively priced electric energy in East Africa”. Its mission is “To efficiently generate competitively priced electrical energy using state of the art ... -
Demand-Side Factors Influencing the Adoption of Broadband for Small Business in Kenya: A Case Study of Cybercafés in Nairobi City
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Dynamics of institutional arrangements and their adaptation to socio-economic and ecological challenges in pastoral areas of northern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)The Northern Rangelands of Kenya are home to approximately 10 Million people and the key livelihood is pastoralism. The rangelands are a source of numerous and diverse goods and services, that are sometimes tangible and ... -
Evaluation of spatial variability of selected soil chemical properties, their influence on coffee yields and management practices at Kabete field station farm
(University of Nairobi, 2015)ABSTRACT Coffee production in Kenyan farms (smallholder and plantations) has been on the decline over the last two and half decades in output and quality and this may have been due to declining soil productivity arising ... -
Proposing Criteria for Quality Production of Handicrafts in Kenya; A case study of Leather and Sisal bags
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)ABSTRACT Kenya’s commercial handicrafts are produced by small and medium enterprises in the Juakali sector. Most of the producers in the Juakali sector are operating informally mainly using local resources, promoting ... -
Analysis of heavy metal concentrations in selected species of genus tephrosia in South Eastern and Coastal regions in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)About 70-80% of the world population relies on herbal products, especially in the developing countries. Herbal products are available in various dosage forms for different types of ailment. The genus Tephrosia is highly ... -
Study of land use and management practices in the Peri urban areas of Kenya case of Mutuini location, Nairobi County
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Influence of waste management practices on natural environment conservation in Kenya: a case of slaughterhouses in Kirinyaga county
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The title of the study is the influence of waste management practices on natural environment conservation in the slaughterhouses in Kirinyaga County.The objectives of the study were: To identify the influence of waste ... -
Use of image processing in drowsiness detection among drivers to reduce road traffic accidents in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-04)ABSTRACT Road accidents in Kenya and all over the world have been a major problem for a very long time. Thousands lose their lives and millions of people lose a livelihood annually because of road accidents. Fatigue, which ...