Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Novel Palladium Complexes
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Palladium(II)thiosemicarbazone complexes are known to be good anticancer agents. However, their stability is a challenge during biological application because of faster ligand exchange kinetics. This research focused on ... -
Sustainabilty of Machine Learning in Health Claims Automation in the Kenyan Insurance Industry
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background Hospitals in Kenya have embraced the use of hospital management systems to tracking patient’s data. The automation of this data has improved the efficiency of the insurance system and ultimately the settlement ... -
Effects of Drought on Household Livelihoods in Ngomeni Ward, Mwingi North Sub County, Kitui County
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Drought is one of the commonest disasters affecting Kenya today. About 80% of the landmass in Kenya is categorized as arid and semi-arid lands. These areas are prone to droughts. Over the years, the intensity, duration and ... -
Effects of Adulterated and Re-used Cooking Fat on Metabolic Syndrome in Male Sprague Dawley Rats (Rattusnorvegicus)
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Globally, metabolic syndrome (MetS) has been on the rise and yet its risk factors are diverse in different populations. In most low income estates of major Kenyan cities and towns, roadside eating establishments reuse their ... -
Adoption of Cloud Computing by the Government as a Tool for Effective Management of Government Funds in Kenyan Public Schools
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Misappropriation of funds set aside by the government for ministry of education to fund the free basic education is common in Kenya. The report revealed that Kenya is the seventh highest funder of education in the world ... -
A Comparative Analysis of A.I. Algorithms for Malware Detection
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Malware - also known as malicious programs or code, are one of the biggest threats in computing today. They have become very easy to develop and thousands are produced every day. They mutate very easily making it ... -
Analyzing the Level of Implementation of Kereita Participatory Forest Management Plan, Aberdare Forest Ecosystem, Kiambu County Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The study's main objective was to analyze the implementation of the Kereita Forest Participatory Forest Management (PFM) Plan for 2010-2015. Specifically, the study aimed at documenting the implementation of planned ... -
Climate Proofing of Malawi’s National Agriculture Policy, with Special Reference to Rice Production
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Climate change affects and is predicted to affect rice production in the future. This has implications on food and livelihood security, particularly for rural smallholder farmers in developing countries like Malawi. One ... -
Opto-magnetic Detection of Malaria: a Potential Low-cost, Rapid, and Sensitive Malaria Screening Method
(UON, 2021)Malaria is a sickness transmitted by a bite of female Anopheles mosquito which carries a Plasmodium parasite. Malaria is prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa, parts of South America, Asia and portions of Central America. In ... -
Virtual Banking Adoption by Saccos in the Face of Covid 19 Pandemic in Kenya: a Case Study of Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic saw overwhelming effects on consumers’ buying behavior globally, with economic productive activities shifting from offline to online. As a result, many business leaders were left with ... -
Masai Giraffe (Giraffa Camelopardalis Tippelskirchi) Population and Landuse Trends in the Tsavo Landscape, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This study analyzed giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) population and land use trends in the Tsavo landscape. The main objectives of the study were: to assess the past and current distribution of giraffe; to ... -
Construction of sub class of balanced asymmetrical factorial designs
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The main focus of this research is to construct balanced asymmetrical factorial designs in which main effects and higher order interactions are estimated with high efficiencies if not full efficiencies. The specific ... -
Machine Learning Approaches to Cancer Diagnostics in Humans Based on Laser Raman Microspectrometry of Human Body Fluids
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Near-infrared Raman spectroscopy is a spectroscopic technique capable of providing fingerprint-type information on biochemical molecules. For the early detection of cancer, specific biomarkers, e.g., biofluids’ biomarkers, ... -
A Study of Classification of Electricity Consumers by Electricity Companies in Comparison to Dynamic Data-driven Clustering Based on Consumption Patterns
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This research study aimed at determining the impact of dynamic data-driven machine learning clustering technique on billing and revenue by the electricity companies with Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) as a case ... -
Impact of Metarhizium Anisopliae and Beauveria Bassiana on Bee Pollinators (Hymenoptera: Apidae), and Modelling Their Performance in Bee Colonies
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Insect pollination sustains the biodiversity of 90% of wild plants, and 75% of crop species for food and nutritional security. Chemical pesticides used to manage arthropod pests constitute a key driver to the unprecedented ... -
Population Size Estimation Using Bayesian Approach:a Case of Tertiary Student Men Who Have Sex With Men in Nairobi, Kenya
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The Expanding Universe Trouble
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The Lambda Cold Dark Matter model (ΛCDM) is the current standard model of cosmology, which specifies the evolution of the observable Universe. Since the early 20th Century, astronomers have been aware that the Universe is ... -
A Multi- Stakeholder Analysis of the Interaction Between Water Availability and Access, Climate Change and Large-scale Infrastructural Development in Lamu, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Climate change is altering the global water cycle and directly influencing our availability of and access to water. The threats of climate change and the relationship with large scale infrastructural development are examined ... -
Ratio Estimation of Finite Population Total in Stratified Random Sampling Under Non-response
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Estimation of population parameters has been an area of interest to many statisticians. Auxiliary variable that is highly correlated with the response variable can be used to improve efficiency of constructed estimators. ... -
Assessment of the Concentrations and Distribution of Selected Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Nairobi River Drainage Basin and Their Photocatalytic Degradation Pathways
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Polybrominated diphenyl ethers are linked to adverse health effects that include thyroid hormone disruption, neuro-developmental deficit, abnormal pregnancy, and potential carcinogens. This study was aimed at assessing the ...