Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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Implementation Challenges in eLearning among Tertiary Educational Institutions: A Case of the Nairobi Metropolitan Area
(School of computing and informatics, University of Nairobi, 2008)The study looked at the challenges of eLearning among the faculty and students in the selected institutions of tertiary education in Nairobi and its environs. The purpose of the study was to help policy makers, decision ... -
Automated route selection: Short term traffic decision support for Nairobi
(School of computing and informatics, University of Nairobi, 2006)The city of Nairobi is currently grappling with the problem of rapidly increasing traffic, and its management. We have developed a prototype decision support system for short term traffic prediction and subsequent shortest ... -
On the classification of semisimple Lie algebras
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2010)Lie algebra over a field F (F= [; lis a vector space Lover F equipped with a skew symmetric bilinear operation called the Lie bracket, which satisfied the Jacobi identity. Lie algebras, have Jordan decomposition into ... -
Technical Trading Support System (TTSS); A Stock Market Analyst Support System
(School of computing and informatics, University of Nairobi, 2010)Stock exchanges like the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) release daily, weekly, and other periodic data. This data, if filtered and stored can be of important use for stock market analysis using technical analysis methods. ... -
Association between climatic variability and malaria risk in Tanzania
(Department of Meteorology, University of Nairobi, 2010)Malaria is still a major public health problem in the United Republic of Tanzania, is the leading cause of outpatient and inpatient health service attendance and the leading cause of death in both children and adults. This ... -
Some aspects of the ecology of speke's weaver ploceus spekei (Heuglin) in Nairobi, Kenya
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The demography of the Tana river red colobus colobus badius rufomitratus
(Facult of Science, University of Nairobi, 1991)This study on spatial and temporal changes in the demographic composition and distribution of the Tana River red colobus, Colobus bad i u s rufomitratus. was conducted for 9 months (September, 1988 - June, 1989). The main ... -
Biological studies of wild rodents with particular reference to the springhare (Pedetes Capensis Larvalis Hollister) and the the african giant rat (cricetomys gambianus waterhouse).
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Phytochemical screening of Kenyan rumex species as a possible source of purgatives
(Faculty of Science, University of Nairobi, 1984)Rumex species have been widely used around the world for anthelmintic and laxative purposes. In this country R. abyssinicus, R. bequaertii and R. usambarensis are reputed as useful for the same purposes in traditiona ... -
Food intake and energy expenditure among adult female baboons (papio cynocephalus) in Amboseli National Park, Kenya
(Department of Zoology, University of Nairobi, 1988)This thesis describes the energy expenditure, food intake and other feeding behaviours of non-provisioned and semiprovisioned wild baboons of two social groups in Amboseli National Park, Kenya . In both the group that was ... -
Heavy metal concentration in Kenyan lakes
(Facult of Science, University of Nairobi, 1981)The concentrations of manganese, copper, zinc, cadmium, mercury and lead were determined in filtered water, sediment, suspended particulate matter and plant material from seven of the Kenyan lakes using Atomic Absorption ... -
Insurance control information system for a typical insurance agency
(Institute of Computer Science, University of Nairobi, 2000)The aim of this project was to develop an Insurance Control Information System for a typical Insurance Company using Oracle (RDBMS). Data for this purpose was collected from Heritage Insurance Company, Kenindia and Alico ... -
Some aspects of the ecology and fishery of the mangrove crab Scylla Serrata (Forskal, 1755) in Gazi Bay, South Coast- Kenya
(Faculty of Science, University of Nairobi, 2008)Crab fishery is important in Kenya as a source of proteins to the communities along the coast and foreign earnings to the country. About 12 tons of the mangrove crab, Scylla serrata (Forskal, 1755) is exported in foreign ... -
Raingauge network designs for Uganda
(Department of Meteorology, University of Nairobi, 1991)The effective use of rainfall informations for all water use activities can only be derived from well designed raingauge networks. The objective of this study was to design raingauge networks for Uganda. Two basic ... -
A study on motor claim/reserving and premium rating using run-off triangle and emperical bayes credibility theory
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2003)This is a study on the wrangles between motor insurance consumer and especially the 'matatu' owners and the association of Kenya Insurers. The study examines the fundamentals of motor insurance premium and goes further ... -
The impact of mortality as a result of HIV/AIDs to the insurance industries
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Some ecological aspects and conservation of Duikers in Arabuko-Sokoke forest - Kenya
(Department of Zoology, University of Nairobi, 2003)This study was carried out in Arabuko-Sokoke Forest Reserve, in Kilifi and Malindi Districts of Coast Province, about 110km North of Mombasa Town. The study aimed to establish the population sizes and densities of duiker ... -
Synergistic effects of artemisia annua fractions against in vitro cultures of plasmodium falciparum
(Facult of Science, University of Nairobi, 2006)Malaria is an infectious disease that continues to be associated with considerable morbidity and mortality and significant social and economic impact on developing societies. Approximately 300 million people worldwide ... -
Some ecological studies of De brazza's monkey (Lercopithecus Neglectus) and its habitat prior to translocation
(Department of Zoology, University of Nairobi, 2000)The ecology of De Brazza's monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus) and its habitat, prior to translocation, was studied at Sinyerere Farm forest patch in the environs of the Cherangani Hills, and in Buyangu National Forest ... -
Isolation and characterisation of a gene for the T- Lymphocyte triggering factor fromTrypanosoma vivax
(Department of Zoology, University of Nairobi, 2000)Abstract Early during infection of mice with T brucei parasites, the number of spleen mononuclear cells (MNCs) that produce interferon gamma (IFN-y) is increased and the parasite produces a molecule, aT-lymphocyte-triggering ...