Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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Factors That Determine Vigilance Behaviour And Reproductive Success Of Cheetah Mothers: A Case Study Of Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)There is a drastic decline in cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) population globally with human activities being among the major causes of this reduction. Visitation to areas of wilderness by tourists has been implicated for poor ... -
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 ... -
A study of the adoption and maintenance of green roofs as part of the Urban Green spaces for the City of Nairobi.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This research investigated green (vegetated) roofs in the city of Nairobi in terms of adoption and maintenance as part of the urban green spaces. The information drawn from worldwide studies show that vegetated roofs are ... -
Modeling the Key Determinant of Child Labour in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Child labour is an e ect of many factors that are addressed in the MDGs, SDGs and verious policy documents. In the listen years , programmes and policies have not been established out to address the issues of child labour ... -
Potential of predicting rainfall onset and cessation dates in Kenya using tropospheric moisture accumulation
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Rainfall portrays high variability in space and time in Kenya. The severity of rainfall variability demonstrated as excessively heavy precipitation (floods) or excessively light rainfall (droughts) affects the economy of ... -
Perceptions of Pastoralists on the Role of Land Use Change on Resource Use Conflicts in Turkwel River Basin
(University of Nairobi, 2020)In several areas around the world, dry land pastoralism is being threatened as a result of increasing land-use change and related demand on water and land whose environmental management needs to be urgently rethought in ... -
A Hybrid of Fuzzy Logic and Sliding Mode Techniques for Photovoltaic Maximum Power Point Tracking Systems Under Partial Shading
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Solar energy harvesting using photovoltaic (PV) modules have been one of the most common sources of renewable energy for several decades. These modules have been used as a source of electricity for households, industries, ... -
Modelling determinants of duration of School-to-Work transition among Public University Graduates
(University of Nairobi, 2020)In this study, we analyse Kenya STEP Survey 2013 data byWorld Bank. We seek to identify signi cant determinants of duration of school-to-work transition among public university graduates. We analyse a sample of 116 public ... -
Trends in Low Birthweight Deliveries as an indicator of Malaria Transmission
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Low birthweight (LBW < 2500 g) is a phenomenon that is more pronounced in developing countries where infectious diseases are most prevalent. Malaria infection in all endemic areas of Sub-Saharan Africa has become an ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
Raman Spectrometric Study of Influence of Acetaminophen on Female Mice`s Reproductive Hormone Levels Blood
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This study presents work on the effects of acetaminophen on female mice’s reproductive hormone levels in blood using Raman spectroscopy together with chemometrics. Here weak Raman signals are enhanced by a factor of 3.94 ... -
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 ... -
Assessment Of Levels Of Selected Heavy Metals In Borehole Water In Ongata Rongai, Kajiado County, Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2020)Heavy metal content in groundwater sources is of a growing concern as they are known to be persistent in nature and have been found to bioaccumulate in animals and plants. The heavy metals have been found to cause detrimental ... -
Use Of Gis In Solid Waste Management In Kenol Municipality
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Solid Waste Management is considered as one of the most hazardous environmental problems faced by municipal authorities in developing countries. Various reasons contribute to increase in waste generation rates including ... -
Molecular identification of vertebrate sources and potential zoonotic pathogens in the meat value chain from selected vendors in Nairobi, Kenya
(UoN, 2020)The steady increase in the utilization of meat products has led to a rise in demand as well as its market price. Substitution of meat from animal species of higher commercial value with those from cheaper or undesirable ... -
Application of Runge-Kutta methods for solving Nonlinear Systems of Ordinary Diffferential Equations to Unemployment Model.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Youth unemployment is on the rise globally and it poses huge economic, social and political challenges which results to unsustainable growth of the country’s economy. The main aim of this thesis is to focus on youth ... -
Modelling Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes Using a Discrete Time Markov Chain Model
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease a_ecting mostly the Lungs and can be fatal when not followed and appropriate measures taken to manage its severity and advancement in a population. Despite TB being preventable and curable, ...