Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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Early Warning System For Flash Flood Management Case Of Hell’S Gate National Park
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Natural disasters, like flood, flash floods, earthquakes have led to destructions of properties, loss of lives around the world. Hells gate national park in recent years has experiences destructive flash floods, these ... -
Testing Stochastic Dominance Of Manufacturing Stocks At The NSE Market
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Stochastic dominance relationships between two or more variables is crucial in the field of actuarial science, econometrics and in studying reliability. This project applies the Stochastic Dominance (SD) portfolio ... -
Investigating Socio-Economic Impacts On Sustainable Mountain Freshwater Ecosystem Services In Mt. Elgon Watersheds Under A Changing Climate
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The Mt.Elgon watersheds are important freshwater catchment for rivers that provide water for all aspects of human livelihoods in the region. The increasing pressures of anthropogenic drivers of climate change are impacting ... -
Modeling Determinants of Household Access to Credit in Rural Kenya
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Evaluating The Impact Of E-government Services: A Case Of Nairobi City County Electronic Payments Service
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Reducing Customer Churn In The Telecommunication Industry By Use Of Predictive Analytics
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Customer churn is a big problem in various businesses and especially so in the telecommunication industry. When a business loses its customers, it loses the revenue that was being generated from the customers and possibly ... -
Utilization Of Mobile Technology In Dissemination Of Information For Pension Claims Processing In Jubilee Insurance
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Over previous decade, Kenya has carried out main reforms in pension system in both private and public sector. One main reform among pension providers in Kenya has been to utilize mobile technology to improve information ... -
Incorporating Mobile Forensic Analysis And Reporting Into Nugget
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The application of digital mobile forensic investigation has become an integral process both in private and public institutions (Sarwar Mir, Shoaib and Shahzad Sarfraz, 2016). This has led to the development of various ... -
Online Platform For Informal Vocational Learning To Improve The Rate Of Knowledge And Skill Acquisition Among Women In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Early pregnancies and restrictive cultural practices constraint the time, mobility and flexibility required for women to access education. Consequently, the overall economic contribution and labour participation among women ... -
Modeling Interest Rate on Economic growth of Kenya between 1970 and 2018
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The high-interest rate has been a problem in Sub-Saharan Africa, specifically Kenya, for a long time. The high-interest rates have prevented the growth of companies since they shun away from borrowing capital to grow ... -
Use Of Data Governance To Boost Corporate Performance In Kenya's SME Market
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This study aimed to assess data governance practices and their effect on corporate performance within the SME sector in Kenya. This study used data governance decision areas based on Khatri and Brown, 2010 as a guiding ... -
Modelling Efficacy of Demographic Changes on Capital Investment Returns: A Case of Kenya between 1965 and 2015
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Using Ict To Improve Access To Educational Resources By Marginalized Communities: A Kenyan Experience
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Educational provision is a critical ingredient necessary for the development of any nation. Many of the secondary school graduates in Kenya are not guaranteed placement within the available university slots in the country. ... -
A Web-Service Based Integrated Fitness And Diet Mobile Application For Health Promotion
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: A sedentary lifestyle, unhealthy food and work related stress are part and parcel of the lives of many people thus their wellbeing and consequently their quality of life is adversely affected. Studies show that ... -
Modeling Household Electricity Consumption in Kenya using Top-down Approach Method Research Report in Mathematics, Number 019, 2020
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Household electricity consumption has been a major contributor to the global energy demand and has increased quickly over the past decades. Therefore, this project attempts to examine the key factors in uencing household ... -
Characterization of an Anomalous Trypanosoma Brucei Rhodesiense Isolate from Busia County, a Sleeping Sickness Focus in Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This study was carried out to characterize an anomalous Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense isolate (KETRI 3971) that was obtained from Obekai village; Busia County, Kenya and compared with three non-anomalous isolates (KETRI ... -
Assessment Of Yield, Grain Quality And Combining Ability Of Selected Rice Cultivars In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Rice is an important crop in Kenya, mostly grown by small scale farmers as a commercial and food crop. The existing cultivars are low yielding, late maturing, and low grain quality. There is need to improve locally adapted ... -
Heavy Metals Concentrations In Coal, Coal Ash, Soils And Grass Samples From Maamba Coal Mine, Zambia.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Maamba Collieries Limited (MCL), is a large coal mining concession in Zambia and manages the only coal-fired Thermal Plant in Zambia. Coal mining activities are generally associated with human and environmental health ... -
Assessment of Water Quality From Selected Boreholes in Naivasha Subcounty, Nakuru Countynya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This study was undertaken to assess the quality of borehole water from Naivasha area in Nakuru County. High fluoride levels and the economic activities surrounding the area have raised a major concern over the quality of ... -
Antiplasmodial and Anticancer Principles From Millettia Dura, Millettia Leucantha and Millettia Lasiantha
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Despite all the undertakings to fight malaria and cancer, the infections occurrencies per year is still high or even rising as the case for cancer, making them the leading causes of fatality in the world. The Plasmodium ...