Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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On equivalence of some operators and topology of invariant subspaces
(University of Nairobi, 2018)In this project we investigate the invariant and hyper-invariant subspace lattices of some operators. We give a lattice theoretic description of the lattice of hyper-invariant subspace of an operator in terms of its ... -
Biometrics class attendance management system
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Transfer of knowledge in most institutions of higher learning is done through lecturing where students are expected to attend classes and a lecturer dictates notes and share the contents of the lesson with the students. ... -
Use of GPS, GSM and GPRS technologies to alert for speeding vehicles real time on Kenya highways
(University of Nairobi, 2018)In Kenya highways, there is still a high rate of road accidents. Most of these accidents are caused by over speeding and reckless driving. Most of the drivers are reckless and do not obey the speed set for given road places. ... -
Factors that influence farmers decision to adopt IOT sensing and monitoring greenhouse farming solutions in Kenya: a case study of illuminum green house
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The aim of this study was to understand the factors that influence farmers to adopt IoT sensing and monitoring solutions, how they affect and what can be done in order to scale up the technology beyond the early adopters ... -
Enhancing realtime reporting of maternal and new-born mortality through DHIS2
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Background: An audit by WHO (2010) revealed that there were low levels of maternal deaths reporting, lack of reporting forms, and lack of understanding of classification of various causes of death according to the International ... -
Population parameters, genetic differentiation and socio-economics of sardinella aurita (valenciennes 1847) and pseudotolithus senegalensis (valenciennes 1833) in south coast, Liberia
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Fish is a source of protein to over 20 million people. This contribute to food security and poverty alleviation in coastal communities of the world leading to overexploitation in most fisheries in Africa. This study ... -
Investigation of forecasting potential of aircraft weather hazards over Kenya using numerical model
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The study investigates the forecasting potential of aircraft weather hazards over Kenya using numerical model. The various causes of accidents/incidents are identified using analyzed investigated weather-related aviation ... -
Hydrodynamic Stability of Taylor-Couette Flow
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The stability of Couette flow between two cylinders with the outer one stationary and the inner one rotating and also moving with a constant axial velocity is investigated. Both axisymmetric and non-axisymmetric disturbances ... -
A Model for Evaluating E-learning Systems Quality. A case of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The rapid growth of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has significant changes in the practice of education globally using Learning Management System (LMS) assisted e-learning in Higher Education Institutions ... -
A model of an integrated unified communication network using public switched telephone network gateways and cisco unified communication manager server
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Communication requirements are constantly evolving in recent times demanding flexibility and response mechanism in controlling deployments need for everyday connections. It is a necessity in business today and a well ... -
Genetic characterization of the indigenous Maasai goats (capra hircus) in Narok and Kajiado counties of Kenya using mitochondrial DNA control region
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The Kenyan indigenous Maasai goats (Capra hircus) have been very scantily characterized, which has resulted in poor efforts to fully exploit and conserve these genetic resources. Genetic characterization is necessary ... -
Facilitating Group Learner Interactions using Intelligent Agents to Improve Group Knowledge Construction in Collaborative M-Learning: Case of Higher Learning Institutions in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This research study aimed to improve the levels of group knowledge construction by providing intelligent-based facilitations to learner group interactions in a collaborative mobile learning environment. The interactions ... -
Determinants of HIV prevalence in Kenya: research report in mathematics
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Kenya.Since then,the virus has caused many deaths.It continues to be a threat to our economy considering its e ects on the active members of the society. There exists wide discrepancies in HIV rates across the country, ... -
Factors hindering integration of physical access control and cyber security in the Banking sector in Kenya.
(School of Computing and Informatics, University of Nairobi, 2018)Over the last few years, many industrial control systems, including security solutions, have adopted digital technology. Components of these systems, which were physically separated are now linked together over network, ... -
Clustering of structured data using axes sub-clustering: the ASIC algorithm
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The focus of this thesis is on clustering algorithms. Clustering is a data mining technique for grouping related data sets together. Studies on improving clustering have been going on especially for the past twenty years. ... -
A model based approach for implementing authentication and access control in public WLANs: a case of Universities in Kenya
(2018-04)Poor implementation of authentication and access control in large public WLANs such as those in universities is the main problem addressed in this research. Specific challenge include: lack of an appropriate model that ... -
A decision support system for supplier selection
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Background Supplier selection is the procedure of selecting the most suitable supplier to deliver the project’s goal within the defined parameters of time, cost and quality. In the construction service industry, it has ... -
Euler Characteristic of the Moduli of Riemann Surfaces
(University of Nairobi, 2018)In this thesis we study the topology of the Deligne-Mumford compactified moduli space Mg;n of n pointed genus g stable Riemann surfaces. We decode the combinatorial information of the space through dual graphs of decorated ... -
Agent based fraud detection and reporting in public e-procurement
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Procurement fraud remains an endemic in most modern economies. E-Procurement fraud may manifest in different ways that can include collusion by parties involved in procurement as well as falsification of documents. A ... -
An information security risk management gap analysis tool based on ISO/IEC 27005:2011 compliance for SMEs in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)While being adopted by large institutions, information security risk management is still an out of range for smaller ones like SMEs, hence the need for a free and easy to use information security risk assessment and ...