Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Cloud Computing Adoption in Insurance Companies in Kenya
(2016)Cloud Computing allows companies to access ICT-based services i.e. computer infrastructure, applications, platforms and business processes, via the internet. Cloud Computing is still at the infancy stage in Africa. Studies ... -
Predicting E-Procurement Utilization in Independent Commissions in Kenya
(2016)E-procurement has recently been introduced in the Kenyan public sector due to the many practical advantages it brings. Usage of the system is still at a very nascent stage. This paper sought to predict e-procurement ... -
Evaluation of Intelligent Grouping Based on Learners’ Collaboration Competence Level in Online Collaborative Learning Environment
(2016)In this paper we explore the impact of an intelligent grouping algorithm based on learners’ collaborative competency when compared with (a) instructor based Grade Point Average (GPA) method level and (b) random method, ... -
Optimized Routing and Component Placement to Improve the Continuity And Uniformity of the PCBPIFL Antenna’s Co-Planar Ground Plane to Achieve an Overall Improved Antenna Performance
(2015)A ground plane forms the other half for quarter wave PCB antennas. Integration of these type of antennas with other components within the same PCB of a mobile device compromise the uniformity and continuity of the ground ... -
A Hybrid Algorithm for Detecting Web Based Applications Vulnerabilities
(2016)Web vulnerability scanners (WVS) are tools for discovering vulnerabilities in a web application. However, they are not 100% accurate. In this paper we develop a hybrid algorithm for detecting web based applications ... -
A Case for Judicial Data Warehousing and Data Mining in Kenya
(2016)This aim of this study was to demonstrate how the Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) process can be utilized to assist the Kenyan Judiciary address challenges of data integration in its operational systems and hence provide ... -
Experimental evaluation of inactivated and live attenuated vaccines against Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides
(2016)The current control method for contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) in Africa is vaccination with a live, attenuated strain of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides (Mmm). However, this method is not very efficient and ... -
Interactions among vegetable-infesting aphids, the fungal pathogen Metarhizium anisopliae (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) and the predatory coccinellid Cheilomenes lunata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
(2016)Entomopathogenic fungi are among biocontrol agents being considered for the control of aphids on a variety of crops. Predatory coccinellids, although generalist, are also among important natural enemies that must be conserved ... -
Molecular Investigation into a Malaria Outbreak in Cusco, Peru: Plasmodium falciparum BV1 Lineage is Linked to a Second Outbreak in Recent Times
(2016)In November 2013, a Plasmodium falciparum malaria outbreak of 11 cases occurred in Cusco, southern Peru, where falciparum malaria had not been reported since 1946. Although initial microscopic diagnosis reported only ... -
Sclerotia Formation and Toxin Production in Large Sclerotial Aspergillus flavus Isolates from Kenya
(2016)We studied the relationship between sclerotia formation and aflatoxin production by Aspergillusflavus strains isolated from maize kernels from Nandi County. Isolates recovered from maize kernels were tested for their ability ... -
Eave Screening and Push-Pull Tactics to Reduce House Entry by Vectors of Malaria
(2016)Long-lasting insecticidal nets and indoor residual spraying have contributed to a decline in malaria over the last decade, but progress is threatened by the development of physiological and behavioral resistance of mosquitoes ... -
Spatially variable risk factors for malaria in a geographically heterogeneous landscape, western Kenya: an explorative study
(2016)Background Large reductions in malaria transmission and mortality have been achieved over the last decade, and this has mainly been attributed to the scale-up of long-lasting insecticidal bed nets and indoor residual ... -
On the effects of random forces in non uniformly distributed dynamical system
(University of Nairobi, 2010)Interaction of a dynamical system with stochastic source R(t) is studied using parabolic type equation on a circle of length 2L.Greens function for the system is constructed and it is shown that almost all the correlation ... -
Perception of medical professionalism among the surgical community in the University of Nairobi: a mixed method study
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Background Professionalism defines the relationship between colleagues, patients and the society as a whole. Furthermore, being a social construct, professionalism is sophisticated to be regarded simply as a single ... -
Factors influencing implementation of the nursing process in Naivasha District Hospital, Kenya
(2016)Background: The nursing process (NP) is a framework that is applicable in all clinical settings to provide quality nursing care. Training curricula for nurses and midwives in Kenya have incorporated the NP as a framework ... -
In search of structural change surplus and perpetual growth in Ethiopia: Examining alternative sectoral growth options, an application of recursive dynamic CGE model
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Purpose – The Ethiopian economy is characterized by erratic and poor performance with negative growth rates, seven times over the period 1981-2010. This trapped per capita income at 358 USD in 2010 staying far away from ... -
Water and sanitation service delivery, pricing, and the poor: An empirical estimate of subsidy incidence in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The increasing block tariff (IBT) is among the most widely used tariffs by water utilities, particularly in developing countries. This is due in part to the perception that the IBT can effectively target subsidies to ... -
Adult learners’ perceptions of using social networking tools in their learning Processes
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Social networks are increasingly gaining importance in higher education by offering learners opportunity to virtually interact with colleagues and lecturers. The ability to leverage Social Networking ... -
Ulimwengu wa kanga
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Makala haya yanaeleza umuhimu wa vazi la kanga au leso kama njia ya kupitisha jumbe za aina aina katika maisha ya Msawhili.Tumeeleza umbo la kanga,matumizi yake anuwai na maneno ('majina') yake tofauti tofaiti ambayo huwa ... -
Tracing some support mechanisms in music for the mother tongue experience
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This paper examines the use of music as a support system in mother tongue acquisition among children. By so doing, the paper traces some of the ways in which language and music interact in order to support competence ...
