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Using Ict To Assist Dyscalculia Students Situation Analysis For Primary Schools In Kenya, A Case Study Of Starehe District Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2013-04)Dyscalculia is a profound arithmetic disorder that causes difficulties in learning mathematical concepts, memorizing mathematical facts and understanding how mathematical problems are solved. While using ICT to assist ... -
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. ... -
Using Image Processing for Plant Health Monitoring
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The problem farmers face in knowing the health status of the plants during the growth period has limited the yield produced, informed application of pesticide and sustainable agriculture. The challenge to better plant ... -
Using Image Stenography Technique to Obscure Information From Unauthorized Users- a Case Study of Smartware Solutions Ltd.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Steganography is the art and science of invisible communication, which plays a vital role in information security. With the rise of the Internet, one of the most fundamental factors is the security of information. It ... -
Using in-memory Computing to Provide Real-time and Actionable Sales Insights
(2021)The adoption of enterprise resource planning systems in both the public and private sectors aims at having business transactions effectively captured, processed and stored. However, for most businesses, running real-time ... -
Using Logistic Regression in Studying Factors Associated With Choice of Savings Mechanisms for Households in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Savings plays an important role in the lives of individuals in a country. Moreover, saving using formal means enables them to enjoy benefits such as safe keeping of money as well as easy access to other financial products ... -
Using logistic regression to determine the major causes of the rural poverty a case study of Kenya
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2009)Poverty is a multi-dimensional phenomenon whose causes are complex and difficult to Measure precisely. The need to articulate causes of poverty in developing countries is Paramount given its effects. This study examines ... -
Using mathematical model to illustrate the spread of malaria
(University of Nairobi, 2014)We present an ordinary differential equation mathematical model for the spread of malaria in human and Mosquito populations.Susceptible humans can be infected when they are bitten by an infectious Mosquito.They then ... -
Using Mediation to Resolve Development Projectconflicts: a Case of Olkaria Iv Geothermal Project, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Geothermal power development promotes the availability and reliance on green energy sources across the globe, increasing environmental sustainability through climate change mitigation. Geothermal development in Olkaria ... -
Using mobile messaging to support aftercare for recovering alcohol addicts
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Background: The use of mobile texting has grown dramatically in the world including in Kenya. It has been suggested that the technology influences people‘s behaviors including alcoholic addiction. Many studies have been ... -
Using Natural Language Processing for Case Brief Generation and Verdict Support in the Kenyan Court System
(university of nairobi, 2022)The National Council for Law Reporting publishes judgements in an online searchable database, enabling large-scale machine learning and statistical analysis in the legal domain. This is the culmination of the transformation ... -
Using Neural Networks to reduce noise in internet of things data streams
(University of Nairobi, 2016-11)Noise in the Internet of Things is threatening to drown out sensor data. The problem is growing as more and more devices are being connected to the internet. The noise comes from the electric components both within and ... -
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 ... -
Using poisson and exponential mixtures in estimating automobile insurance premiums.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The main purpose of this project was to design an optimal bonus malus system that incorporates both the number of claims and the claim size. Majority of insurance companies charge premiums based on the number of accidents. ... -
Using random forest (RF) to identify key determinants of poverty in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background The World Bank (WB) has defined poor people as those who live on USD 1.9 or less per day. Most of the poor populations live in sub-Saharan Africa, Kenya being one of them. Although Kenya has made tremendous ... -
Using Sequential Analysis To Shorten Clinical Trials
(University of Nairobi, 2014-07)Sequential analysis is concerned with the statistical theory and methods of analysis of such data in which the final number of observations need not to be fixed in advance but may depend in some specified way on the data ... -
Using structural equation modelling to evaluate the customer's trust and loyalty in Akuh, N
(School of mathematics, 2012-06)Measurement of customer satisfaction In behavioural health services has received increasing emphasis due to clinicians' and researchers' desire to measure outcomes that reflect the patient's unique perspective. The ... -
Using technology, organization and environment framework to find out the technology adoption determinants among Saccos in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Traditional banking is increasingly being replaced by electronic banking worldwide, due to issues such as technological innovations and innovations in financial products. This has led to the influence of the banking sector ... -
Using Transfer Learning to Leverage Large Un-labelled Datasets to Improve Classification Models in Cases With Small- Labelled Datasets: Application to Paediatric Diagnostic and Prognostic Models
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Diagnostic and prognostic models based on machine learning models can improve diagnosis and identification of patients at risk of adverse health outcomes. Healthcare delivery can thus be improved in low and middle income ... -
Utilisation Of The Habitat By The Reticulated Giraffe (giraffa Camelopardalis Reticulata Linnaeus) In Northern Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 1974)The research described in this thesis was carried out between August 1971 and December 1972 in an area of 37 square kilometres of ranch land in the Laikipia District. Giraffa cameZopardaZis reticuZata L. has not been ...