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Automatic characterization of named entity relational facts in unstructured incident reports
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2012)Natural language provides many different ways of expressing facts. These facts can either be explicit facts or implicit facts. Explicit facts could be in the form of entity relations expressed in a single sentence. Many ... -
Aweb-based Distributed Health Information System to Cater for Patients With Chronic Ailments
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Distributed Systems today are rising dynamically in terms of new applications, hardware and network components, users, workload changes and in various research applications. A distributed dataset is having its importance ... -
Aweb-based Distributed Health Information System to Cater for Patients With Chronic Ailments
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Distributed Systems today are rising dynamically in terms of new applications, hardware and network components, users, workload changes and in various research applications. A distributed dataset is having its importance ... -
Bacillus sphaericus granules, Bacillus thuringiensi, thuringiensis var. israelensis, wettable granules,Culex quinquefasciatus,Dar es Salaam,Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 2009)The microbial larvicides Bacillus sphaericus and Bacillus thuringiensis have recently proven to be effective tools for integrated mosquito control programmes in Africa. This study assessed the efficacy and duration of ... -
Barriers to Adoption of Open-source Erps in Parastatals in Kenya; Case of Energy Sector
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems are not being fully utilized by Kenyan parastatals in the energy sector and other industries. While the expenses of implementing an ERP system have always been a concern for many ... -
Barriers to E-procurement Adoption by Small and Medium Enterprises in Machakos County
(University of Nairobi, 2016)SME’s are a significant part of many countries’ economies and by embracing the change brought on by the internet and e-commerce applications they may achieve productivity gains. However, in developing countries research ... -
Baseline Highly Sensitive Troponin T And Outcome Prediction In Adults With Acute Coronary Syndrome Treated At The Aga Khan University Hospital-Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: WHO (2017) report indicates that (CVD) is a major concern worldwide and accounts for approximately 10% mortality and 30% morbidity and nearly half of all these deaths are due to ACS. ACS is divided into ST ... -
Batch Adsorption of Malachite Green From Aqueous Solutions Using Low-cost Rice Husks and Synthetic Polymer Adsorbents: Kinetic and Equilibrium Modelling
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Safe and abundant water is crucial for the good health of human beings and animals. Across Africa, a third of the population has no access to clean water and sanitation and this affects the continent’s economic productivity ... -
Bayesian Inference of the Weibull-pareto Distribution
(University of Nairobi, 2022)There are a wide range of industries that make use of theWeibull distribution, including industrial engineering, general insurance, survival analysis, electrical engineering, and reliability engineering, to name just a ... -
Bayesian Inference of the Weibull-pareto Distribution
(University of Nairobi, 2022)There are a wide range of industries that make use of theWeibull distribution, including industrial engineering, general insurance, survival analysis, electrical engineering, and reliability engineering, to name just a ... -
Bayesian Spatial And Spatiotemporal Modelling (Applied To Precipitation Dataset)
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 2013)The daily rainfall data is one type of data that is not easy to fit a simple model. This is due to the fact that there may be several days when it rains and it doesn't rain in other days. Besides, this special feature of ... -
Bee diversity and their floral resource utilization along a distance gradient from the Arabuko Sokoke forest
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 2009)A study was conducted to assess the change in bee diversity along a distance gradient from the Arabuko Sokoke forest and among the three major vegetation types found in the forest. The floral utilization and resource ... -
Beer's and lambert's laws in methyldopa analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2008-09)A new, simple, precise, rapid, accurate and low-cost spectrophotometric method for methyldopa determination in pharmaceutical preparations is described. This method is based on the complexation reaction of methyldopa ... -
Behavioral credit scoring model for credit cardholders
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Credit risk being the most common problem facing credit card issuers has attracted a lot of interest in research. Default risk manifestations are more severe in card holders who have missed payments above 60 days and ... -
Behaviour And Population Dynamics Of Maasai Giraffe (Giraffa Camelopardalis) On A Kenyan Game Ranch
(University of Nairobi, 1998)A study was carried out to obtain information on behaviour, social organisation, movement pattern, feeding habits and population dynamics of the Maasai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalisi on Game Ranching Limited (GRL), ... -
Behaviour of topological properties under the effect of perfect mappings
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 1990-06)This project write-up assumes the reader is familiar with naive set theory and knows as much general topology as one might expect an undergraduate course to cover. Any omitted proofs can be found in reference [l J. A ... -
Benchmarking of computing curricula in Kenya
(Information Systems Degree, University of Nairobi, 2013)This study aimed at investigating the quality of undergraduate computing curricula at Kenyan universities, how they compare locally and regionally with equivalent programs and how closely they meet the ICT sector needs. ... -
Benchmarking quality of experience (QoE) offered by mobile network operators in Kenya: a user-centric approach
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)Quality of Experience (QoE) is a concept which represents measuring of end-to-end performance of a service from a user perspective. This research presents the study of QoE offered by mobile network operators in Kenya. An ... -
_Between transcriptional Comparison Of The Immune System Of HIV-Exposed Uninfected And HIV-Uninfected Infants In Kilifi,Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Vertical transmission of HIV -1 has reduced over the years due to the introduction of prevention mechanism such as HAART obstetrics management and reduced breastfeeding .This has led to a decrease in the HIV infected ... -
Beyond Zero Campaign Mobile Clinic Locator
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)5 ABSTRACT The Beyond Zero campaign initiated by the First Lady, Margaret Kenyatta, intends to complement existing initiatives to improve access and quality of health services to a zero state of maternal and child ...