Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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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 ... -
The influence of organizational culture on the adoption of ict innovation following technological disruption: a case of ICT SMEs in Kenya
(2018-09)Disruptive ICT technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and mobile computing are transforming how organizations communicate, connect and discover. As a result, firms are being forced to restructure ... -
Application of Generalized Linear Models in Medical Insurance Rate Making
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Generalized linear models have been used by actuaries in rate making for over the last thirty years. The basic ideas of generalized linear models were introduced by Nelder and Wedderburn in 1972. The aim of this paper ... -
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 ... -
Random Walks as Markov Chains
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2018)The dissertation applies the Markov chain theory to four types of random walks namely; simple random walk, random walk with reflecting barriers, random walks with absorbing barriers and cyclic random walks. Various methods ... -
Cloud computing: Assessing the impact of application architecture on the performance of cloud-based applications
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Cloud Computing, which involves over-the-Internet provision of dynamically scalable and often virtualized computing resources has very quickly become one of the hottest topics for practicing engineers and academics in ... -
Anthropogenic contribution to air pollution with background emissions; case of Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study aimed at assessing the contribution of human beings to pollution levels in Nairobi, Kisumu and Mombasa; and helping understand the pollution trends in changing climate. The study followed a Driver-Pressure-State-Impact ... -
Assessing the vulnerability of maize production to climate change in Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu, Nakuru and Narok counties
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Quantification of vulnerability and its components is currently an integral part of providing information to policy makers and stakeholders in an attempt to appropriately assess climate change consequences and support ... -
Climate change impacts and adaptive mechanisms of pastoral communities in Mukogodo forested areas of Laikipia county in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)In the forested pastoral ecosystems of Kenya, as elsewhere in Africa, traditional pastoralists‟ social, political and ecological systems are undergoing profound transformation due to climate variability and subsequent ... -
Development and automation of SMEs' model for infrastructure service-migration to cloud.
(2018)In this paper, we present the Infrastructure-as-a-service(IaaS) migration as a process that requires the collaboration of various technical skillsets in an organization. We present the IaaS migration as a process comprising ... -
Blockchain technology – a case of county assets management in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Integrity of database content is not absolute and cannot be guaranteed under the traditional database management technologies leaving it vulnerable to violation of data integrity requirements. This is so especially where ... -
A Service Oriented Architecture Approach to Implementing an Omnichannel Personal Health Record System
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The overall objective of this research was to implement an Omnichannel Personal Health Record (PHR) System based on Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) framework to facilitate patient-centred self-care and collaboration ... -
Assessment of the water quality of selected boreholes in Mandera town and its environs
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Mandera town and its environs rely on boreholes, piped water, seasonal rivers and rain water for domestic use. Water scarcity and population rise in the county have made people rely more on borehole water. Increased ... -
Risk factors in clinical malaria mortality among children in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Clinical malaria deaths in Kenya is highest among children and therefore there is need to research on the various covariates infuencing malaria mor- tality among children in order to reduce this complex problem that ... -
Use of hospital management information systems and technology in healthcare service provision amongst non-governmental organisations’ in Kenya: a case of LVCT, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Aim: This research study sought to examine use of Hospital Management Information Systems and Technology in Healthcare service delivery amongst Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs): A case of LVCT, Nairobi. Methodology: ... -
Characterization of the aquifer suite within Nairobi County and its environs with respect to the chemical composition and depth.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Chemical characteristics of natural waters depend on several factors such as the lithology of the geological strata in which groundwater is flowing, time of residence of water and environmental conditions. Normally, small ...
