Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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The implications of wind and shear incidences on flight operations at JKIA in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Bad weather is the leading cause of flight delays. This is because it highly affects flight safety especially for aircrafts in approach-landing and take-off-climb out phases owing to their proximity to the ground. Delays ... -
Determinants of the implementation of construction projects funded by county governments in Kenya; A case of Kilifi County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)For economic development to be achieved in any community then the indicators of performance should be tied to the number of development projects that have been funded and implemented successfully and transferred to the ... -
Influence of tablet use on collaborative learning and problem-solving skills among primary school learners: a case of Kalawa primary school
(University of Nairobi, 2018)ICT over the past few years has been regarded as a pillar for quality, effective and successful education systems in the world. This research study report sought to examine what influence the use of tablets for learning ... -
A comparison of the socio-economic status of female-headed and male-headed households in Kenya: Use of ordinal logistic regression
(University of Nairobi, 2018)With the HIV/AIDS epidemic, there is an increase in the number of female-headed households in Kenya. Most of these are living in abject poverty as compared to the male-headed households. For such households, the ... -
A model for mapping graduates’ skills to industry roles using machine learning techniques: A case of software engineering
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Despite rapid development in information technologies, a practical way of mapping graduates‘ skills to industry roles is a challenge. Attempts have been made by posing this as a multi-classification problem and solving ... -
A Comparison of Parametric Methods for Modeling Mosquito Survival Using Temperature and Age-Dependent Survival Data
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2018-11)It is estimated that Malaria effects over 200million people every year, and accounts for about 750,000 deaths during the same period. The adult female Anopheles mosquito accounts for all transmissions of the human malaria ... -
Effects of urbanization on rainfall and temperature over the city of Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Urban areas depending on their size: Surface areas, population, industrial activities, building density, alter the microclimate and impede greening of any city, Nairobi included. The problems associated with urbanization ... -
Determination of glycoalkaloids, phenolic acids and protease inhibitors in selected cultivated potato (solanum tuberosum l.) varieties
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) synthesizes a variety of potentially toxic and antinutritional compounds during growth and post harvest as a defense mechanism against pathogens, insects and other pests. As part of a program ... -
THE EFFECTS OF IMMUNIZING OLIVE BABOON, Papio anubis, AGAINST Schistosoma mansoni WITH SNAIL SOLUBLE PROTEINS, AND THEIR IDENTIFICATION
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Schistosomiasis infects about two hundred million people around the world. Currently, treatment for Schistosoma mansoni infection is by use of Praziquantel. However, a longer lasting solution would be a vaccine to enhance ... -
Conversion of aluminium anodizing sludge into aluminium potassium sulphate for use as a coagulant in wastewater treatment
(University of Nairobi, 2018)During the process of aluminium surface treatment, a large quantity of aluminium-rich sludge is generated but its disposal is a great challenge. The main objective of this study was to investigate the potential to recover ... -
Development and validation of a laser induced breakdown spectroscopy method for cancer detection and characterization in tissue via multivariate chemometrics
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Early and accurate diagnosis of cancer is important for proper management and treatment of the disease. The conventional techniques used for cancer diagnosis are expensive, require specialized training and do not carry out ... -
Estimating the economic value and willingness to pay for environmental improvement of recreational services at the Nairobi national park, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Nairobi National Park is a key urban environmental amenity that provides a wide range of ecosystem services, among them, recreation services. The Park faces constant conservation threats mainly due to land use change thus ... -
Effect of drought early warning system (DEWS) in drought mitigation and management in arid and semi arid lands (ASALS) in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Kenya is a drought prone nation with just 20.0% of the area receiving high, regular rains, and the other 80.0% is either arid or semi-arid land (ASAL). There are 23 ASAL in Kenya, out of which 9 of them are arid and 14 ... -
An assessment of sustainability of Living Labs in Kenya
(2018-07)Living lab is a research concept that was created by William J. Mitchel at MIT in the year 2003 (Mitchel, 2003); it was based on how the city dwellers would be actively involved in the urban planning and design. It is a ... -
Determination of premiums payable by Mpesa agents to cover against fraud
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Mobile Money Transfer (MMT) services provided by Mobile Network Operators (MNO) enable funds transfers made on mobile phones of end-users using digital equivalent of cash (float) without involving the bank(Jürgen Repp∗, ... -
Smart school bus system to enhance child transport safety using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Child safety is a critical concern from the parents as many children use school buses to commute to and from school every day. Parents find it challenging to monitor the safety of their children when they leave for school. ... -
Effects of climate variability on ecohydrological conditions and their influence on malaria risk in Baringo County, Kenya
(2018)Despite current gains in malaria reduction, the disease continues to have devastating health and livelihood impacts especially in sub-Saharan Africa where over 80% of global malaria cases exist. Malaria is an environmentally ... -
Critical factors for successful implementation of e-procurement in the Kenyan public sector
(University of Nairobi, 2018)E-procurement is the usage of information and communication technology in performing all procurement process stages through the internet. It is aimed at ensuring that procurement transactions are transparent and efficient ... -
Phytochemical investigation of Zanthoxylum Paracanthum and Zanthoxylum Chalybeum for cytotoxic principles against drug sensitive and multidrug resistant Leukemia cancer cell lines
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Cancer statistics show that 13% of all death globally results from cancer. In Kenya, about 80,000 new cases of cancer are reported each year. From these new cases, about 50 people die every day as a result of cancer. To ... -
Consumer segmentation and profiling using demographic data and spending habits obtained through daily mobile conversations.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Knowledge of customer behaviour helps organizations to continuously re-evaluate their strategies with the consumers and plan to improve and expand their application of the most effective strategies. The Kenyan consumer ...
