Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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Longitudinal analysis of incidence, risk factors and outcomes among TB/Hiv confected children
(University of Nairobi, 2011)Tuberculosis (TB) being the most common opportunistic infection in human immunodeficiency virus (HlV)-infected people worldwide has attracted a lot of interest in research. TB manifestations are more severe in HIV-positive ... -
Modelling Credit Risk for Personal Loans Using Product-limit Estimator
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Mobile Money Transfer Service, Adoption Influencing Factors Among The Poor
(University of Nairobi, 2012)Mobile Money Transfer Service (MMTS) is a wireless network infrastructure facilitating the exchange of cash money and electronic value between various economic actors including clients, financial service providers, businesses ... -
A statistical method of Assessing Socioeconomic benefits of weather in information
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A stochastic approach in determining claims reserve in general insurance
(University of Nairobi, 2009)This project illustrates the use of stochastic techniques in determining claims reserve in general insurance. The main objective being to obtain a ‘best estimate’ of the outstanding reserves and its variability with more ... -
Spectrum and Operators that are Consistent in Invertibility
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Crystallisation Kinetics, Glass Forming Ability And Thermal Stability In Glassy Se100−xInx Chalcogenide Alloys
(University of Nairobi, 2012)Amorphous thin films of Se100−XSbX (X = 1, 5, 10, 15 and 20) were synthesized by flash evaporation of the premelt quenched bulk samples. The optical properties were investigated from spectrophotometric measurements in ... -
Heat Equations And Their Applications (One And Two Dimension Heat Equations)
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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 ... -
Assessing the potential of wind energy for electrical power generation in Dodoma Region, Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Tanzania depends heavily on hydropower for her electricity demand and experiences power shortage during the dry seasons. This research project investigates the wind power potential of Dodoma, a Central station of Tanzania ... -
The impact of elephants, loxodonta African, on woody vegetation in relation to watering points in Tsavo east national park, Kenya
(2015)Understanding the relationship between the watering points and elephant impacts on woody vegetation in relation to proximity to these watering points is important in conservation of the elephants particularly their habitat. ... -
Phytochemical investigation of four asphodelaceae plants for antiplasmodial principles
(University of Nairobi, 2015)In the era of resistance to the available antimalarial drugs, the discovery of antiplasmodial compounds with novel mechanism of action is needed. In this regard, plants with documented traditional uses remain an important ... -
Toxicity Effects Of Δ-endotoxins Obtained From Native Bacillus Thuringiensis Isolates Against Maize Stalk Borer (Busseola Fusca Fuller)
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Decrease in maize crop yield due to infestation by the maize stem borer (Busseola fusca) presents a major food security threat in Kenya and many sub-Saharan countries. Farmers in Kenya have relied on the use of insecticides ... -
Improving application of knowledge management systems in organizations: case of Nairobi city water and sewerage Company
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Knowledge is an asset to any organization and has become a vital resource to organizations and hence a growing need for knowledge management (KM). Knowledge is described as information provided in context to produce an ... -
Investigating dry spells in Malawi during the rainfall season
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study investigated the occurrence of dry spells during the main rainfall seasons over Malawi so that the farming community and other stakeholders can use this information to reduce vulnerability of the agricultural ... -
Assessing the spatial and temporal characteristics of rainfall over the Southern region Of Malawi
(University of Nairobi, 2014-07)An understanding of temporal and spatial characteristics of rainfall is central to resources planning and management especially with evidences of climate change and variability. There are strong indications that rainfall ... -
Determining the onset and cessation of seasonal rains in Malawi
(University of Nairobi, 2014-07)The country ofMalawi has a sub-tropical climate, which is relatively dry and strongly seasonal. The warm-wet seasonal stretches from November to April, during which 95% of the annual precipitation takes place. A cool, ... -
The Use Of ICT For Blood Donation: A Donor Information Needs Driven System To Address Kenya’s Low Blood Donation Rates
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)The gap between demand and supply of blood is continuously widening as the population increases. This is of great concern in Kenya where blood donation figures are below the World Health Organization‟s recommendations. A ... -
Ecological Risk Assessment For Invasiveness, Response To Weeds And Ratooning Ability Of New Rice For Africa (Nerica) And Oryza Sativa Rice Varieties In Central Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Rice belongs to the family Poaceae and genus Oryza. Poaceae, on a world scale, is classified among the prominent families that are likely to produce invasive weed species hence a challenge on biosafety. Through modern ...
