Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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Spatial And Temporal Characteristics Of Thunderstorms Over The Eastern Region Of Lake Victoria Basin In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)Weather is very important on human activities over western Kenya just like the rest of the world. It affects lives in different ways, including the food and water resources. Western Kenya is the food basket of the country. ... -
Automated Customer Support With Conversational Agents Employing Text Mining: A Case of online University Application
(University of Nairobi, 2014-12)The use of online information systems that can be and are accessed on a 24 hour basis has continued to grow both locally and globally, these systems require available customer support at all times. Customer support is ... -
Towards secure, efficient and effective script management system: a case study of the Kenya national examinations council
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Over the years, KNEC has relied on manual documents prepared by Contracted Professionals (examination officers managing distribution centres, supervisors, examiners and invigilators) in order to account for candidates’ ... -
Molecular characterization of the apical membrane antigen 1 polymorphisms in plasmodium falciparum isolates from Kilifi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Of the five Plasmodium species that cause human malaria, Plasmodium falciparum is the leading cause of morbidity and death with about 300 million medical cases every year. Erythrocyte invasion is an essential process in ... -
Impact of Tungiasis on school age children in Muranga county, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Background: Tungiasis is a parasitic tropical disease caused by female Tunga penetrans which causes different health disabilities. The objective of this study was to estimate the burden of disease and find out the impact ... -
An Assessment of Eco-Village Tourism Potential as a Model for Sustainable Ecotourism: A Case Study of Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Ecotourism is widely practiced as a form of tourism development in many countries around the world. However, its sustainability has elicited strong debate among scholars. Kenya is among the top leading ecotourism destinations. ... -
Isolation and characterization of biomass modifying enzymes for bioremediation and production of “green specialty products”
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Environmental pollution has been a major problem and poses many challenges to sustainable development to the chemical-based industrial development in both developed and developing countries. Leather industry which extensively ... -
Modelling the relationship and impact of the factors affecting loan default among small, micro and medium enterprises
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Small businesses have been cited as major players in economic development in Kenya. As is the case in other developing countries, securing financing and loan repayments remains a challenge in this group of enterprises. This ... -
A comparative study of decision Tree and Naïve Bayesian Classifiers on Verbal Autopsy Datasets
(University of Nairobi, 2015)With an increased effort to reduce mortality rate in most developing countries, accurate information on the causes of such mortalities is a very crucial component for the development and formulation of health policy, ... -
Evaluation of geological conditions along the proposed northern collector tunnel using electrical resistivity tomography method in gatanga, kenya.
(2015-08)The proposed Northern collector Tunnel is located in Gatanga area within the southern slopes of the Abardare ranges in Kenya. Geologically, the area is composed of volcanic rocks comprising of the basalts and the ... -
A trust based reputation model for secure multi agent communication in open environment
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Security and privacy issues have become critically important with the fast expansion of multiagent systems. Most network applications such as pervasive computing, grid computing and P2P networks can be viewed as multi-agent ... -
Evaluation of antimicrobial activity, toxicity and phytochemical screening of selected medicinal plants of losho, narok county, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)In Kenya, microbial infections are a major cause of morbidity. Antibiotic effectiveness is threatened by increasing resistance of pathogenic microbes against most available drugs as new pathogens continue to emerge. ... -
Phytochemical investigation of selected millettia (leguminosae) and ochna (ochnaceae) species for anticancer activities
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Despite the availability of well established cancer therapies, death from cancer is common and is predicted to rise. There is evidence that natural products play a significant role in cancer therapy and prevention; with ... -
Application of a management information system in management of malnutrition programs, a case study of refugee children living in kenya
(2015)Persons who flee their country of origin because of war, famine or discrimination experience malnutrition due to lack of access to healthy food or/and water during flight or after arrival at the country where they have ... -
Development of a low cost water purification system – a case study ceramic filters and moringa oleifera seeds
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Majority of people living in developing world do not have access to quality water. These people rely on readily available sources which are normally of low quality thus exposing them to waterborne diseases. This study was ... -
The role of commercial motorcycles in the rural economy:A case study of Laikipia east sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The aim of this study was to determine the contribution of commercial motorcycles in promoting agriculture in Laikipia East Sub-County. Primary data was obtained from questionnaire survey and in-depth interviews. The sample ... -
Assessing cloud readiness:a case of Nairobi county government
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Cloud computing is an emerging technology that is being embraced by more and more organizations. It has been viewed as a way to increase the capacity or add capabilities dynamically without investing in new infrastructure, ... -
Framework for evaluating ICT adoption and usage in higher institutions of learning in Somalia: a case of Mogadishu university management system (MUMS)
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08)The lack of inquiry and detailed knowledge regarding the existing structures within which the application of new information and communication technologies mostly in the management system is of concern more especially ...
