Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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The Distribution Of Two Major Plant Groups (bryophytes And Tracheophytes) Along An Altitudinal Gradient On Naro Moru Track, Mount Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Tropical mountain forests are known as the cradle of flowering plants and have many archaic angiosperm taxa. However processes of climate change and human activities have resulted in massive degradation and loss of ... -
Modelling aerosol-cloud-precipitation interactions for weather modification in East Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)Precipitation enhancement is one of the possible measures to improve on the available fresh water in East Africa (EA). The existing gap in knowledge not only on suitable conditions but also Aerosol-Cloud-Precipitation ... -
Analysis of capital calculation models for a life insurer
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Theamountofcapitalrequiredtostartanybusinessentityisveryvital. The methods used to determine it are also very important as they will determine whether the company stays afloat or not. The subject of this study is to ... -
An Implementation Model For M-payment Adoption: A Case Of Lipa Na Mpesa By The Mitumba Traders In Gikomba Market.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Mobile money in Kenya is already well established contributing to the growth of the economy. Despite these remarkable achievements in mobile telephon, Lipa na Mpesa has not been widely adopted. This study therefore sought ... -
Numerical solution of schrodinger’s equation by lobatto quadrature method of sixth order
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)The one dimensional time independent Schrodinger’s equation is a second order boundary value problem without the first order term explicitly. In this current study, the solution of the time independent Schrodinger’s ... -
Predictive analytics and business intelligence adoption in general insurance (for claims management)
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)In conducting their day-to-day businesses, insurance companies are faced with both critical and non-critical decisions mainly on fraud management, claims management, actuarial management, and customer relationship management. ... -
Levels of aflatoxins in flour ingredients from micro, small and medium enterprises in Nairobi County and the effect on feeding rats
(University of Nairobi, 2015)In Kenya, aflatoxicosis is a major public health concern and several outbreaks have occurred in the past due to the consumption of contaminated maize and maize products. Even when there are no reported cases of illness or ... -
Use of geospatial technology for monitoring and evaluation of county development funds: A Case Study of Kericho County
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Mathematical modeling of HIV and Malaria co-infection dynamics
(University of Nairobi, 2015)We formulate a mathematical mo del using system of differential equations to understand the co-dynamics of two diseases HIV and Malaria. The entire human p opulation is divided into four compartments and mosquito p ... -
Investigating factors affecting utilization of computer application systems in service sector based on technological acceptance model: case study of Kenya airways limited
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Airlines use technology in daily operations to keep track of aircraft maintenance, flight and crew scheduling, passenger reconciliation, baggage tracking, revenue management and also use systems for business intelligence ... -
Determination of the risk of malaria using different models for mosquito biting and mortality rates
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)Malariais a serious and sometimes a fatal epidemic affecting nearly half of the world’s population. In this project, we analyse a non-linear deterministic model to assess the relation between rainfall, temperature, ... -
Perfomance of the cmip5 models in simulation of present and future precipitation over the Lake Victoria Basin
(2015)The usefulness and limitations in climate information are due to uncertainty inherent in the climate system. The reduction of errors increases the reliability of the information. Therefore, for any given region to have ... -
Modeling lapse risk using cointegration and error correction approach
(2015)Policy lapse, in life insurance, is the ratio of the number of policies that default during a period to the average number of policies written within that period. It is a phenomenon that occurs during the activity of ... -
An embedded framework for integrating speed, alcohol and weight monitoring in a public service vehicle
(University of Nairobi, 2014-06)Road Carnage is a great problem in our Kenyan roads. To reduce this, the government have tried to introduce regulatory laws for drivers on the roads. For instance, all public service vehicles except taxi cabs and commercial ... -
Application of mixed-effects modelling approach in tree height prediction models
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)In routine forest inventories, total tree height and diameter at breast height are very important growth parameters assessed to describe and estimate the stand structure and volume, respectively, of the forest. Height-diameter ... -
Analysis of Variability in IBNR Estimates with Run off Triangles
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The many uncertainties involved in the payment of losses makes the estimation of the required reserves more difficult. Yet, some of the existing methods, such as the popular chain-ladder, are simple to apply. However, it ... -
Contributors to fashion designers success: a case study of top fashion designers in Kenya
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Influence of monitoring and evaluation on project performance: a case of African virtual university, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This study was set out to assess the influence of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) on project performance at African Virtual University (AVU). Monitoring and evaluation helps track project performance at any given time ... -
Sociocultural factors affecting tea productivity at Iriaini tea factory company limited Othaya kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The study was conducted at Iriaini Tea Factory Co. Ltd catchment area located in Nyeri County in Kenya. The over 6000 small holder Tea Farmers are served by the Factory and they also own the Tea Factory through share holding ... -
Influence of women enterprise fund training program on the growth of women owned businesses in Mombasa county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The Women Enterprise Fund (WEF), a Kenya Government Initiative aims to develop and grow women-owned Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Eight years since its inception, it is imperative to establish whether the ...
