Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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Protein structure prediction on a Genomic scale: Application to the African swine fever virus Genome
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Pork is widely consumed worldwide. One potential threat to food security is ASFV (African Swine Fever Virus), the etiological agent of ASF (Africa Swine Fever) in pigs. To date there is no known vaccine for this disease ... -
Retirement income adequacy and Sustainability
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The adequacy of pensions is measured by their ability to prevent poverty, the degree to which they replace income before retirement and how they compare to the average incomes of people below pensionable age. The ... -
A framework for integration of ICTs in teaching and learning processes in secondary schools in Machakos sub-county
(University of Nairobi,, 2014-08)Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) plays a crucial role in all aspects of human life. Its effectiveness, efficiency and accuracy cannot go unnoticed. ICT has the potential to integrate world economies thus ... -
Use of Photovoltaic system for standby operation of a Petrol station: A case study national oil Petrol station at Nairobi West
(2014)The objective of the study was to compare the cost of using a standby diesel engine generator with that of a photovoltaic system to operate the equipments at a petrol station during a power blackout . The total power ... -
A Model For Evaluating The Success Of Agricultural Management Information System In Providing Extension Services To Sugarcane Farmers In Rural Areas Of Kenya:Case Of Mumias Sugar Company
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)Mumias Sugar Company has an elaborate Agricultural Management Information system that is used to run the agricultural docket of the company. The system has been in place for a long period of time and it has been performing ... -
A multi-agent system approach for performance monitoring of electronic channels in banks
(University of Nairobi, 2014-08)Modern banking is conducted within an environment of multiple electronic channels to meet the various needs of customers. These banking channels include Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), Point of Sale (POS) devices, ... -
Development of an Inter-Organizational Electronic Information Sharing Framework for Person’s Data in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2014-08)Interoperability of person’s data in institutions dealing with registrations of persons who are primary stashers of person’s data is of paramount importance for Kenya to have an accurate person’s data that can be considered ... -
Pricing of an Education and unemployment insurance policy
(2014)The purpose of this project is to price an education and unemployment insurance cover. The idea was informed by the high demand for higher education and the high unemployment rates in Kenya. This culminates the financial ... -
Measuring Exchange Rate Risk Of Kenya’s Main Trading Currencies
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study measures the exchange rate risk of Kenya’s main trading currencies mainly the United States of America dollar, the Euro and the United Kingdom pound. The Value at Risk model is used to estimate this risk; in ... -
The impact of a rights issue on the earnings per share of a listed company
(2014)A rights issue is a way by which a listed company can raise additional capital. However, instead of going to the public, the company gives its existing shareholders the right to subscribe to newly issued shares in proportion ... -
Performance of a parabolic trough collector Air heater
(2014)A low cost parabolic trough concentrator (PTC) was built at the Mechanical Engineering workshop of the University of Nairobi. The PTC was built to heat air to temperatures of 1000C and above which cannot be attained by ... -
Sustainable School management systems in Kenyan secondary schools: A comparison between cloud based systems versus on premise based systems.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Use of ICT in managing secondary schools in Kenya has been rarely used; Schools started embracing ICT tools and used them for typing letters and exams. Seven years ago schools began automating their management systems; ... -
Time course RNA-seq differential expression analysis of wild type and Jumonji (atjmjd5) mutant of arabidopsis thaliana
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Next generation sequencing technologies coupled with bioinformatics tools has reduced the cost of generating vast amounts of biological count data while enabling researchers to sequence and study genomes. Ribonucleic ... -
Integrating Item Response Theory of testing for Quality Tests by Implementing an Online Item Development and Banking System for the Kenya National Examinations Council
(University of Nairobi,, 2014-07)The evolution of testing has gone a long way from traditional testing methods to highly computerized and professional designs using item banks. Previous work show that most of the examination bodies in Africa still use ... -
Natural language access to relational databases:an ontology concept mapping (OCM) approach
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Many applications that are accessed by non-technical or casual users, who prefer the use of natural language, rely on relational databases. Examples of such applications include government data repositories such as ... -
Effects Of Sea Water Intrusion On The Chemistry Of Hotsprings:A Comparative Study Between Majimoto Hotsprings In The Kenyan South Coast And Bogoria Hotsprings In The Rift Valley
(University of Nairobi,, 2014-07)The Majimoto hotsprings are located outside the active volcanic Rift Valley in the Kenyan coast. They lie on south of the Kenyan Coast in the Kwale district. The hotsprings are located approximately 18kms from the Indian ... -
Use of bayesian model for word alignment in Swahili-English statistical machine translation
(University of Nairobi, 2014-08)State of the art word alignment models such as IBM Models (Pietra et al.,1993), hidden Markov model(HMM)(Vogel et al.,1996), and the jointly-trained symmetric HMM, contain a large number of parameters such; word translation, ... -
An examination of the factors influencing social media adoption by corporate organisations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Social Media is transforming the way the world does business. Today the implications are huge and the prizes are enormous for those businesses & individuals who handle it right. However a few organizations in Kenya today ... -
Multi-factor authentication and secure integration of mobile payments
(University of Nairobi, 2014-04)Adoption of technology reduces cost of doing business, creating competitive advantage and efficiency. The cost of Internet connectivity and smart devices is gradually dropping, exposing many to vast online resources and ... -
Determine the difference in performance between integrated schools and non integrated schools
(University of Nairobi, 2013-11)
