Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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The Choice Of Actuarial Funding Methods For Funded Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Defined benefit pension schemes are pension schemes in which pension benefits payable at retirement are determined using a pre-defined formula contained in the schemes’ trust deed and rules. The pension benefit formula ... -
Phytochemical Investigation Of Three Leguminosae Plants For Cancer Chemopreventive Agents
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Cancer is one of the largest single and common causes of death in humans around the world. It is estimated to have claimed up to 8.2 million lives in the year 2012 and with an incidence of 14.1 million new cases. Plant ... -
Alternatives to conventional annuities
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Provision for post-retirement income has become an important consideration for individual in recent years. Very few employers offer generous pension schemes that guarantee an individual a pre-defined pension amount on ... -
Analysis Of Density And Diversity Data Of Marine Nematode Along The Kenyan Coast
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The data used in this study was obtained from Muthumbi, 1998 (PhD thesis) and Muthumbi et al, (2004) based on the Western Indian Ocean off Kenyan coast. The effect of the depth, locality and seasons were examined. The ... -
Analysis Of Elephant Density Distribution In The Amboseli Ecosystem: Application Of Generalized Least Square Model
(University of Nairobi, 2014-08)Elephant population has risen steadily in Amboseli National park since the government enhanced its efforts in combating poaching. However, human population increase and settlements have impacted on vegetation composition ... -
A System To Create A Link Betweensocial Media Andcommunity-policing
(University of Nairobi, 2014-06)This study focuses on the main ways that social media could contribute towards building an effective community-policing framework in society. This paper investigates the gap between the current practices in social media ... -
Assessment Of An Iron Formation Deposit In Ikanga Area, Kitui County, South Eastern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-12)This Research was conducted in the Ikanga area, which occurs at the intersection of longitude 38o33’50’’E and latitude 1.7o25’45’’ S in Kitui County, south-eastern Kenya. The Area lies within the Neoproterozoic Mozambique ... -
Metabolic Effects Of Pleurotus Ostreatus (oyster Mushroom) And Agaricus Bisporis (white Button Mushroom) Preparations In Alloxan Induced Diabetic Rats.
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)Mushrooms are currently being recognized as important food for their significant role in human health, nutrition and disease. They provide wide variety of physiologically active compounds and can thus be used in the ... -
A Mathematical Model Of Rift Valley Fever In Livestock In Kenya
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Application Of Logistic Regression In Identifying Key Determinants Of Domestic Violence In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-06)The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting domestic violence in Kenya. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) 2008-9, data was used for analysis. Several factors were identified for analysis. ... -
Effects of tobacco control act (2007) on the marketing of cigarettes and tobacco products: a case study of British American tobacco (k) ltd
(2014)Tobacco control activists often meet serious opposition in defending the tobacco control Act that imposes advertising restriction on the marketing of cigarettes and tobacco products. Achieving the restriction or banning ... -
The social transformation of the people living in Kibera slum in Nairobi county following the Kenya slum upgrading programme
(2014)Housing the growing population in Kenya remains one of the greatest challenges of achieving the Millennium Development Goal 1. The recent proliferation of slums represents the insufficiency of resources and physical ... -
Health Professional Sub-cultures Influence On Adoption Of Health Information System Case Of University Of Nairobi Health Services
(University of Nairobi, 2014-07)Health information systems are developed and implemented to improve health care quality and increase patient and physician satisfaction. This paper describes the influence of health professional sub-cultures on adoption ... -
Integrating Risk Management in the ICT Service Management Frameworks: The Case of ITIL Service Management Framework in a Local Airline Industry
(University of Nairobi, 2014-07)The complexity of managing IT Service delivery has led to growth of IT Service management (ITSM) as an important area of focus in the IT industry. Organizations are therefore investing in IT service management best practices ... -
A Hybrid Model Driven Scheme For Quality of Service Evaluation in Wireless Machine Type Communication Networks
(University of Nairobi, 2014-05)In the very recent past, it has become increasingly clear that the next revolution in technology will be anchored on the phenomenon of the Internet of Everything (IoT), where every inanimate object has the potential to be ... -
Influence of community participation stages on sustainability of community based water projects in Kenya: the case of Kiabaibate in Meru County
(2014)The difficulty of water accessibility is particularly acute in rural areas and small communities, where water collection may require hours of physical effort, water sources may be contaminated, or must be purchased at rates ... -
Modeling Inflation in Kenya Using ARIMA and VAR Models
(University of Nairobi, 2014-07)Inflation is an important indicator of economic activity and is used by decision makers to plan economic policies. This paper is based on modeling inflation over the period 2005-2013 using two auto regressive models; ... -
On equivalence of some operators in hilbert spaces
(2014)Unitarily equivalence is the natural concept of equivalence between Hilbert space operators. Thus, this concept is the building block of other equivalence relations such as similarity, quasisimilarity, or even metric ... -
Abelian Sandpile Model Of A Directed Multi-graph
(University of Nairobi, 2014-06)In this project, we study the combinatorics, algebraic and algebraic geometry of an Abelian Sandpile Model (ASM). We aim to explore the Algebraic properties of the Abelian Sandpile Model (ASM). We also aim to study the ... -
Police Security Enhancement Via The Usage Of An SMS Gateway In Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2014-05)An SMS gateway is a telecommunications network facility for sending or receiving Short Message Service (SMS) transmissions to or from a telecommunications network that supports SMS. The main purpose of this study was to ...
