Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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Lack Of Neutral Genetic Divergence In Tilapia Of Lake Baringo, Kenya
(University of NairobiCentre for Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, 2013)Tilapia fishing in Lake Baringo has been a major source of income for local fishermen until recently when fish numbers started to decrease due to overfishing and possibly changes in lake water quality. This has led to an ... -
Identifying indicators of child mortality using factor analysis method: a case study in Abudwak district in central Somalia.
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 2013)Child mortality is becoming a great problem in most parts of Somalia with the Abudwak district in central Somalia being worst hit due to population influx from the capital city Mogadishu. This follows the political ... -
Effects of Azadirachta indica and Entada leptostachya against Schistosoma mansoni infection in BALB/C Mice
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 2013)Schistosoma species are responsible for causing Schistosomiasis in humans. It is the second most important parasitic infection, after malaria, mainly infecting people in the tropics. It afflicts approximately 207 million ... -
Stochastic Interest Rates Model And Contingent Claim Pricing
(University of Nairobi,School of Mathematics,, 2013)This project designs and formulates prices and the inherent factors used in contingent securities. Participating contingent contracts are most popular in most financial jurisdictions. They present many different covenants ... -
Antimalarial Activity, Acute Toxicity And Phytochemical Investigations Of Plant Extracts From Four Plants In Kenyan Biodiversity
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 2013)Malaria is a major and constant public health problem in the world, especially in developing countries. In Kenya, more than half of the population is exposed to malaria with minimal opportunities for treatment. This is ... -
Patient Factors Influencing Satisfaction With Quality Of Healthcare In Kenya: A Comparison Of Ordered Logit And Ordered Probit Regression Models
(University of Nairobi,Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases (UNITID),, 2013)This study compares ordered logit and ordered probit regression models in identifying patient-level factors that influence his/her satisfaction with quality of health care. Patient satisfaction is a desirable outcome of ... -
On the application of credibility theory and GLMS
(University of NairobiSchool of Mathematics, 2013)Premiums are payable to an insurance company for a cover against a certain risk. Credibility models are actuarial tools to distribute premiums fairly among a heterogeneous group of policyholders. The problem is usually ... -
Modelling Tuberculosis And Hiv Co-dynamics In Kenya
(School of Mathemetics, 2013)A time series approach using autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) modeling has been used in this study to model the co-dynamic relationship between HIV and Tuberculosis. The study has showed that ARIMA(0,1,2) ... -
A Framework For Contextualization Of Family Centered Care In The Management Of Hospitalized Children In Kenya
(University of Nairobi,School of Nursing Sciences,, 2013)Introduction: Family-centred care (FCC) is concerned with the professional support accorded to a sick child and his family in an interactive system with healthcare providers. The philosophy and principles of the approach ... -
Open Source Spelling Checker for Kîmîîrû Language
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing & Informatics, 2013)Computational Linguistics has been of extensive research interest in Europe, America, South Africa, and other parts of the world. However, very few Human Language Technology Projects have existed in Kenya, particularly ... -
The Diversity And Abundance Of Subterranean Termites In Different Land Cover Types: A Case Study Of Embu And Taita Hills, Kenya.
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Science, 2013)Termite belong to the order Isoptera, class Insecta and are ecosystem engineers which modify ecological systems and have the potential to be used as bioindicators of soil health. Subterranean termites are an important ... -
Diversity of nematode destroying fungi and Nematode Community in selected vegetable growing areas in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 2013)Nematodes are a diverse group of microscopic worm like creatures. They provide essential ecological services that keep soil healthy. They are also parasitic to plants and cause economic damage to many plant crops. Chemical ... -
Effect of chemokine adjuvants on immunogenicity and cross-protective efficacy of serine repeat antigen (SERA) DNA vaccine candidate against Plasmodium berghei in mice
(University of Nairobi,Department of Biochemistry, 2013-10)Malaria remains a major global health challenge with more than 300 million reported clinical cases and between one and three million deaths per year despite concerted efforts to disrupt the mosquito-Plasmodium-human ... -
Initial return and long run performance of initial public offerings in the Nairobi securities exchange
(University of Nairobi,School of Mathematics., 2013-12)This project investigates the initial returns and long run performance of initial public offerings (IPO) at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) using a sample of 5 companies in Kenya both locally and internationally ... -
An actuarial multi-state modeling of long term care insurance products – a case study of the Kenyan insurance industry
(University of NairobiSchool of Mathematics, 2013)This project illustrates how the mathematics of Markov Stochastic Processes can be used, through the framework of multiple state models, in the actuarial modeling of certain types of Long Term Insurance. Such situations ... -
A Knowledge Management System for Horticulture Farming in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,School Of Computing And Informatics, 2013-07)Globally, the importance of knowledge as a means to gain or sustain competitive advantage is increasingly being recognized. Knowledge has become a vital resource. Consequently, there is a growing call for knowledge management ... -
Horticultural crops information dissemination in Kenya using mobile application
(University of NairobiSchool Of Computing And Informatics, 2013-07)In Kenya some horticultural crops are rarely grown because farmers lack information on growing them. The research has established that unreliable sources of pre-harvest information have greatly affected the production ... -
Spatio-Temporal Modeling of the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education pupil scores through a Bayesian approach
(University of NairobiDepartment of statistics, 2013-07)This project presents a spatio-temporal model for pupil performance in Kenya certificate Of Primary Education (KCPE) in Kenya between 2006 and 2010 in the 47 counties of Kenya. For this analysis, time will be represented ... -
Government Websites Usability and User Experience in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2013-08)With the increased internet use, citizens demand more e-services in paying bills, paying taxes, among others. Governments are striving to provide e-services to their citizens from a customer demand driven perspective as ...
