Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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Bioaccoustics And Morphology Of The Ridged Frog Species, Ptychadena (Amphibia: Ranidae), From Kakamega Forest, Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2005)The genus Ptychadena belongs to the family of "true fogs" Ranidae. This Family has a world-wide distribution (except in Australia and New Zealand) with 746 species in 44 genera. Ptychadena occurs in Sub-Saharan Africa ... -
Stochastic modelling of rainfall-runoff data for sondu and yala river basins
(1984)Linear transfer-function models Here fitted to different sets of concurrent daily areal rainfall and runof'f series. The daily rainfall and runoff records used were for two different catchments namely the Yala and Sondu ... -
Ground Water Management For Sugarcane Establishment In Mumias Sugar Company, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2003)Sugarcane production in Mumias Sugar Company Limited, Kenya, faced drainage problems in the lowland fields. The existing cutoff-drain and other drainage structures had not provided adequate solution to the problems. In ... -
Fifth order rotatable designs
(Department of Mathematics University of Nairobi, 1985)This thesis deals with the fifth order rotatable designs. Many authors have made several contributions to the idea of rotatable designs. Box [1J gave the concept of rotatability and also rotatable designs of first ... -
Antiplasmodial Anthraquinones And Benzaldiuivde Derivatives From The Roots Of Kniphofia Thomsonii
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Evaluation of T cell recognition of Theileria Parva homologs of apicomplexan antigens
(School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2007)East Coast fever is a severe lymphoproliferative disease of cattle caused by the intracellular protozoan Theileriaparva from the family Apicomplexa, CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) mediated destruction of parasite ... -
GIS integration of electrical resistivity, remote sensing and hydrogeological data to determine groundwater potential in Kiambu Area, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2009)Groundwater is inextricably linked to surface water in the water cycle as it maintains wetlands and river flow during dry spells and is vital to the maintenance of their rich ecology and biodiversity. If we fail to protect ... -
Low-cost low-power data acquisition system
(1986)Data loggers are used for data acquisition and storage. This project was undertaken with the objective of constructing a low-power low-cost battery operated data acquisition system (data logger) for use in remote areas. ... -
Assessment of sub-surface hydrocarbon contamination resulting from fuel storage depots, Shimanzi area Mombasa Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Geology, 2006)The objective of this investigation was to establish whether there are hydrocarbon contaminants present in soils and groundwater within the depots by quantitative analysis, determine the extent of contamination, and ... -
Use Of The Shared Frailty Model To Identify The Determinants Of Infant And Child Survival In Rwanda Using DHS Data
(University of NairobiSchool of Mathematics, 2009)The infant and child mortality have much fluctuated in Rwanda since the year 1992 and decreased considerably during 5 years preceding the 2005 RDHS. However, the current indicators are still high compared to the goals ... -
Influences of social factors on the work context of science teachers and on the implementation of science curriculum: A case of two Kenyan high schools
(1993)This study is a documentation of Kenyan high school science teachers' views of their work, and a re-interpretation of those views in wider social contexts. The study is based on the common perception that the 1985 ... -
A decision support system for forecasting exchange rates and investment optimization
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Groundwater recharge of confined aquifers in the upper Ewaso Ng'iro North River Basin, Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Physical Sciences, 2010)Groundwater has been, and will continue to be an important water supply for industrial, agricultural and residential use in Kenya. Rainfall is the main source of groundwater recharge. In order to estimate the groundwater ... -
Parametric and semi-parametric models for the analysis of proportions in presence of over/under dispersion
(Department of Mathematic and Statistics, 1994)Data in the form of proportions arise in toxicology (Weil, 1970; Williams, 1975) and other similar fields (Crowder, 1978; Otake and Prentice, 1984). These proportions often exhibit variation greater than predicted by a ... -
A Gis-based Approach In The Determination And Selection Of The Most Suitable Mobile Banking Outlet: A Case Study Of Safaricom's Mpesa Dealership
(University of Nairobi, 2009)As mobile banking industry is a relative newcomer in using GIS in the developing nations, applications on the area is yet to be fully realized. This is partly due to the unavailability of spatial datasets. GIS technology ... -
Secure information network for Kenya National Audit Office (KENAO): A prototype design
(School of computing and informatics, University of Nairobi, 2004)The objective of this Project is to develop a design for Kenya National Audit Office information network to enable quick and secure sharing of audit findings. To achieve this, a brief introduction of the organization ... -
Use of generating functions in HIV/AIDS transmission models
(Department of Mathematics University of Nairobi, 2002)This study is concerned with the mathematical modeling for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission epidemics. The mathematical models are specified by stochastic differential equations. The differential equations ... -
Assessment of the range and population of golden rumped elephant -shrew (Rhynchocyon Chrysopygus) In The Northern Coastal Forests Of Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 2009)This research was conducted from September 2007 to April 2008 on three ecological aspects of the golden-rumped elephant-shrew (GRES) in selected forests along north coast of Kenya. Range of the golden-rumped elephant-shrew ... -
Weibull distribution and its application on wind speed data
(Department of Mathematics University of Nairobi, 1989)In this project we discuss several methods of estimation of the parameters of the three-parameter Weibull distribution. It has been found that the Weibull distribution gives the best results in characterising surface ... -
Project Documentation
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2005)The objective of this study is to discuss Life Insurance Reserving methods by comparing different methods based on statutory requirements and for internal management purposes. The suitability of each of the methods depends ...
