Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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Assessment of the Outcomes of Women Economic Empowerment Program: a Case of Hand-in-hand Eastern Africa Project in Kitui
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of Hand-In-Hand Eastern Africa’s (HIHEA’s) intervention on increasing women’s monthly enterprise earnings. Data for the assessment was collected from the direct ... -
Innovation and Productivity of Flour Millers in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study sought to investigate the relationship between innovation and productivity of flour milling companies in Kenya. The researcher collected data from all the large-scale millers in Kenya. Questionnaires were used ... -
Expectation Maximization Algorithm Application in Gaussian Mixture Models
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Gaussian mixture models are applied in machine learning specifically unsupervised machine learning. More specifically they can be used during image segmentation and music classification just to mention a few. In this ... -
An Assessment of Stakeholders’ Participation in Smile Community Centre Programs Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Stakeholder participation in programs implementation is key to accountability, sustainability and ownership of community projects. This study assessed stakeholders’ participation in Smile community centre programs in Kayole, ... -
Livelihoods Expansion Impacts on Carbon Sequestration: a Case Study of Mau Forest Complex
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Forest ecosystems provide direct-tangible benefits such as fodder and tree parts for animals, whole trees for timber, firewood and charcoal provides livelihoods for the local communities, whilst the indirect-intangible ... -
A Comparative Tariff Assessment between Grid Electricity and Own Consumer Generation: A Case Study of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Consumers, particularly big companies and commercial enterprises, are increasingly moving away from the traditional national grid to own generated electricity. Arguably, with low sales, the utilities are forced to pass ... -
Diversity of Grasshoppers and Locusts, Life Parameters, Fat and Protein Content of Acanthacris Ruficornis in Nakuru County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Locusts and grasshoppers in order Orthoptera and suborder Caelifera are indicators of ecosystem quality and an important source of nutrients in the food chain. However, there is limited information on the diversity and ... -
Security Information and Event Management Using Deep Learning Project Documentation
(University of Nairobi, 2022-07)Organizations currently deploy various security solutions to protect their information resources. These tools like firewalls, network gateways, and other intrusion prevention tools have become obsolete as hackers can now ... -
Detection of Fraudulent Vehicle Insurance Claims Using Machine Learning
(University of Nairobi, 2022)One of the biggest and most pervasive issues facing the insurance sector is the filing of false insurance claims by customers. Insurance firms incur significant financial losses due to pricey fraudulent claims. Concerns ... -
Nucleotide Diversity of Common Bean Phaseolin (α-phs) Gene and Its Association With Seed Protein Content
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Phaseolin (α-Phs) is the most abundant protein reserve in seeds of common beans accounting for 40 – 50 % of the total seed protein. Despite having low methionine (0.5 - 0.80 %) content, phaseolin is the primary source of ... -
Status of Waste Management Among Horticultural Processing Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Horticultural recycling Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Kenya use raw agrarian yield to induce large amounts of solid and liquid waste. Waste operation includes the conditioning and conduct needed to manage ... -
Characterization of Outdoor Malaria Transmission and Plant Feeding Pattern Among Anopheles Funestus and Anopheles Gambiae Mosquitoes From Selected Ecologies of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Outdoor malaria transmission remains a major hindrance to effective control and elimination of the disease. However, the anopheline vector composition among outdoor biting fractions is poorly understood including associated ... -
Normal Weighted Inverse Gaussian Distributions and Em Algorithm With Appliactions to Risk Measures and Dependence Modelling
(University of Nairobi, 2022)High frequencyfinancialdataischaracterizedbynon-normality,asymmetric,leptokurtic and fat-tailedbehaviour.Thenormaldistributionisinadequateincapturingthese characteristics. Tothisend,variousflexibledistributionshavebeen ... -
Logistic Regression Modelling of Factors Associated With the Prevalence of Tuberculosis in Embakasi, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The researchprojectisaimedtowardsestablishingriskfactorsassociatedwiththepreva- lence oftuberculosis(TB)inNairobiEmbakasi.Thisstudywasconductedonpatients visiting chestclinicatMamaLucyKibakiTeachingandReferralHospitalw ... -
Using Logistic Regression in Studying Factors Associated With Choice of Savings Mechanisms for Households in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Savings plays an important role in the lives of individuals in a country. Moreover, saving using formal means enables them to enjoy benefits such as safe keeping of money as well as easy access to other financial products ... -
Phase Type Models Applied in Estimation of Aggregate Claim Losses of Secondary Cancer Cases
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Aggregate losses can be applied widely in areas of actuarial science as well as financial mathematics. They can be calculated using the collective risk model which sums random losses involving both claim severity and ... -
Species Composition, Distribution, and Organic Carbon Stocks in the Subtidal Seagrass Meadows of Gazi Bay, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Seagrass beds occur in both intertidal and subtidal zones within shallow marine environments such as bays and estuaries globally. This important ecosystem support fisheries production, attenuate strong wave energies, human ... -
Influence of Information Technology Infrastructure Library -Itil- Framework Adoption on Information Technology -It- Service Quality - a Case of Telecommunication Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The focus of information technology (IT) services has been initially on providing services that are of high quality and have low cost. IT executives in most organizations are uncertain of the influence IT Service Management ... -
Churn Prediction Modelling in B2b E-commerce: a Case Study of Twiga Foods
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The informal structure of African retail, which is mostly fueled by layers of brokers and middlemen, is fundamentally changing as a result of technology. Selling locally grown fresh produce to Kenyans should be simple, but ... -
An Assessment of Food Security in Urban Households With Children Under Five Years of Age the Case of Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This research sought to assess the state of food security in urban households with children under five years of age, with Nairobi County as a case study. While utilizing data from a parent study by the Hungry Cities ...
