Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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The Population Dynamics of Anopheles gambiae Immature Stages and their Interaction with other Aquatic Fauna.
(College of Biological and Physical Sciences, 2005-01)Anopheles gambiae sensu lato IS a major vector of malaria in western Kenya where environmental conditions are highly conducive for its survival and reproduction. Breeding mostly occurs in newly formed small and transient ... -
The Effects of permethrin-impregnated bed nets on mosquito behaviour and survival
(College of Biological and Physical Sciences, 1999)The effects of permethrin-impregnated bed nets on blood feeding success, exiting behavior, temporal biting pattern and sporozoite rates in the malaria vectors Anopheles gambiae Giles and Anopheles funestus Giles were ... -
Evaluation of in-vitro and in-vivo effects of Ricinus communis oil and leaf extracts on Leishmania major lesions in inbred Balb/c mice
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Regional electronic marketplace framework: case of Kenya electronic commerce
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2010)Electronic marketplace is a major enabler of electronic commerce. Being the environment in which exchange of goods and services take place, its organization and setup determines the growth of electronic commerce in a ... -
Enhancing web-based e-government models through integrated email-sms alert system
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2011)The development of ICT has enormously influenced the social, economic and political life pattern in both developed and developing countries. Governance, democracy and commerce have changed due to the development ofICT ... -
A framework for adopting green it in Kenyan organizations: a case study
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2011)Environmental issues are receiving unprecedented attention from businesses and governments around the world as the concern for climate change and sustainability continues to grow. The widespread use of information ... -
Maximising lifetime of wireless sensor networks using distributed scheduling algorithms with adjustable sensing range.
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2011)Optimizing the energy consumption in wireless sensor networks has recently become the most important performance objective. In this project we define the lifetime of a wireless sensor network as the amount of time that ... -
Biometric model for online verification of a large client base
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2011)Authentication is determining an individual's identity correctly from among many, mostly through observing unique physiological features like face or presentation of a token that is unique for every individual. While ... -
A truck scheduling framework for sugarcane transportation (the case of Mumias Sugar Company)
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2011)Supply and demand imbalance is one of the crucial problems in sugarcane factories in Kenya. Even though proper delivery allocation planning is made to match with the factory demands, i.e. the factorycrushing capacities, ... -
Evaluation of the effectiveness of e-learning systems in public universities: case of Kenyatta University, Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2011)Academic institutions across the world and specifically m Kenya have welcomed the revolution of modern Information Communication Technology (ICT) and are increasingly spending for delivering their courses to students ... -
Framework for Process Mining in Semi-structured Information Systems
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2011)There are many application systems in the developing world that do not adhere to the systematic software development procedures and are not process-aware. Many of these systems do not meet their objective of efficiency & ... -
Holistic approach for efficient extraction of web data
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2011)There is a tremendous growth in the volume of information available on the internet, digital libraries, new sources and company database or intranets that contain valuable information. Information from World Wide Web has ... -
A mapreduce tool for data mining and data optimization: case of teachers' web portal
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2012)The problem of limited resources in computing and related data management and processing operations is a paramount challenge that is affecting the functions of Ministry of education and in general the Government of Kenya ... -
Telecommunication Traffic Forecasting Model
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2011)A problem of limited resources at the International Switch existed and this led to congestion. Congestion occurred when the call load exceeded the capacity of available routes or trunks, or of common control equipment ... -
A design of a surveillance system for highly sensitive establishments using wireless sensor network
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2010)Wireless sensor networks have been used for surveillance in hostile environments, but it is shown that, when deployed in friendly environments, they can be effective in fence surveillance, thereby literary creating a ... -
Examination representation using adaptive testing: application in interview process
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2010)This research focused on the applicability of computer adaptive testing in the selection of candidates from an interview process. A computer adaptive test adapts to the ability of an individual student and presents ... -
University Examination Information System
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2011)Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), has a total student population of about 15,000 students spread across four faculties and eight constituent campuses spread across the country. Administration ... -
Name entity recognition and part of speech tagging: case study of Kikamba
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2011)There has been exponential multiplication of electronic information for the last two decades which has generated a large digital library for everyone to access over the internet. However, this library consists of ... -
Bio-sequence search engine based on damerau levenshtein distance algorithm
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A framework for applying knowledge management in organizations in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2010)Knowledge Management (KM) has been discussed as being a critical component in an organization's ability to sustain a long-term competitive advantage. This study analyses the existing knowledge management frameworks. This ...
