Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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Determination Of The Amino Acid Composition Of Gelatin Extracted From Marine Fish Scales And Polymer Blends Characterization.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Whereas marine fish processing in Kenya is on one hand an important contributor to Kenya’s food production and economy, it is on the other hand a source of bio waste disposed to the environment. Most of the by products, ... -
Arduino Based Programable Lead Acid Battery Monitoring System For Automobiles
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The most prevalent battery used for cranking the car engine is the lead acid battery. With each engine cranking event, during which time the alternator halts recharging the battery, there is an associated voltage loss in ... -
Technology Supported Web-based It Security Awareness Training
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Research has indicated that a significant portion of information security breaches in Organizations are caused by employees, whether intentional or non-intentional. To mitigate this, organizations have set-up ICT security ... -
Urban Form and Climate Change: Enhancing the Resilience of Mathare Valley Informal Settlement in Nairobi City, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Informal settlements within cities are often the most vulnerable areas to climate change due to their location in hazard prone areas, high density of population and poorly constructed structures, as well as the poor ... -
Evaluation of the Risk Management System for Medicinal Products in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Background: All medicinal products have some inherent risks associated with them. Risk management of medicines focuses more on reduction of risks such as Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) and Medication Errors (MEs) rather ... -
Effect of Land Use on Diversity of Macrofungi in Kereita Forest, Kikuyu Escarpment and the Potential of Cultivation of Selected Species
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Tropical forests are a haven of biodiversity with the richest macrofungi diversity in the World. However, the rate of forest loss greatly exceeds the rate of species documentation and increased risk of losing biodiversity ... -
Nuclear Forensics Analysis Of Fission Products By Means Of Chemometric Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
(University of Nairobi, 2018)In the wake of the current global nuclear renaissance, the threat of terrorism involving nuclear materials is real. The lethality involving detonated improvised nuclear devices (IND) “dirty bombs” or even radiological ... -
Modelling Exchange Rate Volatility of Kenya’s Top Five Trade Partners Research Report in Mathematics,number 15, 2018
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Theworld has become a global village and trade among countries has also become inevitable. Since most countries use their own domestic currencies, how much of one currency should be exchanged for another has slowly become ... -
Optimized Cumulus Parameterization in Wrf Model for Simulation of Extreme Rainfall Over East Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The use of numerical climate models for accurate simulation of weather and climate information is very crucial for optimum planning and management of weather related activities. The current study applied the Weather Research ... -
Phytochemical Evaluation of Tephrosia Hildebrandtii For Antimicrobial Principles
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Pathogenic diseases caused by microbes are a main public health problematic around the world causing death. Medicinal plants contain bioactive compounds (metabolites) that serve an important therapeutic role in curing and ... -
Curvature Tensors on Semi-riemannian and Generalized Sasakian Space Forms Admitting Semi-symmetric Metric Connection
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The study deals with curvature tensors on Semi-Riemannian and Gener-alized Sasakian space forms admitting semi-symmetric metric connection. More specifically, the study shall be to investigate the geometry of Semi-Riemannian ... -
Generalized Inverse Gaussian Distributions Under different Parametrizations Research Report In Mathematics, Number 27, 2018
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The goal of this project is to construct the Generalized Inverse gaussian distribution under di erent parameterizations; using the special function called the modi ed Bessel function of the third kind. This is the only ... -
Numerical Solution of One-Dimensional Incompressible Steady Flow Burgers’ equation Research Report in Mathematics, Number 04, 2018
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The aim of this project is to nd the numerical solution of one dimensional ,steady incompressible Burgers’ equation by using the Runge-Kutta method. We shall solve the equation by rst converting the non-linear Navier ... -
Properties Of Function Spaces Defined On Sets Of Continuous Functions On Bitopological Spaces
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Increasing Food Production Resilience Through Eco-based Farming Practices Under Changing Climate in Tharaka-nithi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)In Kenya, the highest proportion of people gets their income and food from rain fed agriculture. Tharaka Nithi County is not an exception with particularly low annual rainfall. The research was done in Tharaka Nithi County ... -
Phytochemical Investigation of Alstonia Boonei and Schizozygia Coffaeoides for Cytotoxic Principles
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The air dried and ground stem bark and root bark of Alstonia boonei were extracted, separately, with CH2Cl2/MeOH (1:1) by cold percolation. After which, the crude extract of the stem bark was subjected to a combination of ... -
Determination of Drought Characteristics Over Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The extreme weather events such as drought, presents significant challenges worldwide. Drought assessment and monitoring have been seen as a critical component of drought management strategies. Rwanda, like many other ... -
Development Of A Protocol For Evaluating Sand Dam Water Quality And Potability In Semi-Arid Areas: A Case Study Of Makueni County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Sand dams have been recommended in many places as a feasible technology for the ASAL areas due to their ability to store water with minimal evaporation, recharge underground water and raise water table, among others. In ... -
Enhancing Security Of Mobile Banking And Payments In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The onset of e-commerce has led to the use of electronic devices such as computers and portable devices like phones and tablets in carrying out online financial transactions through deposits, withdrawals and funds transfer. ... -
Impact Of Climate Extremes On Water Quality And Supply In Urban Informal Settlements In Kenya: A Case Study Of Kisumu City
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The urban poor living in Kisumu City informal settlements are at particularly high risk from the impacts of climate extremes such drought, flooding and related water-borne diseases, in large part due to where they live, ...
