University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Zhang’s second order traffic flow model and its application to the Kisii kisumu highway within Kisii county
(University of Nairobi, 2015-04)Most highways experience traffic jams as a result of various reasons and hence need for a practical solution. Traffic flow m odels play an important role in both today’s ... -
An Assessment Of Land Use Conflict In Peri-urban Areas Of Nairobi: A Case Of Drumvale Estate – Ruai
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Conflicts over land use have led to both complex laws and serious disputes in many societies. Tenure insecurity is a factor in the generation of conflict. In Kenya land use conflicts has resulted in loss of lives and ... -
Effect of fish oil Omega-3 fatty acids on reduction of depressive symptoms among HIV-seropositive pregnant women
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Background: Depression in HIV-infected pregnant women is a public health problem due to its negative effects on both maternal and child health, and, on adherence to HIV/AIDS medication regimens. Evidences suggest that ... -
Enumeration Of Rational Curves In Complex Projective Plane
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This project studies rational curves and their enumeration. First, we show that there are a finite numb er of rational curves of degree d passing through 3d − 1 general points in the complex projective plane. Finally, ... -
On Reducibility And Quasireducibility Of Operators In Hilbert Spaces
(University of Nairobi, 2015)In this dissertation, we study invariant, reducing and hyp erinvariant subspaces and how they play a key role in the study of reducibility and quasireducibility of op erators. We also consider some equivalence relations and ... -
A Parallel Corpus Based Translation Using Sentence Similarity
(University of Nairobi, 2014)When large quantities of technical texts are being translated manually, it is very difficult to produce consistent translations of recurrent stretches of text, such as paragraphs, sentences and phrases, making it not ... -
Application Of Radiography In Evaluating Quality Of Welds: Case Of Selected Jua Kali Fabricated Products In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Radiography is an effective Non Destructive Testing (NDT) method for inspecting internal and surface defects in engineering materials. It has been applied in this study to establish the integrity of welded joints in Jua ... -
Information and Communication Technology Talent Management Alignment with Outsourcing: Case of Kenya Power
(2014)Information and Communication Technology (ICT) plays a critical role in the survival and growth of business organizations in Kenya. The Government of Kenya, through Kenya Vision 2030 development program has identified ... -
The Challenge Of Sustainable Land Uses In A Rural-urban Fringe: A Case Study Of The Nairobi-kiambu Corridor.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The development of the urban fringes is an inevitable consequence of urbanization given that as cities continue to grow, urban activities spread outwards in waves towards the rural areas. The rural-urban fringes of cities ... -
Laboratory And Field Evaluation Of Entomopathogenic Fungi, Metarhizium Anisopliae And Beauveria Bassiana, For Management Of The Legume Pod Borer, Maruca Vitrata (fabricius) On Cowpea
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) is one of the most important food and forage legumes in the semi-arid tropics. The legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) is considered as one of the most ... -
Public participation in the selection of public officers: a critical analysis of the mechanisms under the leadership & integrity act, 2012
(University of Nairobi, 2014)In Kenya public participation is one of the values and principles of governance provided for under Article 10 of the Constitution. These values and principles are binding on the State and every other person whenever they, ... -
An academic certification verification system based on cloud computing environment
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Cloud computing is new technology that involves moving of software, services and data storage from computer desktop to remote servers, allowing user to access these resources from anywhere on demand. There are different ... -
Determination of elemental concentrations in edible seaweeds, sea sediments and seawater samples from the Kenyan Coast using X-ray Fluorescence techniques
(2015)Since ancient times, seaweeds have been used as human food, animal feed, fertilizers, salt extractors and pharmaceuticals in orient countries but not to any great extent in Kenya. Currently, world seaweed industry is ... -
Integrating policy transfer, policy reuse and experience replay in speeding up reinforcement learning of the obstacle avoidance task
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Obstacle avoidance is one of the key functionalities necessary for the proper functioning of an autonomous mobile robot. Smart & Kaelbling (2002) showed that the time required to learn this task using reinforcement ... -
The Composite Terrain Of Dual Citizenship Concept: An Analytical Study Of The Kenyan Model
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Since citizenship is defined with reference to a state, advances of new forms of belonging, like dual citizenship is fundamentally adversative to the formation of the modern international order based on the state. ... -
Application of Linear Mixed E ects Model on Hierarchical Data (KCPE Examination Scores)
(2015)Over the last four decades, the mixed e ects model has gained prominence in so- cial research in education, health and elds whose data naturally have hierarchical structures. The ability of the mixed e ects model to ... -
Factors influencing sustainability of projects funded by the youth development fund in Kwale county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Youth unemployment is a global phenomenon and many countries across the globe have responded to this phenomenon in different ways. In the Kenyan context, creation of YEF through an act of parliament in 2007 to make ... -
Analysing Factors in ICT Integration among Staff in Tertiary Academic Institutions:A Case Study of Machakos Town
(2015)Organisations and the government have been trying to promote ICT integration among staff to enable them use ICT tools at the place of work. Enormous amount of resources have been spent to improve productivity by promoting ... -
Nairobi innovation week
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Determinants of water and sanitation services in Kilifi county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The study investigated the factors influencing water and sanitation services provision in Kilifi County, Kenya. The purpose of this study was to carefully investigate the underlying factors that influence water and ...
