• Adaptive bandwidth allocation for handover multimedia services for quality of service performance in mobile cellular networks 

  Omosa, Edwin Nyang’wara (COETEC, JKUAT, 2017-06-06)

  With the explosive growth of multimedia services in the telecommunication industry due to the increase in the role of communication in the recent past, Quality of Service (QoS) provisioning and ensuring fair bandwidth ...
• Effects of Road Improvement on Safety:A Case study of Nairobi – Thika Superhighway, Kenya 

  Chelugo, Nicholas Chepchieng (COETEC, JKUAT, 2017-06-05)

  Road safety is one of the main transportation problems in developing countries. The major goal of the transportation system is to enhance mobility and road traffic accidents (RTA) are unwanted by-products which have to ...
• A Macroscopic Spatial Model Analysis of Traffic flow: A case study of Nyeri town 

  Lekariap, Edwin Mararo (COETEC, JKUAT, 2017-05-26)

  Traffic flow analysis is an essential component of a town’s traffic and transport systems since these flows could, and often do, lead to the occurrence of congestion on our roads. Traffic congestion is a growing problem ...
• Improving Channel Capacity in the LTE Downlink through Channel Prediction 

  Karuga, Francis Gichohi (COETEC, JKUAT, 2017-05-26)

  Link adaptation, multiuser resource scheduling and adaptive MIMO precoding are implemented in the Long Term Evolution (LTE) downlink in order to improve spectral efficiency and enhance effective utilization of the available ...
• Development of Decision Support Tools for Sustainable Water Development and Management in Urban Areas: Case Study of Asmara Water Supply System, Eritrea 

  Zeraebruk, Kahsay Negusse (COETEC, JKUAT, 2017-05-17)

  The scarcity of water for urban use is the major problem in many developing countries. With increasing pressures due to urbanisation, population growth, aging infrastructure, climate change, coupled with an unsustainable ...
• EVALUATION OF PIROPLASM OCCURRENCE IN THE EASTERN BLACK (DICEROS BICORNIS MICHAELI) AND SOUTHERN WHITE (CERATOTHERIUM SIMUM SIMUM) RHINOCEROS METAPOPULATION IN KENYA 

  Kivata, M. W. (JKUAT, 2017-05-15)

  The eastern black and the white rhinoceros are endangered mainly due to poaching. Besides poaching diseasesare another impediment to the species recovery. Infection with pirolasms has been linked to rhinoceros posttransl ...
• EVALUATION OF ELECTRONIC MONITORING IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN NAKURU, KENYA 

  Kosgei, RC; Wanyembi, G (JKUAT, 2017-05-15)

  It is extremely important for managers to know who, what, when and where with regard to institutional computer user activity. It takes a single unmonitored computer to leave a security gap in the institution. Electronic ...
• EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF DEHUMIDIFIED SOLAR DRIER IN DRYING OF PUMPKINS (CUCURBITAPEPO) 

  Kiburi, FG; Mutwiwa, UN; Naomi, C.; Haron, YK (JKUAT, 2017-05-15)

  Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) is increasingly being accepted as an important food crop in Kenya mainly due to increased awareness on its nutritional benefits and ease of crop cultivation in several agro-ecological zones. It is ...
• ESTABLISHING A SEEDLING SYSTEM FOR QTL ANALYSIS OF THE STAY-GREEN TRAIT IN SORGHUM 

  Sakamoto, S; Wacera, F. (JKUAT, 2017-05-15)

  Sorghum ranks fifth in importance among other cereals in the world and is mostly grown as a source of food, fodder and biofuel. It is also one of the most drought resistant crops, thus very suitable for growth in arid and ...
• Effects of Litter Diversity of Selected Tree Species on Decomposition in an Agroforestry System in Semi-Arid, Kenya (A Case Study of Juja) 

  Abidemi, Bankole Olalekan (JKUAT- COPAS, 2017-04-26)

  Plant litter decomposition is an important ecosystem function that aid nutrient cycling in an ecosystem. However, there is little information on how diversity of agroforestry tree species affects the rate of decomposition ...
• Dynamics of supply chain management in the Kenyan construction industry: A case study of national irrigation board 

  Kimondo, John Maina (JKUAT-CCM, 2017-04-26)

  Many construction projects in Kenya fail by not meeting their cost projections, time schedules and/or quality demands leading to negative economic and social impacts. If the issue of construction project failures in Kenya ...
• A Comparative Assessment of SRI and Conventional Rice Production in Mwea Irrigation Scheme, Kenya 

  Nyamai, Matolo (COETEC,JKUAT, 2017-04-19)

  Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is an important food crop in Kenya’s drive to attain food security and the alleviation of hunger. Yet the productivity of the crop remains low, leading to a huge national deficit. An exploratory ...
• A Study into Steel Processing and Recycling Industry in Kenya 

  Machira, Johnson Kariuki (2017-04-19)

  The main objectives of the study were to determine the consumption patterns of steel and availability of iron ore, and establish the e_ciency of the Kenyan steel industry. Currently, most of the information available is ...
• A study on the Efficiency of Dandora Domestic and Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant in Nairobi 

  Sewe, Hellen Apondi (COPAS,JKUAT, 2017-04-18)

  Nairobi’s wastewater stabilization ponds (also known as Dandora Wastewater Treatment Plant) are located 30 km to the East of the city, and they discharge into Nairobi River, and finally into Athi River. The plant has eight ...
• A Modified Evolutionary Algorithm Approach to Course Timetabling: A Case Study of JKUAT IT CENTRE 

  Wang’eri, Harrison Kaguongo (COETEC,JKUAT, 2017-04-18)

  The timetabling problem is concerned with the allocation, subject to constraints, of given resources to objects in space and time in such way as to satisfy as nearly as possible a set of desirable objectives. This problem ...
• A study of a hydro magnetic fluid flow in a rotating system bounded by two parallel plates 

  Kirima, Eustace Mwenda (2017-04-18)

  An electrically conducting fluid flowing between two parallel plates has been considered in this study. The fluid flow is unsteady and a magnetic field is applied perpendicular to the plates. Various configurations have ...
• Compensation of Outage in a Cellular Radio Network Using Cell Zooming Technique 

  Manegene, Symon Njeru (COETEC, JKUAT, 2017-04-12)

  In the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) long term evolution release 8, it was proposed to have networks that have intelligence to carry out most of the activities on their own. Among these activities include ...
• Effect of Fe, Sr and Mn on the Microstructure and Mechanical Performance of Secondary Cast Al-Si-Cu-Mg Alloys for Cylinder Head Applications 

  Nyiranzeyimana, Gaudence (COETEC, JKUAT, 2017-04-04)

  Cast aluminium alloys have many uses such as in the automotive industry as well as for manufacturing purposes like in construction industry to fabricate windows and door frames. These alloys are important because they are ...
• A Study of Vessel Traffic Risk Management in Mombasa Approach Channel 

  Otoi, Onyango Shem (COETEC, JKUAT, 2017-03-28)

  Mombasa is the second largest city in Kenya located on the east coast of Kenya. Mombasa is famous for its beautiful natural white sand beach, aquatic life, rich cultural and historical wealth. In this city is the port ...
• Vision based automatic road traffic density estimation for both stationary and free flowing traffic scenes, and vehicle classification using an ensemble pattern classifier 

  Osuto, Daniel Arani (COETEC, JKUAT, 2017-01-25)

  Automatic road traffic density estimation and vehicle classification are very important aspects of today's Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSs). Traditionally loop sensors have been used for this purpose, but lately ...

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