• Application of Geo-Electrical Resistivity and Gravity Methods for Geo-Hydrological Investigation in Matuu: Machakos County, Kenya 

  Mwanzia, Dorothy Kanini (JKUAT-COETEC, 2019-08-05)

  In Kilango-Matuu area, ground water potential zones cover a small area because the region receives low amounts of rainfall of about 800 millimeters (Approximately) annually. Hard rocks dominate the area that result to small ...
• Exploration of Factors that Influence Incidence of Road Accidents in Kenya: A Survey of Black Spots along the Mombasa-Malaba Road 

  Kasau, Mutune Peter (2019-07-22)

  High morbidity, disability, mortality, economic cost and burden arising out of road traffic accidents (RTAs) are a major public concern globally and more specifically to a growing economy like Kenya. The disproportionate ...
• An Investigation into the Effectiveness of Construction Site Management in Nairobi County 

  Maturi, Nyabioge Bonface (JKUAT-COETEC, 2019-07-22)

  Construction site management has become more complex than ever since a number of resource flows have to converge simultaneously at the workplace (operatives, information, finance, plant, tools as well as materials) in order ...
• Blind Signal Processing (BSP) of Two-Input Two-Output Linear System for separating Audio Signals using Independent Component Analysis applied in Natural Gradient Algorithm 

  Chibole, James Paul (JKUAT-COETEC, 2019-07-22)

  In Blind Source Separation (BSS) the challenge is to recover the source signals from the observed mixed signals. Blindness means that neither the sources nor the mixing system are known. Separation can be based on the ...
• Heavy Metal Phytoextraction in Sewage Sludge using Sunflower 

  Mutethya, Lynn Rachel (JKUAT-COETEC, 2019-07-22)

  Agricultural application of sewage sludge is an effective disposal method as it is beneficial to agricultural productivity. However, there is need to regularly monitor levels of heavy metals in sludge. Such monitoring is ...
• Development of a Tool for Profit Based Unit Commitment in Deregulated Electricity Markets Using a Hybrid Lagrangian Relaxation – Evolutionary Particle Swarm Optimization Approach 

  Bikeri, Adline Kerubo (JKUAT-COETEC, 2019-07-22)

  As electricity markets undergo deregulation all over the world, the approach to generation scheduling or unit commitment (UC) changes significantly. In tra ditional electricity markets with electricity utilities which act ...
• Structural Performance of Concrete with Waste Glass Enhanced with Wood Ash 

  Manyara, Peter Ontieri (JKUAT-COETEC, 2019-07-22)

  Environmental effects of river sand harvesting and the need to provide cheaper housing has necessitated for researchers to look for alternative materials to concrete ingredients. This can be achieved by partially or fully ...
• Performance Optimization of a Thermosyphon Flat Plate Solar Water Heater 

  Ng’ethe, John (JKUAT-COETEC, 2019-07-22)

  Conventional flat plate solar water heaters which are widely used to convert solar energy to thermal energy and transfer that heat to circulating water have low efficiency of less than 60%. In addition, they require high ...
• Dynamic Analysis of a Small Scale BallMill Structure used For Gold Mining 

  Byiringiro, Justin (JKUAT-COETEC, 2019-07-22)

  Ball mills are used as grinding machines in mining, cement, chemical and agricultural industries. They are the most commonly used grinding machines due to their ability to producefineparticlesofthematerial. Thecommunition ...
• Application of Spritz Encryption for Improving Cyber Security and Privacy for Electrical Smart Meters 

  Kiarie, Lincoln Kamau (JKUAT-COETEC, 2019-07-22)

  The electrical grid has been undergoing improvements by integrating advanced communication to convert it to a better system known as Smart Grid. Better communication makes Smart Grid better, but it also makes it vulnerable ...
• Surface Water Quality Assessment in Ng'ethu Water Works, Chania Catchment, Kenya 

  Githinji, Philip Muthui (JKUAT-IEET, 2019-06-22)

  Surface waters are prone to pollution especially from agriculture and other anthropogenic activities hence the need to establish its levels of contamination. This study focuses on Chania catchment situated on the lower ...
• An investigation of the effectiveness of monitoring and evaluation practice in public projects: A survey of county government projects 

  Okuta, Otieno Fredrick (JKUAT-COETEC, 2019-07-22)

  The Practice of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) has become an increasingly important tool within the global efforts in achieving environmental, economic and social sustainability. Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) help those ...
• Development of Optimization Strategies for a Wind-Solar Hybrid system: A Case Study of ST. Francis Xavier Girls Secondary School in Naivasha, Kenya 

  Kamau, Laban Thimo (JKUAT-COETEC, 2019-07-22)

  Hybrid power systems are some of the remedies used as an alternative source of energy in Kenya. An integration of wind- solar hybrid systems for energy supply is viewed as a key element of alternative technology. Wind and ...
• Public Participation GIS for Cultural Resources Mapping and Management in Emuhaya Constituency of Kenya 

  Tumaini, Fanon Ananda (JKUAT-COETEC, 2019-07-22)

  Culture is essential for human development as it promotes peace and stability while making development strategies relevant at the local level. These culture responsive development strategies empower and include the community ...
• Numerical Modeling of Water and Mooring Line Interaction for a Floating Barge at Lake Kivu using Immersed Boundary Method 

  Uwihanganye, Ben Claude (JKUAT-COETEC, 2019-07-17)

  Mooringsystemsaremechanismsusedtostation-keepfloatingplatformsusingmoor ing lines and anchors. The stability performance of a mooring system is estimated by the moored structure’s motion, mooring line tension and anchor’s ...
• Process Optimization of a Small Scale BallMill for Mineral Processing using Discrete Element Method 

  Muhayimana, Philbert (JKUAT-COETEC, 2019-07-17)

  A ball mill is a grinding machine widely used in mineral processing to gradually decrease the size of ore particles. It is made of cylindrical drum supported by a frame. The inner partofagrindingmillcontainshorizontalbar ...
• Modeling Performance Improvement of High-Speed Boats Running on an outboard engine 

  Gatete, Eugene (JKUAT-COETEC, 2019-07-17)

  The marine propeller is among the most important components of the outboard engine. It transmits power by converting rotational motion into thrust. Blade cavitation in high-speed boats has been found to reduce the performance ...
• Software size estimation in incremental Software Development based on improved Pairwise Comparison matrices 

  Ochieng', Peter (JKUAT-COETEC, 2019-06-28)

  Software sizing is a crucial activity among the task of software management. Work planning and subsequent estimation of effort and cost required is based on the estimate of the software size required. Software developers ...
• Effect of Resource Allocation Strategy on the Performance of Water Services Boards in Kenya 

  Sadiq., Abdikarim Mohamed (JKUAT- COHRED, 2019-06-14)

  The purpose of the study was to establish the effect of resource allocation strategy on the performance of water services boards in Kenya. This was achieved by looking at the following specific objectives: To evaluate the ...
• MODELING THE IMP ACT OF CHANGES IN LAND USE, CLIMATE AND RESERVOIR STORAGE ON FLOODING IN THE NYANDO BASIN 

  Sang, Joseph Kipyegon (JKUAT-COETEC, 2019-06-06)

  Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) was used to simulate streamflow in the flood prone Nyando basin in Western Kenya. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of changes in land cover, climate and ...

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