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    • Modeling the within-host co-infection of influenza A virus and pneumococcus 

      Mbabazi, Fulgensia Kamugisha; Mugisha, JYT; Kimathi, Mark (Elsevier, 2018)
      In this paper a nonlinear mathematical model for a within-host co-infection of influenza A virus and pneumococcus is investigated. Conditions that explain the relations amid RIP and its relationship to the global asymptotic ...

    • Modeling Thin Layer Drying of Amaranth Seeds under Open Sun and Natural Convection Solar Tent Dryer 

      Ronoh, E.K.; Kanali, C.L.; Mailutha, J.T.; Shitanda, Douglas (2009)
      Thin layer drying studies of amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus) seeds were carried out under open sun and natural convection solar tent dryer. The ambient temperature and relative humidity ranged from 22.6–30.4 ...

    • Modeling Traffic Flow on Multi-Lane Road: Effects ofLane-Change Manoeuvres Due to an On-ramp 

      Ndungu, William Kuria; Kimathi, Mark E. M.; Theuri, David Mwangi (Global Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, 2018)
      Traffic breakdown is the main cause of vehicle traffic congestion in our multi-lane roads due to highway bottlenecks such as lane-drops, on and off-ramps. In this study the three phase traffic flow theory is outlined and ...

    • Modeling USD/KES Exchange Rate Volatility using GARCH Models 

      Omari, Cyprian O.; Mwita, Peter N.; Waititu, Antony G. (IOSR Journal of Economics and Finance (IOSR-JEF), 2017-02)
      this paper the generalized autoregressive conditional heteroscedastic models are applied in modeling exchange rate volatility of the USD/KES exchange rate using daily observations over the period starting 3rd January 2003 ...

    • Modelling Climate-based changes of sugarcane growing areas in Western Kenya 

      Kigen, Charles; Makindi, Stanley Maingi; Masibayi, Edward N; Agevi, Humphrey; Odira, Zedekiah; Muyekho, Francis (2016)
      Sugar cane (Saccharum spp. hybrids) is an important cash crop for Kenya’s sugar industry contributing significantly to the country’s economy through farming and employment. Its production in Kenya is both irrigation and ...

    • Modelling Computing Systems 

      Moller, Faron; Struth, Georg (Springer, 2013)

    • Modelling Credit Risk for Personal Loans Using Product-Limit Estimator 

      Wekesa, Okumu A.; Mwalili, Samuel; Mwita, Peter (International Journal of Financial Research, 2012-01-05)
      A product- limit approach was adopted to estimate time to default for male and female loan applicants. For each group, a sample of 250 applicants was observed for a 30 months. The life of the account is measured from the ...

    • Modelling credit risk for personal loans: Cox Proportional Hazards Model Approach 

      Wekesa, Okumu A.; Mwalili, Samuel; Mwita, Peter (Pushpa Publishing House, 2012-08)
      A proportional hazards model approach was adopted to estimate risk of default for loan applicants. A sample of 500 applicants was observed for 36 months. The life of the account is measured from the month, it was opened ...

    • Modelling Inflation Rate Volatility in Kenya Using Arch -Type Model Family 

      Okeyo, Johnson; Ivivi, Mwaniki; Ngare, Philip (2016)
      This paper describe the empirical study based on financial time series modelling with special application to modelling inflation data for Kenya. Specifically the theory of time series is modelled and applied to the ...

    • Modelling Influenza Dynamics with Drug Resistance Aspect 

      Kanyiri, Caroline W.; Kimathi, Mark; Luboobi, L. S. (2017)
      Despite improvement in medical and public health standards, influenza continues to plague humankind causing high morbidity,mortality and socio-economic cost. Efforts to effectively combat the spread of influenza can be put in ...

    • Modelling Multi-Mutation and Drug Resistance: A case of Immune-Suppression 

      Kimathi, Mark E.; Togbenon, Houenafa A.; Degla, Guy A. (Research India Publications, 2018)
      A model that takes into account multi-mutation and drug resistance in a case of simple immune system and immune-suppression caused by drug resistant tumor cells is proposed. Since methods for revising therapeutic approaches ...

    • Modelling of an Optical Fibre Raman Amplifier 

      Boiyo, Kiboi; Kuja, S.; Kipnoo, Rotich E.K.; Waswa, D.; Muguro, K.M.; Amolo, G. (2012)
      The transmission of signals in long-haul optical fibre systems requires signal amplification. Raman amplification is based on SRS and it requires a frequency shift of 13.2 THz provided by signal and pump wavelengths of ...

    • Modelling of Hydrological Drought Events in the Upper Tana Basin of Kenya 

      Agwata, Jones F; Wamicha, Wellington N.; Ondieki, Christopher M. (IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE), 2014)
      Drought is a recurring hazard which affects many parts of Kenya. In most countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, agriculture which is predominantly rain-fed is the main stay of the economies is highly prone to the impacts of ...

    • Modelling Projected Changes in Soil Water Budget in Coastal Kenya under Different Long-Term Climate Change Scenarios 

      Were, Cornelius; Greggio, Nicolas; Giambastiani, Beatrice Maria Sole; Wambiji, Nina; Nzeve, Julius; Antonellini, Marco (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020-09-01)
      The possible impacts that climate change will have on soil water budget and specifically on deep percolation, runoff and soil water content have been investigated using HYDRUS, a methodology based on numerical modelling ...

    • Modelling Risk of Financing Agribusiness in Kenya 

      Ngare, Philip; Kweyu, Martin; Huka, Chris (2015)
      We review agricultural financing strategies in developed and developing economies in light of the risks that agricultural businesses face due to variations in weather conditions among other challenges. We specifically ...

    • Modelling Simulation and Optimal Sizing of a Hybrid Wind, Solar PV Power System in Northern Kenya 

      Okinda, Victor; Abungu, N.O (ational Journal of Renewable Energy Research, 2016)
      Solar and wind, the most abundant renewable energy resources are still expensive to deploy and are unreliable as they are intermittent. It has long been postulated in open published literature that solar and wind have ...

    • MODELLING THE VOLATILITY OF EXCHANGE RATES IN RWANDESE MARKETS 

      Ntawihebasenga, Jean de Dieu; Mwita, Peter N.; Mung’atu, J.K. (European Centre for Research Training and Development UK, 2014-12)
      This work applied Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity (GARCH) approach to modelling volatility in Rwanda Exchange rate returns. The Autoregressive (AR) model with GARCH errors was fitted to the daily ...

    • Modelling the volatility of exchange rates in the Kenyan market 

      Maana, Isaya; Mwita, Peter N.; Odhiambo, Romanus (Academic Journals, 2010)
      This paper considers the application of the generalized autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity process in the estimation of volatility in the Kenyan exchange rates. A quasi-maximum likelihood estimation procedure ...

    • The Moderating Effect Of Decision-Maker On The Relationship Between Strategy And Organizational Structure 

      Matseshe, Levius Koyio; Arasa, Robert; Yohannes, Tecle H (2017)
      The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of the decision maker on the relationship between strategy and organization structure. The study was informed by the apparent dearth of empirical evidence about the ...

    • Moderating Effect of Firm Size on The Relationship Between Credit Risk and Financial Performance of Microfinance Banks in Kenya 

      Ishmail, Daniel Mwasa; Memba, Florence; Muriithi, Jane (Research Academy of Social Sciences, 2023-03)
      Microfinance banks (MFBs) in Kenya have continued with a trend of posting high aggregate annual losses in contrast to other financial institutions in banking sectors such as commercial banks. The commercial banks ...