Browsing School of Pure and Applied Sciences by Issue Date
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Electrochromism in Self-Assembled Porous Thin Films of Hexagonal Tungsten Trioxide Microspheres Prepared by Aqueous Chemical Growth
(International Journal of ELECTROCHEMICAL SCIENCE, 2014-03)WO3 thin films were grown by self-assembly, at 80-90 ˚C, on un-seeded conductive SnO2:F-glass through the method of Aqueous Chemical Growth (ACG). The thin films produced contained urchin-like microspheres of WO3, 1-2 μm ... -
Measuring Financial Risk in Stock Returns: A Case of Nairobi Stock Exchange
(International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2014-04)Value-at-Risk is an important concept in financial management, financial reporting and risk management. In this study, we have used this tool to assess risk in stocks listed in the Nairobi Stock Exchange. It is commonly ... -
Current and Emerging Technologies for the Characterization of Nanomaterials
(American Chemical Society, 2014-05-20)This paper provides a survey of conventional and emerging techniques that are available for characterizing engineered nanoparticles in complex matrices. Techniques that were considered include microscopy (TEM, SEM, HRTEM, ... -
A New Substrate for Alkaline Phosphatase Based on Quercetin Pentaphosphate
(2014-05-22)We describe the characterization and application of quercetin pentaphosphate (QPP), a new fluorimetric substrate for the detection of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity. QPP exhibits major absorbance peaks at 260/ 410 ... -
A numerical solution to estimate hydro-geologic parameters of a fractured geothermal porous medium based on fluorescein thermal decay correction
(Elsevier, 2014-07)A numerical solution to model the flow of fluorescein tracer in a fractured, high temperature geothermal system is presented. This study was carried out in Olkaria, Kenya. Results show that correcting for fluorescein ... -
Capture, isolation and electrochemical detection of industrially-relevant engineered aerosol nanoparticles using poly (amic) acid, phase-inverted, nano-membranes
(Elsevier, 2014-08-30)Workplace exposure to engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) is a potential health and environmental hazard. This paper reports a novel approach for tracking hazardous airborne ENPs by applying online poly (amic) acid membranes ... -
In - situ Electrochemical Synthesis, Microscopic and Spectroscopic Characterisations of Electroactive poly(2,5-dimethoxyaniline) – Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Composite Films in Neutral Media
(International Journal of ELECTROCHEMICAL SCIENCE, 2014-09-29)Poly(2,5- dimethoxyaniline)-multi-wall carbon nanotubes (PDMA-MWCNT) nanocomposite films were synthesised by in –situ electrochemical polymerisation. The films were characterised by cyclic voltammetry (CV), ultra–visible ... -
MODELLING THE VOLATILITY OF EXCHANGE RATES IN RWANDESE MARKETS
(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 ... -
ESTIMATION OF EXTREME VALUE AT RISK IN RWANDA EXCHANGE RATE
(European Centre for Research Training and Development UK, 2014-12)Estimating the probability of rare and extreme events is a crucial issue in the risk estimation of exchange rate returns. Extreme Value Theory (EVT) is a well-developed theory in the field of probability that studies the ... -
Biofunctionalized poly (amic) acid membranes for absolute disinfection of drinking water
(Elsevier, 2014-12)The integration of biological building-blocks with synthetic nanomaterials may permit unprecedented ability to detect, disinfect and completely remove pathogens in water. We hereby described the synthesis of biodegradable, ... -
Modeling export price of tea in Kenya: Comparison of artificial neural network and seasonal autoregressive integrated moving average
(Science Publishing Group, 2014-12-19)Agriculture sector is a key driver of economic growth in Kenya. It remains the main source of livelihood for the majority of the Kenyan people. Tea, coffee, and horticulture are the main agricultural exports in Kenya. ... -
A Fumonisins Immunosensor Based on Polyanilino-Carbon Nanotubes Doped with Palladium Telluride Quantum Dots
(2014-12-24)An impedimetric immunosensor for fumonisins was developed based on poly(2,5-dimethoxyaniline)-multi-wall carbon nanotubes doped with palladium telluride quantum dots onto a glassy carbon surface. The composite was assembled ... -
Effects of the direction of a transverse magnetic field on unsteady MHD Couette flow with suction and injection
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2015)In this paper, the problem of an unsteady magnetohydrodynamic viscous incompressible electrically conducting fluid flow subjected to a constant pressure gradient in the presence of a uniform transverse magnetic field applied ... -
Comparison of Godunov’s and Relaxation Schemes Approximation of Solutions to the Euler Equations
(Journal of Applied Mathematics and Bioinformatics, 2015)In this paper we deal with the study of Euler equations for isothermal gas that is governed by two hyperbolic equations. By analysing the equations we obtain two real and distinct eigenvalues which enables ... -
Investigation of pressure distributions for a finite elastohydrodynamic journal bearing lubricated by Ferro fluids with couple stresses
(Journal of Computations and Modelling, 2015)The performance of finite elastohydrodynamic journal bearings lubricated by ferrofluids with couple stresses has been studied. We derive a Reynolds equation that takes into account magneto elastohydrodynamics, ... -
Assessment of photo-oxidative alterations to natural organic matter in water using fluorescence excitation emission matrices and liquid chromatography-organic carbon detection techniques
(RSC, 2015)Fluorescence excitation emission matrices (FEEMs) and liquid chromatography-organic carbon detection (LC-OCD) are relatively novel techniques currently used for analysing natural organic matter (NOM) in water. Regardless ... -
Control volume method for modelling slightly compressible flow reservoirs
(2015)Numerical simulation is widely used for predicting reservoir behavior and forecasting its performance. In this paper numerical modeling isperformed to simulatesingle phase flow in oil reservoir in horizontal ... -
Synthesis of stationary phases that provide group recognition for polychlorinated biphenyls by porogenic fragment template imprinting
(WILEY, 2015)Molecular recognition based on imprinted polymers results from the polymerization of functional monomers and cross-linkers in the presence of a target analyte (i.e. template), with subsequent removal of the template to ... -
Volatility Estimation of Stock Prices using Garch Method
(European Journal of Business and Management, 2015)Economic decisions are modeled based on perceived distribution of the random variables in the future, assessment and measurement of the variance which has a significant impact on the future profit or losses of particular ... -
Mathematical Modelling of Water Flow of Irrigation in a Permeable Pipe of Elliptical Cross-section
(British Journal of Mathematics and Computer Science, 2015)Anunsteadyincompressiblefullydevelopedflowinahorizontalflexibleandpermeableannularpipe of elliptic cross-section under the action of gravity is studied. The solution is obtained through a homogenization method by employing ...