School of Pure and Applied Sciences: Recent submissions
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Robotic Medical Services and the Future of Healthcare in Kenya
(KIPPRA, 2024)With the Kenyan healthcare affected by challenges of availability, accessibility and affordability, there is a pressing need to examine how to adopt robotic medicine as a permanent solution. This study aimed to assess the ... -
Evaluation of Kunkur Fines for Utilization in the Production of Ternary Blended Cements
(MDPI, 2023-11-30)Ternary blended cements, such as limestone calcined clay cement (LC3), represent a type of strategic binder for the mitigation of environmental impacts associated with cement production. These are estimated to reduce CO2 ... -
In-silico analysis of potent Mosquirix vaccine adjuvant leads
(Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 2023-11-30)Abstract Background World Health Organization recommend the use of malaria vaccine, Mosquirix, as a malaria prevention strategy. However, Mosquirix has failed to reduce the global burden of malaria because of its inefficacy. ... -
Pricing of European call options using generalized Wishart processes
(Mathematics and Systems Science, 2023)This study explores a multiple-security, high-risk pricing model where the implied volatility has been portrayed through Generalized Wishart affine processes. The presence of dual dependency matrices distinctively characterizes ... -
Evaluation of physico-chemical properties of expansive soils stabilized by limestone calcined clay cement
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2023)Expansive soil covers a big portion of the world's land area. It is one of the main contributors to cracks in structures such as buildings, roads, and pavements among others. Soil stabilization is aimed at reducing plasticity, ... -
The Incompatibility between Euclidean Geometry and the Algebraic Solutions of Geometric Problems
(European Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, 2023)The transition from the “early-modern” mathematical and scientific norms of establishing conventional Euclidean geometric proofs has experienced quite mixed modes of reasoning. For instance, a careful investigation based ... -
Trace Elements in Carbonated Cold Springs of Eastern Mt. Kenya, Meru County
(Journal of the Kenya Chemical Society, 2021)Carbonated spring waters are natural sources of trace minerals considered to have important biological and therapeutic functions. However, some trace elements are toxic to the human body upon exposure even at low concentration ... -
Non-Parametric Estimator for a Finite Population total under Stratified Sampling incorporating a Hybrid of Data Reflection and Transformation Techniques
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2023)Statisticians use survey sampling methods in the estimation of population parameters of interest. This field has received increased demand due to the reliable statistic they produce. Information is extracted from the samples ... -
Deep Learning Incorporated Bu¨hlmann Credibility in the Modified Lee–Carter Mortality Model
(Hindawi, 2023-03)This research study proposes the inclusion of randomness or an error term in the modified Lee–Carter model, which improves the traditional Lee–Carter model for modeling and forecasting mortality risk for years in the ... -
Comparing Edgeworth Expansion and Saddlepoint Approximation in Assessing the Asymptotic Normality Behavior of A Non-Parametric Estimator for Finite Population Total
(EJ-MATH, European Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, 2023-01)Abstract — Sample surveys concern themselves with drawing inferences about the population based on sample statistics. We assess the asymptotic normality behavior of a proposed nonparametric estimator for finite a population ... -
Classification of Stateless People through a Robust Nonparametric Kernel Discriminant Function
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2022-10-11)Statelessness is the absence of any Nationality. These include the Pemba, Shona, Galjeel, people of Burundi and Rwanda descent, and children born in Kenya to British Overseas Citizens after 1983. Frequently, they are not ... -
Robust Classification through a Nonparametric Kernel Discriminant Analysis
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2022-08-10)The problem of classification in situations where the assumption of normality in the data is violated, and there are non-linear clustered structures in the dataset is addressed. A robust nonparametric kernel discriminant ... -
Poisson Incorporated Credibility Regression Modelling of Systematic Mortality Risk for Populations with Finite Data
(Hindawi, 2021-12-21)This study considered the modeling of systematic mortality risk for populations with finite data using the Poisson incorporated Credibility regression model. For novelty, we have included the credibility regression approach ... -
Influence of nitrogen and spacing on growth and yield of chia (Salvia hispanica) in Meru county, Kenya
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) is an emerging food crop in Kenya and has attracted a lot of attention due to its edible seeds and leaves. Despite its importance, Chia production is still very low due to scarce information on ... -
Energy efficacy in confined turbulent flow field
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)Problem: Due to ever-increasing technological advancement, household energy consumption has been on the rise globally. This has led to massive depletion of the non-renewable energy sources due to the increased demand for ... -
The effect of purple tea extract activity on selected metabolic syndrome parameters in mice
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of metabolic abnormalities. Prevalence of MetS is documented at 50% and 87.5% in Africa and Kenya respectively. It is managed by combining lifestyle modification and pharmacotherapy. ... -
Use of zeolites in wastewater remediation
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)Huge amounts of wastewater in low and lower-middle-income countries is released into the environment in untreated forms due to an increase in anthropogenic activities and disposal in water bodies. Pollution in water ... -
Review of Clay-Based Nanocomposites as Adsorbents for the Removal of Heavy Metals
(Hindawi, 2022-06-22)Due to rapid industrialization, urbanization, and surge in modern human activities, water contamination is a major threat to humanity globally. Contaminants ranging from organic compounds, dyes, to inorganic heavy metals ... -
Coverage properties of a neural network estimator of finite population total in high-dimensional space.
(Journal of Mathematics, 2022)The problem in nonparametric estimation of finite population total particularly when dealing with high-dimensional datasets is addressed in this paper. The coverage properties of a robust finite population total estimator ... -
A bootstrap variance estimation under stratification with few units per stratum.
(Journal of Statistics Applications & Probability Letters, 2022)The measurement errors exist and sample survey results are always uncertain because only a portion of the population is measured. Larger samples and superior measurement tools can help to reduce this uncertainty. The ...