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The Strathmore Institute of Mathematical Sciences(SIMs) succeeds the Centre of Applied Research in Mathematical Sciences (CARMS). It is committed to delivering high quality graduate education and research through providing a stimulating research environment and continuous support for our researchers and students. SIMS promotes and develops research and consulting in the mathematical sciences, including statistics, mathematical biology, mathematical finance and mathematics education
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Spatial models for infants HIV/AIDS incidence using an integrated nested laplace approximation approach
(Strathmore University, 2019)Background: Kenya has made significant progress in the elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV through increasing access to HIV treatment and improving the health and wellbeing of women and children living with ... -
Consumer credit risk modelling using machine learning algorithms: a comparative approach
(Strathmore University, 2019)Consumer credit risk scoring involves the assessment of the risk that is associated with a customer that applies for credit. The ability to confidently identify customers that will repay the credit and those that will not ... -
Mathematical modelling of In-vivo HIV optimal therapy and management
(Strathmore University, 2018)Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) remains the main cause of premature death globally. In 2013, Kenya was the fourth largest endemic HIV country in the world having over 1.6 million people living with the virus. The fact ... -
Distributions of zero-inflated models with application to HIV exposed infants
(Strathmore University, 2019)The instances of data with excess zeros are commonly found in many disciplines, including the public health. Several models have been proposed when analyzing this kind of data. The World Health Organization (WHO) indicates ... -
A Bayesian approach to Geo spatial analysis of HIV viral load data
(Strathmore University, 2019)HIV is currently ranked among the leading causes of death in Kenya and in the world, with an estimated 1.5 Million Kenyans living with HIV and 28,000 deaths recorded annually as a result of AIDS related illnesses. In 2014, ... -
The Effects of technology adoption on millennial entrepreneurship
(Strathmore University, 2018)Information Technology has made considerable inroads in organizations and enterprises. This diffusion of technology has been credited with significant cost reductions, gains in productivity, organizational effectiveness ... -
The Effect of political risk on exchange rate volatility: the case of Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)The Kenyan economy, like many other economies in the world, is sensitive to the political events that occur. In modem day, economies with stable political environments and efficient economic policies have strong and healthy ... -
Relationship between external debt and private investments in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)The purpose of this study is to find out the effectiveness of external debt in boosting economic growth in Kenya and its impact on private investment. This study uses an Auto Regressive Distributive Model (ARDL) to estimate ... -
Impact of private sector credit on economic growth in the East African Community
(Strathmore University, 2018)The levels of credit extended to the private sector by banks is considered as an important factor when measuring the extent of financial development of a country. Credit extended to the private sector by banks is considered ... -
Effects of fraud management practices on the profitability in the insurance industry
(Strathmore University, 2018)The purpose of this research was to study the effect of fraud management practices on the profitability of insurance companies in Kenya. The category of fraud focused on was the policyholder and claims fraud which is defined ... -
Determinants of adoption of agricultural technology in Kenya: a case of small scale farmers in Kirinyaga
(Strathmore University, 2018)Agricultural technologies are seen as an important route out of poverty in most of the developing countries. However the rate of adoption of these technologies has remained low in most of these countries. This study aim ... -
Analyzing the significance of the impact of political unrest and terrorism on Kenya's tourism industry: an event study approach
(Strathmore University, 2018)Tourism is one of the key drivers of Kenya's socio-economic development. The total contribution of the tourism industry to Kenya's Gross Domestic Product was 9.8% in the year 2016 while the total employment contributed by ... -
The Relationship between fiscal policy and elections in the East African Community
(Strathmore University, 2018)Incumbent leaders may manipulate fiscal policy in terms of increasing recurrent or capital expenditure to convince voters of their competence in running the government. Financing of the increased expenditure is what leads ... -
The Price-concentration relationship in the banking industry in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)The objective of the study is to examine market structure performance hypothesis in banking industry in Kenya. Specifically, the structure-conduct-performance (SCP) and market efficiency hypotheses were examined to determine ... -
The Labour dynamics in the European single market
(Strathmore University, 2018)This study examines the impact that the introduction of the European single market has had on the unemployment rates and the level of wages in member countries of the European Union. The study seeks to obtain indicators ... -
The Impacts of economic activities on county government revenue in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)The purpose of this study is to establish the relationship between economic activities within county governments and revenue amounts collected by the county governments and to forecast future revenue. In order to meet the ... -
Testing the trade-off theory and the pecking order theory of capital structure in Kenya's listed firms
(Strathmore University, 2018)The static trade-off and pecking order models are tested on a sample data of 19 Kenyan firms listed on the Nairobi stock exchange for the period 2006-2016. Empirical results prove that both models can explain some part of ... -
Role of agency banking in facilitating financial inclusion in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)The research project set forth to evaluate the role played by agency banking in facilitating financial inclusion. The sole objectives of the study were to study and evaluate the effects of the number of agents employed and ... -
Price and liquidity effects of stock splits on shares
(Strathmore University, 2018)Fama et al. ( 1969) defined a stock split as an exchange of shares in which at least five shares were distributed for every four formerly outstanding, which means that shareholders get additional shares for every share ... -
Operational risk modeling for general insurance companies in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)This study looked at the quantification of operational risk based capital for general insurance companies in Kenya. It is important to note that the regulator requires all insurance companies to compute risk based capital ...
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