Browsing MSIT Theses and Dissertations (2018) by Issue Date
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Fuzzy expert based real time monitoring system for patients with chronic heart failure through IOT
(Strathmore University, 2018)Data from the World Health Organization has placed CHF as the number one global killer. It remains the only cardiovascular disease with an increasing hospitalization burden and a continuous drain on health care budgets. ... -
Stock market price prediction using sentiment analysis: a case study of Nairobi stock exchange market
(Strathmore University, 2018)Stock market price prediction has become an area of research and interest for several years now due to the many challenges in making accurate price predictions due to the volatility of the data. However, the stock market ... -
A Mobile application for smart-shopping for retail stores (M-kiosk)
(Strathmore University, 2018)Majority of retail stores in Kenya commonly referred to as kiosks are yet to automate their operations. The mode of operation for majority of the kiosks is manual. This brings about several challenges to both the store ... -
A Secure electronic document management system using public key encryption: a case of Strathmore University
(Strathmore University, 2018)The need to safeguard and ensure the authenticity of academic records is paramount for any reputable educational institution. As institutions are moving into the digital era, more and more documents are being stored in ... -
MPLS (Multi-Protocol Label Switching) assisted routing procedure in Software Defined Networking (SDN)
(Strathmore University, 2018)Multi-protocol label switching has been incorporated into provider networks to provide quality of service. Owing to the design of the protocol, its ability to push and pop labels in packets, independent of their underlying ... -
Mhealth application for community health volunteers data collection: a case of Makueni county
(Strathmore University, 2018)The Community Health Strategy in Kenya was introduced to strengthen linkages between communities and the formal health system. However, one of the major drawbacks has been reporting. The manual process for capturing data ... -
A Prototype for mapping of tweets on state services for decision support: a case of Huduma Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)The growing public participation in decision making regarding the management of State resources demands for a tool that support meaningful insight of the many aspects on environmental issues, for the development and ... -
A Prototype to forecast trends in rainfall amounts in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)Food security has been a key subject of interest to governments, non-governmental organizations such as the World Food Programme (WFP), and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the local ... -
Mobile application for filing of and payment for Intellectual Property Rights using QR code: case of Kenya industrial property institute
(Strathmore University, 2018)Ensuring secure transmission of sensitive data and payment of transaction fees has been one of the challenges affecting customers and businesses. Intellectual Property (IP) field is one such area that has faced such ... -
Artificial exam scorer for efficient marking and grading of short essay tests
(Strathmore University, 2018)Learning is an integral aspect to the development of students as well as progressing of a society. The process is always marked with milestones from class work to semester projects and eventually examinations. Students are ... -
Circulating tumor identification using neural networks for monitoring cancer progression
(Strathmore University, 2018)Cancer is the third most killer disease in Kenya after infectious and cardiovascular diseases. It contributes to a significant portion of annual national deaths, led by breast and prostate cancer. Existing cancer treatment ... -
Cloud based prototype for electronic tea auctioning: case of Momul tea factory
(Strathmore University, 2018)Kenya is among the global leaders in tea exports. Tea sub-sector is among the largest foreign exchange earners in the county. Processed tea is sold through the Mombasa tea auction; each tea factory is represented by a ... -
Fall army-worm prediction model on the maize crop in Kenya: an internet of things based approach
(Strathmore University, 2018)In March 2017, the agricultural sector in Kenya experienced a FAW pest infestation that resulted in the loss of agricultural yields amounting to millions of shillings. The fall armyworm pest caught farmers and agricultural ... -
A Plasma glucose prediction tool based on dietary assessment: a case of type 2 diabetes patient
(Strathmore University, 2018)Management and control of blood sugar using dietary intervention has for a long time been considered to be important. The caregivers have always advised diabetic patients to moderate the amount of carbohydrates intake. The ... -
A Real-time location based algorithm for notification of crime hot-spots using crowd sourcing
(Strathmore University, 2018)Security of the people has always been the number one objective of many governments in the world today. Governments endeavour to achieve this objective has faced several challenges ranging from economic, social and political. ...
