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Forecasting Commodity Price Index of Food and Beverages in Kenya Using Seasonal Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (SARIMA) Models
(Springer, 2021-12)
Price stability is the primary monetary policy objective in any economy since it protects the interests of both consumers and producers. As a result, forecasting is a common practice and a vital aspect of monetary policymaking. ...
Spinel ferrites gas sensors: a review of sensing parameters, mechanism and the effects of ion substitution
(Taylor & Francis, 2021-09)
There is an increasing demand of highly sensitive, stable and highly selective gas sensors to
detect toxic gases. This is inspired by the need to monitor the concentration of these gases
in order to guarantee humans, ...
Factors enhancing the level of utilisation of research knowledge on ecosystems
(CABI, 2021-07)
The significant resource investment in research on ecosystems for development of the
Global South does not necessarily result in high levels of research knowledge utilisation
(RKU). Understanding the factors associated ...
Structural properties of high density polyethylene matrix composites reinforced with open air and furnace rice husks ash
(Journal of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, 2021-12)
In this work, rice husks ash (RHA) was introduced to pure and recycled high density polyethylene
(HDPE) matrix, at varying ration (0-50%) to formulate rice husks ash High density polyethylene (RHAHDPE) composite. RHA was ...
Genetic and phenotypic diversity of selected Kenyan mung bean (Vigna radiata L. Wilckzek) genotypes
(Springer Open, 2021)
Background: Mung bean is a pulse crop principally grown in the tropic and subtropic parts of the world for its
nutrient-rich seeds. Seven mung beans accessions from Eastern Kenya were evaluated using thirteen phenotypic
traits. ...
Singular Spectrum Analysis: An Application to Kenya’s Industrial Inputs Price Index
(EJ-MATH, European Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, 2021)
Abstract —Time series modeling and forecasting techniques serve as gauging tools to understand the time-related properties of a given time series and its future course. Most financial and economic time series ...
Forecasting Commodity Price Index of Food and Beverages in Kenya Using Seasonal Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (SARIMA) Models
(EJ-MATH, European Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, 2021)
Price stability is the primary monetary policy objective in any economy since it
protects the interests of both consumers and producers. As a result, forecasting is a common
practice and a vital aspect of monetary ...
Biological control of desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria Forskål)
(CAB International, 2021)
Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria Forskål) is one of the most serious agricultural pests in the
world due to its voracity, speed of reproduction, and range of flight. We discuss the current state of
knowledge on its ...
Spider silk: A natural marvel of mechanical and structural strength
(African Journal of Biological Sciences, 2021-10)
The spider silk fibers have unique high performance properties that make it a
desirable model for artificial fibers and its performance under benign conditions
has important implications for biomimicry. It has tensile ...
The Effect of Adaptive Learning Rate on the Accuracy of Neural Networks
((IJACSA) International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 2021)
Learning rates in gradient descent algorithms have
significant effects especially on the accuracy of a Capsule Neural
Network (CNN). Choosing an appropriate learning rate is still an
issue to date. Many developers still ...