Browsing Journal Articles by Subject "risk"

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Evaluation of the risk factors associated with active trachoma among 1-9 year-old children Samburu District

Ng'ang'a, Zipporah W.; Mutua, Dominic M.; Mbakaya, Charles; Muthami, Lawrence (2013-11-12)

Trachoma is an eye infection caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. The World Health Organization (WHO) targets to eliminate this disease by the year 2020. Elimination of the disease is dependent on adequate information on its ...
Modeling the potential future distribution of anthrax outbreaks under multiple climate change scenarios for Kenya

Otieno, Fredrick T.; Gachohi, John; Gikuma-Njuru, Peter; Kariuki, Patrick C.; Oyas, Harry; Canfield, Samuel A.; Bett, Bernard; Njenga, Moses K.; Blackburn, Jason K. (MDPI, 2021-04)

The climate is changing, and such changes are projected to cause global increase in the prevalence and geographic ranges of infectious diseases such as anthrax. There is limited knowledge in the tropics with regards to ...
Modelling dependence between the equity and foreign exchange markets using copulas

Sewe, Stanley; Weke, Patrick G. O.; Mung’atu, Joseph K. (Hikari, 2014)

Dependence between financial variables is a key consideration for portfolio diversification and risk management. Linear correlation as a measure of dependence is inadequate in capturing dependence of financial variables. ...

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