Description
This sub-theme invites research work and innovations that address the following:
i. Big data and AI Climate solutions
ii. Green technologies, bio-innovations and sustainable chemistry
iii. Water saving technologies
iv. Smart and sustainable agriculture
v. Smart urban systems e.g smart grid for energy distribution
vi. Research and innovation in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics
vii. Ethics, policy and regulatory frameworks in data handling
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22/10/2026, 09:50Big data and AI for climate solutionsAbstract
The East African Indian Ocean supports coral reefs, seagrass, mangroves, fisheries and coastal livelihoods, yet these ecosystems face increasing pressures from ocean warming, acidification, pollution, sedimentation and other climate-related changes. Evidence from the Western Indian Ocean demonstrates threats to marine biodiversity and ecosystem resilience, emphasizing the need for continuous...
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22/10/2026, 10:10Green technologies, water saving technologies, bio-innovations and sustainable chemistryAbstract
Water confined within nanometre-scale pores exhibits structural and transport behaviour that can differ substantially from bulk water because interfacial forces, molecular ordering, wettability, adsorption, ionic composition and pore geometry become dominant as pore dimensions approach molecular length scales. This study develops an integrated multiscale framework connecting nanoconfined-water...
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24. CONFLUENCE OF NANOTECHNOLOGY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELIGENCE FOR AFRICA’S SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.22/10/2026, 10:30Research and innovation in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and MathematicsAbstract
The world is facing great challenges in meeting rising demands for basic commodities and services, while reducing and minimizing the impact of human activities on the earth’s global environment and climate. Nanotechnology, which is the synthesis and application of functional materials through control of matter at the nanometer scale, has emerged as a versatile platform that could provide...
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22/10/2026, 11:25Big data and AI for climate solutionsAbstract
Introduction: Accurate weather forecasting is essential for agriculture, disaster risk reduction, aviation, transportation, and climate monitoring. However, predicting meteorological variables such as temperature, humidity, and wind speed remains challenging due to the nonlinear and spatio-temporal nature of atmospheric processes. Conventional Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) models,...
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22/10/2026, 11:45Smart and sustainable agriculture, smart urban systemsAbstract
Cannibalism is one of the most important behavioral problems in aquaculture and contributes significantly to fingerling mortality and to the productivity and profitability of catfish farming activities worldwide. Among the species cultivated, African catfish shows particularly strong cannibalism in the early stages of its life, driven by hunger-induced aggression, a diversity of stocking...
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22/10/2026, 12:05Research and innovation in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and MathematicsAbstract
Reliable absorbed-dose determination is fundamental to electron-beam radiation processing because dose controls the magnitude and reproducibility of radiation-induced physical, chemical and biological effects. This study presents an expanded analysis of experimental dosimetry data obtained during the training course “Multipurpose Irradiation Centre: Agricultural and Medical Applications” at...
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22/10/2026, 14:25Research and innovation in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and MathematicsAbstract
This study addresses the reliable event-triggered exponential synchronization problem for the master-slave neural network subject to randomly occurring parameter uncertainty and actuator fault. Firstly, for the master-slave neural network, the control strategy based on the hybrid event-triggered mechanism is proposed to decrease the total number of transmitted data while avoiding the Zeno...
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22/10/2026, 14:45Green technologies, water saving technologies, bio-innovations and sustainable chemistryAbstract
Water confined at interfaces, nanopores, membranes, and electrochemical environments exhibits structural and dynamical properties that differ markedly from bulk water, influencing molecular transport, proton conduction, catalytic reactions, and energy-conversion performance. However, experimentally resolving these processes under realistic operating conditions remains challenging because...
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22/10/2026, 15:05Smart and sustainable agriculture, smart urban systemsAbstract
Kosgei P.J, Liti M.D, Mutai E.K, Chemoiwa E.J,
Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science, University of Eldoret
* Corresponding author: taruspatricia@gmail.comAbstract
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Aquaculture facility type and management practices are central to determining fish growth performance. This study evaluated growth outcomes across tanks, liner ponds, and earthen ponds in selected fish farms...