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Supporting Greater Access To Pre- And Post-Natal Information And Services For Women In Rural Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
We present initial findings of on-going work, which examine pre- and post-natal services available to women in rural Laare, Kenya as well as cell phone appropriation by service providers and consumers as initial steps in ...
High Level Physics and Appropriate Solutions to Real Life Problems in Developing Countries
(2013-11)
This paper presents the state of physics education and research at the University of Nairobi.
The Department is the largest in Kenya with 32 academic staff and 15 technical staff. We
offer three undergraduate programs: ...
Structural and Electronic Properties of Ti Oj Nb:Ti02 and Cr:Ti02:A First Principles Study
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Substitutional Nb donor and Cr acceptor states in Anatase and Rutile Ti02 have been studied using
generalized gradient approximation (PBE-GGA) employing pseudopotentials and plane wave basis sets in
bulk. The calculations ...
Knowledge Transfer in the Digital age: Possibilities and challenges
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
“Smart Climate Change” for Professional Societies Workshop Theme: Is a Climate Smart Kenya Possible?
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Climate change is a reality we have to live with. The frequency of climate phenomena like drought and flooding has shortened. As soon as we come out of one climate related disaster do we enter into another. With no prospect ...
UNESCO Brain Gain Project Workshop – 29th August 2012. Theme:-sharing In The Distributed Computing Research And Resources
(University of Nairobi, 2012-08)
Presentations cover the following general areas:-
Local experiences with distributed computing applications- current or planned;
Academic papers on cloud, grid and volunteer computing;
Academic papers on distributed ...
Africa Mobile Money Research Conference (AMMREC)
(University of Nairobi, 2013-03)
The Africa Mobile Money Research Conference (AMMREC) was organized by the School of Computing and Informatics and co-hosted by the Kenya School of Monetary Studies in April 2012.
The sponsors were the Bill and Melinda ...
Optical and Electrical Characterization of Cd:JxNi_:xS and Sb2S3 Thin FiIm s for Photov0Itaic Application s
(2012)
The limited supply of fossil fuels has motivated the search for alternative sources of energy. Much
Interest now focuses 011 the vast amount of radiation from the sun and thus devices that COnveJ1 light
energy into ...
Design and Construction of a Fishing Light Attractor
(2011)
It has been known for a long time that light attracts fish: shrimp and insects at night In order to art rac 1
fish at night the fisherman needs to have a light attractor based on the biology of \ isual receptors of the
fish ...
Evaluation of lCT Skills Appropriateness: A Survey of Technical Staff at the Directorate of e-Government in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010)