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Sac 520:Project in actuarial science.Equity insurance in Kenya
(2012)
Share prices are extremely volatile and therefore despite the chances of very high returns, there
are chances of huge losses in the event the price of the asset under discussion goes down. In the
European, Asian and ...
Assessment and monitoring of wetlands for conservation and development in dry lands: A case study of Kajiado District, Kenya
(1998)
African wetlands constitute an important natural resource base and are actively utilised by
rural communities for socio-economic activities. However, vital information on their
functions, values, uses and threats is ...
Strictures on reproductive performance on small- to large-scale dairy farms in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1986)
Studies were carried out at 3 large-scale farms of the Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC) in western Kenya and at 4 medium-scale and 3 small-scale farms in central Kenya (around Nairobi). Blood, and later milk, ...
Phytochemistry and Utilization of Vernonia glabra (Steetz) Oliv. & Hiern. in the Management of Food Spoilage and Poisoning Pathogens, in Kenya.
(2013)
Food spoilage and poisoning pathogens lead to pre- and post-harvest losses of crop produce and poisoning
of food and feed stuff; posing a great threat to food security and safety worldwide. This project aimed to
investigate ...
Report of the Satellite Workshop
(University of Nairobi, 2008-08)
Estimation of claims in general insurance
(2005)
This paper is concerned with the prediction of the outstanding claims
amounts on a portfolio of general insurance policies, the extension of the
standard actuarial techniques (the chain ladder technique) and the
comparison ...
Lateral Erosion of Rivers
(University of Nairobi, 1991)
Lateral erosion in many rivers occurs on one bank while a concomitant deposition takes place on the alternate bank thus causing meandering rivers. The factors that cause this type of erosion are discussed and evaluated. A ...
Developing A Satellite Based Automatic System For Crop Monitoring: Kenya's Great Rift Valley A Case Study
(2016)
The crop growth stage represents essential information
for agricultural areas management. In this study we
investigate the feasibility of a tool based on remotely
sensed satellite (Landsat 8) imagery, capable of
automatically ...