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Assessing the suitability of an individualized electronic health record management system (iehrms) for cardiovascular care
(University of Nairobi, 2016-11)This paper reports on a research study that aimed to obtain opinion on personalized electronic health record management systems for Cardiovascular Care Setting from two client points of view; medics and patients, ... -
Assessing The Suitability Of Tea Growing Zones Of Kenya Under Changing Climate And Modeling Less Regret Agrometeorological Options.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The suitability of tea production within the tea producing counties in Kenya by the years 2050 and 2070 was determined by the use of various methodologies where both ground based and satellite data was used. Tea production ... -
Assessing the technical efficiency of care and support provided to orphans and vulnerable children by religious organization in Kibera slums
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)The national HIV prevalence in Kenya has decreased from a high of around 14% in the mid- 1990s, 5.9% in 2006 and 5.1% in 2007. The HIV prevalence in Nairobi province is currently 10.1% being in the highest among all provinces ... -
Assessing the temporal and spatial characteristics of rainfall and temperature over south Sudan
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)Climate extremes including droughts, floods, and high/low temperatures are recurrent in southern Sudan and whenever they occur, they are associated with many socio-economic miseries. Recent assessment by IPCC, (2013) has ... -
Assessing the trend in the skill of seasonal rainfall forecast in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Many socio-economic activities in Kenya are weather and climate dependent. Therefore information on the expected weather is of paramount importance. This information is acquired through use of weather forecasts. The forecasts ... -
Assessing the uptake of biogas as a source of clean energy for cooking by low income households in Kibera slum, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Kibera households use various energy mixes for their cooking and lighting needs. Their energy mix is characterised by environmentally unstable energy sources that include charcoal, wood fuel and kerosene. Biomass sources ... -
Assessing the use of project management models in web design projects: a case of universities in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2008)The purpose of the paper was to study whether the traditional and conventional project management tools and models are adequate in the management of web design project in spite of the dynamism of Information Technology ... -
Assessing the Use of Social Media in Internal Communication in Higher Education Agencies: the Case of Commission for University Education and Higher Education Loans Board
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This study sought to explore the use of social media in higher education agencies, focusing on the Commission for University Education (CUE) and Higher Education Loans Board (HELB). The study made use of a case study ... -
Assessing the usefulness of Asenath Bole Odaga’s English-dholuo dictionary to a translator of the constitution of Kenya, 2010
(University of Narobi, 2014-10)We set out to assess the usefulness of the English-Dholuo Dictionary by Asenath Bole Odaga, to a translator of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. Our concern was with the indisputable need to disseminate the Constitution to ... -
Assessing the utility of corporate social responsibility as a tool for improving environmental management in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) can be defined as an umbrella term for a variety of theories and practices all of which recognize that: corporations have a responsibility for their impact on society and the natural ... -
Assessing the viability of the group ranch concept in present day Kenya
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Assessing the vulnerability of maize production to climate change in Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu, Nakuru and Narok counties
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Quantification of vulnerability and its components is currently an integral part of providing information to policy makers and stakeholders in an attempt to appropriately assess climate change consequences and support ... -
Assessing the Vulnerability of the Residents of Rachuonyo North Sub-county to Climate Variability and Change
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Assessing Trade-offs Between Pastoral Economy And Wildlife Conservation In The Ewaso Nyiro Basin, Northern Kenya: A Case Study Of Naibung'a And Namunyak Community Conservancies
(University of Nairobi.Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2010)Naibung'a and Namunyak community conservancies as case studies have resulted from the efforts of the Samburu and Maasai communities aimed at incorporating wildlife as a land use into their communally owned livestock ... -
Assessing Treatment Adherence In Hypertension Control Among Hypertensive Patients Post Health Education At Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: There is a high burden of hypertension in Kenya with documented evidence showing that 24% of Kenyans have an elevated blood pressure and only 15% of those with HBP are aware of it. Low awareness on hypertension ... -
Assessing User Awareness on Environmentally Sound Disposal of E-waste in Kenya
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Assessing wind energy potential in Malawi for power generation
(Meteorology, University of Nairobi, 2008)The current world's demand for energy needs exploring other energy sources. More studies are being conducted on the renewable energy resources are because of their friendliness to the environment. The objective of this ... -
An assessment of the impact of sabbath school lesson study programme on Seventh Day Adventist church adherents: A case study of Homa-bay District, Kenya
(Department of Arts-Religious studies, 2001)Despite various documented works on Seventh-Day Adventists, there has been no specific study conducted on the impact of Sabbath school lesson study programme on Seventh-Day Adventist Church adherents yet lesson study motif ... -
Assessment Of Hygiene Of Meat Produced In Selected Local Slaughter Facilities In Somaliland
(University of NairobiDepartment of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2009)The hygiene of slaughter, in a broad sense, embraces a variety of considerations such as design, layout and maintenance of buildings, systems of control of Good Hygiene Practice (GHP), Sanitary Standard Operating ... -
An assessment of tax revenue performance before and after liberalization of exchange rate in Kenya: 1972-2000
(Department of Arts-Economics, 2002)This paper evaluates the performance of tax revenue before and after liberalization of exchange rate market in Kenya. The recently developed econometric techniques associated with cointegration of time ...