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Natural Ventilation in Maternity Hospitals
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Fresh air in maternity hospital buildings has positive effects on the users such as improved healing for patients and increased productivity of staff. Poor air quality in indoor spaces has been linked with occupant discomfort. ... -
Naturalising epistemology: an examination of Willard Van Orman Quine's theory of knowledge
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)This dissertation is a critical examination of W.V.O. Quine's notion of a naturalised epistemology. Since its formulation, naturalised epistemology has and still attracts criticisms and counter criticisms for and against ... -
Nature and challenges of claims management by reinsurance companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-10)Reinsurance is a highly complex global business that is uniquely not limited by territorial boundaries and can perhaps be described as a pivot on which the insurance industry swings. Insurance cedes part of their risks ... -
The nature and determinants of residential mobility in Kisii town and its implications for housing policy
(University of NairobiFaculty of Arts, 1995)The study is concerned with changes in residences by households that take place within an urban centre. Many of these relocations take place in the same neighbourhocd or on the same block. However, longer Moves determine ... -
The nature and determinants of the wealth portfolios of salaried middle and upper income employees in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2012)Personal wealth as denoted by accumulated net assets is a key ingredient of a people's standards of living. This is because wealth facilitates consumption, especially in old age, cushions people against adversities such ... -
The nature and effects of immigration Laws on foreign direct investment in Kenya (1990-2012)
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013)The study aims to look at the nature and effects of Immigration laws on foreign direct investment in Kenya covering the period 1990-2012, in the context of Kenya’s regulatory environment and investor permits issued by ... -
The Nature and Extent of Opinion Polling Carried Out in Kenya Since 1997 by Strategic Public Relations and Research Ltd and the Daily Nation
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The nature and function of social interactions between infant and adult male yellow baboons (papio cynocephalus)
(University Of Chicago, 1981)Interactions between infants and adult males were observed for one year in a group of yellow baboons in Amboseli National Park. Adult males spent a larger proportion of their time in proxim ... -
Nature and impact of unleaded Premium petroleum campaigns in Kenya
(Department of Communication, 2003)Lead is a poison whose effects have been known for nearly 3,000 years and written about by historical figures from the Greek poet and physician Nikander to the Roman architect Vitruvius to Benjamin Franklin.' Odourless, ... -
The nature and participation of community leaders in development
(Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 1987)Kenya's recent development planning process has emphasized on the participation of Kenyans in the nation's development process. This is to be attained through the District Focus Strategy for Rural Development policy, which ... -
Nature and practice of test wiseness the case of Kenyan schools
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)The skills that tests attempt to measure are not directly observable, but must be elicited by an observable tool (test). The decision on an individual's ability depends on the information gathered or the competence of this ... -
Nature and sources of agricultural information and preferred channels of communication to small holder commercial broiler farmers: a case of Ruiru district of Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)The major objective of this research was to determine the nature and sources of agricultural information available to smallholder commercial broiler farmers and identify communication channels most preferred in improving ... -
The nature and utility of public corporations in Kenya: a case study of the Industrial and Commercial Development Corporation (the ICDC)
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The nature of competition within micro finance industry in Kenya.
(University Of NairobiSchool Of Business, 2007)Competition within an industry is one of the factors other than the regulatory, technological, economic, and commercial forces that determine its structure. It puts players into a world in which they have less control than ... -
The Nature of Conflicts Between the Borana and Meru Communities in Isiolo County of Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Sociology and social work, 2013-11)This study explored on the nature of conflicts between the Borana and Meru communities in Isiolo County. Specifically the study sought to establish the causes of the conflicts, establish the forms of the conflicts, and ... -
The Nature of Literary Journalism in the Kenyan Print Media: a Critical Comparison of the Daily Nation and Standard Newspapers
(Universty of Nairobi, 2013-11)The general objective of the study was to analyze the language used in literary journalistic articles and the literary techniques prevalent. The specific objectives were to; to investigate the structure of literary ... -
The Nature Of Operations Strategy And Its Contribution To Performance- The Case Of KPLC
(University of Nairobi.School of Business Studies, 2006)Increased environmental changes in regionalisation, globalisation, technological advances and political reforms in Kenya are leading to increased liberalization. Partial liberalization of some sectors indicate that many ... -
The nature of responses of survivors to downsizing: the case of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Commerce, 2002-09)The study's principal objective was to identify the survivors' responses and the factors influencing their appraisal of downsizing within the civil service of Kenya. Explaining survivor responses to downsizing and the ... -
The nature of spontaneous cure of Schistosoma Mansoni infection in the Rat, Rattus Norvegicus
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The nature, economic costs and management strategies for human wildlife conflict in magadi area, South Rift, Kenya
(Department of Arts geography, 2007)This study was carried out in Magadi area which is in the northern part of Kajiado District, Rift Valley Province. The purpose was to provide a community perspective on the nature of human wildlife conflict, ...
