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Nematode response to soil organic amendments in a semi-arid region under soybean (Glycine max), Naivasha, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Agricultural production within the smallholder farming sector of East Africa is constrained by numerous factors including parasitic nematodes. Existing control measures involving applications of chemical nematicides are ... -
Nematode survey in Busia and Bungoma districts and the response of three tobacco varieties to infection by meloidogyne spp. on clay and sandy soils under field and pot plant studies
(1984)Plant-parasitic nematodes in the tobacco-growing areas of Busia and Bungoma districts were identified, and the response of three commercial tobacco varieties to increasing initial population densities of rootknot nematodes, ... -
Nematodes Attacking the purple Passion Fruit (passiflora Edulls) Plants In Kenya And Studies On The Biology Of Two Common Species, Meloidogyne Javanica And M. Incognita With Special Reference To their Pathogenicity And Chemical Control
(University of Nairobi, 1993)In a survey of plant parasitic nematodes on passion fruit in Kenya 10 genera of nematodes were discovered. Of these, 8 were identified to species level, two of which attempts were made to determine the existence of races. ... -
A Neo Marxist Re-appraisal Of Kenya’s Economic Growth And Social Trends
(University of NairobiInstitute of Diplomacy & International Studies, 2013-10)Kenya has suffered slow economic growth since the late seventies. The economy was on a very steady rise from independence. The switch from neo Marxist to neo liberalised economic policies has been sighted as the main ... -
Neologisms in Igikuria
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This study is an investigation on Igikuria neologisms within the framework of Relevance theory as advanced by Wilson and Sperber (1995). The research is hinged on the research gap, that there is no recorded relevance ... -
Neonatal Hypothermia: a Retrospective Study on Association Between Admission Temperature and Mortality and Major Morbidity in Very Low Birth Weight (Vlbw) Neonates at Day Seven of Life in Kenyatta National Hospital New Born Unit.
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Study Background Neonatal hypothermia prevalence is high as shown by studies both locally and internationally. Studies showing the incidence and associated factors of neonatal hypothermia have been conducted, however, ... -
Neonatal Resuscitation: Knowledge and Practices of Nurses and Midwives in Two Hospitals in Mogadishu, Somalia
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Introduction: Annually, 10 million of 136 million births worldwide need resuscitation. Despite improvement in maternal and child health indicators, the rate of neonatal mortality in Somalia is still high (39 in 1000 live ... -
NEPAD and security In the IGAD region.Security in the age of globalization.
(Department of Political Science, University of Nairobi, 2004)This chapter provides insights into some of the security issues that the new partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) has to grapple with as it attempts to make its impact felt. In particular, the chapter discusses the ... -
Nephrotic Syndrome in Patients at Kenyatta National Hospital
(1978)Studies on nephrotic syndrome patients seen at Kenyatta National Hospital 1973 - 1977 were done. In a retrospective Study, the clinicopathological data was tabulated and the pattern of the nephrotic syndrome seen here ... -
The nephrotic syndrome in uganda with special reference to the role of plasmodium malariae
(Univesity Of NairobiSchool of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1966)Much confusion exists on the subject of Quartan Malaria and the Nephrotic Syndrom at the present time. Although many people have studied this subject in the past, a unanimous opinion is lacking on even whether the relationship ... -
Net bank interest margin and interest rate risk among commercial banks in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2005)This study set out with the objective of determining the relationship between net bank interest margin and interest rate risk among registered commercial banks operating in Kenya as of 31SI march 2004. This study was ... -
Network Expansion Strategies by Airlines Based in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)The study was undertaken to establish the network expansion strategies by airlines based in Kenya. This stems from the fact that a study on the importance of network expansion and strategies of the airlines based in Kenya ... -
Network impact analysis of security attacks in mobile ad hoc networks
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2012)Mobile ad hoc networks also known as MANETs have been used extensively for the seamless provisioning of information exchange, where the deployment of infrastructure is difficult, if not impossible. Such cases include ... -
Network intrusion monitoring and reporting using e-mail and sms
(School of Computing and Informatics, 2012)The fundamental problem with any security administrators today is its ability to cope with the rising amount of network intrusions. Network security is fast becoming an absolute necessity to protect the information ... -
Networks as a Determinant of Usage of Complementary Currencies in Kenya: the Case of Bangla-pesa in Bangladesh Slum
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Past studies have attributed acceptability and usage of Complementary Currencies (CCs) to social, economic and political networks. Such studies have pointed out that CCs are network goods and consultation, information ... -
Neue Medien Im Nigerianischen Daf-unterricht Zur Optimierung Der Hörverstehensfertigkeit
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Listening comprehension plays a major role in understanding content in a foreign language setting. However, the 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 results of the third year students of German as a foreign language at the University ... -
Neural Network - Based Predictive Analytics of Covid-19 in the Health Sector for Decision Support in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)COVID-19 spread rapidly across the globe and claimed many lives. As a result, it was declared a pandemic. Kenya, like most countries was negatively affected by the disease. In the face of COVID-19, predictive analytics ... -
A neural network implementation for near real time tropospheric water vapour profiling over Nairobi using ground-based gps receiver
(University of Nairobi, 2015)A remote sensing tool employing an Artificial Neural Networks algorithm was proposed for near real time determination of the relative humidity profile using Global Positioning System (GPS) data recorded by a ground-based ... -
A Neural Network Model for Predicting Stock Market Prices at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) is a major player in the Kenyan financial sector, dealing with both debt and equity. The entry capital in the equity sector is usually low, hence allowing many ordinary Kenyans to ... -
Neuraminidase inhibitor susceptibility of influenza a isolates obtained in Kenya, 2008-2011.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Introduction: Neuraminidase inhibitors mainly oseltamivir and zanamivir function both as prophylactic and treatment agents for influenza infections. We characterized the antiviral susceptibility of the 2008-2011 influenza ...
